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Wednesday, October 25, 2006
10-24-06 - Hebron Update: 15-21 October 2006 In the evening, CPT learned that the Palestinian family whose home had been
invaded the evening before (see Hebron Update 06-10-08-14. October 14th entry)
discovered that the Israeli soldiers who had invaded took 5000 Israeli Shekels
and 100 Jordanian Dinars...CPT learned from Palestinian colleagues that settlers took more than 150 dunams
of land belonging to three families near the village of Susiya southeast of
Yatta It's not enough to impose a seige on a whole people, they've got to rob them of what little they have to boot.
10-24-06 - Kidnapped Gaza journalist freed A Spanish photographer who was kidnapped in the Gaza Strip has been released, it has been confirmed.
10-24-06 - Olive harvest sparks tensions For years settlers have been attacking Palestinian farmers and chopping down their trees.....Palestinian farmers often require a permit from the army to visit their lands which lie close to Jewish settlements.
10-24-06 - Abbas orders deployment of 20,000 Fatah forces in Gaza Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Monday has ordered more than 20,000 security forces to be deployed in Gaza Strip during the Muslim's holiday Eid al-Fitr, in the wake of the Israel's military operation, Israel's newspaper Ha'aretz reported on Tuesday.
10-24-06 - Troops isolate Beit Hanoun, shells several areas One day after the Israeli forces killed seven Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, Israeli tanks and armored vehicles surrounded Beit Hanoun, in the northern part of the Gaza Strip, and bulldozed farmlands and hothouses in the area.
10-24-06 - Lutheran leader calls for Israeli and Palestinian action on education A Lutheran leader in the Holy Land, who was shocked to encounter school children begging by the road side, has pleaded for Palestinians, Israelis and the international community to get more than 700,000 Palestinian students back to school - writes Annette Young for Ecumenical News International.
10-24-06 - Israel to carry out more Gaza operations
10-24-06 - Olmert pins hopes on Lieberman to stop Iran ** Beside Olmert's faith in President Bush and the United Nation to prevent Iran from acquiring nuclear arms, the prime minister is seeking to speed up Israel's preparations for a possible confrontation with Iran.
10-24-06 - Settlements grow on Arab land, despite promises made to U.S. The data also shows that in many cases the construction was carried out on private Palestinian land. In the masterplans, more often than not, Palestinian properties were included in the construction planned for the future. These included Palestinian properties to which the state had promised access...exploiting the intifada and arguing that the settlers should not be exposed to security risks, Palestinian farmers were prevented access to their properties that were annexed by Israeli settlements. Nothing new.
10-24-06 - Air Force to Establish New Cyberspace Operations Command Lani Kass, director of of the service's Cyberspace Task Force, served in the IDF. She also served at the Pentagon - what a surprise. And it looks like I answered one of my own questions from last week.
10-24-06 - Russia: Go easy on Hamas Sergei Lavrov said in an interview published Tuesday that it?s unrealistic for Western powers to shun the radical Islamist group to get it to recognize Israel?s right to exist and renounce terrorism.
10-24-06 - The $228 million question: How to rebuild Israel?s North? Increasing the Jewish population in the Galilee and investing in its development has been a long-term goal of the Israeli government, which is wary of the current demographic situation. A little more than half of the Galilee population is Arab.
10-24-06 - Despite friendly words, Olmert visit to Russia highlights Iran differences "It is necessary to act on Iran, but that action should be in direct proportion to what is really happening," the RIA-Novosti Russian news agency quoted Lavrov as saying. "And what is really happening is what the" International Atomic Energy Agency "reports to us. And the IAEA is not reporting to us about the presence there of a threat to peace and security."
