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Only Immediate Intervention Will Save The Lives Of Three Palestinian Hunger Strikers
IMEMC – Press Release Ramallah, 12 September 2012 – Addameer is deeply concerned that the lives of the three remaining Palestinian hunger strikers in Israeli prison are in immediate danger as their prolonged hunger strikes have led to a rapid deterioration in their health. …
Settlers Deface Mosque Near Hebron
IMEMC – A group of extremist Israeli settlers defaced, on Tuesday at dawn, a mosque in Emresh village, south of Doura town, near the southern West Bank city of Hebron. The settlers came from Etnael illegal settlement, built on privately-owned lands that belong to the residents in the area. …
Israel To Confiscate Lands Near Nablus
IMEMC – The Israeli military and its so-called, Civil Administration Office in the occupied West Bank, decided to confiscate 675 Dunams (166.79 Acres) of privately-owned Palestinian lands in the Nablus district, in the northern part of the West Bank. …
Israel To Transfer 250 M. NIS To P.A
IMEMC – Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, ordered the transfer of the first payment of 250 Million New Israeli Shekels to the Palestinian Authority (P.A.) in the West Bank due to the sharp financial crisis the P. A. is facing. …
Two Workers Wounded In Hebron
IMEMC – The sources said that the car was transporting several workers in Jinba area, south of Yatta town, taking them to Be’er As-Sabe’ (Bir Shiva); soldiers chased the car until it crashed. …
3 Palestinian hunger-strikers in ‘rapid deterioration’
9/12/2012 – BETHLEHEM (Ma’an) — Three Palestinian prisoners on long-term hunger strikes are in immediate danger following rapid deterioration in their conditions, prisoner rights group Addameer said Wednesday. Addameer lawyer Fares Ziad visited the Ramle prison clinic on Tuesday but was unable to meet with Samer al-Barq, who is permanently confined to bed as he unable….
Jewish extremists spray graffiti on Hebron mosque
9/12/2012 – HEBRON (Ma’an) — Suspected Jewish extremists sprayed graffiti on a mosque near Hebron and tried to set fire to several cars in the area late Tuesday, a Palestinian official said. Gamal Abu Iram, an official in Hebron’s office of the Ministry of Religious Affairs, told Ma’an that ‘Price tag….
Witnesses: 9-year-old girl injured by settler car
9/12/2012 – BETHLEHEM (Ma’an) — A nine-year-old girl was injured on Wednesday after being hit by a settler car near Tuqu village in Bethlehem, witnesses said. Hayat Mahmoud Soboh was crossing a main road near her home when she was knocked down by the car, locals said. Soboh was transferred to hospital for treatment….
Report: Israel to transfer 250 million shekels to PA
9/12/2012 – TEL AVIV, Israel (Ma’an) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced late Tuesday that his government will transfer 250 million shekels ($63 million) to the Palestinian Authority to ease the current economic crisis in the West Bank, Israel’s Haaretz reported. The Israeli premier ordered the advance payment of tax money collected on…. Related: Israel takes cut of Palestinian tax revenues
Report: Israeli filmmaker says ‘Islam is a cancer’
9/12/2012 – TEL AVIV, Israel (Ma’an) — An Israeli filmmaker whose depiction of the Prophet Muhammad led to deadly protests in Libya and Egypt called Islam ‘a cancer‘ on Wednesday, Israeli daily Haaretz reported. Sam Bacile went into hiding on Tuesday after demonstrators denouncing the film attacked the US consulate in Libya, leaving the…. Related: Obama strongly condemns killing of US envoy in Libya
Watch: More protests in Ramallah, Bethlehem
9/12/2012 – BETHLEHEM (Ma’an) – A group of angry Palestinian governmental employees on Tuesday set fire copies of the Paris Protocol, while protesters in Ramallah called to bring down the Salam Fayyad government. Protesters in Ramallah chanted against the Oslo peace accords and the Paris Protocol, a subsection of Oslo which binds the Palestinian economy with….
Israeli forces detain 8 people overnight
9/12/2012 – QALQILIYA (Ma’an) –Israeli forces arrested eight people overnight Tuesday in the West Bank, locals and Israel’s army said. Adham Shraim, 17, Mahmoud Aqra, 17, Mamoud Mabsout, 17, and Ayman Iwaies were arrested at a checkpoint in Qalqiliya, witnesses told Ma’an. An Israeli army spokeswoman said four people were arrested….
Prisoners to launch hunger strike on anniversary of Oslo Accords
9/12/2012 – RAMALLAH (Ma’an) — The Palestinian Authority minister of prisoner affairs on Wednesday called for popular participation to support detainees launching a one-day hunger strike on the anniversary of the Oslo Accords. Issa Qaraqe said that prisoners held in Israeli jails would launch strike action on Thursday to demand the release of 123 prisoners detained….
Palestinian farmers struggle to protect livelihoods, land
9/12/2012 – By Jihan Abdalla – BEIT UMMAR (Reuters) — Once a mainstay of the local economy, agriculture in the rocky West Bank is in decline as farmers struggle to protect their livelihoods and their lands. Deprived of water and cut off from key markets, farmers across the occupied territory can only look on with a mix of anger….
Haniyeh to meet Egypt PM in Cairo
9/12/2012 – GAZA CITY (Ma’an) — Gaza Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh will meet with his Egyptian counterpart in Cairo on Thursday, Hamas said. Hamas spokesman Taher al-Nono told Ma’an that Haniyeh would meet Hisham Qandil to discuss security issues and the Gaza blockade. In July, the Gaza premier led a Hamas delegation in talks….
Diplomats: Arabs won’t press Israel resolution at UN nuclear meet
9/12/2012 – VIENNA (Reuters) — Arab states are expected to refrain from targeting Israel over its assumed nuclear arsenal at the UN atomic agency’s annual conference next week so as not to undermine wider efforts for a nuclear weapons-free Middle East, diplomats said. This would be welcomed by Western states, which have been concerned that an….
Israel takes cut of Palestinian tax revenues
9/12/2012 – RAMALLAH (Ma’an) — Israeli authorities have seized millions of shekels in tax revenue for the Palestinians to compensate for an Israeli company’s unpaid electricity bills, officials said Wednesday. Finance Ministry officials say Israel kept 35 million shekels ($9 million) of the 260 million shekels ($66 million) in customs taxes it collected on…. Related: Report: Israel to transfer 250 million shekels to PA
Netanyahu risks overplaying hand in Iran dispute
9/12/2012 – JERUSALEM (Reuters) — The public row between Israel and the United States this week will make it hard for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to launch a unilateral strike against Iran and risks undermining his domestic standing. Despite years of warning about the dangers of Iran gaining nuclear weapons, the Israeli leader has failed to convince any….
US hostage urges Netanyahu to meet al-Qaida demands
9/12/2012 – DUBAI (Reuters) — A US aid worker held by al-Qaida in Pakistanfor more than a year has appealed to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to help meet the demands of his captors and secure his release, a group that monitors Islamist websites said on Wednesday. Hostage Warren Weinstein said US President Barack Obama had shown no….
