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Occupation Forces Continue Uprooting Olive Trees, Imprisoning Marda
Marda village is located in central Salfit District, with 2000 residents and an area of 9160 dunums. Of the village lands, 3600 dunums have been confiscated for the settlement of Ariel located on the south, southeast and southwest parts of Marda lands. Marda has become a big prison, encircled by Ariel settlement, bypass roads, and the Apartheid Wall.
http://stopthewall.org/latestnews/796.shtml
Is it a 'wall'? Is it a 'fence'?
For a country that flaunts it credentials of democracy, civility and human rights, Israel's image and credibility has been truly dented by the ICJ. Yet, before the ink could dry on the ruling its leadership announced that the United States would veto the matter when it reaches the Security Council.
http://nation.ittefaq.com/artman/publish/article_13628.shtml
Sudden Checkpoints, a daily nightmare
“Occupation, does not differentiate between women, men or even children, every day they try to humiliate as many residents, regardless of age or sex, in order to make us desperate, and willing to leave our country”, Nadia said.
http://www.imemc.org/features/2004/November/sudden-checkpoints.htm
IDF kills boy in Jenin
Palestinian residents and hospital officials said Ala Samara was unarmed and was standing near a group of stone-throwing youths when troops shot him. IDF officials said the youths threw a firebomb at the troops, and soldiers fired at a youth as he was about to throw a second firebomb. (IDF, did that first bomb fall on ground EVER?)
http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/498228.html
Two Palestinians killed in Gaza Strip, teen killed in Jenin
The group said two of its members -- Omar Nufal, 26, and Ramzi al-Jaabir, 29 -- had been killed, while the fate of a third was unknown. Israeli military sources and witnesses said Israeli forces had launched a helicopter-launched missile at Palestinian gunmen engaged in a firefight with Israeli troops protecting the settlement.
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=1515&ncid=1515&e=9&u=/afp/20041106/wl_mideast_afp/mideast_unrest_041106173021
Israeli army raids Palestinian areas
Meanwhile, more than 40 Israeli tanks and vehicles stormed the refugee camp of Yebna in the southern Gaza Strip city of Rafah, demolishing at least 10 houses and injuring five people, Palestinian medics said.
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2004-11/06/content_2185790.htm
Occupation forces ban thousands of worshippers from al-Aqsa, kill two children
The Israeli occupation forces tightened closure on the Palestinian territories on the fourth Friday of the holy month of Ramadan and prevented any Palestinian under age 50 from entering occupied Jerusalem. The Israeli occupation forces were deployed in large numbers in the surrounding of al-Aqsa mosque
http://www.arabicnews.com/ansub/Daily/Day/041106/2004110601.html
Palestine: the assault on health and other war crimes
621 children (two thirds under 15 years) killed at checkpoints, in the street, on the way to school, in their homes, died from small arms fire, directed in over half of cases to the head, neck and chest-the sniper's wound. Clearly, soldiers are routinely authorised to shoot to kill children in situations of minimal or no threat. These statistics attract far less publicity than suicide bombings
http://bellaciao.org/en/article.php3?id_article=4174
U.S. says Mideast policy will not change if Arafat dies
The European Union promised Palestinians on Friday to press for the creation of an independent state with or without Palestinian President Yasser Arafat, while Washington said the president's death would not change U.S. policy toward resolving the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. (US will "find" a reason to ignore the next leader)
http://www.dailystar.com.lb/article.asp?edition_id=10&categ_id=2&article_id=9943
Arafat has marked Kadoumi as his successor
Yasser Arafat has issued a political last will in which he appoints head of the PLO politburo Farouk Kadoumi as his successor, senior Palestinian officials claim. According to estimates, Kadoumi will accept the position of PLO chairman but will not serve as leader of the Palestinian Authority in light of his objection to the Oslo Accords.
http://www.maarivintl.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=article&articleID=11542
PA leaders begin to divide up Arafat's powers
Qureia, regarded as a moderate who wants peace talks with Israel, told reporters: "We are talking about unity in all forms and aspects." He did not elaborate. Qureia did say security commanders had committed to a "joint security plan ... to ensure security and order."
http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/498235.html
Palestinian PM arrives in Gaza to meet factions
Qurei went to the headquarters of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) Executive Committee in the Gaza Strip, the sources said, adding that he is scheduled to meet with leaders of security apparatuses and national and Islamic factions.
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2004-11/06/content_2185804.htm
Annan hopes for smooth transition in Arafat's absence
"I think chairman Arafat embodied in his person the Palestinian aspirations for ... statehood," Annan said when asked about Arafat's importance. "He's been leader of his people all these years, and obviously is going to leave a gap amongst the Palestinians."
http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/498070.html
'End the Occupation' conference in KC next weekend
Officials of the Jewish Community Relations Bureau/American Jewish Committee hope local media will ignore the gathering as insignificant and extremist, and they recommend local Jews do the same.
http://www.zwire.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=13304033&BRD=1425&PAG=461&dept_id=154733&rfi=6
Sources: Arafat might be poisoned
Palestinian reports said that the Palestinian security forces are holding intensive investigation to find out whether the poison had been put into his food, adding that Arafat had escaped 13 times of assassinations, three of them were to poison him.
