report on Israeli human rights violations in the occupied Palestinian territory
30 Oct - 05 Nov 2008
http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/ rwb.nsf/db900SID/MCOT-7L5HLE?
OpenDocument&RSS20=02-P
Israeli
House Demolitions in the East Jerusalem Village of Silwan Lead to Clashes,
Injuries, Arrests
On 5 November, in the Palestinian village of
Silwan, located to the south of the Old City in East Jerusalem, approximately 20
Palestinians were arrested and eight injured following clashes with Israeli
police and border guards, who entered the village in order to demolish two
homes. Israeli authorities argue that the demolitions were necessary because the
houses were constructed illegally and without building permits. While the
families who lived in the homes did attempt a court appeal against the
demolition orders, they were turned down.
http://www.alternativenews.
east-jerusalem-village-of-
Israel
demolishes four houses in Arab east Jerusalem
AFP - Israel on
Wednesday demolished four Palestinian homes in east Jerusalem which the
authorities said were built without permits, triggering clashes in one of the
city's Arab neighbourhoods.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/
alem
Israel
demolishes Palestinian home
After two-hour confrontation with
stone-throwing protesters, security forces raze east Jerusalem structure State
says was illegally built. Group promoting coexistence slams demolition.
http://www.ynetnews.com/
articles/0,7340,L-3618356,00. html
Israeli
House Demolitions in the East Jerusalem Village of Silwan Leads to Clashes,
Injuries
The Palestinian village of Silwan is located to the
south of the Old City of Jerusalem On 5 November, in the Palestinian village of
Silwan, located to the south of the Old City in East Jerusalem, approximately 20
Palestinians were arrested and eight injured following clashes with Israeli
police and border guards, who entered the village in order to demolish two
homes.
http://www.alternativenews.
18
Jerusalemites wounded, 17 detained during IOA demolition of
buildings
The IOA on Wednesday demolished three Palestinian
homes and a wedding hall in occupied eastern Jerusalem and wounded 18 citizens
and arrested 17 others for protesting the demolition.
http://www.palestine-info.co.
Arrests
and injuries as nonviolent resistance attempts to stave off Jerusalem home
demolitions
Israeli bulldozers demolished yesterday, two homes
in the Shuafat neighborhood, downtown Jerusalem, and in northern Jerusalem's
Beit Hanina. Throughout the afternoon more demolitions occurred with Israeli
forces targeting a number of houses in the Wadi Al Bustan neighborhood of
Silwan, south of Al Aqsa Mosque.
http://english.pnn.ps/index.
Witnesses:
Fresh Israeli airstrike kills Palestinian fighter in N
Gaza
Israeli air force killed a Palestinian militant in northern
Gaza Strip late on Wednesday, putting a fragile ceasefire in peril, medical and
witnesses said. The incident took place half an hour before midnight when an
Israeli drone dropped a bomb on an Islamic Jihad militant who was walking in the
east of Jabaliya refugee camp, killing him and wounding three others, the
witnesses said.
http://news.xinhuanet.com/
Israeli
airstrike kills Islamic Jihad leader in northern Gaza
An Israeli
spy plane killed a leader in the armed wing of Islamic Jihad, the Al-Quds
Brigades, on Wednesday in the northern Gaza Strip as a fragile ceasefire
appeared on the verge of collapse. Al-Quds Brigades field commander Ghassan
At-Toramsi was killed instantly by the airstrike that targeted him on Abu Eita
street in the Tel Az-Za'tar neighborhood.
http://www.maannews.net/en/
33042
Testimony:
Soldiers shoot Gazan fishermen off Rafah shore
On 5 Oct. '08,
two fishermen sailed from Rafah in a rowboat. One of them, Muhammad Musleh, told
B'Tselem that an Israeli navy boat fired at them without warning, although they
were in the zone permitted for fishing by the army. Musleh was severely
injured.
http://www.btselem.org/
gaza_fisherman_injured_by_idf_ gunfire.asp
"The
people of Gaza have plenty of food. They don't need to go
fishing"
Larnaca. When members of the Free Gaza Movement sailed
to Gaza in August, several accompanied fishermen aboard their small boats.
