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Netanyahu Rejects Peace After Hamas and Fatah Reconciliation

by Stephen Lendman December 28, 2011

Netanyahu: If Hamas joins the Palestinian government, we will not hold negotiations with the Palestinian Authority….The peace process can only advance while maintaining security arrangements, which is becoming more difficult in light of the current situation in the region.

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UN Bid Failure and Palestinian Authority End of Road

by SR Editor November 14, 2011

The campaign for Palestine to be recognized as a full member of the United Nations has revealed the popularity of the Palestinian cause on the international stage, displayed the uncompromising nature of Israel’s political leadership, and highlighted the end of the road for the Palestinian Authority, which has made it clear that it has no other path to take.

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Israel’s Operation Summer Seeds

by Stephen Lendman September 1, 2011

Ahead of the General Assembly’s likely granting Palestine statehood recognition and full de jure UN membership in September or early October, Israel is preparing its army and arming settlers for disruptive protests.

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US Congress loves being lied to about the Israel-Palestine conflict…

by Stuart Littlewood July 17, 2011

Stuart Littlewood reminds Israel’s stooges and other ignoramuses in the US Congress of a few basic facts about the Palestinian-Israeli conflict – the sheer injustice suffered by the Palestinians at the hands of Israel and its US supporter – and concludes: “There is only one thing worse than being lied to, Congress. And that’s acting on a lie.”

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Counting the cost of a Palestinian state

by Yousef Munayyer July 13, 2011

The size of the territory allotted for Palestine state continued to shrink with every new Israeli settlement. Do the Palestinians want this state? No, clearly not.

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Saeb Erekat: Palestinians deserve Obama’s support in September

by SR Editor June 23, 2011

Mr Netanyahu’s gamesmanship aside, we are pleased that Mr Obama recognised that Palestine must be based on the 1967 border. If Israel continues to choose colonisation over a two-state solution, we hope that the US will support our peaceful efforts to realise our national rights at the UN this September. As Mr Obama noted, the transformations taking place in the Middle East provide “a moment of opportunity”. We ask that this not be missed: it is truly an opportunity for Palestinians, Israelis, and world peace.

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Muddle and mixed messages precede Palestinian bid for UN recognition

by Stuart Littlewood June 11, 2011

With the date for the purported Palestinian bid for UN recognition fast approaching, Stuart Littlewood views the mixed messages emanating from the Palestinian Authority, the inept messengers and the absence of a competent and credible public relations campaign ahead of the bid.

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Not at Jordan’s expense

by SR Editor February 19, 2011

The refugees’ right of return has become a key issue in political discourse in Jordan. Neither the government nor opposition forces can afford to suggest an alternative point of view. Explicit in official statements is that Jordan will accept nothing short of a “just” solution to the refugee problem.

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Rethinking Palestinian refugeehood

by SR Editor February 19, 2011

The long-standing issue of the Palestinian refugees’ right of return, remains dramatically unresolved. The recent release of the Palestine papers has, if anything, confirmed the lack of any serious plan that would bring justice to four generations of displacement and statelessness.

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Interview with Mustafa Barghouti

by SR Editor February 3, 2011

In this interview Dr. Barghouti addresses the current economic situation in the West Bank, the failed peace process, the Palestine Papers and the responsibility of the international community for the continued occupation and situation of the Palestinians.

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An irrelevant House?

by Nadia Hijab January 7, 2011

Berman’s resolution reveals the glaring disconnect between what knee-jerk pro-Israel Representatives think is good for America and Israel, on the one hand, and reality on the other. They share this mental state with the State Department, whose meaningless mantra that only “direct negotiations can lead to comprehensive peace” is copiously quoted in the resolution.

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The PA’s ultimate act of resistance

by SR Editor December 15, 2010

An international battle for recognition of a Palestinian state must be based on a clear vision and preparedness to confront Israeli actions. For international support alone will not lead to the creation of a Palestinian state. Regardless of whether Palestinians opt for a one- or two-state solution, they cannot avoid a battle to end the occupation under which they currently live.
The PA cannot be taken seriously as long as it accommodates Israeli terms and demands. Israel continues to prevent the movement of goods and people, to conduct raids and arrests in the West Bank and East Jerusalem and to strike at the Gaza Strip. Thus a prerequisite for any significant Palestinian move must be an immediate halt to security coordination between Israel and the PA.

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The returning issue of Palestine’s refugees

by SR Editor December 10, 2010

Israel’s recognition of Palestinian refugee rights and its agreement to provide reparation and meaningful refugee choice in the exercise of these rights will not change the reality in the Middle East overnight, nor will it lead to an existential crisis for Israel. What it will certainly do is mark the beginning of a new reality that will no longer be rooted in repression, denial of rights, and discrimination. In other words, it will lead to a lasting peace – the kind of peace envisaged by Lord Bernadotte and hoped for by Palestinians and Israelis alike.

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Nahr al-Bared reconstruction delay throws civil rights into spotlight

by SR Editor December 4, 2010

The Nahr al-Bared refugee camp highlights every aspect of the problematic relationship between Lebanon and the Palestinian refugees within its borders. However, the Lebanese government would be better served by viewing the camp as a chance to radically change the traditionally conflict-ridden relationship in which Palestinians are only viewed as a “security issue.” This could be achieved by respecting Palestinians’ civil rights and seriously engaging in the reconstruction of the camp.

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De-Zionise Israel or live in Herrenvolk apartheid system

by SR Editor November 17, 2010

The racist and colonialist characteristics of Zionism were quite evident since its inception. Stability and peace in the Middle East are unattainable without first deconstructing the settler-colonial attitude upon which Israel is founded.

If sincere, Israel’s liberal who support a two-state solution to “save Israel from itself” should start advising their friends to de-Zionise their institutions and laws. For without such a move the Israeli polity will continue to be nothing but a Herrenvolk democracy and an apartheid system. This is no recipe for peace. On the contrary, it is a cause for conflict.

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