June 2005 News Links

June 30, 2005

Palestine and Israel

Israeli Occupation Forces Invade Nablus From All Directions, Terrorize Palestinians in Other Cities and Villages

Israeli Occupation Forces Shell, Raid, and Storm Khan Younis and Tulkarem, Two Children Injured, Nine Arrested Including Four Children

Palestinian Female Political Detainee, Manal Ghanem, Appeals for her Release Along With her Baby from Israeli Prison

EUROPARL President, Josep Borrell: Withdrawal from Gaza Should be First Step in 'Road Map' Implementation

Eight Palestinian Women Nominated for Noble Prize 2005, Khadija Habashneh: Noble Prize Isn't Exclusive for Men

Fateh's Central Committee Meets in Jordan Today

Sharon Warns ‘Gangs’ Against Gaza Pullout

Israel to participate in first ever regional TV broadcast with Abu Dhabi Satellite TV and Palestinian networks

US and Iraq

Revitalizing Iraqi oil, gas sector will cost 25 billion dollars: Iraqi MP

Blair Defends Iraq War Decision

US Lawyers to Fight Case of Saudis in Gitmo

India, US Sign 10-Year Defense Pact

Iran

Ahmadinejad Looks to Export ‘New Revolution’

Arab League

US Lawyers to Fight Case of Saudis in Gitmo

Egypt’s Top Court Rejects New Law on Elections

Kuwaiti parliament passes state budget forecasting deficit

Israel to participate in first ever regional TV broadcast with Abu Dhabi Satellite TV and Palestinian networks

World

Arroyo’s Husband to Leave Country as Pressure Mounts

India, US Sign 10-Year Defense Pact

Mukhtaran Mai Free to Go Anywhere, Says Musharraf

June 29, 2005

Palestine and Israel

Qurei Declares Emergency Measures to Ease Israeli Withdrawal, Hamas Downplays Call for National Unity Government

Qurei Places the Government in an Emergency State till Israeli Pullout from Gaza Strip

Three Palestinian Civilians Wounded and One Arrested in West Bank

Israeli Settlers on Rampage against Residents of Al Mawassi Area, Southern Gaza Strip

Dahlan: We Consider any Israeli Withdrawal a Victory for the Palestinian People

Detained Palestinian MP, Hussam Khadder, to Defend Himself in Israeli Occupation Salem Military Court

Anglicans toughen stance on investments in Israel

Sharon Warns Gaza Settlers as Pullout Protests Escalate

US and Iraq

Iraq MP’s Murder Sparks Tension

World Tribunal on Iraq Wants Probe Against Bush, Blair

US Holding Prisoners on Warships: UN Official

US plans new financial sanctions to curb WMD in Iran, Syria, and North Korea

The Aztec Warrior Project for Peace will present the scholarships this 4th of July 2005

Arab League

Syria boosts Euphrates river flow to Iraq

Kuwaiti Parliament waives one billion dollars of power bills for citizens only, thus discriminating against non-citizens

Berri Re-Elected Speaker

Nour Denies Forgery Charges in Cairo Trial

World

BJP Sacks Yashwant as Spokesman

Deshmukh in a Spot Over Dance Bar Ban

Dhaka Denies Delhi Claim of Air Intrusion

Embattled Arroyo Sending Controversial Husband, Son Abroad

Left Strike Evokes Mixed Response

OIC Seeks Structural Overhaul

Supreme Court Orders Rearrest of Rape Suspects

June 28, 2005

Palestine and Israel

PM Qurei: Palestinian Authority Interested in Smooth and Orderly Israeli Withdrawal

Israeli Occupation Soldiers Blockade Jenin, Arrest Three, and Occupy Two Houses in Hebron

Israeli Occupation Forces Killed 44 Palestinians, Wounded 451 in Five Months of Ceasefire, An SIS Report

Owdeh Family Requests an Inquiry to Fathom the Puzzling Death of their Son in an Israeli Occupation Detention Center

British Family Not Satisfied with Israeli Court's Verdict, Hurndall: Convicted Israeli Soldier ‘Scapegoat’ of Higher up Chain of Command

Palestinian Refugees Permitted 'Some' Work In Lebanon, Ban on Palestinians Seeking 'Professional Employment' Remains in Place

Israeli Soldier Indicted in Briton’s Murder Case

US and Iraq

US Builds Bigger Prisons for More Iraqis

World Tribunal on Iraq Wants Probe Against Bush, Blair

Report Details Arbitrary Arrest of Muslims

Freed Prisoners Allege Qur’an Desecration

Arab League

Doha settling issue of Qataris stripped of citizenship

Lebanon’s Assembly Blocs Back Berri as Speaker

Split in Rebel Ranks Hits Darfur Talks

Palestinian Refugees Permitted 'Some' Work In Lebanon, Ban on Palestinians Seeking 'Professional Employment' Remains in Place

World

Gloria Arroyo Admits Guilt

World Tribunal on Iraq Wants Probe Against Bush, Blair

June 27, 2005

Palestine and Israel

A New Israeli Apartheid, Family-Separation Wall: Israel to Deport 100,000 Palestinian Spouses of Israelis

