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Tuesday, February 07, 2006
Green is for nature and pubs are for drinking
Haaretz - Israel News - Green is for nature and pubs are for drinking: "He immediately explains that his words are of no political import; he does not want to be understood as criticizing the Fatah movement, which chose the color yellow for its flags, and for praising Hamas, which adopted a green flag in recent years. Indeed, it has gotten to a point where it is difficult to spot a Palestinian flag at rallies. This blatant absence reinforces the claims of activists in Fatah and other organizations in the Palestine Liberation Organization that Hamas is not motivated by nationalist principles, but rather is loyal to external factors that are liable to dictate its moves and influence it. "
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