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Mahathir: Focus on wars in Iraq, Palestine 
The Sun Daily - Feb 04 8:55 AM
KUALA LUMPUR (Feb 5, 2007): International institutions have not given attention to the wars in Iraq and Palestine but concentrated more on those in Darfur, Sudan and Rwanda.Palestine needs viable government to conduct talks with Israel Itar-Tass - Feb 04 6:26 AM
MOSCOW, February 4 (Itar-Tass) - Palestine needs a viable government, capable of conducting talks with Israel, claimed chairman of the Federation Council International Affairs Committee Mikhail Margelov.Larijani: Iran supports formation of unified gov't in Palestine Islamic Republic News Agency - Feb 03 6:51 AM
Iran - Larijani - Palestine Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) Secretary Ali Larijani here Saturday said that Iran supports formation of a nationally unified government in Palestine. Indonesian FM expresses full supports to Palestine Turks.US - 13 minutes ago
Indonesian Foreign Minister Hassan Wirajuda expressed his full supports to Palestinian government and its people and to establish an independence state in a joint press conference with Hamas political supremo Khaled Meshaal.Int l mediators call for end to fighting in Palestine. Itar-Tass - Feb 02 10:11 PM
WASHINGTON, February 2 (Itar-Tass) -- International mediators urged Palestinians to stop fighting and confirmed their commitment to creating an independent, democratic and viable state in Palestine that will live in peace and security with Israel.East Palestine dumps Crestview Lisbon Morning Journal - Feb 02 9:22 PM
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 3:08 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.Blair 'to push for Mideast peace' PA via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News - Feb 04 5:41 PM
Tony Blair has given his strongest hint yet that he will continue to work towards peace between Israel and Palestine after he leaves office.*Eleven Killed In Renewed Factional Fighting In Palestine On Fourth Day Of Ceasefire Nasdaq - Feb 02 11:21 AM
(RTTNews) - Eleven Killed In Renewed Factional Fighting In Palestine On Fourth Day Of Ceasefire.Mubarak: Israeli-Palestinian peace dependent on release of captured Israeli solider, unity in Palestine USA Today - Feb 03 11:06 AM
Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak on Saturday said the stalled Mideast peace process depended on the release of an Israeli solider captured by militants in Gaza and resolving the violent conflict between rival Palestinian factions.Arab leader calls for peace in Palestine UPI - Feb 03 7:38 PM
CAIRO, Feb. 3 (UPI) -- The secretary of the Arab League said Saturday the battles between Hamas and Fatah in the Palestinian authority are "a national catastrophe."Palestinian unity government support from Iran ArabicNews.com - Feb 04 2:09 PM
Iran's Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) Secretary Ali Larijani yesterday said that Iran supports formation of a nationally unified government in Palestine.Musharraf to visit Iran, Turkey IANS via Yahoo! India News - Feb 04 8:52 AM
Islamabad, Feb 4 (Xinhua) Pakistani President General Pervez Musharraf begins his visit to Iran and Turkey Monday for seeking a fair and just solution of the Palestine issue.Arab leader calls for peace in Palestine EARTHtimes.org - Feb 03 7:49 PM
Amr Moussa said both sides should heed the call of Saudi Arabian King Abdullah for a meeting in Mecca, the Kuwait News Agency KUNA reported.Palestine: Palestinians `nearer` power deal AngolaPress - Feb 04 4:32 AM
Gaza City, 02/04 - Rival Palestinian factions Hamas and Fatah have made progress towards agreeing a government of national unity, Egypt`s president has said.Speaker urges unity among Palestinian groups Islamic Republic News Agency - Feb 04 8:51 AM
Iran - Palestine - Speaker Majlis Speaker Gholam-Ali Haddad-Adel here on Sunday called on Palestinian groups to get further united under present highly critical juncture.Saudi must ensure immediate peace Central Chronicle - Feb 04 10:12 AM
That Saudi Kingdom has resolved to diplomatically mediate between the warring groups in Palestine and support the cause of the Palestinians gives fresh air in Middle east crisis.Resolve Palestine-Israel Conflict To Resolve Middle East Crisis Bernama - Feb 03 8:18 AM
