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Views of Egypt show new Jewish discourse in USA

Monday, 14 February, 2011 - 11:43
London, UK

American congressional leaders have already issued a wide variety of statements in the wake of the resignation of Egyptian President, Hosni Mubarak.

Mitchell Plitnick is the former Director of the US Office of B’Tselem: The Israeli Information Center for Human Rights in the Occupied Territories and was previously the Director of Education and Policy for Jewish Voice for Peace. He is a widely published policy analyst.

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New house demolitions, settlement construction plans in East Jerusalem

Wednesday, 14 April, 2010 - 23:25
London, UK
Source: 
Ha'aretz, Ynet, Maariv

According to Israeli media, the Jerusalem municipality is planning to resume implementation of demolition orders against Palestinian houses in the cit

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Israel, the US and Jerusalem: Challenging deep-seated assumptions

Hillary Clinton has firmed up US opposition to construction in Jewish neighbourhoods in occupied East Jerusalem.

Wednesday, 24 March, 2010 - 09:15
London, UK

The signs from Washington are clear: the US seeks to bring about a building freeze in all settlements, including those in East Jerusalem, before negotiations

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As the US falters, EU foreign policy chief flies in

Ashton visits Israel, West Bank, Gaza: Can the EU take the lead?

Monday, 15 March, 2010 - 07:45
London, UK

Baroness Ashton, the EU’s recently appointed foreign policy chief, is scheduled to visit Israel on Wednesday and the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including both the West Bank and the Gaza Strip, on Thursday

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