Headlines for 01-28-08

Israeli troops kill Palestinian in West Bank The officials said the teenager was shot in his stomach by the troops who were surrounding a building in the city during a search for militants.


None Dare Call It Treason The Israeli connection is what's interesting about this covert operation, because it involves U.S. citizens, high government officials who have been part of an ongoing investigation that dates back to at least 1999, the earliest year mentioned in the AIPAC indictment.


Israelis halt Gaza project backed by Tony Blair Mr Blair won public assurances from Israel last November that it would allow the final items needed to complete the £8?million project. But subsequent refusals by Israel to allow in enough cement means that all work has stopped.


Fatah: Hamas must not have border role


Palestinians mourn radical Habash


U.S. lawmakers to attend Arutz-7 confab Four U.S. Congress members are confirmed participants in a settler-affiliated conference in Israel.



Bush to Gaza: 'Look what Hamas has brought you' Freedom?


Supplies run out in Egypt-Gaza border town


Egypt offers more food, medicine for Palestinians in Gaza An Egyptian charity body has sent a convoy of some 50 tons of food and medicine to the Palestinians suffering a humanitarian crisis in the Gaza Strip, the official MENA news agency reported on Sunday.


Egypt wants Abbas forces to control Gaza border Egypt said on Monday it wanted the Palestinian Authority of President Mahmoud Abbas to control the border crossing with the Gaza Strip, excluding Hamas Islamists who have run the territory since June.


Hamas leader Meshaal in Saudi Hamas leader Khaled Meshaal met Saudi officials in Riyadh on Monday as part of a Saudi bid to mediate the return of Gaza, under Israeli blockade, to Palestinian Authority control, Saudi and Palestinian officials said.


Border Breach Temporary Boost for Gaza The freedom for Palestinians to move unchecked across Gaza's border with Egypt for the past six days spawned frenzied trading that created tens of thousands of overnight entrepreneurs like Mikdad.


Arabs say Israel fully responsible for Palestinian crisis in Gaza Arab foreign ministers said Monday that Israel was fully responsibility for the deterioration in the Gaza Strip and demanded the Jewish state immediately lift its blockade, open crossing points and allow humanitarian supplies to reach the people.



Arabs plan strikes, protests in response to Mazuz decision Following Attorney General Menachem Mazuz's decision to close case of October 2000 riots, Arab sector set to embark on protest marches, strike on Friday


Abbas gets European and Arab backing Egyptian Foreign Minister Ahmed Aboul Gheit endorsed Abbas's proposal to deploy his own, Western-trained forces at the crossing along with the EU monitors, though the presence of neither force was imminent, given Hamas's command on the ground.


Troops attack a female detainee while in Tel Aviv to court Palestinian sources reported on Tuesday that Israeli soldiers attacked detainee Woroud Qasim, 20, from the Arab town of Al Teera, as she tried to talk to her brother before the court session in the Central Court in Tel Aviv.


2 Border Guard officers charged with assault of Palestinian teen A video of the two beating the boy during what was suppose to be a routine patrol in the villages south of the West Bank city of Nablus, was aired on Ynet last March.


Palestinian militants reject rockets halt in exchange for fuel supplies


Israel allows fuel into Gaza; Palestinian officials say the amount insufficient


Olmert postpones talks on Jerusalem The Olmert government is postponing talks with the Palestinians about the future status of Jerusalem.


Rebel from a bygone era


Sick detainees hospitalized in Al Ramala, face deteriorating conditions


George Habash


Hebron special update: Gaza, Beit Ummar, and Hebron


Christian Peacemaker Teams Releases Video of Settlers Firing on Palestinian Shepherds in South Hebron Hills


Special Rapporteur on freedom of religion or belief concludes visit to Israel and the OPT I was more than surprised to learn about the subtle differences with regard to indicating religious affiliation on official ID cards. While Israeli citizens' ID cards no longer state the holder's ethnicity, those of Palestinians residents of the oPt do disclose their religion. In my opinion, to indicate the religious affiliation on official ID cards carries a serious risk of abuse, which has to be weighed against the possible reasons for disclosing the holder's religion


Report: Chief Rabbi says move Gazans to a Palestine in Sinai


End 'siege' of Gaza, Israeli activists urge Israeli authorities did not permit the relief aid to reach the Palestinian side.


Barak secretly meets Pakistan president Defense Minister Ehud Barak secretly met last week with Pakistan's President Pervez Musharraf, Israel's Channel 2 reported Sunday. The two met in Paris and discussed the Iranian nuclear threat and the situation in the Middle East.


Hizbollah criticises Lebanese army over killings Hizbollah, backed by Syria and Iran, and the de facto leader of the opposition against the western-backed government, has demanded an inquiry into the killing of the protesters, almost all opposition members and Shia.


Israeli Soldiers Bare All In South Hebron Hills The incident was insult to injury as it occurred immediately after
settlers from the illegal Israeli settlement outpost of Havat Ma?on,
accompanied by Israeli soldiers, pushed the shepherd and his flock off the
land.


Jerusalem Diary: Monday 28 January "Some people are surviving here," he said, in a voice so quiet that it barely punctured the din of the market. "But most of us are going under."


Protests across the US call for an end to Gaza siege Over the weekend, protests were held in a number of US cities and towns calling on Israel to end the imprisonment of 1.5 million Palestinians inside Gaza without access to food, safe water, electricity or medical care.


Arabs battle for citizenship; State unyielding


US supports presence by Abbas forces on Gaza border


The Dershowitz/Berman Primary Dershowitz has devoted his life in recent years to discrediting the careers and reputations of critics of Israel's occupation of the Palestinian territories, slavishly defending Israel against any and all comers, no matter the validity of their point.


Yemen's President Saleh to seek European pressure on Israel


Giuliani bolsters Olmert ahead of Winograd Giuliani emphasized security and foreign policy issues when speaking to the Post, strongly defending Israel's actions against Gaza......He also reiterated his insistence that "Iran will not be allowed to become a nuclear-armed power" under a Giuliani administration and that the military option should be kept on the table.


US roadmap monitor meets Israeli FM


Cabinet okays change in law to reopen British Gas talks The cabinet approved an amendment to the natural gas law on Sunday that would allow it to buy gas from the British Gas Group's reserves off the Gaza coast and from other suppliers to sell to end users.


Terrorism's Christian Godfather When war broke out in 1948, he returned to Lydda. In July, Israeli forces led by Moshe Dayan entered Lydda and its population emptied. Israeli accounts long portrayed the Palestinians as having "fled." But Israeli historian Benny Morris wrote in 1999 that Israeli forces killed at least 250 townspeople, including young men massacred in a mosque. "Immediately after this, with [Israeli Prime Minister] Ben Gurion's authorization, the troops expelled the inhabitants of Lydda and Ramle and drove them toward the [Arab] Legion lines to the east," according to Morris. Two articles in regard to Lydda - this one, and this one. Be sure to listen to the sound bite from the Anglican priest on the CNN website as it mentions the mosque massacre, which CNN decided against putting in the article. The Palestinians were forced out at gunpoint by Israelis/Jewish soldiers during the Lydda/Ramle death march, or as I call it, the Palestinian Trail of Tears.


Hezbollah demands inquiry into Beirut killings Lebanon's most powerful faction, demanded on Monday to know who was behind shooting that killed six opposition supporters in some of Beirut's worst street violence since the 1975-90 civil war.


Aboutrika warned for Gaza protest Egypt midfielder Mohamed Aboutrika has been warned for making a political statement during his team's Africa Cup of Nations match on Saturday.