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Thursday, April 06, 2006
04-05-06 - Palestinian civilians pay with their lives for IDF's refusal to publish open-fire regulations B'Tselem contends that the secrecy enables the senior IDF staff to avoid responsibility for the killing of innocent persons, and to divert the criticism to the soldiers in the field. Since the beginning of the intifada, the IDF has related to the open-fire regulations applying in the Occupied Territories as "confidential information," which are provided to soldiers verbally, and not in writing, as was previously the case.
04-05-06 - Olmert ready to bring far-right into Israel coalition Kadima MP and outgoing infrastructure minister Ronni Bar-On told public radio that Yisrael Beitenu (Israel Our Home), led by Avigdor Lieberman, who is branded a racist and fascist by foes, could have a place in the next cabinet.
04-05-06 - Palestinians appeal to Israeli court on crossing's closure Some Palestinian farmers and suppliers on Wednesday appealed to Israel's High Court of Justice to reopen a crossing on Gaza-Israel borders to help ease asphyxiated economy in the Gaza Strip.
04-05-06 - Net closes in on Gaza fisherman Isreali gunboats stop Palestinians from fishing as a communal punishment or to prevent attacks....The heart of the issue is the continued Israeli control of Gaza?s borders, airspace and waters, more than six months after it claimed to have ended its military rule of Gaza by evacuating 8,000 Jewish settlers and all its military bases
04-05-06 - Hamas says PA coffers are 'empty'
04-05-06 - Hamas denies hinting at Israel policy shift a Hamas official in Gaza told Reuters the wrong letter had been sent.
04-05-06 - High Court upholds ban on Machsom Watch exhibit in Be'er Sheva The organizers added that they are appalled by the notion that a mayor in a democratic state can prevent residents from seeing pictures of what goes on in the Palestinian territories. Freedom of speech -Israel-style.
04-05-06 - Gulf states pledge $111m to Hamas
04-05-06 - Health experts worried about bird flu impact on Gaza diet "One specific concern is the fact that poultry constitutes the primary source of protein in the Gaza Strip and with the Karni crossing closed we are concerned about the nutritional consequences on the population,"
04-05-06 - EU: Give Hamas a chance to change
04-05-06 - Milan Mayor meets with victims of terror The families asked Albertini to "keep the photos close to his heart" when he returns to the European Parliament and votes on issues critical to Israel. "I will keep these photos with me everywhere I go," promised Albertini.
04-05-06 - We'll study any Israeli talks offer: Hamas PM
04-05-06 - Abbas takes over Palestinian borders President Mahmoud Abbas, who is struggling to quell international concern about a new Palestinian government under Hamas, has assumed security control over Palestinian border crossings.
04-05-06 - Peace Now to ask Israeli court to order the evacuation of six illegal outposts
04-05-06 - Following Hamas takeover of P.A., West and Israel cut off contact, funds Neither bill has reached the floor yet, but strong lobbying by the American Israel Public Affairs Committee has garnered co-sponsorship from over half the Senate and almost half of the 435 members of the House of Representatives.
04-05-06 - Bellydancing out, cinema in, says Hamas "If the phenomenon of bellydancing spreads our people might react against it by killing people. We don't want our people to become like the Taliban." Huh???
04-05-06 - Huge jump in arms sales to Israel Licences for British arms sales to Israel last year amounted to nearly £25m, almost double the previous year.
04-05-06 - Jailed MPs a symbol for Palestinians Before the Oslo peace accords, flying the Palestinian flag was enough to get you jailed.
04-05-06 - Academics' Paper on 'Israel Lobby' Blasted Weeks later, the Associated Press finally covers the study of the Israeli lobby by the two professors but naturally makes heavy use of the David Duke card. This is the AP we are talking about here.
04-05-06 - Enemy soldiers gather - to strive for peace Former commander Zohar Shapira, an elite Israeli Defense Force (IDF) soldier for 15 years, started the ball rolling when he left the army because he felt its actions and incursions in Palestinian territories were "immoral." He contacted a group of former Palestinian Fatah fighters from around Bethlehem. In their first meeting, Mr. Shapira says, all were stunned to find so much common ground, and they decided to formalize an alliance. Great story.
04-05-06 - Israel wraps up military exercises in north The Israeli military said it had completed large-scale exercises in the north, preparing for potential attacks in the Golan Heights and from the Lebanese-based Hezbollah militia.
04-05-06 - US attitude toward Hamas: The disturbing parallel with Nicaragua
04-05-06 - EU opposes Israel's unilateral actions "The EU would only support changes to the pre-1967 borders agreed by consensus between the Parties: we support a two-State solution leading to a final and comprehensive settlement of the conflict, with Israel and a Palestinian State living side-by-side within secure and mutually recognized borders,"
04-05-06 - U.S. drug makers ask to block Israel The Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America, which made the request in writing last Friday to the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative, says Israel doesn?t provide adequate intellectual property protection for U.S. pharmaceutical companies operating there.
04-05-06 - 12 Holy Land Christian, Catholic leaders call Israeli, Palestinian gov?ts to peace
04-05-06 - House passes Saudi boycott plea The U.S. House of Representatives unanimously passed a resolution urging the Bush administration to call on Saudi Arabia to end its boycott of Israel.
More legislation for Israel.
04-05-06 - Pro-Israel lobby dictates U.S. policy, study charges
04-05-06 - First Arab Catholic woman to be member of Israeli parliament
04-05-06 - British woman is world's most senior judge The case that attracted the greatest international attention recently was a request by the UN General Assembly in 2003 for an advisory opinion on the legal consequences of the security barrier built by Israel on occupied Palestinian territory. By a majority of 14 to one, the court found that construction of the barrier was contrary to international law and should be dismantled, a finding rejected by Israel. What good is international law when nobody will enforce it?
04-05-06 - Israeli officer-stockbroker disciplined A senior Israeli air force officer was disciplined for running a stockbroking service on his base.
04-05-06 - Noam Chomsky and the Pro-Israel Lobby: Fourteen Erroneous Theses
04-05-06 - Events Try to Make Dent in Anti-Israel Feeling Attending the April 3 talk, Rabbi Howard Alpert, executive director of Hillel of Greater Philadelphia, pointed out that "while it may not be pleasant to be an Arab in Israel right now," any comparison to apartheid smacks of ignorance of the true horror and repression suffered by black South Africans for decades. According to a UN agent and Bishop Desmond Tutu, Israel's apartheid is MUCH WORSE.
04-05-06 - Palestine film festival The London Palestine Film Festival, the largest of its type in Europe, returns for a second year to the Barbican
04-05-06 - Study: Anti-Semitism down, but high The number of anti-Semitic incidents in the United States decreased slightly in 2005, according to a new report. It must all be going on at campus, right Abe?
04-05-06 - European dance magazine bans Israeli articles
04-05-06 - Palestine TV Selects JumpTV as Exclusive Internet Distribution Partner
04-05-06 - Acre municipality vetoes screening of acclaimed suicide bomber movie The El-Yatir organization, dedicated to the cultural development of the city and responsible for the scheduled screening, maintains extremist Jewish groups pressured the municipality to cancel it.
04-05-06 - Yes, It's Anti-Semitic Wow. The shreeks are getting more shrill as the study of the Israeli lobby gets more attention in the press. This piece seems to make use of at least 2, possibly more, of the techniques used by members of this lobby to silence criticism.
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