Egyptian Government Daily 'Al-Gumhouriyya': The Palestinian Peopl

In response to statements by Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas at the sixth Fatah conference regarding the Palestinians' right to resistance, [1] the Egyptian government daily Al-Gumhouriyya published a short editorial supporting his position and calling on the...

Children in the Service of Terror

MEMRI (21/7/2009) "From Afghanistan to Pakistan, from Iraq to Palestine, [terror] organizations are recruiting boys (some under 15) and training them to carry out suicide bombings - and sometimes these are carried out. For diverse reasons and under diverse circumstances,...

There is no sticking point about the settlements.

This piece was written after careful consideration regarding the new efforts by retiring Solana of the EU to intimidate and force a  fix on a problem that needs sincerity and time. The EU is silent in almost every other international crisis for fear of losing their blood...

Hamas speaks

"The government controlled Syrian Arab News Agency reports that Khaled Meshall of Hamas has announced: 1.       Any intra-Palestinian peace must include an agreement allowing violence against Israel 2.       The...

Israel to open Gaza border crossings?

" The Israeli cabinet met today to discuss mounting US led international pressure for Israel to further open Gaza crossing points. The discussion comes just a day after the IDF foiled a major border attack involving 10 Palestinian gunmen, mortars and booby-trapped...

Abbas meets Obama insult with silence

"Visiting Buchenwald was President Obama’s way of avoiding criticism by the Jewish community of the increasing political pressure on Israel.  His speech at Buchenwald was clearly a jibe at Iran’s President Ahmadinejad – but at the same time it represented an...

Clinton: US Support for Israel 'Unshakeable'

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has restated America's "unshakeable" support for Israel on her first visit to the region since becoming a part of Barack Obama's administration. Coalition talks are taking place in Israel, where right-winger Benjamin Netanyahu - an...

Cuba Condemns Israeli Aggression on the Gaza Strip

Cuba's Foreign Minister Felipe Perez Roque said, Cuba's solidarity with the cause of Palestine and all Arab nations is permanent, firm and militant. "We condemn the latest Israeli military aggression on the...

Are you still funding Gaza’s skyrocketing economy?

"Are you still funding Gaza’s skyrocketing economy? I have burned many  electrons over the years highlighting reports about the abuse of financial aid to the Palestinians. The Funding for Peace Coalition probably did the most comprehensive job back in late 2004...

Gazan toll exaggerated?

The Telegraph reports that the death toll in Gaza may have been inflated.  Apparently Gaza residents have told the Italian newspaper Corriere della Sera that only around 600 Gazans were killed - and at that mainly Hamas gunmen.  They have also told first hand...

International aid stolen from Palestinians (again)

Jordanian news agencies report that once again, armed gunmen have seized international aid in the Gaza Strip.  Hamas has been caught in the past stealing fuel, medicines and food intended for its citizens at gun point - and then blaming Israel for the "humanitarian...

Scale of Gaza destruction emerges

This is terrible.  In additionto the dead and woundedthere is massive destructionof homes, infrastructure.  Itis time for a permanent ceasefire, and peace. "The full scale of devastation in Gaza...

Israel has right to respond to Gaza rockets, says ZOA President

Morton Klein, national president of the Zionist Organization of America, says Israel has a right to defend itself from rocket attacks by Hamas militants in Gaza. Two radio wrapper reports are available.

Palestinian Authority daily: Media are manipulating Gaza news.

This is quite interesting and not surprising. Media are manipulating Gaza news Cameraman to mourning mother: "Hit your face, cry, do some action"  A Palestinian journalist has complained that the media and others are manipulating the images going out to the...

Palestinian Media Watch PA TV children's quiz: Teaching about a world wit...

By Itamar Marcus and Barbara Crook   Palestinian children are taught through formal and informal education to see a world in which the state of "Palestine" exists and replaces all of Israel. A children's quiz broadcast this week on Fatah-controlled Palestinian Authority...

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