Official:
Blackout hits 70% of Gaza
Power outage widened in the Gaza Strip after overload damaged some of the
electricity networks that directly provide the territory with power from
Israel, a Palestinian official said Monday. "The stopping of the power
plant and the damage in the power lines left 70 percent of Gaza Strip
powerless," said Kanaan Obaid, deputy director of the Palestinian Power
Authority.
http://news.
Israeli Soldiers kidnap children
in east Jerusalem
Palestinian sources reported on Sunday that Israeli soldiers and policemen
kidnapped 10 Palestinian children in Al Bustan neighborhood, near the Al Aqsa
Mosque in East Jerusalem, and took them to an unknown destination.
http://www.imemc.
Israeli
forces invade the village of Jayyous to block demonstrators from protesting the
re-routing of the Apartheid Wall
On Sunday 16th November, approximately 100 Palestinians, Israeli and
international activists in the village of Jayyous were stopped in their attempt
to demonstrate against the new plans to re-route the Apartheid Wall by Israeli
army forces who invaded the village and blocked the streets. Israeli military
Armoured Personnel Carriers (APCs) were patrolling the streets of the village throughout
the morning, with soldiers harassing pedestrians, claiming the village was a
closed military zone.
http://www.palsolid
Abbas
forces arrest Hamas leader shortly after IOA released him
The PA security forces in the West Bank have raided and ransacked the house of
Hamas's prominent political leader Adnan Asfour in Nablus city Sunday evening
hours after he was released..
http://www.palestin
IOF
troops round up more Palestinians
Israeli occupation forces at dawn Monday rounded up four Palestinian young men
including two brothers in Burkin village, west of Jenin city, local sources
reported.
http://www.palestin
PA
crackdown has Hamas reducing cash transfers to W. Bank
Hamas has dramatically reduced its money transfers to various charitable
organizations in the West Bank formerly linked to the group, as the Palestinian
Authority continues to assert its control over those organizations.
http://www.haaretz.
'We'll
go to war over Hebron house,' warn settlers
Right-wing activists say they have no intention of complying with High Court
ruling they must evacuate disputed property, agree on series of measures to
counter expected forced evacuation. Extremists Marzel, Federman vow settlers
will fight, pledge 'Greater Israel will be realized'.
http://www.ynetnews
Settlers threaten 'Amona'-style riots over Hebron eviction
The High Court on Sunday instructed settlers occupying a house in Hebron to
evacuate it within three days, but a coalition of right-wing organizations, MKs
and West Bank rabbis said they plan to oppose the move firmly.
http://www.haaretz.
Olmert
orders his officers to end Hamas rule in Gaza
Israeli premier Ehud Olmert on Sunday ordered his military commanders to draw
up plans to end the rule of Hamas in Gaza, adding that the recent escalation in
Gaza torpedoed the truce.
http://www.palestin
Dark days in Gaza: Residents worried about winter
The sound of generators on the sidewalks of Gaza on the weekend made it hard
for pedestrians to hear one another. Even though only a few of the well-kept
stores on Omar el-Mukhtar Street, one bank and two carpentries, used
generators, the noise was still great. The power outage meant most stores were
dark, but it did not matter much anyway: There were no shoppers on the street.
http://www.haaretz.
Israel out to bring Gaza to its knees
The latest tightening of Israel's chokehold on Gaza – ending all supplies into
the Strip for more than a week – has produced immediate and shocking
consequences for Gaza's 1.5 million inhabitants.
http://www.jkcook.
Analysis: Hamas, Israel trying to rewrite truce
AP - A June truce between Israel and Gaza's Hamas rulers comes up for renewal
next month and it looks like both sides are trying to dictate more favorable
terms.
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Israel lets limited aid into Hamas-run Gaza Strip
Israel opened a border crossing with the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip on Monday
for the first time in two weeks, allowing in a limited amount of humanitarian
aid. The move came ahead of talks in Jerusalem between outgoing Israeli Prime
Minister Ehud Olmert and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, who termed
Israel's tightened blockade of the Gaza Strip a "war crime".
http://www.alertnet
Israel briefly opens Gaza crossing
The Israelis have temporarily opened the Karem Abu Salem border crossing with
Gaza to allow a limited supply of humanitarian aid to reach the
territory. Thirty trucks, 11 of which are carrying United Nations (UN)
supplies, were allowed to travel into the Strip on Monday.
http://english.
