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Eid Al-Adhar in Nablus: A Night of Terror and Destruction
Editorial Comment: In this story, Anne Gwynne tells us of large extended families whose homes have been destroyed by the Israeli army in Palestine. The destruction has left some without a place to live and without employment or resources for relocating. She invites you to make a donation to help these people. We know Anne Gwynne, a 66 year old grandmother who gives her life to helping the people of Palestine. We can assure you that anything you can contribute will go directly to these fol...
Posted: Wed, Feb 9, 2005 9:54pm PST
Abbas gets ready for showdown with militants over cease-fire
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas tried to nail down his pledge to stop attacks against Israel Wednesday, preparing for talks with Gaza-based militants and dispatching a top aide for a showdown with Hizbullah....
Posted: Wed, Feb 9, 2005 5:40pm PST
Israel to Lift West Bank Travel Ban
JERUSALEM, 10 February 2005 — Israel has agreed to lift travel restrictions in parts of the West Bank in coming weeks, Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas said yesterday, in what would be the strongest signal yet to ordinary Palestinians that a cease-fire with Israel is beginning to pay off....
Posted: Wed, Feb 9, 2005 5:38pm PST
Palestinians react to Sharm al-Shaikh
Palestinians have responded to the Sharm al-Shaikh Summit with a mixture of scepticism, disappointment, and guarded optimism....
Posted: Tue, Feb 8, 2005 11:49pm PST
Hamas says not bound by Palestinian ceasefire
Radical movement spokesman says there will not be real truce with Israel without real reciprocity....
Posted: Tue, Feb 8, 2005 11:00pm PST
Palestinian street expects result
The Palestinians are expecting to get something tangible from Israel today after they stopped the terror attacks and shooting. The main issue on which the Palestinians are focused is the prisoners (captives, in Palestinian terms), and according to Mohammad Dahlan, their greatest achievement, as of now, is Israeli readiness to establish a joint committee to discuss changing the criteria by which Israel releases prisoners....
Posted: Tue, Feb 8, 2005 6:41am PST
Sharon and Abbas declare end to four years of hostilities
SHARM EL-SHEIKH - Echoing the words of Palestinian Authority Chairman Mahmoud Abbas moments before, Prime Minister Ariel Sharon on Tuesday announced an agreement to end more than four years of hostilities between Israel and the Palestinians....
Posted: Tue, Feb 8, 2005 6:40am PST
Amandla Ngawethu! South Africa and Palestine compared
Jeff Handmaker, Bangani Ngeleza and Adri Nieuwhof, The Electronic Intifada, 8 February 2005...
Posted: Tue, Feb 8, 2005 6:32am PST
Truce signals new era as Sharon and Abbas meet
Ariel Sharon, the Israeli Prime Minister and Mahmoud Abbas, the new Palestinian President, will formally call a halt to four-and-a-half years of armed conflict when they meet today at Sharm el-Sheikh in Egypt, senior Israeli and Palestinian officials said last night....
Posted: Mon, Feb 7, 2005 10:01pm PST
Live From Israeli Immigration Prison
On December 14, 2004, after spending most of a year and a half living in the Occupied Palestinian Territories, I was arrested at a demonstration against the Segregation Wall. This article introduces the journal I wrote during my 5 weeks in Israeli detention centers....
Posted: Mon, Feb 7, 2005 5:21pm PST
Palestine: Throwing the ball to the Americans
Mahmoud Abbas won an important battle in Jerusalem this week. There will be others, writes Graham Usher...
Posted: Sat, Feb 5, 2005 10:44pm PST
Hamas: Into the mainstream
Khaled Amayreh examines the implications of the success of Hamas in last week's local elections in Gaza...
Posted: Sat, Feb 5, 2005 10:41pm PST
U.S. to examine censorship in Israel
The United States government is examining reports on the intensified role of state censorship in Israeli media....
Posted: Sat, Feb 5, 2005 10:39pm PST
Why Zionism today is the real enemy of the Jews
Zionism is the national liberation movement of the Jewish people and the state of Israel is its political expression. Israel used to be a symbol of freedom and a source of pride for the Jews of the Diaspora. Israel's mistreatment of the Palestinians, however, has turned it into a liability and a moral burden for the liberal segment of the Jewish community. Some Jews, especially on the left, would go even further by linking Israel's behavior to the upsurge of the new anti-Semitism throughout t...
Posted: Sat, Feb 5, 2005 11:28am PST
Saida's Six Days of Curfew
Donna Mulhearn writing from Saida, occupied Palestine, Live from Palestine, 3 February 2005...
Posted: Sat, Feb 5, 2005 11:27am PST
Israel considers joint committee on prisoner release
Israeli and Palestinian teams were meeting Saturday night in an effort to reach an agreement regarding the release of Palestinian security prisoners prior to Tuesday's summit of regional leaders....
Posted: Sat, Feb 5, 2005 11:26am PST
Israeli War Crimes, 2/5/05 (audio/mpeg 5.7MB)
This is a summary of israeli war crimes committed in Palestine for the week ending 2/4/05...
Posted: Sat, Feb 5, 2005 10:03am PST
Hands tied- Pat to be deported & moving around in Palestine
1. Case against Israel's blacklist to continue despite planned
deportation of activist
2. Moving around... (Donna)...
Posted: Fri, Feb 4, 2005 9:09am PST
Two IDF soldiers lightly wounded in Gaza attack
The attack came as Palestinian and Israeli officials prepared for a regional summit next week, where they hoped to sign a formal cease-fire....
Posted: Thu, Feb 3, 2005 12:15pm PST