December 28, 2006

Persons of the Year 2006

5 US Soldiers, 28 Iraqis Killed on Thursday, Saddam's Attorney Warn the US Against Executing the Captured Iraqi President, Who is a Prisoner of War

British Soldier Killed in Afghanistan

Ethiopian Invading Forces Enter Mogadishu Without Fighting, Islamic Courts Fighters Retreat to South Somalia

Security for Palestinians in Baghdad Worsens, Says UNHCR

EU expresses dismay that Israel is contravening international law and EU wishes in West Bank

Muslim American News Briefs, December 28, 2006

Haj

Two million pilgrims arrive in Mecca for Hajj ritual

Saudi Government Agencies Brace Up to Ensure a Safe Haj

Elaborate Arrangements for Haj, Says Al-Tuwaijeri

Today's Opinion Editorials

Palestine and Israel

Security for Palestinians in Baghdad Worsens, Says UNHCR

The Gates of Qalqilia: A Testimony of the Brutal Israeli Occupation of Palestine

EU expresses dismay that Israel is contravening international law and EU wishes in West Bank

Israeli occupation forces expand the Land-Grab, Apartheid Wall in West Bank's Jordan Valley

Abbas still insists that a unity government will be formed or early elections will be held

Bethlehem Prisoners' Association report: 1,250 Bethlehemites in Israeli occupation jails

Mandela Institute lawyer, Buthaina Dukmak says Palestinians taken to Israeli occupation prison hospital are not given medical treatment

Palestinian Children Could be Killed by Israeli Occupation Soldiers if they Play with Toy Guns, Warn B'Tselem and al-Haq

Palestinian member of Israeli Parliament, Muhammed Barakeh, fighting policy of no Christmas trees allowed

December 27, 2006

2 Latvian Soldiers, 111 Iraqis Killed, Ba'ath Party Threatens to Retaliate Against US Interests Worldwide if Saddam is Executed

US Supports the Ethiopian Invasion and Occupation of Muslim Somalia

Virginia Muslims Asked to Contact Davis and Wolf About Anti-Muslim Remarks

Muslim American News Briefs, December 27, 2006

Haj

Two million pilgrims arrive in Mecca for Hajj ritual

Saudi Government Agencies Brace Up to Ensure a Safe Haj

Elaborate Arrangements for Haj, Says Al-Tuwaijeri

Palestine and Israel

Israeli Occupation Land-Grab Government  Approves a New Illegal Settlement on Palestinian Lands, in the Jordan Valley

Confrontations Between Palestinian Farmers Defending their Lands in Salamuna and Israeli Occupation Forces Grabbing Lands for the Apartheid Wall

Israeli Occupation Checkpoints within the West Bank: Reality Belies Olmert's Words

Israeli Occupation Forces Invade Nablus, Bethlehem, Tulkarem, and Jenin, Kidnap 11 Palestinians

PLO Political Bureau Chief, Farouq Al-Qaddoumi, Assigns Blame to Both Fateh and Hamas for Rise in Internal Violence

With changing Israeli conditions, prisoner negotiations have no credibility, says PLC member Issa Qaraqa'a

December 26, 2006

7 US Soldiers, 44 Iraqis Killed in Attacks, US-Installed Court Upholds Death Sentence to Captured Iraqi President Saddam Hussain, Execution Within 30 Days

Somali Resistance Fighters Retreat as Ethiopian Invaders Advance, a New Regional Conflict in the Muslim Lands Starts

Palestine and Israel

Israeli Occupation Forces Invade Qabatia, Jenin, and Nablus Terrorizing Residents,  Injuring 6 Palestinian Civilians and Kidnapping 7

A New Illegal Israeli Settlement in the West Bank Confirming Israeli Lust for Palestinian Lands

Bethlehem Imprisoned by the Illegal Israeli Wall, With a Gate Controlling the Movement of its Residents

Bethlehem refugee rights organization BADIL calls for nonviolent action

Total Number of Palestinian People at End of 2006 Estimated to 10.1 Million, a PCBS Report

Israeli occupation government forcibly relocating an  administrative detainee from the West Bank to Gaza Strip

Israeli PM said he would remove some West Bank checkpoints, but Palestinians are still forced to undress

