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VTJP Palestine/Israel Newslinks 6 December 2011: Israeli government to relocate 2300 Bedouin in order to expand settlement
6 December 2011 — VTJP
International Middle East Media Center
Settler Sentenced 3 Months Public Service For Repeatedly Ramming Palestinian
IMEMC – The Israeli District Court in Jerusalem sentenced a settler who rammed a wounded Palestinian with his vehicle, and drove his car over him back and forth, to three months "Public Service". …
New Jerusalem Park To Be Built Mainly On Arab Land
IMEMC – The so-called Regional Construction and Planning Committee at the Jerusalem Municipality prepared a plan for the construction of a new "National Park" in Al Masharef Mountain (Mount Scopus area). Rights activists in Palestine and Israel said that the plan aims at preventing the development of Al Esawiyya and At-Tour Arab neighborhoods. …
Israeli government to relocate 2300 Bedouin in order to expand settlement
IMEMC – Israeli officials have announced a plan to displace twenty Bedouin Arab communities from their homes in the West Bank between Jerusalem and Jericho, and move the residents to a site along the Jerusalem municipal garbage dump. …
Troops Kidnap Four Palestinians Near Qalqilia
IMEMC – Israeli troops invaded, on Tuesday at dawn, Kufr Qaddoum village, near the northern West Bank city of Qalqilia, broke into several homes, and kidnapped three residents. …
Army Invades Beit Hanoun
IMEMC – Israeli soldiers invaded, on Tuesday at dawn, an area east of Khan Younis, in the southern part of the Gaza Strip, and opened fire at random, media sources in Gaza reported. …
Nine Palestinians Arrested Across the West Bank
IMEMC – On Monday, the Palestinian News and Information Agency (WAFA) reported the detention of nine Palestinians across the West Bank by the Israeli military. …
Report: Israel plans park to block Issawiya expansion
12/6/2011 – TEL AVIV, Israel (Ma'an) — A left-wing member of Israel's Jerusalem city council says a plan for a new "national park" in the Mt Scopus area is a "ruse" to block development of two Palestinian neighborhoods. Meir Margalit of the Meretz party told Israel's Haaretz daily that the park "is….
Soldiers 'ransack minister's office'
12/6/2011 – TULKAREM (Ma'an) — A Hamas-affiliated lawyer said Israeli forces ransacked his offices early Tuesday morning in the northern West Bank city of Tulkarem. Fathi Qaraawi told Ma'an that soldiers broke down the main door before entering the office and confiscating all documents and computers inside….
Jerusalem lawmaker to be deported to Ramallah
12/6/2011 – JERUSALEM (Ma'an) — An Israeli military court on Tuesday ordered the deportation of a Palestinian lawmaker from Jerusalem to Ramallah, a statement from the Palestinian Legislative Council said. Ahmad Attoun, a Jerusalemite, was detained in front of the offices of the International Committee of the Red Cross in Jerusalem in September. He had taken….
Medics: 4 injured as tunnel collapses in Gaza
12/6/2011 – GAZA (Ma'an) — Four Palestinians were injured Tuesday as a Rafah tunnel collapsed, medical official Adham Abu Salmiya told Ma'an. They were reported to be moderately injured at the Yousef Najjar hospital….
Israeli forces 'arrest municipal council member' near Nablus
12/6/2011 – NABLUS (Ma'an) — Israeli forces arrested a member of a local council near Nablus on Monday evening, local officials said. Soldiers detained Ali Tayyib Faraj, 28, at a flying checkpoint while he was heading to Ramallah, head of the Madama village municipal council Eyhab al-Qut told Ma'an. Israeli soldiers detained Faraj for….
Settlers 'burn 3 cars' in Hebron
12/6/2011 – HEBRON (Ma'an) — Israeli settlers from the illegal Gush Etzion settlement attacked Palestinian houses in Beit Ummar and set fire to three cars overnight, a local activist said. Muhammad Awad said the settlers damaged cars belonging to Habes Hussein Baragheeth and Suheil and Yousef Muhammad Hussein Baragheeth. The settlers also wrote racist slogans around….
Military court postpones hearing for jailed MP
12/6/2011 – RAMALLAH (Ma'an) — An Israeli military court has postponed a hearing deciding on the extension of a Palestinian lawmaker's administrative detention sentence, his attorney said. Jawad Bals said the hearing for Hussam Khader was postponed for two weeks as the court agreed to hear more testimony against his client. Khader says his….
Witnesses say Israeli military vehicles enter Gaza
12/6/2011 – GAZA CITY (Ma'an) — Israeli military vehicles briefly entered the northern Gaza Strip on Tuesday, crossing the border on the outskirts of Beit Hanoun, witnesses said. Locals told Ma'an that they saw military vehicles to the north of an agricultural college east of Beit Hanoun. Gunfire was heard in the area, locals….
Egyptian forces kill migrant trying to enter Israel
12/6/2011 – EL-ARISH, Egypt (Ma'an) — An man was shot dead and three others injured on Monday evening when Egyptian police opened fire on a group of migrants trying to enter Israel, Egyptian security officials said. Egyptian security sources told Ma'an that border police spotted four people along the border and fired warning shots….
Qaraqe in Brussels to appeal for prisoners
12/6/2011 – BRUSSELS (Ma'an) — Palestinian Authority Minister of Detainee Affairs Issa Qaraqe on Tuesday met with Member of the European Parliament Tokia Saifi in Brussels to discuss the plight of political prisoners. Qaraqe told Saifi, vice-chair of the committee on foreign affairs, that 23 Palestinian lawmakers were illegally imprisoned in Israel, a statement from the….
US backs envoy after 'anti-Semitism' remarks
12/6/2011 – WASHINGTON (AFP) — President Barack Obama's administration rejected Republican calls to fire the US ambassador to Belgium after he said that the Middle East conflict was partly to blame for anti-Semitism. Ambassador Howard Gutman, who is Jewish and the son of a Holocaust survivor, said in a speech that a new type of anti-Semitism….
Abbas aide: PA won't yield to 'extortion'
12/6/2011 – BETHLEHEM (Ma'an) — The Palestinian Authority "will not yield to extortion," presidential adviser Nimir Hammad said Tuesday of threats by Israeli officials to withhold Palestinian money again. Hammad's comments followed reports in Israel that the government would refuse to pay Palestinian tax revenues if the PLO applied again for full UN membership….
Hezbollah head says building up weapons, backs Syria
12/6/2011 – BEIRUT (Reuters) — The leader of Lebanon's Hezbollah, whose backers Syria and Iran are at the center of heightened regional tension, made a rare public appearance on Tuesday marking the Shiite Muslim festival of Ashura and said his group was building up its arsenal. Surrounded by armed bodyguards, Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah walked through a…. Related: Nasrallah in first public appearance since 2008
Gaza health minister says will not meet WHO chief
12/6/2011 – GAZA CITY (Ma'an) — The health minister in Gaza refused on Tuesday to meet the head of the World Health Organization in the occupied territories due to a WHO conference held in Jerusalem. Bassem Naim said he would not meet with Anthony Lawrence due to the WHO's refusal to reschedule a conference….
Former security officers 'fired after entering Gaza'
12/6/2011 – GAZA CITY (Ma'an) — The Palestinian Authority has fired 107 formerly Gaza-based security officers after they reentered the coastal enclave without seeking authorization from Egypt, officials said Tuesday. Several dozen of the fired officers protested in the Sinai town of el-Arish, outside a police station, while others joined a sit-in at the Palestinian embassy….
PFLP officials meet Egypt's Brotherhood in Cairo
12/6/2011 – GAZA CITY (Ma'an) — A delegation from the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine met with Muslim Brotherhood officials in Cairo on Tuesday, a PFLP official said. Muhammad Badi stressed on the need for stability in Egypt, and applauded the people's self-direction. He said the Palestinian people should unite on a….
Abbas handed report on financial disclosures
12/7/2011 – BETHLEHEM (Ma'an) — Rafiq Natsheh, head of the Anti-Corruption Commission, on Tuesday handed President Mahmoud Abbas a financial disclosure report as part of his regular updates, officials said. During a meeting at the presidential headquarters, Abbas stated that "we are committed to establishing a Palestinian state that is on the path of transparency, accountability….
Fatah central committee meets in Ramallah
12/6/2011 – RAMALLAH (Ma'an) — The Fatah central committee met Tuesday and confirmed its position on waiting until Israel freezes settlements before reentering negotiations, in a meeting attended by the president. Mahmoud Abbas oversaw the meeting in which party officials agreed that in order to return to talks with Israel, it should halt settlements and accept….
