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Extremists Attack Jordan Embassy Employees In Tel Aviv
IMEMC – 25 Nov 2010 – Thursday November 25, 2010 – 02:15, An official Jordanian source reported Wednesday that a number Israeli extremists attacked on Tuesday at night two employees working at the Jordanian embassy in Tel Aviv.
Scandinavian funds divest from companies involved in occupation of Palestinian land
IMEMC – 25 Nov 2010 – Thursday November 25, 2010 – 02:10, Activists with the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement claimed another victory on Wednesday as Swedish and Norwegian pension funds announced their divestment from companies doing business in Israeli settlements or with the Israeli military occupying Palestinian land.
Army Fires Missile At Motorcycle Rider in Gaza
IMEMC – 25 Nov 2010 – Thursday November 25, 2010 – 01:53, Palestinian sources reported Wednesday that the Israeli army fired a missile at a motor cycle rider in Al Zeitoun neighborhood, south of Gaza City; damage was reported, no injuries.
First Performance for al-Ashekeen in Palestine
IMEMC – 25 Nov 2010 – Wednesday November 24, 2010 – 18:16, Palestinian music band al-Ashekeen performed in Palestine and invigorated audiences with their songs of resistance and hope, the Jerusalem Media and Communication Centre said on Wednesday.
Settlers Occupy Home in al-Tur, East Jerusalem
IMEMC – 25 Nov 2010 – Wednesday November 24, 2010 – 17:34, A group of settlers, on Wednesday, with the help of the Israeli police force, took possession of the apartment in the al-Tur neighborhood, in the area of the Mount of Olives in Occupied East Jerusalem.
Netanyahu Apologizes to U.S. Politician, After Praising Castro
IMEMC – 25 Nov 2010 – Wednesday November 24, 2010 – 17:19, During his last official visit to the U.S., the Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had to apologize to a Republican congresswoman, Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, for having praised Fidel Castro, after the Cuban leader stressed the suffering of the Jews throughout history.
Palestinian Home Demolished in East Jerusalem
IMEMC – 25 Nov 2010 – Wednesday November 24, 2010 – 16:51, Israeli police forces razed, on Wednesday, a Palestinian house in East Jerusalem, shortly before the owner arrived with a court order halting the demolition, AFP claimed.
Shin Bet May Build Shortcut for Netanyahu through Nature Reserve
IMEMC – 25 Nov 2010 – Wednesday November 24, 2010 – 14:15, Shin Bet security service is considering building a private road through a nature reserve that would connect Prime Minister Netanyahu’s house to the Route 2 coastal highway, Haaretz claimed on Wednesday.
Syria Joins Palestinians in Condemning Israel’s Referendum Law
IMEMC – 25 Nov 2010 – Wednesday November 24, 2010 – 13:07, Syrian and Palestinian officials condemned, on Tuesday, a new Israeli law that mandates a referendum must be held ahead of any withdrawal from annexed East Jerusalem or the Golan Heights, AFP reported.
Army Levels Bedouin Structures In the Northern Plains
IMEMC – 25 Nov 2010 – Wednesday November 24, 2010 – 13:03, Israeli army bulldozers, accompanied by dozens of armored vehicles, leveled dozens of structures, including homes and structures for livestock in the Jiftlik area, in the West Bank’s Jordan Valley, in order to expand a Jewish settlement that was built on village lands.
Medics: Israeli gunfire injures Gaza worker
11/24/2010 – GAZA CITY (Ma’an) — Israeli forces shot and injured a Palestinian man who was collecting scrap materials Wednesday near the border with Israel in the northern Gaza Strip, a medical official said. Adham Abu Salmiya told Ma’an that the worker, who was not identified, was moderately injured in the leg. He was….
Rights group: Israel denies children Jerusalem residency
11/24/2010 – BETHLEHEM (Ma’an) — The Israeli Ministry of Interior denies permanent residency to Palestinian schoolchildren in “??Jerusalem, an Israeli human rights group said Tuesday. HaMoked, the center for the defence of the individual, will argue a case “??Thursday at the Israeli Supreme Court that could determine the fate of scores of children who have been….
Israel razes Palestinian home in East Jerusalem
11/24/2010 – JERUSALEM (AFP) — Israeli police on Wednesday razed a Palestinian house in occupied East Jerusalem, shortly before the owner arrived home with a court order halting the demolition. Scores of police and a single bulldozer were involved in the operation, which leveled the small house in the At-Tur neighborhood near the Mount of Olives. House owner….
Report: 2nd East Jerusalem home taken over by settlers
11/24/2010 – TEL AVIV (Ma’an) — Israeli settlers took over the second building in two days in East Jerusalem, in the At-Tur neighborhood on Wednesday, one day after forced evictions rendered at least 15 homeless in a nearby home. The latest home takeover, Israel’s daily newspaper Haaretz reported Wednesday evening, followed a lengthy court…. Related: Settlers move into house after Israeli police evict Palestinian family
More Bedouin structures demolished in Jordan Valley
11/24/2010 – JERICHO (Ma’an) — As the sun rose early Wednesday, Palestinian Bedouins living in Abu Al-Ajaj, a small village in the Jordan Valley were surprised to see Israeli bulldozers demolishing their sheds and sheep shelters. The incident came only two weeks after Israeli authorities confiscated lands belonging to the village slated to expand an illegal….
Israeli prison officials search hospital ward
11/24/2010 – RAMALLAH (Ma’an) — Israeli special forces performed a raid on the hospital wing of the country’s Ramla prison on Wednesday morning, the Palestinian Ministry of Prisoners Affairs reported. According to a ministry communique, 25 detainees residing in the hospital wing for treatment of chronic illnesses were searched for mobile phones and other….
Israel bulldozes PA-backed projects
11/24/2010 – NABLUS (Ma’an) — Israeli forces demolished two agricultural projects south of Salfit in the northern West Bank on Wednesday, Palestinian officials said. Both projects were funded by the Palestinian Finance Ministry and were worth hundreds of thousands of dollars. The mayor of the village of Deir Istiyya Nathmi Salman saidan that Israeli forces raided….
