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Netanyahu ok's settlement expansion despite US displeasure
Binyamin Netanyahu, Israel's Prime Minister, has approved the construction of hundreds of new homes in the occupied West Bank and east Jerusalem despite statements by the U.S. government, including many by…
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Human Rights Flashpoints–September 9, 2009
Sudan – Deadly Attacks in the South Recent ethnic clashes in southern Sudan have killed at least 25 people and displaced dozens of civilians in Upper Nile State since Friday.…
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15-Year-Old Palestinian Turns To ICC For Justice
After witnessing the deaths of her father Fathi, her sister Ismat, and her brother Ala on January 14, Amira Alqerem has turned to the (ICC) seven months later in hopes…
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Heavy Criticism Emerges after Jerusalem Evictions
Yesterday, approximately 55 Arabs, including 14 children, were evicted from their houses in east Jerusalem neighborhood of Sheikh Jarrah after the Israeli Supreme Court ruled in favor of Jewish families…
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The Wanton Destruction of Gaza
A new Amnesty International report about the recent conflict in Gaza concludes that Israel wantonly destroyed civilian infrastructure in Gaza, which could not be justified on grounds of "military necessity".…
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Israeli Naval Force Blocks Humanitarian Aid from Entering Gaza
The Israeli navy intercepted, boarded, and took control of a Greek cargo ship carrying foreign peace activists, including former US congresswoman Cynthia McKinney and Nobel prize winner Mairead Maguire. Their…
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Israel Offers a Temporary Settlement Freeze
Israeli senior officials yesterday said that Israel is open to a 3-6 month complete settlement freeze (including natural growth) in order to allow for Palestinian negotiations to take place. Officials…
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U.S. must stand firm on settlement freeze when meeting with Quartet in Trieste
The Middle East Quartet are set to meet this Friday, June 26, in Trieste, Italy. The meeting comes at a critical time with hopes of re-starting peace negotiations between Israel and…
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Hold Your Applause
[caption id="attachment_2635" align="alignright" width="300" caption="Source: Peace Now"][/caption] President Obama’s strategy of “reaching out to the Muslim world” over the past few weeks has inspired strong sentiments of both praise and…
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“I Have to Hold Back Tears” — Jimmy Carter
During the lead up to former president Jimmy Carter’s trip to Gaza, the general media sentiment regarding the trip was ominous. Questions of safety (and loyalty, due to the boycott…
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Obama's Speech and the Arab Reaction
In the immediate aftermath of President Obama’s speech today in Cairo, the heavy web traffic of discussion among Arab activists was divided essentially into two camps. One person claimed that…
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Going Beyond Headlines
[caption id="attachment_2236" align="alignnone" width="300" caption="IFC Films"][/caption] The Lemon Tree is a 2008 Israeli film follows a Palestinian woman’s fight to keep her lemon grove to the Israeli High Court. Released…