Friday, September 14, 2007

Headlines for 09-13-07

Ramadan in Palestine


BADIL Survey of Palestinian Refugees and Internally Displaced Persons 2006 ? 2007 Palestinian refugees and internally displaced persons (IDP) are the largest and longest-standing unresolved case of refugees and displaced persons in the world. In 2006-2007, there were appoximately 7 million Palestinian refugees and 450,000 internally displaced Palestinians representing 70 percent of the entire Palestinian population worldwide (10.1 million


Debate Essential To Arab-Israeli Peace The word "apartheid" is exactly accurate. This is an area that's occupied by two powers. They are now completely separated. Palestinians can't even ride on the same roads that the Israelis have created or built in Palestinian territory. The Israelis never see a Palestinian, except the Israeli soldiers. The Palestinians never see an Israeli, except at a distance, except the Israeli soldiers. So within Palestinian territory, they are absolutely and totally separated, much worse than they were in South Africa, by the way. And the other thing is, the other definition of "apartheid" is, one side dominates the other. And the Israelis completely dominate the life of the Palestinian people


Living off scraps: The West Bank's bitter harvest To Israeli settlers on the West Bank, it's just the dump where their rubbish ends up. To many Palestinians, it's the key to their families' survival.


Russian envoy describes ties with Syria as "very good" On the Palestinian issue, Sultanov said he discussed with the Syrian leaders means to accomplish the basic aim in this regard, which is establishing a Palestinian state.


Hamas welcomes the Russian role in internal Palestinian talks


aL-Qassam Brigades say they are prepared to defend Gaza


Israel urgers tougher sanctions on Iran


Children face difficult school conditions The school year began in the occupied Palestinian Territories last week amidst parents concern for the economic burden that the new school year brings.


Palestinian authorities accuse Hamas of stashing arms in mosque


Israeli fire wounds two Gaza militants


Unknown gunmen attack One Voice Movement office in Gaza One Voice is one of the non-governmental organizations working in the West Bank and Gaza, trying to ease the economic and humanitarian plight of Palestinians.


Palestinian agricultural Relief Services: the Jordan valley suffers from lack of services


Rocket attacks from Gaza hampering aid deliveries, Israel says


Fayyad meets tourism sector representatives in Bethlehem


14 Palestinian civilians kidnapped as Israeli army attacks Hebron city and nearby villages


No pickles, pine nuts for Gazans this Ramadan Gaza, home for 1.5 million people, has long been facing economic hardship because of high unemployment, Israel's closure of its borders to stop militant attacks and a Western embargo imposed since Hamas Islamists took over power last year.


Palestinian detainee attacked by Israeli soldiers


Egypt faults U.S. for inactivity on Mideast peace French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner said the preparations, mainly in the form of talks between Israeli and Palestinian leaders, were a beginning but not enough.


Hamas seeks to limit rocket fire at Gaza crossings Hamas's government in the Gaza Strip called on Thursday on Palestinian militants to stop firing rockets and mortar bombs at border crossings with Israel that are used to bring food and other supplies into the territory.


Rice to lay groundwork for Mideast peace conference


Turkish intelligence assisted IDF in attack on Syria ? report Turkish intelligence provided Israel with information on the Syrian targets allegedly attacked by the Air Force last week without the Turkish government's authorization, Kuwaiti newspaper Al-Jareeda reported Thursday


Two Cheers for Putin Let?s take it from the top. When communism collapsed, a few smart crooks?now they go by the name oligarchs?grabbed most of the state assets and moved their ill gotten gains to Britain and Israel, where they laundered their billions by buying football teams, palaces, yachts, planes and what have you. (Ninety percent of the oligarchs are Jewish). They charge that Putin has appealed to voters through tacit anti-Semitism. This is a blatantly false accusation, but it plays well among the neocon crowd


THEATRE-US: Palestinian Martyrs and Traitors


Home-grown Nazis Arab-Israelis, meanwhile, compare the fuss over the neo-Nazis with the indifference to another extremist minority?those among the right-wing Jewish settlers in the Palestinian territories who have spread hate and carried out attacks against Palestinians but are rarely punished


Radio Monte Carlo helps to train Palestinian students Radio Monte Carlo Doualiya has joined forces with Birzeit University Radio to train Palestinian journalists and help improve the media scene in the territories.


Peace Now asks High Court to order immediate eviction of Hebron squatters Peace Now petitioned the High Court of Justice on Tuesday, demanding the immediate evacuation of Hebron settlers who illegally seized four Palestinian shops in the city's Al Hisbeh market.


Chile accepts 100 Palestinian refugees displaced from Iraq

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