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  International Middle East Media Center
 
Shaath: “Hamas Will Release Fateh Detainees, Reopen Headquarters”
9 Feb 2010 - Tuesday February 09, 2010 - 12:46, Member of Fateh’s Central Committee, Dr. Nabil Shaath, stated that the Hamas government in Gaza will be releasing Fateh political prisoners in the coming days, and will also reopen Fateh headquarters it previously shut down.
Israel To Partially Open Gaza Trade Crossings
9 Feb 2010 - Tuesday February 09, 2010 - 11:28, The Israeli Authorities decided Tuesday to partially open its trade crossings with the Gaza Strip to allow the entry of some foodstuffs, and to enable the export of flowers and strawberries.
British Government Promises Israeli Official He Won't Be Arrested During Visit
9 Feb 2010 - Tuesday February 09, 2010 - 10:14, After receiving a letter from the British Foreign Ministry promising that he wouldn't be arrested for war crimes while in England, Israeli Deputy Foreign Minister Danny Ayalon arrived in London on Monday.
Effort To Retroactively Approve Illegal Jerusalem Settlement Backed By Interior Minister
9 Feb 2010 - Tuesday February 09, 2010 - 09:36, A seven-story building constructed by right-wing Israeli settlers on Palestinian land, in East Jerusalem in 2004, is moving toward receiving 'retroactive approval,' with the unexpected support of Israel's Interior Minister, Eli Yishai. This support adds an air of legitimacy to the settler's illegal maneuver.
Hamas Government: “Decision For Local Councils Elections in West Bank, Unconstitutional”
9 Feb 2010 - Tuesday February 09, 2010 - 08:22, The Hamas government in the Gaza Strip, stated that the decision of the government of Dr. Salam Fayyad in the West Bank regarding holding local councils elections is unconstitutional, and leads to further divisions.
Female Activist Kidnapped By The Army
9 Feb 2010 - Tuesday February 09, 2010 - 04:54, The Ahrar Center for Detainee Studies stated that the Israeli army detained, on Monday, Montaha Taweel, 45, an activist who works to defend the rights of the Palestinian detainees, and the wife of the mayor of al-Biereh.
  Ha'aretz Defense News
 
Lieberman: Turkey ties must be saved despite its 'anti-Israel' stance
9 Feb 2010 - In Azerbaijain, FM says Israel hopes Turkey will 'amend' its changed policy and weekly condemnations.
Five Israeli cops hurt in arrest raid on Jerusalem refugee camp
9 Feb 2010 - 25 people arrested in raid, some for involvement in unrest and others for municipal tax evasion.
IDF detains two pro-Palestinian foreigners in West Bank raid
9 Feb 2010 - Arrest operation marks third time Israeli forces have entered West Bank to arrest foreign activists.
Robbing Sderot of defense from rockets
9 Feb 2010 - Suspicions exist that defense establishment developed Iron Dome to serve moneymaking interests.
IDF arrests Lebanese shepherd carrying army knife near border
9 Feb 2010 - Lebanese MP tied to Hezbollah calls on country to deal with incident he says clearly violates UN resolution.
Settler teens suspected in West Bank mosque arson freed from custody
9 Feb 2010 - Some state attorneys believe evidence against torching suspects insufficient to justify indictment.
PA, Israel jointly arrest six Qaida-linked jihadists in West Bank
9 Feb 2010 - Group was busy disseminating ideas identified with the ideology of Osama bin Laden via Internet.
Israel fears more explosive-laden barrels in Mediterranean
9 Feb 2010 - Following discovery of two explosives in Ashkelon and Ashdod, police scan coast for devices.
IDF arrests two suspects plotting to attack Israel for Hamas
9 Feb 2010 - East Jerusalem residents allegedly recruited while living in Jordan and Dubai to attack civilian locations.
Report: Dubai has lead in assassination of top Hamas man
9 Feb 2010 - Report comes as security official says wouldn't rule out chance that Mossad was behind January 20 killing.
Dubai: We'll go after Netanyahu if Mossad killed Hamas man
9 Feb 2010 - Police chief warns Mossad and Hamas against conducting covert operations in Dubai.
Get real, Iron Dome is too expensive to defend Sderot
9 Feb 2010 - Israel needs money for attack forces, protecting civilians and other measures, not just missile defense.
IDF officer: I wouldn't live in same country as Goldstone
9 Feb 2010 - GOC Central Command Maj. Gen. Mizrahi to yeshiva students: I don't believe a word of Gaza report.
Hamas rejects Goldstone charge of Gaza war crimes
9 Feb 2010 - Human Rights Watch: Hamas claim that rocket attacks against Israel are not war crimes is legally wrong.
Israel's southern residents irate over missile defense decision
9 Feb 2010 - IDF: No intention at this stage of deploying Iron Dome system to protect Sderot against rocket attacks.
Police destroy third 'barrel bomb' washed ashore south of Tel Aviv
9 Feb 2010 - Two barrels found earlier this week were packed with TNT and rigged for detonation by cellphone.
Second Qassam rocket in 24 hours strikes southern Israel
9 Feb 2010 - Attack follows calls to expedite deployment of delayed "Iron Dome" defense batteries.
Dubai warns Mossad, Hamas against covert operations
9 Feb 2010 - Dubai police chief denies Hamas claim that the assassins entered the country with Israeli delegation.
Peretz to Barak: Deploy anti-missile system near Gaza
9 Feb 2010 - Comment by former defense min. comes as IDF says it will only deploy Iron Dome system in IAF bases.
Shalit family: German mediator set to deliver Hamas response
9 Feb 2010 - Hamas says mediated talks have been halted due to assassination of Mahmoud al-Mabhouh in Dubai.
  Palestinian Center for Human Rights
 
