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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. 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.NUT Backs Palestine Campaign Totally Jewish - Dec 06 5:41 AM
Jewish teachers have expressed their concern this week after the National Union of Teachers voted in favour of affiliating the union with the Palestine solidarity campaign .Palestine at Center of Problems in Middle East Zaman Online - Dec 07 2:11 PM
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan paid a strategic visit to Syria yesterday following his visits to Jordan and Iran last week. On an official visit to the capital Damascus, Erdogan met with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and Prime Minister Naji al-Otri.Longtime Aide Tells FOX News Why He Cut Ties to Carter Fox News - Dec 07 2:56 PM
A longtime aide to former President Jimmy Carter told FOXNews.com Thursday that he cut ties with the Carter Center in protest to a new book on Palestine because it distorts history to shape the reader's opinion to one side of the issue.Palestine Still Main Agenda For Malaysia Bernama - Dec 07 3:38 AM
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 7 (Bernama) -- The Palestinian issue is still the main agenda for Malaysia as chairman of the Organisation of the Islamic Conference (OIC) and former chairman of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM).Israel-Palestine discussions lack civility The Heights - Dec 07 7:12 AM
Last month, students berated and walked out on an Israeli journalist who came to Boston College because of his perceived bias, while tearing up pro-Israeli literature outside of the event.. A week later, police were present when a pro-Palestinian speaker came to counter the presentation.Largest Ever Appeal For Emergency Aid - Palestine Scoop.co.nz - Dec 07 1:31 PM
The United Nations and its partners today launched their largest ever appeal for emergency aid to the occupied Palestinian territory more than $453 million to help address a rapidly deteriorating situation after donors cut off funds to the Government when Hamas, which rejects Israel s right to exist, won elections earlier this year.Jimmy Carter plagiarized book, professor claims WorldNet Daily - Dec 07 5:54 PM
An Emory University professor who for 23 years has been the Middle East Fellow of the school's Carter Center has ended that association over the "factual errors," "glaring omissions," and "simply invented segments" of President Jimmy Carter's new book, "Palestine Peace not Apartheid."Israel rejects United States advisory panel report on Iraq New Kerala - 4 minutes ago
Harinder Mishra, Jerusalem, Dec 7: Israel today rejected a US advisory panel's report which said that efforts to find a solution to its conflict with Palestine could have a conciliatory effect on the Iraqi situation and insisted that there was no linkage between the two issues.UN pleads for Palestine aid iafrica.com - Dec 07 6:14 AM
The United Nations led a record appeal for aid to the Palestinians Thursday, asking for more than $450-million to be dispatched to counter a deteriorating humanitarian situation.Gasworks Presents Open Studio Art Daily - Dec 07 3:13 PM
Cao Guimarães, Luminaria 05, photograph from the ongoing Gambiarra series. LONDON, ENGLAND.- Gasworks presents Open Studio: Shadi Habib (Palestine) and Cao Guimarães (Brazil), on view December 15 17, 2006, 12-6pm.Carter Book, Over Which Former Adviser Resigned, Moves Up Bestseller Charts The Book Standard - Dec 07 2:05 PM
A former adviser to former president Jimmy Carter resigned from his position as fellow of the Carter Center on Tuesday, citing concerns with Carter s recent book, Palestine: Peace Not Apartheid , the New York Times reported yesterday.Japan gives UN funds for Palestinians in Lebanon AFP via Yahoo! News - Dec 06 8:08 AM
Japan has decided to give 3.72 million dollars to the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East, which will cover three programs to aid refugees in Lebanon.Sectarian issues Al-Ahram Weekly - Dec 07 10:25 AM
