<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<rss version="2.0"
	xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"
	xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/"
	xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"
	xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"
	xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/"
	xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/"
	>

<channel>
	<title>the Global Observatory &#187; Israel/Palestine</title>
	<atom:link href="http://www.theglobalobservatory.com/category/israelpalestine/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" />
	<link>http://www.theglobalobservatory.com</link>
	<description>A lot of caustic and sarcastic humor, stupid opinions, canned news and scanty revelations on politics, foreign affairs, social and fiscal issues, and much else from an independent, yet conservative and Republican, perspective from the Pacific Northwest. Yeah, right.</description>
	<lastBuildDate>Mon, 26 Jul 2010 21:35:17 +0000</lastBuildDate>
	<generator>http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2</generator>
	<language>en</language>
	<sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod>
	<sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency>
			<item>
		<title>More War of Words Between Israel and Turkey</title>
		<link>http://www.theglobalobservatory.com/2010/04/more-war-of-words-between-israel-and-turkey/</link>
		<comments>http://www.theglobalobservatory.com/2010/04/more-war-of-words-between-israel-and-turkey/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Apr 2010 17:29:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>observer</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Israel/Palestine]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Middle East]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.theglobalobservatory.com/?p=1813</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[It seems Israel and Turkey are determined to provide us all with constant entertainment.
On Wednesday, Avigdor Lieberman, Israel&#8217;s far-right and slightly nutty foreign minister claimed about the Turkish PM:
Erdogan is slowly turning into Libyan  leader Muammar Gaddafi or Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez. It&#8217;s his  choice. The problem is not Turkey; the problem is [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.theglobalobservatory.com/2010/04/more-war-of-words-between-israel-and-turkey/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Abu Toameh: Hamas Wants a New Intifada</title>
		<link>http://www.theglobalobservatory.com/2010/03/abu-toameh-hamas-wants-a-new-intifada/</link>
		<comments>http://www.theglobalobservatory.com/2010/03/abu-toameh-hamas-wants-a-new-intifada/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Mar 2010 02:32:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>observer</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Israel/Palestine]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Middle East]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.theglobalobservatory.com/?p=1668</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[According to Khaled Abu Toameh, apparently:
The armed wing of Fatah, the Aksa Martyrs Brigades, on Tuesday called on the Palestinian Authority to give back the weapons it had confiscated from the group’s gunmen so that they could participate in the “Jerusalem Intifada.” The call came as both the PA and Hamas continued to accuse Israel [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.theglobalobservatory.com/2010/03/abu-toameh-hamas-wants-a-new-intifada/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Palestinian Settlements: One Way Forward</title>
		<link>http://www.theglobalobservatory.com/2010/02/palestinian-settlements-one-way-forward/</link>
		<comments>http://www.theglobalobservatory.com/2010/02/palestinian-settlements-one-way-forward/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 28 Feb 2010 09:11:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>observer</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Israel/Palestine]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Middle East]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.theglobalobservatory.com/?p=1569</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The West Bank has long been one of the poorest regions of the world, with high unemployment, lack of modern amenities and housing, and one of the worst standards of living.