IDF officers slam top ministers for Gaza 'war-mongering'
Senior Israel Defense Forces officers criticized certain cabinet ministers on
Sunday for beating the drum for military action in the Gaza Strip. The General
Staff officers called for weighing more aggressive action against Hamas if the
rocket fire into the Negev from the strip continued. However, they do not
support reoccupying the territory at this stage. Top IDF brass also expressed
concern that some politicians were trying to drag the IDF into the political
debate.
http://www.haaretz.
Miliband
begins Mideast trip in Occupied Jerusalem
British Foreign Secretary David Miliband arrived in the Middle East on Sunday
for talks with Israeli and Palestinian leaders in a bid to bolster the peace
process as Israel prepares for early elections. After landing in Israel,
Miliband was due to go into Occupied Jerusalem talks with interim Prime
Minister Ehud Olmert, a British Embassy spokeswoman said.
http://www.dailysta
Israelis bristle at attempt to limit exports
David Miliband, the Foreign Secretary, is embroiled in a diplomatic wrangle
with Israel over Britain's attempts to restrict European imports from Jewish
settlements in the West Bank.
http://www.independ
Israel
says will release 250 Palestinian prisoners
Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert promised Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas
during talks on Monday to release 250 Palestinians prisoners next month, a
spokesman for Olmert said.
http://www.alertnet
Abbas
to press Olmert to maintain Gaza truce
AFP - Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas was expected to press Ehud Olmert on
Monday to maintain a ceasefire in Gaza even though the Israeli prime minister
accused Hamas of "shattering" the truce.
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Hamas: Abbas-Olmert meeting a "farce"
Hamas on Monday described PA chief Mahmoud Abbas's meeting with the resigned
Israeli premier Ehud Olmert as a "farce" and a "challenge to the
Palestinian people's feelings".
http://www.palestin
Abu Marzouk: Abbas's security works hard to crush all voices against Israel
Dr. Moussa Abu Marzouk stated that PA chief Mahmoud Abbas's security
apparatuses devoted themselves to eliminate all voices against Israeli
occupation, Dayton and the roadmap plan.
http://www.palestin
Palestinian factions torture opponents
RAMALLAH (IPS) - Unity talks between the two main Palestinian political
factions Hamas and Fatah failed before they even began this week following
Palestinian Authority (PA) President Mahmoud Abbas's refusal to release 400
Hamas prisoners held in PA jails in the West Bank. Hamas demanded their release
as a precondition for attending the talks which were due to take place in
Cairo.
http://electronicin
5,000
participants in RoR conference in Damascus
Rihab Mikahal, the director of the international forum on the Palestinian
refugees' right of return, has announced that the inaugural session would be
held in the Faiha palace in Damascus.
http://www.palestin
Inside
Hebrons H2 Area
The city of Hebron is a 'hot potato' politically; it is disputed among
Israelis, it arouses indignation among Palestinians, it is contested in the
international community. It is also one of the focal points for any future
peace negotiations between Israelis and Palestinians, especially because of the
some 800 Israeli settlers living in the midst of the 'former' city center, in
the area carved out by the Hebron Protocol of 1997 as Hebron H2.
http://www.palestin
Husband's
foreign deals may pose issue for Clinton
"The Palestinians are younger and poorer today than they were when we
started the peace process in 1993," he said. "And I have never met a
single poor Palestinian anywhere in the world except in the Palestinian
territories. Every single Palestinian I know in America is a millionaire or a
college professor, and I say that with deep respect, but when there is a conflict,
when there is an absence of security, there is always an absence of opportunity.
http://hosted.
Analysis:
Some Israelis want tough love from Obama
Each time a new U.S. president is elected, the question that leaps to Israeli
minds is, "is he good for the Jews?" With Barack Obama's
victory, however, what's good for the 5.5 million Jews of Israel has become a
matter of debate.
http://www.google.
