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Palestinian Killed East Of Khan Younis
IMEMC - Saturday March 27, 2010 - 05:49, Palestinian medical sources reported, on Friday at night, that one resident was killed and several others were wounded after the Israeli army bombarded Khuza’a town, East of Khan Younis in the southern part of the Gaza Strip.
Settlement Food Company Market Its Food In Europe Using Fake Address
IMEMC - Saturday March 27, 2010 - 04:34, The Israeli Peace Bloc, Gush Shalom, reported that “Shamir Salads” an Israeli company in a West Bank Israeli settlement, is marketing its products in Europe using a fake address claiming it is in Israel and not in the occupied West Bank.
Six Palestinians Wounded As Army Bombards Khan Younis
IMEMC - Friday March 26, 2010 - 23:05, Palestinian medical sources in Khan Younis, in the southern part of the Gaza Strip, reported that six Palestinians were wounded on Friday evening after the army bombarded an area East of Khan Younis.
Child Wounded By Army Fire in Northern Gaza
IMEMC - Friday March 26, 2010 - 22:07, Palestinian medical sources in Gaza reported that a Palestinian child was shot and wounded on Friday afternoon near the Beit Hanoun (Eretz) crossing , in the northern part of the Gaza Strip.
Two Israeli Soldiers, Two Palestinians, killed in Khan Younis Clashes
IMEMC - Friday March 26, 2010 - 21:37, The Al Qassam Brigades, the armed wing of Hamas movement, claimed responsibility on Friday for killing two Israeli soldiers during clashes that took place east of Khan Younis, in the southern part of the Gaza Strip. At least two Palestinians were killed and several others were wounded.
U.S Informs Abbas Of Obama-Netanyahu Meeting Failure
IMEMC - Friday March 26, 2010 - 19:40, The United States Administration officially informed Palestinian President, Mahmoud Abbas, of the failure of the meeting that took place between American President, Barack Obama, and Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu.
One Injured At The Weekly Anti Wall Protest In The Northern West Bank Village Of Nabi-saleh
IMEMC - Friday March 26, 2010 - 16:56, A Palestinian youth was injured when Israeli troops opened fire at anti wall protesters in the village of Nabi-Saleh, northern West Bank.
One Israeli Detained Other Protesters Injured In The Anti Wall Bil’in Weekly Protest
IMEMC - Friday March 26, 2010 - 16:49, Villagers of Bil’in, central West Bank, along with international and Israeli supporters protested on Friday the Israeli wall built on farmers lands.
Israeli Troops Use Tear Gas To Suppress Anti Wall Protest In Nil’in Village
IMEMC - Friday March 26, 2010 - 16:24, Seven civilians were treated for the effects of tear gas inhalation in Friday at the village of Nil’in central West Bank during the anti-wall weekly protest.
Al Ma’ssara Village Near Bethlehem Protest The Israeli-built Wall
IMEMC - Friday March 26, 2010 - 15:41, Residents of Al Ma’ssara village near the southern West Bank city of Bethlehem protest on Friday midday the Israeli-built wall on their lands.
Deadly clashes in southern Gaza
3/26/2010 - Gaza - Ma'an - Fierce clashes killed two Palestinians and two Israeli soldiers in the southern Gaza Strip late Friday afternoon. Four Palestinians and two Israeli soldiers were also reported injured in the violence, which broke out east of Khan Younis. Muawiya Hassanein, director of ambulance and emergency services in Gaza, confirmed that two Palestinians were killed. They were not identified. Ambulances were dispatched to the area but Israeli forces denied them access, Hassanein said. Palestinian medics said four locals sustained shrapnel wounds after Israeli forces shelled homes in the Abasan Al-Jadida area of Khan Younis. The injured were evacuated from the scene amid the clashes, which apparently targeted Palestinian operatives in the area. Among those hurt was a 10-year-old boy who was transferred to the Nasser Hospital from Abasan with serious injuries, Ma'an's correspondent reported from the scene.
Israel army confirms 2 soldiers killed in Gaza clashes
3/26/2010 - Bethlehem - Ma'an - The Israeli army confirmed on Friday that two soldiers were killed during crossfires in Gaza. A statement issued by the military said "one IDF officer and one IDF soldier were killed, one moderately injured and one lightly injured in an exchange of fire with terrorists who were planting explosives along the security fence in the southern Gaza Strip. "The families of the soldiers have been informed of the incident. The injured soldiers have been evacuated to a hospital for further medical care. After identifying the terrorists planting explosives, the force fired at them and identified killing two of the terrorists. "There is an ongoing daily effort by IDF soldiers to defend Israeli civilians. The IDF will not tolerate any attempt to harm the citizens of the State of Israel and will continue to operate firmly against anyone who uses terror against it. . . . . "
Israeli fire injures child in northern Gaza
3/26/2010 - Gaza - Ma'an - A Palestinian child was injured on Friday when Israeli forces opened fire near the northern Gaza Strip's Erez crossing. Saeed Abed Al-Aziz Hamdan, 15, was moderately injured after he sustained gunshot wounds, said Muawiya Hassanein, head of ambulance and emergency services in Gaza. Onlookers told Ma'an that an Israeli watchtower installed near the Erez crossing opened fire at the child, who was collecting stones nearby. An Israeli military spokeswoman had no immediate comment. On Thursday, two Gaza residents were injured by Israeli fire in Beit Lahiya and Rafah, to the north and south of Gaza, respectively. [end]
Tear gas used against anti-wall rally
3/26/2010 - Ramallah - Ma'an - Dozens of Palestinians, international and Israeli solidarity activists chokedon Friday as Israeli forces used tear gas, rubber-coated bullets, and stun grenades to disperse the weekly anti-wall rally in Bil'in, west of Ramallah. A non-violent rally began shortly after Friday prayers as protesters raised flags, anti-wall and anti-settlement posters. Demonstrators marched in the streets chanting slogans condemning Israeli policies and demanding the release of all prisoners in Israel's custody. Palestinian National Initiative Secretary-General Mustafa Barghouthi took part in the rally, along with members and supporters of his party. Protesters called on the Arab League summit, to be held in Sirte, Libya, to back Palestine and Jerusalem "in deeds rather than words. " Demonstrators headed to the separation barrier where an Israeli force closed the area with barbed wire and soldiers were stationed behind cement blocks.
