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Four Palestinians Wounded As Egypt Detonates Tunnel
IMEMC - Thursday April 01, 2010 - 01:56, Palestinian medical sources reported Wednesday that four Palestinians were wounded when the Egyptian Security Forces detonated a siege-busting tunnel on the border between Gaza and Egypt.
Qassam Brigades Publishes Video OF Friday Clashes
IMEMC - Thursday April 01, 2010 - 00:45, The Al Qassam Brigades, the armed wing of the Hamas movement, published a video documenting Friday clashes with Israeli soldiers and undercover forces infiltrating into Khan Younis, in the southern part of the Gaza Strip. The clashes led to the death of two Israeli soldiers.
Israeli Army Shells Homes, Farmlands In Southern Gaza
IMEMC - Wednesday March 31, 2010 - 17:19, Israeli tanks shelled on Wednesday midday residents homes and farmlands in the southern Gaza Strip city of Rafah.
Troops Detain Three Civilians During Invasions Targeting West Bank Communities
IMEMC - Wednesday March 31, 2010 - 16:59, Three Palestinian civilians were detained on Wednesday by Israeli troops during invasions targeting a number of West Bank communities.
Two Injured, Two Detained As Israeli Troops Attack Protests In Ramallah And Jenin
IMEMC - Wednesday March 31, 2010 - 15:48, Two injured, dozens of people suffered effects of tear gas inhalation, and two were detained, on Wednesday afternoon, when Israeli troops attacked protests organized in Ramallah and Jenin, in the central and northern parts of the West Bank.
U.S Wants Four Months Settlement Freeze In Exchange For Direct Talks
IMEMC - Wednesday March 31, 2010 - 12:04, The United States is asking Israel to announce a four-month freeze of settlements activities in East Jerusalem in exchange for pressuring the Palestinian Authority of Mahmoud Abbas to hold direct talks with Israel’s Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu.
Senior Fateh Official To Stand Trial Wednesday
IMEMC - Wednesday March 31, 2010 - 11:03, Member of the Fateh’s Central Committee, Abbas Zaki, reported that senior European official, representatives of the French and Spanish Consulates, will be attending his trial which will be held at an Israeli Court in Jerusalem on Wednesday.
Troops Kidnap Two Residents, Impose Curfew On Dir Estia Village, Near Salfit
IMEMC - Wednesday March 31, 2010 - 07:19, On Tuesday evening, Israeli soldiers imposed curfew on the village of Dir Estia, west the central West Bank city of Salfit, after invading and kidnapping two residents, including a child.
Police: Settlers beat, hospitalize Hebron man
3/31/2010 - Hebron - Ma'an - Israeli settlers beat a Hebron man who was transferred to hospital for treatment of severe bruising on Tuesday, a police report from the Palestinian Authority said. The man was identified as A'teiyah Yousef Maswada, 31, who was accosted by a group of 10 Israeli settlers at the intersection where Palestinian Authority control turns into an Israeli military-controlled zone, members of the Christian Peacemaker Teams were told by witnesses. Shopkeepers in the area said the man was en route to the Ibrahimi Mosque when he was assaulted, and was described as having a bloody face, CPT reported, noting that witnesses said the man did not go to the hospital. By the time Israeli police arrived on the scene, the CPT observer noted, shopkeepers said the settlers had fled. Israeli police officials were not immediately available by phone for comment, and the military said it was looking into the report.
Israel releases former minister
3/31/2010 - Hebron - Ma'an - Israeli authoritiesreleased the Palestinian Authority's former Minister of Local Governance Issa Kheiri Al-Ja'bari on Wednesday following 14 months of administrative detention. Al-Ja'bari had his administrative detention sentence extended three times and was not seen by a judge since he was taken from his home on the first of January 2009, in the midst of Israel's war on Gaza. During his detention Al-Ja'bari was transferred to six different detention facilities. He had previously been detained by Israeli officials on June 29 2006, during an Israeli detention campaign targeting Palestinian member of the Legislative Council and other Palestinian leaders following the capture of Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit by resistance factions in Gaza. During the previous detention, he spent 30 months in Israeli custody.
Chaos at trial for Palm Sunday detainees
3/31/2010 - Ramallah - Ma'an - Israeli military judges inhaled thick tear gas used to disperse protesters in front of the Ofer military court on Wednesday, as men detained during a peaceful Palm Sunday demonstration were set to be tried. Most notable among the dozen detainees was PLO Executive Committee member Abbas Zaki, who refused to stand in front of the military judge, calling his detention illegal. Supporters gathered in at the Beituniya military checkpoint outside of the Ofer detention center were tear gassed, with observers in the court saying the smell was so thick that it wafted in the courtroom and caused judges to cough. Palestinian medics said dozens were treated for tear-gas inhalation and others were lightly injured by rubber-coated bullets."We are all Abbas Zaki," one banner outside of the courtroom read, as others condemned his detention and the continued access restrictions for. . .
