[OccupationNews] Digest Number 1387Thu May 19, 2011 6:37 pm (PDT)***Occupied Palestine and Israel: News and Articles*
*News*
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*International Middle East Media Center* <http://imemc. org/>
*Obama To Announce Us Aid Plan For Democratizing Arab States*
<http://www.imemc. org/article/ 61273>
IMEMC - Thursday May 19, 2011 - 15:30, Rumours continue to circulate
regarding the content of US President Obama's speech on his
administration' s foreign policy in the Middle East, later today. Maan
news agency has reported that Obama was planning to unveil an extensive
framework of aid to democratising Middle Eastern countries in the
awaited speech.
*Plans Announced For 1,500 New Settlement Units In Jerusalem*<http://www.imemc. org/article/ 61272>
IMEMC - Thursday May 19, 2011 - 12:24, Maan news agency reports that The
Planning and Building Committee for Jerusalem have announced plans for
1,500 new Jewish only housing units in illegal Israeli settlements in
East Jerusalem.
*Obama Not Expected To Make Significant Announcement On Peace Process*
<http://www.imemc. org/article/ 61271>
IMEMC - Thursday May 19, 2011 - 11:36, White house officials have denied
reports circulated by the Israeli media that Obama will call on Israel
to recognise a Palestinian state based on 1967 borders in his policy
speech on recent events in the Arab world this afternoon. White House
Press Secretary, Jay Carney, said that while the Middle East peace
process will be part of the speech he refused to outline what the
President would say.
*Israeli military imposes closure on Salfit area*
<http://www.imemc. org/article/ 61270>
IMEMC - Thursday May 19, 2011 - 07:03, Residents of the Salfit township,
in the north-central West Bank, reported Wednesday that scores of
Israeli soldiers had deployed in the area since Tuesday and declared it
a 'closed military zone' -- preventing residents from leaving their
homes or going to work or school.
Salfit, West Bank, Palestine
Location of Salfit in Palestine
Israel's wall and settlements near Salfit, Palestine
source and information: www.poica.org/editor/case_studies/view.php?recordID=883*Israeli Military Abducts 11 Palestinians, including Journalist, On
Tuesday* <http://www.imemc. org/article/ 61263>
IMEMC - Wednesday May 18, 2011 - 10:56, The Israeli military carried out
incursions into the West Bank Tuesday and arrested 11 as part of the
crackdown in the aftermath of Nakba commemorations held throughout
Palestine and bordering states on Sunday.
*Ma'an News* <http://maannews. net/en/>
*Report: 1,500 new settler homes ready for approval*
<http://www.maannews .net/eng/ ViewDetails. aspx?ID=389163>
5/19/2011 - TEL AVIV (Ma'an) -- The Planning and Building Committee for
the Jerusalem municipality will discuss Thursday plans to build 1,500
new Jewish-only housing units in illegal settlements of Har Homa and
Pisgat Ze'ev. Both settlements are built on lands occupied by Israel in
1967, and are at least partially constructed on privately... .
*Golan protest fills returnees with pride*
<http://www.maannews .net/eng/ ViewDetails. aspx?ID=389149>
5/19/2011 - AL-QUNEITRA, Syria (AFP) -- Ahmad As-Saadi, a hospitalized
young Palestinian refugee, proudly shows off his left knee which he says
was pierced by an Israeli army bullet when soldiers fired on unarmed
protesters." I felt I was just steps away from returning to Palestine,"
said the refugee, who along with other demonstrators marking the
anniversary of....
*Committee: 625 settlement homes approved*
<http://www.maannews .net/eng/ ViewDetails. aspx?ID=389363>
5/19/2011 - BETHLEHEM (Ma'an) -- An Israeli committee approved 625
housing units in the illegal settlement of Pesgat Ze'ev north of
Jerusalem, Israeli media reported during US President Barack Obama's
speech Thursday....
*Israel attache in Russia 'was industrial spy'*
<http://www.maannews .net/eng/ ViewDetails. aspx?ID=389310>
5/19/2011 - MOSCOW (AFP) -- Russia expelled Israel's military attache at
its Moscow embassy because he engaged in industrial espionage, an
unnamed secret service official told the state RIA Novosti news agency
Thursday. The source said air force Colonel Vadim Leiderman helped
Israeli companies with links to the military illegally obtain sensitive
technology from Russia." As....
*Obama speech 'will reflect ties with Israel'*
<http://www.maannews .net/eng/ ViewDetails. aspx?ID=389334>
5/19/2011 - JERUSALEM (AFP) -- Israel has "nothing to worry about" ahead
of US President Barack Obama's key speech on the Middle East this
evening, a senior US envoy said on Thursday. Deputy Secretary of State
James Steinberg, in Jerusalem for a meeting of the US-Israel Strategic
Dialogue, said Obama's speech would reflect strong....
*WHO condemns occupation's effect on health sector*
<http://www.maannews .net/eng/ ViewDetails. aspx?ID=389132>
5/19/2011 - GENEVA (Ma'an) -- The caretaker Minister of Health said a
new victory was chalked at the World Health Organization' s 64th assembly
this week, when the body passed a resolution condemning the effects of
Israel's occupation on Palestinian health care. Fathi Abu Moghli said
the draft secured 65 votes, passing the....
*UN envoy: Arab-Israeli conflict 'will not be immune' to uprisings*
<http://www.maannews .net/eng/ ViewDetails. aspx?ID=389365>
5/19/2011 - NEW YORK (Ma'an) -- The UN special coordinator for the peace
process said Thursday the Arab-Israeli conflict "will not be immune" to
the "popular protests and political change" sweeping the Arab world.
Robert Serry called for a "meaningful political initiative" before
September for a two-state solution, saying recent events continue to
"shake the unsustainable. ...
*Abbas calls meeting to discuss Obama speech*
<http://www.maannews .net/eng/ ViewDetails. aspx?ID=389367>
5/19/2011 - RAMALLAH (Ma'an) -- President Mahmoud Abbas has called an
urgent meeting following US President Barrack Obama's speech on the
Middle East on Thursday, a PLO official said. Saeb Erekat said Abbas
affirmed his appreciation for Obama's efforts to reach a comprehensive
solution to the conflict and his remarks on the....
*Israel reacts to Obama speech*
<http://www.maannews .net/eng/ ViewDetails. aspx?ID=389385>
5/19/2011 - TEL AVIV, Israel (Ma'an) -- Responding to US President
Barack Obama's Mideast policy speech, Israel's leadership rejected a
return to the 1967 borders as part of a peace deal, Israeli media
reported. Benjamin Netanyahu says Israel appreciates the president's
commitment to peace but he expects Obama to reaffirm....
*Obama: Palestinian state on 1967 borders*
<http://www.maannews .net/eng/ ViewDetails. aspx?ID=389392>
5/19/2011 - WASHINGTON (AFP) -- President Barack Obama declared Thursday
that the borders of Israel and a Palestinian state must be based on 1967
lines, likely setting up a new clash with Israeli Prime Minister
Benjamin Netanyahu. In a long-awaited survey of the "Arab spring" of
revolts, Obama compared "shouts of human dignity" across the region to
America....
