Israeli aircraft pound Gaza Israeli aircraft pounded the Gaza Strip on Wednesday following renewed rocket fire against southern Israel, wounding at least three people, a Palestinian medical source said.
Israel arrests father of West Bank suicide bomber
Bishop Kenney: Israel's Security Wall 'an insult to human dignity'
Israel rebuffs Egypt-Gaza border deployments Israeli leaders on Wednesday rejected proposals to secure Gaza's frontier with Egypt with additional Egyptian forces or international troops two weeks after militants blasted it open, officials said.
Israeli forces arrest 10 Palestinians in West Bank
Poll: Hamas gains in popularity after border breach
Israeli strikes wound Gaza militants, civilians: Hamas Earlier, four civilians were wounded by two air strikes on an unoccupied metal foundry and a caravan that was located outside a Hamas security position, the officials said.
DFLP calls for a national campaign to save the Plains areas continued annexation The Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine (DFLP) called for launching a comprehensive national campaign in order to save the Palestinian Plaines areas, in the Jordan Valley, from the ongoing Israeli settlement expansion and annexation which aim at removing the residents from their lands.
Iran annoyed with India's launch of Israeli spy satellite Iran has expressed its concern over India's helping Israel launch a spy satellite and has asked New Delhi to refrain from allowing other countries to launch spying operations from its territory, officials said Tuesday.
A pre-election attack on Iran remains a possibility
Canada's 'first gangster rapper' earns nominations for 2 awards The spotlight is shining on the Palestinian-born 23-year-old
Row in Israel over comments by member of 2006 war probe A member of Israel's Lebanon war commission sparked uproar on Wednesday by suggesting that Prime Minister Ehud Olmert should stay in power because he supports the Middle East peace process.
Palestinian, Israeli talks still away from final status The Palestinian National Authority (PNA) and Israel did not start deep talks on final status issues, a PNA negotiator said on Tuesday
Palestinian, Jordanian, And Israeli Researchers Build A New Partnership To Monitor Regional Earthquakes
Demand answers about the Liberty incident More recently, reporter John Crewdson, in the Chicago Tribune, reported that the National Security Agency intercepts of the Israeli pilots? communications during the attack left no doubt that Israel knew that it was attacking an American ship. Crewdson, relying on recently declassified NSA records and interviews with people with first-hand knowledge of the intercepts, tells a story that backs up the survivors? long-dismissed claims.
Fair Witness Asks Methodists Not to Vote for Divestment 'Fair Witness'=Christian Zionists.
Israel approves Egyptian border fence Defense officials said it would seek the establishment a multinational force in Gaza modeled after the U.N. force in Lebanon as part of a broader final-status agreement toward an independent Palestinian state.
Crowds gathered for Gaza siege demo More than 100 people turned out for a rally in Preston against the siege in Gaza, Palestine.
Troops demolish a Palestinian-owned house in Jerusalem
High level donor delegation visits Nahr el Bared Camp The donor delegation began the day with a tour of Beddawi Camp, where they visited the office of the Palestinian Reconstruction Committee which, together with UNRWA, is working on the master plan for the reconstruction of Nahr El Bared.
Defining "hardship" - a new yardstick for Palestinian refugee aid The UN agency for Palestinian refugees, UNRWA, will adopt new criteria to identify hardship cases among the 1.9 million Palestinian refugees who benefit from its humanitarian assistance programme, according to an UNWRA official.
MKs petition justice minister to release Israeli Arab prisoners Lawmakers from United Arab List-Ta'al petition ask Daniel Friedmann to cut jail time for Israel-Arab prisoners convicted of offenses against state security
President Saleh discusses the current Palestinian problems before Arab Summit
Two Irish women trapped in Gaza The women crossed over into Gaza illegally from Egypt last Saturday after being refused legal entry by Egyptian authorities. They had been distributing money to disadvantaged Palestinians collected by the Ireland Palestine Solidarity Campaign.
Blair calls for ?urgency? in Mideast talks
Refugee stories - Letters from Gaza (5) ?the lost generation For the first time, I'm afraid that the Palestinian society for all its innate pride and dignity is walking towards its end - the end of the Palestinian life. I say this simply because when a person loses his faith and hope, he loses everything.
EU envoy warns Gaza could become the next Somalia
Judges: City overreacted over Muslim principal Almontaser, a longtime New York educator and a Muslim of Yemeni descent, said she was forced to resign because of criticism she endured after discussing in the interview the word "intifada," an Arabic term commonly used to refer to the Palestinian uprising against Israel
Thursday, February 7, 2008
Wednesday, February 6, 2008
Headlines for 02-05-08
Israeli raids kill nine in Gaza Israeli forces have killed nine Hamas members in Gaza, as the Islamist group's armed wing said it was behind Monday's suicide bombing in Israel.
Gaza petrol stations receive reduced fuel after 20-day strike
At-Tuwani Reflection: Why can't you bring us our donkey? Armed with nothing but their rights as human beings, the people of
at-Tuwani stood on their land and demanded their due expertly
Hamas admits suicide attack as Israel retaliates
The announcement came shortly after Israeli forces killed eight Hamas members, including at least six Hamas security police, in an air strike on a police station in the town of Khan Yunis in southern Gaza.
Hanegbi wants Hamas politicos hit A top Israeli lawmaker proposed that political leaders of Hamas be marked for assassination.
Gaza siege takes terrible toll "We are seeing evidence of the stunting of children," noted the U.N. Relief and Works Agency, which supplies most of the food to the refugee population of Gaza.
Israeli FM backs Egyptian request to double forces on border
PRC, Fatah claim credit for rocket attacks at Israel
Occupied Palestinian Territories: Gaza Emergency Appeal
The Israeli army attack Palestinian homes in Hebron city and kidnaps two civilians
Iran will have nuclear weapon in three years: Mossad Israel's Mossad spy agency estimates Iran will develop a nuclear weapon within three years and continue to provide rockets to regional armed groups, a newspaper reported on Tuesday.
Israelis Want Next US President to Deal With Iran Israel also is concerned about Iraq -- and a "haphazard [U.S. troop] withdrawal that would strengthen militants and radicals in the Middle East," Gilboa said.
In about turn, U.S. says Iran may be able to make nukes by 2009 Speaking two months after an American intelligence report cast doubt on Tehran's nuclear ambitions, National Intelligence Director John Michael McConnell made his remarks during an appearance before the Senate Intelligence Committee to present an annual report on threats to the U.S. Geez. I wonder why. Say, who is it that keeps trying to convince our government that Iran is still a threat?..
Hamas regrets Egypt's action in deadly border clash
Palestinian children hold candles during a Hamas sit-in against the blockade of the Gaza Strip
Hamas in Nablus urges militants to surrender arms "Hamas in Nablus supports the legitimacy of the Palestinian Authority and its security services and thanks them for their efforts to re-establish law and order,"
Hamas: ?P.A security arrests four three supporters?
'No repeat' of Gaza breakout, says Egypt's Mubarak Egypt will not allow its border with Gaza to be breached again by militants seeking to escape an Israeli blockade, President Hosni Mubarak said Tuesday in an interview published in Spain.
Gov't task force mulls international presence in Gaza
Jordan urges US to pressure Israel to halt Gaza attacks Jordanian Foreign Minister Salah Bashir conferred on Tuesday with US Special envoy for Middle East Security, General James Jones, urging Washington to pressure Israel to put an immediate stop to its attacks on the Gaza Strip.
Police shuts down east Jerusalem center, says it is Hamas front Israel Police has shut down a religious and educational center in east Jerusalem, saying Tuesday it served as a front for Hamas.
A New Sykes-Picot Tragedy Blair has done nothing to pressure the Israelis to lift the siege they have imposed on the 21st Century's Warsaw Ghetto, also known as the Gaza Strip
Ash Wednesday and Fasting Resources for "Way of the Cross, in Occupied Palestine" CPT Palestine urges that, every Friday during Lent (Fridays being traditional Christian fast days, particularly through Lent), supporters commit to writing letters or make phone calls to end the support of Israeli occupation of Palestine. As a Lenten discipline, on Fridays write or call government officials, write letters to the editors of newspapers, etc.
Lenten Stations of the Cross: The First Station
GOP Jews slam Obama on Muslim summit The statement continued: "Nowhere in the Paris Match article does Senator Obama affirm Israel's right to exist. Nor does he condemn the repeated terrorist strikes against Israel -- the only stable democracy in the region. Further in his interview, Senator Obama said he wanted to listen to the 'concerns' of these nations. For many, their biggest concern is Israel's existence."
Puppets, poetry for Palestine in D.C. An anti-occupation group is running an "Israeli Apartheid" week in Washington.
Bush budget: Good news for Israel, not so good for domestic programs The American Israel Public Affairs Committee was expected to welcome the boost in funding for Israel.
With Rudy out, Jewish Republicans and neocons ponder what's next His departure seems to have left Republican Jews rudderless, particularly since so many of his advisers were prominent Jews. They included Frum and a slate of neoconservative foreign policy specialists, among them Martin Kramer, Norman Podhoretz, Michael Rubin and Daniel Pipes.
MK Elon: Int'l body must resettle Palestinians Elon notes that even as a group of US congressmen began working last year to stop US funding to UNRWA, Israeli governments have feared dismantling the organization "as part of their continual avoidance of correctly dealing with the refugee problem."
Peace Now to court: Order dismantling of Migron The High Court of Justice is due on Wednesday to hold a hearing on a petition by Peace Now and Palestinian landowners demanding that the state dismantle the illegal outpost of Migron.
