Headlines for 01-03-08

Nine killed in new Israeli blitz on Gaza Nine people, including a mother and daughter and at least four militants, were killed in the Israeli attacks, while 48 people were wounded and several houses destroyed, witnesses and medics said.




Olmert: Israel fails to halt settlements Israel has failed to uphold its promise to halt building in settlements, Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said in an unprecedented acknowledgement Friday ahead of President Bush's visit to prod Israel and the Palestinians toward a final accord.


Palestinian PM assails Israel over West Bank raids


Bush tells Jordan king the US is committed to peace: palace


Bush calls on Israel to dismantle wildcat settlements "We expect them to honour their commitments," Bush said in the interview with Israel's mass-selling Yediot Aharonot daily.


Abbas to Saudi ahead of Bush trip


Israeli army kidnaps 28 Palestinians from several parts of the West Bank


HR group: 'IDF uses dogs to harass Palestinians' IDF soldiers are using dogs to attack and harass Palestinian civilians and detainees, the Public Committee against Torture in Israel (PCATI) charged in a letter sent earlier this week to Military Advocate General Brig.-Gen. Avihai Mandelblitt.


Palestinian security forces continue to arrest Hamas members in the West Bank


Palestinian leftist factions launch campaign to thaw Hamas-Fatahfeud Palestinian leftist parties have launched a campaign to urge Islamic Hamas movement and President Mahmoud Abbas' Fatah faction to end their feud, Palestinian radio reported on Thursday.


Hamas urges Abbas to stop talks with Israel Islamic Hamas movement on Thursday called on President Mahmoud Abbas of rival Fatah to stop meeting Israeli officials and return for dialogue with the Islamic movement.


Troops invade Nablus, impose curfew


Hezbollah: We have Israelis' body parts


A Night to Honor Israel in Orlando Christians United for Israel (CUFI), the sponsoring organization, was founded in early 2006 when evangelical San Antonio-based Pastor John Hagee called on Christian leaders to form a nationwide pro-Israel group.


Israel accused after Bedouin shot dead on Egypt border


African asylum-seekers detained in "harsh conditions"


Regional Anglicans fear Jerusalem conference could 'inflame tensions' the strong pro-Israel sentiments of the African and American bishops could have physical consequences for Anglicans living in the West Bank and Gaza, Jerusalem Anglican leaders fear


Study: Gaza pullout hurt Israel's image "We found that one of the main reasons for this phenomenon is that Israel continues to be viewed by the world as a conquering state,"
That's because it IS a conquering state. When Israel returns the land of its neighbors, and ceases the continuing seizure of the land of its neighbors, then perhaps the world will think otherwise. Rocket science.