Women-only bloc to compete in Hebron elections
9/12/2012 – HEBRON (Ma’an) — For the first time, a women-only bloc will compete in Hebron’s local elections, the municipal council told Ma’an on Wednesday. Registration to run in municipal elections ended at midnight Tuesday and six blocs submitted lists to run in Hebron. The women-only bloc will run against lists from….
Gaza man suffers burns in disputed incident
9/12/2012 – GAZA CITY (Ma’an) — Relatives of a man in Gaza say he set himself on fire on Wednesday in protest over his economic hardship, but officials insist the man was burned in an accident. Muhammad Abu al-Foul, 25, is being treated in Gaza City’s Shifa Hospital for first- and second-degree burns across….
Abbas asked PA attorney general to step down
9/12/2012 – RAMALLAH (Ma’an) – President Mahmoud Abbas asked Palestinian Authority attorney general Ahmad al-Mughani to step down after he offered his resignation in August, Ma’an has learned. Al-Mughani is expected to be appointed a judge in the Palestinian High Court of Justice, informed sources told Ma’an on Wednesday. The attorney general….
In photos: Gaza youths practice parkour skills
9/12/2012 – Reuters / Mohammed Salem – Youths practice their parkour skills in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip on Sept. 12, 2012. Some youths, aged between 12 and 23 years old, in Gaza are training in parkour which was developed in France. Parkour is a physical discipline of movement focused on overcoming obstacles. Training is held in….
Medical official: 7 injured in Hebron road accident
9/12/2012 – HEBRON (Ma’an) — Seven people were injured on Wednesday in a road accident near Hebron, medical officials said. Four children and three women were moderately wounded after a bus turned over in the Abu Katalieh area of Hebron, Red Crescent official Nasser Qabajja told Ma’an….
Cairo, Libya missions attacked, US official reported dead
9/12/2012 – CAIRO/BENGHAZI, Libya (Reuters) — Protesters in Egypt and Libya attacked US diplomatic missions on Tuesday in a spasm of violence that led to the death of a State Department officer at the consulate in the Libyan city of Benghazi after fierce clashes at the compound. US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, in a statement late….
Obama strongly condemns killing of US envoy in Libya
9/12/2012 – BEIRUT (Reuters) — US President Barack Obama on Wednesday strongly condemned the killing of the US ambassador to Libya and three other embassy staff as an “outrageous attack” and ordered increased security at US diplomatic posts worldwide.” While the United States rejects efforts to denigrate the religious beliefs of others, we must all unequivocally oppose the…. Related: Report: Israeli filmmaker says ‘Islam is a cancer’
Israeli Court Refuses to Appeal in 5 Cases of Palestinian Prisoners
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Families of Palestinian Detainees Call for Urgent Actions to Support Hunger Strikers
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Israeli Occupation Arrests an Activist in Jerusalem
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Occupation Forces Arrest Five Palestinians from Qalqilya
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U.S. Elections and the Middle East: Business As Usual
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Pro-Settlers Vandals Daub Graffiti on Mosque Near Hebron
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Settlers Perform Religious Rituals in Al-Aqsa Mosque
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In Continued Denial of Access to Justice, the Israeli Central Court Dismisses a Claim Filed on Behalf of the al-Daya Fam…
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EU Increasingly Concerned Over Security and Economic Situation in the Middle East
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Dubai Cares and ANERA Partner for Early Childhood Development Program in West Bank and Gaza
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Occupied Lives: No Justice for My Son’s Death
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Occupied Lives: No justice for my son’s death
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International Solidarity Movement
A day of violence and intimidation in Hebron
9/12/2012 – International Solidarity Movement – By Anna Conroy, September 12, 2012, International Solidarity Movement, West Bank – On the morning of September 10 in south west Hebron, at Checkpoint 56, a Palestinian man was shot with live ammunition by the Israeli military. Residents and army officials reported that Molotov cocktails were thrown at the checkpoint, and in response the soldiers fired….
Families of Palestinian detainees call for urgent actions to support hunger strikers
9/12/2012 – International Solidarity Movement – September 11, 2012, Ministry of Detainees’ and Ex-detainees’ Affairs – GAZA, PALESTINE, September 11 – The families of Palestinians detained by Israel called for a week of urgent actions to support a mass hunger strike on 13 September, as well as ongoing hunger strikes by individual detainees. Thousands of detainees will participate in a….
Ni’ilin struggles on
9/12/2012 – International Solidarity Movement – By Anna, September 12, 2012, International Solidarity Movement, West Bank – On Friday 7th September myself and four other international activists attended the weekly demonstration against the apartheid wall in the village of Ni’lin. Since 2004 the villagers of Ni’lin have been non violently protesting against the annexation of their lands. So….
Anti-Islam film met with anger
The National 12 Sep 2012 – Anger has been growing over the film, Innocence of Muslims.
Ambassador Stevens was ‘thrilled to see Libyans demand their rights’
The National 12 Sep 2012 – Stevens had served as envoy to the Libyan rebels from the early weeks of the February 2011 revolt, in which Nato aircraft helped rebels overthrow Muammar Qaddafi.
iPhone 5: want it, pay for it
The National 12 Sep 2012 – Apple’s newest phone expected to cost up to Dh12,000 on the grey market.
Obama in snub to ‘meddling’ Netanyahu
The National 12 Sep 2012 – Mr Obama is angry over an increasing bid by Benjamin Netanyahu, the Israeli premier, to intervene in November’s US elections by using the Iran issue to boost support for Mitt Romney, analysts say.
New envoy to meet Assad in Syria mission
The National 12 Sep 2012 – International peace envoy Lakhdar Brahimi, who replaced Kofi Annan, kicks off peace move as bloodshed continues.
Where is China’s future leader?
The National 12 Sep 2012 – Wild rumours claim Xi Jinping, who is expected to take over from the Chinese president Hu Jintao as China’s top leader, was subject of assassination attempt.
Australia ‘breached the rights’ of girl, 9
The National 12 Sep 2012 – Dh1m compensation urged over ‘unlawful’ 9-month detention.
Contract awarded for greener place of worship
The National 12 Sep 2012 – The UAE¿s first eco-friendly mosque is set for completion in 18 months.
Koh-i-Noor: The jewel in the British crown with a very murky past
The National 12 Sep 2012 – An Indian businessman – who says he is a descendant of a boy maharaja – is claiming to be the rightful owner of a huge diamond plundered by the British in the 19th century, but as Jonathan Gornall reports, beauty really can be a curse.
Israel speeds up cash to Palestinians
The National 12 Sep 2012 – Payment of US$75 million represents about half the monthly taxes, or clearance revenues, Israel collects for the Palestinian Authority.
