We now know that President Obama believes there is little or no prospect for peace in the Middle East unless enough Israeli Jews, in particular the young to whom he appealed directly, understand that the only way for Israel to survive as a Jewish and democratic state is through the realization of a viable and independent Palestine and then insist that their government commits itself in negotiations to ending the occupation of the West Bank
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Poll: Fewer Israelis see Obama as pro-Palestinian
Fewer Israelis see US President Barack Obama as pro-Palestinian since his landmark visit to Israel and the occupied West Bank last week, according to an opinion poll published Friday.
The poll carried by the English-language Jerusalem Post newspaper found that just 16 percent of respondents said Obama was "pro-Palestinian" against 36 percent before the March 20 to 22 visit
Survey: Palestinians pessimistic on peace after Obama visit
A majority of Palestinians believe the US will fail to revive the Middle East peace process, according to a survey after Barack Obama's visit to the region, seen by AFP on Tuesday.
The Palestinian Center for Policy and Survey Research's report, conducted March 28-30, surveyed 1,270 people in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip.
Lest We Forget Deir Yassin Massacre, April 9, 1948
The first major massacre in the 1948 War was the massacre of Deir Yassin on April 9110, 1948. It was designed to spread terror and panic among the Palestinian population in every city and village of Palestine in order to frighten them into fleeing, so that their homes and land could be confiscated for the use of Jewish colonialist settlers. The tactics of the Zionist Jews were to frighten defenseless people into fleeing their homes out of fear for their lives.
Two hundred and fifty people were slaughtered. Mutilating the bodies, even before death, the culprits cut off parts and opened the bellies of others. Nursing babies were butchered on the bosoms of helpless mothers.
Throwing stones is the birthright and duty of anyone subject to foreign rule. Throwing stones is an action as well as a metaphor of resistance. Persecution of stone-throwers, including 8-year-old children, is an inseparable part − though its not always spelled out − of the job requirements of the foreign ruler, no less than shooting, torture, land theft, restrictions on movement, and the unequal...
Germany is in talks with Israel to buy weaponized drones for its military that are seen as more technologically advanced than US ones, the weekly Der Spiegel reported.
Israel gives up white phosphorus, because 'it doesn't photograph well'
A certain air of nostalgia dominated Maarivs headline last Thursday: Due to criticism in the world, IDF parts ways with white phosphorus: just like the old Galil assault rifle and the old two-way radios that generations of soldiers grew familiar with. A couple of years ago we learned the IDF was giving up its cans of preserved meat (the kosher version of SPAM). Now, its white phosphorus that we say goodbye to.