Arab-Israeli Conflict

21 May 2013

Shots fired from Syria hit the central Israeli-occupied Golan Heights, a military spokeswoman said yesterday, causing no harm or damage. The spokeswoman said the shots were from small arms, and "...

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Israel calls for calm as militants vow to avenge death of tortured prisoner

27 Feb 2013

Thousands thronged the West Bank village of Sair on Monday for the funeral of Arafat Jaradat, a 30-year-old father of two and member of the Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades after his death at the weekend...

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Death of allegedly tortured Palestinian inmate sparks violent clashes

26 Feb 2013

The results of an autopsy conducted in Tel Aviv were described at a press conference in Ramallah on Sunday night after a day of angry protests across the West Bank and Gaza in which dozens were...

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A new nuclear order is upon us

14 Jan 2013

North Korea's launch of a long-range missile last month was followed by a flurry of global condemnation that was almost comical in its predictability and impotence. But the launch underscored a...

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After UN vote, looking for hope in Palestine

5 Dec 2012

Palestinians have been understandably jubilant over the UN vote to designate Palestine a non-member observer state even though it is little more than a symbolic act. They have little else to...

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Israel to build new settler homes after Palestinian UN victory

1 Dec 2012

Israel revealed on Friday plans to build 3,000 more settler homes in east Jerusalem and the West Bank after a historic UN vote to recognise Palestine as a non-member observer state, with...

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Opinion

Tom Holland

Attempts to diversify China's reserves have been a disaster

4:45AM

Howard Winn

China is like the EU; provinces are its member states

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Hamas rocket kills 3 in Israel as wider war looms

Hamas fired dozens of rockets into southern Israel on Thursday, killing three people, and Israel launched numerous air strikes across the Gaza Strip, threatening a wider offensive to halt repeated...

4:40PM

Palestinian farmers under attack hold little hope of truce

Not ready to leave relations with the Palestinians to her government or the army, academic Ruth Cohen is one of dozens of Israeli volunteers joining Arab farmers in harvesting olives in the hills...

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Slice of Life

From the South China Morning Post this week in: 1948

Writing in the Straits Times - and reprinted in the Post - journalist J.C. Belhargue labelled Hong Kong a 'spiv's paradise' with...

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All I've Got

A 72-year-old grandmother (right) dies, and, on her way to the hereafter, meets her first love who died 50 years earlier. She is given a fateful choice: either restart her life as a 22-year-old...

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Disturbing objective

I refer to the article by Gwynne Dyer headlined 'Israel still tasting bitter fruit of victory' (South China Morning Post, June 13), which contains a highly selective historical analysis of the...

4:21AM

A bold step forward

A vision of a Palestinian state alongside Israel is emerging amid the bloodshed in the Middle East, and it is significant that the United States has taken the initiative to lead the push to make...

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