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MKs Call for Boycott of Israeli Rawabi Companies
IMEMC – 3 Jan 2011 – Monday January 03, 2011 – 15:49, Forty-eight Knesset members have signed a petition calling for the boycott of Israeli companies involved in building the new Palestinian city of Rawabi, Israeli daily Haaretz reported.
Israeli newspaper scorns Netanyahu’s call for talks
IMEMC – 3 Jan 2011 – Monday January 03, 2011 – 13:49, The Israeli daily newspaper Maariv today rubbished Israeli PM Netanyahu’s statement he is ready to sit down with his Palestinian counterpart Mahmoud Abbas and make peace.
Hamas: 3,000 Members Arrested by P.A. in 2010
IMEMC – 3 Jan 2011 – Monday January 03, 2011 – 13:12, Hamas spokesman, Fawzi Barhoum, said on Sunday that in 2010, Palestinian Authority security forces detained 3,000 Hamas affiliates in the West Bank.
U.N. Concerned About Deaths of Two Palestinians
IMEMC – 3 Jan 2011 – Monday January 03, 2011 – 11:39, On Sunday, the office of the U.N. Special Coordinator for the Middle East, Robert Serry, said that the U.N. is concerned about the killings of two Palestinians within 48 hours and it is “awaiting the full facts of these tragic fatalities,” Ma’an News reported.
Israeli Ministerial Council Extends Ban On Palestinian Family Reunification
IMEMC – 3 Jan 2011 – Monday January 03, 2011 – 09:22, The cabinet of the Israeli Ministerial Council decided, Sunday, to extend the ban on family reunification for Palestinians married to Israelis for an additional six months.
Asia 1 Makes It Into Gaza
IMEMC – 3 Jan 2011 – Monday January 03, 2011 – 09:01, The Asia 1 solidarity convoy managed to enter the Gaza Strip late on Sunday at night to deliver humanitarian and medical supplies to the residents of the besieged coastal region.
Israel issues 17 demolition orders in Jericho
1/3/2011 – JERICHO (Ma’an) — Israel’s Civil Administration patrols on Sunday delivered 17 demolition orders to an extended family near the West Bank city of Jericho, residents said. Members of the Az-Zayed family received orders to demolish a mosque, electricity infrastructure and tents north of An-Nuwei’ma village. The electricity structures slated for….
Asia 1 convoy arrives in Rafah
1/3/2011 – GAZA CITY (Ma’an) — The Asia 1, an aid convoy backed by nations in Southeast Asia which drove from India to Syria and sailed for Egypt, arrived in the Gaza Strip on Sunday evening, Egyptian officials said. Of the 160 activists traveling with the convoy, 112 were allowed entry into the coastal enclave, with….
Israeli forces demolish East Jerusalem home
1/3/2011 – JERUSALEM (Ma’an) — Israeli authorities on Monday demolished part of a Palestinian home in occupied East Jerusalem. Forces bulldozed nearly 90 square meters of Nasser Yousif Seyam’s home in Lafta village north of Sheikh Jarrah, leaving around 35 square meters standing, witnesses said. The family of nine must now live in one….
Northern villagers report new settler vandalism
1/3/2011 – NABLUS (Ma’an) — Residents of Qusra village in the northern West Bank said settlers were behind a series of car-tire slashings and the slaughter of two sheep in their barn overnight. Locals told head of the village council Hani Ismail they saw at least ten settlers enter a barn in the Nabuh neighborhood early….
Israeli forces raid Jenin university dorms
1/3/2011 – JENIN (Ma’an) — Israeli forces briefly detained one man after they entered the a university residence in Jenin, telling students they were searching for wanted Palestinians. Soldiers also erected checkpoints around the city, targeting three Jenin-area villages. Eight military units entered a dorm housing students from the Arab American University, onlookers estimated, but a….
Palestinian petitions high court over seized land
1/3/2011 – TEL AVIV, Israsel (Ma’an) — A Palestinian from a Ramallah village petitioned Israel’s High Court on Wednesday over construction on his land by Israeli settlers, a rights group said. The Israeli organization Yesh Din is supporting Abed Ar-Rahman Kassem, whose land in Dura Al-Qara was seized by the Israeli army in the….
Tulkarem road gate re-opens
1/3/2011 – TULKAREM (Ma’an) — Following a two-week closure, Israeli forces reopened a one-way road gate west of Tulkarem, allowing Palestinians from inside Israel to enter the city. Locals said the closure of Gate 104, known locally as the Netanya road gate, forced Palestinians entering the area from Israel and areas west of the separation wall….
PA transfers detainees from Bethlehem to Hebron
1/3/2011 – HEBRON (Ma’an) — A number of detainees in Palestinian Authority custody have been transferred from a detention center in Bethlehem to another in Hebron, at their request. Bethlehem governor Abdul-Fattah Hamayil said the prisoners ended their hunger strike and began drinking liquids before their transfer to Hebron. The decision to transfer the men came….
PFLP, NRB say projectiles fired toward Israel
1/3/2011 – GAZA CITY (Ma’an) — Two resistance groups claimed to have launched projectiles at Israeli targets late Sunday night, in what statements said were in response to ongoing Israeli aggression against the people of Gaza. The Abu Ali Mustafa Brigades, the military wing of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine, said fighters clashed….
Brigades say fighters pushed back Israeli force in Gaza
1/3/2011 – GAZA CITY (Ma’an) — A militant group in the southern Gaza Strip said they fired mortar shells at Israeli military vehicles operating east of Khan Younis on Monday afternoon. An Israeli military spokeswoman said she had received no reports of attacks on Israeli forces operating inside Gaza. The An-Naser Salah Ad-Din Brigades, affiliated with….
Netanyahu: Israel never said no to new freeze
1/3/2011 – JERUSALEM (AFP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday said talks to secure a new settlement freeze ground to a halt when the United States stopped pressing for the ban, not because Israel rejected it. Israeli radio and news sites quoted him as telling parliament’s Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee that Washington initially….
2 Gaza crossings to open
1/3/2011 – GAZA CITY (Ma’an) — Aid and commercial goods were set to enter Gaza on Monday via two open terminals, crossings officials were informed by their Israeli counterparts. In the south, Palestinian liaison official Raed Fattouh said 150 to 160 truckloads of commercial goods and humanitarian aid would enter via the Kerem Shalom crossing, including….
