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IDF
air strike in Gaza kills 2 Islamic Jihad men
Two Islamic
Jihad members were killed in an Israel Defense Force air strike in
central Gaza early yesterday morning, near Dir al-Balah. An IDF
spokesman said that a group of armed Palestinians was targetted.
http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/937960.html
Palestinian
woman dies in Gaza due to Israeli siege
An old Palestinian
woman died in the Gaza Strip after the Israeli occupying forces did
not allow her to seek medical care out of the Strip, medical sources
said on Monday. Dalal Muslim (59) from Rafah joined 49 previous
victims of the Israeli siege on Gaza whom the Israeli troops did not
allow to leave the Strip and receive medical treatment somewhere
else. She suffered from Pancreatic Cancer, according to the
Palestinian Ministry of Health.
http://www.kuna.net.kw/NewsAgenciesPublicSite/ArticleDetails.aspx?id=1870366&Language=en
Two
Palestinians injured in beating by Jewish settlers in West
Bank
NABLUS, West Bank: Masked Jewish settlers beat and
injured Palestinian farmers in a field near the West Bank city of
Nablus on Tuesday, Palestinian witnesses and doctors said. The
settlers sprayed four Palestinians who were planting wheat with
pepper gas and then beat them with sticks, the witnesses said. Two
were injured, one moderately, and treated at a local hospital,
doctors said.
http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/12/25/africa/ME-GEN-Israel-Palestinians-Beaten.php
Soldiers
shoot Palestinian placing burning tire near Betar Illit
A
Palestinian was seriously injured on Monday evening after he was shot
by IDF troops who spotted him planting a burning tire near the West
Bank settlement of Betar Illit, Israel Radio
reported.
http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=JPost/JPArticle/ShowFull&cid=1198517199492
UN
denounces Israel cluster bombs
Cluster bombs are causing
injuries and deaths daily, the UN says. The UN's humanitarian chief
has accused Israel of "completely immoral" use of cluster
bombs in Lebanon.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/5299938.stm
Second
Givati soldier suspected of beating Palestinian in Nablus
A
second Givati Brigade soldier is suspected of being involved in
abusing a Palestinian detainee in Nablus three weeks ago, an incident
during which soldiers allegedly slammed the detainee's head against a
pole.
http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3486323,00.html
Palestinian
security services arrest 2 Hamas members
Hamas movement
said on Monday that the Palestinian security services arrested two
Hamas affiliates in the West Bank on Sunday evening.
http://www.maannews.net/en/index.php?opr=ShowDetails&ID=26873
ISRAEL-OPT:
Hekmat Abu Halima, Gaza: "2007 was the worst year ever"
Sanctions imposed in the Gaza Strip in recent years,
which reached a peak of severity following the Hamas takeover of the
impoverished enclave in June, meant farmers could not export their
goods, whilst on the domestic market prices plummeted because of
over-supply.
http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/IRIN/74a26b8b5c5880053650d1606f74782e.htm
Palestinians
lash out at Israel in peace talks
A second round of peace
talks between Israel and the Palestinians ended in disagreement on
Monday with the Palestinians calling Israeli settlement building
illegal, a top Palestinian negotiator said.
http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/L2425680.htm
Israeli
official reveals that Abbas agreed to Jerusalem settlement
expansion
"OCCUPIED JERUSALEM, (PIC)-- An Israeli
government official revealed that there was an agreement between Ehud
Olmert and Mahmoud Abbas with regard to expanding Israeli settlements
in and around occupied Jerusalem, and that such settlements are
outside the scope of final status talks.
Hamas
divided over call for calm
The proposal for a temporary
calm or tahdiye with Israel in the Gaza Strip has stirred a serious
internal dispute in Hamas. A division has emerged between the
political leadership in Damascus and senior government figures in the
Gaza Strip, who support the idea, and members of the military wing of
the organization and senior political figures who are not in the
government. In spite of the differences, senior IDF officers believe
that continued pressure against Hamas in Gaza will lead the group to
agree to a tahdiye, albeit a limited one.
http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/pages/ShArt.jhtml?itemNo=937965
A
Ramallah cabinet member says his government ready to control Gaza's
crossings
Palestinian information minister of the
Ramallah-based government, Riyad aL-Malki, stated Tuesday that his
government is ready to take over control over crossings in the
Hamas-run Gaza Strip, once Israel approves such a move.
http://www.imemc.org/article/52087
Israeli-Palestinian
negotiation fails to reach progress
A second round of
peace talks between the Israeli and Palestinian negotiation teams
concluded on Monday without yielding results or progress, local media
reported.
