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Digests: Nablus, Settler Protest and Jayyous
A) 2005: in with a bang in Nablus
B) First Impressions and a Sub-Machine Gun
C) Olive Tree Planting Protest in Jayyous...
Posted: Tue, Jan 4, 2005 8:16pm PST
Dichter: Far-right activists may create pretext to fire on troops
Far-right activists opposed to the dismantling of settlements are planning to create a pretext to open fire on soldiers during the evacuation, Shin Bet chief Avi Dichter told the Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee on Tuesday....
Posted: Tue, Jan 4, 2005 2:38pm PST
Haaretz on the Palestinian Election
as in Iraq, there seems to be some manipulation of the electoral process
http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/522670.html...
Posted: Tue, Jan 4, 2005 12:54pm PST
Israeli shell kills seven in Gaza
Seven Palestinians have been killed by Israeli tank fire in northern Gaza....
Posted: Tue, Jan 4, 2005 9:46am PST
Israeli soldier 'urged revolt'
The Israeli army says a soldier has been arrested for calling on his comrades to refuse to evacuate a West Bank settlement outpost. It is the first case of its kind....
Posted: Tue, Jan 4, 2005 9:44am PST
Israel arrests Palestinian candidates
In an apparent effort to forestall gains by Hamas in Palestinian elections, the Israeli army has arrested a large number of potential candidates in the southern part of the West Bank....
Posted: Mon, Jan 3, 2005 9:43am PST
Ramzy Baroud: How About Mustafa Barghouti as an Alternative?
"Even before his almost certain victory, Abu Mazen has insisted on providing a model of the PA’s political line under his leadership.."...
Posted: Sat, Jan 1, 2005 11:20pm PST
A View from Syria on the Palestinian Right to Return
"We travel in the chariots of the Psalms, sleep in the tents of the prophets, and are born again in the language of Gypsies/Ours is a country of words: Talk. Talk/Let me see an end to this journey."
Mahmoud Darwish, "We Travel Like All People," from Fewer Roses, 1986...
Posted: Sat, Jan 1, 2005 11:16pm PST
Updates on Kate Raphael and Jayyous
A) Jayyous Reclaims its Land
B) Protest Against the Wall in Bil'in
C) PRESS RELEASE: ISRAEL ONLY ACCEPTS JEWS WHO SUPPORT SETTLEMENTS
D) Ha'aretz Daily: U.S. peace activist in prison facing second deportation...
Posted: Sat, Jan 1, 2005 2:44pm PST
Israel :A parade of charlatans
Supporters of Israel have often accused Arab states of cynically exploiting the Israeli problem and the suffering it has caused the Palestinians to distract their own populations from domestic troubles. But if this has occurred, others, far beyond the region have also found the conflict a useful tool for their own selfish purposes. UK Prime Minister Tony Blair is the latest leader to brazenly exploit this tragedy....
Posted: Sat, Jan 1, 2005 9:29am PST
Israeli railway to cross West Bank
A planned rail line between Tel Aviv and Jerusalem is to traverse the occupied West Bank in two areas, according to Israeli officials....
Posted: Sat, Jan 1, 2005 9:26am PST
Release of children should be a priority
Israeli soldiers guard some recently detained Palestinian children. (Photo courtesy DCI)...
Posted: Sat, Jan 1, 2005 4:24am PST
Israeli Court to Hear Jewish-American's Case Against the Occupation of Palestine
Kate Bender-Raphael has been granted a hearing appealing her deportation from Israel/Palestine. Her appeal is based on the right and responsibility of individuals to act against injustice when governments fail to do so....
Posted: Fri, Dec 31, 2004 3:01pm PST
The Israeli Slaughter at Sabra and Shatila
The Sabra and Shatila massacre is still worth talking about since the current crimes are only a continuation of the past. Likewise, Sharon’s guilt in the Sabra Shatila massacre is worth mentioning....
Posted: Wed, Dec 29, 2004 6:12pm PST
Boycott as an Act of Moral Resistance: The Case for Boycotting Israel
Faced with overwhelming Israeli oppression, Palestinians under occupation, in refugee camps and in the heart of Israel's distinct form of apartheid have increasingly reached out to the world for understanding, for compassion, and, more importantly, for solidarity....
Posted: Sat, Dec 25, 2004 3:22pm PST
Update: ISRAEL TARGETS INTERNATIONAL ACTIVISTS
Yesterday was the deadline for the state to respond to Kate Raphael
Bender's appeal of deportation, but she has heard nothing. In the
coming days she expects to find out if and when there will be a hearing....
Posted: Sat, Dec 25, 2004 3:08pm PST
Abbas in campaign: Israel must free all prisoners
Interim Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas launched his campaign for the PA chairmanship on Saturday with calls to free all Palestinian prisoners, including jailed Fatah leader Marwan Barghouti....
Posted: Sat, Dec 25, 2004 11:13am PST
Vanunu released after attempting to reach Bethlehem
Nuclear whistleblower Mordechai Vanunu was freed on Saturday after being detained on Friday, trying to get into the Palestinian town of Bethlehem for Christmas in defiance of restrictions, police said....
Posted: Sat, Dec 25, 2004 11:12am PST
Living into Hope: Christmas in Zababdeh, Palestine
Marthame and Elizabeth Sanders writing from Zababdeh, Palestine, Live from Palestine, 24 December 2004...
Posted: Sat, Dec 25, 2004 10:17am PST
Palestinian fighter buried alive
Israeli occupation troops have killed a Palestinian resistance leader by burying him alive during a raid on the West Bank town of Jenin....
Posted: Sat, Dec 25, 2004 10:13am PST