Report: Israel not engaging with Palestinian peace proposals
1/3/2011 – TEL AVIV, Israel (Ma’an) — Palestinian negotiators sent several documents to their Israeli counterparts over the past weeks, containing detailed proposals over possible solutions to major issues like the status of Jerusalem and refugees under a peace deal. According to Hebrew-language daily newspaper Ma’ariv, in a Monday report, Israeli officials have refused….
Abbas: I’m not afraid of Wikileaks
1/3/2011 – DAKAR, Senegal (Ma’an) — President Mahmoud Abbas said he was not concerned over any material that could be released about him or his government by the whistleblower site Wikileaks, saying follow-up with the site was not on his agenda.”I hear talk about it,” Abbas told Ma’an, but said he had no….
For statehood, Abbas to focus on Israelis
1/3/2011 – TUNIS, Tunisia (Ma’an) — During his flight from Senegal to Tunis, President Mahmoud Abbas told journalistshe would spend the coming weeks holding meetings with representatives of Israeli civil society organizations in an effort to side-step the Israeli government in the search for a peace deal.”I’m sure the majority of Israelis want….
Dutch contribute $7 million to PA salaries
1/3/2011 – RAMALLAH (Ma’an) — The Netherlands announced Monday its first contribution of the new year to the Palestinian Authority, to the tune of $6. 96 million to pay January 2011 salaries for Civil Police and Civil Defense employees. A statement from Dutch officials said the contribution was made through the M?ɬ©canisme Palestino Europ?ɬ©en….
Hajj pilgrims still waiting for lost luggage
1/3/2011 – GAZA CITY (Ma’an) — Over 4,000 pilgrims from Gaza say luggage lost by airport handlers at some point during their return from performing the Hajj in Saudi Arabia, has remained lost since November 2010. Some luggage is being held in Cairo airport, and other baggage is still in Saudi Arabia’s Jeddah Airport….
Palestinian football team to tour Pakistan
1/3/2011 – LAHORE, Pakistan (AFP) — The Palestinian national football side is to tour Pakistan next month, an official said, as the hosts ramp up efforts to bring back international sport to a country plagued by terrorism.” Palestine’s national football team is due to tour Pakistan and will play a two-match series and this series will….
Argentina FM thanks Abbas for support in island dispute
1/3/2011 – RAMALLAH (Ma’an) — The Argentine Foreign Affairs Minister on Sunday thanked President Mahmoud Abbas for his support in the country’s dispute over the Malvinas Islands, occupied by British forces in 1833. Marking the 178thanniversary of the islands’ occupation on Monday, the Argentinian representative to the Palestinian Authority pointed to similarities between….
Abbas ‘always ready’ for talks after settlement freeze
1/3/2011 – TUNIS (AFP) — President Mahmoud Abbas said Monday that he was “always ready” to continue peace talks with Israel as soon as it freezes settlement building.” We are always ready to continue negotiations in the event that Israel comes to accept the stopping of its settlement plans,” Abbas said in Tunis after talks with Tunisian President….
Netanyahu says to visit Egypt on peace mission
1/3/2011 – JERUSALEM (AFP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Monday he would visit Egypt on January 6 in an effort to revitalize stalled peace talks with the Palestinians.” On Thursday I shall go to Egypt,” he told senior members of his Likud party in remarks broadcast on Israeli public radio.”We have a single aim….
In photos: PA security marks Fatah anniversary
1/3/2011 – MaanImages / Khaleel Reash – Palestinian security officers hold torches during a march marking the 46th anniversary of the founding of the Palestinian National Liberation Movement (Fatah) in the West Bank city of Qalqiliya on December 31, 2010….
President’s brother dies
1/3/2011 – NABLUS (Ma’an) — Atta Abbas, the president’s brother, died on Monday in Damascus, the official Palestinian Authority news agency WAFA reported. President Mahmoud Abbas delivered a statement mourning his brother, known as Abu Fayez, who was a prominent Fatah leader for many years. He said Abu Fayez always dreamed of seeing Palestine….
PA police seize black market cigarettes
1/3/2011 – HEBRON (Ma’an) — Customs officers seized 29 tons of illegal cigarettes on Monday in one of the biggest seizures to date in the West Bank. The cigarettes had been salvaged from a dump in Israel and were bought by two dealers in Jenin and Hebron, said customs official Ghaleb Diwan. The goods were not….
Israel says lack of US pressure helped resume building
Palestine Note 3 Jan 2011 – Arabiya – Israel never refused to renew a freeze on settlement in the occupied West Bank but the United States stopped pressuring for a new moratorium, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Monday. Read Full Article…
The New Track to Palestinian Statehood
Palestine Note 3 Jan 2011 – Marc Tracy, Tablet – “Fayyadism” is the strategy under which increased state-building in the West Bank would give the Palestinian Authority enough of the trappings of sovereignty that international legitimacy, particularly through the United Nations, would…
Syria rejects report of secret US talks over Israel
Palestine Note 3 Jan 2011 – Arabiya – A report by a Kuwaiti newspaper describing Syria’s “unprecedented” cooperation over peace talks with Israel has been denied and rejected by a senior government source in Damascus on Sunday. Read Full Article
Hamas leader makes rare condolence call to Abbas over his brother’s death
Palestine Note 3 Jan 2011 – Haaretz – Hamas Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh made a rare phone call to his bitter rival, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Monday to offer condolences for the death of Abbas’ brother. The brief call was the…
IDF: Medical report on Bil’in protester death contains significant inconsistencies
Palestine Note 3 Jan 2011 – Haaretz – The Israel Defense Forces said on Monday that the medical report on the death of Bil’in resident Jawaher Abu Rahmah contains significant inconsistencies regarding the circumstances of her death. Bil’in residents claim that Abu…
Report: U.S. Jewish leader met Assad with message from Netanyahu
Palestine Note 3 Jan 2011 – Haaretz – Malcolm Hoenlein, the executive vice president of the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations, met recently in Damascus with Syrian President Bashar Assad, Channel 10 reported on Monday. According to the Channel…
Abbas ‘always ready’ for talks after settlement freeze
Palestine Note 3 Jan 2011 – Maan – President Mahmoud Abbas said Monday that he was “always ready” to continue peace talks with Israel as soon as it freezes settlement building. “We are always ready to continue negotiations in the event that…
