Category: In the Media
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The Independent: Fury over British embassy link to Jewish settlement-builder
By Donald Macintyre in Jerusalem To view original article, published by The Independent on the 20th September, click here The British Government’s plan to rent new premises in a Tel Aviv skyscraper hasrun into trouble after a wave of protests that their prospective landlord is a major participant in Jewish settlement-building in the occupied West…
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The Wall Street Journal: Israel and Palestine can still achieve peace
By Mahmoud Abbas September 19, 2008 – Published by The Wall Street Journal This month marks 15 painful years since the Arafat-Rabin handshake on the White House lawn. Palestinian children who started school when the Oslo Agreement was signed in 1993 are now young adults. They have not known a day of true freedom or…
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Gulf News: Embassy in Tel Aviv sparks protest
To view original article, published by Gulf News on the 19th September, click here Tel Aviv: The chosen location for the new UK embassy in Tel Aviv has proven controversial, with human rights activists arguing that it contravenes the country’s policy towards Jewish colonies on Palestinian land. Palestinian rights activists in the UK, Israel and…
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Ynet: Neturei Karta join anti-fence rally
Some 300 Israeli, Palestinian and foreign demonstrators protest construction of separation fence in West Bank village of Naalin. Religious sect members carry signs denouncing Zionism. Soldiers fire tear gas at protestors; seven protestors injured, five arrested By Ali Waked To view original article, published by Ynet on the 17th September, click here Photo by Ynet…
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EU MPs to join Gaza blockade runners
By Yaacov Katz To view original article, published in the Jerusalem Post on the 17th September, click here The Free Gaza group, which last month claimed to break the Israeli siege over Gaza after it sailed two ships into Gaza’s harbor, plans to dispatch another ship from Cyprus later this month filled with doctors and…