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Speaker to discuss peace in Palestine, Israel and Gaza 
Albany Democrat-Herald - Nov 01 12:27 PM
CORVALLIS Non-violent resistance in Palestine, Israel, and Gaza will be the subject of a program presented by Joy Ellison at 2 p.m. Sunday in the Martha Room at the First United Methodist Church, 1165 N.W. Monroe Ave., Corvallis.Muslim mystique explored The Malibu Times - Nov 01 2:30 PM
A conference at the local synagogue brings participants together to discuss thoughts on Israel and Palestine, and Muslim and Jewish relations.The Middle East's Leading English Language Daily Arab News - Nov 01 4:16 PM
What are the rights of civilians in an armed conflict? How does Islam treat noncombatants in a war? In the context of the mounting civilians casualties in the wars or conflicts in Iraq, Palestine andUNRWA's AbuZayed Says Deplorable Conditions Need Political Solution Palestine News Agency - Nov 01 12:33 PM
NEW YORK, November 01, 2006 (WAFA) - UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) Commissioner-General Karen Koning AbuZayd unrelenting armed conflict, severe movement restrictions, widespread unemployment and unprecedented material hardship has made the Occupied Palestinian Territories synonymous with violations of international law, and a political solution is desperately needed, .Israel kills 7 Palestinians in Gaza Islamic Republic News Agency - Nov 01 8:48 AM
Israel - Palestine - Deaths Israeli incursion into Gaza Strip on Wednesday led to the death of seven Palestinians, hospital officials said. Israeli troops invaded northern Gaza in the morning laying siege on the town of Beit Hanoun, with helicopter gunships flying overhead.Palestine: Hezbollah confirms Israel talks AngolaPress - Nov 01 1:03 AM
Jerusalem, 11/01 - Hezbollah`s leader has confirmed that indirect talks with Israel on a prisoner exchange are under way, describing them as "serious".Hutsonville Basketball Coach killed in wreck Daily Clay County Advocate-Press - Nov 01 10:52 AM
An accident on Illinois 121 has claimed the life of a Little Illini Conference basketball coach. Greg Lauritzen, 43, was killed in a Sunday night automobile accident. Lauritzen was the Hutsonville-Palestine Pioneers head boy's basketball coach and athletic director.Palestinian PM due in Iran in mid-November Islamic Republic News Agency - Nov 01 4:37 AM
Palestine - Iran - PM Palestinian Prime Minister Ismail Haniya is scheduled to visit certain Arab and Islamic states, including Iran, in mid-November, an official at Haniya's office said.Iraq gunmen kidnap blind coach, official AP via Yahoo! News - 1 hour, 38 minutes ago
Gunmen abducted a top Iraqi basketball official and a blind athletic coach, both Sunnis, on Wednesday, a day after U.S. and Iraqi forces lifted a blockade on Baghdad's Shiite militia stronghold of Sadr City.US lawmaker chides Carter Cleveland Jewish News - Nov 01 7:00 AM
(JTA) - A leading US black congressman called former President Carter to chide him for titling his new book Palestine: Peace Not Apartheid.Working towards a strong and viable Palestine The Star Online - Oct 31 4:05 PM
FROM the beginning of West Asia s conflict, Britain worked intensively behind the scenes for the earliest possible sustainable ceasefire. Prime Minister Tony Blair was the first world leader to speak publicly about the need for a UN force for a lasting peace.Gunmen kidnap blind Iraqi coach and head of national basketball federation USA Today - Nov 01 4:38 PM
Two Sunni coaches, including a blind team captain and the head of Iraq's national basketball federation, on Wednesday became the latest victims of a wave of kidnappings targeting sports figures.Rivals should recognise each other s right: Israeli official The Peninsula - Nov 01 12:59 AM
doha The Middle East peace process would not succeed without Israel and Palestine recognising each other's identity, says Yacov Hadas Handelsman, deputy director general for Middle East and the Peace Process at Israel's Ministry of Foreign Affairs.Mansour: Palestinian refugees natural right of return cannot be altered ArabicNews.com - Oct 31 6:38 PM