Netanyahu to visit Egypt on peace mission
Palestine Note 3 Jan 2011 – Maan – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Monday he would visit Egypt on January 6 in an effort to revitalize stalled peace talks with the Palestinians. Read Full Article Photo: PM Netanyahu meets with…
For statehood, Abbas to focus on Israelis
Palestine Note 3 Jan 2011 – Maan – During his flight from Senegal to Tunis, President Mahmoud Abbas told journalists he would spend the coming weeks holding meetings with representatives of Israeli civil society organizations in an effort to side-step the Israeli…
Palestine National Orchestra has its debut
Palestine Note 3 Jan 2011 – Los Angeles Times – Today an orchestra, tomorrow a state. With these words, Suhail Khoury, director of the Edward Said National Conservatory of Music, introduced the Palestine National Orchestra in its debut Friday in the West…
Gaza blockade: Asia 1 aid convoy reaches Palestinians
Palestine Note 3 Jan 2011 – BBC News – Some 100 pro-Palestinian activists, part of an Asian aid convoy, have crossed into the Gaza Strip from Egypt. The convoy’s $1m (760,000 euros) worth of cargo was due to arrive separately by boat…
Tension flares amid Israeli raids
Palestine Note 3 Jan 2011 – Al Jazeera – Two civilians have been injured in air raids on Gaza by Israeli forces, according to Palestinian emergency services officials, while the Israeli military says a projectile has been fired on Israel. A military…
Islamophobia in Western media
Palestine Note 3 Jan 2011 – Post-9/11, Western media, especially in America and Britain, describe Muslims as fundamentalists, extremists, terrorists, and fanatics. Throughout the West, Islam is identified with violence, when, in fact it has common roots with Christianity and Judaism. Their…
Restricting Israel’s Arab minority
Palestine Note 3 Jan 2011 – Al Jazeera – A number of recent incidents discriminating against Israel’s Palestinian minority has prompted Israeli Knesset (parliament) members to debate whether Israel is becoming increasingly racist. Ronit Sela from the Association for Civil Rights in…
Israeli troops kill Palestinian at checkpoint
Palestine Note 3 Jan 2011 – Alert Net – Israeli troops on Sunday shot and killed a Palestinian who approached them at a West Bank checkpoint holding a glass bottle, the Israeli military and Palestinian officials said. A military spokeswoman said the…
The modern trials of the ancient Samaritans
Palestine Note 3 Jan 2011 – BBC News – The Samaritan community has lived in the Middle East for thousands of years – but they are having to find new ways to secure their future, Helena Merriman reports from the West Bank….
US Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano to hear air security tips in Israel
Palestine Note 3 Jan 2011 – Reuters – Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano will use a visit to Israel this week to assess passenger vetting and other counter-terrorism measures at its Ben-Gurion Airport, government officials said on Sunday. Read Full Article Photo: […
Israel arrests 2 British consulate staff in gun probe
Palestine Note 3 Jan 2011 – Reuters – Israel said on Monday it had charged two local employees of the British Consulate General in Jerusalem with arms trafficking as part of an investigation into an alleged plot to fire a rocket into…
Alexandria church bomb: Egyptian police on high alert
Palestine Note 3 Jan 2011 – BBC News – Hundreds of Egyptian riot police are deployed outside the church in Alexandria where 21 Christians were killed in a New Year’s Day bomb attack. On Sunday, crowds of Christians took to the streets…
Internationalizing the struggle for freedom
Palestine Note 3 Jan 2011 – Death of Bil’in activist could become a turning point for local resistance Al Jazeera – As 2010 came to a close in the West Bank under the regular, weekly cloud of teargas experienced among the villages…
Here we go again: US renews peace effort after holiday break
Palestine Note 3 Jan 2011 – Alert Net – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Monday senior U.S. officials will return to the Middle East this week to renew peacemaking efforts with Israel and the Palestinians. Direct peace talks collapsed late…
Water shortages could trigger Mideast unrest
Palestine Note 3 Jan 2011 – Voice of America – Water is a scarce resource in the desert regions of the Middle East. Though disputes over water have come close to triggering wars between nations of the region in the past, diplomats…
PM: Israel never said no to freeze
AlJazeera 3 Jan 2011 – Benyamin Netanyahu claims that talks to secure a settlement refreeze stalled only after the US stopped pressing for it.
Iran offers visit to nuclear sites
AlJazeera 3 Jan 2011 – Russia, China, EU, Arab and other allies offered to tour Iran nuclear sites.
Restricting Israel’s Arab minority
AlJazeera 2 Jan 2011 – Legitimacy of Israeli democracy threatened as racism increases under discriminatory laws against Palestinian minority.
Probe into Palestinian’s gas death
AlJazeera 2 Jan 2011 – Israeli military launches probe into the death of a Palestinian protester as her family claims a cover-up.
Israeli PM Says the USA Canceled the Settlement Freeze Offer in the West Bank
PNN – Tel Aviv — PNN – The Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced on Monday that he agreed on three months construction freeze in West Bank settlements suggested by the U.S, but the…
Fighting a Winning War Against Israel
PNN – By: Mitri I. Musleh – Ever since Israel, supported by the world’s imperialist powers, managed to militarily defeat the Palestinians and illegally occupy and exploit Palestine for the past six decades, Israel…
Palestinian Center for Human Rights
Weekly Report On Israeli Human Rights Violations in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (23 — 29 December. 2010)
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Netanyahu slams Palestinians’ new ‘three no’s’
Jeruslalem Post 3 Jan 2011 – PA leadership saying no to recognition of Israel as Jewish state, no to dropping the demand for a ‘right of return’ and no to vital security arrangements, PM tells FADC.
Iran invites EU, Russian reps to visit nuclear sites
Jeruslalem Post 3 Jan 2011 – Iranian envoy Ali Asghar Soltanieh says meetings “with high ranking officials” are envisaged; no reason given for timing of offer.
‘Dahlan planned to undertake coup in West Bank’
Jeruslalem Post 3 Jan 2011 – Hamas affiliated media outlets say wave of PA arrests against loyalists of former Fatah security strongman came in reaction to plans.
IDF: ‘Dead Bil’in woman may not have been at protest’
Jeruslalem Post 3 Jan 2011 – Activist insists Jawaher Abu Rahma was at demonstration; Palestinian doctor says she died after inhaling tear gas.
