10 December 2011 — VTJP
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Israel Arrests Three Brothers In Nazareth, One Of Them Paralyzed
IMEMC – The Arabs48 news website reported Saturday that the Israeli District Court in Nazareth ordered an extension on the remand of Mohammad Sa’id, 19, for additional ten days. …
Report: “19 Children Killed, 200 Injured, By Israeli Shells In 2011”
IMEMC – Adham Abu Salmiyya, spokesperson of the Higher Committee for Medical and Emergency Services In Gaza, reported that, in 2011, Israeli soldiers killed 19 children, and injured more than 200, in Air strikes and bombardment targeting the Gaza Strip since the beginning of this year. …
Palestinian Group Marks 63rd Anniversary Of UN Resolution Calling For Right Of Return Of Refugees
IMEMC – On the 63rd anniversary of UN General Assembly Resolution 194, the BADIL Resource Center for Residency and Refugee Rights issued a statement to bring the attention of the international community to the enduring denial of the Palestinian right to reparation, rehabilitation and in particular to their right to return. Their statement follows: …
Palestinian taxi driver hospitalized after assault by Israeli soldiers at checkpoint
IMEMC – Israeli troops beat a Palestinian taxi driver with their fists, feet and rifle butts, fracturing his back, on Saturday afternoon at the Barta checkpoint, near Jenin in the northern West Bank, according to eyewitnesses. …
Army Bombards Sheep and Chicken Farm In Beit Hanoun
IMEMC – On Saturday, Israeli soldiers fired artillery shells targeting a chicken and sheep farm in Beit Hanoun, in the northern part of the Gaza Strip — dozens of livestock died in the attack; excessive damage was reported. …
Fayyad: “Gingrich’s Statements Cheap And Disgraceful”
IMEMC – Palestinian Prime Minister, Dr. Salaam Fayyad, stated Saturday that the statements of U.S. Republican Presidential Candidate, Newt Gingrich, are cheap and disgraceful. The statements of Fayyad came after Gingrich stated on Friday that the Palestinians “are an invented people”. …
Palestinian dies of wounds sustained in anti-wall protest
IMEMC – A Palestinian young man died of wounds sustained on Friday during an anti-wall and settlement protest in the village of Nabi Saleh near the West Bank city of Ramallah. …
UN General Assembly Passes Nine Resolutions On Israel-Palestine
IMEMC – On Friday, the United Nations General Assembly passed nine resolutions related to Palestine as part of a set of 24 resolutions and two texts related to human rights and decolonization. …
Army Bombards Qassam Center In Rafah
IMEMC – The Israeli Air Force bombarded, on Saturday at dawn, a training center that belongs to the Al-Qassam Brigades, the armed wing of the Hamas movement, west of Rafah, in the southern part of the Gaza Strip. …
Man dies of wounds after Ramallah protest
12/10/2011 – RAMALLAH (Ma’an) — Mustafa Tamimi, 28, died of his wounds in an Israeli hospital on Saturday morning, after he was struck in the face by a tear gas canister fired by Israeli forces in his West Bank village a day earlier. Tamimi, who sustained a critical head wound during the Friday protest in Nabi…. Related: Critically injured Mustafa Tamimi of Nabi Saleh dies of his wounds and British government regrets death of Mustafa Tamimi
Soldiers assault taxi driver at West Bank crossing
12/10/2011 – JENIN (Ma’an) — Israeli soldiers manning a West Bank crossing to the Jenin village of Barta assaulted a taxi driver on Saturday. Haitham Ibrahim Kabha, 37, is in al-Razi hospital suffering from bruising on his neck and back, a Ma’an reporter said. Official news agency Wafa reported that Kabha suffered a fracture….
Israeli war planes fire on south Gaza
12/10/2011 – GAZA CITY (Ma’an) — Israeli warplanes fired on an open area west of Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip near the border with Egypt on Saturday morning. No injuries have been reported. The Israeli army said it confirmed a “direct hit” on a “terror-affiliated site.” Two rockets fired from the Gaza Strip hit southern…. Related: Israeli missile hits poultry farm in north Gaza
Israeli missile hits poultry farm in north Gaza
12/10/2011 – GAZA CITY (Ma’an) — An Israeli missile hit a poultry and livestock farm in Beit Hanoun on Saturday, a Ma’an correspondent said. The farm in northern Gaza belonged to Ramadan Abu Ghazaleh. A number of animals were killed and extensive material damage was caused to the structure. Violence has flared between Gaza…. Related: Israeli war planes fire on south Gaza
Egypt envoy visits Jerusalem lawmakers
12/10/2011 – JERUSALEM (Ma’an) — The Egyptian ambassador to Palestine visited on Friday two Palestinian politicians taking refuge in a international compound in East Jerusalem. Yasser Othman told PLC member Muhammad Totah and former minister for Jerusalem Affairs Khalid Abu Arafa that Egypt strongly condemns Israel’s measures against Palestinians in Jerusalem, and in particular….
