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Palestinian Family Shot Cultivating Land near Wall
Palestinian Family shot while cultivating their land near the Wall- Four family members hospitalized, one in serious condition. The Abdullah family from Deir Balut arrived to cultivate their land this morning as they have been doing for the last two weeks with the Israeli military's permission. Construction work of Israel's wall is taking place on part of their land.
 http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/palmedialert/message/398


Palestinian Market in the Old City of Hebron demolished without warning
This evening From 6:00 to 6:30 PM, a series of army jeeps and IDF soldiers appeared at the market on Shalala street without warning. First they forced market goers and shop owners into the small alleyways. Then the soldiers moved the tables, shelves and produce into the street where a bulldozer would be able to destroy everything.
 http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/palmedialert/message/397


Hebron Governor: 54.3% of Hebron District confiscated
Al-Ja'bari told the French news agency, AFP, that Israel "keeps expropriating more land in Hebron district. So far around 10,000 Dunams, [2500 acres] were confiscated to build the apartheid wall" He added that the "Israeli have also raised their harassment of Palestinians around the Ibrahimi mosque, by adding two extra gates and force the worshipers to go through."
 http://imemc2.thinkhost.net/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=10093&Itemid=1


Three Palestinians wounded by guards' gunfire at fence work site
Three Palestinians were wounded on Wednesday morning, one of them seriously, when Israeli security guards opened fire on rioters at a separation fence work site northwest of Ramallah in the West Bank. (Separation Fence = Apartheid Wall on Palestinian Lands! )
 http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/pages/ShArt.jhtml?itemNo=561823&contrassID=1&subContrassID=5&sbSubContrassID=0&listSrc=Y


Hebron Governor Calls for Stopping Poisoning West Hebron Fields
Hebron Governor, Areef al-Ja'bari called on international community to intervene to stop Israel poisoning field and water as well devastating thousands of Donums of the Palestinian lands in the West Bank city of Hebron.
 http://english.wafa.ps/body.asp?field=Enews&id=2391


Irish Limerick City might soon become world's first Caterpillar Free Zone
Limerick City Councillors have a precedent-setting opportunity to declare the City the world's first Caterpillar Free Zone, thereby sending a resounding message to Caterpillar shareholders and directors... Council will soon consider a motion put forward by the Ireland Palestine Solidarity Campaign and supported by the family of the murdered American human rights observer Rachel Corrie
 http://electronicintifada.net/v2/article3746.shtml


Abbas: will fulfill road map terms even if Israel doesn't
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said Monday he needed more time to reconstruct the PA security forces. He promised not to stay in office even for one day if he fails to end the state of lawlessness.
 http://imemc2.thinkhost.net/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=10101&Itemid=1


More building in East J'lem not possible, says city's head engineer
"There is no more publicly owned land in the eastern city, other than in pockets within already existing neighborhoods," Shitrit explained. "In addition, expanding construction would entail large-scale confiscation of private land. I am skeptical whether in the present geo-political climate this is feasible."
 http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/pages/ShArt.jhtml?itemNo=561475&contrassID=1&subContrassID=9&sbSubContrassID=0&listSrc=Y


Israel not committed to prisoners release agreement: Palestine
Qaraqea, a member of the committee responsible for the prisoners question, clarified that a session between both Israeli and Palestinian sides to study the criteria and the basis of the release failed to reach any agreement. "We don't want any security conditions and discriminating criteria on this issue," he said.
 http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2005-04/05/content_2790235.htm


Profs Call for University Support
“There is a nationwide campaign against the autonomy of universities in the broadest sense ... based on the utterly spurious assumption that universities are stronghold of radical and liberal beliefs,” charged Khalidi, the Edward Said professor of Arab studies, loudly banging on the podium with his fist.
 http://www.columbiaspectator.com/vnews/display.v/ART/2005/04/05/42523c0973427


Arab Boy Wins Israeli School Quiz on Zionism
An Israeli Arab schoolboy outshone Jewish counterparts to grab a share of victory in a school quiz on the history of Zionism and the creation of Israel, officials said Wednesday. Wated was the only Arab among the 12 finalists. His prize was a modest plaque.
 http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=oddlyEnoughNews&storyID=8102566


Children, PTSD, and the future of Palestine
On April 5th every year, Palestinians celebrate Palestinian Child Day. This year's anniversary comes as Palestinian children suffer from various deprivations of their basic human rights. Palestinian children suffer from the Israeli policies of assassinations, injuries, home demolitions, imprisonment, and bereavement. Israel has killed 749 children since the beginning of Al-Aqsa Intifada
 http://electronicintifada.net/v2/article3743.shtml


Punished for training her child how to walk
Nour (meaning light in Arabic) was born in jail. However, soon he will have to leave his mother because kids over 2 years old can not stay in jail with the parent. The mother Manal Ghanim still have 50 more months to serve in prison. Lawyer of the Palestinian Prisoners Society Raed Mahameed, said that he visited the mother, Manal Ghanim, who informed him that her child needs medical attention after going through a surgery recently.
 http://imemc2.thinkhost.net/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=10107&Itemid=85


Israeli occupation forces say 3rd Intifada will be Guerrilla Style
According to Israeli daily Yediot Ahronot, the Israeli central command committee decided to prepare occupation soldiers for another round of direct confrontation, mentioning that this time will be special and very different than the first two Intifadas.
 http://www.palestinenet.org/english/archive2005/apr/week1/050405/5aprintifada3.htm


