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Prime Minister Ehud Olmert on Monday said that only people suffering hallucinations believe it is possible to realize the dream of holding onto the greater Land of Israel, territories Israel captured in the 1967 Six Day War.
An interesting little quote here from the besieged Israeli PM here; he knows that Israelis are increasingly keen [...]

Knesset MK Avigdor Lieberman said some very disturbing things today, as reported in the Jerusalem Post:
Israel Beiteinu chairman MK Avigdor Lieberman swore to “rid the Knesset of all its Arab Factions” Monday, adding to the growing animosity between the two groups.
Remind me again how this guy was elected? Seriously…

As it does sometimes, The Age has decided to run two articles, with two contrasting points of view on the one subject. It often chooses the Israel-Palestinian conflict because it evokes so much emotion in so many people. This time, it has an article in the Palestinian corner by Australians for Palestine’s Michael Shaik (I’ll [...]

Hamas, now in control in Gaza, apparently wants to build its own Hollywood in Gaza City at the massive cost of £100 million ($225 million Australian dollars)!
The idea comes at a time when the Gaza economy has ground to a standstill and its people are struggling to feed themselves because of Israeli and international sanctions [...]