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This was always predictable. The Palestinian Islamist party-cum-militia Hamas (an Arabic acronym for Islamic Resistance Movement) was always going to come to the rescue for its secular rival Fatah.
Fatah is one of the oldest Palestinian organizations.
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First, the charming American Zionists:
And this is how the “liberal” Zionists in America behave:
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Israel: Busy Ethnic Cleansing Muslims and Christians from Holy Jerusalem
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This post includes information drawn from Shlomo Maital who wrote an article entitled The Palestinian (Almost) State.
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Football matches are always a...
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