Occupied Palestine and Israel

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Sent: Wednesday, January 16, 2008 6:09 AM

News

Death toll in Gaza rises to 19 after new Israeli raid on Gaza CityMa’an News Agency 1/15/2008

Israeli Settlers burn a Palestinian house and the Army up-root trees in Hebron
Ghassan Bannoura, International Middle East Media Center 1/15/2008

Israeli Settlers and troops attacked farmers and journalists in Bili’n village near Ramallah
Ghassan Bannoura, International Middle East Media Center 1/15/2008

Britain’s energy company BG Group says closing down its Israel office
The Associated Press, Ha’aretz 1/15/2008

Israel plans to resume its settler-only road which will surround Jerusalem
IMEMC Staff, International Middle East Media Center 1/15/2008
Rocket attack on Sderot injures four, causes widespread power outage
Ma’an News Agency 1/15/2008

Extreme cold weather devastates West Bank farms
Ma’an News Agency 1/15/2008

Israel destroys 40 dunams of land, 6 wells west of Hebron
Ma’an News Agency 1/15/2008

Israeli military kidnaps at least 12 Palestinians from Nablus
Ameen Abu Wardeh, International Middle East Media Center 1/15/2008
Hamas-allied police detain former Gaza security chief
Ma’an News Agency 1/15/2008

Israeli settlers hurl molotov cocktail into Palestinian house in Hebron
Ma’an News Agency 1/15/2008

Israel continues Jerusalem settlement works
Middle East Online 1/15/2008

Israel expands a Jewish settlement in occupied Jerusalem
Ghassan Bannoura, International Middle East Media Center 1/15/2008

Israeli forces kill 17 Gazans in less than four hours
Report, PCHR, 15 January 2008, Electronic Intifada 1/15/2008

Army chief: IDF to boost Gaza operations if needed
Hanan Greenberg, YNetNews 1/15/2008

Israeli forces impose curfew on Hawara
Ma’an News Agency 1/15/2008

Palestinian Children Listed as Terrorists
Palestine Chronicle 1/15/2008

Abbas deplores Israeli ’massacre’ in Gaza
Daily Star 1/16/2008

Diplomat: U.S. firmly opposes all W. Bank, E. J’lem construction
Barak Ravid and Nadav Shragais, Ha’aretz 1/15/2008

US diplomat: Stop construction in east Jerusalem
Attila Somfalvi, YNetNews 1/15/2008

Yishai to Lieberman: If PM, Abbas discuss J`lem, Shas will quit gov`t
Mazal Mualem, Ha’aretz 1/15/2008

Olmert faces right-wing rebellion
Donald Macintyre in Jerusalem, The Independent 1/15/2008

Rice: Arab nations should reach out to Israel to nudge Mideast peace
The Associated Press, Ha’aretz 1/15/2008

Exiled Hamas leader says Bush ’incited the Zionists’ to raid Gaza
Amos Harel Yuval Azoulai and Avi Issacharoffs, Ha’aretz 1/15/2008

Bush seeks Saudi support for fragile Middle East peace talks
Ian Black, The Guardian 1/15/2008

The generals of Professor Rice
Amir Oren, Ha’aretz 1/15/2008

Israelis kill Hamas leader’s son in Gaza raid
Allegra Stratton and agencies, The Guardian 1/15/2008

25 Qassams fired at Israel after deadly IDF Gaza raid
Amos Harel Yuval Azoulai and Avi Issacharoffs, Ha’aretz 1/15/2008

Army ends its offensive in eastern Gaza leaving 17 dead and 45 injured
Rami Al Maghari & Ghassan Banoura, International Middle East Media Center 1/15/2008

Al-Qassam Brigades ’shell Israeli position’
Ma’an News Agency 1/15/2008

DFLP’s military wing confronts Israeli forces in Gaza
Ma’an News Agency 1/15/2008

Al-Aqsa Brigades claim projectile attack in response to Israeli invasion
Ma’an News Agency 1/15/2008

Al-Mujahidin brigades claim attack on Israeli soldier
Ma’an News Agency 1/15/2008

