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PALESTINE : DIARIES: LIVE FROM PALESTINE:

CELEBRATING ABSURDITY IN NABLUS
Sousan Hammad, Live from Palestine, 22 July 2009

It was a portentous day in the occupied West Bank city of
Nablus. Over 100,000 Palestinians from Haifa, Jerusalem,
Jenin and more gathered in the city on Saturday to
celebrate the making of a Guinness World Record: the
largest plate of kanafeh, a popular red-haired pastry made
with lots of sugar and goat cheese. Was it a celebration
of improving economic conditions or, as one resident put
it, a "shameful display of opportunism?" Sousan Hammad
reports from Nablus about the absurdity of the event.

http://electronicintifada.net/v2/article10672.shtml

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PALESTINE : OPINION/EDITORIAL:

WHY IS SOUTH AFRICA STILL HELPING APARTHEID ISRAEL?
Sayed Dhansay, The Electronic Intifada, 21 July 2009

I had expected to encounter difficulty from Egyptian and
Israeli authorities upon attempting to enter Gaza. But
neither had interfered. After traveling thousands of
kilometers, and now literally standing a few hundred
meters away from Gaza, the sad irony was that it was my
own government that was preventing me from entering. I
couldn't understand why South Africa, which claims to be
sympathetic to the Palestinian struggle, had adopted this
policy. Sayed Dhansay comments for The Electronic
Intifada.

http://electronicintifada.net/v2/article10669.shtml

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PALESTINE : OPINION/EDITORIAL:

OBAMA'S PRIZES FOR ISRAEL ARE NOT "PRESSURE"
Ali Abunimah, The Electronic Intifada, 16 July 2009

A recent meeting between US President Barack Obama and
Israel lobby leaders was designed to assuage American
Jewish anxiety over US pressure on Israel to halt
settlement construction. But rather than using American
leverage to require Israel to comply with international
law, the Obama administration is actually offering it more
rewards at the expense of Palestinians and Arab states.
Ali Abunimah comments.

http://electronicintifada.net/v2/article10665.shtml

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PALESTINE : ART, MUSIC & CULTURE:

"VISIT PALESTINE" SAYS WEST BANK'S GROWING ALTERNATIVE
TOURISM INDUSTRY
Ben White, The Electronic Intifada, 16 July 2009

Palestine should not have problems attracting tourists,
with its rich blend of history, religious significance,
local culture, as well as the varied and breathtaking
scenery. But of course, the political context of the
Israeli occupation means that the vast majority of
tourists in the "Holy Land" only see Palestinians through
the window of a tour bus, as they dash in and out of
Bethlehem for a couple of hours. Ben White reports for The
Electronic Intifada.

http://electronicintifada.net/v2/article10659.shtml

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PALESTINE : ART, MUSIC & CULTURE:

ALI JABRI RETROSPECTIVE: A LIFE RECORDED IN SKETCHBOOKS
Sousan Hammad, The Electronic Intifada, 20 July 2009

Ali Jabri locked his paintings in a trunk. It had been
more than 20 years since the artist had opened it, but
after he was murdered in his Amman, Jordan apartment in
December 2002 his friends decided it was time to tell
Jabri's tale. Six years in the making, Fadi Ghandour, a
philanthropist and friend of Jabri's, set up a foundation
to document and preserve the late artist's work. In a home
Jabri had wished to one day own, the Ali Jabri Human
Heritage Foundation was launched in Amman. Sousan Hammad
reports for The Electronic Intifada.

http://electronicintifada.net/v2/article10638.shtml

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PALESTINE : ISRAEL LOBBY WATCH:

INTERNET USERS PAID TO SPREAD ISRAELI PROPAGANDA
Jonathan Cook, The Electronic Intifada, 22 July 2009

The passionate support for Israel expressed on talkback
and comment sections of websites, internet chat forums,
blogs, Twitter and Facebook may not be all that it seems.
Israel's foreign ministry is reported to be establishing a
special undercover team of paid workers whose job it will
be to surf the internet 24 hours a day spreading positive
news about Israel. Jonathan Cook reports.

http://electronicintifada.net/v2/article10671.shtml


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