30 March 2014 — VTJP
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Several Kidnappings, Detentions Across West Bank
IMEMC – Israeli occupation forces abducted, on Sunday morning, several citizens from the West Bank. …
Abbas ‘Exerting All Efforts’ to Negotiate Prisoner Release
IMEMC – Continued ‘Jewish state’ impasse President Mahmoud Abbas has been exerting all efforts to negotiate the release of the fourth group of Palestinian veteran prisoners, a PLO official said Sunday. …
Setters Attack Homes, Stores, In Hebron, Soldiers Kidnap Three Palestinians
IMEMC – Three Palestinians Kidnapped Near Qalqilia [Saturday Evening, March 29, 2014] A group of Israeli settlers of the Keryat Arba settlement, and nearby illegal outposts, in the southern West Bank city of Hebron, attacked Palestinian homes and stores in the city. Soldiers have been reported to have kidnapped three Palestinians. …
Israeli forces escort settlers as they stone Hebron homes
3/30/2014 – HEBRON (Ma’an) — Dozens of Israeli settlers late Saturday attacked Palestinian homes in Hebron, and Israeli troops responded to complaints by detaining Palestinians, locals said. Witnesses told Ma’an settlers from the illegal Israeli settlement of Kiryat Arba hurled rocks at Palestinian homes in the al-Jaabari and al-Raas neighborhoods of Hebron. Resident Bassam al-Jaabari said Israeli troops escorted the settlers, who in addition….
Israeli forces detain several Palestinians in overnight raids
3/30/2014 – JENIN (Ma’an) — Israeli forces detained several Palestinians in overnight arrest raids across the West Bank, locals and a military spokesman said Sunday. Locals told Ma’an Israeli troops stormed a village in the Jenin district in the northern West Bank and detained three Palestinian men, one of whom is an officer in the Palestinian Authority security forces. Israeli forces ransacked several homes….
Right-wing Jewish group tours Aqsa compound
3/30/2014 – JERUSALEM (Ma’an) — A Jewish group entered Jerusalem’s Al-Aqsa Mosque compound on Sunday, witnesses said. Locals told Ma’an that 19 Israeli Jews entered the compound through the Moroccan Gate and exited through the Chain Gate under the guard of Israeli police officers. Groups of Muslim worshipers chanted “Allahu Akbar” as the group passed them. The compound, which sits just above….
7 children injured in explosion in Rafah
3/30/2014 – GAZA CITY (Ma’an) — Seven children were injured by an unidentified explosion in Rafah in southern Gaza on Sunday, a medical official said. Ashraf al-Qidra told Ma’an that seven children were injured in the explosion, which was suspected to have resulted from old Israeli ordnance in al-Saudi camp in the Tal al-Sultan area in Rafah. Six of the Injured were identified as….
Egypt denies Malaysian delegation entry to Gaza
3/30/2014 – GAZA CITY (Ma’an) — Egyptian authorities on Sunday denied entry to a Malaysian delegation seeking to enter the Gaza Strip through the Rafah crossing, Gaza government officials said. Palestinian officials said eight solidarity activists from Malaysia attempted to cross through to Gaza four times, and that on the fourth time they were deported. The officials denounced the Egyptian actions, saying the Malaysian delegation was….
Woman injured, man arrested in Jerusalem Land Day protest
3/30/2014 – JERUSALEM (Ma’an) — Israeli police lightly injured a woman and arrested a man during clashes that broke out in Jerusalem on Sunday, a Ma’an reporter said. Following a demonstration marking Land Day, Israeli police officers prevented demonstrators from entering Damascus Gate using batons and pepper spray. The pepper spray burned a woman’s face, and she was taken to a nearby….
Son of Jordan judge shot dead at Karama crossing dies
3/30/2014 – AMMAN, Jordan (Ma’an) – The son of a Jordanian Palestinian judge who was shot by Israeli troops at the Allenby Bridge crossing earlier in March died Saturday evening in Amman. Family members told Jordan’s daily al-Ghad newspaper that 6-year-old Alaa Raed Zieter died of a chronic disease. His doctor refused to give details. The boy’s body was laid to….
Palestinian expatriates mark Land Day in Vienna
3/30/2014 – VIENNA (Ma’an) – The Palestinian community and the union of Palestinian students in Austria on Sunday marked 38th anniversary of Land Day in the Austrian capital Vienna. The commemoration was attended by Palestinian ambassador to Austria Salah Abdul-Shafi, Bassam Zakarna, a member of Fatah Revolutionary Council, Mazin Ramahi, the speaker of the Palestinian community in Austria as well as several other dignitaries from Palestine….
PA to discuss prisoner release
3/30/2014 – BETHLEHEM (Ma’an) — The Palestinian leadership will hold a meeting on Monday to discuss further steps if Israel does not release a fourth group of veteran prisoners, the undersecretary of PA’s ministry of detainees said. Ziad Abu Ein told Ma’an that the meeting was called to discuss steps that could be taken in case Israel reneges on the deal to….
Factions unite on Land Day
3/30/2014 – GAZA CITY (Ma’an) – Hundreds of Palestinians joined on Sunday a rally in the northern Gaza Strip to mark the 38th anniversary of Land Day. Representatives of all factions including rival parties Hamas and Fatah joined the rally in scene that embodied unity of Palestinian land despite factional disputes. Photos of President Mahmoud Abbas were raised during the rally as well as slogans showing…. Related:Woman injured, man arrested in Jerusalem Land Day protest
4 injured in Gaza gas station explosion
3/30/2014 – GAZA CITY (Ma’an) — Four people were injured on Sunday in an explosion at a gas station in the southern Gaza Strip, an official said. Gaza Ministry of Health spokesman Ashraf al-Qidra told Ma’an that one person was injured critically, while three were moderately injured in a gas station explosion in Khan Younis. He did not provide further details. [END]
Mistrust overshadows Obama’s Saudi trip
3/30/2014 – RIYADH (AFP) — King Abdullah meets President Barack Obama Friday as mistrust fueled by differences over Iran and Syria overshadows a decades-long Saudi-US alliance. Saudi Arabia has strong reservations about attempts by Washington and other major powers to negotiate a deal with Iran on its nuclear program, and disappointment over Obama’s 11th-hour decision last year not to take military action against the Syrian regime….