Israeli Ministry of Defense spokesperson denies increase in fuel supply to Gaza prelude to total cut-off
Marian Houk, Ma’an News Agency 1/15/2008

Israeli Special Forces apprehend Abu Ali Mustafa Brigades member in Nablus
Ma’an News Agency 1/15/2008

Israel Escalates Violence: Scores Killed and Wounded
Palestine Chronicle 1/15/2008

At least 18 dead as Gaza violence explodes
Adel Zaanoun, ReliefWeb 1/15/2008

Palestinian sniper shoots to death foreign volunteer near Gaza
Yonat Atlas, YNetNews 1/15/2008

Grad missile lands in Ashkelon neighborhood
Shmulik Hadad, YNetNews 1/15/2008

4 hurt in Sderot rocket barrage
Shmulik Hadad, YNetNews 1/15/2008

Settlers present tape allegedly proving they own Hebron house
Efrat Weiss, YNetNews 1/15/2008

Sderot braces for more rockets
Shmulik Hadad, YNetNews 1/15/2008

Rightists refuse to vacate land slated for mental facility
Or Kashti and Meron Rapoport, Ha’aretz 1/14/2008

Thousands of non-ID Palestinians to receive legal status
William Wheeler, Daily Star 1/16/2008

Ahmed Hassan, Lebanon, “It felt like a kind of resistance to celebrate and dance despite everything”
IRIN - UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs 1/15/2008

JPost: Lawyer: IDF hid info on wounded activist
Dan Izenberg and Yaakov Katz, International Solidarity Movement 1/15/2008

Anti-Muslim slurs scrolled on letters to Arabs
Sharon Roffe-Ofir, YNetNews 1/15/2008

Eight-year-old Bedouin girl dies from severe cold spell in Negev
Haaretz Service, Ha’aretz 1/15/2008

Cold spell claims 3rd victim
Meital Yasur-Beit Or, YNetNews 1/15/2008

Palestinians yearn for unity
Lamis Andoni, Al Jazeera 1/15/2008

Palestine Today 011508
Ghassan Bannoura - Audio Dept, International Middle East Media Center 1/15/2008

Rightists take up cinematography to confront Arab lecturer
Efrat Weiss, YNetNews 1/15/2008

Will volunteers stay in Israel?
Liron Milshtein, YNetNews 1/15/2008

The Palestinian government calls upon Israel to stop its attacks on Gaza
Ghassan Bannoura, International Middle East Media Center 1/15/2008

PLO Central Council urges UN to stop Israeli aggression
Ma’an News Agency 1/15/2008

Palestinian Cabinet condemns Israeli assault on Gaza
Ma’an News Agency 1/15/2008

Fatah condemns Tuesday’s attack on Gaza Strip
Ma’an News Agency 1/15/2008

Qurei’ condemns Tuesday’s massacre in Gaza
Ma’an News Agency 1/15/2008

Hamas calls for general strike in Palestinian territories on Wednesday in condemnation of Israeli attack in Gaza
Ma’an News Agency 1/15/2008

Fayyad condemns “heinous massacre” in Gaza Strip
Ma’an News Agency 1/15/2008

National Initiative calls for end to negotiations with Israel after Gaza massacre
Ma’an News Agency 1/15/2008

Hamas’ al-Zahar vows revenge
Ali Waked, YNetNews 1/15/2008

Israeli official: Palestinians will pay heavy price
Amnon Meranda, YNetNews 1/15/2008

Ariel residents informed of West Bank construction freeze
Efrat Weiss, YNetNews 1/15/2008

Party officials: Lieberman to quit government
Attila Somfalvi, YNetNews 1/15/2008

Livni and Qureia meet for first discussion of core issues, set up lower-level negotiating teams
Barak Ravid, Ha’aretz 1/14/2008

Israel, Palestinians open talks after push from Bush
Adam Entous, ReliefWeb 1/14/2008

The United States announces US$ 40 million towards the General Fund
United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in, ReliefWeb 1/13/2008

