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Palestine envoy to visit Tanzania s little Arafat 
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The Ambassador of Palestine to Tanzania, Yousef Habbab, has been touched by the brave physically challenged one-year-old boy, Arafat Bakari Mshamu, who was born with neither legs nor arms.Two more indicted for Palestine crimes Lisbon Morning Journal - 29 minutes ago
LISBON Two more people have been indicted by the county grand jury in connection with a series of break-ins mostly in the East Palestine area.Lady Hornets down Palestine, 51-38 Athens Review - Dec 14 6:22 AM
PALESTINE The Palestine Ladycats were victims of the turnover bug Tuesday night as the Ladycats lost to Athens 51-38.Carter and Palestine: Don't Condemn the Messenger Middle East Online - Dec 14 2:23 AM
Marwan Bishara contemplates the courage of Jimmy Carter in writing Palestine: Peace, Not Apartheid , and summarizes the kind of separation - apartness - that Carter portrays as the decades-long activity of Israel in Palestine.Arab attitudes toward US worsen because of Iraq, Palestine: poll AFP via Yahoo! News - Dec 14 3:07 PM
Arab attitudes toward the United States worsened in 2006 largely because of the war in Iraq and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, according to a poll.Carter dismisses criticism of his 'Palestine' book Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - Dec 13 9:08 PM
Weathering a barrage of criticism about his provocative new book, "Palestine: Peace Not Apartheid," former President Jimmy Carter yesterday said he wouldn't change a thing in it.Palestine council repeals ordinance dictating mayor's starting salary Forrest City Times-Herald - Dec 13 1:07 PM
Palestine Mayor Willetta Carroll cast a couple of tie-breaking votes in her last meeting as chief executive for the city during the monthly city council meeting Tuesday.Turkish Company Produces Armored Gates for Iraq, Palestine Zaman Online - Dec 13 2:17 PM
A company from Kayseri is manufacturing bulletproof doors after fielding demands from countries facing fierce combat such as Iraq, Palestine and Israel.Book Review: The Ethnic Cleansing of Palestine The Palestine Chronicle - Dec 13 11:26 AM
The Ethnic Cleansing of Palestine should be put forward as a document serving as a prime witness to the war crimes and the crimes against humanity of the destruction of Palestinian society and cultural geography.Carter: Speaking Frankly About Israel And PALESTINE - Jimmy Carter says his recent book is drawing knee-jerk ... News From Bangladesh - Dec 13 10:23 AM
Carter: Speaking Frankly About Israel And PALESTINE - Jimmy Carter says his recent book is drawing knee-jerk accusations of anti-Israel bias.72 tonnes of food sent to Palestine Gulf Daily News - Dec 14 6:08 PM
The 72-tonne consignment was dispatched by the Bahrain Red Crescent Society (BRCS). Nine trucks carrying the food parcels left the society, in Manama, at 10am yesterday, following a ceremony held under the patronage of society president Shaikh Abdulla bin Khalid Al Khalifa.WCC NEWS: Palestine/Israel: new church forum for peace [Press Release] Worldwide Faith News - Dec 13 8:49 AM
With the urgent necessity of peace in Israel and Palestine atthe top of the agenda, a World Council of Churches meeting hasbegun work on setting up an international forum to galvanizeworld-wide church advocacy for the Middle East.The proposed Palestine/Israel Ecumenical Forum is to be a keyelement in a multi-year programme for peace in the regioninvolving WCC member churches and related ...Palestinian PM thanks Iran's Basij for aid to Palestine Islamic Republic News Agency - Dec 13 12:47 AM
Iran - Palestine - Haniya Palestinian Prime Minister Ismail Haniya, in a message sent before his departure from Tehran, thanked Iran's Basij (volunteer forces) for the aid it extended to the elected government of Palestine, it was reported here Tuesday evening.Book: The Palestine Conspiracy by Robert Spirko Scoop.co.nz - Dec 12 5:21 PM
