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’60 Minutes’ report boosts divestment proponents at Methodist church convention

The Israeli government was pleased that a “60 Minutes” piece on Palestinian Christians did not air on Christmas or Easter. But the report did air a week before the United Methodist Church’s convention, where a divestment resolution is being considered.

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A number of friends have pointed out a slightly-unsettling-in-a-way-you-can’t-put-your-finger-on-it aspect of the 60 Minutes piece last Sunday night on occupied East Jerusalem: the affable spokesman for the religious occupiers, with an American accent, is one Doron Spielman. And Doron Spielman … Continue reading

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’60 Minutes’ set to look into colonized E. Jerusalem

This coming Sunday, “60 Minutes” will go to Silwan, the neighborhood just outside the walls of the Old City in occupied East Jerusalem that Jews are colonizing. The trailer suggests that she will put some emphasis on the biblical stories … Continue reading

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