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Clinton in Middle East Warning

The US secretary of state has warned Syria and Iran of taking actions that threaten the security of Israel, saying that Washington’s commitment to its traditional ally is "unshakeable". Hillary Clinton said that the transfer […]

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National Public Radio’s Pro-Israeli Bias

By Stephen Lendman Since established in 1970, NPR ignored its public trust in favor of privilege, corporatism, militarism, and Israel’s vilest crimes, including collective punishment, illegal occupation, targeted killings, land theft, dispossessions, home demolitions, crop […]

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Al-Quds Mayor Denies Settlement Halt

Israeli authorities dismiss recent media reports announcing a settlement freeze had been ordered in East Jerusalem (al-Quds). The Israeli media reported earlier in the week a direct order from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu against new […]

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Hezbollah Slams US over Arms Claims

Hezbollah has sharply rejected US allegations about the Lebanese movement’s missiles, vowing to continue armed resistance against Israeli aggression. Hezbollah MP Hassan Fadlallah in an article published on Wednesday scoffed at recent comments by US […]

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Hamas Slams Egypt for Tunnel Deaths

The Hamas movement has criticised Egyptian security forces after four Palestinians were killed when a smuggling tunnel from the country’s Sinai desert region into the Gaza Strip was destroyed. Al Jazeera’s Ayman Mohyeldin said Egyptian […]

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4 Die in Attack on Gaza Tunnels

Four Palestinians were killed and another 10 injured after Egyptian security forces blew up four tunnels under the border with Gaza. The Palestinian police blame the Egyptian security forces for killing the Palestinians by destroying […]

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Abbas Not Fit for Prisoner Swap: Hamas

Hamas political leader Khaled Meshaal says the acting Palestinian Authority (PA) chief lacks credibility to be involved in a prisoner exchange deal between Palestinians and Israelis. One day after Mahmoud Abbas expressed willingness to conclude […]

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Hamas Warns of Israel Intel Offensive

The Palestinian resistance movement Hamas has warned of the ongoing Israeli hunt for intelligence which has begun entrapping the Gaza Strip’s residents. Hamas internal security service official Abu Abdullah said, “The occupation has begun to […]

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Sarkozy Raps Foot-dragging Netanyahu

French President Nicolas Sarkozy has expressed disappointment with Israel’s Middle East policy, suggesting the Tel Aviv government is hindering the peace process. Sarkozy made the criticism at a meeting with his Israeli counterpart Shimon Peres […]

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The Price of Peace

By George S. Hishmeh – Washington Why has the Palestinian leader, Mahmoud Abbas, accepted an invitation to come to Washington shortly to discuss ways to overcome the hurdle placed by Israel before Palestinian-Israeli negotiations can […]

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Election Row Deepens in Palestine

Rival groups strongly oppose the Palestinian Authority’s decision to hold local council elections in the West Bank without the Gaza Strip’s participation. The Palestinian cabinet in the West Bank announced that the municipal vote will […]

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Another Olmert Aide Nabbed

The bribery and fraud cases involving former Israeli Premier Ehud Olmert have most lately led to the arrest of his one-time bureau head. Known as a trusted aide to the former prime minister, Shula Zaken […]

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Israel Jails Kin of Slain Fighter

Israeli forces have arrested four relatives of a Palestinian fighter killed in a raid on his house in the southern West Bank city of Hebron (al-Khalil). Chief of Al-Khalil’s Detainees Center, Amjad an-Najjar, identified the […]

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Imprisoning Palestinian Women

By Stephen Lendman A July 2008 Fact Sheet Series titled, "Behind the Bars: Palestinian Women in Israeli Prisons" was jointly prepared by the Addameer Prisoner Support and Human Rights Association, the Palestinian Counseling Center (PCC), […]

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Born in Deception

By William A. Cook As Israel attempts today to gloss over the reality of its birth 62 years ago with a sweeping public relations campaign extolling the miraculous “resurrection” of ancient Zion in contemporary times, […]

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In the Name of Zionism

By Uri Avnery – Israel Israel is a Zionist State. Everybody knows that. There is no (Jewish) politician in Israel who misses an opportunity to repeat this. Last week, when we celebrated the 62nd Independence […]