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Palestinian Tractor Driver Arrested After Crash With Two Israeli Cars
IMEMC - Tuesday March 09, 2010 - 02:37, Israeli daily, Haaretz, reported on Monday at night that a Palestinian tractor driver was arrested by the army after fleeing the scene following an accident with two Israeli cars near a military post in the northern part of the West Bank.
UN Chief To Be Allowed Into Gaza
IMEMC - Tuesday March 09, 2010 - 02:23, The Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs said that it would allow United Nations Secretary-General, Ban Ki-moon, and the EU High representative of Foreign Affairs, Catherine Ashton, into the Gaza Strip.
Human Rights group honors Palestinian women on International Women’s Day
IMEMC - Monday March 08, 2010 - 22:33, The Al-Mezan Center for Human Rights issued a statement today commemorating International Women’s Day, saying “This international occasion comes at a time when Palestinian women are confronting the most severe economic, social and political conditions they have faced since the start of the Israeli occupation of the Palestinian territories in 1967.”
Palestinian Youth Dies In Tunnel Accident
IMEMC - Monday March 08, 2010 - 21:29, Palestinian sources in the Gaza Strip reported on Monday at night that a Palestinian youth died by electric shock at a tunnel in Rafah, in the southern part of the Gaza Strip.
The Israeli Military Detains Six Residents During Invasions Targeting West Bank Communities
IMEMC - Monday March 08, 2010 - 17:35, Six Palestinian civilians were detained on Monday by Israeli troops during invasions targeting a number of West bank communities.
Israel’s Government Approves More Settlers Homes In The West Bank
IMEMC - Monday March 08, 2010 - 17:12, The Israeli government approved 112 new housing units to be built in a settlement in southern West Bank.
The Israeli Military Hands Out 10 Demolition Orders To Palestinian Farmers In The Jordan Valley
IMEMC - Monday March 08, 2010 - 16:51, Israeli troops handed out on Monday 10 demolition orders to Palestinian farmers from villages in the Jordan valley.
Settlers Step Up Attacks In Northern West Bank
IMEMC - Monday March 08, 2010 - 15:54, A number Israeli settlers' attacks were reported on Monday in two Palestinian villages located near Nablus city, in the northern part of the West Bank.
PLO Agrees To Indirect Talks With Israel
IMEMC - Monday March 08, 2010 - 11:41, The Palestinian Liberation Organization (PLO) agreed to holding indirect talks with Israel, as proposed by the United States, while some PLO factions expressed rejection to such talks.
Egypt’s Navy Arrests Two Palestinian Fishermen
IMEMC - Monday March 08, 2010 - 11:22, The Egyptian Navy arrested on Sunday three Palestinian fishermen after their boat capsized near the Al Arish Egyptian Port.
Jericho: Israel forces distribute demolition orders
3/8/2010 - Jericho - Ma'an - Israeli forces were seen distributing demolition orders to a number of Jericho residents on Monday in the Fasayel and Al-Jiftlik villages, north of Jericho. Residents say they were told that they had two weeks to evacuate their homes, declaring certain areas military zones. In Faysal, orders were handed to Ali Hussein Abayat, Taleb Musa Al-Ghazal, Sami Musa Al-Ghazal, Ahmad Abdullah Al-Ghazal, Khaled Abdullah Al-Ghazal, and Kayed Rashaydeh. Shahda De'is, Adnan De'is, and Salem Ka'abna were issued with demolition notices in Al-Jiftlik. A representative of the Israeli Civil Administration, a branch of the country's Defense Ministry that handles civilian affairs in the occupied Palestinian territories, did not immediately return calls seeking comment. . . . .
Settlers overtake lands near Salfit
3/8/2010 - Salfit - Ma'an - Dozens of Israeli settlers from the illegal Netifim settlement tried to take control of a spring used by shepherds and farmers in the occupied West Bank on Monday, a local official said. Abdul-Karim Rayyan, head of the local village council of Qarawat Bani Hassan, said the Netifim settlement was built on lands originally owned by the village, located west of Salfit in the northern West Bank. Rayyan explained that several armed settlers brought construction materials and bulldozers and started digging up land in the area. He said Israeli soldiers escorted the settlers, highlighting that illegal settlement outposts had already been built in the area. Ayyoub Asi, coordinator of the farmers union in the village, said local farmers attempted to counter the settlers, but failed because the settlers were armed, and because Israeli soldiers protected them.
Report: 3 children detained by Israeli forces while gathering herbs
3/8/2010 - Bethelehem - Ma'an - Three Palestinian children were detained by Israeli soldiers on Sunday as they gathered herbs in At-Tuwani village, southern Hebron, a peace organization reported. The children, two 13-year-olds and one 14-year-old, were with members of the Nonviolent Peace Corp group, Operation Dove, on privately owned land on Khelly hill, near the Ma'on settlement, when Israeli soldiers arrived in a jeep, a statement by the organization said. "Three soldiers ran toward the children, took the shears they were using away and pushed them in the direction of the jeep. The soldiers made the children kneel on the ground for about tenminutes and after a few minutes Ma'on's security chief arrived. The soldiers forced two of the children inside the jeep and the third one tried to run away. " A soldier ran after him and unlocked his M16, the statement added, and pointed it at the boy, who stopped immediately.
Electric shock kills man in Rafah tunnel
3/8/2010 - Gaza - Ma'an - A man was shocked to death by a loose wire in a tunnel near the As-Salam neighborhood of Rafah on Monday, medics said. He was identified by medics as 29-year-old Nidal Mahmud Dahliz. Officials at the Abu Yousef An-Najjar Hospital in Rafah said he was pronounced dead on arrival. The smuggling industry, necessitated by a blockade led by Egypt and Israel, is notoriously dangerous. [end]
Israeli forces raid Qalqiliya school grounds
3/8/2010 - Qalqiliya - Ma'an - Israeli forces raided the Yasser Arafat school on Monday in Azzun, east of Qalqiliya, a municipality statement said. Israeli forces entered the school during morning roll call, the municipality said, as administrative staff attempted to compel them to leave. The withdrawal came after Azzun Mayor Iyad Khalaf spoke with Qalqiliya Governor Rabieh Khandaqji to coordinate, the statement said. An Israeli military spokeswoman told Ma'an that Israeli forces performed a search operation in Azzun after rocks were hurled at soldiers. Palestinian youths were questioned in the incident, with no arrests or "irregular incidents" reported by the army, she said. The spokeswoman added that Israeli forces did not enter the school building. . . . .
