Category: In the Media
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Haaretz: “So much for another kind of olive harvest”
by Akiva Eldar, October 26th Who remembers nowadays that Amir Peretz made dismantling illegal outposts a condition for Yisrael Beiteinu joining the government – with the agreement of the knight of law and order, Avigdor Lieberman? What became of Peretz’s vows to reexamine the separation fence route designed by a settler who the attorney general…
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BBC World Service: “Escolta para la cosecha” (Escort for the Harvest)
by Karim Hauser, BBC Spanish World Service , October 24th English translation below En el Líbano, pude constatar que los agricultores del sur del país tienen dos opciones: perder la cosecha, o adentrarse en sus campos y perder la vida al pisar un explosivo sin detonar, cortesía de los bombardeos israelíes en el conflicto que…
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Haaretz: “Settlements grow on Arab land, despite promises made to U.S.”
by Amos Harel, October 24th A secret, two year investigation by the defense establishment shows that there has been rampant illegal construction in dozens of settlements and in many cases involving privately owned Palestinian properties. The information in the study was presented to two defense ministers, Amir Peretz and his predecessor Shaul Mofaz, but was…