VIDEO – US students depict abuse at checkpoints
11/24/2010 – BETHLEHEM (Ma’an) — University students in New York City got to experience the unusual commute that many Palestinians face on their way tocolleges and schools in the occupied Palestinian territories. A group of students, faculty, staff, and others constructed a mock Israeli checkpoint on campus at Columbia University. Three students dressed as soldiers lined…. Related: Video: YouTube
PA: Attack on prison targeted prominent leaders
11/24/2010 – RAMALLAH (Ma’an) — Minister of Prisoners Affairs in Ramallah Issa Qaraqe said the launch of a grenade inside an Israeli prisoner holding more than 800 Palestinians was an attempt at “collective murder,” and said he held the Israeli government responsible for the assault. Israeli police said an investigation was ongoing into a Monday night….
Israeli, Palestinian forces trade fire in Gaza
11/24/2010 – GAZA CITY (Ma’an) — Israeli forces exchanged gunfire with Palestinian guerillas east of Gaza City on Wednesday evening, local sources reported. Fighters riding a motorcycle opened fire on an Israeli forces, who returned fire, the sources said. The incident took place in along the border in the Zaytoun neighborhood, they added. An Israeli military….
Jordan protests ‘aggression’ against embassy officials in Israel
11/24/2010 – AMMAN, Jordan (DPA) – The Jordanian government on Wednesday strongly protested what it called “an aggression” by Israeli policemen on two officials of the Jordanian embassy in Tel Aviv on Tuesday, according to the official Petra news agency. Foreign Minister Nasser Judeh summoned the Israeli ambassador in Amman and told him the Jordanian government “strongly condemned….
Residents say settlers seize Jerusalem home
11/24/2010 – JERUSALEM (Ma’an) — Israeli settlers took control of a Palestinian-owned apartment in the At-Tur neighborhood in occupied East Jerusalem on Wednesday, residents said. Palestinians in the area said the apartment was the subject of a five-year legal battle in which a court ultimately ruled in favor of the Israelis. The reported takeover comes a…. Related: Settlers move into house after Israeli police evict Palestinian family and Report: 2nd East Jerusalem home taken over by settlers
Army: 3 Palestinians detained overnight
11/24/2010 – BETHLEHEM (Ma’an) — Soldiers detained three Palestinians late Tuesday in overnight raids in the occupied West Bank, the Israeli military announced early Wednesday. The unidentified detainees were taken for “security questioning,” the army said. It was not clear if they had been accused of any specific crimes or if they had lawyers….
Gaza govt says no Qaeda groups operating in Strip
11/24/2010 – GAZA CITY (Ma’an) — Al-Qaeda has no foothold in the Gaza Strip and reports suggesting it does only help Israel justify its crimes against the Palestinians living there, the Hamas-led government said Tuesday. A statement issued by the cabinet during its weekly meeting said much of the indications that groups of extremist religious fundamentalists….
Palestinians, Syria condemn Israel referendum law
11/24/2010 – Sara Hussein – JERUSALEM (AFP) — Palestinian and Syrian officials on Tuesday condemned a new Israeli law mandating a national referendum ahead of any withdrawal from occupied East Jerusalem or the Golan Heights. Chief PLO negotiator Saeb Erakat said the bill, passed by Israel’s parliament late Monday, makes “a mockery of international law, which is….
Turkish PM vows to ‘prevent war’ ahead of Lebanon visit
11/24/2010 – BEIRUT (AFP) — Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said his country will do everything in its power to prevent war in Lebanon in comments published Wednesday just ahead of an official visit to the troubled country.” Should any signs of war surface in Lebanon, God forbid, Turkey and other countries in the region will do….
Lebanon’s Armenians protest Turkish PM’s visit
11/24/2010 – BEIRUT (AFP) — More than 100 members of Lebanon’s Armenian community gathered outside Beirut’s international airport on Wednesday to protest a two-day official visit by Turkish premier Recep Tayyip Erdogan. The demonstrators stood amid tight security outside the main entrance of the airport, hoisting banners that read: “The Lebanese have not forgotten….
Reports: Israel ministers meet on Lebanon concerns
11/24/2010 – JERUSALEM (AFP) — Israel’s Benjamin Netanyahu convened his inner Forum of Seven ministers on Wednesday on concerns that Hezbollah could attempt a coup in Lebanon in the face of a UN probe, Israeli media reported. The prime minister’s office refused to confirm the reports that ministers were discussing the implications of a….
Israel confirms death of ex-officer in Cameroon air crash
11/24/2010 – JERUSALEM (AFP) — A former Israeli military officer, Avraham Avir Silvan, was among four people killed in a helicopter crash in Cameroon earlier this week, the Israeli military said Wednesday. An army spokeswoman told AFP that Silvan was one of those killed in the military helicopter crash on Monday, but could give no further details. Defence….
Lebanon Druze leader demands govt reject Hariri tribunal
11/24/2010 – BEIRUT (AFP) – Lebanese Druze leader Walid Jumblatt on Wednesday accused a UN-backed probe into the murder of the country’s ex-premier of being politically motivated and urged the cabinet to unanimously reject it.” This tribunal is aimed at destabilising Lebanon rather than rendering justice,” Jumblatt told AFP.” It would be appropriate at this time….
Italy FM: Israel ready to release prisoners
11/24/2010 – GAZA CITY (Ma’an) — Israel is prepared to release many Palestinian prisoners if Hamas frees captive soldier Gilad Shalit, Italian Foreign Minister Franco Frattini said Wednesday.” Israel is ready to make concessions and liberate a huge number of Palestinian prisoners” in exchange for Shalit, he said. He also said the international community would view….
Fayyad arrives in Japan
11/24/2010 – RAMALLAH (Ma’an) — Salam Fayyad, prime minister of the Palestinian government in Ramallah, landed in Japan Tuesday for talks with premier Naoto Kan and Seiji Maehara, the Japanese foreign minister. A statement issued by Fayyad’s office said senior government officials would exchange views “extensively” on the situation of the Middle East peace….