Israeli gunboats regularly confine these boats inside a 6-mile Israeli-imposed
limit. Although international law allows every Mediterranean sea territory
fishing rights 12-20 miles offshore, Israel ignores those laws and has killed at
least 14 fishermen over the past few years.
http://www.palsolidarity.org/
IWPS:
Israeli soldiers beat Palestinian farmer unconscious near Kufr
Qaddum
On Tuesday, November 4th, 2008, a family of about 15 was
harvesting its land on a slope of Jebel Mohammed north of Kafr Qaddum village,
close to the eastern side of a caravan outpost of the Qedumim settlement, when
they were approached by Israeli soldiers. Family members report that they
already had been harassed the previous day by soldiers and settlers, who tried
to take horses and a tractor from them. They say that on Tuesday at about 9 a.m.
the soldiers returned in a Hummer jeep, demanding that the family should stay at
least 300 metres away from the settler outpost. However, as its entire olive
grove is within 300 metres of the outpost, the family refused.
http://www.palsolidarity.org/
-kufr-qaddum/
Olive
grove fire forces Huwwara checkpoint closed
Flames engulfed a
field of olive trees near the Huwwara Israeli military checkpoint south of
Nablus on Thursday, forcing the checkpoint to close until Palestinian fire crews
arrived in the area. Local sources speculated that the fire was the result of
arson.
http://www.maannews.net/en/
index.php?opr=ShowDetails&ID=
Israel breaks
Gaza ceasefire, assassinates six
The Palestinian Centre for
Human Rights (PCHR) condemns in the strongest possible terms the killing of six
Palestinians carried out by the Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) in the Gaza
Strip yesterday evening and this morning.
http://electronicintifada.net/ v2/article9937.shtml
Ceasefire
under threat as six die in Gaza raid
A four-month-old ceasefire
between Israel and Palestinian militants in Gaza was in jeopardy yesterday after
Israeli troops killed six Hamas gunmen in a raid into the territory. Hamas
responded by firing a volley of rockets into southern Israel, although no one
was injured. The violence represented the most serious breach in a ceasefire
agreed in mid-June. Despite the bloodshed, both sides suggested they wanted to
return to a period of calm.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/ world/2008/nov/06/ israelandthepalestinians-
middleeast
Testimony:
Policemen and paramedic abuse Palestinian beaten by mob in
Jerusalem
On 17 Oct. '08, several Jewish men armed with clubs
attacked and beat Majdi and Khaled al-Husseini, residents of East Jerusalem, as
they approached an ice cream shop in West Jerusalem. The two sought shelter with
policemen standing nearby, who abused them.
http://www.btselem.org/ english/testimonies/20081017_
majdi_and_khaled_al_husseini_ beaten_by_mob
_in_jerusalem_
witness_majdi.asp
Israeli
Occupation Forces invade Al Faqr refugee camp
Early on the
morning of Monday 3rd November, approximately 400 Israeli soldiers entered Al
Faqr refugee camp to the north of Nablus city, destroying homes, throwing tear
gas and sound bombs and imposing a curfew on the camp. At 2am soldiers disrupted
the sleep of the residents of the camp, raiding almost 200 homes and causing
widespread destruction and intimidation.
http://www.palsolidarity.org/ main/2008/11/06/israeli-
occupation-forces-invade-al- faqr-refugee-camp/
Israeli
troops fire on European, American volunteers harvesting olives in
Gaza
Israeli troops opened fire on international volunteers
helping to harvest olives in the Gaza Strip near the border with Israel on
Thursday morning. According to the volunteers, British, American, and Italian
citizens were fired on by soldiers in two jeeps and Israeli watchtower. The
group is on foot and one American citizen was driving a tractor.
