Dr. Nassar's
Gateway
to the
Internet 
This gateway is . Web page developed by and maintained by
William Shepherd. Last modified
April 19, 1997.
Mail all comments, suggestions, corrections and any additions to the author.
I assume all responsibility for what is contained within this document.
All links are from public domain and originate from the various sources
available to the public on the Internet.
Jump to:
[News: General, Periodicals,
Today's News Wires]
[Middle East: Countries,
Palestine, Peace Process, News,
Resources]
[Asia: Countries]
[Other: Governement, Int'l
Orgs., and Int'l Affairs; Universities, Centers, Institutes,
and Associations]
General News sources:
FAIR
(Fairness & Accuracy In Reporting) is the national
media watch group offering well-documented criticism in an effort to correct
media bias and imbalance. FAIR focuses public awareness on the narrow corporate
ownership of the press, the media's allegiance to official agendas, and
their insensitivity to women, labor, minorities, and other public interest
constituencies. FAIR seeks to invigorate the First Amendment by advocating
for greater media pluralism and the inclusion of public interest voices
in national debates.
Newspapers
Today's News: News wires,
interactive, etc.
News: Middle East
Al
Quds Newspaper from Jerusalem.
Al
Ayyam from Ramallah.
Arabic Media Internet Network (AMIN)
is a project of Internews Middle East that aims at supporting Arabic-speaking
journalists and media personnel. AMIN's focus is on putting Arabic language
reports and news stories on the World Wide Web and training journalists
in accessing Arabic media and other resources on the Internet. AMIN (which
means 'faithful' in Arabic), commits itself to an authentic and faithful
reproduction of media related materials in their original uncensored format.
Palestine
Times is a monthly political English newspaper that contains the
Palestine news, World news, interviews and analysis.
The
Jordan Star Jordan's political, economic and cultural weekly brought
to you online.
Arabic
Media Internet Network is a project of Internews Middle East
that aims at supporting Arabic-speaking journalists and media personnel.
AMIN's focus is on putting Arabic language reports and news stories on
the World Wide Web… [English and Arabic versions]
Jerusalem
Post has the full text of its current edition online.
One
World News Service: Middle East
Universal
Times (Clarinet news--Middle East): ClariNet and USENET
are network news services which are organized into hundreds of separate
newsgroups. Newsgroups deliver information to subscribers interested in
specific subject areas. Network news is distributed from a computer on
campus called the newshost. ClariNet newsgroups are derived from the UPI,
Reuters, and other commercial wire services. Unlike USENET stories, ClariNet
stories are written by professional journalists. This is volatile information;
ClariNet news stories are retained for limited periods of time. Stories
from UPI are kept for two weeks; Reuters stories are retained for seven
days. Clarinet Homepage
Middle East Resources
Peace Process:
CNN
- Struggle for peace in the Middle East: CNN coverage of the conflict,
focused mainly on Israel, Palestine and Lebanon.
Mideast
Peace gopher has extensive documents on the Peace Process.
Arab-Israeli
Agreements has most documents relating to the Arab-Israeli Peace
Process dating back to the Balfour Agreement.
Middle East Peace
Process (Links): A collection of links on the Arab-Israeli conflict/peace
process, and in particular its Palestinian-Israeli dimensions. Many of
these links (extensive) are found throughout this gateway.
Cairo 96 is the official
website of the 1996 Middle East and North Africa (MENA) economic
summit in Cairo. MENAnet is the
official site for MENA summits.
For Political Parties, Movements and Advocacy Groups see Middle
East Peace Process Links or the following:
Guide
to the Middle East Peace Process Maintained by Israel Ministry
of Foreign Affairs. Includes all treaties of the current peace process,
press releases, and other basic documents.
International
Center for Peace in the Middle East (ICPME)
exists to promote peace, coexistence, democracy and social justice in the
Middle East. This site keeps information on the [latest
news], [Middle East Peace
Links], [Peace News
Articles] and the Center itself.
The
Middle East Multilateral Negotiations is designed to serve as a
clearinghouse of information and analysis, from all parties and perspectives,
on the multilateral talks. Maintained by University
of California Institute in Global Conflict and Cooperation (IGCC).