Israeli Interrogators Killed 178 Palestinian Detainees While Torturing Them

Japanese Envoy, Tatsuo Arima: Japan to Pursue Efforts to Re-Operate Yasser Arafat Airport in Gaza

Interior Minister, Nassr Yousuf, Accuses Israel of Helping the Lawlessness in the Palestinian Territories by Encouraging Palestinian In-Fighting and Weapon Smuggling

Israeli Settlers Attack a Palestinian House and Clinic in Al-Mawassi, Southern Gaza Strip

Palestinian Resistance Organizations Call for Boost up the Internal Concord

Rice Tells Israel to Stop Expanding Settlements

US and Iraq

US-Backed Iraqi Tribunal Questions Tareq Aziz, Al-Majid, and Ramadan

US Officials Held Talks With Iraqi Resistance

Iraq war support wanes

Publication of Saddam Hussein novel banned

Afghanistan

Taleban Reject Reports of Heavy Losses

Israel calls off arms deal with China under US pressure

Iran

‘Iran in No Need of US Ties’

Arab League

Publication of Saddam Hussein novel banned

Sudan Panel Drafts Interim Statute

World

Musharraf Keeping Kashmir Issue at Forefront: Shujaat

OIC Urged to Reject Ankara Move on Turkish-Cyprus

Paris Mosque Rector Re-Elected Head of French Muslim Council

June 26, 2005

Palestine and Israel

Abbas Demands an Israeli Withdrawal to 1967 Borders, Describes Talks With Sharon as 'Harsh'

Protesters Dismantle Part of Apartheid Wall in Bil'een, Israeli 'Screamer' Fails to Stop 3-Month Old Anti-Wall Protests

Palestinian Interior Minister, Nassr Yousuf, Meets A Delegate of Islamic Jihad Movement

Palestinian Government and Non-Government Institutions Call to Abolish all Forms of Torture

US and Iraq

Iraq Looks to Japan, Turkey, US While Violence Kills 29

Bush Acknowledges ‘Grim’ Images From Iraq

Every picture tells story in Iraq

US and Afghanistan

Bodies of 76 More Taleban Fighters Found

Lawmakers Renew Call to Close Guantanamo After Fresh Tour

Iran

Ahmadinejad vows strong Iran

Tehran Mayor Ahmadinejad Sweeps to landslide Presidential win, Cabinet Soon, Biography of a Mayor Becoming President

Arab League

Abdullah, Musharraf Hold Key Talks

Algeria Jails Top Rebel for Life

GCC to Facilitate Travel of Expatriate Workers

World

Burn’s Visit Raises India’s UN Seat Hope

‘No Terror Camps in Pakistan’

Villagers Protest at Burning Gas Field

June 25, 2005

Palestine and Israel

Israeli Soldiers Wound 15, Arrest 13 in Bil'een, and 11 in Hebron

G8 Urges Smooth Gaza Pullout, Quartet Presses Israel to Allow Palestinians more free movement

Palestinian Civil Retrials Said to Be 'Insufficient', Attorneys and Judges Launch Protests, Seek Protection

US and Iraq

World Tribunal on Iraq, First Day, June 24, 2005

US and Afghanistan

Top Taleban Elusive as Offensive Winds Down

Arab American News Focus, June 25, 2005

‘No Timetable for Iraq Pullout' Says Bush

Italy Orders Arrest of 13 CIA Agents

Doctors Aided Gitmo Interrogators

Iran

Tehran Mayor Ahmadinejad Sweeps to landslide Presidential win, Cabinet Soon, Biography of a Mayor Becoming President

Ahmadinejad Leads in Iran Runoff Vote

Arab League

Qatar to Fix Issue of Dual Nationality

Somali Leaders Fail to Solve Dispute Over Relocation

Sudan Denies Bombing in Red Sea State

World

5 Kurd Fighters Killed in Turkey

Arroyo Likens Herself to Ninoy, Vows to Hang On

Italy Orders Arrest of 13 CIA Agents

Mukhtaran Mai Rules Out Reconciliation, Wants Deaths for Her

June 24, 2005

Palestine and Israel

Palestinian Resistance Fighters to Get PA Jobs

Israel Resumes Assassinations, Threatens 'Collateral Damage', PNA Appeals to US, EU to Save Truce, White House Not Forthcoming

Eraikat Urges Quartet to Compel Israel to Fulfill its Obligations

Palestinian Authority Warns Israel Might Resume Extrajudicial Executions

Israel's Failure to Probe Palestinian Civilian Casualties Fuels Impunity for its Military, HRW Report

Palestinian Political Prisoner Dies and Another Blinded Due to Torture in Israeli Jails

Azmi Bishara: Israeli Actions in Jerusalem Go Beyond Belief

Without Any Provocations, the Israeli Occupation government Revives its Assassination Policy Against Palestinians

Dan Rather Moderates a Trans-National Town Meeting TV Show on Palestinian-Israeli Peace, on Sunday, June 26, 2005

US and Iraq

World Tribunal on Iraq to Commence on June 24, 2005

Top General Disputes Cheney Claim That Iraq Resistance in ‘Last Throes’

