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Ceasefire Takes Effect; Egypt Takes Responsibility Of Maintaining It
IMEMC – Egyptian Foreign Minister, Mohammad Kamel, stated in a press conference with U.S. Secretary of State, Hilary Clinton, in Cairo, that the ceasefire between Israel and the resistance in Gaza started on 9 at night Wednesday. Clinton thanked Egypt’s President Mohammad Morsi for his role. …
Bombing Leads To More Casualties In Gaza
IMEMC – The Israeli army intensified its bombing to the Gaza Strip, apparently rushing to bombard as much targets at it can before the truce agreement is implemented. The Wednesday Israeli shelling led to the death of 22 Palestinians while dozens have been injured., …
Israeli Chief Of Staff: “We Will Continue To Pound Gaza Despite Truce Mediation”
IMEMC – Israeli Army Chief of Staff, Benni Gantz, stated Wednesday that the Israeli army will continue its offensive against the Gaza Strip “as if mediation efforts are not ongoing”, and added that the army is following an agenda that will be implemented despite of what happens on the political spectrum. …
12 Palestinians Killed In Gaza Wednesday, 157 In Eight Days
IMEMC – List Of Names Of Slain Palestinians Included The Israeli army intensified it bombardment targeting government building and dozens of Palestinian homes in the Gaza Strip, and killed on Wednesday 12 Palestinians while dozens have been injured; some seriously. The ongoing Israeli escalation led, so far, to the death of at least 157 Palestinians; most of them civilians, including children. …
Hundreds Protest Clinton’s Visit To Ramallah
IMEMC – Hundreds of Palestinian youths held a massive protest against U.S. Secretary Of State, Hilary Clinton, who visited the central West Bank city of Ramallah and held a meeting with Palestinian President, Mahmoud Abbas, the Palestine News Network (PNN) reported. …
21 Israelis Hurt In Tel Aviv Bus Explosion
IMEMC – Israeli daily, Haaretz, reported Wednesday that 21 Israelis have been injured in an explosion that took place, on Wednesday afternoon, in a bus in Tel Aviv; one of the wounded is in a serious condition. …
Israeli Airforce Bombs Government Buildings, Media Overnight; Israel Refuses Truce Terms
IMEMC – The Israeli military has reported dropping over 100 bombs on Gaza overnight Tuesday and into Wednesday, including government buildings and media offices. The Abu Khadra government building in Gaza City was hit repeatedly, and the headquarters of Agence France Presse in Gaza City was also bombed. …
Israel ends deadly Gaza assault after Egypt brokers ceasefire
11/22/2012 – BETHLEHEM (Ma’an) — The Israeli military stopped firing on the Gaza Strip after 9 p. m. Wednesday in line with an agreement with Hamas and announced by Egypt hours earlier. Both sides said they were sticking to the terms of the deal although 12 rockets were fired at Israel after 9 p. m. and….
Israel continues to bomb Gaza, 22 killed
11/21/2012 – BETHLEHEM (Ma’an) — Israeli airstrikes continued for an eighth day on Wednesday with 22 people reported killed, as efforts to reach a ceasefire continued. Shortly after a bomb exploded on a bus in Tel Aviv at midday, Israel intensified shelling across the Gaza Strip, after having hit over 100 sites across Gaza overnight, the….
8 killed in airstrikes across Gaza
11/21/2012 – GAZA CITY (Ma’an) — Israel pounded the Gaza Strip on Wednesday killing eight Palestinians after a bomb exploded on a bus in Tel Aviv. A four-year-old child was killed after sustaining wounds in an Israeli airstrike on al-Nuseirat refugee camp. Ilham Nabahin died and her mother was wounded in the attack. Earlier, a two-year….
Tel Aviv bus hit by bomb, 10 wounded
11/22/2012 – TEL AVIV (Reuters) — A bomb exploded on a bus in central Tel Aviv on Wednesday, wounding at least 10 people in what Israeli officials said was a terrorist attack that could complicate efforts to secure a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip. Celebratory gunfire rang out across Gaza as the news spread and Hamas praised the….
2 killed in airstrikes as deal announced
11/22/2012 – GAZA CITY (Ma’an) — Israel launched deadly airstrikes across the Gaza Strip late Wednesday, as Egypt’s foreign minister announced a ceasefire to end eight days of violence. Missiles fired by an unmanned drone slammed into Deir al-Balah in the central Gaza Strip around 7:30 p. m. , killing a teenager and critically…. Related: Airstrike kills 2nd Palestinian since ceasefire announced and Police: Gaza rockets hit Israel after ceasefire
Sources: Israel agreed to Gaza truce, won’t lift blockade
11/21/2012 – JERUSALEM (Reuters) — Israel has agreed to a truce in the Gaza Strip, but will not lift its blockade of the territory, Israeli sources said, declining to give further details of any deal. Shortly before, a Palestinian official with knowledge of Egyptian mediation between the two sides told Reuters that there was a ceasefire agreement to…. Related: Egyptian foreign minister: Ceasefire begins at 9 p.m.
Israel strikes government buildings across Gaza
11/21/2012 – GAZA CITY (Ma’an) — Israeli warplanes and naval forces heavily shelled the Gaza Strip early Wednesday morning, destroying several government buildings. The Israeli army said it hit “dozens of terror infrastructure sites throughout the Gaza Strip” including the Ministry of Internal Security, a police compound and tunnels used to transport fuel.”Israeli Navy soldiers….
Israeli media: 4 soldiers hurt after rocket strikes Eshkol
11/21/2012 – TEL AVIV, Israel (Ma’an) — Four Israeli soldiers were injured Wednesday after a rocket fired from the Gaza Strip struck Eshkol, Israeli news reports said. The soldiers sustained light to moderate wounds and were evacuated to the Soroka Medical Center in Beersheba, Israel’s Ynet news site reported. [END]
Israel launches airstrikes across Gaza after ceasefire announced
11/21/2012 – GAZA CITY (Ma’an) — Israel launched multiple airstrikes across the Gaza Strip late Wednesday after Egypt’s foreign minister announced a ceasefire, Ma’an reporters observed. [END]
Clashes across West Bank as 2 protesters buried
11/22/2012 – HEBRON (Ma’an) — Mourners clashed with Israeli troops at two funerals on Tuesday as Palestinians across the West Bank continued to protest Israeli attacks on Gaza. In Hebron, hundreds attended the funeral for Hamdi Mohammad Jawwad al-Falah, who was shot by Israeli soldiers at a demonstration in Hebron’s Bir al-Mahjar neighborhood on…. Related: Israeli forces arrest 32 across West Bankand Settlers detain 3 Palestinians, hand them to soldiers
AP, Jazeera offices damaged in Gaza airstrikes
11/22/2012 – GAZA CITY (Ma’an) — Israeli airstrikes damaged buildings housing media offices for the fourth day in a row on Wednesday, causing damage but no injuries, reporters said. The attacks followed airstrikes that killed three Palestinian reporters on Tuesday. The first overnight attack targeted a building housing the Gaza City office of Agence France-Presse, an….
Jubilant Palestinians mob Gaza streets
11/22/2012 – By Nidal al-Mughrabi and Noah BrowningGAZA CITY (Reuters) — With gunshots, sweets and cries of victory, Palestinians in the Gaza Strip poured into the streets to celebrate a ceasefire deal on Wednesday which ended eight days of deadly fighting. After being stuck at home for days for fear of Israeli airstrikes, tens of thousands of Palestinians….
Israeli forces arrest 32 across West Bank
11/21/2012 – BETHLEHEM (Ma’an) — Israeli forces arrested 32 Palestinians in the West Bank overnight Tuesday, locals and Israel’s army said. Fadi Ayyad, 18, Muhammad Nasri Abed Rabu, 22, and Imad Muhammad Abed Rabou, 19, were all detained in Duheisha refugee camp in Bethlehem, witnesses said. In Aida camp, also in Bethlehem, Murad Walid…. Related: Clashes across West Bank as 2 protesters buriedand Settlers detain 3 Palestinians, hand them to soldiers
Settlers detain 3 Palestinians, hand them to soldiers
11/21/2012 – NABLUS (Ma’an) — Israeli settlers detained three Palestinians from a Nablus village on Wednesday, before handing them over to Israeli soldiers, a local official said. Moen al-Dameidi, the mayor of Huwwara, told Ma’an that settlers assaulted three Palestinians who were harvesting olives in the village. Nasser al Hajj Fayez, 40, his son…. Related: Israeli forces arrest 32 across West Bank
Violent protests in West Bank over Gaza conflict
11/21/2012 – RAMALLAH (Reuters) — Small clashes broke out between Palestinians and the Israeli army in multiple locations across the occupied West Bank on Wednesday in protests over the on-going conflict in the Gaza Strip. Medics said two Palestinians were shot in the legs by Israeli gunfire in a demonstration outside Ofer military prison near the West Bank…. Related: Israeli forces arrest 32 across West Bank and Clashes across West Bank as 2 protesters buried
2 killed in airstrike on motorcycle in Rafah
11/21/2012 – GAZA CITY (Ma’an) — An Israeli airstrike on a motorcycle has killed two Palestinians in the southern Gaza Strip city of Rafah, a Ma’an correspondent said Wednesday. [END]
Man injured by rubber bullet in Bethlehem demo
11/21/2012 – BETHLEHEM (Ma’an) — A young man was injured during clashes between Israeli forces and youths in a Bethlehem village on Wednesday, medics said. Muhammad Jihad Issa al-Hajj was shot in the jaw by a rubber bullet and taken to Beit Jala hospital, a Red Crescent official said. [END]
Hebron man seriously wounded by tear gas canister
11/21/2012 – HEBRON (Ma’an) — A man from Hebron was seriously injured on Wednesday during clashes between Israeli soldiers and youths, a medical official said. Diyaa Ahmad Nasrallah Abu Ayid was hit in the eye by a tear gas canister and admitted to Al-Mizan hospital to undergo emergency surgery, the director said. [END]
Airstrike kills 2nd Palestinian since ceasefire announced
11/21/2012 – GAZA CITY (Ma’an) — An Israeli airstrike killed a second Palestinian in the immediate aftermath of Egypt’s announcement of a ceasefire between Israel and armed groups in Gaza late Wednesday. [END]
Hamas armed wing interrupts Israeli broadcasts
11/21/2012 – BETHLEHEM (Ma’an) — Hamas’ al-Qassam Brigades hijacked Israeli TV channels on Tuesday evening and broadcast messages warning against a ground invasion of the Gaza Strip, the group said. The Israeli news site Ynet said viewers reported that broadcasts were interrupted by short films with Hamas insignia showing an Israeli army tank being hit….
