Today in Palestine! : Headlines Sep 30, 2005
Hebron Old City - status of closure ( PDF map with details)
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Soldiers bar residents, activists from picking Olives in Bil’in
The residents and international peace activists attempted of Friday afternoon to reach the farmlands, carrying tools used in picking the olives, and ladders, but the army barred them from reaching the orchards located near a construction site of the Separation Wall.
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Greek Orthodox Patriarch Receives Presidential Recognition Decree
An official Palestinian delegation, representing President Mahmoud Abbas, handed on Friday the presidential decree recognizing Mr. Theophilus III as new Greek Orthodox Patriarch of the Holy City.
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One down, many to go - By Mustafa Barghouti
The media did not show the new racist separation wall that is beginning to emerge in northern Gaza, or the occupation airplanes that are sweeping over the towns and cities of Gaza 24 hours a day, or the occupation forces' tanks that are still rumbling through strips of land inside the borders of Gaza to the north and east.
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PALESTINE: Israeli PHR Says; Israel Bans Extremely Urgent Cases to Enter Israel
for Treatment
PHR-Israel said, in a press release, Israel intended to prevent the Palestinian patients of the Gaza Strip from entering and moving into Israel, to reach West Bank or east Jerusalem to receive the treatment, also borders with Egypt are completely closed. The group also asserted that cancer patients in Gaza, who regularly are being treated in Israel, have been denied permits to enter Israel.
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Israeli troops shoot dead Palestinian teen
Israeli troops shot dead a Palestinian teenager near the northern West Bank city of Nablus on Friday, witnesses and Palestinian medical sources said. Udai Tantawi, 13, died when an Israeli army patrol opened fire on a group of Palestinians in the Askar refugee camp, the sources said.
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On This Day 2000: Shocking images of boy shot in Gaza - Muhammad al-Durrah
Jamal can be seen waving desperately at the Israeli soldiers on the other side of the road, as his son screams, obviously terrified, by his side. Eventually both were hit - Muhammad four times. His father survived but was also critically wounded. An ambulance driver who came to their aid 45 minutes later was also reported to have been shot and killed.
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3000 children commemorate Mohammad Dorra
At least 3000 Palestinian children took part in a huge protest in memoriam to Mohammad Dorra, 13, who was killed by the Israeli army at the beginning of Al Aqsa Intifada in 2000. Al Dorra was repeatedly shot while in his fathers’ arms, while they both tried to use a huge concrete block as a refuge from the Israeli army bullets.
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Two fighters killed in Balata refugee camp
Soldiers exchanged fired with resistance fighters of Al Aqsa Brigades, the military wing of Fateh movement, after surrounding the camp and invading it, a local source reported. Two fighters identified as Ala’ Al Teerawi, one of the prominent leaders of the brigades in Nablus, and Jamal Jeremy were killed;
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17 residents arrested in the West Bank
Israeli military sources reported, on Friday, that the Israeli army arrested 17 Palestinian residents in the West Bank. Army claims that the arrested residents are members of Hamas, Islamic Jihad and Fateh.
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Arab MK says review of riots report is 'cover up'
The reexamination, he said, was an attempt to "cover up the Or Commission findings," which found cause for further investigations of the behavior of some of the police officers involved in the riots. Barakeh also criticized Attorney General Menachem Mazuz for saying that government officials could exhume the bodies of Arab victims of the October 2000 riots, even if the families object.
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Lebanese army tightens grip on pro-Syrian Palestinian militia
Army units erected checkpoints and beefed up its presence around the positions of Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine-General Command (PFLP-GC) in al-Naemeh, just south of Beirut, and the Bekaa Valley, the sources said. They were speaking on condition of anonymity and did not give further details. Palestinian sources said the army's move was unusual and described it as politically motivated.
