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Palestinians mark 1948 uprooting with rallies

AP - Thu May 15, 10:52 AM ET

RAMALLAH, West Bank - Palestinians marked the 60th anniversary of their uprooting with rallies, sirens and black balloons Thursday — an annual ritual made even darker this year by crippling internal divisions and diminishing independence hopes.

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Feature Articles

In literature, too, an Israeli-Palestinian split The Christian Science Monitor via Yahoo! News - Thu, May 15, 2008
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Israel at 60: Proud but facing an uncertain future AP via Yahoo! News - Wed, May 07, 2008
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Opinion & Editorials

Hamas Hysteria Time.com via Yahoo! News - Thu, May 15, 2008
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Inauspicious Visit at The Washington Post - Tue, May 13, 2008
Why Hezbollah should be condemned at The London Times - Tue, May 13, 2008
Hamas condemns the Holocaust at The Guardian (UK). - Mon, May 12, 2008
Israel's 60th is no happy birthday at Sydney Morning Herald - Sat, May 10, 2008

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Photos

Mideast Conflict

A girl attends a rally to mark "Nakba" in downtown Amman May 16, 2008. Palestinians mark "Nakba", or catastrophe, as a day of mourning when hundreds ...

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Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs - site includes updates on developments in the peace process, a section on the Palestinian intifada, policy statements.
Office of The Prime Minister of Israel - official site that includes press releases, text of speeches, and more.
PLO Negotiations Affairs Department - includes maps, position papers, and factsheets
Wikipedia: Hezbollah - examines the history and role of the governmental and militant Lebanese Islamist group.
GlobalSecurity.org: Lebanon - includes a map of the country, examines its political and social makeup, and looks at the history of Lebanon's military conflicts with Israel and other Mideast neighbors.
Amnesty International: Israel and the Occupied Territories - includes updates, and annual reports on the state of human rights in Israel and the Palestinian Authority.