PCHR Calls for Investigation of Death in al-Maghazi
Field Update On the evening of Sunday, 07 February 2010, Fadi Talal Bahjat Isma'il, 29, from al-Maghazi refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip, was killed by two gunshots.
  International Solidarity Movement
 
International activists to accompany Gazan farmers
2/9/2010 - International Solidarity Movement - On Tuesday the 9th February 2010, ISM Gaza volunteers will be accompanying farmers from the village of Khuza'a near Khan Younis to their land near the border with Israel where soldiers fired at the farmers recently on several occasions. Several farmers have...
Sheikh Jarrah settlers threaten Palestinians with M-16 for the second time in 8 days
2/8/2010 - International Solidarity Movement - Today at around 3PM, a settler named Yoni was caught spray painting a swastika on the Ghawi tent by an Palestinian who was driving by in his truck. The truck driver yelled at the settler, Yoni and called the police. When the...
Israel admits detention of international activists illegal
2/8/2010 - International Solidarity Movement - A state prosecutor admitted before the Supreme Court today that the Immigration Police illegally detained the two international activists arrested yesterday in a pre-dawn raid on the International Solidarity Movement's Ramallah offices. The two will be released on bail. Earlier today, the...
Israeli forces fire upon a demonstration in Gaza
2/8/2010 - International Solidarity Movement - The Israeli army fired four shots and shouted abuse at the group of about 40 Palestinians and internationals who, on Monday 8th February ‘10, walked within 50 meters of the Erez border crossing, waving Palestinian flags and chanting demands for justice...
  Ha'aretz Diplomacy News
 
Muslim students scream 'killer' during Israel envoy speech
9 Feb 2010 - Police arrest 12 hecklers who distrupted Michael Oren's speech at California university.
U.K. academics urge Elton John to cancel Israel concert
9 Feb 2010 - In open letter, group writes concert cannot be morally neutral: 'Read what Goldstone said about Gaza'.
Iran begins enriching 20% nuclear fuel
9 Feb 2010 - U.S. demands UN resolution 'within weeks' after Iran starts preparatory work for higher-grade uranium.
Palestinians seeks U.S. clarification on proposal to renew Mideast talks
9 Feb 2010 - Abbas says Palestinian Authority has no specific conditions and is keeping door open to U.S. offer.
Germany's only Jewish film festival in danger of closure
9 Feb 2010 - Around 100 Jewish film festivals are held worldwide each year, most of them in the U.S. and Canada.
UN prepares to intervene as Iran declares new nuclear plans
9 Feb 2010 - Barak urges world not to ignore Iran provocations; Russian lawmaker calls for 'serious measure' against Iran.
Israel protests to Russia over Hamas leader Meshal's visit
9 Feb 2010 - On trip to Moscow, Meshal says Israel's aggression and U.S. backtracking made Mideast peace impossible.
Iran FM: Israel is a crazy country run by crazy people
9 Feb 2010 - Mottaki tells Al-Jazeera Israel is 'weaker than ever', but vows Iran will defend itself in case of attack.
Turmoil at NY Times as Israel bureau chief's son enlists in IDF
9 Feb 2010 - Public Editor Hoyt says Bronner should be reassigned, while Executive Editor Keller sees no conflict of interest.
Palestinian FM: New Mideast talks must focus above all on borders
9 Feb 2010 - PA official: 3-month talks to begin February 20; Abbas agrees in principle to U.S. proposed mediation.
Swastikas and racist graffiti smeared on French mosque
9 Feb 2010 - About a dozen inscriptions were painted on the walls of the Great Mosque in Saint-Etienne.
Saudis urges firm stance on Israel after Ayalon handshake
9 Feb 2010 - Saudi Arabia downplay significance of meeting with Deputy FM, condemns Israel's treatment of Palestinians.
Hamas rejects Palestinian Authority call for July elections
9 Feb 2010 - Palestinian Authority calls for municipal elections on July 17; Hamas says move is 'illegitimate'
Iran informs UN of plan to enrich nuclear fuel at higher levels
9 Feb 2010 - Tehran to begin enriching up to 20 percent from its present stock of lower enriched uranium.
Jordan king: Iran may give up nukes if Mideast conflict resolved
9 Feb 2010 - Jordan's King Abdullah: Israel, Palestinians in desperate need of U.S. attention in negotiations.
Abbas give in to U.S. pressure for indirect Mideast talks
9 Feb 2010 - U.S. envoy George Mitchell to mediate proximity talks; PM believes talks will begin in late February.
Hamas fails to pay January salaries of Gaza civil servants
9 Feb 2010 - A senior official at the Hamas-run Finance Ministry blamed the delay on new 'technical procedures.'
Syria vows to respond to any Israeli 'aggression'
9 Feb 2010 - Netanyahu: Israel seeks peace with all neighbors; Saudi paper says Hezbollah has raised alert in Lebanon.
Assad: We will stand by Lebanon if attacked by Israel
9 Feb 2010 - Netanyahu: Israel seeks peace with all neighbors; Saudi paper says Hezbollah has raised alert in Lebanon.
Israel must remove Syria from the Iran axis
9 Feb 2010 - For successful renewal of negotiations with Damascus, Israel needs the United States to be involved.
  Daily Star
 
