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Haddad-Adel:Islamic countries should support Palestine and Lebanese 
Islamic Republic News Agency - Jul 24 3:01 PM
Iran - Majlis - Support Majlis Speaker Gholam-Ali Haddad-Adel emphasized the necessity of condemnation of the Zionist regime and support for the oppressed Muslims of Lebanon and Palestine by all Muslims as well as officials of the Islamic countries.Iranians' award for poetry on Palestine IranMania.com - Jul 24 3:46 PM
LONDON, July 25 (IranMania) - The Foundation for the Preservation and Publication of Sacred Defense Works and Values has established the first Palestine Literary Award, MNA reported.Sheldon Drobny: My Response To Comments: Israel and Palestine HuffingtonPost - Jul 23 8:02 AM
This all started with a post I made several days ago called: ANOTHER LEGACY OF BRITISH COLONIALISM: ISRAEL AND PALESTINE. My attempt was to put into perspective the evils of colonialism, especially British colonialism. The British have been responsible for leaving their empire in a mess as they declined in power during the 20th Century. And the U.S. as its successor after WW II could not put No recognition of Israel until Palestine problem solved; Aziz Outlook India - Jul 23 5:45 AM
With Israel continuing its offensive against Hezbollah in Lebanon, Pakistan which in the recent past has made efforts to work out a rapprochment with Tel Aviv, has said it will not recognise the Jewish State unless the Palestine problem is solved.Bahrain panel to support Lebanon and Palestine Khaleej Times - Jul 22 9:17 PM
MANAMA Bahrain's leading parliamentarians, businessmen, scholars as well as human rights activists are working on setting up a panel to support Lebanon and Palestine.U.S. Muslims Collect Relief Aid for Lebanon, Palestine; CAIR asks Americans of All Faiths to Gather Supplies after [Press Release] U.S. Newswire via Yahoo! News - Jul 24 1:47 PM
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) today called on Americans of all faiths to collect humanitarian relief supplies for delivery to Lebanon and the Palestinian Territories. CAIR is urging that the supplies be collected following regular congregational prayers this week in American mosques, churches, synagogues, and other houses of worship.ANC Condemns Israeli Attacks on Palestine, Lebanon ArabicNews.com - Jul 24 1:10 PM
The African National Congress (ANC) condemned the Israel's collective punishment of both the Palestinian and Lebanese peoples.Toni Solo: Varieties Of Imperial Decline Scoop.co.nz - 55 minutes ago
If people needed reminding that North American and European foreign policy, including policy on aid and trade, is based on sadism and hypocrisy, events in Palestine and Lebanon will surely have done so.Iranian Jews condemn Israel's crimes in Lebanon, Palestine Islamic Republic News Agency - Jul 24 9:31 AM
Iran - Jews - Israel The Association of Jews in Iran's southern city of Shiraz on Monday condemned Zionists' crimes in attacking the defenseless Lebanese and Palestinian civilians.ALI BULAC Zaman Online - Jul 24 2:19 PM
Palestine, the Mother of all Problems! In the wake of 9/11, the Palestinian issue is no longer viewed as an international problem but as international security problem.Kingdom Affirms Need for Immediate Mideast Truce Arab News - Jul 24 4:10 PM
TAIF, 25 July 2006 Saudi Arabia has affirmed the need for an immediate cease-fire in Lebanon and Palestine in a weekly meeting of the Council of Ministers held at the Hawiyah Palace in Taif yesterday.The Middle East's Leading English Language Daily Arab News - Jul 24 4:12 PM
TAIF, 25 July 2006 Saudi Arabia has affirmed the need for an immediate cease-fire in Lebanon and Palestine in a weekly meeting of the Council of Ministers held at the Hawiyah Palace in Taif yesterday. Custodian...MUSTAFA UNAL Zaman Online - Jul 24 2:19 PM
The site of wounded and dead civilians from the Middle East are gut wrenching. Beirut, Southern Lebanon and Palestine are in ashes. Dark smoke from missiles is all over.Ireland Announces Emergency Funding of 1 Million to Meet Crisis Needs in Lebanon and Palestine Palestine News Agency - Jul 22 11:17 AM
DUBLIN, July, 22, 2006 (WAFA) - Irish government announced Friday that it will provide 1 million ($1.25 million) in relief assistance for Lebanon and Palestine.New 'Time' Managing Editor Channeling Bonnie Fuller Gawker - Jul 24 12:40 PM
