Israel Palestinian Conflict: The Truth About the West Bank

THE HOSTAGES OF HATRED in Middle East - PIERRE REHOV

The story of the fate of Palestinian refugees living under the auspices of UNWRA (the United Nations Relief and Work Agency).

While the Arab armies were preparing to invade the newborn state of Israel in 1948 a few hundred thousand Arabs from Palestine were getting ready to flee their homes - some convinced that they would return quickly as winners and conquerors: others fled from fear of the Israelis.

They filled up the refugee camps hastily constructed on their Arab brothers’ land. Because most of the neighboring Arab countries refused permission for these refugees to settle permanently, the refugee heritage of those first occupants has been passed on to their children and grandchildren.

HOSTAGES OF HATRED sets out to tell the story of those men, women and children, who have been used as pawns for over 60 years, by Arab leaders at first, by Palestinian leaders later on and until this very day by UNWRA that was specially created to supposedly take care of them. Their plight is supposedly well known but in fact little is known about the fate of these refugees.«

Relentless - The Struggle for Peace in the Middle East

The Struggle for Peace in Middle East. "Relentless" is a powerful one-hour documentary using primary source video clips to examine the history of the Mideast conflict and how the Peace Process unraveled in a surge of violence. "Relentless" provides Americans of all backgrounds and persuasions with the balanced, honest facts needed to understand and contextualize the struggle in the Middle East. An acclaimed production for individuals and nationwide communities concerned about the struggle within the Middle East and the threat of a broader conflict that could engulf the West. "Relentless" is an important documentary for anyone interested in learning the truth about the Middle East conflict. Alan Dershowitz

Iran cleric says dogs ‘unclean’, not to be kept as pets

An expatriate walks her pet dogs on a beach in Boracay island, Philippines. Iran is against the keeping of dogs as pets as they are considered “unclean”. – Reuters pic

TEHERAN, June 19 – A senior Iranian cleric has decreed dogs are “unclean” and should not be kept as pets – a move aimed at discouraging Western-style dog ownership in the Islamic state, a newspaper reported today.

Dogs are considered “unclean” under Islamic tradition but, while relatively rare in Iran, some people do keep them as pets.