December 2005 News Links

December 31, 2005

Palestine and Israel

Israel Squeezing Palestinians out of Jordan Valley, Poll: 80 Percent of Israelis Want to Retain Jordan Valley as ‘Strategic Asset’

Bil'in and Aboud Resist Defiantly the Construction of the Land-Grab Apartheid Wall

President Abbas Meets with Jordan's Foreign Minister

Bombardment Heightens North of the Gaza Strip, Syderot Mayor Calls to Wipe Beit Hanoon Off the Face of the Earth

Israeli Occupation Wages Arrest Campaign in Tulkarem and Jenin

19 Jerusalemite Candidates Withdraw Election List Protesting Israeli Stipulations

US and Iraq

2 Policemen Killed and 6 Wounded, 1 Iraqi Killed and 5 Wounded, Sudan Closes its Embassy in Baghdad

Five killed in two Baghdad explosions

World

Taleban Bomb Kills Four Afghan Policemen

Bombing Kills Eight at Indonesian Market

Sudan Refugees Hosed Out

December 30, 2005

Palestine and Israel

Islamic Jihad Suicide Bomber Kills 1 Israeli Soldier and Wounds 3 along with 2 Palestinians Killed and 7 Wounded

Al-Qaeda in Iraq Claims Missile Fire at Israel

Quartet Dictates to PNA Conditions for Parliamentary Candidates, ‘PNA Should Codify in Law Renunciation of Violence, Recognition of Israel’

President Abbas: Jerusalem cannot be Excluded from Elections

PNIC: Five Palestinians Killed, 32 Wounded, and 98 Arrested in 46th Week of Ceasefire

Israeli Artillery and Jetfighters Strike Gaza Strip

Quartet Committee Welcomes Upcoming Palestinian Elections

Ekrema Sabry Warns of Profaning an Islamic Cemetery

US and Iraq

US Soldier Killed, 4 Iraqi Police Killed and 5 Wounded, and 14 Iraqi Civilians Killed

Iraqis Line Up for Gas; 15 Iraqis Killed

Al-Qaeda in Iraq Threatens to Kill 5 Kidnapped Sudanese in Two Days

December 28, 2005

Palestine and Israel

President Abbas Heads the PLO Executive Committee.

Sharon Wants to ‘Annex’ Settlements, Peretz to ‘Lease’ Them, HRW Urges Bush to Use US Influence to Stop Israeli Illegal Settlement Expansion Drive

9200 Prisoners still Imprisoned in 28 Israeli Prisons and Detention Camps

Health and Interior Ministries Condemn Israeli Arial Sound Raids over Gaza Strip

PPS Reveals Israeli Gross Maltreatment Against Prisoners

US and Iraq

Many Die in Iraq Prison Shootout

Poland Asks President to Keep Troops in Iraq for Another Year, Premier Says

Most Japanese Want Troops in Iraq Home Soon: Poll

December 27, 2005

Palestine and Israel

Palestinian Villager Was Found Roped to his Mule With His Head Smashed

Israeli Helicopters Target Gaza Association for Charitable Affairs

Israeli Jetfighters and Artillery Strike Gaza Strip

Israeli Occupation Forces Wound Two Citizens and Arrest Three Others in Nablus City

Qurei: No Elections Without Jerusalemites Take Part

Salam Fayyadh Wants Less PNA Dependence on External Grants, Palestinian Outgoing Finance Minister Urges Greater Support for Private Sector

US and Iraq

Bulgaria ends troop pullout from Iraq

Top Commander Admits Iraqis Want US Out ‘as Soon as Possible’

Spain denies battleship took part in Iraq operation

December 26, 2005

Palestine and Israel

President Abbas Delivers a Speech on the Occasion of Christmas

Palestinian Prisoners' Families Call for Intervention

Israeli Occupation Forces Assault Nablus City

Israel Enforces Off-limits Zone and Closure on Palestinian Territories

US and Iraq

19 Iraqis Killed including 5 Iraqi Policemen and 68 Wounded

Iraqi Resistance Fighters Kill 10 Iraqi Security Force Members

Two US soldiers in Iraq killed on Christmas day

US Says No Handover of Prisons to Iraqis Now

World

Quake Rocks North Pakistan, No Casualties

December 25, 2005

Palestine and Israel

Palestinian CEC Refuses to Extend Registration of Electoral Lists, Fatah Seeks Court Ruling to Run for Legislative Elections on One List