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Tirawi: “The brigades will retaliate, in Israel and the West Bank”
Jamal Tirawi, one of the leaders of Al Aqsa Brigades in Nablus area, told the IMEMC that the brigades will retaliate to the assassination of two its fighters who were killed by Israeli the army ,in Balata refugee camp earlier on Friday at dawn, and the three fighters assassinated on Thursday, in a predawn invasion in Jenin.
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Israeli FM says Jerusalem is negotiable after Sharon says never
According to Israeli sources, Silvan Shalom said this morning that everything is available for negotiations with the Palestinians, including Jerusalem. The Israeli Foreign Minister said the PA should examine the Israeli pullout from the center of the Gaza Strip as a positive step. He also said that President Abbas should fight Hamas
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Abbas: I don't understand Israeli policies
“This pursuit is taking place without any reason, and despite all that is happening, we are calling on our brothers in these organizations to show restraint. The Israelis must know that our patience is not eternal. We can't live with casualties every day – today two were killed in Nablus and before that three were killed in Jenin . I don't know what lies behind this policy of the Israeli government,” he said.
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Abbas' Fatah party wins 54% of votes in West Bank elections
The Fatah party of Palestinian Authority Chairman Mahmoud Abbas will now be in control of 61 councils out of 104, with Hamas running 28. Other parties and independents won in 15 councils, Jamal Shubeikeh, head of the PA local elections commission said. Shubeikeh put the voter turnout at 81 percent.
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Arrests make `unpleasant surprises' for Hamas
He accuses Fatah of employing various means to lure voters to its side, but adds that "the biggest problem is that they are trying to undermine Hamas and prevent it from participating in the elections" - referring to the arrests made by the Israel Defense Forces in the Ramallah area in recent days. Among those arrested was Mohammed Hamdan, number two on the Hamas list for the elections.
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U.S. officials: Gaza exit not last
“The withdrawal from Gaza was a positive step accompanied by other steps, Fernandez said. “The problem is that there was a turn to violence in recent days, which could cause frustration in Israel. We want to see reconstruction and prosperity in Gaza, but unfortunately what we're seeing is the firing of missiles followed by an escalation.”
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US pressing Abbas to act now on Gaza: official
The Palestinian Authority must immediately start to exert control over Gaza, a senior Bush administration official said on Thursday, suggesting it was a prerequisite to restarting the "road map" peace process and addressing Palestinian issues on the West Bank.
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A Call to Pay Attention to Leakage of Radiations from Dimona Reactor
Palestinian Ambassador to Austria and the Palestinian permanent representative to International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Dr. Zuhier al-Wazir, called the Agency to pay attention to the leakage of radiations from the Israeli nuclear reactor of Dimona.
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Franklin to testify against former AIPAC officials
Franklin was indicted in June on charges of leaking classified material - including data about potential attacks on U.S. forces in Iraq - to two members of the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) and an Israeli official.
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Turkey and Tunisia: Ties with Israel serve Palestinians
Prime Minister Ariel Sharon has been invited to the international science summit, to take place in Tunisia in November. Ghanoushe said that the participation of Israel in the summit would not have been possible without the active support of the Arab world, and that the summit would benefit all who were involved.
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A study on a transportation link between Gaza and the West Bank
(USAID) has awarded $1,000,000 to fund a study of ways to boost the Palestinian economy by creating a viable trade and transportation link between Gaza and the West Bank. The study, which will be conducted in collaboration with the World Bank, will look for efficient, low-cost, and secure solutions that would allow for a physical link between the West Bank and Gaza, thereby facilitating the movement of people and goods in a secure fashion.
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GCMHP Finalized the Construction of its "Rehabilitation Center of Victims of
Violence" in Deir El-Balah
GCMHP finalized the construction of its new permanent building in Deir El Balah, "The Rehabilitation Center for Victims of Violence". This Center will be benefiting the entire middle area of Gaza Strip. It will be offering training and rehabilitation services for victims of violence of all target groups including; women, men, and children.