2 at J’lem British Consulate charged with aiding Hamas
Jeruslalem Post 3 Jan 2011 – Staffers charged with helping 2 e. J’lem men obtain guns in connection to plot to fire missile into Teddy Stadium.
Egyptian lawyers blame Israel for church bombing
Jeruslalem Post 3 Jan 2011 – Counselors tell rally attack was Mossad reaction to uncovered spy ring; Egyptian authorities point towards al-Qaeda involvement.
‘Asian Gaza caravan crosses through Rafah into Gaza’
Jeruslalem Post 3 Jan 2011 – Convoy that originated in India passes from Egypt several days late; Cairo prevents Iranian delegation from entering Egypt.
‘Post’ reporter, Latma site win award for media criticism
Jeruslalem Post 2 Jan 2011 – Khaled Abu Toameh and satirical news site win Israel’s Media Watch 2011 prize.
Legal official slams bill that would expel Israelis’ foreign partners with undetermined residency status
Ha’aretz – Knesset’s legal adviser says government’s proposal disregards rulings of the High Court of Justice.
Suspected Israeli neo-Nazi arrested upon extradition from Kyrgyzstan
Ha’aretz – Dmitri Bogotich was arrested upon landing in Israel for heading a gang of neo-Nazis who engaged in hate crimes against homeless, foreign workers, and religious people.
Israeli actor Yosef Shiloach dies at 69 after long battle with cancer
Ha’aretz – Shiloach was known for Israeli comedy film classics such as Alex Holeh Ahava and Hagiga B’Snuker.
State considering gradually easing isolation of Rabin’s assassin
Ha’aretz – The first additional privilege that Yigal Amir could gain would be the ability to meet with another prisoner once every two weeks.
Fire breaks out in Beit Shemesh kindergarten
Ha’aretz – Two teachers were lightly injured in the fire that started after a child was playing with a lighter.
Jurists urge Attorney General to investigate associates of ex-president Katsav
Ha’aretz – Letter from jurists refers to Katsav’s guilty verdict in which judges accuse the former president’s confidantes of helping him try to discredit his rape, sexual harassment victims; Details of Katsav…
Hamas leader makes rare condolence call to Abbas over his brother’s death
Ha’aretz – Brief call was first time Haniyeh and Abbas, who run rival Palestinian governments, have spoken since Hamas violently seized control of Gaza in 2007.
Report: U.S. Jewish leader met Assad with message from Netanyahu
Ha’aretz – Malcolm Hoenlein denies Channel 10 report that he delivered a message from Netanyahu to Syrian president during recent trip to Damascus.
PA security questions Fatah strongman Dahlan for attempted coup
Ha’aretz – Fatah activists were recently investigated on suspicion they had been recruited by Dahlan to form an armed militia to overthrow Abbas.
British Consulate staff suspected of aiding plotters of Hamas rocket attack
Ha’aretz – Two Palestinians, local employees of the British consulate in Jerusalem, have been indicted on weapons charges in connection to an alleged plot by two Hamas members to attack Teddy Stadium.,…
MKs urge boycott of Israeli companies building new Palestinian city
Ha’aretz – Forty-eight MKs call on cabinet ministers to stop cooperation with some 20 Israeli companies who committed to divest from Israeli settlements during construction of Rawabi.
Despite public denial, U.S. officials tell Haaretz: We’re angry at Barak
Ha’aretz – Sources confirm Haaretz report that Clinton, Obama feel Defense Minister exaggerated his role in peace process, despite statement by State Department spokesman denying the allegations.
We’re not looking for revenge, says family of Palestinian protester who died after rally
Ha’aretz – 36-year-old Jawaher Abu Rahmah died Saturday, a day after inhaling tear gas fired by the IDF at a protest in the West Bank village of Bil’in.
Two East Jerusalem residents arrested over Hamas plot to fire rockets into Israeli soccer game
Ha’aretz – Mussa Hamada and Basem Omri, both Israeli citizens, were arrested for allegedly collecting weapons and scouting for launching spots around Jerusalem’s Teddy stadium.
Israel prepares full scale War against Gaza/Lebanon civilians
3 Jan 2011 – London, (Pal Telegraph) – The Norwegian newspaper Aftenposten has summarized an Israeli military briefing by Israeli Chief of Staff Gen. Gabi Ashkenazi of a US congressional delegation a little over a year ago and concludes that:
Future unknown for Hamas
3 Jan 2011 – Gaza, (Pal Telegraph) — Ibrahim Alyan, 59, had good reason to be happy at the end of last week. At last, his daughter Riham had found a full-time job as a teacher at one of the schools in Central Gaza. Riham was one of 5,400 new graduates that Gaza Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh decided to hire for the second semester…
Israeli army erects 2 military checkpoints
3 Jan 2011 – Jenin, (Pal Telegraph) — Israeli occupation forces (IOF) erected Monday a military checkpoint and raided Fahma and Kfrai towns, in the west of Jenin. Security sources said to WAFA news agency that the Israeli soldiers erected a military checkpoint between Al-Romana and Zububa villages, where they stopped the citizens through their way to work.
Courts of Racial Rule: The Imprisonment of Nuri al-‘Oqbi
Uruknet January 3, 2011 – ‘I think the fact that the defendant is an activist for Bedouin ‘diaspora’ rights only makes it harder for his situation. Because he cannot on one hand argue that there are rights violations or non-preservation of rights for a group that he belongs to, while on the other hand he crudely violates the law time…
IDF pushes claim that ‘Palestinians lied’ about Jawaher Abu Rahma’s killing
Uruknet January 3, 2011 – The Jawaher Abu-Rahma case is taking on huge political significance, the international attention given to the 36-year-old woman killed by teargas in occupied Bil’in on Friday, a year and a half after her brother Bassem was struck and killed by a teargas canister fired by the Israeli army in another demonstration against the wall. The…
Witness: Palestinian shot, left for 30 minutes
Uruknet January 3, 2011 — A Palestinian man who was shot and killed by Israeli soldiers was left on the ground for 30 minutes before receiving medical attention, a man who said he witnessed the incident told CNN. The witness, who would identify himself only as Abdallah for fear of reprisal by Israeli authorities, said he was standing behind the…
Latin America Recognizes Palestine
Uruknet January 3, 2011 – A curious turn of events is taking shape in Latin America, one that demonstrates at least two levels of international change. The leaders of Argentina, Brazil and Uruguay have stated their recognition of a Palestinian state within the ‘green line’, the 1948 armistice line between Israel and the Palestinians. The first level of international change…
Is Israel Using Lethal Tear Gas to Disperse Demonstrations?