Lowering tone with U.S., Netanyahu notes differences ‘even with our closest allies’
Ha’aretz – 12 Sep 2012
Senior Tel Aviv municipality official set to be indicted on string of corruption charges
Ha’aretz – 12 Sep 2012
Israel seeks court permission to expand 40 West Bank settlements
Ha’aretz – 12 Sep 2012
Israel’s Intelligence Minister: Diplomatic efforts against Iran not yet failed
Ha’aretz – 12 Sep 2012
Report: Dozens of prisoners held in Israeli jails in inhuman conditions
Ha’aretz – 12 Sep 2012
Six Jerusalem teens charged with attacking Palestinian
Ha’aretz – 12 Sep 2012
Israel’s Tourism Minister Misezhnikov denies guards’ claims he gets drunk after hours
Ha’aretz – 12 Sep 2012
Israel’s state comptroller: Lack of government supervision led to dairy price rises
Ha’aretz – 12 Sep 2012
Israeli lesbian couple awarded NIS 60,000 after being turned away from wedding hall
Ha’aretz – 12 Sep 2012
Graffiti reading ‘Price tag Migron’ found on mosque near Hebron
Ha’aretz – 12 Sep 2012
Forbes ranks Israel’s wealthiest politicians
Ha’aretz – 12 Sep 2012
Netanyahu’s Iran comments cause American media stir
Ha’aretz – 12 Sep 2012
Defense officials: Barak mulled buying Greek isle for Israeli navy training
Ha’aretz – 12 Sep 2012
Holyland witness testifies to bribing Rabbi Ovadia Yosef, Aryeh Deri, 2 TA mayors
Ha’aretz – 12 Sep 2012
Frog native to Lake Hula, once believed extinct, is placed on endangered list instead
Ha’aretz – 12 Sep 2012
Obama phones Netanyahu after White House snubs Israeli PM’s request to meet
Ha’aretz – 12 Sep 2012
Israel’s state comptroller to fire top ‘Bibi Tours’ investigator
Ha’aretz – 12 Sep 2012
Israel to transfer NIS 250m to Palestinian Authority, Netanyahu announces
Ha’aretz – 11 Sep 2012
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Ha’aretz – 11 Sep 2012
Eritreans trapped on border for eight days say IDF used tear gas, iron pole to keep them out
Ha’aretz – 11 Sep 2012
‘Greek Patriarchate affair’ ends with final conviction
Ha’aretz – 11 Sep 2012
Sara Netanyahu and housekeeper tell court to scrap spat
Ha’aretz – 11 Sep 2012
Tel Aviv municipality not prepared for an emergency, says city comptroller
Ha’aretz – 11 Sep 2012
Fundamentally Freund: The evil we face
Jerusalem Post 12 Sep 2012 – In the end, the price of refusing to respond forcefully to terror is, inevitably, still more terror, and on a much larger scale.
The Palestinian Authority’s sorry state
Jerusalem Post 12 Sep 2012 – Ramallah is not only liable for its abject mismanagement and economic parasitism. There is a far more basic issue at stake.
Candidly Speaking: Rosh Hashana – a time to rejoice
Jerusalem Post 12 Sep 2012 – Above all, we should thank the Almighty and rejoice that we are the generation blessed to be living in a Jewish state.
A positive media message for the New Year
Jerusalem Post 12 Sep 2012 – Media Comment: Israel’s Hebrew print scene seems to be changing. We now will have two post-Zionist-oriented papers and two Zionist-oriented ones.
Inside Out: Taking responsibility
Jerusalem Post 12 Sep 2012 – There is nothing to be gained by engaging in debate as to whether a military strike, either US or Israeli, is a necessary course of action.
Washington Watch: The next president and the peace process
Jerusalem Post 12 Sep 2012 – The next president will have to work harder to enlist the support of America’s Arab allies to give the Palestinians the backing they need to revive the peace process.
Greece, Israel: Small countries that can have a big impact
Jerusalem Post 12 Sep 2012 – Commentary: The development of Greece-Israel relations is a cause for great satisfaction and offers the potential for wide-ranging synergies.
Why is Rosh Hashana in the autumn?
Jerusalem Post 12 Sep 2012 – It all came from our sojourn in Egypt, as did the idea of a New Year celebrated after the harvest, in the autumn.
A View From The Hills: Hedonism in the hills
Jerusalem Post 12 Sep 2012 – One Israel Fund’a mission is to improve quality of life, provide advocacy and increase security for the residents of Judea and Samaria.
Prosecutors to charge Moti Malka, but not for rape
Jerusalem Post 12 Sep 2012 – Kiryat Malachi mayor to face charges of indecent acts, accepting bribes; state cites lack of evidence on sexual charges.
Prosecutors to charge Moti Malki, but not for rape
Jerusalem Post 12 Sep 2012 – Kiryat Malachi mayor to face charges of indecent acts, accepting bribes; state cites lack of evidence on sexual charges.
PM to continue pressing for red lines on Iran
Jerusalem Post 12 Sep 2012 – Despite friction with US over issue, Netanyahu refers to his duty to uphold vital interests of Israel, to ensure security, future.
J’lem denies disrupting Jordan’s nuke energy bid
Jerusalem Post 12 Sep 2012 – Jordanian monarch claims Israeli delegates pressuring other countries not to cooperate with the country’s nuclear energy bid.
US hostage urges PM to meet al-Qaida demands
Jerusalem Post 12 Sep 2012 – Hostage Weinstein says Obama shown no interest in case, pleas with Netanyahu “as one Jew to another,” group reports.
Obama says ‘justice will be done’ following Libya attack
Jerusalem Post 12 Sep 2012 – US president rejects efforts to denigrate religious beliefs but opposes senseless violence; Clinton says the attack is work of “small, savage group”; Russia, Libya condemn attack; PM extends condolences to US.
Russia, China join West in Iran rebuke at IAEA meet
Jerusalem Post 12 Sep 2012 – The two states, critical of unilateral Western sanctions on Iran’s oil exports, were initially reluctant to submit a resolution
Negotiating justice for Arab Jewish refugees
Jerusalem Post 12 Sep 2012 – Conference highlights how Arab Jewish refugee case might further complicate Israeli-Palestinian relations.
Comptroller: Ministries allowed prices to skyrocket
Jerusalem Post 12 Sep 2012 – Yosef Shapira attacks government over rising food, dairy prices between 2005-2011: Social justice not just an empty code word.
Ministers reject Comptroller report on food prices
Jerusalem Post 12 Sep 2012 – Shalom Simhon says his ministry already dealt with high food prices; Yacimovich: Report a “serious indictment” of gov’t.
Vandals hit W. Bank mosque in apparent ‘price tag’
Jerusalem Post 12 Sep 2012 – “Price Tag Migron” sprayed on mosque near Hebron; Palestinians say settlers tried to set cars on fire in nearby village.
Appaholic: Top 5 apps for a sweet Rosh Hashana
Jerusalem Post 12 Sep 2012 – With the New Year around the corner, use any of these applications to get into the swing of the holiday.
