Ma'an News
Medics: 80 injured in Nakba protests near Ramallah
5/16/2012 - RAMALLAH (Ma'an) -- Over 80 Palestinians were injured in clashes with Israeli forces near Ramallah on Tuesday, medics said, as protesters commemorated the Nakba, or catastrophe, of their exile in 1948. After a mass rally in Ramallah's Clock Square, protesters headed to Israel's Ofer detention center and the Qalandiya checkpoint....
New PA cabinet to be sworn in Wednesday
5/16/2012 - BETHLEHEM (Ma'an) -- A reshuffle of Palestinian Authority ministers has been finalized and the new cabinet will be sworn in later Wednesday, sources close to the process told Ma'an. The Fatah Central Committee approved the new government at its meeting last week, the sources said. The Ramallah-based cabinet, which has been missing.... Related: Hamas condemns PA cabinet reshuffle and Fayyad loses treasury post
Hebron teen 'injured by tear gas canister'
5/16/2012 - HEBRON (Ma'an) -- A Palestinian teenager was seriously injured Wednesday in clashes with Israeli forces at Hebron's al-Arrub refugee camp, a local official said. Omar Haitham Badawi, 18, was hospitalized after he was struck in the face by a tear gas canister, local popular committee spokesman Muhammad Awad told Ma'an....
Strike deal 'does not end administrative detention'
5/16/2012 - BETHLEHEM (Ma'an) -- A deal struck early Tuesday to end the Palestinian prisoners' hunger strike will not halt administrative detention, prisoners groups said Wednesday. The document signed by prisoners representatives states that prisoners will halt hunger strikes and "security activity" inside Israeli jails in exchange for Israeli "facilitation" on policies toward solitary confinement....
Report: Haifa University cancels Nakba event
5/16/2012 - TEL AVIV, Israel (Ma'an) -- The University of Haifa on Wednesday canceled an event planned to commemorate the Nakba, or catastrophe, of Palestinians' mass expulsion, the Israeli news site Ynet reported. The university dean canceled the event when he realized it was to mark the Nakba, Ynet said. Protesters held Nakba events in....
PA says seeking former Arafat advisor's arrest
5/16/2012 - RAMALLAH (Ma'an) -- The head of the Palestinian Authority's anti-corruption commission said Tuesday that a former advisor to late president Yasser Arafat would be sought abroad and referred to court. Rafiq Natsheh said the Palestinian Authority "already took legal action" to register an international arrest warrant for Muhammad Rashid, who served as....
Rights group: Gaza court rejects death sentence appeal
5/16/2012 - BETHLEHEM (Ma'an) -- A Gaza court has rejected an appeal against the death by hanging of a murder convict, a rights group said. The Gaza Court of Cassation on Sunday refused the appeal of defendant N. J. D. , from Gaza City after he was sentenced to death in April 2011, the Palestinian Center for....
Hamas condemns PA cabinet reshuffle
5/16/2012 - BETHLEHEM (Ma'an) - The reshuffled Palestinian Authority government will be sworn in Wednesday at 6 p. m. officials said, in a move that Hamas condemned and labeled illegitimate. This is the second reshuffle for the Ramallah-based government which was first established in June 2007 under Salam Fayyad. In the new government, Fayyad is expected.... Related: New PA cabinet to be sworn in Wednesday and Abbas swears in new ministers in Ramallah reshuffle
Arafat adviser 'suspected of embezzling millions of dollars'
5/16/2012 - BETHLEHEM (Ma'an) -- ِA former adviser to late President Yasser Arafat is accused of embezzling tens of millions of dollars, the head of the PA anti-corruption commission said Wednesday. Rafiq Natsheh told Ma'an his commission sought an international arrest warrant for Muhammad Rashid after he failed to respond to earlier summons....
Fayyad loses treasury post
5/16/2012 - RAMALLAH (Reuters) -- Palestinian Authority premier Salam Fayyad lost his dual role as finance minister in a government reshuffle on Wednesday, officials said. Fayyad was supported by the West for rare fiscal responsibility in the corruption-plagued and donor-dependent economy. Although he is relinquishing the treasury portfolio, he will retain his main role in the shakeup of....
Abbas swears in new ministers in Ramallah reshuffle
5/16/2012 - RAMALLAH (Ma'an) -- Palestinian Authority premier Salam Fayyad lost his dual role as finance minister in a government reshuffle on Wednesday, as President Mahmoud Abbas swore in 9 new ministers. He was replaced by Nabil Qassis, a former university president who like Fayyad is a political independent. Qassis will have to deal with fiscal....
Members of Salam Fayyad's new government
5/16/2012 - RAMALLAH (Ma'an) -- A list of cabinet ministers sworn in to Salam Fayyad's new government late Wednesday in Ramallah, as provided by Wafa, the official news agency of the Palestinian Authority. -- Salam Fayyad, prime minister (incumbent)-- Nabil Qassis, finance minister (new)-- Riad Malki, foreign minister-- Said Abu Ali, interior minister -- Yousef Abu....
