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Best Wishes for Year 2005 to all the readers, and especially to those inside Palestine
TA-Jerusalem railway to pass through tunnels in W. Bank
Transportation Minister Meir Sheetrit decided last week to approve plans for an express railway from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, two sections of which will pass through the West Bank. With the approval, the plan will move into the operational phase. ( With US+EU+UN+Russia silence, and two-state-solution vanishing )
http://www.haaretzdaily.com/hasen/spages/521452.html
Hundreds Join Anti-Wall Protest in Jayyous
The protestors came from both sides of the wall and met at one of the gates in Jayyous. "The Israeli protestors handed a small olive tree to the Palestinians as a sign of rejection to the wall and an oath of cooperation to dismantle the wall" Sameh, one of the organizers said.
http://www.imemc.org/headlines/2004/December/week4/123104/anti-wall.htm
Threnody for Jerusalem
At the last government meeting, Finance Minister Benjamin Netanyahu proposed the addition of the common mantra about united Jerusalem under Israeli sovereignty for all eternity to the decision concerning the arrangements for the elections of a new Palestinian Authority leader. His proposal was accepted.
http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/521421.html
Film review: "Edward Said: The Last Interview"
This no-frills documentary does not include archival footage to contextualize the speaker and his life; it simply records the casual conversation between Said and British journalist Charles Glass that weaves in and out of Said's childhood, writing, life as an academic, involvement with Yasser Arafat, and his strong opinions on the Palestinian-Israeli conflict.
http://electronicintifada.net/v2/article3470.shtml
Palestinians Worry About Cost of Peace
"I have not one inch of land inside the village." He has five sons and two daughters. "How can my sons think of peace when they've paid such a heavy price?" When his checkpoint permit expired on Nov. 28, he said, he applied at a nearby Israeli settlement for a renewal. It was denied, he said, so now he cannot visit his land.
http://www.nytimes.com/2004/12/29/international/middleeast/29mideast.html?oref=log
Israel, Palestinians in talks over Abbas visit to Temple Mount
Senior Fatah sources in the Jerusalem area told Haaretz about the talks and confirmed that the two sides discussed a possible Abbas visit to the Temple Mount, known to Muslims as al-Haram al-Sharif.
http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/521608.html
Israel Steps Up Military Raids as Palestinian Candidates Campaign for Upcoming Election
Israel has been stepping up its military raids in the Gaza Strip with its troops killing 12 Palestinians in the past two days. The action comes as Palestinian presidential contenders campaign for the January 9 elections.
http://www.voanews.com/english/2004-12-31-voa9.cfm
Via Cells, Palestinian Detainees Find a Way
Many detainees use camera mobile phones to have a virtual contact with their families and create a network to maintain internal solidarity among them.
http://www.islamonline.org/English/News/2004-12/31/article01.shtml
Panel to examine IDF policy of home demolitions
The army has destroyed about 270 houses, mostly in the West Bank, between the summer of 2002 - when the government decided to renew home demolitions in the territories - and the summer of 2004, according to the IDF.
http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/pages/ShArt.jhtml?itemNo=521588&contrassID=1&subContrassID=5&sbSubContrassID=0&listSrc=Y
Army Officer Denies 'Confirming the Kill' Charges
Iman Al-Hamas was killed in early October near the Girit army outpost in Rafah. According to testimonies of a soldier eyewitness, Al-Hamas was shot wounded and then the charged army officer approached her and fired rounds of machine gun bullets to confirm the killing.
http://www.imemc.org/headlines/2004/December/week4/123104/army%20officer%20denies%20charges.htm
Two killed in Gaza missile strike
That takes to 12 the number of Palestinians killed since the Israeli army entered the camp on Wednesday. Also on Friday a 16-year-old Palestinian boy died after being shot in Rafah, near the border with Egypt.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/4136631.stm
PCHR: “Palestinian Civilians Pay the Price as the International Community fails to stop the continuous Israeli attacks”
The center stated that the Israeli army leveled and occupied dozens of homes in Khan Younis refugee camp, and Al-Amal neighborhood, west of Khan Younis. At least 16 homes were completely damaged; dozens were partially damaged by military bulldozers or shells.
http://www.imemc.org/headlines/2004/December/week4/123104/pchr.htm
Small town in southeastern Brazil to honor Yasser Arafat
The 5-foot, 7-inch bronze statue will be part of an open-air memorial that includes a marble map of Palestine and a replica of the Palestinian flag, also in marble, Paraiba do Sul Mayor Rogerio Onofre said. "It is the first time a memorial in Arafat's honor has been built in the Western world," Onofre said.
http://www.wkrc.com/news/world/story.aspx?content_id=8BB13B9D-9B46-4B50-A501-D9BF14DC5EBD
'My nomination was just a tactic'
Barghouti said he wanted to highlight the plight of the some 7,000 Palestinians currently in Israeli jails... Also, Barghouti said he knew that if he were elected it would block chances for peace talks. "I didn't wish to be used as an excuse by the United States and Israel to topple the peace process in the area," he said.
