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Palestinian American Christians appeal to Biden: Reconsider US policy on Hamas

ed1 — Mon, 12 Jul 2021 13:08:08 +0000

Assigning the label “terrorist organization,” they say, hides a more complicated truth. By Jeff WrightJuly 9, 2021 Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas meets with US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken in the West Bank city of Ramallah on May 25, 2021. (Photo: Thaer Ganaim/APA Images) In a recent letter addressed to President Biden and Secretary of […]

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Where does the buck stop in the South Hebron Hills?

ed1 — Tue, 15 Mar 2016 07:49:42 +0000

Jonathan Coulter, Bromley, UK, February 2016 Introduction I visited the South Hebron Hills in the first week of February, 2016. The acute conflict in this area developed after 1967, and more specifically after the Oslo Accords of 1993, and is prompted by the following factors: the designation of the zone as Area C […]

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My big fat Israeli arsenal

ed1 — Tue, 26 May 2015 16:08:24 +0000

With Washington’s latest gift — thousands of smart bombs, missiles and bunker busters — our pace of armament continues to spiral, yet I don’t feel any safer. By Uri Misgav 06:40 22.05.15 It warms the heart to hear of the Pentagon’s “compensation deal” with Israel in exchange for the agreement with Iran. The deal consists […]

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Britain must recognise Palestine – for all our sakes, says diplomat.

ed1 — Tue, 26 May 2015 16:03:00 +0000

The democratic election of a new government is a moment of hope – a new beginning. Our new government should restore hope of a peaceful solution to the Israel/Palestine conflict by recognising both states in the Holy Land. It is the right thing to do, morally and politically. Britain rightly recognised Israel in 1950. We […]

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West Bank village challenges Israeli planning policy in court

ed1 — Wed, 13 May 2015 20:51:27 +0000

Arab town and NGOs appeal to Supreme Court to prevent demolitions, overturn rules that hamper Palestinian building It was a large house with three floors and freshly painted pale blue shutters that had just been built for a family of 17.But within a few hours of work by a pair of Israeli bulldozers, all that […]

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Furtive finance of settlements a top Israeli election issue

ed1 — Fri, 13 Feb 2015 20:37:54 +0000

In this June 4, 2012 file photo, Jewish settlers march during a demonstration against the proposed decision to evacuate a West Bank outpost in the Ulpana neighborhood, in the West Bank settlement of Beit El near the Palestinians city of Ramallah. Opposition politicians politicians have singled out the World Zionist Organization’s Settlement Division, Israel’s main […]

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A point by point response to Alan Dershowitz’s ‘Ten Reasons Why The BDS Movement Is Immoral’

ed1 — Sun, 07 Dec 2014 14:36:57 +0000

The call for BDS is growing louder across the country. Student governments from California to Massachusetts have voted to endorse BDS, the Middle East Studies Association has voted to officially sanction discussion on the topic, and BDS activism has proven an effective means to influence corporate decisions on more than one occasion. All of this […]

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Two Blockbuster New Reports on Settlements

ed1 — Mon, 28 Oct 2013 14:49:31 +0000

Last week, my colleagues in the Israeli Peace Now movement issued two blockbuster reports. These weren’t the regular “more construction was announced” fare. These reports have huge implications, both negative and positive, for peace and the two-state solution. The Bad News: Settlement Construction Surges, Even Without Tenders Peace Now documented a 70 percent increase in […]

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Understanding Hamas after Khaled Meshaal’s Gaza speech

ed1 — Tue, 22 Jan 2013 22:38:44 +0000

In the aftermath of Khaled Meshaal’s emotional visit to Gaza in celebration of Hamas’ 25th anniversary, commentary in Israel and the West has focused on his remarks at a rally as “defiant” and confirming “the true face” of Hamas. Emphasis was particularly placed on his dramatic pledge to recover the whole of historic Palestine, from […]

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The documentary that should make every decent Israeli ashamed

ed1 — Wed, 10 Oct 2012 20:00:58 +0000

The soldiers arrive in the dead of night. They kick, they smash, they destroy. They break in, rudely awakening an entire house and its inhabitants, including children and babies. One officer pulls out a detailed document and declares: “This house is declared a ‘closed military zone.'” He reads the order – in Hebrew and in […]

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