Negev detainees announce end to family visits
3/31/2010 - Bethlehem - Ma'an - Palestinians detained in Israel's Negev prison decided to stop family visits for one month, in protest of the restrictions placed on some prisoners' families, and the general maltreatment of Palestinians in Israeli custody. The visits will stop on 7 April, which will be marked by a hunger strike, prisoners announced, adding that for the first time since 2006, prisoners of all factions would participate in the protest action. Negev prison detainee Mahmud Da'is told Ma'an Radio on Wednesday, that prisoners were united in their determination to secure fair treatment for [all] Palestinians. [end]
Hamas prisoner exiled to Syria
3/31/2010 - Bethlehem - Ma'an - The founder of Hamas' Al-Qassam Brigades in the West Bank arrived in Damascus on Tuesday, following an agreement with Israeli officials last week to release him on the condition he be exiled. Saleh Al-Aruri was freed from Israeli prison and forced into exile along with his wife and mother, according to Al-Qassam's Web site. Jordanian officials refused to accept Al-Aruri two weeks ago, and the three were forced back into the West Bank until they received permission to travel to the Syrian capital, the site reported. Al-Aruri spent 18 years in prison on charges of organizing resistance to the occupation of the West Bank. Israel implementing Shalit deal? -- Al-Aruri's name is among those detainees which Hamas demanded in exchange for a captured Israeli soldier, raising questions that Israel and Hamas had confidentially implemented the a deal.
Palestinian Christians to be barred from Old City
3/31/2010 - Bethlehem - Ma'an - Palestinians, particularly Christians will be barred from entering Jerusalem's Old City and accessing the Church of the Holy Sepulchre on Saturday, when eastern Orthodox Christians observe Sept An-Nour, or Saturday of light. Church officials were informed by Israeli police that only international pilgrims would be allowed to access the area, Jerusalem officials said on Wednesday. Saturday of Light takes place the day before Easter every year. Faithful believe that praying Church leaders are granted the miracle of fire from God after days of fasting and devout worship. Christians line the streets of the Old City in anticipation of the miracle fire, holding bunches of 33 candles, symbolizing the age of Christ when he was crucified. Worshipers in the church light their candles and spread the fire to waiting pilgrims.
EU officials to attend Palm Sunday detainees’ court appearance
3/31/2010 - Hebron - Ma'an - Representatives of the European Union, French and Spanish offices in Jerusalem will attend the court appearance of a PLO Executive Committee member detained on Palm Sunday during Bethlehem protests, the official's aides said. The court appearance was set for Wednesday, when Abbas Zaki will stand on as yet unannounced charges for his role in a non-violent protest against the Israeli decision to refuse entry of West Bank Christian worshipers to Jerusalem for the Palm Sunday march from the Mount of Olives into the Old City. A representative of the French Foreign Ministry told reporters Tuesday that the ongoing detention of Zaki and 11 other Palestinians who participated in the non-violent protest was illegal, and their release was demanded. According to a statement from Zaki's office, non-violent popular rallies will continue across Palestine demanding his release.
Israeli raids see 2 detained, civilian car destroyed
3/31/2010 - Bethlehem - Ma'an - Israeli soldiers raided the Duheisha refugee camp overnight, prompting young camp residents to throw stones at the invading troops, who responded by firing tear-gas canisters and rubber-coated bullets, locals said. During the invasion, residents reported, soldiers totaled the car of a civilian, identified as Mohammad Al-Afendi, as armored vehicles deployed around his home. The raid lasted just under an hour, locals said, noting no detentions or injuries. An Israeli military spokesman said soldiers were in the camp performing "routine activities" and responded with riot dispersal mechanisms when camp residents threw stones and "firebombs" at the invading forces. The spokesman said he had no knowledge of specific damages. A report from the Palestinian Authority police said two were detained during overnight raids in the Salfit district, and a curfew was imposed on the village of Deir Istiya.
Bethlehem checkpoint closed, traffic diverted to Beit Jala
3/31/2010 - Bethlehem - Ma'an - The 300 checkpoint near Rachel's Tomb in Bethlehem will be closed until at least Saturday, an Israeli military spokesman said, suggesting travelers to pass via the Beit Jala "tunnels" checkpoint instead. On Wednesday afternoon, two German citizens and a pregnant Palestinian woman with a hospital permit were turned away from the 300 checkpoint, with soldiers telling the group that the crossing was closed. An Israeli military spokesman for the crossing point initially said there was no official closure of the terminal, but noted that vehicular traffic had been restricted following a Palm Sunday demonstration. When informed that a group traveling on foot was told to leave the crossing and its gates were shut, the spokesman said he would look into the issue. He later confirmed the total closure of the checkpoint, and advised passport holders, Palestinians with hospital permits. . .
VIDEO - Al-Qassam releases footage of Gaza clashes
3/31/2010 - Bethlehem - Ma'an - Hamas' military wing released footage Thursday purportedly showing an attack that left two Israeli soldiers dead in the Gaza Strip last week. Two Palestinian operatives were also killed in the fighting. The video, posted on the Web site of the Al-Qassam Brigades, appears to corroborate reports that the clashes came as Israeli forces crossed westward into Gaza. Israel said its forces moved in after a bomb exploded near the border. Hamas has insisted its operatives opened fire only after Israeli forces crossed 500 meters into Gaza. [end] Related: Hamas Video: 'This Is Revenge For Mabhouh'
3 injured in Khan Younis clan brawl
3/31/2010 - Gaza - Ma'an - Three Palestinians were injured in a Wednesday morning brawl among clan members in the southern Gaza city of Khan Younis. Muawiya Hassanein, ambulance and emergency services director in Gaza, said one man was in serious condition after sustaining a gunshot wound to the chest and was being treated at the Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis. He said two others were moderately to lightly injured. [end]
Two Gaza crossings partially open following closures
3/31/2010 - Gaza - Ma'an - Israeli crossings authorities controlling the Gaza borders announced a partial opening of two terminals on Wednesday, following a two-day closure for Jewish Passover, officials said. Palestinian crossings coordination official Raed Fattouh said the Karni and Kerem Shalom crossings would allow limited goods into Gaza and three truckloads of flowers out, under a continuing Dutch government program supporting Gaza farmers. Fattouh said the Kerem Shalom crossing, at the southernmost tip of Gaza's border with Israel, would allow 89 truckloads of aid and commercial goods into the Strip, along with limited amounts of cooking fuel and industrial diesel for the Gaza Power Plant. The fuel imports are expected to remain below the minimum needed for basic power provision to Gaza residents, as they have been for the last seven weeks, the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs noted in its weekly Protection of Civilians report.