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Palestinian elections marred as Israel kills three more activists
The army said it had arrested more than 420 "wanted Palestinians" during the past week in nearly 100 raids on West Bank towns, including Hebron, Nablus and Ramallah. Palestinian human rights groups said the detentions appeared, in part, to be a round up of candidates and political activists after Ariel Sharon said he would not accept Hamas running for election unless it disarmed and renounced its intention to destroy Israel.
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Seeking justice abroad
"If a state doesn't or is not capable of giving justice to a segment of its own citizens, those citizens have every right to seek justice against their state abroad," said Azmi Bishara, another Arab Knesset member. "We will continue to sue all those responsible for the murder of our children, in Israeli courts and international forums," said lawmaker Muhammed Baraka.
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Who killed the Bush doctrine?
Take Libya: On March 12, 2004, Bush declared, "We stand with courageous reformers ... Earlier today, the Libyan government released Fathi el-Jahmi. He's a local government official who was imprisoned in 2002 for advocating free speech and democracy. It's an encouraging step toward reform in Libya. You probably have heard, Libya is beginning to change her attitude about a lot of things.
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Palestinian writer nominates Sami Michael for Nobel Prize
"It is with great pleasure that I recommend author Sami Michael to be nominated to become a Nobel Prize laureate in Literature for 2005" - this recommendation comes from a Palestinian writer, who penned the words at the height of the armed conflict between Israel and the Palestinians.
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ICRC activities in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territories, Aug 2005
In Israel, the Occupied and Autonomous Territories, the ICRC regularly visits detainees falling under its mandate in order to monitor their conditions of detention and treatment. During these visits, ICRC delegates have access to all detention facilities and may conduct interviews in private with any detainees. The observations and recommendations of the ICRC are submitted confidentially to the authorities in charge.
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US military chiefs defend US presence in Iraq
The top US commander in Iraq, George Casey, made the remarks during a Congressional hearing Thursday. "As I said, Senator, reductions in coalition forces, condition based reductions of coalition forces, is a critical element of our strategy. And we certainly do look to do that over the course of next year," Casey said.
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Soldiers bar residents, activists from picking Olives in Bil’in
The residents and international peace activists attempted of Friday afternoon to reach the farmlands, carrying tools used in picking the olives, and ladders, but the army barred them from reaching the orchards located near a construction site of the Separation Wall.
More
Greek Orthodox Patriarch Receives Presidential Recognition Decree
An official Palestinian delegation, representing President Mahmoud Abbas, handed on Friday the presidential decree recognizing Mr. Theophilus III as new Greek Orthodox Patriarch of the Holy City.
More
One down, many to go - By Mustafa Barghouti
The media did not show the new racist separation wall that is beginning to emerge in northern Gaza, or the occupation airplanes that are sweeping over the towns and cities of Gaza 24 hours a day, or the occupation forces' tanks that are still rumbling through strips of land inside the borders of Gaza to the north and east.
More
PALESTINE: Israeli PHR Says; Israel Bans Extremely Urgent Cases to Enter Israel
for Treatment
PHR-Israel said, in a press release, Israel intended to prevent the Palestinian patients of the Gaza Strip from entering and moving into Israel, to reach West Bank or east Jerusalem to receive the treatment, also borders with Egypt are completely closed. The group also asserted that cancer patients in Gaza, who regularly are being treated in Israel, have been denied permits to enter Israel.
More
Israeli troops shoot dead Palestinian teen
Israeli troops shot dead a Palestinian teenager near the northern West Bank city of Nablus on Friday, witnesses and Palestinian medical sources said. Udai Tantawi, 13, died when an Israeli army patrol opened fire on a group of Palestinians in the Askar refugee camp, the sources said.
More
On This Day 2000: Shocking images of boy shot in Gaza - Muhammad al-Durrah
Jamal can be seen waving desperately at the Israeli soldiers on the other side of the road, as his son screams, obviously terrified, by his side. Eventually both were hit - Muhammad four times. His father survived but was also critically wounded. An ambulance driver who came to their aid 45 minutes later was also reported to have been shot and killed.
