Epstein Secrets

at separates Israel proper from the West Bank. In 1980, roughly 12,000 Jews lived in the West Bank (excluding East EFTA_R1_00224927 EFTA01840334 Jerusalem). Today, government subsidies have helped swell that number to more than 300,000. Indeed, many Israeli maps and textbooks no longer show the green

any Israeli maps and textbooks no longer show the green line at all. In 2010, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel called the settlement of Ariel, which stretches deep into the West Bank, "the heart of our country." Through its pro-settler policies, Israel is forging one political entity betw

uld help to change that. Already, prominent Israeli writers like David Grossman, Amos Oz and A. B. Yehoshua have refused to visit the settlement of Ariel. We should support their efforts because persuading companies and people to begin leaving nondemocratic Israel, instead of continuing to flock the

1/2012 5:17:36 PM Subject: February 29 update 29 February, 2012 Article 1. NYT There Be Draqons Thomas L. Friedman Article 2. Hurriyet Gaza, Jerusalem, Nicosia, Baku Burak Bekdil Article 3. TIME Hamas Signals Break with Iran, But Is That Good for Israel? Tony Karon Article 4. Politico Do Is

med Baruch Goldstein opened fire on Muslims at prayer in Ibrahimi Mosque, killing 29 worshippers and wounding 125. ARIEL Unlike many settlements, Ariel was founded on a site with no particular Jewish historical or religious significance. Its origins were purely strategic: In the late 1970s, the go

29 update Date: Thu, 01 Mar 2012 17:17:36 +0000 29 February, 2012 Article 1 NYT There Be Dragons Thomas L. Friedman Article 2. Hurriyet Gaza, Jerusalem, Nicosia, Baku Burak Bekdil Article 3. TIME Hamas Signals Break with Iran, But Is That Good for Israel? Tony Karon Article 4. Politico Do Is

amed Baruch Goldstein opened fire on Muslims at prayer in Ibrahimi Mosque, killing 29 worshippers and wounding 125. ARIEL Unlike many settlements, Ariel was founded on a site with no particular Jewish historical or religious significance. Its origins were purely strategic: In the late 1970s, the gov

e effective areas: • Those that are relatively certain to remain part of Israel, such as Ma'ale Adumim, Gilo and other areas close to the center of Jerusalem. • Those that are relatively certain to become part of a Palestinian state, such as Ramallah, Jericho, Jenin and the vast majority of the heavily

beyond Israel's security barrier. • Those reasonably in dispute, including some of the large settlement blocs several miles from Jerusalem such as Ariel (which may well remain part of Israel, but subject to negotiated land swaps). This rough division is based on prior negotiations and on positions a