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Monday, February 27, 2006


News for 02-26-06

02-26-06 - Two children shot by Israeli soldiers at Anata checkpoint after protesting strip-search of a girl Two Palestinian boys were shot, one critically, by Israeli soldiers Sunday evening when they protested the strip-search of a Palestinian girl by Israeli soldiers at Anata Checkpoint, northeast of Jerusalem. Israeli soldiers shot Wael Sami Al Sirisi from Qalandiya Refugee Camp in Ramallah and Hatem Mohamed Al Krshan from the town of Anata, according to eyewitnesses.


02-26-06 - Financial squeeze affects basic human services for Palestinians Israel sees the financial crunch as essential to put pressure on Hamas to moderate its views and accept the Jewish nation's right to live alongside a new Palestinian state...Palestinian leaders are warning that the tactic could end up creating widespread resentment among average Palestinians if their government implodes, their schools close and their health-care system crumbles.


02-26-06 - Israel says "irrelevant" Abbas to be Hamas "fig leaf" Israel branded Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas "irrelevant" on Sunday, calling Hamas the real governing power and urging the international community not to weaken its pressure on the militant group to seek peace.



02-26-06 - What aid cutoff to Hamas would mean there could be more malnutrition. A UN report two years ago said malnutrition among Palestinians was widespread at the height of the intifada when movement and commerce were strictly regimented by Israel in an effort to restrain the violence.


02-26-06 - Cash crisis 'risks Palestinian collapse' Although donor countries say they will continue to provide humanitarian assistance to the Palestinian people, UN sources told the BBC it is not always possible to separate humanitarian aid from assistance for the government


02-26-06 - Incoming Hamas chief wants political truce


02-26-06 - S. Hebron Hills residents fear being trapped by second fence A group of high-ranking reserve officers who reject the plan for the lower fence toured the area yesterday. "It has no security significance," said Colonel (res.) Shaul Arieli, who added that "the real intent is to separate the populations and gradually take control of the area, and to annex them in the future to Israel. This is nothing but a land grab."


02-26-06 - Haneya urged Abbas to stay on as PNA president


02-26-06 - Two peaceful protesters wounded, one seriously, at anti-Wall protest Sunday Sunday's injuries come after an Israeli was critically injured in an anti-Wall protest Friday by a rubber-coated bullet in the eye.


02-26-06 - IDF officer cancels UK trip for fear of arrest IDF Gaza division commander, Brigadier-General Aviv Kochavi, has cancelled a leave to study in England, fearing he would be arrested and tried for alleged war crimes in the territories.


02-26-06 - Injured anti-fence 'anarchist' speaks out We said: 'Don't shoot, we are not threatening you and we are not endangering you,' but they opened fire, and also directed it to the head, violating all of their rules of engagement. I felt the impact in the eye, and with the remainder of my strength, I managed to run from them. My entire hand and head were filled with blood,"


02-26-06 - Israel minister vows bigger response to Palestinian rockets


02-26-06 - Hamas denies suggesting it may recognize Israel


02-26-06 - Israeli Arabs Mark Solidarity Day with Negev Arab Citizens


02-26-06 - It could be done in one night Many commentators argue that a preemptive air attack against Iran's nuclear installations is unfeasible.


02-26-06 - Israel's stricken Sharon turns 78 Mr Sharon has been in a coma since he suffered a massive stroke on 4 January.


02-26-06 - Israeli company stops petroleum supplies to Palestinian lands


02-26-06 - Double concerns face EU ministers They will discuss the prospect of Hamas forming the next Palestinian government and whether future EU funding should depend on Hamas renouncing violence.


02-26-06 - Jewish group to address Iran, Hamas


02-26-06 - Hillary Clinton blasts Hamas, Iran Speaker after speaker at the event, including Sen. Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) and several members of New York?s congressional delegation, also spoke about the need to contain Hamas and Iran.



02-26-06 - The Church and politics The argument that boycotts harm most those they are intended to support is also simply not supported by the facts. The economic and sporting boycott of South African apartheid proved to be a crucial nail in its coffin. It is a Christian duty to stand up for the dispossessed. At the general assembly some will argue that positive investment is preferable to punitive boycotts. Whatever the outcome, this is certainly a proper subject for debate


02-26-06 - Israeli military arrests Palestinian militant in rare raid on Jericho


02-26-06 - Hamas accuses US media of misinterpreting Haneya's statements


02-26-06 - Reacting to latest Middle East violence, Annan urges protection of civilians


02-26-06 - Egypt, Bahrain urges cessation of "unjustified" Israeli escalation


02-26-06 - Communists' anti-Zionist comments draw Jewish protests Meanwhile, Diliberto brought an action for libel against Yasha Reibman, spokespersons of the Jewish community in Milan, who had declared to the national daily La Repubblica that "Diliberto policy's foments ant-Semitism".


02-26-06 - Arab Countries Coordinate Stands By UNRWA


02-26-06 - Middle East tensions hang over Palestinian nominee for an Oscar Yediyot Achronot, Israel's largest daily paper, is equally out front with its reporting on efforts of "influential Israelis and Jews in Hollywood" to make sure that the film's surprise win at the Golden Globes is not repeated on March 5. "Members of the academy," it assures its readers in Hebrew, "have been under heavy pressure not to vote for the film."


02-26-06 - Kirk in boycott plea to back Palestinians The General Assembly of the Church of Scotland will be asked to back moves to boycott all goods produced by Israelis in the occupied territories in an effort to show solidarity with the Palestinian people.


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