Posted on September 30th, 2010 by Marian Houk
The AP has just reported that Hamas leader in Gaza, Mahmoud Zahar, has just reportedly accused the late PLO leader Yasser Arafat of encouraging Hamas attacks in Israel after the failure of the Camp David negotiations in late July 2000. Zahar is considered one of the “hard line” Hamas leaders, and certainly bitter [he has [...]
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Filed under: Gaza, Human Rights, Israel, Middle East Peace Process, Palestine & Palestinians
Posted on September 29th, 2010 by Marian Houk
I’ve kept this link open so I wouldn’t forget to write about it: Johann Hari’s profile in The Independent of Israeli journalist for Haaretz Gideon Levy. The title, catchy: “Is Gideon Levy the most hated man in Israel or just the most heroic?” Levy was interviewed in Scotland as he was visiting to promote his [...]
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Filed under: Boundaries & Borders, Human Rights, Israel, Palestine & Palestinians
Posted on September 28th, 2010 by Marian Houk
Haaretz is reporting that “Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman on Tuesday presented the United Nations with his draft for a population and territory swap, as part of an eventual peace deal between Israel and the Palestinians”. The Haaretz report, written by Barak Ravid, states that “Under Lieberman’s controversial scheme, part of Israel’s Arab population would be [...]
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Filed under: International Humanitarian Law, International Law, Israel, Palestine & Palestinians
Posted on September 28th, 2010 by Marian Houk
A videotape has been aired that casts “grave doubt” on the explanation given by Israeli settler guard who killed one [it is not clear if there was a also second death] Palestinian man a week ago at 4 am in Silwan. UPDATE: It has now become clear that there was only one Palestinian death in [...]
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Posted on September 28th, 2010 by Marian Houk
Haaretz is now reporting that the IDF has announced that its naval forces have boarded the Jewish Boat that wanted to go to Gaza. This is posted here. According to Haaretz, “A navy boat shadowing the ‘Irene’ made radio contact with the activists late Tuesday morning, asking: ‘Where are you going? Where did you come [...]
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Posted on September 28th, 2010 by Marian Houk
As the Irene approached the declared limits of the Israeli naval blockade of Gaza’s maritime space, which extends 20 miles from the shoreline straight out to sea in the eastern Mediterranean, an Israeli warship approached. Within a half hour, the Israeli Navy was reportedly escorting the small ship. At 10h42 this morning, the Jerusalem Post [...]
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Posted on September 27th, 2010 by Marian Houk
This photo, posted on the Jerusalem Post website, shows the beautiful new baby boy who was born after his mother, an Israeli settler, was shot and injured, as was her husband, while driving on Road 60, “near Hebron” according to news reports, in the southern part of the occupied West Bank: . The baby was [...]
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Posted on September 27th, 2010 by Marian Houk
There is no news yet, at 0830 on Monday morning, about the progress of the Jewish Boat to Gaza — the Irene, which left Cyprus yesterday afternoon with some 10 passengers and crew on board, apparently all Jewish, with a number of Israeli citizens and one Israeli TV journalist. There is nothing in the English-language [...]
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Posted on September 26th, 2010 by Marian Houk
One small ship with ten passengers including crew [apparently all Jewish, and some are Israeli] quietly set sail, announcing its move only after departure this afternoon, apparently from a port in Cyprus. This is the so-called “Jewish boat”, or “Jewish flotilla”, which was previously rumored to be much bigger… The Jerusalem Post says the ship [...]
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Filed under: Boundaries & Borders, Cyprus, Gaza, Human Rights, Israel, Journalism and Journalists
Posted on September 26th, 2010 by Marian Houk
The AP has reported two police officers went on trial Saturday in the death of Egyptian blogger Khaled Said on 6 June [was it 7 June?] in Alexandria. The one-day session will resume on 23 October. Said was accosted, apparently by plainclothes policemen, while in an internet cafe. His battered body was found hours later [...]
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Filed under: Blogging, Egypt, Human Rights