Diplomatic duel: Israel vs. Cuba Cuban ambassador to UN attacks Israel for Gaza blockade as representative of non-aligned movement; Israeli ambassador responds by saying it is unclear who Cuba purports to represent
Facing up to the 'Facebook' dilemma Anti-Israel "virtual vandalism" struck last week when pro-Israel sites were hacked into. The vandals replaced the site image with the Palestinian flag and site descriptions with anti-Semitic and anti-Zionist diatribes.
USAID inaugurates a new school in Azzoun The Azzoun School construction was done under the USAID-funded JOBS program, which has assisted in strengthening the Palestinian education sector in 17 villages, benefiting over 70,000 Palestinians.
LGBT Palestinian organisation formed in Jerusalem
Why I Will Not Participate in the Turin Book Fair
Kristol fuels the speculation on McCain-Lieberman ticket Kristol told the pro-Israel crowd that Lieberman, a U.S. senator from Connecticut, was Sen. John McCain's preferred running mate, according to one attendee.
Gaza petrol stations receive reduced fuel after 20-day strike
At-Tuwani Reflection: Why can't you bring us our donkey? Armed with nothing but their rights as human beings, the people of
at-Tuwani stood on their land and demanded their due expertly
Hamas admits suicide attack as Israel retaliates
The announcement came shortly after Israeli forces killed eight Hamas members, including at least six Hamas security police, in an air strike on a police station in the town of Khan Yunis in southern Gaza.
Hanegbi wants Hamas politicos hit A top Israeli lawmaker proposed that political leaders of Hamas be marked for assassination.
Gaza siege takes terrible toll "We are seeing evidence of the stunting of children," noted the U.N. Relief and Works Agency, which supplies most of the food to the refugee population of Gaza.
Israeli FM backs Egyptian request to double forces on border
PRC, Fatah claim credit for rocket attacks at Israel
Occupied Palestinian Territories: Gaza Emergency Appeal
The Israeli army attack Palestinian homes in Hebron city and kidnaps two civilians
Iran will have nuclear weapon in three years: Mossad Israel's Mossad spy agency estimates Iran will develop a nuclear weapon within three years and continue to provide rockets to regional armed groups, a newspaper reported on Tuesday.
Israelis Want Next US President to Deal With Iran Israel also is concerned about Iraq -- and a "haphazard [U.S. troop] withdrawal that would strengthen militants and radicals in the Middle East," Gilboa said.
In about turn, U.S. says Iran may be able to make nukes by 2009 Speaking two months after an American intelligence report cast doubt on Tehran's nuclear ambitions, National Intelligence Director John Michael McConnell made his remarks during an appearance before the Senate Intelligence Committee to present an annual report on threats to the U.S. Geez. I wonder why. Say, who is it that keeps trying to convince our government that Iran is still a threat?..
Hamas regrets Egypt's action in deadly border clash
Palestinian children hold candles during a Hamas sit-in against the blockade of the Gaza Strip
Hamas in Nablus urges militants to surrender arms "Hamas in Nablus supports the legitimacy of the Palestinian Authority and its security services and thanks them for their efforts to re-establish law and order,"
Hamas: ?P.A security arrests four three supporters?
'No repeat' of Gaza breakout, says Egypt's Mubarak Egypt will not allow its border with Gaza to be breached again by militants seeking to escape an Israeli blockade, President Hosni Mubarak said Tuesday in an interview published in Spain.
Gov't task force mulls international presence in Gaza
Jordan urges US to pressure Israel to halt Gaza attacks Jordanian Foreign Minister Salah Bashir conferred on Tuesday with US Special envoy for Middle East Security, General James Jones, urging Washington to pressure Israel to put an immediate stop to its attacks on the Gaza Strip.
Police shuts down east Jerusalem center, says it is Hamas front Israel Police has shut down a religious and educational center in east Jerusalem, saying Tuesday it served as a front for Hamas.
A New Sykes-Picot Tragedy Blair has done nothing to pressure the Israelis to lift the siege they have imposed on the 21st Century's Warsaw Ghetto, also known as the Gaza Strip
Ash Wednesday and Fasting Resources for "Way of the Cross, in Occupied Palestine" CPT Palestine urges that, every Friday during Lent (Fridays being traditional Christian fast days, particularly through Lent), supporters commit to writing letters or make phone calls to end the support of Israeli occupation of Palestine. As a Lenten discipline, on Fridays write or call government officials, write letters to the editors of newspapers, etc.
Lenten Stations of the Cross: The First Station
GOP Jews slam Obama on Muslim summit The statement continued: "Nowhere in the Paris Match article does Senator Obama affirm Israel's right to exist. Nor does he condemn the repeated terrorist strikes against Israel -- the only stable democracy in the region. Further in his interview, Senator Obama said he wanted to listen to the 'concerns' of these nations. For many, their biggest concern is Israel's existence."
Puppets, poetry for Palestine in D.C. An anti-occupation group is running an "Israeli Apartheid" week in Washington.
Bush budget: Good news for Israel, not so good for domestic programs The American Israel Public Affairs Committee was expected to welcome the boost in funding for Israel.
With Rudy out, Jewish Republicans and neocons ponder what's next His departure seems to have left Republican Jews rudderless, particularly since so many of his advisers were prominent Jews. They included Frum and a slate of neoconservative foreign policy specialists, among them Martin Kramer, Norman Podhoretz, Michael Rubin and Daniel Pipes.
MK Elon: Int'l body must resettle Palestinians Elon notes that even as a group of US congressmen began working last year to stop US funding to UNRWA, Israeli governments have feared dismantling the organization "as part of their continual avoidance of correctly dealing with the refugee problem."
Peace Now to court: Order dismantling of Migron The High Court of Justice is due on Wednesday to hold a hearing on a petition by Peace Now and Palestinian landowners demanding that the state dismantle the illegal outpost of Migron.
Diplomatic duel: Israel vs. Cuba Cuban ambassador to UN attacks Israel for Gaza blockade as representative of non-aligned movement; Israeli ambassador responds by saying it is unclear who Cuba purports to represent
Facing up to the 'Facebook' dilemma Anti-Israel "virtual vandalism" struck last week when pro-Israel sites were hacked into. The vandals replaced the site image with the Palestinian flag and site descriptions with anti-Semitic and anti-Zionist diatribes.
USAID inaugurates a new school in Azzoun The Azzoun School construction was done under the USAID-funded JOBS program, which has assisted in strengthening the Palestinian education sector in 17 villages, benefiting over 70,000 Palestinians.
LGBT Palestinian organisation formed in Jerusalem
Why I Will Not Participate in the Turin Book Fair
Kristol fuels the speculation on McCain-Lieberman ticket Kristol told the pro-Israel crowd that Lieberman, a U.S. senator from Connecticut, was Sen. John McCain's preferred running mate, according to one attendee.
Tuesday, February 5, 2008
Headlines for 02-04-08
One dead in Gaza-Egypt shooting At least one Palestinian has been killed by gunfire that broke out during clashes between Egyptian police and Gazan protestors at the Rafah crossing.
1 killed by Israel suicide bomber A violent offshoot of moderate Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas' Fatah movement claimed responsibility, which could complicate recently renewed peace efforts.
Israeli troops kill two Hamas gunmen in Gaza
Israeli military kidnaps at least three across the West Bank
EU to act in Gaza if solution is reached, Solana says On a two-day-visit in Egypt, European foreign policy chief Javier Solana said the European Union (EU) is ready to take up its role in the Gaza Strip, if a political solution is agreed on, sources said on Sunday.
Sibel Edmonds Must Be Heard by Philip Giraldi Many of the officials involved are apparently the same neoconservatives who cooked the books to enable the rush to war against Iraq and who are continuing to urge more wars in the Middle East, most notably against Iran and Syria. Several of them are close allies of leading Republican presidential candidate John McCain.
The Great Betrayal by Patrick J. Buchanan Where Bush has lately cleansed his administration of neocons, McCain offers the last best hope for a neocon return and restoration and more wars in the Middle East. And if, as seems probable, Bibi Netanyahu again becomes prime minister of Israel, he and a President McCain will find a pretext for war on Iran.
Israeli air force attacks Gaza militant: Hamas Israel's air force attacked a senior Palestinian militant as he drove through the northern Gaza Strip on Monday, wounding him and at least two others, a source in the ruling Hamas faction said.
Bush budget launches new Israel aid The Bush administration increased the amount partly as compensation to Israel for a planned $20 billion in U.S. arms sales to Saudi Arabia and its Arab neighbors. The administration defends the overall package as necessary to contain Iranian hegemony and to spur Israel and moderate Arab nations to support Israeli-Palestinian peace.
4 Qassam rockets fired at Sderot; no injuries
Zakarnah: W.B government workers will strike Tuesday and Wednesday
Palestinian official: Israel threatens more restrictions on Gaza fuel
Palestinian negotiator accuses Hamas of destroying statehood essentials
Egypt gathers Palestinians at al-Arish airport for departure
Palestinian teen planning stabbing attack nabbed in Hebron Security forces were able to foil an attack on Border Guard officers stationed in the Cave of Patriarchs in the West Bank city of Hebron, Monday, after arresting a Palestinian teen carrying a 9-inch knife.
Fatah militant and PFLP claim Dimona bombing An armed wing of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas's Fatah faction carried out a bombing in southern Israel on Monday along with another militant group, a Fatah source said.