Hamas: Free our man and Fatah officials can leave
11/24/2010 – RAMALLAH (Ma’an) — The Gaza government said Wednesday it is willing to reverse a decision to bar seven Fatah officials from leaving the Gaza Strip if Fatah-allied security forces release a Hamas member arrested in the West Bank city of Nablus. The seven members of Fatah’s Revolutionary Council prevented by Hamas security….
Hizb Ut-Tahrir: PA continues to harass members
11/24/2010 – HEBRON (Ma’an) — Members of the Islamist movement Hizb Ut-Tahrir said members were harassed and arrested following a symposium held at Hebron’s Palestine Polytechnic University on Tuesday, the group said. Representatives from the organization, which advocates for the reformation of an Islamic caliphate across the Middle East and does not participate in….
Party leader says Hamas targeting opposition
11/24/2010 – GAZA CITY (Ma’an) — A leader of the Popular Struggle Front, Mahmoud Az-Zaq, said Wednesday that the internal security department delivered him a summons for the second time.”I took a decision to reject these summons so the political differences and disputes have other doors to go through rather than security,” he told Ma….
Haniyeh, leftists stress need for unity
11/24/2010 – GAZA CITY (Ma’an) — Gaza Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh met with a senior leftist leader in Gaza City on Tuesday, to discuss the latest on the reconciliation efforts between rival parties Hamas and Fatah. Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine official Salih Zeidan was invited to meet with Haniyeh, who said in a….
Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood battles security and suspicion
11/24/2010 – CAIRO (AFP) — Still flush with an unprecedented 2005 election victory, Mohammed Akef, then the leader of Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood, remembers receiving a visitor with a sinister message from the authorities.” They say they will break your bones,” the visitor told Akef, after the banned Islamist movement won a fifth of parliament’s….
Egypt Christians clash with police over thwarted church plan
11/24/2010 – CAIRO (AFP) — Several people were injured Wednesday as Christian demonstrators clashed with police in Cairo in a protest over the refusal of permission for a new church. Around 150 protesters engaged in sporadic clashes with police through the morning in the Talibiya district of the capital. Demonstrators threw stones and Molotov cocktails and police responded…. Related: Demonstrator killed as Egypt Christians clash with police
Demonstrator killed as Egypt Christians clash with police
11/24/2010 – CAIRO (AFP) — One demonstrator was killed and dozens injured on Wednesday as Christian protesters clashed with Egyptian police over the denial of permission for a new church, a security official said. The clashes came amid mounting sectarian tensions in the Arab world’s most populous nation after Muslims set fire to homes owned by…. Related: Egypt Christians clash with police over thwarted church plan
Palestinian Center for Human Rights
Weekly Report On Israeli Human Rights Violations in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (04. –10 November 2010)
Palestinian Center for Human Rights
PCHR Organizes Workshop Titled “The Right to Education is Human Right”
Palestinian Center for Human Rights Ref: 84/2010 On Monday, 23 November 2010, the Economic, Social and Cultural Rights Unit of the Palestinian Center for Human Rights (PCHR) organized a workshop titled “The Right to Education is Human Right.” The workshop was held in cooperation with the Parliamentary and Democratic Education’s Association in Gaza in PCHR’s headquarter in Gaza City. The workshop was attended by 25
Jordan FM complains after embassy employees detained
Jeruslalem Post 24 Nov 2010 – Israeli ambassador in Amman summoned by Jordanian official who “strongly condemns, rejects aggression shown by Israeli security men.”
Jordan formally complains after embassy employees detained
Jeruslalem Post 24 Nov 2010 – Jordanian foreign minister summons Israeli ambassador in Amman, says “strongly condemns and rejects aggression shown by security guards.”
‘Badly distorting the issues’
Jeruslalem Post 24 Nov 2010 – The founder of Human Rights Watch delivered a lecture lacerating the organization he had established for moral failures in its treatment of Israel.
Abbas wins backing for peace talk preconditions
Jeruslalem Post 24 Nov 2010 – Fatah Revolutionary Council supports PA president’s demand that Israel halt construction in settlements, east J’lem before negotiations resume.
Abbas wins backing from Fatah for peace talk preconditions
Jeruslalem Post 24 Nov 2010 – Revolutionary Council supports PA president’s demand that Israel halt construction in the settlements and east J’lem before negotiations resume.
Italian FM: Hamas holding Israel and Palestinians hostage
Jeruslalem Post 24 Nov 2010 – “You unfortunately are victims because of this extremist entity that is taking hostage its own people and attacking you,” Franco Frattini tells Sderot residents after touring the Gaza Strip.
Arab League calls referendum law ‘a provocation’
Jeruslalem Post 24 Nov 2010 – PA President Abbas: Referendum law is “obstacle to peace”; Syria says legislation makes mockery of international law.
Erdogan says Hariri tribunal findings should be postponed
Jeruslalem Post 24 Nov 2010 – Turkish PM arrives in Beirut, stating that UN panel investigating murder of former prime minister should wait one year before issuing report that could implicate Hizbullah in assassination and begin civil war in Lebanon.
Jordan’s King Abdullah swears in new Cabinet
Jeruslalem Post 24 Nov 2010 – Insisting that the pace of political reform was “beyond our expectations,” Abdullah called for wider public participation in the decision-making.
Erdogan says will not let Lebanon fall into civil war
Jeruslalem Post 24 Nov 2010 – Turkish PM’s statements come before visit to Beirut as Hariri Tribunal report is expected to create turmoil in the country.