Abbas-Olmert Meeting Was a Failure, Says Hamas MP Al-Bardawil

Jordan to host a meeting to renew talks regarding Palestinian unity government

20-hour Israeli invasion of Qabatia, children  throw stones at Israeli occupation soldiers as they kidnap Palestinian local leaders

December 25, 2006

Even on Christmas Day, Israeli Occupation Forces Continued Injuring, Kidnapping, Harassing of Palestinians in the West Bank

2 US Soldiers, 24 Iraqis Killed, Including 7 Policemen Killed by British Occupation Forces in Basra, 2 Iranian Diplomats Detained by US Forces

Ethiopian Jets Bomb Mogadishu Airport

Palestine and Israel

Even on Christmas Day, Israeli Occupation Forces Continued Injuring, Kidnapping, Harassing of Palestinians in the West Bank

Israeli occupation forces besiege northwestern West Bank, harassing residents and preventing them from participation in religious celebrations

Christmas Homily 2006:  President Abbas Attends Sunday Night Christmas Mass in the Nativity Church in Bethlehem

Midnight Mass in Bethlehem: Patriarch Michel Sabbah calls for ending Palestinian internal fighting which strengthens the Israeli occupation

Eid Al-Adha preparations underway in Palestine, with eyes on national unity

Acting Palestinian Finance Minister: Month of November Salary Finally Being Paid

December 24, 2006

Ethiopian Forces Invade Somalia, Attacking Somali Towns With Jets

3 US Soldiers, 12 Iraqi Policemen Killed in Attacks and Fighting

UN Security Council Acting on Behalf of Israel to Deny Iran Access to Nuclear Energy, For Israel to Continue as the Only Nuclear Power in the Middle East

Iranian Parliament deplores UNSC anti-Iran Resolution 1737 as tyrannical and unjust, OIC chief Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu criticizes it

Palestine and Israel

Palestinian Village, Azzun 'Atma, to become a prison by the Israeli Land-Grab, Apartheid Wall, a  B'Tselem report

Abbas and Olmert meet in Jerusalem, Olmert agrees to release $100 million of withheld Palestinian tax revenues

President Abbas to attend Midnight Mass in Bethlehem

At Christmas, the birthplace of Jesus continues to suffer

Palestinian Christians suffer economically as Israel scares off business in Jerusalem

Hamas leader, Khalid Al-Haj, criticizes Zawahiri's declarations and the strategy of Al-Qaeda

December 23, 2006

US-Led Forces Kill an Iraqi in Ramadi, Resistance Fighters Kill Iraqi Intelligence Officer in Baghdad, Sistani Opposes a US-Brokered Secular Alliance

US Air Strike Kills Four Afghani Fighters, Including a Cleric

Muslim American News Briefs, December 23, 2006

Palestine and Israel

Israeli occupation soldiers attack boys in Aqaba village, stab one, military occupation courts sentence Palestinian youngmen to different prison terms

Abbas has No Legal Authority to Call for Early Elections in Order to Solve a Political Dispute, Say  Ahmed Bahar and Ahmed Al-Khaledi

Abbas ready for Final Status negotiations with Israelis, not temporary truce as suggested by PM's Advisor, Ahmed Yousuf

Erekat: No Date Yet For Abbas- Olmert Anticipated Meeting

Hamas, Fatah Clashes Leave Nine Persons Wounded in Nablus Friday, Four children wounded in Bil'in weekly demonstration against Wall

Irish Bishop Raymond Field Called on Congregations at Catholic Churches to Realize the Plight of Bethlehem at Christmas Mass

Archbishop of Canterbury condemns Israeli Wall around Bethlehem

UK Church leaders pledge to be the "voice for the voiceless" of Bethlehem

December 22, 2006

5 US Soldiers Killed in Fighting, Condy Rice Says Iraq War is Worth the Investment in American Lives and Dollars

5 Afghani Policemen Killed in a Roadside Bomb in Tirin Kot, 2 Afghanis Killed in a Suicide Bomb in Kabul

AAI Calls on Rep. Goode to Apologize for Anti-Muslim Remarks

Muslim Americans Question GOP Silence on Virginia Representative's Islamophobic Remarks

Muslim American News Briefs, December 22, 2006

Palestine and Israel

26 Palestinians kidnapped by Israeli occupation forces, in the West Bank on Friday morning

Abbas-Olmert meeting to be held next Monday

Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, Michel Sabbah: Our Fundamental Need is for Peace, Justice, Freedom, and End to the Israeli Occupation

