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Tuesday, December 05, 2006
12-04-06 - Army kills Palestinian despite decision to cut back on West Bank raids Palestinian security officials said the soldiers opened fire at a restaurant, killing a civilian and wounding two others ? the militant and a teenager.
12-04-06 - An appeal for an abandoned people This year, The Independent's Christmas Appeal will focus on the dispossessed of the Palestinian territories, for whom 2006 has been the worst of times
12-04-06 - Resident killed by army fire Tulkarem, one injured and ten taken prisoner Also, one child identified as Mojahid Adnan Al Shaweesh, 16, was moderately injured in his head and was transferred to a local hospital. Ten residents were taken prisoner and were moved to an unknown destination.
12-04-06 - Independent Christmas Appeal: Where your money goes The three charities which The Independent is supporting through this year's Christmas Appeal do not leave when the international spotlight fades. They remain, in Gaza and elsewhere, to help the frail and the vulnerable in the task of painfully piecing together their shattered normality. It can be a long and wearying process. And the support they require is unglamorous and continuing
12-04-06 - Army bulldozes farmlands and stops school students from going home near Bethlehem Israeli army bulldozers started on Monday morning to bulldoze farmlands, and barred school students from leaving their school in Al Khader village south of the West Bank city of Bethlehem.
12-04-06 - Israeli PM hopes truce with Palestinians will continue
12-04-06 - Israeli minister ready to release jailed intifada leader An Israeli minister has said he would agree to releasing Marwan Barghuti, the charismatic Palestinian militant leader serving five life sentences in jail for planning suicide attacks.
12-04-06 - This geocities page was the precursor of this web site - 4 years ago You can see the beginnings of this site in the link list on the left - Chris Hedge's diary, links to USS Liberty material. 4 years on - the march to justice continues. And it's gathering momentum. Fasten your seat belts...
12-04-06 - Sisters, mothers, martyrs The second such story by the Guardian inside of a week. No longer are important events on the ground being reported, such as the death of the teenaged stonethrower. No. We need to read not one but two stories about female martyrs, according to the Guardian.
12-04-06 - Israel 'to ease' W Bank friction "Instructions have been issued to avoid unnecessary frictions and to abstain from actions that could serve as a pretext," Mr Sneh told Israeli army radio.
12-04-06 - School Day 24: Jerusalem-Ramallah
12-04-06 - Lebanese army increases forces in tense Beirut Lebanon's army deployed more soldiers in Beirut after the killing of a pro-Syrian Shiite Muslim demonstrator raised fears anti-government protests could turn into sectarian violence.
12-04-06 - Syria says ready to cooperate with all sides for regional stability
12-04-06 - Bolton to step down Most major U.S. Jewish groups broke with tradition to endorse Bolton, who in addition to his support of Israel is a strong opponent of Iran?s nuclear drive.
12-04-06 - There has to be equality These Britons who go to fight for Israel are volunteering to serve in the frontline of Israel's war in the illegally occupied territories of the West Bank and Gaza. Some have acknowledged that they have been or will be engaged in the killing of Palestinians. Under international law they and those who facilitate their enlistment are committing war crimes.
12-04-06 - US diplomat calls for Iran action "What does Iran stand for? Iran stands for disrupting states, disrupting peace and solving everything through the barrel of a gun." Ah. No comment.
12-04-06 - Money for Olmert-Haniyeh talks? An Israeli billionaire offered to pay Hamas a small fortune to arrange a meeting between the Palestinian Authority prime minister and Ehud Olmert.
12-04-06 - Was this the first casualty of Lebanon's new civil war?
12-04-06 - Haneya calls for continuation of dialogue on unity gov't
12-04-06 - Israel fears Siniora government may fall the government source said Bush promised Olmert that his position on Iran would remain unchanged as long as Tehran remains committed to pursuing its nuclear program. As for Syria, the source said, Bush has conditioned any resumption of dialogue on Damascus' ceasing to interfere with Lebanon and ending its support for Hezbollah, and both the recent murder of Lebanese minister Pierre Gemayal and Hezbollah's confrontation with Siniora make it even less likely that Bush would change his position on this issue.
12-04-06 - Netanyahu slams truce, claims Gaza is turning into Lebanon Nutty Netty say "Dems pesky Arabs are all alike!"
12-04-06 - Head of PFLP in Bethlehem area arrested Mahmud Ibrahim Hamdan Fanun, head of the PFLP (Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine) terror organization in the Bethlehem area, was arrested today in a joint operation by the Israel Defense Forces and the Israel Security Agency.
12-04-06 - Al Nu'man Village; already surrounded by the Wall, the gate is now open to Israeli settlers The move came only two days after some 150 settlers demonstrated on settler Road 60 at the eastern edge of Al Khader Village, demanding the confiscation of more Palestinian land to make the drive to Jerusalem quicker. Driving through Al Nu'man Village is approximately eight kilometers, while going on Road 60 through confiscated Beit Jala lands is 20 kilometers.
12-04-06 - Some Joy for the Poorest West Bank Families NEF teamed with Human Concern International. Poor families received about 500 food packages and 570 packages of dairy products, while 400 packages of sweets went to kindergarten children.
12-04-06 - Israel bars Gaza residents from university The state of Israel needs to cancel the sweeping prohibition preventing young Palestinians living in Gaza from reaching their studies in the West Bank.
