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Israel strikes Gaza targets after Grad rocket attack

New Delhi: The Israel Air Force bombed two smuggling tunnels in the Gaza Strip overnight Friday in response to a rocket fired by Gaza militants that hit the southern Israeli town of Netivot on Thursday evening....

Egypt and Israel Peace Talks

New Delhi: Israeli Prime Minister Binjamin Netanyahu and Egypt President Hosni Mubarak have met in Cairo to discuss US-backed efforts to relaunch peace talks between Israel and the Palestinians....

Israel on the next war with Hamas: Not 'whether' but when'

Intelligence officials in Israel are saying that another war with Hamas is no longer a matter of if, but when. Sources say that having Hamas embroiled in another war with Israel will be used by Iran to draw...

Israel opens Jalama border crossing to boost Palestinian economy

This is a positive sign that at least the business community is in touch with popular interest in developing cooperation between Israel and the business community in the West Bank. This is truly a major event...

Leonard Cohen Performs in Israel, Despite Boycott

Canadian singer and poet Leonard Cohen performed to a sold out crowd in Israel Thursday night, despite many calls to cancel his show by Palestinian rights activists.  It was 75-year-old Cohen's first Israel...

The Rise and Irony of the Zionist Reich

Originally posted on MonkeyPundit.com In what may be the most ironic example of national trauma bonding, Israel's government has policies that have become morbidly reminiscent of Nazi Germany's. For example: According to an article on Haaretz.com, The Israeli government has...

A message to the Palestinian people Why and When A Jewish State.

Yoram takes us on a history of the region and the definition of a Jewish State. Enjoy. " By Yoram Getzler WHY & WHEN THE “JEWISH STATE WHY A “JEWISH STATE” NOW? “Palestinian Future under Continuing Occupation and the Fading Realization of a State” (I would like...

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,...

Will Fatah Give Up the Armed Struggle ?

Read the whole story here. Many observers are watching to see to what extent Fatah's Sixth General Congress will advance or retard the prospects for re-launching the peace process between Israel and the Palestinians. In this regard, the crucial question is: Is Fatah going...

There is a Storm Brewing Part I

I have tried to share my account of the politcal dynamic that brews in this part of the Middle East. This is part one of a two part article that I have been working on of late. Enjoy. " There is a storm brewing and we are all waiting, wondering where and when it will begin...

'Breaking the Silence' on 22-Day War

In the face of mounting International pressure, Israel continues to denounce allegations of human rights violations during its 22-Day War against Hamas in Gaza launched in December ‘08. A series of hard-hitting reports in the last month from independent International human...

Arab Affairs (16-22 July 2009)

http://ziosweat.blogspot.com/2009/07/arab-affairs.html Palestinian Affairs:"Amman revoking Palestinians' citizenship" The Jerusalem Post, By Khaled Abu Toameh (20/7/2009): Jordanian authorities have started revoking the citizenship of thousands of Palestinians living in...

Victimization of Tamil Peopel must stop - Elie Wiesel

Holocaust surviver, Jewish icon, and Nobel laureate, Professor Elie Wiesel stated that victimization of Tamil people must stop, and they should be able to live in peace in their homeland. " TAMIL PEOPLE STATEMENT:...

Greetings, Saalam, Shalom Mr. President of the USA and of the PA

This commentary was written by my co-host Yoram Getzler for Israelseen.comAs usual Yoram pulls no punches in his honest appraisal of the current political situation in Israel. " Greetings, Saalam & Shalom Mr....

Jerusalem Post Publishes ‘Must-Read’ Editorial

Amidst serious post-election turmoil in Iran, President Barack Obama has been quoted during the last 24 hours as saying that the United States respects that country’s sovereignty.  It’s too bad he...

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