We don't want to spoil the article for you, but Key Number Two is "Meet Palestine at the door wearing only your apron!" The Six Keys To Peace In The Middle East [Time]India won't change stand on Palestine The Times of India - Jul 22 6:40 AM
HYDERABAD: India continues to support the "fair and just" cause of Palestinians and there is no change in its stand on the demand for a separate state of Palestine, said Urban Development Minister S. Jaipal Reddy on Saturday.SELCUK GULTASLI Zaman Online - Jul 24 2:20 PM
The Western world, particularly Europe and the United States, that ignores the plight of the Palestinian people, and that remains mute before the latest events as a mighty nation of Palestine held hostage, behaved exactly the same way in 1948 when the State of Israel was established -- as if these lands consist mostly of vast stretches of desert where nobody lives.CPI in Kerala to observe Palestine-Lebanon solidarity week New Kerala - Jul 22 11:22 AM
Thiruvananthapuram: The CPI in Kerala has decided to observe 'Palestine-Lebanon solidarity week' from August 3 to mobilise public opinion against alleged Israeli aggression on Lebanon.Remote kibbutz sees return of bad times Boston Globe - Jul 24 1:06 AM
MISGAV AM, Israel -- In 1980, five members of the Palestine Liberation Organization seized the nursery buildings of this kibbutz near the far northern tip of Israel, where infants and toddlers were sleeping. An infant, a kibbutznik, and a soldier were killed. Four small children and 11 soldiers were wounded before the attackers were killed.'Dukhtaran-e- Millat' protest against Israeli regime in Kashmir Islamic Republic News Agency - Jul 24 7:53 AM
India - Kashmir - Lebanon The members of Dukhtaran-e-Millat (a women hardline organization) on Monday took to the streets of Srinagar in protests against the Zionist regime's attacks on Lebanon and Palestine.Worldwide Protests Against Israeli Aggression Independent Media Center - Jul 24 11:30 AM
Tens of thousands throughout the world took to the street on Saturday, July 22nd, to protest against the ongoing Israeli war on Lebanon and Palestine . For the past 12 days and nights, Israeli air forces have destroyed countless civilian buildings and means of transportation in operations that have killed more 400 people, mostly civilians, and wrecked havoc on Lebanese cities, harbours, airports The Necessary and Sufficient Conditions for Peace between Israel and Palestine The Progress Report - Jul 24 3:29 AM
Lots of War in the Middle East, and plans for still more war. In the midst of all that violence, Senior Editor Fred Foldvary shows us a rarity -- an intelligent plan for peace.DAILY EXPRESS NEWS Sabah Daily Express - Jul 24 8:44 AM
Kuala Lumpur : The United Nations'(UN) failure to stop Israel's latest blitz on Lebanon and Palestine earned Umno Youth's wrath which labelled the UN Secretary General Kofi Annan as a coward.Mid East conflict Palestinian ambassador talks exclusively to ADM - calls on the US to use its influence on Israel to Accra Daily Mail - Jul 24 11:23 AM
The international community has been called upon to put pressure on Israel to halt as early as possible the attack on Lebanon and Palestine.Musharraf, Abdullah discuss situation in Lebanon Islamic Republic News Agency - Jul 24 7:17 AM
Pakistan - Saudi Arabia Pakistan continued its diplomatic efforts to end the Middle East crisis on Sunday as President Pervez Musharraf phoned King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia to discuss the Israeli aggression against Lebanon and Palestine.Palestinian envoy rejects Israel's demand for disarming of Hezbollah Islamic Republic News Agency - Jul 24 4:31 AM
Palestine - Iran - Zawawi Palestinian Ambassador to Tehran Salah Zawawi here Monday rejected the Zionist regime's demand for disarming of Hezbollah forces.Arab media watch: July 24 Gulf News - Jul 24 7:04 AM
The logic of power which is exercised by Israel against Lebanon and Palestine and supported by the United States (including the recent reports of supplying the Israeli government with precision-guided bombs) will not succeed in achieving Israeli and American goals.28 JUMADI-UL-SAANI 1427 AH SRINAGAR TUESDAY, JULY 25, 2006 Greater Kashmir - Jul 24 11:21 AM
