U.S. tax breaks help Jewish settlers in West Bank The full extent of tax-exempt U.S. funding for settlements is unclear because so many groups are involved and their spending practices are not always transparent. But a review by Reuters of U.S. tax records found 13 tax-exempt organizations openly linked to settlements that have raised more than $35 million in the last five years alone.
Those settlements are a violation of article 49 of the Fourth Geneva Convention; war crimes. That this nation would be rewarding these folks would only happen because Capitol Hill is almost totally beholden to Israel.
Free at last: Israel releases 198 Palestinian prisoners
Palestinian president to visit Lebanon
Arab League chief hails 'daring' Gaza blockade-runners
Blockade-running boat activists tour Gaza Strip "We are thrilled to be here," said Greta Berlin, 67, an American activist and a founder of the California-based Free Gaza movement, which organised the trip.
Good for you, Greta!
Egypt steps up its war on Gaza smuggling tunnels
Palestinian fishermen test Israeli blockade on Gaza Palestinian fishing boats carrying Western activists defied an Israeli-led naval blockade of the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip on Monday, sailing further into the Mediterranean from the Gaza coast than they have in years.
Rice in Mid East on peace mission Her visit coincides with the release of 198 Palestinian prisoners in what Israel called a goodwill gesture to Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas Not a coincidence. For every 1 prisoner Israel releases as a gesture whenever some high level US official arrives, they'll gather up 4 more as soon as said official is on the departing flight.
Pieces of coexistence A mixed group of young Jewish and Arab children will try to enter the Guinness Book of World Records, together
Protest boats set to leave Gaza Activists plan to smuggle two Fulbright scholars out of Gaza by boat, and Israel does not plan to stop them.
Pentagon Finds Religious Bias In Army Probe The inspector general's report suggested that counterintelligence officers at the facility were influenced by a warning from the Defense Investigative Service (now the Defense Security Service) in 1995 that Israeli intelligence officers were trying to exploit nationalistic feelings in American Jews. The report noted that a polygraph test administered to Tenenbaum may have overstepped allowable questions and approaches, and that a request that he apply to upgrade his security clearance was a ruse to investigate his possible espionage.
Israelis gather to protest against Bedouin's death About 200 Israeli Arabs and Jews gathered Saturday afternoon in the Negev desert of southern Israel in memory of a Bedouin who died after being violently attacked by police.
My Palestinian Wife By Charley Reese The recurring Palestinian wife rumor, I believe, is a result of some people finding it impossible to believe that an American would have any sympathy for the Palestinian people without an ulterior motive
Australia has its own version of AIPAC, called "AIJAC" guess what their web site is pushing for? That's right, pushing to get Australia involved in fighting another war for Israel, with these headlines: The Israeli lobbies in Canada and Australia are almost as powerful, if not moreso, than their American counter part.
Obama: Tighten screws on Iran "My job as president would be to try to make sure that we are tightening the screws diplomatically on Iran, that we've mobilized the world community to go after Iran's program in a serious way, to get sanctions in place so that Iran starts making a difficult calculation," the presumptive Democratic nominee said Monday at a campaign event in Iowa, according to news reports. "We've got to do that before Israel feels like its back is to the wall." Really now? Which country is he looking to lead?
U.S. wants Israeli crime boss The United States has requested the extradition of the head of one of Israel's largest crime families....Abergil is accused of ordering the 2003 murder of an American drug dealer But not the one responsible for killing Rachel Corrie. Why?
Iran votes take center stage in debate over Democratic ticket "Biden has failed to recognize the serious threat that Iran poses to Israel and the U.S. and its allies in the Middle East," the Republican Jewish Coalition said in a statement. "In 1998, Sen. Biden was one of only four senators to vote against the Iran Missile Proliferation Sanctions Act, a bill that punished foreign companies or other entities that sent Iran sensitive missile technology or expertise. Biden was one of the few senators to oppose the bipartisan 2007 Kyl-Lieberman Amendment labeling the Iranian Revolutionary Guard a terrorist organization.?
Iran will hit back if Israel attacks: Hezbollah "The first shot fired from the Zionist entity towards Iran will be met by a response of 11,000 rockets in the direction of the Zionist entity. This is what military leaders in the Islamic republic have confirmed," said Mohammed Raad, the head of Hezbollah's parliamentary bloc. His remarks were reported by the National News Agency.
Syria-Israel talks focused on border: Moualem
Egypt unlikely to reconcile Palestinian groups
Israeli police shut down Islamic institute Police on Sunday shut down an Islamic institute in northern Israel over alleged ties with Hamas, a move that underscored government concern over Islamist influence among the Jewish state's Arab citizens.
Hezbollah chief threatens to destroy Israel Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah vowed on Sunday to destroy Israel if it carries out threats to hit Lebanon should the government give greater legitimacy to the Shiite militant group.
Israel's Outposts Seal Death of Palestinian State
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