Fire breaks out at Ramallah govt building
5/16/2012 - RAMALLAH (Ma'an) -- An investigation has been opened into a fire that erupted Wednesday at a government building in Ramallah, a civil defense spokesman said. Firefighters managed to control the fire at the ministries complex, which is still under construction, Luay Odeh told Ma'an. There were no injuries and the cause of....
Bus overturns on Abu Dis road, 8 injured
5/16/2012 - BETHLEHEM (Ma'an) -- At least eight people were injured on Wednesday after bus overturned on the road near Abu Dis, witnesses said. Three people were seriously injured and transferred to Hadassah hospital in East Jerusalem after Israeli and Palestinian ambulances arrived at the scene, onlookers said. Five others were taken to hospitals in Ramallah....
Analysis: Nakba and the resolve of memory
5/16/2012 - By Ramzy Baroud - Many Palestinians remember and reference al-Nakba, also known as the Catastrophe, on May 15 every year. The event marks the expulsion of nearly a million Palestinians, while their villages were destroyed. The destruction of Palestine in 1947-48 ushered in the birth of Israel. Older generations relay the harsh and oppressive memory....
World Bank grants $6.5 million to improve Palestinian job prospects
5/16/2012 - BETHLEHEM (Ma'an) -- The World Bank on Tuesday approved a $6. 5 million grant to improve job prospects for Palestinian graduates. The "Education to Work Transition" project will foster partnerships between universities and employers and tailor courses toward future employment, the World Bank said in a statement." Students need more than academic knowledge to....
International football championship underway in Ramallah
5/16/2012 - BETHLEHEM (Ma'an) -- Soccer teams from eight countries are in the West Bank to compete in the Palestine International Championship. Jordan's Prince Ali Bin al-Hussein, who is Fifa's Asia Vice President, attended the championship's opening ceremony in Ramallah on Monday, along with PA premier Salam Fayyad and sports....
Palestinians observe Nakba Day in Turkey
5/16/2012 - ISTANBUL (Ma'an) -- Palestinians in Turkey on Tuesday held a rally to commemorate the anniversary of Palestinian exile in 1948. Ahmad Abu Saleh, a member of the Palestinian community in Turkey, gave a statement stressing Palestinians' right to return to their homes. The rally was attended by Turkish politicians and a Turkish association....
Syria attack kills 21; rebels say protect UN monitors
5/16/2012 - BEIRUT (Reuters) -- At least 21 people were killed on Tuesday in an attack in northern Syria, activists said, and members of a team of UN monitors caught in the incident said they were in rebel hands "for their own protection." When Reuters asked one of the four monitors by phone if they were being held....
UN aims to collect monitors from Syrian town
5/16/2012 - BEIRUT (Reuters) -- The United Nations aims to collect a monitoring team from the Syrian town of Khan Sheikhoun on Wednesday, the head of the monitoring mission said, after they spent the night in the hands of rebels following an attack near their convoy. The Free Syrian Army said on Tuesday the monitors, whose cars were....
Syria rebels hand monitors to UN team in Khan Sheikhoun
5/16/2012 - AMMAN/BEIRUT (Reuters) -- Syrian rebels delivered six UN ceasefire monitors caught up in attack that killed at least 21 civilians to UN colleagues on Wednesday, a rebel commander said." We gave the six with their cars to a UN convoy near the entrance of Khan Sheikhoun. They are all safe, in good heath and on....
Syria tensions light fuse in north Lebanon
5/16/2012 - TRIPOLI, Lebanon (Reuters) -- As armored vehicles rumble past bullet-scarred streets, Lebanese men heckle soldiers they have now added to their list of enemies: "There go the traitors!"In Lebanon's northern city of Tripoli, the army may have halted three days of bloody clashes kindled by unrest in Syria next door, but anger is....
Syria remains top destination for Iran arms transfers
5/16/2012 - UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Syriaremains the top destination for Iranian arms shipments in violation of a UN Security Council ban on weapons exports by the Islamic Republic, according to a confidential draft report by a UN panel of experts seen by Reuters on Wednesday." Syria continues to be the central party to illicit Iranian arms transfers....
Aljazeera
Occupied Lives: Not knowing what your son looks like
Palestinian Center for Human Rights
Idhna: Family faces a third home demolition by Israel
5/16/2012 - International Solidarity Movement - By Sunny, 8 May 2012, International Solidarity Movement, West Bank - On Monday, May 7 in the southern West Bank village of Idhna, Mohamed Temezi was busy working on his caravan home. Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) arrived unexpectedly and subjected him and his wife Faizah Temezi to a 3 hour ordeal in which they were detained....
Nakba anniversary message
5/16/2012 - International Solidarity Movement - By Mazin Qumsiyeh, 15 May 2012, Popular Resistance - On this 64th anniversary of the Nakba we mourn the ethnic cleansing that began in 1948 and that continues today with silent transfer, home demolitions, land confiscation and more. But we also celebrate an amazing resilience and success of the Palestinian endogenous people against incredible odds: -We.... Related: Popular Resistance
Israel responds violently to East Jerusalem Naqba commemoration, nine still detained
Alternative Information Center - Israeli police and border patrol officers raided the East Jerusalem village of Issawiya early Tuesday morning in response to a Naqba day commemoration held by the village residents. Two people were injured and 11 detained.