Permanent Observer of Palestine to the United Nations, Riyad Mansour, said that the Palestinian refugees are one of a people who continue to be denied their natural and inherent right of return.2 Sunni coaches are abducted in Baghdad AP via Yahoo! News - Nov 01 1:55 PM
Gunmen seized two Sunni coaches from a youth club Wednesday in Baghdad, while authorities searched for dozens of Shiites abducted along a dangerous highway north of the capital in another outbreak of Iraq's relentless tit-for-tat sectarian violence.Gunmen kidnap Iraqi coach for blind AP via Yahoo! News - Nov 01 9:00 AM
Gunmen abducted a man who coached blind athletes and the head of Iraq's national basketball federation on Wednesday, police said, the latest in a wave of kidnappings targeting sports figures.Editorial roundup AP via Yahoo! News - Nov 01 12:25 PM
Excerpts from recent editorials in newspapers in the United States and abroad:40 Shiites Kidnapped In Iraq CBS News - 28 minutes ago
At least 40 Shiites were kidnapped from their vehicles along a dangerous stretch of highway near Baghdad, not far from U.S. troops dismantling a roadside bomb, according to a witness.PEACE CALL! Gulf Daily News - Oct 31 4:20 PM
MANAMA: Israel must release its stranglehold on Palestine and allow the nation to thrive, says British Foreign and Commonwealth Secretary Margaret Beckett.Iraq Gunmen Kidnap Blind Coach, Official ABC News - Nov 01 4:03 PM
Gunmen in Baghdad Kidnap Blind Athletic Coach and Top Basketball Official in Youth Club RaidSunni leader dismayed by easing of security in Sadr City CNN.com - Nov 01 6:50 AM
The easing of a security crackdown in Baghdad's volatile Shiite neighborhood of Sadr City may be emboldening members of Shiite death squads, a Sunni leader said Wednesday.Peace 'must be given a fair chance' Gulf Daily News - Oct 31 4:21 PM
The UK is pushing Israel to release its stranglehold on Palestine, but both sides must make painful compromises, says British Foreign and Commonwealth Secretary Margaret Beckett. She spells out her vision for the region in her own words, in an article released exclusively in Bahrain to the GDN.European Parliament Delegation Witnesses Destruction in Gaza Palestine News Agency - Oct 31 1:33 PM
GAZA, October 31, 2006 (WAFA)- Speaking from Gaza on the second last day of a European Parliament fact finding mission to Israel and Palestine, Italian parliamentarian Luisa Morgantini reiterated the delegation's call for an end to the occupation, and end to the siege of Gaza and for Palestinian unity and independence.Blair to visit Mideast, eyeing Syrian role in peace push AFP via Yahoo! News - Nov 01 6:02 AM
Tony Blair will make a fresh trip to the Middle East before the end of the year, his spokesman has said, as transatlantic efforts to seek peace in the region were renewed.Israel and Palestine Explored in an Unlikely Friendship New York Times - Oct 27 10:21 PM
For Israel and Palestine, the two-state solution now looks remote, and Jeffrey Goldberg?s new novel provides a useful primer on why things seem so pessimistic.Israel, Denmark are Egypt's worst enemies AFP via Yahoo! News - Nov 01 2:29 AM
Israel and Denmark are Egypt's worst enemies, according to a poll measuring Egyptian attitudes to various countries published this week by a government body.Enemy combatants transform into soldiers for peace Middle East Times - Oct 31 4:10 AM
BRUSSELS -- "I've seen more Israeli soldiers through the sight of my rifle than in reality," says Khaled Khalidi, freedom fighter of the Palestinian militant movement Palestinian Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) and deputy of the Palestinian Telephone service Paltel.Wednesday, November 1 CNN.com - Nov 01 12:04 AM
(CNN) -- Officials from Venezuela and Guatemala said Wednesday the countries were abandoning their candidacies for a Latin American seat on the U.N. Security Council, and have agreed to nominate Panama for the seat as a compromise.Israel, Palestine, And Canada News From Bangladesh - Oct 30 10:31 AM
