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Pakistan says Palestine issue needs to be resolved 
Calcutta News - Aug 18 6:10 PM
Pakistan s Foreign Minister on Friday appealed to the Middle East quartet to not forget Palestine. Khurshid Kasuri was in Dubai after visiting Lebanon.Delta, New Palestine deal with key losses The Indianapolis Star - Aug 17 9:37 PM
Class 4A Delta and Class 3A New Palestine tied for the Hoosier Heritage Conference title last year with 6-1 records. Heading into this season, however, they face a similar dilemma: The Eagles and Dragons are dealing with heavy losses in the running game.Palestine Residents Don`t Want Railroad Crossings Closed WTWO NewsChannel 2 - Aug 17 7:41 PM
One rural Wabash Valley town hopes a railroad company won`t come in and start shutting down its streets. Palestine, Illinois, is quite a major hub for the Indiana Railroad, and it`s the railroad trying to close a crossing on a street that residents say needs to stay open.Palestine-Wheatley looks to improve existing schools Forrest City Times-Herald - Aug 17 1:16 PM
EDITOR S NOTE: All three school districts in St. Francis County Forrest City, Palestine-Wheatley and Hughes, are asking for millage increases in the Sept. 19 school elections. This is the second of three articles on the requests, this one centering on Palestine-Wheatley.Iraq beats Palestine 3-0 in Asian Cup qualifying to lead qualifying group Slam! Sports - Aug 17 5:36 PM
AMMAN, Jordan (AP) - Yunis Mahmoud scored twice in three minutes midway through the second half as Iraq beat Palestine 3-0 on Thursday to move atop its Asian Cup qualifying group.New Palestine High School Student Brings Gun to School WISH-TV Indianapolis - Aug 17 9:06 AM
Hancock County sheriff's deputies took a 16-year-old boy into custody Wednesday night on charges relating to possessing a handgun on New Palestine High School property. Ecumenical Pastoral Delegation Reports on Visit to Lebanon, Israel and Palestine [Press Release] Worldwide Faith News - Aug 17 2:29 PM
GENEVA, 17 August 2006 (LWI) - Peace in the Middle East will not be achieved until the core issue of the conflict in the region, namely the coexistence of Palestine and Israel is addressed, said the General Secretary of the Lutheran World Federation (LWF), Rev. Dr Ishmael Noko, when he joined leaders of the Ecumenical Center-based church organizations in welcoming an ecumenical pastoral New Palestine HS student arrested for bringing gun to school WTHR Indianapolis - Aug 17 9:01 AM
Hancock County - School just started, but a high school student in Hancock County is already in trouble. He's accused of bringing a gun to school. The student, a sophomore at New Palestine High School, is facing felony charges.Palestine Prepares Peace Plan with Arab Countries Zaman Online - Aug 18 2:12 PM
Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas announced that they are working on a new plan to solve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. A solution can only come through negotiation. We will never accept the imposition of a unilateral solution, whatever it is, said Abbas, but gave no details about the plan.Un Palestine Relief Agency Condemns Killing Scoop.co.nz - Aug 16 3:19 PM
The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees ( UNRWA>UNRWA ) has spoken out against the senseless and tragic killing of one of its workers, who died in Lebanon during an Israeli air attack just 20 minutes before the Security Council-mandate cessation of hostilities took effect on Monday morning.Pak FM calls for Palestine solution before another round of war Yahoo! India News - Aug 16 10:54 AM
Islamabad, Aug. 16 (ANI): Pakistan Foreign Minister, Khurshid Kasuri has appealed to the international community especially the great powers not to wait for yet another round of bloodletting in Middle East. They should try and address the Palestine issue, which is the basic cause of turmoil in the Middle East.HOT NEWS Zaman Online - Aug 18 2:12 PM
