Author: swing

  • Dubai, jewel in Israel’s sales crown

    Alain Gresh | Le Monde 27 May 2009 With the exception of Egypt, all Arab states officially boycott Israel, blacklist Israeli companies and ban imports of Israeli products. The same countries frequently lead the voices calling for sanctions against Israel. But sometimes life gets in the way. Just a few weeks after the world financial…

  • Palestine urges withdrawal of rail contract

    Abbas Al Lawati | Gulf News 31 May 2009 Dubai: Palestinian officials have intensified diplomatic efforts to persuade Saudi Arabia to withdraw a multibillion dollar rail contract awarded to a firm alleged to be complicit in Israel’s expansion in Occupied East Jerusalem, Gulf News has learnt. Palestinian National Authority officials have said that they are…

  • Settlers attack Palestinian farmers as they work their land in Saffa

    Ha’aretz 30 May 2009 Clashes erupted on Saturday between settlers and left-wing activists who were trying to help Palestinians with agricultural work near the village of Safa in the West Bank. Activists from the Jewish-Arab rights group Ta’ayush arrived at the village, which is located near the settlement of Bat Ayin, and were attacked by…