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Friday, February 03, 2006


News for 02-02-06

02-02-06 - HEBRON URGENT ACTION: Market threatened with Israeli expropriation The international
community must call on their governments to prevent this new proposed illegal
expropriation, and for Israeli to fulfill its obligations called for in the
Hebron protocol.



02-02-06 - Lebanese shepherd found dead after Israeli gun fire The incident threatened to escalate tension along the Israeli-Lebanese border. The leader of Hizbollah guerrillas, Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah, had vowed retaliation before the body of the 17-year-old was found.


02-02-06 - Jimmy Carter: Give Hamas a chance Carter expressed hope that "the people of Palestine -- who already suffer ... under Israeli occupation -- will not suffer because they are deprived of a right to pay their school teachers, policemen, welfare workers, health workers and provide food for people."


02-02-06 - Gunmen kidnap German in W.Bank over cartoons


02-02-06 - Some Arabs Aren't Fans of Iranian Leader Many Arabs interviewed by The Associated Press said Ahmadinejad's rhetoric and defiance remind them of Saddam Hussein and Osama bin Laden, and worry they will result in violence and turmoil for the Middle East.


02-02-06 - Palestinian fury at Israeli refusal to unblock funds The cash-strapped Palestinian Authority accused Israel of practising collective punishment after it snubbed US calls to unblock funds owed to the Palestinians.


02-02-06 - Lebanese Boy's Body Found in Disputed Area Lebanese officials said the bullet-ridden body of a 15-year-old shepherd was found Thursday in disputed territory occupied by Israel, a discovery likely to revive tensions between Israel and the Hezbollah militant group Will the Bush administration seek a UN inquiry into this boy's death like the one they sought for the death of Hariri? DOUBTFUL.


02-02-06 - Israelis May Tear Down Two More Outposts Excerpts from a report released Thursday said that more than $14 billion has been spent on West Bank settlements over the years. Most of the money was spent by the government, according to the report by the independent Israeli Research Institute for Economic and Social Affairs. The government has never given a total figure for settlement spending, which is divided among various ministries in the budget.


02-02-06 - Israeli army escalates arrest campaign mainly in Nablus


02-02-06 - Israel and allies urge Hamas to renounce past Israel was pleased about threats from Washington and the EU to cut most of the $1bn a year that keeps the PA afloat. "I think Israel is in an excellent position to generate a crisis that will bring a change in the attitude of the leaders of Hamas," Yes, cutting off aid to an already destitute and piss poor population is right in line with Israeli policy.


02-02-06 - Army arrests PA security officer near Bethlehem


02-02-06 - UK considers curbing citizens' right to arrest alleged war criminals The changes would bar individuals from seeking international warrants for the arrest of people suspected of serious human rights abuses. The government has confirmed that Israeli officials have lobbied for changes in the law, which has kept some of their military officials away from Britain in case there should be an attempt to arrest them.


02-02-06 - UN: PA lost $7 million after closure of Karni crossing


02-02-06 - Palestinians to Delay Payment of Govt Salaries


02-02-06 - Border closure plunges Gaza into 'humanitarian crisis'


02-02-06 - Man gets 5 years in attempted Hizbollah arms deal Also arrested was an Israeli, Tomer Grinberg, who was working with Khalil


02-02-06 - Economy can absorb Hamas win shock: finance chiefs the outgoing economy minister Mazen Sunokrot told a press conference that he expected the new regime to continue implementing a programme of reform initiated by widely-admired former finance minister Salam Fayad.


02-02-06 - Danes Finally Apologize to Muslims (But for the Wrong Reasons) This whole affair is nothing but an over-reaction to a simple cartoon, you say? Not if you remember a certain other cartoon that appeared in the British newspaper, The Independent, on 27 January 2003. It depicted Prime Minister Sharon of Israel eating the head of a Palestinian child while saying: "What's wrong? You've never seen a politician kissing babies before?" Jews in Britain and around the world erupted with indignation


02-02-06 - Polls: Peretz's Moroccan roots deter Ashkenazi voters Polls commissioned by Labor show a "drain" of traditional Ashkenazi voters from the party due to an aversion to Peretz's Moroccan origin.



02-02-06 - EU votes to continue Palestinian aid


02-02-06 - Lawmakers push bill to cut aid to Palestinians Beside cutting off direct aid, the bill would restrict non-humanitarian assistance to the Palestinians through non-governmental organizations, cut diplomatic contacts with the Palestinian Authority and treat it as a terrorist entity, close its offices in the United States other than its United Nations representative, and limit travel of its representatives. Coincidentally, Ros-Lehtinen and Lantos are Israel-firsters. Due to the overwhelming influence AIPAC has over our legislators, aren't they all?


02-02-06 - Israeli Counter Terror Expertise Attracts U.S. Law Enforcement to Tel Aviv They will also get some hands-on practice with Israeli techniques in hand-to-hand combat and instinctive shooting The Israelization of the United States continues. Here's something not being taught to our law enforcement officials: "U.S. policy on Israel key motive for effort"


02-02-06 - Pakistan, Saudi Arabia hope Hamas to work for peace


02-02-06 - Russia, Israel at odds over Hamas Russian President Vladimir Putin's refusal to characterize Hamas a terrorist organization


02-02-06 - U.S. Gives Ground on Iran and Hamas In each case, the agreements put off potential conflicts among the diverse nations and international organizations that signed them by postponing harsh consequences for Tehran or the Palestinians. It is not clear that either issue will ultimately break the administration's way.


02-02-06 - 40,000 Arab-Israeli to be Ethnically Cleansed as Hamas Star Rises The Israeli government plans to transfer 40,000 Arabs living in unrecognized villages in the Negev into other areas in Israel,


02-02-06 - Bush just has to face it: he is wrong and Chirac is right The crises over Hamas and Iran underline the collapse of the neocon mission and the end of a one-superpower world


02-02-06 - Brazil to cooperate with Palestine's new govt


02-02-06 - Advocacy group upset after judge closes courtroom in terrorism case


02-02-06 - Man fined for throwing pie at Israeli official At the time of the Sept. 18, 2003 incident, Greenhouse was a Rutgers student and leader of Central Jersey Jews Against the Occupation; Sharansky, a former Soviet dissident and political prisoner, was Israel's minister for Jerusalem and diaspora affairs

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