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Refuseniks: IDF employs apartheid regime
Wolinic explained, “Any type of service in the IDF contributes to the occupation. It doesn't matter if I serve in the Kirya in Tel Aviv or as a Kashrut supervisor; it's all part of the occupation and apartheid regime employed by Israel against the Palestinians.”
http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3311436,00.html
Help The Ghalia Family
The incident received worldwide attention mostly due to the horrifying video footage taken minutes later of devastated Huda Ghalia (11 y.o.) next to the dead body of her father, Ali (43 y.o.)... The family has literally lost everything: most of the working men are either dead or injured, enormous amounts of money are being spent daily on the medical treatment and on the special needs for the many wounded and handicapped, and the family agricultural land is inaccessible due to repeated bombings.
http://ghaliafamily.brinkster.net/
A struggle among losers
In an open letter to Palestinian Authority Chairman Mahmoud Abbas, Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh and the leadership of Hamas and Fatah, Dr. Ali Jarbawi, a lecturer at Bir Zeit University writes: "If you think that in your fighting, there will be a winning side, you are delusional. In such struggles, no one wins; everyone loses!
http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/770551.html
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https://www.newstatesman.com/000SUBSCRIBE.htm
Settlers attack a mosque in Halhol village near Hebron
Al Nabi Mossa mosque is one of the oldest mosques in Hebron area, the settlers went inside, ransacked it then, said prayers. All of this was done under the protection of the Israeli army, which surrounded and closed the mosque area and did not allow residents to come near it, even for their morning prayers.
http://www.imemc.org/content/view/21846/1/
Closure Denies Palestinian Residents Access to their Homes
The letter was sent on behalf of Palestinian families living in the Tel Rumeida neighborhood of Hebron, whose access to their homes has been blocked and who suffer from repeated attacks by Israeli settlers. The letter represents ACRI`s final attempt to resolve this longstanding and untenable situation outside of the courts.
http://www.alternativenews.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=570&Itemid=1
My Name Is Rachel Corrie Begins New York Debut Off-Broadway Oct. 5
Megan Dodds will reprise her role in the American premiere of the acclaimed — and controversial — historical solo play My Name Is Rachel Corrie, which begins preview Oct. 5 at Off-Broadway's Minetta Lane Theatre. The limited engagement will play 48 performances through Nov. 19. Opening is Oct. 15.
http://www.playbill.com/news/article/102524.html
PA security officer dies of wounds he sustained on Monday due to infighting in Gaza
Osama Al Aeid, 23, was an officer in Hamas' newly formed Executive Force and died after suffering fatal head wounds after clashes that erupted between Fatah supporters and officers from the Executive Force late Monday night.
http://www.imemc.org/content/view/21853/1/
Two Islamic Jihad fighters assassinated in Khan Younis
Israeli forces assassinated two Islamic Jihad fighters after targeting their vehicle by a missile fired by an Israeli fighter-jet in Khan Younis, in the southern part of the Gaza Strip.
http://www.imemc.org/content/view/21830/1/
One resident killed by Israeli fire east of Khan Younis
The sources said that Yousef Qabalan, 18, was killed after the army stationed at a military post east of Khan Younis fired shells and rounds of live ammunition at the area.
http://www.imemc.org/content/view/21836/1/
Are security forces trigger-happy when it come to Arabs?
Eighteen Israeli Arabs have been killed since the October 2000 riots by the security forces under circumstances unrelated to national security. Eleven of these were shot to death by cops and Border Police troops. During this period there was only one comparable case in which a cop shot to death a Jew, while trying to prevent the man from stabbing his parents.
http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/770531.html
London Mayor wins High Court appeal to overturn suspension
He has also denied any bias against Jews, adding that accusations of anti-Semitism were being raised "to give weight to charges which would otherwise be too trivial to merit the gigantic fuss that has been made about this brief private exchange."
http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/770821.html
Peretz: In Israel's interests to ease conditions in PA
The two agreed that Israel would install X-ray machines at Israel-Gaza border crossings in order to ease the flow of commercial goods in and out of the Strip. Meanwhile, Rice told Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni on Thursday morning meeting that the economic boycott on the Hamas-led Palestinian government is effective and the international community will continue to maintain the boycott.
http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/770820.html
US offers millions to keep Abbas safe
The United States has proposed a USD 20 million plan to boost Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas' personal security force and upgrade the main cargo crossing between Gaza and Israel, American officials said Thursday.
http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3311576,00.html
Quartet: Rafah closure puts EU observer mission at risk
American and European representatives have cautioned Israel that the continued closure of the Rafah border crossing between Gaza and Egypt puts the continued deployment of European observers there in doubt.
http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/770540.html
Paz-Palestinian petrol pact signed
Diplomatic sources suggest an awkward situation could develop in the event that Israel asks for increased pressure on Iran at the same time that an Israeli refinery is processing crude oil from Iran. According to a source in the energy industry, "a refinery doesn't distinguish between crude sourced from Iran and from anywhere else, and crude from that type of source could be marketed in Israel."
