Post by ninathedog on Feb 18, 2011 23:45:39 GMT 4
[OccupationNews] Digest Number 1297
Thu Feb 17, 2011 7:11 pm (PST)
***Occupied Palestine and Israel: News and Articles*
*News*
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*International Middle East Media Center* <http://imemc. org/>
*Two Injured By Israeli Army In Gaza* <http://www.imemc. org/article/ 60664>
IMEMC - Thursday February 17, 2011 - 16:33, The Ma'an News Agency
reports that two men have been injured by the Israeli Army this morning.
*Al-Arakib Demolished For The 18th Time*
<http://www.imemc. org/article/ 60663>
IMEMC - Thursday February 17, 2011 - 15:49, JNF (Jewish National Fund)
bulldozers re-entered the village of al-Arakib this morning and
destroyed buildings that were put up after yesterday's destruction.
*HRW Video Exposes Repression by PA Police*
<http://www.imemc. org/article/ 60662>
IMEMC - Thursday February 17, 2011 - 15:02, Human Rights Watch (HRW)
released a video, Wednesday, showing plainclothes Palestinian police
officers trapping a protester and beating him while he was taking part
in a demonstration in support of the Egyptian revolution.
*Israeli military invades houses in Hebron*
<http://www.imemc. org/article/ 60661>
IMEMC - Thursday February 17, 2011 - 13:35, The Israeli military
erected, on Thursday morning, many checkpoints in the town of Hebron,
southern West Bank, and searched several houses.
*3 Killed in Northern Gaza During Exchange of FIre with Israeli
Military* <http://www.imemc. org/article/ 60660>
IMEMC - Thursday February 17, 2011 - 10:04, Agence France-Presse are
reporting, on Thursday, that three Palestinians have been killed during
clashes with the Israeli military in the north of the Gaza Strip.
*Palestinian Youth Injured By Settler Gun Fire Near Nablus*
<http://www.imemc. org/article/ 60654>
IMEMC - Tuesday February 15, 2011 - 20:59, Palestinian medical sources
reported, on Tuesday evening, that a Palestinian youth was shot and
wounded by settler gun fire near Jaloud village, south of Nablus, in the
northern part of the West Bank.
*Ma'an News* <http://maannews. net/en/>
*3 shot dead in north Gaza*
<http://www.maannews .net/eng/ ViewDetails. aspx?ID=360725>
2/17/2011 - GAZA CITY (Ma'an) -- Three Palestinians were shot dead in
the northern Gaza Strip on Wednesday, Israeli military officials
informed Gaza authorities. The three were said to have been killed near
the evacuated Doget settlement, north of Beit Lahiya. A Palestinian
official in Gaza said he was informed that the men were shot
allegedly... . Related:Al Jazeera: Israeli troops kill Gaza fishermen
<http://english. aljazeera. net/news/ middleeast/ 2011/02/20112177 5215281864. html#>
*Israeli bulldozers demolish 20 shelters in Tubas*
<http://www.maannews .net/eng/ ViewDetails. aspx?ID=360919>
2/17/2011 - TUBAS (Ma'an) -- Israeli military bulldozers demolished 20
huts and animal shelters on Thursday, taking down the majority of
buildings in the Yerda area of Tubas for the second time. Ghassan
Doughlas, a Fatah official charged with monitoring settlement activity
in the northern West Bank, said the buildings of the Bedouin community
had only....
*2 workers injured by Israeli fire on Gaza border*
<http://www.maannews .net/eng/ ViewDetails. aspx?ID=360843>
2/17/2011 - GAZA CITY (Ma'an) -- Medics said Israeli forces fired on two
workers from the cement factory in Gaza City, injuring both in the legs
as they collected stone aggregates separately east of Gaza City on
Thursday. Medics said both were taken to the Ash-Shifa Hospital in Gaza
City with moderate injuries. An Israeli military....
*Rights group wants investigation of PA police*
<http://www.maannews .net/eng/ ViewDetails. aspx?ID=360785>
2/17/2011 - RAMALLAH (Ma'an) --Human Rights Watch released a video
Wednesday, described as plainclothes police officers trapping a
protester and beating him." The Palestinian Authority should open
criminal investigations into members of its security services who
apparently beat, kicked, and sexually molested protesters in Ramallah,"
the human rights organization said. The recorded incident, and a....
Related:Video: Demonstration in Ramallah
<http://www.hrw. org/en/video/ 2011/02/16/ demonstration- ramallah>andHuman
Rights Watch -- "Palestinian Authority: no justice for torture death in
custody" <http://palsolidarit y.org/2011/ 02/16697/>
*Israeli forces detain 10 overnight*
<http://www.maannews .net/eng/ ViewDetails. aspx?ID=360745>
2/17/2011 - NABLUS (Ma'an) -- Israeli forces detained ten Palestinians
from regions across the West Bank in the early hours of Thursday
morning, taking the men for "security questioning, " a military official
told Ma'an. In the Nablus area, local sources said Bashir Zamel was
detained from his home in the eastern part of the....
*Ex-minister: 85 disabled prisoners in Israel jails*
<http://www.maannews .net/eng/ ViewDetails. aspx?ID=360823>
2/17/2011 - RAMALLAH (Ma'an) -- Eighty-five physically and
psychologically disabled Palestinians are in Israeli prisons suffering
neglect, former Palestinian Authority Minister of Prisoners' Affairs
Issa Qaraqe said Thursday. He said during a celebration by Qader
Community Development institute in the Red Crescent in Al-Bireh that
journalists should focus their stories on the detainees with
disabilities. ...
*'The people will bring down the division'*
<http://www.maannews .net/eng/ ViewDetails. aspx?ID=360987>
2/17/2011 - GAZA CITY (Ma'an) -- Palestinians are coming together to
demand an end to the years-long state of political disunity. Independent
figures and nine youth organizations are calling on social networking
sites to "bring down the division."Yaser Wadieyah, the head of an
assembly of independents, said the campaign would touch every city in
the.... Related:Youth demand unity at Ramallah demo
<http://www.maannews .net/eng/ ViewDetails. aspx?ID=361035>
*Youth demand unity at Ramallah demo*
<http://www.maannews .net/eng/ ViewDetails. aspx?ID=361035>
2/17/2011 - RAMALLAH (Ma'an) -- Thousands of Palestinians rallied
Thursday in the West Bank city of Ramallah to demand reconciliation
between the two main factions Hamas and Fatah. They waved Palestinian
flags and held up banners reading: "The people want an end to division,"
onlookers said. The demonstration was organized through websites such as
Facebook and.... Related:'The people will bring down the division'
<http://www.maannews .net/eng/ ViewDetails. aspx?ID=360987>
*Egyptian smuggler killed on border*
<http://www.maannews .net/eng/ ViewDetails. aspx?ID=360852>
2/17/2011 - EL-ARISH, Egypt (Ma'an) -- An Egyptian smuggler was killed
Thursday by Egyptian security forces while he was reportedly attempting
to sneak drugs into southern Israel, Egyptian security sources told
Ma'an. The smuggling attempt was said to have occurred south of the
Kerem Shalom crossing where the Gaza's border with Egypt....
*Palestinians nix US bid to avoid UN vote*
<http://www.maannews .net/eng/ ViewDetails. aspx?ID=361036>
2/17/2011 - RAMALLAH (AFP) -- The Palestinians have refused a compromise
offered by Washington to withdraw a UN resolution condemning Jewish
settlements, foreign minister Riyad Al-Maliki said Thursday. The draft
resolution, to be debated by the UN Security Council on Friday, contains
a condemnation of Jewish settlement building on occupied Palestinian
land and calls for it to be....
*Fatah officials will not be in new cabinet, party says*
<http://www.maannews .net/eng/ ViewDetails. aspx?ID=360795>
2/17/2011 - BETHLEHEM (Ma'an) -- Fatah Central Committee members will
not be asked to be part of the new government cabinet, member of the
party's top governing body Hussein Ash-Sheikh told Ma'an radio on
Wednesday. The committee "has adopted a clear approach in relation to
the Palestinian government and the decision stipulates.. ..
*Abbas: National vote must include Gaza*
<http://www.maannews .net/eng/ ViewDetails. aspx?ID=360860>
2/17/2011 - RAMALLAH (Ma'an) -- Elections must be held simultaneously in
the West Bank and Gaza Strip, President Mahmoud Abbas said Thursday. It
is "not acceptable to hold them in the West Bank only," Abbas said. At a
news conference alongside President of East Timor Jose Ramos-Horta,
Abbas said efforts would be made to ensure that....
*2 Gaza crossings open*
<http://www.maannews .net/eng/ ViewDetails. aspx?ID=360727>
2/17/2011 - GAZA CITY (Ma'an) -- Israeli authorities informed their
Palestinian counterparts Thursday that two terminals connecting Israel
with Gaza would be open for limited transport into the coastal enclave.
Following a closure of all crossing terminals Tuesday, it marks the
second day in a row the bulk goods crossing has operated, and the third
time....
*Top US lawmaker assures Israel of US support*
<http://www.maannews .net/eng/ ViewDetails. aspx?ID=360771>
2/17/2011 - WASHINGTON (AFP) -- US House Speaker John Boehner assured
Israel that the United States would back its staunch ally and work to
"maintain peace and stability" in the Middle East amid far-reaching
unrest." Israel is one of America's strongest allies. We share common
values, and fight common enemies in the form of violent extremism... .
*Palestine represented at UN statistics commission*
<http://www.maannews .net/eng/ ViewDetails. aspx?ID=360787>
2/17/2011 - RAMALLAH (Ma'an) -- The President of the Palestinian Central
Bureau of Statistics will represent Palestine as an observer participant
at the 42nd session of the United Nations Statistical Commission at the
end of February, a statement announced. Ola Awad left for New York on
Thursday, for the meetings which will begin on Feb. 22....