http://www.maannews.net/en/ index.php?opr=ShowDetails&ID=
33057
Jewish
settlers, Hamas threaten Abbas deployment
Jewish settlers say
they are ready to fight U.S.-trained, Palestinian security forces who are being
sent to the tense West Bank city of Hebron. Fear of a showdown if the armed
Palestinians move into the center, where a hard core of sometimes violent
settlers lives, makes the deployment the biggest test yet for a U.S. plan to
build up the force, seen as vital in persuading Israel it can end its occupation
without compromising its own security.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/ 20081104/wl_nm/us_
palestinians_settlers_1
Fayyad
announces delivery of five million USD in equipment for civil
defense
Palestinian caretaker Prime Minister Salam Fayyad
announced a delivery of five million US dollars in equipment to the Palestinian
Civil Defense Department. "The civil Defense Department is an important
department and is needed by the Palestinians," he said.
http://www.maannews.net/en/ index.php?opr=ShowDetails&ID=
33054
Pro-Abbas
forces continue clampdown against Hamas in West Bank
ecurity
forces of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas Thursday arrested seven Hamas
members across the West Bank, the Islamic movement said. The arrests highlight
tension between Hamas and Abbas' Fatah and complicate Egypt's efforts as Cairo
is to host a national Palestinian dialogue next week to reconcile the two
movements.
http://news.xinhuanet.com/
10318144.htm
Hamas
arrests dozens of Fatah activists -- Fatah
Palestinian President
Mahmoud Abbas's Fatah group said Hamas forces arrested dozens of its activists
in the GazaStrip on Thursday, undermining Egyptian efforts to reconcile the
rival factions. Egypt, which hopes to end the factional fighting after past
Arab-led efforts failed, will host unity talks from Nov. 9.
http://www.alertnet.org/
Fatah
condemns Hamas arrests of PLC leader, several other party
members
Hamas arrested dozens of Fatah leaders after breaking
into a private membership meeting in Rafah city in the Gaza Strip on Thursday
afternoon, confirmed Fatah spokesperson Fahmi Az-Za'areer.
http://www.maannews.net/en/
33058
IOF
Arrests 5 Palestinians in West Bank
Israeli Occupation Forces
(IOF) arrested, Thursday, five Palestinian citizens from the West Bank cities of
Bethlehem, Ramallah, and Hebron. Palestinian security source in Bethlehem
reported that Israeli soldiers attacked Aida Refugee Camp, searched and
vandalized many houses and arrested two Palestinians.
http://english.wafa.ps/?
Israeli military detains
eight Palestinian residents in the West Bank
Israeli military
detained early on Thursday eight Palestinian residents from various parts of the
West Bank, media sources and witnesses reported.
http://www.imemc.org/article/
Ministry
of prisoners: Israel is responsible for kidnapping four women from
Gaza
The ministry of detainees in Gaza on Wednesday held the IOA
fully responsible for the lives of four Palestinian women who were abducted
during the incursion of IOF troops into central Gaza.
http://www.palestine-info.co.
Israeli
soldiers prevent ambassadors from praying at Ibrihimi
Mosque
Israeli forces barred Egyptian ambassador to Palestine
Ashraf Aqel and Tunisian Ambassador Ahmad Habbas from entering the Ibrahimi
Mosque, or the Tomb of the Patriarchs, during their visit to the Hebron area
with a delegation on Thursday.
http://www.maannews.net/en/
JAG
to the High Court: Stiffer charges won't be filed in shooting case in
Ni'lin
Despite the harsh criticism voiced earlier by the High
Court justices, the judge advocate general sticks to his position that the
charge of unbecoming conduct is suitable for a case in which a bound and
blindfolded Palestinian was abused and shot.
http://www.btselem.org/
Barak:
We will not hesitate to strike again
Defense minister meets with
heads of Gaza vicinity communities following latest Qassam salvo on area; says
Israel has no interest in seeing ceasefire end but will act to impede any
threat.
http://www.ynetnews.com/
html
Hamas:
Israel's claims of having no intention to escalate is
disinformation
The Hamas Movement on Wednesday stated that the
Israeli war minister's declaration that Israel still want the calm and has no
intention to escalate is "disinformation".
http://www.palestine-info.co.
