Challenge of Israeli settlements

Israel's Prime Minister designate, Benjamin Netanyahu, will not openly commit to a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. But the US insists it's the only way forward, and Hillary Clinton is visiting the region for the first time as secretary of state.

More and more Israelis have moved to the West Bank and East Jerusalem since 1967 when Israel captured and occupied the territory. This is illegal under international law. Palestinians say it makes peace here impossible. Full Story »

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Posted by: Posted by Kaizar Campwala - May 28, 2009 - 6:21 AM PDT
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Derek Hawkins
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by Derek Hawkins - May. 28, 2009

Notable for its capturing of Palestinian points of view -- up top no less -- which are often absent in Western reporting on this topic. Criticisms of Israeli settlements are well framed. Sourcing is balanced, but this quotes excessively.

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Kaizar Campwala
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by Kaizar Campwala - May. 28, 2009

This is a pretty solid piece describing the challenges that settlements pose for peace between Israelis and Palestinians. Presents a Palestinian perspective on the issue, which is absent from a lot of reporting on this topics (see links). Its loses point on the factual and fair questions, for some of its overly emotional language.

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Glenn LaBauve
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by Glenn LaBauve - May. 28, 2009

The piece shows both sides saying they are willing to compromise, but it those other people that are being unreasonable.

If the partition of India into 2 nations that became three shows us anything, it is that a geoghaphicly seperated nation is difficult if not impossible. We are dealing in very small nation states that produce many times more trouble than their size alone would indicate. We should not forget that the partition of palestine in 1948 included a palestinian homeland, which the Arabs promptly threw them out of.

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Patricia Blochowiak
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by Patricia Blochowiak - May. 28, 2009

Portrays the Palestinian point of view much better than the average news story. Includes the point of view of the Jewish settlers in the West Bank. While having those points of view juxtaposed provides a basis for comparison, there isn't really that much depth.

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James Canning
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by James Canning - May. 28, 2009

Superb story laying out clearly the insane Israeli effort to continue to steal Palestinian land, water, civil rights and dignity, in the pursuit of a "Greater Israel" founded on war or near war, for generations more to come.

Israel's idiotic effort to repress the Palestinians into perpetuity threatens the national security of the US, due in no small part to the very large tribe of Zionist stooges to be found in the US Congress.

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