Top Al Qaeda suspect in Iraq killed —
Al-Zarqawi

Iran

26 People Arrested Ahead of Tight Iran Presidential Election

Saudi Families Urged to Appeal Gitmo Detention

Arab League

Aide to Yemeni Rebel Cleric Surrenders

Nour Barred from Leaving Egypt Because of Court Case

US Designs to Reshape ME ‘No Longer Secret’: Syria

Pakistan and India

Impossible to Seal Border, Pakistan Tells Afghanistan

Indian Muslims Need Forward-Looking Leadership, Says Journalist

Legislation to Stem Violence Against Women in India

World

World Tribunal on Iraq to Commence on June 24, 2005

June 23, 2005

Palestine and Israel

Israel Resumes Assassinations, Threatens 'Collateral Damage', PNA Appeals to US, EU to Save Truce, White House Not Forthcoming

Eraikat Urges Quartet to Compel Israel to Fulfill its Obligations

Palestinian Authority Warns Israel Might Resume Extrajudicial Executions

Israel's Failure to Probe Palestinian Civilian Casualties Fuels Impunity for its Military, HRW Report

Palestinian Political Prisoner Dies and Another Blinded Due to Torture in Israeli Jails

Azmi Bishara: Israeli Actions in Jerusalem Go Beyond Belief

Dan Rather Moderates a Trans-National Town Meeting TV Show on Palestinian-Israeli Peace, on Sunday, June 26, 2005

US and Iraq

Significant Waste, Fraud and Abuse by the Bremer Administration in Iraq, $8.8 Billion Still Unaccounted For

Riyadh Pledges $1bn for Iraq Reconstruction

EU, U.S. rally help for Iraq

Filipino Accountant Roberto Tarongoy After 7 Months of Captivity in Iraq

Significant Waste, Fraud and Abuse by the Bremer Administration in Iraq, $8.8 Billion Still Unaccounted For

US Designs to Reshape ME ‘No Longer Secret’: Syria

Afghanistan

Afghan-US Attack Kills 63 Taleban Men and 5 Women, 2 US Helicopters Damaged

Arab League

Syria slams rights activists over comments on EU trade pact

Riyadh Pledges $1bn for Iraq Reconstruction

Yemeni MP Shot Dead

Darfur Rebel Group Is Scheming, Chad Says

US Designs to Reshape ME ‘No Longer Secret’: Syria

World

Condoleezza Rice Secures Pledge from Pakistan to Allow Mukhtaran to Visit the US

Filipino Accountant Roberto Tarongoy After 7 Months of Captivity in Iraq

Iran Moderates Fan ‘Extremist’ Fears to Swing Vote

Pakistan Denies Violating Bus Agreement

June 22, 2005

Palestine and Israel

Abbas Phones Ms. Rice and Arab leaders after the failed meeting with Sharon

Abbas to Sharon in the Disappointing Summit: You're Hurting me. You Make me Weak

Abbas-Sharon Summit Was Difficult, Israelis Not Serious, Says Qurei; PNA Gets ‘Nothing’ from Israel in Return for 'Coordination'

Following Summit, Sharon Refuses Abbas' Demand for More Facilitations

Israeli Occupation Government Admits Apartheid Wall Built to Gain Political Goals, Not for Alleged Security Needs

Qurei Describes Abbas-Sharon Meeting as 'Difficult and Tense'

US and Iraq

Iraqi Minister Says US Hiding Saddam Secrets

Khalilzad Vows to Crush Iraq Insurgency

Arab League

Rice criticises Saudis on rights, gets firm rebuff

Syria Troops Fortify Desert Border With Iraq

June 21, 2005

Palestine and Israel

Israeli Extremists Attempt to Torpedo Abbas -Sharon meeting: A Bill in Parliament to Annex 50 Illegal Settlements in the West Bank to Israel

President Abbas Meets With the Chinese Foreign Minister LI Zhaoxing in Ramallah

Palestinian Authority Warns Against Violence, Interior Ministry Says Will Act Against Those Who Undermine Truce

Sha'ath: Abbas-Sharon Meeting Will Declare Agreed Upon Decisions

Erakat: Abbas-Sharon Summit Concentrates on Four Topics

Israeli occupation Forces arrest 50 members of Islamic Jihad in the West Bank

Abed Rabbo Mourns George Hawi as Loss to Secular Democracy

US and Iraq

Pulling Out of Iraq Not an Option: Bush

Israel bids to defuse Chinese arms sales row with US

Afghanistan

Islamabad Denies Presence of Taleban on Its Soil

Iran

Ahmadinejad demonised, but Rafsanjani also has image problem

Arab League

Sa'ad Al-Hariri: Novice politician poised for Lebanon election coup

Saad Hariri Seeks a Broader Alliance

‘Democracy Won’t Be Imposed’

Saudi Kingdom Optimistic About Outcome of Rice’s ME Tour

Ma'assouma Sworn In as Kuwait’s First Woman MP

World

Australia, New Zealand Trip a Success: Musharraf

Israel bids to defuse Chinese arms sales row with US

Malaysia Calls for an End to ‘Islamophobia’

