Israeli companies can profit from West Bank resources, Israeli court rules

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Written by Harriet Sherwood in Kochav HaShachar Harriet Sherwood in Kochav HaShachar

Published: 06 January 2012 06 January 2012

Israeli companies can profit from West Bank resources, Israeli court rules

[NOTE: Israel as an occupying power must follow the Fourth Geneva Conventions, and international laws condemning apartheid and colonialism.  The Israeli court''s ruling defies international law and Israel's responsibilities.  This ruling will be marked as another major milestone in Israel's destruction of the chance of creating a Palestinian state.]

Supreme court says international law does not fit the 'reality on the ground' of long-term Israeli occupation

The potential value of mining and quarrying in the West Bank is thought to be around $900m (£580m) a year. Photograph: Jonathan Blair/Corbis

Israeli companies are entitled to exploit the West Bank's natural resources for economic gain, according to a supreme court ruling that says international law must be adapted to the "reality on the ground" of long-term occupation.

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Bethlehem shepherds giving up watching flocks

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Written by Jon Donnison Jon Donnison

Published: 24 December 2011 24 December 2011

No miracle yesterday in Nabi Saleh: Mustafa Tamimi murdered

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Written by Linah Alsaafin Linah Alsaafin

Published: 13 December 2011 13 December 2011

They killed you, Mustafa. My insides crumple. You, in front of me. My tears are drawn from the depth of my wounded soul. You were engaged to be married. You were wanted by the army because of who you are: a Palestinian who resists the occupation he directly suffers from. I think of your father being denied a permit to be with you, of your mother who had to be granted permission by them to see you in the hospital. I think of your quiet, sardonic expression.

Your screaming sister. Your blood. Your murderers’ smiles.

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Dear Newt

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Written by Naomi Shihab Nye Naomi Shihab Nye

Published: 13 December 2011 13 December 2011

"Here is my morning poem, which turned out to be for the horrible Newt, who insults the
lizard newts, which are obviously of a higher intelligence."

Dear Newt

It is possible you are not invented yet,
you are just a phantom,
and tonight when you go home
someone else will be living in your house
because they couldn’t see you. Maybe they
will already have taken over your Tiffany’s
account and bank account and put it
in their own name. Would that hurt?
Not much, because you’re not real. You don’t have
a memory, a history, a simple human honor –
I am here, I was born in this place, these are my people
and my trees, my horizon and my water, my hope,
my children, the sound of my birds, my future.
Since you don’t have a future,
why would anyone vote for you?
Signed, The Palestinians.

By Naomi Shihab Nye