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 3 (Bernama) -- Let the Palestinians go back to Gaza Strip and reclaim their old lives and properties, while the occupying Israelis return to their state.Bush Iraq strategy shifts toward containing Iran Middle East Online - Feb 04 5:12 AM
Analyst: Bush to focus attention on Iran not only in relation to Iraq, but also on Palestine, Lebanon, nuclear issues.Blair to 'retain huge interest' in Mideast after quitting AFP via Yahoo! News - Feb 04 4:33 PM
Prime Minister Tony Blair has hinted at his plans for life after politics, reportedly saying that he would "retain a huge interest" in the Middle East peace process.Iran's role in Iraq met with skepticism USA Today - 2 hours, 59 minutes ago
U.S. officials from commanders in Iraq to President Bush have stepped up claims that Iran has been supplying Iraqi insurgents with weapons and training to kill U.S. troops.Foreclosure complicate company s comeback Lisbon Morning Journal - Feb 03 10:08 PM
EAST PALESTINE A foreclosure against the now-defunct East Palestine China Co. could complicate that company s successor s path to take over the property.Bulldogs hang on for win at United The East Liverpool Review - Feb 03 9:44 PM
HANOVERTON The East Palestine boys basketball team blew a 15-point lead, but found a way to get the job done, beating ITCL foe United, 60-49, on the road Saturday.Palestine slams Quartet decision on keeping embargo IANS via Yahoo! India News - Feb 03 4:54 AM
Gaza, Feb 3 (Xinhua) Hamas-led Palestinian government Saturday condemned the decision of the Middle East Quartet of the US, European Union, United Nations and Russia to continue financial embargo against it.Hardcover Nonfiction New York Times - Feb 02 9:46 PM
1. THE AUDACITY OF HOPE, by Barack Obama 2. PALESTINE PEACE NOT APARTHEID, by Jimmy Carter 3. THE INNOCENT MAN, by John Grisham 4. MARLEY & ME, by John Grogan 5. WHAT A PARTY! by Terry McAuliffe with Steve KettmannAuthor Leora Skolkin-Smith Will be Appearing at the Northern Arizona Book Festival with Billy Collins, Marilyn Hacker, ... [Press Release] PR Web - Feb 04 12:20 AM
Set amidst the barbed-wire borders of pre-1967 Jerusalem, Leora Skolkin-Smith's brief novel follows fourteen-year-old Liana Bialik on a trip to Israel with her mother and sister in 1963. "Edges, O Israel, O Palestine" will be featured at this year's Northern Arizona Book Festival, 2007. (PRWeb Feb 4, 2007) Post Comment:Trackback URL: ...Bush, the divider February 03, 2007 Haaretz Daily - Feb 03 4:25 PM
Among the hundreds of anecdotes about U.S. deliberation on whether to support the partition plan for Palestine, on the eve of the 1947 United Nations vote, there are some that reveal more about the president than about the supporters of the emerging state.Eleven Killed In Renewed Factional Fighting In Palestine On Fourth Day Of Ceasefire Nasdaq - Feb 02 11:51 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.Larijani denies claim about arrest of 7 Iranians by Fatah forces Islamic Republic News Agency - Feb 03 6:36 AM
Iran - Larijani - Palestine Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) Secretary Ali Larijani here dismissed the claims of some media about the arrest of seven Iranians along with a number of Hamas members by the Palestinian Fatah forces.Kurds Displaced in Effort to Preserve Ancient City NPR - Feb 04 9:02 AM
Kurdish authorities are trying to preserve an ancient citadel above Irbil that local historians say has been a site of human habitation for 7,000 years. But in order to preserve it, they've had to relocate its most recent habitants -- refugee Kurds.Blair to retain huge interest in ME after quitting Khaleej Times - 2 hours, 23 minutes ago
LONDON - British Prime Minister Tony Blair has hinted at his plans for life after politics, telling BBC radio that he would retain a huge interest in the Middle East peace process.As US power fades, it can't find friends to take on Iran Guardian Unlimited - 2 hours, 29 minutes ago
The shadowy outlines of a new US strategy towards Iran are exercising diplomats and experts around the Middle East and in the west. The US says Iranian personnel are training and arming anti-US forces inside Iraq, and it will not hesitate to kill them.Re-election of Musharraf will be constitutional: Aziz Khaleej Times - 1 hour, 45 minutes ago