International Solidarity Movement
Tribunal finds international business complicit in Israeli war crimes
11/24/2010 – International Solidarity Movement – 22 November – Russell Tribunal – Tribunal finds British and international business complicit in Israeli war crimes, identifies legal remedies and calls for civil society boycott action – The Russell Tribunal on Palestine this morning announced its verdict after weekend deliberations. The jury said it had been presented with “compelling evidence of corporate complicity in Israeli violations of…. Related: Russell Tribunal
Settlers move into house after Israeli police evict Palestinian family
11/24/2010 – International Solidarity Movement – 23 November – The Guardian – Family of 14 driven out of house in Jabel Mukaber, an Arab neighbourhood targeted by ideologically motivated settler activists. – Jewish settlers today moved into a house in East Jerusalem after Israeli police evicted a Palestinian family of 14 and removed all their possessions. The move will dismay US officials who are…. Related: Source: The Guardian and Residents say settlers seize Jerusalem home
Israel demolishes Palestinian structures across West Bank
11/24/2010 – International Solidarity Movement – Popular Struggle Coordination Committee – The Road in the village of Qarawat Bani Hassan was paved in Area C on lands marked for takeover by settlers from the adjacent outpost. Construction of the road was funded by Fayyad who also personally laidthe cornerstone during a Land Day demonstration last March. Structureswere also demolished today in the….
More Bedouin structures demolished in Jordan Valley
11/24/2010 – International Solidarity Movement – Ma’an News Agency & ISM – ISM: demolished house, lamb injured by falling rubble which died soon afterward – As the sun rose early Wednesday, Palestinian Bedouins living in Abu Al-Ajaj, a small village in the Jordan Valley, were surprised to see Israeli bulldozers demolishing their sheds and sheep shelters. The incident came only two….
Ben-Eliezer: Haifa refinery was a ‘ticking nuclear time bomb’
Ha’aretz – Industry minister threatens to shut down the oil installation after a toxic leak that left three workers dead.
Shin Bet may build private road for Netanyahu through nature reserve
Ha’aretz – Environmental advocates claim shortcut from Prime Minister’s Jerusalem residence to his Caesarea home would cause irreversible ecological damage.
Three dead after toxic leak at Haifa oil refinery
Ha’aretz – One more refinery worker in critical condition, with seven others ill after inhaling poisonous gas.
Italy FM: Both Gaza and Israel are being held hostage by Hamas
Ha’aretz – Frattini visit Sderot after touring Gaza, urges Palestinian Authority’s Fatah to reconcile with Hamas to save the people of Gaza.
Peres to Ukraine: Help mediate Israel-Arab relations
Ha’aretz – During joint press conference with counterpart, Viktor Yanukovych, Peres also says that Israel has ‘no conflict’ with Lebanon.
What can U.S. learn from Israel airport security?
Ha’aretz – Possibility of adopting Israeli security methods has become a hot topic in U.S. media as millions prepare to travel by air for the Thanksgiving holiday.
Palestinian official: Western Wall is not Jewish
Ha’aretz – Palestinian information minister says his 5-page report citing Muslim links to the shrine represents the official position of the PA; Netanyahu spokesman: Report is incitement., Deputy Arab League chief accuses…
Ex-IDF top officer dies in Cameroon helicopter crash
Ha’aretz – Avi Sivan, one of the founders of the elite Duvdevan unit, had served as a security advisor to the president of the western African republic.
Israel erases Palestinian village of Abul Ajaj from map
Uruknet November 24, 2010 – Israeli bulldozers under heavy military protection demolished Wednesday morning the village of Abul Ajaj in the northern Jordan valley region as a prelude to expanding the settlement of Metsuwah that was established on Palestinian lands. Eyewitnesses said that more than 30 Palestinian structures belonging to the family of Al Doais were totally removed from the…
Confronting the Hebron Settlers in New York
Uruknet November 24, 2010 – On November 16, the Hebron Fund, a tax exempt 501 c-3, held its annual fundraising dinner at Chelsea Piers. The Hebron Fund named its gala “The Hebron Aid Flotilla,” deliberately mocking the massacre of 9 activists on the Gaza Freedom Flotilla. The event consisted of a few hundred supporters — and residents — of the…
Feeding Israeli aggression
Uruknet November 24, 2010 – This American offer to Israel is sending the wrong message once more by endorsing an Israeli policy bent on replacing legality with military superiority, replacing mutual acceptability with hegemony, replacing justice and respect for the rights of others, and existence with repression and the heavy hand of continued occupation. This is no more than outdated…
Medics: Israeli gunfire injures Gaza worker
Uruknet November 24, 2010 – Israeli forces shot and injured a Palestinian man who was collecting scrap materials Wednesday near the border with Israel in the northern Gaza Strip, a medical official said. Adham Abu Salmiya told Ma’an that the worker, who was not identified, was moderately injured in the leg. He was transferred to the Kamal Udwan Hospital for…
Israeli Ministry of Interior denies permanent residency to Palestinian schoolchildren in Jerusalem
Uruknet November 24, 2010 – HaMoked: Center for the Defence of the Individual will argue a landmark case on Thursday, November 25th, 2010, at the Israeli Supreme Court. The outcome of this case will determine the fate of scores of Palestinian children who have been denied the right to permanent residency in Jerusalem.
More Bedouin structures demolished in Jordan Valley
Uruknet November 24, 2010 – – As the sun rose early Wednesday, Palestinian Bedouins living in Abu Al-Ajaj, a small village in the Jordan Valley were surprised to see Israeli bulldozers demolishing their sheds and sheep shelters. The incident came only two weeks after Israeli authorities confiscated lands belonging to the village slated to expand an illegal settlement. Ma’an’s correspondent…
US investors are funding Arab property takeovers in Jerusalem
Uruknet November 24, 2010 — Rights groups in Jerusalem are warning that Israel has discovered new ways to circumvent US and international pressure to hamper Jewish settlement activity in the holy city by utilizing the judicial system to legally back the confiscation of homes and eviction of their residents. Less than 24 hours ago on Tuesday a group of Israeli…
The Lucky Ones
Uruknet November 24, 2010 – Most sane people hate mornings. For London commuters, the tube journey to work in a rush hour crush takes some beating as a low point for the day. The experience might allow Londoners to in some way relate to the inhuman conditions inflicted on Palestinian workers each night and morning at Bethlehem’s container checkpoint….
