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Wall Street firm owns stake in Bank Hapoalim
Globes Online 12/31/2007
   Other US institutional investors increased their holdings. Bank Hapoalim (LSE: BKHD ; TASE: POLI ), in a notice to the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange (TASE), reported that Wall Street asset management company Lazard Asset Management has bought a 5. 04% stake in... more..

Report: IDF kills 2 Gaza militants trying to place bomb near fence
Yuval Azoulay, Avi Issacharoff, Ha’aretz 12/31/2007
   Israel Defense Forces troops shot and killed two Palestinian militants Sunday as they tried to place a bomb on the security fence along the Gaza Strip, Israel Radio reported.On Saturday, two Palestinians who were carrying knives were detained for interrogation... more..

The Beilin Syndrome
Uri Avnery, Palestine Chronicle 12/30/2007
   Yossi Beilin, who resigned this week as chairman of the Meretz party, is Mephisto’s opposite: he always wants the good and all too often creates the bad.The "settlement blocs" provide a glaring example. It was Beilin who invented... more..

IDF kills 2 terrorists near Gaza security fence
Hanan Greenberg, YNetNews 12/30/2007
   Palestinian gunmen shot dead while attempting to plant explosive device along security fence north of Kerem Shalom crossing. Army officials say terrorists looking to kidnap more soldiers into Strip - IDF soldiers on Sunday shot dead two Palestinian terrorists who were... more..

Israel captures truckload of bomb chemicals in W. Bank
Yuval Azoulay and Avi Issacharoff, Ha’aretz 12/31/2007
   The Israeli authorities captured a truck loaded with six tons of potassium nitrate at one of the West Bank crossings several weeks ago. The information was released for publication yesterday.The chemical compound, used by terrorist groups to manufacture explosives, was... more..

Palestinian police arrest three Israelis in Bethlehem
Ghassan Bannoura, International Middle East Media Center 12/29/2007
   The Palestinian police arrested three Israelis who were in Manger square just outside the Nativity church located in the center of the southern West Bank city of Bethlehem on Saturday morning.Security sources told IMEMC that the three Israelis were armed... more..

Soft Drink Fizz Goes Flat in Gaza
Tim Mcgirk, MIFTAH 12/29/2007
   Every closed factory has its own kind of unbearable silence. The Yazegi Group’s soft-drink plant in Gaza, with its maze of metal tubes and conveyor belts all switched off, has the hush of a futuristic mausoleum. Marketing manager... more..

Egypt arrests five Sudanese refugees trying to cross into Israel
The Associated Press, Ha’aretz 12/28/2007
   Five Sudanese refugees from the war-torn western Darfur region were arrested early Thursday trying to cross illegally from Egypt into Israel, an Egyptian security official said. "Border guards arrested the five, including one 25-year-old refugee who was seriously injured... more..

Priests scuffle at Bethlehem birthplace of Jesus
Middle East Online 12/29/2007
   BETHLEHEM, West Bank - Robed Greek Orthodox and Armenian priests went at each other with brooms and stones inside the Church of the Nativity on Thursday as long-standing rivalries erupted in violence during holiday cleaning. The basilica, built over the grotto... more..

Two International peace activists injured in Bil’in
Manar Jibrin, International Middle East Media Center 12/28/2007
   On their weekly anti Wall protest, the residents of the village of Bil’in west of the central West Bank city of Ramallah were joined by Israeli and International peace activists. The anti Wall popular committee that organized the...

Conference in Bethlehem in support of Nonviolent Resistance
George Rishmawi, International Middle East Media Center 12/28/2007
   At least five hundred Palestinians, joined by a number of International solidarity groups and some Israelis attended a conference in Bethlehem on Friday which was organized by the Palestinian National Initiative to support the popular nonviolent resistance against the Wall... more..

Two injured at demonstration against Israeli separation wall near Bethlehem
Ma’an News Agency 12/28/2007
   Bethlehem – Ma’an – Palestinian and foreign peace activists demonstrated against the construction of the Israeli separation wall south of the West Bank city of Bethlehem on Friday.The Israeli army violently blocked the demonstrators from reaching the construction site and... more..

Barghouthi, Avneri, Morgantini headline conference on popular resistance in Bethlehem
Ma’an News Agency 12/28/2007
   Bethlehem – Ma’an Exclusive – The Palestinian National Initiative (PNI) held an international conference on popular resistance, presided over by former Palestinian Information Minister and PNI chief Mustafa Barghouthi at Dar An-Nadwa hall in the West Bank city of Bethlehem.Among... more..

This Week In Palestine - Week 51 2007
Ghassan Bannoura Audio Dept, International Middle East Media Center 12/28/2007
   Click on Link to download or play MP3 file || File 14. 6 MB || Time 16m 0s ||This Week In Palestine, a service of the International Middle East Media Center, www. IMEMC. org, for December 22sec. , through December 28th, 2007. Palestinian... more..

