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Lisbon Morning Journal - 13 minutes ago
EAST PALESTINE East Palestine has leaned on Dan Hanolt for a lot of scoring this season. Against Crestview Friday they leaned on him some more. The senior fired in a season-high 33 points as the Bulldogs continued their march to the Inter-Tri County League upper tier title with a 62-49 victory.PALESTINE: PEACE NOT APARTHEID Book Reporter - Feb 02 3:02 PM
There are no photographs among the pages of PALESTINE: PEACE NOT APARTHEID. You can't skim through Jimmy Carter's clear, concisely crafted prose about the festering sore of a land some still call holy and see the former 39th American president poised at hopeful moments in history with a Who's Who of Middle Eastern politicians.*Eleven Killed In Renewed Factional Fighting In Palestine On Fourth Day Of Ceasefire Nasdaq - Feb 02 11:23 AM
(RTTNews) - Eleven Killed In Renewed Factional Fighting In Palestine On Fourth Day Of Ceasefire.Eleven Killed In Renewed Factional Fighting In Palestine On Fourth Day Of Ceasefire Nasdaq - Feb 02 11:53 AM
(RTTNews) - Friday, eleven Palestinians have been killed in renewed fighting between Fatah and Hamas fighters with gunfire accompanied by mortar attacks in the Gaza Strip. The attack comes on the fourth day of ceasefire between the Fatah and Hamas.Books: 'Palestine Peace Not Apartheid' CBS News - Feb 01 8:30 AM
To learn more about many of the books discussed on The Early Show in November, check here. Among them, "Not Enough Indians," by comedic actor Harry Shearer. Read an excerpt .Dark hearts and light relief Guardian Unlimited - Feb 02 3:51 PM
American reviewers have likened Jonathan Wilson's novel to works by EM Forster and Joseph Conrad. Some readers may be reminded of Graham Greene, too. The setting is Palestine in 1924, under the British mandate.Investors urged to support Palestine Gulf Daily News - Jan 31 3:02 PM
A CALL for Bahrainis to invest in Palestine went out yesterday from a visiting Palestinian activist to make up for spiralling economic problems.Robert Fisk: Please spare me the word 'terrorist' Independent - Feb 02 4:27 PM
So it was back to terror, terror, terror this week. The "terrorist" Hizbollah was trying to destroy the "democratically elected government" of Fouad Siniora in Lebanon. The "terrorist" Hamas government cannot rule Palestine. Iranian "terrorists" in Iraq are going to be gunned down by US troops.Ruth Tenne: The Strangulation of Palestine The Palestine Chronicle - Jan 31 12:55 PM
In this spirit, a number of Israeli and Jewish activists in London have recently launched a group affiliated to the BIG campaign which "calls upon fellow Jews to rethink their unconditional support for the State of Israel and calls upon every ethical consumer to refuse to support the Israeli economy as long as the illegal occupation of Palestine persists".Commentary: Justice, Peace, Righteousness Berkeley Daily Planet - Feb 02 8:50 AM
Mr. Spitzer s latest misunderstanding of the Israel-Palestine disputes, and of President Carter s recent book, deserves answers. Fourteen, to my mind misguided, members of the Carter Center advisory board resigned, protesting President Carter s book.Commentary: Israel Colonization is the Primary Obstacle to Peace Berkeley Daily Planet - Feb 02 8:50 AM
It is heartening to learn that many readers of the Daily Planet understand the reality of the Israeli/Palestinian conflict. Others say they plan to approach Jimmy Carter s new book, Palestine: Peace Not Apartheid, with an open and inquisitive mind.Six personal best set by Lady Sealions Rushville Republican - Feb 02 12:36 PM
The Lady Sealions traveled to New Palestine for the preliminary round of the swim sectional. The preliminary round sets the table for the consolations and finals to be held Saturday.Sympathy for Palestine Is Not Anti-Semitic Ohmynews - Feb 01 5:27 PM
It is the trend to label people with demeaning names and accuse them of acts they have not committed because they differ with the majority view. For instance, a professor from Indiana University...IRAQ PALESTINE Palestinians in Iraq say they are targeted by ethnic cleansing campaign AsiaNews.it - Feb 02 4:51 AM
A privileged class under Saddam Hussein, Palestinian refugees are now being targeted by Shiite militias. In 2006, more than 600 were killed in Baghdad. Thousands of families have fled and those who stayed back no longer dare to go out of the house with their identity documents.New fighting in Gaza threatens Hamas-Fatah deals - Russia -1 Russian Information Agency Novosti - Feb 02 9:50 AM