Srinagar: Activists of all-women outfit Dukhtaran-e-Millat on Monday took to streets in Srinagar to protest against continued Israeli attacks on Lebanon and Palestine.Calls to invite warring Middle East parties to SA Mail and Guardian - Jul 24 7:16 AM
Representatives of warring groups in Israel, Lebanon and Palestine should meet in South Africa to negotiate an end to hostilities between them, the South African Council of Churches (SACC) said on Monday.main Kavkaz Center - Jul 24 6:15 AM
According to Indonesian media reports, Suaib Didu, the head of an Islamic students group, said 217 volunteers of Palestine Jihad Bombing Troops were planning to travel to Lebanon to join Hizballah's fight.1701 Russia, CIS citizens evacuated from Lebanon-ministry Itar-Tass - Jul 24 4:40 AM
MOSCOW, July 24 (Itar-Tass) - As many as 1,701 citizens of Russia and the CIS, including 555 children, have been evacuated from Lebanon and Palestine, director of the international affairs department of the Russian Ministry of Emergency Situations, head of the Russian national emergency humanitarian response corpse Yuri Brazhnikov told Itar-Tass.Weak Horses The Weekly Standard via Yahoo! News - 2 hours, 50 minutes ago
On Tuesday, July 18, in Tehran, Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad spoke to his countrymen.Outlook: Stark Moment for Hezbollah Washington Post - 27 minutes ago
What was Hezbollah thinking of when it abducted two Israeli soldiers and provoked a punishing response that has been creating orphans and bringing down buildings in Lebanon? Hezbollah scholar Amal Saad-Ghorayeb believes the movement had envisaged a response of this kind. It is forcing Israel to realize that Hezbollah is not just a guerrilla group but a popular social movement that cannot be Ireland to provide relief assistance for Lebanon, Palestine People's Daily - Jul 21 7:11 PM
Ireland will provide 1 million euros (1.25 million US dollar) in relief assistance for Lebanon and Palestine to meet the growing humanitarian needs as a result of the current crisis, Irish government announced on Friday.'SA can help in Mid-East peace' News 24 South Africa - Jul 24 7:47 AM
Representatives of warring groups in Israel, Lebanon and Palestine should meet in South Africa to negotiate an end to hostilities, says the SA Council of Churches.US and Israeli War Aims Middle East Online - Jul 24 2:22 AM
The ultimate aim of the United States and Israel is to install a submissive regime in Lebanon (and Palestine) so as to continue and enhance US/Israeli dominance of the region. But these actions will undoubtedly meet with resistance and only produce more violence and chaos, notes Patrick Seale .Beirutis Try to Plumb the Abyss Between Elegance and Chaos New York Times - 2 hours, 1 minute ago
Beirut has been split in two, with its impoverished Shiite flank mutilated by airstrikes and the rest of the city remaining relatively unscathed.Palestine gumen fire rockets at Israel Aljazeera - Jul 23 2:57 PM
Palestinian militants in Gaza fired five rockets at Israel early on Sunday, despite reports that they had agreed to halt such attacks.Syria, Traditional Refuge for Displaced Arabs, Is Strained by 120,000 More New York Times - 2 hours, 1 minute ago
Many Syrians are expressing concern about the potential economic effects on their country of an influx of Lebanese refugees.Lebanese Families Flee Toward Semblance of Safety Washington Post - 2 hours, 14 minutes ago
RASHIDIYA CAMP, Lebanon, July 24 -- From the beginning, Hassan Madani was already a casualty of war. World Vision Urges Protection of Children in the Middle East Christian Today - Jul 24 2:05 AM
World Vision warns that the violence and destruction of infrastructure in Lebanon and Palestine means children there are facing potential outbreaks:::- ARAB TIMES -::: Arab Times - Jul 23 11:40 PM
KUWAIT (KUNA): Kuwait on Sunday called for an urgent intervention by the international community to end the ongoing savage Israeli massacres against the peoples of Palestine and Lebanon and asked it to launch a serious measures to impose full, lasting and just peace in the region.Iranian embassy condemns Zionist regime's crimes Islamic Republic News Agency - Jul 23 10:16 PM
