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No light ahead

By Khalid Amayreh* | Sabbah Report | www.sabbah.biz
While the Palestinian Authority (PA) seems prone to agree to "indirect talks" with Israel without the latter undertaking any meaningful freeze of Jewish settlement expansion in the West Bank, the Israeli government is making only provocations, rendering the resumption – let alone success – of peace talks more [...]

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Jewish Settlers attack West Bank mosque and burn holy Muslim books

Suspected extremist Jewish settlers today attacked a mosque in the northern West Bank, burning holy books and spraying threatening graffiti in Hebrew on the building, Palestinian officials and Israeli police said.
Extremists broke into the mosque in the village of Yasuf, near the city of Nablus, and burned Korans and copies of the Hadith, or sayings [...]

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Upping the ante at Al-Aqsa

Despite Arab government denials, Muslim officials on the ground confirm Jewish extremists are escalating plans to destroy Al-Aqsa Mosque
By Khaled Amayreh in occupied Jerusalem *
Government-backed Jewish religious extremists have stepped up their efforts to seize a foothold at Al-Aqsa Mosque esplanade in East Jerusalem, ostensibly in order to erect there a Jewish temple.
Al-Aqsa Mosque is [...]

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Israel Burns a Historic Mosque in Bethlehem

A group of Israeli settlers torched an historic mosque in the town of Al-Khader, near Bethlehem, on Tuesday. The settlers used 20 beehives as fuel for the fire, after stealing the beehives from a Palestinian farm located near the mosque.
The Al-Hamadiyya Mosque is the main center for prayer for most of the villagers in Al-Khader [...]

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Sharon's Kadima Party converts ancient Mosque into political party office

Jerusalem (Ma'an) – The Al Aqsa Society said Tuesday that Sharon's Kadima Party recently converted a part of the Ahmar Mosque in Safad City into a center for the Israeli political party.
A statement issued Tuesday indicated that stickers and posters were seen in the Mosque. The Al Aqsa Society strongly condemns the Israeli takeover of [...]

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