Fatah official disputes Al-Aqsa break-in rumors
3/31/2010 - Jerusalem - Ma'an - Fatah's Jerusalem affairs chief Hatim Abdul-Qader on Wednesday denied reports that ultra-Orthodox Jewish groups had stormed the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound. Abdul-Qader affirmed that the situation in and around Al-Aqsa Mosque has been quiet, and that no unusual incidents were noticed. Officials within the Palestinian Authority Ministry of Endowment also said the reports were false. Ma'an's Jerusalem correspondent quoted security officers at the Al-Aqsa compound as saying dozens of Israeli and international tourists paid normal visits to the site, but that reports of a break-in were baseless.
PJS to quiz members over Tel Aviv meeting
3/31/2010 - Ramallah - Ma'an - An emergency session was held Monday morning by the Palestinian Journalists Syndicate to hear from journalists who recently met with Israeli members of the press in Tel Aviv. It was not entirely clear why the general secretariat of the PJS decided to form a commission of inquiry into the event, during which journalists described the pressures of working in a hostile press environment. Officials told Ma'an that the general secretariat will meet next week in order to discuss the issue in detail, and produce "clear and declared recommendations for all Palestinian journalists." Collaboration with Israeli reporters is not unusual, although tensions over a government scandal first reported by an Israeli news network has significantly altered some journalists' trust in their counterparts. Many Palestinians believe the reports, aired by Israel's Channel 10, intended to discredit the Palestinian Authority.
Greece contributes 150,000 euro to PA
3/31/2010 - Bethlehem - Ma'an - The Government of Greece announced on Tuesday a contribution of 150,000 euro to help the Palestinian Authority settle debts to the private sector in the fields of security and the rule of law. The contribution will be channeled through the European mechanism for support to the Palestinians, PEGASE, and centrally cover arrears relating to the purchase of vehicles for the use of the Palestinian police, a statement said. The donation was the second from the Greek government since 2009, designated to cover costs relating to the purchase of police equipment. The statement quoted Greek Consul-General Sotorious Athanassiou as saying "Greece is strongly committed to supporting the Palestinian Authority in its efforts to build strong and viable institutions. In this respect, the Security and Rule of Law sector is of particular importance, which is the reason of our country's contribution through the EU PEGASE mechanism."
Report: US wants 4-month settlement freeze
3/31/2010 - Bethlehem - Ma'an - If Israel undertakes a four-month settlement freeze in East Jerusalem, the Obama administration will put pressure on President Mahmoud Abbas to enter direct peace talks with Israel, news reports said Wednesday. The Israeli daily Haaretz, quoting an official in Jerusalem, reported that the US administration is demanding that Israel freeze construction in East Jerusalem, including settlements in Neveh Yaakov, French Hill and Ramat Shlomo. The freeze would last the four months that the Arab League has authorized for indirect talks between both sides, Haaretz reported. US President Barack Obama made clear during talks with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu last week that he intends to impose a peace deal in less than two years, Haaretz reported Monday. Israeli officials view Obama's supposed demands as just the beginning in a dramatic change in US policy toward Israel, with which the Americans retain strong ties.
Report: AIPAC mobilizes against Obama
3/31/2010 - Bethlehem - Ma'an/Agencies - America's main pro-Israel lobby group is mobilizing members of the US Congress to pressure the White House over its confrontation with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, news reports said Thursday. The Guardian newspaper reported that the move, by the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC), appears aimed at exploiting differences within the Obama administration as it decides how to use the crisis around settlement building in Jerusalem to press Israel toward concessions to kickstart peace negotiations. AIPAC has persuaded more than three-quarters of the members of the US House of Representatives to sign a letter calling for an end to public criticism of Israel and urging the US to "reinforce" its relationship with Israel, The Guardian reported.
Hamas accuses PA of destabilizing Gaza
3/31/2010 - Gaza - Ma'an - Hamas officials accused the Palestinian Authority on Wednesday of working to create instability in Gaza by entrapping members of the resistance factions and seeking to divert energies away from the national cause. The comments came following a string of accusations from Fatah and Hamas officials around the involvement of Hamas fighters in the death of two Israeli soldiers last week, their alleged arrest by de facto government forces in Gaza, and reports of Fatah officials soliciting detailed information about the alleged fighters. Hamas spokesman Hammad Ar-Ruqab said "the Palestinian Authority is trying to create instability in a big way through inciting those linked with goals different from those of the PA."Accusations have come principally from Fatah Central Committee member and former Gaza strongman Muhammad Dahlan, who was accused Tuesday of asking a former intelligence. . .