Expect only modest US gains from thaw with Syria: analysts
9 Feb 2010 The Obama team may get modest benefits from ending a five-year chill with Damascus but will find it hard, if not impossible to peel Syria way from hardline ally Iran and break the Arab-Israeli stalemate, analysts said. US President Barack Obama's administration said last week it submitted its nominee for ambassador to Damascus, the fruit of a year-long drive to engage Syria in a bid to promote Arab-Israeli peace
Palestinians want peace talks to focus on borders
9 Feb 2010 Palestinian officials demanded on Monday that any US-backed peace talks with Israel focus on border issues and be given a deadline of up to four months. Washington has proposed circumventing a dispute preventing the resumption of talks, stalled for more than a year since a war in Gaza, by reconvening in the form of "proximity talks" on an indirect basis, under closer US mediation
Egypt arrests 3 top Muslim Brotherhood leaders
9 Feb 2010 The Number two leader of Egypt's opposition Muslim Brotherhood and two other top figures have been arrested by police Monday in a dawn sweep targeting members of the nation's most powerful opposition group across the country. The arrests, part of an ongoing crackdown, come just as the group chose a new leadership and ahead of parliamentary elections set for October
Hamas leader holds talks on Palestinian unity in Moscow
9 Feb 2010 The leader of Palestinian Islamist group Hamas met in Moscow Monday with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov for talks on efforts to reunify the two main Palestinian independence movements. "We met to pursue our discussions, and our principal goal is to build on efforts brokered by Egypt to secure Palestinian unity," Lavrov told reporters at the start of talks with Hamas political leader Khaled Meshaal
Israeli police raid East Jerusalem refugee camp
9 Feb 2010 Israeli security forces on Monday raided a Palestinian refugee camp in occupied East Jerusalem, arresting 11 people in an operation police said was aimed at putting "some order" in the area. Dozens of police and border police forces in jeeps entered the densely populated Shuafat camp in the north of occupied and occupied East Jerusalem after midnight, witnesses and police said
Sfeir: We are a nation of 'civilized minorities'
9 Feb 2010 The Maronite Patriarch said Monday the Lebanese National Pact was a covenant among the country's religious minorities rather than a bilateral compromise between Christians and Muslims. On the eve of the anniversary of the Maronites patron Saint Maroun, Sfeir warned Maronites against selling their land and stressed that Lebanon, though not the Maronites' country of origin
Nahas calls for turning Beirut into Arab broadcasters' center
9 Feb 2010 Telecommunications Minister Charbel Nahas pledged on Monday to provide all the facilities required to make Lebanon and especially Beirut a city center for all broadcasters' studios which have the capacity of providing the best technologies and most modern techniques. "Lebanon will make every effort in order to transform Beirut to an open city for broadcasters
  Uruknet
 
Flight 253: Intelligence Agencies Nixed State Department Move to Revoke Bomber's Visa
8 Feb 2010 - February 8, 2010 - Rightist demagogues, as they are wont to do, prattle-on how they, and they alone, can "keep America safe"--by shredding the Constitution. Waging a decades-long psychological war against the American people, corporatist thugs embedded within...
IRAN: As many as 3 million protesters anticipated at Thursday rally
8 Feb 2010 - February 8, 2010 - The 22nd day of the Persian calendar month of Bahman, the date 31 years ago when Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini declared Iran an Islamic republic, is traditionally a time for official patriotic fervor and the...
Aafia Siddiqui: Victimized by American Injustice
8 Feb 2010 - February 8, 2010 - ...Carefully orchestrated, the trial proceeded like numerous others, targeting innocent victims because of their faith, ethnicity, prominence, benevolent charity, activism, or other reasons for political advantage, ending with convictions and punitive incarcerations against innocent...
Poll result shows that "the majority of Palestinians oppose the resumption of negotiations without the pre-conditions"
8 Feb 2010 - February 8, 2010 - An independent Palestinian news agency says that the majority of Palestinians are opposed to any resumption of negotiations with the Israelis without pre-conditions. According to a poll conducted by Sama on its website, 836...
Danny Ayalon’s Arrival Sparks Outrage In London
8 Feb 2010 - February 8, 2010 - A protest march will be held in London today against the arrival of deputy foreign minister Danny Ayalon. The Palestine Solidarity Campaign and British Muslim Initiative are co-ordinating the march, expected to number several...
Britain, You Better Wake Up
8 Feb 2010 - February 8, 2010 - The more I read about the Chilcot inquiry the more disturbed I am. The fallacy imbued in the heart of British 'democracy’ is staggering. While some commentators are concerned with questions to do with...
Former Iraq PM: poll ban risks civil war
8 Feb 2010 - February 8, 2010 - A ban on election candidates accused of links with Saddam Hussein's Baath party threatens to drag Iraq into civil war, a former prime minister and head of a group seen as a strong contender...
Israel admits detention of international activists illegal
8 Feb 2010 - February 8, 2010 - A state prosecutor admitted before the Supreme Court today that the Immigration Police illegally detained the two international activists arrested yesterday in a pre-dawn raid on the International Solidarity Movement’s Ramallah offices. The two...
The "shock doctrine" for Haiti The U.S. is reviving what Haitians call "the plan of death."
8 Feb 2010 - February 8, 2010 - ONE MONTH after the devastating earthquake, Haiti continues to suffer under apocalyptic conditions. The quake killed more than 200,000 people, injured 250,000 and has left over 3 million dependent on assistance for food, water...
Mumia Abu-Jamal’s Case Stuck in Legal Limbo
8 Feb 2010 - February 8, 2010 - The recent decision by the US Supreme Court to send convicted police killer Mumia Abu-Jamal’s case back down to the Third Circuit Court of Appeals in Philadelphia, with instructions for a three-judge panel there...
Wars sending U.S. into ruin
8 Feb 2010 - February 8, 2010 - U.S. President Barack Obama calls the $3.8-trillion US budget he just sent to Congress a major step in restoring America’s economic health. In fact, it’s another potent fix given to a sick patient deeply...
An act of the highest levels of Infidelity and Cowardice
8 Feb 2010 - February 8, 2010 - ...The main objective is a Psychological war, they want to kill the Iraqi people's resistance by doing such a thing, the traitors told them that you will crush them down by violating and ruining...
'Hold inquiry into Army abuse in Iraq' Judge calls for single investigation to cover 46 claims by civilians
8 Feb 2010 - February 8, 2010 - Ministers have been told by a senior judge to consider opening an independent inquiry into all allegations of abuse made by Iraqi civilians against the British Army. The move could lead to the biggest...
  New York Times
 