Army: Suicide bombing in Lebanon kills 3 soldiers
3/30/2014 – BAALBEK, Lebanon (AFP) — A suicide car bomber exploded his vehicle at an army checkpoint in eastern Lebanon near the border with Syria on Saturday, killing at least three soldiers and wounding four, the army said. A statement said the attack took place in the Arsal region “killing three soldiers and wounding four others.”After the blast the military said more troops fanned out across the….
Egyptian officer killed, 3 others injured in attack on bus in Sinai
3/30/2014 – CAIRO (Ma’an) – An Egyptian officer was killed and three others were injured Sunday in a military attack against a bus carrying soldiers near Sheikh Zuweid city in North Sinai Peninsula. Egyptian security sources told Ma’an that the victim was a bus driver identified as Tahami Sayyid Tuhami. The sources added that the bus was headed to Rafah city. Three wounded officers….
TV: Turkey PM’s party takes strong early lead in local polls
3/30/2014 – ANKARA, Turkey (AFP) — The party of Turkey’s Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan took a strong early lead in municipal elections Sunday seen as a bellwether of his rule, TV channels reported. With 13 percent of the local votes counted, the Islamic-rooted Justice and Development Party was at 49. 6 percent of the nationwide vote, the private NTV television reported. CNN-Turk reported the AKP….
Israel not sure on fate of peace talks
AlJazeera 30 Mar 2014 – Israel says it will be “clear in days” if peace talks with Palestinians will continue after stopping prisoners’ release.
Palestinian Center for Human Rights
2 Children Killed and 2 Others Injured by House Fire during Electricity Outage
Palestinian Center for Human Rights
International Solidarity Movement
Demonstration against settlement expansion in Hebron
3/30/2014 – International Solidarity Movement – International Solidarity Movement, Khalil Team, Hebron, Occupied Palestine – At noon today approximately 50 protesters held a demonstration outside the Rajabi Building, Hebron, in protest of the recent court decision to let settlers take over the building. Settlers taking over the house would mean a huge expansion of the illegal settlement of Kyriat Aba. Heavily armed soldiers from the Israeli army monitored the non-violent demonstration. A….
occupied Palestinian territory: Israel hands Palestinians proposal to extend peace talks
Relief Web 30 Mar 2014 – Source: British & Irish Agencies Afghanistan Group Country: occupied Palestinian territory 03/30/2014 19:29 GMT By Jonah MANDEL JERUSALEM, March 30, 2014 (AFP) – Israel on Sunday handed the Palestinians a proposal they hope will lead to an extension of their…
After Turkish elections, what future for opponents of Erdogan?
The National 30 Mar 2014 – Turkey’s local elections are an indicator of Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s future and what awaits the country’s opposition, writes Justin Vela
Erdogan s party comfortably ahead in Turkish local elections
The National 30 Mar 2014 – Turkish prime minister’s AKP fares better than in 2009 despite protests and corruption scandals over the previous year.
Fate of Afghanistan hangs in the balance
The National 30 Mar 2014 – The Taliban are unlikely to return to power in Afghanistan despite their efforts to intimidate the people
Modi s sceptics are unsure over Gujarat s economic inspiration
The National 30 Mar 2014 – To supporters in his thriving west coast fiefdom, Narendra Modi is the inspiration behind Gujarat’s economic success story, but his sceptics accuse Modi of claiming credit for an ‘illusion’
In pictures: Earth Hour 2014
The National 30 Mar 2014 – Composite photos of the world s iconic buildings illuminated and dinned during Earth Hour 2014.
In pictures: Black Death secrets revealed in unearthing of London skeletons
The National 30 Mar 2014 – Molars taken from skeletons unearthed by work on a new London railway line are revealing secrets of the medieval Black Death and of its victims.
Skeletons unearthed by rail work in London reveal secrets of Black Death
The National 30 Mar 2014 – Molars taken from skeletons unearthed by work on a new London railway line are revealing secrets of the medieval Black Death and of its victims.
Warship with black box detector to join search for missing Malaysian plane
The National 30 Mar 2014 – A warship with an aircraft black box detector was set to depart Australia on Sunday to join the search for the missing Malaysian jetliner, a day after ships plucked objects from the Indian Ocean to determine whether they were related to the missing plane.
Kerry and Lavrov discuss solutions to Ukraine crisis
The National 29 Mar 2014 – Moscow insists on a federalised and non-aligned Ukraine as the US and Russia’s top diplomats meet in Paris to resolve standoff over former Soviet republic.
Hammer-wielding robbers cause chaos at Manila mall
The National 29 Mar 2014 – Shoppers and staff run screaming from SM Mall of Asia as attempted jewellery heist leads to shootout with police.
Suicide bombing in Lebanon kills two troops: security
The National 29 Mar 2014 – A suicide bomber killed at least two soldiers at a military checkpoint near the border with Syria.
Several objects spotted in missing jet search
The National 29 Mar 2014 – A Chinese Ilyushin IL-76 spotted three floating objects, China s official Xinhua News Agency said, a day after several planes and ships combing a new search area closer to mainland Australia saw several other objects.
Gaza crossing to Egypt reopens for three days
The National 29 Mar 2014 – Passage to Egypt will be limited to those seeking medical treatment, students going to their places of study, foreigners and in cases deemed as humanitarian
Region watches Turkey elections to gauge Erdogan s future
The National 29 Mar 2014 – Turkey heads to the polls on Sunday for local elections that will be an indicator of Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s popularity after mass anti-government protests, a corruption scandal, and regional fallout.
Ten tense months in Turkey
The National 29 Mar 2014 – A timeline of the recent unrest gripping Turkey.
