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Saturday, March 03, 2007


News for 03-02-07

03-02-07 - Three residents injured, two taken prisoner in Nablus Witnesses said that the Israeli gunfire wounded local resident Essam Albakri in an explosion that ripped through just beside him. Albakri?s hand has been amputated as his face has been wounded due to the explosion, witnesses added.


03-02-07 - Unity Government to be declared on Sunday


03-02-07 - Haniyya appeals to factions to speed-up choosing ministers for unity government Friday, Palestinian Prime Minister, Ismail Haniyya, appealed the Palestinian factions who want to participate in the unity government to speed-up in choosing their candidates, and warned that further delays could embolden the factions that oppose the deal, Israeli online daily Haaretz reported.


03-02-07 - Twelve-year old undergoing surgery after being shot in the head at Bil?in


03-02-07 - Bil'in : 19 protesters among them two children were injured in the Weekly Non Violent protest on friday weekly demo in Bil'in, near the central West Bank city of Ramallah, soldiers shot two children at a range of less than 10 metres, with rubber coated steel bullets...One was hit in the upper leg and the other in the lower back. Both were hospitalized


03-02-07 - HEBRON RELEASE: Team fasting in protest of Israeli closure of the West Bank The Hebron team will hold a short Lenten fast on Saturday 3 March and Sunday 4
March in protest of the Israeli closure of the West Bank.


03-02-07 - Palestinian youth throw stones at Wall in protest of Al Aqsa destruction The West Bank's Bethlehem broke out in a volley of bullets and stones Friday as Palestinian youth protested the destruction at Jerusalem's Al Aqsa Mosque.


03-02-07 - Umm Salamuna anti-Wall demonstration: the nonviolent resistance will not be deterred Hundreds of Palestinians staged a nonviolent demonstration in Umm Salamuna Village as Israeli forces continue the confiscation of land for Wall construction throughout the Bethlehem District.


03-02-07 - Vacant lot donated to Palestinian gov't Turkish authorities have decided to donate a vacant lot worth $4 million for a future Palestinian Embassy in Ankara to the Palestinian government.


03-02-07 - Japan's emergency assistance to improve the humanitarian situation of the Palestinians the Government of Japan decided to extend Emergency Grant Aid of a total of 7.2 million US dollars to UNDP, UNRWA and UNFPA in order to improve the humanitarian situation of the Palestinians.


03-02-07 - Palestinians Miss Govt Deadline Caretaker Palestinian Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh yesterday called on factions to speed up the formation of a unity government after they missed yesterday?s deadline to allocate Cabinet berths.


03-02-07 - Moussa urges for international peace conference on Palestine issue


03-02-07 - British Conservative leader speaks out against Israeli settlements The Tory party leader reportedly condemned settlement expansion and described East Jerusalem as being occupied Palestinian territory while being interviewed by a handful of journalists during a tour of Jerusalem?s Old City. E. Jerusalem IS Israeli-OCCUPIED territory, according to international law.


03-02-07 - Jordan's king says Israelis must choose between life in a "fortress" or peace with neighbors "It is time that the (U.S.) employ this influence to prove its transparency to the people of the region, and that it is not biased," Abdullah said.


03-02-07 - Medical care for Palestinian children Oday is just one of hundreds of Palestinian children to benefit from the work of the Palestine Children's Relief Fund, a charity based in Ohio that every year sends dozens of young patients in need of surgery to the United States and Europe, and brings in teams of specialist doctors to treat urgent cases in the West Bank and Gaza.


03-02-07 - Israeli army raids in West Bank aggravate situation - Russia


03-02-07 - Non-Violent protest in Um Salamoneh Israeli bulldozers started destroying land belonging to Um Salamoneh on Tuesday. Palestinian farmers and villagers from Um Salamoneh and the surrounding villages protested this action at the site, and were joined by Israeli and International supporters. The Israeli army attacked and injured several villagers, and abducted one local youth, who was released shortly after.


03-02-07 - Israel fears possible Russian arms sale to Syria Israel expressed concern Friday about a potential Russian sale of advanced anti-tank weapon systems to Damascus amid persistent fears in the Jewish state about a future conflict with its enemy.


03-02-07 - Islamic Jihad vows to attack Israel


03-02-07 - Call to ease Palestinian boycott it proposes that fresh demands should be made on Hamas, including the release of Gilad Shalit, the Israeli corporal seized by militants last June, a comprehensive ceasefire and acquiescence in talks between the Israeli Prime Minister, Ehud Olmert, and the Palestinian President, Mahmoud Abbas.



03-02-07 - Behind ?The Veil?


03-02-07 - Hillel launches online petition against Iran The Foundation for Jewish Campus Life launched an online petition urging the U.S. government to work with allies in tightening sanctions against Iran


03-02-07 - Captive soldiers resolution in Senate Two U.S. senators introduced a resolution calling for the release of three captive Israeli soldiers.