*Ashton: Mideast peace should advance 'now more than ever'*
<http://www.maannews .net/eng/ ViewDetails. aspx?ID=360813>
2/17/2011 - AMMAN, Jordan (AFP) -- EU foreign policy chief Catherine
Ashton said on Wednesday that the deadlocked Middle East peace process
needs to advance "now more than ever," after talks with Jordanian
Foreign Minister Nasser Judeh."The peace process now more than ever
needs to move forward because ensuring stability and security for the
people of Israel....
*Renewed Egypt gas flow to Israel delayed*
<http://www.maannews .net/eng/ ViewDetails. aspx?ID=360947>
2/17/2011 - JERUSALEM (AFP) -- Shipments of Egyptian gas to Israel,
which were due to resume on Thursday after an attack on a pipeline in
Sinai, have been delayed until later in the month, one of the pipeline's
owners said. Gas imports to Israel were halted as a precaution on Feb. 5
following an attack on....
*Haniyeh aide: Arab upheaval will free Palestine*
<http://www.maannews .net/eng/ ViewDetails. aspx?ID=360958>
2/17/2011 - GAZA CITY (Ma'an) -- A top aide to Prime Minister Ismail
Haniyeh in Gaza said Thursday that the uprisings in Egypt and Tunisia
would free the Palestinian cause out of the grip of America and Israel.
Yousef Rezqa told a group of journalists that both Palestinian
governments should respect the youth movements planning demonstrations. ...
*Clinton: US offering $150 million to Egypt*
<http://www.maannews .net/eng/ ViewDetails. aspx?ID=361030>
2/17/2011 - WASHINGTON (AFP) -- US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton
said Thursday that the United States is "reprogramming" $150 million to
support the political transition in Egypt and provide economic
assistance.. ..
*Clinton: Obama, Abbas discuss Mideast peace*
<http://www.maannews .net/eng/ ViewDetails. aspx?ID=361031>
2/17/2011 - WASHINGTON (AFP) -- US President Barack Obama and President
Mahmoud Abbas on Thursday discussed the Middle East peace process and
turmoil throughout the region, said US Secretary of State Hillary
Clinton....
*Clinton: UN resolutions wrong for Mideast peace*
<http://www.maannews .net/eng/ ViewDetails. aspx?ID=361033>
2/17/2011 - WASHINGTON (AFP) -- US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton
said Thursday that UN Security Council resolutions are "not the right
vehicle" for forging ahead towards a two-state solution to the
Israeli-Palestinian conflict....
*FIFA suspend Israel coach Fernandez*
<http://www.maannews .net/eng/ ViewDetails. aspx?ID=361034>
2/17/2011 - PARIS (AFP) -- Israel national coach Luis Fernandez was
suspended from all football activity with immediate effect by world
governing body FIFA on Thursday, a FIFA source told AFP. The 51-year-old
Spanish-born former French international had been suspended FIFA said
because of an outstanding judgement made against him in 2009 relating to
Qatari team Al-Rayyan... .
*Conflicting reports as Egypt denies barring Iran ships*
<http://www.maannews .net/eng/ ViewDetails. aspx?ID=361038>
2/17/2011 - CAIRO (AFP) -- Iran was pushing Egypt on Thursday to allow
two of its warships to pass through the Suez Canal, amid conflicting
reports from Cairo about the Egyptian response and despite warnings from
Israel. Iranian warships have not entered the Mediterranean through the
canal since 1979, and Israel says any attempt to sail so close....
*Embassy: Palestinian students can return to Egypt*
<http://www.maannews .net/eng/ ViewDetails. aspx?ID=361052>
2/17/2011 - CAIRO (Ma'an) -- Palestinian students will be allowed to
enter Egypt if they are enrolled for the spring semester, officials said
Thursday. Palestinians have been banned from entering Egypt since Feb.
7, as authorities struggled to hold onto power before the regime fell.
The Palestinian ambassador to Cairo, Barakat Al-Farra, said his embassy
intervened.. ..
*Lawmakers expected to dominate cabinet*
<http://www.maannews .net/eng/ ViewDetails. aspx?ID=360777>
2/17/2011 - RAMALLAH (Ma'an) -- A source close to Palestinian Authority
Prime Minister Salam Fayyad said Thursday that members of the
now-defunct parliament are preferred for appointments to ministerial
positions in a new cabinet. In a move said by Hamas to be a
"superficial" response to unrest across the region, Fayyad handed in his
government'. ...
*2 detained for Tubas theft*
<http://www.maannews .net/eng/ ViewDetails. aspx?ID=360888>
2/17/2011 - TUBAS (Ma'an) -- Police arrested two Tubas natives
Wednesday, both of them accused of theft. Police said officers were
tipped off by a witness who said masked men broke into his company
office and stole computers, cameras and other electronic equipment.
Police said a search was conducted and two suspects were then detained
for....
*Hebron deputy governor resigns*
<http://www.maannews .net/eng/ ViewDetails. aspx?ID=360966>
2/17/2011 - HEBRON (Ma'an) -- Deputy Governor of Hebron Samir Abu Zneid
submitted his resignation in a signed letter to President Mahmoud Abbas
on Thursday, government officials said. The letter said Abu Zneid
resigned for private reasons....
*Israel economy grows 7.8% in fourth quarter*
<http://www.maannews .net/eng/ ViewDetails. aspx?ID=360963>
2/17/2011 - JERUSALEM (AFP) -- Israel's economy picked up in the last
quarter of 2010, chalking up 7. 8 percent growth and a
higher-than- expected annual growth rate of 4. 5 percent, official
figures show on Thursday. The figure took analysts by surprise,
outstripping expectations of a fourth-quarter growth rate of around 4. 0
percent. Central Bureau....
*In Qatar, Arab modern art gets its first museum*
<http://www.maannews .net/eng/ ViewDetails. aspx?ID=360784>
2/17/2011 - DOHA, Qatar (AFP) -- Paintings acquired by shadowy anonymous
buyers paying record prices now hang in the light of day in Qatar in the
world's first museum devoted to modern Arab art. The masterpieces are
displayed among other treasures making a collection of almost 6,500
pieces in Mathaf (museum in Arabic), which has gathered....
*Egypt revolution and sharks empty Red Sea resorts*
<http://www.maannews .net/eng/ ViewDetails. aspx?ID=360975>
2/17/2011 - SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt (AFP) -- Tourists have started
trickling back to Egypt's balmy Red Sea coast in the wake of its
national uprising, but ghost town resorts are still reeling from crises
that preceded the unrest. The beaches had emptied following a bizarre
series of shark attacks late last year, and some souvenir vendors....
*Obama opposes use of violence in Bahrain*
<http://www.maannews .net/eng/ ViewDetails. aspx?ID=361029>
2/17/2011 - WASHINGTON (AFP) -- US President Barack Obama opposes the
use of violence by the government of Bahrain against peaceful
protestors, his spokesman said Thursday after a crackdown in the
Western-leaning Gulf kingdom....
*Clinton: Bahrain must hold some police 'accountable' *
<http://www.maannews .net/eng/ ViewDetails. aspx?ID=361032>
2/17/2011 - WASHINGTON (AFP) -- US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on
Thursday urged Bahrain to show restraint and to fulfill its pledge to
"hold accountable" those who used excessive force against protesters.. ..
*Six die in Libya 'Day of Anger'*
<http://www.maannews .net/eng/ ViewDetails. aspx?ID=361039>
2/17/2011 - NICOSIA (AFP) -- Six people were killed in the Libyan city
of Benghazi on Thursday, as Moamer Kadhafi's regime sought to overshadow
an opposition "Day of Anger" with its own rally in the capital Tripoli.
Meanwhile, clashes broke out in the city of Zentan, southwest of the
capital, in which a number of government.. ..
*Medics: 1 dead, 35 hurt in Yemen clashes*
<http://www.maannews .net/eng/ ViewDetails. aspx?ID=361040>
2/17/2011 - SANAA, Yemen (AFP) -- Yemeni police opened fire on a crowd
of protesters shot and injured six people on Thursday evening trying to
break up a demonstration in the southern port city of Aden and another
25 people were wounded in violent clashes between pro- and anti-regime
demonstrators in the capital city of Sanaa. Thousands of....
*Family friend: Ben Ali 'in coma' in Saudi hospital*
<http://www.maannews .net/eng/ ViewDetails. aspx?ID=361041>
2/17/2011 - TUNIS, Tunisia (AFP) -- Ousted Tunisian president Zine El
Abidine Ben Ali is "in a coma" in a Saudi hospital following a stroke, a
family friend told Agence France-Presse on Thursday. The 74-year-old
former leader slipped into a coma "two days ago" while being treated in
a Jeddah hospital after suffering a stroke, according to....
*Bahrain army clamps down after protests crushed*
<http://www.maannews .net/eng/ ViewDetails. aspx?ID=361042>
2/17/2011 - MANAMA, Bahrain (AFP) -- Bahrain's army deployed across
Manama Thursday and vowed "strict measures" to restore order after a
police raid on anti-regime protesters killed three, wounded nearly 200
and enraged the opposition. Protesters gathered outside a hospital where
the wounded are being treated to chant anti-regime slogans, while the
largest Shiite opposition bloc....
*Egypt detains two ex-ministers, businessman*
<http://www.maannews .net/eng/ ViewDetails. aspx?ID=361058>
2/17/2011 - CAIRO (AFP) -- Egypt has detained two former government
ministers and a businessman on suspicion of diverting public funds, a
judicial source told AFP on Thursday....
*Palestine Note* <http://palestinenot e.com/cs/>
*Israel Agrees to More Egypt Troops in Sinai*
<http://palestinenot e.com/blogs/ news/archive/ 2011/02/17/ israel-agrees- to-more-egypt- troops-in- sinai.aspx>
Palestine Note 17 Feb 2011 - Israel has agreed to a second deployment of
Egyptian troops to the Sinai Peninsula, to guard a pipeline that
supplies natural gas to Israel, an Israeli official said Wednesday.