Uruknet Januaru 3, 2011 – Anyone familiar with Palestinian anti-Wall demonstrations knows that Israel’s use of tear gas is a regular occurrence. The Israeli military uses both long and short range powder and gas tear gas canisters as a means of crowd dispersal. On the morning of 1 January, Bil’in village resident Jawaher Abu Rahmah became the first victim of…
Will 2011 see the creation of Palestine?
Uruknet January 3, 2011 – Palestinian Authority (PA) officials in Ramallah are reluctant to give an unequivocal answer to the question of whether 2011 will see the establishment of the state of Palestine. International goodwill is certainly what many Palestinians are pinning their hopes on. However, international goodwill alone won’t be enough, especially if Israel resorts to stonewalling and if…
Northern villagers report new settler vandalism
Uruknet January 3, 2011 – Residents of Qusra village in the northern West Bank said settlers were behind a series of car-tire slashings and the slaughter of two sheep in their barn overnight. Locals told head of the village council Hani Ismail they saw at least ten settlers enter a barn in the Nabuh neighborhood early on Monday morning, and…
From Bilin to Tel Aviv, outrage at killing of Jawaher Abu Rahmah
Uruknet January 3, 2011 – “I am in shock, we are in shock,” Hamde Abu Rahmah told me as we stood outside the small cemetery in Bilin where 36-year-old Jawaher Abu Rahmah was buried on Saturday. One day earlier, on 31 December, Jawaher was killed after inhaling US-made tear-gas fired by Israeli soldiers at demonstrators in the occupied West Bank…
AIPAC Protests Disclosure of Its Secret Files
Uruknet January 3, 2011 – On Dec. 23, 2010, the American Israel Public Affairs Committee filed a 53-page motion [.pdf] asking Judge Eric Christian to sanction former employee Steven J. Rosen over the illicit possession and release of sensitive internal AIPAC documents. Rosen’s $20 million defamation suit against his former employer seeks compensation for derogatory public statements AIPAC made to…
Tears and gas: a call to mobilise
Uruknet Janaury 3, 2011 – As 2010 came to a close in the West Bank under the regular, weekly cloud of teargas experienced among the villages bordering Israel’s 1967 Green Line, 2011 started with the death of Palestinian woman from the village of Bi’lin and the arrest of 19 Israeli activists in the Tel Aviv area. The new year is…
Israel extends family reunification ban
Uruknet January 2, 2011 – Israel on Sunday extended for six months a ban preventing Palestinians married to Israelis immigrating to the state, the premier’s office said in a statement. “The ministerial committee for security affairs decided tonight [Sunday] to extend for six months a text on family unification, which expired December 31,” said a statement from the office of…
Is Israel Using Lethal Tear Gas to Disperse Demonstrations?
Alternative Information Center – Anyone familiar with Palestinian anti-Wall demonstrations knows that Israel’s use of tear gas is a regular occurrence. The Israeli military uses both long and short range powder and gas tear gas canisters as a means of…
Asia to Gaza Solidarity Caravan Enters Gaza Strip
Alternative Information Center – The Asia to Gaza Solidarity Caravan, which set off from New Delhi on 2 December, finally passed into Gaza overland through the Rafa crossing on Monday (3 January).
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) — 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
Egypt on high alert for more attacks on Copts
Daily Star 3 Jan 2011 BAGHDAD: Gun and bomb attacks killed three Iraqis and wounded 15 Monday, security officials said.
Bomb attacks in Iraq kill three Iraqis, injure 15
Daily Star 3 Jan 2011 BAGHDAD: Gun and bomb attacks killed three Iraqis and wounded 15 Monday, security officials said.
Israel: U.S. withdrew settlement freeze demand
Daily Star 3 Jan 2011 OCCUPIED JERUSALEM: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Monday talks to secure a new settlement freeze ground to a halt when the United States stopped pressing for the ban, not because Israel rejected it. Speaking to…
Iran’s Karroubi says ready to go on trial
Daily Star 3 Jan 2011 TEHRAN: Opposition leader Mehdi Karroubi is prepared to go on trial over the unrest which followed Iran’s disputed presidential poll in June 2009 but wants the trial open to the public, his Web site reported Monday.
Israel accuses Palestinian staff at UK consulate in rocket plot inquiry
The Guardian 3 Jan 2011 – Two employees charged with arms trafficking as part of investigation into alleged plot to fire rocket into stadium Israel has charged two Palestinian employees of the British consulate in Jerusalem with arms trafficking for Hamas as…
Now it is Palestine’s turn to create facts on the ground | Simon Tisdall
The Guardian 3 Jan 2011 – Many predict war in the Middle East, but there is another way: a sovereign independent state should be declared, recognised by the US and the UN As unfulfilled hopes of peace in the Middle East in…
OPT: Asia to Gaza convoy passes Rafah Crossing into Gaza Strip
Relief Web 3 Jan 2011 – Source: Kuwait News Agency
Israel says direct negotiations best path to peace
Relief Web 3 Jan 2011 – Source: Agence France-Presse
OPT: PRCS records about 161 violations against its teams and humanitarian services in 2010
Relief Web 3 Jan 2011 – Source: Palestine Red Crescent Society
Tensions flare after Israeli forces kill Palestinian at West Bank checkpoint
Relief Web 2 Jan 2011 – Source: Christian Science Monitor
Repression report
Stop The Wall – This report includes testimony from a wounded demonstrator in al Nabi Saleh and looks at how Occupation forces used so-called “non-lethal” ammunition to seriously injure two demonstrators. There were a high number of arrests during this period, the majority of whom were arrested in the Bethlehem area trying to block Wall construction.
Russian president cancels Israel visit
YNet News – Dmitri Medvedev announces he will not visit Israel later this month following….
Artists protest against rabbis’ letter
YNet News – Writer organizing protest says ‘racial dictatorship’ overtaking Israel will….
Did Palestinians lie about protestor’s death?
YNet News – Did Palestinians lie about death of Jawaher Abu-Rahma? Two days after reports that an anti-fence protestor died after inhaling tear gas fired by IDF troops, the army says …….
Hamas makes rare condolence call to Abbas
YNet News – Hamas Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh made a rare phone call to his bitter rival, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, Monday to offer condolences for the death of Abbas’ …….