Clashes reported in Nabi Saleh
3/26/2010 - Ramallah - Ma'an - Clashes erupted in the Nabi Saleh village, near Ramallah, following Friday prayers, as Israeli troops besieged residents inside their homes, locals said. Residents told Ma'an that Ali At-Tamimi was injured in the foot and dozens suffocated on tear-gas when Israeli forces used riot-dispersal means in the village, including rubber-coated bullets. More than 500 residents were threatened with fire if they left their homes, locals said, with troops using rooftops as vantage points, they added. Residents said a large Israeli force convoy, reinforced with armed vehicles, entered the village just after Friday prayers. Locals said the Israeli army is employing a new type of tear-gas canister launcher. An Israeli military spokesman said he would look into the report. An Israeli military spokeswoman described the incident as a "small riot, with 20 Palestinians hurling rocks at security forces.
All Gaza crossings closed Friday, Saturday
3/26/2010 - Gaza - Ma'an - Israeli authorities will close all of Gaza's crossings Friday and Saturday, Palestinian liaison official Raed Fattouh said. Fattouh told Ma'an that 102 truckloads of humanitarian aid and commercial merchandize were delivered to the Gaza Strip on Thursday through the Kerem Shalom crossing, in addition to limited quantities of domestic gas and industrial diesel. Two trucks carrying flowers from Gaza, part of a Dutch initiative to encourage exports, were exported through the southern Kerem Shalom crossing, while 84 truckloads of wheat and animal feed were shipped through the northern Karni terminal. [end]
Report: US wants Abu Dis under PA control
3/26/2010 - Bethlehem - Ma'an/Agencies - The Obama administration wants Israel to withdraw from parts of the occupied West Bank, including a district near Jerusalem, the Hebrew-language daily Yedioth Ahronoth quoted Palestinian sources as saying Thursday. According to the newspaper, Israel's largest, sources say the US wants the Palestinian Authority to regain exclusive control over the Abu Dis area adjacent to occupied East Jerusalem, reverting to the state that prevailed before the outbreak of the Second Intifada in 2000. The American plan calls for the reopening of Palestinian governmental institutions in the area, according to the Palestinian sources. "The most significant demand is to restore the situation to what it was on the eve of the intifada," one of the sources told the Israeli daily. Among other demands supposedly being made by the US is the release of some 2,000 of Israel's estimated 10,000. . .
Arabs to allocate $500 million for Jerusalem
3/26/2010 - Bethlehem - Ma'an - Arab foreign ministers have decided to allocate 500 million US dollars to support Jerusalem, Arab League Secretary-General Amr Moussa announced Thursday. " Yes, it was approved," Moussa said at a news conference that followed a series of meetings held in Sirte, Libya ahead of the Arab League summit scheduled for Saturday and Sunday, when asked whether foreign ministers had approved a Palestinian request for support. The request to establish a plan to support the Jerusalem Fund was submitted by both Syria and Palestine. The fund was established in 2001 upon a request by Saudi Arabia following the eruption of the Second Intifada. Moussa said the Arab follow-up committee would hold a meeting Friday evening to evaluate the situation in the event that US and international efforts to stop Israel's settlement activities fail.
PA police: 4 detained by Israeli forces in Nablus, Jenin
3/26/2010 - Ramallah - Ma'an - Four Palestinians were detained by Israeli forces on Friday in the West Bank cities of Nablus and Jenin, and taken to unknown locations, Palestinian Authority police said. A police statement said Israeli soldiers deployed the Al-Hamra checkpoint north of Nablus detained two men identified as Abed Al-Aziz Abu Ruweis, 36, and Ahmad Ibrahim Musalem Abu Ruweis, 20, from An-Nassareiyah. An incursion was reported into the West Bank city of Jenin on Friday, where Mohammad Mahmoud A'ref Ja'far, 18, and Bayan Abdel Karim Malalha, 23, were detained. Police said Israeli forces withdrew shortly after the detentions were made. On Thursday, the Israeli Army Radio said two children from the villages of Al-Khas and Nu'man were detained by Israeli soldiers, identified as Mohammad Ibrahim Hamdan and A'mer Daoud Abu Haniyeh, both nine.
Palestinians to start using Ramallah highway
3/26/2010 - Bethlehem - Ma'an - Israeli authorities are preparing to implement a High Court decision allowing Palestinians to use a West Bank highway that had previously been designated for exclusive Israeli use. Israel's military released a statement Thursday evening affirming that Palestinians will be allowed to travel on highway 443, which runs near the villages of Beit Sira, Beit "˜Ur Al-Fauqa, Kharbatha Al-Misbah, and At-Tira. Palestinian cars using the Ramallah-area highway will first undergo inspection at a military checkpoint to be erected near the Ofer detention center, the military statement said. [end]
Ukrainian detainee denies deportation reports
3/26/2010 - Gaza - Ma'an - Irena Sarahna, a Ukrainian detainee in Israeli custody, on Thursday told lawyer Taghrid Jahshan that the Israel Prison Service had not informed her of any decision to deport her, countering news reports that her deportation was imminent. Jahshan, a lawyer for the Women's Organization for Political Prisoners, visited Sarahna at the Hasharon prison on Thursday. "The deportation news reports are completely baseless and false. I haven't received any official notice by the Israel Prison Service that I will be deported to the Ukraine," Jahshan quoted her client as saying, countering recent remarks by a Palestinian official. On Wednesday, Prisoners Affairs Minister Issa Qaraqe described the supposed Israeli decision to deport Sarahna as "dangerous and tyrannical," and a violation of human rights and international law.
