Settler
pogrom in Funduk Village While leaders utter peace cliches
to the media en route to Annapolis, the settlers conduct a pogrom
against a Palestinian civil population, in a campaign of
indiscriminate violent revenge at the killing of their fellow - all,
with the active support of the soldiers under the authority of Ehud
Barak and Ehud Olmert.
Israeli
naval forces kill one Palestinian Police Officer in southern
Gaza Israeli naval forces on Wednesday afternoon killed
one Palestinian Police Officer and injured three others near the
southern Gaza city of Gaza, local sources reported.
http://www.imemc.org/article/51774
Israeli
missiles kill two in Gaza Strip-Hamas Israeli missiles
that struck a Hamas security position in the southern Gaza Strip
killed two Hamas naval police officers on Wednesday, Hamas and
Palestinian medical workers said.
http://mobile.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/L28870545.htm
Israeli
army kills a Palestinian farmer in Rafah, as death toll rises to six
in 24 hours Six Palestinians, including resistance
fighters, have been killed by the Israeli army in Gaza over the past
24 hours. http://www.imemc.org/article/51747
Israeli
Army Abducts Two Young Men From Azzun, Shoots Three Teenagers
Critically Injuring One, and Assaults Human Rights
Workers Approximately 10 military vehicles invaded and
took over the residential streets of Azzun Tuesday mid-afternoon,
abducting two young men, terrorizing the residents, and shooting 3
teenagers with live ammunition. Residents report that over 200
Israeli soldiers, including Special Forces, entered the old city
quarter around 2:45 pm from different ...
http://www.palsolidarity.org/main/2007/11/28/israeli-army-abducts-two-young-men-from-azzun-shoots-three-teenagers-critically-injuring-one-and-assaults-human-rights-workers/
IMEMC's
Photographer beaten and detained by PA Security in
Bethlehem Palestinian Security forces assaulted and
detained IMEMC's photographer and news producer Ghassan Bannoura as
he was covering an anti-Annapolis demonstration in Bethlehem on
Tuesday afternoon. http://www.imemc.org/article/51763
Human
Rights group calls for solidarity with Palestinians At a
Wednesday press conferenence in Gaza city, Human Rights group 'The
Committee for Breaking the Siege called for heightened international
cooperation in underway efforts to lift the Israeli-imposed seiege on
the Gaza Strip. http://www.imemc.org/article/51772
Palestinian
politicians condemn attacks on journalists The
Palestinian National Initiative member, Al Mubadar, and the PLO
executive committee member, Tayseer Khalid, on Tuesday
condemned the actions of the Palestinian Security forces in forciby
dispersing a series of anti-Annapolis demonstrations in the West Bank
cities of Ramallah, Hebron, Bethlehem and Nablus.
http://www.imemc.org/article/51767
Woman
dies after being denied medical treatment On Saturday
morning, 24 November 2007, a Palestinian patient from the Gaza Strip
died as Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) refused to grant her
permission to enter Israel to receive medical treatment at Ichilov
Hospital in Tel Aviv. The Palestinian Centre for Human Rights (PCHR)
strongly condemns measures taken by IOF violating Palestinians' right
to health, and denying them access to hospitals outside the Gaza
Strip. PCHR also demands IOF to allow Rowaida 'Omar Shakshak, who is
in a serious health condition, to receive urgent medical treatment
outside the Gaza Strip.
http://electronicintifada.net/v2/article9125.shtml
Israei
Army Violence at Roadblock Removal in Izbat at Tabib The
people of Izbat at Tabib, together with Israeli and international
activists, partially removed a new roadblock cutting off their access
to route 55, the road linking Nablus and Qalqilya. Work started to
remove the earth mound roadblock at approximately 11.30am. Within ten
minutes the Israeli army arrived, who threatened to use force if the
workers did not evacuate the area within ten minutes. Defiantly, the
workers continued until more soldiers arrived on the scene and threw
two sound bombs into the crowd, reducing a nearby elderly woman to
tears.
