Palestinian refugees still adamant they must return home UN General Assembly Resolution 194, passed in December 1948, asserts the refugees' right of return to live at peace in their old homes or to receive compensation for their losses. Article 13 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights states: "Everyone has the right to leave any country, including his own, and to return to his country."
Palestinian President Abbas welcomes idea of international force in territories
Islamic Jihad vows renewal of suicide attacks against Israel Palestinian militant group Islamic Jihad vowed Tuesday to retaliate for its recent losses from Israeli air strikes with suicide attacks inside Israel, threatening "a wave of martyrdom operations" in an e-mail to reporters.
Turkey: Another Ally Lost by Philip Giraldi Giraldi reveals the Israel factor with respect to US-Turkey relations.
Sweden Increases Aid To The Palestinian People
Secure and stable environment for Palestinian development - a high priority
UAE gives $300 million for Palestinian rebuilding
Russia stands for Palestinian statehood Russia is to allot $10 million and 50 armored fighting vehicles for supporting Palestinian statehood.
Qassams, mortars hit western Negev The Islamic Jihad announced retaliatory action is underway, as its spokesman vowed the "organization will respond to this grave Israeli crime over the course of the following days."
Iceland to Support Palestine
Hamas-run Gaza will likely see little of the $7.4 billion in aid to the Palestinians
Bush: Iran still a threat "We need to take their threats seriously about what they have said about one of our allies, Israel," Bush said during a speech Monday in Fredericksburg, Va. "And therefore my attitude hasn't changed toward Iran."
Abbas backs French call for international force
A daily exercise in humiliation A report released last week by the International Committee for the Red Cross singled out the checkpoints and the isolation of Nablus as key parts of a system that denies Palestinians "normal and dignified lives." The broad rebuke of Israel for its 40-year-old occupation of the West Bank was surprising from an organization that makes an effort to remain neutral.
Israeli army crimes 'unpunished' Yesh Din's report said offences included "illegal shooting causing the death and injury of civilians, violence and abuse, intentional damage to property, looting, taking bribes".
Bush set for tour of Middle East George W Bush will make his first visit as US president to Israel and the West Bank in January, in an attempt to revive the Middle East peace process.
Cyprus to give $2 mln aid to Palestinians
Belgium pledges 86 million euro at the International Donors' Conference for the Palestinian State
Senior Chinese legislator meets Palestinian guest Oyunqemag said China would continue as it has always done to support the just cause of Palestine, maintain friendly ties with the DFLP and make joint efforts to promote China-Palestine friendship and the development of the Middle East peace process.
Christian voices from Bethlehem How can we celebrate Christmas when people are in captivity -when Bethlehem is in prison?
New committee to consider Palestinian family reunification requests Interior Ministry establishes committee comprising security, public officials to consider granting Palestinians temporary residence status in special humanitarian cases
Palestinian spray-paints recipe on Israel's West Bank barrier as protest «I think it's important for Palestinians to see that people from around the world are supporting their cause,» said Nabil Kukali, an expert on Palestinian opinion on Israel. «They are happy to see this type of organization standing with them and understanding their suffering.
The Netherlands releases ten million euros extra for Palestinian Territories
Qassam lands near IDF base in Negev; 6 soldiers suffer from shock Rocket fired by Palestinians in Gaza lands in Kibbutz Zikim area; female soldiers stationed nearby suffer from shock, state of alert declared at all nearby army bases; few minutes prior to attack Qassam lands in open field north of Sderot
Palestinian premier says Paris results beyond expectations Acting Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayyad said Tuesday in Ramallah that the results of the Paris donors' conference held Monday 'have exceeded our expectations.'
Deputy PM Ramon: Swap Pre-1967 Land With PA Speaking with IDF Army Radio on Tuesday, Deputy Prime Minister Chaim Ramon acknowledged that Israel would continue construction within some of the larger Jewish towns in Judea and Samaria. However, he added, parts of pre-1967 Israel will be
relinquished to the Palestinian Authority in return for those settlement blocs retained.
India's support to Palestine cause unwavered: Pranab
Ministry pushes new neighborhood for Jews in E. J'lem The neighborhood, near Atarot, is slated to contain more than 10,000 apartments, making it the largest Jewish neighborhood in East Jerusalem.
Let him write your text on this Wall
Mideast investment conference due in Bethlehem: British PM Britain and the United States together will organize a Middle East investment conference in Bethlehem in March or April, Prime Minister Gordon Brown said Tuesday
UNICEF creates a safe haven to help refugee children in north Lebanon
Recruiting begins for anti-Iran coalition Jewish umbrella groups have asked constituents to recruit non-Jewish supporters to an anti-Iran coalition.
Pledge for Palestine We read with interest about donor pledges in aid for Palestinians (Donors pledge billions in aid for Palestinians, December 18). Médecins du Monde (Doctors of the World) has a number of projects in the Palestinian territories and we have seen first-hand the suffering of the civilian population.
Energy bill with Israel grant passes President George Bush is set to sign a bill that includes a provision for Israeli-U.S. energy cooperation.
Meeting the Other: U.S. Jews visit Palestinians in Bethlehem The popularity of Encounter?s trips to Palestinian-populated cities has prompted the program to expand its offerings. Encounter recently led a tour for Jewish federation executives, and the group is planning trips for other American Jewish delegations.
Lebanon's turmoil worries Israel as Iran, Syria make power plays
Dodd letter supports peace talks ?As the only democracy in the Middle East, the United States must remain a steadfast supporter of Israel and its right to defend itself from terrorist threats,? Dodd wrote, adding that Israel must maintain a commitment to a freeze on new settlements, the dismantling of illegal West Bank settlements and a reduction in the number of roadblocks and checkpoints.
ANALYSIS: Hurdles face Palestinian economic revival despite donations
LEBANON: Palestinians Brave a Hazardous Profession An unprecedented hundreds of thousands of cluster bombs were scattered throughout south Lebanon's rural towns, agricultural fields and valleys by Israel in the final days of last year's summer conflict. There have been 26 fatalities since the conflict's end, and 196 wounded.
Gov't official: No 'smoking gun' on Iran Israel does not have "smoking gun" intelligence that will force an American reassessment of its National Intelligence Estimate that Iran halted its nuclear weapons plan in 2003, a government official told The Jerusalem Post Monday. ......The official said it was clear that the Americans pretty much know what Israel knows about the Iranian nuclear program and that the difference is not over the facts but rather over their interpretation.
EI Reader Appeal: You count on us, can we count on you?
Israel hands out sweets, smooths travel to Bethlehem for growing number of tourists Israel will allow 500 Christians from the Gaza Strip to enter Israel and the West Bank for up to one month during the Christmas season
New $16.5 M Bethlehem Hospital Unites Abrahamic Faiths Christians broke ground Tuesday on Bethlehem?s first specialty hospital which organizers envision will be a center bringing together Christians, Jews, and Palestinians to heal the sick in a land rife with sectarian violence.
UNRWA university scholarship programme for 2007-2008 The United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) for the Palestine Refugees in the Near East has received more than US $2 million donation for the university scholarships program in Lebanon for the school year 2007-2008.
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