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Israel offers to exile Issawi abroad
4/13/2013 – JERUSALEM (Ma’an) — Israel on Friday offered long-term hunger striker Samer Issawi a deal to exile him to a UN member country, Israeli spokesman said. Ofir Gendelman, a spokesman for the Israeli Prime Minister’s Office,said that an offer was presented to exile Issawi for health reasons. He added that “the EU….
Center: Israeli authorities punish detainees over protests
4/12/2013 – BETHLEHEM (Ma’an) — Israeli authorities have closed basic facilities in Shatta prison in response to protests over the death of a detainee, a prisoners center reported Friday. The administration in Shatta jail closed the shaving room and the laundry and is preventing prisoners accessing a storeroom holding their summer clothes, the Ahrar Center for….
Settlers assault 60-year-old Palestinian judge
4/12/2013 – RAMALLAH (Ma’an) — Israeli settlers on Thursday assaulted a 60-year-old Palestinian judge as he worked on his land near Ramallah, sparking violent clashes between Palestinians and Israeli forces. Judge Ahmad al-Zir sustained multiple injuries, including head wounds, and was left unconscious in the attack, a Ma’an reporter said. He was taken….
Prisoner to start hunger strike over rearrest
4/12/2013 – HEBRON (Ma’an) — A 31-year-old prisoner says he will go on open hunger strike on Sunday in protest over Israeli efforts to cancel his amnesty. Ayman Abu Daoud was pardoned under the Oct. 2011 prisoner swap deal between Israel and Hamas. He was rearrested in February and is being held at Megiddo prison….
45-year-old wounded in clashes south of Hebron
4/12/2013 – HEBRON (Ma’an) — Dozens of Palestinians suffered tear-gas inhalation during clashes at the southern entrance of Hebron, an official told Ma’an Friday. Rateb al-Jbour, the coordinator of popular committees in Hebron, told Ma’an that the Israeli troops attacked a weekly march south of Hebron. This march aimed to condemn the….
Clashes break out in al-Khader
4/12/2013 – BETHLEHEM (Ma’an) — Clashes broke out after Friday noon prayers between Palestinians and Israeli forces in al-Khader village south of Bethlehem, a local official said. Popular committee coordinator Ahmad Salah told Ma’an that dozens of Israeli soldiers positioned in the alleys, and over the rooftops in Umm Rukba area in the village….
Lawyer: Detainee’s health deteriorating in Israeli jail
4/11/2013 – RAMALLAH (Ma’an) — The health of a 49-year-old Palestinian is seriously deteriorating in Israel’s Ashkelon prison, a lawyer for the Ministry of Detainee Affairs said Thursday. Muhamad Abu Amsha has been detained since 2006 and has had several heart attacks since his arrest, the lawyer said in a statement. Abu Amsha….
PLO complains to Canada after minister’s Jerusalem visit
4/13/2013 – BETHLEHEM (Ma’an) — The PLO lodged an official complaint with Canada on Friday after its foreign minister attended a meeting with an Israeli leader in East Jerusalem. John Bairdbroke a widely observed diplomatic taboo when he met with Israeli Justice Minister Tzipi Livni at her office in East Jerusalem, which Israel occupied in 1967….
Israel shuts sole Gaza crossing for 4th day
4/12/2013 – GAZA CITY (Ma’an) — Israeli authorities on Thursday closed the Kerem Shalom crossing for the fourth day in a row, an official said. Raed Fattouh, a border official, told Ma’an that Israeli authorities informed the Palestinian side that the crossing would be closed for security reasons. Israel sealed its border with the….
Israeli forces detain 5 in West Bank raids
4/12/2013 – NABLUS (Ma’an) — Israeli forces detained five Palestinians overnight Thursday in raids across the West Bank, the army said. Soldiers detained two people in Idhna, west of Hebron, two in Nablus and another in al-Khader south of Bethlehem, a military spokeswoman told Ma’an. In Nablus, in the northern West Bank, locals said….
Bethlehem demonstrates for prisoners
4/12/2013 – BETHLEHEM (Ma’an) — Hundreds of Palestinians marched through Bethlehem on Thursday demanding the release of prisoners from Israeli jails. Protester marched to the Nativity Church, chanting slogans including “freedespite chains.” Minister of Prisoner Affairs Issa Qaraqe addressed demonstrators and said peaceful protests would lead to freedom for prisoners. [END]
Israel releases Bethlehem prisoner
4/12/2013 – BETHLEHEM (Ma’an) — Israel on Thursday released a 19-year-old Palestinian from Bethlehem after detaining him in Ramon jail for a year. Dozens of Palestinians gathered to welcome Foad Faraj in Doha, southwest of Bethlehem. Faraj told Ma’an that Palestinians were suffering in Israeli jails, particularly those with poor health. He urged organizations to intervene for their release. [END]
Israeli forces raid Hamas leader’s home
4/12/2013 – JENIN (Ma’an) — Israeli forces raided the home of a Hamas leader at dawn on Friday near Jenin, locals said. Soldiers ransacked Sheikh Jihad Nawadha’s home in Yamun village in the northern West Bank, locals told Ma’an. Forces questioned the 48-year-old Hamas leader but did not arrest him, they added. Nawadha has spent six years in Israeli jails. [END]
2 detained in Bethlehem refugee camp
4/12/2013 – BETHLEHEM (Ma’an) — Israeli soldiers detained two Palestinians from Aida refugee camp in Bethlehem on Thursday, locals said. Forces raided the camp and detained 21-year-old Mahmoud Mukhles and Omar Aziyeh, 25, from their homes, locals told Ma’an. Aziyeh has been detained by Israel several times and is due to be married later in April. [END]
Israeli forces detain 2 near Ramallah
4/12/2013 – BETHLEHEM (Ma’an) — Israeli forces detained on Friday two Palestinians at in Aboud village north of Ramallah. A Ma’an reporter said Israeli forces placed a checkpoint at the entrance of the village, and arrested Mahmoud al-Barghouthi, 23, and Fayeq al-Barghouthi, 25. Clashes broke out in the area after the arrests. [END]
Rights group slams Hamas failure to investigate Gaza deaths
4/11/2013 – BETHLEHEM (Ma’an) — Human Rights Watch on Thursday criticized the Hamas government in Gaza’s apparent failure to investigate the murders of seven prisoners accused of collaboration with Israel. The prisoners were publicly killed during two days in November, during Israel’s we
ek-long assault on the enclave. An image of one of….