South Korean Ambassador Visits Jenin pledges 20M in aid to P.A
IMEMC Staff, International Middle East Media Center 1/15/2008
The riddle that is Yvet
Yossi Verter, Ha’aretz 1/15/2008

Hamad: Resistance without political cover will not accomplish its goals
IMEMC staff, International Middle East Media Center 1/15/2008
PM to aides: Progress in peace talks worth risk to coalition
Mazal Mualem, Ha’aretz 1/14/2008

Israel offers Anglo docs cash for aliya
Yair Ettinger, Ha’aretz 1/14/2008

Israel-OPT: Palestinian camp inmates sceptical over Bush visit
United Nations OCHA - Integrated Regional Information Networks, ReliefWeb 1/14/2008

Barenboim becomes first to hold Israeli and Palestinian passports
Kate Connolly in Berlin, The Guardian 1/15/2008

Israeli Pianist Daniel Barenboim Takes Palestinian Citizenship
Palestine Chronicle 1/15/2008

Israeli musician gets Palestinian passport
Kate Connolly in Berlin, The Guardian 1/14/2008

Gaza Tunnel Smugglers Stay Busy
Dan Murphy, MIFTAH 1/15/2008

University pres.: Campuses to close Sunday until crisis over
Tamara Traubmann, Ha’aretz 1/15/2008

Faculty, universities again fail to reach deal as drop-dead date draws near
Tamara Traubman, Ha’aretz 1/14/2008

Archaeological discoveries may prove barrier to Jaffa port rejuvenation
Yigal Hai, Ha’aretz 1/15/2008

BoI tells Hapoalim to appoint external auditor as losses on derivatives grow
Ram Dagan, Ha’aretz 1/15/2008

Hard look / Big bank, little people
Meirav Arlosoroff, Ha’aretz 1/15/2008

Israel may enter OECD earlier than expected
Zeev Klein, Globes Online 1/15/2008

Plummeting dollar hits 9-year low, drops below NIS 3.7
Tal Levy, The Marker, Ha’aretz 1/15/2008

First Heftsiba apartments to be registered to buyers
Shmuel Dekalo, Globes Online 1/15/2008

Finance MInistry outlines socio-economic agenda
Zeev Klein, Globes Online 1/15/2008

Shattered glass, bloodied bystanders mark site of latest bombing
Agence France Presse - AFP, Daily Star 1/16/2008

4 killed in Beirut blast near US embassy car
Reuters, YNetNews 1/15/2008

Bush moves to seal Saudi arms deal
Al Jazeera 1/14/2008

Smart bombs, dangerous ideas
David Isenberg, Asia Times 1/16/2008

Bush faces chilly reception in Egypt
Daily Star 1/16/2008

Bush Tells us the Old, Old Story
Gulf News - Editorial, MIFTAH 1/15/2008

Articles

Refugee stories - Letters from Gaza ...without electricity or water
United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in, ReliefWeb 1/13/2008

West Bank’s Jewish ’Outposts’ Dig In
Jonathan Finer, MIFTAH 1/15/2008

“It felt like a kind of resistance to celebrate”
IRIN writing from Nahr al-Bared refugee camp, Electronic Intifada 1/15/2008

Gaza’s fate left to the whim of an Israeli court
Rami Almeghari writing from occupied Gaza Strip, Electronic Intifada 1/15/2008

Let’s not forget the hardship in Palestinian areas
Douglas Alexander, Daily Star 1/15/2008

The Arab League might get results by moving the battle of Beirut to Cairo
Editorial, Daily Star 1/16/2008

’Attack the court, save the country’
Editorial, Ha’aretz 1/15/2008

The Political Bankruptcy of George W. Bush
Patrick Seale, Middle East Online 1/15/2008

It’s Not About Iran
Shibley Telhami, MIFTAH 1/15/2008

President Bush’s only Achievement in the Middle East is to Increase the Power of Iran
Johann Hari, MIFTAH 1/15/2008

Palestinians Collectively Reject Bush Proposal
Ali El-saleh, MIFTAH 1/15/2008