Another record year for defense spending
Zvi Zrahiya, Ha’aretz 12/28/2007
   The defense budget for 2008 will be NIS 51. 3 billion, thereby setting yet another new record for defense spending. This figure represents over 16% of the entire NIS 314 billion state budget for next year, which the Knesset approved... more..

Another record year for defense spending in 2008
Zvi Zrahiya, Ha’aretz 12/27/2007
   The defense budget for 2008 will be NIS 51. 3 billion, thereby setting yet another new record for defense spending. This figure represents over 16% of the entire NIS 314 billion state budget for next year, which the Knesset approved... more..

Israeli forces kill 20 in Gaza during Eid attacks
Report, Al Mezan, 23 December 2007, Electronic Intifada 12/23/2007
   Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) have escalated their aggression on the Gaza Strip since the Eid al-Adha eve, killing twenty Palestinians and injuring 27 others, including four critically. The casualties resulted from acts of assassination and bombardment, and an incursion in... more..

A Peace-killing Linkage, De-linkage
Nicola Nasser, ZNet 12/26/2007
   Linking the "aliyah" to what the Jewish literature has been describing as Eretz Israel or Yisrael HaShleima (Greater Israel) to the Israeli colonial settlement of the Palestinian land, which the Hebrew state occupied in 1967, while at the same time... more..

Pregnant Palestinian women forced to give birth at home because of fence
Ali Waked, YNetNews 12/26/2007
   In village surrounded by separation fence on outskirts of Qalqiliya, pregnant women prefer to stay elsewhere in later months of pregnancy for fear they will not be able to pass through gate in fence in order to give birth in... more..

Ten Qassams strike western Negev; woman treated for shock
Mijal Grinberg and Yuval Azoulays, Ha’aretz 12/27/2007
   Palestinian militants in the Gaza Strip on Wednesday fired ten Qassam rockets at the western Negev. There were no injuries reported in the incident, apart from a woman in Sderot who was treated for shock.One rocket hit near the Sha... more..

Wednesday: 11 Qassam rockets fall in Sderot area
Shmulik Hadad, YNetNews 12/26/2007
   Yet another day of Palestinian rocket barrages terrorize southern Israeli town, Islamic Jihad claims responsibility for attacks - A Qassam barrage on Sderot: Eight rockets fell Wednesday afternoon in open areas around Sderot and two inside the Gaza Strip. One woman... more..

Joint Struggle against Israeli Apartheid
Kim Bullimore, Palestine Chronicle 12/25/2007
   Four weeks ago, Y, the brother of one of my Israeli friends was shot in the head with a rubber coated steel bullet by the Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF). He was attending the weekly demonstration against the Apartheid Wall and... more..

Christmas celebrated in Bethlehem
Al Jazeera 12/25/2007
   A recent lull in violence and renewed Middle East peace talks have bolstered tourist and pilgrim numbers, with the Palestinian town in the West Bank enjoying its busiest Christmas since the second intifada began seven years ago. Despite the festive... more..

IAF helicopter strikes Gaza rocket launcher; 3 Qassams hit Israel
Yuval Azoulay and Mijal Grinbergs, Ha’aretz 12/26/2007
   An Israel Air Force helicopter struck a Qassam rocket launcher in the northern Gaza Strip on Tuesday, 15 minutes after it fired a rocket at Zikim. The rocket did not cause any injuries or damage. Earlier, Palestinians fired two Qassam...

9 Qassam rockets land in Israel on Tuesday
Shmulik Hadad, YNetNews 12/25/2007
   Three rockets land in open field in south of Ashkelon Tuesday night. No injuries or property damage reported. IDF strikes at Qassam launchers in northern Gaza - Three Qassam rockets landed south of Ashkelon and in an open field near the... more..

Merry Christmas for Bethlehem
Middle East Online 12/25/2007
   The roar of drums and bagpipes echoed through a hopeful Bethlehem on Monday as the faithful began flocking to the traditional birthplace of Jesus for the annual Christmas celebrations. The Palestinians are hoping the number of tourists and the income... more..

IDF air strike in Gaza kills 2 Islamic Jihad men
Yuval Azoulay, Ha’aretz 12/25/2007
   Two Islamic Jihad members were killed in an Israel Defense Force air strike in central Gaza early yesterday morning, near Dir al-Balah. An IDF spokesman said that a group of armed Palestinians was targetted.Several mortar shells were fired against Israel... more..