Turkish Foreign Minister Abdullah Gul is expected to go to Palestine during his visit to Israel where he will discuss the Middle East crisis and the mooted Turkish troop deployment in south Lebanon.Hughes education leaders hoping to save the district Forrest City Times-Herald - Aug 18 1:14 PM
editor s NOTE: All three school districts in St. Francis County Forrest City, Palestine-Wheatley and Hughes, are asking for millage increases in the Sept. 19 school elections. This is the third and final article on the requests, centering on Hughes.Student Jailed After Alleged School Gun Incident WRTV TheIndyChannel.com via Yahoo! News - Aug 17 9:38 AM
A sophomore student at New Palestine High School was jailed Thursday after police said he brought a gun to school on Wednesday.The de-Zionisation of the American mind News From Bangladesh - Aug 18 11:24 AM
It is true that a change in the US policy with respect to the Israel-Palestine conflict would change nothing about traditional imperialism the United States would still support traditional elites everywhere, and press countries to provide a favourable investment climate .But the conflict in the Middle East, involving Iraq, Iran, Lebanon, Syria, Palestine, has all the aspects of a religious Pak FM calls for Palestine solution before another round of war New Kerala - Aug 16 10:07 AM
Islamabad, Aug. 16: Pakistan Foreign Minister, Khurshid Kasuri has appealed to the international community especially the great powers not to wait for yet another round of bloodletting in Middle East. They should try and address the Palestine issue, which is the basic cause of turmoil in the Middle East.National unity government in Palestine Zaman Online - Aug 17 2:12 PM
Israel s occupation of Gaza and attacks against Lebanon overshadowed the internal conflicts of the Palestinians.The question of Palestine is the key Gulf News - Aug 17 2:23 PM
"War," the Prussian military theorist Karl Von Clausewitz insisted some 170 years ago, is "a mere continuation of policy by other means".Sports Calendar Athens Review Online - Aug 18 6:43 AM
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Solidarity with all immigrants! US .Israel out of Palestine! U.S. Imperialism out of Latin America! Bring the troops home from Iraq! Stop bombing Lebanon!Poynor ready for second water well Athens Review Online - Aug 18 7:28 AM
The drilling has yet to begin, but the plans are ready to go. The city of Poynor has reached its capacity on its current water well. The Poynor Community Water Supply Corporation (PCWSC) is working with Fontaine Engineering of Palestine to get things ready for putting in a second water well.Govt urged to end LUAS firm s contract over Israeli links Sunday Business Post - Aug 18 5:33 AM
The Ireland-Palestine Solidarity Campaign is urging the Department of Transport not to renew the contract of the multinational firm that operates the LUAS system in Dublin.Palestine News Roundup The Palestine Chronicle - Aug 18 3:16 AM
Israel kills two Palestinians in West Bank; Israel extends Hamas MP's detention; Costa Rica moves embassy to Tel Aviv. Israeli soldiers have killed two Palestinians after a standoff near the West Bank city of Bethlehem.Rabbins pour les droits humains: Mouvement de paix en Palestine-Israël CMAQ - Aug 17 9:04 PM
Stay informed on our latest news! There are currently 0 users and 1508 guests online.Feds outline case against fundraisers AP via Yahoo! News - 2 hours, 19 minutes ago
Prosecutors on Friday outlined their case against two men charged with aiding the Palestinian militant group Hamas, saying they plotted to arm a terrorism campaign with guns, money and fresh recruits.'Actress Nicole Kidman , and 84 other major Hollywood stars, directors, studio bosses and media moguls, took out a Die Welt - Aug 17 9:49 PM
. It specifically targets "terrorist organisations" such as Hezbollah in Lebanon and Hamas in Palestine.Glimmer of hope in Lebanon's ashes Sedalia Democrat - Aug 18 3:17 AM
