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Agency of the United Nations who take care of humanitarian aid (UNRWA) released a new map of Palestine. In this map, showing the entire territory of Israel declared Palestinian territories.

Suddenly this map opposition from Israel. The emergence of the map that makes UNRWA has been accused of supporting anti-Israeli sentiment. UNRWA photo released map was distributed by the organization Palestinian Media Watch (PMW).

Photos are spread by the PWA map it shows the whole territory of Israel and the territories controlled by the Palestinian Authority as a state. Maps are also included with the PLO flag and reads “Arab Palestine”. Cities included in the Palestinian state, among others, Jerusalem, Yafo (Jaffa), Haifa and Be’er Sheva.

According to UNRWA official website, pictures of the map was taken in  UNRWA event, which was attended by high officials of the Palestinian and Lebanese. But UNRWA spokesman Christopher Gunnes reject the report of the PMW.

While acknowledging that the photo is real, Gunner rejected the notion that UNRWA had been wipe Israel off the map. “The map in question is a map showing the Palestinian territories before 1948. So the charges leveled are false,” said Gunnes, as quoted by Israel Nation News, Wednesday (22/05/2013).

But the defense of Gunnes denied by the PMW. According to their plea that the map was based on a map in 1948 is unfounded defense.

“On the map we disclose clearly specified flag is not a PLO flag British flag,” said the PMW.

Until now not known the truth of the map. Israeli media alleged that it PMW group is a group that can not be trusted, because previous PMW UNRWA had also used the name in favor of the Palestinian cause.

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An earthquake measuring 8.3 on the Richter scale (SR) rocked Russia’s far east. Reported the quake was felt as Japan.

The epicenter was reported to be around 600 kilometers under the sea in the Sea of ​​Okhotsk. While the center is in the area of ​​seismic movements are active, the Kurile-Kamchatka. So reported Reuters on Friday (24/05/2013).

Shocks earthquake can be felt over approximately five minutes by residents near the area of ​​Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Kamchatka peninsula. The quake was also felt in Japan as the Sea of ​​Okhotsk in the north of Japan.

There has been no report of casualties or injured after the quake hit. While residents reportedly evacuated from Kamchatka to wulayah Moskos. While great shock was also felt in Siberia.

Tsunami warning issued by the authorities in the far eastern region of Sakhalin to the Kuril Islands. But lifted a tsunami warning after the earthquake threat is considered to have diminished.

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North Korean envoy (AFP) sent to China, Choe Ryong Hae confirmed, no one can guarantee peace on the Korean Peninsula. But North Korea will continue to seek a solution to the problem.

Exactly on this day, China’s one television station reported that North Korea claims to respect Japan’s desire for dialogue continuation Korean denuclearization. But Choe reminded that there are no guarantees, the Korean Peninsula can be calm and peaceful.

The statement expressed Choe when he met with General Fan Changlong Beijing. Basically, Choe mission to Beijing aimed at continuing contact between the two government for half a year. Similarly, as reported by Xinhua on Friday (24/05/2013).

During his visit to China, Choe also praised the performance of Panda ease tensions on the Korean Peninsula. Choe also reportedly agreed to hear suggestions from its biggest partner.

So far, observers argue that a visit to China Choe will be full agreement. The deal was not lost on the North Korean nuclear issue considered controversial.

China is an associate of the North, but latest strained relations between the two countries because of the nuclear issue. China is North Korea’s nuclear program is not approved, go right to impose sanctions after North Korea tested a miniature nuclear bombs.

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War veterans in South Korea (ROK) burned Japanese flags and photographs of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. They are protesting a statement Osaka Mayor Toru Hashimoto which justify the practice in wartime sex slavery.

Former soldiers march in front of the Japanese Embassy in Seoul City. They strongly condemned the statement Hashimoto said that “women entertainers are needed to make the quiet Japanese troops on the battlefield.”

They are also upset with the attitude of Abe last December that want to pull back the Japanese apology statement regarding the controversial issue. The seniors who wear a military uniform photo South Korean Abe punched and burned Japanese flags with picture Hashimoto. Similarly, as reported by the Daily Mail, Friday (24/05/2013).

Demonstrations turned into clashes that too serious. A demonstrator was injured in the scuffles in the demonstration, and the police tried to calm them.

As is known, the women are employed in brothels are Japanese women from Korea, China, the Philippines, Indonesia and other Asian countries. Sakura has been said, the problem issues have been resolved through the Treaty of 1965.

In 1995, Japan also draw up a budget to pay compensation to the women. But the State Ginseng found that the compensation is not enough to treat their wounds.

Although Abe never had the intention to revise the apology, the Japanese government has now backed away from Hashimoto. They claim quite saddened by the incident. The Japanese government also declined to comment further on the statement Hashimoto

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Implementation of the new Iranian presidential election will take place in June. However, some signs of sabotage threat has begun to unfold.

One of the Iranian election sabotage plan was evidenced from the arrest of several people associated with the group Mujahedin Khalq Organization (MKO). Group of Iranians who want a change in the State Paramullah was allegedly about to plan a sabotage of the electoral process.

“They are associated with the Mujahedin Khalq Organization (MKO), was arrested on charges of causing mayhem missions during the presidential election process,” the Iranian official said the unknown, as quoted by Fars News Agency, on Friday (24/05/2013).

Some of those arrested were in them had been imprisoned on similar charges. Two of the arrested, entered Iranian territory with the purpose of regulating their agents working inside Iran.

Founded in 1960, the MKO is a Marxist guerrilla group that was behind several terrorist operations in Iran and Iraq. One of the brutal acts committed by the MKO is the bombing of the Islamic Republican Party office in Iran in 1981 ago. The attack killed 72 citizens of Iran.

MKO group intend to chaos in Iran Election June 14. At the time of the election, millions of Iranians will decide its new leader to replace President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad who was not able to run again.

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