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InRob Tech Ltd. Completes Development of Remote Control System for D9 Bulldozer
This system has been under development for more than one year and the company just received military approval to announce the results of the field trials. Several departments and divisions within the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) put InRob's remotely controlled Caterpillar D9 to the most stringent of testing.
http://www.primezone.com/newsroom/news.html?d=90438
Who will deal with the tree destroyers?
The illegal outposts, which the government has refrained from dismantling, are home to lawbreakers who, in addition to seizing lands that do not belong to them, are in the habit of assaulting their Palestinian neighbors, and the Palestinians' property and plantings, on the assumption that the arm of the law is too short to reach them.
http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/651690.html
The facade of peace
If this had been initiated and financed by some tycoon or European soccer club, one could say that bringing some Palestinians and Israelis to play on one team would be like pretty cellophane wrapping. A private individual, even a tycoon, doesn't need to know that a young soccer player from Gaza, who can go to Barcelona or Tel Aviv under the cover of a well-publicized project, is not allowed to play in Jenin or Hebron.
http://www.haaretzdaily.com/hasen/pages/ShArt.jhtml?itemNo=651686
PARADISE NOW
"PARADISE NOW" is the story of two young Palestinian men as they embark upon what may be the last 48 hours of their lives. On a typical day in the West Bank city of Nablus, where daily life grinds on amidst crushing poverty and the occasional rocket blast, we meet two childhood best friends, Saïd (Kais Nashef) and Khaled (Ali Suliman), who pass time drinking tea, smoking a hookah, and working dead-end menial jobs as auto mechanics.
http://wip.warnerbros.com/paradisenow/
Palestinians demonstrate in support of prisoners
It was reported that Israeli guards in Ofer prison attacked Palestinian prisoners on Monday and Tuesday, firing tear gas and beating them by club and wounding some 20 prisoners.
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2005-11/30/content_3859756.htm
Palestinian seriously wounded by IDF fire in Nablus arrest raid
The soldiers had reportedly entered the city in 40 armored jeeps backed up by Apache helicopters. Palestinians said the soldiers were seeking to arrest Hamas operative Muhammad Zarloul and Fatah militant Rami Hanfar.
http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/652046.html
14 arrested, more than 17 injured in the West Bank
Israeli soldiers continued their military operations in the West Bank, and arrested six residents in the West Bank city of Hebron, raising the number of residents arrested in the on Wednesday to twelve; at least 17 residents were injured during the invasions. Eleven residents were injured in the West Bank city of Nablus, among them a 14-year old child who suffered a serious injury in his head.
http://www.imemc.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=15253&Itemid=1
Jihad denounces Israeli arrest campaigns in W. Bank
Also in Jenin, the Israeli army besieged Arab American University after midnight and arrested at least seven students, witnesses said. They said all of the students are between 18 and 20. Israeli media reported that the students were arrested for being affiliated with an Islamic party.
http://english.people.com.cn/200511/30/eng20051130_224488.html
Palestinian youths put lives on line with checkpoint arrests
"I wanted to go to prison as I am fed up with life. I would prefer to be in prison for I can study inside and my family will be entitled to a monthly allowance," he said. The Palestinian Prisoner Affairs Ministry pays out $300 a month to each family with a relative held in Israeli jails.
http://www.dailystar.com.lb/article.asp?edition_id=10&categ_id=2&article_id=20397
And this is what they do to the little guy
Despite this, three youths from East Jerusalem are now standing trial in Jerusalem District Court. Their crime: political activity prior to the elections for the legislative council. The criminal charges: membership and activity in a terrorist organization - the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP). If the small fry from the Popular Front are being thrown into jail, what will be done to big fish of Hamas?
http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/651704.html
OPT: Rebuilding Khan Younis Camp - United Arab Emirates donates USD $13 million to re-house homeless refugees
Today, the United Arab Emirates Red Crescent Society (UAERC) formally announced a donation of US$ 13 million to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA). The funds will be used to provide new or repaired housing for 600 Palestinian families in Khan Younis, most of them refugees. This generous donation will also be used to upgrade the camp's physic al infrastructure.