Pinkwashing: Israel expecting 20,000 tourists in Tel Aviv during June pride week
Alternative Information Center - Israel is expecting 20,000 tourists to arrive in Tel Aviv for gay pride week in the beginning of June. This anticipated economic boon is a public relations victory for Israel’s “pinkwashing” of its colonial policies and...
BDS Victory: Knesset- UK is Centre of Political Struggle against Israel
Alternative Information Center - Calling Britain “the European and even world centre of the political struggle against Israel”, the Knesset Sub-Committee for Israel-World Jewish Community Relations has scheduled a discussion on “the challenges standing before the Jewish and pro-Israeli community...
While jewellers profit Palestinians bear the cost
Alternative Information Center - As the leaders of the global diamond industry gathered in Vicenza, Italy on Monday for the annual meeting of the World Diamond Council, a large gathering of Palestine solidarity activists turned out to raise awareness about...
Ha'aretz
Jerusalem Court grants rabbis custody over Nablus tomb, violating status quo
Ha'aretz - 16 May 2012
New draft law unlikely to compel ultra-Orthodox enlistment in IDF
Ha'aretz - 16 May 2012
Ashdod deputy mayor suspended over sexual harassment accusations
Ha'aretz - 16 May 2012
University of Haifa cancels Nakba Day event at last minute
Ha'aretz - 16 May 2012
Culture Ministry accuses Habima national theater of damaging Israel
Ha'aretz - 16 May 2012
Special Yizkor text to regain its role next Memorial Day
Ha'aretz - 16 May 2012
Man sets out to prove he didn't kill his baby son
Ha'aretz - 16 May 2012
Harmful bacteria, mold found in IBA facilities in capital
Ha'aretz - 16 May 2012
Tel Aviv's rainbow crosswalk draws cheers, then jeers, online
Ha'aretz - 16 May 2012
At last minute, Haifa University cancels Nakba event
Ha'aretz - 16 May 2012
Israel Police establishes new West Bank settlement demolition task force
Ha'aretz - 16 May 2012
U.S. Jews, Israeli feminist organizations target broadcast authority for ‘silencing women’
Ha'aretz - 16 May 2012
Israel's Interior Minister: All African migrants should be jailed
Ha'aretz - 16 May 2012
ISIS: Iran's foreign minister established clandestine nuclear program in the 90s
Ha'aretz - 15 May 2012
Israel's Military Intelligence chief visited U.S. for secret talks on Iran, Syria
Ha'aretz - 15 May 2012
Israel protesters stumble across police bureaucracy
Ha'aretz - 15 May 2012
Class action: Insurers, HMOs refuse coverage for disabled
Ha'aretz - 15 May 2012
New home birth rules okayed by obstetrics board despite criticism
Ha'aretz - 15 May 2012
Private agency has been selling nursing services to unaware patients at Tel Aviv hospital
Ha'aretz - 15 May 2012
Jerusalem Post
Cabel vows to win Histadrut leadership
Jerusalem Post 16 May 2012 - Candidate for chairmanship of Histadrut labor federation says he wants to make the union Israel’s main ‘social organization.’
California oil find would benefit Israeli company
Jerusalem Post 16 May 2012 - Alon USA - the American subsidiary of the Alon Israel Oil Company - could strike it rich.
Bar-Ilan conference promotes prenuptial agreement
Jerusalem Post 16 May 2012 - Conference discusses multi-layered approach to solve the problem of men who refuse to give their wives a bill of divorce.
Bill against animal cruelty passes 1st reading
Jerusalem Post 16 May 2012 - Knesset bill would strengthen authorities that patrol animal cruelty, amendmending the current Animal Welfare Law.
15-year-old almost loses outer ear after piercing
Jerusalem Post 16 May 2012 - Doctors perform emergency surgery, save him from amputation of his external ear.
Organization slams ‘Time' breastfeeding cover
Jerusalem Post 16 May 2012 - Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine says there is no evidence that long-term breastfeeding is harmful to child, mother.
Always on call
Jerusalem Post 16 May 2012 - Dan Nemet, who heads the medical unit of the IDF’s national emergency team, talks about life on the job.
State asks outlaw downloading of population data
Jerusalem Post 16 May 2012 - Precedent-setting request comes after the DA filed indictments in connection with the massive data theft.
IDF chief Gantz set to make historic visit to China
Jerusalem Post 16 May 2012 - Israel informs US of the trip, which was approved by the Defense Ministry; ban on arms sales to China still in place.
Looming peril
Jerusalem Post 16 May 2012 - As long as infiltrators assume that once through, they become untouchable and able to stay, they will keep coming.
Terra Incognita: How racism crept into my neighborhood
Jerusalem Post 16 May 2012 - African migrants are viewed through the prism of “victims”; their own racism is not usually acknowledged.
