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The Vampire Speaketh: "Because obviously the Palestinian side will be pointing to what happens in Gaza, which is inevitable in these situations when you get the retaliation, you get innocent civilians that lose their lives" (Tony Blair)

July 11, 2014

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Where Extremes Meet

July 10, 2014

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Another Triumph for the Mongol Hordes

July 10, 2014

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IRON DOME OR SWISS CHEESE (REDUX)

July 10, 2014

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Rabbani on Israel's Right to Kill

July 10, 2014

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Since September 2000, Israeli forces have killed more than 3,000 Palestinians who did not participate in hostilities, according to B’Tselem’s data. But the military justice system has convicted only six Israeli soldiers for unlawfully killing Palestinians, with the longest jail sentence seven-and-a-half months, according to Yesh Din, another rights group. Human Rights Watch has called for Palestine to seek access to the International Criminal Court to deter serious international crimes by all sides. “In case after case after case, Israeli forces are firing live ammunition from assault rifles at Palestinians armed with rocks or nothing at all,” Whitson said. “Since the military can’t be bothered to enforce its own regulations against these soldiers or the commanders giving them orders, it’s time for Palestine to go to the ICC.”

July 9, 2014

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Like others, he says only a combination of militant diplomacy and the strategy of an unarmed popular struggle (and many think also without stones and Molotov cocktails) will rescue the Palestinians from the present dead end. But Abbas opposes not only an armed struggle but also a popular, unarmed intifada.

July 8, 2014

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Dershowitz and O.J. exchange memories of Mother's Day with the kids

July 8, 2014

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Haaretz Israel Conference on Peace. WEBSITE exclusive: Peres and Abbas in secret talks

July 8, 2014

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NEWSFLASH: Breakthrough MIT program, DULLASDISHWATER, generates first ever Presidential speech; NPR to broadcast 5-hour special hosted by Brian Lehrer, Terry Gross and Leonard Lopate, to parse hidden meanings in its syntactical structures; Palestinian Prime Minister privately expresses resentment, "Hey, I thought I was supposed to be the dullest man in the Universe."

July 8, 2014

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