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The 'One-state Solution' Only Stokes Palestinians Self-Delusion

Rabbi Abraham Cooper | Posted 09.19.2009 | World

Read More: Jordan, Netanyahu, Jews, Solomon's Temple, Jerusalem, Jesus, Abbas, Two-State Solution, Obama, Palestinians, Munich, World News, Gaza, Cairo, Right of Return, Genocide, New York Times, Israel, Anti-Semitism, Nazi Holocaust, President Clinton, One-State Solution, World News

Until the Palestinians eager to bury the Jewish state finally recognize the legitimate national aspirations of 5.7 million Jews, there may not be peace. But there will always be an Israel.

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Huckabee Offers Palestinians State "Some Place Else"

Amjad Atallah | Posted 09.18.2009 | World

Read More: Palestinians, Israel, Two-State Solution, Mike Huckabee, Israeli Settlers, World News

In a move sure to antagonize the Onion for not having come up with it first, former U.S. presidential candidate Mike Huckabee endorsed Israeli control over the occupied West Bank and rejected the "two-state solution."

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Fatah Moves Closer To Becoming A Political Party

Daoud Kuttab | Posted 09.12.2009 | World

Read More: Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Mahmoud Abbas, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, Marwan Barghouti, Pakistan, Ehud Barak, Palestinians, Fatah, Hamas, Israel, Plo, Israeli Ocupation, World News

The Fatah movement, the key Palestinian guerrilla movement within the Palestine Liberation Organization moved one step closer to becoming a political party.

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Gaza/Israel: Hamas Rocket Attacks on Civilians Unlawful

Human Rights Watch | Posted 09.06.2009 | World

Read More: Hamas Qassam, Gaza Blockade, Gaza, Gaza War, Human Rights Watch, Palestinians, Qassams, Israel Blockade, Hamas, Israel, Abu Obeida, Rockets, World News

Palestinian armed groups have argued that rocket attacks are appropriate reprisals for Israeli military operations and the ongoing blockade of Gaza, and are a lawful response.

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Israeli-Palestinian Negotiations Threatened By Fatah Divisions

Inter Press Service | Posted 09.05.2009 | World

Read More: Palestinian Authority, Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Mahmoud Abbas, Foreign Affairs, Fatah Hamas, Palestinians, Fatah, Hamas, Palestinian Liberation Organization, Israel, Advocacy, Inter Press Service, World News

By Mel Frykberg | Inter Press Service BETHLEHEM, Aug 5 (IPS) - Fatah, the largest faction of the Palestine Liberation Organisation (PLO), is fighti...

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50 Palestinians Evicted From Their Jerusalem Homes

AP | BEN HUBBARD | Posted 09.02.2009 | World

Read More: Israel, Palestine, Jerusalem, Palestinians Evicted, Palestinians, Jerusalem Evictions, World News

JERUSALEM — Israeli police evicted two Palestinian families in east Jerusalem on Sunday, then allowed Jewish settlers to move into their homes, ...

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Hamas: PA Is Threatening to Arrest Our West Bank Leaders

International Middle East Media Center | Posted 08.30.2009 | World

Read More: Palestinian Authority, Palestinian Territories, Palestine, Middle East, Foreign Affairs, Palestinians, Hamas, Advocacy, World News

Several legislators of the Hamas movement in the West Bank stated on Thursday that they received arrest threats from the Palestinian Security Forces, ...

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Gaza Tunnel Explosion Kills 7 Palestinians

Reuters | Posted 08.27.2009 | World

Read More: Palestinian Territories, Palestine, Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Gaza Blockade, Israel Gaza Tunnels, Gaza War, Foreign Affairs, Palestinians, Israel, Egypt Gaza Tunnel, Israel Gaza Blockade, Gaza Tunnels, Gaza Tunnel Explosion, Advocacy, World News

At least seven Palestinians were killed overnight when fuel exploded in a smuggling tunnel beneath the border between Egypt and the Gaza Strip, Palest...

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Mr. Obama, Have a Talk With These Israelis, and Soon

Bradley Burston | Posted 08.27.2009 | Politics

Read More: Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Bradley Burston, Politics, Israel, Mideast Peace Process, World, Mideast, Palestinians, Barack Obama, Politics News

You are in danger of losing critical support for progress toward a two-state solution. Though you have been president for only five months, you are fast running out of time.

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Fatah Vs Fatah: The Real Power Struggle Among Palestinians

Newsweek | Mohammed Herzallah | Posted 08.27.2009 | World

Read More: Palestine, Mahmoud Abbas, The West Bank, Gaza, Palestinian Leadership, Fatah, Israel, Hamas, Yasir Arafat, Palestinians, World News

Every once in a while, a kidnapping or a firefight reminds the world that the two parties governing the Palestinians really don't get along. Hamas won...

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The Painful Cost to Israel of Its Settler Adventure

Bradley Burston | Posted 08.20.2009 | World

Read More: West Bank, Benjamin Netanyahu, Avigdor Lieberman, Israel, Bradley Burston, Settlements, U.S., Palestinians, Barack Obama, World News

Settlement in remote areas has siphoned off critically needed funds for infrastructure, housing and social welfare in central Israel, as well as funds for dangerous roadways on which 440 died last year.

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U.S. To Resettle Palestinians Displaced by Iraq War

Wall Street Journal | MIRIAM JORDAN | Posted 08.16.2009 | World

Read More: Resettlement, Palestinians Displaced, Resettlement of Palestinians, Palestinians, World News

The U.S. agreed to resettle 1,350 Palestinians displaced by fighting in Iraq, marking the largest resettlement ever of Palestinian refugees in the nat...

