Israel should ease its Gaza blockade further and allow Palestinians to resume exports from the territory, the European Union's foreign policy chief said on Sunday (18 July) during a visit to the Hamas-controlled enclave.

Britain urged Israel yesterday to abandon plans to build more homes in Palestinian territory, insisting they presented an obstacle to peace.

The Obama administration's lack of standing internationally is a problem for our homeland security On a recent trip to Israel to discuss the potential for peace negotiations between Israel and the Palestinians, Israel caught Vice President Biden completely off guard when they announced plans to build new settlement homes in East Jerusalem. This topic has been an area of great dispute, and to ...

It is 4 months since the murderous attacks by Israel on Gaza which killed 1440 Palestinians. The issue has not gone away, Israel is still a racist Zionist state intent on regional domination and the Palestinians are still a persecuted people. Today a May Day march by 250 Palestinian workers in the...

The European Union has expressed its "grave concern" at Israel's continuing attacks on the Gaza Strip that have killed close to 300 Palestinians and injured around 900, and called the airstrikes "unacceptable" while calling on both sides to halt military actions. EUOBSERVER I could be wrong, but I do ...

The European Union has expressed its "grave concern" at Israel's continuing attacks on the Gaza Strip that have killed close to 300 Palestinians and injured around 900, and called the airstrikes "unacceptable" while calling on both sides to halt military actions. EUOBSERVER I could be wrong, but I do ...

Israel prepares for the consequences of Defending Herself. A narrow right-wing government is likely to put Israel at odds with its main ally the United States because it would probably put the brakes on the already hobbled peace negotiations with the Palestinians, and that is the government they have chosen. EU foreign policy chief Javier Solana said Europe "would be ready to do business as usual ...

SPSC: Scotland today joined Ireland and South Africa when the Scottish Trade Union Congress, representing every Scottish trade union, voted overwhelmingly to commit to boycott, divestment and sanctions against Israel. This is the third example of a national trade union federation committing to BDS and is a clear indication that, while Israel can kill Palestinians

Social policy has been a contested area of European Community (European Union) policy at times. We look at social objectives among the general EU and EC aims before we present the objectives in the Title on social policy. *** European Union objectives Article 2 of the Treaty on European Union (TEU) first mentions the objectives to promote economic and social progress and a high level of employment...

European Union member states would be required to draw up detailed plans to build underground facilities to store nuclear waste under a new proposal approved by the European Commission