Police: Gaza rockets hit Israel after ceasefire
11/21/2012 – JERUSALEM (Reuters) — Palestinian fighters in the Gaza Strip launched 12 rockets into Israel during the hour after a ceasefire was announced between Israel and Hamas on Wednesday, an Israeli police spokesman said. Israel and Hamas agreed to an Egyptian-sponsored ceasefire that came into effect at 9 p. m. to halt an eight-day conflict around the…. Related: 2 killed in airstrikes as deal announced
Egypt announces Gaza ceasefire
11/22/2012 – CAIRO (Ma’an) — Egypt’s foreign minister announced a ceasefire Wednesday between Israel and the Palestinians during a news conference in Cairo with the US secretary of state. Mohamed Kamel Amrsaid the ceasefire would come into effect at 9 p. m.” These efforts. . . have resulted in understandings to cease fire and restore calm…. Related: Sources: Israel agreed to Gaza truce, won’t lift blockade
Gaza’s sole commercial crossing remains closed
11/21/2012 – GAZA CITY (Ma’an) — The sole crossing for commercial goods into Gaza stayed closed on Wednesday due to security reasons, a Palestinian official said. Raed Fattouh, a Gaza official in charge of goods entering the coastal enclave, told Ma’an that he was told by the Israelis that Kerem Shalom crossing would be….
Iran urges Arab nations to send military assistance to Palestine
11/21/2012 – DUBAI (Reuters) — Iran’s Speaker of Parliament Ali Larijani urged Arab states on Wednesday to follow Iran’s example of providing military assistance to the Palestinians.” We are honored that our help has material and military aspects and these Arab countries that sit and hold meetings should know that the nation of Palestine….
US Secretary of State Clinton lands in Egypt for Gaza talks
11/21/2012 – CAIRO (Reuters) – US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton arrived in Egypt on Wednesday, an airport official said, where she is expected to hold talks with Egypt’s president about a possible truce in Gaza. Clinton traveled from Israel where she had met Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. On Tuesday night, she pledged to work….
Ban sees ‘many details’ to work out on Gaza truce
11/21/2012 – CAIRO (Reuters) — UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said Wednesday there were “many details to work out” before a ceasefire could be reached to end the conflictin the Gaza Strip.” I am particularly concerned about the spiral of violence at the time of intense efforts to reach a ceasefire in Gaza and Israel,” Ban said. Speaking….
Egyptian foreign minister: Ceasefire begins at 9 p.m.
11/21/2012 – BETHLEHEM (Ma’an) — A ceasefire between Hamas and Israel will begin after 9 p. m. Wednesday, the Egyptian foreign minister said in remarks broadcast from Cairo. [END]
Palestinian source: Hamas, Israel agree truce
11/21/2012 – GAZA CITY (Reuters) — Israel andHamas agreed on Wednesday to a Gaza ceasefire deal, a Palestinian official with knowledge of Egyptian mediation between the two sides said. The official declined to be named or to give further information. There was no immediate official confirmation of the news, which came on the eighth day of intensive Israeli….
Obama speaks with Egypt’s Mursi, commends ceasefire efforts
11/21/2012 – WASHINGTON (Reuters) — President Barack Obama on Wednesday spoke with Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi, praising his efforts to help broker a ceasefire in the conflict flaring in the Middle East, the White House said. Under the Egyptian-brokered agreement, Israel and Hamas agreed to a ceasefire after more than a week of fighting in the Gaza Strip….
Full text: Ceasefire agreement between Israel and Gaza
11/21/2012 – CAIRO (Reuters) — Following is the verbatim English text of the ceasefire agreement between Israel and the Palestinians in Gaza that was reached Wednesday with Egyptian mediation. The text was distributed by the Egyptian presidency. — Agreement of Understanding For a Ceasefire in the Gaza Strip 1: (no title given for this section)A. Israel should stop….
Netanyahu hints at ‘severe military action’ if truce fails
11/21/2012 – JERUSALEM (Reuters) — Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu hinted Wednesday that if an Egyptian-brokered truce did not work Israel would consider “more severe military action” against Gaza.” I know there are citizens expecting a more severe military action, and perhaps we shall need to do so,” Netanyahu told a news conference. [END]
Hamas says truce requires opening of Gaza crossings
11/21/2012 – CAIRO (Reuters) — Hamas leader Khaled Meshaal said a deal to end fighting between Israel and Palestinian groups in Gaza stipulates that all of the Palestinian territory’s crossings must be opened, disputing what he described as Israeli assertions to the contrary.” The (ceasefire) document stipulates the opening of the crossings, all the crossings, and….
Relief at Gaza ceasefire can’t mask its frailty
11/21/2012 – By Crispian Balmer – Hamas celebrated a victory in their Gaza stronghold Wednesday after a truce was declared with Israel, where a sober reckoning of how the next round may go underscored the total lack of trust between the two foes. Palestinians and Israelis alike were relieved that their eight-day conflict had come to an end….
Hamas leader condemns killings of accused collaborators
11/21/2012 – BETHLEHEM (Ma’an) — The deputy chief of Hamas on Wednesday condemned the killing of six men accused of collaborating with Israel. Resistance leaders should use legal procedures to deal with suspected spies through the courts, Mousa Abu Marzouq wrote on his Facebook page. On Tuesday, Gunmen shot dead six alleged collaborators and chained the….
2 wounded in Ramallah prison protest
11/21/2012 – RAMALLAH (Ma’an) — Two Palestinians were wounded in Ramallah on Wednesday during protests against Israel’s assault on Gaza, Ma’an’s reporter said. Protestors had gathered outside Ofer, an Israeli military prison in the West Bank, to demonstrate against the ongoing Israeli offensive. Two people were hit by rubber bullets….
Israeli TV: Rocket fired from Sinai lands near Israel border
11/21/2012 – TEL AVIV, Israel (Ma’an) — A rocket fired from the Egyptian Sinai landed in the border area between Egypt and Israel late Wednesday, causing no injuries, Israeli media reported. [END]
When Israelis escape to shelters
11/21/2012 – By Rashid Shahin – From my own experience, when I was living in Baghdad during the war on Iraq in 2003, I can recall how dreadful the feeling of the people was when they heard the sirens warning them of a new raid by the American warplanes. Men and women from upper apartments were coming to….
Protest in Ramallah over Clinton visit
11/21/2012 – RAMALLAH (Ma’an) — Palestinians protested in Ramallah on Wednesday against the visit of US Secretary of State Hilary Clinton, Ma’an’s reporter said. Demonstrators called for a US boycott and said Palestinians should resist US pressure. Clashes broke out between Palestinian Authority security forces and demonstrators, and journalists were prevented from….
Pope warns Gaza conflict could spread
11/21/2012 – VATICAN CITY (Reuters) — Pope Benedict on Wednesday urged Israeli and Palestinian leaders to make “courageous decisions” to end the Gaza conflict, saying it risked spilling over into the rest of the Middle East. He told pilgrims and tourists at his weekly general audience in St Peter’s Square that he backed efforts to negotiate….
UN chief condemns bus bombing
11/21/2012 – BETHLEHEM (Ma’an) — United Nations secretary-general Ban Ki-moon was “shocked” on Wednesday after a bombing targeting a bus in Tel Aviv amid Israel’s ongoing assault on Gaza.”The Secretary-General was shocked at the news of the terror attack on a bus today in the centre of Tel Aviv. He condemns this attack….
