16 June 2013 — VTJP
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International Middle East Media Center
Report: “Detainee Abu Hamdiyya Died Of Advanced Stage Of Carcinoma”
IMEMC – Sunday [June 16] Head of the Palestinian Forensics Center, Dr. Saber Al-‘Aloul, stated that the final findings of the forensic report regarding the cause of death of detainee Maisara Abu Hamdiyya, revealed that he suffered from a fourth stage Carcinoma. Abu Hamdiyya died more than 2 months ago. …
Elderly Man Kidnapped Near Hebron
IMEMC – [Sunday June 16] Israeli soldiers kidnapped an elderly Palestinian man, after a group of extremist Israeli settlers attacked shepherds in a Palestinian village, south of the southern West Bank city of Hebron. …
Man assaults 2 Palestinian women in Jerusalem
6/16/2013 – JERUSALEM (Ma’an) — Two Palestinian women are pressing charges against an Israeli man after being assaulted in Jerusalem on Friday. Layali al-Sayyad, 23, and Anwar Abu Rmooz, 21, told Ma’an that they were attacked by an Israeli man in his twenties while buying a ticket for the Jerusalem Light Rail near the central bus station in West Jerusalem. The man reportedly asked….
Palestine drops bid to register new UNESCO heritage site
6/16/2013 – By Ammar Owainehand George HaleBATTIR, West Bank (Ma’an) — Palestine is backing down from plans to ask UNESCO to place an ancient West Bank village on its World Heritage in Danger list, a year after the UN scientific and cultural agency voted to include Bethlehem’s Nativity Church. Residents of Battir, southwest of Jerusalem, which is home to an ancient Roman irrigation network….
Amnesty researchers visit Hebron Old City
6/16/2013 – HEBRON (Ma’an) — An Amnesty International delegation on Saturday visited Hebron in the southern West Bank to document the conditions of Palestinian families. The delegation of over 30 researchers visited the Old City’s Seam Zones near the Israeli settlements of Kharsina and Kiryaat Arbaa. They also documented testimony from Palestinian residents about Israeli polices that affect them. Salih Hijazi, who heads Amnesty….
Forensics confirm man died of heart attack outside PA security HQ
6/16/2013 – NABLUS (Ma’an) — A preliminary forensics report confirmed Sunday that the cause of death of a Palestinian man who died in front of the Palestinian Authority intelligence services headquarters in Nablus a day earlier was a heart attack, the city’s governor told Ma’an. Sadi al-Sakhel, 62, suffered a heart attack in front of PA intelligence headquarters in Nablus after going…. Related: Nablus man dies of heart attack after PA arrests son
US confirms F-16s, Patriot missiles to stay in Jordan
6/16/2013 – WASHINGTON (AFP) — The Pentagon confirmed on Saturday that F-16 fighter jets and Patriot missile interceptors will remain in Jordan after the end of a joint military exercise this month.”Secretary (Chuck) Hagel has approved a request from the Kingdom of Jordan for a detachment of F-16s and Patriot Missiles to remain in Jordan following the conclusion of the Eager Lion Exercise next week….
Egypt arrests man for ‘spying for Israel’
6/16/2013 – CAIRO (AFP) — Security forces have arrested an Egyptian on suspicion of spying for Israel, Egypt’s state prosecutor said on Saturday, adding that it has detained him for 15 days for questioning. Official news agency MENA, which carried the prosecutor’s comments, added that the man is accused of having worked for Mossad, Israel’s foreign intelligence service. The suspect “took the….
PA finance minister meets Israeli counterpart
6/16/2013 – BETHLEHEM (Ma’an) — Newly-appointed Palestinian Authority finance minister Shukri Bishara met his Israeli counterpart Yaer Lapid in Jerusalem, the PA announced Sunday. The two discussed reactivating the specialized joint technical committees which Israel unilaterally suspended in November 2012, a statement issued by the PA government press office read. The committees were set up as part of the Oslo Accords to deal with issues such….
3 Palestinians detained for illegally entering Egypt
6/16/2013 – EL-ARISH (Ma’an) — Egyptian security in the northern Sinai on Sunday foiled an attempt by a three Palestinians to cross illegally from the Gaza Strip into Egypt, security sources told Ma’an. The sources said a 26-year-old man and a 38-yearold woman were caught at the Egyptian side of the borders without documentation. They admitted they entered the country through a….
Hamdallah: Jerusalem a top priority for new PA cabinet
6/16/2013 – JERUSALEM (Ma’an) — Jerusalem and its holy sites are a top priority for the Palestinian Authority cabinet, newly appointed Prime Minister Rami Hamdallah said Sunday while visiting the city. Hamdallah told Ma’an that the PA is going to implement a number of projects in Jerusalem to support Palestinians, without providing further details. The newly-appointed prime minister visited the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound and….
Gaza: Young man killed in blast at home
6/16/2013 – GAZA CITY (Ma’an) — A young Palestinian man was killed Sunday evening in an ambiguous explosion in his own house in Deir al-Balah in the central Gaza Strip. Hamas police spokesman Ayyub Abu Shaar confirmed that body of 23-year-old Ghazi Jamal Abu Nasser was received at Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in Deir al-Balah. Police are investigating the incident, he added. 1 ) tommytank / UK 16….
Iran vote win is ‘victory of progress’ over extremism
6/16/2013 – TEHRAN (AFP) — Moderate cleric Hassan Rowhani said his win in Iran’s presidential election was a “victory of progress” over extremism as thousands celebrated in the streets and world powers cautiously welcomed the result. Tens of thousands of jubilant Iranians took to the streets of Tehran Saturday, toting pictures of 64-year-old Rowhani and chanting pro-reform slogans as news of his victory spread, ending….