Suspects in 'honor' killing deny charges
12/6/2011 – HEBRON (Ma'an) — Four men accused of the honor killing of 20-year-old Ayah Ibrahim Baradiyya, whose remains were found in May 2011, told a jury on Monday that their confession was obtained through torture. The four men, an uncle and three other relatives of the victim, were attending the first court hearing in….
Israel arrests troops for anti-Palestinian vandalism
12/6/2011 – JERUSALEM (Reuters) — Three Israeli soldiers were arrested Tuesday for suspected involvement in pro-settler vandalism and arson, the military said, following a series of attacks in the West Bank that have exacerbated tensions with Palestinians. Mosques have been torched, graffiti daubed, and Palestinian trees chopped down in the "Price Tag" attacks, so called because they seek….
Nasrallah in first public appearance since 2008
12/6/2011 – BEIRUT (AFP) — Lebanon's Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah made his first public appearance since 2008 on Tuesday, appearing before a frenzied crowd in his stronghold on the occasion of the Shiite commemoration of Ashura. Nasrallah spoke to the crowd of thousands for only a few minutes in the southern suburbs of Beirut before being…. Related: Hezbollah head says building up weapons, backs Syria
Syria 'accepts' observers as 34 bodies dumped
12/6/2011 – DAMASCUS (AFP) — Syria said it conditionally accepts observers as part of an Arab plan, as a rights group reported militiamen loyal to the regime killed 34 civilians and dumped their bodies in a city square. The Arab League, which has threatened to impose new sanctions on Damascus if it fails to comply with the plan….
In photos: Shiite Muslims mark religious festival of Ashura
12/6/2011 – Reuters – Shiite Muslims in Iraq, Bahrain, Turkey, Lebanon, Iran, Burma and Pakistan beat themselves during Ashura with steel-tipped flails or slash their bodies with knives to mark the martyrdom of Imam Hussein, a grandson of the Prophet Mohammad, who was killed in the battle of Karbala in Iraq in the year 680. The mourning festival….
Libya claims arrest of 400 'illegal immigrants'
12/6/2011 – TRIPOLI (AFP) — Libya on Monday said its forces had prevented more than 400 Africans from illegally emigrating to Italy when they intercepted a boat off the coast of the North African country." Despite a lack of means, we were able to prevent illegal immigration of people who were heading for Italy," interim Interior Minister Fawzi….
Clinton urges Syria opposition to respect minorities
12/6/2011 – GENEVA (Reuters) — US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton urged the Syrian opposition on Tuesday to build a society based on rule of law and respect for minority rights so that Syria is no longer subject to "the whims of a dictator". Clinton delivered the message as she met six members of the Syrian National Council….
Dubai ruler: Iran unlikely to get nuclear weapons
12/6/2011 – DUBAI (Reuters) — Dubai's ruler said he does not believe Iran will get nuclear weapons, despite Western suspicions that it is trying to develop them, saying it would face devastation if it ever used an atomic bomb against its arch-enemy Israel. Iran insists its nuclear program is peaceful but a United Nations watchdog issued….
Obama backs envoy after Israel remarks
AlJazeera 6 Dec 2011 – President's opponents called for US envoy to Belgium to be fired over comments linking Israeli actions to anti-Semitism.
PLO: 2,900 New Settlement Units and 8,900 Stolen Dunums in November
PNN – PNNThe Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) Department of International Relations said in its monthly report on Thursday that in November, Israeli forces confiscated 8,912 dunums of land (a dunum is about a quarter…
Israeli Forces Demolish House in Jerusalem, Seven Arrested in Bethlehem, Qalqiliya
PNN – PNNOn Tuesday, Israeli bulldozers demolished a 70- foot-square house in al-Khalaylyieh neighborhood of al-Jeeb village, northwest of Jerusalem. The Israeli forces claimed that the house, belonging to Khames al-Dadu, had been built…
MADA Condemns "Flagrant Violations" Against Media Freedoms in Gaza
PNN – MADAThe Palestinian Center for Development and Media Freedoms (MADA) expresses its deep concern over the serious violations against media freedoms committed by security forces in the Gaza Strip over the past two…
International Solidarity Movement
Breaking the Silence: An interview with Yehuda Shaul
12/6/2011 – International Solidarity Movement – By Alistair George, 6 December 2011 | International Solidarity Movement, West Bank – "If you don't look nice, you don't spend too many hours in front of the mirror," says Yehuda Shaul, one of the founders and Executive Directors of Israeli NGO, Breaking the Silence."What we demand of our society is to…. Related: Breaking the Silence
Commemorating the anniversary of the First Intifada in the no go zone
12/6/2011 – International Solidarity Movement – By Nathan Stuckey, 6 December 2011 | International Solidarity Movement, Gaza – Twenty four years ago, on December 9, 2011 a revolution began. The revolution began in Gaza, it was the First Intifada. After twenty years of Israeli occupation Palestinian resistance exploded in full force. Boycotts, demonstrations, tax refusal, all of these were the strategies of the….
Family fears their son is dying within Israeli prison
12/6/2011 – International Solidarity Movement – By Alistair George, 6 December 2011 | International Solidarity Movement, West Bank – Mohammad Awad is a 16 year old Palestinian boy, he is in an Israeli jail and he is gravely ill – his family believe that he is not receiving the right treatment and that he may be dying. As they sit in their house in….
Home Demolitions: Child dragged out by his throat
12/6/2011 – International Solidarity Movement – By Sarah, 5 December 2011 | International Solidarity Movement, West Bank – On Monday the 5th of December, in the Azzun district of Qalqiliya, a stone factory was destroyed at 6:00 am. The owner, Hussain Anam, explained to us that the factory was built 3 years ago, but his only demolition notice was when the bulldozer….
Israel continues wave of West Bank housing demolitions in East Jerusalem
12/6/2011 – International Solidarity Movement – By Wahed Rejol, 6 December 2011 | International Solidarity Movement, West Bank – Following the violent demolitions in Qalqiliya yesterday, and in Beit Hannina and Silwan on Sunday, Israel continued its displacement of Palestinians throughout the West Bank today in occupied East Jerusalem. On the day Israel announced a plan to forcibly remove 2300 Palestinians from their homes, a demolition team…. Related: Home Demolitions: Child dragged out by his throat and Guardian: Israel to forcibly remove bedouin communities in settlements push
Alternative Information Center
Palestinian journalists' freedom of speech in Israel threatened by security forces
Alternative Information Center – A new report published by the I'lam Center highlights the difficulties Palestinian journalists face inside of Israel. According to the research, such journalists, who are citizens of Israel, contend with restrictions on their freedom of speech…
New AIC Jerusalem fact sheet
Alternative Information Center – The Alternative Information Center's new fact sheet on Jerusalem details the Israeli government's attempts to Judaicize the city, to break apart Palestinian communities, to create isolated Palestinian enclaves—building physical and psychic barriers against Palestinian self-determination
Israel: Jerusalem: ICRC urges Israeli authorities to rescind expulsion order
Relief Web 6 Dec 2011 – Source: ICRC Country: Israel , occupied Palestinian territory Geneva/Jerusalem (ICRC) – Ahmed Attoun, a member of the Palestinian Legislative Council, was forcibly transferred to Ramallah by the Israeli authorities on 06 December. He staged a sit-in on the premises of the…
Hizbollah leader Nasrallah in public show of strength
The National 6 Dec 2011 – Analysts say his speech demonstrates group's power despite the pressure on his ally in Syria.
Kuwait emir dissolves parliament citing 'deteriorating conditions'
The National 6 Dec 2011 – Kuwait's ruler dissolved parliament and set the nation towards elections within 60 days.
A tin ear during a shifting political landscape leaves Israel in fearful isolation
The National 6 Dec 2011 – Analysis: The US defence secretary's stern words to Israel were not only extraordinary given their timing but indicate how Washington now views its obdurate ally as a hindrance to the role of the Obama administration in the region.
Ahmadinejad emerges as an unlikely ally as Iran lauds the Occupy movement protests
The National 6 Dec 2011 – Iran's hardline regime is revelling in the Occupy Wall Street Movement, proclaiming the "American awakening" heralds the collapse of western capitalism.
Al Qaeda exploits Iraq's orphans for a new army of militants
The National 6 Dec 2011 – Neglected and often brutalised by war, some of Iraq's orphans have grown up to become today's most dangerous and committed insurgents, according to intelligence officials.
Fewer people go to the polls in Egyptian run-off elections
The National 6 Dec 2011 – Analysts worried that the low turnout represents growing apathy among voters towards a convoluted electoral process for both houses of parliament that will last until March.
Hizbollah chief makes rare public address in Beirut
The National 6 Dec 2011 – Hassan Nasrallah said he will arm his fighters more heavily than ever after making his first public appearance since 2008 before a frenzied crowd in the southern suburbs of Beirut.