Ban urges ‘maximum restraint’ after Israel-Hamas ceasefire
11/21/2012 – AMMAN, Jordan (Reuters) — UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon urged Israel and Hamas to stick to pledges under a ceasefire deal which came into effect Wednesday to end the eight-day conflict.” We urge the parties who agreed to the ceasefire to keep their promises. There may be challenges implementing this agreement,” Ban told reporters after talks….
Israel army confirms end of Gaza operation
11/21/2012 – BETHLEHEM (Ma’an) — The Israeli army said Wednesday that a ceasefire agreement announced in Cairo was in effect following eight days of deadly airstrikes against targets in Gaza.”A short while ago, a ceasefire agreement regarding the fighting in the south, came into effect,” an emailed statement said. The military said it had accomplished….
Israel’s army claims Hamas crippled after Gaza assault
11/21/2012 – TEL AVIV (Reuters) — Israel’s Operation Pillar of Cloud has crippled the military power of Gaza’s ruling Hamas, the Israeli military said Wednesday. In a statement, the military named key militant leaders killed by Israel and listed weapons and bases destroyed. Referring to the confrontation pitting Hamas rockets against Israeli air strikes….
UN Security Council calls for Israel, Hamas to uphold ceasefire
11/21/2012 – UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) — The UN Security Council called on Israel and Hamas to uphold a ceasefire agreement Wednesday and commended the efforts of Egypt’s President Mohamed Mursi and others for brokering the deal. The 15-member council also said in a statement that it “deplored the loss of civilian lives resulting from this….
Shares rebound, oil slips on Gaza cease-fire
11/21/2012 – NEW YORK (Reuters) — World shares rebounded and oil prices fell on Tuesday on news of a possible Egyptian-brokered cease-fire in the Gaza conflict, but comments by Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke about the potential impact of the US “fiscal cliff” rattled investors, causing Wall Street to close flat. World equity markets turned positive after a….
Bedouin man killed in pro-Gaza demo in Sinai
11/21/2012 – EL-ARISH, Egypt (Ma’an) — An Egyptian Bedouin was shot dead on Wednesday during a pro-Gaza demonstration in Sinai, witnesses said. Locals told Ma’an that Bedouins had been demonstrating in north Sinai when protestors approached the main gate of a peacekeeping base in Sheikh Zuweid and lit a fire in the area. Egyptian…. Related: Israeli TV: Rocket fired from Sinai lands near Israel border
Egyptian official: Israel, Palestinians agree truce
11/21/2012 – CAIRO (Reuters) — Israel and Palestinian armed groups have agreed a truce to end the Gaza conflict, an Egyptian official told Reuters on Wednesday. Asked whether a ceasefire deal had been reached, the official said: “Yes, and Egypt will announce it.” The official who declined to be named said the announcement would come shortly. Egyptian state…. Related: Egyptian foreign minister: Ceasefire begins at 9 p.m. and Sources: Israel agreed to Gaza truce, won’t lift blockade
US carrier presence in Gulf to decline, briefly
11/21/2012 – WASHINGTON (Reuters) — The US aircraft carrier presence in the Gulf region will decline for about two months, from two to one carrier, due to unexpected repairs that have triggered a reshuffling of deployments, the Navy said on Wednesday. It will be the first time since December 2010 the Navy has not had two carriers in….
Rice says Benghazi comments based on preliminary intelligence
11/21/2012 – UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) — US Ambassador to the United Nations, Susan Rice, defended on Wednesday her remarks after a September attack in Benghazi, Libya, that killed four Americans, including the US ambassador to the North African nation.” When discussing the attacks against our facilities in Benghazi I relied solely and squarely on the information provided to….
Gaza ceasefire goes into effect
AlJazeera 21 Nov 2012 – Israel and Hamas agree to truce after eight days of attacks in which 162 Palestinians and five Israelis were killed.
PCHR Report on the Latest Escalation on Gaza, Hours Before the Ceasefire Truce
Palestine News Network
Netanyahu: Cease-fire with Hamas is the Right Thing for Israel
Palestine News Network
Foreign Secretary Welcomes Agreement to End Hostilities in Gaza and Southern Israel
Palestine News Network
It’s Palestinians Who Have The Right To Defend Themselves
Palestine News Network
Protests Against Clinton’s Visit to Ramallah
Palestine News Network
Breaking News: An Explosion on an Israeli Bus in Tel Aviv
Palestine News Network
Solidarity Association: Israeli Occupation Sentences Two Palestinian Students to Administrative Detention
Palestine News Network
18 Young Palestinians Arrested in the West Bank Governorates
Palestine News Network
Israeli Forces Raid Jenin, Arrest a Palestinian from Yabud
Palestine News Network
3 Journalists Killed in 2 Separate Israeli Airstrikes in Gaza City and Deir al-Balah
Palestine News Network
Rights Activist Still Held in Jerusalem Jail Equipped by G4S
Palestine News Network
Oxfam Supported Kindergarten Destroyed in Gaza Violence
Palestine News Network
War on Gaza Continues on its Eighth Day, Israel Asks to Postpone Truce
Palestine News Network
Puppet State America
Palestine News Network
Palestinian Center for Human Rights
3 Journalists Killed in 2 Separate Israeli Airstrikes in Gaza City and Deir al-Balah
Palestinian Center for Human Rights
Alternative Information Center
Gaza attacks as ad for sale of military equipment
Alternative Information Center – Israel’s latest round of military attacks on the Palestinian residents of the Gaza Strip fulfill several Israeli goals, one of them perhaps being increased international sales of the “Iron Dome” air defence system which Israel is…
War on Gaza as a problem for Likud internal elections
Alternative Information Center – While the issue is not being discussed publicly, Netanyahu may have to choose between a ground offensive against Gaza or the cohesion of his newly established electoral coalition with Yisrael Beitenu. Angst is rising among potential…
Syrian Arab Republic (the): Syria: Complex Emergency Fact Sheet #4, Fiscal Year (FY) 2013
Relief Web 21 Nov 2012 – Source: US Agency for International Development Country: Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, occupied Palestinian territory, Syrian Arab Republic (the), Turkey, United States of America (the) KEY DEVELOPMENTS In early October 2012, the U.N. reported more than 20,000 deaths, mostly civilians, due to…
Israel: Ban condemns in ‘strongest possible terms’ attack on bus in Tel Aviv
Relief Web 21 Nov 2012 – Source: UN News Service Country: Israel, occupied Palestinian territory 21 November 2012 – United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon condemns in the “strongest possible terms” a bomb attack on a bus today in the centre of the Israeli city of Tel…
occupied Palestinian territory: UN chief and UN Security Council welcome ceasefire between Israel and Hamas
Relief Web 21 Nov 2012 – Source: UN News Service Country: Israel, occupied Palestinian territory 21 November 2012 – United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon – followed by the UN Security Council – welcomed the ceasefire announced today after a week of devastating violence in southern Israel…
occupied Palestinian territory: Second Committee Approves Text Demanding End to Israel’s Exploitation of Natural Resources in Occupied Arab Lands
Relief Web 21 Nov 2012 – Source: UN General Assembly Country: occupied Palestinian territory, Syrian Arab Republic (the) GA/EF/3357 Sixty-seventh General Assembly Second Committee 30th Meeting (AM) Members Also Pass Three Draft Resolutions On Globalization, Countries in Special Situations, Sustainable Development The General Assembly would demand…
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Relief Web 21 Nov 2012 – Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs Country: Israel, occupied Palestinian territory Highlights · 90 Palestinian civilians, including 26 children and 12 women, have been killed, as of 12.00 hrs today, since the beginning of hostilities on 14…
occupied Palestinian territory: UN agencies raise concerns about providing humanitarian aid in Gaza
Relief Web 21 Nov 2012 – Source: UN News Service Country: occupied Palestinian territory The United Nations food relief agency today raised concerns about its ability to reach people in Gaza if conditions worsen, while the UN health agency said medicines were already in short supply….
UAE’s civilian nuclear energy programme hits new milestone
The National 21 Nov 2012 – South Korean President Lee Myung-bak tours the site of the nuclear plant in Barakah.
First UAE reactor to go into operation in 2017
The National 21 Nov 2012 – Barakah, 300 kilometres west of Abu Dhabi, was chosen for the site of UAE nuclear power plant in April 2010.
UAE’s Barakah facility built with safety a priority
The National 21 Nov 2012 – The Barakah facility is designed to discharge levels of radioactivity below the internationally accepted limit of one millisieverts (mSv) per annum.
Hamas and Israel agree to truce in Gaza battle
The National 21 Nov 2012 – Israeli prime minister Netanyahu’s office confirms breakthrough to end day in which militants blow up bus in Tel Aviv, injuring 15.
US warms to plan for Patriot missiles in Turkey
The National 21 Nov 2012 – Washington is ‘well disposed’ to deployment of ground-to-air missiles after villages on Turkish border hit by Syrian artillery rounds.
Iran kept on the sidelines in Gaza conflict
The National 21 Nov 2012 – As foreign ministers filed into Gaza on solidarity missions, Iran’s top diplomat was left waiting for permission to travel from Egypt via the Rafah border crossing, in what amounts to an embarrassing snub. Analysis by Michael Theodoulou
Thousands of Gazans cram into classroom shelters
The National 21 Nov 2012 – Thousands of Palestinians from enclaves north of Gaza City are seeking shelter in schools run by the United Nations.