Sinai is demilitarized under the 1979 peace...
*Treasury Calls for Scrutiny of Egypt*
<http://palestinenot e.com/blogs/ news/archive/ 2011/02/17/ treasury- calls-for- scrutiny- of-egypt. aspx>
Palestine Note 17 Feb 2011 - The Wall Street Journal - The U.S. Treasury
on Wednesday issued a warning to U.S. financial institutions, advising
them to closely scrutinize any transactions emanating from Egypt, U.S.
officials said. These transactions, the Treasury said, could...
*Fatah leader: Abbas should head unity talks*
<http://palestinenot e.com/blogs/ news/archive/ 2011/02/17/ fatah-leader- abbas-should- head-unity- talks.aspx>
Palestine Note 17 Feb 2011 - Ma'an - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas
should call together all parliamentary blocs for a sponsored dialogue
session that will resolve internal Palestinian division and pave the way
to fair elections, Fatah lawmaker Majed Abu Shamaleh said...
*Rights org says Israel failing to control settler violence*
<http://palestinenot e.com/blogs/ news/archive/ 2011/02/17/ rights-org- says-israel- failing-to- control-settler- violence. aspx>
Palestine Note 17 Feb 2011 - Ma'an - Israeli rights group Yesh Din
released a report Wednesday, accusing Israel of "chronic failure" to
enforce the law on Israeli citizens who commit offenses against
Palestinians in the West Bank Nine out of 10...
*Official warns focus on Egypt puts Jerusalem at risk*
<http://palestinenot e.com/blogs/ news/archive/ 2011/02/17/ official- warns-focus- on-egypt- puts-jerusalem- at-risk.aspx>
Palestine Note 17 Feb 2011 - Ma'an - With global political attention on
Egypt, a Fatah spokesman warned Wednesday, "Israel has been increasing
settlement activity in East Jerusalem," and putting the future of the
city at risk. Recent decisions by Israeli forces,...
*Egyptian Health Minister: 356 dead, 5500 injured in January uprising*
<http://palestinenot e.com/blogs/ news/archive/ 2011/02/17/ egyptian- health-minister- 356-dead- 5500-injured- in-january- uprising. aspx>
Palestine Note 17 Feb 2011 - Al Masry Al Youm - Preliminary hospital
reports have put the number of people killed during Egypt's 25 January
uprising--which led to the toppling last week of longstanding president
Hosni Mubarak--at 356, not including policemen and...
*Rights groups: Constitutional committee fails to reflect Egypt's
diversity*
<http://palestinenot e.com/blogs/ news/archive/ 2011/02/17/ rights-groups- constitutional- committee- fails-to- reflect-egypt- s-diversity. aspx>
Palestine Note 17 Feb 2011 - Al Masry Al Youm - Thirty-one human rights
organizations have criticized the constitutional amendment committee
drawn up by Egypt's Supreme Council of the Armed Forces, which has been
mandated with drafting amendments to certain articles of...
*Thirteen new political parties expected to rise from ashes of
revolution*
<http://palestinenot e.com/blogs/ news/archive/ 2011/02/17/ thirteen- new-political- parties-expected -to-rise- from-ashes- of-revolution. aspx>
Palestine Note 17 Feb 2011 - Al Masry Al Youm - The Egyptian political
arena is witnessing unprecedented activity following the 25 January
uprising, with calls for the establishment of 13 new political parties.
Political thinker Tarek Higgy said he had contacted...
*Egyptians defy call to end strikes*
<http://palestinenot e.com/blogs/ news/archive/ 2011/02/17/ egyptians- defy-call- to-end-strikes. aspx>
Palestine Note 17 Feb 2011 - Al Jazeera - Emboldened by the overthrow of
President Hosni Mubarak last week, Egyptians have been airing grievances
over issues ranging from low wages to police brutality and corruption.
Workers in banking, transport, oil, tourism, textiles,...
*Brotherhood treads cautiously in new Egypt*
<http://palestinenot e.com/blogs/ news/archive/ 2011/02/17/ brotherhood- treads-cautiousl y-in-new- egypt.aspx>
Palestine Note 17 Feb 2011 - Reuters - The Muslim Brotherhood is
treading cautiously in the new Egypt, assuring the military government
and fellow Egyptians that it does not want power and trying to dispel
fears about its political strength. The target...
*Take the US out of the "no peace" process.*
<http://palestinenot e.com/blogs/ blogs/archive/ 2011/02/17/ take-the- us-out-of- the-quot- no-peace- quot-process. aspx>
Palestine Note 17 Feb 2011 - " We had some success, at least for the
moment, in not having that (resolution) arise there. And we will
continue to employ the tools we have to make sure that continues to not
happen" with...
*The Balance Shifts in Lebanese Politics*
<http://palestinenot e.com/blogs/ news/archive/ 2011/02/17/ the-balance- shifts-in- lebanese- politics. aspx>
Palestine Note 17 Feb 2011 - New York Times - On the sixth anniversary
of the assassination of former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri in 2005,
Martyrs' Square in central Beirut was largely empty, in striking
contrast with past anniversaries. In the early...
*Iranian naval vessels withdraw request to travel through Suez Canal*
<http://palestinenot e.com/blogs/ news/archive/ 2011/02/17/ iranian-naval- vessels-withdraw -request- to-travel- through-suez- canal.aspx>
Palestine Note 17 Feb 2011 - Los Angeles Times - Two Iranian naval
vessels on Thursday withdrew a request to transit the Suez Canal after
Israel expressed concerns about the plans, a senior canal official told
the Associated Press. The official said...
*Arab Regimes Strike Back*
<http://palestinenot e.com/blogs/ topnews/archive/ 2011/02/17/ arab-regimes- strike-back. aspx>
Palestine Note 17 Feb 2011 - Protests in Bahrain, Iran, Libya, and Yemen
turn violent New York Times - From northern Africa to the Persian Gulf,
governments appeared to flounder over just how to outrun mostly peaceful
movements, spreading erratically like lava...
*Remi Kanazi & Laila El-Haddad: What the Egyptian Revolution Means for
Palestine*
<http://palestinenot e.com/blogs/ news/archive/ 2011/02/17/ remi-kanazi- amp-laila- el-haddad- what-the- egyptian- revolution- means-for- palestine. aspx>
Palestine Note 17 Feb 2011 - GRITtv - "It's a reimagining of the middle
east, what is possible," says poet Remi Kanazi of the revolution in
Egypt, and Laila El-Haddad notes the direct impact that the Mubarak
regime had on Palestinian people,...
*S.&P. Teams With Governance Body for New Mideast Index*
<http://palestinenot e.com/blogs/ news/archive/ 2011/02/17/ s-amp-p-teams- with-governance- body-for- new-mideast- index.aspx>
Palestine Note 17 Feb 2011 - New York Times - The international debt
rating agency Standard and Poor's has joined forces with Hawkamah, the
corporate governance institute based in Dubai, to build a "Pan Arab"
composite stock index for 11 Middle Eastern...
*Dreams for Nahr El Bared Camp*
<http://palestinenot e.com/blogs/ blogs/archive/ 2011/02/17/ dreams-for- nahr-el-bared- camp.aspx>
Palestine Note 17 Feb 2011 - When you think of a health clinic, you
probably envision an immaculate white building with clean, neat
treatment rooms, modern equipment and a parking lot. Think again.
Al-Shifa Clinic sits on the edge of the destroyed...
*Iranian Warships Bound for Syria Are Set to Transit Suez Canal, Israel
Says*
<http://palestinenot e.com/blogs/ news/archive/ 2011/02/17/ iranian-warships -bound-for- syria-are- set-to-transit- suez-canal- israel-says. aspx>
Palestine Note 17 Feb 2011 - New York Times - Israel warned on Wednesday
that two Iranian warships were poised to pass through the Suez Canal en
route to Syria, something it called a provocation that had not happened
in years. The...
*Just what we need, Aliens landing in Jerusalem*
<http://palestinenot e.com/blogs/ blogs/archive/ 2011/02/17/ just-what- we-need-aliens- landing-in- jerusalem. aspx>
Palestine Note 17 Feb 2011 - Just what we need, Aliens landing in
Jerusalem By Ray Hanania Just What We Need, Aliens Landing in Jerusalem
It's bad enough that we have Palestinians and Israelis fighting with
each other over who owns and...
*Google Praises Executive's Role in Egypt Revolt*
<http://palestinenot e.com/blogs/ news/archive/ 2011/02/16/ google-praises- executive- s-role-in- egypt-revolt. aspx>
Palestine Note 16 Feb 2011 - New York Times - Eric Schmidt, the chief
executive of Google , said Tuesday that the company was "very proud" of
Wael Ghonim , a Google executive who helped plan the protests that
culminated in the resignation of...
*Aljazeera* <http://english. aljazeera. net/news/ middleeast/>
*Egypt detains ex-ministers*
<http://english. aljazeera. net//news/ middleeast/ 2011/02/20112172 21111216445. html>
AlJazeera 17 Feb 2011 - Three former ministers close to Mubarak held on
suspicion of wasting public funds in an attempt to calm public outrage.
*Palestinians rally for unity*
<http://english. aljazeera. net//news/ middleeast/ 2011/02/20112171 841393818. html>
AlJazeera 17 Feb 2011 - Protesters take to the streets of West Bank city
of Ramallah, saying time has come for Fatah and Hamas to come together.
*Israel troops kill Gaza 'fishermen'*
<http://english. aljazeera. net//news/ middleeast/ 2011/02/20112177 5215281864. html>
AlJazeera 17 Feb 2011 - Israeli army says three men working on shore
were trying to plant bomb near security fence at northern border.