Palestinian militant killed, 2 wounded in Israeli airstrike on mortar crews
Ha'aretz – IDF pledges to 'continue to take action against those (who) use terror against the state of Israel.'
AG to Netanyahu: Bills targeting rights groups' funds are unconstitutional
Ha'aretz – 'If these bills become law, I won't be able to defend them against the petitions that will be submitted to the High Court,' Attorney General Yehuda Weinstein warns government.
Former President Katsav to enter Israeli prison following rape conviction
Ha'aretz – Former minister Shlomo Benizri to be cell mate in religious wing of Ramle jail.
In legal precedent, Israel court stops demolition of unrecognized Bedouin village
Ha'aretz – Kiryat Gat magistrate's court urges state to provide systematic solution to Bedouin issue in the Negev, adding that a balance must be reached between public interests and legitimate Bedouin claims of ownership.
IDF soldiers arrested over link to 'price tag' attacks in West Bank
Ha'aretz – Detention of 3 soldiers come 2 days after 7 female Jewish settlers were arrested on suspicion of vandalizing army property and damaging Palestinian-owned trees.
Barak, IDF Chief caught on tape joking about women, demand tape not be aired
Ha'aretz – Defense Minister and IDF Chief Benny Gantz joke about the controversial issue of women singing in the army; Gantz to Channel 2 reporter: If you air this, it will be your last piece.
Tom Dine / U.S. shouldn't 'zero-out' Israel defense aid
Ha'aretz – Anyone who has a clue about our relationship with Israel understands that a robust, wide-ranging foreign aid program benefits U.S. interests in the region.
Hollywood star: Tel Aviv is the 'most intense' party town
Ha'aretz – In late-night interview with Conan O'Brien, actress Claire Danes says speculates that Israel's tense environment may mean that Israelis need to 'blow off some steam.'
Israel expels Hamas lawmaker from Jerusalem to West Bank
Ha'aretz – Ahmad Attoun, a member of the Palestinian Legislative Council, spent 70 days in an Israeli jail for being illegally present in the city.
UAE leader: Israel would destroy Iran if attacked
Ha'aretz – Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum discards concerns over Tehran's nuclear program, saying Iran has no use for such weapons.
Katsav in last day before onset of prison sentence: I have no regrets
Ha'aretz – Former presidents' friends say do no fear Katsav would attempt to harm himself in prison, saying his was 'a strong man.'
Israeli resident doctors to vote on deal to end health system crisis
Ha'aretz – Agreement with Finance Ministry would give every resident a grant of NIS 60,000 in two stages, and young resident doctors to get more pay for evening and night shifts.
Public Israeli channel holds rush meeting following airing of 'demeaning' segment
Ha'aretz – A studio item showcasing a young woman milking a goat goes viral, embarrassing the heads of Israeli Educational Television; channel official: It wasn't the brightest editorial decision.
Rare flock of singing swans spotted in Northern Israel
Ha'aretz – The last time singing swans were spotted in Israel was in 2001; They are named so for their loud call, which is used for courting and to strengthen the ties between the adults and the young.
Education Ministry officials suspected of taking bribes from Israeli yeshiva
Ha'aretz – Two officials suspected of taking money in exchange for accepting inflated student lists, increasing the yeshiva's monthly budget allocation.
Israeli author kicked off literary panel after request by Palestinian colleague
Ha'aretz – In the previous two years the conference had been held in Marseilles, Palestinian writers had refused to come because there were Israeli participants.
Gantz apologizes for joke about female soldiers
Jerusalem Post 6 Dec 2011 – On tour of Golan Heights, defense minister and IDF chief of staff crack joke at the expense of female soldiers serving on the border.
Two indicted for ordering stabbing in land dispute
Jerusalem Post 6 Dec 2011 – Haim Gavrieli and his alleged accomplice Eitan Buzaglo indicted in Neve Tzedek crime.
Peres meets with cycling champions
Jerusalem Post 6 Dec 2011 – Tour de France winner Alberto Contador, in Israel to establish a cycling school for children, meets with President Shimon Peres.
Court saves unrecognized Beduin village
Jerusalem Post 6 Dec 2011 – Unprecedented ruling revokes demolition orders, will prevent razing of 51 buildings in Beduin village of al-Sira in Negev.
Iran: There won't be repeat of UK embassy attack
Jerusalem Post 6 Dec 2011 – Salehi denies gov't behind storming; says he expressed regret to UK's Hague over incident, but British actions angered Iranians.
Report: Saudi Arabia to consider acquiring nukes
Jerusalem Post 6 Dec 2011 – Prince Turki al-Faisal tells Riyadh security forum of "duty" to consider nuclear weapons in face of regional arms race.
Syria claims Turkey aiding 'terrorist' infiltrators
Jerusalem Post 6 Dec 2011 – Official Syrian media claims Turkish military aided wounded "armed terrorists" beaten back at border by Syrian forces.
Barak, Gantz joke at expense of women soldiers
Jerusalem Post 6 Dec 2011 – On tour of Golan Heights, defense minister and IDF chief of staff crack joke at the expense of female soldiers serving on the border.
Defense Ministry mulls permanent Haifa Iron Dome
Jerusalem Post 6 Dec 2011 – Vilnai says rocket defense system integral part of defending oil refineries which are critical for economy at war time.
'Egypt army to give new PM extra powers'
Jerusalem Post 6 Dec 2011 – New PM Ganzouri says army to issue decree "within hours"; move could anger civilians already unhappy with his appointment.
Vilnai: We're considering deploying Iron Dome in Haifa
Jerusalem Post 6 Dec 2011 – Home Front defense minister meets with Oil Refineries heads, says that Iron Dome rocket defense system is integral part of defending refineries which are critical during times of emergency.
Barak: Israel tracking Hezbollah arms transfers
Jerusalem Post 6 Dec 2011 – Shi'ite organization trying to move advanced weaponry from Syria to Lebanon to prevent its capture by Assad opposition.
Nasrallah: We're building up our arsenal
Jerusalem Post 6 Dec 2011 – Hezbollah leader, who has been in hiding since 2006, greets crowds in Beirut; shows support for Syria's Assad.
Man convicted of aiding in yeshiva student's murder
Jerusalem Post 6 Dec 2011 – Ohayon's body was never found; prosecution asks court to impose 14-year prison sentence on Amiel – he won't be sentenced until 2012.
George Katz – a Mahal pilot who helped El Al take off
Jerusalem Post 6 Dec 2011 – Appreciation: We were more like brothers than friends. I shall miss him and his great sense of humor.
'His name is engraved in pantheon of IAF'
Jerusalem Post 6 Dec 2011 – Syd Cohen (1921-2011) Israeli aviation great who stepped up in the dark days of '48, passed away Thursday.
Ministry 'tampering' with Jerusalem master plan
Jerusalem Post 6 Dec 2011 – Municipality: New clause would concentrate on undeveloped hills, not existing neighborhoods.
Knesset to discuss suicide prevention as rates drop
Jerusalem Post 5 Dec 2011 – Suicide rate is higher among recent immigrants due to their stresses and possibly loneliness.
Slaying nets 20 years for former wrestling champion
Jerusalem Post 5 Dec 2011 – Sergey Shitznin left elderly money changer to die after beating and robbing him.
Police disbanding of anti-women-trafficking upheld in court
Jerusalem Post 5 Dec 2011 – MK Zuaretz filed position earlier this year with two NGOs over closing of Sa'ar unit, spreading anti-trafficking duties to local police.