Female detainee marks 9th year on International Women’s Day
3/8/2010 - Gaza - Ma'an - As the world celebrates International Women's Day, Iman Muhammad Hassan Ghazawwi marked her ninth year in Israeli custody on Monday. Ghazawwi, 33, was sentenced to 13 years, accused of planting an explosive device near an Israeli military patrol, said Detainees' Support Committee spokesman Riyad Al-Ashqar. He added that Ghazawwi is one of the longest-serving female prisoners in Israeli detention. Her two children, Samah, 13, and Jihad, 12, live with their grandmother, as Ghazawwi's husband, Shaher Barakat Isheh, is serving a 20-year sentence, having been detained five months after his wife. Al-Ashqar said Ghazawwi has difficulty moving and suffers from breathing problems, as a result of medical neglect. The spokesman added that while the world marks International Women's Day, "it seems that women around the world have rights, save for female prisoners in Palestine. " . . . .
Israeli forces detain 2 children in Hebron
3/8/2010 - Hebron - Ma'an - Israeli forces detained two children near the Yashai settlement in central Hebron on Monday, after a scuffle that left an Israeli child lightly injured. The two, identified as Ibrahim Abu Ayasha, 11, and Sharif Abu Ayasha, 12, were reportedly on their way home in the Tel Ar-Ramedia area. An unidentified child of one of the Israeli settlers in the area stood in the way of the children, witnesses said, and broke a bird cage that one of them was carrying. An ensuing scuffle led to the Israeli child being injured. An Israeli military spokeswoman said soldiers offered initial medical assistance to the Israeli child, whose injuries were described as light. Israeli forces detained the two Palestinian children, the spokeswoman confirmed, adding that they were being held by Israeli police in Hebron in connection with the incident.
Israel approves West Bank settlement expansion
3/8/2010 - Bethelehem - Ma'an - The Israeli government authorized the building of 112 new homes in an illegal West Bank settlement on Monday, in spite of a declared halt to settlement expansion in November, Israeli media reported. Israeli Environment Minister Gilad Erden told Army Radio that the Beitar Illit settlement, near Bethlehem, would see further expansion, but that the latest construction did not constitute a breach of the 10-month partial moratorium. "At the end of last year, the government decided to freeze construction, but this decision provided for exceptions in cases of safety problems for infrastructure projects started before the freeze. . . Such is the case in Beitar Illit," Erdan said. The PLO's chief of Jerusalem affairs, Ahmad Qrei'a, condemend Israel's latest settlement expansion in the West Bank, stating that it undermined renewed US peace efforts.
PA condemns authorization of Bethlehem settlements
3/8/2010 - Ramallah - Ma'an - The Palestinian government in Ramallah condemned Israel's authorization on Monday of dozens of new housing units for a settlement near Bethlehem just hours before US envoy George Mitchell arrived in the region. The Israeli government will allow the building of 112 new homes in the illegal West Bank settlement of Beitar Illit settlement, in spite of a declared halt to settlement expansion in November, Israeli media reported on Monday. In a post-meeting statement, the Palestinian Authority cabinet, led by caretaker Prime Minister Salam Fayyad, urged the international community to put pressure on Israel to end the "settler chaos" in the West Bank and to protect Palestinians from attacks. The condemnation followed remarks by the PLO's chief of Jerusalem affairs, Ahmad Quriea, who denounced the latest settlement expansion in the occupied Palestinian territories, stating that it undermined renewed US peace efforts.
Family appeals for release of detainee with cancer
3/8/2010 - Salfit - Ma'an - The Palestinian Detainees Center on Monday called on human rights organizations to intervene for the release of a Palestinian prisoner suffering from cancer. The center said Kayed Hassan Hiron, from Nablus, was detained on 1 January 2003 and was sentenced to nine years. The Israeli Prison Service in Meggido prison transfered Hiron to Soroko Hospital, where his cancer diagnosis was confirmed and described as serious. Hiron's family were allowed to visit him in prison, where they told the center they noticed a deterioration in his health and said he required special treatment, which would only be made available to him upon his release. [end]
2 Gaza crossings open
3/8/2010 - Gaza - Ma'an - Israeli authorities partially opened Gaza's Kerem Shalom and Karni crossings on Monday to allow limited quantities of humanitarian aid and commercial merchandize, said Palestinian liaisons official Raed Fattouh. Approximately 73 to 83 truckloads of humanitarian aid and restricted commercial merchandize will enter Gaza through the southern Kerem Shalom crossing, Fattouh said. Limited quantities of domestic gas and industrial diesel will be shipped through the same terminal, he said. The Karni crossing, to the north, will see the entry of 114 trucks loaded with wheat and animal feed, Fattouh added. On Sunday, Israeli authorities opened the Kerem Shalom while Karni remained closed. . . . .
Gaza: 5 injured as generator explodes
3/8/2010 - Gaza - Ma'an - Five brothers were injured on Sunday evening when an electricity generator exploded in their home in the northern Gaza Strip, neighbors said. Locals said a loud explosion rattled the home of the Abu Hajjaj family in Beit Lahiya, when a generator exploded as it was being refilled with fuel. The brothers, aged between five and 15 years old, sustained injuries. Small generators are common household appliances in the Gaza Strip, resulting from an ongoing power shortage as the Israeli imposed siege continues to limit the entry of industrial fuel to operate the sole power station in the coastal enclave. In January, three children were killed in a similar generator explosion in Deir Balah, central Gaza. . . . .
Gaza crossings authority: 10 return via Rafah
3/8/2010 - Gaza - Ma'an - Ten Palestinians returned to the Gaza Strip on Saturday and Sunday via the Rafah crossing with Egypt, a de facto government report said Monday. The Gaza crossings authority said the Erez crossing with Israel, to the north of Gaza, was paritally opened on Sunday, and saw the transit of 137 individuals, including 100 Gaza residents, 31 patients with 36 companions, 21 with permission to work, three with permission to travel, and nine for other purposes. Additionally, 27 international passport holders and ten Palestinians with Israeli citizenship left via Erez, the report said. Erez further saw the entry of 112 individuals, 60 of whom were Gaza residents, including 24 patients returning after completing medical treatment, 21 companions, four visitors and 11 for other purposes, the de facto committee said. Meanwhile, 45 foreign nationals entered, as well as seven people with Israeli citizenship.