Palestinian
expectations for Obama are mixed
AP - Palestinians hold mixed expectations that Barack Obama will be able to
bring them a state of their own, though both moderates and hard-liners greeted
his election with optimistic words.
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Mohamed
Khodr - Et tu Obama: Who will your Appointees Serve - Israel or America?
Rahm Israel Emanuel: Will Handle U.S. Domestic Policy for Israel
Dennis Ross: Will Handle U.S. Foreign Policy for Israel
"Right and wrong are the same in Palestine as anywhere else. What is
peculiar about the Palestine conflict is that the world has listened to the
party that committed the offence and has turned a deaf ear to the
victims." – Prof. Arnold Toynbee, British
Historian
http://palestinethi
Jordan's
activists plan to break Gaza blockade
Jordan's activists planned to break Gaza besiege by transporting humanitarian
aid to residents there, local daily the Jordan Times reported on Monday.
Preparations are under way to dispatch a convoy of ships to Gaza Strip to break
the Israeli blockade and provide food and medical supplies to Gaza residents,
said Zaki Bani Rsheid, Secretary General with the Islamic Action Front (IAF),
the political wing of the Muslim Brotherhood in Jordan.
http://www.reliefwe
Solidarity
with the Al-Kurd family
On the 15th of November a music festival was held at the protest tent in Sheikh
Jarrah. A Palestinian musician played to a crowd of local residents,
international activists and journalists to show support for the evicted Al-Kurd
family and at the same time send a message of protest to the Israeli
authorities. A crowd of approximately 150 people gathered at the tent where
Fawzieh Al Kurd and local residents have been living since the eviction. Film
showings and football matches have also taken place at the tent as local residents,
along with international activists rally together, in a show of friendship,
support and solidarity for the Al Kurd family.
http://www.palsolid
Sabra and Shatilla, Time to Bring the Guilty to Trial
Perhaps it it time to bring criminal and civil charges against the PLO, USA,
Syria and Lebanese Forces for the massacres in Lebanon. As was expected,
the Palestinian leadership sitting in Ramallah and around the world did not
make a mention of or remembers the massacre of some 5,000 Palestinians
civilians massacred in Tel-Zaatar on August 12, 1976. A massacre committed by
the Lebanese Maronite militia, the Phalanges, Etien Saqr (Guardian of the
Cedar) a coalition backed and actively supported by non other than Hafiz
Al-Assad and his Ba'athist Party.
http://sabbah.
War,
death and animation: Cartoon film stirs Israel's conscience
Until a matter of months ago, very few Israelis realised that their army fired
flares to light up Beirut's Sabra and Shatila refugee camps while Lebanese
Christian militiamen committed the notorious massacre of Palestinian civilians
there in 1982.
http://www.independ
What if It Happened to Them?
For the Jews, certain words have become taboo, especially when used by
non-Jews. These include Holocaust, Apartheid and Nazism. Because of the
atrocities that took place against Jews throughout history, namely the killing
of six million during World War II, political Judaism has allowed itself a near
monopoly over human suffering. What is worse, anyone who dares parallel this to
the atrocities now carried out by the Jewish state of Israel against
Palestinians risks being branded as "Anti-Semitic"
http://www.miftah.
Ami
Ayalon won't join Meretz
Following meeting with representatives of left-wing organization, minister who
quit Labor decides to run for Knesset independently as head of religious
Zionist Meimad party.
http://www.ynetnews
oPt: The time has come to stop targeting civilians
As civilians in the Gaza Strip begin another dark week, an urgent call: The
Time Has Come to Stop Targeting Civilians
http://www.reliefwe
Encyclopaedia of Race and Racism under Zionist Attack
Earlier this year, Macmillan Reference USA - a leading publishing house -
published a "The Encyclopedia of Race and Racism".
The Encyclopaedia is the first such work examining the anthropological,
sociological, historical, economic, and scientific theories of race and racism
in the modern era. The set delves into the historic origins of ideas of race
and racism and explores their social and scientific consequences. Some of the nearly
400 articles address broad theoretical topics that have helped to shape modern
ideas about race and racism; others address more specific subjects in the
larger fields. Zionism is one of those racist ideas explored in this book. It
was written by Dr. Noel Ignatiev*.
http://sabbah.
