Opinion by Alon Ben-Meir (new york) Tuesday, November 07, 2023 Inter Press Service NEW YORK, Nov 07 (IPS) – There are five measures the Israeli government, along with the US and Saudi Arabia, should put in place to move the peace process forward. First, Israel must limit its ground invasion to…
Opinion by Alon Ben-Meir (new york) Monday, November 06, 2023 Inter Press Service NEW YORK, Nov 06 (IPS) – Since the 1967 Six Day War, many efforts have been made to reach a peace agreement between Israel and the Palestinians through mediation conducted by an impartial mediator, face-to face negotiations, international…
Missile strikes continue through the night in Gaza. Credit: UNICEF/Eyad El Baba Opinion by Tisaranee Gunasekara (colombo, sri lanka) Friday, November 03, 2023 Inter Press Service COLOMBO, Sri Lanka, Nov 03 (IPS) – During her 2013 visit to Sri Lanka, then UN Human Rights Commissioner Navi Pillay wanted to lay a…
Opinion by Lana Nusseibeh (united nations) Wednesday, November 01, 2023 Inter Press Service UNITED NATIONS, Nov 01 (IPS) – In an address to the UN Security CouncilThank you for your presence here with us in New York, and for the special dedication that Brazil has given to peace in our region….
Opinion by Norman Solomon (san francisco, usa) Tuesday, October 31, 2023 Inter Press Service SAN FRANCISCO, USA, Oct 31 (IPS) – For three weeks, President Biden has played a key role in backing Israel’s war crimes while touting himself as a compassionate advocate of restraint. That pretense is lethal nonsense as…
by Thalif Deen (united nations) Friday, October 27, 2023 Inter Press Service UNITED NATIONS, Oct 27 (IPS) – Last August, 91 UN member states, “in a demonstration of solidarity and commitment”, signed a U.S.-Led Joint Communiqué condemning the Use of Food as a Weapon of War. Roughly 345 million people –…
Opinion by Magdalena Kirchner (amman, jordan) Thursday, October 26, 2023 Inter Press Service AMMAN, Jordan, Oct 26 (IPS) – For the first time since the beginning of a war that claimed the lives of over 220,000 people, a senior Houthi delegation travelled from Yemen to Saudi Arabia’s capital Riyadh in mid-September….
Opinion by Kevin P. Clements (tokyo, japan) Wednesday, October 25, 2023 Inter Press Service TOKYO, Japan, Oct 25 (IPS) – The world and the Middle East do not need another violent conflict. This is a region that has experienced far too much violence over the years. Hamas’ desperate attacks on innocent…
UN Secretary-General addresses the Security Council 24 October 2023. Credit: UN Photo by Guterres (united nations) Wednesday, October 25, 2023 Inter Press Service UNITED NATIONS, Oct 25 (IPS) – UN Secretary-General, in an address to the Security CouncilThe situation in the Middle East is growing more dire by the hour. The…
Missile attacks on Gaza. Credit: UNICEF/Eyad El Baba Opinion by Purnaka de Silva (new york) Tuesday, October 24, 2023 Inter Press Service NEW YORK, Oct 24 (IPS) – The bloodletting in Israel-Palestine is nothing new, perhaps the ferocity and intensity has become much worse and more frenetic. Ever since the Zionist…
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