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Israeli Supreme Court Orders Settlers to Leave Outpost

Posted on April 3, 2012 by William Rogers

“Israel’s Supreme Court on Sunday ordered a West Bank settlers’ outpost built on private Palestinian land to be dismantled by Aug. 1, rejecting a government compromise with the settlers that would have allowed them to stay put for another three years.” “Nearly a decade ago, Israel promised the United States that it would dismantle a …

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Israel releases Palestinian hunger striker

Posted on April 3, 2012 by William Rogers

A Palestinian woman, who had been on hunger strike for 40 days was released from an Israeli prison on Sunday. Hana Shalabi, 30, was protesting the Israeli practice of “administrative detention” which “allows imprisonment based on secret informants or information.” Ms. Shanabi had previously been arrested and detained by Israeli authorities, but was released in …

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Netanyahu to meet with Obama to discuss Iranian nuclear threat

Posted on February 29, 2012 by William Rogers

Israeli’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is scheduled to meet with President Barack Obama this week to discuss the growing danger of Iranian nuclear capability. Israeli officials are worried that U.N. economic sanctions on Iran are not working, and have publicly announced the possibility of military intervention. Iran has warned that it will respond with a …

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