Israel’s former secret service chief says country ‘frightened of outcry over ground war’
The National 21 Nov 2012 – Ami Ayalon says his country is hesitant to launch a ground war in Gaza because of the international outcry over its previous military campaign in the Palestinian enclave.
In Be’er Sheva, with rockets still flying, Israel-Hamas truce is met with skepticism
Ha’aretz – 21 Nov 2012
Cease-fire agreement almost identical to that reached in Operation Cast Lead
Ha’aretz – 21 Nov 2012
Riots break out in West Bank during Operation Pillar of Defense
Ha’aretz – 21 Nov 2012
Israel’s Pillar of Defense achieved its goals
Ha’aretz – 21 Nov 2012
IDF winds down operation, remains on standby
Ha’aretz – 21 Nov 2012
By second siren, ‘experienced’ tourists in Israel guide peers to shelter
Ha’aretz – 21 Nov 2012
Batsheva choreographer ‘sympathizes’ with protestors
Ha’aretz – 21 Nov 2012
Renovations reveal historic ceramic at Tel Aviv’s Independence Hall
Ha’aretz – 21 Nov 2012
Gaza diary: Countdown to a cease-fire
Ha’aretz – 21 Nov 2012
Netanyahu: Cease-fire with Hamas is the right thing for Israel
Ha’aretz – 21 Nov 2012
TEXT: Cease-fire agreement between Israel and Hamas
Ha’aretz – 21 Nov 2012
A cease-fire that could have come earlier
Ha’aretz – 21 Nov 2012
Palestinians report casualties, extensive damage as IDF bombs Gaza stadium
Ha’aretz – 21 Nov 2012
U.S. condemns Tel Aviv attack, offers assistance to Israel
Ha’aretz – 21 Nov 2012
TIMELINE: Recent bomb and shooting attacks against Israelis
Ha’aretz – 21 Nov 2012
Israel broadens protection of southern communities amid Gaza rocket fire
Ha’aretz – 21 Nov 2012
Bomb explodes on Tel Aviv bus, at least 28 hurt
Ha’aretz – 21 Nov 2012
Egypt seizes Grad warheads likely en route to Gaza
Jerusalem Post 21 Nov 2012 – According to Egyptian daily ‘Al-Masry al-Youm’, Egyptian security sources said a gang had smuggled consignment into seaport of Marsa Matruh.
Keren Hayesod gives $1m. for bomb shelters in South
Jerusalem Post 21 Nov 2012 – ‘As in the past, Keren Hayesod will always stand by the State of Israel for every need,” says organization’s world chairman Sandberg.
Universities to accommodate students on reserve duty
Jerusalem Post 21 Nov 2012 – Sa’ar sent letter to presidents of institutions of higher education requesting that they accommodate students in reserve duty.
Chief Rabbi praises IDF soldiers on Gaza border
Jerusalem Post 21 Nov 2012 – Amar: You defend us ‘as the pillar of cloud defended us in the Exodus from Egypt.’
‘It’s sad they have to be indoors in shelters’
Jerusalem Post 21 Nov 2012 – North American Federations’ solidarity mission brings delegates to shelters with kids of the South.
Would failed cease-fire push Israel to topple Hamas?
Jerusalem Post 21 Nov 2012 – Analysis: Operation Pillar of Defense was a message to Hamas, that it must choose between acting on its depraved ideology, or holding on to power.
Soldier killed by Gazan shell buried in Jerusalem
Jerusalem Post 21 Nov 2012 – Eighteen-year-old Cpl. Yosef Fartuk, son of haredi family, always wanted to serve state.
Olmert, Livni set to announce political future
Jerusalem Post 21 Nov 2012 – Ministers have edge in Likud primary; Channel 2 poll: 70% of public opposes stopping Operation Pillar of Defense.
UNSC calls for Israel and Hamas to uphold cease-fire
Jerusalem Post 21 Nov 2012 – Egypt FM makes formal announcement of truce in press conference with Clinton in Cairo; PM touts success of Operation Pillar of Defense; some 20 rockets fired into Israel following cease-fire announcement.
Analysis: Military op ends, election campaign begins
Jerusalem Post 21 Nov 2012 – PM had a difficult tight rope to walk, so soon before elections.
Shaky truce
Jerusalem Post 21 Nov 2012 – A bus bombing in Tel Aviv and an escalation of rocket attacks from Gaza made the cease-fire difficult to stomach for many Israelis.
Background: Holtzberg couple loved by all
Jerusalem Post 21 Nov 2012 – Gavriel, Rivkah Holtzberg died at hands of terrorists in Mumbai, lived as emissaries at Chabad house.
Amnesty takes action against official’s tweets
Jerusalem Post 21 Nov 2012 – Human rights group begins disciplinary procedures against senior staff tweet targeting Jewish members of British parliament.
Ahead of cease-fire, a reminder of the 2nd Intifada
Jerusalem Post 21 Nov 2012 – Reporter’s Notebook: Terrorist bombing of Tel Aviv bus was a painful reminder of how fragile our sense of security can be.
‘Desecration of graves is what led to rockets’
Jerusalem Post 21 Nov 2012 – Posters in Bnei Brak blast Nesher cement company for alleged desecration of graves in Ramle.
Breaking the Silence – again
Jerusalem Post 21 Nov 2012 – A reoccupation of the Gaza Strip is a military consideration.
Preparing for an emergency
Jerusalem Post 21 Nov 2012 – Making aliya, living in Israel and being part of Israeli society is, for most of us, the ultimate expression of our Zionism.
Washington Watch: Gaza, the once and future war
Jerusalem Post 21 Nov 2012 – Israelis are no doubt feeling bolstered by the strong support coming from Washington.
Hamas declares ‘victory’ after cease-fire
Jerusalem Post 21 Nov 2012 – Palestinians celebrate in Gaza, W. Bank after agreement reached.
Media Comment: Irresponsibility even in war
Jerusalem Post 21 Nov 2012 – Why do so many readers continue to support media outlets proven to be consistently unethical with unfair and biased toward Israel?
Proportionality: Doing what it takes
Jerusalem Post 21 Nov 2012 – The IDF’s surgical aerial strikes have hurt Hamas but to this point have not deterred them from continuously targeting Israeli civilians.
Letters From America: Thanksgiving and Hanukka
Jerusalem Post 21 Nov 2012 – In observance of Thanksgiving, Hanukka in the US, we have chosen to celebrate both of these holidays as part of religious freedom.
Preserving our unity
Jerusalem Post 21 Nov 2012 – The shock of hearing the siren; an insistent wailing sound which burst our Tel Aviv bubble.
Personal reflections on the war and Israel
Jerusalem Post 21 Nov 2012 – I do not believe that the imminent danger we face in this current struggle against Hamas will suddenly disappear from my life.
‘Sinai jihadist groups must stop attacking Israel’
Jerusalem Post 21 Nov 2012 – Leaders of Egyptian Islamic Jihad warn Sinai groups not to attack Israel out of solidarity with Palestinian resistance in Gaza.
Abbas to Clinton: UN statehood bid to move forward
Jerusalem Post 21 Nov 2012 – PA president rejects US‘ request to refrain from asking the UN to upgrade the status of a Palestinian state to non-member.
Return of the bus bomb
Jerusalem Post 21 Nov 2012 – Today commemorates a decade after a bomb ripped through a bus in Jerusalem, killing 11. Let’s hope this isn’t a replay.
IAF strikes over 1500 terror targets in Gaza
Jerusalem Post 21 Nov 2012 – Fire from IAF, Gazan terrorists tentatively held following truce; Gaza officials say more than 140 people killed in operation.
Violent protests in West Bank over Gaza conflict
Jerusalem Post 21 Nov 2012 – “Strike, Strike, Tel Aviv,” crowds chant in Nablus; protests also held in Ramallah, Hebron prior to ceaef-fire.
Rockets explode in Israel despite truce
Jerusalem Post 21 Nov 2012 – Some 20 rockets hit South since cease-fire; IDF: Gazans fire total of 1506 rockets into Israel, Iron Dome system intercepts 421.
Israel-Hamas ceasefire: how much has been achieved in the past week?
