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Palestinian Security Forces Clashe With Gunmen In Nablus
IMEMC – [Monday November 25, 2013] Palestinian sources have reported that Palestinian security men and gunmen exchanged fire in the Balata refugee camp, east of the northern West Bank city of Nablus. …
Israel To Build, Legalize, 800 Units In Illegal West Bank Settlements
IMEMC – [Monday November 25, 2013] Israeli sources have reported that the Israeli government of Benjamin Netanyahu has decided to build, and legalize, more than 800 units in illegal Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank. …
At Least 12 Palestinians Kidnapped In West Bank
IMEMC – [Monday November 25, 2013] Israeli soldiers invaded dozens of communities in different parts of the occupied West Bank, broke into and violently searched dozens of homes, and kidnapped at least 12 Palestinians. …
Two Teachers, One Student, Kidnapped In Jerusalem
IMEMC – The Al-Aqsa Foundation for Waqf and Heritage has reported [Sunday November 24, 2013] that several Israeli soldiers kidnapped two teachers and a student in the Al-Aqsa Mosque yard, and took them to an interrogation facility. The attack took place after settlers broke into the Mosque s yards. …
NGO: Israel okays 829 new settler homes in West Bank
11/25/2013 – JERUSALEM (AFP) — Israeli authorities have given the go-ahead for the construction of 829 new settler homes in the occupied West Bank, settlement watchdog Peace Now said on Monday.”The construction of 829 homes has been approved by a committee of the Israeli military in charge of the West Bank,” said Lior Amihai, a Peace Now official.”This is yet another move that threatens to derail….
Israeli forces detain 8 Palestinians in overnight raids
11/25/2013 – HEBRON (Ma’an) — Israeli forces detained eight Palestinians overnight Sunday, locals and Israel’s army said. Israeli military forces raided an area south of Hebron and detained Ahmad Najeh Harab al-Ajlouni, 18, Amer Rasmi Mahmud al-Ajlouni, 30, Loai al-Sharawi, Nassar Issam Kamal Abu Meizar, 21, and a fifth unidentified man. In Nablus, Israeli forces detained 26-year-old teacher Mohammad Sahlolah and Ibrahim Mahmud….
Settlers uproot 15 olive trees in Salfit
11/25/2013 – SALFIT (Ma’an) — Settlers uprooted 15 olive trees in the Salfit village of Bruqin on Monday, a local committee said. The popular committee against the wall and settlements told Ma’an that settlers from the outpost of Brukhin destroyed over 15 trees belonging to the Sheikh Omar family. Last Monday, settlers destroyed at least 26 olive trees in the Nablus village of Qusra…. Related: 10 olives trees destroyed in Bruqin
Israeli forces detain 4 in Maale Adumim protest
11/25/2013 – JERUSALEM (Ma’an) — Israeli forces detained four Palestinian activists on Monday during a protest held at the entrance to the illegal Maale Adumim settlement east of Jerusalem. Israeli forces detained Thaer Anees, head of the Fatah’s Youth movement in Jerusalem, Hani Halabiya, Nour Shabana, Omar Fawaz and assaulted Hiba Erekat, head of the national council of Abu Dis. Demonstrators were protesting against….
Israeli soldiers destroy 60 olive trees near Bethlehem
11/25/2013 – BETHLEHEM (Ma’an) — Israeli forces uprooted over 60 olive trees in a Bethlehem village on Monday, a local official said. The mayor of Tuqu, Taysir Abu Mfareh, told Ma’an that Israeli soldiers accompanied by settlers uprooted dozens of trees in the village. The mayor called on the human rights organizations to support Palestinians against constant Israeli violations. Over 7,500 olive trees were….
Israeli forces detain 2 teenagers in East Jerusalem
11/25/2013 – JERUSALEM (Ma’an) — Israeli police detained two brothers in Jerusalem’s Old City overnight Sunday, relatives said. Amer Iseed told Ma’an that Israeli forces raided his home at 5. 30 a. m. and detained his two sons Othman, 13, and Obaida, 15. Israeli intelligence officers told Iseed that his sons would be transferred to Qishla detention center. After an hour of….
Israeli police detain 2 Palestinians in East Jerusalem
11/25/2013 – JERUSALEM (Ma’an) — Israeli police detained two Palestinians near the Al-Aqsa Mosque on Monday, locals said. Witnesses told Ma’an that Sheikh Diyaa Othman, a teacher in Al-Aqsa, and a female student were arrested, without providing further details. [END]
Israeli forces detain elderly man, young girl in Bethlehem camp
11/25/2013 – RAMALLAH (Ma’an) — Israeli forces on Monday detained a 70-year-old man and a young girl from Duheisha refugee camp in Bethlehem, a prisoners group said. Rania Abu Ghalous and her father Mahmoud were detained during an overnight arrest raid, the Palestinian Prisoners Society said. [END]
Twins born in Bethlehem from smuggled sperm of prisoner
11/25/2013 – BETHLEHEM (Ma’an) — For the first time in Bethlehem, the wife of a Palestinian prisoner delivered two healthy twins after successful fertilization using sperm smuggled from her jailed husband. Addressing Ahmad al-Mughrabi from Duheisha refugee camp south of Bethlehem, she told Ma’an TV: “Congratulations! Now you have two beautiful baby girls. In spite of all, now you have a family of three….
Iran nuclear deal launches 6-month diplomatic battle
11/25/2013 – WASHINGTON (AFP) — Western leaders hailed their hard-won nuclear agreement with Iran, but were quickly confronted by the scale of the six-month struggle ahead to reach a final settlement. The accord the United States and its allies welcomed will put Iran’s nuclear enrichment program on hold as talks continue, but it marks only the first stage in fraught negotiations. Even as US President Barack….
Saudi Arabia cautiously welcomes Iran nuclear deal
11/25/2013 – RIYADH (AFP) — Saudi Arabia cautiously welcomed on Monday a nuclear deal reached between Iran and world powers, saying “good intentions” could lead to a comprehensive agreement on Tehran’s controversial atomic program.”This agreement could be a first step towards a comprehensive solution for Iran’s nuclear program, if there are good intentions,” the government said in a statement. The landmark deal reached….
Israel PM sends security advisor to US for Iran talks
11/25/2013 – JERUSALEM (AFP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Monday he will send his national security advisor to Washington for talks on a pending agreement with Iran on its nuclear program.”I spoke yesterday with President (Barack) Obama and we agreed that in the coming days an Israeli team led by National Security Advisor Yossi Cohen would leave for talks with the United States on the….
Reviving the Palestine pound to strengthen Palestinian independence
11/26/2013 – BETHLEHEM (Ma’an) — In markets across historic Palestine, tourists can buy old coins and bills emblazoned with the phrase “Palestine pound.”The bills often catch visitors off guard, a stark reminder of a world that existed prior to the partitioning of the Palestinian homeland in 1948. Indeed, the Palestine pound gives lie to the oft-repeated Zionist mantra that Palestine was a “land without a….
Agreement underway to end crisis in Damascus refugee camp
11/25/2013 – BETHLEHEM (Ma’an) – Palestinian factions in Syria are scheduled to hold a meeting Tuesday to discuss the terms of an agreement to end the ongoing humanitarian crisis in the Yarmouk refugee camp in Damascus. A major part of the agreement is to evacuate all gunmen from the camp in return for the Syrian government to resume providing services to the camp’s population….
Gaza man killed in family dispute
11/25/2013 – GAZA CITY (Ma’an) — A man from the Gaza Strip was killed on Sunday in a family dispute in the southern city of Rafah, witnesses said. Atef Khalifa, said to be in his late forties, was killed instantly after being struck in the chest during an argument with another family member. Police arrived at the scene and detained several suspects for questioning. [END]
Palestinian man found hanged in Egypt
11/25/2013 – CAIRO (Ma’an) — A Palestinian man was found hanged in the Egyptian village of al-Fashan on Monday, Palestinian security officials said. Egyptian intelligence services are investigating the incident and say there is no suspicion of criminal activity. The body of Nasser Saed Omra, 40, will be transferred to Palestine once the investigation ends. [END]
UN: Syria peace conference set for Jan. 22
11/25/2013 – GENEVA (AFP) — Syria’s government and opposition will on January 22 sit down at the negotiating table for the first time since the country’s civil war erupted in 2011, the UN announced Monday. In a statement announcing the date, UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said the warring sides would finally meet for the long-elusive Geneva II peace negotiations which repeatedly have been….
Syria rebels ‘press advance around Damascus, Aleppo’
11/25/2013 – BEIRUT (AFP) — Syrian rebels pressed an offensive in the Damascus and Aleppo provinces, in an escalation that has killed 194 fighters on both sides in the past three days, a monitoring group said Monday. Rebels in Eastern Ghouta, east of Damascus, are trying to break the army siege on opposition areas there, taking over several small villages and checkpoints, said the Syrian Observatory for Human….
Blast at Cairo checkpoint wounds 2 police
11/25/2013 – CAIRO (AFP) — Two policemen were wounded when a roadside bomb exploded early Monday at a checkpoint in a northeastern Cairo neighborhood that houses a presidential palace, judicial sources said. The bomb was planted in a bush and went off at dawn in the capital’s Al-Amiriya neighborhood, they said, adding that an investigation was launched to find the perpetrators of the attack. Monday’….
