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Haredi Jews Protesting, photo by godlessme.wordpress.com
israel / israeli politics / opinion/analysis Tuesday January 24, 2012 17:04   image 2 images
Fear runs rife in Israeli society regarding what has been previously labelled as the “demographic time bomb”, painting a scenario whereby the Israeli-Jews will be outnumbered by non-Jews inside Israel Proper (Israel minus the West Bank and the Gaza Strip) within our current lifetime. read full story / add a comment
Israeli settlement Ma'ale Adumim (image from wikipedia)
palestine / israeli settlement / opinion/analysis Saturday January 21, 2012 12:52   image 1 image
Violence, abuse, non-accountability, hate. Such is communal living today within the occupied West Bank, where some 518,974 colonisers sit within “200” illegal settlements. Noam Chomsky, “The settlements cover over 42% of the Occupied Palestinian Territory (OPT), not counting the Jordon valley, which they are taking over." read full story / add a comment
Israeli Settlement. Photo by morrisonworldnews.com
international / israeli settlement / opinion/analysis Tuesday January 17, 2012 13:02   image 2 images
A tour of several European Capitals by the Palestinian President has given several politicians a sterner voice. This is welcome at a time when the two-state solution is steadily slipping through the fingers of the world leaders, and will soon be out of reach completely; at least through the medium of negotiations and peace. There is always war of course, which must be avoided at all costs. read full story / add a comment
The Shrinking Land of Palestine
international / miscellaneous / opinion/analysis Tuesday January 10, 2012 21:35   image 1 image
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international / miscellaneous / opinion/analysis Sunday January 08, 2012 23:47   image 1 image
Dr. Christof Lehmann
international / miscellaneous / opinion/analysis Thursday January 05, 2012 21:29   image 1 image
Dr. Christof Lehmann
international / miscellaneous / opinion/analysis Tuesday January 03, 2012 05:21   image 1 image
Gender Segregation protester wearing stickers saying: "Beit Shemesh is a Zionist town". photo by thespec.com
israel / human rights / opinion/analysis Wednesday December 28, 2011 14:03   image 2 images
Thousands of local residents gathered in the Israeli village of Beit Shemesh, protesting the radically changing demographic of their city by the ultra-Orthodox community. The group seem hell-bent on enforcing their values on the secular and moderately religious majority, by attacking immodestly dressed school girls, and attempting to enforce gender segregation in the public sphere. read full story / add a comment
west bank / non-violent action / opinion/analysis Tuesday December 20, 2011 12:24
Surrounded by hilltop settlements above the village, settlers dump raw sewage down the hillside, contaminating the well and making it unusable for agriculture and drinking. Combatants for Peace and their supporters were there to encourage villagers to continue to develop and use their land; and to not be driven away. read full story / add a comment
Israeli Orthodox Soldier, photo by: viciousbabushka.com
israel / human rights / opinion/analysis Wednesday November 30, 2011 11:39   image 3 images
Gender equality is a hot issue, and one that inflames emotions on both sides of the aisle. Whilst sexist stereotypes and practices are thought to be all but eradicated in the Western world, they are still prevalent within our society and merely run deep under the surface. read full story / add a comment
west bank / prisoners / opinion/analysis Wednesday October 26, 2011 19:18
The number detained and imprisoned [Palestinians] fluctuates as more are added daily. The number of Palestinians jailed by Israel once topped 12,000 and currently stands at over 5,000.
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