The Arab League Warns of the Dangerous Consequences of Banning the Jerusalemites from Partaking in the Parliamentary Elections

Qorei Pulls Out of Palestinian Vote

PNIC: Eight Palestinians Killed, 53 Wounded, and 890 Arrested in 45th Week of the Ceasefire

Israel to Enforce Off-Limits Zone in Northern and Eastern Gaza Strip

Three Arrested and 3 Injured During Anti-Land-Grab Apartheid Wall Demonstration in Bil'in

US and Iraq

Eighteen Iraqis Killed in Series of Attacks

US Soldier Killed

US Confirms Monitoring Over 100 Muslim Sites

Arab League

Libyan court scraps nurses' HIV death sentences

Nour Jailed for Five Years for Forgery

Darfur Talks Timetable Agreed

December 22, 2005

Palestine and Israel

5 Israeli Soldiers Injured in Rocket Attacks, Israel Threatens a Response

Israeli Woman Jailed for Acting as Human Shield

Three Palestinians Killed and Six Arrested in West Bank

President Abbas Meets Egyptian Intelligence Minister Omar Suleiman

Erikat: "The Road Map Remained a Dead Letter and Israel Refuses to Revive the Peace Process"

US and Iraq

Ten Iraqi Soldiers Killed and 20 Wounded in Attack

Sunni Arabs, Secular Shi'i Arabs Threaten to Boycott New Iraqi Parliament

Twelve Iraqis killed, three women kidnapped

Saddam denounces White House “liars” at trial

Rumsfeld Hints at Cutting Forces in Iraq

Arab League

Muslim Brotherhood Leader Calls Holocaust a Myth

World

Italy Probing US Soldier in Iraq Shooting

December 21, 2005

Palestine and Israel

PNIC: 4,214 Palestinians Killed, 45,891 Wounded, and 9,200 arrested Since the Beginning of Al-Aqsa Intifadah

Israel Threatens to Cut Off Gaza Strip Electricity

Al-Hosieny: No Independent Palestinian State Without Security

Israeli Occupation Forces Confiscate 85 Dunums of Agricultural Land in the West Bank

Negev Prison Administration Extends Prisoners' Detention

US and Iraq

Saddam Back in Court, Accuses US of Torture

Sunnis: partial vote count fraudulent

Driver of Jordanian ambassador kidnapped in Baghdad

American Muslim News Briefs, December 20, 2005

Arab League

Pro-Democracy Activists Call on Saleh to Step Down

Syria Says Too Early to Discuss Borders With Lebanon

World

Iran, EU to Meet Today on Resuming N-Talks

Turkey Has No Plans to Amend Freedom of Expression Law

Indians Eagerly Await Abdullah

December 19, 2005

Palestine and Israel

EU Joins Israel and US in Punishing Palestinian Democracy, PNA Is Bullied to Choose between Palestinian In-fighting or Empty Coffers

President Abbas Meets EU High Representative Javier Solana

Israeli Air Strikes Cause Heart Failure to Four Patients in the Gaza Strip

Sharon in Hospital after Minor Stroke

US and Iraq

Five killed in Baghdad attacks

Iraq damaged credibility of US intelligence: Bush

Saddam's former top officials freed

German abducted in Iraq is free, says Berlin

Iraq Fuel Price Hike Sparks Protests

American Muslim News Briefs, December 18, 2005

Guantanamo Inmate Tries to Commit Suicide Again

World

Iran Tells West to Be Tolerant of Holocaust Views

Lebanon Shuts Special Border Crossing With Syria

December 18, 2005

Palestine and Israel

Sharon in Hospital After Minor Stroke

Israeli Occupation Jetfighters Strike Gaza Strip, Killing One Palestinian and Wounding Others

Erikat Makes Calls to Face Israeli Threats

RRJPC: No Peace without Refugees Right of Return

Dahlan: Rafah Boarder Crossing to Work 8 Hours a Day

Fatahawi Youth sweeps to Victory in the Student Council Elections

US and Iraq

8 Iraqi Policemen Killed and 10 Wounded, 3 Iraqis Working for the Interior Ministry Killed, and 6 other Iraqis Killed and 11 Injured in Attacks while VP Cheney visits Iraq

December 17, 2005

Palestine and Israel

PNA Rejects US Congressional Resolution as ‘Interference’ in Palestinian Elections, Abu Rudeineh: No Legislative Elections That Exclude Hamas

