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EU Commission Allocates €58 Million To Relief Palestinians in the country and in Lebanon
IMEMC - Wednesday March 03, 2010 - 03:42, Kristalina Georgieva, of the European Commissioner for International Cooperation, Humanitarian Aid and Crisis Response, stated Tuesday that the European Commission decided to allocate €58 million to help the Palestinians affected by the ongoing conflict in the Occupied Palestinian Territory and in refugee camps in Lebanon.
Abu Rodeina: “Hamas Is Not Invited To Arab Summit”
IMEMC - Wednesday March 03, 2010 - 02:40, Nabil Abu Rodeina, Spokesperson to the Palestinian president, Mahmoud Abbas, stated Tuesday that the Hamas movement has not been invited to the summit of the Arab League in Libya, and that this issue was not one of the topics discussed by president Mahmoud Abbas during his trip to Tripoli.
Israeli Military Starts To Install A New Wall Section Near Bethlehem
IMEMC - Tuesday March 02, 2010 - 18:22, Israeli troops started, on Tuesday, to build a new section of the Wall at the town of Beit Jala located in southern West Bank near Bethlehem city.
The Israeli Military Detains 19 Civilians During Invasions At West Bank Communities
IMEMC - Tuesday March 02, 2010 - 17:26, Nineteen Palestinian civilians were detained by Israeli troops, on Tuesday, during invasions targeting a number of West Bank communities.
12-year-old Child To Be Prosecuted As An Adult By An Israeli Military Court
IMEMC - Tuesday March 02, 2010 - 13:19, The Israeli Authorities decided to file charges against a 12-year-old Palestinian child from the southern West Bank city of Hebron after arresting him and charging him with throwing stones at the Israeli military.
Israeli forces detain four civilians in Beit Ummar
3/3/2010 - Hebron - Ma'an - Israeli forces forcibly entered the homes of four civilians in Beit Ummar on Tuesday, shortly before detaining the men, a spokesman of the Palestinian Solidarity Project reported. Muhammad Awad identified the men as Khalil Muqbel, 35, Muhammad Sabarneh, 25, Jawad Brigheeth, 24 and Yousef Al-Alami, 22. Young men from the town have been targeted by Israeli forces increasingly over the past months, as locals have ramped up efforts to protest the confiscation of village land by the nearby expanding settlement of Karmi Zur. On Thursday, Awad reported five detentions of Beit Ummar residents, noting in his most recent statement, that Israel's Ofer military court had sentenced 18-year-old Muhammad Ali Khalil to 26 months in prison and a fine of 5,000 shekels (1,317 US dollars), while 20-year-old Habis Hisham Abu Maria, also from Beit Ummar, was released last week following the completion of his own 26-month sentence and paying a 3,000 shekel (790 US dollar) fine. . . . .
Gaza: Students protest against Al-Aqsa raid
3/3/2010 - Gaza - Ma'an - Thousands of school and university students marched on Gaza City on Tuesday, in condemnation of the recent raid on the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound. Khalil Al-Hayya, a Palestine Legislative Council deputy, had called on Palestinians across the West Bank and Gaza Strip to march in protest against the raid on Islam's third holiest site. Students marched from the Islamic University to the PLC building in Gaza City, where Al-Hayya spoke of continued settlement expansion in Jerusalem, refugees, and bringing about an end to division to unite against attacks on holy sites. Students called for an end to Palestinian political disunity and the protection of the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound and other religious sites in the occupied Palestinian territories. . . . .
PCHR: Israel responsible for Al-Aqsa clashes
3/2/2010 - Bethlehem - Ma'an-Al-Aqsa Mosque disturbances are a central reason for the escalation of tensions between Israel and Palestine, the Palestinian Centre for Human Rights (PCHR) said Monday in a public condemnation of the latest breach of the holy compound. While Israeli reports of the incident placed blame for Sunday's clashes squarely on Palestinians, PCHR investigations confirmed eyewitness accounts and local news coverage contending that hundreds of Israeli settlers and their supporters, escorted by Israeli security forces, had entered the mosque compound, sparking clashes. PCHR condmened the breach in the "strongest possible terms," and further slammed Israel's "usse of excessive force by Israeli Occupation Forces against Palestinian civilians who gathered inside the Mosque and/or attempted to prevent the provocative entry of settlers into the mosque. "
Egypt opens Rafah crossing for second day
3/2/2010 - Gaza - Ma'an - Patients, international passport and visa holders will have priority travelling via the Rafah border crossing on Tuesday, officials said, as the crossing remains open for the second consecutive day in, breaking a two-month closure. De facto government crossing liaison committee said it was working with Egyptian authorities to extend the initial three-day opening to four, to ensure the transit of those registered for travel in and out of Gaza. Movement through the crossing has been unhindered, according to early reports from the committee, with one bus arriving in Egypt at 10am. On Monday, 13 buses left Gaza, according to the committee, with 11 passing through into Egypt, and two sent back from the border for reasons that were not immediately clear. Ten ambulances carrying patients also passed through the borer. Since the border's initial opening, 1,000 individuals left Gaza, 98 entered, and 120 were denied entry into Egypt, the committee said. . . . .
Israel: Palestinian suspected in Petah Tikva stabbing
3/3/2010 - Bethlehem - Ma'an - A Palestinian man stabbed an Israeli citizen in Petah Tikva and fled the scene, Israeli police said. Police said the unidentified man, aged 60, was offered first aid at the scene and transferred to a hospital for further treatment. The incident was believed to have been nationalistically motivated, police officials added. [end]
Israel mayor holds off on plan to raze Jerusalem homes
3/2/2010 - Bethlehem - Ma'an - The Israeli mayor of Jerusalem delayed on Tuesday a plan that would demolish dozens of Palestinian homes to make way for a park and tourist attraction. Soon after Nir Barkat unveiled his sweeping plan for the Silwan neighborhood, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu urged him to "allow more time for efforts to reach an understanding with the residents of Silwan. " "The prime minister asked me to make every effort to reach an agreement with the residents. Of course, I responded positively to his request," Barkat told reporters on Tuesday. The controversy concerns dozens of houses Israel wants to demolish in an area called Bustan, in the heart of Silwan, a Palestinian neighborhood abutting Jerusalem's Old City which Israel occupied in the 1967. Neither Jerusalem's Palestinian residents nor the international community recognize Israeli sovereignty in the area.