*Palestine News Network* <http://english. pnn.ps/>
*Nasrallah: If Attacked, Hezbollah Fighters "Might Occupy" Galilee*
<http://english. pnn.ps/index. php?option= com_content& task=view& id=9575&Itemid= 61>
PNN - Beirut -- PNN - Rhetoric heated up on both sides of the
Israel-Lebanon border as Hezbollah Secretary-General Sayyed Hassan
Nasrallah said "resistance fighters" might occupy the northern Israeli
region of Galilee if...
*Abbas: Elections Must Take place in West Bank, Gaza, and East
Jerusalem*
<http://english. pnn.ps/index. php?option= com_content& task=view& id=9574&Itemid= 66>
PNN - Ramallah -- PNN -- Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas told
reporters on Thursday that Palestinian elections must take place the
West Bank, Gaza, and East Jerusalem and that it would not be "acceptable. ..
*Israeli Bulldozers Destroy al-Araqib Village for Twentieth Time*
<http://english. pnn.ps/index. php?option= com_content& task=view& id=9573&Itemid= 64>
PNN - Negev -- PNN - One day after Israeli bulldozers destroyed the
Bedouin village of al-Araqib in the Negev Desert of southern Israel for
the nineteenth time, they returned to demolish it again,...
*Uri Avnery: Gideon Saar Now Israeli 'Minister of Propaganda,' Not
Education*
<http://english. pnn.ps/index. php?option= com_content& task=view& id=9572&Itemid= 61>
PNN - Tal Aviv -- PNN -- Israeli peace activist Uri Avnery harshly
criticized the decision of Israeli Education Minister Gideon Saar to
finance school trips to settlements in the southern West Bank city...
*Report: 32 Children Arrested by Israeli troops in February*
<http://english. pnn.ps/index. php?option= com_content& task=view& id=9571&Itemid= 64>
PNN - Ramallah -- PNN - The Palestinian Ministry of Information issued a
report on Thursday stating that Israeli troops arrested 32 Palestinian
children from the West Bank and East Jerusalem in the first...
*Journalists in the Middle East Face Multiple Attacks*
<http://english. pnn.ps/index. php?option= com_content& task=view& id=9570&Itemid= 63>
PNN - New York - CPJ -As protests spread from Tunisia and Egypt to other
countries in the region, journalists have been targeted by security
forces, in Yemen, Iran, and Algeria, the Committee to...
*Palestinian Center for Human Rights* <http://pchrgaza. org/>
*Weekly Report On Israeli Human Rights Violations in the Occupied
Palestinian Territory (10 -- 16 February 2011)*
<http://www.pchrgaza .org/portal/ en/index. php?option= com_content& view=article& id=7231:weekly- report-on- israeli-human- rights-violation s-in-the- occupied- palestinian- territory- 10--16-february- 2011&catid= 84:weekly- 2009&Itemid= 183>
Palestinian Center for Human Rights
*Jerusalem Post* <http://jpost. com/>
*Squabble over settlements puts British olim in a tax jam*
<http://www.jpost. com/NationalNews /Article. aspx?id=208774& R=R2>
Jeruslalem Post 17 Feb 2011 - An unknown number of British pensioners
living in Israel have to continue to pay taxes on their UK pensions
because of an ongoing diplomatic feud.
*Page-turners McEwan, Eco head to Jerusalem*
<http://www.jpost. com/NationalNews /Article. aspx?id=208771& R=R2>
Jeruslalem Post 17 Feb 2011 - Featuring over 600 authors, editors,
literary agents, the 25th J'lem International Book Festival will be held
at Binyenei Ha'uma.
*HRW appoints alleged terrorist to Mideast Advisory Board*
<http://www.jpost. com/Internationa l/Article. aspx?ID=208768& R=R1>
Jeruslalem Post 17 Feb 2011 - Shawan Jabarin's ties to the Popular Front
for the Liberation of Palestine terror group spark outrage; NGOs defend
him as 'human rights leader.'
*'African migrants brutalized en route to Israel'*
<http://www.jpost. com/MiddleEast/ Article.aspx? id=208766& R=R3>
Jeruslalem Post 17 Feb 2011 - Testimonies given to Hotline for Migrant
Workers describe horrific ordeals, systematic rape, torture at hands of
Beduin smugglers.
*Egypt: Iran naval vessels submit request to transit Suez*
<http://www.jpost. com/MiddleEast/ Article.aspx? id=208764& R=R3>
Jeruslalem Post 17 Feb 2011 - Tehran insists frigate, supply ships are
on their way to Syria; Canal official initially said request to pass was
withdrawn.
*Egyptian army deploys additional soldiers in Sinai*
<http://www.jpost. com/MiddleEast/ Article.aspx? id=208762& R=R3>
Jeruslalem Post 17 Feb 2011 - Forces join 800 current troops, will help
guard natural gas pipeline to Israel against attack; Suez Canal workers
demand better conditions.
*Defying the US, PA pushes for UN anti-settlement vote*
<http://www.jpost. com/MiddleEast/ Article.aspx? id=208759& R=R3>
Jeruslalem Post 17 Feb 2011 - Abbas calls emergency meeting of the PLO,
Fatah leaderships in Ramallah; Obama tells PA leader US will veto
resolution so as not to jeopardize efforts to resume peace talks.
*Obama administration urges restraint in Bahrain*
<http://www.jpost. com/MiddleEast/ Article.aspx? id=208749& R=R3>
Jeruslalem Post 17 Feb 2011 - Gates, Clinton speak with their
counterparts; US secretary of state says she is redirecting $150 million
in aid money to Egypt.
*No hope for Egypt?*
<http://www.jpost. com/Magazine/ Features/ Article.aspx? ID=208742& R=R1>
Jeruslalem Post 17 Feb 2011 - The problem in Egypt is not about
democracy or freedom of speech. It's about the freedom to provide its
citizens with basic needs like food and employment, and it is on this
issue the world should be focusing.
*Abbas calls emergency PLO, Fatah meeting over UN resolution*
<http://www.jpost. com/MiddleEast/ Article.aspx? id=208735& R=R3>
Jeruslalem Post 17 Feb 2011 - Announcement comes after PA president
talks with Obama about PA's plan to seek UNSC resolution condemning
construction in settlements; Obama makes it clear US would veto
resolution so as not to jeopardize peace talks.
*A-G set to indict Lieberman, Globes reports*
<http://www.jpost. com/ArtsAndCultu re/Entertainment /Article. aspx?ID=208732& R=R1>
Jeruslalem Post 17 Feb 2011 - Charges against FM to include breach of
trust, money laundering, obstruction of justice but not bribery, sources
say.
*Turkey, Jordan strengthen ties, sign nuclear agreement*
<http://www.jpost. com/MiddleEast/ Article.aspx? id=208702& R=R3>
Jeruslalem Post 17 Feb 2011 - Jordan says its peaceful nuclear program,
supported by US, is imperative for electricity generation, exploring
other alternative sources.
*Eggshells on Egypt and foreign policy folly*
<http://www.jpost. com/Magazine/ Features/ Article.aspx? ID=208660& R=R1>
Jeruslalem Post 17 Feb 2011 - Newsweek slams Obama for his conflicting
statements regarding Egypt that reflect a shaky US foreign policy.
Israel, on the other hand, chooses to remain silent when what is needed
most is a clear strategy.
*Olmert files libel suit against State Attorney Lador*
<http://www.jpost. com/NationalNews /Article. aspx?id=208641& R=R2>
Jeruslalem Post 17 Feb 2011 - Former PM says that Lador ruined his
reputation by calling Olmert's actions "scandalous" in a newspaper
interview.
*Abbas says no to elections if Gazans cannot vote*
<http://www.jpost. com/MiddleEast/ Article.aspx? id=208637& R=R3>
Jeruslalem Post 17 Feb 2011 - PA president declares that elections must
include West Bank and the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip.
*'Syrian embassy aided Hezbollah prisoner's escape'*
<http://www.jpost. com/MiddleEast/ Article.aspx? id=208628& R=R3>
Jeruslalem Post 17 Feb 2011 - Report: Syrian embassy in Cairo issued a
false passport, documents to convicted Hezbollah terrorist in order to
help return him to Beirut.
*50 armored vehicles roll into Bahrain capital square*
<http://www.jpost. com/MiddleEast/ Article.aspx? id=208613& R=R3>
Jeruslalem Post 17 Feb 2011 - Police storm square occupied by
anti-government protesters, use tear gas, rubber bullets as 1000s gather
in capital Manama; 4 reported dead.
*Former 'J'lem Report' editor to head new Hillel center*
<http://www.jpost. com/JewishWorld/ JewishNews/ Article.aspx? ID=208596& R=R1>
Jeruslalem Post 17 Feb 2011 - Sharon Ashley tapped to direct center
described as "keystone of Hillel's new approach to engaging, educating
and advocating for Israel on campus."
*Court: Drop employment prohibition from Sudanese visa*
<http://www.jpost. com/NationalNews /Article. aspx?id=208594& R=R2>
Jeruslalem Post 16 Feb 2011 - Despite Interior Ministry's efforts to
prevent Sudanese, Eritrean migrants from working in Israel, that right
now officially exists at least for one man.
*J'lem restores budget; state forks over additional NIS 210m*
<http://www.jpost. com/NationalNews /Article. aspx?id=208592& R=R2>
Jeruslalem Post 16 Feb 2011 - Jerusalem Municipality restores almost all
cuts to its welfare, education, culture, sports and urban improvement
budgets.
*City Bites: A European flare*
<http://www.jpost. com/Travel/ Jerusalem/ Article.aspx? ID=208480& R=R1>
Jeruslalem Post 16 Feb 2011 - A homey coffee shop in heart of J'lem,
Cafe Kadush offers more than just coffee. Choose from a variety of
home-made products from fresh breads to pasta and pastries as well as
salads and quiches.