Syria, Egypt and Middle East unrest – live updates
The Guardian 6 Dec 2011 – • Arab League says it will maintain sanctions on Syria • Hillary Clinton to meet Syrian opposition leaders • Egypt's Salifists mull coalition with Muslim Brotherhood 12.06pm GMT / 7.06am EST: The Assad regime has lost control…
Syria, Egypt and Middle East unrest – Tuesday 6 December
The Guardian 6 Dec 2011 – • Arab League says it will maintain sanctions on Syria • Hillary Clinton to meet Syrian opposition leaders • Egypt's Salifists mull coalition with Muslim Brotherhood • Read the latest summary 5.57pm GMT / 12.57pm EST: Here's…
Israel's chilling relations with the US | Jonathan Guyer
The Guardian 6 Dec 2011 – Hillary Clinton's sharp remarks about Israeli democracy are of a piece with Israel's alienation from its traditional American support The Israeli government has come under criticism from both the Obama administration and American Jewish communities over…
Israel can never steal our heritage
Uruknet December 6, 2011 – We Palestinians have nothing to cherish more than our roots and ancestral identity. To us, olive trees and the shade in which our grandparents rested or lovers used to secretly meet weave together sweet pre-dispossession memories. My grandmother's depleted voice can't but play and replay the same ecstatic melodies of a womanhood (…
Fascism in America
Uruknet December 5, 2011 – In 1932, Mussolini declared the 20th century a "Fascist century," saying: "It is to be expected that this century may be that of authority, a century of the "Right," a Fascist century." He claimed it would "sav(e) Western civilization." For what he didn't explain. Post-WW I, Fascim's roots emerged. At the time,…
Syria News – December 5, 2011 (Warning: Graphic Videos)
Uruknet Thus far today, 17 martyrs, including a child and a woman, have been killed by gunfire by the regime's army and security forces, 14 in Homs and 2 martyrs in Hama and martyr in Idlib….Homs: Martyrdom of activist Mohammad Mansour Khaled Wahsh, 26 years and a father of 2 children. He died under torture. It is…
Israel stole uranium from U.S., report will show
Uruknet December 5, 2011 – A U.S.-based research institute will soon publish what it says is "indisputable" evidence that Israel stole weapons-grade uranium for its still-undeclared atomic weapons program from a nuclear reprocessing plant in western Pennsylvania. The Institute for Research: Middle Eastern Policy (IRmep) will release this month a 300-page report detailing the initial findings of…
Iraq: Ex-Foreign Minister Aziz To Be Executed In 2012?
Uruknet December 5, 2011 — Tariq Aziz, who served as Iraq's top diplomat under Saddam Hussein, will be executed next year, after U.S. forces have pulled out of the country, an adviser to Iraq's prime minister told CNN on Monday. "It will definitely take place, and it will take place after the Americans leave Iraq," said the…
Iraq bomb attacks on pilgrims kill 28
Uruknet December 5, 2011 – A wave of bomb attacks targeting Shiite pilgrims in Iraq killed 28 people and wounded 78 Monday, a day before the peak of the Ashura religious commemorations, security officials and medics said. It was the bloodiest day in Iraq since October 27, when at least 32 people were killed and 71 wounded…
Israeli-Style Justice
Uruknet December 5, 2011 – Accused Israelis face charges in civil courts. Military tribunals try Palestinians. Virtually everyone is guilty by accusation. A new study says so. More on that below. In April 2008, the Addamer Prisoners Support and Human Rights Association published a report titled "Defending Palestinian Prisoners: A Report on the Status of Defense Lawyers…
Family of 8 loses home in Silwan
Uruknet December 5, 2011 – On Monday, 5 December, bulldozers entered Yasoul, an area in the East Jerusalem neighborhood of Silwan, and demolished the home of the Burqan family. Fakhri Abu Diab, a member of the Committee for the Defense of Silwan, told the WAFA news agency that the Israeli police did not give the family of…
Jewish Identity and Palestinian Rights – Book Review
Uruknet December 5, 2011 – The mainstream media does not cover this kind of topic and only hints at it in the form of criticism of those calling for boycott, divestment, and sanctions (BDS) against Israel. David Landy's academic study of the trends within the Jewish diaspora provides a beginning insight into the social climate within the…
Israeli military court, for first time, admits use of torture against prisoner
Uruknet December 5, 2011 – The Israeli military court of Ofer admitted that Israeli officers from the Shin Bet and the police tortured a Palestinian detainee to force him to make fake confessions to charges he had nothing to do with it. According to a report issued by the ministry of prisoners' affairs in the West Bank,…
Iranian president invites Libyan NTC head to visit Iran
Uruknet December 5, 2011 — Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad invited the head of the Libya's National Transitional Council Mustafa Abdul-Jalil to visit Iran, the state IRIB TV reported on Monday. Iran's new ambassador to Libya, Hossein Akbari, on Monday submitted Ahmadinejad's message to Jalil in Tripoli, said the report. Iran also called for the formation of a…
Syria News – December 4, 2011 (Warning: Graphic Videos)
Uruknet December 4, 2011 – Thus far today, 22 martyrs, including a child and a woman, have been killed by gunfire by the regime's army and security forces. Homs: 21; Idlib: 1.. Idlib: Maaret Al-Nouman: Martyrdom of Mustafa Ahmed Alosh, 32 year old, due to security's gunfire toward his car (Taxi), the people who were with him…
Military Resistance: 9L3 Lets Move Out
Uruknet December 4, 2011 – .. U.S. weapons makers told investors this week they are doing all they can to prepare for leaner and more uncertain U.S. defense budgets, including redoubling their efforts to cut costs, drum up export sales and sell more goods to commercial clients. Industry executives and Pentagon officials say they are still sorting out…
RUSSELL TRIBUNAL ON PALESTINE Self-Determination and Occupied Palestine Today
Uruknet December 4, 2011 – …While Israel continues to systematically violate Palestinians' right to self-determination, including through the perpetration of apartheid and the crime against humanity of persecution, it is our duty to one of humanity's greatest achievements. Experience in South Africa and more recently during the Arab Spring, has shown that corruption, violence, and raw power…
ABC to broadcast Walters interview with Assad Wednesday
Daily Star 6 Dec 2011 U.S. network ABC will air Wednesday an interview with Syrian President Bashar Assad conducted by veteran news broadcaster Barbara Walters.
US ambassador returning to Syria
Daily Star 6 Dec 2011 The US ambassador to Damascus will return to Syria on Tuesday evening, Washington said.
Mogadishu suicide bomber kills two soldiers
Daily Star 6 Dec 2011 A suicide bomber blew himself up Tuesday in central Mogadishu after being arrested, killing two soldiers and wounding at least four civilians, a security official said.
Israel says Syrian rocket tests show regime's fear
Daily Star 6 Dec 2011 Israeli Defence Minister Ehud Barak said on Tuesday that Syrian long-range missile tests detected in Israel show that the embattled regime of Bashar al-Assad fears for its future.
Millions flood Iraq shrine city for Ashura rituals
Daily Star 6 Dec 2011 Millions flooded Iraq's shrine city Karbala on Tuesday for Ashura rituals on Shiite Islam's most important day, amid tight security after bomb attacks against pilgrims left 28 people dead.
Unions threaten strike if Cabinet fails to up workers' salaries
Daily Star 6 Dec 2011 The head of trade unions threatened Tuesday to go on strike unless the government of Prime Minister Najib Mikati abides by its decision to increase workers' salaries.
Hezbollah showed real face by siding with Assad: Ghalioun
Daily Star 5 Dec 2011 Syrian opposition leader says Hezbollah's decision to side with President Bashar Assad in his eight-month crackdown on Syrian protesters has shown the resistance's group real face.
Charbel says security good but warns of fifth column
Daily Star 4 Dec 2011 Interior Minister Marwan Charbel assured the public Sunday that the security situation in Lebanon is good, but warned that political divisions could damage the country's security.
Jumblatt warns Syria unrest could spark sectarian strife in Lebanon
Daily Star 4 Dec 2011 PSP leader Walid Jumblatt warned of the threat of strife in Lebanon as a result of the potential repercussions of the ongoing popular uprising in Syria and sectarian tension in the southern city of Sidon.
Charbel: illegal refugees should be monitored to control crime
Daily Star 4 Dec 2011 Interior minister says refugees entering Lebanon illegally escaping violence in their country should be monitored in a bid to control crime.
'White House pushes to weaken Iran sanction'
YNet News, 6 Dec 2011 – The Obama administration is pressuring Congress to ease the potential impact of crippling sanctions on Iran's Central Bank, arguing that the restrictions will drive up … ….
Gantz apologizes for remarks on female soldiers
YNet News, 6 Dec 2011 – The IDF Spokesperson's Unit stated that the comments exchanged between Defense Minister Ehud Barak and IDF Chief of Staff Lt.-Gen Benny Gantz during Barak's tour of the … ….
Legal opinion: No obligation to raze outposts
YNet News, 6 Dec 2011 – The campaign for West Bank outpost residents has recently turned to top lawyer Yaakov Weinroth for a legal opinion in the issue of outpost razing which the High Court of … ….
3 soldiers suspected of 'price tag' acts
YNet News, 6 Dec 2011 – Israel Police and the Investigating Military Police arrested three soldiers from the Central Command on Tuesday on suspicion they were involved in "price tag" actions … ….
US launches 'virtual' embassy for Iran
YNet News, 6 Dec 2011 – More than three decades after the bricks-and-mortar US embassy in Tehran was shuttered and diplomatic relations with Iran were severed following the Islamic revolution … ….
Quartet to meet in Jerusalem next week
YNet News, 6 Dec 2011 – The United States and other Mideast mediators will gather next week in another effort to revive the Israel-Palestinian peace process, but with little hope of even … ….
