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Abed-Rabbo: “No Talks Unless Israel Halts Settlement Activities”
IMEMC – Friday October 07, 2011 – 02:26, Secretary-General of the Executive Committee of the Palestinian Liberation Organization (PLO), Yasser Abed-Rabbo, stated that the Palestinian leadership will not return to the negotiations table before Israel halts all of its settlement activities.
Haniyya Meets Former Netherlands Prime Minister
IMEMC – Friday October 07, 2011 – 01:09, Prime Minister of the Hamas-led government in Gaza, Ismail Haniyya, met with the Netherlands Prime Minister, Andries van Agt, and a number of former ministers, ambassadors, and officials.
Israeli Judge Challenges Illegal Interrogation Of 13-year-old Boy
IMEMC – Thursday October 06, 2011 – 19:24, A gag order was lifted Wednesday in the case of a 13-year-old Palestinian boy who was recently acquitted of charges of throwing stones at an Israeli bus, after an Israeli judge questioned the interrogation tactics used by police while holding the child in custody.
President Mahmoud Abbas Meets President Of European Council’s Parliamentary Assembly
IMEMC – Thursday October 06, 2011 – 14:11, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas met with the president of the Parliamentary Assembly, Molod Shawish Oglo, today, October 6, at the Palace of Europe in Strasbourg.
Israeli Authorities To Close Ibrahimi Mosque In Hebron, October 8
IMEMC – Thursday October 06, 2011 – 14:08, On Thursday morning, Israeli authorities decided to close the Ibrahimi Mosque, in the West Bank city of Hebron, to Muslims on October 8, because of the settlers’ celebration of the Jewish Yom Kippur.
PCHR Condemns Collective Penalties against Palestinian Prisoners in Israeli Jails
IMEMC – Thursday October 06, 2011 – 13:51, The Palestinian Center for Human Rights (PCHR) strongly condemns collective punishment measures being taken by the Israeli prison authorities against Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails who have organized a hunger strike in protest to their deteriorating detention conditions.
Israel Orders Sections Of Jaffa Mosque Demolished
IMEMC – Thursday October 06, 2011 – 13:30, The Israeli Authorities in Jaffa are demanding the removal of sections of Al Bahar Mosque, in Jaffa, under the claim that these sections were built without construction permits, the Wattan TV reported.
Ramallah Municipality Announces Hunger Strike In Solidarity With Prisoners
IMEMC – Thursday October 06, 2011 – 13:20, Staff of the Ramallah municipality undertook a hunger strike on Thursday in solidarity with the striking prisoners and detainees held in the prisons of he occupation, the Ma’an News Agency reported. ,
Detainees’ Strike Increasing, May Develop As “Irish Strike”
IMEMC – Thursday October 06, 2011 – 13:07, All Palestinian detainees in Israeli jails will join in the open-ended hunger strike on October 11, in response to the humiliating and degrading polices imposed upon them, the Palestine News Agency reported Thursday morning
PFLP Urges European Council To Save Lives Of Striking Prisoners
IMEMC – Thursday October 06, 2011 – 12:43, The Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine urged the European Council to send legal, medical, and media missions to help the prisoners on hunger strike, and to monitor closely the conditions of the prisoners and their families, Arabs48 News Agency reported.
Official: Settlers uproot trees in Nablus village
10/6/2011 – NABLUS (Ma’an) — Israeli settlers uprooted 200 olive trees in Qusra village near Nablus overnight Wednesday, a Palestinian Authority official said. A number of settlers destroyed trees in the south of the village at midnight, days before the olive harvest is due to begin, the Fatah official monitoring settlement activity in the northern West….
Israel bulldozes structures in West Bank villages
10/6/2011 – NABLUS (Ma’an) – Israeli army bulldozers on Thursday demolished structures in several West Bank villages. In al-Farisiyah and al-Malih villages near Tubas, Israeli forces destroyed animal shelters and tent homes without any warning, village council head Aref Daragmeh told Ma’an. In Beit Kahel, near Hebron, local youth threw stones at Israeli troops….
Israel police arrest Bedouins protesting mosque arson
10/6/2011 – JERUSALEM (AFP) — Israeli police arrested seven more people suspected of joining rock-throwing protests in a Bedouin village in northern Israel following an arson attack on a mosque there, a spokesman said Thursday.” We arrested another seven people suspected of taking part in the demonstrations, which raises to 25 the total number of people being investigated…. Related: Reports: Israel police arrest Galilee mosque arson suspect
Israel imposes closure for Jewish holiday
10/6/2011 – BETHLEHEM (Ma’an) — Israeli authorities have decided to impose a closure on the West Bank starting Friday afternoon until Saturday evening for the Jewish holiday of Yom Kippur, officials said Thursday….
6 Palestinians detained in Hebron area
10/6/2011 – HEBRON (Ma’an) — Israeli forces detained on Thursday 6 Palestinians from Beit Ummar and Hebron, witnesses said. Three Israeli military jeeps with a car carrying Israeli intelligence officials stopped three Palestinians in the center of Hebron and detained them. They were not identified. In Beit Ummar, three detainees were identified as Allam Awad, 17….
UNRWA workers union suspends strike
10/6/2011 – GAZA CITY (Ma’an) — UNRWA’s workers union has decided to suspend its strike until Monday, union chief Suheil Al-Hindi said Wednesday as officials met to end the standoff. Al-Hindi warned of more action if the union’s demands are not met. UNRWA suspended Al-Hindi three months ago, and schools across Gaza….
Reports: Israel police arrest Galilee mosque arson suspect
10/6/2011 – JERUSALEM (Ma’an) — Israeli police arrested an 18-year-old suspected of torching a mosque in northern Israel, according to media reports on Thursday. The mosque in the Bedouin village of Tuba Zangaria was severely damaged after assailants lit it on fire overnight Sunday, police told reporters at the time. Israeli news site Ynet said…. Related: Israel police arrest Bedouins protesting mosque arson
Erdogan: Israel a ‘threat’ to region because has atomic bomb
10/6/2011 – ANKARA (AFP) — Israel is a “threat” to its region because it owns nuclear weapons, Turkey’s Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Wednesday.” I right now see Israel as a threat for its region, because it has the atomic bomb,” Erdogan was quoted as saying by the Anatolia news agency, during an official visit….
Clinton: UNESCO should rethink vote to admit Palestine
10/6/2011 – SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (Reuters) — US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said Wednesday that the UN cultural agency UNESCO should “think again” on plans to vote on Palestinian membership, noting that such a move could cause the United States to cut funds for the organization. Clinton, speaking to reporters in the Dominican Republic where she…. Related: Israel slams UNESCO vote on Palestinian membership
Abbas urges Europe: Support Palestinian spring
10/6/2011 – STRASBOURG, France (Ma’an) — President Mahmoud Abbas told the Council of Europe on Thursday that security is created through peace, and not force. Addressing the council’s parliamentary assembly in Strasbourg, Abbas appealed to Europe to support Palestine’s bid for full UN membership, which is under review by a Security Council….
UK blocks arrest warrant for Israel’s Livni
10/6/2011 – LONDON (Reuters) — Britain’s Director of Public Prosecutions has blocked an attempt to seek the arrest of Israeli opposition leader Tzipi Livni for alleged war crimes during a visit to Britain, officials said on Thursday. An unidentified person applied to the Director of Public Prosecutions, Keir Starmer, on Tuesday for permission to apply to….
PA: FIDIC approves Palestine membership
10/6/2011 – RAMALLAH (Ma’an) — The International Federation of Consulting Engineers on Wednesday accepted Palestine as a full member, an official told the Palestinian Authority news agency in Ramallah. The FIDIC executive board “decided in the meeting held today in Davos, Switzerland to accept Palestine’s membership,” said Marwan Abdelhamid, advisor to president for development….
PLO leader denies talks without settlement freeze
10/6/2011 – RAMALLAH (Ma’an) — The PLO secretary-general denied on Thursday reports that Palestinian leaders would hold talks with Israel without a freeze on illegal settlement building. Yasser Abed Rabbo told Ma’an that President Mahmoud Abbas’s conditions for negotiations — a halt to settlement expansion on Palestinian lands, and a clear time frame….
Energy authority: Egypt to increase Gaza electricity
10/6/2011 – GAZA CITY (Ma’an) — The Egyptian energy minister has approved a request from authorities in Gaza to increase the amount of electricity to meet the needs of villages near the border. Hassan Younes will allow an increase from 17 to 22 megawatts, according to to the energy authority in Gaza, which praised the initiative….
UNRWA launches education reform strategy
10/6/2011 – BETHLEHEM (Ma’an) — The UN agency for Palestinian refugees on Wednesday launched its education reform strategy at their Amman headquarters. Palestinian refugee students at the 700 schools run by UNRWA in the West Bank, Gaza, Jordan, Lebanon and Syria will get a better education as a result of the strategy, a press statement said….
