US: Yes we can but no you can't.
The doublespeak of the Obama administration deals a slap in the face for the Palestinians and the UN resolution condemning Israel. What a shame.
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A (rather) wretched state of affairs and Obama's chance to change it
The Palestinian Authority maneuvers an obstacle course on the path to statehood, and today it goes to the United Nations with a vote against Israel. Question: Will the Americans help or hinder it?
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Sheikh Jarrah: The Holy City's telling battle on two fronts (Part two)
For the Palestinian residents in this Jerusalem neighbourhood, the only things keeping out the extremist Jewish settlers bent on seizing their homes are their front doors. And often the doors are barely enough.
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Sheikh Jarrah: The Holy City's telling battle on two fronts (Part one)
If Jerusalem were a chain of volcanoes waiting to erupt in the tempestuous landscape of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, then the neighbourhood of Sheikh Jarrah must be one of the more volatile peaks. This first part looks at how Israel - touted so often as the region's shining democracy - is struggling to extend these principles to its Palestinian Arab population, in the face of security concerns.
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Do the Palestinians have a snowball's chance in hell of getting what they want?
The Palestinian Authority say there will be no talks with Israel until it freezes settlement building. The US seems to decree otherwise.
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Next Junction: Racist Traffic Lights
Sometime last year I wrote a piece about the segregated transport system between the Israelis and Palestinians in Jerusalem.* I didn't realise I missed the point about the racist traffic lights till now.
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What You Missed in Jerusalem during Christianity's Holiest Week
Stonings and a real-life resurrection of the dead. The Holy Land doesn't disappoint on Holy Week.
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What Being a Friend of Israel Means
When Israel announces it's built more settlements in the West Bank during the US Vice President's visit, the Obama administration shows just how much it is willing to let Israel get away with.
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Reality Check or How to Hold a Festival under Occupation
The story that everyone will be talking about as they head home from today's opening of the Palestinian Festival of Literature will not be the lineup of speakers or the panel sessions. It will be the fact that Israeli security forces came with guns in their hands and closed the ceremony down.
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