Court annuls demolition of Bedouin village
YNet News, 6 Dec 2011 – The Kiryat Gat Magistrate's Court on Tuesday ordered the State to cancel 51 demolition orders issued against the illegal Bedouin village of Alsara. The judge … ….
Muslim Shiites mark Day of Ashura
YNet News, 6 Dec 2011 – Millions of Muslim Shiites worldwide take part in traditional mourning….
US ambassador returning to Syria
YNet News, 6 Dec 2011 – Robert Ford, who was recalled amid violence in October, due to return to Syria….
Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood 'committed to democracy'
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Barak, Gantz joke censored by MOD
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Gov't mulling Iron Dome system in Haifa
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Bribery scandal rattles Education Ministry
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Man who ran over terrorist gets community service
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'Katsav should be stripped of all titles'
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SS troops may face massacre trial in Germany
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Hezbollah chief makes rare public appearance
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IOF soldiers storm offices of Hamas MPs
PIC – Israeli occupation forces (IOF) stormed offices of Hamas MPs in Tulkarem on Tuesday morning and confiscated computers of three of them along with work documents.
Preventive security rounds up 12 Hamas supporters including 5 students
PIC – Elements of the PA preventive security apparatus rounded up 12 Hamas supporters in the past 24 hours in the West Bank including five students, locals said.
IOF troops enter northern Gaza, gunboats fire at fishermen
PIC – Israeli occupation forces (IOF) advanced hundreds of meters into northern Gaza Strip, to the east of Beit Hanun town, at dawn Tuesday, local sources said.
Archaeologist rebuts Jewish claims about their alleged temple
PIC – Palestinian archaeologist Jamal Amro declared he made a discovery of 17 ancient coins that vindicated further the false story and belief of Jews about their alleged temple in occupied Jerusalem.
EUPOL COPPS: Chief Justice to Cooperate with Italy High Court
Prisoners' Families Appeal to Allow Entry of Winter Clothes into Prisons
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PCBS: Half of Households Exposed to Israeli Violence
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Israeli Court Rules to Expel Jerusalem Lawmaker to West Bank
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A Revolution Against Resistance?
Intifada-Palestine: 6 Dec 2011 – Leader of the opposition Syrian National Council Burhan Ghalioun attends a press conference in Sofia on 2 December 2011. (Photo: AFP – Dimitar Dilkoff) By: Ibrahim al-Amin The foreign powers intervening in Syria to bring down President Bashar Assad want to… more
Crippling Iran: Questions for Mr Hague
Intifada-Palestine: 6 Dec 2011 – Foreign Secretary William Hague said Britain had ordered the immediate closure of the Iranian Embassy by Stuart Littlewood Britain's foreign secretary William Hague has written a widely acclaimed 576-page biography of William Pitt the Younger, who became prime minister in 1783… more
Drone that crashed in Iran may give away U.S. secrets
LA Times 5 Dec 2011 – The Sentinel drone has cutting-edge stealth and surveillance technology that other nations could exploit. One of the aircraft crashed in Iran, and a U.S. official says it was on a CIA mission. The radar-evading drone that crash-landed over the weekend in Iran was on a…
Bomb Attacks in Iraq on a Day Holy to Shiites
New York Times 6 Dec 2011 – The explosions, which killed close to 25 people and injured dozens more, stirred concerns of renewed violence in Iraq ahead of the departure of American forces.
State Department says Amb. Gutman was 'speaking on his own'
Mondoweiss – Wow this is crazy. Yesterday Matt Lee of AP asked the State Department spokesperson Mark Toner if US Ambassador to Belgium Howard Gutman was speaking for the US government when he said that Israel's actions have generated anti-Semitism in Muslim communities. And Toner says he was "…
Israel continues wave of West Bank housing demolitions in East Jerusalem
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Israel's myth of invincibility drives a dangerous idea– attacking Iran
Mondoweiss – On Saturday I posted on AEI's Danielle Pletka surprising admission that a nuclear armed Iran's threat to Israel wasn't that it would launch an attack but rather that it could upset the "balance of power" in the region. Mark Wauck responded to the post by emailing…
New York liberal Democrat implies Gutman is anti-Semitic
Mondoweiss – Rep. Gary Ackerman speaking outside the United Nations in September 2011 ( Photo: Ackerman.house.gov. ) The controversy over Howard Gutman's remarks is proving to be a clarifying moment. Similar to how the Democratic Party attacked Barack Obama over his call for peace negotiations to be based on the…
Gutman is right: Anti-Semitic incidents in England spiked after attacks on Gaza and flotilla
Mondoweiss – Howard Gutman US Ambassador to Belgium Howard Gutman gave a speech last weekend saying that Israeli actions are fostering anti-Semitism in Muslim communities in Europe. Many rightwingers are now calling for his head, including Bill Kristol, Mitt Romney and Newt Gingrich. Below are two great responses…
Iran Doomsday Clock: Four Minutes to Midnight
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Israeli Government forced to pull ads offensive to US Jews
Voltaire Network 6 Dec 2011 – The Israeli government has been forced to suspend an ad campaign after criticism from the US-Jewish community. The ads, displayed on billboards in U.S. cities and in Youtube videos, encouraged Israeli expatriates to return home. A series of ads, paid for by the Israeli government, suggested…
The demonization of Iran
Voltaire Network 6 Dec 2011 – The demonization campaign against Iran has the earmarks of a prelude for a military attack by the U.S. and Israel against Iran. The propaganda is very similar to that heaped upon Iraq's Saddam Hussein in 2002. In both cases, an isolated state with limited resources is…
Burhan Ghalioun and Colin Powell's program
Voltaire Network 6 Dec 2011 – International affairs Editorial: A defeat that cannot be concealed by the smoke of the fires The American escape from Iraq is proceeding and the scenes conveyed by the international media outlets of the evacuation of the bases which the US government tried to enhance on Iraqi…
Egypt: Gov't Stresses Need to End Suffering of Palestinian Refugees
allAfrica.com 6 Dec 2011 – Foreign Minister Mohamed Amr has delegated Ambassador Ahmed Ragheb Assistant Foreign Minister for Consular Affairs, Immigration and Egyptian abroad to attend the 60th anniversary celebrations of the UN Convention to refugees that will be hold in Geneva on 12/7/2011.
Egypt: UNGA Ratifies Two Resolutions Proposed by Gov't Calling On Israel to Join NPT
allAfrica.com 6 Dec 2011 – The United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) ratified two resolutions, proposed by Egypt, on nuclear arms and the perils of their proliferation in the Middle East, said Foreign Ministry spokesman Amr Roshdi.
Hezbollah head in rare appearance
BBC 6 Dec 2011 – The leader of the Lebanese Hezbollah Shia Islamist group, Sheikh Hassan Nasrallah, makes his first public appearance for several years at a Beirut rally.
US ambassador to return to Syria
BBC 6 Dec 2011 – The US says its ambassador to Syria, Robert Ford, who was removed from the country after threats to his safety, is due to return to Damascus.
Tripoli militia 'to be disarmed'
BBC 6 Dec 2011 – The head of the Tripoli's council says residents of the Libyan capital have until the end of the month to hand over their weapons to the authorities.
Hamas MP expelled from Jerusalem
BBC 6 Dec 2011 – Israel expels a senior MP from the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas from Jerusalem on the grounds that he was living there illegally.
Rashid Khalidi: We already have a one-state solution
Chemi Shalev, Haaretz, Israeli Occupation Archive 12/6/2011
Columbia Professor Rashid Khalidi says nobody believes firing rockets is resistance that will liberate Palestine or that talking with the U.S. will deliver a just and lasting solution.
Hamas and the Palestinian Authority should unite, unequivocally renounce violence and jettison the U.S.-led peace process which is "a corpse that has had formaldehyde pumped into its veins for over a decade" – this is the diagnosis and prescription of Professor Rashid Khalidi, one of the leading Palestinian intellectuals in the world.
"Nobody believes that firing rockets and getting 1,400 people killed in response is 'resistance' that is going to liberate Palestine, and nobody believes that talking with the U.S., with Dennis Ross putting his thumb on the scales in favor of Israel, which is already overwhelmingly superior, is going to produce an equitable and just and lasting solution of the Palestine question. If you still believe that – you have to have your head examined," the U.S.-born Khalidi said. Rashid Khalidi
Khalidi, a member of the Palestinian delegation to the Madrid peace process in the early 1990s, and one of the first proponents of a two-state solution expressed grave doubts about the chances for its implementation, because of what he describes as the "inexorable work of the bulldozers" and Israel's "settlement-industrial complex". In any case, he added, the two-state solution was but a "way station" that would not mean end-of-conflict and would still necessitate agreement on Palestinian refugees and on Israel's "Palestinian minority" before a comprehensive settlement could be achieved.