Volvo equipment enabling torture, facilitating occupation
Uruknet November 24, 2010 – Volvo prides itself on being a byword for sturdiness, safety and reliability. After a careful examination of the vehicle-maker’s investment in Israel, perhaps it should also become synonymous with enabling torture. The Swedish company has a direct shareholding of 26.5 percent in the Israeli company Merkavim, manufacturer of the Mars Prisoner Bus. This bus has…
Let Israel keep its freeze
Uruknet November 24, 2010 – …When Obama took office, his position was that the settlements are illegal as they are built on occupied land. But we are now witnessing a significant and dangerous shift from placing the illegality of the settlements at the heart of the debate to rewarding a temporary freeze in an illegal activity. This has served to…
Referendum law sounds death knell of the peace process
Uruknet November 24, 2010 – The Palestinian Authority has said that the latest law to be approved by the Israeli parliament sounds the death knell of the peace process. The Knesset has approved a law which makes it mandatory for a national referendum before any withdrawal can take place from occupied Jerusalem or the occupied Syrian Golan. Any hope of…
IN THE GAZA HQ OF THE POPULAR FRONT
Uruknet November 24, 2010 — Dr Rabah Mohanna, a health doctor, is a prominent figure in Gaza. He is a member of the Politbureau of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine, a leftist group with a glorious past. On his email address are mentioned two numbers: 48, the year of his birth. His first name means winner; the…
The Russell Tribunal on Palestine: London Session
Uruknet November 24, 2010 – Launched in March 2009, “The Russell Tribunal on Palestine (RTP) seeks to reaffirm the primacy of international law as the (way to settle) the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.” Its mandate focuses on “the enunciation of law by authoritative bodies,” including International Court of Justice (ICJ) rulings and dozens of UN resolutions on Palestine with regard to binding…
Judge orders non-violent Palestinian Organizer to remain in jail after he has finished serving his sentence in full
Uruknet November 23, 2010 – Abdallah Abu Rahmah was scheduled to be released from prison last Thursday, after having served the one-year prison term he was sentenced to. He remains in jail after the Military Court of Appeals ordered today to keep him behind bars regardless, pending a decision in the Military Prosecution’s appeal of the sentence…Adv. Gaby Lasky, Abu…
BDS update: Anti-apartheid Hagues
Uruknet November 23, 2010 – Israeli mayoral visits to Spain and the Netherlands were nixed in September because the delegation included leaders of illegal Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank. The visit of thirty Israeli mayors to the Netherlands was organised by the Israeli branch of the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee (JDC) after the Spanish municipal organisation cancelled…
Tel Aviv University Hosts Youth Seminar on Science and Technology in the Service of Security
Alternative Information Center – Tel Aviv University and the Israeli Ministry of Defence recently conducted a conference for 500 Israeli high school students under the title Science and Technology in the Service of Security.
SPF Deivers Tonfa Training to 37 Recruits
WAFA – RAMALLAH, October 20, 2010 (WAFA)- The Palestinian Special Police Force (SPF) has successfully delivered a Tonfa training course to 37 new SPF recruits, according to a press release by EUPOL-COPPS,
Abu Rdeineh: All Settlement Forms are Illegal, Rejected
WAFA – RAMALLAH, October 19 (WAFA)- The Presidency spokesperson , Nabil Abu Rdeineh confirmed today that all the forms of settlement (outposts and non-random) in Palestinian lands are illegal. Commenting
Netanyahu Declines Demolishing Settlements’ Random Units
WAFA – TEL AVIV, October 19 (WAFA) ‚Äì Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu decided that he wouldn’t demolish the unregulated construction in a various settlements although the government has issued
The Elders Urge Comprehensive Approach to Arab-Israeli Peace
WAFA – DAMASCUS, October 19, 2010 (WAFA)- The Elders have called for a more comprehensive approach to the Israeli-Palestinian peace talks following discussions with officials, civil society, business and
France Provides €4 million for Gaza Wastewater Treatment Plant
WAFA – JERUSALEM, October 19, 2010 (WAFA)- On Sunday 17 of October 2010, at Ministry of Planning, Mr Dov Zerah, CEO of the French Development Agency (AFD), Dr Ali Jarbawi, Minister of Planning and
IOF deploys Ariel Settlement
WAFA – SALFIT, October 19 (WAFA)- The Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) deployed, today, the Ariel Settlement that is established by force on the lands of the Salfit, Iskaka, Yasuf and Burkin
Dr. Erakat: Israel Seeks De Facto Recognition of Illegal Practices
WAFA – RAMALLAH, October 19, 2010 (WAFA)- Chairman of the Palestine Liberation Organization Negotiations Affairs Department Dr. Saeb Erakat said, yesterday, “By hosting the OECD conference in Jerusalem,
Observer: Israeli Government on Division Verge, Netanyahu Negotiates Kadima
WAFA – LONDON, October 17, 2010(WAFA) – The British Newspaper ‘Observer’ wrote that the Israeli government is facing the division risk because of the deadlock in the negotiations with the Palestinians
Fatah meets for talks on Israel and Hamas
Daily Star 24 Nov 2010 RAMALLAH, Occupied West Bank: Senior members of Fatah, the party of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, met Wednesday to discuss issues from peace talks with Israel to reconciliation with Hamas. The representatives from Fatah’s Revolutionary Council gathered…
Does Europe really have its own ‘diplomatic service?’