Cameron-Putin talks on Syria to set G8 summit tone
6/16/2013 – LONDON (AFP) — British Prime Minister David Cameron meets Russian President Vladimir Putin on Sunday for key talks about the conflict in Syria which could set the tone for the G8 summit next week. Cameron will seek to forge a consensus on how to deal with Syria when he hosts the leaders of the world’s most industrialized nations in Lough Erne, Northern Ireland, from….
Turkey police storm protest park after PM ultimatum
6/16/2013 – ISTANBUL (AFP) — Turkish police stormed an Istanbul park with tear gas and water cannon after Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan warned protesters to end their occupation of the site. The crackdown came just two hours after Erdogan issued an ultimatum to protesters to leave Gezi Park, the epicenter of nationwide protests, ahead of a rally of his ruling party in the city on Sunday. Thousands….
Egypt’s Morsi severs relations with Syria
6/16/2013 – CAIRO (AFP) — Egypt’s Islamist President Mohammed Morsi on Saturday announced the “definitive” severing of relations with war-torn Syria, which is suffering from more than two years of civil war. Egypt “decided today to definitively break off relations with the current regime in Syria, to close that regime’s embassy in Cairo and to recall Egypt’s charge d’affaires” from….
Saudi women get jail terms for trying to help Canadian
6/16/2013 – RIYADH (AFP) — A Saudi court handed two Saudi women 10-month jail sentences on Saturday for seeking to help a Canadian woman who wanted to leave her Saudi husband with their children, human rights activists said. The court also banned Fawzia al-Ayuni and Wajiha al-Huaider from leaving the kingdom for two years, rights activist Aql al-Bahli said. They have a month to appeal against the….
Hezbollah: Iran’s Rowhani ‘beacon of hope’
6/16/2013 – BEIRUT (AFP) — Lebanese Shiite group Hezbollah, a close ally of Tehran, welcomed the election of Hassan Rowhani as Iran’s new president on Sunday, calling him a “beacon of hope”.”The Arab and Muslim people. . . who have always seen the Islamic republic as a supporter of the oppressed. . . and every fighter who resists for God, consider you today a beacon of hope,” the group….
Security source: Gunmen kill 4 Lebanese Shiites
6/16/2013 – BAALBEK, Lebanon (AFP) — Unidentified gunmen killed four Lebanese Shiites in the eastern Bekaa region on Sunday, a security source told AFP, as the conflict in Syria raises tensions in the country.”Gunmen killed three members of the Jaafar family and a man from the Amhaz family while they were passing through the Qaa area of the Bekaa,” the security source said, referring to two Shiite….
Putin urges G8 to ‘obey rules and norms’ over Syria
6/16/2013 – LONDON (AFP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin on Sunday insisted that Moscow had abided by “rules and norms” when providing weapons to Syria and called on other G8 countries which are contemplating arming rebels to do likewise.”We are not breaching any rules and norms and we call on all our partners to act in the same fashion,” he said in a press conference in London….
Palestinian Center for Human Rights
Supreme Court in Gaza Obligates the Ministry of Interior to Explain Reasons for Compelling PCHR’s Staff Members to Obtai…
Palestinian Center for Human Rights
Weekly Report On Israeli Human Rights Violations in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (05 – 12 June 2013)
Palestinian Center for Human Rights
International Solidarity Movement
UPDATED: Army raids Burin’s cultural centre
6/16/2013 – International Solidarity Movement – 12th April 2013, International Solidarity Movement, Burin, Occupied Palestine – UPDATE 16th June: On Wednesday 12th of June Burin’s cultural centre was invaded again by the Israeli army. They entered the village at 2am breaking into the Bilal Najjar Cultural Centre and taking documents and the centre’s official stamp. The army spent around two hours in the village also breaking into the….
Interview with two Palestinian paramedics: ‘They don’t care if we are medics or not. They target everything’
6/16/2013 – International Solidarity Movement – 16th April 2013, International Solidarity Movement, Ramallah Team | Nabi Saleh , Occupied Palestine – M. and A. are two independent paramedics who regularly attend different protests against Israeli occupation of the West Bank. Israeli forces usually respond to Palestinian popular resistance with extreme violence, including the shooting of tear gas canisters, rubber coated steel bullets and live ammunition. Considering that injuries are very common and that the….
Mass protest aims to focus attention on Jerusalem
6/16/2013 – International Solidarity Movement – 16th June 2013, The Electronic Intifada, Joe Catron and Patrick Strickland, Occupied Palestine -Activists demonstrated internationally on Friday as part of efforts to focus attention on Israel’s aggression against Palestinians in Jerusalem. Known as the Global March to Jerusalem, the protests marked the 46th anniversary of the Naksa. Whereas the Sinai was returned to Egypt in 1982, the other territories remain under Israeli occupation. The international….
Palestinian farmer injured by Israeli army fire
6/16/2013 – International Solidarity Movement – 17th June 2013, International Solidarity Movement, Rosa Schiano, Gaza, Occupied Palestine – Friday afternoon, June 14, 2013, Muhareb Abu Omar, a Palestinian farmer aged 48, was wounded by Israeli army fire in the Deir El Balah, in the center of the Gaza Strip. Omar was irrigating his land in the village of Wadi As-Salqa, 600 meters from the barrier that separates Israel from the Gaza Strip….
Settler Tour, settler harassment in occupied Khalil
6/16/2013 – International Solidarity Movement – 16th June 2013, International Solidarity Movement, Khalil Team, Hebron, Occupied Palestine – On Saturday, June 15, Israeli settlers and occupation soldiers spread through the old city of Hebron as part of a very provocative weekly tour that disrupts the daily lives of Palestinians living in the area. This week, soldiers also invaded the homes of several Palestinian families and climbed onto the roofs without the families….
Two fishermen arrested by Israeli navy and their boat confiscated
6/16/2013 – International Solidarity Movement – 17th June 2013, International Solidarity Movement, Rosa Schiano, Gaza, Occupied Palestine – During the night of Friday, June 7, 2013 there was an escalation of attacks by the Israeli navy against the fishermen of Gaza. The Committee of the fishermen of the Union of Agricultural Workers Committees had reported attacks along the coast of Gaza and the arrest of two fishermen, in addition to the destruction….