Oh, Little Town of Bethlehem (Revisited)
William A. Cook, Palestine Chronicle 12/24/2007
   Oh, little town of Bethlehem, How strange you seem tonight!Above the dark foreboding sky, The stars now hide their light,The streets below dare not show The everlasting light.What hopes and fears are mingled here, In dread, this sacred...

Hamas militants die in Gaza raid
BBC Online 12/24/2007
   Two members of the Palestinian militant group Hamas have been killed in an Israeli air strike in the Gaza Strip. Hamas said the men were patrolling a border fence near Bureij refugee camp in central Gaza when they were hit...

Palestinians: IDF troops kill two Hamas militants in Gaza air strike
Mijal Grinberg, Haaretz Service and News Agencies, Ha’aretz 12/25/2007
   Israel launched an air strike in the Gaza Strip on Monday, killing two Hamas militants and wounding two, the Palestinian Islamist group and medical staff said.Hamas, which seized control of Gaza in June when it routed Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas... more..

First violin / Prelude to dialogue
Noam Ben Zeev, Ha’aretz 12/24/2007
   I was shocked to see these walls, it’s a new apartheid, barbaric behavior: How can you impose such a collective punishment and separate people? After all, we are all living on the same planet. It seems to me... more..

Letter to an Israeli in Christmas Time
Bernard Sabella, MIFTAH 12/23/2007
   This is the time of feasts and holidays. We are on our second day of Eid El Adha, the Muslim Feast of Sacrifice; Hanukkah, the Feast of Lights, was celebrated few days ago. Christmas is around the corner. As we... more..

The Writing on Bethlehem’s Wall: British Artist Seeks to Lure Tourists
Joshua Mitnick, MIFTAH 12/23/2007
   A dove dressed in a bulletproof vest raises its wings in surrender. A girl in pigtails and pink frilly dress frisks an Israeli soldier. The nose on a Pinocchio with a star-spangled tie has grown into a missile.Paintings by British... more..

Refusing to accept apartheid in Beit Jala
Adri Nieuwhof and Amer Madi writing from Beit Jala, occupied, Electronic Intifada 12/22/2007
   Last night the rains finally arrived in Beit Jala, a small town in the West Bank, one kilometer west of Bethlehem and about eight kilometers south of Jerusalem. Its alluring hills are covered with olive trees, vineyards and apricots. In... more..

Two IDF reservists hurt in blast on Gaza border
Yuval Azoulay, Ha’aretz 12/22/2007
   Two Israel Defense Forces reservists were lightly injured in an explosive blast on Friday while patroling the southern Gaza Strip border near Kissufim. Another explosion occured shortly beforehand, with no injuries. Two Palestinians were injured byIDF fire after they approached... more..

Better times return to Bethlehem
Martin Patience, BBC Online 12/22/2007
   BBC News, Bethlehem Hundreds of thousands more visitors have come to BethlehemAs a flock of tourists strode up to the entrance of the Church of the Nativity - the reputed site of Jesus Christ’s birth - a Palestinian tour guide... more..

The soldiers don’t exist
Amira Hass, Ha’aretz 12/20/2007
   At first glance it looks like people bowing down to other people. Maybe an ancient rite of worship before the weapons that hang nonchalantly from their erect bearers, who smile slightly, perhaps a plea for favor from the master. How... more..

Photo Galleries
Gush Shalom 12/20/2007
   Victory celebration in Bil’in 08/09/2007 Photos by Rachel Avnery More than 4000 (four thousand) gas grenades launched during the past 135 demonstrations, arranged in the garden of Abdalla Abu-Rakhme, one of the leaders of the struggleHuman... more..

Official calls for U.S. military pact
Barak Ravid, Ha’aretz 12/21/2007
   An outgoing senior Foreign Ministry official has urged Israel to press for strengthened American defense guarantees, and to sign a military pact with Washington before the end of the Bush administration. Yoram Ben-Zeev, the ministry’s former deputy director-general... more..

IDF: Rabbi who placed mezuzah on Casbah wall ’did not understand ramifications’
Efrat Weiss, YNetNews 12/20/2007
   Images of Israeli soldiers affixing mezuzah on wall of Hebron Casbah drew outrage from Left-wing politicians, activists. Brigade commander orders investigation into incident - The IDF drew scathing criticism from politicians and left-wing activists on Thursday after Ynet reported soldiers had... more..

Officer who tackled terrorist bare-handed honored
Hanan Greenberg, YNetNews 12/20/2007
   Golani officer to be awarded citation for bravery for July skirmish with Gaza militants in which he charged at a Palestinian holding a grenade despite having run out of ammunition - Golani Captain Nitai Okshi, a company commander, will be awarded... more..

Ramon: 70 MKs back payment for early evacuation
Yossi Verter, Ha’aretz 12/21/2007
   Seventy MKs support legislation that would offer compensation to settlers willing to evacuate homes situated east of the separation fence before a final-status agreement with the Palestinians, Vice Premier Haim Ramon told Haaretz yesterday.Ramon has been quietly probing the likelihood... more..