Israel and Palestine would succeed in using diplomacy to resolve their key differences -- or, barring a diplomatic settlement, the military balance in the region at least would inhibit Muslims from launching provocative attacks on Israel.Rabbins pour les droits humains: Mouvement de paix en Palestine-Israël CMAQ - Aug 17 9:34 AM
Stay informed on our latest news! There are currently 1 user and 2515 guests online.Israel-Palestine conflict is cause of Lebanon chaos say church leaders Ekklesia - Aug 15 4:01 PM
The root cause of the Israeli-Lebanese conflict is the failure to resolve the Israel-Palestine issue, a high level international church delegation visiting Jerusalem has said.Hamas government interferes into talks on coalition: Official People's Daily - Aug 17 4:41 PM
Chief of Fatah's parliamentary bloc Azzam al-Ahmad on Thursday criticized the Hamas-led government for intervening in talks of forming a coalition government, Palestinian radio Voice of Palestine reported.Handgun taken on first day of school The Indianapolis Star - Aug 17 7:52 AM
A New Palestine High School sophomore carried a handgun with him to his first day of school Wednesday, police and school officials said.A. TURAN ALKAN Zaman Online - Aug 17 2:18 PM
In 1947 just when England was turning over to the UN the task of resolving the dispute between the Jews and Arabs in Palestine, if a UN diplomat had appeared and placed an order to a company to learn the financial and political side of the Israeli state project, what kind of report would that company have prepared?Pakistan to study participation in Lebanon force: FM AFP via Yahoo! News - Aug 18 5:56 AM
Pakistan will mull a possible participation in a UN force in south Lebanon but will only send troops if they would be "welcomed" by all parties to the conflict, its foreign minister said.Iraq goes top of group Townsville Bulletin - Aug 17 4:10 PM
YUNIS Mahmoud scored twice in three minutes midway through the second half as Iraq beat Palestine 3-0 to move it top of Asian Cup qualifying Group E in Aman, Jordan today (AEST).A. Y. Kay: Hezbollah Leader Nasrallah's Other Victory Speeches HuffingtonPost - Aug 18 4:21 PM
"We are today before a strategic, historic victory, without exaggeration" -- Hezbollah leader Sheik Hassan Nasrallah All Arab leaders declare "victory" - regardless of the outcome of the war - so it's no surprise that Hezbollah's leader Nasrallah spent the entire 33 days of the war hiding in the basement of the Iranian Embassy in Beirut polishing his victory speech. But what if Nasrallah Radical Muslim addresses convention PA via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News - 1 hour, 28 minutes ago
A radical Muslim who has said he is prepared to be a suicide bomber is to speak at an Islamic convention in Manchester this weekend.JUDGMENT DAY COMING -- FOR THE NEOCONS Pat Buchanan via Yahoo! News - Aug 18 3:49 AM
The Democrats are determined to make the election of 2006 a referendum on Bush and the war in Iraq. And, as of now, that is how history will likely record it.A Letter from 18 Writers The Nation via Yahoo! News - Aug 17 9:00 PM
The Nation -- including three Nobel Prize recipientsDoD official shares views on Middle East conflicts DCMilitary.com - Aug 17 1:42 PM
The activities in the Hezbollah-Hamas battlespace are being manipulated by Iran, directed by Syria and executed by Hamas in Palestine and Hezbollah in Lebanon, a senior U.S. military official, speaking on background, said Monday.Wal-Mart advocate Andrew Young quits over remarks The Palm Beach Post - 10 minutes ago
Civil rights leader Andrew Young, a former U.N. ambassador and Atlanta mayor, has resigned as head of a Wal-Mart advocacy group after acknowledging "demagogic" remarks about Jewish, Asian and Arab business owners.Show-biz brigade takes a stand vs. Hezbollah, Hamas Boston Herald - Aug 17 4:27 AM
Hollywood heavyweights Nicole Kidman, Michael Douglas, Danny DeVito, Rupert Murdoch and more than 80 other stars played against type and entered stage right yesterday with an ad condemning Hezbollah in Lebanon , Hamas in Palestine and terrorists everywhere.2006 Athens Cross Country Schedule Athens Review Online - Aug 17 7:28 AM