(continues in following post)
Thu Feb 17, 2011 7:11 pm (PST)
***Occupied Palestine and Israel: News and Articles*
*News*
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*International Middle East Media Center* <http://imemc. org/>
*Two Injured By Israeli Army In Gaza* <http://www.imemc. org/article/ 60664>
IMEMC - Thursday February 17, 2011 - 16:33, The Ma'an News Agency
reports that two men have been injured by the Israeli Army this morning.
*Al-Arakib Demolished For The 18th Time*
<http://www.imemc. org/article/ 60663>
IMEMC - Thursday February 17, 2011 - 15:49, JNF (Jewish National Fund)
bulldozers re-entered the village of al-Arakib this morning and
destroyed buildings that were put up after yesterday's destruction.
*HRW Video Exposes Repression by PA Police*
<http://www.imemc. org/article/ 60662>
IMEMC - Thursday February 17, 2011 - 15:02, Human Rights Watch (HRW)
released a video, Wednesday, showing plainclothes Palestinian police
officers trapping a protester and beating him while he was taking part
in a demonstration in support of the Egyptian revolution.
*Israeli military invades houses in Hebron*
<http://www.imemc. org/article/ 60661>
IMEMC - Thursday February 17, 2011 - 13:35, The Israeli military
erected, on Thursday morning, many checkpoints in the town of Hebron,
southern West Bank, and searched several houses.
*3 Killed in Northern Gaza During Exchange of FIre with Israeli
Military* <http://www.imemc. org/article/ 60660>
IMEMC - Thursday February 17, 2011 - 10:04, Agence France-Presse are
reporting, on Thursday, that three Palestinians have been killed during
clashes with the Israeli military in the north of the Gaza Strip.
*Palestinian Youth Injured By Settler Gun Fire Near Nablus*
<http://www.imemc. org/article/ 60654>
IMEMC - Tuesday February 15, 2011 - 20:59, Palestinian medical sources
reported, on Tuesday evening, that a Palestinian youth was shot and
wounded by settler gun fire near Jaloud village, south of Nablus, in the
northern part of the West Bank.
*Ma'an News* <http://maannews. net/en/>
*3 shot dead in north Gaza*
<http://www.maannews .net/eng/ ViewDetails. aspx?ID=360725>
2/17/2011 - GAZA CITY (Ma'an) -- Three Palestinians were shot dead in
the northern Gaza Strip on Wednesday, Israeli military officials
informed Gaza authorities. The three were said to have been killed near
the evacuated Doget settlement, north of Beit Lahiya. A Palestinian
official in Gaza said he was informed that the men were shot
allegedly... . Related:Al Jazeera: Israeli troops kill Gaza fishermen
<http://english. aljazeera. net/news/ middleeast/ 2011/02/20112177 5215281864. html#>
*Israeli bulldozers demolish 20 shelters in Tubas*
<http://www.maannews .net/eng/ ViewDetails. aspx?ID=360919>
2/17/2011 - TUBAS (Ma'an) -- Israeli military bulldozers demolished 20
huts and animal shelters on Thursday, taking down the majority of
buildings in the Yerda area of Tubas for the second time. Ghassan
Doughlas, a Fatah official charged with monitoring settlement activity
in the northern West Bank, said the buildings of the Bedouin community
had only....
*2 workers injured by Israeli fire on Gaza border*
<http://www.maannews .net/eng/ ViewDetails. aspx?ID=360843>
2/17/2011 - GAZA CITY (Ma'an) -- Medics said Israeli forces fired on two
workers from the cement factory in Gaza City, injuring both in the legs
as they collected stone aggregates separately east of Gaza City on
Thursday. Medics said both were taken to the Ash-Shifa Hospital in Gaza
City with moderate injuries. An Israeli military....
*Rights group wants investigation of PA police*
<http://www.maannews .net/eng/ ViewDetails. aspx?ID=360785>
2/17/2011 - RAMALLAH (Ma'an) --Human Rights Watch released a video
Wednesday, described as plainclothes police officers trapping a
protester and beating him." The Palestinian Authority should open
criminal investigations into members of its security services who
apparently beat, kicked, and sexually molested protesters in Ramallah,"
the human rights organization said. The recorded incident, and a....
Related:Video: Demonstration in Ramallah
<http://www.hrw. org/en/video/ 2011/02/16/ demonstration- ramallah>andHuman
Rights Watch -- "Palestinian Authority: no justice for torture death in
custody" <http://palsolidarit y.org/2011/ 02/16697/>
*Israeli forces detain 10 overnight*
<http://www.maannews .net/eng/ ViewDetails. aspx?ID=360745>
2/17/2011 - NABLUS (Ma'an) -- Israeli forces detained ten Palestinians
from regions across the West Bank in the early hours of Thursday
morning, taking the men for "security questioning, " a military official
told Ma'an. In the Nablus area, local sources said Bashir Zamel was
detained from his home in the eastern part of the....
*Ex-minister: 85 disabled prisoners in Israel jails*
<http://www.maannews .net/eng/ ViewDetails. aspx?ID=360823>
2/17/2011 - RAMALLAH (Ma'an) -- Eighty-five physically and
psychologically disabled Palestinians are in Israeli prisons suffering
neglect, former Palestinian Authority Minister of Prisoners' Affairs
Issa Qaraqe said Thursday. He said during a celebration by Qader
Community Development institute in the Red Crescent in Al-Bireh that
journalists should focus their stories on the detainees with
disabilities. ...
*'The people will bring down the division'*
<http://www.maannews .net/eng/ ViewDetails. aspx?ID=360987>
2/17/2011 - GAZA CITY (Ma'an) -- Palestinians are coming together to
demand an end to the years-long state of political disunity. Independent
figures and nine youth organizations are calling on social networking
sites to "bring down the division."Yaser Wadieyah, the head of an
assembly of independents, said the campaign would touch every city in
the.... Related:Youth demand unity at Ramallah demo
<http://www.maannews .net/eng/ ViewDetails. aspx?ID=361035>
*Youth demand unity at Ramallah demo*
<http://www.maannews .net/eng/ ViewDetails. aspx?ID=361035>
2/17/2011 - RAMALLAH (Ma'an) -- Thousands of Palestinians rallied
Thursday in the West Bank city of Ramallah to demand reconciliation
between the two main factions Hamas and Fatah. They waved Palestinian
flags and held up banners reading: "The people want an end to division,"
onlookers said. The demonstration was organized through websites such as
Facebook and.... Related:'The people will bring down the division'
<http://www.maannews .net/eng/ ViewDetails. aspx?ID=360987>
*Egyptian smuggler killed on border*
<http://www.maannews .net/eng/ ViewDetails. aspx?ID=360852>
2/17/2011 - EL-ARISH, Egypt (Ma'an) -- An Egyptian smuggler was killed
Thursday by Egyptian security forces while he was reportedly attempting
to sneak drugs into southern Israel, Egyptian security sources told
Ma'an. The smuggling attempt was said to have occurred south of the
Kerem Shalom crossing where the Gaza's border with Egypt....
*Palestinians nix US bid to avoid UN vote*
<http://www.maannews .net/eng/ ViewDetails. aspx?ID=361036>
2/17/2011 - RAMALLAH (AFP) -- The Palestinians have refused a compromise
offered by Washington to withdraw a UN resolution condemning Jewish
settlements, foreign minister Riyad Al-Maliki said Thursday. The draft
resolution, to be debated by the UN Security Council on Friday, contains
a condemnation of Jewish settlement building on occupied Palestinian
land and calls for it to be....
*Fatah officials will not be in new cabinet, party says*
<http://www.maannews .net/eng/ ViewDetails. aspx?ID=360795>
2/17/2011 - BETHLEHEM (Ma'an) -- Fatah Central Committee members will
not be asked to be part of the new government cabinet, member of the
party's top governing body Hussein Ash-Sheikh told Ma'an radio on
Wednesday. The committee "has adopted a clear approach in relation to
the Palestinian government and the decision stipulates.. ..
*Abbas: National vote must include Gaza*
<http://www.maannews .net/eng/ ViewDetails. aspx?ID=360860>
2/17/2011 - RAMALLAH (Ma'an) -- Elections must be held simultaneously in
the West Bank and Gaza Strip, President Mahmoud Abbas said Thursday. It
is "not acceptable to hold them in the West Bank only," Abbas said. At a
news conference alongside President of East Timor Jose Ramos-Horta,
Abbas said efforts would be made to ensure that....
*2 Gaza crossings open*
<http://www.maannews .net/eng/ ViewDetails. aspx?ID=360727>
2/17/2011 - GAZA CITY (Ma'an) -- Israeli authorities informed their
Palestinian counterparts Thursday that two terminals connecting Israel
with Gaza would be open for limited transport into the coastal enclave.
Following a closure of all crossing terminals Tuesday, it marks the
second day in a row the bulk goods crossing has operated, and the third
time....
*Top US lawmaker assures Israel of US support*
<http://www.maannews .net/eng/ ViewDetails. aspx?ID=360771>
2/17/2011 - WASHINGTON (AFP) -- US House Speaker John Boehner assured
Israel that the United States would back its staunch ally and work to
"maintain peace and stability" in the Middle East amid far-reaching
unrest." Israel is one of America's strongest allies. We share common
values, and fight common enemies in the form of violent extremism... .
*Palestine represented at UN statistics commission*
<http://www.maannews .net/eng/ ViewDetails. aspx?ID=360787>
2/17/2011 - RAMALLAH (Ma'an) -- The President of the Palestinian Central
Bureau of Statistics will represent Palestine as an observer participant
at the 42nd session of the United Nations Statistical Commission at the
end of February, a statement announced. Ola Awad left for New York on
Thursday, for the meetings which will begin on Feb. 22....