Abdullah: Israel disrupting Jordan nuke energy bid
Jerusalem Post 12 Sep 2012 – Jordanian monarch claims Israeli delegates pressuring other countries not to cooperate with the country’s nuclear energy bid.
State indicts 6 Jewish teenagers for beating Arab
Jerusalem Post 12 Sep 2012 – Alleged attackers residents of J’lem, aged 14-16; Victim Ibrahim Abu Taa: It’s a shock for me that there are people who behave this way.
Population nears 8 million ahead of Rosh Hashana
Jerusalem Post 12 Sep 2012 – CBS statistics mark Israel’s population at 7,933,200, of which 75.36% are Jewish, 20.62% are Arab and 4% are “other.”
Missile alert
Jerusalem Post 12 Sep 2012 – Is the Israeli home front prepared for the Iranian-inspired missile threat?
Mofaz: Is PM trying to oust Obama or Ahmadinejad?
Jerusalem Post 12 Sep 2012 – Opposition leader speaks at rare summer Knesset session, attacks PM over growing rift between US, Israel.
The Blog Down: Obsession with Tehran
Jerusalem Post 12 Sep 2012 – From Iran to the US Presidential race, JPost.com’s blog editor wraps up the past week.
Syrian refugees move Angelina Jolie to tears
Jerusalem Post 12 Sep 2012 – In her capacity as UN special envoy, Hollywood actress hears gruesome accounts of refugees first hand in Jordan.
NIS 15m. tech project opens in Negev, Galilee
Jerusalem Post 12 Sep 2012 – Gov’t, private sector officials launch project aimed at enhancing education in underprivileged Jewish, Arab communities.
Israeli Jewish Congress to hold inaugural event
Jerusalem Post 11 Sep 2012 – One of the main goals of the new group is to strengthen ties between Israel and the Diaspora, particularly in Europe.
New health-basket c’tee receives demands
Jerusalem Post 11 Sep 2012 – C’tee has to make life-and-death decisions because many patients needing expensive drugs cannot purchase them.
Group seeks to return Holocaust victims’ assets
Jerusalem Post 11 Sep 2012 – Hashava Company launches three-month campaign to return Israeli property purchased during Holocaust to its rightful heirs.
Palestinians vow to continue cost-of-living protest
Jerusalem Post 11 Sep 2012 – Fayyad announces financial steps to quell protests in W. Bank; Netanyahu orders transfer of NIS 250m. to PA to help ease crisis.
‘Ma’ariv’ employees rage against impending layoffs
Jerusalem Post 11 Sep 2012 – Protesters outside the newspaper’s building jeer owner Nochi Danker, and repeatedly shout “where’s the money.”
Mystery surrounds ‘Sam Bacile’, maker of controversial anti-Muhammad film
The Guardian 12 Sep 2012 – The Innocence of Muslims has sparked mayhem in Egypt and protest in Libya, and US-based film-maker has gone into hiding The maker of the anti-Muhammad film that sparked mayhem in Egypt and protest in Libya has…
Why a boycott of Israeli academics is fully justified | Ben White
The Guardian 12 Sep 2012 – The majority of Israeli academics do little to support the rights of Palestinians, and their institutions are complicit in the occupation Steve Caplan believes that calls for the academic boycott of Israel, part of the wider…
Obama not snubbing Netanyahu during US visit, says White House
The Guardian 12 Sep 2012 – Haaretz claims president turned down meeting offer from prime minister as Israel increases rhetoric over Iran nuclear facilities The public feuding between Israel and Washington ratcheted up sharply on Tuesday amid claims that Barack Obama has…
Islamists Threaten Libya’s Future
IPS The killing of U.S. ambassador to Libya Christopher Stevens comes in the wake of a new threat of Islamic fundamentalism that has rocked Libya over the last few weeks. A number of presumed Salafist attacks have been carried out against foreign consulates and interests in Benghazi since the end of…
U.S. Envoy Dies in Benghazi Consulate Attack
IPS The U.S. ambassador to Libya, Christopher Stevens, has died from smoke inhalation in an attack on the U.S. consulate in the eastern Libyan city of Benghazi, the country’s interior ministry and security sources have said. An armed mob attacked and set fire to the building in a protest against an…
Palestinians Now Face Killing Prices
IPS Thousands of Palestinians took to the streets across the West Bank over the past week in protest against increasingly high living costs, and demanding major changes from the Palestinian Authority (PA) leadership. “The big problem is diesel,” said Ashraf, a 28-year-old graduate of the economics department at Bethlehem University, who…
Syrian Refugees: Forced into Marrying off Their Daughters
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Families of Palestinian detainees call for urgent actions to support hunger strikers
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80 Injured In Clashes Between Residents, Security Forces In Hebron
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Humanitarian Disaster at Sea – Little Girl with Green Jacket
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A Call for 90 Men to be Freed from Guantánamo on the 11th Anniversary of the 9/11 Attacks
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The Persecution of John Kiriakou Torture and the Myth of Never Again
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Another Guantánamo prisoner death highlights Democrats’ hypocrisy
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Watch: More protests in Ramallah, Bethlehem
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Bagram handed over, the final blow to US accountability
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Saudi economic growth slows, inflation hits 3-year low
Daily Star 12 Sep 2012 Saudi Arabia’s annual economic growth slowed to 5.5 percent in the second quarter as expansion of its backbone oil sector weakened.
Eyeing Israel, world powers pressure Iran at IAEA
Daily Star 12 Sep 2012 Russia and China joined Western powers in rounding on Iran at the UN atomic watchdog in a move aimed not only at pressuring Tehran but also persuading Israel that diplomacy must continue.
Palestinian refugees in Syria need extra help: UN
Daily Star 12 Sep 2012 A UN agency on Wednesday called for more help and extra funding for hundreds and thousands of Palestinian refugees trapped in Syria, as the conflict rages inside the country.
Anti-Islam film sparks Egypt anger, fears of backlash
Daily Star 12 Sep 2012 Egyptian authorities on Wednesday called for restraint in the face of outrage over a film deemed offensive to Islam that has raised fears of renewed sectarian tensions.
Nigeria police issue ‘red alert’ after Libya killings
Daily Star 12 Sep 2012 Nigeria’s police chief ordered “24-hour water-tight security” at all foreign embassies and missions following attacks in Libya that killed the US ambassador to Tripoli and three others.
Blast in northern Syria targets troops
Daily Star 12 Sep 2012 An explosion targeting Syrian regime forces killed at least three people in northern Syria on Wednesday – and possibly up to 18.
Iran wants Iraq, Venezuela in ‘contact group’ on Syria
Daily Star 12 Sep 2012 Iran on Tuesday hailed Egypt’s aims in putting together a new “contact group” on the Syrian crisis, but said it wanted to expand the initiative to include its allies Iraq and Venezuela.