ISLAMABAD Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz has said that President Gen Pervez Musharraf will be re-elected for another five-year term this year and his election would be conducted in accordance with the Constitution.Kurds Displaced in Effort to Preserve Ancient City NPR - Feb 04 10:35 AM
Weekend Edition Sunday , February 4, 2007 · In Kurdish-controlled northern Iraq, Kurdish authorities are trying to turn a historic landmark into a United Nations-approved World Heritage Site. According to local historians, the ancient citadel in Irbil has been the site of human habitation for more than 7,000 years.PM makes Middle East pledge ePolitix.com - Feb 04 3:52 PM
The prime minister has indicated that he will continue to push for a Middle East peace deal after he leaves the post.GILMER RB JOHNSON COMMITS TO SOONERS Tyler Morning Telegraph - 30 minutes ago
Gilmer junior running back Justin Johnson, expected to be one of the state's premier recruits next fall, has committed to Oklahoma.Fatah-affiliated radio station attacked ArabicNews.com - Feb 04 2:04 PM
Reporters Without Borders spoke on February 2, 2007 of an armed attack on Al Aamal, a Gaza City-based radio station operated by the Workers Union, which is linked to Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas's party, Fatah.OIC chief urges Palestinian leaders to restore stability People's Daily - Feb 04 5:29 PM
Visiting Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu, Secretary General of the Organization of Islamic Conference (OIC), on Sunday urged Palestinian political leaders to control armed factions and restore stability and calm in the Palestinian territories.Haddad-Palesti ne-Abdollah Iran's Majlis Speaker: Palestinian groups should be united Islamic Republic News Agency - Feb 04 11:44 AM
, Feb 4 -- Speaker of Iranian parliament "Gholam-Ali Haddad-Adel" said keeping unity and coordination among Palestinian groups should be seen as a revolutionary necessity in the current critical situation.Al-Aqsa mosque in al-Quds is the third holiest site for Muslims [AP] Aljazeera - Feb 04 4:14 PM
Israeli police and army forces deployed on Sunday around al-Aqsa mosque's compound in occupied Jerusalem in an attempt to prevent wide access to the site.Dr M: Wars should be declared a crime The Star Online - Feb 04 3:57 PM
KUALA LUMPUR: The media should send out the message that wars should be declared criminal acts, said Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad on the eve of a three-day War Crimes Conference and Exhibition organised by the Perdana Global Peace Organisation.Mubarak, Merkel discuss issues ArabicNews.com - Feb 04 2:05 PM
Egypt's President Hosni Mubarak met with German Chancellor Angela Merkel who arrived in Cairo yesterday on a two day visit on the first leg of a tour that would take her to many countries of the region.Does quote belong to explorer Stanley or are we just presuming? icWales - 1 hour, 13 minutes ago
HIS comment "Doctor Livingstone, I presume" earned him a place in the history books - but a new book has cast doubt on whether Welsh explorer Henry Morton Stanley ever uttered the words at all. Hanolt nets game-high 33 in win over Crestview to keep EP atop ITCL The East Liverpool Review - Feb 02 11:29 PM
EAST PALESTINE The East Palestine boys basketball team came into its contest with Crestview Friday in sole ownership of first place in the Inter Tri-County League. The Bulldogs walked off the floor in the same position albeit after a shaky 62-49 win over visiting Crestview.Gaza calmness becoming Palestinian dream People's Daily - Feb 04 4:58 PM
The taxi driver Kamal Ghanem finally decided to stop working on the deserted streets of Gaza City as he could barely find any business amid the ongoing factional fighting.Why is the Jewish lobby "on the edge of its demise" as you claim in your book, and what evidence can you provide for ... Haaretz Daily - Feb 04 5:00 PM
I don't think the Jewish leadership in America - which many would conflate with "the Jewish lobbies"-- is on the edge of its demise, but I think "America's Israel Lobby," the official descriptive of AIPAC, is in much deeper trouble than many people realize, especially since the trial of Steve Rosen and Keith Weissman will go ahead, beginning June 4.Suad Juffali to Speak at AUC Graduation Arab News - Feb 04 4:18 PM
