http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/palestine/ en-us Mon, 28 Dec 2009 01:29:04 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2415997/posts The killing of the three Fatah operatives in Nablus by the IDF over the weekend could trigger a third intifada, Fatah officials warned on Sunday. But the new intifada, they said, would be different from the first two - this time it would be directed against the Palestinian Authority. During the funerals of the three men, all veteran members and leaders of Fatah's armed wing, the Aksa Martyrs Brigades, thousands of Palestinians chanted slogans accusing the PA of collusion with Israel and calling for an end to security coordination with Israel and the dismantling of the PA. For several hours... Jerusalem Post http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2415997/posts#comment Mon, 28 Dec 2009 01:29:04 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2412086/posts A prestigious Palestinian professor told WND that the Muslim denial of a Jewish connection to the Temple Mount is political and that historically Muslims did not dispute Jewish ties to the site. "If you went back a couple of hundred years, before the advent of the political form of Zionism, I think you will find that many Muslims would not have disputed the connection that Jews have toward [the Mount]," said Sari Nusseibeh, president of Al-Quds University in eastern Jerusalem... WND http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2412086/posts#comment Mon, 21 Dec 2009 08:08:41 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-backroom/2404189/posts Israel is one of those anti-Islamic nations that are not quite happy with US President Barack Obama’s overtures towards Iran and Islamic world. Against all odds, Obama has made many overtures to Iran. He abandoned Washington's demand that Tehran give up uranium enrichment altogether, which had been a precondition to negotiations under his predecessor, George W. Bush. In a video message to the Iranian people coinciding with the festival of Nowruz, which marks the beginning of the Iranian New Year, Obama spoke of the great civilizing achievements of the Persian nation. He has also admitted to historical mistakes, such as... Kashmir Watch http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-backroom/2404189/posts#comment Thu, 10 Dec 2009 00:57:49 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2403318/posts European Union foreign ministers agreed on Tuesday that Jerusalem should be the capital of both Israel and a future Palestinian state, as part of a negotiated settlement, EU diplomats said. The foreign ministers, meeting for a second day of talks in Brussels, adopted a text agreeing that Jerusalem should provide "the future capital of the two states", one diplomat said. The move is bound to anger Israel which has already warned Europe against seeking to foist a solution to the Middle East problem on the parties involved. However, an earlier proposal by the Swedish EU presidency, to explicitly support the... Nine News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2403318/posts#comment Wed, 9 Dec 2009 01:01:26 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2402372/posts Here we see what the so called "victimized" Palestinians are teaching their children. Calling for their children to spill the blood of non-Muslims and to get rid of the Jews. We are fools to let Palestinians immigrate here and Israel should not give them another inch of land. To view the video.... Logan's Warning http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2402372/posts#comment Mon, 7 Dec 2009 22:43:35 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2402015/posts It is difficult to turn on a TV or radio or pick up a newspaper these days without finding some pundit or other deploring the dismal prospects for Israeli-Palestinian peace or the dreadful living conditions of the Palestinians. Even supposedly neutral news reporters regularly repeat this sad tale. “Very little is changing for the Palestinian people on the ground,” I heard BBC World Service Cairo correspondent Christian Fraser tell listeners three times in a 45-minute period the other evening. Nothing could be farther from the truth. I had spent that day in the West Bank’s largest city, Nablus. The city... National Review http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2402015/posts#comment Mon, 7 Dec 2009 15:14:25 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2399743/posts Palestinians rehearse a scene for the "Shara'a Simsim," the Palestinian "Sesame Street," in a studio in the West Bank city of Ramallah. From left are Shaden Saleem, with her puppet named Kareem, Rjaae Sandoka and Fahdi Alghoul, with his puppet named Haneen. (CNS/Debbie Hill) By Judith SudilovskyCatholic News Service EL BIREH, West Bank (CNS) -- Muppet Haneen and her friend, Kareem the rooster, are learning how to dress themselves and have fun with their letters. They are discovering how to overcome their fears and accept differences in others. They also learn to channel their anger and analyze situations. Taping... cns http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2399743/posts#comment Thu, 3 Dec 2009 23:37:10 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2397850/posts Hamas: 1 Israel Soldier Equals 1,000 Soldiers From Palestine By Herb Brandon Israel News Agency Jerusalem ---- December 1, 2009 ..... The Israel State Prosecutor’s office confirmed today that Israel will free up to 980 Palestinian prisoners in exchange for kidnapped IDF soldier Gilad Shalit. Though the news was excellent for the Shalit family, it did very little for the pride of the Islamic terror group Hamas and those seeking to live in a state called Palestine. "Sadly, we must beg of those in Israel for over 1,000 of our brave brothers to return to Gaza," a Palestinian journalist told... Israel News Agency / Google News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2397850/posts#comment Tue, 1 Dec 2009 20:33:42 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2397349/posts The European Union usually goes out of its