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Who owns the West Bank?

Andrew Tucker 19 August 2011

In the run-up to the September UN meetings in New York, in which the Palestinians are likely to launch their UN bid for recognition of a Palestinian State in the West Bank and Gaza, it is good to reflect on who actually owns the West Bank. The Palestinian bid is based on the idea that the West Bank is illegally occupied by Israel. That presupposes a particular understanding of the historical and legal background. Unfortunately those presuppositions - which the international community and the media blindly buy into – are fatally flawed. (more…)

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PM Netanyahu’s Greeting for Yom Ha’Atzmaut, Israel’s Independence Day!

editor 10 May 2011

This year Israel’s Independence Day will be celebrated starting from the evening of May 9, through May 10. Watch MP Netanyahu’s Greetings for Yom Ha’Atzmaut, Israel’s Independence Day! (more…)

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The Balfour Declaration – a more comprehensive view?

editor 6 May 2011

By David Pitts… Although past, the 1917 Balfour Declaration is such an important part of the history of the State of Israel and of the charge that we British reneged on our commitments that it is worth ensuring that there are no misunderstandings about it. This was the Declaration which famously said that there should be a National Home Land for the Jews in Palestine. (more…)

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Goldstone repents – Israel is not as evil as we all thought

editor 4 April 2011

By Andrew Tucker. In an article published in The Washington, Richard Goldstone has acknowledged the shortcomings and inaccuracies of the “fact finding mission” and report which he chaired into the Gaza Cast Lead Post conflict in 2009. (more…)

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Israel and the Democratic Revolution in the Arab World

editor 20 March 2011

The wave of protests in the Arab world that began in Tunisia, and spread to Egypt, Jordan, and Yemen, have underscored the need to develop a unified Western policy toward these movements. Everyone supports the idea of democratic reforms that could lead to the end of authoritarian rule in much of the Middle East. (more…)

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Free Speech Has Died in Europe

editor 10 February 2011

By Prof. Phyllis Chesler…On February 24, 2011, the distinguished Lars Hedegaard, the President of theDanish Free Press Society and the International Free Press Society, will stand trial for telling the truth about Islamic gender apartheid. Europe, once the birthplace of freedom, is fast becoming its graveyard. (more…)

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Occupied territories or Biblical Israel?

Willem Glashouwer 3 January 2011

Let us look at some of the important places in this part of the land of Israel. Although today, parts of the land are called the “occupied territories,” or the “West Bank,” these areas are part of the Promised Land. (more…)

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Israel, occupier of the West Bank?

editor 20 December 2010

There is a joke that is currently making the rounds about an Israeli going through passport control at JFK. The immigration officer asks: “Occupation?” The Israeli says: “No. I’m just visiting.”

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Henry Dunant, ’first Christian Zionist’, honored at international commemoration event in Geneva

editor 25 November 2010

The remarkable life of International Red Cross founder and first recipient of the Nobel Peace Price, Henry Dunant was honored on the first of November at a private ceremony in Geneva in the presence of descendants of the Dunant family and the US Ambassador to the United Nations, Betty E. King. Saturday marked the 100th anniversary of the death of Henry Dunant. (more…)

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Jerusalem is not a settlement but the capital of Israel

editor 23 November 2010

Israel’s existence is legitimate according to international law on the basis of established legal and historical rights. These were the conclusions from the Annual Conference, ’The legitimacy of Israel – from San Remo to Brussels’ in the European Parliament building in Brussels on 17th of November. (more…)

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