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betsyspage.blogspot.com - 1/13/2009
Time for some welfare reform for the Palestinians
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Gunnar Heinsohn in the Wall Street Journal's European edition clarifies how UN-sponsored (and US-funded for over 30%) welfare is subsidizing a baby boom in Gaza.The reason for Gaza's endless youth bulge is that a large majority of its population does not have to provide for its offspring. Most ...
Gaza War Protest
zombietime.com - 1/12/2009
Gaza War Protest
— zombietime.com — Gaza War Protest and Anti-Israel Rally San Francisco, January 10, 2009 On Saturday, January 10, 2009, a... large rally and march took place in San Francisco to protest Israel's invasion of Gaza. The event was one of a series of similar events held in ... (more) Gaza War Protest

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Hamas raids aid trucks, sells supplies
jpost.com - 1/12/2009
Hamas raids aid trucks, sells supplies
— jpost.com — Hamas on Monday raided some 100 aid trucks that Israel had allowed into Gaza, stole their contents... and sold them to the highest bidders. The IDF said that since terminal activity is coordinated with UNRWA and the Red Cross, Israel could do nothing to ... (more) Hamas raids aid trucks, sells supplies

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Ending the West's Proxy War Against Israel
online.wsj.com - 1/12/2009
Ending the West's Proxy War Against Israel
— online.wsj.com — GUNNAR HEINSOHN | From today's Wall Street Journal Europe As the world decries Israel's attempt to defend... itself from the rocket attacks coming from Gaza, consider this: When Hamas routed Fatah in Gaza in 2007, it cost nearly 350 lives and 1,000 ... (more) Ending the West's Proxy War Against Israel

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Israel Matzav:  How about a Wiconsin plan for 'Palestinians'?

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How about a Wiconsin plan for 'Palestinians'?
Israel Matzav — How about a Wiconsin plan for 'Palestinians'? Betsy's Page points to an article in the European Wall Street Journal that talks about the welfare benefits received by Gazans. The reason for Gaza's endless youth bulge is that a large majority of its population does not have to provide for its offspring. Most babies are fed, clothed, vaccinated and educated by UNRWA, the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East. Unlike the U.N. High Commission for Refugees, which deals with the rest of the world's refugees and aims to settle them in ...

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