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Israel approves new settlements in West Bank
AlJazeera 25 Nov 2013 – Watchdog organisation warns plan could ‘derail’ Middle East peace process, as talks remain at an impasse.
Administrative Detainees in Majedo, Ofer Prisons Start Hunger Strike
Palestine News Network
Discussion on Current Challenges and Future Struggles of Solidarity
Palestine News Network
Khaled Al Sabawi Receives Takreem Award for Young Entrepreneur
Palestine News Network
Palestinian Center for Human Rights
Under the Deteriorating Human Rights Situation, Palestinian Women Wait for Justice, But Who Will Respond?
Palestinian Center for Human Rights
International Solidarity Movement
10 olives trees destroyed in Bruqin
11/25/2013 – International Solidarity Movement – International Solidarity Movement, Nablus Team, Bruqin, Occupied Palestine – Yesterday in the village of Bruqin, citizens found that approximately 10 olive trees had been severely damaged. The branches were cut with a saw and then pulled off by hand; this method can kill the tree if the damage is not immediately repaired. The olive trees were 63-years-old and were planted in 1950. The trees’ owner relies…. Related: Settlers uproot 15 olive trees in Salfit
Continuing harrassment of Izbat Tabib village
11/25/2013 – International Solidarity Movement – International Solidarity Movement, Nablus Team, Izbat Tabib, Occupied Palestine – Yesterday, November 24th, Israeli soldiers blocked the road at the entrance to Izbat Tabib and entered the village on three separate occasions during the night, firing tear gas canisters and intimidating residents. At approximately 14:30, a military jeep carrying four soldiers set up a flying roadblock near the entrance to the village preventing the passage of….
Israeli gunfire wounds a Palestinian and injures a child in a resulting accident
11/25/2013 – International Solidarity Movement – International Solidarity Movement, Rosa Schiano, Gaza, Occupied Palestine – On the afternoon of Friday, 22th November 2013, Mohammed Adel Afana, age 22, was injured by Israeli gunfire east of the Jabaliya refugee camp in the northern Gaza Strip. Adel Afana had gone there with friends. Each Friday, many Palestinians go to the cemetery, which is located about 300 meters from the fence that separates the Gaza Strip….
Palestinians hold solidarity vigil to remember prisoners in Israeli jails
11/25/2013 – International Solidarity Movement – Corporate Watch, Tom Anderson and Therezia Cooper | Gaza, Occupied Palestine – Palestinians held a demonstration at the offices of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in Gaza City today in solidarity with Palestinian political prisoners in Israeli jails. The demonstration has been held every week since 1995 to remember the prisoners and is a focal point for organising prisoner solidarity campaigns. The weekly vigils….
occupied Palestinian territory: Direct Talks Signal Time to End Suffering, Say Speakers as Committee Holds Special Event Marking International Day of Solidarity with Palestinian People
Relief Web 25 Nov 2013 – Source: UN General Assembly Country: occupied Palestinian territory GA/PAL/1281 Committee on the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People 356th Meeting (AM) Meeting in observance of the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People, speakers said today that with new…
occupied Palestinian territory: Under the Deteriorating Human Rights Situation, Palestinian Women Wait for Justice, But Who Will Respond?
Relief Web 25 Nov 2013 – Source: Palestinian Centre for Human Rights Country: occupied Palestinian territory In 1999, the UN designated 25th November of each year as the UN International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women. This designation comes as part of the UN…
occupied Palestinian territory: Israel okays 829 new settler homes in West Bank: NGO
Relief Web 25 Nov 2013 – Source: Agence France-Presse Country: occupied Palestinian territory 11/25/2013 07:19 GMT JERUSALEM, November 25, 2013 (AFP) – Israeli authorities have given the go-ahead for the construction of 829 new settler homes in the occupied West Bank, settlement watchdog Peace Now said…
occupied Palestinian territory: Gaza: Abuse, Harassment of Activists
Relief Web 25 Nov 2013 – Source: Human Rights Watch Country: occupied Palestinian territory Tamarod Supporters Forced to Cancel November 11 Protest NOVEMBER 25, 2013 (Jerusalem) Hamas authorities in Gaza have been harassing Palestinians suspected of supporting the Tamarod Gaza activist group. The authorities should…
In pictures: Thousands rally against budget cuts
The National 25 Nov 2013 – Thousands rally in Spain against budget cuts.
Comprehensive Iran nuclear agreement will require enormous steps
The National 25 Nov 2013 – Washington s closest allies remain unconvinced of Tehran s intentions, a sceptical US Congress is itching to apply new sanctions, and a stark lack of clarity remains about what a long-term agreement would entail. Taimur Khan reports from New York
Israel approves 829 settler homes in West Bank after failing to influence US over Iran
The National 25 Nov 2013 – Israel approves another 829 homes in the occupied West Bank in what commentators describe as ‘the only card left to Mr Netanyahu to play in influencing US diplomacy’ following Iran’s nuclear deal with the West.
Tunisian rapper and journalist given suspended sentences for insulting officials
The National 25 Nov 2013 – Tunisian court hands suspected four-month prison sentences to a Tunisian rapper and a journalist accused of insulting public officials, and acquits another musician.
Residents and militants clash in Benghazi
The National 25 Nov 2013 – Nine dead after armed citizens craving stability hit back at members of Ansar Al Sharia, a group suspected to have been behind the September 11, 2012 attack on the US consulate.
Anti-austerity protests disrupt travel in Spain and Portugal
The National 25 Nov 2013 – Travel for air passengers travelling to and from Portugal disrupted as an anti-austerity strike by border police results in long queues and delayed international flights.
The Syrian rebels who have no problem fighting alongside Al Qaeda
The National 25 Nov 2013 – The Syrian rebel groups that Turkey has allowed near its border include many who say they have no problem with Al Qaeda as ‘Al Qaeda is helping us, while foreign countries are not’.
Dentist and wife found guilty of murdering daughter and employee in case that transfixed India
The National 25 Nov 2013 – Rajesh and Nupur Talwar were found guilty of killing Aarushi, 14, and Nepalese employee Hemraj Banjade by slitting their throats with clinical precision after allegedly finding them in an objectionable situation.
Case against Pakistan s Mumbai attacks accused flawed : lawyers
The National 25 Nov 2013 – Pakistan charged seven men in 2009 over the attacks, but has insisted it needs to gather more evidence in India before proceeding further.
Nuclear deal could tilt the balance of power in the Middle East towards Tehran: analysis
The National 25 Nov 2013 – Deal to curb but not scrap Iranian uranium enrichment which the West has long believed was meant to develop a bomb has implications far beyond weapons proliferation. Analysis by William Maclean of Reuters
Kuwaiti woman gets death sentence for driving over maid
The National 25 Nov 2013 – Kuwaiti woman given death sentence for driving over her Filipina maid after torturing her, while her disabled husband is sentenced to 10 years’ jail.
Syria peace talks to be held in January
The National 25 Nov 2013 – Syria’s government and opposition will hold their first peace talks in Geneva on January 22 in attempt to halt the country’s civil war, United Nations announces.
Protesters overrun finance ministry compound in Bangkok
The National 25 Nov 2013 – Protesters overrun several buildings and cut electricity in an escalating campaign to topple the government.
Video: Protesters occupy Thai Ministry
The National 25 Nov 2013 – More than 1, 000 anti-government demonstrators force their way into the Thai Finance Ministry. Paul Chapman reports.
Manny Pacquiao to visit typhoon-hit areas of Philippines after welterweight victory
The National 25 Nov 2013 – World welterweight champion hopes to lift the spirits of Tacloban residents who suffered the brunt of Typhoon Haiyan’s fury.
Chinese thief writes out telephone numbers from stolen iPhone and sends to owner
The National 25 Nov 2013 – Pickpocket writes out nearly 1,000 contact numbers after owner sends threatening message, asking for his iPhone’s return.
Death sentence for man over US consulate attack in Saudi Arabia
The National 25 Nov 2013 – A Saudi court has sentenced a man to death and 19 others to prison terms of up to 25 years in connection with the 2004 armed assault on the US Consulate in Jeddah that killed five employees in an attack blamed on Al Qaeda.
Video: Hard road ahead on Iran nuclear deal
The National 25 Nov 2013 – World leaders face a tough time ahead as they seek to turn an interim deal to curb Iran’s nuclear activities into a comprehensive agreement. Paul Chapman reports.
In pictures: Anti-government protests in Bangkok
The National 25 Nov 2013 – Massive anti-government march spread out in various locations in the streets on Bangkok, Thailand, in a bid to topple the government of the current prime minister.
