13 September 2012 — VTJP
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After Seeing Video Footage, Judge Orders Release Of Palestinian Detainee
IMEMC – Israeli daily, Haaretz, reported that an Israeli Military Court Judge ordered the release of a Palestinian man who kidnapped and detained by the Israeli army three weeks ago, in the southern West Bank city of Hebron, and ruled that the soldiers, dressed in civilian clothes, used unreasonable force. …
Court Rules Hebron Home Belongs To Settlers
IMEMC – The Israeli District Court in Jerusalem ruled, Thursday, that Al-Rajabi home in the southern West Bank city of Hebron is officially owned by the settlers, and ordered the Palestinian owner to pay the court NIS 50.000 in legal fees. …
Egyptian Aid Convoy Makes It Into Gaza
IMEMC – The Palestinian Ministry of Health in Gaza stated Thursday that a convoy headed by Secretary-General of the Humanitarian Relief Committee, Dr. Khaled Abdul-Aziz, managed to enter the Gaza Strip to deliver urgently needed medical supplies. …
Japan To Fund Private School Construction In Gaza
IMEMC – The Japanese government’s Official Developmental Assistance program (ODA) has decided to fund the construction of a new building at a private school in Ad-Daraj area, in Gaza city. …
Israel Seeks Expansion Of 40 Settlements
IMEMC – The right-wing led government of Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, has been seeking the approval of the Israeli Supreme Court in order to expand more than 40 settlements build on privately-owned Palestinian lands in the West Bank. …
Army Invades Central Gaza
IMEMC – Several Israeli Tanks and armored vehicles invaded, on Wednesday at night, an area east of the Al-Maghazi refugee camp, in central Gaza, and opened sporadic fire, local sources reported. …
Settlers Occupy Palestinian Lands Near Bethlehem
IMEMC – The Palestine News & Info Agency (WAFA) reported Thursday that a number of extremist settlers occupied privately-owned Palestinian lands that belong to residents of the Al-Khader town, near the West Bank city of Bethlehem. …
Gaza; Convicted Collaborator Sentenced To Death
IMEMC – A Palestinian Military Court in the Gaza Strip sentenced, Wednesday, a Palestinian man to death after convicting him of collaborating with the Israeli occupation. The man’s wife was sentenced to 10 years imprisonment. …
PA Ministry: Settlement ‘university’ upgrade illegal
9/13/2012 – BETHLEHEM (Ma’an) — The Palestinian Authority Ministry of Higher Education on Thursday condemned the Israeli government’s approval to upgrade an education center in a West Bank settlement to the status of university. The Israeli cabinet on Sunday approved the measure, even though the Israeli High Court is still considering a petition to….
Lawyer: PA transfers hunger-striker to hospital
9/13/2012 – BETHLEHEM (Ma’an) — One of two men on hunger strike with former Fatah fighter Zakaria Zubeidi in a Palestinian Authority detention facility has been hospitalized, an attorney said Tuesday. Muhammad Turkman, a 25-year-old nursing student charged with involvement in a shooting at a police station, was taken to Jericho’s main hospital…. Related: Zakaria Zubeidi suspends fluids strike in PA jail
Convoy arrives in Gaza
9/13/2012 – GAZA CITY (Ma’an) — A convoy of 64 activists will arrive in the Gaza Strip on Thursday via the Rafah crossing on Egypt’s border, officials said. The group of 64 men and women, including artist Wajdi al-Awabi and Amal Khalifa, a professor in al-Aqsa Mosque studies, said Anwar Attallah of the government….
Zakaria Zubeidi suspends fluids strike in PA jail
9/13/2012 – BETHLEHEM (Ma’an) — Former Fatah fighter Zakaria Zubeidi said Thursday that he will suspend his refusal of all liquids in Palestinian Authority custody as he has strong assurances he will be released in coming days. Zubeidi announced on Sunday a hunger strike of all food and liquid until he is released from Palestinian Authority…. Related: Lawyer: PA transfers hunger-striker to hospital
Protest held in Ramallah for pre-Oslo prisoners
9/13/2012 – RAMALLAH (Ma’an) — Demonstrators in Ramallah on Thursday protested the continued imprisonment of Palestinians detained before the 1993 Oslo Accords. Under the Oslo agreements, all prisoners detained earlier than 1993 should have been released, but 111 remain in jail according to prisoner rights group Addameer. Minister of Prisoner Affairs Issa Qaraqe spoke at the….
British MPs support UN recognition of Palestine
9/13/2012 – BETHLEHEM (Ma’an) — Some 64 British MPs have signed a parliamentary motion to support UN recognition of Palestine as a state. The motion, tabled Tuesday, states “That this House supports recognition by the UN of Palestine as a state alongside the state of Israel.” It has garnered the support of MPs across the UK….
Slain US envoy ‘understood Palestinian situation’
9/14/2012 – BETHLEHEM (Ma’an) — Palestinian negotiators on Thursday remembered US ambassador Christopher Stevens as fair-minded and described his death in Libya as a major loss for American foreign policy. Stevens, who was killed with three colleagues late Tuesday in an attack on US institutions in Benghazi, served a decade earlier as a political officer at….
Muslims, Christians condemn anti-Islam film
9/13/2012 – BETHLEHEM (Ma’an) — The Palestinian Authority religious affairs minister along with the archbishop of Jerusalem on Thursday condemned a film made by an anti-Muslim Egyptian-American man. Mahmoud Habbash and Atallah Hanna said the film was offensive to Muslims as well as non-Muslims.”New international legislation and laws should be enacted to criminalize anyone who….
PA asks UN to seek release of pre-Oslo prisoners
9/13/2012 – RAMALLAH (Ma’an) — The Palestinian Authority minister of prisoner affairs urged the United Nations on Thursday to intervene as detainees in Israeli jails prepare to go on hunger strike. Issa Qaraqe said prisoners held in Israeli jails would launch strike action on Thursday to demand the release of prisoners detained before the 1993 Oslo….
Israel condemns attacks on US diplomatic posts
9/13/2012 – BETHLEHEM (Ma’an) — Israeli officials on Thursday condemned the attacks Tuesday against US diplomatic missions in Libya and Egypt and said they were “evil terrorist attacks” against the West. A statement from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said Israel shared “in the grief of the American people on the tragic deaths of Ambassador J….
Israeli campaigners eye Rio for Munich commemoration
9/13/2012 – TEL AVIV, Israel (Reuters) — Campaigners who failed to get a moment of silence at the London Olympic Games opening ceremony to remember 11 Israelis killed at the 1972 Munich Games hope for success in Rio de Janeiro in 2016, they said on Wednesday. Widows Ankie Spitzer and Ilana Romano, representing the families of the Israelis….
US judge: Hamas financing case can proceed against Arab Bank
9/13/2012 – NEW YORK (Reuters) — A US man can proceed with a lawsuit seeking to hold Arab Bank liable for providing material support to Hamas, a federal judge ruled Wednesday. US District Judge Jack Weinstein in Brooklyn, New York, denied Jordan-based Arab Bank’s motion to dismiss the entire 2011 lawsuit filed by Mati Gill, a….
Abbas offers condolences to US after deadly attack in Libya
9/13/2012 – JERUSALEM (Ma’an) — President Mahmoud Abbas on Thursday called US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton to offer his condolences on the death of the American ambassador to Libya.” On behalf of myself, personally, and all Palestinian people, we offer sincere condolences to the US president after the US ambassador in Libya was killed in….
