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Report: 14,500 East Jerusalem children not in school due to lack of classrooms
Since 1994, some 20,000 children entered the public education system and another few thousand were rejected due to a lack of classroom space. Only some 300 classrooms were built during this period but for each classroom built, 1.3 were closed, causing a severe space shortage.
http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/644808.html
Church moderator accuses Israel of 'theft'
"I was very much in sympathy with why the Israelis built a wall here, and still am to a certain extent," he said. "But when you actually see where it is, you see that it's not for security, it's for making political statements. It's theft of land and I don't know how you can justify it on the grounds of anti-terrorism."
http://news.scotsman.com/scotland.cfm?id=2235522005
1,500 housing units to be built in Tsufim settlement
Jewish surveyors began setting up digital signs in the Jayyous area east of Qalqilya near the Tsufim settlementt in preparation for building 1,500 housing units there. Village residents say they saw the signs near the village quarry, which is a sure indication that Israeli authorities intend to confiscate land for the sake of the settlement.
http://www.palestinenet.org/english/archive2005/nov/week2/121105/report4.htm
International Actions Mark Week Against Apartheid Wall
A dramatic street theatre, staged in downtown Geneva, reflected the reality Palestinians face in their daily challenge to resist the Aparthied Wall and the military Occupation. In Amsterdam, activists continued a week of awareness raising activites on the Apartheid Wall. These pictures arrived from activities on the 12th of November.
http://stopthewall.org/worldwideactivism/1036.shtml
Father of killed Palestinian boy to address Israeli parliament
Ismail al-Khatib, the boy's father, then decided to give his son's organs to several Israelis awaiting transplants in order to "bring hearts closer and bring peace closer." Ismail told reporters that he would deliver a speech before the Israeli Knesset, which is to be attended by Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon.
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2005-11/13/content_3774204.htm
Make films, not war
We stood there, under the burning sun, for three hours. A sense of humiliation overwhelmed me, and I felt I was losing my humanity. For the hours I was standing there, I was afraid to do anything, for fear that if I just moved my head, the soldier would kill me. I felt like a coward, I began to hate myself for not doing anything. For a month after the incident I was impotent. I felt I was no longer a man. At that same moment, I understood the suicide bombers...
http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/643722.html
IDF report: Soldiers kill wounded militant in Jenin
Soldiers found bloodstains and a Kalashnikov assault rifle, but because they feared that Bilawi had another gun, they sent a sniffer dog to locate him. The dog found Bilawi, wounded, in the yard. According to the troops, the wanted man shouted and writhed around, and because they feared that he was armed, they shot and killed him.
http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/644807.html
Local Hamas leader arrested in West Bank clashes
Heavy clashes erupted in Jenin Sunday when a large number of Israeli troops in around 30 jeeps entered the city... Abdel Bassat el-Hadj, a local leader Hamas leader and a candidate for mayor, were arrested by troops before soldiers moved out of Jenin, a Palestinian security source said.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20051113/wl_mideast_afp/mideastunrest_051113155402
Who wants peace?
For 40 years, the conflict has been between an occupied people and its occupier, and lately there have been far less broad compromises or patience for that reality. Even the bloodiest terror attack cannot be compared to the ongoing torment of occupation. Second is the feeling of injustice: The acute feelings fuel support for those pushing to continue the conflict. As long as we fail to address the motif of justice, no process will bring us to an end of the conflict.
http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3168640,00.html
The world's silence over Israel's Abu Ghraibs
The Palestinians have repeatedly called on the International Red Cross Society (IRCS) the world human rights organisations to pressure the Israeli government to protect the prisoners in Israeli jails, most, if not all of them held without charges, quite often for long periods. Every family in Palestine has had one of its members detained
http://www.aljazeera.com/me.asp?service_ID=10130
State to High Court: Sonic booms over Gaza meant to 'confuse' terrorists
The head of the Gaza group, Dr. Eyad Sarraj, a psychiatrist, wrote in a medical opinion that the sonic booms have serious effects on Gaza children, including anxiety, panic, fear, poor concentration and low academic success, according to a statement. He also said that the number of spontaneous abortions increases during periods of frequent sonic booms. ( terror = fight against illegal occupation )
http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/644820.html
Hillary Clinton clarifies Israel support
In 1999, Clinton traveled to the West Bank as first lady and was acclaimed there as a champion of Palestinian nationhood because of comments she had made in 1998.. In her 2000 Senate race, Clinton staked out a number of positions that appealed to Jewish voters, declaring, for example, that Jerusalem should be the "eternal and indivisible capital of Israel."
http://www.sciencedaily.com/upi/?feed=TopNews&article=UPI-1-20051113-09514500-bc-israel-hillary.xml
Sen. Clinton: I support W. Bank fence, PA must fight terrorism
"This is not against the Palestinian people," Clinton, a New York Democrat, said during a tour of a section of the barrier being built around Jerusalem. "This is against the terrorists. The Palestinian people have to help to prevent terrorism. They have to change the attitudes about terrorism." ( Have to accept illegal Occupation as fact on the ground, and accept the seen as Wall being Fence! )
http://www.haaretzdaily.com/hasen/spages/644798.html
Israel 'suffocating' Gaza economy: Dahlan
"The situation in Karni especially is worse today than before the Israeli withdrawal," he said Sunday, referring to the industrial crossing between northern Gaza and Israel. "Gaza was one big prison and it still is, without Israel having any serious security concerns," Dahlan said.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20051113/wl_mideast_afp/mideastgazaborderseconomy_051113133047
Quartet envoy Wolfensohn: Next 72 hours critical for mission
Speaking at a meeting with managers of the Karni Crossing cargo terminal in the Gaza Strip, Wolfensohn warned that Israel would suffer permanent damage if agricultural produce from the Gaza Strip, including hothouses in Gush Katif, rots due to Israeli restrictions on the passage of trucks through the Karni Crossing.
http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/644770.html
Hamas denies secret contacts with U.S.
