Middle East Post

Palestinian poll delay recommended

Middle East Journalism — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 20:49:36 +0000

It is now up to Abbas to act on the recommendation and decide whether to delay the polls [AFP] The Palestinian Election Commission has recommended the postponement of presidential and parliamentary polls scheduled for January. anna Nassar, the director of the electoral body, said on Thursday that the recommendation had been communicated to Mahmoud Abbas, the president [...]

Lessons in Leadership XVIIII – A Word about Love

Ziad Khalil Abu Zayyad — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 20:41:13 +0000

Sometimes it seems to be difficult for us to describe what the word love means. Most of us have passed through such an experience and felt what love could mean…you don’t know how you fall, when it begins and whether it would stay forever or end at a specific moment.he most important thing which we [...]

Palestinians mark Arafat’s death

Middle East Journalism — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 19:11:00 +0000

Thousands of Palestinians are marking five years since the death of Yasser Arafat, their iconic leader who led them for nearly four decades, pushing the struggle for an independent homeland onto the world stage. Mahmoud Abbas, the Palestinian president, addressing a rallyonouring Arafat in the West Bank city of Ramallah on Wednesday, where Palestinians remain [...]

Legal row over Gaza report intensifies

Middle East Journalism — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 09:02:36 +0000

By Barbara Plett BBC UN correspondent – The United Nations-backed report on the Gaza war has triggered major controversy since it was released nearly two months ago.he lengthy document – named after its main author, the respected international jurist Richard Goldstone – details what it says is evidence of war crimes committed by Israeli soldiers [...]

Hezbollah ‘could strike Tel Aviv’

Middle East Journalism — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 08:55:10 +0000

The Lebanese Shia Islamist movement, Hezbollah, now has rockets capable of reaching Israel’s largest cities, the head of the Israeli military has said Major General Gabi Ashkenazi told lawmakers Hezbollah’s military wing had tens of thousands of rockets, some with a range of more than 300km (186 miles). This would potentially put the cities of Tel Aviv [...]