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Tuesday, June 12, 2007
06-11-07 - Top Fatah leader among 11 dead in new clashes Irbayea wasn't at home when his house was bombarded, but his family was. Medics at Shiffa Hospital said that a 75-year-old woman and a 15-year-old girl were killed and a third woman critically wounded as a missile hit the house
06-11-07 - Israeli Army carries out military operations in Hebron area Local sources reported that a massive Israeli force, supported by armoured jeeps, stormed the area and deployed throughout the city. Eyewitnesses reported that the army searched scores of homes, removing families from their residences, randomly opening fire on locals and kidnapping four civilians.
06-11-07 - Prince Rashid sees off aid convoy heads for Palestinian people HRH Prince Rashid Bin Al Hassan, the Chairman of Board of Trustees of the Jordanian Hashemite Charitable Organization (JHCO) on Monday saw off an aid convoy that headed to the Palestinian people upon directives of His Majesty the King.
06-11-07 - EU step to resume Palestinian aid The EU has signed an agreement to train officials in the Palestinian Authority's Finance Ministry, so that direct aid can resume in the future.
06-11-07 - Gaza truce shaken by attack on Hamas ministry
06-11-07 - Palestinian minister pledges probe into militants' use of TV sign
06-11-07 - Indonesia blocks UN statement on Iran A Foreign Affairs Ministry official said the Security Council was silent on what it called Israel's almost daily attacks on unarmed Palestinians, reported English daily The Jakarta Post.
06-11-07 - Palestinian students take exams amid fighting
06-11-07 - 6 Qassams land in Sderot area Monday morning
06-11-07 - Israeli army invades Nablus city and nearby refugee camp, six civilians kidnapped
06-11-07 - Association battles to keep Hebron Old City Palestinian Physical and verbal abuse meted out by the 500 Jewish settlers who live in a heavily protected Old City enclave, Israeli army checkpoints, traffic bans and business closure notices have all forced Palestinians to flee over the years.
06-11-07 - No invitations yet for Quartet-sponsored meeting between Olmert, Abbas International mediators have not yet invited the Israeli and Palestinian leaders to a planned June 25 meeting, both sides said Monday.
06-11-07 - U.S. gives nod to easing Palestinian embargo
06-11-07 - At-Tuwani Reflection: Harvesting in the South Hebron Hills From the spring of 2005 to the
fall of 2006 I have been present with Palestinians in Khoruba when settlers
harvested the crops with a combine, when soldiers arrested a shepherd for
refusing to obey an order to move his sheep from the valley, and when
soldiers stopped them from plowing and planting (the last occurred after the
Palestinians had won the court case proving ownership of the land.)
06-11-07 - The High Cost of Subservience to Israel For the first time in history, forces of the U.S. Navy were denied the right to defend a Navy ship under attack. Johnson said, "I don't care if the ship sinks, I am not going to embarrass an ally." Those were his exact words, heard by Navy personnel listening to radio relays. The ally Johnson refused to embarrass was Israel. To him, saving Israel from embarrassment was more important than saving the lives of the Liberty crew.
06-11-07 - Palestinian schoolgirls enjoy a day of ?normal? childhood A new pilot psychosocial project in the village of Beit Rima near Ramallah is giving 205 Palestinian schoolgirls the opportunity to enjoy their childhood in the midst of increased insecurity among Palestinian children.
06-11-07 - Jordan's king rejects idea of Jordanian-Palestinian federation Jordanian King Abdullah on Monday rejected the idea of forging a federation between Jordan and the Palestinian territories at this stage, according to an official statement.
06-11-07 - Protest marks 40th year of Israeli rule of West Bank About 20 people, some in Arab headdress, lined up before a cardboard checkpoint on the west steps of the Colorado statehouse Sunday, where a snarling man in an olive-drab military uniform barked orders at them
06-11-07 - Palestinian detainee dies of heart failure after being denied medical treatment Maher Ata Dandan, 38, a detainee in Israel's Jelbou'a prison, died early Sunday morning of heart failure, after having been repeatedly denied treatment for anemia.
06-11-07 - Q & A: Eugene Bird: president of the Council for the National Interest (U.S. officials) have been permissive and completely lacking credibility in their statements about (United Nations resolution) 242 - that is, land for peace - and a two-state solution. As for Israeli settlement, (the U.S. government) has been spending, in the last 12 years, about $500 million per year. Before, it was probably a little over half that. In the last 25 years, they have spent on the West Bank - in roads, colonies and the wall - probably $30 or $40 billion of American aid
06-11-07 - The price of British Jewish criticism of Israel . There is no significant British equivalent of AIPAC, for example, and many British Jews regard such overt pro-Israel pressure on government to be inappropriate and counter-productive. No sh$t?
06-11-07 - Liberty incident recalled
06-11-07 - Lial: Bush to blame if there's war with Syria US President George W. Bush is to blame if Israel goes to war with Syria, former Foreign Ministry director-general Dr. Alon Lial charged on Sunday.
06-11-07 - Einstein raised concerns about forming a Jewish state in a speech on April 17, 1938, Einstein said (while acknowledging the possibility of an "external necessity" that would lead to the creation of a state): "I should much rather see reasonable agreement with the Arabs on the basis of living together in peace than the creation of a Jewish state. Apart from practical consideration, my awareness of the essential nature of Judaism resists the idea of a Jewish state with borders, an army, and a measure of temporal power no matter how modest. I am afraid of the inner damage Judaism will sustain."