*Police: Parents abandoned children in Bethlehem*
<http://www.maannews .net/eng/ ViewDetails. aspx?ID=389061>
5/19/2011 - BETHLEHEM (Ma'an) -- Three children between the ages of
three and seven arrived to the Bethlehem police station last week, after
a taxi driver was told by fighting parents to "leave them in the
street."According to a police spokesman, the three had been staying with
their father in Ramallah and were suddenly sent....
*Single Gaza crossing opened for imports*
<http://www.maannews .net/eng/ ViewDetails. aspx?ID=389117>
5/19/2011 - GAZA CITY (Ma'an) -- Three hundred loads of humanitarian and
commercial goods were set to enter Gaza via the sole open crossing
terminal between the coastal enclave and Israel, an official said
Thursday. The goods, Palestinian liaison official Raed Fattuh told
Ma'an, would include 20 new motor vehicles and 30 loads of....
*Rawabi welcomes Israel approval to pave road*
<http://www.maannews .net/eng/ ViewDetails. aspx?ID=389312>
5/20/2011 - BETHLEHEM (Ma'an) -- The Bayti Real Estate Investment
Company, developer of Rawabi, the first Palestinian planned city, has
welcomed Israel's decision to approve a paved road needed for the
development. Bayti "looks positively upon reports that Israeli
authorities have granted tentative approval for the paving of an
existing dirt road which, once....
*Israeli Peace Initiative reps to meet new Arab League chief*
<http://www.maannews .net/eng/ ViewDetails. aspx?ID=388982>
5/19/2011 - TEL AVIV (Ma'an) -- Following a meeting with President
Mahmoud Abbas in Ramallah, delegates from the independent Israeli Peace
Initiative group will meet with newly-appointed Secretary-General of the
Arab League Nabil Al-Araby on Thursday. The plan is largely based on the
2002 Arab Peace Initiative, stating that under the scheme Israel accepts
it as....
*Erekat: Israel 'completely undermined' Mitchell efforts*
<http://www.maannews .net/eng/ ViewDetails. aspx?ID=389084>
5/19/2011 - JERICHO (Ma'an) -- "Anyone who was even slightly familiar
with the process knows full well that Prime Minister Netanyahu never
gave Ambassador Mitchell a chance," resigned negotiations affairs
official Saeb Erekat lashed out Thursday. The official, part of the PLO
and Fatah leadership, was responding to comments made by Benjamin
Netanyahu on 15 May....
*US Deputy Secretary Steinberg continues regional visit*
<http://www.maannews .net/eng/ ViewDetails. aspx?ID=389166>
5/19/2011 - WASHINGTON (Ma'an) -- US Deputy Secretary of State James
Steinberg arrived in Israel on Wednesday, for a two-day visit to the
country, with plans to spend time in Jerusalem and the West Bank, a
State Department report said. During his brief tour, Steinberg was set
to met with Israeli academic and student leaders, and....
*Obama to unveil Arab economic plan*
<http://www.maannews .net/eng/ ViewDetails. aspx?ID=389243>
5/19/2011 - WASHINGTON (AFP) -- US President Barack Obama will Thursday
unveil a multi-billion dollar economic plan to spur and reward
democratic change in the Arab world, modeled on the evolution of
post-Soviet eastern Europe. The comprehensive US scheme, initially
targeting Egypt and Tunisia, will serve as an incentive for other states
currently rocked by "Arab Spring" turmoil....
*UN chief: Arab leaders doing too little, too late*
<http://www.maannews .net/eng/ ViewDetails. aspx?ID=389177>
5/19/2011 - UNITED NATIONS (AFP) -- Arab leaders faced by uprisings this
year have always come out with too little, too late, UN chief Ban
Ki-moon said in an interview with AFP on Wednesday. Ban said he has
urged Syria's President Bashar Al-Assad to carry out reforms "before it
is too late," and that he hoped....
*Bin Laden fosters Arab revolt in posthumous message*
<http://www.maannews .net/eng/ ViewDetails. aspx?ID=389257>
5/19/2011 - WASHINGTON (AFP) -- Al-Qaeda has released a message from
slain leader Osama bin Laden praising the revolutions in Egypt and
Tunisia and urging Muslims to take advantage of a "rare historic
opportunity" to rise up, US monitors said. The 12-minute, 37-second
audio message posted on jihadist forums on Wednesday by Al-Qaeda's media....
*Obama: Assad must lead transition, or move aside*
<http://www.maannews .net/eng/ ViewDetails. aspx?ID=389353>
5/19/2011 - WASHINGTON (AFP) -- Syrian President Bashar Assad must lead
a political transition or "get out of the way," US President Barack
Obama said Thursday in a major speech on the revolutions sweeping the
Arab world." President Assad now has a choice. He can lead that
transition or get out of the way. The Syrian government must....
*Obama: Repression no longer works*
<http://www.maannews .net/eng/ ViewDetails. aspx?ID=389355>
5/19/2011 - WASHINGTON (AFP) -- US President Barack Obama said Thursday
that the uprisings sweeping the Arab world show that a policy of
repression will no longer work as people seek to win their freedom and
human rights. He also warned in a speech at the State Department that
Al-Qaeda's agenda of "extremism" was now seen....
*Aljazeera* <http://english. aljazeera. net/news/ middleeast/>
**
<http://english. aljazeera. net/news/ europe/2011/ 05/2011519233112 661224.html>*Obama
seeks Palestine state on 1967 borders*
<http://english. aljazeera. net/news/ americas/ 2011/05/20115191 45837856559. html>
AlJazeera 19 May 2011 - US president says borders of Israel and
Palestine should be based on 1967 lines with mutually agreed land swaps.
*NATO: Gaddafi forces 'significantly degraded'*
<http://english. aljazeera. net/news/ africa/2011/ 05/2011519141595 09484.html>
AlJazeera 19 May 2011 - Head of military alliance says military and
political pressures are weakening the Libyan leader's hold on power.
**
<http://english. aljazeera. net/news/ asia/2011/ 05/2011519125433 75456.html>*Syria
condemns US sanctions on Assad*
<http://english. aljazeera. net/news/ middleeast/ 2011/05/20115181 64713908756. html>
AlJazeera 19 May 2011 - US says sanctions meant to pressure Assad to end
violent crackdown, Syria condemns move as "serving Israel's interests".
*Deadly blasts strike Kirkuk*
<http://english. aljazeera. net/news/ middleeast/ 2011/05/20115197 3421395500. html>
AlJazeera 19 May 2011 - At least 29 people killed and 80 injured in
three separate bomb attacks targeting police in Iraq's northern oil hub.
*Palestine News Network* <http://english. pnn.ps/>
*What Obama Should Say?*
<http://english. pnn.ps/index. php?option= com_content& task=view& id=10062& Itemid=56>
PNN - By Daoud Kuttab - When US President Barack Obama makes his
scheduled speech today, he will have to deal with a totally different
kind of Arab world than when he took office...
*MADA Center Issues New Legal Guide for Journalists*
<http://english. pnn.ps/index. php?option= com_content& task=view& id=10061& Itemid=63>
PNN - Ramallah -- MADA to PNN - The Palestinian Center for Development
and Media Freedoms issued a new legal guide for journalists. The
handbook is the first of its kind in the Palestinian. ..