Hamas Refuses US Conditions For Running The Elections

Two Palestinians Killed In Jenin and Jerusalem as IOF Jetfighters and Artillery Shell North of the Gaza Strip

More Palestine and Israel News Below

US and Iraq

Iraqi Resistance Says Poll Truce Over

Sheehan Leads War Protest in Spain

Iran

Any Israeli Attack Will Provoke Destructive Response: Tehran

FBI Grills Arab-American Teenager Over ‘PLO’ Doodle

Arab League

Syria Welcomes UN Move on Murder Probe

World

Indian Parliament Evacuated Following Bomb Threat

Swiss Open Investigation Into Alleged CIA Flights

More Palestine and Israel News

Hamas's Strong Showing in the Fourth Phase of the Local Elections Draws US Criticism

Eight Injured in Anti-Wall Demonstration in Bil'in

December 16, 2005

Palestine and Israel

Death Toll in Northern Gaza Strip Amounts to 57 as Israel Continues War Crimes

Hamas Wins Key Elections in West Bank

Israel Keeps Killing Palestinians, Grabbing Their Land

More Palestine and Israel News Below

US and Iraq

Iraq Voter Turnout Estimated at 70 Percent, 1 Iraqi Soldier and 4 Iraqi Children Killed

Heavy Turnout in Iraq Poll

Arab League

Hit List of MPs Surfaces in Lebanon

Al-Jazeera Denies Role in ‘Defaming’ Al-Sistani

Bahraini Rights Activists Briefly Take Refuge in UN Offices

World

No Changes in Indo-US Nuclear Deal: Manmohan

More Palestine and Israel News

Apartheid Wall Encumbers the Function of Hospitals in Occupied East Jerusalem

Fateh and Hamas Submit their Candidates' Rolls

UNICEF: 200 Palestinian Children are still in Israeli Prisons

Israel: No Bus Convoys Between Gaza, West Bank on Thursday

Palestinians Vote in Final Test Ahead of Polls

Hamas Vows to Retaliate If Israel Strikes Iran

Frustrated Fatah Young Activists Form a New Party

December 14, 2005

Palestine and Israel

Israeli Occupation Government Builds Hundreds of Housing Units on Bil'een Lands, to Be Annexed to a Nearby Israeli Settlement

Israeli Government Bogs Down Implementation of Crossings Agreement With Palestinian Authority

Israeli Occupation Forces Arrest 13 Palestinian Residents

'Liberty List' Warns Against Postponing Legislative Election, Ashrawi Says PNA Responsible for Chaos, Fatah Has to Put Its House in Order

President Abbas Confirms Election to Run on Fixed Time, Places CEC's Offices under Strict Security Measures

Muslim American News Briefs, December 14, 2005

Arab League

Lebanon in Fresh Turmoil After Killing

December 13, 2005

Palestine and Israel

Israel Funds Construction Acts beneath Al Aqsa Mosque at the Cost of NIS 68 Million

Italy Aborts Publishing of EU Report on Occupied Jerusalem Straw Avoids Getting Embroiled in Israeli Politics, Solana Says Report One-sided

Two Palestinians killed, Three Wounded, Israeli Occupation Artillery Shells Areas in Northern Gaza

US and Iraq

Four U.S. Soldiers Killed in Iraq Bombing, Sunni Parliament Candidate Assassinated

1,000 Iraqi Sunni Clerics Urge Sunnis to Vote, One Resistance Group Tells Fighters Not to Attack Voters

World

Quakes Hit Near Fiji and in the Afghan-Pakistani Border Region

Shameful, Racist Attacks on Arabs and Muslims Continue in Australia

December 12, 2005

Palestine and Israel

Palestinian PM Ahmed Qurei : No Peace, No Statehood Without Jerusalem

Israeli Occupation Forces Wound a Palestinian Fisherman in Rafah, Kidnap 3 Teenagers in Ramallah

Peretz Wants Final Status Talks Now

Inter-Palestinian Controversy over Truce Heats up, US Administration, Congress Weigh in on PNA, Hamas

US and Iraq

2 US Soldiers, 2 Iraqi Policemen, 6 Civilians Killed, 13 Prisoners Found Tortured

Iraq: Ex-General Speaks of Torture in Iraqi Prisons

US and Afghanistan

9 Afghan Policemen, 5 Taliban Fighters Killed, Suicide Bomber Targets US Troops in Kandahar

Muslim American News Briefs, December 12, 2005

Arab League

Lebanese Journalist, Gibran Tueni, Killed in a Car Bomb

World

Massive Blast Hits UK Fuel Depot

December 11, 2005

Palestine and Israel

Two Palestinian Fighters Killed, Eight Civilians Arrested By Israeli Occupation Forces

