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csmonitor.com - 6/1/2009
Israeli proposal: Make Jordan the official Palestinian homeland
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The controversial idea - though not new - could still undermine Netanyahu and erode Israel's relations with moderate Arab countries.
haaretz.com - 5/27/2009
Peres: 'Jordan is Palestine' plan is baseless hallucination - Haaretz - Israel News
— haaretz.com — President Shimon Peres on Wednesday criticized a rightist lawmaker's suggestion that Jordan should serve as the Palestinian... state. National Union MK Aryeh Eldad's proposal that Jordan take responsibility for the Palestinians' welfare is a "baseless ... (more) Peres: 'Jordan is Palestine' plan is baseless ...

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The American mistake
ynetnews.com - 5/26/2009
The American mistake
— ynetnews.com — US administration’s view on conflict based on seven false assumptions... (more) The American mistake

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huffingtonpost.com - 6/7/2009
Queen Noor of Jordan: Pakistan's Refugee Crisis
— huffingtonpost.com — Yesterday in Cairo, President Obama eloquently underscored the importance of human security, and the need for everyone... to have a safe, dignified and prosperous place in the world. Realizing this aspiration is a daily challenge in the face of ... (more) Queen Noor of Jordan: Pakistan's Refugee Crisis

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Truthdig: Drilling Beneath the Headlines:  A ‘New Homeland’ for West Bank Palestinians

Notes From a Grumpy Old Man:  Who the Haqqanis? A new Palestine, and the Forth With Iran...

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A ‘New Homeland’ for West Bank Palestinians
Truthdig: Drilling Beneath the Headlines — ... end settlement activity in the occupied Palestinian territories. Interior Minister Eli Yishai said Sunday that it amounted to “expulsion.” But 53 Israeli parliamentarians have moved to explore another kind of expulsion: Under a proposal to be reviewed this week, Jordan would become the official homeland for Palestinians now living in the West Bank. Among the challenges facing the proposal is this: nobody asked Jordan if it would support such a plan. Read More READ THE WHOLE ITEMRelated ...

Who the Haqqanis? A new Palestine, and the Forth With Iran...
Notes From a Grumpy Old Man — ... You just can't make this stuff up. Israel is not happy with the US policy of freezing their settlements on the West Bank, but so far the response has been, but what if the settlers have children, where will we put them? Today, the Christian science Monitor is reporting another creative idea to resolve the situation: "Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and senior members of his cabinet have pushed back hard against a renewed US demand to end settlement activity in the occupied Palestinian territories. Interior Minister Eli Yishai said Sunday that it ...

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