Palestinian leaders call for ‘liberation’ from Oslo Accords
9/13/2012 – BETHLEHEM (Ma’an) — Palestinian leaders on Thursday called for release from the Oslo Accords, on the 19th anniversary of the signing of the agreements. The accords, signed Sept. 13, 1993, were meant to be an interim agreement leading to a final peace agreement and an independent Palestinian state within five years. Palestinian National Initiative….
Haniyeh postpones visit to Egypt
9/13/2012 – GAZA CITY (Ma’an) — Gaza Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh has postponed a visit to Cairo until Sunday, Hamas said Thursday. Haniyeh had been scheduled to meet his Egyptian counterpart Hisham Qandil on Thursday to discuss security issues and the Gaza blockade, Hamas had said. The visit was postponed for “technical reasons,” Hamas said in….
Shaath calls on Pope to recognize refugee rights
9/13/2012 – BETHLEHEM (Ma’an) — Fatah leader Nabil Shaath on Thursday called for the head of the Catholic Church to support the rights of Palestinian refugees amid his upcoming tour to Lebanon. Pope Benedict, making his 24th international trip and fourth to the Middle East, will spend three days preaching unity among Christians and peace between….
Fatah, Hamas condemn film that sparked riots
9/13/2012 – RAMALLAH (Ma’an) — Fatah and Hamas on Thursday condemned a film about the Prophet Mohammad that has triggered anti-American protests in Muslim countries. The film, apparently produced in the United States, sparked an attack on a US mission in Libya on Tuesday that killed the ambassador and three other Americans. Clips posted on the….
Turkey reiterates terms for ending Israeli rift
9/13/2012 – KIEV (Reuters) — Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan said Thursday anyone wishing to mediate an end to a two-year rift between Turkey and Israel should not waste their time unless they could guarantee all of Ankara’s demands would be met. Turkish and Israeli media have said the United States is trying to mediate an….
Protesters burn US flags in Qalqiliya
9/13/2012 – QALQILIYA (Ma’an) — Dozens of protesters took to the streets after prayers on Thursday evening to condemn a film they said insulted Prophet Muhammad. Demonstrators chanted slogans against the US, where the film was apparently produced, and burned American flags. They said the film was a direct act of provocation by the US against….
Public transport union suspends strikes
9/13/2012 – NABLUS (Ma’an) — Public transport workers will suspend strike action following “constructive discussions” with the Palestinian Authority, union chief Shahir Saad said Wednesday. Representatives of the public transport union held”a constructive meeting with the PA Minister of Transport Ali Zeidan” and decided to halt protests, said Saad, head of the general federation of….
Few choices for voters in upcoming election
9/13/2012 – BETHLEHEM (Ma’an) — The registration process for local elections ended Tuesday with 200 municipalities registering only one bloc of candidates, officials said Thursday. The West Bank has 353 electorates but 200 of them will not be contested in October’s municipal election because voters will only be able to vote for one list….
Activists call for Friday protests against rising prices
9/13/2012 – BETHLEHEM (Ma’an) — Activists have called for demonstrations in cities across the West Bank after noon prayers Friday to protest rising prices and the Palestinian Authority’s economic policies. In a call spread on Facebook, activists said the protests would call for social justice, the cancellation of economic agreements with Israel and the….
Al-Qaida leader urges support for ousting Syria’s Assad
9/13/2012 – DUBAI (Reuters) — Al-Qaida leader Ayman al-Zawahri has called on all Muslims to back the rebels in Syria, saying the overthrow of President Bashar Assad would bring them closer to the ultimate goal of defeating Israel, according to an audio recording posted on the Internet on Thursday. Speaking on the anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks….
Actress says was duped, as anti-Islam film details emerge
9/13/2012 – LOS ANGELES (Reuters) — The origins of a crudely made anti-Muslim movie that sparked violent protests in Egypt and Libya began to slowly emerge on Wednesday, with an actress in the California production saying she was duped and was unaware it was about the Prophet Mohammad. Cindy Lee Garcia of Bakersfield, California, who appears briefly in….
Gaza teen ‘accidentally shot himself’
9/13/2012 – GAZA CITY (Ma’an) — A 14-year-old was injured in Gaza City Thursday after accidentally shooting himself, the Ministry of Health said. Ministry spokesman Ashraf al-Qidra said the teenager, from al-Rimal neighborhood, shot himself while playing with a gun. He is in a moderate condition in Shifa Hospital, al-Qidra said….
US evacuates staff from Benghazi, cuts Tripoli embassy staff
9/13/2012 – WASHINGTON (Reuters) — The United States has evacuated all of its personnel from Benghazi to the Libyan capital and has reduced the staff at its embassy in Tripoli to unspecified “emergency” levels, a senior US official told reporters in a conference call….
US consulate in Berlin partially evacuated after suspicious delivery
9/13/2012 – BERLIN (Reuters) — German emergency services evacuated the visa section of the United States consulate in Berlin on Thursday after an employee fell ill after opening a suspicious envelope that was handed to her by a visitor, a police spokesman said. Television footage showed investigators in special protection suits at the building and staff waiting outside….
Activists: Pro-Assad sectarian group fights rebels in Damascus
9/13/2012 – BEIRUT (Reuters) — Syrian rebels and a pro-government group clashed near a Shiite shrine on the outskirts of Damascus on Thursday, activists said, killing at least three people. Syria’s 18-month-old revolt against President Bashar Assad has grown increasingly violent and has engulfed many parts of the capital’s outskirts. Thursday’s….
Intrepid US envoy Stevens nurtured Libyan democracy
9/13/2012 – WASHINGTON (Reuters) — As a mid-level US diplomat, Chris Stevens dreamed up the idea of building bridges with Iran by having the United States extend greetings to the country on Nowruz, the Persian New Year. He took the plan to then-US Secretary of State Madeleine Albright, who quickly blessed it.” That was easy,” Stevens told Albright….
Second Turkish hostage released to Lebanese security
9/13/2012 – BEIRUT (Reuters) — A Turkish national who was kidnapped in Beirut was released to security forces on Thursday, a Lebanese security source said.” The Turkish ambassador is heading to Lebanese General Security to collect the released Turk,” said the source, who asked to remain anonymous, without giving further details. The kidnapping of foreigners has become a….
Demonstrations spread over anti-Islam film
AlJazeera 13 Sep 2012 – Protests in Yemen, Iran, Tunisia and Gaza now echo anger in Egypt and Libya over film made in US that disrespects Islam.
Three Striking Palestinian Prisoners at Immediate Risk of Death
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Israeli Government Calls Supreme Court to Allow Construction in 40 Settlements
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Nazal: No Reconciliation Meetings with Fatah in Coming Weeks
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Israeli Court to Rule on Fate of Tire-School
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UN: 250, 000 Palestinian Refugees Need Help in Syria
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Jahalin Children Celebrate Bedouin Culture and Traditions
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Israeli army uses surveillance drone at Nabi Saleh weekly demonstration
9/13/2012 – International Solidarity Movement – By Paddy Clark, September 13, 2012, International Solidarity Movement – On Friday, September 7, Israeli forces sealed off the village early in the morning and at least 4 people were detained hiking over the hill and two cars of Israeli activists were also detained while on route in to Nabi Saleh. All were released in the….
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Nazareth: march against economic austerity
Alternative Information Center – Several hundred people protested in Nazareth on Saturday against rising prices and new economic regulations, while calling for an end to Israel’s occupation of the Palestinian territories. The march was organized by the Israeli Front for…
Lebanon: At refugee camp, UN envoy witnesses daily struggles for Palestinians in Lebanon
Relief Web 13 Sep 2012 – Source: UN News Service Country: Lebanon , occupied Palestinian territory 13 September 2012 – The top United Nations envoy in Lebanon today saw first-hand the daily challenges facing Palestinian refugees as well as the world body’s efforts to address them, during…
China’s official news agency blames ambassador death on US policy
The National 13 Sep 2012 – In a strongly worded commentary Xinhua said the violent attack, which has been condemned by governments around the world including China’s, showed the need for Washington to reconsider its policies in the region.
