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Monday, October 02, 2006


News for 10-01-06

10-01-06 - Eight Palestinians die as Fatah and Hamas fight on streets of Gaza City Among the dead was a boy aged 15. More than 50 people were injured, including three children and a television cameraman. The fighting broke out during a protest in Gaza City led by government employees and security officials, none of whom had received salaries since the government was formed in March.



10-01-06 - Hamas-led government expresses regret over Gaza riots


10-01-06 - 'Smugglers' get 15 minutes to go, then house is blown up


10-01-06 - President Abbas calls on rivals from Amman to stop fighting in Gaza


10-01-06 - Palestinian Territories on brink of volcano: Deputy Premier


10-01-06 - Israeli army forces storm northern Gaza Strip The residents reported that tanks took up positions on hills in the area while bulldozers began working on the ground.


10-01-06 - Program to Get Nourishment to 2,500 Palestinian Children; Animal Husbandry Awaits Funding In the beleaguered West Bank with Palestinians besieged politically and economically, NEF (Near East Foundation) provides a lifeline of assistance and hope in a "cluster" of 14 villages north of Nablus. NEF is meeting basic needs as well as seeking longer-term solutions with a wide range of environmental, economic, health, education and nutrition activities underway. Here is the most recent twist to our highly successful "Cup of Milk" program," now featuring a new treat.


10-01-06 - Rice to ask for 'creative moves' to bolster Abbas U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice will discuss steps for strengthening Palestinian Authority Chairman Mahmoud Abbas on her visit to Israel this week. According to an Israeli diplomatic source, the U.S. administration wants to shore up Abbas' position and weaken Hamas by "creative" means, one of which would be the moving of funds to the PA through Abbas. "Ok ok. Starvation isn't working. What can we try next? Ideas people!"


10-01-06 - Crossings pact in failure few provisions were carried out, and the main Gaza crossings have remained constricted or shut, leaving Palestinian farmers unable to export crops and deepening a sense of confinement felt by many of its 1.3 million residents. The United Nations said in a recent report that the flow through Karni is lower now than when the agreement was crafted.


10-01-06 - The ethnic cleansing of Palestine In this controversial new book, The Ethnic Cleansing of Palestine, Ilan Pappe uses recently declassified archival sources to investigate the fate suffered by the indigenous population of 1940s Palestine at the hands of the Zionist political and military leadership, whose actions led to the mass deportation of over a million Palestinians from their cities and villages, over 400 villages wiped from the map, and hundreds of civilians dead.


10-01-06 - Home destroyed by two Israeli missiles, 'five minute warning' given by cell phone


10-01-06 - Syria shifts troops to Lebanon border But the troop movement was still likely to draw criticism from the U.S. and Iraqi governments, as President Bashar Assad said Syria shifted forces away from its eastern border with Iraq to fortify its frontier with Lebanon.


10-01-06 - The Internet clicks as a business lifeline for Palestinians Famous for their ability to make money, Palestinians in the West Bank town of Hebron have hit upon the Internet as a lifeline to cushion losses from conflict, competition and severe local recession.


10-01-06 - UN hails Israel's Lebanon pullout The UN has said Israel has withdrawn the bulk of its troops from Lebanon, fulfilling a key condition of the UN ceasefire ending war with Hezbollah.


10-01-06 - Abramoff Knew US Would Invade Iraq in March, 2002 I was sitting yesterday with Karl Rove, Bush's top advisor, at the NCAA basketball game, discussing Israel when this email came in. I showed it to him. It seems that the President was very sad to have to come out negatively regarding Israel, but that they needed to mollify the Arabs for the upcoming war on Iraq. That did not seem to work anyway. Bush seems to love Sharon and Israel, and thinks Arabfat (sic), is nothing but a liar. I thought I'd pass that on.


10-01-06 - Ruined Towns Look to Beirut, Mostly in Vain


10-01-06 - British lawmaker scrutinized for remarks A member of Britain?s House of Lords will be investigated by her party for comments about the "pro-Israel lobby."


10-01-06 - Infighting the worst thing to Palestinian cause: AL chief


10-01-06 - Rice will try to get Arab allies to join efforts against Iran ** Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice was headed to the Middle East on Sunday night to rally Arab allies against Iran and try to resurrect Israeli-Palestinian negotiations.
And that's the real reason for this - to garner international support, to build a coalition for the coming confrontation with Iran. It's the same situation as the run-up to the Iraq war.


10-01-06 - Mubarak discusses with Jordan's King on Palestinian issue


10-01-06 - U.S. rabbis list support for Israel as No. 1 High Holiday focus Support for Israel is the No. 1 focus for this year´s Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur sermons among American rabbis, according to a new survey.


10-01-06 - Military force won't stop illegal weapons entering Lebanon: Assad


10-01-06 - UNRWA thanks Syria for Helping Palestinian Refugees


10-01-06 - Palestinian president says civil war is a "red line" "Let us be frank here, the United Stated has imposed a political, economic and social siege on us after Hamas's win," said Abbas.


10-01-06 - Things Go Better With Rights


10-01-06 - Female Prisoners Begin Hunger Strike in Israeli Jail


10-01-06 - Unwritten history - The challenges of writing Palestinian history reflect the larger challenges facing the Palestinians' quest for statehood


10-01-06 - Sentiments Woven into Rustic Cloak Muhammad Ali was born in 1931 in rural Galilee, but his village was destroyed during the Arab-Israeli war of 1948. After spending a year in exile in Lebanon, he and his family returned to what had become Israel. He has lived in Nazareth for more than 50 years


10-01-06 - U of M-Dearborn student government demands divestment from Israel


10-01-06 - More Aggressive Israeli PR Needed Convincing a non-Muslim, anti-Israel audience that it ought to know better is a daunting challenge, to say the least. Yet, making such an impression is not within the realm of the impossible. If enough shekels are channeled by the government to hasbara and public relations, the tides may just turn.



10-01-06 - Israeli, Palestinian share a mission

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