Students escalate strike action in West Bank universities
3/3/2010 - Jerusalem - Ma'an - The Union of Student Councils denounced on Tuesday the Ministry of Education's handling of their demand to halt the transfer of grant money into loans, declaring a series of strikes across West Bank universities. The head of the Al-Quds University student union, Anas Abu Ar-Rab, said strikes will take place on Wednesday and Thursday, strike action will continue until the Ministry of Education reverses their decision on scholarships, as well as on a number of student relating issues. Student action began at the beginning of February, as meetings between council representatives and the Ministry of Education failed to resolve students' demands. On Monday, the Syndicate of Palestinian Universities announced the suspension of classes in West Bank institutions, with employees striking over a demand for an increase in salaries in relation to the cost of living, and for their inclusion on the government's retirement and pension scheme. . . . .
PalTel gets A4 paper as two Gaza crossings open
3/2/2010 - Gaza - Ma'an - The Kerem Shalom and Karni crossings will be partly open for the delivery of goods to Gaza on Tuesday, Palestinian liaison official Raed Fattouh said. Approximately 93 to 103 truckloads of aid and commercial goods, including two trucks of A4 paper for the telecommunications company PalTel, will enter at the southern crossing at Kerem Shalom. Schoolbooks, however, remain on the banned list, with scant supplies entering Gaza via Rafah and the tunnel system. UNRWA Spokesman Christopher Gunness commented in September on the issue, noting "subjects [taught in UNRWA schools] such as human rights and the Universal Declaration [of Human Rights], are underpinned by universal values which are informed by toleration and the need to resolve conflict peacefully. "He added that anyone who has an interest in seeing the conflict resolved also has an interest in seeing Gazan children educated.
UN Human Rights Council kicks off 13th session
3/2/2010 - Bethlehem - Ma'an - The UN Human Rights Council kicked off its 13th session on Monday, which will run until 26 March, and is expected to address the issue of a council review, as well as discuss the progress of recommendations made in the Goldstone report on war crimes committed during Israel's war on Gaza. Seventeen delegates addressed the council at the start of the session, notably Maria Otero, American under-secretary for democracy and global affairs, who reaffirmed the "renewed commitment" of the United States for the "defense of human rights and human dignity around the globe. " As she outlined the agenda of the US with respect to the council, Otero noted the country's concern over what she called the "disproportionate attention the Council pays to Israel, which is the only country that has its own agenda item," mainly, the discussion of the Goldstone report, and what rights. . .
Abbas urges Arabs to protect Jerusalem
3/3/2010 - Bethlehem - Ma'an - President Mahmoud Abbas on Tuesday urged delegates to the Arab summit scheduled later this month to challenge Israel's designation of West Bank landmarks as "Israeli heritage sites. "Following a meeting with his Egyptian counterpart, the president said "Arabs and Muslims must protect Jerusalem's holy places, and its residents, because they too are evicted from their homes and stripped of their identities. " "We hope to rescue Jerusalemites before it is too late," he added, speaking in the Red Sea resort town of Sharm Ash-Sheikh, where he met Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak for talks on developments in the occupied territories and efforts to resume negotiations with Israel. Abbas also denied reports that Syria has rescheduled a visit to Damascus over concerns on the Palestinian Authority's policies, as well as indications Libya would not seek to invite the president to attend the Arab summit, scheduled for late March.
Haniyeh: Greater efforts in 2010 to free prisoners
3/3/2010 - Gaza - Ma'an - Deposed Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh said on Monday that 2010 would witness increased efforts to secure the release of Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails. He urged those intending to participate in the Arab summit in Libya in late March to reiterate the importance of Palestinian detainees, and to bring attention to their plight. Speaking at a news conference at the de facto Ministry of Prisoners and Prisoners' Affairs headquarters in Gaza City, Haniyeh suggested a fund be established to cover prisoners' needs. For his part, Palestinian Legislative Council member Ahmad Bahar urged the Arab Parliament Union in Cairo to add the issue of prisoners to its agenda, and to call for their release. . . . .
Dutch students, gov’t team up with Nablus for excavation
3/2/2010 - Bethlehem - Ma'an - A 5,000 year old city is the focus of a UNESCO, Nablus and Dutch government initiative seeking to boost the Palestinian Department of Antiquities and Cultural Heritage's resources and technical experience, a statement said. A 300,000 euro donation from the Netherlands to UNESCO will support continued excavations and preservation at the Tell Balata Archaeological Site. Under the initiative, students from the University of Leiden will participate to provide technical expertise, officials said at the signing ceremony on Monday. Dutch representative to Palestine Jack Twiss Quarles van Ufford called the initiative a step in support of caretaker Prime Minster Salam Fayyad's plan to build state institutions ahead of the declaration of a Palestinian state in 2011. " The creation of institutions can only be sustainable if it goes hand in hand with the strengthening of the. . . "
Sheikh Tamimi: Jerusalem is being ’Judaized’
3/2/2010 - Jerusalem - Ma'an - Chief Islamic Judge Sheikh Tayseer Tamimi on Tuesday called on Muslim and Christian leaders to take immediate action against what he described as Israel's attempts to "Judaise" Jerusalem. In remarks at a meeting with Christian leaders at his Al-Eizariya office in East Jerusalem, the sheikh paid particular attention to Israeli plans in Jerusalem by "the so-called municipal council" to demolish over 90 Palestinian homes in the Al-Bustan neighborhood. Tamimi alleged that Israel sought to remove the occupied part of the city's indigenous residents to give it a "Jewish look. "He warned of the addition of further Christian and Muslim sites to the Israeli heritage list, following the inclusion of the Ibrahimi Mosque, Rachel's Tomb and the walls of the Old City of Jerusalem -- all sites located in the occupied Palestinian territories.
Abbas aide: Hamas not invited to Arab League summit
3/2/2010 - Bethlehem - Ma'an - Hamas has not been invited to participate in this year's Arab League Summit in Libya,President Mahmoud Abbas' spokesman said on Tuesday. Nabil Abu Rdeineh told Ma'an radio that an invitation has not been extended to the Islamist movement, nor was it a topic of discussion during Abbas' recent trip to Tripoli, Libya. However, the spokesman said that national reconciliation was on the agenda during the tour. Concerning Abbas' recent visit to Egypt, where he met with Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, Abu Rdeineh said "there is an agreement that an Arab united stand and position should be taken to face all challenging issues. . . the Arab League Summit in Libya must succeed. Abbas was in Egypt to discuss proposed US-mediated indirect talks with Israel and national reconciliation. He is due to meet with the Arab foreign ministers members of the Arab Peace Initiative. . . .
