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Spanish attorney Injured in Bil’in
Attorney Anna Maria, 61, a Spanish peace activist, was injured during the December 16th protest against the Separation Wall and settlements in Bil'in village, near Ramallah. She was pushed off a ridge she had been standing on by an Israeli soldier in the village farm land, and has suffered two fractures in her shoulder.
http://www.palsolidarity.org/main/2005/12/17/ism-volunteer-injured-in-bilin-by-iof/
The people of Bardala stand up against the destruction of the Jordan Valley
During the last few months, the Occupation has stepped up measures to ethnically cleanse the area. Palestinians in Jordan Valley are facing serious threats to their lives and livelihoods, leaving them with no other choice than to leave their lands and become part of Palestine`s growing number of refugees.
http://stopthewall.org/latestnews/1062.shtml
Entire Region of Norway to boycott Apartheid Israel!
Trondheim, Norway`s third largest city, forms part of the region and will participate in the boycott initiative. The council committed itself to this motion as a result of intensive work by Norwegian activists that had launched a national Boycott Israel campaign this June. The success of this motion has marked a massive move forwards for boycotts of Apartheid Israel.
http://stopthewall.org/worldwideactivism/1061.shtml
Israel Prepares to Demolish Elderly Couple's Home in Jerusalem
The Israeli occupation authorities are preparing to demolish the house of an elderly couple in East Jerusalem, on the grounds that it was built without a permit, a New Zealander peace movement said Friday.
http://english.wafa.ps/bodym.asp?id=4537
Livni declines to say whether she supports dividing (OCCUPIED) J'lem
Justice Minister Tzipi Livni refused to answer whether she would support relinquishing parts of Jerusalem in the framework of a future settlement with the Palestinians. "My parents' friends demand that I promise to say there won't be a Palestinian state and that I promise to fight and prevent its establishment, but I'm not saying it," Livni said.
http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/658907.html
British UN worker unlawfully shot
Iain Hook, 54, of Felixstowe, Suffolk, was in a UN compound in Jenin when he was shot in November 2002. On Friday, jurors unanimously agreed Mr Hook, who was born in Essex, had been the victim of a "deliberate" killing. Coroner Dr Peter Dean said he was so concerned by the case and the fact 13 UN workers have died in Jenin, he will write to Prime Minister Tony Blair.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/suffolk/4534620.stm
Armed groups: “Truce has ended”
Several leaders of Palestinian resistance factions said that the truce which was declared during the Cairo talks, earlier this year, has ended after the army resumed the assassinations against resistance fighters and leaders in the Gaza strip
http://www.imemc.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=15535&Itemid=1
Palestinians: IAF strike kills Gaza militant
Khaled Abu Sitta, 25, a senior leader from the Fatah breakaway group Abu el-Reesh Brigades, was killed when a missile hit the car that he was driving near the southern Gaza city of Khan Younis, Palestinian security sources said.
http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/657969.html
6 Citizens, including Child Arrested in Hebron
Palestinian Prisoners Society (PPS) told WAFA that IOF thrust into Hebron and its neighbourhoods, launched a wide search campaign into citizens' houses and arrested the child Amani Abu Shkheidem 14, who was on her way home and other five citizens. They were led into an unknown location.
http://english.wafa.ps/body.asp?id=4915
Tulkarm cut off from the world
According to residents, Israeli forces were positioned at the entrances to the governorate and had closed the military checkpoints completely, thus barring any movement to or from them.
http://www.palestinenet.org/english/archive2005/dec/week3/171205/report1.htm
After 3 years in administrative detention, detainee transferred for interrogation
The Salem Israeli military court, refused on Friday to release detainee Moath Nassar, 23, from Tulkarem, after spending three years in administrative detention, and transferred him for interrogation.
http://www.imemc.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=15526&Itemid=1
Abbas accepts resignations of six ministers
According to the Palestinian Election Law, any official of the Palestinian National Authority (PNA) must resign from post before running for lawmakers. Prime Minister Ahmed Qurei resigned on Thursday in order to runin the Jan. 25 elections as a candidate of Abbas's ruling Fatah movement.
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2005-12/17/content_3934323.htm
Landslide victories for Hamas in key cities
The final results will only be published on Sunday, but early results showed Hamas winning 65 percent of the seats on the Nablus city council, compared to only 15 percent for Fatah. In Jenin, early results showed Hamas winning over 50 percent of the vote, and in Al-Bireh, it was also leading Fatah by a wide margin. Only in Ramallah, a joint list comprised of Fatah and several leftist parties appeared to be in the lead.
http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/658619.html
Fatah, offshoot party to discuss uniting slates
Palestinian Authority Chairman Mahmoud Abbas, of Fatah, sent an envoy to the Future leader, Marwan Barghouti, to request that the sides negotiate a joint list for the parliamentary elections, the Fatah officials said Saturday. Barghouti, who is serving five life sentences in an Israeli jail, agreed and officials from both sides were slated to meet later Saturday
http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/658901.html
Palestinian officials urge Abbas to delay election
"I call for delaying the election because of the deadlock in the peace process with the Israeli side and the state of chaos which Fatah is responsible for and the recent rift within Fatah," said lawmaker and senior Fatah official Azzam al-Ahmad.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20051217/wl_nm/mideast_palestinians_dc_1
PNA rejects Hamas proposal to protect elections offices
he proposal came after dozens of armed militants affiliated with Fatah's armed wing al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades attacked several Central Elections Committee (CEC) offices in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank last week.
