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09/05/2008 > ISRAEL - PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES
Update: pro-Palestinian march ends in violence
A pro-Palestinian demonstration by Arab Israelis in northern Israel yesterday was ruined by violent confrontations between rightwing nationalists, the participants and the police. Our Observers sent photos and video footage. Read more...
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08/05/2008 > ISREAL - PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES
Sixty years of Israel – Happy Birthday?
The state of Israel was created 60 years ago this week. While Israel celebrates the anniversary of its creation, the Arab world mourns the displacement of the Palestinians - referred to as the "Nakba," or catastrophe. Our Observers, Israeli and Palestinian, tell us how they are commemorating the event. Read more...
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03/04/2008 > ISRAEL
"Anonymous" Israeli propaganda on YouTube
Just under
a month ago we published a post about a terrorist shooting in a Talmudic school
in Jerusalem.
Now, daily Israeli newspaper Haaretz has revealed that the government used
YouTube, under an anonymous guise, to broadcast this video as a provocative
reminder of the event. Warning, you may find some of the images upsetting. Read more...
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24/03/2008 > PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES
“Hamas and Fatah take a great step forward”
Fatah and Hamas had – officially – cut off contact with each other since Hamas seized control of Gaza this past June. However, while in Yemen recently for talks they signed a joint declaration of "reconciliation". Our Palestinian Observer believes this agreement could aid the peace process. Read more...
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20/03/2008 > USA - ISRAEL
What's McCain doing in Israel?
John McCain arrived in Israel on Tuesday as part of a trip to the Middle East. Is the White House hopeful really interested in helping with a peace process in the region as he says, or just looking to please the pro-Israeli electorate in the US? Our Observers for the country pose the question. Read more...
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07/03/2008 > ISRAEL / PALESTINE
"We’re waiting anxiously for the Israeli backlash"
The school after the shooting, 6 March 08. Photo: S. Meshi – ZAKA.
An armed man walked into a religious school on Thursday evening and opened fire leaving eight dead and several injured. Our Observers in the region young Palestinian Rafe Jabari and Israeli Talmudic teacher Ariel Woolf react to the killing. Read more…
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06/03/2008 > PALESTINE
Assoud, the Hamas 'holy war' rabbit
After Micky Mouse and Nahoul the adorable bee, comes Assoud, the cute rabbit, to explain the importance of the holy war to Palestinian children. Read more…
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20/02/2008 > ISRAEL
Are the dildos Kosher?
Tel Aviv hosted its first sex festival on 6-8 February. This kind of thing might go unnoticed in many countries. But not Israel, the mother of ‘Holy lands’. Read more…
Video posted by 'Sachin', 7 Feb. 08
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16/02/2008 > ISRAEL
Does the army make "real Israelis"?
It’s estimated that around 25% of Israelis don’t complete their mandatory military service. This group is largely made up of Arab-Israelis, Ultra-Orthodox Jews, married and religious women and individuals with physical and psychological disorders, but it also includes many who simply refuse to partake. These “conscientious objectors” are now being targeted by a guilt-wielding campaign, entitled “A real Israeli does not evade the army.” Read more…
From the video campaign. Foreign girls are impressed by Israeli guys who've done their military service...
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07/02/2008 > ISRAEL
"I class my friends by how afraid they are"
Our Observer in Israel responds to the media reaction to a suicide bombing that killed three (including two bombers) in Dimona, south Israel on Monday. The attack was the first in Israel for over a year. Read more...
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