Petrol, Diesel Prices Hiked in India

June 20, 2005

Palestine and Israel

Israel Defies Rice's Warning, to Expand Illegal Settlements in Jerusalem, PNA Denies Agreement with Israel to Demolish Settlers' Houses in Gaza

Israeli Occupation Soldiers Kill Teenager Eyad Al-Nabaheen while Hunting Birds in Gaza Strip, Terrorize Villages of the West Bank

Abbas: Palestinian Authority Will Not Go Into A Civil War to Collect Resistance Weapons

Abbas and Sharon to Discuss Sharm El-Shaikh Pledges and Coordinate Disengagement Plan on June 21

Abu Al Ghiet Urges Israel to Re-operate Gaza Sea and Air Ports

Israeli Occupation Forces Arrest Scores of Palestinians in the West Bank

US and Iraq

Pulling Out of Iraq Not an Option: Bush

Iran

Rafsanjani Seeks Vote Against ‘Extremism’

Arab League

Hariri Camp Claims Poll Victory

Bahrain Police Clash With Protesters

Teen in Syria Jailed Because of Ties With Banned Islamic Group

World

Pakistan Tells India to Lift Trade Barriers

June 19, 2005

Palestine and Israel

PLC Guarantees President Abbas Four Years in Office, New Palestinian Election Law Approved, Legislative Polls after 5 Months

Rice: Withdrawal from Gaza First Step towards Complete Withdrawal, Abbas: Israeli Settlement Activities, Apartheid Wall, and Judaization of Jerusalem Threaten Entire Peace Process

Rice Asserts that Israelis Must Not Prejudge Final-Status Issues, Sha'ath Welcomes it as Very Essential that Needs to Take Effect on the Ground

Two Palestinian Fighters and Israeli Soldier Killed in Fire Exchange in Gaza Strip

Illegal Israeli Settlers on Rampage, Attacking Palestinians and their Property in the Occupied Territories

Rice Says US Will Continue to Boycott Hamas

US and Iraq

Pulling Out of Iraq Not an Option: Bush

Iran

Mayor of Tehran in Surprise Poll Runoff With Rafsanjani

Arab League

Khartoum, NDA Sign Reconciliation Accord

Candidates in Lebanon Reflect Wild, Sad History

World

US Weakens G-8 Draft on Global Warming

Visit Cancellation Will Upset Peace: Sheikh Rashid

G-77 Summit attacks US 'unilateralism'

June 18, 2005

Palestine and Israel

Abbas to Discuss with Rice the Ways to Implement Results of his talks with Bush on the ground

Israel Building Sea Wall off Gaza Strip, Erakat Slams Israeli Mentality of Barriers as Political Blindness

A Palestinian elderly Woman Dies at Israeli Checkpoint, Occupation Soldiers Wound a Child in Rafah, Caterpillars Uproot Trees

Israeli Occupation Forces Use New Rounds Against Peaceful Protesters in Bil'een

Some US Congressmen Waivering on War in Iraq

Arab American News Focus, June 18, 2005

Arab League

UN to Probe Syrians in Hariri Killing

Afghanistan

Al-Qaeda Regrouping in Afghanistan

Iran

Iranians Stream to Polls

Rafsanjani Faces Run-Off for Iran Presidency

World

EU leaders in deadlock over budget deal

G-77 Summit attacks US 'unilateralism'

June 17, 2005

Palestine and Israel

NATO and US Delegations Visit Ramallah to Discuss Israeli Withdrawal Arrangements and Monitoring Ceasefire

PNA Sets up 5-member Committee to End Lawlessness, Disorder, PM Qurei to Security Personnel: Carry out Your Duties or Step Down

PM Qurei Warns Against Disorder and Lawlessness

8200 Palestinian Prisoners, Including 350 Women, 3,500 children in Israeli Occupation Jails, Statistical Update

Ethnic Cleansing of the Palestinians in Jerusalem is a Systematic Israeli Policy, Says Khalil Tafakji

PNA: Ending Israeli Occupation Precondition for Disarming, PM Qurei Recommits to Truce, to Smooth Israeli Withdrawal

Israeli Occupation Soldiers and Settlers Terrorize Hebron and its Villages

US and Iraq

State-backed Japanese firm signs deal to boost Iraqi oil output

Sunni Arabs Get More Seats on Iraq Committee

CAIR, ACLU to Urge Respect for Rights of Lodi Muslims

Arab League

Turkey PM calls for closer ties with Arab world

Egypt Frees 140 Islamists, Detains 2 Others

Jordan’s Finance Minister Resigns

Mubarak to Run for Fifth Consecutive Term

Sadat ‘Mark II’ to Challenge Mubarak

Afghanistan

Iran

Iran Election Goes Down to the Wire

World

‘African Children Are Brought to UK for Sacrifice’

Blood Made From Human Stem Cells

EPA RI-Japan, exclude Rice, Woods, Fisheries but Possible Develop Nuclear Reactor Will be signed July 2005

Toddler Killed in School Seizure

US, British Spies Hunt Al-Qaeda-Linked Somalis in Kenya

June 16, 2005

Palestine and Israel

NATO and US Delegations Visit Ramallah to Discuss Israeli Withdrawal Arrangements and Monitoring Ceasefire

