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Sheikh Salah Denied Access To Jerusalem For Additional Three Months
IMEMC – 5 Aug 2010 – Thursday August 05, 2010 – 22:25, The Islamic Movement reported Thursday that the commander of the so-called “Israeli Front Command” of the army, issued a new decision preventing the imprisoned head of the northern branch of the Islamic Movement in the country, Sheikh Raed Salah, from entering Jerusalem for additional three months.
15 Graves in the Mamilla Cemetery, Jerusalem, Desecrated
IMEMC – 5 Aug 2010 – Thursday August 05, 2010 – 18:09, Upwards of 15 graves in the Mamilla Cemetery, West Jerusalem, have been destroyed by bulldozers working on behalf of the Jerusalem Municipality, under police protection.
Police Attacks Residents, Arab Members of Knesset, in the Negev
IMEMC – 5 Aug 2010 – Thursday August 05, 2010 – 16:37, Salem Abu Mdeighim, field researcher of the Adalah center, stated that a large Israeli police force attacked on Wednesday the residents of al-Araqeeb village in the Negev, and demolished their homes for the second time this week.
Israel To Return Three Turkish Ships
IMEMC – 5 Aug 2010 – Thursday August 05, 2010 – 16:15, Israel intends to return three Turkish ships that were violently boarded by the Israeli army during the attack against the Freedom Flotilla that was heading to the Gaza Strip in an attempt to deliver humanitarian supplies to the Gaza Strip.
Coordinator of the Popular Struggle Committees Denied Exit at King Hussein’s Bridge
IMEMC – 5 Aug 2010 – Thursday August 05, 2010 – 15:31, On August 4, 2010 about 1 PM, Mohammed Khatib from Bil’in was denied exit to Jordan via King Hussein Bridge. Khatib was on his way to Spain via Amman when Israeli border officials prevented him from crossing the border to Jordan.
’Impossible’ to rebuild Gaza quickly, says top UN official
8/5/2010 – GAZA CITY (IRIN) — The Gaza Strip needs 86,000 new housing units, mostly because of population growth but also to replace thousands of homes destroyed or damaged by Israeli military operations, UN workers say.”It would require the entry of over 660,000 truckloads of construction materials into Gaza in order to build these units,” Philippe Lazzarini…. Related: IRIN: OPT: Gaza humanitarian timeline since 2005
Army escorts 300 Israeli citizens into Nablus
8/5/2010 – NABLUS (Ma’an) — Residents of Nablus were told to stay indoors by Israeli troops patrolling the area just after midnight Thursday, ahead of a mass visit of Jewish worshipers to a tomb in the area. Witnesses in the Balata refugee camp said 12 Israeli military vehicles entered the area on patrol, clearing the streets of residents…. Related: Gaza minister condemns settler visit to Nablus shrine
Israeli forces demolish rebuilt Area C structures
8/5/2010 – TUBAS (Ma’an) — Israel’s Civil Administration returned to the Jordan Valley on Thursday to demolish 23 structures recently rebuilt by residents and farmers in Al-Farisiya. The town, in the Tubas district located across the highway from the Nahal Rotem settlement, is part of the nearby Sdemot Mehola. The area has a total of five settlements, most….
Palestinian journalist prevented from traveling
8/5/2010 – NABLUS (Ma’an) — Israeli authorities have prevented a Palestinian journalist from travelling abroad to complete his doctoral studies. Suheil Kahlaf, a correspondent for the Jerusalem-based Al-Quds newspaper, told Ma’an that he attempted to cross over the Allenby Bridge terminal to Jordan but was surprised when Israeli authorities prevented him from leaving without providing any explanation. Kahlaf….
Islamic movement says Salah ban extended
8/5/2010 – JERUSALEM (Ma’an) — Palestinian religious leader Raed Salah has been banned from entering Jerusalem for another three months, the Islamic Movement announced Thursday.”The commander of the internal front in the Israeli army” issued a military order preventing Salah, who was sentenced last month to five months in prison for spitting on a border guard, the….
Violence as Hebron outpost evacuated
8/5/2010 – HEBRON (Ma’an) — An illegal Israeli settlement outpost erected near the larger Kiyrat Arba settlement in Hebron was evacuated by Israeli forces on Thursday morning, sparking violence from squatters. The outpost, a collection of wood buildings and tents in Hebron’s Al-Buwayra area, was taken down and more than a dozen settlers removed from the area, who….
Report: Israeli ’activists’ to march on Jericho
8/5/2010 – TEL AVIV, Israel (Ma’an) — Hundreds of right-wing Israeli citizens will on Sunday enter territory supposedly controlled by the Palestinian Authority, an Israeli newspaper reported. The Hebrew-language daily Maariv, quoting sources in the radical Hilltop Youth settler movement, reported Thursday that a rally, titled “Journey Inside Hebrew Cities,” will see pro-settler activists march 10 kilometers throughout….
PLC member calls for release of professors
8/5/2010 – TULKAREM (Ma’an) —Palestinian Legislative Council member Hassan Khreisha has appealed to the Ramallah government to release two An-Najah University professors detained on Tuesday. Khreisha said that he appealed to President Abbas to release these two professors and to work to end political arrests, whether in the West Bank or in Gaza, so that all resources….
Nablus university student among 16 overnight detentions
8/5/2010 – SALFIT (Ma’an) — Israeli forces entered a village in the northern West Bank on Thursday and detained a university student who had been released from custody only one year earlier. Ahmad Mahmud As-Said, 21, of the Deir Istya village northwest of Salfit, served two years in Israeli prison on charges of resisting Israel and was released….
Gaza police vow to probe journalist beating
8/5/2010 – GAZA CITY (Ma’an) — An Al-Jazeera correspondent says he was harshly beaten by police officers Wednesday while reporting in the Gaza Strip city of Khan Younis. Ahmad Fayyad told Ma’an that he was accosted by members of the government security forces while he was photographing a festival sponsored by a Jordanian children’s TV station in Khan….
Protests to mark anniversary of Sheikh Jarrah evictions
8/5/2010 – JERUSALEM (Ma’an) — Ten demonstrations marking the one-year anniversary of the eviction of Palestinian families from Sheikh Jarrah were planned for Friday, activists in Jerusalem announced. Expecting “thousands of Israelis, Jews and Arabs,” protest organizers said Thursday that the events would begin in 10 locations across Israel and Jerusalem for an “unprecedented Jewish-Arab day of solidarity….