way to appease Palestinian Terror and prove its disdain for Israel, but the latest report goes beyond the pale even for the EU. Ha'aretz is reporting that the European Union foreign ministers are expected to officially call next week for the division of Jerusalem, to serve as the capitals of both Israel and Palestine. A draft document authored by the current holder of the rotating EU presidency, Sweden, and implying that the EU would recognize a unilateral Palestinian declaration of statehood, has been obtained by Haaretz. Jerusalem is waging a diplomatic campaign... The Lid/Haaretz http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2397349/posts#comment Tue, 1 Dec 2009 02:56:54 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2396952/posts Evidently, the well dressed White House party crashers were allowed into the White House to get them in out of the rain. Bennie G. Thompson (D-Miss), chair of the House Comittee on Homeland Security announced plans to hold a hearing about the White House party crashers Tareq and Michaele Salahi. The fun seekers will be “invited” to testify, according to the Washington Post: “The Committee plans to invite testimony from Mr. and Mrs. Salahi, who managed to attend portions of the State Dinner without proper White House and Secret Service clearance, and Secret Service Director Mark Sullivan, who is responsible... joytiz.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2396952/posts#comment Mon, 30 Nov 2009 17:20:12 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2396722/posts UNITED NATIONS, Nov. 29 (Xinhua) -- UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Sunday expressed concern over the deadlock in Israeli-Palestinian talks and stressed the importance of creating the right conditions for the two sides to build sufficient mutual trust to resume negotiations. "It is vital that a sovereign State of Palestine is achieved," the UN chief said in a message marking the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People, which is observed annually on Nov. 29. "This should be on the basis of the 1967 lines with agreed land swaps and a just and agreed solution to the refugee issue... China View http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2396722/posts#comment Mon, 30 Nov 2009 09:12:38 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2396444/posts Everyone is all atwitter about the obnoxious narcissism of the White House party crashers, Tareq Salahi and his wife. They are prone to living above their means and desperately seeking fame by any means necessary. The more important fact is Salahi’s connection to the ATFP. Debbie Schlussel and a few others who are bothering to pursue this alarming fact has pointed out that it didn’t take long for the ATFP web site to scrub all references to Salahi, an ATFP board member. We should know by now that the MSM is never going to connect those dots. Quit focusing on... www.joytiz.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2396444/posts#comment Sun, 29 Nov 2009 20:30:41 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2395936/posts Ostensibly, White House party crashers Tareq Salahi and his wife could facilely be dismissed as another pair of publicity infatuated cretins. Commentators have been quick to compare them to the deranged Balloon Boy parents, desperate for fame at any price. Obamanutz devotes an entire chapter to the putrification of our pop culture that has spawned and enabled this kind of narcissism. Two strangers getting access to the President of the United States is disturbing enough by itself. We were told early on that Salahi is “half Palestinian.” That’s not the half of it. The Salahi’s are deeply in debt as... www.joytiz.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2395936/posts#comment Sat, 28 Nov 2009 18:47:46 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2390341/posts Israel bashing, Houston hair care executive Farouk Shami, is throwing his hat into the ring and has stated that he is 100% sure that he will be the next Governor of Texas. Here is one of his past comments. "Polls show that our unquestioning support of Israel fuels anti-American sentiment in the Arab and Muslim worlds." If he wins, I am sure that he will get along just fine with Muslim Congressman Keith Ellison. Democrat Joins Gubernatorial race, Says He’ll Spend $10 Million in Primary November 19, 2009 by TMO Houston hair executive Farouk Shami says his focus is stimulating... Islam in Action http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2390341/posts#comment Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:58:23 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2389220/posts Last August, PM Salam Fayyad released a Plan to “establish Palestine as an independent, democratic, progressive, and modern Arab state, with full sovereignty over its territory in the West Bank and Gaza, on the 1967 borders, with East Jerusalem as its capital.” within two years. Israel took little notice of it. In early November Haaretz reported it included a secret provision which stipulated a “unilateral declaration of independence”. Then Israel took notice and said ‘If PA Declares State, Israel Will Annex Settlements'. "If the Palestinians take such a unilateral line, Israel should also consider ... passing a law to annex... Israpundit http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2389220/posts#comment Wed, 18 Nov 2009 19:13:17 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2381877/posts Concerns are growing in Israel's government over the possibility of a unilateral Palestinian declaration of independence within the 1967 borders, a move which could potentially be recognized by the United Nations Security Council. