'All options on table' to stop nuclear Iran: Israel "In assessing the threat from Iran we see in sync and think similarly. Both America and Israel understand the severity of the threat, the implication of the threat if it grows," Israel's US Ambassador Sallai Meridor said.
Differing opinions fail to dent Israel's love affair with Bush While saying that he believed that diplomatic means ? including tightening economic sanctions ? would bring a solution, Mr Bush reassured Mr Olmert last night that the US regarded Iran as a threat, and that it would continue to be a threat if the international community did not come together to prevent it from developing the know-how to build a nuclear weapon
Israeli doctors enter Gaza for first time since Hamas takeover For the first time since the Hamas takeover, three Arab Israeli doctors from the rights group "Physicians for Human Rights" entered Gaza Wednesday in order to administer medical treatment to Gazan residents.
Palestinians remain sceptical despite Bush's upbeat prediction
Bush meets Israeli minister banned from US over spy case Eitan, a member of Israel's security cabinet, was the old Mossad handler for Jonathan Pollard, an American Jew sentenced to life in prison for spying on Israel.
Bush prays in Bethlehem amid sea of barricades
Ramallah demo brands Bush 'war criminal' Angry demonstrators in the West Bank town of Ramallah branded US President George W. Bush a "war criminal" on Thursday as locals said he would do nothing for the plight of the Palestinians.
Mideast Peace: Big Talk, No Action Bush himself said, "If given a chance the Palestinian people will work for freedom," They shouldn't have to. It is a basic human right guaranteed to people around the world. And we shouldn't be standing in the way of that freedom (as the Israelis have us doing).
Bush calls for end to Israeli occupation He said the question of Palestinian refugees should be solved by compensation and the chance for them to live in a future Palestinian state, effectively ruling out their return to the land that is now Israel.
Hebron Reflection: A Check on worship Here in Hebron, Muslim worshippers going to the Ibrahimi Mosque have to pass through at least two, often three or more Israeli military checkpoints.
Bush names general to monitor Mideast "road map" U.S. President George W. Bush has named Lt. Gen. William Fraser to monitor Israeli and Palestinian implementation of the long-stalled "road map" peace plan, the White House said on Thursday.
Israeli military kidnaps three Palestinians in the West Bank
Olmert tells Bush construction in Jerusalem to continue At end of meeting with US president in capital, prime minister makes it clear Israel will not halt building plan in east Jerusalem despite American objection. 'We made it clear Jerusalem's status is different than that of the settlements,' Olmert says. Bush chooses not to confront his host, focuses on outposts: 'They must be evacuated'
Ministers to present PM list of Palestinians to free for Shalit
Palestinian militants attack American school in Gaza The school's principal Ribhi Salem told reporters that the gunmen asked the school guards to leave after they broke into the school and then fired a RPG from zero range destroying the hall's contents.
Bush hardens tone, urges end to Israeli occupation "There should be an end to the occupation that began in 1967,"
Gaza businessmen concerned over continued Gaza closure
The World Food Program aid to Gaza The agency says it will take up to 2 million dollars a month to feed those in need. WFP spokesperson Kirstie Campbell says 70 percent of the population has to choose between putting food on the table or a roof over their heads.
In pictures: Palestinians and Israelis on Bush's visit
Chief rabbi thanks Bush for 'war against Iraq' "I want to thank you for your support of Israel and in particular for waging a war against Iraq," Metzger told Bush, according to the chief rabbi's spokesman.
Blair 'owes it to the Middle East' Those who know him well have told Guardian Unlimited that Blair "feels he owes it to the Middle East, after Iraq, to stay with the region and do what he can to address the central question of Palestine".
Sanhedrin to Bush: Declare that Israel belongs to Jews Right-wing rabbis pass on small letter to be delivered to US president on his upcoming visit which asks leader to free convicted spy Jonathan Pollard, declare Israel belongs to Jews, urge American Jews to make aliyah
Beirut to complain to UN after Israel 'kidnaps' shepherd Lebanon is to complain to the UN Security Council, accusing Israel of kidnapping a shepherd from inside Lebanese territory, the prime minister's office said on Tuesday.
Say hello, wave goodbye Expectations for George Bush's grand tour of America's closest Arab allies could hardly be lower, writes Ian Black
Jerusalem: Right-wing activists arrested for incendiary Bush posters Extreme right-wing activists, including several teens, arrested for putting up posters depicting Peres, Olmert and Bush wearing kaffiyah. Youth were paid to put up posters
Welcome, Mr President, to the misery you've created The human catastrophe deliberately inflicted on Gaza by western policies over the past two years is one of the great crimes of this century so far. It is especially unjustified since Hamas had been observing a truce in its attacks on Israelis for several months prior to winning the "free, fair and open elections" that the roadmap asked for. Hamas was, and continues to be, punished not for its occasional use of violence but simply for being popular.
Question is how, not what Both Israelis and Palestinians are part of the human family. The vast majority of both want to live and work and raise their families in peace and security in a world that values justice and compassion.
New Israel lobby 'not taking on Bicom' A new London-based organisation dedicated to monitoring and analysing press coverage of Israel is to be launched shortly with a full-time staff.
Israeli ambassador, Turkish union leader in duel of words Israeli Ambassador to Turkey Gabby Levy and Mustafa Başoğlu, the head of the Turkish Health Workers Union (Sağlık-İş), were yesterday engaged in a harsh battle of words here in front of the press, upon remarks by Başoğlu criticizing the Israeli army?s practices in the Palestinian territories, which he said had led to uneasiness among the Turkish public
The United States Government?s Contribution to UNRWA?s 2008 General Fund Appeal The United States announces an immediate initial contribution of $40 million to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) in support of its 2008 General Fund Appeal. The U.S. contribution will support UNRWA?s provision of basic and vocational education, primary health care, and relief and social services to over 4.4 million registered Palestinian refugees in Gaza, the West Bank, Jordan, Lebanon, and Syria
Methodist Lobbyist Takes Anti-Israel Divestment Agenda to Doorstep of Caterpillar Tractor
MIDDLE EAST DIARY: Sudan to take in stranded Palestinians "We die a thousand times a day," Wafaa Mazhar, 37, a mother of five, told Miret by phone. "We Palestinians are leading miserable lives. We're helpless, and no one feels our pain."
Congress Must Reaffirm "Mandate for Palestine" & Israel's Right to Exist, Another Palestinian State Would Be Illegal ?Children of Jewish Holocaust Survivors Los Angeles (CJHSLA),? a pro-Israel activist group headquartered in Los Angeles, California, is calling on the United States Congress to uphold and reaffirm their 1922 endorsement of the ?Mandate for Palestine.?
American Pro-Life Leaders Help Jewish Officials in Israel Oppose Abortion Congressman Chris Smith from New Jersey, who heads the pro-life caucus in the House of Representatives, is joined on the trip by Congressman Frank Wolf from Virginia and Congressman Joseph Pitts from Pennsylvania.
They visited with Chief Rabbi Yona Metzger and expressed their concern that abortion is slowing the Israeli birth rate compared to their Palestinian neighbors.
Bush meeting with Abbas recalls antipathy toward Arafat Yasser Arafat , the late Palestinian leader, literally loomed large Thursday in Ramallah as President Bush became the first American president to visit the Muqata, the battered compound that serves as the Palestinian Authority president's home.
Canadian Muslims dismiss Harper government for 'lack' of Mideast policy The issue came to a boil in the summer of 2006 when Canadian Arabs and Muslims reacted angrily to Prime Minister Stephen Harper's comments over Israel's decision to bomb Lebanon in pursuit of Hezbollah terrorists. "It's now beyond (being) pro-Israel. It doesn't have a clear policy for any foreign issue,"
Mid-East readers' views of Bush trip The United Nations has been passing resolutions since 1967 and none of them has been implemented. I don't see Israel complying with international law in the next 12 months.
Documentary takes intimate look at Carter
Police and Soldiers stand by while Settlers Occupy Palestinian Land, Build Structures, and Harass Local Residents
Sun & Peretz "Heart" Obama? Peretz further asserts that "Barack Obama has a better feel for this country [Israel] than she does." You can be sure that Hillary Clinton will be trumpeting her efforts in support of Israel in response before the week is out.
Egypt soldiers found in mass grave near Israel The bodies of 30 Egyptian soldiers believed killed in the 1967 Arab-Israeli War were found in a mass grave in the Sinai desert close to the Israeli border on Wednesday, a security source said.
Bush, Olmert kiss up to Shas, Israel Beiteinu Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and US President George W. Bush took steps to maintain Olmert's coalition on Wednesday by flattering Shas chairman Eli Yishai and Israel Beiteinu leader Avigdor Lieberman.
Lebanon arrests top member of Qaeda-inspired group A top member of an extremist Islamist group that waged a 15-week battle against the Lebanese army last year was arrested on Thursday in the northern city of Tripoli, a military official said.
Is AIPAC Making a Monkey Out of YOU?
Entries sought for 2008 Boston Palestine Film Festival
Friday, January 11, 2008
Thursday, January 10, 2008
Headlines for 01-09-08
Israeli strikes kill three Palestinians in Gaza: medics The Israeli army carried out an air raid against the town of Beit Hanun in northern Gaza, killing two civilians in a residential building, Khadra Wahdane, 30, and Mohammed al-Kafarna, 22, medical sources and witnesses told AFP
Bush in Israel: The West Bank Problem Bush will see that a hundred new, illegal Jewish outposts have mushroomed on rocky hilltops inside the Palestinian territories; some are no larger than a few trailers circled defensively inside barbed wire, while others are fortified towns of neatly rowed houses with red tiled roofs. Extremist settlers flaunted their disdain for Bush and Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert on Wednesday by colonizing two more hilltops on Palestinian land.
Egypt's tunnels sustaining Hamas economy Food products, machinery parts, raw materials and even antibiotics are delivered to Gaza through the tunnels, subject to fees from private families that own some of the passages and to taxes by Hamas. Other smuggled products range from cigarettes to mobile phones.
PA security official: Al Aqsa Brigade has dismantled A dozen Palestinian gunmen surrendered to Palestinian forces on Tuesday, and the top Palestinian security official said this means a violent West Bank militia, is now defunct. However, Israeli officials are skeptical of such claims, and say gunmen still pose a threat to Israel.
