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The Holy Land Gets Skunked — An Analysis by Lawrence Davidson

The Holy Land Gets Skunked — An Analysis by Lawrence Davidson

Dr. Lawrence Davidson
It is said that the devil has about him the smell of fire and brimstone (sulphur). Evil deeds are often described as “most foul.” On the other hand, people who appear, accurately or not, as always innocent are described as “smelling like roses.” The Israeli army has recently dedicated itself to demonstrating this association.

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US Taxpayers Paid More to Israeli Defense Budget than Israelis

US Taxpayers Paid More to Israeli Defense Budget than Israelis

by Alison Weir
The Israeli army’s chief of staff states that in the past three years, “US taxpayers have contributed more to the Israeli defense budget than Israeli taxpayers,” according to a report in the Jerusalem Post, a prominent Israeli newspaper.

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47th Anniversary of the Palestinian Revolution:  From Landless Revolution to Circumscribed Authority

47th Anniversary of the Palestinian Revolution: From Landless Revolution to Circumscribed Authority

by Jamal Kanj
A united Palestinian Authority must initiate a new Palestinian spring to force Israel to choose between: being a Jewish only democracy, becoming a bi-national state, or give up on subjugating the Palestinian people and their land.

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In the West Bank, a Horror Story

In the West Bank, a Horror Story

Yousef Munayyer
Israeli settler attacks against Palestinians are a regular occurrence. Arsons, stonings, destruction of property, shootings, physical attacks and harassment are but a few of the daily occurring categories we have kept track of in the Palestine Centre’s Settler Violence database.

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Pushing Palestinians out of East Jerusalem, one Family at a Time

Pushing Palestinians out of East Jerusalem, one Family at a Time

The Alternative Information center
Palestinian residents in Silwan, East Jerusalem, daily face violent attacks by the Israeli army. Most of the attacks are during the night, 80 residents from the neighbourhood Albustan in Silwan got a house demolition order. Israel is planning to build the King’s Garden in this area. Residents of Albustan are bullied by the army and settlers in order to leave their homes ‘volunteerly’.

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