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Ottoman Headquarters in Palestine Becomes Turkish Cultural Center 
Zaman Online - Dec 10 2:10 PM
An Ottoman headquarters in Al-Halil, Palestine has recently been transformed in to a cultural center and opened for public use. The Fevzi Pasa Palace, which was used as Palestine headquarters by the Ottomans, was renovated and turned into a culture center.Supreme Leader: God willing Palestine will be liberated 
Islamic Republic News Agency - Dec 10 5:18 AM
Iran - Palestine - Supreme Leader Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei said on Sunday that God willing Palestine will be liberated from occupation thanks to resistance.Palestinians will win back Palestine": Iran 
Khaleej Times - Dec 10 4:51 AM
TEHERAN - Iran s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Sunday predicted the Palestinians would win back all the territory of Palestine , during talks with the visiting prime minister of the Hamas-led government.Palestinian PM: Early election in Palestine to trigger chaos 
Islamic Republic News Agency - Dec 10 3:48 AM
Iran - Haniyeh - PLO The Palestinian Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh said here Sunday that the Palestinian Liberation Organization (PLO)'s recommendation to the President of the Palestinian Authority Mahmoud Abbas for holding early election is considered as the `beginning of chaos in Palestine'.President: Resistance in Palestine leads to final victory 
Islamic Republic News Agency - Dec 09 3:03 PM
Iran - Palestine - President President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said the supporters of the Zionist regime, especially the US and the UK, are now hesitant about the usefulness and survival of this forged regime.How I see Palestine 
Gulf News - Dec 09 2:19 PM
I signed a contract with Simon & Schuster two years ago to write a book about the Middle East, based on my personal observations as the Carter Centre monitored three elections in Palestine and on my consultations with Israeli political leaders and peace activists.Supreme Leader: God willing Palestine will be liberated 
Payvand Iran News - Dec 10 9:37 AM
The Supreme Leader made the remarks in a meeting with Palestinian Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh and his entourage in Tehran. -IRNAPalestine Prime Minister Vows Never To Recognize Israel 
Nasdaq - Dec 08 12:52 PM
(RTTNews) - Ismail Haniya, the Palestinian Prime Minister, at Friday prayers in Tehran said he would never recognize Israel and would not give up the Jihad movement until the complete liberation of Jerusalem and Palestine land is achieved.*Palestine Prime Minister Vows Never To Recognize Israel 
Nasdaq - Dec 08 12:53 PM
(RTTNews) - Palestine Prime Minister Vows Never To Recognize Israel.World Scene 
The Washington Times - Dec 10 6:10 PM
WEST BANK Abbas threatens to fire Hamas government RAMALLAH -- Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas yesterday said he would dismiss the parliament and call early elections to end a political impasse with Hamas, but left open the possibility of a compromise with the Islamic militant group, Palestine Liberation Organization officials said.Palestinian PM says early polls will lead to chaos 
People's Daily - Dec 10 5:08 PM
Palestinian Prime Minister Ismail Haneya said on Sunday that holding early elections, as proposed by the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO), will lead to chaos, the official IRNA news agency reported.Halting of foreign aid to Palestinians a crime: Carter 
AFP via Yahoo! News - Dec 09 3:11 PM
Former US president Jimmy Carter said it was a "crime against the people of Palestine" for foreign governments to halt aid to the Palestinian government after Hamas took over.Usual suspects come out against "biased" Middle East simulations 
Crikey - Dec 10 6:23 PM
I recently reported for Crikey on alleged anti-Israel bias of educational simulations on the Israel/Palestine conflict conducted by Macquarie University s Centre for Middle East and North African Studies.The best help is self help 
Gulf News - Dec 10 2:33 PM
When opening the 27th GCC summit in Riyadh on Saturday, King Abdullah Bin Abdul Aziz of Saudi Arabia warned delegates the region is on the "brink of explosion". King Abdullah was referring to the three main areas of concern Palestine, Iraq and Lebanon and the inability to resolve these problems.Palestinian gov't promises to decorate Christ's birthplace for Christmas 
Islamic Republic News Agency - Dec 10 6:59 AM
Palestine - Christmas Palestinian government is promising to decorate Jesus' traditional birthplace for the Christmas holiday. Palestinian Tourism Minister Joudeh Morkos has modest expectations.Possible early election in Palestine 
TVNZ - Dec 09 12:33 PM
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas is planning to call early elections, seeing little point in further talks on a government to replace a Hamas-led coalition boycotted by the West, aides said on Saturday.Palestinian leadership urges early elections 