Iran’s Nuclear Plans Prompt New Calls for Sanctions
8 Feb 2010 - After Iran notified the U.N. nuclear agency of plans to enrich its uranium, officials from the U.S., France and Russia called for stronger measures against Tehran.
Rules Do Little to Hinder Iraq Parliament Race
8 Feb 2010 - On the streets and online, candidates are trying to sway a vote that will define the political landscape for four years.
An 'Israeli Remix' of a Palestinian Scarf
8 Feb 2010 - A Jewish D.J. in Brooklyn finds himself defending his right to market what he calls an "Israeli remix of the keffiyeh," a symbol of Palestinian identity.
Iraqi Court Given Time to Review Candidates
8 Feb 2010 - Iraq staggered toward a resolution of its election crisis as its leaders gave a court time to reconsider a ban on certain candidates.
Ethiopian Jetliner’s Recorders Found
8 Feb 2010 - The Lebanese transport minister parts of the plane’s fuselage, where most of the victims’ bodies are believed trapped, was also located.
Gates Scoffs at Iran Nuclear Claim
7 Feb 2010 - The United States and Germany rejected Iran’s assertion that it was close to accepting an international compromise on enriching uranium abroad.
  Misc
 
Israeli police raid Palestinian refugee camp
2/8/2010 - Reuters - JERUSALEM (Reuters) - A Palestinian refugee camp on the edge of Jerusalem erupted in violence on Monday after Israeli police carried out a raid to arrest tax evaders and Palestinians responded by throwing stones. Eleven people were arrested, some for involvement in the...
Building back in Gaza with Mud Bricks
2/8/2010 - WAFA - Palestine News Agency - GAZA, February 8, 2010 (WAFA) - Hassan al-Err, aged 67, and his seven-member family are moving into a mud house built by the UN agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA) in the Gaza Strip, because other building materials are not available, United Nations Office...
VIDEO - Israel Threatening To Use Nuclear Weapons On Iran
2/7/2010 - YouTube/FoxNews - New York Post columnist Michael Goodwin confirms Israeli official threatened to use tactical nuclear weapons against Iran. [end...
Under Pressure From Settlers, IOF Rebuilds West Bank Watchtower
2/7/2010 - WAFA - Palestine News Agency - TEL AVIV, February 7, 2010 (WAFA)- The Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) is rebuilding a military position on a base it evacuated in April 2006 east of Beit Sahour near Jerusalem. Israeli sources said that they are only building a guard tower, Haaretz...
U.S Vows To Bury Goldstone Report At UN
2/8/2010 - International Middle East Media Center - Saed Bannoura - Israeli sources reported Saturday that the United States vowed to Israeli leaders to bury the report of Judge Richard Goldstone on Israel’s war in Gaza last year. The sources added that the Israeli government vowed to respond to the report...
Iran asks UN atomic body to oversee fuel production
2/8/2010 - Press TV - Iran on Monday informed the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) in an official letter that from Tuesday, it will begin enriching higher-grade nuclear fuel. " Today we handed over the letter," Iran's envoy to the IAEA, Ali Asghar Soltanieh, told Press TV. He...
  Ma'an News
 
