Posted on Sat, January 30, 2010 at 13:51 pm CET
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Israel’s Right in the ‘Disputed’ Territories

The recent statements by the European Union’s new foreign relations chief Catherine Ashton criticizing Israel have once again brought international attention to Jerusalem and the settlements. However… Continue reading

Topics: Arab-Israeli Conflict • Europe • Israel • Palestinian Authority 
Posted on Fri, January 8, 2010 at 12:50 pm CET
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The Middle East Matrix

What if everything you think you know to be true is a lie, and everything you see is just an illusion? Sounds like a promo for The Matrix, but this is the reality of life in the Middle East… Continue reading

Topics: Israel • The Middle East 
Posted on Fri, January 8, 2010 at 10:31 am CET
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The Illegal Settlements Myth

An excellent article from David M. Phillips on the Illegal Settlements Issue which dominates the Peace Process between the Israeli Government and the Palestinian Authority as one of the main… Continue reading

Topics: Arab-Israeli Conflict • Israel 
Posted on Tue, December 15, 2009 at 17:12 pm CET
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Abbas demands UN resolution of 1967 borders

The Palestinians will demand a United Nations resolution declaring that all lands seized by Israel in 1967 are occupied territory because of stalled peace talks, which will only resume if Israel halts settlement building, Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas said… Continue reading

Topics: Palestinian Authority • UN Resolution 242 
Posted on Tue, December 15, 2009 at 01:09 am CET
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Hamas marks 22nd anniversary with pledge to Liberate whole of Palestine

We will never give up on a Palestine from the river to the sea… It is not enough for Hamas to liberate Gaza… Hamas strives to liberate all of Palestine… Hamas looks toward the whole of Palestine, the liberation of the strip is just a step to liberating all of Palestine… Ahmadinejad said Iran doesn’t recognize Israel’s right to exist… Continue reading

Topics: Hamas • Intelligence and Terrorism Information Center 
Posted on Fri, December 11, 2009 at 18:01 pm CET
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U.S. to back unilateral declaration of Palestinian State?

The Palestinian Authority has been negotiating an understanding with the Obama administration regarding a Palestinian threat to unilaterally ask the United Nations to recognize a Palestinian state outside of negotiations with Israel… Continue reading

Topics: Palestinian Authority • United States of America 
Posted on Fri, December 4, 2009 at 02:03 am CET
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Media in Silence about Illegal Arab Immigration

Illegal Arab immigration into “Palestine”… Continue reading

Topics: Arab-Israeli Conflict • Gaza and Westbank • Israeli–Palestinian Conflict • Palestinian Arabs 
Posted on Wed, December 2, 2009 at 22:40 pm CET
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Media in Silence about Illegal Arab Settlements

What about illegal Arab settlements… Continue reading

Topics: Arab-Israeli Conflict • Israel • Palestinian Arabs 
Posted on Sun, November 29, 2009 at 20:29 pm CET
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Gilo is a neighborhood of Jerusalem

Gilo is not a “settlement” and never has been one, unless you consider every Israeli town, city and suburb a “settlement”, including those that were built on legally purchased and registered land, like Tel-Aviv, Petah Tikva and Rishon LeZion… Continue reading

Topics: Jerusalem 
Posted on Fri, November 27, 2009 at 23:48 pm CET
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Hillary’s bombshell

In a one-paragraph statement welcoming Israel’s ten-month-long freeze on building apartments in existing West Bank settlements, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton made a major statement. The dramatic new U.S. stance on Israel-Palestinian Authority peace agreement is camouflaged by brevity and subtle wording… Continue reading

Topics: Peace Process 
Posted on Fri, November 27, 2009 at 22:59 pm CET
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Abbas Says Settlement Freeze Insufficient

Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas dismissed an Israeli plan to temporarily halt new construction of West Bank settlements as insufficient on Friday, saying Palestinians don’t accept Israel’s tack in trying to restart peace negotiations… Continue reading

Topics: Peace Process 
Posted on Thu, November 26, 2009 at 21:12 pm CET
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UN Security Council Resolution 242

Resolution 242 is the cornerstone for what it calls “a just and lasting peace.” It calls for a negotiated solution based on “secure and recognized boundaries” – recognizing the flaws in Israel’s previous temporary borders – the 1948 Armistice lines or the “Green Line” – by not calling upon Israel to withdraw from ‘all occupied territories,’ but rather “from territories occupied.”… Continue reading

Topics: Historical Documents • UN Resolution 242 
Posted on Thu, November 26, 2009 at 18:26 pm CET
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Decision to suspend new construction in Judea and Samaria

Today, my cabinet authorized a policy of restraint regarding settlements which will include a suspension of new permits and new construction in Judea and Samaria for a period of ten months… Continue reading

Topics: Israel • Peace Process 
Posted on Thu, October 15, 2009 at 03:22 am CEST
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Terrorism and Israeli-Palestinian conflict

This past week, despite the events on the Temple Mount in Jerusalem, there was a decrease in the amount of rocket and mortar shell fire. One mortar shell hit was identified in an open field near the southern Israeli city of Sderot (October 7, 2009). There were no casualties and no damage was done. Elements within the Army of the Nation (a network affiliated with the global jihad) claimed responsibility for the attack, calling it retaliation for the events at Al-Aqsa mosque… Continue reading

Topics: English • Intelligence and Terrorism Information Center • Israel