Voices on Afghanistan: Pakistan peace talks will only go so far
The National 29 Mar 2014 – Lt Gen Mohammed Masood Aslam led Pakistani military forces into the restive tribal areas along the border with Afghanistan in 2007. Now, he says that the current peace negotiations should be carried out until the end, but military action might still be necessary.
Nasrallah says Hizbollah late to join conflict in Syria
The National 29 Mar 2014 – He justified sending his forces to a foreign war by saying that Sunni rebel groups would eliminate everyone in Lebanon if they won in Syria.
A battle of big guns as election nears in India
The National 29 Mar 2014 – The Indian electorate are left to choose from a curious collection of candidates: a political maverick, a political novice and a polarising figure
In pictures: Gazans stream across Rafah crossing
The National 29 Mar 2014 – Passage to Egypt to last for three days and will be limited to those seeking medical treatment, students going to their places of study, foreigners and in cases deemed as humanitarian. Photos by Mohammed Salem / Reuters
In pictures: Obama visits Riyadh
The National 29 Mar 2014 – With the Middle East in turmoil and the US seeking a new posture in the region, Barack Obama made his first trip to Riyadh since 2009 to assuage fears in Riyadh about Washington s intentions.
Erdogan declares victory in local elections
Ha’aretz – 30 Mar 2014
They can be killed
Ha’aretz – 30 Mar 2014
Israeli military to investigate border killing of Jordanian judge
Ha’aretz – 30 Mar 2014
French Jewish immigration reaches new high
Ha’aretz – 30 Mar 2014
Abbas, don t recognize Israel as a Jewish state
Ha’aretz – 30 Mar 2014
Christie apologizes to Adelson for ‘occupied territories’ remark
Ha’aretz – 30 Mar 2014
Court postpones decision on letting Zaken testify again
Ha’aretz – 30 Mar 2014
Why Israelis make the worst tourists
Ha’aretz – 30 Mar 2014
What Israeli Palestinian mutual recognition really means
Ha’aretz – 30 Mar 2014
Ya’alon to Dempsey: U.S. ties ‘cornerstone’ of Israeli security
Ha’aretz – 30 Mar 2014
Ya’alon to Dempsey: U.S. ties ‘cornerstone’ of Israeli security
Ha’aretz – 30 Mar 2014
Sheldon Adelson expands Israeli media empire, buys Makor Rishon and NRG
Ha’aretz – 30 Mar 2014
High-tech exits aren’t all wine, women and Tel Aviv suburb Savyon
Ha’aretz – 30 Mar 2014
How kosher butchers could decide the fate of Obamacare
Ha’aretz – 30 Mar 2014
High-tech archaeologists uncover bones, gas chambers in Treblinka
Ha’aretz – 30 Mar 2014
High-tech archaeologists make unprecedented finds at Treblinka
Ha’aretz – 30 Mar 2014
As Turkey goes to the polls, Erdogan s future may hang in the balance
Ha’aretz – 30 Mar 2014
Senegal shuts land border with Guinea to prevent Ebola spreading
Ha’aretz – 30 Mar 2014
Room for all in the pro-Israel tent?
Ha’aretz – 30 Mar 2014
A selfie too good to censor
Ha’aretz – 30 Mar 2014
The ‘new’ politics and economics
Ha’aretz – 30 Mar 2014
WATCH: Peres and Austrian president lay wreath to country’s Holocaust victims
Ha’aretz – 30 Mar 2014
Open Skies pact boosts number of flights to and from Israel
Ha’aretz – 30 Mar 2014
Israeli police arrest alleged mafia leader in pushback against crime wave
Ha’aretz – 30 Mar 2014
38 years on, Israel still doesn’t understand Arab protests over land seizures
Ha’aretz – 30 Mar 2014
Netanyahu: Any deal with Palestinians to extend peace talks is subject to cabinet approval
Ha’aretz – 30 Mar 2014
UN report: Climate warming will heighten violence, instability
Ha’aretz – 30 Mar 2014
Ebola spread to Guinea capital raises fears
Ha’aretz – 29 Mar 2014
Kerry arrives in Paris for meeting on Ukraine
Ha’aretz – 29 Mar 2014
Waiting in line with the invisible asylum seekers
Ha’aretz – 29 Mar 2014
Israel likely to release 26 prisoners in coming days
Jerusalem Post 30 Mar 2014 – Netanyahu says Israel will not make additional gestures to keep Palestinians in talks unless there is “clear reciprocity”.
Startup Spot: Step-by-step navigation, indoors
Jerusalem Post 30 Mar 2014 – Tired of getting lost in the mall? A new Israeli Startup may be the salution for you.
Land Day passes in part of Israeli-Arab sector with little notice
Jerusalem Post 30 Mar 2014 – Some protests take place in the Galilee, Jerusalem, and the Negev; general strike called for throughout sector but strike carried out unevenly across the community.
The straw that broke the camel s back (or Kerry s latest blunder)
Jerusalem Post 30 Mar 2014 – No-one should doubt US Secretary of State John Kerry s seriousness and dedication in attempting to bring Israeli-Palestinian peace.
Reality Check: When allegations tarnish a politician s reputation
Jerusalem Post 30 Mar 2014 – Is Silvan Shalom victim of an underhand political plot to deny him a chance at presidency, or was the woman who filed a sex offense complaint actually spurred by the minister’s run for presidency to speak up?
The activities of Am Yisrael Echad in secular schools
Jerusalem Post 30 Mar 2014 – I am certainly in favor of exposing secular Jewish children to the various forms of the Jewish religion.
Being the son of an Israeli diplomat
Jerusalem Post 30 Mar 2014 – As the son of an Israeli diplomat I am intimately familiar with the advantages and disadvantages of being a member of the Israeli Foreign Ministry.
When choices are disguised threats
Jerusalem Post 30 Mar 2014 – I m not threatening you, but you better give your children real choices. Or else.
Waive the visa
Jerusalem Post 30 Mar 2014 – For at least a year now, AIPAC has been leading a legislative effort to include Israel in the US visa waiver program.