A "one-state solution already exists," he added, because "there is only one state between the Jordan River and the Mediterranean, in which there are two or three levels of citizenship or non-citizenship within the borders of that one state that exerts total control." — See also: Rashid Khalidi: Haaretz interview (5 Dec 2011) and http://www.haaretz.com/news/diplomacy-defense/leading-palestinian-intellectual-we-already-have-a-one-state-solution-1.399629 more.. e-mail
Breaking the Silence: An interview with Yehuda Shaul
Alistair George, International Solidarity Movement 12/6/2011
"If you don't look nice, you don't spend too many hours in front of the mirror," says Yehuda Shaul, one of the founders and Executive Directors of Israeli NGO, Breaking the Silence.
"What we demand of our society is to look in the mirror, so no wonder no one likes it."
Breaking the Silence was founded in 2004 by Israeli soldiers and veterans who collect and publish testimonies from soldiers who have served in the West Bank,Gaza and East Jerusalem since September 2000. They also hold lectures and conduct tours inHebronand the South Hebron Hills area "with the aim of giving the Israeli public access to the reality which exists minutes from their own homes, yet is rarely portrayed in the media."
The organization states that "cases of abuse towards Palestinians, looting, and destruction of property have been the norm for years, but are still explained as extreme and unique cases…While this reality is known to Israeli soldiers and commanders, Israeli society continues to turn a blind eye, and to deny what is done in its name."
Shaul, 28, is a religious Jew and a Jerusalemite; he served as a combat soldier and a commander in an Israeli infantry unit during the Second Intifada, from March 2001 until March 2004. He grew up in a right-wing family; his high school was in an Israeli settlement in the West Bank near Ramallah, his cousins were settlers in Gaza, and his sister currently lives in a settlement. He is bearded, bulky and speaks English in a North American accent; his mother is American and his father is Canadian.
Shaul says that he always expected to become a soldier but that he had doubts from the very beginning that what he was doing was right…. — See also: Breaking the Silence more.. e-mail
Yes, Israel is a source of anti-Semitism
Yossi Gurvitz, +972 Magazine 12/6/2011
Israel is playing a regular bait and switch: Now it is the State of the Jews, the next moment Jews have nothing to do with it.
The scandal du jour is the fact that the US ambassador to Belgium, Howard Gutman, told a Jewish conference last week that Islamic anti-Semitism is the result of Israel's treatment of the Palestinian. This common sense statement caused a hue and cry, and it became the biggest news to come out of the land of chocolate and pederasts, drowning even the fact it finally managed to cobble together a government. The grand inquisitor of all things anti-Semitic, the man who turned his Jewishness into his trade, Jeffrey Goldberg, wrote acerbically that "Here is a simple formula that could have saved Gutman from his stupid mistake: Jews do not cause anti-Semitism; blacks do not cause racism; gays do not cause homophobia. Hatred is a mental and spiritual illness, not a political position."
If only were things that simple.
See, we have a problem with this deceptively simple logic. Israel is a country which claims most of its citizens-to-be to reside outside its borders. Israel claims that a. It is a "Jewish country," b. That all Jews are its potential citizens, c. That it is OK for her to meddle in the affairs of other countries on behalf of what it thinks are Jewish interests, and, finally, d. That any opprobrium gained by its actions, resulting in hatred or actual violence directed at those it claims to represent, is derived from racial and irrational causes. This, alas, does not make sense.
This is without even without mentioning the hidden point e., rarely mentioned, which says that Israel thinks it is perfectly acceptable to use Jews living in other countries as its agents. I'm not just talking about Pollard here – this goes way, way deeper…. more.. e-mail
Israel can never steal our heritage
Electronic Intifada: 6 Dec 2011 – Rana Baker The Electronic Intifada Gaza City We Palestinians have nothing to cherish more than our roots and ancestral identity. And no matter how hard it tries, Israel can never take our heritage away from us.more
League Action Reflects Regional Rivalry
Palestine Chronicle: 6 Dec 2011 – By Ramzy Baroud, Special to Gulf News According to various media commentators, the rapid Arab League mobilisation against Syria is proof of the organisation rising to an urgent collective responsibility against impending dangers. However, such an assumption is either misguided or misconstrued. The so-called Arab Spring has largely been credited for the League's actions. While the revolutions in Tunisia, Egypt and Yemen have indeed introduced a new factor — the people — that will affect any future political trends in Arab and Middle Eastern countries, it is misleading to claim that the League has been empowered by such a collective movement. The ability to champion decipherable foreign policy shifts could only follow fundamental shifts in the political attitudes of such consequential member states as Egypt, which, frankly, are yet to take place. While the League's new-found power might not be a reflection of a genuine desire to assume a leadership…more
Crippling Iran: Questions for Mr. Hague
Palestine Chronicle: 6 Dec 2011 – By Stuart Littlewood Britain's foreign secretary William Hague has written a widely acclaimed 576-page biography of William Pitt the Younger, who became prime minister in 1783 at the tender age of 24. Pitt was the war leader during Britain's running battles with Napoleon, but it is said that he was uncomfortable in such a role and considered war got in the way of trade and prosperity. It is a pity that Pitt's abhorrence of war and preference for trade has not, apparently, rubbed off on Hague. We see our foreign secretary rushing around the international stage drumming up support for sanctions intended to cripple another country – a country that could and should have been a strong trading partner and valuable ally – on the mere suspicion of some nuclear skulduggery. And he does this without adequate debate, sensible explanation or popular mandate. Mr Hague said last week's ransacking of…more
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In my June article, I mentioned a mitzvah program for our 7th grade class which the Religious School
Committee and a group of parents adapted. After many months, Tzedakah in Action is ready for launch!!
Tzedakah in Action - FAQ
What is it? A Seventh Grade class wide Tzedakah initiative that would create a wonderful Tikkun Olam (Repair of the World) opportunity. Please Note: It is not a substitute for each student's Bar/Bat Mitzvah Project.
Is this a totally new idea? Tzedakah in Action has been a successful venture at Temple Isaiah in Lafayette, California. The philanthropic nature of the TKC 2011-2012 7th grade class inspired us to duplicate this program for our 7th grade classes.
How does it start? At the beginning of the Seventh Grade year each family would have the option to donate to a TKC Seventh Grade Class Fund instead of giving individual gifts to students at their B'nai Mitzvah celebrations. For example, instead of each family writing a check for $18 (chai) or $36 (double chai) as a gift to each student, one check for $180 could be given to TKC's Tzedakah in Action Fund to honor all of our students. Our suggestion is a minimum of $180 per family in honor of the entire class; however, any amount is appreciated. Families may also choose to donate per simcha (celebration). Students may also wish to ask guests for donations to the program in their honor.
What happens to the money? While the monies will be held by the Temple, it will be the Seventh Grade class' responsibility to be the "Trustees" of the Fund. They will decide to which charitable organization(s) the monies should be allotted. Teachers, clergy, the Religious School Director and a parent council will help guide the students. During Religious School Judaic class time the students will learn about potential non-profit organizations of their choosing. Individual as well as class research will be conducted with guest speakers coming to visit when the field of potential grantees has been narrowed. Students will make the final decision on the allocation of funds. The Seventh Grade class will also publicly present the funds to the selected charities at the end of the school year. Each upcoming class would be charged with identifying the next year's charitable organization(s).
What kind of recognition will the student receive? All students will receive a certificate of participation at their B'nei Mitzvah as well as a listing in Temple Kehillat Chaim's monthly newsletter. In addition, donors will receive a confirmation of the donation and a listing in the newsletter. The donation will be included on the end of the year tax statement.
Why do this? To teach our Youth an important lesson about giving to others and the power of bonding together. Its intent is to also expose the students to the needs of our community and beyond, thus making them Tzaddikim for our World. Finally, it is designed to give our B'nai Mitzvah students a desire to stay invested in their Religious School class time even after their simcha has passed.
Are there any additional benefits for TKC parents? Yes, because they are writing a check to TKC, parents can take a tax credit for their donation. In addition, each family, not just the student, can embrace the spirit of Tzedakah.
We are all very excited to discover how the program will change our student's view of themselves and their ability to make a positive change in the world.
We have a special program planned for erev Sukkot (Wednesday, October 12 at 6:30pm). Bobbee and Adam Griff, representatives of Adamah Adventures,a Jewish adventure camp that invites Jewish teens to take on some of the country's most thrilling, awe-inspiring outdoor adventures, will be on hand outside the sukkah to provide a cooking demonstration (and all we have to do is provide some hungry folks!!!) We hope to see you and your family will come to help us usher in Sukkot.
