Headlines for 09-02-07

One Palestinian killed in Khan Younis Witnesses said that a group of masked gunmen opened fire at Qaider, while the latter was driving in the Hadidiya quarter in Khan Younis city.


Armed Palestinians open fire at an Israeli warplane in central Gaza Witnesses said that Palestinian fighters opened machine guns at an Israeli warplane, while hovering-in a low altitude -over the Nuseirat refugee camp.


Exclusive: Abbas wants Orient House reopened


If not attacked by Israeli soldiers, journalists are attacked by Palestinian security forces Palestinian journalists were this week attacked three times by Palestinian Authority forces in the Gaza strip.


Life in the West Bank The Palestinians we met react to this life of deprivation, fear and humiliation with quiet resignation, saying, "The situation is very bad, and this is how we must live." Many seem clinically depressed. Were it not for strong family ties and support, they could not manage. Despite their hardship, they treated us with overwhelming kindness and generosity. We never felt threatened or afraid.


The Israel Lobby and US Foreign Policy Reviewed by Max Hastings ?Although we deplore the Palestinians? reliance on terrorism and are well aware of their own contribution to prolonging the conflict, we believe their grievances are genuine and must be addressed. We also believe that most Americans would support a different approach . . . if they had a more accurate understanding of past events and present conditions.?


Abbas makes election law changes Under the new law, Palestinians will vote solely for party lists, while voting by district will be eliminated.


Peres: Suspicion over Israeli nukes is good deterrent Regarding whether Israel would join the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, Peres responded: "Well, that?s another story. Israel never said we should detonate a nuclear bomb in the Middle East, but people are suspicious. And if the suspicion is a deterrent, it?s good enough. We are satisfied with the suspicion. We don?t want anything more."


Children of war The IDF explains that the Palestinians make a practice of sending children to collect the Qassam launchers. However, in this case, the children killed were not collecting launchers. The first two were killed while collecting carob fruit and the next three - according to the IDF's own investigation - were playing tag


Any chatter about Jordanian-Palestinian confederation is humbug - King


Two blasts hit Gaza city Two blasts ripped through Gaza city yesterdaa night with no causalities reported, Palestinian security sources reported.



Abbas wants framework accord at Mideast conference


Imprisoned Fatah leader scolds Hamas; urges it to accept early elections Imprisoned Fatah leader Marwan Barghouti harshly criticized Hamas for what he called a "bloody coup" with its takeover of Gaza in remarks released Monday, urging the Islamic group to accept early elections to settle internal Palestinian differences.


Palestinians demand Hamas release detainees Several dozen Palestinians rallied in front of a Hamas headquarters in Gaza on Sunday, demanding the Islamists release political foes arrested during demonstrations two days ago.


Jordan's king urges Europe to do more for Middle East peace Jordan's King Abdullah II urged European nations on Sunday to do more to help Palestinians and Israelis return to the negotiating table, a palace statement said.


Livni, Lieberman spar over outpost evacuation The move comes amid reports that Olmert and Palestinian Authority Chairman Mahmoud Abbas, in their ongoing meetings, have put Israel's final borders, Palestinian refugees and sovereignty over Jerusalem on the table as they debate the principles of a Palestinian state.


Palestinian fugitive cuts flowing locks, weds longtime fiancee after Israel ends pursuit


Israel/Occupied Palestinian Territories: Stop putting children at risk Israeli security forces and Palestinian armed groups continue to endanger children and should immediately halt practices risking children's lives, Human Rights Watch said today.


Hamas accuses PLO of inciting Gaza people


Militants try to flee Lebanon camp, 31 killed


A New Motto for America Isolationism, as defined by George Washington, is an exceedingly good policy. Washington warned us in his "Farewell Address" to steer clear of entangling alliances, foreign quarrels and feuds. They don't concern us, he said. Our only concerns, vis-à-vis foreign powers, should be friendship and commerce. We should treat all countries equally, granting neither favors nor trying to harm anyone.


Inside Track: Stifling the Debate? Mearsheimer and Walt pay special attention to the events of 2002, when the Bush Administration?supported by neoconservatives, the Christian Right and the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC)?advanced its argument for war with Iraq. The authors believe that just when ?one would have expected the United States to focus laser-like on al-Qaeda, the author of 9/11, the Administration chose to invade a deteriorating country that had nothing to do with the attacks.?


Report: Israel plans blitz on outposts Israel reportedly plans to remove more than 1,000 settlers from illegal West Bank outposts after the High Holy Days.


Bush Plans War on Iran ** Lieberman is closely affiliated with American Israeli Public Affairs Committee. ?AIPAC leverages its power by an alliance with the Christian Right, which has adopted a bizarre ideology of ?Christian Zionism,?? according to University of Michigan professor Juan Cole. ?It holds that the sooner the Palestinians are ethnically cleansed, the sooner Christ will come back. Without millions of these Christian Zionist allies,? Cole added, ?AIPAC would be much less influential and effective.?


Right-wing group announces 5 new planned outposts In response to the renewed government talks regarding the evacuation of illegal outposts, the right-wing Ne?emanei Eretz Israel movement announced Sunday that it would establish five new outposts in the West Bank during Sukkot.


Lebanon PM welcomes end of siege Thousands of people flocked to the camp after news of the end of the siege broke.


Palestinian construction endangers settlers' lives - Lieberman


Egyptian police find 2.75 T of explosives in Sinai


Settler Aggression at the Jabri Family Farm


BMD Focus: Israel's BMD two-front war The Jerusalem Post reported Aug. 24 that the country's Air Defense Forces were also carrying out exercises with the U.S. armed forces "in an effort to increase coordination between the two countries and to prepare for the possibility that Washington will send U.S. missile defense systems to Israel if and when they are needed."