Displacing Umm-al Hiran in the name of a false god
Ha’aretz – 25 Nov 2013
Israel launches first-ever national suicide-prevention council
Ha’aretz – 25 Nov 2013
Netanyahu orders panel to take new look at animal cruelty laws
Ha’aretz – 25 Nov 2013
Arab media reactions to Iran deal reflect regional divisions
Ha’aretz – 25 Nov 2013
Russian-born Israeli businessman Gaydamak arrested in Zurich
Ha’aretz – 25 Nov 2013
Alliance with U.S. is here to stay
Ha’aretz – 25 Nov 2013
Hollywood producer opens up about past as Israeli operative
Ha’aretz – 25 Nov 2013
A bill designed not to protect privacy but to conceal from the public
Ha’aretz – 25 Nov 2013
A tail of two West Bank building permit requests
Ha’aretz – 25 Nov 2013
AIPAC asks Congress for new sanctions that will kick in if Iran reneges on deal
Ha’aretz – 25 Nov 2013
Foreign Minister Lieberman: Signing EU deal would mean capitulation
Ha’aretz – 25 Nov 2013
Lapid cancels income tax hikes slated for 2014
Ha’aretz – 25 Nov 2013
Misreading the apocalypse: Orthodoxy won’t save American Jewish life
Ha’aretz – 25 Nov 2013
Obama condemns critics of newly brokered interim nuclear deal with Iran
Ha’aretz – 25 Nov 2013
Scientists discover Ashkenazi Jewish gene that increases chances of schizophrenia
Ha’aretz – 25 Nov 2013
Old Jerusalem army base sold to private developer
Ha’aretz – 25 Nov 2013
Britain’s Hague warns Israel against actions that undermine Iran nuclear deal
Ha’aretz – 25 Nov 2013
UN: Syrian government and opposition to meet in Geneva
Ha’aretz – 25 Nov 2013
Israel hosts largest-ever aerial manoeuvre drill
Ha’aretz – 25 Nov 2013
Israeli team to leave for Washington for talks on final Iran deal
Ha’aretz – 25 Nov 2013
Israel-EU rift deepening after talks over settlement funding ban hit impasse
Ha’aretz – 25 Nov 2013
Lieberman suggests broadening right-wing alliance in Israel’s coalition
Ha’aretz – 25 Nov 2013
Livni calls on Labor’s Herzog to join forces to advance peace process
Ha’aretz – 25 Nov 2013
Why religion belongs in school
Ha’aretz – 25 Nov 2013
How the Iran crisis became a test of American Jewish ‘loyalty’
Ha’aretz – 25 Nov 2013
Israel to pay African asylum-seekers $3,500 to leave voluntarily
Ha’aretz – 25 Nov 2013
Guy Rolnik, founder of TheMarker, awarded prestigious journalism prize
Ha’aretz – 25 Nov 2013
Alleged crime boss Domrani indicted for threats and interfering in election
Ha’aretz – 24 Nov 2013
Oil and the soul of the nation
Ha’aretz – 24 Nov 2013
To my friends on the right: Don’t delegitimize me
Ha’aretz – 24 Nov 2013
Give Iran deal a chance
Ha’aretz – 24 Nov 2013
Jerusalem man murders wife, calls for help and attacks police
Ha’aretz – 24 Nov 2013
Bedouin mayor says Israeli lawmakers painting false picture for public
Ha’aretz – 24 Nov 2013
A ‘bad deal’ for Israel is a hollow victory for Iran
Ha’aretz – 24 Nov 2013
A-G considering appeal of Beit Shemesh election
Jerusalem Post 25 Nov 2013 – Defeated candidate Eli Cohen and his campaign team have alleged that there was wide-scale voter fraud on election day in the city.
Three killed in less than 12 hours in road accidents
Jerusalem Post 25 Nov 2013 – There are currently 40,000 Israelis driving the country s highways and byways with invalidated licenses, road safety advocacy group says.
Palestinian rights activist attacked by Arab youths
Jerusalem Post 25 Nov 2013 – “As long as the occupation exists, events like this will happen,” says victim Daniel Seidemann following weekend east Jerusalem assault.
Likud MK Regev: Police must allow Jews to visit Temple Mount on Hanukka
Jerusalem Post 25 Nov 2013 – Just because some Muslims throw stones when Jews go up to the Temple Mount is not a reason to prevent them from going.”
Sunni Arab unease about Iran deal runs deep
Jerusalem Post 25 Nov 2013 – Gulf states closer to developing nuclear programs, Qatar-based expert tells Post.
Man who ‘heard voices’ allegedly stabs, seriously wounds 7-year-old niece in Netanya
Jerusalem Post 25 Nov 2013 – Police arrest 38-year-old man who allegedly attempted to kill niece in order to bring about the coming of the Messiah.
PM convenes urgent meetings on whether Israel will join Horizon 2020, as EU sticks to settlement guidelines
Jerusalem Post 25 Nov 2013 – Guidelines say every agreement with EU must include clause saying that it is not applicable beyond Green Line.
Labor s new leader
Jerusalem Post 25 Nov 2013 – If Herzog succeeds he could make a crucial contribution to our political discourse.
In reversal, Lapid nixes 2014 income tax hike
Jerusalem Post 25 Nov 2013 – Finance Minister has faced public pressure to undo planned tax hikes he warned when he came into office.
In surprise reversal, Lapid scuttles planned 2014 income tax hike
Jerusalem Post 25 Nov 2013 – Finance Minister has faced public pressure to undo planned tax hikes he warned of when he came into office.
On my Mind: From Tehran to Damascus
Jerusalem Post 25 Nov 2013 – The six-month interim deal does not in itself guarantee an end to Iran s nuclear-weapons quest.
Geneva: The abandonment of the Jews
Jerusalem Post 25 Nov 2013 – If international diplomacy had its own Richter scale to measure the magnitude of strategic earthquakes, Geneva 2013 would earn a place of pride alongside Munich 1938.
No holds barred: Is America more dangerous than Israel?
Jerusalem Post 25 Nov 2013 – When I spoke to the police after my wife was, thank God, rescued, they told me that over the past 10 years there has been a change in how law enforcement deals with a shooter.
Borderline views: Herzog can do it
Jerusalem Post 25 Nov 2013 – Herzog will lose his long-term future if he succumbs to the short-term benefits of joining, and being swallowed up by, the present administration.
On Iran: Imagine Romney in the White House
Jerusalem Post 25 Nov 2013 – He publicly declared seven years ago that Iran must and can be stopped, that sanctions should be toughened, and that Iran should be isolated.
The Sullivans and the Rosenbaums battle for Thanksgivukkah
Jerusalem Post 25 Nov 2013 – A four-minute film parody shows the horrific side of the holiday mashup and becomes an unlikely YouTube hit
Women designers point the way
Jerusalem Post 25 Nov 2013 – The Israel Museum presents works by three contemporary Israeli artists who make ceremonial objects which decorate the Torah
Jerusalem man accused of killing wife of 30 years has history of domestic violence
Jerusalem Post 25 Nov 2013 – Judge orders suspect to remain in custody after stabbing wife, attacking first responders and attempting to take own life.
Iran nuclear deal ‘loophole’ may allow off-site reactor work
Jerusalem Post 25 Nov 2013 – Nuclear agreement bans “further advances” at Arak reactor but off-site component work not explicitly banned.
Norwegian official: Jews, Muslims circumcise out of ignorance
Jerusalem Post 25 Nov 2013 – Comments come on heel of announcement that Norway would introduce new legislation ‘to regulate’ circumcision.
Britain’s Hague urges Israel: Do not undermine Iranian nuclear deal
Jerusalem Post 25 Nov 2013 – UK’s Foreign Secretary tells British parliament that Britain would be “on guard” for any country trying to disrupt agreement.
The Muslim Brotherhood’s ‘moderate’ disguise
Jerusalem Post 25 Nov 2013 – The Muslim Brotherhood is ready to accept certain moves that contradict their true ideological beliefs, as long as it enables them to reach their end goal in the long-run.
PM establishes team to determine placement of animal rights authority
Jerusalem Post 25 Nov 2013 – Groups push to have authority overseen by the Environmental Protection Ministry instead of the Agriculture Ministry
Hungarian Jewish group condemns youth leader s anti-gay stance
Jerusalem Post 25 Nov 2013 – Mazsihisz federation of Jewish communities orders internal probe into conduct of Mazsihisz who said homosexuals should not touch or read from the Torah, or preside as members of the Mazsihisz board.”
Awareness campaign sparks probes into alleged Nazi war criminals in Germany
Jerusalem Post 25 Nov 2013 – Nazi hunter says that 110 names of suspects 81 in Germany have been culled from nearly 300 tips.
Eyal Golan spends first day out of house arrest recording new single
Jerusalem Post 25 Nov 2013 – It appears the singer will not be indicted in sex crimes case, told the press that he has no plans to cancel upcoming shows.
Bibi in the Kremlin
Jerusalem Post 25 Nov 2013 – It is doubtful if Netanyahu s visit to the Kremlin impacted in any significant way on the outcome of the interim agreement with Iran, but the nuclear issue was surely not their only topic of conversation.
72% don t trust police to protect women, children from domestic violence
Jerusalem Post 25 Nov 2013 – According to WIZO survey, half of all Israelis know at least one woman who experiences violence of any kind from her husband.