*PA Sources: Settlers Plans for New Settlements Shows that Israel does
not Care About International*
<http://english. pnn.ps/index. php?option= com_content& task=view& id=10060& Itemid=56>
PNN - Ramallah -- PNN -- Ghassan al-Khateb, director of the government
press office, told PNN that the new settlers plans to take more lands
and establish settlements on them during Israel's Prime Minister...
*Ahead of Netanyahu Visit to Washington, Israel Announce 1500 New
Settlers Homes*
<http://english. pnn.ps/index. php?option= com_content& task=view& id=10059& Itemid=56>
PNN - By Munjed Jadou -- PNN Editor in Chief- Once again, for those who
still does not know the real intentions of Israel, it announced plans to
build 1500 homes in Israeli settlements. ..
*Palestinian Group Announce Campaign to Boycott Non-Democratic -Arab and
Iranian Goods*
<http://english. pnn.ps/index. php?option= com_content& task=view& id=10058& Itemid=61>
PNN - Jerusalem -- PNN - A new boycott campaign against the
non-democratic Arab world and Iran that will require the cooperation of
every supporter of Middle East freedom has been launched by a...
*Dr. Erakat to Netanyahu: Peace Requires Decisions not a PR Campaign*
<http://english. pnn.ps/index. php?option= com_content& task=view& id=10057& Itemid=56>
PNN - Ramallah - PNN - Responding to Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin
Netanyahu's attempt to blame the Palestinian leadership for Ambassador
Mitchell resignation, Dr. Saeb Erakat, member of the PLO Executive
Committee and Chief...
*International Solidarity Movement* <http://palsolidarit y.org/>
*Historian writes of 'pleasure' at murder of pro-Palestinian activist*
<http://palsolidarit y.org/2011/ 05/18435/>
5/19/2011 - International Solidarity Movement - 18 May 2011 - Harriet
Sherman, Guardian - I was sent a link this week to a piece published in
the Jewish Chronicle by historian Geoffrey Alderman, the opening
sentence of which I found pretty shocking. Under the headline, This Was
No Peace Activist, Alderman wrote: "Few events -- not even the execution
of Osama bin Laden....
*Green Palestine marks Nakba day* <http://palsolidarit y.org/2011/ 05/18441/>
5/19/2011 - International Solidarity Movement - International Solidarity
Movement - With the creation of Israel in 1948, four hundred and
eighteen Palestinian villages were wiped out and destroyed, displacing
hundreds of thousands of Palestinian people from homes they had lived in
for generations. This year on May 17, in further commemoration of the
Nakba (the Catastrophe) , the ISM joined the Palestinian organisation. ...
*Relief Web*
<http://reliefweb. int/rw/rwb. nsf/doc106? OpenForm& emid=ACOS- 635PFR&rc= 3>
*Israeli-Palestinia n conflict not immune to changes sweeping Arab world,
Secretary-General' s representative tells Security Council*
<http://reliefweb. int/node/ 402835>
Relief Web 19 May 2011 - Source: UN Security Council Country: Israel ,
Lebanon , occupied Palestinian territory , Syrian Arab Republic (the)
Watch the Webcast SC/10261 Security Council 6540th Meeting (AM) Citing
Reconciliation Accord, Impending Statehood Bid, He Calls for 'Purpose
Rather than Paralysis', in Quest for Middle...
*Israel approves 1,500 settler homes in east Jerusalem: NGO*
<http://reliefweb. int/node/ 402824>
Relief Web 19 May 2011 - Source: Agence France-Presse Country: occupied
Palestinian territory By Steve Weizman (AFP) JERUSALEM --- An Israeli
government committee on Thursday approved the construction of more than
1,500 settler homes in east Jerusalem, as Israel's premier prepared to
leave for talks in...
*OPT: Civil Administration opens health operations room to serve Judea
and Samaria* <http://reliefweb. int/node/ 402766>
Relief Web 19 May 2011 - Source: Government of Israel Country: Israel ,
Jordan , occupied Palestinian territory 17 May 2011 The new center will
provide rapid, real-time responses regarding the transit of ambulances
and patients from Judea and Samaria to Israel and Jordan. Communicated
by COGAT (Coordinator. ..
*Construction materials fill up warehouses in Gaza*
<http://reliefweb. int/node/ 402761>
Relief Web 19 May 2011 - Source: Government of Israel Country: occupied
Palestinian territory 17 May 2011 Increased deliveries in the past few
weeks have filled the warehouses of the international organizations
Communicated by COGAT - Coordinator of Government Activities in the
Territories Between March 10...
*The Government of Germany and UNDP sign a 3.5 million Euro agreement to
create employment opportunities in the West Bank and Gaza Strip*
<http://reliefweb. int/node/ 402544>
Relief Web 18 May 2011 - Source: Government of Germany , UN Development
Programme Country: Germany , occupied Palestinian territory Jerusalem,
May 18, 2011 - As part of its continuing effort to tackle unemployment
in the occupied Palestinian territory, the Government of Germany,
through its Development Bank (KFW),...
*West Bank and Gaza: Improving governance and reducing corruption*
<http://reliefweb. int/node/ 402537>
Relief Web 18 May 2011 - Source: World Bank Country: Israel , occupied
Palestinian territory Executive Summary Overview In the past decade, the
Palestinian Authority (PA) has worked to strengthen economic governance
and combat corruption, both essential to sustained economic growth and
improved delivery of public services....
*Health conditions in the occupied Palestinian territory, including east
Jerusalem, and in the occupied Syrian Golan: Report by the Secretariat
(A64/27)* <http://reliefweb. int/node/ 402536>
Relief Web 18 May 2011 - Source: World Health Organization Country:
occupied Palestinian territory SIXTY-FOURTH WORLD HEALTH ASSEMBLY
Provisional agenda item 15 1. In 2010, the Sixty-third World Health
Assembly adopted resolution WHA63.2. The resolution requested the
Director-General, inter alia, to report on its implementation to...
*Palestine Telegraph* <http://paltelegraph .com/>
*Israeli forces storm mosque in Jerusalem*
<http://www.palteleg raph.com/ palestine/ west-bank/ 9220-israeli- forces-storm- mosque-in- jerusalem. html>
19 May 2011 - West Bank, (Pal Telegraph)-Israeli forces invaded
yesterday Ebin Qudama mosque in Wad El-Jouz neighborhood, in central
Jerusalem, arresting two Palestinian youths who were prying there.
*The National* <http://thenational. ae/section/ FOREIGN?profile= 1011>
*Even allies say Netanyahu must put 1967 borders on negotiating table*
<http://www.thenatio nal.ae/news/ worldwide/ middle-east/ even-allies- say-netanyahu- must-put- 1967-borders- on-negotiating- table>
The National 19 May 2011 - Pressure on Israeli PM from all sides to
announce compromise during US visit in the hope of reviving Middle East
peace talks.
*Mixed feelings in Saudi Arabia as Obama fails to mention the kingdom*
<http://www.thenatio nal.ae/news/ worldwide/ middle-east/ mixed-feelings- in-saudi- arabia-as- obama-fails- to-mention- the-kingdom>
The National 19 May 2011 - Saudis find Obama speech 'eloquent' and
'powerful' but some fear it skirted a realistic assessment of the
difficulties in the region.
