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Friday, May 26, 2006
05-25-06 - Officer killed in Palestinian fighting A gunfight between a Palestinian security force and a Hamas militia Thursday killed one police officer and wounded four others in the latest outbreak of internal Palestinian fighting, doctors and witnesses said.
05-25-06 - Gaza Aid Deliveries Continue as Economy Worsens We need your help to deliver more critical aid to people with disabilities, the elderly, widows and others who need it most.
05-25-06 - Call for Donations to Aid Palestinian Hospitals A number of Palestinian hospitals in the West Bank and Gaza Strip have asked us at Physicians for Human Rights-Israel to assist them in acquiring a number of medicines and medical equipment needed for the daily functions of the hospitals.
05-25-06 - Abbas stuns Hamas with talk of referendum a referendum, which Palestinian pollsters expect to pass, could provide cover for the militants to become more moderate without appearing to succumb to Western pressure. Such a vote could also renew pressure on Israel to return to the negotiating table rather than impose borders on the Palestinians. An excellent idea on the part of Abbas.
05-25-06 - Dobbs noted that Israeli PM "told CNN Iran could make a nuclear bomb within months"; didn't mention that U.S. intel says otherwise
05-25-06 - Israeli official says Jewish area of Hebron will grow, be connected to Israel Israel will enlarge Jewish settlement enclaves in the West Bank city of Hebron and include them within the country's final borders, an ally of Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said Thursday. A recipe for disaster.
05-25-06 - EU prepares ?34m Palestinian aid deal
05-25-06 - Hizbullah factor in Iran fray "If Israel attacks Iran, it may well attack other targets at the same time, including Hizbullah in Lebanon," he says. "In that case, Hizbullah has the right to defend itself and Lebanon with all possible means." Far from a theoretical concept, Malli's scenario is one that is under serious consideration by Israel, says Gerald Steinberg, professor of politics at Israel's Bar Ilan University.
05-25-06 - West Bank settlers defy court ban Jewish settlers have moved in to apartments illegally built in the West Bank in defiance of an Israeli court order
05-25-06 - Thousands mourn four Palestinians killed by Israelis
05-25-06 - Settlers continue to install barbed wire around annexed Palestinian land in Tubas
05-25-06 - Olmert, Bush agree on Iran deadline Ynet learns that Bush told Olmert US time limit for action to stop Iran's nuclear program fits Israel's own timetable, but American diplomats make it clear diplomacy will be given chance
05-25-06 - Troubles at Jerusalem mosque averted Potential troubles at Jerusalem's flashpoint Al-Aqsa mosque compound were averted when extremist Jews cancelled a visit amid calls from Israel's Islamic Movement to galvanise a Muslim protest.
05-25-06 - AJCongress Urges Senate to Enact S. 1614 to Provide Diverse Perspectives in Teacher Workshops Funded by Higher Ed Act Long at the forefront of opposition to biased and inaccurate anti-Israel and anti-American teacher workshops funded under Title VI of the Higher Education Act, the American Jewish Congress today issued a resolution adopted earlier this week at its 2006 Annual Meeting to urge the Senate to follow the lead of the House, which unanimously passed H.R. 609, requiring the teaching of diverse perspectives and a wide range of views on world regions and international affairs They're baaaack. Free speech with regard to Israel on campus? No more if these folks get their way.
05-25-06 - Jordan vows never-ending support to Palestinians
05-25-06 - Israel to allow transfer of weapons to Abbas force Israel will allow weapons to be transferred to Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas's personal guards following threats on his life, a Defence Ministry spokeswoman said on Thursday.
05-25-06 - Villagers of Jab'a to Work Their Land After Settler Vandalism Last month, with the support of international and Israeli activists the villagers were able to work the land for the first time in 5 years. A few days later, settlers herded 150 goats onto the land, where they destroyed the village?s crops.
05-25-06 - ICRC activities in Israel and the occupied and autonomous territories: April 2006
05-25-06 - Canada urged to help in reforming UNRWA Since there are no political prospects that that might occur, Canada could push for rehabilitation of refugees along the lines adopted elsewhere by the UNHCR, the UN agency responsible for refugees everywhere in the world outside the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Poor Canada is now another Israeli-occupied territory. My condolences.
