Sunday, May 25, 2008

Headlines for 05-24-08

Palestinian officials to visit Cairo seeking fuel for Gaza


Syria rejects linking Israel peace with cutting off Iran


Israel to get Hamas answer on truce Sunday


Palestinian PM pleads case for unity Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayyad insisted unified authority in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip was "absolutely essential" to progress, in a BBC radio programme broadcast Saturday.


Hamas, Islamic Jihad leaders say truce efforts failed


Hamas invites Frensh FM to visit Gaza The Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) ruling Gaza Strip called Saturday on French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner to visit the territory to learn about the suffering of its people.


Abbas fears Olmert probe may hold up peace talks


Hamas: Israeli PM too weakened to negotiate peace agreement with Syria


Grad rockets land near Netivot Four rockets fired towards western Negev on Saturday, two of them confirmed as longer-range Grads. Residents awaken to first barrage at 6:40 am. No injuries or damage reported


Hamas: Egyptian ceasefire efforts still go on


PNA denies Hamas accepts Abbas forces deployment on Rafah crossing


Building a Case for Attack on Iran's Nuclear Sites it appears that the Washington Institute for Near East Policy (WINEP) is preparing the case for why an attack ? either by the U.S. or Israel ? on Tehran?s nuclear facilities might not be as calamitous as most analysts, including top Pentagon brass, believe. WINEP, of course, was founded by the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) and has acted as an integral part of the so-called Israel Lobby since its launch.



Iran: Israel should withdraw from Golan Heights unconditionally


An Act of War according to Haaretz, Prime Minister Olmert "suggested" that, among other more drastic steps, the US impose a "naval blockade," using U.S. warships, "to limit the movement of Iranian merchant vessels."


Palestinians: Israeli attack wounds 2 Hamas militants in Gaza


Israeli settlement expansion can't be justified, French FM says


Jews defend Hagee's words Nutjobs of a feather flock together. Charming.


Syrian defence minister to hold Tehran talks It is the first visit to Tehran by a Syrian official since Syria and Israel announced on Wednesday that they had resumed peace negotiations indirectly through Turkish mediators.


Hezbollah welcomes Lebanon deal


Sign of change? Israeli, Palestinian officers meet despite the contacts, Palestinians contend that Israeli actions on the ground ? including military incursions and targeted assassinations ? are severely undermining their efforts to establish authority in the West Bank.


Volunteers make huge Palestinian flag to enter Guinness record


From the West Bank to the West Coast - and graduating with honours


Palestinian Youth Express Themselves Through Hip-Hop


Sharing pain, land


Silent protest in Shufa village, Tulkarem, against Israeli road-blocks


Jeff Halper Launches His New Book in the UK If you are in the UK, you are invited to hear Prof. Jeff Halper, Director of the Israeli Committee Against House Demolitions (ICAHD), at venues around the country for the launch of his new book, ?An Israeli in Palestine: Resisting Dispossession, Redeeming Israel?.


Light turnout marks Palestinian solidarity rally in Loop

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