Thursday, February 28, 2008

Headlines for 02-27-08

Israel hits Hamas targets in Gaza Other Israeli strikes killed at least two other Palestinian civilians, bringing the day's Palestinian death toll to at least eight people


Infant is killed in Israeli attack A baby was killed in an air raid on Hamas government buildings in Gaza last night when the Israeli military retaliated for a lethal rocket attack launched by the Palestinian militant group.




Israeli killed in Palestinian rocket strike The attack happened hours after an Israeli air strike on southern Gaza killed five Hamas militants.


Eleven Palestinians, Israeli killed in Gaza flare-up Another air strike just after nightfall near a petrol station north of Gaza City killed another two Palestinians and wounded 12 others, including four children aged between six and 10, medics said.


Gaza issues toxic water warning The water authority in the Gaza Strip has urged people to boil their drinking water to avoid the spread of disease.


Talk to Hamas, Israelis tell government as attacks continue The Palestinian rockets are notoriously inaccurate but yesterday they struck a 30-year-old Israeli student sitting in his car on the outskirts of Sderot. Another student was wounded as was a 10-year-old boy on Tuesday. An elderly Palestinian man was killed in northern Gaza when the Israelis returned fire, a Palestinian source said.



PM: Iran nukes not inevitable; Russia: We may back sanctions Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said Wednesday it was not inevitable that Iran would produce a nuclear bomb, while Russia warned Iran that it may sanctions against the Islamic Republic if it does not stop uranium enrichment.


Fatah armed wing says not committed to the truce with Israel Al-Aqsa Brigades, the armed wing of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas' Fatah movement in the West Bank said on Wednesday that it is not committed to the truce with Israel after its members were arrested.


Clueless Candidates Make Osama's Day by Michael Scheuer What the new president will find is that three decades of U.S. intervention in other peoples' wars ? in this case the Arab-Israeli conflict ? has locked us in Iraq because leaving would undermine Israel's security.


Jordanian police arrest five they suspect of being Hamas spies


Japanese PM politely demands Israel follow map


Seven Palestinians kidnapped in Israeli operation in Jenin


The Separation Barrier in the West Bank (as of Feb 2008)


Israeli forces detain photojournalist in Jenin On Wednesday morning Israeli forces detained a Palestinian photo-journalist in Jenin, taking footage of the separation wall which annexes 'Aneen village, west of Jenin city.


Abbas says Hamas in Gaza alliance with Qaeda "There is no truth in these allegations," spokesman Sami Abu Zuhri told AFP, adding that Abbas "is seeking to mobilise international opinion against Hamas."


Iran just months from having nukes: Israel Israel's Prime Minister Ehud Olmert says he believes that there are no more than a few months before Iran develops a nuclear weapons capacity.


Decorated IDF officer accused of killing Palestinian in 'vendetta' The petitioners also found in the interview credence for their claim that the body was shown as a trophy to Driben's family: "It was important to me to bring his body. So they'd see that I brought him. I put him on the table for them," Y.B. is quoted as saying.


MEPs deeply disturbed by reports of Palestinian detainees' plight


Israeli PM welcomes 'firm' Japan stance on Iran


Egypt allows 14 Palestinian patients to cross for medical treatment


Rice tells Olmert she is concerned about Gaza civilians But Rice, who met Olmert in Tokyo on Thursday, stopped short of an explicit call for Israel to exercise restraint in dealing with rocket attacks by Islamic group Hamas.


Israeli PM say Iran can be stopped from getting nuclear capacity


Israeli army accused of turning a blind eye AN ISRAELI rights group yesterday claimed there was a "culture of impunity" in the Israeli security forces after the army decided not to order a disciplinary investigation into the killing of 21 Palestinian civilians in November 2006.


Rice urges end to rocket attacks ahead of Mideast trip


Israel arrests 17 Palestinians in West Bank raids


When Arafat almost kissed Benazir Bhutto!


Lebanon to boycott Paris book fair Lebanon is to stay away from this year's Paris book fair in protest at the invitation of Israel as guest of honour


Obama: I'm a 'stalwart friend' of Israel, its security is 'sacrosanct'


Nonviolent Demonstration Against Roadblock in South Hebron Hills This Friday, 29 February, Palestinians in the South Hebron Hills are
planning a demonstration against the new roadblock just off Route 317,
near



St. Thomas students simulate refugee life The 18-minute video prepared by the group members showed images of refugee camps in Palestinian-controlled areas, Burma, Indonesia and Darfur.



Humanitarian Intervention in the West Bank


Palestinians Must Regain Their National Rights The UAE reiterated its support for Palestinian people in their bid to regain their national rights, including the establishment of an independent state.


Israeli officials: Egyptian intelligence chief to visit Israel


Bangladesh deeply concerned at Israeli attack on Palestinians in Gaza


Gaza Border In Political Limbo


For Christians talks with Israel are about vital issues, says nuncio


Children Look At The Brighter Picture "Around 500 children from all Palestinian refugee camps across Lebanon have acquired basic photography skills through this programme," says Abou Chakra. "Most of these kids, who live in unimaginably harsh conditions, have been asked to portray life in the camps as they see it."


Time to examine our moral boundaries At a time when Americans are debating whether torture is acceptable in a democracy, I recommend an exhibition in Philadelphia by a group of young Israeli military veterans called "Breaking the Silence." I second that recommendation.


Most Muslims 'desire democracy' The largest survey to date of Muslims worldwide suggests the vast majority want Western democracy and freedoms, but do not want them to be imposed.

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