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Leading critic of Carter's 'Palestine' book to speak in New Rochelle 
The Journal News - Jan 19 2:57 AM
Twenty-eight synagogues and Jewish groups from across Westchester are co-sponsoring a lecture in New Rochelle on Sunday evening by a scholar who quit a position with the Carter Center in Atlanta in protest of Jimmy Carter's new book, "Palestine: Peace Not Apartheid."Hardcover Nonfiction 
New York Times - 28 minutes ago
1. THE AUDACITY OF HOPE, by Barack Obama 2. THE INNOCENT MAN, by John Grisham 3. MARLEY & ME, by John Grogan 4. ABOUT ALICE, by Calvin Trillin 5. PALESTINE PEACE NOT APARTHEID, by Jimmy CarterIsrael returns $100m to Palestine 
Gulf News - Jan 19 1:10 PM
Occupied Jerusalem: Israel transferred $100 million (Dh367.3 million) in withheld Palestinian tax revenue to the Palestinian president yesterday, Israeli officials said.Official: Peace Possible With Palestine 
Time Magazine - Jan 18 8:06 AM
Israel could wrap up a final peace deal with Palestinians within two years but the international climate for such talks will not remain favorable for long, a senior Israeli defense official said Thursday Islamic world seeking unity in Qatar 
Turks.US - 2 hours, 44 minutes ago
Sectarian violence in Iraq is rising, there are sharp disagreements between Hamas and Al-Fatah in Palestine and escalating political tension in Lebanon.Israel wires 100 million dollars to Palestine in tax revenues 
Pravda - Jan 19 5:22 AM
Palestinian Authority Chairman Mahmoud Abbas is expected to meet in Damascus on Saturday with Khaled Meshal , the head of the Hamas political bureau, according to Palestinian parliamentarian Ziad Abu Amar.Carter expected firestorm over book, ex-aide says 
Atlanta Journal-Constitution - Jan 19 3:17 AM
Athens Former White House press secretary Jody Powell said Friday President Carter anticipated the firestorm of controversy that would erupt around his recent book, "Palestine: Peace, Not Apartheid." "I talked with him last fall and he was prepared for what was going to happen on this thing," Powell said of the book, which has been widely criticized as too harsh toward Israel. Powell and former ...Israel to hand over $100m to Palestine 
RTÉ News - Jan 18 11:30 PM
Israel is transferring $100m of tax revenue to the Palestinian President. It had withheld the money since Hamas was elected to power in the Palestinian elections in March of last year.Canada to resume aid to Palestine 
Hamilton Spectator - Jan 19 4:38 AM
The Globe and Mail is reporting the Harper Tories plan to resume aid to the Palestinians. As much as $15 million is earmarked for water treatment, hospitals and families.Israel pays $100 million it owed to Palestine 
EARTHtimes.org - Jan 19 3:38 AM
Jerusalem, Jan 19 (DPA) Israel has transferred about $100 million in frozen customs duties it owed the Palestinian Authority as part of confidence building measures as promised to Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, Israel Radio reported Friday.Rice calls meeting in new push for Middle East peace 
Mail and Guardian - Jan 19 7:36 AM
The United States Secretary of State, Condoleezza Rice, will attempt to inject impetus into the drive for an Israeli-Palestine peace settlement by convening a meeting of the Quartet of Middle East negotiators early next month, for the first time for almost six months.Ex-POW Jessica Lynch has 7 lb. baby girl 
AP via Yahoo! News - 2 hours, 36 minutes ago
Former POW Jessica Lynch became a mother on Friday, giving birth to a girl whom she named in honor of a fallen comrade.Casey conquers Lady Tigers 
Journal Gazette & Times Courier - Jan 18 10:09 PM
CASEY - The Lady Warriors overcame a dismal opening half of play, rallying to a 53-40 win over the Palestine/Hutsonville Lady Tigers on Thursday night.MIDDAY UPDATE: MSU doctoral student stranded in Palestine after more than 2 months of waiting 
The State News - Jan 16 3:49 PM