That might change for some 40,000 Palestinians if the Palestinian development firm Massar, with money from a Qatari investment company, has its way in Rawabi. [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.theglobalobservatory.com/2010/02/palestinian-settlements-one-way-forward/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Mahmoud al-Mabhouh: Finally A Fun Assassination</title>
		<link>http://www.theglobalobservatory.com/2010/02/mahmoud-al-mabhouh-finally-a-fun-assassination/</link>
		<comments>http://www.theglobalobservatory.com/2010/02/mahmoud-al-mabhouh-finally-a-fun-assassination/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 20 Feb 2010 06:40:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>observer</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Israel/Palestine]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Middle East]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.theglobalobservatory.com/?p=1542</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The end of the Cold War also brought about the sad end of interesting assassinations. No more would we hear about the murder of high profile politicians, businessmen and other individuals on a regular basis. Over the past 20 years, only a few such covert attempts have been made and only a very few of [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.theglobalobservatory.com/2010/02/mahmoud-al-mabhouh-finally-a-fun-assassination/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Stupid Ayalon Should Be Fired</title>
		<link>http://www.theglobalobservatory.com/2010/01/stupid-ayalon-should-be-fired/</link>
		<comments>http://www.theglobalobservatory.com/2010/01/stupid-ayalon-should-be-fired/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Jan 2010 23:19:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>observer</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Israel/Palestine]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Middle East]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.theglobalobservatory.com/?p=1363</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Danny Ayalon, Israel&#8217;s Deputy Foreign Minister, found a very easy to way to humiliate the ambassador of Turkey, which is Israel&#8217;s only ally in the Middle East, by:
&#8230; [making] clear that the ambassador was seated on a low sofa, while the Israeli officials were in much higher chairs &#8230; &#8220;there is only one flag here&#8221; [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.theglobalobservatory.com/2010/01/stupid-ayalon-should-be-fired/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>More Settlements, No Peace</title>
		<link>http://www.theglobalobservatory.com/2009/08/more-settlements-no-peace/</link>
		<comments>http://www.theglobalobservatory.com/2009/08/more-settlements-no-peace/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2009 00:16:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>observer</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Israel/Palestine]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Middle East]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.theglobalobservatory.com/?p=1006</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[That is the reality on the ground in the Palestinian Territories. You cannot negotiate a peace agreement if you continue occupying more and more land.
]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.theglobalobservatory.com/2009/08/more-settlements-no-peace/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>How Do You Achieve Peace in the Palestine With Such Stubborn Politicians?</title>
		<link>http://www.theglobalobservatory.com/2009/07/how-do-you-achieve-peace-in-the-palestine-with-such-stubborn-politicians/</link>
		<comments>http://www.theglobalobservatory.com/2009/07/how-do-you-achieve-peace-in-the-palestine-with-such-stubborn-politicians/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2009 01:17:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>observer</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Israel/Palestine]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Middle East]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.theglobalobservatory.com/?p=788</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The Israeli PM has stubbornly rejected Obama&#8217;s request to halt a construction project in Arab East Jerusalem, saying:
We cannot accept the idea that Jews will not have the right to live and buy (homes) anywhere in Jerusalem
Unified Jerusalem is the capital of the Jewish people and the state of Israel. Our sovereignty over it is [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.theglobalobservatory.com/2009/07/how-do-you-achieve-peace-in-the-palestine-with-such-stubborn-politicians/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Palestinians Take a Break From Terrorism&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://www.theglobalobservatory.com/2009/07/palestinians-take-a-break-from-terrorism/</link>
		<comments>http://www.theglobalobservatory.com/2009/07/palestinians-take-a-break-from-terrorism/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 19 Jul 2009 02:35:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>observer</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Israel/Palestine]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Middle East]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.theglobalobservatory.com/?p=784</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[And, try to cook up some world record.
]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.theglobalobservatory.com/2009/07/palestinians-take-a-break-from-terrorism/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Israeli Soldiers Come Forward with Gaza Allegations</title>
		<link>http://www.theglobalobservatory.com/2009/07/israeli-soldiers-come-forward-with-gaza-allegations/</link>
		<comments>http://www.theglobalobservatory.com/2009/07/israeli-soldiers-come-forward-with-gaza-allegations/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2009 07:00:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>observer</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Israel/Palestine]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Middle East]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.theglobalobservatory.com/?p=716</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Israeli soldiers are finally speaking out and telling us another story on the Gaza campaigns. Among the allegations:
&#8230;widespread abuses were committed against civilians under &#8220;permissive&#8221; rules of engagement
&#8230;they had been urged to fire on any building or person that seemed suspicious and said Palestinians were sometimes used as human shields.