Gingrich calls Palestinians an ‘invented’ people
12/10/2011 – WASHINGTON (Reuters) — US Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich thrust himself into controversy on Friday by declaring that the Palestinians are an “invented” people who want to destroy Israel. The former speaker of the US House of Representatives predictably sided with Israel in its decades-old dispute with the Palestinians but took it a step further in…. Related: Gingrich remarks ‘demeaning and ridiculous’ and Fatah, Hamas condemn Gingrich remarks
Gingrich remarks ‘demeaning and ridiculous’
12/10/2011 – BETHLEHEM (Ma’an) — A top US presidential hopeful’s denial of the Palestinian people’s existence reflects a dark and racist worldview, Palestinian officials said Saturday. The prime minister in Ramallah urged Newt Gingrich to apologize to the Palestinian people, after Gingrich called them “an invented Palestinian people who are in fact…. Related: Gingrich calls Palestinians an ‘invented’ people and Fatah, Hamas condemn Gingrich remarks
National Initiative delegation arrives in Cairo
12/10/2011 – CAIRO (Ma’an) — A delegation representing the Palestinian National Initiative arrived Friday in Cairo where they are scheduled to meet with Egyptian officials to discuss reconciliation and formation of a Palestinian unity government. Headed by the PNI’s secretary-general Mustafa Barghouthi, the delegation will seek to secure a united Palestinian leadership, to reactivate….
Moussa: Israel must change after Arab Spring
12/10/2011 – VIENNA (AFP) — This year’s Arab Spring uprisings should effect the whole region, including Israel, Amr Moussa, the former secretary general of the Arab League and a candidate for the Egyptian presidency, said Friday.”We are seeing a historic and serious change,” Moussa said at the World Policy Conference in Austria’s capital….
Fatah, Hamas condemn Gingrich remarks
12/10/2011 – RAMALLAH (Ma’an) — Fatah and Hamas spoke out Saturday after a US presidential hopeful denied the existence of the Palestinian people. Newt Gingrich says Palestinians are “an invented Palestinian people who are in fact Arabs,” a view that is considered far outside of the conventional view of historians, even Israeli academics. Fatah said the….
British government regrets death of Mustafa Tamimi
12/10/2011 – BETHLEHEM (Ma’an) — The British government expressed regret at the death of Mustafa Tamimi, who died on Saturday after being fatally wounded by a gas canister fired by an Israeli soldier.” On behalf of the Government of the United Kingdom, I express our deepest regret at the tragic death of Mustafa Tamimi of Nabi….
Yemen unity government sworn in
12/10/2011 – SANAA (AFP) — Yemen’s national unity government, led by the opposition, was sworn in Saturday to lead a three-month transition period until early elections are held and President Ali Abdullah Saleh formally steps down, an official statement said. The statement, carried by the official Saba news agency, said the swearing-in ceremony took place at….
Syria faces pressure over monitors as 14 killed
12/10/2011 – DAMASCUS (AFP) — World powers piled pressure on Syria to allow observers to monitor spiraling deadly violence as activists condemned rights violations on Saturday’s anniversary of International Human Rights Day. At least 14 civilians were reported killed on Saturday, including four hit when security forces fired live ammunition and tear gas at mourners in….
Libyan rulers ready to forgive Gadhafi fighters
12/10/2011 – TRIPOLI (AFP) — Libya’s new rulers said on Saturday they are ready to forgive the forces of slain dictator Moammar Gadhafi who battled rebels trying to topple his autocratic regime during the brutal revolution.” In Libya we are able to absorb all. Libya is for all,” the National Transitional Council chief Mustafa Abdel Jalil….
Nobel winner blasts lack of support for Yemen uprising
12/10/2011 – OSLO (AFP) — The international community has not provided enough support for the uprising in Yemen, “Arab Spring” activist Tawakkol Karman lamented after receiving the Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo on Saturday. The activist who spent months camped out in Sanaa’s Change Square and helped push 33-year-ruler Ali Abdullah Saleh to agree to….
Gingrich calls Palestinians ‘invented’ people
AlJazeera 10 Dec 2011 – Republican presidential hopeful defends Israel and says Palestinians are Arabs who “had a chance to go many places”.
Palestinian protester dies of his wounds
AlJazeera 10 Dec 2011 – Mustafa Tamimi was throwing stones at an Israeli military vehicle when a tear gas canister was shot at him directly.
Palestinian Center for Human Rights
Human Rights Defenders Have No Right to Give Up as Exceptionalism and Hypocrisy Continue to Deny ‘Universal’ Human Rights of Palestinians
Palestinian Center for Human Rights Saturday, 10 December 2011
International Solidarity Movement
Critically injured Mustafa Tamimi of Nabi Saleh dies of his wounds
12/10/2011 – International Solidarity Movement – 9 December 2011, Popular Struggle Coordination Committee – Mustafa Tamimi, who was fatally injured yesterday during a demonstration in the West Bank village of Nabi Saleh passed away earlier today. Tamimi was hit in the face by a tear-gas projectile shot directly at him, from only a few feet away. Mustafa Tamimi, a 28 year old…. Related: Man dies of wounds after Ramallah protest
Israel, Hamas looking to avoid escalation in south after cross-border attacks
Ha’aretz – Latest round of violence began at noon on Thursday following the assassination of Isam al-Batash, a Palestinian activist who was planning to carry out a terrorist attack in Israel from Egypt.
Gilad Shalit to activists: Your struggle helped bring me home
Ha’aretz – In first video message since his release from Hamas captivity, Shalit thanks his supporters and says, ‘I will be grateful for the rest of my life.’
Former President Katsav suffering from shock after first Shabbat behind bars
Ha’aretz – Contrary to reports over the weekend, the prison service said Katsav had not insisted on returning his prison uniform and a visit by his family had not been canceled.