PNA Sets up 5-member Committee to End Lawlessness, Disorder, PM Qurei to Security Personnel: Carry out Your Duties or Step Down

PM Qurei Warns Against Disorder and Lawlessness

8200 Palestinian Prisoners, Including 350 Women, 3,500 children in Israeli Occupation Jails, Statistical Update

Ethnic Cleansing of the Palestinians in Jerusalem is a Systematic Israeli Policy, Says Khalil Tafakji

PNA: Ending Israeli Occupation Precondition for Disarming, PM Qurei Recommits to Truce, to Smooth Israeli Withdrawal

Israeli Occupation Soldiers and Settlers Terrorize Hebron and its Villages

Afghanistan

Bin Laden Alive and Well: Taleban Commander

Iran

Final campaign push in wide-open vote

India and Pakistan

Rashid Ran Militants’ Camp: Beg

Muslims to Get Reservation in Andhra Pradesh

US Defends Indefinite Detention of Guantanamo Inmates

Israeli arms sales provoke crisis with US: top MP

Challenged on Its Mideast Coverage, Oregonian News Editors Cite AP Inaccuracies

IAK Study: "NY Times" Coverage of Israeli-Palestinian Conflict "Distorted"

Arab League

Mediators Pursue Darfur Talks

Egypt sets new conditions for presidential candidates

Mubarak to Name Vice President After September Elections

South summit opens in Qatar with call for development fund

World

New Evidence Puts Annan Back in Focus of UN Scam

June 15, 2005

Palestine and Israel

PNA: Ending Israeli Occupation Precondition for Disarming, PM Qurei Recommits to Truce, to Smooth Israeli Withdrawal

Israeli Occupation Soldiers and Settlers Terrorize Hebron and its Villages

Israel to Transfer Control Over Jenin to Palestinians Before Withdrawal

Al-Qidwa PNA Seeks Accurate and in Depth Understanding on Disengagement

18th Week of Ceasefire Rife with Israeli Violations, SIS Report

US and Iraq

Iraq Blasts Kill 40; Barzani Sworn In

20 persons killed execution style south of Baghdad

Kurd Parliament Elects Barzani as President

Afghanistan

Afghan Ulema Council Seeks US Apologies

India and Pakistan

Strike Shuts Down Kashmir

Kalam Urges Governors to Rise Above Politics

Israeli arms sales provoke crisis with US: top MP

US raises concerns about Israeli military sales to China

No Plan to Close Guantanamo, Says Vice President Cheney

Challenged on Its Mideast Coverage, Oregonian News Editors Cite AP Inaccuracies

IAK Study: "NY Times" Coverage of Israeli-Palestinian Conflict "Distorted"

Arab League

Algeria calls for turning Africa's debt into social investment

Aoun anti-corruption vow easier said than done, say analysts

Bashar Appoints New Intelligence Chief

World

Filipino Workers Sneak Into Iraq Despite Ban

Rafsanjani Wins Key Backing in Tight Presidential Election

June 14, 2005

June 13, 2005

Palestine and Israel

Abbas Meets US Envoy Ward amid Intensive Diplomacy prior Abbas-Sharon Summit

Two Israeli Jewish Extremists Attempt to Kill 3-Year-Old Palestinian Girl Patient, Hanin Kamal, at Hospital in Jerusalem

Al-Husseini: an Israeli Plot to Seize Part of Al-Aqsa Mosque

Palestinian Factions Warn Calm would Collapse due to Israeli Aggressions

Switzerland Seeks to Improve Access to Gaza Strip

Jibril Al-Rajoub: Israel Must Deal with the Palestinian Authority as Full Partner

An Appeal to Salvage the Life of a Heart Sick Prisoner

Israeli Illegal Settlers and Occupation Soldiers Ravage the Residents in Hebron

Rice, Abul-Gheit to Visit ahead of Abbas – Sharon Summit

US and Iraq

Joy Sweeps France as Journalist Returns

Kurd Parliament Elects Barzani as President

Afghanistan

Afghan-US Dispute about Killing 5 US Soldiers in a Suicide Car Bomb in Kandahar

Iran

Blasts in Iran Kill Nine

Iran Backs Baradei as IAEA Director for Another Term

India and Pakistan

Fourteen killed, 100 injured in Kashmir explosion

Guantanamo Log Details Saudi’s Torture

Arab League

163 Muslim Brotherhood Members Released

Kuwait Names Woman Minister

Lebanese Flock to Vote in Crucial Third Round

No Political Prisoners in Oman After General Amnesty

Sudan Forms Special Court for Darfur Crimes

World

8 of 12 Filipino Maids Abroad Are Abused: Former Diplomat

Embattled Arroyo Calls for End to ‘Dirty Politics’

‘Let’s Make Siachen a Peace Mountain’

June 12, 2005

Palestine and Israel

Palestinian Resistance Will Not Be Disarmed — Palestinian Authority

PNA: Incitement in Palestinian Textbooks 'a Myth', 'Israeli Children Are Taught to Hate Arabs, Trained to Kill Them'