Iran - Switzerland - Lebanon The Iranian embassy in Switzerland on Sunday issued a statement condemning the atrocities of the Zionist regime in Lebanon and Palestine.News Analysis: Race between bombs, talks AP via Yahoo! News - Jul 24 12:26 PM
The Lebanon crisis is now a race between bombs and bargaining, devastation and dialogue. As talks slowly begin, veteran observers are skeptical that Israel and Washington want to quiet the guns anytime soon, that Hezbollah will back down, that a quick deal can be worked out.R&J Trucking advanced to the 18 & under Babe Ruth World Series The Youngstown Vindicator - Jul 23 9:35 PM
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(IsraelNN.com) Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah said Israel s use of ground forces in southern Lebanon will not stop what he called the firing of rockets on Zionist cities in occupied northern Palestine. Blair hopes for Mideast peace plan CNN.com - Jul 24 8:25 AM
British Prime Minister Tony Blair said Monday he hoped a peace plan to secure a ceasefire in Lebanon would emerge in the next few days.ZAMAN DAILY NEWSPAPER (2006072434970) Zaman Online - Jul 23 2:14 PM
To grasp a better understanding of the escalation between the Israeli Northern Front (Historical Palestine) and Hezbollah (Party of Allah), which erupted on Wednesday July 13, the events leading up to crisis, particularly the Israeli atrocities in the Gaza Strip, should be discussed.Today in History, July 24 Israel National News - Jul 23 6:42 PM
(IsraelNN.com) 1908: Young Turk revolution erupted and promised basic governmental change in the Ottoman Empire, but none actually took place in Palestine.Israel, not Arabs, now looking abroad International Herald Tribune - Jul 24 7:30 AM
In a sudden turnabout, Israel is embracing the possibility of an aggressive international force on its northern border with Lebanon to bolster its security in its struggle with Hezbollah.Support of Hezbollah unpopular in Iran / Public sentiment is growing that state should help Iranians San Francisco Chronicle - Jul 23 3:48 AM
There is a huge amount of anger here about what is happening in Lebanon, but it is not all because of Israeli bombs, missiles and artillery. "Of course I am angry," said Hamid Akbari, 30, a deliveryman. "All our income is going to Palestine and... Hezbollah envoy: War on Israel to widen AP via Yahoo! News - Jul 24 5:45 AM
Hezbollah's representative in Iran struck a defiant tone Monday, warning that his Islamic militant group plans to widen its attacks on Israel until "no place" is safe for Israelis.Testing time for Haifa's Arabs BBC News - Jul 24 12:13 PM
The BBC's Raffi Berg assesses the mood of Arabs in the Israeli city of Haifa - usually a model of coexistence.Marchers around world plead for peace to be given a chance Sydney Morning Herald - Jul 23 7:14 AM
ABOUT 15,000 people turned George Street into a human highway at the weekend as they protested against Israeli attacks on Lebanon and Palestine. -In Lebanon strife, memories of past war for Israel The Christian Science Monitor - Jul 24 3:06 PM
The 1982 conflict haunts Israelis in the way that Vietnam hangs in the American collective memory. Why Israelis believe they're right Salon.com - 2 hours, 18 minutes ago
Much of the world sees the Israeli attacks on Lebanon as disproportionate. But for the vast majority of Israelis, including some former doves, the war against Hezbollah is deterrence in self-defense. main Kavkaz Center - Jul 23 1:15 PM
In retaliation to the unabated atrocities of the Zionist entity against the civilians of Lebanon, the Hezbollah movement fired a barrage of 170 missiles on Sunday on mostly military and industrial sites in the northern part of Occupied Palestine inflicting considerable damage and resulting in the death of over 40 Zionists and injury to over 90 others.Lebanese Writer Khoury Remains Hopeful as Israeli Bombs Fall Bloomberg.com - Jul 24 1:48 PM
July 24 (Bloomberg) -- Writer Elias Khoury has heard Israeli bombs explode near his home in Beirut. His family is safe for the moment, but that could change as Israel continues to strike Hezbollah targets.OIC to play more active role in developments in Lebanon, Palestine Islamic Republic News Agency - Jul 21 12:01 AM
