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Israeli forces storm Jenin, prompting criticism from security commander Ma’an News Agency 5/7/2008 Jenin – Ma’an – Israeli forces stormed the West Bank city of Jenin and neighboring Jenin refugee camp early on Wednesday morning, just days after the Palestinian Authority carried out... more.. e-mail Olmert ’may quit over scandal’ Al Jazeera 5/7/2008 Some sources say Olmert could be replaced by foreign minister Livni - Ehud Olmert, the Israeli prime minister, is likely to step down, or at least have his duties as prime... more.. e-mail 146 Patients killed by Israeli siege of Gaza, Palestinian officials say Ma’an News Agency 5/7/2008 Gaza – Ma’an – A 49-year-old Palestinian woman died of a preventable kidney failure on Tuesday because she could not leave the Gaza Strip for medical treatment, sources in... more.. e-mail 10 structures in Duma threatened with demolition Stop The Wall 5/6/2008 On April 13, Occupation forces issued military decisions requiring the demolition of 10 residential and agricultural structures in the village of Duma, located in the southern part of the Nablus... more.. e-mail Resident dies of wounds sustained on Monday Saed Bannoura & Agencies, International Middle East Media Center News 5/7/2008 Palestinian medical at Al Shifa Hospital in Gaza City reported that one resident died of wounds sustained on Tuesday at dawn when the Israeli army shelled Sheikh Zayid city, in... more.. e-mail Two detainees in need of direct medical attention, surgeries IMEMC News, International Middle East Media Center News 5/7/2008 Um Ismail, the wife of detainee Jom’a Ismail Mousa, voiced an urgent appeal to human rights and legal groups to ensure that her husband is medically examined due... more.. e-mail Muncipality worker arrested by Israeli military, bulldozer impounded International Womens’ Peace Service 5/7/2008 Date of incident: 06. 05. 2008 - Place: Azzoun, Qalqilya District - Witness/es: Municipality workers - Description of Incident: IWPS members attending a meeting with Azzoun municipality were informed that two workers... more.. e-mail Undercover Israeli forces abduct Palestinian worker in Beit Layiha Ma’an News Agency 5/7/2008 Gaza – Ma’an – Undercover Israeli forces infiltrated the town of Beit Lahiya in the northern Gaza Strip on Wednesday, stormed a water pumping station and abducted one employee after... Abu Marzouk: Algeria offered to cover all Gaza needs of energy for free Palestinian Information Center 7/5/2008 DAMASCUS, (PIC)--- Dr. Mousa Abu Marzouk, the deputy chairman of Hamas’s political bureau, has revealed that Algeria had offered to cover all energy needs of the Gaza Strip... more.. e-mail Jordanian authority bans solidarity rally with Palestinian people Palestinian Information Center 7/5/2008 AMMAN, (PIC)-- The governor of the Jordanian capital has turned down a request by the Islamic Action Front to organize a solidarity rally with the Palestinian people next Friday. Hikmat... more.. e-mail Barghouthi calls on PA to suspend negotiations until settlement construction stops Ma’an News Agency 5/7/2008 Ramallah – Ma’an – Mustafa Barghouthi, the former Palestinian Minister of Information and the head of the Palestinian National Initiative, called on the Palestinian Authority on Wednesday to suspend negotiations... more.. e-mail Israeli settlement activities on Palestinian lands sabotage peace, PLO secretary says Rami Almeghari & Agencies, International Middle East Media Center News 5/7/2008 Former Palestinian minister and secretary of the PLO’s executive committee believed on Wednesday that underway Israeli settlement activities sabotage the political process. In a phone interview with the... more.. e-mail Palestinians inside Israeli boundaries are not partners in growth Palestine News Network 5/7/2008 Adva Center - Since the second half of 2003 the Israeli economy has been growing continuously, but it seems that this growth has left out one of the population groups in... more.. e-mail Refugee stories - Missing my life in Nahr el-Bared United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in, ReliefWeb 5/7/2008 Beddawi, Lebanon, May 2008 -"Our house in Nahr el-Bared had three bedrooms and all utilities. Despite the hardships, we had a pleasurable life. Living amongst our relatives, neighbours and loved... more.. e-mail Security forces on alert for holiday Yuval Azoulay, Ha’aretz 5/7/2008 Security has been stepped up in recent days following an increase in intelligence warnings of terrorist plans to carry out attacks during the Independence Day holiday. Security sources that in... more.. e-mail Israeli holidays mean further movement restrictions for Palestinians IRIN - UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs 5/7/2008 JERUSALEM, 7 May 2008 (IRIN) - Israelis commemorating national and Jewish religious days would