IMEMC - The Israeli Army and the Police decided to remove twelve fanatic Israeli settlers from the West Bank to Israel due to their escalating attacks against the Palestinians and against the Israeli army, the Maan News Agency, reported. The “deportation” period varies between 3 and 9 months; five settlers stand accused of gathering sensitive military info. ...
Orthodox leader murdered during Christmas celebration in Jaffa
IMEMC - Orthodox Palestinian Christians in Israel had a somber funeral instead of a planned celebration on Saturday, which marks the day Jesus was born according to the Orthodox calendar, after a leader in the Orthodox community was killed on Christmas Eve. ...
Orthodox Christians celebrate Christmas in Bethlehem
IMEMC - Christmas celebrations for the Orthodox community got underway in Bethlehem on Friday, January 6th, which marks Christmas Eve for Orthodox Christians around the world. Bishops, patriarchs, political leaders and pilgrims arrived in the city to celebrate the holiday. ...
Palestinian Youth Injured After Being Rammed By Army Jeep
IMEMC - Palestinian medical sources in occupied East Jerusalem reported Friday that a Palestinian youth from Silwan town, was seriously wounded after being struck by an Israeli army jeep injured in Bab Al Amoud area in occupied East Jerusalem. ...
Israeli Army Concludes Preparations For Potential Offensive
IMEMC - The Israeli army announced that its Home Front concluded a two-month preparation for a potential military offensive against the Gaza Strip, the Arabs48 news website reported. ...
Four Injured In Bil’in Weekly Nonviolent Protest
IMEMC - Israeli troops attacked on Friday the weekly nonviolent protest against the illegal Annexation Wall and illegal settlements, in the West Bank village of Bil’in, near the central West Bank city of Ramallah, wounding at least four residents. ...
PCHR Weekly Report: Fighter killed, 2 civilians wounded, 32 abducted by Israeli troops this week
IMEMC - In its Weekly Report On Israeli Human Rights Violations in the Occupied Palestinian Territories for the week of 29 Dec. 2011- 04 Jan. 2012, the Palestinian Center for Human Rights found that a Palestinian resistance fighter was killed and a civilian was wounded by Israeli forces in the Gaza Strip. ...
Palestinians & Israelis Meet in Amman
IMEMC - US Department of State spokeswoman, Victoria Nuland, said that Palestinian and Israeli negotiators would hold a direct peace talks next Monday in the Jordanian capital of Amman, Al-Jazeera News Channel Network reported Friday morning. ...
Israeli government pays students to spread propaganda online
IMEMC - The Israeli government has launched a program to pay students to promote the Israeli agenda on Facebook and internet chatrooms. ...
EU Grants P.A €47.7 M. For December Salaries
IMEMC - The European Union will be transferring approximately €47.7 Million to the Palestinian Authority in the West Bank in order to enable it pay December benefits to nearly 85.000 government employees and pensioners in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip. ...
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Teen 'seriously injured' after hit by Israeli army jeep
1/7/2012 - JERUSALEM (Ma'an) -- A Palestinian teenager sustained serious injuries on Saturday after he was hit by an Israeli military jeep in Silwan in East Jerusalem, local sources said. Mahmoud al-Aawar, 18, was walking in the Ras al-Amoud neighborhood when an army jeep hit him and fled the scene, locals said. He was taken to....
PA: Settlers, soldiers attack villagers near Nablus
1/7/2012 - NABLUS (Ma'an) -- Armed Jewish settlers and Israeli soldiers on Saturday attacked villagers in Nablus in the northern West Bank, Palestinian Authority officials said. PA settlement affairs official Ghassan Doughlas told Ma'an that residents of the illegal Bracha settlement raided Burin village, threw rocks and glass bottles at locals and attacked homes....
Christian murdered in Israel; suspect dressed as Santa
1/7/2012 - TEL AVIV, Israel (Reuters) -- A lay leader of Israel's Christian minority was stabbed to death during an Orthodox Christmas procession by a person dressed as Santa Claus, his church said. Police arrested six locals in connection with Friday's murder of Gabi Kadees in Jaffa, a predominantly Palestinian port district of Tel....