Bush takes Mideast peace bid to occupied West Bank
Bush to visit cradle of Christianity on Holy Land tour On Thursday Bush will travel to the little town of Bethlehem, the biblical site of Jesus's birth in the occupied West Bank today surrounded by Israel's controversial separation barrier.
Rice calls Israel's plan for disputed East Jerusalem area a 'settlement' "Har Homa is a settlement the United States has opposed from the very beginning," the Jerusalem Post quoted Rice as saying in an interview published on the first day of Bush's visit to Israel.
Bush slams Iran at start of Mideast, Gulf tour Three days after Iranian speedboats threatened a U.S. Navy convoy in the Strait of Hormuz, Bush joined Israeli leaders in issuing a stern warning to the Middle East nation. " Iran was a threat, Iran is a threat and Iran will be a threat if the international community does not come together and prevent that nation from the development of the know-how to build a nuclear weapon," .......The president's Iran stance buoyed Israeli leaders
Training of Palestinian forces gets slow start Israeli, Palestinian and Western officials said the first battalion of nearly 700 U.S.-screened recruits to an overhauled National Security Force will cross into Jordan this month for the American-funded training after a nearly year-long delay.
Unauthorized Jewish outposts 'ought to go,' Bush says
Thousands protest in Gaza against "vampire" Bush Some 20,000 members of the Islamist group, shunned by the West for refusing to renounce violence, set U.S. and Israeli flags alight. Bush was a "butcher" whose first presidential visit to the Holy Land was skewed towards helping Israel, they said.
Clashes between Hamas, Israeli Navy on Gaza coast Hamas forces on shore traded fire with Israeli naval boats off Gaza's southern coast Tuesday, and an Israeli missile landed in nearby Egyptian territory, Hamas said.
In isolation, Gazans dismiss Bush's new push for peace "The intention of the US and Israeli blockade is to make me and my family suffer, so we'll withdraw our support for Hamas," says Salam Abu Salam, who runs a small tire repair shop in Gaza City's Jabaliyah neighborhood and says his income has fallen by three-quarters in the past six months, to about $15 a day. "But I didn't support Hamas to begin with. Now I see Abbas sitting down with America and Israel while Hamas continues to struggle for Palestinian rights. Who do you think I prefer?"
Israel excludes priests, nuns The Israeli government has cancelled re-entry visas for priests, nuns and other church workers who wish to travel in and out of the Israeli occupied Palestinian territories.
Pilgrims' Progress Breaks Gaza Siege "The pilgrim crisis reflected the conflict between the U.S., Israel and the Arab governments on one side and Hamas and the Arab public -- and all that stand for resistance against occupation -- on the other," he said.
Rabbi: Israel Should Not Negotiate With Palestinians Shas spiritual leader, Rabbi Ovadia Yosef told party chairman Eli Yishai on Wednesday that Israel should not negotiate with the Palestinians since Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas has no control over the militants operating in the Palestinian territories.
4 months in jail for soldier who abused Palestinian detainee The Southern Command Military Court sentenced a Givati Brigade soldier to four and-a-half months in prison Wednesday, after he was convicted of abusing a handcuffed, blindfolded Palestinian detainee.
Fatah Official: Abbas Has People's Mandate Rafiq Husseini, chief of staff for Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas, says Abbas has the mandate of the Palestinian people to negotiate for peace, even though Hamas, which refuses to recognize Israel, now controls the Gaza Strip.
Israel steps up warnings to Bush on Iran Some here have said the NIE has put Israel on the defensive, making it feel isolated in its assessment of the threat. That could prompt Israel to act unilaterally against Iran, analysts say, a move that would certainly be resisted by Washington. Still, Mr. Bush has indicated that Iran is a key issue as he visits the region.
Palestinians blamed for bombing that injured Irish peacekeepers Initial investigations by officers from the UN indicated that the blast was caused by a remote controlled roadside bomb.
Bush expedites Saudi smart bomb deal Israel has expressed concern over inclusion in the deal of Joint Direct Attack Munitions (JDAMS), commonly referred to as "smart bombs." Nevertheless, it has not actively fought the sale.
Syrian FM says Damascus ready for negotiations "We are by no means seeking a military solution against Israel. We are ready for negotiations with Israel, to realize the peace," Syrian Foreign Minister Walid Muallem said in an interview with al-Arabiya television ahead of US President George W. Bush's visit to the region this week.
Contacts with officials of the Palestinian Authority Riad Al?Malki confirmed the excellent level of the relations between the Republic of Cyprus and the Palestinian people, which is based on the historic bonds of friendship and solidarity between the two peoples.
Struggling in the U.S., some Iraqi refugees now want to go back To make the transition, many depend on locals like Gabi Jahshan, a Lansing grocer and a Palestinian refugee who's been in the US for over 30 years. Now, he steps in to help new arrivals find their lost luggage or look for jobs.
Poll: Israelis oppose concessions The poll suggested 66 percent of Israelis opposed a withdrawal to the 1967 border of Israel and 68 percent opposed dividing Jerusalem into Muslim and Jewish quarters.
Palestinian doctor files complaint over rights violations in Libya
Israeli officer pleads guilty to espionage charges An Israeli army psychiatrist was convicted on Wednesday of trying to sell military secrets to Iran, Russia and Islamist group Hamas, a court official said.
Israel planned 1991 strike on NKorea-Syria ship: report Israel had planned to destroy the vessel and missiles, which with a range of 500 kilometers (300 miles) would put the Jewish state at risk.
Arab MK accuses MDA of racism against Palestinians MK Tibi outraged by directive calling on medics to take precautions when treating Palestinians
Bush in Israel: The West Bank Problem Bush will see that a hundred new, illegal Jewish outposts have mushroomed on rocky hilltops inside the Palestinian territories; some are no larger than a few trailers circled defensively inside barbed wire, while others are fortified towns of neatly rowed houses with red tiled roofs. Extremist settlers flaunted their disdain for Bush and Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert on Wednesday by colonizing two more hilltops on Palestinian land.
Egypt's tunnels sustaining Hamas economy Food products, machinery parts, raw materials and even antibiotics are delivered to Gaza through the tunnels, subject to fees from private families that own some of the passages and to taxes by Hamas. Other smuggled products range from cigarettes to mobile phones.
PA security official: Al Aqsa Brigade has dismantled A dozen Palestinian gunmen surrendered to Palestinian forces on Tuesday, and the top Palestinian security official said this means a violent West Bank militia, is now defunct. However, Israeli officials are skeptical of such claims, and say gunmen still pose a threat to Israel.
Bush takes Mideast peace bid to occupied West Bank
Bush to visit cradle of Christianity on Holy Land tour On Thursday Bush will travel to the little town of Bethlehem, the biblical site of Jesus's birth in the occupied West Bank today surrounded by Israel's controversial separation barrier.
Rice calls Israel's plan for disputed East Jerusalem area a 'settlement' "Har Homa is a settlement the United States has opposed from the very beginning," the Jerusalem Post quoted Rice as saying in an interview published on the first day of Bush's visit to Israel.
Bush slams Iran at start of Mideast, Gulf tour Three days after Iranian speedboats threatened a U.S. Navy convoy in the Strait of Hormuz, Bush joined Israeli leaders in issuing a stern warning to the Middle East nation. " Iran was a threat, Iran is a threat and Iran will be a threat if the international community does not come together and prevent that nation from the development of the know-how to build a nuclear weapon," .......The president's Iran stance buoyed Israeli leaders
Training of Palestinian forces gets slow start Israeli, Palestinian and Western officials said the first battalion of nearly 700 U.S.-screened recruits to an overhauled National Security Force will cross into Jordan this month for the American-funded training after a nearly year-long delay.
Unauthorized Jewish outposts 'ought to go,' Bush says
Thousands protest in Gaza against "vampire" Bush Some 20,000 members of the Islamist group, shunned by the West for refusing to renounce violence, set U.S. and Israeli flags alight. Bush was a "butcher" whose first presidential visit to the Holy Land was skewed towards helping Israel, they said.
Clashes between Hamas, Israeli Navy on Gaza coast Hamas forces on shore traded fire with Israeli naval boats off Gaza's southern coast Tuesday, and an Israeli missile landed in nearby Egyptian territory, Hamas said.
In isolation, Gazans dismiss Bush's new push for peace "The intention of the US and Israeli blockade is to make me and my family suffer, so we'll withdraw our support for Hamas," says Salam Abu Salam, who runs a small tire repair shop in Gaza City's Jabaliyah neighborhood and says his income has fallen by three-quarters in the past six months, to about $15 a day. "But I didn't support Hamas to begin with. Now I see Abbas sitting down with America and Israel while Hamas continues to struggle for Palestinian rights. Who do you think I prefer?"
Israel excludes priests, nuns The Israeli government has cancelled re-entry visas for priests, nuns and other church workers who wish to travel in and out of the Israeli occupied Palestinian territories.
Pilgrims' Progress Breaks Gaza Siege "The pilgrim crisis reflected the conflict between the U.S., Israel and the Arab governments on one side and Hamas and the Arab public -- and all that stand for resistance against occupation -- on the other," he said.
Rabbi: Israel Should Not Negotiate With Palestinians Shas spiritual leader, Rabbi Ovadia Yosef told party chairman Eli Yishai on Wednesday that Israel should not negotiate with the Palestinians since Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas has no control over the militants operating in the Palestinian territories.
4 months in jail for soldier who abused Palestinian detainee The Southern Command Military Court sentenced a Givati Brigade soldier to four and-a-half months in prison Wednesday, after he was convicted of abusing a handcuffed, blindfolded Palestinian detainee.
Fatah Official: Abbas Has People's Mandate Rafiq Husseini, chief of staff for Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas, says Abbas has the mandate of the Palestinian people to negotiate for peace, even though Hamas, which refuses to recognize Israel, now controls the Gaza Strip.
Israel steps up warnings to Bush on Iran Some here have said the NIE has put Israel on the defensive, making it feel isolated in its assessment of the threat. That could prompt Israel to act unilaterally against Iran, analysts say, a move that would certainly be resisted by Washington. Still, Mr. Bush has indicated that Iran is a key issue as he visits the region.
Palestinians blamed for bombing that injured Irish peacekeepers Initial investigations by officers from the UN indicated that the blast was caused by a remote controlled roadside bomb.