*Ashton: Mideast peace should advance 'now more than ever'*
<http://www.maannews .net/eng/ ViewDetails. aspx?ID=360813>
2/17/2011 - AMMAN, Jordan (AFP) -- EU foreign policy chief Catherine
Ashton said on Wednesday that the deadlocked Middle East peace process
needs to advance "now more than ever," after talks with Jordanian
Foreign Minister Nasser Judeh."The peace process now more than ever
needs to move forward because ensuring stability and security for the
people of Israel....
*Renewed Egypt gas flow to Israel delayed*
<http://www.maannews .net/eng/ ViewDetails. aspx?ID=360947>
2/17/2011 - JERUSALEM (AFP) -- Shipments of Egyptian gas to Israel,
which were due to resume on Thursday after an attack on a pipeline in
Sinai, have been delayed until later in the month, one of the pipeline's
owners said. Gas imports to Israel were halted as a precaution on Feb. 5
following an attack on....
*Haniyeh aide: Arab upheaval will free Palestine*
<http://www.maannews .net/eng/ ViewDetails. aspx?ID=360958>
2/17/2011 - GAZA CITY (Ma'an) -- A top aide to Prime Minister Ismail
Haniyeh in Gaza said Thursday that the uprisings in Egypt and Tunisia
would free the Palestinian cause out of the grip of America and Israel.
Yousef Rezqa told a group of journalists that both Palestinian
governments should respect the youth movements planning demonstrations. ...
*Clinton: US offering $150 million to Egypt*
<http://www.maannews .net/eng/ ViewDetails. aspx?ID=361030>
2/17/2011 - WASHINGTON (AFP) -- US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton
said Thursday that the United States is "reprogramming" $150 million to
support the political transition in Egypt and provide economic
assistance.. ..
*Clinton: Obama, Abbas discuss Mideast peace*
<http://www.maannews .net/eng/ ViewDetails. aspx?ID=361031>
2/17/2011 - WASHINGTON (AFP) -- US President Barack Obama and President
Mahmoud Abbas on Thursday discussed the Middle East peace process and
turmoil throughout the region, said US Secretary of State Hillary
Clinton....
*Clinton: UN resolutions wrong for Mideast peace*
<http://www.maannews .net/eng/ ViewDetails. aspx?ID=361033>
2/17/2011 - WASHINGTON (AFP) -- US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton
said Thursday that UN Security Council resolutions are "not the right
vehicle" for forging ahead towards a two-state solution to the
Israeli-Palestinian conflict....
*FIFA suspend Israel coach Fernandez*
<http://www.maannews .net/eng/ ViewDetails. aspx?ID=361034>
2/17/2011 - PARIS (AFP) -- Israel national coach Luis Fernandez was
suspended from all football activity with immediate effect by world
governing body FIFA on Thursday, a FIFA source told AFP. The 51-year-old
Spanish-born former French international had been suspended FIFA said
because of an outstanding judgement made against him in 2009 relating to
Qatari team Al-Rayyan... .
*Conflicting reports as Egypt denies barring Iran ships*
<http://www.maannews .net/eng/ ViewDetails. aspx?ID=361038>
2/17/2011 - CAIRO (AFP) -- Iran was pushing Egypt on Thursday to allow
two of its warships to pass through the Suez Canal, amid conflicting
reports from Cairo about the Egyptian response and despite warnings from
Israel. Iranian warships have not entered the Mediterranean through the
canal since 1979, and Israel says any attempt to sail so close....
*Embassy: Palestinian students can return to Egypt*
<http://www.maannews .net/eng/ ViewDetails. aspx?ID=361052>
2/17/2011 - CAIRO (Ma'an) -- Palestinian students will be allowed to
enter Egypt if they are enrolled for the spring semester, officials said
Thursday. Palestinians have been banned from entering Egypt since Feb.
7, as authorities struggled to hold onto power before the regime fell.
The Palestinian ambassador to Cairo, Barakat Al-Farra, said his embassy
intervened.. ..
*Lawmakers expected to dominate cabinet*
<http://www.maannews .net/eng/ ViewDetails. aspx?ID=360777>
2/17/2011 - RAMALLAH (Ma'an) -- A source close to Palestinian Authority
Prime Minister Salam Fayyad said Thursday that members of the
now-defunct parliament are preferred for appointments to ministerial
positions in a new cabinet. In a move said by Hamas to be a
"superficial" response to unrest across the region, Fayyad handed in his
government'. ...
*2 detained for Tubas theft*
<http://www.maannews .net/eng/ ViewDetails. aspx?ID=360888>
2/17/2011 - TUBAS (Ma'an) -- Police arrested two Tubas natives
Wednesday, both of them accused of theft. Police said officers were
tipped off by a witness who said masked men broke into his company
office and stole computers, cameras and other electronic equipment.
Police said a search was conducted and two suspects were then detained
for....
*Hebron deputy governor resigns*
<http://www.maannews .net/eng/ ViewDetails. aspx?ID=360966>
2/17/2011 - HEBRON (Ma'an) -- Deputy Governor of Hebron Samir Abu Zneid
submitted his resignation in a signed letter to President Mahmoud Abbas
on Thursday, government officials said. The letter said Abu Zneid
resigned for private reasons....
*Israel economy grows 7.8% in fourth quarter*
<http://www.maannews .net/eng/ ViewDetails. aspx?ID=360963>
2/17/2011 - JERUSALEM (AFP) -- Israel's economy picked up in the last
quarter of 2010, chalking up 7. 8 percent growth and a
higher-than- expected annual growth rate of 4. 5 percent, official
figures show on Thursday. The figure took analysts by surprise,
outstripping expectations of a fourth-quarter growth rate of around 4. 0
percent. Central Bureau....
*In Qatar, Arab modern art gets its first museum*
<http://www.maannews .net/eng/ ViewDetails. aspx?ID=360784>
2/17/2011 - DOHA, Qatar (AFP) -- Paintings acquired by shadowy anonymous
buyers paying record prices now hang in the light of day in Qatar in the
world's first museum devoted to modern Arab art. The masterpieces are
displayed among other treasures making a collection of almost 6,500
pieces in Mathaf (museum in Arabic), which has gathered....
*Egypt revolution and sharks empty Red Sea resorts*
<http://www.maannews .net/eng/ ViewDetails. aspx?ID=360975>
2/17/2011 - SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt (AFP) -- Tourists have started
trickling back to Egypt's balmy Red Sea coast in the wake of its
national uprising, but ghost town resorts are still reeling from crises
that preceded the unrest. The beaches had emptied following a bizarre
series of shark attacks late last year, and some souvenir vendors....
*Obama opposes use of violence in Bahrain*
<http://www.maannews .net/eng/ ViewDetails. aspx?ID=361029>
2/17/2011 - WASHINGTON (AFP) -- US President Barack Obama opposes the
use of violence by the government of Bahrain against peaceful
protestors, his spokesman said Thursday after a crackdown in the
Western-leaning Gulf kingdom....
*Clinton: Bahrain must hold some police 'accountable' *
<http://www.maannews .net/eng/ ViewDetails. aspx?ID=361032>
2/17/2011 - WASHINGTON (AFP) -- US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on
Thursday urged Bahrain to show restraint and to fulfill its pledge to
"hold accountable" those who used excessive force against protesters.. ..
*Six die in Libya 'Day of Anger'*
<http://www.maannews .net/eng/ ViewDetails. aspx?ID=361039>
2/17/2011 - NICOSIA (AFP) -- Six people were killed in the Libyan city
of Benghazi on Thursday, as Moamer Kadhafi's regime sought to overshadow
an opposition "Day of Anger" with its own rally in the capital Tripoli.
Meanwhile, clashes broke out in the city of Zentan, southwest of the
capital, in which a number of government.. ..
*Medics: 1 dead, 35 hurt in Yemen clashes*
<http://www.maannews .net/eng/ ViewDetails. aspx?ID=361040>
2/17/2011 - SANAA, Yemen (AFP) -- Yemeni police opened fire on a crowd
of protesters shot and injured six people on Thursday evening trying to
break up a demonstration in the southern port city of Aden and another
25 people were wounded in violent clashes between pro- and anti-regime
demonstrators in the capital city of Sanaa. Thousands of....
*Family friend: Ben Ali 'in coma' in Saudi hospital*
<http://www.maannews .net/eng/ ViewDetails. aspx?ID=361041>
2/17/2011 - TUNIS, Tunisia (AFP) -- Ousted Tunisian president Zine El
Abidine Ben Ali is "in a coma" in a Saudi hospital following a stroke, a
family friend told Agence France-Presse on Thursday. The 74-year-old
former leader slipped into a coma "two days ago" while being treated in
a Jeddah hospital after suffering a stroke, according to....
*Bahrain army clamps down after protests crushed*
<http://www.maannews .net/eng/ ViewDetails. aspx?ID=361042>
2/17/2011 - MANAMA, Bahrain (AFP) -- Bahrain's army deployed across
Manama Thursday and vowed "strict measures" to restore order after a
police raid on anti-regime protesters killed three, wounded nearly 200
and enraged the opposition. Protesters gathered outside a hospital where
the wounded are being treated to chant anti-regime slogans, while the
largest Shiite opposition bloc....
*Egypt detains two ex-ministers, businessman*
<http://www.maannews .net/eng/ ViewDetails. aspx?ID=361058>
2/17/2011 - CAIRO (AFP) -- Egypt has detained two former government
ministers and a businessman on suspicion of diverting public funds, a
judicial source told AFP on Thursday....
*Palestine Note* <http://palestinenot e.com/cs/>
*Israel Agrees to More Egypt Troops in Sinai*
<http://palestinenot e.com/blogs/ news/archive/ 2011/02/17/ israel-agrees- to-more-egypt- troops-in- sinai.aspx>
Palestine Note 17 Feb 2011 - Israel has agreed to a second deployment of
Egyptian troops to the Sinai Peninsula, to guard a pipeline that
supplies natural gas to Israel, an Israeli official said Wednesday.