Palestinian detained en route to Jericho
4/11/2013 – NABLUS (Ma’an) — Israeli forces detained a Palestinian worker early Thursday on his way from Beita village south of Nablusto work in Jericho, a relative said.”Israeli troops called me and told me that my 23-year-old son Ahmad Bahloul is at Huwwara military camp and will be taken to Megiddo prison,” the man….
Settlers escorted into Jenin village
4/11/2013 – JENIN (Ma’an) — A group of Israeli settlers entered the Jenin-area Araba village on Thursday to pray at a shrine, residents said. Two military jeeps accompanied the settlers to secure their arrival to the site, they said. [END]
Hamas arresting ‘collaborators’ as amnesty ends
4/12/2013 – GAZA CITY (Ma’an) — Hamas is arresting alleged collaborators who did not hand themselves in during a month-long amnesty that expired Thursday, the Interior Ministry in Gaza said Friday. On March 12, Hamas said it had a list of collaborators but offered a one-month amnesty for informers to give themselves up in return for….
Hamas, Fatah officials meet in Cairo
4/11/2013 – GAZA CITY (Ma’an) — Hamas politburo member Mousa Abu Marzouk said Thursday that he met Fatah leader Azzam Ahmad in Cairo and discussed general political issues. Abu Marzouq said the two discussed US Secretary of State John Kerry’ss visit to Palestine, the reconciliation process, and the emir of Qatar’s offer….
WWII-era bomb found in Tel Aviv
4/12/2013 – JERUSALEM (Ma’an) — An unexploded bomb was found on Friday in Tel Aviv, Israeli radio reported. Reshet Bet said that the bomb was dropped on Tel Aviv by an Italian jet in the beginning of World War II, 73 years ago. A bomb squad arrived at the scene to dispose of it. [END]
1-year-old dies after falling unconscious in bath
4/12/2013 – JERUSALEM (Ma’an) — A one-year-old boy in Israel’s Negev died in hospital on Friday after falling unconscious in the bath, a hospital official said. The boy’s parents took him to a clinic in Ramat Hovav, where medics resuscitated him. He was taken by ambulance to Soroka Hospital. A hospital spokeswoman….
13-year-old dies after fall in Ramallah
4/12/2013 – RAMALLHA (Ma’an) — Mohammad Iyad Dus, 13, died on Friday after falling off a building in Ramallah, police said. A police report said that he fell off a 4-story building while checking his water tank. His body was moved to a nearby hospital where he was pronounced dead on arrival. [END]
Rebel courts regulate life in Syria’s Aleppo
4/13/2013 – ALEPPO, Syria (AFP) – Mohammed has just left court and proudly displays a document, complete with official seal, attesting to his ownership of a shop in Syria’s northern city of Aleppo, a reason to celebrate in the war-torn city, where the rule of law broke down months ago.” It’s as if we….
Egypt seizes explosives in Sinai
4/12/2013 – EL-ARISH, Egypt (Ma’an) — Egyptian forces seized a stash of explosives south of el-Arish in Sinai, an Egyptian military official said Thursday. The military official told Ma’an that forces found TNT and anti-tank mines intended to be smuggled to the Gaza Strip. [END]
Egyptian protesters ‘operated on without anesthetic’
4/12/2013 – LONDON (AFP) – The Egyptian military ordered senior doctors to operate without anesthetic on protesters injured during demonstrations against military rule, according to extracts of a leaked report published in the Guardian newspaper on Friday. The report into military and police malpractice since 2011, commissioned by President Mohamed Mursi, also found evidence that medical staff and….
Turkey police ‘foils Al-Qaeda US embassy plot’
4/12/2013 – ANKARA (AFP) – Turkish police have uncovered and foiled an alleged plot by Al-Qaeda to bomb the US embassy in Ankara, as well as a synagogue and other targets in Istanbul, Turkish media reported on Friday. As a result of a February raid in Istanbul and the northeastern city of Corlu, police had arrested 12 people….
Syria urges UN action against Qaeda rebels
4/12/2013 – DAMASCUS (AFP) — Syria demanded Thursday that the UN slap sanctions on a jihadist group after it pledged allegiance to Al-Qaeda, as the opposition accused regime forces of “savage” killings in the country’s south. The demand by Damascus that the UN class Al-Nusra Front as an Al-Qaeda-linked group came as G8 foreign ministers meeting….
Thousands protest in Bahrain ahead of Grand Prix
4/12/2013 – DUBAI (AFP) — Thousands of Bahrainis demonstrated near Manama on Friday urging democratic reforms, part of a series of protests planned by the political opposition ahead of next week’s Formula One Grand Prix. Under the banner “Democracy is our right,” the crowds marched in the Shiite area of Aali south of the capital, waving….