Daily Star 24 Nov 2010 On December 1, the European External Action Service will set to work – but how? Engendered by the Treaty of Lisbon, the European External Action Service is under the authority of the high representative for foreign…
Stuxnet could add to Iran’s enrichment problems: experts
Daily Star 24 Nov 2010 VIENNA: A mysterious halt in Iran’s uranium enrichment activities earlier this month, as revealed in a new report by the UN atomic watchdog, may have been due to a cyber attack, experts suggested Wednesday. But the…
Israeli settlers expand presence in East Jerusalem district
Daily Star 24 Nov 2010 OCCUPIED JERUSALEM: Jewish settlers moved into a house in the Al-Tur district of occupied East Jerusalem Wednesday, just hours after Israeli officials razed another Palestinian home in the same neighborhood. It was the second day in…
Christians clash with police in Egypt over church construction
Daily Star 24 Nov 2010 CAIRO: Clashes between riot police and hundreds of Christians protesting after the authorities halted construction of a church in Cairo took a sectarian turn Wednesday when dozens of Muslims joined the violence. One Christian was killed…
Israeli military court keeps West Bank protester in jail after end of sentence
The Guardian 24 Nov 2010 – Abdallah Abu Rahmah, who led protests against separation barrier, is held until prosecutors’ appeal to extend his sentence The leader of village protests against Israel’s separation barrier in the West Bank is being kept in prison…
Israel and the occupied territories: helping people to use their land safely
Relief Web 24 Nov 2010 – Source: ICRC
OPT: EUPOL COPPS’ supports training on Project Cycle Management
Relief Web 24 Nov 2010 – Source: European Union
The Middle East Children’s Alliance provides clean, safe drinking water to children in Gaza
Relief Web 24 Nov 2010 – Source: Middle East Children’s Alliance
Palestinian official: Western Wall not Jewish
YNet News – Archaeology roped in to political ends as Palestinian study counters Jewish….
Palestinians clash with IDF over West Bank demolitions
YNet News – Civil Administration personnel raze tent encampment, pigsty, road, prompting….
‘Only partial segregation’ in J’lem event
YNet News – The Jerusalem Municipality says the separation between men and women during a performance by haredi singer Yakov Shwekey will be partial. The announcement was made …….
Gilo building plan on agenda again
YNet News – Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu returned from Washington just two weeks ago, yet the construction plan for east Jerusalem which created such embarrassment in America is …….
Erdogan: Israel must stop incitement
YNet News – Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan arrived for an official two-day visit in Lebanon Wednesday. Referring once again the IDF flotilla raid in May, he called on …….
Sources: Israel tried to kill man in Gaza
YNet News – Palestinian sources in the Gaza Strip said Wednesday that the IDF had attempted to kill a man riding a motorcycle east of Gaza City. No injuries were reported in the …….
Israel to send aid to Haiti
YNet News – The Foreign Ministry sent some 200,000 doses of medication against cholera to Haiti this week, where more than 1,000 have died already from the outbreak. Israel also …….
Jordan: Probe attack on diplomats
YNet News – Jordan formally complained to Israel Wednesday about a police interrogation of two members of the Jordanian embassy in Tel Aviv and demanded a formal investigation, the …….
Palestinian Information Center
Hamas: Policy of razing Palestinian villages won’t change facts of history
PIC 24 Nov 2010 – Hamas strongly condemned the IOF new racist crime of razing an entire Palestinian village in the Jordan Valley, asserting that the policy of razing Palestinian villages won’t change facts of history.
Egypt refuses entry of nine “Hope” activists
PIC 24 Nov 2010 – The Egyptian authorities have informed organizers of the European aid convoy “Hope” that it would not allow nine of the accompanying activists to enter Egypt en route to deliver the aid to Gaza.
Grenade tossed at Palestinian prisoners in Hadarim jail
PIC 24 Nov 2010 – Unknown assailants, believed to be Jewish extremists, hurled an Israeli army grenade at the fence surrounding the Hadarim jail that accommodates around 800 Palestinian prisoners on Wednesday morning.
Turkish PM: We will continue to back Jerusalem and Gaza
PIC 24 Nov 2010 – Turkish PM Recep Tayyip Erdogan said during a visit to Lebanese city of Akkar that if war broke out in region Israeli citizens will share losses.
Israel erases Palestinian village of Abul Ajaj from map
PIC 24 Nov 2010 – Israeli bulldozers under heavy military protection demolished Wednesday morning the village of Abul Ajaj in the northern Jordan valley region as a prelude to expanding the settlement of Metsuwah.
Bahr calls on int’l parliaments to boycott Knesset after referendum law
PIC 24 Nov 2010 – First deputy speaker of the Palestinian legislative council Dr. Ahmed Bahr urged all parliaments of the world to boycott the Israeli Knesset and classify it as a terrorist legislative body.
Masri: Blocking travel of Fatah members national decision
PIC 24 Nov 2010 – Hamas MP Mushir Al-Masri has said that his movement’s decision to block travel of Fatah revolutionary council members from Gaza to the West Bank was in retaliation to Fatah’s policy.
US investors are funding Arab property takeovers in Jerusalem
PIC 24 Nov 2010 – Rights groups in Jerusalem warn Israel has discovered new ways to circumvent US and international pressure to hamper Jewish settlement activity by utilizing judicial system.
Three Arabs killed in gas leak in Haifa oil refinery, foul play suspected
PIC 24 Nov 2010 – Three Arabs died in a gas leak at a Haifa oil refinery Tuesday evening; eight others injured in the incident; fingers pointed at refinery’s management for sacrificing Arab workers to stop leak.
Frattini makes a short visit to Gaza this morning
PIC 24 Nov 2010 – Italian foreign minister Franco Frattini arrived in the Gaza Strip on Wednesday morning through the Israeli-controlled Beit Hanoun (Erez) crossing.
U.N. Peacekeepers Walk Fine Line in Lebanon’s South
New York Times 24 Nov 2010 – The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon acts as a stabilizer and employer but also a source of anger.
World Briefing | Middle East: Egypt: Election Monitors Rebuffed
New York Times 24 Nov 2010 – The government is withholding permits from two coalitions of Egyptian organizations wanting to monitor parliamentary elections, rights groups said.
AL-KHALIL (HEBRON): Shepherd made homeless, livelihood threatened, son in prison
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Brooklyn-Jenin: The boycott Is legitimate for promoting peace
Mondoweiss – Oh, Weakness On the way from Brooklyn to Jenin I stopped for a bit of a rest in Tel Aviv and saw that the community of creative artists was still in an uproar around the Ariel Culture Hall issue. I think that some things should be…
For killing 9 on the flotilla, Israel should apologize to…. Israel!
