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BEWARE OF BARAK
By Ran HaCohen, The Electronic Intifada, 28 December  2007

The person who destroyed the Oslo process and initiated
the  second intifada, the person who demolished the Israeli
peace camp from  within, by spreading legends about a
"generous offer" rejected by the  Palestinians, by
persuading the Israelis that he "unmasked" Arafat and  that
there was no Palestinian partner -- this person still
calls himself  "the leader of the Israeli peace camp."
That's one of Israeli "Defense"  Minister Ehud Barak's most
dangerous traits: his inherent untruthfulness,  his
presenting himself as the very opposite of what he
actually is.  

<http://electronicintifada.net/v2/article9184.shtml>

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Palestine  : Diaries: Live from Palestine:

A PALESTINIAN LOVE STORY
By Ghassan  Abdullah, Live from Palestine, 27 December 2007

A few months ago, a  European professional in Ramallah
threw a farewell party after completing  part of the
project for which he was recruited. The European himself,
a  Belgian, spent many years previously in the Palestinian
territories and was  very well liked locally, not least
because he married a Palestinian woman,  but that's another
story. A friend and old colleague of mine came up to me  at
the party and asked me discretely about A., a good-looking
and outgoing  woman who works with  us.

<http://electronicintifada.net/v2/article9182.shtml>

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Palestine  : Development:

EGYPT AID CONDITIONED ON ENFORCING GAZA SIEGE
By Adam  Morrow and Khaled Moussa al-Omrani, The Electronic Intifada, 27 
December  2007

CAIRO, December 27 (IPS) - Last week, both houses of US
Congress  agreed to withhold 100 million dollars in
financial assistance to Egypt  following Israeli claims
that Egyptian authorities were failing to prevent  weapons
smuggling to the Gaza Strip. Cairo, for its part,
denounced the  decision, while local political analysts saw
the move as a heavy-handed  pressure tactic on the part of
Washington's pro-Israel lobby.  

<http://electronicintifada.net/v2/article9183.shtml>

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Palestine  : Business & Economy:

BLAIR'S MISGUIDED ECONOMIC OPTIMISM
By Adri  Nieuwhof, The Electronic Intifada, 27 December 2007

The Quartet's Middle  East envoy, Tony Blair, wanted to
raise $5.6 billion US at the donor  conference in Paris in
December 2007. Since 1999 the per capita gross  domestic
product in occupied Palestine has declined by 40 percent.
As a  result Palestinians are getting poorer and 65 percent
live below the poverty  line. To give the hard hit economy
a boost, Blair came up with a cure of ten  "quick impact
projects." The World Bank has another opinion: pouring
money  into the occupied Palestinian territory will do
little to revive the economy  unless the occupation is
ended. Instead, some of Blair's proposed projects  are
firmly rooted in the structure of the  occupation.

<http://electronicintifada.net/v2/article9180.shtml>

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