AFP via Yahoo! News - Dec 09 6:54 AM
The executive committee of the Palestine Liberation Organization has recommended that president Mahmud Abbas call early parliamentary and presidential elections to resolve a spiraling political crisis, PLO officials said.Early elections a coup against democracy, Hamas says 
AFP via Yahoo! News - Dec 09 6:40 AM
The ruling Islamist Hamas movement has denounced a decision by the Palestine Liberation Organization to recommend early presidential and parliamentary elections as "a clear coup against democracy.Plight of Palestinians main concern of Muslim World: Davoudi 
Islamic Republic News Agency - Dec 10 4:18 AM
Iran - Palestine - VP First Vice-President Parviz Davoudi said Sunday that plight of Palestinians is the most important and sensitive preoccupation the Muslim World want to do something for.Iran's denial of Holocaust harms Arab cause, Palestine activist tells president 
Independent - Dec 09 4:58 PM
Iran's president, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, has come under attack for his views on the Holocaust from an unexpected quarter - a Palestinian activist recently freed after 18 years in an Israeli jail.Palestinian PM pays tribute to late Imam Khomeini 
Islamic Republic News Agency - Dec 09 11:44 PM
Iran - Palestine - PM Visiting Palestinian Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh and his accompanying delegation here Sunday paid tribute to the Father of the Islamic Revolution, the late Imam Khomeini.Palestinian PM officially seen off by 1st Vice-President 
Islamic Republic News Agency - Dec 10 2:33 AM
Iran - Palestine - Haniyeh Palestinian Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh was officially seen off by First Vice-President Parviz Davoudi on Sunday. Haniyeh arrived in Tehran Thursday at Davoudi's invitation for a four-day visit at the head of a senior delegation.Jimmy Carter Says Newspapers Ignoring Book -- Or Hitting It As 'Anti-Israel' 
Editor & Publisher - Dec 10 12:08 AM
NEW YORK Former President Jimmy Carter's new book is an instant bestseller and also something of a lightning rod. "Palestine: Peace Not Apartheid," published last month by Simon & Shuster, has drawn praise as well as considerable criticism from pundits and reviewers who claim it is "anti-Israel."Hotlinks 
Tiscali - Dec 10 3:11 AM
Haniyeh, on an official visit to Iran, a major backer of Hamas, said early elections would lead to violence. "The proposal ... about holding early elections is the start of the creation of disorder in Palestine," Haniyeh said at a news conference with local media.Israel agrees to scale down anti-terror operations in Judea-Samaria - Abbas 
Jerusalem Newswire - Dec 10 2:02 AM
The Israeli government has agreed to extend the "ceasefire" in Gaza to Judea and Samaria, in compliance with demands by the Palestine Islamic Jihad and other terror groups.Accord on canal study to save Dead Sea 
AFP via Yahoo! News - Dec 10 2:11 PM
Jordan, Israel and the Palestinian Authority launched a feasibility study to try to save the rapidly vanishing Dead Sea, in what officials said was a positive step on the path to resolving the Middle East crisis.main 
Kavkaz Center - Dec 09 10:40 PM
AFP on Saturday quoting Allen John Rouber from Washington said former US President Jimmy Carter has come under strong jew attack following the release of his book last month on the chronic question of Palestine .Carter book on Palestine challenged by former colleague 
BPNews.net - Dec 07 2:24 PM
ATLANTA (BP)--A longtime adviser to President Jimmy Carter has made a highly publicized break with Carter over the former president s latest book, Palestine: Peace Not Apartheid. What Would Jimmy Do? 
Washington Post - Dec 09 4:25 AM
PALESTINE PEACE NOT APARTHEID By Jimmy Carter Simon & Schuster. 264 pp. $27Gunmen shoot at Palestinian minister's convoy 
Reuters via Yahoo! News - Dec 10 9:19 AM
Unidentified gunmen shot at the Palestinian interior minister's convoy in the Gaza Strip on Sunday amid growing tension between the governing Hamas Islamists and President Mahmoud Abbas.Showdown looms over new Palestinian elections 
AFP via Yahoo! News - Dec 10 6:59 AM
Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas has steamed ahead with plans to call early elections in a move the ruling Hamas movement has branded a coup against democracy.Gaza gunmen fire at Fatah convoy 
MSNBC - Dec 10 6:20 PM
Unidentified gunmen shot at the Palestinian interior minister s convoy in the Gaza Strip on Sunday in a sign of growing tension between the governing Hamas Islamists and President Mahmoud Abbas.Doomsday Clock ticks for Mideast 
Gulf Daily News - Dec 09 5:00 PM
MANAMA: The Doomsday Clock is ticking in the Middle East, Deputy King Shaikh Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa warned last night.The situation in Palestine could blow up in the world's face and the new nuclear arms race looms right here, he told Manama Dialogue security conference delegates.Palestinian PM says elections would lead to unrest 
