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PALESTINE: PEACE, NOT APARTHEID BY: PRESIDENT JIMMY CARTER 
The Jewish Advocate - Dec 30 5:56 PM
Since it's release several weeks ago, Jimmy Carter's new book, "Palestine: Peace, Not Apartheid", has received enormous publicity as well as a litany of reviews, both critical and praiseworthy.Despondency of the Arab Father Christmas at the dawn of the New Year Will the chess game stop in Iraq, Palestine and ... Monday Morning - Jan 01 6:21 AM
Between the year which has just closed and another just begun, Lebanon resembles a hijacked plane or a ship trying to navigate in a stormy sea deprived of its compass. For 2006, and its predecessor, stand outside the calendar of the last 30 years by reason of its momentous events.Palestinian arts academy opens UPI - Jan 01 12:14 PM
RAMALLAH, West Bank, Jan. 1 (UPI) -- The new fine arts academy in Palestine is open for business and has a political mission as well as arts training as its mandate.Expecting a difficult year Monday Morning - Jan 01 6:21 AM
If the crises in Iraq and Palestine may need years to be solved, the Lebanese problem has to find its final direction during the year 2007. In this year the process has to be completed of setting up the tribunal of international character to examine the assassination of Rafik Hariri, because there are dates to be respected.Blair tries to put his Labour Party on auto-pilot AFP via Yahoo! News - Jan 01 6:09 PM
Tony Blair urged the Labour Party to stick to his centrist economic and social agenda in what is set to be his 10th and final New Year's message as prime minister.Britain's departing Blair tries to put his Labour Party on auto-pilot AFP via Yahoo! News - Jan 01 6:10 PM
Tony Blair urged his governing Labour Party to stick to his centrist economic and social agenda in what is set to be his 10th and final New Year's message as Britain's prime minister.Saddam's demise USA Today - Jan 01 5:14 PM
Saddam's demiseTurkish Delegation To Travel To Palestine To Deliver Humanitarian Aid TurkishPress.com - Dec 29 10:20 AM
CORUM - A Turkish humanitarian delegation comprising parliamentarians and aid organizations` executives will travel to Palestine to deliver the aid collected through a campaign launched by Humanitarian Aid Fund, sources said on Thursday.Palestinians mourn their champion, but Israel mixed on Saddam s hanging JTA - Dec 31 11:25 AM
JERUSALEM, Dec. 31 (JTA) If there was any doubt as to Saddam Hussein s diehard hatred of Israel, it was dispelled by his declaration on the gallows: Long live Iraq, Palestine is Arab! Al-Qaida No. 2 criticizes Arab leaders AP via Yahoo! News - Jan 01 5:42 AM
Al-Qaida's deputy leader has criticized Palestinian and other Arab leaders, accusing them of betraying Islam and collaborating with the United States and Israel, according to an Internet statement posted in his name Monday.Palestine Peace Not Apartheid by Jimmy Carter Denver Post - Dec 30 5:17 PM
Al-Qaida No. 2 attacks Arab leaders MSNBC - Jan 01 3:08 PM
Al-Qaida's No. 2, Ayman al-Zawahri, has attacked Palestinian and other Arab leaders, accusing them of betraying Islam and collaborating with the United States and Israel, according to an Internet statement published in his name Monday.It promises news with neutrality. The Philadelphia Inquirer - Dec 31 12:05 AM
In the Mideast, and no more so than in this particular corner, opinions passionately held keep temperatures high. Into this atmosphere comes the Palestine Times, a new English-language newspaper committed to, of all things, dispassion.Osama Aide Urges Palestinians To Rise Against President Nasdaq - Dec 31 4:38 AM
(RTTNews) - In an audio message posted on the Internet on Sunday, a top deputy of Al-Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden has urged the people of Palestine to act against Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas and his secular Fatah party, said a report.Israel denies breakthrough over captured soldier Reuters via Yahoo! News - Jan 01 2:40 AM
