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Peace deal with Palestine is 'fantasy' says Barak (Gulf News)
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Fri, 10 Aug 2007 12:43:39 GMT

Occupied Jerusalem: Israeli Defence Minister Ehud Barak was quoted as saying on Friday that talk of any peace deal with Palestine anytime soon was "fantasy," in response to US-led efforts to revive negotiations.


Régis Debray: Deliberate Blindness in Palestine (The Palestine Chronicle)
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Fri, 10 Aug 2007 13:45:44 GMT

Last year President Jacques Chirac asked Régis Debray to study the situation in the Middle East. On 15 January 2007 Debray sent the French authorities the following document on Palestine. It is an important key to understanding a long policy drift whose results are now obvious.


ANCIENT PALESTINE TREASURE COMES TO ORIENTAL INSTITUTE (Science News)
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Fri, 10 Aug 2007 20:19:56 GMT

An archaeological treasure in gold and ivory has arrived safely in Chicago, it was announced by Dr. John A. Wilson, director of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago.


DFLP chief tells Israel he wants to return to West Bank (AFP via Yahoo! News)
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Thu, 09 Aug 2007 19:25:40 GMT

Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine chief Nayef Hawatmeh said in an unprecedented interview with Israeli public television on Thursday that he wants to return to the West Bank.


IRD Responds to Evangelical Letter on Israel/Palestine (Christian News Wire)
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Fri, 10 Aug 2007 16:18:00 GMT

"Palestinian statehood necessarily depends upon the maturity and wisdom of the people and their leaders in fashioning a state that is willing and able to live at peace with Israel."


Pats wrap up second week; will put on pads Monday (Forrest City Times-Herald)
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Fri, 10 Aug 2007 20:06:38 GMT

The Palestine-Wheatley Patriots are working toward Monday. That’s the day the Patriots will put on full pads for the first time this season. “We’ve had a real good week and the kids are working hard,” said first-year head coach Dwaine Roark. “We haven’t gone to full pads for a couple of reasons.


Indonesia: Islamic Caliphate to attract 100,000 (Adnkronos)
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Fri, 10 Aug 2007 17:00:25 GMT

Indonesia: Islamic Caliphate to attract 100,000 (AKI) - More than 100,000 people are expected to attend the world's largest Islamic Caliphate conference to be held in Jakarta on Sunday.According to Hizb ut-Tahrir, the pan-Islamist political party staging the conference, people will come from all over the world to hear speakers from England, Australia, Palestine, Japan and the Sudan.Abu ...


More Illinois Customers Have Access to Fast, Affordable Verizon High Speed Internet Service (Broadcast Newsroom)
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Fri, 10 Aug 2007 12:53:44 GMT

BLOOMINGTON, Ill., Aug. 10 /PRNewswire/ -- More consumers and businesses in Illinois can enjoy the benefits of broadband as Verizon Online expands availability of its High Speed Internet Service in the following 13 cities: Bellmont, Capron, Dakota, Galva, Greenfield, McLeansboro, Norris City, Palestine, Paulton, Pearl City, Walnut, Willow Hill and Wyoming.


Aso to visit Middle East, Mexico, Brazil (Japan Today)
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Fri, 10 Aug 2007 05:07:31 GMT

TOKYO — Foreign Minister Taro Aso said Friday he will depart Sunday for Jordan, Israel, the Palestine autonomous region, Mexico and Brazil for talks with officials there before returning to Japan on Aug 24.


Contract awarded for Jimtown water project (The East Liverpool Review)
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Fri, 10 Aug 2007 04:15:07 GMT

LISBON — An East Palestine company won the contract to replace a water line in the Jimtown area outside East Palestine, but served by city utilities. The Columbiana County Commissioners awarded the bid Wednesday to L.E.B. Contracting, located on state Route 170.