First Bitcoin ATM in Israel debuts
Jerusalem Post 30 Mar 2014 – The machine will operate through Bits of Gold, a company that specializes in Bitcoin services for the Israeli market.
Israeli Air Force posts selfie of the century
Jerusalem Post 30 Mar 2014 – The IDF wanted to get in on the latest trend of impressive self-taken photos, and as usual, have gone above and beyond their call of duty.
Jewish Agency touts French aliyah increase
Jerusalem Post 30 Mar 2014 – According to JAFI, immigrants from France represent threefold increase over same period last year.
Sheba Medical Center team heads important heart failure research
Jerusalem Post 30 Mar 2014 – Patients with early stage of heart failure of left ventricle can live longer and better with special pacemaker/defibrillator device.
Egypt to hold May 26-27 presidential election
Jerusalem Post 30 Mar 2014 – Army chief Abdel Fattah al-Sisi is expected to win easily; Sisi has been cracking down hard on Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood.
Opposition MKs slam Woodside over failed Leviathan agreement
Jerusalem Post 30 Mar 2014 – Last minute dispute thwarts Australian hydrocarbon firm from acquiring share of Israeli natural gas reservoir.
Court likely rejects state request to delay Olmert verdict
Jerusalem Post 30 Mar 2014 – Olmert’s lawyers slam state for plea deal with Zaken; court does not grant state delay request, orders continuation of hearing for Monday.
24-hour Israeli birding race Champions of the Flyway set to take off
Jerusalem Post 30 Mar 2014 – Contest is sponsored by the Society for the Protection of Nature in Israel, and BirdLife International.
Archaeologist at Treblinka Nazi death camp finds evidence of gas chambers
Jerusalem Post 30 Mar 2014 – Documentary TV series “One is Treblinka: Hitler s Killing Machine” features tile with Star of David said to be affixed to chamber.
Ya’alon to Dempsey: Alliance with US is cornerstone of Israeli security
Jerusalem Post 30 Mar 2014 – Defense minister welcomes US military chief in Jerusalem, expresses appreciation for US defense ties weeks after criticizing Obama Administration’s “feeble” world image.
Finding solace in solidarity among believers
Jerusalem Post 30 Mar 2014 – A short exchange with a priest made me realized that he felt what I feel – the loneliness and isolation of being a religious person in a country where faith and observance is one of few remaining taboos.
Holocaust survivors in Canada target of scam
Jerusalem Post 30 Mar 2014 – Letters delivered to survivors claim they would be entitled to share of fictitious fund in exchange for banking information.
Artists to Netanyahu: Let African migrants stay in Israel
Jerusalem Post 30 Mar 2014 – Authors Amos Oz and Etgar Keret, actors Gila Almagor, Moni Moshonov and Moshe Ivgi, singers Gidi Gov and Ehud Banai among signees.
Netanyahu: UNHRC continues its ‘march of hypocrisy’ against Israel
Jerusalem Post 30 Mar 2014 – PM slams UN Human Rights Council for condemning Israel in 5 resolutions; Israeli official: European countries failed to show moral leadership.
Survey finds pervasive labor discrimination against Arabs, ultra-Orthodox, women
Jerusalem Post 30 Mar 2014 – Economy Ministry poll: Both employers and employees show some reluctance to work alongside Arab men (46%), ultra-Orthodox men (30%).
Netanyahu marks MASA Israel’s 10th anniversary by meeting with participants
Jerusalem Post 30 Mar 2014 – Prime minister praises program as way to “link the Jewish People with the State of Israel and the Land of Israel.”
UN’s human rights monitor is a Mossad spy, Iran alleges
Jerusalem Post 30 Mar 2014 – Ahmed Shaheed is the Maldivian diplomat who was elected as the UN s special rapporteur on the state of human rights in the Islamic Republic.
Six killed in Turkey as rival factions battle in municipal elections
Jerusalem Post 30 Mar 2014 – As voters hit polls in municipal elections, CHP opposition party portrays Erdogan as a corrupt dictator ready to hang on to power by any means.
Can intermarriage achieve what anti-Semitism couldn’t?
Jerusalem Post 30 Mar 2014 – With intermarriage rates in the Diaspora on the rise, will the Jewish community outside of Israel eventually vanish completely?
New Jersey governor apologizes to Sheldon Adelson over ‘occupied territories’ remark
Jerusalem Post 30 Mar 2014 – Chris Christie, who is believed to be mulling a run for president, gave a speech to the Republican Jewish Coalition in Las Vegas on Saturday.
General begins Israel visit as US mediators seek to save peace talks
The Guardian 30 Mar 2014 – General Martin Dempsey meets Israeli defence minister Peace talks hit snag over terms of Israeli prisoner release The chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Martin Dempsey, on Sunday began his visit to Israel ,…
Egypt accuses Jazeera editor of Morsi-linked espionage
Daily Star 30 Mar 2014 An Egyptian minister on Sunday accused an editor of Al-Jazeera television of helping leak classified intelligence documents in an espionage case involving deposed president Mohamed Morsi.
Bahrain jails 16 Shiites for life
Daily Star 30 Mar 2014 A Bahraini court on Sunday jailed 16 Shiites for life and two others 10 years for an attack that wounded two policemen in a village near Manama, a judicial source said.
More than 50 Syria rebels, jihadists killed: NGO
Daily Star 30 Mar 2014 More than 50 rebels and jihadists were killed in fighting in northeast Syria’s Hasakeh province as the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) overran a town bordering Iraq, an NGO said Sunday.
Saudi dynasty moves to forestall succession crisis
Daily Star 30 Mar 2014 * Saudi ruling family keen to avoid full blown power struggle * Top two in the hierarchy are old, doubts about health * Pressure is on to fix biggest succession challenge for 50 years By Angus McDowall RIYADH,…
Merchant ship shot at in Strait of Hormuz Sunday: NATO
Daily Star 30 Mar 2014 Unknown assailants in a speedboat shoot at a merchant vessel as it sails through the Strait of Hormuz between Iran and Oman, the NATO Shipping Centre (NSC) says.