MEDINA, OHIO The Palestine Conspiracy, a genre spy-thriller by Robert Spirko, was fourth on the September best-seller list from Atlasbooks, Inc., a national book distributor.UPI Poll: Strong support for 'Palestine' UPI - Dec 14 7:13 AM
WASHINGTON, Dec. 14 (UPI) -- About two-thirds of those asked in a UPI-Zogby International poll said there should be an independent Palestinian state.Carter won't back down on Palestine book Sun-Sentinel - Dec 14 12:01 AM
Despite charges of plagiarism, shoddy research and even anti-Semitism, former President Jimmy Carter isn't backing off the contention in his new book that Israel's rule over the Palestinians is oppressive and brutal.Suspected Murderer Of Palestine Security Chief's Children Arrested Nasdaq - Dec 14 11:52 AM
(RTTNews) - Palestinian police on Thursday arrested a Hamas-linked militant, suspected in the murder of a security chief's three young boys. The security chief's three children were killed on Monday as they arrived at their school.UN Must Be At Forefront Of Palestine Peace Efforts, Says Syed Hamid Bernama - Dec 14 2:51 AM
PUTRAJAYA, Dec 14 (Bernama) -- Malaysia feels that the United Nations (UN), and not any other parties, should be the central player in efforts to resolve the Palestinian issue, Foreign Minister Datuk Seri Syed Hamid Albar said Thursday.Rabbis won't boycott Carter's Palestine book Deseret Morning News - Dec 13 11:22 PM
Former President Jimmy Carter prayed with rabbis who are angered by his new book's reference to apartheid in describing the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, but he didn't change their minds.Rabbis try reaching out to Carter, but say damage from book remains JTA - Dec 14 3:25 PM
NEW YORK, Dec. 14 (JTA) With former President Carter traveling the country touting his book Palestine: Peace Not Apartheid, which essentially blames Israel for the absence of peace with the Palestinians, a group of Phoenix-area rabbis hoped a face-to-face meeting could patch things up and help repair Carter s relationship with the Jewish community.Carter on Israel, Palestine, peace and apartheid Malta Star - Dec 12 11:14 AM
The many controversial issues concerning Palestine and the path to peace for Israel are intensely debated among Israelis and throughout other nations - but not in the United States.Woman arrested in jewelry theft; charges pending against other suspects Forrest City Times-Herald - Dec 14 1:07 PM
Deputies have recovered several pieces of jewelry reported stolen during a recent burglary at a residence near Palestine.Chessers rise to 9th place INQ7.net - Dec 14 8:57 AM
THE PHILIPPINES blanked Palestine, 3-0, to climb to solo ninth spot with one round left in the Classical/Standard Team competition of the 15th Asian Games at the Al-Dana Club, Doha, Qatar, late Wednesday.Israel shuts Gaza border Guardian Unlimited - Dec 14 5:38 PM
Move to block millions of dollars in donated money reaching Palestine.Carter Signs Book In Austin, Defends Title CBS 42 Austin - Dec 14 10:36 AM
Former President Jimmy Carter signed copies of his new book at Book People in Austin Thursday morning. The title of Carter's latest book -- Palestine: Peace Not Apartheid -- has caused controversy. Get our video and stories on your cell phone. Subscribe to CBS 42 To Go. Pope asks Syria to help secure peace Gulf News - Dec 14 3:25 PM
Vatican City: Pope Benedict XVI yesterday encouraged Syria to use its influence to help resolve Middle East conflicts and counter terrorism. Greeting Syria's new ambassador to the Holy See, the pontiff noted repeated papal appeals for cessation of violence in Lebanon, Palestine and in Iraq.Shorts: U.S. J. the Jewish News Weekly of Northern California - Dec 14 1:40 PM
Jimmy Carter said universities with substantial Jewish enrollment have blocked him from discussing his book Palestine: Peace Not Apartheid, which blames most of the impasse in Israeli-Palestinian talks on Israel s settlement policy.Carter Book Stirs Furor With Its View of Israelis? ?Apartheid? New York Times - Dec 13 4:01 PM
