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Israeli blockade strangling Gaza agriculture

by SR Editor November 1, 2009

By Mya Guarnieri * Recently, Israel announced that it would import palm fronds from the Gaza Strip for the Jewish holiday of Sukkot. The move came at the behest of Minister of Religious Services, Yakov Margi, who feared that a shortage of palm fronds and a local monopoly on the item would send prices skyrocketing [...]

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Fireworks Light Up Dubai as Gaza Sleeps in Darkness

by SR Editor November 24, 2008

By Nadia W. Awad Dubai was the center of attention again last week as it spent $20 million on an exorbitantly lavish, all-night party to celebrate the opening of its latest hotel, the Atlantis Palm Jumeirah. Described as the party of the decade, no expense was spared. Two thousand celebrities accepted an all-expenses-paid invitation to [...]

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Palestine: Seed of extinct date palm sprouts after 2,000 years

by Haitham Sabbah November 9, 2007

The 2,000 years old seed was discovered in Occupied Palestine near the Dead Sea. Its age has been confirmed by carbon dating. Like any other Palestinian stolen historical pieces, the seed was planted on Jan. 25 in a black pot in one of the Israeli kibbutz’s, southern Naqab desert (Israel now call that part Arava [...]

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