Building work on Abu Dhabi power plant is ahead of schedule
The National 16 Jun 2013 – Construction at the Barakah Power Plant is ahead of schedule, but Enec has yet to pass three major milestones before the reactor goes online in 2017.
G8 leaders have waning powers to fix the world
The National 16 Jun 2013 – Syria and not the ailing global economy seems likely to dominate meeting in Belfast, as anti-capitalist protesters gather. Omar Karmi reports
Istanbul streets erupt in biggest riots in years
The National 16 Jun 2013 – New street clashes flare after prime minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan deploys security forces to break up demonstration in park. Thomas Seibert reports from Istanbul
Kuwait heads for elections as top court dissolves parliament
The National 16 Jun 2013 – Opposition challenge to emir’s electoral system is rejected. Elizabeth Dickinson reports
Abu Dhabi nuclear plant site prepares for 17,000 new arrivals
The National 16 Jun 2013 – A huge development is underway to construct a place to live for employees of the nation’s first atomic-power plant and its support workers.
Nuclear plant to recruit Emiratis from Western Region
The National 16 Jun 2013 – The Emirates Nuclear Energy Corporation says it is specifically targetting Emiratis from the Western Region for roles in the new reactor.
Jordan ‘ready to fight threat from Syria war’, Abdullah says
The National 16 Jun 2013 – King Abdullah’s comments came as Jordanian and US forces proceed with joint military exercises with the participation of 17 other countries.
Traffic officer stole 79 cars, Dubai court told
The National 16 Jun 2013 – A traffic policeman stole 79 abandoned cars before forging ownership records and selling them, hears court.
European art mavens coming to Sakhnin festival
Ha’aretz – 16 Jun 2013
FBI expert disputes key evidence in conviction for 2006 schoolgirl murder
Ha’aretz – 16 Jun 2013
Tel Aviv University, Technion join global trend: Online courses
Ha’aretz – 16 Jun 2013
Jewish Agency Settlement Department gets more money than it is budgeted
Ha’aretz – 16 Jun 2013
Chance of Zionist becoming Ashkenazi chief rabbi fades as race officially opens
Ha’aretz – 16 Jun 2013
IDF appoints legal adviser for cyber warfare
Ha’aretz – 16 Jun 2013
Netanyahu: Price tag attacks cannot be compared to Hamas terror
Ha’aretz – 16 Jun 2013
Israeli ministers prefer foie gras to animal rights
Ha’aretz – 16 Jun 2013
Foreign Ministry union: No new passports for Israelis abroad, except emergencies
Ha’aretz – 16 Jun 2013
Gay activist admitted to sexual contact with minor in Barnoar case
Ha’aretz – 16 Jun 2013
U.S. to Iran: Come clean on nuclear program and you’ll find partner in us
Ha’aretz – 16 Jun 2013
Ministers approve bill giving job preference to IDF veterans
Ha’aretz – 16 Jun 2013
Israel’s same-sex civil union bill bogs down
Ha’aretz – 16 Jun 2013
Colombian president: Proud to be called ‘the Israel of Latin America’
Ha’aretz – 16 Jun 2013
Peres: Rowhani victory proves Iranians want end to extremism
Ha’aretz – 16 Jun 2013
Shas spiritual leader decries chief rabbi candidate Stav as ‘dangerous to Judaism’
Ha’aretz – 16 Jun 2013
Netanyahu warns West: Don’t be deluded into easing nuclear pressure on Iran
Ha’aretz – 16 Jun 2013
Judge slams West Bank police for ‘hitches’ in bringing Jewish suspects to court
Ha’aretz – 16 Jun 2013
Cancer researcher lauds ruling against gene patents
Jerusalem Post 17 Jun 2013 – US ruling against gene patenting hailed by discoverer of the BRCA1 breast cancer mutation that affects many Israelis, Jews.
London to host conference on boycott campaigns
Jerusalem Post 17 Jun 2013 – British capital to hold academic gathering to focus on BDS movement in relation to contemporary debate on anti-Semitism.
MKs to Lapid, Bennett: Budget harms working mothers
Jerusalem Post 17 Jun 2013 – Requiring both parents to be employed as a condition for daycare subsidy will encourage women to stay home to watch kids, MK Levy-Abecasis writes.
Obama to seek help from Putin on Syria
Jerusalem Post 17 Jun 2013 – US president to meet face-to-face with staunch Syrian ally at G8 summit.
Bet Shemesh workers accused of removing campaign ads
Jerusalem Post 17 Jun 2013 – Opposition candidate in Bet Shemesh mayoral race charges municipality of engaging in “governmental bullying”.
Analysis: The good and the bad of Rohani’s election
Jerusalem Post 16 Jun 2013 – Will Iran’s president-elect provide to be a partner in advancing nuclear negotiations?; expert worries more moderate presentation will deter West from “effective response” to Teheran’s foreign policies.
Luminaries gather to launch J’lem Press Club
Jerusalem Post 16 Jun 2013 – Foreign Press Association head: I hope this club will help reporters get closer to the truth.
Peres: Ahmadinejad will be accountable
Jerusalem Post 16 Jun 2013 – President says outgoing Iranian leader’s deed neither forgotten nor accepted; new Iranian president to be judged by future deeds.
Clashes flare in Istanbul as PM asserts authority
Jerusalem Post 16 Jun 2013 – Turkish police, protesters sporadically clash overnight; union groups call for strike over eviction of protestors from park.
Activists: Explosion rocks Damascus army airport
Jerusalem Post 16 Jun 2013 – Syrian Observatory for Human Rights says car exploded near compound that serves as Assad family’s private airport.