Hamas: Fatah must apologize to Palestine
3/31/2010 - Gaza - Ma'an - Fatah's call for an escalation of peaceful resistance is an admission of the failure of the government to reach a peace deal for Palestinians, Hamas officials declared on Tuesday following a cabinet meeting in Gaza. Fatah and the Palestinian Authority must now "apologize to the Palestinians for forcing them into a failed process that lasted 20 years," a statement from the Gaza government said, citing the continued occupation of the West Bank, the siege on Gaza, and the unfaltering settlement construction in the West Bank including East Jerusalem. The comments followed announcements from members of Fatah's Central Committee calling for more popular resistance efforts in the wake of the mass detention of peaceful demonstrators in Bethlehem on Palm Sunday. Among those detained was PLO Executive Committee member Abbas Zaki, who remains in Israeli custody.
Fayyad: Agriculture support protects land rights
3/31/2010 - Ramallah - Ma'an - A bill for an agricultural assistance fund will soon be implemented, Prime Minister Salam Fayyad said Wednesday. Fayyad announced a twinning between the Ministries of Agriculture and Detainees' Affairs, which will aid ex-detainees in land reclamation. He highlighted that his two-year plan to end the occupation and establish a state was based on enhancing citizens' abilities to remain steadfast on their lands, build state institutions, and focus on sustainable development, which necessitates ending the occupation. Fayyad's comments came in his opening speech at a national panel to launch agricultural sector's strategy. The panel was held at the Best Eastern Hotel in Ramallah, and was organized by the Ministry of Agriculture. The event was attended by Agriculture Minister Isma'il D'eiq, Planning Minister Ali Al-Jarbawi, Mazin Sunnuqrut representing the private sector,. . .
Hamas releases footage of 'Gaza clashes'
Ha'aretz 31 Mar 2010 - Military wing of Hamas shows documentation of incident wherein two IDF soldiers were killed.
Palestinian Prisoners Forum: Israeli Occupation arrested 80 children from Hebron last month
Uruknet March 31, 2010 - The Palestinian Prisoners Club in Hebron said that the rate of arrests of Palestinians from the Hebron district is the highest of all of the Palestinian governorates, in the context of the Occupation's wave of arrests since the beginning of the year. Amjad Al Najjar, the Director of the club, said that the number of prisoners...
Video: Palestinians mark "Land Day"
Uruknet March 31, 2010 - It has been 34 years since six Palestinian activists were killed by Israeli troops during a demonstration against Israeli occupation. It is a day remembered annually as the Palestinian Land Day. Like every year, Palestinians around the world used the day to voice their opposition against the occuption of their land. Nour Odeh reports from the...
Israel's policy of land theft
Uruknet March 31, 2010 - A Palestinian human rights report has accused the Israeli Occupation of confiscating approximately 160,000 acres of Palestinian land during 2009 by abusing various laws, such as the Barren Land Law and the laws on closed areas and fallow land. A report issued by the International Solidarity Foundation for Human Rights to commemorate Land Day (March 30)...
Chaos as Israel attempts to try Palm Sunday detainees
Uruknet March 31, 2010 - Israeli military judges inhaled thick tear gas used to disperse protesters in front of the Ofer military court on Wednesday, as men detained during a peaceful Palm Sunday demonstration were set to be tried. Most notable among the dozen detainees was PLO Executive Committee member Abbas Zaki, who refused to stand in front of the military...
Free Gaza Movement to Launch Cargo Ship from Ireland
Uruknet March 31, 2010 - Today, Wednesday 31st March, the Free Gaza Movement, a human rights organisation which has successfully sent a number of boats into Gaza through the Israeli naval blockade, announced that it had bought a 1200 tonne cargo ship at an auction in Dundalk, Ireland. The vessel had been impounded a year ago following an inspection by the...
My Beautiful Palestine
Uruknet March 30, 2010 - This is to all of the Palestinian parents in exile and the long trail of olive trees they've planted around the globe. A few days ago, my father emailed me a photo of my mom and him standing proudly next to my newest sibling; a young olive tree they've planted in their garden in Queensland Australia....
Palestinian Land Day call for equality
Uruknet March 30, 2010 - Palestinians in Israel and the occupied West Bank and Gaza Strip have marked the 28th anniversary of Land Day with renewed demands for equality and an end to Israel's occupation. Numerous rallies, parades and demonstrations were organised on Tuesday in Arab towns and villages in Israel to mark the prominent annual anniversary. Land Day marks the...
Israel's war against children
Uruknet March 30, 2010 - Naseem Jawad Abu Dakka, 14, was playing in front of his grandfather’s house, under the lemon tree in the front of the house, 800 metres from the area where Israeli army the made an incursion, firing tanks shells and bullets. One medium calibre bullet entered his back and exited from his chest, leading to a fracture...
Delivery of first Siamese twins in Gaza
31 Mar 2010 - Gaza, March 31, (Pal Telegraph) A strange and rare phenomenon occurred for the first time in the Palestinian territories as a “Siamese” twins were born, two girls (Rittal, and Retag) glued and attached to each other in “Mubarak” hospital in Khan Younis, which caused a state of shock and bewilderment among doctors because it was the first time they are...
Israel closes Al-Haram Al-Ibrahimi for 2 days
31 Mar 2010 - Hebron, March 31, 2010 (Pal Telegraph) – The Israeli occupation forces declared today the closure of Al-Haram Al-Ibrahimi Mouque for two days and prevented Muslims to pray at it as they opened it to the Jewish settler to celebrate the Passover. Extensive Israeli forces exist in the area of Al-Haram Al-Ibrahimi Mosque and disseminate huge number of the Israeli occupation...
Israel is back to assassination policy
31 Mar 2010 - Jerusalem, March 31, (Pal Telegraph) Israeli Minister of Environmental Protection Gilad Ardenne, as a response to the Kissufim operation that killed a soldier and an officer of the Golani Brigade last Friday, said that our response should must be strong and decisive, but he also added, "We do not need an extensive military operation like the type of cast lead,...