&#8220;the massive and unprecedented blow to [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.theglobalobservatory.com/2009/07/israeli-soldiers-come-forward-with-gaza-allegations/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Fatah and PLO: The Wrong Partners in Peace</title>
		<link>http://www.theglobalobservatory.com/2009/07/fatah-and-plo-the-wrong-partners-in-peace/</link>
		<comments>http://www.theglobalobservatory.com/2009/07/fatah-and-plo-the-wrong-partners-in-peace/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2009 20:48:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>observer</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Israel/Palestine]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Middle East]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.theglobalobservatory.com/?p=706</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The Palestinian administration in the West Bank, run by the Fatah faction of the PLO, has shut down the local office of Al-Jazeera, an independent Arab news network, because it:
promoted a negative view of its work and that the coverage is biased
Americans, Europeans and the Israelis have been harping about how Mahmoud Abbas&#8217; administration, along [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.theglobalobservatory.com/2009/07/fatah-and-plo-the-wrong-partners-in-peace/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Bravo, Israeli Supreme Court</title>
		<link>http://www.theglobalobservatory.com/2009/07/bravo-israel-supreme-court/</link>
		<comments>http://www.theglobalobservatory.com/2009/07/bravo-israel-supreme-court/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2009 06:51:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>observer</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Israel/Palestine]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Middle East]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.theglobalobservatory.com/?p=492</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[While Israeli politicians and military leaders may not always be fair or honest, the judiciary almost always is&#8230;
Israel&#8217;s highest court has ordered stronger charges against two military personnel over the shooting of a bound Palestinian in the West Bank last year.
The sergeant and his commanding officer were originally charged with improper conduct, which would have [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.theglobalobservatory.com/2009/07/bravo-israel-supreme-court/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Congresswoman, Nobel Peace Laureate Arrested by Israel</title>
		<link>http://www.theglobalobservatory.com/2009/07/congresswoman-nobel-peace-laureate-arrested-by-israel/</link>
		<comments>http://www.theglobalobservatory.com/2009/07/congresswoman-nobel-peace-laureate-arrested-by-israel/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2009 01:05:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>observer</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Israel/Palestine]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Middle East]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.theglobalobservatory.com/?p=479</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Former Georgia Congresswoman Cynthia McKinney (D-GA), alongwith 1977 Nobel Peace Prize recipient Mairead Maguire, is being held by Israel forces at Ashrod after being arrested off the Gaza coast. The supplies were seized by the Israeli Navy.
They were merely trying to deliver aid to the Palestinians. According to McKinney:
Our mission was a peaceful mission, to [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.theglobalobservatory.com/2009/07/congresswoman-nobel-peace-laureate-arrested-by-israel/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Does Israel Truly Want Peace?</title>
		<link>http://www.theglobalobservatory.com/2009/06/does-israel-truly-want-peace/</link>
		<comments>http://www.theglobalobservatory.com/2009/06/does-israel-truly-want-peace/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2009 06:50:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>observer</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Israel/Palestine]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Middle East]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[netanyahu]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[peace plan]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.theglobalobservatory.com/?p=202</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Gideon Levy in the Haaretz thinks not:
&#8230;Israel does not want peace. The arsenal of excuses has run out, and the chorus of Israeli rejection already rings hollow. Until recently, it was still possible to accept the Israeli refrain that &#8220;there is no partner&#8221; for peace and that &#8220;the time isn&#8217;t right&#8221; to deal with our [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.theglobalobservatory.com/2009/06/does-israel-truly-want-peace/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Finish the wall, please</title>
		<link>http://www.theglobalobservatory.com/2009/05/finish-the-wall-please/</link>
		<comments>http://www.theglobalobservatory.com/2009/05/finish-the-wall-please/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2009 02:28:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>observer</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Israel/Palestine]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Middle East]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[israel]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[netanyahu]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[palestinians]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[wall]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://theglobalobservatory.com/?p=78</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The BBC is reporting that Israel no longer finds it necessary to continue building the wall. The Shin Bet head honcho Yuval Diskin feels &#8220;that Israel had enough capabilities to prevent attacks from the Palestinian territory.&#8221;
Israel has always claimed that it has the capabilities to contain Palestinian terrorists and that it continuously strives to improve [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.theglobalobservatory.com/2009/05/finish-the-wall-please/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
	</channel>
</rss>
