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Prisoner exchange not an alternative to negotiations

1 hour, 30 minutes ago ago from Daoud Kuttab

Dec 11 2009 Published by Daoud Kuttab at 10:14 am under Articles Daoud Kuttab AMMAN - If the Islamic movement Hamas succeeds in obtaining the release of hundreds of Palestinian prisoners, including many with long-term sentences, it will, no doubt, complicate the delicate attempts to reach a negotiated agreement between Israel and the Palestinians. Such an accomplishment will prove that those who use violence can produce better ...

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Outdoing the Kafkaesque: Egypts new US designed underground Gaza wall Peoples Geography Reclaiming space

8 hours ago ago from Peoples Geography — Reclaiming space

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Today we heard Obama's Nobel speech, in which he

16 hours ago ago from AMERICAN COPROPHAGIA

Today we heard Obama's Nobel speech, in which he gravely lectured the world about its moral obligation to acknowledge that it deserves American bombing, which should be received without childish resentment. Presumably the international community should welcome mass carnage in the same spirit as it ought to consent to the theft of a large portion of the world's wealth and resources by American bankers. We also had it confirmed today that the ...

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US Cutting Gaza Lifeline

9 hours ago ago from Adopt Resistance

Making an American 'Impenetrable Underground Wall' the Laughing Stock of the World—Leave It to the People of Gaza By Ann Wright December 10, 2009 "Information Clearing House" -- No doubt at the instigation of the Israeli government, the Obama administration has authorized the United States Army Corps of Engineers to design a vertical underground wall under the border between Egypt and Gaza. In March, 2009 the United States provided the ...

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Wanted: Palestinian "Peace Now" Movement

1 day ago ago from Jewish Issues Watchdog

From Hudson New York, December 8, 2009, by Khaled Abu Toameh [my emphasis added - SL]: Many Palestinians who work with international or Israeli organizations whose job is to promote peace and coexistence in the Middle East are often afraid or reluctant to discuss the nature of their work, even though it is much more important to teach Palestinian children about coexistence, peace and normalization with Israel than to pressure Mahmoud Abbas ...

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Egypt going underground to stem Gaza smuggling

10 hours ago ago from PopEater

CAIRO -Egypt is installing a series of metal sheets some 60 feet deep along its border with Gaza in an attempt to block tunnels that serve as a key conduit to get weapons into the Palestinian territory, border guards and area residents said Thursday. The work poses a risk to Egypt's relations with Hamas, a Palestinian militant group that has controlled the Gaza Strip since 2007, and could undermine its role as a regional mediator. Egypt is ...

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Assailants vandalize West Bank mosque

51 minutes ago ago from PopEater

JERUSALEM -Israeli police say assailants have vandalized a mosque in a Palestinian village in the West Bank. Settler extremists have recently attacked Palestinians and their property in response to Israeli government moves to curb settlement construction. They have dubbed the attacks the "price tag" policy. Israeli police spokesman Gili Elhadad says the vandals also desecrated holy books in the mosque in the village of Yasuf early Friday. He ...

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Palestinians Fake Cancer to Escape Gaza

19 hours ago ago from FOX News

Palestinians Fake Cancer to Escape Gaza Thursday, December 10, 2009 Print GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip A healthy man in blockaded Gaza faked cancer, hoping the deadly disease would be his ticket out of the territory that has become an open-air prison for its 1.4 million residents. His ploy failed, but several thousand others succeeded in fleeing this shabby sliver of land this year using bribes and fake medical reports, a sign of Gazans' ...

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BBC News - West Bank student Berlanty Azzim's deportation upheld

1 day ago ago from BBC

Berlanty Azzam was blindfolded and handcuffed during her deportation A deported Palestinian student will not be allowed to complete her studies at a West Bank university, Israel's Supreme Court has decided. The court ruled that the Israeli army had the right to deport Berlanty Azzam, 22, from Bethlehem in the West Bank to the Gaza Strip. The Israelis say Ms Azzam holds a Gaza ID card and entered the West Bank illegally. ...

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