The Preschool Parents Association invites all of you to come for Shabbat dinner on Friday, October 28 at 6:15pm. We can bridge the generations as we dine together (and who can argue with the price - $5.00 a person!) and worship together as we welcome special bimah guest, Meredith Blumoff, storyteller and songwriter. RSVPS are due by October 19 to the Preschool office. Checks for dinner should be made out to TKCPA.
Speaking of Preschool, we bid a tearful farewell to Marian Vosk, who has been our PreK teacher for the past 10 years. Her warmth and kindness will be missed by students, parents, teachers and me! We welcome Lisa Ackerman as our new PreK teacher. Lisa comes to us with a wealth of Jewish early childhood experience and is very excited to have the opportunity to work with our school.
Road to Confirmation kicks off on October 19th, with our Simchat Torah celebration, complete with the unrolling of the Illustrated Torah in the Social Hall. This year, in addition to the scavenger hunt, prepared by the Rabbi, we invite you to engage in some advance Torah study and bring some questions about passages in the Torah to "Stump the Rabbi". Even though it is technically the first meeting for our Road to Confirmation students (8th through 10th grades), everyone is invited to participate in the service and the Torah un-roll!
I look forward to seeing all of you during the coming days of awe. May you all have a year filled with peace, good health and friendship.
Catherine Rosing

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Rwanda's economy grew up by an increase of 3.9 percent in 2013, the National Institute of Statistics of Rwanda (NISR) has announced.
According to the NISR report published yesterday, the country's market value of all officially recognized final goods and services produced last year (GDP) was estimated to have increased by 3.9 percent between the third quarter of 2012 and the third quarter of 2013.
The report says that the main components of last year's GDP are Agriculture; Industry and Service.
The new report revealed that Agriculture sector grew by 1 percent which contributed 0.4 percentage points to the overall GDP growth, while activities in the industry sector grew up by 8 percent and contributed 1.2 percentage points to the GDP growth.
The report adds that in the service sector, an increase of 5 percent was registered, contributing to 2.2 percentage points to the GDP growth.
In the same period, the total consumption expenditure by government was 15 percent of the GDP against 81 percent by the private sector.
The NISR report says that in the third quarter of 2013, GDP at current prices was estimated to be Rwf 1,244 billion, up from Rwf 1,143 billion in the third quarter of 2012.


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With nearly perfect triumphal timing, it's my final week here and we just enrolled the first patient. The process went smoothly, and in observing it all, it felt good see the family acting quite content and pleased to be receiving quality care and attention to detail both now and over the next year.
They weren't the only ones pleased. Many members of the NDI study team stopped by to say hello; from the lab technicians to the home visit coordinators. The first enrollment is always a big day!
GHU NDI Project Director, Ruth Namazzi, and Medical Officer, Denis, go over the enrollment forms in the consultation room. (patient and family not photographed)
Also, I must note that Ruth is an excellent Ugandan pediatrician and is the Project Director here for the NDI study. If you're in Minnesota this month you'll have the chance to meet her on April 29th when she presents her results on "Change in Hemoglobin concentration of Children with Severe Anemia at Mulago Hospital: A Prospective study." It's her first time visiting Minnesota and the presentation will be at Dr Cindy's house at 6:30pm.


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The new iPad had tons of technical improvements.
Agreed, it's Resolutionary.
My experience in every Apple store I've been in the past month is wall to wall idiots dropping good money for iPads.
If they freak up the MacBook Pro I'm done with them.
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Why did you feel your novel, Anthill, had to be written?
This is the first time anyone has written about the lives of ants from their point of view. And I think this is the first novel set in the American South that pays close attention to the environment. I have made the environment, the treasured habitat that Raphael Semmes Cody fights to save, a character in the book.
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The lingerie and erotica retailer was a founding client of Goodstuff when the agency launched in 2004. Ann Summers manages its creative work in-house but has worked occasionally with agencies on a project basis.
The company is understood to have approached several media agencies to invite them to join a longlist to be considered for a pitch, due in August.
Goodstuff has previously created media strategies for Ann Summers, spanning digital, retail, press, ambient and partnerships.
In April, Ann Summers was forced to cancel a campaign the day before its launch after Marks & Spencer threatened legal action.
Ann Summers had parodied the M&S Meal Deal and "food porn" ads, using the strapline "Your S&M Squeal Deal" for a bag that included three items for £29.
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Mashpee Town Guide: About Mashpee, Cape Cod
Mashpee, Massachusetts, the fastest growing municipality in Massachusetts, was originally established as a reserve for the last remaining descendants of the Massapee Tribe of Wampanoag – the Native Americans who became the first Cape Codders many centuries before the Pilgrims' arrival.
Though now outnumbered by newcomers, Wampanoag culture still defines much of the town's character through an active Tribal Council and an annual Pow-Wow each July.
Despite rapid development, Mashpee has put aside thousands of acres of conservation land and offers exceptional freshwater fishing and recreation on four of the largest ponds of Cape Cod


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WASHINGTON, D.C. — The number of prospective air traffic controllers is expected to increase significantly now that nine new colleges and universities have been selected by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to train students to be controllers.
There are now 23 schools chosen by the FAA to participate in the agency's Air Traffic Collegiate Training Initiative (CTI) program. The CTI program is part of a broader effort by the agency to recruit, train and hire controllers as the current workforce faces retirement. CTI schools are accredited and offer a non-engineering aviation degree in aviation programs.
"We have a plan in place to make sure the nation's airspace system is managed by an appropriate number of highly motivated, properly trained controllers," said Hank Krakowski, Chief Operating Office of the FAA's Air Traffic Organization. "The CTI program is a big part of that plan."
Of the 1,815 new controllers hired in fiscal year 2007 — a number exceeding the target set in the agency's controller workforce plan — approximately 800 were graduates of CTI schools. Graduation does not guarantee acceptance to the FAA Academy in Oklahoma City, but those accepted are allowed to skip the initial, five-week basic training in air traffic control.
Nine additional schools were chosen after being evaluated in three areas: organizational foundation and resources, organization credibility, and curriculum and facilities. They are: Arizona State University; Community College of Baltimore County (Maryland); Florida Community College-Jacksonville; Green River Community College (Washington); Lewis University (Illinois); Kent State University (Ohio); the Metropolitan State College of Denver (Colorado); Middle Georgia College, and the University of Oklahoma.
The nine schools join fourteen others that renewed their commitment to the program, which was first established in 1990 at Minneapolis Community and Technical College. Schools already offering CTI programs are: Community College of Beaver County (Pennsylvania); Daniel Webster College (New Hampshire); Dowling College (New York); Embry-Riddle-Daytona Beach (Florida); Hampton University (Virginia); Inter-American University of Puerto Rico; Miami Dade County College (Florida); Middle Tennessee State University; Minneapolis Community and Technical College (Minnesota); Mount San Antonio (California); Purdue University (Indiana); University of Alaska; University of North Dakota, and Vaughn College of Aeronautics (New York).
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More than 500 everyday items and old pictures that illustrate the changes in people's lives in the Mainland over the past half century will be on display at the Hong Kong Museum of History from tomorrow (July 6) until September 26.
Entitled "The Flavours of Everyday Life in China: Memories from the Past Half Century", the exhibition is jointly presented by the Leisure and Cultural Services Department and the Chaoyang District Culture Centre, Beijing, and organised by the Hong Kong Museum of History. Showcasing everyday items used by people from the 1950s to the 1990s, the exhibition vividly portrays typical aspects of daily life in China during this period and illustrates the material changes people have witnessed since economic reform and the open-door policy were implemented in the late 1970s.
The exhibition was officially opened today (July 5) by the Director of Leisure and Cultural Services, Ms Betty Fung; Director of the Chaoyang District Culture Committee, Beijing, Ms Huang Xiaowei; Vice Director of the Chaoyang District Culture Committee, Beijing, and Curator of the Chaoyang District Culture Centre, Beijing, Mr Xu Wei; and Chief Curator of the Hong Kong Museum of History, Ms Esa Leung.
Speaking at the opening ceremony of the exhibition, Mrs Fung noted that objects related to historical events and people were usually perceived as valuable testimonials of history and thus became collectable items. In comparison, she said, objects related to ordinary people tend to be overlooked and vanish with the changing times. Mrs Fung pointed out that the simplest daily articles are, in fact, records of the collective social memories of a certain generation, and serve as a medium for later generations to understand the development of a society.
"Even common everyday articles have stories to tell and serve as records of history, and they deserve to be treasured and preserved properly," Mrs Fung said.
"The exhibits on display not only shed light on the daily lives of people in Mainland China from different perspectives, but also help us learn that people had not given up their pursuit of better living even in times of material scarcity."
