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Tuesday, May 02, 2006
05-01-06 - Israel kills woman in W Bank raid The Israeli human rights group, B'Tselem, estimates that 78 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli forces in the West Bank and Gaza so far in 2006. Approximately 27 of these, B'Tselem says, were civilians
05-01-06 - Mourning a West Bank wife Then - the army says - soldiers saw a "suspicious movement" at a window. They thought they would be fired at, so the soldiers opened fire at the house.
05-01-06 - Jordan sends 27 aid lorries to Palestinians Twenty-seven lorryloads of food and medical equipment arrived in the West Bank and Gaza Strip from Jordan on Monday, officials said.
05-01-06 - Soldiers attack, beat an old woman and her son in Hebron
05-01-06 - Palestine appeal: Palestine...still suffering
05-01-06 - Israeli jets violate Lebanese airspace: police
05-01-06 - Quartet envoy questions Palestinian aid cuts International envoy James Wolfensohn, in his final report to the Quartet of Middle East mediators, sharply questioned the decision of Western powers to cut all but humanitarian aid to the Hamas-led government.
05-01-06 - James C Moore: Why shouldn't Iran have nuclear weapons? Israel has American warheads ready to fire Because the shallow waters of the Persian Gulf make the Israeli subs easily detectable, two of them are reported to be patrolling the deeper reaches of the Gulf of Oman, well within range of Iranian targets.
05-01-06 - After Bush, the Green Line Every time an Arab leader wants to
provide a distraction, (McCain) argues that the problem is due to Israel, and also
in the matter of Iran, "we would not have been so concerned" over its
nuclear program had it not threatened Israel with extinction
05-01-06 - Southern Hebron hills: Israel reinstates the cancelled barrier route "through the back door" When completed, the barricade will further isolate the more than 3,000 Palestinians living in 18 cave-villages southeast of Route 317, who are dependent for basic supplies and services on the town of Yatta , which is located on the other side of the planned barricade
05-01-06 - Gaza journalists get threats over Hamas coverage A handful of Palestinian journalists have reported receiving death threats for their critical coverage of the Islamic militant group Hamas since it began running the government in March, a press group said on Monday.
05-01-06 - Quality of new Israeli spy satellite photos said 'excellent' Photographs sent over the weekend from a new Israeli spy satellite, placed in orbit to monitor Iranian nuclear developments and other key defense developments, were of "excellent" quality
05-01-06 - Arab League to pay Palestinian civil servants The Arab League, which has collected 70 million dollars for the Palestinians, will pay the salaries of civil servants straight into their bank accounts. Our govt has just said that it will block this attempt to pay the PA employees.
05-01-06 - Don't harm Palestinians, Sistani tells Iraqis Iraq's revered top Shiite cleric Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani has urged the authorities and his followers not to harm the thousands of Palestinian refugees living in Iraq.
05-01-06 - No planes or pay, but Gaza airport workers carry on The Palestinians are a people that are nearly destroyed - and our tax money helped do it.
05-01-06 - Plan to pay Palestinian wages faces US objections "They will not support any arrangement that would support payment of salaries. They don't want to reduce pressure on Hamas," said a senior Western diplomat, who spoke on condition of anonymity because the discussions in London were private. The Palestinian employees and the families of those who are employed by the PA will now starve and they will have us to blame. This is a real smart move for an administration that's trying to win 'hearts and minds' in the Arab world, not to mention its collective punishment of a population who elected Hamas in the first place to procure a less corrupt government.
05-01-06 - Canadian court declines to make Jerusalem ruling The document states only his birth city with no reference to any country because Canada wants to remain neutral and avoid taking sides in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict over claims to the holy city, officials said.
05-01-06 - Palestinians mark Labor Day amid crisis, unemployment
05-01-06 - Palestinian activists gather in Corrie's hometown
05-01-06 - Hamas behind foiled Gaza crossing attack: Israel Speaking to AFP, Hamas spokesman Sami Abu Zuhri flatly denied any connection to the planned attack and accused Israel of propagating lies.
05-01-06 - Israeli Firm Spins Off Southern Gas Station Chain Like Alon, Delek has been growing through buyouts, consolidating the fragmented U.S. convenience-store industry. It's made three acquisitions in that area since the start of 2003. The most recent came in December, when it bought 21 locations in Tennessee from BP. Of interest.
05-01-06 - Gazan traders fall on desperate times Even before the wages crisis set in, Gaza's economy was on its knees. The World Bank has consistently put poverty rates at well over 60% of the population.
05-01-06 - Hebron settlers to face eviction The settlers moved into the house in early April, saying they had bought it. But the police say that the purchase documents are false and that the three families living in the building have no right to be there.