When Hasan Abdel-Kareem traveled to Palestine in late October to conduct research for his dissertation, he didn't think he'd miss celebrating the holidays with his family.Academy Award-nominated films to be shown in Woodstock 
Northwest Herald - Jan 18 10:25 PM
WOODSTOCK Take a tour around the world this weekend at the Woodstock Theatre s fifth annual International Film Festival, featuring movies from China, South Africa, Germany, Palestine and France.Gordimer and Said 
New York Times - 29 minutes ago
To the Editor:.Lawmakers Skeptical of Talks With Iran and Syria 
New York Times - Jan 19 12:05 PM
Lee Hamilton, the co-chairman of the Iraq Study Group, faced skepticism from Congressional leaders today.Church leaders offer to mediate Hamas and Fateh conflict in Palestine 
Ekklesia - Jan 16 3:57 PM
Church leaders in Jerusalem have offered to play a mediating role in the Hamas and Fateh dispute in Palestine. They are urging an end to violence in order for them to focus on the true priority of their people - independence, reports Ecumenical News International.Palestinian news: Now in English 
Haaretz Daily - Jan 18 3:06 PM
RAMALLAH - "It's not that publishing a Palestinian newspaper in English was my idea," says Othman Al Haj Mohammed, the proprietor of the new Palestine Times, "but I was the only madman who decided to go for it."Qabbani meets PLO representative 
The Daily Star Lebannon - Jan 18 1:14 PM
Grand Mufti Sheikh Mohammed Rashid Qabbani met on Thursday with the representative of the Palestine Liberation Organization in Lebanon Abbas Zaki. Zaki said following the meeting that talks focused on developments in Palestine and Lebanon, as well as the situation of the Palestinian refugees.James Zogby: Carter's Critics Warp the Debate He Hoped to Create 
HuffingtonPost - Jan 19 1:53 PM
Former President Jimmy Carter has written a little book about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict -- a little book that has created a big storm. In describing his effort, Carter noted that he set out to accomplish two major objectives: to collect his personal reminiscences and observations based on his early years as a peace negotiator and later as an observer of three Palestinian elections, and ...The rise of mini-states in the Arab world 
Gulf News - Jan 18 2:14 PM
Many people, including monarchs and presidents, have warned of imminent civil wars in more than one Arab country, particularly in Iraq, Palestine and Lebanon. The indications are there, they say. Regular armed clashes are taking place.Pa. authorities seek Felger relatives 
Lisbon Morning Journal - Jan 18 1:08 PM
BEAVER, Pa. Beaver County officials are attempting to track down relatives of a former East Palestine resident who died recently in a Chippewa nursing home.Ex-POW Jessica Lynch Has 7 Lb. Baby Girl 
San Francisco Chronicle - 2 hours, 9 minutes ago
Former POW Jessica Lynch became a mother on Friday, giving birth to a girl whom she named in honor of a fallen comrade. Dakota Ann Robinson was delivered by Caesarean section at a local hospital at 5:10 p.m. The infant weighed 7 pounds, 10 ounces, said... Another boy dies copying Saddam Hussein's hanging 
CNN.com - Jan 19 3:46 AM
RABAT, Morocco (Reuters) -- A Moroccan man returned home to find his 11-year-old son hanging dead from the ceiling, a newspaper said on Thursday, the latest victim of a macabre game in which children mimic the death of Saddam Hussein.Books: The Utility of Force: The Art of War in the Modern World 
Washington Post - Jan 19 3:08 AM
Gen. Rupert Smith, author of " The Utility of Force: The Art of War in the Modern World,"?was online Thursday, Jan. 18, at 1:30 p.m. ET to discuss the analysis of the shift in military conflicts in the past century and the need for adaptability in a modern fighting force, the missions of which often are more political than military.Mission to Palestine in pictures 
Yorkshire Post Today - Jan 16 1:37 AM
Simon Bristow A PHOTOGRAPHER'S mission to tell the "true story of Palestine" is the subject of an exhibition opening next week. (16/01/2007 09:29:25)Life in the Middle East Peace Process? 