No progress has been made in talks to free an Israeli soldier held captive by Palestinian militants in Gaza, an Israeli government official said on Monday, denying Hamas assertions of a breakthrough.Al-Qaeda's No. 2 sends Web message USA Today - Jan 01 1:46 AM
Al-Qaeda's No. 2, Ayman al-Zawahri, has attacked the leaders of Egypt and the Palestinians, accusing them of betraying Islam and collaborating with the United States and Israel, according to an Internet statement published in his name Monday.Al-Qaeda urges Iraq insurgents to unite The Australian - Dec 31 3:40 AM
"O mujahideen brothers in Palestine ... the traitor secularists cannot be your brothers, do not give them legitimacy or take part in their assemblies which are opposed to Islamic principles," said the speaker on the tape, who sounded like Zawahri. Palestine s patron mourned Jerusalem Newswire - Dec 30 12:05 PM
In 1990 many of them cheered and sang the praises of the man who had vowed to burn half of Israel with chemical weapons. As 39 of his SCUDs rained down on Israeli cities, they danced in elation and cried out their wish: Beloved Saddam, strike Tel Aviv. Brown may have to wait until summer to take charge Guardian Unlimited - Jan 01 5:30 PM
The prime minister is not keen to go soon, as his new year message makes clear.Brown may have to wait until summer before taking charge Guardian Unlimited - 2 hours, 39 minutes ago
For how long and for what purpose? That is the question that hangs over Tony Blair as he enters his tenth and final prime ministerial year. But the prime minister is not keen to go soon, as his new year message makes clear. He still believes he has a distinctive contribution to make before he quits.City's first baby of 2007 fulfills Palestinian mother's wish Post-Star - 1 hour, 25 minutes ago
GLENS FALLS -- After giving birth to her first five children in the comfort of her own home, 29-year-old Hanan Awawda and her husband decided their next child should be born in a hospital.In a new message from Osama bin Laden's top deputy posted on the Internet, his second message this month, Dr Ayman al ... Al Jazeera - Dec 31 12:49 AM
"The Palestine-selling secularist traitors cannot possibly be your brothers, so neither confer on them legitimacy... nor participate with them in their Sharia-rejecting assemblies, nor sign with them the documents which throw away Palestine," said Al-Qaeda second-in-command.Woman charged The Beaver County Times - Dec 31 4:11 AM
Jenna L. Jackson Herr, 22, of 51977 Route 14, East Palestine, Ohio, has been charged by Chippewa Township police with receiving stolen property and criminal conspiracy.Saddam s Last Words: Palestine is Arab Israel National News - Dec 30 10:48 AM
(IsraeNN.com) Former Iraqi dictator Saddam Huseein was executed by hanging early Saturday morning. His last words, said Sami al-Askari, a political adviser to Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, related to the Israeli-Arab struggle in the Middle East.Departing Blair tries to put Labour on auto-pilot Khaleej Times - 2 hours, 25 minutes ago
LONDON - Tony Blair on Tuesday urged his governing Labour Party to stick to his centrist economic and social agenda in what is set to be his 10th and final New Year s message as Britain s prime minister.PREDICTING A STORMING START TO THE NEW YEAR Daily Record - 11 minutes ago
COLUMNIST Bob Shields says he was possessed by spirits on Hogmanay... and told what lies ahead in 2007.Well, we've no reason to doubt the first half of his claims...Hotlinks Tiscali - Dec 31 2:30 AM
BETHLEHEM, WEST BANK - A Palestinian girl stands under portraits of Saddam Hussein, Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat (L) and the late chief of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) Abu Ali Mustafa (R), who was assassinated by Israel in August 2001, during a mourning gathering held on behalf of Iraq's ousted leader, at Bethlehem's al-Azzeh refugee camp December 30 2006 in ...Palestine covered in white Zaman Online - Dec 30 2:16 PM
