18/1/08

Israeli troops kill Palestinian terrorist in West Bank raid
Jerusalem Post – Israel
By AP Israeli troops killed a wanted Palestinian terrorists in the West Bank town of Nablus early Friday, Palestinian medics said. …
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The Elusive Mideast Peace
U.S. News & World Report – Washington,DC,USA
“I would hesitate to cede the West Bank to the Palestinians after the nightmare Israel has faced since the Gaza withdrawal.” He cuts through the fuzziness …
www.usnews.com/articles/opinion/mzuckerman/
2008/01/17/the-elusive-mideast-peace.html

Israel strikes back in Gaza ‘war’
National Post – Toronto,Ontario,Canada
… the Palestinian President, has condemned the Israeli operations in Gaza and arrest of insurgents in the occupied West Bank as “a slap in the face” to …
www.nationalpost.com/news/world/story.html?id=245312

PCHR Weekly Report: 27 Palestinians killed, 51 injured by Israeli …
International Middle East Media Center – Beit Sahour,West Bank,Palestinian Territories
Israeli forces have imposed a tightened siege on the West Bank. Israeli forces have continued to impose severe restrictions on the movement of Palestinian …
www.imemc.org/article/52354

IDF kills senior al-Aqsa Brigades’ operative
Ynetnews – Israel
Since 2004 was responsible for all the organization’s activities in the West Bank, including shooting attacks and attempted terror attacks inside Israel. …
www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3495849,00.html

Gaza Strip: Israel kills five Palestinians
Al-Bawaba – Amman,Jordan
In the West Bank, Palestinian gunmen opened fire on a vehicle, moderately wounding an Israeli, who was rushed to hospital, Israeli medical services said.
www.albawaba.com/en/countries/Palestine/221139

‘A valley of economic harmony’
Jerusalem Post – Israel
Four sites across the West Bank have been selected to underpin the initiative. Japan’s deputy ambassador to Israel recently told Peres that a location on …
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Mr. Bush’s trip to Ramallah
By Diane Warth
Anne Paq writing from Ramallah, occupied West Bank, The Electronic Intifada, 17 January 2008. So US President George W. Bush came to Ramallah, and of course the city was turned upside down. The Palestinian Authority (PA) wanted to show …
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‘Injustice every day’Leila Khaled Drawing of Leila Khaled on the …
By Iraq Solidarity & Baqa’a Camp(Iraq Solidarity & Baqa’a Camp)
‘Injustice every day’Leila Khaled Drawing of Leila Khaled on the Apartheid Wall The Electronic Intifada published this interview with Palestinian revolutionary Leila Khaled on Jan. 7. EI editor Matthew Cassel interviewed Khaled in …
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stice-every-day-leila-khaled.html

17/1/08

Israeli Troops Kill Militants in West Bank, Gaza in Separate Attacks
Voice of America – USA
Also Tuesday, a Palestinian sniper killed an Ecuadorian man as he worked on an Israeli farm near the Israel-Gaza border. Hamas claimed responsibility for …
www.voanews.com/english/2008-01-16-voa17.cfm

Israeli Troops Kill Islamic Jihad Commander in West Bank
Voice of America – USA
Palestinian militants in Gaza launched more than 40 Qassam rockets against the town of Sderot, just across the Gaza border in southern Israel. …
voanews.com/english/2008-01-16-voa40.cfm

Hard-Line Legislator Quits Israeli Coalition Over Talks
New York Times – United States
The Israeli government and the Palestinian leadership based in the West Bank, which is alienated from Hamas, officially started those talks on Monday. …
www.nytimes.com/2008/01/17/world/mid
dleeast/17mideast.html?ref=middleeast

CHECKPOINT JERUSALEM BLOG: Gaza pullout didn’t help Israel’s image
Kansas City Star – MO,USA
“We also found that the demands from Israel to territorial concessions in the (Palestinian) Territories not only were not lessened following the …
www.kansascity.com/451/story/447243.html

Rattling the Cage: The three Bibis
Jerusalem Post – Israel
When it comes to the Bibi-ization of Israeli policy toward Gaza and the West Bank, I blame the Palestinians. They didn’t have to keep firing Kassams after …
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All in the Family: Disharmony in Gaza
American Chronicle – Beverly Hills,CA,USA
The group only ended the cease-fire after persistent Israeli attacks on it and the civilian population of the Gaza Strip and the West Bank. …
www.americanchronicle.com/articles/
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Israeli offensives failing to curb rocket attacks
Malaysia Sun – Malaysia
Targeted killings, or assassinations, of Palestinian militants in Gaza and the West Bank, have resulted in an escalation of rocket attacks. …
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This time next year?
Institute for Middle East Understanding – Oakland,CA,USA
In reaching Bethlehem or Jericho, President Bush’s convoy was dwarfed by the eight-foot wall Israel has built deep in the Palestinian West Bank. …
imeu.net/news/article007610.shtml