MOSCOW, February 2 (RIA Novosti) - The latest surge of violence in the Gaza Strip, which has left more than 20 Palestinians dead and over 200 wounded, may frustrate truce agreements between Palestine's rival factions, the Russian Foreign Ministry's spokesman said Friday.Dragons tie Palestine, 1-1; NHS girls record shutout The Daily Sentinel - Jan 30 8:55 PM
The Nacogdoches Dragon soccer team tied Palestine 1-1 in the District 18-4A opener for both teams at Dragon Stadium Tuesday night.Snow closes area school districts Forrest City Times-Herald - Feb 02 3:51 AM
Students in the Forrest City and Palestine-Wheatley School Districts will get an extended weekend after snow fell on the area overnight closing schools.PALESTINE Fatah and Hamas clash again in Gaza AsiaNews.it - Feb 02 2:06 AM
Two men were killed this morning after the death toll reached six yesterday. The Quartet is meeting today to hear about a proposal by Rice that aims to hasten implementation of the Road Map.Letters to the Editor Columbia Daily Spectator - Feb 02 2:13 AM
Saifedean Ammous' piece "Recognizing Palestine's Struggle" (Jan. 26) criticized Columbia activists and the antiwar movement as a whole for failing to make the Israel-Palestine conflict central to Saturday's protest in Washington D.C. Effective movements separate issues for clarity, and lumping the Israel-Palestine conflict with the Iraq War obfuscates the antiwar movement's message.Book Review: Palestine - Peace Not Apartheid by Jimmy Carter Blogcritics.org - Feb 01 4:24 AM
Former U.S. president Jimmy Carter is committed to the idea of peace. He helped broker the peace treatment between Egypt and Israel after they were unable to come to agreement amongst themselves. He has long engaged in second-track diplomacy efforts in places such as Haiti and North Korea. The Carter Center has monitored elections around the world and provided forums to discuss ways to ...Hamas ambushes kill 5 in Gaza The Washington Times - Feb 01 3:11 PM
Hamas militants unleashed a wave of Gaza attacks against Palestinian security forces Thursday, killing at least five people. At least 50 others were reported injured, the Palestine news agency WAFA said.Wheel's Take on Jimmy Carter is Flawed Emory Wheel - Feb 01 11:35 PM
As a former editor in chief of the Wheel , I have been following the debate on Jimmy Carter's book, Palestine: Peace Not Apartheid , which has been roundly criticized by the Wheel Editorial Board in a number of its staff editorials.PLO official calls for ending of settlement activities in W. Bank People's Daily - Feb 01 4:59 PM
A member of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) Thursday called on Israel to end its settlement activities in the West Bank ahead of any meeting between Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert.Members of Hamas-led Auxiliary Forces join PNA security forces People's Daily - Feb 01 4:59 PM
The Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) said on Thursday that 250 of its militants have left the Hamas' Auxiliary Forces to join security services leb by the Palestinian National Authority (PNA).Keith Ellison's Offended Foot-Soldiers and What Didn't Offend the Muslims? Blogcritics.org - Feb 01 10:54 PM
Three former Islamic militants from the Middle East, Walid Shoebat, Kamal Saleem, and Zachariah Anani, now reformed and warning the West of the danger of radical Islam, were to speak at the University of Michigan yesterday (30th January) in a public forum, billed as "The 3 Ex-Terrorists." They have fought for the militant wing of PLO in Palestine and had participated in acts of violence and ...Moscow supports lifting blockade from Palestine Interfax - Jan 30 5:18 AM
MOSCOW. Jan 30 (Interfax) - Moscow supports fully lifting the economic blockade from Palestine and is counting on the quartet of international mediators on the Middle East settlement to make that decision.Iraq lifts curfew in Shiite holy city AFP via Yahoo! News - Feb 02 8:18 AM
Iraqi authorities have lifted a curfew imposed on Shiite Islam's holiest city of Najaf in a bid to thwart attacks a day after 73 people died in twin suicide bombings in nearby Hilla.Factional violence resumes in Gaza International Herald Tribune - Feb 02 7:38 AM
