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It seems that the Israeli leadership finds it hard to accept any kind of commitment to stop the settlements in East Jerusalem and the occupied West Bank. Prime Minister Netanyahu’s government does not agree on any kind of settlements freeze in East Jerusalem. Instead Prime Minister Netanyahu stated that the current Israeli government will continue to build in East Jerusalem exactly as the former Israeli leaders who have been building in the city since forty two years. Read more…

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The situation in East Jerusalem is not stable. More than two thousand Israeli policemen were brought into the city in order to protect the Israeli ceremonies of opening a new temple in the old city. Israeli rightist movements invited Israelis to come and support their demand in putting a cornerstone of the temple inside the Aqsa mosque area.

Muslims are not allowed to enter the old city and the Aqsa mosque while clashes erupt continuously in the city and the towns Read more…

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Recently the Untied States of America, the European Union, the Arab countries, and the International community considered Israel’s decision to permit 1600 new settlement units in Jerusalem a wrong step that will cause damage for the trust needed in order to re-launch the negotiations between Israel and the Palestinians.

Although Vice President John Biden considered the relation between Israel and Read more…

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Recently East Jerusalem and most of the West Bank territories witnessed violent clashes between the Israeli police and Palestinian protestors. The clashes started after an Israeli declaration of considering the Ibrahemi Mosque in Hebron and Belal’s mosque in Bethlehem part of the Jewish religious heritage that will be developed and protected by the Israeli government. Read more…

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Since his first day in office and until this moment Prime Minister Benyamin  Netanyahu continues to push Israel into war. The failure and  weakness which the Israeli government is suffering from grows every day. The question is whether today’s circumstances are like the old days or will Israel find itself in war because of its government policy and get itself involved in a battle which will not be similar to its former confrontations? Read more…

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The Palestinian authority plan to build new associations in order to empower its control and economy faces a lot of obstacles in its way to  success. Not only that some criticize the plan itself because of a lack of political program which should come with it but it faces an anti Israeli plan which tries to prevent any improvement in it.

The economical plan which is supposed to bring the Palestinian authority in two years to Read more…

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The Middle East Post Project is an idea that started a couple of years ago. It started on the internet as a website which gives anyone who wishes to write about the Middle East a place to publish his/her articles. The website found great success especially that those who write in it come from different backgrounds and represent the different young backgrounds which want to analyze and also learn from others. Read more…

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Prime Minister Benyamin Netanyahu stated tonight that any possible Palestinian state in the future will have to be surrounded from the east and the west by the Israeli army. According to Netanyahu the “Palestinian state” will also have Israeli army soldiers on its borders with Jordan in order to prevent weapons smuggling into the West Bank. In his speech he said nothing about Gaza as a part of the Future Palestinian state but assured that Israel will never make another mistake by leaving the Palestinian state without an Israeli surveillance. Read more…

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The situation in the Middle East keeps on developing towards the worst. Iraq is still in war although many try to convince the world that democracy has been achieved. Afghanistan is under attack and nothing until this moment has been achieved in order to say that the situation is becoming better. The Israeli Palestinian conflict is similar to the situation which we call silence before the storm. Iran’s crisis with the west is becoming more complicated every day and the later threatens to start serious economical sanctions if Iran does not forget about its nuclear projects. Read more…

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Israeli airstrikes resulted in killing at least four Palestinians in Gaza in the last 24 hours. One of those who were killed was a 15 years old boy and many were trapped under the ruins of the buildings which were destroyed. The Palestinian movements reacted by firing more than nine missiles into the Israeli areas.

The situation began to develop after the first Israeli attempt to assassinate a leader of one of the Palestinian movements claiming that he was on his way to launch missiles into Israel. The Palestinians reacted by firing back then Israel attacked Gaza strip again leaving another three Palestinians killed and several wounded. Read more…

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Netanyahu, left, and Mubarak discussed issues including a prisoner exchange deal [EPA]
Israeli and Egyptian leaders have met in Cairo to discuss US-backed efforts to relaunch peace talks between Israel and the Palestinians.

Neither Binyamin Netanyahu, Israel’s prime minister, nor Hosni Mubarak, Egypt’s president, spoke to journalists after the meeting on Tuesday, though the Israeli PM’s office said “talks were in-depth and friendly”. Read more…

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By Haaretz Service
In an unusual step, the state announced on Tuesday its plan to promote planning and construction in the northern West Bank settlement of Kiryat Netafim, Army Radio reported Wednesday.

Left wing human rights group Peace Now petitioned the High Court of Justice recently against the construction of 14 structures that were illegally Read more…

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Six Palestinians were killed in two separate incidents by the Israeli forces in Gaza and the West Bank. Three of the Palestinians were assassinated in Nablus at the West Bank. According to Israeli sources, Ghasan Abu Sharkh, Raed Sarkaji and Anan Suboh took part in the last attack which resulted in killing an Israeli settler in the West Bank. Read more…

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Recently the prisoner’s exchange which is being negotiated between Israel and the Palestinians became an interest for both sides. The Israeli rightist government found itself in a place where it cannot decide whether to make the deal or not. Prime Minister Netanyahu Is known for his statements abut the importance of not negotiating with what Israel considers “terrorist” groups. At the same time Prime Minister Netanyahu finds himself under the pressure of the Israeli public opinion who demands for the release of the imprisoned Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit. Read more…

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By Richard Silverstein
Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit has been held by Hamas since June 2006 [GALLO/GETTY]
One never knows what to say about the on again, off again negotiations to free Gilad Shalit, an abducted Israeli soldier, and the seemingly unending media stories announcing an imminent deal.
But there are now enough serious signals that a deal is close, that it is worthwhile considering what could happen and its possible impact on Israeli-Palestinian relations. Read more…

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