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Israel Brushes Off Obama Criticism Over Jerusalem

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0800

Associated Press - Nov. 19 (News Report) - Israel broke ground on a new housing complex for Jews in east Jerusalem on Wednesday, brushing off President Barack Obama's criticism that construction in the disputed part of the holy city undermines efforts to relaunch Mideast peace talks.

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Temple Mount, also known as Noble Sanctuary, is a Jerusalem flash point

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0800

Washington Post - By Howard Schneider - Nov. 17 (Special Report) - It is one of the most watched pieces of real estate in the world, 35 acres where an under-the-breath prayer or a whiff of a rumor can rouse warnings of war.

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PM heads to Washington, under threat of Palestinian statehood declaration

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0800

Haaretz - By Barak Ravid, Natasha Mozgovaya - Nov. 08 (News) - Concerns are growing in Israel's government over the possibility of a unilateral Palestinian declaration of independence within the 1967 borders, a move which could potentially be recognized by the United Nations Security Council.

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Lawrence Wright: What really happened during the Israeli attacks?

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0800

New Yorker - By Lawrence Wright - Nov. 04 (Special Report) - rom the Israeli perspective, at least, the Gaza problem was supposed to have been solved in August, 2005, when Ariel Sharon, then the Prime Minister, closed down the Jewish settlements on the Strip and withdrew Israeli forces. The international community and the Israeli left wing applauded the move. But, almost immediately, mortar and rocket attacks from the Strip multiplied. Five months later, Hamas won its parliament victory. Ari Shavit, a prominent columnist for the Israeli newspaper Haaretz, told me recently in Jerusalem, “We dismantled the settlements, and then we sat back and said, ‘Let’s have a new beginning.’ What we got was rockets and Gilad Shalit. People became very angry, and Shalit becomes an icon of that frustration.”

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House repudiates U.N. report on Gaza war

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0800

Washington Post - Nov. 03 (News) - The House on Tuesday condemned a U.N. report that accuses Israeli forces and Palestinian militants of war crimes in the Gaza Strip last winter as "irredeemably biased and unworthy of further consideration or legitimacy." ......... Thirteen Israelis and more than 1,000 Palestinians were killed during the Dec. 27-Jan. 18 conflict.

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Thirsty Gaza

Tue, 27 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0700

BBC News - By Heather Sharp - Oct. 27 (News Report) - Gaza's aquifer and only natural freshwater source is "in danger of collapse," the UN is warning. Engineers have long been battling to keep the densely populated strip's water and sewage system limping along. But in September the UN Environment Programme warned that damage to the underground aquifer - due to the Israeli and Egyptian blockade, conflict, and years of overuse and underinvestment - could take centuries to reverse if it is not halted now.

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Who speaks now for America's Jews?

Fri, 23 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0700

The Guardian - By Chris McGreal - Oct. 23 (News Report) - Boost for J Street as Obama adviser attends conference, but Israeli ambassador will be staying away Members of Congress signed up by the score when they were invited to this weekend?s "pro-Israel" conference. But then the faxes and emails started to roll in, denouncing the organisers as "Jewish Stalinists", the "surrender lobby" and terrorist sympathisers. Some members of Congress scuttled for cover, admitting they had little idea what the organisation behind the conference – an upstart Washington lobby group called J Street, which wants to turn US policy on Israel on its head – stands for. But Washington is learning fast. J Street – the name plays on the first letter of Jew and that many of the big Washington lobbying firms are on the ...

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State won't prosecute officers filmed beating Palestinians

Wed, 21 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0700

Haaretz - By Liel Kyzer - Oct. 21 (News) - Deputy State Prosecutor Shai Nitzan rejected an appeal against the decision not to investigate Border Police officers who documented themselves abusing Palestinians.

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Israel must end 'unfair' jailing

Wed, 14 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0700

BBC News - Oct. 14 (News Report) - Israel holds hundreds of Palestinians without trial or any way to clear their names, say two Israeli rights groups which urge an end to such detentions. The groups say currently 335 prisoners are held in "administrative detention" under rules dating back to 1945 when the area was under British control. They add it is only meant for extreme circumstances and Israel's extensive use breaks international law. Israel says the detentions are used as a last resort to prevent future attack. Detention orders last for six months without the Israeli military having to bring a prosecution against the detainee.

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Al Jazeera English - Middle East - UN delay on Gaza report condemned

Sun, 04 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0700

Aljazeera - By Aljazeera - Oct. 04 (News Report) - New York Daily News. UN delay on Gaza report condemned. Palestinian factions in the Gaza Strip have condemned the decision by the UN to defer voting on the Goldstone report, that highlighted war crimes by Israel and Hamas during the formers' offensive on the territory in December. ...

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Israeli soldier captured 3 years ago shown alive in video

Fri, 02 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0700

McClatchy - By Cliff Churgin - Oct. 02 (News Report) - Israel on Friday released 19 Palestinian women prisoners after it received a two-minute videotape of kidnapped Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit holding an Arabic language newspaper dated Sept. 14, 2009 — proof that Shalit is still alive three years after his capture.

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Why is Israel suddenly praising Iran sanctions?

Tue, 29 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0700

Haaretz - By Amos Harei - Sep. 29 (News Analysis) - Just before Iran and the international community begin talks on Iran's nuclear program, Israel is sending out messages of measured and cautions optimism. Israeli official are praising the proposed sanctions against Iran to journalists, explaining that a stiff cost could prompt the Iranians to rethink their actions, especially in light of the domestic troubles the regime of ayatollahs has faced over the past few months.

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Each party had interest in resuming Mideast talks

Sun, 20 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0700

The Politico - By Laura Rozen - Sep. 20 (News Report) - "The Palestinians simply cannot afford to do anything other than support Obama, especially since he is carrying the settlement freeze issue forward as far as it can go with the Israelis through Mitchell.