Fatah troops storm Hamas-affiliated university on Friday, and Hamas fighters blew up a pro-Fatah radio station.Malaysia backs idea of forum for Mideast Dawn - Feb 01 7:45 PM
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 1: Malaysian Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi has welcomed the idea of a Muslim grouping that would find ways to resolve the issues of Iraq, Palestine and Lebanon, noting that international efforts to resolve the Middle East conflict have so far been unsuccessful.Moscow hopes Palestine truce a step to peace -1 Russian Information Agency Novosti - Jan 30 7:20 AM
MOSCOW, January 30 (RIA Novosti) - The ceasefire announced Tuesday between Palestine's rival political factions may lead to peace among the Palestinian people, Russia's Foreign Ministry said.Beirut tense as Shias mark Ashura BBC News - Feb 02 2:23 PM
Shia Muslims in the Lebanese capital celebrate the festival of Ashura amid increasing tensions with Sunnis.Iraq's Shiite holy city under curfew AFP via Yahoo! News - Feb 02 5:05 AM
Iraqi authorities have clamped a total curfew on Shiite Islam's holiest city of Najaf to thwart attacks a day after 73 people died in twin suicide bombings in nearby Hilla.Iran blames US policy for Iraq conflict AFP via Yahoo! News - Feb 02 4:08 AM
Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki has said that US "militaristic" policies in the region were to blame for the raging violence in neighbouring Iraq.Church of convicted pastor owes thousands in tax bills Dallas Morning News - 2 hours, 31 minutes ago
ARLINGTON The church founded by convicted rapist Terry Hornbuckle owes tens of thousands of dollars in property taxes and could lose half its land if the debts aren't paid.OP-ED: Jimmy Carter's 'Voices of Palestine' The Justice - Jan 30 5:23 AM
Last spring, an Israeli student, Lior Halperin, put up an exhibit called "Voices of Palestine"-drawings by Palestinian teenagers depicting the misery of their lives in the Occupied Territories. Originally planned for two weeks, the exhibit was abruptly taken down by the University administration after four days.Arabs must listen Al-Ahram Weekly - Feb 01 10:45 AM
Former US president Jimmy Carter is locked in fierce battle with the Jewish lobby. Since his recent book, Palestine: Peace not Apartheid , Carter has become the whipping boy of the Israel lobby and the neo-cons.Standing up to hate The Herald-Sun - 54 minutes ago
UNC senior Mike Hachey, 21, holds a sign during a solidarity vigil at UNC on Friday.What 'Israel's right to exist' means to Palestinians The Christian Science Monitor via Yahoo! News - Feb 02 12:00 AM
Since the Palestinian elections in 2006, Israel and much of the West have asserted that the principal obstacle to any progress toward Israeli-Palestinian peace is the refusal of Hamas to "recognize Israel," or to "recognize Israel's existence," or to "recognize Israel's right to exist."[NCC News] Mideast Lutheran bishop sees hope for peace, with help [Press Release] Worldwide Faith News - Feb 01 2:14 PM
New York City, February 1, 2007--The bishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Jordan and the Holy Land, the Rt. Rev. Dr. Munib A. Younan, says there is still hope to avert a civil war in Palestine but it will take work.Khalifa briefed on Palestine developments Khaleej Times - Jan 31 8:15 PM
ABU DHABI The President, His Highness Shaikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, received yesterday evening a telephone call from the Palestinian President, Mahmoud Abbas, who briefed him on the latest developments on the Palestinian front.Pakistani president to visit Iran, Turkey next week People's Daily - Feb 02 6:45 PM
Pakistani President General Pervez Musharraf will visit Iran next week for talks on Middle East and regional security, it was official announced here on Friday.Excerpt: 'Among the Righteous: Lost Stories from the Holocaust's Long Reach into Arab Lands' NPR - Feb 02 4:48 PM
The central question of this book is "Did any Arabs save any Jews during the Holocaust?"Blair weathers cash-for-honours storm - for now Guardian Unlimited - Feb 02 5:26 PM
Supporters say early departure would be admission of guilt over alleged cash for honours.PALESTINE COUNCILWOMAN DYER STEPS DOWN Tyler Morning Telegraph - Jan 29 10:07 PM
PALESTINE - Palestine City Councilwoman Billie Dyer is stepping down from her seat on the council after almost three years of service. Mrs. Dyer, who is in her second term as a city council member for district one, cited new family responsibilities as her reason for resigning.Blair weathers cash-for-honours storm - for now Guardian Unlimited - 2 hours, 38 minutes ago
