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Why is the Israeli army suddenly concerned about Gaza?
Source: The National
By Jonathan Cook
Published January 21, 2018For years, Gaza has been on the brink of collapse. Jonathan Cook looks at the troubling reasons behind a sudden uptick in interest by the Israeli military
Read MoreOpinion Mike Pence Just Confirmed America's Exit From the Mideast Peace Process
Source: Haaretz
By Sam Bahour
Published Jan 23, 2018When Pence says: 'We stand with Israel. Your cause is our cause, your fight is our fight', it's clear America is only interested in offering Israel blind political support and abandoning the Palestinians. Real peace must now mean circumventing the U.S. administration
Read MoreWhy Pence should listen to Christians in the Middle East, not just in the Bible Belt
Source: The Washington Post
By Issam Smeir
Published January 22 2018
Vice President Pence visited my home country of Jordan during his much-anticipated (and delayed) tour of the Middle East, including stops in Israel and Egypt. The trip is designed to draw attention to the plight of Christians in the region, a key concern for many evangelical supporters of President Trump.
Read MoreSudan refugee laments plan to imprison, deport Africans
Source: Al Jazeera
By Azad Essa
Published 23 Jan 2018
Indefinite imprisonment or a one-way ticket.
These were the options Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu offered to African refugees and migrants in Israel earlier in January.
Read MoreWomen 'insulted' as American Vice President Mike Pence visits Jerusalem's Western Wall
Source: The New Arab
Published 23 January, 2018
"Western Wall rules" were used to separate male and female journalists covering Vice-President Pence, sparking outrage amongst reporters.
Read MoreRepublicans and Democrats have never been more divided over Israel
Source: Vox
https://www.vox.com/world/2018/1/23/16924184/democrat-republican-israel-palestinians-poll-trump
By Ricky Zipp
Published Jan 23, 2018
Also, both parties have flipped by 45 percent in their opinions of Donald Trump versus Barack Obama.
Read MorePalestine: Jewish Settlers Torch 100 of World's Oldest Olive Trees
Source: International Business Times
By Tabatha Kinder
Updated October 24, 2014Israeli settlers in the northern occupied West Bank have razed to the ground huge swathes of Palestinian-owned agricultural land in the town of Huwara, according to reports.
Read MoreAbbas Asks EU to Recognize Palestinian State Within 1967 Borders: 'You're the Main Partner in Building Palestinian State'
Source: Haaretz
By Jack Khoury
Published Jan 22, 2018The Palestinian Authority is boycotting U.S. vice president Mideast visit and taking their push for statehood to the Europeans
Read MoreWhite Evangelicals, This is Why People Are Through With You
Source: https://johnpavlovitz.com
By JOHN PAVLOVITZ
Published JANUARY 24, 2018
Dear White Evangelicals,
I need to tell you something: People have had it with you.
Read MoreExamining ‘Ten Myths about Israel’, by Ilan Pappe
Source: MONDOWEISS
http://mondoweiss.net/2018/01/examining-myths-israel/
By Allan C. Brownfeld
Published January 24, 2018
This review of the book “Ten Myths About Israel’ by Ilan Pappe will appear in the Winter 2018 ISSUES, the quarterly journal of the American Council for Judaism. The book is published by Verso.
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