Former Saudi mayor jailed over bribes
The National 13 Sep 2012 – A Saudi court this week sentenced a former mayor of Jeddah to serve five years in prison and pay a fine of 100,000 Saudi Riyals (Dh98,000) for accepting bribes.
US professor to be suspended over Colorado shootings joke
The National 13 Sep 2012 – Gregory F Sullivan was showing students a documentary when he said: “If someone with orange hair appears in the corner of the room, run for the exit”.
North Mali robber describes Sharia amputation of hand and foot
The National 13 Sep 2012 – Man in his twenties describes the “out of this world” agony of losing his right hand and left foot – along with four of his young cousins – in northern Mali’s Sharia clampdown.
Suspected anti-Islam filmmaker in protective police custody
The National 13 Sep 2012 – The man suspected of producing a crude film lampooning the Prophet Mohammed has been placed under police protection after protests erupted around the world.
Search for answers over US envoy killing is in muddy waters
The National 13 Sep 2012 – Accounts by witnesses and the head of investigations into the death of J Christopher Stevens do not rule out extremist groups whose strong growth the new Libya has failed to stem. Alice Fordham reports from Benghazi
Egypt’s Morsi calls for peaceful protests over anti-Islam film
The National 13 Sep 2012 – Egyptian president offers condolences over deaths of US ambassador and three staff in Benghazi, as more embassies are attacked in the Middle East and North Africa region.
Romney attacks Obama over film protest response
The National 13 Sep 2012 – White House counters that Romney is showing himself up to be foreign policy novice.
Convicted criminal behind anti-Islam film: US officials
The National 13 Sep 2012 – The search for those behind the provocative, anti-Muslim film implicated in violent protests in the Middle East and North Africa has led to a California Coptic Christian convicted of financial crimes.
China vice president surfaces after 13 days
The National 13 Sep 2012 – The Chinese vice president, Xi Jinping, has made his first public communication in nearly two weeks, state media said yesterday, amid speculation over the whereabouts of Beijing’s leader-in-waiting.
New destination for alleged Israeli mobsters on the run: Morocco
Ha’aretz – 13 Sep 2012
IDF reinforces security along border fence with Syria
Ha’aretz – 13 Sep 2012
Jerusalem police brace for protests over anti-Islam movie
Ha’aretz – 13 Sep 2012
Israeli government urged to link fate of Jewish and Palestinian refugees
Ha’aretz – 13 Sep 2012
Driver to be indicted for Netanya hit-and-run accident
Ha’aretz – 13 Sep 2012
Barak rejects reports he now opposes Israeli strike on Iran
Ha’aretz – 13 Sep 2012
Israeli court rules contentious Hebron house must be returned to settlers
Ha’aretz – 13 Sep 2012
Lieberman: Abbas’ actions are ‘pure diplomatic terror’
Ha’aretz – 13 Sep 2012
WATCH: Netanyahu’s timeline of the past Jewish year
Ha’aretz – 13 Sep 2012
Judge orders release of Palestinian after video proves soldiers used unreasonable force
Ha’aretz – 13 Sep 2012
U.S. Ambassador reaffirms cooperation between Obama, Netanyahu
Ha’aretz – 13 Sep 2012
New Yorker magazine editor says Netanyahu is ‘arrogant and dangerous’
Ha’aretz – 13 Sep 2012
For first time, Israeli state agency opposes segment of West Bank separation fence
Ha’aretz – 13 Sep 2012
Maariv staff protest outside former publisher’s home amid newspaper’s impending closure
Ha’aretz – 13 Sep 2012
New life returns to Israel’s ‘river of death’
Ha’aretz – 12 Sep 2012
Architect chosen and plans unveiled for Jerusalem’s new National Library
Ha’aretz – 12 Sep 2012
U.S. group to help S. Korean Christians forge ties with Israel
Ha’aretz – 12 Sep 2012
Mayor of southern Israeli town to be charged with indecent acts, taking bribes
Ha’aretz – 12 Sep 2012
Israeli immigration authorities jailed newborn baby in detention facility
Ha’aretz – 12 Sep 2012
U.S. lawmaker lashes out at Netanyahu for attacking Obama on Israel
Ha’aretz – 12 Sep 2012
Defense trips up state’s witness in Holyland affair
Jerusalem Post 14 Sep 2012 – Defense attorney Giorda Aderet sets up S.D. with a line of questions about whether Kollek was involved in the Holyland project.
Spider-Man versus Kippa Man
Jerusalem Post 13 Sep 2012 – Marvel Comics sues Jerusalem store over unlicensed skullcaps.
In largely symbolic move, US sanctions Nasrallah
Jerusalem Post 13 Sep 2012 – US Treasury sanctions Hezbollah leader for helping Syria crush anti-gov’t protests, two other members of the group for “terrorist activities”; penalties comprise freezing assets Nasrallah holds in US banks.
Despairing of democracy
Jerusalem Post 13 Sep 2012 – Neither Bush nor Obama has succeeded in overcoming Arab resentment and hatred of the West.
Sinai Today: The simple truth
Jerusalem Post 13 Sep 2012 – May we all merit to soon hear the sounds of “the great shofar of our freedom” heralding the Final Redemption for all klal Yisrael and all mankind.
Knesset to get new Ethiopian MK as Peled resigns
Jerusalem Post 13 Sep 2012 – Aleli Admasu to replace Minister-without-Portfolio Yossi Peled, doubling number of Ethiopian-born MKs from one to two.
Another Tack: Galling like de Gaulle
Jerusalem Post 13 Sep 2012 – Obama appears more likable, but his policy bottom line is just as galling as de Gaulle’s.
Savir’s Corner: We should listen to Shimon Peres
Jerusalem Post 13 Sep 2012 – Peres has become the anchor of our democratic system – a system suffering from polarization, fragmentation and a tragic loss of values and direction.
Why Netanyahu will not attack Iran
Jerusalem Post 13 Sep 2012 – Though the public and media paints Netanyahu as a warmonger with a loose trigger, he does not do anything – ever.
Canadian warmth, Israeli chutzpah
Jerusalem Post 13 Sep 2012 – Amid the warm ties between Israel and Canada, an internal Israeli conflict has taken place that has been kept secret until now.
Libya arrests 4 over deadly Benghazi attack
Jerusalem Post 13 Sep 2012 – Muslims across Mideast riot over anti-Muhammad video; anti-American protests held in Yemen, Egypt, Iran and Iraq.
‘Harpaz report more balanced on Ashkenazi, Barak’
Jerusalem Post 13 Sep 2012 – Criticism of defense minister, former chief of staff slightly more balanced in latest draft of “Harpaz Affair,” according to Channel 2.
New Harpaz report focuses on Barak
Jerusalem Post 13 Sep 2012 – The first draft of the report had focused most of its criticism on Ashkenazi and his former aid IDF Col. Erez Viner.
Peres issues message of peace for the new year
Jerusalem Post 13 Sep 2012 – In High Holy Day video greeting, IDF chief of staff says IDF is stronger than ever, “always looks out for people of Israel’s security.”
Court upholds settler purchase of Hebron building
Jerusalem Post 13 Sep 2012 – J’lem court orders state to return Beit HaShalom to Jewish community in 30 days; Defense Ministry authorization still needed.
United Nations nuclear agency board rebukes Iran
Jerusalem Post 13 Sep 2012 – IAEA rebukes Iran for defying demands to curb uranium enrichment, failing to clarify concerns on program.