http://www.palsolidarity.org/main/2007/11/28/israei-army-violence-at-roadblock-removal-in-izbat-at-tabib-2/
Palestinian
security men open fire at W.Bank funeral A Palestinian was
seriously wounded in the West Bank on Wednesday when President
Mahmoud Abbas's security forces opened fire at a funeral for a man
killed in a protest against Palestinian-Israeli peace talks, medics
said. Witnesses said that Abbas's forces fired into the air to
disperse the crowd of thousands after mourners began throwing stones
at the security
officers. http://mobile.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/L28516707.htm
Apartheid
Masked: Demonstrations for the protection the fundamental rights of
Palestinians turned ugly On Tuesday, the 27th of November,
non-violent demonstrations calling to uphold the fundamental rights
of Palestinians turned ugly. In demonstrations across the West Bank,
from Ramallah, to Bethlehem, to Hebron, protesters were set upon by
Palestinian police for stating their opinions. The non-violent
protesters came from all walks of
life. http://www.palsolidarity.org/main/2007/11/28/apartheid-masked-demonstrations-for-the-protection-the-fundamental-rights-of-palestinians-turned-ugly/
Stop
the Wall: Declaration of Principles and National Rights Out
of our serious concern for our national cause and legitimate rights,
which have been under direct and systematic attack from the Israeli
Occupation and the United States, who wish to liquidate the
Palestinian struggle by taking advantage of the split that has
weakened us in the face of the huge pressure that they and their
allies have brought to bear.
http://www.palsolidarity.org/main/2007/11/28/stop-the-wall-declaration-of-principles-and-national-rights/
Vatican
cardinal: Palestinians have right to return to homeland A
senior Vatican cardinal said on Wednesday that all Palestinian
refugees had a right to return to their homeland. Cardinal Renato
Martino, head of the Vatican department that formulates refugee
policy, made the comment as U.S. President George W. Bush was set to
revive long-stalled Israeli-Palestinian peace talks at a White House
summit.
http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/pages/ShArt.jhtml?itemNo=929075&contrassID=1&subContrassID=1
Coexistence
in Gaza As Sunday dawns in Gaza City the traditional
Islamic call to prayer mingles melodically with church bells. Side by
side, mosque and church doors swing open, welcoming the faithful.
Greetings are eagerly exchanged. The October kidnapping and murder of
Rami Ayyad, the manager of Gaza's only Christian bookstore, sent
shudders through the Christian community. Was this a hate crime or
simply a tragic occurrence? Monsignor Manuel Musallam, head of Gaza's
Roman Catholic community, doubts the attack was religiously
motivated. http://electronicintifada.net/v2/article9126.shtml
IBA
bans TV ad for Bedouins' rights TV campaign urging
government to take responsibility for unrecognized Bedouin villages
in south suspended by Israel Broadcasting Authority. Organizations
behind ad claim IBA censored campaign.
http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3476244,00.html
Dutch
pro-Palestinian conference shelved after Histadrut intervenes The
Netherlands' largest trade union has shelved its plans to hold a
Palestinian solidarity conference Thursday, the 60th anniversary of
the UN vote on the Partition Plan. Last week's annulment, which ended
concerns of a boycott against Israel, came after the Histadrut labor
federation insisted it be invited, Haaretz has learned.
http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/pages/ShArt.jhtml?itemNo=928989&contrassID=1&subContrassID=1
Palestinian
Authority prepares for war - with Hamas Few Palestinian
Authority officials are expecting anything concrete to emerge from
this week's Middle East peace talks in Annapolis, Md. Instead, the
talk is of war. But the primary enemy for many Palestinians is no
longer Israel - it is Hamas. Since Hamas took control of the Gaza
Strip by force in June, supporters of Palestinian Authority President
Mahmoud Abbas' Fatah movement have been arrested, humiliated and
tortured there by Hamas security forces. Several have been killed,
according to the Palestinian Center for Human Rights and other
agencies.