like to do so in peace, without having to fear attacks by Palestinian militants. However, for Palestinians... more.. e-mail Nablus court sentences man to life in prison for collaborating with Israel Ma’an News Agency 5/7/2008 Nablus – Ma an – A Palestinian court in the West Bank city of Nablus sentenced a Palestinian man to life in prison for collaborating with the Israeli occupation on Tuesday. Palestinian... PRC fighters confront Israeli forces in southern Gaza Ma’an News Agency 5/7/2008 Gaza – Ma’an – The An-Nasser Brigades, the military wing of the Popular Resistance Committees (PRC), claimed responsibility for launching two mortar shells at a Israeli military vehicles east of... Clashes in West Bank, borders closed until Thursday Missionary International Service News Agency - MISNA, ReliefWeb 5/6/2008 Clashes in the village of Qabatya, in the West Bank, left three wounded – one is in very critical condition, while ANP officers tried to impose order through road blocks... more.. e-mail One dead in new Israeli air strike in Gaza Ma’an News Agency 5/7/2008 Gaza – Ma’an – One Palestinian was killed on Wednesday afternoon in an Israeli air strike on the town of Abasan, east of the city of Khan Younis, in the... more.. e-mail An Israeli army attack on southern Gaza leaves five residents wounded Rami Almeghari & Agencies, International Middle East Media Center News 5/7/2008 Five Palestinians have been reportedly wounded on Wednesday morning after the Israeli army shelled a house to the east of Khan Younis city in southern Gaza Strip. Medics confirmed that... more.. e-mail Israeli forces injure 4 armed resistance members in S Gaza Strip, overtake homes, bulldoze land Palestine News Network 5/7/2008 Gaza / PNN - Three Palestinian armed resistance members from the Al Aqsa were injured along with another from the Al Qassam Brigades on Wednesday morning after killing one citizen in the... more.. e-mail Palestinians: IAF strikes in Gaza kill 1 militant, wound 13 others News Agencies, Ha’aretz 5/7/2008 Israel Defense Forces tanks and bulldozers rumbled into the southern Gaza Strip early Wednesday, and Israeli aircraft struck a series of targets. One militant was killed and at least 14... more.. e-mail Al-Aqsa Brigades ’ambush Israeli forces’ Ma’an News Agency 5/7/2008 Gaza – Ma’an - The Al-Aqsa Brigades, the military wing of Fatah, claimed responsibility for ambushing Israeli forces that had attempted to invade the Gaza Strip City of Khan Younis... Fatah, DFLP fighters shell Sufa crossing Ma’an News Agency 5/7/2008 Gaza – Ma’an – The Al-Aqsa brigades, the military wing of Fatah, and the National Resistance Brigades, the military wing of the left-wing Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine... Israeli settlers attack Palestinians in Hebron Ma’an News Agency 5/7/2008 Hebron – Ma’an – Israeli settlers attacked Palestinian houses in the West Bank city of Hebron on Wednesday morning, witnesses said. Israelis from the illegal settlement of Kiryat Arba threw... Hamas calls on resistance factions to retaliate to Israeli aggression on Gaza Palestinian Information Center 7/5/2008 KHAN YOUNIS, (PIC)-- The Hamas Movement called on all Palestinian resistance factions spearheaded by the Qassam Brigades to defend the Palestinian people by all possible means and wage painful counterattacks... more.. e-mail High tension in Qabatiya after PA security kills child, wounds others Palestinian Information Center 7/5/2008 JENIN, (PIC)-- High tension still prevails throughout the Qabatiya town in Jenin district after PA security elements under the command of PA chief Mahmoud Abbas killed Tuesday a Palestinian child... more.. e-mail Undercover Israeli forces seize Palestinian fighter near Nablus Ma’an News Agency 5/7/2008 Nablus – Ma’an – Israeli special forces disguised as civilians seized a Palestinian Islamic Jihad fighter near the West Bank city of Nablus on Tuesday night. Eyewitnesses and Palestinian security... more.. e-mail The Israeli army kidnaps three civilians from Hebron and nearby Sourif village Ghassan Bannoura, International Middle East Media Center News 5/7/2008 The Israeli army kidnapped on Wednesday three Palestinian civilians from the northern West Bank city of Hebron and the nearby Sourif village. In Hebron troops searched and ransacked homes in... PFLP fighters shell Sufa crossing in two separate attacks Ma’an News Agency 5/7/2008 Gaza – Ma’an – The Abu Ali Mustafa brigades, the military wing of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) claimed responsibility for launching two homemade projectiles on... Palestinian security forces arrest 19 in Azzun Ma’an News Agency 5/7/2008 Qalqilia – Ma’an – Palestinian security forces in the Qalqilia area of the West Bank arrested 19 people who security sources say are "fugitives" on Tuesday. Palestinian forces under the... Two Hamas members ’arrested’ in the West Bank Ma’an News Agency 5/7/2008 Hebron – Ma’an – Fatah-allied Palestinian security forces arrested two members of Hamas in the West Bank on Tuesday night, the movement claimed on Wednesday. Hamas said Hussam Al Ja... 7 Palestinians kidnapped in the West Bank IMEMC Staff, International Middle East Media Center News 5/7/2008 Israeli soldiers attacked several civilian’s homes in the southern and northern parts of West Bank and kidnapped seven Palestinians, including a father and his four sons, in the... more.. e-mail 60 Years of Nakba: 21,915 Black Balloons Over Jerusalem International Solidarity Movement 5/7/2008 Photos - To celebrate 60 years of independence, Israel is planning a large-scale birthday bash with events taking place in many different countries around the world. In Jerusalem, a 3-day... more.. e-mail Supreme Court Recognizes Petition Challenging Discriminatory Citizenship Law Barring Family Unification Palestine Monitor, Palestine Monitor 5/7/2008 Israeli civil rights group Adalah submitted Monday 5 May a petition to the Supreme Court challenging the legality of the Nationality and Entry into Israel Law, also known as the... more.. e-mail Feature - Sixty years on, Palestinians mourn loss of homeland Alistair Lyon, ReliefWeb 5/7/2008 BURJ AL-BARAJNEH, Lebanon, May 7 (Reuters) - While Israel celebrates its 60th birthday, Palestinian refugees mourn the 1948 Nakba (catastrophe) when they lost their homeland. Often ignored in Middle East peace... more.. e-mail One woman lightly injured after car struck by stone near Jaljulya Jerusalem Post 5/8/2008 A woman was lightly injured Wednesday night after a stone was hurled at her car near Jaljulya. She was taken to Sharon Hospital in Petah Tikva for treatment. Four Palestinian... Astal: Israel tends to escalate its aggression against Gaza Palestinian Information Center 7/5/2008 GAZA, (PIC)-- Dr. Younis Al-Astal, a prominent Hamas leader, stated that the Israeli occupation tends to escalate its military operations against the Gaza Strip and has no intention to accept... more.. e-mail Sderot will celebrate, in spite of everything Fadi Eyadat, Ha’aretz 5/7/2008 The Independence Day celebrations in Sderot will be carried out in spite of the security threats. A stage will be set up for performances, and the celebrations will also include... more.. e-mail Palestine Today 050708 Ghassan Bannoura, International Middle East Media Center News 5/7/2008 Click on Link to download or play MP3 file|| 3 m 0s || 2. 75 MB || Welcome to Palestine Today, a service of the International Middle East Media Centre, www. imemc... more.. e-mail Interview with the detained head of the Legislative Council Dr. Aziz Dweik Saed Bannoura, International Middle East Media Center News 5/7/2008 This is an interview with Dr. Aziz Dweik, head of the Palestinian Legislative Council, imprisoned by Israel along with dozens of legislators and officials. This interview was published in Arabic... more.. e-mail Peres: I didn’t imagine Qassams would be fired from Gaza after pullout Lily Galili, Ha’aretz 5/7/2008 On the eve of Israel’s 60th Independence Day, President Shimon Peres cites the country’s achievements but he is also aware of the public’s sense... more.. e-mail EU donates 35.5 million Euros to the PA Ma’an News Agency 5/7/2008 Bethlehem – Ma’an – The European Union announced on Wednesday a donation of 35. 5 million Euros to the Palestinian Authority to pay the salaries and pensions of 74,000 civil... more.. e-mail IAEA chief hopes to shed light on alleged Syrian reactor soon Reuters, Ha’aretz 5/7/2008 BRUSSELS - The head of the United Nations nuclear watchdog said on Wednesday he hoped his agency would be able to shed light in the next few weeks on whether a... more.. e-mail Turin book fair faces protests for honouring Israel Middle East Online 5/7/2008 ROME - The Turin book fair opening on Thursday, like its Parisian counterpart in March, honours Israel on the 60th anniversary of its creation, sparking Muslim criticism and boycott calls. Writer... more.. e-mail Jewish-Iranian lawmaker: Israel’s behavior is ’anti-human’ Reuters, Ha’aretz 5/7/2008 An Iranian Jewish leader on Wednesday said his community would not mark this week’s 60th anniversary of the founding of the state of Israel, which he accused of... more.. e-mail Olmert: Solution to Mideast conflict is not far out of reach Yuval Azoulay and Barak Ravid and The Associated Press, Ha’aretz 5/7/2008 Prime Minister Ehud Olmert on Wednesday voiced hope that the solution for the Middle East conflict was within reach, speaking at an official memorial ceremony for Israel’s victims... more.. e-mail Hamas: We told Egypt Rafah crossing must be opened if Israel refused calm Palestinian Information Center 7/5/2008 GAZA, (PIC)-- Hamas affirmed in talks with Egypt that the Rafah border crossing must be opened in the event Israel refused