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  • This open-hand policy translates into a long-term hudna (truce/ceasefire), acceptance of borders (1967), and a referendum on the Peace Process.

    Wasseem El Sarraj: Gazans Are No Fools Wasseem El Sarraj 2011

  • This open-hand policy translates into a long-term hudna (truce/ceasefire), acceptance of borders (1967), and a referendum on the Peace Process.

    Wasseem El Sarraj: Gazans Are No Fools Wasseem El Sarraj 2011

  • This open-hand policy translates into a long-term hudna (truce/ceasefire), acceptance of borders (1967), and a referendum on the Peace Process.

    Wasseem El Sarraj: Gazans Are No Fools Wasseem El Sarraj 2011

  • He jumped up to meet his advancing opponent, springing forward with superhuman speed, ducking another blow and coming in with an open-hand, closed-fingered strike designed to end it there and then, pierce the chest wall and penetrate the heart.

    Masked Lou Anders 2010

  • He jumped up to meet his advancing opponent, springing forward with superhuman speed, ducking another blow and coming in with an open-hand, closed-fingered strike designed to end it there and then, pierce the chest wall and penetrate the heart.

    Masked Lou Anders 2010

  • I hate when people feel free to slap with an open-hand, but if you rephrased their comments, boy would the fur fly.

    Ann Aguirre » Blog Archive » Can of worms 2009

  • Mixed martial arts permits a much wider range of striking (kicking and open-hand hits are permitted, as are most blows below the waist) as well as submissions, takedowns, and ground fighting, testing ability of all three.

    To Some, the Ultimate Fight 2008

  • My family used spanking open-hand on rear only for repeated offenses that had been previously punished in less dire ways.

    Welcome to Corporal Punishment Elizabeth McClung 2008

  • Take, for example, the classic Ric Flair open-hand chop to the chest, seen literally thousands of times by millions of fans over the last thirty or so years.

    The Hardcore Diaries Mick Foley 2007

  • Take, for example, the classic Ric Flair open-hand chop to the chest, seen literally thousands of times by millions of fans over the last thirty or so years.

    The Hardcore Diaries Mick Foley 2007

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