Reuters via Yahoo! News - Dec 10 3:19 AM
Early Palestinian elections will lead to unrest, Palestinian Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh said on Sunday after accusing President Mahmoud Abbas of trying to force his Hamas movement out of all government positions.Palestinian prime minister confers with Majlis speaker 
Islamic Republic News Agency - Dec 09 5:29 AM
Iran - Palestine - Premier Palestinian Prime Minister Ismael Hanieh on Saturday thanked Iranian nation and government for supporting Palestinian state and liberation of holy Qods.Carter stands by provocative book 
Atlanta Journal-Constitution - Dec 09 12:17 AM
From the comfort of the Carter Center, former President Jimmy Carter blasted his critics Friday and defended his latest book, "Palestine: Peace Not Apartheid." "I feel completely at ease," said Carter, about his commitment to the book, which accuses Israel of oppressing Palestinians. "I am not running for office. And I have Secret Service protection." Carter, who negotiated the 1978 Camp David Abbas Ponders Call For Early Elections 
Washington Post - Dec 09 11:50 PM
JERUSALEM, Dec. 9 -- Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas is inclined to call early elections, including for his own office, to end the political and economic crisis in the territories, Palestinian officials said Saturday. Saudi king: Arab world waiting to explode 
Middle East Online - Dec 09 9:07 AM
King Abdullah opens t annual summit of Gulf leaders with warning regarding situation in Iraq, Palestine, Lebanon.Palestinian prime minister confers with Hashemi Rafsanjani 
Islamic Republic News Agency - Dec 09 7:04 AM
Iran - Palestine - Relations Visiting Palestinian Prime Minister Ismael Hanieh on Saturday conferred with the Chairman of the Expediency Council Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani on issues of mutual interests.Palestinian leadership urges early elections 
TODAYonline - Dec 09 7:29 AM
Palestinian prime minister Ismail Haniya (L) and Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad meet in Tehran. The ruling Islamist Hamas movement has denounced a decision by the Palestine Liberation Organization to recommend early presidential and parliamentary elections as "a clear coup against democracy.Carter defends new Mideast book 
Atlanta Journal-Constitution - Dec 08 9:03 PM
From the comfort of the Carter Center, former President Jimmy Carter blasted his critics Friday and defended his latest book, "Palestine: Peace Not Apartheid."Olmert rejects call to talk with Syria about Palestine 
Los Angeles Daily News - Dec 08 4:46 PM
TEL AVIV, Israel - Prime Minister Ehud Olmert on Thursday rejected a U.S. advisory group's conclusions that Israel must talk to Syria and solve its conflict with the Palestinians to help the Bush administration stabilize Iraq.Eye on Iraq: Jim Baker had the last laugh 
Space War - 2 hours, 37 minutes ago
Washington (UPI) Dec 8 - The recommendations of the Iraq Study Group were neither limited, timid and disappointing, as its American critics to the left have claimed, nor were they defeatist or contemptible, as Bush administration loyalists and neo conservative true believers have angrily argued.Palestine, aid boost not enough 
AME Info - Dec 06 9:05 PM
Arab nations and the EU have pledged to provide around $900m in financial aid to Palestine this year, almost tripling last year's total of $350m, reported Gulf News. The aid is partly as a result of Israel withholding revenues it owes Palestine.Carter to sign books at Vroman's store 
Pasadena Star-News - Dec 09 2:22 AM
PASADENA - Former President Jimmy Carter will sign copies of his new book, "Palestine: Peace Not Apartheid," at Vroman's Bookstore at 7 p.m. Monday. The book offers Carter's take on how to resolve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.FM: Iran defending Palestinians rights 
IranMania.com - 11 minutes ago
LONDON, December 11 (IranMania) - Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki in a meeting with the Palestinian Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh said that Iran's stable and sustainable policy is based on defending the Palestinians' rights, IRNA reported.Christmas dreams, D.C. style 
The Enid News & Eagle - 26 minutes ago
It was just a few minutes before closing at a suburban Washington shopping mall. It had been a busy day for the mall s Santa Claus, who sighed as he helped yet another child climb from his lap.Peter Preston: A rogue 51st state 
Guardian Unlimited - Dec 10 4:27 PM
Peter Preston: Israel already looks to be intent on scuppering the Iraq Study Group plan for Middle East peace.Hamas threatens violence if President calls early election 
Independent - Dec 10 4:29 PM
Hamas has threatened to resort to violence if Mahmoud Abbas, the Palestinian President, calls early elections after the breakdown of negotiations for a national unity government between the Islamist party, which won a surprise parliamentary majority last January, and his more pragmatic Fatah.Jordan Kuwait Bank wins Bank of the Year Jordan 