Hamas sources: Palestinian security forces arrests 9 members of the movement from the West Bank
Abbas condemns Palestinian bombing in Israel President Mahmoud Abbas condemned a Palestinian suicide bombing in the Israeli town of Dimona on Monday but also levelled censure at an earlier military raid by Israel in the occupied West Bank.
Jordan's King Abdullah II: 2008 "crossroad" for Mideast peace
The Israeli army kidnaps four civilians from Hebron area
A Palestinian dies of heart attack on one of Israeli checkpoints It is reported that Ali al Faqeeh aged 44, was previously in good health. He suffered the heart attack while waiting his turn to pass the checkpoint.
Alarmed at deteriorating situation in Occupied Palestinian Territory, Palestinian rights committee bureau warns recent political momentum could be jeopardized Routine Israeli military operations in the West Bank and air strikes at the Gaza Strip, the expansion of settlements in and around East Jerusalem, the continued construction of the wall in the West Bank, and the imposition of a damaging blockade and sanctions on the Gaza Strip are undermining the implementation of the Joint Understanding achieved by the parties at Annapolis and run contrary to Israel?s Road Map obligations. Hundreds of Israeli checkpoints throughout the West Bank threaten to render any economic assistance ineffective.
With Jewish states up for grabs on Feb. 5, candidates seek edge All the presidential campaigns in their bid for Jewish support have stressed support for Israel and strength in combating Islamic terrorismn.
Lebanese block Israeli attempt to divert rain water Lebanese residents from the Southern village of Kfar Kila have thwarted an attempt by Israeli workers backed by Israeli troops to reopen a channel that would allow them to divert rain water form Lebanese territory into Israel, the state-run National News Agency (NNA) reported on Saturday
U.S. condemns attack in Israel and condemns Hamas
US anti-missile ship to dock in Haifa An American missile ship set to dock at Haifa Port on Monday is equipped with an anti-missile defense system that could be deployed in the region in the event of an Iranian missile attack against Israel.
Lebanon to lodge UN complaint against Israel for border shooting Lebanon's government decided Monday to lodge a complaint with the UN Security Council against Israel for a cross-border shooting incident that killed one Lebanese man and wounded another.
Jailed Hamas legislators call for countering Israel?s plan to dig a tunnel near the Al Aqsa Mosque
Congress, using disinfo from MEMRI, set to cut Egypt's aid
International Finance Corporation extends help to Palestinians The International Finance Corporation (IFC), the private sector arm of the World Bank, hopes to sign three agreements during a visit by its chief executive officer Lars Thunell to the West Bank in early February.
Why Clinton is good for Israel By U.S. Rep. Nita Lowey In the months and years since Sept. 11, 2001, Senator Clinton's strength, vision and leadership have been invaluable in the efforts to rebuild New York and to ensure
that our nation is never attacked by terrorists again. The fear, confusion, anger and challenges after this tragic attack brought into focus for many Americans the inextricable link between the United States and Israel, a principle Hillary Clinton has long understood.
Long struggle finally brings Gaza student to Central Michigan After nearly a year of being trapped in Gaza, Matar has been freed from the border and is now fulfilling his dreams of getting an education at Central Michigan.
MECC Calls for Solidarity with People of Gaza & Immediate End of Siege In a statement issued on the 25th of January, MECC General Secretary called the international community to show solidarity with the people of Gaza.
French envoy condemns Iran statements A French ambassador summoned by Iran's Foreign Ministry condemned recent comments by Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad implying Israel would be destroyed, a French Foreign Ministry spokeswoman said Monday.
Conquering Conflict through Creation: The Power of a Child's Canvas The exhibition features work by Palestinian children and youth from the SOS Hermann Gmeiner School and SOS Children's Village Bethlehem.
Sympathy for Gaza Turns Egyptian Footballer Into Hero Abou Trika, the popular Egyptian soccer player, is now a national hero. He won the hearts of Egyptians for displaying a slogan in support of Gaza at the African Nations Cup.
Obama ads in Jewish Calif. papers "Together we can," they say in large type, and list such items as ensure Israel's security as a Jewish state and its quest for peace; create an affordable universal health care system; end the war in Iraq; and preserve the separation between church and state.
Hip-hop concludes Palestine Week
1 killed by Israel suicide bomber A violent offshoot of moderate Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas' Fatah movement claimed responsibility, which could complicate recently renewed peace efforts.
Israeli troops kill two Hamas gunmen in Gaza
Israeli military kidnaps at least three across the West Bank
EU to act in Gaza if solution is reached, Solana says On a two-day-visit in Egypt, European foreign policy chief Javier Solana said the European Union (EU) is ready to take up its role in the Gaza Strip, if a political solution is agreed on, sources said on Sunday.
Sibel Edmonds Must Be Heard by Philip Giraldi Many of the officials involved are apparently the same neoconservatives who cooked the books to enable the rush to war against Iraq and who are continuing to urge more wars in the Middle East, most notably against Iran and Syria. Several of them are close allies of leading Republican presidential candidate John McCain.
The Great Betrayal by Patrick J. Buchanan Where Bush has lately cleansed his administration of neocons, McCain offers the last best hope for a neocon return and restoration and more wars in the Middle East. And if, as seems probable, Bibi Netanyahu again becomes prime minister of Israel, he and a President McCain will find a pretext for war on Iran.
Israeli air force attacks Gaza militant: Hamas Israel's air force attacked a senior Palestinian militant as he drove through the northern Gaza Strip on Monday, wounding him and at least two others, a source in the ruling Hamas faction said.
Bush budget launches new Israel aid The Bush administration increased the amount partly as compensation to Israel for a planned $20 billion in U.S. arms sales to Saudi Arabia and its Arab neighbors. The administration defends the overall package as necessary to contain Iranian hegemony and to spur Israel and moderate Arab nations to support Israeli-Palestinian peace.
4 Qassam rockets fired at Sderot; no injuries
Zakarnah: W.B government workers will strike Tuesday and Wednesday
Palestinian official: Israel threatens more restrictions on Gaza fuel
Palestinian negotiator accuses Hamas of destroying statehood essentials
Egypt gathers Palestinians at al-Arish airport for departure
Palestinian teen planning stabbing attack nabbed in Hebron Security forces were able to foil an attack on Border Guard officers stationed in the Cave of Patriarchs in the West Bank city of Hebron, Monday, after arresting a Palestinian teen carrying a 9-inch knife.
Fatah militant and PFLP claim Dimona bombing An armed wing of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas's Fatah faction carried out a bombing in southern Israel on Monday along with another militant group, a Fatah source said.
Hamas sources: Palestinian security forces arrests 9 members of the movement from the West Bank
Abbas condemns Palestinian bombing in Israel President Mahmoud Abbas condemned a Palestinian suicide bombing in the Israeli town of Dimona on Monday but also levelled censure at an earlier military raid by Israel in the occupied West Bank.
Jordan's King Abdullah II: 2008 "crossroad" for Mideast peace
The Israeli army kidnaps four civilians from Hebron area
A Palestinian dies of heart attack on one of Israeli checkpoints It is reported that Ali al Faqeeh aged 44, was previously in good health. He suffered the heart attack while waiting his turn to pass the checkpoint.
Alarmed at deteriorating situation in Occupied Palestinian Territory, Palestinian rights committee bureau warns recent political momentum could be jeopardized Routine Israeli military operations in the West Bank and air strikes at the Gaza Strip, the expansion of settlements in and around East Jerusalem, the continued construction of the wall in the West Bank, and the imposition of a damaging blockade and sanctions on the Gaza Strip are undermining the implementation of the Joint Understanding achieved by the parties at Annapolis and run contrary to Israel?s Road Map obligations. Hundreds of Israeli checkpoints throughout the West Bank threaten to render any economic assistance ineffective.
With Jewish states up for grabs on Feb. 5, candidates seek edge All the presidential campaigns in their bid for Jewish support have stressed support for Israel and strength in combating Islamic terrorismn.
Lebanese block Israeli attempt to divert rain water Lebanese residents from the Southern village of Kfar Kila have thwarted an attempt by Israeli workers backed by Israeli troops to reopen a channel that would allow them to divert rain water form Lebanese territory into Israel, the state-run National News Agency (NNA) reported on Saturday
U.S. condemns attack in Israel and condemns Hamas
US anti-missile ship to dock in Haifa An American missile ship set to dock at Haifa Port on Monday is equipped with an anti-missile defense system that could be deployed in the region in the event of an Iranian missile attack against Israel.
Lebanon to lodge UN complaint against Israel for border shooting Lebanon's government decided Monday to lodge a complaint with the UN Security Council against Israel for a cross-border shooting incident that killed one Lebanese man and wounded another.
Jailed Hamas legislators call for countering Israel?s plan to dig a tunnel near the Al Aqsa Mosque
Congress, using disinfo from MEMRI, set to cut Egypt's aid
International Finance Corporation extends help to Palestinians The International Finance Corporation (IFC), the private sector arm of the World Bank, hopes to sign three agreements during a visit by its chief executive officer Lars Thunell to the West Bank in early February.
Why Clinton is good for Israel By U.S. Rep. Nita Lowey In the months and years since Sept. 11, 2001, Senator Clinton's strength, vision and leadership have been invaluable in the efforts to rebuild New York and to ensure
that our nation is never attacked by terrorists again. The fear, confusion, anger and challenges after this tragic attack brought into focus for many Americans the inextricable link between the United States and Israel, a principle Hillary Clinton has long understood.
Long struggle finally brings Gaza student to Central Michigan After nearly a year of being trapped in Gaza, Matar has been freed from the border and is now fulfilling his dreams of getting an education at Central Michigan.