Palestine’s universities: partners or prisoners?
Rima Merriman, Electronic Intifada 12/19/2007
   At a workshop conducted at Birzeit University (BZU) on December 13 by AMIDEAST (American-MidEast Educational and Training Services) for Palestinian universities through its Faculty Development Program, the talk turned from the announced topic of the workshop (Palestinian-American University Partnerships) to... more..

1,000 Ethiopian immigrants protest plans to halt Falash Mura aliyah
Anshel Pfeffer, Ha’aretz 12/18/2007
   Some 1,000 Ethiopian immigrants demonstrated on Tuesday against the government’s decision to close down next week its operation to bring the Falash Mura to Israel.The protest march left from the Jerusalem International Convention Center and headed towards the... more..

Come to Jerusalem, see the messiah
Middle East Online 12/19/2007
   As Christmas approaches, Christians around the world turn to thoughts of the Holy Land and the great figures in the Bible. For some who come on a visit, the religious energy is enough to make them recite scriptures on the... more..

Looking for a home in Pisgat Ze’ev
Danny Rubinstein, Ha’aretz 12/19/2007
   The separation fence surrounding eastern Jerusalem winds north of the city among the crowded houses of the Dahit al-Barid neighborhood. The wall is not finished and, in a few places, there are openings enabling passage (which confirms the graffiti drawn... more..

Ministry pushes new neighborhood for Jews in E. J’lem
Meron Rapoport, Ha’aretz 12/19/2007
   Housing Minister Ze’ev Boim has given the green light for planning a new Jewish neighborhood in East Jerusalem. But senior American officials say that Israel had promised not to move forward with the neighborhood. The neighborhood, near Atarot... more..

Min. pushes new E. J’lem neighborhood for Jews
Meron Rapoport, Ha’aretz 12/19/2007
   Housing Minister Ze’ev Boim has given the green light for planning a new Jewish neighborhood in East Jerusalem. But senior American officials say that Israel had promised not to move forward with the neighborhood. The neighborhood, near Atarot... more..

Christmas in Bethlehem; a Time for Joy and Resilience
Sami Awad, MIFTAH 12/17/2007
   The colored strings of lights are now decorating its streets. As you drive past homes you now see Christmas trees proudly placed in front of windows so that all may see. Manger Street is full of traffic at night but... more..

Falafel recipe painted on West Bank fence as part of protest
Cnaan Liphshiz and The Associated Press, Ha’aretz 12/19/2007
   For the rest of the recipe, turn over the wall," reads a falafel recipe spray-painted on Israel’s imposing West Bank separation fence Tuesday, in a lighthearted but serious protest against the hardships it causes Palestinians. A Dutch group... more..

Three wise men hit barrier in Bethlehem
Middle East Online 12/16/2007
   BETHLEHEM, West Bank - Tawfiq Salsaa’s olive wood nativity scene looks like thousands of others sold to pilgrims in Bethlehem at Christmas. Except in his version, a wall separates the baby Jesus from the three wise men. "I wanted... more..

The Smuggling Tunnels
Amos Harel, Ha’aretz 12/16/2007
   The U.S. administration’s willingness to talk with the Egyptians about ideas for halting weapons smuggling across the Gaza-Egypt border reflects Washington’s belated recognition of the severity of the problem. Even the United States now understands that... more..

Swedish envoy to Jerusalem calls for end to Israeli occupation, pledges support to PA
Ma’an News Agency 12/16/2007
   Ramallah – Ma’an – Sweden pledged continued support to the Fatah-led Palestinian Authority on Sunday.During a meeting with Palestinian Minister of Local Government Zaid Al-Bandak at his office in Ramallah, Swedish Consul General in Jerusalem Nils Eliasson reaffirmed Sweden’... more..

Cabinet okays renewing controversial Mughrabi excavation near Western Wall
Akiva Eldar, Ha’aretz 12/17/2007
   The Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA) has been instructed by the cabinet to continue its work at the Mughrabi walkway near the Western Wall in Jerusalem. The cabinet recently instructed the IAA to complete the work "as soon as possible, with... more..

The horror on the hill
Shani Shilo, Ha’aretz 12/17/2007
   The Holyland Park is the project that Jerusalemites most love to hate, and so do plenty of other people, too. The reason for their frowns is glaringly evident to anybody driving southward along the Begin highway. Toward the end of... more..

Israeli Army attacks peaceful Anti-Wall protest near Bethlehem
Najeeb Farraj, International Middle East Media Center 12/14/2007
   The Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine and the Popular Committee against the Wall organized a protest on Friday in the village of al Maa’sarah celebrating the fortieth anniversary of the PFLP and challenging the construction of... more..