Group launches campaign to clear minefields in Bethlehem
1/7/2012 - BETHLEHEM (Ma'an) -- A US-based organization Roots of Peace on Friday launched a campaign to clear mines from fields near Bethlehem. The initiative was announced at a press conference in Husan village, west of Bethlehem, where a 1. 5-acre minefield has claimed four lives and injured 10 people since 1967. The area was....
Gaza teen blinded by Israeli airstrike: I spend my days inside
1/7/2012 - BETHLEHEM (Ma'an) -- Three years on from an Israeli attack that left him blind, 17-year-old Mahmoud Mattar says he spends most of his days inside and has little hope for the future. Mahmoud was injured in an Israeli airstrike on Gaza City on Jan. 7, 2009 during Israel's brutal three-week war.... Related: PCHR: 7 January 2009 - The Mattar family
Israel vows to hit back at 'Internet terror'
1/7/2012 - JERUSALEM (Reuters) -- Israel said on Saturday the online publication of thousands of its citizens' credit card details by a hacker claiming to be Saudi was comparable to terrorism, and vowed to hit back. The data theft, which appeared to focus on commercial web sites, was one of the worst Israel has said it has....
Pakistan ties with Israel? Why not, asks Musharraf
1/7/2012 - ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistan should consider establishing ties with Israel, said exiled former Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf, remarks likely to anger many in the Muslim-majority country where he hopes to make a political comeback. Musharraf, who resigned in 2008 in disgrace, has said he plans to return to Pakistan this month, despite possible arrest, in order....
Hamas: Mashaal acting in interests of Palestinian refugees in Syria
1/7/2012 - GAZA CITY (Ma'an) -- Hamas chief Khalid Mashaal's role as mediator in the Syrian uprising is in the interests of Palestinian refugees in the country, senior party official Salah al-Bardawil said Saturday. The Arab League on Friday asked Mashaal to pass a message to Bashar Assad urging the Syrian President to end....
Reconciliation committee 'has resolved passport issue'
1/7/2012 - RAMALLAH (Ma'an) -- The cross-party committee overseeing reconciliation on Saturday resolved that all citizens, regardless of political affiliation, are entitled to a passport, coordinator Mustafa Barghouti said. Some residents of the Hamas-run Gaza Strip had been unable to obtain a passport from the Fatah-led Palestinian Authority in the West Bank after the rivalry between....
Hamas: Fatah official may face court for blasphemy
1/7/2012 - GAZA CITY (Ma'an) -- The row over a Fatah delegation that said it was denied entry to Gaza continued Saturday as Hamas said delegate Sakher Bseso may face prosecution for blasphemy. Four Fatah officials tried to enter the Gaza Strip on Friday for reconciliation talks, but said they were refused entry by Hamas border....
UN chief may visit Ramallah
1/7/2012 - UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - UN chief Ban Ki-moon may visit Ramallah in January after his travels to Lebanon and the United Arab Emirates, said Palestinian UN observer Riyad Mansour. During his three-day visit to Lebanon next week, the UN secretary-general plans to meet with Lebanese President Michel Suleiman, Prime Minister Najib Mikati and commanders of the....
Rafah crossing closed Saturday
1/7/2012 - GAZA CITY (Ma'an) -- The Rafah crossing on Gaza's border with Egypt closed on Saturday for Orthodox Christmas, the Interior Ministry in Gaza said. The terminal will reopen Sunday, the ministry said in a statement. The Rafah crossing closes on all Egyptian public holidays in an agreement between the governments in Gaza....
Palestine marks 47th Martyrs' Day
1/7/2012 - GAZA CITY (Ma'an) -- Palestine on Saturday marked the 47th Martyrs' Day, a national day declared by late President Yasser Arafat in 1965. Muhammad Nahhal, an official in a Gaza-based association to help martyrs' families, says the day is an occasion to remember late leaders including Arafat, Hamas founder Ahmad Yassin, PFLP....
In photos: Worshipers celebrate Orthodox Christmas in Gaza
1/7/2012 - Reuters / Mohammed Salem - Greek Orthodox worshipers on Saturday attended Christmas services at the Saint Porfirios church in Gaza City....