Barack entices Netanyahu for a militant adventure
31 Mar 2010 - Jerusalem, March 31, (Pal Telegraph) Defense Minister Ehud Barak is enticing Minister Netanyahu to go on a dangerous military adventure to break the current impasse of Israel at all levels. Israeli sources started saying that the Israeli newspaper Maariv published a survey before the Feast of Passover that clearly indicated to the collapse and decrease of Barak’s and Netanyahu’s popularity,...
No break-in to Al Aqsa today
31 Mar 2010 - Jerusalem, March 31, (Pal Telegraph) Hatem Abdel Kader along with officials in the Ministry of Endowments, denied the reports in some local news agencies saying that Jewish extremists today stormed the Aqsa Mosque Abdel-Qader said “ Those reports are not true at all and the situation inside Al-Aqsa mosque and the surroundings is quiet and there has been no freak...
Zaki's trial attracts international attention
31 Mar 2010 - Ramallah, March 31, (Pal Telegraph) The Office of Abbas Zaki, member of the central committee of Fatah, confirmed the presence of the European Union members aside with the French Consulate and the Spanish consulate for today’s trial of Zaki, a member of the Central Committee of Fatah and the General-Commissioner of the Arabic relations. The Bureau stressed on the continuing...
Freezing settlements building in exchange for direct negotiations
31 Mar 2010 - Jerusalem, March 31, (Pal Telegraph) Official Israeli political source revealed that the American administration had asked Israel to freeze settlement building for four months in East Jerusalem, in exchange of pressuring President Mahmoud Abbas to accept direct negotiations with Israel. "Ha'aretz" reported today that the U.S. administration is trying to push the peace process in the region, and to persuade...
Israel detains 4 Palestinian in WB
31 Mar 2010 - West Bank, March 31, 2010 (Pal Telegraph) - Israeli occupation forces raided toady different areas of the West Bank and detained four Palestinians. Local sources said that two Palestinian men were detained in Qalqilya and another two were detained in Hebron and Tolkarem. Israeli occupation forces raided Al-Azah and Al-Dehish refugee camps in Bethlehem and searched many houses. They notified...
Palestinians cynical over US pressure on Israel to freeze settlements
The National 31 Mar 2010 - Palestinians hold out little hope for any talks emerging from US pressure to accept a four-month settlement halt.
Bahraini players say no to Palestine football match
The National 31 Mar 2010 - Players reject friendly match in West Bank because they don't want passports stamped by Israeli authorities.
Turkish leaders frustrated with Tehran's nuclear vacillation
The National 31 Mar 2010 - Ankara faces a critical test as the row over Iran's nuclear programme continues to dominate debate within the international community.
HAMAS VIDEO: 'THIS IS REVENGE FOR MABHOUH'
Palestine Note 31 Mar 2010 - HAMAS FOOTAGE OF FRIDAY CLASHES SHOWS THE KILLING OF TWO IDF SOLDIERS, DEDICATES THEM TO SLAIN HAMAS FIGURE Hamas' military wing, the Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades , has released footage of clashes between militants and IDF soldiers...
Hamas red tape slows Gaza rebuild
Palestine Note 31 Mar 2010 - The sheer amount of damage and nearly nonexistent building supplies have meant a painfully slow rebuilding process for the Gaza Strip following the 22-day Israeli incursion from late December 2008 into January of 2009. The Israeli...
Zaki shuns Israeli court
Palestine Note 31 Mar 2010 - Fatah Central Committee member Abbas Zaki, arrested during a peaceful demonstration marking Palm Sunday, has refused to appear before Israeli military court, Al-Jazeera English reports. Said AJE's Nour Odeh in the West Bank: "Abbas Zaki refused...
French Foreign Ministry calls for Zaki's release
Palestine Note 31 Mar 2010 - Tuesday a representative of the French Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs called for the release of Fatah Central Committee member Abbas Zaki and the other Palm Sunday detainees, Ma'an News Agency reports. Site commemorating the...
US CALLS FOR 4-MONTH JERUSALEM BUILDING FREEZE
Palestine Note 31 Mar 2010 - PRESIDENT OBAMA HAS OFFERED ISRAEL DIRECT NEGOTIATIONS WITH THE PA IN EXCHANGE FOR A 4-MONTH FREEZE ON E. JERUSALEM SETTLEMENTS When Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu met with US President Barack Obama in Washington last week, the...
Palestinian reporters under fire for fraternizing with Israeli counterparts
Palestine Note 31 Mar 2010 - Palestinian journalists who met with Israeli colleagues in Israel last week have come under fire from Fatah and Hamas and could face expulsions from the Palestinian Journalist Syndicate for "promoting normalization with Israel," the Jerusalem Post...
Fatah official shuns Israeli court
AlJazeera 31 Mar 2010 - Abbas Zaki, detained after rally in Bethlehem, refuses to appear before a military judge.
Bili’in as an Allegory: The Party is Over, Declares Netanyahu
Alternative Information Center - Sunday, 28 March 2010, The decision to declare Bili’in and Na’alin as closed military zones for a period of six months (so far) has meaning that goes far beyond the weekly demonstrations held there for the...
Israel's Inclusion in Economic Organization a Threat to Democracy
Alternative Information Center - Sunday, 28 March 2010, Membership in the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), which includes 30 of the world's most developed countries, does not provide money or any special economic benefits. Yet it is easy...