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-12/25/content_7306451.htm
Israel
considers release of Palestinian leader
Israel is
considering easing the criteria to free Palestinian prisoners.
Israel's deputy defence minister, Matan Vilnai, says this could pave
the way for the release of Palestinian leader Marwan Barghouthi.
http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/news/stories/s2127190.htm
Let
there be peace, By Michel Sabbah
Brothers and Sisters, I
wish you all a Blessed Christmas. "The grace and love of God
have appeared to us" (Titus 3, 4). We joyfully celebrate
Christmas, hoping to see better days in our Holy Land, by the grace
of God, by our own contribution to bring peace to this land and by
sharing in all the sacrifices that it requires. For this reason, at
Christmas, we renew our faith in the One in whom we have believed,
the Word of God made man, Jesus born in Bethlehem, the Prince of
Peace, and the Savior of humankind. He became man in order to bring
us back to God our Creator and to let us know that we are not alone,
that we are not abandoned to ourselves as we face the numerous
challenges of this Holy Land.
http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/pages/ShArt.jhtml?itemNo=937973
Israel
denies entry to Christian clergy
Israeli authorities are
arbitrarily denying entry to clergy and volunteers belonging to or
working for Christian institutions and service providers. The clergy
being harassed and denied entry to Israel and the occupied
Palestinian territory join tens of thousands of ordinary foreign
passport holders of Palestinian and non-Palestinian origin who wish
to be with their families, work or study, as well as tourists and
pilgrims. This is especially sad at a time of spiritual reflection
and reunion of families, friends and communities when major
celebrations of Christian, Muslim, and Jewish communities coincide
over the same period.
http://electronicintifada.net/v2/article9177.shtml
In
Christmas Homily, Holy Land Latin Patriarch appeals for Palestinian
independence
BETHLEHEM, West Bank: The Roman Catholic
Church's highest official in the Holy Land early Tuesday delivered a
politically charged appeal for peace and love in the Holy Land —
and independence for the Palestinian people.
http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/12/24/africa/ME-GEN-Bethlehem-Midnight-Mass.php
In
Nablus, improved security promises a safer Christmas
For
many among the small and ancient community of Christians in the West
Bank, a new security plan offers more safety than they have
experienced in years. Nablus, West Bank - It's been a long time since
anyone strung up Christmas lights in Nablus, especially beyond the
confines of their own living room. But this Christmas, for the first
time in years, Christians here decked out their churches and
community buildings in bright holiday lights. They are even sending
sidewalk Santa Clauses out in the evenings, to ring the bells and
give out chocolates to passersby.
http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/rwb.nsf/db900sid/KKAA-7A85H9?OpenDocument&rc=3&emid=ACOS-635PFR
Watch
IMEMC Movie: Bethlehem at Christmas 2007
This movie
documents the December 24th and 25th 2007 Christmas celebration at
the Palestinian city of
Bethlehem.
http://www.imemc.org/article/52085
In
photos: 'Bethlehem Christmas
Eve'
http://news.monstersandcritics.com/middleeast/features/article_1383064.php
Check
points:Bethlehem : Showing the cruelty of the Israeli occupation
It
is a gesture of resistance for the Palestinians who must go to work,
exit and leave their cities and try to live their lives in spite of
the innumerable obstacles they face.
http://www.silviacattori.net/article354.html
Kim
Bullimore: Joint Struggle against Israeli Apartheid
The
solidarity between the Palestinian residents of Bil'in village,
internationals and the anti-occupation and anti-Zionist Israelis who
each week trekked to the village has become an inspiring model for
joint popular struggle.
http://palestinechronicle.com/story-12250744749.htm
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