PLO backs quitting peace talks over Israeli settlements
RAMALLAH: The Palestinian leadership ruled out further peace talks with Israel as long as it continued settlement construction in the occupied territories. The decision by the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO)…
Egypt rebuffs US concerns over human rights
CAIRO: Egypt on Saturday rejected US concerns over the recent cancellation of a human rights conference, a move that activists have called an example of Cairo's hostile attitude toward rights…
US novelist Franzen hit by UK recall
Tens of thousands of copies of the new novel by bestselling US author Jonathan Franzen, "Freedom," have been recalled after an early draft of the book was printed by mistake,…
On the path to greatness: A one-on-one interview with Croatian film star Zrinka Cvitesic
One of the few highlights of the Berlin Film Festival’s disappointing 2010 line-up was Jasmila Zbanic’s sophomore film, “On the Path”: A brilliantly audacious tale of the disintegrating relationship between…
Hamas and dialogue
LONDON: It is not the first time that Hamas has announced its desire to begin dialogue with the United States. The only thing that is new this time is its…
Bring religion back to the front lines of peace
JERUSALEM: Is religion the problem in the Middle East conflict? Or can religion be the solution? Many people have opted for the former, observing that so often the negative side…
A New Asian Security Constellation
NEW DELHI: Leading members of the governments of India and South Korea recently met to begin a new “strategic partnership.” They are not alone in doing so, for across Asia,…
Troubling interventions
PRINCETON: The most noteworthy commemoration of the second anniversary of Lehman Brothers’ collapse on Sept. 15, 2008, was Japan’s unilateral currency intervention to depreciate the yen. That move marks a…
Gaza’s First Female Truck Driver
In Gaza city, you’ll rarely see a woman riding a motorbike, bicycle or car, and you definitely won’t see a woman riding a truck. Gaza city has a small, closed…
Israeli Principal faces hearing over textbook
JERUSALEM: An Israeli high school principal has been summoned for a hearing by the country's Education Ministry for using a textbook that presents the Palestinian narrative about events surrounding Israel's…