'Palestinian' Tag

• Shooting Hoops: Israeli to be Head Coach of Palestinian Basket Ball Team

  February 28, 2010

  Veteran Israeli coach Ilan Kowalsky is being named the new head coach of the Palestinian national basketball team. Kowalsky, who coached the Palestinian team in the past without pay, has received an official offer to head the ball club. The Palestinians were seeking a coach who can travel with the team to tournaments in Arab [...]

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• Shooting Hoops: Israeli to be Head Coach of Palestinian Basketball Team

  February 28, 2010

  Veteran Israeli coach Ilan Kowalsky is being named the new head coach of the Palestinian national basketball team. Kowalsky, who coached the Palestinian team in the past without pay, has received an official offer to head the ball club. The Palestinians were seeking a coach who can travel with the team to tournaments in Arab [...]

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• Which Ha’aretz Writer Went Off the Deep End This Week?

  February 23, 2010

  Last week, we all enjoyed Amira Hass elaborating on the evils of Israel’s “hostile” control of Judea and Samaria/West Bank as she told us the story of the young Palestinian teenager who was arrested by Israeli forces. According to her claims, the boy was not only entirely innocent, he had to be told what a [...]

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• Dubai Seeks 11 Europeans in Hamas Assassination Plot

  February 16, 2010

  Fascinating news coming out of Dubai about the assassination of senior Hamas weapons buyer, Mahmoud al Mabhouh, who was assassinated in a well-orchestrated plot in that country two weeks ago. Al Mabouh was Hamas’ chief intermediary with the Iranians and allegedly specialized in securing that nation’s weaponry for the Palestinian group. Haaretz writes today that [...]

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• Sundance Update#5B – It’s a Wrap(-up)

  February 11, 2010

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• Fayyad Speaks at the Herzliya Conference

  February 3, 2010

  Last night, Salam Fayyad, Prime Minister of the Palestinian National Authority, spoke at the Herzliya Conference about the need for Palestinian statehood and the current situation with peace negotiations. Fayyad stated that Oslo recognized Israel’

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• What are they saying?!

  January 27, 2010

  Hat tip to Ynetnews for writing about this. Three Jewish Israelis sit and discuss Israel with three Palestinians. In Arabic. From the Israeli side, Avi Melamed, a history teacher by profession, Yohanan Tzoref, an academic and expert on Palestinian affairs, and Yoni Yahav, a student, were invited to participate on the panel. As they conversed [...]

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• Once Upon a Time in Sheikh Jarrah

  January 26, 2010

  Either it’s all in their mind or police officers in the east Jerusalem neighborhood of Sheikh Jarrah give a disproportionate dose of force to ultra-left protesters than those fighting for the Jewish claim to the neighborhood. A few Jewish families moved into the Palestinian area recently, causing the eviction of a few permanent Palestinian residents. [...]

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• Survey: should we engage in war crimes?

  January 9, 2010

  Israel demanded recently that the US will act to stop “incitement by Palestinian Authority’s officials”. A noble cause no doubt, but what about racism and incitement in Israel? For example, what would we say if a poll by Iranian or Palestinian television station presented the public with the option of completely destroying Israel? Because this [...]

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