MECC Calls for Solidarity with People of Gaza & Immediate End of Siege In a statement issued on the 25th of January, MECC General Secretary called the international community to show solidarity with the people of Gaza.
French envoy condemns Iran statements A French ambassador summoned by Iran's Foreign Ministry condemned recent comments by Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad implying Israel would be destroyed, a French Foreign Ministry spokeswoman said Monday.
Conquering Conflict through Creation: The Power of a Child's Canvas The exhibition features work by Palestinian children and youth from the SOS Hermann Gmeiner School and SOS Children's Village Bethlehem.
Sympathy for Gaza Turns Egyptian Footballer Into Hero Abou Trika, the popular Egyptian soccer player, is now a national hero. He won the hearts of Egyptians for displaying a slogan in support of Gaza at the African Nations Cup.
Obama ads in Jewish Calif. papers "Together we can," they say in large type, and list such items as ensure Israel's security as a Jewish state and its quest for peace; create an affordable universal health care system; end the war in Iraq; and preserve the separation between church and state.
Hip-hop concludes Palestine Week
Monday, February 4, 2008
Headlines for 02-03-08
Barak allows Hebron settlers to install glass windows Defense Minister Ehud Barak on Sunday gave Hebron settlers permission to install glass window panes in a disputed four story building in Hebron while they fight a legal battle to stave off eviction orders.
Egyptians seal border with Gaza Hamas, meanwhile, appears to be running out of options for keeping the border open, as it pledged. Another breach appears unlikely because Hamas cannot afford to alienate Egypt, its main conduit to the Arab world.
Palestinians say settlers uprooted 200 olive trees Palestinian residents of the West Bank village of Jit claimed Sunday that settlers living in the neighboring Havat Gilad outpost have uprooted some 200 olive seedlings belonging to villagers during the night.
Egyptian soldiers seal Gaza border after two weeks of traffic Despite the flood of Palestinians into Egypt, there remains concern about the economic crisis in Gaza. Yesterday, the UN special coordinator for the Middle East, Robert Serry, said he was concerned about an Israeli high court ruling last week that rejected challenges to an Israeli government decision to reduce fuel and electricity supplies to Gazans.
Acting Palestinian PM says Hamas rule in Gaza doesn't terminate PNA dominance The Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas)' control on Gaza Strip since last June doesn't terminate the reign of the Palestinian National Authority (PNA) on the coastal enclave, acting Premier Salam Fayyad said on Sunday.
David Miliband and Douglas Alexander concerned over impact on Gaza of fuel cuts by the Government of We continue to be deeply concerned by the growing humanitarian impact of restrictions by the Government of Israel on industrial diesel supplies to Gaza, particularly on the most vulnerable sections of the population. We welcome Israel's recent decision to increase the supply of industrial diesel and continue to urge them to lift all restrictions on fuel with immediate effect.
Despair as Gazans lose link to outside world the nearly 100 dollars (65 euros) worth of fertiliser and other farm supplies -- a small fortune for a farmer in impoverished and isolated Gaza -- remains on the other side of the frontier, out of reach.
Israeli soldiers suspended for mooning Palestinians The video was said to have been shot outside the southern city of Hebron, with the troops allegedly exposing themselves to Palestinian shepherds in order to try and make them leave an area near the flashpoint city.
World Islamic body urges more U.N. action over Gaza
Israel says Hamas got hi-tech weapons in border breach
JNF to erect signs in parks, citing destroyed Palestinian villages The organization's director, Eitan Bronstein, told Haaretz: "I think that today there is more openness to the subject and it is starting to be less threatening. The sky will not fall if we tell people that we kicked out Arabs and destroyed villages."
Zuckerman: Israel a 'client state' of U.S. he is pessimistic about the chances for peace between Israel and the Palestinians but that Israel must make the effort because "it is the only way to maintain whatever political support it has, especially in the United States -- but really, in the Western world."
Ships did not cause Internet cable damage The transport ministry added that footage recorded by onshore video cameras of the location of the cables showed no maritime traffic in the area when the cables were damaged.
Israel eyes Egyptian border fence Defense Minister Ehud Barak said Sunday he was pushing for the government to approve and fund the construction of a fence between the Negev Desert and the Egyptian Sinai to keep out arms smugglers and terrorists.
Repairs to start on undersea cable Tuesday
Societe Generale on trial in French-Israel scam Cheques trafficked from France were allegedly cleared in money exchange offices or banks in Israel, where a third party can clear a cheque by paying a cash sum, making it difficult to trace the origin of the funds. The sums were then repatriated to French banks.
Embassy not target of Mauritania attack Shin Bet chief Yuval Diskin, whose agency is responsible for security at Israeli diplomatic installations abroad, told Prime Minister Ehud Olmert's Cabinet on Sunday that the embassy in Nouakchott was hit by bullets aimed at an adjacent restaurant last Friday.
Lebanese man 'killed by Israelis' A Lebanese man has been shot dead and another wounded in south Lebanon by Israel forces, Lebanese security sources have said.
Middle East Internet Blackouts Spur Geopolitical Suspicions Most notably, Israel and Iraq are unaffected by the outage.
Sy Hersh confirms: Syrian facility bombed by Israel was not nuclear Hersh appeared on CNN's Late Edition on Sunday to discuss his upcoming article, "A Strike in the Dark," which will appear in the Feb. 11 issue of the New Yorker......Hersh's best guess as to the motivation of the bombing is that it was partly Israeli politics and partly "a message for the Iranians that we're coming."
Why did the Sabarnah cousins go to the library?
Mea culpa from Washington Post ombudsman The Washington Post ombudsman said an offensive essay by Arun Gandhi on Jewish identity should not have been published.
Op-Ed: Two-state solution key to avoiding Israel=apartheid The implication for American friends of Israel is that defending Israel -- on or off campus -- means going beyond PR campaigns and into the realm of public policy. It means going the extra mile not only to defend Israel?s image but to actively support its government?s efforts to avert the deterioration toward binationalism.
Gaza?s Future Henry Siegman
Israeli indicted for selling weapons to Palestinians
Egypt briefly detains AFP journalists in Rafah Plainclothes police officers erased the photographer's memory cards, saying journalists were no longer allowed to photograph the border, which was being closed again after it was blown open by Gaza-based militants 11 days ago.
Shin Bet chief: Trial of soldiers' murderers near Hebron a 'farce' The head of the Shin Bet security services on Sunday blasted the Palestinian Authority for what he termed the 'farcical' legal proceedings held against the Palestinian murderers two off-duty Israel Defense Forces soldiers near the West Bank city of Hebron late last year.
Brigadier General Udi Dekel was appointed on Sunday to head the staff entrusted with conducting negotiations with the Palestinians.
Joint PA-Israeli operation brings back 2 dozen stolen cars to Israel The cars were all recovered from the area surrounding the northern Samarian city of Jenin by Palestinian police.
Chronicle readers question the candidates: Sen. Hillary Clinton What is your position on Palestinian property rights? Sen. Clinton: Well John, we must never question Israel's right to exist in safety as a Jewish state, with defensible borders and an undivided Jerusalem as its capital
Olmert overrules Shin Bet: Agrees to concessions in Shalit deal
NDP condemns situation in Gaza New Democrats also deplore the failure of Stephen Harper?s government to play a constructive role on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. The emergency session the UN Human Rights Council saw Canada voting alone against a resolution condemning the blockade.
Pilgrims In The Promised Land Living Bread International Church founder Karen Dunham of Clearwater, center, talks with men from the Aroub refugee camp outside of Bethlehem. The men are Palestinian Muslims who have come to the gates of the camp to thank Dunham for the help that her group has provided to the refugees.
Memoir powerfully recalls Palestinian childhood
Wall Street Journal Votes for Netanyahu It?s really all part of the same Netanyahu network: the editorial board of the Wall Street Journal, the Shalem Center, Freedom?s Watch, and you can add the Middle East specialists at the American Enterprise Institute, Sharansky?s One Jerusalem, etc. etc.
Egyptians seal border with Gaza Hamas, meanwhile, appears to be running out of options for keeping the border open, as it pledged. Another breach appears unlikely because Hamas cannot afford to alienate Egypt, its main conduit to the Arab world.
Palestinians say settlers uprooted 200 olive trees Palestinian residents of the West Bank village of Jit claimed Sunday that settlers living in the neighboring Havat Gilad outpost have uprooted some 200 olive seedlings belonging to villagers during the night.
Egyptian soldiers seal Gaza border after two weeks of traffic Despite the flood of Palestinians into Egypt, there remains concern about the economic crisis in Gaza. Yesterday, the UN special coordinator for the Middle East, Robert Serry, said he was concerned about an Israeli high court ruling last week that rejected challenges to an Israeli government decision to reduce fuel and electricity supplies to Gazans.
Acting Palestinian PM says Hamas rule in Gaza doesn't terminate PNA dominance The Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas)' control on Gaza Strip since last June doesn't terminate the reign of the Palestinian National Authority (PNA) on the coastal enclave, acting Premier Salam Fayyad said on Sunday.
David Miliband and Douglas Alexander concerned over impact on Gaza of fuel cuts by the Government of We continue to be deeply concerned by the growing humanitarian impact of restrictions by the Government of Israel on industrial diesel supplies to Gaza, particularly on the most vulnerable sections of the population. We welcome Israel's recent decision to increase the supply of industrial diesel and continue to urge them to lift all restrictions on fuel with immediate effect.
