Israel's Jerusalem Evictions Defy Obama, Undermine Peace Process

On Monday, three people protesting the eviction were arrested by the police. The two families had lived in the homes for almost 50 years. They moved into the neighborhood after being evicted from their homes in West Jerusalem in 1947 by Israeli forces. Full Story »

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by Dwight Rousu - Aug. 4, 2009

Murphy puts context around the further evictions of Palestinians as the right wing military government of Israel continues the ethnic cleansing, and thumbs their nose at Obama's vision for peace.

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by James Canning - Aug. 7, 2009

Brief report encapsulating the contempt Netanyahu has for Obama and for world public opinion. Israel will persist in efforts to destroy the Palestinians living in the West Bank.

Idiotic notions of a "Greater Israel" built on a permanently suppressed Palestinian population threaten the peace of the Middle East and gravely ... More »

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