JEDDAH, 5 February 2007 Suad Juffali, director of the Ahmed Juffali Benevolent Foundation and member of the American University in Cairo (AUC) Board of Trustees, will deliver the commencement address at AUC s winter graduation ceremony.Warning against destroying bridge connecting al-Haram al-Shareef with Bab al-Magharba in Jerusalem ArabicNews.com - Feb 04 2:01 PM
The Chief Palestinian Islamic Justice, Sheikh Tayssir al-Tamimi called Sunday on Arab and Islamic world to immediately move and stop Israeli procedures to judaize and demolish part of al-Aqsa mosque.Letters to the Editor The Record - Feb 04 9:30 AM
As a Palestinian-American, I've been embroiled in political activism for more than 40 years.The Middle East's Leading English Language Daily Arab News - Feb 04 4:14 PM
What Abdul Rahman Al-Khabrani has done ( I Am Proud of Being a Waiter, Jan. 28) is a very natural thing in any other society a young man taking a job in order to earn an honest living. But in the present-day Kingdom it is a revolution.7/7: Al-Qaeda claims responsibility, threatens more attacks Hindustan Times - Feb 04 12:28 PM
Claiming responsibility for the July 7 London blasts, Al-Qaeda's second-in-command Ayman al-Zawahiri has threatened new attacks against Western countries similar to those that rocked Britain.Today's Headlines: ArabicNews.com - Feb 04 2:01 PM
We are looking for sales & marketing representatives in different countries. Apply now! Concern about suppressing Tunisian magazine publication A group concerned with freedom of speech, International Freedom of Expression Exchange Tunisia Monitoring Group, on Jan 24 said that Tunisian authorities arbitrarily ordered Dar Assabah not to issue its new weekly magazine, L'Expression, and banned the ...Middle East Business Information Zawya - 25 minutes ago
05 February 2007 AMMAN -- The Lower House endorsed the municipalities draft law on Sunday, paving the way for nationwide municipal elections later this year.A few tricks can land nice hogs The Mesquite News - 2 hours, 43 minutes ago
I ve hunted hogs in areas as diverse as the mountains of southeast Oklahoma to the brush country of south Texas and lots of places in between. I ve hunted them from horseback, following a pack of hog dogs. I ve spent hours setting in a bow stand, waiting for porkers to come to a corn feeder.United Press International ® News. Analysis. Insight. UPI - Feb 04 1:08 PM
TEHRAN, Iran, Jan. 29 (UPI) -- The government of Iran says it needs time to review the latest proposal for bringing an end to the standoff with the West over its uranium enrichment program.Musharraf to hold talks with Ahmadinejad Dawn - 2 hours, 12 minutes ago
ISLAMABAD, Feb 4: President Pervez Musharraf will consult Iranian leaders about his recent initiative for the establishment of peace in Middle East. President Musharraf is scheduled to visit Tehran on Monday for talks with his Iranian counterpart Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.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 3:54 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.Iran's misunderstood strategy in Lebanon The Daily Star Lebannon - Feb 04 1:40 PM
A Lebanese citizen visiting Tehran, a cold city at the foot of the Alborz Mountain, would be surprised by the heated political speeches being made about delicate and strategic issues concerning the region, particularly Lebanon.VP visits Spain's Int'l Tourism Exhibition Islamic Republic News Agency - Feb 04 8:44 AM
Spain - Mashaei - Visit Vice President and Head of Iran's Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism Organization (ICHHTO) Esfandiar Rahim Mashaei toured Spain's International Tourism Exhibition (January 31-February 4), dubbed `Fitur'.Robert Fisk: Please spare me the word 'terrorist' Independent - Feb 02 4:49 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.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.Folded Sediment Unusual In Sumatran Tsunami Area Science Daily - Feb 04 7:07 AM
