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Same message, different mufti: the rhetoric of the 1940s in 2012 |

Seeded on Mon Jan 30, 2012 10:29 AM EST (JPost.com)
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When Sheik Muhammad Hussein, the mufti of Jerusalem, who is the Palestinian Authority's senior religious official, recently recited a traditional Islamic text urging Muslims to “fight and kill the Jews” during a ceremony celebrating the 47th anniversary of Fatah&rsq …

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An unusual peace conference - in a West Bank settlement!

Seeded on Sun Jan 29, 2012 8:22 PM EST ()
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Makor Rishon reports on an interesting, if quixotic, conference that took place at Ariel University. They were there to debate "What is the best peace plan?" It was sponsored by an Israeli organization that had already held similar conferences in Tel Aviv, eastern Jerusalem  …

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: Climate of intolerance in West Bank, activists say

Seeded on Sun Jan 29, 2012 5:44 PM EST (Google)
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RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) — A Palestinian atheist who was jailed and beaten last year for expressing anti-Muslim views on Facebook and in blogs says Palestinian security forces are harassing him again, despite government pledges to respect human rights. The blogger's r …

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Holy See and PLO meet in Ramallah

Seeded on Sun Jan 29, 2012 4:30 PM EST (Vatican Radio)
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The Palestinian side handed to the Holy See Delegation the response to the draft agreement proposed by the Holy See in the previous meeting, and the talks took place in a positive atmosphere to strengthen further the special relations between the two sides.

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The Jewish People's Rights to the Land of Israel

Seeded on Sat Jan 28, 2012 10:25 AM EST ()
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The author convincingly shows that the state of Israel was not a result of a guilty conscience or an invasion – the reasons for its existence are rooted deeply in the ancient history and many legal decisions made during the 20th century.Israel has a claim to that land sta …

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Understanding the BDS Movement | Opinion | The Harvard Crimson

Seeded on Sat Jan 28, 2012 8:44 AM EST (the Harvard Crimson)
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Next weekend, the University of Pennsylvania will host the second national BDS conference, an event that will advocate for the “growing global campaign to boycott, divest from and sanction (BDS) the State of Israel.” Last April, Omar Barghouti, a leader and spokespe …

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Romney, Gingrich blame Palestinians for lack of peace

Seeded on Fri Jan 27, 2012 4:20 PM EST (JTA: Jewish Life)
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Mitt Romney and Newt Gingrich put the blame for the impasse in Middle East peace talks squarely on the Palestinians.The candidates were responding a a question at the latest GOP debate Thursday night, in Jacksonville, Fla., from an audience member, Abraham Hassan.“How wou …

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Settlement freeze – an obstacle to peace

Seeded on Fri Jan 27, 2012 4:16 PM EST ()
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Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas's speech at the U.N. on Sept.

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On remembrance day, Norway offers Holocaust apology

Seeded on Fri Jan 27, 2012 1:02 PM EST (JPost.com)
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Norway apologized for the first time on Friday for the country's complicity in the deportation and deaths of Jews during the Nazi occupation in World War Two."Norwegians carried out the arrests; Norwegians drove the trucks and it happened in Norway," Norwegian Prime Minister Je …

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PA officials: Israeli border proposal a non-starter

Seeded on Fri Jan 27, 2012 12:12 PM EST (JPost.com)
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Palestinian officials said Friday that Israel's presentation of its ideas for border and security arrangements of a future Palestinian state at a meeting in Amman on Wednesday was a non-starter, envisaging a fenced-off territory of cantons that would preserve most Jewish settle …

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