Jimmy Carter?s new book, ?Palestine Peace Not Apartheid,? has drawn outrage for its apparent equation of the plight of today?s Palestinians to the former victims of racial separation in South Africa.Hutsonville Basketball Coach killed in wreck Daily Clay County Advocate-Press - Dec 14 1:34 PM
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.Iraq tied to Israel-Palestine conflict Medina-Gazette - Dec 14 12:08 AM
With the Baker-Hamil-ton report on Iraq in the news, what horrendous issue is sometimes mentioned but continually given short shrift?Fayza Rady Al-Ahram Weekly - Dec 14 9:50 AM
WHAT MEANING, PALESTINE? Holes left by bullets which killed three sons of a Fatah intelligence official... --caption-- © Copyright Al-Ahram Weekly. All rights reservedWhen democracy fails Al-Ahram Weekly - Dec 14 9:49 AM
A new wind is blowing over the Arab world and it brings with it a promise of many governments of national unity. In Iraq, Palestine, Lebanon, Mauritania and Somalia, national unity is a byword for politics.Related Items FOX 31 Denver - Dec 14 5:13 AM
DENVER -- Here is your chance to sound off. This is Thursday's Question of the Day: Immigration Raid: Who are the real victims? Former President Jimmy Carter was in Denver Wednesday to promote his controversial new book "Palestine: Peace Not Apartheid." Fox 31 s R...NCC joins renewed religious Mideast peace effort [Press Release] Worldwide Faith News - Dec 14 1:49 PM
New York City, December 14, 2006--The National Council of Churches USA has joined with a broad coalition of Jewish, Christian and Muslim leaders in calling for a renewed initiative toward peace in Israel and Palestine.Wataniya, Palestine mobiles AME Info - Dec 11 7:21 PM
Wataniya International is partnering with Palestine Investment Fund to set up a mobile operator in Palestine.Carter - Truth about Palestine, Lies about Israel Scoop.co.nz - Dec 11 4:46 PM
Jimmy Carter tells the truth about the impact of the Israeli Occupation on Palestine in "Palestine: Peace not Apartheid." In Gaza, Israel is practicing a slow form of genocide where the people are sealed off from the world and encounter non-stop military assaults, he points out.Alan Dershowitz: Jimmy Carter Plays the "God Card" HuffingtonPost - Dec 13 10:27 AM
In his unrelenting attack against Israel - beginning with his screed Palestine: Peace Not Apartheid, and continuing in his media blitz - Jimmy Carter frequently invokes religion, in an apparent effort to turn religious Christians against the Jewish State. He started by recounting a bizarre conversation he once had, before he became president, with then Prime Minister Golda Meir in which he ...Top Local News FOX 31 Denver - Dec 13 10:28 PM
Former President Jimmy Carter was in Denver Wednesday to promote his controversial new book "Palestine: Peace Not Apartheid." Fox 31 s R... GREELEY -- Hundreds of families are torn apart in Colorado after an Immigration and Customs Enforcement raid in Greeley Tuesday. Wednesday, fam...New Phone Network for Palestine Cellular-News.com - Dec 11 5:31 PM
Wataniya International and the Palestine Investment Fund (PIF) have signed a shareholders' agreement to form a new mobile telecommunications company in Palestine.Palestinian women claim place in soccer AP via Yahoo! News - Dec 14 2:17 PM
No field, no money, no wins it's been tough going for the fledgling Palestinian women's national soccer team.Lists of best-selling books AP via Yahoo! News - Dec 14 11:06 AM
Key: F-Fiction; NF-Nonfiction; H-Hardcover; P-PaperbackTeen Charged with Vandalism WFMJ Youngstown - Dec 13 8:32 PM
An 18-year-old from Columbiana is accused of vandalizing parts of East Palestine. Benjamin Curl faces sixteen charges. Investigators say Curl vandalized the Lisbon Baseball and Softball Complex, several East Palestine businesses, and the city park this summer.Abdullah, Aziz Discuss ME Arab News - Dec 13 4:20 PM
RIYADH, 14 December 2006 Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah and Pakistani Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz held talks yesterday on major global issues, most importantly the latest developments in Palestine and the situation in Iraq as well as ways of strengthening bilateral cooperation in all areas, the Saudi Press Agency reported after their meeting at the king s ranch in Janadriya ...Wataniya International and Palestine Investment Fund partner to establish new mobile operator in Palestine AME Info - Dec 11 5:20 AM
