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Thursday, June 07, 2007


News for 06-06-07

06-06-07 - Men should be honored June 8 is the 40th anniversary of the attack on the USS Liberty by Israel during the Six-Day War. Here's the Google News search results for USS Liberty, on this, the eve of the 40-year anniversary of the attack. Nothing new in the mainstream media, save for an editorial - a testament to the power Israel and its lobby have over our country.


06-06-07 - Palestinian civilian shot dead in raid on family home "My father pushed some of the soldiers," said Salih al-Jabari, 19. "Then one of the soldiers pulled the trigger and shot him in the jaw." His father fell to the floor, bleeding heavily. Moments later, the mother, Fatima al-Jabari, 60, appeared and began screaming at the soldiers. "My mother tried to get them outside, but they said to her: 'Get away, get away.' And



06-06-07 - Israelis kill two Palestinian men


06-06-07 - Resident killed by gunmen fire in Rafah


06-06-07 - Palestinian side asks for postponement of Abbas-Olmert meeting: Israel


06-06-07 - In European Parliament, discontent with EU boycott of Palestinian government A growing number of European Parliament members are demanding the European Union recognize the Palestinian unity government and resume direct financial aid payments frozen more than a year ago.


06-06-07 - 8 mortar shells land near Erez crossing, no injuries


06-06-07 - Gaza journalists under attack


06-06-07 - Erekat says Abbas not invited to Quartet meeting in Cairo


06-06-07 - Suspected use of human shields may curtail officer's promotion The military?s criminal investigation division will examine the directions given by senior officers, as well as what was done to make sure the "the neighbor procedure" was not being used. Why is he still on the job? He broke the law.


06-06-07 - Settlements continue to be built "We are being sent abroad, quite simply, to lie," a senior Israeli diplomat serving in a foreign country said Wednesday morning, in response to a news report by Army Radio on continued building in West Bank settlements. ......"We meet foreign ministers around the world, tell them that building in the settlements has stopped, and it seems we are just lying to them," the diplomat said.


06-06-07 - 'The world will understand us more'


06-06-07 - Israelis expand West Bank settlements AN Israeli settler organisation has expanded several settlements in the occupied West Bank despite commitments by the Israeli Government against such moves, media and the settlers said today.



06-06-07 - Netanyahu: As long as we stay in West Bank we're unbeatable


06-06-07 - New UN map charts reality of West Bank The impact of Israeli civilian and military infrastructure is to render 40 per cent of the territory, which is roughly the size of the US state of Delaware or the English county of Norfolk, off-limits to Palestinians.


06-06-07 - Palestinians will sue Israel in U.S. if 'intifada law' repassed Palestinian residents intend to sue the State of Israel for damages in U.S. courts and in other countries if the Knesset repasses a law barring suits in Israeli courts over damages incurred in non-warfare incidents.


06-06-07 - Army kidnaps two children from Aida refugee camp near Bethlehem


06-06-07 - Israeli losing patience for Iran talks ** "I believe diplomatic efforts should bear results until the end of 2007," Mofaz added without elaboration.


06-06-07 - EU's Solana says Gaza force a possibility An international peacekeeping force for the Gaza strip is a possibility, even though it would probably be difficult for Egypt to accept, the European Union's foreign policy chief said on Wednesday.


06-06-07 - U.S. says Israeli, Palestinian leaders to meet despite postponement


06-06-07 - Israeli sources; Fateh asked Israel or ammunition to counter Hamas in the Gaza Strip


06-06-07 - Factional battles kill 616 Palestinians since 2006 An estimated 616 Palestinians have been killed in factional fighting since Hamas defeated Fatah in elections in January 2006, a leading Palestinian rights group said on Wednesday.


06-06-07 - Petition: Shin Bet investigators abused prisoner Physicians for Human Rights (PHR) and The Public Committee against Torture in Israel petitioned the Tel Aviv Administrative Court on Wednesday, demanding an urgent court order allowing their physician to visit a minor Palestinian detainee at the Sharon Prison.


06-06-07 - Apartheid SA same as Palestine today: Kasrils Ronnie Kasrils, the intelligence minister, says the fate of the Palestinian people reflects that of South Africa's indigenous majority during colonial wars and the discrimination of apartheid.


