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Tuesday, November 22, 2005


News for 11-21-05

11-21-05 - Lebanon marks independence day amid tension with Syria In an independence day address, under-fire pro-Damascus President Emile Lahoud defended Hezbollah against UN demands for its disarmament, which he dismissed as a foreign plot against its "resistance" to Israel.


11-21-05 - Three Hezbollah men killed in cross-border fighting The violence erupted when the Shiite Muslim Hezbollah launched an intense bombardment of Israeli positions in a disputed border area, firing as many as 300 shells in an hour and triggering retaliatory Israeli air strikes.


11-21-05 - Images of the West Bank divide Photographer Elisheva Smith, 73, the Israeli and Holocaust survivor who took the pictures, has an opinion some might not expect. "I am against it," said Smith



11-21-05 - For first time, Arab citizen appointed to panel that vets senior civil service nominees


11-21-05 - Internationally Acclaimed El-Funoun Palestinian Dance Troupe to Perform in Dearborn, Michigan on Saturday, December 3, 2005


11-21-05 - EU to send observers for Palestinian polls "Free and fair elections are essential steps on the way to a viable Palestinian state"


11-21-05 - Early Israeli vote could freeze peace process -UN Israel would never want to stall the peace process, would they? What year is it again?....


11-21-05 - Sharon alters political landscape by leaving Likud Israel and Sharon in particular, know that they must allow for the creation of a Palestinian state. Sharon wants to grab as much of the West Bank as possible for Israel in the perhaps final setting of its borders. To leave it to a more dovish PM is out of the question for a hardliner like Sharon - it might mean less land for Israel in the end.


11-21-05 - State to fund private immigration groups The retroactive grants, starting with immigration for 2005, would benefit organizations that offer immigrants financial assistance upon their move to Israel. Meanwhile, Israel has refused to implement U.N. resolution 194 for 57 years:

Resolves that the refugees wishing to return to their homes and live at peace with their neighbours should be permitted to do so at the earliest practicable date, and that compensation should be paid for the property of those choosing not to return and for loss of or damage to property which, under principles of international law or in equity, should be made good by the Governments or authorities responsible



11-21-05 - Israel's new middle way


11-21-05 - Erez crossing partially reopens with strict restrictions: official


11-21-05 - Risking all for a place in history He made his decision encouraged by polls showing that many Likud voters will follow him, driving the ruling party to the margins as representative only of an ideological hard core opposed to concessions to the Palestinians.



11-21-05 - 'This is good for the peace process'


11-21-05 - The clash of civilizations that today defines our world His book is not simply about 9/11 and its repercussions. It's an account that takes readers from the breakup of the Ottoman Empire through the relentless terrorism and wars that have plagued the region ever since.


11-21-05 - UN Council fails to agree on Hizbollah-Israel clash The United States wanted the reference to Israel deleted


11-21-05 - Israel threatens to leave EuroMed parliament However Mahmud Alkharabsheh, an independent Jordanian EuroMed deputy, criticised Israel for "occupying Palestinian lands and depriving the Palestinians of their nation".


11-21-05 - Norwegian PM notes passing of "leading Palestinian symbol"

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