Egyptian officer injured in clashes with smugglers
1/7/2012 - EL-ARISH, Egypt (Ma'an) -- An Egyptian police officer was seriously injured Saturday in clashes with human traffickers in Sinai near the Israeli border, Egyptian security sources said. Masked gunmen on a microbus carrying African migrants approached the border fence and opened fire on an Egyptian police patrol around nine kilometers south of Kerem Shalom....
Report: Syrian military official defects with soldiers
1/7/2012 - DUBAI (Reuters) -- A Syrian military official has defected in protest at a government crackdown on months of demonstrations against President Bashar Assad's rule, footage on Al-Jazeera English's website showed on Saturday. Flanked by soldiers brandishing rifles, a man named by Al-Jazeera as Colonel Afeef Mahmoud Suleiman read out a statement saying....
Israel says credit card hack is 'terrorism'
AlJazeera 8 Jan 2012 - Deputy FM vows revenge over theft of thousands of credit card details by a hacker who says he is based in Saudi Arabia.
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EGYPT: Calls for minors to be kept out of political clashes
IRIN CAIRO 05 January 2012 (IRIN) - The involvement of children in violence during ongoing clashes between protesters and police in Egypt should be addressed because it is against international norms, say child rights activists. >
MIDEAST: The Olive Branch Fights Back
IPS "During hard times, we have survived off olive oil," says Ahmed Sourani from the Palestinian Agricultural Relief Committee. "During the last war many people who couldn't leave their homes had only bread and olive oil to sustain them for long periods."
Youth Trainings and Activities in 2012 with EuroMed
Stop The Wall - salto-youth.net In 2012, SALTO EUROMED Training Strategy is focused on 3 main axes: EuroMed cooperation : aims to provide opportunities of EuroMediterranean cooperation and to increase the knowdlege and skills of youth workers and trainers about EuroMed framework and Policies. EVS a Tool for Active Citizenship (III PHASE) Seminar/conference EuroMediterranean Youths:...
7 January 2009 - The Mattar family
1/7/2012 - International Solidarity Movement - 6 January 2012, Palestinian Centre for Human Rights - "It would be great if someone could take me to the dessert and leave me there, that way I wouldn't have to see people" - At around 09:30 on 7 January 2009, Israeli forces targeted the al-Taqwa Mosque in the Sheikh Radwan district of Gaza.... Related: Palestinian Centre for Human Rights and Gaza teen blinded by Israeli airstrike: I spend my days inside
Beit Hanoun commemorates 3 years since operation 'Cast Lead'
1/7/2012 - International Solidarity Movement - By Rosa Schiano, 7 January 2012, il blog di Oliva - On Tuesday there was another demonstration in Beit Hanoun against the "buffer zone" imposed by the Israeli army in the Gaza Strip. The demonstrators also commemorated the over 1400 Palestinians killed during operation "Cast Lead". The demonstration started at about 11. 00 am. A drone.... Related: il blog di Oliva
ISM turns ten
1/7/2012 - International Solidarity Movement - 7 January 2012, International Solidarity Movement- Northern California - As one of the co-founders of the International solidarity movement (ISM) I often refer to ISM as my first baby. Well, my first baby is now an independent unruly and uncontrollable ten-year-old and I am one proud Mama. But I am one of ISM's many....
Kufr Qaddoum marches forward despite threats of violence
1/7/2012 - International Solidarity Movement - By Alex, 7 January 2012, International Solidarity Movement, West Bank - At noon on the 6th of January, 2012, a demonstration was held in the village Kufr Qaddoum, located just outside Nablus. The people gathered after the Friday-prayer and started marching along the main road that runs through the village. This road was, until the year....
Palestinians and international solidarity activists detained 5 hours in Hebron
1/7/2012 - International Solidarity Movement - By Aaron, 7 January 2012, International Solidarity Movement, West Bank - Friday night, Israeli soldiers at Checkpoints 56 and Gilbert in the town of Al Khalil (Hebron) detained Palestinian and International Solidarity Movement activists for a total of five hours for unexplained reasons. The detainees, a mix of activists and community members, were held for hours....