*Concerns over Iran may push GCC to expand military presence*
<http://www.thenatio nal.ae/news/ worldwide/ middle-east/ concerns- over-iran- may-push- gcc-to-expand- military- presence>
The National 19 May 2011 - Foreign minister of Bahrain suggests that
Gulf states establish more security units to counter any possible
Iranian interference in the region.
*Dialogue but no meaningful discussion with Assad regime say Syrian
dissidents*
<http://www.thenatio nal.ae/news/ worldwide/ middle-east/ dialogue- but-no-meaningfu l-discussion- with-assad- regime-say- syrian-dissident s>
The National 19 May 2011 - As the US and Europe appear to conclude that
the Syrian government has no plans to make meaningful reforms, hopes for
meaningful national discussion of the country's current crisis are
fading, dissident leaders say.
*Libyan luxury cars turn up in Gaza showrooms*
<http://www.thenatio nal.ae/news/ worldwide/ middle-east/ libyan-luxury- cars-turn- up-in-gaza- showrooms>
The National 19 May 2011 - Vehicles are sold in Egypt by Libyan refugees
and then smuggled through underground tunnels into Gaza for sale at up
to $100,000 a time.
*Bahrain jails nine for 20 years for policeman kidnap*
<http://www.thenatio nal.ae/news/ worldwide/ middle-east/ bahrain-jails- nine-for- 20-years- for-policeman- kidnap>
The National 19 May 2011 - UK prime minister David Cameron due to raise
the crackdown on protesters by Bahrain¿s authorities in meeting with
Bahraini crown prince.
*Obama backs Palestine state with 1967 borders*
<http://www.thenatio nal.ae/news/ worldwide/ middle-east/ obama-backs- palestine- state-with- 1967-borders>
The National 18 May 2011 - Long-awaited speech outlines US
administration' s vision for moving forward peace process stalled for
eight months, based on a 'viable Palestine and a secure Israel', as US
president touches on effects of Arab Spring.
*Yemen opposition blames Saleh for Gulf plan failure*
<http://www.thenatio nal.ae/news/ worldwide/ middle-east/ yemen-opposition -blames-saleh- for-gulf- plan-failure>
The National 18 May 2011 - President Ali Abdullah Saleh 'has refused the
peaceful choice and is ready to do everything to remain in power,'
opposition says.
**
<http://www.thenatio nal.ae/news/ worldwide/ middle-east/ two-millionth- bmw-bike- rolls-off- the-production- line>*President
of Yemen again stalls on deal to seal his resignation*
<http://www.thenatio nal.ae/news/ worldwide/ middle-east/ president- of-yemen- again-stalls- on-deal-to- seal-his- resignation>
The National 18 May 2011 - Opposition warns that President Ali Abdullah
Saleh 'is preparing to start a civil war' and complain that the GCC
proposal covering his departure has been changed five times during the
past week.
*Shiite and Sunni MPs in Kuwait parliament fistfight*
<http://www.thenatio nal.ae/news/ worldwide/ middle-east/ shiite-and- sunni-mps- in-kuwait- parliament- fistfight>
The National 18 May 2011 - Row breaks out after two Kuwaiti detainees in
Guantanamo Bay are labelled 'al Qa'eda militants' by Shiite MP, leading
to uproar from Muslim Brotherhood MPs.
*Mahdi Army plans show of strength in Baghdad*
<http://www.thenatio nal.ae/news/ worldwide/ middle-east/ mahdi-army- plans-show- of-strength- in-baghdad>
The National 18 May 2011 - Shiite militia rally by thousands next week
is signal to US from Sadrists: pull out troops from Iraq or we fight.
*Ha'aretz* <http://haaretz. com/>
*After Obama speech, Netanyahu rejects withdrawal to 'indefensible' 1967
borders*
<http://www.haaretz. com/news/ diplomacy- defense/after- obama-speech- netanyahu- rejects-withdraw al-to-indefensib le-1967-borders- 1.362869>
Ha'aretz - PM responds to Obama's proposal for two state solution based
on 1967 borders, says such a solution would leave many Israelis in the
West bank outside Israel's borders.
*Gideon Levy / Obama demolished Palestinian chances for statehood*
<http://www.haaretz. com/print- edition/news/ gideon-levy- obama-demolished -palestinian- chances-for- statehood- 1.362895>
Ha'aretz - U.S. supports Israel's demand for the Palestinian state to be
demilitarized, it supports postponing discussions on the refugees and
Jerusalem, it talks about Israel's security and Israel's security alone.
*Hamas slams Obama's speech, Abbas convenes 'emergency' meeting*
<http://www.haaretz. com/news/ diplomacy- defense/hamas- slams-obama- s-speech- abbas-convenes- emergency- meeting-1. 362874>
Ha'aretz - Spokesman for Hamas says Obama needs to take concrete steps
to protect rights of Palestinians; Palestinian President Abbas says he
welcomes Obama's efforts to renew talks with Israel.
*Obama's vision for Mideast peace: Israel, Palestine based on 1967
borders with land swaps*
<http://www.haaretz. com/news/ diplomacy- defense/obama- s-vision- for-mideast- peace-israel- palestine- based-on- 1967-borders- with-land- swaps-1.362823>
Ha'aretz - In major Mideast policy speech, U.S. president says U.S.
opposes Palestinian action against Israel at UN; Obama also says Syria's
Assad must lead transition to democracy or 'get out of the way.'
*Aluf Benn / Obama granted Netanyahu a major diplomatic victory*
<http://www.haaretz. com/news/ diplomacy- defense/obama- granted-netanyah u-a-major- diplomatic- victory-1. 362866>
Ha'aretz - After Obama accepted Netanyahu's demands, the PM now cannot
be apathetic to the U.S. president's proposal for 1967 borders.
*U.S. Republicans disappointed by Obama's Mideast speech*
<http://www.haaretz. com/news/ diplomacy- defense/u- s-republicans- disappointed- by-obama- s-mideast- speech-1. 362879>
Ha'aretz - Republican Senator Mark Kirk expresses concern over Obama's
decision to alter U.S. policy regarding the Israeli-Palestinian peace
process, says Israel needs must outweigh Palestinian calls for 1967 borders.
*IDF expected to seek death penalty for killers of Fogel family*
<http://www.haaretz. com/print- edition/news/ idf-expected- to-seek-death- penalty-for- killers-of- fogel-family- 1.362893>
Ha'aretz - Death sentences were occasionally handed down against
terrorists in the early years of the state, but were always commuted.
*Lars von Trier to Haaretz: My Danish sense of humor did me in*
<http://www.haaretz. com/print- edition/news/ lars-von- trier-to- haaretz-my- danish-sense- of-humor- did-me-in- 1.362897>
Ha'aretz - Director booted out of Cannes for calling himself a Nazi,
identifying with Hitler; the 55-year-old was brought up thinking he was
Jewish until his mother revealed his German heritage on her deathbed.
*Russia: Israel's military attaché arrested while receiving secret
information*
<http://www.haaretz. com/news/ diplomacy- defense/russia- israel-s- military- attache-arrested -while-receiving -secret-informat ion-1.362816>
Ha'aretz - Colonel Vadim Leiderman was expelled by Russia after he was
accused of espionage; IDF says the allegations were 'completely baseless.'
