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President Bush gives up exhaustive search for Palestine on globe Posted: 1 year ago by gratheo
Washington – President George W. Bush today officially ended his three day search for Palestine on his Oval Office globe.
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Israeli Palestinian Peace Possible? Posted: 12 months ago by 2manyusernames
A letter sent to Bush, signed by a formidable group of foreign policy experts outline ideas on making a peace treaty between Israel and Palestine possible. May be far-fetched, but you have to start somewhere.
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Canaanites Demand Place in Mideast Peace Talks Posted: 9 months ago by 2manyusernames
Aka, Hittites, Amorites, Perizzites, & others want reparations. They claim to be the original inhabitants of land now occupied by Israel & Palestine. They also are demanding a recognition that Joshua ordered the “smiting” of 12,000 men and the burning of the entire metropolis.
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If You Want To Solve The Middle East Crisis Just Play The Game Posted: 2 years ago by musicgirldani
In Global Conflicts: Palestine, you play in a 'choose your own adventure' game situation. You can choose to be pro-israel, pro-palestinian or neutral. You are a journalist, unlike in the game PeaceMaker where you can be president or prime minister.
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Egypt Closing Gaza Border Posted: 9 months ago by juaner899
Egyptian security forces have begun shutting down the border with the Gaza Strip two days after it was blown open by armed Gaza militants. Hundreds of thousands of people have crossed into Egypt to buy food and other supplies, but border guards are now trying to shut down the flow of people.
Update to this story
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Would-be suicide bomber is now a peacemaker in the middle-east Posted: 6 months ago by topofall
...puts a different perspective on the Middle East problems.
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Arafat had HIV, but Ariel Sharon injected it, Posted: 1 year ago by 2manyusernames
Or so Arafat's doctor would have us believe. He contends that although there was HIV in Arafat's blood, it was injected* into him, probably by Israelites.
*okay, no one go with the obvious joke here. :-)
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Tel Aviv University Anat Biletzki (philosophy) denounces Israel as aggressor and warmonger Posted: 7 months ago by DerAlt1
Anat Biletzki is a professor of philosophy at Tel-Aviv University. She is the former chairperson of B’Tselem—The Israeli Information Center for Human Rights in the Occupied Territories. Posted for some news balance.
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Palestinians May Declare State Posted: 8 months ago by mahler87
A senior Palestinian official has said the Palestinians ought to unilaterally declare a state if peace talks with Israel do not succeed.
Good luck, chaps.
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Israelis threaten to retake Gaza-Egypt border Posted: 2 years ago by 2manyusernames
Several Israeli cabinet ministers called on Sunday for a military operation to retake control of Gaza's southern border and prevent Palestinian militants smuggling weapons from neighboring Egypt.
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American court awards $16 million to Jewish man hurt during 'terrorist attack' in Israel Posted: 2 years ago by 2manyusernames
A federal jury awarded $16 million to a Jewish man who claimed that Palestinian groups backed a terrorist attack in Israel in which he was wounded, but he could get triple that amount under a law allowing US citizens to sue organizations involved in overseas terrorism.
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A small city in Israel sues Google for false information Posted: 8 months ago by Ionb
Officials in Kiryat Yam, a small city in northern Israel, have filed a complaint with police against the Internet search engine Google. The city argues that one of Google’s programs, Google Earth, gives viewers false information that offends the city’s image.
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Hamas offers to end rule if aid resumes Posted: 2 years ago by 2manyusernames
In a shrewd and dramatic speech, the Hamas prime minister, Ismail Haniyah, said he would likely resign in the next “two or three weeks” to make way for a national unity government more acceptable to international donors than Hamas, the organization responsible for the deadliest attacks against Israel.
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Captive Israeli soldier now a children's author Posted: 9 months ago by mitzuzake
Years before he was a soldier seized by Palestinian militants, 11-year-old Gilad Schalit penned a simple parable about how enemies can get along. His story, "When the Shark and the Fish First Met," has now been published as a children's book that teaches tolerance — while its author, now 21, spends his 19th month captive in the Gaza Strip.
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Israel Agrees To Gaza Cease Fire - for now... Posted: 4 months ago by 2manyusernames
After many months of bitter clashes with Hamas and Israel, a truce has been agreed to by both parties. In addition, the Israeli blockade of Gaza will end.
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Pigs Have Flown! Posted: 1 year ago by 2manyusernames
The United Nations Human Rights Council has publicly stated that they have not been fair towards Israel in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. They stated they have overly focused on the degree of human rights violations by Israel and not the violations on both sides.
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Combatants for Peace Posted: 7 months ago by Marli
The "Combatants for Peace" movement was started jointly by Palestinians and Israelis, who have taken an active part in the cycle of violence; Israelis as soldiers in the Israeli army (IDF) and Palestinians as part of the violent struggle for Palestinian freedom. After brandishing weapons for so many years, and having seen one another only through weapon sights, we have decided to put down our guns, and to fight for peace.
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Palestinians and Israelis: Face 2 Face Posted: 2 years ago by 2manyusernames
The Face2Face Project takes photographs of Palestinians and Israelis and displays them together in pairs. "these people look the same; they speak almost the same language, like twin brothers raised in different families. It's obvious, but they don't see that. We must put them face to face. They will realize.
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Palestinians thwart Israeli air strike with human shield Posted: 2 years ago by jaxomlotus
After being warned by Israel that his house was about to be destroyed by missiles for being used for militant activity, a man's neighbors and relatives formed a human shield around the house and Israel canceled the demolition.
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Arab Sitcom Becomes Surprise Hit in Israel Posted: 9 months ago by RowanGrey
"The show focuses on an insecure journalist named Amjad, who lives with his wife and 5-year-old daughter and works for an Israeli newspaper."
Link includes text article and radio piece AND video clip of the show "Arab Work".
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