10-24-06 - Report that Jews backed Harman for help on AIPAC trial dismissed The lead Democratic Party donor making the case for Harman was Haim Saban, the Power Rangers toy and TV-show magnate, who also has been a major donor to the American Israel Public Affairs Committee and the Brookings Institution, where a center for Middle East studies was established in his name. Saban, a dual Israeli citizen, also is a donor to Israel's Labor Party....Sources close to Harman, who is Jewish, and Pelosi acknowledged that there has been such lobbying, but added that it's par for the course and not illegal, though Pelosi has made it clear she resents the pressure
10-24-06 - Under Occupation - An American who was kidnapped in West Bank shares his experience My studies and travels exposed me to the Palestinians' lack of freedom and equal rights. But I knew that to really understand it, I had to live it. And because my government supplies the massive financial and diplomatic support that makes Israel's occupation of the West Bank possible, I wanted to see the effects of those policies firsthand Mr. Phillips seems to have taken the Harriet Challenge. But of course, be extremely cautious if you do just that.
10-24-06 - Iran warns of U.S., Israel ME schemes He cautioned peoples of the region -- "especially the Lebanese and Palestinians" -- as well as all Muslim nations not to fall for the U.S. plan or act in a way that serves Washington's and Israel's schemes
10-24-06 - Israeli deputy PM warns of Iranian nuclear threat "We discussed the Iranian issue which is a threat not only against the state of Israel but it is a threat against all the Western countries," Mofaz told reporters after meeting with US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and Nicholas Burns, the State Department's number three, in charge of the Iranian nuclear issue.
10-24-06 - 'Major attacks against Israel on their way' Terror leaders tell WND of 'imminent' plans to strike from Gaza
Note the author (Aaron Klein), the publication (World Net Daily), and note that the information contained therein likely won't be found anywhere else. But other respectable news sources may pick it up from the former. Call me a cynic, but it's a mite strange that Palestinian 'terrorists' are going to tell WND (and only WND) of their forthcoming terror attacks on Israel. Mmmm k.
10-24-06 - FEATURE-Palestinians in Nablus lament their "dying" city
10-24-06 - Israeli dignitaries and supporters converge on Savannah The Savannah Jewish Federation joined as a co-sponsor of "Convergence 2006" after the controversy over a paper published by the London Review of Books in May claiming an expansive Jewish lobby is undermining American political interests.
10-24-06 - Opinion: A response to President Reid?s letter on divestment
10-24-06 - Editor: U.S. media favors Israel
10-24-06 - 'World not getting real ME story'
10-24-06 - Mossad angry over British espionage series?
10-24-06 - Congressman: Help Bangladeshi journalist A U.S. congressman called on the Bush administration to intervene on behalf of a Bangladeshi journalist facing sedition charges for advocating ties with Israel. Rep. Anthony Weiner (D-N.Y.) wrote to U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice
10-24-06 - B´nei Brak Rabbis Call for Supervision of Arab Workers The crackdown stems not from security concerns, although Arabs transported across checkpoints together with groups headed for the area have carried out attacks in the past. Rather, the rabbis are concerned with the rise in incidents of romantic involvement of Hareidi-Religious women with the Arab workers.
10-24-06 - Germany backs combating hate as extremists win more elections Jewish leaders are welcoming announcements that Germany will continue to finance programs aimed at combating right-wing extremism. What about the right-wing extremism in Israel? This is especially relevant given Olmert's choice of party he has chosen to ally with - which was announced just this week.
10-24-06 - Balance Kills: Media, Good Will, and Israeli Oppression in Palestine
10-24-06 - Government expert tells terrorism trial of Mideast violence A terrorism expert told a federal court jury Tuesday that suicide bombers have killed hundreds of Israelis but a defense attorney said five times as many Palestinians have died amid the violent conflict. Palestine on trial in the US courts.
10-24-06 - Democratic leaders: Carter wrong on Israel Both parties must pander to the Israeli lobby - lest they be perceived as hostile to Israel, and thus lose the elections. The interests of the majority of Americans (who do not make up the Israeli lobby) do not factor in.
10-24-06 - Student admits bomb hoax in bid to delay flight The 21-year-old, who holds dual U.S.-Israeli citizenship, pleaded guilty Monday in U.S. District Court to a felony count of conveying false information of a threat targeting an airplane. He faces from probation to five years in prison at sentencing Jan. 29.
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