[OccupationNews] Digest Number 1281Tuesday, February 1, 2011***Occupied Palestine and Israel: News and Articles*
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*International Middle East Media Center* <http://imemc. org/>
*Mubarak Will Not Stand In Next Elections*
<http://www.imemc. org/article/ 60553>
IMEMC - Tuesday February 01, 2011 - 23:57, During a state address, on
Tuesday at night, Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak has stated that he
will not stand at the coming elections.
*Lieberman to Hire European PR Firms* <http://www.imemc. org/article/ 60551>
IMEMC - Tuesday February 01, 2011 - 16:30, In a move to improve Israel's
deteriorating image in the world, Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman has
decided to make an unprecedented move by hiring a network of European
public relations firms to conduct the state's PR campaign throughout the
continent.
*P.A. Announces Municipal Elections* <http://www.imemc. org/article/ 60550>
IMEMC - Tuesday February 01, 2011 - 16:06, Following the civil unrest in
Egypt, and other Middle Eastern States, the Palestinian Authority has
announced that they will hold municipal elections, the Jerusalem Post
reported.
*Jordanian Parliament Dismissed* <http://www.imemc. org/article/ 60549>
IMEMC - Tuesday February 01, 2011 - 15:25, Following protests this
weekend, King Abdullah II of Jordon has dismissed his government, on
Tuesday.
*Huckabee Calls Settlement Freeze ' Irrational'*
<http://www.imemc. org/article/ 60548>
IMEMC - Tuesday February 01, 2011 - 15:18, Mike Huckabee, Republican
Party US presidential frontrunner, visited the Israeli Knesset on Monday
as part of a tour of Israel and the occupied West Bank.
*Arrests and Violent Repression in Silwan*
<http://www.imemc. org/article/ 60547>
IMEMC - Tuesday February 01, 2011 - 14:35, On Monday, Silwan activists
were arrested by Israeli authorities, and a pregnant woman suffered the
ill effects of tear gas inhalation.
*Egypt Deploys Troops In Sinai* <http://www.imemc. org/article/ 60546>
IMEMC - Tuesday February 01, 2011 - 13:25, The Egyptian Army deployed
two brigades in the Sinai Peninsula in order to fortify the security
presence in the area. The move was made after obtaining an Israeli approval.
*Egypt Continues Crackdown on Media* <http://www.imemc. org/article/ 60545>
IMEMC - Tuesday February 01, 2011 - 12:27, Amnesty International has
condemned the Egyptian government's continuing crackdown on freedom of
expression after six Al Jazeera journalists were briefly detained by the
military and their Cairo bureau was shut down by the authorities,
disrupting its reporting of mass nationwide demonstrations.
*Hamas Slams Arrest Of Legislator al-Natsha*
<http://www.imemc. org/article/ 60544>
IMEMC - Tuesday February 01, 2011 - 12:20, Islamic Resistance Movement,
Hamas, slammed the Israeli arrest of legislator Sheikh Mohammad
al-Natsha, 53, of its Change and Reform Bloc.
*Israel Partially Opens Karni, Kerem Shalom Crossings*
<http://www.imemc. org/article/ 60543>
IMEMC - Tuesday February 01, 2011 - 11:54, The Israeli Authorities
decided, on Tuesday, to partially open the Karni and Kerem Shalom
crossings to allow the entry of food supplies and construction materials
on their way to the UNRWA, the Ma'an News Agency reported.
*Ma'an News* <http://maannews. net/en/>
*Israel announces new land seizure near Bethlehem*
<http://www.maannews .net/eng/ ViewDetails. aspx?ID=356154>
2/1/2011 - HEBRON (Ma'an) -- Israel's Civil Administration announced in
the newspapers on Tuesday plans to seize some 600 dunums of lands
southwest of Bethlehem, in the southern West Bank. Residents of Wadi
An-Nis and Beit Ummar, locals said, could produce ownership documents
for at least 400 dunums of the land. According to an....
*Group: Harsh treatment of child detainee*
<http://www.maannews .net/eng/ ViewDetails. aspx?ID=356090>
2/1/2011 - RAMALLAH (Ma'an) -- Israeli forces psychologically tortured a
14-year-old Palestinian detained in a night raid on his Ramallah
village, a local rights group said. Islam Tamami was detained on 23
January from his home in Nabi Saleh, a village which holds weekly
anti-wall rallies to protest Israel's confiscation of residents'.. ..
Related:PSCC: Harsh Interrogations of Children Escalate in Nabi Saleh
<http://popularstrug gle.org/content/ harsh-interrogat ions-children- escalate- nabi-saleh#>
*Campaign underway to add Bethlehem to World Heritage list*
<http://www.maannews .net/eng/ ViewDetails. aspx?ID=356122>
2/1/2011 - BETHLEHEM (Ma'an) -- A group of Bethlehemites have launched a
campaign to have the city placed on the World Heritage List, seeking to
protect and preserve the area's landmarks." World Heritage sites belong
to all the peoples of the world, irrespective of the territory on which
they are located," the group said.... Related:SIGN THE PETITION: YES....
Bethlehem is World Heritage
<http://www.bethlehe m-whs.pna. ps/index. php?option= com_petitions& view=petition& id=41>
*Police in Gaza break up Egypt solidarity rally*
<http://www.maannews .net/eng/ ViewDetails. aspx?ID=356092>
2/1/2011 - BETHLEHEM (Ma'an) -- Police in the Gaza Strip shut down a
demonstration Monday in support of the uprising in Egypt. Activists said
six women and eight men were arrested at a park in Gaza City, where a
few dozen demonstrators had gathered. The women were released after a
few hours. It was not immediately. ...
*Suriname recognizes Palestinian state*
<http://www.maannews .net/eng/ ViewDetails. aspx?ID=356264>
2/1/2011 - RAMALLAH (Ma'an) -- The Republic of Suriname on Tuesday
became the latest South American country to recognize a Palestinian
state on 1967 borders, Palestinian Authority Foreign Affairs Minister
Riad Al-Malki said. Surinamese President Desi Bouterse sent a letter to
his PA counterpart Mahmoud Abbas via the Palestinian ambassador in
Brazil, Al-Malki said. Bouterse expressed... .
*Israeli media: 2 projectiles fired from Gaza*
<http://www.maannews .net/eng/ ViewDetails. aspx?ID=356000>
2/1/2011 - TEL AVIV (Ma'an) -- Israeli media reported the launch of two
rounds of projectiles on Monday night and Tuesday morning, hitting two
locations east of Khan Younis. No injuries were reported, but Israeli
daily news site Ynet said "four people suffered anxiety." The first
projectile launch was said to have included two grad-style rockets....
*Palestinian media mum on Egypt protests*
<http://www.maannews .net/eng/ ViewDetails. aspx?ID=355890>
2/1/2011 - By Nasser Lahham - Silence prevailed, from the Palestinian
Authority, the government in Gaza, the factions and the people; all kept
a safe distance from the Egyptian hot potato for fear that coming out on
the wrong side would impact their future. As with Lebanon and Tunis, the
shadow of former President Yasser Arafat's....
*PFLP backs Egypt uprising*
<http://www.maannews .net/eng/ ViewDetails. aspx?ID=356196>
2/1/2011 - BETHLEHEM (Ma'an) -- "At this great and pinnacle moment for
the Arab people," the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine
announced Tuesday, "we totally and unwaveringly stand by the choice of
the Egyptian nation for democracy and progress." In the first public
statement issued by any Palestinian faction, the PFLP came out in....
*Palestinians join Egyptians to defend properties*
<http://www.maannews .net/eng/ ViewDetails. aspx?ID=356238>
2/1/2011 - JERUSALEM (Ma'an) -- Palestinians in Egypt say they have been
forced to join vigilante groups to protect their property as huge
anti-government protests rage for an eighth day."We, like everyone, are
holding sticks and defending our homes here," said Marcell Lahham, a
first year student in Cairo. As hundreds of thousands of protesters.. ..