‘Calanit’ (the anemone) crowned as Israel’s national flower
Jerusalem Post 25 Nov 2013 – following the completion of an online election campaign held by the Society for the Protection of Nature
Qatar s World Cup Spectacle Brought to You by Slavery
Uruknet 25 Nov 2013 – November 23, 2013- The big controversies surrounding Qatar as the site of the 2022 World Cup have been the shady bidding process and fears that the desert heat will ruin the soccer games. But in the past few days, the…
Afghanistan : NATO blamed for killing civilians in Batikot
Uruknet 25 Nov 2013 – November 23, 2013- International Security Assistance Forces (ISAF) soldiers killed two civilians in the Batikot district of eastern Nangarhar province, the Presidential Palace said, but the alliance insisted the dead were militants. President Karzai was saddened by the killings and…
Israel Wants Its Arab Christian-but not Muslim-Citizens to Join Military
Uruknet 25 Nov 2013 – November 23, 2013- Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu announced in August a new forum supposedly designed to improve communication between the government and the country s small Palestinian Chris?tian community. The innocuous-sounding intiative, however, has sinister implications. The forum s…
(Hatem Omar / Maan Images) BBC denies reality of how siege hurts healthcare in Gaza
Uruknet 25 Nov 2013 – November 23, 2013 – In April this year, the BBC s Director-General Tony Hall gave assurances to members of Parliament about the BBC s impartiality when covering Palestine. He also told MPs that the BBC s complaints process, headed by…
Syria Analysis: Why and How Insurgent Formation of an Islamic Front Changes the Conflict
Uruknet 25 Nov 2013 – November 23, 2013 -… Does the lack of Western support have any impact on the Islamic Front? Not at all. Frankly, not having to sail around silly demands expressed by clueless Western powers who are not even trying to understand…
Iraq executes 151 this year over terrorism charges
Uruknet 25 Nov 2013 – November 23, 2013 – Iraq has confirmed seven more executions, pushing the number of people put to death this year to more than 150 in defiance of widespread international condemnation.Those executed, who included a Libyan, had all been convicted of…
Thousands block NATO convoy route to protest US drone strikes in Pakistan
Uruknet 25 Nov 2013 – November 23, 2013 – Thousands of demonstrators protesting US drone strikes in Pakistan blocked a main road Saturday in the Peshawar province used to transport NATO supplies to and from Afghanistan. The protests was led by the Pakistan Tehrik-e-Insaf (PTI)…
Palestinian-Israeli talks meet new breaking point
Uruknet 25 Nov 2013 – November 23, 2013 – Israeli negotiators have always been excellent at laying land mines and booby traps in every round of talks with the Palestinians. The purpose has always been the same: to win more concessions and to gain more…
Sunnis Close Iraqi Capital Mosques in Protest
Uruknet 25 Nov 2013 – November 23, 2013 – Iraqi Sunni religious leaders said Saturday they closed the sect s mosques in Baghdad indefinitely to protest attacks targeting clerics and worshippers, highlighting the country s deepening sectarian rift. The closures came as violence across the…
Questions on Drone Strike Find Only Silence
Uruknet 25 Nov 2013 – November 23, 2013- Standing on the marble floor just outside the House chamber, Faisal bin Ali Jaber looked lost in the human river of hard-charging lobbyists, members of Congress and staffers. It is not every day that a victim of…
Egypt expels Turkish ambassador, Turkey retaliates
Uruknet 25 Nov 2013 – November 23, 2013 – Egypt said on Saturday it was expelling Turkey s ambassador and accused Ankara of backing organizations bent on undermining the country – an apparent reference to the Muslim Brotherhood of ousted Egyptian president Mohamed Mursi.Turkish Prime…
Real estate, racism, and righteousness – a grim visit to Israel
Uruknet 25 Nov 2013 – November 23, 2013 – Every time I go to Israel I like to report on my response to the conflict, and after visiting in September my feelings are bleaker than they ve ever been. That s been the trend, the…
4,900 Palestinians Currently Held By Israel
Uruknet 25 Nov 2013 – November 23, 2013 – Palestinian Researcher specialized in detainee s affairs, Abdul-Nasser Farawna, stated that the Israeli occupation army is still holding captive 4,900 Palestinians in 17 prisons, prison camps, detention and interrogation facilities. Among the detainees are children, disabled,…
Following Drone Strike in Pakistan, Report Filed with Police Accuses Unidentified Persons of Murder
Uruknet 25 Nov 2013 – November 23, 2013 – A formal complaint known as a First Information Report (FIR) has been filed by provincial government officials and local police in the aftermath of a drone strike in Pakistan that hit an Islamic school in the…
US expands its drone war on Pakistan
Uruknet 25 Nov 2013 – November 23, 2013 – A US drone strike on a seminary in the Hangu district of Pakistan s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province killed at least six people Thursday, including several civilians. The three-missile attack was only the second-ever US drone strike…
Oslo Part II
Uruknet 25 Nov 2013 – November 22, 2013 – The so-called final status issues will not be affected by the course of the current Palestinian-Israeli negotiations, nor will they be affected by the results of the talks, or by whether they are destined to achieve…
PHOTOS: Palestinians smash hole in the West Bank separation wall
Uruknet 25 Nov 2013 – November 23, 2013 – A group of Palestinian activists used hammers and crowbars to break a square meter hole in the Israeli separation wall dividing lands belonging to the West Bank town of Al Khader in the late hours of…
Bible scholars: Zionists have weaponized scripture
Uruknet 25 Nov 2013 – November 23, 2013 – — “Anti-Palestinianism” has become a theological issue, Palestinian Bible scholar Yohanna Katanacho said at an international conference in Jerusalem on Wednesday. Hundreds of participants from all over the world gathered this week for Sabeel s ninth…
Released Palestinian prisoner tells of torture in Israeli prisons
Uruknet 25 Nov 2013 – November 23, 2013 – — A Palestinian prisoner recently released by Israel told of extensive beatings, strip searches, and other forms of humiliation during her time in Israeli prisons, Ahrar Center for Prisoners Studies said Thursday. Palestinian prisoner Muntaha al-Heeh,…
Israeli admits shooting at Palestinian children on TV game show
Uruknet 25 Nov 2013 – Novembre 23, 2013- – An Israeli soldier admitted that she shot and killed unknown numbers of Palestinian people, including children, on a Ukrainian television program that aired in early November. Elena Zakusilo, a Ukrainian Jewish woman who moved to Israel…
Haaretz: Netanyahu forced to accept interim deal with Iran
Uruknet 25 Nov 2013 – November 23, 2013 -Rafid added that Netanyahu was surprised by the American action in the last three days. Netanyahu apparently expected a severe American condemnation of Iran s Supreme Leader Ali Khaminae s description of Israel as a mad dog ….
Syria News – November 22, 2013 (Warning: Graphic Videos)
Uruknet 25 Nov 2013 – November 22, 2013 -…Damascus Suburbs: Erbeen: Issa Mohammad, Aamer Safsaf, Ahmad Barzeh, Mahmoud Al-Aldouny and Mostafa Nakdaly were martyred in clashes with regime forces….Damascus: Yarmouk Camp: Mhmoud Hsoun,Palestinian from Ayden Camp in Hama, was martyred due to shelling in the…
Fear in a Handful of Dust The Sacred Vehemence of Imagination in a Soulless Age
Uruknet 25 Nov 2013 – November 22, 2013 – From the picture window of our family s eighth floor apartment, at the intersection of 23rd Street and Avenue C, we have a view of the inhuman currents of the East River and the dehumanizing, vehicular…
Permanent US Afghanistan Occupation
Uruknet 25 Nov 2013 – November 22, 2013 – Washington didn t attack, invade and occupy Afghanistan to leave. Permanent occupation is planned. NBC News headlined “Endless Afghanistan? US-Afghan agreement would keep troops in place and funds flowing, perhaps indefinitely,” saying: “While many Americans have…
Afghanistan: The Occupation, Part II
Uruknet 25 Nov 2013 – November 22, 2013 – Meet the new occupation: same as the old occupation! Or pretty much: not as many troops, not as many dead and wounded every week, but still. In the new US-Afghanistan accord-which may or may not be…
The water in Gaza is not only water
Uruknet 25 Nov 2013 – November 22, 2013 – I was just going to make dinner when I realized the filtered water in my tank was almost done. Perhaps it would be enough if I used the last of my bottled water. But then I…
Palestinian women protest to end political Hamas-Fatah split
Uruknet 25 Nov 2013 – November 22, 2013 -No one expected the four Israeli mothers to be successful in their series of sit-ins in front of the homes and offices of Israeli authorities in demanding their sons, soldiers serving in South Lebanon, be saved. However,…
Syria Protests November 22, 2013 : A Video Roundup
Uruknet 25 Nov 2013 –
2 Swedish journalists abducted in Syria
Daily Star 25 Nov 2013 Two Swedish journalists were abducted in Syria as they were trying to leave the country, Sweden’s Foreign Ministry said Monday.
Obama defends Iran deal, rejects ‘tough talk, bluster’
Daily Star 25 Nov 2013 President Barack Obama on Monday defended his administration’s approach to Iran, insisting that “tough talk” alone would not guarantee US security.
Egypt police disperse first protest since new law passed
Daily Star 25 Nov 2013 Egyptian security forces on Monday fired tear-gas to disperse university students who had defied a new law that restricts demonstrations, the state news agency reported.
Air strike kills 12 suspected al Qaeda militants in Yemen: ministry
Daily Star 25 Nov 2013 At least 12 suspected al Qaeda militants were killed in an air strike in southern Yemen this week, the Interior Ministry said on Monday.