‘Dahlan planned coup against Abbas’
YNet News – Did senior Fatah member Mohammed Dahlan plan a coup against Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas? This was indeed the case, according to reports in Palestinian media …….
Video: Settlers, Arabs in war of stones
YNet News – Dozens of Palestinians and settlers took part Sunday in a clash near the Samaria community of Yitzhar, with both sides hurling stones at each other. Nobody was hurt …….
Report: Iran tortures nuke scientist after US return
YNet News – An Iranian nuclear scientist who claimed he slipped away from his CIA captors has not been seen publicly since his heroic return to Tehran last year and could be facing …….
Palestinian Information Center
Palestinian youth seriously wounded in blast of ordnance
PIC 3 Jan 2011 – A Palestinian young man was hospitalized in serious condition on Monday after Israeli army ordnance exploded near him in the northern Gaza Strip town of Beit Lahia.
Disabled prisoner appeals for providing him with wheelchair
PIC 3 Jan 2011 – A Palestinian prisoner suffering disability in his feet has appealed to the Red Cross, prisoners’ ministry, and all human rights groups to urgently provide him with a new wheelchair.
IOF distributes demolition notices against 15 installations in JV
PIC 3 Jan 2011 – IOF served 15 notices to Palestinian citizens in Nuwaima, north of Jericho, in the Jordan Valley on Monday ordering them to tear down their homes, the village’s mosque, and a lamppost.
Four of the five hunger strikers transferred to Al-Khalil
PIC 3 Jan 2011 – Four of the five PA prisoners who went on hunger strike 45 days ago have been transferred to Al-Khalil, while the fifth remains in Bethlehem.
European activists visit massive war exhibit in Gaza
PIC 3 Jan 2011 – A delegation from Europe, including Italian singer Joseph Valese, paid a visit to the Gaza Strip Sunday to attend an exhibition staged by Hamas’s Tuffah district media committee.
Official report: 90% of Gaza water polluted
PIC 3 Jan 2011 – The water quality control authority in Gaza Strip said that more than 90% of Gaza Strip’s potable water was contaminated, warning of a serious threat to lives of the Strip’s inhabitants.
Addamiri: Hizb Attahrir is banned in W. Bank
PIC 3 Jan 2011 – Spokesman for the PA security militias Adnan Addamiri said that the Palestinian organisation of Hizb Attahrir is banned and not allowed to get involved in any activity in the West Bank.
Report: More than 1,000 Palestinians detained last year in Al-Khalil
PIC 3 Jan 2011 – The Palestinian prisoner society reported that the Israeli occupation forces (IOF) detained more than 1,000 Palestinian citizens in Al-Khalil city last year, including women and children.
IOA accuses five Jerusalemites of planning to fire rockets in holy city
PIC 3 Jan 2011 – The Israeli occupation authority revealed it detained five Jerusalemite citizens last November on allegations of their intention to carry out a rocket attack on Teddy stadium in occupied Jerusalem.
Abu Zuhri asks Al-Jazeera to investigate fabricated report
PIC 3 Jan 2011 – Hamas said on Monday that the report by Al-Jazeera correspondent Jivara Al-Budairi on Sunday about an alleged strike by detainees in Gaza was totally fabricated.
Human Rights Group Calls on Gaza to Abolish Capital Punishment
The Media Line 11 Dec 2010 – Call came amid increase in death sentences by military court A military court in the Hamas-run Gaza Strip has sentenced at least four men to death, prompting a Palestinian human rights organization to level harsh criticism…
Storm shuts down eastern Mediterranean
The Media Line 11 Dec 2010 – Ports and Suez Canal closed, ship sink in storm following severe Mideast drought Mother Nature was wreaking havoc in the eastern Mediterranean, sending a surging storm across the region Sunday which sank a ship, shut ports…
Gas Companies Take Offensive Against Israeli Tax Plan
The Media Line 11 Dec 2010 – Recommended increase of government’s take to 60% reflects third world thinking TEL AVIV — Israel’s decision to reconsider its tax and royalty regime for energy is creating an atmosphere of uncertainty and risks future exploration, the…
Palestinians Killed, Israeli Soldier Wounded in Gaza Clash
The Media Line 11 Dec 2010 – aching the security fence separating Israel and the Gaza Strip Saturday night killing two. A short time later, when soldiers began a search of the scene of the incident, they were targeted by automatic rifle fire…
Palestinians Honor Firefighters Who Fought Israeli Blaze
The Media Line 11 Dec 2010 – ast week’s massive wildfire in Israel were honored on Saturday at a ceremony presided over by Palestinian Authority head Mahmoud ‘Abbas. ‘Abbas drew a historical parallel, explaining that, ” Palestinian history shows we have never hesitated to…
Netanyahu Tries to Straddle Religious-Secular Divide as Parliament Considers Conversion Bill
The Media Line 11 Dec 2010 – bill that will approve religious conversions conducted by Israel ‘s military is set for its first of three readings in the parliament, but its passage presents political difficulties for Prime Minister Netanyahu. Strongly opposed by the…
Christian Copts’ anger escalates in wake of Egypt attacks
LA Times 4 Jan 2011 – Many believe the New Year’s Day killings in Alexandria are yet another example of their marginalization and oppression at the hands of the Muslim majority. The New Year’s Day bombing of an Alexandria church that left 25 Christians dead and scores more injured has unleashed a wave of anger among Egypt’s minority Copts directed at their government and Muslim countrymen.
Iran Invites Some Nations, Not U.S., for Nuclear Tour
New York Times 3 Jan 2011 – Iran invited Russia, China and several European Union members to visit its nuclear facilities later this month, but pointedly snubbed the United States.
Iran May Drop Stoning Sentence
New York Times 3 Jan 2011 – Iranian authorities could block the sentence of death by stoning handed down to an Iranian woman convicted of adultery, a senior judicial official said.
World Briefing | Middle East: Israel: Strike Delays Russian Visit
New York Times 3 Jan 2011 – President Dmitri A. Medvedev of Russia has agreed to postpone a visit to Israel this month because of a strike by Israeli Foreign Ministry staff.
Military Court Acquits Prominent Anti-Wall Activist
Popular Struggle Coordination Committee – Mohammed Khatib, the coordinator of the Popular Struggle Coordination Committee, was acquitted of all charges today at the Ofer Military Court for lack of sufficient evidence.