Iran flouts UN sanctions, sends arms to Syria
Jerusalem Post 16 May 2012 - Syria remains top destination for Iranian arms shipments in violation of UN Security Council ban on weapons exports by Islamic Republic, according to confidential draft report by UN panel.
Echoes of 1967: Israel unites
Jerusalem Post 16 May 2012 - If the world does not act to stop Iran during the 18 months before the next general elections, Israel will.
Assad warns against sowing chaos in Syria
Jerusalem Post 16 May 2012 - Countries that "sow chaos" in Syria could find tables turned, Syrian President tells state-run Russian TV.
Gridlock in Washington: You ain’t seen nothin’ yet!
Jerusalem Post 16 May 2012 - Washington Watch: In Indiana the other day Richard Mourdock served notice that if he is elected things will get a lot worse.
Fundamentally Freund: Land for lunch, anyone?
Jerusalem Post 16 May 2012 - It might sound absurd, but if we cannot overcome some empty Palestinian stomachs, then Israel may be in for a diplomatic diet we will soon come to regret.
Abbas swears in new Fayyad-led PA cabinet
Jerusalem Post 16 May 2012 - PA cabinet headed by Salam Fayyad sworn in, ending any chances of forming a Fatah-Hamas unity government.
Time for a new deal for administrative detainees
Jerusalem Post 16 May 2012 - A good place to start would be ending the possibility of extending administrative detention orders; one period of detention is bad enough.
Beinisch: To save freedom, state needs constitution
Jerusalem Post 16 May 2012 - She says can complete constitution either by court decisions or by Knesset passing additional Basic Laws.
Inside Out: Nakba lessons
Jerusalem Post 16 May 2012 - With the passage of time, the desire to “return” will not necessarily die out, but will become less personal and more abstract.
Candidly Speaking: Breakfast with Peter Beinart
Jerusalem Post 16 May 2012 - It is important to publicize that Beinart’s extremist views are an anathema to the vast majority of Israelis as well as American Jews.
Lugar defeat shows partisanship on foreign policy
Jerusalem Post 16 May 2012 - Indian republican senator, who suffered primary defeat last week after 35 years in office, is famously his own man.
Still kicking after all these years
Jerusalem Post 16 May 2012 - Celebrating her golden jubilee, Rina Schenfeld, the first lady of Israeli dance, has outlived passing trends.
Algerian author sparks uproar with Israel visit
Jerusalem Post 16 May 2012 - Boualem Sansal at Jerusalem writers festival: "What are we boycotting? This is a country with a flag."
Aharonovitch: Forget stats, public feels unsafe
Jerusalem Post 16 May 2012 - During tour of south Tel Aviv, Aharonvich says African migrants should be given "1000 shekels and plane ticket out."
Iran installs more centrifuges pre-Baghdad talks
Jerusalem Post 16 May 2012 - Western diplomats say new centrifuges not yet enriching uranium, supply of 20 percent uranium appears constant.
Haifa University cancels event marking the Nakba
Jerusalem Post 16 May 2012 - School cancels event despite initial approval when it discovers students' intention is to commemorate the Nakba.
Three Kadima MKs rebel, vote against coalition
Jerusalem Post 16 May 2012 - Likud MKs fume at their Kadima counterparts for breaking coalition discipline on two bills on Wednesday.
UN monitors caught in Syria crossfire handed over
Jerusalem Post 16 May 2012 - Rebels hand six ceasefire monitors, caught overnight in crossfire of Syria's civil conflict, back to UN.
Clashes rock Lebanon's Tripoli, 6 wounded
Jerusalem Post 16 May 2012 - Heavy fighting rocked Lebanon's northern port of Tripoli for 4rth day where sectarian tensions grow over Syria revolt.
TA Gay Pride set to paint town all kinds of colors
Jerusalem Post 16 May 2012 - Thousands of tourists expected to attend this year's event which will focus on periphery's link with Tel Aviv.
'DNA links Palestinian to TA parking lot rape scene'
Jerusalem Post 16 May 2012 - Police are set to hold a line-up to see if victims, 17 and 18, can identify the chief suspect.
Parents influential in kid's sedentary activities
Jerusalem Post 16 May 2012 - Survey determines how much support parents provide for active living in their children.
Healthy Eating: A phytonutrient cheat sheet
Jerusalem Post 16 May 2012 - The names flavonoids, polyphenols, carotenoids can be confusing. Find out once and for all what these compounds are.
1 dead in Taiba shootout between police, gunmen
Jerusalem Post 16 May 2012 - Suspected members of the Abd Al-Khader crime family previously made threatening calls to officers after recent raid.
Gov't green lights 'smart' ID cards program
Jerusalem Post 16 May 2012 - Legislative c'tee approves changes to population registry regulations; civil rights attorney warns of identity theft.
Prosecution grills Daniel Maoz in murder trial
Jerusalem Post 16 May 2012 - Judge grows increasingly frustrated with evasive answers of man accused of murdering his parents.
Top 5: Live music venues in Jerusalem
Jerusalem Post 16 May 2012 - Discover Jerusalem's rich and diverse live music scene with this great selection of venues.