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A radical Muslim who has said he is prepared to be a suicide bomber is to speak at an Islamic convention in Manchester this weekend. Dr Azzam Tamimi is a guest at Sunday's ExpoIslamia convention, which is expected to attract around 10,000 visitors.GRAND JURY The Youngstown Vindicator - 1 minute ago
A Mahoning County grand jury has indicted a Poland Township man on charges of unlawful possession of dangerous ordnance and illegal manufacture or processing of explosives.Gary Lee McGhee The Mining Journal - 25 minutes ago
TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. Gary Lee McGhee, 63, of Traverse City, died Wednesday, August 16, 2006, at Munson Medical Center after a massive heart attack. Gary was born in Middleville on Jan. 11, 1943, to Leona M. and William C. McGhee.Emergency Aid For Gaza s Palestinians Held Up Scoop.co.nz - 2 hours, 24 minutes ago
Hundreds of containers full of food for Palestinians in Gaza are still being held up in the Israeli port of Ashdod because of a backlog caused by the recent conflict in Lebanon that closed the port of Haifa, the United Nations said today.MBE sent back in protest by Palestine aid worker The Scotsman - Aug 16 6:29 PM
AN AID worker made an MBE for her work in Palestinian refugee camps said yesterday that she has returned the honour in disgust at British foreign policy in the Middle East.War over - what's next for Palestine Gulf Daily News - Aug 16 3:52 PM
RAMALLAH: While fighting between Israel's army and Palestinian gunmen has been overshadowed by the war with Hizbollah, the clash in Lebanon could have big implications for the Middle East's longer running conflict.President seduces adoring public Guardian Unlimited - Aug 18 4:27 PM
Rare access to Ahmadinejad reveals confident politician.MUSLIM, SCOTTISH & PROUD Daily Record - 1 minute ago
AT the age of 11, Anas Sarwar posed proudly beside Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat. Nervous but composed, he handed over a charity cheque for Palestinian refugees and made a small address to Arafat.Police won't train civilians who will go to Lebanon The Jakarta Post - Aug 17 1:27 AM
JAKARTA (Antara): Police and military will not train civilians, who will take part in a war in other countries like Lebanon and Palestine because military training for civilians are only for the nation's self-defense.Charlie Gillet's World of Music BBC News - Aug 18 8:20 AM
Japanese dub music, Maurice El Medioni from Algeria and extraordinary vocals from Turkey and Canada.Underwater Hockey Team Builds On Strong Start Scoop.co.nz - 1 hour, 40 minutes ago
The New Zealand Men's Underwater Hockey Team has consolidated on its strong start to the Underwater Hockey World Champs in Sheffield, England, with victories over the fancied Netherlands and France teams, to hold first position.CUF: Way forward after elections IPP Media - 14 minutes ago
The Civic United Front (CUF) national Chairman Ibrahim Haruna Lipumba recently granted an interview on different issues including party development strategies after losing in the last general elections.Breakthrough in Bombay bombing probe Calcutta News - 2 hours, 34 minutes ago
Indian officials say they have reached a breakthrough, but no arrests, in the investigation of the July 11 serial bombings of Bombay commuter trains.Feds Outline Case Against Alleged Hamas Supporters CBS 2 Chicago - 2 hours, 57 minutes ago
Prosecutors outlined Friday their case against two men charged with aiding the Palestinian militant group Hamas, saying they plotted to arm a terrorism campaign with guns, money and fresh recruits.Reducing The Spread Of Campylobacter Scoop.co.nz - 2 hours, 10 minutes ago
More effective fly control in kitchens and food preparation areas could have a major impact on reducing the spread of Campylobacter in this country.Civil rights activist in racist tirade against shopkeepers Independent - Aug 18 4:43 PM