Gaza
ceasefire at risk
A spate of Israeli and Palestinian attacks and
counter-attacks in the past 24 hours could spell the end of a
five-and-a-half-month ceasefire. This would once again put the civilian
populations of Gaza and southern Israel in the line of fire.
http://www.amnesty.org/en/
Gaza
violence may enervate Palestinian dialogue in Cairo
A new wave
of violence in the Gaza Strip on Wednesday may be out of Israel's intention to
undermine an upcoming Egypt-sponsored Palestinian dialogue aimed to patch up
rifts among Palestinian fractions, politicians and analysts said. Israeli air
strikes on central Gaza Strip earlier Wednesday morning killed six Islamic Hamas
militants, which Hamas responded by renewing dozes of home-made rockets and
mortar shells into southern Israeli territories and Israeli army posts near
Gaza.
http://news.xinhuanet.com/ english/2008-11/06/content_
10313506.htm
New
Restrictions on Mobility of Medical Personnel in the West
Bank
As of Sunday, 2.11.08, new Israeli army guidelines are in
force, requiring Palestinian medical personnel from the West Bank who work in
Jerusalem hospitals to come in only through the Qalandiya checkpoint in
Ramallah. Medical personnel from the West Bank are prohibited from coming to
work through other checkpoints, even if these are closer to where they live.
Since 2.11.08, many medical personnel who have been prevented by the military
authorities from going to work have contacted Physicians for Human
Rights–Israel, the Palestineian Medical Relief Society. Today, Tuesday, 4.11.08,
about 100 Palestinian medical personnel held a demonstration at the Qalandiya
terminal to protest the new restrictions.
http://www.palestinemonitor.
org/spip/spip.php?article685
Khudari:
$700m the direct losses of siege
MP Jamal Al-Khudari, the head
of the popular committee against the siege, has said that the Israeli siege on
the Gaza Strip had inflicted 700 million dollars in direct losses in all
sectors.
http://www.palestine-info.co.
Israel
extends closure of Gaza Strip
Israel on Thursday extended the
closure of the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip for a second day following a sudden surge
of violence that shocked an Egyptian-brokered ceasefire, a Palestinian official
said. Hatem Awaida, an aide to Hamas minister of economy, said four commercial
crossings used to transport goods and fuel to Gaza remained closed with no
immediate information on when to reopen.
http://news.xinhuanet.com/ english/2008-11/06/content_
10317874.htm
Women in Gaza
pin hope on AWO conference
Gaza: Leaders of various women
organisations in Gaza have expressed their optimism and hope over the results of
the forthcoming conference of the Arab Women Organisation (AWO) slated to be
held in Abu Dhabi between 11th and 13th this month under the presidentship of HH
Sheikha Fatima Bint Mubarak.
http://www.uaedailynews.com/ middleeast/2879.html
World Bank:
Palestinian economy could flourish if Israel eased
restrictions
The Palestinian economy has "incredible potential"
that could be unleashed if Israel eases restrictions on Palestinian movement,
the area's World Bank chief said Wednesday, a day after a high-level World Bank
delegation inaugurated a sewage storage facility in a rare trip to Hamas-ruled
Gaza.
http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/ spages/1034921.html
Telecom
companies eager to explore Palestinian market despite
obstacles
With some 500 checkpoints throughout the Palestinian
area and the split between the Gaza Strip and West Bank, Palestinians cannot
visit each other easily. Under such circumstances, telecom companies are eager
to explore local market despite many obstacles.
http://news.xinhuanet.com/ english/2008-11/06/content_
10319005.htm
PSF:
Disregarding amendments aims at pressuring Hamas and
resistance
Khaled Abdedlmejid, the secretary general of the
popular struggle front, has expressed surprise at the media reports that the
Egyptian draft proposal was closed to amendments.
http://www.palestine-info.co.