Tulkarem hospital goes on 1-hour strike
3/8/2010 - Tulkarem - Ma'an - Doctors and staff at the Thabet Thabet Governmental Hospital in Tulkarem declared a one-hour strike on Monday after a colleague was allegedly assaulted by a Palestinian Authority security officer. Dr Mustapha Khreishey was reportedly attacked by the officer, who had accompanied his brother to the hospital's emergency room earlier on Monday morning, medical sources said. The alleged attacker was arrested by PA police who responded to the scene after staff informed them of the incident. Patients and witnesses in the hospital said Khreishey was treating the officer's brother and was suddenly attacked by the officer as he went to sign a medical form. [end]
In photos: Gaza marks International Women`s Day
3/8/2010 - MaanImages / Hatem Omar / Wissam Nassar - 1-4: Palestinian women take part in rally marking International Women`s Day in Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip, on 8 March 2010. 5-12: Palestinian artists put the finishing touches on a street mural in Gaza City, marking International Women's Day, 8 March 2010. [end]
Israel army: Tractor strikes Israeli car, injuring 2
3/8/2010 - Bethlehem - Ma'an - A Palestinian crashed a tractor into an Israeli vehicle in the northern West Bank on Monday evening, the army said. An Israeli military spokeswoman said two civilians were lightly injured, and that both had been hospitalized. The official said a Palestinian was driving a tractor that crashed into one of the vehicles, causing it to flip over, after which another car flipped. Israeli forces were searching for the driver who fled the scene, the spokeswoman added. Israeli news reports indicated that among the injured was a woman who was driving close to the "Gilad Farm," which is near the illegal settlement of Yitzhar. [end]
Fayyad: Peace process only credible if Israel ends violations
3/8/2010 - Ramallah - Ma'an - Caretaker Prime Minister Salam Fayyad said Sunday that restoring credibility to the peace process is only attainable if Israel is forced to end violations of international law and resolutions, including the Road Map. Fayyad's remarks were made during a meeting with a Dutch delegation, headed by the speaker of the Dutch parliament, Gerdi Verbeet. He highlighted that the EU foreign ministers' statement released on 8 December 2009 marked a serious opportunity to crystallize an international movement toward restoring credibility of the peace process. Furthermore, he added, a credible peace process can end the Israeli occupation and achieve a two-state solution only after Israel halts settlement activities, and all violations of international law, particularly inEast Jerusalem. Fayyad also stated the importance of exerting pressure on Israel to lift the siege imposed on the Gaza Strip, to end the suffering of its residents.
Al-Qassam Brigades: Israel foiled prisoner swap deal
3/8/2010 - Gaza - Ma'an - Israel was responsible for the failure of the prisoner swap deal by refuting Palestinian terms, the Al-Qassam Brigades, Hamas' armed group, said on Monday. " The occupation foiled the deal by rejecting the Palestinian parties' conditions throughout the negotiating process, failing to agree on many of the names of Palestinian detainees to be released in accordance with the swap,"spokesman Abu Ubayda said in a statement. "We stand firmly by our conditions and we will never give them up because it relates to the lives of prisoners in Israeli detention. The only solution is to agree upon the Palestinian factions' conditions," he said. Abu Ubayda added that Hamas would not end its military resistance to the Israeli occupation, saying "the battle is long and days will prove that Al-Qassam will never surrender or freeze resistance. "
Zahhar: Reconciliation before Arab League summit
3/8/2010 - Gaza - Ma'an - Senior Hamas leader Mahmoud Zahhar called for an end to Fatah-Hamas rivalry on Sunday, ahead of the coming Arab League summit scheduled to be held in Libya at the end of March. In a meeting organized by the forum of independent Palestinian politicians, Zahhar said Hamas was willing to finalize a reconciliation agreement, ending Palestinian rivalry. However, he said Hamas was concerned that a unity deal might fail unless it is based on the necessary foundations, referring to the movement's desired amendments to the document. "We are worried of repeating past experiences which failed to heal the rift," he said. Hamas has refused to ratify the Egyptian-backed reconciliation deal, saying amendments must be made before the party agrees to the document's terms. Fatah officials have called on Hamas to discuss the changes after signing the agreement.
PLO forms negotiations committee
3/8/2010 - Ramallah - Ma'an - The PLO has announced the creation of a Supreme National Committee on Monday to discuss developments in US-brokered proximity talks with Israel. Fatah Central Committee member Jamal Muheisin said on Monday that the body would be formed under the auspices of Fatah, and would be comprised of leaders within the PLO and other national movements. Although the movement is forming the new committee, it will be supported by the PLO at large, Muheisin told Palestine Radio. He added that Fatah was discussing the matter with other Palestinian factions. Yasser Abed Rabbo, the PLO Executive Committee secretary, said the body agreed to indirect talks with Israel, under US sponsorship, in order to kick-start negotiations. However, the talks have been given a four-month deadline. The PLO's stance was reached, he said, despite reservations and opposition from a number of factions and members of the body's Executive Committee.
Mitchell: Israel, PLO accept talks
3/8/2010 - Chicago - Ma'an - US envoy George Mitchell formally announced on Monday that both Israel and the Palestine Liberation Organization have agreed to begin indirect peace negotiations. " I'm pleased that the Israeli and Palestinian leadership have accepted indirect talks," he said in a statement. " We've begun to discuss the structure and scope of these talks and I will return to the region next week to continue our discussions," he also said. " As we've said many times, we hope that these will lead to direct negotiations as soon as possible. " Earlier on Monday, Mitchell discussed his proposal with President Mahmoud Abbas in the the presidential compound in Ramallah. The Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) leadership voted on Sunday to accept a US proposal for indirect talks mediated by Mitchell with Israel. Mitchell arrived in Israel on Saturday night and held talks with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in West Jerusalem on Sunday.
Sha’ath hosts Italian delegation
3/8/2010 - Ramallah - Ma'an - Nabil Sha'ath, a member of Fatah's Central Committee and the movement's commissioner for international relations, said Monday that popular and peaceful struggle against Israeli plans would continue. Speaking to a delegation from the Italian Province of Alessandria, Sha'ath called upon international solidarity activists to offer more support. The delegation also paid a visit to Fatah's commission for international relations. The delegation comprised politicians, clerics, lawmakers, and members of trade unions and municipal councils. Sha'ath reviewed developments in the region, pointing out that the Palestinian territories remain under occupation despite agreements signed with the Israelis. He briefed his guests on home demolitions, confiscation of Palestinian lands, construction of new residential units in settlements, and the continuation of the separation wall.
Interpol issues alerts for 16 Dubai suspects
3/8/2010 - Chicago - Ma'an - The international police agency Interpol issued alerts on Monday for 16 additional suspects linked to the assassination of Hamas leader Mahmoud Al-Mabhouh in Dubai in January. The agency said it issued the "red notices" after receiving information from Dubai police linking the 16 to the murder. The total number of people sought by Interpol in the probe is 27, including members of two distinct "teams" involved in the alleged plot. The Lyon, France-based organization also said it is joining "a Dubai-based international task force" investigating the murder. Mabhouh was found dead in his Dubai hotel room on 20 January. Dubai police say that a hit squad sent by the Israeli spy agency Mossad suffocated Mabhouh with a pillow after injecting him with a muscle relaxant. Israel has neither confirmed nor denied involvement.
