Greek PM Command sticks with referendum to rescued debt package

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Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou insists that a referendum on a EU bailout will go ahead despite turmoil on world markets and stunned reactions from other eurozone countries. He told a Cabinet meeting a referendum would offer "a clear mandate" on Greece's staying in the euro. But President Sarkozy of France said the decision "surprised all of Europe". Stock markets have recorded big drops. Mr Papandreou is due to meet European leaders in France on Wednesday. The Greek prime minister held an emergency Cabinet meeting late on Tuesday. In a statement later released by his office and quoted by Reuters agency, he says: "The referendum will be a clear mandate and a clear message in and outside Greece on our European course and participation in the euro." Mr Papandreou said Greece's partners would support its policies. He also said a possible alternative of snap elections would risk Greece defaulting on its debt. The Greek government faces a crucial confidence vote in parliament on Friday. The surprise announcement of a referendum - to be held at a date yet to be decided - led to sharp falls on European and US markets on Tuesday. Read More

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Feeling Spring winds of change Arab , Israel douses sparks of Palestinian uprising

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AXcess News) Ramallah, West Bank - As a Palestinian statehood push gains traction across the globe, Israel is facing the prospect of a broader Palestinian civil disobedience movement that could put the Jewish state on the defensive.

Until now, homegrown demonstrations in the West Bank have gained little traction. A weekly protest in the village of Nabi Saleh today, for example, drew only a few dozen protesters and was quickly shut down by soldiers firing tear-gas canisters.

But with popular protest sweeping Arab neighbors through the Middle East, some believe that such small-scale protests could spark a broader uprising – one that would potentially involve Palestinian refugees in neighboring countries and their Arab supporters.

If demonstrators were unarmed, such a movement would shift sympathy to the Palestinians and further isolate Israel internationally.

"Israel is aware that times are changing, and the pressures a civil uprising can create are higher, and they are very interested in nipping it in the bud," says Jonathan Pollak, an Israeli activist who has been actively involved in West Bank protests.

Unrest on multiple fronts

Israel's army has faced unrest on multiple fronts over the past month. On May 15, Palestinians and their supporters mounted unprecedented border protests in the West Bank, Gaza, Lebanon, and Syria to mark the nakba or "catastrophe" of Israel’s independence............http://axcessnews.com/

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President Barack Obama's vision of a Palestinian state on the borders of 1967 could

President Barack Obama's vision of a Palestinian state on the borders of 1967 could
TEL AVIV (Reuters) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu headed for talks in Washington on Friday saying that U.S. President Barack Obama's vision of a Palestinian state on the borders of 1967 could ...

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