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Monday, April 09, 2007


News for 04-08-07

04-08-07 - Hopes for release of 'West Bank Mandela'


04-08-07 - A Palestinian Medic Attacked by Israeli Soldiers Near Jenin


04-08-07 - Israeli Soldiers Delay Palestinian Movement in West Bank Areas Witnesses said that the Israeli soldiers on Tayaseer and Hamra checkpoints have delayed movement of vehicles, preventing students, workers, farmers and others from reaching their destinations


04-08-07 - MK Bishara warns Hamas against ?substantial concessions? The MK called on the Palestinian unity government to avoid political chaos and did not rule out the possibility of a regional war that would include Syria, Lebanon and Iran.


04-08-07 - Pope sees ?signs of hope? on Palestine


04-08-07 - Israeli guards stabbed, assailant wounded Authorities said the teenager had arrived at the cave from the Palestinian side and pulled out a knife as he neared the checkpoint.


04-08-07 - Kuwait warns against escalation of Iran nuke crisis On the re-opening of the Palestinian embassy in Kuwait, closed since 1990, Sheikh Mohammed said "this is a diplomatic affair" and pointed out the most important thing is actual and effective support to the Palestinian Authority.


04-08-07 - Large Crowds of Christians in Holy Jerusalem Mark Easter


04-08-07 - PLO ranks internal security as top priority for unity government Yasser Abed Rabbo of the Palestine Liberation Organization says that the new government needs to focus on security first and the economy second


04-08-07 - Barghouti Calls for Pressuring Israel to Absorb Palestinians of Iraq into PA lands In the meantime, the U.S consulate in Jerusalem denied Sunday media reports, which claimed that the United States is willing to welcome 3,000 to 7,000 Palestinian refugees of Iraq, on its territories.



04-08-07 - BBC's man missing for four weeks On Sunday, one of the most senior clerics in the Anglican church, Archbishop of York John Sentamu, demanded his immediate release.


04-08-07 - Release 500 prisoners for soldier, Israel told


04-08-07 - A Palestinian Resident Wounded during Clashes in Northern Gaza Palestinian media sources said that a Palestinian resident was shot and wounded moderately early on Sunday during an armed clash in northern Gaza Strip.


04-08-07 - Gaza mayor fears environmental disaster if municipal workers strike


04-08-07 - Teenage Egyptian girl catches bird flu A 15-year-old girl in Cairo has been diagnosed with bird flu, the 34th person in Egypt to be infected with the disease, the health ministry said Sunday


04-08-07 - Cheney, Olmert remarks heat up rhetorical battle over Pelosi's trip "The speaker conveyed precisely what the prime minister and the acting president asked," Lantos told JTA. That included the traditional Israeli caveat about Syrian backing for terrorism......Last year, U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice talked Olmert into a 48-hour cease-fire during the war with Hezbollah to allow humanitarian relief, but within hours Israeli planes were bombing again, to Rice's surprise and anger. Olmert had received a call, apparently from Cheney's office, telling him to ignore Rice.


04-08-07 - Israeli cluster bomb slays Lebanese woman The woman, Abdeh Mohammad Khanafer, 70, was gathering herbs in a field at Aynata village near Bint Jbeil, six kilometers from the Israeli border, when she touched a bomblet that detonated, they said.


04-08-07 - Lebanese official: Security agents helped Hezbollah smuggle arms The United States, Great Britain, and France are pushing for the formation of a special United Nations expert committee to examine claims of ongoing weapons smuggling through the Syria-Lebanon border.


04-08-07 - Arab leaders air public relations campaign against Shin Bet Opposition within the Arab sector to Shin Bet policy arose after the security service declared that it intends to disrupt the activities of any groups that seek to change the Jewish or democratic character of Israel, even if they use democratic means.


04-08-07 - Fahd assures Palestinian people support for their national rights


04-08-07 - United around peace, Palestinians have great potential


04-08-07 - Pelosi and Syria Speaker Pelosi is as committed to the Israeli lobby as the president, so her visit changed nothing in policy matters


04-08-07 - New slant on Middle East Phyllis Bennis will open the series Monday night with ?Challenging Empire: U.S. Policy in the Middle East.? Bennis works for the Institute of Policy Studies and is co-chairwoman of the U.S. Campaign to End Israeli Occupation.


04-08-07 - Egyptian Foreign Minister Calls for Broader Publicity of the Arab Peace Initiative Israel asked for amending the initiative or canceling the clause that entitles Palestinians to the right of return to Palestine, and announced peace is not reachable for the short run.


04-08-07 - War treasures uncovered "The landscapes Lambert created of Gallipoli very much helped to shape public perceptions of that failed campaign; and those of Palestine capture the beauty and intensity of colour of the landscape over which the Light Horse units roamed."



04-08-07 - UPDATE- New Palestinian Play in an Old Israeli Prison


04-08-07 - Israeli Colonists Attack Palestinian Man with Downs Syndrome, Assault International Human Rights Worker Mahmoud Dhish, 35, was walking down the street in the Tel Rumeida neighborhood of Hebron when settlers began harassing him. An international human rights worker (HRW) intervened and began to film the event. The colonists responded by breaking the HRW?s video camera.



04-08-07 - Tourism up this year Bethlehem's Mayor, Dr. Victor Batarsa, explained the capacity-filling numbers by pointing out that Egyptian Coptic Christians prefer to not just visit the Church of Nativity, but also to spend the night in the city. He pointed out that Bethlehem is increasingly difficult to reach with the continuing building of the Wall and that the actions of Israeli forces still drastically affect tourism


04-08-07 - The Holy Land's most endangered flock Even Abusahlia admits that asking villagers to stay on is a hard sell; it means choosing occupation over freedom.


04-08-07 - New Justice Minister leading charge to prosecute Israel in international forum The new government is filing suit against the Israeli government and its supporters for violations of international law.


04-08-07 - Highway 90 reveals West Bank situation It's an Israeli road in a Palestinian area


04-08-07 - Maltese representative included in delegation to meet Fatah


04-08-07 - Manal Returns to Nour After Years in an Israeli Jail


04-08-07 - Governor Rendell Speaks at CAIR-PA Dinner During the banquet, CAIR's National Board Chairman Parvez Ahmed praised Sestak for having the moral fiber to speak to his Muslim constituents despite being "demonized and vilified by the right-wing media and pro-Israel extremists."


04-08-07 - Fox Calls Out Gingrich Hypocrisy on Pelosi Trip to Syria WALLACE: And what about saying that Madeleine Albright was an agent for the Palestinians? GINGRICH: I think at the time she was taking steps that were very, very pro-Palestinian.


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