Israel Fires Gaza, 2 Palestinians Dead
Relatives of Mohamed Abu Awda, mourn over his body during his funeral in northern Gaza on Jan. 18, 2012. Israeli bombing killed two Palestinians in northeast Gaza Strip Wednesday, witnesses and security sources said. <Photo: Xinhua/Wissam Nassar> news@theasian.asia ···
Ethiopian Jews Protests Against Israel’s Racism
Ethiopian Jews take part in an protest against racism in Jerusalem, on Jan. 18, 2012. Some 5,000 people demonstrated in Jerusalem on Wednesday in protest of the racism against Ethiopian immigrants in Israel. <Photo: Xinhua/Yin Dongxun> news@theasian.asia
Israel Cabinet Approves ‘Free Education’ Plan
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends a press conference on free education plan in Jerusalem, on Jan. 8, 2012. Israeli Cabinet Sunday approved implementation of the law on free education for children from age three, as of the next academic year. According to Israel’s going compulsory education law, compulsory education applies to all children between […]
Jordan Footholds Israel-Pal Peace Talk
Jordanian Foreign Minister Nasser Judeh speaks during a press conference in Amman, Jordan, Jan. 3, 2012. Nasser Judeh announced that the Palestinians and Israelis agreed Tuesday to hold a series of February meetings in Jordan aimed at generating an atmosphere conducive to resuming “serious negotiations”. <Photo: Xinhua/Mohammad Abu Ghosh> news@theasian.asia
Israel Airsrike Palestine, 1 Person Dead
Palestinians inspect a car targeted in Israeli airstrike in Gaza City, on Dec. 27, 2011. Eight Palestinians were moderately injured in an Israeli airstrike on the Gaza city on Tuesday night, hours after an earlier air raid killed an Islamic Jihad militant in the area, medical sources said. <Photo: Xinhua/Wissam Nassar> news@theasian.aisa
Nun Prays in the Birthplace of Jesus
A nun prays inside the Church of the Nativity, the site revered as the traditional birthplace of Jesus, on the Christmas Eve in the West Bank city of Bethlehem, Dec. 24, 2011. <Photo: Xinhua/Fadi Arouri> news@theasian.asia
Christians Gather into Nativity Church
Christian visitors gather inside the Church of the Nativity, the site revered as the traditional birthplace of Jesus, on the Christmas Eve in the West Bank city of Bethlehem, Dec. 24, 2011. <Photo: Xinhua/Fadi Arouri> news@theasian.asia
Israel Releases 550 Palestine Prisoners
A freed Palestinian prisoner is greeted by relatives in Rafah border crossing in southern Gaza Strip on Dec. 18, 2011. Israel freed 550 Palestinian prisoners on Sunday evening in the second phase of a prisoner swap deal, while Hamas movement announced the Palestinian-Israeli agreement reached in October had been finalized. <Photo: Xinhua/Khaled Omar> news@theasian.asia