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POPSParalysed Palestinian girl fights for Life "Maria cannot have her mother, brother or grandmother back, she cannot have her body, but there are things we can do to make things better and this is to take care of her for all of her life because she cannot survive outside Israel," Adi Lustigman, her lawyer said. "She needs to live near the hospital, she must be near the emergency room -- things she cannot have in the West Bank" Upset at what he described as foot dragging, Maria's father said he believed the court did not want to set a precedent that would encourage other Palestinians hurt in Israeli attacks to seek long-term medical treatment in Israel. The Defence Ministry maintains that Israeli law does not require the army to compensate Palestinians injured in fighting against militants in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip.
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POPSLeaked Saudi View. 'Border dispute' Existing UN Resolutions Solution Prince Saud al-Faisal has been the discreet voice of Saudi Arabian diplomacy for more than 30 years, and he spoke with unchallenged authority at the recent meeting of the Quartet of Middle East peacemakers, giving what turned out to be a bleak assessment of the current negotiations between Israel and the Palestinians. The situation was "dire", he told the assembled dignitaries, including Condoleezza Rice, Tony Blair and Ban Ki-moon. "Many dangers loom. It seems we have reached a stage that I can only describe as a morass." Such pessimism is not big news, though Saud's gloomy remarks were made, characteristically, behind closed doors at London's Lancaster House. It is certainly hard to find anyone who harbours much hope that there is a way out of the current impasse. ... Guardian
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POPSRead My Lips, Ahmadinejad may have to say.
Thanks God we've finally got to hear the truth, directly. Ahmadinejad said the Holocasut happened, so I hope we never have to hear that again. He also did not say Israel should be "wiped off the map," but rather that he's concerned about Palestinian suffering and believe there's need for a 'vote,' on rsesolution of the issue, a vote which includes the Palestian people. Gosh, I wonder if we have been fed propaganda, like WMD's, etc. All the Talking Heads and Cheap Shots have been about the Columbia president's rude introduction. whether he should have been allowed to speak, etc. But the substance is the issues and to make it clear, he said: 1. Holocaust did happen 2. Palestanians are suffering and need to work democraticaly together with Israel. Of course, he has the nerve to add: "The Holocaust happen in EUROPE, and what does it have to do with the Middle East, Iran and the current issues? Fair enough, iIMHO. Jews deny Jesus. Should we nuke 'em for that? NO. & no Holo
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POPSPalestian Christians: Wikipedia Two American courts, one in Illinois and the other in North Carolina, have accepted that "the Palestinian Authority was persecuting Christian" as grounds for granting asylum to two Evangelical converts from Islam fleeing PA territory. Palestinian Christians are generally sympathetic of the Palestinian cause. Palestinian Christians have a higher rate of education and a lower birth rate than their Muslim counterparts. According to the BBC, some Palestinian Christians have spoken of threats, confiscation of land, difficulties buying land, arson attacks, sexual assaults and general hostility.
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POPSSecret UN report condemns US for Middle East failures de Soto "effectively transformed the Quartet from a negotiation-promoting foursome guided by a common document ...into a body that was all-but imposing sanctions on a freely elected government of a people under occupation as well as setting unattainable preconditions for dialogue".
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