West Bank universities announce 3-day strike
3/8/2010 - Nablus - Ma'an - The Union of West Bank University Employees announced on Monday that classes will be suspended on Tuesday and Wednesday, coinciding with a student senate strike on Wednesday and Thursday. Markam Daraghma, head of the student senate union, told Ma'an that the two-day strike was declared because of ongoing disputes over the Ministry of Higher Education's decision to change scholarship money into loans. Daraghma said the ministry had broken an agreement made with the senate in February, and that further protests would be announced in the coming days. The head of An-Najah University's employees union, Husam Abdul-Halim, told Ma'an that more than 10,000 employees will strike on campus on Tuesday and Wednesday. Abdul-Halim added that the union will hold a session on Tuesday at the Nablus university, where an escalation in protests is likely to be announced.
IDF arrests Palestinian tractor driver who fled West Bank crash
Ha'aretz 8 Mar 2010 - Three Israelis injured after tractor slammed into their car; IDF believes incident not terror-related.
U.S. urges caution as Israel okays 112 new West Bank homes
Ha'aretz 8 Mar 2010 - State Department says move does not violate freeze; Palestinians: Israel trying to sabotage talks.
UPDATE: Boy critically injured by Israeli Forces in An Nabi Saleh in a coma
Uruknet March 8, 2010 : Ehab Fadel Beir Ghouthi, who was shot by Israeli Occupation Forces on Friday during the weekly demonstration has been in intensive care since reaching the hospital in Ramallah. On Monday 8 March, after a few days of slow improvement he was reported to have gone into a coma. Doctors have not been able to give precise information...
Women of Resistance
Uruknet March 8, 2010 - Never underestimate the strength of women in resistance and struggle. Given that I come from an oppressed country where once, like the Palestinians today, have also had to struggle for Freedom, Justice and Equality. And today being International Women’s Day, I have to write about the women of Palestine and Ireland. As the women in my...
The Russell Tribunal on Palestine - Barcelona Session
Uruknet March 8, 2010 - Launched on March 4, 2009, "The Russell Tribunal on Palestine (RTP) seeks to reaffirm the primacy of international law (to settle) the Israeli-Palestinian conflict (by focusing on) the enunciation of law by authoritative bodies (and) address(ing) the failure of application of law even though it has been so clearly identified. (It begins where the International Court...
Full-Circle of The Waiting Game: Total Boycott Against Total Occupation
Uruknet March 8, 2010 - Reading Rifat Kassis's Opinion: Moment of truth (e.i. 4 March 2010) we are inspired now to put a halt to the arguments that call for a selective boycott of Israel, and to those voices which warn us Palestinians (and many internationalists, for that matter) who criticise Israel for fear of being labelled 'anti-semites' (although we are...
Report: 3 children detained by Israeli forces while gathering herbs
Uruknet March 8, 2010 - Three Palestinian children were detained by Israeli soldiers on Sunday as they gathered herbs in At-Tuwani village, southern Hebron, a peace organization reported. The children, two 13-year-olds and one 14-year-old, were with members of the Nonviolent Peace Corp group, Operation Dove, on privately owned land on Khelly hill, near the Ma'on settlement, when Israeli soldiers arrived...
Israel may be "no more rogue than America", but it behaves like a rogue state nevertheless
Uruknet March 8, 2010 - Andrew Roberts is a historian of note, but his robust defence of the state of Israel in the Financial Times (Israel is no more rogue than America, 3 March) is missing in both objectivity and accuracy. Indeed, if the title of his article is anything to go by, then he has missed the point altogether. If...
Is Europe Planning Seal of Approval for Israeli Settlers?Israel Set to Join Club of Richest Nations
Uruknet March 8, 2010 - An exclusive club of the world’s most developed countries is poised to admit Israel as a member even though, a confidential internal document indicates, doing so will amount to endorsing Israel’s illegal occupation of Palestinian and Syrian territories. Israel has been told that its accession to the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) is all...
International Women’s Day – Gazan mothers despair electricity crisis
Uruknet March 8, 2010 - This International Women's Day, March 8, candles will be lit across homes in Gaza – not in celebration of women, but because an electricity crisis has plunged Gazan families into darkness – and desperation. According to Oxfam International, only 48% of the 3.5 million litres of fuel and 36% of the 1,750 tonnes of cooking gas...
Israel approves West Bank settlement expansion
Uruknet March 8, 2010 - The Israeli government authorized the building of 112 new homes in an illegal West Bank settlement on Monday, in spite of a declared halt to settlement expansion in November, Israeli media reported. Israeli Environment Minister Gilad Erden told Army Radio that the Beitar Illit settlement, near Bethlehem, would see further expansion, but that the latest construction...
Military Resistance 8C5: The Man From Holiday Inn - 7 March 2010
Uruknet The Occupations’ New Boss For "Liberated" Marjah Served Four Years In A German Prison For Stabbing His Step-Son: Previously Employed "Busing Dishes And Delivering Room-Service Meals" At Holiday Inn: Occupation Dictatorship Spokesman Says "This Country Is Not Going To Be Run By Choir Boys".
Beit Ommar Blocks Route 60 in Protest of Israeli Co-optation of Religious Sites
Uruknet March 7, 2010 - Saturday, March 6–Beit Ommar, population 17,000, is located halfway between the cities of Betlehem and Hebron, both homes to religious sites significant to all three monotheisitic religions which have been the focus of a new move by the Israeli government to declare the sites "Israeli". More importantly, both sites, the Ibrahimi and Belal Mosques, are located...
Gideon Levy almost gets it
Uruknet March 7, 2010 - ...But Levy, who lives in Tel-Aviv and admitted voting for Tel-Aviv's neo-liberal, people hating, lover of real-estate-developers mayor, is himself exhibit A in the story of the non-existent Israeli left, and precisely so because his sympathy for the Palestinian suffering is heartfelt and his hatred of the occupation genuine and uncompromising. Levy still doesn't get that...
British delegation leaves Gaza
8 Mar 2010 - Gaza, March 8, 2010 (Pal Telegraph) - A British delegation of six MPs left Gaza today via Rafah crossing. Crossings and Borders Committee in Gaza said that the British delegation left Gaza today. It pointed out that it was with the company of a delegation of the United Nations in Gaza. The delegation was in a three-day visit in Gaza...
Israel OKs new settlement in West Bank
8 Mar 2010 - West Bank, March 8, 2010 (Pal Telegraph) - A day after the Palestinians agreed to resume peace talks with Israelis, Israeli occupation authorities authorized the construction of 112 new apartments in the West Bank despite a promise to slowdown settlement building. Word of the new construction in the Beitar Illit settlement came while the U.S. is trying to salvage peacemaking...