Middle East Online - Jan 18 7:48 AM
Condoleezza Rice commits to facilitating Olmert-Abbas meetings; unofficial meetings are reported between Syria and Israel; and progress was made last week at a conference on Israel-Palestine in Madrid. Can and will Israel follow through? Asks Patrick Seale .Trade between Israelis and Palestinians may reach $7 billion 
Mena Report - Jan 18 5:08 AM
A recent report by the Palestine Trade Center in city of Ramallah in the West Bank revealed that trade between the Palestinian Authority and Israel could reach an estimated $7 billion.A new game plan at last 
Guardian Unlimited - 2 hours, 31 minutes ago
Suddenly everybody has a Middle East peace plan. After six futile, blood-filled years of maintenance diplomacy, the Bush administration is finally injecting a little energy into its mediation efforts.Dershowitz to Rebut Carter 
Israel National News - Jan 18 11:36 AM
(IsraelNN.com) Harvard Law Professor and author of The Case for Israel and the Case for Peace Alan Dershowitz will rebut former U.S. President and author of Palestine: Peace not Apartheid Jimmy Carter after the latter speaks at Brandeis University.Anger Over Museum's Claim 
Totally Jewish - Jan 18 7:52 AM
One of the country s top museums has been accused of inciting racial hatred after its exhibition on the British Empire claimed that Jews had driven Britain out of Palestine.Pak president to visit 5 Arab countries 
People's Daily - Jan 19 6:19 PM
Pakistani President General Pervez Musharraf will start Saturday a four-day visit to five Middle East countries to discuss the latest situation there, state media said Friday.Ex-POW Jessica Lynch Has Baby Girl 
KDKA Pittsburgh - 2 hours, 30 minutes ago
Former POW Jessica Lynch became a mother today. She gave birth to a girl whom she named in honor of a fallen comrade.Abbas rejects idea of transitional Palestinian state during talks with MacKay 
CP via Yahoo! Canada News - Jan 19 2:29 PM
AMMAN, Jordan (CP) - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas underlined his rejection of proposals for a transitional Palestinian state with temporary borders during talks Friday with Canada's Foreign Affairs Minister Peter MacKay.Ex-POW Jessica Lynch Has 7 Lb. Baby Girl 
The Houma Courier - Jan 19 6:37 PM
Former POW Jessica Lynch became a mother on Friday, giving birth to a girl whom she named in honor of a fallen comrade. Dakota Ann Robinson was delivered by Caesarean section at a local hospital at 5:10 p.m. The infant weighed 7 pounds, 10 ounces, said Lynch's publicist, Aly Goodwin Gregg.Rice has loose agenda for Mideast talks 
AP via Yahoo! News - Jan 18 6:14 PM
Israel and the Palestinians can pick any agenda they want for a preliminary peacemaking summit with the United States, but it is too early to tackle the toughest issues, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said Thursday.The Nightly News, Curated by Kathleen Goncharov and Stephan Stoyanov (2007-01-14 - 2007-02-10) 
Absolutearts.com - Jan 18 1:13 AM
The Nightly News is an exhibition of works by artists from around the world, some showing in New York for the first time. These artists were born in Iraq, Iran, Palestine, Turkey, Greece, Cyprus, Belgium, Poland, Mexico and Finland, as well as the United States. Current events and issues such terrorism, war, surveillance, xenophobia, racism, religious fanaticism, immigration, nationalism, and the ...The Wild Goat Farmer 
Los Angeles Weekly - Jan 19 6:27 PM
Videotaped threats this week of an al Qaeda attack on Los Angeles drew a swift rebuke from city officials on the eve of the fourth anniversary of 9/11. Then they reassured the city that there is no known specific, credible threat. Accused Egyptian blogger stands trial 
AP via Yahoo! News - Jan 18 6:04 PM
An Egyptian blogger went on trial Thursday on charges of insulting Islam and causing sectarian strife with his Internet writings. Egypt's first prosecution of a blogger came as Washington has backed away from pressuring its Mideast ally to improve its human rights record and bring democratic reform.Lobos storm back to slay Dragons, 3-2 
The Longview News-Journal - 35 minutes ago
Fifty is a nice, round number when it comes to sports milestones. Alas, Longview soccer player Isaiah Ponce will have to settle being a 49er for the moment, with a nice assist that he made on Thursday on his resume.New Allen water system wants residents to sign up for service 
The Town Talk - Jan 19 3:24 PM
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has awarded almost $6.2 million to the Northwest Allen Parish Waterworks District to build a water system to serve the Ward 4 area of Allen Parish.THE LATEST: National Weather Service Short-Term Forecast, posted 4:20 p.m. 