Despair as Gazans lose link to outside world the nearly 100 dollars (65 euros) worth of fertiliser and other farm supplies -- a small fortune for a farmer in impoverished and isolated Gaza -- remains on the other side of the frontier, out of reach.
Israeli soldiers suspended for mooning Palestinians The video was said to have been shot outside the southern city of Hebron, with the troops allegedly exposing themselves to Palestinian shepherds in order to try and make them leave an area near the flashpoint city.
World Islamic body urges more U.N. action over Gaza
Israel says Hamas got hi-tech weapons in border breach
JNF to erect signs in parks, citing destroyed Palestinian villages The organization's director, Eitan Bronstein, told Haaretz: "I think that today there is more openness to the subject and it is starting to be less threatening. The sky will not fall if we tell people that we kicked out Arabs and destroyed villages."
Zuckerman: Israel a 'client state' of U.S. he is pessimistic about the chances for peace between Israel and the Palestinians but that Israel must make the effort because "it is the only way to maintain whatever political support it has, especially in the United States -- but really, in the Western world."
Ships did not cause Internet cable damage The transport ministry added that footage recorded by onshore video cameras of the location of the cables showed no maritime traffic in the area when the cables were damaged.
Israel eyes Egyptian border fence Defense Minister Ehud Barak said Sunday he was pushing for the government to approve and fund the construction of a fence between the Negev Desert and the Egyptian Sinai to keep out arms smugglers and terrorists.
Repairs to start on undersea cable Tuesday
Societe Generale on trial in French-Israel scam Cheques trafficked from France were allegedly cleared in money exchange offices or banks in Israel, where a third party can clear a cheque by paying a cash sum, making it difficult to trace the origin of the funds. The sums were then repatriated to French banks.
Embassy not target of Mauritania attack Shin Bet chief Yuval Diskin, whose agency is responsible for security at Israeli diplomatic installations abroad, told Prime Minister Ehud Olmert's Cabinet on Sunday that the embassy in Nouakchott was hit by bullets aimed at an adjacent restaurant last Friday.
Lebanese man 'killed by Israelis' A Lebanese man has been shot dead and another wounded in south Lebanon by Israel forces, Lebanese security sources have said.
Middle East Internet Blackouts Spur Geopolitical Suspicions Most notably, Israel and Iraq are unaffected by the outage.
Sy Hersh confirms: Syrian facility bombed by Israel was not nuclear Hersh appeared on CNN's Late Edition on Sunday to discuss his upcoming article, "A Strike in the Dark," which will appear in the Feb. 11 issue of the New Yorker......Hersh's best guess as to the motivation of the bombing is that it was partly Israeli politics and partly "a message for the Iranians that we're coming."
Why did the Sabarnah cousins go to the library?
Mea culpa from Washington Post ombudsman The Washington Post ombudsman said an offensive essay by Arun Gandhi on Jewish identity should not have been published.
Op-Ed: Two-state solution key to avoiding Israel=apartheid The implication for American friends of Israel is that defending Israel -- on or off campus -- means going beyond PR campaigns and into the realm of public policy. It means going the extra mile not only to defend Israel?s image but to actively support its government?s efforts to avert the deterioration toward binationalism.
Gaza?s Future Henry Siegman
Israeli indicted for selling weapons to Palestinians
Egypt briefly detains AFP journalists in Rafah Plainclothes police officers erased the photographer's memory cards, saying journalists were no longer allowed to photograph the border, which was being closed again after it was blown open by Gaza-based militants 11 days ago.
Shin Bet chief: Trial of soldiers' murderers near Hebron a 'farce' The head of the Shin Bet security services on Sunday blasted the Palestinian Authority for what he termed the 'farcical' legal proceedings held against the Palestinian murderers two off-duty Israel Defense Forces soldiers near the West Bank city of Hebron late last year.
Brigadier General Udi Dekel was appointed on Sunday to head the staff entrusted with conducting negotiations with the Palestinians.
Joint PA-Israeli operation brings back 2 dozen stolen cars to Israel The cars were all recovered from the area surrounding the northern Samarian city of Jenin by Palestinian police.
Chronicle readers question the candidates: Sen. Hillary Clinton What is your position on Palestinian property rights? Sen. Clinton: Well John, we must never question Israel's right to exist in safety as a Jewish state, with defensible borders and an undivided Jerusalem as its capital
Olmert overrules Shin Bet: Agrees to concessions in Shalit deal
NDP condemns situation in Gaza New Democrats also deplore the failure of Stephen Harper?s government to play a constructive role on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. The emergency session the UN Human Rights Council saw Canada voting alone against a resolution condemning the blockade.
Pilgrims In The Promised Land Living Bread International Church founder Karen Dunham of Clearwater, center, talks with men from the Aroub refugee camp outside of Bethlehem. The men are Palestinian Muslims who have come to the gates of the camp to thank Dunham for the help that her group has provided to the refugees.
Memoir powerfully recalls Palestinian childhood
Wall Street Journal Votes for Netanyahu It?s really all part of the same Netanyahu network: the editorial board of the Wall Street Journal, the Shalem Center, Freedom?s Watch, and you can add the Middle East specialists at the American Enterprise Institute, Sharansky?s One Jerusalem, etc. etc.
Sunday, February 3, 2008
Headlines for 02-02-08
Hamas: Fatah security forces arrest four Hamas members from several part of the West Bank
Soldiers terrify family, force father and children under the rain for several hours
Safeguarding 'New-cue-lur' Secrets According to the Times, the Turks and Israelis had planted "moles" in practically every agency or institution involved in nuclear technology. The Turks and their American Turkish Council, Edmonds claimed, often acted as a "conduit," passing nuclear secrets to Pakistan?s Inter-Services Intelligence, and receiving cash payments in return.
P.A security arrests eight Hamas supporters in the West Bank
Palestinian patient dies due to the Israeli siege on Gaza
Palestinian Sources: Israel transferred 120 Palestinian prisoners to administrative detention
Three boys wounded near Bethlehem Three Palestinian young boys were injured when Israeli troops opened fire at them in the village of Al-Khader south of Bethlehem on Saturday at night.
Commander whose unit shot unarmed Palestinian sentenced to 15 months in jail and a demotion Dror claims that the way the Palestinian looked at him was enough to classify him as a "suspect" and to justify opening fire.
Hamas says will control Gaza-Egypt border transit
Capitulation to all The security and demographic imperative to maintain the settlement blocs in the Jerusalem area is compelling. The building project freezes at Ma'aleh Adumim and now Givat Ze'ev, however, suggest that the current government does not share this view and that the American administration's 2004 letter notwithstanding, rejects it too.
Lebanon orders arrest of 11 soldiers over shootings A Lebanese judge ordered on Saturday the arrest of three army officers and eight soldiers over the killing of opposition protesters a week ago in some of Beirut's deadliest street violence since the 1975-90 civil war.
Palestinian tries to sneak lion and monkey into Gaza
Israelis told to prepare 'rocket rooms' for war Retired senior officers told Israelis on Saturday to prepare "rocket rooms" as protection against a rain of missiles expected to be fired at the Jewish state in any future conflict
Crossing into Egypt for supplies Since the Egypt-Gaza border was breached more than a week ago, Palestinians have been crossing into Egypt looking for items they cannot find in Gaza.
HEBRON: Tragedy in Beit Ummar pt II: Rest in peace? Before anyone reached the gate, and without any provocation or warning, the IDF began firing on the procession, first with live ammunition, and then with plastic bullets, tear gas, and concussion grenades. Three Palestinians were immediately injured near the internationals and taken away by ambulance as the outraged procession retreated
Canadian Inquiry Blames Israelis for Deaths in 2006 A Canadian military inquiry's report released Friday blames Israeli forces for the "tragic and preventable" deaths of a Canadian soldier and three other United Nations observers in Lebanon in July 2006.
Former '60 Minutes' Producer Says Show Could Get No Congressman to Speak on the Record About AIPAC
Qaeda claims Israel embassy attack in Mauritania: Gunmen opened fire on the Israeli embassy in Mauritania early on Friday, wounding at least three people but hurting no embassy staff.
Commission launches PEGASE - a new mechanism to support the Palestinian people
Soldiers terrify family, force father and children under the rain for several hours
Safeguarding 'New-cue-lur' Secrets According to the Times, the Turks and Israelis had planted "moles" in practically every agency or institution involved in nuclear technology. The Turks and their American Turkish Council, Edmonds claimed, often acted as a "conduit," passing nuclear secrets to Pakistan?s Inter-Services Intelligence, and receiving cash payments in return.
P.A security arrests eight Hamas supporters in the West Bank
Palestinian patient dies due to the Israeli siege on Gaza
Palestinian Sources: Israel transferred 120 Palestinian prisoners to administrative detention
Three boys wounded near Bethlehem Three Palestinian young boys were injured when Israeli troops opened fire at them in the village of Al-Khader south of Bethlehem on Saturday at night.
Commander whose unit shot unarmed Palestinian sentenced to 15 months in jail and a demotion Dror claims that the way the Palestinian looked at him was enough to classify him as a "suspect" and to justify opening fire.
Hamas says will control Gaza-Egypt border transit
Capitulation to all The security and demographic imperative to maintain the settlement blocs in the Jerusalem area is compelling. The building project freezes at Ma'aleh Adumim and now Givat Ze'ev, however, suggest that the current government does not share this view and that the American administration's 2004 letter notwithstanding, rejects it too.