In photos: Qalqiliya protests Israeli detentions
3/26/2010 - MaanImages / Khaleel Reash - Palestinians take part in a protest in the West Bank city of Qalqiliya on 23 March 2010, calling for the release of all Palestinian prisoners from Israeli jails. [end]
Palestinians urge Arabs to ease Gaza siege
3/26/2010 - Gaza - Ma'an - Hundreds of Palestinians carried out a sit-in west of Gaza City after the Popular Committee Against the Siege urged the Arab League, meeting in Libya over the weekend, to end the siege imposed on the Gaza Strip. Protestors carried flags representing every Arab country expected to attend, and affirmed close ties between the Arabs and their role in supporting the Palestinian cause. They chanted slogans demanding that Arab leaders show support and stand by the Palestinians. Jamal Al-Khudari, who heads the committee, in a news conference at the end of the rally demanded that the Arab League support occupied Jerusalem and besieged Gaza, in addition to demanding that the Arabs increase their own demands. Al-Khudari added that "the regional and international atmosphere encourage an Arab decision to confront Israeli challenges in Jerusalem and break the Gaza siege.
Abbas aide: No deal after Obama-Netanyahu talks
3/26/2010 - Bethlehem - Ma'an - US President Barack Obama and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu failed to reach an agreement that would freeze settlements, a senior aide to President Mahmoud Abbas said Thursday. Presidential spokesman Nabil Abu Rudaineh told the Paris-based Agence France-Presse that Abbas was updated during a meeting in Amman with David Hale, an assistant to US envoy George Mitchell. Hale officially informed Abbas that Obama and Netanyahu failed to reach an agreement on halting settlements in the West Bank and Jerusalem, making indirect talks between Israel and the Palestinians less likely. However, Obama will continue with his efforts to start the indirect negotiations, Hale reportedly told Abbas. The AFP report stands in contrast with another from Israel's Army Radio, which reported Thursday that Netanyahu and Obama had actually agreed on the continuation of settlements in East Jerusalem.
Jordan: Israel threatening regional stability
3/26/2010 - Bethlehem - Ma'an - Jordan's King Abdullah has conveyed a strong message to Israel and the international community that the region could no longer tolerate endless peace talks, the Amman-based The Jordan Times reported Thursday. In an interview with the chief editors of the Times and four other regional newspapers on Wednesday, Abdullah said that Israeli practices in Jerusalem were undermining "already cold" Jordanian-Israeli ties and threatening stability in the region, the English-language daily reported. "In all my meetings with Israeli, American and international officials, I have warned that continued attacks on Jerusalem and its holy sites will ignite the entire region," he added. "Jerusalem has a special place in the hearts of Palestinians, Jordanians, Arabs and Muslims. "The king reportedly emphasized that all political, legal and diplomatic options were on the table in dealing with. . .
51,000 Palestinian families to receive EU social allowances
3/26/2010 - Bethlehem - Ma'an - The Palestinian Authority and the EU will launch on Saturday the payment of social allowances to over 51,800 poor and vulnerable Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza Strip, a statement read. The allowances, to be paid every three months are "targeted towards families in need," an EU statement read. The PEGASE program, through which the disbursements will be made, will be done through the Bank of Palestine and the Cairo Amman Bank, "open exceptionally on Saturday 27 March to allow beneficiaries to collect their allowances. "Funds for the payment have been provided by the EU and the government of Austria, for a total amount of just under 10. 14 million Euros. The assistance takes the form of an allowance of NIS 1,000 (around 200 Euros) per household and will reach 51,826 families in need. More than half of the beneficiary families live in the Gaza Strip, according to the statement.
Egypt: Israel’s Sinai warnings baseless
3/26/2010 - Al-Arish - Ma'an - Israel's warnings against travel to Egypt, issued ahead of the Jewish holiday of Passover, are "false and baseless," Egyptian security sources told Ma'an on Friday. Israeli Army Radio broadcast on Thursday in Arabic that the Egyptian anti-terrorist department has recommended that all Israeli tourists leave the Sinai peninsula immediately. Sources said such warnings were meant to harm tourism in Egypt, pointing out that more than 50,000 Israeli citizens spend Passover in Egypt, with resorts and hotels in Nueweiba, Taba, Ras Satan and El-Trabin receiving substantial profits from Israeli tourists, preferring to spend the holiday season in Egypt. The warnings issued by the Israeli army included possible kidnappings or terrorist activity in Sinai. No special emergency measures are in place in the peninsula, sources said, adding that only normal security measures are underway.
Not all leaders to attend Arab summit
3/26/2010 - Bethlehem - Ma'an - Not every Arab leader will participate in this year's Arab League summit in Libya beginning Saturday for a number of reasons, despite the league's secretary-general announcing an expected full house of officials and high-ranking dignitaries. Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak will not be in attendance due to poor health after a gallbladder operation, but will send a high-ranking official in his stead. Neither Lebanese President Michel Suleiman nor King of Saudi Arabia Abdullah Ben Abdul-Aziz are expected to convene. Media reports suggest that Yemen's president, Ali Abdullah Saleh, will not attend due to a dispute with Libya, and Morocco's president, Muhammad VI, could abstain if Algerian President Abdul-Aziz Bouteflika participates, although Bouteflika is not expected to join due to health concerns. Additionally, Sultan Qabus of Oman and Djibouti President Isma'il Omar Guelleh are not expected to participate.
Abbas arrives in Libya for Arab League summit
3/26/2010 - Serit - Ma'an - President Mahmoud Abbas arrived in Serit, Libya, on Friday ahead of the Arab League summit beginning the following day. Abbas was received at the Serit International Airport by senior Libyan officials, among them Prime Minister Al-Baghdadi Mahmoud, Foreign Minister Moussa Koussa, and Secretary-General of the Arab League Amer Moussa, the Palestinian Authority news agency WAFA reported. The Palestinian president was also welcomed by PA Minister of Foreign Affairs Riyadh Al-Maliki, and Palestinian Ambassador to Libya, Atef Auda. Accompanying Abbas for the summitinclude PLO Chief Negotiator Saeb Ereket, PLO Executive Committee member, Saleh Ra'fat, presidential spokesman, Nabil Abu Rudaineh and diplomatic advisor Majdi Al-Khalidi. Moussa said Wednesday that withdrawing the Arab Peace Initiative, which attempts to normalize relations with Israel, in return for the creation of. . .