French suspects in Israel’s deadly hit-and-run won’t be extradited, says prosecutor
Ha’aretz – The owner of the car that struck 25-year-old woman while she crossed the street, Eric Roubbi, and the alleged driver, Claude Isaac, are accused of fleeing to France later that day.
National Library: Kafka writings belongin Israel
Ha’aretz – Library’s academic director says Max Brod, Frank Kafka’s lifelong friend, was Jewish, Israeli and a Zionist – so Brod’s estate containing Kafka manuscripts must remain in Israel.
Tel Aviv ‘gay park’ becomes dangerous for LGBT community
Ha’aretz – Members of the gay community, who are often harassed at Gan Meir park, want security to be stepped up, and say the police aren’t taking the problem as seriously as they should.
Turkish President shuns event attended by Israel’s Defense Minister
Ha’aretz – Abduallah Gul boycotts lunch at international conference in Vienna after finding out Ehud Barak will be attending.
Palestinian demonstrator killed by IDF in West Bank protest
Ha’aretz – Mustafa Tamimi, 28, died of his wounds after being hit by a teargas canister fired by Israeli security forces in the village of Nabi Saleh.
Tensions on Israel-Gaza border escalate as three more rockets fired
Ha’aretz – No injuries reported after three Qassam rockets hit southern Israel; violence across the border escalated on Thursday with IAF air strikes killing at least two people.
Israel’s Nobel Prize winner: Scientists must watch over politicians
Ha’aretz – Dan Shechtman, a professor at Haifa’s Technion Institute, receives prize for cutting-edge work he did during the 1980s in the field of crystallography, discovering the existence of quasicrystals.
Lunar eclipse observed over Israel
Ha’aretz – Saturday’s eclipse was an extremely rare event, as it took place while the moon was rising and the sun was setting.
Israel’s Dan Shechtman receives Nobel Prize in chemistry
Ha’aretz – The prominent scientist receives the prize for cutting-edge work he did during the 1980s in the field of crystallography, discovering the existence of quasicrystals.
Kiryat Motzkin: Woman found dead in apartment
Jerusalem Post 10 Dec 2011 – Police suspect that 45-year-old woman was shot dead by ex-husband who then tried to commit suicide.
PM rights Facebook glitch for boy with rare blood disease
Jerusalem Post 10 Dec 2011 – Netanyahu uses connections to reinstate Facebook page dedicated to Aviel Bekman from Karmiel.
Over a 1000 march to ‘defend Israel’s declining democracy’
Jerusalem Post 10 Dec 2011 – Demonstrators join third annual Human Rights March in Tel Aviv; around 50 counter-demonstrators wave Israeli flags and signs reading “Jews have human rights too.”
Analysis: The unlikely victims of the Arab Spring?
Jerusalem Post 10 Dec 2011 – Syria, Hezbollah and Iran all stand to lose from regional upheavals.
Meretz reaches out to Christian patriarchs
Jerusalem Post 10 Dec 2011 – Haredi spitting at priests in Jerusalem has gotten worse in past six months, say city councilors.
Interviewing Assad
Jerusalem Post 10 Dec 2011 – No Hollywood screenwriter could’ve topped Syrian despot Assad’s deadpan denial of wrongdoing during his interview with Barbara Walters.
Libya leaders send UN new appeal to unfreeze funds
Jerusalem Post 10 Dec 2011 – Bulk of Libyan frozen assets still out of Tripoli’s reach; new leaders say cash urgently need to run the country.
Libya leaders send UN new appeal for funds
Jerusalem Post 10 Dec 2011 – Bulk of Libyan frozen assets still out of Tripoli’s reach; new leaders say cash urgently need to run the country.
My World: Hitting close to home
Jerusalem Post 10 Dec 2011 – Immigrant Absorption Ministry campaign is not effective at bringing us together as Jews – those who live here, and those who live there.
Israel can learn about philanthropy from North America
Jerusalem Post 10 Dec 2011 – Broadening donor choice and creating a new personal agendas is the central motivation in the modern world for philanthropy.
Caretakers behind bars
Jerusalem Post 10 Dec 2011 – Foreign workers came to Israel looking for employment with a modicum of dignity. We must act now to ensure they aren’t abused, mistreated.
Gilad Schalit in first video since captivity: Thank you
Jerusalem Post 10 Dec 2011 – Message played at event held in honor of supporters: “I know without a doubt, that your determined, continued struggle for my release… contributed to the decision to bring me home.”
Schalit in 1st video since captivity: Thank you
Jerusalem Post 10 Dec 2011 – Freed soldier expresses his gratitude during message played at event held in honor of supporters who fought for his release.
Gul, Barak trade snubs in Vienna
Jerusalem Post 10 Dec 2011 – Turkish president and Defense Minister Barak dance around each other at the World Policy Conference in Vienna.
Activist hit by gas canister at W. Bank demo dies
Jerusalem Post 10 Dec 2011 – Mustafa Tamimi, 28, dies of wounds; 100 demonstrators hold vigil outside Defense Ministry in TA; IDF launches investigation.
Israel’s 10th Nobel laureate awarded in Stockholm
Jerusalem Post 10 Dec 2011 – Prof. Dan Shechtman says science meant to reveal laws of nature, truth which can be applied to world in good or bad way.
Bill would require haredis to teach core curriculum
Jerusalem Post 10 Dec 2011 – Independence MK Wilf brings to Ministerial Committee law requiring core subjects to be taught in all state-funded schools.
