Headlines for 11-28-07

Israeli missiles kill two in Gaza Strip-Hamas Israeli missiles that struck a Hamas security position in the southern Gaza Strip killed two Hamas naval police officers on Wednesday, a Hamas security source and Palestinian medical workers said


Israeli army kills Palestinian farmer in Rafah; death toll rises to six in 24 hours


Iran's Ahmadinejad: Israel will not last Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Wednesday predicted that Israel would not survive, as he lashed out at the US-hosted conference seeking to relaunch the Middle East peace process.


Give peace a chance: Arab League chief


Iran leader dubs summit a failure "Soon, even the most politically doltish individuals will understand that this conference was a failure," said a scornful Mahmoud Ahmedinejad, the Iranian president.


Shin Bet pushes Gazan to collaborate while his son is ill


Hebron Update: 19-25 November 2007 At one point, Frederick said, ?My life is not like the movies,? ? which was surprising to the Palestinians, who thought American movies gave an accurate portrayal of life in America. Frederick explained the mixed cultural background in the United States, her own heritage being German, French, Irish, Italian, and Scotch.


U.S. urges Israel to let Palestinian ambulances travel freely


Palestinians see Israel as winner in Annapolis


Bush won't force plan on Palestinians and Israelis


Former Nato military chief appointed Middle East envoy The new US mediator and, in effect, Middle East envoy (though he is being given neither title) is the former marine general James Jones, who was Nato's top military commander from 2003 to 2005. Technically, he will act as adviser to Ms Rice on the development of the Palestinian security services. But the job will make him a key monitor of efforts to improve confidence between Palestinians and Israelis, and making sure both sides deliver on their commitment.


India pledges support to Palestinian cause as peace hopes soar


Abbas loyalists open fire at funeral march, injuring 26 Security forces loyal to the Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas opened fire during a funeral procession in Hebron yesterday for a man killed in a demonstration against the Annapolis talks on Tuesday. Medics said the fresh outbreak of West Bank violence left 26 injured, one seriously.


US envoy to study border security of future Palestine: US The United States is preparing to name an envoy to the Middle East tasked with developing security arrangements between a future Palestinian state and its neighbors, a US official said.


Senior Vatican cardinal backs Palestinians' right of return "Palestinian refugees, like all other refugees, have a right to right to return to their homeland," Quite frankly, it's the law. Section 11 of UN resolution 194 from 1948, never implemented by Israel (big surprise there).


Right-wing activists hold anti-Annapolis rally at Western Wall Around 15,000 people on Monday took part in a demonstration at the Western Wall to protest the Middle East peace summit being held Tuesday in Annapolis, Maryland. 15,000. That's quite a staggering number. Yet, it was only the protests by the Palestinians in Gaza that the US mainstream media saw fit to ram down our throat. Both Fox News and Yahoo had that story on their front pages for hours on Tuesday. Yet, not a peep could be heard from regarding THESE extremists. Thus does the deception of the American people continue courtesy of the MSM. It's the Palestinians that don't want peace, dontcha know.


Israeli Special Forces kidnap 14 near Nablus The Special Forces, whom eyewitnesses say arrived in a white car with the occupants in civilian clothing, attacked the coffee shop, kidnapping all 14 men that were present.


Israeli forces kidnap a Hamas leader and his wife in Tulkarem refugee camp


Time to abandon piecemeal approaches in Middle East: Ban


Two Palestinians Wounded in Gaza Strip


Peace process without Hamas not viable - U.N. Karen AbuZayd, head of the U.N. Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA), said more political pressure was needed to resolve the split between rival Palestinian factions Fatah, which controls the West Bank, and Hamas, which controls the Gaza Strip.


Israeli army shoots three children, abducts two in Azzoun village


Special meeting, other events planned at Headquarters to observe International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People, 29 November


Israeli military has power over Palestinian farmers' lives and source of income. Open the gate?.close the gate, a command which only an Israeli soldier has the right to declare on a huge iron gate set up near the electronic fence supplementing the illegal separation wall in the centre of Faqqu'a village lands.




Jordan asked Nixon for help against Syria Documents also detailed U.S. efforts to persuade Saudi Arabia to move away from Fatah, the military wing of the Palestine Liberation Organization, because American officials believed the PLO supported the terrorist group Black September, CNN reported.



Charity launches ultimate politically-correct Christmas decoration A UK based charity today launches a new Christmas nativity scene with a difference. The traditional nativity set has been updated with a modern day touch by including the Israeli Separation wall


Why the Left is Singin' Gospels... last night in a packed church in New York, Norman Finkelstein called on the Jewish community in the U.S. to separate itself from Israel, and I think that is slowly happening Norm Finkelstein = brave soul.


Heading for Annapolis Justice for Palestinians has never been part of the equation, which is why no peace effort has ever succeeded and why Annapolis will also sooner or later collapse. KATHLEEN and BILL CHRISTISON = former CIA.


Fashion items or dangerous terrorist images? T-shirt trial divides a nation Seven face long jail terms for plan to donate to groups in Palestine and Colombia


Feature: Palestinian refugees dream of returning home on eve of Annapolis meeting


Pope says refugee youths have right to stability, serenity, security The world cannot "remain silent before the distressing images of the great refugee camps" where children and young people live segregated "far from inhabited towns with no possibility normally to attend school," he said.