Vandals paint swastikas on Joseph’s tomb in Nablus
10/6/2011 – JERUSALEM (AFP) — Vandals daubed swastikas on the exterior walls of Joseph’s tomb in the West Bank city Nablus, a spokesman for the Israeli army said Thursday.” This morning, soldiers discovered swastikas painted on the walls of the building that contains the tomb. The soldiers cleaned the premises and a complaint was sent to….
Lieberman hits back at media over envoy dismissal
10/6/2011 – JERUSALEM (Reuters) — Israel’s deputy ambassador to the United States was dismissed after admitting a serious security breach that required “blood, sweat and tears” to repair, Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman said on Thursday. The removal on Tuesday of veteran diplomat Dan Arbell over a media leak prompted Israeli commentators to accuse the far-right Lieberman….
Israel slams UNESCO vote on Palestinian membership
10/6/2011 – JERUSALEM (Reuters) — Israel denounced on Thursday a UNESCO board decision to allow a vote on Palestinian membership, as the agency’s representative to the Palestinian territories said the move will allow Palestinians to protect their heritage sites. Paul Hirschson, spokesperson for the Israeli Foreign Ministry in Jerusalem, said that the Wednesday decision to allow…. Related: Clinton: UNESCO should rethink vote to admit Palestine
Russia, China veto UN resolution on Syria
10/6/2011 – DAMASCUS (AFP) — Russia and China have vetoed a UN Security Council resolution threatening action against Syria’s deadly crackdown on protests, dealing a blow to US and European efforts to isolate President Bashar Assad regime. Amid new deaths in Syria and new threats of individual sanctions, the veto sparked the outrage of European nations….
Nobel Peace Prize focuses attention on Arab Spring
10/6/2011 – TUNIS, Tunisia (Reuters) — The 2011 Nobel Peace Prize may recognize activists who helped unleash the revolutionary wave that swept through North Africa and the Middle East during the Arab Spring. Wael Ghonim, an Egyptian Internet activist and Google executive, Egypt’s April 6 Youth Movement, and Tunisian blogger Lina Ben Mhenni are among those….
Restive Egypt workers pose economic, political threats
10/6/2011 – MAHALLA EL-KUBRA, Egypt (Reuters) — Like many Egyptians, textile factory worker Magdi el-Aleemy expected the uprising that toppled Hosni Mubarak to change his life. It did, but not for the better. The firm where he worked for 10 years, like so many other businesses in Egypt, was pummeled when the economy nosedived as investors fled and….
NATO allies debate when to end Libya air war
10/6/2011 – BRUSSELS (AFP) — NATO allies on Thursday grappled with how quickly they could end their bombing campaign in Libya, where Gadhafi loyalists are cornered and the number of air strikes has declined in recent weeks. With Moammar Gadhafi diehards surrounded by the new leadership’s forces in Sirte and Bani Walid, and the fallen Libyan….
UN: More than 2,900 killed in Syria crackdown
10/6/2011 – GENEVA (AFP) — More than 2,900 people have been killed in the six months since the beginning of a crackdown on anti-government protests in Syria, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights said Thursday.” According to the detailed list of names of individuals we’ve been keeping, the total number of people killed since protests….
‘Horrific aftermath’ of Syria clashes
AlJazeera 6 Oct 2011 – Move by congress in response to bid for full UN membership called “counterproductive to peace efforts”.
UNESCO clears way for Palestine seat vote
AlJazeera 6 Oct 2011 – The verdict of the special security court, which sentenced medics to jail over protests, could be overturned.
Palestinian Center for Human Rights
NEW LEGISLATION FAILS TO GIVE TZIPI LIVNI PROTECTION FROM ARREST
Palestinian Center for Human Rights Thursday, 06 October 2011
PCHR Condemns Collective Penalties against Palestinian Prisoners in Israeli Jails
Palestinian Center for Human Rights Thursday, 06 October 2011
Hospital Bed is a Timely Delivery
Relief Web 6 Oct 2011 – Source: American Near East Refugee Aid Country: occupied Palestinian territory Dr. Zohair Barzak, director of the Palestinian Red Crescent in Gaza (PRCS) was amazed when he saw ANERA’s list of in-kind shipments. “I was reading, as usual, the list of…
Kuwaiti activists in Gaza for aid distribution, siege-breaking
Relief Web 6 Oct 2011 – Source: Kuwait News Agency Country: occupied Palestinian territory GAZA, Oct 6 (KUNA) — A number of Kuwaiti activists have entered the Israeli-besieged Gaza Strip to distribute aid and help break the Israeli siege on the populous Palestinian territory. “This new…
Growing respect for ‘rule of law’ concept emerging from conflict situations is noted by delegates in Assembly’s legal committee
Relief Web 6 Oct 2011 – Source: UN General Assembly Country: World , Afghanistan , Chad , Colombia , C?¥te d’Ivoire , Democratic Republic of the Congo (the) , Haiti , Iraq , Libya , occupied Palestinian territory , Sierra Leone , South Sudan (Republic of) , Sudan (the) , Syrian Arab Republic (the) , Timor-Leste , Tunisia GA/L/3410 Sixty-sixth General…
Hamas restricts foreign journalists’ access to Gaza Strip
Relief Web 6 Oct 2011 – Source: International Freedom of Expression Exchange , Reporters sans Fronti?®res Country: occupied Palestinian territory (RSF/IFEX) – 5 October 2011 – Reporters Without Borders is worried by the Hamas interior ministry’s adoption of new rules for foreign journalists that will restrict their…
UNHCR ExCom: NGO statement on international protection
Relief Web 6 Oct 2011 – Source: International Council of Voluntary Agencies Country: World , Afghanistan , Bangladesh , Congo (the) , Democratic Republic of the Congo (the) , Egypt , Eritrea , Iraq , Italy , Kenya , Libya , Malta , Mozambique , Myanmar , occupied Palestinian territory , Rwanda , Somalia , South Africa , Sri Lanka , Sudan (the) , Thailand , Uganda ,…
PCP and EUPOLCOPPS conclude Juvenile Police training
Relief Web 6 Oct 2011 – Source: European Union Country: occupied Palestinian territory Jericho, 6 October 2011 The Palestinian Civil Police and EUPOL COPPS concluded today a three-week training programme for Juvenile Police on best police practices to handle offences carried out by minors at the…
West Bank – Access and Closure (August 2011)
Relief Web 6 Oct 2011 – Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs Country: occupied Palestinian territory
New agreement between NRC and UNRWA
Relief Web 6 Oct 2011 – Source: Norwegian Refugee Council Country: occupied Palestinian territory , Jordan , Lebanon , Syrian Arab Republic (the) NRC Lebanon/OPT (04.10.2011) NRC and UNRWA have signed a new 2-year MoU aiming at strengthening their collaboration in the education field, at a regional level. This…
Governance portfolio review summary
Relief Web 5 Oct 2011 – Source: Department for International Development Country: World , Afghanistan , Bangladesh , Democratic Republic of the Congo (the) , India , Nigeria , occupied Palestinian territory , Sierra Leone , Sudan (the) , United Republic of Tanzania (the) , Zambia Introduction: What is the Governance Portfolio Review? 1.1 DFID’s investment…
Israeli army demolish civilian properties in Jordan Valley
6 Oct 2011 – Palestine, (Pal Telegraph) – Israeli forces early Thursday demolished houses, barns and barracks belonging to Palestinian shepherds in Wadi Al-Maleh and Al-Hamma areas north of the Jordan Valley, according to head of Al-Maleh village council, Aref Daraghmeh.
750,000 Palestinians arrested by Israel witin 45 years
6 Oct 2011 – Palestine, (Pal Telegraph) – Since occupying the Palestinian Territory in 1967, Israel has detained about 750,000 Palestinian citizens, including 12,000 women and tens of thousands of children, said a Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics press release.
Syrian dissidents gather in Damascus to build unity
The National 6 Oct 2011 – As the Syrian opposition’s efforts to unite and organise in the struggle against the regime gained momentum, the United Nations announced the death toll after almost seven months of protests had risen to more than 2,900.
Freed Bahrain medics ‘don’t feel secure yet’
The National 6 Oct 2011 – After the attorney general ordered a civilian court retrial for 20 Shiite medics who were sentenced to up to 15 years in jail over anti-government protests, Amnesty International praised ‘an important step towards justice’.
The long road ahead for Palestine’s statehood aspiration
The National 6 Oct 2011 – Much of the West Bank celebrated when Mahmoud Abbas submitted Palestine’s application for full membership in the UN. But what happens now?