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu recently asked the administration of U.S. President Barack Obama to veto any such proposal, after reports reached Jerusalem of support for such a declaration from major European Union countries, and apparently also certain U.S. officials. The reports indicated that Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayyad has reached a secret understanding with the Obama administration over U.S. recognition of an independent Palestinian state. Such recognition... Ha'Aretz (The World) http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2381877/posts#comment Mon, 9 Nov 2009 03:05:35 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2381862/posts The U.S. is considering adapting a unilateral Palestinian declaration of independence in the West Bank and Jerusalem regardless of negotiations with the Jewish state, according to Israeli sources speaking to Israel's Haaretz newspaper. World Net Daily http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2381862/posts#comment Mon, 9 Nov 2009 02:30:31 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2381404/posts [..] It is easy to understand why these supporters of Israel and a two state solution would consider the expansion of settlements an obstacle to the two state solution. That's why they supported Obama's demand for a freeze, in part, if not in whole. But what about Israel. Israelis are in favour of building in Jerusalem but less supportive of building in the rest of Judea and Samaria. Those who support continued construction do not support a two state solution save for those who firmly believe that only through such construction can the Arabs be forced to make a deal.... Israpundit http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2381404/posts#comment Sun, 8 Nov 2009 11:29:35 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2379723/posts Imam says Fort Hood suspect didn't seem radicalAssociated Press 11/05/09 10:35 PM EST SILVER SPRING, MD. — A Maryland imam at the mosque attended by the suspected Fort Hood, Texas, shooter says the Army psychiatrist never seemed to be an extremist. Imam Faizul Khan says he knew Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan for more than 10 years. They first met at the Muslim Community Center in Silver Spring. Kahn says Hasan was quiet and reserved. They mostly discussed religious matters, but Khan says Hasan never seemed controversial. They rarely discussed politics. Kahn says they spoke often about how Hasan wanted to... Washington Examiner http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2379723/posts#comment Fri, 6 Nov 2009 04:26:24 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2379566/posts Just in. http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2379566/posts#comment Fri, 6 Nov 2009 00:45:21 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2379687/posts Hillary Clinton's retreat from the previous US demand for a settlement freeze leaves the administration's strategy for Israeli-Palestinian peace in limbo. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton stepped from the frying pan into the fire this weekend, when she sparked a controversy regarding U.S. policy toward Israeli settlements right after some tough days of public and private diplomacy in Pakistan. But was the controversy as serious as it seemed? And what does it means for the ongoing Israeli-Palestinian peace efforts? Here, a fact check on some settlement myths and misconceptions. 1. What is the significance of Clinton's linguistic acrobatics? Standing next... The Woodward Report http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2379687/posts#comment Fri, 6 Nov 2009 03:23:43 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2376311/posts Secretary of State Takes On a Complicated Mission in the Mideast as Obama's 'Engagement' Diplomacy Comes Under Pressure MARRAKESH, Morocco -- U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton used a diplomatic swing across the greater Middle East to reassert her role in foreign policy even as the trip exposed the strategic challenges facing the Obama administration's overseas agenda.Mrs. Clinton, during her first 10 months atop the State Department, has appeared at times a marginal player on a national-security team dominated by special diplomatic envoys and President Barack Obama himself. Foreign governments have questioned what role Mrs. Clinton was playing in formulating... The Wall Street Journal http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2376311/posts#comment Mon, 2 Nov 2009 06:29:49 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2373281/posts October 28, 2009 Note: The following text is a quote: Eleven Members/Associates of Ummah Charged with Federal Violations One Subject Fatally Shot During Arrest United States Attorney Terrence Berg, Eastern District of Michigan, Andrew G. Arena, Special Agent in Charge (SAC), Federal Bureau of Investigation, (FBI), Detroit, Michigan, and Police Chief Warren Evans, Detroit Police Department (DPD), Detroit, Michigan announced a federal complaint was unsealed today charging Luqman Ameen Abdullah, a.k.a.Christopher Thomas, and 10 others with conspiracy to commit several federal crimes, including theft from interstate shipments, mail fraud to obtain the proceeds of arson, illegal possession and sale of... Detroit.FBI.gov http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2373281/posts#comment Wed, 28 Oct 2009 23:56:02 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2372539/posts Female soccer match bet. Jordan and Palestine at al-Ram A Jordanian player(fully covered one in the air) clearing the ball out of goal area Donga Ilbo http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2372539/posts#comment Wed, 28 Oct 2009 02:46:47 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2371837/posts Major Adrian Agassi did not make the connection between the Bible, the land and the Jews when, fresh out of university, he left England for Israel in search of his roots. He was not even a practising Jew. But over the past quarter of a century, the Israeli army lawyer and then military judge at the forefront of arguably the most significant battle in the occupied West Bank – the confiscation of Palestinian land for the construction of Jewish settlements – has come to see himself as in service of a higher duty. In an unusually frank interview, which offers... The Guardian http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2371837/posts#comment Tue, 27 Oct 2009 12:33:04 GMT