Palestinian
Reconciliation Talks on November 10
Palestinian factions are to
hold reconciliation talks in Cairo on November 10, leaders of the rival Fatah
and Hamas factions said on Wednesday. The Egyptian-sponsored talks initially had
been scheduled for November 9. Palestinian President Mahmud Abbas will attend
the beginning of the meeting in his capacity as Palestinian president but not as
leader of Fatah, said Nabil Shaath, who will lead the faction's
delegation.
http://almanar.com.lb/ NewsSite/NewsDetails.aspx?id=
62590&language=en
World
Bank to facilitate investment into West Bank and Gaza
The World
Bank Wednesday announced the launch of a new trust fund to encourage investors
to increase investment in the West Bank and Gaza. The fund is co-sponsored by
the European Investment Bank, the Government of Japan, and the Palestinian
Authority, and will be administered by the Multilateral Investment Guarantee
Agency (MIGA), the political risk insurance arm of the World Bank.
http://news.xinhuanet.com/ english/2008-11/06/content_
10313758.htm
PM heads to D.C.
to wrangle last favors from Bush
Prime Minister Ehud Olmert will
visit President George Bush in Washington later this month in an attempt to
reach last minute agreements and extract a number of promises before both
leaders step down. Olmert is looking for commitments from Bush on the peace
process with the Palestinians, U.S. military aid and various arms deals.
http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/ spages/1034859.html
Rice
tries to preserve Mideast peace talks
Reuters - U.S. Secretary
of State Condoleezza Rice headed to the Middle East on Wednesday to set the
stage for future Israeli-Palestinian peace talks that both sides acknowledge
will not produce an agreement this year.
http:// news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20081106/
wl_nm/us_mideast_usa_rice
Rice
plays down chances of Israeli-Palestinian deal
Reuters -
Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice held out little hope Thursday that Israel
and the Palestinians could reach a peace deal this year as she began a four-day
visit to the Middle East.
http:// news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20081106/ wl_nm/us_palestinians_israel_
rice
One year after
Annapolis
It seems like another age, but it was only one year
ago that United States President George W. Bush and his administration were
preparing to bring Israelis and Palestinians together to launch a final push for
a peace settlement.
http://electronicintifada.net/ v2/article9936.shtml
No to
American Visa Exemption for Israelis
Although the United States
has told Israel repeatedly that Palestinian Americans must be treated as
American citizens at border crossings or anywhere else, US State Department
Spokesman, Sean McCormack, noted that it's a continuing issue. It's a continuing
problem. During Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert's upcoming trip to Washington
later this month, he intends to once again request from President Bush and the
American administration that the visa requirement be waved for Israeli citizens
wishing to visit the US.
http://www.alternativenews. org/content/view/1404/104/
OIC
demands the protection of Palestinian civilians in Hebron and condemns Israeli
attack on Gaza
The Secretary General of the Organization of the
Islamic Conference (OIC), Professor Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu, expressed his grave
concern over the tragic conditions facing the Palestinians in Hebron due to the
suffocating siege imposed by Israel on more than a hundred and eighty thousand
Palestinians living in the occupied city in a bid to protect a handful of
settlers who wreak havoc and devastation in the city.
http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/ rwb.nsf/db900SID/ASAZ-7L5JNP?
OpenDocument&RSS20=02-P
Let
Palestinians study campaign slams Egypt for barring students from
travel
The campaign "let Palestinians study" expressed on
Wednesday its shock at the Egyptian authorities for preventing hundreds of
students in Gaza from joining their universities outside the Strip.
http://www.palestine-info.co.
