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The Director of Palestinian Media Watch, Itamar Marcus went to Norway to warn the Norwegians that the Palestinian Authority (PA) uses its money to promote and glorify terrorism, and aims this propaganda at children. Norway which contributes money to the PA, now has the "Progress Party", a popular political party calling for a freeze of any money in aiding the PA.   Mr. Marcus points out several flagrant propaganda pieces seen on PA TV (which have been reported here at Warping Young Minds... Read Full Story

Earlier, I reported the conversion of Joseph, son of Hamas leader Sheikh Hassan Yousef, who converted to Christianity. Following is the full interview of Joseph, from a California cafe, as written in the Israeli media Haaretz, wherein he speaks of his dad Sheikh Hassan Yousef, his life in Ramallah surrounded by Hamas members, and the relationship he had with his dad. He also speaks about his conversion to Christianity, when and how it all came to be, which I am confident will inspire you... Read Full Story

Opposition leader slams government's decision to agree to ceasefire with Gaza militants, says Israel achieved nothing but Hamas' future rearmament. "I would like to know, what did we achieve here exactly? Hamas will not stop rearming – (Hamas politburo chief) Khaled Mashaal said they wouldn't and the defense establishment already said the truce will be fragile. "We didn't get Gilad back. We got nothing. The government is allowing Hamas to go about rearming before the next round of terror... Read Full Story

Interview by Huw Spanner Khalid Mish'al is widely regarded as the most senior figure in Hamas, the Islamist resistance movement that two years ago won a landslide victory in the Palestinian general election. Third Way found him at home in Damascus. We have a saying in English, 'The child is father to the man.' Could you tell us a little about your childhood, and especially the people and the experiences that, looking back, you feel have made you the man you are today?Like any Palestinian... Read Full Story

Jimmy Carter The world is witnessing a terrible human rights crime in Gaza, where a million and a half human beings are being imprisoned with almost no access to the outside world. An entire population is being brutally punished. This gross mistreatment of the Palestinians in Gaza was escalated dramatically by Israel, with United States backing, after political candidates representing Hamas won a majority of seats in the Palestinian Authority parliament in 2006. The election was... Read Full Story