AME Info - 1 hour, 10 minutes ago
In terms of growth and profitability, 2005 was a landmark year for Jordan Kuwait Bank (JKB). In an unprecedented performance, the bank produced 41.8% growth in net profits to $55.4m while assets rose by 59% to almost $2bn.Blair: Addressing Mideast Conflict Will Help in Iraq 
Voice of America - Dec 10 2:01 PM
British Prime Minister Tony Blair says he welcomes the renewed focus on resolving the Israel - Palestinian dispute.Alan Dershowitz: Jimmy Carter Trivializes Rwandan Genocide 
HuffingtonPost - Dec 08 11:45 AM
Last Tuesday, Jimmy Carter, while promoting his new book, Palestine: Peace not Apartheid ,* went further in his anti-Israel rhetoric than even most hard-left extremists would go. Asked whether he believed that Israel's "persecution" of Palestinians was "[e]ven worse ... than a place like Rwanda," Carter answered, "Yes. I think - yes." (You can find the transcript here .) The comparison is Hudna Or Not: Palestinian Rights Must Be Preserved 
Scoop.co.nz - 1 hour, 29 minutes ago
Palestinian groups have recently suggested a ceasefire, in exchange for a cessation of Israeli violence. Ehud Olmert responded with a conciliatory speech, cleverly timed with President Bush s arrival to Jordan on November 29 for a two-day conference with top Iraqi officials.CNN Host - Muslims Headed For Concentration Camps 
Scoop.co.nz - 1 hour, 13 minutes ago
The New York Times ( 12/4/06 ), profiling new CNN Headline News host Glenn Beck, called him "brash" and "opinionated," with an "unfiltered approach."Molesworth & Featherston (Weekend) December 9th 
Scoop.co.nz - 1 hour, 13 minutes ago
It looks like the economy has pulled out of its low growth phase and it's growing modestly again, Treasury told ministers in its latest economic update.Jackie Little: The Phone Call 
Scoop.co.nz - 1 hour, 13 minutes ago
Forgive me if this piece is not entirely coherent, but my heart rate has only just slowed to approximately 3 trillion beats per second and my hands are still a tad on the shaky side.Public Address 08/12/06 - Copywrong 
Scoop.co.nz - 1 hour, 14 minutes ago
MOTORNET: Karl Ferguson Takes A Lexus For A Spin In The Rain - You know, that really is a good looking car, my boss said rather wistfully as he stared out my office window at the car-park five floors below. In fact, it s probably the first Lexus I would seriously consider buying. See...Holocaust deniers ban dissenting voice 
Times Online - Dec 10 3:08 PM
An outspoken Palestinian lawyer was hoping to challenge Holocaust deniers during a provocative conference that opens in Iran today....Video & Link: Sheehan Trial for Protest at UN NYC 
Scoop.co.nz - 1 hour, 28 minutes ago
Note AT THIS LINK you can view video of the actual arrests.Mary Pitt: Much Ado About Nothing 
Scoop.co.nz - 1 hour, 28 minutes ago
The elephant called the Iraq Study Group has labored long and hard and, after keeping their secret until "after the election", has brought forth a gnat. They have utterly failed to discover a method for extracting W's grubby little fist from the cookie jar this time.Senior Hamas leader calls on Abbas to resign 
People's Daily - Dec 10 5:08 PM
A senior leader of the governing Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) called on Sunday on Palestinian National Authority (PNA) President Mahmoud Abbas to resign, accusing him of being responsible for talk failure on national unity government.Gulf Arab states to seek peaceful nuclear technology 
People's Daily - 1 hour, 37 minutes ago
Leaders of six Gulf Arab states announced on Sunday that their countries will jointly develop peaceful nuclear technology and draw up a plan for this purpose.KERIM BALCI 
Zaman Online - Dec 10 2:14 PM
Speaking to thousands in Gaza last Friday, Palestinian Prime Minister Ismail Haniye succeeded in showing that Hamas still ruled the streets.Christmas terror strike 'highly likely' 
Daily Telegraph - Dec 10 5:02 PM
The risk from terrorists in the Christmas period is "very high indeed" and the struggle against Muslim terrorism will last at least 30 years, John Reid, the Home Secretary, said yesterday.Rice With German FM Frank-Walter Steinmeier 
Scoop.co.nz - 2 hours, 13 minutes ago
SECRETARY RICE: Good afternoon. Let me welcome my colleague Frank-Walter Steinmeier, the Foreign Minister of the Federal Republic of Germany, to Washington. Frank and I have met many times and we've had very extensive discussions today.Peace Provocateur 
Washington Post - Dec 09 9:57 PM
It's not your run-of-the-mill author event, this post-Thanksgiving gathering at Bailey's Crossroads.Abbas speech not to include call for early elections: daily 
People's Daily - Dec 10 4:53 PM
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas would not sack incumbent government led by the Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) or call for early elections, a Palestinian newspaper reported on Sunday.Middle East New Service: Nauru On Our Side 
Scoop.co.nz - Dec 10 6:31 PM