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Here follow the September 2, 2008, press picks from what was published recently by different sources -posted by TOI-staff on Occupation Magazine.
www.kibush.co.il/index.asp

(We did the updating today, but OM is updated daily, each day of the week by a different editor. For earlier articles use the powerfull search function & view the sections.)

www.kibush.co.il/show_file.asp?num=27961

Nial`in
A video clip by tv.social.org.il – Hebrew spoken, English subtitles – about the joint non-violent, intense struggle against the Wall in Nial`in
www.tv.social.org.il/eng/stv-nialin-19-8-08-eng.htm

Border Control / Nothing is agreed until everything is agreed Akiva Eldar – Haaretz –
A petition [pressuring Abu Mazen to halt the negotiations and demand that Israel annex the territories with all their residents] was published last week and among its signatories are leading figures in the pragmatic Palestinian camp such as Jibril Rajoub.
www.kibush.co.il/show_file.asp?num=28820

`Israel agrees to cede Shaba Farms’
Herb Keinon & JP-staff – Jerusalem Post – “An Israeli withdrawal from the Shaba Farms will leave Hizbullah with no more excuses to fight Israel,” the [unnamed Israeli diplomatic] official was quoted as saying.
www.kibush.co.il/show_file.asp?num=28817

It’s about settlement extension, i.e. it’s about violence
Amos Gvirtz – Don`t Say We Didn`t Know – Only three hours later did a military ambulance remove the man and deliver him to a Palestinian ambulance. His assailant has not been arrested.
www.kibush.co.il/show_file.asp?num=28824

Gush Shalom congratulates the Barkan Wineries for moving away from the West Bank Barkan settlement
The Barkan Wineries had figured prominently on the Gush Shalom Settlement Boycott List since this list was first published some ten years ago.
www.kibush.co.il/show_file.asp?num=28802

Palestinian woman released from Israeli custody after 27 day hunger strike
Ma`an – Hashlamoun was detained on 19 June 2006 and was under administrative detention without trials or charges. She went on hunger strike for 27 days as a protest for her illegal detention, and ended the strike only after prison authorities announced her release.
www.kibush.co.il/show_file.asp?num=28826

Israeli military probe acquits soldiers who shot and critically wounded a mentally-ill Palestinian
Saed Bannoura – IMEMC – B`Tselem: initial investigation indicates that two bullets penetrated his skull and a third struck him in the chest.
www.kibush.co.il/show_file.asp?num=28822

Border Guard officer convicted of kidnapping, manslaughter
Aviad Glickman – Ynet – The State, he added will ask the court to order Botabicka be sentenced to 20 years in prison (…) Shahar Botabicka`s mother claimed Tuesday that her son was made out to be the scapegoat
www.kibush.co.il/show_file.asp?num=28821

As Ramadan starts Israel seeks to ease travel [the liberal occupier]
Yaakov Katz, Tovah Lazaroff – Jerusalem Post – Beefing up forces at main checkpoints in the West Bank and ordering soldiers not to smoke, eat or drink in the presence of fasting Palestinians (…) Men over 50 years of age will be allowed in for Friday morning prayers (…) Israeli Arabs are being allowed to enter Area A – cities like Ramallah, Nablus and Jenin – to visit family during the holy month (…) Following Ramadan, a closure will likely be imposed on the territories ahead of Rosh Hashana, Yom Kippur and Succot [that`s what “the liberal occupier” has in store for the Palestinians the coming months-ed]
www.kibush.co.il/show_file.asp?num=28818

Two injured in Israeli attacks on Palestinian fishermen in Gaza
Ma`an – This Israeli attack is an apparent violation of the ceasefire between Israel and Palestinian factions in the Gaza Strip which went into effect on 19 June. The violation came on the first day of the Islamic fasting month of Ramadan.
www.kibush.co.il/show_file.asp?num=28827

Parallel construction
Editorial – Baltimore Sun – Our view: Israeli settlement expansion undermines Palestinian state, peace efforts
www.kibush.co.il/show_file.asp?num=28825

Some recommended articles of earlier days:

Mustafa Barghouti: Oslo`s final tragic-comic stage [ a project to end Palestinian national principles ]
www.kibush.co.il/show_file.asp?num=28806

Shulamit Aloni: Innocent and daring
www.kibush.co.il/show_file.asp?num=28796

Beate Zilversmidt: Citizens in a State-Solution Now
www.kibush.co.il/show_file.asp?num=28791

Danna Harman: A summer camp for political dissenters in Israel
www.kibush.co.il/show_file.asp?num=28789