Middle Eastern News from World Press ReviewWorld News ReviewLawyer Seeks Iran's Help to Sue Israel Over Gaza Siege- April 25, 2008 An American lawyer who successfully sued Yugoslavia on behalf of Bosnia in 1993 has called on Tehran to support his bid to sue Israel for genocide against the Palestinians.http://www.worldpress.org/Mideast/3128.cfm Carter's Crusade for Peace Sows Seeds of Hope in Middle East- April 24, 2008 In nine days Carter has generated more debate, achieved more focus, and triggered more movement on this issue than the United States government has in the five months since the Annapolis Conference.http://www.worldpress.org/Mideast/3127.cfm Questioning the Death Penalty- April 17, 2008 Given that in the Koran God equates the taking of one innocent life with the killing all of humanity, it seems quite irresponsible not to clarify potential grey areas when it comes to taking someone's life.http://www.worldpress.org/Mideast/3120.cfm Iran Putting Its Children on Death Row- April 15, 2008 For crimes such as murder, Iran's judiciary follows the Islamic Penal Code, which recognizes 15 Islamic lunar years for males and 9 for females as the age of mental maturity and legal responsibility.http://www.worldpress.org/Mideast/3118.cfm Violence Explodes on Multiple Fronts in Yemen- April 9, 2008 Twenty-one people died in political violence across Yemen over the weekend, including southern protesters, northern rebels, tribal paramilitary fighters, and Yemeni soldiers.http://www.worldpress.org/Mideast/3113.cfm 'The Two-State Solution Is Not Going to Work': An Interview With Ilan Pappe- April 8, 2008 One day the world will wake up. The two-state solution or the wish of full Israeli control is not possible. It can be taken by force perhaps, but is not a viable long-term solution.http://www.worldpress.org/Mideast/3112.cfm Palestine: Thousands Mark Land Day- April 6, 2008 According to a report by Peace Now, the expansion of Israeli settlements in occupied East Jerusalem has accelerated since the November 2007 "peace conference" between Olmert and Abbas.http://www.worldpress.org/Mideast/3110.cfm Tony Blair's Palestine- April 3, 2008 Why should what worked in Northern Irelandindeed, what was pressed on Britain by the United Statesbe unthinkable in the Middle East Are we in the West guilty of double standards yet againhttp://www.worldpress.org/Mideast/3109.cfm |