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How Israel’s religious right is now in the driving seat
Next month’s election is not a contest between the right and centre-left. It’s a battle between different nationalist camps Continue reading
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Former Israeli PM Olmert sentenced to jail for bribery and corruption By Jean Shaoul
A Tel Aviv judge sentenced former Prime Minister Ehud Olmert to six years in prison for bribery when he was mayor of Jerusalem. Judge David Rozen fined him $289,000, and ordered $140,000 of his assets seized. He fined him another $12,500 over a separate project. Continue reading
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VTJP Occupied Palestine and Israel: News and Articles 30 June 2013
30 June 2013 — VTJP News International Middle East Media CenterReport: “1790 Palestinians Kidnapped, 16 Killed, In First Half of 2013”IMEMC – The Ahrar Center for Detainees Studies and Human Rights have reported that Israeli soldiers kidnapped 1790 Palestinians in the first six months of this year, including 300 who were kidnapped in June, and added that Continue reading
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VTJP Occupied Palestine and Israel News and Articles 22 January 2013: On Israeli elections, the PA and disappearing Palestinians
22 January 2012 — VTJP News International Middle East Media Center Former Detainee Dies Due To Medical Neglect While In PrisonIMEMC – The Palestinian Prisoners Society (PPS) reported, Monday evening, that a former Palestinian political prisoner from Hebron, died at a hospital in Jerusalem after falling into a coma 50 days ago due to a serious Continue reading
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VTJP Occupied Palestine and Israel: News and Articles 2 January 2013: Anti-Christian graffiti sprayed on church in destroyed Galilee village of Bir’em
2 January 2012 — VTJP News International Middle East Media Center Likud Officials Call On Government To “Annex C Area” In West BankIMEMC – Israeli sources reported that two senior officials of the Likud Party of Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, called on the government to “officially annex C area” of the occupied West Bank, where Continue reading
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VTJP Palestine/Israel News & Articles 25 November 2012: ’Operation Pillar of Defense’ – Was a Crime
25 November 2012 — VTJP News International Middle East Media Center Three Injured By Israeli Fire In Khan YounisIMEMC – Palestinian medical sources reported that three Palestinians have been injured, on Sunday evening, after Israeli soldiers, stationed across the border, opened fire at them in Al-Faraheen area, east of Khan Younis, in the southern part of the Continue reading
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VTJP Palestine/Israel Newslinks 5 December 2011: UNRWA: Israel’s displacement of Palestinians ‘doubles’
5 December 2011 — VTJP News International Middle East Media Center 9 Palestinians Arrested Across the West Bank IMEMC – The Palestinian News and Information Agency (WAFA) are reporting, Monday, the detention of nine Palestinians across the West Bank by the Israeli military. … Continue reading
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Dr Ahmed Yousef – Israeli Elections: From Bad to Ugly
Pundits have asked Palestinians of every persuasion what they think of Israeli elections over the past several weeks. Opinions are varied and thoughtful; yet the truth is that to prefer one of the leading groups over another is an exercise in futility. Continue reading
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Harry Feldman: Israel, A shift even further to the right?
One way or the other, a party of the ultra right will be in a position to veto any initiative by threatening to leave the coalition and bring down the government. Continue reading