Israel stays eviction of settlers, despite court order
2/9/2010 - Jerusalem - Ma'an - Israel's Jerusalem Municipality cancelled the distribution of eviction orders for a residential building erected by settlers in occupied East Jerusalem's Silwan area, Israeli media reported on Monday. The building, known as Beit Yonatan, was set to be sealed off after...
Injuries after fierce clashes at Jerusalem refugee camp
2/9/2010 - Jerusalem - Ma'an - Dozens of Palestinians including journalists were injured as fierce clashes broke out on Monday in Shu'fat refugee camp after Israeli civil and paramilitary police stormed the camp and detained dozens. Confrontations erupted near the military checkpoint at the main entrance...
Israel army raids offices of anti-wall group
2/9/2010 - Jerusalem - Ma'an - The Israeli army raided the offices of the Stop the Wall organization in Ramallah early Monday morning. Ten military jeeps, hummers and an armoured bus belonging to the Israeli military and intelligence services entered Ramallah at 1am, the group said...
Israel army closes Beit Fajjar, conducts search
2/9/2010 - Bethlehem - Ma'an - Several army vehicles closed off entrances to Beit Fajjar on Monday, shutting down roads to the area from Bethlehem and Hebron, witnesses reported. An Israeli military spokesperson announced that the checkpoints were the result of a pipe bomb tossed by...
Israel’s High Court frees 2 foreign activists
2/9/2010 - Bethlehem - Ma'an - Israel's High Court of Justice on Monday freed two foreign nationals who were detained early Sunday in Ramallah. Ariadna Marti of Spain and Bridgett Chappel of Australia, activists with the International Solidarity Movement, posted a 3,000-shekel bail and will...
One Gaza crossing open, no new commodities to enter
2/8/2010 - Gaza - Ma'an - No new commodities have been allowed into the Gaza Strip, undersecretary for the Ministry of National Economy Nasser As-Sarraj said on Monday. As-Sarraj told Ma'an that talks focused on allowing the transfer of clothing and shoes into the Strip through...
Israeli forces detain wife of mayor in Ramallah
2/8/2010 - Jerusalem - Ma'an - Israeli forces detained Muntaha Tawil, wife of Al-Bireh Mayor Jamal Tawil, on Monday, after searching their home in Ramallah. "Heavily armed soldiers and large numbers of military vehicles raided the mayor's home on Monday early morning breaking the doors and...
Gaza detainee marks 20 years in Israeli jail
2/8/2010 - Gaza - Ma'an - The Information Committee affiliated to Hamas detainees in Israeli jails said that Ashraf Al-Ba'lougi, 38, from Gaza City, marked his 20th year in prison on Sunday. Al-Ba'lougi was detained after stabbing three Israelis in Tel Aviv on the anniversary of...
Disabled man among 10 seized overnight
2/8/2010 - Hebron - Ma'an - One of 10 Palestinians detained in West Bank raids overnight is disabled, local sources told Ma'an late Monday. Yousif Ibrahim Abdul Fattah Al-Mawa'jeh, 43, was paralyzed in an accident, neighbors said, and had received treatment in Iran. A native of...
Report: Abbas agrees to proximity talks
2/8/2010 - Jerusalem - Ma'an/Agencies - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas agreed to proximity talks with Israel, following the proposal of US Middle East Envoy George Mitchell, Israeli media reported on Monday. According to the Israeli daily Haaretz, senior Palestinians had confirmed to the daily that...
Erakat: Speculation on proximity talks unhelpful
2/9/2010 - Jerusalem - Ma'an - Chief Palestinian Negotiator Saeb Erakat on Monday said that recent media speculation concerning US facilitated proximity talks was both premature and unhelpful. "President Abbas has consulted widely with his brothers, the Arab leaders, and our friends in the international community...
PA cabinet calls municipal, local elections
2/9/2010 - Ramallah - Ma'an - The cabinet of the Ramallah-based government decided on Monday to hold municipal and local elections in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip on 17 July 2010. Directives were given to the Palestinian Central Elections Committee to begin preparations. During...
Unidentified gunmen open fire at Hamas official
2/8/2010 - Qalqiliya - Ma'an -Assailants opened fire on Sunday night at the offices of Hamas-affiliated Palestinian lawmaker Imad Nofal in Qalqiliya, northern West Bank. Unidentified gunmen opened fire from a car, locals said. The gunshots were heard in Qalqiliya's town centre, where Nofal's office...
Haniyeh: Egypt wall won’t break our will
2/8/2010 - Gaza - Ma'an - De facto Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh said on Monday that the blockade and walls surrounding Gaza would not force Palestinians to submit to external control. He was speaking at a reception honoring the Interior Ministry in Gaza City. "Gaza is...
Bardawil: Hamas may allow Fatah to reopen Gaza HQ
2/8/2010 - Gaza - Ma'an - Hamas leader Salah Al-Bardawil said on Monday that Hamas is "studying the possibility" of allowing Fatah members to move freely, and may reopen the party's headquarters in Gaza. Al-Bardawil told Ma'an that the Islamic movement is "hoping that the security...
Sha`ath: Fatah HQ to reopen in Gaza
2/9/2010 - Bethlehem - Ma'an - Hamas will instruct its government in the Gaza Strip to release detainees held on political grounds and reopen the Fatah party headquarters within the next two days, a top Fatah official said on Monday. Speaking days after his first trip...
Gaza journalists win PJS elections
2/8/2010 - Jerusalem - Ma'an - The results of the controversial Palestinian Journalists Syndicate elections were announced late Sunday evening, revealing that journalists in Gaza received the highest number of votes. Voting began on Saturday afternoon despite the reigning confusion over elections methodology. One official said...
Israeli media: 3 settlers detained in Hebron
2/8/2010 - Bethlehem - Ma'an - Israeli police detained three settlers at a so-called illegal outpost near Hebron on Monday, Israeli media reported. The Hebrew-language daily Yedioth Ahronoth reported that the settlers, all minors, were detained near the "Hill 18" settlement outpost. The detainees, who were...
International donors, Palestinian officials discuss municipal projects
2/8/2010 - Ramallah - Ma'an - Board of directors of the Palestinian Municipal Development Program held a meeting on Monday with international donors in Ramallah in the central West Bank, to discuss developments in municipal services. The conveners included Minister of Local Governance Khaled Al-Qawasmi, member...
Mash’al arrives in Moscow
2/8/2010 - Gaza - Ma'an - Senior-most Hamas leader Khaled Mash'al arrived in Moscow on Monday with a delegation for talks on Palestinian reconciliation and the peace process with Russian officials. Mash'al told the Russian newspaper Vremya Novostei that "it is possible to restore cohesion between...
  The Media Line
 
