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PA: Official: Recognizing Israel As a Jewish State is Fantasy
Apr 19th, 2014
Daily NewsINN - Dalit Halevy, Tova Dvorin
Categories: Today's Headlines;The Nation Of Israel

The Palestinian Authority (PA) stubbornly clings to its resolution not to recognize Israel as a Jewish state, despite the move's contribution to the failure of peace talks - and the PA's faltering image. 

On Thursday, PA official Mahmoud Khalifa called Foreign Minister Avigdor Liberman's demands that the PA recognize Israel as a Jewish state a "fantasy," and claimed Israel is "running away from the implementation of the peace process, and conditions which would cover up [its] crimes of [building] settlements and land theft."

Khalifa also said that Israel's operations against terrorism in PA-run areas constitute "aggressive and unilateral actions which show clearly that Israel is skirting the peace process."

He then accused both Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu and Liberman of power-mongering - and murder. 

"The logic of power has taken hold in the occupation, which is still dominant in the leadership of the Israeli right," Khalifa fired. "Liberman's and Netanyahu's statements  [. . .] prove once again that the occupation is the problem, and causes thousands of barbaric massacres, resulting in hundreds thousands of martyrs, wounded and prisoners, all because they refuse to accede to the policy of the occupiers." 

Khalifa concluded by saying that Israel has been covering up "murder" for "over a century" under the auspices of the Israeli government, and that anti-terror operations are "blaming the victim." 

The PA has already formally refused to recognize Israel as a Jewish state throughout talks, and got the Arab League to similarly reject Israel as the Jewish state. PA Chairman Mahmoud Abbas's stubbornness on the issue has been among the key sticking points in peace talks, which failed after the PA ran to the UN to apply for membership in international organizations.

Let the Headlines Speak
Apr 19th, 2014
Daily NewsFrom the Internet
Categories: Today's Headlines;Contemporary Issues

US government delays Keystone XL pipeline decision
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The Occult Meaning of Lady Gaga’s Video “G.U.Y.”
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6.9 earthquake shakes PNG island
A strong 6.9-magnitude earthquake has struck off Papua New Guinea's Bougainville Island but there is no risk of a widespread tsunami, seismologists say.  

Western lawmakers strategize on taking control of federal lands
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Pentagon weighs deploying troops to Poland as militants snub Ukraine pact
The Pentagon is exploring options for deploying U.S. troops to Poland to expand NATO’s presence in Eastern Europe because of the ongoing crisis in Ukraine, as pro-Russian militants defiantly refused Friday to leave government buildings in eastern Ukraine despite a diplomatic accord reached in Geneva.  

EU Focuses Pressure on Israel to Make Concessions, Restart Talks
EU foreign affairs chief Catherine Ashton called on Israel to reverse recent announcements regarding construction in Judea and Samaria in order to advance peace talks. Ashton said she viewed with "great concern" an Israeli decision to declare an area near the Gush Etzion Bloc south of Jerusalem as state land and the recognition of Jewish rights to the disputed Peace House in the Judean city of Hevron, a statement from her office said Friday.  

Deadly attack on South Sudan base may be considered a 'war crime'
The United Nations Security Council said the attack which killed at least 58 people on a UN base in South Sudan where thousands of civilians were sheltering may 'constitute a war crime'.  

Obama signs into law 'terrorist' UN envoy visa ban
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Blast kills suspected al-Qaeda militants in Yemen
An air strike killed at least 13 suspected al-Qaeda militants in central Yemen on Saturday, security officials said. The strike in the province of al-Bayda targeted vehicles the insurgents were travelling in at the time. Some reports say three civilians in another car were also killed.  

Syria conflict: French journalists freed
Four French journalists held captive in Syria for almost a year have been freed, President Francois Hollande said on Saturday. In a statement, Mr Hollande said he had "learned with great relief this morning of the liberation of the four French journalists"  

Ukraine crisis: Kiev calls Easter truce in east
Ukraine's foreign minister has said that operations against pro-Russian militants in the east of the country have been suspended over Easter. Andriy Deshchytsia told the BBC the security services would resume military action if the separatists continued to occupy government offices.  

Nobody’s Sure How or Why an American Plane Ended Up in Iran
On Tuesday, a New York Times reporter in Tehran spotted an American plane at Mehrabad Airport in Tehran, an extremely unique sight given the harsh sanctions imposed on the country by the United States and other Western nations.

Kiev: Military Operation in Ukraine Southeast to Go on Despite Geneva Agreement
Apr 19th, 2014
Daily NewsRT
Categories: Today's Headlines;Contemporary Issues

Despite calls for a peaceful dialogue in the document on Ukraine adopted in Geneva, the coup-imposed Ukrainian Foreign Minister said it will not affect the “anti-terrorist” operation in the East of the country and the troops will remain there.

Soon after the Geneva document, adopted at a four-side meeting between Ukraine, the US, the EU and Russia, was published, Ukraine’s acting Foreign Minister Andrey Deshchytsa said Kiev is not bound by its recommendations.

According to Deshchytsa cited by RIA Novosti, “the troops in the East of the country are carrying out a special operation and can remain where they are.”

This comes despite the statement issued by the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry following the meeting, which says:

“All sides have pledged to refrain from any form of violence, intimidation or provocative actions. The participants of the meeting strongly condemned and rejected all forms of extremism, racism and religious intolerance, including manifestations of anti-Semitism.”

Deshchytsa said the Ukrainian side has agreed on “joint efforts” with Russia “to start the process of de-escalation in eastern Ukraine.”

EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton has assessed the talks as “frank but constructive discussions,” saying that “it was extremely important to bring us all together here to have that process of dialogue begin.”

Extra Security At Jerusalem
Apr 19th, 2014
Daily Newsdebkafile
Categories: Today's Headlines;The Nation Of Israel

Jerusalem security police have brought in extra strength to the Old City of Jerusalem.  Access to Temple Mount is restricted to men over 50 and all women after the riots and attacks on Jewish worshippers staged by Hamas activists from al Aqsa mosque during the Passover festival. The Christian Good Friday and Orthodox Church's Festival of the Light and Easter processions at Old City shrines and the Via Dolorosa Friday and Saturday were also also under close police guard.