*Netanyahu: World must demand Egypt respects Israel peace*
<http://www.maannews .net/eng/ ViewDetails. aspx?ID=356268>
2/1/2011 - JERUSALEM (AFP) -- The international community must demand
that any future Egyptian government respects the 30-year peace treaty
with Israel, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Tuesday....
*PLO urges Quartet to back Palestinian state*
<http://www.maannews .net/eng/ ViewDetails. aspx?ID=356285>
2/1/2011 - RAMALLAH (AFP) -- Chief Palestinian negotiator Saeb Erakat
urged the Middle East Quartet on Tuesday to recognize a Palestinian
state within 1967 borders when it meets later this week." We call on the
international Quartet take an historic decision to recognize the state
of Palestine on the 1967 borders at its next meeting on February 5....
*PA launches campaign to monitor consumer prices*
<http://www.maannews .net/eng/ ViewDetails. aspx?ID=356106>
2/1/2011 - HEBRON (Ma'an) -- The Palestinian Authority National Economy
Ministry is launching a campaign to monitor consumer prices in the West
Bank, the ministry's Hebron office said Tuesday. Maher Al-Qaisy,
spokesman for the Hebron office, said the ministry detained 60 traders
in January for selling goods at inflated prices. The ministry sets
average....
*Gaza govt gives okay to re-open cinemas*
<http://www.maannews .net/eng/ ViewDetails. aspx?ID=356149>
2/1/2011 - GAZA CITY (Ma'an) -- Amid rumors that a new movie theater
could open soon in the Gaza Strip, officials at the Hamas-controlled
Ministry of Culture announced Tuesday that the move would be
welcomed."We believe that art is a basic element of every society, and
we encourage art festivals, special film festivals, and have....
*PA sends medical aid to Gaza*
<http://www.maannews .net/eng/ ViewDetails. aspx?ID=356271>
2/1/2011 - RAMALLAH (Ma'an) -- The Palestinian Authority on Tuesday
dispatched 10 truckloads of medical aid to the Gaza Strip, said PA
Health Minister Fathi Abu Moghli. Abu Moghli said the aid was worth
around $878,000 and included medicine, laboratory supplies, milk formula
and five refrigerators. He added that 55 percent of medicine purchased
by the....
*Ariel Sharon's sons 'may face bribery charges'*
<http://www.maannews .net/eng/ ViewDetails. aspx?ID=356288>
2/1/2011 - JERUSALEM (AFP) - Police have enough evidence to indict the
two sons of former Israeli prime minister Ariel Sharon in connection
with a multi-million- dollar bribery scandal, media reports said on
Tuesday. The Ynet website, quoting police sources, said investigators
had "a basis of evidence" against Omri and Gilad Sharon and that the
case would be sent....
*Israel drops Galant for top job*
<http://www.maannews .net/eng/ ViewDetails. aspx?ID=356304>
2/1/2011 - JERUSALEM (AFP) -- Israel on Tuesday scrapped the nomination
of Major General Yoav Galant as its next armed forces chief of staff
after he was implicated in a land scandal, public television reported
Tuesday. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Ehud
Barak took the decision two weeks to the day before Galant -- commander
of the....
*Consumer fuel prices for February*
<http://www.maannews .net/eng/ ViewDetails. aspx?ID=355999>
2/1/2011 - RAMALLAH (Ma'an) -- The Palestinian Authority's Ministry of
Finance and Petroleum Authority announced the latest consumer fuel and
gas prices effective in the West Bank for February 2011. The prices,
which will take effect on Tuesday, were set at follows: -- 1 liter of
diesel for 6. 16 shekels. -- 1 liter of benzene....
*Jordan king fires govt, Islamists slam new PM*
<http://www.maannews .net/eng/ ViewDetails. aspx?ID=356234>
2/1/2011 - AMMAN, Jordan (AFP) --King Abdullah II of Jordan sacked the
government on Tuesday after weeks of protests, but his choice of
replacement premier failed to satisfy the powerful Islamist opposition's
demands for reform. The king named Maaruf Bakhit, 64, to replace Samir
Rifai, 43, with orders to carry out "true political reforms," the....
*Jewish leader: Synagogue torched in Tunisia*
<http://www.maannews .net/eng/ ViewDetails. aspx?ID=356239>
2/1/2011 - TUNIS, Tunisia (AFP) -- Arsonists set fire to a synagogue in
the southern Gabes region of Tunisia, a leader of the local Jewish
community said Tuesday." Someone set fire to the synagogue on Monday
night and the Torah scrolls were burned," Trabelsi Perez told AFP,
criticising the lack of action by the security services to stop....
*Mubarak effigy hanged at dawn in Cairo protest*
<http://www.maannews .net/eng/ ViewDetails. aspx?ID=356242>
2/1/2011 - CAIRO (AFP) -- "I will stay here till I die," says Osama
Allam as the grey Cairo dawn lifts on the biggest day of anger yet
against the regime of President Hosni Mubarak, whose effigy hangs from
nearby traffic lights. Encircled by tanks and with troops filtering
protesters streaming onto the square that has become the....
*Ex-US ambassador in Egypt amid turmoil*
<http://www.maannews .net/eng/ ViewDetails. aspx?ID=356244>
2/1/2011 - WASHINGTON (AFP) -- The United States has sent a veteran
diplomat to restive Egypt to meet top officials, as it looked past
President Hosni Mubarak's rule and urged a political "transition. " The
New York Times reported Tuesday that Frank Wisner, a former ambassador
to Egypt, would in fact meet with Mubarak directly, as the....
*ElBaradei no easy choice for Egypt, say analysts*
<http://www.maannews .net/eng/ ViewDetails. aspx?ID=356246>
2/1/2011 - VIENNA (AFP) -- Far from seeing Mohamed ElBaradei as the
answer to Egypt's problems, the West fears the Nobel laureate is out of
touch with the mood on the Arab street after a two decade absence,
experts said on Tuesday. The 68-year-old, a former head of the UN's
Vienna-based nuclear watchdog....
*Defiant protests up pressure on Mubarak*
<http://www.maannews .net/eng/ ViewDetails. aspx?ID=356282>
2/1/2011 - CAIRO (AFP) -- Massive tides of peaceful protesters flooded
Cairo and Egypt's second city Alexandria on Tuesday in the biggest
outpouring yet of defiance in a relentless drive to oust President Hosni
Mubarak. Several hundred thousand demonstrators massed in Cairo's Tahrir
Square, the epicentre for a "march of a million" in the....
*Palestine Note* <http://palestinenot e.com/cs/>
*Cairo in chaos: What's next?*
<http://palestinenot e.com/blogs/ blogs/archive/ 2011/02/01/ cairo-in- chaos-what- s-next.aspx>
Palestine Note 1 Feb 2011 - As Hosni Mubarak sends mixed signals about
his next steps - from an undisclosed location -, what should Americans
expect next? Our best Arab ally for the past 30 years has consistently
shown himself to be...
*The Daily Show: Mess O'Slightly-to- the-Left O'Potamia*
<http://palestinenot e.com/blogs/ news/archive/ 2011/02/01/ the-daily- show-mess- o-slightly- to-the-left- o-potamia. aspx>
Palestine Note 1 Feb 2011 - The Daily Show With Jon Stewart Mon - Thurs
11p / 10c Mess O'Slightly-to- the-Left O'Potamia - Egyptian Protests
www.thedailyshow. com Daily Show Full Episodes Political Humor & Satire
Blog</a> The Daily Show on Facebook America expresses support for...
