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Occupation, Not Culture, Is Holding Palestinians Back - New York Times Sat, 04 Aug 2012 00:21:15 GMT

Foreign Policy (blog)

Occupation, Not Culture, Is Holding Palestinians Back New York Times There was little anger when Mr. Romney made thinly veiled racist allusions to the supposed inferiority of Palestinian culture and genuflected at the altar of distant fund-raising thrones in New York and Los Angeles. Of course, Hamas sputtered ... The Middle East Channel: Rethinking aid to PalestineForeign Policy (blog) Occupation, not 'cultural' differences, fuel economic divide in Israel/PalestineNational Catholic Reporter (blog) Palestinian history on a billboard versus Israeli fanaticism on the groundRedress Information & Analysis PolicyMic -Huffington Post (blog) -Huffington Post Canada (blog) all 309 news articles »

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Why the Palestinians are turning against al-Assad - CNN (blog) Fri, 03 Aug 2012 17:18:53 GMT

The Daily Star

Why the Palestinians are turning against al-Assad CNN (blog) And while the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) has had choppy relations with the Syrian regime, due mostly to disputes arising from Syria's opposition to Palestinian-Israeli peace negotiations, the official voice of the Palestinians has also ... Concern rises among Palestinians for their relatives in SyriaKansas City Star Palestinian camp attack in Syria sparks fears of factional tensionsThe Daily Star Mortars killed 21 Palestinians in Yarmouk refugee camp in Damascusallvoices The Palestine Telegraph (blog) all 355 news articles »

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Romney's Palestinian Gaffe -- How Countries Get Wealthy - Huffington Post Thu, 02 Aug 2012 15:42:53 GMT

The Electronic Intifada (blog)

Romney's Palestinian Gaffe -- How Countries Get Wealthy Huffington Post On his recent trip to the Middle East Mitt Romney wanted to compliment the Israelis on the success of their economy. Yet, his clumsy comments boiled down to a suggestion that the comparative poverty of Palestine (i.e., West Bank and Gaza Strip) was a ... Palestinian freedom counts for nothing - or so it seemsThe Hill (blog) Culture Matters—Just Not as Much as Romney ThinksBusinessweek Mitt Romney's make-believe Palestine problemHot Air The Electronic Intifada (blog) -ABC News all 7,598 news articles »

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Palestinian debate over timing of next UN bid - Huffington Post Thu, 02 Aug 2012 18:48:37 GMT

Palestinian debate over timing of next UN bid Huffington Post RAMALLAH, West Bank — The next international showdown over "Palestine" seems inevitable, with President Mahmoud Abbas determined to seek U.N. General Assembly recognition of statehood for his homeland despite U.S. and Israeli objections. and more »

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A Failure to Leverage: Missed Opportunities in the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict - World Policy Institute (blog) Fri, 03 Aug 2012 16:44:43 GMT

World Policy Institute (blog)

A Failure to Leverage: Missed Opportunities in the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict World Policy Institute (blog) In May, I saw an opportunity for the resumption of Israeli-Palestinian negotiations with the sudden arrival of Shaul Mofaz and his Kadima party into Israel's coalition government. This hope was extinguished earlier this month when Mofaz left the ... and more »

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Team Palestine at the 2012 Olympic Games - Institute for Middle East Understanding Fri, 03 Aug 2012 16:47:23 GMT

Institute for Middle East Understanding

Team Palestine at the 2012 Olympic Games Institute for Middle East Understanding Maher Abu Rmeilah made Olympic history for Palestine at the London 2012 Olympics by becoming the first Palestinian athlete to qualify for the Olympic Games on merit since Palestine began competing in the Olympics in 1996. The 28-year-old from occupied ...

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Palestine's Rising Deficit Prompts Legislature Meeting - Al-Monitor Fri, 03 Aug 2012 22:05:45 GMT

Al-Monitor

Palestine's Rising Deficit Prompts Legislature Meeting Al-Monitor Finance Minister Nabil Qassis said the decrease in foreign aid to the Palestinian Authority (PA) is behind the financial crisis, as donor countries failed to fulfill their financial commitments to support the PA. He pointed out that the deficit in the ...

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Unity of Muslims stressed for Palestine freedom - The Nation Sat, 04 Aug 2012 02:07:55 GMT

Unity of Muslims stressed for Palestine freedom The Nation Unity of Muslims stressed for Palestine freedom. KARACHI - The speakers at the International Palestine Solidarity Conference emphasised on unity of Muslims and united struggle for freedom of Palestine. The conference was held under the aegis of ...

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Syrian activists: Mortars strike Palestinian refugee camp in Damascus, killing 15 - Greenfield Daily Reporter Fri, 03 Aug 2012 06:54:56 GMT

Syrian activists: Mortars strike Palestinian refugee camp in Damascus, killing 15 Greenfield Daily Reporter BEIRUT — Mortars rained down on a crowded marketplace in a Palestinian refugee camp in the Syrian capital, killing at least 20 people as regime forces and rebels fought nearby, activists said. The attack on Yarmouk camp may well have been connected to ...

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Syria Conflict: Mortars Hit Palestinian Refugee Camp In Damascus, At Least 21 ... - Huffington Post Fri, 03 Aug 2012 11:18:43 GMT

Syria Conflict: Mortars Hit Palestinian Refugee Camp In Damascus, At Least 21 ... Huffington Post BEIRUT -- Mortars rained down on a crowded marketplace in a Palestinian refugee camp in the Syrian capital, killing 21 people as regime forces and rebels clashed on the southern outskirts of Damascus, activists said Friday. The attack on Yarmouk camp ...