Mondoweiss – As many of you know, the Simon Wiesenthal Center is building a museum of “tolerance” on a Muslim cemetery in Jerusalem. You can see the construction walls in this picture’s middle ground, amidst the gravestones. Another branch of the LA-based Wiesenthal center is on 42d Street…
The Palestinian right of return is not for the US, Israel, or Israel’s supporters, to bargain away
Mondoweiss – When discussing possible solutions to the current Israeli/Palestinian impasse during a recent panel discussion entitled “Jewish Perspectives on the Boycott/Divestment/Sanctions Movement,” participant Gil Kulick suggested a return to the proposals of the 2000 Clinton Parameters , the 2002 Nusseibeh-Ayalon agreement , and the 2003 Geneva Accords . This would…
Arava Institute claims to promote peace, but remains silent on justice
Mondoweiss – The Arava Institute’s online event “With Earth and Each Other,” heldSunday, November 14, exemplified why the Palestinian call for a boycott of Israeli academic and cultural institutions is vital. The event was billed as a celebration of Palestinians,Israelis and Jordanians working together for the environment. But…
I start profiling
Mondoweiss – Let’s stop playing games and start profiling. That seems to be the sentiment emerging from some quarters in reaction to the furor over TSA groping. The terrorists have by and large been male and Islamic, the argument goes, and, well, we know how to pick them…
Israelis Confiscate Palestinian Home
Al-Manar 24 Nov 2010 – Aided by Israeli police, a hard-line Israeli organization has reportedly taken over a Palestinian home against the will of its residents. On Tuesday, the Elad organization, which engages itself in efforts to put Palestinian property to the name of the Jewish settlers, saw the 16 members…
Palestinian civil society reaffirms support for persecuted French activists
Global BDS 24 Nov 2010 – Occupied Palestine, 23 November 2010 –The Palestinian Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions National Committee (BNC) urges the French government to immediately cease all undemocratic, repressive measures against its own conscientious citizens who promote or engage in non-violent boycotts, divestment and sanctions (BDS) campaigns against Israel until…
Police and Copts clash in Egypt
BBC 24 Nov 2010 – Police in Egypt clash with Coptic Christians over the construction of a new church, leaving one protester dead.
Lebanese court releases cleric
BBC 24 Nov 2010 – A court in Lebanon releases the radical Muslim cleric, Omar Bakri Muhammad, on bail pending a retrial.
Netanyahu clarifies Castro praise
BBC 24 Nov 2010 – Israel’s prime minister phones a Cuban-born US congresswoman to clarify his praise of remarks by former Cuban leader Fidel Castro.
Wednesday: 15 Iraqis Killed, 32 Wounded
Antiwar.com 24 Nov 2010 – At least 15 Iraqis were killed and 32 more were wounded in the latest violence. Meanwhile, Ba’athists are looking into using Wikileaks documents to support a lawsuit against the United States, which they accuse of running an illegal occupation.
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More than a bribe –Obama surrenders Palestinian rights
Ramzy Baroud, Arab News11/23/2010
The Middle East policies of US President Barack Obama may well prove the most detrimental in history so far, surpassing even the right-wing policies of President George W. Bush. Even those who warned against the overt optimism which accompanied Obama’s arrival to the White House must now be stunned to see how low the US president will go to appease Israel — all under the dangerous logic of needing to keep the peace process moving forward.
Former Middle East peace diplomat Aaron David Miller argued in Foreign Policy that “any advance in the excruciatingly painful world of Arab-Israeli negotiations is significant.” He further claimed: “The Obama administration deserves much credit for keeping the Israelis, Palestinians and key Arab states on board during some very tough times. The US president has seized on this issue and isn’t giving up — a central requirement for success.”
But at what price, Miller? And wouldn’t you agree that one party’s success can also mean another’s utter and miserable failure?
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton reportedly spent eight hours with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu only to persuade him to accept one of the most generous bribes ever bestowed by the United States on any foreign power. The agreement includes the sale of $3 billion worth of US military aircraft (in addition to the billions in annual aid packages), a blanket veto of any UN Security Council resolution deemed unfavorable to Israel, and the removal of East Jerusalem from any settlement freeze equation (thus condoning the illegal occupation of the city and the undergoing ethnic cleansing). But even more dangerous than all of these is “a written American promise that this will be the last time President Obama asks the Israelis to halt settlement construction through official channels.”
Significant. Achievement. Success. Are these really the right terms to describe the latest harrowing scandal?…. more.. e-mail
Part of the homeland, not the state
Ahmed Yousef, Ma’an News Agency11/24/2010
Accusations that Hamas is marketing fundamentalism and extremism in Gaza are false. There is no “Talibanization” of Gaza. Such a claim is based on Israeli propaganda and the deliberately distorted accounts of those in Gaza who are politically and ideologically opposed to the government of Ismail Haniyeh.
It is true that some individuals in the interior and religious affairs ministries have acted in an overzealous or misguided manner driven by their own concern to preserve what they see as the culture of the community, but their actions were not on the basis of any governmental decision or a ministerial policy. In fact, on a number of occasions the government directly intervened to reverse some of these misguided decisions.
Palestinian society is inherently conservative, and the values that govern people’s lives are mostly drawn from Islam. The proper way to correct the kind of public behavior which can threaten those values should be addressed through the existing educational frameworks of the family and the mosque.
Unfortunately, the combination of an Israeli misinformation campaign and the misguided actions of a few overzealous individuals who see themselves as the guardians of public morality provides the Western media with the kinds of stories that feed common stereotypes they have of Islamists. Hamas is falsely portrayed as a fundamentalist and extremist movement intending to launch an Islamic emirate in the Gaza Strip.
