Hebron may lose its int'l observers
Source: JPost.com
The Foreign Ministry has threatened not to renew the mandate of the Temporary International Presence in Hebron, under which six countries observe and report on breaches of international humanitarian law in that West Bank city.
Nine of Ten Gazans Living in Poverty
Source: amedtrust.org
According to a September 2009 report from the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), "living conditions and access to sources of livelihood in Gaza are currently at their worst since 1967, with poverty affecting 90 percent of the population." The World B …
Army harassment at peaceful tree-planting in Qaryut
Source: International Solidarity Movement
An overwhelming force of Israeli military soldiers converged on farmlands outside Qaryut today as villagers attempted to replenish their endangered lands with water and new olive trees.
Mitchell: Mideast stagnation endangers US aid
Source: ynetnews.com
On the eve of his visit to the Middle East, US special envoy George Mitchell threatened that his country would freeze its aid to Israel if the Jewish state failed to advance peace talks with the Palestinians and a two-state solution.
Gaza Freedom March: detained at the US embassy
Source: ZNet
An article from Ali Abunimah about the march to the American Embassy, where only he Medea Benjamin and Kit Kettredge were allowed inside to talk to representatives about the situation in Gaza. Really great insight and pictures...
The other Gaza outrage
Source: amherstbulletin.com
During the eight years before Israel's military operation in Gaza a year ago, about a million residents of southern Israel endured a barrage of about 10,000 missiles. That comes to an average of three or four rockets and mortars every single day.
Israel - The "Neighborhood Bully "
Source: YouTube
"Ingenuity, creativity, and guts have sustained this People longer than any other identifiable group of people in existence today. The only thing that may have outdone this is their sensitivity to needs of others.
"Historic Palestine"
Source:
One of the well-worn memes of the anti-Israel crowd is that Israel is only offering 14%, or 12%, of "Historic Palestine" to the Palestinian Arabs. For example, here is a small sample of how the phrase has been used in recent days:
Obsessive Compulsive Israel Disorder
Source: Arutz Sheva News Briefs
The United Nations and media suffer from "Obsessive Compulsive Israel Disorder (OCID)," says the British-born designer of the FreeMiddleEast.com, website which illustrates the anti-Israel agenda.
Well, friends, what a week. The AP put up a story about Muslim/Hindu Bands and an organization called Taqwacore.