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Sunday, March 26, 2006


News for 03-25-06

03-25-06 - Palestinian child shot and injured by Israeli forces near Hebron


03-25-06 - Palestinians get $2 mln in World Bank bird flu aid The World Bank will donate $2 million to help Palestinians contain an outbreak of the deadly avian flu in the Gaza Strip, a bank official said on Saturday.


03-25-06 - UN calls for urgent bird flu aid for Palestinians The Gaza Strip is already labouring under a severe shortage of basic necessities brought on by an Israeli closure of its sole trade route for much of the year.


03-25-06 - Israeli warplanes strike central, northern Gaza Strip


03-25-06 - United Nations Study: Palestinian land has been divided into separate 'ghettos' enclosed by Wall


03-25-06 - Iran, Syria blast Israel over nuclear programme Top officials from Syria and Iran, close allies under severe pressure from the international community, stood together to denounce Israel's nuclear programme as a threat to the Middle East.


03-25-06 - Kuwait, Gulf assure Hamas of aid without specifics


03-25-06 - Abbas hints he'll bring down new government if Palestinian interests are harmed Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas hinted on Saturday that he was prepared to bring down Hamas' incoming government if the group's anti-Israel policies hurt the Palestinian people.


03-25-06 - Shots Fired at the Vehicles of the Acting Mayor of Qalqilya and the Mayor of Birzeit In the ongoing security chaos in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (OPT), gunmen fired shots at the cars of the acting mayor of Qalqilya and the mayor of Birzeit, causing extensive damage to both vehicles.


03-25-06 - Rights forum seeks removal of pro-Israeli adviser With the new post, Bethlehem, a former adviser to Ariel Sharon, will be responsible for advising Foreign Secretary Jack Straw on a host of several controversial issues such as Guantanamo Bay, the occupation of Iraq and the legality of any pre-emptive strike against Iran..."We are appalled that the Foreign Office is employing someone who has a very distinct bias in favour of Israel,"


03-25-06 - Israeli bulldozers raze Tulkarem olive trees


03-25-06 - Israel destroys Palestinian water sources in Jordan Valley, plan to seize entire area


03-25-06 - Arabs poised for Palestinian isolation after Israel election


03-25-06 - Israel culls 1.2 million poultry for bird flu


03-25-06 - Hebron Team Rejoices in the Release of Their Colleagues in Baghdad We are humbled by the statements of support from the Muslim community around the
world in acknowledging CPT's work in Palestine and Iraq and in their continual
calls for the release of our teammates.



03-25-06 - N.J. Dems Dump Arab-American Candidate Democrats pulled an Arab-American candidate from their election ticket on Saturday amid a furor over comments he made four years ago that some interpreted as sympathetic to Palestinian suicide bombers.


03-25-06 - Changing Mood Motivates Israelis at Polls Unless there's a dramatic upset, a last-minute Palestinian attack ? or the pollsters have wholly misread the changed Israeli political landscape ? it appears Olmert could only be denied the premiership if right-wing and religious parties opposed to territorial concessions form a "blocking majority" of 61 seats. For now, they seem short of that threshold.


03-25-06 - Of Israel, Harvard and David Duke The Washington Post reports on the study of the Israeli lobby, albeit on page B05. Gives a fairly balanced report as well, save for the title. Evidently someone felt the need to play the David Duke card in an attempt to add negative connotations to this report before anyone even had a chance to read the article.


03-25-06 - In Bil'in's Struggle, Our Own The residents of Bil'in have depended on this land for farming and harvesting olives for generations


03-25-06 - Editorial: Honest debate on the Mideast The Capital Times, which has long supported a two-state solution and tends to share the views of Jimmy Carter with regard to the peace process, does not accept the narrow character of the debate about Middle East policy that is found in most U.S. media. We want to encourage a broader debate. So we will continue to welcome contributions from writers whose interpretations of what is happening in the region will differ sometimes radically from one another.


03-25-06 - EU monitors extend 2 more office-hours at Rafah crossing


03-25-06 - Not racists but landed with raw deal ANYONE who criticises Israel is likely, sooner or later, to be accused of being anti-Semitic


03-25-06 - Qurei meets Hamas leaders


03-25-06 - Poll: 68% of American Christians would refuse to live in same building as an American Jew


03-25-06 - Christian in Hamas govt resigns Hamas sources confirmed that Abu Eita had tendered his resignation and blamed both local and US-led international pressure.


03-25-06 - Ethics reform stalling in Congress But GOP leaders are at odds over proposed limits on privately funded travel. See also Pro-Israel Activists Block Travel Reform



03-25-06 - Bush makes the ultimate commitment to Israel


03-25-06 - The Israel Lobby Honestly, these things are fairly well known to Washington insiders and those who pay close attention. But the paper is significant exactly because what it says is quite true, and as a result of this it is difficult for respectable, objective sources to publish this kind of information. Because the influence of the lobby is not openly discussed the net effect is that there is a powerful and often hidden warping of both our foreign policy and news reporting.


03-25-06 - Economic boom belies Israeli poverty Israeli Arabs and ultra-orthodox Jews, who tend to have large single-income families, are strongly represented among the poor


03-25-06 - Crunch election will set seal on the new shape of Israel Ariel Sharon, pushed Israel towards unilateral disengagement. He said he would build on Hill E1 as a mark of his right-wing credentials - despite the fierce opposition of the United States - but in fact quietly did nothing....Two weeks ago, Israeli bulldozers broke ground for a new police station for 'North' Maale Adumim


03-25-06 - Slain American became a peace activist after 9/11


03-25-06 - Arab-Israeli pupils refuse to stand for anthem


03-25-06 - Facts of Israeli occupation hamper critics of Loewenstein's viewpoint


03-25-06 - How much is a Palestinian child worth?


03-25-06 - In Dark Times, Blame the Jews Playing the anti-Semite card - again, this tactic is pointed out in the study of the Israeli lobby in its effectiveness as a tool to silence critics of this lobby and of Israel.


03-25-06 - Palestinian Rights Face Israeli Backlash

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