In photos: PA police destroy illegal cars in Tulkarem
3/3/2010 - Palestinian Authority security forces launched an extensive security campaign in two Tulkarem villages before sunrise on Monday morning, which aimed to seek out illegal car workshops and garages, as well as unlicensed vehicles. Fifty cars were impounded and destroyed by PA police. Brigadier Amin Fawalha said the campaign would start in the villages of Illar and Seida, and target suspected criminals, thieves and a number of individuals "wanted" by PA security. The campaign was undertaken in conjunction with tax and customs officers, targeting store owners selling expired and smuggled goods, as well as settlement produce, Fawalha added. [end]
Hamas founder disowns son who helped Shin Bet
3/3/2010 - Bethlehem - Ma'an - Hamas leader Sheikh Hassan Yousef announced on Monday that he and his family had severed ties with their son, who apparently has admitted to collaborating with Israeli intelligence agents. In a letter from his cell at Israel's Negev prison, Sheikh Yousef wrote that "my family (wife and children) announce our complete disownment of the one who was once our eldest son, who is called Mus'ab, who is now in America. " Mosab Hassan Yousef, who had previously converted to Christianity, served for over a decade as the Shin Bet intelligence agency's "most valuable source" in Hamas' leadership, the Israeli daily Haaretz first reported Wednesday. Yousef said the decision to sever ties was due to "our principled position and our understanding of our religion and what our faith orders. "He said his son "disbelieved in Allah and His Messenger and questioned his book," and. . . .
Hamas: PA security detained three supporters in West Bank
3/2/2010 - Bethlehem - Ma'an - Palestinian Authority security forces detained three Hamas supporters across the West Bank, the movement reported on Tuesday. The alleged detentions followed accusations of three seizures on Monday night. According to a statement, the most recent activity targeted supporters in the Jenin and Tulkarem governorates. [end]
Police: Abduction suspect remains at large
3/2/2010 - Hebron - Ma'an - Palestinian police detained three men suspected of carrying out the abduction of two civilians in the southern West Bank, as investigators attempt to track down a forth suspect, a police report said. An anonymous tip lead police to the rescue of two Yatta men being kept against their will inside a residential building, police said. Officers raided the home, found the victims but were unable to apprehend the abductors, they said. The two abduction victims were transferred to a local hospital, a police report said. A forth suspect remains at large, police said. [end]
PA police seize million shekels worth of narcotics in February
3/3/2010 - Ramallah - Ma'an - Palestinian Authority police confiscated a considerable quantity of narcotics across the West Bank in February, estimated to be worth 1 million shekels, a police report said Tuesday. In over 51 cases last month, police seized 940 grams of hashish, 558 grams of heroin, 285 ecstasy pills, and 227 grams of cocaine, the report said. Drug-taking paraphernalia was also confiscated, according to police. The number of alleged narcotics dealers arrested during February was 161, who were referred to the general prosecution to commence legal proceedings against them. The anti-narcotics unit added that 32 drugs awareness lectures were held last month, which were attended by 1,800 students and employees, the report said. . . . .
Report: Rainfall inches close to historical average
3/3/2010 - Bethlehem - Ma'an - A quarter of the winter's rainfall pelted the West Bank last week, and brought annual numbers closer to the historical average, a report from the Palestinian Authority Ministry of Agriculture said. Released Tuesday morning, after a soggy week, the ministry report found the West Bank received 83% of its historical annual rainfall levels, with Tulkarem topping the list with 99% of the historic average of 602. 4 mm. Hebron saw a relative drought, with only 68% of the historic average, due in part to a dry end to February. The ministry gave the following: Jenin- 438/468 - 94%, Tulkarem - 599. 1/602. 4 - 99%, Qalqiliya - 541/624 - 87%, Tubas - 385/431 - 89%, Nablus - 488/ 660 - 74%, Salfit - 514 / 698 - 74%, Ramallah - 573/ 615 - 93%, Jerusalem - 421/ 554 - 76%, Jericho - 127/166 - 77%, Bethlehem - 436/ 518 - 84%, Dura - 423/ 507 - 83%, Hebron 406/ 595.
Jordan jails 6 for plotting to fight Israel during Gaza war
Ha'aretz 3 Mar 2010 - Five suspects arrested in April, May 2009, with the other, still at large, tried in absentia.
Is Israel really a target for chemical warfare?
Ha'aretz 3 Mar 2010 - In their latest blog, Harel and Issacharoff ponder Israel's decision to distribute gas masks to all citizens.
IDF recording license plates of Israeli anti-fence protesters
Ha'aretz 3 Mar 2010 - Document lists vehicle registration numbers of Leftists in effort to forbid their entry into West Bank.
Video: UN envoy: Gaza an open-air prison
Uruknet March 2, 2010 - John Holmes, the United Nation's humanitarian chief, has revisited the Gaza Strip, a year after Israel's assault on the territory ended. He told Al Jazeera that it was disappointing how little has changed since the war and that there has been no real possibility of reconstruction, mainly because of Israel's siege of the Strip. He said...
12-year-old Child To Be Prosecuted As An Adult By An Israeli Military Court
Uruknet March 02, 2010 - The Israeli Authorities decided to file charges against a 12-year-old Palestinian child from the southern West Bank city of Hebron after arresting him and charging him with throwing stones at the Israeli military. The child was identified as al-Hasan al-Mohtasib, 12. His 7-year-old brother was also detained but was released later on. Their father, Fadel, said...
Under blockade, coastal Gaza now a fish importer
Uruknet March 2, 2010 - Under a sea blockade, the coastal Gaza Strip has now become a seafood importer. Its desperate fishermen — cut off from plentiful fishing grounds by Israeli patrol boats — have turned to sneaking into Egyptian waters in tiny motorboats to buy their catch and bring it home. Others bring in fish by land, in ice-packed plastic...
Video: Palestinian Political Prisoners and Popular Resistance
Uruknet March 2, 2010 -- The Israeli occupation authority (IOA) is planning to demolish tens of Palestinian homes in the Silwan neighborhood of occupied Jerusalem, south of the Aqsa Mosque, in order to build a public park. Sources in the IOA-controlled Jerusalem municipality said that the fanatic mayor of occupied Jerusalem Nir Barakat is expected to announce in a press conference...
IOA plans demolition of tens of Palestinian homes in Silwan
Uruknet March 2, 2010 -- The Israeli occupation authority (IOA) is planning to demolish tens of Palestinian homes in the Silwan neighborhood of occupied Jerusalem, south of the Aqsa Mosque, in order to build a public park. Sources in the IOA-controlled Jerusalem municipality said that the fanatic mayor of occupied Jerusalem Nir Barakat is expected to announce in a press conference...
Frustration, Suffocation and CrisisStrife, siege on Gaza continue one year after Israeli bombardment
Uruknet March 2, 2010 - The Gaza Strip was already spiraling under years of siege long before the F-16 fighter planes, Apache helicopters, tanks, warships, unmanned aerial vehicles and armed soldiers waged a 23-day war on the Strip in winter 2008-2009. The agricultural sector, which used to provide 50 per cent of Gaza’s food needs, had been steadily failing as a...
