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Israelis in southern city of Ashkelon hope for calm
Business was slow at the outdoor market in Ashkelon today. Usually, the lunch hour is pretty busy, said a Russian-born Israeli woman who gave her name as Ella. She runs a little fast food place. Ella said people in Ashkelon … Continue reading
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From an apartment in Cairo, activists from #Syria spread the news about the revolution back home and hope to bring about positive change.
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A snowy drive in Jordan
The drive to the Amman airport early this AM didn’t start off too crazy. Then there was a bit of hold up. A dozen cars or so blocked the highway. Time to get out and push. Everybody cheered when the … Continue reading
Ex-fighters from #Libya recovering in #Jordan
The hotel where I’m staying in Amman is teeming with Libyans seeking medical care in Jordanian hospitals. A friend here tells me that’s the case with most hotels. These are a couple of guys I met in the lobby yesterday. … Continue reading
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Some of Syria’s refugees
These kids came to Jordan from Syrian villages near the city of Hama. Now, they’re living in tents outside the capital of Amman. Their parents are hoping the situation in Syria calms down soon, so they can go home. (Photo: … Continue reading
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Clinton statement on Syria
Via BBC in Washington: Press Statement Hillary Rodham ClintonSecretary of State Washington, DC January 30, 2012 The United States condemns in the strongest possible terms the escalation of the Syrian regime’s violent and brutal attacks on its own … Continue reading
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#Israel Supreme Court rules against Palestinian spouses settling in the Jewish State
Taiseer Khatib is an Israeli Arab who lives with his family in Akko, the town where he grew up, on Israel’s Mediterranean coast. His wife, Lana was born in Nablus, a Palestinian city in the West Bank. Israel’s Supreme Court … Continue reading
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Colliding values in Israeli Supreme Court decision on citizenship
Yossi Klein Halevi is an Israeli writer and a fellow of the “Engaging Israel Project” at the Shalom Hartman Center in Jerusalem. I called him up to talk about the recent Israeli Supreme Court decision that extended a 2002 law banning Palestinian … Continue reading
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ACRI denounces Israel Supreme Court decision on citizenship
Hagai El-Ad is executive director of the Association for Civil Rights in Israel. He told me the recent decision by Israel’s Supreme Court that denies citizenship to most Palestinian spouses of Israeli Arabs is a blow to the country’s democracy. … Continue reading
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