News tagged with 'settlements'. Found 6 tagged news.

Risk of default on LBO debt set to rise

London :: United Kingdom | 5 months ago

US500 billion ($520 billion) of debt used to fund the takeovers falls due, the Bank for International Settlements said. Companies bought by private equity firms worldwide must repay the high-risk, high-yield loans and bonds by 2010, the Switzerland-based...

Tags: settlements, BIS

US “concerned” over a UN draft demanding Israel to halt settlement activities

Jerusalem :: Israel | 5 months ago

Agencies On Friday, the United States and several member countries of the Security Council, expressed what they described as “concern” over a draft demanding Israel to immediately halt its settlement planning, expansion and construction in the West Bank.

Tags: israel, settlements, Israeli

Israel celebrates and suppresses at 60

Ramallah :: Palestine | 6 months ago

Posted by jesse.rosenfeld

Over the past few weeks Israel has become a sea of emblems to mark the 60th anniversary of its creation, with blue and white flags cloaking the state's cities, towns and settlements. The celebrations are patriotic bravado, making America's fourth of July...

Tags: Israel, Palestine, Jaffa, 60, nationalism, settlements, Jerusalem

New Stuff: Miller, Avishai and J Street

Germantown :: MD :: USA | 6 months ago

Posted by plitnickm

In the realm of Israel-related politics, there is always a new group, and a steady stream of new books on the market. But there are some recent books and a new organization that folks should really be examining carefully.

Tags: Israel, Carter, Bush, Reagan, Clinton, Obama, Zionism, peace, Palestinians, Aaron Miller, Bernard Avishai, Jeremy Ben-Ami, J Street, lobbying, settlements, Orthodox Jews, Camp David, Syria, Egypt

Settlement Mayor Says Defy U.S.

Jerusalem :: Israel | 6 months ago

In a bold move, Benny Kashriel, the mayor of the Jerusalem-area settlement of Ma'ale Adumim told reporters Tuesday that Israel should defy the U.S. and move forward with construction projects presently on hold. "We are an independent state," Moyal stated.

Tags: Israel, settlements, Ma'ale Adumim, Israeli, Palestinian Authority, Palestinians, Palestinian National Authority, settlement activities, PLO, Jerusalem Post

Israeli Settlements Continue at Unprecedented Rate

Jerusalem :: Israel | 8 months ago

Posted by IlanaJS

Israeli political group Peace Now today released a report that belies what pro-negotiation elements of Israeli society had been hoping for: that the revival of the peace process would, in the near future, be reflected on the ground. According to the report,...

Tags: Israel, Palestine, Settlements