Construction Continues of the Illegal Israeli Land-Grab Wall Despite the Ruling of the International Court of Justice to Stop it, Two Years Ago

Israeli Death Squad Withdrew After Being Discovered Hiding in Jenin Refugee Camp School

Israeli Land-Grab Forces Invade Al-Taweel Bedouin Village in the Naqab Desert, Threaten to Destroy  it

Israeli Occupation Terrorist Forces Killed 9 Palestinians in December 14-20, 2006, a PCHR Human Rights Report

Nine Palestinians injured in Hamas-Fateh clashes in Nablus, Friday

President Bush issues a decree to forbid aid to the Hamas-led government

December 21, 2006

3 US Soldiers, 32 Iraqis Killed, as Reported by US Corporate Media, Bush Still Thinks Victory in Iraq Achievable

Americans Back Bethlehem But They Are Not Sure Where It Is, Findings From Two Surveys

Study Shows Prayer Physical Benefits

Muslim American News Briefs, December 21, 2006

Palestine and Israel

Calm Prevails in Gaza for the Second Day

Fisherman Dies of Wounds in Gaza from an Earlier Israeli Attack, 3 Palestinians Kidnapped by Israeli Occupation Forces in Ramallah and Bethlehem

Israeli policy of targeted assassinations on the rise this week

Palestinians Set to another Grim Christmas This Year, 2006

Israeli Government Invades Occupied Jerusalem With 100,000 Illegal Jewish Israeli Settlers Every Year

Israeli Occupation Forces Demolish East Jerusalem Home of Ahmed Jabarin, Ignoring a Court Ruling and 17 Years of Living in it

How Israelis Destroy Livelihood of Palestinians: New Nursing Graduate, Imad Yousuf Zaid, Kidnapped at Attara Checkpoint

EU Rafah crossing monitors: Egypt to confiscate any funds which Hamas may attempt to bring into Gaza

December 20, 2006

84 Iraqis Killed on December 19, 2006, US Corporate Media Mentioned Only 32, 12 Iraqis Only Reportedly Killed on December 20, 2006, According to the Censored US Corporate Media

Gates Visits Baghdad to Discuss Troop Increase, Bush Finally Admits US Is Not Winning, Kerry in Damascus

Al-Zawahiri Invites US for Talks About Withdrawal from Iraq, Criticizes Iran for Supporting US-Backed Regimes in Iraq and Afghanistan

Virginia Representative Virgil Goode Slams the Holy Qur'an, Election of Muslims, and Growth of US Islamic Community

Muslim American News Briefs, December 20, 2006

Palestine and Israel

Israeli Occupation Death Squads Kill 2 Palestinians, Terrorize Kafr Dan, Yamoun, Zababda, and Jenin Refugee Camp

2 Palestinian Policemen Killed, 11 Injured, in Violation of Announced Ceasefire Between Fateh and Hamas in Gaza City

Israeli Occupation Forces Kidnap 24 Palestinians in the West Bank, Annex More Lands, an Illegal Israeli Settler Runs Over 72-Year-Old Man in Bethlehem

Prime Minister Haniyeh Addresses the Palestinian People: Stop Blood Shed, Do Not Play Into the Hands of External Forces

Israeli occupation soldiers beat student in a Palestinian nonviolent protest at a Jenin checkpoint

Palestinian member of Israeli parliament, Muhammed Barakeh: Israeli occupation government has closed every possible avenue for negotiations with the Palestinians

UK Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Church erects its own Wall at Christmastime in solidarity with Bethlehem

December 19, 2006

US Soldier, 32 Iraqis Killed on Tuesday, in an Initial Report, Including 12 Civilians Executed by Death Squads, 13 Prisoners Executed by the Government

30 Afghanis Massacred by NATO Occupation Forces Air Strikes on December 17, 2006, Unknown Number Killed in Other Air Strikes Today

Powell casts doubt on troop increase in Iraq, calling the US Army overextended and about broken

Muslim American News Briefs,  December 19, 2006

Palestine and Israel

7 Palestinians Killed in Fighting Between Fateh and Hamas, Despite Condemnation

3 Palestinians Assassinated, 2 Injured, 12 Kidnapped by Israeli Occupation Death Squads, in the West Bank

Al-Qaddoumi Says Abbas Was Never a Revolutionary, Accuses him and his Aids of Serving Israel