Bush expedites Saudi smart bomb deal Israel has expressed concern over inclusion in the deal of Joint Direct Attack Munitions (JDAMS), commonly referred to as "smart bombs." Nevertheless, it has not actively fought the sale.
Syrian FM says Damascus ready for negotiations "We are by no means seeking a military solution against Israel. We are ready for negotiations with Israel, to realize the peace," Syrian Foreign Minister Walid Muallem said in an interview with al-Arabiya television ahead of US President George W. Bush's visit to the region this week.
Contacts with officials of the Palestinian Authority Riad Al?Malki confirmed the excellent level of the relations between the Republic of Cyprus and the Palestinian people, which is based on the historic bonds of friendship and solidarity between the two peoples.
Struggling in the U.S., some Iraqi refugees now want to go back To make the transition, many depend on locals like Gabi Jahshan, a Lansing grocer and a Palestinian refugee who's been in the US for over 30 years. Now, he steps in to help new arrivals find their lost luggage or look for jobs.
Poll: Israelis oppose concessions The poll suggested 66 percent of Israelis opposed a withdrawal to the 1967 border of Israel and 68 percent opposed dividing Jerusalem into Muslim and Jewish quarters.
Palestinian doctor files complaint over rights violations in Libya
Israeli officer pleads guilty to espionage charges An Israeli army psychiatrist was convicted on Wednesday of trying to sell military secrets to Iran, Russia and Islamist group Hamas, a court official said.
Israel planned 1991 strike on NKorea-Syria ship: report Israel had planned to destroy the vessel and missiles, which with a range of 500 kilometers (300 miles) would put the Jewish state at risk.
Arab MK accuses MDA of racism against Palestinians MK Tibi outraged by directive calling on medics to take precautions when treating Palestinians
Headlines for 01-08-08
HEBRON URGENT ACTION: Stop work order issued for clinic in the Beqa' The Palestinian residents of the Beqa?a Valley are in danger of losing their clinic.
Palestinians sceptical as Bush bypasses Gaza
Abbas and Olmert agree on talks
Palestinian minister says Israel foiling security effort
PCHR Calls for an immediate end to attacks against Fatah offices, affiliated Institutions in Gaza
State backs Palestinian owner in Hebron dispute
Hamas denies P.A security claims of arresting members of the Executive Force in Bethlehem
Jerusalem lights to go out so Bush can enjoy sunrise
Five injured in unknown explosion in Gaza
Woman Gives Birth in Street at 3am As Soldiers Closed Checkpoint
Lebanese army denies report of rockets fired at Israel
Bedouin attack Sinai border post A group of Egyptian Bedouin has attacked police at a border crossing between Egypt and Israel.
Bomb strikes UN patrol in Lebanon Two Irish soldiers were lightly wounded when the device exploded near their vehicle, UN officials said.
Alliance formed to keep Jerusalem unified An Israeli group and U.S. Jewish group are banding together to promote a united Jerusalem.
Israeli troops take Lebanese shepherd in southern Lebanon
Israeli-Arab tensions rise over visiting jewish group Arab leaders in Israel have condemned a partial Arab boycott of Jewish philanthropists visiting the country to learn about the social and economic problems facing Israel's Arab citizens.
Romney's appeal includes hard line on Iran, bipartisan record in Mass.
Doubt surrounds Bush's Mideast peace bid
Jewish nationalists form human chain around Jerusalem walls
BG to close Israel office after gas talks collapse
FACTBOX-Israel's West Bank settlements
Peace activists to speak at Ohavi Zedek Synagogue Two representatives of the Palestinian-Israeli organization Combatants for Peace will speak at Ohavi Zedek Synagogue in Burlington at 2 p.m. on Jan. 20.
Palestinians sceptical as Bush bypasses Gaza
Abbas and Olmert agree on talks
Palestinian minister says Israel foiling security effort
PCHR Calls for an immediate end to attacks against Fatah offices, affiliated Institutions in Gaza
State backs Palestinian owner in Hebron dispute
Hamas denies P.A security claims of arresting members of the Executive Force in Bethlehem
Jerusalem lights to go out so Bush can enjoy sunrise
Five injured in unknown explosion in Gaza
Woman Gives Birth in Street at 3am As Soldiers Closed Checkpoint
Lebanese army denies report of rockets fired at Israel
Bedouin attack Sinai border post A group of Egyptian Bedouin has attacked police at a border crossing between Egypt and Israel.
Bomb strikes UN patrol in Lebanon Two Irish soldiers were lightly wounded when the device exploded near their vehicle, UN officials said.
Alliance formed to keep Jerusalem unified An Israeli group and U.S. Jewish group are banding together to promote a united Jerusalem.
Israeli troops take Lebanese shepherd in southern Lebanon
Israeli-Arab tensions rise over visiting jewish group Arab leaders in Israel have condemned a partial Arab boycott of Jewish philanthropists visiting the country to learn about the social and economic problems facing Israel's Arab citizens.
Romney's appeal includes hard line on Iran, bipartisan record in Mass.
Doubt surrounds Bush's Mideast peace bid
Jewish nationalists form human chain around Jerusalem walls
BG to close Israel office after gas talks collapse
FACTBOX-Israel's West Bank settlements
Peace activists to speak at Ohavi Zedek Synagogue Two representatives of the Palestinian-Israeli organization Combatants for Peace will speak at Ohavi Zedek Synagogue in Burlington at 2 p.m. on Jan. 20.
Tuesday, January 8, 2008
Headlines for 01-07-08
Israeli Troops Kill 3 Armed Palestinians
IDF launches probe into Palestinian's injury Ynet obtains x-ray images of Nablus resident critically injured after being hit in head by three metal bullets during IDF raid in West Bank city. Eyewitnesses say he did not endanger forces operating in area. Army: Incident being investigated thoroughly
Israeli army arrests 11 Palestinians in West Bank
Israel delays return of head of Palestinian negotiating team Israeli authorities at Allenby Bridge between Jordan and the West Bank delayed Monday the entry of Ahmad Qureia, head of the Palestinian negotiating team, who was returning to the West Bank to attend a scheduled meeting with his Israeli counterpart Foreign Minister Tzepi Levni.
Israel lacking proof on nukes
Bush: Israel no factor in Iraq "My decision was based upon U.S. intelligence, based upon the desire to provide security for our peoples and others," Bush said.
Egypt To Catch Gaza Smugglers With U.S. Funds Egypt also has accepted an American offer to send experts from the Army Corps of Engineers to train Egyptian border guards in the technology, Rep. Steve Israel, a Democrat of New York, said.
Salem man works the world's hot spots Right now, he is working for the U.S. State Department surveying Palestinian refugees in Jordan, Lebanon, the West Bank and Gaza Strip. The survey focuses on refugee resettlement, one of the key questions underlying the recent Middle East peace conference in Annapolis.
Gaza: Sniper fires at Israeli photographers
Israel accused ahead of Bush trip
Construction to start in area Palestinians want for corridor Construction is to start soon on 60 new housing units in the Jewish section in East Jerusalem's Ras al Amud neighborhood. The Jerusalem municipality has approved the project, which sources on the right have said could impede the creation of a Palestinian corridor between the eastern West Bank and the Temple Mount.
Palestinians urge Bush to press for settlement halt The Palestinians on Monday called on US President George W. Bush to press Israel to freeze settlement activity when he visits the region this week in a bid to bolster the peace process.
Outlines of Palestinian state by end of year: Bush Even if Israeli and Palestinian leaders do not reach a peace deal by the end of 2008, there could be 'an agreement on what a Palestinian state will look like', US President George W. Bush told Israeli television.
Israel's richest man emigrates to Britain - and buys a £35m, bullet-proof mansion Lev Leviev, who until a week ago was classified as the richest man in Israel, has joined the growing list of Israeli billionaires who have made their homes in London, where wealthy foreigners are not asked to pay tax on income earned overseas.
Israeli official: Swap Pollard for prisoners The Bush administration should swap Jonathan Pollard for Palestinian prisoners, an Israeli Cabinet member said.
Nukes, Spooks, and the Specter of 9/11 Edmonds draws a picture of a three-sided alliance consisting of Turkish, Pakistani, and Israeli agents who coordinated efforts to milk U.S. nuclear secrets and technology, funneling the intelligence stream to the black market nuclear network set up by the Pakistani scientist A.Q. Khan.
From Suha embrace to Iran hawk, Clinton now most favored by Jews "Iran is seeking nuclear weapons," she said in an Oct. 30 MSNBC-sponsored debate. "And the Iranian Revolutionary Guard is in the forefront of that, as they are in the sponsorship of terrorism." She added: "I prefer vigorous diplomacy, and I happen to think economic sanctions are part of vigorous diplomacy." It was straight from the pro-Israel playbook, and it illustrates what has attracted not only Jewish voter support but, perhaps even more substantively, Jewish fund-raiser support.
Edwards' openness to Iran worries some pro-Israel Jews Edwards' stance is anathema to much of the pro-Israel establishment, which views direct negotiations as a means for Iran to buy time and develop a nuclear weapons program.
On U.S., Israel and Syria, Sarkozy cheers French Jews ?We have rarely heard such words of support for Israeli security from a French president,? said Meyer Habib, the vice president of the CRIF umbrella organization of French Jewry.
Ron Paul to Haaretz: Israel can get by without American aid
Indian military, Israel to develop weapons The head of India's navy is the latest of his country's military leaders to visit Israel, despite testy diplomatic relations.
Peace mission ?The make-up of the busload of olive-pickers was different on each morning of my stay. There are Israelis who come regularly, perhaps once a week. They are committed to justice for the Palestinians, and their reasons for coming perhaps summarised by one who said that he came so that he could look at his reflection in the mirror in the morning without feeling totally guilty.
TV comedy depicts world of the Arab Israeli A study published in 2006 by the Second Authority for Television and Radio, which regulates commercial broadcasts in Israel, showed that 50 percent of the characters appearing on prime-time commercial television were secular Jewish Israeli males with standard accents. Arabs accounted for 2 percent of the remaining 50 percent and were portrayed negatively.
Israel's Barak says Hezbollah stronger than ever: report
An Urgent Appeal From Jewish Rabbis, to the Candidates Running for the Presidency of the United States of America A group of
Anti-Zionist Orthodox Jewish Rabbis will, with the help of the Almighty,
tour several New Hampshire sites, where candidates are campaigning for the
primaries, in order to deliver the following message.