http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/RWB.NSF/db900SID/RMOI-6JM7WZ?OpenDocument&rc=3&emid=ACOS-635PFR
OPT: Food security - Louis Michel signs EUR 14 million agreement with UNRWA
EU Commissioner for development and humanitarian aid, Louis Michel, has today signed in Gaza a financing agreement worth EUR 14 million for the UNRWA-coordinated food security programme. Mr Michel is on a three-day mission to Israel and the Palestinian territories to assess a humanitarian situation, which continues to give cause for concern.
http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/RWB.NSF/db900SID/DPAS-6JMF9E?OpenDocument&rc=3&emid=ACOS-635PFR
Palestinians ask U.S. to prevent Israeli intervention in elections
Palestinian chief negotiator Saeb Eerekat urged the United States on Tuesday to send thousands of election monitors and to increase pressure on Israel not to "sabotage" Palestinian elections in January. A spokesman for the Israeli Embassy in Washington took issue with Erekat's view that Israel might want to disrupt the elections.
http://www.haaretzdaily.com/hasen/pages/ShArt.jhtml?itemNo=651653
Fatah holds primary in Jerusalem area, despite declaration of vote's cancelation
Though Fatah had initially planned to open polling stations in East Jerusalem itself, in the end, it decided not to do so, for fear that the Jerusalem police would arrest voters or candidates. Instead, all polling stations were located on the Palestinian side of the separation fence, meaning that residents of East Jerusalem and nearby villages such as Silwan, Ras al-Amud and Wadi Joz had to cross the fence in order to vote.
http://www.haaretzdaily.com/hasen/pages/ShArt.jhtml?itemNo=651670
A different history of Palestine?
It's also an amused study of misplaced premises and faulty representation. It's not a story of burning tires and bulldozed houses - a la "Ijtiah," Hassan's 2002 documentary on the Jenin invasion. It's a family tale older than Israel, though its telling is fenced in by the tense courtesy of life under Israeli domination.
http://www.dailystar.com.lb/article.asp?edition_id=10&categ_id=4&article_id=20385
Palestinians and Israelis join forces on pitch
Israelis and Palestinians were last night preparing for a rare opportunity to defend something together, as they set about jointly trying to keep a football goalmouth safe from the rampaging stars of Barcelona football club. A combined "peace team" of top football players from both sides of the Middle East's most bitter divide flew to Spain to take on the Spanish champions.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/israel/Story/0,2763,1653852,00.html
State admits move to boost Arabs in civil service is not working
Balad MK Azmi Bishara, chairman of the Knesset subcommittee monitoring the employment of Arabs in the civil service, maintains that government ministries have not internalized their legislated obligation to achieve the adequate representation of the Arab population in the civil service.
http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/652114.html
Palestinian Solidarity Activists Amongst Four Peace Activist Hostages in Iraq
Harmeet Sooden (32) a Canadian citizen who had been living in New Zealand, came to Palestine to join the International Solidarity Movement (ISM) in December 2004 and stayed until January 2005. He worked in solidarity with local Palestinian people, mostly in Nablus and Jenin. While in Jenin, he worked with a group of ISM activists who planted Olive trees on the 'Swithart' farm outside Jenin
http://electronicintifada.net/v2/article4325.shtml
Jailed Fatah leader to be appointed as Abbas deputy: official
"Marwan Barghouti is the best Palestinian personality who fits the position of Abbas' deputy," he said. "It is time to nominate Barghouti as the deputy after his victory in Fatah primaries."