Hamas: PA arrests 5 supporters in West Bank
3/26/2010 - Bethlehem - Ma'an - Hamas said Friday that the Palestinian Authority Preventative Security Services have detained five of the movement's affiliates across the West Bank. According to a statement issued by Hamas, the five were detained from the Nablus and Jenin districts. On Thursday, the Islamist movement said PA forces detained a further five members and supporters from Hebron, Nablus and Salfit. The allegations, which could not be independently verified by Ma'an, come as both calls for unity and tension between parties increase. Hamas leaders have spoken out against PA-Israel peace talks, and have demanded that efforts to restart negotiations be declared failed. Hamas also wants PA officials to make moves toward reconciliation, release detained members, and activate dormant resistance forces. The PA has endorsed popular resistance campaigns, but generally does not condone the use of violence.
PA police arrest 40 fugitives across Hebron
3/26/2010 - Hebron - Ma'an - Palestinian Authority security forces arrested 40 fugitives during a security campaign in the West Bank city of Hebron on Friday, police said. A PA police statement said those arrested were involved in a number of forgery, robbery, and narcotics cases, as well as for illegally excavating antiquities across the Hebron district. "Ten of the fugitives were arrested on suspicion of cell phone left. One woman was arrested for stealing electrical appliances from a store in the Bab Az-Zaweiyah area of Hebron. The anti-narcotics police confiscated drugs and arrested a man after a sting operation west of Hebron," the statement read. Four people were arrested for excavating antiquities without the necessary permits in Wad Al-Hareiya, and their equipment was confiscated, the report said, adding that 25 were detained on "various charges.
Barak warns Hamas of ramifications for Gaza fire
Ha'aretz 26 Mar 2010 - Two IDF soldiers killed in Gaza border clashes named as Maj. Eliraz Peretz, Staff Sgt. Ilan Sviatkovsky.
Is Gaza now Netanyahu's biggest problem?
Ha'aretz 26 Mar 2010 - While PM focuses on U.S. pressure, four fatalities in last week near Gaza may prove more urgent.
NATO chief calls for new missile defenses to counter Iran
Ha'aretz 26 Mar 2010 - West must cooperate with Russia against 'growing WMD threat', Anders Fogh Rasmussen tells allies.
Israeli tanks enter in Gaza in worst clash in year
Uruknet March 26, 2010 - Two Israeli soldiers and two Palestinian gunmen were killed on Friday in the most deadly clash on the Gaza Strip border since Israel ended its offensive there 14 months ago. The Israeli army said an officer and a conscript were killed in an ambush by Palestinian gunmen against an Israeli military patrol. Two soldiers were wounded...
Gaza: Six Palestinians Wounded As Israeli Army Bombards Khan Younis
Uruknet March 26, 2010 - Palestinian medical sources in Khan Younis, in the southern part of the Gaza Strip, reported that six Palestinians were wounded on Friday evening after the army bombarded an area East of Khan Younis. One of the wounded residents is a child who suffered serious injuries. Local sources reported that the army fired shells at Abasan Al...
Egyptian steel barrier tests Gazan mettle
Uruknet March 26, 2010 - Egypt’s imminent completion of an above-and-below-ground steel barrier along its border with the Gaza Strip is putting Gazans on edge: How will they survive without the huge trade conducted via underground tunnels? A lucrative tunnel smuggling trade in a range of commodities took off after Israel imposed an economic embargo on the Strip after a Hamas...
Lebanese army encircling Baddawi refugee camp
Uruknet March 26, 2010 - The relationship between the Lebanese government and the Palestinian refugee camps in Lebanon is changing. The process of redefining the old relationship began explosively with the battle and subsequent demolition of the Nahr al-Bared refugee camp, near the northern city of Tripoli, in 2007. Now the Lebanese army is erecting a barrier around the nearby Baddawi...
2 Israeli soldiers, 2 Palestinian militants killed in clashes
Uruknet March 25, 2010 - Two Israeli soldiers and two Palestinians have been killed in a clash east of the Gaza Strip town of Khan Younis. The Israeli military said on Friday that there was an exchange of fire on the border after soldiers challenged Palestinians planting bombs near the separation barrier. The military said an officer and a soldier have...
International Water Day: Chronic water shortage in the West Bank due to discriminatory division of shared resources
Uruknet March 26, 2010 - International Water Day, which the UN has marked for 17 years, is devoted this year to water quality, emphasizing the importance of clean water and the need for sustainable management of water sources. For Israelis and Palestinians, the ground water from the Mountain Aquifer is a shared water source. It is the largest and highest quality...
Israeli fire kills 2 in southern Gaza
Uruknet March 26, 2010 - Israeli artillery fire killed two Palestinians in the southern Gaza Strip late Friday afternoon, witnesses said. Others sustained injuries amid fierce clashes between resistance fighters and Israeli forces east of Khan Younis, onlookers said. Muawiya Hassanein, director of ambulance and emergency services in Gaza, confirmed that two were killed. Hassanein said ambulances were dispatched to the...
Netanyahu's outright deceit
Uruknet March 26, 2010 - While claiming to have a genuine desire for the resumption of "peace talks" with the Palestinian Authority (PA), Israel has been murdering Palestinian civilians in the streets of the West Bank in a clear overreaction to recent Palestinian protests against Israeli transgressions against Islamic holy sites in Jerusalem. Eyewitnesses reported that trigger-happy Israeli troops shot had...
Israeli fire injures child in northern Gaza
Uruknet March 26, 2010 – A Palestinian child was injured on Friday when Israeli forces opened fire near the northern Gaza Strip's Erez crossing. Saeed Abed Al-Aziz Hamdan, 15, was moderately injured after he sustained gunshot wounds, said Muawiya Hassanein, head of ambulance and emergency services in Gaza. Onlookers told Ma'an that an Israeli watchtower installed near the Erez crossing opened...
Apartheid on Two Continents
Uruknet March 25, 2010 - ...Apartheid is back. Apartheid is near. A short plane ride away and you can again experience what we all thought had been buried forever. We are requested to take a stand and dare walk out on the stage and have our voice heard. Israel bears the main responsibility to eradicate the crime it has itself created....
