Rape Murder of Mary Phagan & Lynching of Leo Frank
admin | August 28, 2015
The Rich Jews Indict a State! The Whole South Traduced. In the Matter of Leo Frank. by Thomas E
Life on the Gaza strip with NGO Save the Children on one …
simmons | August 28, 2015
Human face ... A woman and her child walk in front of rabbles in the neighbourhood of Beit Hanoun. Picture: Ella Pellegrini Source: Supplied The Israeli Defence Force has deployed its Iron Dome missile batteries to its southern border with Gaza with threats from Islamic militants on the one-year anniversary of the conflict on the Palestinian strip
Some 13,000 UN employees in Gaza Strip strike to protest …
simmons | August 28, 2015
Published August 24, 2015 Palestinian United Nations workers hold up a banner as they demonstrate against measures the organization has taken to overcome an acute financial crisis, in Gaza City, Monday, Aug. 24, 2015. The protest today outside the UN Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) Gaza headquarter was the largest in a series of demonstrations in recent weeks, called up by the agencys Local Staff Union
Capernaum – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
richards | August 28, 2015
Capernaum ( k-PUR-nee-m; Hebrew: , Kfar Nahum, "Nahum's village") was a fishing village in the time of the Hasmoneans, located on the northern shore of the Sea of Galilee.[1] It had a population of about 1,500.[2] Archaeological excavations have revealed two ancient synagogues built one over the other. A church near Capernaum is said to be the home of Saint Peter. Kfar Nahum, the original name of the small town, means "Nahum's village" in Hebrew, but apparently there is no connection with the prophet named Nahum.
Report: Hamas summons Palestinian factions to discuss …
admin | August 28, 2015
Amid rumors of backchannel talks between Israel and Hamas, the Palestinian Islamist organization has reportedly summoned other Palestinian factions to Beirut where the details of a long-term truce with Israel will be discussed. According to the London-based Arab language newspaper Rai-al-youm, Moussa Abu Marzouk, a senior Hamas figure, had already met with some of the factions in the Lebanese capital regarding the possibility of a ten-year truce with Israel. Brokered by former British Prime Minister Tony Blair and agreed to by Khaled Mashaal, the terms of the truce would include the freeing of Palestinian militants re-arrested after being released in the Gilad Schalit deal, the construction of a floating port linked to Turkish Cyprus as well as a significant easing of restrictions on Gaza's entry points.
Israel and Hamas Appear to Be Advancing Towards Ending the …
admin | August 28, 2015
A Palestinian boy plays in the rubble of houses destroyed during the 50-day war between Israel and Hamas militants in the summer of 2014, in the village of Khuzaa, east of Khan Yunis, in the southern Gaza Strip on July 7, 2015. AFP PHOTO / SAID KHATIB (Photo credit should read SAID KHATIB/AFP/Getty Images) | SAID KHATIB via Getty Images One year into the cease-fire agreement that ended last summer's 50-day war in the Gaza Strip, Israel and Hamas appear to be advancing toward a series of understandings -- an agreement, even -- that would practically end the siege on the Gaza Strip and bring long-term quiet to the area.
The Oppressive Architecture of the West Bank | VICE | United …
simmons | August 27, 2015
"Can you live as we do?" Sayeed asked me. We were standing on the rooftop of his family home in Hebron, the largest city in the West Bank.
Alleged Jewish extremists banned from West Bank, Jerusalem …
simmons | August 27, 2015
Israeli security services issued restraining orders to at least seven right-wing Jewish activists overnight Saturday, bringing the total number of alleged extremists temporarily banned from entering the West Bank or Jerusalem in recent days to 10. The wave of restraining orders came as authorities attempted to crack down on Jewish extremists in the wake of the July killing of Saad Dawabsha and his 18-month-old son, Ali, in a firebombing attack on their home in the Palestinian village of Duma in the West Bank.
Ochsner Medical Center – West Bank Campus
simmons | August 27, 2015
Ochsner Medical Center on the West Bank is a 180-bed general medical and surgical acute care facility, located on the mighty Mississippi River.
West Bank – Country Facts
simmons | August 27, 2015
West Bank Country Facts [Top of Page] Background: The Israel-PLO Declaration of Principles on Interim Self-Government Arrangements ("the DOP"), signed in Washington on 13 September 1993, provides for a transitional period not exceeding five years of Palestinian interim self-government in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank. Permanent status negotiations began on 5 May 1996, but have not resumed since the initial meeting
