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Tuesday, May 30, 2006


News for 05-29-06

05-29-06 - Three militants killed in Israeli helicopter attack in Gaza Seven other people, including two Palestinian journalists and an ambulance driver, were reported injured in the strike, two of them seriously.


05-29-06 - Palestinian shot near Gaza border In the occupied West Bank, Israeli troops arrested two Palestinians they said had been carrying a bomb in a bag.


05-29-06 - Lecturers back boycott of Israeli academics Presented on the final day of the Natfhe conference, the motion criticised "Israeli apartheid policies, including construction of the exclusion wall, and discriminatory educational practices" and invited members to "consider the appropriateness of a boycott of those that do not publicly dissociate themselves from such policies".


05-29-06 - George Washington Had It Right He warned against foreign influence, calling it a poison to republican government. While he was no doubt thinking of the French, his advice applies to Israel. No foreign country should be allowed to influence American policy because that country will always seek to influence policy to favor its interests, not ours. If we followed Washington's advice, the only thing we would be sending to the Middle East would be oil tankers and tourists.


05-29-06 - Top Hamas leader rejects Abbas referendum plan


05-29-06 - Israel says Jerusalem Hamas members risk expulsion


05-29-06 - Israeli jets overfly Lebanon after clashes The Lebanese army said Israeli warplanes violated Lebanon's airspace, one day after rockets fired from south Lebanon sparked tit-for-tat clashes in which two militants were killed.


05-29-06 - US pushing Europe, Japan for sanctions against Iran leaders It described the plan as designed to rein in the financial freedom of every Iranian official, individual and entity which the Bush administration considers connected not only to nuclear enrichment efforts but also to terrorism, corruption, suppression of democratic freedoms, violence in Iraq, Lebanon, Israel and the Palestinian territories.


05-29-06 - China eyes closer energy, political ties at Sino-Arab forum China will become the second United Nations Security Council member after Russia to host a Hamas leader since the radical Islamic movement formed a government following its victory in Palestinian elections in January


05-29-06 - Hamas withdraws from talks The Foreign Minister of the Hamas-led Palestinian Government, Mahmoud al-Zahar, has withdrawn from a Non-Aligned Movement meeting in Malaysia in an apparent protest at the presence of a senior member of the rival Palestinian Fatah faction


05-29-06 - I was shot in the chest by Israeli soldier


05-29-06 - Gaza traders move as embargo bites Unable to import raw materials or export finished goods because of the near embargo, many factories are having to lay off workers and may shut down entirely if they cannot relocate.


05-29-06 - Palestinian admits to killing 9-year-old Beit Shemesh girl


05-29-06 - Islamic Jihad denies claim it attacked Israel


05-29-06 - Surrender vs. the Right to Exist


05-29-06 - Hebron barbers offer free trim to unpaid workers Palestinian hairdressers in the West Bank town of Hebron offered a free trim to local government employees who have not been paid for more than two months.


05-29-06 - Israel seeking support from Turkey, better ties


05-29-06 - Israel tightens NATO ties amid Iran nuke jitters Israel announced on Monday it would fully participate in a NATO naval exercise for the first time, bolstering defense ties with the Western military alliance in the face of arch-foe Iran's nuclear program.


05-29-06 - Egypt reaps huge benefits from battle over Gaza?s gas


05-29-06 - Israel arrests Palestinian PM's daughter at border: sources


05-29-06 - Arson at the Outpost in Bil?in


05-29-06 - Livni fails to get Ankara's support Israeli Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni has failed to win the support of Ankara over Tel Aviv?s one sided plan to re-draw Israel?s borders.


05-29-06 - Top Democrat slams AIPAC prosecution The top Democrat on the U.S. House of Representatives Intelligence Committee questioned the statute used to prosecute two former AIPAC lobbyists. Has the matter of the national security of this country ever entered the mind of this Congresswoman? Evidently not.


05-29-06 - Hamas given boost after PFLP says ready to join government


05-29-06 - Jewish group calls for energy legislation The American Jewish Congress urged passage of a bill that would facilitate U.S.-Israel energy cooperation.
Both houses are considering legislation that would help spur Israeli research into energy-saving technology.



05-29-06 - Senate delays P.A. vote With 89 co-sponsors, the act is guaranteed passage. This bill will harm US interests. It's apparently not a concern to these AIPAC-beholden legislators.


05-29-06 - US ending years of Gaza civic work "How are you going to bring democracy to the Middle East if you surround it and make people starve?


05-29-06 - Iran boosts Hezbollah's reach Haaretz reported


05-29-06 - A young man's transformation from village clown to suicide bomber "They would prefer to die with dignity rather than die with humiliation," said Dr. Mahmud Sehwail, a Ramallah psychologist who has treated several Palestinians who staged attacks on Israelis.


05-29-06 - Reuters employee issues 'Zionist pig' death threat It was sent to Charles Johnson, owner of the Little Green Footballs (LGF) weblog, a popular site which often backs Israel and highlights jihadist terrorist activities. Last time I looked, the people that post at 'Little Green Footballs' are some of racist folks on the internet.


05-29-06 - The First Word: The other side of hasbara Why not show them what Israelis policies are doing to the people that live just over the Wall? Afraid to reveal the ugly truth behind the mask. Contrary to the tone of this article, the Israeli point of view has always prevailed in MSM. But since younger Americans are turning to different venues, the 'Hasbara' artists must follow suit.


05-29-06 - Actor William Shatner says horses can help injured Israeli, Palestinian kids

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