Iran - Lebanon - OIC Permanent envoys of the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) to the United Nations supported Iran's proposal for the OIC playing a more active role vis-a-vis recent developments in Lebanon and Palestine.Hezbollah acted for Palestine Gulf News - Jul 22 2:23 PM
A woman, an immigrant from Russia, throws herself on the ground in total despair in front of her home that has been hit by a missile, crying in broken Hebrew: "My son! My son!" believing him dead.More into the morass Haaretz Daily - Jul 23 8:32 AM
In 1924, journalist Itamar Ben Avi left Jerusalem to spend the summer in Lebanon, as was customary among the upper crust in Palestine in those days.Mideast Crisis Threatening Iraq Says Maliki by Hannah K. Strange UPI U.K. Correspondent London (UPI) Jul 24, 2006 Space War - 2 hours, 25 minutes ago
Iraq may sink deeper into chaos and instability if the conflict between Israel and Lebanese Hezbollah is not halted immediately, Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki warned Monday.PM's speech at the Asean Ministerial meeting The Star Online - 22 minutes ago
Address by Malaysia's Prime Minister Dato Seri Abdullah Ahmadd Badawi at the opening of the 39th Asean Ministerial at the Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre in Kuala Lumpur on July 25.Weighing Foreign Forces: Sea Change for Israel New York Times - Jul 23 7:46 PM
After decades of resisting foreign intervention, Israel is embracing the idea of an international force on its northern border with Lebanon.Jayne Lyn Stahl: Is Psychosis Contagious? HuffingtonPost - Jul 24 10:02 AM
"My land is being occupied and I don't have weapons...Put explosives on me now, and I'm ready to go," Shadi Najdi, resident of Srifa, Lebanon (Reuters, 7/23/06) German philosopher Ludwig Wittgenstein once wrote that there is no such thing as a private language. I think of Ludwig now, and wonder what he would say about private vision. Is vision, something generally believed to be internal, a Rallies across Canada denounce Middle East conflict, Harper's comments Canada.com - Jul 23 5:31 AM
Parliament Hill--demo organized by Coalition of Arab CAnadian Professionals and Community Assoc protest Israeli action in Lebanon and Palestine. July 22, 2006Palestine holds key to region s stability: Mohammed Khaleej Times - Jul 22 8:40 PM
ABU DHABI His Highness Shaikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, received here yesterday French Defence Minister Michele Alliot-Marie.In quotes: Global reaction to conflict BBC News - Jul 24 6:59 AM
A selection of quotes from key figures on the latest developments in the Lebanon conflict.main Kavkaz Center - Jul 23 5:30 AM
Taliban on Sunday said that Zionist attacks on Lebanon and Palestine are backed by US and its allies as Gorge W. Bush termed these attacks as the right of "Israel" to defend itself.Mandelson on Suspension of Doha Scoop.co.nz - 24 minutes ago
"I want to express the profound disappointment and sadness of the member states of the European Union, and of Mariann and myself, that the world trade talks are having to be suspended today.Lebanon: UN Launches $149 Million Appeal Scoop.co.nz - 1 hour, 39 minutes ago
The United Nations today launched a $149 million humanitarian appeal for Lebanon covering the next three months and focusing on food, health care, logistics, water and sanitation, protection and common services for an estimated 800,000 people affected by the worsening conflict.Mbeki asked to help end Middle East tragedy Independent Online - 1 hour, 4 minutes ago
Anglican Archbishop Njongonkulu Ndungane has urged President Thabo Mbeki to use what influence he has to help mediate in the Middle East crisis.Palestinians expect no ceasefire if Israel continues offensive People's Daily - Jul 24 6:10 PM
A Palestinian official said on Monday that no ceasefire would be reached as long as Israel continues its offensives against the Palestinian territories and Lebanon.Kosovo And Serb Leaders Meet on Province Status Scoop.co.nz - 1 hour, 24 minutes ago
Top Serbian and Kosovar leaders met for the first time today to discuss plans for the future status of the United Nations-run province of Kosovo, and while both sides remain far apart politically, the UN official overseeing the discussions welcomed the start of dialogue and said the world body remained committed to further negotiations.Migration Focus of Annual Treaty-Signing Event Scoop.co.nz - 1 hour, 24 minutes ago