PCHR Condemns Storming al-Aqsa Mosque and Holds IOF Responsible for Escalation in the OPT
Uruknet March 1, 2010 - The Palestinian Centre for Human Rights (PCHR) condemns with the strongest terms storming the yard of the al-Aqsa Mosque in East Jerusalem by hundreds of Israeli settlers and their supporters, escorted by Israeli security forces. PCHR further condemns the use of excessive force by Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) against Palestinian civilians who gathered inside the Mosque...
Funding Israeli Militarism, Belligerence and Occupation
Uruknet From birth, Israel was a regional menace until America became its benefactor in the late 1960s. Now it’s a global one, powerful with a large standing army and the latest weapons and technology, nuclear armed and ready to use them. It’s belligerent on the slightest pretext or none at all, and a threat to world peace and security because US...
Two Suspects Entered U.S. After Killing in Dubai
Uruknet March 1, 2010 — At least two suspects in the killing of a Hamas official in a hotel here in January traveled to the United States afterward, according to a person familiar with the investigation. That disclosure broadened the scope of an international investigation that has fostered diplomatic tensions and cast a harsh light on the methods of Israel’s intelligence...
Raji Sourani, Director of PCHR, Prevented from Testifying before Russell Tribunal on Palestine
Uruknet March 1, 2010 Because of the total closure imposed on the Gaza Strip by the Israeli Government, Raji Sourani, the Director of the Palestinian Centre for Human Rights (PCHR), was prevented from travelling and thus unable to testify before the Russell Tribunal on Palestine. Today, 1 March 2010, the first international session of the Russell Tribunal on Palestine will be...
Building international solidarity during Israeli Apartheid Week
Uruknet March 1, 2010 - In March 2005, a group of activists from the Arab Student Collective at the University of Toronto launched the first Israeli Apartheid Week (IAW). The aim of the week was two-fold. On one hand, it sought to break the wall of silence and misrepresentation around what was happening in the occupied West Bank and Gaza Strip...
'Israelis no longer allowed in Dubai after Hamas hit'
Uruknet March 1, 2010 - Dubai's police chief said on Monday that travelers suspected of being Israeli will not be allowed into the United Arab Emirates even if they arrive with alternative passports. Lt. Gen. Dahi Khalfan Tamim says the move comes after the killing of a Hamas operative in Dubai, blamed by the Emirates authorities on Israel's Mossad spy agency....
Norman Finkelstein describes visit to Gaza in new book
2 Mar 2010 - US, March 2, 2010 (Pal Telegraph) -This month OR Books publishes Norman Finkelstein's important new book about the Gaza conflict, ‘This Time We Went Too Far.' What follows is an excerpt from the book, Chapter 5, "Inside Gaza." Norman Finkelstein (left) during his trip to Gaza To preserve my sense of purpose, and keep the Palestine struggle from becoming a...
Hamas extends detention of British filmmaker
2 Mar 2010 - Gaza, March 2, 2010 (Pal Telegraph) - A Hamas military court in Gaza decided Monday to extend the detention of a British journalist for another 15 days of interrogation on suspicion of unspecified security offenses. The journalist, Paul Martin, a freelance filmmaker, was arrested Feb. 14 at the trial of a Palestinian accused of collaborating with Israel. Martin planned to...
Israel opens 2 Gaza crossings
2 Mar 2010 - Gaza Strip, March 2, 2010 (Pal Telegraph)- Israeli occupation authorities opened on Tuesday Karem Abu Salem and Al-Montar crossings, in part to allow food aid and limited quantities of fuel into the Gaza Strip. Raed Fattouh, Palestinian border crossings official, said that Israeli occupation authorities would allow entrance by 93-103 trucks carrying aid and goods for commercial and agricultural sectors,...
IOF kidnaps 4 Palestinians in West bank
2 Mar 2010 - West Bank, March 2, 2010 (Pal Telegraph) - Israeli occupation forces kidnapped today four Palestinians in the West Bank after storming their homes. Palestinian sources said that the detentions were made in Hebron and Bethlehem and then the four young men were taken to an unknown place. The Israeli occupation forces invaded Bait Omar in Hebron and kidnapped two Palestinians:...
Arab parliamentarians to visit Gaza
2 Mar 2010 - Damascus, March 2, 2010 (Pal Telegraph)- Mohammad Abu Hudeib, president of the Political and National Security Committee of the Interim Arab Parliament, said that a delegation of Arab parliamentarians is to visit the Gaza Strip in April. "The parliament decided in its meeting last weekend in Damascus to form a delegation of top Arab parliamentarians to visit the besieged Gaza...
Israel to demolish 88 houses in Jerusalem
2 Mar 2010 - Jerusalem, March 2, 2010 (Pal Telegraph) - Jerusalem Mayor, Nir Barkat, will to formally divulged today plans for the wholesale redevelopment of a section of Silwan neighborhood, involving the demolition of almost "88 illegally built Palestinian homes" and the relocation of those residents in new buildings, The Jerusalem Post reported.
Abbas to meet Mubarak in Sharm El-Sheikh
2 Mar 2010 - Egypt, March 2, 2010 (Pal Telegraph) - Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas will meet Egyptian President - Hosni Mubarak in Sharm El-Sheikh today to formulate a united stance on restarting the peace process with Israel. Fatah Central Committee member Azzam Al-Ahmad told Radio Palestine the officials would discuss how to restart indirect talks with Israel, as proposed by the United...
Palestinians in Jordan Valley struggle to keep their land
1 Mar 2010 - Al-Hadidiyeh, March 2, 2010 (Pal Telegraph)- The Jordan Valley is classified as Area C and is, therefore, under complete Israeli control. Israel has imposed harsh restrictions on building and movement there that apply to the Palestinians alone, effectively pushing them to leave area. The Civil Administration does not allow the Palestinians to build in Bedouin areas in the valley and...
Israel invades Sheikh Jarrah to seize land
1 Mar 2010 - Jerusalem, March 1, 2010 (Pal Telegraph) - Israeli employees of the Jerusalem municipality invaded the Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood of East Jerusalem today. "A large number of Israeli municipal employees stormed Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood this morning, measuring the land owned by Kamal Ebedat and taking photos," Jmal Ataia, an activist in the Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood, said. One week ago, the municipality...
Raising the bar for peace
Palestine Note 2 Mar 2010 - President Abbas and Prime Minister Netanyahu may soon embark on yet another round of peace talks between Palestinians and Israelis. Each leader, in his own way, faces daunting challenges, in part because he must answer to...
'Growth Palestine can believe in': Palestine's GDP upshoot is deceptively encouraging
Palestine Note 2 Mar 2010 - According to Sam Bahour, the leadership in Ramallah is misrepresenting the West Bank's economic growth as a "development towards statehood." True, the OPT collectively had a 7% GDP growth last year, but that growth only applies...
