Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas reiterated his call for Palestinian national unity this week while the Bil’in conference on popular resistance ends with a nonviolent protest against the separation wall. These stories and more in this week’s update.
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The ethnic cleansing of Palestine continues. As Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and his government expand settlements in the West Bank while asserting that “painful concessions” are being made, what is really going on behind the scenes? Host Naji Ali speaks with Ramallah-based activist Neta Golan.
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Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert’s coalition government suffered a blow today. Avigdor Lieberman, chairman of Yisrael Beiteinu, announced his party’s resignation from Israel’s coalition government. The Real News speaks with Palestinian journalist Hisham Sharabati.
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President Bush has arrived in Israel – the first stop on a Middle East journey designed to bolster the Israeli-Palestinian peace process and foster unity on Iran. VOA White House Correspondent Paula Wolfson reports Mr. Bush immediately went to work, following a formal arrival ceremony at Israel’s main airport.
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Israel has rejected a ceasefire offer from the Islamic militant group Hamas, which rules the Gaza Strip. At the same time, Israeli settlement construction is casting a shadow over new peace talks between Israel and the Palestinian Authority in the West Bank. Robert Berger reports from the VOA bureau in Jerusalem.
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The Israeli government declared the Gaza Strip an “enemy entity,” while the army kill eight Palestinians this week. These stories and more in this weeks program.
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In the West bank, Israeli forces invade a number of towns and cities, kidnapping several Palestinians. In the Gaza Strip meanwhile, at least six home-made shells are launched from the northern part of the region. These stories and more in today’s update.
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In the West Bank, Israeli forces invade several towns and cities, kidnapping at least six Palestinians. In the Gaza Strip meanwhile, the Hamas-affiliated Executive Force arrests three Palestinians on suspicion of collaboration with the Israeli intelligence services. These stories and more in today’s update.
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Independent journalist Ben White joins host Christopher Brown to discuss the Israeli Ministry of Education’s “inclusion” of the Palestinian Nakba into students’ textbooks. White points out a number of concerns regarding the supposed enlightenment of the Israeli school system and its broader implications.
Next Brown speaks with author, editor and activist Ramzy Baroud on the notion of “peace talks” between Ehud Olmert and Mahmoud Abbas, the continued exclusion of Hamas from talks with Israel and Fatah, and the neo-cons and AIPAC’s attempts to get Bush to go to war with Iran.
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In the West Bank the Israeli army invades several cities, kidnapping at least eight and injuring one child. In the Gaza Strip meanwhile, 150 Palestinian are granted permission to work and study abroad. These stories and more in today’s update.
Palestine Today for September 4, 2007 was brought to you by John Smith and Ghassan Bannoura for the International Middle East Media Center.
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