Shin Bet: 2 Palestinians admit throwing rocks that killed Israeli Asher Palmer and infant son
Ha’aretz – The two were killed last month near Kiryat Arba after their car was hit with rocks and flipped over; 3 other Palestinians suspected of stealing Palmer’s gun after crash.
Dozens of settlers surround IDF patrol in West Bank and assault soldiers
Ha’aretz – IDF patrol vehicle near Shilo trapped by roadblocks; settlers and soldiers clash in what a senior officer calls ‘crossing a red line.’
British prosecutor blocks arrest warrant for Livni on U.K. visit
Ha’aretz – Opposition leader Tzipi Livni was invited to the U.K. following an amendment to British law that prevents private citizens from seeking arrest warrants against Israeli officials in Great Britain.
Carter: Obama must make good on Nobel Prize and back Palestinian statehood
Ha’aretz – Carter says Arab Spring has created opportunities for resolving conflicts in Middle East, comparing it to political reality in which he, as president, helped broker peace treaty between Israel and Egypt.
Bradley Burston / A message for Jews, in a charred mosque at Yom Kippur
Ha’aretz – If we are truly to have a new year, it must begin with an act of healing. On Yom Kippur, we are compelled to see, sometimes for the first time, how and where and how badly we have been wounded, and especially, how and where and how badly we have wounded others.
Netanyahu meets with Israeli Nobel laureate, is given chemistry lesson
Ha’aretz – Dan Shechtman, who was awarded the 2011 Nobel in chemistry, explains discovery to Prime Minister, who promises larger investment in higher education.
Jerusalem light-rail security guards use pepper spray on Palestinian passengers
Ha’aretz – Incident takes place amid growing number of reports concerning confrontations between Jewish, Palestinian passengers on the city’s newly launched tram system.
Report: Street fighting rages in Gadhafi’s birthplace
Ha’aretz – Rebel fighter tells Dubai-based TV channel they are ‘carrying out fierce battles’ against former Gadhafi loyalists in Sirte; NATO says will continue airstrikes until pockets of resistance suppressed.
Abbas calls on EU Parliament to support ‘Palestinian Spring’
Ha’aretz – Abbas says only approached UN after negotiations failed, adding that Palestinians would not be driven to extremism; compares Palestinian detainees in Israel to captive Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit.
Palestinians accuse settlers of destroying dozens of olive trees in West Bank
Ha’aretz – IDF officials have confirmed that vandals chopped down 150 olive trees near the village of Qusra; residents of nearby settlement deny involvement.
ADL chief to Abbas: Stop demonizing Israel, resume direct peace talks
Ha’aretz – In open letter to the Palestinian President, Abraham H. Foxman says only way in which Abbas could quell Israeli fears as to the sincerity of his desire for peace is to resume stalled peace negotiations.
Ultra-Orthodox Jews in Israel begin atonement ahead of Yom Kippur
Ha’aretz – Ahead of Yom Kippur, ultra-Orthodox Jews slaughter white chickens as part of a ritual to cleanse themselves of sins from the past year.
2011 Nobel laureate: Israel’s education cuts humiliate scientists
Ha’aretz – Dan Shechtman, who was awarded the 2011 Nobel in chemistry, says Israel must foster scientists from kindergarten age if it wants to preserve its research edge.
‘Instead of issuing threats, banks could cut their flab’
Ha’aretz – Bolstering capital doesn’t have to lead to credit crunch.
Businesswoman with NIS 420 billion debt given go-ahead to sue creditor
Ha’aretz – If she can cobble together NIS 15,000 to pay the court fees, says Judge Alshech.
Gov’t hasn’t changed policy, say protest movement’s experts
Ha’aretz – The Trajtenberg Report and the report issued by experts aiding the protest movement part ways on public spending, the labor market and the need to democratize decision-making.
Livni visits U.K. for first time after war crimes jurisdiction amended
Ha’aretz – Opposition leader meets U.K. Foreign Secretary Hague following Britain decision to prevent private citizens from seeking arrest warrants against Israeli officials in U.K.; warrant issued against Livni in 2009, forcing her to cancel visit at the time.
IAF jet fighter forced into emergency landing following bird interference
Ha’aretz – F-15 lands safely in Tel Nof base after bird was apparently sucked in by engine intake; heavy plane traffic and main bird-migration routes have caused similar accidents in the past.
Vandals graffiti swastikas on walls of Joseph’s Tomb in West Bank
Ha’aretz – Head of Samaria regional council severely condemns the desecration of the Jewish holy site, saying ‘only barbarians would be able to commit such terrible acts.’
Clinton: UNESCO should think again before granting Palestinian membership
Ha’aretz – U.S. Secretary of State Clinton warns UN cultural agency that approving Palestinian membership will lead U.S to cut funding to the group.
Thousands protest plan for relocation of Negev Beduin
Jerusalem Post 6 Oct 2011 – Local leaders optimistic Knesset will accept their demands; “This is the first step in our struggle ‚Äì it’s only the beginning,” organizer says.
Upper Nazareth man charged with girlfriend’s fiery murder
Jerusalem Post 6 Oct 2011 – 58-year-old man set fire to his girlfriend as she sat in their car, murdering her, according to indictment.
Shechtman’s kudos
Jerusalem Post 6 Oct 2011 – Today the production of hundreds of crucial synthetic materials hinges upon Shechtman’s discoveries.
Libyan’s protest Jew attempting to reopen synagogue
Jerusalem Post 6 Oct 2011 – Libyan-Italian citizen David Gerbi: My faith in God gives me strength; armed gunman force Gerbi, crew retreat to hotel.
Savir’s Corner: It’s about peace
Jerusalem Post 6 Oct 2011 РNetanyahu, Abbas, Gen. Mohamed Tantawi, Obama – and even Dafni Leef and Yacimovich – had better understand this sooner rather than later.
Post Script: Not as terrible as you think
Jerusalem Post 6 Oct 2011 – There is poor leadership here. That’s true. But between that and the end of the Third Temple… relax!
Two arrested for throwing stone that killed Palmers
Jerusalem Post 6 Oct 2011 – Palestinians from village near Hebron confessed to throwing the fatal stone that killed father, son, Shin Bet says; 3 others arrested for stealing Palmer’s sidearm after crash.
PM to try again to pass Trajtenberg recommendations
Jerusalem Post 6 Oct 2011 – Lieberman says Netanyahu mishandled the first vote, expresses outrage Israel Beiteinu wasn’t given a chance to read the report.
The psychology of tashlich
Jerusalem Post 6 Oct 2011 – Hillel and Chaya Lester explain how the bread throwing ritual can alleviate a person’s mind.
Medical residents to remain in hospitals over weekend
Jerusalem Post 6 Oct 2011 – Delay comes under pressure from national Labor Court, which declined to let them resign; not all residents expected to heed to agreement.
Gaddafi warns developing world leaders of similar fate
Jerusalem Post 6 Oct 2011 – In audio recording released to Syrian television station, deposed Libyan leader warns against supporting Lybia’s ruling transitional council.
German prosecutors to prosecute dozens of former Nazis
Jerusalem Post 6 Oct 2011 – Conviction of Jon Demjanjuk prompted the reopening of investigations against guards who worked in Holocaust extermination camps.
Israeli tech uses lasers to protect civilian aircraft
Jerusalem Post 6 Oct 2011 – “C-Music” is scheduled to be installed on all the country’s airliners; foreign airlines hesitant to purchase due to lack of clear threat, cost.
Jaffa family to sue for excessive force in house eviction
Jerusalem Post 6 Oct 2011 – Video taken at scene shows YASSAM police kicking, punching father of squatter family as he lays on ground; family do not appear to resist.
Off the Beaten Track: Swimming in the Shuyerach Spring
Jerusalem Post 6 Oct 2011 – Take a picnic basket and explore this secret pool hidden among the trees in the Golan Heights near the Kinneret.
Gag order on mosque torching suspect partially lifted
Jerusalem Post 6 Oct 2011 – “Price tag” suspect is yeshiva student from northern Israel; police say forensic evidence found at scene of crime.
UK prevents additional warrant being issued for Livni
Jerusalem Post 6 Oct 2011 – Opposition leader calls it a “cynical exploitation” of UK legal system, meets with Hague in first UK visit since repeal of war crimes law.
Noninvasive deep brain treatment may help essential tremor
Jerusalem Post 6 Oct 2011 – Focused ultrasound shows promise as noninvasive deep brain treatment; results of first-in-world study could open doors to treating other brain disorders.
‘Surgeries before age 2 could lead to learning problems’
Jerusalem Post 6 Oct 2011 – US researchers find link among children undergoing multiple surgeries requiring general anesthesia before age 2 and learning disabilities later in childhood.
Forget kugel, break the fast with bread pudding
Jerusalem Post 6 Oct 2011 – End the fast this Yom Kippur with a welcoming mushroom, cheese and butternut squash bread pudding that screams coziness.