U.S. academic Finkelstein meets top Hezbollah official in Lebanon
IDF raid in West Bank draws concern The Committee to Protect Journalists is deeply troubled by the Israel Defense Forces? (IDF) raid on the offices of three Palestinian media outlets in the West Bank city of Nablus last month.
Second conviction in Ze'evi slaying Israel convicted a second Palestinian in the 2001 assassination of Tourism Minister Rehavam Ze'evi.
Ending the Occupation of Palestine: The Verbal Obstacles Consider this fact: Under the United Nations charter, armed occupation is illegal; armed resistance to an occupation is recognized as legitimate.
New UN Mideast envoy arrives Serry is expected to spend his first week getting acquainted with the UN apparatus in Israel, the West Bank and Gaza Strip, and next week will begin talks with Israeli officials. He is expected to make a trip to Sderot one of his first high-profile acts in Israel.
Ex-NBA star spreads message of peace Monday's event was run as part of the Peres Center's Twinned Peace Sports Schools project and more than 100 boys, about half Israeli and half Palestinian, couldn't wait to get on the court with Armstrong, a three-time NBA champion with Michael Jordan's Chicago Bulls, and show him their moves.
Fatah al-Islam chief warns of attacks on Lebanon army
Yemeni-Palestinian economic cooperation discussed
IDF launches probe into Palestinian's injury Ynet obtains x-ray images of Nablus resident critically injured after being hit in head by three metal bullets during IDF raid in West Bank city. Eyewitnesses say he did not endanger forces operating in area. Army: Incident being investigated thoroughly
Israeli army arrests 11 Palestinians in West Bank
Israel delays return of head of Palestinian negotiating team Israeli authorities at Allenby Bridge between Jordan and the West Bank delayed Monday the entry of Ahmad Qureia, head of the Palestinian negotiating team, who was returning to the West Bank to attend a scheduled meeting with his Israeli counterpart Foreign Minister Tzepi Levni.
Israel lacking proof on nukes
Bush: Israel no factor in Iraq "My decision was based upon U.S. intelligence, based upon the desire to provide security for our peoples and others," Bush said.
Egypt To Catch Gaza Smugglers With U.S. Funds Egypt also has accepted an American offer to send experts from the Army Corps of Engineers to train Egyptian border guards in the technology, Rep. Steve Israel, a Democrat of New York, said.
Salem man works the world's hot spots Right now, he is working for the U.S. State Department surveying Palestinian refugees in Jordan, Lebanon, the West Bank and Gaza Strip. The survey focuses on refugee resettlement, one of the key questions underlying the recent Middle East peace conference in Annapolis.
Gaza: Sniper fires at Israeli photographers
Israel accused ahead of Bush trip
Construction to start in area Palestinians want for corridor Construction is to start soon on 60 new housing units in the Jewish section in East Jerusalem's Ras al Amud neighborhood. The Jerusalem municipality has approved the project, which sources on the right have said could impede the creation of a Palestinian corridor between the eastern West Bank and the Temple Mount.
Palestinians urge Bush to press for settlement halt The Palestinians on Monday called on US President George W. Bush to press Israel to freeze settlement activity when he visits the region this week in a bid to bolster the peace process.
Outlines of Palestinian state by end of year: Bush Even if Israeli and Palestinian leaders do not reach a peace deal by the end of 2008, there could be 'an agreement on what a Palestinian state will look like', US President George W. Bush told Israeli television.
Israel's richest man emigrates to Britain - and buys a £35m, bullet-proof mansion Lev Leviev, who until a week ago was classified as the richest man in Israel, has joined the growing list of Israeli billionaires who have made their homes in London, where wealthy foreigners are not asked to pay tax on income earned overseas.
Israeli official: Swap Pollard for prisoners The Bush administration should swap Jonathan Pollard for Palestinian prisoners, an Israeli Cabinet member said.
Nukes, Spooks, and the Specter of 9/11 Edmonds draws a picture of a three-sided alliance consisting of Turkish, Pakistani, and Israeli agents who coordinated efforts to milk U.S. nuclear secrets and technology, funneling the intelligence stream to the black market nuclear network set up by the Pakistani scientist A.Q. Khan.
From Suha embrace to Iran hawk, Clinton now most favored by Jews "Iran is seeking nuclear weapons," she said in an Oct. 30 MSNBC-sponsored debate. "And the Iranian Revolutionary Guard is in the forefront of that, as they are in the sponsorship of terrorism." She added: "I prefer vigorous diplomacy, and I happen to think economic sanctions are part of vigorous diplomacy." It was straight from the pro-Israel playbook, and it illustrates what has attracted not only Jewish voter support but, perhaps even more substantively, Jewish fund-raiser support.
Edwards' openness to Iran worries some pro-Israel Jews Edwards' stance is anathema to much of the pro-Israel establishment, which views direct negotiations as a means for Iran to buy time and develop a nuclear weapons program.
On U.S., Israel and Syria, Sarkozy cheers French Jews ?We have rarely heard such words of support for Israeli security from a French president,? said Meyer Habib, the vice president of the CRIF umbrella organization of French Jewry.
Ron Paul to Haaretz: Israel can get by without American aid
Indian military, Israel to develop weapons The head of India's navy is the latest of his country's military leaders to visit Israel, despite testy diplomatic relations.
Peace mission ?The make-up of the busload of olive-pickers was different on each morning of my stay. There are Israelis who come regularly, perhaps once a week. They are committed to justice for the Palestinians, and their reasons for coming perhaps summarised by one who said that he came so that he could look at his reflection in the mirror in the morning without feeling totally guilty.
TV comedy depicts world of the Arab Israeli A study published in 2006 by the Second Authority for Television and Radio, which regulates commercial broadcasts in Israel, showed that 50 percent of the characters appearing on prime-time commercial television were secular Jewish Israeli males with standard accents. Arabs accounted for 2 percent of the remaining 50 percent and were portrayed negatively.
Israel's Barak says Hezbollah stronger than ever: report
An Urgent Appeal From Jewish Rabbis, to the Candidates Running for the Presidency of the United States of America A group of
Anti-Zionist Orthodox Jewish Rabbis will, with the help of the Almighty,
tour several New Hampshire sites, where candidates are campaigning for the
primaries, in order to deliver the following message.
U.S. academic Finkelstein meets top Hezbollah official in Lebanon
IDF raid in West Bank draws concern The Committee to Protect Journalists is deeply troubled by the Israel Defense Forces? (IDF) raid on the offices of three Palestinian media outlets in the West Bank city of Nablus last month.
Second conviction in Ze'evi slaying Israel convicted a second Palestinian in the 2001 assassination of Tourism Minister Rehavam Ze'evi.
Ending the Occupation of Palestine: The Verbal Obstacles Consider this fact: Under the United Nations charter, armed occupation is illegal; armed resistance to an occupation is recognized as legitimate.
New UN Mideast envoy arrives Serry is expected to spend his first week getting acquainted with the UN apparatus in Israel, the West Bank and Gaza Strip, and next week will begin talks with Israeli officials. He is expected to make a trip to Sderot one of his first high-profile acts in Israel.
Ex-NBA star spreads message of peace Monday's event was run as part of the Peres Center's Twinned Peace Sports Schools project and more than 100 boys, about half Israeli and half Palestinian, couldn't wait to get on the court with Armstrong, a three-time NBA champion with Michael Jordan's Chicago Bulls, and show him their moves.
Fatah al-Islam chief warns of attacks on Lebanon army
Yemeni-Palestinian economic cooperation discussed
Monday, January 7, 2008
Headlines for 01-06-08
Gaza teenager killed as Israel vows to up army operations
Four killed in Gaza raid Palestinian hospital officials said three of the dead in the al-Bureij refugee camp were civilians - a woman, an 18-year-old man and a 16-year-old youth.
'Santa empty-handed' for Christmas in Gaza Even under occupation, it used to celebrate Christmas openly, though without the pomp and commercialism of the West. In the centre of Gaza City, a giant Christmas tree used to stand adorned with ornaments, and Santa Claus passed out gifts to people in streets. Today, the municipality is unable to afford a tree.........Last night was Christmas Eve for the Greek Orthodox community. It coincided with the miserable news that Gazans will now be forced to live without electricity eight hours a day because Israel is cutting fuel supplies to the territory's only electric plant
Palestinians celebrate the Orthodox Christmas Local Palestinians and international visitors flocked to the city from the early morning. Boy scouts bands from several parts of the West Bank played drums and Scottish bagpipes as they marched through the city
Al-Qaida to Palestinians: Kill Bush Adam Gadahn, an American-born convert to Islam who often has served as Osama bin Laden's spokesman to the West, issued a video statement Sunday in which he addressed Bush's impending Middle East visit. There's something strange about Adam Gadahn. Who would benefit from the Palestinians even attempting to do Bush harm, mewonders?...
Hamas official says Bush's Mideast visit will be about Iran, not peace U.S. President George W. Bush's upcoming visit to the Middle East is not about pushing the Israeli-Palestinian peace process forward but will instead focus on Iran, a senior Hamas official said Sunday.
Israel warns of Iranian missile peril for Europe ** The Israeli government is furious about the recent US intelligence assessment which concluded that Iran had suspended its nuclear weapons programme in 2003, and hopes to convince the American leader that work is continuing on a bomb that poses a widespread threat.....He said Israeli officials would warn Mr Bush that failing to take action would have serious consequences beyond the Middle East, where Iran was funding groups, including Hezbollah in Lebanon and Hamas in Gaza
Report: Israeli military courts automatically convict Palestinians A report by the Yesh Din organization found that in 2006, more than 99.7% of those accused are found guilty, some 95% of the cases end with a plea bargain and the average hearing is just two minutes long.
US President encourages Israel to remove a small number of the 300 existing W. Bank settlements
Gaza Outages Expand After Fuel Cutbacks "The Israeli policy is not against Hamas, it is against us, the ordinary people," said Hassan Akram, owner of a grocery in Gaza City. "We are the only losers. Now it's cold and there's no electricity."
Egypt's Mubarak meets US Congressman amid aid tension Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak on Sunday met US Congressman Steve Israel, the official MENA news agency reported, amid furore in Cairo over Congress's decision to freeze millions of dollars of its aid.