Wild boars damage farmland
8/5/2010 – RAMALLAH (Ma’an) — Wild boars destroyed crops in Ramallah’s Aboud village Thursday, the Agricultural Works’ Union reported. The union called on the Palestinian Authority to reign in the animals, which “terrify farmers and prevent them from reaching their lands….
UNESCO deplores killing of Lebanese journalist
8/5/2010 – UNITED NATIONS (Ma’an) — The head of the UN agency tasked with upholding press freedom expressed deep concern Thursday over the death of Lebanese journalist Assaf Abu Rahal, who was killed during an exchange of gunfire along Lebanon’s border with Israel that also claimed the lives of three other people. Rahal worked for the….
DFLP says cobbling together unified Gaza resistance
8/5/2010 – GAZA CITY (Ma’an) — Gaza’s National Resistance Brigades said its fighters launched two mortar shells toward the Ashkol military post east of Khan Younis on Wednesday night. The group, the armed wing of the Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine, said in a statement to Ma’an that the launch was conducted at 10:45 p….
Gaza minister condemns settler visit to Nablus shrine
8/5/2010 – GAZA CITY (Ma’an) — Minister of Waqf in the Gaza government Taleb Abu Sha’ar called the visit of 300 settlers to Joseph’s Tomb in Nablus a “violation” and “provocative.” The visit, which saw military patrols enter a residential area south of Nablus at midnight and close off streets, culminated in the arrival of 20…. Related: Army escorts 300 Israeli citizens into Nablus
Egypt declares northern border an ’emergency’ zone
8/5/2010 – AL-ARISH (Ma’an) — Egyptian security deployed several hundred extra forces on its northern border on Thursday, declaring the area under “extreme emergency” following what officials said was the launch of rockets from the area earlier in the week. Top-level security forces were sent to the northern Sinai, security officials said, to begin investigations into the presence….
Poland to extradite alleged Mossad agent
8/5/2010 – LONDON (Ma’an) — A Polish court upheld a decision to hand over to Germany an alleged Israeli agent wanted over the murder of a Hamas commander in Dubai, the BBC reported Thursday. Brodsky, an Israeli citizen, is suspected of helping fake a German passport believed to have been used by a member of an alleged Mossad….
PA denies report on tripartite meeting
8/5/2010 – BETHLEHEM (Ma’an) — The Palestinian Authority denied on Thursday reports that the Obama administration had informed President Abbas of Israel’s unwillingness to hold a three-party meeting on the peace process. Presidential spokesman Nabil Abu Rudeineh said the US assistant envoy to the region, David Hale, made no such assertion, denying a report in the Arabic-language daily….
Business leaders meet at iconic Nablus mansion
8/6/2010 – NABLUS (Ma’an) — Business leaders from Nazareth in northern Israel met up with their counterparts in the West Bank on Thursday, holding a meeting with Hamas and Fatah officials in a bid to encourage reconciliation. Nablus governor Jibrin Al-Bakri attended the discussion hosted by telecommunications tycoon Munib Al-Masri at his Palladian-style palace atop Mount Gerizim. The….
Jenin cinema opens to fanfare
8/5/2010 – JENIN (Ma’an) — The northern West Bank city of Jenin is celebrating its cinema’s re-opening with a three-day film festival that kicked of Thursday afternoon. Closed in wake of the First Intifada in 1987, Cinema Jenin was remolded in a two-year program sponsored in part by the Germany. With plush seats for more than 300, an….
Night Beat: Dubai bikini attack
Palestine Note 5 Aug 2010 – Washington – A British woman caused a ruckous at a high-end mall in Dubai Thursday when she sauntered through the mall in her bikini. According to the report, when an Emirati woman scolded the Briton for…
Birthrights and wrongs: Physical-psychological toll
Palestine Note 5 Aug 2010 – I’m not going to sugar coat it, today was awful for multiple reasons. Last night, I had a really intense and awesome discussion with our tour guide who I thought hated me initially. I said that…
Recent Israeli provocations
Palestine Note 5 Aug 2010 – Perhaps suggesting a larger-scale planned offensive, recent violent Israeli outbreaks struck Gaza, the West Bank, and Israeli/Lebanon border, the first there since the summer 2006 war. Like Cast Lead, it was Israeli aggression – violent, lawless…
Isolating Iran is part of the ‚Äògreat energy game’: Antony Loewenstein
Palestine Note 5 Aug 2010 – The Middle East is witness to continuous developments these days, such as Iran’s active diplomacy to attract the indispensable 118-member bloc of non-aligned countries to support its nuclear program, the growing isolation of Israel in European…
Martha Stewart expands empire to Middle East
Palestine Note 5 Aug 2010 – Washington ‚Äì The American homemaker maestro Martha Stewart is expanding her magazine empire to the Middle East, the Muslim culture blog Elan reported last week. After first establishing a foothold in the United Kingdom, she plans…
Ramadan report: Politics on the plate
Palestine Note 5 Aug 2010 – Washington ‚Äì With the Muslim holy month of Ramadan close approaching, the food industry has been shaken. With everything from boycotts to surpluses to food shortages, Muslims around the world have a lot on their plate…
WATCH: Right-wing pro-Israel group attacks OH congresswoman
Palestine Note 5 Aug 2010 – New York – The Emergency Committee for Israel (ECI), William Kristol’s right-wing pro-Israeli front group, launched its second attack on a Democratic member of Congress Thursday, this time criticizing Ohio’s Mary Jo Kilroy. A still image…
PA holds alternative employment seminar for settlement workers
Palestine Note 5 Aug 2010 – Washington – As part of the West Bank’s effort to divest from settlement goods and employment, the Department of Legal Affairs in the General Federation of Trade Unions of Palestine organized a symposium Thursday aimed at…
Poll: Arabs have lost faith in Obama
Palestine Note 5 Aug 2010 – Washington ‚Äì According to a new poll released by the Brookings Institution, there has been a drastic fall in Arab opinion of US President Barack Obama. The poll, to be released in its entirety later Thursday,…
Journalist beaten in Gaza, police to investigate