Legal Side of the Abbas Coup: Palestinian Supreme Court effectively abolishes Legislative Council

Illegal Israeli Land-Grab Wall Rezoning of Jerusalem's Al-Ram Separates Families, Schools, and Health Services for 70,000 Palestinians

Abbas Meets Blair, Says He's Determined to Go Ahead with Early Elections

December 18, 2006

2 US Soldiers, 19 Iraqis Reportedly Killed in an Initial Monday Report, US-Iraqi Ex-Minister Ayham al-Samara'ie Escapes Corruption Detention

5 Afghanis Killed in Attacks and NATO Air Strikes

Powell casts doubt on troop increase in Iraq, calling the US Army overextended and about broken

European Muslims Face 'Islamophobia', an EU Report

Muslim American News Briefs, December 18, 2006

Palestine and Israel

Fateh and Hams Agree On Alleviating Tensions

Israeli Occupation Forces Kidnap Six Palestinians in Hebron, Delay Travel at Atara Checkpoint, Illegal Israeli Settlers Al-Malih Valley Area

Farouq Al-Qaddoumi: Early Palestinian Elections Will Only Serve Israel

A response from Khaled Al-Haj to President's speech: Many inaccuracies regarding Hamas party

Reactions to President Abbas' speech: US and Israel fueling internal conflict between Fateh and Hamas

Palestinian Lawyers on strike as Israeli military court tries to body search them

Open Bethlehem: A campaign to increase efforts to expose plight of city, says Maxim Sansour

December 17, 2006

Stage Set for Palestinian Civil War, Abbas Dismisses Basic Law, Stages a Coup Against Hamas Government, his Decree of Early Elections Rejected

3 US Soldiers, 64 Iraqis Killed in Attacks, a Death Squad Abducts 30 Red Crescent Employees in Baghdad

2 Afghanis Killed in an Attack on US Convoy, French Occupation Forces Pulled out of Jalalabad

Muslim American News Briefs, December 17, 2006

The media headquarters of the Zionist Empire has decided not to report on the war in Iraq, on Sunday. Check AP, Reuters, CNN, Fox News, and BBC websites for verification. News reports only mention the killing of 3 US soldiers and the abduction of the Red Crescent employees. The above report is from Agence France Press, published by Al-Nahar.

Palestine and Israel

Stage Set for Palestinian Civil War, Abbas Dismisses Basic Law, Stages a Coup Against Hamas Government, his Decree of Early Elections Rejected

Israeli Occupation Forces Torture 16-Year-Old Palestinian Boy During Interrogation, Wound Another, Invade Al-Zababdah in Jenin

Fateh Leaders in Palestine Disown Fateh Leader Abroad, Farouq Al-Qaddoumi, for Joining Leaders of 10 Palestinian Factions in their Rejection of the Abbas Coup

Al-Zahar escapes an assassination attempt and Gaza erupts into violence leading to the death of an innocent bystander

Sacred Heart Catholic Church in St Ives Cancels Live Crib Event in Protest Against the Israeli Apartheid Wall Built Around the Holy City of Bethlehem

Azmi Bisharah writes to the Palestinian President and Prime Minister

December 16, 2006

The media headquarters of the Zionist Empire has decided not to report on the war in Iraq, on Saturday. Check AP, Reuters, CNN, Fox News, and BBC websites for verification

Al-Maliki Holds a National Reconciliation Conference, Offering Former Iraqi Soldiers and Ba'athists their Previous Jobs

Abbas announces early elections, without assigning a specific date

Continuing Conflict in Iraq and Palestine Deepens US - Arab Rift, AAI Arab Attitudes Poll

Muslim American News Briefs, December 16, 2006

Palestine and Israel

Israeli occupation forces kill a young man in the old city of Nablus

Palestinian Leaders Urge Fateh and Hamas to Stop Tensions, Not to Go to a Civil War

Abbas announces early elections, without assigning a specific date

Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh: Assassination attempt will not affect the work of Hamas

Rice asks Congress for millions of dollars in aid for Abbas and his security forces

Dahlan Responds to Accusations of Attempted Assassination on Haniyeh  

The Bethlehem Tree Is Lit: Christmas Begins in Palestine

Fourth direct installment of European funds to Palestinian civil servants, to avoid dealing with the elected Hamas government