Putin, Pope back negotiated solution to Syria conflict
Daily Star 25 Nov 2013 The Vatican said Russian President Vladimir Putin and Pope Francis on Monday discussed the need for talks to resolve the Syria conflict, as the Kremlin boss met the leader of the world’s Catholics for the first…
11 dead in mortar fire on Aleppo city: Syria state media
Daily Star 25 Nov 2013 Eleven people were killed on Monday in mortar fire on a regime-held district of Syria’s northern city of Aleppo, state media reported.
Easing of Iran sanctions could start in December
Daily Star 25 Nov 2013 European Union sanctions against Iran could be eased as soon as December, officials said Monday, after a potentially history-shaping deal that gives Tehran six months to increase access to its nuclear sites in exchange for keeping…
Rape used as weapon of war against Syria women: Report
Daily Star 25 Nov 2013 Women in Syria have been raped in detention, used as human shields during military operations and kidnapped to pressure and humiliate family members, a new report says.
Participant list for Syria talks still undecided: Brahimi
Daily Star 25 Nov 2013 The list of participants at Syria peace talks that the United Nations will hold in January has yet to be finalized, international envoy Lakhdar Brahimi says, leaving open the thorny question of whether Iran will be…
More polio cases in Syria to be confirmed this week: WHO
Daily Star 25 Nov 2013 The World Health Organization is likely to announce more cases of polio in war-ravaged Syria this week, a spokeswoman says, after the incurable virus was confirmed this month in 13 children who became paralyzed.
Death upheld for Kuwaiti royal over killing nephew
Daily Star 25 Nov 2013 Kuwait’s supreme court upholds a death sentence for a member of the Gulf state’s ruling family convicted of killing his nephew, also a royal, according to the verdict.
Mistake to link bombing, Hezbollah role in Syria: Jumblatt
Daily Star 25 Nov 2013 Linking last week s two suicide bombings near the Iranian Embassy in Beirut and Hezbollah s military involvement in Syria is erroneous, Progressive Socialist Party leader MP Walid Jumblatt says.
Pakistan deploys first domestic drones
Daily Star 25 Nov 2013 The Pakistani military says it has deployed its first domestically developed drones.
Putin meets pope and Berlusconi in Rome
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Central African Republic PM says France to increase troops
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Saudi gets death sentence for 2004 US consulate attack
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Air strike kills 12 terrorists in Yemen
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Police: Yale campus safe, no gunman found
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Obama moves may start war
YNet News, 25 Nov 2013 – Op-ed: Netanyahu, like any responsible leader, would rather bring about WWIII than last Israelis ….
Israel lost a great man
YNet News, 25 Nov 2013 – Op-ed: As man of ideals, the late Dov Lautman never despaired of working for weak, helpless and poor ….
Subbotnik Jews make aliyah
YNet News, 25 Nov 2013 – Their forefathers, who were Christian peasants, embraced Judaism some 200 years ago, and they have stuck to it to this very day. Now, two of 500 members of Subbotnik community from village of Vysoky in southern Russia decide to immigrate to Promised Land ….
Palestinian Information Center
Israeli settlers and forces storm al-Aqsa mosque
PIC – Israeli settlers and forces have stormed this morning al-Aqsa Mosque, where 4 female worshipers were arrested in addition to a teacher and a female student while entering the mosque.
Clashes and arrests in Jenin
PIC – Violent clashes have erupted at down today in Jenin and Balata refugee camps east of Nablus where Israeli forces fired intensively sound and tear gas bombs. Five arrests were reported.
Intifada Youth Coalition plans to challenge Israeli naval blockade on Gaza
PIC – Intifada Youth Coalition has decided to break the Israeli naval blockade on Gaza Strip next Friday 29/11 that coincides with the international day for solidarity with the Palestinian people.
Jordanian father appeals to UN to have his son released from Israeli jail
PIC – The father of Mohamed Mahdi, a Jordanian child detained by Israel, appealed to the UN and its committee on the rights of the child to intervene to have his son released.
IOA approves 800 settlement units in West Bank
PIC – Israeli occupation authorities (IOA) have approved recently the construction of 800 new settler units in several illegal settlements in occupied West Bank, Hebrew media sources revealed Monday.
Administrative detainees go on hunger strike
PIC – The Palestine prisoners center for studies said that all 170 Palestinian administrative detainees in Israeli occupation jails had gone on hunger strike on Monday.
Leader in Fatah condemns PA arrests against Hamas and Jihad movements‚¨ “! members
PIC – Senior leader in Fatah Movement Hussam Khader condemned the PA continuing arrest campaign against University students affiliated to Hamas and Islamic Jihad movements.
Popular Assembly against Negotiations launched in Gaza
PIC – Popular Assembly against Negotiations has been established in Gaza yesterday evening based on a large societal agreement among Palestinians in Gaza, West Bank, the Diaspora, and inside the Green Line.
Jerusalemites wounded, arrested in IOF quelling of peaceful march
PIC – A number of citizens were wounded and others were arrested in the Israeli occupation forces‚¨ “! quelling of a peaceful demonstration to the east of occupied Jerusalem on Monday morning.
Hungarian Minister says Parties are Committed to Peace
WAFA – 25 Nov 2013
PLO Official Condemns Israel s Settlement Expansion
WAFA – 25 Nov 2013
Israel Arrests 28 Palestinians in West Bank and Jerusalem
WAFA – 25 Nov 2013
Fatah Hosts Chinese Communist Party Delegation
WAFA – 25 Nov 2013
Israeli Soldiers, Settlers Cut Down Dozens of Olive Trees
WAFA – 25 Nov 2013
Jerusalem Arabs make up Tenth of Population of Palestine
WAFA – 25 Nov 2013
Exports Up, Imports Down in September, says Statistics Bureau
WAFA – 25 Nov 2013
Presidency Condemns Settlement Expansion
WAFA – 25 Nov 2013
Afghan president defies U.S. on security pact, adds new demands
LA Times 25 Nov 2013 – With the clock ticking down to an end-of-year deadline for a U.S.-Afghan security agreement, U.S. National Security Advisor Susan Rice on Monday failed to persuade recalcitrant Afghan President Hamid Karzai to sign the pact, according to Afghan and U.S. accounts of the meeting.
Rights group denounces Afghan call for stoning of adulterers
LA Times 25 Nov 2013 – Human Rights Watch reported from Kabul on Monday that the Afghan government is pondering a return to Taliban-era punishment of adultery with death by stoning and called on President Hamid Karzai to “reject this proposal out of hand.”
U.S.-Iran thaw began with months of secret meetings
LA Times 25 Nov 2013 – In March, Oman hosted the first of at least five clandestine meetings between U.S. and Iranian officials. The talks paved the way for the nuclear deal. WASHINGTON In mid-March, a small team of U.S. officials boarded a military plane and flew to the tiny…
Nuclear deal with Iran is only ‘first step’ of difficult climb
LA Times 24 Nov 2013 – It will take even tougher talks if the much-criticized and fragile first agreement is to become a long-term deal that will come closer to mollifying all sides. GENEVA Turning the fragile preliminary agreement on Iran’s nuclear program into a stringent long-term deal will require…
U.S. lawmakers greet Iran nuclear deal with skepticism and restraint
LA Times 24 Nov 2013 – Some key members of Congress criticize the interim agreement but refrain from pursuing new sanctions that would derail efforts for a final accord. WASHINGTON Obama administration officials began efforts Sunday to sell the interim agreement with Iran as key members of Congress signaled skepticism…
Obama Signals a Shift From Military Might to Diplomacy
New York Times 25 Nov 2013 – The announcements of an interim nuclear deal with Iran and a conference on Syria s civil war were vivid statements that diplomacy has again become the centerpiece of American foreign policy.
Egypt s Government Struggles to Gain Footing as Dissent Grows
New York Times 25 Nov 2013 – It has become harder for officials to blame the Muslim Brotherhood for all the nation s problems, nearly five months after it was swept from power.
Benghazi Clashes Kill 9 As Militia Flees Its Base
New York Times 25 Nov 2013 – The fighting followed the deaths of at least 43 people in Tripoli this month and came as rival factions flex their muscles ahead of a bid to elect a constitutional assembly.
U.S. Says Concerned With Egyptian Law That Restricts Protests
New York Times 25 Nov 2013 – The United States on Monday expressed concern over a new law in Egypt that restricts demonstrations and said it agrees with groups that argue the law does not meet international standards and hampers the country’s move toward democracy.
The Lede: Egyptians Vow to Fight New Protest Ban
New York Times 25 Nov 2013 – While a new law banning protests in Egypt was roundly mocked online, activists immediately applied for a permit to test it, by organizing a protest against the measure.
Analysis: Iran Deal Bears Obama’s Personal Stamp
New York Times 25 Nov 2013 – When push came to shove in the closing hours of marathon negotiations in Geneva on Iran’s nuclear program, it was President Barack Obama, back at the White House, who approved the final language on the U.S. side before the historic deal was clinched.
Hollywood’s Arnon Milchan Says He Was Israeli Spy
New York Times 25 Nov 2013 – Stories about Hollywood producer Arnon Milchan’s alleged double life have been circulating for years.
Air Strike Kills 12 Suspected Al Qaeda Militants in Yemen: Ministry
New York Times 25 Nov 2013 – At least 12 suspected al Qaeda militants were killed in an air strike in southern Yemen this week, the Interior Ministry said on Monday.