More
3000 children commemorate Mohammad Dorra
At least 3000 Palestinian children took part in a huge protest in memoriam to Mohammad Dorra, 13, who was killed by the Israeli army at the beginning of Al Aqsa Intifada in 2000. Al Dorra was repeatedly shot while in his fathers’ arms, while they both tried to use a huge concrete block as a refuge from the Israeli army bullets.
More
Two fighters killed in Balata refugee camp
Soldiers exchanged fired with resistance fighters of Al Aqsa Brigades, the military wing of Fateh movement, after surrounding the camp and invading it, a local source reported. Two fighters identified as Ala’ Al Teerawi, one of the prominent leaders of the brigades in Nablus, and Jamal Jeremy were killed;
More
17 residents arrested in the West Bank
Israeli military sources reported, on Friday, that the Israeli army arrested 17 Palestinian residents in the West Bank. Army claims that the arrested residents are members of Hamas, Islamic Jihad and Fateh.
More
Arab MK says review of riots report is 'cover up'
The reexamination, he said, was an attempt to "cover up the Or Commission findings," which found cause for further investigations of the behavior of some of the police officers involved in the riots. Barakeh also criticized Attorney General Menachem Mazuz for saying that government officials could exhume the bodies of Arab victims of the October 2000 riots, even if the families object.
More
Lebanese army tightens grip on pro-Syrian Palestinian militia
Army units erected checkpoints and beefed up its presence around the positions of Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine-General Command (PFLP-GC) in al-Naemeh, just south of Beirut, and the Bekaa Valley, the sources said. They were speaking on condition of anonymity and did not give further details. Palestinian sources said the army's move was unusual and described it as politically motivated.
More
Tirawi: “The brigades will retaliate, in Israel and the West Bank”
Jamal Tirawi, one of the leaders of Al Aqsa Brigades in Nablus area, told the IMEMC that the brigades will retaliate to the assassination of two its fighters who were killed by Israeli the army ,in Balata refugee camp earlier on Friday at dawn, and the three fighters assassinated on Thursday, in a predawn invasion in Jenin.
More
Israeli FM says Jerusalem is negotiable after Sharon says never
According to Israeli sources, Silvan Shalom said this morning that everything is available for negotiations with the Palestinians, including Jerusalem. The Israeli Foreign Minister said the PA should examine the Israeli pullout from the center of the Gaza Strip as a positive step. He also said that President Abbas should fight Hamas
More
Abbas: I don't understand Israeli policies
“This pursuit is taking place without any reason, and despite all that is happening, we are calling on our brothers in these organizations to show restraint. The Israelis must know that our patience is not eternal. We can't live with casualties every day – today two were killed in Nablus and before that three were killed in Jenin . I don't know what lies behind this policy of the Israeli government,” he said.
More
Abbas' Fatah party wins 54% of votes in West Bank elections
The Fatah party of Palestinian Authority Chairman Mahmoud Abbas will now be in control of 61 councils out of 104, with Hamas running 28. Other parties and independents won in 15 councils, Jamal Shubeikeh, head of the PA local elections commission said. Shubeikeh put the voter turnout at 81 percent.
More
Arrests make `unpleasant surprises' for Hamas
He accuses Fatah of employing various means to lure voters to its side, but adds that "the biggest problem is that they are trying to undermine Hamas and prevent it from participating in the elections" - referring to the arrests made by the Israel Defense Forces in the Ramallah area in recent days. Among those arrested was Mohammed Hamdan, number two on the Hamas list for the elections.
More
U.S. officials: Gaza exit not last
“The withdrawal from Gaza was a positive step accompanied by other steps, Fernandez said. “The problem is that there was a turn to violence in recent days, which could cause frustration in Israel. We want to see reconstruction and prosperity in Gaza, but unfortunately what we're seeing is the firing of missiles followed by an escalation.”