‘Unprecedented hack into law’s holy of holies’
Jerusalem Post 13 Sep 2012 – Further arrests expected in hack exposing highly sensitive information in Israel’s legal and law enforcement system.
MK Ariel vows to support controversial Silwan park
Jerusalem Post 13 Sep 2012 – State Control Committee promises to push controversial city parks plan in heart of east Jerusalem neighborhood.
Obama says Egypt neither friend nor foe after attack
Jerusalem Post 13 Sep 2012 – US president says Egypt must cooperate to secure embassy; Clinton says “violence in response to speech is not acceptable.”
Islamic group protests film outside TA US embassy
Jerusalem Post 13 Sep 2012 – Some 50 protesters hold peaceful demonstration against US anti-Islam movie that inflamed tensions across the region.
Apple’s iPhone 5 bigger, faster but lacks ‘wow’
Jerusalem Post 13 Sep 2012 – The new generation of Apple’s iPhone unveiled, on sale in US this week, Israel by the end of the year.
CBS: One out of three Israelis can’t cover expenses
Jerusalem Post 13 Sep 2012 – Thirty-five percent of respondents reported inability to cover monthly household bills, including food, electricity, phone.
Top 5 best Rosh Hashana cakes in Jerusalem
Jerusalem Post 13 Sep 2012 – Just before the New Year, the scent in the air at the capital’s bakeries heaves of honey, apple, nut and date cakes.
Liberman calls Abbas a ‘liar, a coward and a wimp’
Jerusalem Post 13 Sep 2012 – The foreign minister continues campaign of attacks against PA president, says Abbas and PA are living “on borrowed time.”
Chosen Bites: Apples don’t fall far from the table
Jerusalem Post 13 Sep 2012 – Small and gorgeous apples make the perfect container for sides and desserts.
America and Israel: The ties that bind
Jerusalem Post 13 Sep 2012 – Endemic anti-American political views are often exacerbated by solid US support for Israel.
Untangling the Web: Sorkin’s ‘Newsroom’ speaks to me
Jerusalem Post 13 Sep 2012 – Every journalist I’ve spoken to has raved about HBO’s ‘The Newsroom,’ whereas “normal” people have been less enthusiastic.
Palestinians call for protests to end Oslo Accords
Jerusalem Post 13 Sep 2012 – Activists call for mass demonstrations in the West Bank on Friday to demand an end to the Oslo Accords, other agreements.
Run-over amateur runner goes home for holidays
Jerusalem Post 13 Sep 2012 – 15-year-old amateur runner who was intentionally run over 13 days ago by driver of an all-terrain vehicle discharged.
Nightly pill could replace surgery to remove tonsils
Jerusalem Post 13 Sep 2012 – Soroka research says kids suffering from sleep apnea may not need surgery for chronically inflamed tonsils or adenoids.
$1m. prize launched for brain research discovery
Jerusalem Post 13 Sep 2012 – B.R.A.I.N. Prize to be awarded for significant breakthrough in brain research with global implications.
Nation’s largest biogas plant inaugurated
Jerusalem Post 13 Sep 2012 – Plant in Be’er Tuviya will be able to provide electricity equivalent to the consumption needs of more than 6,000 homes.
Ministry grants NIS 10m. for green construction
Jerusalem Post 13 Sep 2012 – Environmental Protection Ministry granted NIS 10 million in support for green construction in public, private sectors.
Metzger blasts Tzohar over advertising campaign
Jerusalem Post 13 Sep 2012 – Tzohar chairman defends multi-million-shekel campaign, denies aim was to finance his own candidacy for Ashkenazi chief rabbi.
Six teenagers indicted over J’lem beating of Arab
Jerusalem Post 13 Sep 2012 – Ibrahim Abu Taa, 28, sustained a broken ankle in the September 5 attack in in Jerusalem.
Israeli Jewish Congress meets on Diaspora
Jerusalem Post 13 Sep 2012 – First conference on Israeli-Diaspora Relations focuses on anti-Semitism.
Healthy Eating: Sweet New Year, healthy new you
Jerusalem Post 12 Sep 2012 – Find out how eating pomegranates, apples and honey year round will help you achieve that healthy New Year.
Netanyahu’s Iran dilemma
Jerusalem Post 12 Sep 2012 – Can Israel trust the US to take military action to thwart Iran’s nuclear weapons program?
Q&A: “The More Difficult Task Came After the Revolution”
IPS Following the revolution that culminated in the ouster of longtime President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali in January 2011, Tunisia embarked on a transitional justice process with the intention of addressing the gross human rights violations of the dictatorship. Said Mechichi. Credit: UNDP The new administration established commissions with the…
Iraqis Still Pay the Price After Being Falsely Blamed for 9/11
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Testimonies: Israelis tear-gassed pleading asylum seekers, dragged them to Egypt
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Loay Ashqar, tortured detainee, rearrested in occupation raid
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On the Lousy Coverage of Syria
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Gaza – Occupied Lives: No justice for my son’s death
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Only immediate intervention will save the lives of three Palestinian hunger strikers
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Adnan Latif – the Face of Indefinite Detention – Dies at Guantánamo
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Racism pushing Palestinian citizens of Israel to Ramallah
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Hashemi surprised by timing of verdict
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Iraq, Kurds reach preliminary oil deal: officials
Daily Star 13 Sep 2012 The Iraqi government and Kurdistan struck a preliminary deal on a months-long oil dispute that will see the autonomous region export 200,000 barrels of oil per day, officials said.
After prophet film, militia threatens US in Iraq
Daily Star 13 Sep 2012 A Shiite militant group threatened U.S. interests in Iraq on Thursday as part of the backlash over an anti-Islam film it described as “heinous.”
Saudi beheads citizen for murder
Daily Star 13 Sep 2012 Saudi Arabia beheaded one of its nationals on Thursday after he was convicted of murder, the interior ministry said.
Kuwaitis stage anti-US demo, wave Qaeda flag
Daily Star 13 Sep 2012 About 500 demonstrators gathered Thursday near the US embassy in Kuwait waving a black Al-Qaeda flag in protest at a film mocking Islam.
Israeli court: Settlers can return to Hebron home
Daily Star 13 Sep 2012 An Israeli court has ruled that Jewish settlers can return to a home in the West Bank city of Hebron from which they were evicted four years ago.
Obama: Egypt not an ally or enemy
Daily Star 13 Sep 2012 President Barack Obama says the U.S. would not consider Egypt an ally, “but we don’t consider them an enemy.”
Tunisia press group chief rams journo with car: witness
Daily Star 13 Sep 2012 The controversial new director of a state-owned Tunisian press group knocked one of its journalists with his car, but a witness claimed the victim was rammed on purpose and hospitalised.
Iraq stops registering Turkish firms amid row over Hashemi
Daily Star 13 Sep 2012 Iraq’s Trade Ministry has stopped registering Turkish companies, it said, as the neighbours sparred over Ankara’s refusal to send back a fugitive Iraqi vice president who was sentenced to death in absentia.
Netanyahu deputy disagrees on setting Iran “red line”
Daily Star 13 Sep 2012 Netanyahu’s deputy for intelligence and atomic affairs broke with the Israeli pm’s call for Iran to be confronted with a “red line” beyond which its disputed nuclear programme would face military attack.
Romney in dramatic campaign switch back to economy
Daily Star 13 Sep 2012 Republican presidential challenger Mitt Romney veered away from a blistering two days of ill-timed attacks on President Barack Obama‘s handling of foreign affairs Thursday.