*Where are Egypt's women? Right here.*
<http://palestinenot e.com/blogs/ blogs/archive/ 2011/02/01/ where-are- egypt-s-women- right-here. aspx>
Palestine Note 1 Feb 2011 - The photos coming from Cairo and other parts
of Egypt have many around the world glued to their computers,
compulsively clicking through slideshows of the protests and brushing up
on recent Egyptian history. On social networking.. .
*The Egyptian military calculus*
<http://palestinenot e.com/blogs/ blogs/archive/ 2011/02/01/ the-egyptian- military- calculus. aspx>
Palestine Note 1 Feb 2011 - The military has been Egypt's most stable
and powerful institution during the entirety of the Mubarak regime, but
it has never been called upon to make a political decision - until now.
Will its leadership side...
*Change is under way in the Middle East*
<http://palestinenot e.com/blogs/ news/archive/ 2011/02/01/ change-is- under-way- in-the-middle- east.aspx>
Palestine Note 1 Feb 2011 - Dr. Eyad El-Sarraj, The Hill - Israeli
Defense Minister Ehud Barak bragged two years ago as bombs and white
phosphorus fell on Gaza, "We have totally changed the rules of the
game." He was right and...
*Mubarak Announces He Will Not Run For Another Term*
<http://palestinenot e.com/blogs/ topnews/archive/ 2011/02/01/ mubarak-announce s-he-will- not-run-for- another-term. aspx>
Palestine Note 1 Feb 2011 - Insists he will stay in office till the end
of his current term Al Jazeera - Hosni Mubarak, the Egyptian president,
has said that he would not run for re-election -- but refused to step
down...
*Complicating the transition in US-Egyptian relations*
<http://palestinenot e.com/blogs/ blogs/archive/ 2011/02/01/ complicating- the-transition- in-us-egyptian- relations. aspx>
Palestine Note 1 Feb 2011 - Beyond the immediate dilemmas - how and how
hard to push Mubarak to stand down, what to say in public versus in
private, and how best to pressure the US-backed Egyptian security forces
- the transition.. .
*Bolton: Mubarak's downfall would mean we'd have to bomb Iran*
<http://palestinenot e.com/blogs/ blogs/archive/ 2011/02/01/ bolton-mubarak- s-downfall- would-mean- we-d-have- to-bomb-iran. aspx>
Palestine Note 1 Feb 2011 - Think Progress's Alex Seitz-Wald catches
former U.N. Ambassador John Bolton advocating for a military strike
against Iran on Sean Hannity's show... because it's Tuesday I guess:
HANNITY: Do you think that the Israelis are going to...
*Europe's Double Dealing with Despots*
<http://palestinenot e.com/blogs/ news/archive/ 2011/02/01/ europe-s- double-dealing- with-despots. aspx>
Palestine Note 1 Feb 2011 - Spiegel - The European Union is capable of
bearing down. When it wants to. On Tuesday, EU foreign ministers
gathered in Brussels agreed to harsh sanctions against Belarusian
dictator Alexander Lukashenko as a result of his...
*Equal Rights Takes to the Barricades*
<http://palestinenot e.com/blogs/ news/archive/ 2011/02/01/ equal-rights- takes-to- the-barricades. aspx>
Palestine Note 1 Feb 2011 - New York Times - People here are not afraid
anymore --- and it just may be that a woman helped break that barrier of
fear. Asmaa Mahfouz was celebrating her 26th birthday on Tuesday among
tens...
*Egypt's Economy Is Near Paralysis*
<http://palestinenot e.com/blogs/ news/archive/ 2011/02/01/ egypt-s-economy- is-near-paralysi s.aspx>
Palestine Note 1 Feb 2011 - New York Times - Egypt 's economy approached
paralysis on Monday as foreign commerce, tourism and banking all but
halted, placing acute pressure on President Hosni Mubarak to find a way
out of the weeklong chaos....
*Mubarak's Grip on Power Is Shaken*
<http://palestinenot e.com/blogs/ news/archive/ 2011/02/01/ mubarak-s- grip-on-power- is-shaken. aspx>
Palestine Note 1 Feb 2011 - New York Times - Hundreds of thousands of
Egyptians poured into Tahrir Square on Tuesday in scenes of jubilation
and protest that cut across Egypt 's entrenched lines of piety, class
and ideology, marking the largest...
*Senate Foreign Relations chairman Kerry calls for Mubarak to 'step
aside'*
<http://palestinenot e.com/blogs/ news/archive/ 2011/02/01/ senate-foreign- relations- chairman- kerry-calls- for-mubarak- to-step-aside. aspx>
Palestine Note 1 Feb 2011 - Washington Post - Congress has taken an
unusually bipartisan approach toward the mounting crisis in Egypt, with
House and Senate leaders standing behind the Obama administration' s
message that Egyptians should make an "orderly transition" to avoid...
*Jubilant crowd in Cairo predicts Mubarak's rule soon will end*
<http://palestinenot e.com/blogs/ news/archive/ 2011/02/01/ jubilant- crowd-in- cairo-predicts- mubarak-s- rule-soon- will-end. aspx>
Palestine Note 1 Feb 2011 - Washington Post - Hundreds of thousands of
cheering demonstrators packed this capital city's central plaza Tuesday,
triumphantly predicting that their week-old pro-democracy movement was
on the verge of ousting long-time President Hosni Mubarak. Unlike last
week's...
*U.S. Official With Egypt Ties to Meet With Mubarak*
<http://palestinenot e.com/blogs/ news/archive/ 2011/02/01/ u-s-official- with-egypt- ties-to-meet- with-mubarak. aspx>
Palestine Note 1 Feb 2011 - New York Times - The Obama administration
has sent a diplomatic troubleshooter with close ties to Egypt on a
mission to Cairo to meet with President Hosni Mubarak and other senior
officials, as the administration struggles...
*The "Ripple Effect": King of Jordan Sacks Cabinet*
<http://palestinenot e.com/blogs/ topnews/archive/ 2011/02/01/ king-of-jordan- sacks-cabinet- amid-growing- protests. aspx>
Palestine Note 1 Feb 2011 - Meanwhile, PA declares it will hold local
elections "soon" New York Times - King Abdullah II of Jordan fired his
government in a surprise move on Tuesday, in the face of a wave of
demands of...
*At a crucial moment, road map toward democracy*
<http://palestinenot e.com/blogs/ news/archive/ 2011/02/01/ at-a-crucial- moment-road- map-toward- democracy. aspx>
Palestine Note 1 Feb 2011 - Amr Hamzawy, Los Angeles Times - Egypt is at
a crucial moment of democratic change being driven by a dynamic popular
movement. The time available to press for a transition toward democracy
and a genuine response...
*Heavy rains cause floods in Gaza City*
<http://palestinenot e.com/blogs/ news/archive/ 2011/02/01/ heavy-rains- cause-floods- in-gaza-city. aspx>
Palestine Note 1 Feb 2011 - Ma'an - Civil Defense responded Tuesday to
massive flooding in the Zaitoun neighborhood of Gaza City, after heavy
overnight rainfall clogged drain systems and water levels rose into
first floor homes. Read Full Article
*What the Future May Hold for Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood*
<http://palestinenot e.com/blogs/ news/archive/ 2011/02/01/ what-the- future-may- hold-for- egypt-s-muslim- brotherhood. aspx>
Palestine Note 1 Feb 2011 - Der Spiegel - The Muslim Brotherhood has
been Egypt's largest opposition group for years. Now, with the regime of
President Hosni Mubarak wobbling, the organization could find its way
into power -- and is doing its...
*Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan joins call for Egypt's
Mubarak to make big changes*
<http://palestinenot e.com/blogs/ news/archive/ 2011/02/01/ turkish-prime- minister- recep-tayyip- erdogan-joins- call-for- egypt-s-mubarak- to-make-big- changes.aspx>
Palestine Note 1 Feb 2011 - Los Angeles Times - Turkish Prime Minister
Recep Tayyip Erdogan sided with the Egyptian protesters against their
president in a televised speech on Tuesday in which he rebuked Hosni
Mubarak and urged him to take a...