Lebanon orders arrest of 11 soldiers over shootings A Lebanese judge ordered on Saturday the arrest of three army officers and eight soldiers over the killing of opposition protesters a week ago in some of Beirut's deadliest street violence since the 1975-90 civil war.
Palestinian tries to sneak lion and monkey into Gaza
Israelis told to prepare 'rocket rooms' for war Retired senior officers told Israelis on Saturday to prepare "rocket rooms" as protection against a rain of missiles expected to be fired at the Jewish state in any future conflict
Crossing into Egypt for supplies Since the Egypt-Gaza border was breached more than a week ago, Palestinians have been crossing into Egypt looking for items they cannot find in Gaza.
HEBRON: Tragedy in Beit Ummar pt II: Rest in peace? Before anyone reached the gate, and without any provocation or warning, the IDF began firing on the procession, first with live ammunition, and then with plastic bullets, tear gas, and concussion grenades. Three Palestinians were immediately injured near the internationals and taken away by ambulance as the outraged procession retreated
Canadian Inquiry Blames Israelis for Deaths in 2006 A Canadian military inquiry's report released Friday blames Israeli forces for the "tragic and preventable" deaths of a Canadian soldier and three other United Nations observers in Lebanon in July 2006.
Former '60 Minutes' Producer Says Show Could Get No Congressman to Speak on the Record About AIPAC
Qaeda claims Israel embassy attack in Mauritania: Gunmen opened fire on the Israeli embassy in Mauritania early on Friday, wounding at least three people but hurting no embassy staff.
Commission launches PEGASE - a new mechanism to support the Palestinian people
Saturday, February 2, 2008
Headlines for 02-01-08
Gaza blockade threatens education crisis: UNICEF "Children are forced to work in catastrophic conditions, without heat or electricity," UNICEF spokeswoman Veronique Taveau told journalists.
Leaflet: IDF will fire at residents if they hurl stones As if Palestinians didn't already know that.
Three injured in the weekly Bil'in protest
OFID extends US$5 million grant to assist relief efforts in the Gaza Strip
Palestine Red Crescent: working and living under siege in Gaza
Arab Israelis strike over dropped shooting probe
Mashaal: Shalit being treated with kid gloves
"We Can't Afford to Let Them Spill the Beans" A dual Israeli-American national, Grossman has promoted the neocon agenda of forcing "regime change" in the Middle East. "[T]he time has come now," he declared on the eve of the Iraq invasion, "to make a stand against this kind of connection between weapons of mass destruction and terrorism. And we think Iraq is a place to make that stand first . . . the great threat today is the nexus between weapons of mass destruction and terrorism."
Hamas bulldozes Egypt-Gaza crossing Hamas has used a bulldozer to widen a breach in the Gaza-Egypt border so trucks could pass out of the Israeli-blockaded Palestinian territory, despite Egypt's efforts to seal the crossing, witnesses said.
Hundreds of Hamas supporters protest against Egypt's attempts to close border breach Hundreds of Hamas supporters protested on the breached Gaza-Egypt border Friday to demand it remain open, while Egyptian troops poured cement and laid down metal spikes in a new attempt to halt the influx of Gazans.
MCC responds to Gaza blockade crisis with emergency assistance Mennonite Central Committee is responding to this crisis by providing $25,000 in emergency assistance to buy food, blankets and warm winter clothing for 180 of Gaza?s most vulnerable households in the Khan Yunis Refugee Camp and Gaza City.
Hamas release senior Fatah aide Hamas has freed an aide of Palestinian PM Salam Fayyad seven weeks after he was detained in the Gaza Strip.
The Nation: The Strangulation of Gaza All this is supposed to be in response to Palestinian militant groups' firing of crude homemade rockets into Israel, which rarely cause any actual damage. There can be no excuse for firing rockets at civilian targets, but Israel was squeezing Gaza long before the first of those primitive projectiles was cobbled together.
Travel brings surprises to Gazans One Egyptian truck driver ignored a policeman's order to stop and rolled through an intersection in the southern Gaza town of Khan Younis. Instead of being reprimanded by the normally stern Hamas traffic police, he was cheered by onlookers.
Ambassador upset by newspaper column on Israel Israel's ambassador to New Zealand has criticised as "outrageous" an article in a New Zealand newspaper which called Israel a "terrorist state"......."What's the next move for Israeli leaders? They could have to follow the example of the Nazis who in the end massacred everyone inside the compound," The truth hurts.
Israeli delays mean no Gaza schoolbooks: UN Children in Gaza will start the second half of their school year on Saturday without textbooks because Israeli authorities delayed authorising imports of paper to print them on, a UN official said.
Poll: Most U.S. Muslims reject attacks on civilians The poll also found that 75 percent of respondents agreed that "brokering a just resolution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict would improve America's reputation in the Muslim world."
"Breaking the Silence" on Israel's occupation An Israeli veterans group will tour the U.S. East Coast to talk about the moral price of Israel's occupation of the West Bank.
The Road to Gaza ? This little bit of freedom was so precious to the Palestinians that they obviously thought going to sleep for the night was obviously a waste of time. Every moment in Egypt became party time.
State: Abbas will be funded The letter was supported by a broad array of pro-Israel groups, notably including the American Israel Public Affairs Committee, because Ackerman made it clear the moneys should be project-based. That qualification arose out of a concern that direct funding of the P.A. might not include controls that would keep the money from corrupt officials or terrorists.
Gun attack on Israeli embassy in Mauritania The attack comes after political parties in Mauritania, an Islamic republic which includes black and Arab Africans, called for the government to break diplomatic ties with Israel.
Religious leaders back President's Israeli-Palestinian peace pledge
CPT Palestine Announces ?The Way of the Cross, in Occupied Palestine? Campaign
Tragedy in Beit Ummar: A closer look
"Hebron" Snow Blankets Hebron
British Jewish group sparks new outrage with condemnation of Gaza blockade A controversial coalition of prominent Jewish activists and academics has reignited controversy in the British Jewish community after taking out an paid advertisement in The Times thsi week calling for Israel to lift its economic blockade of the Gaza strip and accusing the state of breaching international law.
New cable cut compounds net woes A submarine cable in the Middle East has been snapped, adding to global net problems caused by breaks in two lines under the Mediterranean on Wednesday.
Horowitz Returns to Meet Officials Horowitz said he wants to discuss his campus appearance on Oct. 24 ? a speech on ?Islamo-Fascism? that he ended prematurely due to repeated interruptions by outside protesters.
Let There Be Light Students gather at People?s Park in I.V. on Thursday night for a Candlelight Vigil for the Palestinian People
Bloggers try to counter anti-Israel media bias with bad news on other states Over the past months, seven activists from Israel and elsewhere have been exposing online readers to scandalous yet accurate reports from media in Britain (violent drunk teens), France (high homeless mortality), Norway (serial child molesters), Finland (sexual harassment in parliament), Sweden (soaring suicide rates), The Netherlands (menacing Muslim unrest), Mexico (rampaging flood victims) and Los Angeles (drive-by killings).
Crowds expected for Gaza siege demo Organisers are expecting a large turn-out at a rally in Preston this weekend against the siege in Gaza, Palestine.
Deminers find new cluster bomb sites without Israeli data while Israel continues to ignore requests for data that would assist clearing the estimated one million unexploded bomblets, which continue to kill and maim civilians and decimate rural livelihoods. A single cluster bomb can disperse hundreds of bomblets.
Newspaper columnist freed after being held by Hamas for 49 days
Divisions deepen Palestinian despair
People Power in Gaza Armies can be defeated but human spirit cannot be subdued. Gaza's act of collective courage is one of the greatest acts of civil disobedience of our time
Palestinians are victims of collective punishment
Russia slams Israeli blockade, Palestinian rocket attacks
'I'm absolutely passionate about the Middle East. Nothing is more vital to world peace' Mr Blair believes that the current strategy towards Gaza, which was until recently blockaded by Israel as punishment for Hamas rockets that had been fired at Israeli civilians, is badly flawed.
Chronicle readers question the candidates: Sen. John McCain What is your position on Palestinian property rights? He doesn't even have the cojones to directly answer the question.
Palestinian refugees in Iraq call for unity Palestinian refugee in Iraq, facing repeated attacks, abductions and killings, voiced an appeal to the Palestinian people in Palestine and to all factions in order to save them and place their issue as a high priority. The refugees called on all Palestinian factions to end the internal tension and to unite
Chronicle readers question the candidates: Gov. Mike Huckabee What is your position on Palestinian property rights? Huckabee believes in ethnic supremacism. Well, at least he answered the question.
Defending Israel to the "End Times"
Leaflet: IDF will fire at residents if they hurl stones As if Palestinians didn't already know that.
Three injured in the weekly Bil'in protest
OFID extends US$5 million grant to assist relief efforts in the Gaza Strip
Palestine Red Crescent: working and living under siege in Gaza
Arab Israelis strike over dropped shooting probe
Mashaal: Shalit being treated with kid gloves
"We Can't Afford to Let Them Spill the Beans" A dual Israeli-American national, Grossman has promoted the neocon agenda of forcing "regime change" in the Middle East. "[T]he time has come now," he declared on the eve of the Iraq invasion, "to make a stand against this kind of connection between weapons of mass destruction and terrorism. And we think Iraq is a place to make that stand first . . . the great threat today is the nexus between weapons of mass destruction and terrorism."
Hamas bulldozes Egypt-Gaza crossing Hamas has used a bulldozer to widen a breach in the Gaza-Egypt border so trucks could pass out of the Israeli-blockaded Palestinian territory, despite Egypt's efforts to seal the crossing, witnesses said.
