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Sunday, December 10, 2006


News for 12-09-06

12-09-06 - Fatah armed wing says its militants fired homemade rockets at Israel The attack came in response to the daily breaches of the ceasefire by the Israeli army in West Bank and Gaza Strip, the statement said.


12-09-06 - Early election talk angers Hamas "The status quo cannot be continued - it is a disaster on the Palestinians," said Saeb Erekat.


12-09-06 - Security officers demonstrate in Gaza, one wounded


12-09-06 - Halting of foreign aid to Palestinians a crime: Carter


12-09-06 - Palestinian health workers ending three-month strike Some 13,000 Palestinian health care workers are returning to work, ending a three-month strike after the Hamas government promised to step up salary payments, a union leader said Saturday.



12-09-06 - Gaza police storm parliament over unpaid wages Dozens of Palestinian police stormed the parliament building in Gaza City demanding salaries which have gone largely unpaid since March, witnesses and security sources said.


12-09-06 - PALESTINE PEACE NOT APARTHEID, Number 7!


12-09-06 - More Palestinians flee homelands Homelands? There's only one Palestinian homeland.


12-09-06 - Arab League slams US over attempt to halt PA aid The Arab League criticized on Thursday Washington's attempt to halt the transfer of millions of dollars in aid from Qatar to the Hamas-led Palestinian government and warned the move could increase extremism in the region.


12-09-06 - Hebron Reflection: 06-12-09 We Are The Message I recently received a question from a reader who wanted to know, "What
is CPT doing over there to share the Gospel of Jesus?"



12-09-06 - Iran's denial of Holocaust harms Arab cause, Palestine activist tells president "Perhaps you see Holocaust denial as an expression of support for the Palestinians," he writes. "Here, too, you are wrong. We struggle for our existence and our rights, and against the historic injustice that was dealt us in 1948.


12-09-06 - Former Israeli envoy slams Gates over nuclear 'disclosure' "These are lamentable words. Perhaps his tongue is forked, but maybe not. In any case Israel must demand explanations," ...."It is not up to Washington to end the policy of ambiguity" on Israel's nuclear capabilities


12-09-06 - Israel's Olmert calls for dramatic measures against Iran ** Olmert criticised the international community's hesitation in dealing with President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. The West fears Iran's nuclear programme is aimed at developing nuclear weapons but Tehran denies this. "I am anything but happy," Olmert was quoted as saying in an interview released ahead of publication on Sunday. "I expect significantly more dramatic steps to be taken.


12-09-06 - Carter Challenges 'Lies, Distortions' Carter said Friday that Stein hadn't played a role in the Carter Center in 13 years and that his post as a fellow was an honorary title.


12-09-06 - Jordan sends aid convoy to Palestinian lands


12-09-06 - Algerian leader hails role of Palestinian women


12-09-06 - Israel Is Not Linked to Iraq, Except That It Is "The Saudis are saying to us, 'We are afraid of Iran and want to work with you but the Palestinian issue has to be solved,' " a senior Israeli official said, insisting on anonymity because he was not authorized to speak publicly.... There are two other reasons Mr. Olmert and other Israelis spoke out against the report's call for linkage: They don't want others to define linkage for them; they want any linkage to be on their terms, out of their own mouths. And they never liked Mr. Baker, whom they considered hostile when he was secretary of state in the early 1990's. Baker is considered 'hostile' because he tried to get Israel to stop building illegal settlements on Palestinian land. Boo hoo.


12-09-06 - PLO Praises Baker-Hamilton Report, would "seriously" Deal with International Initiatives


12-09-06 - Israel delays UN mission to Gaza "A decision on visas is pending," Foreign Ministry spokesman Mark Regev said. "(The decision) is not about (Tutu) the person, but the process is extremely problematic, because it singles out Israel for special treatment and uses a human rights agenda to bash Israel." Translated from Israel-speak: 'we've got something to hide, no visas for you! Come back TEN YEAR!'


12-09-06 - Most Americans agree with Iraq Study Group recommendations: poll Fifty-seven percent agreed that the United States should engage Iran and Syria in efforts to stabilize Iraq, and 61 percent supported the idea of a renewed US commitment to pressing for Israeli-Palestinian peace.



12-09-06 - Amnesty urges EU to address Mideast rights crisis The European Union must urgently address worsening human rights' abuses in Israel and the Palestinian territories, Amnesty International urged on Sunday, predicting "widespread violence" and "disaster".


12-09-06 - FOX News Launches Jihad Against Jimmy Carter and His New Book What is being used against President Carter now is a classic character assassination jihad. First, right wing media outlets "seed" the audio and TV airwaves with hyperbolic, unsubstantiated, inflammatory rhetoric in order to create the illusion of a "big story". Simultaneously, the conservative blogs spew their oveheated invective, allowing their readershp of "true believers" a chance to vent.


12-09-06 - Israeli Nuclear Weapons Whistleblower Speaks Out


12-09-06 - Arab world on brink of explosion: Saudi king


12-09-06 - In Washington: The Right is scared


12-09-06 - Syrian FM: No solution to Iraq's problems without Iran and Syria


12-09-06 - Golan snubs Baker report "The Golan Heights are an unchangeable Israeli reality. We must develop and strengthen settlement in the Golan,"


12-09-06 - Stop aid to Israel Tell Congress to suspend US aid to Israel until it stops violating the human rights of Palestinians.


12-09-06 - Israel's fanatics fan flames of hatred between Jews drivers for Israel's national bus carrier, Egged, face a new risk: being stoned by ultra-Orthodox protesters demanding buses be segregated for men and women.


12-09-06 - Another day, a new flag for a village Despite decades of upheavals, residents of the Arab village of Ghajar on Israel's northern border have never had to flee. Instead, the village itself became a refugee, finding itself successively in three different countries.


12-09-06 - Peace Now in US pens anti-Lieberman letter "US Jewish groups, always quick as we should be to denounce Arab, European or American politicians who wear their bigotry on their sleeve, cannot now fall silent when it comes to Mr. Lieberman," the letter reads.


12-09-06 - Jimmy Carter Book Facts Ignored by Media The mainstream media ignored the last few articles Carter wrote about the situation in Palestine, prior to the release of his book. This latest news comes as no surprise (to me).

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