Canada's Thirty-Percent Prime Minister, Stephen Harper, just made a speech at a B'nai Brith banquet. Normally, there would be nothing notable in this, but his words this time reinforced controversial statements he made while Israel savagely bombed Lebanon.2 Sunni Coaches Are Abducted in Baghdad ABC News - Nov 01 10:48 AM
2 Sunni Coaches Are Abducted From Youth Club in Baghdad; 2 U.S. Troops Reported KilledQuick-win conflict a quagmire for U.S. AP via Yahoo! News - Oct 31 11:27 PM
The Bush administration's struggle to find a way out of Iraq, years after its original exit plan collapsed, is the latest example of a seemingly quick-win conflict turning into a quagmire for the United States.Gunmen abduct coach, basketball official in Iraq Long Beach Press-Telegram - 1 hour, 41 minutes ago
Men taken from youth club by armed men in SUVs. BAGHDAD, Iraq - Gunmen abducted a top Iraqi basketball official and a blind athletic coach, both Sunnis, on Wednesday, a day after U.S. and Iraqi forces lifted a blockade on Baghdad's Shiite militia stronghold of Sadr City.Baghdad car bomb kills three RTÉ News - Oct 31 12:02 AM
A car bomb has exploded in central Baghdad, killing three civilians including a woman and injuring seven passersby. The blast targeted Palestine Street in the heart of the city, near the busy Beirut Square.Hizbullah confirms talks on prisoner exchange Guardian Unlimited - Nov 01 5:41 PM
Group warns any attempt by an international force to disarm it would transform Lebanon into another Iraq or Afghanistan.Palestine AGMnews - Oct 28 3:48 PM
A short time later , we could be up against a great hunger disaster in . " " Without help we can ' t stand on our feet long , " he added . ... Bush is hoping the January 25 vote will mark a step forward in his vision of two states , Israel and Palestine , living side by side in peace .2 Sunni coaches abducted from youth club in Baghdad Houston Chronicle - Nov 01 11:09 AM
Gunmen seized two Sunni coaches from a youth club today in Baghdad, while authorities searched for dozens of Shiites abducted along a dangerous highway north of the capital in another outbreak of Iraq's relentless tit-for-tat sectarian violence. Palestine AGMnews - Oct 28 3:47 PM
Majority Says Bishops Should Be Charged, Priests Removed From Church Should Be Independent? Poll Finds Majority Says Yes, Many Undecided ... ... least on a host of key issues in the Security Council ? for a two-state solution for Israel and Palestine , through Afghanistan, Iraq, and many others.Palestine AGMnews - Oct 28 3:47 PM
Or when Bush was AWOL while the Israel- conflict built to a festering catastrophe." "Gore, unlike a lot of blow-dried politicians, ... My understanding of the situation regarding Israel and Palestine was also influenced by his work.Palestine AGMnews - Oct 28 3:47 PM
A cement truck filled with explosives detonated outside the Hotel in B. Two workers are rescued from Trump high rise's collapsed scaffold. ... The secularists in the Palestinian Authority have sold out Palestine for crumbs ?Forward.com Forward - 1 hour, 45 minutes ago
Left Out? A talk with filmmaker Konnie Chameides Over a seven-month period in the fall of 2004, filmmakers and activists Konnie Chameides and Irit Reinheimer crisscrossed America, crashed on people s couches and interviewed more than 60 of their fellow Jewish social activists working outside of the mainstream.Forward.com Forward - 1 hour, 47 minutes ago
On July 18, 1994, the deadliest postwar terrorist attack against a Jewish target took place in Buenos Aires. The seven-story headquarters of the AMIA, the Argentine Jewish community s central welfare body, was destroyed.Latest downloads: Plaid Cymru - Oct 31 1:39 AM
Plaid Cymru MEP Jill Evans travels to Israel and Palestine today (Friday) with a delegation of Euro-MPs. Her visit ... Hosted by Imaginet, Cardiff CF10 5FZ, who are not responsible for any of the content on the site.Three dead in Iraqi car bomb attack u.tv - Oct 31 2:26 AM
A car bomb has exploded in central Baghdad, killing three civilians and injuring seven passers-by. The blast targeted Palestine Street in the heart of the city, near the busy Beirut Square.Sunni athletic officials kidnapped 1 day after Sadr City blockade ends CP via Yahoo! Canada News - Nov 01 2:35 PM
