Headlines for 11-07-07

Hamas-Jihad clashes in Rafah leave one resident dead


Jimmy Carter's Middle East realities by Robert D. Novak In the film, Carter repeatedly and unequivocally states what Palestinian and Israeli peace advocates view as undeniable: to achieve Israeli-Palestinian peace with all its benefits for the world, Israel must end its illegal and oppressive occupation of the West Bank. That is a prerequisite that neither President Bush nor congressional leaders of both parties can approach for fear of being labeled anti-Israeli or even anti-Semitic (as Carter has been).


Court delays Israeli bid to cut Gaza electricity


West Bank settlements 'expanding' Construction is continuing in dozens of Jewish settlements in the West Bank despite Israel's pledge to freeze their expansion, an campaign group has said


Bush defends World War Three comments on Iran ** "The reason I said that is because this is a country that has defied the IAEA -- in other words, didn't disclose all their program -- have said they want to destroy Israel," Bush said in the interview with German broadcaster RTL. Whose war?


Bush elaborates on Iran nukes' warning ** President Bush elaborated on his recent warning that an Iranian nuclear attack on Israel would trigger World War III. Bush on Wednesday cited the threatening language from Tehran about Israel.



Israeli army detains 25 Palestinians in refugee camp near Nablus


Israeli army demolishes a house in central Gaza On Wednesday, the Israeli army demolished a Palestinian-owned house to the east of Deir Elbalah city in the central Gaza Strip, media reports and witnesses said


Israeli military kidnaps the father and brother of a 'wanted' Palestinian man in Jenin


Jordan's Ruweished camp empty as last family leaves The isolated Ruweished camp was empty on Monday after the last nine Palestinian refugees left the desert facility in eastern Jordan en route to a new life in Brazil. The camp, which once provided shelter for some 1,000 refugees, is not expected to reopen


Gaza tunnel collapses, three wounded and one missing


UN: Israel fuels support for extremists "They're trying to punish those who've taken control of Gaza but in fact they're punishing everybody inside Gaza, a very small percentage of whom support the people who are controlling Gaza right now," Karen Koning AbuZayd of the United Nations Works and Relief Agency said.




Nothing less than our freedom We have suffered too much for too long. We will not accept apartheid masked as peace. We will settle for no less than our freedom.


Hamas holds PLC session alone amid other parties' absence


Hamas to consider joining Annapolis summit if invited


CURE International Plans Hospital in Bethlehem:


Report: Palestinian agricultural losses since 2000 exceed $56 million


U.S. chides Israel for curbs on Palestinian forces Israel seized body amour from the Palestinian Presidential Guard and conducted raids in the city of Nablus despite the deployment of Palestinian forces there, sparking private protests from the Bush administration, Western officials said.


Hamas: Palestinian security forces arrest 15 Hamas members, and send one to the hospital


Hundreds of Jerusalemites protest against Israeli policies in the city


Palestinian Mayors Lobby for Christian Support Palestinian Christians have been struggling against the powerful Christian Zionist coalition led by evangelical churches and their pro-Israel lobbying arm, Christians United for Israel.


Israeli gunfire injures a Palestinian youth in Jenin


Israeli Police Impersonate TV News Crew to Arrest Suspect Israeli police have admitted several of their officers impersonated a television news crew during an operation that resulted in the arrest of a wanted Palestinian man.


Israel talks peace, but expanding settlement hurts prospects for Palestinian state Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert says he's ready to make a deal that would give the Palestinians a state in the West Bank. But realities on the ground ? outlined in a new report Wednesday showing vigorous Israeli construction in the West Bank ? could have momentous implications for the latest U.S. peacemaking push.




Mideast religious leaders say they vital to peace Dressed in traditional religious garb, the chief rabbis of Israel sat alongside Muslim leaders and Christian patriarchs and said they had agreed on steps to help resolve the conflict.




Hamas lawmakers recommend firing Palestinian PM from PLC


U.S. Security Advisor examines Palestinian implementation of security plan in Nablus


Campaign takes aim at Fatah charter, but envoy says it's been replaced , lawmakers and Jewish organizations are taking their lead from a ZOA ad that appeared in the New York Times on Oct. 18, listing the offending articles as "ten commandments," including one calling for "the complete liberation of Palestine, and eradication of Zionist economic, political, military, and cultural existence."


Neocons New Target (After Iran): Ha'aretz Newspaper The good news is that the owners of Ha'aretz have repeatedly told CAMERA to take a walk. But who knows what will happen when the whole McCarthyist apparatus goes to work? (CAMERA types in Israel succeeded in getting CNN pulled out of local cable packages last week, in favor of contracting with FOX).


Israel's Strike on Syria Still Raising Questions


Syria wants Golan Heights discussed at Mideast talks


Walt & Mearsheimer Are Honored In England. Disgraced Here.


Remembering LIBERTY and Calling for a Second American Revolution!


IAEA dismisses recent Israeli criticism of its treatment of Iran


U.S. appropriators hike missile defense funding Appropriators from the U.S. House of Representatives and the Senate agreed Wednesday on a defense appropriations package that includes $155 million for missile defense cooperation with Israel. That's $17 million more than last year's appropriation and $75 million more than President Bush requested.


Israel destroys 15 Bedouin homes Since the beginning of this year, Israel has demolished 130 homes in unrecognized Bedouin communities, according to Association for Civil Rights in Israel. Can someone provide me with solid evidence that Israel has ever demolished a home of an Israeli JEWISH person? Thanks.


The Jewish Lobby Israel Needs


Palestinian Journalists Pay Visit to Wheeling


Racism is underlying cause of war on terror


Bombing suspects put on Interpol wanted list Argentine prosecutors claim the JCC attack was carried out by Hezbollah but orchestrated by the Iranians