IOF Forces Arrest Youngster, Summon Other from Bethlehem
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Israeli Settlers Uproot Dozens of Trees near Hebron
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Israel Arrests Child with Dual US Citizenship
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UFree Network Condemns Re-arrest of Former Prisoner
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ANERA On The Ground Report: Palestinian Refugees from Syria
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The Human Rights Brigades “Faisal Sergio Tapia” Launched for the Freedom of Palestinian Prisoners
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Palestinian Women in Struggle in Jerusalem
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The Cornerstone of the Palestinian Museum Laid
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MADA: An Escalation of Israeli Occupation Targeting of Palestinian Journalists Last Month
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Free Movement Should Be ‘Guaranteed Immediately’
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International Solidarity Movement
Nabi Saleh demonstration violently suppressed by Israeli forces; activist shot three times
4/12/2013 – International Solidarity Movement – 12th April 2013, International Solidarity Movement, Nabi Saleh, Occupied Palestine – Around one hundred Palestinians, joined by a handful of Israeli and international activists, participated in today’s demonstration in Nabi Saleh. After midday prayers, protesters marched from the centre of the village, deviating from their usual route and walking across the main road and….
Photo essay : Demonstration at Hagai roadblock
4/12/2013 – International Solidarity Movement – 12th April 2013, International Solidarity Movement, Hebron, Occupied Palestine, By Team Khalil – Photo Essay : The demonstrations at Hagai roadblock have been taking place for just over two months. The road has been blocked off since 2008, adding 12km to the journey from Hebron to villages and towns in the South Hebron Hills. Tear gas was….
Egypt: Bulletin sur le Criquet pèlerin No. 414 – 3 avril 2013
Relief Web 12 Apr 2013 – Source: Food and Agriculture Organization Country: Algeria, Egypt, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, occupied Palestinian territory, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Western Sahara, Yemen La situation relative au Criquet pèlerin est restée préoccupante en mars dans…
Syrian Arab Republic: RCA provides emergency aid to Palestinian refugees in Syria
Relief Web 12 Apr 2013 – Source: Emirates News Agency Country: occupied Palestinian territory, Syrian Arab Republic WAM ABU DHABI: Emergency humanitarian aid worth more than AED 2.8 million to help Palestinian refugees in Syria will be provided by the UAE’s Red Crescent Authority (RCA) in…
occupied Palestinian territory: Attempts to eradicate foot and mouth disease in the Gaza Strip
Relief Web 12 Apr 2013 – Source: Government of Israel Country: occupied Palestinian territory Veterinarian control in the Gaza Strip has severely deteriorated since Hamas terrorist organization takeover of the Gaza Strip by force and since the establishment of the economy of the Gaza Strip on…
occupied Palestinian territory: Cooking gas shortage in Gaza
Relief Web 12 Apr 2013 – Source: Government of Israel Country: occupied Palestinian territory The Crossing Authority at the Ministry of Defense and The Coordinator of Government Activities in the Territories (COGAT) invested over 80 million NIS in developing and upgrading the infrastructure at Kerem Shalom…
Dubai ruler shows off his son to the world
The National 13 Apr 2013 – Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid’s youngest son has been seen for the first time via a photo on Instagram.
After a tough day on the construction site, bodybuilding is a real labour of love
The National 12 Apr 2013 – There’s plenty of sand out there, but none of it was kicked in the faces of bodybuilders from 30 UAE labour camps, vying for the title of Mr Ascon 2013. Nadeem Hanif reports
Brotherhood denies plans for Islamist rule in Syria
The National 12 Apr 2013 – Group responds to accusations it is trying to monopolise opposition to Bashar Al Assad.
Property sale attracts crowds and chaos
The National 12 Apr 2013 – Hundreds queueing to buy a house at Emaar Square are left empty-handed
Egypt hunts for the ill-gotten gains of the Mubarak regime
The National 12 Apr 2013 – As the search gathers pace, the line between illicitly obtained wealth and perfectly legal – though not always transparent – transactions between members of the Mubarak family, their friends and others who operated in the same lofty political and financial circles has become more difficult to draw.
UAE opens Emirati mission’s headquarters at NATO
The National 12 Apr 2013 – The UAE is the first Arab and Gulf country to have headquarters in Brussels
Tunisia struggles to stem flow of fighters abroad
The National 12 Apr 2013 – The Islamist-led government has tried to stem a stream of young Tunisian men joining the conflict in Syria. But they have been struggling against a popular feeling that jihad, in the sense of a righteous war, is a heroic and holy endeavour when performed in countries such as Syria and Mali.
Mubarak returns to the dock 802 days after Egypt’s uprising began
The National 12 Apr 2013 – The retrial comes amid a growing feeling among Egyptians that the achievements of the 2011 uprising are slipping away.
U.S visa waiver bill stymied over Arab Americans entering Israel
Ha’aretz – 12 Apr 2013
Family of fallen soldier: Jewish status shouldn’t have mattered in memorial ceremony
Ha’aretz – 12 Apr 2013
Israel fires missiles into Syria after IDF patrol comes under fire in Golan
Ha’aretz – 12 Apr 2013
Wanted for the IDF: Civilians with ‘curiosity’ and ‘good interpersonal skills’
Ha’aretz – 12 Apr 2013
Report: Meeting between Palestinian President, PM postponed due to European, U.S. pressure
Ha’aretz – 12 Apr 2013
Galilee villages in mourning as six people killed in Nesher collision are laid to rest
Ha’aretz – 11 Apr 2013
Lapid presents Israel’s new budget: Tax on the rich, NIS 30m cuts in government spending
Ha’aretz – 11 Apr 2013
Israel to stop mandatory fluoridation of water within one year
Ha’aretz – 11 Apr 2013
Thatcher’s U.K. feared that an embattled Israel might use nukes, declassified paper shows
Ha’aretz – 11 Apr 2013
Israel says Islamic extremists pushed state-employed Bedouin to quit job
Ha’aretz – 11 Apr 2013
Far-right Israeli legislator sponsors protest against organ harvesting in China
Ha’aretz – 11 Apr 2013
NY teacher asks students why Jews are evil
Jerusalem Post 12 Apr 2013 – Teacher may face discipline after giving writing assignment as part of a class project to demonstrate how Nazis thought.