Israeli army wants me
Palestine Note 2 Mar 2010 - The Israeli army invaded our neighborhood at 1:30 AM Tuesday morning waking up my mother, wife and sister. Heavily-armed soldiers blocked roads during "the operation". When my family opened the door, they demanded to see me....
Barkat delays Silwan redevelopment, Arabic media snooze
Palestine Note 2 Mar 2010 - Jerusalem mayor Nir Barkat, last seen trying to dodge a lawful court order to tear down an illegal apartment complex in East Jerusalem, made what was expected to be a controversial announcement this morning regarding the...
Funding Israeli militarism, belligerence and occupation
Palestine Note 2 Mar 2010 - From birth, Israel was a regional menace until America became its benefactor in the late 1960s. Now it's a global one, powerful with a large standing army and the latest weapons and technology, nuclear armed and...
Americans for peace now:Middle east peace report
Palestine Note 2 Mar 2010 - Vol. 11, Issue 20 Believe in Israel, Believe in Peace Silwan Scheme Deferred: Jerusalem Mayor Nir Barkat said today that he will delay his efforts to promote a dangerous plan to demolish a number of Palestinian...
Leading Hedge Fund Chief: Gulf Should De-Peg
The Media Line 1 Mar 2010 - Major international investor says Gulf countries should abandon dollar peg to avoid being exposed to weak American economy. The chairman of the world's largest currency hedge fund called on Gulf countries to de-peg from the dollar...
Bounced Saudi Check? Go to Jail, Do Not Collect $200
The Media Line 1 Mar 2010 - Saudi government introduces new measures to clamp down on an abundance of rubber checks. The Saudi government has introduced new measures that will make bouncing a check punishable by jail in an effort to tackle the...
The New Front: 'Econo-Jihad'
The Media Line 1 Mar 2010 - After an 11-year study, researcher says jihadi ideology increasingly focuses on economic targets. Economic terrorism is becoming the preferred tactic of radical Islamic thinkers and terror organizations, an 11-year study of public Islamist discourse has found....
Obama Administration in New Rebuke of Israel
The Media Line 1 Mar 2010 - For the second time in two weeks, the Obama administration has publicly expressed its displeasure with Israeli policy. Reacting to word that the Netanyahu government has approved 600 new housing units in the Jerusalem suburb of...
Israelis Banned from Emirates
The Media Line 1 Mar 2010 - Israelis, including those who also hold a second citizenship, will not be allowed to enter the United Arab Emirates. The announcement was made by Police Chief Dahi Khalfan Tamim, who heads the investigation into the assassination...
Son of Hamas Leader Who Helped Israel Disowned by Father
The Media Line 1 Mar 2010 - Following the revelation that he helped Israel fight Hamas terrorism, Mosab Yousef has been disowned by his father, Sheikh Hassan Yousef, a leader of the terrorist organization. Last week, the Israeli daily Ha'aretz published the story...
Iran targets opposition media
AlJazeera 2 Mar 2010 - Two publications run by reformist politician Mehdi Karroubi's family shut down.
Israel delays Silwan demolition
AlJazeera 2 Mar 2010 - Redevelopment of East Jerusalem district that Palestinian residents opposed is put off.
Dubai: Israeli premier faces arrest
AlJazeera 2 Mar 2010 - Police chief says Netanyahu and Moassad boss to be arrested over Hamas leader murder.
News from Within Podcast: Impact of Settlements on the Bethlehem Municipal Region
Alternative Information Center - Monday, 01 March 2010, Sergio Yahni, Program Director of the Alternative Information Center, spoke with Victor Batarseh, the mayor of Bethlehem, about the impact of settlements on the Bethlehem municipal region.
'We need citizenship law because of Palestinian terror'
Jeruslalem Post 2 Mar 2010 - At High Court, state defends current law; Gal-On’s attorney: It’s not about security, it’s about demographics – Purim is over, it’s time to give up the charade.
'Arabs may have targeted Mabhouh'
Jeruslalem Post 2 Mar 2010 - Hamas man: Jordanian, Egyptian agents tracked terror chief before murder.
Israel, US to share airline terror intel
Jeruslalem Post 2 Mar 2010 - MOU signed by Transportation Minister and US Homeland Security.
‘World must push Israel on heritage list’
Jeruslalem Post 2 Mar 2010 - To protest Israel's move, PA holds cabinet meeting in Hebron, not Ramallah.
West Bank housing starts rise, despite moratorium
Jeruslalem Post 2 Mar 2010 - Work began on 593 Jewish homes from October through December, CBS report shows.
Golan apples sent to Syria
Jeruslalem Post 2 Mar 2010 - Red Cross kicks off annual transport of Druse farmers’ fruit across the border.
Deputy Jerusalem District Attorney allowed to resume post
Jeruslalem Post 2 Mar 2010 - Korb started his “vacation” on February 14, after it was published that he told students “most judges are asses.”
IDF still waiting to receive full budget to return gas masks
Jeruslalem Post 2 Mar 2010 - “There are ... some budget problems, but I believe that we will reach every Israeli citizen over the next three years,” says OC Home Front Command.
World must get Patriarchs' Cave off ‘heritage list’
Jeruslalem Post 2 Mar 2010 - To protest Israel's move, PA holds cabinet meeting in Hebron, not Ramallah.
EU Contributes around €23 M for Palestinians Salaries, Pensions
WAFA 2 Mar 2010 - JERUSALEM, March 2, 2010 (WAFA)- Today, the European Union (EU) made its third contribution this year to the Palestinian Authority's payment of its civil servants salaries and pensions, both in the
Book, Poster Entitled: Childhood under Fire
WAFA 2 Mar 2010 - GAZA, March 2, 2010 (WAFA)- Gaza Community Mental Health Progarmme “GCMHP” in partnership with Israeli human rights organizations, including GISHA – Legal Center for Freedom of Movement and
EC Mobilizes €58 M in Humanitarian Aid for Palestinians in OPT, Lebanon
WAFA 2 Mar 2010 - JERUSALEM, March 2, 2010 (WAFA)- The European Commission (EC) has allocated €58 million in humanitarian aid to support operations in favour of the most vulnerable people affected by the ongoing
Israel Pressures Bedouins to Leave Jordan Valley, B’Tselem Says
WAFA 2 Mar 2010 - TEL AVIV, March 2, 2010 (WAFA)- The Jordan Valley is classified as Area C and is, therefore, under complete Israeli control. Israel has imposed harsh restrictions on building and movement there that
Cabinet Convenes in Hebron to Express Rejection of Including Palestinian Sites as Israeli Heritage
WAFA 2 Mar 2010 - HEBRON, March 2, 2010 (WAFA)- Chaired by PM Salam Fayyad, the Cabinet held Monday its weekly meeting in the West Bank city of Hebron city today to express its total rejection of Israeli’s unjust
MSD Demands Israel to Stop Settlement Activities in Jerusaem
WAFA 2 Mar 2010 - JERUSALEM, March 1, 2010 (WAFA)- Al-Maqdese Society for Development (MSD) demanded the Israeli authorities to stop all settlement activities in Jerusalem. Commenting on the Israeli plans
Haaretz: Turkmenistan Snubs Former Mossad Agent as Israel Envoy
WAFA 2 Mar 2010 - TEL AVIV, March 1, 2010 (WAFA)- For the past four months Turkmenistan has been stalling over the appointment of a former spy and close confidant of Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman as
Outpost Erected in West Bank for third Time
WAFA 2 Mar 2010 -
MIDEAST: New Call to Past Adds to Troubles
IPS JERUSALEM, Feb 28 (IPS) - When last December Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, delivering to an international conference in Herzliya outside Tel Aviv what has become the equivalent of Israel's 'State of the Union' address, chose to focus not on Iran's nuclear ambitions or on the prospects of Middle East...
