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Archive for April 19th, 2009

Recognizing A Jewish State: Obama In Perspective

Posted in Uncategorized, tagged , , , , , , , on April 19, 2009 | 2 Comments »

Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu demanded that the Palestinians recognize Israel as a Jewish state as a precondition for returning to talks. President Obama wasted little time in dismissing that demand. The demand is absurd on its face. No one demands that a country be recognized as anything but a sovereign nation by anyone else. [...]

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Lieberman Condemns Durban II, US Maintains Boycott

Posted in Uncategorized, tagged , , , , , , , , , , on April 19, 2009 | 1 Comment »

One would like to say that this is a bad joke, but sadly for Israel, it is reality. None other than Avigdor Lieberman has issued Israel’s statement regarding the Durban II conference. Obviously, this is part of the job of Foreign Minister, and it’s why Lieberman is such an absurd choice for the job. But [...]

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Death in Bil’in: End Soldiers’ Violence at West Bank Protests

Posted in human rights, Separation Wall, West Bank, tagged , , , , , , , , , , on April 19, 2009 | 3 Comments »

31-year old Bassem Abu Rahmeh was killed in Bil’in on Friday. He was killed because an Israeli soldier fired a long-range tear gas canister at his abdomen, from a distance of a few yards. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) calls this the result of “unauthorized fire.” Fine. But the question is what will be done [...]

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