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Stream ATFP's Middle East News: World Press Round up and stay up to date with the latest news concerning the Isareli-Palestinian issue.
July 13, 2012
NEWS:
Palestinian citizens of Israel face new quandaries over the prospect of
mandatory national service. Israel's richest rabbis are demonstrating
business acumen. New medical reports about the health of the late Pres.
Arafat portray him as having been relatively healthy until a sudden
decline immediately before his death. Arafat's sister calls on the PA
not to perform any tests on his body. A Palestinian medical committee
claims Arafat was poisoned, but says it can't confirm the use of
polonium. Israel condemns UNESCO's decision to establish a chair at the
Islamic University of Gaza. Israeli forces kill a man trying to
illegally enter the country through the Egyptian border. 30 Palestinians
are injured in a fireworks explosion near Ramallah. The head of British
intelligence claims Iran is two years away from developing a nuclear
weapon. Israeli immigration police are granted the power to deport
foreign activists in the occupied Palestinian territories. A German
neo-Nazi claims he was involved in the 1972 attack on Israeli athletes
at the Munich Olympics. A Jerusalem city counselor says Israeli
authorities are disguising the true scope of Palestinian home
demolitions. A young Palestinian singer is becoming an unlikely star in
Israel.
COMMENTARY:
Nir Eisikovits says former PM Olmert is well-positioned for a return to
public life and to lead a push for peace with the Palestinians. Sima
Kadmon says PM Netanyahu would be the big loser if Olmert were to return
to Israeli politics. Amira Hass says that while right-wing attacks on
Palestinians continue, Israeli authorities are only arresting left-wing
activists. Hirsh Goodman asks what the settler movement will do if the
rest of Israeli society agrees that there is no occupation in the
occupied Palestinian territories. Giles Fraser critiques a Church of
England volunteer program in the occupied Palestinian territories. J.J.
Goldberg points out the dangers to Israel of the Levy Committee's
recommendations. Matt Duss looks at rhetoric about Israel and the
Palestinians among American evangelical Christian groups. Aaron David
Miller asks if the US really matters anymore in Egypt and Israel.
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Annie's Note: They are Golden Rule people through and through: By wisely
nurturing a totally civilized, reasonable and sustainable conversation
they are creating real respect for a real Palestinian state.
[Growing Gardens for Palestine]
ATFP is dedicated to advocating that it is in the American national
interest to promote an end to the conflict in the Middle East through a
negotiated agreement that provides for two states - Israel and Palestine
- living side by side in peace and security. The Task Force was
established in 2003 to provide an independent voice for
Palestinian-Americans and their supporters and to promote peace. AFTP’s
Board of Directors is made up of a large group of noted
Palestinian-Americans who agree with these principles.
ATFP works primarily in Washington, DC, and seeks to build strong
working relationships with government departments and agencies, think
tanks and NGOs and the media. It has developed lines of communication
with the US, Palestinian, Israeli and Jordanian governments in order to
pursue its policy advocacy goals. ATFP has also engaged in humanitarian
fundraising to support health and education causes in the occupied
Palestinian territories.
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