Monthly Archives: December 2010

by Bernard Keane Visa, Mastercard and PayPal all enable donations to be made to US-registered groups funding illegal Israeli settlements in the West Bank in defiance of international law. It appears at least one of the major credit cards also … Continue reading →

By Khalid Amayreh in occupied Palestine “The bottom-line: The fact that hundreds of thousands of Palestinians showed up for Hamas’s annual anniversary in Gaza on Tuesday is a clarion testimony that Hamas is here to stay, regardless of Israeli and … Continue reading →

By Daily Mail Reporter Last updated at 12:09 AM on 15th December 2010 WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange remains in a British jail after the Swedish authorities appealed against a decision to grant him bail. The whistleblower was handed his freedom … Continue reading →

British Parliament Approves Sharp Increase in Tuition at English Universities By Aisha Labi Britain’s coalition government survived the first significant test of its durability on Thursday, when a contentious bill to allow universities in England to increase undergraduate tuition to … Continue reading →

After three weeks of negotiating with the Israeli government, the Obama administration has given up its effort to persuade Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to renew an expired freeze on the construction of Jewish settlements, two senior officials said on Tuesday. … Continue reading →