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Hamas Suspends Prisoner Exchange Talks With Israel

Fri, 04 Jul 2008 15:45:19 -0500

Hamas says it is suspending indirect talks with Israel on exchanging prisoners because of what it calls Israeli violations of a truce in Gaza. Hamas officials Friday accused Israel of violating the terms of the Egyptian-brokered truce by closing its

Make Hamas pay.

Fri, 04 Jul 2008 13:15:30 -0500

By Ted Belman Strange as it may seem, some people on the left want Israel to reconquer Gaza while many on the right like myself are not in favour of it. What motivates these people on the left is the prospect of turning Gaza over to Fatah once Hamas

Israel wants Hamas in the negotiations.

Fri, 04 Jul 2008 01:43:05 -0500

When Israel announced it was in negotiations with Syria, Abbas countered with his intended talks with Abbas. Neither the US or Israel objected. A week ago, Israel agreed to a “lull” with Hamas for stated reasons which were incomprehensib

Israel, Saudi Arabia, and the Middle East

Thu, 03 Jul 2008 06:31:00 -0500

It does not take a rocket scientist to understand that the problems of the Middle East are complex. It also does not take a rocket scientist to know that rhetoric like this means that the problems of the Middle East are not going to be resolved any t

Olmert nachgiebig, wo Israel stark sein müsste

Thu, 03 Jul 2008 03:15:13 -0500

Gegenüber der Bevölkerung in Gaza und im Westjordanland zeigt Israel alle Härte. Gegenüber der Hamas - immerhin die in offenen Wahlen legitimierte Mehrheitspartei im Gazastreifen - gibt sich Jerusalem unbeugsam. Der jüngste, wenngleich wacklige

The One — and Possibly the Only — State Solution

Wed, 02 Jul 2008 15:37:45 -0500

Israelis and Palestinians coexisting in a unified country, from the Jordan River to the Mediterranean Sea, sharing government responsibilities and a future vision of the Middle East. Is this fantasy? For many Israelis and Palestinians, considering su

Bulldozer hits bus in Jerusalem, death toll rises

Wed, 02 Jul 2008 08:34:00 -0500

Local daily Ha'aretz reported that the bulldozer driver, a Palestinian resident of east Jerusalem, possessed an Israeli identification card and had a criminal police record. The attack set off a panic in downtown Jerusalem. Sirens were heard acros

Israel’s Olmert Warns of Military Response to Gaza Attacks

Wed, 02 Jul 2008 04:28:01 -0500

Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert has warned Palestinian militants that Israel will respond with force if attacks from the Gaza Strip persist in violation of a recent truce. Mr. Olmert Tuesday said Israel’s restraint thus far against the rocke

Palestinian Terrorists (1993)

Tue, 01 Jul 2008 02:15:00 -0500

Today's Golden Oldie is a Dry Bones cartoon that I did fifteen years ago this month. Back in July of 1993. The bag-headed terrorists are now in complete control of the "territories". All local Arab Palestinian opposition has been squashed and the bul

Up And Down Gaza Cease Fire

Tue, 01 Jul 2008 02:07:30 -0500

The history of the Gaza cease fire is a tale of both sides unable to decide exactly whether they wish to end fighting or continue the haphazard exchange of rockets and bullets. Yesterday, members of the Islamist Jihad which has ties to Iran and Syria

The Olmert government is not levelling with us.

Tue, 01 Jul 2008 00:54:10 -0500

By Ted Belman Egypt got both Hamas and Israel to agree orally to a “lull” on certain conditions which are not too clear. One of them was the lifting of the siege and the opening of the Rafah crossing. Cabinet ministers and EDF generals a

De l’idéologie sioniste (deuxième partie)

Mon, 30 Jun 2008 18:16:33 -0500

La première partie se trouve ici La méthode employée par Israël a toujours été celle de la terreur : L’exemple le plus éclatant fut celui de Deir Yassin : le 9 avril 1948, par une méthode identique à celle des nazis à Oradour, les 254

False Claims Against Israel

Mon, 30 Jun 2008 17:08:16 -0500

This taken from comments by thedoctori on Newsvine: Did you know that some Palestinians celebrated the 911 atrocity? Did you know that Palestinians have dressed up babies as homicide bombers? Did you know that Hamas runs kindergartens for homicide b

Video: “Suicide Killers - The Cult Of The Suicide Bomber”

Mon, 30 Jun 2008 12:21:48 -0500

The bone chilling words of failed female suicide bombers. “After the bombing in London, we distributed candles because they are at war with Islam.” “Our final goal is to kill the enemies of Islam. All the enemies of Islam. Killing

Hamas And Israel Inch Toward Maintaining Agreement

Mon, 30 Jun 2008 02:54:00 -0500

Since the cease fire has been implemented in the Gaza area, rockets have been fired from within the Stripe which threaten to destroy the fragile agreement. Last week, Hamas insisted it would not serve as a “policeman” for Israel in order

Svanisce il sogno di Bush

Mon, 30 Jun 2008 02:09:00 -0500

Il Presidente degli Usa George W. Bush, ormai alla fine del suo doppio mandato presidenziale, non ha potuto realizzare quello che era il suo sogno. Infatti, nell'ottobre 2001 proclamò la necessità della nascita di uno stato palestinese accanto a qu

What is the #1 Threat to America?

Mon, 30 Jun 2008 01:50:21 -0500

What is the chief threat to the American way of life? What is there that could possibly destroy over 200 years of history, could change the mindset of the American, could bring the strongest country in the world to its knees?

Roi Mandel, "UN: Israel violated truce 7 times in one week ," YNET, June 27, 2008.

Sun, 29 Jun 2008 23:36:00 -0500

YNET.com is an Israeli news site linked to the Israeli newspaper Yedioth Ahronoth. UN records 7 incidents of IDF soldiers attempting to drive Palestinian farmers away from border fence by shooting at them. Only one offence marked against Palestinian

De l’idéologie sioniste (première partie)

Sun, 29 Jun 2008 09:49:01 -0500

« Il n’y a pas de peuple palestinien… Ce n’est pas comme si nous étions venus les mettre à la porte et leur prendre leur pays. Ils n’existent pas. » Golda Meir. Déclaration au “Sunday Times”, 15 juin 1969. L&

'Israel allows vast sums to reach Hamas'

Sat, 28 Jun 2008 13:27:00 -0500

The government has admitted that it is allowing hundreds of millions of dollars to be transferred to Hamas in Gaza, the watchdog organization Shurat Hadin charged on Thursday.Organization head Nitzana Darshan-Leitner quoted from a letter she received