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Panetta: U.S. will not allow Iran to develop nuclear bomb, block Strait of Hormuz
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IDF arrests four Palestinians for carrying weapons at West Bank checkpoint
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Veteran Israeli anchor Yair Lapid leaves Channel 2 to enter politics
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Signed, sealed, deposed: The letter that nearly did in Yaakov Neeman
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Right-wing extremists cite Israeli MK as source on IDF movements in West Bank
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Report: Russian naval force arrives at Syria port in 'show of solidarity'
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Israeli suspected of using info exposed in Saudi hack for credit card fraud
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Tel Aviv's last lesbian bar closes its doors after 14 years
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Prominent Israel rabbi indicted for sexually assaulting minors
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Report: Iran begins uranium enrichment at underground site
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Israel charges right-wing activists with tracking IDF in West Bank
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Arab League to discuss Syria mission amid fresh violence near border with Turkey
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Iran: Bushehr nuclear plant to reach full capacity by end of month
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Iran President visits Latin American nations amid growing tensions with West
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Former IDF legal officer slams Netanyahu's plan to court martial right-wing extremists
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Dismantle Israeli democracy and replace it with Jewish law, says settler leader
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Israel pledges to limit quarrying of precious Samar dunes in south
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Four new Israeli Supreme Court justices named after compromise
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Keshet earns kudos with 12 wins at Israeli TV awards
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Dry me a river: Israeli experts expect 8th consecutive arid winter
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Ex-IDF officer retracts confession over forged 'Galant document'
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Eyewitness: Orthodox Christmas
The Guardian 8 Jan 2012 - Photographs from the Guardian Eyewitness series
Iran, US and Israel announce new war games as tensions rise in the Gulf
The Guardian 6 Jan 2012 - Surge in military activity in the region comes amid threat of EU embargo on Iranian oil and possible closure of strait of Hormuz Tensions on the oil shipping lanes in the Gulf have escalated with the...
Palestinian Sesame Street falls victim to US Congress
The Guardian 7 Jan 2012 - Shara'a Simsim hit by Congress decision to suspend £130m of aid funding to punish Palestinians for UN membership bid With its colourful band of Muppets preaching tolerance and neighbourly love, the Palestinian version of the children's...
Arab spring uprisings reveal rift in Hamas over conflict tactics
The Guardian 6 Jan 2012 - Leaders at odds over suggestion Islamist party plans strategic turn away from armed struggle to popular non-violent resistance Tensions are mounting between the Hamas leadership based in Gaza and its exiled chief over the organisation's future...
Panetta: U.S. will not allow Iran to develop nuclear bomb, block Strait of Hormuz
Ha'aretz - 8 Jan 2012
Abbas: Fatah must reevaluate reconciliation pact with Hamas
Ha'aretz - 8 Jan 2012
IDF arrests four Palestinians for carrying weapons at West Bank checkpoint
Ha'aretz - 8 Jan 2012
Veteran Israeli anchor Yair Lapid leaves Channel 2 to enter politics
Ha'aretz - 8 Jan 2012
Signed, sealed, deposed: The letter that nearly did in Yaakov Neeman
Ha'aretz - 8 Jan 2012
Right-wing extremists cite Israeli MK as source on IDF movements in West Bank
Ha'aretz - 8 Jan 2012
Report: Russian naval force arrives at Syria port in 'show of solidarity'
Ha'aretz - 8 Jan 2012
Israeli suspected of using info exposed in Saudi hack for credit card fraud
Ha'aretz - 8 Jan 2012
Prominent Israel rabbi indicted for sexually assaulting minors
Ha'aretz - 8 Jan 2012
Tel Aviv's last lesbian bar closes its doors after 14 years
Ha'aretz - 8 Jan 2012
Report: Iran begins uranium enrichment at underground site
Ha'aretz - 8 Jan 2012
Israel charges right-wing activists with tracking IDF in West Bank
Ha'aretz - 8 Jan 2012
Arab League to discuss Syria mission amid fresh violence near border with Turkey
Ha'aretz - 8 Jan 2012
Iran: Bushehr nuclear plant to reach full capacity by end of month
Ha'aretz - 8 Jan 2012
Arab League rules out recall of Syria monitors
Ha'aretz - 7 Jan 2012
A glimpse at the life of Israel's controversial justice minister
Ha'aretz - 7 Jan 2012
Iran President visits Latin American nations amid growing tensions with West
Ha'aretz - 7 Jan 2012
Ex-IDF officer retracts confession over forged 'Galant document'
Ha'aretz - 7 Jan 2012
Who are Israel's new Supreme Court judges?