The Middle East, experiencing a new wave of violence, enjoyed a bit of reprieve and welcomed snow before the Islamic Feast of the Sacrifice Holiday and the New Year.Hurricane Tony s raising a storm but it s not his fault The Herald - Jan 01 5:11 PM
'Tis the season of fatuous surveys: "96% of adult women in the UK admit they would rather guzzle three milk flakes than get a poke in the eye with a sharp stick." But just occasionally the marketing number-crunchers come up with some genuine insight into conundrums which have long puzzled the globe.A look back at sports highlights from 2006 Terre Haute Tribune-Star - Jan 01 2:33 PM
Before diving into the highlights of the 2006 Wabash Valley sports scene, let s pay tribute to the many past and present athletic standouts, coaches and administrators who left this world during the past 12 months.Former Israel goalkeeping hero Hodorov dies The Star Online - Jan 01 3:50 PM
JERUSALEM: Goalkeeper Yaacov Hodorov, widely regarded as Israel s best player of the 1950s and 60s died on Sunday, his family said. He was 79.Sectarian violence holds Iraq back Zaman Online - Jan 01 2:08 PM
2006 witnessed stunning attacks in Iraq. The insurgency against the United States has almost been overshadowed by relentless sectarian conflicts between Sunni and Shiite militias.More by Nick Squires The New Zealand Herald - Jan 01 8:23 AM
SYDNEY - Palestinian extremists plotted to assassinate former Australian Prime Minister Bob Hawke because of his support for Israel, secret government papers revealed yesterday.Hamas: "Breakthrough" in talks on abducted Israeli Reuters via Yahoo! News - Dec 31 1:37 PM
There has been "a breakthrough" in talks on freeing an Israeli soldier held captive by Palestinian militants in Gaza, the armed wing of the governing Hamas Islamist group said on Sunday without giving details.A 'breakthrough' in talks to free Israeli Los Angeles Times - Jan 01 12:12 AM
GAZA CITY Talks on freeing an Israeli soldier held by Palestinian militants in the Gaza Strip have achieved "a breakthrough," the armed wing of the governing Islamic movement Hamas said Sunday, without giving details. America doesn't have to run the world WorldNet Daily - Jan 01 1:25 PM
If there was a defining moment in 2006, it was the public firing of Donald Rumsfeld, just hours after the Republican rout of Nov. 7. George Bush was bowing to public repudiation of his war policy, his war minister and, indeed, his war presidency.EU newcomers gather for party of the century AFP via Yahoo! News - Dec 31 11:16 AM
Romanians and Bulgarians gathered for their biggest party since the fall of Communism, hoping for a better life inside the European Union despite lingering fears of the unknown.Containment the way forward in the Mideast The Nation - Jan 01 9:06 AM
America and the world are focused on whether the Bush administration will adopt the Iraq Study Group's recommendations for an exit strategy from Iraq.EAST, WEST TO 'BATTLE FOR LIFE' THIS WEEK Tyler Morning Telegraph - Jan 01 2:59 PM
Stewart Regional Blood Center and the East Texas Radio Group will kick off the New Year again with the third annual 'East Texas Battle for Life' blood drive Tuesday through Saturday.Al-Qaida's No. 2 lashes out at moderate Arab leaders in Web posting Contra Costa Times - Jan 01 3:04 AM
The deputy leader of al-Qaida accused moderate Arab leaders of being traitors for cooperating with the United States in a message posted on the Internet Saturday to mark the most important Islamic holiday.Wentworth Energy Has Successfully Drilled The Third Well On Its East Texas Mineral Block OilandGasOnline - Jan 01 4:47 AM
Wentworth Energy, Inc. recently announced that it has successfully drilled its third well on the Company's 27,557-acre mineral block in East TexasResidents split over research on calming effect of partner Gulf News - Jan 01 1:07 PM
Abu Dhabi/Dubai: They often say that a problem shared is a problem halved and now it seems that science backs up the phrase.Israel controls water resources in the occupied West Bank and the Gaza Strip, and seeks to take over water reserves in ... Al Jazeera - Jan 01 9:34 AM