Three injured in Bil’in weekly anti-Wall protest
IMEMC Staff, International Middle East Media Center 12/15/2007
   Palestinians from the village of Bil’in, near Ramallah in the central West Bank, along with their international and Israeli supporters conducted their weekly protest against the Israeli Annexation Wall on Friday midday. Shortly after the midday Friday prayers... more..

In the Shadow of Zion
Tirzah Firestone, Middle East Online 12/15/2007
   BOULDER, Colorodo - This past year I have had to face the underbelly of my love of Zion. Like so many American Jews, I had been raised with the unquestioned narrative about Israel’s righteousness, its humane practices, and the... more..

This Week In Palestine - Week 50 2007
Ghassan Bannoura - Audio Dept, International Middle East Media Center 12/14/2007
   Click on Link to download or play MP3 file|| File 12. 7MB || Time 14m 0s || This Week In Palestine, a service of the International Middle East Media Center, www. IMEMC. org, for December 8th, through December 14th, 2007. Palestinian and... more..

What if the Negotiations Fail?
Hasan Afif El-Hasan, Palestine Chronicle 12/12/2007
   As much as the Palestinian people wished the Annapolis conference to succeed in ending the nightmare of the Israeli occupation, it was a big disappointment for them and embarrassment for the Arab leaders who promoted it especially the Palestinian President... more..

Photostory: A pervasive occupation
Slideshow, Adam Beach, 13 December 2007, Electronic Intifada 12/13/2007
   Occupation has a way of making its presence experienced beyond its immediate manifestations -- war machines and walls and checkpoints -- and wounding everything it comes in contact with. The Israeli occupation has left scars on nearly all aspects of Palestinian society... more..

Woman moderately injured by Qassam rocket
Shmulik Hadad, YNetNews 12/13/2007
   Two Qassam rockets fired at Sderot Thursday afternoon, one lands in open field outside of city. Woman injured from force of blast, others suffer shock. Sderot residents express frustration with government’s powerlessness to end attacks - A woman in... more..

IDF arrests top Islamic Jihad commander in Jenin
Ali Waked, YNetNews 12/13/2007
   Al-Quds brigades commander detained during army raid in West Bank town, along with his brother and 10 other Palestinians - A large army force raided a Jenin café Thursday evening, arresting the commander of Islamic Jihad’s al-Quds Brigades in... more..

Dutch Web site puts message on fence
Cnaan Liphshiz, Ha’aretz 12/14/2007
   During the project’s experimental phase, the wall has seen marriage proposals in Dutch ("Arthur, will you marry me?Kisses, Nathalie") as well as English-language political slogans."We’ve received dozens of orders," the site’s operator... more..

Picture story
Kobi Ben-Simhon, Ha’aretz 12/13/2007
   Works by Castelnuovo Hollander are now on display through January 12 in an annual photography exhibition called "Edut mekomit" ("Local Testimony") in Dizengoff Center (Building A, 3rd floor) in Tel Aviv, in conjunction with World Press Photo. Her photographs documenting... more..

Army spotters count wild animals on both sides of security fence
Associated Press, YNetNews 12/12/2007
   IDF may create special passages in West Bank security fence to allow migration of wild animals -Israeli army spotters have a new job - counting wild animals on both sides of Israel’s West Bank security fence, helping naturalists to... more..

Noam Shalit blasts gov’t for lack of progress on freeing MIAs
Yuval Azoulay, Ha’aretz 12/12/2007
   Noam Shalit, father of kidnapped Israel Defense Forces soldier Gilad Shalit, on Wednesday criticized government efforts to secure his son’s release saying that the lack of progress "proves the government is not doing enough." Shalit spoke on Wednesday... more..

Bethlehem tourism looking up for Christmas despite Israeli policies
Middle East Online 12/12/2007
   BETHLEHEM, West Bank - Tourism to Bethlehem has risen 60 percent in the run-up to Christmas, despite Israel’s separation barrier turning the birthplace of Christ into a "big prison", its mayor said on Tuesday. In his annual address as... more..

Middle East Peace Report - Vol. 9, Issue 14
Americans For Peace Now, MIFTAH 12/11/2007
   ADDING A WALL IN JERUSALEM: Israel issued a tender Tuesday for the construction of 307 new homes in Har Homa, an East Jerusalem neighborhood near Bethlehem. Har Homa, where about 4,000 Israelis now live, lies in territory that Israel de... more..

Group says Iran resumed nuclear arms program
Associated Press, YNetNews 12/11/2007
   Iranian opposition group claims that suspension of nuclear program reported in American NIE just a diversionary tactic -Iran did shut down its nuclear weapons program in 2003 but restarted it a year later, dispersing the equipment to thwart international inspectors... more..

