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Thursday, December 07, 2006
12-06-06 - Israeli forces wound 2 Palestinians at Gaza border Palestinian ambulance workers said the two men were unarmed. An Israeli military spokesman said they had behaved suspiciously and ignored warning shots to make them move away from an Israeli-built border fence.
12-06-06 - Japan gives UN funds for Palestinians in Lebanon Japan has decided to give 3.72 million dollars to the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East, which will cover three programs to aid refugees in Lebanon.
12-06-06 - Vital Gaza food conduit to open, Israel says The news comes as the World Food Programme (WFP) reported that 35 percent of Gazans do not have enough money to buy food, while 25 percent only just have the means
12-06-06 - Independent Appeal: Trampled because he could not hear For four days, Jihad cowered inside his home, too frightened to leave his bedroom and attend classes for the hearing impaired at the Jabalia Rehabilitation Society
12-06-06 - Rafah border crossing reopens Palestinian security sources reported that the Rafah Border Crossing, in the southern part of the Gaza Strip was reopened on Wednesday morning.
12-06-06 - Iraq Study Group: Shift mission, go regional "There must be a renewed and sustained commitment ... to a comprehensive Arab-Israeli peace on all fronts: Lebanon, Syria, and President Bush's June 2002 commitment to a two-state solution for Israel and Palestine. This commitment must include direct talks with, by, and between Israel, Lebanon, Palestinians - those who accept Israel's right to exist - and Syria."
12-06-06 - Army hands out demolishing orders to several residents in Hebron Tuesday afternoon, Israeli troops handed out 11 military demolishing orders to Bedouin huts, east of Yatta village in the West Bank city of Hebron
12-06-06 - Qassam lands in western Negev The Color Red alert system identified a Qassam launching towards the western Negev Wednesday afternoon. The rocket landed near a kibbutz in the area; no injuries or damage was reported.
12-06-06 - Peres: Palestinian unity government would be "facade" because Hamas "doesn't want peace"
12-06-06 - Making the Connection Between Iraq and Israel
12-06-06 - Baker panel's mention of Palestinian "right of return" raises eyebrows A reference to Palestinians' "right of return" in the report issued by the high-level Iraq Study Group broke a diplomatic taboo which sparked immediate concern in Israel and surprise among Middle East policy experts.
12-06-06 - Arabs doubt Bush will overhaul Mideast policy U.S. President George W. Bush will ignore unwelcome recommendations on Middle East policy from the bipartisan Iraq Study Group, especially on making contact with Syria and Iran, Arab commentators said on Wednesday.
12-06-06 - MK Azmi Bishara removed from hearing for profane remark Bishara submitted a Knesset bill Wednesday that would force the government to return expropriated land to its original owners in specified cases.
12-06-06 - IDF seeks intel-sharing with NATO
12-06-06 - President of Human Rights Council appoints Christine Chinkin to serve on high-level fact-finding mission to Beit Hanoun
12-06-06 - israel to raze 42,000 Palestinian homes
12-06-06 - UN Security Council welcomes Israel-Palestine ceasefire deal
12-06-06 - Hizbullah rejects human-shield accusations The reasons behind this report "are obvious. They are trying to get rid of the responsibility of killing civilians and pinning the responsibility on someone else. The Israeli Army has never had any morals. They used all kinds of internationally banned weaponry against our civilians - including cluster bombs and phosphorous bombs. If they didn't want to kill civilians they wouldn't have used such weapons in the first place."
12-06-06 - Hebron Update 06-11-26 to 06-12-02 The soldier then said, "Are you
Jewish?" Everyone answered, no. The soldier said, "Only Jewish people
can walk on this street." One of the visitors, very annoyed, said,
"This street was built with American money for everyone to walk on."
The soldier said, "No it wasn't." Levin said, "Yes, it was. It was
built ten years ago with USAID money for everyone to walk." The
soldier answered, "I don't know about that. But I do know that only
Jews are authorized to walk on this street. You must go back." The
group had to turn back.
12-06-06 - Carter plays Hardball with israel
12-06-06 - Report: Hamas ministers met with US, EU officials
12-06-06 - No friends, few drugs and little expertise for AIDS patients
12-06-06 - US and Israel targeting DNA in Gaza? Part 2 of 3: The DIME bomb, yet another genotoxic weapon
12-06-06 - Haniya reaffirms right of resistance "The Hamas government wants to preserve the right of Palestinian refugees to return and the right of resistance against occupation until an independent (Palestinian) state is established," Haniya told a press conference in the Syrian capital.
12-06-06 - Minister of Tourism: Bethlehem safe for Christmas "foreigners have been dear guests to Palestine and Bethlehem for decades, with hospitality palpable from the restaurants to the hotels and shops."
12-06-06 - Israeli troops arrest 30 Palestinians in W. Bank The sources said that most of the detained were taken away from northern West Bank city of Jenin when at least 50 military vehicles stormed the area.
12-06-06 - Abbas considers options to end Palestinian crisis: spokesman
12-06-06 - Israeli police partly demolish house in Arab section of Jerusalem's Old City Israeli police demolished part of a house belonging to Arabs in Jerusalem's Old City on Wednesday, raising charges of discrimination by the Jewish-run administration against Palestinian residents.
12-06-06 - Israel refuses visa extensions for foreign passport holders
12-06-06 - Prime minister seizes chance for progress on Palestinian crisis
12-06-06 - Israel asked to release frozen Palestinian fund
12-06-06 - Egyptians offer to represent Beit Hanun victims at The Hague Representatives of the Egyptian Bar Association have offered to represent the victims of the Israeli artillery barrage in Beit Hanun at the International Court of Justice in The Hague.
