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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 genuine security in their lives. Oslo offered peace on a timetable, freedom doled out in stages. Its promise was derailed by…
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Teargas injures dozens at weekly Bil’in Protest
Report from Bil’in Popular Committee Against the Wall Friday, September 19, 2008 – The residents of Bilin joined by international and Israeli peace activists gathered to demonstrate against the Wall and settlement building. Today is the 26th anniversary of Sabra and Shatel massacre. The protesters raised the Palestinian flag and condemned the massacres against the Palestinian people. The demo left after the Friday prayer and called for an end to the Israeli racist policy and settlement…
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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 beyond have been pressuring the British Foreign Office to revoke its decision to rent the embassy venue from diamond mogul and…