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2005-12/17/content_3935537.htm
PNA rejects Israeli plan to resolve conflict: Erekat
The plan states postponing discussing Jerusalem issue for the next five years, subjugating Islamic endowments to Turkish and Jordanian control and dismantling the powers of the Palestinian Liberation Organization, according to the report.
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2005-12/17/content_3935538.htm
Israel, PA renew negotiations over Gaza-West Bank convoys
An official statement from Washington also said that Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, who signed the agreement on Gaza Strip crossings during her visit five weeks ago, is following the situation closely.
http://www.haaretzdaily.com/hasen/spages/658921.html
Tourism cooperation deal signed between Israel and China
The cooperation deal follows China's June granting of Approved Destination Status to Israel. The delegation, from the Chinese People's Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries, was brought to Israel under a joint initiative of the Union of Local Authorities and tourism organizations around Israel.
http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/658917.html
Peres: Jerusalem will remain unified
The issue of Jerusalem has been a "hot" topic over the past week, after Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's advisor Kalman Gayer was quoted in Newsweek magazine as saying that Sharon is willing to concede 90 percent of the West Bank and parts of Jerusalem for the establishment of a Palestinian state with a capital in Jerusalem.
http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3185722,00.html
People with connections
Most readers don't know the name Ibrahim Abu-Sabih. Nonetheless, there's a good chance that the name of Abu-Sabih, who is running for a spot on the Labor Party's Knesset list, will win recognition a long time before the village in which he lives does so. Abu-Sabih lives in Balbat, one of 20 unrecognized Bedouin villages in the Negev
http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/658597.html
Peretz aides urge boss to woo Barak
The associates argue that by mending fences with Barak, Peretz would demonstrate a different kind of leadership. As a result, they are even advising him to try to find a legal way to enable Barak to compete in the party primaries for a space on its Knesset slate, despite the fact that he did not register his candidacy.
http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/658612.html
£281,000 Pledge to Develop Resting Stations for Donkeys, Mules and Horses in Occupied Palestinian Territory
A former British Airways stewardess who is pioneering free health care for Palestinian donkeys received an early Christmas present yesterday when a charity promised £281,000 in support.
http://www.palestine-pmc.com/details.asp?cat=3&id=901
Court: Omri Sharon sentencing to occur before elections
Sharon's defense attorney, Dan Sheinman, argued that his client would become the media focus in the election campaign, and that parties will use the conviction and sentencing in their campaigns against Kadima, the party headed by his father, Prime Minister Ariel Sharon.
http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/658610.html
Israel Discount Bank agrees to settle money-laundering case
Israel Discount Bank of New York has agreed to pay up to $25 million to settle state and federal claims that it allowed illegal Brazilian money transmitters to move $2.2 billion through its offices over the past five years.
http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/658902.html
Israeli cluster bombs found in southern Lebanon
The Lebanese army has said it found 25 cluster bombs that had been dropped by Israeli aircraft into southern Lebanon but had not exploded.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20051217/wl_mideast_afp/lebanonisraelbomb_051217152804
Syria behind Hariri murder: UN investigator
Asked by the Arab daily Asharq al-Awsat if he was "perfectly convinced of Syria's responsibility in the murder of Hariri," Mehlis said Saturday: "Yes. The Syrian authorities are responsible," without giving further details.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20051217/wl_mideast_afp/lebanonsyriaunprobe_051217115041
Report: Iraqi forces mistakenly released Iraq's Al-Qaida leader
Iraqi security forces caught terror leader Abu Musab al-Zarqawi but released him because they didn't realize who he was, the deputy interior minister said, according to CNN.
http://www.haaretzdaily.com/hasen/pages/ShArt.jhtml?itemNo=658836
Iraqi PM reaches out to Sunni Arabs
"To our brothers in Mosul, Ramadi and Tikrit, I say your brothers in Najaf, Karbala and Hilla have waited a long time to work hand in hand with you under the dome of the next parliament to build the new Iraq," he announced. Leading Sunni politician Adnan al-Dulaimi also called for a parliamentary coalition to promote national unity.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20051217/wl_mideast_afp/iraq_051217195415
Sunni Arab leader calls for Iraqi alliance
The head of leading Sunni Arab political bloc said on Saturday that his party is willing to join a coalition government after the landmark parliamentary polls.
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2005-12/17/content_3935268.htm |
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