03-02-07 - Russia wants israel to join NPT israel is now accusing Russia of selling its most advanced anti-tank missiles to Syria.


03-02-07 - Man's vacation takes a detour On Thursday, the Palestinian health care worker and actor who lives in California was held without bail in the Hillsborough County jail


03-02-07 - Israeli navy to patrol Dead Sea: TV


03-02-07 - A Mainstream Palestinian Viewpoint would Americans today agree to give half of their homeland to another people who were a clear minority and who were coming in to the country by external decree (in this case the British)?


03-02-07 - Lebanon discovers network spying on Hezbollah: report


03-02-07 - Obama: Engagement, sanctions with Iran The Bush administration, backed by AIPAC, favors only limited, multilateral engagement with Iran until that country achieves nuclear transparency.


03-02-07 - Op-Ed: Occupation defies social justice Now is the time for Jews to be the loudest, strongest advocates against occupation and in support of equal rights for Palestinians ? not in spite of our Judaism but because of it


03-02-07 - Israeli army briefly detains man at Lebanon border Lebanese security sources said the man was gathering scrap metal in an area near the border with Israel when he was detained. They identified him as Mahmud Hussein Hajj, a resident of Hula.


03-02-07 - Palestinian-Israeli conflict discussed Safieh asserted that Israel?s policy is based upon the notion of acquiring ?as much Palestinian geography as possible with as little Palestinian demography as possible,? and cited Israel?s territorial appetite as the major impediment to a successful peace process.


03-02-07 - West Bank Palestinians to speak Saturday Two Palestinians from the West Bank will speak in Tucson Saturday night alongside local activists protesting militarization of the U.S.-Mexico border.


03-02-07 - Dershowitz response astonishing With Dershowitz?s letter to The Hoot this week, two things are now obvious: First, Carter was undeniably astute in his refusal to debate a professor who has forgotten the basic standards of constructive academic debate, and second, Dershowitz himself was left defeated by the Carter event as he witnessed a community that, for the most part, cared little for what he had to say.



03-02-07 - The White House, like the White Paper The flood of Israeli visits to the U.S. capital is unceasing......Prime Minister Olmert will meet with Abbas in another two weeks, and Rice's pal, Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni, will visit Washington to speak at the annual conference of the pro-Israel lobby AIPAC


03-02-07 - False quotes shake up terror trial The mystery of how and why a government wiretap summary falsely attributed anti-Jewish slurs to officials of a Muslim charity remained unanswered Tuesday as federal prosecutors pledged to look into the matter.


03-02-07 - Keeping hope alive in Palestine Eight thousand olive tree saplings will be planted this spring in the Palestinian territories to replace olive groves that have been uprooted


03-02-07 - College finishes its probe of fight


03-02-07 - Israeli prof: Gaza is a 'prison' The discussion, called "The Spirit of Struggle," focused on what Reinhart called the "ethnic cleansing" of Palestinians as a result of the "internationally tolerated" Israeli policy in the West Bank and Gaza.


03-02-07 - U.S. to Send Top Refugee Official to Damascus


03-02-07 - Golan's apples blossom in Red Cross hands The ICRC (International Committee of the Red Cross) said that it regularly transports the season's apples back across the frontline between arch-enemies Israel and Syria to help the Syrian farmers sell them back home.


03-02-07 - Rupert Murdoch: Fox in the henhouse Today, Fox Broadcasting and allied enterprises are deeply into the henhouse of America and the world, reaching over 96 percent of US households, owning more than 175 international newspapers and magazines on three continents, publishing 40 million papers a week, virtually controlling print markets in Britain, Australia and New Zealand.....While Murdoch doesn?t speak openly of his roots, he nevertheless has been open about his support for extreme right-wing Zionists such as Ariel Sharon and Benjamin Netanyahu Murdoch's Fox news is notoriously pro-neocon. Note in the article his ties to the Israeli lobby.


03-02-07 - Ahmadinejad impresses church leaders The Anti-Defamation League blasted a meeting between a U.S. Christian delegation and the Iranian president as a ?betrayal.?


03-02-07 - A Long Enough Sentence The NY Sun gives space to those advocating for Jonathan Pollard's release. Here is a reminder of what Pollard did. And again.


03-02-07 - School leaders, not teachers, must set policy The editorial board of the Eagle Tribune once again reveals its true colors (blue and white).


03-02-07 - Jewish Group Will Commend Schakowsky As 'Ally Of Israel' In addition to presenting the congresswoman with a plaque in a private ceremony today, Kleiner said group members plan to take advantage of their meeting with Schakowsky to express their concerns about the Iranian nuclear program, which they believe threatens Israel


03-02-07 - The Wall, Apartheid and Mandela

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