Status quo between Israel and Palestinians no good

I don’t like the idea of Israel and Palestinian advocates becoming a political football, but Perry has kicked off. I have to admit that I am most uncomfortable with the US Foreign Policy on all fronts these days...

In helping Palestinians, IDF paramedics defy stereotypes

By Linda Gradstein · May 26, 2011 CARMEI TZUR, West Bank (JTA) — Yana Kisluk tosses her long ponytail over one shoulder and adjusts her M-16 over the other. The pretty 21-year-old, who wears diamond stud earrings and perfect eye makeup, looks like any other...

Israeli forces open fire at Palestinian protesters during Nakba

Israeli troops have clashed with Palestinian protesters in Gaza and west bank as they mark what they call the Nakba or Catastrophe, when hundreds of thousands lost their homes after the creation of the state of...

Israeli Family Stabbed to death by Palestinian Terrorists

While sleeping, three children as young as months old and both parents were stabbed to death in their beds. The terrorists escaped to a local village in the West Bank . The IDF has been making arrests including two Palestinian Security personnel. Pictures of the brutal murder...

Palestinian ecological damage causes concern by Israel

Israel’s Environment Ministry in a study released last week complained about the enormous ecological damage being caused by Palestinian Arabs using local streams in Judea and Samaria to discharge their sewage....

New humanitarian convoy to set sail for Gaza

" A Gaza humanitarian convoy that includes passengers who survived a previous fatal flotilla incident has been delayed and is expected to set sail Monday in an attempt to deliver aid for Palestinians, organizers said. The Viva Palestina convoy, hailed by organizers as the...

Israel Offers Building Freeze - PA Rejects Israeli Conditons

Israel has offered a partial building freeze in the Westbank if the Palestinians recognize Israel as a Jewish State.  A spokesman for the Palestinian Authority has rejected the condition. The talks, which were...

Abbas: We will not recognize Israel as a Jewish state

Abbas just declared that: " that he would not recognize Israel as a Jewish state, Israel Radio reported on Tuesday.Abbas reportedly said that his position is no different from those Arafat present in previous negotiations, and that his staff is the same as Arafat's.He also...

Terrorist Attack Kills Four Israelis but Will Not Derail Peace Ta

A terrorist attack that killed four Israeli civilians including a pregnant woman on Tuesday (Aug. 31) will not sabotage this week’s direct peace negotiations in Washington, Israeli Embassy spokesman Jonathan Peled said. In a telephone conference call for The Israel...

Palestinian Corruption and Humanitarian Aid Where your Money Goes

Palestinian Authority is accused of corruption by many but receives more humanitarian aid per capita from the international community than any other country in the world. The billions of dollars that are meant...

Boney M: Ramallah, West Bank Concert: No Rivers Of Babylon,Video

Boney M Rocks Palestinian International Festival, Sans Rivers of Babylon, (video) Daddy Cool is OK, so Rasputin, and Brown Girl In The Ring, but Boney M performing Rivers of Babylon is apparently too sensitive for...

Palestinians silencing the attempted rape of U.S. peace activist?

This just showed up in our left-wing newspaper of all places about an apparent attempt of rape to U.S. peace activist living in the West Bank. It also appears that this isn't the first time this has taken place as the authorities have tried to force the victims to remain...

PA Chairman Abbas – If all of you Arab States will fight Israel,

Once again we find the "double speak" continue. English one thing is said and in Arabic the language changes into rough and tough statements  appropriate for saber rattling and warfare.PA Chairman Abbas:...

Col. Richard Kemp: Implications of IDF withdrawal from W. Bank

Col. Richard Kemp, former head of British forces in Afghanistan, focuses on two issues: the implications for asymmetrical activity by extremist groups over withdrawal of the IDF from the West Bank, and questions...

An Exchange on the Jewish Settlements in the West Bank, March 201

This is a series of 6 emails exchanged over 4 days, March 21-24, 2010, between my friend Shelly and his good friend, Dan that live near each other in Ra’anana, Israel and attend the same synagogue. Danny is originally American, Shelly originally Canadian, and both are...

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