A legal battle lasting 22 years involving land purchased 74 years ago by the Jewish National Fund (JNF) ended this week when Israel's Supreme Court ruled that JNF is indeed the rightful owner of the 522 dunam tract in Gush Etzion, Israel Hayom reported Wednesday. A three-judge panel rejected an appeal filed by Palestinians against the decision of the Jerusalem…
Full Text of the Phased Plan: Political Programme Adopted at the 12th Session of the Palestinian National Council Cairo, June 9, 1974 Text of the Phased Plan resolution: The Palestinian National Council: On the basis of the Palestinian National Charter and the Political Programme drawn up at the eleventh session, held from January 6-12, 1973; and from its belief that…
“Palestine from the river to the sea” was a slogan of the Palestine Liberation Organization beginning with its founding in 1964, claiming a Palestinian state between the Jordan River and the Mediterranean Sea and rejecting control by Israel of any land in the region, including areas controlled by Israel prior to 1967. It later became a popular political slogan used…
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Former IDF spokesperson Lt. Col. (ret.) Peter Lerner speaking to ABC-TV News 24 on November 13 about the latest Israel-Gaza flare-up. Source: Former IDF spokesperson Lt. Col. (ret.) Peter Lerner on the latest Israel-Gaza flare-up - AIJAC