BAGHDAD (AP) - Suspected Mahdi Army gunmen on Wednesday abducted a top Iraqi basketball official and a coach of blind athletes, both Sunnis, a day after U.S. and Iraqi forces lifted the blockade on Baghdad's tinder box Shiite militia stronghold.Toll roads top issue in race for agriculture job Austin American-Statesman - Nov 01 11:52 AM
Candidates argue about who is most opposed to Trans-Texas Corridor. The Texas Department of Agriculture might have nothing to do with the Trans-Texas Corridor, but that hasn't stopped it from becoming one of the most contentious issues of this year's race for agriculture commissioner.Unmasking the Second Palestinian Intifada Scoop.co.nz - 2 hours, 45 minutes ago
Over the last five years, the Palestinian people have faced a host of obstacles in their fight for sovereignty, preventing them the opportunity to create a life those in the Western world brag about.Gunmen kidnap coach, athletic official in Iraq Baltimore Sun - Nov 01 10:34 AM
Police search for 40 Shiites seized Tuesday; violence kills at least 23 Gunmen abducted a top Iraqi basketball official and a blind athletic coach, both Sunnis, today, a day after U.S. and Iraqi forces lifted a blockade on Baghdad's Shiite militia stronghold of Sadr City. Uri Avnery: Who Is Afraid Of The Iranian Bomb? Scoop.co.nz - Nov 01 5:59 PM
Who is Afraid of the Iranian Bomb? AT THE height of the epic Battle of Britain in 1940, when British airmen were killed at an appalling rate ("never was so much owed by so many to so few"), an official in charge of propaganda had a bright idea to raise morale.Lasse Wilhelmson: Solidarity with Palestine in Sweden The Palestine Chronicle - Oct 30 4:58 AM
One can expect of a solidarity movement for the Palestinian people, is that the right to return , question that unifies the Palestinians, becomes a major issue.Blair plans to reach out to Damascus Guardian Unlimited - Nov 01 11:00 AM
Tony Blair will attempt to revive the Middle East peace process with a personal visit to the region scheduled before Christmas.Baghdad Reels Under Attacks, Kidnappings Local 6 Orlando - Nov 01 12:37 PM
Authorities are searching for 40 Shiites abducted along a dangerous highway north of Baghdad.Blair plans to reach out to Damascus Guardian Unlimited - Nov 01 10:30 AM
Politics: PM to attempt to revive the Middle East peace process.Plenty to pick from for gridiron fans Rushville Republican - 2 hours, 36 minutes ago
Although the football season is over in Rush County, football fans do not have far to go to see some great match-ups this Friday. There are some great on paper match-ups in the sectional finals.Cougars fall to Augusta on rainy senior night Clay County Democrat - Nov 01 6:31 PM
A cold, rainy night greeted fans and players at Temerian field on Friday, as the Cougars played host to the Augusta Red Devils in their final home game of the season. The home finale was a tough one for Rector, as the squad was downed 40-0.U.S. Voters Must Not Reward Failure Ohmynews - 1 hour, 24 minutes ago
The Republicans are trailing in the polls and a deciding factor in that is their botched Iraq strategy: maybe a more pragmatic president who appreciates the intensity of the crisis...Conference titles down to the final week in Class 7A Forrest City Times-Herald - Nov 01 1:43 PM
For the second straight week, the Jacksonville Red Devils are involved in one of the state s top games. Last week, Jacksonville hosted defending state champion West Memphis and this week, the red Devils take their show on the road to face the Marion Patriots.Palestinian Jihad, PFLP prepare initiative to end Fatah, Hamas crisis People's Daily - Oct 30 4:58 PM
The Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) and the Islamic Jihad (Holy War) are drawing up a new plan to defuse tension between the Hamas-led government and President Mahmoud Abbas, PFLP sources said on Monday.Hizbullah confirms prisoner talks Guardian Unlimited - Nov 01 8:16 AM