Suspect arrested in Tuba Zanghariya mosque torching
Jerusalem Post 6 Oct 2011 – “Price tag” suspect is yeshiva student from northern Israel; police say forensic evidence found at scene of crime; gag order partially lifted.
An idiot’s guide to Yom Kippur
Jerusalem Post 6 Oct 2011 – Stand-up comedian and writer Benji Lovitt gives his unique take on the holiest of fast days.
Medical residents report for duty after morning scare
Jerusalem Post 6 Oct 2011 – Dozens of residents at Ichilov and Sheba Hospitals arrive at work after defying court suspension of their resignations in the morning.
Dozens of doctors fail to show up for work, despite ruling
Jerusalem Post 6 Oct 2011 – Residents at Ichilov and Sheba Hospitals reject National Labor Court decision freezing their resignation during negotiations.
Man accused of indecent assault on women via video calls
Jerusalem Post 6 Oct 2011 – 34-year-old David Strol claimed he was conducting an anonymous survey before allegedly exposing himself on video calls.
High Court: Not enough Arabs, women in top government posts
Jerusalem Post 6 Oct 2011 – Beinisch orders state to address issue during hearing responding to petition filed by the Association for Civil Rights in Israel and Itach Women Lawyers for Social Justice.
Arrests reach 15 in Tuba Zanghariya riot
Jerusalem Post 6 Oct 2011 – Youths remanded to 4 days custody; large numbers of officers deployed to prevent any possible Jewish- Arab clashes ahead of Yom Kippur.
Lebanon official says Israeli fire killed Goldwasser, Regev
Jerusalem Post 5 Oct 2011 – Ex-aide to then-PM Olmert dismisses claim as “utter nonsense.”
Tzipi Livni spared war crime arrest threat
The Guardian 6 Oct 2011 – Foreign Office declares that the Israeli opposition leader enjoys temporary diplomatic immunity as she is on a ‘special mission’ The Israeli opposition leader Tzipi Livni has avoided the possibility of prosecution in a British court for…
Arab-Israeli towns go on strike over plans to confiscate their land
The Guardian 6 Oct 2011 – If Israel’s parliament approves the proposal, 30,000 Bedouins could be removed from their homes in Negev within 60 days Six Arab-Israeli towns in Israel’s southern Negev region have ground to a halt in protest at government…
In Post- Mubarak Egypt, Waterboarding is Baby Stuff
Uruknet October 6, 2011 – …The honeymoon between the Egyptian military and the protesters did not last long. Tahrir Square, which had been the scene of jubilant celebrations, soon turned into a battlefield, as the army moved to violently disperse activists, beating them with clubs and electric rods – even firing live ammunition – leading to many casualties. Hundreds…
Human Rights Revealed: UK government plotted with Israel lobby to ban Salah
Uruknet October 6, 2011 – As Palestinian leader Sheikh Raed Salah’s appeal against deportation concluded in a Birmingham court this week, new details of the UK government’s deep links to the Israel lobby have emerged. This follows a separate High Court ruling in London on 30 September, when a judicial review into the government’s June imprisonment of Salah ruled…
Israel police arrest Bedouins protesting mosque arson
Uruknet October 6, 2011 – Israeli police arrested seven more people suspected of joining rock-throwing protests in a Bedouin village in northern Israel following an arson attack on a mosque there, a spokesman said Thursday. “We arrested another seven people suspected of taking part in the demonstrations, which raises to 25 the total number of people being investigated over…
An Urgent Call for Humanitarian Intervention in Sirt and Bani Walid, Libya
Uruknet October 6, 2011 – Dear Sir/Madam, I am writing to you to inform you, irrespective of political interests, about the disastrous situations the Libyan cities of Sirte and Bani Walid, which are facing genocide as well as the widespread devastation of their infrastructures. The situation is deteriorating badly with every day and every hour that passes in Sirte…
Libya conflict: Muammar Gaddafi urges mass protests
Uruknet October 6, 2011 Libya’s ousted leader Col Muammar Gaddafi has called on Libyans to come on to the streets “in their millions” to resist the nation’s interim leaders. In an audio message broadcast on Syrian-based Arrai television, he says conditions in Libya have become “unbearable”. The message comes as heavy fighting continues between anti-Gaddafi forces and loyalists for…
Libyans Resist NATO’s Killing Machine
Uruknet October 6, 2011 – For over six and a half months, Libyans tied down the world’s mightiest military force despite overwhelming odds against them and enormous loss of life and human suffering. Established in 1949, NATO was never a “military alliance for peace and security.” It was for offense, not defense. Cold War hysteria was contrived to incite…
Nato: Bombing of Libya will continue despite collapse of Gaddafi’s regime
Uruknet October 6, 2011 – Air strikes will not stop until all remaining pockets of resistance are suppressed and the new government asks for them to end, said French defence minister Gerard Longuet. Although the former rebels now control most of the country, some regions remain under control of pro-Gaddafi forces, including Sirte on the Mediterranean coast, the city…
Change For the Worse Obama Did It, All By Himself
Uruknet October 5, 2011 – …Still, it must be said that Obama did bring change – for the worse. He didn’t just continue Bush’s lost wars, rebranding one and escalating the other; he also added much of Asia and Africa, and even parts of Latin America, to the empire’s anything goes free fire zones. Drone technology makes it easier…
Syria News – October 5, 2011 (Warning: Graphic Videos)
Uruknet Number of martyrs in Syria today reached to 13 so far, 3 from Hama, 4 from Homs, 3 from Idlib, and one from Hasakah ,Swaida& Daraa…Idleb – Khan Shihoun: Ahmad Abdulkader Albakri was martyred this evening by the bullets of one of the snipers that invaded the Khan Shihoun hospital. Ahmad is a 35 years old school teacher…
Obama and Bush Administrations Are Complicit in Bankers’ Massive Foreclosure Scheme
Uruknet October 5, 2011 – A new report shows the Obama administration has been just as protective as its Republican predecessor of bank robo-signing: forging the signatures of millions of homeowners in order to foreclose their homes. “Theft and fraud were standard practice on Wall Street, and both the Bush and Obama administrations knew it, and protected the criminals.”…
Hypocrisy at its most naked
Uruknet October 5, 2011 – Russia and China’s veto of the UN Security Council resolution which condemned Syria over its brutal crackdown on anti-government protesters and contained a weak reference to the possibility of sanctions against Damascus proved (again) one thing – that despite torrents of soaring rhetoric to the contrary by our leaders, international politics is not about…
Iraqis displaced from Iran shelling face disease, lack of food
Uruknet October 5, 2011 – Iran’s shelling of Kurdish separatist rebel bases in north Iraq has displaced hundreds of families, a migration group said Monday, voicing fears disease may spread in the camps where they are living. The International Organization for Migration (IOM) said it was aware of 884 families that had been displaced along the Iraq-Iran border in…
Tales of Sexual Humilitation at Anatot: Israeli Eyewitness
Uruknet October 5, 2011 – Stavit Sinai, an Israeli graduate student in European history and peace activist, participated in the Anatot protest several days ago. She was savagely beaten and stripped naked by the settler-police counter-demonstrators. She’s just published her eyewitness testimony, which I’ve translated below: A balding stocky man with light-colored hair and wearing glasses, knocks my head…
Occupying the Heart of the Beast Observations, Impressions and Images from amid the Multitudes in Liberty Plaza
Uruknet October 5, 2011 – The ongoing exercise in democracy transpiring in and around the Occupy Wall Street site in Lower Manhattan imbues one’s heart with resonances of the real. Many reasons factor into the phenomenon: Here, for example, one does not feel scammed and demeaned…gripped by the sense of futility, even embarrassment, experienced at even the thought of…
Israeli Occupation, Colonialism and Apartheid: Crimes Against Humanity
Uruknet October 5, 2011 – Colonialism and apartheid are especially serious international law breaches because they fundamentally violate core legal principles and values. The International Court of Justice (ICJ) affirmed self-determination as an essential principle of international law. All states must respect and promote it. Colonial occupation is in clear violation. The 1960 Declaration on the Granting of Independence…
Iraq snapshot – October 5, 2011
Uruknet October 5, 2011 – Chaos and violence continue, new details and avenues emerge regarding “trainers” (US soldiers) remaining in Iraq beyond the end of the year, the US State Dept takes out a bounty, the press ‘forgets’ Iraq in a governmental briefing today, US veterans of the current wars share their thoughts on the conflicts and surviving them,…
“Our identity is under attack;” Palestinian youth activist interviewed
Uruknet October 5, 2011 – Sawsan Khalife’ is a young Palestinian woman with an Israeli passport. She was born in Shefa-Amr, a village of approximately 45,000 inhabitants in the south of the Galilee. Khalife’ is involved in supporting Palestinian families that are being evicted from their homes in Sheikh Jarrah, occupied East Jerusalem and in activities that aim to…
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Syria’s northern region boiling
Daily Star 6 Oct 2011 Syrian troops stormed villages close to the border with Turkey Thursday, hunting military defectors who fought back in clashes that left at least four soldiers and three others dead…
U.N. targets receive threats
Daily Star 6 Oct 2011 Threats have been made against U.N. targets in Lebanon in recent weeks, the world body’s outgoing envoy to the country said Thursday.
