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| Life in the Palestinian territories: Beyond the frequent images of violence and destruction, here are scenes from the West Bank and Gaza Strip. |
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Dear Editor,
Over and over Islamists make sure that Israel will attack Gaza and innocent people will be killed- ensuring that the cycle of violence will continue escalating with naive and confused 'pro-Palestine' supporters being bullied, manipulated, lied to and lured into endorsing extremism, militancy, entrenched intransigence, religious tyranny and endless war.
Perhaps "resistance" needs to start resisting resistance. One by one, individually and collectively conscientiously empowering a just and lasting peace tweet by tweet and word by word endorsing peace, justice, negotiations, diplomacy and real freedom for a real Palestinian state: A fully secular two state solution to once and for all end the Israel-Palestine conflict really is the best way forward for everyone's sake.
Sincerely,
Anne Selden Annab
NOTES
Palestinian farmers turn to organic farming
A Memo to the US President: Resurrecting meaningful Israeli-Palestinian negotiations will be difficult, but a peace agreement is indeed a vital American national interest.
“Change the Picture” UNRWA photography competition
Blair: Obama win opens way for new Mideast push
Addressing General Assembly, UN official calls for ‘just solution’ to plight of Palestinian refugees
How many Palestinian refugees would want to return?
After Tyrants, the People Must Act
"What is important is that individual refugees decide for themselves which option they prefer- a decision must not be imposed upon them."
Abbas aides say Hamas outrage over right of return unfounded
".... it being clearly understood that nothing
shall be done which may prejudice the civil and religious
rights of existing non-Jewish communities in Palestine..."
Dr. Ziad Asali: American Elections Matter and the System is Open
Hamas Rising?
C-SPAN: IMF Warns of Palestinian Authority's Financial Collapse: Middle East Institute Discussion on the Political and Economic Implications of the Palestinian Authority's Fiscal Crisis
Accountability & a Confession
Israel vs. No. 2 Pencils... Palestinians have suffered from a profound lack of sovereignty for decades now
How blaming the West hides a war on women
Maen Rashid Areikat: Israeli settlements are no ‘secondary issue’
Churches for Middle East Peace: Beginning of Harvest Season in Palestine Brings Violence
UN envoy alarmed by reports of Israeli settlers attacking Palestinian farmers
ATFP's Hussein Ibish: Where Settler Terrorism Comes From
''The Life of a Palestinian''
Muslims who would restrict speech to "protect Islam" have no greater allies than Jews who would do so to "protect Israel."
King Abdullah II of Jordan: The reason behind Tehran’s nuclear programme is the Palestinian-Israeli conflict.
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The Office of International Religious Freedom ( http://www.state.gov/j/drl/irf/ ) Given the U.S. commitment to religious freedom, and to the international covenants that guarantee it as the inalienable right of every human being, the United States seeks to:
Promote freedom of religion and conscience throughout the world as a fundamental human right and as a source of stability for all countries
"Where, after all, do
universal human rights begin? In small places, close to home -
so close and so small that they cannot be seen on any maps of
the world. Yet they are the world of the individual person;
the neighborhood he lives in; the school or college he
attends; the factory, farm, or office where he works. Such are
the places where every man, woman, and child seeks equal
justice, equal opportunity, equal dignity without
discrimination. Unless these rights have meaning there, they
have little meaning anywhere. Without concerted citizen action
to uphold them close to home, we shall look in vain for
progress in the larger world."Eleanor
Roosevelt
The
Golden Rule... Do unto others as you would have them do
unto you
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