Hundreds of Hamas supporters protest against Egypt's attempts to close border breach Hundreds of Hamas supporters protested on the breached Gaza-Egypt border Friday to demand it remain open, while Egyptian troops poured cement and laid down metal spikes in a new attempt to halt the influx of Gazans.
MCC responds to Gaza blockade crisis with emergency assistance Mennonite Central Committee is responding to this crisis by providing $25,000 in emergency assistance to buy food, blankets and warm winter clothing for 180 of Gaza?s most vulnerable households in the Khan Yunis Refugee Camp and Gaza City.
Hamas release senior Fatah aide Hamas has freed an aide of Palestinian PM Salam Fayyad seven weeks after he was detained in the Gaza Strip.
The Nation: The Strangulation of Gaza All this is supposed to be in response to Palestinian militant groups' firing of crude homemade rockets into Israel, which rarely cause any actual damage. There can be no excuse for firing rockets at civilian targets, but Israel was squeezing Gaza long before the first of those primitive projectiles was cobbled together.
Travel brings surprises to Gazans One Egyptian truck driver ignored a policeman's order to stop and rolled through an intersection in the southern Gaza town of Khan Younis. Instead of being reprimanded by the normally stern Hamas traffic police, he was cheered by onlookers.
Ambassador upset by newspaper column on Israel Israel's ambassador to New Zealand has criticised as "outrageous" an article in a New Zealand newspaper which called Israel a "terrorist state"......."What's the next move for Israeli leaders? They could have to follow the example of the Nazis who in the end massacred everyone inside the compound," The truth hurts.
Israeli delays mean no Gaza schoolbooks: UN Children in Gaza will start the second half of their school year on Saturday without textbooks because Israeli authorities delayed authorising imports of paper to print them on, a UN official said.
Poll: Most U.S. Muslims reject attacks on civilians The poll also found that 75 percent of respondents agreed that "brokering a just resolution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict would improve America's reputation in the Muslim world."
"Breaking the Silence" on Israel's occupation An Israeli veterans group will tour the U.S. East Coast to talk about the moral price of Israel's occupation of the West Bank.
The Road to Gaza ? This little bit of freedom was so precious to the Palestinians that they obviously thought going to sleep for the night was obviously a waste of time. Every moment in Egypt became party time.
State: Abbas will be funded The letter was supported by a broad array of pro-Israel groups, notably including the American Israel Public Affairs Committee, because Ackerman made it clear the moneys should be project-based. That qualification arose out of a concern that direct funding of the P.A. might not include controls that would keep the money from corrupt officials or terrorists.
Gun attack on Israeli embassy in Mauritania The attack comes after political parties in Mauritania, an Islamic republic which includes black and Arab Africans, called for the government to break diplomatic ties with Israel.
Religious leaders back President's Israeli-Palestinian peace pledge
CPT Palestine Announces ?The Way of the Cross, in Occupied Palestine? Campaign
Tragedy in Beit Ummar: A closer look
"Hebron" Snow Blankets Hebron
British Jewish group sparks new outrage with condemnation of Gaza blockade A controversial coalition of prominent Jewish activists and academics has reignited controversy in the British Jewish community after taking out an paid advertisement in The Times thsi week calling for Israel to lift its economic blockade of the Gaza strip and accusing the state of breaching international law.
New cable cut compounds net woes A submarine cable in the Middle East has been snapped, adding to global net problems caused by breaks in two lines under the Mediterranean on Wednesday.
Horowitz Returns to Meet Officials Horowitz said he wants to discuss his campus appearance on Oct. 24 ? a speech on ?Islamo-Fascism? that he ended prematurely due to repeated interruptions by outside protesters.
Let There Be Light Students gather at People?s Park in I.V. on Thursday night for a Candlelight Vigil for the Palestinian People
Bloggers try to counter anti-Israel media bias with bad news on other states Over the past months, seven activists from Israel and elsewhere have been exposing online readers to scandalous yet accurate reports from media in Britain (violent drunk teens), France (high homeless mortality), Norway (serial child molesters), Finland (sexual harassment in parliament), Sweden (soaring suicide rates), The Netherlands (menacing Muslim unrest), Mexico (rampaging flood victims) and Los Angeles (drive-by killings).
Crowds expected for Gaza siege demo Organisers are expecting a large turn-out at a rally in Preston this weekend against the siege in Gaza, Palestine.
Deminers find new cluster bomb sites without Israeli data while Israel continues to ignore requests for data that would assist clearing the estimated one million unexploded bomblets, which continue to kill and maim civilians and decimate rural livelihoods. A single cluster bomb can disperse hundreds of bomblets.
Newspaper columnist freed after being held by Hamas for 49 days
Divisions deepen Palestinian despair
People Power in Gaza Armies can be defeated but human spirit cannot be subdued. Gaza's act of collective courage is one of the greatest acts of civil disobedience of our time
Palestinians are victims of collective punishment
Russia slams Israeli blockade, Palestinian rocket attacks
'I'm absolutely passionate about the Middle East. Nothing is more vital to world peace' Mr Blair believes that the current strategy towards Gaza, which was until recently blockaded by Israel as punishment for Hamas rockets that had been fired at Israeli civilians, is badly flawed.
Chronicle readers question the candidates: Sen. John McCain What is your position on Palestinian property rights? He doesn't even have the cojones to directly answer the question.
Palestinian refugees in Iraq call for unity Palestinian refugee in Iraq, facing repeated attacks, abductions and killings, voiced an appeal to the Palestinian people in Palestine and to all factions in order to save them and place their issue as a high priority. The refugees called on all Palestinian factions to end the internal tension and to unite
Chronicle readers question the candidates: Gov. Mike Huckabee What is your position on Palestinian property rights? Huckabee believes in ethnic supremacism. Well, at least he answered the question.
Defending Israel to the "End Times"
Friday, February 1, 2008
Headlines for 01-31-08
Gaza militant killed near Rafah Israeli troops have killed an armed Palestinian in the southern Gaza Strip, near the border fence east of Rafah.
Gaza blockade amounts to collective punishment: HRW Israel's blockade of Gaza denies 1.4 million Palestinians the food, fuel and medicine they need to survive, Human Rights Watch said on Thursday, calling it collective punishment and a violation of international law.
Jewish group begins new construction in East Jerusalem
Islamic Jihad urges Hamas, Fatah to start dialogue
The Israeli army attacks a Palestinian village near Nablus and kidnaps four civilians
Israel repels Gaza suicide attack An attempted suicide attack Thursday on an Israeli military post in southern Gaza was repelled by Israeli soldiers who killed a militant, the army said.
Egypt preventing Gaza car traffic from entering, pedestrians still allowed in «I only wanted to go fill up my canisters, I don't want to go back to Gaza without gas,»
Hamas accuses Abbas of blocking reopening Rafah crossing
High court allows power, fuel cuts to Gaza
Snow covers Jerusalem for second night Jerusalem, some of northern Israel and hilly areas in the occupied West Bank were covered in a blanket of snow for the second day in a row on Thursday and many cars stayed off roads due to hazardous driving conditions.
Hamas says Israeli report encourages it to continue resistance "The results of the report should push us to continue abiding by our right of using all forms of resistance against the Israeli aggression on our people,"
PLO envoy raps Lantos on 'insult' The PLO envoy to Washington accused a top congressman of insulting the Palestinian people.
Your portfolio: Eddie Gerald BBC News website reader, Eddie Gerald, took these pictures of a Palestinian family living in a cave at Mufakara in the hills south a of Hebron in the West Bank.
Egypt tightens Gaza border gaps Egyptian forces have begun to prevent Palestinian vehicles from crossing sections of its Gaza border which were destroyed by Hamas militants last week.
A fight for life in a power struggle Paralysed in a car crash, Maher al Aseli relies on an electric respirator to breathe. So, every time the power supply is cut, it is up to his family to man the pump to keep him alive
UAE to rush urgent humanitarian assistance to Gaza The UAE Red Crescent Authority (RCA) will rush urgent humanitarian assistance to Palestinian population affected by current events in Gaza Strip
The state of Gaza should shame us all By Barbara Stocking, Director of Oxfam
Hamas says it wants to disconnect economically from Israel In an interview with the Palestinian news agency Maan, Ahmed Yousef, a former advisor to Hamas leader Ismail Haniya, said the move would include trying to reroute goods, including fuel supplies, to Gaza through Egypt.
The army attack Jenin city and nearby village, troops kidnaps 6 family members of resistance men
Keeping it fair and balanced at the Los Angeles Times we publish writers from Alan Dershowitz and Natan Sharansky on one side, and Edward Said and Khaled Mashal from Hamas on the other. These are important issues, complicated issues, life-and-death issues.
Sick detainees hospitalized in Al Ramala, face deteriorating conditions
Orlev: Try Arab MKs who attended Habash's funeral
Lebanon war report 'deeply flawed': Amnesty International Human rights group Amnesty International on Thursday criticised an Israeli report into the 2006 Lebanon war, saying it had failed to address major issues, including war crimes committed by its soldiers.
Badu identifies with Palestinian hip-hop "They use (hip-hop) as a form of liberation, as a form of pre-resistance, as a form of therapy," she said.
New Rep Announces 'My Name is Rachel Corrie' and 'Pieces'
Probe of 2006 War Ignored Civilian Deaths The London-based Amnesty International says the Israeli government-appointed Winograd Commission is "deeply flawed" because it fails to address the issue of war crimes against the civilian population in Lebanon.