Nablus Invasion: Worshipers Shot by Israeli Army on Way to Mosque
Soldier moderately wounded in Gaza, 4 others lightly hurt Palestinians in al-Bureij refugee camp fire antitank missiles at IDF forces operating in area, wounding five soldiers
More than 10,000 police will guard Bush during Israel visit In Jerusalem some protests are expected from rightwing groups, particularly from a vocal organisation that lobbies for the release of Jonathan Pollard, who was jailed in the US in 1986 for spying for Israel. Pollard's supporters have taken out adverts on Jerusalem buses in Hebrew and English that read "Bush, free your captive".
Report: FBI translator says Israel planted nuclear 'moles' in U.S. The Times also says that Edmonds had claimed there were "senior officials in the Pentagon" who had provided assistance to Israeli and Turkish agents
Dichter: We must stop the Kassams, even at the cost of the Palestinians "We need to stop this war of attrition at any cost, especially at the price of the Palestinians," Dichter said during Sunday's cabinet meeting.
Haniyeh calls on Sarkozy to help resolve Mideast crisis In a long letter to French President Nicolas Sarkozy, Haniyeh said the Hamas-run government in the Gaza Strip is "prepared to cooperate with all international efforts to establish security and stability in the region."
Immediate action taken to contain avian flu, officials say
President Abbas attends Greek Orthodox Christmas Mass in Bethlehem
Citing security, state won't release settlement data The government is refusing to publish a databse containing full details about the settlement enterprise in the territories, including outposts and neighborhoods built across the Green Line. In response to a High Court of Justice petition on the matter, the Defense Ministry is arguing that publication would harm state security and Israel's foreign relations. In October 2006, Haaretz revealed the existence of the Spiegel Report - the largest database ever compiled by the state on the settlements, by then special adviser to the defense minister Brigadier General Baruch Spiegel. The report, whose preparation was kept secret, revealed that extensive building was carried out without permits on dozens of veteran settlements - not just outposts - often on privately owned Palestinian land. Shysters.
Israel's false friends By John J. Mearsheimer and Stephen M. Walt Other Israelis, as well as Jimmy Carter and Anglican Archbishop Desmond Tutu, have warned that continuing the occupation will turn Israel into an apartheid state. Nevertheless, Israel continues to expand its settlements on the West Bank while the plight of the Palestinians worsens. Given this grim situation, one would expect the presidential candidates, who claim to care deeply about Israel, to be sounding the alarm and energetically championing a two-state solution.
Hardline Israeli settlers plan chilly reception for Bush Israeli settlements on Palestinian lands, among the most divisive issues of the intractable conflict, have been in the spotlight since the two sides revived their negotiations at a US conference in late November. Americans would never tolerate a foreign military seizing their property and violently occupying their land. We already went through that once. ONCE.
Palestine security detains 35 Hamas members Palestinian security forces have arrested 35 Hamas members in the West Bank, including two prominent leaders, the Islamic movement said Sunday.
Israel denies intifada leader could be released for soldier
Olmert vows to escalate Gaza attacks
Declaring Forever War To the extent that a mayor of New York has a foreign policy, it needs to be loudly supportive of Israel. In a speech at the 2004 Republican National Convention, Giuliani struck the "Israel's war is our war" note by claiming that the war on terror began in Munich in 1972. His September 2007 proposal to expand NATO to include Israel is part and parcel of this approach. The Jewish Telegraphic Agency reported that Giuliani is "the clear favorite of the party's top Jewish activists."
When is it the Palestinians' turn? Christopher Brown writing from Shatila refugee camp, Lebanon, Live from Lebanon,
Obama supports Israel. Period. Yesterday, writing about Clinton and Edwards, I mentioned the fact that "the constant interest in, and the open sympathy for, Israeli affairs that is required of all important elected officials in the most Jewish of states in the U.S. has had its effect on" Clinton and Giuliani, The Israel Factor favorites. Obama doesn't have this advantage. He isn't from New York and, more importantly, is relatively new to the public sphere. For which country are these candidates campaining?
The AIPAC Spy Trial: A Case of Prosecutus Interruptus I see I'm not the only one to have lost count of the postponements. The defense deftly delayed on every imaginable ground, and was indulged by a noticeably sympathetic judge, who forced the government to produce top secret information - the very information Israel's AIPAC spy nest had gleaned from sympathizers inside our government. Furthermore, he has granted the defense demand to subpoena top government officials, including Condoleezza Rice.
Israel to receive Bush 'with joy' "Throughout his term, this president has demonstrated great friendship, great concern for Israel's security and full partnership with us on decisive issues vis-a-vis Israel's security and economy, and regarding bilateral relations."
Lieberman threatens walkout over 'core issues' A key partner in Ehud Olmert's coalition government threatened to quit if Israeli-Palestinian talks on "core issues" are held.
'O Little Town' a bit discordant The two paragraphs devoted to her comments about the "fence" saving lives would have been better spent referencing the July 2004 decision by the International Court of Justice that Israel's wall was illegal where it entered Palestinian territory and should be immediately dismantled
Letters to the Editor Christians who romanticize "O, Little Town of Bethlehem" need to face the harsh reality of life under a military occupation subsidized by our own U.S. government.
From Ashland County to the Middle East, in search of understanding The couple supported Palestinian farmers harvesting olives near the cities of Jenin and Bethlehem
IDF soldier illegally enters Bethlehem for the second time in a week For the second time in just over a week, Palestinian security forces apprehended an off-duty IDF soldier who had entered Bethlehem armed with his service-issue M-16 rifle Sunday.
Speech axed from Brighton church over trouble fears "There are crimes committed on a daily basis against Palestinians. These issues must be elaborated.
Israeli army develops tiny bulldozer for warfare inside Palestinian cities The little machine is designed for rumbling down narrow roads and paths in the closer quarters of Palestinian cities, where old sections are warrens of crowded alleyways between rundown concrete block buildings.......The main innovation, besides its small size, is a firing post for the driver, the article said. The driver can fire in all directions, staving off attacks and «destroying targets,» the article said. Ordinary bulldozers to not allow the driver to open fire.
Russia says it will host forum if Mid-East starts to stabilize - Foreign Ministry Russia remains willing to host an international conference on the Middle East in 2008 but is making "no practical moves to that end" as it is waiting for developments to make clear whether "stability is in the offing in that region," a Russian Foreign Ministry spokesman said.
Abdallah family looks to rise from the ashes "One thing that's really common about most Palestinians is they have a chip on their shoulder," said Mazen, 27, a lawyer in Houston. "They have something to prove. There's always a struggle in their heart, mainly because they don't really have a country for themselves. So there's a struggle in their heart to do something good for everybody, to show that they're a good example from wherever they come from.
Four killed in Gaza raid Palestinian hospital officials said three of the dead in the al-Bureij refugee camp were civilians - a woman, an 18-year-old man and a 16-year-old youth.
'Santa empty-handed' for Christmas in Gaza Even under occupation, it used to celebrate Christmas openly, though without the pomp and commercialism of the West. In the centre of Gaza City, a giant Christmas tree used to stand adorned with ornaments, and Santa Claus passed out gifts to people in streets. Today, the municipality is unable to afford a tree.........Last night was Christmas Eve for the Greek Orthodox community. It coincided with the miserable news that Gazans will now be forced to live without electricity eight hours a day because Israel is cutting fuel supplies to the territory's only electric plant
Palestinians celebrate the Orthodox Christmas Local Palestinians and international visitors flocked to the city from the early morning. Boy scouts bands from several parts of the West Bank played drums and Scottish bagpipes as they marched through the city
Al-Qaida to Palestinians: Kill Bush Adam Gadahn, an American-born convert to Islam who often has served as Osama bin Laden's spokesman to the West, issued a video statement Sunday in which he addressed Bush's impending Middle East visit. There's something strange about Adam Gadahn. Who would benefit from the Palestinians even attempting to do Bush harm, mewonders?...
Hamas official says Bush's Mideast visit will be about Iran, not peace U.S. President George W. Bush's upcoming visit to the Middle East is not about pushing the Israeli-Palestinian peace process forward but will instead focus on Iran, a senior Hamas official said Sunday.
Israel warns of Iranian missile peril for Europe ** The Israeli government is furious about the recent US intelligence assessment which concluded that Iran had suspended its nuclear weapons programme in 2003, and hopes to convince the American leader that work is continuing on a bomb that poses a widespread threat.....He said Israeli officials would warn Mr Bush that failing to take action would have serious consequences beyond the Middle East, where Iran was funding groups, including Hezbollah in Lebanon and Hamas in Gaza
Report: Israeli military courts automatically convict Palestinians A report by the Yesh Din organization found that in 2006, more than 99.7% of those accused are found guilty, some 95% of the cases end with a plea bargain and the average hearing is just two minutes long.
US President encourages Israel to remove a small number of the 300 existing W. Bank settlements
Gaza Outages Expand After Fuel Cutbacks "The Israeli policy is not against Hamas, it is against us, the ordinary people," said Hassan Akram, owner of a grocery in Gaza City. "We are the only losers. Now it's cold and there's no electricity."
Egypt's Mubarak meets US Congressman amid aid tension Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak on Sunday met US Congressman Steve Israel, the official MENA news agency reported, amid furore in Cairo over Congress's decision to freeze millions of dollars of its aid.
Nablus Invasion: Worshipers Shot by Israeli Army on Way to Mosque
Soldier moderately wounded in Gaza, 4 others lightly hurt Palestinians in al-Bureij refugee camp fire antitank missiles at IDF forces operating in area, wounding five soldiers
More than 10,000 police will guard Bush during Israel visit In Jerusalem some protests are expected from rightwing groups, particularly from a vocal organisation that lobbies for the release of Jonathan Pollard, who was jailed in the US in 1986 for spying for Israel. Pollard's supporters have taken out adverts on Jerusalem buses in Hebrew and English that read "Bush, free your captive".
Report: FBI translator says Israel planted nuclear 'moles' in U.S. The Times also says that Edmonds had claimed there were "senior officials in the Pentagon" who had provided assistance to Israeli and Turkish agents
Dichter: We must stop the Kassams, even at the cost of the Palestinians "We need to stop this war of attrition at any cost, especially at the price of the Palestinians," Dichter said during Sunday's cabinet meeting.