President Abbas Discuss Border Crossings With the US Assistant Secretary of State, David Welch

President Abbas Urges Palestinian Resistance Organizations to Extend Truce with Israel, Parliamentary Elections Will be on Time

Israeli Occupation Court of Ofra Sentences 20 Palestinian Children to Prison terms

US and Iraq

6 US Soldiers, 3 Iraqi Civilians, Egyptian Engineer Killed, Sunni Clerics Urge Release of Hostages

Muslim American News Briefs, December 11, 2005

World

OIC Summit Gives Hope to the Muslim World

The Makkah Declaration of the OIC Summit Conference

Cindy Sheehan Joins Peace Activists in Britain

El-Baradei Accepts Nobel Peace Prize, Warning of Hypothetical Nuclear Terrorism But Ignoring Existing Nuclear Arsenals

December 10, 2005

Palestine and Israel

David Welch to Quartet: US Determined to See Gaza Strip - West Bank Link Run by December 15, PNA: Israeli Threat to Blockade Gaza Unacceptable

Israel Threatens an Economic Siege On Gaza and to Announce Border Crossings as Proscribed International Areas

Israeli Occupation Forces Arrest 35 Residents in the Past 24 Hours in West Bank

Israeli Occupation Forces Kill a Fisherman in Gaza Strip

Peaceful Demonstrators in Bil'een Plant Olive Trees to Resist the Wall

PNA Deems Masha'al's Remarks Over No New Truce 'Away of National Consensus'

US and Iraq

6 US Soldiers, 3 Iraqi Civilians, Egyptian Engineer Killed, Sunni Clerics Urge Release of Hostages

Cindy Sheehan Joins Peace Activists in Britain

Hajj Travel, Activities, Questions, and Answers

Muslim American News Focus, December 10, 2005

Arab League

World

Cindy Sheehan Joins Peace Activists in Britain

El-Baradei Accepts Nobel Peace Prize, Warning of Hypothetical Nuclear Terrorism But Ignoring Existing Nuclear Arsenals

Hajj Travel, Activities, Questions, and Answers

December 8, 2005

Palestine and Israel

2 Palestinians, One Israeli, Killed in Second Day of Retaliation

Israel's War on Islamic Jihad Suffers, Israeli and US Setbacks at UN, Israeli Escalation Threatens PNA Efforts to Maintain Truce, Law, and Order

Israeli Occupation Air Raid Assassinates a Palestinian Activist

Israeli Occupation Forces Continue On Rampage Arresting At Least 28 Palestinians, Ravaging Islamic Charitable Societies

Israeli Government Severs Contacts with Palestinian Authority over Bus Convoys

US and Iraq

US Soldier, 30 Iraqis Killed in Two Thursday Attacks

Iraqi Group Claims to Kill U.S. Hostage

Saddam's Lawyer, Khalil Al-Dulaimi, Threatened While Boarding Plane to Jordan, Other Lawyers Threatened in Courtroom

US and Afghanistan

22 Taleban Killed, 5 US Troops Hurt in Afghan Clashes

Muslim American News Briefs, December 8, 2005

Iran

Iranian President, Ahmadinejad, Says Israel Should Be Moved to Europe if the West Wants to Make Up for the Holocaust

Arab League

Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood Opposition Group Gets 88 Seats, 19 Percent of Parliament

OIC Summit

Addressing OIC Summit, Abdullah Urges Muslims to Unite

In a Statement to OIC Summit, Musharraf Says Failure Is Not an Option

OIC Summit Diary

December 7, 2005

Palestine and Israel

One Activist Killed, 10 Pedestrians Injured in an Israeli Air Strike on Gaza Strip

Israeli Occupation Forces Arrest Three Residents, Masses Reinforcements around Tulkarem

Instead Of An All-Out Onslaught, Israeli Occupation Forces Wage An Intensive combat Against Islamic Jihad

Aylon Reveals that Construction of the Wall is for Political Purposes, Not Security

B'TSELEM Demands Israeli Government to not Resume Policy of House Demolition

US and Iraq

Iraqi Gunmen Free a Wounded Prisoner, Kill 3 Officers at a Kirkuk Hospital, Hostage Update

Saddam's Trial Is Adjourned for Two Weeks, Barzan Ibrahim Complains of Prison Conditions