Sinai is demilitarized under the 1979 peace...
*Treasury Calls for Scrutiny of Egypt*
<http://palestinenot e.com/blogs/ news/archive/ 2011/02/17/ treasury- calls-for- scrutiny- of-egypt. aspx>
Palestine Note 17 Feb 2011 - The Wall Street Journal - The U.S. Treasury
on Wednesday issued a warning to U.S. financial institutions, advising
them to closely scrutinize any transactions emanating from Egypt, U.S.
officials said. These transactions, the Treasury said, could...
*Fatah leader: Abbas should head unity talks*
<http://palestinenot e.com/blogs/ news/archive/ 2011/02/17/ fatah-leader- abbas-should- head-unity- talks.aspx>
Palestine Note 17 Feb 2011 - Ma'an - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas
should call together all parliamentary blocs for a sponsored dialogue
session that will resolve internal Palestinian division and pave the way
to fair elections, Fatah lawmaker Majed Abu Shamaleh said...
*Rights org says Israel failing to control settler violence*
<http://palestinenot e.com/blogs/ news/archive/ 2011/02/17/ rights-org- says-israel- failing-to- control-settler- violence. aspx>
Palestine Note 17 Feb 2011 - Ma'an - Israeli rights group Yesh Din
released a report Wednesday, accusing Israel of "chronic failure" to
enforce the law on Israeli citizens who commit offenses against
Palestinians in the West Bank Nine out of 10...
*Official warns focus on Egypt puts Jerusalem at risk*
<http://palestinenot e.com/blogs/ news/archive/ 2011/02/17/ official- warns-focus- on-egypt- puts-jerusalem- at-risk.aspx>
Palestine Note 17 Feb 2011 - Ma'an - With global political attention on
Egypt, a Fatah spokesman warned Wednesday, "Israel has been increasing
settlement activity in East Jerusalem," and putting the future of the
city at risk. Recent decisions by Israeli forces,...
*Egyptian Health Minister: 356 dead, 5500 injured in January uprising*
<http://palestinenot e.com/blogs/ news/archive/ 2011/02/17/ egyptian- health-minister- 356-dead- 5500-injured- in-january- uprising. aspx>
Palestine Note 17 Feb 2011 - Al Masry Al Youm - Preliminary hospital
reports have put the number of people killed during Egypt's 25 January
uprising--which led to the toppling last week of longstanding president
Hosni Mubarak--at 356, not including policemen and...
*Rights groups: Constitutional committee fails to reflect Egypt's
diversity*
<http://palestinenot e.com/blogs/ news/archive/ 2011/02/17/ rights-groups- constitutional- committee- fails-to- reflect-egypt- s-diversity. aspx>
Palestine Note 17 Feb 2011 - Al Masry Al Youm - Thirty-one human rights
organizations have criticized the constitutional amendment committee
drawn up by Egypt's Supreme Council of the Armed Forces, which has been
mandated with drafting amendments to certain articles of...
*Thirteen new political parties expected to rise from ashes of
revolution*
<http://palestinenot e.com/blogs/ news/archive/ 2011/02/17/ thirteen- new-political- parties-expected -to-rise- from-ashes- of-revolution. aspx>
Palestine Note 17 Feb 2011 - Al Masry Al Youm - The Egyptian political
arena is witnessing unprecedented activity following the 25 January
uprising, with calls for the establishment of 13 new political parties.
Political thinker Tarek Higgy said he had contacted...
*Egyptians defy call to end strikes*
<http://palestinenot e.com/blogs/ news/archive/ 2011/02/17/ egyptians- defy-call- to-end-strikes. aspx>
Palestine Note 17 Feb 2011 - Al Jazeera - Emboldened by the overthrow of
President Hosni Mubarak last week, Egyptians have been airing grievances
over issues ranging from low wages to police brutality and corruption.
Workers in banking, transport, oil, tourism, textiles,...
*Brotherhood treads cautiously in new Egypt*
<http://palestinenot e.com/blogs/ news/archive/ 2011/02/17/ brotherhood- treads-cautiousl y-in-new- egypt.aspx>
Palestine Note 17 Feb 2011 - Reuters - The Muslim Brotherhood is
treading cautiously in the new Egypt, assuring the military government
and fellow Egyptians that it does not want power and trying to dispel
fears about its political strength. The target...
*Take the US out of the "no peace" process.*
<http://palestinenot e.com/blogs/ blogs/archive/ 2011/02/17/ take-the- us-out-of- the-quot- no-peace- quot-process. aspx>
Palestine Note 17 Feb 2011 - " We had some success, at least for the
moment, in not having that (resolution) arise there. And we will
continue to employ the tools we have to make sure that continues to not
happen" with...
*The Balance Shifts in Lebanese Politics*
<http://palestinenot e.com/blogs/ news/archive/ 2011/02/17/ the-balance- shifts-in- lebanese- politics. aspx>
Palestine Note 17 Feb 2011 - New York Times - On the sixth anniversary
of the assassination of former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri in 2005,
Martyrs' Square in central Beirut was largely empty, in striking
contrast with past anniversaries. In the early...
*Iranian naval vessels withdraw request to travel through Suez Canal*
<http://palestinenot e.com/blogs/ news/archive/ 2011/02/17/ iranian-naval- vessels-withdraw -request- to-travel- through-suez- canal.aspx>
Palestine Note 17 Feb 2011 - Los Angeles Times - Two Iranian naval
vessels on Thursday withdrew a request to transit the Suez Canal after
Israel expressed concerns about the plans, a senior canal official told
the Associated Press. The official said...
*Arab Regimes Strike Back*
<http://palestinenot e.com/blogs/ topnews/archive/ 2011/02/17/ arab-regimes- strike-back. aspx>
Palestine Note 17 Feb 2011 - Protests in Bahrain, Iran, Libya, and Yemen
turn violent New York Times - From northern Africa to the Persian Gulf,
governments appeared to flounder over just how to outrun mostly peaceful
movements, spreading erratically like lava...
*Remi Kanazi & Laila El-Haddad: What the Egyptian Revolution Means for
Palestine*
<http://palestinenot e.com/blogs/ news/archive/ 2011/02/17/ remi-kanazi- amp-laila- el-haddad- what-the- egyptian- revolution- means-for- palestine. aspx>
Palestine Note 17 Feb 2011 - GRITtv - "It's a reimagining of the middle
east, what is possible," says poet Remi Kanazi of the revolution in
Egypt, and Laila El-Haddad notes the direct impact that the Mubarak
regime had on Palestinian people,...
*S.&P. Teams With Governance Body for New Mideast Index*
<http://palestinenot e.com/blogs/ news/archive/ 2011/02/17/ s-amp-p-teams- with-governance- body-for- new-mideast- index.aspx>
Palestine Note 17 Feb 2011 - New York Times - The international debt
rating agency Standard and Poor's has joined forces with Hawkamah, the
corporate governance institute based in Dubai, to build a "Pan Arab"
composite stock index for 11 Middle Eastern...
*Dreams for Nahr El Bared Camp*
<http://palestinenot e.com/blogs/ blogs/archive/ 2011/02/17/ dreams-for- nahr-el-bared- camp.aspx>
Palestine Note 17 Feb 2011 - When you think of a health clinic, you
probably envision an immaculate white building with clean, neat
treatment rooms, modern equipment and a parking lot. Think again.
Al-Shifa Clinic sits on the edge of the destroyed...
*Iranian Warships Bound for Syria Are Set to Transit Suez Canal, Israel
Says*
<http://palestinenot e.com/blogs/ news/archive/ 2011/02/17/ iranian-warships -bound-for- syria-are- set-to-transit- suez-canal- israel-says. aspx>
Palestine Note 17 Feb 2011 - New York Times - Israel warned on Wednesday
that two Iranian warships were poised to pass through the Suez Canal en
route to Syria, something it called a provocation that had not happened
in years. The...
*Just what we need, Aliens landing in Jerusalem*
<http://palestinenot e.com/blogs/ blogs/archive/ 2011/02/17/ just-what- we-need-aliens- landing-in- jerusalem. aspx>
Palestine Note 17 Feb 2011 - Just what we need, Aliens landing in
Jerusalem By Ray Hanania Just What We Need, Aliens Landing in Jerusalem
It's bad enough that we have Palestinians and Israelis fighting with
each other over who owns and...
*Google Praises Executive's Role in Egypt Revolt*
<http://palestinenot e.com/blogs/ news/archive/ 2011/02/16/ google-praises- executive- s-role-in- egypt-revolt. aspx>
Palestine Note 16 Feb 2011 - New York Times - Eric Schmidt, the chief
executive of Google , said Tuesday that the company was "very proud" of
Wael Ghonim , a Google executive who helped plan the protests that
culminated in the resignation of...
*Aljazeera* <http://english. aljazeera. net/news/ middleeast/>
*Egypt detains ex-ministers*
<http://english. aljazeera. net//news/ middleeast/ 2011/02/20112172 21111216445. html>
AlJazeera 17 Feb 2011 - Three former ministers close to Mubarak held on
suspicion of wasting public funds in an attempt to calm public outrage.
*Palestinians rally for unity*
<http://english. aljazeera. net//news/ middleeast/ 2011/02/20112171 841393818. html>
AlJazeera 17 Feb 2011 - Protesters take to the streets of West Bank city
of Ramallah, saying time has come for Fatah and Hamas to come together.
*Israel troops kill Gaza 'fishermen'*
<http://english. aljazeera. net//news/ middleeast/ 2011/02/20112177 5215281864. html>
AlJazeera 17 Feb 2011 - Israeli army says three men working on shore
were trying to plant bomb near security fence at northern border.