Sacco's 'Footnotes in Gaza' is 'comic book like no other'
7 Mar 2010 - US, March 8, 2010 (Pal Telegraph, by Tim McGirk) - Joe Sacco's Footnotes in Gaza is a comic book like no other. It has no super-heroes, and not many laughs, but few would expect much levity in a story set in a territory under constant siege and bombardment by the Israelis. But Gaza's present plight simply forms the backdrop against...
Israel anounces settlement expansion on eve of peace talks
The National 8 Mar 2010 - Plans for Bethlehem homes revealed just a day after divided PLO reluctantly agreed to endorse US-sponsored proximity talks.
112 new apartments for West Bank
The National 8 Mar 2010 - The defence minister Ehud Barak has authorised a West Bank settlement to build 112 new apartments despite Israel's settlement slowdown.
American Arab rights jeopardized in Census 2010
Palestine Note 8 Mar 2010 - There is a big push by the US Census targeting the American Arab community to participate, but it's not knew. They have been saying the same thing now for 30 years: if American Arabs would just...
The people of Gaza and a reporter: Victims of the NY Times' stubbornness
Palestine Note 8 Mar 2010 - The people of Gaza appear to have been the recent victims of the arrogance (or what some believe to be the bias) of the NY Times. The stubbornness of Bill Keller, the executive editor of the...
Netanyahu's right is my wrong
Palestine Note 8 Mar 2010 - One of the most common slogans used by Israeli left-wingers is "the occupation corrupts." Meaning, it corrupts Israeli society -- and even more importantly, it corrupts Israeli democracy. But the damage that Benjamin Netanyahu's government has...
Yediot’s Barnea outlines the nightmare that would follow an Israeli strike on Iran
Palestine Note 8 Mar 2010 - Note that although Barnea's primary assertion is that the apocalyptic implications of an Israeli strike would deter a rational Israeli government, he is concerned that Netanyahu may have rhetorically painted himself into a corner: Netanyahu has...
Needed: A rational approach to Iran
Palestine Note 8 Mar 2010 - APN today released new policy language to address the changing political situation in Iran. March 2010 An Iran armed with nuclear weapons represents an alarming scenario that neither the U.S. nor Israel, nor for that matter,...
Biden, in Israel-Palestine, will announce MidEast peace talks
Palestine Note 8 Mar 2010 - Vice President Joe Biden just arrived in Israel and is expected to announce the re-start of peace talks between Israelis and Palestinians. The talks, which will take the form of shuttle-diplomacy mediated by Special Envoy George...
Jordan turns to Islamic banking
AlJazeera 8 Mar 2010 - Government in Amman borrows millions of dollars from nation's Islamic bank.
Fresh Middle East talks hit a wall
AlJazeera 8 Mar 2010 - Latest Israeli settlement expansion could halt newly agreed talks before they start.
Border Police Critically Injures 14 Year Old in Nabi Saleh Demonstration
Alternative Information Center - Saturday, 06 March 2010, The 14 year old boy was critically injured during a demonstration in the West Bank village of Nabi Saleh against creeping land grab by the adjacent Jewish-only settlement of Halamish.
Israel 'risking peace talks' with West Bank building
PNN - Monday, 08 March 2010
Palestinian, skeptical, agree to talks with Israel
PNN - Monday, 08 March 2010
Heightened tensions as US envoy arrives
PNN - Monday, 08 March 2010
Building Rawabi
Jeruslalem Post 8 Mar 2010 - Planned city isn't only good for Palestinians, it's potentially good for Israel.
Iranian efforts keep region tense
Jeruslalem Post 8 Mar 2010 - Despite Iranian influence and pressure on Assad, current assessments in Israel are that both Hizbullah and Syria are deterred from war, each for its own reasons.
Shifting Palestinian ‘red lines'
Jeruslalem Post 8 Mar 2010 - Abbas’s agreement to proximity talks shows that he, too, will cave in if the pressure is high enough.
'4-8 weeks left for diplomacy on Iran'
Jeruslalem Post 8 Mar 2010 - Deputy FM says China could replace Iran with energy suppliers like Saudi Arabia.
‘Talks won’t stop until breakthrough'
Jeruslalem Post 8 Mar 2010 - Barak tells FADC even indirect peace negotiations were difficult to achieve.
Biden, PM set to focus on Iran
Jeruslalem Post 8 Mar 2010 - Mitchell’s absence from VP-Netanyahu meetings indicate Palestinian talks don’t top agenda.
Iranian efforts to escalate friction keeps region tense
Jeruslalem Post 8 Mar 2010 - Despite Iranian influence and pressure on Assad, current assessments in Israel are that both Hizbullah and Syria are deterred from war, each for its own reasons.
An important precedent: Shifting Palestinian ‘red lines'
Jeruslalem Post 8 Mar 2010 - Abbas’s agreement to proximity talks shows that he, too, will cave in if the pressure is high enough.
Ban, Ashton to be let into Gaza
Jeruslalem Post 8 Mar 2010 - J'lem makes exception to policy for visits of UN head, EU foreign relations chief.
PSE: “Al‐Quds Index” Increases by 0.38 Points
WAFA 8 Mar 2010 - NABLUS, March 8, 2010 (WAFA)- “Al‐Quds Index” increased today by %0.07, an increase of 0.38 points, ending today’s session at 528.11 points. Today’s trading volume reached 1.13 million
PCBS: About Half of Palestinian Society Females
WAFA 8 Mar 2010 - RAMALLAH, March 8, 2010 (WAFA)- “About half of the Palestinian society are females at the end of year 2009,” said the Acting President of the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS),
Mitchell is Pleased of Accepting Indirect Talks
WAFA 8 Mar 2010 - RAMALLAH, March 8, 2008 (WAFA)- U.S. Special Envoy for Middle East Peace George Mitchell Following is a statement by Special Envoy for Middle East Peace George Mitchell said Monday he is
Settlers Destroy Natural Spring Near Salfit
WAFA 8 Mar 2010 - SALFIT, March 8, 2010 (WAFA)- A group of Israeli settlers today destroyed a spring by the village of Qarawat Bani Hassan in the Salfit district. The International Solidarity Movement (ISM)
Volunteer work at Qarawa Bani-Hassan prompts settler activity
Stop The Wall - Tens of Israeli settlers have returned to the sight of the springs at Qarawa Bani-Hassan; a village 14 Km west of Salfit, known for its beautiful landscape and water springs. This time, the settlers are supported by the Occupation army and bulldozers, and also by Israeli volunteers from Tel Aviv and Herzliya. They have brought construction materials to the spring and have started what looks like the first steps to building yet another settlement, and stealing more Palestinian land. [
Villages continue to fight the Wall across the West Bank
Stop The Wall - Weekly protests against the Wall are continuing as old struggles reappear in Bethlehem. On Friday, in addition to the ongoing actions in Beit Jala and other areas, the villages of al-Ma’sara, Bil’in, Nabi Saleh and Ni’lin held their weekly demonstrations. Protestors faced tear gas, rubber bullets and live rounds, and one young boy was seriously injured in Nabi Saleh. [
Weekly Report on Israeli Human Rights Violations in the Occupied Palestinian Territory( 24 Feb.- 03 Mar. 2010)
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UPDATE: Boy critically injured by Israeli Forces in An Nabi Saleh in a coma
3/8/2010 - International Solidarity Movement - International Solidarity Movement - UPDATE: Ehab Fadel Beir Ghouthi, who was shot by Israeli Occupation Forces on Friday during the weekly demonstration has been in intensive care since reaching the hospital in Ramallah. On Monday 8 March, after a few days of slow improvement he was reported to have gone into a coma. Doctors have not been able to give precise information about his condition. Report from 5 March: Demonstrators in An Nabi Salih were met with tear gas, rubber-coated steel bullets and sound bombs. The IOF also fired skunk, a putrid-smelling chemical spray. One international was hit with a metal tear gas canister in the arm. Four Palestinians were injured, including a young man Ehab Fadel Beir Ghouthi, 14, from Beit Rima, who was hit with a rubber-coated steel bullet in the head. He was taken to a hospital where he underwent emergency surgery. He is listed in critical but stable condition.
