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New wave of Palestinian violence flares up
A renewed wave of violence has spread across Judea and Samaria in the last couple of weeks, actively aided and abetted by incitement from by Mahmoud Abbas himself. The current wave began when four Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails began … Continue reading
Posted in Terrorism
Tagged Abu Mazen, Arafat Jaradat, Ashkelon, Grad, Hamas, incitement, Intifada, jail, Judea and Samaria, Mahmoud Abbas, missile, PA, Palestinian Authority, Palestinians, riots, terrorists, West Bank
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International Holocaust Memorial Day – what better time to malign the Jews
It’s International Holocaust Memorial Day today, and yet from it could be 1938 all over again according to some reports in the news. The worst abuse of the memory of the Holocaust, and davka “in honour” of Holocaust Memorial Day … Continue reading
Posted in Antisemitism
Tagged anti-semitism, anti-Zionism, David Ward, Holocaust, Holocaust Memorial Day, Mahmoud Abbas, Mohammed Morsi, Shoah
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UN vote on granting observer status to fictitious Palestinian state passes 138:9, 41 abstentions
As expected, the vote in the UN’s General Assembly on granting observer status to the Palestinian Authority as “a non-member state” has passed by 138 votes to 9, with 41 abstentions. The abstentions are more than I expected, but they … Continue reading
Posted in International relations, Mideast news
Tagged Mahmoud Abbas, Palestinian state, Ron Prosor, speech, UN
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The Palestinians’ bid for a state at the UN – davka on 29th November
The 29th November is a special date in the Israeli national calendar. As I wrote last year: known in Israel by that strange quirk of mixing Biblical Hebrew with Anglicised calendar months as Kaf Tet beNovember (the Hebrew letters Kaf … Continue reading
Posted in International relations, Mideast news
Tagged Israel lobby, Mahmoud Abbas, PA, Palestine, Palestinian state, Palestinians, UN
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Three exciting ways to celebrate Naqba day
Unlike boring old Yom Haatzmaut, when all you can do is sing, dance, barbecue, hike and generally have fun with family and friends, Naqba Day provides all sorts of exciting possibilities to mark the historic occasion. Firstly, you can celebrate … Continue reading
Posted in Israel news
Tagged EU, Mahmoud Abbas, Naqba Day, peace talks, Tel Aviv University, Yom Haatzmaut
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Hamas and PA make peace, push peace further away
Palestinian enemies rivals Mahmoud Abbas of the PA (aka Fatah aka the PLO) and Khaled Mashaal of Hamas have signed yet another unity pact in an effort to lead the Palestinians to elections. The announcement was made jointly on Monday … Continue reading
Posted in Mideast news
Tagged Fatah, Hamas, Khaled Mashaal, Mahmoud Abbas, PA, PLO, Salam Fayyad, terror, unity
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