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East Jerusalem residents fume over lack of mail delivery
Ba'as passed her exams. But because it's too long a trip to check her mail everyday, she missed the deadline for course registration and couldn't get into the next classes she wanted. Ba'as, 23, is an Israeli Arab. She says that she's never had mail delivered to her home here by the Israeli Postal Authority. Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon says Jerusalem is the "undivided" capital of Israel.
http://www.usatoday.com/news/world/2005-11-21-jerusalem-mail_x.htm?csp=N009
IOF Detains, Beats up Anti-Wall Demonstrators in Aboud Village
"Today, the Israeli army had blocked the demonstrators 700 meters far from the building site. No demonstrators acted violently meanwhile the army shoot sound bombs and tear gas (CS, illegal according to the Geneva Convention because carcinogenic) that reached the back part of the demonstration intoxicating women and children. The army launched (thrown) sound bombs and tear gas several times forcing half of the demonstrators to withdraw,"
http://english.wafa.ps/cphotonews.asp?num=976
Bil'in weekly protest marks the day of the Partitioning of Palestine
The protestors obstructed the Israeli bulldozers and managed to stop them from working for several hours. Soldiers fired rubber-coated bullets and gas bombs, no injuries were reported. One resident, identified as Adeeb Abu Rahma, was injured after the soldiers attacked and hit him with their batons; one Israeli peace activists was arrested, and dozens of protestors received medical treatment after inhaling gas fired by the army
http://www.imemc.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=15165&Itemid=1
Olive trees uprooted in Palestinian village
"At the beginning of the month, while we were busy with preparations for the id al Fitr holiday, we discovered that 190 of our finest olive trees were loaded on trucks and disappeared," Muhammad Abu Rahma, one of the land owners hurt by the uprooting, told Ynet. "It is true that the lands are on the other side of the fence , but according to an agreement between us and the army, we are allowed to cultivate them. Although the army puts a lot of difficulties in our way, it does not deny the fact that the land is ours,"
http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3174632,00.html
THE MISERABLE OCCUPATION ON A MISERABLE MORNING
Throughout the demolitions, a steady rain fell and we could only wonder what the families whose houses had just been demolished would do once the army, spectators and activists left. Those of us who had come to witness the demolition were wet, cold, and uncomfortable. But at least we had a place to go to dry off and change our clothes.
http://www.icahd.org/eng/news.asp?menu=5&submenu=1&item=283
ISM: Human Rights Observer to be Deported from Palestine by Israel
The International Solidarity Movement said, in a press release, that he had just finished escorting Palestinian children to school and was walking home on Shuhaddah street when he was stopped by an armed Border Police unit in a targeted arrest.
http://english.wafa.ps/body.asp?id=4699
Mohammed Mansour's trial update
On the 22nd of November during the most recent Hearing of Palestinian nonviolent organiser Mohammed Mansour from Biddu, court case the prosecution finally gave up on getting Mohammed Mansour to agree to stop participating in demonstrations for the next two years and pay a 3,500 shekel fine of his own free will.
http://www.palsolidarity.org/main/2005/11/24/mohammed-mansours-trial-update/
EU report slams Israeli policies
“Israel's activities in Jerusalem are in violation of both its roadmap obligations and international law,” said a version of the report, adding that Israeli policies “are reducing the possibility of reaching a final-status agreement on Jerusalem that any Palestinian could accept.”
http://www.aljazeera.com/cgi-bin/news_service/middle_east_full_story.asp?service_id=10202
Weekly report on Israeli human rights violations in the Occupied Palestinian Territories 17 - 23 Nov 2005
IOF have continued to construct the Annexation Wall in the West Bank; at least 438 dunums(1) of Palestinian land in Bethlehem were confiscated; IOF used force against demonstrations organized in protest to the construction of the Wall and arrested two Israeli solidarity activists; and IOF imposed severe restrictions on the movement of Palestinian civilians near the Wall.
http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/RWB.NSF/db900SID/RMOI-6JG3PW?OpenDocument&rc=3&emid=ACOS-635PFR
Call for sanctions on Israel as West Bank and Gaza suffer at their hands
A plea for international sanctions to be implemented against Israel has been called for by the West London Palestine Solidarity Campaign. As a member of the European Parliament's delegation to Palestine, she said the EU should suspend an agreement that grants Israeli exports preferential access to EU markets.
http://www.hounslowguardian.co.uk/news/localnews/display.var.654906.0.call_for_sanctions_on_israel_as_west_bank_and_gaza_suffer_at_their_hands.php
Fenced-in Palestinians to open a gate to the world
With a ribbon-cutting ceremony, the Gaza-Egypt border was reopening today – a milestone for the Palestinians who for the first time take control of a border crossing without Israeli veto powers and gain some freedom of movement.
http://breakingnews.iol.ie/news/story.asp?j=163788470&p=y63789y76
Court gives Mofaz 10 days to report on plans for demolishing buildings at illegal outpost
Justice Ayala Procaccia did not make do with Mofaz's pledge to the High Court at the beginning of the month to remove the structures by the end of January 2006, "unless the security situation did not allow it." In her ruling, Procaccia required Mofaz to elaborate on the "security situation" before the last date slated for the buildings' evacuation.
http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/649908.html
Fatah holds first primaries ahead of January poll
Although dozens of polling stations opened in the West Bank, the voting to choose Fatah candidates for a January Palestinian parliamentary election was delayed in Hebron, Tulkarm and East Jerusalem as well as in the Gaza Strip. Organisers said that primary elections in these areas would be held some time next week but some Fatah officials feared that the vote may be postponed indefinitely.
