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Ryan Jones, Israel Today — The Palestinian leadership at the weekend again signaled how far we are from reaching a bilateral, final status peace agreement, the determined and ongoing efforts of US Secretary of State John Kerry notwithstanding.In a previous report, Israel Today pointed out how Israelis see control over Jerusalem as the next, and most significant stumbling block on the road to peace.
Polls over the past decade have consistently shown that an overwhelming majority of Israelis are opposed to surrendering to the Palestinians the eastern half of their ancient capital, including the Old City and its Temple Mount.
But on Saturday, Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas reiterated that he would be signing no peace deal with Israel that didn't include explicit Palestinian sovereignty over East Jerusalem.
When Kerry returns to the region next Sunday, "he will be told that occupied East Jerusalem [sic] is the capital of the state of Palestine, and without this there will be no peace between us and Israel," Bethlehem's Ma'an news agency quoted Abbas as telling visit Arab officials from Jerusalem.
"Unless it is mentioned clearly and marked in big fonts that it is the capital of the state of Palestine, there will be no peace with [Israel] and I want them to hear this," he continued.
Abbas strongly suggested that his regime is simply going through the motions in the current round of US-brokered peace talks, and has no intention of reaching a compromise agreement with Israel.
When the current count of negotiations reaches its predetermined end-date in a few months, "we are free to do whatever we want," Abbas said. "The time frame is limited and not open, and our unanimous position isn't secret." » Full Article
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B. Christopher Agee, The Western Center For Journalism — With frequent protests and violent attacks, there is no question Islam is on the rise in Britain – as it is across much of Europe. Recently released census information, however, shows just how sharply the population of young Muslims in the country has increased over the past decade.The Office for National Statistics reported that about 10 percent of British and Welsh children under the age of five were registered as Muslim. This represents an 80 percent increase since the previous census was conducted.
Oxford University demography professor David Coleman called the result a “startling figure.”
The population shift becomes even more stark when considering the nation’s Muslim population by age. Among the general population, less than 5 percent of Britons identify themselves as Muslim. Data for the most elderly citizens – those over the age of 85 – shows less than 0.5 percent of the population adhere to the Islamic faith.
On the other hand, Muslim youth makes up a large and growing portion of British society. Individuals under 25 years old make up about half of the U.K.’s Muslim population.
Islamic births are a strong second to Christianity, which remains the country’s leading faith. One Islamic leader, Ibrahim Mogra of the Muslim Council of Britain, said the trend reflects Britain’s welcome reception of the faith.
“It’s not about Britain becoming a Muslim country,” he said, “but about Britain enabling the practice of Islam, which gives confidence to the vast majority of Muslims.”
While a free society should not exclude new citizens based solely on their faith, the impact radical Islam has had in the U.K. over the past decade has been incalculable. Public murders, demands for the implementation of Sharia law, and other outrageous spectacles have created widespread civil unrest.
Though Muslims – and those of any faith – should be encouraged to assimilate into the common culture, Britain instead seems to be capitulating to the foreign demands of its Islamic population. This trend will not only result in a more dangerous nation, but will turn Britain into a completely unrecognizable distortion of its former self. » Full Article
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