Fatah official shuns Israeli court
PNN - Wednesday, 31 March 2010
Gaza banks close their doors to protest Hamas raid
PNN - Wednesday, 31 March 2010
Arab countries miss opportunity to cash in on strained Israeli-US relations
PNN - Wednesday, 31 March 2010
Teenager 'shot dead' in Gaza clashes
PNN - Wednesday, 31 March 2010
Settler activists claim area near Rawabi
Jeruslalem Post 31 Mar 2010 - Some 60 right-wingers tour site close to new, developing Palestinian city.
Israel mum on freezing in J'lem
Jeruslalem Post 31 Mar 2010 - 4-month construction halt could result in resumption of direct negotiations.
Fatah leaders: Escalate popular intifada
Jeruslalem Post 31 Mar 2010 - Protests aim to generate int'l pressure over settlements, security barrier.
Hamas reveals Friday attack video
Jeruslalem Post 31 Mar 2010 - Footage seems to corroborate Hamas claim that IDF troops fell into ambush.
Assad meets Druze leader Jumblatt
Jeruslalem Post 31 Mar 2010 - 1st meeting in years possible sign of reconciliation, rising Syrian influence in Lebanon.
US not pushing e. J'lem resolution
Jeruslalem Post 31 Mar 2010 - Obama: Israel, PA must take bold steps; Kerry to try restart process with Syria.
Israeli Soldiers Ransack Palestinian Homes in Tuba village
WAFA 31 Mar 2010 - HEBRON, March 31, 2010 (WAFA)- Israeli Special Police Forces entered the Palestinian village of Tuba, in South Hebron Hills immediately east of Ma'on settlement, and destroyed household
Solution for Israel in New Government, Researchers Say
WAFA 31 Mar 2010 - RAMALLAH, March31, 2010(WAFA)- Researchers and academics participating in a workshop that the political situation faces an impasse that can be surpassed by a new government instead of the
CCI Increases by 0.26%, RCI Decreases by 0.29%, PCBS Says
WAFA 31 Mar 2010 - RAMALLAH, March 31, 2010 (WAFA)- Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS) reported Wednesday that Construction Cost Index (CCI) increased by 0.26%, While Road Cost Index (RCI) Decreased by
U.S. Consulate General, AMIDEAST Announce A-PLUS Program
WAFA 31 Mar 2010 - JERUSALEM, March 31, 2010 (WAFA)- In partnership with AMIDEAST, the U.S. Consulate General in Jerusalem formally announced the launch of the new American Palestinian Local University Scholarship
Settlers Try to Stop New Palestinian City
WAFA 31 Mar 2010 - TEL AVIV, March 31, 2010 (WAFA)- Some 60 Israeli right-wing activists from the 'Youth for the Land of Israel' movement arrived early Wednesday at deserted buildings near the West Bank town of Birzeit
DCI - Palestine Completes First Year of EU-funded Project
WAFA 31 Mar 2010 - RAMALLAH, 31 March 2010 (WAFA)- At the end of March, Palestinian child rights organization, Defense for Children International - Palestine Section (DCI-Palestine) will have completed the first year
MIDEAST: Palestinian Death Penalty Very Much Alive
IPS RAMALLAH, Mar 31 (IPS) - Last November, Muhammad Al Saba, 36, from Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip was sentenced to death by hanging by a military court in Gaza for alleged acts of "treason and collaborating with hostile forces."
MIDEAST: Israel Recognising Obama Means Business
IPS JERUSALEM, Mar 30 (IPS) - Against all expectations, it's becoming the forerunner of a peace plan. Indeed, it might in the end even surprise the world as Israelis and Palestinians are forced into a peace. Even if, for now, it's shaping up as anything but peaceful.
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....
Demonstrators Demand Prisoners’ Release
3/31/2010 - International Solidarity Movement - Popular Struggle Coordination Committee - Hundreds of people gathered at the Bitunya checkpoint near Ofer Military prison to demand the release of ten demonstrators arrested in Bethlehem last Sunday, among them Abbas Zaki of the PLO Executive Committee. Two demonstrators were arrested. Hundreds of demonstrators, among them Jubril Rajoub, Jamal Muhsein and Mahmoud alAloul of Fatah's Central Committee, gathered today in front of the Bituntya military checkpoint leading to Ofer Prison, where the ten demonstrators who were arrested in Bethlehem last Sunday are held. The demonstrators demanded the immediate release of those arrested in Bethlehem and of all the prisoners of the popular struggle. They also denounced the racial discrimination the ten were subjected to in their arrest, as the Israeli activists arrested with them were released with a slap on the wrist that very same day.
Sheikh Jarrah garden reclaimed in Land Day celebration
3/31/2010 - International Solidarity Movement - In honor of Land Day, an upbeat group of local residents and school children gathered on Wednesday in front of the half-occupied Al Kurd home in Sheikh Jarrah. Neighbors, friends and supporters cleaned up the garden and planted olive trees. The conspicuous and unusual absence of both settlers and police contributed greatly to the positive mood of the day, although the ongoing threat of further evictions looms over the whole neighborhood. The al-Kurd family live in the back half of their home, but were evicted from the newly built front partition in December 2009. The day's actions were seen by many present as a sign of defiance against the illegal presence of Israeli settlers in the front part of the house, and against the imminent court proceedings which may be used to force them from the back half. The day concluded with the usual Wednesday night community dinner, in which international. . . .
