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When last they talked in January 2001, Israeli and Palestinian negotiators crafted a far-reaching solution. A Palestinian state would encompass all of Gaza and up to 96% of the West Bank. To make up for territory annexed to keep many settlements, Israel would swap an equal percentage of land inhabited by Arabs inside Israel. Arafat accepts the idea but rejects anything less than a solid, contiguous border. Sharon's grudging acceptance of an "eventual" Palestine never goes far beyond civil autonomy for Palestinian islets in a sea patrolled by Israeli forces...
...When last they talked in January 2001, Israeli and Palestinian negotiators crafted a far-reaching solution. A Palestinian state would encompass all of Gaza and up to 96% of the West Bank. To make up for territory annexed to keep many settlements, Israel would swap an equal percentage of land inhabited by Arabs inside Israel. Arafat accepts the idea but rejects anything less than a solid, contiguous border. Sharon's grudging acceptance of an "eventual" Palestine never goes far beyond civil autonomy for Palestinian islets in a sea patrolled by Israeli forces...
Most of their agenda each week comes from comment cards left in suggestion boxes throughout UHS—and the topics of discussion can encompass almost any aspect of health care...
...Rafah refugee camp, near the Egyptian border. Families awoke in panic, grabbed their children and fled, while the bulldozers destroyed their houses with all their possessions inside. Over 600 people were made homeless that night. It is hard to think of any neutral definition of terrorism that would not encompass this...
Rajbanshi added that despite a booklet of suggested courses currently put out by CES, the College has very few offerings that encompass the ethno-American experience—an issue that CES hopes to address temporarily by hiring new visiting faculty...