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European Union commissioner Chris Patten says that the EU must shake off US dominance and take a bolder approach in pressing for a settlement of the Israel-Palestinian conflict.European Union commissioner Chris Patten says that the EU must shake off US dominance... more
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The Israeli cabinet has backed a bill that, if passed, will jail senior officials from the countrys peace-related organizations should they fail to meet tough new registration conditions.The Israeli cabinet has backed a bill that, if passed, will jail senior officials from... more
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Israeli forces have raided a Palestinian refugee camp in the West Bank, arresting at least 40 people. In a separate incident, Israeli military officials raided offices of Stop the Wall, a human-rights group that campaigns against the construction of the West Bank separation barrier.Israeli forces have raided a Palestinian refugee camp in the West Bank, arresting at... more
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Further doubts have been cast on Israel’s challenge against criticism about it’s invasion of Gaza last year, after it emerged this past week that a bomb was defused at a Gaza flour mill that Israel had officially said did not come under attack. The El Badr flour mill is the only one in Gaza, and the Goldstone Report, commissioned by the United Nations, says its destruction "was carried out for the purpose of denying sustenance to the civilian population."Further doubts have been cast on Israel’s challenge against criticism about... more
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A high-ranking officer in the Israeli military has acknowledged for the first time that the Israeli army went beyond its previous rules of engagement on the protection of civilian lives during last year's war in Gaza.A high-ranking officer in the Israeli military has acknowledged for the first time... more
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