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Evacuate? Settlers continue to expand outposts
Settlers continue to expand outposts and to build permanent structures in blatant disregard for impending evacuation. This emerged from a Ynet tour of the Binyamin region of the West Bank. It turns out that a number of outposts north of Jerusalem are being built up under the noses of the civil administration.
http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3329133,00.html
Al Haq: Legal challenge to British government support of Israel
Al-Haq is cooperating with solicitor Phil Shiner of the Public Interest Lawyers firm (PIL) as part of its efforts to secure the implementation of the July 2004 International Court of Justice Advisory Opinion on Israel's wall. Al-Haq has provided PIL with documentation on numerous cases regarding the impact of the Wall. On November 15, 2006, PIL lodged a complaint against the UK government in the High Court in London on behalf of Palestinians suffering as a result of the construction of the Wall.
http://www.palsolidarity.org/main/2006/11/16/alhaq-high-court/
Soldiers, settlers obstruct families from harvesting their olive trees
Several families of Tal village, west of Nablus city, in the northern part of the West Bank, complained that Israeli soldiers and settlers are obstructing their Olive harvest in their orchards, which is costing the families significant losses.
http://www.imemc.org/content/view/22683/1/
State to compensate families of those killed in October 2000 riots
The Ministry of Justice said in a statement that "in light of the tragic outcome of the [October 2000] events, and out of a genuine wish to bring the lawsuit to a just and dignified closure, the State has agreed, beyond the letter of the law and despite its belief that it is not responsible for damages caused during the events, and without confirming the plaintiff's allegations, to pay the amount ..."
http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/788977.html
Oct. 2000 victims' families: Deal won't make up for loss
Bahajat Hamaisa, whose brother was killed in Kfar Qana, told Ynet: "Nobody can bring our sons back to us and nobody can compensate for the pain. The agreement to pay us is just a step on the way." "I have never heard such a bad joke," Siam said. "Do you know anyone who will agree to pay for something he is not responsible for? They are shooting themselves in the foot."
http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3329180,00.html
Israel secretly studies 'bold' peace bid
Bedevilled by the continuing scourge of homemade Qassam rocket attacks, Israeli officials are believed to be exploring a new diplomatic overture that calls for the surrender of large swathes of the West Bank to a new Palestinian leadership in exchange for a decade-long ceasefire.
http://www.thestar.com/NASApp/cs/ContentServer?pagename=thestar/Layout/Article_Type1&
call_pageid=971358637177&c=Article&cid=1163631019081
Israeli police break up non-violent student demonstrations in Jerusalem
The Israeli occupation police on Wednesday, stopped a peaceful demonstration, organized by hundreds of Palestinian students, commemorating the 18th anniversary of the declaration of Palestinian independence. The police intervened immediately as the demonstration started, throwing tear gas bombs at the demonstrators in Sultan Solomon Street. They arrested a number of them, charging them with “sedition”.
http://www.palsolidarity.org/main/2006/11/16/indy-day-quds/
Palestinian FM: Iran donated $120M to Hamas-led government
"Iran has so far given $120 million to the Palestinain government and they have told us that they will provide more financial help," Zahar told reporters in Tehran after talks.
http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/789026.html
PA lauds European draft for Mideast peace plan
Spain will sponsor a new Middle East peace initiative along with France and Italy, the Spanish prime minister said Thursday, stressing that the international community cannot remain idle as violence rages between Israel and the Palestinians. Palestinian Authority spokesman Nabil Rudineh said Thursday that his government welcomed the initiative, particularly it emphasis on international intervention.
http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/789009.html
Hamas official: Abbas and Meshal to meet on unity government
Hamas leader Khaled Meshal and Palestinian Authority Chairman Mahmoud Abbas plan to meet this month to iron out problems preventing the formation of a Palestinian unity government, a senior Hamas official said on Thursday.
http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/789096.html
New Israeli Cabinet minister threatens to target heads of Hamas, Islamic Jihad
Lieberman, who took post as deputy prime minister and minister of strategic affairs minister in late October, said leaders of Palestinian Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) and Islamic Jihad(Holy War) should be targeted, Israeli newspaper Yedioth Ahronoth reported on its website.
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2006-11/16/content_5335347.htm
UN to convene session on Beit Hanun
A draft of the proposal includes the main operative measures that made up the Qatari proposal vetoed by the United States last week. The draft calls on the UN secretary-general to dispatch a "fact-finding mission" to investigate the Beit Hanun incident.
http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/788581.html
HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL DECIDES TO URGENTLY DISPATCH A HIGH-LEVEL FACT-FINDING MISSION TO BEIT HANOUN
The Council said the high-level fact-finding mission would assess the situation of victims, address the needs of survivors, and make recommendations on ways and means to protect Palestinian civilians against further Israeli assaults. The mission was requested to report to the Council no later than the middle of December 2006 on progress made towards the fulfilment of its mandate.
http://www.unog.ch/unog/website/news_media.nsf/(httpNewsByYear_en)/D116F70A9CD5B18BC1257227006651C0?