The study, carried out by the Arab Water Studies and Water Security Center, concluded that Israel was the main cause of water problems in the Middle East. We were victims of racism against Muslims - Holiday couple describe their airport security ordeal News From Bangladesh - Jan 01 10:27 AM
A married couple from Wales are looking into the possibility of taking action against Welsh Police forces after bungling special branch operatives ensured that both husband and wife missed their flight whilst their belongings and ID were checked.By: Ramzy Baroud Al Jazeera - Jan 01 8:34 AM
It s all too convenient for the BBC website to describe the ongoing bloodshed between Hamas and Fatah supporters in the Gaza Strip as inter-factional rivalry , and it s equally fitting for the Washington Post to narrate the same unfortunate events - which have left many Palestinians dead and wounded - as if they are entirely detached from their adjoining regional and international milieus.Breakthrough claimed in Hamas hostage talks Northern Territory News - Jan 01 12:11 PM
THERE has been "a breakthrough" in talks on freeing an Israeli soldier held captive by Palestinian militants in Gaza, the armed wing of the governing Hamas Islamist group said today without giving details.Hardcover Nonfiction New York Times - Dec 29 10:33 PM
1. THE AUDACITY OF HOPE, by Barack Obama 2. THE INNOCENT MAN, by John Grisham 3. MARLEY & ME, by John Grogan 4. CULTURE WARRIOR, by Bill O?Reilly 5. PALESTINE PEACE NOT APARTHEID, by Jimmy CarterJolie, Leibovitz, Bill Blass converge for Vogue cover Chicago Tribune - Jan 01 3:35 AM
If you awake New Year's Day feeling and looking godawful, don't look at the January Vogue. Ajai Shukla: New year, evolving strategy Business Standard India - Jan 01 10:51 AM
The dogs of war look increasingly frustrated and undernourished. Over a year ago, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh officially took war off the list of Indian options in dealing with Pakistan.The Decider Northwest Herald - Jan 01 7:43 AM
Whenever we have the opportunity to baby-sit our grandchildren, my wife and I thank God that Madeline, Eleanor and Bella are able to live serenely in the stabilizing love of their parents and to have the reasonable assurance of growing up to live normal lives.Letters to the Editor NorthJersey.com - Jan 01 2:54 AM
Jimmy Carter's latest diatribe against Israel has raised a chorus of protest. Long-time associates have rushed to disassociate themselves from what they have called Carter's mistaken claims and conclusions.Al-Qaeda leader urges Palestinians to turn against Abbas AFP via Yahoo! News - Dec 31 3:46 AM
Osama bin Laden's top deputy has urged Palestinians to turn against president Mahmud Abbas and his secular Fatah party, in an audio message posted on the Internet.Israel begins promised easing of West Bank controls Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Jan 01 5:40 AM
Israel has began easing restrictions at checkpoints in the occupied West Bank as promised by Prime Minister Ehud Olmert at a summit with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas last month.Israel's Selfish Oblivion Blogcritics.org - Jan 01 10:07 AM
The Gaza ceasefire is now an empty shroud, as Israel, patience exhausted has said the IDF will resume launching "targeted" attacks on Palestinians launching rockets into Israel from the coastal strip, on average twice daily. So, the cycle will begin, attack, brings defensive attack, brings further attacks, brings defensive attacks... repeat infinitely. The always fragile truce, amid what can ...main Kavkaz Center - Dec 30 1:54 PM
Nawaf Hawatmeh, general secretary of the Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine, has told Al Jazeera that Hamas officials met Israeli officials in London and prepared what he called the "Geneva Hamas document".Power Balance Shift in Israel-Palestine Middle East Online - Dec 30 4:08 AM