Nasrallah says talks with Israel on prisoner exchange under way.Blair plans fresh tour of Middle East in bid to restart peace process The Daily Star Lebannon - Nov 01 1:30 PM
British Prime Minister Tony Blair will make a fresh trip to the Middle East before the end of the year, his spokesman said Wednesday, as transatlantic efforts to seek peace in the region were renewed. The announcement came after a senior British official traveled to Syria this week to sound out Damascus to see if it was ready to play a more "constructive" role.Hizbullah confirms prisoner talks Guardian Unlimited - Nov 01 8:10 AM
Hizbullah leader says 'serious' indirect negotiations over possible prisoner exchange are under way.Iraqi PM hands Sadr victory over US blockade AFP via Yahoo! News - Oct 31 11:53 AM
Iraqi Shiite militants have won a major political victory when Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki ordered US and Iraqi units to lift a blockade around the flashpoint Baghdad suburb of Sadr City.FM meets Qaddoumi The Peninsula - Oct 30 4:43 PM
Doha H E First Deputy Premier and Foreign Minister Sheikh Hamad bin Jassim bin Jabor Al Thani conferred here yesterday morning Farouq Qaddoumi, head of the politbureau of the Palestine Liberation Organisation (PLO), now visiting Doha.War Crimes or Not War Crimes? Ohmynews - Nov 01 2:20 PM
The analysis of samples gathered from two bomb craters in Khiam and At-Tiri indicates that the Israeli Defense Force probably used some kind of uranium-based weapons in Lebanon last summer...War Climates Global Envision - Nov 01 11:26 AM
Rising populations, economic growth and climate change have become underlying challenges of sustainable development and need to be confronted before future crises appear.Following its stunning military victory against Israel in the recent war in Lebanon, Al Jazeera - Nov 01 11:47 AM
movement seems determined to either replace or bring down the pro-American Lebanese government.THREATS TO HUGO CHAVEZ AS VENEZUELA'S DECEMBER PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION APPROACHES cmi santiago - Nov 01 2:18 PM
On December 3, 2006 voters in Venezuela will again get to choose who'll lead them as President for the next six years.Job Description: Rigzone - Nov 01 7:30 AM
This is an outstanding position with a well-established, financially stable and growing oil field services company that specializes in trucking water and leasing frac tanks to E & P companies primarily drilling unconventional gas plays in east Texas.Your e-mails: If I were president CNN.com - Oct 31 9:05 AM
So, what would you do if you were elected president? CNN.com tossed the question to readers, who sent in all kinds of ideas about how they would shape the country.Who is Afraid of the Iranian Bomb? Middle East Online - Nov 01 9:28 AM
There is no reason for apocalyptic nightmares. Even a nuclear bomb in Tehran's hands is not the end of the world, and not even the end of Israel, notes Uri Avnery .How Arab Americans Will Vote in 2006 Middle East Online - Nov 01 8:43 AM
Arab Americans will vote overwhelming Democratic this year, expanding on a trend that began in 2002. Bottom line, it is frustration with the Bush administration's domestic and foreign policy that is shaping Arab American preferences, argues James Zogby .Unmasking the Second Palestinian Intifada Middle East Online - Nov 01 8:29 AM
In Ramzy Baroud s new book, The Second Palestinian Intifada: A Chronicle of People s Struggle , the myth that the Palestinian people are terrorists or militants is shattered, says Remi Kanazi .Islamic Fascism? Middle East Online - Nov 01 8:58 AM
Fascism arises as an emergency reaction by big business to threats posed to its interests, threats that cannot be fended off by normal maneuverings of the capitalist state, argues Ismael Hossein-zadeh .Palestinian businessmen call for interim gov't of experts AFP via Yahoo! News - Oct 31 6:51 AM
A wealthy Palestinian businessman speaking in the name of the local private sector has called for an interim government of experts, pending no agreement on a national unity cabinet.Iraqi PM orders end to blockade of Shiite slum AFP via Yahoo! News - Oct 31 5:23 AM