Tony Blair is telling colleagues it would be more damaging to the Labour party for him to resign now - which would be taken as an unfair admission of guilt - than to stay on as leader until June or July.BOYS AND GIRLS STATE BASKETBALL SCORES Telegraph-Forum - 1 hour, 10 minutes ago
Friday s Results Ada 75, Paulding 56 Akr. Coventry 67, Ravenna SE 57 Apple Creek Waynedale 47, Jeromesville Hillsdale 32 Archbold 60, Wauseon 50 Arlington 57, Leipsic 37 Ashland Crestview 70, Ashland Mapleton 59 Barberton 80, Lodi Cloverleaf 51 Bellevue 67, Willard 51 Bellville Clear Fork 57, Wooster 52 Berlin Hiland 84, W. Lafayette Ridgewood 33 Bloomdale Elmwood 65, Elmore Woodmore 51 Bluffton ...Blair weathers cash-for-honours storm - for now Guardian Unlimited - Feb 02 4:06 PM
Supporters say early departure would be admission of guilt.German FM says Quartet to meet again in Berlin People's Daily - 30 minutes ago
German Foreign Minister Frank- Walter Steinmeier said on Friday that the Quartet, or the United States, the United Nations, the European Union and Russia, will meet again soon in Berlin to promote the Middle East peace process.Democrats, Republicans, and the Jews Brown Daily Herald - Feb 01 2:19 AM
As long as anyone can remember, American Jews have dutifully lined up in support of the Democratic Party. That may soon change. Currently number six on the New York Times bestseller list, Jimmy Carter's "Palestine: Peace Not Apartheid" is the newest invective against Israel.Students demand justice News 14 Carolina - Feb 02 4:35 PM
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. -- A group of UNC-Chapel Hill students held a solidarity vigil to support three Palestinian students involved in a campus brawl that happened January 20th at Guilford College. Six of the school's football players were charged with assault.Qatar to host symposium on Palestine The Peninsula - Jan 31 4:49 PM
doha Qatar will host an international symposium on supporting the Palestinian people on February 5-6. The symposium will focus on mobilising the international support for assisting the Palestinian people.The Middle East's Leading English Language Daily Arab News - Feb 02 4:20 PM
Compared to the mullahs life expectancy, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, the Supreme Guide of the Islamic Republic of Iran, cannot be regarded as old. Aged only 67, he is still 11 years younger than hisCamden friendship group working to ease plight of Palestinians The Ham&High Network - Feb 01 2:17 AM
Camden Abu Dis Friendship Association would like to draw attention to our contribution to the committee on the situation in Palestine - The House of Commons International Development Committee Report Development Assistance and the Occupied Palestinian Territories..Quartet meeting reaffirms support for Middle East peace process People's Daily - 2 hours, 58 minutes ago
The Quartet meeting, involving the United States, the United Nations, the European Union and Russia, reaffirmed on Friday its support for the Middle East peace process and the establishment of a Palestinian state.Four children among the 17 dead as Gaza fire fights rage Independent - Feb 02 4:28 PM
Buildings in Gaza's two main universities were set on fire yesterday in a major escalation of infighting which health officials said killed at least 17 Palestinians - including four children - and left more than 200 wounded. Armed men mounted flying checkpoints in otherwise deserted streets amid heavy gunfire which continued across Gaza City and the northern Strip despite an "agreement in ...Wentworth Energy Acquires Two Producing Wells on East Texas Mineral Block [Press Release] Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance - Feb 01 7:30 AM
PALESTINE, Texas----Wentworth Energy, Inc. announced today that it has purchased a 50% working interest in two producing gas wells in Freestone County, Texas. The two wells, and the acreage they hold by production, are important to the on-going development of Wentworth Energy's 27,557-acre mineral block.Palestinians Prefer Negotiations to Conflict Angus Reid - 20 minutes ago
(Angus Reid Global Monitor) - Many adults in the West Bank and Gaza Strip believe the Palestinian cause is best served through talks, according to a poll by the An-Najah National University.Operation Basketball February 2, 2007 WTHR Indianapolis - 3 minutes ago
