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Gaza will always remain a fortress of dignity
November 20, 2018 15:05Source: Middle East Monitor
https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20181119-gaza-will-always-remain-a-fortress-of-dignity/
By Dr Amira Abo el-FetouhPublished November 19, 2018
While the whole world is busy dealing with the case of assassinated journalist Jamal Khashoggi, and after the announcement of an internationally-mediated cease-fire between Israel and Hamas, a surprise security operation was carried out by a group of elite forces in the Zionist enemy army under the cover of darkness in Khan Yunis, southern Gaza.
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U.S. Evangelicals Put Their Faith in Netanyahu as Trump Readies Mideast Peace Plan
November 23, 2018 14:24Source: Haaretz
By Amir Tibon
Published Nov 20, 2018
The U.S. president faces a Catch-22 with his ‘deal of the century’: Any plan that includes Israeli concessions could disappoint many of his evangelical supporters, but only a plan with real Israeli concessions has any chance of moving forward
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Israeli Academics and Artists Warn Against Equating anti-Zionism With anti-Semitism
November 23, 2018 14:32Source: Haaretz
By Ofer Aderet
Published Nov 20, 2018
Their open letter ahead of a conference in Vienna advises against giving Israel immunity for ‘grave and widespread violations of human rights and international law’
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Christian Zionists are Israel’s political foot soldiers in US
November 27, 2018 12:45Source: Middle East Online
https://middle-east-online.com/en/christian-zionists-are-israel%E2%80%99s-political-foot-soldiers-us
By Mark Habeeb
Published November 25, 2018
There is a widening gap between Christian Zionists’ absolute support for Israel and the more nuanced views of American Jews.
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Why I Choose To Stay In Palestine
November 27, 2018 12:56Source: The Forward
https://forward.com/scribe/414776/why-i-choose-to-stay-in-palestine/
By Sam Bahour
Published November 26, 2018
Unlike most Palestinians living under Israeli military occupation, I could pick up and leave at a moment’s notice. Still, I stay, even as President Trump wreaks havoc on us.
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Dispute Over Airbnb In West Bank Settlements Shows ADL’s ‘Moral Schizophrenia’
November 28, 2018 16:08Source: The Forward
https://forward.com/opinion/414774/tantrum-over-airbnb-in-west-bank-settlements-shows-adls-moral/
By Peter Beinart
Published November 27, 2018
The Anti-Defamation League has a disease. It suffers from an acute — and potentially fatal — form of moral schizophrenia.
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How one of Israel's veteran activists came to support (some) sanctions
November 30, 2018 15:04Source: +972 Magazine
https://972mag.com/how-veteran-israeli-peace-activist-came-to-support-sanctions/138735/
By Edo Konrad
Published November 20, 2018
Galia Golan has been in the peacemaking business for nearly five decades. In a wide-ranging interview, the Peace Now co-founder discusses why she left the group, her support for a Israeli-Palestinian confederation, and why full-blown BDS won't work.
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The making of a Gazan Palestinian
December 03, 2018 09:51Source: We Are Not Numbers
https://wearenotnumbers.org/home/Story/The_making_of_a_Gazan_Palestinian
By Abdalrahim Alfarra
Mentor: Pam Bailey
Published December 2, 2018
“The old will die and the young will forget.” - David Ben Gurion
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A LIFE IN EXILE
December 03, 2018 09:59Source: UNRWA
https://www.unrwa.org/newsroom/features/life-exile
Published 29 November 2018
Khazneh Said is known as Um Qasem to all those around her. She lives in one of the modest shelters in Khan Dunoun camp in Rif Damascus. To reach the reception room of her house, a visitor has to avoid laundry lines laden with clothes of different colours. Born in 1934 in al-Zwayeh, 23 km away from Safad in Palestine, Um Qasem believes it is not just the years that have left their mark, but also her difficult living conditions and displacement. But throughout her exile, UNRWA has been there to support her.
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Dutch ministry calls on Jews around world to criticize Israeli occupation
December 04, 2018 14:27Source: The Times of Israel
By CNAAN LIPHSHIZ
Published 28 November 2018
Official document on funding for Breaking the Silence includes objective of urging Jewish communities globally to ‘voice their opposition’
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