Iraqi Shiite militants have won a major political victory after Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki ordered US and Iraqi units to lift a blockade around the flashpoint suburb of Sadr City.Aid embargo squeezes Hamas-led Palestinian govt-IMF AlertNet - Nov 01 4:07 AM
Source: Reuters By Lesley Wroughton WASHINGTON, Nov 1 (Reuters) - Palestinian finances have been slashed by 60 percent due to Western aid cuts to the Hamas-led government, with most public servants living ... IMF: aid embargo squeezes Palestinians Middle East Online - Nov 01 5:29 AM
Palestinian finances slashed by 60 percent due to aid cuts, country s economy struggles to make ends meet.Israel Exercises Elimination and Planned Incursions in Gaza Strip Palestine News Agency - Nov 01 4:18 AM
RAMALLAH, November 1, 2006 (WAFA)-President Mahmoud Abbas described Wednesday afternoon the Israeli aggression on the Gaza Strip as a chain of dangerous and despicable series of acts as Israel is exercising elimination and planned offensive into the Gaza Strip.Shiite anger boils as US hunts kidnapped soldier AFP via Yahoo! News - Oct 31 3:47 AM
Shiite militants have decreed a general strike in the flashpoint Baghdad suburb of Sadr City as US troops hunting for a kidnapped comrade launched another raid into the sprawling slum.Activist's army tour irks settlers (Joshua Mitnick / THE WASHINGTON TIMES) The Washington Times - Oct 31 9:50 PM
ATERET, Israel -- He is the public face of Peace Now, the Israeli group at the forefront of the battle to evacuate Jewish settlements from the West Bank, so when Yariv Oppenheimer was posted to this hilltop settlement for his annual military reserve duty, trouble was in the offing.President underlines role of inter-regional cooperation in nations welfare, stability Islamic Republic News Agency - Nov 01 4:48 AM
Iran - Ahmadinejad - Regional Cooperation President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad here Wednesday underlined the decisive role of multifaceted cooperation among neighboring countries, in particular through regional bodies and treaties, in the welfare, comfort, stability and tranquility of the nations of the region.Intellectual Journey: Through The Mideast CBS News - Oct 31 2:01 PM
We are accustomed to the voices of Mideast leaders and their echoes in the streets. Mark Katkov reviews a book telling a less common story: one Jew and one Palestinian, and their relationship over the years.Iran Dismisses US Allegations On Arms Shipment To Lebanon, Baseless Bernama - Oct 31 11:36 PM
TEHRAN, Nov 1 (Bernama) -- The US anti-Iran allegations on arms shipment to Lebanon in contravention of the arms sanctions is baseless, Foreign Ministry spokesman Mohammad Ali Hosseini said, IRNA reported Wednesday.University of Wisconsin-Madison [Press Release] University of Wisconsin - Madison - Nov 01 12:18 PM
Movies can be life-changing. When done well, they challenge our values, give a forum to the voiceless, allow us to experience other cultures, reveal our common humanity and create hope.'Israel, Denmark are Egypt's worst enemies' Independent Online - Nov 01 5:04 AM
According to a poll measuring Egyptian attitudes to various countries, over 92 and 60 percent respectively consider Israel and Denmark an enemy after cartoons of the Prophet were published in a Danish newspaper.'Islamo-fascism' is Islamo-bull ... Asia Times - Nov 01 3:10 AM
Speaking Freely is an Asia Times Online feature that allows guest writers to have their say. Please click here if you are interested in contributing. "Islamo-fascism".Wed, Nov 01 2006 Greenville Herald-Banner - Nov 01 12:35 AM
Karen Ann Rasberry, 46, of Lone Oak, passed away on Oct. 27, 2006, in Greenville. A memorial service is at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at Lynch Funeral Service chapel in Greenville.Analysis: How Arab Americans will vote Middle East Times - Oct 31 11:34 PM
WASHINGTON -- Arab Americans will vote overwhelming Democratic this year, expanding on a trend that began in 2002. Bottom line, it is frustration with the Bush administration's domestic and foreign policy that is shaping Arab American preferences.Bruins eliminated by New Palestine The Star Press - Oct 28 12:26 AM
