Sunday, February 24, 2008

Headlines for 02-23-08

Israeli strike kills three Palestinians in Gaza "They were in an area near the border and they were having lunch outside. They were not militants, but civilians," Hassanein


The Israeli army kidnaps four civilians from the southern part of the West Bank


Israel considers a U.S-like invasion of Gaza


Brussels: New court to try Israel for war crimes A new civil court founded in Belgium by human rights organizations will convene for the first time Friday evening and discuss war crimes Israel had allegedly committee during the Second Lebanon War and war crimes the groups claim it is currently committing in the Gaza Strip.


Israeli Authorities demolish several Arab constructions in the Negev


Palestinian fighters fire rockets into southern Israel


Three injured as the army invades Nablus Three Palestinian civilians were injured when Israeli troops stormed al-Ein Refugee camp located in the northern West Bank city Nablus on Saturday morning.


Abbas orders investigation into Hamas preacher death


Israel isolates Nu'man village from both Jerusalem and the West Bank


Settlers attack left-wing activists escorting W. Bank shepherds Members of the Taayush Jewish-Arab coexistence movement were assaulted on Saturday by residents of the nearby Maon settlement as they escorted Palestinian shepherds to their West Bank grazing land.


Egypt meets with Hamas delegation, warns against any new border violation Cairo reiterates warning to Hamas against any threats to once again breach their shared border, delegation led by Hamas officials Mahmoud Zahar, Said Siyam makes way to el-Arish for talks with Egyptian counterparts in hope of resolving tensions


IDF braces for mass march on Gaza border Israel fears that crowds of Palestinians might rush the border, and that large numbers of casualties will result from the army's attempts to stop them


Gaza merchants strike in protest at Israeli blockade Merchants across the Gaza Strip closed their shops on Saturday in a half-day strike to protest against Israel's blockade of the Hamas-ruled territory, an AFP correspondent said.


Israeli troops seize senior PFLP militant in Nablus Israeli troops detained a senior militant from the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) in a pre-dawn raid in the West Bank Saturday, a Palestinian security official said.


Israel cabinet minister calls for Fatah leader release "I have a lot of respect for (Palestinian president) Mahmud Abbas and for (Palestinian prime minister) Salam Fayyad, but if we want results we must address Barghuti," Ben-Eliezer said in Tel Aviv.


For IDF brigade, 'Hebron is like Wild West and army is the law' Shooting Palestinian bystanders; illegally commandeering cars and going on joyrides; torturing a youth by pressing a heater to his face and beating cuffed prisoners on their way to custody. These are only some of the reported cases of abuse for which Israel Defense Forces soldiers serving in the West Bank are currently on trial.



Study: Suicide bombers 'not mentally unstable' In an extensive study of Palestinian suicide bombings, three University of Toronto researchers have concluded that the bombers were not psychologically unstable and were often motivated by personal vengeance, not religious zeal......"In its origins and at its core, the Israeli-Palestinian conflict is not religiously inspired, and suicide bombing, despite its frequent religious trappings, is fundamentally the expression of a territorial dispute."


Demolitions destroy village one house at a time A small, overcrowded Palestinian village in the southern West Bank, under threat from Israeli-conducted house demolitions and land confiscations, is rapidly becoming poorer.


Egypt: "Slow progress" in Israel-Palestinian talks


Ramon: Compensate all settlers east of fence Such a decision would advance negotiations with the Palestinians and prove to the international community and the Palestinians that Israel is serious in pursuing the formation of a Palestinian state, Ramon said.


Christian Zionists stand firm as friends to Israel Hagee uses biblical references to threaten Iran for its anti-Israel posturing as easily as he talks about the love of Jesus, and he leads a fierce opposition to Israel forfeiting so much as one more grain of sand to Palestinians.


Coverage of the Mideast Conflict


Palestinians in Syria protest against Gaza closure, reprinted Prophet cartoon About 2,000 angry Palestinians took to the streets near Damascus on Saturday protesting the continued Israeli closure of the Gaza Strip and a drawing in Denmark portraying the Prophet Muhammad.


At least 70 injured in mass-protest in Al Khader


Yes, There Is a Guerrilla War Against Zionism in the U.S. What Should Jewish Institutions Do? When Congressman Berman went into fits of denial that there is an Israel lobby, after saying that he joined the Foreign Affairs Committee because he cared about Israel, this was not honest.



We must get out of the Middle East no matter what, CIA vet says To make his case against foreign entanglements, Scheuer quotes America's Founding Fathers, the U.S. Constitution and the man he considers our greatest president, George Washington: "[A] passionate attachment of one Nation for another produces a variety of evils," Washington once wrote. It creates "the illusion of an imaginary common interest [...] and infusing into one the enmities of the other, betrays the former into a participation in the quarrels and Wars of the latter."


Introducing Birthright Palestine


Surging in primaries, Obama faces new Israel-related criticism This week, in an interview with Shalom TV, a Web-based Jewish channel, World Jewish Congress President Ronald Lauder said that "if you have an adviser that is not sympathetic to Israel -- not sympathetic to some Jewish concerns -- you have a potential problem."


Stop overanalyzing ? all the candidates support Israel With the remaining three major candidates, you can feel comfortable with each, focusing on their strong pledges for Israel at AIPAC conferences and other forums, their voting records and support for Israel in its war with Hezbollah in 2006, as well as their disdain for negotiating with Hamas.


Presidential Primaries 2008 / McCain's unconditional support for Israel likely to draw Jewish voters


Invading Gaza will not solve Israel's problem Israel should not fall into Hamas' trap and allow the Israeli public's inflamed emotions to overrun a well reasoned and carefully executed course of action

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