Rain and tear gas fail to stop demonstrations
Stop The Wall - Despite the stormy weather, anti-Wall activists rallied in demonstrations across the West Bank. Soldiers fired tear gas and rubber bullets at demonstrators in Bil’in, Nil’in, al-Ma’sara and Nabi Saleh. Prior to the demonstration, Occupation forces also invaded al-Ma’sara, delivering more threats to the local popular committee. [
Weekly Report on Israeli Human Rights Violations in the Occupied Palestinian Territory
PCHR Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) Continue Systematic Attacks against Palestinian Civilians and Property in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (OPT)
With my life and soul I will free you Palestine - Demonstrators in Gaza
3/1/2010 - International Solidarity Movement - Internatonal Solidarity Movement - Thirty activists from the Local Initiative Beit Hannoun and the International Solidarity Movement (ISM) participated in the weekly demonstration asking for Palestinian land to be returned to its rightful owners. The activists gathered at the site of the University College for Agriculture which now lies in rubble following air attacks during operation Cast Lead. The activists walked towards the Erez border chanting "Down with the Occupation" and "With my life and soul I will free you Palestine". The activists reached 50 meters from the border and there Saber Zanin, Director of Beit Hannoun Local Initiative, spoke about the hardships farmers face on a daily basis as they attempt to plough and farm their land. Farmers risk being shot at either by Israeli snipers or from the automated tower machines which line the Gaza-Israel border zone.
Israeli trucks cross into Syria in annual 'apple invasion'
Ha'aretz 2 Mar 2010 - Quneitra crossing into Syria opened Tuesday for 6-year long annual tradition of Golan apples shipment.
Who will blink first in Iran's nuclear poker game?
Ha'aretz 2 Mar 2010 - If diplomacy and sanctions fail will Netanyahu, Obama call their bluff or act upon their heated statements.
Austria Jews slam controversial far-right presidential candidate
Ha'aretz 2 Mar 2010 - Austrian presidential candidate Rosenkranz has criticized Holocaust-denial law calling it a curb on free speech.
Panel of justices on Citizenship Law turns raucous
Ha'aretz 2 Mar 2010 - Debate arouses over law preventing Palestinians married to Israeli Arabs from receiving Israeli citizenship, residency.
Beirut publisher releases Arabic translation of Amos Oz autobiography
Ha'aretz 2 Mar 2010 - Translation funded by E. Jerusalem Khoury family in memory of their son killed in 2004 terror attack.
Assad: U.S.'s misguided Mideast policy empowered Iran
Ha'aretz 2 Mar 2010 - Former National Security Council officials say Assad told them Syria's ties with Iran, Hezbollah not negotiable.
Canada students counter 'Israel Apartheid Week' with controversial campaign
Ha'aretz 2 Mar 2010 - 'Size Doesn't Matter' campaign taking place in 23 campuses across Canada, highlights Israel's achievements.
U.S. official: World sees need to sanction Iran
Ha'aretz 2 Mar 2010 - UN official says Security Council could discuss new round of Iran sanctions in two months.
Egypt: Israel West Bank heritage list risks peace
Ha'aretz 2 Mar 2010 - Egypt FM says Cairo does not recognize Israeli actions in the Cave of the Patriarchs, al-Aqsa mosque.
Iran, Syria may talk a big talk, but too scared to act
Ha'aretz 2 Mar 2010 - Axis of evil needn't lose sleep over the 007-style Dubai hit, but should worry about Mughniyeh killing in Damascus.
Palestinian archeology gets int'l boost ahead of 2011 statehood plan
Ha'aretz 2 Mar 2010 - Netherlands supports upkeep of 5,000-year-old West Bank city to advance Palestinian cultural identity.
Netanyahu: Israel will never cede Jordan Valley
Ha'aretz 2 Mar 2010 - PM tells Knesset committee that area's strategic location makes pullout impossible, even in peace deal.
Hamas: Jordan or Egypt likely behind Dubai hit
Ha'aretz 2 Mar 2010 - Dubai to FBI: Check up on credit cards used by suspects in Hamas hit; UAE probing Israeli involvement.
Holocaust survivors watch Jewish renegades kill Nazis
Ha'aretz 2 Mar 2010 - Tarantino screened his Inglorious Basterds at the Museum of Tolerance for an audience full of survivors.
Israeli embassy complains over 'antisemitic' postcards from Spanish children
The Guardian 2 Mar 2010 - Spokesman voices anger after Valencia primary schoolchildren sent 'disturbing' messages about war, money and killing children Israel has complained to the Spanish authorities after its embassy in Madrid received postcards from nine-year-old schoolchildren accusing it of...
Jerusalem mayor unveils demolition plan
The Guardian 2 Mar 2010 - Israeli prime minister tells mayor to delay redevelopment and hold discussions with the Palestinian residents under threat Jerusalem's mayor today unveiled a sweeping plan for an area of East Jerusalem that would see at least 22...
El Al pilot accidentally takes sleeping pill during flight
Ha'aretz 2 Mar 2010 - An El Al pilot took a sleeping pill by mistake about two weeks ago on a flight from Kiev, Ukraine. The pill eventually made him ill, forcing him to leave the cockpit during the flight. ...
Israel's apartheid doesn't stop at the West Bank
Ha'aretz 2 Mar 2010 - Here is a civics lesson about the Zionist heritage, which has recently basked in the limelight of another government decision. ...
Author David Grossman receives lifetime achievement award
Ha'aretz 2 Mar 2010 - The Composers, Authors and Publishers Society of Israel (ACUM) has chosen author David Grossman as one of the recipients of this year's lifetime-achievement awards, the organization announced yesterday. ...