Palestine Note 5 Aug 2010 – Washington – Al-Jazeera correspondent Ahmad Fayyad said he beaten by Hamas security forces in the Gaza Strip Wednesday while he was reporting at a Khan Younis stadium, Ma’an News Agency reported Thursday. Journalists protest against stymying…
Israeli report: West Bank settlement freeze violated 500 times
Palestine Note 5 Aug 2010 – Washington ‚Äì Israeli watchdog group Peace Now has released Monday a report on the reality of the moratorium on the ground over the past months. Over 600 settlement projects have begun, with nearly 500 of those…
WATCH: Jon Stewart on Lebanon-Israel skirmish: ‘The Killing Tree’
Palestine Note 5 Aug 2010 – New York – On the Daily Show on Wednesday night, host Jon Stewart examined the battle between Israeli and Lebanese forces that claimed five lives on Tuesday. Jon Stewart discusses the latest “senseless act of violence”…
Settlers lash out after evacuation, demolition in Hebron
Palestine Note 5 Aug 2010 – Washington ‚Äì Settlers lashed out at Israeli police and Hebron’s Palestinian residents after Israeli police evacuated them from their houses and tore down their outpost settlement, Ma’an News Agency reported Thursday. A home demolition in Nablus. […
Poland to extradite alleged Mossad agent to Germany
Palestine Note 5 Aug 2010 – Washington – A Polish court has ruled to uphold an earlier decision to hand over to Germany alleged Mossad agent Uri Brodsky, who is suspected of forging passports used in the assassination of Hamas leader Mahmoud…
Trimming: A Poem
Palestine Note 5 Aug 2010 – The following is this week’s message from the Israeli group Peace Now : Israeli soldiers use a crane to cut trees on the northern side of the border fence on Tuesday. [Lutfallah Daher / AP] TRIMMING The army…
Confiscated Turkish flotilla ships return home
Palestine Note 5 Aug 2010 – Washington ‚Äì The three Turkish-owned ships that took part in the May 31 flotilla to Gaza will return to Turkey today, Ynet News reported Thursday. The Turkish tugboats tasked with returning the ships arrived Thursday morning…
Egypt ‘declares emergency’ in Sinai
Palestine Note 5 Aug 2010 – Security forces sent to border. Netanyahu threatens Gaza escalation. New York – Egypt has sent extra security forces to its border with Israeli a few days after guerrillas reportedly fired rockets into Israel and neighboring Jordan,…
Swedish aid convoy to sail to Gaza
Palestine Note 5 Aug 2010 – Washington – A flotilla of aid ships organized by Ship to Gaza Sweden will sail to Gaza before the year is out, spokesman Dror Feiler told AFP news agency Wednesday. [Photo: Free Gaza Movement – Flickr]…
Report: Israeli welfare shortchanges Arab children
Palestine Note 5 Aug 2010 – Washington ‚Äì A wide gap exists in the available funding and services for at-risk children between the Jewish and Palestinian Israeli communities, according to a new report, the Jerusalem Post said Thursday. A pair of Palestinian…
Gaza’s aid priorities – Hamas, the UN and Israel
Palestine Note 5 Aug 2010 – Gaza City – IRIN – The quality of life, the economy and food security for Palestinians living in Gaza have been severely impaired by Israel’s strict four-year blockade, according to the UN. The lack of schools…
Night Beat: Tremors along the border(s)
Palestine Note 4 Aug 2010 – Today in Palestine, Israel, the broader Middle East, and beyond. The Israel-Lebanon border [Photo: Wikimedia Commons] The most consequential story in the Middle East this week is the specter of renewed Israeli military action, as Prime…
Deadly train accident in Israel
AlJazeera 5 Aug 2010 – Seven people killed and 30 more injured as train hits minibus in southern Israel.
Israel charges suspected spies
AlJazeera 5 Aug 2010 – An Arab Israeli and two Druze living in Israel charged with spying for Syria.
Cinema Jenin Comes Back To Life
PNN – Caroline Pothier Ghassan Bannoura ‚Äì PNN/Jenin – After two years of work, the cinema of Jenin, northern West Bank, opened its doors to the public. An important day for the city residents…
More settler disturbance in the West Bank
PNN – Yesterday saw more violence between settlers and Israeli police in the West bank after a number of temporary structures were demolished in the outpost of Givat Ronen, near the larger settlement of…
EU to help fund PA salaries and Pensions
PNN – PNN – Bethlehem – The EU and Sweden will jointly contribute to the payment of the Palestinian Authority’s salaries and pensions. As part of a plan to prepare the Palestinian Authority for…
UK Consul General visits al-Walajeh
PNN – Today saw the arrival of an extremely well respected guest in Bethlehem, the British Consulate General of Palestine and Jerusalem, in a trip organised by the Holy Land Trust. The General, Richard…
Palestinian Center for Human Rights
Weekly Report On Israeli Human Rights Violations in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (29 July – 04 August 2010)
Palestinian Center for Human Rights
Gazans: Blast that hurt 50 Hamas’s fault
Jeruslalem Post 6 Aug 2010 – Refugee camp residents begged Islamists to move weapons store.
Gazans blame blast that hurt 50 on Hamas
Jeruslalem Post 6 Aug 2010 – Refugee camp residents begged Islamists to move weapons store.
Olmert won’t face trial over Leumi
Jeruslalem Post 5 Aug 2010 – Justice Arbel: Not enough evidence to indict ex-PM.
Poll: 85% agree to two-state solution
Jeruslalem Post 5 Aug 2010 – Majority of Arab world accepts peace with Israel on ’67 lines.
Oren decries ties between LAF, Hizbullah
Jeruslalem Post 5 Aug 2010 – After border clash, US defends aid to Beirut for weapons.
Barak hails Ashkenazi…meets his would-be successors
Jeruslalem Post 5 Aug 2010 – Tensions between defense minister and chief of staff hit new high as interviews begin.
3 Israeli-Arabs charged with espionage
Jeruslalem Post 5 Aug 2010 – Syria’s FM protests arrests; urges UN to intervene.
Race on for next chief of staff
Jeruslalem Post 5 Aug 2010 – Tensions between Barak and Ashkenazi hits new high as interview begin.
‘Egypt seeks rocket trucks’
Jeruslalem Post 5 Aug 2010 – Report: Cairo scours Sinai; raises security alert to highest level.
‘Egypt scours Sinai for rocket trucks’
Jeruslalem Post 5 Aug 2010 – Reports say Cairo raises security alert to highest level.
IDF dance-off: Nahal retains title
Jeruslalem Post 5 Aug 2010 – Jordan border reservists challenge “Tik Tok” with “Waka Waka” dance.