Cabinet fails to call price tag attacks ‘terrorism’
Jerusalem Post 16 Jun 2013 – Security cabinet declares perpetrators “illegal associations.”
Ashton to arrive to a J’lem increasingly upset by EU
Jerusalem Post 16 Jun 2013 – Israeli leaders to tell EU foreign policy chief “obsessive” focus on settlements undermining efforts to resume of peace talks.
UK queen to honor ‘Post’ columnist David Newman
Jerusalem Post 16 Jun 2013 – Prof. David Newman, dean of the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences at BGU to be honored.
The Rohani challenge
Jerusalem Post 16 Jun 2013 – “We will open all the locks which have been fastened upon people’s lives during the past eight years,” Rohani said during a June 1 speech in Tehran.
How we talk about female politicians
Jerusalem Post 16 Jun 2013 – It seems if you talk to anyone for more than 10 minutes in this country, the conversation inevitably turns toward politics.
Four is better than one – or none
Jerusalem Post 16 Jun 2013 – Congratulations to the Knesset, and especially to new MKs from Yesh Atid and Bayit Yehudi, for passing legislation which requires that at least four women be members of the Commission to Appoint Dayanim.
The need to distinguish between fabrication and fact
Jerusalem Post 16 Jun 2013 – Michael Freund claims the German government is joining other European Union members in their efforts to “apply special labels of origin to products manufactured by Jewish-owned factories in Judea and Samaria.”
Second int’l firm signs on Israeli gas exploration
Jerusalem Post 16 Jun 2013 – Two Israeli energy firms exploring new underwater natural gas prospects west of Hadera sign JoA with Italian partner.
Barbara Streisand arrives in Israel, with pet dog
Jerusalem Post 16 Jun 2013 – Iconic Jewish-American singer, actress arrives at Ben-Gurion Airport in Israel ready to perform, receive doctorate in J’lem.
Think About It: Foreign Ministry blues
Jerusalem Post 16 Jun 2013 – Over three months ago the employees of the Foreign Ministry declared a labor dispute.
The Region: Islamism: Back to the sources
Jerusalem Post 16 Jun 2013 – It’s easy to see why Qaradawi is the leading Sunni Islamist thinker in the world today.
Jewish leadership needs a dose of positivity
Jerusalem Post 16 Jun 2013 – Without a deep understanding of who we are and what we stand for as a people, no Jewish leader can provide real direction.
Health minister reconsiders policy on drinking water
Jerusalem Post 16 Jun 2013 – Yael German tells ‘Post’ she has a more positive view of adding nutrients to food than to tap water, considers fortification of foods to improve public health.
PLO official says Israel has rejected peace
Jerusalem Post 16 Jun 2013 – Dr. Hanan Ashrawi fumes at Israeli diplomat’s “verbal and actual rejection of the two-state solution and hence peace.”
Foreign Ministry ups sanctions after failed talks
Jerusalem Post 16 Jun 2013 – Workers claim Treasury unwilling to accept demands; c’tee stops providing consular services for Israelis abroad, foreign workers.
MKs visit detention facility for African migrants
Jerusalem Post 16 Jun 2013 – Authorities say most of the 1,400 detainees have submitted asylum requests – 17 received denials, the rest awaiting answers.
BGU students organize party for deaf children
Jerusalem Post 16 Jun 2013 – The fundraising party, which will take place at the Fringe theater in Beersheba, is organized by students enrolled in the Keren Moshe Leadership Training Program
Left says PM wrong on Iran president Rohani
Jerusalem Post 16 Jun 2013 – Gal-On accuses Netanyahu of fear-mongering to distract public from domestic problems.
TAU, Technion to offer free online courses
Jerusalem Post 16 Jun 2013 – The two institutions will soon offer especially developed classes in four study areas on the company Coursera’s website.
Rebel brigades check loyalist advances in Aleppo
Jerusalem Post 16 Jun 2013 – Hezbollah-back forces loyal to Assad are stopped by rebel fighters in main Syrian city; human rights leaders fears bloodshed.
Forgotten in Iraq: More than four months on hunger strike
Uruknet
Important lawsuit alleging discrimination against Muslim Americans moves forward
Uruknet
BBC questioned over why it pulled documentary on Jerusalem
Uruknet
Amid Syrian crisis, Iraqi refugees in Jordan forgotten
Uruknet
Under Threat Israeli Officer Forces Palestinian to Drink Alcohol
Uruknet
Palestinian Child Beaten in Custody, Admitted to Hospital
Uruknet
Guantánamo doctors must refuse to force-feed hunger strikers – physicians
Uruknet
WATCH: Former female Israeli soldiers break their silence
Uruknet
Note under a rock: “We’re stealing your land”
Uruknet
The Imperialist and Racist Origins of the Guantánamo Penal Colony
Uruknet
U.S. says Iran election may be hopeful sign for resolving nuclear dispute
Daily Star 16 Jun 2013 The surprise win by Iran’s Hassan Rohani in weekend presidential elections offers a possible opening for resolving a dispute with the United States over Tehran’s nuclear ambitions, U.S. officials and analysts said on Sunday.
Al-Qaeda-linked militants blow up Shiite hall in Syria
Daily Star 16 Jun 2013 Extremist fighters claiming to be from an Al-Qaeda-linked group have blown up a Shiite religious building in the Syrian province of Deir al-Zor, a watchdog said Sunday.
Coordinated attacks kill 40 people across Iraq
Daily Star 16 Jun 2013 A shooting and a string of apparently coordinated bombings across Iraq killed at least 40 people and wounded dozens more Sunday, spreading fears of a return to widespread sectarian killings a decade after a U.S.-led invasion.
Egypt appoints 17 governors, including 8 Islamists
Daily Star 16 Jun 2013 Egypt’s president has appointed 17 new provincial governors, including seven members of his Muslim Brotherhood, adding to its power.