More
US pressing Abbas to act now on Gaza: official
The Palestinian Authority must immediately start to exert control over Gaza, a senior Bush administration official said on Thursday, suggesting it was a prerequisite to restarting the "road map" peace process and addressing Palestinian issues on the West Bank.
More
A Call to Pay Attention to Leakage of Radiations from Dimona Reactor
Palestinian Ambassador to Austria and the Palestinian permanent representative to International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Dr. Zuhier al-Wazir, called the Agency to pay attention to the leakage of radiations from the Israeli nuclear reactor of Dimona.
More
Franklin to testify against former AIPAC officials
Franklin was indicted in June on charges of leaking classified material - including data about potential attacks on U.S. forces in Iraq - to two members of the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) and an Israeli official.
More
Turkey and Tunisia: Ties with Israel serve Palestinians
Prime Minister Ariel Sharon has been invited to the international science summit, to take place in Tunisia in November. Ghanoushe said that the participation of Israel in the summit would not have been possible without the active support of the Arab world, and that the summit would benefit all who were involved.
More
A study on a transportation link between Gaza and the West Bank
(USAID) has awarded $1,000,000 to fund a study of ways to boost the Palestinian economy by creating a viable trade and transportation link between Gaza and the West Bank. The study, which will be conducted in collaboration with the World Bank, will look for efficient, low-cost, and secure solutions that would allow for a physical link between the West Bank and Gaza, thereby facilitating the movement of people and goods in a secure fashion.
More
GCMHP Finalized the Construction of its "Rehabilitation Center of Victims of
Violence" in Deir El-Balah
GCMHP finalized the construction of its new permanent building in Deir El Balah, "The Rehabilitation Center for Victims of Violence". This Center will be benefiting the entire middle area of Gaza Strip. It will be offering training and rehabilitation services for victims of violence of all target groups including; women, men, and children.
More
Palestinian elections marred as Israel kills three more activists
The army said it had arrested more than 420 "wanted Palestinians" during the past week in nearly 100 raids on West Bank towns, including Hebron, Nablus and Ramallah. Palestinian human rights groups said the detentions appeared, in part, to be a round up of candidates and political activists after Ariel Sharon said he would not accept Hamas running for election unless it disarmed and renounced its intention to destroy Israel.
More
Seeking justice abroad
"If a state doesn't or is not capable of giving justice to a segment of its own citizens, those citizens have every right to seek justice against their state abroad," said Azmi Bishara, another Arab Knesset member. "We will continue to sue all those responsible for the murder of our children, in Israeli courts and international forums," said lawmaker Muhammed Baraka.
More
Who killed the Bush doctrine?
Take Libya: On March 12, 2004, Bush declared, "We stand with courageous reformers ... Earlier today, the Libyan government released Fathi el-Jahmi. He's a local government official who was imprisoned in 2002 for advocating free speech and democracy. It's an encouraging step toward reform in Libya. You probably have heard, Libya is beginning to change her attitude about a lot of things.
More
Palestinian writer nominates Sami Michael for Nobel Prize
"It is with great pleasure that I recommend author Sami Michael to be nominated to become a Nobel Prize laureate in Literature for 2005" - this recommendation comes from a Palestinian writer, who penned the words at the height of the armed conflict between Israel and the Palestinians.
More
ICRC activities in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territories, Aug 2005
In Israel, the Occupied and Autonomous Territories, the ICRC regularly visits detainees falling under its mandate in order to monitor their conditions of detention and treatment. During these visits, ICRC delegates have access to all detention facilities and may conduct interviews in private with any detainees. The observations and recommendations of the ICRC are submitted confidentially to the authorities in charge.
More
US military chiefs defend US presence in Iraq
The top US commander in Iraq, George Casey, made the remarks during a Congressional hearing Thursday. "As I said, Senator, reductions in coalition forces, condition based reductions of coalition forces, is a critical element of our strategy. And we certainly do look to do that over the course of next year," Casey said.
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