No Improvement Freedom of Movement Across Israeli Checkpoints, Checkpoint Watch

Israeli Forces Lock Down Palestinian Territories and Continue Aggression

24 Detainees of Jerusalem launch an Outcry to End their Suffering

Decree to Release Nine Islamic Jihad Members

President Abbas Forms Anti-Corruption Commission, Headed by Ibrahim Abul Naja

Palestinian Security Planning Team for Planned Israeli Pullout from Gaza

The Palestinian – Israeli Customs Union After Gaza Pullout, An IPCRI Policy Paper

Iran

Iranian Security Told to Protect Poll Campaigners

FBI Says Top MMA Leader Runs Al-Qaeda Camp

Palestinian American Sociologist Samih Farsoun Passes Away at Age 68

Arab American News Focus, June 12, 2005

Arab League

3 Die in Syrian Police Raid on Opposition Group Hide-Out

Prosecution Seeks Death Penalty for 34 Kuwaitis

Court Cuts Jail Term for Yemeni Judge Accused of Backing Revolt

Mediators Struggle to Get Darfur Talks Off the Ground

World

Filipinos Urge Arroyo to Quit

June 11, 2005

Palestine and Israel

EU Official, Luisa Morgantini, Says Europe Overlooks the Crime of Building the Apartheid Wall in W. Bank

Palestinian Resistance Will Not Be Disarmed — Palestinian Authority

PNA: Incitement in Palestinian Textbooks 'a Myth', 'Israeli Children Are Taught to Hate Arabs, Trained to Kill Them'

United States to Cut UN Funding if Israel Remains Ignored

PPS Accuses Israeli Jail Administration of Attempting to Kill a Prisoner

Abbas Due Meeting with Sharon Focuses on Agreed Issues

Israeli Occupation Soldiers Arrest Several in W. Bank

Illegally Built Settlements Wipe out a Possibility of a Palestinian State

A Resident Dies of His Wounds in Gaza, a Girl Wounded in Hebron

Dahlan, Mofaz Meet on Coordinating Israeli Withdrawal, Palestinians Still Seeking Answers from Israelis on Four Main Points

June 10, 2005

Palestine and Israel

Abbas Wins Fresh Truce Commitment in Gaza Talks

Israeli Court Rejects Bid to Overturn Gaza Pullout Law

Israeli Family of Rabin’s Killer Opens Website

US and Iraq

Sunnis Win Greater Role

Afghanistan

Italian Hostage Released in Afghanistan

Bush Ready to Consider Alternatives to Guantanamo

AAI President to Testify on Patriot Act: Zogby to Raise Concerns Before House Judiciary Committee

FBI Holds US-Pakistani Dad, Son on Terror Rap

Arab League

Syria to Relax Emergency, Allow Parties Besides Baath

Aoun and Jumblatt Say They Fear for Their Lives

NDP Submits Final Draft of Egyptian Election Law

Power Outage Shuts Dubai

Qaboos Pardons Coup Plotters

Qatari Women Get Equal Rights

Yemen Has New Intelligence Body Chief

June 9, 2005

Palestine and Israel

Abbas Calls for Complete, Coordinated Israeli Withdrawal, Straw: Peace, Creation of State and Security in Palestinian Leaders' Hands

Yousef-Mofaz Meeting Results in Formation of Three Coordination Committees for Israeli Withdrawal

Arab Information Ministers Condemn Israeli Policies Against Palestinian People

Israeli Forces Bomb Beit Hanoon as Aggression Continues

Israeli Forces Quell Demonstration of Physically-Challenged in Bal'een

Israeli Forces Invade Neighborhood in Gaza, Arrest Four Civilians

Yousef, Mofaz Agree to Secure and Coordinate Israeli Withdrawal, Dahlan: Israel Is Not Properly Coordinating, Trying to Fool Us

US and Iraq

Bush, Blair Dismiss ‘Fixed’ Iraq Report

22 Iraqi soldiers kidnapped

Crackdown squeezes Palestinians in Iraq

Iran

Iranian Officials seek consensus to defeat Rafsanjani

Unfreeze Our Money and We’ll Talk, Rafsanjani Tells US

Majority of Americans feel war has not made US safer

Call Congress Today to Urge Changes in Patriotic Act, Ask your elected representatives to support the SAFE Act

Arab League

Activists Ask Syria to Free Detainees

'Opposition deal with regime frustrating'

Qatar to Adopt First Constitution Today

Kuwaiti MPs back mega oil project

World

Kashmiri Separatists Likely to Drop Referendum Call

Philippine Separatist Group Warns Forces to Stay Out of Polls

June 8, 2005

Palestine and Israel

Israel Resumes Extra-Judicial Executions, Six Palestinians Killed, PNA Warns: Israeli Military Escalation Endangers Truce

A la "Guantanamo" Incident: Israeli Prison Wardens Desecrate the Holy Qur'an

Qurei, Official, and Human Rights Bodies Condemn Israeli Extrajudicial Execution in Jenin