Israeli spoof of brainwashing — in kindergarten
Mondoweiss – This is adorable. And telling. And hilarious. Not the salmon!
Habibi Chomsky
Mondoweiss – Noam Chomsky on “delegitimation” at truthout : While intensively engaged in illegal settlement expansion, the government of Israel is also seeking to deal with two problems: a global campaign of what it perceives as “delegitimation” — that is, objections to its crimes and withdrawal of participation in…
Baby steps (State Department is ‘aware’ of killing involving tear gas at protest)
Mondoweiss – From the State Department today: QUESTION: Were you aware of this protest that happened at Ambassador Cunningham’s house? At his residence in Tel Aviv over the weekend, a bunch of protestors tried to, quote-un-quote, “return teargas canisters” that were fired at them that led to the…
IDF pushes claim that ‘Palestinians lied’ about Jawaher Abu Rahma’s killing
Mondoweiss – The Jawaher Abu-Rahma case is taking on huge political significance, the international attention given to the 36-year-old woman killed by teargas in occupied Bil’in on Friday, a year and a half after her brother Bassem was struck and killed by a teargas canister fired by the…
Signposting the occupation
Mondoweiss – My senses let me down. On Friday 31 December — the day Jawaher Abu Rahmah was murdered by the Israeli army — I thought I smelt manure in the village of Bil’in, but it was the skunk truck (The Boesh), used by the Israeli military…
Abbas: Palestinians Support United, Stable Lebanon
Al-Manar 3 Jan 2011 – Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said Palestinians lend their support to the Lebanese state and authority. “Palestinians are only interested in a united, stable and prosperous Lebanon,” Abbas said. In an interview with Al-Liwaa newspaper published on Monday, he described Palestinians in Lebanon as “temporary guests…
Pal. FM: Chile, Paraguay to Recognize Palestinian State in Coming Weeks
Al-Manar 1 Mar 2011 – Palestinian Foreign Minister Riyad al-Maliki said that in the coming weeks, Chile and Paraguay will declare their recognition of an independent Palestinian state based on 1967 borders, Israel Radio reported on Sunday. Al-Maliki said that Chile plans on making its declaration in the coming weeks,…
Asian Aid Convoy Arrives in Gaza Strip
Al-Manar 1 Mar 2011 – An aid convoy Gaza Solidarity Caravan carrying food and medical supplies for the besieged Palestinians, as part of an Asian aid mission, has reached the Gaza Strip through the Rafah border crossing with Egypt on Monday. Some 105 human rights activists gathered at the crossing,…
From Bilin to Tel Aviv, outrage at killing of Jawaher Abu Rahmah
Joseph Dana 3 Jan 2011 – Originally Posted on Electronic Intifada . A photograph of Jawaher Abu Rahmah hangs at her funeral on 1 January. (Oren Ziv/ActiveStills) “I am in shock, we are in shock,” Hamde Abu Rahmah told me as we stood outside the small cemetery in Bilin where 36-year-old Jawaher Abu…
“Rejectionist front”: Maariv details Netanyahu’s refusal to directly negotiate with PA
Coteret 3 Jan 2011 – Netanyahu As Israel’s diplomatic position erodes and the Palestinian Authority’s campaign for the unilateral recognition of a state in the 1967 borders gains ground, the demand for “direct negotiations” has become a central talking point of Israeli government spokespeople. Here’s the latest example, from a January…
Karen Nakamura — The Question of Agents Provocateurs
Palestine Think Tank 3 Jan 2011 – December 6, 2010, the Palestine Think Tank published Mary Rizzo’s investigation into the Road to Hope Convoy (RHC) incident: Truth, Justice and Peace nearly sunk as RTH convoy facts emerge What she found was a thoroughly chaotic situation, which could easily have gone ballistic and did…
Egypt police guard Coptic church
BBC 3 Jan 2011 – Hundreds of Egyptian riot police are deployed outside the church in Alexandria where 21 Christians were killed in a New Year’s Day bomb attack.
Israel arrests UK staff over plot
BBC 3 Jan 2011 – Two local employees of the UK consulate general in Jerusalem are arrested in Israel over an alleged plan to attack a football stadium.
US denies Iran shot down drones
BBC 3 Jan 2011 – The Pentagon denies claim by the Iranian Revolutionary Guard that it shot down US drones over the Gulf.
Asian aid convoy arrives in Gaza
BBC 3 Jan 2011 – An Asian aid convoy arrives in the blockaded Palestinian territory, Gaza, to mark the second anniversary of Israel’s 22-day Cast Lead offensive.
AIPAC Protests Disclosure of Its Secret Files
Antiwar.com 3 Jan 2011 – On Dec. 23, 2010, the American Israel Public Affairs Committee filed a 53-page motion [.pdf] asking Judge Eric Christian to sanction former employee Steven J. Rosen over the illicit possession and release of sensitive internal AIPAC documents. Rosen’s $20 million defamation suit against his former employer…
Interim Forever!
Antiwar.com 3 Jan 2011 – “I have three answers,” the Jew told the rabbi when his neighbor sued him for not returning a borrowed jar. “First, I never borrowed a jar from him. Second, the jar was broken. Third, I returned it to him long ago.” Avigdor Lieberman’s Peace Plan shows…
Israelis Resist Their Own Arabs
Antiwar.com 3 Jan 2011 – RAMALLAH — A number of recent incidents discriminating against Israel’s Palestinian minority has prompted Israeli Knesset members to debate whether Israel is becoming increasingly racist. Ronit Sela from the Association for Civil Rights in Israel (ACRI) has no doubts. “Israel’s democracy is under threat as an…
(en) Palestine-Israel, MEDIA, Tears and gas: a call to mobilise – Getting nowhere at home, Israel’s Palestine solidarity activists push a global call for action.
A-infos 3 Jan 2011 – Jawaher Abu Rahmah passed away on January 1 of the new year after she inhaled fatal levels of teargas fired from Israeli soldiers during a peaceful protest at Bi’lin the day before [EPA] —— As 2010 came to a close in the West Bank under the…
Articles
Mixed year for Palestinians
Daoud Kuttab, Ma’an News Agency12/30/2010
After the strong beginnings of 2009, during the Obama administration’s first days in office, 2010 began on a cautious note for the Palestinian cause.