Islamist Chechen rebels claim responsibility for Moscow attacks
Ha'aretz 31 Mar 2010 - In a video posted hours after second suicide attack, Chechen leader says they will not be the last.
Source: China agrees to new Iran sanctions
Ha'aretz 31 Mar 2010 - Six world powers to start preparing a UN Security Council resolution in next days; Obama insists a nuclear Iran is unacceptable.
Sarkozy 'condemns Israeli construction in East Jerusalem'
Ha'aretz 31 Mar 2010 - French president, in press conference with Obama, says absence of Mideast peace 'is a problem for all of us.'
U.S.: Iran sending weapons to Afghanistan fighters
Ha'aretz 31 Mar 2010 - Admiral Mike Mullen concerned that Iran's desire to be influential in region is increasing.
Report: Iranian nuclear scientist defects to U.S.
Ha'aretz 31 Mar 2010 - Physicist defected as part of long-planned operation, has been debriefed by CIA, says ABC news.
US pushes Israel to freeze settlement construction
The Guardian 31 Mar 2010 - A four-month halt to building in East Jerusalem may be brokered by encouraging Palestinians to enter direct peace talks The US administration is pressing Israel for a four-month freeze on settlement construction in East Jerusalem and...
3 men arrested for allegedly planning to sell poisoned fish to Passover shoppers
Ha'aretz 31 Mar 2010 - Israel's coastal guard arrested on Wednesday three residents from the northern towns of Acre and Nahariya suspected of planning to sell over 70 kilograms of poisoned fish to markets around Israel during the Passover holiday season. ...
Palestinian prisoners of all factions unite in maltreatment protest
Ha'aretz 31 Mar 2010 - Palestinian detainees in Israel's Ketziot prison in the Negev have decided to unite in order to secure better conditions, the Palestinian news agency Ma'an reported on Wednesday. ...
3 Border Police officers lightly hurt in West Bank clashes
Ha'aretz 31 Mar 2010 - Three Border Police officers were lightly hurt on Wednesday in clashes with 200 Palestinian and left-wing activists near Ramallah, who were calling for the release of Palestinians arrested earlier in the week. ...
PA accuses Israel of killing Palestinian teens 'in cold blood'
Ha'aretz 31 Mar 2010 - Senior Palestinian Authority officials on Sunday accused Israel of escalating tensions after Israeli soldiers killed four Palestinian youth in the West Bank in 24 hours. ...
Report: German mediator back in action
YNet News 31 Mar 2010 - Shalit deal mediator goes back to work, looks into Hamas', Israel's willingness to resume negotiations on prisoner swap, Italian news agency reports; Hamas: Any prisoner exchange will have to include Arab-Israeli detainees
Pilgrims dip in Jordan River under heavy security
YNet News 31 Mar 2010 - Thousands of Christians head to site where John the Baptist believed to have baptized Jesus
Source: China on board for sanctions
YNet News 31 Mar 2010 - Six world powers, including China, to start drawing up new Iran sanctions, well-placed source says; White House: US confident on ability to cooperate with Beijing, Chinese know nuke arms race not in their interest
Hamas releases video of deadly Gaza clash
YNet News 31 Mar 2010 - Izz al-Din al-Qassam Brigades publish video documenting incident where IDF officer, soldier were killed
Assad, Jumblatt discuss 'importance of resistance'
YNet News 31 Mar 2010 - Lebanese Druze leader, considered one of Syrian president's strongest critics, warmly welcomed in Damascus after abandoning anti-Syrian camp
Hezbollah deputy chief says group arming itself
YNet News 31 Mar 2010 - Sheikh Naim Qassem says Shiite organization not violating Resolution 1701 because no weapons are deployed south of Litani River
Settlers try to stop new Palestinian city
YNet News 31 Mar 2010 - Some 60 members of right-wing youth movement arrive in West Bank town of Birzeit at dawn in bid to establish Jewish community in area
US wants 4-month Jerusalem build freeze
Daily Star 31 Mar 2010 OCCUPIED JERUSALEM: The US wants a four-month Israeli building freeze in occupied East Jerusalem, one of several US demands aimed at reigniting dormant peace talks, media reports said Wednesday.In return for a Jerusalem freeze - something Israel has refused to contemplate in the past - the United States would pressure the Palestinians
Jumblatt holds reconciliation talks with Assad in Damascus
Daily Star 31 Mar 2010 DAMASCUS: Lebanon's Progressive Socialist Party leader Walid Jumblatt on Wednesday held a reconciliation meeting with Syrian President Bashar Assad, on a fence-mending mission to Damascus.Jumblatt in their talks "paid tribute to President Assad's positions on Lebanon and his commitment to the security and stability of the country," according
Abbas Zaki arrest spurs clashes in West Bank
Daily Star 31 Mar 2010 BEITUNIYA, West Bank: Israeli security forces on Wednesday fired tear gas at dozens of rock-throwing Palestinians protesting outside a West Bank prison against the detention of 10 people, including a senior Fatah official.Around 300 protesters had gathered outside the Beituniya checkpoint near the Ofer military prison where the detainees.