Wataniya International and the Palestine Investment Fund (PIF) signed today a shareholders' agreement to form a new mobile telecommunications company in Palestine.Ahmadinejad tells West to 'pack up' Israel AFP via Yahoo! News - Dec 14 5:15 AM
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has met anti-Israel Jewish rabbis who took part in a controversial Holocaust conference and told Western powers to "pack up" Israel.Killing of Hamas judge puts Palestine on brink of civil war Daily Mail - Dec 13 4:43 AM
Palestinian gunmen fatally ambushed a Hamas-linked Islamic judge and militant commander as he arrived at a courthouse early Wednesday, further escalating already high factional tensions in the Gaza Strip. Carter signing met with demonstrations The Arizona Republic - Dec 13 1:19 AM
As former President Carter autographed his latest book inside Changing Hands bookstore Tuesday night, hundreds of protesters gathered outside, some denouncing his work Palestine: Peace Not Apartheid as anti-Israel.Review of Arab Editorials Middle East Times - Dec 13 7:43 AM
The Palestinian Al Quds commented in its editorial on the Palestine Liberation Organization's (PLO) recommendation to Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas to call for early elections after dialogue with Hamas came to a deadlock.Palestinian women claim place in soccer Boston Globe - Dec 14 2:37 PM
No field, no money, no wins -- it's been tough going for the fledgling Palestinian women's national soccer team.An interview with former President Jimmy Carter Seattle Times - Dec 13 4:12 PM
Former President Jimmy Carter's new book, "Palestine: Peace not Apartheid," has generated much controversy in recent days. Critics have called it anti-Israel and anti-American. Carter says that he is trying to stimulate debate in America about...Sudan pledges $10m aid to Palestine Independent Online - Dec 13 5:36 AM
Palestinian prime minister Ismail Haniya has welcomed Sudan's $10-million pledge for emergency aid to alleviate aid freeze against his government.Palestinian Women Claim Place in Soccer ABC News - Dec 14 2:51 PM
Palestinian Women Claim Their Place in Soccer, Challenging TraditionHamas Causes Chaos At Gaza Border CBS News - Dec 14 2:35 PM
Hamas gunmen stormed the Rafah checkpoint after Israel refused to let Palestinian Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh enter the Gaza Strip with $35 million in cash. The gunmen exchanged shots with Egyptian police and trashed the terminal.Whoa there, Jimmy Creative Loafing Atlanta - Dec 13 11:50 AM
Words about Palestine: Peace Not Apartheid ... By Alyssa Abkowitz.U.K. Pledges $150 Million to UNRWA as International Development Minister Tours the West Bank, by Yousef Alhelou UN Observer - Dec 13 1:10 PM
2006-12-13 | The U.K.'s Secretary of State for International Development, Hilary Benn, signed a Memorandum of Understanding , on Tuesday 12 December, with the U.N. agency for Palestine refugees, UNRWA, in which he pledged £76.6 million (US $150 million) to the agency over the next four years.Lists of Best-Selling Books AP via Yahoo! Finance - Dec 14 11:06 AM
USA TODAY BEST-SELLERS Key: F-Fiction; NF-Nonfiction; H-Hardcover; P-Paperback 1. "For One More Day" by Mitch AlbomIran, Palestine share common cultural roots Islamic Republic News Agency - Dec 10 10:33 PM
Iran - Palestine - Culture Iranian Minister of Culture and Islamic Guidance Mohammad Hossein Saffar Harandi, in meeting with his Palestinian counterpart here Sunday, said that Iran and Palestine share many cultural roots.Hamas Causes Chaos At Gaza Border CBS News - Dec 14 10:50 AM
Hamas gunmen stormed the Rafah checkpoint after Israel refused to let Palestinian Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh enter the Gaza Strip with $35 million in cash. He was allowed in after surrendering the money to Egyptian officials.Praying with Rabbis Doesn't Change Carter's Mind Israel National News - Dec 13 11:03 AM
