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Tuesday, July 31, 2007


News for 07-30-07

07-30-07 - The governmental employees union takes the government to court The Palestinian governmental employees union decided on Monday to take the Palestinian government and Palestinian banks to court because of government failure to deliver the employees' salaries according to the agreed-upon timetable.


07-30-07 - European Union assistance to the Palestinian people in 2007 tops $1 billion


07-30-07 - 30 July 2007: Joint Call by Israeli, Palestinian and European Human Rights Organizations: The Rafah Border Crossing Must be Opened Israeli, Palestinian and European human rights organizations today issued a joint declaration calling on Israel , the Palestinian Authority, the European Union, and Egypt , to immediately open Gaza 's borders to passenger traffic, irrespective of their political agenda concerning Hamas.


07-30-07 - 144 Settlements in the West Bank are housing 476,000 Israel settlers


07-30-07 - Israel to grant West Bank entry to Iraqi Palestinians Israel has recently agreed to allow a group of 41 Iraqi refugees of Palestinian origin to enter the West Bank and reunite with relatives there, as a goodwill gesture to the government of Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayad.



07-30-07 - Palestinian Human Rights Center issues report about medical conditions in the coastal region.


07-30-07 - Hamas shows Gaza to foreign reporters


07-30-07 - Putin-Abbas talks will accelerate Middle East settlement - Lavrov Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has said he hopes that President Vladimir Putin's talks with the head of the Palestinian National Authority Mahmoud Abbas will accelerate the Middle East settlement.


07-30-07 - Palestinians hail withdrawal of U.N. Gaza statement "It is unacceptable for anyone, including friends, to act on our behalf without our knowledge, without consulting us ... It would send wrong messages."


07-30-07 - PM Fayyad says Palestinians have right to resist Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayyad has said Palestinians have a legitimate right to resist Israeli occupation, even if the phrase does not appear in his new government programme.


07-30-07 - Olmert looking at Jordan troops for West Bank: report


07-30-07 - Egypt says arms smuggling into Gaza slower under Hamas


07-30-07 - Israel approves entry of 1,000 more Palestinians from Egypt


07-30-07 - Abbas says open to mediation over Hamas Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said in remarks aired on Monday he would welcome any push for rapprochement with Islamist group Hamas if it relinquishes control over the Gaza Strip.


07-30-07 - Israel wounds 7 in Gaza Four Palestinian bystanders were treated for slight injuries


07-30-07 - Stranded Palestinians return to Gaza, fear bleak future


07-30-07 - Israel, E.U. sign academic pact Israel has signed an agreement with the European Union that thwarts efforts to impose a British academic boycott of Israel.


07-30-07 - Rally calls for justice in Gaza The Irvine man who wore a Palestinian flag on his head and waved another one with his hand said he had plenty of reasons to voice his concerns at an Anaheim rally Saturday, where about 150 denounced what they said were injustices in Gaza.


07-30-07 - Exclusive: ?Possible Attack On The U.S. Within Ninety Days Mr. Aviv knows of that which he speaks. He is a former Israeli Counterterrorism Intelligence Officer and has also served as a special consultant to the U.S. Congress on issues of terrorism and security.


07-30-07 - For first time Israel to pay monthly stipend to Holocaust survivors Responding to growing criticism that it was neglecting Holocaust survivors, Israel's government decided Monday to award monthly stipends to those of its citizens who had survived the Nazi persecution of the Jews.


07-30-07 - Academics oppose Israel boycott The group, Scholars for Peace in the Middle East (SPME), said the boycott plans attacked academic freedoms. Where were they when Norm Finkelstein was denied tenure for HIS beliefs? Not a peep could be heard. Hypocrisy.


07-30-07 - West Bank's own slice of America the wealth found in Mazraa Sharqiya is not produced locally - it comes from the Palestinian diaspora, people who have left their homes in search of a better life.


07-30-07 - West Bank scholars push for spiritual reply to Hamas extremism


07-30-07 - Rice, Gates trip signals united front The Secretaries of State and Defense set out for the Middle East to make a case for US initiatives.


07-30-07 - Christian Group Warns U.S. Against Pressuring Israel on Peace Deal "Would somebody else, another country, coming in to America say, 'You need to give up Florida'? I live in Southern California, 'You need to give up San Diego to Mexico.' That's not going to happen. Why should we do that with Israel?" Stephens asked. Because Gaza, the West Bank, East Jerusalem, Shebaa Farms, the Golan Heights do not belong to Israel. They are Israel-OCCUPIED territory.


07-30-07 - Funding added for U.S.-Israel missile system "In light of Iran's open hostility toward the U.S. and Israel, I consider increasing the effectiveness of the Arrow system to be essential to our defense," said Rep. Steve Rothman (D-N.J.), who requested the additional funding.


07-30-07 - Bedouin clash with Egyptian police Thousands of Egyptian riot police have clashed with Bedouin protesting against the Government near the border with the Gaza Strip, and witnesses say several civilians were shot and wounded.


07-30-07 - Israelis and Palestinians build in east Jerusalem Dozens of Israeli and Palestinian activists, alongside volunteers from abroad, gathered at the annual work camp of the Israeli Committee against House Demolitions and are rebuilding demolished homes


07-30-07 - Local program brings Jewish, Palestinian kids together


07-30-07 - Arabs skeptical of U.S. conference idea The Arab League expressed reluctance Monday in backing a U.S.-proposed conference to resolve the Palestinian-Israeli conflict, saying any talks should cover all Arab-Israeli conflicts, including those involving Syria.


07-30-07 - U.S. congressman urges special provision to help Jordanian woman facing deportation


07-30-07 - Iran's Khamenei says U.S. and Israel are main foes Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Saturday the United States and Israel were his country's main enemies, just days after U.S.-Iranian talks about Iraq's security.


07-30-07 - Syria calls upon Palestinian parties to return to dialogue


07-30-07 - Hebron Jews may pay for own removal In a move that would up the ante on Jewish West Bank protests, the IDF is considering billing two Hebron Jewish families the cost of forcibly evacuating them in the future from two former Palestinian marketplace stalls where they have been living since September.


07-30-07 - Barenboim wants Arab-Israeli orchestra to perform in Middle East


07-30-07 - Golan residents call for talks with Syria The Peace with Syria movement held a conference Monday evening at Kibbutz Gadot with the participation of hundreds of Golan Heights residents.


07-30-07 - Reports: Iran to buy jets from Russia Israel is looking into reports that Russia plans to sell 250 advanced long-range Sukhoi-30 fighter jets to Iran in an unprecedented billion-dollar deal.

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