Sunday, August 17, 2008

Headlines for 08-17-08

Rice to visit Mideast later this month: Palestinians


Rocket fired from Gaza: Israeli police


Israel may use force to halt boat trying to break Gaza siege Defense officials favor forcefully blocking two boats which a group of U.S.-based activists plan to sail to Gaza to protest what they call "the Israeli siege on the Strip," Haaretz has learned.


Israel to free 200 Palestinians Mr Abbas' aide described the move as "a step in the right direction", but said more prisoners should be set free.


U.S., Israel seal deal for missile radar defense system The United States and Israel have agreed on the deployment of high-powered, early-warning missile radars in the Negev desert, to be manned by U.S. military personnel. ......Under the terms of the agreement, U.S. military staff will be permanently based in Israel for the first time.
US military now officially literally being tasked with defending Israel. Iraq, our billions in taxpayer dollars, etc aren't enough.


Fatah supports sending Arab forces to end Hamas control of Gaza


Israel prohibits PA rally in east Jerusalem


Hamas: rocket attack is Israeli fabrication to keep crossings closed


Lebanese army opens fire after bomb thrown in Tripoli


Source: Secret IDF material went unguarded in Georgia Tomer said he and his friends had at first received guidelines for the handling of covert material, listing what they could and couldn't tell Georgian soldiers about IDF activities. But in actuality, he said, the Georgians were told top secret information......He added that the Georgian officers told their soldiers they would be going to help NATO forces in Iraq, while the real objective was Ossetia and Abkhazia.


Crunch time as family fights to keep home from Jewish settlers


Standing Up for Justice in the Middle East

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