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Muhammad Khaled from Beit Surik: "The Wall steals all our land to transform the village into a refugee camp."
My land is situated in the middle of its path – the only reason why they started from the middle was to retaliate against me and to intimidate whoever else wants to resist the Occupation. My land was planted with olive and almond trees as well as grapes. I carried the resolution and went to the soldiers who were working there in order to stop the uprooting of my trees. In response, they beat me very badly and then they arrested me. (THEY REPRESENT JEWS!?)
http://stopthewall.org/communityvoices/1064.shtml
Demonstration Against the Illegal Wall in Rantis
Today, December 22, At 14:00, a demonstration will take place in the village of Rantis on the West Bank. Villagers supported by Israeli and international activists will protest the devastating effects of the illegal Israeli apartheid wall, that has caused the main road leading to the village to be blocked for the last five years.
http://www.palsolidarity.org/main/2005/12/22/demonstration-against-the-wall-in-rantis/
Christmas behind Israel's wall
Every year on the morning of Dec. 25, the Latin Patriarch and a host of Church dignitaries head southward from Jerusalem via an ancient road to Bethlehem. But this year, the procession will pass through a metal gate topped with rolls of barbed wire, normally closed but opened briefly so as not to impede the tradition. Flanking the gate are sections of 28-ft. high slabs of concrete that have made the northern approach of Bethlehem into a walled city.
http://www.csmonitor.com/2005/1222/p06s01-wome.html
IDF (IOF) evacuates activists inside Bil'in 'outpost'
Mohammed Khateb, a member of Bil'in's Popular Committee Against the Wall, said that the container had been placed on land belonging to a village resident and comes with a building permit from Bil'in village council. Khateb also said that the committee intends to establish a "center for the joint struggle for peace," where the caravan stands.
http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/660894.html
Mahmoud Abbas reconsiders Palestinian Council election
Palestinian Authority Chairman Mahmoud Abbas said Wednesday that the PA would have to reexamine holding next month's election in view of Israel's intention to bar East Jerusalem residents from voting. Abbas' firm stand on holding the election as scheduled wavered for the first time.
http://www.haaretzdaily.com/hasen/spages/660942.html
Hamas accuses Israel of trying to postpone legislative elections
"Israel wants to prevent the Palestinians in East Jerusalemfrom voting, because Israel knows very well that the Palestinians would never hold their elections without Jerusalem residents'participation," Mahmoud al-Zahar told reporters. Zahar said that Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas wants to hold the elections as scheduled unless all Palestinian Islamic andnational factions accept the postponement.
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2005-12/22/content_3957062.htm
3 Palestinians Extra-Judicially Executed by IOF in Nablus
According to preliminary investigations conducted by PCHR, at approximately 03:00 on Thursday, 22 December 2005, IOF moved into Rafidya neighborhood in Nablus. They besieged a 4-storey, under-construction building. At approximately 03:45, they opened fire at the building. The IOF gunfire continued until 06:00. A Palestinian ambulance arrived at the area, but IOF did not allow the medical crew to enter the building until 08:30.
http://pchrgaza.org/files/PressR/English/2005/160-2005.htm
One resident killed, one injured, in Gaza shelling
Israeli soldiers shelled with heavy artillery several areas in Tal Al Za'atar neighborhood, east of the Jabalia refugee camp, in the northern part of the Gaza Strip; one resident was killed, while another resident was moderate injured.
http://www.imemc.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=15636&Itemid=1
Unrecognised villages in the Negev expose Israel's apartheid policies
There are disturbing similarities in living conditions between unrecognised villages and informal settlements under apartheid. These include lack of access to adequate potable water, lack of proper sanitation facilities, absence of proper road infrastructure, the lack of educational facilities, houses built of corrugated iron sheets (in some cases of black plastics and cardboard) etc.
http://electronicintifada.net/v2/article4358.shtml
Soldiers invade Hebron; two residents arrested
Imad Hamdan, acting director of the Hebron Construction Committee said that these procedures are part of continues Israeli attempts, carried over the last six moths, in order to install six gates at the entrances of the Old City; the gates are electronic and includes search machines.
http://www.imemc.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=15637&Itemid=1
Jerusalem Palestinians inaugurate 'Peace Stadium'
The gleaming green patch of artificial high-tech turf, nestled among old stone buildings at the lower reaches of the Jerusalem village of Isawiyah, was funded by the South Korean government in hope of improving residents' quality of life.
http://www.haaretzdaily.com/hasen/spages/660930.html
Quebec Launches Campaign for Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions Against the Occupation and Israeli Apartheid!
The activists in Quebec will enlarge their targets beyond these initial campaigns in the months to come. The well-planned campaign is calling on international solidarity groups and networks to publicly state their support for the initiative and inform the group of their actions at info@cjpp.org.
http://stopthewall.org/worldwideactivism/1067.shtml
Justice Ministry probing allegations Palestinian died after border police tied him to galloping mule
The Justice Ministry's Police Investigations Department has been investigating a complaint that border policemen tied a Palestinian's hands to a mule last week and caused the animal to break into a gallop, which ultimately led to the man's death.