Saudi steers citizens away from Syrian ‘jihad’
Daily Star 12 Sep 2012 Loath to foster a new generation of militant Islamists, Saudi Arabia is trying to stop its citizens from joining what some of them see as a holy war against the Syrian government.
US ambassador killed in consulate attack in Libya
Daily Star 12 Sep 2012 A mob enraged by a film ridiculing Islam‘s prophet killed the U.S. ambassador to Libya and three other Americans in a fiery attack on the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi.
Hollande: Diplomatic solution needed for Iran crisis
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US probes: Attacks coordinated to mark Sept. 11?
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US evacuates staff from Benghazi, cuts Tripoli embassy staff
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Senior EU official: Egypt likely needs over $10 billion in aid
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Top US military officer calls pastor over film
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House of horrors: 21 years of rape, abuse
YNet News, 12 Sep 2012 – Indictment filed Wednesday at Tel Aviv District Court exposes father, mother who abused, sexually assaulted their daughters over 21 year period ….
No rape charge for Moti Malka
YNet News, 12 Sep 2012 – Kiryat Malachi mayor will not be indicted for rape due to insufficient evidence; still facing indecent act charges ….
Erdogan’s long-term plan
YNet News, 12 Sep 2012 – Op-ed: Turkish PM systematically imposing Islamic law; sense of helplessness, rage spreads ….
PM: I will protect Israeli interests
YNet News, 12 Sep 2012 – Commenting on recent disagreements with US on Iranian issue, Netanyahu stressed that he would protect Israel’s interests ‘even when encountering disagreements with friends – even the best of friends’ ….
Driver who refused to transport women escapes trial
YNet News, 12 Sep 2012 – Indictment filed against Egged bus driver, who left ‘immodest’ women at bus stop, canceled due to amendment to public transportation supervision law ….
6 Jewish teens indicted over Arab’s assault
YNet News, 12 Sep 2012 – Defendants accused of aggravated battery, theft after beating, punching Arab in Jerusalem last week ….
Mofaz to Bibi: Are you afraid of Iran or US?
YNet News, 12 Sep 2012 – Opposition chairman slams Netanyahu over crisis between Jerusalem and Washington. ‘Your policy has played into the hands of the ayatollahs,’ he says ….
Mosque near Hebron vandalized
YNet News, 12 Sep 2012 – ‘Migron Price Tag’ spray-painted over mosque in village of Imrish two days after interal security minister announced new effort to fight Jewish terror ….
Swedes proud of Israel
YNet News, 12 Sep 2012 – Op-ed: Woman who organized pro-Israel rally in Stockholm recounts amazing show of unity ….
Palestinian Information Center
Mass popular anger over Fayyad’s speech
PIC – The Palestinian citizens in the West Bank considered Salam Fayyad’s speech, the PM of the Ramallah government, as a failed attempt to absorb the protesters’ anger over the rising cost of living.
Israeli court rejects Daya family’s lawsuit
PIC – The Israeli central Court rejected a lawsuit filed by human rights organization from Gaza, on behalf of Daya family which lost 22 of its members during the war on Gaza.
Hadarim prisoners on hunger strike on Wednesday
PIC – Palestinian prisoners in “Hadarim” prison confirmed they will launch a hunger strike for one day on 12 September, in solidarity with of the prisoners who had been held for long period of time.
Al Mezan Condemns Israeli Attacks on Palestinian Fishermen
PIC – Al Mezan Center for Human Rights condemned escalation of Israeli attacks on Palestinian fishermen and called on international community for immediate intervention..
Occupation intelligence recommends solving PA’s crisis fearing spread of protest
PIC – Israeli Security Services recommended the occupation government to find an immediate solution to PA’s economic crisis, fearing protests could turn to clashes between angry protestors and the IOF.
Radwan calls for suing producers of US film insulting the Prophet Muhammad
PIC – Minister of Awqaf and Religious Affairs, Dr. Ismail Radwan, denounced the production of a movie produced by some racists in the United States which insults the Prophet Mohammed.
A delegation of prisoners and martyrs’ children leaves Gaza heading to Tunisia
PIC – A delegation of martyrs’ and prisoners’ children in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip leaves on Wednesday to Tunisia to attend several official and popular events..
Deterioration in health status of hunger striking prisoner Ayman Sharawna
PIC – The health status of prisoner Ayman Ismail Sharawna, who has launched a hunger strike since over 70 days, continues to deteriorate, reported Palestinian Prisoner Society on Tuesday.
IOF raids lands in Juhor Dik and expel farmers
PIC – Israeli occupation forces (IOF) stormed, on Tuesday, the central Gaza Strip and fired at farmers and Palestinian houses there.
IOF soldiers attack funeral of a child in Al-Khalil
PIC – Israeli occupation forces (IOF) attacked the funeral procession of a child in Beit Ummar village, west of Al-Khalil in occupied West Bank.
Israeli Court to Rule on Fate of Tire-School
WAFA – 12 Sep 2012
Kazakhstan Affirms Support of Palestinian UN Bid
WAFA – 12 Sep 2012
Settlers Spray Anti-Arab Graffiti on Mosque’s Wall southwest of Hebron
WAFA – 12 Sep 2012
Israel to Seize 675 Dunums in Nablus
WAFA – 12 Sep 2012
Jewish Settlers Break into Al-Aqsa Mosque
WAFA – 12 Sep 2012
White House plays down reports of Netanyahu snub
LA Times 12 Sep 2012 – Israel says Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu sought to meet with President Obama at the U.N. but was turned down. The issue threatens to spill into the campaign. WASHINGTON — The White House struggled Tuesday to dispel reports that it had snubbed a request for a…
Egypt protesters pull down U.S. flag at embassy in Cairo
LA Times 11 Sep 2012 – Protesters are angry over a video they say is anti-Muslim. Meanwhile, authorities order the arrest of ex-presidential candidate Ahmed Shafik in a corruption case. CAIRO — More than a dozen Egyptian protesters, angry over what they called an anti-Muslim video, scaled the outer wall of…
The Lede Blog: Latest Updates on Rage Over Anti-Islam Film
New York Times 12 Sep 2012 – The Lede is following angry protests and violence in the Muslim world in response to a film trailer posted on YouTube that insults Islam‘s prophet.
Deadly Embassy Assault May Have Been Planned, U.S. Suspects
New York Times 12 Sep 2012 – Ambassador Christopher Stevens was killed along with three of his staff members in an attack on the consulate in Benghazi Tuesday night. It was the first death of an American envoy abroad in more than two decades.
Behind Romney’s Decision to Criticize Obama on Libya
New York Times 12 Sep 2012 – From the perspective of the Mitt Romney’s campaign, the time was ripe to cast President Obama again as an apologist for America.
For Veteran Envoy, Return to Libya Was Full of Hope
New York Times 12 Sep 2012 – Christopher Stevens, the American ambassador who was killed on Tuesday, knew the opportunities and travails facing Libya after the fall of Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi.
