Monday, December 3, 2012

Both Britain and France have summoned Israel's ambassadors to protest plans to expand construction in East Jerusalem, while some say more serious action like economic reprisals are possible.

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Goats graze near the Jewish settlement of Maale Adumim near Jerusalem December 1, 2012. Israel announced on Friday it was authorizing 3...

Say "No" to Palestinian Aid Cuts!

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Palestinian Aid on the Chopping Block Say No to Reducing Aid to Palestinians The Senate is currently considering three amendments to ...
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Ultimately Armed Struggle ... a poem

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Etched into the dappled sandstone of the Bamiyan mountains  are the faint remains of the once colossal Buddha statues that silently wat...

In northern Mali, music silenced as Islamists drive out artists

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Arby and Toure perform at the WOMAD Festival in Wiltshire, England. In a telephone interview, one of the Islamists’ top commanders declar...

Culture in the Cross Hairs

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Djenné, Mali, a Unesco World Heritage site (Tyler Hicks/The New York Times) [AS ALWAYS ...
Saturday, December 1, 2012

Nadia Bilbassy-Charters... Israel-Palestine: The genie has long been out

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Nadia Bilbassy-Charters Saturday, 01 December 2012   [AS ALWAYS ...

Britain and US condemn Israel's Jewish settlement plan

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Foreign secretary William Hague expresses 'extreme concern', while US state department says actions are counterproductive ...
Friday, November 30, 2012

In Gaza, surge of support for Hamas starts to fade

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" “What kind of victory?” asked Um Ram Abu Rokba, covered in traditional Islamic attire as she walked home from afternoon prayer. “Th...

The Vatican welcomes with favour the decision of the General Assembly by which Palestine has become a Non- member Observer State of the United Nations.

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The Vatican: On  the  altar  wall  is  a  magnificent  Michelangelo painting,   the   Last   Judgment http://www.news.va/en/news/commun...

NYTimes: Israel Pushing Settlement in Disputed Area of Jerusalem

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A laborer worked at a construction site in the West Bank Jewish settlement of Maale Adumim near Jerusalem last June. Ronen Zvulun/Reuters ...

Many Palestinians are mystified over why Israel would oppose the UN move. It's not violent, it recognises Israel and it's legal...

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Ibrahim Khamis in the Al-Amari cafe in a Ramallah refugee camp. 'If we are a country,' he says, 'then it will be recognised t...

My letter to CSM RE US support for Mahmoud Abbas's UN bid for Palestine could save two-state solution

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RE US support for Mahmoud Abbas's UN bid for Palestine could save two-state solution http://www.csmonitor.com/Commentary/Opinion...