The Guardian 21 Nov 2012 – Hamas said all its demands had been met and Israeli leaders sounded an equally triumphant note It is the way of all negotiations, particularly ones conducted under intense pressure and when the stakes are so high,…
Steve Bell on the Israel-Hamas ceasefire – cartoon
The Guardian 21 Nov 2012 – Truce between Israel and Hamas comes into effect Steve Bell
Gaza City residents celebrate Hamas ceasefire with Israel
The Guardian 21 Nov 2012 – Israelis react with caution, scepticism and opposition in light of Tel Aviv bus bombing Celebratory bursts of gunfire, cheering and chanting could be heard within minutes of the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas coming into effect…
Gaza: the uselessness of force | Editorial
The Guardian 21 Nov 2012 – Despite his claims to have crippled Hamas, Netanyahu has elevated them into contenders for the leadership of the PLO Outside the confines of an Israeli election campaign, it is hard to see the last eight days…
Gaza ceasefire announced in Cairo
The Guardian 21 Nov 2012 – Truce between Israel and Hamas announced by Egyptian foreign minister and US secretary of state Israel and the Palestinians have bowed to US and international pressure and agreed an end to eight days of fighting in…
Gaza ceasefire announced in Egypt – video
The Guardian 21 Nov 2012 – Egyptian foreign minister Mohamed Kamel Amr and US secretary of state Hillary Clinton announce a truce between Israel and Hamas
Palestinians count their dead after one of the worst days of the war
The Guardian 21 Nov 2012 – Even as a ceasefire was announced, the death toll was rising amid strikes on targets with little apparent military value The doctors, the ambulance drivers, the human rights monitors all said it was one of the…
Obama praises Israeli PM Netanyahu for accepting Egyptian ceasefire plan
The Guardian 21 Nov 2012 – White House reveals Netanyahu took Obama’s advice to agree to ceasefire as president offers support to Israel’s air defences Barack Obama heaped praise on Israeli prime minister Binyamin Netanyahu for agreeing to the Egyptian ceasefire plan…
Gaza conflict: ceasefire announced in Cairo – as it happened
The Guardian 21 Nov 2012 – Follow live updates as the US secretary of state Hillary Clinton is in the Middle East to try to try to bring about a ceasefire Haroon Siddique Matthew Weaver Tom McCarthy
Tel Aviv bus bombing hardens Israeli public opinion against Gaza ceasefire
The Guardian 21 Nov 2012 – Bus attack revives memories of previous bombings in Israel and raises fears that major cities will become embroiled in war The scorched carcass and blown windows of a Tel Aviv bus have raised fears among the…
Now Netanyahu Needs an ‘Iron Dome’
IPS Ending Israel’s first military operation since the Arab Spring changed the Middle East depended on both the diplomatic blitz exerted on Israel and Hamas and the extent of the military blows exchanged between them. As for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, the ceasefire must live at least until his re-election. Whereas…
Israel and Hamas Agree to Gaza Ceasefire
IPS The Egyptian foreign minister has announced that a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas in and around the Gaza Strip will come into effect at 19:00 GMT on Wednesday. Mohamed Kamel Amr thanked all parties involved in brokering the truce as he made the announcement in a joint news conference with…
Assault Provokes Support for Hamas in West Bank
IPS Hundreds of Palestinians marched through Ramallah Tuesday afternoon to mourn the death of a Palestinian protester who was fatally wounded during a demonstration against the ongoing Israeli assault on the Gaza Strip. “It’s mixed feelings, between being sad and angry, because he was killed in cold blood,” said 29-year-old Raya…
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Jesse Jackson Jr. resigns from US Congress
Daily Star 21 Nov 2012 Jesse Jackson Jr, the son of the noted civil rights leader, resigned from the US House of Representatives Wednesday amid a cloud of corruption.
Suicide bomber kills 13 in Pakistan’s Rawalpindi-TV
Daily Star 21 Nov 2012 A suicide bomber killed 13 people at Shi’ite processions in the city where Pakistan’s army is headquartered on Wednesday night.
Egypt protesters firebomb Al-Jazeera Cairo office
Daily Star 21 Nov 2012 Egyptian protesters firebombed one of the offices of satellite broadcaster Al-Jazeera on Wednesday and attacked a police chief who tried to negotiate an end to three days of violent protests in central Cairo.
Gaza rockets hit Israel after ceasefire -police
Daily Star 21 Nov 2012 Palestinian militants in the Gaza Strip launched 12 rockets into Israel during the hour after a ceasefire was announced between Israel and Islamist militants on Wednesday
Fill brought to Iran site IAEA wants to inspect
Daily Star 21 Nov 2012 Iran has been hauling dirt to a military site U.N. nuclear inspectors want to visit, saying the findings were based on satellite images and they reinforced suspicions of a clean-up.
‘Israel failed in its goals’, thanks Iran: Meshaal
Daily Star 21 Nov 2012 Hamas chief Khaled Meshaal said on Wednesday that Israel had “failed in all its goals” after a Gaza truce deal came into effect, while thanking Iran for its support during the conflict.
Gaza truce comes into effect
Daily Star 21 Nov 2012 A ceasefire came into effect Wednesday in and around Gaza after a week of cross-border violence between Israel and Palestinian militants that killed at least 160 people.
Lebanese official says 2 rockets fired at Israel
Daily Star 21 Nov 2012 A senior Lebanese security official says two rockets have been fired from Lebanon toward Israel but fell short.
NATO to consider Turkey request for Patriots
Daily Star 21 Nov 2012 NATO will consider “without delay” a request from member Turkey for a deployment of surface-to-air Patriot missiles to protect its troubled border with Syria Rasmussen said on Wednesday.
Egypt confiscates warheads smuggled from Libya
Daily Star 21 Nov 2012 Egyptian authorities have confiscated trucks carrying explosive warheads and a variety of small arms ammunition smuggled from Libya, the interior minister said Wednesday.
US carrier presence in Gulf to decline, briefly
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UN calls on Israel, Hamas to uphold truce
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Sderot residents protest against ceasefire
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EU on truce: Prevent future violence
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German FM relieved, hopes truce lasts
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Promises vs. reality
YNet News, 21 Nov 2012 – Op-ed: Truth must be told – in the future as well, Hamas will determine how long lull will last ….
Terrorists crossed red line
YNet News, 21 Nov 2012 – Op-ed: Rocket fire on Jerusalem, Tel Aviv a symbolic attack on Israel’s capital, financial center ….
Palestinian Information Center
In preparation for the next round
PIC – Having satiated its people’s thirst with Palestinian blood, Israel has ostensibly agreed to a truce with the Palestinian resistance factions in the Gaza Strip.
Israeli war on Gaza: 161 killed, 1222 wounded
PIC – The ongoing Israeli aggression on the Gaza Strip has claimed the lives of 161 citizens and wounded 1222 others, medical sources said on Wednesday.
Chomsky: U.S. is involved in the war on Gaza
PIC – American thinker Noam Chomsky accused the U.S. administration of supporting Israel in its war on Gaza, adding that Washington turns a blind eye to the crimes committed by the occupation in Gaza.
A delegation from the Arab Parliament visits Gaza tomorrow
PIC – Arab Parliament called for an emergency Arab summit to take urgent positions to address the Israeli aggression on the Gaza Strip.
Sharawna and al-Issawi step up their continuous hunger strike
PIC – A Human Rights organization said on Wednesday that the hunger strikers Samer al-Issawi and Ayman Sharawna started escalatory steps inside Ramle prison in 1948 occupied Palestine.
Israel intensifies its Gaza bombardment
PIC – After nightfall, Israel stepped up its Gaza bombardment on Tuesday evening. Artillery shells and missiles fired from naval gunboats slammed into Palestinian agricultural lands in Gaza.
Non-Violent protest in Jerusalem violently suppressed by occupation
PIC – Israeli police suppressed, on Tuesday, a peaceful student protest outside the Hebrew University in Jerusalem in solidarity with the Gaza Strip and against the Israeli aggression.
Settlers kidnap 3 Palestinians and hand them over to the IOF
PIC – Jewish settlers kidnapped on Wednesday morning three Palestinians from the town of Hawara, south of Nablus, and handed them over to the occupation forces.
Occupation aircraft bomb house of Haniya’s adviser in Nuseirat camp
PIC – Israeli warplanes bombed on Wednesday morning, the house of Essam Da’ales, adviser to the Palestinian Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh, located in the Nuseirat refugee camp in the center of Gaza Strip.
Palestinians protest in Ramallah in rejection of Clinton’s visit
PIC – Tens of Palestinians protested this morning in front of the PA headquarters in the city of Ramallah in the central West Bank in rejection of the visit by U.S. Secretary of State
Israeli Airstrikes Kill 5, Raising Death Toll to 149
WAFA – 21 Nov 2012
Settlers Attack 3 Palestinians, House near Nablus
WAFA – 21 Nov 2012
Ban visits Ramallah, Discusses Gaza Situation with Abbas
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Israeli Airstrikes Kill 4, Raising Death Toll to 144
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Newspapers Review: Failure of Truce, War on Gaza Focus of Dailies
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Abbas Discusses Ceasefire with Clinton
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Israeli Airstrikes Kill 3 in Gaza, Raising Death Toll to 140
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Rights Group Calls for Ending War on Gaza
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Israel Arrests 33 Palestinians in West Bank
WAFA – 21 Nov 2012
Tel Aviv bus bombing shatters any illusions of safety
LA Times 21 Nov 2012 – Attack leaves 21 injured in the Israeli city, which has enjoyed a relative sense of security in recent years. TEL AVIV — A bus bombing in downtown Tel Aviv, the first in the city in years, injured 21 people Wednesday, shattering windows, nerves and illusions….
Gaza City’s Mukhabarat building defies Israeli airstrikes
LA Times 21 Nov 2012 – The former home of Fatah’s intelligence service has been bombarded by Israel repeatedly but won’t fall down. GAZA CITY — It’s the building that refuses to die.