http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/770568.html
Gunmen storm Palestinian telecom company in Gaza
Masked gunmen stormed two cell phone transmitting stations in the Gaza Strip on Wednesday, opening fire and disrupting cellular phone coverage in the latest outbreak of violence in the volatile area. Hamas security forces members arrested one of the gunmen, but the others escaped. The gunmen did not state their motives.
http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1159193366255&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull
Palestinian collaborators move to Israeli town of Sderot to escape horrors of Gaza Strip
The Palestine News Network has learned that 10 Palestinian families collaborating with the Israelis have left the Gaza Strip in recent days and moved into what is described as "luxury accommodation" with Israeli settlers in Sderot.
http://english.pnn.ps/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=715&Itemid=30
PM: Israel will help PA create better environment
Rice met Abbas in Ramallah yesterday and held talks on the crisis in the PA and how the U.S. could bolster the chairman's position. Throughout her visit in the region this week, Rice has emphasized her intention to rally moderate elements in the Middle East, and Abbas, she said, is one of these.
http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/770544.html
Israeli PM secretly met Saudi officials in Amman: press
The meeting, at the palace of Jordan's King Abdullah II, lasted for several hours and focused mainly on Iran's nuclear program and the spread of "Shiite terrorism" in the region, the paper said. The two sides agreed to share intelligence on the Iranian nuclear program.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20061005/wl_afp/mideastsaudiisraeldiplomacyjordaniran_061005074125
Mubarak: Early elections could be way out of Palestinian crisis
Early elections might be the solution to the Palestinian stalemate, which has defied Egyptian attempts to broker a government of national unity, Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak said in remarks published Thursday.. ( Start by Arresting Hamas, as Mubarak does to his oppositions in Egypt!?? )
http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/770971.html
King Mahmoud
He can dismiss the PA prime minister (the law is vague about the cabinet), but any new government has to be approved by parliament, where Hamas has 74 of the 132 seats while Fatah has 45. Mr Abbas, like the queen, is notionally head of the armed forces, but legally most of the forces answer to the Hamas-run interior ministry, and, in practice, their loyalties are divided among several chieftains.
http://www.economist.com/world/africa/displaystory.cfm?story_id=8001519
Rice fails to win Israel pledge to ease Palestinian restrictions
US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice failed to secure a pledge from Israel to ease restrictions on the beleaguered Palestinian territories as she ended a visit aimed at breathing life into the moribund Middle East peace process.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20061005/ts_afp/mideastusricediplomacy_061005100620
London police review move to excuse Muslim officer at Israeli embassy
London's police, facing an uproar over a report that a Muslim officer had been excused from guarding the Israeli embassy, said that the department decided not to use him there after the officer disclosed his concerns about a war in Lebanon.
http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/770575.html
Belgium: Far-right party calls for Jewish support
The politician called Antwerp's large Jewish community a natural partner “against the main enemy of the moment, radical Islamic fundamentalism,” according to a report in The Independent.
http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3311572,00.html
Stop Big Media (Again!)
Once again, media industry lobbyists and their allies on the Federal Communication Commission are working to revise the rules on media ownership to allow a single corporation to own most, if not all, of the newspapers, radio and TV stations and internet news and entertainment sites in your town.
http://www.thenation.com/blogs/actnow?bid=4&pid=126449
Court: Why no state inquiry into war?
The High Court of Justice on Thursday evening instructed the State to explain within five days why a state commission of inquiry into the political and military echelon's conduct during the second war in Lebanon will not be established.
http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3311656,00.html
UN envoy tells international court to probe Israel for war crimes
The International Criminal Court should investigate whether Israel is guilty of war crimes for a bombing campaign in Lebanon that blocked access to food and water, a United Nations rights expert said Thursday. ( Killing children, and destroying towns; skipped? )
http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/771030.html
Turkish troops to set out Friday to join UN force in Lebanon
Turkey, the only Muslim member of NATO and a country with close ties to both Israel and Arab states, will become the first Muslim nation to deploy peacekeepers in Lebanon when it dispatches more than 200 navy officers and soldiers Friday.
http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/770878.html
Israel arms sales to India top USD 900 million a year
The site said India is relying on Israel for improved missiles and anti-missile defense systems. The Indian Navy is keen on replacing the Barak-I anti-missile system with new long-range surface-to-air-missile systems which are being developed in Israel.
http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3310835,00.html
The Costs of War
According to the National Priorities Project (NPP), $378 billion has already been spent or allocated for the Iraq war. Nobel Prize-winning economist Joseph Stiglitz estimates that the economic costs of war, occupation, and related expenditures may reach $2 trillion – despite the Bush administration's promise that this conflict would cost $50 billion and its firing of its economic advisor for daring to estimate the cost between $100 to $200 billion
http://www.thenation.com/blogs/edcut?bid=7&pid=127204 |
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