International Solidarity Movement
Restricting freedom of movement: an Israeli attempt to silence leaders of the popular struggle
8/5/2010 – International Solidarity Movement – On August 4, 2010 about 1 PM, Mohammed Khatib from Bil’in was denied exit to Jordan via King Hussein Bridge. Khatib was on his way to Spain via Amman when Israeli border officials prevented him from crossing the border to Jordan. Denying the leaders of the non-violent Popular Struggle to go abroad is….
Israel demolishes rebuilt Jordan Valley houses
8/5/2010 – International Solidarity Movement – This morning, Thursday 5th August, the Israeli Civil Administration authorities in the Jordan valley demolished the village of Al Farisiya for the second time in two weeks. This morning at 6:30 the army arrived in the village with two bulldozers and 13 jeeps, evacuated the villagers and destroyed 26 homes in one hour, making….
Motorist ‘chatted with friends’ as train slammed into minibus
Ha’aretz – Railway tragedy leaves seven dead; train driver: ‘He wasn’t looking – he broke through the barrier and came to a halt on the tracks. I hit the emergency brake, that’s…
Seven dead as train hits minibus in southern Israel
Ha’aretz – Victims include four children and a pregnant woman as passenger train smashes into packed minibus that broke through crossing barrier.
State to pay NIS 5 million compensation for wrongful murder conviction
Ha’aretz – Amos Baranes was charged with the murder of Rachel Heller in 1976, served 8 years in prison before he was acquitted and released.
Tel Aviv’s breakfast hotspots
Ha’aretz – Tel Aviv is known for its beaches and nightlife, but without a good breakfast no one can make it through the day; here are a few places to find one.
Three northern Israel residents indicted for allegedly spying for Syria
Ha’aretz – Fada Sha’ar, his father Majd Sha’ar and Mahmoud Masarwah charged with spying, contact with foreign agents and passing information to an enemy state.
Video / Palestinian boy upset by father’s arrest garners international media attention
Ha’aretz – Border Police arrested Fadel Jaber, claiming he and his family had attacked police who were disconnecting their illegal water connection.
Police launch criminal probe into rabbi suspected of molesting boys
Ha’aretz – Investigation follows discovery of alleged sex crimes victim; charges filed by the victim not disqualified by statute of limitations.
U.S. issues Israel travel warning in wake of Eilat rocket attack
Ha’aretz – State Department statement reiterates travel ban to Gaza Strip, says U.S. citizens must avoid West Bank demonstrations.
Egypt hunts trucks linked to Eilat rocket attack
Ha’aretz – Egyptian forces combing Sinai for vehicles allegedly used in in launch of katyusha rockets in fatal rocket barrage on Israel and Jordan.
Abbas sets conditions for direct talks with Israel
Ha’aretz – Palestinian president demands complete halt to settlement building in exchange for return to face-to-face peace negotiations.
Israel releases Gaza aid flotilla ships to Turkey
Ha’aretz – Turkish towing ships to arrive in Israel on Thursday and receive 3 vessels along with the personal equipment that was aboard them., Four people arrested; Settlers torch Palestinian fields in…
Israel conducts limited incursion in east of Khan Younis
5 Aug 2010 – Gaza, August 5, 2010 (Pal Telegraph) – Israeli occupation forces conducted today a limited incursion in the Al-Frahen area to the east of Khan Younis, in central Gaza Strip. According to WAFA news agency, four bulldozers and five tanks invaded 500 meters in Al- Frahen area near the borders with the Palestinian occupied land of 48. The bulldozers razed agricultural…
Israel detains 5 Palestinians in Nablus
5 Aug 2010 – Nablus, August 5, 2010 (Pal Telegraph) ‚Äì Israeli occupation forces detained today five Palestinians in Asira Al-Shmalia town in Nablus. The mayor of the town, Abed Al-Kareem Saied, said that Israeli occupation forces raided the town and number of houses. Besides, they destroyed the furniture of a three-floor building belonging to Mohammed Yassin . He added that they detained five…
Israeli settlers set fire to trees in east of Hebron
5 Aug 2010 – Hebron, August 5, 2010 (Pal Telegraph) ‚Äì Israeli settlers set fire Thursday to Palestinian agriculture lands in east of Hebron city in the West Bank. Eyewitnesses said that Israeli settlers set fire to agriculture lands planted with grape as a protest against the Israeli occupation forces (IOF) because they evacuated them from a land they seized two weeks ago. …
International solidarity under attack
Uruknet August 5, 2010 – From small beginnings and with few resources, the international movement in solidarity with the Palestinians has grown into a force that Israel perceives as a major threat. The assault on the Gaza aid flotilla was a lethal escalation in what has become an increasingly bitter campaign against that movement, whose constituents now range from dockworkers…
Israel says ancient Muslim gravestones ‘built illegally’
Uruknet August 5, 2010 – Israel’s Jerusalem Municipality said Thursday that tombstones razed by authorities a day earlier in a 12th-century Muslim cemetery were “built illegally with the aim to take over the plot.” At least 15 tombstones and structures were torn apart Wednesday in the Mamilla (Ma’man Allah) cemetery, the Al-Aqsa Foundation for Waqf and Heritage said. The latest…
Book review: Palestine brought to life in “Behind the Wall”
Uruknet August 5, 2010 – Anyone familiar with the work of the Palestinian youth center Lajee in Aida refugee camp in the occupied West Bank city of Bethlehem has probably encountered photographer Rich Wiles’ work. Wiles’ foray into publishing began with a series of books (Dreams of Home, Flying Home, and Our Eyes) produced by the youth of Aida camp,…
Abuse of Palestinian children in Israeli jails
Uruknet August 5, 2010 – Testimonials and events documented by human rights organizations show the abuse of Palestinian children in Israeli prisons to be regular and widespread. Physical abuse, sexual abuse, torture, threats and intimidation as well as the denial of basic basic human rights, such as access to education are the most common forms of abuse, documents show…
Israeli municipality excavates 15 graves in historical cemetery in O. Jerusalem
Uruknet August 4, 2010 – Bulldozers of the Israeli-controlled municipality of occupied Jerusalem excavated and demolished 15 graves in the historical Ma’manullah cemetery west of the Old City, the Aqsa foundation for endowments and heritage said on Wednesday. The Israeli destruction of the graves took place after the Aqsa foundation cooperated with the cemetery keeper in maintenance and restoration works…
Video: Al-Walaja village resists construction of the Apartheid Wall
Uruknet August 4, 2010 – This morning in Al-Walaja local Palestinian residents supported by Israeli and international solidarity activists nonviolently resisted the construction of the Apartheid Wall by blocking the work of a bulldozer. Of the sixty protestors, fourteen people were arrested ‚Äì six Palestinians and eight internationals. Three were also injured as Israeli police forcefully and violently removed protestors…
UK Judges Endorse Double Standards on Terror Deportations
Uruknet August 4, 2010 – Last Thursday, in a little-noticed ruling in the Court of Appeal, three judges — Lord Justice Jacob, Lord Justice Sullivan and Sir David Keene — turned down appeals submitted by eight foreign nationals against the Home Secretary’s decision to deport them “on grounds of national security.” The government’s decision had previously been upheld by the…
Israel’s teenage barbarians at al-Arakib
Uruknet August 4, 2010 – On 26 July 2010 Israeli police armed with tear gas, a water canon and two helicopters forced the 200 Bedouin residents of the southern Israeli village of al-Arakib out of their homes. Most of the furniture was then removed from the village’s 45 buildings, which were flattened using bulldozers. It is to be noted that…
Video: Expired medicine donated to Gaza
Uruknet August 4, 2010 – There is no doubt that hospitals in the Gaza Strip are in dire straights, desperately in need of medicine and technology. However, millions of dollars worth of useless, out of date or expired medicine is being sent to the enclave as aid. And the expired medicine is ending up in land-fills which are not properly…
Israel releases Turkish aid ships
The National 5 Aug 2010 – The three freed flotilla vessels include the Mavi Marmara, where troops clashed with protesters in a confrontation that killed nine Turks.