HARTFORD CITY -- Friday night's muddy conditions prevented Blackford and New Palestine from generating much offense, but when the Bruins made a mistake, the Dragons capitalized for a 7-0 victory in a Class 3A sectional game.IOF Kill 5 Palestinians in Gaza Hamas Delegation in Cairo to Discuss Prisoners Deal Palestine Media Center - Nov 01 2:54 AM
Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) killed five Palestinians including a policeman and wounded 30 people in a series of air strikes and raids in the northern Gaza Strip on Wednesday, Palestinian security sources and witnesses said.President criticizes US Middle East policy Islamic Republic News Agency - Oct 30 6:04 AM
Iran - Ahmadinejad - US President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad here Monday said that any measure taken by the US in Iraq, Afghanistan, Lebanon and Palestine will be detrimental to the country itself.Iraq Exit Strategy by Arnaud De Borchgrave UPI Editor at Large Washington DC (UPI) Oct 31, 2006 Space War - Oct 31 6:28 PM
The Baker-Hamilton Iraq Study Group, named after part-time diplomatic illusionists James A. Baker III and Lee H. Hamilton, doesn't have an Iraq exit rabbit to pull out of the hat.Hamas touts 10-year ceasefire Guardian Unlimited - Oct 31 6:42 PM
Senior Palestinian delegation seeks British backing in effort to break the deadlock over Israel.Mutual acceptance key to peace: Israel Gulf Times - Nov 01 12:15 AM
AN OFFICIAL from Israel s ministry of foreign affairs has told the ongoing Sixth International Conference on New or Restored Democracies that no peace process in history has ever succeeded without each side recognising the legitimacy of the other.Reports: U.S. to arm, train Fatah forces against Hamas WorldNetDaily - Oct 31 10:19 PM
JERUSALEM The United States has undertaken efforts to arm and train Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas' Force 17 personal security detail to prepare it for potential violent confrontations with Hamas forces, according to media reports here.Uri Avnery: Who's Afraid of an Iranian Bomb? The Palestine Chronicle - Nov 01 3:57 AM
It is hard to create fear when the enemy is not shooting back. Our aircraft and tanks and brave boys are killing without hindrance. What is there to fear?Geirge Giacaman: Why Did Oslo Fail? The Palestine Chronicle - Nov 01 3:58 AM
It should be clear that if Israeli politicians are left to themselves, peace cannot be achieved with the Palestinians.Jazeera urged to increase Qatar coverage Gulf Times - Nov 01 12:13 AM
DESPITE having a cameraman detained in Guantanamo Bay, a reporter serving a seven-year term in Spain for alleged links with Al Qaeda, a reporter being killed in Iraq, its bureaux being shut in several countries and being attacked by the US and several Arab governments as a propaganda tool for Al Qaeda and Muslim radicals, Al Jazeera news channel is still going strong.Today's Headlines: ArabicNews.com - Oct 31 6:32 PM
We are looking for sales & marketing representatives in different countries. Apply now! Over 650,000 Iraqi death rate estimates defended by researchers An estimate by public health experts that over 650,000 Iraqis have died because of the March 2003 US-led invasion of Iraq is likely an accurate assessment, researchers said.Israel impeding functioning of Palestinian parliament: Quba a The Peninsula - Oct 31 4:59 PM
DOHA Members of the newly-elected Palestinian National Council (Parliament) have been forced to conduct business through video-conferencing since Israeli forces do not allow them to hold meetings, Tayseer Quba a, Deputy Speaker of the Council said yesterday.Miko Peled: Only a Pawn in Their Game The Palestine Chronicle - Oct 30 4:58 AM
The most common argument against the creation of one democratic political entity in Israel/Palestine is that Israel will never agree to it. On the stone that remains Carved next to his name His epitaph plain: Only a pawn in their game. -Bob Dylan.