Origins of Provocative Video Are Shrouded
New York Times 12 Sep 2012 – The trailer for the video at the center of the violence in Libya and Egypt was uploaded to the Web by an individual whose identity remains in question.
Netanyahu’s Comments Cause Stir in Israel
New York Times 12 Sep 2012 – A day after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu criticized the Obama administration over Iran, Israelis were sympathetic to Mr. Netanyahu even as they mulled the possible damage to ties with the White House.
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New York Times 12 Sep 2012 – Deputy Foreign Editor Michael Slackman speaks with Steven Lee Myers, diplomatic correspondent, about the attack on the American consulate in Libya.
Clinton’s Statement on Libya
New York Times 12 Sep 2012 – Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton condemned the attack on the consulate in Benghazi, Libya, that killed four diplomats, including the ambassador, Christopher Stevens.
Tshuva, Wiessman ride new US refinery golden age
Globes Energy & Water – Two Israeli-owned refinery companies, Delek US and Alon USA, are floating subsidiaries to cash in on the new golden age.
ITGI pipeline exec: Israel-Europe gas link doable
Globes Energy & Water – Dimitris Manolis told “Reuters”: By 2018-2019, gas from the east Mediterranean may find its way to Greece and to the rest of Europe.
State Comptroller: Gov’t abandoned consumers
Globes Main News – Joseph Shapira: Prices for food and dairy items soared after price controls were removed in deal between Finance and Agriculture Ministries.
Banks provide more mortgages, less business credit
Globes Main News – Mortgage loans rose by NIS 8 billion during the first half, accounting for 80% of the growth in retail credit.
Teva directors’ compensation raised despite objections
Globes Main News – Chairman Phillip Frost will receive an extra $298,000 travel expenses.
Wed: Energy exploration cos lift TASE
Globes Main News – Avner and Delek Drilling continued their strong showing, while Mellanox ended its losing streak.
Shekel weakening against resurgent euro
Globes Main News – However, the shekel continued gaining ground against the dollar in inter-bank trading today.
Nimrodi, Dankner spar over “Ma’ariv” rent
Globes Main News – Israel Land is demanding the immediate payment of hundreds of thousands of shekels from IDB’s Discount Investment for rent arrears owed on Beit Ma’ariv.
Give our Arab citizens a stake in Israel’s success
Globes Macro Economics – Assisting Israeli Arabs to acquire wealth-producing assets makes sense all round.
Manufacturers: Treasury delaying NIS 1.2b
Globes Macro Economics – The money is for the Chief Scientist, the Investment Promotion Center, the Export Institute’s exporters marketing fund, and other programs.
“Forbes”: Silvan Shalom is Israel’s richest politician
Globes Macro Economics – “Forbes” ranks Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in sixth place, with an estimated fortune of NIS 41 million.
Ben Gurion, Maariv and Israel’s Dying Democracy
Tikun Olam – Maariv, Israel’s evening paper, fades into sunset Two deeply disturbing developments today that confirm the decline of what little is left of Israeli democracy. The first is the demise of Israel’s venerable Maariv daily newspaper . It is the second-most widely read paper in the country. …
Akiva Eldar Trashes Israeli “Binational State”
Tikun Olam – Akiva Eldar is hands-down one of the finest columnists writing for Israeli newspapers today. Along with Amira Hass, Gideon Levy, Alex Fishman and a few others, he shines light into places many Israelis would prefer not to look. He is a national journalistic treasure, though one…
Jewish Voice for Peace and boycott of SodaStream
Jewish Voice for Peace – Free Speech Zone: SodaStream is outside the mainstream Twin Cities Daily Planet , by Jordan Ash, September 11, 2012 SodaStream, a new product that turns tap water into seltzer water, has been showing up on the shelves of Twin Cities’ department stores. The circumstances under which SodaStream…
Amb. Christopher Stevens appears to have been killed in premeditated al-Qaeda attack
Mondoweiss – Abu Yahya al-Libi This morning bright and early the blogger b. at Moon of Alabama broke an explosive counter narrative to the attack in Libya which killed American Ambassador Christopher Stevens. b. speculated the attack was carried out to avenge the killing of Abu Yahya al-Libi…
Netanyahu’s warmongering spells high noon for the Israel lobby
Mondoweiss – It’s high noon for the Israel lobby at last. The American establishment is balking at the idea of war with Iran, and calling out the neoconservatives for pushing it; and Netanyahu’s tantrum is allowing liberal American Jews to declare they’re not on his side. There seems…
Exile and the prophetic: Missing Muna
Mondoweiss – This post is part of Marc H. Ellis’s “Exile and the Prophetic” feature for Mondoweiss. To read the entire series visit the archive page. Well I’ve found Rabbi Forman’s High Holidays’ diatribe against me. I retrieved it by way of a newspaper article which was published…
Netanyahu once said ‘America is a thing you can move very easily’ — where does he want to move it with his latest Iran outbursts?
Mondoweiss – Today analysts and pundits are wondering what is behind Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s latest roundhouse aimed at the Obama administration. Haaretz ‘s Anshel Pfeffer says Netanyahu is struggling to keep Iran on the front burner of the election agenda to prevent Obama from weakening his…
Why does Goldberg inject Holocaust into Netanyahu’s calculations? (To play us)
Mondoweiss – Jeffrey Goldberg “guesses” the reason for Netanyahu’s latest attack on the Obama administration. He says Netanyahu is “boiling with frustration” over the U.S. refusing to put clear red lines before Iran, and is at “wit’s end.” Goldberg suggests Netanyahu is “venting” due to his inability to…
Barbara Boxer Hits Out at Netanyahu
The Foward Breaking News 12 Sep 2012 – Barbara Boxer, a top Jewish U.S. senator and the sponsor of major pro-Israel legislation, blasted Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for lashing out at President Obama on Iran. Click here for the rest of the article…
YouTube Blocks Anti-Islam Movie in Egypt, Libya
The Foward Breaking News 12 Sep 2012 – YouTube, the video website owned by Google Inc, said on Wednesday it would not remove a film clip mocking the Islamic Prophet Muhammad that has been blamed for anti-U.S. protests in Egypt and Libya, but it has blocked access to it in those countries. Click here…
Plot Thickens on Anti-Islam Film
The Foward Breaking News 12 Sep 2012 – The director of an anti-Islam film that helped sparked attacks on U.S. diplomatic faciltiies is not Israeli as he claimed, a consultant to the film said. Click here for the rest of the article…
Israel’s Population Nears 8 Million
The Foward Breaking News 12 Sep 2012 – Israel’s population is nearing 8 million, up almost 100,000 from the end of 2011, according to data released on the eve of Rosh Hashanah. Click here for the rest of the article…
Egypt: Morsi Receives UK Foreign Secretary
allAfrica.com 12 Sep 2012 – [Egypt Online]President Mohammed Morsi received on Tuesday 11/9/2012 British Foreign Secretary William Hague in the presence of Foreign Minister Mohamed Amr.
