Headlines for 08-20-08

Israel, Turkey, U.S to conduct joint naval exercise


Hamas bans Fatah leaders from leaving Gaza


Palestinian immigrant slain in US Virgin Islands Mustafa came to the U.S. Virgin Islands from Jerusalem and worked as a gas station manager.


Palestinians slam Israel's 'revolving door policy' on prisoners Human rights center says Israel detaining far more Palestinians than it is releasing; 1,751 since beginning of year


Settler attacks increase on West Bank Maali, who is pregnant, was released last week from a hospital in Tel Aviv, Israel, after doctors performed two operations to stop bleeding in her brain. Her 7-month-old fetus survived. Hadeel suffered a fractured skull but is expected to fully recover. The attack drew headlines in Israeli media because the suspected assailants are Jewish and the victims are Arab.



Court halts IDF tribunal against soldier who shot bound Palestinian The move effectively delays the legal proceedings.



West Bank struggles for water


War-scarred children begin to heal at Gaza summer camps Huda Ghalia, still haunted by the explosion on a Gaza City beach that killed most of her family, has found a place to heal at a new UN-run summer camp along with other war-scarred Palestinian children.


Palestinian runner laments lack of competition


Israel arrests 8 Palestinians in West Bank Israeli forces arrested eight Palestinians during raids in different areas in the occupied West Bank, Palestinian security sources said on Tuesday


Hamas denies it blocks Egypt's efforts to resume inter-Palestinian dialogue


Military judge: Naalin arrest unfounded Military court orders release of father of girl who documented IDF soldier firing rubber bullets at bound Palestinian in Naalin, accuses prosecution, police of being unprofessional. Father's attorney: 'Release proves arrest was out of vengeance'


Political transitions in Israel, U.S. leave Iran question unanswered In June, U.S. National Intelligence director Mike McConnell and Joint Chiefs of Staff chairman Mike Mullen visited Israel and came out strongly against any Israeli attack. Both argued that Iran was still a long way from producing a nuclear weapon and that any Israeli attack would undermine U.S. interests. Israel and consequently its agents in America want to continue to make their problems OUR problems - to the detriment of AMERICA.


Abbas holds talks with Saudi king


Israel shuts Gaza crossings after rocket attack


Activists determined to break Gaza blockade despite threats "I've been called personally 17 times and asked how and when I would like to die," Palestinian activist Osama Qashoo told AFP. "They also called my family in the West Bank and threatened to kill them, so there's lots of pressure, it's moral and psychological terrorism."



Truce barely eases Gaza embargo


Palestinians shoot back at Israelis -- with cameras In the stony hills south of Hebron, Palestinian shepherds complain of frequent attacks by militant Israeli settlers encroaching on their land.


E.U. pledges more money to P.A. The European Union committed an additional $59 million to the Palestinian Authority.


Israel becomes a campaign issue in Stamford In a letter to the Connecticut Post, published on Aug. 9, , Whitnum criticized Himes for participating in a ?48-hour indoctrination trip to Israel,? sponsored by AIPAC. Upon his return, Himes had pledged ?severe? retaliation if Iran were to attack Israel.


Why Bush Will Pardon AIPAC for Espionage By the time Fulbright's public Senate hearings ended in 1963, it had been established that the Jewish Agency laundered over $5 million (around $35 million today) into U.S. public relations and lobbying initiatives over a two-year period. The true scope of the campaign was never revealed, in spite of diligent attempts at law enforcement.


Olmert: Israel will unleash all its force if Hezbollah siezes Lebanon


New olim arrive in Israel for army service Young Americans decide to come to Israel, join IDF. Nefesh B' Nefesh, Immigrant Absorption Ministry facilitate move


Ex-Mossad chief: Ahmadinejad is Israel's greatest gift "Ahmadinejad is our greatest gift," Halevy told the Arab language television network Al-Hurra on Tuesday. "We couldn't carry out a better operation at the Mossad than to put a guy like Ahmadinejad in power in Iran."


Christians United for Israel and Attacking Iran CUFI's unequivocal "support for Israel" means the United States should stand against Zion's "enemies" ? Iran, Hezbollah, Hamas, and any serious Arab-Israeli peace agreement. This parallels policies advocated by prominent neoconservatives who have served in George W. Bush's administration, including Richard Perle, Paul Wolfowitz, David Wurmser, Douglas Feith, and Elliott Abrams.


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Top Russian general: Israel armed, trained Georgia forces Israel supplied Georgian military forces with elite training and arms, a top Russian general was quoted as saying on Tuesday, as Russia and Georgian forces exchanged prisoners of war in a goodwill gesture.



Israel, Russia hold talks on Georgia, Middle East Russian President Dmitry Medvedev discussed Middle East peace moves with Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert on Wednesday, in advance of an expected visit by Syria's leader to Moscow, an Israeli official said.


Lieberman advocates stronger Georgia defense He more than likely does so because of Israel's ties to Georgia. Lieberman is after all one of Israel's top agents on Capitol Hill.


Swimming stories go beyond Phelps, Torres Then there is Zakia Nassar. She's a 21-year-old Palestinian from Bethlehem studying dentistry in Jenin, a city in the West Bank. She said it has been her dream since she was 10 to swim in the Olympics but there is no pool available for training in Jenin. There is an Olympic-sized, 50-meter pool in nearby Nazareth, but the Israeli government did not give her permission to use it.


German writer to fight demotion A German political writer is planning to fight a professional demotion over his one-sided, anti-Israel invective. I guess there's no freedom of speech in Germany.