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A Palestinian State Made by Israel
Prime Minister Benyamin Netanyahu stated tonight that any possible Palestinian state in the future will have to be surrounded from the east and[singlepic id=131 w=320 h=240 float=right] 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.
State approves new building plan for West Bank settlement
By Haaretz Service[singlepic id=123 w=320 h=240 float=right]
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
Israel returns to Assassinations Policy
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[singlepic id=122 w=320 h=240 float=right] 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.
Israel admits to organ thefts
Harvested organs were alleged to have been used by the military and in public hospitals [File: AFP][singlepic id=118 w=320 h=240 float=right]
Israel has admitted that it harvested organs from the dead bodies of Palestinians and Israelis in the 1990s, without permission from their families.
The admission follows the release of an interview with Jehuda Hiss, the former head of Israel’s forensic institute, in which he said that workers at the institute had harvested skin, corneas, heart valves and bones from Israelis, Palestinians and foreign workers.
Why Should We Care About Gaza?
January 2009
Israel’s continued strikes on the Gaza strip threaten to derail peace processes in Iraq, Egypt, Lebanon and Syria. In this article, Gitanjali Bakshi presses upon the importance of addressing the Israel Palestine conflict if we ever want to see a more tranquil Middle East.
It seemed as though potentials for peace in what many consider to be the epicentre of the region had taken a hard enough blow with: the collapse of Hamas-Fatah peace talks in Cairo, a break down of a six month cease fire between Israel and Hamas, rioting by Israeli settlers in Hebron, a
Netanyahu: If Palestinians act unilaterally, so will Israel
By Haaretz Service
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned on Sunday that Israel would respond to any unilateral Palestinian steps – particularly declarations of statehood – with one-sided steps of its own.[singlepic id=86 w=320 h=240 float=right]
This was the prime minister’s first response to a Palestinian initiative to ask the United Nations Security Council to endorse a Palestinian state, seen as an appeal for international backing.