IDF returns fire after patrol shot at near Syria border
Jerusalem Post 12 Apr 2013 – Gunfire, artillery shells come across Syrian border near soldiers patrolling in Golan; IDF fires missiles at source of artillery fire, recording direct hit; Israel reports border infraction to United Nations.
Palestinians clash with IDF after alleged beating
Jerusalem Post 12 Apr 2013 – Villagers from Silwad in W. Bank claim settlers from Ofra beat 60-year-old former judge Ahmad al-Zir as he was tending his land.
Neo-Nazi trial forces Germany to face painful truths
Jerusalem Post 12 Apr 2013 – Series of murders have profoundly shaken a country that believed it had learned the lessons of its past.
Rabbi Yaakov Yosef passes away at age 66
Jerusalem Post 12 Apr 2013 – Son of Shas spiritual leader succumbs to long struggle with cancer; thousands take part in funeral procession in Jerusalem.
US Jew molested Orthodox boys in Australia
Jerusalem Post 12 Apr 2013 – American Jew pleads guilty to charges of sexual assault against students at Orthodox boys school in Melbourne.
Jordan MPs: Free man who killed 7 Israeli girls
Jerusalem Post 12 Apr 2013 – 110 Jordanian parliamentarians petition for release of Ahmed Daqamseh, who perpetrated 1997 Island of Peace massacre.
Abbas, Fayyad postpone meeting on resignation
Jerusalem Post 12 Apr 2013 – Following political pressure from the West, PA president, prime minister delay meeting discussing latter’s resignation.
Turkish police uncover plot to bomb synagogue
Jerusalem Post 12 Apr 2013 – US Embassy also a target of al-Qaida plot, ‘New York Times’ reports; Turkish police arrest 12 in connection with plot.
West has ‘hard evidence’ of Syria WMD use
Jerusalem Post 12 Apr 2013 – Western diplomats say chemical weapons were used “in a sporadic way” at least once, but don’t specify further details.
23,085 soldiers have fallen protecting Israel
Jerusalem Post 12 Apr 2013 – Figures released by Defense Ministry includes soldiers who died over the last year, number of bereaved families.
US official: Nations must do more to indict Nazis
Jerusalem Post 12 Apr 2013 – Eli Rosenbaum says many countries don’t have the political will to “secure a measure of justice in the Nazi cases.”
Student suspended for forging grades
Jerusalem Post 12 Apr 2013 – 12th grader in Ashkelon hacked into high school’s grading site and increased his grades by 10 to 15 points.
TV program on man accused of killing 2 wives can air
Jerusalem Post 12 Apr 2013 – Supreme Court reverses lower court which had ruled that protecting legal proceedings superseded free speech in this case.
Report warns of Hezbollah, Iran threats in Balkans
Jerusalem Post 12 Apr 2013 – Experts say weak local security, law enforcement in Balkan states lead to threats against Israeli, Jewish populations.
Health minister to decide on Meuhedet chief’s firing
Jerusalem Post 12 Apr 2013 – Prof. Asher Elhayany accused of favoritism in filling various positions in the health fund and spending money without authorization.
Health minister denies impending scarcity of medications
Jerusalem Post 12 Apr 2013 – Pharma-Israel says “serious shortage” of drugs expected when new Arabic and Russian language requirements take effect next month.
New regulations drop water fluoridation requirement
Jerusalem Post 12 Apr 2013 – Health Minister German signs controversial regulations not requiring local fluoridation for drinking water; dentists say harmful.
US Conservative, Reform leaders praise Kotel plan
Jerusalem Post 11 Apr 2013 – Jewish Agency chairman Sharansky says he feels “encouraged” by reception to his proposal for an egalitarian prayer area at Wall.
US-Palestinian boy faces trial for stone-throwing
Jerusalem Post 11 Apr 2013 – “The American government is obligated to do something for us,” says father of 14-year-old suspected of stoning cars in W. Bank.
IDF snub of non-Jewish soldier’s grave sparks ado
Jerusalem Post 11 Apr 2013 – Gantz apologizes for offense after not planting flag on grave of last fallen soldier in pre-Remembrance Day custom.
Regulating the global arms trade
Jerusalem Post 11 Apr 2013 – After decades of debate, the UN has finally approved a new treaty, but will it help prevent ‘future Syrias’?
My word: Independent spirits
Jerusalem Post 11 Apr 2013 – The list of fallen soldiers and the victims of terror sadly has grown longer in the passing decades.
The deconstruction of Israel: Has the countdown begun?
Jerusalem Post 11 Apr 2013 – Into the fray: Last week I warned of the sinister subtext of Obama’s visit. This week,
that subtext is emerging as headline news.
Israel Prevents Entry of Products into Gaza
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Iraq Al Qaeda Statement Serves the Syrian Regime, and the Regime Only
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Israeli forces arrest Palestinian child with dual US citizenship
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Military Resistance 11D5: Racist Propaganda 101
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Israeli firms shed crocodile tears for Palestinian workers
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Zionist Herods and the Massacre of the Innocents
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UNRWA Aid Sustains Palestinian Misery
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Call to Action: Join Addameer’s Global End Administrative Detention Campaign!