Obama heads to prickly Putin talks
Daily Star 16 Jun 2013 President Barack Obama meets Russia’s Vladimir Putin on Monday for potentially vexatious talks, as both leaders now offer open military backing to rival sides in Syria’s civil war.
Jordan can protect itself from Syria war threats: king
Daily Star 16 Jun 2013 King Abdullah II vowed Sunday to protect Jordan from the war in Syria, after the United States announced its warplanes and missiles will remain in the kingdom at the end of military exercises.
Afghans poised to take security lead from US, NATO
Daily Star 16 Jun 2013 One of the most significant turning points in one of America’s longest and costliest wars is imminent: Afghanistan’s fledgling security forces are taking the lead for security nationwide.
Palestinians, Israel agree to resume economic links
Daily Star 16 Jun 2013 Israel and the Palestinian Authority decided to resume economic cooperation suspended by the Jewish state last year, at a meeting of their finance ministers Sunday.
Saudi king congratulates Iran’s new president
Daily Star 16 Jun 2013 Saudi King Abdullah on Sunday congratulated moderate cleric Hassan Rowhani on his election as the new president of the Iran, the kingdom’s Shiite rival across the Gulf.
Czech prime minister says he will resign
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Killing of 4 Shiites in Lebanon deepens tension
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Security forces alerted after IDF fear infiltration, false alarm
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Turkey unrest goes on despite end to park protest
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Jerusalem: Arab attacks Jews youths, burn structure
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Khamenei wanted a moderate president
YNet News, 16 Jun 2013 – Op-ed: Supreme leader sought to neutralize explosive situation in Iran by giving citizens hope for change ….
Health condition of prisoners in Ramon worsening
PIC – The health condition of a number of Palestinian prisoners in Ramon jail has been worsening with no appropriate medical care accorded to them.
IPS transferred Abu Sisi from one isolation to another over the past two years
PIC – The Ukrainian wife of Palestinian detainee Dirar Abu Sisi has charged the Israeli prison service with deliberately moving her husband from one jail to another over the past two years.
Halahle did not receive any medical treatment for his serious disease
PIC – Family of detainee Thaer Halahle appealed to all human rights organizations to intervene and save the life of their seriously ill son.
Rights group holds Abbas responsible for death of elderly man in Nablus jail
PIC – The London-based Arab organization for human rights held Mahmoud Abbas fully responsible for the death of citizen Saadi Al-Sakhel, 62, inside an intelligence headquarters in Nablus city.
IOF blast commercial store during wide campaign in Al-Khalil
PIC – The IOF at dawn Sunday detonated a commercial store in Wadi Abu Katila area in Al-Khalil city, detained its owner and occupied the roofs of some houses belonging to Annajjar family.
IOF quell march commemorating three villages ethnically cleansed by Israel
PIC – The IOF attacked on Saturday afternoon a Palestinian march advocating the return of the Palestinians to the ethnically-cleansed villages of Latrun-Imwas, Yalu and Beit Nuba in the West Bank.
IOA holds 15 female captives
PIC – The Palestinian prisoner’s society said on Sunday that the Israeli occupation authority was still holding 15 Palestinian young women in custody.
Jewish settlers uproot Palestinian olive trees
PIC – Jewish settlers chopped down olive trees and tore down a small warehouse in Qasra village to the south of Nablus on Saturday night.
Med News Agencies End Visit to Palestine
WAFA – 16 Jun 2013
Abbas Accepts Credentials of Representative of Canada to Palestine
WAFA – 16 Jun 2013
Israeli Forces Arrest 2 Palestinians in Hebron
WAFA – 16 Jun 2013
Weather Forecast: Below Seasonal Average Continues Sunday
WAFA – 16 Jun 2013
Settlers Destroy Olive Trees in Nablus
WAFA – 16 Jun 2013
Finance Minister to Meet his Israeli Counterpart in Jerusalem
WAFA – 16 Jun 2013
To Syria’s loyalist stronghold of Tartus, victory seems imminent
LA Times 16 Jun 2013 – The bustling coastal city, itself untouched by war, sends its mostly Alawite and Christian sons to battle for Assad and honors those slain with colorful posters. TARTUS, Syria — War may be ravaging much of Syria, but there is no sign of conflict on bustling…
Turkish police launch assault on protesters in Istanbul park
LA Times 15 Jun 2013 – Firing tear gas, rubber bullets and water cannon barrages, riot police drive thousands of demonstrators out of Gezi Park. ISTANBUL, Turkey — Hundreds of riot police firing tear gas stormed a central Istanbul park Saturday, tearing down tents and clearing out demonstrators in a bold,…
From Inner Circle of Iran, a Pragmatic Victor
New York Times 16 Jun 2013 – Hassan Rowhani, the moderate who won the election, is in the inner circle of the conservative establishment and analysts say his first priority will be smoothing its relations with restive Iranian citizens.
New Governor Shock to Some Inside Egypt
New York Times 16 Jun 2013 – The new governor, Adel Asaad Khayyat, comes from the political arm of an Islamist group that once carried out terrorist attacks.
Kuwait Court Dissolves Parliament and Calls Vote That Opposition May Boycott
New York Times 16 Jun 2013 – The opposition had asked the court to reject changes to the way votes are cast, saying that the new system will make it more difficult to form alliances.
U.S. Seems Eager for Nuclear Talks With Iran’s New Leader
New York Times 16 Jun 2013 – President Obama’s top foreign policy aides said they planned to press Hassan Rowhani, Iran’s president-elect, to resume negotiations over his country’s nuclear program.
Dozens Killed In Attacks Targeting Iraqi Shiites
New York Times 16 Jun 2013 – Bombs exploded in five southern Shiite provinces, killing civilians, and attacks near Tikrit and Mosul struck security forces, officials said.
U.S. to Keep Warplanes in Jordan, Pressing Syria
New York Times 15 Jun 2013 – The move came as efforts were being made on multiple fronts on Saturday to increase the pressure on the government of President Bashar al-Assad of Syria.