A veteran civil rights activist who served as America's first black ambassador to the United Nations has become embroiled in an unlikely controversy after making a string of racist comments during a newspaper interview."We should not be ashamed to be labelled radical " Little Speck - 43 minutes ago
Abu Bakar Bashir: The radical Indonesian cleric is interviewed by Malaysian academic. Aug 19, 2006 Interview with Ustaz Abu Bakar Bashir By Farish A. Noor Malaysian Today.Russia calls for resumption of Palestine-Israel dialogue People's Daily - Aug 16 6:25 PM
Russia called for resuming the Palestinian-Israeli dialogue at the earliest opportunity.Serious commitment to a better transport system Scoop.co.nz - 2 hours, 40 minutes ago
Bay of Plenty local government and roading agencies are making a serious commitment to getting better use of the region s roads in a revised strategy for regional land transport.Investigation Continues Into Wairarapa Death Scoop.co.nz - 2 hours, 40 minutes ago
Wairarapa detectives and forensic experts are continuing their scene examination at a Carterton house today morning following the presently unexplained death of a woman involving the use of a firearm late yesterday.The changing face of Iran Sydney Morning Herald - Aug 18 1:26 PM
The mullahs rule the streets but behind closed doors Iran's well-heeled toke on pot and pass the bootleg vodka. Paul McGeough looks at an authoritarian state at war with itself. -Constituents meet with Burgess The Little Elm Journal - 2 hours, 18 minutes ago
U.S. Rep. Michael Burgess (District 26) opened his town hall meeting Saturday morning with thoughts of home, but foreign issues abroad and national weighed on his and his constituents' minds.Governments Still Dominate Terrestrial TV Landscape in Arab World RedNova - Aug 18 2:23 PM
The boom in the supply of free satellite TV channels in the Arab region may have stifled the terrestrial TV landscape.Fatal "Accident" Now Believed To Be Murder Scoop.co.nz - Aug 18 6:34 PM
Counties Manukau Police are treating a previously reported fatal crash as a homicide.Languages Can Take You Places In Every Sense Scoop.co.nz - Aug 18 6:35 PM
International Languages Week is now well established in New Zealand communities and schools, with many doing creative, entertaining things to get across the importance for New Zealanders of learning international languages.Friday, Aug 18, 2006 Knight-Ridder Washington Bureau - Aug 18 1:05 PM
TEL AVIV, Israel - The Hezbollah force that fought Israel to a draw in a month-long border conflict is the product of a two-decade, Iranian-nurtured program that took a guerrilla group and transformed it into a full-blown Shiite Muslim army.Lebanese Forces Welcome Sight In South CBS News - Aug 18 2:21 AM
Villagers throwing rice welcomed the country's army to south Lebanon on Thursday after a nearly 40-year absence, and the airport reopened. Meanwhile, the U.N. got pledges of 3,500 troops for its peacekeeping force.Today's Headlines: ArabicNews.com - Aug 18 4:04 PM
We are looking for sales & marketing representatives in different countries. Apply now! Lebanon orders army to move south The foreign ministers of France, Turkey and Malaysia arrived in Beirut on Wednesday to work out details on formation of a 15,000-strong international force to oversee peacekeeping efforts in Lebanon.Israeli war planes, drones, fly over Lebanon Calcutta News - Aug 18 5:10 PM
Less than a week after agreeing a ceasefire, Israel was being accused Friday of invading Lebanese airspace.OUT AND ABOUT AUGUST 19-20 Tyler Morning Telegraph - 2 hours, 3 minutes ago
CARTHAGE - Singer-songwriter Billy Joe Shaver and honky-tonk hitmakers The Gatlin Brothers (Larry, Rudy and Steve) are the inductees for the 2006 class of the Country Music Hall of Fame.Terrorism charges dropped, 3 to face federal conterfeiting charges McKinney Messenger - 2 hours, 16 minutes ago
A family friend of two Mesquite men and another Dallas man arraigned on terrorism-related charges in Michigan says his neighbors are being targeted for their Arab descent.Israeli occupation forces kills 4 Palestinians ArabicNews.com - Aug 18 4:06 PM