The annual campaign for the signature and ratification of international treaties that takes place during the opening of the General Assembly session each fall will focus this year on human migration, according to the United Nations Office of Legal Affairs, which today made available a book about the 30 accords being highlighted at the event.DR of Congo: Envoy to Assess Election Readiness Scoop.co.nz - 1 hour, 24 minutes ago
With less than a week to go before the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) holds its first free elections in 45 years, the senior United Nations envoy to the country is travelling to its troubled north-eastern province of Ituri to gauge the state of readiness there.Study on Landlocked Nations Urges Cooperation Scoop.co.nz - 1 hour, 24 minutes ago
Fostering regional cooperation with transit countries, especially in the field of transport, is crucial if the world s poorest landlocked nations are to make substantial economic gains, according to a United Nations study released today.S Lebanon Force in Heavy Fire, Actions Impossible Scoop.co.nz - 1 hour, 24 minutes ago
The United Nations force monitoring the line of withdrawal between Israel and Lebanon reported continued heavy firing today from both Hezbollah and Israeli Defence Forces (IDF), while Secretary-General Kofi Annan said the recent upsurge in violence had restricted the force from carrying out even basic activities.Term of Head of Hariri Probe Extended Scoop.co.nz - 1 hour, 39 minutes ago
Secretary-General Kofi Annan has re-appointed the head of the United Nations panel investigating last year s killing of Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri until the end of the year, a spokeswoman for Mr. Annan said today.Israel suddenly looks around for a little help The Age - Jul 24 12:38 PM
For decades, Arab - particularly Palestinian - leaders have sought international intervention in their conflicts with Israel, while Israeli leaders spurned foreign forces as unreliable and biased against Israeli interests. -William Rivers Pitt: The Pin in the Grenade Scoop.co.nz - 1 hour, 9 minutes ago
There is no way to tell exactly how this Middle East upheaval is going to unfold, and making any sort of prediction is a dangerous game.Blair government coming into conflict with Britain s traditions in Arab world Khaleej Times - 1 hour, 15 minutes ago
LONDON - Prime Minister Tony Blair s outspoken support for Washington s stance on the Mideast crisis runs against much of what British diplomacy has stood for: a long tradition as a friend of the Arab world, whose roots go back to Lawrence of Arabia.Am Johal 100 Hours in the Holy Land Scoop.co.nz - 1 hour, 9 minutes ago
Jerusalem/Ramallah - I am contemplating what is now known as the Haifa Suitcase Dilemma. I left it in an apartment and left with only a backpack last Sunday when the rockets started to land.About-face: Israel discovers the merits of international intervention Sydney Morning Herald - Jul 24 12:26 PM
FOR decades, Arab - particularly Palestinian - leaders have sought international intervention in their conflicts with Israel while Israeli leaders spurned foreign forces as unreliable and likely to be biased against Israeli interests. -US Farmers on W Africa Trip: 'US Policy Shameful' Scoop.co.nz - 2 hours, 55 minutes ago
A delegation of farmers has returned to the US after spending last week meeting with West African farmers and getting a first hand look at the effect of International agricultural policies on the lives of farmers in developing countries.Secretary Rice With Israeli FM Livni in Jerusalem Scoop.co.nz - Jul 24 6:35 PM
FOREIGN MINISTER LIVINI: Allow me to welcome -- to warmly welcome Secretary Rice to Israel. This is a very important visit at the most difficult time. The free world is facing threats that seek to undermine our values and our stability.Blair raises prospect of ceasefire Evening Standard - 2 hours, 16 minutes ago
A plan to end the "catastrophe" in the Lebanon may be unveiled in the next few days, Prime Minister Tony Blair said. "We deeply regret the loss of innocent life in the Lebanon and Israel," the premier said, standing alongside Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri Maliki after talks in Downing Street.A Real Solution to the Conflict in the Middle East, by Fr. Labib Kobti UN Observer - Jul 23 4:52 AM