Tshuva sells more of Delek US
Globes Energy & Water – Delek Group notified the TASE today that, after the New York Stock Exchange closed on Thursday, it sold two million Delek US shares at $32.18 per share for $64 million.
Edison to operate Ratio’s Neta, Roy licenses
Globes Energy & Water – Italy’s Edison will own 20% of the offshore licenses. The deal challenges Noble Energy’s hegemony in Israel’s gas exploration market.
ViaEuropa wins fiber optic venture tender
Globes Main News – The ViaEuropa consortium will own 60% of the joint venture and Israel Electric Corp. will own 40%. Cisco will finance the project’s first stage.
Siemens Solar fires 150 at Beit Shemesh plant
Globes Main News – Siemens is firing 75% of the 200 employees at its solar energy plant in Beit Shemesh, after failing to find a buyer for it.
Sun: Perrigo leads market gains
Globes Main News – Both First International Bank and Migdal Insurance rose on their first day after being promoted to the Tel Aviv 25 Index.
Moody’s lowers Teva’s outlook after Pfizer settlement
Globes Main News – Fitch Ratings threatens to follow suit, citing Teva’s increased leverage.
Eden Springs sells mineral water business for €70m
Globes Main News – Eden Springs sold its operations and subsidiaries to funds affiliated with Rhone Capital.
Cigarette sales fall after tax hike
Globes Macro Economics – Last month’s tax hike, the third in the past 18 months, added NIS 2.5-3 to the price of a pack of cigarettes.
Purchasing Managers Index points to contraction
Globes Macro Economics – The Israel Purchasing Managers Index fell to 47.1 points in May, below the 50-point dividing line indicating economic expansion from contraction.
Israel Aerospace Industries signs foreign deals worth $100m
Globes Aerospace & Defense – The contracts include a $30 million contract to upgrade a special mission aircraft, and two contracts to supply maritime patrol radar, worth $32 million.
Iranian Moderate Rowhani Wins Presidential Election
Tikun Olam – Hassan Rowhani pre-election rally. Guess Javedanfar missed this. (Demotix) Today’s surprising news that a relatively moderate cleric, Hassan Rowhani has won the Iranian presidential election carries a few important meanings and raises several pitfalls we should avoid. First, it means that Ayatollah Khamenei determined he didn’t…
Religious zealots attack shepherd. Soldiers, playing ‘messiah’s donkey,’ back zealots
Mondoweiss – Unfortunately there’s nothing unusual about Salah Sukamel Deweket’s story of being attacked by extremist settlers last week. Deweket was trying to graze his sheep on his land near Huwarra, a major Israeli military checkpoint , when he was attacked. Israeli soldiers supported the settlers. Salah Sukamel Deweket (Photo…
Tom Friedman says candidate with AIPAC backing can raise in 3 phone calls what his opponent needs 50,000 calls to raise
Mondoweiss – The New York Times columnist Tom Friedman was in England and on Al Jazeera Friday night, speaking frankly about the Israel lobby to host Mehdi Hasan. I don’t believe he’s been anywhere this frank about the role of pro-Israel money before. Note that he begins by…
Hillary’s court is the Israel lobby
Mondoweiss – A story in the New York Times about Hillary Clinton’s appearance Thursday at the Clinton Foundation’s “convention” in Chicago reminds me of the absurdity of talking about Clinton’s political ambitions– or Barack Obama’s, or any other national Democrat’s– without talking about their supporters who also support…
Exile and the prophetic: Father’s Day– don’t despair
Mondoweiss – This post is part of Marc H. Ellis’s “Exile and the Prophetic” feature for Mondoweiss. To read the entire series visit the archive page . On Father’s Day, despair is everywhere. Is there room for a note on hope? We look for hope in our lives and…
Fmr French foreign minister reportedly says Israel seeks to ‘destroy’ Syria (and any other neighbor it can’t get along with)
Mondoweiss – Roland Dumas is a former French foreign minister under Socialist President Francois Mitterand. Here is an account from Press TV, the Iranian international news provider, quoting Dumas as saying on French television that the British had been planning an “invasion of rebels into Syria” for at…
More Than 130 Israeli Companies Make Global Tax-Haven List
The Foward Breaking News 16 Jun 2013 – Over 130 companies have an Israeli connection in the global list of more than 100,000 offshore companies that are used as tax shelters around the world. Click here for the rest of the article…
Israel Toughens Laws Against Anti-Palestinian Vandals
The Foward Breaking News 16 Jun 2013 – Israel approved new measures on Sunday against Jewish ultranationalists who vandalise Palestinian property in a drive to mire security forces in sectarian violence in the occupied West Bank. Click here for the rest of the article…
Barbra Streisand Lands in the Holy Land — Pup In Tow
The Foward Breaking News 16 Jun 2013 – Jewish-American singer Barbra Streisand landed in Israel Sunday evening ahead of her debut Israeli performance at the Israeli Presidential Conference. Click here for the rest of the article…
Israeli Magician and Psychic Was CIA Spy, Says New Documentary
The Foward Breaking News 16 Jun 2013 – The Israeli magician and psychic Uri Geller worked as a CIA spy, according to a new documentary. Click here for the rest of the article…
As First Maharats Graduate, Roles for Orthodox Women Take Leap Forward
The Forward New 16 Jun 2013 – The graduation at Yeshivat Maharat was no ordinary cap-and-gown ceremony. Rather, it was history in the making for Orthodox women. Click here for the rest of the article…
Egypt: Mursi Severs Diplomatic Ties With Syria
allAfrica.com 16 Jun 2013 – [Aswat Masriya]President Mohamed Mursi announced on Saturday during a conference to support the Syrian uprising that Egypt has decided to cut diplomatic ties with Syria and to close down its embassy in Cairo.