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Ex-AP Hostage Terry Anderson Back in Beirut to Teach U.S. J-Students How to Report Accurately on Middle East

Magda Abu-Fadil | Posted 08.05.2009 | Media

Read More: Hostages, Lebanon, Hezbollah, Shiite, Beirut, Ohio University, Issam Fares, Northern Ireland, Rev. Ian Paisley, Islamic Jihad, Arabs, U.S. Media, The Associated Press, Committee to Protect Journalists, Lebanese, Islam, Presbyterians, Press Freedom, Imad Mughnieh, Time Magazine, Terrorism, President Barack Obama, Twitter, United States, Terry Anderson, Den of Lions, Hamra District, Facebook, New York, Palestinians, Muslims, University of Kentucky, Afghanistan, E.W. Scripps School of Journalism, Hassan Nasrallah, Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism, Iowa State University, Beirut-Lebanon, Media News

"Unfortunately, I wasn't scared enough, and I wasn't cautious," Anderson admitted. "I got caught because I refused to take the precautions that I probably should have."

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Israeli Forces Kill Gaza Teen: Palestinians

Associated Press | Posted 08.02.2009 | World

Read More: Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Gaza, Foreign Affairs, Palestinians, Idf, Hamas, Gaza Civilian Casualties, Israel, Israel Gaza, Gaza Civilians, Idf Gaza, Advocacy, World News

A 17- year-old girl was killed in a blast in central Gaza near the Israeli border Thursday, Hamas security officials said, charging that an Israeli ta...

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Slapping Obama, or Please God, Keep Israel from Making Peace

Bradley Burston | Posted 08.02.2009 | World

Read More: Khaled Meshal, Israel, Bradley Burston, Hamas, Settlers, Illegal Outposts, Barack Obama, Palestinians, Ehud Barak, World News

Everyone who lives here is a hostage. We know it, even if we are often surprised anew by the specific people who are currently holding us hostage, staving off progress toward a future peace.

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Gilad Shalit To Be Transfered To Egypt: Europeans

Haaretz | Posted 07.26.2009 | World

Read More: Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Egypt, Gilad Shalit Egypt, Palestinians, Hamas, Israel, Kidnapped Israeli Soldier, Gilad Shalit, World News

European diplomatic sources said Thursday that kidnapped Israel Defense Forces soldier Gilad Shalit will be transferred to Egypt in the coming hours o...

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Abdel Aziz Duaik, Hamas Parliament Speaker, Released

AP | MARK LAVIE | Posted 07.24.2009 | World

Read More: Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Duaik, Abdel Aziz Duaik, Gaza Strip, Hamas Parliament Speaker, Gilad Schalit, Released, Abdel Aziz Duaik Released, Duak, Palestinians, Israel, Hamas, World News

JERUSALEM — Israel on Tuesday freed the most senior of dozens of Hamas politicians in custody, prompting speculation it was a prelude to a deal ...

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Outpost Watch: Obama's Future Minefield -- and Netanyahu's

Bradley Burston | Posted 07.23.2009 | World

Read More: Israeli Settlements, Mideast Peace Process, West Bank, Avigdor Lieberman, Israel, Illegal-Outposts, Bradley Burston, Barack Obama, Palestinians, World News

West Bank settlements were built to be explicit, intentional, physical, literal obstacles to any peace process that would include ceding West Bank land to Palestinians.

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Honoring World Refugee Day

Queen Noor of Jordan | Posted 07.20.2009 | World

Read More: Palestinian Refugees, Iraqi Refugees, Palestinians, Iraqi Refugees in Jordan, Iraq War, Refugees, Iraqi Refugees in Syria, World News

While we wait for the situation in Iraq to improve, we must continue to help those who cannot go home. We in Jordan have committed ourselves to providing aid and support to this population.

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It's About Time For the Gulf to Have its Own Special Envoy

Sultan Sooud Al-Qassemi | Posted 07.16.2009 | World

Read More: Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Persian Gulf, Saudi Arabia, President Obama, Palestinians, Obama Cairo, Barack Obama, Uae, Obama Mideast Trip, World News

In order for the Gulf states to move forward from paying lip service to the Palestinian cause, the first step is to meet Mr. Obama half way.

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Netanyahu Peace Speech: Israeli Prime Minister Appeals To Arab Leaders For Peace

AP | JOSEF FEDERMAN | Posted 07.15.2009 | World

Read More: Netanyahu Peace Speech, Arab-Israeli Conflict, Netanyahu Policy Speech, Palestinians, Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel, World News

JERUSALEM — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu endorsed a Palestinian state beside Israel for the first time on Sunday, reversing himself...

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Palestinians Help Rescue Jewish Settlers After Car Crash

The Jerusalem Post | Posted 07.11.2009 | World

Read More: Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Palestine, Palestinians, Israeli Settlements, Israel, Israeli Settlers, World News

Palestinians from the village of Tuqu' on Tuesday helped rescue a Jewish resident of the nearby settlement of Tekoa and her four-month-old son after t...

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Defend Rep. Donna Edwards From Intimidation on Israel and Mideast

Jeremy Ben-Ami | Posted 07.10.2009 | Politics

Read More: Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Democratic Congress, Congress, Jstreetpac, J Street, Progressives, Palestinians, Donna Edwards, Israel, Jstreet, Politics News

Let's show that there's real support for pro-Israel, pro-peace members of Congress by helping Congresswoman Donna Edwards scare off any possible challengers.

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