Posts Tagged as ‘Palestine’

June 27, 2009

And now for some IDF spin…

Who knew that the IDF was there to help the Palestinians?
IDF Furthers Its Efforts to Improve Palestinian Daily Life
From the Israeli Defense Forces’ website…

June 27, 2009

Haaretz: Second IDF soldier refuses to serve over violence towards Palestinians

By Anshel Pfeffer, Haaretz Correspondent
8/26/2009 (Israel)
Haaretz
A second IDF soldier has refused to continue following orders unless his complaints of violence toward Palestinians are investigated, Haaretz has learned.

June 18, 2009

Israel’s Ban on Crayons

The Huffington Post
Posted: June 18, 2009 11:09 AM
By Sanjeev Bery
Israel’s massive blockade of Gaza continues, but it is easy to lose sight of what this really means. As the BBC reports, the blockade is so extensive that the Israeli government even bars musical instruments from entering the territory.
Little is allowed to leave Gaza either. [...]

June 5, 2009

Obama on Israel and Palestine

U.S. President Barack Obama’s speech in Cairo is worth watching and worth reading.  Perhaps the best place to do both is at The New York Times website, where you can search the transcripts by keyword and simultaneously watch/read the sections you want.
I have excerpted Obama’s words on Israel and Palestine below.  But first, a few [...]