British Organizations To Sue Israel Over Forged Passports Used By Assassins
Uruknet March 25, 2010 - Several British organizations, along with Palestinian and Islamic Institutions in Britain, are conducting preparations to file a lawsuit against the Israeli Mossad for forging British passports that were used by some of the assassins who killed Hamas leader, Mahmoud Al Madbouh, in Dubai in January. The Qatar-based Al Jazeera reported that the case of Al Madbouh...
Petraeus reaffirms military bond with Israel
Uruknet March 25, 2010 - Political crisis, but no military crisis: US General David Petraeus on Wednesday spoke with Chief of Staff Lieutenant-General Gabi Ashkenazi and reassured him that he never said Israel's policies endanger US troops in the Middle East. Recent reports about Patraeus' alleged comments during a Congress hearing were denied by American security officials. However, the general insisted...
Breaking Gaza: 2 martyrs and many critically injured in Khan Younis
26 Mar 2010 - Gaza, March 26, (Pal Telegraph) The IOF carried an invasion in khan younis opening random fire on civilians causing many injuries among them. All kinds of Israeli air crafts were over seeing and protecting the ground IOF while the invasion, then they missiled a playground in khan younis targeting a bunch of children playing football. 3 children were critically injured,...
Dr. Eyad El Sarraj received International Award in Psychiatry for the Year 2010
26 Mar 2010 - Palestine, March 26, 2010 (Pal Telegraph) - The First of its Kind at the Palestinian Arab Level Dr. Eyad El Sarraj President of Gaza Community Mental Health Programme received the most prestigious International Award in Psychiatry for the Year 2010 Gaza Community Mental Health Progarmme Board of Directors, Director General, and staff congratulate Dr. Eyad El Sarraj on receiving the...
Despite ban, Gaza men still style women's hair
The National 26 Mar 2010 - More than three weeks since the ban, hairstylist says Hamas diktat has not been officially conveyed.
Netanyahu in crisis talks with cabinet
The National 26 Mar 2010 - Discussions were under way to chart out a response to a list of demands made by the US to pave the way for indirect peace talks with the Palestinian Authority.
Digging out East Jerusalem: how Israeli families are taking over
The National 26 Mar 2010 - House by house, street by street, Israeli families are taking over an area that Palestinians want as the capital of their future state.
Yaalon: We are "maneuvering' under pressure from peace now and the US
Palestine Note 26 Mar 2010 - As I write this blog post, Israel's inner cabinet, the so-called "Forum of Seven," is convened in Jerusalem to hammer out a reply to the Obama administration's requests for sincere measures that would advance peace talks...
Didi's generation
Palestine Note 26 Mar 2010 - I had lunch with my friend Didi Remez a week ago Wednesday in Tel Aviv. We had been working on a document, remotely and fitfully--and given that it is a kind of democratic manifesto, a little...
At war with America
Palestine Note 26 Mar 2010 - Sometimes an authority figure - a parent, a sober friend to an alcoholic, a supervisor or a senior partner - has to make it clear that there are consequences to someone's actions. This has been the...
Two Israeli soldiers, one Palestinian killed in Gaza
Palestine Note 26 Mar 2010 - Two Israeli soldiers and a Palestinian civilian were killed on Friday in a gunbattle between troops and Palestinian armed fighters, news agencies reported. Hamas said its members opened fire after Israeli forces crossed the border, while...
Arab ministers to raise $500m fund for Palestinians in Jerusalem
Palestine Note 26 Mar 2010 - Arab foreign ministers meeting in Libya ahead of an Arab League Summit agreed on Friday to raise a fund of $500m to support Palestinians living in Jerusalem, Aljazeera reported. "Yes, they have agreed," Amr Moussa, the...
What if I said Jerusalem belongs to Christians?
Palestine Note 26 Mar 2010 - Right-wing Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu stirred up a hornet's nest of interreligious conflict this week with comments about Jerusalem - the city of holy sites belonging to three religious groups who trace their common ancestry...
Arab ministers agree Jerusalem fund
AlJazeera 26 Mar 2010 - Accord aims to support Palestinians in face of Israel's settlement drive.
Israeli cabinet mulls US demands
AlJazeera 26 Mar 2010 - Prime minister calls "crisis" session following troubled talks in Washington.
Israeli troops killed in Gaza clash
AlJazeera 26 Mar 2010 - Two Israeli soldiers and two Palestinians killed in fighting east of Gaza Strip.
Saudi arrests over 'terror plot'
AlJazeera 26 Mar 2010 - More than 100 arrested for allegedly plotting attacks on kingdom's oil installations.
OECD Countries Attempt to Illegally Affirm Israel's Occupation of Palestinian, Syrian Territories
Alternative Information Center - Thursday, 18 March 2010, Israel's proposed ascension to the Organisation of Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) is nearly complete, while the details of this ascension provide a worrying picture of European negligence: The statistics provided by...
Obama and Netanyahu play hardball over Israeli settlement plan
PNN - Thursday, 25 March 2010
Israel defends right to arrest foreigners in West Bank
PNN - Thursday, 25 March 2010
Two IDF soldiers killed in Gaza clashes
Jeruslalem Post 26 Mar 2010 - Two others wounded, one seriously; at least 4 Palestinian terrorists killed; unusually, Hamas claims responsibility for 'ambush' of IDF troops.
PM: No change in policy on Jerusalem
Jeruslalem Post 26 Mar 2010 - 5-hour long 'Septet' discussion on US demands yields no decisions.
At least 2 Palestinians killed in Gaza
Jeruslalem Post 26 Mar 2010 - Fierce battles ongoing between IDF troops and members of al-Qaida inspired terror group.
