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August 24, 2011

The United Nations, Israel and Palestine – A Brief History

Posted 9:22pm

The United Nations has been working on the question of Palestine and Israel since the first special session of the General Assembly on 28 April 1947, which established a body to investigate the issue and return with its recommendations. Over 60 years later, the range of the UN’s work on the issues has continued to… Read more »

August 8, 2009

Sound the Last Post for Harry Patch

Posted 2:44am

Check out the BBC’s story on the death of Harry Patch – Britain’s last World War I veteran. The story reports that representatives from the Belgian, French and German governments all took part in Mr. Patch’s memorial service to show…