Talks on Ending Syria s Civil War to Begin in January
New York Times 25 Nov 2013 – The aim is to create a transitional government based on mutual consent, though the Syrian government and the opposition are still far apart on what that would mean.
Currents: A New Boom Starting Up in Dubai
New York Times 25 Nov 2013 – Entrepreneurs who stayed in Dubai after the financial crisis, or arrived as others fled, wonder if this kingdom can foster a capitalism from below.
Netanyahu Sending Security Aide to U.S. for Talks on Iran
New York Times 25 Nov 2013 – Israel’s top security adviser plans to go to Washington to discuss a comprehensive nuclear deal that the United States and five other powers hope to negotiate with Iran, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Monday.
Iran Deal Stirs Wary Optimism in Dubai Trading Hub
New York Times 25 Nov 2013 – The sheer complexity of the interim Iranian nuclear deal and the expected slow pace of implementation tempered optimism among traders in the Gulf emirate of Dubai on Monday over the impact of up to $7 billion in sanctions relief.
E tu, Bill?
Mondoweiss – Had the honor of meeting @PresidentPeres today and discussing the close ties between New York City and Israel. pic.twitter.com/1YRmnEKDAH Bill de Blasio (@BilldeBlasio) November 26, 2013 PS Looks like the Cornell Technion project is de Blasio policy too. And, was he reading Katie Miranda s tips…
Israel approves 829 new settlement units near Jerusalem
Mondoweiss – New section of housing in the Jewish settlement of Givat Ze ev, West Bank, July 17, 2013. (Photo: Debbie Hill/UPI) Two weeks ago Prime Minister Netanyahu announced then quickly cancelled an order to build 20,000 new settlement units. He had angered American officials, pressed their limits, and…
Yair Lapid cancels income tax hike
Globes Main News – The Finance Minister announced that the planned income tax hike of 1-2% from January 2014 has been cancelled.
Slowdown will worsen
Globes Macro Economics – The vested interests that continue to claim that the economy is improving are deceiving the public, says Eyal Horowitz.
Noble Energy CEO confirms Leviathan delay
Globes Energy & Water – Charles Davidson: The deepwater drillship built to drill to Leviathan’s oil-bearing strata will be sent to another site.
Even when US drones hit the mark in Pakistan, they re still counterproductive
Mondoweiss – We will put pressure on America, and our protest will continue if drone attacks are not stopped, said an angry Imran Khan, leader of Pakistan s third largest political party, the PTI (the Pakistan Tehrik-i-Insaaf). He was speaking on Saturday, November 23, to a crowd of over…
Israeli institutions: Stock market rally far from over
Globes Main News – Respondents in an Oppenheimer survey believe that European markets will give the highest return, and that Israeli real estate is the biggest bubble in global markets.
Teva, Mylan settle Copaxone European patent dispute
Globes Main News – The companies have agreed to settle pending patent litigation involving Copaxone in the UK, Netherlands and France.
3 cos interested in buying Given Imaging
Globes Main News – The asking price for the endoscopic capsule developer is reportedly $750-800 million, a 20% premium on the market cap.
Goldberg s willingness to accuse everyone of anti-semitism makes it impossible to respect [him]
Mondoweiss – Jeffrey Goldberg One of the minor distractions of the Iran deal came when Zbigniew Brzezinski tweeted: Obama/Kerry = best policy team since Bush I/Jim Baker. Congress is finally becoming embarrassed by Netanyahu s efforts to dictate US policy. And Jeffrey Goldberg responded on twitter: Jews run America, suggests…
Mon: Telcos pull TASE down from peak
Globes Main News – Bezeq, Cellcom, and Partner were the biggest losers on the Tel Aviv 25 Index.
BoI keeps interest rate unchanged again
Globes Main News – The Bank of Israel has kept the interest rate for December at 1%, partly due to slower growth, and low inflation.
The false analogy of Syria and Palestine
Mondoweiss – As with many of those who express a view in the continuing debate about the wisdom of launching yet another humanitarian intervention in Syria, I have found myself under attack from those calling for more war. The charge against me and many like me is one…
Israel Chemicals lays off 130 at Rotem Amfert
Globes Main News – Israel Chemicals says that 90 of the laid-off employees were sent on early retirement with good terms.
(Updated) Senator Chuck Schumer promises more Iran sanctions, vows to defeat Arab world and Palestinians
Mondoweiss – New York Senator Chuck Schumer was his usual hawkish self on Sunday evening. In an address to the OHEL Children s Home and Family Services gala, Schumer railed against the deal the Obama administration struck with Iran and vowed that Democrats and Republicans would work to pile on…
Masterful combo: Aya El Zinati s video of Susan Abulhawa reading Black
Mondoweiss – During the recent power outages Gazan Aya El Zinati made this knockout video with clips of her friend Susan Abulhawa reading Black , a masterful harsh/heart-thrashing critical poem from her first volume of poetry My Voice Sought the Wind. El Zinati s artistry is mature, unexpected and disconcerting….
Once and Future Bride of the Sea: A historian discusses the history of Jaffa from the Nakba until today
Mondoweiss – This upcoming Thursday, the Tel Aviv Cinematheque will host its first Nakba film festival, featuring films about the Israeli-Arab War of 1948 and the catastrophic repercussions it has had for the Palestinian Arabs. The official Zionist narrative of Israel s War of Independence and its causes and effects…
Frutarom acquires Guatemala co for $12.5m
Globes Main News – Aroma SA develops and sells flavors for beverages, dairy products, confectionary, snacks and convenience food.
Karnit Flug to earn NIS 70,000 monthly at BoI
Globes Macro Economics – The new governor will earn NIS 20,000 a month more than Stanley Fischer.
Israel s Least Bad Reporting on Iran Deal
Tikun Olam – Almost all the reporting from Israel about reactions to the Iran deal is terrible. It stinks from the head as they say about fish. The head in this case is Bibi Netanyahu, who gave a pitiful performance in which he bitched and moaned to the world…
Bard College Reaffirms Relationship with Al Quds University
Tikun Olam – Bard College Pres. Leon Botstein has struck an entirely different note in his relationship with Al Quds University by reaffirming his institution s ongoing collaboration in the aftermath of a controversial student rally at the Palestinian school. The two schools have a far more ambitious academic program…
Sur La TaBLITZ
US Campaign to End the Occupation 25 Nov 2013 – This online action is being promoted by Jewish Voice for Peace-Seattle . We need your help! Sur La Table is erasing negative comments posted on their website about SodaStream. We need to show them they cannot censor the truth about Israeli Occupation! Spend 2 minutes now to…
Jewish Immigration from France to Israel Increases by 49 Percent in 2013
The Foward Breaking News 25 Nov 2013 – Jewish immigration from France to Israel has increased by 49 percent in the first nine months of 2013 compared to last year. Click here for the rest of the article…
Obama defends Iran nuclear deal
BBC 25 Nov 2013 – US President Barack Obama defends an interim deal on Iran’s nuclear programme, saying “bluster” will not guarantee US security.
Barack Obama Blasts Critics of Iran Deal
The Foward Breaking News 25 Nov 2013 – President Barack Obama took on critics of a newly brokered nuclear deal with Iran on Monday by saying tough talk was good for politics but not good for U.S. security. Click here for the rest of the article…
Israel Will Pay Africans $3,500 Each to Leave
The Foward Breaking News 25 Nov 2013 – Israel s Cabinet allocated nearly $124 million to a plan designed to have illegal African migrants return to their countries of origin. Click here for the rest of the article…
Geneva talks ‘best chance’ for Syria
BBC 25 Nov 2013 – Syrian peace talks planned for January are the “best opportunity” to form a transitional government, US Secretary of State John Kerry says.
Will Israel Keep Fighting Iran Deal Even Now That It’s Sealed?
The Forward New 25 Nov 2013 – With an interim agreement on Iran s nuclear program in place, President Obama and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu each face formidable challenges ahead. Click here for the rest of the article…
VIDEO: Do ordinary Iranians welcome deal?
BBC 25 Nov 2013 – Iran has agreed to curb some of its nuclear activities for six months, as part of a landmark nuclear deal reached with world powers on Sunday.
Egypt referendum ‘set for January’
BBC 25 Nov 2013 – A referendum on Egypt’s amended constitution is likely to take place in the second half of January – later than expected, the interim PM says.
Egypt: Govt Welcomes Agreement Reached By P5+1, Iran
allAfrica.com 25 Nov 2013 – [Egypt Online]Egypt welcomed on Sunday 24/11/2013 an agreement reached by the P5+1 and Iran as a step towards a final agreement on the nuclear file of Iran.
Egypt: Ambassador to Turkey Heads for Istanbul to Gather Stuff
allAfrica.com 25 Nov 2013 – [Egypt Online]Egypt’s Ambassador to Turkey Abdel-Rahman Salaheddin left Cairo on Sunday 24/11/2013 for Istanbul to gather his stuff from the Egyptian embassy in Ankara after Egypt withdrew him in protest against Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s remarks about Egypt.