Egypt: Morsi Receives Saudi Trade Minister
allAfrica.com 12 Sep 2012 – [Egypt Online]President Mohamed Morsi met on Tuesday 11/9/2012 with Saudi Trade and Industry Minister Tawfiq al-Rabia.
Egypt: Talks With Saudi Arabia On Establishing Projects Worth U.S.$8, 5 Billion
allAfrica.com 12 Sep 2012 – [Egypt Online]Intensive talks were held during the past few hours with the aim of enhancing Arab and foreign investment in Egypt.
Egypt: Egyptian-Qatari Investments
allAfrica.com 12 Sep 2012 – [Egypt Online]The board of the Egyptian-Qatari Business Council was approved on Sunday. The Egyptian side includes Moharram Helal as president, as well as former Arab Contractors president Ibrahim Mahlab, businessman Ahmed Abu Heshima and businesswoman Abir Essam Eddin.
Child Assaulted by Soldier: Video
Palestine Solidarity Project 12 Sep 2012 – Palestinian Minor Injured by Israeli Soldier in Demonstration The weekly demonstration against the Israeli occupation in Beit Ommar was held on Saturday, 8th of September in front of the Israeli colony Karmei Tzur. When the activists were about to leave the area a soldier kicked Hamza…
Palestinians Injured as Funeral Attacked by Soldiers
Palestine Solidarity Project 12 Sep 2012 – Further unrest took place in Beit Ommar yesterday, with occupation forces deploying riot control weaponry and injuring a number of Palestinians. On the morning of September 11th 2012, local residents attempted to open the gates of Beit Ommar’s cemetery for the funeral of Maram Mohamed Mohsen…
BDS roundup: Full cultural and academic boycott of Israel adopted at South African University
Global BDS 12 Sep 2012 – In this week’s roundup of news from the global boycott, divestment and sanctions movement: A South African university adopts a full academic and cultural boycott of Israel; A new Sodastream store will be protested every week in Brighton; Protesters disrupt the Israeli Batsheva Dance Company’s performance…
Activists convicted of weapons factory trespass vow to keep exposing illegal arms trade
Global BDS 12 Sep 2012 – When fellow activist Gavin Pidwell and I were convicted of aggravated trespass of EDO, an arms manufacturer, at a UK Magistrates court on 23 August, pro-Israel commentators were quick to call it a “ BDS [boycott, divestment and sanctions] fail.” However, this ignores both the wider…
Obama vow after killing in Libya
BBC 12 Sep 2012 – US President Barack Obama vows to bring to justice the killers of the US ambassador to Libya during protests against a film that mocked Islam.
Libya elects Shagur as next PM
BBC 12 Sep 2012 – Libya’s national assembly elects engineer Mustafa Abu Shagur as the country’s next prime minister, after a close vote against Mahmoud Jibril.
Libyan Humiliation a Driving Force for Anti-Americanism
Al-Akhbar Opinion 12 Sep 2012 – An interior view of the U.S. consulate, which was attacked and set on fire by gunmen yesterday, in Benghazi 12 September 2012. (Photo: Reuters – Esam Al-Fetori) An interior view of the U.S. consulate, which was attacked and set on fire by gunmen yesterday, in Benghazi…
Keeping the Lebanese Government Afloat
Al-Akhbar Opinion 12 Sep 2012 – These developments have allowed the “B Team” – Suleiman and Mikati – to play a bigger role in managing the affairs of the state and to work on their political future. These developments have allowed the “B Team” – Suleiman and Mikati – to play a…
Twitter users question existence of anti-Muslim film producer
Al-Akhbar News 12 Sep 2012 – Some active Twitter pundits have cast doubt on the authenticity of Sam Becile, allegedly the producer of the anti-Islam film that sparked a flurry of protests at US embassies worldwide, ostensibly leading to the killing of US ambassador to Libya, Christopher Stevens. Related Articles: Libyan guards…
UK wants to bring Libya attackers to justice
Al-Akhbar News 12 Sep 2012 – Britain is ready to help Libya and the United States ‘bring to justice’ those who killed the American ambassador in an attack in Benghazi, Prime Minister David Cameron said on Wednesday. Cameron said he had sent a message to US President Barack Obama saying that the…
Tunisian police fire tear gas at US embassy protesters
Al-Akhbar News 12 Sep 2012 – Tunisian police on Wednesday fired tear gas to disperse hundreds of Salafist demonstrators outside the US embassy in Tunis gathered to condemn a film deemed offensive to Islam, an AFP photographer said. He said the intervention came as the demonstrators, estimated to number 300, started to…
Cairo Kangaroo Courts in Session
Al-Akhbar News 12 Sep 2012 – A woman stands outside the presidential palace during a protest to demand the release of political prisoners arrested by the military over the last 18 months, in Cairo. (Photo: Reuters – Amr Abdallah Dalsh) A woman stands outside the presidential palace during a protest to demand…
West Bank: Our Government is a Traitor
Al-Akhbar News 12 Sep 2012 – Photo Blog by Dylan Collins Mass protests, the likes of which have not been seen since the First Intifada, erupted throughout the West Bank over the past week. Demonstrations, initially enacted by transport workers upset over the rising prices of fuel, are connected to a steadily…
Morocco jails five protesters
Al-Akhbar News 12 Sep 2012 – A Casablanca court Wednesday sentenced five members of Morocco’s February 20 opposition movement to between eight and 10 months in jail for holding an “unauthorized demonstration,” their lawyer said. “Three were condemned to 10 months in prison, two to eight months and a young woman, who…
A Saida “Comeback” for the LF?
Al-Akhbar Politics 12 Sep 2012 – Hostility towards the LF and what it stands for has been reawakened by what local people see as recent attempts to offer it a political foothold in the city. Hostility towards the LF and what it stands for has been reawakened by what local people see…
The Hariri Tribunal on Trial
Al-Akhbar Politics 12 Sep 2012 – The Appeal Chamber hearing will be held in October and the actual trial date was set by pre-trial Judge Daniel Fransen for 25 March 2013. The Appeal Chamber hearing will be held in October and the actual trial date was set by pre-trial Judge Daniel Fransen…
The Short-Lived Glory of the Mokdad Clan
Al-Akhbar Politics 12 Sep 2012 – Minister Marwan Charbel refuses to deal “harshly” with the Mokdad clan for taking the law into their own hands. (Photo: Haitham Moussawi) Minister Marwan Charbel refuses to deal “harshly” with the Mokdad clan for taking the law into their own hands. (Photo: Haitham Moussawi) The Lebanese…
Syrian Refugees: Forced into Marrying off Their Daughters
Al-Akhbar Politics 11 Sep 2012 – Twenty-year-old bride Hanan Al Hariri, a Syrian refugee, sits during her wedding at Al Zaatri refugee camp in the Jordanian city of Mafraq, near the border with Syria 9 September 2012. (Photo: Reuters – Muhammad Hamed) Twenty-year-old bride Hanan Al Hariri, a Syrian refugee, sits during…
Qatar in Egypt: Buying Foreign Policy
Al-Akhbar Politics 11 Sep 2012 – Egypt’s President Mohamed Mursi (L) shakes hands with Qatar’s Emir Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani during the 16th summit of the Non-Aligned Movement in Tehran, 30 August 2012. (Photo: Reuters – Egyptian Presidency – Handout) Egypt’s President Mohamed Mursi (L) shakes hands with Qatar’s Emir Sheikh…
Articles
Palestinian farmers struggle to protect livelihoods, land
Jihan Abdalla, Ma’an News Agency 9/12/2012
BEIT UMMAR (Reuters) — Once a mainstay of the local economy, agriculture in the rocky West Bank is in decline as farmers struggle to protect their livelihoods and their lands.