Ha'aretz - 7 Jan 2012
Dry me a river: Israeli experts expect 8th consecutive arid winter
Ha'aretz - 7 Jan 2012
Keshet earns kudos with 12 wins at Israeli TV awards
Ha'aretz - 7 Jan 2012
Four new Israeli Supreme Court justices named after compromise
Ha'aretz - 7 Jan 2012
Israel pledges to limit quarrying of precious Samar dunes in south
Ha'aretz - 7 Jan 2012
Dismantle Israeli democracy and replace it with Jewish law, says settler leader
Ha'aretz - 7 Jan 2012
World: From Nigeria to Iraq: USIP Mediation in Conflicts
Relief Web 6 Jan 2012 - Source: US Institute of Peace Country: World , Colombia , Iraq , Nigeria , occupied Palestinian territory , Serbia This past year offered fresh proof that the world we live in is ever dynamic. Fundamental change can come from something as extraordinary as a fruit...
occupied Palestinian territory: An eye to the future: building skills and attitudes that underwrite and promote conflict mitigation in Gaza
Relief Web 6 Jan 2012 - Source: CARE , US Agency for International Development Country: occupied Palestinian territory INTRODUCTION This report presents an external midterm evaluation of the “An Eye to the Future: Building Skills and Attitudes that Underwrite and Promote Conflict Mitigation in Gaza,” (E2F). The...
occupied Palestinian territory: Int''l humanitarian organizations rush to help Gaza Strip
Relief Web 5 Jan 2012 - Source: Kuwait News Agency Country: occupied Palestinian territory JEDDAH, Jan 4 (KUNA) -- A number of international humanitarian organizations in the Member States of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) have rushed to respond to the flash appeal launched by...
occupied Palestinian territory: December bombings of ammunition storages in middle of Gazan civilian area kill and injure civilians
Relief Web 5 Jan 2012 - Source: Israeli Information Center for Human Rights in the Occupied Territories Country: occupied Palestinian territory , Israel A little after 2:00 A.M. on 9 December 2011, Israeli aircraft fired two missiles at a compound of Hamas’s military wing, the ‘Az-a-Din al-Qassam...
occupied Palestinian territory: Protection of Civilians Weekly Report 21 December – 3 January 2012
Relief Web 5 Jan 2012 - Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs Country: occupied Palestinian territory , Israel Key issues Thirty-six Palestinian civilians were injured throughout the oPt in conflict related incidents. As during the whole of 2011, most casualties in the West Bank...
occupied Palestinian territory: Israel razes four Palestinian homes near Jericho
Relief Web 5 Jan 2012 - Source: Agence France-Presse Country: occupied Palestinian territory JERICHO, Palestinian Territories — Israeli troops on Thursday demolished four villas near the ancient city of Jericho, which Israel said endangered a nearby archaeological site, sources on both sides said. An AFP correspondent...
occupied Palestinian territory: Israel bars 12 extremists from West Bank
Relief Web 5 Jan 2012 - Source: Agence France-Presse Country: occupied Palestinian territory ERUSALEM — Twelve Jewish extremists suspected of hate crimes against Palestinians and attacks on the army have been temporarily barred from entering the West Bank, Israeli police and the army said Thursday. The...
occupied Palestinian territory: Alleviating water scarcity in the Eastern desert of Bethlehem
Relief Web 5 Jan 2012 - Source: DanChurchAid Country: occupied Palestinian territory The lack of water in the Eastern desert of Bethlehem makes living conditions harsh for local Bedouin Muhammed Ali Hussein and his family. Yet, he is not interested in moving to the village. An...
occupied Palestinian territory: The EU, Spain, Ireland and Luxembourg contribute €47.7 million to the PA's payment of December salaries and pensions
Relief Web 5 Jan 2012 - Source: European Union Country: occupied Palestinian territory , Canary Islands (Spain) , Ireland , Luxembourg The European Union is making today a contribution of approximately €47.7 million to the payment of the December 2011 salaries and pensions of almost 85,000 Palestinian civil servants...
occupied Palestinian territory: Weekly Report On Israeli Human Rights Violations in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (29 Dec. 2011- 04 Jan. 2012)
Relief Web 5 Jan 2012 - Source: Palestinian Centre for Human Rights Country: occupied Palestinian territory · A Palestinian resistance activist was killed and a civilian was wounded by IOF in the Gaza Strip. · IOF have continued to use force against peaceful protests in the...