Sami Al-Arian and Co-Defendants Acquitted of Terrorism Charges

Deleting a Poem Praising Bush, Secretly Included in a Pakistani Textbook

Arab American News Focus, December 7, 2005

Musliam American News Briefs, December 7, 2005

Arab League

Election Violence in Egypt Leaves Two Dead, Hundreds Injured, Police Prevents Opposition Voters from Entering Polling Stations

Secret CIA Prisons Moved From Europe to North Africa

Two Syrians Return Home After UN Quizzing in Vienna

OIC Summit

OIC Summit Focuses on 10-Year Action Plan

Summit's Outcome Important for Islamic Countries on WTO

Expectations High for the OIC Summit

Qaradawi Calls on Muslim Rulers to Revive Zakah System

World

Al-Qaeda Deputy Leader, Al-Zawahiri, Urges Oil-Plant Attacks

Iranian Plane Hits Building, Scores Killed

Khaleda Zia to Attend OIC Summit

Protests Mark Babri Mosque Anniversary

December 6, 2005

Palestine and Israel

Israel Violating Gaza Border Deal, Using Netanya Attack as an Excuse Israel Set for Wide Operation in West Bank, Gaza That Could Last a Month

Israeli Defense Minister, Mofaz, Gives Occupation Army Instructions to Puff Atrocity against Occupied Palestinian Territories

President Abbas Instructs Security Forces to Hunt for the Masterminds of Netanya's Blast

A Palestinian Citizen Dies of his Wound, Israeli Occupation Forces arrest 14 Citizens including 8 From Tulkarem

An American Delegation to Arrive in OPT to Supervise Parliamentarian Voting

US and Iraq

43 Officers at Baghdad Police Academy Killed by Two Fellow Policemen Suicide Bombers

Saddam Implies He Was Tortured and Hit, Vows No Return to 'Unjust' Court, Protesting Mistreatment and Prison Conditions

Rice Hits Back in CIA Prison Scandal

Rice, Merkel Discuss the Case of CIA German Prisoner Al-Masri

December 5, 2005

Palestine and Israel

Suicide Bomber Kills Five at Israeli Mall

Israel Defence Minister Ratifies the Resumption of Assassination Operations

Israeli Occupation Forces Arrest Three Hamas Members, Including Two Candidates for Local and Parliamentary Elections

Israeli Occupation Forces Strike, Break Sound Barrier Over Gaza Strip, and Arrest 6 Activists in the West Bank

US and Iraq

Tension in Saddam's Trial

British Defense Minister, John Reid: Iraq Pullout May Begin in 2006

US and Afghanistan

U.S. Military Says Two Helicopters Hit by Fire

CIA Given Full Access to British Airports

Muslim American News Briefs, December 5, 2005

World

Quake Buries Children in Rubble in Congo

Islamic Scholars Set OIC Agenda

OIC Summit: Restructuring Top Priority

CIA Given Full Access to British Airports

Israeli's Entry Into Red Cross Considered

Pakistan Weighs Options to Settle Water Dispute With India

More Palestine and Israel News

Israeli's Entry Into Red Cross Considered

Erakat: Intensive Contacts with International Peace Auspices to Assert Calming Down

Interior Minister: Security Forces Work Assiduously on Ending Lawlessness

December 4, 2005

Palestine and Israel

Israeli Occupation Jetfighter, Helicopter, tank Pound Several Targets in Gaza, including a Charitable Association

An Israeli Hospital Chained Wounded Palestinian Child, Taher Ouda, to his Bed with Steel Arm and Leg Restraints

Palestinian Political Prisoners at Israeli Occupation Ofer Detention Center Threaten to take Protesting Measures if their Demands Are Not Met

US and Iraq

Iraqi Politician, Police Commander Slain, Former Iraqi Prime Minister, Allawi, Attacked With Stones and Shoes

Iraqi voters want Americans to go home

Japan Defense Chief Visits Troops in Iraq, While Criticism Increases Against the Japanese Controversial Mission

Iraqi Resistance Fighters Target Iraqi Soldiers

US Military Admits It Paid Iraq Papers for Planted News Stories

US and Afghanistan

Suicide Bomber in Kandahar Targets US Convoy, Kills himself and a Civilian

US and Iran

Iran won't talk to US about Iraq security

Israelis Killed Gen. Zia, Claims Ex-US Amabassador

DC-Area Muslims to Call for Release of Virginia Man Held Hostage in Iraq

Arab League

Iranian president, Ahmadinejad, to visit Saudi Arabia

Khalid Al Faisal Urges Improvement of Interaction Between Arab Leadership and People