Over the past few days, things flared up in three countries all at once: Lebanon, Palestine and Iraq. The power struggle among the ruling elites and the weakness of the current regimes were to blame in each case.Analysis: Palestinian economy in free fall UPI - Dec 07 8:07 AM
JERUSALEM, Dec. 7 (UPI) -- During a recent press conference with the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees on the economic conditions in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip, briefer Salem Ajluni was asked: "If I were a Palestinian, where should I live?"Israel rejects US advisory panel report on Iraq Outlook India - Dec 07 6:49 AM
Israel today rejected a US advisory panel's report which said that efforts to find a solution to its conflict with Palestine could have a conciliatory effect on the Iraqi situation and insisted that there was no linkage between the two issues.Furor simmers over Carter's latest book Atlanta Journal-Constitution - Dec 06 7:48 PM
Any controversy seemed to be lost on the 700 or so people who lined up Wednesday to get their copies of former President Jimmy Carter's latest book, "Palestine: Peace Not Apartheid," signed by the author. As he signed, Carter occasionally stopped and smiled for pictures, answered general questions from well wishers and asked most of the children their names. "I think it is the boldest thing an Palestine chess player disqualified New Kerala - Dec 05 12:32 AM
Doha, Dec 5: Palestine chess player Talal Shbaita was disqualified from the 15th Asian Games after he failed to play either of his first two games in the competition.Carter's new book draws sharp criticisms Macon Telegraph - Dec 07 12:20 AM
A Carter Center fellow and longtime adviser to former President Jimmy Carter has resigned after sharply criticizing Carter's new book on Palestine, and a Jewish human rights group said it obtained thousands of signatures from supporters also protesting the book.UN Security Council welcomes Israel-Palestine ceasefire deal People's Daily - Dec 06 5:23 PM
The UN Security Council on Wednesday welcomed the cease-fire agreement reached last month by Israeli and Palestinian leaders.Rice to press harder for revival of Mideast talks USA Today - Dec 07 6:39 PM
A day after a bipartisan panel urged the Bush administration to try harder to broker Middle East peace, the State Department said Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice would devote more energy to reviving Israeli talks with the Palestinians.Top Searches Football365.com - Dec 07 6:01 AM
The afternooners always know better than the morningers... Vidic Should Know Better Perhaps Nemanja Vidic and Rio Ferdinand would like to explain their "hilarious" rocket-launcher celebration to people living in Iraq, Afghanistan, Israel, Palestine etc etc who live in constant fear of attack from rocket-propelled grenades or missiles or those who have lost love ones from such weapons in conflict Carter's Book Leads to a Resignation WXIA-TV Atlanta - Dec 06 8:57 PM
Former President Jimmy Carter's latest book, 'Palestine: Peace, Not Apartheid,' is generating buzz, but also controversy. Video: Keith Whitney Reports Text From the News Conference New York Times - Dec 07 4:03 PM
Following is the text of remarks at a news conference on Thursday by President Bush and Prime Minister Tony Blair of Britain, as recorded by the White House:.President Bush and Prime Minister Blair Hold a News Conference Washington Post - Dec 07 1:45 PM
President Bush and the United Kingdom's Prime Minister Tony Blair discuss the Iraq Study Group report and their views on creating peace and stability in the Middle East. Olmert Rejects Linking Iraq to Israeli-Arab Disputes Bloomberg via Yahoo! News - Dec 07 12:46 PM
Dec. 7 (Bloomberg) -- Israel's Prime Minister Ehud Olmert rejected the linkage made by the Iraq Study Group between resolving or reducing U.S. involvement in Iraq and finding a solution to the Israeli-Palestinian dispute.Prime minister seizes chance for progress on Palestinian crisis Guardian Unlimited - Dec 06 7:08 PM