West warns Syria against storming rebel city
Jerusalem Post 10 Dec 2011 – France joins the US, Britain in raising alarm; Syria denies a crackdown; Arab League to meet on monitors demand.
US envoy Hale set to arrive in J’lem for talks
Jerusalem Post 10 Dec 2011 – Quartet representatives and Hale will hold separate talks with Israeli, Palestinian officials, State Department says.
Hamas, Islamic Jihad say they want to keep truce
Jerusalem Post 10 Dec 2011 – Groups wary of full-blown confrontation with Israel; defense officials: IAF likely to continue strikes on Hamas, Islamic Jihad.
Nobel peace panel says Assad can’t evade history
Jerusalem Post 10 Dec 2011 – Nobel head Thorbjoern Jagland says fight for freedom never stops, Islam must be part of the solution post-Arab Spring.
Russians protest against Putin, elections
Jerusalem Post 10 Dec 2011 – Tens of thousands demonstrate in Moscow, across the country; rallies test ruler’s tolerance, opponents’ strength after elections.
4 rockets fired at Israel; IAF strikes Gaza targets
Jerusalem Post 9 Dec 2011 – No damage or injuries reported; 17 total rockets fired from Gaza in 24 hours; IDF top brass summoned to discuss response.
Novel breast cancer treatment shows promise
Jerusalem Post 9 Dec 2011 – Researchers find experimental drug known as a “notch inhibitor” appears to block tumer development by turning off key genes.
Biologists manipulate organ formation
Jerusalem Post 9 Dec 2011 – Scientists at Tuft’s University find changes in bioelectric signals trigger formation of new organs.
Palestinian injured in Nabi Saleh protest dies
Jerusalem Post 9 Dec 2011 – Activist Mustafa Tamimi, 28, dies after being hit in the face with IDF gas canister during protest.
Palestinians tell Gingrich to learn history after ‘invented people’ claim
The Guardian 10 Dec 2011 – Officials in West Bank and Gaza say Republican presidential hopeful is cheaply trying to win the pro-Israel vote in US Palestinian officials have reacted with dismay after the Republican presidential hopeful Newt Gingrich said Palestinians were…
Palestinian dies of wounds sustained in anti-wall protest
Uruknet December 10, 2011 – A Palestinian young man died of wounds sustained on Friday during an anti-wall and settlement protest in the village of Nabil Saleh near the West Bank city of Ramallah. Mustafa Tamimi, 28 was pronounced dead Saturday after being hit with a teargas canister directly to his face at a short range….Local sources…
Syria News – December 9, 2011 (Warning: Graphic Videos)
Uruknet December 9, 2011 -Friday has ended with 46 martyrs killed by security forces and army, 9 of them were children and 3 were ladies, in addition to 8 soldiers who defected from the army. 15 martyrs have fallen in Damascus Suburbs (6 in Dumair, 3 in Kafr Batna, 2 in Saqba and Douma and 1 martyr…
Urgent Appeal – Children of Azzun
Uruknet December 9, 2011 – Since January 2009, DCI-Palestine has documented 42 cases of children from Azzun village who have been detained by Israeli forces, mostly on suspicion of throwing stones. Reports of ill-treatment and/or torture are common place. Please send urgent appeals…
Obama Claims Some Tyrannical Powers That Even Hitler and Stalin Never Claimed
Uruknet December 9, 2011 – Former judge and adjunct professor of constitutional law Andrew Napolitano pointed out in March that the president’s claim that he can indefinitely detain prisoners – even after they are acquitted of their crimes – is a power that even Hitler and Stalin didn’t claim…(While I strongly dislike Fox News and its barrage…
Eviction stalled in East Jerusalem; family awaits new hearing
Uruknet December 9, 2011 – The postponement of an Israeli eviction order in East Jerusalem has spared the Somrein family from being made homeless – for the time being. In the days leading up to the eviction deadline – which was scheduled for Monday, 28 November – family members, local residents and activists with Israeli settlement watchdog…
Yesh Din’s new report: Alleged Investigation: The failure of investigations into offenses committed by Israeli soldiers
Uruknet December 9, 2011 – Yesh Din analyzes the recurring failure of investigations of crimes allegedly committed by Israeli soldiers against Palestinians and their property in the West Bank. According to the report, only 3.5% of the complaints received by the Military Police Criminal Investigation Division (MPCID) and the Military Advocate General’s Corps (MAGC) regarding criminal offences…
Nato keen to deepen relations with GCC members ( Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain and UAE )
Uruknet December 9, 2011 – A North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (Nato) senior official has reiterated the alliance’s keenness to reinforce its cooperation and relations with individual members of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), through the Istanbul Cooperation Inititiave (ICI). He clarified that no decision on ideas circulating for the deepening ICI, such as for example a Nato-ICI…
Hillary Clinton and Internet Freedom
Uruknet December 9, 2011 – Hypocrisy from the U.S. Government – having U.S. officials self-righteously impose standards on other countries which they routinely violate – is so common and continuous that the vast majority of examples do not even merit notice. But sometimes, it is so egregious and shameless – and sufficiently consequential – that it should…
Qatar’s Delirious Ambitions
