Israeli settlers attack Palestinian homes in Hebron
A group of Israeli settlers attacked a number of Palestinian homes in Hebron, setting two houses ablaze and running over a Palestinian man in the city centre on Sunday night, Palestinian media sources have indicated.
Barghouthi highlights Israeli expansionist projects hidden by high-profile meetings
Dr. Mustafa Barghouthi, Secretary-General of the Palestinian National Initiative, on Sunday expressed his condemnation of the takeover by settlers of tracts of land belonging to the village of Artas, near the West Bank city of Bethlehem.
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Israeli army carries out military operation in El Ein refugee camp
The Israeli army carried out a large military operation in the El Ein refugee camp, located near northern West Bank city of Nablus, on Sunday night.
Haniyeh's deposed government to dispense salaries
The spokesperson of the employee genuine in Gaza Strip, Ala El Bata ensured that the deposed government headed by Ismail Haniyeh will today commence with the payment of salaries to those civil servants who have had their salaries withheld by the Fatah movement for political reasons.
Palestinian Security forces abduct Hamas members before Abbas-Olmert meeting
Several hours before the scheduled Abbas-Olmert meeting in Jericho on Monday, a huge contingent of Palestinian Security forces invaded Al Shoyok town, located near the southern West Bank city of Hebron, launching a widespread search campaign designed to abduct Hamas members in the area.
Palestinian boy becomes 32nd to die at Rafah Crossing
Palestinian boy, Abdur Rahman Ismael, aged 17, died on Monday after his health deteriorated at the Rafah Crossing between Egypt and the Gaza Strip. Director of ambulances and emergencies in the Palestinian ministry of health, Dr Muawiya Hassanein, said that the corpse will be transported through the Israeli-controlled Kerem Shalom Crossing. Dr Hassanein added that Ismael was suffering from cancer and that the death toll amongst Gazans that have been stranded at the Rafah Crossing has now reached 32.
Elderly Palestinian woman dies at West Bank checkpoint after her ambulance is denied passage
An elderly Palestinian woman form Barta'a ash Sharqiya, to the west of Jenin, died at an Israeli checkpoint into the village on Monday. Israeli soldiers manning the checkpoint prevented the passage of an ambulance and it was unable to collect her to take her to a nearby hospital.
Palestinian boy dies after being shot by checkpoint soldiers
The 17-year-old Mohammad Oreib Ahmad from Qarawat Bani Zayd who was admitted into a hospital in Ramallah four days ago after being shot by Israeli soldiers at Atara checkpoint to the north of Ramallah, on Monday succumbed to his wounds.
Abbas-Olmert meeting ends with expression of hope from Olmert
Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert today expressed hope that negotiations forming the basis of a future Palestinian state could commence soon.
Norway FM to Peres: Our contact with Hamas has been severed
Norwegian Foreign Minister Jonas Gar Store said Monday his country has severed all ties with Hamas established during the brief Palestinian Authority unity government.
If Hamas isn't in the game
The Olmert government in Israel and the Palestinian Authority in the West Bank, headed by Mahmoud Abbas, are in the midst of renewed political activity, encouraged by intensive American efforts. There have been frequent meetings, discussions of an agreement of principles and plans for a regional conference. Although there still are many problems in the field, like the amnesty agreement for wanted men that the two sides haven't managed to finalize, there certainly has been progress. The liaison committees between Israel and the Palestinian Authority have begun operating again, the government headed by Prime Minister Salam Fayad is receiving substantial financial support, and the security services in the West Bank are beginning to be restored.
Hamas leader warns Arab nations against partaking in siege on Hamas
A senior Hamas leader has warned the Arab nations against taking part in the international siege on his movement, saying they will have to pay the price one day, a pro-Hamas daily reported on Monday.
IDF to try troops refusing to help in evacuation of Hebron market
Israel Defense Forces GOC Central Command, Major General Gadi Shamni, ordered disciplinary measures Monday against troops who refused to take part in the removal of two Jewish families from the Hebron wholesale market.
West Bank trade hub feels checkpoint squeeze
For five years, Ziyad al-Sarrawi watched Israel's tightening cordon around the city of Nablus slowly strangle the auto parts shop he built from scratch. He found his solution in April when he opened a new branch a few kilometers away -- just on the other side of Hiwwara, the Israeli checkpoint at the southern entrance of the city that cuts Nablus off from much of the occupied West Bank and Israel.
Fasai'l: Building a school, building resistance
For the first time since 40 years of occupation, Fasai'l children will have a school.
Palestinian village of Fasai'l in the Jordan Valley, at the heart of the West Bank. The villagers hope to provide an education for the young people of the village, but the project is also a statement of defiance.
American disconnection
AS A CHILD of 10 or 12, I could tell when the height of summer had arrived by the certain feeling that came over me. Even though I was part of a large, happy family, my main source of connectedness from an early age was school, and in summer I hardly ever saw the kids who, throughout the rest of the year, defined my life. I had chums in the neighborhood, with whom I played ball or crashed through the woods, but it was not the same.
In Sheik's Clothing--Dispatches From The Culture Of Cool
"They say Arab-Americans are the new African-Americans," Dean Obeidallah says a few minutes into his set on the Axis of Evil Comedy Tour Special. The audience nods in acknowledgement. Indeed, Arab-Americans are now the minority of choice for racial profiling, discrimination and hate crimes in this country. But Obeidallah continues, "When I heard that expression, I was excited. I was like, 'Oh my God, we're cool!' Kids in Jersey are going to start acting 'Arab.' They'll be smelling like lamb, wearing gold chains and open shirts, detailing their cars to look like taxi cabs."
Israel: The burial of civil marriage
Israeli citizens are divided by law into 12 religious groups. Each person is born into his own group: The Jew whose mother is Jewish is subject to the tyranny of the rabbis, the Muslim to that of the kadis, and the Druze have their own religious leaders, as do the Christians, the Armenians and all the others. And they cannot marry one another, since Israel has no civil marriage.
Bush's Middle East Arms Deals--White Elephants
The he King of Siam knew how to deal with domestic opponents: he would present them with a white elephant. White elephants are rare in nature, and therefore sacred. Being sacred, they may not be put to work. But even a sacred elephant does eat, and eat a lot. Enough to turn a rich man into a pauper.
Not without Gaza
Monday's meeting between Ehud Olmert and Mahmoud Abbas in the West Bank town of Jericho joined the influx of diplomatic efforts aimed at advancing the peace process between Israel and the Palestinians.
Iraqi men, women and children forced to sleep on floor at airport "prison" in Jordan
An Iraqi woman from Basrah, writing under the pseudonym Queen Amidala, said she flew from Basrah to Amman, Jordan on a business training trip last month. Upon her arrival at Queen Alia Airport, she was interrogated for three hours before being denied entry and forced to spend two nights at a custody center near the arrivals lobby before she could catch a return flight back to Iraq. The two-room wing is notoriously known among Iraqis as "the prison."
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