UAE Council Backs Move to Hold Elections

World

Tough Questions About CIA Flights Await Rice in Europe

Bishops, Ulema Strengthen Resolve of Peace Brokers

India, Russia to Sign Four New Pacts

Oil-Rich Kazakhstan Picks President, Nazarbayev Expected to Win Again

Kremlin-Backed Party Wins in Chechnya

More Palestine and Israel News

Palestinian Legislative Campaign Kicks off, 3 Lists Registered, New Political Party Formed By Fayyadh, Abed Rabbo, and Ashrawi

President Abbas Views his Visit to Italy as Positive

Qurei: Palestinian Delegation is ready to participate in the Donor States' Conference

Palestinian Political Prisoners at Israeli Occupation Ofer Detention Center Threaten to take Protesting Measures if their Demands Are Not Met

December 3, 2005

Palestine and Israel

6 UN General Assembly Resolutions Supporting the Palestinian People on Ending Israeli Occupation, Jerusalem, and their Inalienable Rights

Israeli Occupation Forces Still in Tight Control of Gaza Strip, Killing Fisherman on Southern Border, Teenager at Eastern Borderline

US and Iraq

13 US Soldiers Killed Friday, US Soldier, 11 Iraqi Soldiers Killed Saturday

Iraq minister in Kuwait to discuss the controversial border fence

World

Taliban Bomb, Ambush Kill Afghan District Chief and Three Police Officers

Riots in Bahrain After Reports of Sexual Abuse of Activist Moussa Abdaali

Hariri Probe Chief, Detlev Mehlis, Set to Step Down on January 1

Erdogan at Odds With Turkish Military Over Dismissal of Persons for Being Observing Muslims

Iranian President, Ahmadinejad, Orders the Presidential Plane Either to be Sold or Used for Public Commercial Purposes

December 2, 2005

Palestine and Israel

To Stay as the Only Nuclear Power in the Middle East, Sharon Threatens that Israel Will Not Accept Iran Nuclear Weapons

Intel to build 3.5 billion-dollar plant in Israel

Israeli Experts Training Kurds in North Iraq

Palestinians to observe WTO conference in Hong Kong

US and Iraq

10 US Marines Killed in Bombing Near Fallujah After Killing the Sunni Muslim Cleric Hamza Al-Aissawi

Top US House Democrat, Nancy Pelosi, Backs Murtha on Quick Withdrawal From Iraq

U.S. pays Iraqi papers to run news stories, Employees of firm with Pentagon contract pose as freelancers to place soldiers' articles

American Muslim News Briefs, December 2, 2005

CAIR Launches Patriotic Act Blog Focusing on unsupervised surveillance powers

Current Issues With Hesham Tillawi, December 2, 2005

Arab League

UAE to Hold Elections to National Council

Saudi Students in the US Stray Away From Educational Goals

World

Temblor Jolts Southern Philippines

December 1, 2005

Palestine and Israel

PNA Slams Israel for Using Dogs against Palestinian Children, Mofaz Threatens to Close Israeli Border with Gaza Strip

Palestinian Legislative Council Urges the World's Parliaments to Intervene

FM Al Kidwa: Israeli Intransigence Deprived Our People of Their Rights

Peres Quits Labour, Backs Sharon

US and Iraq

2 US Soldiers Killed Thursday, 4 Killed Wednesday, Resistance Attack on US Base, US Military Campaign May Decrease Sunni Participation in Elections

Iraqis Want Saddam to Run for Elections, Says Former Qatari Justice Minister

Japan Eyes Mid-2006 Pullout From Iraq

Bush Again Refuses to Set Withdrawal Timetable From Iraq

Arab American News Focus, December 1, 2005

Muslim American News Briefs, December 1, 2005

More Palestine and Israel News

Israeli Occupation Forces Wound and Arrest Palestinians in Nablus

General EU Commissioner Signs Support Agreement with UNRWA to Help Palestinian Refugees

Fateh Resumes Primaries, Sets up Board to Select PLC Candidates, Hatem Abdul Qader Top Winner in Jerusalem, Presents His Victory to Barghouthi

Israel to close Gaza borders if unwanted persons cross Rafah

Arab League

Egyptian Police Battle Voters, One Killed

World

Japan Eyes Mid-2006 Pullout From Iraq