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Hague and an ethical foreign policy
Hague and an ethical foreign policy
In an article for today's Daily Telegraph, British Foreign Secretary, William Hague, sought to flesh out an ethical framework for a new approach British Foreign Policy.
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Days and Counting
62 days and counting - Jerusalemite MPs still seeking sanctuary in International Red Cross offices

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US: Israeli rabbi's remarks offensive

Washington has criticized Shas spiritual leader Rabbi Ovadia Yosef over remarks that Palestinians should perish from this world.

"We regret and condemn the inflammatory statements by Rabbi Ovadia Yosef," US State Department spokesman Philip J. Crowley said on Sunday.

"These remarks are not only deeply offensive, but incitement such as this hurts the cause of peace," he added.

"As we move forward to re-launch peace negotiations, it is important that actions by people on all sides help to advance our effort, not hinder it," Crowley said.

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Israel issues demolition orders for two mosques in the West Bank
Israel issues demolition orders for two mosques in the West Bank
Israel issues demolition orders for two mosques in the West Bank


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International Palestine Solidarity Day marked with an urgent call for the international community to stop aiding and abetting Israeli oppression of the Palestinian people

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Dr Hanan Chehata
Press Officer, Middle East Monitor, London

To mark this year's UN's International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian people, the Palestine Solidarity Campaign (PSC) on Tuesday 24th hosted a meeting in the House of Commons on the subject of the implementation of the Goldstone Report, bringing Israeli War Criminals to justice and ending the siege on Gaza.

One common theme which underpinned the presentation of the speakers was that there was an urgent need to find some way of mobilising and maximising global support for the Palestinian cause.  Among the ideas discussed were legal, political and grassroots level strategies including the vital step of politically promoting international support for the Goldstone Report, preparing the path for the implementation of Universal Jurisdiction against Israeli War Criminals, being realistic and upfront about the vocabulary used in the debate on Palestine, mobilising support of members of the public and many others.

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