Lebanon assessing BlackBerry security concerns
The National 5 Aug 2010 – Lebanon will assess security concerns relating to the use of BlackBerry smartphones following the arrest of several telecoms employees suspected of spying for Israel.
Settlers Remain in Jerusalem Muslim Quarter Building
Alternative Information Center – The eight Palestinian families who lost their homes on 29 July when two-dozen Israeli settlers seized part of a two story building in the Muslim Quarter of the Old City remain displaced, unable to access to…
Shock at Injury to Knesset Member Defending Bedouin Village from Demolition
WAFA – LONDON, August 5, 2010 (WAFA)- The Palestine Solidarity Campaign has expressed shock at Wednesday’s hospitalisation of a Palestinian member of the Israeli Knesset, who spoke in the House of Commons
Israeli Restricts Popular Struggle Leaders to Silence Them
WAFA – RAMALLAH, August 5, 2010 (WAFA)- On August 4, 2010 about 1 PM, Mohammed Khatib from Bil’in was denied exit
EU, Sweden Contribute €14 Million to PA Salaries, Pensions
WAFA РRAMALLAH, August 5, 2010 (WAFA)- The European Union and Sweden contributed, today, €14 million (NIS 70
West Bank culture boost as Cinema Jenin rolls out red carpet
The Guardian 5 Aug 2010 – Palestinian movie house restored and reopened 23 years after first intifada The red carpet had seen better days. Faded, threadbare and dotted with stains and cigarette burns, it would not have graced a Hollywood premiere. But…
Calling Gaza a prison camp is an understatement | Laila El-Haddad
The Guardian 5 Aug 2010 – There may be some semblance of civil life and stability in Gaza, but it is our freedoms that are under siege It’s three years since I’ve been back to Gaza. Much has happened since my last…
Young Palestinians work towards economic recovery in Northern Lebanon
Relief Web 5 Aug 2010 – Source: UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East
Weekly Report On Israeli Human Rights Violations in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, 29 Jul – 04 Aug 2010
Relief Web 5 Aug 2010 – Source: Palestinian Centre for Human Rights
Narratives Under Siege (5): There’s Something in the Water: The Poisoning of Life in the Gaza Strip
Relief Web 5 Aug 2010 – Source: Palestinian Centre for Human Rights
OPT: Three different takes on aid priorities in Gaza
Relief Web 5 Aug 2010 – Source: Integrated Regional Information Networks
Iran Benefits from Arab Disillusion with Obama
IPS U.S. President Barack Obama has suffered a sharp drop in popularity in the Arab world over the past year, and Iran may be reaping the benefits, according to a major new survey of public opinion in five Arab countries released here Thursday.
New Report: People versus Oppression
Stop The Wall – One year ago, Stop the Wall and Addameer released a report entitled “Repression Allowed, Resistance Denied”, which detailed the repression of Palestinian human rights defenders active against the Wall since 2002.Today, in the 6th anniversary of the ICJ ruling against the Wall, The campaign publish this new document covering the ongoing repression between March – June 2010. [
Manhunt on for Sinai rocket cell
YNet News – Egyptian authorities searching for trucks believed used in attacks on Israel,….
IDF reservists show they, too, can dance
YNet News – Israeli soldiers on Jordanian border film their dance moves in guard tower, post….
Defense Ministry official: Egypt will deal with Hamas
YNet News – Amos Gilad tells Ynet Monday’s rocket attack on Eilat, Aqaba proved Islamist….
Lebanese army rep: Border skirmish calculated decision
YNet News – During meeting with IDF, UNIFIL reps, Lebanese general says soldiers who opened….
3 north Israel residents charged with espionage, kidnapping plot
YNet News – Majdal Shams resident Majed Sha’ar, his son Fada and Mahmoud Masarwa of Baqa el….
Settlers riot after structures razed
YNet News – Four Jews arrested during riot that erupted as Civil Administration workers….
Turkish ships going home
YNet News – The three Turkish ships that took part in the Gaza-bound mission about two months ago were granted permission to leave Israel and head back to Turkey. Turkish …….
Associates: Barak hurting chief of staff
YNet News – Defense Minister Ehud Barak will start interviewing candidates for the IDF chief of staff position on Thursday, six months before the current chief ends his term. …….
Personal angle: World Cup quarter-final
B’tselem 2 Aug 2010 – A B’Tselem data coordinator describes what the Barakat family underwent as they hurried home from Bethlehem to Jerusalem to watch the Argentina‚ÄìGermany match, on 3 July ’10.
Palestinian Information Center
Israeli settlers burn grapevine trees in W. Bank
PIC 6 Aug 2010 – Tens of Israeli settlers attacked Thursday morning the Palestinian village of Buwairah, east of Al-Khalil city, and burned tens of grapevine trees belonging to Palestinian farmers..