12-04-06 - Israelis invoke Area C and destroy northwestern West Bank homes
12-04-06 - MSNBC Airs Multiple Segments On C-SPAN Caller Smearing President Carter Apparently, the rantings of this random C-SPAN viewer are considered "news." MSNBC has already run two segments today on this irrelevant non-story, one titled "Carter Controversy" and another called, "Pres. Carter: Anti-Semetic?"
12-04-06 - Ex-Mossad agent sues Israel over Pentagon spy affair Katz says that Israel prevented him from travelling to the United States after Pollard's arrest to try to recover funds seized there, and to prevent him from being questioned by US authorities.
12-04-06 - A historic moment for peacemaking It would be irresponsible folly to leave this for the United States to handle on its own, given its track record as a partisan and unsuccessful mediator. If the Quartet with its road map and the Arab League with its peace plan have any life left in them, this is their moment to work together quickly to push Israelis and Arabs toward a structured negotiation anchored in more explicit and mutual national rights for all concerned. Moments like this do not come along often
12-04-06 - Egyptian police arrest foreigners for allegedly plotting attacks Along with the American, police arrested two Belgians, nine French and several others from Egypt and other Arab countries including Tunisia and Syria, the statement said. The ministry did not provide names or say how many Egyptians and Arabs were arrested.
12-04-06 - Royal accused of Mid-East 'gaffe' During a joint news conference in Beirut, a Hezbollah MP compared Israel's policy towards Lebanon with Nazism.
12-04-06 - No blood diamonds in Israel, say local traders "We can guarantee that not one single diamond enters Israel without being checked by the authorities," said Moti Ganz, president of the diamond institute located in one of the three tightly guarded skyscrapers of the diamond exchange centre in Ramat Gan near Tel Aviv, which employs some 2,700 people. But despite the tight restrictions, some traders have tried to dodge regulations. Earlier this month, police seized a 150,000 dollar-worth batch of diamonds at the exchange, and these gems did not have the authentication certificate
12-04-06 - Gaza: Reports from the Ground
12-04-06 - The Palestinians bear the burden
12-04-06 - From Bethlehem to Jerusalem: Children of the Holy Land receive improved schools IOCC's plan to renovate and upgrade nine private schools in the West Bank was recently approved for funding by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID).
12-04-06 - Of land and peace Common to most journalists who have reported from the Holy Land is the interview with a displaced Palestinian whose family home or land has been seized and settled by Israelis. The Palestinians can often produce a rusty key from their ancestral home or a yellowed deed to their family land to prove their rightful ownership. When Israel is pressed about the issue, the government says only state or purchased land has been settled.
12-04-06 - Israel's Arabs shoot themselves in foot If Israel's Arabs do not modify their position and continue to object to defining Israel as the Jewish people's state, where they live as a minority with full equality, they should not be surprised to see the Knesset legislate strict immigration laws, or growing calls to move the Green Line west in the triangle region where Arab communities are concentrated. Do they really have 'full equality'? ("The overwhelming majority of non-Jewish citizens are Arabs and they are subject to various forms of discrimination.")
12-04-06 - Minister of detainees reveals information on prisoner swap with Israel Qabha said that the deal does not include the abducted ministers and legislators since they should be immediately freed without any preconditions.
12-04-06 - 'Israel Needs a Wake Up Call' I think you've put your finger on two very important issues. The first one is the ideology that Avigdor Lieberman subscribes to is an ethnic cleansing ideology.
12-04-06 - Citizen musicians giving peace a chance
12-04-06 - Chavez wins re-election In August, he drew fire for saying that Israelis "are doing what Hitler did against the Jews" and that Israel is carrying out "a new Holocaust" against the Palestinians.
12-04-06 - Jihad, hummous and airport security: It's the Arab Comedy Festival, of course!
12-04-06 - Call upon Hillary Clinton to cancel meeting with Lieberman Please cancel the meeting publicly as a matter of principle that is in the best interests and ideals of the United States of America
12-04-06 - U.N. humanitarian chief accuses world of failing to keep pledge to protect civilians, citing 55 percent increase in attacks since 1989
12-04-06 - In Beirut unrest, Israel sees threat of renewed Iranian, Syrian influence To arrest the process of radicalization in Lebanon and the wider Middle East, Israel would like to help stabilize the Siniora government, build a pro-American alliance with moderate Sunni countries as a bulwark against Iranian influence and detach Syria from the Iranian axis. The trouble is that everything on this wish list is likely to prove very difficult. Come again? This after having bombarded Lebanese civilians and civilian infrastructure, and then firing 1 million cluster bomblets into Lebanon knowing that there would be a ceasefire in 3 days.
12-04-06 - As Bolton resigns U.N. post, groups will miss his frankness "John Bolton has done an extraordinary job of advancing America's interests at a time of critical importance," AIPAC spokesman Josh Block said Monday. I disagree. Bolton was Israel's man at the UN, not ours.
12-04-06 - Jews, Presbyterians launch 'consultation' Leaders of three Jewish streams launched a "national consultation" with the Presbyterians in the wake of differences over the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
12-04-06 - Clinton, Barak and Lieberman talk Iran ** Iranian nuclear threat and instability in Lebanon ? these are only some of the subjects high-level American and Israeli officials will discuss at third annual Saban Forum in Washington This will result in a renewed push by Israel and its lobbyists for US action on Iran, no doubt.
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