Waco Tribune-Herald - Jan 19 1:07 PM
Short Term ForecastDecember sales tax revenue reported 
Forrest City Times-Herald - Jan 19 1:15 PM
St. Francis County had sales tax receipts of $132,519.32 in December, according to City and Town, a publication of the Arkansas Municipal League.Jimmy Carter Makes No Peace With Critics: Ann Woolner (Update1) 
Bloomberg.com - Jan 17 9:13 AM
Jan. 17 (Bloomberg) -- Former President Jimmy Carter says he wanted to provoke debate with his book, ``Palestine: Peace Not Apartheid.'' Provoke, he did.Operation Basketball January 19, 2007 
WTHR Indianapolis - 21 minutes ago
(Copyright 2007 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.) All content © Copyright 2002 - 2007 WorldNow and WTHR. All Rights Reserved. For more information on this site, please read our Privacy Policy and Terms of Service .It is the policy of The Dispatch Broadcast Group to provide equal employment opportunity to all qualified individuals without regard to their race, color, religion, ...Forward.com 
Forward - Jan 17 8:17 PM
Looking at the controversy that has erupted over former President Jimmy Carter s book, Palestine: Peace Not Apartheid, I have to say I am a little envious envious of a national culture in which a book, or just a book title, can stir such a debate.Book critics ignore the excesses of Israeli policies 
Detroit Free Press - Jan 19 6:51 AM
Your Jan. 12 article "Carter advisers quit over his book" was tacit accusation that Jimmy Carter's book lacks total credibility. I have read the book and followed the Arab-Israeli conflict for most my life, and I would love to know the "inaccuracies" that opponents of this book purport. I have read several books written by Jewish historians and Jewish rabbis that are much more detailed and more ...Forward.com 
Forward - Jan 17 8:17 PM
If It s Apartheid, Then Who s the Palestinian Mandela? Of all humanistic disciplines, history is the easiest to exploit for the advancement of one s political worldviews. Former president Jimmy Carter s recent book, Palestine: Peace Not Apartheid, is an interesting case in point.5:15AM 
The New Zealand Herald - Jan 19 8:21 AM
Israel plans to turn over US$100 million ($144 million) in frozen tax funds to Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas as part of Israel's strategy to boost the moderate Palestinian leader in his standoff with the Islamic militant group Hamas.Abbas in talks with MacKay 
CNews - Jan 19 1:29 PM
AMMAN, Jordan (AP-CP) Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas underlined his rejection of proposals for a transitional Palestinian state with temporary borders during talks Friday with Canada s Foreign Affairs Minister Peter MacKay.Jordan weighs nuclear programme 
Financial Times - Jan 19 10:33 AM
Jordan has become the latest Middle East state to announce it is investigating the creation of a civil nuclear programme. King Abdullah told Israel s Ha aretz newspaper on Friday that the changing political climate in the region had prompted him to consider alternative energy means.Book Review: Palestinian poets' glimpses of their homeland now in English 
San Antonio Express News - Jan 19 10:31 AM
Two Palestinian poets considered among the great living voices of poetry have been recognized with the Poetic Diversity Awards from the Latitudes Foundation for "significant yet overlooked books of poetry" published in 2006.Musharraf discusses Middle East situation with Ahmadinejad 
Business Recorder - Jan 19 3:40 PM
ISLAMABAD (January 20 2007): President General Musharraf made a telephonic call to his Iranian counterpart Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Friday and informed him about his forthcoming visit to exchange views with leaders of Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Syria and Jordan.Musharraf to tour Arab countries, discuss Mideast 
New Kerala - 1 hour, 51 minutes ago
Islamabad, Jan 19: President Pervez Musharraf tonight embarks on a tour to five Arab countries to discuss the situation in the Middle East, which "continues to be a source of deep concern" for the Islamic world and Pakistan, the Foreign Office said today.Staples sworn in as TDA commissioner 
High Plains Journal - Jan 17 10:09 PM
Todd Staples of Palestine was sworn in Jan. 4 as commissioner of agriculture at a ceremony in the Senate chamber at the Texas Capitol. Chief Justice of the Texas Supreme Court Wallace Jefferson administered the oath of office.Forrest City will host Bears tonight 
Forrest City Times-Herald - Jan 19 1:30 PM
Tonight is big for the Forrest City Mustangs. Not so much because they are hosting the Sylvan Hills Bears, although the Bears do have enough credentials this season to make tonight s game anything but a gimme win, but because it is the final test for the Mustangs before J-Day. Arts and Entertainment Around the East Bay 
Berkeley Daily Planet - Jan 19 8:56 AM