Dwaik calls on Abbas to free political detainees in PA jails
PIC 6 Aug 2010 – Dr. Aziz Dwaik, the speaker of the Palestinian parliament, strongly condemned the random political arrest campaign against Hamas members at the hands of the militia of Mahmoud Abbas..
Freedom Flotilla coalition questions integrity of Ki-moon’s probe committee
PIC 6 Aug 2010 – The coalition of Freedom Flotilla said it fears that the investigation committee designated by Ban Ki-moon would attempt to whitewash Israel’s deadly attack on its aid convoy.
Israel razing homes in the Jordan Valley for the third time in a week
PIC 6 Aug 2010 – Israeli bulldozers began Thursday morning an ongoing operation of home demolitions in the Farisiyya area of the northern Jordan Valley.
Netanyahu threatens to wage war on Gaza and Lebanon
PIC 6 Aug 2010 – Benjamin Netanyahu reiterated his threat to wage new military aggression on the Gaza Strip and Lebanon in the wake of the armed clashes between the Lebanese army and Israeli troops.
Gaddafi foundation to sign agreement with UNRWA for reconstruction of Gaza
PIC 6 Aug 2010 – The Gaddafi international charity and development foundation plans to make official an agreement for reconstruction in Gaza with UNRWA next Monday in the Jordanian capital of Amman.
IOF soldiers detain 40 Palestinians
PIC 6 Aug 2010 – Israeli occupation forces (IOF) detained 40 Palestinian citizens in various West Bank areas at dawn Thursday most of them from one family in Jenin district, local sources reported.
Hamas denounces IOA’s excavations on historical Jerusalem cemetery
PIC 6 Aug 2010 – Hamas denounced the excavations carried out by the Israeli occupation authority (IOA) on parts of the historical Ma’manullah cemetery in Jerusalem after plans to build a museum on the site.
Hanna calls on churches to stop Israel from razing Christian site in J’lem
PIC 6 Aug 2010 – Father Atallah Hanna appealed to the world’s churches to urgently intervene to stop Israel from obliterating the Christian religious landmarks in the village of Ein Kerem, west of the holy city.
10 wounded, 16 arrested in Walaja march
PIC 6 Aug 2010 – Ten Palestinians were hit by rubber bullets and tear gas canisters and 16 others arrested during an Israeli attack on a peace march organized by the residents of Al-Walaja village.
Barghouti from Prison: No to Negotiations
The Media Line 4 Aug 2010 – Senior Fatah member lashes out against his party and the Palestinian Authority. Imprisoned Palestinian leader Marwan Barghouti has harshly criticized the Palestinian Authority for negotiating with Israel, saying both direct and indirect negotiations are pointless.Barghouti, a…
U.S. indicts 14 on charges of supporting Somali terror group
LA Times 5 Aug 2010 – Most of those charged are U.S. citizens of Somali descent. They are accused of sending money and fighters to Shabab, an Islamist army. The U.S. government on Thursday announced 14 people have been indicted on charges they provided support to the Somali terrorist group Shabab, shedding light on “a deadly pipeline” that has routed funding and fighters to the group from cities across the United States, Atty. Gen. Eric Holder said.
Turkey and Israel Do a Brisk Business
New York Times 5 Aug 2010 – Despite their strained politics, business between Turkey and Israel continues apace, albeit discreetly.
Iran Denies Reports of Attack on Ahmadinejad
New York Times 5 Aug 2010 – An Iranian state-run broadcaster said that reports of a grenade attack on the president’s motorcade were false.
Could Tourism Save The Jordan Valley?
Palestine Monitor – Without major re-development work, the Jordan Valley will face “a catastrophe within the next decade”, according to economic expert Saeb Bamya of the AIX group. With 30% unemployment, just 4% of land cultivated, and settlements and military training zones absorbing more of the area, local Palestinians…
Israel says video of crying Palestinian boy was staged ‚Äòto make cheap anti-Israel propaganda’
Mondoweiss – Robert Mackey, at the Times Lede blog , picks up the video we posted on Tuesday. Just when I think I can’t be shocked anymore, Israel finds a new way to surprise me: Israel’s border police force insisted in a statement on Thursday that video of a…
Visit Abu Dis– site of the future Palestinian capital?
Mondoweiss – Weiss: In order to be taken seriously in U.S. Establishment discourse, you must swear that you believe in two states existing side-by-side. This proposition (which has been held out to the stateless Palestinians for many decades now in one form or another without any consequence but…
More on the right of return & the one state future
Mondoweiss – Ahmed Moor’s post on the right of return a few days ago was a brave attempt to move the one-state solution from myth to reality. Articulating the practical contours for the one-state solution is not easy. Below are a few points in response to Moor’s article,…
Zionist org says that all people care about their children except one group
Mondoweiss – Do American Jews have any idea what Zionist organizations say routinely? Here Susan Tuchman and Morton Klein of the Zionist Organization of America respond to an interview of University of California President Mark Yudof: “We do, however, respectfully take issue with two points that President Yudof…
The cultural boycott and the outraged artist
Mondoweiss – When you arrive in Israel as an internationally-renowned artist to give a concert or accept a cultural award, it is only natural that you not be spat at and knee-capped by Jews. I say this apropos of the odd comments made over the last couple of…
Building a Road to Save a Village in the South Hebron Hills
Joseph Dana 5 Aug 2010 – Last Tuesday, my friend Noam Sheizaf and I gave a tour of the South West Bank to some friends from Europe and the United States. One of the many issues that we explored with our guests was the reality of daily life for Palestinians in the…
Mohammed Khatib of Bil’in’s Popular Committee Prevented from Going Abroad Despite an OK from Court
Joseph Dana 5 Aug 2010 – From the Popular Struggle Coordination Committee : The Shin Bet prevented Mohammed Khatib of the Bil’in Popular Committee to cross the Allenby Bridge on his way to Spain today. Khatib was banned despite having a permit to leave the country from the Military court. Mohammed Khatib, a…
William Blum ‚Äì So please tell me again: What’s the war about?
Palestine Think Tank 5 Aug 2010 – With all the lies exposed about the American Iraqi misadventure, I and many others had allowed ourselves the luxury, the hidden pleasure, of believing that the United States government and media had learned a lesson which would last for some time. They’d been caught and exposed….