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Syria ‘death video’ of Sheikh al-Bouti poses questions
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Former Palestinian hunger striker Thaer Halahleh re-arrested by Israeli military forces
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Olive oil judge brings expertise from Jordan
Daily Star 12 Apr 2013 Jamal al-Batsh knows olive oil. Batsh heads the Olive Directorate in Jordon’s Agriculture Ministry.
Riyadi look to defeat Champville after 18-match run snapped
Daily Star 12 Apr 2013 League-leaders Riyadi Beirut will make the relatively short trip to Dik al-Mehdi to take on archrivals Champville Sunday 10:30 p.m. in round 10 of the Lebanese Basketball League’s final eight.
Cyprus president to ask EU for more help
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Jaffa: 2 seriously injured in hit-and-run
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2 injured, 1 in custody after shooting at US mall
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3 dead as storm hits US Midwest, Deep South
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Police find explosive device in backyard of private residence
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Hamas refuses settlement of Palestinian refugees in Canada
PIC – Hamas movement renewed its affirmation that the right of return for Palestinian refugees to their homeland from where they were forcibly evicted is a sacred right.
Israel offers deportation of Issawi to European country
PIC – Israel has offered the deportation of detained hunger striker Samer Issawi to a European country or any other UN member country, the AP reported on Friday.
Hamas: Storming Ibrahimi mosque desperate attempt to impose de facto situation
PIC – Hamas movement on Friday lambasted the Israeli occupation authorities (IOA) for organizing regular storming operations of the Ibrahimi mosque in Al-Khalil.
220 world dignitaries demand UK to apologize for Balfour Declaration
PIC – 220 Palestinian, Arab, and international personalities signed a memorandum demanding the UK to apologize for the Balfour Declaration.
PA forces storm home of Hamas leader, continue harassment of movement cadres
PIC – Two units of the PA’s Preventive apparatus and General Intelligence raided in Jenin the house of the captive leader Sheikh Jamal Abu Haija, in search of his son Hamza to arrest him.
Occupation refuses to release Palestinian prisoner’s mother
PIC – Ashkelon Magistrate’s Court postponed on Thursday consideration of the release of citizen Intisar Haj for Friday, while it released the female captive Suhaila Omar.
IOF raids house of Hamas leader west of Jenin
PIC – Israeli occupation forces (IOF) stormed and searched at dawn Friday the house of Hamas leader Sheikh Jihad Nowahdha in Yamoun village west of Jenin.
IOA imposes more restrictions on entry of citizens to Al-Aqsa Mosque
PIC – The Israeli occupation authorities imposed strict restrictions on Friday on the entry of Palestinian citizens to Al-Aqsa Mosque for Friday prayers.
Egypt’s Coptic Christians live in fear of Islamic extremists
LA Times 12 Apr 2013 – The group has long faced persecution, but many feel the aggression is now more systematic. ‘They set a Christian man on fire the other day,’ a woman says near Cairo. CAIRO — The Mass was celebrated as if from centuries past: A bearded priest veiled…
Syrian Rebels Break With Radical Group Over Alliance With Qaeda Wing
New York Times 12 Apr 2013 – A leading coalition of Syrian Islamist insurgents broke with a more radical group, sharply criticizing its announced alliance with Al Qaeda’s Iraq branch as a moral and political mistake that would benefit only President Bashar al-Assad.
Morsi Shows Support for Egypt’s Military
New York Times 12 Apr 2013 – President Mohamed Morsi’s appearance with his top general came amid reports that soldiers had tortured protesters during the 18-day uprising in 2011.
Rights Groups Question Legality of Targeted Killing
New York Times 12 Apr 2013 – A nine-page letter sent to President Obama is the most significant critique to date of what has become the centerpiece of the United States’ counterterrorism efforts.
At War Blog: Finding Closure Through ‘Zero Dark Thirty’
New York Times 12 Apr 2013 – After the initial adrenaline and shock faded, an officer felt pride – as well as guilt for having killed an insurgent.
Zargali Journal: Rebel Kurd, Karayilan, Defiant in Turkish Talks
New York Times 12 Apr 2013 – The defiance of Murat Karayilan, commander of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party, suggests that the process could be longer and more arduous than anticipated.
Rebel Victory in Syria Might Not Stop Conflict, U.S. Officials Say
New York Times 11 Apr 2013 – The American ambassador to Syria, Robert S. Ford, told Congress that without a negotiated political transition, supporters of the Assad government “would fight to the death.”
U.S. Blacklists an Iranian and Businesses Over Violation of Sanctions
New York Times 11 Apr 2013 – The Treasury Department said Babak Morteza Zanjani had conspired with a bank and a network of front companies to move money for Iran.
“Teva has the growth engines to lead change”
Globes Main News – In a briefing for journalists today, Teva CEO Jeremy Levin said the company was not afraid of the loss of patents on Copaxone.