Uruknet December 9, 2011 – …The White House may value its role in the NATO misadventurism in Libya, but on the home front, this democratizing impulse would appear to be glaringly lost. The Emir exercises virtual total power, with few restraints on his grip. In Qatari courts the opinion of two women is equal to that of…
From Hippocratic to hypocritical oath – how medical ethics has become distorted in a bid to rid the world of terrorism
Uruknet December 9, 2011 – …The Guantanamo Bay Naval Station prison was the answer to many of the Bush Administration’s problems when the offensive to tackle terrorism began. Strategically located away from US jurisdiction and law, Guantanamo, which once housed Haitian and Dominican Republic citizens attempting to illegally enter the US, became the perfect place to detain…
Newt Gingrich: Palestinians Are An Invented’ People
Uruknet December 9, 2011 – ormer Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich is courting the Republican Jewish vote with a series of statements showing his unwavering support for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and pro-Israel American conservatives. On Wednesday, he declared that he would appoint former U.N. ambassador – and outspoken über-hawk – John Bolton to be…
Write to the Forgotten Prisoners in Guantánamo – for the 10th Anniversary of the Prison’s Opening on January 11, 2012
Uruknet December 9, 2011 – year and a half ago, two Facebook friends, Shahrina J. Ahmed and Mahfuja Bint Ammu, drew on my research about Guantánamo for a letter-writing campaign, in which they asked their friends and others on Facebook to volunteer to write to each of the remaining prisoners in Guantánamo. Shahrina announced the letter-writing campaign…
Israeli airstrike kills 1, injures 13 in Gaza City
Uruknet December 9, 2011 – Israeli airstrikes killed a man in the central Gaza Strip early Friday morning, and injured 13 members of his family, medical officials said… Medical spokesman in Gaza Adham Abu Salmiya said the raid killed Bahjat al-Zaalan, 38, and injured 13 from his family, including 7 children. Two of Bahjat’s children are seriously…
Military Resistance 9L7: National Guard Special
Uruknet December 8, 2011 – This sailor was at Occupy Oakland. It’s legit. On the footage from the news helicopter you can see him leaving with his flag after the tear gas starts firing. He’s holding a Veterans For Peace flag and the constitution. We need to get him support. I am so ready….A black National Guardsmen…
Syria News – December 8, 2011 (Warning: Graphic Videos)
Uruknet December 8, 2011 – Thursday ended with twenty martyrs, whom were shot by the security forces , the army of the regime or under torture. 11, of them in Homs, five martyrs in Idleb, three were martyred in Harasta in Damascus suburb days ago and their corpse haven’t been handed out to their families yet. In addition…
Arab Games open in Qatar amid Mideast unrest
Daily Star 10 Dec 2011 With fireworks and processions of flag-waving athletes, nations from around the Middle East and North Africa came together Friday to open the Arab Games, an event that has added symbolic power after a year of enormous…
41 Syrian civilians killed in one day: activists
Daily Star 10 Dec 2011 At least 41 civilians including seven children were shot dead on Friday by Syrian security forces in the capital Damascus and the restive central city of Homs, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said.
IDF probes Palestinian protester’s death
YNet News, 10 Dec 2011 – The IDF has launched an investigation into the death of Mustafa Tamimi, the 27-year-old Palestinian who died of severe wounds he sustained after being hit by a gas … ….
Gaza rocket hits Negev; no injuries
YNet News, 10 Dec 2011 – A rocket fired by Palestinian terrorists in northern Gaza Saturday night landed in an open area within the limits of the Eshkol Regional Council in the Negev. There were … ….
Arab sector to launch general strike Sunday
YNet News, 10 Dec 2011 – The Arab sector plans to launch a general strike on Sunday in protest of the Prawer Committee’s recommendations, which call for the eviction of several Bedouin … ….
Lost drone exposes covert US-Iran conflict
YNet News, 10 Dec 2011 – The loss to Iran of the CIA’s surveillance drone bristling with advanced spy technology is more than a propaganda coup and intelligence windfall for the Tehran … ….
Shalit thanks activists for ‘determined struggle’
YNet News, 10 Dec 2011 – In a pre-recorded message to activists who worked 1,941 days for his release, Gilad Shalit said, “I will be grateful for the rest of my life.” “I know without a doubt … ….
Prof. Shechtman receives Israel’s 10th Nobel Prize
YNet News, 10 Dec 2011 – Shmuel Yosef Agnon, Menachem Begin, Yitzhak Rabin, Shimon Peres, Daniel Kahneman, Avram Hershko, Aaron Ciechanover, Robert J. Aumann, Ada Yonath and now – Dan Shechtman. … ….
Video: Officer aims cocked rifle at Palestinian boy
YNet News, 10 Dec 2011 – A Border Guard officer was caught on tape aiming a cocked rifle at a 13-year-old Palestinian during a confrontation at the Cave of the Patriarchs in the West Bank city of … ….
Nobel committee chairman: Assad will also fall
YNet News, 10 Dec 2011 – Leader of protest movement in Yemen among three women to receive Nobel Peace….
Gingrich: Palestinians an ‘invented’ people
YNet News, 10 Dec 2011 – US Republican presidential candidate says Hamas, PA represent ‘enormous desire….
Gul boycotts Vienna event over Israel
YNet News, 10 Dec 2011 – Turkish president decides not to attend luncheon organized by Austrian….
Prof. Shechtman gets ‘royal treatment’
YNet News, 10 Dec 2011 – Israeli professor’s career to reach its peak Saturday evening when he receives….