Seven die in Israeli rail crash
BBC 5 Aug 2010 – Seven people die and 20 are injured in a collision between a minibus and a train near Kiryat Gat in southern Israel.
Israel releases Turkish aid ship
BBC 5 Aug 2010 – Israel releases an impounded Turkish aid ship on which nine activists were killed as they tried to break the Gaza blockade two months ago.
Egypt ‘rape victim’ appears on TV
BBC 5 Aug 2010 – Human rights activists in Egypt express concern following allegations that a woman was raped by two police officers.
Poland to hand over Israeli ‘spy’
BBC 5 Aug 2010 – A Polish appeals court upholds a decision to hand over to Germany an alleged Israeli agent wanted over the murder of a Hamas commander.
War Is Coming
Antiwar.com 6 Aug 2010 – (Interviewed by Louis James, Editor,International Speculator) L: Doug, last time we conversed, you said: “Let’s talk about what Clausewitz called ‚Äòthe extension of politics’ next time ‚Äì I think the odds are increasing that we may see war rear its ugly head again soon.” There’s been…
Iran Benefits from Arab Disillusion with Obama
Antiwar.com 6 Aug 2010 – U.S. President Barack Obama has suffered a sharp drop in popularity in the Arab world over the past year, and Iran may be reaping the benefits, according to a major new survey of public opinion in five Arab countries released here Thursday. Only 20 percent of…
A Cakewalk Against Iran
Antiwar.com 5 Aug 2010 – Philip Giraldi on the neocons’ favorite promise
Revered Israeli rabbi preaches slaughter of gentile babies – By Jonathan Cook
Sabbah report 6 Aug 2010 – By Jonathan Cook* | Sabbah Report | www.sabbah.biz Settlers step up “price-tag” policy A rabbi from one of the most violent settlements in the West Bank was questioned on suspicion of incitement last week as Israeli police stepped up their investigation into a book in which…
Israel’s teenage barbarians at al-Arakib ‚Äì By Lawrence Davidson
Sabbah report 6 Aug 2010 – By Lawrence Davidson* | Sabbah Report | www.sabbah.biz The Bedouin village of al-Arakib On 26 July 2010 Israeli police armed with tear gas, a water canon and two helicopters forced the 200 Bedouin residents of the southern Israeli village of al-Arakib out of their homes. Most…
Former CIA Officers warn Israel may attack Iran this month (Must Read)
Sabbah report 6 Aug 2010 – A group of high level former U.S. intelligence officers has just published an extremely important analysis warning that Israel may plan to attack Iran as early as this month (full length article below). They detail the evidence for this possibility and warn that such an action…
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Abuse of Palestinian children in Israeli jails
Ma’an News Agency8/5/2010
Testimonials and events documented by human rights organizations show the abuse of Palestinian children in Israeli prisons to be regular and widespread.
Physical abuse, sexual abuse, torture, threats and intimidation as well as the denial of basic basic human rights, such as access to education are the most common forms of abuse, documents show.
In 2009, a report from the UK-based children’s rights group Defence for Children International found, there were 305 Palestinian children being held in Israeli jails. The US-based NGO Save the Children further estimates, that over 6,700 children were arrested between October 2000 and April 2009. Both organizations confirm Israel routinely prosecutes Palestinian children as young as 12, describing the ill-treatment and torture of Palestinian children as “widespread, systematic and institutionalised.”
Forms of abuse
In 2009, DCI collected 100 sworn affidavits from Palestinian children and teenagers who said they were abused in Israeli military and police custody. Almost 70 percent complained of being beaten, four percent reported being sexually assaulted, and 12 percent said they were threatened with sexual assault.
According to the report, most of the incidents occurred during interrogation and were used against detainees to force a confession. — See also: Video: Israel faces child-abuse claims more.. e-mail
Israel says ancient Muslim gravestones ’built illegally’
Soraya Bauwens-Nuseibeh, Ma’an News Agency8/6/2010
JERUSALEM (Ma’an) — Israel’s Jerusalem Municipality said Thursday that tombstones razed by authorities a day earlier in a 12th-century Muslim cemetery were “built illegally with the aim to take over the plot.”
At least 15 tombstones and structures were torn apart Wednesday in the Mamilla (Ma’man Allah) cemetery, the Al-Aqsa Foundation for Waqf and Heritage said. The latest demolitions follow the disinterment of over 1,500 graves in 2009 to make way for a controversial Museum of Tolerance. The foundation quickly denounced the move, describing it as a “heinous crime.”
Mandated with renovating burial grounds, the foundation said its crew led by Fawaz Hassan and Mustafa Abu Zuhra tried to block the bulldozers with their bodies but were removed by police. Israeli authorities razed the tombstones in the northeastern part of the cemetery, despite the crew’s objection, and left an hour after.
A spokesman for Israel’s national police did not return multiple calls seeking comment, but the Jerusalem municipality said in a statement that it had “located illegal activity at the site,” filed a complaint with police, and “turned to the Israel Land Administration, who owns the land, to restore [it] to its prior condition. The ILA cleared the vacant tombstones, which were built illegally with the aim to take over the plot.”
Dating back 1,000 years, the Mamilla cemetery was an active burial ground until 1948, when West Jerusalem became part of the newly declared State of Israel. According to Muslim tradition, it is the burial site of the Prophet Mohammad’s companions, Salah Ad-Din’s warriors, Sufi saints, as well as judges, scholars, and Palestinian dignitaries. more.. e-mail
“Gaza is a man-made crisis”
Electronic Intifada: 5 Aug 2010 – GAZA CITY, occupied Gaza Strip (IRIN) – The quality of life, the economy and food security for Palestinians living in Gaza have been severely impaired by Israel’s strict four-year blockade, according to the UN. Israel says its closure regime is designed to protect Israeli citizens from attacks by militants in Gaza.more
Israel destroys Bedouin village, again
Electronic Intifada: 5 Aug 2010 – Bulldozers returned to the village of al-Araqib in the northern Negev on Wednesday, 4 August, and demolished approximately ten new structures residents and supporters had built a week after Israeli forces completely destroyed the village on 27 July.more
Book review: Palestine brought to life in “Behind the Wall”
Electronic Intifada: 5 Aug 2010 – Photographer Rich Wiles’ Behind the Wall: Life, Love, and Struggle in Palestine is a story about the lives of people the author has encountered over the course of the last seven years living in Palestine. Marcy Newman reviews for The Electronic Intifada.more
International solidarity under attack
Electronic Intifada: 5 Aug 2010 – From small beginnings and with few resources, the international movement in solidarity with the Palestinians has grown into a force that Israel perceives as a major threat. The assault on the Gaza aid flotilla was a lethal escalation in what has become an increasingly bitter campaign against that movement. Mike Marqusee comments.more
Could Tourism Save The Jordan Valley?
