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1 hour, 11 minutes ago ago from U.S. Campaign for the Academic & Cultural Boycott of Israel
DECEMBER 22, 2009 We Are Open to All Possibilities' Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas spoke with The Wall Street Journal's Charles Levinson at the Palestinian Authority embassy in Amman, Jordan, on Dec. 20. Read a transcript of the interview. A recent opinion poll shows that 57% of Palestinians support you over Hamas, which got just 37% support, a big change over polls from just two months ago. The Fatah and PLO leaderships ...
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23 hours ago ago from Norman G. Finkelstein
Outrage over Tzipi Livni's arrest warrant would be better directed to the suffering of Gaza and the risks of a new eruption When evidence of war crimes is produced, you might expect states that claim to defend the rule of law to want those crimes investigated and the perpetrators held to account. Not a bit of it. The decision by a London judge to issue a warrant for the arrest of Israel's former foreign minister Tzipi Livni over evidence ...
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20 hours ago ago from Israeli Occupation Archive - Israel’s war against Palestine
By Jimmy Carter, The Guardian 19 Dec 2009 www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/cifamerica/2009/dec/19/gaza-rebuilt-peace-process-suffering It is generally recognised that the Middle East peace process is in the doldrums, almost moribund. Israeli settlement expansion within Palestine continues, and PLO leaders refuse to join in renewed peace talks without a settlement freeze, knowing that no Arab or Islamic nation will accept any ...
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14 hours ago ago from Wall Street Journal
AMMAN, Jordan -- Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said there won't be a new Palestinian uprising as long as he's in office, but warned the current calm might end once he steps down, as early as June. In a 60-minute interview, Mr. Abbas rebutted charges by Israel that he was responsible for holding up peace talks, saying he twice presented privately a compromise on settlements to Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak. Mr. Abbas said Mr. ...
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4 hours ago ago from FOX News
Israel Gives Response on Hamas Prisoner Swap Tuesday, December 22, 2009 Print AP Dec. 21: Noam Schalit, father of captured Israeli soldier Gilad Schalit stands next to cardboard cut-outs of his son in Jerusalem. Dec. 21: Noam Schalit, father of captured Israeli soldier Gilad Schalit stands next to cardboard cut-outs of his son in Jerusalem. JERUSALEM Israel has relayed its response to a proposed prisoner swap with ...
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7 hours ago ago from BBC
By Tim Franks BBC News, Jerusalem Aid agencies say the world community must put more pressure on Israel Aid agencies have strongly criticised the international community for failing to help bring an end to Israel's blockade of Gaza. The charities made the accusation in a report published just ahead of the anniversary of Israel's offensive in the Gaza Strip. The aid agencies condemn not just ...
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