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Sunday, June 18, 2006


News for 06-17-06

06-17-06 - Israeli strike kills 2 top Palestinian militants Palestinian medics said several civilian bystanders were injured in the strike, the latest in a series of several Israel has launched against militants launching rockets in the past week


06-17-06 - The time is right to use 1559 against Israel According to observers, Lebanon can not only put forward the argument that Israel has violated international law and the UN declaration but also UN Security Council Resolution 1559, which up until now has only been used against Syria. The neocons would never allow it. That resolution was directed at Syria for a reason.


06-17-06 - International Sponsors OK Palestinian Aid Establishment of the fund is an acknowledgment that an international aid freeze imposed after the surprise election victory of Hamas militants in January has had unintended and harsh consequences for ordinary Palestinians. No kidding?


06-17-06 - Quartet backs EU funding mechanism for Palestinians The statement said it hoped other donors, international organizations and Israel would consider channeling aid through the mechanism. So it's still up to Israel to allow the aid to the Palestinian people?


06-17-06 - Lebanon to complain about Israel to UN Lebanon will complain to the United Nations about Israel after a Lebanese man confessed to killing Hizbollah and Palestinian guerrillas on the orders of Israeli intelligence, the prime minister said on Saturday.


06-17-06 - 4 Months Into Aid Cutoff, Gazans Barely Scrape By More middle-aged men can be seen on the piers of Gaza, fishing with boys, to try to catch some protein for dinner. The Israeli government is laughing all the way to the bank on the interest they're making off of the tax customs that they are withholding from the Palestinians.


06-17-06 - Abbas says EU funding mechanism 'not adequate' "Though we consider this a step forward, it is not enough at all because it cancels the role of the government and cancels the role of the Palestinian Authority," he said.....On arriving in Amman, Abbas said his security forces had still not received an arms shipment Israel had agreed to let be delivered through Jordan despite a top Israeli official's claims to the contrary.


06-17-06 - Palestinian FM boasts Iran pledge of 50 million dollars in aid "We will continue bringing in money through the Rafah crossing," he said. "It is legal and we will not let anyone keep milk from our children and medicine from our sick."


06-17-06 - Lieberman: Flatten homes of Hamas leaders


06-17-06 - Behind the Walls: Separation Walls between Arabs and Jews in Mixed Cities in Israel The purpose of these walls and fences is to separate the Jewish majority and the Palestinian minority, and to prevent physical or even eye contact between the two populations.
Remember this? and this "A poll of attitudes among Israel's Jews towards their country's Arab citizens has exposed widespread racism, with large numbers favouring segregation and policies to encourage Arabs to leave the country."?


06-17-06 - Palestinian women become Beekeepers


06-17-06 - Misguided Theology Makes Bad Foreign Policy Washington needs to develop a Mideast policy that advances America's national interests by reducing the likelihood of war involving the U.S. and attacks on Americans ? basically staying out. Yet a number of Israel advocates appear to see their support as an outgrowth of their Christian faith


06-17-06 - Former CIA chief Woolsey sharply criticizes 2004 GA decision Former CIA James Woolsey - propagandist for Israel. "Woolsey serves on the board of advisers of JINSA, as well as the Pentagon's DPB, and several other neo-conservative groups, including Americans for Victory Over Terrorism. " Source. Who knew?


06-17-06 - Jews lobby Presbyterian Church over divestment The resolution called for pulling out funds of Presbyterian Churches and pension funds from companies that have made profit from contracts signed for the construction of the Israeli separation barrier or for projects that involved Jewish settlements or military activity in the West Bank.


06-17-06 - Masked perpetrators harass West Bank Palestinian village, steal donkey About a month ago, dozens of settlers ambushed a military vehicle escorting the children. They threw stones and bottles, and one settler set his dog on the children. Four of the children and two soldiers were wounded in the attack.
Oh how delightful. These are the people that the evangelical Christians in America love the most, folks.


06-17-06 - Palestinian factions say close to agreement Rival Palestinian factions said on Saturday they were close to hammering out an agreement that might avoid a referendum showdown between President Mahmoud Abbas's Fatah movement and governing Hamas Islamists.


06-17-06 - Bil'in Unites in Solidarity With Gaza


06-17-06 - Fire Dancing in Hebron


06-17-06 - U.S.-Indian Nuclear Deal Puts Israel In Hot Seat While the Israeli government has not taken a strong position on the India deal, some of Israel's supporters in America, including the American Jewish Committee, have urged Congress to ratify it.


06-17-06 - (PCUSANEWS) Peacemaking and international issues Alan Villesvik, a member of North Puget Sound Presbytery in Washington, talked about the unequal system that exists for Israelis and Palestinians, with the lion?s share of resources going to Israelis. "The present configuration of land ? is one-sided," he said, pointing out that all of the water is controlled by the Israeli side. "If we are going to have peace there, it has to be a just peace."



06-17-06 - Israel Blows Up World

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