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Washington continues to call for a single Palestinian state – but there are no real prospects for one

NEWSWEEK Ten Years of Hamas Rule: The Palestinians Must Solve Their Divide Before Peace with Israel by Jonathan Schanzer January 25, 2016 …Ten years on, the intra-Palestinian conflict is a glaring blind spot among Western policymakers. The enmity between the … Continue reading

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Next time you hear people talking about the “siege of Gaza,” remember Madaya

COMMENTARY How to Spot a Fake Siege by Evelyn Gordon January 25, 2016 I can’t help noticing that the “siege of Gaza” has largely disappeared from the headlines. I’d like to think it’s because, having finally seen what a real … Continue reading

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Soft sands of Gaza make for easy tunnel-digging, but they’re death traps in the rain

JEWISH PRESS Hamas Terror Tunnels Collapsing Under Heavy Rain in Gaza by Hana Levi Julian January 24, 2016 As Jews around the world continue to beseech the One Above to continue the nurturing rains of winter in the Land of … Continue reading

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What part of this do you not understand: Fatah official says he’ll gladly accept state on 1967 borders as a step towards a nation stretching from the Jordan River to the sea

TIMES OF ISRAEL Fatah official: Palestine alongside Israel is just ‘a phase’ by Staff January 22, 2016 A senior member of Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas’s Fatah party has said a Palestinian state alongside Israel is only “a phase” and … Continue reading

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Bassam Tawil: “Unfortunately, the Israelis already know that so far, at least, Palestinian promises are not worth an old shoe”

GATESTONE Palestinians: Save Us from the Good-Hearted Westerners! by Bassam Tawil January 1, 2016 What can be done with these Americans and Europeans? They always seem pining for a dialogue between the Israelis and the Palestinians that would end in … Continue reading

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Erdogan: Turkey needs Israel

TIMES OF ISRAEL ‘Turkey needs Israel,’ says Erdogan as he pushes reconciliation by AFP January 2, 2016 Turkey must accept that it needs Israel, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Saturday, as the two countries seek to thrash out a deal … Continue reading

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Why does Obama ignore #MuslimBrotherhood expressed threats to America? [VIDEO]

ARUTZ SHEVA ‘UK gets Muslim Brotherhood threat – why doesn’t Obama?’ by Ari Yashar December 25, 2015 Experts say the official UK report released this week following an 18-month study, which declares the Muslim Brotherhood to be openly supportive of … Continue reading

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The salami strategy: Slice Israel apart, piece by piece. Demand a slice and when Israel gives in, then demand another

ALGEMEINER Amnesia on Settlements Afflicts Martin Indyk by Benjamin Korn November 20, 2015 A form of amnesia must be affecting the Obama administration’s former chief Mideast negotiator, Martin Indyk. It is, however, a very selective kind of amnesia–he only forgets concessions that … Continue reading

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Palestinian polling data: Short term view on resolution is hopeful, long term not so much

MOSAIC MAGAZINE Compromise for Now, the End of Israel for Later by David Pollock November 19, 2015 …Altogether, then,the evidence suggests that today, at least, most Palestinians in both the West Bank and Gaza want a ceasefire and economic cooperation … Continue reading

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Mavi Marmara Incident: ICC Judges want a do-over on prosecutor’s first decision — one that supports presumption of Israeli guilt

ARUTZ SHEVA ICC judges reject prosecutor’s appeal on Marmara raid by Elad Benari November 6, 2015 Judges at the International Criminal Court (ICC) on Friday reiterated that the court’s prosecutor has to reconsider her decision not to investigate the 2010 … Continue reading

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