ADC Addresses Settlement Development, East Jerusalem at Town Hall in New York
WAFA 26 Mar 2010 - NEW YORK, March 26, 2010 (WAFA)- The American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee ADC was represented by Legal Advisor, Mr. Abed Ayoub, at a town hall meeting in New York, which questioned why
EUPOL COPPS Supports Judicial Police Training for PCP
WAFA 26 Mar 2010 - RAMALLAH, March 26, 2010 (WAFA)- EUPOL COPPS’ Head of Mission, Henrik Malmquist, co-chaired together with PCP’s Director of the Judicial Police, Lt. Col. Iyad Stayeh, the graduation ceremony of a
Palestinian Receives International Award in Psychiatry
WAFA 26 Mar 2010 -
OCHA Weekly Report: Clashes in East Jerusalem Continued
WAFA 26 Mar 2010 - JERUSALEM, March 26, 2010 (WAFA)- Israeli forces killed four Palestinians this week, bringing the total of Palestinians killed by Israeli forces in 2010 to five, UN Office for the Coordination of
Viet Nam Condemns Israeli Decision to Build New Units in East Jerusalem
WAFA 26 Mar 2010 -
Awarta: Silent march to mourn the recent killings
Stop The Wall - Following the killing of two young men, Muhammad and Salah Qawariq, in Awarta, Nablus district, last Sunday, hundreds of local residents went out in a silent march to commemorate them. They demanded the soldiers that killed their children to be held accountable. [
Weekly Report on Israeli Human Rights Violations in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (18-24 march 2010)
PCHR 24 Mar 2010 - A Palestinian is carried into al-Aqsa Martys Hospital in the central Gaza Strip town of Deir al-Balah, as he was wounded by Israeli troops, 22 March 2010....
Teenager shot by Israeli forces in northern Gaza
3/26/2010 - International Solidarity Movement - ISM Gaza - Said Abdel Aziz Hamdan, 15, went for his first time to Gaza's northern border area to try gathering scrap metal for re-sale. Although an area lined with Israeli military towers and notorious for Israeli soldier shooting, shelling and abductions of Palestinian workers and farmers, Hamdan did not feel he would be in danger. "People go there everyday to gather bits of metal and concrete. The Israelis see us and know we are just working, it's normal," he said from his hospital bed in Jabaliya's Kamal Adwan hospital. Hamdan set out from home shortly after 10 am Friday, going with his younger brother Suleiman, 13, to earn whatever shekels they could. From a family of 7 brothers and 5 sisters and whose father is unemployed, Said Hamdan had no other options for employment. “My friends go every Friday, so I decided to join them today, to try this work.
Netanyahu: I'm not building in Jerusalem for Lieberman and Yishai
Ha'aretz 26 Mar 2010 - 'I plan to continue building in Jerusalem as all previous prime ministers did before me,' PM vows.
Israel's U.S. envoy: We face monumental challenges this Passover
Ha'aretz 26 Mar 2010 - Michael Oren urges U.S. Jewish leaders to overcome differences with Israel and 'unite as a people.'
U.S. assessing 'most effective path forward' for peace talks
Ha'aretz 26 Mar 2010 - Despite upcoming holiday period, U.S. determined to push Mideast peace efforts ahead, says official.
Report: Egypt's Mubarak expected to return home Saturday
Ha'aretz 26 Mar 2010 - Egyptian President Mubarak in good health after undergoing gall-bladder surgery in Germany on March 6.
Barak warns Hamas of ramifications for Gaza fire
Ha'aretz 26 Mar 2010 - Two IDF soldiers killed in Gaza border clashes named as Maj. Eliraz Peretz, Staff Sgt. Ilan Sviatkovsky.
Is Gaza now Netanyahu's biggest problem?
Ha'aretz 26 Mar 2010 - While PM focuses on U.S. pressure, four fatalities in last week near Gaza may prove more urgent.
Where have all the anti-Semites gone?
Ha'aretz 26 Mar 2010 - The glass is half full: Anti-Semitism is mostly no longer politically correct and doesn't pay off electorally.
Israeli feared abducted by al-Qaida contacts his family
Ha'aretz 26 Mar 2010 - Al-Sharq al-Awsat reports that the man entered Algeria with a Spanish passport, was sold to Al-Qaida by locals.
Netanyahu and Obama are at point of no return
Ha'aretz 26 Mar 2010 - Obama has decided his moderate Mideast coalition is more important than Netanyahu's extremist one.
Netanyahu better shape up before U.S. tensions get worse
Ha'aretz 26 Mar 2010 - 'Obama isn't only sticking the knife in,' a minister said, 'he's twisting it and enjoying it.'
Israeli West Bank food company fakes address for EU markets
Ha'aretz 26 Mar 2010 - European court ruled last month that products from settlements don't qualify for tax-exempt status.
Palestinian student: Israel Border Police beat me for hours
Ha'aretz 26 Mar 2010 - A Palestinian who was imprisoned for a week says members of the Border Police beat and abused him for hours, then accused him of attacking one of them. ...
Netanyahu intensifies bid to poach Kadima MKs for coalition
Ha'aretz 26 Mar 2010 - Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will intensify efforts to draw Kadima MKs to the Likud, say sources close to him. The move comes in response to the crisis in relations between the United States and Israel, and the sources say the crisis atmosphere highlighted for many, including MK Shaul Mofaz, the need to rally for a broader centrist coalition. ...
'Miracle' rabbi's non-profit plundered charity donations
Ha'aretz 26 Mar 2010 - Managers of Rabbi Nir Ben-Artzi's charity Talmi Geulat Am Yisrael are suspected of having plundered its donations, listing them as "loans" and then "repaying" them to themselves. ...
State finds misconduct at Barak's Independence Day party
Ha'aretz 26 Mar 2010 - More than 12,000 people were invited to Defense Minister Ehud Barak's traditional Independence Day reception last year, at a cost of some NIS 1.5 million, the state comptroller said Thursday in a brief statement. ...
Did IDF general cut short probe into U.S. activist Corrie's death?
Ha'aretz 26 Mar 2010 - The Military Police interrogation of a key suspect in the killing of American human rights activist Rachel Corrie was cut short by a direct order of then GOC Southern, Maj. Gen. Doron Almog, army documents obtained by Haaretz suggest. ...