Hamas joins Global Muslim Brotherhood
YNet News, 10 Dec 2011 – Palestinian organization source denies link between move, Arab Spring. ‘We’ll….
Palestinian injured in Friday protest dies
YNet News, 10 Dec 2011 – Mustafa Tamimi dies of his wounds at Israeli hospital day after being hit in eye….
Egypt’s army won’t influence constitution
YNet News, 10 Dec 2011 – New York Times reports country’s military rulers have withdrawn plan to….
IDF strikes in Gaza after rocket barrage
YNet News, 10 Dec 2011 – IAF jets attack terror target in southern Strip in response to 12 rockets fired….
Palestinian Information Center
Palestinian youth succumbs to serious injuries
PIC – A 27-year-old Palestinian youth on Saturday succumbed to his serious wounds sustained in Nabi Saleh village, near Ramallah, on Friday during a peaceful protest march against the separation wall.
Israeli warplanes blast Qassam position
PIC – Israeli warplanes blasted a position for the Qassam Brigades, the armed wing of Hamas, west of Rafah, to the south of the Gaza Strip, at dawn Saturday.
UN official, ambassadors visit protest tent of Jerusalem officials
PIC – MP Mohamed Toteh and former minister Khaled Abu Arafa on Friday morning met in their sit-in tent in occupied Jerusalem with Frank La Rue, the UN Rapporteur of the right to freedom of opinion.
UNRWA invites world’s runners to partake in 2012 Gaza Marathon
PIC – The UNRWA invited the world’s runners to join with 2,000 Palestinian children with special needs in the “2012 Gaza Marathon” to be held next March.
IOA court sentences young woman to 28 months imprisonment
PIC – The Israeli military court in Ofer on Friday sentenced the Palestinian young woman Haneyya Nasser, 20, to 28 months behind bars for allegedly attempting to stab an Israeli soldier.
Turkey slams Israel’s settlement expansion in O. Jerusalem
PIC – Turkey strongly denounced the Israeli government for building and expanding settlements in occupied Jerusalem, saying such action would undermine peace efforts.
Israeli forces killed 19 Palestinian children in Gaza in 2011
PIC – The Israeli occupation forces (IOF) have killed 19 Palestinian children and wounded 200 others during attacks on the Gaza Strip in the course of 2011, medical sources said on Saturday.
International conference to support Jerusalem next month
PIC – An Arab League sponsored conference on Jerusalem would be held in Doha, Qatar, in mid-January to discuss means of supporting the holy city in face of growing Israeli violations.
Israeli artillery fire targets cattle, poultry farm
PIC – The Israeli occupation forces fired an artillery shell at a poultry and cattle farm to the north of the Gaza Strip on Saturday afternoon, local sources reported.
Haneyya gov’t asks Egypt, UN to bridle Israeli aggression
PIC – 08/12/2011 – 09:48 PM
British Government Regrets Tragic Death of Palestinian in Nabi Saleh
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Newt Gingrich’s Statements Cheap and Disgraceful, says Fayyad
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Israeli Shelling on Gaza Kills Chicken
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Israeli Soldiers Batter Palestinian near Jenin
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Abbas to Raise Palestinian Flag at UNESCO Headquarters on Tuesday
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Newspapers Review: Death of Father, Son in Israeli Airstrikes on Gaza Dominates News
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PLO, Fatah Criticize statements by US Presidential Candidate
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International Conference on Jerusalem in January, says Arab League Official
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Palestinian Protester Injured in Nabi Saleh Dies of Wounds
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Child Injured in Gaza Strike Dies of Wounds
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Aggression Is Closing On Syria
Intifada-Palestine: 10 Dec 2011 – “When plunder becomes a way of life for a group of men living in society, they create for themselves, in the course of time, a legal system that authorizes it and a moral code that glorifies it.” Frederic Bastiat, French thinker (… more
Palestinians are an Invented people, says Newt Gingrich
Intifada-Palestine: 10 Dec 2011 – Republican frontrunner says Israelis have a right to their modern-day homeland but implies Palestinians do not Newt Gingrich declares the Palestinians an ‘invented’ people. The US Republican presidential hopeful Newt Gingrich has declared that the Palestinians are an “invented” people who… more
Jeff Feltman Delivers his Annual Yuletide Gifts to Lebanon
Intifada-Palestine: 10 Dec 2011 – Stuck in the Chimney U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs Jeffrey Feltman by FRANKLIN LAMB South Beirut Over the past few years, U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs Jeffrey Feltman has sledded into Lebanon bearing… more
Salafis in Egypt Have More Than Just Religious Appeal
New York Times 10 Dec 2011 – For many poor Egyptians, the hard-line Salafis are an answer to condescending elites of all stripes, including the moderate Islamist Muslim Brotherhood.
Sirleaf, Gbowee and Karman Accept Nobel Peace Prize
New York Times 10 Dec 2011 – President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf of Liberia, the Liberian activist Leymah Gbowee and the Yemeni journalist Tawakkol Karman were honored.
Tear Gas Canister Killed Palestinian Protester, Activists Say
New York Times 10 Dec 2011 – Activists accused the Israeli army of using disproportionate force after a Palestinian protester, who had been struck in the face by a tear gas canister at close range, died of his wounds on Saturday.
US covert operations threaten war with Iran
WSWS – The United States is waging a sustained covert campaign of destabilisation against Iran.
