Palestinian Clusterfuck

Unbelievable! Un-fucking-Believable: Israelis Grab Palestinian Lands Ahead Of Summit

Wed, 10/10/2007 - 10:21am — Woody--Tokin Librul

Just the other day, Israel apparently signalled the Palestinians that they--the Israelis--might make concessions on Jerusalem, ahead of the forthcoming "MIddle East Summit" now in the planning stages,

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