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2004-11/07/content_2186480.htm
Chief Rabbi: Pressure Israel for Arafat's Burial in Jerusalem
Chief Rabbi Moshe Ari Friedman of the Anti-Zionist Jewish committee traveled to Paris from Vienna and said that Arafat should be buried in Jerusalem. Friedman said that Arafat spent his life fighting for the Palestinian cause. He stressed more international pressure on Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon to allow Arafat to be buried in Jerusalem.
http://www.zaman.com/?bl=international&alt=&trh=20041106&hn=13635
Blair, Bush to Meet as Middle East Issues Loom
British Prime Minister Tony Blair, who has pushed for progress on Middle East peace talks and is one of the United States' closest allies, will meet with President Bush next week, the White House said on Saturday.
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=564&ncid=732&e=3&u=/nm/20041106/ts_nm/bush_blair_dc
Report: 'Arafat Opened His Eyes'
An Internet site linked to the Israeli daily Yediot Ahronoth says its report that Mr. Arafat "partially emerged" from his coma came from a senior Palestinian official who visited the 75-year-old leader's hospital room during the night.
http://www.voanews.com/english/CN017-ARAFAT.cfm
PLO Executive Committee holds urgent session
Meanwhile, General Secretary of the PNA al Tayeb Abed al Rahim announced that Abbas would be chief of the Executive Committee and Prime Minister Ahmed Qurei would be chief of the National Security Council. He added that the two men would be in charge of the authorities in Arafat's absence.
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2004-11/06/content_2185783.htm
The truth is that Yasser Arafat died years ago - By Robert Fisk
He is a wearying man, not just in his repeated death but in life as well, a man who married the Revolution... And in the end, he became like so many other Arab leaders -- and as the Israelis intended him to be -- a little dictator, handing out dollars and euros to his ageing but loyal cronies, falsely promising democracy, clinging to power in his shambles of an office in Ramallah.
http://www.zmag.org/content/showarticle.cfm?SectionID=107&ItemID=6585
On This Day 1956: Allied forces take control of Suez
President Abdel Nasser not only angered British and French companies by nationalising the Suez Canal, he also blockaded the Straits of Tiran - Israel's main outlet into the Red Sea. So Britain and France joined forces with Israel to take control of Suez, although this alliance was denied for years afterwards.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/november/6/newsid_3115000/3115888.stm
Reminiscences and regrets of 50 years
Talking about Israel's barrier along the West Bank, he got out a map and produced his glasses. He referred to it as the "Berlin Wall" and claimed it had eaten into about 58% of Palestinian land. He pointed to a favourite poster on his wall, a cartoon of the Three Wise Men unable to reach Bethlehem because of the barrier.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/israel/Story/0,2763,1344966,00.html
Death could pose problems for U.S.
The situation is so delicate and Palestinians are already so angered by what they see as U.S. inaction that U.S. officials are reluctant to speak even privately about plans for the period following Arafat's departure.
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=2027&ncid=2027&e=5&u=/chitribts/20041106/ts_chicagotrib/deathcouldposeproblemsforus
Arafat must be buried in Jerusalem: senior Fatah figure
We said that Yasser Arafat have the pure right to be buried there, and Israel – if they will prevent Arafat to be buried there – they prevent him by the right of power, not the power of right. So, they should think about Yasser Arafat, not just Yasser Arafat as a person – he's a president for millions of Palestinians...
http://www.abc.net.au/am/content/2004/s1236202.htm
Former U.S. envoys: breakthrough now possible in Mideast peace
"It still takes two to tango. And are the Israelis ready? That question is unanswered," said Richard Murphy, Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern and South Asian Affairs between 1983 and 1989. "And I'm not sure if Bush is ready to inject the prestige of the White House as Clinton did and as Clinton failed in the end."
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/news/archive/2004/11/06/international1445EST0541.DTL
U.S. assaults Fallujah; dozens dead in car bombings
The fiercest U.S. air and artillery strikes on Fallujah in months destroyed a hospital, a medical warehouse and dozens of houses, dazed residents said after a sleepless night. Hospital staff said ambulances had been unable to go out as the city shook to explosions. Later they collected two dead and seven wounded civilians, among them women and children.
http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/498221.html
Police targeted in deadly Samarra attacks
A health official said 23 people, including nine policemen, had been killed and 40 wounded, among them 17 policemen, in the first three bomb explosions in the city north of Baghdad. The fourth blast occurred at 12.30(0930GMT) when a bomber rammed a car into a police station, killing 10 Iraqi police officers and wounding five, police said.
http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/821893E2-0A34-4BC5-B96C-13EF4ACD74C4.htm
Twenty American soldiers reported wounded in Ramadi
American soldiers were wounded Saturday ''while conducting security operations'' in the insurgent stronghold of Ramadi west of Baghdad, the U.S. military said.
http://www.uruknet.info/?s1=2&p=6871&s2=06
Navy uses new bomb first time
An F/A-18 squadron from the Jacksonville-based Kennedy, deployed in the Persian Gulf, dropped the first two 500-pound Joint Direct Attack Munitions or JDAMs for the Navy. They destroyed a target where insurgents were known to be operating in Iraq, according to the release.
http://www.uruknet.info/?s1=2&p=6858&s2=06
Falluja & Those Mass Graves
In the case of both documents and mass graves, U.S.-led coalition forces failed to secure the relevant sites at the time of the overthrow of the former government. They subsequently failed to put in place the professional expertise and assistance necessary to ensure proper classification and exhumation procedures, with the result that key evidentiary materials have been lost or tainted.
http://www.uruknet.info/?s1=2&p=6856&s2=06 |
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