Tony Blair is to take advantage of the Iraq Study Group's advice on the Middle East to press George Bush, in a meeting today, to be more positive towards the formation of a national unity government in Palestine involving Hamas.Text from Bush and Blair news conference AP via Yahoo! News - Dec 07 10:56 AM
Text from President Bush and Prime Minister Tony Blair's joint news conference Thursday, as transcribed by CQ Transcriptions.'Forward' - Bush's new favorite word? AP via Yahoo! News - Dec 07 1:11 PM
When he received his own copy of the Iraq Study Group report, President Bush praised the subtitle, "The way forward a new approach." On Thursday, it was clear he had added the phrase to his lexicon. Bush and British Prime Minister Tony Blair used "forward" or "way forward" about two dozen times during their news conference about the war and problems in the Middle East.Your e-mails: Will Iraq recommendations work? CNN.com - Dec 07 12:30 PM
A high-level panel has made its recommendations on Iraq, calling the situation there "grave and dangerous," while adding "prospects can be improved." The Iraq Study Group calls for direct talks between the United States, Iran and Syria and urges moving most U.S. troops from combat to support roles by early 2008.Hezbollah chief vows not to give up Lebanon protests AFP via Yahoo! News - Dec 07 11:54 AM
Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah vowed that the Lebanese opposition will not "surrender" in its mass protests to bring down the Western-backed government.Israel asked to release frozen Palestinian fund People's Daily - Dec 06 4:39 PM
The Council of Arab Economic Unity Wednesday called on the international community and the quartet committee to press Israel to release a frozen Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) fund of 550 million U.S. dollars.Abbas urged to call early polls to solve Palestinian crisis AFP via Yahoo! News - Dec 07 8:48 AM
A commission probing ways out of the Palestinian political crisis has advised president Mahmud Abbas to call early elections, a member said as the ruling Hamas movement warned against the "illegal" move.Patriots win 6-AA opener over Carlisle Forrest City Times-Herald - Dec 06 1:32 PM
The Palestine-Wheatley Patriots opened the 6AA conference season with a big win over Carlisle Tuesday at Patriot Gym. Raphael Williams exploded for 23 points in the 67-65 win while Phil Hicks had 19 and Orlandon Watson had 16 points and 15 rebounds.Palestine government a 'facade' The Scotsman - Dec 06 4:10 AM
ISRAELI vice premier Shimon Peres said today the national unity government Palestinians were trying to establish would be nothing more than a "facade," because Hamas militants involved aren't interested in peace.LATEST GEORGIA HEADLINES AccessNorthGA - Dec 06 1:12 PM
A Carter Center fellow and longtime adviser to former President Jimmy Carter has resigned after sharply criticizing Carter's new book on Palestine, and a Jewish human rights group said it obtained thousands of signatures also protesting the book.LATEST GEORGIA HEADLINES AccessNorthGA - Dec 06 11:57 AM
A Carter Center fellow and longtime adviser to former President Jimmy Carter has resigned after sharply criticizing Carter's new book on Palestine.Adviser to Jimmy Carter resigns in dispute over book on Palestinians and apartheid International Herald Tribune - Dec 07 7:44 AM
"Factual errors, copied materials not cited, superficialities, glaring omissions and simply invented segments" are charged to former president.In the Panel?s Words: How ?Prospects Can Be Improved? in the ?Difficult Days Ahead? New York Times - Dec 07 6:06 AM
Following is the executive summary of the report released Wednesday by the Iraq Study Group.Battle for Baghdad spurs 'sectarian' house market Reuters via Yahoo! News - Dec 07 5:48 AM
The fear of black-clad Shi'ite militia gunmen storming his Baghdad house haunted Abu Aya's nights for months.The Deal Report Entertainment Weekly - Dec 06 3:15 AM
Jonathan Demme is returning to non-fiction filmmaking. The Manchurian Candidate director is currently shooting He Comes in Peace , a documentary about ex-Prez Jimmy Carter and his book-signing tour for his latest release Palestine: Peace Not Apartheid . ( Variety , 12/5)Arianna Huffington: Cutting the Fat from the Iraq Study Group's 79 Proposals HuffingtonPost - Dec 07 4:30 PM