*Court sentence Israeli Arab to 6 years for aiding Hamas*
<http://www.haaretz. com/news/ diplomacy- defense/court- sentence- israeli-arab- to-6-years- for-aiding- hamas-1.362758>
Ha'aretz - Fureidis resident, 27, convicted of joining Hamas, agreeing
to enlist Israeli Arab members, aid the infiltration of terrorists and
explosives into Israel.
*Barak: Israel is strong enough to make Mideast peace concessions*
<http://www.haaretz. com/news/ diplomacy- defense/barak- israel-is- strong-enough- to-make-mideast- peace-concession s-1.362738>
Ha'aretz - In Los Angeles Times interview, Defense Minster says Israel
must regain initiative by presenting a 'daring' offer to the
Palestinians in order to avoid global isolation.
*Iran official: UN must move against Israel after deadly border
incidents*
<http://www.haaretz. com/news/ diplomacy- defense/iran- official- un-must-move- against-israel- after-deadly- border-incidents -1.362734>
Ha'aretz - In letter sent to UN chief, top officials, Iranian envoy
condemns Israel's 'massive killing' of protesters amid raucous Nakba Day
protests earlier this week.
*The Rose Pizem affair, a timeline*
<http://www.haaretz. com/news/ national/ the-rose- pizem-affair- a-timeline- 1.362778>
Ha'aretz - 4-year-old Rose Pizem was murdered by her grandfather Ronny
Ron, a murder that was solicited by her mother Marie.
*Mother and grandfather found guilty of murdering 4-year-old Rose Pizem*
<http://www.haaretz. com/news/ national/ mother-and- grandfather- found-guilty- of-murdering- 4-year-old- rose-pizem- 1.362769>
Ha'aretz - Petah Tikva court convicts Rose's grandfather Ronny Ron of
first-degree murder, mother Marie-Charlotte Renault, with whom he was
involved at the time, with soliciting the murder; Rose's body was found
in Tel Aviv's Yarkon river in 2008.
*Tel Aviv lawyer indicted for ordering gangland-style hits*
<http://www.haaretz. com/news/ national/ tel-aviv- lawyer-indicted- for-ordering- gangland- style-hits- 1.362747>
Ha'aretz - Gur Finkelstein indicted on 11 charges, allegedly
commissioning Jaffa gang to carry out his bidding; Finkelstein allegedly
attempted to murder his ex-wife's husband in attempt to gain custody of
ex's 11-year-old son.
*EU to significantly expand Iran nuclear sanctions, sources say*
<http://www.haaretz. com/news/ international/ eu-to-significan tly-expand- iran-nuclear- sanctions- sources-say- 1.362807>
Ha'aretz - One diplomat says European bloc may add as much as 100
companies to sanctions list, intended to target Tehran's controversial
nuclear program.
*Iraq oil city bombing attacks kill at least 15, officials say*
<http://www.haaretz. com/news/ international/ iraq-oil- city-bombing- attacks-kill- at-least- 15-officials- say-1.362748>
Ha'aretz - Three bombs targeting security forces explode near government
buildings in the centre of Iraq's northern oil of Kirkuk, home to Arabs,
Kurds, and Turkmen.
*Strauss-Kahn resignation announcement to IMF Executive Board*
<http://www.haaretz. com/news/ international/ strauss-kahn- resignation- announcement- to-imf-executive -board-1. 362732>
Ha'aretz - The former IMF chief pays tribute to his wife, family and
friends, denying allegations of sexual assault, saying he wishes to
devote all his 'strength, time, energy' to proving his innocence
*World Bank: PA nepotism receding, but prosecution poor*
<http://english. themarker. com/world- bank-pa-nepotism -receding- but-prosecution- poor-1.362657>
Ha'aretz - World Bank on corruption among Palestinian Authority
officials: Doing well in managing public finances and reducing nepotism
in civil service hiring, but failing to prosecute most senior officials
suspected of dipping into the public coffers.
*PM overrides Steinitz, refuses to postpone income tax cuts*
<http://english. themarker. com/pm-overrides -steinitz- refuses-to- postpone- income-tax- cuts-1.362662>
Ha'aretz - The prime minister believes that tax cuts would boost the
economy and encourage growth, just as the tax cuts he pushed in 2003 did.
*Yes client to court: Void ruling against me, I was in asylum*
<http://english. themarker. com/yes-client- to-court- void-ruling- against-me- i-was-in- asylum-1. 362665>
Ha'aretz - Customer who refused to return equipment to Yes satellite TV
claims was in mental institution during time of case; the company says
defendant signed for papers notifying him of the claim.
*Obama granted Netanyahu a major diplomatic victory*
<http://www.haaretz. com/news/ diplomacy- defense/obama- granted-netanyah u-a-major- diplomatic- victory-1. 362866>
Ha'aretz - After Obama accepted Netanyahu's demands, the PM now cannot
be apathetic to the U.S. president's proposal for 1967 borders.
*Jerusalem Post* <http://jpost. com/>
*'Israeli security can't be maintained within '67 lines'*
<http://www.jpost. com/DiplomacyAnd Politics/ Article.aspx? ID=221427& R=R1>
Jeruslalem Post 19 May 2011 - Settler leader Dayan says Netanyahu should
speak about the existential threat of a Palestinian state when meeting
with Obama.
*President Obama's mistake*
<http://www.jpost. com/Magazine/ Features/ Article.aspx? ID=221424& R=R1>
Jeruslalem Post 19 May 2011 - The US President was wrong to insist that
Israel give up its card of occupying most of the West Bank without
demanding that the Palestinians give up theirs, the so called right of
return.
*Gov't reviewing Russia defense ties after expulsion*
<http://www.jpost. com/DiplomacyAnd Politics/ Article.aspx? ID=221425& R=R1>
Jeruslalem Post 19 May 2011 - Military attaché to Moscow Col. Vadim
Leiderman was helping Israeli defense industries illegally obtain
sensitive technology, report says.
*'New PA law to grant all convicted terrorists monthly pay'*
<http://www.jpost. com/DiplomacyAnd Politics/ Article.aspx? ID=221422& R=R1>
Jeruslalem Post 19 May 2011 - Those eligible include planners of suicide
bombings, Palestinian Media Watch says in urging donor countries to stop
funding PA.
*Why would Obama plump for controversy over Israel?*
<http://www.jpost. com/DiplomacyAnd Politics/ Article.aspx? ID=221420& R=R1>
Jeruslalem Post 19 May 2011 - Analysis: Amid ME upheaval, the US
president chose to save controversial statements for the intractable
Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
*A substantial shift toward the Palestinian position*
<http://www.jpost. com/DiplomacyAnd Politics/ Article.aspx? ID=221417& R=R1>
Jeruslalem Post 19 May 2011 - Analysis: Obama's State Dept. speech marks
a major departure from the long-standing US policy on the Arab-Israeli
conflict.
*Netanyahu reassures Esther Pollard ahead of DC trip*
<http://www.jpost. com/DiplomacyAnd Politics/ Article.aspx? ID=221407& R=R1>
Jeruslalem Post 19 May 2011 - Livni sends Obama letter urging him to
release Israeli agent and making it clear to him that Israelis are
united on the issue.