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/2007/11/27/MNPSTJ9HI.DTL&type=politics
U.S.
urges Israel to let Palestinian ambulances move The United
States on Tuesday called on Israel to fully implement an agreement
allowing Palestinian Red Crescent ambulances to move freely in
Palestinian territory and through Israeli checkpoints. John
Bellinger, legal adviser at the U.S. State Department, also said that
the Israeli relief organization Magen David Adom (MDA) and the
Palestinian Red Crescent (PRC) were close to reaching an agreement
for PRC ambulances to enter Jerusalem. "We have been urging the
Israeli government at the highest levels to cut through the red tape
-- still in accordance with their laws -- but to try to move as
quickly as possible to help the societies work out the agreement for
the operation of these ambulances...," Bellinger told a news.
http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/pages/ShArt.jhtml?itemNo=928662&contrassID=1&subContrassID=1
Gaza's
bleak reality Tzipi Livni says the world can be divided
into two: The good guys, who came to Annapolis, the ones who want to
make peace - and the bad guys, who oppose the conference and want to
sabotage peace efforts. According to the foreign minister,
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas (Abu Mazen) and his friends in
the Ramallah government belong to the good guys. The Hamas leader in
Gaza, Ismail Haniyeh, belongs to the bad guys. But Haniyeh is
responsible for the fate of some 1.5 million Palestinians, and they
and the place they live in are supposed to be an integral part of the
agreement that is the underlying reason for holding the conference.
Even with all its goodwill, in the best case scenario, Israel can
only give Abu Mazen about half the kingdom. In order to transfer the
other half to him, the Israel Defense Forces will have to recapture
Gaza. http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/928363.html
The
right to our land must be restored This week in
Annapolis, Maryland the United States government will host a
conference between Palestinian and Israeli leaders to launch peace
talks on a permanent agreement. A vital component of the peace
proposals to be discussed involves exchanges of territory that would
allow Israel to keep its West Bank "settlement blocs" while
compensating Palestinians with land inside Israel.
http://imeu.net/news/article007134.shtml
Separate
but unequal in Palestine: The road to apartheid On the
eve of the meeting intended to restart negotiations between Israel
and the Palestinians at Annapolis, Maryland, Israeli Prime Minister
Ehud Olmert announced that Israel will build no new West Bank
settlements, but will not "strangle" existing Israel
settlements. This means that construction in the 149 existing Israeli
settlements throughout the West Bank that are strangling
Palestinians, including the settlements on our village's land, will
continue unchecked. Olmert's cynical announcement underlines our fear
that Israel, with US support, will insist on retaining most West Bank
settlements in the upcoming negotiations, locking Palestinians into a
"separate but unequal" position.
http://imeu.net/news/article007143.shtml
The
Deliberate Policy of Wasting the West Bank When you
witness it, you are left in disbelief; how can it be happening? But
it is occurring daily; what seems to be purposeful hindrances to West
Bank residents that reduce Palestinians, who have meager demands and
normal needs, to total despair and deprivation.
http://www.dissidentvoice.org/2007/11/the-deliberate-policy-of-wasting-the-west-bank/
LEBANON:
Violent Politics Play Out in Packed Refugee Camps On the
edge of Beirut's suburbs lies Bourj al-Barajneh, a Palestinian
enclave located at the heart of a Shiite neighbourhood, traditionally
the domain of Iran-backed Hezbollah. Here, 17,000 Palestinian
refugees are amassed on a minuscule swath of land, co-existing in a
fragile truce among run-down buildings and muddy streets.
http://www.ipsnews.net/news.asp?idnews=40239
Arab
MK: Signature campaign unlawful Education Ministry's
campaign to have high school students sign Declaration of
Independence for Israel's 60th anniversary irks MK. Nafaa: Campaign
is political, harmful and illegal.
http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3476467,00.html
IDF
soldier arrested for stealing 200 shekels from Palestinian
car Soldier charged with looting – an offense punishable
by up to 10 years imprisonment - for pocketing bill found during
search of Palestinian car at West Bank checkpoint. Defense attorney
says soldier used stolen money to pay off family
debts. http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3476525,00.html
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