Headlines for 09-30-07

Dozens of Palestinians sift through rubbish tips to survive For some West Bank Palestinians rubbish has become not only a livelihood but the only method of survival they know. Many dozens of Palestinians across the territory, including children, work at landfill sites, trying to earn a meagre living.


Israel freeing 87 jailed Palestinians to aid Abbas


Hamas renews call for cease-fire with Israel


US considers strikes on Iran's military: report ** During a video conference over the summer, Mr Bush allegedly told Ryan Crocker, the US ambassador to Iraq, that he was considering striking Iranian targets across the border and that the British "were on board", Mr Hersh writes. But Israeli leaders were dismayed that the US had decided not to target Iran's nuclear program and French officials expressed doubts about the possible limited air strikes, he said



Several Palestinians injured during internal clashes


Report: Israel unhappy with U.S. plan for Iran ** According to correspondent Seymour Hersh, the plan was shared with U.S. allies including Israel, which raised objections to the relative lack of Iranian nuclear facilities on a target roster that instead focused on military training camps.


Dems would exhaust Iran options ** Democratic presidential candidates said they would exhaust diplomatic options before sanctioning an attack on Iran. Notice the fact that American national security isn't being threatened by Iran isn't a factor in this 'debate' about whether or not the US should attack Iran.


It took this call for a boycott to make Israeli government take notice The motion from Belfast Trades Council called for the ICTU to "support and promote a boycott campaign of Israeli goods and services similar to the boycott of South African goods during the Apartheid regime".


Pentagon raises bar of intelligence-sharing A new Pentagon policy directive for U.S. military intelligence mandates information-sharing with U.S. domestic agencies and foreign partners and recognizes the leading role of the new director of national intelligence.


Handicapped Gaza woman beats the odds


Jewish leaders, Merkel to meet German officials and world Jewish leaders will discuss Iran's nuclear ambitions and the threats to Israel.




Israeli settlers try to establish new wildcat outposts Activists had announced last week their intention to set up five new outposts across the Palestinian territory in defiance of Israeli authorities, who had declared the sites closed military areas


When Livni met Bono Bono told Livni he is also working on a project involving the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and mentioned that U2 guitarist The Edge has relatives in Jerusalem


'They won't let us through" - Russian brides stuck in West Bank


UCU cancels tour of Palestinian academics A tour of Palestinian academic officials arranged by the British University and College Union was canceled following the union's decision to call off its threat of an academic boycott of Israel.


Palestinians in Iraq tortured, ill-treated: Amnesty "Palestinian refugees in Iraq have been subjected to gross human rights abuses including abduction, hostage-taking, unlawful killing, torture and other ill-treatment at the hands of armed militia groups," it said.




Sabbath of the suicide bomber "Paradise Now, which is a film I like and appreciated a lot, represented only the Palestinian point of view. Our film represents the Israeli point of view as well as the Palestinian point of view."


Democrats say internal squabble won't disenfranchise Fla. voters "The events he has planned in Florida oftentimes are events that are made up of prominent members of the Jewish community," Wexler said of Obama's visits to Florida. "He has been addressing issues like Israel, like Iran and its nuclear weapons program."