Gabriel Helou

“The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has mentioned as precedent a famous case involving former Turkish President Süleyman Demirel to rule on the heavily publicized trial against a   French citizen for having insulted former leader   Nicolas Sarkozy   back in 2008, daily Sabah reported March 30 .”

“In a symbolic move, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas committed to a special Jordanian role in caring for holy shrines in Jerusalem; Jordan's 1994 peace treaty with Israel already recognizes this role .” The text of the Agreement (Arabic)

“Women stood shoulder to shoulder with men in Tahrir Square in 2011. Now they are back on the streets, opposing a new constitution that sweeps away their rights and opens the way for girls of 13 to be married. And in Cairo's slums, life grows harder as the gulf between the sexes widens ”

After almost 46 years of occupation, Arab leaders think that they can save Jerusalem through a fund full of prostration and hollow promises.

On Land Day, we wish to remind the international community that Israeli settlements - a standard Israeli policy since 1967 - left no lands for a viable Palestinian State !   Also, on Land Day, we wish to remind the international community of its obligation to put an end to the Israeli occupation of Palestine. 

They talk about the “Iraqization” of   Syria. I’m afraid that it will be the “Syrianization” of Iraq through the so-called “Iraqi Spring” !

“French President Francois Hollande said on Thursday that the situation in Syria was still too unsure to start supplying weapons to opposition forces …”