Wednesday, October 31, 2007

Headlines for 10-30-07

Israeli strike kills four in Gaza Four people have died in an Israeli strike on a Hamas-run police station in the southern Gaza city of Khan Younis, Palestinians say......Earlier on Tuesday an Israeli missile hit a house in northern Gaza, injuring two children.


Mayor: Concessions in Jerusalem akin to disembowelment


Commander: Hamas to resume attacks inside Israel "A few days ago, I have met Hamas' military wing chief, Mohammed al-Dief, and he told me we will start attacking Israel instead of just defending ourselves," Sounds like BS to me.


Pro-Abbas security forces nabbs three Hamas members in West Bank In the West Bank city of Nablus, the Preventive security forces arrested a Hamas member after beating him on the street. In the same city, the same security officers detained a second Hamas members.


Mubarak, Abbas meet on latest Palestinian developments


Israeli army invades Bil'in village; kidnaps one international During the search, a Polish activist from the International Solidarity Movement was abducted after he attempted to prevent Israeli soldiers from attacking Bornat's family.


Hamas plans no militant West Bank takeover


Israeli army kidnaps 15 Palestinian civilians across West Bank


Gazan cancer patient dies after being delayed entry into Israel for 10 days


Dr. al-Malky: ?security forces ready to deploy in November? Minister of Information Dr. Riyad al-Malky on Monday stated that Palestinian Security Forces are finalizing their preparations to deploy 500 security officers in the northern West Bank city of Nablus in November.


Three Palestinian police officers injured in Hebron by unknown gunmen


Russia sends aid trucks to Palestine ?The Palestinian people are not responsible for those actions of some terrorist and political groups. That?s why this collective punishment for Palestinians is unacceptable, according not only to Russia, but also to the UN. Ban Ki Moon declared very clearly his position; he rejects these measures undertaken by Israeli government,? Vyacheslav Matuzov said.


China, Israel disagree on Iran Talks between China and Israel on a nuclear Iran ended in a stalemate.


Riot in Druze village Three rioters were wounded by live bullets fired by police, prompting Israeli Arab leaders to call for an investigation. Internal Security Minister Avi Dichter vowed a crackdown on those who had assaulted the police officers


Gaza electricity cuts suspended Attorney General Menachem Mazouz's decision came after a number of human rights groups criticised the proposed cutbacks as collective punishment of the Palestinian people.


Israeli military detain sick Palestinian woman at checkpoint in Hebron For two hours on Tuesday 30 October, the Israeli military prevented a sick
Palestinian woman from reaching her home in the Tel Rumeida area of Hebron. She
was returning from a hospital in Jerusalem in a Palestinian Red Crescent Society
(PRCS) ambulance, escorted by the International Committee of the Red Cross
(ICRC).


Al-Qassam Brigades display remnants of an Israeli soldier?s dead body in southern Gaza


Egypt arrests Palestinians over plot EGYPTIAN authorities have arrested three Palestinians linked to the group that kidnapped BBC journalist Alan Johnston on their way to carry out bombings in Israel, a security source said today.


Israeli soldiers kidnap one Palestinian near Jenin Israeli forces on Tuesday attacked a Palestinian home in the village of Siliat al-Thaher located near Jenin city in the northern part of the West Bank, kidnapping one civilian and reportedly stealing 2500 JD from the house


Palestinian family attacked; Mother kidnapped


Govt concerned over Gaza power cut threat Foreign Secretary David Miliband said London had raised the issue with the Israeli authorities, who had given them assurances that they would avoid "adverse" consequences from any action.


Quadruplets born to couple in troubled Gaza


Fateh fighter dies of wounds sustained in an Israeli attack two weeks ago


Abbas calls for implementation of Road Map's first phase


Attacking Iran for Israel? ** The Israelis appear convinced they have extracted a promise from Bush and Cheney that they will help Israel nip Iran?s nuclear program in the bud before they leave office. Ray McGovern = former CIA official.