*The speech that signals a Washington-J' lem collision*
<http://www.jpost. com/DiplomacyAnd Politics/ Article.aspx? ID=221401& R=R1>
Jeruslalem Post 19 May 2011 - Analysis: The tone of Netanyahu's response
to the Obama speech made clear that he disliked it more than he liked it.
*PM slams Obama call for 'Palestine' based on '67 lines*
<http://www.jpost. com/DiplomacyAnd Politics/ Article.aspx? ID=221397& R=R1>
Jeruslalem Post 19 May 2011 - "Those borders are not defensible," PM
rages as he flies off to Washington; Palestinian state must not come "at
Israel's expense"; US President urges resumed talks, focused on
territory, security.
*For the Arab world, Obama didn't go far enough*
<http://www.jpost. com/MiddleEast/ Article.aspx? id=221391& R=R3>
Jeruslalem Post 19 May 2011 - Reactions to the US president's address in
the region were muted among most scholars, bloggers and social media.
*Abbas calls emergency meeting over Obama address*
<http://www.jpost. com/MiddleEast/ Article.aspx? id=221390& R=R3>
Jeruslalem Post 19 May 2011 - PA president seeks urgent consultations
with Arab leaders over address; Hamas spokesmen accuses Obama of
"deception," favoritism to Israel.
*'Obama adopting Arafat's staged plan for Israel's end'*
<http://www.jpost. com/DiplomacyAnd Politics/ Article.aspx? ID=221383& R=R1>
Jeruslalem Post 19 May 2011 - Likud's Dannon says US president trying to
force plan on PM; Livni: Speech was in Israel's interest, urges
Netanyahu to revive talks.
*San Francisco to put circumcision ban on the ballot*
<http://www.jpost. com/JewishWorld/ JewishNews/ Article.aspx? ID=221378& R=R1>
Jeruslalem Post 19 May 2011 - Petition passes city council; measure
would make circumcision before 18 years of age misdemeanor crime,
penalty of year in prison, $1000 fine.
*Egyptian FM meets with members of 'Israeli Initiative'*
<http://www.jpost. com/MiddleEast/ Article.aspx? id=221373& R=R3>
Jeruslalem Post 19 May 2011 - Delegation offers Elaraby peace plan based
on Saudi Initiative; group invited following Tel Aviv press conference
where they unveiled the plan.
*'62.5% of Israeli Arabs see Jews as foreign imprint'*
<http://www.jpost. com/NationalNews /Article. aspx?id=221355& R=R2>
Jeruslalem Post 19 May 2011 - Authors of University of Haifa Jewish Arab
center survey say results show worsening divide over past decade in
Jewish Arab relations in Israel.
*Arab Israeli sentenced for recruiting to Hamas terror cell*
<http://www.jpost. com/NationalNews /Article. aspx?id=221351& R=R2>
Jeruslalem Post 19 May 2011 - Twenty six year-old Faradis resident Islam
Marai receives six years for "severe national security offenses,"
facilitating terror activities.
*PMO allows Interior Ministry to debate e J'lem construction*
<http://www.jpost. com/NationalNews /Article. aspx?id=221349& R=R2>
Jeruslalem Post 19 May 2011 - Green light for debate comes three weeks
after PMO requested same project be dropped from agenda ahead of
Peres-Obama meeting.
*'Fayyad ruled out as Palestinian unity gov't PM'*
<http://www.jpost. com/MiddleEast/ Article.aspx? id=221338& R=R3>
Jeruslalem Post 19 May 2011 - PA prime minister removed from short list
of candidates to lead Hamas-Fatah gov't, 'Al-Ahram' quotes sources as
saying.
*A Janglo in Tel Aviv: Finding spirit and community*
<http://www.jpost. com/LifeStyle/ Article.aspx? ID=221334& R=R1>
Jeruslalem Post 19 May 2011 - Zev Stub takes a break from the comforts
of Jerusalem's Rechavia neighborhood to experience a faster pace of life
in the city that never sleeps.
*State Deptartment statement separates J'lem from Israel*
<http://www.jpost. com/DiplomacyAnd Politics/ Article.aspx? ID=221312& R=R1>
Jeruslalem Post 19 May 2011 - Embassy in TA denies odd wording in
announcement of visit by US Deputy Secretary of State signals any subtle
change in US policy.
*Alone, in uniform, together*
<http://www.jpost. com/Magazine/ Features/ Article.aspx? ID=221309& R=R1>
Jeruslalem Post 19 May 2011 - Thousands of young Jews from across the
globe arrive each to volunteer for army service, creating new families
from scratch.
*Connecting kids to theater*
<http://www.jpost. com/Metro/ Features/ Article.aspx? ID=221308& R=R1>
Jeruslalem Post 19 May 2011 - Tomorrow's culture consumers are being
well cared for at this year's Israel Festival for Children at Holon's
Mediatheque center.
*Rose Pizem's mother, grandfather convicted in murder*
<http://www.jpost. com/NationalNews /Article. aspx?id=221300& R=R2>
Jeruslalem Post 19 May 2011 - Ronnie Ron convicted of murder, Marie
Pizem convicted of soliciting killing of 4-year-old; both get life
sentences, leniency hearing set.
*PMO approves controversial J'lem housing discussion*
<http://www.jpost. com/NationalNews /Article. aspx?id=221289& R=R2>
Jeruslalem Post 19 May 2011 - Hours before Netanyahu's US visit,
Interior Ministry committee set to discuss building of over 1,550
housing units in Har Homa, Pisgat Ze'ev.
*Jaffa: Man killed by unknown assailants in drive-by*
<http://www.jpost. com/NationalNews /Article. aspx?id=221281& R=R2>
Jeruslalem Post 19 May 2011 - Assailants in passing car shoot
motorcyclist, 23, on Shevtai Yisrael street; police say shooting
crime-related, investigation launched.
*Auschwitz 'Arbeit Macht Frei' sign is repaired after theft*
<http://www.jpost. com/JewishWorld/ JewishNews/ Article.aspx? ID=221271& R=R1>
Jeruslalem Post 19 May 2011 - The infamous sign above Nazi death camp
entrance was cut into three pieces when stolen by five Poles and a Swede
two years ago.
*Western elites skeptical Arab Spring will bring democracy*
<http://www.jpost. com/MiddleEast/ Article.aspx? id=221258& R=R3>
Jeruslalem Post 19 May 2011 - Poll shows most opinion-makers believe
that Arabs aspire to democracy, but won't get it; investment climate
will become less favorable.
*'Temporary road to Rawabi could become permanent obstacle'*
<http://www.jpost. com/NationalNews /Article. aspx?id=221242& R=R2>
Jeruslalem Post 19 May 2011 - Defense sources say route would not become
permanent; MK Eldad warns against putting Palestinian vehicles too close
to Jewish residences.
*High Court to state: Demolish Amona outpost in 6 months*
<http://www.jpost. com/NationalNews /Article. aspx?id=221241& R=R2>
Jeruslalem Post 19 May 2011 - Amona, near Ofra, is one of the oldest
outposts in the West Bank; police clashed with protesters in 2006 over
demolished homes.
