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Settlements Are Not An Obstacle To Peace

On a short visit to France, Knesset Speaker Reuven Rivlin told his counterpart, President of the French Senate, Gérard Larcher, that the settlements are not an obstacle to peace and that the settlement construction is just “an excuse for the Palestinians to… Continue reading

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The Viva Palestina Convoy Enters the Gaza Strip

On October 21 the Viva Palestina convoy entered the Gaza Strip. The de facto Hamas administration gave extensive media coverage to the convoy’s stay in the Gaza Strip in order to boost its image in Arab and Western public opinion and to defame Israel. Hamas activists headed by… Continue reading

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A Jewish State or Not?

The root cause of the mess in the Middle East is really quite simple. In 1947 The United Nations (General Assembly Resolution 181) called for the area of Palestine between the Jordan River and the Mediterranean Sea to be partitioned into… Continue reading

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One Palestinian Cartoon Shows Why There Isn’t Peace

After fifteen years of following the Palestinian Authority (PA) media on a daily basis, I’ve never seen anything that sums up the problem of why there’s no peace better than this cartoon in al-Hayat al-Jadida, the official PA newspaper. If only the Western mass media ran this cartoon the situation would be crystal-clear and… Continue reading

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Opiniepeiling: Palestijnen Steunen Aanslagen van Hamas tegen Joodse Kolonisten

Tussen 30 september en 2 oktober 2010 heeft het Palestijns Centrum voor Beleid en Opinieonderzoek een opiniepeiling uitgevoerd onder Palestijnse Arabieren woonachtig op de Westelijke Jordaanoever en de Gazastrook. Hieruit blijkt dat de meerderheid terroristische aanslagen op kolonisten goedkeuren… Lees verder

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Summary of Humanitarian Aid to Gaza Strip

The Israeli Government, together with the IDF, coordinates the delivery of a variety of humanitarian aid and development assistance to the civilian population of the Gaza Strip. These reports details the humanitarian measures taken during the… Continue reading

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Syria Helps Hizbullah Build Anti-Israel Army in North Lebanon

Syria has helped Hizbullah entrench itself in northern Lebanon with 40,000 long-range missiles and 10,000 militia men, increasing its war capability against Israel, the French daily Le Figaro reported Tuesday… Continue reading

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DFM Ayalon Criticizes Vatican Synod Communique

DFM Ayalon criticizes Vatican Synod communique and describes remarks made by Archbishop Bustros as a “libel”. Dep FM also calls for the Vatican to distance themselves from these comments. Bishops from across the Middle East held a two week long meeting… Continue reading

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Why Israel Won’t Define Its Borders In Advance Of Negotiations

First, beginning with the 1993 Israel-PLO agreement, it has been clearly mutually agreed that the issue of boundaries would be settled in negotiations. Negotiations are supposed to be a give and take process: Israel would give more on boundaries if it got more on other issues… Continue reading

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Muslim Brotherhood Calls For Jihad Against Israel, Western Countries And Moderate Arab Regimes

The Muslim Brotherhood’s London-based publication calls for jihad and terrorist attacks against Israel, and incites against the United States and moderate Arab regimes. However, when addressing leftist and human rights activists of the anti-Israel coalition, the Muslim Brotherhood emphasizes the rights of the Palestinians and tones down its radical Islamic nature… Continue reading

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Turkish Islamist Regime Sounds Just Like Iran

Often, though, there is internal evidence in such statements that shows the problem goes much farther, as in the growing extremism of the Islamist regime in Turkey. Take Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s remarks in Pakistan, for example. He was complaining about the… Continue reading

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Viva Palestina Convoy: Egypt Bans Entry of 17 Lifeline 5 Organizers

The Egyptian authorities said that they would ban 17 members of the Lifeline 3 convoy, including its head, George Galloway, from entering Egyptian territory. According to Zaher Birawi, a Hamas activist in Britain who serves as the convoy’s spokesman… Continue reading