Israeli occupation forces killed today four Palestinians in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank. Medics said that Israeli occupation forces killed the farmer Ghanem Khatib 30, while he was working in his land at the north of Gaza.Panel votes to appoint new dog warden The Youngstown Vindicator - Aug 16 10:06 PM
LISBON Dawn McVay of East Palestine will become the Columbiana County Dog Warden starting Sept. 1. She has been a deputy dog warden for seven months.Pakistani envoy criticises Israel Gulf News - Aug 18 3:08 PM
Dubai: Pakistan s Foreign Minister on Friday sharply criticised Israel for what he described as the indiscriminate loss of life and disproportionate response in Lebanon, saying that his country was very disappointed. main Kavkaz Center - Aug 18 3:30 PM
Leading Islamist preacher peace that Arab leaders are calling for in Mideast is in fact capitulation. Prominent Islamist preacher Sheikh Yusef al-Qaradawi has called for a holy war against Israel, an Egyptian newspaper reported.Lebanon: Prelude to a Bigger, Longer, Costlier, and Deadlier Struggle Arab News - Aug 18 4:13 PM
With the miniwar between Israel and the Lebanese branch of the Hezbollah halted, at least temporarily, the usual "who-won-who-lost" debate is raging in the media.MUMTAZER TURKONE Zaman Online - Aug 18 2:18 PM
Last year our Minister of Foreign Affairs made a serious speech at a meeting of Islamic countries foreign affairs ministers gathering in Tehran. In short, he said that they needed to come to their senses.UNICEF: Children suffer with no end to violence in Gaza ArabicNews.com - Aug 18 4:07 PM
As the fragile ceasefire continues to hold in Lebanon, children in Gaza are facing unprecedented levels of violence. Seventy-four have been killed since January, and almost half of those deaths occurred last month. UNICEF says their plight is in danger of being forgotten.Lebanon Starts To Regain Control CBS News - Aug 18 1:21 AM
The Beirut airport has reopened on a limited basis, while Lebanese troops have deployed south of the Litani River in Hezbollah territory. Meanwhile, Israel's defense minister is under fire for his handling of the war.Sweden to host conference on humanitarian situation in Palestine ArabicNews.com - Aug 16 2:22 PM
Sweden, Spain and Norway will jointly host a conference in Stockholm on September 1 on the humanitarian situation in the Palestinian territories, focusing especially on Gaza.SAHIN ALPAY Zaman Online - Aug 18 2:17 PM
My column accusing US and Israel as the real axis of evil led some of my readers to raise the following questions: It is correct that the Israeli aggression and the support given to it by the US and others are indefensible from a moral point of view.Mustangs at halfway point of summer drills Defense sets tone at Thursday scrimmage Forrest City Times-Herald - Aug 18 1:15 PM
It was a combination of reaching the halfway point of summer drills and spending close to an hour on the field for Media Day Thursday that left the Forrest City Mustangs looking slower than normal.2 Palestinians including Woman Killed in Baghdad Palestine News Agency - Aug 18 12:17 PM
BAGHDAD, August 18, 2006 (WAFA)- An autopsy room in Baghdad received Friday a body of a Palestinian citizen who was kidnapped yesterday by an armed group from Mansour area at the west of the Iraqi capital.US in Lebanon: Dumb and dumber Gulf News - Aug 18 3:08 PM
One of this century's most formidable military planners, the late General Giap of Vietnam, a man whose durable arguments about guerrilla warfare continue to resonate among insurgents worldwide, is again pertinent to US foreign policy.Audio: Manning n Pound On Wiig Kidnapping Scoop.co.nz - Aug 16 7:19 PM
Scoop Audio: Selwyn Manning and 95bFM's Simon Pound discuss: how former captive Harmeet Sooden has called for those in Palestine who have kidnapped New Zealand cameraman Olaf Wiig to release him and his media colleague Steve Centanni.Southern Africa: President Commends SADC Defence Organ AllAfrica.com - Aug 18 10:51 AM
