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Palestinian terrorists open fire on Arab school using Israeli curriculum

TPS-IL — Wed, 30 Aug 2023 15:57:41 +0000

Terrorists affiliated with the Palestinian Authority opened fire at a new Arab school in the Kafr Aqab neighbourhood of northeastern Jerusalem on Wednesday because it will be teaching the curriculum of Israeli Arab schools. In a letter that was reportedly left at the site, the Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades, an armed “militia” of P.A. leader Mahmoud Abbas’s Fatah […]

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Israel’s Cabinet approves A$1.3b for eastern Jerusalem

TPS-IL — Mon, 21 Aug 2023 07:45:00 +0000

Israel’s Cabinet on Sunday approved a five-year, 3.2 billion shekel (A$1.3 billion) to invest in the residents of eastern Jerusalem. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu presented the program to reduce economic and social disparities in the eastern section of Israel’s capital city following the Cabinet meeting. “We brought a decision in favor of the residents of […]

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City of Jerusalem approves master plan for renewal of Arab neighbourhoods

TPS-IL — Mon, 27 Dec 2021 05:21:59 +0000

The local planning and construction committee of the Jerusalem Municipality has given the green light to move forward with a new master plan for the Arab Beit Hanina and Shuafat neighbourhoods in the city. The plan includes new housing and commercial developments, as well as several new parks. This comes in conjunction with a massive […]

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European Union and Germany plot to see Jerusalem divided

David Singer — Mon, 18 Oct 2021 05:37:52 +0000

David Singer: The decision by the European Union (EU) and Germany to launch the East Jerusalem Tourism Development Programme is in reality a blatant attempt by them to see Jerusalem divided by creating political facts on the ground under the guise of helping promote tourism in East Jerusalem.

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EU, Germany launch program to ‘Maintain Palestinian Identity’ of Jerusalem

Aryeh Savir - TPS — Thu, 14 Oct 2021 02:55:21 +0000

The European Union and Germany have launched the “East Jerusalem Tourism Development Programme” and inaugurated the Tourism Development Hub in eastern Jerusalem, with the objective of “maintaining the Palestinian identity of the city.”

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Trump should reject PLO and UN propaganda on East Jerusalem

David Singer — Wed, 01 Aug 2018 22:58:51 +0000

David Singer: President Trump’s as-yet unannounced “ultimate deal” to resolve the Arab-Jewish conflict has received a setback following Saudi Arabia’s King Salman reassuring Palestine Liberation Organisation (PLO) Chairman Mahmoud Abbas that Saudi Arabia would oppose any Trump peace plan that did not accept the PLO stance on East Jerusalem becoming the capital of an independent Palestinian Arab state.

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UK’s royal ‘settlers’ understanding of Jerusalem

Stephen M.Flatow - JNS.org — Thu, 21 Jun 2018 21:30:35 +0000

Stephen M. Flatow: It’s easy to see why the Palestinian Authority would have been offended by Prince Charles’ visit to his relatives’ graves in 2016—and why they will be unhappy if Prince William wants to do likewise.

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Words matter: how vocabulary defines the Israeli-Palestinian conflict

Jacob Kamaras — Mon, 01 Dec 2014 19:02:30 +0000

Israel-Palestine conflict terminology explained...from Jacob Kamaras/JNS.ord

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