Ministry orders Holocaust education for all students, not just on Poland trip
Ha'aretz 2 Mar 2010 - All 11th graders will take part in preparations for Holocaust-education ...
U.S. 'appreciates' Netanyahu delay of East Jerusalem demolitions
Ha'aretz 3 Mar 2010 - The United States appreciates the intervention of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu which postponed a planned demolition of houses in the East Jerusalem neighborhood of Silwan, a State Department official told reporters on Tuesday. ...
Increased humanitarian aid to Gaza after IDF operation 27 Feb 2010
Relief Web 2 Mar 2010 - Source: Government of Israel
UN HUMANITARIAN CHIEF VISITS GAZA, CALLS FOR CROSSINGS TO RE-OPEN
Relief Web 2 Mar 2010 - Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs
Middle East: Commission mobilizes €58 million in humanitarian aid for most vulnerable Palestinians in oPt and Lebanon
Relief Web 2 Mar 2010 - Source: European Commission Humanitarian Aid department
OPT: East Jerusalem Humanitarian Overview February 2010
Relief Web 2 Mar 2010 - Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs
EU contributes around €23 million for Palestinians salaries and pensions
Relief Web 2 Mar 2010 - Source: European Union
Israel, US join forces against airline terror
YNet News 3 Mar 2010 - As part of new agreement, countries to practice scenarios of terrorist incidents on civilian planes. Israeli development warning of aircraft hijacking tested successfully, already raising interest in United States
Lieberman: See you at court
YNet News 2 Mar 2010 - Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman slams police in wake of new allegations; FM says he'll show up at Supreme Court Wednesday morning to file petition over probe leaks, invites journalists to attend
UN urges Egypt to stop shooting at migrants
YNet News 2 Mar 2010 - Egyptian forces deliberately kill asylum seekers on Israel border, UN human rights chief says
IDF unveils recon system
YNet News 2 Mar 2010 - (Video) Field Intelligence Corps release first-time footage of 'spot and strike' in action
Leftists: Lieberman must quit
YNet News 2 Mar 2010 - Foreign minister urged to resign over latest revelations; MK Oron: Olmert quit over lesser charges
Palestinians fire on IDF post near Ramallah
YNet News 2 Mar 2010 - Military post on Route 443 comes under fire from passing Palestinian vehicle. No injuries reported
Mabhouh aide: Assassinated Hamas man smuggled weapons
YNet News 2 Mar 2010 - Mabhouh 'never stopped thinking about how to fight occupation,' aide says. Dubai police submit official request for arrest of Netanyahu, Mossad Chief Dagan
Barkat: Silwan plan 'win-win' for all
YNet News 2 Mar 2010 - Jerusalem mayor convenes press conference, says plan will be implemented after talks with residents. 'Philanthropic groups, foreign governments' to assist evacuees
Legislation to restrict HR organizations
B'tselem 27 Feb 2010 - Continuing the trend of delegitimizing human rights organizations in Israel, MK's from the Right and Center are promoting a bill that will ostensibly ensure transparency, but will effectively impede the freedom of action of these organizations.
Soldiers prevent filming in West Bank
B'tselem 27 Feb 2010 - Although the army states that filming in the Occupied Territories is permitted, B'Tselem's staff and volunteers have been harassed, and even assaulted, by soldiers and officers while filming in the West Bank. Repeated complaints to military officials have
Netanyahu: Jordan River Valley Israel's regardless of peace deal
Daily Star 3 Mar 2010 OCCUPIED JERUSALEM: Israel won't pull out of a key part of the West Bank even if there's a peace deal with the Palestinians, the premier told a parliamentary committee Tuesday. Benjamin Netanyahu was referring to the Jordan River Valley, along the eastern border of the West Bank. Israel considers control of the border vital to block the flow of arms from Jordan to the Palestinians.
Iran says new UN nuclear chief biased but leaves door ajar
Daily Star 3 Mar 2010 Iran's atomic chief on Tuesday accused the new UN nuclear watchdog head, Yukiya Amano, of taking sides against Tehran's atomic program but said he hoped the Japanese official would modify his stand. Ali Akbar Salehi's criticism came as Moscow and Beijing - two veto-wielding powers at the UN Security Council - were divided over imposing new sanctions on Tehran.
ElBaradei calls for key changes in Egyptian Constitution
Daily Star 3 Mar 2010 CAIRO: Former UN atomic chief Mohamed ElBaradei, emerging as Egypt's highest-profile dissident, has called for constitutional changes in his first statement since forming an opposition group, newspapers reported on Tuesday. ElBaradei demanded an end to Egypt's emergency laws and judicial oversight over elections as well as the easing of restrictions on presidential candidacies, in the statement.
Moroccan police dismantle six-member 'terror network'
Daily Star 3 Mar 2010 RABAT: Moroccan police have dismantled a terrorist network that was "active in several towns" of the North African kingdom, the state security service announced Tuesday. The network included six members who "were planning to commit terrorist acts inside the national territory," the security service said in a statement, without saying when the arrests took place.
Turkey ready to mediate fresh Syria-Israel talks
Daily Star 3 Mar 2010 CAIRO: Ankara is ready to mediate between foes Israel and Syria provided there is a "political will" on both sides, Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said in Cairo on Tuesday. "If there is a political will on both sides, then we are ready for indirect Turkish mediation between Syria and Israel," Davutoglu said. The Turkish foreign minister was speaking at a news conference
Dubai to tighten up inspection of Western passports Emirate seeks Netanyahu's arrest over hotel murder
Daily Star 3 Mar 2010 Dubai's police chief said on Tuesday that Western passports will be closely inspected following the murder of a senior Hamas militant in the Gulf emirate but that Jews would not be singled out. "We respect all people and all religions, whether they are Muslims, Jews, Christians or others," Dahi Khalfan told AFP, when asked about remarks attributed to him
Clinton offers to help parties resolve row over Falklands
Daily Star 3 Mar 2010 BUENOS AIRES: Secretary of State Hillary Clinton offered Monday to help Britain and Argentina resolve a simmering row over a south Atlantic archipelago but balked at an Argentine request for US mediation. Clinton gave no sign Washington would prod ally Britain into dropping its refusal to respond to Argentina's new campaign for dialogue on the sovereignty
Hungry Chile looters ransack, burn stores
Daily Star 3 Mar 2010 CONCEPCION, Chile: Looters pillaged shops and torched two stores in Chile's second city as quake survivors ramped up a desperate search for food, angered by security forces trying to bar their way. "It's full, they have water, food, diapers, but the police won't let us go inside," complained a man standing next to a Concepcion supermarket after a curfew
Ten die in blast in south Yemen town - ministry
Daily Star 3 Mar 2010 SANAA: Ten people, including two children, were killed and 15 wounded in a pre-dawn explosion in a residential area of the Yemeni town of Taiz on Tuesday, the Defense Ministry said. The blast struck at 5 am local time in a building where fireworks and carbon products were stored, the ministry's news website, 26sep.net, said citing a security source.