Cabinet approves: Free Education Law from age of 3
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Palestinian reconciliation deal faltering
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Panetta: Iran will be stopped if it continues on nuclear path
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Chief of staff: They're shortchanging the IDF
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Clashes kill 11 Syrian soldiers
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Inquiry finds MK Elkin leaked info to right-wing activists
YNet News, 8 Jan 2012 - An investigation into riots at IDF base in West Bank finds Coalition chairman sent text message to defendants, informing them that security forces will not raze Ramat Gilad outpost ....
Yair Lapid to enter politics
YNet News, 8 Jan 2012 - Leading journalist announces decision to leave Channel 2 News in bid to pursue political career ....
Palestinian nabbed with 11 explosive devices
YNet News, 8 Jan 2012 - Palestinian detained in possession of improvised gun, commando knife and ammunition. Man, three others suspected of aiding him, taken in for questioning ....
Rabbi accused of sexually assaulting teens
YNet News, 8 Jan 2012 - Northern District Prosecutor's Office files indictment against 61-year-old Yaakov Deutsch for allegedly assaulting four minors who turned to him for spiritual guidance ....
Another haredi charged with harassment
YNet News, 8 Jan 2012 - Jerusalem resident Ze'ev Frank, 29, accused of spitting on woman in Mea Shearim, calling her 'slut'. According to indictment, in previous incident he called policeman 'Nazi' ....
'Soldiers supplied intel to rightist rioters'
YNet News, 8 Jan 2012 - Five settlers charged with rioting in IDF base, tracking IDF activity in West Bank. Prosecution: Soldiers helped plot riots by providing confidential docs ....
Leave the hackers alone
YNet News, 8 Jan 2012 - Op-ed: Instead of pursuing computer geeks, Israel should improve information security ....
Israel is our land
YNet News, 7 Jan 2012 - Op-ed: Israeli PR effort will fail as long as we don’t declare that land belongs to the Jews ....
The Isra-Iranian bloc
YNet News, 6 Jan 2012 - Op-ed: Recent events suggest that Israel aims to neutralize Iran by becoming more like it ....
Is Israel losing the battle?
YNet News, 5 Jan 2012 - Op-ed: Israel must prioritize effort to rekindle support on US campuses, at Jewish communities ....
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The Authority Already Exists – What’s Needed Is a Willingness to Act
20 Dec 2011 - Reports in the Israeli media in recent days claim that the security forces will soon be given new powers to combat settler violence. According to the reports, soldiers will be authorized to detain and arrest Israelis...
U.S. will respond if Iran blocks Strait of Hormuz: Panetta
Daily Star 8 Jan 2012 The United States will respond if Iran tries to close the strategic Strait of Hormuz at the entrance to the Gulf, U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta warned Sunday.
Muhammad Ali returning to Kentucky for birthday
Daily Star 8 Jan 2012 Muhammad Ali is coming home to Louisville to celebrate another milestone - his 70th birthday.
‘Blair Witch’ actress details how life went to pot
Daily Star 8 Jan 2012 Heather Donahue is best known for 1999 horror film The Blair Witch Project that showed her hyperventilating and weeping in the forest as she and her friends were terrorized by unseen evil.
Nick Cannon expected home soon after kidney illness
Daily Star 8 Jan 2012 Mariah Carey said her husband Nick Cannon was expected to go home soon after being hospitalized with kidney problems.
Gervais promises jokes told ‘my way’ at Globes
Daily Star 8 Jan 2012 British comedian Ricky Gervais, who upset some Hollywood stars and others with his biting wit as host of last year’s Golden Globe Awards, has promised his emcee gig this year would not be toned down.