*Mubarak, the end of military rule in Egypt.*
<http://palestinenot e.com/blogs/ blogs/archive/ 2011/02/01/ mubarak-the- end-of-military- rule-in-egypt. aspx>
Palestine Note 1 Feb 2011 - The embattled and much hated Hosni Mubarak
spent 30 years of hard work to add to the already existing police and
emergency state, an extension of Nasser and Sadat regime. However
Mubarak outdone all of his...
*Suleiman selection reassures Western allies*
<http://palestinenot e.com/blogs/ blogs/archive/ 2011/01/31/ suleiman- selection- reassures- western-allies. aspx>
Palestine Note 31 Jan 2011 - Omar Suleiman is many things to Egypt: spy
chief, eminence grise to President Hosni Mubarak, point man for Egypt's
secret relations with Israel, and the bulwark between the Muslim
Brotherhood and all the security services that...
*Unmasking Mubarak's "chaos"*
<http://palestinenot e.com/blogs/ blogs/archive/ 2011/01/31/ unmasking- mubarak-s- chaos.aspx>
Palestine Note 31 Jan 2011 - President Hosni Mubarak's speech to the
nation on Saturday was a patent attempt to create a negative and fearful
image of the uprising in Cairo. In his terse speech, he repeatedly used
such words such as...
*Time for the U.S. to put its money where its mouth is*
<http://palestinenot e.com/blogs/ blogs/archive/ 2011/01/31/ time-for- the-u-s-to- put-its-money- where-its- mouth-is. aspx>
Palestine Note 31 Jan 2011 - "For 60 years, the United States pursued
stability at the expense of democracy in the Middle East -- and we
achieved neither. Now, we are taking a different course. We are
supporting the democratic aspirations of...
*Egypt's military in the crosshairs*
<http://palestinenot e.com/blogs/ blogs/archive/ 2011/01/31/ egypt-s-military -in-the-crosshai rs.aspx>
Palestine Note 31 Jan 2011 - CAIRO, Egypt-After years of observing the
increasingly toxic relationship between the Egyptian people and the
country's police forces, I had no idea what to expect late Friday night
as I approached Cairo's Tahrir Square on foot...
*Concerns about Israel mean getting on the right side of history*
<http://palestinenot e.com/blogs/ blogs/archive/ 2011/01/31/ concerns- about-israel- mean-getting- on-the-right- side-of-history. aspx>
Palestine Note 31 Jan 2011 - While it is impossible to predict what kind
of relationship Israel might have with a post-Mubarak Egypt, it is
perfectly legitimate to be concerned about possible negative
ramifications. But these concerns should not be an excuse...
*Brooklyn College reverses decision and rehires controversial professor
fired for his "pro-Arab" views*
<http://palestinenot e.com/blogs/ blogs/archive/ 2011/01/31/ brooklyn- college-reverses -decision- and-rehires- controversial- professor- fired-for- his-quot- pro-arab- quot-views. aspx>
Palestine Note 31 Jan 2011 - In an amazing turn of events, Brooklyn
College released the following statement this evening (Monday Jan. 31,
2011 at 7:15 pm) Here's my earlier column on the topic written only 9
hours earlier from this morning...
*Aljazeera* <http://english. aljazeera. net/news/ middleeast/>
*Protesters flood Egypt streets*
<http://english. aljazeera. net//news/ middleeast/ 2011/02/20112113 115442982. html>
AlJazeera 1 Feb 2011 - More than a million rally in Cairo as massive
countrywide protests are held against President Mubarak.
*Turkish PM backs Egypt protesters*
<http://english. aljazeera. net//news/ middleeast/ 2011/02/20112111 5128839350. html>
AlJazeera 1 Feb 2011 - Erdogan urges Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak to
"lend an ear to the people's cries" and herald a new era of reform.
*US envoy meets ElBaradei*
<http://english. aljazeera. net//news/ middleeast/ 2011/02/20112117 3116367979. html>
AlJazeera 1 Feb 2011 - US ambassador to Egypt holds talks with
opposition figure amid ongoing anti-government protests.
*Jordan's king sacks cabinet*
<http://english. aljazeera. net//news/ middleeast/ 2011/02/20112113 957115258. html>
AlJazeera 1 Feb 2011 - Monarch asks ex-army general to form new
government in the wake of streets protests over prices and reforms.
*Palestine News Network* <http://english. pnn.ps/>
*Palestinian Authority Pledges Local Elections "As Soon As Possible"*
<http://english. pnn.ps/index. php?option= com_content& task=view& id=9489&Itemid= 56>
PNN - Ramallah -- PNN - The Palestinian Authority (PA) Legislative
Council affirmed after a meeting in Ramallah that it would hold local
elections "as soon as it is possible to find a day...
*Egypt: Impunity for Torture Fuels Days of Rage*
<http://english. pnn.ps/index. php?option= com_content& task=view& id=9488&Itemid= 63>
PNN - Cairo - HRW- Torture is an endemic problem in Egypt and ending
police abuse has been a driving element behind the massive popular
demonstrations that swept Egypt over the past week, Human...
*Over Million People Gather in CairoâEUR^(TM) s Tahrir Square Demanding
an End to Mubarak's Regime*
<http://english. pnn.ps/index. php?option= com_content& task=view& id=9482&Itemid= 56>
PNN - Cairo -- PNN -- over a Million People gathered on Tuesday at
Cairo's Tahrir Square denuding an end to President Hosni Mubarak's
regime. Thousands gathered in other cities to protest.
"Mubarak-bye- -bye," read...
*Jordan: King Abdullah Replaces PM Samir Rifai with Former Security
Chief*
<http://english. pnn.ps/index. php?option= com_content& task=view& id=9487&Itemid= 56>
PNN - Amman -- PNN - According to an official press release, King
Abdullah II of Jordan replaced Prime Minister Samir Rifai on Tuesday
afternoon, yielding to the demands of Jordanian protesters inspired by...
*Health Ministry Warns of Crisis in Gaza*
<http://english. pnn.ps/index. php?option= com_content& task=view& id=9486&Itemid= 64>
PNN - Gaza- PNN -- the Palestinian Health ministry in the Gaza Strip
announced that a health crisis may happen soon in the costal enclave due
to medical supplies storages. The Minister announced in...
*Egyptian Army Returns to Sinai, Israeli Army Locks Down Border*
<http://english. pnn.ps/index. php?option= com_content& task=view& id=9485&Itemid= 61>
PNN - Cairo -- PNN - For the first time since the signing of the
Egyptian-Israeli peace treaty of 1979, Egyptian army units moved into
the Sinai Peninsula as part of an effort to...
*Palestinian Center for Human Rights* <http://pchrgaza. org/>
*Weekly Report On Israeli Human Rights Violations in the Occupied
Palestinian Territory (20-26 January 2011)*
<http://www.pchrgaza .org/portal/ en/index. php?option= com_content& view=article& id=7211:weekly- report-on- israeli-human- rights-violation s-in-the- occupied- palestinian- territory- 20-26-january- 2011&catid= 84:weekly- 2009&Itemid= 183>
Palestinian Center for Human Rights
*Jerusalem Post* <http://jpost. com/>
*Obama: Egypt's transition to democracy 'must begin now'*
<http://www.jpost. com/Internationa l/Article. aspx?ID=206304& R=R1>
Jeruslalem Post 1 Feb 2011 - After Mubarak announces he won't seek
re-election, Obama speaks to Egyptian leader, says: "He recognizes that
the status quo is not sustainable and that change must take place."
*Analysis: No longer a sacred IDF*
<http://www.jpost. com/Defense/ Article.aspx? ID=206302& R=R1>
Jeruslalem Post 1 Feb 2011 - How is it that with the ME on the verge of
upheaval, the country's defense chiefs can't get along to work together
for just 2 more months?