Arab Censorship Warrior Gets Democracy Prize
7 Feb 2010 - Yemeni developer of software to circumvent online censors wins prestigious European democracy award. A Yemeni academic who developed software that allows netcitizens throughout the...
Egyptians Rile Over Mosque Cameras
7 Feb 2010 - Egyptians are worried security forces are abusing their powers in monitoring mosques with surveillance cameras. Egyptians are protesting against a plan to install surveillance...
Tourism Explodes as Syrian Airline Grounded
7 Feb 2010 - Despite skyrocketing tourist numbers, Syrian Air remains grounded due to U.S. sanctions. International tourism to Syria may be burgeoning, but getting there is increasingly...
Egypt Cracks Down on Muslim Brotherhood, Arrests Key Leaders
7 Feb 2010 - Egyptian security forces have detained over a dozen members of the outlawed but highly popular Muslim Brotherhood, including three of its senior leaders. Reports...
Ahmadinejad Gives Orders to Begin Enriching Uranium
7 Feb 2010 - Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has given orders to his Atomic Energy Organization to go ahead with higher-grade enrichment of its uranium stockpile on its...
Netanyahu's Visit to Russia Expected to Focus on Blocking Iran
7 Feb 2010 - Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu will meet with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin and other leaders during an official visit next week to Moscow....
Ambassador At Very Large
6 Feb 2010 - Arab states reject senior diplomat whose name refers to large male genitals in Arabic. Up until just over a month ago, His Excellency Miangul...
Egypt-Israel Gas Deal Realized Despite Popular Discontent
6 Feb 2010 - A new deal increasing the export of Egyptian natural gas to Israel has come into effect despite popular protest in Egypt. The Egyptian Mediterranean...
  The Guardian
 
Building a peaceful future | Seth Freedman
9 Feb 2010 - Plans for a mixed Arab and Jewish neighbourhood in Jerusalem could be a step towards eradicating decades of hostility For all that Jerusalem is...
Christian Aid's anti-Israel blunders | Adam Levick
8 Feb 2010 - By hosting vicious attacks on Israel, Christian Aid is destroying its reputation as a non-partisan charitable organisation Christian Aid, one of the world's largest...
  Stop The Wall
 
Stop the Wall offices hit in late night raid
8 Feb 2010 - February 8th, 2010, Late last night Occupation forces raided the Stop the Wall offices in Ramallah. Part of the mounting repression of the anti-Wall movement, this attack on the Campaign offices comes after arrests of Stop the Wall staff and an dramatically increasing number of grassroots activists struggling against the Wall.
Join the second Global BDS Day of Action!
8 Feb 2010 - February 7th, 2010, The BDS National Committee (BNC) is calling on you to unite in your different capacities and struggles for a Global BDS Day of Action on 30 March 2010 in solidarity with the Palestinian people and for Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) against Israel.
  Relief Web
 
Palestinians to urge again for Gaza inquiry-prosecutor
8 Feb 2010 - Source: Reuters - AlertNet
Joint Press Release on the Meeting between Dr. Yukio Hatoyama, Prime Minister of Japan, and Dr. Mahmoud Abbas, Palestinian President
8 Feb 2010 - Source: Government of Japan
Palestinians to hold local elections in July
8 Feb 2010 - Source: Agence France-Presse
OPT: Serious Increase in Internal Violence in Gaza - Al Mezan
8 Feb 2010 - Source: Al Mezan Center for Human Rights
Urgency of Addressing Permanent Status Issues to Form Theme for International Meeting in Support of Israeli-Palestinian Peace, in Malta, 12-13 February
8 Feb 2010 - Source: UN General Assembly
OPT: Behind the Marathon - Playing together and involving the fathers
8 Feb 2010 - Source: European Commission Humanitarian Aid department, Médecins du Monde
Palestinians set terms for talks as violence flares
8 Feb 2010 - Source: Reuters - AlertNet
  IRIN
 
OPT: Building back in Gaza - with mud bricks
GAZA Monday, February 08, 2010 (IRIN) - Hassan al-Err, aged 67, and his seven-member family are moving into a mud house built by the UN agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA) in the Gaza Strip, because other building materials are not available.
EGYPT: Controversial organ transplant bill welcomed by WHO
CAIRO Sunday, February 07, 2010 (IRIN) - A controversial organ transplant bill expected to become law in the next few weeks could regularize organ transplants and curb Egypt’s booming illicit trade in human organs, experts say.
OPT: Gaza schoolchildren struggling to learn
GAZA Friday, February 05, 2010 (IRIN) - Nearly half a million children in Gaza returned to overcrowded and dilapidated schools on 1 February, many attending in a shift system, with missing textbooks, stationery or uniforms.
  YNet News
 
