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Thursday, March 11, 2010 11:16

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Andrew Gilligan, Dispatches and "Islamic terrorism"

Gilligan’s Island" was a sixties sitcom with an eponymous hero who was "bumbling, dim-witted [and] accident-prone". Andrew Gilligan had nothing to do with that programme, but one can’t help thinking about him as he seems to be everywhere at the moment; the London Evening Standard, the Daily Telegraph and, this week, Channel 4’s Dispatches.

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News Flash

The Goldstone recommendations on Israel/Palestine have been adopted by the European Parliament today on March 10 2009. The resolution was adopted with 335 votes in favour, 287 against and 43 abstentions and the following recommendations were agreed on:

1. All parties should respect human rights
2. Independent and impartial investigations within the next five months should take place within the next five months
3. The Goldstone recommendations should be implemented and monitored
4. There should be no restriction of NGO activities and the authorities should stop refraining their activities

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Russia cancels Jewish Agency conference

Sunday, 07 February 2010 14:16

Russia cancels Jewish Agency conference Hebrew media sources claim that the Russian authorities have decided “suddenly” to cancel an International Conference of the Jewish Agency, which was scheduled to be held later this month in St Petersburg.

According to Maariv newspaper, the Kremlin says that the Jewish Agency – an organisation which aims to buy Palestinian land for Jewish settlers is not recognized in Russia as an international body. As a result, it is classified as “local” and is, therefore, banned from organising any international meetings. The Agency’s difficulties were compounded by the fact that it did not inform the Russian government of its intention to hold such a meeting.

However, Israeli sources say that the cancellation is linked to criminal charges against Jewish billionaire Leonid Bnzlen, who is known for his generous donations to the Jewish Agency. The Israeli authorities are refusing to extradite Bnzlen to Russia, where he is supposed to stand trial.

Source: Maariv