Headlines for 08-11-08

Gaza tunnel collapse kills three Five others who were inside the tunnel, near the Rafah crossing, are missing.


Palestinians doubt two-state deal Israel's strategy in negotiations could force the Palestinians to abandon their goal of a two-state solution, a top Palestinian negotiator says.


PLO considers to announce Gaza "a rebel region" The decision-making body of the Palestinian Liberation Organization (PLO) discussed an idea of announcing the Hamas-controlled Gaza "a rebel region", sources said on Sunday.


Palestinians to launch ceremony to receive Free Gaza boats


HEBRON: Violence Increases in Wadi Nasara Settler attacks in Wadi Nasara have increased recently, with at least six attacks reported in the last nine days.


The laureate of all Arabs It was impossible for a man of Darwish's sensibility and context not to join the resistance. He did. He wrote. And between 1961 and 1967 he was jailed five times by the Israelis.


'Oil, Israel and Iran' Among Factors that Led to Georgia War Channel 2's expert on the Muslim world, Ehud Ya'ari, told viewers of the central evening newscast that Russia and neighboring countries were vying for control of a strategic oil pipeline from the Caspian Sea to the Mediterranean. This relatively new pipeline passes through Azerbaijan and Georgia to Turkey and is the only pipeline between Asia and Europe that does not pass through Russia or Iran. Israel is expecting to receive oil and gas through the pipeline......The Georgian move against South Ossetia was motivated by political considerations having to do with Israel and Iran, according to Nfc. Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili decided to assert control over the breakaway region in order to force Israel to reconsider its decision to cut back its support for Georgia's military. Really now.


Guide: Gaza under blockade What gets in and out of Gaza, what has been the impact of the restrictions, and what has changed since the truce between Israel and Hamas in June 2008?


Israel to close Gaza crossings after rocket attack No Palestinian group claimed responsibility for firing the rocket.


Israel mulls new settler enclave in West Bank Israel has proposed building a new Jewish settlement in the occupied West Bank near Jerusalem, a spokesman for the main settlers organization said on Monday.


Barak admits Gaza truce success Ehud Barak said a seven-week-old truce mediated by Egypt had halted the barrages for the first time in years.


Israel cracks down on Arabic Harry Potter "If they were printed in Jordan or Egypt, which are friendly to Israel, I would lose no time in buying them there. Now the significance is that the Arabic reading public in Israel will not be able to enjoy the best literature," he said.


Jordan queen wraps up YouTube plan on stereotypes


No threat from Iran Darwish also refrains from explaining why we should believe that a regime which has done everything to preserve itself over the past three decades should suddenly commit collective suicide by attacking Israel. All in all, it's quite a story.


Money woes drive West Bank radio station off air A West Bank radio station that sought to bring Israelis and Palestinians together to the tune of easy-listening rock music has gone of the air because of a lack of funding.


Iran VP says Iranians are 'friends' of Israelis


We're no friends of Israelis: Iran parliament speaker Esfandiar Rahim Mashaie, a deputy of Ahmadinejad, has insisted that Iran is "friends with the Israeli people."


Diplomatic ties to top agenda of Lebanon-Syria summit


Israeli Has $1 Billion Invested in Georgia The Jewish state and private investors have provided military assistance and advisors to Georgia, where pipelines pump oil destined for Israel. A new pipeline is being built to bypass Russian territory.