The campaign of defamation began immediately after the bloody events of June 2007 which were presented as a military takeover of Gaza. Since then, the allegations and accusations have intensified with terms such as “Hamastan” and “emirate of darkness” used by some in the media to vilify the efforts of the Haniyeh government to provide security and essential services for the people of Gaza…. more.. e-mail
Volvo equipment enabling torture, facilitating occupation
Electronic Intifada: 24 Nov 2010 – Volvo prides itself on being a byword for sturdiness, safety and reliability. After a careful examination of the vehicle-maker’s investment in Israel, perhaps it should also become synonymous with enabling torture.more
There is no “Talibanization” of Gaza
Electronic Intifada: 24 Nov 2010 – To accuse Hamas of marketing fundamentalism and extremism in the Gaza Strip is false and inaccurate. There is no “Talibanization” of Gaza. Such a claim is based on Israeli propaganda and the deliberately distorted accounts of those in Gaza who are politically and ideologically opposed to the government of Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh. Ahmed Yousef, Deputy of the Palestinian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, comments for The Electronic Intifada.more
No Palestinian State without Gaza
Palestine Chronicle: 24 Nov 2010 – By Ahmad Yousef – Gaza To accuse Hamas of marketing fundamentalism and extremism in the Gaza Strip is false and inaccurate. There is no “Talibanization” of the Gaza. Such a claim is based on Israeli propaganda and the deliberately distorted accounts of those in Gaza who are politically and ideologically opposed to the government of Ismail Haniya. It is true that some individuals in the Ministry of the Interior and the Ministry of Awqaf and Religious Affairs have acted in an overzealous or misguided manner driven by their own concern to preserve what they see as the culture of the community but their actions were not done so on the basis of any governmental decision or a ministerial policy. In fact on a number of occasions the government directly intervened to reverse their misguided actions. Palestinian society is inherently a conservative society, where the values that govern people’s lives are…more
War Criminals Better Hope for Palestinian Amnesty
Palestine Chronicle: 24 Nov 2010 – By Gilad Atzmon A few days ago, British Chief of Defence Staff General Sir David Richards admitted that victory in Afghanistan is unachievable. “In conventional war,” said Richards, “defeat and victory is very clear cut and is symbolised by troops marching into another nation’s capital.” It took a few years for British military elites to admit that the war in Afghanistan cannot lead anywhere: a valuable lesson to learn from mid to late 20th century warfare, is that conventional military might cannot easily defeat mass civilian resistance. It is interesting to reflect too, that the Jewish state has exercised a ‘strategy’ of occupation for sixty two years — and for some reason the penny has still failed to drop. The Israelis are still convinced that they can manage to knock down the resilient Palestinians using siege, indiscriminate killing, carpet bombardment and chemical warfare. More and more Israeli soldiers of all…more
Awaiting the Final Step
Palestine Chronicle: 24 Nov 2010 – By George S. Hishmeh – Washington, D.C. The longer the standstill in the peace negotiations between Israel and the Palestinian Authority the further both are from a fair settlement and the more complex the terms will be in the future, now as is the case with Israel managing to up the ante almost daily. In the meantime, a war of words has emerged, among former U.S. officials, some known to be sympathetic to Israel, and well-known commentators who regularly echo the Zionist position. Absent from this melee are any pro-Palestinian analysts or advocates, a deplorable situation that on the other hand exposes for many bystanders the deplorable position of the administration, Obama’s and all others preceding it for failing to be evenhanded. As was noted in a recent Washington Post news report, that “in return for Israel accepting a (proposed) 90-day settlement freeze, the Obama team agreed to veto anti-Israel…more
Russell Tribunal on Palestine: London Session
Palestine Chronicle: 24 Nov 2010 – By Stephen Lendman Launched in March 2009, “The Russell Tribunal on Palestine (RTP) seeks to reaffirm the primacy of international law as the (way to settle) the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.” Its mandate focuses on “the enunciation of law by authoritative bodies,” including International Court of Justice (ICJ) rulings and dozens of UN resolutions on Palestine with regard to binding international law. RTP follows in the tradition of the BRussell Tribunal, named after noted philosopher, mathematician, and anti-war/anti-imperialism activist Bertrand Russell (1872 – 1970). Established in 1967 to investigate Vietnam war crimes, RTP’s mandate is similar, its Tribunals collecting and presenting indictable evidence against Israel, complicit states, and corporate war profiteers. RTP’s November 20-21 London Session Before convening, RTP listed issues to be addressed, including: (1) Corporate involvement in Occupied Palestine, including illegal settlement activities; (2) Foreign banks and other financial institutions illegally financing and profiting from occupation and settlement activities; (3)…more
BDS Update: Anti-apartheid Hagues
Dissident Voice: 24 Nov 2010 – Despite the stranglehold Israel lobbies have on Euro-parliaments and politicians, there have been some surprisingly plucky official moves to protest illegal Israeli settlements recently. Israeli mayoral visits to Spain and the Netherlands were nixed in September because the delegation included leaders of illegal Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank. The visit of thirty Israeli mayors to the Netherlands was organised by the Israeli branch of the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee (JDC) after the Spanish municipal organisation cancelled a proposed visit in light of the Israeli attack on the Gaza Freedom Flotilla. The Dutch conference was to be hosted by the Association of Netherlands Municipalities (VNG), located in The Hague. The aim of the trip was purportedly to learn more about the Dutch system of local, regional and national authorities, though such official visits are really an Israeli ploy to provide de facto recognition of illegal settlements. The JDC…more
Is Anti-Semitism More Acceptable Than Criticizing Israel?
Dissident Voice: 24 Nov 2010 – Glenn Beck would appear to be the template for the anti-Semitic Zionist. After Beck odiously displayed a puppet show, with Hungarian Holocaust survivor George Soros as the stringer-puller-in-chief. Soros is, of course, ostensibly directing and manipulating the country and politicians on both sides of the “political divide” — presumably toward an end of his creation. Beck’s defense for all of this, is that he is probably a stronger supporter of the state of Israel than his bogeyman and antihero. Soros is unequivocally far from a humanitarian, and — judging from his behavior in the economic and political arena — not whatsoever a nice guy. He’s known as the man who took down the Bank of England, he was convicted of insider trading in France, he’s enriched himself off of the rapacious practice of speculating on national currencies, and he even once told former Mayalasian leader Dr. Mahathir Mohamad that he…more
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