Tunisian Jews speak out after racist slogans shouted
Daily Star 8 Jan 2012 Jews in Tunisia asked the government Sunday to take steps to avoid a repeat of the anti-Semitic slogans chanted during a visit to the country by Gaza's Hamas leader last week.
PSP official says communication with Syria severed
Daily Star 8 Jan 2012 Ghazi Aridi says communication between the party and the Syrian leadership has been severed due to PSP leader Walid Jumblatt’s suggestion that regime change is the only way to end the crisis in Damascus.
Iraq police say sorry for Saddam-era ahead of birthday
Daily Star 8 Jan 2012 Iraq's police, completely reformed after the 2003 U.S.-led invasion, apologizes for acts committed during the rule of the dictator Saddam Hussein, on the eve of the force's 90th anniversary.
Palestinians carrying bombs held in West Bank: Israel
Daily Star 8 Jan 2012 Four Palestinian men detained after Israeli troops at a West Bank checkpoint discover 12 pipe bombs, a knife and a gun in their possession.
Turkish envoy back in Paris amid row over Armenia genocide
Daily Star 8 Jan 2012 Turkish ambassador to France, returns to Paris after consultations over French legislation that would outlaw denial of the Armenian genocide, official says.
French ex-serviceman shot dead in Libya
Daily Star 8 Jan 2012 French ex-serviceman found shot dead in his apartment in central Tripoli, sources in Libyan security and at the French embassy tell AFP.
Suspected Islamists kill three poker players in Nigeria
Daily Star 8 Jan 2012 Suspected Islamists shoot dead three poker players near a church in the latest attacks targeting Christians in northeast Nigeria.
Lebanon to invite offshore gas tenders 'within 3 months'
Daily Star 8 Jan 2012 Lebanon aims to invite tenders to explore for offshore gas within three months, the energy minister said on Sunday, downplaying the risk of conflict with Israel despite a dispute over the maritime border.
Lebanon should not be used to target Syria: Hezbollah
Daily Star 8 Jan 2012 Lebanon should not be used as means to attack Syria, Hezbollah MP Nawaf Musawi says, accusing the U.S. of preparing to go to war with the resistance’s ally.
Man dies of gunfire in Tyre in suspected personal dispute
Daily Star 8 Jan 2012 Man dies in southern city of Tyre after gun shots fired in commercial area.
Saudi Arabia tries 16 suspected al Qaeda members
Daily Star 8 Jan 2012 Saudi Arabia has begun the trial of 16 suspected al Qaeda members accused of killing a policeman and plotting attacks on government officials and military weapons facilities.
Iran Guard says will close strait if oil blocked
Daily Star 8 Jan 2012 Iranian newspaper quotes a senior commander in Iran's Revolutionary Guard as saying that Tehran's leadership has decided to order the closure of the strategic Strait of Hormuz at the mouth of the Persian Gulf if the...
U.S. concerned about Bahrain activist, urges probe
Daily Star 8 Jan 2012 United States calls on its ally Bahrain to investigate the case of a prominent Bahraini human rights activist who the opposition says was beaten by security forces.
Rai calls for separation of religion and state
Daily Star 8 Jan 2012 Lebanon's Maronite patriarch calls for the creation of a democratic, civil state based on a modern social contract separating religion and state in a bid to better develop the country.
Philippine leader warns over terrorist plot
Daily Star 8 Jan 2012 Philippine President Benigno Aquino said Sunday that authorities had discovered a plot by a terrorist group to disrupt a huge religious procession in Manila, and warned that members had not been arrested.
IOA refuses to allow treatment of cancer-plagued detainee
PIC - The Israeli occupation authority (IOA) is refusing to allow treatment of Naim Natshe, who is plagued with cancer, ever since his detention more than seven months ago, his wife said.
IOF intensify attacks on peaceful marches against settlement and wall
PIC - The IOF used excessive force to disperse peaceful demonstrations organized in protest at Israeli settlement activities and the construction of the apartheid wall in the occupied West Bank.
Israel radio: PA arrested 8 Palestinians at Israel’s request
PIC - Palestinian Authority’s security apparatuses rounded up eight Palestinian citizens in Al-Khalil on Friday at the request of their Israeli counterpart, the Hebrew radio said on Saturday.