Saudi condemns anti-Islam film and violent reaction
Daily Star 13 Sep 2012 Saudi Arabia on Thursday condemned a film Muslims consider blasphemous to Islam but also denounced the violent anti-American protests it has sparked in some Muslim countries.
Attacks in Iraq kill six people
Daily Star 13 Sep 2012 Bombings north and west of the Iraqi capital on Thursday killed six people, including four soldiers, and wounded 18 others, security and medical officials said.
US missions stormed in Yemen, stoned in Egypt film protests
Daily Star 13 Sep 2012 Demonstrators stormed the US embassy in Yemen, leading to a clash in which one person was killed, while protesters stoned Washington’s mission in Cairo as anger spread over a US-produced film mocking Islam.
What Gaza war crime?
YNet News, 13 Sep 2012 – Op-ed: State’s refusal to probe killing of two Palestinians by soldiers during Cast Lead disgraceful ….
Obama shares greeting for Jewish New Year
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IDF vehicle stoned in Wadi Ara; possible link to anti-Islam film
YNet News, 13 Sep 2012 – Two teens suspected of throwing rocks at army vehicle near Umm al-Fahm; police say attack apparent act of protest against film that triggered anti-US riots in Muslim states ….
White House clarifies Obama’s Egypt ‘ally’ remark
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NYC to require consent for oral suction ritual
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Abbas wishes Peres, Israelis a Happy New Year
YNet News, 13 Sep 2012 – Palestinian president wishes Israeli President, nation a happy holiday; says Palestinians yearn for peace ….
UN meeting rebukes Iran’s nuclear defiance
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Police step up security amid Prophet Mohammad riots
YNet News, 13 Sep 2012 – Mounting tensions over anti-Islam film lead Israel Police to boost security at Temple Mount ahead of Friday prayers; US embassy advises citizens to avoid Old City due to possibility of violence ….
Abbas wishes Peres a happy New Year
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Court: Settlers purchased Hebron house legally
YNet News, 13 Sep 2012 – Following five years of deliberations, Jerusalem court dismisses Palestinian’s claim that deal to purchase house was never finalized. Kiryat Arba council head: Jews have right to settle in all of Israel ….
Rapper suspected of drug trafficking
YNet News, 13 Sep 2012 – Police arrest 30-year-old man after hundreds of grams of marijuana are found in his parents’ Tel Aviv home ….
Stop Bedouin land grab
YNet News, 13 Sep 2012 – Op-ed: Rights groups support usurping of land, take clear aim at pillars of Zionist establishment ….
MK El-Sana: Zionists to blame for anti-Islam film
YNet News, 13 Sep 2012 – Arab MKs weigh in on controversial film that sparked anti-US rage in Muslim world; say it was ‘blow to the very soul of a billion Muslims worldwide’ ….
Lieberman: Abbas on borrowed time
YNet News, 13 Sep 2012 – Foreign minister says Abbas‘ ‘corrupt’ regime cannot be saved, claims leader lost Palestinian people’s trust ….
Disappointment in South Africa
YNet News, 13 Sep 2012 – Op-ed: Anti-Israel activists on South Africa campuses making cynical use of country’s racist past ….
Palestinian Information Center
Jerusalemites: The new Israeli map of Jerusalem aims to imit the Arab presence
PIC – Adala center and the Civic Coalition for Jerusalem institutions confirmed that the new map of the so-called Quds District, will inevitably lead to besiege the Palestinian Arab presence..
Israeli settler runs over a Palestinian child in Bethlehem
PIC – An Israeli settler, on Wednesday, ran over a Palestinian child, 8, while on her way home from school, near Tuqu village in Bethlehem.
Occupation stops the Norwegian agricultural project southern Al-Khalil
PIC – Occupation forces prevented, on Wednesday morning, the ongoing work of the agricultural wells project, implemented by the Union of Agricultural Work Committees,funded by the Norwegian People’s Aid,
Occupation kidnaps Raafat Shallaldah and renews the arrest of Anas Rasrs
PIC – Israeli occupation forces arrested at dawn on Wednesday, Raafat Yousef Shallaldah 26 of Sa’ir in Al-Khalil after storming the neighborhood of Koazibh.
Qurei: The PA wants a binational state with Israel
PIC – Senior Fatah official and Palestinian authority negotiator Ahmed Qurei said the Palestinian authority (PA) is ready to engage in peace talks with Israel on the creation of a binational state.
Settlers appropriate Palestinian land in Khader village
PIC – A group of Jewish settlers seized a tract of Palestinian land in Khader village south of Bethlehem and embarked on cultivating it.
PA education minister refuses court verdict in favor of axed teachers
PIC – Palestinian authority education minister Lamis Al-Alami refused to comply with a court decision demanding her to get axed teachers back to their jobs and gave flimsy reasons for her refusal.
Rights group: Skin diseases are rampant among Etzion prisoners
PIC – The Palestinian prisoner society said skin diseases spread among the Palestinian prisoners in Etzion jail because of its administration’s policy which force them to wear used and dirty clothes.
Israel demolish Palestinian village in Negev for 42nd time
PIC – The Israeli occupation forces (IOF) demolished on Wednesday morning the village of Araqib in the Negev for the 42nd consecutive time at the pretext it is not recognized by Israel.
Israel to annex vast tract of cultivated land south of Nablus
PIC – The Israeli occupation forces (IOF) handed Palestinian farmers decisions to annex hundreds of dunums from their agricultural land south of Nablus city.
PEX Report: Al-Quds Index Up
WAFA – 13 Sep 2012
Work of PA is Not Allowed to Fail, Says Ashton
WAFA – 13 Sep 2012
Over 60 British MPs Support UN Recognition of Palestine
WAFA – 13 Sep 2012
Consumer Price Index Up in August, Says Statistics Bureau
WAFA – 13 Sep 2012
Israeli Government Asks High Court to Expand 40 West Bank settlements
WAFA – 13 Sep 2012
Mideast violence offers reminder of ‘Arab Spring’ dangers
LA Times 13 Sep 2012 – The U.S. has welcomed the Arab world uprisings, but attacks on U.S. missions in the region roil American efforts to ease tensions and recalibrate interests. WASHINGTON — The cascade of anti-American protests in the Middle East this week is a jolting reminder to the White…
Anti-American protesters, government forces clash in Egypt, Yemen
LA Times 13 Sep 2012 – Four protesters are killed in Sana, Yemen, during an attack on the U.S. Embassy. In Cairo, police push back young men approaching the embassy there. CAIRO — Scenes of violence played out in Cairo and Sana, Yemen, on Thursday as young demonstrators battled government security…
YouTube’s role at issue over video that incited Mideast violence
LA Times 13 Sep 2012 – The uproar over the video trailer for ‘Innocence of Muslims’ raises questions about YouTube’s responsibilities as the Internet’s preeminent distributor of video. Internet video giant YouTube has found itself drawn into a global drama being played out in violent Mideast protests over a 14-minute video…
U.S. vows ‘justice’ for consulate attack in Libya
LA Times 12 Sep 2012 – The assault that left American ambassador to Libya J. Christopher Stevens and three countrymen dead was not spontaneous but planned, officials say. CAIRO — The attack on a U.S. diplomatic post in eastern Libya that killed the U.S. ambassador and three other Americans was carried…
Romney’s quick criticism on Libya draws rebuke
LA Times 12 Sep 2012 – President Obama and even some Republicans criticize Mitt Romney for assailing the initial administration response on the day of the attacks on U.S. diplomatic missions in Libya and Egypt. WASHINGTON — The deeply partisan nature of this year’s campaign intruded abruptly into a foreign policy…
‘Innocence of Muslims’: Mystery shrouds film’s California origins
LA Times 12 Sep 2012 – ‘Innocence of Muslims,’ blamed for inciting mobs in Egypt and Libya, was filmed and released in Southern California. The producers’ identities are in dispute. In a run-down theater on a seedy stretch of Hollywood Boulevard this summer, an independent movie made its debut. The acting…
At consulate in Libya, a model diplomat is lost
LA Times 12 Sep 2012 – U.S. Ambassador J. Christopher Stevens was idealistic, eager and brave, and seen by some in Benghazi as ‘a friend to all Libyans.’ WASHINGTON — J. Christopher Stevens was in many ways the model American diplomat, committed, idealistic, willing to take risks and eager to find…
Turmoil at U.S. Embassies in the Middle East
New York Times 13 Sep 2012 – Protesters angered by an anti-Islam film attacked the American Embassy in Sana, the Yemeni capital, on Thursday, two days after the American ambassador to Libya was killed.