It took us a day, but we finally plowed through all 79 proposals submitted by the Iraq Study Group. Now, we're all for thoroughness, but 79 seems like overkill -- it's hard enough to read through 79 proposals, let alone try to implement them. Here then is HuffPost's look at seven of the Group's suggestions that should be the first to go: Recommendation 4: As an instrument of the New Arab world welcomes Iraq Study Group report The Christian Science Monitor - Dec 07 2:51 PM
Israel cites some doubts, but Arabs say their advice is now being heard. Highlights from the world's press CNN.com - Dec 07 3:30 AM
The 142-page Iraq Study Group report was released yesterday, confronting U.S. President George W. Bush with a strong argument that his policy in Iraq is not working and that he must move toward disengagement. The New York Times says the study report was never going to change the basic facts that there is no victory to be had in Iraq, and however American troops withdraw, they will leave a deadly Red Cross launches fund appeal BBC News - Dec 07 8:29 AM
The Red Cross launches a fund raising appeal with the aim of finding more than $800m.Map lines obscured during Asian Games AP via Yahoo! News - Dec 07 1:48 AM
The weatherman from the 24-hour international news channel was scanning over a map of the Middle East, giving his forecasts for Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (cloudy), and Doha, Qatar (rainy periods). Then he swept his hands to the right and said, "OK, let's move east and check Asia."'Forward' - Bush's New Favorite Word? Los Angeles Times - Dec 07 1:32 PM
WASHINGTON -- When he received his own copy of the Iraq Study Group report, President Bush praised the subtitle, "The way forward -- a new approach." On Thursday, it was clear he had added the phrase to his lexicon.Bush ponders next Iraq move BBC News - Dec 07 11:12 AM
Paul Reynolds considers how much of the Iraq Study group's report will be implemented.Executive Summary Of the Report Washington Post - Dec 07 1:51 AM
The situation in Iraq is grave and deteriorating. There is no path that can guarantee success, but the prospects can be improved. Carter Book on Israel 'Apartheid' Sparks Bitter Debate Washington Post - Dec 06 9:35 PM
A veteran Middle East scholar affiliated with the Carter Center in Atlanta resigned his position there Monday in an escalating controversy over former president Jimmy Carter's bestselling book on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Unanswered Questions From Iraq Study Group CBS News - Dec 07 12:07 PM
The Iraq Study Group report says the United States' way forward is to negotiate with Iran and Syria. But it doesn't address Palestinian terrorism, which is backed by Iran and Syria, and its ideological causes, the National Review Online says.The Way Forward: A New Approach (Baker Report) Foreign Relations - Dec 06 8:17 AM
This report offers seventy-nine proposals for the situation in Iraq. Although there is no explicit timetable, it calls for a short-term increase in US forces with a gradual decrease by early 2008. It recommends direct engagement with Iran and Syria, and renewed commitment to dealing with the Israel-Palestine issue.Iraq Study Group: Shift mission, go regional The Christian Science Monitor via Yahoo! News - Dec 07 12:00 AM
Amid signs of deepening difficulty and waning American influence in Iraq, the congressionally mandated Iraq Study Group unveiled a set of recommendations Wednesday ranging from a broader regional diplomatic effort to more emphasis on training Iraqi security forces.'Forward' - Bush's new favorite word? Boston Globe - Dec 07 2:45 PM
When he received his own copy of the Iraq Study Group report, President Bush praised the subtitle, "The way forward -- a new approach." On Thursday, it was clear he had added the phrase to his lexicon. Bush and British Prime Minister Tony Blair used "forward" or "way forward" about two dozen times during their news conference about the war ...Blair: no regrets over Iraq PA via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News - 2 hours, 36 minutes ago
