December 2012

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• Israel-Palestine

  You want Hamas to behave? Then it’s time to let it govern

  12.10.12 | Permalink | 4,313 Comments

  (from The Telegraph) When you hit 25, it may be high time to start facing certain facts. What you see as staying true to the ideals of your youth, others may view as simply callow and reckless. Now is a good time to take responsibility for the consequences of your actions – to start, in [...]

• Israel-Palestine

  Netanyahu’s settlement bluff

  12.04.12 | Permalink | 4,094 Comments

  (from The Telegraph) In no other part of the world does town planning lead to talk of ambassadors being recalled. But Israel’s plans to build thousands of homes in the area around Jerusalem known as East-1, or E1, has caused a diplomatic firestorm, with envoys in London, Paris and Madrid being “summoned” for the ritual [...]

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