Google Blocks Inflammatory Video in Egypt and Libya
New York Times 13 Sep 2012 – Google blocked an anti-Muslim video on YouTube, which it owns, in Egypt and in Libya, but did not take it down altogether.
Turmoil Over Contentious Video Spreads
New York Times 13 Sep 2012 – In Yemen, hundreds of protesters attacked the American Embassy, two days after assailants killed the American ambassador in Libya and crowds tried to overrun the embassy compound in Cairo.
Glen Doherty, Killed in Libya, Fought Intolerance
New York Times 13 Sep 2012 – For Glen Doherty, killed Tuesday in the attack on a diplomatic compound in Libya, being assigned to a high-stakes security detail was just one of many adventurous overseas missions.
U.N. Nuclear Watchdog Passes Resolution on Iran
New York Times 13 Sep 2012 – The 35-nation board of the International Atomic Energy Agency criticized Iran for defying demands to curb its uranium enrichment and failing to quell mounting concerns about its suspected research into atomic bombs.
Diplomats Pulled 2 Ways, Between Protection and Accessibility
New York Times 13 Sep 2012 – An ambassador’s death most likely will only increase efforts to protect American diplomatic personnel from the chaos of the countries where they are posted.
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New York Times 13 Sep 2012 – Michael Slackman, a deputy foreign editor for The Times, speaks with Steven Lee Myers, a diplomatic correspondent, about the attack on an American post in Libya.
For Veteran Envoy Stevens, Return to Libya Was Full of Hope
New York Times 13 Sep 2012 – J. 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.
Water Commissioner predicts 5% price hike
Globes Energy & Water – Alex Kushnir: The sharp rise in energy prices in the past year means that there is no choice but to raise water rates.
Barak: I see eye-to-eye with Netanyahu on Iran
Globes Main News – Defense Minister Ehud Barak tells “Globes” he expects Iran to complete its nuclear weapon breakthrough in the coming year.
Better Place Israel CEO: We’ll meet our target
Globes Main News – Despite putting only 500 electric cars on the road, Moshe Kaplan insists Better Place will meet its annual target of 4,000 electric cars.
Perrigo buys Sergeant’s Pet Care’s assets for $285m
Globes Main News – Perrigo CEO: This is a first step in executing our strategy of expanding our consumer healthcare portfolio into pet care.
Thu: TASE rises 5% in 5772
Globes Main News – Mellanox fell 1.5%, but is up 270% over the past 12 months. The market will reopen on Wednesday, after the Rosh Hashana holiday.
Pluristem plans secondary Nasdaq offering
Globes Main News – The stem cell company will make the offering on the basis of the shelf prospectus filed with the US Securities and Exchange Commission.
Shekel weakening against dollar
Globes Main News – FXCM Israel: The shekel will strengthen against the dollar if the US Fed Reserve decides on monetary expansion measures.
Analysts estimate 0.6-0.7% CPI rise in August
Globes Macro Economics – The 6% rise in fuel prices is mainly responsible for the surge in inflation, with food a contributing factor.
Job vacancies fell 15% in August
Globes Macro Economics – There were 15.3% fewer business sector job vacancies in August 2012 than in July, and 6% fewer than in August 2011.
Basic food costs half a salary
Globes Macro Economics – The Health Ministry’s minimum nutrition recommendation costs a family of five NIS 4,500 a month – almost half the average gross national salary.
Elbit Systems Brazilian unit receives $15m order
Globes Aerospace & Defense – AEL Sistemas will supply unmanned turrets for Iveco APCs to the Brazilian Army.
Moving Web Hosts
Tikun Olam – Due to the recent hack of this site last week, I’ve moved to a new (far more expensive!) web host which promises to be far more secure and supportive of the technical needs of the site. As a result, some of you may find errors when…
Bibi’s Bilious Rebuke of Obama for Abandoning Israel
Tikun Olam – Bibi, Israel’s little Caesar Today’s development in which Bibi Netanyahu harshly and publicly rebuked the Obama administration for refusing to draw red lines and set a deadline by which it would attack Iran if it didn’t renounce its nuclear program, represents a new nadir in Israel-U.S….
Anti-Jihadi Video, Textbook Case for Destroying Relations with Muslim Nations
Tikun Olam – While the murder of four U.S. embassy personnel in Libya is a heinous act, the lead-up to the act and what promises to be a grisly response to it offers a textbook example of how NOT to conduct relations between the west and Muslim nations. First,…
JVP’s Priscilla Read comments on Westchester Metro Ads
Jewish Voice for Peace – ‘Islamorealism’ Ads Coming Down In Westchester Metro-North Train Stations ‘My Appeal To Everyone Is To Stop Demonizing All Muslims’ CBS New York, September 6, 2012 WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. (CBSNewYork) – Some controversial anti-Muslim ads that had been posted at Metro-North train stations in Westchester since last…
No Free Speech in Canada? Banning “Israeli Apartheid” at Toronto Pride
Muzzlewatch – Canada’s Gay and Lesbian Newspaper, Xtra reports on 9/11/12: Toronto City Council’s executive committee has asked the city manager to rewrite the city’s anti-discrimination policy to prohibit criticism of Israel, which would directly affect funding for Pride Toronto. Council requested the review in June because some…
Israel seeks to resume building on private Palestinian land in 40 West Bank settlements
Mondoweiss – Illegal construction work resumes in the West Bank settlement of Beit El. Photo by Azmi Badeer / Yesh Din Only a few months after Israel carried out the High Court ruling to evacuate the illegal settlement buildings of Uplana, which was built on private Palestinian property, the…
Earlham College drops Sabra hummus over involvement in Israeli human rights violations
Mondoweiss – Today, BDS Earlham sent out the following press release: In Response to Student and Faculty Concerns, Earlham College’s Dining Services Decides to Stop Selling Sabra Products On the 5th of September, Earlham College’s dining service agreed to have Sabra Hummus removed from the coffee shop after…
Coptic Christian leader of organization that produced anti-Muslim film spoke at Pamela Geller’s anti-mosque rally
Mondoweiss – Joseph Nasralla Abdelmasih, on the far right, is the head of Media Christ, the organization behind the anti-Muslim film that sparked protests in the Middle East. To his left is Morris Sadek, an Egyptian-American anti-Muslim activist. (Photo: http://nacopts1.blogspot.com/ ) This post has been updated to include a response…
Exile and the Prophetic: Our Jewish anechoic chamber
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. Visited the Cross on the beach this afternoon – with an (almost) mystical vision. The beach was quiet, only the sounds of…
Treasury official who cranks up the heat on Iran can’t take the heat in New York
Mondoweiss – Last night David Cohen, Under Secretary of Treasury for terrorism and financial intelligence, spoke for an hour at NYU Law School about everything he is doing to crank up international pressure on Iran. But when three reporters tried to ask questions after the speech, Cohen couldn’t…
Rania’s family, and a summer camp breakthrough
Mondoweiss – Many people have asked me how Rania and her family have been doing this year. ( Here’s the backstory on Rania , if you’re unfamiliar with it.) Thanks to the generosity of many kind donors, she was able to finish her house, so the family no longer has…
Joe Biden’s Rosh Hashanah Greeting
The Foward Breaking News 13 Sep 2012 – At a Rosh Hashanah reception at his residence, U.S. Vice President Joe Biden said “there is no daylight” between the United States and Israel when it comes to Iran. Click here for the rest of the article…
Bibi’s Deputy Disagrees With Him on Iran
The Foward Breaking News 13 Sep 2012 – Benjamin Netanyahu’s deputy for intelligence and atomic affairs on Thursday broke with the Israeli prime minister’s call for Iran to be confronted with a “red line” beyond which its disputed nuclear programme would face military attack. Click here for the rest of the article…
Egyptian Christian Says He Made Anti-Islam Film
The Foward Breaking News 13 Sep 2012 – He’s not a Jew. At least, that’s the latest on the man behind the anti-Islam film, “Innocence of Muslims,” that has fueled attacks on U.S. diplomatic installations in Libya, Egypt and Yemen, leaving the U.S. ambassador to Libya, J. Christopher Stevens, dead. Click here for the…
Warren Weinstein Asks Bibi To Win Release
The Foward Breaking News 13 Sep 2012 – Kidnapped American Warren Weinstein called on Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to help free him from his al-Qaida captors. Click here for the rest of the article…
Durch die Wüste Sinai ins Gelobte Land
Joseph Dana 13 Sep 2012 – Afrikanische Flüchtlinge in Israel Das hübsche kleine Café liegt etwas versteckt in einer der verwinkelten Gassen der Altstadt von Jaffa. Nicht nur die Anwohner kommen gern hierher, auch Besucher aus dem Zentrum von Tel Aviv schätzen die Atmosphäre – bei gedämpfter Musik und gutem Essen kann…
Arrests over Libya embassy attack
BBC 13 Sep 2012 – Libyan authorities make arrests following a deadly attack on the US consulate in Benghazi as further unrest over a US-made anti-Islam film is expected.