38 Palestinians Killed, 411 Injured by Israeli Occupation Forces, in Four Months of Ceasefire, SIS Report

Sharon and Netanyahu Governments Funded Establishment of 83 Illegal Settlement Outposts, Sasson's Report

Philippine Envoy to Israel Recalled After 'Nazi' Remark

Saudi Kingdom and Oman Call for Israeli Pullout

US and Iraq

3 US Soldiers and Several Iraqis Killed on Wednesday

First car explosion in Baghdad since last week, Arrest of a notable Al-Qaeda member in Iraq

Spain to Question US Troops on Iraq Deaths

US "war on terror" shoots military spending past 1 trillion dollars

Arab League

Syrian VP Plans to Quit

Darfur Rebels Regret Internecine Clashes

Libya Acquits 9 Cops, Doctor in Torture Case

World

Hurriyat Sees Flexibility in India’s Stance

Thai Unrest Not Religious, OIC Finds

June 7, 2005

Palestine and Israel

Palestinian Commander Assassinated by Israelis in Violation of Truce, British Contacts with Hamas and Hizbullah

Two Palestinians Killed and 12 Wounded During Israeli Incursion in Jenin

20 Palestinians Injured in a Protest Against the Israeli Apartheid Wall in Beit Sourik

Sharon Vows to Keep Jerusalem Undivided Capital of Israel, Peres Calls to Drive Palestinians out the city

Egypt and Jordan Assert Establishment of Independent and Contiguous Palestinian State Only Solution to Just Peace

The Apartheid Wall Steals 2,300 Dunums of Land from Bil'een

‘Israel May Seize Gaza Areas During Pullout’

Sharon Claims Jerusalem Anew

US and Iraq

Saddam's Lawyers Refute Claims of Adequate Legal Representation

US Military Destroys Bunkers in Iraq

Autonomous ambition spreads to Shi'i regions

Iran

Tehran Warns It May Quit Nuclear Talks

Iran Hopes to Strike Border Deal With Kuwait

Trial of Sami Al-Arian Begins in Florida

Amnesty official says US running "archipelago" of prisoners around the world

Court-Martial for Qur’an Abuse Unlikely — Myers

Arab League

Bashar Tells His Party to Ignore Foreign Pressure

‘Lebanon Vote Win a Nod to Armed Resistance’

Egyptian Prisoners on Hunger Strike

Kuwait considers change to foreign-worker laws

Oman seeks a place on the map of Gulf tourism

UAE firm unveils multi-billion dollar island project

World

Musharraf Urges Pakistanis to Invest Back Home

June 6, 2005

Palestine and Israel

‘Israel May Seize Gaza Areas During Pullout’

Sharon Claims Jerusalem Anew

38 Years on of Israeli Occupation, Qurei Warns of Explosion, Occupied Jerusalem at the Center of the Palestinian-Israeli Conflict

20 Injured in a Protest Against the Wall in Beit Sourik

Israeli Jewish Extremists Storm Al Aqsa Mosque Yard

Abbas Calls on Israeli Government to Stop the Extremists' Violation against Al Aqsa

Al Qidwa: Straw will Visit oPt on Wednesday

Dozens of Buildings Erected In Illegal Israeli Outposts In the Last Three Months

Scholars and Specialists Call for Full Palestinian Plans to Deal with Israeli Withdrawal After-effects

US and Iraq

Saddam's Lawyers Refute Claims of Adequate Legal Representation

US Military Destroys Bunkers in Iraq

Autonomous ambition spreads to Shi'i regions

June 5, 2005

Palestine and Israel

Fateh Recommends Changing Electoral Law, Abbas Delays Vote, Hamas Rejects Postponement of Elections, Jihad Urges Unity

A Palestinian Committee to Identify Arafat's Belongings to be Kept in a Museum

Israeli Occupation Forces Wreck Havoc in Hebron

Israeli Occupation Forces Kidnap Organizer of Protests Against the Wall, Samir Burnat, Marda Villagers Continue Protests against the Wall

Israeli Occupation Prisons Continue Mistreatment of Palestinian Prisoners, Mentally-Retarded Detainee, Al-Ja'abari, Attempts a Suicide

Palestinian Detainees in the Israeli Occupation Prison of Rominim brought Handcuffed, Tied together to See their Families

The Palestinian National Initiative: The Abbas Decision Hurts the Democratic Process

US and Iraq

US Forces Out of Iraqi Cities Within Weeks

Suicide Bomber Kills Five Iraqi Soldiers at the Entrance of US Base in Tikrit

19 Iraqis Killed in Various Attacks

Iran

Khamenei Urges High Turnout to ‘Defeat the Enemy’

US Details Instances of Qur’an Abuse

Arab League

US Forces Out of Iraqi Cities Within Weeks

18-50 Mauritanian Soldiers Killed in Zuwairah

Lebanese Resistance to the Israeli Occupation Groups Head to Victory in Parliamentary Elections

Prestigious Cairo Library Goes Online

Bahraini Woman Activist on Trial for Slander

World

Four Turkish Soldiers Killed in Kurd Rebel Ambush

World Marks Green Day, UN Warns of Booming Cities

Aiyar for ‘Historic Change in Indo-Pak Ties’