Ministry of Hasbara: IDF Has Become Israel’s Chief Delegitimizer
Tikun Olam – Captain Barak Raz, Hasbara Ministry acknowledged he was one of Israel’s ‘chief delegitimzers’ In the aftermath of the murder of Mustafa Tamimi , Israel’s Ministry of Hasbara (that IS what they call it in Hebrew, in English it’s called the Minsitry for Public Diplomacy) last night issued…
IDF kills Palestinian protester and tweets ‘#Fail’
Mondoweiss – Warning: graphic image below Usually when the Israeli military kills a high profile civilian, the response from its spokespeople is limited to words along the lines of: “It’s under investigation, but we’re innocent anyway.” However, with the shooting and eventual killing of Mustafa Tamimi, the IDF…
The lobby blinks! Democratic insiders throw Josh Block under the bus
Mondoweiss – Josh Block In the last 24 hours, a giant battle has taken place at the gates of Washington, and the Israel lobby has lost. Former AIPAC operative Josh Block’s attempt to crush critics of Israel inside the Democratic Party has failed miserably. Block has issued an…
Hajoo family hands its Jerusalem house keys to a court, to make way for Jews
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Mustafa Tamimi has died
Mondoweiss – Pictured left is activist Linah Alsaafin and center is Ola Tamimi, the martyr’s sister, after her brother was shot by the IDF. (Photo: Anne Paq/Activestills.org) RIP, Mustafa Tamimi (Photo: Activestills.org) Mustafa Tamimi, a 28 year old resident of Nabi Saleh died from injuries sustained after an…
Israel Once Again Murders Unarmed Palestinian Protester
Tikun Olam – Mustafa Tamimi a moment before being fatally struck by tear gas canister, left-hand red circle (Haim Scwarczenberg) Mustafa Tamimi, a 28 year old resident of Nabi Saleh, was fatally shot in the head at close range by a tear gas canister fired by an IDF soldier…
Iran Claims It Hacked Controls of Downed U.S. Drone
Tikun Olam – I’ve been hesitant and careful about entering into the debate about how the downed U.S. stealth drone came to crash inside Iran. The U.S. claims it “lost contact” with the aircraft. Iran originally claimed it “shot down” the HQ-170, also known as the Beast of Kandahar (…
The aftermath of a bombed home in Gaza
Mondoweiss – The room in Migdad Elzalaan’s home where his uncle was killed. (All Photos: Ruqaya Izzidien) At 2am on Thursday 9 December the first of three Israeli airstrikes hit meters away from the home of Migdad Elzalaan in northern Gaza City. The attack killed Elzalaan’s uncle and…
Invitation: Third National BDS Conference
Global BDS 10 Dec 2011 – The Palestinian Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions National Committee (BNC) cordially invites you to “Third National BDS Conference” Saturday December 17, 2011 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM Children’s Happiness Center, Hebron This conference aims to expand Palestinian civil society’s active implementation of BDS as an effective…
Reports of new killings in Syria
BBC 10 Dec 2011 – Twelve people are reportedly killed in the latest clashes in Syria as fears grow of an offensive by government forces against the city of Homs.
Gunfight erupts in Libyan capital
BBC 10 Dec 2011 – Clashes break out near the airport in the Libyan capital, Tripoli, after a convoy with the country’s military chief came under attack, the army says.
Academic Freedom: The Fall of the Last Bastion of Democracy
Sabbah report 10 Dec 2011 – It is outrageous, dishonorable, and unconstitutional actions taken by Judge Starr against Prof Marc Ellis, by eliminating his courses, shutting down his department, and investigation on whether Prof Ellis’ writing against ISRAELI policies is anathema to the Jewish Christian Zionist’s standard of “thou shall not speak…
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Former political prisoner reflects on the 24th anniversary of the First Intifada
Alternative Information Center 12/9/2011
On the anniversary of the outbreak of the First Intifada, which began on December 8-9, 1987 when four Palestinians were killed by IDF forces at the Erez crossing in Gaza, the Alternative Information Center interviewed Ziad Hmaidan, activist, former political prisoner, legal researcher at the Human Rights Organization Al Haq and analyst for the AIC
24 years ago, the First Intifada started. Why do we usually refer to it as a truly popular uprising?
The First Intifada was a unique example of popular struggle, involving old and young generations, people from every social and cultural strata and of every political background. It was a joint struggle of students, workers, peasants, men and women as equal actors – the key role women had in the resistance has to be stressed – to scream for their freedom and their rights. Peaceful mass demonstration, raising the Palestinian flag, throwing stones and Molotov cocktails, organizing strikes of private businesses and labor forces—even in historical Palestine (Israel)—and the development of an economy of resistance were the major tools [of the First Intifada].
Considering the historical conditions leading to its outbreak, how did the First Intifada become a comprehensive popular movement?
The Intifada was the collective expression of people under occupation rebelling against the savage policies of Israel. But it was also made possible by a mature political leadership who was conscious of reality. 1982 was the turning point in the strategy: It was the last stage of Palestinian armed struggle against Israel from outside the borders of historical Palestine and ended up with the Palestinian Liberation Organization (PLO) withdraw from Lebanon…. more.. e-mail
Avoiding the regional ramifications of stalemate
Hassan A. Barari, Bitterlemons 12/8/2011
For Jordan, the impasse of the Israeli-Palestinian track could not be more threatening. Time and time again, King Abdullah II has stressed that the failure of a two-state solution would be detrimental to the national security of his country. For this reason, Amman has pushed both Palestinians and Israelis to get their act together and hammer out an historic deal to allay the fears of Jordanians.