Sediment folding may have added to the exceptionally large tsunami that struck Sumatra on December 26, 2004, according to an international team of geologists.Iran calls for end to Palestinian fighting AFP via Yahoo! News - Feb 03 7:22 AM
The secretary general of Iran's Supreme National Security Council, Ali Larijani, has called for an end to weeks of deadly fighting among Palestinian rival factions.World homepage The New Zealand Herald - Feb 04 8:37 AM
LONDON - "Doctor Livingstone, I presume." Four words that made the explorer Henry Stanley enduringly famous but unfortunately it looks as if he never said them.Ruth Tenne: The Strangulation of Palestine The Palestine Chronicle - Jan 31 1:00 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".West attempted to alienate people from their own culture: Saffar Harandi Islamic Republic News Agency - Feb 04 5:29 AM
Iran - Syria - Culture Minister of Culture and Islamic Guidance Mohammad-Hossein Saffar-Harandi said that the West has attempted to alienate people from their own national culture.Palestinians see their hopes for change end in disaster Sydney Morning Herald - Feb 04 5:00 AM
Israel waits and watches as Hamas and Fatah tear themselves apart, writes Ed O'Loughlin.14 killed in Baghdad violence, 24 detained IANS via Yahoo! India News - Feb 04 4:56 AM
Baghdad, Feb 4 (DPA) At least 14 Iraqis including six policemen were killed and 18 wounded in a new series of attacks in and around Baghdad Sunday following Saturday's devastating truck bombing that left at least 137 dead, authorities said.Middle East: An end to US primacy? BBC News - Feb 03 5:02 PM
The US quest to spread democracy in the Middle East has had a series of unintended consequences, says the BBC's Jonathan Marcus.'Sesame' opens Lexington film fest Louisville Courier-Journal - Feb 04 3:23 AM
A documentary about taking the children's television show featuring Big Bird, Bert and Ernie onto a global stage will open the One World Film Festival in Lexington next Sunday.Outburst: Where Broward goes to vent Miami Herald - Feb 04 12:57 AM
On scholar Daniel Pipes' ideas for Middle East stability, presented in a talk at a Weston synagogue: ``Daniel Pipes is right on the Middle Eastern War. He is right when he says more and more people around the world . . . hate Israel.''In Israel, Carter book not worthy of outrage St. Petersburg Times - Feb 04 12:36 AM
JERUSALEM - Israel's legendary hotel, the King David, is celebrating its 75th anniversary. Among the displays are a 1979 photo of two famous guests, U.S. President Jimmy Carter and Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin.Immigrant Family Finally Released From Williamson County Detention Center KXAN 36 Austin - Feb 04 4:14 AM
A Palestinian woman and four of her children are home Saturday night after three months in a Central Texas immigration detention center. This is a story you'll only see on KXAN.Commentary: Justice, Peace, Righteousness Berkeley Daily Planet - Feb 02 8:56 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.Theater preview: "Paradise" OnMilwaukee.com - Feb 04 10:04 AM
Next Act Theater producing artistic director David Cecsarini wants his company's performances to provoke thought and discussion. That's why he chose to present playwright Glyn O'Malley's look at two teenage girls near the West Bank.Sunday, February 04, 2007 The Pakistan Link - Feb 04 7:53 AM
FATEHJANG: Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz announced on Saturday that he would again contest the election from his previous constituency, NA-49, Attock.Musharraf to consult Iranian leaders about his ME peace initiative Islamic Republic News Agency - Feb 04 5:06 AM
Pakistan - Iran - Musharraf President General Pervez Musharraf will consult Iranian leaders about his recent initiative for establishment of peace in the Middle East, a cabinet minister said on Sunday.Commentary: Israel Colonization is the Primary Obstacle to Peace Berkeley Daily Planet - Feb 02 8:56 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 11:56 AM
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.Day Trips: Funding schemes leave Texas state parks on the decline The Bryan-College Station Eagle - Feb 04 7:21 AM
