Headlines for 09-28-07

Army prevents Sheikh al Tamimi from reaching Jerusalem


RELEASE: Settlers enter village in the South Hebron Hills, assault On September 23rd, shortly before sundown, ten Israeli settlers entered the
village of Tuba in the South Hebron Hills. The settlers threw stones,
hitting a woman and her adult son. Settlers remained in the village for
about an hour. Israeli partners called police at 5:30pm to report the
incident. Police did not arrive in Tuba until 7:30pm after the settlers had
already left.


Hamas says well prepared for any Israeli incursion into Gaza


Khalid calls for unity Tayseer Khalid, member of the Executive committee of the PLO and of the political office of the Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine, on Thursday denounced the Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip which have killed several residents and injured others.


Peaceful demonstration at al-Walaja village


Palestinians committed to peace meeting: Abbas


Police flood Jerusalem amid unrest fears Israel deployed 4,000 police throughout Jerusalem on the third Friday of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, preparing for a possible backlash from Gaza strikes earlier in the week, police said.


PLO factions, Islamic Jihad, issue a statement on Israel?s decision declaring Gaza a ?hostile entit Palestinian factions that are part of the umbrella of the Palestinian Liberation Organization (PLO) and the Islamic Jihad movement in the Gaza Strip issued a press release slamming the Israeli decision considering the Gaza Strip as a hostile entity, and stated that this decision is a declaration of war against the Gaza Strip.


Jets scrambled toward Syrian aircraft For the second time in less than a week, IAF fighter jets were scrambled to the northern border on Thursday after radar systems picked up Syrian helicopters making their way towards Israel. Israelis seem to be looking for a fight.


Rachel Corrie: Staging a protest "Openly debating U.S.-supported Israeli policy is a major taboo in our society," said playwright Jason Grote, whose "1001" premiered at the Denver Center Theatre Company in January.


Corrie's global conscience surfaced early


Bedouin struggle for land in Israel desert


India supports Palestine's struggle for homeland Mukherjee and Abbas recalled India's "historic and consistent support for the Palestinian people's struggle for a homeland and for the Palestinian people to attain their rightful place in the comity of nations".


Palestinians prepare return to devastated refugee camp


Bank of Palestine denies any ties to Islamic bank


Ex-Va. appointee discusses videotaped denouncement of Israel In one last year, he denounced the "Israeli war machine," and in 2000 he endorsed "the jihad way" in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.


Morality Police patrol West Bank


Britain's Labor party decries academic boycott Members of Britain's Labor Party spoke out against a proposed academic boycott of Israel.


US pledges funds for Hariri court The US has pledged $5m towards the UN-backed tribunal set up to try suspects in the 2005 murder of Lebanese ex-Prime Minister Rafik Hariri.


Saying the unsayable The links between the Israel lobby and US foreign policy are a Washington taboo. But a controversial new study is opening up a long-stifled debate