*PA agrees to local elections*
<http://www.jpost. com/MiddleEast/ Article.aspx? id=206300& R=R3>
Jeruslalem Post 1 Feb 2011 - Delayed from June, vote would be in West
Bank only; decision comes after PA expresses alarm at Tunisia, Egypt
popular uprisings.
*'After Egypt, US must tell allies it won't abandon them'*
<http://www.jpost. com/Internationa l/Article. aspx?ID=206297& R=R1>
Jeruslalem Post 1 Feb 2011 - Exclusive to 'Post': Possible presidential
candidate Mike Huckabee says land for peace in Israeli-Palestinian
conflict is "not rational."
*Jordan's king scraps entire cabinet*
<http://www.jpost. com/MiddleEast/ Article.aspx? id=206296& R=R3>
Jeruslalem Post 1 Feb 2011 - Abdullah taps ex-envoy to Israel, Marouf
al-Bakhit, as prime minister after Jordanians take to streets calling
for current PM to resign.
*Protesters to stay in square 'as long as necessary'*
<http://www.jpost. com/MiddleEast/ Article.aspx? id=206293& R=R3>
Jeruslalem Post 1 Feb 2011 - Egyptians call on Israel to oppose Mubarak,
say if support continues for leader, "we will start to hate Israel more
and more."
*Naveh -- first religious chief of General Staff*
<http://www.jpost. com/Defense/ Article.aspx? ID=206274& R=R1>
Jeruslalem Post 1 Feb 2011 - Background: Deputy IDF chief to temporarily
take Ashkenazi's spot in wake of Galant scandal; could receive permanent
appointment.
*Barak, Netanyahu decide: Galant will not be next IDF chief*
<http://www.jpost. com/Defense/ Article.aspx? ID=206259& R=R1>
Jeruslalem Post 1 Feb 2011 - A-G says not "morally appropriate" to
appoint Galant to chief of staff; Yair Naveh will serve as acting IDF
head for 60 days when Ashkenazi resigns.
*US orders personnel to leave Egypt amidst protests*
<http://www.jpost. com/MiddleEast/ Article.aspx? id=206249& R=R3>
Jeruslalem Post 1 Feb 2011 - Washington sends envoy to meet with members
of gov't; Sen. John Kerry calls on Muibarak to "step aside gracefully.
*Gaza activist: Hamas stops pro-Egypt rally in Gaza*
<http://www.jpost. com/MiddleEast/ Article.aspx? id=206223& R=R3>
Jeruslalem Post 1 Feb 2011 - Fayyad's cabinet announces PA municipal
elections "as soon as possible;" demonstrator says police beat up
protesters in Gaza.
*Jordan's king sacks entire Cabinet amid street protests*
<http://www.jpost. com/MiddleEast/ Article.aspx? id=206221& R=R3>
Jeruslalem Post 1 Feb 2011 - Adullah nominates ex-army general Marouf
al-Bakhit as PM after 1000s of Jordanians take to streets calling for
the current PM to resign.
*Arab lawyers call for support for Hariri tribunal*
<http://www.jpost. com/MiddleEast/ Article.aspx? id=206216& R=R3>
Jeruslalem Post 1 Feb 2011 - Legal professionals meet to discuss the
Special Tribunal for Lebanon as court prepares to publish the first
indictment naming suspects.
*Analysis: Egypt realities running ahead of Mubarak*
<http://www.jpost. com/MiddleEast/ Article.aspx? id=206188& R=R3>
Jeruslalem Post 1 Feb 2011 - The Egyptian president's concessions to
demonstrators suggest he knows his time at the top may be growing short.
*'Intolerant textbooks may prevent democracy in Egypt'*
<http://www.jpost. com/MiddleEast/ Article.aspx? id=206180& R=R3>
Jeruslalem Post 1 Feb 2011 - Study: Israel and Tunisia rank highest on
Mideast tolerance index, while Egyptian curricula deny Israel's
existence, emphasize war narratives.
*UAE Espionage points to friction between gulf countries*
<http://www.jpost. com/MiddleEast/ Article.aspx? id=206172& R=R3>
Jeruslalem Post 1 Feb 2011 - Details of case remain murky, but divisions
over Iran's nuclear ambitions may have prompted arrests of suspects of
spying in Oman.
*UN human rights chief: Up to 300 killed in Egypt protests*
<http://www.jpost. com/MiddleEast/ Article.aspx? id=206167& R=R3>
Jeruslalem Post 1 Feb 2011 - Navi Pillay calls for system change;
200,000 demonstrators fill Cairo's Tahrir Square for planned Million Man
March by opposition as Egyptian soldiers in tanks guard checkpoints.
*Kinneret rises only 16 centimeters in January*
<http://www.jpost. com/NationalNews /Article. aspx?id=206141& R=R2>
Jeruslalem Post 31 Jan 2011 - Water Authority Spokesman Uri Schor says
Israel has only gotten about a third of the rain compared to last year
when the level rose 60 centimeters.
*Palestinians shell Negev with Grads, mortar attacks*
<http://www.jpost. com/NationalNews /Article. aspx?id=206129& R=R2>
Jeruslalem Post 31 Jan 2011 - Fire from Gaza hits southern Israel;
rocket lands near wedding hall in Netivot; 4 treated for shock; rocket
alert system fails.
*Ha'aretz Defense page*
<http://haaretz. com/hasen/ pages/LiArt. jhtml?contrassID =1&subContrassID =5&sbSubContrass ID=0>
*Germany: Egypt unrest not a reason to halt peace talks*
<http://www.haaretz. com/news/ diplomacy- defense/germany- egypt-unrest- not-a-reason- to-halt-peace- talks-1.340607>
Ha'aretz - German Chancellor Angela Merkel told audience at Tel Aviv
University the situation between Israel and the Palestinians will get
worse if nothing is done.
*U.S. Senate Democrats reject Tea Party leader's call to cut Israel aid*
<http://www.haaretz. com/news/ diplomacy- defense/u- s-senate- democrats- reject-tea- party-leader- s-call-to- cut-israel- aid-1.340601>
Ha'aretz - Republican Senator Rand Paul argued last week that the U.S.
can't give money away to allies, including Israel, as the country's debt
grows.
*Palestinian government calls for local elections amid Egypt unrest*
<http://www.haaretz. com/news/ diplomacy- defense/palestin ian-government- calls-for- local-elections- amid-egypt- unrest-1. 340595>
Ha'aretz - Palestinian Authority hasn't held elections since 2006,
leaving President and parliament members in power after their elected
terms ended.
*Livni warns Merkel: Regional instability may be exploited by Iran*
<http://www.haaretz. com/news/ diplomacy- defense/livni- warns-merkel- regional- instability- may-be-exploited -by-iran- 1.340578>
Ha'aretz - Tzipi Livni and Angela Merkel discussed Israel's stalled
peace process with the Palestinians; Livni was quoted saying that
negotiations were in Israel's national interest, and not a favor to the
Palestinians or Europeans.
*Ha'aretz National page*
<http://haaretz. com/hasen/ pages/LiArt. jhtml?contrassID =1&subContrassID =7&sbSubContrass ID=0>
*Attorney General: Netanyahu and Barak must decide future of IDF chief
post*
<http://www.haaretz. com/news/ national/ attorney- general-netanyah u-and-barak- must-decide- future-of- idf-chief- post-1.340618>
Ha'aretz - Maj. Gen. Yoav Galant designated to succeed IDF Chief of
Staff Gabi Ashkenazi this month, but his appointment has been delayed
due to allegations that he seized public lands near his Moshav Amikam home.