Israel steps up threats to invade Gaza Strip


McCain to Jewish leaders: Peace in Israel requires U.S. win in Iraq


Amnesty International Calls for Inquiry into Reports of Looting and Abuses at Palestinian Refugee Camp in Lebanon Amnesty International submitted a letter to Lebanese Prime Minister Fouad Siniora calling for an urgent investigation into reports of looting, arson and vandalism of homes and property inside Nahr al-Bared Palestinian refugee camp since the Lebanese army regained control of the camp in September, and into continuing reports of harassment and abuse of Palestinian refugees by Lebanese army soldiers.


Israel holds war game The exercise originally was to have taken place on the Golan Heights but was relocated for fear of worrying Syria, which has been bracing for a possible war with Israel.


Minister would nix automatic citizenship Sheetrit also said he would not let in potential immigrants who say they are descendants of Jews. "Don't go finding me any lost tribes because I won't let them in anymore," he said. "We have enough problems in Israel. Let them go to America.?



Hariri: 'Evidence of fresh plot'


Former Hamas spokesman decries group's extremism In seven blunt pages, he calls the group's military takeover of Gaza in June unjust and a "strategic mistake that has burdened the movement with more than it can bear." He accuses Hamas of being too stubborn to admit its mistakes. He chastises it for forgetting that militancy is a tool and not a goal. And he makes an emphatic appeal for Hamas to embrace "tolerance, pardon and reconciliation."


India to contribute 600,000 USD for rehabilitation of Palestinian refugee in Lebanon Indian today announced its decision to contribute 600,000 dollars for the reconstruction and rehabilitation of Palestinian refugee camps in Northern Lebanon.


Gaza sanctions: The legal argument The intervention by Israeli Attorney General Menachem Mazuz to suspend a plan to restrict electricity supplies to Gaza raises the issue of Israel's rights and responsibilities under international humanitarian law.


Middle East expert or Islamophobe? FAU speaker generates protests Critics say Pipes, considered an ally to Israel, has demonized Muslims.
"He uses the word 'terrorist' for anyone who disagrees with his position on Israel," Pipes = neocon extraordinaire.


The International Laws of Belligerent Occupation The Fourth Geneva Convention applies to the West Bank, to the Gaza Strip, and to the entire City of Jerusalem, in order to protect the Palestinians living there. The Palestinian People living in this Palestinian Land are ?protected persons? within the meaning of the Fourth Geneva Convention. All of their rights are sacred under international law.


Hamas boy band to bring harmony to Gaza "It is our job to inspire the foot soldiers," said Maj Hosam Abu Abdu, a 40-year-old former police officer who now fronts the band. "We want to urge the soldiers and officers to push on, to make the effort needed in the struggle to end the occupation [of Palestinian land by Israel]."


Toronto alt-mag labels Israel an ?apartheid? state Published six times a year, the Toronto-based journal, which is known for its leftist leanings, claims a readership of some 10,000 people. Its 2007 September-October issue contains five features and one smaller story on Israel, all meant to shed light on what editor Jessica Johnston called in her editor?s forward the ?clear and well documented? injustices perpetrated by the Israeli state against Palestinians.?


Palestinians resist media demonization


Secretary-General appoints Max Gaylard of Australia as Deputy Special Coordinator for Middle East Peace Process, ad interim The Secretary-General has asked Mr. Gaylard to travel to the region this week to lead the United Nations country team in the Occupied Palestinian Territory.


Archbishop Hana: Jerusalem should be placed at top of agenda


FM: World must halt Iran nukes regardless of economic interest ** Even if it had the bomb, Iran would never be dumb enough to strike Israel. This matter is entirely about having the upper hand in the area - and Israel seeks to retain that edge, no matter the cost in American blood and treasure, because it sure the hell isn't Israel fighting in Iraq, and it won't be Israel that attacks Iran. Whose war is this?


Seizure of terror suspect funds questioned "The fact that they couldn't get a single conviction suggests that we need to rethink the process by which (Holy Land) was shut down," David Cole, a law professor at Georgetown University told the Monitor. "They were able to close it down, freeze its assets ... ultimately on the basis of secret evidence."



OU Concerned by Rice Consultations with Former President Carter


Sabotage fails, free speech wins

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