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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12/10/2009 - BENIN

Chirac campaigns against counterfeit drugs

Travelling to Benin, former French president Jacques Chirac called on governments around the world to join the fight against fake medication. In some developing countries, one in four drugs are counterfeit and potentially dangerous.

12/10/2009 - BENIN

Benin declares war on fake medicine

According to UN's Health body, one medicine in four in the developing world could be fake. In Cotonou hospital, in the southern Beninese city, one person dies due to counterfeit drugs per day.

09/10/2009 - JAPAN

Activists fighting to abolish the death penalty

In Japan, hangings are still legal, but the new justice minister, Keiko Chiba, is an opponent of the country's system.

08/10/2009 - FRANCE

The dark side of French management

France, with its 35-hour work week and generous unemployment benefits, has recently seen a spate of suicides of employees of France Telecom, which is undergoing restructuring.

HONDURAS

Honduran media join the fray

As diplomats from across the Americas step up efforts to resolve the standoff between interim leader Roberto Micheletti and ousted President Manuel Zelaya, Honduran media have made it clear who they are rooting for.

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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