Two weeks ago, the king made a rare visit to Ramallah to meet President Mahmoud Abbas and discuss ways of resuming peace negotiations with Israel. Implicit in this visit was Jordan’s desire to play a role after Egypt had pulled back from its longstanding status as third party and bridge between Israel and the rest of the Arabs. Also, the king received Israeli President Shimon Peres in Amman to discuss ways of reviving the stalled peace process.
It is hard to avoid the conclusion that Jordan—after having been kept in the dark for years regarding Palestinian-Israeli interactions—is looking for ways to expand its regional role. Indeed, Jordanians have begun to feel that they cannot afford to sit idly by while regional developments sweep the region at an alarming rate. The timing of the Ramallah visit was very important as Khaled Meshaal, the head of Hamas’ political bureau in Damascus, is expected to visit Jordan soon. Almost ten years after being expelled from Jordan, Hamas leaders seek to mend fences with Amman in case the regime in Syria falls. Explicit in the king’s latest moves is a message to Hamas leaders that in reconciling with them Jordan is not about to shift gears and change its diplomacy concerning the desired outcome of the peace process.
Public debate in Jordan has focused for some time on threatening Israeli moves in Jerusalem. The Mughrabi bridge issue is a source of concern for Jordanians who have little faith in the Israeli government. Additionally, statements coming from Israeli right-wing politicians have reinforced deep-seated suspicions of Israel’s intentions vis-a-vis Jordan…. — See also: Bitterlemons: Jordan and the Palestinian issue more.. e-mail
Palestinian children imprisoned in violation of international law
Jana Grunewald, Alternative Information Center 12/1/2011
In September 2009 Israel established the Military Youth Court. Two years later, in September 2011 Israel finally met its obligations under international law and raised the age of majority in the military courts from 16 to 18. However, none of these changes brought major improvements in practice and the abuse of Palestinian children arrested and detained by Israeli authorities continues…
Since the beginning of the Second Intifada in September 2000, Israel started to deploy administrative detention orders on children. According to international law, administrative detention is only permitted on a very limited scale, especially in concern of minors. In Israel, however, Palestinian children are being detained systematically ever since. Every year there is an approximately 700 Palestinian children arrested by the Israeli military and prosecuted in its courts.
Currently 164 Palestinian children are kept in Israeli detention, mostly being charged with stone throwing. Although it is forbidden by Israeli law to imprison any human being under the age of 14, 35 of the children detained are aged between 12 and 13. It is alarming that minors are arrested and incarcerated in violation of Israeli and international legislation. What is even more disturbing though is the way children are treated during their arrest, interrogation and detention.
Several NGOs that investigated the treatment of minors in Israeli imprisonment, report on physical as well as mental abuse. In many cases minors are arrested in their home during the night and marched off by soldiers without any parental company. The interrogation as well takes place in the absence of a parent and/or an attorney. In many cases, several hours or even days pass until the arrested minors are interrogated at all. While waiting for the interrogation the children concerned are often denied necessary human needs such as sleeping, eating, drinking and going to the toilet. During all stages of the arrest violence is likely to be involved, including choking, punching, slapping, kicking and hair pulling. In addition to that minors are threatened with further violence and even sexual assault. more.. e-mail
Israel’s threat to cut Gaza water supply would be “complete catastrophe”
In Gaza: 10 Dec 2011 – *Gaza’s sole power plant still maimed by Israeli bombing in 2006. GAZA CITY, Dec 9, 2011 (IPS) -By Eva Bartlett** [re-published at Electronic Intifada ] “Taking our water is not like taking a toy. Water is life, they cannot play with our lives like this,” says Maher Najjar, deputy general director of the Coastal Municipalities Water Utility ( CMWU ) of the recent Israeli threat to cut electricity, water and infrastructure services to the occupied Gaza Strip. “Everything will be affected: drinking and washing water, sewage and sanitation, hospitals, schools and children,” says Ahmed al-Amrain, head of power information at the Palestinian Energy and National Resources Authority ( PENRA ). The Israeli Electric Company provides 60 percent of the Strip’s needs, paid by Palestinian customs taxes collected by the Israeli authorities. Gaza buys 5 percent from Egypt and tries to generate the remaining 35 percent at Gaza’s sole power plant, maimed by the 2006 Israeli…more
Qatar’s Delirious Ambitions
Dissident Voice: 10 Dec 2011 – Who is Qatar? — Abdel-Rahman Shalgham, Libyan Ambassador to the United Nations The diminutive Gulf totalitarian monarchy of Qatar has been making quite a name for itself of late. It was one of the only Arab countries to provide air support in Libya, its customs officials — seemingly unprovoked — recently attacked a Russian ambassador, it cajoled the Arab League into voting for sanctions against Syria, and it plays host to Al Jazeera which has increasingly looked more and more like a mouthpiece for the GCC (Gulf Cooperation Council) and the West . Although, Qatar would appear to be a Lilliputian micro-petrostate, it would seem to be one with Napoleonic delusions of grandeur. The Emir of Qatar — a real peach — who deposed his own father, took power at the early age of 44. Unlike his father, who preferred to use the kingdom’s resources to remain at the same level as the other…more
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