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The Nazis called the French Resistance terrorists; we called them heroes. Pinning labels like 'terrorist' and 'militant' on people who are defending their homes and families is ridiculous. Always the

Rahm Emanuel Speaks for Obama

It’s true that Emanuel did say that 'Israel must halt settlement construction on the West Bank'; but in the context of his whole speech, that was mere lip-service to a

Stolen Land

The call to stop Israeli construction in the West Bank is there to leave us with the false impression that the robbery of Palestine started in 1967. But the vast

IDF Chief Rabbi: Troops Who Show Mercy to Enemy Will Be ‘Damned’

The Israel Defense Forces' chief rabbi told students in a pre-army yeshiva program last week that soldiers who "show mercy" toward the enemy in wartime will be "damned."

Palestinian independent figures discuss reconciliation issue with Haneyya

A group of national independent figures met on Friday with Palestinian premier Ismail Haneyya and discussed with him every avenue towards the achievement of national reconciliation in addition to different

Abu Marzouk: Hamas is the pulse of the Nation

Dr. Mousa Abu Marzouk, the deputy political bureau chairman of Hamas, has said that his Movement would remain the prime advocate of the resistance option against occupation and would remain

Water authority warns of groundwater depletion in Gaza

The Palestinian water authority has warned Saturday of the depletion of underground water supplies in the Gaza Strip within the next 10 years, calling for taking serious action to save

MB Expresses Deep Concern Over Assaults On WB Churches

The Muslim Brotherhood on Sunday September 17, 2006, released a statement expressing its deep concern over reports of criminal assaults on several churches in the West Bank, as well as

Al Hayat interview with Bashar Assad, Part(1)

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to Al-Hayat: al-Qaida’s Presence in Lebanon is Growing … Sometimes We Pursue Terrorists and They Flee There. We Accept the Principle of Having an Embassy (in