Egypt vote monitors say state hindering their work
Jerusalem Post 16 May 2012 - Group says election c'tee restrictions putting in doubt foreign observers ability to check whether presidential election fair.
'Putin said Israel would take care of Iran'
Jerusalem Post 16 May 2012 - Spain's former PM Jose Maria Aznar says Russian leader made comments when justifying sale of S300 missiles to Tehran.
Danino: Crime rate down, but sense of fear high
Jerusalem Post 16 May 2012 - Police chief tells Knesset c'tee that war on crime represents "a strategic issue no less important than Iranian threat."
Yishai: Most African infiltrators involved in crime
Jerusalem Post 16 May 2012 - Interior minister says only small number of Africans in Israel are refugees, rest should be detained, repatriated.
'United States expands ties with Syrian rebels'
Jerusalem Post 16 May 2012 - Administration partly coordinating efforts to provide Syria's opposition with better weapons, 'Washington Post' reports.
Syrian Kurdish dissident: Break Syria into pieces
Jerusalem Post 16 May 2012 - Sherkoh Abbas, a veteran Kurdish dissident, calls for dismantling the country into ethnicity based areas.
Innovations of all types pave AgriTech halls
Jerusalem Post 15 May 2012 - Agriculture exhibition showcases hundreds of new technologies ranging from water-converting drones to predatory mites.
Israeli expo in Holland celebrates past and future
Jerusalem Post 15 May 2012 - Agricultural exhibition puts positive Dutch-Israeli relations on display.
The Guardian
Nakba Day clashes on West Bank between Palestinians and Israeli forces – video
The Guardian 16 May 2012 - Palestinian youths and Israeli security forces clash in the West Bank on Tuesday as Palestinians mark Nakba Day
Inter Press Service
OP-ED: Arab Autocrats Aiding Resurgence of Terrorism
IPS The rising spectre of terrorism in Syria shows that by clinging to power and refusing to implement meaningful reforms, Arab autocrats in Syria, Bahrain, and elsewhere are indirectly contributing to the resurgence of terrorism in their societies.
EU Feels Force of Israeli Demolitions
IPS All 27 foreign ministers of the European Union have strongly spoken out against Israeli demolitions in Area C of the West Bank. Since the beginning of 2011 not less than 60 EU-funded projects have been demolished while 110 others are currently at risk. Several analysts claim the Israeli authorities are...
Uruknet
[uruknet.info] Corruption, internecine conflict and the "fruits" of imperialist war in Africa
Uruknet May 15, 2012 - ... Corruption has been endemic to the so-called National Transitional Council (NTC) since its inception during the war last year. After being placed in power in Tripoli in late August 2011 and throughout the country after the brutal murder of Gaddafi on October 20, billions of dollars have gone missing from the national...
[uruknet.info] Nakba anniversary message
Uruknet May 15, 2012 - On this 64th anniversary of the Nakba we mourn the ethnic cleansing that began in 1948 and that continues today with silent transfer, home demolitions, land confiscation and more. But we also celebrate an amazing resilience and success of the Palestinian endogenous people against incredible odds:-We just celebrated the success of a...
[uruknet.info] Hunger Strike Deal
Uruknet May 15, 2012 - Palestinian hunger strikers redefined courage. Mass willingness to die for justice is unprecedented. On May 13, they reiterated their dignity or death steadfastness. More on that below. Reports about where things stand leave unanswered questions. On Sunday, Haaretz headlined "Israel, Palestinian prisoners on verge of deal to end hunger strike," saying: A...
[uruknet.info] My Name is Palestine: 64 Years Later, Time for Justice!
Uruknet May 15, 2012 - My name is Falasteen, I am the land from the Mediterranean Sea to the Jordan River. I am the home and only home to my children the Palestinians. Poets celebrate my beauty, my culture and the courage of my children. Painters sing to me their love, devotion and yearning. Al-Quds is my...
[uruknet.info] Syria News - May 15 2012 (Warning: Graphic Videos)
Uruknet
[uruknet.info] Iraq snapshot - May 15, 2012
Uruknet May 15, 2012. Chaos and violence continues, the secret prisons and torture continue in Iraq, Tareq al-Hashemi's trial starts without him, ...and much more. Today is a really sad day as the BBC spits on human rights and treats 'confessions' most likely stemming from torture as being real... Iraq practices forced confessions and, despite the Iraqi...
[uruknet.info] The Nakba: The Perpetuation of an Unwanted Legacy
Uruknet May 15, 2012 - Sixty-four years have passed since Palestinian society was decimated by the forcible transfer of some 700,000 people by Israeli forces. Each year, on 15 May, Nakba Day' commemorates the anguish of those who were expelled from their homes and those who fled in panic under direct military assault. Today also serves as...
[uruknet.info] Oil majors destroying environment and refusing to employ locals in Iraq
Uruknet May 15, 2012 - As foreign oil majors begin developing some of the world's richest oil fields in southern Iraq, there have been complaints of the way they are carrying out their obligations. Legislators from the Province of Basra, Iraq's main oil center, say the majors confiscate agricultural land, lay it waste and never pay reasonable...