http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=JPost/JPArticle/ShowFull&cid=1104465700439
EU official: Poll shows Palestinians eager to vote
The head of a European Union delegation of observers to Palestinian elections said Friday that voter registration ahead of a scheduled Jan. 9 Palestinian elections poll shows that Palestinians are eager for democracy.
http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/pages/ShArt.jhtml?itemNo=521713&contrassID=1&subContrassID=1&sbSubContrassID=0&listSrc=Y
Abbas Courts the Gunmen
His appearances, including an encounter with a prominent West Bank gunman on Thursday, prompted questions about whether Abbas is playing campaign politics or identifying with violent groups.
http://news.scotsman.com/latest.cfm?id=3947704
Less than 50% of immigrants were from FSU in 2004
The number of newcomers from the former Soviet Union represented less than 50 percent of all immigrants in 2004, for the first time since the enormous influx of immigration from the former Soviet Union began in 1989, according to a Central Bureau of Statistics
http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/521613.html
IDF Chief of Staff signals support for chief rabbi
The IDF rabbi, Brigadier General Israel Weiss, had said in a television interview with Channel 1 that if Rabbi Avraham Shapira told him to resign, he would.
http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/521707.html
Defense official: Cease support of radical right-wing colleges
Defense Minister Shaul Mofaz has received a recommendation from a senior ministry official to cease the sponsorship of two pre-military colleges, due to radical right-wing political messages delivered to their students.
http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/pages/ShArt.jhtml?itemNo=521377&contrassID=1&subContrassID=5&sbSubContrassID=0&listSrc=Y
Jordanian, Chinese officials hold talks on bilateral relations, Middle East peace process
During a meeting with Lu Guozeng, China's Assistant Foreign Minister, Mulki said he values China's sustained stand of supporting for permanent peace in the region. He said the Palestinian issue is the core of Mideast conflicts,stressing that it should be solved as soon as possible.
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2004-12/31/content_2399336.htm
Jordanian team to monitor Palestinian election
A Jordanian team, led by Senator Abdul Salam Majali, will travel to the Palestinian territories to monitor the Jan. 9 presidential elections, the state-run television reported Friday.
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2004-12/31/content_2403008.htm
Election elation
While many candidates talk about continuing the legacy of Yasser Arafat, Abu Mazen is the only one with photos with the late president and the subheadline talking about their lifetime comradeship.
http://www.amin.org/eng/daoud_kuttab/2004/dec30.html
Forty years after its creation, Fatah faces challenge in run-up to election
An attempt in the mid-1990s by Marwan Barghuti, Fatah's general secretary in the West Bank who is currently in Israeli detention, to inject new blood into Fatah by holding elections failed amid pressure from the old guard.
http://www.turkishpress.com/world/news.asp?id=041231020624.7z1csupb.xml
Citigroup managed funds linked to Arafat
PCSC is owned by the Palestinian Authority, of which Arafat was president before he died in November. The investment funds were valued at $6.8 million on Jan. 1, 2003, according to a valuation of the account by Standard & Poor's, which the Palestinian Authority hired to value the investments.
http://www.nwherald.com/BusinessSection/322010240017917.php
Disabled Palestinian-American comic builds bridges with laughter
One of her favorite bits involves her fear of racial profiling at the Newark, N.J., airport, and ends with a wisecrack about being shipped to the U.S. prison camp in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. "Which is not a bad thing," Zayid says, "because I hear there's a lot of single Arab men."
http://www.wisinfo.com/newsherald/mnhlifestyle/282265588326898.shtml
Arab free trade zone to kick off in New Year
The objective of the zone is to increase inter-Arab trade as well as Arab and foreign investment in the region, which will increase growth rates and "the standard of living of Arab citizens, "Mussa said.
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=1515&ncid=1515&e=5&u=/afp/20041231/wl_mideast_afp/arabeconomytrade_041231195227
Radical Iraqi groups threaten elections as US detains rebel suspects
Radical Islamist groups in Iraq warned they would strike against the country's landmark elections next month as US soldiers detained 49 suspects in a pre-dawn raid on an insurgent stronghold.
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=1515&ncid=1515&e=13&u=/afp/20041231/wl_mideast_afp/iraq_041231181314
The Duplicity of the Media: Iraq vs. Tsunami
Where was this "free press" in Iraq when the death toll was skyrocketing towards 100,000? So far, we we,ve seen nothing of the devastation in Falluja where more than 6,000 were killed and where corpses were lined along the city's streets for weeks on end. Is death less photogenic in Iraq? Or, are there political motives behind the coverage?
http://www.counterpunch.com/whitney12312004.html
Rage of Fallujah residents boils over
"We take our direction from the Iraqi interim government of Iyad Allawi, we were instructed to let residents in even though some neighbourhoods are unsafe and we continue to combat insurgents," said Major Naomi Hawkins, a civil affairs officer with the Marines. She said troops find weapons caches and defuse roadside bombs daily.
http://www.jordantimes.com/fri/news/news14.htm |
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