Israeli Raid in West Bank Imperils Talk of Truce Israeli undercover troops killed four Palestinian militants in the West Bank city of Bethlehem on Wednesday, shattering a five-day lull in violence and threatening Egyptian efforts to mediate a cease-fire.
Could olive oil get peace moving? Palestinian olive farmer Mahmoud Issa takes a break from plowing to hammer a busted tractor part back into place. He says the trees surrounding us have been passed down from father to son for centuries. A cycle unbroken until today. Israeli forces recently walled off much of Issa's land in order to protect a nearby Jewish settlement. Now he needs a special permit to cross the barbed-wire checkpoint and work his fields. He says it was like losing a part of himself.
UN chief condemns Israeli attacks UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon on Thursday condemned Israel's attacks on Palestinian civilians in a speech to a summit of Muslim leaders here.
Hamas: discussions on border reopening made headway
Unknown gunmen destroy an internet coffee shop in Gaza
Petrol stations in Gaza appeal for ending the fuel crisis
An alternative intelligence view If John McCain does not make it to the White House, Israel is likely to be faced with a cruel decision at the end of the decade: to attack a nuclearizing Iran or accept a nuclear-capable Iran. This coming from the ISRAELI news site, Ha'aretz. Whose war is it? And notice how the author blames the US for the failure to democratize the Middle East when it was Israel's minions in this nation that foisted this on us in the first place. If the Israelis have their way, we won't be leaving Iraq any time soon.
US Consulate and PA Ministry of culture open Art Exhibit in Ramallah
Group of Gazan doctors gets war surgery training The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) held a three-day seminar on war surgery in the Gaza Strip from 11-13 March for 55 Palestinian medics, with lessons ranging from international humanitarian law to basic management of war wounded, and more specific topics like head and stomach injuries.
Washington should act in response to Israeli practices, says a Palestinian official Deputy-minister of the Palestinian foreign ministry, Ahmad Sobaih, said on Thursday that it is time for Washington to act in response to Israeli occupation practices against Palestinians.
One Palestinian civilian injured in Jericho Soliyman Abu Dahok, 34, was injured after a land-mine left by the Israeli army exploded near him
The Israeli army kidnaps 13 civilians from Nablus
Islamic Jihad rockets hit Israel after West Bank raid
Israel allows night burial of seminary gunman A Palestinian who killed eight Israelis in a seminary has been buried in the dead of night, after a delay because of fears by Israeli authorities that a public funeral might trigger protests and violence.
Islamic body wants Israelis tried for war crimes The head of the world's biggest Muslim body, the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC), called on Thursday for Israelis to be tried by an international war crimes court for "heinous" attacks against Palestinians
Abbas accuses Israel of ethnic cleansing Abbas said Palestinians "are facing a campaign of annihilation" by the Israeli state.
Islamic Jihad resumes rocket attacks on Israel after brief lull
Police arrest rabbi for 'inciting Palestinians' in East Jerusalem Israel Police on Thursday arrested Arik Ascherman, the executive director of Rabbis for Human Rights, for "inciting Palestinians to oppose the police" in East Jerusalem.
Archimandrite Hanna slams Israeli incitement against Palestinians, Arabs, in Jerusalem
ACLU accuses library of censorship for canceling Israeli-Palestinian film Some critics of the film said it was biased against the Jewish state and recommended a more balanced program in the library's three-part series on the Middle East conflict. Israel-supporters resort to fascism - AGAIN.
Muslims protest in Cape Town About 10,000 anti-Israel Muslim protesters marched through central Cape Town to Parliament.
New anti-Semitism disguised by hatred of Israel, report says Still trying to silence critics of Israel by playing the anti-Semite card. It don't fly anymore. Look where it's coming from now - that other Israeli-occupied territory - AMERICA.
Syria invites Lebanon to Arab summit
'Rachel Corrie,' UW student honor activist with performance Any time the Israeli Government is questioned publicly in the United States, controversies are bound to arise and charges of anti-Semitism and terrorist conspiracies are destined to follow. No matter how damning the evidence against the government, or how compelling the Palestinian people?s stories of persecution, it will be met with some degree of disbelief.
Teachers to discuss backing Palestinians The National Union of Teachers (NUT) is due to discuss a motion at its Easter conference that takes a pro-Palestinian stance on the occupation. It calls on its union to buy educational material produced by the Palestine Solidarity Campaign for use by students in schools.
United Methodists defend report criticised by Jewish groups Officials of the United Methodist Church in the United States have defended a study on Israeli-Palestinian relations as being consistent with church policy after it was criticised by Jewish groups as an affront to Israelis and Jews
McCain's Spiritual Advisers So while Hagee is busy angling for the rapture by making sure that there's no peaceful settlement to the Israeli/Palestinian conflict, Parsley wants to mobilize the country in a Christian-style jihad against Muslims.
AIPAC prepares students for 2008 presidential campaign pro-Israel groups like the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) are turning to high school and college students to get their message across.......AIPAC has developed seven Campaign Training Institutes in cities across the country to teach students how to be effective political activists on issues related to the Jewish state.....Students also learned about their own local elected officials and techniques for effectively lobbying them to support a pro-Israel agenda. Note the source.
Palestinians Try to Copy Israel 'Birthright' Program
Israeli envoy quarrel with Italian FM on Hamas A new suggestion by Italian Foreign Minister Massimo D?Alema for Israel to talk with Hamas sparked a polemic with the Israeli envoy in Rome.
Smearing Obama The purpose of the smear is to paint him as an Arab-loving, Israel-hating, terrorist-coddling, radical black nationalist......He has occasionally angered pro-Israel hawks by urging direct negotiations with Iran and Syria, but Obama's foreign policy record is well within the Democratic Party mainstream. Love the bit about Aaron Klein, writer for World Net Daily, and sometimes, incredulously, TIME.
Photos of the sea Peace will never come to this region until the Palestinians are granted their freedom.
Among the Palestinian old guard, aging and sidelined, defiance mixes with regrets «Of course it's better to deal with secular nationalists than religious extremists,» Yossi Melman, a veteran Israeli intelligence analyst, said in an interview. «It was better back then because along with the violence there was hope for talks, and negotiations did happen and agreements were made. That's a pretty ridiculous statement given that Israel backed and funded Hamas in its infancy because they saw it as a counter to the secular PLO.
Hebron in photos The Minshar Photo Gallery is set to inaugurate a new showing next Tuesday, titled "40 years of settlement in Hebron."
Davenport's Negev honour draws criticism With acceptance of the honour, announced in December, has come criticism from some faculty who argue the JNF, which controls large sections of land in Israel, practices discrimination and has been a party to dispossessing Arabs from their land.
Scholar Wants to Promote Moderation in Palestinian Society
American activist and feminist Starhawk denied entry and deported from Israel.
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