Apple transfer starts in rare Golan-Syria crossing - ICRC
Daily Star 3 Mar 2010 GENEVA: Up to 10,000 tons of apples are to be sent from Israeli-occupied Golan Heights to Syria, after long-time foes Israel and Syria approved the transfer, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) said Tuesday. "The transfer of apples across the demarcation line is one of the very few crossings that take place from the Golan into Syria proper," said the ICRC in a statement.
Iraqi VP says his country wants better ties with Syria
Daily Star 3 Mar 2010 Iraq's vice president said in Damascus on Tuesday that his country wanted to improve relations with its neighbor, after ties soured following last year's massive bomb attacks in Baghdad. In a meeting with Syrian President Bashar Assad, Tarek al-Hashemi delivered "a message from the Iraqi government expressing its commitment to developing bilateral relations in all fields,
Debunking Israeli Hasbara
PIC 3 Mar 2010 - In a much-appreciated effort aimed at highlighting and exposing Israeli racism and terrorism against the Palestinians, many university campuses around the world are marking Israel’s apartheid week.
Haneyya asks Arab summit to adopt question of Palestinian prisoners
PIC 3 Mar 2010 - Ismail Haneyya called on the Arab summit scheduled to open in the Libyan capital by the end of this month to activate the issue of Palestinian prisoners in Israeli occupation jails.
IOA plans demolition of tens of Palestinian homes in Silwan
PIC 3 Mar 2010 - The Israeli occupation authority (IOA) is planning to demolish tens of Palestinian homes in the Silwan neighborhood of occupied Jerusalem, south of the Aqsa Mosque, in order to build a public park.
IOF soldiers raid southern Gaza, cut trees and round up 19 in WB
PIC 3 Mar 2010 - Israeli occupation forces (IOF) raided agricultural areas east of Khan Younis to the south of the Gaza Strip at an early hour on Tuesday, local sources said.
Sayel asks Blair to find drastic solution for Gaza power crisis
PIC 3 Mar 2010 - Walid Sayel, the board chairman of Gaza electricity generation station, has appealed to the international quartet committee topped by Tony Blair to find a drastic solution to the Gaza power crisis.
Australian team to investigate use of forged passports
PIC 3 Mar 2010 - The Australian government has requested visas for three police investigators to visit Israel to probe the use of forged Australian passports in the assassination of Mahmoud Al-Mabhouh.
Christian MP dismayed at blocking Dweik from entering PLC
PIC 3 Mar 2010 - Hussam Al-Tawil, the independent Christian PLC member said that PLC speaker Dr. Aziz Dweik is entitled to enter the PLC premises in Ramallah and to exercise his duties as chairman of the council.
New subsidence in OJ as a result of IOA digging
PIC 3 Mar 2010 - AFEH has warned of a series of land collapse in the Silwan suburb of occupied Jerusalem south of the Aqsa Mosque as a result of the ceaseless digging by the IOA.
Dweik denounces obstruction of PLC session
PIC 3 Mar 2010 - Dr. Aziz Dweik has strongly denounced those responsible for blocking the PLC emergency session on Monday that was supposed to discuss Israeli attacks on Islamic holy shrines.
Speakers of Arab parliaments to visit Gaza next month
PIC 3 Mar 2010 - A delegation of Arab parliament speakers is to visit the Gaza Strip next month in line with Arab attempts to break the siege on Gaza, Dr. Mohammed Abu Hudaib said.
Acclaimed Iranian filmmaker arrested in late-night raid
LA Times 3 Mar 2010 - Tehran's top prosecutor says the detention of award-winning director Jafar Panahi is unrelated to his reformist politics. Panahi's son said computers and other personal property were confiscated. One of Iran's most acclaimed film directors has been detained amid an ongoing government crackdown against the opposition, an official said Tuesday.
U.N. Official Condemns Gaza Blockade
New York Times 2 Mar 2010 - The senior U.N. official for humanitarian relief said the blockade enforced by Israel and Egypt amounted to the collective punishment of 1.5 million Palestinians.
Middle East Letter: Water Crisis Grips Syria
New York Times 2 Mar 2010 - Hundreds of thousands of farming families have moved to urban areas -- a shift that has economic and political implications.
Two Suspects Entered U.S. After Killing in Dubai
New York Times 2 Mar 2010 - At least two suspects in the killing of a Hamas official in a hotel here in January traveled to the United States afterward, according to a person familiar with the investigation.
You be the judge
Mondoweiss - 2 Mar 2010 - Steven Gutkin, AP : JERUSALEM — Jerusalem’s mayor unveiled a plan Tuesday to demolish dozens of Palestinian homes to make room for a tourist center in one of the disputed city’s most volatile neighborhoods, drawing criticism from Palestinians and the United Nations. Ethan Bronner, New York Times :...
How would Washington Post respond if soldiers came for a columnist at 2 in the morning because of his writings?
Mondoweiss - 2 Mar 2010 - Today in the Washington Post Richard Cohen says that Jimmy Carter "waved the bloody shirt of racism" when he said that Israel was practicing apartheid in the Occupied Territories. Cohen is blinding himself and his readers to the harsh conditions of the occupation. Consider Mazin Qumsiyeh...
Red herring in Mamilla case
Mondoweiss - 2 Mar 2010 - Martin Hier of the Simon Wiesenthal Center has lately produced a 1945 article in the Palestine Post– later the Jerusalem Post–describing Muslim plans to build a commercial center on a portion of the Mamilla Cemetery that Hier now covets for his… Museum of Tolerance. Hier is...
Rahm: Just hanging on?
Mondoweiss - 2 Mar 2010 - There was finally a shake up over at the White House this weekend. No, Rahm neither resigned nor was axed. Instead, Social Secretary Desiree Rogers became "the first high-level departure from Obama’s senior staff." WaPo spends more than enough ink presenting reasons for the departure of...
Hooray for the ‘NY Times’
Mondoweiss - 2 Mar 2010 - The Times publishes a piece on the collective punishment of the Gazan people by Fares Akram, a wonderful investigator who lost his father in the Gaza onslaught. Related posts: I think Edward Rothstein of the ‘Times’ is a Zionist, and Roger Cohen of the ‘Times’ isn’t,...
News from Within Podcast: Impact of Settlements on the Bethlehem Municipal Region
Alternative Information Center - 3 Mar 2010 - Monday, 01 March 2010, Sergio Yahni, Program Director of the Alternative Information Center, spoke with Victor Batarseh, the mayor of Bethlehem, about the impact of settlements on the Bethlehem municipal region.
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