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When the walls come tumbling down
Seeded on Sat Apr 2, 2011 8:27 AM EDT (h)
Is Israel confusing legitimate criticism of its policies with anti-Semitism to avoid having to make difficult existential decisions? The questions are tough - the answers even more so
Argentina joins Brazil in recognition of Palestinian state
Seeded on Mon Dec 6, 2010 6:16 PM EST (Haaretz)
Argentine President sends Abbas letter stating it recognizes Palestine defined by 1967 borders; Uruguay says it will recognize Palestine in 2011; Israel calls announcement 'regrettable'.
Call it terror, not price tag
Seeded on Sun Oct 24, 2010 9:22 AM EDT (Haaretz)
This is local terror with an instructive purpose - its goal is to terrorize the Palestinians and teach them to behave as the settlers believe they should.
Whither goes our loyalty: To Italy as Italians, or Israel as a Jews?
Seeded on Tue Oct 19, 2010 9:51 AM EDT (Haaretz)
An Italian living in Israel considers the dilemma facing Jews in the Diaspora as her native country prepares to go to the polls. Is it better to prioritize the state in which we live or to focus on belonging to the State of Israel?
MKs seek ban on East Jerusalem Arabs guiding in the city
Seeded on Tue Oct 19, 2010 9:36 AM EDT (Haaretz)
Proposal sponsored by Gideon Ezra and seven other MKs, says tourists should get Israeli viewpoint.
Israel settlers start fires amid West Bank harvest
Seeded on Sun Oct 17, 2010 10:24 AM EDT (Google)
Thick black smoke billows from the olive grove under the gaze of Israeli soldiers as Palestinian farmers use branches to try to beat out the fires lit by Jewish settlers. It's olive harvest time in the occupied West Bank.
Lieberman presents plans for population exchange at UN
Seeded on Tue Sep 28, 2010 7:23 PM EDT (Haaretz)
Controversial scheme would see part of Israel's Arab population moved to a newly created Palestinian state, in return for evacuation of Israeli settlements in the West Bank.
New app makes boycotting West Bank settlements a touch easier
Seeded on Sun Sep 26, 2010 9:55 AM EDT (Haaretz)
Israeli bloggers have recently released a new Android application geared toward informing users whether or not their potential purchases were manufactured in one of the Israeli settlements in the West Bank.
'Jews for Justice' aid boat sets sail for Gaza
Seeded on Sun Sep 26, 2010 9:44 AM EDT (Haaretz)
A boat carrying Jewish activists from Israel, Germany, the U.S. and Britain set sail on Sunday for Gaza, hoping to breach Israel's blockade there and deliver aid.
U.S. won't comment on reports of Pollard release deal
Seeded on Wed Sep 22, 2010 7:25 AM EDT (Haaretz)
Obtaining the release of convicted Israeli spy would give Netanyahu political cover if he extends the settlement building freeze
European Jewish aid ship bound for Gaza ready to sail
Seeded on Mon Sep 20, 2010 10:44 AM EDT (Haaretz)
An organization of European Jews that wants to sail an aid ship to break the Israeli blockade of Gaza said Wednesday its ship was ready to go, but its port of departure remained a secret
MESS Report / For Palestinians, settler abuse is only the beginning of the ordeal
Seeded on Mon Sep 20, 2010 9:50 AM EDT (Haaretz)
A Palestinian from the northern West Bank looking to file a complaint against settlers must appear in person at the Ariel police station - but Palestinians are prohibited from entering Israeli territory
Netherlands cancels Israeli mayors tour
Seeded on Sun Sep 19, 2010 9:16 AM EDT (Haaretz)
Dutch Foreign Ministry cancels tour because participant list includes settlement representatives.
Sun, sea and grit: Israeli and West Bank women risk jail for day at the beach
Seeded on Fri Sep 17, 2010 10:05 AM EDT (Guardian Unlimited)
The mood among the 15 Israeli women is a little tense, but it's hardly surprising – they're about to break the law and with it one of the country's taboos.
Not guilty. The Israeli captain who emptied his rifle into a Palestinian schoolgirl
Seeded on Wed Sep 1, 2010 8:10 AM EDT (Guardian Unlimited)
An Israeli army officer who fired the entire magazine of his automatic rifle into a 13-year-old Palestinian girl and then said he would have done the same even if she had been three years old was acquitted on all charges by a military court yesterday.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/aug/22/israel-female-soldiers-gaza-occupation
Seeded on Wed Aug 25, 2010 8:51 AM EDT (Guardian Unlimited)
Facebook images of an Israeli servicewoman posing with blindfolded Palestinians have caused a storm. Now two former female conscripts have spoken out about their own experiences
Not enough evidence to convict suspected Jewish terrorist Pearlman'
Seeded on Tue Aug 10, 2010 8:44 AM EDT (Haaretz)
A Petah Tikva judge on Monday refused a police request to extend by eight days the remand of Chaim Pearlman, a settler suspected of having murdered four Palestinians and wounded several more, on the grounds that "I haven't seen any substantial evidence that could serve to convict …
Hamas leaders in Syria urge West Bank operatives to kidnap Israeli settlers
Seeded on Fri Aug 6, 2010 9:26 AM EDT (Haaretz)
The Israel Defense Forces West Bank division commander, Brig. Gen. Nitzan Alon, has warned Israeli settlers to be on alert for possible abduction attempts across the territory.
Video / Palestinian boy upset by father's arrest garners international media attention
Seeded on Thu Aug 5, 2010 8:59 AM EDT (Haaretz)
Video footage of a 5-year-old Palestinian boy weeping as his father is arrested by Border Police officers near Hebron this week has been making waves internationally and garnering attention from media outlets worldwid
Palestinians build solar car from scratch
Seeded on Mon Jul 19, 2010 9:01 AM EDT (Guardian Unlimited)
Visitors to the West Bank town of Hebron this summer might find a strange-looking white vehicle motoring through its streets – the first Palestinian solar-powered car.
Chris Patten urges bolder EU approach over Middle East conflict
Seeded on Mon Jul 19, 2010 8:49 AM EDT (Guardian Unlimited)
The European Union must shake off US dominance and take a bolder approach in pressing for a settlement of the Israel-Palestinian conflict, the former EU commissioner Chris Patten said today on a visit to Gaza.
State eyes 'legal' takeover of abandoned East Jerusalem properties
Seeded on Mon Jul 19, 2010 8:03 AM EDT (Haaretz)
Attorney General Yehuda Weinstein recently informed the Supreme Court that the state plans to apply the law on abandoned properties to properties in East Jerusalem.
I am not declaring loyalty
Seeded on Mon Jul 19, 2010 7:44 AM EDT (Haaretz)
The time has come that all of us, irrespective of whether we are Jews or Muslims, ultra-Orthodox or secular, declare our loyalty to the only Jewish democracy in the world.
Italian women pay the ultimate price for jilting their lovers
Seeded on Sat Jul 17, 2010 9:35 AM EDT (Guardian Unlimited)
Eight women in Italy who have broken off relationships have been killed in the past eight weeks
Security by third party, equitable land swap - Abbas' conditions for direct talks
Seeded on Sat Jul 17, 2010 8:58 AM EDT (Haaretz)
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said Israel must agree to the idea of a third party guarding the borders of a future Palestinian state before direct peace talks can begin.
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