Media Report, 21 May 2017

AFOPA Media Report

21 May

Written By The Secretary

AFOPA Media Report, 21 May 2017

Selections from Australian newspapers.

The six-day war: why Israel is still divided over its legacy 50 years on, Peter Beaumont, The Guardian, 21 May 2017

Some celebrate the 1967 conflict as a liberation, others believe it launched a disastrous occupation.

If we cared about peace we would be talking to Hamas, Sara Helm, The Guardian, 19 May 2017

The west has a unique opportunity to help end the Gaza stalemate. But it suits us to turn a blind eye.

Letters to the Editor: We are the US’s willing lapdog, SMH, 20 May 2017

Why Israel needs a Palestinian state, The Economist, 20 May 2017

More than ever, land for peace also means land for democracy

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Supplement: AFOPA Foreign Media Report, 21 May 2017

Selected translations from the Palestinian newspaper Al-Quds Al-Arabi.

Al-Quds Al-Arabi, 16 May 2017, Marches and demonstrations in the Palestinian territories to commemorate the anniversary of the Nakba; A draft press release in the European Parliament condemning the settlements and discrimination

Al-Quds Al-Arabi, 17 May 2017, Wall Street Journal: “Saudi-Emirati initiative on normalisation” with Israel

The American “Wall Street Journal” newspaper, yesterday, Tuesday, brought to light a Saudi Emirati initiative, the study of which will be completed during American President Donald Trump’s visit to Saudi Arabia next week, when he will meet a number of Arab and Muslim leaders.