(IsraelNN.com) Former American President Jimmy Carter, facing strong criticism over his book "Palestine: Peace Not Apartheid," prayed and spoke with Arizona rabbis for an hour but ended the session with an unchanged opinion.Palestinian women claim their place in soccer, challenging tradition Houston Chronicle - Dec 14 11:51 AM
BETHLEHEM, West Bank No field, no money, no wins it's been tough going for the fledgling Palestinian women's national soccer team. Annan voices regret over Mid East RTÉ News - Dec 13 2:29 AM
The outgoing UN Secretary-General, Kofi Annan, has voiced his regret at the failure of the international community to bring an end to the ongoing conflict between Israel and Palestine.Congregation Beth El prepares for Hanukkah The Daily Item - 36 minutes ago
SUNBURY As Jews across the world celebrate Hanukkah, members of Congregation Beth El share a special connection with the holiday that marks the rededication of the temple of Jerusalem.Malaysia to revive Israel, Palestine issue New Straits Times - Dec 12 4:43 PM
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia hopes to revive discussion on the Palestinian-Israeli issue at an international meeting this Friday.Debate over Carter book reaches Middle East Atlanta Journal-Constitution - Dec 12 6:06 PM
Although he is more than 2,000 miles away from home, former President Jimmy Carter is still pushing buttons. Carter spent Monday trading barbs with Jay Leno as part of a West Coast swing to promote his latest book, "Palestine: Peace Not Apartheid," but groups closer to home are still voicing outrage over claims in the book that Israel practices apartheid against Palestinians. Debate is even ...Third quarter fouls cost Mattoon girls Journal Gazette & Times Courier - 28 minutes ago
MATTOON -- Laura Morris nearly pushed Mattoon into foul trouble by herself and Mahomet-Seymour took advantage of the absence of a pair of Green Wave starters in the third period of a 58-45 victory Thursday.Listen to Carter on Israel Aspen Daily News - 1 hour, 8 minutes ago
Doug Weiser in his letter to the editor (Aspen Daily News, Dec. 8) criticizes Alexander Cockburn's column (Aspen Daily News, Dec. 12) as being "... lies and distortion (that) he spews out."Israel Permits Palestinian PM To Return To Gaza Nasdaq - Dec 14 1:37 PM
(RTTNews) - Israel on Thursday permitted Palestinian Prime Minister Ismail Haniya to enter Gaza after hours of negotiations, which involved Egyptian mediators.KERIM BALCI Zaman Online - Dec 14 2:21 PM
Speaking to thousands in Gaza last Friday, Palestinian Prime Minister Ismail Haniye succeeded in showing that Hamas still ruled the streets.Palestinian women claim place in soccer OregonLive.com - Dec 14 2:34 PM
BETHLEHEM, West Bank (AP) No field, no money, no wins it's been tough going for the fledgling Palestinian women's national soccer team. Yet the players, some competing in headscarves and extra long shorts for modesty, shrug off their setbacks.Movie remembers Oak Cliff hero Dallas Morning News - Dec 14 10:03 AM
The simple headstone barely begins to tell the story of Bobby Hill. Tucked back in a corner of Lincoln Memorial Park in southeast Dallas, it offers only his name Bobby Wayne Hill and the years of his birth and death 1951 and 1970 but not a hint at all he accomplished in his too-brief life.Carter defends controversial book at Austin stop Austin American-Statesman - Dec 14 10:00 AM
About 1,200 people line up at book-signing. Former President Jimmy Carter brought his controversial book tour to Austin on Thursday, drawing a crowd of more about 1,200 people and a few protesters who lined up outside BookPeople's store downtown.Gaza City: 'Free the women and you free the whole country' Independent - Dec 14 4:10 PM
There are many things you expect to find in the cratered, cramped heart of Gaza City, but a group of proto-Germaine Greers and Betty Friedans would be low on the list. Yet, I am sitting under a lush green tree with a group of tough old ladies at the heart of the feminist hub they have built here - and where hundreds of Gazan women are flocking to find freedom.Haniyeh to return to Gaza Thursday Gulf News - Dec 13 3:20 AM
