Under the title “The Right of Return Convoy”: Viva Palestina Arabia is organising an aid convoy to again break the siege on Gaza. [...] This convoy, which comes after the great siege-breaking efforts of Viva Palestina in Britain and of attempts to break the siege by sea, is therefore scheduled to reach Gaza on 15 May, Nakba Day, on which Palestinians the world over commemorate the catastrophe that forced so [...]
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The New York Times reports that on his visit to Gaza, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s car was pelted with shoes by Gazans angry at his and the UN’s pro-Israel-ness.
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Palestinian Media Watch is carrying a story that shows Palestinian Authority TV glorifying Hakim Awad, the leader of the attack in Itamar that killed the Fogel family in their home.
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There is a construction boom in Gaza, with roughly 90% of materials to re-build structures destroyed during Cast Lead coming in through the tunnels, which is filtering through to reduce unemployment. But, with Israel still controlling (and prohibiting) virtually all exports, it’s still a dire situation for almost all Palestinians.
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Ha’aretz reports that Hamas has moderated, has ordered its forces in Gaza not to fire rockets, and is ready to accept a two-state solution based on the 1967 borders. Seems that the fruits of the reconciliation talks with Fatah have gone to plan, then, despite what the predictions of the naysayers. Surely soon we say, “these guys are serious,” and we start negotiating with them.
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Palestinian blogger Aziz Abu Sarah has written an excellent post criticising anti-normalisation, saying it leads to a situation where Palestinians will be worse off.
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Watch this video from Machsom Watch, a group of volunteers that go to checkpoints across Israel and the West Bank and regularly document the experiences and behaviour of Palestinians, settlers and the IDF. It’s a very depressing situation, as you can see.
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Former Jewish Agency chairman and member of Knesset Avraham Burg, in Ha’aretz, advocates a one-state solution. It’s just silly to think that Israelis and Palestinians, who struggle as it is to live next to each other, will somehow manage to live together in a one-man-one-vote one-state solution scenario.
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Today, being Christmas, the Western press loves to publish articles detailing the difficulties Jesus, Mary and the Wise Men all would have had if they had lived under Israeli occupation. You can file this issue under “if you don’t like the coverage, change the policy.”
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Hamas looks like it wants to join the Palestine Liberation Organization, something the current Israeli government isn’t crazy about, but will inevitably lead to a more productive peace process.
Tags: Bibi Netanyahu, Gaza, Hamas, Israel, Khaled Mashal, Mahmoud Abbas, Mark Regev, Palestinians, Peace Process, PLO, Salam Fayyad, West Bank Permalink: http://liamgetreu.com/2011/12/24/a-step-forward-as-hamas-moves-to-join-plo/
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