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Alex Jones Topix - Israel News 3 hrs ago | KTVN Reno Cash-strapped Hamas turns to e-bullets In a long hallway that looks more like a videogame arcade than a military base, Hamas security forces are holding target practice using assault rifles fitted with lasers - all without firing a bullet. Trending on the Topix Network 5 hrs ago | Ynetnews Ultra-Orthodox Jews clash with Israeli police Some 500 haredi men gathered in Shabbat Square in Jerusalem on Thursday afternoon, to protest the arrest of a religious man for refusing to enlist for national service. 8 hrs ago | Ma'an News Agency Source: Israel wanted to deport prisoners Israeli negotiators suggested to deport to the Gaza Strip 10 of the veteran prisoners expected to be freed by Israel this month, but the Palestinian side refused to discuss that proposal, a senior official said Thursday. 12 hrs ago | Jerusalem Post Israel bans Jewish settlers from Passover pilgrimage to evacuated West Bank enclave Wed Apr 09, 2014 Israel's hotspot for migrating birds, a modern day wonder
Business, Financial, Investment News on South Africa The Burning Question What if you don’t have enough money saved to retire? Industrials M&R CEO opens up about collusion, tarnished construction industry. Property Could have serious implications for property rights Mining Amid worker exodus to other unions. The 14 Lies Blocking Peace in the Middle East If a Martian were suddenly to land on earth and start listening to and reading the mainstream media, he would form the impression that the entire Middle East conflict were due to Israel building some settlements in land that much of the world thinks should become a Palestinian state. A near-consensus exists among the governments of the world and among media writers that peace has yet to break out in the because of three principle reasons. The first is that the Jews and the Arabs have been unable to agree about whether there should be a Palestinian state. The second is because has obstinately refused to withdraw its troops from (so-called) “occupied Arab” lands. The third is because behaves cruelly towards the Palestinians. The Martian could easily carry these beliefs back to its home planet, as long as it did not bother to learn the background and the history of the conflict. Here are just a handful of popular misconceptions and their antidotes: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12.
ePalestine Joel C. Rosenberg's Blog Our Jerusalem.com - By Herb Keinon, Margot Dudkevitch, and Janine Zacharia JERUSALEM (April 18) – The IDF late last night began pulling out of the positions in Gaza that it reoccupied Monday night, with an official in the Prime Minister’s Office saying that it was because “the mission was completed.” Various IDF officers said throughout yesterday that the goal of the operation had been to push Sderot out of mortar range. An IDF statement last night said that, after completing its mission, the IDF was pulling its forces out of the Gaza Strip and redeploying them to their previous positions. The withdrawal came within hours of a statement issued by US Secretary of State Colin Powell calling on Israel to pull back its troops. For the Palestinians, he said, “this includes implementing their commitment to renounce terrorism and violence, to exercise control over all elements of the PLO and the Palestinian Authority, and to discipline violators.” Sharon was reportedly angry with Gaza battalion commander Brig.
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