Families of Palestinian political prisoners harassed before getting to Damun, the worst of the Israeli occupation prisons

December 15, 2006

2 US Soldiers, 2 Iraqis Killed on Friday

New UN Secretary-General, Ban Ki-Moon, Pledges Adoption of the Three Global Zionist Priorities Concerning the Holocaust, Darfur, and the Iranian Nuclear Program

Palestine and Israel

Assassination Attempt Targeting Palestinian Prime Minister, Ismail Haniyeh, After Returning to Gaza, One Guard Killed, 91 Injured

Israeli occupation forces kidnap seven Palestinians in Bethlehem and Ramallah areas Friday, 474 Palestinians killed since capture of Shalit

Bassam Abu Sharif Declares Israeli Intelligence Behind Internal Palestinian Strife,  and Behind Rumors Leading Palestinian Fighting

Al-Hayeh Says Hamas Will Not Be Dragged to Civil War, Erekat Calls for an Investigation of the shooting in Rafah

Fateh-Hamas clashes in Ramallah: Over 35 injured

Ahmadinejad hints that Iran has nuclear weapons, Maariv claims

December 14, 2006

13 Afghanis Killed in Attacks, NATO Occupation Force Kill More Afghanis

Gunmen in military uniforms kidnapped 50-70 people in central Baghdad, 2 Policemen Killed

Amr Moussa: Lebanon Mediation Makes Progress

Democratic Control of US Senate in Doubt Following Critical Health Condition of Senator Tim Johnson

Christopher B Jerknes and Ted Pike Interviewed by Hesham Tillawi on Current Issues TV

Arab American News Focus, December 14, 2006

Muslim American News Briefs, December 14, 2006

Palestine and Israel

2 Palestinians Killed, 3 Injured, 13 Kidnapped by Israeli Occupation Terrorist Forces, Village of Marda Completely Besieged

5 Palestinians Killed in Baghdad, Increasing the Toll to 400 Since the US 2003 Invasion

Systematic Israeli Terrorist Attacks on Palestinian Civilians and Property, Human rights weekly report, 7-13 December 2006

2006 One of The Worst Years for Palestine Children,  a UNICEF Report

Nineteen years of Hamas confirms armed resistance as choice to end occupation

Palestinian civil society organizations threaten to boycott the UN's Register of Damages created by the illegal Israeli Land-Grab Wall, if their concerns are not addressed

Joint Israeli-Palestinian delegation invited to China to discuss peace in the Middle East

Muhammed Barakeh Calls for an End to Suffering of Palestinians at the Israeli Side of the Jordan Border Crossing

Palestinian poet Sameeh Al-Qassem brings his words to the night sky of Bethlehem

December 13, 2006

17 Iraqis Killed in 3 Car Bomb Attacks, Including 4 Iraqi Soldiers Killed in an Attack on Kirkuk Base

Arab American Institute to Release Results of 2006 Arab Attitudes Poll

Impeachment rallies held coast to coast

More US Muslims Expected to Take Part in Hajj This Year

Muslim American News Briefs, December 13, 2006

Palestine and Israel

In a New Stunt, Blair to Visit Occupied Palestine and Meet Abbas Next Monday!!!

In a Last Minute Stunt of his Own, Annan Calls for a New Push for Peace in the Middle East

Israeli Occupation Forces Kidnap 12 Palestinians in Bethlehem and Jenin, Storm a School in Hebron

Israeli occupation forces demolish home twice and Jerusalem man says he will rebuild again

December 12, 2006

64-72 Iraqis Killed in Two Car Bomb Explosions in Central Baghdad

3 US Soldiers Killed, 18 US Soldiers Hurt in Helicopter, 66 Iraqis Killed, Including 46 Executed by Death Squads

70-day Iranian cloned sheep "Royana" at good health

Ahmadinejad Praised by Participants of the Holocaust Conference in Tehran, But Condemned by Zionists in Europe

Muslim American News Briefs, December 12, 2006  

Palestine and Israel

Israeli Occupation Government Prime Minister, Ehud Olmert, admits that Israel has nuclear weapons, first in history of the Zionist state

Israeli occupation terrorist forces literally scare 57-year-old woman, Latifa Othman, to death while throwing explosives into homes

Israeli Occupation Forces Critically Injure a Palestinian in Gaza City, Kidnap 16 in the West Bank

