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Tuesday, May 23, 2006
05-22-06 - It's not too late to contact your representatives to oppose H.R. 4681
05-22-06 - Civilian killed in gunbattle near Palestinian parliament One civilian was killed and three people wounded in exchanges of gunfire between security officers and Hamas followers near the Gaza City branch of the Palestinian parliament, security sources said.
05-22-06 - Gaza bakery buys butter - and a gun As the Palestinian economy worsens, security becomes a major concern for Gazans.
05-22-06 - Olmert to tackle withdrawal, Iran in Washington meetings this week Yediot Achronot reported that Olmert would ask Bush to "do away" with the Iranian threat during what remains of his term in office
05-22-06 - AAI Urges House to Reject HR 4681; 'A Failed-State in Palestine is Not in the Interests of the U.S.'
05-22-06 - Father of slain British activist doubts Israel will help probe British Attorney General Peter Goldsmith was visiting Israel Monday to gather facts about the fatal shootings of the activist, Tom Hurndall, and cameraman James Miller, his office here said.
05-22-06 - Israel's UN ambassador slams Qatar, praises Bolton Israel's U.N. ambassador, in unusually blunt comments, criticized Russia, China and Qatar on Monday for disappointing the Jewish state in their role as U.N. Security Council members this year.
But Ambassador Dan Gillerman, addressing a New York meeting of B'nai B'rith International, a Jewish humanitarian organization, heaped praise on U.S. Ambassador John Bolton, jokingly describing him at one point as a secret member of Israel's own team at the United Nations.
The joke is on America. For John Bolton primarily functions as ISRAEL'S ambassador to the UN. Look at his track record - it speaks for itself. Even the Israelis know this.
05-22-06 - INTERVIEW - Hizbollah sees no need to aid Iran if U.S. strikes Kassem said it was hard to predict how any conflict would play out and that decisions would be made according to the situation on the ground, but that in principle Hizbollah would only intervene to defend Lebanon, primarily from Israeli attack
05-22-06 - Israel-US crisis over warplane project The United States is refusing to allow Israel to install any more advanced systems in their batch of the F-35 planes -- no navigation, sighting or fire control systems, or Israeli-developed missiles, the Maariv newspaper reported
05-22-06 - Inquiry into Gaza family killing a man who survived the attack said he had lost the greatest things in his life - his wife, his son and his mother.
05-22-06 - Grief over innocent victims of Israeli missile A three-year-old girl was also paralysed in the blast
05-22-06 - Rally challenges churches to unite in call for justice in the Holy Land An estimated 20,000 people of all faiths and none walked in the rain along the Embankment, past the Houses of Parliament and Downing Street into Trafalgar Square for the rally which was prompted by the Israeli government's decision to strengthen the economic blockade of the Palestinian people
05-22-06 - Palestinians to hold national dialogue: Abbas The upcoming dialogue is aimed at unifying the Palestinian political landscape in light of increasing friction and violence between rival parties, said Abbas.
05-22-06 - Permanent Observer of Palestine to UN: Israel Must be Held Accountable
05-22-06 - House wants to block aid to Palestinian government The House bill, introduced by Reps. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, R-Fla., and Tom Lantos, D-Calif., has 295 sponsors from both parties and has been vigorously supported by the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC), the powerful pro-Israel lobby. All three are agents of a foreign government occupying the US Congress.
05-22-06 - WCC UPDATE: In Israel/Palestine double standards must end The statement recalls a long list of appalling disparities between the two parties, with one of them accumulating and securing "unlawful gains" and the other "being isolated and punished". Those disparities "cannot be justified morally, legally or even politically",
05-22-06 - For Olmert, 'convergence plan' is a lifeline for Zionism?s future He calls it "Zionism's lifeline." That is because he believes Israel cannot allow itself to be sucked into an endless occupation that might lead to international pressure for a one-state solution, in which Palestinians would be the majority
05-22-06 - Israelis aim to sue Ahmadinejad Lawyers are preparing to send a file on Mr Ahmadinejad, who has repeatedly called for the destruction of Israel, to the International Court of Justice
05-22-06 - Israelis held over arms export An Israeli aviation firm is suspected of violating arms-exports regulations to China.
Four staff members of a Tel Aviv area company that produces unmanned aerial vehicles were arrested Monday on suspicion of selling controlled technology without Defense Ministry approval.
05-22-06 - Congressman: UNRWA amendment planned A U.S. congressman plans to introduce an amendment that would condition U.S. funding of UNRWA on an independent audit.
05-22-06 - Bolton: U.N. council likely anti-Israel The newly formed U.N. Human Rights Council is likely to be stacked against Israel, the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations said.
That's because Israel is a major human rights offender, and no amount of bullying at the UN is going to change that fact.
05-22-06 - Arabs at Sharm slam US Mideast policy American foreign policy in the Middle East, including its unfaltering support for Israel, were the main targets of criticism by Arab participants who attended a working lunch on Saturday attended by US Deputy Secretary of State Robert Zoellick and 10 US senators and members of Congress
05-22-06 - Israeli envoy: Russia, China delaying Iran resolution Russia and China are impeding passage of a Security Council resolution addressing Iran?s nuclear ambitions, Israel?s ambassador to the United Nations said.
05-22-06 - Israeli Bedouins seek UN action "They are destroying our homes and stealing our land and trying to concentrate us in small reservations in order to take our land and give it Jewish settlers."
05-22-06 - Effort to reconcile AIPAC, congresswoman Harper stands by the charge. Rep. Gary Ackerman (D-N.Y.), a strong friend of AIPAC, defended McCollum, saying the alleged attack reminded him of the Taliban.
05-22-06 - Low Expectations for Olmert's U.S. Visit
05-22-06 - Israeli police briefly detain Hamas lawmakers in Jerusalem
05-22-06 - Israel junket courts the cool kids with party tour for foreign journalists "We met with one Palestinian this whole trip. They don't seem to have any voice in the media," McCormick said. "This is the most racist country I've ever seen."...The junket, of course, was not so much about these 10 reporters, but their influence on readers back home. They write for magazines like Urb, Bust, Flaunt, Seventeen and MTV's Urge Web site.....Midway through the trip, it seemed some of the journalists already had become advocates for Israel - particularly the Jewish reporters.
05-22-06 - Saudis have assured not boycotting Israel: US aide Oh thank God. This matter so vital to American national security really kept me awake at night.
05-22-06 - Carter's view of Mideast far from reality Abraham H. Foxman, National director, Anti-Defamation League, New York
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