Seven events during the last half of 2006 suggest a new power shift resulting from Israeli conflicts in Gaza and Lebanon. The hope is that from these developments wiser and more humane - peaceful and negotiated - actions and agreements will come in the New Year, says Rami Khouri .eIraq's Most Read Stories of 2006 Electronic Iraq - Jan 01 6:04 AM
2006 was a terrible year for Iraq. The Iraqi blogger Riverbend, in her year-end post , called it the "worst year yet" for Iraqis.Hussein s reign ends on the gallows Waxahachie Daily Light - Jan 01 9:21 AM
BAGHDAD, Iraq Saddam Hussein struggled briefly after American military guards handed him over to Iraqi executioners before dawn Saturday. But as his final moments approached and masked executioners slipped a black cloth and noose around his neck, he grew calm.'No breakthrough' over captured soldier The Australian - Jan 01 2:56 AM
Palestinian armed factions have demanded Israel release more than 1000 Palestinian prisoners in exchange for Corporal Gilad Shalit, abducted in June by gunmen who burrowed into southern Israel from the Gaza Strip.Search for Sunday Mirror - Jan 01 5:12 AM
IN life he was the ultimate tyrant ... but facing the gallows just before dawn yesterday Saddam Hussein was a "broken and weak man".Saddam put to death Gloucester Daily Times - Jan 01 3:57 AM
BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) - Clutching a Quran and refusing a hood, Saddam Hussein went to the gallows before sunrise Saturday, executed by vengeful countrymen after a quarter-century of remorseless brutality that killed countless thousands and led Iraq into disastrous wars against the United States and Iran.Let the political process win Gulf News - Dec 30 1:10 PM
When the political process breaks down, the battle moves to the streets. That is the depressing diagnosis for the strife now consuming Iraq, Lebanon and Palestine. Each is a unique case, but the common denominator is the failure of politicians to sort out their differences inside the legislature.Jimmy Carter's challenge Gloucester Daily Times - Dec 30 7:01 AM
From the reaction to his latest book, "Palestine: Peace Not Apartheid," you'd think former President Jimmy Carter had poked a stick in a hornets' nest.Multiple jeopardy Kurdish Media - Jan 01 6:07 AM
The execution of Saddam evoked alls orts of feelings and emotions in millions of Kurds, Iraqis, Arabs and Muslims. It also stirred up some sentiments in people of other faiths and races also in different ways.Cheers and tears follow execution of former dictator Otago Daily Times - Jan 01 8:15 AM
As Saddam Hussein s death on Saturday was announced by Iraqi TV, Iraqi government officials, including the Prime Minister, Nouri al-Maliki, were swift to predict that Saddam s death would open a new chapter in the lives of Iraqis.Israel economy hums despite annual tumult International Herald Tribune - Dec 31 4:45 AM
2006 is the country's third straight year of strong growth. But the downward spiral continues for Palestinians.ASIO 'tricked on Hawke plot' The Australian - Dec 31 7:11 PM
Cabinet documents from 30 years ago released today, Bob Hawke, then Labor Party and ACTU President, faced the possibility of assassination at the hands of Palestinian militants for his strong pro-Israel views.Fiesta might be last-chance showcase for Sooners' Peterson CBS Sportsline - Dec 31 10:57 AM
Adrian Peterson could return for a shot at the Heisman and the Sooners' rushing record. But why risk more injury? Dennis Dodd says it would make sense for the junior tailback to use the Fiesta Bowl vs. Boise State as his NFL audition.As Saddam s death sentence is confirmed Bush Administration mulls alternative tactics Monday Morning - Jan 01 6:21 AM
Earlier, the death toll passed a macabre milestone of 2,973 deaths, the number of victims killed in the 2001 Al-Qaeda suicide strikes, which prompted President George W. Bush to launch his global war on terror .Faint hopes of resumed peace talks Monday Morning - Jan 01 6:20 AM
