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Israel decries Arab democracy

by Khalid Amayreh December 18, 2011

Israel’s worst fears regarding its relationship with the Arab world — and with Egypt in particular — are coming true before our eyes. The rise of the Islamists in Egypt means the end of the peace treaty with Egypt and the rise of a government committed to the ideological Islamist goal of the destruction of Israel.

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The truth behind another Israeli expulsion trick

by Amira Hass June 28, 2011

The artificial division between Areas A, B and C was supposed to be erased from the map, and dropped from the discourse, in 1999. Instead, Israel has sanctified and perpetuated it.

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Israeli undercover agents boast of killing Palestinians on TV

by Haitham Sabbah June 23, 2011

“This is a photo of a Palestinian young man called Basim Subeih who I killed. This is another young man. I shredded his body, and the photo shows the remnants of his body.” The report was filmed in the Palestinian territories, and showed agents wandering around the streets of Ar-Ram in occupied East Jerusalem with handguns under their shirts, illustrating that the agents were still operating in Palestinian cities.

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Palestine is the key to Arab democracy

by Sam Bahour February 7, 2011

Egyptians would be well advised to learn from the Palestinians that the window of opportunity for real change comes all too infrequently. They should therefore be very clear on what they desire from this historic episode. I’d guess that the US state department already has more than a few scenarios in place and dealing with these is what the Egyptian people will really be up against in the coming weeks.

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Israel’s Longstanding Middle East Plan

by Stephen Lendman October 20, 2010

“All the Arab States east of Israel are torn apart, broken up and riddled with inner conflicts even more than those of the Maghreb” (Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Libya, Mauritania, and Western Sahara). All the Gulf states are “built upon a delicate house of sand in which there is only oil.” Jordan is in reality Palestine, Amman the same as Nablus.

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Fatah: Collaborationist Israeli Ally

by Stephen Lendman September 12, 2010

By Stephen Lendman* | Sabbah Report | www.sabbah.biz At least since the Oslo Accords, Fatah has served Israel more than its own people. On August 25, Haaretz highlighted the latest example, headling “PA arrests dozens of Hamas, Islamic Jihad militants in West Bank,” saying, a PA source confirmed dozens made, including “high ranking officials in [...]

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Jewish Settlers attack West Bank mosque and burn holy Muslim books

by Haitham Sabbah December 12, 2009

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 [...]

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Hannah Mermelstein – Security

by SR Editor July 21, 2009

by Hannah Mermelstein “The war is with the Arabs.” I saw this sign as I was entering Nablus last week, again on my way to Ramallah, and again near Bethlehem. The phrase is printed in Hebrew, presumably by Israeli settlers, on huge signs throughout the West Bank. Israeli racism rarely shocks me anymore, but its [...]

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Documentary: Two Schools in Nablus

by Haitham Sabbah March 15, 2008

A MUST SEE! Education is a RIGHT!! I highly urge you all to watch this documentary about how Palestinians are struggling, NON- VIOLENTLY, to get a basic education and remain sane in this insane reality of Israeli occupation. Nablus is in the West Bank. Multiply what you see here by 100 and you can start [...]

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Israel tanks moves from Gaza to W. Bank and battles Fatah

by Haitham Sabbah June 28, 2007

But the Israelis really, really, and I mean really want peace. Honest, they do… but it would be so much pleasant to have peace if they had ALL the land, the Palestinians were either dead, in prison, or moved over to Jordan, Iraq, Saudi Arabia, even Iran…. as Israel’s infrastructure Minister Avigdor Lieberman’s political party [...]

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Thanks to the media!

by Haitham Sabbah June 6, 2007

Israel is Investigating soldier use of Palestinian human shields Remember the video that showed some IOF using some Palestinian Youths as Human Shields in Nablus? Finaly, Israel is now investigating soldier for this crime. I have no doubt that the soldiers will face no charges or get sentence for such crimes, but I hope that [...]

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Video: Israeli forces invade Balata refugee camp

by Haitham Sabbah May 30, 2007

On 24 May 2007 the Israeli Army invaded the Balata refugee camp outside the West Bank city of Nablus. First entering the camp disguised as Palestinian civilians, and later with a number of armored vehicles, the army arrested camp residents and placed the entire population under curfew. This video produced by the Research Journalism Initiative [...]

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Palestinian Youngsters Used as Human Shields By Israeli Occupation Forces in Balata Refugee Camp

by Haitham Sabbah April 13, 2007

[Cross posted at Daily Kos] Fresh one! The following is a “new” (April 11th, 2007) video evidence that document another human rights violation by using Palestinian youths as human shields. The video show Israeli occupation solider forcing two Palestinian youngsters to serve as human shields and protect the Israeli armor from stone throwers. The scene [...]

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Nablus & Balata

by Haitham Sabbah March 20, 2007

Here are more news and views, which the Zionist media do not want you to see. Nablus; the second oldest city in the world (more here) and its neighboring Balata Camp, living the hell of Israel occupation. For four consecutive nights, the Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) have invaded Balata Refugee Camp on the outskirts of [...]

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Updated: More minors used as human shields by IOF

by Haitham Sabbah March 9, 2007

Why I say ‘more’? Basically because this is nothing new. Following the ‘Hot Winter‘ operation on Nablus, the Israeli occupation forces is facing new allegations about the use of Human Shields in it’s illegal operations. Started with AP filming the IOF soldiers using locals as human shield during offensive on Nablus, more reports were published [...]

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