Israel-Hamas cease-fire gives each side enough to claim success
LA Times 21 Nov 2012 – Israel agrees to end hostilities on land, sea and air and to halt targeted assassinations of militant leaders. Palestinians agree to stop rocket and border attacks. GAZA CITY — An Egyptian-brokered cease-fire agreement to end eight days of clashes between Israel and the Islamist group…
Intelligence officials edited talking points on Libya attack
LA Times 21 Nov 2012 – Intelligence officers, with CIA input, removed the terms ‘attack, ‘Al Qaeda’ and ‘terrorism’ from the Benghazi talking points used by Susan Rice, an official says. WASHINGTON — Authorities with the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, in consultation with the CIA, decided to remove…
Palestinian Authority sidelined in Hamas-Israel conflict
LA Times 20 Nov 2012 – Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas has had no role in efforts to broker a cease-fire between Israel and the militant group Hamas, leading to questions about his relevance. RAMALLAH, West Bank — The hostilities in the Gaza Strip between Israel and Hamas have raised sympathy…
Egypt’s President Mohamed Morsi walks tightrope in Gaza conflict
LA Times 20 Nov 2012 – Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi has stood firm on defending Palestinian interests in the Gaza Strip while not jeopardizing a peace treaty with Israel. CAIRO — The Gaza conflict has pressured Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi on many fronts: Each rocket Hamas fired into Israel has been…
Hillary Clinton joins efforts to halt Israel-Hamas fighting
LA Times 20 Nov 2012 – Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton arrives in the Mideast for talks. A cease-fire agreement appears close but elusive. The toll climbs on both sides. GAZA CITY — Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton pressed for an end to rocket attacks on Israel and a…
Kurdish militiamen, rebels maintain truce in northern Syria
LA Times 20 Nov 2012 – Fighting between the two groups left 18 dead the day before. In Turkey, it’s confirmed that NATO will provide a missile defense system to guard against Syrian fire. GAZIANTEP, Turkey — An uneasy truce held in the Syrian town of Ras Ayn on Tuesday, one…
Cease-Fire Between Israel and Hamas Takes Effect
New York Times 21 Nov 2012 – Under a truce announced by Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and the Egyptian foreign minister, Israel and Hamas agreed to end all hostilities. But it was unclear how it would be enforced.
Egypt Leader and Obama Forge Link in Gaza Deal
New York Times 21 Nov 2012 – The cease-fire brokered between Israel and Hamas on Wednesday was the official unveiling of an unlikely new geopolitical partnership.
Bomb Explodes on Tel Aviv Bus, Killing None but Deepening Fears
New York Times 21 Nov 2012 – The bombing seemed to be the first time in the current fighting that violence had spread directly onto the streets of Tel Aviv.
Jordan Protesters Dream of Shift to Prince Hamzah
New York Times 21 Nov 2012 – While an opposition movement begins to press for democratic political change, critics say the notion of a transition to Prince Hamzah is animated in part by nostalgia.
U.N. Ambassador Defends Remarks on Benghazi Attack
New York Times 21 Nov 2012 – Susan E. Rice broke her silence on Wednesday and defended her remarks about the attack on a United States diplomatic mission in Libya that killed four Americans.
Maloula Journal: Mountaintop Town Is a Diverse Haven From Syria’s Horrors
New York Times 21 Nov 2012 – Residents of Maloula, an oasis of tolerance, have vowed not to succumb to sectarianism and be dragged into the chaos in other parts of the country.
Benghazi Security Director Is Assassinated, Libyan Official Says
New York Times 21 Nov 2012 – The death of the security official, Faraj Mohammed al-Drissi, is the latest in a series of mysterious killings that have raised fears about Libya’s precarious postwar security.
Oil Prices Stay Steady Despite Mideast Conflict
New York Times 21 Nov 2012 – While Thanksgiving gas prices in the United States are higher than a year ago and at a record level, oil experts say plentiful global supplies will help prevent a jump in prices.
Energy Ministry to promote compressed gas network
Globes Energy & Water – Compressed natural gas will be supplied to Phoenicia Flat Glass and other enterprises until they are connected to the national natural gas pipeline.
Turkish official proposes gas pipeline from Israel
Globes Energy & Water – Mithat Rende: Construction of a pipeline to Turkey is the best way to export Israeli gas.
Israel Corp to build Negev thermosolar energy plant
Globes Energy & Water – The company will invest $260 million to build the 60-megawatt facility at Mashabei Sadeh.
Oil Refineries narrows loss
Globes Energy & Water – CEO Pinhas Buchris: We will see the impact of the many managerial changes we carried out, which will lead to the group becoming more efficient and profitable.
Norwegian cos interested in Leviathan
Globes Energy & Water – Subsea 7, a major offshore engineering company and Seadrill which owns a large fleets of drillships are eyeing Leviathan.
Israel and Hamas agree cease-fire
Globes Main News – The cease-fire brokered by Egypt came into force at 21:00 tonight.
Teva moving away from major acquisitions
Globes Main News – Teva chairman Phillip Frost told “Bloomberg” that the pharmaceutical company is changing its acquisition strategy.
Wed: TASE still firm despite security worries
Globes Main News – Israel Chemicals fell on the day’s largest turnover, after reporting lower profit and revenue.
Credit Suisse swings Koor to profit
Globes Main News – The subsequent rise in the share price has added another NIS 181 million to the value of Koor’s stake, and will be reported for the fourth quarter.
Shekel continues to strengthen
Globes Main News – The shekel was again stronger against the dollar and euro, despite the delay in implementing a ceasefire.
Partner profits plummets 36%
Globes Main News – Revenue and profits are down, due to lower prices, loss of subscribers, and a halving of equipment sales.
We’ll pay for government complacency
Globes Macro Economics – The public should not buy the calming messages and realize that this war will cost a heavy economic price that we will all have to pay.
Fischer: Gaza fighting has small economic impact
Globes Macro Economics – However, Stanley Fischer told CNBC that the longer the fighting goes on, the longer Israel’s economy will take to recover.
Birth Pangs of a New Mideast Ceasefire
Tikun Olam – In the title, I deliberately echoed Condi Rice’s infamous saying from the last Lebanon war, in which she offered Israel free rein to reshape Lebanon in its image (an attempt that failed miserably and left Hezbollah firmly in the political driver’s seat there). The ceasefire cobbled…
Note to Rudoren: Palestinians love their children and want them to live just like the rest of us
Mondoweiss – Palestinians love their children and want them to live just like the rest of us. I shouldn’t have to say this, but I feel it’s necessary following a New York Times piece by Jodi Rudoren critiquing the funeral held for members of the Dalou family killed…
NYT’s Rudoren: Gaza funeral ‘didn’t feel incredibly human to me’
Mondoweiss – Earlier today we published two responses from the New York Times ‘s Jodi Rudoren to Phil Weiss’s piece on her comments regarding Palestinian culture . I found her second response to be impressive and self-critical, we could have only hoped for such a response from Ethan Bronner….
Here, in Gaza
Mondoweiss – A Palestinian man carries a stuffed toy in a street littered with debris after an Israeli air raid on a nearby sporting centre in Gaza City, November 19, 2012.(Photo: Marco Longari/AFP) In Gaza, I sit behind my screen, devastated. “I don’t want to report on…
Day Eight of Israeli Attack on Gaza: Ceasefire agreement reached; Palestinian death toll climbs to 145
Mondoweiss – A teacher leads chants through a loudspeaker as Palestinians students rally in Bethlehem’s Manger Square to protest Israeli attacks on Gaza, November 20, 2012. Photo by: Ryan Rodrick Beiler/Activestills.org Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip continued for much of the day (Middle Eastern time) as a…
Little hands
Mondoweiss – Little hands soft and round cupped crayons, in the corner of the paper, drew smiley sun painted yellow butterflies, swings, and green meadows, huddled family, a house with small windows, and a cloudless sky with a rainbow, Little dreams, thoughts of the unknown as adventure bigger…
Winona LaDuke: ‘We can’t talk about Israel because we are Israel’
Mondoweiss – From activist and author Winona LaDuke on Facebook : “…euro-americans in the United States can’t talk about Gaza, because we can’t talk about Israel. Because we can’t talk about the fact that the world is not suffering from a Israeli/Palestinian conflict, but that the world is suffering…
Hamas Military Might Crippled, Israel Claims
The Foward Breaking News 21 Nov 2012 – Israel’s Operation Pillar of Defence has crippled the military power of Gaza’s ruling Islamist movement Hamas, the Israeli military said on Wednesday, as an Egyptian-brokered truce halted eight days of combat. Click here for the rest of the article…
Joy Over Gaza Ceasefire Could be Shortlived
The Foward Breaking News 21 Nov 2012 – Palestinians and Israelis alike were relieved that a bloody ground war was averted. But both sides know the ceasefire might not last long. Click here for the rest of the article…
Gaza Peace Deal Starts To Take Hold
The Foward Breaking News 21 Nov 2012 – Israel and the Islamist Hamas movement ruling the Gaza Strip agreed on Wednesday to an Egyptian-sponsored ceasefire to halt an eight-day conflict that killed 162 Palestinians and five Israelis. Click here for the rest of the article…
Rockets Hit Israel After Ceasefire Announced
The Foward Breaking News 21 Nov 2012 – Palestinian militants in the Gaza Strip launched 12 rockets into Israel during the hour after a ceasefire was announced between Israel and Islamist militants on Wednesday, an Israeli police spokesman said. Click here for the rest of the article…
Egypt Faces Pitfalls and Opportunities in Gaza
The Forward New 21 Nov 2012 – Given its ties to Hamas and the U.S., Egypt has a huge stake in brokering a successful resolution to the Gaza crisis. Can Mohammed Morsi pull it off? Click here for the rest of the article…
Namibia: Namibia Condemns Gaza Killings
allAfrica.com 21 Nov 2012 – [New Era]The Namibian Government in a statement issued yesterday strongly condemned the killing of 87 Palestinians in the Gaza Strip in aerial bombardments by the Israeli air force.
