Two killed in West Bank clashes An Israeli soldier and a Palestinian militant have been killed in clashes during an Israeli raid in the West Bank town of Nablus, officials have said.
Hamas official denies holding contacts with Israel
Families cannot sue firm for Israel deaths Cindy Corrie, Rachel's mother, told the Guardian that she was extremely disappointed by the court's decision. "Clearly there were war crimes committed here and we will continue to challenge Caterpillar and the US government." Mariah LaHood, a lawyer with the Centre for Constitutional Rights who acted on the case, questioned the role the US government played in giving evidence favourable to Caterpillar. "Isn't there a responsibility to permit justice to be sought on behalf of a US citizen killed in a foreign country?" Not if that foreign country was Israel.
Letter From the Middle East: Palestinians build a Political Prisoners Museum
West Bank village faces demolition
'In' and 'out' in Palestine and Israel When we talk about Christians in Palestine-Israel it is important to pay attention to our language of who is ?in? and who is ?out.? As the story above indicates, some people may not see our Palestinian brothers and sisters as being ?in.? From one perspective, Palestinians, be they Christians or Muslims, are usurpers who should leave the land. A reading of Scripture that erases Palestinians from the land is tantamount to a biblically-justified ethnic cleansing of the Palestinian people.
'Soldiers came out of nowhere and abused us'
Fatah, Hamas fight upends aid to Palestinian poor The Muslim holy month of Ramadan is here, and Naila Khalaf is entering it with little to feed her 11 children.
Abbas faces pressure to skip Mideast conference Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas is under pressure from his Fatah faction not to attend a U.S.-led Middle East conference, aides said on Tuesday, citing uncertainty over its participants and outcome.
Israel to query 2002 strike killing of civilians, Hamas chief Late at night on July 22, 2002, an Israeli F-16 dropped a one-tonne bomb onto Shehade's house in a crowded section of Gaza City, killing him, his wife, nine children and four other civilians and wounding dozens of others. Like letting the fox investigate the henhouse.
Women police: the new veiled face of order in Gaza Susan Aqal is a tightly veiled Palestinian mother who has a baby boy. But she has abandoned traditional domestic life to interrogate suspected drug addicts, thieves and murderers in the volatile Gaza Strip.
Palestinian government seen needing $1.6 bln a year
Israeli border police attack and injure two Shepherds near Jerusalem
'Ground forces were operating in Syria' According to the report, at a rendezvous point on the ground, a Shaldag air force commando team waited to direct their laser beams at the target for the approaching IAF planes. The team had arrived a day earlier, taking up position near a large underground depot. Soon the bunkers were in flames. I wonder how often Israeli commandos have been inside Lebanon conducting ops in the past few years? ....
'Israeli warplanes raid' Lebanon It was reportedly the first time that Israeli planes have flown at supersonic speeds in Lebanon's airspace, causing sonic bangs. More psyops.
Neocon hawks go all-out for Giuliani Many of its leaders now see Giuliani as the made-to-order candidate, or at least the best chance to perpetuate their influence, experts say By coincidence (not really), Israel has him pegged in first place in terms of his support for that nation.
N Korea denies Syria nuclear ties Syria has formally complained to the United Nations about the alleged raid by Israeli aircraft over its territory.
Report: Israel to launch satellite India Defense magazine reported this week that by month's end, Israel will launch a TechSar satellite from the Indian air base of Sriharikota.
Bolton: U.S. backs Israeli pre-emption The United States would stand behind any pre-emptive attack by Israel on neighboring countries believed to have nuclear weapons programs, former U.S. ambassador to the United Nations John Bolton said in an interview published Tuesday in the Israeli daily Yediot Achronot.
U.S. officials seek to lower expectations as they prepare for November summit Lawmakers are circulating a letter, initiated by U.S. Sens. Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) and Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), urging Rice to insist that Arab nations meet those requirements in order to attend the summit. The letter, backed by the American Israel Public Affairs Committee, states: "Your ongoing efforts to work with Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas are critical, but so is the support these efforts receive from those Arab countries."
Prisoners? families in Gaza call for the release of their beloved ones
Ministers speak out against Ramon plan Several ministers express outrage at vice premier's letter proposing ceding parts of Jerusalem to Palestinian Authority. Kadima MK warns party could turn into Meretz; Olmert's office says plan does not obligate prime minister
Israel, Iran cooperate in crash probe
Isolation of Gaza Chokes Off Trade
Arab committee boycotts Israel national carrier An Arab civil liberties group on Tuesday called on the Arab community in Israel to boycott national carrier El Al to protest against the "humiliation" of Arab fliers in the name of security.
Dutch church to reexamine policy of solidarity with Israel
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