[uruknet.info] Israeli Court rejects Israeli citizenship of non-Jews
Uruknet May 15, 2012 - Twenty percent of the population of Israel could be affected by a court ruling in Haifa on Tuesday in which a judge ordered that only Jews should be allowed to have Israeli citizenship, and non-Jews, even those born and raised in what is now Israel, should not be allowed to claim Israeli...
[uruknet.info] Israel's drone dominance
Uruknet May 15, 2012 - Stark Aerospace of Mississippi is perhaps the only foreign-owned company with FAA permission to fly a drone in U.S. airspace. Based in the town of Columbus, not far from Mississippi State University, Stark is a subsidiary of the state-owned Israel Aerospace Industries - not that you could tell from looking at the...
[uruknet.info] Details emerge of Israeli concessions that ended historic Palestinian mass hunger strike
Uruknet May 15, 2012 - Details of the Israeli concessions that ended an historic 28-day mass hunger strike by Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails, and the more than two-month hunger strikes of several prisoners, emerged today. Palestinian prisoners' rights group Addameer published the details on the basis of accounts given to its lawyers by Ahed Abu Gholme,...
[uruknet.info] A Palestinian mother grapples daily with the traumas of the Nakba
Uruknet May 15, 2012 - Amira is a 30-year-old Palestinian woman, struggling to raise her three children in Shuafat Refugee Camp. Amira grapples with fear, feelings of vulnerability, and isolation from her family in Amman. But her biggest concern is teaching her children to love... As for Amira's personal thoughts about the nakba, she feels that the...
[uruknet.info] Syria News - May 14, 2012 (Warning: Graphic Videos)
Uruknet May 14, 2012 -The number of martyrs has risen to 15 thus far, including 2 children and 3 defected soldiers; 9 martyrs were reported in Homs, 3 in Deir Ezzor, 1 in Hama and 2 in Damascus Suburbs. Damascus Suburbs: Kafr Batna: 6 year-old child was martyred when she was shot in the head by a...
[uruknet.info] Military Resistance 10E6: Mirror Image
Uruknet May 14, 2012 - ...The best way to make sense of the Obama administration's statements about its plans to "wind down" the decade-old occupation of Afghanistan is to recall the words of author George Orwell: "Political language...is designed to make lies sound truthful and murder respectable, and to give an appearance of solidity to pure wind."...
US-backed Yemen army pushing Qaeda back: sources
Daily Star 16 May 2012 Yemen's army, with the backing of US experts, is slowly gaining ground in its southern offensive against Al-Qaeda, diplomats and officials said on Wednesday.
Assad says Syria is fighting foreign mercenaries
Daily Star 16 May 2012 In his first interview in nearly half a year, Syrian President Bashar Assad claimed Wednesday that his regime had captured foreign mercenaries who were fighting for the opposition.
UN atom talks with Iran may show progress-diplomats
Daily Star 16 May 2012 The U.N. nuclear watchdog and Iran may be narrowing their differences on how to tackle concerns over Tehran's atomic ambitions, diplomatic sources said on Wednesday.
Verdict in UAE Islamists' case against govt due end May
Daily Star 16 May 2012 A UAE federal court will pass its verdict later this month in a case filed against the interior ministry by seven Islamists whose citizenships were revoked over alleged terror links.
Egypt's cabinet approves new budget - minister
Daily Star 16 May 2012 Egypt's government submitted its final draft budget for 2012/2013 to the state's military rulers on Wednesday, increasing spending by 17.7 billion Egyptian pounds.
Iran urges rally against Saudi-Bahrain union
Daily Star 16 May 2012 Iran hardened its tone against a plan to unite Bahrain with Saudi Arabia, calling on its people to protest Friday against what it described as a US plot to annex the tiny Gulf archipelago.
Jewish group suggests ban on far-right Greek party
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Police forces raze Ramat Migron structure
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IDF thwarts smuggling attempt on Egyptian border
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Riot police, bulldozer arrive at West Bank outpost
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Report: US helping get arms to Syria rebels
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Nakba of the Holy Temple
YNet News, 16 May 2012 - Op-ed: Comparing Nakba to Temple's destruction represents a new level of Arab obscenity ....
Haifa University bans 'Nakba Day' event
YNet News, 16 May 2012 - Students rally against decision to nix function, accuse institution of 'silencing' them ....
Say no to Nakba on campus
YNet News, 16 May 2012 - Op-ed: Israel should not allow university events that mourn Jewish state's very establishment ....
Woman swallows toothbrush; doctors fish it out
YNet News, 16 May 2012 - 'Doctors initially didn't believe me, thought I'm crazy,' says northern Israel woman ....
Police clash with Arab gangsters; 1 killed
YNet News, 16 May 2012 - Gunfight between special police forces, members of Abd al-Kader crime family leave one man dead; another wounded. No casualties for Israeli forces. Several clan members arrested ....
'Minister Yishai is inciting racism'
YNet News, 16 May 2012 - Relief organizations slam interior minister for labeling entire foreign workers, refugee community as criminals based on recent weeks' incidents ....