Iran nuclear negotiator visits China amid sanctions pressure
Daily Star 31 Mar 2010 TEHRAN: Iranian nuclear negotiator Saeed Jalili was heading to China to discuss Tehran's atomic program, a report said on Wednesday, as world pressure grew for fresh sanctions against the Islamic Republic. Iran's official news agency IRNA reported that Jalili, the chief nuclear negotiator, will on Thursday hold talks on Iran's "nuclear issue
Obama pushes for new Tehran sanctions
Daily Star 31 Mar 2010 WASHINGTON: US President Barack Obama said on Tuesday he wanted tough new United Nations sanctions imposed on Iran within "weeks" as visiting French President Nicolas Sarkozy blasted Tehran's "mad" nuclear race. But Obama admitted that key world powers had "not yet" closed wide gaps on the specifics of the biting new measures,
Jewish fanatics plan to storm Aqsa on Thursday
PIC 31 Mar 2010 - Temple Mount Faithful distributed a statement on Wednesday calling for a big march on Thursday in the Old City of occupied Jerusalem heading to the Aqsa Mosque on the occasion of the Jewish Passover.
Ghoul: Jerusalem captives in any prisoners swap deal
PIC 31 Mar 2010 - Minister of prisoners and justice in Gaza Mohammed Al-Ghoul has affirmed that any prisoners exchange deal with the IOA must include Jerusalem and 1948 occupied Palestine captives.
Tens suffer breathing difficulties in confrontations with IOF troops
PIC 31 Mar 2010 - IOF fired teargas bombs at a demonstration organized by hundreds of citizens that headed towards the Beitonia crossing, Ramallah district, on Wednesday morning, eyewitnesses reported.
Abu Zuhri: Fatah gave up armed struggle
PIC 31 Mar 2010 - Dr. Sami Abu Zuhri, a Hamas spokesman, said that Fatah's decision to adopt the policy of peaceful marches against the wall and settlement activity practically means that it gave up armed struggle.
IOA imposed house arrest on journalist for exposing crimes
PIC 31 Mar 2010 - The IOA has been imposing house arrest on the Israeli journalist Anat Kam for three months for leaking secret information regarding the IOA deliberate killing of two Jihad activists in Jenin district.
Abbas militias kidnap two ex-detainees in Israeli jails in W. Bank
PIC 31 Mar 2010 - Mahmoud Abbas’s militias kidnapped during the last two days two ex-detainees affiliated with Hamas in the districts of Nablus and Qalqiliya.
Hamas: Palestinian prisoners to stage a general strike in April
PIC 31 Mar 2010 - The higher committee of Hamas prisoners declared that the Palestinian prisoners of all political spectra will organize a general strike in protest at the ongoing Israeli violations of their rights.
Palestinian scholars appeal to Muslims to defend Aqsa Mosque by all means
PIC 31 Mar 2010 - The association of Palestinian scholars on Tuesday appealed to the Arab and Muslim nations in general and the Palestinian people in particular to defend the Aqsa Mosque by all means available.
Jewish settlers storm Aqsa Mosque
PIC 31 Mar 2010 - Tens of Jewish settlers stormed the yards of the Aqsa Mosque in occupied Jerusalem on Wednesday with intensified protection on the part of Israeli occupation policemen.
Palestinian gov’t calls for activating issue of Israeli war crimes in Gaza
PIC 31 Mar 2010 - The Palestinian government in the Gaza Strip called for activating the prosecution of Israeli war criminals at the Arab level and using all available files and documents that condemn them.
Two Iranian teens, two reactions to their father's jailing
LA Times 31 Mar 2010 - Prominent economist Saeed Laylaz was taken to notorious Evin Prison amid last year's postelection unrest. Now his son believes speaking out is futile, and his daughter can't imagine doing otherwise. 'Daddy, don't you confess!" she implored over the phone, the outburst of an impulsive teen.
Obama Expects U.N. Sanctions on Iran Soon
New York Times 31 Mar 2010 - The president said he would be able to persuade the United Nations to “move forcefully” against Iran within weeks in an effort to halt its nuclear program.
Status quo is not OK
Mondoweiss - 31 Mar 2010 - There is an interesting symmetry between Tom Friedman’s NYT column saying the Peace movement died in Israel in part because the status quo is “ok” and the Israeli press reporting that Syria’s Bashir al-Assad is telling the PA that that they are making a mistake in...
Palm Sunday protest in Bethlehem–and only the Palestinians are still detained
Mondoweiss - 31 Mar 2010 - This past weekend, after Palm Sunday mass at the Nativity church in Bethlehem a large group of people from all faiths, Palestinian, Israeli, and international activists alike, marched from the church toward the Israeli checkpoint that separates Bethlehem from Jerusalem. They were protesting the restrictions that...
The creed of objectivity and ‘The New York Times’
Mondoweiss - 31 Mar 2010 - Many have recently questioned just how objective the New York Times’ correspondent in Israel and Palestine, Ethan Bronner, can be when he has a son serving in the Israel Defense Forces, the Israeli army. In an article published March 28 , Bronner showed readers there was cause...
This is not a phony crisis
Mondoweiss - 31 Mar 2010 - This is not a phony crisis, as a number of critics have been saying. I think the Obama administration has gotten the word from Petraeus and Mullen that Israel has become a liability and it is not about to let Israel’s government of right wing crazies...
Bili’in as an Allegory: The Party is Over, Declares Netanyahu
Alternative Information Center - 31 Mar 2010 - Sunday, 28 March 2010, The decision to declare Bili’in and Na’alin as closed military zones for a period of six months (so far) has meaning that goes far beyond the weekly demonstrations held there for the past five years already. “The party is over” – that...
Israel's Inclusion in Economic Organization a Threat to Democracy
Alternative Information Center - 31 Mar 2010 - Sunday, 28 March 2010, Membership in the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), which includes 30 of the world's most developed countries, does not provide money or any special economic benefits. Yet it is easy to see why the Israeli government attributes great importance to...
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