Israel Social TV Video: Jack Teitel, American Jewry’s “Gift” to Israel
Tikun Olam – Here is my new video recorded for Israel Social TV on Jack Teitel, recently convicted of a decade-long reign of terror involving murdered Palestinians, maimed Christian missionaries, and maimed Israeli peace activists. Please do you best to circulate and promote it to friends, colleagues, family and…
The Jewish Week: Panel Explores Charged Topic, But, Alas, No Fireworks
Jewish Voice for Peace – Can a Jewish state be a democratic one and, more to the point, is Israel a democracy? Panel Explores Charged Topic, But, Alas, No Fireworks , Doug Chandler, The Jewish Week , April 10, 2013. One rabbi refused to host the event, saying he expected it would lead…
Pensions and Investments: TIAA-CREF asks SEC for OK to skip vote on Israeli divestment
Jewish Voice for Peace – TIAA-CREF officials are asking the SEC to allow it to take no action on a shareholder proposal by activist group Jewish Voice for Peace that would require it to consider divesting from companies that contribute to violations of human rights, including companies whose business supports Israel’s…
JTA: Suburban N.Y. synagogue nixes Pamela Geller appearance
Jewish Voice for Peace – The Great Neck Synagogue in suburban New York canceled a planned appearance by Islam critic Pamela Geller, citing security concerns. Suburban N.Y. synagogue nixes Pamela Geller appearance , JTA , April 11, 2013. NEW YORK (JTA) — The Great Neck Synagogue in suburban New York canceled a planned…
Celebrating Israel’s birthday, ’2 luminary philosophers’ to explore whether Zionism and liberalism are ‘complementary identities’
Mondoweiss – Last week, five Jews debated the question of Whether Israel could be Jewish and democratic in a downtown New York synagogue dedicated to LGBT cause. We covered it thoroughly; the thrust of the panel was that liberalism and Zionism are very difficult if not impossible to…
‘Art as resistance’ — 2 actors and artistic director at Jenin Freedom Theater to speak at Columbia Sunday
Mondoweiss – There’s going to be an exciting event at Columbia University on Sunday. Two actors from the Jenin Freedom Theatre in occupied Palestine will be speaking about how they manage to keep doing their work under the most difficult of circumstances, occupation, repression, arrest (and the murder…
Exile and the Prophetic: Throwing stones
Mondoweiss – Today we welcome back Marc H. Ellis’s “Exile and the Prophetic” feature for Mondoweiss. To read the entire series visit the archive page. I’ve spent the last months traveling the diaspora – Jewish and otherwise. Did anyone think that only Jews experienced exile and exercised the…
‘It is time to guard our house!’: Nazareth Illit mayor promises to prevent a Palestinian school in order to ‘stop the demographic deterioration’ of the city
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e: Facebook ) The above statement was published by Nazareth Illit mayor Shimon Gapso and posted on a Facebook page for the city. Nazarth Illit is a predominantly Jewish city located inside the state of Israel that was established in the 1950s overlooking the Palestinian city of…
Two NY cancellations: Geller rescheduled in Jersey, Waters homeless
Mondoweiss – We’re trying to keep up on cancellations of two New York-area events involving Israel and Palestine. Both Pamela Geller, the professional Islam-basher, and Roger Waters, the rocker who’s done more for Palestine than anyone with his celebrity, were scheduled to speak in New York this month…
Palestinians Clash With Soldiers in Protest Over Settler Accused of Beating
The Foward Breaking News 12 Apr 2013 – Scores of Palestinian youths clashed with Israeli soldiers for a second day in the occupied West Bank on Friday, after locals accused Jewish settlers of beating a man with steel pipes. Click here for the rest of the article…
No John Galliano for You! Israeli Songbird Told To Shun ‘Anti-Semitic’ Coutier
The Foward Breaking News 12 Apr 2013 – Israel’s contestant in the international Eurovision music contest was barred from wearing a dress by designer John Galliano. Click here for the rest of the article…
American Jewish Committee Cuts Israel Staff Amid Tensions
The Forward New 12 Apr 2013 – The American Jewish Committee, which proclaims advocacy for Israel as the core of its mission, has quietly sacked some of its Jerusalem staff, without offering any explanation. Click here for the rest of the article…
Egypt army denies torture claims
BBC 12 Apr 2013 – Egypt’s defence minister denies claims published in a British newspaper that the army was involved in killing and torturing protesters.
Join Our Tax Day #DemandARefund Twitter Action!
US Campaign to End the Occupation 12 Apr 2013 – This Tax Day, April 15, join us and our partners ADC, AMP, CODEPINK, and JVP to Demand a Refund for the Weapons We Give to Israel! Below are sample tweets to send out throughout the day- just click on Tweet Now. And follow @US_Campaign for updates…
Revolutions are Exclusionary!