June 4, 2005

Palestine and Israel

Israeli Occupation Forces on Rampage in Bethlehem And Hebron, Arresting Palestinian Children and Teenagers

Abbas Asserts Meeting with Bush Resulted in Understandings Waiting Implementation

Israeli Occupation Forces Attack Non-Violent Protestors in Bil'een, Including Members of Parliament, Ministers, and Clergymen

Israeli Occupation Government Puts Off Handover of 3 Palestinian Cities

Israeli Occupation Soldiers Confess Killing Unarmed Palestinians in Revenge Upon Orders

Palestinian Intellectuals Condemn Samir Qasir's Assassination

Over 15 people injured, including Dr. Mustafa Al-Barghouthi, by Israeli Occupation Forces during an Anti-Wall Demonstration in Bil'een

Israeli Soldiers Admit Killing Innocent Police Officers

Arab American News Focus, June 4, 2005

CAIR Offering Free Qur’an Copies to Americans

IAC calendar, June 4-11, Assata Shakur demo Saturday in Atlanta

Arab League

Opposition Calls on Lahoud to Quit

Hundreds Mourn Assassinated Lebanese Journalist, Samir Qassir

E-Mail Hoax Triggers AIDS Scare in UAE

Expat Families Leave Expensive Sharjah

World

Mom Sees Son in Execution Video

Anwar May Lead Islamic Party

Filipino Muslim Leader Warns of Violence in ARMM Polls

Pakistan Removed From US Watch List on Human Smuggling

Sezer Vetoes Law on Qur’anic Schools

June 3, 2005

Palestine and Israel

400 Palestinians Freed

Abbas Undergoes Successful Angioplasty, to Meet Sharon June 21, PM Qurei in Syria to Meet with President Asad Thursday

Israeli Occupation Forces Invade Nablus, Arrested 8 in Jerusalem and Bethlehem

Extremist Israeli Jewish Organizations Plan to Storm Al-Aqsa Mosque on Monday

Israel Releases 398 Prisoners, out of 8,000, Amidst Criticism by Prisoners Ministry

Palestinian Council of Ministers Invited to Convene in Bal'een

Al Mawassi Area in Gaza Strip Penned In Endless Ordeal

Thousands of Americans Request Free Qur'ans

Open Guantanamo, Dares Amnesty

Arab League

Lebanese Journalist Murdered

Bashar Set to Outline Reform Program Soon

AU Team to Meet Sudan Aides, Aid Workers in Darfur

Campaign to Keep Mubarak in Office

Kuwaitis Vote in Municipal Elections

World

Annan Fires UN Staffer Over Oil-for-Food Scandal

June 2, 2005

Palestine and Israel

Extremist Israeli Jewish Organizations Plan to Storm Al-Aqsa Mosque on Monday

Abbas Undergoes Successful Angioplasty, to Meet Sharon June 21, PM Qurei in Syria to Meet with President Asad Thursday

Al Mawassi Area in Gaza Strip Penned In Endless Ordeal

Israel Releases 398 Prisoners, out of 8,000, Amidst Criticism by Prisoners Ministry

Palestinian Council of Ministers Invited to Convene in Bal'een

Palestinian and Israeli economists issue position paper on economic aspects of disengagement

Israeli Occupation Forces Invade Nablus, Arrested 8 in Jerusalem and Bethlehem

Iran

Iran Needs to Sort Out Problem With US: Rafsanjani

USS Liberty Veteran's Association Announces War Crime Charges Filed Against Israel

CAIR Launches Muslim Health Volunteerism Campaign

Arab League

Sudan, SPLA Reach Deal on Statute

World

Indonesia’s Canberra Embassy Closed After Biological Attack

PKK Calls for New Truce, Peace Talks With Ankara

June 1, 2005

Palestine and Israel

Israeli Occupation Forces Kill a Palestinian Teenager at Qalqilya Checkpoint, Arrest Six People in Tulkarem, Shell Houses in Rafah

Erikat Calls the International Community and Quartet to a Swift Intervention to Rescue 88 Palestinian Houses from Demolition, in Occupied East Jerusalem

Former Israeli Intelligence Chief, Avi Dichter, Defends Extrajudicial Executions of Palestinians, as Halutz Becomes New Israeli Chief of Staffs

Mastermind of Extra-judicial Executions of Palestinains, Halutz, Replaces Ya'alon as Chief of Staff of Israeli Occupation Forces

Israeli Occupation Government Plans to Build 7 Terminals Instead of Checkpoints in the West Bank, 2 in Gaza Strip run by Biometric Cards

Palestine Obtains Observer Status in NATO Parliamentary Assembly

PA Delays Poll Rerun After Hamas’ Boycott

Israel to Raze Arab Homes in Jerusalem

Alwaleed Donates $6m to ADC on Its Anniversary

Bush Calls AI Report ‘Absurd’

Pakistan Hands Al-Libbi Over to America

Arab League

Sudan Arrests Two MSF Men, Annan’s Translator

Saudi-Pak Ties Getting Stronger: Mirza

World

Chirac Chooses Villepin

Karachi Violence Toll Hits 11

OIC Will Be Renamed, Restructured