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European Legislators Threatened with Arrest by Israeli Authorities

Although Israel has declared the organization to be a threat to its national security, it has yet to provide evidence of the group's involvement in any terrorist activity.

(LONDON IMEMC) - Israeli Minister of Defense Moshe Ya'alon declared, on Tuesday, that former British International Development Secretary Clare Short and three other European legislators would be arrested if they try to come to Israel.

This is due to their involvement in a European-Palestinian organization calling for an end to the Israeli siege on Gaza.

Redemption: A Challenge

To sabotage foundational elements of human cohabitation, is downright perilous for mankind, and yet this is what is promoted by people under the ominously fake pretext of “peace”!

(LONDON) - To expose the absurd and unrealistic nature of the “one-state with equal rights for Israelis and Palestinians”, and to extract one of the main perils it encapsulates, I would mention here mainly three facts.

These facts have the double merit of being crystal clear, and also of being based on fundamental pillars of civilization, i.e. time-tested.

APN to Netanyahu and Abbas: Engage Seriously with Kerry`s Plan

“If all stakeholders engage in earnest, we believe this new American initiative could, at last, shatter the malignant status quo and make 2014 a year of transition toward a more peaceful, secure Middle East, starting in Jerusalem.” - APN’s President and CEO Debra DeLee

(WASHINGTON, DC) - Americans for Peace Now (APN) welcomes news that Secretary of State John Kerry will in the coming days present Israeli and Palestinian leaders with an outline for a peace deal.

APN urges Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas to seriously engage with Kerry’s initiative, in order to achieve a breakthrough for peace.

Occupation, Occupation, Occupation: Religion Isn`t Israel`s Big Problem

Rather, it is the Jewish takeover of the area between the Jordan River and the Mediterranean Sea. A response to Eva Illouz.

(TEL AVIV) - What is the cause of the segregation between groups in Israeli society? How should we cope with this and with the polarization and racism it engenders?

In her soul-searching, riveting article, Prof. Eva Illouz argues that this ostensible regime of separation stems primarily from the distorted importation here of ethno-religious principles that dictated the isolationist, self-defensive Jewish existence in the Diaspora.

Walled in by Zionist Ugliness

The grim horror now surrounding our 'Little Town of Bethlehem'.

(LONDON) - London's Christmas was made gloomier this year ­ and rightly so ­ by the appearance in the courtyard of St James’s Church, Piccadilly, of a replica of the hated Israeli annexation Wall that threads its thieving way around the Palestinian West Bank http://bethlehem­unwrapped.org/.

It's a life­size representation of the actual 8­metre high Wall surrounding Bethlehem and imprisoning its inhabitants. The project, called 'Bethlehem Unwrapped' is a response to a call from the united churches of the Holy Land pleading with churches and communities around the world to “help us get our freedom back”.

Statistics Indicate Israel Kills 25 Palestinians for Every One of Their Own

It is a manic game of over-retaliation that can't last forever.

(SALEM) - Much has been written about the disparity between the killings of Palestinian and Israeli people. Media accounts published in the U.S. often concentrate on the Israeli side of the story, causing the public to believe in many cases, that Palestinians represent a serious threat to the Israeli populace.

The Hamas rockets that are consistently reported in the United States have killed roughly 30 Israeli people - not a small number, but tiny in comparison to the number of Palestinians killed in the same time frame, since the early 1990's when the first rockets were fired. The Gaza rockets are unguided.

Interfaith Freedom March

This event will set up a concerted and consistent effort in furtherance of freeing the area from the terrible bondage of continued conflict.

(WEST BANK) - The truth is that residents of the area are ready for a durable peace, even those who were not ready a year or two ago.

Similar to the situation in Ireland and other conflict areas, residents of the area have become fed up with, as well as exhausted and disgusted by the violence and truly seek peaceful coexistence.

AOHR: The European Union and US Back the PA Security Violations

"The Palestinian people need international protection first to face the aggression of the PA" - AOHR

(LONDON) - The London-based Arab organization for human rights (AOHR) said that the security policy which is pursued by the Palestinian Authority (PA) has made the Palestinian people vulnerable and undermined their steadfastness in the face of the occupation.

In a press release on Monday, the Arab organization stated that the Israeli political and security officials every once in a while praise the PA security apparatuses and call for more cooperation...

Christmas 2013 in Bethlehem

Nowhere can we hear the same singers mix Christmas and patriotic songs in the Manger Square and the Shepherds’ field.

(BETHLEHEM) - Christmas 2013 in Bethlehem (Beit Laham, Aramaic for House of Laham, the Canaanitic God of Sustenance) is still a very special and meaningful time even under the brutal Israeli apartheid occupation.

We are not talking about the visual aspects and the unique religious services at the Church of Nativity (you can now follow these live stream for example on the link shown below).

Escalation on the Border - Israel Strikes Gaza After Defense Ministry Employee Killed in Border

3-year-old Palestinian killed as IDF attacks six targets in Gaza; Defense Minister: Gaza won't be quiet as long as Israel isn't quiet; IDF shoots Palestinian near security fence.

(TEL AVIV Ha'aretz) - The Israel Defense Forces struck targets in the Gaza Strip on Tuesday afternoon, hours after a contract worker employed by Israel's Defense Ministry was shot and killed Tuesday by gunfire originating from the coastal territory.

The Israel Air Force attacked six separate sites across the territory linked to Hamas and the Islamic Jihad. Palestinians said that a 3-year-old girl was killed in one of the attacks on the Al-Maghazi refugee camp, and that her mother and brother were wounded.