Irish
politicians visit Gaza on international mission
Two Irish
politicians are taking part in an international fact-finding mission to the Gaza
Strip today. Fianna Fail TD Chris Andrews and Sinn Fein TD Aengus O'Snodaigh
will join parliamentarians from several other countries to assess the plight of
Palestinians in the region.
http://www.belfasttelegraph.
mission-14041546.html
Jordan's
Islamists plan Gaza voyage to break Israeli blockade
Jordan's
opposition Islamic Action Front said on Thursday it is planning a trip to the
Gaza Strip from the southern Red Sea port of Aqaba in a bid to break an Israeli
blockade of the impoverished Palestinian territory. "We are currently preparing
for the trip and collecting aid for our brothers in Gaza to break Israel's
unjust and inhuman siege," Rheil Gharibeh, spokesman for the powerful Islamist
party, told AFP.
http://afp.google.com/article/ ALeqM5hx4fHTqr7fnn0ygIbQ7a3-
Vvkt0Q
On
the Sea Again
On Friday, November 7, the SS DIGNITY leaves at
5:00 pm from Larnaca to Gaza. This time, thirteen members of the European
Parliament from England, Ireland, Italy, Turkey, Wales, Switzerland, and
Scotland are on board.
http://www.freegaza.org/index. php?module=latest_news&id=
61a00d2fdd36d5ac1a38aa3a036df4 f6&offset=
Another
voyage set for Gaza peace ship
AFP - A dozen European
politicians, most of them British, plan to travel aboard the next ship sailing
from Cyprus to breach the Israeli siege of the Gaza Strip, organisers told AFP
Wednesday.
http:// news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20081105/ wl_mideast_afp/
mideastconflictgazabritaindemo
Federman:
Leftists are temporary here
Trial of extreme right-wing
activist, accused of assaulting policeman, opens in Jerusalem. Before entering
court he tells Ynet, 'All the leftists and evil people won't last. A sheep also
twitches before it is slaughtered.' Judge denies State's request to keep him
away from territories.
http://www.ynetnews.com/ articles/0,7340,L-3618646,00.
html
A
Direct and Immediate Impact
The domestic Israeli political scene
and balance of powers have a very strong effect on the peace process and the
domestic Palestinian scene. The Israeli balance of power is in turn deeply
influenced by Israeli public opinion. The latter sets the limits for how far
negotiators can go as well as for how far Israeli bulldozers may reach.
http://palestinechronicle.com/ view_article_details.php?id=
14348
Clutching
at the Thinnest of Straws
After two years of campaigning,
debating and fund-raising, the US presidential elections are finally over. And
after probably his first decent night's sleep in two years, President-Elect
Barack Obama can finally start to act instead of talking - by making decisions
and appointing the team that will guide him for the next four years. He has
already said he will not waste any time in doing so and expects to hit the
ground running in January.
http://palestinechronicle.com/ view_article_details.php?id=
14349
'Only
an Arab PM could be seen as an Israeli Obama'
Is there an
Israeli parallel to a young, charismatic leader who will surprise everyone?
Experts believe there is no such person in Jewish state right now.
http://www.ynetnews.com/ articles/0,7340,L-3618631,00.
html
Wednesday: 1 US
Soldier, 13 Iraqis Killed; 23 Iraqis Wounded
Excerpt: Updated at
6:05 p.m. EST, Nov. 5, 2008 Baghdad quieted down overnight, but still suffered
from at least one attack today. Overall, at least 13 Iraqis were killed and 23
more were wounded across the country. One U.S. soldier died of a non-combat
related cause in central Iraq today. commentary over the election of a new
president in the U.S. is already flooding out of the Middle East/South Asia
conflict zone.
