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# israel - Sunday 20 May, 2012

Middle East

Jerusalem must be partitioned, says former Israeli PM

Sun, 6:51 PM 3,476 Views 66 Comments

Ehud Olmert says it’s time to relinquish a unified Jerusalem in the interest of peace.

# israel - Saturday 19 May, 2012

From The Daily Edge Not The News

Here is the week’s news… skewed

Sat, 6:00 PM 2,028 Views 4 Comments

BREAKING via The Mire wire: The Government’s You Retire, We Rehire policy; Israel to take on Ireland; the second referendum that won’t happen will be held on 22 June.

# israel - Friday 18 May, 2012

Cultural Boycott

Gilmore slams ‘unacceptable efforts to harass’ artists from performing in Israel

Fri, 10:29 AM 3,013 Views 77 Comments

The Tánaiste says the treatment of groups like Dervish, who pulled out of an Israeli tour, is “totally unacceptable”.

# israel - Tuesday 15 May, 2012

Iran

Iran hangs ‘Israel spy’ over killing of nuclear scientist

15/05/12 2,998 Views 24 Comments

Iranian media says a man accused of being an Israeli spy has been executed over the death of a leading nuclear scientist.

Hunger Strike

Palestinian hunger strikers reach deal with Israel

15/05/12 641 Views 6 Comments

Israel has agreed to better conditions for Palestinian prisoners in return for a commitment to halt to all terrorist activity inside jails.

# israel - Monday 14 May, 2012

Middle East

EU council urges resumption of Israel-Palestine negotiations

14/05/12 899 Views 14 Comments

Council reaffirms commitment to a two-state solution and peace in the region.

Hunger Strike

Egypt attempting to broker deal with Israel and Palestinian hunger strikers – source

14/05/12 544 Views 6 Comments

Egyptian and Palestinian officials could be close to reaching a deal with Israel that would end a mass hunger strike by Palestinians in Israeli jails.

# israel - Sunday 13 May, 2012

Middle East

Palestinian Authority and Israel issue joint statement on peace

13/05/12 1,252 Views 6 Comments

Both sides say they are committed to peace in rare joint statement.

# israel - Tuesday 8 May, 2012

Hunger Strike

Israeli court rejects hunger-strikers’ appeal

08/05/12 896 Views 11 Comments

Bilal Diab and Thaer Halahleh have been striking for more than 70 days. They are among more than 1,000 Palestinian prisoners who are currently on hunger strike.

Israel

Election cancelled: Israeli PM calls off vote after coalition agreement

08/05/12 657 Views 1 Comment

Benjamin Netanyahu will bring the main opposition party into a coalition government that will have a huge majority. It’s a move that will moderate his government’s hawkish tendencies.

# israel - Sunday 6 May, 2012

Middle East

Israeli leader Benjamin Netanyahu expected to declare early elections tonight

06/05/12 1,246 Views 5 Comments

Netanyahu’s government is the most stable Israel has had in years – but he faces pressure on domestic issues including the high cost of living and Palestine.

# israel - Wednesday 2 May, 2012

Secret Talks

Hamas says it has been holding secret talks with 5 EU countries

02/05/12 3,389 Views 23 Comments

The Palestinian group says it has been holding secret political talks with five European Union member states in recent months – a possible signal that the isolation of Hamas is easing

# israel - Thursday 26 April, 2012

Palestine

Gilmore condemns Israel for ‘legalising’ West Bank settlements

26/04/12 2,140 Views 63 Comments

The Tánaiste has warned that the building of outposts and settlements will threaten the two-state solution and peace process.

# israel - Tuesday 24 April, 2012

From Business ETC Trade

GALLERY: Ireland’s 20 most improved trading partners in 2011

24/04/12 3,515 Views 14 Comments

We’ve ranked the countries with which Ireland has the best surplus of exports – and seen where that’s grown in 2011.

# israel - Friday 20 April, 2012

Gaza

Gaza executions ‘unlawful’ says UN

20/04/12 1,537 Views 14 Comments

Human rights office says death sentences were not approved by the Palestinian president as required.

# israel - Tuesday 17 April, 2012

Middle East

Palestinian PM pulls out planned meeting with Netanyahu

17/04/12 1,451 Views 6 Comments

Salam Fayyad was due to hold what would have been the highest-level talks between the sides in two years.

Survivors

Israeli government boosts budget for Holocaust survivors

17/04/12 1,512 Views 4 Comments

Around 200,000 survivors live in Israel.

Hunger Strike

Hundreds of Palestinians declare hunger strike

17/04/12 1,244 Views 31 Comments

Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails are refusing food to mark an annual commemoration of those detained by Israel.

# israel - Thursday 5 April, 2012

Israel

Israeli forces evict settlers from building in West Bank

05/04/12 1,908 Views 25 Comments

Israeli security forces ended a week-long stand-off today, evicting dozens of Jewish settlers from an illegally occupied building in the volatile West Bank city of Hebron.

# israel - Monday 2 April, 2012

Israel

Hunger strike prisoner deported to Gaza Strip

02/04/12 1,816 Views 10 Comments

Palestinian woman Hana Shalabi was on hunger strike for 43 days to protest against Israel’s policy of “administrative detention”. She must remain in the Gaza Strip for three years.

# israel - Monday 26 March, 2012

Israel

Israel cuts working relations with the UN Human Rights Council

26/03/12 2,800 Views 82 Comments

Israel accused the council of having a “pronounced anti-Israel bias” because of what it says is its “disproportionate focus on Israeli policy toward the Palestinians”.