Tony Blair has insisted he has no regrets about his unpopular alliance with US President George Bush, even after a damning report on the situation in Iraq prompted the two leaders to admit a new approach was needed.Former Aide Parts With Carter Over Book New York Times - Dec 06 7:10 PM
The adviser, Kenneth W. Stein, said former President Jimmy Carter?s book ?replete with factual errors, copied materials not cited, superficialities, glaring omissions and simply invented segments.?A 'hell of a good try' Casper Star-Tribune - 9 minutes ago
WASHINGTON -- Although the Iraq Study Group's report will not magically solve the problems in Iraq, the hell of a good try proves that politicians of opposite parties can work together on major issues, former Sen. Alan Simpson said Wednesday.Shiite Politician Urges Faster Iraqi Takeover of Security The Online NewsHour - Dec 07 5:40 PM
Leading Iraqi Shiite politician Abdul Aziz al-Hakim has urged U.S. forces to use a stronger hand against Sunni-led insurgents. Al-Hakim discusses his reaction to the Iraq Study Group report, as well as Iraqis' desire to take control of security forces as soon as possible.Bob Rae target of anti-Semitism in recent Liberal leadership contest CP via Yahoo! Canada News - Dec 07 5:34 PM
OTTAWA (CP) - Bob Rae was the target of anti-Semitic attacks during the Liberal leadership contest, motivated at least in part by the fact that his wife is Jewish.Religious split could set region on fire Times Online - Dec 07 4:54 PM
Divided legacy The language was stark. Iraq's slide towards chaos could spark "a broader regional war", according to the blue-chip panel reporting to President Bush this week....Warm welcome in Washington, cold shoulder elsewhere Times Online - Dec 07 4:53 PM
The recommendations of the bipartisan Iraq Study Group were broadly welcomed by most Republicans and Democrats in Washington yesterday, but received a far cooler reception in Iraq, Iran, Israel and from the US military....Carter: New book not about Israel UPI - Dec 07 4:07 PM
LAWRENCEVILLE, Ga., Dec. 7 (UPI) -- Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter said at a Lawrenceville, Ga., signing for his controversial new book that the book is not about Israel.News & Opinions Weekly Dig - Dec 06 1:14 AM
Ron Francis wants to talk about Palestine . He wants to talk about the apartheid state of Israel .Israel Rejects Iraq Study Group Proposals CBS News - Dec 07 7:38 AM
Prime Minister Ehud Olmert doesn't see a link between the Iraq War and Israel's problems with its neighbors, and doesn't want to open talks with Syria. Palestinian leaders were more receptive to the American report.Dead fish day Guardian Unlimited - 2 hours, 37 minutes ago
The president looked like a hooked fish with its head hammered by a humane angler. But he always does. Yesterday he looked even worse. He has moved from the riverbank to the fishmonger's slab. After the midterms and the Baker report on Iraq (executive summary: "We screwed up.Avoiding great expectations Guardian Unlimited - 2 hours, 39 minutes ago
It should not have been necessary for Tony Blair to go all the way to Washington to hear that the situation in Iraq is now "grave and deteriorating", as James Baker and his colleagues determined in their damning indictment of George Bush's policies.Khalifa to attend GCC Summit Khaleej Times - 1 hour, 49 minutes ago
ABU DHABI The President, His Highness Shaikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, is to participate in the 27th GCC Supreme Council Summit which will be held in Riyadh on December 9 and 10.Blair seeks hope in Iraq report BBC News - Dec 07 4:27 AM
Tony Blair believes the Iraq report supports his own direction of travel for the future of Iraq.Local representatives see worthy recommendations in Iraq report North County Times - 1 hour, 38 minutes ago
NORTH COUNTY -- Local lawmakers said the newly released Iraq Study Group Report provides a good blueprint to follow in an effort to curb violence in Iraq.The neocons have finished what the Vietcong started Guardian Unlimited - Dec 07 5:48 PM
