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FACT SHEET: THE NAKBA: 65 YEARS OF DISPOSSESSION & APARTHEID

The IMEU offers the following fact sheet on the 65th anniversary of the Nakba. 

QUICK FACTS: Israeli Independence & The Ethnic Cleansing of Palestine

The IMEU offers the following fact sheet on the impact that Israel's creation had on the non-Jewish, Palestinian Arab population living within the borders of what became Israel in 1948. 

QUICK FACTS: Palestinian Christians, Bethlehem & East Jerusalem

Given President Barack Obama's March 22nd visit to Bethlehem in the occupied West Bank, the IMEU offers the following fact sheet: Palestinian Christians, Bethlehem & East Jerusalem. 

QUICK FACTS: The Occupied Palestinian Territories: An Overview

Given President Barack Obama's visit to the occupied Palestinian West Bank on March 21, the IMEU offers the enclosed fact sheet. For a more comprehensive look at the occupation, see our previously released fact sheet: 45 Years of Occupation, issued in June 2012. 

FACT SHEET: Does Netanyahu Really Support The Two-State Solution?

Given President Barack Obama's trip to Israel, the occupied Palestinian territories, and Jordan this week, the IMEU offers the enclosed fact sheet on Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's views on the two-state solution, which has been the foundation of US and international efforts to make peace in the region for decades. 

FACT SHEET: The Killing of Rachel Corrie: Ten Years Later

Saturday, March 16 marks ten years since 23-year-old American peace activist Rachel Corrie was killed by an Israeli army bulldozer while trying to prevent the destruction of a Palestinian home in the Gaza Strip. Ten years later, Rachel's parents, Cindy and Craig, continue to seek answers from the Israeli government and accountability for the killing of their daughter. The IMEU offers the following fact sheets on Rachel and other nonviolent international activists and others killed or seriously injured by Israel over the past decade. 

BACKGROUNDER: Key Parties & Players in the New Israeli Government & Their Policies Towards the Palestinians

Given the new Israeli coalition government announced March 14, 2013, the IMEU offers the following backgrounder on some of the key individuals and parties and their positions on the Palestinian issue. For a more comprehensive look at the main parties and players, see our 2013 Israeli election backgrounder. 

FACT SHEET: 65th Anniversary of the Adoption of Plan Dalet

Sunday, March 10, 2013 marks 65 years since the political leadership of the Zionist community in Palestine adopted Plan Dalet, the blueprint for the expulsion of the majority of the Arab population in the part of historic Palestine that became Israel in 1948. Given the upcoming 65th anniversary of Israel's creation and the resulting Palestinian Nakba ("catastrophe"), the IMEU offers the following fact sheet on Plan Dalet as background. 

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