Headlines for 02-10-08

Israeli air strike kills Hamas militant in Gaza


Fatah calls on Arab forces to end Hamas rule in Gaza


Israeli Civil Administration set to demolish a clinic and 11 homes near Hebron, in the Beqa?a Valley, this week URGENT ACTION ALERT


Leg of boy injured by Qassam amputated


Islamic Jihad urges Hamas, Fatah to unite amid Israeli military escalation


Hamas says military escalation not to bring security for "Zionists" The Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) said on Sunday that Israeli army attacks in Gaza Strip will not bring security for the "Zionists."


Israeli army continues closure of Tulkarem city


Palestinian group calls on Egyptian minister to apologize to Gazans A radical Palestinian faction on Sunday denounced a recent statement by Egypt's Foreign Minister Ahmed Aboul Gheit in which he warned the Palestinians in the Gaza Strip not to cross the border into Egypt or else they would have their legs broken.


Lack of fuel causes 30% power shortfall in Gaza Israel's restriction policy over the fuel shipments to the Gaza Strip caused a power shortage of 30 percent in the poor enclave, a Palestinian official said Sunday.


The Israeli army attacks Palestinians homes in Hebron and kidnaps five civilians


Top negotiator Qurai: negotiations with Israel focus on most complicated issues Top Palestinian negotiator, Ahmad Qurai, said that underway negotiations with Israel are focused on most complicated issues and need much more exerted efforts by Palestinians.


Israeli FM: no hope for Palestinian state with rocket firing


Egyptian FM urges Israel to shoulder responsibilities to Palestinians


Hamas bans Gaza newspaper over satirical cartoon A Hamas-led court banned a Palestinian newspaper in the Gaza Strip after it published a cartoon mocking lawmakers loyal to the ruling Islamist group Hamas.


'Israel granted amnesty to 32 wanted Fatah men' Israel has granted amnesty to some 32 wanted members of the al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades, Fatah's military wing, Palestinian security officials told Ynet on Sunday


Rare meeting between settlers, Palestinians held in Hebron Heads of local Palestinian clans in Hebron met on Sunday with representatives from Israeli settlements in the area and discussed the easing of tensions between the two sides.


'IDF should wipe out parts of Gaza' Interior Minister Meir Sheetrit told The Jerusalem Post that during Sunday's cabinet meeting, he had called on the IDF to "take off its gloves," head into Gaza with armored tractors and raze an entire neighborhood from which rockets have been launched, and then withdraw. The residents of that neighborhood would be warned in advance to flee, he said.


Israel threatens to hit Hamas leaders in Gaza


Palestinian farmers hit by prolonged frost in January A recent cold snap with sub-zero temperatures has caused farmers in the West Bank to incur losses of nearly US$14.5 million, according to initial estimates by the Palestinian ministry of agriculture (MoA) set out in a 6 February joint ?fact sheet? with the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO).



Digging up Jerusalem's past is tricky Silwan is in east Jerusalem, which Israel captured from Jordan in 1967 and which Palestinians claim for the capital of a future state. Israel is conducting arhaeological digs on land it occupies - not owns. It's theft.


Gaza healthcare deteriorating due to Israeli sanctions Palestinian authorities in Gaza warned on Sunday that the healthcare sector was coming to a halt due to the Israeli blockade on the coastal territory.


Christians and Muslims; partners in pain and hope On the anniversary of the death of a Christian detainee who died in an Israeli prison twenty years ago, Abdul-Nasser Farawna, head of the Census Department at the Palestinian Ministry of Detainees, stated that Christians and Muslims in Palestine are brothers and partners in pain, hope and struggle


AIPAC's mystifying behavior A message to Gordon's office this week requesting his comments on AIPAC's actions went unanswered. Ron Dermer, who as Israel's economic minister at the Washington embassy works on the issue with AIPAC, provided three general explanations for AIPAC's actions. AIPAC must be forced to register as an agent of a foreign entity. For, that is exactly what it is.


Mauritanian Pres.: Attack on Israeli Embassy won't harm ties Pressure has been mounting on the president to sever relations with Israel following popular protests over a blockade imposed by Israel on the Gaza Strip. In late January, political parties called on him to break off relations.
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Abdallahi said the February 1 shooting at the Israeli embassy would not change his position


McCain found a tool with which to woo conservative Republicans: Israel The problem he has is clear: How does one win over the more radical wing of his party without alienating the more centrist voters on which one relies to help him win not just the nomination but also the general election. McCain is using a couple of tools as to try and achieve this goal. One of them, and not a marginal one, is the State of Israel. Senator Joe Lieberman is playing a role here.


Mofaz chides Olmert over Lebanon war The Second Lebanon War marked the first time Israel failed to win a major military campaign, a senior Cabinet minister said


Ayatollah's advice startles conservatives A statement from Fadlallah's office said he opposed a man "using any sort of violence against a woman, even in the form of insults and harsh words."....He was among the first religious leaders in the Middle East to condemn the Sept. 11 attacks......But Fadlallah remains a staunch critic of Israel, once describing the Jewish state as "a conglomerate of people who come from all parts of the world to live in Palestine on the ruins of another people."


Gaza protest draws hundreds Condemnation of a virtual blockade imposed on the Gaza Strip by Israel since last June reverberated loudly yesterday along Montreal's prime downtown shopping strip.


Iran high on the agenda for Olmert's Berlin talks Prime Minister Ehud Olmert plans to use a visit to Germany beginning on Sunday to lobby for tougher measures to force Iran to curb a nuclear programme he has called a threat to Israel's existence.


U.S. pushes Egyptian border proposal The U.S. wants Israel to show some flexibility on Egypt's demand to add 750 soldiers to its border force, as well as to agree to Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayyad's proposal to take over responsibility for the Israel-Gaza Strip border.


CPM missile targets Israeli spy satellite "By adopting the same approach as the previous BJP-led government towards Israel, the UPA government is eroding India's traditional ties with Arab countries and Iran. India is seen more and more as a collaborator with Israel. India accords priority to Israel as a partner to fight against terrorism, when Israel is responsible for state terrorism, violence and aggression,"


Grand Mufti of Palestine warns against Israeli plots in Jerusalem Israel's alleged excavations aim to demolish the historical Al-Omari Mosque in Tuba, southeast of Jerusalem, and build a Jewish synagogue instead.


No need to wait for Russia or China Certainly, the report published by the American intelligence community has tied President George W. Bush's hands and seriously narrowed his prospects of ordering an attack on Iranian nuclear facilities. The question is: What should Israel do? Fight its own battles?


Gaza's Committee to break the blockade hails worldwide solidarity campaigns


Dozens protest stone throwing in West Bank West Bank settlers have had enough of the stones hurled at their cars. Dozens of Israeli vehicles arrived Sunday morning at the entrance to the village of Azun, east of Qalqilay, in protest of the hurling of stone and Molotov cocktails at Israeli cars traveling in the West Bank.