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Israeli soldier, Palestinian killed near Gaza border
01/06/2012 14:25
(AFP) – 6 hours ago
JERUSALEM — An Israeli soldier and a Palestinian militant were killed during an exchange of fire near the Gaza border early on Friday, sources on both sides said.
"An Israeli soldier ... was killed earlier this morning," an army statement said.
"A...
Anti-Zionism
30/05/2012 17:48
“What will not ambition and revenge / Descend to? (Milton, Paradise Lost, 9:168-9)
“Revenge, at first though sweet / Bitter ere long back on itself recoils “ (Milton, Paradise Lost, 9:171-172)
Anti-Zionism is an ideology that seeks to abolish the State of Israel by various...
Weird words and curious conspiracies
28/05/2012 01:57
I was surprised to find two copies of Gilad Atzmon’s infamous The Wandering Who? A study of Jewish identity politics in my local library in Manchester, England.
A weird mixture of conspiracy theories and anti-Semitic allegations, the book has been condemned by Zionists and...
Israel sees Iranian hand in Syria killings
27/05/2012 21:50
JERUSALEM (AFP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday voiced "revulsion" over the bloodshed in Syria, while accusing Iran and its Lebanese militia ally Hezbollah of being accomplices.
He was "revolted was by the incessant massacres conducted by Syrian President Bashar...
Iran letter to UN condemns Israeli 'threats'
26/05/2012 14:48
By Dudi Cohen, first published in Ynetnews
Iran's ambassador to the UN has lodged a complaint against Israel at the Security Council on Friday, slamming Defense Minister Ehud Barak and other Israeli officials for remarks about a potential strike on the Islamic...
Checkpoint
26/05/2012 00:57
I've just finished watching the 2003 documentary, Checkpoint. It was made by Israeli filmmaker Yoav Shamir and shows the everyday interaction between Israeli soldiers and Palestinian civilians at checkpoints throughout the West Bank and Gaza.
The documentary highlights the frustration...
U.S. to reaffirm commitment to Israel's security
25/05/2012 16:32
(Reuters) - A senior State Department official will travel to Tel Aviv on Friday to reaffirm the U.S. commitment to Israel's security following just-concluded talks between world powers and Iran over its nuclear program.
Wendy Sherman, undersecretary of state for political affairs,...
"Arab tragedy self-inflicted"
23/05/2012 09:47
Article by Asaf Romirowsky, from the Foundation for Defense of Democracies and Middle East Forum. First published in Ynetnews.com, May 23rd 2012
Op-ed: Palestinians insist on posing as victims instead of taking responsibility for their catastrophe
In the Israeli collective memory...
JP: The fundamental misconception about Arab-Israeli peace
22/05/2012 09:47
This article is by Moshe Dann and was first published in the Jerusalem Post.
For Palestinians, Arabs and most Muslims, a "peace process," the "two-state solution" that accepts Israel, is a metaphor for defeat.
The “peace process” between Israel and the Arabs, touted as part of...
Israel blasts foreign proposal on settlement goods
21/05/2012 10:39
JERUSALEM (AP) — The Palestinian campaign to boycott goods produced in Jewish settlements in the West Bank has received a boost from abroad with an unprecedented South African proposal to have the name of Israel dropped from labels on merchandise made in the settlements.
The South...
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