Israel ‘not serious’ about withdrawal from occupied Ghajar
Daily Star 6 Oct 2011 When Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced his country’s intention almost a year ago to withdraw its military presence from the northern section of Ghajar village…
Mikati: STL funding serves Lebanon, resistance
Daily Star 6 Oct 2011 Prime Minister Najib Mikati, facing strong opposition from Hezbollah and its March 8 allies to the funding of a U.N.-backed court…
Syrian army fatally shoots man in Lebanese territory
Daily Star 6 Oct 2011 A Syrian farmer died from a gunshot wound after the Syrian Army fired into the Bekaa village of Arsal Thursday afternoon…
Berri says dialogue, compromise key to maintaining stability
Daily Star 6 Oct 2011 Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri said Thursday that the security situation in Lebanon will remain stable as there is an overwhelming faith in dialogue and compromise in the country.
Christian gathering to address Arab Spring
Daily Star 6 Oct 2011 A large gathering of Lebanese politicians and activists allied with the March 14 Forces to be held later this month will urge Christians in the Arab world not to fear democratic changes in the region…
March 8 MPs slam local reaction to incursion by ‘sisterly state’
Daily Star 6 Oct 2011 March 8 MPs Thursday hit back at rival March 14 lawmakers who had slammed a Syrian incursion into Lebanon earlier in the week, accusing them of remaining tight-lipped whenever Israel attacks Lebanon…
LU teachers announce open-ended strike
Daily Star 6 Oct 2011 The president of the League of Lebanese University Professors Charbel Kfoury announced Thursday an open-ended strike until Cabinet meets all the demands of educators at the state-run institution.
World in need of ‘partnership and love’: Rai
Daily Star 6 Oct 2011 The world today is in great need of partnership and love because it has distanced itself from spiritual life, Maronite Patriarch Beshara Rai said Thursday.
Future urge show of solidarity with Syrians
Daily Star 6 Oct 2011 Future Movement lawmakers and Muslim religious leaders warned Thursday groups closely allied with Damascus against opening bases of operations…
7 injured in scuffle at vehicle inspection center
Daily Star 6 Oct 2011 Seven people were wounded Thursday in a fight with sticks and razors at a vehicle inspection center in Hadath, east Beirut, a security source told The Daily Star.
Traffic policeman injured in hit-and-run incident
Daily Star 6 Oct 2011 A traffic police officer was treated for injuries Thursday after he was struck in a hit-and-run incident in the main square in Sidon.
Rights conference slams Bahrain crackdown
Daily Star 6 Oct 2011 The Bahrain Forum for Human Rights condemned the regime’s violent crackdown on opposition groups during a conference held in Beirut and dubbed Human Rights Violations.
MP: Army attacking those aiding wounded Syrians
Daily Star 6 Oct 2011 Future bloc Akkar MP Mouin Merhebi accused the Lebanese Army intelligence Thursday of attacking Lebanese for transporting wounded Syrians to get treatment in Lebanese hospitals.
Metn protesters block installation of power lines
Daily Star 6 Oct 2011 For a second day in a row, residents of Mansourieh, Ain Saade and Ain Najm prevented Electricite Du Liban staff from installing long-anticipated high-voltage electricity lines in the neighborhood.
Urgent debate on death penalty needed, activists say
Daily Star 6 Oct 2011 While the death penalty has not been carried out in Lebanon since 2004, activists worry it could be used again soon, and that it could trigger a sectarian tit-for-tat execution battle.
Foreigners kept for years in arbitrary detention
Daily Star 6 Oct 2011 Yusuf’s father was executed on live television when he was 10 years old. He’s not sure what his father’s crime was, but does know that Baghdad became increasingly unsafe for his family, as uncles began to…
General Security vows to offer better services
Daily Star 6 Oct 2011 General Security will soon improve its services, the head of the apparatus said after receiving Interior Minister Marwan Charbel Thursday.
Arslan opposes funding of ‘politicized’ STL
Daily Star 6 Oct 2011 Lebanese Democratic Party leader Talal Arslan said Thursday he opposed the funding of the Special Tribunal for Lebanon before the government reconsiders the structure of the U.N.-backed court.
Investigation called in case of ‘decapitated’ Syrian girl
Daily Star 6 Oct 2011 The case of Zeinab al-Hosni, the young Syrian woman reported to have been beheaded and mutilated by state security agents, appeared on Syrian state television Tuesday, as an apparent propaganda war revved up over her mysterious…
Iraq offers ‘experience’ to REBUILD Libya
Daily Star 6 Oct 2011 Iraq offered its experience of rebuilding the country and gearing up for democracy during a visit to Baghdad Thursday by Libya’s interim Prime Minister Mahmud Jibril, officials said.
Battle for Sirte a long way from over
Daily Star 6 Oct 2011 Snipers loyal to Moammar Gadhafi held back government forces trying to capture his hometown Thursday and the deposed leader warned the heads of the developing world who have recognized Libya’s new rulers that they would face…
Panetta: U.S. troops in Iraq must have immunity
Daily Star 6 Oct 2011 American troops who remain in Iraq after the end of this year must be granted immunity from local prosecution, U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said Thursday.
Cyprus-Turkey gas spat may be harbinger of future disputes
Daily Star 6 Oct 2011 With an emerging power testing its strength, valuable resources in the balance and a weakened West struggling to exert influence, the dispute between Turkey and Cyprus over gas drilling may be a sign of wider things…
Abbas to Europe: Support the Palestinian Spring
Daily Star 6 Oct 2011 Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas called on Europe Wednesday to back the Palestinian Spring by supporting his government’s bid to win a place at the United Nations.
‘Price Tag’ settler extremism wreak havoc
Daily Star 6 Oct 2011 They strike in the dead of night, setting fire to mosques and daubing their walls with Price Tag graffiti, the slogan of Israeli settlers waging a vigilante campaign branded as un-Jewish by President Shimon Peres.
Military ruler says Egypt in critical phase
Daily Star 6 Oct 2011 Egypt’s military ruler said Thursday the country is going through a critical period, particularly on the security and economic fronts, and called for national unity to achieve a democratic state under civilian rule.
New Egypt reflects on the legacy of former President Sadat
Daily Star 6 Oct 2011 Egyptian President Anwar Sadat, gunned down by Islamists at a military parade in Cairo 30 years ago Thursday, left a political legacy that survived largely unscathed in the long reign of his successor, Hosni Mubarak.
Jewish settlers uproot scores of Palestinian olive trees
Daily Star 6 Oct 2011 Occupied West Bank: Around 150 olive trees in the occupied West Bank were cut down overnight in an attack blamed by Palestinians on Jewish settlers.
Somali bomber who killed 100 slammed education
Daily Star 6 Oct 2011 The Somali suicide bomber who killed more than 100 people, including students seeking scholarships, in an attack near the Education Ministry…
Clashes erupt in southern Yemen, leaving 8 dead
Daily Star 6 Oct 2011 Yemeni security forces wounded eight people in the southwest city of Taiz Thursday when they opened fire to disperse a protest calling for the regime’s ouster, a medic and witnesses said, after clashes rocked the capital.
Final jury pool of 47 people selected in underwear-bomb case
Daily Star 6 Oct 2011 A Nigerian on trial for a failed terrorist attack near Detroit kept his scorn for the U.S. under wraps Wednesday as a judge and lawyers settled on 47 people for final jury selection.
Syrian man dies after Syrian army incursion
Daily Star 6 Oct 2011 A Syrian farmer died of a gun shot wound as a result of gun fire by the Syrian Army into the Bekaa village of Arsal Thursday afternoon, a high rank security source told The Daily Star.
Lawyers of Canadian farmer detained in Lebanon quit
Daily Star 6 Oct 2011 The lawyers fighting for the release of Henk Tepper, who has been held in Beirut’s Justice Palace for the past six months, have been removed of their ability to represent him as the potato grower’s family…
Future MPs urge public to show solidarity with Syria
Daily Star 6 Oct 2011 Future Movement lawmakers and Muslim religious leaders warned groups closely allied with Damascus against opening “bases of operations” in several areas of the country while inviting the public to participate in a gathering in support of…
‘Syrian pride’ kept Steve Jobs’ estranged father from reaching out
Daily Star 6 Oct 2011 Steve Jobs’ biological father wanted to make contact with his son before his untimely death but said his Syrian pride prevented him from doing so.