http://www.haaretzdaily.com/hasen/pages/ShArt.jhtml?itemNo=660945
Police release aide to MK Bishara, may probe lawmaker
Police suspect Badran was involved in an Arab organization that transported Israelis to Syria to see their families via Jordan. He was freed despite the fact that an Acre court extended his remand by four days. ( This particular COURT is ILLEGALY built on LAND belonging to my family! )
http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/661412.html
Report: IDF doctor says Dirani rape claim backed by evidence
The channel quoted from a document where the doctor, identified as Lieutenant Colonel Chen Kugel, wrote, "on the basis of my examination of Mr. Dirani... the results can substantiate the essence of the complaint" that he was raped.
http://www.haaretzdaily.com/hasen/pages/ShArt.jhtml?itemNo=660931
Mofaz okays new measures to curb Qassam fire in northern Gaza
Hours after a new volley of Qassams landed in Israel, with one rocket striking an army base and lightly wounding five soldiers, Israeli officials issued stauch threats to step up military measures to counter the rocket fire from the Gaza Strip.
http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/661261.html
Five Israeli soldiers wounded by rocket attack
Five Israel Defense Forces (IDF)soldiers were lightly wounded Thursday morning when a Palestinian Qassam rocket hit an army base south of Ashkelon in southern Israel, Israel Radio reported.
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2005-12/22/content_3956890.htm
Norway: Parliament shuns Israeli products
The Norwegian parliament in the Sor-Trondelag region ruled Saturday to boycott products made in Israel and to forbid the sale and purchase of Israeli goods. It is estimated that the decision, determined by a parliamentary vote, was made due to Norway's stance that Israel oppresses the Palestinians.
http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3188789,00.html
Palestinian media reports Fatah, Al-Mustaqbal to reach compromise
An official Palestinian Authority publication provided details of the compromise on the table. In a potential agreement, Barghouti would head the Fatah list into which his allies would be incorporated as well. If the lists are combined, Fatah's standings in Palestinian polls are likely to improve.
http://www.haaretzdaily.com/hasen/pages/ShArt.jhtml?itemNo=661238
Hamas, factions tell Abbas not to delay PA vote despite Israel ban
Hamas and 10 other Palestinian factions told Palestinian Authority Chairman Mahmoud Abbas on Thursday that he must avoid any further delay to parliamentary elections, even if Israel bans voting in East Jerusalem.
http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/661364.html
Palestinians differ over election postponement
It is a question that Palestinians, Israelis, Europeans and Americans are asking these days. This question did not arise suddenly, but emerged as a result of a series of reasons, among which the controversial Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) is in the limelight
http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/RWB.NSF/db900SID/DPAS-6KAEZK?OpenDocument&rc=3&emid=ACOS-635PFR
PM's office, Shalom differ on J'lem vote
Some observers speculated that the Prime Minister's Office's position on the issue, and its overruling of the Foreign Ministry on the matter, was motivated by electoral considerations, with Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's office wanting to appear tough on Jerusalem sovereignty at a time when it has become a hot campaign issue.
http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1134309627802&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull
US confident Jerusalem vote issue can be resolved
The United States expressed confidence that Israel and the Palestinians could resolve a brewing dispute over the right of Palestinians in East Jerusalem to vote in elections next month.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20051221/pl_afp/usmideastvote_051221225337
Solar energy shines throughout Negev village
Until recently, the Arab village of Darajat, like many other communities in the Negev, was not recognized by the state and therefore not eligible for government assistance when it came to water supply, construction and, specifically, electrical power.
http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/660946.html
Report: Number of children on welfare soars to 40 percent
For example, the committee found that Arab children and youth were the subject of 43 percent of juvenile criminal investigations in 2003. Some 28 percent of young Arab males and 6.4 percent of young Arab females were found to be in possession of a knife at school
http://www.haaretzdaily.com/hasen/pages/ShArt.jhtml?itemNo=661000
Netanyahu delays Knesset list vote in bid to exclude Feiglin
Likud chairman Benjamin Netanyahu will work to change the Likud charter so as to prevent Moshe Feiglin, head of the far-right Jewish Leadership faction in the party, from running for a place on the party's Knesset list. Netanyahu wants to avoid stigmatizing the party as extremist.
http://www.haaretzdaily.com/hasen/pages/ShArt.jhtml?itemNo=660717
Labor supporters in NY say Jews unfamiliar with Peretz; trying to arrange visit before the elections
Jewish leaders involved in such efforts told Haaretz yesterday that they hope to rectify a situation in which the vast majority of Jews are unfamiliar with the ideology of the man who heads Israel's opposition.
http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/660383.html
IDF: No solution to Qassam fire
"It's obvious that there is a certain danger, but we are doing all we can to minimize it. Carrying weapons and driving in a car also has its risks, but we cannot stop everything that is dangerous," a commanding officer of one of the southern Ashkelon bases said.
http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3188781,00.html
Iraq Sunni, Shiite Groups Threaten Boycott
A joint statement issued by 35 political groups that competed in last week's elections said the Independent Electoral Commission of Iraq, which oversaw the ballot, should be disbanded. The groups signing the joint statement included the main Sunni Arab coalition Adnan al-Dulaimi's Iraqi Accordance Front and a secular Shiite bloc headed by Allawi.
http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory?id=1433222
Gunmen kidnap three women in Baghdad
"Unknown armed men in three BMW cars ambushed the car of three sisters working in the Green Zone, while they were leaving their ho use in al-Ielam district in southern Baghdad," the source said. The heavily fortified Green Zone in central Baghdad is housing government offices and US embassy.
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2005-12/22/content_3956333.htm |
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