Sunday, February 10, 2008

Headlines for 02-09-08

Israeli army cordons off W. Bank village, searching for wanted fighters Israeli army imposed a curfew on a small West Bank village near Qalqila since Friday night, searching for wanted activists accused of firing at an Israeli settler, security sources said on Saturday.


MK Ran Cohen: Abuse of Palestinians corrupts IDF


A Hamas legislator demands Abbas to resign


Two injured in Israeli shelling to northern Gaza Palestinian sources reported on Saturday that two Palestinian resistance fighters were injured due to an Israeli shelling targeting the northern Gaza Strip town of Beit Hannon.


U.S. sees Palestinian forces needing billions in aid Building Palestinian security forces for a future state will require a multibillion-dollar infusion of donor funds dwarfing existing commitments, according to U.S. estimates shared with European and Israeli officials.


Contacts underway to arrange Abbas-Olmert meeting Contacts are underway to arrange a meeting between Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and Israeli Premier Ehud Olmert, Palestinian negotiator Saeb Erekat said on Saturday.


Gaza's factions take their fight into the school playgrounds


Gaza rockets injure two Israelis The rocket, which landed in the town of Sderot, was one of around a dozen fired into southern Israel on Saturday.


CNN video: Palestinian dad seeks justice


The Al Aqsa Brigades declares a conditional truce


Arab MK: Even Mussolini's soldiers didn't act like IDF "What is revealed is only the tip of the iceberg. The Palestinian population is abused on a daily basis. The use of mild punishments gives the green light to such acts."


Another Act of War Within weeks of the disclosure by the Syrians of the seemingly unprovoked bombing, neo-crazy media sycophants at the New York Times and the Washington Post were "reporting" that U.S. and Israeli officials had concluded that the North Koreans were constructing at the site a weapons-grade plutonium-producing nuclear reactor ? similar to the one constructed for the Koreans by the Soviets at Yongbyon.


Middle East tensions in Pasadena Several Los Angeles rabbis and others in the Jewish community have criticized a decision by All Saints Episcopal Church to allow its facilities to be used Feb. 15-16 for "From Occupation to Liberation: Voices We Need to Hear." The event is sponsored by Friends of Sabeel, an organization of American Christians that supports Sabeel, a Jerusalem-based ecumenical Christian group.


10 members of EU Parliament managed to visit Gaza on February 5


Leviev stores in London and New York to face protest


MPs honored for Israel advocacy Three members of Parliament were recognized for their activities advocating for Israel at a reception in the House of Commons last week. Thus does Britain start to fall.


3.76 million Palestinians live in West Bank, Gaza and east Jerusalem: Palestinian census


Arab, EU FMs to tackle Palestinian situation, Mideast peace process in Malta Arab and European foreign ministers were scheduled to meet in Malta on Monday to discuss means of improving the situation in the Palestinian territories and pushing forward the Middle East peace process, the Egyptian Foreign Ministry said on Saturday.


Blair: US wants plan based on Israel security


Israeli report hits out at Irish funding of Palestine groups


Aggressor misidentified By building illegal settlements and an illegal wall-fence system, Israel has now divided Jerusalem from the West Bank Christians and Muslims. Israel should not be rewarded for these acts of terrorism, war crimes and illegal actions. American Christians need to decide: do we join God in support of the Palestinian Christians, or do we support their persecutor Israel?



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