DNA match found in TA rape case
YNet News, 16 May 2012 - Police able to match evidence found at scene of brutal Gan Hair assault to prime suspect's DNA ....
Forum on Civic Responsibility eyes political arena
YNet News, 16 May 2012 - Professors, former politicians and rabbis join hands 'to influence Zionist, social, economic national vision' ....
What about the Arabs?
YNet News, 16 May 2012 - Op-ed: A haredi response to Yaron London, who called for shrinking number of haredim in Israel ....
Palestinian Information Center
Prisoners' achievements
PIC - Tadamun for Human Rights has revealed more details of the agreement signed the day before yesterday under Egyptian auspices between the captives and the occupation Prison Service.
The family of administrative detainee Suleiman Skafi demands his release
PIC - The family of the administrative detainee Mohammed Suleiman Tawfiq Skafi, from Al-Khalil city in the West Bank who had participated in the dignity strike in an attempt to achieve his release.
Energy Authority: Egypt's procrastination delays the arrival of Qatari fuel
PIC - The energy and Natural Resources Authority confirmed that the deliberate procrastination by the Egyptian authorities led to delaying the arrival of the Qatari fuel shipment to the Gaza Strip, so far.
IOF soldiers serve five demolition notices in Jenin
PIC - Israeli occupation forces (IOF) served five demolition notices in Jenin province including a car wash, a petrol station, and three shops, local sources said.
Arab League stresses on the Palestinian refugees' right of return
PIC - The Arab League stressed, on the 64th anniversary of the Nakba, on the right of Palestinians in the Diasporas to return to their lands..
Nunu: Barak’s statement a slap in the face of those still betting on negotiation
PIC - Gaza government spokesman Taher Al-Nunu has said that the statement by Israeli war minister Ehud Barak on borders of the Hebrew state pointed to uselessness of any future negotiation process.
IOF soldiers arrest five Palestinians
PIC - Israeli occupation forces (IOF) rounded up five Palestinians in various West Bank areas at dawn Wednesday, Israeli military sources said.
Australian court rejects police request to postpone Nakba march
PIC - An Australian court rejected a police request to delay the march to commemorate the occupation of Palestine to the weekend claiming that it would cause unacceptable traffic disruption in the city.
A sit-in tent outside the Netherlands parliament to mark Nakba
PIC - The Palestinians in the Netherlands commemorated the 64th anniversary of the Nakba in a sit-in tent outside the Parliament in The Hague, highlighting the prisoners' issue..
Hamdan: The resistance will act if Israel violates its deal with hunger strikers
PIC - Hamas official Osama Hamdan said the resistance has many pressure cards to use against Israel if it tried to circumvent its recent agreement with leaders of the Palestinian hunger strikers.
New Palestinian cabinet sworn-in
WAFA -
Unemployment Rate Reaches 24% in Q1, 2012
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Teenager Hit in Face with Tear Gas Canister
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WAFA to Celebrate its 40th Anniversary
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New Government to be Sworn-In
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Britain Welcomes Hunger Strike Agreement
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Syndicate Condemns Israeli Assault against Photojournalist
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Israeli Army Hands Demolition Notices to Shops near Jenin
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Bashar al-Assad, in Rare TV Interview, Disparages Opponents
New York Times 16 May 2012 - President Bashar al-Assad of Syria said in an interview broadcast Wednesday that he faced no real domestic opposition in the 15-month-old uprising against him.
F.B.I. Chief Says Leak on Qaeda Plot Is Under Investigation
New York Times 16 May 2012 - Robert S. Mueller III said that such a leak threatens operations, “makes it much more difficult to recruit sources, and damages our relationships with our foreign partners.”
Yemen Moves to Reclaim Towns Run by Insurgents
New York Times 16 May 2012 - Dozens were killed in airstrikes and ground attacks as the Yemeni government intensified efforts to take back land in the southern part of the nation.
Arts & Leisure: ‘Food and Fadwa’: How Noor Theater Was Born
New York Times 16 May 2012 - A seriocomedy about life under occupation, “Food and Fadwa” is the inaugural production of Noor Theater, the Middle Eastern American company in residence at New York Theater Workshop.
U.S. Muslim and Former Marine Added to No Fly List, Recruited to Become FBI Informant
Tikun Olam - Tweet Ibrahim "Abe" Mashal, Marine veteran and Muslim placed on No Fly list and recruited to inform on fellow Muslims Today’s To the Point show reported on an ACLU class-action lawsuit by 14 U.S. Muslims against the Justice Department and Department of Homeland Security for the...
Minister Erdan proposes to cut power supply to the Gaza Strip. Is he not aware of the state’s position?
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A London interruption
Mondoweiss - Yesterday I was at a pub quiz in London, and talking to my friends about how I was going to a launch of a book on Palestine by Bidisha , and a man sitting at the next table with his wife (but who had spent the evening...