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A Peek at Salam’s Controversial Cabinet
Al-Akhbar News 12 Apr 2013 – The main concern now is forming the cabinet. We will switch off our engines so that we can focus on reaching a good outcome. (Photo: Haytham Moussawi) The main concern now is forming the cabinet. We will switch off our engines so that we can focus…
Muslim Brotherhood Paves Way for Qatar’s Ascent
Al-Akhbar News 12 Apr 2013 – Equipment and heavy machinery arrive to Gaza for the first time through the Rafah border crossing with Egypt dedicated to the Qatari project for the reconstruction of the Gaza Strip, on 21 March 2013. (Photo: AFP – Said Khatib) Equipment and heavy machinery arrive to Gaza…
Israel offered to deport hunger striker Issawi: official
Al-Akhbar News 12 Apr 2013 – Palestinian protesters hold portraits of Samer Issawi, a Palestinian prisoner who has been on a hunger strike for more than 250 days, during a solidarity sit-in outside the Red Cross offices in Jerusalem on April 11, 2013. (Photo: AFP – Ahmad Gharabli) Palestinian protesters hold portraits…
Twin bombing kills eight outside Iraq mosque
Al-Akhbar News 12 Apr 2013 – A pair of bombs struck in quick succession outside a mosque north of Baghdad on Friday, killing at least eight people and wounding more than 30. The attacks in the town of Kanaan, about 75 kilometers (47 miles) northeast of the capital, are likely to increase…
Egyptian doctors operated on protesters without anesthetic: report
Al-Akhbar News 12 Apr 2013 – An Egyptian helps an injured man during sectarian clashes in Cairo’s Abbassiya neighborhood on 7 April 2013. (Photo: AFP / STR) The Egyptian military ordered senior doctors to operate without anesthetic on protesters injured during demonstrations against military rule, according to extracts of a leaked report published…
Tunisian Salafis attack police station, one killed
Al-Akhbar News 12 Apr 2013 – A Tunisian Salafi holds Islamist flags at a demonstration in Tunis on 9 April 2013 to celebrate Martyrs’ Day marking the deadly repression of a nationalist protest on that day in 1938 by troops of colonial power France. (Photo: AFP Fethi Belaid) Police fired on Islamists…
Israel Opens Conduit for Turkish Trade
Al-Akhbar Politics 11 Apr 2013 – An Israeli soldier walks past Hebrew grafittis sprayed on the walls of a mosque on 7 April 2013 in the West Bank village of Tuqua. (Photo: Musa Al Shaer) An Israeli soldier walks past Hebrew grafittis sprayed on the walls of a mosque on 7 April…
“Orthodox Revival” in Russia’s Lebanon Policy
Al-Akhbar Politics 11 Apr 2013 – Moscow is in the process of developing a new policy in Lebanon with the aim of bolstering its presence. (Photo: Haitham Moussawi) Moscow is in the process of developing a new policy in Lebanon with the aim of bolstering its presence. (Photo: Haitham Moussawi) Al-Akhbar has…
Al-Qaeda in the Levant Awaits its Emir
Al-Akhbar Politics 11 Apr 2013 – Syrians paint Syria’s former national flag, currently used by the rebels, on a wall in the northern city of Azaz on 10 April 2013. (Photo: Dimitar Dilkoff) Syrians paint Syria’s former national flag, currently used by the rebels, on a wall in the northern city of…
Deadly bombings target Iraq mosques
BBC 12 Apr 2013 – At le
ast 11 are killed and more than 30 wounded in bomb attacks on mosques in Iraq’s capital Baghdad and in the province of Diyala.
Egypt army denies torture claims
BBC 12 Apr 2013 – Egypt’s defence minister denies claims published in a British newspaper that the army was involved in killing and torturing protesters.
Articles
Liberal Zionism at 65: Fantasy and reality
David Sheen, +972 Magazine 4/11/2013
Liberal Zionism has had 65 years to prove Israel can indeed be both a Jewish state and a liberal democracy. Given its track record, is it time to put the ideology to rest?
Imagine if you would, for a minute, that Liberal Zionists have been proven correct: that it is totally possible for a state that accords privileges to members of one specific ethnic group only – Jews, in this case – to be a flourishing democracy. Imagine that Israel is indeed a Light Unto the Nations, and that people from all the other nations who see the light can easily immigrate, date, mate and marry a local. Imagine that in the Holy Land, all human beings are treated equally; let’s pretend that we live in the State of “Librael.”
As in the State of Israel, the three weeks that take place during the end of March to the beginning of May (depending on the Hebrew date) are an important time here in the State of Librael. First we celebrate Passover, the holiday of redemption from slavery. Then comes Holocaust Remembrance Day, where we mourn for the victims of genocide. A week later is Memorial Day, where we honor those who fell in battle to fight for our homeland. And the next day is Independence Day, when we celebrate living in the land as free people.
Over the decades, as refugees returned and waves of immigrants ascended to Zion, peoples from all four corners of the globe have imbued these holy days with extra meaning. As the events they are meant to mark begin to recede into memory, people for whom their meanings resonate especially deeply, because of their recent histories, inject the jubilees with their renewed energy, fusing it with Jewish cultural traditions to create a uniquely Libraeli national identity. more.. e-mail
WikiLeaks: US blamed Israel for peace delay in 1975
Ariel Ben Solomon, The Jerusalem Post, Israeli Occupation Archive 4/10/2013
US diplomats: “Before talking about extermination, and before allowing either the Masada or the Samson complex to progress to obsession, the Israelis might usefully examine their own position and that of the Arabs…”
WikiLeaks has published 1.7 million US diplomatic documents ranging from 1973-1976 online. It is their largest release to date and it is named after the former US secretary of state Henry Kissinger because many of the documents were addressed to or written by him.
The Jerusalem Post has uncovered a cable sent from the US Embassy in Saudi Arabia on January 9, 1975, which analyzed the Israeli-Arab conflict. It was concluded that it was Israel’s stubborn position that was holding back peace.
At one point the cable stated, “Nevertheless, viewed from here, the Israeli pessimism seems largely if not entirely unwarranted. It seems based on an extraordinary lack of understanding of what happened in the Arab world in the last year and a half. Rather than girding their loins for the fifth, sixth, seventh Israeli-Arab wars. The Israelis might examine more carefully than they seem to have done so far the alternative of a peaceful accommodation with the Arabs.”
The US report also went into the Israel public’s pessimistic attitude toward peace following the Yom Kippur War, “We have been struck by the growing pessimism in Israel and in American Jewish circles. It seems to be based on the axiom that Israel cannot be expected to relinquish any more of the Arab lands it conquered in 1967 without Arab guarantees of security for Israel, the collorary [sic] that the Arabs will never give such guarantees and the conclusion that another war is therefore inevitable.”…. more.. e-mail
Israeli firms shed crocodile tears for Palestinian workers
Stephanie Westbrook, Electronic Intifada 4/9/2013
Whenever calls are made to ban goods from illegal settlements in the West Bank, Israel’s standard response is that sanctions of that nature would have an adverse effect on Palestinian workers.
The argument has been trotted out quite a few times lately as some representatives of the European Union have advocated economic measures against Israel.