Call to action: Rachel Corrie trial in Israel and actions world wide
3/8/2010 - International Solidarity Movement - Rachel Corrie Foundation - 10-24 March 2010 - Friends, As many of you know, a civil lawsuit in the case of our daughter Rachel Corrie is scheduled for trial in the Haifa District Court beginning March 10, 2010. A human rights observer and activist, Rachel, 23, tried nonviolently to offer protection for a Palestinian family whose home was threatened with demolition by the Israeli military. On March 16, 2003, she was crushed to death by an Israel Defense Force (IDF) Caterpillar D9R bulldozer in Rafah, Gaza. The lawsuit is one piece of our family's seven-year effort to pursue justice for our daughter and sister. We hope this trial will illustrate the need for accountability for thousands of lives lost, or indelibly injured, by occupation—in a besieged and beleaguered Gaza and throughout Palestine/Israel; bring attention to the assault on nonviolent human rights activists (Palestinian, Israeli, and international); and underscore the fact that so many Palestinian families, harmed as deeply as ours, cannot access Israeli courts.
Mitchell to Israel, PA: Annapolis accord non-binding
Ha'aretz 9 Mar 2010 - U.S. special Mideast envoy to mediate renewed Israel-PA peace negotiations after year of deadlock.
An obligation to rush in
Ha'aretz 9 Mar 2010 - Our enemy is a vicious madman who seeks to reduce the Mideast to a stretch of Sharia extremism.
Talk to Hamas now
Ha'aretz 9 Mar 2010 - Israel's abandonment of Shalit is symptomatic of Zionism's failure, the elevation of pride over wisdom.
Interpol seeks arrest of 16 more suspects in Dubai hit
Ha'aretz 9 Mar 2010 - International agency had already tagged 11 with 'red notices' over killing of Hamas operative Mabhouh.
Did Nazi 'spyclists' try to recruit the founder of Britain's Boy Scouts?
Ha'aretz 9 Mar 2010 - Newly declassified U.K. intelligence files revealalarm that spread as Hitler Youth toured Britain in 1937.
Before meeting Biden, Foreign Ministry officials play some ping pong
Ha'aretz 9 Mar 2010 - FM Lieberman loosens his tie for the annual championships with Israel's diplomatic corps.
Israel and U.S. launch indirect peace talks
Ha'aretz 9 Mar 2010 - U.S.: Israel, Palestinians agree to talks; U.S. envoy Mitchell urges both sides not to jeopardize prospects.
Israel agrees to let UN chief, EU commissioner enter Gaza
Ha'aretz 9 Mar 2010 - Ban and Ashton to enter blockaded strip to give aid, in first approved entrance since 2008 Gaza war.
Top American Jewish lawyer Arnold Forster dies at 97
Ha'aretz 9 Mar 2010 - Forster was a member of the ADL, and was one of the first Jewish leaders to publicly advocate for Israel.
Israel offers aid to Turkey after 41 killed in earthquake
Ha'aretz 9 Mar 2010 - At least 20 aftershocks follow; residents flee buildings to camp outdoors overnight.
Israel to unveil plans to create nuclear generated power
Ha'aretz 9 Mar 2010 - Minister to officially tell Paris energy conference Israel plans to build plant overseen by France.
Comment / Can Israel have its OECD cake and eat it too?
Ha'aretz 9 Mar 2010 - As Israel bids to join the exclusive economic club, it rejects other UN agencies, like the Security Council.
Biden arrives in Israel amid signs of peace process renewal
Ha'aretz 9 Mar 2010 - Vice President to address Israeli public on peace process, Iran nuclear program and U.S.-Israel relations.
Israel approves more construction in West Bank settlement
The Guardian 8 Mar 2010 - Approval to build 112 new flats in Beitar Illit comes despite Israeli government's partial curbs on settlement construction The Israeli defence ministry today authorised further construction in a Jewish settlement on the occupied West Bank. The...
State Attorney slams building of settlement school as illegal
Ha'aretz 8 Mar 2010 - A building permit issued for a school in the settlement of Talmon was issued without consultation with the Civil Administration or the Palestinians living nearby, according to a State Attorney's Office document. As a result of the issuance of a building permit, the State Attorney's Office asked the Civil Administration to investigate the matter. ...
Israel to resume visas for foreign NGO workers in West Bank
Ha'aretz 8 Mar 2010 - Bowing to international pressure, the Interior Ministry has announced it will resume granting work permits to foreigners working in most international non governmental organizations in the Palestinian territories, including East Jerusalem. ...
Israel launches monthly pollen forecasts to help allay allergies
Ha'aretz 8 Mar 2010 - Starting this month, Israelis will have monthly pollen forecasts to help them plan precautionary measures for allergies and survive the pollen season with minimal discomfort. ...
Young Israeli Arab leader: We welcome peaceful revolution
Ha'aretz 8 Mar 2010 - Abir Kopty, 34, a graduate of the University of Haifa, is a member of the Nazareth City Council and serves as a spokeswoman for the Palestinian government. ...