Syria set to dominate G8 summit
BBC 16 Jun 2013 – The leaders of the G8 nations are set to begin a summit in Northern Ireland, with Syria likely to dominate but global economic issues also key.
Iran poll prompts Israeli warning
BBC 16 Jun 2013 – Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu warns against “wishful thinking” after reformist-backed Hassan Rouhani is elected Iran’s president.
VIDEO: UK and Russia still split on Syria
BBC 16 Jun 2013 – David Cameron and President Putin can overcome differences on Syria to bring new momentum to efforts to stop the killing in Syria, the British prime minister has said.
Netanyahu urges continued boycott of Iran
Al-Akhbar News 16 Jun 2013 – Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu pictured at a weekly cabinet meeting on 16 June 2013 in Jerusalem. (Photo: AFP – Uriel Sinai) Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called on Sunday for nations to continue boycotting Iran over its nuclear efforts after the election of a new…
Syria denounces Egypt for severing ties
Al-Akhbar News 16 Jun 2013 – The Syrian government on Sunday condemned Egypt’s decision to cut ties with Damascus and back the armed uprising against President Bashar al-Assad, calling it an “irresponsible” move. “The Syrian Arab Republic condemns this irresponsible position,” an unnamed Syrian official told state news agency SANA. The official…
Saudi Arabia wants anti-aircraft guns for Syria rebels: report
Al-Akhbar News 16 Jun 2013 – Saudi Arabia plans to supply the Syrian opposition with anti-aircraft missiles to counter President Bashar al-Assad’s air force, German news weekly Der Spiegel reported Sunday. The article, citing a classified report received by the German foreign intelligence service and the German government last week, said Riyadh…
Kuwait court dissolves parliament, orders new vote
Al-Akhbar News 16 Jun 2013 – Kuwait’s constitutional court on Sunday ordered the dissolution of parliament and called for a new vote, but approved a controversial electoral law that sparked massive street protests last year. Kuwait’s opposition boycotted the December parliamentary elections over changes to the electoral law which it said benefits…
Saudia Arabia to block WhatsApp
Al-Akhbar News 16 Jun 2013 – Saudi Arabia plans to block Internet-based communication tool WhatsApp within weeks if the US-based firm fails to comply with requirements set by the kingdom’s telecom regulator, local newspapers reported this week. This month the Communications and Information Technology Commission (CITC) banned Viber, another such tool, which…
Thirty dead in attacks across Iraq
Al-Akhbar News 16 Jun 2013 – Iraqis gather at the scene of an explosion in Nasiriyah, south of the Iraqi capital Baghdad on 16 June 2013. (Photo: AFP / STR) Updated 1:28 pm: At least 30 people died in a series of car bombs and shootings across Iraq on Sunday, police and medics…
Noam Chomsky Interview: Sykes-Picot Is Failing
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Nayla Tueni: The Silent Lebanese MP
Al-Akhbar Politics 15 Jun 2013 – It appears that Tueni had coupled each one of those 48 affirmatives with negatives, including a firm “no” to attending parliamentary sessions and proposing any legislation. (Photo: Haitham Moussawi) It appears that Tueni had coupled each one of those 48 affirmatives with negatives, including a firm…
Syria set to dominate G8 summit
BBC 16 Jun 2013 – The leaders of the G8 nations are set to begin a summit in Northern Ireland, with Syria likely to dominate but global economic issues also key.
Wave of car bombings hits Iraq
BBC 16 Jun 2013 – At least 30 people have been killed in a wave of car bombings across central and southern Iraq, police and medics say.
Blast at Damascus military airport
BBC 16 Jun 2013 – A number of casualties are reported in an explosion in the Syrian capital Damascus in what state TV says was an attempt to target a military airport.
Iran poll prompts Israeli warning
BBC 16 Jun 2013 – Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu warns against “wishful thinking” after reformist-backed Hassan Rouhani is elected Iran’s president.
Kuwait court orders fresh elections
BBC 16 Jun 2013 – Kuwait’s top court has ordered the dissolution of parliament and fresh elections after throwing out opposition challenges to election law.
Bahraini activist freed in UAE
BBC 16 Jun 2013 – A Bahraini political activist is freed in the United Arab Emirates nearly two months after being arrested amid official silence.
Articles
The legacy of aggression and impunity: an interview with Noam Chomsky
Ramona Wadi, Middle East Monitor (MEMO) 6/14/2013
Professor Noam Chomsky is an American linguist, philosopher, cognitive scientist, logician, historian, political critic, and activist.
EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW
“The violent action of opponents of the United States and its allies is terrorism. The violent – often very more violent action of the US and its clients is described as self-defence.” With these words, Professor Noam Chomsky, the famed linguist and political activist, began our discussion. We covered the manipulation of language and international law, as well as Israel’s culture of impunity with regard to Palestine, within a global framework of oppression.
Bolstered by an undeserved legitimacy which remains unchallenged by international organisations such as the United Nations, the US and Israel have perfected aggression into dual narratives. “Every relevant term of political discourse has essentially two meanings,” suggested Prof. Chomsky. “One is its literal meaning. The other is the meaning that is used for political warfare and the terms are applied quite differently to others than they are for themselves.”