There were some promising signs: the Israeli government partially froze its settlement activities; indirect talks commenced and there was hope that in one crucial area all seemed all in agreement, the need to delineate the borders of the future Palestinian state. Such agreement would have allowed negotiators to be relieved of the weight of settlement activities.
After seeing settlers nearly triple in the 18 years since the beginning of the Oslo process, the Palestinians were no longer willing to belittle the need for the suspension of settlement activities. Israelis, the theory went, also needed the border issue settled so as not to have to keep worrying about the pressure of continuously being asked to suspend settlements.
But the issue turned sour. The Netanyahu government proved that it was run by pro-settlement ministers and the Labor Party proved that it wanted to stay in power more than it wanted peace. And the US failed to “make” Israel do the right thing.
Washington fell in the “appeasement” trap. Former US ambassador to Israel and Egypt, Dan Kurtzer, called the US offer suggested by Dennis Ross a mistake. Kurtzer, who was an Obama adviser during the elections, said it was a mistake to offer Israel what he called a bribe for a mere three-month suspension of settlement activities. In detailing his position, he said that offering Israel $3 billion worth of fighter jets, acceptance of Israel’s position on the security of the Jordan Valley and a promise to veto any resolution calling for a Palestinian state amounted to “haggling.”
The worst part in the American offer to Israel was that there was no clear punishment if the latter failed to adhere to international law…. more.. e-mail
WikiLeaks exposed US and Hillary’s hopelessness
Robert Fisk, The Belfast Telegraph12/28/2010
Almost 30 years ago, a British diplomat asked me to lunch in Beirut. In spite of rumours to the contrary, she told me on the phone, she was not a spy but a mere attache, wanting only to chat about the future of Lebanon.
These were kidnapping days in the Lebanese capital, when to be seen with the wrong luncheon companion could finish in a basement in south Beirut.
I trusted this woman. I was wrong. She arrived with two armed British bodyguards who sat at the next table.
Within minutes of sitting down at a fish restaurant, she started plying me with questions about Hezbollah’s armaments in southern Lebanon. I stood up and walked out.
Hezbollah had two men at another neighbouring table. They called on me next morning. No problem, they said, they saw me walk out. But watch out.
Ever since this woman lied to me, I have avoided Western embassies throughout the world.
But, about the same time as this deceit was practised on me, the Iranians published in book form their massive, incredible volumes of US secret files from the American embassy in Iran.
Students had spent years since the 1979 Islamic revolution painstakingly sticking together the shredded diplomatic cables to Washington from the US mission in Tehran. more.. e-mail
AIPAC Protests Disclosure of Its Secret Files
Grant Smith, IRMEP, Antiwar.com1/3/2011
On Dec. 23, 2010, the American Israel Public Affairs Committee filed a 53-page motion [.pdf] asking Judge Eric Christian to sanction former employee Steven J. Rosen over the illicit possession and release of sensitive internal AIPAC documents. Rosen’s $20 million defamation suit against his former employer seeks compensation for derogatory public statements AIPAC made to justify firing him after he was indicted under the Espionage Act in 2005 and their joint defense agreement collapsed.
AIPAC is determined to treat the Rosen defamation lawsuit as that of a “disgruntled former employee” while dodging more relevant questions about its own handling of government classified information. Rosen has continually introduced highly sensitive AIPAC documents into court filings while threatening to put more about AIPAC’s most sensitive operations into the public domain. On April 30, 2010, both parties to the suit entered into a comprehensive protective order [.pdf] that permitted plaintiff Rosen and the defendant to “classify” documents and depositions as “confidential” and “attorney’s eyes only.” But as early as May 14, 2010 [.pdf], AIPAC’s legal team began asking Rosen to return a cache of “confidential, privileged, and proprietary documents that belong to AIPAC.” Their protests and threats [.pdf] of additional legal actions have never ceased.
Proprietary documents AIPAC claims Rosen has in his possession include AIPAC’s benefits and personnel policy handbook, AIPAC’s bylaws [.pdf] (already released by Rosen), a memorandum of an AIPAC luncheon with National Security Council member Lisa Johnson, an internal memo about how limits on individual contributors would affect U.S. political campaigns, another internal memo about the individual political activities of AIPAC members, and Keith Weissman’s employee performance review. Johnson worked in the Bush 43 NSC Near East and South Asian Affairs division [.doc] under Bruce Ridell and Zalmay Khalilzad. Former AIPAC employee Keith Weissman was indicted for espionage alongside Rosen in 2005. AIPAC claims, “Most offensive is that Mr. Rosen has stolen the private employment evaluation of another employee and produced it in this litigation with no regard for that employee’s privacy and personal information.” — See also: AIPAC Motion (PDF) more.. e-mail
From Bilin to Tel Aviv, outrage at killing of Jawaher Abu Rahmah
Electronic Intifada: 3 Jan 2011 – “I am in shock, we are in shock,” Hamde Abu Rahmah told me as we stood outside the small cemetery in Bilin where 36-year-old Jawaher Abu Rahmah was buried on Saturday. One day earlier, on 31 December, Jawaher was killed after inhaling US-made tear-gas fired by Israeli soldiers at demonstrators in the occupied West Bank village. Joseph Dana reports from Bilin.more
Israel further institutionalizes racism toward Palestinian citizens
Electronic Intifada: 3 Jan 2011 – RAMALLAH, occupied West Bank (IPS) – A number of recent incidents discriminating against Israel’s Palestinian minority has prompted Israeli Knesset members to debate whether Israel is becoming increasingly racist.more
Courts of Racial Rule: The Imprisonment of Nuri al-‘Oqbi
Palestine Chronicle: 3 Jan 2011 – By Nasser Rego ‘I think the fact that the defendant is an activist for Bedouin ‘diaspora’ rights only makes it harder for his situation. Because he cannot on one hand argue that there are rights violations or non-preservation of rights for a group that he belongs to, while on the other hand he crudely violates the law time after time.’ The crude violation of the law that Judge Zachary Yemini of the Ramle Magistrate Court refers to in last week’s conviction of Nuri al-‘Oqbi, the prominent rights activist for the Palestinian community in the Naqab (Negev) and in Lydd (Lod) and head of The Association for Support and Defense of Bedouin Rights in Israel, was building and operating a garage without a license in his residential space in Lydd. Nuri began operation of this garage in 1964 at a time when Lydd lacked an industrial zone from which he could…more
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