06-11-07 - Rice Urges Continued Israeli-Palestinian Dialogue
06-11-07 - Israel launches advanced spy satellite ** Israel successfully launched an advanced spy satellite into orbit Monday, giving it a sophisticated new tool in its efforts to collect intelligence on archenemy Iran and other regional adversaries. Israeli space officials said the Ofek-7 satellite can pick up even small objects from space, and that information will be shared with the United States............Though the U.S. has its own spy satellites, Ben-Israel said it was in the interest of both Israel and the U.S. to exchange intelligence. "There is no country in the world, not us and not the Americans, that is able to obtain everything alone," he told Army Radio......"If you have something that they don't have and if they have something that you don't have, you make an exchange."
with the emphasis on : "that information will be shared with the United States.". To build the case for war, no doubt. Something tells me that our intel will be fed (more) BS as a result of this satellite.
06-11-07 - Lebanon camp battles kill relief workers, soldiers Four Lebanese soldiers and two relief workers were killed in fierce fighting on Monday between the Lebanese army and al Qaeda-inspired militants at a Palestinian refugee camp
06-11-07 - UN chief vows to help Lebanon set up Hariri court UN chief Ban Ki-moon will help Lebanon set up "in a timely manner" the international court to try suspects in the murder of Lebanese ex-premier Rafiq Hariri, his press office said Monday.
06-11-07 - Arab American Leaders Meet With Secretary of State Rice, Call for Easing of Plight of Palestinian, Iraqi Refugees
06-11-07 - American Jew finances anti-demolition campaign An Orthodox American Jew has donated $1.5 million to fund a campaign against the demolition of Palestinian and Beduin homes throughout Israel and the territories, the Israeli Committee Against House Demolitions announced on Monday. Aww.
06-11-07 - Army slated as Jews damage Muslim graves THE Israeli army is under fire after Jewish fundamentalists it escorted into an Arab village for a nocturnal prayer festival vandalised Muslim gravestones and wrote Death to the Arabs on walls.
06-11-07 - TA fountains painted red to protest killing of Palestinians Anarchist activists sprayed red paint on walls across Tel Aviv Sunday night and added red paint to the water in several fountains, as an act of protest against Israel's occupation of Palestinian territories.
06-11-07 - Sderot residents embark on U.S. tour FIve Sderot residents embarked on a U.S. tour to raise awareness of their plight.
06-11-07 - Jordan hopes differences with Greek Orthodox church will soon be resolved The church controversy was sparked in May 2005, when Irineos I was ousted over claims of being involved in the unsanctioned sale of church property in Jerusalem, including two hotels, to an Israeli company ? a move that would bolster the Jewish presence in east Jerusalem, a traditionally Arab quarter that Palestinians hope to make their capital. Irineos has denied the claims against him, saying a former aide signed the leases without his knowledge. Israel continues to recognize Irineos, despite his ouster
06-11-07 - Army aims to curb car accidents in West Bank "What they don't understand is that there is a bigger chance you will get killed in the West Bank in a car accident than by a terror attack," Really now. In light of this, has Israel stopped thieving Palestinian land in the name of 'security'? Won't hold my breath.
06-11-07 - Oprah criticized for pro-Israel stance The Joint Advocacy Initiative, a partnership between the East Jerusalem YMCA and the YWCA of Palestine, said in a June 8 letter that Winfrey?s willingness to visit Israel was "very shocking" considering her image as someone who ?stands with oppressed, marginalized people, fights racism, and works for justice and human rights.?
06-11-07 - Mayor of Palestinian village calls for end to Jewish pilgrimages after graves desecrated The mayor of a Palestinian village on Monday called for the end of pilgrimages by Jewish groups to a holy site in his village after the desecration of Muslim graves last week.
06-11-07 - AIPAC 'Spy' Trial Delayed Again "Anyone who cares about national security should be concerned about this," said Justin Raimondo, investigative journalist and co-founder of the libertarian Antiwar.com, who sees Rosen, Weissman and Franklin, the last now doing a 12-year sentence for disseminating classified information ? as part of a broader effort on behalf of pro-Israel forces in Washington to push the U.S. toward a confrontation with Iran. According to reports, the national defense information pilfered by Franklin and shared by Rosen and Weissman mostly concerned U.S. policy with Iran.
06-11-07 - Rally in London calls for end to Israeli occupation of Palestine Mairead Corrigan Maguire who recently visited Palestine spoke of the parallels between her own country, Northern Ireland, and Palestine. She reminded those listening that thirty years ago she stood at this same spot calling for peace, justice and human rights for the people of Northern Ireland. She made the same appeal for the people of Palestine.
06-11-07 - 66 percent of public dissatisfied with Israeli democracy Poll by Israel Democracy Institute shows only 21 percent of Israeli have faith in prime minister, most don?t trust military echelon. 73 percent of Jews say Arabs prone to violence, while 55 percent say Arabs 'will never reach Jews' cultural level'
Wow.
06-11-07 - Israel to respond to benchmarks before PM goes to US In its formal response to a US document on access and movement that will be presented this week, Israel will say that some of the measures called for in the plan have been carried out, others are in the process of being carried out, and still others cannot be implemented at this time because they would endanger Israelis, senior government sources told The Jerusalem Post.
06-11-07 - TALE OF 2 OSAMAS when his ninth-grade math teacher started calling the Muslim teen of Palestinian descent "bin Laden" - and a security guard told him "we don't want bin Laden's son in our school" - his cheery outlook began to change, she said.
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