Film review: "Jerusalem ... The east side story"
Sam Bahour, Electronic Intifada 12/10/2007
   Was it sheer coincidence, sad irony, or just another day in Palestine under Israeli military occupation? My father and I drove through the last Israeli checkpoint between Ramallah and Jerusalem while heading to the Palestinian National Theatre at the invitation... more..

Saraya aL-Quds brigade clashes with Israeli army in southern Gaza
Rami Almeghari&Agencies, International Middle East Media Center 12/10/2007
   The Saraya aL-Quds Brigade, the armed wing of the Islamic Jihad, clashed with Israeli troops on Monday morning, east of Kheza’a town, in the southern Gaza Strip. In a statement faxed to press, the armed group announced that... more..

The Next ’Generous Offer’?
Neta Golan, MIFTAH 12/10/2007
   Anyone familiar with Israeli politics was not surprised that Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert did not acknowledge Israel’s occupation in his speech at Annapolis. What was surprising was that short of mentioning the "R" word -- "refugees" -- Olmert implicitly... more..

Bargaining chips in Arad case released from prison
Roi Mendel, YNetNews 12/10/2007
   Lebanese, Iranian considered possible ’bargaining chips’ for information on whereabouts of missing navigator Ron Arad released from German prison. Two had been serving sentences for murder of Iranian dissidents. Chen Arad: ’Bargaining chips come and go, only... more..

Bethlehem inaugurates Christmas Market
Najeeb Farraj – IMEMC, International Middle East Media Center 12/8/2007
   Palestinian Minister of Tourism, Dr, Kholoud D’ebis, headed the Friday evening inauguration of Christmas Market in Bethlehem which is held by the Heritage Preservation Center and the Palestinian International Labor Forum.Dr. D’ebis stated that Christmas message... more..

Palestinian farmer killed by IDF fire in Gaza, official says
Ali Waked and agencies, YNetNews 12/9/2007
   30-year-old farmer shot from Israeli army position while working in his fields several hundred meters from border fence, health official says - - Israeli troops shot and killed a Palestinian farmer in his fields along the Gaza-Israel border, a Palestinian official... more..

Families live rough as Lebanon rebuilds from war
Middle East Online 10/11/2007
   Stumbling on debris, two-year-old Lyn Bolhos negotiates iron bars, sticking from the remnants of a wall, before going into an underground shelter beneath the rubble of what was once her family home. The child’s house in the tiny... more..

Palestinians: IDF soldiers kill Gaza farmer near Israel border
The Associated Press, Ha’aretz 12/9/2007
   Israel Defense Forces troops on Friday shot and killed a Palestinian farmer in his fields along the Gaza-Israel border, a Palestinianofficial said.Thirty-year-old Bahgat Abu Dakai was shot from an IDF position along the border fence, and another farmer, his cousin... more..

Thousands still homeless 16 months after Israeli attacks
Scale of destruction has meant massive, expensive - and time consuming, Daily Star 12/8/2007
   Nayla RazzoukAgence France Presse SIDDIQIN, South Lebanon: Stumbling on debris, 2-year-old Lyn Bolhos negotiates iron bars, sticking from the remnants of a wall, before going into an underground shelter beneath the rubble of what was once her family home... more..

Racism in Israel on the rise
Aviram Zino, YNetNews 12/9/2007
   Association for Civil Rights in Israel publishes annual report; reveals country overwhelmed by racism, restriction of personal freedoms, discrimination, especially towards Israeli-Arabs. Report not surprising, say Arab MKs - -The Association for Civil Rights inIsrael’s (ACRI) report on civil... more..

Thousands of right-wing activists mark Hanukkah with new outposts
Efrat Weiss, YNetNews 12/9/2007
   Police allow pro-settlement activists to march from Ma’aleh Adumim to neighborhood on outskirts of E-1 land swath. Ma’aleh Adumim deputy-mayor: ’Condoleezza Rice won’t tell us what to do in our own country... more..

Settlers plant ’symbolic’ outpost
Al Jazeera 12/9/2007
   The activists are against Israel’s pledge to remove settler outposts in the occupied West Bank [AFP]Israeli right-wing activists have gathered outside the occupied West Bank’s largest settlement to set up a symbolic outpost.About 200 protesters... more..

The next "generous offer"?
Neta Golan - electronicintifada.net, International Middle East Media Center 12/8/2007
   Anyone familiar with Israeli politics was not surprised that Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert did not acknowledge Israel’s occupation in his speech at Annapolis. What was surprising was that short of mentioning the "R" word -- "refugees" -- Olmert implicitly... more..