# israel - Tuesday 20 March, 2012

Israel

Palestinian hunger striker ‘in grave danger’ over Israeli detention protest

20/03/12 1,294 Views 9 Comments

Hana Shalabi has lost 14 kilos (31 pounds) since her arrest on 16 February.

# israel - Tuesday 13 March, 2012

Middle East

Ceasefire: Israel and Palestine halt strikes after four days of violence

13/03/12 742 Views 21 Comments

Violence flared last week after Israel killed a militant commander in Gaza. In response, Palestinians fired rockets into areas along the border.

# israel - Monday 12 March, 2012

Gaza

Eamon Gilmore voices concern over escalating tensions in Gaza and Israel

12/03/12 1,940 Views 58 Comments

The recent outbreak of violence has been the worst the region has seen in months. A total of 21 people have been killed since Friday.

Gaza

Israeli airstrikes kill 3 in Gaza

12/03/12 1,823 Views 70 Comments

Although the violence of recent days shows no immediate signs of subsiding, both Hamas and Israel seem eager to avoid the kind of all-out war that erupted three years ago.

# israel - Sunday 11 March, 2012

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Watch: Israeli president calls for peace – in his new music video

11/03/12 1,454 Views 16 Comments

Veteran politician Shimon Peres is trying a new approach to the peace process with this electro dance tune.

# israel - Saturday 10 March, 2012

Middle East

Israeli airstrikes kill 14 as tensions flare in Gaza

10/03/12 1,384 Views 93 Comments

Palestinian militants have launched 92 rockets into Israel since yesterday alone.

# israel - Wednesday 7 March, 2012

India

Journalist arrested over New Delhi car bomb attack

07/03/12 655 Views No Comments

The attack targeted an Israeli diplomatic vehicle on the same day Georgian authorities foiled a similar attack in Tbilisi.

# israel - Tuesday 6 March, 2012

Nuclear

Israel and US differ on Iranian nuclear question

06/03/12 1,105 Views 43 Comments

Obama is pushing for more dialogue with Iran over its controversial nuclear programme, while Netanyahu has reiterated Israel’s right to defend itself – by pre-emtive strike if necessary.

# israel - Monday 5 March, 2012

USA

Obama and Netanyahu to discuss Iran at talks today

05/03/12 1,751 Views 53 Comments

Yesterday, Obama warned that “loose talk of war” only plays into Iran’s hands. The leaders will hold a private meeting at the White House today.

9 At 9

The 9 at 9: Monday

05/03/12 3,759 Views 20 Comments

Nine things to know before 9am, including: Ireland pledges aid to Syria, 110 technology jobs announced, and Iceland’s former PM on trial over financial crisis.

# israel - Friday 2 March, 2012

No Bluffer This post contains videos

Barack Obama says he’s not bluffing on possibility of Iran attack

02/03/12 6,014 Views 122 Comments

The US president said both Israel and Iran recognise that when he says it is “unacceptable for Iran to have a nuclear weapon, we mean what we say.”

# israel - Wednesday 29 February, 2012

Raids

Israeli military raid Palestinian TV stations over communications concerns

29/02/12 1,328 Views 22 Comments

Israeli authorities have also issued demolition orders for solar panels and wind turbines which provide power to Palestinian herders.

# israel - Wednesday 22 February, 2012

Iran

Iran threatens pre-emptive strike against ‘enemies’

22/02/12 3,731 Views 74 Comments

The warning comes amid speculation in some quarters that the US or Israel could launch military action against the Middle Eastern power.

# israel - Monday 20 February, 2012

Daily Fix This post contains videos

The Daily Fix: Monday

20/02/12 5,631 Views 1 Comment

Your evening round-up of the day’s biggest news stories…

Israel

Hunger striking Palestinian prisoner’s appeal brought forward

20/02/12 1,448 Views 11 Comments

Khader Adnan, 33, stopped eating in mid-December over Israel’s ‘administrative detention’.

# israel - Saturday 18 February, 2012

Assassinations

Secret agents and magnetic bombs: the how and why of modern assassinations

18/02/12 5,579 Views 7 Comments

Do assassinations achieve their political aims and how do agents really carry them out?

# israel - Friday 17 February, 2012

Sanctions

Govt backs sanctions against Iran on nuclear issues, but not Israel

17/02/12 1,929 Views 43 Comments

Speaking in the Dáil this week, Eamon Gilmore ruled out Irish support of military action against Iran.

# israel - Tuesday 14 February, 2012

Thailand

Man blows off own legs in Bangkok blast

14/02/12 3,363 Views 31 Comments

The man was carrying grenades in his home when they exploded, authorities said. Four civilians were wounded in the blast.

# israel - Monday 13 February, 2012

Israel

Iran denies involvement in Israeli embassy attacks

13/02/12 2,952 Views 32 Comments

An explosion struck an embassy car in New Delhi, while Georgian authorities defused a grenade attached to a car in Tbilisi.

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Poll: Are you satisfied with your quality of life?

Poll: Are you satisfied with your quality of life?

A NEW REPORT from the OECD has suggested people living in Ireland have some of the best lives in the world, with Ireland among the top countries in its Better Life Index.

The index finds that life expectancy, low pollution, positive experiences and a healthy work-life balance are among the factors that contribute to happy lives in Ireland.

It did note, however, that the gap between the rich and poor is wider in Ireland than elsewhere, while the gender gap in educational performance is also larger than average.

Today we’re simply wondering whether (assuming you live in Ireland) you’re satisfied with your quality of life.


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Being proud to be Irish is sometime looked on as a social gaffe, writes Lisa McInerney, but that’s not always fair… and it’s not always the best way to figure out who really is racist…

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