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New European peace initiative
French President Jacques Chirac announced Thursday that his country, in cooperation with Spain and Italy, are drafting a new diplomatic initiative for the Middle East. Chirac said that he held a conference call Thursday with Spanish Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero and Italian Prime Minister Romano Prodi, in order to reach an agreement on an initiative aimed at finding a solution for the Palestinian problem.
http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3329080,00.html
Father of abducted soldier: Gov't not doing enough to free my son
Noam Shalit, the father of kidnapped Israel Defense Forces soldier Gilad Shalit, on Thursday criticized the government for what he called insufficient efforts to secure his son's release.
http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/788567.html
Soccer / Palestinian soccer team laments Gaza travel ban
The head of the Palestinian Football Association said his national team's no-show at an Asian Cup qualifier against hosts Singapore yesterday was due to Israel's refusal to allow players to travel from Gaza.
http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/788595.html
3 Qassams hit Negev; local schools to stay closed
The High Court of Justice on Wednesday gave the state two weeks to explain why clasrooms in the Sderot region have not been reinforced. The state had told the court that there was no way to protect Sderot schoolchildren from the threat of Qassam missiles.
http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/788895.html
Abbas tells Israel: 'Don't waste the chance for peace'
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Wednesday called on Israel to resume peace negotiations and insisted on a full Israeli pullout from the West Bank, Gaza Strip and East Jerusalem. The appeal came as the so-called Quartet of Middle East peace mediators met in Cairo to discuss a common response to the much-awaited formation of a Palestinian unity government.
http://www.dailystar.com.lb/article.asp?edition_id=10&categ_id=2&article_id=76939
Hamas says talks on captive Israeli soldier frozen
He said Hamas officials learned during the trip that Israel had rejected the latest proposals for releasing Palestinian prisoners in exchange for Corporal Gilad Shalit
http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/L16336679.htm
Impact of the international embargo and the attacks by the Israeli army on Gaza's health status
Since February 2006, the Occupied Palestinian Territories have suffered the effects of the international economic embargo ordered by the main western donors after Hamas's victory in the parli amentary elections of 25 January 2006. The suspension of aid causes extra problems for the Palestinian civilian population, whose living conditions have continued to deteriorate ever more sharply since 2000.
http://electronicintifada.net/v2/article6050.shtml
Peretz warns: We will deliver painful blow to Gaza
Peretz said in the weekly security assessment held in his Tel Aviv office that if the current trends in the Palestinian Authority continue and the moderates aren't strengthened: "Israel will deliver terrorism a powerful blow, a hard and painful blow."
http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3329149,00.html
Olmert says he favors pinpoint strikes, not broad Gaza offensive
Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert signaled on Thursday that Israel has no plans for a massive military operation in Gaza to try to stop deadly Palestinian rocket fire, easing fears of a new spasm of violence that could derail tentative progress toward getting Israelis and Palestinians talking again.
http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2006/11/16/africa/ME_GEN_Israel_Palestinians.php
Students Gather For Gaza Vigil
The students, dressed in black, held signs listing the names of 18 civilians killed by Israeli shells on Nov. 8, along with their ages and the circumstances of their deaths. The vigil was organized by the Palestinian Solidarity Coalition (PSC), a Harvard student group.
http://www.thecrimson.com/article.aspx?ref=515817
Research: Dozens of Dutch companies support or facilitate Israeli occupation of Palestinian and Syrian territories
Dutch NGO platform United Civilians for Peace (UCP) today publishes a research about “Dutch economic links in support of the Israeli occupation of Palestinian and/or Syrian territories”. This research reveals that dozens of Dutch companies through their activities support or facilitate the Israeli occupation of Palestinian and Syrian territories.
http://electronicintifada.net/v2/article6045.shtml
ANALYSIS-A bold move by Hamas, or a crafty concession?
To some it's a concession. To others it shows Hamas's failure since coming to power. To the man himself, it's a sacrifice for the good of the people. The decision last week by Palestinian Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh to offer to step aside, possibly allowing the formation of a new government and the lifting of Western sanctions, means different things to different people.
http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/L15287587.htm
Sderot: Everybody wants out
Hundreds of Sderot residents flocked to the local city hall Thursday afternoon, with the hope of being granted a spot on one of the buses taking locals to Eilat for a week-long vacation courtesy of business mogul Arcadi Gaydamak.
http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3329136,00.html
Bush gives go-ahead for 'Bush Center' in Israel
U.S. President George Bush was informed on Tuesday of an initiative to establish a center under his name in Israel, as a sign of gratitude for his support for the country and its security. Outgoing Israeli Ambassador to the United States Daniel Ayalon asked Bush for the go-ahead to establish such a center during a farewell meeting with the president and his deputy, Dick Cheney.
http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/788582.html
Azzam Azzam suing Tefron for millions
Azzam Azzam, an Israeli Druze textile worker from the town of Mughar who spent eight years in an Egyptian prison for allegedly spying for Israel, is suing his former employer Tefron for millions.
http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/788618.html
Secret cell making explosive belts uncovered in West Bank: report
Israeli security forces had uncovered a West Bank militant cell manufacturing explosive belts with liquid material, which can not be detected by metal detectors, Jerusalem Post reported on Thursday.
http://english.people.com.cn/200611/16/eng20061116_322255.html
'Lost tribe' of Indian Jews migrates to Israel
Rabbinical leaders announced last March that some 6,000 members of the Bnei Menashe tribe in India's northeast were descendants of ancient Israelites or one of the Biblical 10 lost tribes. "A total of 105 people left for Israel on Thursday, while another 103 people went Wednesday with the Israeli Prime Ministers office formally inviting them," Israeli rabbi Hannock Avizedek told AFP.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20061116/wl_mideast_afp/indiaisraelreligion_061116183050
Iraq government in crisis as staff abducted, tortured
Kidnappers tortured many of the dozens of hostages seized from a government building and killed some of them, a minister said, warning that Iraq no longer had an effective government.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20061116/wl_mideast_afp/iraq_061116181322 |
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