Egypt: WFP Starts Food Distributions for Families in Gaza
allAfrica.com 21 Nov 2012 – [WFP]In the face of ongoing conflict in Gaza, WFP is pressing ahead with food distributions to ensure that families in the embattled territory don’t go hungry. WFP is monitoring the situation carefully and stands ready to provide additional assistance should humanitarian needs increase.
Egypt: Remarks By Ambassador Rice At UN on Middle East
allAfrica.com 21 Nov 2012 – [State Department]USUN PRESS RELEASE
More risks for civilians as operation Pillar of Defence expands
New Weapons Committee 18 Nov 2012 – The Israeli military operations in Gaza don’t have only the immediate effect, but also a long-term one: the use of weapons containing phosphorus and uranium, as well as other toxic metals, leave contaminating elements in the ground for many years. Since 2006 and, even more, after…
Oslo students campaign against university contract with G4S
Global BDS 21 Nov 2012 – Since August, student activists from the Palestine Committee at the University of Oslo have been campaigning against the University’s leadership to renounce the coming renewal of the contracts it has with security company G4S. The campaign, which started out with “Boycott G4S”-stickers being placed on doors all over campus,…
Gaza ceasefire comes into effect
BBC 21 Nov 2012 – A ceasefire between Israel and the Hamas movement which governs Gaza comes into effect after a week of violence and nearly 160 deaths.
Nato mulls Turkey’s missile plea
BBC 21 Nov 2012 – Nato says it is considering a request by Turkey to deploy Patriot anti-missile systems to protect its border with conflict-torn Syria.
Iran MPs warned on Ahmadinejad
BBC 21 Nov 2012 – Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei tells parliament to stop its efforts to summon beleaguered President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.
And after the ceasefire…
Sabbah report 21 Nov 2012 – And after the ceasefire, oppression will resume, the land-grab will continue, more rewards for Israel will flow. And it will be business as usual for Western leaders and their Zionist friends. And after the ceasefire… was published by Sabbah Report . Get Daily Newsletter , follow on Twitter ….
The Latest Gaza Catastrophe: Will Israel Ever Learn?
Sabbah report 21 Nov 2012 – Israeli leadership knew exactly what it was doing. Israel’s policies seemed almost calculated to increase future ‘insecurity’ for its people and the region. Will they ever learn? The Latest Gaza Catastrophe: Will Israel Ever Learn? was published by Sabbah Report . Get Daily Newsletter , follow on Twitter ….
Gaza: Shifa Hospital Calls For Urgent Medical Supplies
Sabbah report 21 Nov 2012 – Shifa Hospital in Gaza call on all people of conscience to bring pressure to bear on their governments to take concrete and decisive steps without delay, to end this slaughter and to introduce stringent mechanisms to ensure it can never again be repeated. Gaza: Shifa Hospital…
How many children will Israel slaughter in Gaza…
Sabbah report 21 Nov 2012 – What if Israel won’t comply? No problem: suspend all trade and technical cooperation. The international community must finally confront the problem it has created. How many children will Israel slaughter in Gaza… was published by Sabbah Report . Get Daily Newsletter , follow on Twitter . Support through Sabbah…
Gaza attacks as ad for sale of military equipment
AIC: Economy of the Occupoation 21 Nov 2012 – Israel’s latest round of military attacks on the Palestinian residents of the Gaza Strip fulfill several Israeli goals, one of them perhaps being increased international sales of the “Iron Dome” air defence system which Israel is deploying to intercept and destroy short-range rockets shot from Gaza….
War on Gaza as a problem for Likud internal elections
AIC: Israeli Society 21 Nov 2012 – While the issue is not being discussed publicly, Netanyahu may have to choose between a ground offensive against Gaza or the cohesion of his newly established electoral coalition with Yisrael Beitenu. Angst is rising among potential Likud candidates for the Knesset due to the inability to…
Syrian National Coalition: The Road to Legitimacy
Al-Akhbar Opinion 21 Nov 2012 – President of the opposition Syrian National Council George Sabra arrives at a conference focusing on investment in future Syria in the Gulf emirate of Dubai 21 November 2012. (Photo: AFP – Karim Sahib) President of the opposition Syrian National Council George Sabra arrives at a conference…
Lebanese political prisoner to be released from French jail after 28 years
Al-Akhbar News 21 Nov 2012 – French authorities announced the release of Georges Abdallah Wednesday saying he no was no longer a threat to the French government. The interior ministry is currently working on his deportation from French territories to take effect on 14 January 2013. Abdallah had been in prison for…
A Martyr’s Funeral in Nabi Saleh
Al-Akhbar News 21 Nov 2012 – Photo Blog by: Dylan Collins Saturday, the first martyr in the West Bank fell: thirty-one year old Rushdi Tamimi, a police officer from the small village of Nabi Saleh, in the Ramallah district of the occupied West Bank. Sunday afternoon, over 400 people turned out in…
Life on the Outskirts of War
Al-Akhbar News 21 Nov 2012 – A Palestinian man carries the body of two years-old Abdel Rahman Majdi Naim, after he was killed in an Israeli strike in Gaza City on 21 November 2012. (Photo: AFP – Mohammed) Abed A Palestinian man carries the body of two years-old Abdel Rahman Majdi Naim,…
West Bank Protests: Waiting for a Tipping Point
Al-Akhbar News 21 Nov 2012 – Sadly, the spark needed for popular demonstrations proved to be premature, even with three martyrs in the West Bank. (Photo: Dylan Collins) Sadly, the spark needed for popular demonstrations proved to be premature, even with three martyrs in the West Bank. (Photo: Dylan Collins) Protests in…
MTV’s Distorted Gaza Lexicon
Al-Akhbar News 21 Nov 2012 – Smoke billows after Israeli air strikes near smuggling tunnels between the southern Gaza Strip and Egypt, on 21 November 2012 in Rafah. (Photo: AFP – Said Khatib) Smoke billows after Israeli air strikes near smuggling tunnels between the southern Gaza Strip and Egypt, on 21 November…
Explosion hits Tel Aviv bus near Defense Ministry
Al-Akhbar News 21 Nov 2012 – An explosion has hit a bus in Tel Aviv near the Israeli Defense Ministry, injuring at least 25 people, while Israeli media say a suspect has been arrested. The bombing comes amid a vicious ceasefire-breaking Israeli offensive that has killed 141 Palestinians, and injured more than…
The View from Gaza’s Nonstop ER
Al-Akhbar Politics 20 Nov 2012 – A Palestinian woman is helped by a paramedic out of her building, damaged during an Israeli air raid on a nearby sporting centre in Gaza City 19 November 2012. (Photo: AFP – Marco Longari) A Palestinian woman is helped by a paramedic out of her building,…
No Way Out for Israeli Collaborators
Al-Akhbar Politics 20 Nov 2012 – A man records a protest against Israel’s military action in Gaza, on his iPad in Srinagar, India on 20 November 2012. (Photo: Reuters – Danish Ismail) A man records a protest against Israel’s military action in Gaza, on his iPad in Srinagar, India on 20 November…
Gaza ceasefire comes into effect
BBC 21 Nov 2012 – A ceasefire between Israel and the Hamas movement which governs Gaza comes into effect after a week of violence and nearly 160 deaths.
Nato mulls Turkey’s missile plea
BBC 21 Nov 2012 – Nato says it is considering a request by Turkey to deploy Patriot anti-missile systems to protect its border with conflict-torn Syria.
Bahrain medics get jail sentences
BBC 21 Nov 2012 – A court in Bahrain sentences 23 medics to three months in jail for their alleged roles in last year’s anti-government uprisings, officials say.
Ten killed in Yemen plane crash
BBC 21 Nov 2012 – A Yemeni military plane has crashed in the capital, Sanaa, killing all 10 people on board, officials say.
Iran MPs warned on Ahmadinejad
BBC 21 Nov 2012 – Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei tells parliament to stop its efforts to summon beleaguered President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.
Police chief of Benghazi killed
BBC 21 Nov 2012 – The police chief of the Libyan city of Benghazi, who took up his post after the US embassy attack, is assassinated by unknown gunmen.