2006-07-23 | A fair, full and lasting solution to the Middle East problems will occur when the International Community and especially the U.S. will oblige Israel to respect fully the U.N. resolutions 242, 194, that the "Bush Road Map" mentioned, at a certain time - when Israel gives back the whole of the 1967 Occupied territories and Palestine will have its own independent country and Independent Mired in hate, stained by blood The Age - Jul 24 12:23 PM
Leaders have called on both sides to end the fighting or risk escalation of the crisis. What happened?Tsunami Shows Need for Complete Warning System Scoop.co.nz - Jul 24 5:04 PM
Following last week s tsunami that killed hundreds of people on the south-central coast of the Indonesian island of Java, the head of a United Nations regional development commission called today for more comprehensive coverage from the warning systems now being developed in the aftermath of the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and the devastating waves it created.Muslims attack Jew at U.S. Islamic rally WorldNetDaily - Jul 24 3:13 PM
A Jewish activist was physically assaulted and his life was threatened during a planned "peaceful" rally held by the Muslim American Society in Boston, he told WorldNetDaily today.It Is Time the Focus Shifted to the Saudi Peace Plan Arab News - Jul 24 4:13 PM
While attending a recent conference in Houston on US Arab relations, I joined a luncheon hosted by a group of prestigious, influential Texas women. They were hosting a luncheon for Dr. Selwa Al-Hazzaa, the chairperson of Friends of Saudi Arabia.Nuncio Negotiated for Release of Israeli Soldier Catholic Times - Jul 24 4:08 PM
By The Universe: The papal nuncio to Israel and the Palestinian territories has spoken of his efforts to affect the release of Corporal Gilad Shalit, the Israeli soldier kidnapped by Palestinian terrorists.Pope Benedict XVI Calls for Mideast Cease-fire Scoop.co.nz - Jul 24 4:35 PM
LES COMBES, Italy, JULY 23, 2006 (Zenit.org).- Benedict XVI urgently appealed for a cease-fire in the Middle East today, as his request that it be a day of penance and prayer for peace is being fulfilled worldwide.Talks suspended. 'Today there are only losers.' Scoop.co.nz - Jul 24 4:35 PM
Talks suspended. Today there are only losers. The Doha Development Agenda negotiations are to be suspended because gaps between key players remain too wide.SAN FRANCISCO / Responses to a rally for Israel are split / Sen. Feinstein says nation 'fighting for its very existence' San Francisco Chronicle - Jul 24 7:44 AM
Shading themselves with Israeli flags and signs that stated "Pro-Israel, pro-peace," more than 1,000 people crowded San Francisco's Justin Herman Plaza on Sunday to rally in support of Israel's military campaign in Lebanon and to hear U.S. Sen. Dianne... Volatile Security in Darfur Limits Access to Needy Scoop.co.nz - Jul 24 3:50 PM
United Nations humanitarian staff in Sudan s strife-torn Darfur region cannot reach at least one in five of those in need of assistance because of the ongoing violence and insecurity there, the UN Mission in Sudan (UNMIS) reported today.Protection of Children in War Must Be Strengthened Scoop.co.nz - Jul 24 3:35 PM
With over 250,000 boys currently exploited as child soldiers and tens of thousands of girls subject to sexual violence, it was time for the United Nations Security Council to step up its efforts to protect such children by acting against their violators, UN officials told the 15-member body today.Annan Heads to Rome in Search of Lebanon Measures Scoop.co.nz - Jul 24 3:34 PM
With violence continuing to tear through Lebanon for a twelfth day, United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan leaves for Rome today for an international meeting aimed at resolving the crisis, expressing hope that concrete measures will emerge from discussions there.On the edge of your seat with Silva's spy thriller MSNBC - Jul 24 1:40 PM
In The Messenger, the best-selling author continues the story of Gabriel Allon as he tries to thwart an attack on the Vatican. Read an excerpt. 