Deprived of water and cut off from key markets, farmers across the occupied territory can only look on with a mix of anger and envy as Israeli settlers copiously irrigate their own plantations and export at will.
The pressure to keep farming is strong, not least because Palestinian farmers believe that Israel and Jewish settlers will expropriate their farmland if they leave it uncultivated.
But with restrictions on water use and land, what farmers produce often fails to match the lower cost or higher quality of what Israel supplies to the Palestinian stores.
Palestinian agriculture represented just six percent of gross domestic product in 2010 from 13.7 percent in 1994, the World Bank said. The Palestinian statistics bureau said where the sector employed 22 percent of the workforce in 1994, now it employs just 12.7 percent.
“Palestinian farmers are fighting a daily, losing battle against Israeli restrictions on land and water,” Palestinian Authority Minister of Agriculture Walid Assaf told Reuters.
In a report issued this month, a United Nations agency said the impact of the Israeli occupation on the productive base of the Palestinian economy, and especially its once-flourishing agriculture, “has been devastating.” more.. e-mail
Israel’s Super-Hawk
Patrick Seale, Agence Global 9/14/2012
To understand Israel’s security concerns, as well as its ambitions, one needs to look into the head of Uzi Arad, Prime Minister Benyamin Netanyahu’s National Security Adviser. He is a veteran of Mossad, Israel’s spy agency, where he spent 20 years; he has Netanyahu’s ear; he occupies an office a step away from his and, in terms of influence over the Prime Minister, he seems to have managed to beat off competition from the heads of the armed services and from other security and intelligence chiefs. Dr Arad is Israel’s super-hawk. Some have called him Israel’s Dr Strangelove.
His over-riding goal is to put a permanent end to any ambition Iran may have to build a nuclear bomb, or even simply to acquire the means and ability to do so. He does not believe that “crippling sanctions” will do the job and deplores the lack of resolve of Western leaders in stopping Iran’s race for nuclear weapons. He is convinced, against a good deal of evidence, that Iran is determined to become a nuclear power.
Uzi Arad wants the United States and its Western allies to confront Iran with the certainty of military attack if it does not give up all uranium enrichment and plutonium production. Indeed he believes that a pre-emptive attack on Iran would be perfectly legitimate: Iran, he argues, must be stopped before it is too late. Since Netanyahu never misses an opportunity to demonise Iran as the “greatest threat to world peace” and “the world’s leading sponsor of international terrorism,” one can safely predict that his address to the 67th session of the UN General Assembly this month will be an anti-Iranian rant.
What is the root cause of Israel’s animus against Iran? Certainly, there is an element of paranoia. Having suffered genocide at the hands of Hitler, Jews are utterly determined never to risk another Holocaust. “Never again!” is the slogan. Arad has spoken of the “genocidal attributes of Iranian statements.” But, equally, there is an element of hubris — of overweening pride — in the Israeli approach…. more.. e-mail
Racism pushing Palestinian citizens of Israel to Ramallah
Electronic Intifada: 12 Sep 2012 – Jerusalem 12 September 2012 Palestinians with Israeli citizenship are moving to the West Bank in search of jobs, education and community.more
Forget the fairytale: the US doesn’t love Israel
Electronic Intifada: 11 Sep 2012 – Jonathan Cook Nazareth 12 September 2012 Is the US establishment’s famed love affair with Israel no more than a fairy tale?more
Palestinians voice anger as prices rocket, wages stagnate
Electronic Intifada: 12 Sep 2012 – Jillian Kestler-D’Amours Bethlehem 12 September 2012 Thousands took to the streets this week to protest high costs of living and the Palestinian Authority’s economic policies.more
Growing Isolation: Boycott of Israel Crosses to Governments’ Realm
Palestine Chronicle: 12 Sep 2012 – By Ramzy Baroud Should Israel be worried? Very much so, for the age of total impunity is coming to an end. Critical voices of the Israeli occupation and mistreatment of Palestinians are rising – not only within civil society circles, but among world governments as well. The picture may seem grim if seen through the prisms of the recent US Republican and Democratic National Conventions. But the world is not the United States’ government, which is defined by self-serving politics and a quisling corporate media that often places Israeli interests over those of the US itself. Now with the decline of the US as an economic superpower, and as other countries and regional blocs jockey for an advanced position in the new world order, Israel is sure to suffer further isolation in coming years. Almost daily new evidence is emerging to demonstrate this increasingly stark reality. Israel’s friends are fully…more
TIFF’s Cozying up to Israeli Propaganda
Palestine Chronicle: 12 Sep 2012 – By Eric Walberg The empire requires a nice juicy enemy to keep people’s minds off its own sins. During the Cold War, Hollywood responded admirably to the challenge, churning out anti-communist thrillers with Russian bad guys, most memorably during Reagan’s surreal presidency, when “Red Dawn” and “Rocky IV” reduced international politics to a comic book parody. Given who the official enemy is these days, it is no surprise that the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF), which boasts of 72 participating countries, did not include a ‘Spotlight on Iranian cinema’ this year. On the contrary, it showcased the latest serving of propaganda against Iran with the premiere of “Argo”, a docudrama depicting the escape of six US diplomats from Iran following the November 1979 seizure of the US embassy in Tehran, when 52 Americans were held hostage, and Iranian student protesters dumped US diplomatic correspondence on the street in a spectacular…more
Growing Isolation: Boycott of Israel Crosses to Governments’ Realm
Dissident Voice: 12 Sep 2012 – Should Israel be worried? Very much so, for the age of total impunity is coming to an end. Critical voices of the Israeli occupation and mistreatment of Palestinians are rising — not only within civil society circles, but among world governments as well. The picture may seem grim if seen through the prisms of the recent US Republican and Democratic National Conventions. But the world is not the United States’ government, which is defined by self-serving politics and a quisling corporate media that often places Israeli interests over those of the US itself. Now with the decline of the US as an economic superpower, and as other countries and regional blocs jockey for an advanced position in the new world order, Israel is sure to suffer further isolation in coming years. Almost daily new evidence is emerging to demonstrate this increasingly stark reality. Israel’s friends are fully aware of this,…more
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