Enter the shabiha: Syrian regime’s civilian guards
Daily Star 6 Oct 2011 Fighting to stay in power, Syria’s ruling elite has unleashed its paramilitary pro-regime civilian forces ‚Äì the shabiha ‚Äì to help crush a revolt that shows no sign of slowing, experts say.
Lebanon committed to protecting Syrian refugees: Mikati
Daily Star 6 Oct 2011 Lebanon is committed to providing shelter to Syrians fleeing the unrest in their country, Prime Minister Najib Mikati said on Thursday, responding to concerns expressed by Washington.
Kassar denies selling Bassil $21 mln private jet
Daily Star 6 Oct 2011 Former State Minister Adnan Kassar has denied media reports that he sold Energy Minister Jibran Bassil a private jet for $21 million.
High alert on Yom Kippur for fear of riots
YNet News, 6 Oct 2011 – Security and rescue forces are on high alert ahead of Yom Kippur with reinforced deployment in sensitive areas. The Magen David Adom emergency services have raised their … ….
2 Palestinians arrested for Palmer murder
YNet News, 6 Oct 2011 – Cleared for publication: Two Palestinians from Halhul were arrested on Tuesday on suspicion they murdered Asher Palmer and his infant son Yonatan near Kiryat Arba last … ….
‘Mosque arsonist’s hands should be cut off’
YNet News, 6 Oct 2011 – The residents of Tuba Zangaria are not satisfied with the arrest of an 18-year-old Jewish youth in connection with Monday’s Tuba Zangaria mosque arson attack. They … ….
Peace Now honored for supporting reservists
YNet News, 6 Oct 2011 – The Peace Now movement has recently received a certificate of merit from Defense Minister Ehud Barak for its support of reserve soldiers. The certificate was … ….
Residents postpone resignation after court hearing
YNet News, 6 Oct 2011 – Dozens of medical residents followed through on their resignation threat and failed to report to duty Thursday, despite a National Labor Court ruling ordering them to … ….
High Court rejects Vanunu’s petition
YNet News, 6 Oct 2011 – The High Court of Justice on Thursday rejected a petition filed by nuclear spy Mordechai Vanunu, in which he requested to cancel the injunction forbidding him from … ….
Yom Kippur drill: IDF simulates war call-up
YNet News, 6 Oct 2011 – The IDF is taking no chances on the eve of Yom Kippur. In an unusual and rare step, The IDF’s General Staff alerted two reserve divisions as part of an emergency drill in … ….
Man indicted for murder after burning partner to death
YNet News, 6 Oct 2011 – Nashed Taher Basul accused of imprisoning, assaulting and finally burning to….
PM Netanyahu in excellent health
YNet News, 6 Oct 2011 – Annual medical examination suggests prime minister in good health, with 120/80….
Livni arrives in UK for first visit since war crimes law amended
YNet News, 6 Oct 2011 – Opposition chair had canceled December 2009 trip after British judge issued….
UN raises death toll in Syria unrest to 2,900
YNet News, 6 Oct 2011 – Names of dead have all been confirmed and likely include some members of….
Suspect arrested in Tuba Zangaria mosque arson
YNet News, 6 Oct 2011 – Jewish youth implicated in torching of upper Galilee village’s place of worship…..
IAF jet makes emergency landing
YNet News, 6 Oct 2011 – F-15 forced to land after bird-strike causes engine to catch fire. Jet lands….
‘Investment in science paying off’
YNet News, 6 Oct 2011 – Newest member to Israeli Nobel laureates ‘club’ Daniel Shechtman lauded by past….
Sarkozy: It is silly to talk about a Jewish state
YNet News, 6 Oct 2011 – French leader quoted as saying ‘Abbas is a statesman. Netanyahu, on the other….
Palin decides not to run in 2012
YNet News, 6 Oct 2011 – Republican cites family considerations as playing a major factor in her….
Apple co-founder, ex-CEO Steve Jobs has died
YNet News, 6 Oct 2011 – Apple announced his death without giving a specific cause. He died peacefully,….
Biden agrees to meet Jewish leaders on Pollard
YNet News, 5 Oct 2011 – US vice president hosts Jewish leaders, political rivals for Rosh Hashana toast,….
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Miles of Smiles convoy 6 arrives in Gaza
PIC – 06/10/2011 – 08:16 AM
General strike paralyzes Arab towns in Negev
PIC – A general strike was observed in all Arab towns and villages in the Negev region to protest Israeli plans to raze entire villages and displace some 30,000 Palestinians.
UNRWA staff union declares four-day freeze on strikes
PIC – Industrial action by UN refugee agency’s (UNRWA) Arab Staff Union, including mass sit-ins and strikes, has been called off for four days to allow for dialogue, said union head Suhail al-Hindi.
Dozens injured in quelling of demonstrations outside Ofer prison
PIC – Injuries abounded after teargas was fired at peaceful protests at the entrance of Israeli Ofer prison near Ramallah on Wednesday..
Haneyya: Gov’t will not be idle as UNRWA ignores staff’s demands
PIC – Palestinian Prime Minister Ismail Haneyya said the government in Gaza would not stand by and watch as the UN Relief Works Agency ignores the demands of its staff.
Israeli court extends remand of 15 citizens for protesting mosque burning
PIC – An Israeli court in Safad on Wednesday evening extended the remand of 15 Arab citizens charged with involvement in protest incidents that followed the burning of a mosque in Tuba village.
Israeli bulldozers raze structures, homes in Jordan Valley
PIC – Bulldozers guarded by Israeli military jeeps leveled early Thursday morning six structures used for agriculture as well as homes in Maleh Valley in northern Jordan Valley.
Jewish settlers uproot hundreds of Palestinian olive trees
PIC – Jewish settlers cut off more than 200 olive trees south of Qasra village south of Nablus city after midnight Wednesday, local sources reported on Thursday.
IOA serves summons to Jerusalemite MP Totah
PIC – The Israeli occupation authority (IOA) served a summons to Jerusalemite MP Mohammed Totah via his brother Mutasem on Wednesday.
Hundreds of settlers storm Nabi Yusuf shrine
PIC – Hundreds of Jewish settlers stormed the Nabi Yusuf shrine east of Nablus city at dawn Thursday under Israeli army protection.
U.S. urges UNESCO not to admit Palestine as member
PIC – The United States urged Wednesday the members of the UN cultural agency (UNESCO) to vote against a recommendation by the body’s executive council to admit Palestine into the organization.
Egypt to Mobilize Support for Palestine’s Membership in UNESCO
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PCP and EUPOL COPPS Conclude Juvenile Police Training
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Abbas to PACE: We Deserve your Support
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Israel Arrests More than 750,000 Palestinians Since 1967
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Israel Demolishes Palestinian Properties in Jordan Valley
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Blair Urges Congress to Release Blocked Aid to Palestinians
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General Strike in Naqab after Israeli Decision to Deport Bedouins
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Settlers Cut Down Olive Trees in Nablus Area
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NATO not halting Libya air war yet, Leon Panetta says
LA Times 6 Oct 2011 – The missions will continue as long as combat persists between the provisional government’s fighters and Moammar Kadafi loyalists, U.S. Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta says after talks in Brussels. Despite pressure from some NATO allies to halt the bombing in Libya, Defense Secretary Leon E….
NATO divided on end to Libya air war
LA Times 5 Oct 2011 – The issue of when to cease NATO’s bombing campaign has become a source of friction in the alliance, officials say. Opponents worry that ending it too quickly may embolden Moammar Kadafi’s loyalists. Members of the NATO military alliance parted company Wednesday over how quickly to…
In Recording, Qaddafi Urges Followers to ‘Rise Up’
New York Times 6 Oct 2011 – Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi, the deposed Libyan leader, broke more than a week of public silence with a recorded message to his followers, denouncing the provisional government that succeeded him.
Syria Uprising Deaths Exceed 2,900, U.N. Says
New York Times 6 Oct 2011 – The new tally of Syrian deaths in the seven-month-old uprising comes as the Human Rights Council is to review Syria’s record.
With United Nations Veto, Russia and China Help Syria
New York Times 6 Oct 2011 – A double veto at the United Nations was driven by concerns in Moscow and Beijing about losing influence in the Arab world as authoritarian governments built on the now-faded Soviet model collapse.
Field Marshal Tantawi Tries to Halt Rumors in Egypt
New York Times 6 Oct 2011 – Field Marshal Mohamed Hussein Tantawi said that the military would not offer a candidate to be Egypt’s next president.
Drone Strike in Yemen
New York Times 6 Oct 2011 – A strike by an American drone on Wednesday killed five militants connected with Al Qaeda in southern Yemen, officials said.
