Headlines for 02-24-08

Hamas: No looming talks with Fatah


Israel steps up border security Protest organisers say they have no intention of breaching the border.


8 killed in road accidents within 48 hours A Palestinian in his 50s died Saturday night after being hit by a truck at a roadblock near the community of Kiryat Sefer, east of Tel Aviv


Dozens of protests held worldwide calling for an end to Gaza siege In partnership with Popular Committee Against the Siege (PCAS), Friends of freedom and Justice-Bilin, and Gaza On My Mind, dozens of groups worldwide held protests in solidarity with the people of Gaza on Saturday February 23rd.


Israel says Arabs won't withdraw peace plan


Beit Hanoun mayor responds to Israeli counterpart: your rockets kill our people A mayor of Palestinian border town of Beit Hanoun on Sunday responded to his Israeli counterpart, saying the Israeli missiles "kill our people." Touche. And many more of them.


Hamas accuses Abbas of playing role in Gaza closure


Hamas leader says he met Abbas over prison death A senior Hamas leader in the West Bank said on Sunday he met president Mahmud Abbas after an imam who was in the Islamist movement died while in the custody of Palestinian security forces.


Hamas says leader killed to extract "sham confession" Hamas on Sunday accused Palestinian forces loyal to President Mahmoud Abbas of torturing one of its leaders to death to extract "sham confessions" that the Islamist group was trying to set up a West Bank militia.


IDF to use 'all means' to stop Gazans breaching border during mass march


Arab family scores rare win; court tells settlers to leave land The family's troubles came in bursts. Initially there was the separation fence, which kept them from their 30-dunam olive grove, which sat between the new fence and Shaarei Tikva. In order to get to their land, they had to ask the settlement's security officer to open the gate. If he wanted to, he did. If not, he went to lunch.


Livni: Israel will defend its sovereign borders Tens of thousands of Palestinians will join hands on Monday to form a human chain across the Gaza in protest of the ongoing siege against the Hamas-ruled territory. At an expected 30 miles of length, the chain will stretch from Rafah in the south all the way to the northern town of Beit Hanoun.




Jordan sees Israel's unilateral steps impeding peace


Israel begins overhaul of EU relations


Abusive officer apologizes to his victim


Israel's refuseniks: The wild frontier


Israel and Hizballah on High Alert the Hizballah commander said that the Shi'ite fighters will be on the offensive in the next war, hinting at taking the battle into Israel itself. "We weren't expecting the last war and we fought only to defend our land, but next time you will see a very different kind of fighting," he said.



Lawmakers rap Arbour on Arab charter The letter from Berman and Ros-Lehtinen did not address Arbour's clarification and instead faulted her for her earlier comments, saying "she should have taken the responsible course of action and rejected the charter for its savagery and ignorance, and doggedly confronted the call for the destruction of Israel." For whom do Berman and Ros-Lehtinen work? What does this have to to do with AMERICAN interests?


Watchdog: Israel's cluster bombs argue for ban Israel's use of cluster bombs in the 2006 Lebanon war makes the case for banning the weapon worldwide, a human rights watchdog said.


Israel aside, Obama romps in global primary Hillary Rodham Clinton was the choice in Israel, but Barack Obama easily won an international primary.



1994: Jewish settler kills 30 at holy site A Jewish settler has killed up to 30 Palestinians at a mosque in Hebron after opening fire as people gathered for Friday morning prayers.


Teams formed to push Mideast peace talks After months of delay, Israel and the Palestinians set up teams of government experts on Sunday to try to jumpstart U.S.-backed peace talks that critics say have yet to make progress.


Abbas welcomes Yemen's initiative over Palestinian dialogue