*Study finds cancer number one cause of death in Israel, and rising*
<http://www.haaretz. com/news/ national/ study-finds- cancer-number- one-cause- of-death- in-israel- and-rising- 1.340596>
Ha'aretz - Ahead of World Cancer Day, Ministry of Health report reveals
that one in every 2.5 Israeli men have chance of developing cancer, and
one in every three women.
*Attorney General: I cannot defend appointment of incoming IDF chief*
<http://www.haaretz. com/news/ national/ attorney- general-i- cannot-defend- appointment- of-incoming- idf-chief- 1.340572>
Ha'aretz - Maj. Gen. Yoav Galant designated to succeed IDF Chief of
Staff Gabi Ashkenazi this month, but his appointment has been delayed
due to allegations that he seized public lands near his Moshav Amikam home.
*Haredi man convicted of sexually assaulting minors in Jerusalem*
<http://www.haaretz. com/news/ national/ haredi-man- convicted- of-sexually- assaulting- minors-in- jerusalem- 1.340424>
Ha'aretz - Hezkiyahu Kahalani, a previously convicted sex offender, was
imprisoned in 1992-1993 after he was found guilty of indecent assault,
and was sent to prison again for three years in 2001 after he sexually
abused two minors.
*Palestine Telegraph* <http://paltelegraph .com/>
*Israel's human rights abuses in the name of security*
<http://www.palteleg raph.com/ palestine/ west-bank/ 8362-israels- human-rights- abuses-in- the-name- of-security. html>
1 Feb 2011 - Palestine, (Pal Telegraph) - "Israeli security" is the
sacred cow of the Israeli street and ruling establishment. Practically
all the manifestations of Israeli racism directed at the state's
Palestinian citizens, as well as those living under occupation in the
West Bank and Gaza, fall within this elastic slogan. In the name of this
slogan, too, Israeli human rights organisations working...
*Worried Gazans Stockpile Supplies*
<http://www.palteleg raph.com/ palestine/ gaza-strip/ 8361-worried- gazans-stockpile -supplies. html>
1 Feb 2011 - Gaza, (Pal Telegraph) - People in the Gaza Strip are
stockpiling supplies due to concerns that Egypt's uprising will affect
the flow of basic necessities through the Rafah border crossing.
*Israeli soldiers detain 12 Palestinians in WB*
<http://www.palteleg raph.com/ palestine/ west-bank/ 8360-israeli- soldiers- detain-12- palestinians- in-wb.html>
1 Feb 2011 - West Bank, (Pal Telegraph) -Israeli occupation forces
detained at dawn on Tuesday 12 Palestinians from different parts in the
west bank . Local sources told that Israeli forces raided several parts
in Ramallah, Bethlehem, Qalqilya and detained the Palestinian citizens
before their withdrawing.
*Uruknet* <http://uruknet. info/>
*A worms eye view of revolution*
<http://uruknet. info/?p=m74520& hd=&size= 1&l=e>
Uruknet February 1, 2011 - The worms of the earth are finally turning
across the Middle East and while the outcome of events within Tunisia,
Jordan and Egypt have yet to be determined, the roots of these protests
and revolutions lie in one common factor, which is the shared
experiences of millions of people in an already turbulent region. A...
*Israel's Fears Over Egyptian Uprising a Very Good Sign for People of
the Middle East* <http://uruknet. info/?p=m74519& hd=&size= 1&l=e>
Uruknet February 1, 2011 - If the Arab people succeed in ousting the
despotic, treasonous rulers of the Middle East---who oppress their own
people while serving the neo-colonial, imperial, and/or geo-political
interests of the West, including tolerating and facilitating Israel's
crimes in Palestine--- then they may finally be able to live as free and
self-determining peoples and eventually help to bring...
*Revolution spreads to Egypt's deprived Sinai*
<http://uruknet. info/?p=m74518& hd=&size= 1&l=e>
Uruknet February 1, 2011 - A Bedouin youth casually spreads out a piece
of cloth before a police headquarters in Sheikh Zwayyed town in Sinai,
the vast desert area to the east of Cairo across the Suez. "I will leave
when Mubarak leaves," he says. He joins hundreds of others. They have
broken through into the police station already, and...
*Egypt's revolution inspires Gaza's youth*
<http://uruknet. info/?p=m74517& hd=&size= 1&l=e>
Uruknet February 1, 2011 - The revolution underway in Egypt is being
closely watched by Gaza's youth who see it as a source of empowerment
and inspiration. It has stirred our sentiments and has moved us to take
to the streets to show our solidarity with our neighbors in Egypt. We
attempt to absorb every minute event so as to...
*Hosni Mubarak's Speech to Egypt on February 1 (FULL TEXT)*
<http://uruknet. info/?p=m74516& hd=&size= 1&l=e>
Uruknet February 1, 2011 - Fellow citizens, I speak to you in very
difficult times - Egypt and its people were tested and we were thrown
into the unknown. The homeland is undergoing critical events and
difficult tests, which have started with honest young people and
citizens. They have the right for peaceful demonstrations to express
their worries, but they...
*The Popular Front salutes the Egyptian people's intifada for dignity,
freedom and social justice* <http://uruknet. info/?p=m74513& hd=&size= 1&l=e>
Uruknet February 1, 2011 - The Popular Front salutes the Egyptian
people's intifada for dignity, freedom and social justice. The Popular
Front for the Liberation of Palestine pays tribute to the people of
Egypt and their Intifada for dignity, freedom and social justice, and
greets the masses of our Arab nation as they move, across the Arab
homeland, for freedom,...
*Police in Gaza break up Egypt solidarity rally*
<http://uruknet. info/?p=m74511& hd=&size= 1&l=e>
Uruknet February 1, 2011 - Police in the Gaza Strip shut down a
demonstration Monday in support of the uprising in Egypt. Activists said
six women and eight men were arrested at a park in Gaza City, where a
few dozen demonstrators had gathered. The women were released after a
few hours. It was not immediately clear when the men...
*Syrian protesters plan 'day of rage'*
<http://uruknet. info/?p=m74510& hd=&size= 1&l=e>
Uruknet February 1, 2011 - Syrians are organising campaigns on Facebook
and Twitter that call for a "day of rage" in the capital Damascus this
week, taking inspiration from Egypt and Tunisia in using social
networking sites to rally their followers for sweeping political
reforms. Like Egypt and Tunisia, Syria suffers from corruption, poverty
and unemployment. All three nations have...
*Egypt President Mubarak to announce retirement: reports*
<http://uruknet. info/?p=m74509& hd=&size= 1&l=e>
Uruknet February 1, 2011 - ...CNN followed-up, reporting that an
unnamed, senior official in the Obama administration claimed that
Mubarak will announce his plans to retire. It was unclear whether that
meant he'd resign immediately or wait out the remainder of his term. In
previous days amid a growing and mostly peaceful revolt, Mubarak
dissolved his cabinet and pledged greater...
*American-made tear gas in Cairo and the West Bank*
<http://uruknet. info/?p=m74508& hd=&size= 1&l=e>
Uruknet February 1, 2011 - People in the street confronting police and
army soldiers with revolutionary aspirations. Some youth throw stones in
symbolic acts of resistance as the elders try to calm down their rage
and focus on chants of unity. Armed forces reply with tear gas and
rubber-coated steel bullets. This is a regular occurrence in the West
Bank...
*Egypt protesters play down Islamist party's role*
<http://uruknet. info/?p=m74507& hd=&size= 1&l=e>
Uruknet February 1, 2011 -..."There is widespread exaggeration about the
role of the Brotherhood in Egyptian society, and I think these
demonstrations have exposed that," said Khalil al-Anani, an expert on
Egypt's political Islamists at Durham University. "At first the movement
showed little interest in the protests and announced they weren't going
to participate; later they were overtaken by events...