Human Rights Council concludes thirteenth session
Relief Web 26 Mar 2010 - Source: UN Human Rights Council
Ban meets with Palestinian President and Arab League chief ahead of summit
Relief Web 26 Mar 2010 - Source: UN News Service
Activists Opposed to Separation Wall Speak Up During United Nations Civil Society Meeting in Support of the Palestinian People
Relief Web 26 Mar 2010 - Source: UN General Assembly
ANALYSIS-Lack of India refugee law leaves many in limbo
Relief Web 26 Mar 2010 - Source: Reuters - AlertNet
Families mourn soldiers killed in Gaza
YNet News 26 Mar 2010 - 'I have six children, don't tell me two are gone,' cries mother of 32-year-old Eliraz Peretz, killed in fire exchange with Palestinians near Kissufim 12 years after his brother Uriel dies in Lebanon blast. Meanwhile, parents of 21-year-old Ilan Sviatkovsky, also killed in Gaza incident, are left speechless, brother Arik says, 'He loved the army so much'
Palestinians: Tanks enter Strip
YNet News 26 Mar 2010 - Hours after IDF officer, soldier killed in Gaza clashes, Palestinians report at least five IDF tanks, two armed bulldozers enter area east of Khan Younis, fire shells. At least one Palestinian injured
Cabinet meeting ends with no decision on US demands
YNet News 26 Mar 2010 - Prime Minister Netanyahu, his six senior ministers try to come up with creative solution on east Jerusalem, Gaza siege. Meeting ends with no conclusions, forum to reconvene next week
Palestinians sources: Hamas ambushed IDF
YNet News 26 Mar 2010 - Izz a-din al-Qassam Brigades spokesman says 'interception and observation unit identified Israeli force advancing into Palestinians territory, confronted it by directly striking its men'
IDF officer, soldier killed in Gaza clashes
YNet News 26 Mar 2010 - Two soldiers also injured in serious clashes with Palestinians near border fence. Israeli force enters Strip after identifying Palestinians planting explosive devices. During chase, bomb detonates, fire opened at force. Two Palestinians also killed
Border clashes: 2 Palestinians killed
YNet News 26 Mar 2010 - Palestinian media report Gazans attempting to plant explosives near border fence killed by IDF artillery
300 protesters gather in Sheikh Jarrah
YNet News 26 Mar 2010 - Weekly leftist protest in east Jerusalem neighborhood spills over to Shepherd Hotel, where construction permit was granted this week. MK Dov Khenin: 'Netanyahu can lie to the world, but cannot do this with us'
International Water Day: Chronic shortage in West Bank
AlJazeera 23 Mar 2010 - The discriminatory division of the shared water resources infringes the Palestinians' right to water, to sanitation, and to health. Israel's policy also infringes the Palestinians' right to gain a livelihood, in that the water shortage prevents developmen
Israel says it will still build in occupied Jerusalem
Daily Star 26 Mar 2010 OCCUPIED JERUSALEM: Israel insisted on Friday it would not change its policy of building homes in East Jerusalem, keeping the country at odds with Washington on how to renew stalled peace talks with Palestinians. The statement on Jerusalem came as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu convened senior cabinet ministers to consider confidence
Two Israelis dead in worst Gaza clash in year
Daily Star 26 Mar 2010 GAZA: Two Israeli soldiers were killed and at least two Palestinians wounded on Friday in what may be the most deadly clash on the Gaza Strip border since Israel ended its war there 14 months ago. The Israeli army said an officer and a conscript were killed in an ambush by Palestinian gunmen against an Israeli military patrol. Two other soldiers were wounded.
Riots expose well of fear beneath Jerusalem's Old City
Daily Star 26 Mar 2010 OCCUPIED JERUSALEM: The riots that shook Jerusalem this month were sparked by mere rumors, but tensions remain high in the narrow alleys of the Old City and could erupt again, confounding US-led peace efforts.The trigger for the March 16 troubles, the worst unrest to hit the Holy City in years, was the opening of a rebuilt 17th-century
HRW urges Syria to probe Kurd New Year shootings
Daily Star 26 Mar 2010 NEW YORK: Human Rights Watch urged the Syrian authorities Friday to probe the shootings by security forces during Kurdish New Year celebrations that killed at least one person. "Syrian authorities should conduct an independent investigation into the shootings by security forces on March 21, 2010, that left at least one person dead and others wounded
Clinton sees increasing momentum on Iran sanctions
Daily Star 26 Mar 2010 WASHINGTON: US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said Friday there would be "increasing activity" in the near future toward a package of UN sanctions on Iran over its disputed nuclear program.Clinton said the Obama administration had held "constructive talks" with all its partners and in-depth consultations with Russia and other international partners
Arabs challenge Israeli settlements with Jerusalem fund
Daily Star 26 Mar 2010 SIRTE, Libya: Arab foreign ministers on Thursday agreed to raise funds for Jerusalem Palestinians in a bid to counter Israel's settlement drive in the Holy City, at preparatory talks for a weekend summit.The decision will be submitted to Arab leaders for ratification when they gather on Saturday and Sunday in the Libyan Mediterranean city of Sirte for their annual conference.
Ban worried over Hizbullah arms, Sleiman raps Israeli breaches
Daily Star 26 Mar 2010 BEIRUT: The continued presence of Hizbullah's weapons in Lebanon threatens to undermine any progress made by Lebanon and Israel in the implementation of Resolution 1701, according to UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon. "I am worried about Hizbullah's possession of arms. I hope this will be resolved," Ban told the pan-Arab daily Al-Hayat
UN announces launching of Arab research network project
Daily Star 26 Mar 2010 BEIRUT: Talal Abu-Ghazaleh, chairman of the UN Global Alliance for ICT and Development, announced on Thursday the launching of the Arab research network project which will take place in Brussels at the end of March 2010. "In each Arab University there is a research center but these centers do not exchange information and do not Abu-Ghazaleh
The squandering of our heritage
Daily Star 26 Mar 2010 Our newspaper today carries a story about the persistent looting of Lebanon's archaeological sites, and this marks an appropriate time to note the state of degradation we have reached in these vital sources of this nation's wealth: its environment and its history.We could celebrate a heritage that we can trace back through millennia of recorded history.
Lebanese take home 4 awards at lavish Takreem ceremony
Daily Star 26 Mar 2010 BEIRUT: Four Lebanese have received recognition in the first annual Takreem Arab Achievements Awards, which highlight individual efforts and leadership in the region. The award, designed to challenge existing negative stereotypes of Arabs abroad and communicate about Arab leadership, is the brainchild of Ricardo Karam, a prominent Lebanese
Oh Canada, why so dry with the Arabs?