Arab League urges UN to stop Israel's violations in O. Jerusalem
PIC - The Arab League warned of dire consequences if the UN did not stop Israel from provoking the feelings of Muslims and Arabs by violating the sanctity of the Islamic and Christian holy places.
Jewish settlers attack Nablus villages
PIC - Tens of Jewish settlers attacked villages of Burin and Iraq Burin, south of Nablus, on Saturday night and were confronted by villagers, local sources said.
American society plan to unearth landmines in Husan pending Israeli approval
PIC - Israel has been refusing to clear a minefield in the village of Husan, west of Bethlehem, for decades, the village’s municipal council chairman, Jamal Sabatin, said.
Nunu: Haneyya’s tour won’t include Gulf countries
PIC - The current tour of Gaza premier Ismail Haneyya would not include Gulf countries, the government’s spokesman, Taher Al-Nunu, said on Saturday.
160 Palestinian prisoners suffering chronic diseases
PIC - The number of Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails suffering from chronic diseases has reached 160 out of 500 sick prisoners and the number is on the rise.
Thousands of Tunisians attend Haneyya's Friday sermon in Kairouan Mosque
PIC - Palestinian premier Ismail Haneyya delivered the Friday Khutba in Kairouan Mosque of Tunisia and talked about the importance of resistance as a means to liberate the holy city of Jerusalem.
Mishaal calls on Arabs to provide a safety net for reconciliation
PIC - Head of the Hamas Political Bureau, Khaled Mishaal, called on Arab leaders to provide a safety net to protect the Palestinian reconciliation and rebel external interference..
Pro-Assad crowds pack funeral for bomb victims in Syria
LA Times 8 Jan 2012 - Thousands line the streets of Damascus for the procession, state TV shows. Meanwhile, an Arab League committee is to meet Sunday to review the preliminary findings of an observer mission. Thousands of government supporters turned out Saturday for the funeral service for victims of a...
Bombing in Syria capital kills as many as 26 and injures dozens
LA Times 6 Jan 2012 - Terming it an 'escalation of terrorism' on the part of government foes, the Interior Ministry vows to strike back. Opponents of President Bashar Assad accuse the government of staging the bombing. A bomb rocked the Syrian capital Friday, killing as many as 26 people, injuring...
Iraq Turns Justice Into a Show, and Terror Confessions a Script
New York Times 7 Jan 2012 - Iraq’s security forces have been parading detainees before television cameras and broadcasting their confessions to show how they are cracking down on terrorism.
Iranians Tell of Six Weeks of Fear With Somali Pirates
New York Times 7 Jan 2012 - After their ship was taken hostage at gunpoint, Iranian fishermen survived six weeks by relying on calm nerves, prayer, camaraderie and, in the end, duplicity.
For Iranians Held by Pirates, U.S. to the Rescue
New York Times 7 Jan 2012 - In a high-seas operation mixing diplomacy, drama and Middle Eastern politics, American sailors boarded the mother ship of Somali pirates and freed 13 Iranian hostages who had been captive since November.
Israeli Credit Card Numbers Exposed in Cyberattack
New York Times 7 Jan 2012 - The attack came in two waves this week by a hacker or team of hackers presenting themselves as Saudi Arabian.
Iranian Leader Set to Visit Allies in Latin America
New York Times 7 Jan 2012 - President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad will be visiting four nations — all critics of the United States. But the tour is unlikely to ease the strain of international sanctions.
Bombing in Damascus, Syria, Kills Dozens
New York Times 7 Jan 2012 - An attack killed 26 people and underlined the confusion and complexity growing amid Syria’s protests.
Asian Customers of Iran Look for Other Oil Sources
New York Times 7 Jan 2012 - Buying less Iranian oil would further tighten the economic vise on an increasingly defiant nation that announced plans for a new round of naval drills in the Strait of Hormuz.
Iran Calls Threat of Sanctions From European Union ‘Economic War’
New York Times 6 Jan 2012 - Iranian officials struck a defiant posture in response to a proposed oil embargo by the European Union intended to halt the Iranian nuclear program.
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