Israeli settlements and the peace process

It is a tit-for-tat policy, which is causing further confrontation, hurt and anger across the West Bank. As the UN Security Council meets to examine the Palestinians' statehood bid, we look at the situation on the ground. Our report is from Migron, an Israeli outpost, where several homes have recently been removed by the government, after leftist Israeli NGO Peace Now won the case for their removal.

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18/11/2009 - ISRAELI-PALESTINIAN CONFLICT

A faltering peace progress

The US has voiced dismay at the approval of new settlement builds in annexed east Jerusalem, which once again stalls the fragile Mideast peace process. Tensions are already high ahead of upcoming presidential elections in the Palestinian territories.

18/11/2009 - JUSTICE

How do you stop repeat sex offenders?

French lawmakers are debating the issue of repeat sex offenders, and considering a proposal for prisoners to be given the option of longer jail terms or undergoing hormonal treatment. Focus also looks at how other countries handle this problem.

17/11/2009 - TRADE

Bridging the gap between China and the US

The presidents of China and the US have both vowed to fight protectionism and heal the imbalance in their economic relations, but it is still unclear how they plan to bridge a growing rift on trade.

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17/11/2009 - PAKISTAN

Controversy surrounds govt move to lease agricultural land to Saudi

In Pakistan where the food crisis is worsening, the government has decided to lease hundreds of thousands of hectares of farmland to Saudi Arabia, which would be used to produce food for the Saudi market.

17/11/2009 - FOOTBALL

Algeria-Egypt: rivalry turns ugly

Since the clashes before and after the Algeria-Egypt football match on Saturday in Cairo, Egyptian businesses in Algeria have been attacked. The decisive second leg of the World Cup qualifier, on Wednesday in Khartoum, promises to be tense.

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Israeli settlements - legality

by DavidE - 20/09/2011 - 17:35

Mr. Fenwick,

I would like to suggest to you 2 articles on the subject written from the point of legallity. Many time reporters use "legal" terminology without reading International Law.

http://www.worldjewishcongress.org/uploads/news/israel_rights_pdf/kiyum-baker1.pdf

http://www.jcpa.org/JCPA/Templates/ShowPage.asp?DRIT=1&DBID=1&LNGID=1&TMID=111&FID=378&PID=0&IID=5603&TTL=The_Settlements_Issue:_D...

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Israeli settlements - legality

by Anonyme - 20/09/2011 - 16:35

Mr. Fenwick,

I think you should read 2 articlea on the subject just to get a documented legal aspect. In many cases reporters rely on what they hear without reading international law which gets distorted.

http://www.worldjewishcongress.org/uploads/news/israel_rights_pdf/kiyum-baker1.pdf

http://www.jcpa.org/JCPA/Templates/ShowPage.asp?DRIT=1&DBID=1&LNGID=1&TMID=111&FID=378&PID=0&IID=5603&TTL=The_Settlements_Issue:_D...

David mtevans1@yahoo.com