Counting horned lizards on license plates is just one of the mindless games I play while stuck in traffic. My pickup sports a set of the specialty plates, too, so I have a passing interest in like-minded motorists. IRAQ PALESTINE Palestinians in Iraq say they are targeted by ethnic cleansing campaign AsiaNews.it - Feb 02 5:41 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.Sympathy for Palestine Is Not Anti-Semitic Ohmynews - Feb 01 5:31 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...Ahmadinejad feels economic heat Financial Express - Feb 04 8:06 AM
The arrests by a U.S. military unit of six Iranians in Erbil, Iraq and several others in Baghdad earlier this month indicate the deployment of a new strategy against Iran's hardliner government.New fighting in Gaza threatens Hamas-Fatah deals - Russia -1 Russian Information Agency Novosti - Feb 02 9:54 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.Accused Accomplice Is Juvenile, Attorney Says The Morning News - Feb 04 12:59 AM
BENTONVILLE -- Prosecutors discovered one of the men arrested in the Dec. 30 shooting death of a young man from Centerton is also a juvenile.Dragons tie Palestine, 1-1; NHS girls record shutout The Daily Sentinel - Jan 30 8:58 PM
The Nacogdoches Dragon soccer team tied Palestine 1-1 in the District 18-4A opener for both teams at Dragon Stadium Tuesday night.PEOPLE: Ridgefield's Belote helps world's refugees and immigrants Ridgefield Press - Feb 04 3:57 AM
Thirty-three million of the world s most unfortunate people refugees and displaced people, nationless, working undocumented, living in camps are on Tom Belote s mind.Northern California best sellers Contra Costa Times - Feb 04 3:13 AM
Compiled from sales at 45 independent bookstores in Northern California. 1. "Sacred Games," by Vikram Chandra. (HarperCollins, $27.95.) 2. "You Suck," by Christopher Moore. (Morrow, $21.95.)Snow closes area school districts Forrest City Times-Herald - Feb 02 3:44 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 2:11 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.Israel offers many surprises for its first-time visitors Garden City Observer - Feb 04 3:57 AM
As my family and I finalized plans for a long-awaited trip to Israel recently, many friends and other family members reacted with horror, fearing for our safety, as if we were planning to walk into an active war zone. Mention Israel, it seems, and thoughts reflexively turn to the Arab-Israeli conflict.Book list The Courier News - Feb 04 2:10 AM
Fiction Hardcover The fibbing Mr Stanley, we presume Guardian Unlimited - Feb 03 6:28 PM
New book casts doubt on Livingstone greeting.National best sellers Contra Costa Times - Feb 04 3:13 AM
1. "Plum Lovin'," by Janet Evanovich. (St. Martin's, $16.95.) A mysterious man in Stephanie Plum's life helps her track down a matchmaker who skipped bail.Iran calls for end to Palestinian fighting IranMania.com - Feb 03 10:18 PM
LONDON, February 4 (IranMania) - The secretary general of Iran's Supreme National Security Council, Ali Larijani, has called for an end to weeks of deadly fighting among Palestinian rival factions, AFP reported.Guard meetings help recruit prepare The Longview News-Journal - Feb 03 9:45 PM
Editor's note: In the coming months, the News-Journal will follow recruits in the National Guard's Sustainment program as they prepare to be shipped out for basic training.The gospel according to Abdullah Haaretz Daily - Feb 03 10:27 PM
"The mutual slaughter taking place between Fatah and Hamas does not stem from the clash of these two movements' foreign-policy positions, and it has no connection to the issue of recognizing 'the Zionist enemy,'" wrote Saleh al-Qalab, the former Jordanian minister of information, in an incisive op-ed in the Saudi daily Asharq Al Awsat.Saturday, Feb 03, 2007 Knight-Ridder Washington Bureau - Feb 03 2:36 PM
The daily Iraq violence report is compiled by McClatchy Newspapers Special Correspondent Sahar Al Shawi in Baghdad from police, military and medical reports. This is not a comprehensive list of all violence in Iraq, much of which goes unreported.PA Militia War National Catastrophe , says Arab League Israel National News - Feb 04 1:04 AM
Amr Moussa urged the Hamas and Fatah factions to set aside their militia war and discuss their differences with Saudi Arabian King Abdullah, who has invited both sides to Mecca for talks to iron out their issues.