12-06-06 - Chirac to Israel: Stop Lebanon overflights Livni told reporters in response that Israel needs the Lebanon overflights to monitor continued arms smuggling to Hezbollah, a violation of the U.N.-brokered truce that ended the war
12-06-06 - It's getting worse in 'world's largest prison' say Gaza residents Asked about the MECC's work and current conditions, Dabbagh said he remained pessimistic, and that US and Western support for Israel is underwriting "perpetual atrocities and massacres in this part of the intentionally forgotten planet".
12-06-06 - Violence against women: with awareness comes a change in patterns
12-06-06 - US sanctions Latin American backers of Hezbollah
12-06-06 - Israel embarks on PR face-lift Yesterday's report detailing an Israeli think-tank's 'findings' on the alleged use of human shields by Hezbollah in Lebanon was one step in series of moves by Israel of late that can be chalked up to this newfound PR effort.
12-06-06 - Andover High School principal lets pro-Palestinian activists speak The Wheels of Justice, a group composed of staunch critics of the United States' and Israel's policies in the Middle East, were invited by six social studies teachers to talk to 200 students about their experiences in Iraq, the West Bank and Gaza
12-06-06 - Vallone Meets With Israeli Official At City Hall The Jewish Community Relations Council of Greater New York and its Chief Executive, Michael Miller, organized the trips that brought Vallone and Goldstein together to exchange their ideas.
12-06-06 - Carter's Book on Israel 'Apartheid' Sparks Bitter Debate Criticism of the book, primarily from Jewish groups and leaders, began even before it was published, and it became an issue in the midterm elections last month
12-06-06 - Canada's inconsistent votes at UN questioned The inconsistency in Canada?s votes was questioned by B?nai Brith Canada, the Canadian Coalition for Democracy (CCD) and UN Watch, though the Canada-Israel Committee (CIC), the Jewish community?s primary lobbying arm on Israel, attributed the disparity to "rookie" mistakes in dealing with an overwhelming volume of anti-Israel initiatives. 'You must veto them ALL, Canada. Gosh, get it right!'
12-06-06 - New Vatican envoy urges pilgrimages to Holy Land The event brought the Latin patriarch, who is both the top Catholic official in the region and a Palestinian, face-to-face with Evangelical leaders, who he has publicly denounced as leading the world to armageddon by their strong support for the State of Israel.
12-06-06 - Israeli tycoon offers $1bn for Mideast peace
12-06-06 - Baker report urges Madrid-style summit with Israel, Syria and PA
12-06-06 - National Council of Churchs comments on Iraq The NCC also applauded the Report?s conclusion that the security situation involving Israel and the Palestinian Authority is intrinsically linked to Iraq, saying ?the Israeli - Palestinian conflict is central to the solution of all problems in the Middle East.?
12-06-06 - McCain's statement on Iraq Study Group report AIPAC must have sent out word that there is to be no linkage between Iraq and the Arab-Israeli conflict. This linkage appears to have been in the ISG report. So far Biden, Lantos and now McCain are all singing the same tune.
12-06-06 - House protects new red 'crystal'
More wasted time and money by those on Capitol Hill who were elected to represent the interests of THIS country.
12-06-06 - ADL: Iraq Study Group 'Gets It Wrong' on Arab-Israeli Peace Process If the ADL thinks it's wrong, then you know the ISG got it RIGHT.
12-06-06 - Captured Israelis 'were injured' Two Israeli soldiers captured in July by the Lebanese militant group, Hezbollah, suffered serious injuries in the attack, according to reports.
12-06-06 - South African Jews charge bias at Freedom of Expression Institute In response, the FXI said Saks' letter was "a thinly disguised attempt to intimidate the FXI into not taking a principled position against repression and censorship in relation to the Israeli/Palestinian conflict. Put more bluntly, we see this as an attempt to bully the FXI into submission for daring to criticize bodies like the South African Jewish Board of Deputies and the S.A. Jewish Report when they act in a censorious manner."
12-06-06 - For pro-Israel crowd, Iraq report has some unwelcome proposals
12-06-06 - Carter fellow resigns over book Ken Stein distanced himself from Carter and the center's recent activities, and emphasized that he "had nothing to do with the research, preparation, writing, or review of President Carter's recent publication.
12-06-06 - Rabbis urge Israelis to revolt against gov't The rabbis were responding to a national address last week commemorating the death of Israel's founder and first prime minister, David Ben-Gurion, in which Olmert stated he is willing to give up most of the West Bank in exchange for "real peace." The rabbis don't want real peace if it means Israel must give up land that it has unlawfully 'settled' for 30+ years.
12-06-06 - APN meets Syrian envoy Moustapha repeated Syria's call for a resumption of talks with no pre-conditions; APN reiterated U.S. and Israeli demands that Syria end its support for terrorist groups.
12-06-06 - Failure to pass budget bills could stall Democrats' incoming agenda Spending that affects Israel is not impacted. Foreign operations, which accounts for the $2.8 billion Israel receives annually, is going ahead at 2006 levels, which differ little from levels promised for 2007. The Defense Appropriations Act, which affects collaborative U.S.-Israel programs such as the Arrow anti-missile program, is one of only two that were passed before the midterm elections.
12-06-06 - Council may ban anti-Israel activist
12-06-06 - AJC Says Iraq Study Group Report Complicates Quest for Peace The pro-Israeli groups already on the offensive trying to dismiss/downplay Baker's report.
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