Haniyeh calls on Sarkozy to help resolve Mideast crisis In a long letter to French President Nicolas Sarkozy, Haniyeh said the Hamas-run government in the Gaza Strip is "prepared to cooperate with all international efforts to establish security and stability in the region."
Immediate action taken to contain avian flu, officials say
President Abbas attends Greek Orthodox Christmas Mass in Bethlehem
Citing security, state won't release settlement data The government is refusing to publish a databse containing full details about the settlement enterprise in the territories, including outposts and neighborhoods built across the Green Line. In response to a High Court of Justice petition on the matter, the Defense Ministry is arguing that publication would harm state security and Israel's foreign relations. In October 2006, Haaretz revealed the existence of the Spiegel Report - the largest database ever compiled by the state on the settlements, by then special adviser to the defense minister Brigadier General Baruch Spiegel. The report, whose preparation was kept secret, revealed that extensive building was carried out without permits on dozens of veteran settlements - not just outposts - often on privately owned Palestinian land. Shysters.
Israel's false friends By John J. Mearsheimer and Stephen M. Walt Other Israelis, as well as Jimmy Carter and Anglican Archbishop Desmond Tutu, have warned that continuing the occupation will turn Israel into an apartheid state. Nevertheless, Israel continues to expand its settlements on the West Bank while the plight of the Palestinians worsens. Given this grim situation, one would expect the presidential candidates, who claim to care deeply about Israel, to be sounding the alarm and energetically championing a two-state solution.
Hardline Israeli settlers plan chilly reception for Bush Israeli settlements on Palestinian lands, among the most divisive issues of the intractable conflict, have been in the spotlight since the two sides revived their negotiations at a US conference in late November. Americans would never tolerate a foreign military seizing their property and violently occupying their land. We already went through that once. ONCE.
Palestine security detains 35 Hamas members Palestinian security forces have arrested 35 Hamas members in the West Bank, including two prominent leaders, the Islamic movement said Sunday.
Israel denies intifada leader could be released for soldier
Olmert vows to escalate Gaza attacks
Declaring Forever War To the extent that a mayor of New York has a foreign policy, it needs to be loudly supportive of Israel. In a speech at the 2004 Republican National Convention, Giuliani struck the "Israel's war is our war" note by claiming that the war on terror began in Munich in 1972. His September 2007 proposal to expand NATO to include Israel is part and parcel of this approach. The Jewish Telegraphic Agency reported that Giuliani is "the clear favorite of the party's top Jewish activists."
When is it the Palestinians' turn? Christopher Brown writing from Shatila refugee camp, Lebanon, Live from Lebanon,
Obama supports Israel. Period. Yesterday, writing about Clinton and Edwards, I mentioned the fact that "the constant interest in, and the open sympathy for, Israeli affairs that is required of all important elected officials in the most Jewish of states in the U.S. has had its effect on" Clinton and Giuliani, The Israel Factor favorites. Obama doesn't have this advantage. He isn't from New York and, more importantly, is relatively new to the public sphere. For which country are these candidates campaining?
The AIPAC Spy Trial: A Case of Prosecutus Interruptus I see I'm not the only one to have lost count of the postponements. The defense deftly delayed on every imaginable ground, and was indulged by a noticeably sympathetic judge, who forced the government to produce top secret information - the very information Israel's AIPAC spy nest had gleaned from sympathizers inside our government. Furthermore, he has granted the defense demand to subpoena top government officials, including Condoleezza Rice.
Israel to receive Bush 'with joy' "Throughout his term, this president has demonstrated great friendship, great concern for Israel's security and full partnership with us on decisive issues vis-a-vis Israel's security and economy, and regarding bilateral relations."
Lieberman threatens walkout over 'core issues' A key partner in Ehud Olmert's coalition government threatened to quit if Israeli-Palestinian talks on "core issues" are held.
'O Little Town' a bit discordant The two paragraphs devoted to her comments about the "fence" saving lives would have been better spent referencing the July 2004 decision by the International Court of Justice that Israel's wall was illegal where it entered Palestinian territory and should be immediately dismantled
Letters to the Editor Christians who romanticize "O, Little Town of Bethlehem" need to face the harsh reality of life under a military occupation subsidized by our own U.S. government.
From Ashland County to the Middle East, in search of understanding The couple supported Palestinian farmers harvesting olives near the cities of Jenin and Bethlehem
IDF soldier illegally enters Bethlehem for the second time in a week For the second time in just over a week, Palestinian security forces apprehended an off-duty IDF soldier who had entered Bethlehem armed with his service-issue M-16 rifle Sunday.
Speech axed from Brighton church over trouble fears "There are crimes committed on a daily basis against Palestinians. These issues must be elaborated.
Israeli army develops tiny bulldozer for warfare inside Palestinian cities The little machine is designed for rumbling down narrow roads and paths in the closer quarters of Palestinian cities, where old sections are warrens of crowded alleyways between rundown concrete block buildings.......The main innovation, besides its small size, is a firing post for the driver, the article said. The driver can fire in all directions, staving off attacks and «destroying targets,» the article said. Ordinary bulldozers to not allow the driver to open fire.
Russia says it will host forum if Mid-East starts to stabilize - Foreign Ministry Russia remains willing to host an international conference on the Middle East in 2008 but is making "no practical moves to that end" as it is waiting for developments to make clear whether "stability is in the offing in that region," a Russian Foreign Ministry spokesman said.
Abdallah family looks to rise from the ashes "One thing that's really common about most Palestinians is they have a chip on their shoulder," said Mazen, 27, a lawyer in Houston. "They have something to prove. There's always a struggle in their heart, mainly because they don't really have a country for themselves. So there's a struggle in their heart to do something good for everybody, to show that they're a good example from wherever they come from.
Sunday, January 6, 2008
Headlines for 01-05-08
Israel kills 4 in Gaza raid as Olmert vows escalation Israeli troops killed four Palestinians in a raid into the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip on Sunday, witnesses said, and Prime Minister Ehud Olmert vowed to step up attacks on militants who fire rockets into Israel.
Report: Additional Palestinian wounded by IDF shell dies of his wounds
Thousands protest Gaza seige in Nazarath Israel - Thousands of Arab Israelis marched through the streets of Nazareth on Saturday in protest against Israel?s sealing-off of the Hamas-run Gaza Strip, according to an AFP photographer
Israel to brief George Bush on options for Iran strike ** Ehud Barak, the defence minister, is said to want to convince him that an Israeli military strike against uranium enrichment facilities in Iran would be feasible if diplomatic efforts failed to halt nuclear operations. A range of military options has been prepared.
Bush: We'd defend Israel in event of Iranian strike "If Iran did strike Israel," Bush said, "We will defend our ally, no ands, ifs or buts."
Security guard shoots Palestinian at landfill north of J'lem
Military operations expand in ancient city "The 70,000 people who live in the city centre and the neighbourhoods around it have been placed under a curfew," a Palestinian security official said.
40 million NIS the cost of the damage that was made by the Israeli army in Nablus Shaher Sa'ed, the head of the Palestinian Workers Union, said on Saturday that the city of Nablus needs at least 40 million NIS to recover from the damage caused by the Israeli army in the city in the past three days
The Israeli army attacks Azon village and injures two civilians
Civilians in Gaza Appeal to Pope Benedict XVI for Support the only Catholic priest in Gaza, Father Musallam, earlier this week sent a letter to Pope Benedict XVI asking for support and prayers for th eChristian and Muslim Civilians who are caught up the middle of the unrest?
Egypt finds five tunnels into Gaza
Israel may trade Palestinian leader for soldier: official A senior Israeli official told army radio on Saturday that Israel might free the popular jailed Palestinian leader Marwan Barghuti in exchange for an Israeli soldier seized in June 2006.
Mideast visit to promote peace, corral Iran: Bush
Abbas's forces question 2 West Bank Hamas leaders A Palestinian security force loyal to President Mahmoud Abbas detained two Hamas leaders for seven hours on Saturday after one of them said publicly the Palestinian Authority was behaving like Israel.
Har Homa neighborhood slated for 'absentee' Palestinian land The Housing Ministry is pushing forward with the construction of more than 1,000 residential units in East Jerusalem's Har Homa neighborhood on land held by "absentee" Palestinians from the Bethlehem area. The move is in violation of both an instruction from the attorney general to stop applying the absentee law in East Jerusalem and explicit promises to the U.S. not to apply that law in the capital's eastern quarters........ It is now evident that most of the land for the 300 units belongs to residents of Beit Sahur who were declared absentee, so
their lands were taken by the state without compensation or legal hearings.
Land theft, folks, and how Israel does it and justifies it to itself.
Israel withdraws troops from northern West Bank city Israeli troops pulled out of the West Bank city of Nablus on Saturday after a three-day incursion in which they arrested 20 alleged Palestinian militants, the army said.......Palestinian medics said some 40 people were wounded by rubber bullets over the course of the operation. No Israeli soldiers were wounded.
Hamas dismisses Bush Mideast visit as "photo op" "Bush's visit is unwelcome because it aims to serve the occupation and provide it with political and psychological support," Hamas official Sami Abu Zuhri said in a statement.
Cancer patient dies due to the Israeli army siege on Gaza
Radio Address by the President to the Nation My first stops will be in the Holy Land, where I'll meet with Israeli Prime Minister Olmert and Palestinian President Abbas. I will encourage both leaders to move forward with the peace negotiations they began last November in Annapolis
Christian Zionists Gain Israel's Inner Sanctum In addition to raising great sums of money for Israel and devoting two-plus decades to building alliances with Christian Zionists, Eckstein has become an outspoken critic of Iran and its president, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
The Sack of Annapolis If you want to appreciate just how hopelessly entangled America has become in the fate of modern day Israel and Zionism, you may want to take a look at an eye-opening article of December 5th in the Jerusalem Post.
Bernier Set to Visit Middle East Bernier will leave Wednesday for his first trip to the Middle East, with stops scheduled in the West Bank and Israel.
Norman Finkelstein in The Netherlands Historians, human-rights organizations and the International Court of Justice have all rendered an overwhelmingly negative verdict on Israel's record. Now that Israel's record has caught up with it, American Jewry is slowly choosing to distance itself from Israel.