http://www.antiwar.com/ updates/?articleid=13721
Uptick in
Baghdad attacks reveals new insurgent tactics
While American and
Iraqi fatalities dropped to their lowest levels in October, the US military
reports an increase in the use of 'sticky' bombs in targeted
assassinations.
http://www.csmonitor.com/2008/ 1105/p99s04-duts.html
Three
policeman killed, four injured in attacks in Iraq
Three
policemen were killed in separate attacks around Iraq on Wednesday, reports
said.
http://www.monstersandcritics. com/news/middleeast/news/
article_1441191.php/
Iraq
VP calls for national referendum on US status of forces
agreement
Iraqi Sunni Vice President Tariq al-Hashemi, one of
two Iraqi vice presidents, called Tuesday for a national referendum on a
proposed US-Iraqi Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA).
http://jurist.law.pitt.edu/
US
responds to Iraqi proposals on American troops
AP - The U.S.
officially responded Thursday to Iraqi proposals for changes in the draft
security pact that would keep American troops here for three more years.
http:// news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081106/
ap_on_re_mi_ea/ml_iraq_us
Iraq:
Christians trickling back to their homes in Mosul
About 400
Christian families, (some 2,400 individuals) have returned to their homes in the
northern city of Mosul after a spate of threats and killings led them to flee in
early October, according to officials. "We have so far registered nearly 400
Christian families who have returned to their houses and jobs, and resumed
normal lives thanks to the deployment of security forces," said Jawdat Ismaiel,
head of the Ministry of Displacement and Migration in the province.
http://www.adnkronos.com/AKI/ English/Religion/?id=3.0.
2675366591
Baghdadophobia--and
how to know you've got it
"Here's an interesting new disorder
for medical science to investigate," writes an Iraqi employee of the BBC,
"Baghdadophobia - an Iraqi's fear of his own capital city." The Iraqi describes
the daily terror of that most mundane of things: commuting to work.
http://electroniciraq.net/ news/war-every-day-blog/
Baghdadophobia--and_how_to_ know_you_ve_got_it-3440.shtml
ARTS-US: "I
Wouldn't Wish War on My Worst Enemy"
Artist Jim Lommasson hates
war. His exhibit of 1,500 photographs, taken by soldiers who served in Iraq,
brings the war home to the United States, in a way he hopes will help bring it
to an end.
http://www.ipsnews.net/news. asp?idnews=44577
Barack
Obama and Iraqi orphans
And finally we have the man who many in
the U.S. and the world at large wanted to see replacing George W. Bush. On
January 20, 2009, Barack Obama will be officially inaugurated as U.S President.
Bush as a person and a picture will no longer be in the Oval Office but his
deeds and legacy will fill the room's air, shelves and even the drawers of
Obama's desk.
http://www.azzaman.com/ english/index.asp?fname=news\
2008-11-06\kurd.htm
Iraqis
worry about Obama, while many GIs celebrate
McClatchy Newspapers
- BAGHDAD — Iraqis didn't dance in the streets or hold late-night viewing
parties to herald the election of a new president of the United States. Many
didn't have electricity to follow the television coverage of Barack Obama's
ascent to president-elect.
http:// news.yahoo.com/s/mcclatchy/
20081105/wl_mcclatchy/3092953
Movement
Left has Stroke: Rahm Emanuel Accepts Obama's Chief of Staff
Offer
My greatest fear about Emanuel is that he might perpetuate
a "false choice" orientation towards Israel in Middle East affairs that he's
going to have to compensate for and get under control. There are no rational
alternatives in the Middle East than actually delivering on a Palestinian state
and finally putting the Middle East peace business out of business. Emanuel
needs to prove his judiciousness by not preempting serious progress in
Israel/Palestine affairs and not encouraging Barack Obama to make the mistake of
trying to define his presidency by exploiting some national security
conflict.
