Mideast Youth - Thinking Ahead » Mohammed Mar’i (Palestine)Promoting a fierce but respectful dialogue among the highly diverse youth of the Middle EastAre There Still Redlines- June 15, 2007 The outcome of Hamas &8220;military coup&8221; in Gaza will have far-reaching implications not only for the future of the Palestinian Authority, but also for its relations with the entire region. The old Palestinian dream of a real state in the West Bank and Gaza with 1967 borders is fading fast. The speech that President George ...http://www.mideastyouth.com/2007/06/15/are-there-still-redlines/ Hamas Loses in Palestinian Infighting- June 13, 2007 The gun battles and exchanges of mortars and explosives ravaging the streets of Gaza are costing Hamas popular support among Palestinians, a leading Palestinian pollster said on Tuesday. Elias Kokali, of the Palestinian Center for Public Opinion (PCPO), based in the West Bank, said Fatah would naturally benefit from Hamas&8217;s decline. &8220;In general, Palestinians are ...http://www.mideastyouth.com/2007/06/13/hamas-loses-in-palestinian-infighting/ The Ghetto of Um Ar-Reehan- June 12, 2007 &8220;Our suffering increases day after day, we have lost contact with the outside world. The surrounding Israeli settlements, that the invaders have built, are suffocating the village from all sides. Since the wall was built, non-residents were prohibited from entering the village unless they obtain an entry permit from occupation authorities,&8221; said Bilal Al-kilani. ...http://www.mideastyouth.com/2007/06/11/the-ghetto-of-um-ar-reehan/ Burg: Defining Israel as a Jewish state is the key to its end- June 10, 2007 Former Israeli Knesset speaker and former head of the Jewish Agency, Avraham Burg, says &8220;to define the State of Israel as a Jewish state is the key to its end. A Jewish state is explosive. It&8217;s dynamite.&8221; In an interview in Israeli Haaretz Weekend Magazine, he said that he is in favor of abrogating the ...http://www.mideastyouth.com/2007/06/09/burg-defining-israel-as-a-jewish-state-is-the-key-t... Majority of Israeli pilots prefer private sector- June 9, 2007 Israel Air Force (IAF) pilots&8217; and officers&8217; motivation to remain in service as career soldiers once they have completed the initial period they had committed to, has been a sharp drop, a study said on Friday. According to Israeli newspaper Yedioth Ahronoth, its study has discovered that only 45 percent of the survey&8217;s participants stated ...http://www.mideastyouth.com/2007/06/09/majority-of-israeli-pilots-prefer-private-sector/ Israeli Editor: We Pushed Defeatist Agenda in 2000- June 6, 2007 A former senior editor in Voice of Israel Radio admitted that the Radio news staff, led by former journalist and current Member of Israeli Knesset Shelly Yechimovich, manipulated news reports in order to cause the Israeli army&8217;s withdrawal from Lebanon in May 2000 under then-Prime Minister Ehud Barak. &8220;We slanted the news towards a withdrawal ...http://www.mideastyouth.com/2007/06/06/israeli-editor-we-pushed-defeatist-agenda-in-2000/ 25% of Israeli Illegal Settlements is on Palestinian-owned Land- June 6, 2007 At least 25 percent of the structures built by Israelis in the West Bank&8217;s Area C (full Israeli control) were built on private Palestinian-owned land, a report said on Tuesday. According to a comprehensive internal report by the Israeli Civil Administration, a government body entrusted with administering all nonmilitary issues in the West Bank and ...http://www.mideastyouth.com/2007/06/06/25-of-israeli-illegal-settlements-is-on-palestinian... Jerusalemites to declare independence- June 5, 2007 A group of East Jerusalem Palestinians has announced Monday its intention to declare before the UN that they are formally &8220;disengaging&8221; from West Jerusalem and establishing an independent municipality to oversee internal affairs in their section of the city. The initiative, whether conceived as a gimmick or a genuine move, is led by an association in ...http://www.mideastyouth.com/2007/06/04/jerusalemites-to-declare-independence/ Israel Demolished 18,000 Palestinian Homes since 1967- June 4, 2007 The Israeli occupation authorities have demolished 18,000 Palestinian homes since the Israeli occupation of the Palestinian territories in 1967, said an Israeli human rights group on Sunday. The Israeli Committee Against House Demolitions (ICAHD) said in a press release that the organization will begin on June 11th a campaign to rebuild each and every Palestinian ...http://www.mideastyouth.com/2007/06/04/israel-demolished-18000-palestinian-homes-since-196... |