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EDITOR'S NOTE: The Lufkin Daily News welcomes advance news releases from local churches up to two weeks in advance of events or registration deadlines.The muppet man Hindustan Times via Yahoo! India News - Feb 02 12:06 PM
One passion led to another. He began as an actor but evolved into a master muppeteer! Well by default, corrects Martin Robinson who has been with Sesame Street for 27 years. For the uninitiated, puppetry and muppetry are different. The latter sees the actor in the costume of the character.Two Palestinians Shot Dead in West Bank ERT.gr - Feb 01 12:29 AM
An Israeli raid launched Thursday claimed the lives of two Palestinian militants, hospital sources in Palestine were quoted as saying. The two fighters were killed in combat in the old city of Nablus.Features News Taiwan Headlines - 2 hours, 36 minutes ago
Taipei, Feb. 3 (CNA) Today is Saturday, Feb. 3, or the 16th day of the 12th month of the Year of the Dog according to the lunar calendar. Following is a list of important events that have occurred on this date in the past:Mahathir plans special court to try war crimes in Iraq, Lebanon, Palestine The Daily Star Lebannon - Jan 31 1:38 PM
Former Malaysian Premier Mahathir Mohamad announced Wednesday that he is forming a war crimes tribunal to focus on victims of abuse in Iraq, Lebanon and the Palestinian Territories. He said the tribunal - and an investigating commission linked to it - was necessary as an alternative to the International Criminal Court in The Hague.UN Seminar Next Week on Palestine Aid Scoop.co.nz - Jan 31 1:06 PM
A United Nations Seminar on Assistance to the Palestinian People will be held in Qatar next week in an effort to ease the social, economic and humanitarian emergencies in the Occupied Palestinian Territory stemming from the Israeli occupation.Talking Points Alibi - Jan 31 11:13 PM
You can meet truly amazing people in Albuquerque. I sat down with Dr. Kathleen O Malley to talk about her work for peace in Iraq, Palestine and, now, Iran. Bill Richardson isn't the only New Mexican flying off to the world s flashpoints of hate and violence.Musharraf set for visits to Iran, Turkey The Daily Star Lebannon - Feb 02 1:37 PM
Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf is to visit Iran and Turkey next week to discuss the situation in the Middle East and Muslim world issues, the Foreign Office said Friday. It did not give exact details of when he would travel to Iran, a fellow Islamic republic bordering Pakistan to the West, and Turkey, which Musharraf.Visiting dignitaries prescribe more dialogue for Lebanon The Daily Star Lebannon - Feb 02 1:31 PM
The Lebanese must return to dialogue to find a solution to the current political crisis and to restore peace and security in South Lebanon, the foreign ministers of Ireland and Indonesia said on Friday. The two officials were speaking at separate events during a visit to the country to hold talks with officials and inspect their countries' troops.Snow news good news for FCity Forrest City Times-Herald - Feb 02 1:21 PM
Sometimes snow news can be good news. Thursday night s blast of winter weather, which moved across the state, stopped many of tonight s high school basketball games in their tracks, including Forrest City and the rest of the 6A-East Conference teams.Hamas and Fatah agree to new truce after 17 perish in clashes The Daily Star Lebannon - Feb 02 1:37 PM
Fatah and Hamas gunmen battled each other at universities, a radio station and in streets across the Gaza Strip on Friday, in the deadliest single day of their power struggle. Seventeen people, including four children, died before the factions' leaders announced a tentative cease-fire agreement. In Washington, US Secretary of State Condoleeza Rice said.Pakistan's Musharraf to visit Iran, Turkey Channel NewsAsia - Feb 02 8:53 AM
ISLAMABAD - Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf is to visit Iran and Turkey next week to discuss the situation in the Middle East and issues in the Muslim world, the foreign office said Friday.Iran and America trade familiar accusations The Daily Star Lebannon - Feb 02 1:37 PM
Iran and the United States continued to blame each other for the raging violence in Iraq on Friday, with Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki slamming US "militaristic" policies in the region and US Defense Secretary Robert Gates insisting his country was not planning to wage war against Tehran.Border fencing will be carried out: Musharraf Business Recorder - Feb 02 3:56 PM