Egypt’s presidential election to be held on May 26 and 27
Daily Star 30 Mar 2014 Egypt’s electoral commission says the presidential election will take place on May 26 and 27, 10 months after the army overthrew Islamist leader Mohammad Morsi.
Iraq election commission withdraws resignations
Daily Star 30 Mar 2014 The board of Iraq’s election commission withdraws its collective resignation, partly after an appeal from the United Nations mission to Baghdad, state television and a diplomatic source say.
Peace process as an obstacle to peace
YNet News, 30 Mar 2014 – Op-ed: In recent years, writes novelist A. B. Yehoshua, ‘peace process’ has become an independent diplomatic entity whose outward appearance conceals not only real inaction but deeds which clearly contradict peace itself. ….
Paris gets first female mayor
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US, Russia meeting on Ukraine ends after four hours of talks
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Kerry, Russian counterpart meet on Ukraine crisis
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US still views Russia as communist USSR
YNet News, 30 Mar 2014 – Analysis: Growing conflict stems from American refusal to recognize change in Russia’s abilities and interests a decade ago. ….
2 Spanish journalists kidnapped in Syria go free
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Judge’s decision in Holyland case pushed till Monday
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Olmert brought down by his own mistake
YNet News, 30 Mar 2014 – Analysis: For years, former prime minister relied not only on his wisdom, but also on the admiration, devotion and loyalty of his employees and friends. Until he made one foolish decision. ….
Palestinian Information Center
Israel’s ethnic cleansing continued since 1976
PIC – Every year on March 30, residents of the Triangle area in the 1948 occupied territories commemorate the anniversary of the Land Day and remember their martyrs who were killed by the Israeli forces.
Prisoner Raddad: I will not yield to the occupation and I will die with dignity
PIC – Palestinian prisoner Mutassim Raddad, who suffers from serious cancer, said that if he died he would die with dignity and pride and would never bow to the occupation.
PA security forces raid mosque, arrest more than 100 Hizb Al-Tahrir supporters
PIC – The Palestinian Authority security forces violently raided a meeting held on Saturday evening by Hizb Al-Tahrir (Liberation Party) inside Jamal Abdul-Naser Mosque in Bireh city.
PPS: IOA holds in its jails five thousand captives
PIC – The PPS said in a statement on Sunday, on the occasion of the Land Day, that the IOA is holding nearly 5 thousand Palestinian captives in its 22 prisons and detention centers.
Kurd: The humanitarian situation in Gaza is deteriorating
PIC – Ahmad Kurd, coordinator of the charitable institutions in the Gaza Strip, confirmed that the humanitarian situation in Gaza has continued to deteriorate with the tightening of the blockade.
IOF soldiers raid Bab al-Karama village, arrest two activists
PIC – The Israeli occupation forces (IOF) raided on Saturday afternoon the village of Bab al-Karama, few hours after its establishment in Jeftlek town north of the city of Jericho, and arrested activists.
Clashes reported at Qalandia roadblock
PIC – Violent clashes were reported on Sunday morning between Israeli occupation forces (IOF) and dozens of Palestinian young men at Qalandia roadblock to the north of occupied Jerusalem.
Arab League Demand Release of Palestinian Prisoners
WAFA – 30 Mar 2014
Abbas Receives Call from Arab League Secretary-General
WAFA – 30 Mar 2014
Former U.S. President Briefs Abbas on Letter Sent to Kerry to Save the Peace Process
WAFA – 30 Mar 2014
Israeli Forces Quell Demonstrations in West Bank Marking Earth Day
WAFA – 30 Mar 2014
Producer Price Index Down in February 2014
WAFA – 30 Mar 2014
Erekat: Door Still Open for Prisoners Release
WAFA – 30 Mar 2014
Police Arrests Three, Shoots and Injures One in Issawiyya Confrontations
WAFA – 30 Mar 2014
Israelis, Palestinians at odds over delayed prisoner release
LA Times 30 Mar 2014 – JERUSALEM — A delay in the release of Palestinian prisoners held by Israel is the latest disruption to the U.S.-brokered peace talks, with backstage efforts underway to break the impasse.
Spanish journalists freed after six months in captivity in Syria
LA Times 30 Mar 2014 – AMMAN, Jordan — Two Spanish journalists taken hostage in Syria more than six months ago have been freed, their newspaper said.
FoxNews Gins Up Honor Diaries Controversy
Tikun Olam – The University of Michigan-Dearborn initially agreed to screen the Clarion Project s new faux-feminist film, Honor Diaries . Then faculty and staff began to weigh in on the biased, shallow orientations of the documentary and the administrators who d scheduled the screening had second thoughts. The film s…
Woodside walkout not lethal to Leviathan
Globes Main News – A gas export deal with Egypt or Turkey could make the Woodside deal history.
Court approves “Makor Rishon” and “nrg” sale to “Israel Today”
Globes Main News – “Ma’ariv” is still for sale after an offer from the “Jerusalem Post” was not considered worthwhile.
A British Jew warns US Jewish orgs to heed rapidly-shifting world opinion
Mondoweiss – Sheldon Adelson wearing Romney button in Hebrew, at King David Hotel Jerusalem, 2012 We received the note below from a British Jew. I then had a conversation on the phone with him and he said he felt the urgent responsibility to communicate the world s opinion of…
Nochi Dankner’s foreign partners petition to liquidate Ganden
Globes Main News – The Schimmels are seeking an unpaid debt of NIS 6.7 million from the former IDB parent company.
Christie steps in deep doo-doo, promptly apologizes to Adelson. Whew!
Mondoweiss – Gov.Chris Christie and Sheldon Adelson (photo: Getty) All heck broke loose at the Adelson 2016 Primary in Las Vegas yesterday when Chris Christie, the embattled New Jersey governor still immersed in the bridgegate scandal , uttered the words occupied territory during an otherwise enrapturing speech in front…
Golan Telecom offers NIS 35 monthly plan
Globes Main News – The plan expires in December when the price will rise to NIS 99 per month.