Holocaust Survivors Struggle To Survive on Pittance in Israel
The Forward New 25 Nov 2013 – Holocaust survivors in Israel make do on small pensions that force them to forego all but the barest essentials. They want to know why no one will help them. Click here for the rest of the article…
Egypt: Egypt Is Top Middle East Country – Russian Political Analyst
allAfrica.com 25 Nov 2013 – [Egypt Online]In a telephone call with the TV “Nile News” channel, Russian political analyst Vchlav Matuszov said that Turkey’s interference in the internal affairs of Egypt as to political statements by the Turkish presidency or government is by all means unacceptable as it is a flagrant…
Liberia: Poised to Contribute to Liberia’s Future
allAfrica.com 25 Nov 2013 – [Analyst]Monrovia -Nearly five decades ago, the republics of Liberia and Lebanon tied the diplomatic knob preceded by nearly a century and half casual relations, and since then both nations and peoples have got the best out of it, with the prospects seemingly abundantly green. Lebanese have…
New Brandeis Textbook Offers Even-Handed Look at Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
The Foward Breaking News 25 Nov 2013 – A textbook on the Arab-Israeli conflict co-authored by a Palestinian, an Israeli and an Egyptian has been published. Click here for the rest of the article…
Obama defends Iran nuclear deal
BBC 25 Nov 2013 – US President Barack Obama defends an interim deal on Iran’s nuclear programme, saying “bluster” will not guarantee US security.
Oil prices fall on Iran nuclear deal
BBC 25 Nov 2013 – Oil prices fall after Iran agrees a deal to curb some of its nuclear activities in return for easing of international sanctions against it.
Geneva talks ‘best chance’ for Syria
BBC 25 Nov 2013 – Syrian peace talks planned for January are the “best opportunity” to form a transitional government, US Secretary of State John Kerry says.
VIDEO: Do ordinary Iranians welcome deal?
BBC 25 Nov 2013 – Iran has agreed to curb some of its nuclear activities for six months, as part of a landmark nuclear deal reached with world powers on Sunday.
Egypt referendum ‘set for January’
BBC 25 Nov 2013 – A referendum on Egypt’s amended constitution is likely to take place in the second half of January – later than expected, the interim PM says.
VIDEO: UN protects eloped Saudi ‘Juliet’
BBC 25 Nov 2013 – A Saudi woman who eloped to Yemen to be with her Yemeni lover has been given UN protection as she seeks asylum.
For Israel, Iran Nuclear Deal a Turning Point
Al-Akhbar Opinion 25 Nov 2013 – Netanyahu slammed a nuclear deal between Iran and world powers as a “historic mistake”, his spokesman said. (Photo: AFP – Pool Abir Sultan) Netanyahu slammed a nuclear deal between Iran and world powers as a “historic mistake”, his spokesman said. (Photo: AFP – Pool Abir Sultan)…
Hezbollah s Nasrallah: Iran Embassy Bombings Meticulously Planned
Al-Akhbar News 25 Nov 2013 – The talks between Nasrallah and his Iranian guests then moved on to regional issues, especially the situation in Syria. (Photo: Haitham Moussawi) The talks between Nasrallah and his Iranian guests then moved on to regional issues, especially the situation in Syria. (Photo: Haitham Moussawi) It was…
Nuclear Deal a Turning Point in the Region
Al-Akhbar News 25 Nov 2013 – Iranians newspapers headlining the deal made with major powers over Iran’s disputed nuclear deal are displayed on the ground outside a kiosk in Tehran on November 25, 2013. (Photo: AFP – Atta Kenare) Iranians newspapers headlining the deal made with major powers over Iran’s disputed nuclear…
Lines of the Game: Nuclear Deal a Turning Point in the Region
Al-Akhbar Opinion 25 Nov 2013 – Iranians newspapers headlining the deal made with major powers over Iran’s disputed nuclear deal are displayed on the ground outside a kiosk in Tehran on November 25, 2013. (Photo: AFP – Atta Kenare) Iranians newspapers headlining the deal made with major powers over Iran’s disputed nuclear…
When the British Ambassador in Lebanon Addresses the Lebanese
Al-Akhbar Blogs 25 Nov 2013 – Lebanon is not a usual country: a deformed version of a nation, if even that. It is a place where people don t agree on the definition of statehood and nationhood, and a place where sectarian divisions have constituted a bonanza for foreign intervention. But Lebanon is…
Mixed regional reaction to Iran deal
BBC 25 Nov 2013 – BBC correspondents around the Middle East on Iran nuclear deal
Kuwait upholds death sentence for woman who killed maid
Al-Akhbar News 25 Nov 2013 – Kuwait’s supreme court upheld Monday a death sentence against a woman for murdering her Filipina maid after torturing her, and confirmed a 10-year sentence on her disabled husband. The ruling is final and cannot be challenged but could be commuted to a life term by the…
Tunisia suspends sentences of journalist, rappers who “insulted” officials
Al-Akhbar News 25 Nov 2013 – French-Tunisian journalist Hind Meddeb arrives for her trial alongside Tunisian rappers Mustapha Fakhfakh and Aymen El-Fikih (unseen) at a court in the Tunis suburb of Ben Arous on November 25, 2013. (Photo: AFP – Fethi Belaid) French-Tunisian journalist Hind Meddeb arrives for her trial alongside Tunisian…
Ailing Palestinian prisoners threaten hunger strike over lack of treatment
Al-Akhbar News 25 Nov 2013 – About 20 ailing Palestinian prisoners held in Israeli jails have threatened to launch an open-ended hunger strike to protest their lack of care, a local news site reported Monday . Palestinian lawyer Hanan al-Khatib said prisoners receiving treatment in Israel s Ramle hospital are witnessing their health conditions…
Libyan army clashes with Islamists
BBC 25 Nov 2013 – Nine people are killed in clashes between the Libyan army and an Islamist militia in the eastern city of Benghazi, officials say.
Jeddah consulate attacker sentenced
BBC 25 Nov 2013 – A Saudi court sentences one man to death and 19 others to up to 25 years in prison in connection with an attack on the US consulate in Jeddah in 2004.
Israel approves 829 settler homes in West Bank: NGO
Al-Akhbar News 25 Nov 2013 – Palestinians throw stones at Israeli occupation forces in the West Bank village of Qusra, after Jewish settlers from the illegal Esh Kodesh outpost tried to uproot Palestinian olive trees, on November 18, 2013. (Photo: AFP – Jaafar Ashtiyeh) Israeli authorities have given the go-ahead for the…
Nine killed as Libya’s army battles Benghazi jihadists
Al-Akhbar News 25 Nov 2013 – A Libyan soldier and army vehicle are deployed in the streets of central Benghazi on November 19, 2013 in Libya after the military governor of Benghazi escaped an assassination attempt the previous day that killed a member of his entourage. (Photo: AFP – Abdullah Doma) Updated…
Israel and Gulf share Iran deal fears
BBC 25 Nov 2013 – Arab states share Israeli fears over Iran nuclear deal
VIDEO: Syrians finding care in Israel
BBC 25 Nov 2013 – People wounded in Syria’s civil war have been making the difficult and dangerous journey to Israel for treatment.
Articles
Don t just resign, withdraw from the negotiations altogether
Dr Fayez Rasheed, Middle East Monitor (MEMO) 11/25/2013
The resignation of the Palestinian negotiating team reflects the crisis of the talks between the Palestinian Authority and the Israelis. Close to twenty sessions since 30 July concentrated mainly on Israel’s security needs; it knows how to run negotiations for its own best interests and is capable of blackmailing Palestinians, especially given that they agreed to return to the talks even without a halt to settlement expansion, which has actually increased since the end of July. The negotiations are supposed to last for nine months according to the agenda proposed by the US.
Benjamin Netanyahu’s decision to freeze the latest intended settlement building in response to international disquiet doesn’t mean that he is going to cancel it. He will let the storm die down and then give the go-ahead yet again. For the negotiations, this will be business as usual.
The issue does not lie in the resignation of the negotiations team, because President Abbas can replace them with a new team if he actually accepts their resignation, which I doubt. The senior negotiator, Saeb Erekat, once said, “Life is negotiations”. The real issue lies in the option of choosing negotiations in the first place despite Israel’s refusal to accept the Palestinian refugees’ right of return, self-determination and the establishment of an independent Palestinian state with Jerusalem as its capital. The principle of negotiations was not based on the UN resolutions in these regards and was not based on stopping settlements and the 1967 borders, or negotiating the essential issues related to the essence of Palestinian rights. Unfortunately, Palestinian negotiators gave concessions gradually, until they got to the point where Israel has full control of the agenda and outcomes, which are not what the Palestinians want. However, the PA agreed to return to talks under pressure from the Americans. What’s more important, though, is that the Palestinian Authority set negotiations as the main option for itself; this was a strategic error. more..e-mail
As Kerry talks peace, Israeli settlers dispossess Palestinians
Nancy Murray, Aljazeera America 11/22/2013
The US must intercede on new settlement building in West Bank
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry is trying to revive a stalled 20-year-old peace process that would put an end to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. However, given Israel’s dedication to its four-decades-old settlement agenda, Kerry seems to be on a fool’s errand.
The plan revealed on Nov. 12 for 20,000 new housing units to be built in the occupied West Bank underscores this point. If implemented, this plan could raise the number of settlers on land seized by Israel during the 1967 war to more than 700,000 up from an estimated 240,000 at the start of the peace process.