Peres: Israel maintains secret contacts with Syria all the time Israel conducts secret contacts with Syria all the time, but serious negotiations cannot begin until Syria stops supporting terror and removes itself from involvement in Lebanon, said President Shimon Peres on Tuesday while touring the Negev.


Rights orgs: Uphold international law at Annapolis


Gov't committee calls for freeze in Wadi Ara demolitions During the meeting, the mayor of Umm al-Fah, Sheikh Hassam Abed Ah-Rahman, stated that "if the demolitions are carried out, they will also demolish the good relations between Arab and Jewish residents of the region."


Hamas: Divisions among Palestinians go deeper during Abbas' term Palestinian Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) said on Monday that the policies adopted in the current term of President Mahmoud Abbas increased the divisions among the Palestinian people.


The Judaization of East Jerusalem At first it is hard to spot the Israeli flags draped over scattered homes on the hill, but it is soon easily apparent that right-wing Jewish settlers and politically motivated archaeologists are rushing to claim this fragment of the Holy City as the ancient City of David, complete with a visitors center and busloads of young Israeli recruits and tourists, and plaques thanking generous donors for their support. Then there is the little-noticed news that the Israeli Parliament has given preliminary approval to a bill, in violation of international law and United Nations resolutions, which would seize East Jerusalem as a permanent part of Israel.


Remarks on the Middle East and Freedom Agenda by National Security Advisor Stephen Hadley


Harper to help Palestinian nation-building as part of peace process


UN archives reveal plan to arm Jewish militia


The danger of water wars Ever since Israel took control of the West Bank in 1967, it has refused to let Palestinians sink new boreholes there. It says this policy is necessary to protect the underground water reserves, which are already being over-used. That is true. But the reality is that Israel takes most of the water, and the limits only apply to Palestinians. Israeli settlers in their hilltop compounds on the West Bank have swimming pools and sprinklers on their lawns, while down below, their Palestinian neighbour go thirsty. Literally, in some cases. Some farmers I met there spend three hours every day carrying pots on their donkeys to get water for their children and animals



Michigan teen breaks up on "Dr. Phil" with man she met online


U.S. kids promote Israel's 60th The Israel Ministry of Tourism is asking kids to design an image for a postcard to invite people to visit the country during its 60th birthday year. The winning entry will be made into a postcard that will be distributed throughout the United States. What the f for? America is NOT Israel.


Judge draws fire over talks with U.S. envoy Beinish confirmed meeting Jones but said the Forward's account of the talks was inaccurate. Nonetheless, right-wing Israeli lawmakers, sensing a threat to the already controversial status of settlements, were quick to condemn both parties.


Woman jailed for Hezbollah ties An Israeli Arab woman was jailed for contacts with Hezbollah.


Olmert wants input on Jerusalem Another Jewish organizational leader at the meeting quoted Olmert as saying the most extreme positions on Jerusalem were held by right-wing Israelis, not Diaspora Jews.


Russia to host Annapolis follow-up Russia said it will host the next international conference on Israeli-Palestinian peace.


Olmert speaks to presidential hopefuls Ehud Olmert spoke with the major candidates for the U.S. presidency


?U.S. must immediately withdraw from Iraq? The resolution noted with ?deep concern? the U.S. ?bullying and threat? to Lebanon?s sovereignty. It condemned the ?forcible encroachment? of Palestine by the ?ruling clique of Israel,? aided by the U.S.


The hard life of Christians in Bethlehem


UN keeps Hariri probe secret over security fears


Bethlehem: ?No Way to the Inn? Reflection for Worship; Waiting for the Light


Bahraini parliament calls to boycott Israel and parley


Syria a nation of contradictions Although allied with Iran, its people admire the West. Damascus has its own agenda for peace talks.


Pro-Palestinian groups threaten Israeli water company's activity in Scotland According to the Scottish daily, various local groups are calling to boycott the company, which is based in the Golan Heights, a disputed region Israel captured from Syria in the Six-Day War in 1967. 'Disputed' only by Israel. All the world knows that the Golan Heights is Israeli-OCCUPIED territory, not Israeli-owned.


Three people questioned over Sharjah murder The victim has been identified as Fadi, a 33 year-old Palestinian. Police said Fadi was unmarried and his body was found in his apartment in Al Khazaniya area in Sharjah.




UWM trying to stifle speech, group says Shoebat, a stoolie for the Israeli lobby, is trotted about the country as a 'former PLO terrorist'. If he weren't their stooge, then he'd be deported or imprisoned like other former terrorists are, the lobby would make sure of that. Something stinks.


Iranian threat a danger to entire Mideast: analyst Israel, with its stockpile of hundreds of nuclear weapons, and being a non-signatory of the nuclear non-proliferation treaty, and its proven track record of violating international and humanitarian law, is the biggest threat to the Middle East. No, Israel doesn't threaten to 'wipe nations off the map', it just does it. Where is the Palestine that existed on maps one hundred years ago? What did they do to Lebanon in the summer of 2006?...


Jews question flying the Israeli flag "For me the religious quest is a searching for the universal and eternal. I don?t see a place in that search for the nation-state,"