<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?><oembed><version><![CDATA[1.0]]></version><provider_name><![CDATA[Occupied Palestine | فلسطين]]></provider_name><provider_url><![CDATA[https://occupiedpalestine.wordpress.com]]></provider_url><author_name><![CDATA[occupiedpalestine]]></author_name><author_url><![CDATA[https://occupiedpalestine.wordpress.com/author/hajarhajar/]]></author_url><title><![CDATA[U S CONGRESS TO PALESTINE: STATEHOOD OR SESAME&nbsp;STREET….]]></title><type><![CDATA[link]]></type><html><![CDATA[<div class="wpcom-reblog-snapshot"><div class="reblogger-note"><div class='reblogger-note-content'><blockquote><div style="text-align:left;" align="center"><strong>DesertPeace | Jan 7, 2011</strong></div>
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<div align="center"><strong>You can’t have both!</strong></div>
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<div align="center">‘Young children should not be penalized’</div>
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<div align="center"><strong>Palestinian Sesame Street put on hold</strong></div>
<p align="center"><strong>Iconic children’s program ails because of funding freeze by US Congress as punishment for UN statehood bid</strong></p>
<p align="left"><em>It’s quiet time on Palestinian Sesame Street.</em></p>
<p align="left"><em>The iconic children’s program, known as “Sharaa Simsim” in Arabic, has been put on hold for the 2012 season because of a funding freeze by the US Congress.</em></p>
<p align="left">*<strong>Adding insult to injury….</strong>*</p>
<p align="left"><em>Even as the freeze put Palestinian Sesame Street on hold, the State Department is investing $750,000 in the Israeli version of the show, which is now filming its newest season with an emphasis on teaching children the value of fairness.</em></p>
<p align="left"><strong>This is what the US Congress is putting a halt to….</strong></p>
<p align="left">*<strong>Promoting message of peace, tolerance</strong></p>
<p align="left"><em>“Sharaa Simsim”, the Palestinian show, debuted in 1996 and has produced five seasons since, with long intermissions for fundraising. It has promoted a message of peace and tolerance that Israeli critics say is often missing from Palestinian airwaves.</em></p>
<p align="left"><em>The main characters Haneen, a red-headed orange Muppet, and the green rooster Kareem have became household names for Palestinian children.</em>*</p>
<p align="left">The full AP Report can be seen <a href="http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4172361,00.html">HERE</a></p>
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<div><div><span style="color:#808000;font-family:Verdana;font-size:large;"><strong>You can’t have both!</strong></span></div><div><span style="color:#ffffff;font-family:Verdana;font-size:medium;">*</span></div><div><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:small;"><a href="http://desertpeace.files.wordpress.com/2012/01/1_wa.jpg"><img loading="lazy" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-28276" src="http://desertpeace.files.wordpress.com/2012/01/1_wa.jpg?w=408&#038;h=263" height="263" width="408" title="1_wa"></a></span></div><div><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:x-small;">‘Young children should not be penalized’</span></div><div><span style="color:#ffffff;font-family:Verdana;font-size:medium;">*</span></div><div><strong><span style="color:#808000;font-family:Verdana;font-size:large;">Palestinian Sesame Street put on hold</span></strong></div><p><strong><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:medium;">Iconic children’s program ails because of funding freeze by US Congress as punishment for UN statehood bid</span></strong></p><table><tbody><tr></tr></tbody></table><p><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:medium;"><em>It’s quiet time on Palestinian Sesame Street.</em></span></p><p><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:medium;"><em>The iconic children’s program, known as “Sharaa Simsim” in Arabic, has been put on hold for the 2012 season because of a funding freeze by the US Congress.</em></span></p><p><span style="color:#ffffff;font-family:Verdana;font-size:medium;">*</span><strong>Adding insult to injury….</strong><span style="color:#ffffff;font-family:Verdana;font-size:medium;">*</span></p><p><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:medium;color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:medium;"><em>Even as the freeze put Palestinian Sesame Street on hold, the State Department is investing $750,000 in the Israeli version of the show, which is now filming its newest season with an emphasis on teaching children the value of fairness.</em></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:medium;"><strong>This is what the US Congress is putting a halt to….</strong></span></p><p><span style="color:#ffffff;font-family:Verdana;font-size:medium;">*</span><strong><span style="color:#808000;font-family:Verdana;font-size:medium;">Promoting message of peace, tolerance</span></strong></p><p><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:medium;"><em>“Sharaa Simsim”, the Palestinian show, debuted in 1996 and has produced five seasons since, with long intermissions…</em></span></p></div>
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