UN nuclear agency rebukes Iran
BBC 13 Sep 2012 – The UN nuclear agency rebukes Iran for failing to stop atomic activity, saying it has “serious concerns” about its failure to stop enriching uranium.
New Syria peace envoy in Damascus
BBC 13 Sep 2012 – The new UN-Arab League envoy Lakhdar Brahimi begins his first visit to Syria since his appointment, meeting the country’s foreign minister.
Obama: Egypt not ally, nor enemy
BBC 13 Sep 2012 – US President Barack Obama says Egypt is ‘not an ally, nor is it an enemy’, in the wake of violent anti-US protests in Cairo.
The Art of Making Enemies
Al-Akhbar Blogs 13 Sep 2012 – A film reportedly insults Prophet Mohammad. It’s the Danish cartoons crisis all over again, with the added anxiety that marks the world’s attempts to determine whether the Arab uprisings would signal an era of radical Islamism. read more
Muslim Outrage and Western shock
Al-Akhbar Blogs 13 Sep 2012 – Yet again, Western governments and media are shocked. A group of fanatic Salafi and Ikhwan types attacked the US embassy in Cairo and the US consulate in Benghazi, and the US ambassador was killed. The US through Hillary Clinton spoke on behalf of the Libyan people…
Lebanon: Turning the Page on the Kuweikhat Incident
Al-Akhbar Opinion 13 Sep 2012 – A boy stands next to a fire which residents of the town of al-Abdeh ignited to block the highway leading to the northern Lebanese area of Akkar after the funeral of Sheikh Ahmad Abdul-Wahed in his hometown al-Bireh north of Beirut on 21 May 2012. (Photo:…
The Shattered Remains of US Middle East Policy
Al-Akhbar Opinion 13 Sep 2012 – The U.S. Consulate in Benghazi is seen in flames during a protest by an armed group said to have been protesting a film being produced in the United States 11 September 2012. (Photo: Reuters – Esam Al-Fetori) The U.S. Consulate in Benghazi is seen in flames…
Iran calls on US to ‘punish’ anti-Islam film makers
Al-Akhbar News 13 Sep 2012 – Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, on Thursday demanded the United States punish those behind an anti-Islam film blamed for sparking violent protests in the Middle East and North Africa. “If the American politicians are honest that they had no role, then they must punish those…
Turkey won’t normalize Israel relations until Gaza blockade lifted
Al-Akhbar News 13 Sep 2012 – Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan said Thursday anyone wishing to mediate an end to a two-year rift between Turkey and Israel should not waste their time unless they could guarantee all of Ankara’s demands would be met. Turkish and Israeli media have said the United States…
IAEA passes resolution criticizing Iran
Al-Akhbar News 13 Sep 2012 – The UN atomic agency’s board approved with a crushing majority Thursday a resolution criticizing Iran brought by world powers that was also aimed at dissuading Israel from military action. The resolution expresses “serious concern that Iran continues to defy” UN Security Council resolutions for it to…
Lebanon Between Two Popes
Al-Akhbar News 13 Sep 2012 – An elderly woman sits next to a poster of the Pope Benedict XVI ahead of his anticipated visit to Lebanon. (Photo: Marwan Tahtah) An elderly woman sits next to a poster of the Pope Benedict XVI ahead of his anticipated visit to Lebanon. (Photo: Marwan Tahtah)…
US imposes new sanctions on Hezbollah chief
Al-Akhbar News 13 Sep 2012 – The United States on Thursday imposed new sanctions on Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah and two other figures in the Lebanese Shiite militia over their support of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. The US Treasury move adds to measures already levied on Hezbollah, which was first designated by…
FBI opens investigation into Benghazi attack
Al-Akhbar News 13 Sep 2012 – Attorney General Eric Holder says the FBI has opened an investigation into the deaths of the four people killed in the attack on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi. The attorney general made the comments in remarks prepared for delivery Thursday in Doha, Qatar. The attorney general…
Lebanon Agriculture: Hashish Remains the Answer
Al-Akhbar Politics 13 Sep 2012 – The handshake in the hashish field cemented the deal for $1,750 per dunum. Being a gracious host, Abu-Ali later gave his guest the dealer a five percent discount. (Photo: Alia Haju) The handshake in the hashish field cemented the deal for $1,750 per dunum. Being a…
Cairo Kangaroo Courts in Session
Al-Akhbar Politics 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…
Articles
Settlements
Abdul Hussein Shaaban, Middle East Monitor (MEMO) 9/13/2012
Three basic issues have been worrying Israel since its creation in May 1948; they are inseparable.
The first relates to the right of Palestinian refugees to return to their homeland and be compensated for damage and disadvantage. That right is both collective and individual, and is inalienable, unable to be waived, denied or negotiated away.
The second relates to settlement building, which has a divisive and racist dimension, in law and practice. Jewish settlements in the occupied West Bank, including Jerusalem, are illegal in international laws, conventions and treaties, in particular the Geneva Conventions of 1949 and its annexes of 1977.
Both issues are linked inextricably with the third: the Palestinians’ right to self-determination and an independent and viable state. The state announced by the Palestinian National Council in Algiers in 1988 was in line with the legitimate right represented by self-determination, freedom and independence, on the basis of the Charter of the United Nations and the International Declaration for the liquidation of colonialism, no. 1514 of 1960.