Three injured in peaceful protest near Ramallah
Manar Jibrin - IMEMC News, International Middle East Media Center 12/7/2007
   For the second week running, residents of villages located west of the city of Ramallah, including Beit U’r al Tahta and Beit U’r al Fouqa, Beit Seera, Beit Liqia, al Teerah, and Safa were joined by... more..

OPT: Protection of civilians weekly report, 7 - 13 Dec 2007
United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs - OCHA, ReliefWeb 12/6/2007
   Of note this week Gaza Strip:The IDF shot and killed two Palestinian children (aged 14 and 15 years) while they were approaching the border fence east of Al Bureij Camp. A Palestinian man also died of wounds sustained on... more..

Neta Golan: A Generous Offer to the Palestinian Refugees?
Palestine Chronicle 12/7/2007
   Referring to the Palestinians, the Israeli Prime Minister stated in his Annapolis speech: "your people, too, have suffered for many years; and there are some who still suffer. Many Palestinians have been living for decades in camps, disconnected from the... more..

Poll: Few West Bank settlers willing to leave homes for cash
The Associated Press, Ha’aretz 12/9/2007
   Only a small minority of settlers would leave their West Bank homes voluntarily if the government were to pay them compensation, a poll revealed Friday.Earlier this week, Defense Minister Ehud Barak endorsed a proposalto offer cash to settlers living on... more..

Muslim clerics light Hanukkah candles
Koby Nahshoni, YNetNews 12/9/2007
   Delegation of Muslim clerics arrives in Israel as part of initiative launched by Simon Wiesenthal Center. Clerics’ will visit Sderot, Western Wall and light holiday candles with yeshiva students. Project founder: ’Not every Muslim is a Hamas terrorist... more..

Largest Dutch trade union will increase pressure on Israel
Adri Nieuwhof, The Electronic Intifada, 7 December 2007, Electronic Intifada 12/7/2007
   On 29 November 2007, the day that the UN proclaimed as the International Day of Solidarity with Palestine, the largest Dutch trade union, FNV ABVAKABO, with over 350,000 members, sent a letter to its colleagues at the Palestinian Health Services... more..

The next "generous offer"?
Neta Golan, The Electronic Intifada, 7 December 2007, Electronic Intifada 12/7/2007
   Anyone familiar with Israeli politics was not surprised that Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert did not acknowledge Israel’s occupation in his speech at Annapolis. What was surprising was that short of mentioning the "R" word -- "refugees" -- Olmert implicitly... more..

Palestinians brave desolation at bombed-out Lebanon camp
Agence France-Presse - AFP, ReliefWeb 12/4/2007
   NAHR AL-BARED, Lebanon, Dec 4, 2007 (AFP)- Aisha Abdul Rahim’s home has no doors or windows but she would still rather suffer the cold at her own home in a bombed-out Palestinian camp in north Lebanon than stay... more..

Guerrilla artist Banksy in Holy Land
Aidan Jones, The Guardian 12/3/2007
   For years he has tickled Londoners with his provocative daubings. He claims a legion of celebrity fans and recently sold one of his images for a record £322,000 at auction. Now "Guerrilla Artist" Banksy has returned to the Holy... more..

Gaza: 3 killed in IAF strike
Ali Waked, YNetNews 12/6/2007
   Israeli air force launches strike against terror cell preparing to fire mortar shells at Israel, killing three members of Hamas’ military wing - -Three Palestinians were killed Wednesday and four other were wounded in an IDF airstrike in Gaza. The... more..

There are no happy evacuations
Aluf Benn, Ha’aretz 12/6/2007
   The initiative to pay compensation to settlers who live east of the separation fence and want to move to the western "Israeli" side seems both wise and just. Wise, because the "voluntary evacuation-compensation" law would signal to the world that... more..

Peace Talks Back From the Dead
Ralf Beste, MIFTAH 12/5/2007
   Peace in the Middle East has been but a faint glimmer on the horizon since the 2000 Camp David talks failed. But now, both the Israelis and Palestinians say they are once again committed to reaching an agreement. But it... more..

Bring them home, gradually
Haaretz Editorial, Ha’aretz 12/5/2007
   Since the separation fence was built, thousands of settlers who live east of it find themselves in an unclear situation. Having to wait for a political settlement to determine the permanent border is nerve-racking for those who wish to lead... more..

Palestine Today 120307
Ghassan Bannoura - IMEMC - Audio dept, International Middle East Media Center 12/3/2007
   Click on Link to download or play MP3 file ||File 2. 75 MB || Time 3m 0s||Welcome to Palestine Today, a service of the International Middle East Media Centre, www. imemc. org, for Monday, December 3ed, 2007. The Israeli army... more..