*After years of planning, PM announces wide land reforms*
<http://www.jpost. com/NationalNews /Article. aspx?id=221235& R=R2>
Jeruslalem Post 19 May 2011 - New reforms include salary adjustment for
ILA employees, ease registering, constructing on properties; 4% of ILA
holdings privatized.
*The Guardian* <http://guardian. co.uk/world/ palestinian- territories>
*Editorial | Middle East: Obama weaves an uncertain path*
<http://www.guardian .co.uk/commentis free/2011/ may/20/middle- east-barack- obama-uncertain- path>
The Guardian 19 May 2011 - The US is not on the side of reform if to be
so collides with a core strategic interest It was billed as a big speech
on the Middle East, the assumption being that if you...
*Barack Obama signals selective US response to 'Arab spring' | Ian
Black*
<http://www.guardian .co.uk/world/ 2011/may/ 19/barack- obama-response- arab-spring>
The Guardian 19 May 2011 - President declares support for human rights
in Middle East speech but makes no mention of Saudi Arabia Barack
Obama's speech on the Middle East was a belated response to
extraordinary events over which the US has...
*Barack Obama's speech: no Cairo 2.0 | James Zogby*
<http://www.guardian .co.uk/commentis free/cifamerica/ 2011/may/ 19/barack- obama-middle- east-speech>
The Guardian 19 May 2011 - For Americans, perhaps, this was stirring
stuff. But for an Arab audience, hoping for more commitment on
Palestine, it fell flat President Obama has often used great speeches to
define critical issues. Given the historical setting...
*Barack Obama's Middle East speech -- live coverage*
<http://www.guardian .co.uk/world/ middle-east- live/2011/ may/19/barack- obama-middle- east-speech- live>
The Guardian 19 May 2011 - . Obama pays tribute to the 'Arab spring'
uprisings . Assad told to accept reform "or get out of the way" .
Bahrain's "mass arrests and brute force" criticised . Israel-Palestine
peace should be based on...
*Mahmoud Abbas and the persistence of Palestinian mythology | Matthew
Brodsky*
<http://www.guardian .co.uk/commentis free/cifamerica/ 2011/may/ 19/mahmoud- abbas-palestinia n-territories>
The Guardian 19 May 2011 - How depressing that, even as the plates are
shifting in the Middle East, the PA president is still peddling a
wornout narrative In the week that President Obama makes a major new
statement on US policy...
*Nakba day: we waited 63 years for this | Karma Nabulsi*
<http://www.guardian .co.uk/commentis free/2011/ may/19/nakba- day-palestinian- summer>
The Guardian 19 May 2011 - The remarkable bravery of refugees on Nakba
day was the first act of a Palestinian summer It was the moment for
which we had all been holding our breath for decades -- for 63 years to...
*Uruknet* <http://uruknet. info/>
*[uruknet.info] Netanyahu prepares Israelis for war*
<http://www.uruknet. info/?new= 77874>
Uruknet May 19, 2011 - ....I believe Netanyahu wants a clash with the
Palestinians in September. Like Golda Meir in 1973, he is looking for a
war, because he thinks it may let him keep the territories he holds,
which for him are more important than peace. That's why he talks about
war for the home: He knows most...
*[uruknet.info] PFLP prisoners salute the martyrs of Nakba day*
<http://www.uruknet. info/?new= 77872>
Uruknet May 19, 2011 - PFLP prisoners held in occupation prisons held a
one-day hunger strike on Tuesday, May 17, 2011, sending a statement to
the prison administration on May 17, 2011, demanding that Comrade Ahmad
Sa'adat be allowed a visit with his fellow prisoners. Comrade Sa'adat
has been in isolation cells since March 15, 2009, and has been...
*[uruknet.info] Yemen leader says he'll quit, opponents doubt*
<http://www.uruknet. info/?new= 77871>
Uruknet May 19, 2011 - Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh promised
Thursday to sign a deal that would end his decades-long rule, a
spokesman said, while President Obama called on the embattled leader to
transfer power. Yemen's opposition rejected Saleh's promise, accusing
the embattled leader of stalling. Saleh has rejected the agreement
before - most recently 24 hours before...
*[uruknet.info] The young will never forget, and will one day return*
<http://www.uruknet. info/?new= 77870>
Uruknet May 19, 2011 - "The old will die and the young will forget" -
this was the prediction of Israel's first prime minister, David Ben
Gurion. Sixty-three years later, I still wonder what made him think so.
Would the Jewish masses - or indeed any of the other millions of people
who suffered the Holocaust - ever forget?...
*[uruknet.info] War Crimes & the Bombing of Libya*
<http://www.uruknet. info/?new= 77869>
Uruknet May 19, 2011 - According to the New York Times (5/16/11), Gen.
Sir David Richards, "Britain's top military commander," is proposing
that the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) target Libyan
"infrastructure, " including electrical power grids and fuel dumps, in
government held areas.... The Times went on to write, "The General
suggested that NATO should be freed from restraints.. .
*[uruknet.info] The illegal war in Libya*
<http://www.uruknet. info/?new= 77868>
Uruknet May 19, 2011 - When President Obama ordered the U.S. military to
wage war in Libya without Congressional approval (even though, to use
his words, it did "not involve stopping an actual or imminent threat to
the nation"), the administration and its defenders claimed he had legal
authority to do so for two reasons: (1) the War Powers...
*[uruknet.info] Stealing Palestinian Land Dunam by Dunam*
<http://www.uruknet. info/?new= 77867>
Uruknet May 19, 2011 - One dunam is 1,000 square meters, four dunams to
an acre. Israel is stealing them incrementally to control all valued
Palestinian land, dispossessing indigenous people illegally in the
process. B'Tselem is the Israeli Information Center for Human Rights in
the Occupied Territories. In May, it published a comprehensive report
titled, "Dispossession & Exploitation: Israel's...
*[uruknet.info] Report: 1,500 new settler homes ready for approval*
<http://www.uruknet. info/?new= 77866>
Uruknet May 19, 2011 - The Planning and Building Committee for the
Jerusalem municipality will discuss Thursday plans to build 1,500 new
Jewish-only housing units in illegal settlements of Har Homa and Pisgat
Ze'ev. Both settlements are built on lands occupied by Israel in 1967,
and are at least partially constructed on privately owned Palestinian
property. The discussion is...
*[uruknet.info] Text of Obama's Speech on the Middle East*
<http://www.uruknet. info/?new= 77865>
Uruknet May 19, 2011 - .... In Iraq, we see the promise of a
multi-ethnic, multi-sectarian democracy. There, the Iraqi people have
rejected the perils of political violence for a democratic process, even
as they have taken full responsibility for their own security. Like all
new democracies, they will face setbacks. But Iraq is poised to play a
key role...
*[uruknet.info] Israel attache in Russia 'was industrial spy'*
<http://www.uruknet. info/?new= 77863>
Uruknet May 19, 2011 -- Russia expelled Israel's military attache at its
Moscow embassy because he engaged in industrial espionage, an unnamed
secret service official told the state RIA Novosti news agency Thursday.
The source said air force Colonel Vadim Leiderman helped Israeli
companies with links to the military illegally obtain sensitive
technology from Russia. "As far as Colonel...