05-01-06 - Settlers continue attacking residents in the Jordan valley
05-01-06 - Israeli forces ban Palestinian patients from treatment in Israel
05-01-06 - Bush, Ahmadinejad, Clooney most influential personalities: Time Also on the sublist of "Leaders and Revolutionaries" are Japan's "good-looking, straight-talking maverick" Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi, the Palestinian Hamas leader and Prime Minister Ismail Haniya, Nigerian Anglican Archbishop Peter Akinola and Pope Benedict XVI.
05-01-06 - Ex-professor jailed in Jihad case Sami al-Arian was sentenced to four years nine months but got credit for time already served.
05-01-06 - Palestinian team in Jordan to discuss Hamas row A team of Palestinians is in Amman in a bid to resolve a row over accusations that members of the Islamist movement Hamas were planning attacks on Jordanian soil.
05-01-06 - Israeli soldiers accused of raping 11-year-old The news was greeted with shock by Israelis, who tend to believe their army is morally superior to those in other countries. Boy are these folks in the dark.
05-01-06 - Israeli drones under African skies Hundreds of Israelis live there and ships belonging to the Israeli Zim shipping company stop at Nigerian ports.
05-01-06 - Hamas denies adopting Arab peace initiative A Palestinian legislator representing the Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) denied on Sunday reports that Hamas was reconsidering its stance on the Arab peace initiative.
05-01-06 - After harrowing journey to Israel, Sudanese refugees end up in jail About 160 refugees have come to Israel in the past year, and most of them are being held in prisons or army bases.
05-01-06 - Congress considering Olmert address Top congressional leaders are considering a plan to have Ehud Olmert address both houses.
Will the real president of the United States please stand up..
05-01-06 - Abbas says not to seek second term
05-01-06 - France shuns Hamas official Salah Bardaweel, Hamas spokesman in the Palestinian Authority?s Parliament, said Monday his request to visit France as part of an unofficial delegation of lawmakers had been turned down.
05-01-06 - "Lens on Syria": Films Spanning Thirty Years of Contemporary Syrian Cinema to Tour North America Premiering in the US in this program is Mohammad Malas' poignant documentary "The Dream", filmed in the Palestinian refugee camps of Sabra and Shatila in Lebanon just months before the notorious massacres took place. It is a unique document that has finally become available after digital remastering and subtitling.
05-01-06 - Arab-Americans bring own agenda to rally, receive mixed reaction While their presence was welcomed by the predominantly Hispanic crowd, their message received a mixed reaction.
05-01-06 - U.S. Calls for Strong International Security Force for Darfur She said the international community is sending the message to Hamas that the best interests of the Palestinian people are served by the peace process 'So let's starve the Palestinian PEOPLE into 'peace', instead!'
05-01-06 - Israeli industrial zone in West Bank cheap laborer desribes the area as a "chemical grave"
05-01-06 - Turkey and Israel to build four underwater oil and gas pipelines Turkey and Israel plan to build four underwater pipelines to transport oil and gas from Russia to Israel, the Palestinian Autonomy, Jordan, and Lebanon
05-01-06 - Israeli agents deny torturing Illinois man, court documents show The redactions included 4 1/2 blank pages following a question about the use of "moderate pressure" in interrogations and 7 1/2 pages after a query about a "closet" sized cell. More than 30 blank pages followed questions about an Israeli ruse, in which collaborators posed as Palestinian prisoners to obtain information. Why did the Israeli High Court of Justice have to render such torture illegal in that nation, if this was not a common practice by their military or intelligence operatives?
05-01-06 - Iran consensus in focus on Merkel US trip Merkel's speech to the AJC, a symbolic first by a German chancellor at the body's annual event, will also allow her to speak out on Iran, an issue even more critical to the Jewish community since Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad called for Israel to be "wiped off the map."
05-01-06 - Jailed spy seeks to block Israel minister In the petition, Jonathan Pollard claimed that Pensioners party leader Rafi Eitan should not be allowed to serve in government as he had "betrayed" him and acted "unethically" over his arrest for spying two decades ago.
05-01-06 - Gazans fear clashes in Hamas-Fatah security dispute Hamas officials have said the new unit would provide backup for police on various missions and protect government officials if they came under attack.
05-01-06 - The Palestinian Nakba at 58 - the Nakba Continues
05-01-06 - U.S. terrorist funding czar in Israel Stuart Levey, the Treasury under secretary for terrorism and financial intelligence, was to meet with Israeli counterparts and discuss "joint efforts to combat terrorist financing," U.S. officials told Reuters.
05-01-06 - Presbyterians studying Middle East task force If it adopts the GAC's proposal, more than two dozen pending overtures on the issue of "selective, phased divestment" would be referred to the task force.
05-01-06 - Super sized sausage Eight Israeli chefs have combined to create a 25 metre, record breaking chorizo sausage I'm not gonna touch this ..
05-01-06 - 2006 Award for Best Al-Nakba Poster
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