http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/L25108612.htm
Country cooperation strategy for WHO and the OPT (2006-2008)
WHO's mission in oPt is to promote the health of all Palestinian people by improving health sector performance based on equity, effectiveness and sustainability, as well as by addressing the broader social, economic, environmental and cultural health determinants, particularly those which are most affected by the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/RWB.NSF/db900SID/RMOI-6JG5AQ?OpenDocument&rc=3&emid=ACOS-635PFR
Polls predict victory for Sharon
The polls, commissioned by Yedioth Ahronoth, Maariv and the Jerusalem Post newspapers, gave Sharon's new Kadima party between 32 to 34 seats in the March 28 election. Labour would win about 28, they said.
http://today.reuters.co.uk/news/newsArticle.aspx?type=worldNews&storyID=2005-11-25T071604Z_01_YUE526105_RTRUKOC_0_UK-MIDEAST.xml
Peretz in Tel Aviv market: Labor is a party for all people
Peretz responded to the demonstrations of affection with a campaign slogan: "I have no doubt love will win over," he said. "Labor will not turn its back on any street, alley, kibbutz or moshav, we are the people's party, for all people," Peretz said.
http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/650083.html
Sweden gives major contribution when the EU monitors the border in Gaza
"This is the first time that the EU is assuming a leading role in the Middle East conflict. I am very pleased that Sweden is playing an important role in this context," says Minister for Foreign Affairs Laila Freivalds.
http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/RWB.NSF/db900SID/EVOD-6JGEM8?OpenDocument&rc=3&emid=ACOS-635PFR
Sharon's New Party Settles on a Name
Sharon and his supporters had also been weighing National Responsibility and Hope as possible names, but apparently decided that Forward better lent itself to election sloganeering.
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-briefs25.2nov25,1,3149409.story?coll=la-headlines-world
Israeli Politicians Court the Downtrodden
Poverty and unemployment deepened during Ariel Sharon's two terms as prime minister as his finance ministers, Silvan Shalom and Benjamin Netanyahu, slashed welfare spending, sold state-owned companies and backed mass layoffs, even at the height of an economic recession.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20051125/ap_on_re_mi_ea/israel_courting_the_poor_1
MIDDLE EAST: ITALY DENIES EU RECEIVED DOCUMENT DENOUNCING ISRAEL ON JERUSALEM
Italian foreign minister Gianfranco Fini on Friday denied newspaper reports that the EU has received a confidential document from the British Foreign office which allegedly accuses Israel of rushing to annex the Arab area of Jerusalem.
http://www.adnki.com/index_2Level.php?cat=Security&loid=8.0.233137414&par=0
Israelis warned of kidnap attempts overseas
The statement released last night is based on warnings that Hezbollah people or affiliated Palestinian organizations might try to kidnap Israeli citizens overseas and advises Israelis to be extra cautious. However, the warning does not refer to any specific country.
http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/649911.html
Accord with Palestinians paves way for Israel's entry in Red Cross
Levanon told The Associated Press that acceptance from officials in the Palestinian Authority would help convince Arab countries to accept the new emblem. The last major attempt by the Red Cross to include Israel was five years ago, when it failed because of increased Arab-Israeli tension.
http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/650095.html
The New Israel Lobby in Action (David Noble)
The Toronto Star observed that “the membership of the emergency cabinet reads like a who's who of power and influence among the Jewish community” and that “some members are well known for their hawkish opinions favoring Israel in the long and bloody Middle East conflict.”
http://canadiandimension.com/articles/2005/11/01/209/
Could Palestinians reject a Palestinian state?
The argument follows, as a result of the integration of the West Bank into Israel there is an emerging demographic crisis whereby within a short period (10-20 years) there will be a Palestinian majority in the land between the Jordan River and the Mediterranean Sea.
http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3174809,00.html
Secret EU report launches scathing attack on Israel
European governments should consider direct intervention in an attempt to curb the systematic measures being undertaken by Israel to increase its control and population in the historically - and legally - Arab eastern sector of Jerusalem, a highly sensitive EU report concludes.
http://news.independent.co.uk/world/middle_east/article329199.ece
The Russian agenda
But a million Russian speakers, over whose vote a fierce battle will be fought, will push for another agenda - civil. Even if most of the issues that affect their vote are similar to those of veteran Israelis, the Russian immigrants still suffer most from Israel's lack of separation between religion and state and absence of a civil agenda.
http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/650039.html
Peretz will stabilize Israeli politics
The fact that so many politicians and public figures have taken out their anger on Peretz since his election as Labor chairman screams out for interpretation. It has created for Peretz one of the main parameters for political power: prominence that is impossible to ignore.
http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3174353,00.html
25,000 new members join Labor party
About 25,000 people have joined the ranks of the Labor party in the last several days, convincing old time members that newly-elected Chairman Amir Peretz may indeed put new wind in the sails of the party. The total number of new members constitutes a rise of 20 percent in Labor membership.
http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3174784,00.html
IDF hands over Hezbollah bodies in bid to 'create calm'
Israel on Friday transferred the bodies of three Hezbollah militants killed by the Israel Defense Forces in cross-border fighting this week, in what the army called an effort to "create calm" on the Israel-Lebanon border.
http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/650068.html
Egal Ahouvi, Delek Real Estate purchase 15 Hilton hotels in U.K.
Delek Real Estate and Israeli businessman Egal Ahouvi have signed a major deal under which they will purchase 15 Hilton hotels in the United Kingdom for close to 400 million pounds (about NIS 3.3 billion). ( Must Know What to Boycott! )
http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/649931.html |
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