Christmas has come this year in difficult circumstances, made even worse by internal [Palestinian] squabbles , Patriarch Michel Sabbah said in his sermon at the chapel beside the Church of the Nativity marking the birthplace of Jesus Christ.Karam requests the liberation of the three NTV journalists Monday Morning - Jan 01 6:21 AM
Following up the affair of the arrest of journalists Firas Hatoum of New TV, prosecuted with his two colleagues, of the channel, Abdel Azim Khayat and Mohammad Barbar, Melhem Karam, president of the Journalists Association, called on Elias Eid, examining magistrate, and asked him to set free the three colleagues as it is not allowed to maintain them in a state of arrest .2006 under review: Middle East situation still tense and complicated Nhan Dan - Jan 01 2:34 AM
Five years have passed since the US launched the war on terror, starting with the campaign entitled Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF) which led to the collapse of the Taliban regime in Afghanistan on January 2002 and the campaign codenamed "Operation Iraqi Freedom" to topple the Saddam regime in Iraq on March 2003, yet the panoramic picture of the Middle East region continues to remain in a ...ASIO 'tricked on Hawke plot' News Interactive - Dec 31 7:21 PM
AUSTRALIA'S spy agency was tricked by Israel into believing Bob Hawke was the target of a Palestinian assassination plot, the former Palestinian ambassador to Australia said today.Hotlinks Tiscali - Jan 01 2:49 AM
"Hamas continues to have inflated demands, which are unacceptable," the government official said after Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert held consultations with security and intelligence officials. "There s no progress."Power of the written word The Times of Northwest Indiana - Dec 31 10:22 PM
Now in his 80s, former President Jimmy Carter eschews leisure time activities and instead opts to cure the world's ills. He pounds nails for Habitat for Humanity.Dear Santa, or Someone Baltimore Chronicle & Sentinel - Dec 30 6:36 AM
I live in Israel/Palestine and I think I am probably addicted to the big bad conflict we have here. We all seem to be addicted to the conflict we have here. We are so used to it, sometimes I wonder if, given half a chance, we could really learn to live without it. Meanwhile, the academics study it.Top Ten world events 2006 Nhan Dan - Jan 01 2:34 AM
The 14th APEC Economic Leaders Meeting (AELM) with the theme Towards a Dynamic Community for Sustainable Development and Prosperity was held successfully in Vietnam.Week of 12/31/06 The Times of Northwest Indiana - Dec 31 10:22 PM
1. "For One More Day" by Mitch Albom: A touching novel by the author of "Tuesdays with Morrie" that asks the question: What would you do if you could spend one more day with a loved one?ASIO 'tricked on Hawke plot' News Interactive - Dec 31 8:12 PM
AUSTRALIA was tricked by Israel into believing Bob Hawke was the target of a Palestinian assassination plot according to the former Palestinian ambassador.Al-Qaida's No. 2 decries moderate Arabs AP via Yahoo! News - Dec 30 6:31 PM
The deputy leader of al-Qaida accused moderate Arab leaders of being traitors for cooperating with the United States and its allies in a taped message posted on militant Web sites Saturday.Tony Stewart dominates midget racing event Terre Haute Tribune-Star - Dec 31 8:48 PM
Tony Stewart dominated two days of U.S. Auto Club midget racing in the Expo Center.Rhetoric of confrontation Guardian Unlimited - Dec 31 7:09 PM
Tony Blair waited until the final stop of his Middle East trip to deliver his big message about the state of the region.Brown's first job must be to break free of US shackles Guardian Unlimited - Dec 31 7:10 PM
Gordon Brown's first hundred days as prime minister have already prompted more speculation than Santa Claus. We assume that there will be showy initiatives and sweeteners for all, not least because he will be tempted to call an early election, in 2008.We the people must lead Aspen Daily News - Dec 31 8:36 PM
