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Left, Arabs and The `Israeli Democracy`

The truth of the matter is that I don’t hold my breath, but I also hope to be wrong. And if I am wrong, we would have to congratulate Netanyahu for achieving the impossible – Bonding the Israeli elitist Left with Israel’s working class i.e. the Arabs

(LONDON) - In the ‘Only Democracy in the Middle East’ the Government decided to get rid of marginal opposition.

The Knesset passed yesterday a bill that seeks to raise election threshold to 4%. The new law is set to block the Arab and Left parties in Israel from participation in the political game.

Afghan Peace Talks to Resume in the Near Future: Chaudhry

“We believe that close engagement between Pakistan and the Afghan government could help achieve the objectives of peace and stability in Afghanistan”

(KABUL) - The Foreign Office officials of Pakistan on Thursday announced that Islamabad is optimistic that the stalled Afghan peace process will be revived soon as differences between key stakeholders narrow down over the Afghan Taliban’s office in Doha.

Aizaz Ahmed Chaudhry, spokesman for the Pakistan Office said that the only achieve and stability in the region is through reconciliation between Kabul and Taliban group.

We Can Afford Peace -- Peace activists at Seafair on July 31, 2013 in Elliott Bay

Event will take place with or without U.S. Navy fleet.

(ELLIOTT BAY) - Local activists will stage a water-based nonviolent demonstration for peace at the Seattle Seafair festival.

Other peace activists will meet on land near Pier 66 and at Piers 62/63 on the Seattle waterfront at the same time for a nonviolent demonstration for peace.

Bradley Manning Wins Peace Prize

The medal is made of "peace bronze," a material created out of disarmed and recycled nuclear weapons systems, by fromwartopeace.com

(WASHINGTON DC) - U.S. whistleblower and international hero Bradley Manning has just been awarded the 2013 Sean MacBride Peace Award by the International Peace Bureau, itself a former recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize, for which Manning is a nominee this year.

A petition supporting Manning for the Nobel Peace Prize has gathered 88,000 signatures, many of them with comments, and is aiming for 100,000 before delivering it to the Norwegian Nobel Committee in Oslo.

Christian Couple Arrested in Gojra in Blasphemy Case

The petitioner says a blasphemous text was sent to him from a mobile number.

(ISLAMABAD) - Sajjad Masih was convicted in a blasphemy case and sent to jail for life, and hardly a week later, another blasphemy case is registered against a Christian couple in Gojra, a city in Punjab province.

Gojra is religiously sensitive, after 8 people were burned alive and about forty houses and a Church set ablaze by a mob in 2009.

Could the West Partner with Iran to Bring Peace to the Middle East?

Iran and the Shiite alliance (extended in this case to include Alawites – centred in Syria) may be the last remaining safeguard in the powder keg that is the Middle East.

(PARIS) - EUROPE and the United States have an opportunity to consider Iran as an ally for peace in the Middle East as its new ‘moderate’ leader, Hassan Rouhani, prepares to take over its presidency.

Dr Rouhani will be inaugurated on August 3, 2013, as the 11th president of the Islamic Republic of Iran. Dr Rouhani is considered a moderate - a centrist, half-way between conservatives, whose allegiance is to the ayatollahs, and reformists.

Developing a Life Strategy

Develop a life action plan. Why not plan a strategy for the next year or even the next five years? You and God can determine where you will be. Start today!

(NEWBURGH, Indiana) - Proverbs 29.18 "Where there is no vision the people perish."Everyone needs a strategy. You may be 25 or 75 years in age. Who cares? Probably the only one who cares about your age is you.

Your age either tells you that you are too young or too old. Remember, age is only a number. We have to put numbers aside and go with our hearts. If God is in it then don't worry about the number.

Israel`s Response to Arab League Shows it May be Palestinians With No Peace Partner

Many of Israel's strongest supporters in the U.S. lament the way Israel rejected the Arab League initiative and Kerry's efforts to re-start the peace process.

(WASHINGTON DC) - Israel frequently says that it has "no partner for peace." In fact, the real situation seems far different.

In 2002, the Arab League launched a peace initiative saying that if Israel withdrew to its pre-1967 borders it could be recognized by the entire Arab world. More recently, in May, Qatar's Prime Minister tried to revive the Arab peace initiative, moderating it to hew closer to the outlines presented by the Obama administration since 2011.

No Place for Minorities in Imran Khan`s Naya Pakistan

It does make me feel that there must be some form of racism or discrimination towards people of other faiths especially in Pakistan where the minority is less valued as a worthy human being.

(ISLAMABAD) - A lot has been written about the plight of minorities in Pakistan – some by the minorities themselves and some by the majority.

Minority rights in Pakistan were always broken. The majority always copes while the minority bears the brunt.

APN to Kerry: Don`t Give Up on Mideast Peace

APN is the sister organization of Shalom Achshav, Israel's preeminent peace movement.

(WASHINGTON DC) - As Secretary of State John Kerry heads to the region in his ongoing efforts to re-launch Israeli-Palestinian peace negotiations, Americans for Peace Now (APN) today called on the country’s top diplomat to hold on to his sense of urgency and persevere.

APN also reiterated today its call on Jewish community leaders to publicly and vocally express support for Kerry’s mission and to commit to help him secure the peace that Israelis and Palestinians want and deserve.