RAWALPINDI (February 03 2007): President Pervez Musharraf said on Friday that Mulla Omar "is leading the Taliban insurgency" from Kandahar, and the upsurge of Taliban was Afghanistan's internal matter.New ceasefire as 25 killed in Gaza Gulf Daily News - Feb 02 4:20 PM
GAZA CITY: Fatah and Hamas yesterday announced they had agreed, in principle, to another truce as gunmen from the rival factions attacked two universities and a radio station and continuing violence claimed 25 people in 24 hours.Music sans boundaries Gulf News - Feb 02 3:30 PM
Dubai: Opera is her first love, but Janet Hassouneh is not content to enjoy the art form in isolation - she is driven to spread the word about the beauty of opera.Lists of best-selling books AP via Yahoo! News - Feb 01 10:09 AM
1. "Forever in Blue: The Fourth Summer of the Sisterhood" by Ann Brashares (Delacorte Books for Young Readers)Bipartisan Peace Agreement Hopes to Resolve Middle East Conflict [Press Release] PRWeb via Yahoo! News - Feb 01 4:00 AM
Pasadena, CA (PRWeb) February 1, 2007 -- In an attempt to resolve conflicts in the Middle East a delegation of Jewish, Christian and Muslim religious leaders met with Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice on Monday January 29 at the State Department with the goal of providing support for positive American engagement toward a bipartisan Israel-Palestine peace deal.Iraq lifts curfew in Shiite holy city Channel NewsAsia - Feb 02 9:47 AM
NAJAF, Iraq : Iraqi authorities have lifted a curfew imposed on Shiite Islam's holiest city of Najaf in a bid to thwart attacks a day after 73 people died in twin suicide bombings in nearby Hilla.Local bestsellers Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune - Feb 02 3:06 PM
FICTION 1. Plum Lovin', by Janet Evanovich (St. Martin's, $16.95). A woman reconnects with an old boyfriend. 2. White Lies, by Jayne Ann Krentz (Putnam, $24.95). A woman is a member of a clandestine society. 3. The Castle in the Forest, by Norman Mailer (Random House, $2.95). A chronicle of Hitler's boyhood. 4. Water for Elephants, by Sara Gruen (Algonquin, $23.95). A young man's time with a ...Iran blames US policy for Iraq conflict ANI via Yahoo! India News - Feb 02 6:40 AM
Tehran, Feb.2 (ANI): Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki said on Friday that US "militaristic" policies in the region were to blame for the raging violence in neighbouring Iraq. "The United States is responsible for the insecurity in Iraq," The News quoted Mottaki as saying in an address during Friday prayers in Tehran. Washington has repeatedly accused Iran of fomenting the violence in ...The Middle East's Leading English Language Daily Arab News - Jan 31 4:03 PM
Custodian of Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah deserves congratulations on inviting the two warring factions in Palestine for reconciliation talks in Makkah. Really this is a good chance for them to prove that their fight for Palestine is genuine.Commentary: Carter s Great Service to History and Justice Berkeley Daily Planet - Feb 02 8:50 AM
Is Dan Spitzer fooling anyone when he calls himself a progressive? One aspect of Spitzer s Jan. 30 letter to the Berkeley Planet is the use of disingenuous facts to create insupportable assumptions in the public mind.The long war: Shallow debate here misses the global Islamofascist context World Tribune - Feb 02 6:13 AM
Deeply divided often by sophomoric rhetoric and crass personal ambition Americans debate Iraq , obscuring the depth of the struggle against Islamofascism and the dedication needed to pursue it.Geelani rejects concepts of nationhood and secularism Hindustan Times - Feb 02 9:45 AM
Hardline Hurriyat Chairman Syed Ali Shah Geelani on Friday said that the ideas of nationhood, secularism, regionalism and racism were all un-Islamic and added that the present day Muslims were a disunited lot because they were following these concepts.Terror trial ends in split verdict Daily Chronicle - Feb 02 9:48 AM
CHICAGO - Two men accused of furnishing money and recruits to the militant Palestinian group Hamas were acquitted Thursday of racketeering conspiracy but convicted of lesser counts.The Berkeley Daily Planet Berkeley Daily Planet - Feb 02 8:45 AM