Desmond Tutu prevented by Israeli occupation government to conduct a UN fact-finding mission in Beit Hanoun

Palestinian Internal Fighting: Hamas Member and Three Children of Fateh Member Killed

Israeli occupation military court postpones trial of elected Hamas official, Shaikh Hassan Yousuf, after failing to find charges

Bethlehem welcomes the world although this year Christmas will be celebrated behind the Apartheid Wall

EU aid bypasses Palestinian government with another 200 million euros, says Benita Ferrero-Walner

December 10, 2006

18 Iraqis Killed, Most in Ethnic Cleansing, an Initial Sunday Report

Lebanese Opposition Stages the Largest Protest Ever, Na'im Qassem and Michel Awn Threaten New Measures Within Days to Force Saniora's Resignation

Iranian Supreme Leader, Khamenei: God willing Palestine will be liberated

US-EU Hypocrisy Regarding Israeli Nuclear Arsenal Pushes Muslim Countries to Gain Nuclear Technology, the Latest Announcement Came from Arabian Gulf States

D.C. Press Club Panel to Offer Arab, Muslim View of Iraq Report

Peace Activists Rally Across the US Sunday, Clling on Congress to Impeach Bush and Cheney

Jimmy Carter Says Newspapers Ignoring Book - Or Hitting It As 'Anti-Israel'

Palestine and Israel

Israeli Occupation Terrorist Forces Injure 4 Palestinians in Tubas, 3 in Gaza, Kidnap 2 in Nablus, and Sentence Anti-Occupation Activist Fahd Is'haq Abu 'Ulayyan to 15 Years in Prison

Israeli Shooting of 12-Year-Old Miras Nidal Al-Azzeh: A Horror Story from Beleaguered Bethlehem and the Monstrous Land-Grab, Apartheid Wall

23% of Palestinian Tree Horticulture Holdings Subjected to Damage by Israeli Measures, a  PCBS Report

Iranian Supreme Leader, Khamenei: God willing Palestine will be liberated

Saudi Arabia refuses to receive Palestinian Prime Minister, Ismail Haniyeh

Mustafa Barghouthi calls for sanctions against Israel for longest occupation in modern history

Amnesty International Secretary General, Irene Khan, calls for international monitors, prosecution of Israeli leaders for war crimes, and dismantling Wall & settlements

Carter Says Situation in Palestinian Territories Worse than Apartheid

Illegal Israeli Settlements Encroaching into Tubas, Major Loss of Palestinian Agricultural Land Imminent

Israeli occupation forces close northern West Bank checkpoints and shoot school boy

On International 58th Human Rights Day, HR Organisation: Israel Violates Palestinian Human Rights over 40 Years, Al-Haq Reports

On Occasion of "International Human Rights Day", Occupation and Siege are Systematic Policy of Impoverishment of Palestinian People

December 9, 2006

5 US Soldiers, 52 Iraqis Killed on Saturday, in Initial Reports. On Friday, US Soldiers Killed 32 Iraqi Civilians in Two Houses, then Claimed they Were Killed in Air Strike, Say Sunni Leaders

5 Members of One Family Killed, Investigation of British Occupation Soldiers Firing at Afghani Civilians

Jimmy Carter Dared to Speak: The White House and US Congress Are Submissive to AIPAC and the Israel Lobby

Arab League's Amr Moussa calls on the US to play an impartial role in the Arab-Israeli conflict

Spanish political support for the Israeli missile industry

Muslim American News Briefs, December 9, 2006

D.C. Press Club Panel to Offer Arab, Muslim View of Iraq Report

Palestine and Israel

Man & his Wife Killed, Son Wounded in Hebron of Exploding Israeli Shell, Child Shot by Trigger-Happy Israeli Occupation Soldiers in Bethlehem

Israeli Occupation Forces Continue their Aggression on Palestinians in Tulkarem, Gaza, Hebron, and Bil'in

Illegal Israeli Settlers of Shilo Abduct Palestinian Farmer, Firas Ismael Odeh, in his Qusra Farm, Near Nablus

Israeli laws of citizenship are RACIST, and contrary to democracy, since they separate parents from children, and discriminate between citizens on basis of religion

UN CHR Urges to Send Urgent Fact- Finding Missions to the Occupied Palestinian Territories

PLO-Commission Urges Early Elections to End Palestinian Crisis

Few Palestinians Make it Through the Israeli-Controlled Rafah Border Crossing, Due to Opening it Once a Week