Another NATO-backed interim government in Libya
WSWS – The new government is composed almost entirely of ministers of the previous government, after the NTC admitted it could not come to a unified decision over who would take control of the key ministries.
US Congress blocks Palestinian aid after UN statehood bid
WSWS – In a provocative move, the US Congress has blocked nearly $200 million of humanitarian aid for the Palestinian people, intended for food aid, health care and development initiatives.
Kristallnacht=Price Tag
Tikun Olam – Gilad Meltzer’s original Hebrew statement comparing price tag to Kristallnacht Gilad Meltzer offers a comparison between the latter-day tactics of Muslim-hating settler fanatics and an earlier historical tragedy: “In 1930s Germany they called burning synagogues ‘Kristallnacht.’ Today they call burning mosques ‘price tag.’” A bit of…
Brutal eviction of Palestinian family in Jaffa caught on tape
Mondoweiss – Jaffa family to sue for excessive force in house eviction JPost 6 Oct — An Israeli-Arab family from Jaffa said Thursday they plan to file a lawsuit against the police, after officers used what appears to be excessive force to evict them from a south Tel…
Anatot: Yisrael HaYom Smears Palestinian Farmer, Calling Him Convicted Rapist
Tikun Olam – Yassine Refai, after his skull was smashed by Anatot settlers, requiring visit to Hadasshah hospital The story of the Anatot pogrom took on a new and even more bizarre twist when Yisrael HaYom, Sheldon Adelson’s vanity newspaper created to boost the political power of Bibi Netanyahu…
AP: The NYPD spied on its anti-terror partners
Mondoweiss – The Associated Press has published yet another stunning expose about the long and sinister reach of the New York Police Department’s COINTELPRO-style mosque surveillance program. After breaking the news that the NYPD has teamed up the CIA to spy on Muslims in and around New York…
Romney and Perry get chummy with the anti-Muslim, anti-Palestinian crowd
Mondoweiss – The news that the family of Republican presidential candidate Rick Perry owned a ranch known by the name “Niggerhead” has sparked outrage. But both Perry—and Mitt Romney, who is leading the Republican presidential pack for now—have no shame and have faced little scrutiny when it comes…
A society coming apart at the seams: Settlers attack IDF in the West Bank
Mondoweiss – More on the death throes of Greater Israel . From Haaretz : Dozens of Jewish settlers surrounded an IDF patrol vehicle on Wednesday evening near the Shilo settlement, setting up roadblocks and physically assaulting IDF soldiers. The incident began after rumors circulated that the Gal Yosef illegal outpost…
‘That’s what democracy means’: Kristof makes the common sense argument for one state
Mondoweiss – Today Nick Kristof has a column in the Times titled ” Is Israel Its Own Worst Enemy? ” which lays out the current impasse in Israeli/Palestinian negotiations (including Obama’s “humiliation” at the UN). He ends: So where do we go from here? If a peace deal is not…
Pro-Israel Civil Rights Complaint Filed Against Columbia University
Tikun Olam – Kenneth Marcus, scourge of ‘anti-Israel’ academe Kenneth Marcus, the pro-Israel scourge of U.S. academia, has just filed a complaint with the U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Civil Rights against Columbia University. Electronic Intifada reports on the story. Though I haven’t read the complaint yet, I…
Elbit subsidiary in $7.33m US Army contract
Neged Neshek – Elbit Systems subsidiary EFW Inc. of Forth Worth, Texas was awarded a $7,334,806 contract by the U.S. Army for Lightweight Color Multi-Functional Displays. This is a modification of an existing contract to include manned/unmanned capabilities.
Tales of Sexual Humilitation at Anatot: Israeli Eyewitness
Tikun Olam – Stavit Sinai, an Israeli graduate student in European history and peace activist, participated in the Anatot protest several days ago. She was savagely beaten and stripped naked by the settler-police counter-demonstrators. She’s just published her eyewitness testimony , which I’ve translated below: How I was beaten up,…
North Africa: Statement by UNICEF Executive Director Anthony Lake on the Worsening Situation in Yemen
allAfrica.com 6 Oct 2011 – “UNICEF deplores children being caught in the crossfire in Yemen and urges all parties to the conflict to do their utmost to spare civilians, especially women and children. At least 94 children have been killed and 240 wounded by gunshots or shelling in Yemen since civil…
Nigeria: ‘National Interest to Guide Nigeria On Palestinian State Bid’
allAfrica.com 6 Oct 2011 – Nigeria will vote according to its national interest on the Palestine state bid at the United Nations, the Federal Government has said.The spokesperson of the federal Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Mr. Damian Agwu, said this yesterday while speaking with Daily Trust in Abuja.
South Africa: Govt Abstains From Syria Vote in UNSC
allAfrica.com 6 Oct 2011 – South Africa has abstained from the vote in the UN Security Council (UNSC) on the situation in Syria, instead calling on the opposition in that country to participate in the political process to bring about peace and stability.
Nigeria: Fight Against Terror – Saudi Govt Offers to Assist
allAfrica.com 5 Oct 2011 – The Ambassador of Saudi Arabia to Nigeria, Amb Khaled Abdrabuh, Wednesday said his government was willing to assist Nigeria fight terrorism if there was an official request to that effect from the Nigerian government.
French Group visited Beit Ommar
Palestine Solidarity Project 6 Oct 2011 – This week a group of visitors from a catholic organization in France visited Beit Ommar and Center for Freedom and Justice. PSP arranged a guided tour and showed their interessted guests all the illegal settlements that surround the beautiful city of Beit Ommar. “Everyday Palestinians are…
New legislation fails to give Tzipi Livni protection from arrest
Middle East Monitor 6 Oct 2011 – Today, 6 October 2011, former Israeli Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni visited the United Kingdom. Ms. Livni was Foreign Minister during Israel’s 27 December 2008 – 18 January 2009 offensive on the Gaza Strip (Operation Cast Lead. OCL). Significant evidence was collected indicating her individual criminal…
Israeli occupation continues to prevent students from entering Al Aqsa Mosque
Middle East Monitor 6 Oct 2011 – The policies of the Israeli occupation in East Jerusalem and the West Bank continue to prevent students from entering Al-Aqsa Mosque. Police officers stationed at the gates and inside the mosque itself stop any Palestinian under the age of fifty from entering the Noble Sanctuary; students…
Doyen of Palestinian prisoners says strike will continue until “demands or martyrdom” are achieved
Middle East Monitor 6 Oct 2011 – As Palestinian prisoners held in Israeli jails approach the second week of their hunger strike, the doyen of the detainees has said that they will continue with the strike “until we achieve our demands or martyrdom”. Nael Barghouti, 54, said that the prisoners are insisting on…
The plight of the Negev’s Bedouin
Middle East Monitor 6 Oct 2011 – In my travels I have seen how far awareness of the Palestinian issue has spread – in contrast to the misery of my constituents, the Bedouin of the Negev. Just last month the Israeli cabinet approved a plan to relocate up to 30,000 Bedouin from unrecognised…
Syria army ‘kills man in Lebanon’
BBC 6 Oct 2011 – Syrian forces cross into Lebanon and shoot dead a Syrian living in a border area, reports say, raising fears of a spillover of unrest.
Gaddafi urges mass Libya protests
BBC 6 Oct 2011 – Libya’s ousted leader Col Muammar Gaddafi urges Libyans on to the streets “in their millions” to resist the country’s interim leadership.
Egypt enduring ‘sensitive stage’
BBC 6 Oct 2011 – Egypt’s military leader says the country is undergoing a “sensitive stage” in its history, and calling for people to “rally round national goals”.
Don’t Punish Palestinians for Seeking Freedom; Punish Israel for Denying It
US Campaign to End the Occupation 6 Oct 2011 – October 5, 2011
Government directly responsible for ongoing harm to residents of Qusra
B’tselem 5 Oct 2011 – This morning (6 Oct. ’11), Palestinian farmers from the village of Qusra, south of Nablus, discovered that about 200 of their olive and fig trees were destroyed. The vandalism occurred in an area adjacent to outposts of the Shilo settlement. Last month, the army established a…
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Prisoners take center stage
Daoud Kuttab, Ma’an News Agency10/6/2011
Sumud Ahmad Saadat is the daughter of the leader of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine, kidnapped from the Palestinian Authority’s prison in Jericho by military force.
Saadat is locked up in a jail inside Israel proper, in contravention of the Geneva Conventions, which forbid occupiers to transfer prisoners into the country of occupation. He has been held in solitary confinement for most of the past five years.
Sumud, in her early 20s now, has not seen her father in five years. Attempts to obtain this basic human right through the International Committee of the Red Cross have failed. Neither did an attempt to get redress from the Israeli courts have any result.
A month ago, the Israeli high court accepted the Israeli army lawyer’s claims that if young Sumud would meet her father, he might transmit to her (even across a glass window) some kind of sign or message that would cause violence.
