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Nostalgic Haulers cruising back to East Palestine for charity (Lisbon Morning Journal)
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Sun, 12 Aug 2007 04:19:03 GMT

EAST PALESTINE — It is all about the toys. The toys of big boys like classic vehicles and souped up engines will again mean toys for the young tots, as the Nostalgic Haulers hold their ninth annual Toys for Tots cruise in East Palestine.


State grant advances nursing home project (Lisbon Morning Journal)
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Mon, 13 Aug 2007 04:33:51 GMT

EAST PALESTINE — A long-awaited nursing home project is another step closer to becoming a reality, after Lt. Gov. Lee Fisher’s office announced Friday East Palestine will share in state grants totaling more than $1 million.


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.


Militant presence unnerves Bekaa Valley residents (The Daily Star Lebannon)
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Sun, 12 Aug 2007 20:52:40 GMT

On the road out of Qoussaya village in eastern Lebanon, a barrier and a bunker signal the entrance to the military training camp of a Palestinian militant group. Around the camp housing the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine - General Command (PFLP-GC) are Lebanese troops who bar access to what.


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.


Palestine national unity (The Herald)
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Sat, 11 Aug 2007 16:22:58 GMT

GAZA CITY. — Palestinian prime minister Ismail Haniya said yesterday that a possible national unity coalition would be "open to all" during a meeting of his beleagured Hamas-led cabinet.


Prisoner's interrogation aired (Independent Online)
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Sat, 11 Aug 2007 14:25:21 GMT

Palestine TV has broadcast footage of the interrogation of a prisoner who Hamas claimed had been tortured to death by rival security forces loyal to President Mahmoud Abbas.


Abbas Plans To Hold Elections In Six Months (Nasdaq)
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Sun, 12 Aug 2007 23:48:57 GMT

(RTTNews) - Sunday, Mahmoud Abbas, Chairman of Palestinian Authority, indicated his plans to conduct legislative and presidential elections in six months, Palestinian officials in Ramallah said today.


MPs urge talks with Hamas (Epolitix via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News)
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Sun, 12 Aug 2007 23:00:08 GMT

Senior MPs have said that the government should speak to Hamas in a bid to promote peace in the Middle East.