*U.S. confirms Cairo meetings include ElBaradei*
<http://uruknet. info/?p=m74506& hd=&size= 1&l=e>
Uruknet February 1, 2011 -- The United States on Tuesday decided to come
out in the open with support for the ongoing pro-democracy
demonstrations in Egypt. The spokesman for the Department of State in a
tweet message disclosed that the American diplomats in Cairo are in
touch with Mohammed ElBaradei, the de facto leader of the demonstrators.
"As part of...
*Jordan's king appoints new PM after protests*
<http://uruknet. info/?p=m74505& hd=&size= 1&l=e>
Uruknet February 1, 2011 - King Abdullah of Jordan, a close U.S. ally,
on Tuesday replaced his prime minister after protests over food prices
and poor living conditions, naming a former premier with a military
background to head the government. A Jordanian official said the monarch
officially accepted the resignation of Samir Rifai, a wealthy politician
and former court adviser,...
*Abusing Palestinian Children*
<http://uruknet. info/?p=m74504& hd=&size= 1&l=e>
Uruknet February 1, 2011 - ...In June 2009, DCI/Palestine' s report
titled, "Palestinian Child Prisoners," documented their systematic,
institutionalized torture and abuse, including testimonies providing
chilling evidence, including from Mahmoud speaking for others saying: "I
went from having a normal life at home to handcuffs, deprivation of
sleep, shouting, threats, rounds of interrogation, serious accusations, "
beatings and other abuse. As a...
*Protesters flood Egypt streets*
<http://uruknet. info/?p=m74502& hd=&size= 1&l=e>
Uruknet February 1, 2011 - More than a million protesters have flooded
into central Cairo, turning Tahrir Square in the Egyptian capital, into
a sea of humanity in a massive show of protest against Hosni Mubarak,
the country's president for three decades. Packed shoulder to shoulder
in and around the famed Tahrir Square, the mass of people on Tuesday held...
*On the US "left" and the Egyptian Revolution*
<http://uruknet. info/?p=m74501& hd=&size= 1&l=e>
Uruknet February 1, 2011 - The revolutionary upheaval in Egypt has
prompted the country's ruling elite and US imperialism to prepare a
political alternative to Mubarak if he proves a liability or is
incapable of crushing the ongoing mass movement. As the WSWS has warned,
any replacement sanctioned by Washington would be nothing more than
pseudo-democratic window dressing for a...
*Al Jazeera English Live Stream of Egyptian revolutionWatch the
broadcast here.* <http://uruknet. info/?p=m74500& hd=&size= 1&l=e>
Uruknet February 1, 2011 - In July 2003, a USAF Institute for National
Security Studies report titled, "Egypt as a Failing State: Implications
for US National Security" suggested "Mubarak's traditionally autocratic
and oppressive short-term fixes" weren't working. As a result, "the
possibility of unrest is real; with the correct confluence of domestic,
regional, and international events, Egypt can quickly be...
*Egypt's Revolution: Obama Backing Regime Change?*
<http://uruknet. info/?p=m74498& hd=&size= 1&l=e>
Uruknet February 1, 2011 - In July 2003, a USAF Institute for National
Security Studies report titled, "Egypt as a Failing State: Implications
for US National Security" suggested "Mubarak's traditionally autocratic
and oppressive short-term fixes" weren't working. As a result, "the
possibility of unrest is real; with the correct confluence of domestic,
regional, and international events, Egypt can quickly be...
*'300 killed' so far in Egypt protests*
<http://uruknet. info/?p=m74497& hd=&size= 1&l=e>
Uruknet February 1, 2011 - The United Nations human rights chief said
Tuesday there were unconfirmed reports that an estimated 300 people may
have been killed so far in Egypt. Praising the popular revolt in Egypt,
Navi Pillay, the UN high commissioner for human rights, said she was
deeply alarmed by the sharp rise in casualties over the past few...
*Giant protest kicks off in Egypt*
<http://uruknet. info/?p=m74496& hd=&size= 1&l=e>
Uruknet February 1, 2011 - More than 100,000 protesters have gathered
for a planned "march of a million" in the Egyptian capital, calling for
Hosni Mubarak, the embattled Egyptian president, to step down. Thousands
of demonstrators began gathering from early on Tuesday morning in
Cairo's Tahrir Square, which has been the focal point of protests in the
capital and served...
*The National* <http://thenational. ae/section/ FOREIGN?profile= 1011>
*Poll shows three in five Egyptians say democracy is best*
<http://www.thenatio nal.ae/news/ worldwide/ middle-east/ poll-shows- three-in- five-egyptians- say-democracy- is-best>
The National 2 Feb 2011 - Survey last year finds Muslims in Egypt split
evenly on the role they see Islam playing in political life, with 49%
saying it played a large role and 48% seeing it as a small force.
*Mubarak tells Egypt 'I'm going - but not yet'*
<http://www.thenatio nal.ae/news/ worldwide/ middle-east/ mubarak-tells- egypt-im- going-but- not-yet>
The National 2 Feb 2011 - Announcement by president that he will not
stand in forthcoming elections but stay on to ensure orderly handover of
power fails to satisfy huge crowds of demonstrators in Cairo , who chant
after his speech: 'Down Down Mubarak!' and 'We will not leave.'
*Regime change in Egypt worries Israeli government*
<http://www.thenatio nal.ae/news/ worldwide/ middle-east/ regime-change- in-egypt- worries-israeli- government>
The National 1 Feb 2011 - Israeli president warns that 'extremist'
Islamic groups could take advantage of popular protests in Egypt to try
to seize power.
*Alternative Information Center* <http://alternativen ews.org/>
*Palestinian Police Prevent Solidarity Demonstration with Tunisia,
Egypt*
<http://www.alternat ivenews.org/ english/index. php/topics/ news/3244- palestinian- police-prevent- solidarity- demonstration- with-tunisia- egypt->
Alternative Information Center - On Sunday Palestinian security forces
prevented a solidarity demonstration from taking place in front of the
Egyptian Embassy in Ramallah, contending it was a "closed security area".
*Facebook Caves in to Demands of Israeli Radical Right*
<http://www.alternat ivenews.org/ english/index. php/topics/ news/3242- facebook- caves-in- to-demands- of-israeli- radical-right->
Alternative Information Center - The Facebook corporation shut down the
pages of tens of Israeli left-wing organizations in recent days
following an organized campaign by radical right-wing activists.
*OPGAI Brings Together Palestinian Political Forces, Kairos Initiative*
<http://www.alternat ivenews.org/ english/index. php/topics/ news/3241- opgai-brings- together- palestinian- political- forces-kairos- initiative>
Alternative Information Center - The Occupied Palestine and Syrian Golan
Advocacy Initiative (OPGAI) called upon all national and Islamic
political parties and movements in Palestine to join in support of the
Kairos Palestine Document .
*Cornerstone Laid for New Settlement in Jerusalem*
<http://www.alternat ivenews.org/ english/index. php/topics/ jerusalem/ 3243-cornerstone -laid-for- new-settlement- in-jerusalem>
Alternative Information Center - The cornerstone was laid for a newly
approved settlement project being built on Jerusalem's Mount of Olives,
Monday 31 January. The new neighborhood is called Beit Orot, and will
house 24 new residential units.
*Daily Star* <http://dailystar. com.lb/>
*Mubarak down, not out ... yet*
<http://www.dailysta r.com.lb/ /article. asp?edition_ id=10&categ_ id=2&article_ id=124441>
Daily Star 1 Feb 2011 AMMAN: King Abdullah II of Jordan sacked the
government Tuesday after weeks of protests, but his choice of
replacement prime minister failed to satisfy the powerful Islamist
opposition's demands for reform. The king named Maaruf Bakhit,...
*Jordan names new prime minister after protests*
<http://www.dailysta r.com.lb/ /article. asp?edition_ id=10&categ_ id=2&article_ id=124443>
Daily Star 1 Feb 2011 AMMAN: King Abdullah II of Jordan sacked the
government Tuesday after weeks of protests, but his choice of
replacement prime minister failed to satisfy the powerful Islamist
opposition's demands for reform. The king named Maaruf Bakhit,...