Israel cracking down on stone-throwing Palestinian teens
Ha'aretz 8 Mar 2010 - Several children in the East Jerusalem neighborhood of Silwan were arrested and taken from their homes in handcuffs in the middle of the night over the past few months, as part of a police crackdown on suspected stone-throwers, several teenage residents told B'Tselem and Haaretz. ...
OPT: The EU establishes its position with regard to the reactivation of the Middle East peace process
Relief Web 8 Mar 2010 - Source: European Commission
Increased humanitarian aid to Gaza after IDF operation 6 Mar 2010
Relief Web 8 Mar 2010 - Source: Government of Israel
Israel to allow Ashton, Ban into Gaza Strip
Relief Web 8 Mar 2010 - Source: Reuters - AlertNet
PRESS ENCOUNTER BY U.N. SECRETARY-GENERAL BAN KI-MOON UPON RETURN FROM CHILE
Relief Web 8 Mar 2010 - Source: UN Office of the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General
On International Women's Day, UNRWA and the EU Celebrate Palestinian Women
Relief Web 8 Mar 2010 - Source: European Commission, UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East
OPT: Assessment of ophthalmic care services in Gaza
Relief Web 8 Mar 2010 - Source: Medical Aid for Palestinians
Will Biden bridge gaps between Israel, Palestinians?
YNet News 8 Mar 2010 - Senior PA official says Palestinians feel American willingness to pressure Israel is limited. Six of Netanyahu's seven senior ministers believe current Palestinian leadership is incapable of meeting Jewish state's demands. US vice president set to try to overcome mistrust between sides
3 major oil companies cut Iranian ties
YNet News 8 Mar 2010 - Financial Times report suggests US pressure on firms providing Tehran with refined oil products proves fruitful
Ashkenazi in US to discuss Iran sanctions
YNet News 8 Mar 2010 - IDF chief expected to stress need for united front on punitive measures against Tehran in meetings with White House, Pentagon officials
Palestinian tractor hits Israeli vehicle
YNet News 8 Mar 2010 - Two residents injured in incident near West Bank outpost of Havat Gilad; Palestinian driver caught by IDF after escaping into nearby village. Security forces looking into all leads, including possibility of terror attack
Israel to allow UN chief to visit Gaza Strip
YNet News 8 Mar 2010 - Ban, EU foreign affairs chief Ashton will be able to visit Strip, which has been under Israeli blockade since 2007
Erekat: More settlements every US visit
YNet News 8 Mar 2010 - Palestinian President Abbas meets with American special envoy Mitchell for five hours, demands that Israel stop embarrassing him with new settlement construction plans. Palestinian source estimates talks damaging leadership's reliability
US: Israel, Palestinians agree to indirect talks
YNet News 8 Mar 2010 - In statement released as Vice President Biden arrives in region, special Mideast envoy Mitchell says he pleased that two sides have accepted proposal for dialogue that will see him shuttle between Israel, Palestinian territories over next several weeks
Turkey rejects Israel's offer of post-quake aid
YNet News 8 Mar 2010 - Ankara declines Jerusalem's proposal to assist search and rescue operations following 6.0-magnitude earthquake which hit country's east
Israel approves new settlement construction as Biden arrives
Daily Star 9 Mar 2010 OCCUPIED JERUSALEM: Israel authorized the construction of new apartments in the West Bank despite a pledge to slow down settlement building, the government disclosed Monday - enraging the Palestinians just as the US vice president landed in Israel to push new peace talks.Word of the construction of 112 new apartments in the Beitar Illit
Interpol issues 16 new arrest notices over Dubai assassination
Daily Star 9 Mar 2010 LYON, France: International police agency Interpol on Monday issued arrest notices for 16 further suspects wanted by Dubai for the killing of a Hamas leader there.The announcement brought to 27 the total number of suspects on Interpol's wanted list for the murder of Mahmud al-Mabhuh in a luxury hotel room in January, which Dubai police suspect
Iran jails reformist journalist, frees five critics on bail - opposition websites
Daily Star 9 Mar 2010 TEHRAN: An Iranian appeals court handed a five-year jail term to a reformist journalist, an opposition website reported Monday, while another said authorities freed five other critics on hefty sureties. The journalist, Bahman Ahmadi Amoui, a prominent critic of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's economic policies, was previously sentenced to seven years
Israel's tight visa restrictions blocking Palestine investment
Daily Star 9 Mar 2010 RAMALLAH, Occupied West Bank: Israeli visa restrictions are the main obstacle to foreign investment in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip, the Palestine Trade Center (PALTRADE) said in a report on Monday.The trade group affiliated with the World Bank said that potential investors in the Palestinian economy, including many European Union and United States citizens,
Israel weighing construction of nuclear power plant
Daily Star 9 Mar 2010 OCCUPIED JERUSALEM/ PARIS: Israel will this week unveil plans to produce nuclear-generated electricity, officials said on Monday, a move that could draw fresh international attention toward its assumed atomic arsenal. Infrastructure Minister Uzi Landau told Reuters he would announce at an energy conference in Paris Tuesday that Israel was officially
Security tight after hundreds die in central Nigeria
Daily Star 9 Mar 2010 JOS, Nigeria: Soldiers patrolled the central Nigerian city of Jos Monday and aid workers tried to assess the death toll after attacks on outlying communities in which several hundred people were feared to have been killed. Acting President Goodluck Jonathan called an emergency meeting with all security service chiefs on Monday to discuss strategies
Sleiman finalizes preparations for National Dialogue
Daily Star 9 Mar 2010 BEIRUT: President Michel Sleiman held several meetings on Monday with his team of advisers to finalize details related to National Dialogue sessions, which are scheduled to begin in the Baabda Presidential Palace on Tuesday. President Sleiman will inaugurate Tuesday's National Dialogue session by assuring participants that the forum was not an independent
Hassan mulls options to manage deficit
Daily Star 9 Mar 2010 BEIRUT: Unconfirmed reports that the Finance Ministry intends to raise the Value Added Tax (VAT) have become the talk of the town amid indications that the General Labor Confederations (GLC) and some smaller opposition parties are preparing to call for protests and strikes across the country if the Cabinet decided to go ahead with higher taxes.
Remedy women's legal status
Daily Star 9 Mar 2010 We are ashamed that it often requires Monday's International Women's Day to direct our attention to the abysmal condition of women's rights in Lebanon, but we would be even more remiss if we did not on this occasion robustly call for the immediate adoption of legislation improving women's rights.In a case waiting in the appellate courts, judges should rule
Dreaming of an oasis in Beirut's concrete jungle
Daily Star 9 Mar 2010 BEIRUT: For its numerous charms - which helped bring nearly 2 million tourists to Lebanon in 2009 - Beirut, to speak politely, is not famed for its greenery. New developments on lucrative plots crop up like concrete mushrooms as Lebanon's capital undergoes further regeneration as uniform grayness homogenizes the city with scant regard for the environment.
