Palestinian Factions Disagree on Unity Government

Palestine's Hamas and Fatah parties have failed to come to an agreement that would form a unity government. The main sticking point is how to deal with pre-existing truce agreements with Israel, with Fatah largely supporting agreements signed by the PLO, and Hamas...

Special Defense of Israeli Soldiers If Charged With War Crimes

In the aftermath of the 22 day incursion into the Gaza Strip and Palestinian Territories, one of the most densely populated areas on earth, members of the international community, including Israeli,...

Gaza Clinic for Infants and Mothers Bombed by Israeli Army

From BBC News:"Christian Aid said the destroyed clinic, which was located in a two-storey building in the Shujaiya district of Gaza City, provided free primary healthcare to the local community, including mother...

A Call to Boycott Israel

Amidst growing world outrage, it is being reported that a group of approximately 500 Israelis are calling for a boycott of Israel, similar to the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions campaign launched during the...

Newsweek to Obama: Get Tough on Israel

From Aaron David Miller of Newsweek: The issue at hand is to find the right balance in America's ties with Israel. Driven by shared values and based on America's 60-year commitment to Israel's security and...

Press Statement on Palestinian Rights in Gaza

The following excerpt is from a statement issued by the Bureau of the Committee of the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People on December 31, 2008 in New York: The Bureau of...

Israel to Halt Attacks Every Other Day, Three Hours Per Day

From CNN: The temporary cease-fire will take place in the "whole of the Gaza Strip" from 1 p.m. until 4 p.m. (6 a.m. to 9 a.m. ET) today, Israeli Defense Ministry spokesman Peter Lerner told CNN. The three-hour...

Czech's Organize European Union Delegation

The President of the EU General Affairs and External Relations Council and Foreign Minister of the Czech Rep., K. Schwarzenberg, will preside over the European Union delegation that will come together in the...

Banksy and his art- murals in Bethlehem

Artist Banksy leaves his mark on BethlehemRebecca Harrison- The Scotsman British graffiti artist Banksy has painted a series of subversive murals in the town revered as the birthplace of Jesus. He has...

Letter-to-the-editor, Haaretz

For more on Israel go to ISRAEL SEEN   I was very pleased to find in Haaretz, the two opinion articles dealing with the subject of trading territory in Israel populated by Arab citizens of Israel, for the land on which there are large Israeli settlements that lie...

Study Finds 25 Countries Block Web Sites

I just found this:"The OpenNet Initiative, a collaboration between researchers at Cambridge, the University of Oxford, Harvard University and the University of Toronto, had the time and capabilities to study only...

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