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Wednesday, September 06, 2006


News for 09-05-06

09-05-06 - Gaza strikes kill Hamas militants Dozens of bystanders were also hurt, Palestinian doctors said.


09-05-06 - Deadly blast in southern Lebanon Officials said Samir Shehadeh's car was hit by a remote-controlled bomb as he drove past the village of Rmeileh.




09-05-06 - Abbas guard commander 'arrested'


09-05-06 - Thousands of security officers demonstrate in Gaza Thousands of Palestinian security and police officers recruited in different security apparatuses demonstrated in Gaza on Tuesday to protest the delay in paying their salaries they haven't got since March.


09-05-06 - Hizbullah: Israel continues to violate cease fire


09-05-06 - PHR-Israel: Humanitarian Disaster in the Gaza


09-05-06 - Lebanon's Coast Is Drowning in Oil


09-05-06 - Holy Land: "Israel is suffocating Gaza to seize Jerusalem"


09-05-06 - EU monitors may opt to leave Gaza crossing Western diplomats say Israel has prevented Rafah from opening by keeping European monitors from getting to the terminal, citing security concerns.


09-05-06 - General strike in Palestine expands across all sectors


09-05-06 - Walls turn into fact of life in West Bank city of Hebron Since the month-long war in Lebanon, more walls have sprung up in the old city of Hebron in addition to the massive concrete barrier which Israel is building to seal off the West Bank for what it calls security reasons.
But they still fail to prevent violence. Routine harassment of Palestinians by Israeli settlers during a period of relative calm in the intifada remains a daily fact of life.



09-05-06 - Annan sees end of Israel blockade of Lebanon in 48 hours


09-05-06 - Israel PM 'to seek Abbas talks' Israeli PM Ehud Olmert wants to meet Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas as soon as possible after militants release a captured Israeli soldier.


09-05-06 - Haifa City Council sacks Arab deputy mayor who opposed war Hamis, whose dismissal was approved by a vote of 23 to 3, charged that he was fired due to his vocal opposition to the war and for pointing out the discrimination in Arab neighborhoods. "pointing out the discrimination in Arab neighborhoods", a fireable offense?


09-05-06 - Stateless Palestinians Palestinians are the largest stateless community in the world. Statelessness has dominated and shaped the lives of four generations of Palestinian refugees since their exodus in 1948.


09-05-06 - Lebanese officer tied to Hariri murder probe escapes death A senior Lebanese security official investigating the murder of former premier Rafiq Hariri escaped death in a bomb attack blamed by the country's parliamentary majority on Syria, but four of his bodyguards were killed.


09-05-06 - Turkey approves Lebanon troops Thousands protested in the capital Ankara, calling on politicians not to send troops to fight fellow Muslims


09-05-06 - The Looming Implications of the "Clean Break Plan" Currently, AIPAC is one organization that is not required under FARA to report its activities and finances, allowing it to maintain a veil of secrecy about its work from the American people as well as the government.


09-05-06 - What is Force 17? Force 17 is a security cadre responsible for protecting the Palestinian president and for providing security for visiting international delegations.


09-05-06 - Israeli MPs urge full war inquiry A key parliamentary committee in Israel has called for a powerful state inquiry into official failures during the recent Lebanon war. Not for dropping all of those cluster bombs in civilian areas, or for firing on fleeing civilians, or for anything like that. Those are not considered 'failures' by the Israeli government.


09-05-06 - Analysis: Stark choices for Hamas


09-05-06 - Report: Israel 'preparing for possible war' with Syria, Iran ** Ahmadinejad presides over a country where more than 40 percent of the population lives under the poverty line; his authority is contested, and Iran's neighbors are increasingly worried and have begun acting to counter its influence. If we could contain the Soviet Union, we can contain Iran


09-05-06 - "You don't see, you don't feel, and you don't look" My post was at a former Palestinian school in Hebron. Our mission was to target Palestinian houses. I remember being shocked when I heard this. "You mean we should shoot into the neighborhoods, where people live?"


09-05-06 - UN extends Hariri probe by a year


09-05-06 - Palestinian militants deny captive Israeli soldier transferred to Egypt


09-05-06 - Lebanese can't wait for Israeli pullout


09-05-06 - Penury and boredom weigh on West Bank refugees


09-05-06 - Lebanese television airs footage of missing Israeli airman


09-05-06 - Freedom Summer 2006


09-05-06 - FOX NEWSMAN SAYS JOURNALISTS HAVE PULLED OUT OF GAZA


09-05-06 - Adams risks US ties in Palestine 'peace mission' Sinn Fein leader angers Washington with plan to meet Hamas on visit


09-05-06 - Visit Palestine Join the International Solidarity Movement (ISM) and Visit Palestine. ISM offers many ways for you to get involved in the struggle for Palestinian freedom. Whether you're thinking of traveling to Palestine to work with us, or you'd like to work to educate your community about the reality in Palestine, we welcome your involvement.



09-05-06 - Lebanon Seeks to Reassert Sovereignty Over Borders With its demand that foreign troops police the ports and border, Israel has prolonged a situation in which some of the most important government functions -- security and border controls -- are being assumed by others.


09-05-06 - Individuals, Small Groups Cited as Terrorist Threats It also declared that "finding a solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict is a critical component to winning the war of ideas," and said that "no other issue has so colored the perception of the United States in the Muslim world."

When there is no justice there can be no peace.


09-05-06 - In pre-election session, Congress focuses on homeland security issue "AIPAC is pursuing a robust fall agenda that includes action to impede Iran's pursuit of nuclear weapons, further isolate the terrorist-led Palestinian Authority and support the full implementation of the U.N. cease-fire agreement in Lebanon," .....Most of the 2005 funds were allocated to Jewish groups seeking protection at synagogues, schools and community centers. Until this summer, the Homeland Security Department had held up allocation of the 2006 funds, saying it preferred to save them for actual instead of potential threats.




Following meetings among Jewish lobbyists, department officials and the staff of the relevant Senate appropriations subcommittee, however, officials now say they expect the department to disburse the 2006 funds and both houses of Congress to agree to appropriate $25 million for 2007.



09-05-06 - Feinstein wants cluster bombs limited The California Democrat, who is Jewish and a solid supporter of Israel, wants to guarantee that the weapons will "not be used in or near any concentrated population of civilians, whether permanent or temporary, including inhabited parts of cities or villages, camps or columns of refugees or evacuees."


09-05-06 - Palestinians on the verge of civil war Shaath warns of dire consequences. The American campaign, he says, is destroying civil society, governance and any remaining Palestinian support for the peace process. He seems to have one-year-old Osama in mind as he finishes: "They are radicalising people and creating a governless society - just as they have done in Lebanon and Iraq."


09-05-06 - Netanyahu, Cheney meet The leader of Israel?s opposition Likud Party met with Cheney and top senators Tuesday on a visit to Washington to explain Israel's position on containing Hezbollah and Iran.
They meet with Cheney because it is Cheney that runs the show, not Bush. Paragraph 20.


09-05-06 - Israeli panel: Giuliani is 'best' presidential candidate for Israel ** The panel also concluded that the chances of any of the candidates ordering future military action in Iran were not very high. Giuliani scored highest on this question, followed by Gingrich and McCain.


09-05-06 - Charges dropped against men once accused of bridge terror plot All are Palestinian-American.


09-05-06 - For Gaza's students, classes by 'remote control'


09-05-06 - Archbishop builds bridge for Muslim and Jewish leaders

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