Since the founding of the People's Republic of China (PRC) in 1949, China's development and resource allocation focused on heavy industry, national defence and related infrastructure. Agriculture and the light industries that served the needs of people's everyday lives were sidelined over the years. The pace of economic development was further disrupted by social and political changes, exacerbating shortage in the supply of products for everyday use. It wasn't until the late 1970s when China implemented economic reform and the open-door policy that the standard of living could undergo drastic changes.
In the mid-1950s, the government implemented a rationing system to ensure that people's basic needs could be met during a time when scarcity of food and everyday goods prevailed. People could only make purchases in designated quantities and at specified times and venues by using ration coupons with expiration dates. A great variety of ration coupons and ration books existed for procuring food, fabric, cotton, oil, meat, eggs, fish, soybean products, sugar, coal, cigarettes, soap, kerosene, salt, matches and almost all other everyday goods. Even if people had money, they could not buy anything without ration coupons. The saying, "Those with coupons go everywhere; those without stay where they are", intended as a joke, aptly reflected the mood that characterised fulfilling basic needs and the logistics of that period.
After the founding of the PRC, society upheld the ideals of an assiduous and frugal lifestyle. Goods for everyday use comprised only a small share of the country's industrial production before the implementation of China's economic reform and the open-door policy in the late 1970s. Attire no longer signified personal preference but a political attitude. The wardrobe of national leaders served as an example for the common people to follow. National leaders like Mao Zedong liked to wear a modified version of the Zhongshan suit, a style first introduced by Dr Sun Yat-sen. Mostly available in grey and blue, the suit became standard attire until the 1980s and was called "The People's Costume". During the Cultural Revolution, Mao received the Red Guards in Tiananmen Square wearing a grass-green army uniform and a red armband. The people followed this style. This trend toward monotony and uniformity in fashion was unprecedented and characteristic of the social and political environment.
Between the 1950s and 1980s, when entertainment was rather monotonous, comic strips provided many people with a sort of spiritual nourishment. Children, as well as grown-ups, loved to read them. The contents of comic strips changed as the socio-political environment evolved. For example, in the early years of the country's founding, in addition to classical literature and historical stories, many comic strips celebrated the spirit of revolution and heroism. During the Cultural Revolution, revolutionary operas were featured in comics.
During the Cultural Revolution, Mao's portrait, quotations and instructions could be seen everywhere, from public spaces such as streets, shops, government units and schools to everyday goods such as drinking glasses and mirrors. Many everyday goods carried distinctive and identifying emblems of the era.
Economic reform and the open-door policy were implemented in the late 1970s. As a result, China's economy took flight. All kinds of electrical appliances such as tape recorders, televisions, washing machines and refrigerators entered common households and greatly improved people's material standard of living. The introduction of foreign popular culture, consisting of Hong Kong and Japanese TV dramas as well as popular music, also gave people more entertainment choices. Moreover, the provision of everyday goods shifted from planned supply to free market trade from the mid-1990s, which brought about fundamental changes in people's lives during this time.
To tie in with the exhibition, a series of lectures and workshops will be organised by the museum. On July 16, a lecture introducing the exhibition will be given by the Assistant Curator of the Museum of History, Mr Cheung Yui-sum. Another two lectures, "Those Were the Days in Shanghai" by renowned columnist Mr Li Shun-yan and "The Society Context of the Urban Fertility Transition Among the Working Class Population in the 1960s" by the Instructor of the Anthropology Department, the Chinese University of Hong Kong, Dr Wang Danning, will be held on July 23 and August 20 respectively. The lectures, to be conducted in Cantonese and Putonghua respectively, will be held in the museum's Lecture Hall from 3pm to 5pm. Admission to the lectures is free and seats are available on a first-come, first-served basis. For details, please call 2724 9082.
The Museum of History is located at 100 Chatham Road South, Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon. It opens from 10am to 6pm on Mondays to Saturdays and from 10am to 7pm on Sundays and public holidays. It is closed on Tuesdays (except public holidays). Admission to the museum is $10 and a half-price concession is available to full-time students, senior citizens and people with disabilities. Admission is free on Wednesdays.
For details of the exhibition, please visit the Museum of History's website, hk.history.museum, or call 2724 9042.
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Ration coupons for industrial goods emerged in the early 1960s. They were mostly used for the purchase of a wide range of manufactured daily goods including small items like aluminium meal boxes, washbasins and umbrellas, and large household items like wardrobes and sewing machines. Industrial coupons were also required for the purchase of some luxury goods, such as watches and bicycles. Pictured is an industrial coupon issued in Beijing in 1972 that is now in the collection of the Chaoyang District Culture Centre, Beijing.
In the 1980s, almost every household had aluminium meal boxes. They were the only ones available at that time. During lunch, people would collect their meals with food ration coupons and then sit around, eating and chatting together. The meal box pictured is in the collection of the Chaoyang District Culture Centre, Beijing.
Before the implementation of economic reform and the open-door policy, almost all clothes were blue, grey, black or green, as shown in this photo taken in Tianjin in 1972 by Hu Wugong and provided by Guangzhou Integrated Image Co Ltd.
"Quotations from Chairman Mao Tse-tung" contained the sayings of the communist revolutionary leader and used red - the colour of the revolution - for its cover. It was, therefore, also called the "Little Red Book". The picture shows the standard props for photo shoots during the Cultural Revolution: the "Little Red Book" and badges featuring a portrait of Mao Zedong. The photo, taken by Bu Pingyuan, is provided by Guangzhou Integrated Image Co Ltd.
After Mao Zedong received the Red Guards in Tiananmen Square for the first time on August 18, 1966, the country's Red Guards were all on the road for a "Great Linking Up". Consequently, the transportation system was overloaded and the Central Government called on the Red Guards to have the Red Army travel on foot. Most of the Red Guards participating in this kind of long march held red flags and carried backpacks. They sang revolutionary songs and chanted revolutionary slogans as they marched on in neat formations. Upon arriving at Tiananmen Square, they would take photographs holding the "Little Red Book" and were in high spirits, as shown in this photo provided by Guangzhou Integrated Image Co Ltd and Ma Hongjie.
In 1968, Mao Zedong said, "It is necessary for educated youth to go to the countryside so that they can be re-educated by the poor and lower-middle peasants." This marked the start of the large-scale "Down to the Countryside Movement" that involved over 10 million young people. The educated youth mostly went to remote and backward rural areas in the provinces of Yunnan, Guizhou, Inner Mongolia and Heilongjiang. The photo, taken by He Shirao and Jin Rongshun in Jia county, Hebei province, in 1971, shows the educated youth getting ready for labour. The photo was provided by Guangzhou Integrated Image Co Ltd.
An early mobile phone from the 1990s. When this bulky type of mobile phone was introduced in Mainland China, it was generally called an "older brother". This type of mobile phone served as a status symbol for rich men at the time. A man wearing a suit - with its label still attached to the cuff - and leather shoes while carrying a "brick" in his hand might look quite ridiculous by today's standards, but in the early 1990s he was patently impressive. This photo is from the collection of the Chaoyang District Culture Centre, Beijing.
The opening ceremony of "The Flavours of Everyday Life in China: Memories from the Past Half Century" exhibition was held today (July 5) at the Hong Kong Museum of History. The picture shows the officiating guests cutting the ribbon at the opening ceremony. They are, from left, Chief Curator of the Museum of History, Ms Esa Leung; Director of the Chaoyang District Culture Committee, Beijing, Ms Huang Xiaowei; Director of Leisure and Cultural Services, Ms Betty Fung; and Vice Director of the Chaoyang District Culture Committee, Beijing, and Curator of the Chaoyang District Culture Center, Beijing, Mr Xu Wei.
Officiating guests view the exhibition.
Officiating guests view the exhibition.


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Manchester City midfielder Gareth Barry is excited by the prospect of another FA Cup final appearance. The England international was a member of the City side which beat Stoke at Wembley in 2011 to end a 35-year wait for a trophy.
He went on to play an important role in City's Premier League title success last season and could be in the side again against Wigan at the national stadium this weekend.It is this pursuit of silverware which tempted him to leave Aston Villa for the Etihad Stadium four years ago.
Barry, 32, said: "It's fantastic. This is exactly why I made the tough decision to leave a club after so long to be playing in games like this more regularly. Hopefully we will have another trophy. I'm obviously really looking forward to it. It is the FA Cup final - every year it is a fantastic day.
"It was one that as a young kid growing up you look forward to watching so to be part of it, I'm really looking forward to it."
Barry's partnership with the influential Yaya Toure, the match-winner two years ago, in midfield will be a crucial component of City's push for success. Toure has been City's driving force for the past three seasons and his tireless performance in the semi-final win over Chelsea again proved his ability to rise to the big occasion.
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