Discount Bank labor dispute over
Globes Main News – Employees will receive a 3.25% pay hike, less than the 3.75% sought.
Beny Steinmetz sells diamond business – report
Globes Main News – Swiss daily “Le Temps” says Steinmetz sold his SDG stake because of the probe into his Guinea mining operations.
Contractually obligated to say the peace process is alive, Aslan told Americans to get ready for one state
Mondoweiss – This is old news, from 2011, I believe, but it s fresh as a daisy. Pam Bailey sent it along. Reza Aslan, author of Zealot, a life of Jesus , is asked about the Palestinian issue, and responds, Do you want my honest answer or what I m supposed…
Treasury rejects arbitration on Israel Chemicals royalties
Globes Main News – Finance Ministry: The government has the right to establish the Sheshinski Committee.
Land tenders postponed
Globes Main News – Tenders for hundreds of homes have been postponed, despite the urgent need to increase housing supply.
Bank of Israel 2013 loss soars to NIS 8.6b
Globes Main News – The loss rose seven-fold due to the shekel’s appreciation against currencies in which foreign exchange reserves are held.
Finance C’ttee approves NIS 177m for settlements
Globes Macro Economics – Much of the money will go to settlements in the West Bank and Golan Heights.
Gasoline price to fall Monday night
Globes Main News – The price of self-service 95-octane gasoline will fall by NIS 0.03 per liter on April 1.
Tomato wholesale price jumps 80%
Globes Macro Economics – The wholesale price of a kilogram of tomatoes has hit NIS 9.40-9.80.
S&P affirms Israel’s credit rating
Globes Macro Economics – S&P reaffirmed its A+ rating with a “Stable” outlook for Israel.
Elbit Systems wins $163m European contract
Globes Aerospace & Defense – The company will supply defense electronic systems for ground applications.
Netanyahu Makes Common Cause With European Anti-Semites
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Israel to consider war crimes case
Sabbah report 30 Mar 2014 – Israel’s Supreme Court will hear evidence that officials committed war crimes in Lebanon and Gaza. Continue reading í! Read More: Israel to consider war crimes case . Sign up for our FREE newsletter!
Thousands Attend Paris Aliyah Fair Amid Spate of Anti-Semitic Incidents
The Foward Breaking News 30 Mar 2014 – Thousands of French Jews attended an information fair in Paris about moving to Israel. Click here for the rest of the article…
U.S. Court: Hamas Attack Victims Cannot Seize Iranian Relics as Restitution
The Foward Breaking News 30 Mar 2014 – Victims of a 1997 suicide bombing in Jerusalem cannot seize Persian antiquities on display in the United States as restitution, a federal judge ruled. Click here for the rest of the article…
Israeli forces attack protesters on Land Day 3032014 Beit Ommar
Palestine Solidarity Project 30 Mar 2014 – Israeli forces attack protesters on Land Day 3032014 Beit Ommar Clashes have broken out between Israeli forces and activists demonstrating to mark the eve of Land Day in Beit Ommar The demonstration turned violent after Israeli forcesfired stun grenades to disperse the protesters marching through…
U.S. General Martin Dempsey Meeting With Israeli Military Officials
The Foward Breaking News 30 Mar 2014 – Gen. Martin Dempsey, chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff, will meet with senior Israeli military officials in Israel. Click here for the rest of the article…
Anti-Sisi hashtag sweeps Twitter
BBC 30 Mar 2014 – A hashtag insulting presidential candidate Abdul Fattah al-Sisi has been circulating widely on social media in Egypt.
Egypt election set for late May
BBC 30 Mar 2014 – Egypt’s presidential poll has been set for 26-27 May, the electoral authorities say, days after army chief Gen Sisi resigns to become a candidate.
Israel Won’t Release Prisoners Without Something in Return, Says Netanyahu
The Foward Breaking News 30 Mar 2014 – Israel will not release more Palestinian prisoners without getting something in return, and such a deal will be brought to the Cabinet for approval, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said. Click here for the rest of the article…
Spanish journalists freed in Syria
BBC 30 Mar 2014 – Two Spanish journalists kidnapped in Syria six months ago by radical Islamist rebels have been released.
Thousands across Palestine mark Land Day
Al-Akhbar News 30 Mar 2014 – Palestinian children hold balloons during a rally marking mark “Land Day” on March 30, 2014 in the town of Khan Yunis, in the southern Gaza Strip. (Photo: AFP – Said Khatib) Palestinian children hold balloons during a rally marking mark “Land Day” on March 30, 2014…
Election results unlikely to decrease polarization in Turkey
Al-Monitor 30 Mar 2014 – As Turkey counts the votes in March 30 municipal elections, political volatility is likely to continue.
Eight killed in Turkey election violence
Al-Akhbar News 30 Mar 2014 – Violent feuds broke out Sunday in Turkish local elections for village and neighborhood leaders, leaving eight people dead and 13 wounded, media reports said. At least six people died and four were wounded in the village of Yuvacik, Sanliurfa province, in the country’s mainly Kurdish southeast,…
Why Turkey s elections may not matter
Al-Monitor 30 Mar 2014 – Today s election may have less of an effect in Turkey than many think, as electoral upsets have been relatively rare and their consequences limited.
Iran and Israel pursue cold peace in Gaza
Al-Monitor 30 Mar 2014 – Tehran and Tel Aviv may share an interest in stability in Gaza.
Russia considers natural gas expansion in North Africa, Near East
Al-Monitor 30 Mar 2014 – Russia sees potential for LNG expansion in the Middle East.