Tribunal preparing for trial within a year
Daily Star 9 Mar 2010 Editor's note: The following are excerpts of the Special Tribunal for Lebanon's annual report, which was released Saturday. The Daily Star is publishing excerpts of the report until Wednesday.PART II - MAIN ACTIVITIES OF THE TRIBUNAL BETWEEN MARCH 2009 AND FEBRUARY 2010 A. Chambers 1. Introduction 95. The Tribunal's Chambers are
Jewish settlers attempt to seize water spring in Palestinian village
PIC 9 Mar 2010 - Tens of armed Jewish settlers on Monday attacked Palestinian citizens' lands in Qarawat Bani Hassan village, Salfit district, and started bulldozing an area where a water spring is located.
Haneyya, resistance leaders refuse PLO decision on negotiations
PIC 9 Mar 2010 - Premier Ismail Haneyya met with leaders of the resistance factions and discussed with them the latest political developments especially the serious decision taken by Ramallah to resume peace talks.
Prisoners committee calls for international pressures to release prisoners
PIC 9 Mar 2010 - The higher national committee in support of Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails held a press conference on Monday demanding international pressure for releasing those prisoners.
IOA issues 10 demolition orders against Palestinian property
PIC 9 Mar 2010 - The Israeli occupation authority (IOA) on Monday issued ten demolition orders against Palestinian homes and animal corrals in the Jordan Valley at the pretext of unlicensed building.
Palestinian gov’t slams PA for deffering discussion of Falk report
PIC 9 Mar 2010 - The Palestinian government denounced the PA in Ramallah for deferring the discussion of Falk report in the session to be held later this month by the UN human rights council.
Arab, Jewish organizations in the USA ask for detention of Ashkenazi
PIC 9 Mar 2010 - Maariv newspaper reported Sunday that Arab and Jewish organizations in the US decided to submit a claim to the American administration demanding it to arrest Israeli chief of staff Gabi Ashkenazi.
IOF shooting wounds civilians, reporters
PIC 9 Mar 2010 - Three reporters and a number of Palestinian citizens were wounded when the IOF opened gunfire at them during a peaceful demonstration in Beit Jala west of Bethlehem on Sunday.
Zahhar: Reconciliation won't halt resistance
PIC 9 Mar 2010 - MP Dr. Mahmoud Al-Zahhar, a member of Hamas's political bureau, has said that the resistance program would not be negatively affected by the national reconciliation agreement.
Hamas slams PLO for deciding to resume talks with Israel
PIC 9 Mar 2010 - Hamas denounced the Palestinian liberation organization for its decision to resume indirect negotiations with Israel, affirming that the PLO plunged itself again into the same dangerous abyss.
Erdogan: Palestine Mosques are Islamic and cannot be part of Israel's heritage
PIC 9 Mar 2010 - Recep Erdogan stressed that the mosques in Palestine, atop of them is the Aqsa Mosque, had never been and would not be part of the Jewish heritage, but rather they were always Islamic holy sites.
Vice President Biden on goodwill trip to Israel
LA Times 8 Mar 2010 - Biden is set to arrive Monday, with a goal of mending relations between U.S. and Israel after a tough first year in which Obama's demands in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict alienated many in Israel. Vice President Joe Biden was due to arrive Monday in Israel on a mission to mend relations after a rocky first year for new administrations in both countries.
Biden Visits Mideast to Push Peace Talks
New York Times 8 Mar 2010 - The vice president will also try to keep Israel focused on relying on sanctions against Iran’s nuclear program rather than on unilateral military action.
For Iran, Enriching Uranium Only Gets Easier
New York Times 8 Mar 2010 - Making the leap from reactor-grade nuclear fuel to bomb-grade is like the rich getting richer: really fast.
World Briefing | Middle East: Iran: Budget With Cuts Is Approved by Parliament
New York Times 8 Mar 2010 - Some lawmakers criticized President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s 2010-11 budget, saying planned cuts in subsidies could set off runaway inflation.
World Briefing | MIDDLE EAST: Israel: Plans for 3rd Nuclear Reactor
New York Times 8 Mar 2010 - Israel will announce plans this week to build a new nuclear reactor to diversify its energy sector, officials said Monday.
Palestinians, Skeptical, Agree to Talks With Israel
New York Times 7 Mar 2010 - The decision followed an agreement by the Arab League in Cairo to endorse indirect talks between the Palestinians and the Israelis, an achievement for American diplomacy.
Why some favor cultural boycott
Mondoweiss - 8 Mar 2010 - From JTA’s report on the movie "Ajami" not winning the Oscar last night: Just hours before the Oscars ceremony, [co-director Scandar] Copti [a Christian Palestinian] said he was not representing Israel. “I am not the Israeli national team and I do not represent Israel,” Copti said...
As trial begins in suit over Rachel Corrie’s killing, her parents appeal for support
Mondoweiss - 8 Mar 2010 - Tomorrow in a Haifa court, a trial will commence of the Corrie family’s civil suit against the Israeli government in the killing of Rachel Corrie seven years ago this month in Rafah, Gaza. Rachel’s parents Craig and Cindy (left) have sent out an appeal for support...
As Biden touches down, Israel announces 112 new settlement units in stark violation of ‘freeze’
Mondoweiss - 8 Mar 2010 - Before even landing in Israel, Vice President Biden gave an interview to the Israeli newspaper, Yedioth Ahroneth. It was very much on the threat from Iran and US-Israeli military cooperation, but amazingly brief on upcoming Israeli-Palestinian peace talks. According to various press reports, "Biden, who arrives...
Deck the halls: Finkelstein to speak on Goldstone at Harvard Law School
Mondoweiss - 8 Mar 2010 - Great news in the ongoing thaw of the ice age of permanent war: Norman Finkelstein will be talking about Gaza at Harvard Law School in two weeks, and critical legal theorist Duncan Kennedy will be moderating the talk. Wow. Beautiful. This is not just a sign...
Sheikh Jarrah demo featured thrilling speech by Israeli artist Sara Benninga
Mondoweiss - 8 Mar 2010 - A brilliant speech by a young woman named Sara Benninga at the Sheikh Jarrah demonstration last week was spotted by Jerry Haber . Benninga is an artist , and a fine one. And she’s a leader . Why isn’t this in the American press? Why isn’t Benninga on the...
Border Police Critically Injures 14 Year Old in Nabi Saleh Demonstration
Alternative Information Center - 8 Mar 2010 - Saturday, 06 March 2010, The 14 year old boy was critically injured during a demonstration in the West Bank village of Nabi Saleh against creeping land grab by the adjacent Jewish-only settlement of Halamish.
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