palestine issues

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If you're talking about the Golan Heights, is it okay to point out that Israel captured it in a defensive war, and has been willing to trade it back for almost 50 years in exchange for a comprehensive peace with Syria like they have with Jordan and Egypt, and that it's Syria that's been...

This is a continuation of the General Israel/Palestine discussion thread.

This thread is for general discussion relating to Israel and Palestine. While it is not intended to encompass all Israel/Palestine discussion, and other threads may be started in relation to specific events in the region, please limit general political discussion about Israel and...

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20110118/ts_nm/us_palestinians_israel_russia;_ylt=At_An8ZL9.V.Lh7K_JhM6hlZ.3QA;_ylu=X3oDMTM0ZTZ2bjg2BGFzc2V0A25tLzIwMTEwMTE4L3VzX3BhbGVzdGluaWFuc19pc3JhZWxfcnVzc2lhBHBvcwMxNQRzZWMDeW5fcGFnaW5hdGVfc3VtbWFyeV9saXN0BHNsawNydXNzaWEzOXNtZWQ- with East Jerusalem as its...

http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3922441,00.html Despite siege, new shopping center in Strip opened its doors last Saturday to enthusiastic crowds, offering international brands, much-needed air-conditioning. Mall's manager promises affordable prices tailored for local residents Ali...

From PZ Myers: http://scienceblogs.com/pharyngula/2010/11/allah_does_not_exist_and_moham.php

http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3921620,00.html Power to the people! :)

http://www.theage.com.au/world/hamas-in-warning-to-gaza-informers-20100628-zf22.html I have seen some people try to deny the state of war between the government of Gaza and Israel. Execution of "collaborators" is a sure sign that Hamas believes a war is happening. Any blockade that Israel...

'...US President Barack Obama has said the situation in Gaza is "unsustainable" and promised millions of dollars, in new aid for the territory. ...' From http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/8731073.stm If Obama truly believes this latest outpouring, why is he continuing to fund the...

'...The Israeli military has partially opened a motorway that runs through the occupied West Bank to Palestinian drivers, to comply with a ruling by Israel's Supreme Court. ...' from http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/10181437.stm Unfortunately the reality is, from the same article...

'...Officials believe arsonists broke into the mosque in Lubban al-Sharqiya, near Nablus, and set it on fire using paper. Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas has accused Jewish settlers of starting the fire, warning the attack could jeopardise peace talks due to begin. ...' from...

'...UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has said more must be done to repair damage done in the Gaza Strip by Israeli military action one year ago. Mr Ban said Gazans were being denied "basic human rights" and urged Israel to end its "unacceptable and counterproductive blockade". ...' from...

No Jews to blame, so nobody cares.

http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1134687.html I am a little speechless. I could imagine this act of generosity and kindness and brotherhood, coming from a Rabbi from within Israel. But from a settlement? I am indeed shocked. Its the rare stories like this, that give one hope in the...

http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1133616.html there is absolutely NO religious or historical reason why the Arab areas of East Jerusalem can't belong to Palestine and the Jewish areas of East Jerusalem belong to Israel. The Arab areas will become the capital of Palestine and the Jewish...

http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1131258.html this is what more then a few Likudnicks in Israel are saying. President Obama, in order to get peace talks going again, demanded that Israel suspend settlement construction, even if temporarily. Not one country on Earth considers ANY of the...

http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1125311.html Lets be honest folks, while settlements and terrorist attacks against civilians are not morally equivelant, in terms of the Israel/Palestine conflict, they are indeed politically equivelant. The Palestinians have stopped their terror attacks...

Testimony at the UN Col. Richard Kemp, UK http://www.unwatch.org/site/apps/nln...923&ct=7536409 …..Mr. President, based on my knowledge and experience, I can say this: During Operation Cast Lead, the Israeli Defense Forces did more to safeguard the rights of civilians in a combat zone than...

Well, would it undermine the legitimacy of Israel? [How so?]

I have started this thread to explore a claim by Marc39. That claim is that any Jew....from anywhere... can go to anywhere in "Palestine" and live...as long as that land is not covered by "legal title". Non Jews cannot do this. Marc39 please feel free to correct or expand on that if its not...

For the sake of skeptical inquiry, I am curious how would you respond to these? I have removed what appears to be a quote or quotes of someone else's work. As a general rule you should always provide a link to any quoted work and provide a citation. Please read Rule 4 of your Membership...

Long time Politics-subforum lurker, first time Politics-subforum poster I mean to say that I don't post here often. I just had to ask some questions after seeing the umpteenth thread about the latest Zionist evil deed/Hamas terrorist attack. Quite an unusually frequent posting of what is...

Seriously, what comes after that? - Peace?

Comes as no surprise to me .... The Jeruslam Post. http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1233304639870&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull 'New settlement info implicates gov't' A newly leaked database detailing the complicity of the government in widespread illegal construction in...

So how do we bring about peace in Gaza? Let these angry, violent, unskilled young men emigrate to the west! Link. Gunnar Heinsohn, the author, "heads the Raphael Lemkin Institute at the University of Bremen, Europe's first institute devoted to comparative genocide research." Can anyone tell...

First...they instate an embargo on Gaza that only allows in enough food and medicine to prevent a humanitarian disaster. Next...they start the attacks on Gaza. Then...they bomb a mosque. Then..they attack the American University. And now...they hit a school. But not just any school..but the...

This seems to me to be the only pertinent question with regards to the question of there ever being peace in the middle east. Of course, it's perfectly possible that even with a withdrawal to 1967 borders that there will be continued violence and conflict, but without such a withdrawal it seems...

See '... Also at the protest was Rabbi Chaim Blayer, 22, from Stamford Hill in north-east London. He said he was there to protest on behalf of "our Palestinian brothers" and also to protest against the state of Israel. He told the BBC: "There should be a whole state of Palestine. My community...

A 'Human Chain' demonstration: http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/957354.html It's not clear how close to the border they intend to get.