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Israeli education ministry approves new ‘whites-only’ settlement school

by RAINman on 27. Aug, 2010 in Newsletter Links

IMEMC Staff
IMEMC    Thursday August 26, 2010 -
Several months ago, a religious school in the illegal Israeli settlement of Immanuel was criticized for segregating white Jewish students from non-white Jewish students in classes.
Originally, the school was fined for this policy of racial segregation, because the school was state funded. Now, the Israeli education ministry has [...]

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Stephen Lendman: Universal Jurisdiction to Hold Israel Accountable

by RAINman on 17. Aug, 2010 in Newsletter Links

Stephen Lendman lives in Chicago. Contact him at: lendmanstephen@sbcglobal.net. Also visit his blog site and listen to The Global Research News Hour on RepublicBroadcasting.org Mondays from 11AM-1PM US Central time for cutting-edge discussions with distinguished guests. All programs are archived for easy listening. Read other articles by Stephen.
Dissident Voice        August 15th, 2010
The well-established universal jurisdiction [...]

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Palestinian groups reject talks

by RAINman on 17. Aug, 2010 in Newsletter Links

Al Jazeera   – August 16, 2010
Eleven Syria-based Palestinian groups have voiced their opposition to resuming US-brokered direct peace talks between the Palestinian Authority and Israel.
The groups issued a statement on Monday, hours before Mahmoud Abbas, the Palestinian president, was due to meet US officials to discuss the renewal of direct talks with [...]

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PA lowers volume on mosques near settlements

by RAINman on 12. Aug, 2010 in Newsletter Links

Maan News  - 11 August 2010
BETHLEHEM — The Palestinian Authority has reportedly agreed to an Israeli request to lower the volume on mosque loudspeakers in Palestinian villages surrounded by settlements.
The Israeli daily Yedioth Ahronoth reported Sunday that the PA has also agreed that Friday prayers will be held in one mosque per village, after several Israeli [...]

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Amira Hass: The Palestinian Authority is imprisoning Gazans

by RAINman on 29. Jul, 2010 in Newsletter Links

The same government that includes a call to end the blockade on Gaza, in practice aids in imprisoning the Gazans by preventing them from holding valid Palestinian passports.
Haaretz -    July 28, 2010
Lies and power go hand in hand. But what is considered outrageous in a sovereign state is catastrophic for a society fighting for its freedom. The [...]

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Leaked documents show PA undermined Turkey’s push for UN flotilla probe

by RAINman on 23. Jun, 2010 in General

Asa Winstanley
The Electronic Intifada – 22 June 2010 [Exclusive]
The Palestinian Authority attempted to neutralize a United Nations Human Rights Council resolution condemning Israel’s deadly attack on the Gaza Freedom Flotilla, leaked UN and Palestinian Authority documents obtained by The Electronic Intifada show. Israel’s 31 May attack killed nine Turkish citizens, including a [...]

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Palestinians defy ban on Jewish settlement work

by RAINman on 26. May, 2010 in Newsletter Links

‘It’s either this or stealing’ – 25,000 Palestinians in the West Bank risk jail and fines if found violating the law

Rachel Shabi in Kiryat Sefer
guardian.co.uk – 25 May 2010
The back gate at the Jewish settlement of Kiryat Sefer is only open for an hour, so the Palestinian workers gather early. After a [...]

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Wall Street Journal: Palestinians make surprisingly large land offer to Israel

by RAINman on 22. May, 2010 in General

In framework of proximity talks, Palestinian negotiators have reportedly proposed giving up twice the West Bank territory Abbas offered Olmert.

By Barak Ravid
Haaretz   Fri, May 21, 2010
The Palestinian Authority has offered surprising concessions to Israel regarding borders for a future state, the Wall Street Journal reported on Friday.
In the framework of proximity peace talks now [...]

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Joseph Massad: The language of Zionism

by RAINman on 11. May, 2010 in Analysis

Al-Ahram Weekly – 7 May 2010
The reason for the ongoing “violence” in Israel and Palestine is not on account of Israeli colonialism at all but rather a direct result of mistranslation. Joseph Massad* provides an abridged lexicon of Zionist terminology

“Colonialism is peace; anti-colonialism is war.” This is the unalterable equation that successive Israeli governments [...]

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PA to send humanitarian aid to Haiti

by RAINman on 21. Jan, 2010 in General

Ma’an – 20 January 2010
Ramallah – During its weekly cabinet meeting the Palestinian Authority announced it would provide humanitarian aid for the victims of the Haiti earthquake last week, and form a committee to follow up on its distribution.
In its Monday evening meeting the cabinet expressed its condolences for those who lost relatives in Haiti and [...]

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Abbas: I prevented intifada during Gaza war

by RAINman on 24. Dec, 2009 in General

Ma’an –      23 December 2009
Bethlehem –President Mahmoud Abbas said in an interview published on Tuesday that he stopped a third Palestinian intifada from occurring during the Israeli offensive against Gaza last winter
Speaking to New York’s Wall Street Journal, Abbas also said he would not allow another uprising to take place as long as he stays [...]

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A, B, C and F

by RAINman on 22. Oct, 2009 in Analysis

By Sami Jamil Jadallah
Sabbah –      20 October 2009
Few weeks ago, when the Prime Minister of the Palestinian Authority Salam Fayyad announced his plans to develop and implement a complete plan for the total infrastructure of the Occupied Territories within two years the Israeli Prime Bibi Netanyahu promised this will never happen since [...]

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