05-25-06 - Olmert and Bush meet in the middle, agree on unilateral moves as second best "Mahmoud Abbas was deprived of all his powers," Olmert said Sunday. "He is powerless. He is helpless....In that view, Olmert has a powerful ally: the U.S. House of Representatives, which voted overwhelmingly Tuesday to cut off aid to the Palestinian Authority. Like Olmert, the House largely ignores Abbas as an alternative. Wow. What coincidence.
05-25-06 - Olmert celebrates 'grand slam' and prepares for a diplomatic tour In his speech to Congress, Olmert commended the Palestinian Anti-Terrorism Act, just passed by the U.S. House of Representatives, which effectively cuts off assistance to the Palestinian Authority. Members of Congress said they would tweak the act to help bolster Abbas if they get a signal to do so from Olmert.
"Members of Congress said they would tweak the act to help bolster Abbas if they get a signal to do so from Olmert." Our legislators are taking orders from Israel.
05-25-06 - Divestment dispute looms in Presbyterian church
05-25-06 - Olmert to go to Europe According to Israeli officials, Olmert will assess bilateral ties in Paris and London, as well as Europe?s role in diplomatic efforts to curb Iran?s nuclear program.
05-25-06 - Countdown to Apartheid Olmert's "convergence plan" (now renamed a "realignment plan" because it sounds better in [Newspeak] English), based on the massive "facts on the ground" Israel continues to impose unilaterally with overt American support, cannot possibly give rise to a viable Palestinian state
05-25-06 - New U.S. anti-Semitism ambassador has a big job ahead That legislation, introduced in 2004 by U.S. Congressman Tom Lantos (D-Calif.), required the U.S. government to monitor and report on anti-Semitism around the globe
05-25-06 - About 200,000 mark anniversary of Israeli pullout from Lebanon at Hezbollah rally About 200,000 flag-waving, cheering Hezbollah supporters massed Thursday near the site of the former Israeli military headquarters in south Lebanon to hear their leader pledge to continue fighting until victory.
05-25-06 - H.R. 4681: Palestinian Anti-Terrorism Act of 2006 Walt and Mearsheimer were entirely correct in their probe on the Israel lobby, and this is a perfect example of how the Israel lobby has used its power to target the Palestinians for more pain and suffering
05-25-06 - Sharon to be moved to long-term care centre
05-25-06 - Congressman asks Bush to press Israel on Christians According to columnist Robert Novak, who reported the letter Thursday, Hyde attached a five-page single-space report by the latter's staff. It says the "Christian community is being crushed in the mill of the bitter Israeli-Palestinian conflict" and charges that Israel's security barrier and settlements "are irreversibly damaging the dwindling Christian community."
05-25-06 - West Bethlehem in Final Stages of Ghettoization
05-25-06 - Senate tones down Palestinian anti-terrorism bill A Senate version of the Palestinian Anti-Terrorism Act narrows its scope and restores presidential prerogatives.
05-25-06 - Olmert gets standing ovations in both Houses of Congress Why don't they drop the pretense and just salute the Israeli flag?
05-25-06 - Study Alleging Dominant Influence of Israeli Lobby Sparks Heated Fallout
05-25-06 - Palestinians 'must end fighting'
05-25-06 - Israeli court changes mind on admitting lawyer An Israeli court reversed itself and barred a British human-rights lawyer from entering Israel.
05-25-06 - McCollum, AIPAC make up She "appreciated" Kohr's acknowledgement of her pro-Israel record. "I expressed my resolve to continue to work with all pro-Israel groups who are committed to working respectfully and constructively for security, peace and human dignity in the Middle East," McCollum said.
05-25-06 - US deports Palestinian acquitted of terror charges
05-25-06 - What Olmert heard The road map for Mideast peace that was sponsored by the European Union, the United Nations, and Russia as well as the United States -- and that Bush continues to commend to Israel as the unaltered basis of US policy -- requires Israel to negotiate its permanent borders only with Palestinians, not with Americans.
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