Articles
Relief at Gaza ceasefire can’t mask its frailty
Crispian Balmer, Ma’an News Agency 11/21/2012
Hamas celebrated a victory in their Gaza stronghold Wednesday after a truce was declared with Israel, where a sober reckoning of how the next round may go underscored the total lack of trust between the two foes.
Palestinians and Israelis alike were relieved that their eight-day conflict had come to an end without a bloody invasion of the Gaza Strip. But on both sides there was a foreboding that their ceasefire might not last very long.
“We are sceptical,” said a senior Israeli government official, who declined to be named. “But the Egyptians and Americans have backed this deal, so if it falls apart they know that we would have a legitimate reason to go in hard.”
On the face of it, both Israel and Hamas, which rules Gaza, can draw positive conclusions at the end of a brutal clash that killed over 170 Palestinians, including more than 30 children, and five Israelis.
Although Hamas lost its top military commander and suffered serious hits to its infrastructure and weaponry, it has nonetheless emerged with its reputation in the Arab world significantly enhanced and its standing at home embellished.
Israel can take comfort from the fact it dealt painful blows to its enemy, found a way to work with the Islamist leadership of Egypt, and showed that it can defend itself from a barrage of incoming missiles with its high-tech Iron Dome interceptor.
“No one is under the illusion that this is going to be an everlasting ceasefire. It is clear to everyone it will only be temporary,” said Michael Herzog, a former chief of staff at the Israeli ministry of defense. more.. e-mail
When Israelis escape to shelters
Rashid Shahin, Ma’an News Agency 11/21/2012
From my own experience, when I was living in Baghdad during the war on Iraq in 2003, I can recall how dreadful the feeling of the people was when they heard the sirens warning them of a new raid by the American warplanes.
Men and women from upper apartments were coming to our apartment, which was in the first floor, looking for shelter. At the time, no shelter could protect anybody from the destructive missiles striking the city around the clock.
I could see the fear in the eyes of men, women and children; some of the women were not able to hide their fear, and they were crying, shivering and weeping in a way that would break anyone’s heart.
I remember how I was trying to protect my little child Omar — who was less than three years old — by putting headphones on his ears and playing the stereo on the highest volume so he wouldn’t hear the roaring of the American warplanes which struck Baghdad randomly.
It is not easy to see people, especially children, whoever they are, wherever they are, whichever nationality or religion they are, running fearfully, escaping danger, to hide in a shelter, here or there, under a tree or behind a wall, or in a very well-reinforced shelter.
Unfortunately, in the latest Israeli war on the Gaza Strip, pictures are circulating in the international media mostly one side. Because Israel had banned much of the international media from entering Gaza, many try to go through Egypt. The Egyptians authorities often prevent their access, too. more.. e-mail
How many children will Israel slaughter…
Stuart Littlewood, Redress 11/20/2012
before world leaders deliver law and justice?
Despite the piles of dead in Gaza and – for the second time in four years – the row upon row of charred and broken little bodies of children, Western leaders still shirk their duty and call on the two parties to restart the squalid, lopsided peace process that had led nowhere and only serves to give the Israelis more time to consolidate their territorial gains.
Instead of carrying out their responsibilities, they shamelessly shovel their foul mess onto the Palestinians to clean up. What are the Palestinians supposed to negotiate? Why should they have to bargain for their freedom and property with the thugs that stole it?
For decades the Israelis have played for time, whining that they have “no partner for peace” while continuing to seize and colonize all the Palestinian land and water resources needed to fulfil the Zionist dream of a Greater Israel from the Jordan to the Mediterranean – or, some say, the Euphrates to the Nile.
To that end the Zionist regime has continually violated UN resolutions, international law and the norms of human decency while rushing to establish irreversible facts on the ground, like the monstrous settlements and their supporting infrastructure, and to press ahead with further demolition of Arab homes and more ethnic cleansing.
Contempt for UN resolutions
Why should Palestinians even entertain the idea of talking to their criminal tormentors when the path to peace is clearly set out in countless rulings by the United Nations and by the International Court of Justice?…. more.. e-mail
In photos: Israel relentlessly bombs Gaza, West Bank protests repressed
Electronic Intifada 11/18/2012
Israel has shown no mercy in its bombing of the besieged and occupied Gaza Strip, as airstrikes and shelling entered into the fifth day on Sunday (see previous photostory documenting the run-up to and first days of the assault). Israel has reportedly approved the drafting of 75,000 reservists, though so far there has been no ground invasion.
With nearly 50 fatalities in Gaza since Israel’s breaking of a tenuous ceasefire on Wednesday, the World Health Organization warned on Saturday that Gaza’s hospitals “are overwhelmed with casualties from Israel’s bombings and face critical shortages of drugs and medical supplies,” according to the Reuters news agency (“Gaza hospitals stretched, need supplies to treat wounded: WHO”).
Reuters adds: “the WHO, quoting Health Ministry officials in Gaza, said 382 people have been injured – 245 adults and 137 children.” Gaza’s health facilities were already “severely over stretched mainly as a result of the siege of Gaza,” the UN organization said.
Meanwhile, Palestinian resistance groups fired more long-rage rockets towards Tel Aviv, and sirens were heard in Jerusalem for the first time. Gaza groups also fired short-range rockets, many of them intercepted by the Iron Dome system, according to Israeli media. Rockets were also reported to have been fired from Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula. Three Israeli civilians were killed by a rocket fired from Gaza on Thursday.
Protests against Israel’s assault on Gaza erupted across the West Bank, where protesters clashed with Israeli soldiers. According to the Ma’an News Agency, five Palestinian citizens of Israel were detained at a protest in Jerusalem’s Beit Hanina neighborhood and ten persons were detained by Israel at protests in Gaza across the West Bank yesterday. Israeli forces also arrested protesters outside Jerusalem’s Old City on Friday. more.. e-mail
Anger rises in West Bank as Israel kills protesters
Electronic Intifada: 21 Nov 2012 – Jillian Kestler-D’Amours Ramallah 21 November 2012 Many arrested as residents of the West Bank demonstrate their solidarity with people of Gaza.more
Israel planned a “nuclear Armageddon,” new book shows
Electronic Intifada: 20 Nov 2012 – Rod Such 20 November 2012 Fortress Israel indicates that the military elite wants the occupation of Palestine to continue indefinitely.more
Palestinian youth activists in Haifa, Akka: “Gaza is not alone in this struggle”
Electronic Intifada: 21 Nov 2012 – Sawsan Khalife’ the Galilee 21 November 2012 Israel has arrested several Palestinian citizens following Gaza solidarity demonstrations.more
Zionist drones and warplanes pollute Gaza’s skies immediately after 9 pm “cease-fire”
In Gaza: 21 Nov 2012 – After one week of Israel’s Nov 14th declaration of war on Gaza, a cease-fire was allegedly reached between Hamas and other resistance and Israel. Yet, 10 minutes after the 9pm cease-fire began, an Israeli warplane bombed a media office in Gaza’s southern Khan Younis city, and drones and Israeli F-16 warplanes continued to fill Gaza’s skies. Late into the night, 2 am, the drones and warplanes still pollute Gaza’s skies, psychological terror on a terrorized people who had more than 160 killed and over 1000 injured by Israeli bombing in the span of a week, and who know very well that the sound of a drone or an F-16 roaring overhead usually means death. **zoom in for detail of the drone’s bombing capability **drone flying over our area, civilian residential area Filed under: Israel war on Gaza , Israeli attacks on Gaza , psychological terrormore
Israel Is Not Jewish
Dissident Voice: 21 Nov 2012 – In 1982 I attended an international teachers’ Summer Institute over a period of eight weeks. It so happened to have fallen right in the middle of the Israeli invasion of Lebanon. The teachers were from all continents and of all faiths. Like the Director and myself, there was a Jewish contingency of teachers. The participants were East and West Europeans, Pakistanis, Africans, and there were Palestinians. Who amongst us really understood what a Palestinian was? The Sabra and Shatila massacres were to follow just a few short months later. As I spoke with the Director, the shame and embarrassment we both felt were palpable, and we were very clear to all who inquired that Israel did not represent us. Nearly thirty years later Jews with a conscience are feeling the same. Only this time we are including extreme anger. The hijacking of Jewish ethos by murderous psychopaths in Israel, and…more
World Has Put up with Zionist Apartheid for too Long
Dissident Voice: 21 Nov 2012 – Israel’s holocaust of innocents in Gaza has not sated the blood lust of its Zionist rulers, with the death toll rising to over 110 and the injured numbering more than a thousand — less than six days after the latest murderous offensive began. Preparations for a ground offensive involving up to 75,000 troops threaten a repeat of the slaughter carried out by Israel four years ago in Gaza when more than 1,400 Palestinians were killed during a three-week killing orgy. Then as now, most of the victims are children, their bloodied bodies pulled out from rubble, piled up in morgues; their innocent eyes in a frozen stare at the moment of horror visited on them in their homes. How can the world tolerate such barbarity? Well, the majority of the world is not tolerating it. Humanity is horrified and aggrieved by these atrocities. All across the world, civic society and…more
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