Iran says starts work on making 20% atom fuel
9 Feb 2010 - Atomic Energy Organization spokesman in Tehran says Islamic Republic started preparatory work on producing high-grade nuclear fuel at 0600 GMT 'in presence of IAEA representatives'. Meanwhile, China urges more talks on nuclear plans
Shalit activists protest family visits for Palestinian prisoners
9 Feb 2010 - Some 60 activists from Shalit release campaign protest in front of Hadarim Prison, intend to block families of Palestinian prisoners from visiting their relatives. 'Absurd that they have cell phones, 12-channel television, and Gilad is not afforded even one visit'
Arab students disrupt speech by Israeli envoy to US
9 Feb 2010 - Michael Oren, Israeli ambassador to United States, gives speech at University of Californian, is interrupted by students shouting, 'How many Palestinians have you killed?', 'Israel is a murderer'. Ten students detained, Oren continues speech to crowd's applause
Fatah wants US to clarify Israeli talks
9 Feb 2010 - Fatah official Nasser al-Kidwa urges Washington to make clear that indirect Mideast peace talks will deal with key outstanding issues including borders, settlements, status of Jerusalem
Livni: Allowing Israelis to vote abroad immoral
8 Feb 2010 - Opposition leader slams Netanyahu's plan to submit bill allowing all Israeli citizens who live overseas to vote, says 'Israel's future, character should be determined by people who live here'
Saudis urge firm stance on Israel after handshake with Ayalon
8 Feb 2010 - Riyadh appeals to international community on need for 'rigorous position' regarding Israel's 'threats against Lebanon, Syria and Palestinians.' Ex-head of Saudi intelligence downplays significance of Munich encounter with deputy FM
US, France lead calls for sanctions against Iran
8 Feb 2010 - After Tehran announces plans to produce higher-enriched uranium, add 10 nuclear sites in a year, US Defense Secretary Gates and French President Sarkozy agree Islamic Republic should face 'strong sanctions' over its nuclear program. Possible targets for sanctions: Iran's central bank, Revolutionary Guards
Hamas sees 'no prospects' for Mideast peace
8 Feb 2010 - After meeting with Russian foreign minister Khaled Mashaal says Israeli leaders block negotiations with PA, Syria and Lebanon by 'bringing war and occupation,' leaving Russia's hopes of holding regional peace conference in doubt
Ha'aretz National News
 
Interior Ministry freezes all entry permits for Thai workers
9 Feb 2010 - The Interior Ministry is freezing all entry permits for Thai workers until further notice, it informed farmers organizations over the weekend. ...
Gilad Shalit supporters block visits to jailed Palestinians
9 Feb 2010 - Campaigners picket Hadarim prison, urging visiting mothers to pressure Hamas for captured soldier's release.
If Israel lets ex-pats vote, what's to stop enfranchising all Jews?
9 Feb 2010 - What rejoicing in America! How delighted they will be - Abe (formerly Avraham), Joe (formerly Yossi) and Sam (formerly Shmulik). From now on, they will be able to vote from afar. ...
If Netanyahu wants peace, he must lose Lieberman
9 Feb 2010 - In our government, everyone talks whenever he pleases about whatever he pleases. Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman acts like the neighborhood bully; his style and statements suit the extreme right's worst thugs, who do what they want in the territories. ...
Move for absentee voting prompts fire across the political spectrum
9 Feb 2010 - Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Yisrael Beiteinu head Avigdor Lieberman announced Monday that they intend to promote a bill that would let Israeli citizens vote from abraod in Knesset elections. The parallel announcements appeared to be coordinated. ...
  Palestine News Network
 
"Behind the Marathon : Playing together and involving the fathers"
9 Feb 2010 - Nablus - 08/02/10: On Saturday, about 1.300 children and fathers from 5 villages South of Nablus (Burin, Madama, Einabus, Urif and Assira) participated to a marathon race. More than a sport event, the marathon was a community-based activity that aimed at improving...
Israel bars Palestinian expert on settlements from travel abroad
8 Feb 2010 - Interior Minister Eli Yishai has banned Palestinian geographer Khalil Tufakji, a resident of Jerusalem, from traveling abroad for six months, citing unspecified security concerns. The ban was issued on the recommendation of the Shin Bet security service and is based on 1948...
Israel kidnaps 70 Palestinian workers
8 Feb 2010 - Israeli occupation forces kidnapped 70 Palestinian workers overnight in the west bank near Bait Aor Al-Tahta village, in west of Ramallah. The workers were hidden in a van as they were not given permissions to work inside 1948 occupied lands. The workers...
The Kairos Document
8 Feb 2010 - This document is the Christian Palestinians’ word to the world about what is happening in Palestine. It is written at this time when we wanted to see the Glory of the grace of God in this land and in the sufferings of...
  Aljazeera
 
New sanctions urged over Iran move
02/08/2010 - US and France lead calls for sanctions as Tehran says it will step up uranium enrichment.
Israeli forces raid West Bank camp
02/08/2010 - Hamas and Fatah supporters among scores arrested following raid on Shuafat camp.
Iran cuts ties with British Museum
02/07/2010 - Move follows museum's delay in lending Persian treasure to allow for public display in Iran.
  Palestine Telegraph
 
Dangerous cracks in Al-Aqsa Mosque discovered
9 Feb 2010 - Jerusalem, February 9, 2010 (Pal Telegraph)- The Al-Aqsa Foundation for Waqf (endowment) and Heritage warned on Monday of large, dangerous cracks in the northern wall of Al-Aqsa Mosue, confirming that theses cracks...
Abbas mulls peace talks, expects U.S. reply soon
9 Feb 2010 - Tokyo, February 9, 2010 (Pal Telegraph) - Palestinian leaders have not set specific terms on which they would accept a U.S. offer to mediate indirect peace talks with Israel, and expect clarification...
Gaza zoo where the zebras were not all they seemed‏
9 Feb 2010 - Gaza Strip, February 08, 2010 (Pal Telegraph) -The two painted mules in Marah Land zoo in Gaza, one of which has now died   An emaciated lion, a hyperactive camel, and the...
  B'tselem
 