The
Regional Security
Center (RSC) in Amman, Jordan, is a regional crisis resolution
center that is to facilitate rapid communication, exchange critical information,
and deescalation of acute conflicts.
Arab-Israeli
Agreement Maps
Israeli-PLO
Peace Agreement
Palestine
Alternative
Information Center (AIC)
is located in Jerusalem and is a research and activism center that works
on protecting Palestinian human, land, political and water rights.
Baraka
is a Palestinian NGO internet host system, with links to a number of Palestinian
NGO sites.
Birzeit
University is an independent Palestinian institution, situated
20 km north of Jerusalem, in the Israeli-occupied West Bank. Founded as
a school in 1924, Birzeit began its university programme in 1972 and is
currently introducing a masters degree programme. The Birzeit website,
launched 6 June 1996, is Netscape-enhanced for all versions 1.1 after.
Center
for Palestine Research and Studies (CPRS) was founded in
March 1993 in response to the need for active Palestinian scholarship on
issues related to Palestine…. The Center for Palestinian Research acts
as an independent "think tank" for Palestinian policy makers
on issues related to Palestine….
Center
for Policy Analysis on Palestine seeks to bring into focus the
implications of specific U.S. policies with regard to the Palestine question
and to provide a much-needed Palestinian/Arab perspective that will address
the political, academic and media establishments in Washington, D.C.
The
Complete Guide to Palestine's Websites: Separated into categories
- Academic &:Research, Education, Government & Services, Human
Rights, Internet Services, Media, Personal Homepages, Travel & Tourism
- with reviews, awards, search the internet and more!
The
Council for the National Interest
dares to speak out as the only lobbying organization of its kind advocating
grassroot support for a US foreign policy recognizing an independent state
alongside the Jewish-Arab state of Israel. CNI members promote negotiations
that openly discuss a shared Jerusalem, Israeli settlements, water and
land. A wise peace is a just peace.
Eye
On Palestine Homepage is maintained by the Applied
Research Institute of Jerusalem (ARIJ)… The site presents a summary
of each Israeli settlement activity, supported with facts from the field,
photos and maps.
Institute
for Palestine Studies (IPS) is an independent nonprofit
research and publication center, not affiliated with any political organization
or governement. IPS promotes research, analysis and documentation on the
Arab-Israeli conflict and its peaceful resolution…
Area
Studies: Palestine provides background information on Palestine
as well as links to Yahoo
country information and the PCI
Map Collections.
Palestinian
Academic Network - PLANET
Palestinian
Center for Peace and Democracy (PCPD) is a noprofit Palestinian
NGO dedicated to promoting concepts of democracy, peace, social justice,
human rights, and civic education in the Palestinian areas….
Palestinian
Economy Project is a website dedicated to the dissemination of
economic information relating to Palestine.
Palestinian
National Authority: Information from the Ministry of Information
and the Bureau of Statistics.
Palestine-Net
is an independent effort to gather and organize as much as possible information
about Palestine: Land, people, history, politics, economy, education, culture
.. you name it. We also hope to increase awareness among Palestinians around
the globe and help them network and make use of the Internet potential
(since, in this digital world, so far, we are all equal)….
Israel/Palestine
Center for Research and Information is a joint Palestinian-Israeli
public policy think-tank in the world. It is devoted to developing practical
solutions for the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
Palestine
Information Center is an organization formed by a diverse group
of individuals committed to the pursuit of democracy and a just and lasting
peace in the Middle East by encouraging sharing information relevant to
the Middle East in general and Palestine in particular.
Palestine
Development InfoNet disseminates information on development assistance
and reconstruction in the West Bank and Gaza for use by NGOs, the private
sector, policy makers, and scholarly researchers.
The
Palestinian
Refugee ResearchNet is a non-partisan project devoted to the dissemination
of ideas and scholarly information, in an effort to foster scholarly collaboration,
policy research, and innovative thinking on the Palestinian refugee issue.
Asia Resources
Government Web Sites,
International Organizations, and other International Affairs links:
Universities, Centers,
Associations and Institutes
American-Israel
Public Affairs Committee (