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Source: Al-Jazeera
Date of Article: 28 March 2008
Link: http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/550AB8C5-276E-4730-BB63-9D4250D38539.htm
Summary: On Friday 1,000 Palestinians living in Israel marched to commemorate the deaths of six Palestinians who were killed in 1976 while protesting against Israel’s confiscation of their land. The event was also a way for Palestinians to voice their complaints and denounce Israel’s current plans to move [...]
Source: BBC News
Date of Article: 2 February 2008
Link: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/7230955.stm
Summary: Israel recently approved a plan to construct a protective fence along its southern border with Egypt as a means of keeping out Palestinian terrorists. The plan was initially pushed off because of its high expense; however a recent suicide bombing has brought the issue back under [...]
BBC Middle East