Sunday, February 17, 2008

Headlines for 02-16-08

Hamas shows confessions of Fatah members planned to assassinate Haneya


Jordan, Egypt demand end to Gaza siege


Hamas slams Abbas for keeping on talks with Israel


Israel extends closure of PNA's East Jerusalem foundations


French foreign minister says Israeli settlements should stop


French foreign minister Kouchner visits Bethlehem The creation of a viable Palestinian state is in Israel's interest, French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner said during a tour of the biblical town of Bethlehem on Saturday.


Many Die With Targeted Leader Palestinian sources said seven houses were destroyed, and about 100 others damaged. According to hospital sources, many of the casualties were children under the age of 12, and included a baby only a few months old. 'But we didn't mean to target civilians, really!'. After about the 100th time that Israel commits such an attack, the excuse has long been worn out. If you know that other civilians will be harmed in such a strike, then you are deliberately targeting them. No different than the terrorists. But then, since its inception, Israel has demonstrated that it has no qualms with targeting Arab civilians.


Third of settlements built on land seized for 'security purposes' More than one-third of West Bank settlements were built on private Palestinian land that was temporarily seized by military order for "security purposes," according to a report by the Civil Administration that is being published here for the first time.


PM: Road map obligations don't nix 'other lawful activities' in W. Bank Sasson said Saturday night in response that the letter's ambiguous wording could be interpreted in a manner that contradicts the government's obligation to freeze settlement building.


Militants vow revenge for Gaza dead Hamas and Islamic Jihad on Saturday vowed revenge on Israel after eight Palestinians, including a senior military commander and family members, were killed in an explosion in the Gaza Strip.


Militants dismiss Israeli denial on deadly Gaza blast Seventeen children were among the wounded, according to medical sources and witnesses.


Gaza armed groups fire rockets into Israel after air raid


Syria denies joint Iran investigation Syria denied Iranian claims that the two countries would conduct a joint investigation into the assassination of a top Hezbollah commander, the Syrian state news agency reported.


Troops bar farmers from reaching their lands east of Rafah


New trial date set in Holy Land case


Diamond Mogul Receives Angry Valentine His detractors oppose his use of diamond mines in Angola and what they say is his extensive involvement in housing construction for Jewish settlers on the West Bank.


Syria 'to name Mughniyeh killer' Syria has said it will soon present "irrefutable" proof of who was behind the killing of Hezbollah commander Imad Mughniyeh in the capital, Damascus.


Army intervenes in Beirut clashes The Lebanese army intervenes to break up clashes between rival political factions in Beirut.

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