Editor's note: This is an open letter to Thomas Friedman, a frequent visitor to Aspen.Palestinians mourn Saddam's execution AP via Yahoo! News - Dec 30 7:23 PM
Though much of the world regarded him as a tyrant, Saddam Hussein was mourned by Palestinians Saturday as a generous patron who remained one of their staunchest allies.Breakthrough claimed in Hamas hostage talks The Australian - Dec 31 6:11 PM
Spokesman Abu Ubaida said Izz el-Deen al-Qassam and two other factions holding Corporal Gilad Shalit for more than six months were not yet ready to free him, but a deal could be close after what he described as a change in the Israeli position.Hawke was 'assassination target' Sydney Morning Herald - Dec 31 2:51 PM
Just released cabinet papers say Bob Hawke faced a Palestinian assassination plot 30 years ago.Palestinian 'plot to kill Hawke' The Age - Dec 31 1:30 PM
Terrorists planned to kill future PM, according to documents released today with the 1976 cabinet papers.YOUR COMMUNITY in brief Albany Democrat-Herald - Dec 31 7:02 PM
The Oregon Cascades West Council of Governments is looking for volunteers age 60 or older to serve on its Senior Services Advisory Committee.Veil-wearing Muslim women are part of our fight - al-Qaeda chief The Scotsman - Dec 31 4:31 PM
AL-QAEDA'S deputy leader said yesterday that any Muslim woman who wears the veil in Western countries is a supporter in what he described as a fight between Islam and "Zionist Crusaders".Amid Political Upheaval, Israeli Economy Stays Healthy New York Times - Dec 30 6:18 PM
Despite political turmoil and spasms of violence, Israel, it seems, has figured out how to keep its economy charging forward.Al Qaeda leader accuses Arab leaders of treason New Kerala - Dec 31 6:41 PM
Cairo, Dec 31: Ayman al-Zawahri, second-in-command of Al Qaeda, Sunday accused Arab leaders including Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, Fatah movement leader Mohamed Dahlan, Egyptian President Hosny Mubarak and the Saudi government of treason.Deputy leader of al-Qaeda delivers angry holiday greeting USA Today - Dec 30 2:04 PM
The deputy leader of al-Qaeda on Saturday accused moderate Arab leaders of being traitors for cooperating with the United States in an audiotaped greeting marking the most important Islamic holiday.Palestinians Condemn, Israel Welcomes, Saddam Execution Voice of America - Dec 31 11:29 AM
The Palestinians have condemned the execution of former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein. But as Robert Berger reports from VOA's Jerusalem bureau, Israeli officials have welcomed it.Ending the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict Ohmynews - Dec 31 10:25 PM
Israel has existed for many years without worrying about acceptance of its right to do so. I fail to see what difference the recognition of Hamas would make. Would saying at most twelve words end Hamas violence, when years...The Middle East's Leading English Language Daily Arab News - Dec 31 4:15 PM
The timing was brilliant : For the execution of Saddam Hussain, they chose the dawn hours of Eid Al-Adha, the Muslim religious festival.County loses two employees Central Kentucky News Journal - Dec 31 8:16 PM
Taylor County is losing its road foreman and assistant animal shelter director.Palestine council takes over hiring, firing employees Forrest City Times-Herald - Dec 27 1:07 PM
The Palestine City Council now has the say-so in regards to hiring and firing city employees, including department heads, thanks to an ordinance that was adopted at a special called meeting held on Tuesday night.Every Pilgrim Has a Story to Tell Arab News - Dec 31 4:21 PM
MAKKAH, 1 January 2007 Among the throngs of millions of Haj pilgrims who have arrived in the Kingdom from over 180 countries from across the world this year, there are many people with lots of interesting stories to tell.Hawke was on terrorist hitlist AAP via Yahoo!7 News - Dec 31 11:05 AM
Thirty years ago, Bob Hawke, then Labor Party and ACTU president, faced assassination at the hands of Palestinian militants for his strong pro-Israel views.
