Israel Demolishes al-Araqib for 100th Time
Israeli bulldozers demolished homes in the Bedouin village of al-Araqib, in the Naqab Desert, for the 100th time on Wednesday, in addition to a home in the Naqab village of Atir, local activists said. Israeli police
Published : 04 July 2016
MEQ Issues New Report, Maintains Old Inertia
In line with their decision announced in Munich on 12 February 2016 and underlining their commitment to support a comprehensive, just, and lasting resolution to the Palestinian-Israeli conflict, the representatives of the Middle East Quartet
Published : 01 July 2016
Biotech/Nobel-laureate Attack on Anti-GMO Greenpeace
107 Nobel Laureate Attack on Greenpeace Traced Back to Biotech PR Operators Final WASHINGTON—Greenpeace was denied entrance yesterday (June 30) to a National Press Club Event in Washington, DC of 107 Nobel Laureates. The event was
Published : 01 July 2016
Stephen Hawking: Pollution and other ‘stupidity’ still biggest threats
Professor Stephen Hawking says he believes pollution and human “stupidity” remain the biggest threats to mankind, while also expressing his concerns over the use of artificial intelligence in warfare. The world’s leading theoretical physicist argued “we
Published : 29 June 2016
UN Experts Insist on Human Rights-based Habitat III
UN experts issue statement on Habitat III: new agenda must be based in human rights NEW YORK/GENEVA—As independent human rights experts appointed by the Human Rights Council, we call for a New Urban Agenda that embraces the
Published : 29 June 2016
HIC/GPR2C Statement on the New Habitat Agenda
Speaking on behalf of Habitat International Coalition, in partnership with the Global Platform on the Right to the City, HIC President Lorena Zárate delivered the following statement at intergovernmental negotiations at UN Headquarters, New York,
Published : 29 June 2016
HIC Responds to Habitat III’s Revised Zero Draft
The following are Habitat International Coalition`s comments on the revised zero draft of the Habitat III outcome documents, submitted to the Habitat III Secretariat on 28 June 2016: Habitat International Coalition was born out of, and—for
Published : 28 June 2016
Palestine: Israel Grabs More Land in WB
ESH KODESH, West Bank // Mohammed Kamal was at work when he received a call from his distraught father that the Israeli army had delivered an eviction order to their family home in the Palestinian
Published : 26 June 2016
Israel Cuts Water: West Bank “in full crisis mode”
Israel stands accused of using “water as a weapon” as some West Bank homes have gone without water for a week. SALFIT, occupied West Bank—Salfit sits atop an underground wealth of water, but the city`s residents
Published : 23 June 2016