Sunday: 37
Iraqis Killed, 30 Wounded
Excerpt: Updated at 8:55 p.m. EST, Nov. 16, 2008 The Iraqi Cabinet approved a
U.S-Iraqi security agreement that will allow U.S. troops to remain in Iraq and
forwarded it to Parliament for their approval. Meanwhile, at least 37 Iraqis
were killed and 30 more were wounded in today's attacks. No Coalition deaths
were reported, but the U.S. notified South Korea that it will redeploy a
helicopter battalion stationed there to Iraq and Afghanistan sometime next
year.
http://www.antiwar.
IRAQ:
NGOs concerned about detainees' rights
Source: IRIN Local NGOs are concerned about the rights of detainees in US
military custody due to be transferred to the Iraqi authorities in 2009 in line
with a draft US-Iraqi security pact.
http://www.alertnet
For
city's morticians, relief at last from relentless misery
For 18 months Baghdad's chief mortician could not walk across his laboratory
for the bodies piled in front of him. He left work through a side door to avoid
the relentless chaos outside - and became convinced that the city's slide
towards hell would never stop.
http://www.guardian
SYRIA: Rice import snag leaves some Iraqi refugees short
The World Food Programme (WFP) has said it is "hopeful" of resolving
a Syrian ban on imported rice that has left 30,000 Iraqi refugees facing much
reduced food rations.
http://www.irinnews
US
wins first round over Iraq
The Iraqi cabinet's approval on Sunday of a draft agreement with Washington on
the United States presence in Iraq is a key landmark in the struggle for
influence in the country between Iran and the US. Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki
and his allies lost this battle, but they have not lost the war - this showdown
takes place in the Iraqi parliament in a week's time.
http://www.atimes.
THE ROVING EYE : A pact with the devil
Influential Shi'ite leader Muqtada al-Sadr is already threatening fire and
brimstone over the Iraqi cabinet's approval of a draft security agreement with
the United States. But Muqtada, currently studying in Iran, is in a difficult
position: he has to confront the problem that in strategic terms, Tehran
subscribes to not attacking US troops as the best way for the Americans to
eventually leave.
http://www.atimes.
Hip, new Baghdad hangout is a byproduct of war
The Christian Science Monitor - A group of four teenage boys sharing two mopeds
buzz up and down Baghdad's trendy Akkad Street and covertly gawk at passing
women.
http://us.rd.
George
W Bush could pardon spies involved in torture
George W Bush is considering issuing pardons for US spies embroiled in
allegations of torture just before he leaves the White House.
http://www.telegrap
U.S. confirms it held 12 juveniles at Guantanamo
The U.S. has revised its count of juveniles ever held at Guantanamo Bay to 12,
up from the eight it reported in May to the United Nations, a Pentagon
spokesman said Sunday. The government has provided a corrected report to
the U.N. committee on child rights, according to Navy Cmdr. Jeffrey Gordon. He
said the U.S. did not intentionally misrepresent the number of detainees taken
to the isolated Navy base in southeast Cuba before turning 18.
http://www.usatoday
Obama vows to shut Guantanamo
Barack Obama has promised to shut down the Guantanamo Bay detention camp.
The US president-elect, in a television interview aired on Sunday, also pledged
to withdraw troops from Iraq as part of rebuilding "America's moral
stature". "I have said repeatedly that I intend to close
Guantanamo, and I will follow through on that," Obama said on the CBS
programme 60 Minutes.
http://english.
As
Obama Vows to Close Guantanamo, His Advisers Are Reportedly Crafting a Plan to
Create A New System of Preventive Detention and National Security Courts
During an interview on "60 Minutes" last night President-Elect Barack
Obama said he plans to close the U.S. military prison at Guantanamo Bay and
rebuild the nation's moral stature. Last week the the Associated Press reported
Obama advisers are crafting a plan that would put some Guantanamo Bay prisoners
in front of a new court system designed to handle so-called "national
security" cases.
http://www.democrac
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