I have been to the West Bank more than a dozen times over the past 25 years and observed the steady expansion of Israel’s settlement enterprise. Even so, I was not fully prepared for the feverish surge in settlement construction that I saw earlier this month as a co-leader of a delegation organized by Interfaith Peace-Builders, an advocacy group based in Washington, D.C.The new West Bank
Traveling through the West Bank, we observed the extent to which the map of “Eretz Israel” the Greater Israel of biblical Judea and Samaria that religious settlers claim as a divine right has been imposed on Palestinian land.
Throughout this landlocked territory, Palestinians are now corralled into small enclaves by walls and watchtowers, military checkpoints, a road system that bisects their land but is off-limits to them, closed military zones and omnipresent fortress-like settlements that glower over the rural landscape. more..e-mail
The False Analogy of Syria and Palestine
Jonathan Cook, Nazareth, CounterPunch 11/25/2013
Identifying the real hypocrisy
As with many of those who express a view in the continuing debate about the wisdom of launching yet another humanitarian intervention in Syria, I have found myself under attack from those calling for more war. The charge against me and many like me is one of hypocrisy.
So where are my double standards? I have consistently objected to all western efforts to interfere militarily in the Middle East over the past decade. I have argued that all states in the Middle East, including Syria, are seen by western governments simply as chess pieces in a great game called the Battle for Oil.
But critics want to use a different stick to beat me and others who resist their on fervour for intervention. Here is how Louis Proyect, a diehard interventionist who blogs under the title The Unrepentant Marxist , sets out the accusation:
With his long time commitment to the Palestinian cause, [Cook] seems to have trouble understanding that those under attack in Homs or Aleppo have much in common with those living in Gaza. While he is obviously trained enough to understand and communicate the plight of one group of Arabs, another group gets short shrift because it is perceived
as inimical to the interests of peace.
In other words, I and many other supporters of the Palestinian cause are not being consistent in denying to the people of Syria the support we wish extended to the people of Gaza. This is an argument I hear being used with increasing frequency by the interventionists, in an effort to recruit to their cause the large numbers who back the rights of the Palestinians against decades of occupation and oppression. more..e-mail
Israel Still Holds Plenty of U.S. Cards
Norman Solomon and Abba A. Solomon, CounterPunch 11/25/2013
Overplaying Its Hand on Iran
More than ever, Israel is isolated from world opinion and the squishy entity known as the international community. The Israeli government keeps condemning the Iran nuclear deal, by any rational standard a positive step away from the threat of catastrophic war.
In the short run, the belligerent responses from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu are bound to play badly in most of the U.S. media. But Netanyahu and the forces he represents have only begun to fight. They want war on Iran, and they are determined to exercise their political muscle that has long extended through most of the Washington establishment.
While it s unlikely that such muscle can undo the initial six-month nuclear deal reached with Iran last weekend, efforts are already underway to damage and destroy the negotiations down the road. On Capitol Hill the attacks are most intense from Republicans, and some leading Democrats have also sniped at the agreement reached in Geneva.
A widespread fear is that some political precedent might be set, undercutting pro-Israel leverage over U.S. government decisions. Such dread is inherent in the negative reactions from Netanyahu ( a historic mistake ), GOP lawmakers like House Intelligence Committee chair Mike Rogers ( a permission slip to continue enrichment ) and Senator Saxby Chambliss ( we ve let them out of the trap ), and Democratic lawmakers like Senate Foreign Relations Committee chair Robert Menendez ( this agreement did not proportionately reduce Iran s nuclear program ) and Senator Charles Schumer ( it does not seem proportional ). more..e-mail
Interview on Voice of Palestine
In Gaza: 25 Nov 2013 – This week Voice of Palestine interviews human rights activist Eva Bartlett , who has lived for extended periods in Gaza. Eva will talk about the deteriorating situation in Gaza as well as update us on her upcoming speaking tour in BC and the Pacific Northwest, including a Nov. 29 event for the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinians in Vancouver. Our final piece of music is SOMEDAY by Finian Cunningham, political analyst and singer-songwriter, originally from Belfast Ireland. In the singer s own words, this song pays tribute to the incredible resilience and steadfastness of the Palestinians in their struggle for justice and end to apartheid and occupation of their homeland. Download an audio file of today s entire show to listen at home on your computer: VOP_Nov25_2013_32kbps.mp3 (32 kbps encoding) Filed under: gaza randommore
A Dent in the Special Relationship
Palestine Chronicle: 25 Nov 2013 – By Jeremy Salt The agreement between the US and Iran is the best news coming out of the Middle East for some time. As Iran is not developing nuclear weapons it is not giving away too much, although it still went a long way to meeting US demands. Israel is furious. Netanyahu has done his best to prevent this point being reached and will be striving hard to make sure it goes no further. He will be appealing to Congress over the head of the president, the traditional tactic of Israeli prime ministers when they can t get their own way. Israel s lobbyists will be fully mobilizing for what is being represented as the greatest challenge to Israel in its history. This is a major blow to Israel and a well-deserved slap in the face for Netanyahu. He has lost no opportunity to humiliate the US president so there is probably…more
Iranian Nuclear Deal and US Foreign Policy Schizophrenia
Palestine Chronicle: 25 Nov 2013 – By Mark LeVine At least the Israelis can appreciate the strategy. Having faced years of stalemate on the most important foreign policy issue faced by the government, secret back-channel negotiations authorized by the Obama administration succeeded in producing enough agreement on core sticking points to launch official negotiations towards an interim agreement. The question is, in the just announced deal between Iran and the major world powers to suspend much of its nuclear program, will the agreements follow the same path as the Oslo peace process with one side using the interim period to strengthen the very processes the agreement was meant to stop until a fait accompli is produced? Or will the main parties honor the spirit of the accord and move towards a full implementation that can resolve all outstanding issues and produce a normal relationship with each other and the international community. Given Israel s actions since…more
Goliath Life and Loathing in Greater Israel Book Review
Palestine Chronicle: 25 Nov 2013 – By Jim Miles (Goliath Life and loathing in Greater Israel. Max Blumenthal, Nation Books, 2013) This is a powerfully written book, a mixture of current events, historical data, and personal anecdotal comments and stories. Throughout there are pervasive themes that clearly outline the nature of the Israeli state as it exists today. From May 2009 up to early 2013, Max Blumenthal passed many prolonged stays in the Holy Land, from which he derived this current assessment. The over-riding themes, and they all tend to intermingle within the right wing ideologies of the Netanyahu/Leiberman government, are all based on the demographic threat that Israel perceives to be the main problem and indeed acknowledges to be, and has always been seen as a problem from the earliest Zionists. While in the past there were some at least minimally effective two-country advocates, the current situation has developed into one of over-riding…more
Real Hypocrisy: False Analogy of Syria and Palestine
Palestine Chronicle: 25 Nov 2013 – By Jonathan Cook Nazareth As with many of those who express a view in the continuing debate about the wisdom of launching yet another humanitarian intervention in Syria, I have found myself under attack from those calling for more war. The charge against me and many like me is one of hypocrisy. So where are my double standards? I have consistently objected to all western efforts to interfere militarily in the Middle East over the past decade. I have argued that all states in the Middle East, including Syria, are seen by western governments simply as chess pieces in a great game called the Battle for Oil. But critics want to use a different stick to beat me and others who resist their on fervor for intervention. Here is how Louis Proyect, a diehard interventionist who blogs under the title The Unrepentant Marxist , sets out the accusation: With his…more
Just Gaza Another Carter-Moment?
Palestine Chronicle: 25 Nov 2013 – By Julie Webb-Pullman Last week marked the first anniversary of the November 2012 Israeli offensive against Gaza. It would be good to be able to say that it marked the END of that offensive, but as events over past days have clearly shown, it did not. Why not? Maybe if we look to the body charged with ensuring international peace The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) it might hold some clues. Assassinations The Operation Pillar of Cloud offensive began on 14 November 2012 with the assassination of Ahmed Al-Jabari, head of Al Qassam Brigades, the military wing of Hamas. What did the UNSC have to say about this extra-judicial killing? Nothing. The assassination of Ahmed al-Jabari by the state of Israel did not attract a single statement, let alone a UNSC Resolution condemning it unlike the assassination by Zionist terrorists on 17 September 1948 of the UN…more
Netanyahu’s Dependence on Failed Policies, Islamophobia
Palestine Chronicle: 25 Nov 2013 – By Iqbal Jassat In a desperate attempt to swing Western nations public opinion against Iran, Israeli leader Benjamin Netanyahu widely viewed in Muslim society as a major villain in promoting Islamophobia has yet again resorted to vile anti-Islam rhetoric. In step with an inglorious record of Zionist-colonialism, the bigotry inherent in his irrational utterances raises the specter of an ugly, emotive campaign of renewed Islam-bashing. At an event at Tel Aviv University that was also attended by French President Francois Hollande, Netanyahu contrasted progressive Israel with oppressive aspirations of radical Islam , which he claimed was attempting to take humanity back to the Dark Ages. This brazen assault is a remarkable display by a personality who arrogantly believes that the world is beholden to him. It is symbolic of the regime he leads and represents. The notion that Israel is able to do as it pleases without any accountability…more
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