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Egyptian Security Forces Prevent Weapons Smuggling Into the Gaza Strip

The Palestinian and Egyptian media reported that on October 18 Egyptian security forces seized a consignment of weapons intended for smuggling from through the tunnels Sinai into the Gaza Strip… Continue reading

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Greece and Israel Signed New Aviation Treaty

Israel’s Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman and Greek Foreign Minister Dimitris Droutsas have signed an aviation treaty yesterday [Monday, 18 October]. The aviation treaty has replaced a previous aviation agreement, signed in 1952, between Israel… Continue reading

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Obama, The Selective Bully

President Obama waffles about Iran and is “appalled” at the behavior of the Iran Super Leader toward the brave Iranian protesters as he decides whether strong condemnation may interfere with his plan to charm the Iranian leaders out of developing nuclear weapon, but he has no qualms about bullying Israel… Continue reading

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International Conference On Palestine: No Option But Resistance

The Second International Conference on Palestine hosted by Tehran, was inaugurated on Saturday with the participation of Iranian Majlis Speaker Ali Larijani. He stated during his speech on Saturday that there is no option for Palestinians but resistance… Continue reading

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Viva Palestina Aid Convoy Departing Sunday for Gaza

The Viva Palestina Gaza humanitarian convoy that includes passengers who were aboard the previous Mavi Marmara Flotilla (may 31) will set sail Sunday in an attempt to deliver aid for Palestinians, the organizers said… Continue reading

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Israeli Assessments of Obama Are Far More Pessimistic Than You Know

Obama is so determined to “solve” the Israel-Palestinian conflict–due to his ideology–and is so full of the belief that he can do so–due to his excessive self-confidence plus inexperience–that he will make this virtually the highest foreign policy priority during his term’s remaining two years… Continue reading

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Iran-Syria Bloc Consolidates Alliance With Turkish Regime

In effect, Ahmadinejad is saying: I insult America! I am leader of the Palestinian struggle! I’m going to get nuclear weapons! I’ve got it all. Now, if there was only some Western leadership to organize the other side there might be more hope of… Continue reading

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Iran May Get Russian S-300 Missiles After All – Via Venezuela

Venezuela’s ruler Hugo Chavez, offered to buy five advanced S-300PMU-1 air defense missile battalions when he met Russian President Dmitry Medvedev in Moscow Thursday, Oct. 14. Israel immediately turned to Washington to try and block the… Continue reading

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Jews in Europe Entering a Dark Period

The European Jewish Congress warns that some Jewish communities in Europe are “teetering on the brink” due to national endorsement or neglect of anti-Semitism. The EJC maintains that a recent wave of anti-Semitism, some of which was officially sanctioned, has… Continue reading

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Viva Palestina Aid Convoy Still Waits In Syria For Authorization To Enter Egypt

The Viva Palestina aid convoy is still in the Syrian port of Latakia. It has apparently not yet received authorization from Egypt to enter its territory. It is also not clear whether it will be able to rent a ship to take it to the port of El Arish… Continue reading

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Hamas to Establish an Organization to Try Israeli “War Criminals”

The Legislative Council in the Gaza Strip authorized a proposed law to establish an independent Palestinian authority to try the crimes of the occupation against the Palestinians… Continue reading

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Palestinian Attempt To Prevent OECD Conference In Jerusalem

The PLO’s international foreign relations department called on member countries of the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) to boycott the organization’s conference scheduled for October 20-22, which will focus on the development of environmentally sustainable tourism… Continue reading

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Pro Hamas Organizations Operating in Europe

The European Campaign to End the Siege on Gaza (ECESG) is an anti-Israel, pro-Hamas umbrella organization which participated in the Mavi Marmara flotilla. The ECESG is currently involved in organizing an upgraded flotilla, and in other projects to further isolate Israel, part of the campaign to delegitimize it… Continue reading