The problems of establishing the state and securing the right of return while bringing an end to illegal settlements – in short, returning to UN resolutions 181, 242 and 338 among others represent the essence of Palestinian rights. At the same time, they signal the beginning of the end for the State of Israel’s ongoing expansionist policies manifested in its settlement programme.
If the issue of an independent Palestinian state capable of living like other countries is a cause of concern for Israel, then East Jerusalem as the capital is most disturbing to the Zionist project…. more.. e-mail
PA vows to hold elections
Khaled Amayreh in Ramallah, Al-Ahram Weekly 9/6/2012
Local elections are on the cards, but Hamas continues to protest that it has no freedom to campaign in the West Bank.
The Palestinian Authority (PA) is planning to hold local elections in the West Bank in mid-October despite Hamas’s refusal to do likewise in the Gaza Strip.
The Fatah-dominated PA views elections as the ultimate arbiter between itself and Islamist Hamas, which is in control of the Gaza Strip. Hamas views elections as the would-be fruit of national reconciliation with Fatah.
Despite several agreements and understandings reached through active Arab — especially Egyptian — mediation, the two main Palestinian political groups have failed to reach a solid final agreement that would end more than five years of tension, starting soon after Hamas defeated Fatah in the 2006 general elections.
With a supposedly large chunk of eligible Palestinian voters set to boycott the upcoming elections, it is expected that the turnout will be modest, which would allow Hamas to further question the credibility of the elections under current circumstances.
Most of the municipal and local councils in the West Bank are already controlled by Fatah following the sacking of pro-Hamas councils and mayors in the context of the oft-bitter hostility between the two groups.
In many cities and localities, the PA has been refusing to organise elections, fearing Islamists would win the polls.
However, with Hamas substantially weakened in the West Bank due to a combined repression campaign by the PA security agencies and the Israeli occupation army, which saw most Hamas’s community leaders and members of parliament thrown behind bars, the PA seems fairly encouraged to hold the elections. more.. e-mail
Peace treaty must be revised
Galal Nassar, Al-Ahram Weekly 9/6/2012
Insecurity in Sinai could engulf the whole country, already teetering following the revolution. Egypt must act, which means first untying its hands.
Egypt is in a state of disarray. In spite of the great Egyptian grassroots revolution, anarchy remained the primary trait of the transitional period, regardless of the degree to which it was fed by political developments, constitutional and legal controversies, and major and minor events in the capital, up and down the Nile from Alexandria to Aswan, and along the fringes of the country, in Sinai, Al-Wadi Al-Gadid and Marsa Matrouh. The chaos, aggravated by mounting polarisations between the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF), the Muslim Brotherhood, and other political forces, has persisted in spite of the election of a new president. But more than any other locus of tension in the country, the current conflict in Sinai epitomises the crisis of the erosion of central control, security breakdown, and their socio-political and strategic ramifications. The recent events in Sinai, which were triggered by the terrorist attack that killed 16 Egyptian soldiers, cast to the fore numerous crucial domestic and foreign policy questions not least of which are the security of Sinai and Egyptian-Israeli relations.
The situation in Sinai had already begun to deteriorate well before the January Revolution. This was largely due to two factors. The first was the security agencies’ mismanagement of a series of difficulties and crises in that area, generating a growing gap between the people of Sinai and the central government. On one side, some entertained doubts as to the patriotism of the Sinai Bedouin in spite of the fact that they bore the burden of the resistance against the Israeli occupation of Sinai following the 1967 war. On the other was mounting resentment against a regime that ignored the developmental needs of Sinai, failed to open job opportunities to Sinai youth in tourist projects that proliferated after control over the area was restored to Egypt, and did not recruit them into military academies as a means to assimilate Sinai’s society into national structures. The second factor was the spread of extremist thought in a religious guise during the Sadat and Mubarak eras. Almost intrinsically hostile to many domestic and foreign policy orientations, that type of thought inevitably spread to Sinai. more.. e-mail
“Balance” prevents beginner’s guide from reaching nub of Palestine conflict
Electronic Intifada: 13 Sep 2012 – Asa Winstanley 13 September 2012 Is The Palestine-Israel Conflict: A Basic Introduction a book to be recommended to those new to the topic?more
Sharing the pain of Israeli injustice with Rachel Corrie’s family
Electronic Intifada: 13 Sep 2012 – Janan Abdu Haifa 13 September 2012 No words were necessary when Janan Abdu, activist and wife of political prisoner Ameer Makhoul, met Cindy Corrie after last month’s court verdict.more
Sinister September: Zionist Anti-Islam Plot Simmering
Palestine Chronicle: 13 Sep 2012 – By Ismail Salami – Tehran The month of September has witnessed an accelerated trend of coordinated attempts to desecrate Islam and tarnish the image of the Muslims across the globe. That a blasphemous movie desecrating the person of the holy Prophet of Islam has been released in the United States simultaneously with the 9/11 tragic incident cannot be looked upon as sheer coincidence. In a coordinated effort, UK channel 4 broadcast a documentary called ‘Islam: The Untold Story’ last week in stark distortion of Islam. Director Tom Holland who is so dismally bereft of any knowledge on Islam claims there is little written contemporary evidence about the origin of Islam and the life of Prophet Mohammad (PBUH). Even barely noted for his vampire and supernatural stories, Holland’s non-fiction books have nothing to do with religious matters or Islam. In the documentary, he has included Patricia Crone, an infamous pseudo-scholar affiliated…more
The Pope and the Palestinians
Palestine Chronicle: 13 Sep 2012 – By Franklin Lamb – Shatila Refugee Camp, Lebanon The only time this observer recalls Yassir Arafat ever becoming frustrated with the late American journalist Janet Stevens, whom he adored as a daughter, was during a visit in August of 1982 when the PLO leader, mentioned in conversation, as he often did to others, that Jesus Christ was a Palestinian. Arafat, a devout Muslim, was proud of that fact. On that particular night, Janet was exhausted, as many under siege in West Beirut were, from more than 11 hours of Israeli bombing and she had other things on her mind. Most pressing was a sick child in Burj al Baranjeh refugee camp who needed to be taken to Europe for a lifesaving operation without delay. Janet asked, well, truth is told, she essentially instructed the PLO leader to arrange the evacuation of the child and even mentioned a specific European country…more
21st Century Robotic Wars
Palestine Chronicle: 13 Sep 2012 – By Jamal Kanj On the 11th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks, a new ‘sanitized war’ is reshaping the future of America’s military industrial complex. The drones, or the new robotic war, is operated by a galaxy of military bases stretching from the Creech Air Force Base in the desert of Nevada, traversing through CIA headquarters in Langley, Virginia, before landing on new desert airstrips in the Middle East. The Unmanned Aerial Vehicles’ main mission is tracking and targeted killing of alleged terrorists. Earlier this month, a drone using the newly introduced, more accurate Small Smart Weapon or Scorpion missile, delivered a direct hit, by mistake, killing 13 family members near the town of Rada, Yemen. Following the raid, Yemeni activist Nasr Abdulla said: “I would not be surprised if a hundred tribesmen joined the lines of Al Qaeda… This part of Yemen takes revenge very seriously.” Last May, a…more
Questions – A Poem
Palestine Chronicle: 13 Sep 2012 – By Deepak Tripathi The finger points everywhere. At he who starts the fire, He who pours oil. Who stands quietly by, Who screams violently. Who condemns, Who applauds. The slanderer, The glorifier. O’ where is He? To put out the flames. – Deepak Tripathi is a historian of Middle East and South Asian politics and United States foreign policy. His works can be found at http://deepaktripathi.wordpress.com . He contributed this article to PalestineChronicle.com. Contact him at:deepak.tripathi.writer@gmail.com .more
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