Militant attack kills Egyptian soldier in Sinai
Al-Akhbar News 30 Mar 2014 – An Egyptian soldier was killed on Sunday when militants attacked the bus he was driving in the town of Al-Arish in the Sinai Peninsula, an army source said. The bus was transporting police officers, three of whom were wounded, the source said. There was no immediate…
Netanyahu knocks UN for resolutions condemning Israel
Al-Akhbar News 30 Mar 2014 – An Israeli occupation soldier fires at Palestinians in the West Bank city of Hebron, on March 17, 2014 during an anti-occupation demonstration. (Photo: AFP – Hazem Bader) An Israeli occupation soldier fires at Palestinians in the West Bank city of Hebron, on March 17, 2014 during…
Two Spanish journalists abducted in Syria released
Al-Akhbar News 30 Mar 2014 – Two Spanish journalists taken hostage by an al-Qaeda-linked group last year have been freed, the Spanish daily El Mundo reported Sunday. “At 21:27 (Spanish time 2027 GMT Saturday) veteran El Mundo Middle East correspondent Javier Espinosa called the paper’s newsroom and said they had been released…
New killings in Iraq push monthly toll to nearly 500
Al-Akhbar News 30 Mar 2014 – Iraqis stand looking at a security forces convoy that patrols a street after local police took control of the Southern area of the city of Ramadi, west of the capital Baghdad in the Anbar province, on March 16, 2014. (Photo: AFP – Azher Shallal) Iraqis stand…
Geothermal energy has great potential in Lebanon
Al-Monitor 30 Mar 2014 – Recent studies show that Lebanon has a number of locations that are suitable for geothermal power plants.
Lebanon faces water crisis
Al-Monitor 30 Mar 2014 – As annual rainfall decreases and water consumption levels rise, Lebanon has fallen below the so-called water poverty line and must work to develop innovative solutions to address this crisis.
Syrian Kurds blame Iran, Turkey for ISIS attacks
Al-Monitor 29 Mar 2014 – Syria’s main Kurdish force, the Democratic Union Party, says that the ISIS battle with Syrian Kurdish groups is benefiting the Syrian government.
The moderate rebels: A needle in a haystack
Al-Akhbar Politics 29 Mar 2014 – Rebel fighters members of the al-Sham Brigade (Liwa al-Sham) take part in a training session in the northeastern city of Deir Ezzor, on March 25, 2014. (Photo: AFP-Ahmed Aboud) Rebel fighters members of the al-Sham Brigade (Liwa al-Sham) take part in a training session in the…
Will Turkey’s municipal elections determine Erdogan’s future?
Al-Akhbar Politics 29 Mar 2014 – Supporters of Turkey’s main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) wave Turkish and party flags during an election rally in Ankara March 28, 2014. (Photo-AFP-Adem Altan) Supporters of Turkey’s main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) wave Turkish and party flags during an election rally in Ankara March…
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38 years later, Israel gives Palestinians new reasons to mark Land Day
Amjad Iraqi, +972 Magazine3/30/2014
Like other Palestinian national days, Land Day commemorations are less about the historical event as they are reminders of things happening today. Despite years of active struggles, Palestinians are finding themselves protesting the same threats to their land rights in 2014 as they were in 1976.
March 30 marks the 38th anniversary of Land Day, which commemorates the mass Palestinian demonstrations against Israel s sweeping confiscation of Arab lands in the Galilee in 1976. But like other Palestinian national days, the commemorations are less about the historical event as they are reminders of things that are happening today. Despite years of active struggles as second-class Israeli citizens, an occupied population or exiled refugees, Palestinians are finding themselves protesting the same threats to their land rights in 2014 as they were in 1976.
This is neither a nationalist nor ideological statement. Since 1948, the state has aggressively expropriated and minimized Palestinian lands and properties and transferred them to exclusive Jewish ownership. But rather than correcting its policies to realize the historical, human and civil rights of Palestinians to the land, the discriminatory practices have intensified. An alarming rise in forced displacement, unequal distribution and racist laws that target the land rights of Palestinians both in Israel and the Occupied Territories show that the state s priorities continue to lie more with its ethno-nationalist ambitions than with the rights of non-Jews inside its borders, let alone the viability of peace with the Palestinians.
The last year alone demonstrates the severity of this vision. In 2013, at least 572 homes and structures belonging to Arab Bedouin citizens in the Negev were demolished, many of them destroyed by residents themselves due to threats of financial charges by state authorities. The number of demolitions in the occupied Jordan Valley doubled in 2013, with 390 structures destroyed compared to 172 in 2012….more..e-mail
Why Land Day still matters
Sam Bahour and Fida Jiryis, +972 Magazine3/30/2014
Today, with no resolution in sight to the historic injustices inflicted upon them, Palestinians in Israel and elsewhere use this day to remember and redouble their efforts for emancipation.
Every year since 1976, on March 30, Palestinians around the world have commemorated Land Day. Though it may sound like an environmental celebration, Land Day marks a bloody day in Israel when security forces gunned down six Palestinians as they protested Israeli expropriation of Arab-owned land in the country s north to build Jewish-only settlements.
The Land Day victims were not Palestinians from the occupied territory but citizens of the state, a group that now numbers over 1.6 million people, or more than 20.5 percent of the population. They are inferior citizens in a state that defines itself as Jewish and democratic, but in reality is neither.
On that dreadful day 38 years ago, in response to Israel s announcement of a plan to expropriate thousands of acres of Palestinian land for security and settlement purposes, a general strike and marches were organized in Palestinian towns within Israel, from the Galilee to the Negev. The night before, in a last-ditch attempt to block the planned protests, the government imposed a curfew on the Palestinian villages of Sakhnin, Arraba, Deir Hanna, Tur an, Tamra and Kabul, in the Western Galilee. The curfew failed; citizens took to the streets. Palestinian communities in the West Bank and Gaza, as well as those in the refugee communities across the Middle East, joined in solidarity demonstrations.
