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• Can the Israeli and Western Press be trusted? Palestinian SPRAYS acid on “Israeli” Family!!!

  By enormousgherkin on December 25, 2014 • ( 4 )

  

  At first blush, this report sounds horrific.  The acid attack makes front page news the world over.  Rightfully so; acid attacks have disfugured many and ruined lives beyond measure.   Initial reports claim that this kind and magnanimous Israeli family… Read More ›

• Palestinian citizens of Israel say nation bill confirms reality of exclusion

  By enormousgherkin on December 1, 2014 • ( 1 )

  

  JERUSALEM – It’s a piece of legislation that’s already threatened to tear apart Israel’s ruling coalition, provoked concern and condemnation from international observers, and triggered soul-searching agony among the country’s liberal left. But for Palestinian citizens of Israel, the Nation… Read More ›

• Arab-Jewish School, Symbol Of Jerusalem Co-Existence, Torched

  By enormousgherkin on December 1, 2014 • ( 1 )

  

  JERUSALEM, Nov 30 (Reuters) – Suspected Jewish extremists set fire to a classroom in an Arab-Jewish school in Jerusalem, police said on Sunday, targeting a symbol of co-existence in a city on edge over a recent surge in violence. The… Read More ›

• YARMOUK YOUTH WINS 2014 UNRWA/EU PHOTOGRAPHY COMPETITION

  By enormousgherkin on November 28, 2014 • ( 2 )

  

  Gaza A timeless photograph capturing the anguish of children affected by the ongoing conflict in Syria has won first prize in the European Union-supported 2014 UNRWA youth photography competition. The theme for the 2014 competition, ‘I Am Not a Statistic’,… Read More ›

• Swedish FM to Israel’s Lieberman: I’d be happy to send him an IKEA flat pack – “He’ll see it requires a partner, cooperation and a good manual.”

  By enormousgherkin on November 1, 2014 • ( 2 )

  

  A somewhat unusual war of words took place Thursday, after the new Swedish government made good on a recent pledge to recognize the state of Palestine, a move to which Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman responded furiously. “The Swedish government should… Read More ›

• President Rivlin: Time to admit that Israel is a sick society that needs treatment

  By enormousgherkin on October 20, 2014 • ( 3 )

  

  The time has come to admit that Israel is a sick society, with an illness that demands treatment, President Reuven Rivlin said at the opening session on Sunday of a conference on From Hatred of the Stranger to Acceptance of… Read More ›

• Conflict Kitchen’s Palestinian focus criticized as one-sided

  By enormousgherkin on October 11, 2014 • ( 7 )

  

  By Melissa McCart / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Conflict Kitchen in Oakland’s Schenley Plaza debuted its rotation of Palestinian dishes Monday. By noon, more than 30 customers stood in line to order fattoush, falafel, musakhan and other foods. Though the lunch hour… Read More ›

• Netanyahu says US criticism of settlements is ‘against American values’

  By enormousgherkin on October 7, 2014 • ( 5 )

  

  Israel’s prime minister, Binyamin Netanyahu, has dismissed a recent White House rebuke of Israeli settlement construction, saying such criticism goes “against American values”.Israel came under fire last week after a Jerusalem city official signed the final go-ahead for construction of… Read More ›