*[uruknet.info] Twin bombs kill 27 at police station in Iraq*
<http://www.uruknet. info/?new= 77862>
Uruknet May 19, 2011 -- Twin bombs that lured policemen out of their
fortified headquarters in a northern Iraqi city killed 27 people on
Thursday, most of them police officers. Scores were wounded in the
double blasts in Kirkuk, and a third explosion 45 minutes later on a
road to a city hospital brought the number of injured to...
*[uruknet.info] Assassination nation: Are there any limits on President
Obama's license to kill?* <http://www.uruknet. info/?new= 77861>
Uruknet May 18, 2011 - How much evidence should the US government be
obliged to show before it kills an American citizen? None, according to
the Obama administration. And how much evidence should the government be
obliged to possess of an American's wrongdoing before officially
targeting them for killing? That's a secret, according to the Obama
team. As part...
*[uruknet.info] U.S. Policy Led to 2 Million Rapes, 6 Million Deaths in
Congo* <http://www.uruknet. info/?new= 77860>
Uruknet May 18, 2011 - Americans are taking note of a recent study on
massive rape in the Democratic Republic of Congo, but most fail to
connect the horror with U.S. policy in Africa. Mass rape is one aspect
of a genocide that has taken six million lives in the Democratic
Republic of Congo. American proxies carried out Washington's. ..
*[uruknet.info] Iraq snapshot - May 18, 2011*
<http://www.uruknet. info/?new= 77859>
Uruknet May 18, 2011. Chaos and violence continue, the Senate Veterans
Affairs Committee hears from the VA and DoD on 'progress,' the British
military will finally be out of Iraq this Sunday . . . sort of, the US
withdrawal remains a speculative point, a Tony Blair crony attempts to
enrich himself off Iraqi oil, and more.... In Texas, a War Criminal...
*[uruknet.info] Did NATO Massacre Libyan Religious Leaders?*
<http://www.uruknet. info/?new= 77858>
Uruknet May 18, 2011 - On Saturday morning, May 14, in a press
conference broadcast on a Libyan satellite t.v. channel, government
spokesperson Moussa Ibrahim presented strong evidence that a massacre of
Libyan religious leaders by NATO was carried out in the oil port of
Brega. The press conference was attended by Libyan religious leaders,
mainly Muslim but including...
*[uruknet.info] Obama's Imperial Offensive*
<http://www.uruknet. info/?new= 77857>
Uruknet May 18, 2011 - On Thursday, the worlds most cynical rhetorician
will attempt to frame regime change and political assassination as
defense of civilians and promotion of democracy. Only Americans will be
fooled. President Obama has discarded all but the snakeskin of
international law. "The Euro-American imperialists and Arab royal
mafiosa hope their joint venture will quarantine or...
*[uruknet.info] Neoliberalism' s Forked Tongue*
<http://www.uruknet. info/?new= 77855>
Uruknet May 18, 2011 - ...As observers, we should not be too quick to
applaud the defeat of neoliberalism in Egypt. Instead, we should pause
and dwell on the irony of hearing neoliberal/liberal discourses
mobilized to critique neoliberal economic practices. We should dwell on
the irony of a revolution that has, too quickly, been captured into the
language of...
*[uruknet.info] Syria: Has the Regime Turned a Corner Against the
Protests?* <http://www.uruknet. info/?new= 77854>
Uruknet May 18, 2011 - ...The demonstrations in Egypt and Tunisia were
bolstered after police and army brutality increased sympathy for the
protesters, inspiring thousands more to flock to the cause. It is not
the same in Syria. Even as the government repression grew uglier, most
sources reached by TIME report that the turnout for street protests is
significantly. ..
*[uruknet.info] Report: Marwan Barghouthi urges unity progress*
<http://www.uruknet. info/?new= 77853>
Uruknet May 18, 2011 - Imprisoned Fatah leader and unity champion Marwan
Barghouthi urged his party and Hamas to quickly implement the
reconciliation agreement signed in Cairo two weeks earlier. Barghouthi,
convicted by an Israeli court for masterminding the second Palestinian
uprising in 2000, was elected to the Palestinian Legislative Council
while serving five consecutive life terms, and was...
*[uruknet.info] 63 Years Later, Palestine*
<http://www.uruknet. info/?new= 77851>
Uruknet May 18, 2011 - 63 years later, Palestine, I see you waiting,
with a tear that refuses to come down, waiting for the return of your
child ... waiting for the return of the son, the return of the
daughter... waiting for the child who refused to remain inactive,
refused to watch while your blood is being shed... waiting...
*[uruknet.info] Arad Exposed U.S.-Israel Nuclear Cooperation*
<http://www.uruknet. info/?new= 77850>
Uruknet May 18, 2011 - Yesterday, I reported a story from Yediot that
claimed Uzi Arad had given a U.S. diplomat a copy of the secret
Lindenstraus report on the second Lebanon war. But today, a different
story has been reported by Channel 2 about the reason for Arad's brusque
firing by Bibi Netanyahu from his senior post as...
*[uruknet.info] Taliban denies to Al Arabiya link to Saudi diplomat
killing as it launches more attacks* <http://www.uruknet. info/?new= 77849>
Uruknet May 18, 2011 - The Pakistani wing of the Taliban militant group
denied any link to the killing of a Saudi diplomat in Karachi, Al
Arabiya reported on Tuesday. Saudi consulate staffer Hassan al-Qahtani
was killed in a motorbike shooting by gunmen as he drove his car on his
way to the consulate in Karachi. Spokesman Ihsanallah Ihsan...
*[uruknet.info] Free @mosaaberizing and @tarekshalaby NOW!*
<http://www.uruknet. info/?new= 77848>
Uruknet May 18, 2011 - On April 28th, we published a post and photoessay
by Egyptian democracy activist Mosaab Elshamy, who was chronicling a
demonstration at the Israeli embassy in Giza that day. Mosaab was one of
the most visible faces of the Tahrir Square demonstrations, through his
camera and his Twitter account. Days after Hosni Mubarak finally stepped...
*[uruknet.info] Israeli Military Abducts 11 Palestinians, including
Journalist, On Tuesday* <http://www.uruknet. info/?new= 77847>
Uruknet May 18, 2011 - The Israeli military carried out incursions into
the West Bank Tuesday and arrested 11 as part of the crackdown in the
aftermath of Nakba commemorations held throughout Palestine and
bordering states on Sunday. Six Palestinians were abducted in raids on
the al-Khadir village after Molotov thingytails were allegedly thrown at a
checkpoint tower in...
*[uruknet.info] Libya: enough is enough*
<http://www.uruknet. info/?new= 77845>
Uruknet May 18, 2011 - ...A third assumption was that Gaddafi is without
popular support. It is foolhardy to believe that there may not be a
degree of political and tribal support for Gaddafi, at least within
western and southern regions of Libya. A fourth assumption seems to have
been that the Libyan "rebels" are all Facebook idealists. The...
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YOU CAN NOT HIDE THIS FACT FROM THE AMERICAN PEOPLE. WE SEE.) Moreover, this conflict has come with a larger cost to the Middle East, as it impedes partnerships that could bring greater security and prosperity and empowerment to ordinary people.
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