In March, Gershon Mesika, chairman of the Samaria Regional Council — a local authority for Israeli settlements — warned that an EU ban on settlement goods would hurt the industrial zones in the occupied West Bank, a primary source of jobs for Palestinians (“EU parliamentarians in whirlwind tour of Samaria,” Israel National News, 13 March).
Later in the month, Yaakov Berg, founder of Psagot Winery, claimed his vineyards in the West Bank “provide good jobs for Palestinians that pay three or four times what they c
ould earn elsewhere” (“Israel’s vineyards: the West Bank’s grapes of wrath,” The Daily Telegraph, 24 March).
And before Barack Obama’s trip to Israel, David Ha’ivri, director of the Shomron Liaison Office and a supporter of Israeli settlements, challenged the American president to visit the West Bank. Obama, he added, should “look into the eyes of Abed,” who has worked for 20 years in a factory in the Barkan industrial zone near the settlement of Ariel, and who, along with other Palestinians, “consider themselves lucky to have secure jobs” and “do not look forward to having all this closed down” (“Obama: come visit Shomron!” The Jerusalem Post, 27 February). more..e-mail
Demonizing Realism on Iran
Flynt Leverett And Hillary Mann Leverett, 4/10/2013
Venturing outside Official Washington’s conventional wisdom to apply realistic analysis to U.S. foreign policy can be dangerous to one’s reputation, especially when challenging cherished myths about a designated enemy. Then, the realist can expect to be dismissed as a loon, as Flynt and Hillary Mann Leverett have seen.
Mainstream reaction to our new book, Going to Tehran: Why the United States Must Come to Terms with the Islamic Republic of Iran, underscores some important realities about America’s Iran debate — and about the political and cultural obstacles to truly constructive change in American foreign policy.
Flynt addressed this point last week on “The Monitor,” a news analysis program hosted by Mark Bebawi and Otis McClay for KPFT, Pacifica Radio’s Houston station.
In his first question, Mark Bebawi underscores that both of us are people who have spent “a lot of time in the institutions of power,” with connections to “all sorts of fairly well respected within the mainstream” organizations (e.g., the Council on Foreign Relations, the International Institute for Strategic Studies, and, at various points, prominent Washington think tanks).
He commends Going to Tehran as “full of logical thinking based on history.” He notes, though, that because the book’s analyses and arguments are “going against the tide,” mainstream reaction to Going to Tehran is “full of all sorts of accusations about what your motives might be” for having written it — including “everything from accusations of being agents of the Iranian government to being a disgruntled employee.” more.. e-mail
Box set marks top Palestinian oud players’ first decade
Electronic Intifada: 12 Apr 2013 – Discs capture the Trio Joubran’s sibling affection, as well as their moments of introspection.more
Playback and protest: The Freedom Bus hits the road
Electronic Intifada: 12 Apr 2013 – Five artists scheduled to take part in the West Bank tour were denied entry by Israel.more
Israel destroys West Bank community center, arrests 20
Electronic Intifada: 12 Apr 2013 – Residents vow to stay put in Burin despite regular attacks from Israel and its settlers.more
Two Obamas, Two Classes of Children
Palestine Chronicle: 12 Apr 2013 – By Ralph Nader A photograph brought the horror of little children lying dead outside of their home to an American Audience. At least 10 Afghan children and some of their mothers were struck down by an airstrike on their extended family household by order of President Barack Obama. He probably decided on what his aides describe as the routine weekly “Terror Tuesday” at the White House. On that day, Mr. Obama typically receives the advice about which “militants” should live or die thousands of miles away from drones or aircraft. Even if households far from war zones are often destroyed in clear violation of the laws of war, the president is not deterred. These Obama airstrikes are launched knowing that very often there is “collateral damage,” that is a form of “so sorry terrorism.” How can the president explain the vaporization of a dozen pre-teen Afghan boys collecting firewood for…more
To Throw or Not to Throw a Stone
Palestine Chronicle: 12 Apr 2013 – By Willia
m A. Cook A debate rages in Israel today on the truth of Amira Hass’s words “Throwing a stone is the birthright and duty of anyone subject to foreign rule. Throwing stones is an action as well as a metaphor of resistance” (Amira Hass, Haaretz, 4/3/13). The day after Hass’ comment, Dr. Rosenberg offered these objections: a. throwing stones after all can result in death and Hass does not mention that consequence, b. justifying stone throwing “grants legitimacy to the activities of the government she condemns; and c. stone throwing is “a natural right of every human being is futile and invalid, certainly in ethical terms.” Conveniently, Rosenberg does not mention that the Palestinians have no army, no air-force, no navy, no comparable military ordinance of any kind to throw at the fourth largest state of the art military in the world, only stones; can the stone kill, yes,…more
G8 and Abbas Still Blocking Middle East Peace
Dissident Voice: 12 Apr 2013 – Yesterday the G8 Foreign Ministers meeting in London issued the following statement on the British government’s website : G8 Foreign Ministers confirmed their commitment to a just, lasting, and comprehensive peace in the Middle East. They agreed on the urgent need to make progress on the Middle East Peace Process towards this goal and underscored the need for a major international effort, involving all relevant parties, including the Quartet, to drive the peace process forward. … The Ministers stressed that a long term solution to this conflict can be achieved only through direct negotiations … They strongly reaffirmed that unilateral actions by either party cannot prejudge the outcome of negotiations. Ministers expressed grave concerns about the poor state of the Palestinian economy, and the impact this has on Palestinian state-building efforts. Ministers affirmed their support for the Palestinian Authority… The Ministers welcomed the Egyptian-brokered ceasefire of 21 November 2012 which ended…more
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