http://www.thewashingtonnote. com/archives/2008/11/movement_
left_h/
Obama picks
pro-Israel hardliner for top post
During the United States
election campaign, racists and pro-Israel hardliners tried to make an issue out
of President-elect Barack Obama's middle name, Hussein. Such people might take
comfort in another middle name, that of Obama's pick for White House Chief of
Staff: Rahm Israel Emanuel.
http://electronicintifada.net/ v2/article9939.shtml
Official:
Obama won't press Israel in coming months
Diplomatic source says
president-elect will change US policies in Middle East, but not before he
tackles bigger domestic problems, such as ailing economy. 'I don't think we
should be concerned over Obama's election, it may do Israel good,' he
says.
http://www.ynetnews.com/ articles/0,7340,L-3618502,00.
html
Obama:
don't surrender to the Jewish lobby
Barack Obama's landslide
victory against the republican candidate John McCain is undoubtedly a landmark
event in American history.
http://www.palestine-info.co.
Obama will
be 'great president, great friend of Israel,' U.S. envoy
says
Barack Obama will be "a great president and a great friend
of Israel," the American ambassador to Israel said yesterday at an election
breakfast reception, even though Obama's victory could have dramatic
implications for the diplomat's less than 3-months-old stint in Tel Aviv.
http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/ spages/1034825.html
Aide
to Rahm Emanuel: Obama pro-Israel
US president-elect starts
selecting top gov't officials, but son of Israeli immigrant yet to accept White
House chief of staff offer; aide to Emanuel tells Ynet, 'He would not consider
role if he wasn't convinced Obama is pro-Israel'.
http://www.ynetnews.com/ articles/0,7340,L-3618543,00.
html
Mr.
President, We Too Have A Dream
Dear Mr. President-Elect, Barack
Obama, First of all, let me convey my heartiest congratulation to you on your
election as the President of the United States of America.
http://palestinechronicle.com/ view_article_details.php?id=
14350
Jonathan
Steele: Now Obama must declare that the war on terror is
over
Obama's preference for diplomacy can help to forge new,
individual relationships with Iran, Iraq and Afghanistan.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/ commentisfree/2008/nov/06/
barack-obama-war-on-terror
Palestinians
hoping for 'positive' input from Obama
Customers at the Diwan
coffee shop in the centre of Ramallah were distinctly underwhelmed by the
historic election of Barack Obama. America may have elected its first
African-American president, but here pop videos played non-stop on the two
television screens, while the talk was more focused on the upcoming Champions
League football fixtures than global politics.
http://www.thenational.ae/ article/20081105/FOREIGN/
308213513/1011/rss
In
Mideast, guarded hope for an even hand
If there were any
concerns voiced by some Israelis and American Jews during the election campaign
that Barack Obama might tilt more toward the Arab world while trying to broker
peace, Israeli officials went out of their way Wednesday to dispel them. While
conversations with ordinary Israelis showed some lingering skepticism, Israeli
leaders applauded Obama's victory, voicing confidence that Washington's solid
alliance with Israel would continue. Palestinian officials expressed hope that
an Obama administration would act vigorously to promote lagging peace
efforts.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/
news/nationworld/chi-110508-
Abu
Hussein's invitation to Damascus
Syrians affectionately call
Barack Hussein Obama "Abu Hussein" (father of Hussein), even though he has no
son, and look forward to him visiting the country. First, though, Obama will
have to repair the damage done by the George W Bush administration, such as by
sending an ambassador to Syria and recognizing that some problems in the Middle
East can only be solved with Damascus' cooperation.
http://www.atimes.com/atimes/ Middle_East/JK07Ak02.html
Independent
Presidential Candidate Ralph Nader Discusses Future Obama Presidency and
Two-Party Politics
We speak with independent presidential
candidate Ralph Nader. The longtime consumer advocate appeared on the ballot in
forty-five states. He received about one percent of the vote, the highest of any
third-party candidate. [includes rush transcript]
http://www.democracynow.org/ 2008/11/5/independent_
presidential_candidate_ralph_ nader_discusses
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