For sale: West?s deadly nuclear secrets The Turks and Israelis had planted ?moles? in military and academic institutions which handled nuclear technology. Edmonds says there were several transactions of nuclear material every month, with the Pakistanis being among the eventual buyers. ?The network appeared to be obtaining information from every nuclear agency in the United States,? ......One of the Pentagon figures under investigation was Lawrence Franklin, a former Pentagon analyst, who was jailed in 2006 for passing US defence information to lobbyists and sharing classified information with an Israeli diplomat.
Egyptian minister skeptical of U.S aid Egypt's foreign minister restated his refusal to preconditions linked to a U.S. aid package the minister says is tied to a U.S.-based Israeli lobby.
Arab FMs call for swift consensus on Lebanese presidential election Arab foreign ministers on Saturday evening called for a swift consensus on Lebanese presidential election to choose army chief General Michel Suleiman as president, the Egyptian MENA news agency reported.
Poll: 81 percent of Israelis back increasing IDF targeted killings The poll also found that 60.5 percent believe that Israel should not reach a cease-fire agreement with the Hamas in which the Israel Defense Forces would cease targeted killings if Hamas stops firing Qassam rockets towards Israel
Choir sings praises of Bethlehem concert They were accompanied by the Palestinian Youth Orchestra of the Edward Said Conservatory of Music and by pianist Sean Pollock of Jonesboro, Ark.
Report: Additional Palestinian wounded by IDF shell dies of his wounds
Thousands protest Gaza seige in Nazarath Israel - Thousands of Arab Israelis marched through the streets of Nazareth on Saturday in protest against Israel?s sealing-off of the Hamas-run Gaza Strip, according to an AFP photographer
Israel to brief George Bush on options for Iran strike ** Ehud Barak, the defence minister, is said to want to convince him that an Israeli military strike against uranium enrichment facilities in Iran would be feasible if diplomatic efforts failed to halt nuclear operations. A range of military options has been prepared.
Bush: We'd defend Israel in event of Iranian strike "If Iran did strike Israel," Bush said, "We will defend our ally, no ands, ifs or buts."
Security guard shoots Palestinian at landfill north of J'lem
Military operations expand in ancient city "The 70,000 people who live in the city centre and the neighbourhoods around it have been placed under a curfew," a Palestinian security official said.
40 million NIS the cost of the damage that was made by the Israeli army in Nablus Shaher Sa'ed, the head of the Palestinian Workers Union, said on Saturday that the city of Nablus needs at least 40 million NIS to recover from the damage caused by the Israeli army in the city in the past three days
The Israeli army attacks Azon village and injures two civilians
Civilians in Gaza Appeal to Pope Benedict XVI for Support the only Catholic priest in Gaza, Father Musallam, earlier this week sent a letter to Pope Benedict XVI asking for support and prayers for th eChristian and Muslim Civilians who are caught up the middle of the unrest?
Egypt finds five tunnels into Gaza
Israel may trade Palestinian leader for soldier: official A senior Israeli official told army radio on Saturday that Israel might free the popular jailed Palestinian leader Marwan Barghuti in exchange for an Israeli soldier seized in June 2006.
Mideast visit to promote peace, corral Iran: Bush
Abbas's forces question 2 West Bank Hamas leaders A Palestinian security force loyal to President Mahmoud Abbas detained two Hamas leaders for seven hours on Saturday after one of them said publicly the Palestinian Authority was behaving like Israel.
Har Homa neighborhood slated for 'absentee' Palestinian land The Housing Ministry is pushing forward with the construction of more than 1,000 residential units in East Jerusalem's Har Homa neighborhood on land held by "absentee" Palestinians from the Bethlehem area. The move is in violation of both an instruction from the attorney general to stop applying the absentee law in East Jerusalem and explicit promises to the U.S. not to apply that law in the capital's eastern quarters........ It is now evident that most of the land for the 300 units belongs to residents of Beit Sahur who were declared absentee, so
their lands were taken by the state without compensation or legal hearings.
Land theft, folks, and how Israel does it and justifies it to itself.
Israel withdraws troops from northern West Bank city Israeli troops pulled out of the West Bank city of Nablus on Saturday after a three-day incursion in which they arrested 20 alleged Palestinian militants, the army said.......Palestinian medics said some 40 people were wounded by rubber bullets over the course of the operation. No Israeli soldiers were wounded.
Hamas dismisses Bush Mideast visit as "photo op" "Bush's visit is unwelcome because it aims to serve the occupation and provide it with political and psychological support," Hamas official Sami Abu Zuhri said in a statement.
Cancer patient dies due to the Israeli army siege on Gaza
Radio Address by the President to the Nation My first stops will be in the Holy Land, where I'll meet with Israeli Prime Minister Olmert and Palestinian President Abbas. I will encourage both leaders to move forward with the peace negotiations they began last November in Annapolis
Christian Zionists Gain Israel's Inner Sanctum In addition to raising great sums of money for Israel and devoting two-plus decades to building alliances with Christian Zionists, Eckstein has become an outspoken critic of Iran and its president, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
The Sack of Annapolis If you want to appreciate just how hopelessly entangled America has become in the fate of modern day Israel and Zionism, you may want to take a look at an eye-opening article of December 5th in the Jerusalem Post.
Bernier Set to Visit Middle East Bernier will leave Wednesday for his first trip to the Middle East, with stops scheduled in the West Bank and Israel.
Norman Finkelstein in The Netherlands Historians, human-rights organizations and the International Court of Justice have all rendered an overwhelmingly negative verdict on Israel's record. Now that Israel's record has caught up with it, American Jewry is slowly choosing to distance itself from Israel.
For sale: West?s deadly nuclear secrets The Turks and Israelis had planted ?moles? in military and academic institutions which handled nuclear technology. Edmonds says there were several transactions of nuclear material every month, with the Pakistanis being among the eventual buyers. ?The network appeared to be obtaining information from every nuclear agency in the United States,? ......One of the Pentagon figures under investigation was Lawrence Franklin, a former Pentagon analyst, who was jailed in 2006 for passing US defence information to lobbyists and sharing classified information with an Israeli diplomat.
Egyptian minister skeptical of U.S aid Egypt's foreign minister restated his refusal to preconditions linked to a U.S. aid package the minister says is tied to a U.S.-based Israeli lobby.
Arab FMs call for swift consensus on Lebanese presidential election Arab foreign ministers on Saturday evening called for a swift consensus on Lebanese presidential election to choose army chief General Michel Suleiman as president, the Egyptian MENA news agency reported.
Poll: 81 percent of Israelis back increasing IDF targeted killings The poll also found that 60.5 percent believe that Israel should not reach a cease-fire agreement with the Hamas in which the Israel Defense Forces would cease targeted killings if Hamas stops firing Qassam rockets towards Israel
Choir sings praises of Bethlehem concert They were accompanied by the Palestinian Youth Orchestra of the Edward Said Conservatory of Music and by pianist Sean Pollock of Jonesboro, Ark.
Saturday, January 5, 2008
Headlines for 01-04-08
Palestinians killed in Gaza raid Two Palestinian militants have been killed by Israeli troops launching an overnight raid in the Gaza Strip, Palestinian officials have said.
Israeli forces kidnap four from different parts of the West Bank and injure one
Qassam rocket hits N Ashkelon, furthest distance ever A Qassam rocket fired by Palestinian militants in the Gaza Strip on Thursday morning fell at an open field in northern Ashkelon, the furthest distance a rocket has struck yet, local media said.
Three Palestinians injured as settlers of Mattityahu attack Bil'in
At Tuwani Update: 16 December ? 31 December CPTers Benvie and Gish met with a lawyer from Yesh Din, an Israeli human
rights group, regarding the contaminated cistern and the Israeli settler
tour that may have been responsible.
Report: Palestinian baby critically wounded in IDF operation in Nablus Palestinian sources reported that a three-year-old Palestinian infant was critically wounded Thursday during an IDF operation in the old city of Nablus.
In ongoing Israeli invasion of Nablus, 38 Palestinian civilians injured According to local medical sources, 38 Palestinians, including a blind teenager, have been injured by Israeli gunfire thus far, during the two-day invasion of the city of Nablus.
Um Salamunah village protest the illegal Israeli Wall On Friday morning 200 Palestinians, internationals and Israelis marched against the illegal wall being built on land stolen illegally by the Israeli army from the villagers of Um Salamunah, located near the southern West Bank city of Bethlehem.
Report: Bush likely to visit Israel again in May U.S. President George W. Bush is likely to visit Israel again later this year, the website of the Israeli daily Ha'aretz reported on Friday.
100 activists protesting on Route 443; four reported to be injured IDF soldiers were alerted to the area and were making efforts top remove the crowd. Demonstrators claimed that four people were injured after inhaling tear gas.
Israel's Supreme Court rejects rights groups' appeal against Gaza fuel cuts Israel's Supreme Court rejected an appeal by human rights groups on Thursday for an injunction against fuel cuts to the Gaza Strip, rejecting their argument that the cuts cause humanitarian harm.
4 Qassams lands in Sderot, one woman suffers shock
Palestinians reject demilitarized state The Palestinian Authority has rejected Israel's call for a Palestinian state without a military and for authority to allow its own army to operate there.
Stated Clerk issues statement on Gaza Christians Kirkpatrick expresses 'alarm' at worsening conditions for all Gazans
Meshaal offers Abbas talks, holds to armed struggle Hamas leader Khaled Meshaal called on Friday for unconditional talks with the rival Fatah faction to halt violence between Palestinians but vowed to keep up the Islamist group's armed struggle against Israel.
Olmert, Abdullah meet in Aqaba During the meeting the Israeli prime minister told Abdullah that Israel will not build any new settlements nor appropriate any more land claimed by the Palestinians. Olmert repeated his desire to move toward a final peace settlement.
Throughout his career, Obama has reached for Jewish support AIPAC does not oppose diplomacy in engaging Iran, but dislikes it as an emphasis, believing that talks could buy the Iranian regime bomb-making time. But his words did not stop the Chicago hotel ballroom packed with 800 AIPAC members from cheering Obama on.
A few weeks later, Obama drew more rubberneckers than any other candidate attending AIPAC's policy forum in Washington -- drawing away onlookers from Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-N.Y.) although she outpolls Obama among Jewish voters. No one winced when he said that Palestinian needs must be considered in working out a peace deal, although that's hardly standard AIPAC pep talk......in recent speeches, Obama tweaked his pro-Israel rhetoric to echo the recent drive by the Israeli government and pro-Israel groups to insist on recognition of Israel as a Jewish state.