Palestine Monitor: 5 Aug 2010 – Without major re-development work, the Jordan Valley will face “a catastrophe within the next decade”, according to economic expert Saeb Bamya of the AIX group. With 30% unemployment, just 4% of land cultivated, and settlements and military training zones absorbing more of the area, local Palestinians face an uncertain future. Radical solutions are needed. The Dead Sea AIX, an Israeli/Palestinian think tank have focussed on promoting tourism as a tool of re-development. The unique religious and ecological significance of the Jordan Valley, combined with marquee destinations like Jericho and the Dead Sea, have enormous appeal to a wide range of tourists. These are already used in cross-border tours between Jordan and Israel, which could be expanded to take in the West Bank. “Mutual interest is the key, ” says Bamya, “ co-operation can reflect the interests of all parties”. “We look at tourism as a substitute for agriculture” , says Nader…more
Smoke on a Bridge: Lebanon Awaits a Verdict
Palestine Chronicle: 5 Aug 2010 – By Ramzy Baroud ‚Äì Beirut, Lebanon Jamal is a Lebanese driver in his late 50’s. He appeared unshaven and terribly exhausted as he drove his old passenger van from the airport in Beirut to the Bekaa Valley. Although it was not a particularly arduous trip, it was made more grueling by the way Jamal drove, negotiating the elevation, the hectic traffic and the many army vehicles speeding by. In Lebanon, a sense of urgency always seems to prevail, even when there are no urgent matters to tend to. Jamal’s driving style has probably changed little through the successive Israeli wars and bombardments of Lebanon in past years (the last being the 2006 war, which destroyed much of the country’s infrastructure and killed hundreds of civilians). Although no bombs were falling now, Jamal could feel something in the air. “They are cooking something big,” he said, “but what it is, no…more
Nuclear-Free Mideast
Palestine Chronicle: 5 Aug 2010 – By George S. Hishmeh ‚Äì Washington, D.C. Americans of all walks of life have lately been mesmerized by the drama launched by WikiLeaks, an anti-secrecy group, which published on its website a major portion of 92,000 classified and embarrassing U.S. documents said to be in its possession, on the Afghan war, now in its ninth year, the longest American military intervention. The documents claimed that Pakistan, or actually its spy agency known as Inter-Services Intelligence, had been arming, training and funding the Taliban for years. Whatever these revelations would precipitate remains to be seen. But it is interesting to note that the focus of the American (and international) attention dwarfs another “amazing” but little noticed revelation last May when the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) partially declassified another secret document held behind closed doors for 32 years “in spite of the best efforts of researchers to dislodge it.” Notwithstanding the…more
A Country in Fragments: The Subjective Atlas of Palestine
Palestine Chronicle: 5 Aug 2010 – ‘We have on this earth what makes life worth living: April’s hesitation, the aroma of bread at dawn, a woman’s Point of view about men, the works of Aeschylus, the Beginning of love, grass on a stone, mothers living on a Flute’s sigh and the invaders’ fear of memories.’ — On This Earth, Mahmoud Darwish By Roger Sheety A light yet enlightening book on a heavy subject, The Subjective Atlas of Palestine is a beautiful, award-winning art book edited by Dutch designer Annelys de Vet and features both individual and collaborative contributions from over thirty different Palestinian artists, photographers and writers who were asked to “map their country as they see it.” If there is just one theme running through its compact 160 pages it would be the search for normalcy and unity under brutal and endless Israeli occupation, ethnic cleansing and land theft. “There is a lot of melancholy…more
Why the United States Will Not Strike Iran Now
Palestine Chronicle: 5 Aug 2010 – By Ali Younes The reasons that there will be no US war or military strike against Iran, in the near future, and under the current political environment, are that the US military command, under the guidance of its political leadership, is implementing a strategy of “deterrence” to prevent Iran from continuing its nuclear program. This strategy is based on the latest US military concept of “Joint Operations” which was released on 15 January 2009. The key question here, moreover, is what will be the purpose of a military strike against Iran? Will it end the Iranian nuclear program forever, or delay it by few years then eventually and perhaps go for regime change similar to the Iraqi scenario. Such options will not bring about, if not impossible, the desired change the US and Israel wants in Iran. The only option remains is “convincing” the Iranian leadership that its nuclear program…more
Lebanese Army Thwarts Israeli Landscaping Effort
Palestine Chronicle: 5 Aug 2010 – By Belen Fernandez In the latest Israeli inversion of cause and effect relationships, the clash near the Lebanese border village of Adaisseh yesterday between Israeli and Lebanese soldiers—which resulted in the deaths of one of the former nationality and three of the latter—was characterized by Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak as a “planned provocation”, by Kadima MK Shaul Mofaz as a “planned terror attack”, and by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as something for which the Lebanese government was “directly responsible”. It is not clear how anyone in Lebanon is responsible for the Israeli decision to have its army uproot a tree lying outside the confines of Israel’s border fence in order to obtain a more unobstructed view of the area, especially given Israeli possession of numerous unmanned aerial vehicles for which single trees do not constitute an obstacle. According to the Israeli Haaretz website, the tree uprooting was categorized…more
Haiti’s Colonial Overlord
Dissident Voice: 5 Aug 2010 – Amid the hoopla over Chelsea Clinton’s wedding at a posh estate north of New York City, there were plenty of toasts in the media to Bill Clinton and the good works he’s performed since leaving the White House. In particular, Clinton’s role in working with Haiti, both before and after the catastrophic earthquake last January, was singled out. To the U.S. media, Clinton is a compassionate statesmen, with only the best interests of the Haitian people at heart. Particularly since this year’s quake, he has been viewed as a decisive leader who can “get things done,” in contrast to the country’s ineffective government. Because of his role as co-chair of the Interim Haiti Reconstruction Commission (IHRC), Esquire magazine called Clinton “CEO of a leaderless nation,” the Miami Herald repeatedly refers to him as the “czar of the recovery effort.” Ordinary Haitians have a different view. They remember Clinton as the…more
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