Headlines for 09-29-07

Iranian lawmakers label U.S. troops and CIA as "terrorist" "They (the U.S. army and the CIA) support Israel's state terrorism in its crackdown on Palestinian and Lebanese people, trained Al-Qaida and Taliban and established secret prisons in Europe, torture prisoners in Guantanamo and Abu Ghraib," added the statement.


Portugal warns of impact of failure at Mideast conference


Army invades Hussan village; three youth injured


Egypt lets stranded militants return to Gaza: Hamas


Hamas slams Abbas speech before General Assembly as "factional"


Israel fears PA taking tougher stance prior to summit


Israel FM tells Abbas to be 'realistic' over timeframe Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni has cautioned Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas to be "realistic" about the prospects for Middle East peace, an Israeli newspaper reported on Saturday.


Nine injured in the weekly non violent protest at Bil'in


Anti-Iran Hawks Win Partial Victory in Congress ** its huge margin of approval, which some observers said was boosted by this week's controversial visit to New York by Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, helped demonstrate once again how responsive members of both major parties are to the so-called "Israel Lobby," which has made the sanctions bill its top legislative priority this year......the first call for cross-border attacks on Iranian targets was made by the Senate's "independent" Democrat, Joseph Lieberman, who is regarded as particularly close to the powerful American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC)......As introduced, the amendment, which, according to several Capitol Hill sources, was drafted by AIPAC, actually went considerably further, deploying language that some senators argued could be interpreted as authorizing war against Iran.


The Teflon Alliance with Israel In their book on the lobby, Mearsheimer and Walt provide overwhelming evidence for an Israeli link to the war that completely undermines the public myths revived by Wilkerson's and Greenspan's statements, and they build a convincing case against the notion that the war was "all about oil." They are the first who have done the extensive research necessary to bring the mountain of evidence together. KATHLEEN and BILL CHRISTISON are former CIA officials.


U.S. gives anti-terror funds to mostly Jewish non-profit groups That Jewish organizations received the bulk of the funding does not mean there are new or heightened threats against Jewish Americans, the department said. ....."It is no secret that Jewish communities are targets, whether in the United States or in Israel," said a former FBI agent who works in counterterror. He spoke on condition of anonymity, because he is not authorized to speak publicly in his new government post.


Israel News Agency Discovers Nazi Sex Video On YouTube "The Israel News Agency often patrols the Web for Nazi, anti-Semitic and anti-Israel content. When we find it we immediately report it to the Website and or Internet Service Provider which carries the content," said Joel Leyden, publisher and editor in chief of the INA. If the content carries direct death threats we report it to the FBI and to Israel security forces. We trust that the content is not taken down immediately but rather analyzed as to it's source and those who subscribe to it are unmasked by legal, justice and security organizations."



Why Did Israel Attack Syria? ** before an attack on Iran could be countenanced, Hezbollah in Lebanon had to be destroyed and Syria at the very least cowed. The plan was to isolate Tehran on these two other hostile fronts before going in for the kill. Israel's attack on Lebanon was a prelude to an attack on Iran.


Play highlights witness of Christians in Palestine During a visit to the Holy Land to meet members of the Palestinian Christian community, Riding Lights received a clear message: ?Pray for us, visit us, tell our story.?



Liberty Survivors Reply to Cristol's Arizona Republic Screed of July 17, 2007


The Man Behind the Iran Curtain When asked for a one-word answer ? "yes or no" ? as to whether his government desired the "destruction of Israel as a Jewish state", Ahmadinejad responded: "And then you want the answer the way you want to hear it. Well, this isn't really a free flow of information... I'm asking you, is the Palestinian issue not an international issue of prominence or not? Please tell me, yes or no." His answer received laughter and applause.


Israel hails end of British academics' boycott threat Israel welcomed on Saturday a decision by Britain's main academics' trade union to end a threatened boycott of Israeli universities following legal advice that it would be unlawful.


Syria sees warmongering in Israeli sortie Syria accused Israel of staging a strategic air raid to prepare international opinion for a future war between the countries.