  Palestinian Information Center
 
Aqsa foundation: Aqsa walls cracked
9 Feb 2010 - The Aqsa foundation for endowment and heritage that caters for Muslim holy shrines in Palestine disclosed that big cracks were seen in the northern wall of the Aqsa Mosque.
Mishaal: Washington strives to abort Palestinian reconciliation
9 Feb 2010 - Khaled Mishaal has accused the United States of trying to foil Palestinian efforts to achieve the national reconciliation by pressuring Fatah leader Mahmoud Abbas not to go ahead with it.
Abu Sha'ar: The IOA demolishes more Palestinian homes in O. Jerusalem
9 Feb 2010 - Palestinian Awkaf minister Dr. Talib Abu Sha'ar has warned of the IOA policy of demolishing tens of Palestinian homes in the occupied city of Jerusalem with the pretext they have no building permits.
Human rights group: IOA escalating detention of Palestinian women
9 Feb 2010 - A Palestinian human rights group has charged the IOA with escalating the targeting of Palestinian women in a bid to spread fear among the Palestinian people and to humiliate them.
Ahrar: Banishing prisoners in violation of international law
9 Feb 2010 - The Palestinian Ahrar Movement has lashed out at the Israeli policy of deporting prisoners after concluding their terms in prison, describing it as a violation of the international laws.
Number of cancer patients in Gaza on the rise
9 Feb 2010 - The Palestinian health ministry in the Gaza Strip has announced that the number of cancer patients in the beleaguered Strip had increased to 1899 including 770 women and 220 children.
Palestinian journalists scoff at “farcical election”
9 Feb 2010 - Independent and professional journalists throughout Occupied Palestine are scoffing at the “journalists’ union elections” which took place on Saturday under the aegis of the Fatah ..
Mishaal-Lavrov meeting focuses on Palestinian reconciliation
9 Feb 2010 - Russian foreign minister Sergey Lavrov discussed Palestinian reconciliation efforts with a visiting delegation of the Hamas Movement led by its leader Khaled Mishaal on Monday.
Khudari hails Turkish support for Gaza steadfastness
9 Feb 2010 - MP Jamal Al-Khudari on Monday described the Turkish government, institutions and people as an honorable model of unlimited support for the Palestinian people.
PFLP warns of returning to negotiations with the Israelis
9 Feb 2010 - The PFLP has warned that the US-Israeli diplomatic maneuvers were meant to liquidate the Palestinian cause through the resumption of the "indirect" talks between the PA in Ramallah and the IOA.
  Jerusalem Post
 
Lieberman: My critics are losers
8 Feb 2010 - FM lashes out at political opponents, highlighting coalition's strength.
Mashaal: US 'vetoed' Palestinian unity
8 Feb 2010 - Group's leader arrives for talks just a week before PM scheduled to visit there.
'ME Muslims tend to support Hamas, Hizbullah'
8 Feb 2010 - Pew research reveals little enthusiasm for most Muslim leaders; Obama scores well.
Background: Fighting the new plague in the land of Egypt
8 Feb 2010 - Every Egyptian government since Nasser fought the Muslim Brotherhood, which remains true to its extremist religious roots, at one time or another.
5 border cops hurt in e. J'lem riots
8 Feb 2010 - Palestinian youths pelt officers with stones after series of night-time arrests.
'Israel's a mad state led by mad people'
8 Feb 2010 - Iranian FM Mottaki tells Al Jazeera "Israel would never dare attack us."
'US, EU united on Iran nuclear issue'
8 Feb 2010 - Only option left is Security Council sanctions, French officials say.
'Israelis abroad should vote'
8 Feb 2010 - PM backs Israel Beiteinu bill which would "help shape Israel's identity."
Hamas leader Mashaal visits Moscow
8 Feb 2010 - Group's leader arrives for talks just a week before PM scheduled to visit there.
Who's demonizing who?
8 Feb 2010 - The NIF thinks it's ok to take part in the campaign against Israel.
Analysis: A moral evaluation of the Gaza War
8 Feb 2010 - We compare Operation Phantom Fury and Operation Cast Lead not to use the results to cast a shadow on the former or to praise the latter.
NYT editor defends reporter's Israel posting
8 Feb 2010 - Questions raised following report Ethan Bronner’s son is in the IDF.
Hamas sends mixed message on rocket apology
7 Feb 2010 - PA accuses group of double talk regarding stance on Goldstone report.
Abbas disappointed with US stance
7 Feb 2010 - PA president: Obama should use his power to pressure Israel on settlements.
Assad: Syria will stand by Lebanon
7 Feb 2010 - Syrian president, Lebanese official discuss "repeated Israeli threats."
Jordan urges US to push ME peace
7 Feb 2010 - King Abdullah: "Decades of instability" if 2-states solution becomes unviable.
The Region: Salam Fayyad cannot deliver
7 Feb 2010 - PM is the most moderate PA official, but doesn't represent Palestinian thinking.
Amr Moussa's missed opportunity
7 Feb 2010 - Moussa's abhorrence of Israel exceeds his fear of the mullahs.
PM’s overtures fail to satisfy Syria
7 Feb 2010 - Syrian minister calls FM's remarks "barbaric," says Israeli leaders must be tried.
Egypt restores monastery touting religious harmony
7 Feb 2010 - It's message Egypt has been emphasizing since lethal drive-by shooting at church month ago in southern town.
Dubai may seek Netanyahu's arrest
7 Feb 2010 - Warrant will be issued if investigation concludes Mossad was behind hit of a senior Hamas official.
 

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