Alonzo Carter was named as the new Head Coach for Berkeley High s football program on Wednesday. FULL STORYPatriots fall to Red Devils, into tie for second place Forrest City Times-Herald - Jan 31 1:37 PM
Palestine-Wheatley missed the chance Tuesday to take control of the 6AA-Conference race. Plagued by inconsistency on offense and the flu, which sidelined at least one starter, the Patriots fell to the Augusta Red Devils 53-41 at Patriot Gym.main Kavkaz Center - Feb 02 12:31 PM
The war has already begun and it has nothing to do with nuclear weapons and threats against Israel and everything to do with who rules America.Of Walls and Bantustans: Apartheid by Any Other Name The Palestine Chronicle - Feb 02 11:24 AM
Israeli policy in the West Bank is a form of apartheid in intent and implementation. Ethnic-based, as opposed to race-based, it shares an important characteristic with the South African model.Russia to press Hamas to carry out Quartet decisions - FM Lavrov -1 Russian Information Agency Novosti - Feb 02 11:05 AM
WASHINGTON, February 2 (RIA Novosti) - Russia will pressure the ruling Palestinian Islamist group Hamas to implement proposals put forward by the Quartet of Middle East mediators, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Friday.Best sellers The Cincinnati Enquirer - Feb 02 4:09 AM
1. Plum Lovin', Janet Evanovich (St. Martin's, $16.95) A Stephanie Plum novel, "between-the-numbers."Iranians Working With Hamas in Gaza, Fatah Says Crosswalk.com - Feb 02 4:32 AM
Jerusalem (CNSNews.com) - Palestinian Authority security forces linked to the Fatah faction said they arrested seven Iranians during a raid on the Islamic University, a Hamas stronghold, in the Gaza Strip overnight.There Is No New Anti-Semitism Baltimore Chronicle & Sentinel - Feb 02 12:52 PM
The New York Times reported on January 31 about the most recent attempt by the American Jewish community to conflate intense criticism of Israel with anti-Semitism.SOUTHERN AFRICA: IRIN-SA Weekly Round-up 319 for 29 January - 2 February 2007 AlertNet - Feb 02 7:06 AM
Source: IRIN IRIN-SA Weekly Round-up 319 for 29 January - 2 February 2007 Revision of Iran's Middle East Policy Is Long Overdue Payvand Iran News - Feb 02 8:10 AM
Iran's current Middle East policy includes several key elements: a) support for Hizbollah and Hamas, b) strategic alliance with Syria, c) close ties with several Shi'a factions in Iraq, d) assistance to Shi'a militant groups, e) opposition to the Arab-Israeli peace initiative and support for armed struggle against Israel, f) opposition to the presence of U.S. forces in Iraq and other Arab ...main Kavkaz Center - Feb 02 12:01 PM
The Bush administration, in a sense, is getting what it wants in the wider Middle East. To battle a fictitious Shi'ite crescent (a construct by Jordan's King Abdullah), it has emboldened even more a reactionary Sunni crescent (Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Jordan, Kuwait and the United Arab Emirates), thus exacerbating to a paroxysm the "strategy" it has already applied in Iraq: sectarianism as the golden ...Jews for Jimmy Baltimore Chronicle & Sentinel - Feb 02 7:52 AM
President Jimmy Carter has no hatred of the Jewish people, but does have strong and legitimate criticisms of Israeli policy. He deserves Jewish support, not vicious attacks.Palestinian-Israeli conflict poisons film festival: 'Whose side are you on?' The Daily Star Lebannon - Feb 02 1:38 PM
"It's not easy to discuss these matters," Ludmila Cvikova says as she shuts off her mobile phone. "I'm aware of how politically sensitive the whole question is." Of the 675 films screening at the International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR), around 50 are from the Middle East and North Africa.Quartet statement fully reflects Russia's position - FM Lavrov Russian Information Agency Novosti - Feb 02 11:20 AM
WASHINGTON, February 2 (RIA Novosti) - The joint statement of the Quartet of Middle East mediators adopted after a meeting in Washington Friday fully reflects Russia's position, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Friday.Catholic Accountability Project: 'Pro-Life' March on Washington [Press Release] U.S. Newswire via Yahoo! News - Feb 02 2:40 PM
The following is a statement by Michael Hurley, MD, of the Catholic Accountability Project:Iraq lifts curfew in Najaf Middle East Online - Feb 02 8:24 AM
Iraqi officials say nearly 2,000 civilians killed in raging sectarian conflict across Iraq in January.