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Israel rebuffs inquiry into Gaza war crime allegations

Thu, 17 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0700

Los Angeles Times - By Richard Boudreaux - Sep. 17 (News Report) - Israel on Wednesday rejected a call by a United Nations panel to open an independent inquiry into its wartime conduct in the Gaza Strip and launched a diplomatic campaign to thwart any prosecution of its soldiers at an international criminal tribunal.

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No sign of settlement deal after U.S.-Israel talks

Wed, 16 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0700

Reuters - By Jeffrey Heller - Sep. 16 (News Report) - The United States and Israel ended another round of talks on Wednesday with no sign yet of a deal on a West Bank settlement freeze, but a U.S. envoy planned to meet again with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Friday

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Israel and the West Bank: Prepare to freeze

Thu, 10 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0700

Economist - Sep. 10 (News Analysis) - THE Israeli government’s approval this week of 455 new housing units in the West Bank settlements was announced with a wink and a nod, and seems to have elicited winks and nods all round. Binyamin Netanyahu, the Israeli prime minister, is expected soon to agree, reluctantly and under American pressure, to a temporary freeze on settlement building, and the new homes are widely seen as an act of face-saving political expediency on his part.

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Israeli study: Civilians majority of Gaza war dead

Wed, 09 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0700

Associated Press - By Karin Laub - Sep. 09 (News Report) - Well over half of nearly 1,400 Palestinians killed in Israel's Gaza war were civilians, including 252 children younger than 16, a leading Israeli human rights groups said Wednesday, challenging Israel's claim that most of the dead were militants.

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Abbas: Netanyahu's new West Bank build 'unacceptable'

Fri, 04 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0700

Haaretz - By Barak Ravid, Avi Issacharoff - Sep. 04 (News Report) - "What the Israeli government said [about the planned construction] is not useful," ... "It is unacceptable for us. We want a freeze on all settlement construction."

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Jewish groups accuse Obama of promoting 'ethnic cleansing'

Sun, 23 Aug 2009 00:00:00 -0700

The Guardian - By Chris McGreal - Aug. 23 (News Report) - Pro-Israel lobby says White House demands over settlements should be viewed as anti-semitic and a danger to security Hardline pro-Israel groups in the US have been confronting President Barack Obama?s demands for a halt to settlement expansion by accusing him of promoting the ethnic cleansing of Jews and jeopardising Israel?s security. Members of Congress allied with Israel and powerful lobby groups in Washington are also trying to shift the focus of administration policy from the Jewish settlements, arguing they are not an obstacle to peace, to demands for Arab governments to recognise Israel. The strategy, intertwined with a similar campaign by Israeli politicians and officials, has taken on added urgency because of Obama?s demands, ...

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Russia to Reconsider Missile Sale to Iran, Israel’s President Says - NYTimes.com

Wed, 19 Aug 2009 00:00:00 -0700

New York Times - Aug. 19 (News Report) - MOSCOW (AP) -- Israeli President Shimon Peres said Wednesday that the Kremlin has promised to reconsider the planned delivery of powerful air defense missiles to Iran. Russian President Dmitry Medvedev made the pledge during their talks Tuesday in the Black Sea resort of Sochi, Peres said.

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Gay vs. Orthodox: Israel's Culture War Turns Deadly - TIME

Mon, 03 Aug 2009 00:00:00 -0700

Time - By Matthew Kalman - Aug. 03 (News Report) - Israeli police launched a citywide manhunt through Tel Aviv for the masked, black-clad gunman who opened fire with a pistol at a gay youth club on Saturday night, Aug. 1, killing two and wounding 15 more. While the authorities have been careful not to speculate on a motive for the crime, the city's stunned gay community was not hesitant about assigning blame for the atmosphere they believe was conducive to the crime. Pointing to Orthodox Jewish gay-bashers, gay activists say the shots fired in the club for teenagers — the most serious in a series of verbal and physical attacks on their community — were a violent manifestation of Israel's ongoing culture war. The attack spotlights the tensions within Israeli society as it tries to balance Western liberalism and Orthodox Jewish values.

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3 Shot Dead at Gay Center in Tel Aviv - NYTimes.com

Sun, 02 Aug 2009 00:00:00 -0700

New York Times - By Agence France Presse - Aug. 02 (Special Report) - A masked man opened fire on a crowd at a gay community center in Tel Aviv late Saturday, killing three people and wounding at least 10 others, the Israeli emergency services said.

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Israel evicts Palestinians from Jerusalem homes

Sun, 02 Aug 2009 00:00:00 -0700

Yahoo! News - By Afp - Aug. 02 (Breaking News) - "I was born in this house and so were my children," said Maher Hanoun, whose family was evicted along with the neighbouring Ghawi household. "Now we are on the streets. We have become refugees."

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Hamas Shifts From Rockets to Public Relations

Fri, 24 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0700

New York Times - By Ethan Bronner - Jul. 24 (Special Report) - Seven months after Israel started a fierce three-week military campaign here to stop rockets from being fired on its southern communities, Hamas has suspended its use of rockets and shifted focus to winning support at home and abroad through cultural initiatives and public relations.

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Gambling with peace: how US bingo dollars are funding Israeli settlements

Mon, 20 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0700

The Guardian - By Chris McGreal - Jul. 20 (Special Report) - For the winning punters chancing their luck at Hawaiian Gardens' charity bingo hall in the heart of one of California's poorest towns, the big prize is $500. The losers walk away with little more than an assurance that their dollars are destined for a good cause. But the real winners and losers live many thousands of miles away, where the profits from the nightly ritual of numbers-calling fund what critics describe as a form of ethnic cleansing by extremist organisations.

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