Khartoum: Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh said on Wednesday he will cut short his trip abroad, returning to Gaza on Thursday with US$10 million that has been pledged to Palestine by Sudanese President Omar Al Bashir.Stats, Scores & Schedules Forrest City Times-Herald - Dec 14 1:21 PM
Ark Deaf School at Calvary, 5 p.m. Harrisburg at Hughes, 5 p.m.Robert Fisk: Who's running Lebanon? Independent - Dec 14 4:09 PM
Some four years before his murder, when he was still Lebanese Prime Minister, Rafiq Hariri angrily told me a story of his struggle with Hizbollah. We were walking in the garden of his Beirut palace at Qoreitem - he reasoned that, even though his phones were all tapped, the Syrians had probably not bugged the flower beds with listening devices - and his hands were shaking with rage.Lyndon Hood: The Week In Headlines Scoop.co.nz - 2 hours, 58 minutes ago
Kids: Jackie Little Receives A Call Out Of The Blue - 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.Palestinian Women Claim Place in Soccer Journal Gazette & Times Courier - Dec 14 3:17 PM
BETHLEHEM, West Bank - No field, no money, no wins _ it's been tough going for the fledgling Palestinian women's national soccer team. Yet the players, some competing in headscarves and extra long shorts for modesty, shrug off their setbacks.Early polls may be Palestinian way out UPI - Dec 14 2:13 PM
AMMAN, Jordan, Dec. 14 (UPI) -- Holding early Palestinian elections may be the only way out of the crisis pitting Fatah and Hamas after failing to form a national unity government.Gaza Border Crossing Closed After Gunbattle Nasdaq - Dec 14 11:38 AM
(RTTNews) - The Gaza Crossing was closed on Thursday after Hamas militants, angry at Israel's blocking of Palestinian Prime Minister from entering Gaza, burst into the Rafah border terminal and exchanged gunfire with the security guards at the terminal.Lists of Best-Selling Books AP via Yahoo! Asia News - Dec 14 11:05 AM
USA TODAY BEST-SELLERSFor athletes, Asian Games offers break AP via Yahoo! News - Dec 13 2:00 PM
The Asian Games are winding down, and Mohammad Al Khatib is starting to worry about going home. It won't be easy. The karate athlete got here two weeks late because of the closure of a checkpoint on the road out of Gaza, and he's not sure he'll have any better luck on the return trip.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.Ban Ki-moon Inaugurated Ohmynews - 19 minutes ago
The press conference was dominated by questions from reporters for large mainstream media organizations. Ban has by now had two press conferences at the U.N. but the range of questions he has been asked... Today's Top Scoop Stories - News Summary Scoop.co.nz - Dec 14 4:31 PM
NEW ZEALAND LEAD: Economy: Manufacturing Sales Keep Rising Transport: Monster Spaghetti Junction Opening Charity: Wanna Buy A Politician? Comment: Pinochet's Project And The New Zealand Connection Defence: NZ Troops Blitz Afghanistan With Salvo Of Soft Toys More Headlines:West freshman to receive Eagle rank Albany Democrat-Herald - Dec 14 1:01 PM
Riley Kinser, 14, will earn the rank of Eagle Scout at a ceremony at 7 p.m. Friday at the Fairmount Grange Hall.HOT NEWS Zaman Online - Dec 14 2:16 PM
British Prime Minister Tony Blair is set to pay a surprise visit to the Turkish capital Ankara on Dec. 15. Blair's visit will start just hours after this Friday's EU summit in Brussels, where EU leaders will decide on a partial suspension of Turkey's membership talks.Jimmy Carter Denies Anti-Israel Bias Israel National News - Dec 13 12:49 AM
(IsraelNN.com) Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter says his recent book "Palestine: Peace Not Apartheid," published in Novemebr, is drawing knee-jerk accusations of anti-Israel bias.JIM D. DEVLIN Paris Beacon - Dec 14 1:44 PM