Nakba consciousness-raising… in our nation’s capital
Mondoweiss - Dan Sisken took these photos in Washington, D.C., yesterday at the Nakba commemoration: Girl with Nakba photo Refugee being interviewed Tattoo: "Palestine is free" A woman narrates her mother's story The key Another key Looting photo
Hunger strikes and Nakba aside, it’s been a busy week in the Middle East
Mondoweiss - Zionism, in all of its brutality towards Palestinians and other Arabs has only survived because equally as brutal Arab dictatorships allow it to. Whether or not what we are seeing in Egypt right now has reached a point where it can be called a democratic process,...
‘New York Review of Books’ calls it ‘apartheid’ and prepares Americans for the end of the Jewish state
Mondoweiss - As a promoter of Peter Beinart's new book The Crisis of Zionism (albeit with major differences), I was overjoyed to read David Shulman's review of the book in the new New York Review of Books. The piece is not yet online, I got it in the...
American’s cartoon on Israeli site shows Netanyahu cannibalizing Obama and compelling him to service him sexually
Mondoweiss - A lot of people are talking about Eli Valley's cartoon called "The Hater in the Sky " that is up at +972. It is an imagined encounter between Benjamin Netanyahu and Barack Obama as astronauts in space, and at its climax Netanyahu demands sex from a submissive...
Barak and Panetta Set To Meet on Iran
The Foward Breaking News 16 May 2012 - Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak will meet with his U.S. counterpart, Leon Panetta, in Washington amid reports that Iran may have achieved the capability to build a nuclear bomb. Click here for the rest of the article...
Anti-Israel Group May Join Toronto Gay Parade
The Foward Breaking News 16 May 2012 - The activist group Queers Against Israeli Apartheid is planning to return to the gay pride parade in Toronto, setting up another battle with Jewish groups and the city. Click here for the rest of the article...
Americans Angry Over Female Broadcast Limits
The Foward Breaking News 16 May 2012 - Members of Israel’s Second Authority for Television and Radio have received hundreds of e-mails in the last 24 hours demanding an end to practice of “silencing women.” Click here for the rest of the article...
Ben-Ami: Politicians Fear Pro-Israel Intimidation
The Foward Breaking News 16 May 2012 - Many American senators and congressmen “keep quiet” and refrain from criticizing Israeli policies because they “live in fear” and are “intimidated” by pro-Israeli groups such as the Emergency Committee for Israel (ECI), according to J Street founder and President Jeremy Ben-Ami. Click here for the rest...
Africa: Syrian Christians Live in Uneasy Alliance With Bashar Assad
allAfrica.com 16 May 2012 - [ENI] Damascus - Hani Sarhan is a Christian who says none of his relatives works with Bashar Assad's regime or has anything to do with it.
Egypt: No Relations With Iran At the Expense of KSA, Shafiq Says
allAfrica.com 16 May 2012 - [Aswat Masriya] Presidential candidate Ahmed Shafiq stressed on the importance of strengthening strategic relations with all countries, beginning with the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA), but not with Iran if it would come at the expense of KSA.
Zimbabwe: Visiting Iranian Professor Calls for Priority in Educating Women
allAfrica.com 16 May 2012 - [The Herald] A visiting Iranian professor has urged the Government to prioritise education for women for them to make just decisions about their families and communities. Professor Sheida Nikooravin, whose visit falls within the Women's Day commemorations back in Iran, said educating a woman was like...
Verdict in Corrie Lawsuit to be Announced August 28, 2012
Rachel Corrie Foundation 16 May 2012 - MEDIA ADVISORY – FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – MAY 16, 2012 (Olympia, WA USA – May 16, 2012) – The verdict in the civil lawsuit against the State of Israel for the killing of peace activist Rachel Corrie more than nine years ago will be announced August...
What Comes First: Media Impact or Influence?
Arab American Institute 16 May 2012 - By Mehrunisa Qayyum This region�s media environment underwent huge improvements in 2011, but it remained the worst-performing part of the world. For every Egypt moving forward in media freedom, there�s a Bahrain or two moving backward and neutralizing the progress.
Syria is 'losing information war'
BBC 16 May 2012 - Syria is losing the information war against the West, President Bashar al-Assad has said, amid continuing violence across the country.
New Palestinian cabinet sworn in
BBC 16 May 2012 - Palestinian Authority President and Fatah leader Mahmoud Abbas swears in a new cabinet in the West Bank, a move Hamas describes as a "big error".
Bahrain and Iran in 'union' row
BBC 16 May 2012 - Bahrain's foreign ministry summons Iran's charge d'affaires following Iranian comments objecting to a proposed union between Bahrain and Saudi Arabia.
Turks take bird for Israeli spy
BBC 16 May 2012 - Villagers in south-eastern Turkey sound the alarm after mistaking a migratory bird - a common European bee-eater - for an Israeli spy.
Five years without visits – Will family visits be renewed for prisoners from Gaza?
B'tselem 16 May 2012 - This morning (15 May 2012), the media reported that an agreement was reached between Israel and representatives of the Palestinian prisoners held in Israel. The agreement follows a hunger strike by almost 2,000 prisoners that lasted some six weeks. The prisoners raised a number of demands,...
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