PRESIDENT Mugabe last night commended the Southern African Development Community (Sadc) Organ on Defence and Security Co-operation for bringing peace to the Kingdom of Lesotho that was disturbed by an insurrection 10 years ago.Siniora: Weapons should be confined to army The Daily Star Lebannon - Aug 18 11:56 AM
Prime Minister Fouad Siniora said Friday that the government's position on the disarmament of Hizbullah was clear: The only legitimate weapons are those of the Lebanese Army. "All the Lebanese regions will be accessible by the army," Siniora said.Press Statement 17.08.06 Scoop.co.nz - Aug 16 5:20 PM
During our captivity in Iraq, virtually all of Palestine called for our release. Today, I implore those holding Olaf Wiig and Steve Centanni to free them immediately and unharmed.South Africa: Parliament Debate On Middle East Turns Into Slanging Match AllAfrica.com - Aug 18 7:40 AM
Support for Hamas and Hezbollah is stronger after more than 30 days of war and more than 1000 Lebanese deaths, says Deputy Foreign Minister Aziz Pahad.Zimbabwe: Middle East Crisis At Zim Film Festival AllAfrica.com - Aug 18 9:58 AM
THE Middle East crisis will take centre stage at this year's Zimbabwe International Film Festival (ZIFF) slated for August 25 under the theme "In Animated Reality", Independent Xtra can reveal.Syria still waits for a seat at negotiating table Boston Globe - Aug 18 1:12 AM
DAMASCUS -- As the war in Lebanon dragged on, Syrian analysts say, government officials here hoped Syria's isolation would finally end. They thought that Western diplomats would come calling, to ask Syria to rein in Hezbollah -- and that in return Syria could eventually get back the Golan Heights, the strategic border region that Israel has occupied since 1967.Russia calls for resumption of Palestine-Israel dialogue - FM Itar-Tass - Aug 16 10:12 AM
MOSCOW, August 16 (Itar-Tass) -- Russia called for resuming the Palestinian-Israeli dialogue at the earliest opportunity. We hope that the parties will show their commitment to resolving all issues in a constructive manner, Foreign Ministry spokesman Mikhail Kamynin said on Wednesday.Wake up call for Iranian Communities around the World: War waged by Israel in Lebanon is prelude to war on Iran Payvand Iran News - Aug 18 8:42 AM
The horrific US and UK supported war waged by Israel against Lebanon under the pretext of self defense for the capture of two soldiers by Hezbollah is setting the stage for a US/Israeli military assault on Iran that would lead to a major conflagration in the Middle East and beyond. Only the global antiwar movement and urgent action by a united Iranian community can stop such an aggression. Hands off Lebanon: Hezbollah definitely won the war News From Bangladesh - Aug 18 11:24 AM
The whole world s attention has focused on Lebanon since Israel launched its lightning invasion and vicious attack against this country which lasted for over a month. Israel has virtually destroyed a substantial part of the infrastructure of the country.ZAMAN DAILY NEWSPAPER (2006081735695) Zaman Online - Aug 16 2:15 PM
As the world is witnessing today in Lebanon and Palestine, Hezbollah and Hamas have a long way to go to rival the ferocity and utter ruthlessness of the Israeli military.Middle Eastern scientists put aside differences to combat HIV/AIDS The Advocate - Aug 16 4:50 PM
While their fellow citizens continue to sort out differences through bloodshed, health representatives from Lebanon, Israel, and Palestine joined forces at the 16th International AIDS Conference.'Like every human being, I have many identities' rediff.com - Aug 18 10:45 AM
'Group violence in the world is aided by and sometimes actively promoted by the miniaturization of human beings into just one identity, and this effort obliterates everything else in what is seen in that person.'Palestinian Self-defeating Unilateralism News From Bangladesh - Aug 18 11:23 AM
However the Palestinian unilateral approach has been the most destructive because it was used as the raison d tere for the other Arabs to break the ranks in unilateral dealings with Israel.