Evoking the US as a protector of human rights violations, the discussion turned to the systematic aggression against “enemies”. Memories of Saddam Hussein’s invasion of Kuwait and the US-backed invasions of Lebanon led to Chomsky discussing aggression from the manipulation of international law which is submissive to force. “The world is not ruled by its law, it is ruled by force. I mean, there’s a pretext that it is ruled by law but that is false. When the US wants to violate international law, it does so. And when one of its clients violates international law with the protection of the United States, it does so. That is true of all international law. The Nuremburg judgment describes aggression as a supreme international crime differing from other war crimes, taking into account the evil that follows.” He cited as examples the US invasion of Iraq and Israel’s invasion of Lebanon. “The invasion of Iraq is a supreme international crime; the killings of hundreds of thousands of Iraqis, the displacement, the exile of millions of others, the destruction of much of the country, the Shia – Sunni conflict which has torn Iraq to shreds and is now tearing the region to shreds and leading to much worse.”…. more.. e-mail
Notes on the idea of a land swap with Israel
Majed Azam, Middle East Monitor (MEMO) 6/16/2013
‘…partition has never been a just solution for a people under occupation at the hands of an occupying power, which is the situation in Palestine’
The Arab League’s agreement to the idea of a land swap between the Palestinian Authority and Israel as part of any possible peace agreement between the two has prompted a number of reactions. Most were criticisms of the organisation for bending under American pressure to whet Israel’s appetite for ever more Arab and Palestinian concessions. However, such politically-prompted criticism ignored not only the Palestinian Authority’s previous acceptance of the principle of land swaps but also the philosophy upon which the premise of the peace process is based. That is, the Palestinians are to concede 75 per cent of historic Palestine, with the implication also that they must give up the right of return for refugees.
It is worth noting that the idea of a land swap has always been on the official Palestinian political agenda since the peace process was launched 20 years ago. During Yasser Arafat’s presidency it was certainly implied and it has become clearer with Mahmoud Abbas at the helm. Negotiators Saeb Erekat and Riad Almalki have explained that the Arab League position is nothing but a restatement of previous Palestinian positions and negotiating documents. When Abbas met the then Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert in the spring and summer of 2008 the latter offered the idea of a maximum 6 per cent land swap. The PA agreed to a minor swap – as the Arab League said – equal in value to a maximum of 2 per cent of the West Bank designated for a Palestinian state to be equal in area to the land occupied in June 1967.
Thus, the Arab League’s position is in accord with the principle that has prevailed over the past three decades; the Arab states will accept whatever the Palestinians accept and they cannot be asked to be “more royal than the king”. In other words, the Arab League cannot be asked to show more loyalty to Palestinian issues than Palestinians themselves, and if the Palestinians agreed to a land swap then why blame the Arabs for accepting the same idea. more.. e-mail
Israeli death merchants and Palestinian guinea pigs
Gilad Atzmon, Redress 6/15/2013
“The Lab” is a new groundbreaking Israeli documentary film that redefines our entire understanding of the Jewish state, its aims, its identity and its global destructive role. It is a fundamental and most important commentary on Israel.
In “The Lab”, Director Yotam Feldman exposes the Israeli military industry and its operation, and interviews key figures in Israel’s “security’ trade. He elaborates on the role of the industry within the Israeli society and economy – in the last few years Israeli “security” exports reached an unprecedented 7 billion US dollars a year. A full 20 per cent of Israeli exports are military or military related. Approximately 150,000 families in Israel are dependent on that industry. Israel is now the fourth biggest military exporter.
Here is a clip from “The Lab” [link follows]
In the last decade every Israeli military operation led to an immediate and sharp increase in Israeli military export around the world: weaponry, systems, intelligence, strategies, doctrines, knowledge and experience.
Feldman gives us a glimpse into a very organized universe. We visit Israeli weapon fairs around the world and see arenas filled to capacity with foreign generals, officials and diplomats shopping for Israeli military products. The message is clear: the 7 billion dollars is just part of the story. The Israeli military elite is now deeply interwoven with the political and military elite of every country around the globe. This emerging Israeli business buys the Jewish state influence and support.
“The Lab” makes it evidently clear that the Palestinian civilian population in the West Bank and Gaza are viewed as guinea pigs for Israeli tactics, weaponry and fighting philosophy (“Fighting Torah” – Torat Lechima – as the Israelis call it). The destruction of the Palestinians has now been transformed into a very profitable industry. We are dealing here with nothing short of highly calculated murder. — See also: Vimeo: The Lab more.. e-mail
UN justice champion Richard Falk targeted (again)
Stuart Littlewood, Redress 6/15/2013
Vengeful Zio-schemers sharpen their knives
The US ambassador to the United Nations Human Rights Council, Eileen Chamberlain Donahoe, has branded Richard Falk as “unfit to serve in his role as a UN Special Rapporteur.”
It seems that in his role monitoring the occupied Palestinian territories he’s in the habit of expressing views that don’t coincide with the twisted dogma of the pro-Israel lobby and its handmaidens, like Donahoe and Susan Rice, the outgoing US ambassador to the UN and National Security adviser-designate This attack is merely the latest in a long line of attempts to smear, vilify and dump Falk.
Donahoe’s biography on the US mission website includes this high-tone gem. “On the front lines of the Obama administration’s strategy of multilateral engagement to promote democracy and respect for universal human rights, Ambassador Donahoe and the US delegation work to ensure that the courageous voices of human rights defenders from around the globe are heard.”
Yes, but only if they’re singing off the Tel Aviv hymn-sheet, lyrics by Mark Regev, also known as Mark Freiberg, Israel’s Australian-born chief propagandist.
She told the Human Rights Council:
“The best way to truly address human rights issues in Israel and the Palestinian territories is to end the underlying conflict and forge a comprehensive peace. For this reason, the United States continues to work vigorously on a simultaneous two-track strategy….” more.. e-mail
The Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt and the Challenge of the Renaissance Dam
Palestine Chronicle: 16 Jun 2013 – By Nath Aldalala’a Not since its foundation in 1928, has the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt been beset with difficulties such as those it now faces. The primary challenge now confronting the movement results from the very privilege of its success, and it is my contention that after waiting for over eight decades, its power-base has come to fruition at precisely the wrong time. The current situation in the region is not one that will foster a lasting popularity of the movement, and I foresee a number of factors conspiring against any continued buoyancy in their fortunes. Primarily, executive power in Egypt is not necessarily what may be perceived as civil governance: rather, it is grounded on notions that stem from the militarization of governing. The foundation of the modern state in Egypt came about precisely through this militarized mode of leadership which commenced with the regime of Jamal Abdul Nasser…more
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