Israeli forces kill four members of Al Qassam in Gaza
IMEMC staff - IMEMC News, International Middle East Media Center 12/3/2007
   Security sources in Gaza reported that three Palestinian resistance fighters from Al Qassam, the armed wing of Hamas, were killed when clashes broke out between Palestinians and the Israeli army, early on Monday morning.The incident occurred when Palestinian gunmen opened... more..

Settlers for sale
Akiva Eldar, Ha’aretz 12/5/2007
   Hisdai Eliezer, head of the Alfei Menashe local council, says he is not perturbed by the evacuation-compensation law in the works. The separation fence puts the settlement on the "right" side, and its short distance from the Green Line ensures... more..

PM Olmert: Now not the time for settler compensation law
Mazal Mualem Aluf Benn and, Ha’aretz 12/4/2007
   Nadav ShragaiTags: settlersWest Bank IsraelLabor Party Chairman and Defense Minister Ehud Barak on Sunday told the cabinet in its weekly meeting that his party will sponsor a bill to enable settlers living east of the separation fence in the West... more..

Israeli military considering system of underground sensors around Gaza
Saed Bannoura - IMEMC News, International Middle East Media Center 12/3/2007
   While the Palestinian civilian population in the Gaza Strip is reeling under the effects of a months long closure of all borders by the Israeli occupying force, that occupying force has announced their intent to install underground sensors to further... more..

Bring them home, gradually
Haaretz Editorial, Ha’aretz 12/4/2007
   Since the separation fence was built, thousands of settlers who live east of it find themselves in an unclear situation. Having to wait for a political settlement to determine the permanent border is nerve-racking for those who wish to lead... more..

Palestine Today 120307
Ghassan Bannoura - IMEMC - Audio dept, International Middle East Media Center 12/3/2007
   Click on Link to download or play MP3 file ||File 2. 75 MB || Time 3m 0s||Welcome to Palestine Today, a service of the International Middle East Media Centre, www. imemc. org, for Monday, December 3ed, 2007. The Israeli army... more..

Israeli forces kill four members of Al Qassam in Gaza
IMEMC staff - IMEMC News, International Middle East Media Center 12/3/2007
   Security sources in Gaza reported that three Palestinian resistance fighters from Al Qassam, the armed wing of Hamas, were killed when clashes broke out between Palestinians and the Israeli army, early on Monday morning.The incident occurred when Palestinian gunmen opened... more..

Settlers for sale
Akiva Eldar, Ha’aretz 12/4/2007
   Hisdai Eliezer, head of the Alfei Menashe local council, says he is not perturbed by the evacuation-compensation law in the works. The separation fence puts the settlement on the "right" side, and its short distance from the Green Line ensures... more..

PM Olmert: Now not the time for settler compensation law
Mazal Mualem Aluf Benn and, Ha’aretz 12/3/2007
   Nadav ShragaiTags: settlersWest Bank IsraelLabor Party Chairman and Defense Minister Ehud Barak on Sunday told the cabinet in its weekly meeting that his party will sponsor a bill to enable settlers living east of the separation fence in the West... more..

6 security incidents reported in territories Friday
Efrat Weiss, YNetNews 12/1/2007
   Despite optimism regarding peace process following Annapolis conference, Palestinian attacks against soldiers, civilians have not decreased - - While Israeli and world leaders are engaged in rigorous preparations for a renewal of the peace talks between Israel and the Palestinians following the... more..

IDF catches two Palestinian teens with bombs at West Bank checkpoint
Yuval Azoulay, Haaretz Correspondent and Haaretz Service, Ha’aretz 12/1/2007
   Security forces on Friday found three bombs in a bag belonging to two Palestinian teenagers at the Hawara checkpoint south of Nablus in the West Bank.The youths were taken for questioning following the discovery, and sappers blew up the bombs... more..

Four injured in peaceful Bil’in protest
Manar Jibrin - IMEMC News, International Middle East Media Center 11/30/2007
   On Friday after the weekly prayers, residents of the West Bank village of Bil’in, west of the city of Ramallah and a group of International and Israeli peace activists marched in a massive rally.They carried with them Palestinian... more..

One Palestinian injured and two internationals detained in Anti-Wall demonstration near Bethlehem.
Najeeb Farraj - IMEMC News, International Middle East Media Center 11/30/2007
   One Palestinian resident suffered bruising to his body and two international peace activists were detained during a peaceful anti-Wall demonstration in Me’sarah village south of the West Bank city of Bethlehem on Friday.The rally took to the streets... more..

Claims of chemical weapon use in Gaza
Saturday December 1, 2007, The Guardian 10/11/2007
   Israeli ambassador Ron Prosor (Response, November 30) denies Israel used chemical weapons in Gaza. Claims and counterclaims about the use of such weapons have a long history and are often hard to verify. Mr Prosor’s denial must be... more..

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