Just a month after the American electorate delivered a resounding rebuff to the Bush Iraq policy, the great and the good - in the guise of the Iraq Study Group (ISG) - have subjected that policy to a withering critique. The administration has had the political equivalent of a car crash.Blair and Bush back Iraq rethink PA via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News - Dec 07 1:02 PM
Tony Blair and George Bush accepted the need for a new approach in Iraq as they responded to a US panel's damning assessment of the situation.Israeli gambling billionaire makes bid for peace CTV.ca - Dec 07 2:48 PM
An Israeli investor, who made his fortune in the online gambling industry, is offering some high-stakes bucks in a bid for Mideast peace.Blair to head east in quest for peace deal The Scotsman - Dec 07 5:22 PM
TONY Blair will set out on a Middle East peace mission in the next couple of weeks, making a desperate bid to swing the White House behind his efforts to broker a wider regional settlement.Canadian astronaut Steve MacLean returns Holocaust survivor's scroll CP via Yahoo! Canada News - Dec 07 2:16 PM
CINCINNATI (AP) - He was a "star child," a preschool Jewish child from the Netherlands, forced to wear a yellow star by Nazis and marked for the death camp. Miraculously, Henry Fenichel survived.Fiji Coup Condemned Scoop.co.nz - 1 hour, 43 minutes ago
On 5 December 2006 the commander of Fiji's military has declared that he has taken over the government of Fiji. Louis Michel, Commissioner for Development Cooperation and Humanitarian Aid firmly condemns this unlawful act by Fiji's military.KERIM BALCI Zaman Online - Dec 07 2:16 PM
Speaking to thousands in Gaza last Friday, Palestinian Prime Minister Ismail Haniye succeeded in showing that Hamas still ruled the streets.Bush Backs Blair Mission to Mideast Voice of America - Dec 07 1:46 PM
British Prime Minister Tony Blair will return to the Middle East in hopes of reviving talks between Israel and the Palestinian Authority.Today's Scoop Just Politics News Summary Scoop.co.nz - 2 hours, 28 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...Leader: Middle East policy Guardian Unlimited - 2 hours, 49 minutes ago
Leader: A just and lasting peace in the Middle East is a laudable and urgent goal. But achieving it will be very hard in the dark shadow of Iraq.The Nativity Story (PG) Independent - Dec 07 5:05 PM
Catherine Hardwicke, who made teens-on-the-rampage picture Thirteen, initially seems an outlandish choice to direct this latest version of the Greatest Story Ever Told. But then, given Mary was herself a teenager facing an unscheduled pregnancy and social disapproval, perhaps it's not such a stretch after all. What is surprising is the staid treatment and respectful tone that Hardwicke and Simon Hoggart's sketch Guardian Unlimited - 2 hours, 49 minutes ago
Simon Hoggart's sketch: The president looked like a hooked fish with its head hammered by a humane angler. But he always does. Yesterday he looked even worse.Book buzz USA Today - Dec 06 4:13 PM
Michael Crichton's novel Next is No. 2 on USA TODAY's Best-Selling Books, and Art Buchwald celebrates his life and book, Too Soon to Say Goodbye, at a New York party.Afghanistan: Mission Stresses Need For Security Scoop.co.nz - 2 hours, 58 minutes ago
Highlighting Afghanistan s precarious security situation, caused by the growing insurgency and terrorist activity linked to the illegal drug trade, the United Nations Security Council today urged the Government and donors to do more to bring peace and safeguard human rights, but remained upbeat on the overall development strategy.US Lawyer Appointed For UN-Backed Court Scoop.co.nz - Dec 07 6:31 PM
New York, Dec 7 2006 6:00PM The United Nations-backed Special Court for Sierra Leone announced today that it has appointed an experienced lawyer from the United States as its next Chief Prosecutor.UN Assessment Team To Visit Nepal Scoop.co.nz - Dec 07 6:31 PM