06-06-07 - PA Cancels talks with Israel over its refusal to release funds and extend ceasefire to the W.B


06-06-07 - Egypt holds talks with Palestinian DFLP on Palestinian issue Egyptian officials and a visiting delegation of the Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine (DFLP) on Wednesday discussed means of reaching a ceasefire between the Palestinians and Israel, the Egyptian MENA news agency reported


06-06-07 - Envoy: Iran nearing nuclear capability Iran has not yet crossed the threshold of being able to make nuclear weapons but may be only two years away, Israeli ambassador Sallai M. Meridor said Wednesday.


06-06-07 - Camp in Lebanon slowly crumbles around them


06-06-07 - In south Lebanon, resistance from cradle to grave


06-06-07 - Militants threaten to expand Lebanon camp war Al Qaeda-inspired militants in north Lebanon threatened on Wednesday to take their fight to other parts of the country and beyond if the Lebanese army did not stop attacking a Palestinian refugee camp.


06-06-07 - US, Israel: Time not ripe for talks with Syria


06-06-07 - Opposing Occupation


06-06-07 - Israel not seeking war with Syria


06-06-07 - Egyptian pilot: We felt humiliated Israel wiped out much of the Egyptian Air Force on the morning of June 5, 1967, the first day of the war. Egyptian pilot Mustafa Hafez was stationed at one of the 11 Egyptian air bases that were targeted.


06-06-07 - Israelis protest to mark Six-Day War "We want people to know that this occupation isn't just bad for the Palestinians, it's destroying Israeli society," says Chava Lerman, a middle-aged mother who is active in Machsom (checkpoint) Watch, an organization of women who go out to West Bank checkpoints to witness and record the treatment of Palestinians by Israeli soldiers


06-06-07 - Fred Thompson coming to Israel Of the dozen or so candidates contesting the nomination, Thompson is among the most supportive of Israel. Stay there.


06-06-07 - Jerusalem Embassy Pact Passes House Total waste of taxpayers' time and money.


06-06-07 - Blair blasts boycott call Tony Blair reassured Ehud Olmert over the proposed British boycott of Israeli academia.


06-06-07 - Rabbi: Darfur refugees not Israel's responsibility "We have enough poor people in Israel," Lior said. "There are plenty of nations that can help those refugees besides us."


06-06-07 - GOP hopefuls won't rule out nukes in Iran Later in the debate broadcast on CNN, Rep. Ron Paul (R-Texas), the single anti-war candidate, chided his colleagues.


06-06-07 - Israel wants nuclear deadline for Iran Israel will propose to the United States an end-of-year deadline for Iran to show it is backing down from its nuclear ambitions.


06-06-07 - Sharing Jerusalem activist meets U.S. officials Senior administration and congressional officials met with an Israeli activist who advocates against settlement in sensitive parts of Jerusalem.


06-06-07 - Appropriators nix new Al-Hurrah funding Congressional appropriators turned down a request for more funds for a government funded Arabic broadcaster, citing anti-Israel rhetoric among other reasons.


06-06-07 - Small bomb defused in south Lebanon


06-06-07 - Bergen group wields a big stick for Israel An Englewood political action committee has emerged as one of the most powerful advocates for Israel, raising hundreds of thousands of dollars in campaign cash for U.S. congressional candidates. NORPAC doesn't look like much at first glance......The mostly volunteer group ventures far beyond the Northeast to back federal candidates, such as Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., whom it sees as supportive of the Jewish state. And it also helps defeat candidates, such as former Rep. Cynthia McKinney, D-Ga., whom it sees as hostile to Israel.



06-06-07 - PNGO to hold activities on Saturday to mark the 40 anniversary of occupation to Palestine


06-06-07 - Iceland?s Foreign Minister to visit Palestine Foreign Minister Ingibjörg Sólrún Gísladóttir announced in parliament yesterday that she found it important for Iceland to establish normal relations with the Palestinian government and that she would visit the country.


06-06-07 - Republicans discuss tactical nukes against Iran ** Two minutes following Gilmore it was Senator McCain mentioning Israel by way of explaining why the US should not abandon Iraq. Five minutes later, it was Senator Brownback reminding the viewers that Israel was the country threatened by Iran...

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