Thursday, January 3, 2008

Headlines for 01-02-08

Israeli troops kill Palestinian in northern Gaza Israeli soldiers stationed near the borders between northern Gaza Strip and Israel shot dead a Palestinian who approached the fence of the borders, Palestinian security sources said.


Israeli troops kill six gunmen in Gaza


Palestinians go bald over factional rivalry Former Palestinian lawmakers and journalists shaved their heads in public in protest at the humiliating shaving of the moustache of a Fatah official by Hamas men in Gaza.


Israel warning on Hebron suspects Israel's defence minister has said his country is watching to see whether the Palestinian Authority prosecutes men suspected of killing two settlers.


Palestinian President wants early elections


Israeli anger over Gaza crossing Israel has criticised Egypt's decision to allow 2,150 Palestinian pilgrims who had been stranded in the country to cross back into the Gaza Strip.


Mosque near Bethlehem burned down by Israeli settlers


Abbas says Bush must speak out on Israeli settlements


No more clay on the potter's wheel Sabri Mostafa Attallah's family is well-known in Gaza for producing beautiful Palestinian pottery


J'lem seeks Bush okay for IDF free hand in W. Bank Israel would like the U.S. to agree to a number of limitations on the future Palestinian state's sovereignty. Israel wants Palestine to be completely demilitarized, and for Israel to be able to fly over Palestinian air space. Border crossings would be monitored by Israel in such a way that the symbols of Palestinian sovereignty would not be compromised, but Israel would know who was coming and going.



Report: the Israeli army kidnaps 2300 Palestinian workers in year 2007 The general Palestinian workers union issued a report on Wednesday stating that the Israeli army and police had kidnapped 2300 Palestinian workers during the year of 2007.



Palestinian forces arrest gunmen in Nablus after attacking a Hamas leader's home Palestinian sources revealed on Wednesday that unknown gunmen were arrested in Nablus as they opened fire on Sheikh Fayyad Al Aghbar's home and injured his wife. Sheikh Fayyad Al Aghbar is a Hamas leader and a member in Nablus Municipality.


A Palestinian woman dies due to the Israeli siege on the Gaza Strip Miryam Judah, 32, had breast cancer. She died on Wednesday after the Israeli authorities did not allow her to leave the coastal region for medical treatment, the Palestinian Ministry for Health in Gaza reported.


Israeli troops kidnap eight Palestinians during morning invasions to several part of the West Bank Palestinian sources reported that Israeli troops kidnapped eight Palestinian civilians during morning invasions on Wednesday that targeted several parts of the West Bank


Hamas rejects call for early Palestinian polls


Islamic Jihad says Hamas-Fatah feud "very dangerous" Palestinian Islamic Jihad movement on Wednesday said the differences between Hamas and Fatah factions became "very dangerous


Hebron shooting attack not political, Palestinian government says The Ramallah-based Palestinian government said Wednesday that a shooting attack which killed two off-duty Israeli soldiers near Hebron last Friday was a 'criminal' incident, and accused Israel of claiming it had a political motive in order to justify its failure to implement peace requirements.


Pro-Abbas security forces arrest 13 Hamas members in West Bank


Olmert, Bush to discuss Iran nuke program


Syria hits back in row with Paris Syria says it is halting co-operation with France on efforts to resolve the Lebanese political crisis


Livni talks advocacy with U.S. students Tzipi Livni, trying to promote education about Israel on American college campuses, on Wednesday discussed advocacy with 41 Jewish student leaders from more than 25 American colleges......"We have you fighting for Israel," Livni said in a speech. "We know that you are there to defend Israel, and we are here to defend you. And all together we will win."



Lantos' Holocaust experience suffused his political career The American Israel Public Affairs Committee described him as a ubiquitous presence in U.S.-Israel relations. "There is not a single issue impacting the U.S.-Israel relationship that does not carry the imprint or leadership of Tom Lantos," said a joint statement by AIPAC's president, Howard Friedman, and its executive director, Howard Kohr......His pro-Israel credentials were critical in giving Pelosi the upper hand when she came under fire from the White House in April for visiting Syria and delivering a peace message from Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert.



Qaeda might target Israeli basketball team in Turkey: TV


Israel does not expect war with Iran: Peres He said he did not believe the Iranian people wanted to destroy Israel or develop nuclear arms


Terror Prosecutions Shed More Heat Than Light


Leader of US civil rights group travels to West Bank to promote Mideast peace efforts The president of the civil rights group founded by the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. left Tuesday for a trip to the West Bank to promote Arab-Israeli peace talks based on King's teachings.



Regarding Palestinians


As US turns on Israel, cracks form in the Great American Empire The present United States Government is now attempting to divide Jerusalem, destroy Jewish communities in Judea and Samaria, and turn it into a Palestinian Terror State. Will this be the undoing of itself? Are we today, witnessing the beginning of the end of the Great American Empire?


Two Territories, No Nation


Right-wing rabbi calls for PM's death Government leaders should be hanged for negotiating with the Palestinians, Rabbi Shalom Dov Wolpe told an audience of rabbis in Tel Aviv, according to Channel 1 report aired Wednesday night.

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