06/08/1919 12/10/2006 BELLEVUE, Wash. Jim D. Devlin, 87, of Bellevue, Wash., died Sunday, Dec. 10, 2006. A memorial Mass will be celebrated at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 19, at North Arm Catholic Church, Paris. The cremated remains will be buried in St. Mary s Catholic Cemetery.Jimmy Carter: Israel, Palestine, peace and apartheid Guardian Unlimited - Dec 11 5:41 PM
Jimmy Carter: Americans need to know the facts about the abominable oppression of the Palestinians.Carter prays with rabbis angered by book AP via Yahoo! News - Dec 13 10:18 AM
Former President Carter prayed with rabbis who are angered by his new book's reference to apartheid in describing the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, but he didn't change their minds.Jewish Federation leader says Carter book doesn't promote peace Atlanta Journal-Constitution - Dec 12 11:07 AM
A top official of a leading Atlanta Jewish organization said Tuesday that while former President Jimmy Carter claims one of the main purposes of his book, "Palestine: Peace not Apartheid," is to restart peace talks between Israel and its neighbors, the controversial book will not create a climate for peace. "Carter's book will embolden the Palestinians not to engage in the hard decisions that ...Thai Military Push Against Muslim Guerrillas Fails Scoop.co.nz - Dec 14 2:02 PM
BANGKOK, Thailand -- After staging a bloodless, right-wing coup to expand their political and economic control, Thailand's U.S.-trained military has been unable to crush Muslim guerrillas in the south, resulting in hundreds of Buddhists fleeing in fear.Rafah Crossing Re-opens Between Palestinian Authority and Egypt Israel National News - Dec 13 12:03 AM
(IsraelNN.com) Palestine Authority sources reported that the Rafah Crossing between the Gaza Strip and Egypt has re-opened to traffic in both directions after the European observers stationed on site returned to work.UK visit to Bethlehem welcomed by local church and civic leaders Ekklesia - Dec 13 2:54 AM
Church and civic leaders in Bethlehem, together with the Anglican and Catholic bishops of Jerusalem, have welcomed the plans by UK church leaders to make an Advent pilgrimage to Bethlehem - which is facing isolation, depopulation and economic collapse due to the Israel-Palestine conflict and the presence of the separation wall.ALI H. ASLAN Zaman Online - Dec 14 2:21 PM
Lately one the most debated topics in Washington is whether or not the U.S. policy of democratization, particularly of the Islamic world, is a luxury or not.FLAVOUR OF THE SEASON The Telegraph - Dec 14 2:15 PM
A quaintly eccentric Englishman I knew in the Seventies practised a strange opening gambit. What, he had the disconcerting habit of asking total strangers in the conviviality of a student s bar, do you think of John Betjeman?Public Address 15/12/06 - Winners And Loose Units Scoop.co.nz - Dec 14 2:16 PM
Ladies and gentlemen, we have a winner. The main motive for the Flying Nun Moments competition that's been running the past week and a half was really to flush out some popular memory and get it forever on the Interweb, but I'm delighted to be able to offer some prizes...Where do you go when the news makes you want to throw up your hands? Electronic Iraq - Dec 14 11:19 AM
"Stand here on these streets and you will know this is a civil war." So said CNN's Baghdad correspondent Michael Ware to the network's viewers on November 27. To illustrate his point, he read from a diary published on Electronic Iraq.Roberts moves to finance committee Arkcity.net - Dec 14 1:03 PM
U.S. Sen. Pat Roberts said Wednesday he was pleased to have a seat on the Finance Committee. Roberts, R-Kansas, announced he would be leaving the Intelligence Committee, where he has served 10 years, the last four as chairman, and moving to Finance.Public Address 14/12/06 - Walk The Line Scoop.co.nz - Dec 14 2:01 PM
The news that drug-impaired drivers will be treated the same way as drunks behind the wheel has been coming for some time, and was essentially inevitable. But I think the Greens' Metiria Turei is right when she says the new regime raises some tricky civil rights issues...