Congress members back Israel on rockets Two Democrats and two Republicans introduced a congressional resolution condemning rocket attacks on Israel.
Lebanon concerned over Winograd Lebanon voiced concern that Israel may be preparing for a repeat of its 2006 war against Hezbollah.
Postcard: Gaza the breach was a chance to complete all manner of desperate errands. A Gaza waiter named Maher Sheikha carried his 12-year-old son Femeh through the mob, balanced across the destroyed metal fence and then climbed through barbed-wire tangles. Femeh was dying of a blood disease, and the only chance of recovery was rushing him to a Cairo hospital.
Israel sowing the seeds of vengeance How can denying food access to over one million people who live on less than $2 per day possibly contribute to the safety of Israeli citizens? Great letter.
Frantic search saved child in closet Mohammed said the family moved to Edmonton because he heard the economy was doing well and he wanted to bring up his younger children in a safer environment than Gaza.
Row looms over minister's Gaza comment Koenders said on Wednesday that Israel is guilty of collectively punishing the inhabitants of Gaza and says this contravenes international law. His comments followed a meeting with the head of the UN's Palestinian aid organisation UNWRA
Palestinians: Settler hit teen over snowball Palestinian sources in the West Bank city of Hebron said Thursday that a Jewish settler assualted a local teen who he claimed threw a snowball at him.
Jewish Defence League of Canada to Confront Terror Support Groups Since the Jewish Defence Leagues' recent
revival, we have taken the position of being the sentinel of anti-Semitic and
anti-Israeli attacks.
LOL @ the irony. In America, the JDL is listed as a terrorist organization. Rightly so.
First group of Palestinian tourists to visit Sri Lanka
Our sympathies lie with Gaza Israeli newspapers have criticized him and demanded his punishment by the FIFA, while the Palestinian minister of sports and youth has applauded him, and sent an official note to his Egyptian counterpart thanking him. He also requested his gratitude and that of the people of Palestine be delivered to the Egyptian star.
A Hamas hardliner
Islamic Relief Society in the Negev continues collecting support to the Gaza Strip
Palestinian festival sparks controversy A Belgian government Web site has begun advertising a performance of Palestinian clowns that conveys "the real life of Palestinians separated from their water, their land, their history and their relatives by the wall of segregation."
Israel should limit use of cluster bombs: Lebanon war report Israel's commission of inquiry into the 2006 Lebanon war called on the army to limit the use of cluster bombs in an effort to keep down the number of civilian casualties.
Day in pictures A Palestinian man looks nervously at Egyptian security forces as he takes cheese snacks back to Gaza after a shopping trip across the breached border.
Orthodox Jews to Join Other Arab Organizations in Protest Against the AIPAC (American Israel Public Affairs Committee) Annual Dinner, and Against the Recent Atrocities in GAZA
Palestine asks for Russia?s support in Gaza crisis - ambassador
Gaza's greenhouses become hot property in Egypt Gazans are busy dismantling greenhouses to sell in Egypt because it had been nearly impossible to export produce recently, he said.
Grim reality in Gaza
Gaza blockade amounts to collective punishment: HRW Israel's blockade of Gaza denies 1.4 million Palestinians the food, fuel and medicine they need to survive, Human Rights Watch said on Thursday, calling it collective punishment and a violation of international law.
Jewish group begins new construction in East Jerusalem
Islamic Jihad urges Hamas, Fatah to start dialogue
The Israeli army attacks a Palestinian village near Nablus and kidnaps four civilians
Israel repels Gaza suicide attack An attempted suicide attack Thursday on an Israeli military post in southern Gaza was repelled by Israeli soldiers who killed a militant, the army said.
Egypt preventing Gaza car traffic from entering, pedestrians still allowed in «I only wanted to go fill up my canisters, I don't want to go back to Gaza without gas,»
Hamas accuses Abbas of blocking reopening Rafah crossing
High court allows power, fuel cuts to Gaza
Snow covers Jerusalem for second night Jerusalem, some of northern Israel and hilly areas in the occupied West Bank were covered in a blanket of snow for the second day in a row on Thursday and many cars stayed off roads due to hazardous driving conditions.
Hamas says Israeli report encourages it to continue resistance "The results of the report should push us to continue abiding by our right of using all forms of resistance against the Israeli aggression on our people,"
PLO envoy raps Lantos on 'insult' The PLO envoy to Washington accused a top congressman of insulting the Palestinian people.
Your portfolio: Eddie Gerald BBC News website reader, Eddie Gerald, took these pictures of a Palestinian family living in a cave at Mufakara in the hills south a of Hebron in the West Bank.
Egypt tightens Gaza border gaps Egyptian forces have begun to prevent Palestinian vehicles from crossing sections of its Gaza border which were destroyed by Hamas militants last week.
A fight for life in a power struggle Paralysed in a car crash, Maher al Aseli relies on an electric respirator to breathe. So, every time the power supply is cut, it is up to his family to man the pump to keep him alive
UAE to rush urgent humanitarian assistance to Gaza The UAE Red Crescent Authority (RCA) will rush urgent humanitarian assistance to Palestinian population affected by current events in Gaza Strip
The state of Gaza should shame us all By Barbara Stocking, Director of Oxfam
Hamas says it wants to disconnect economically from Israel In an interview with the Palestinian news agency Maan, Ahmed Yousef, a former advisor to Hamas leader Ismail Haniya, said the move would include trying to reroute goods, including fuel supplies, to Gaza through Egypt.
The army attack Jenin city and nearby village, troops kidnaps 6 family members of resistance men
Keeping it fair and balanced at the Los Angeles Times we publish writers from Alan Dershowitz and Natan Sharansky on one side, and Edward Said and Khaled Mashal from Hamas on the other. These are important issues, complicated issues, life-and-death issues.
Sick detainees hospitalized in Al Ramala, face deteriorating conditions
Orlev: Try Arab MKs who attended Habash's funeral
Lebanon war report 'deeply flawed': Amnesty International Human rights group Amnesty International on Thursday criticised an Israeli report into the 2006 Lebanon war, saying it had failed to address major issues, including war crimes committed by its soldiers.
Badu identifies with Palestinian hip-hop "They use (hip-hop) as a form of liberation, as a form of pre-resistance, as a form of therapy," she said.
New Rep Announces 'My Name is Rachel Corrie' and 'Pieces'
Probe of 2006 War Ignored Civilian Deaths The London-based Amnesty International says the Israeli government-appointed Winograd Commission is "deeply flawed" because it fails to address the issue of war crimes against the civilian population in Lebanon.
Congress members back Israel on rockets Two Democrats and two Republicans introduced a congressional resolution condemning rocket attacks on Israel.
Lebanon concerned over Winograd Lebanon voiced concern that Israel may be preparing for a repeat of its 2006 war against Hezbollah.
Postcard: Gaza the breach was a chance to complete all manner of desperate errands. A Gaza waiter named Maher Sheikha carried his 12-year-old son Femeh through the mob, balanced across the destroyed metal fence and then climbed through barbed-wire tangles. Femeh was dying of a blood disease, and the only chance of recovery was rushing him to a Cairo hospital.
Israel sowing the seeds of vengeance How can denying food access to over one million people who live on less than $2 per day possibly contribute to the safety of Israeli citizens? Great letter.
Frantic search saved child in closet Mohammed said the family moved to Edmonton because he heard the economy was doing well and he wanted to bring up his younger children in a safer environment than Gaza.
Row looms over minister's Gaza comment Koenders said on Wednesday that Israel is guilty of collectively punishing the inhabitants of Gaza and says this contravenes international law. His comments followed a meeting with the head of the UN's Palestinian aid organisation UNWRA
Palestinians: Settler hit teen over snowball Palestinian sources in the West Bank city of Hebron said Thursday that a Jewish settler assualted a local teen who he claimed threw a snowball at him.
Jewish Defence League of Canada to Confront Terror Support Groups Since the Jewish Defence Leagues' recent
revival, we have taken the position of being the sentinel of anti-Semitic and
anti-Israeli attacks.
LOL @ the irony. In America, the JDL is listed as a terrorist organization. Rightly so.
First group of Palestinian tourists to visit Sri Lanka
Our sympathies lie with Gaza Israeli newspapers have criticized him and demanded his punishment by the FIFA, while the Palestinian minister of sports and youth has applauded him, and sent an official note to his Egyptian counterpart thanking him. He also requested his gratitude and that of the people of Palestine be delivered to the Egyptian star.
A Hamas hardliner
Islamic Relief Society in the Negev continues collecting support to the Gaza Strip
Palestinian festival sparks controversy A Belgian government Web site has begun advertising a performance of Palestinian clowns that conveys "the real life of Palestinians separated from their water, their land, their history and their relatives by the wall of segregation."
Israel should limit use of cluster bombs: Lebanon war report Israel's commission of inquiry into the 2006 Lebanon war called on the army to limit the use of cluster bombs in an effort to keep down the number of civilian casualties.
Day in pictures A Palestinian man looks nervously at Egyptian security forces as he takes cheese snacks back to Gaza after a shopping trip across the breached border.
Orthodox Jews to Join Other Arab Organizations in Protest Against the AIPAC (American Israel Public Affairs Committee) Annual Dinner, and Against the Recent Atrocities in GAZA
Palestine asks for Russia?s support in Gaza crisis - ambassador
Gaza's greenhouses become hot property in Egypt Gazans are busy dismantling greenhouses to sell in Egypt because it had been nearly impossible to export produce recently, he said.
Grim reality in Gaza
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