*Palestine News Network* <http://english. pnn.ps/>
*Nasrallah: If Attacked, Hezbollah Fighters "Might Occupy" Galilee*
<http://english. pnn.ps/index. php?option= com_content& task=view& id=9575&Itemid= 61>
PNN - Beirut -- PNN - Rhetoric heated up on both sides of the
Israel-Lebanon border as Hezbollah Secretary-General Sayyed Hassan
Nasrallah said "resistance fighters" might occupy the northern Israeli
region of Galilee if...
*Abbas: Elections Must Take place in West Bank, Gaza, and East
Jerusalem*
<http://english. pnn.ps/index. php?option= com_content& task=view& id=9574&Itemid= 66>
PNN - Ramallah -- PNN -- Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas told
reporters on Thursday that Palestinian elections must take place the
West Bank, Gaza, and East Jerusalem and that it would not be "acceptable. ..
*Israeli Bulldozers Destroy al-Araqib Village for Twentieth Time*
<http://english. pnn.ps/index. php?option= com_content& task=view& id=9573&Itemid= 64>
PNN - Negev -- PNN - One day after Israeli bulldozers destroyed the
Bedouin village of al-Araqib in the Negev Desert of southern Israel for
the nineteenth time, they returned to demolish it again,...
*Uri Avnery: Gideon Saar Now Israeli 'Minister of Propaganda,' Not
Education*
<http://english. pnn.ps/index. php?option= com_content& task=view& id=9572&Itemid= 61>
PNN - Tal Aviv -- PNN -- Israeli peace activist Uri Avnery harshly
criticized the decision of Israeli Education Minister Gideon Saar to
finance school trips to settlements in the southern West Bank city...
*Report: 32 Children Arrested by Israeli troops in February*
<http://english. pnn.ps/index. php?option= com_content& task=view& id=9571&Itemid= 64>
PNN - Ramallah -- PNN - The Palestinian Ministry of Information issued a
report on Thursday stating that Israeli troops arrested 32 Palestinian
children from the West Bank and East Jerusalem in the first...
*Journalists in the Middle East Face Multiple Attacks*
<http://english. pnn.ps/index. php?option= com_content& task=view& id=9570&Itemid= 63>
PNN - New York - CPJ -As protests spread from Tunisia and Egypt to other
countries in the region, journalists have been targeted by security
forces, in Yemen, Iran, and Algeria, the Committee to...
*Palestinian Center for Human Rights* <http://pchrgaza. org/>
*Weekly Report On Israeli Human Rights Violations in the Occupied
Palestinian Territory (10 -- 16 February 2011)*
<http://www.pchrgaza .org/portal/ en/index. php?option= com_content& view=article& id=7231:weekly- report-on- israeli-human- rights-violation s-in-the- occupied- palestinian- territory- 10--16-february- 2011&catid= 84:weekly- 2009&Itemid= 183>
Palestinian Center for Human Rights
*Jerusalem Post* <http://jpost. com/>
*Squabble over settlements puts British olim in a tax jam*
<http://www.jpost. com/NationalNews /Article. aspx?id=208774& R=R2>
Jeruslalem Post 17 Feb 2011 - An unknown number of British pensioners
living in Israel have to continue to pay taxes on their UK pensions
because of an ongoing diplomatic feud.
*Page-turners McEwan, Eco head to Jerusalem*
<http://www.jpost. com/NationalNews /Article. aspx?id=208771& R=R2>
Jeruslalem Post 17 Feb 2011 - Featuring over 600 authors, editors,
literary agents, the 25th J'lem International Book Festival will be held
at Binyenei Ha'uma.
*HRW appoints alleged terrorist to Mideast Advisory Board*
<http://www.jpost. com/Internationa l/Article. aspx?ID=208768& R=R1>
Jeruslalem Post 17 Feb 2011 - Shawan Jabarin's ties to the Popular Front
for the Liberation of Palestine terror group spark outrage; NGOs defend
him as 'human rights leader.'
*'African migrants brutalized en route to Israel'*
<http://www.jpost. com/MiddleEast/ Article.aspx? id=208766& R=R3>
Jeruslalem Post 17 Feb 2011 - Testimonies given to Hotline for Migrant
Workers describe horrific ordeals, systematic rape, torture at hands of
Beduin smugglers.
*Egypt: Iran naval vessels submit request to transit Suez*
<http://www.jpost. com/MiddleEast/ Article.aspx? id=208764& R=R3>
Jeruslalem Post 17 Feb 2011 - Tehran insists frigate, supply ships are
on their way to Syria; Canal official initially said request to pass was
withdrawn.
*Egyptian army deploys additional soldiers in Sinai*
<http://www.jpost. com/MiddleEast/ Article.aspx? id=208762& R=R3>
Jeruslalem Post 17 Feb 2011 - Forces join 800 current troops, will help
guard natural gas pipeline to Israel against attack; Suez Canal workers
demand better conditions.
*Defying the US, PA pushes for UN anti-settlement vote*
<http://www.jpost. com/MiddleEast/ Article.aspx? id=208759& R=R3>
Jeruslalem Post 17 Feb 2011 - Abbas calls emergency meeting of the PLO,
Fatah leaderships in Ramallah; Obama tells PA leader US will veto
resolution so as not to jeopardize efforts to resume peace talks.
*Obama administration urges restraint in Bahrain*
<http://www.jpost. com/MiddleEast/ Article.aspx? id=208749& R=R3>
Jeruslalem Post 17 Feb 2011 - Gates, Clinton speak with their
counterparts; US secretary of state says she is redirecting $150 million
in aid money to Egypt.
*No hope for Egypt?*
<http://www.jpost. com/Magazine/ Features/ Article.aspx? ID=208742& R=R1>
Jeruslalem Post 17 Feb 2011 - The problem in Egypt is not about
democracy or freedom of speech. It's about the freedom to provide its
citizens with basic needs like food and employment, and it is on this
issue the world should be focusing.
*Abbas calls emergency PLO, Fatah meeting over UN resolution*
<http://www.jpost. com/MiddleEast/ Article.aspx? id=208735& R=R3>
Jeruslalem Post 17 Feb 2011 - Announcement comes after PA president
talks with Obama about PA's plan to seek UNSC resolution condemning
construction in settlements; Obama makes it clear US would veto
resolution so as not to jeopardize peace talks.
*A-G set to indict Lieberman, Globes reports*
<http://www.jpost. com/ArtsAndCultu re/Entertainment /Article. aspx?ID=208732& R=R1>
Jeruslalem Post 17 Feb 2011 - Charges against FM to include breach of
trust, money laundering, obstruction of justice but not bribery, sources
say.
*Turkey, Jordan strengthen ties, sign nuclear agreement*
<http://www.jpost. com/MiddleEast/ Article.aspx? id=208702& R=R3>
Jeruslalem Post 17 Feb 2011 - Jordan says its peaceful nuclear program,
supported by US, is imperative for electricity generation, exploring
other alternative sources.
*Eggshells on Egypt and foreign policy folly*
<http://www.jpost. com/Magazine/ Features/ Article.aspx? ID=208660& R=R1>
Jeruslalem Post 17 Feb 2011 - Newsweek slams Obama for his conflicting
statements regarding Egypt that reflect a shaky US foreign policy.
Israel, on the other hand, chooses to remain silent when what is needed
most is a clear strategy.
*Olmert files libel suit against State Attorney Lador*
<http://www.jpost. com/NationalNews /Article. aspx?id=208641& R=R2>
Jeruslalem Post 17 Feb 2011 - Former PM says that Lador ruined his
reputation by calling Olmert's actions "scandalous" in a newspaper
interview.
*Abbas says no to elections if Gazans cannot vote*
<http://www.jpost. com/MiddleEast/ Article.aspx? id=208637& R=R3>
Jeruslalem Post 17 Feb 2011 - PA president declares that elections must
include West Bank and the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip.
*'Syrian embassy aided Hezbollah prisoner's escape'*
<http://www.jpost. com/MiddleEast/ Article.aspx? id=208628& R=R3>
Jeruslalem Post 17 Feb 2011 - Report: Syrian embassy in Cairo issued a
false passport, documents to convicted Hezbollah terrorist in order to
help return him to Beirut.
*50 armored vehicles roll into Bahrain capital square*
<http://www.jpost. com/MiddleEast/ Article.aspx? id=208613& R=R3>
Jeruslalem Post 17 Feb 2011 - Police storm square occupied by
anti-government protesters, use tear gas, rubber bullets as 1000s gather
in capital Manama; 4 reported dead.
*Former 'J'lem Report' editor to head new Hillel center*
<http://www.jpost. com/JewishWorld/ JewishNews/ Article.aspx? ID=208596& R=R1>
Jeruslalem Post 17 Feb 2011 - Sharon Ashley tapped to direct center
described as "keystone of Hillel's new approach to engaging, educating
and advocating for Israel on campus."
*Court: Drop employment prohibition from Sudanese visa*
<http://www.jpost. com/NationalNews /Article. aspx?id=208594& R=R2>
Jeruslalem Post 16 Feb 2011 - Despite Interior Ministry's efforts to
prevent Sudanese, Eritrean migrants from working in Israel, that right
now officially exists at least for one man.
*J'lem restores budget; state forks over additional NIS 210m*
<http://www.jpost. com/NationalNews /Article. aspx?id=208592& R=R2>
Jeruslalem Post 16 Feb 2011 - Jerusalem Municipality restores almost all
cuts to its welfare, education, culture, sports and urban improvement
budgets.
*City Bites: A European flare*
<http://www.jpost. com/Travel/ Jerusalem/ Article.aspx? ID=208480& R=R1>
Jeruslalem Post 16 Feb 2011 - A homey coffee shop in heart of J'lem,
Cafe Kadush offers more than just coffee. Choose from a variety of
home-made products from fresh breads to pasta and pastries as well as
salads and quiches.
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