Tag Archives: Jerusalem

Antony Loewenstein & Ali Abunimah: The Real Peace Process

By newsreader89 | Published: July 21, 2010
Peace process, proximity talks, one state, two state...though these terms are often tossed around the mass media, they have been rendered virtually meaningless. Instead, we see footage of Benjamin Netanyahu and Barack Obama shaking hands, waxing eloquently on the need for mutual peace as the US simultaneously slips Israeli more tax dollars to further cement their occupation of Palestine.
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William K. Black, Real Peace Process, and Top Secret America

By newsreader89 | Published: July 20, 2010
Former regulator, savings & loan investigator, and current Braintruster at the Roosevelt Institute William K. Black says that if Elizabeth Warren isn't appointed to head the consumer protection agency passed as part of the financial reform bill, it will be a clear sign that the agency isn't going to protect consumers at all. While Warren has done the research in the field for 20 years, he notes, other candidates preferred by Treasury Secretary Geithner have fallen more into the Rubin/Summers camp of deregulators.
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Interparliamentary Union criticizes pending Israeli deportation of East Jerusalem Palestinian politicians

By Syndicated News | Published: July 16, 2010
Members of the Interparliamentary Union (IPU) in Geneva issued a criticism on Thursday of the pending Israeli deportations of East Jerusalem Palestinian politicians who were elected to the Palestinian Legislative Council in January 2006 on the Hamas-backed Change + Reform Party list. Mohammad Abu-Tir, perhaps the most senior of four East Jerusalem Palestinian men facing “deportation”, [...]
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An offer he could refuse – Abu Tir remains in jail, facing “deportation”

By Syndicated News | Published: July 14, 2010
It doesn’t make a lot of sense: the Jerusalem Magistrate’s Court today offered a deal to detained Hamas-affiliated East Jerusalem politician Mohammad Abu Tir to be free on a large amount of bail, provided he agree to leave Jerusalem for a voluntary exile by the beginning of next week (18 July). If he does not agree [...]
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Israeli Defense Minister Barak to meet Palestinian Prime Minister Fayyad on Monday

By Syndicated News | Published: July 4, 2010
The location has not yet been disclosed. The Jerusalem Post reported in the late morning that the meeting was at the King David Hotel in West Jerusalem. Other sources report that the meeting would be at 1:30 pm. A Hamas official criticized the meeting, saying it violated the refusal to hold direct talks.  Palestinian sources later said that [...]
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The failed peace process is on display in Silwan

By Syndicated News | Published: June 25, 2010
From Cast Lead to the Mavi Marmara, few states have displayed Israel’s commitment to unilateral action. A unique ability to deflect external criticism has allowed successive adminstrations to pursue unpopular policies without hindrance. A microcosm can be glimpsed in Jerusalem, where Mayor Nir Barkat’s intention to re-develop in Silwan place the Municipality’s glamour project over the rights [...]
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More on the Museum of Tolerance + Mamilla Cemetary

By Syndicated News | Published: June 24, 2010
Last month, Haaretz published an extensive and lengthy multi-part special report on the controvery — and fight — over the construction of a Museum of Tolerance on top of part of the ancient Mamilla Cemetary that became part of West Jerusalem and Israel as a result of the 1948 creation of the State of Israel [...]
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Total closure of West Bank continues

By Syndicated News | Published: April 4, 2010
Total Closure of West Bank continues: (1) AFP reported that “Israel maintained a general closure of the West Bank imposed for the week-long Jewish Passover holiday, but the military said it issued more than 10,000 permits allowing Palestinian Christians to enter for up to two weeks … The Palestinians have however complained of restrictions, including long [...]
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Demolition Plans Continue in East Jerusalem

By newsreader89 | Published: April 3, 2010
While people in the U.S. may be changing their minds about Israel and Palestine, citizens in East Jerusalem continue to suffer. Jennifer Utz visited East Jerusalem recently and reported on the plans to demolish up to 88 homes in the neighborhood of Al Bustan. Street clashes earlier this month were only the latest symptom of the mounting tensions.
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Drill, Baby, Drill, Palestine Land Day, and the iPad

By newsreader89 | Published: April 1, 2010
The announcement this week that Barack Obama would open up space along the Atlantic coast for offshore oil drilling wasn't a cruel April Fool's joke, sadly. The president who pledged not to "drill, baby, drill" our way out of energy and climate issues seems to be going back on his word.
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