Palestinian PM criticizes Israel's celebrations

                   
iht.com     May 14, 2008            

Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayyad reprimanded Israel on Tuesday for triumphantly celebrating its 60th birthday before having reached a peace deal with the Palestinians. Such festivities are inappropriate and offensive as long as Israel rules over the Palestinians, the usually mild-mannered... [read full story]                

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Local Group to Rally Sunday at State Capitol 'Salute to Israel'

newsblaze.com     May 11, 2008          

In the founding of Israel as a Jewish state in 1948, Zionist colonists forcibly expelled nearly 800,000 Palestinians (over two-third of the indigenous population) from their homes and property. ... Today there are over 5 million Palestinian refugees; the oldest and...                

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ISRAEL: Two sides to anniversary; Palestinians mark 'catastrophe'

beiruter.com     May 11, 2008          

Israel celebrated the 60th anniversary of its birth this week with fireworks, skywriting jet planes and numerous blue-and-white Star of David flags. But for Palestinians, both inside Israel and in the occupied West Bank and blockaded Gaza Strip, it's a...read more                

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Palestinian NGO: No reason to celebrate 'Israel at 60'

mathaba.net     May 12, 2008          

Even after fifty years of living the Palestinian exile I still find myself astonished at the length to which official Israel and its supporters will go to suppress the fact that a half century has gone by without Israeli restitution, or acknowledgement of Palestinian human rights and without, as...                

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Jack Kemp: A Celebration of Israel's Progress

townhall.com     May 12, 2008          

As I prepare to travel to Israel this June - my second mission for the American-Israeli Friendship League and the Israel Finance Ministry - I also will be participating in the celebration of the 60th anniversary of... ... Will Hillary Clinton fight for the nomination past...                

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Israelis have no cause to celebrate -Palestinian PM

alertnet.org     May 13, 2008          

RAMALLAH, West Bank, May 13 (Reuters) - Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayyad said on Tuesday Israelis had no cause to celebrate their country's 60th anniversary while Palestinians continued to suffer under occupation. "I say to the Israeli people in particular, how can you celebrate while the...                

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Fayyad attacks Israel for celebrating 60th anniversary while Palestinians "suffer"

iht.com     May 13, 2008          

Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayyad says Israel shouldn't celebrate its 60th anniversary while "Palestinians are suffering." The usually mild-mannered Palestinian moderate said the festivities were out of place as long as the Jewish state maintains soldiers and settlements in the West Bank....                

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"I come from there and remember..." exhibit to mark Nakba anniversary...& more from IMEU

annies-letters.blogspot.com     May 13, 2008          

Read our Background Briefings. For Palestinians, mourningYousef Munnayer, Boston Globe 60 years on, refugees visit lost homesReuters SF mayor's Israel trip ill-advisedThe San Francisco Chronicle Forget the two-state solution Saree Makdisi, The Los Angeles Times, May 13, 2008 This article was...                

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Israelis have no cause to celebrate: Palestinian PM

reuters.com     May 13, 2008          

RAMALLAH, West Bank (Reuters) - Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayyad said on Tuesday Israelis had no cause to celebrate their country's 60th anniversary while Palestinians continued to suffer under occupation. "I say to the Israeli people in particular, how can you celebrate while the people...                

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Israelis, Palestinians Largely Skeptical That President Bush Can Prod Peace Process

voanews.com     May 13, 2008          

Teeple report - Listen (MP3) President George W. Bush touches down in Israel on Wednesday, the first stop on his Mideast tour that will also take him to Saudi Arabia and Egypt. Mr. Bush says the purpose of his visit is to move Israelis and Palestinians closer to a peace agreement by the end of...                

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60 years and going nowhere — Palestinians must embrace reality: The One-State Solution is the...

mideastyouth.com     May 13, 2008          

I’ve only been involved in the Palestinian conflict for 32 years, at least consciously. So many other Palestinians have been involved since the inception, more than 60 years. And here we are. Where we were yesterday and 10 years ago. Nothing new. Same old stalemate. What’s the problem? Part of...                

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