Hamas spokesman in Gaza, Sami Abu Zahri, told United Press International these reports were "totally false and an attempt to harm the image of Hamas."
http://www.upi.com/InternationalIntelligence/view.php?StoryID=20051113-083958-1164r
Palestinians foiled 48 anti-Israeli attacks last month: Qorei
Palestinian security forces foiled 48 attempted attacks against Israeli targets last month, prime minister Ahmed Qorei said as US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice was due in the region on a new peace push.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20051113/wl_mideast_afp/mideastpalestiniansecurity_051113161614
PM's aides dismiss Peretz threats to bring down gov't
Newly elected Labor Party chairman, Amir Peretz, said yesterday he will not wait until Thursday's scheduled meeting with Prime Minister Ariel Sharon to take action in order to bring down the government. In addition to meeting with fellow Labor MKs, Peretz will begin scheduling meetings with opposition leaders this week.
http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/644512.html
Rice says Palestinian state would enhance Israel's security
"I will talk about the changed context in the Middle East," she said, referring to Libya's decision to abandon weapons of mass destruction, Syria's withdrawal from Lebanon, the ousting of Saddam Hussein in Iraq, and tentative reforms in Saudi Arabia and Egypt.
http://www.haaretzdaily.com/hasen/spages/644792.html
Clinton: Arafat made `colossal blunder'
Former Palestinian Authority chairman Yasser Arafat's decision not to adopt the peace initiative offered at Camp David five years ago was a "colossal historical blunder," former U.S. president Bill Clinton told a conference in Jerusalem last night.
http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/644510.html
Egypt, Israel trade relations improve
The Ministry of Trade, Industry and Labor reported that over 400 Egyptian companies have joined the QIZ initiative. The union of industrialists reported a 134 percent increase in Israeli exports to Egypt since QIZ was signed.
http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3168321,00.html
PLO Calls for UN Probe Into Arafat's Death
The PLO will ask the U.N. Security Council "to form an international investigating commission into the assassination of Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat." Kaddoumi told reporters on Saturday. Arafat died in a French hospital on Nov. 11, 2004 at age 75. The exact cause of death remains unknown
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20051113/ap_on_re_mi_ea/palestinians_arafat_2
Amir Peretz presses for early elections as Labor, Likud snipe
As newly-elected Labor Party Chairman Amir Peretz pressed for early elections, leaders of the two largest parties sniped at one another Sunday, with a Labor cabinet minister declaring the Likud to be in a state of panic, and a Likud kingpin comparing Labor under Peretz to a small and "thuggish" trade union.
http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/644335.html
Alienated from the mourning
The clearest symptom of this is the repeated identification of many political and ideological statements by the right against the Oslo Accords and the disengagement plan with support for murder, or the depiction of these statements as facilitating another political murder.
http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/644518.html
Israel to launch spy satellite from India
If all goes according to plan Israel will have the advantage of being able to monitor enemy countries like Iran and Syria. Israel currently has two satellites rotating the globe, Ofek 5 and Ofek 1, both of which are out of use at night and in cloudy weather.
http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3168289,00.html
Disneys launch $125 million fund to invest in Israel
"My family has a history of investing in Israel, and the fact that this meeting is taking place here in Israel ... attests to the group's strong deep commitment to Israel," added Abigail Disney.
http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/643716.html
California controller plans to deepen Israel investments
California's state controller and former vice president of eBay, Steve Westly, announced at the end of last week that his state intends to expand its investments in Israel.
http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/644527.html
Jordan: Female bomber is sister of top Al-Qaida figure in Iraq
Police have captured an Iraqi woman would-be suicide bomber who failed to detonate her explosives inside one of Amman's three bombed hotels, blown up by three other Al-Qaida cell members including her husband, Jordan announced Sunday in a dramatic breakthrough in the case.
http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/644446.html
Bodies found in Iraq town after US offensive - doctor
An Iraqi Red Crescent doctor said on Saturday more than 50 bodies had been found in the rubble of a town near the Syrian border which U.S.-led troops swept through this week in an anti-insurgent offensive. Around 2,500 U.S. troops and 1,000 Iraqi soldiers launched Operation Steel Curtain a week ago around the western town of Qusayba.
http://www.uruknet.info/?s1=0&p=17753&s2=13
Baathist Web site says Saddam lieutenant 'is alive and well'
The U.S. military and the Iraqi government said they had no information on the whereabouts or well-being of al-Douri, who is regarded as one of the top financiers and organizers of the Baathist wing of Iraq's insurgency.
http://www.uruknet.info/?s1=0&p=17764&s2=13 |
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