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2005-11/30/content_3859905.htm
Kadima supporters vow to block Netanyahu win in Likud
Mayors and Kadima supporters said yesterday in private conversations that they would try to stop Benjamin Netanyahu from being elected as Likud chair. His supporters want to ensure that Sharon would be able to partner with the Likud.
http://www.haaretzdaily.com/hasen/pages/ShArt.jhtml?itemNo=651677
Education Min. director general meets PM in bid to join Kadima
Education Ministry director general Ronit Tirosh met with Prime Minister Ariel Sharon on Tuesday evening to discuss the possibility of joining Kadima, Sharon's new party.
http://www.haaretzdaily.com/hasen/pages/ShArt.jhtml?itemNo=651647
As Peretz's list grows, Labor MKs fear for their seats
Broadcast journalist Shelly Yachimovich, who joined Labor Party chairman Amir Peretz yesterday, is not the last recruit Peretz is adding to his growing Knesset list. The sitting MKs are beginning to worry about their positions, and some have already realized that they will have a very hard time making it into the next Knesset.
http://www.haaretzdaily.com/hasen/pages/ShArt.jhtml?itemNo=651664
Likud regroups amid ominous polls
Senior Likud members, including MK Benjamin Netanyahu and Foreign Minister Silvan Shalom, convened to discuss the party's strategy; among other things, it was decided Likud would focus on criticizing Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's Kadima party.
http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3177382,00.html
Attorney: Shin Bet no longer believes Fahima constitutes threat
Prosecution and defense attorneys on Wednesday morning announced they have reached a plea bargain deal that, if approved by the court, would bring an end to legal proceedings against pro-Palestinian activist Tali Fahima an Israeli Jew.
http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/652045.html
Mofaz warns PA over operation of Gaza-Egypt border crossing
Mofaz spoke a day after a senior Hamas activist returned to Gaza after 15 years of exile, using the Palestinian-operated crossing. It was not clear whether Mofaz's threat was linked to the return of Fadel Zahar, brother of Hamas leader Mahmoud Zahar.
http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/652108.html
MK Meir Porush: Sharon reminds me of Italian dictator Mussolini
During his speech, Porush said, "Sharon greatly reminds me of the Italian Benito Mussolini. Mussolini also left one party and established his own. He also served as prime minister until he founded a dictatorship and became a duce. Sharon is already talking about a presidential regime in order to do whatever he feels like with the state. Duce Sharon."
http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/652144.html
Suspension of Omri Sharon deferred
The Knesset Constitution, Law and Justice Committee decided Wednesday to postpone a ruling on whether to suspend from the Knesset MK Omri Sharon, awaiting the conclusion of a legal entanglement involving the son of Prime Minister Ariel Sharon.
http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3177166,00.html
Knesset eases donation restrictions for party primaries
According to the new amendments, donations for party primary campaigns may be received from non-Israeli nationals (illegal in national election campaigns), and the limit on total donations to primaries campaigns was raised. A candidate for the premiership may raise up to NIS 2 million, up from the previous NIS 800 thousand limit.
http://www.haaretzdaily.com/hasen/pages/ShArt.jhtml?itemNo=651645
Over $1 trillion in Arab money parked abroad
According to the director general of the Dubai International Financial Centre, more than $1 trillion in Arab money is currently parked outside the region as investors search for investment opportunities abroad, Gulf News reported. However, the situation is starting to change as locals are increasingly bringing large sums back to the Gulf.
http://www.menafn.com/qn_news_story_s.asp?StoryId=115575
US: White phosphorus use legitimate
The top US general has defended the use of white phosphorus munitions in combat against Iraqi fighters as a legitimate tool of the military. Allegations that civilians were victims of white phosphorus bombs in the Falluja battle last year has put the spotlight on a weapon that showers down incendiary particles that burn right through skin.
http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/C4C204D6-97EE-480D-BFFD-83724503FBFE.htm
Iraqis want Saddam to run for election
"Iraqis have asked the defence team to study the legal conditions to present Saddam Hussein as a candidate for elections, first as an MP then as president," Jordan's Al-Dustour daily quoted former Qatari justice minister Najib al-Nuaimi as saying.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20051130/wl_mideast_afp/iraqsaddamvotelawyer_051130112213 |
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