Headlines for 03-22-08

Turkish Red Crescent's Assistance Reaches Gaza The second part of Turkish Red Crescent's humanitarian assistance has reached Gaza on Thursday.


Palestinian talks in Yemen await Hamas response


Egypt holds talks with Gaza Islamists on truce Egypt held talks on Saturday with representatives of Hamas and Islamic Jihad from the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip, part of a push for a truce between the militant groups and Israel, officials said.


Defense Minister likely to approve 80 housing units in settlement Derech Ha'avot was established in 2001 on private Palestinian land.



Fatah opposes expansion of deposed Hamas government


Cheney backs Israel over security Mr Cheney said the US would never put any pressure on Israel over issues he said would threaten its security.....Mr Olmert said that there were "many items on the common agenda" of the US and Israel including Iran and carrying on peace negotiations with Palestinians. And the settlements Israel is constantly building and expanding in Palestinian territory, do they have anything to do with Israeli 'security'? So, why hasn't the US -aside from Bush the first's attempt in the early 90s - pressured Israel on THAT matter? Furthermore, Iran does not threaten the American national interest.


Hebron Update: 1-7 March 2008 Palestinian youth, demonstrating against the Israeli military strikes in Gaza, threw stones and the Israeli military responded with tear gas, rubber bullets, and live ammunition. A twelve-year old boy was killed and many were injured mostly from the ages of 8-19 years old. Wendeln and a guest went to the Palestinian Alia Hospital to find out more about the casualties. The head doctor on the surgical floor took them to see injured youths. An 8-year-old red-haired boy sustained a chest wound with a bullet that barely missed his heart.


Germany Backs Israel All The Way Merkel did not utter a critical word about ongoing Israeli construction in settlements in the West Bank. She did not call on Israel to act with restraint in retaliating TO the rocket attacks by Palestinian militants. And she did not demand an easing of the crippling travel restrictions Israel imposes on Palestinians in the West Bank.



Poll: Rights of Palestinian women become 'less equal'


Israeli activist invited to speak after British ban Moshe Feiglin is a West Bank settler who heads a faction of the right-wing Likud party. He advocates harsh military action against Palestinians, pulling Israel out of the United Nations and encouraging non-Jews in Israel to emigrate. He is being brought to Canada by the Jewish Defence League.


Hoekstra heading to Holy Land for Easter U.S. Rep. Pete Hoekstra, R-Holland, has plans for his Easter break. He will be heading to Israel and North Africa on a fact-finding mission as part of a congressional delegation, he told the Daily News Friday


Free Hawai'i. Free Palestine. The Hawai?i Symposium on Palestine, "Who are the Palestinians? Remembering the Nakba," will feature faculty, guest speakers and community members sharing a narrative about Palestine that organizers say rarely gets attention.