Israelis and Palestinians organize a non-violent protest against Israeli settlement near Bethlehem On Wednesday afternoon a group of 50 Palestinians, Israelis and international Human Rights activists gathered at Har Homa settlement, known to Palestinians as Abu Ghinim settlement, which is built on land illegally taken by the Israeli army from the southern West Bank city of Bethlehem.
Baghdad Palestinians hope for passage through India
Evidence of Israeli 'cowardly blending' comes to light A new report, written by a respected Israeli human rights organisation, one representing the country?s Arab minority not its Jewish majority, has unearthed evidence showing that during the fighting Israel committed war crimes not only against Lebanese civilians -- as was already known -- but also against its own Arab citizens. This is an aspect of the war that has been almost entirely neglected until now.
Fatah loses support among Palestinians Despite international political and financial support, the popularity of the Fatah faction headed by Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas has declined over the past month, partially because of mistrust in the group's leaders, according to a poll published Friday.
Bush blames Lebanon stalemate on Syrian interference
County Durham firm to light up Holy Land
Peres blasted over left-wing event Shimon Peres drew right-wing fire for planning to attend an event organized by the Geneva Initiative, an independent Israeli-Palestinian peace movement.
Palestinian militant found dead in refugee camp in Lebanon Residents of a Palestinian refugee camp in southern Lebanon found the body of an Islamic militant Friday who had been tortured and killed, local Palestinian officials and doctors said.
On Eve of Bush Mideast Trip, Hezbollah Chief Stirs Ire for U.S. Sheik Nasrallah said in the speech, adding America wants is to "forever abolish the spirit and culture of resistance in Lebanon." One way to do that, he said, was to settle the Palestinian Arabs in Lebanon as part of a larger solution to the regional problem ? "not for humanitarian reasons of course but to jeopardize the Palestinian cause and the right of Palestinians to return to their homeland."
In interview with Israeli paper, Bush says Israeli-Palestinian peace possible within a year Bush also said he plans to use his time in the Mideast to
rally opposition to Iran's nuclear program, saying a recent U.S. intelligence report that claimed Iran had suspended its program did not mean the danger was over
Ahead of visit, White House talks friendship with Israel ? and pressure A standoff over settlement construction would represent a rare public break between Washington and Jerusalem during Bush's two terms in the White House, and could raise unpleasant memories of the first President Bush and Israel feuding over settlements. But, the White House argues, the current president's unflinching support for Jerusalem's tough anti-terrorist measures will go along way toward smoothing over any disagreements.
Fundraising event for Palestinian Village The problem for the people of At-Tuwani is that their land is wanted by others. In the early 1980s an Israeli settlement was established nearby and since that time the settlers, many of them from the United States, France and Israel itself, have harassed the local people, mainly farmers and shepherds, in an attempt to force them to move away.
Biden and Dodd out Biden has long been close to the pro-Israel lobby, and his occasional criticism of Israeli policies has always been well-received because of his pro-Israel record. Dodd also has been close to the pro-Israel lobby, telling the American Israel Public Affairs Committee in late 2006 that he did not believe the time was ripe for Palestinian statehood.
Hezbollah sets resolution terms The Lebanese opposition group Hezbollah has said openly that it will not allow a president to be elected unless it gets a third of the cabinet seats.
Damascus becomes Arab cultural capital for 2008 Damascus heads into a new year as the cultural capital of the Arab world for 2008, hosting a year-long series of theatrical and musical events, along with talks by renowned intellectuals.
Israeli forces kidnap four from different parts of the West Bank and injure one
Qassam rocket hits N Ashkelon, furthest distance ever A Qassam rocket fired by Palestinian militants in the Gaza Strip on Thursday morning fell at an open field in northern Ashkelon, the furthest distance a rocket has struck yet, local media said.
Three Palestinians injured as settlers of Mattityahu attack Bil'in
At Tuwani Update: 16 December ? 31 December CPTers Benvie and Gish met with a lawyer from Yesh Din, an Israeli human
rights group, regarding the contaminated cistern and the Israeli settler
tour that may have been responsible.
Report: Palestinian baby critically wounded in IDF operation in Nablus Palestinian sources reported that a three-year-old Palestinian infant was critically wounded Thursday during an IDF operation in the old city of Nablus.
In ongoing Israeli invasion of Nablus, 38 Palestinian civilians injured According to local medical sources, 38 Palestinians, including a blind teenager, have been injured by Israeli gunfire thus far, during the two-day invasion of the city of Nablus.
Um Salamunah village protest the illegal Israeli Wall On Friday morning 200 Palestinians, internationals and Israelis marched against the illegal wall being built on land stolen illegally by the Israeli army from the villagers of Um Salamunah, located near the southern West Bank city of Bethlehem.
Report: Bush likely to visit Israel again in May U.S. President George W. Bush is likely to visit Israel again later this year, the website of the Israeli daily Ha'aretz reported on Friday.
100 activists protesting on Route 443; four reported to be injured IDF soldiers were alerted to the area and were making efforts top remove the crowd. Demonstrators claimed that four people were injured after inhaling tear gas.
Israel's Supreme Court rejects rights groups' appeal against Gaza fuel cuts Israel's Supreme Court rejected an appeal by human rights groups on Thursday for an injunction against fuel cuts to the Gaza Strip, rejecting their argument that the cuts cause humanitarian harm.
4 Qassams lands in Sderot, one woman suffers shock
Palestinians reject demilitarized state The Palestinian Authority has rejected Israel's call for a Palestinian state without a military and for authority to allow its own army to operate there.
Stated Clerk issues statement on Gaza Christians Kirkpatrick expresses 'alarm' at worsening conditions for all Gazans
Meshaal offers Abbas talks, holds to armed struggle Hamas leader Khaled Meshaal called on Friday for unconditional talks with the rival Fatah faction to halt violence between Palestinians but vowed to keep up the Islamist group's armed struggle against Israel.
Olmert, Abdullah meet in Aqaba During the meeting the Israeli prime minister told Abdullah that Israel will not build any new settlements nor appropriate any more land claimed by the Palestinians. Olmert repeated his desire to move toward a final peace settlement.
Throughout his career, Obama has reached for Jewish support AIPAC does not oppose diplomacy in engaging Iran, but dislikes it as an emphasis, believing that talks could buy the Iranian regime bomb-making time. But his words did not stop the Chicago hotel ballroom packed with 800 AIPAC members from cheering Obama on.
A few weeks later, Obama drew more rubberneckers than any other candidate attending AIPAC's policy forum in Washington -- drawing away onlookers from Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-N.Y.) although she outpolls Obama among Jewish voters. No one winced when he said that Palestinian needs must be considered in working out a peace deal, although that's hardly standard AIPAC pep talk......in recent speeches, Obama tweaked his pro-Israel rhetoric to echo the recent drive by the Israeli government and pro-Israel groups to insist on recognition of Israel as a Jewish state.
Israelis and Palestinians organize a non-violent protest against Israeli settlement near Bethlehem On Wednesday afternoon a group of 50 Palestinians, Israelis and international Human Rights activists gathered at Har Homa settlement, known to Palestinians as Abu Ghinim settlement, which is built on land illegally taken by the Israeli army from the southern West Bank city of Bethlehem.
Baghdad Palestinians hope for passage through India
Evidence of Israeli 'cowardly blending' comes to light A new report, written by a respected Israeli human rights organisation, one representing the country?s Arab minority not its Jewish majority, has unearthed evidence showing that during the fighting Israel committed war crimes not only against Lebanese civilians -- as was already known -- but also against its own Arab citizens. This is an aspect of the war that has been almost entirely neglected until now.
Fatah loses support among Palestinians Despite international political and financial support, the popularity of the Fatah faction headed by Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas has declined over the past month, partially because of mistrust in the group's leaders, according to a poll published Friday.
Bush blames Lebanon stalemate on Syrian interference
County Durham firm to light up Holy Land
Peres blasted over left-wing event Shimon Peres drew right-wing fire for planning to attend an event organized by the Geneva Initiative, an independent Israeli-Palestinian peace movement.
Palestinian militant found dead in refugee camp in Lebanon Residents of a Palestinian refugee camp in southern Lebanon found the body of an Islamic militant Friday who had been tortured and killed, local Palestinian officials and doctors said.
On Eve of Bush Mideast Trip, Hezbollah Chief Stirs Ire for U.S. Sheik Nasrallah said in the speech, adding America wants is to "forever abolish the spirit and culture of resistance in Lebanon." One way to do that, he said, was to settle the Palestinian Arabs in Lebanon as part of a larger solution to the regional problem ? "not for humanitarian reasons of course but to jeopardize the Palestinian cause and the right of Palestinians to return to their homeland."
In interview with Israeli paper, Bush says Israeli-Palestinian peace possible within a year Bush also said he plans to use his time in the Mideast to
rally opposition to Iran's nuclear program, saying a recent U.S. intelligence report that claimed Iran had suspended its program did not mean the danger was over
Ahead of visit, White House talks friendship with Israel ? and pressure A standoff over settlement construction would represent a rare public break between Washington and Jerusalem during Bush's two terms in the White House, and could raise unpleasant memories of the first President Bush and Israel feuding over settlements. But, the White House argues, the current president's unflinching support for Jerusalem's tough anti-terrorist measures will go along way toward smoothing over any disagreements.
Fundraising event for Palestinian Village The problem for the people of At-Tuwani is that their land is wanted by others. In the early 1980s an Israeli settlement was established nearby and since that time the settlers, many of them from the United States, France and Israel itself, have harassed the local people, mainly farmers and shepherds, in an attempt to force them to move away.
Biden and Dodd out Biden has long been close to the pro-Israel lobby, and his occasional criticism of Israeli policies has always been well-received because of his pro-Israel record. Dodd also has been close to the pro-Israel lobby, telling the American Israel Public Affairs Committee in late 2006 that he did not believe the time was ripe for Palestinian statehood.
Hezbollah sets resolution terms The Lebanese opposition group Hezbollah has said openly that it will not allow a president to be elected unless it gets a third of the cabinet seats.
Damascus becomes Arab cultural capital for 2008 Damascus heads into a new year as the cultural capital of the Arab world for 2008, hosting a year-long series of theatrical and musical events, along with talks by renowned intellectuals.
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