Israel defends settler plan in face of Bush demands
Palestinians fear the settlement expansion would largely cut off the West Bank, which would form the bulk of a future state, from the eastern Arab part of Jerusalem, which they want as its capital -- a demand Israel rejects. ( A legal-demand the Illegal-Occupier Rejects! )
 http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/L06686843.htm


Police officer breaks arm during clashes with settlers in Hebron
Settlers were protesting the construction of a security barrier between the settlers' homes and a Palestinian home in the Avraham Avinu neighborhood in an effort to protect the latter from settler attacks. ( They didn't dare use tear-gas against ILLEGAL Settlers! )
 http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/561788.html


Abbas asks 1,000 PNA officials to retire
The official said on condition of anonymity that Abbas would use a law passed by Palestinian legislators last month to forcibly retire about 1,000 officials, most of whom are members of the security forces who are over the age of 60, which would allow a new generation of officers to be recruited.
 http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2005-04/06/content_2795298.htm


Palestinian militants tell PA won't hand any weapons over
A new low-key attempt by the Palestinian Authority to disarm at least some militants has already run into trouble: gunmen said Wednesday they'll keep their weapons out of sight, but won't hand them over.
 http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/561883.html


Hamas' decision to run fuels optimism
"The fear that we have here in Palestine is that the rise in Hamas will create such change in Palestinian society, regardless of whether it takes over the Palestinian Authority or not," Mohammed Abdel Hamid, a Ramallah political analyst, said. "It will create a situation of religious and social conservatism."
 http://www.wpherald.com/storyview.php?StoryID=20050406-095507-6807r


PM tells security officials to avoid arresting settlers
Prime Minister Ariel Sharon on Wednesday called on security forces to avoid arresting settlers during the implementation of the disengagement plan, set to begin in late July with the evacuation of the 21 Gaza settlements. (Let the media coverage be more impressive? )
 http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/561458.html


No cash to Yesha protest, West Bank councils told
The Peace Now petition, submitted in November, seeks to prevent regional councils in the territories - whose communities are not slated for evacuation under the pullout plan - from transferring funds to anti-disengagement campaigners.
 http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/561935.html


Russia's Putin to visit Palestinian territories
Putin's April 27-28 trip to Israel was announced in late March and will be the first by a Russian president to the Jewish state. During the trip, Putin is to meet with Israeli officials, including Prime Minister Ariel Sharon, and the moderate new Palestinian leadership which has emerged since Yasser Arafat's death.
 http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=1514&ncid=1312&e=8&u=/afp/20050405/wl_mideast_afp/mideastrussiaisrael_050405190051


Rice: U.S. to Aid in Gaza Reconstruction
Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice says the Bush administration will be helpful in the reconstruction of Gaza after Israel withdraws, but she is not ready to commit the United States to specifics in a project Israel estimates will cost it $1 billion.
 http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=514&e=14&u=/ap/20050406/ap_on_go_pr_wh/us_mideast_2


Israeli president warns against Temple Mount attack
Israeli President Moshe Katsav warned Tuesday that an attack on the Temple Mount by Jewish extremists would do irreversible harm to Israel, appealing to all Israelis to desist from extreme measures that could have dire consequences.
 http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2005-04/06/content_2791490.htm


UN review paints gloomy picture of 2004 economy in occupied Palestinian territory
“The humanitarian situation in 2004 remained vulnerable,” the report said, noting that Israeli-Palestinian violence continued throughout the year and there was no significant easing of the underlying causes of the crisis – the closure system of checkpoints and roadblocks established by Israel to safeguard its citizens. ( New UN Langauge!?? )
 http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=13876&Cr=middle&Cr1=palestin


Peace Index / Public supports withdrawal and West Bank building
A clear majority of 64 percent support the construction and only 24 percent oppose it. A segmentation of the responses by voting for the Knesset in the last elections reveals a majority of opponents to the construction only among Meretz/Yahad voters - 61.5 percent; ( There 20 out of 24% opposing it of Arab-Israelis! )
 http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/pages/ShArt.jhtml?itemNo=561514&contrassID=1&subContrassID=5&sbSubContrassID=0&listSrc=Y


Iraqi Suspect Says U.S. Troops Took Mother Hostage
An Iraqi apparently suspected by U.S. troops of taking part in attacks in Baghdad accused U.S. forces on Tuesday of taking his mother and sister hostage to pressure him and his brothers into surrendering for questioning. (Taught by Zionists!? )
 http://www.uruknet.info/?s1=1&p=10917&s2=06


U.S. forces in Iraq are “too heavy-handed” – UK panel
U.S. forces in Iraq are provoking civilians and hindering reconstruction efforts by using extensive force, a British parliamentary committee said in a report Tuesday. However, it said that most fighters are local Iraqis who “have been dispossessed by policies adopted by the coalition since the war, such as de-Baathification and the disbanding of the Iraqi security forces,''
 http://www.aljazeera.com/me.asp?service_ID=7692


Kurd leader named Iraq president
The presidential team will nominate the key role of prime minister who will lead Iraq until new polls in December. Shia politician Ibrahim Jaafari is expected to be named prime minister in the coming days. The Shia and Kurdish blocs agreed the nominations with Sunni parties on Tuesday, ending weeks of political deadlock
 http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/4415459.stm


Probe suggests CIA role in Iraqi deaths
CIA interrogations may have played a role in the deaths of several detainees in Iraq, as Bush administration lawyers were advocating an aggressive interrogation policy that critics say led to torture, military documents and officials say.
 http://www.uruknet.info/?s1=1&p=10916&s2=06