the calm offer, Fawzi Barhoum, a Hamas spokesman, said... more.. e-mail Peres: ’We are ready to pay a price for the day of peace’ Yuval Azoulay and Barak Ravid, Ha’aretz 5/7/2008 Memorial Day events began last night with the wail of a siren at 8 PM. An official ceremony was held near the Western Wall in Jerusalem last night. Speaking there... more.. e-mail Italian president defends decision to open book fair for Israeli writers The Associated Press, Ha’aretz 5/7/2008 ROME - Italy’s president on Monday defended his decision to open a book fair in Turin honoring Israeli writers, despite calls for a boycott by some Arab and Italian... more.. e-mail Gaza residents now live in cantons, a PFLP statement reads Rami Almeghari & Agencies, International Middle East Media Center News 5/7/2008 The leftist Popular Front for the Liberation (PFLP), warned on Wednesday of what it termed ’ Gaza’s cantons’, a reminder of the Nazi regime in mid 20th... more.. e-mail World leaders congratulate Peres for Israel’s 60th year Ha’aretz 5/7/2008 Numerous world leaders have recently sent congratulatory messages to the office of President Shimon Peres to mark Israel’s 60th anniversary. French President Nicolas Sarkozy wrote "as you know... more.. e-mail British writer: just because we have a Palestinian event does not mean we must invite Israelis Palestine News Network 5/7/2008 London / PNN -- British universities are announcing in London this week the first international literary festival in Palestine. Under the title, "The Strength of Culture and the Culture of Force" 17... more.. e-mail Houston Palestine Film Festival opens 9 May Announcement, Houston Palestine Film Festival, Electronic Intifada 5/7/2008 We are pleased to present the second annual Houston Palestine Film Festival. This exciting festival, cosponsored by The Station Museum, Rice Cinema, Museum of Fine Arts - Houston, KPFT Houston and... more.. e-mail Foreign national is key witness in new probe of Olmert Jonathan Lis Ofra Edelman and Tomer Zarchin, Ha’aretz 5/7/2008 The Jerusalem District Court yesterday allowed publication of the fact that the State Prosecutor’s Office has asked it to hear preliminary testimony from a foreign national who is... more.. e-mail Friedmann: Keep Supreme Court out of immigration, citizenship laws Tomer Zarchin, Ha’aretz 5/7/2008 Justice Minister Daniel Friedmann has proposed an amendment to the Basic Law on Human Dignity and Freedom that would exempt laws relating to immigration and citizenship from judicial review. The... more.. e-mail Professor who headed conversion probe: Check rabbinic court for criminal actions Yair Ettinger, Ha’aretz 5/7/2008 The decision by the Supreme Rabbinic Court to nullify thousands of conversions should be checked for criminal actions, Professor Ya’akov Ne’eman told a stormy session of... more.. e-mail Protesters block roads in Lebanon amid labour strike Middle East Online 5/7/2008 BEIRUT - Protesters on Wednesday blocked roads in Lebanon, including the one leading to Beirut airport, and burned tyres to press their demands for wage increases amid a tense political situation... more.. e-mail Widows and orphans face daunting challenges in Iraq Marwa Sabah, Daily Star 5/8/2008 Agence France Presse - BAGHDAD: Ducking bullets and dodging car bombs may be part of daily life for millions of Baghdadis but behind black veils yet another struggle is being waged... more.. e-mail German help for Iraq invasion ruled illegal Agence France Presse - AFP, Daily Star 5/8/2008 KARLSRUHE, Germany: Germany’s highest court ruled Wednesday that the decision to deploy German crews on NATO surveillance flights over Turkey during the Iraq war was illegal. The Federal... more.. e-mail Iran rips Iraqi support for UAE claim to islands Agence France Presse - AFP, Daily Star 5/8/2008 TEHRAN: Iran has protested to Iraq over reports that Baghdad had backed the United Arab Emirates’ claim to three islands in the Gulf, the Foreign Ministry said on Wednesday... more.. e-mail Congress sees US soldier suicides cover up Middle East Online 5/7/2008 WASHINGTON - US lawmakers accused the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) on Tuesday of being out of control and of covering up the high suicide rate among Iraq and Afghanistan war... more.. e-mail Archives | Art | Articles | Background | Books | Boycott | Cartoons | Chemical War | Children | Contact Donate | Elections | E-mail Us Events | Film | Home | Letters | Links | Maps | Mission | Music | Videos | News | News Links | Performance | Photos | Poetry | Polls | Prisoners | Products | Search | Take Action | The US Role | The Wall | Together | Old Home Page To receive a free expanded version of this daily (M-F) e-mail report, write to OccupationNews-subscribe@yahoogroups.com or visit http://groups.yahoo.com/group/OccupationNews/join
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