In the first incident of its kind, a Palestinian family has killed its 15-year-old son in the West Bank after accusing him of "collaboration" with Israel.
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Whatever the outcome of Iran’s presidential election tomorrow, negotiations will not soon — if ever — put an end to its nuclear threat. And given Iran’s determination to achieve deliverable nuclear weapons, speculation about a possible Israeli attack on its nuclear program will not only persist but grow. Full Story… While outwardly US envoy George Mitchell tried to downplay tensions between Washington and Jerusalem, the settlement construction issue continued to be a central source of contention when Mitchell met with Israel’s leaders on Tuesday. Full Story… Ten terrorists with horses laden with explosives tried to penetrate into Israel on Monday, entering at the Karni cargo crossing from Gaza. Full Story… JERUSALEM (AFP) — Israel will pay compensation to several dozen Palestinian families whose property was damaged when settlers went on a rampage in the flashpoint city of Hebron last December, the army said Sunday. Full Story… June 7 (Bloomberg) — Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said a nuclear attack by Iran on Israel would be followed by retaliation against the Islamic Republic. Full Story… When did Clinton become the spokeswoman for Iran? JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday he would strive for "maximum understanding" with Washington on peace issues but gave no sign he intends to bow to its demand to halt settlement expansion. Full Story… BBC reports “New Era in US Ties” and so many commentators don’t really know what to make of Obama’s speech. UPI is reporting that the Israeli response to Obama’s speech is divided. However it is you look at this, something somewhere will have to give. The real main issue here is what is Obama calling […] Let’s cut the nonsense: There isn’t going to be any settlement freeze. No matter what Barack Obama demands, no matter what Binyamin Netanyahu agrees to, the settlements are going to keep on growing, both demographically and geographically, because that’s what they’ve been doing under every Israeli government, even those that actually wanted to take them […] In response to US President Barack Obama’s plea to Israel to freeze new settlement construction, extremist Israeli settlers report that they have dramatically increased the number of settlement outposts in the West Bank over the last week, even going so far as dedicating one of the outposts “the Obama hut”. Full Story and Map… […] |
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