*Turkey urges Mubarak to heed Egypt's call*
<http://www.dailysta r.com.lb/ /article. asp?edition_ id=10&categ_ id=2&article_ id=124442>
Daily Star 1 Feb 2011 Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak should heed his
people's desire for change, Turkey's Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan
said Tuesday, amid more world reactions to the popular uprising in
Egypt. Iran, meanwhile set its official stance by...
*Merkel: Israel should not let Egypt chaos detract from progress of
peace talks*
<http://www.dailysta r.com.lb/ /article. asp?edition_ id=10&categ_ id=2&article_ id=124438>
Daily Star 1 Feb 2011 Israel should not let the chaos in Egypt halt
efforts to reach a peace deal with the Palestinians, German Chancellor
Angela Merkel said Tuesday, but hinted that both sides could eventually
opt for interim accords.
*Tunisia interior minister says predecessor arrested*
<http://www.dailysta r.com.lb/ /article. asp?edition_ id=10&categ_ id=2&article_ id=124437>
Daily Star 1 Feb 2011 Tunisia's new interior minister said Tuesday his
predecessor had been arrested and accused some members of the Tunisian
security forces of conspiring to undermine state security. A new interim
government also met to review Tunisia's tense...
*Rights watchdog cites police torture as key driver of unrest*
<http://www.dailysta r.com.lb/ /article. asp?edition_ id=10&categ_ id=2&article_ id=124419>
Daily Star 1 Feb 2011 CAIRO: Anger against routine police abuse and
torture has been a driving force behind the massive protests sweeping
across Egypt, Human Rights Watch said in a report released Tuesday. "The
Egyptian government's foul record on this...
*Army chief candidate for Egypt president*
<http://www.dailysta r.com.lb/ /article. asp?edition_ id=10&categ_ id=2&article_ id=124418>
Daily Star 1 Feb 2011 A member of Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood said
Tuesday the armed forces chief of staff could be an acceptable successor
to President Hosni Mubarak while a coalition of opposition groups said
they would only begin talks with...
*The Guardian* <http://guardian. co.uk/world/ palestinian- territories>
*Letters: Egypt and the credibility of the Middle East peace process*
<http://www.guardian .co.uk/world/ 2011/feb/ 02/egypt- middle-east- peace-process>
The Guardian 1 Feb 2011 - Ian McEwan misleadingly calls the West-Eastern
Divan Orchestra "Daniel Barenboim's ... Orchestra" ( Letters , 26
January). In fact the orchestra was established by Barenboim together
with my late husband, Edward Said . In responding to the writers urging...
*Relief Web*
<http://reliefweb. int/rw/rwb. nsf/doc106? OpenForm& emid=ACOS- 635PFR&rc= 3>
*OPT: Kuwait joins UNRWA's Advisory Commission*
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Relief Web 1 Feb 2011 - Source: UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine
Refugees in the Near East
*COMMISSION DECISION of on the financing of humanitarian aid operational
priorities from the 2011 general budget of the European Union
(ECHO/WWD/BUD/ 2011/01000) *
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Relief Web 1 Feb 2011 - Source: European Commission Humanitarian Aid
department
*Inter Press Service* <http://ipsnews. net/middle. asp>
*EGYPT: Litany of Abuses Fuelled Protesters' Fury*
<http://ipsnews. net/news. asp?idnews= 54321>
IPS In Egypt, where protestors continued to demonstrate Tuesday for the
eighth day in a row, the use of torture by law enforcement officials
over the past two decades has contributed to the growing unrest, rights
groups say.
*EGYPT: A Million Voices, One Message*
<http://ipsnews. net/news. asp?idnews= 54317>
IPS Organisers called it Egypt's "million man march". Whether they
achieved that targeted head count is unclear, but their message was
unequivocal.
*Stop The Wall* <http://stopthewall. org/>
*Bil'in Popular Committee, GUPW, STW: Protest for Jawaher Feb. 10!*
<http://stopthewall. org/latestnews/ 2443.shtml>
Stop The Wall - Don't forget Jawaher! Stand with Palestinian women
against Israeli violence! The Bil'in Popular Committee, The General
Union of Palestinian Women (GUPW) and STW call for women all over the
world to unite behind the popular resistance and the determination of
Palestinian women in defense of their land, rights and dignity. Join and
mobilize in protests in your countries on February 10! [
*14-year-old to be exiled from al Nabi Saleh as arrest wave hits the
village* <http://stopthewall. org/latestnews/ 2464.shtml>
Stop The Wall - Occupation authorities at the Ofer military court have
sentenced 14-year-old Islam Tamimi to house arrest in Ramallah,
effectively banishing him his home in al Nabi Saleh. With Islam's
arrest, more than half a dozen have people, primarily youth, have been
arrested in the village. [
*YNet News* <http://ynetnews. com/>
*Jordan's king sacks government*
<http://www.ynetnews .com/articles/ 0,7340,L- 4022386,00. html>
YNet News - After weeks of opposition protests inspired by regime ouster
in Tunisia and....
*Peres on Egypt: Learn from Gaza*
<http://www.ynetnews .com/articles/ 0,7340,L- 4022378,00. html>
YNet News - President reminds German chancellor that Hamas rose to power
following... .
*Egypt protestors gather for mass march*
<http://www.ynetnews .com/articles/ 0,7340,L- 4022156,00. html>
YNet News - Some 200,000 people arrive at Cairo's Tahrir Square, joining
masses who spent....
*Report: Jihad post attacked in Gaza*
<http://www.ynetnews .com/articles/ 0,7340,L- 4022248,00. html>
YNet News - Several hours after Grad rockets hit southern Israeli towns,
Palestinian sources....
*Police to boost security around Egyptian Embassy in TA*
<http://www.ynetnews .com/articles/ 0,7340,L- 4022209,00. html>
YNet News - Egyptian ambassador to Israel, Tel Aviv district police
chief decide to step up....
*AG rules against Galant appointment*
<http://www.ynetnews .com/articles/ 0,7340,L- 4022195,00. html>
YNet News - Ynet learns Attorney General Weinstein has decided not to
defend IDF....
*Galant loses IDF chief nomination*
<http://www.ynetnews .com/articles/ 0,7340,L- 4022547,00. html>
YNet News - Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Ehud
Barak canceled the nomination of General Yoav Galant for the position of
IDF chief of staff Tuesday, after he .......
*A million people protest in Egypt*
<http://www.ynetnews .com/articles/ 0,7340,L- 4022504,00. html>
YNet News - CAIRO -- A million people headed out to protest on the
streets of Egypt's cities Tuesday, creating a spectacle that far
surpassed any protest in the country's modern .......
*Merkel: Israel missing historic opportunity*
<http://www.ynetnews .com/articles/ 0,7340,L- 4022469,00. html>
YNet News - German Chancellor Angela Merkel criticized Prime Minister
Benjamin Netanyahu Tuesday for the continued construction in West Bank
settlements and the stalemate in peace .......
*Palestinian Information Center* <http://palestine- info.co.uk/ en/>
*Hamas MPs: Israel's arrest of our employee will not hamper operations*
<http://www.palestin e-info.co. uk/en/default. aspx?xyz= U6Qq7k%2bcOd87MD I46m9rUxJEpMO% 2bi1s75y9WeOBXfo W4jsYQgSb4e8VYof DoS5fw%2bGwpJkeR ISuhXBc3Vv5e7Yry cfs5vXpA% 2fwN4cYVnkkn3wa7 QkLpbjWC2mBPSbOy EPzYPfCche0k% 3d>
PIC 1 Feb 2011 - Hamas MPs in Salfit say the arrest of their office
director was intended to harm the operation of the Palestinian
Legislative Council.
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