Daily Star 26 Mar 2010 Canada is charting a troubling new course in the Middle East. Under the Conservative prime minister, Stephen Harper, Canadian foreign policy is tilting strongly toward Israel, a direction that is forsaking Canada's past even-handedness in the region. This is not only undermining the country's reputation and economic interests, it is at variance
US and Israel agree a major arms deal
PIC 26 Mar 2010 - A major arms deal has been concluded between the United States and Israel, at a time the relations between the two countries are allegedly tense, according to Israeli sources.
Netanyahu and Obama agree continuation of settlement
PIC 26 Mar 2010 - A high ranking Israeli official revealed that Benjamin Netanyahu and Barack Obama are in agreement regarding the building of settlements in occupied east Jerusalem.
Abu Sha’ar warns of possible annexation of the Aqsa Mosque to “Jewish heritage”
PIC 26 Mar 2010 - Dr. Talib Abu Sha’ar, the Palestinian Awkaf minister, has warned Friday of a possible Israeli scheme to annex the Aqsa Mosque in occupied Jerusalem to the alleged Jewish heritage..
Israeli court allows settlers to shoot at Palestinians
PIC 26 Mar 2010 - An Israeli court in the occupied city of Jerusalem ruled that it was legal for Jewish settlers to carry firearms and use them against Palestinians with the purpose of "dispersing them".
Islamists boycott BirZeit University elections, decry Fatah repressive practices
PIC 26 Mar 2010 - The Islamic League has decided to boycott the student elections in Bir Zeit University, saying that the absence of the Islamic bloc would turn the election process into a farce.
The Qassam Brigades claims responsibility for the killing of two IOF soldiers
PIC 26 Mar 2010 - Two Israeli occupation soldiers were killed Friday in a border clash between the IOF and the Palestinian resistance to the east of Khan Younis.
Egyptians call for expulsion of Israeli ambassador
PIC 26 Mar 2010 - Tens of angry Egyptians picketed the Egyptian Foreign Ministry in the capital Cairo on Thursday to protest the Israeli occupation breaches against the Islamic holy places in occupied Palestine.
Zionists attempt to gain a foothold in Sinai through fraudulent deals
PIC 26 Mar 2010 - The prominent Egyptian analyst and writer, Fahmi Huwaidi, wrote that some foreign parties are trying to gain control of large areas of land in the Sinai Peninsula with Zionist participation.
Palestinian captives launch internet site
PIC 26 Mar 2010 - Born Free, is the name of a new Arabic website which was launched recently by Palestinian captives in Israeli occupation jails in an attempt to break barriers between captives and the outside world.
Occupation deports 75 Palestinians since start of Aqsa intifada
PIC 26 Mar 2010 - Abdel-Naser Farwana said that the Israeli occupation deported a total of 75 Palestinians since the start of the Aqsa intifada in September 2000, under various pretexts.
2 Israeli soldiers, 2 Palestinian fighters killed in Gaza Strip clash
LA Times 27 Mar 2010 - Hamas says the soldiers provoked its forces by crossing the border. Israel says its troops were investigating a potential assault after an uptick in rocket attacks. Two Israeli soldiers and two Palestinian militants were killed Friday in a gun battle in the Gaza Strip, heightening fears that violence in the region is returning to levels not seen for more than a year.
In Egypt, all eyes on Mubarak's health
LA Times 27 Mar 2010 - Many fear that the military may step in if President Mubarak falters before elections are held. Without him, some fear that the country will slide into chaos. George Ishak has been battling the political repression of the Egyptian government for years, so it seemed odd recently when he mentioned, perhaps with a bit of slyness, that he was praying for the good health of President Hosni Mubarak.
West softens proposed Iran sanctions
LA Times 26 Mar 2010 - The new tack by U.S. and Europe is an effort to win the support of Russia and China and gain broad international backing. U.S. and European officials considering new sanctions against Iran have decided to set aside some of the harshest of the measures as they seek broader international agreement in United Nations Security Council negotiations, said diplomats involved in the talks.
Netanyahu Remains Firm on Jerusalem Housing
New York Times 26 Mar 2010 - The Israeli premier stood firm on building in East Jerusalem, a point of contention with the U.S.
Israeli Military Critically Wounds Gazan Fisherman
Palestine Monitor - 26 Mar 2010 - Hazem Gora'ani was critically wounded at 9AM on Thursday morning when the Israeli navy fired at his fishing boat. He was brought to Shifa'a hospital in Gaza City with serious head wounds where he underwent emergency surgery. His condition is currently too unstable to risk removing...
When it comes to E Jerusalem, ‘NPR’ misleads and misinforms
Mondoweiss - 26 Mar 2010 - It’s been almost two weeks since I wrote to National Public Radio’s senior Washington editor, Ron Elving, and to the network’s ombudsman, Alicia Shepard, to ask why Elving used an Israeli formulation – "disputed" area – to characterize East Jerusalem, instead of calling it "occupied," the...
Netanyahu ‘humilated,’ but the ’special relationship’ is alive and well
Mondoweiss - 26 Mar 2010 - It’s satisfying to read reports like this one from the UK-based Times that show the Obama administration “humiliated” Benjamin Netanyahu when he came to the White House this past week. But other events that also transpired this week show that the “special relationship” between the United...
Int’l Relations 101: Harvard’s David Gergen says Obama has no power over Israel
Mondoweiss - 26 Mar 2010 - As an addendum to Henry Norr’s post about NPR above, I’d register the fact that tonight I heard Tom Ashbrook’s show On Point , in which David Gergen of the Kennedy School, Jack Beatty of the Atlantic, and a fellow from the Dallas Morning-News called Bill McKenzie...
OECD Countries Attempt to Illegally Affirm Israel's Occupation of Palestinian, Syrian Territories
Alternative Information Center - 26 Mar 2010 - Thursday, 18 March 2010, Israel's proposed ascension to the Organisation of Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) is nearly complete, while the details of this ascension provide a worrying picture of European negligence: The statistics provided by Israel to the OECD's committees have no reference to the...
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