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News ‘I don’t have a choice’: Israel’s Palestinian workers are staying in squalid shacks
Palestinian workers in Israel are often forced to find makeshift sleeping quarters, and face cold, cockroaches and raids by the police
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Fast Forward Environmental Agency Backs Palestinians on Wall
An Israeli government environmental agency challenged the Defence Ministry in court on Wednesday over a section of the controversial West Bank wall that threatens an ancient Palestinian farming community. A letter of support from the Nature and Parks Authority was part of a petition heard by the High Court to order the ministry to reroute…
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Opinion A Palestine That Israelis Can’t See
The status quo in Palestine and Israel is unsustainable. Anyone involved in the reality on the ground in this part of the world knows this for a fact. As such, one can view the current Palestinian bid to the United Nations General Assembly for non-member state status as a last-ditch effort by the secular Palestinian…
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Life Cooking Up a Clever Protest Strategy
The headline from Ha’aretz says it all: “Falafel recipe painted on West Bank fence as part of protest.” The Jerusalem Post, it so happens, has an equally odd story today: “Sisters stumble upon remains of Roman soldier on beach.”
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Fast Forward Australia cancels Kanye West’s visa over controversial ‘Heil Hitler’ song: ‘We don’t need that in Australia’
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