As part of United Nations efforts to help Nepal build on last month s landmark peace deal, an assessment team will arrive in the Himalayan country on Monday for a week-long mission to prepare for a fully-fledged UN operation, a spokesman said today.Today's Top Scoop Stories - News Summary Scoop.co.nz - Dec 07 6:16 PM
NEW ZEALAND LEAD: Foreign Affairs: NZ Korea Force Closer Relationship New Arrivals: Baby Born In Helicopter During Emergency Flight Crime News: Woman Farmer Convicted Of Ill-Treating Goat Sludge Report: Will Bollard Get Mean On Pre-Christmas Spenders?FACTBOX-Bush comments on Iraq Study Group report AlertNet - Dec 07 3:25 PM
Source: Reuters WASHINGTON, Dec 7 (Reuters) - The following are comments by U.S. President George W. Bush on Thursday compared with key recommendations from the Iraq Study Group: * CHANGING STRATEGY -- Iraq Study ... The Best Small Cap for 2007: Syneron The Motley Fool - Dec 07 8:23 AM
Syneron's financials need no cosmetic touch-ups. Carter book criticized AP via Yahoo! News - Dec 06 1:17 PM
A longtime aide to Jimmy Carter has resigned from the Carter Center think tank, calling the former president's new book on Israel and the Arabs one-sided and filled with errors.Iraq panel urges push for Israel-Arab peace Reuters via Yahoo! News - Dec 06 3:53 PM
President George W. Bush must push for a comprehensive Arab-Israeli peace as part of a U.S. effort to defuse broader regional tensions, an elite panel on the Iraq war urged on Wednesday.Carter Center fellow resigns over book Los Angeles Times - Dec 07 12:23 AM
ATLANTA A longtime aide to former President Carter has resigned from the Carter Center think tank, calling the former president's new book on Israel and the Arabs one-sided and filled with errors.The Realists' Repudiation Of Policies for a War, Region Washington Post - Dec 06 3:59 PM
The Iraq Study Group report released yesterday might well be titled "The Realist Manifesto." Voiles: To err is human, to forgive divine Rushville Republican - 51 minutes ago
Now s your chance to be divine, dear readers. In the cutline for the picture on Monday s Remember When page I accidentally typed Looking south on Main Street. Now, I know I m geographically challenged, but I can recognize pictures of downtown Rushville and know when the view is looking north.2 Officers Die in Shootout Arab News - Dec 07 4:14 PM
JEDDAH, 8 December 2006 Two policemen were killed when gunmen in a building near Al-Ruwais Prison opened fire on a guard post at around 4 p.m. in Jeddah s Al-Sharafiah neighborhood yesterday, according to the Ministry of Interior.Palestinian refugees want no part of another Lebanese war The Daily Star Lebannon - Dec 07 2:30 PM
Inside the Shatila Palestinian refugee camp on the outskirts of the Dahiyeh, children run up and down narrow streets playing with balls while grown men sit outside their homes, smoking nargileh as the sun sets. Life seems to be as normal as is possible in a refugee camp, despite the fact that outside of the camp, demonstrations.The Middle East's Leading English Language Daily Arab News - Dec 07 4:09 PM
The editorial End of an Era (Nov. 30) was a correct assessment of how the follies of the Bush administration have brought American influence in the Middle East to an end. Many blame this on the role of Dick Cheney, the most powerful vice president in American history.Bush Sets Conditions for Iran and Syria to Mediate Iraq Talks Arab News - Dec 07 4:14 PM
WASHINGTON, 8 December 2006 A day after the leaders of the Iraq Study Group handed him its report, President George W. Bush met yesterday with his strongest ally in Iraq war, British Prime Minister Tony Blair.Israeli Cyber Casino Tycoon Offers Palestinians $1 Billion for Peace Zaman Online - Dec 07 2:11 PM
An Israeli businessman has offered $1 billion dollars to Palestinian Prime Minister Ismail Haniye if he reaches a peace agreement with his Israeli counterpart.Bush And Blair Back Iraq Rethink Sky News via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News - Dec 07 9:17 AM
Tony Blair and George Bush have indicated they would heed a US report calling for a major rethink of strategy in Iraq.