As a result, the high court of the “only democracy in the Middle East” forbade a young woman from seeing her father for the fifth year in a row.
Solitary confinement, banning family visits, collective punishment and depriving prisoners of access to satellite TV are some of the things Palestinian prisoners are subjected to.
Some 6,000 Palestinian prisoners asked for their abolition on September 27. Prisoners’ hunger strike and a disobedience campaign was launched by prisoners who are members of the PFLP following an increase in punitive measures enacted by the Israeli Prison Service. The PFLP prisoners have since been joined by other inmates. more.. e-mail
Settler violence in a time of security
Larry Derfner, +972 Magazine10/5/2011
Right-wing violence in Israel is always provoked by something, we’ve been told. The murders of Palestinian laborers and Israeli Arab bus passengers by two settlers during the disengagement from Gaza was provoked, of course, by the disengagement from Gaza. The drive-by murders of Palestinians during the second intifada were provoked by the second intifada. The Rabin assassination and the two-year hate campaign that preceded it were provoked by the Oslo accord and Palestinian terror attacks. The Hebron massacre by Baruch Goldstein was provoked by the Oslo accord and Palestinan terror attacks. The Jewish terror underground of the early 1980s, involving shootings of Palestinian mayors and college students, as well as an attempt to bomb a Palestinian bus and a plot to blow up the Temple Mount, was provoked by the pullout from Sinai following the peace treaty with Egypt.
There’s always a reason, supposedly. Jewish blood is being spilled by terrorists, the Left is giving the country away to the enemy, the settlers and their allies are being driven to extremes, they’re being backed against the wall, so they’re lashing out in desperation.
This is a popular notion in this country. So why has settler violence been going through the roof again, most recently in Sunday night’s “price tag” torching of a mosque in the Galilee Bedouin village of Tuba Zangaria? Life for Jews in Israel and the West Bank has never been safer than it’s been for the last few years. Palestinian security forces have been working with the Shin Bet and Israeli army to shut down terror, to throw Hamasniks in jail, to even keep big protest rallies from taking place.
Meanwhile, the peace process couldn’t be deader. The Israeli government could hardly be more right-wing. The administration in Washington could hardly be more craven, while Congress has become indistinguishable from the Yesha Council. more.. e-mail
US policy and the Arab Spring
Azmi Ashour, Al-Ahram Weekly10/6/2011
If Washington vetoes Palestinian state recognition in the Security Council it will irreparably harm its standing and interests in the Arab region.
When people in Arab and Islamic societies think of the US, two images pop to mind. The first is that of a superpower with an unmitigated pro-Israeli bias; the second is that of a symbol of Western civilisation and modern scientific and technological progress. The former sparks widespread anger and anti-US hatred; the latter inspires considerable respect for the US and the dream to visit it. This love-hate relationship with the US became more distinct following the onset of the Arab Spring. The popular uprisings that surprised Washington by overthrowing its staunchest allies in Tunisia and Egypt threw into relief the double standards in American foreign policy, as epitomised by the lip-service it paid to the need for democratisation while sustaining decades-long friendships with some of the longest-lived dictatorships in the Arab world. The question now is whether the Arab revolutions will have a concrete effect on US foreign policy towards the region, especially with regard to the Arab-Israeli conflict.
The US’s pursuit of its interests in this region have been characterised by two main constants. One is its fanatical support for Israel, often to the detriment of Arab rights and interests, to which testify the 40 times that Washington availed itself of its right to veto of the Security Council, against any resolution censuring Israel for its abuse of Arab rights. The other is its alliances with despotic regimes in order to realise its economic interests, even if this actively worked against the democratisation and progress of the societies ruled by those regimes. Within this framework, both sides resorted to various stratagems, ruses and various forms of cat-and-mouse to pursue their interests (the US) or to wriggle out of US pressures and perpetuate their rule (the Arab regimes). After the events of 11 September, in particular, the terrorist bugbear was continuously conjured up and both sides became more addicted than ever to playing assorted roles in the Arab- Israeli “peace process” game with no sincere desire for a real solution. more.. e-mail
Revealed: UK government plotted with Israel lobby to ban Salah
Electronic Intifada: 6 Oct 2011 – Asa Winstanley The Electronic Intifada Birmingham The Electronic Intifada has obtained email correspondences between Israeli lobbyists and British governmental officials which prove a plot to ban Palestinian political leader Sheikh Raed Salah from the UK .more
Palestinians brace for US aid cut following PA statehood bid
Electronic Intifada: 5 Oct 2011 – The Electronic Intifada Gaza City As reports come in that the US may be preparing to cut a substantial portion of the aid it gives to the Palestinian Authority because of its bid for statehood, people in the occupied West Bank and Gaza are bracing for possible consequences.more
“Our identity is under attack;” Palestinian youth activist interviewed
Electronic Intifada: 5 Oct 2011 – Adri Nieuwhof The Electronic Intifada Sawsan Khalife’ is a young woman activist and a Palestinian citizen of Israel. The daily discrimination she encounters in Jerusalem and the tragic killing by Israeli forces of a school friend have been determining factors for her work.more
A Palestinian political prisoner’s take on Israel’s protest movement
Electronic Intifada: 5 Oct 2011 – Ameer Makhoul The Electronic Intifada Gilboa Prison By not dealing with the root causes of the unjust system in Israel, the Israeli social movement wishes to make things less unjust rather than to change the system and the regime.more
US Envoys from Hell
Palestine Chronicle: 6 Oct 2011 – By Eric Walberg The 711 coalition deaths in Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan last year made 2010 the deadliest one for foreign troops since the US invasion in 2001, continuing the upward trend since 2003. 2011 promises to be even more deadly, and already includes the most spectacular event in this gruesome body count, when insurgents shot down a helicopter in eastern Afghanistan, killing 30 Americans. Civilian deaths — about 5-10 times higher — have followed the same relentless climb, as have purported Taliban deaths which are about 10-20 times higher than the occupiers’ deaths. Deaths of all kinds in Pakistan have sharply increased in the last few years as well, with United States President Barack Obama’s policy of using drones to fight US wars around the world. US Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan Ambassador Marc Grossman is now touring Central Asia to discuss his “New Silk Road” vision…more
Abbas Bid for Bantustan Exposes Israeli Hypocrisy
Palestine Chronicle: 6 Oct 2011 – By Iqbal Jassat ‚Äì Pretoria Why do you say that there is ‘some merit’ in Abbas’ bid while you vehemently oppose and discredit it? It’s a question many people, including journalists have challenged me with in the last few days as a global audience readied itself to watch the drama unfolding at the United Nations centered on the Palestinian Authority seeking approval for an independent state. In attempting to unpack what clearly appears to be a contradiction in terms, the reality is that while battle lines are being drawn in an arena that for more than six decades can arguably be held responsible for turning its back on the plight of Palestine; the same venue will place the spotlight on Israeli intransigence! The “merit” therefore in the bid attempt is that a confirmed collaborator plunges headlong into an abyss of disaster. But along with him too are the leaders of…more
Libya Helped al-Assad in His UNSC Victory
Palestine Chronicle: 6 Oct 2011 – By Ali Younes It should come as to no surprise that China and Russia decided to veto the European-draft resolution condemning Syria at the Security Council earlier in the week despite the swinging rhetoric that marked the failed attempt to condemn the Syrian regime. One thing for certain about the Russian and Chinese veto is that it should not be understood as an endorsement for the Syrian regime’s brutal crackdown on the peaceful protesters, or as a sign of Chinese and Russian alliance with the Al Assad’s regime. The heart of the matter for the Chinese and the Russians is to make a stand against the Western powers attempt to repeat the same methods used in Libya that eventually led to a regime change and lose their political and economic interests in Libya. Their initial reluctance to join the NATO air campaign against Libya eventually led to their exclusion from…more
Netanyahu Heals Partisan Divide in Washington
Dissident Voice: 6 Oct 2011 – Moses parted the Red Sea. Jesus walked on water. And now Benjamin Netanyahu has healed the partisan divide in Washington D.C., the greatest miracle of all time, according to this morning’s editorial in the New York Times. In a forty-five minute address before a Joint Session of Congress the tough-talking Israeli Prime Minister convinced a heretofore bitterly divided U.S. political class to lay aside its budget battles and concentrate on America’s transcendent purpose: to resettle Palestinian Arabs in outer Mongolia so Israel need no longer face the Arab “demographic threat” to Jewish democracy.The nuance-laden speech, entitled “They Must Go!” was interrupted 637 times by standing ovations, which left many Congress members afflicted with repetitive motion disorders. “He makes it all so clear,” gushed California Senator Barbara Boxer, rubbing an elbow dislocated by continuous applause. “Why should we be at each others’ throats over budget matters when Israel faces extinction at…more
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