In the ensuing confrontations with the Israeli army and police, six Palestinian citizens of Israel were killed, about 100 wounded and hundreds arrested. The day lives on, fresh in the Palestinian memory, since today, as in 1976, the conflict is not limited to Israel s illegal occupation of the West Bank and Gaza Strip but is ever-present in the country s treatment of its own Palestinian Arab citizens.more..e-mail
An Israeli policeman’s account of Land Day, 1976
Ha Olam Hazeh, 1976, translated by Ofer Neiman, +972 Magazine3/30/2014
On March 30, 1976, Israeli police repressed protests by Palestinian citizens of Israel against the confiscation of Arab land in the Galilee for use by Jewish citizens. Six protesters were killed, some 100 wounded and hundreds were arrested. Ever since, Palestinians in Israel, the Occupied Territories and the Diaspora mark Land Day on March 30. Ha olam Hazeh, a magazine published by Uri Avnery, was the only Israeli media outlet to challenge the state s narrative of the events at the time. The following, a testimony from an Israeli police officer who was present that day, is short item Ha olam Hazeh published following the Land Day events.
I was unfortunate (the swelling on my forehead will att
est to that) to be a part of the police forces which were supposed to pacify the riots which had broken out amongst the Arabs of the Galilee on the day they called Land Day.
Reading the reports by journalists who were present on the ground, I cannot but throw down the yoke of silence imposed on me as a police officer, and set the record straight regarding a number of issues.
I am not a man of the left, but aspects of my view of what happened in the Galilee on March 30 [1976] will surely have me annexed to the left-wing bloc, for this bloc, in my opinion, is, to my dismay, the bloc holding the objective view.
On March 30 at 12:30 in the morning, my unit was called to a briefing, which was engulfed in hatred towards Arabs, and in which expressions mandating violence for the sake of violence against those who have violated our sleep, the Arabs, were voiced. When we reached the place, no stones awaited us, and therefore our forces invaded the village in armored vehicles associations with my parents stories about the British Mandate [come to mind].more..e-mail
Resource: Israel’s persistent policy of land discrimination
+972 Magazine3/30/2014
To commemorate the 38th Land Day , marked on 30 March 2014, Adalah The Legal Center for Arab Minority Rights in Israel, decided to research the policy of state land allocation. This data revealed that the ILA and the Ministry of Construction and Housing persist in their discriminatory policies against Arab-Palestinian citizens in Israel in various fields of development.
The ILA and the Ministry also continue to place Palestinian land on the market for mass housing construction in the illegal settlements in the 1967 occupied territories, and sell property belonging to Palestinian refugees, thereby further obstructing the likelihood for their right of return.
Adalah report: Tenders Published by the Israel Land Authority and the Ministry of Construction in 2013: Housing Units, Industrial and Commercial Areas and Palestinian Refugee Property The policy of discrimination and disenfranchisement continues March 2014
To commemorate the 38th “Land Day”, which will be marked on 30 March 2014, Adalah decided to research the policy of state land allocation as implemented by the Israel Land Authority (ILA) and the Ministry of Construction and Housing. Adalah collected data concerning land tenders published in 2013 by the ILA both in the State of Israel and in the territories occupied since 1967. This data revealed that the ILA and the Ministry of Construction and Housing persist in their discriminatory policies against Arab-Palestinian citizens in Israel in various fields of development. The ILA and the Ministry also continue to place Palestinian land on the market for mass housing construction in the illegal settlements in the 1967 occupied territories, and sell property belonging to Palestinian refugees, thereby further obstructing the likelihood for their right of return. — See also:Full Adalah report (PDF)more..e-mail
Israeli Checkpoints Crippling Palestinian Society
Palestine Chronicle: 30 Mar 2014 – By Ridwan Sheikh The killing of the Jordanian Judge, Raed Zeiter, at a border checkpoint, calls for a criminal investigation, but are the wrongs in checkpoint practices a ploy to weaken Palestinian society? The swift statement of regret by the Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, following the border checkpoint tragedy, was a rare break-off from Israeli military lines, denouncing Zeiter as a terrorist . In reality, it showed the extent of Israel s diplomacy with Jordan. The gunning down of Zeiter, is a familiar action to Palestinians. But, it masks a glaring question. If Zeiter wasn t a citizen of Jordan, would the Israel be quick to release a statement, conflicting military reports of a hit was identified , or would Zeiter be a forgotten anomaly, prevalent in such cases? Passing a road checkpoint is usually routine. But, in Gaza and the West Bank, it s fraught with tension that puts an unbearable strain on…more
The New New World Order
Palestine Chronicle: 30 Mar 2014 – By Jim Miles Look for the AIPAC hand whenever the US gets embroiled in a foreign policy debacle. Zionist agents will engender conflict and continue riding the American wagon as it rode the German and the British before until the US becomes useless. Then they will jump on the next world power wagon. Kosher Theft , Jamal Kanj, Palestine Chronicle, March 26, 2014. [Obama s] ideas were stirring. Time and again the president invoked democracy, self-determination, human equality, territorial integrity and dignity principles the U.S. has nullified in its policy in Israel and Palestine. Obama s European message self-determination, equality, dignity is null and void in Palestine. Philip Weiss,www.opednews.com, March 29, 2014. It was a different world two decades ago. The Soviet Union under Yeltsin s hand capitulated to the west and the slow march away from a democratizing state began. The west had won the…more
Web Freedom and Transparency in the Turkish PM’s Crosshairs
Dissident Voice: 30 Mar 2014 – The Turkish government s sordid and unavailing commitment to increase the violence in neighboring Syria s Civil War has apparently coincided with the government s growing authoritarianism and disregard for its citizens, with PM Erdogan hoping to end the freedom of expression enjoyed by Turks via the internet. A leaked audio tape appearing on YouTube contained a discussion by high-ranking Turkish officials about moving Turkish tanks on to Syrian territory, shortly after launching missiles at their own country and blaming the Syrian regime as the required pretext. Although the officials later claimed the recording was manipulated, the morbid choice of subjects in their discussion should prove nauseating for any citizens of Turkey. The talk of moving Turkish tanks into Syria is unmistakable in the recording, as is the detail of the number of men and the nature of the weapons that the Turkish regime intended to use against its own people as an…more
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