Right of Return Center Director, Yasser Al-Badrasawi: UNRWA has failed the refugees

Palestine Chief Justice Shaikh Taysir Al-Tamimi Issues a Fatwa Prohibiting Removing Muslim Graves in Response to Israeli Zionist Lust for Desecration of a Jerusalem Muslim Cemetery

December 8, 2006

19 Iraqi Civilians Killed by a US Air Strike on Friday, Including 7 Women and 8 Children, 58 Iraqis, US Soldier Killed on Thursday

16 Afghanis Killed in a Suicide Attack on a NATO Occupation Forces Convoy

Baker-Hamilton Commission Report Urges US Withdrawal from Iraq by Early 2008

Bush's Reaction to Baker-Hamilton Report:  Still Opposes Talks With Iran and Syria, Still Committed to Spreading Democracy Across the Middle East !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (Full Text of Press Conference With Tony Blair)

Pro-War Senators John McCain, Joe Lieberman, Susan Collins Angry at the Baker-Hamilton Commission Report

Muslim American News Briefs, December 8, 2006

Palestine and Israel

Israeli Occupation Terrorist Forces Continue Violation of Ceasefire, Injuring 2 Palestinians in Gaza, Kidnapping 4 in Ramallah and Hebron, Raiding Several Cities

Prime Minister Haniya Gains Promise for Release of 1,000 Palestinian Political Prisoners in Syria

Haniyeh Receives $120 Million from the Iranian Government, in Support to the Palestinian People Against the US-EU-Israeli Financial Blockade

Hamas official, Ahmed Yousuf: We remain open to dialogue, and have met with US and European officials

UN and partners launch largest ever appeal for emergency aid for Palestinians to save them from US-EU-Israeli Financial Embargo: Call for $453 million

Palestinian refugees in Syria receive housing after 56 years of living in World War II barracks

Palestinian Human Rights Violations by Israeli Occupation Forces, November 30-December 6, 2006, a PCHR Report

Palestinian Right of Return Coalition Holds its Annual Competition in the Arts

Promote Palestinian Products as Gift Items Soap & Bottles of Olive Oil

December 7, 2006

16 Afghanis Killed in a Suicide Attack on a NATO Occupation Forces Convoy

Former US president, Jimmy Carter, blames Israel and US for the failure of the peace process

Afghani Resistance Fighter Blows Himself Up Killing 2 US Security Contractors, 4 US-Recruited Policemen, and a Translator

Bush's Reaction to Baker-Hamilton Report:  Still Opposes Talks With Iran and Syria, Still Committed to Spreading Democracy Across the Middle East !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (Full Text of Press Conference With Tony Blair)

Pro-War Senators John McCain, Joe Lieberman, Susan Collins Angry at the Baker-Hamilton Commission Report

Robert Gates Confirmed By US Senate As New Secretary of Defense

Letter from President Saddam Hussein Asking Judge Not to Attend the Trial Again

Iraq Is the Fastest-Growing Refugee Crisis in the World: 2.3 Million Displaced Persons, Thousands Fleeing Daily

Arab American News Focus, December 7, 2006

AAI Condemns Prejudiced Attacks on Ellison, Asks Congressional Leaders to Come to His Defense

Muslim American News Briefs, December 7, 2006

Palestine and Israel

Two Palestinian Farmers Injured, 15 Kidnapped by Israeli Occupation Terrorist Forces

Bethlehem Mayor: birth place of Jesus is a prison behind an Israeli Wall and under a US blockade

Former US president, Jimmy Carter, blames Israel and US for the failure of the peace process

Rafah crossing closed by Israelis after only one day's opening, hundreds of Palestinians stranded on both sides, Israelis never left Gaza indeed

PLO Executive Committee Convene in Ramallah, Discuss Unity Government Crisis

Shimon Peres: One of Israel's top priorities is to destroy Hamas government

Fateh planning to launch war crimes charges against Israeli leaders

Israel may accept the Saudi Initiative, with amendments, 'Maariv' claims

December 6, 2006

10 US Soldiers, 69 Iraqis Killed on Wednesday in Early Reports, Majority of Americans Support Timetable for Withdrawal from Iraq Within Two Years

Baker-Hamilton Commission Report Urges US Withdrawal from Iraq by Early 2008

Palestine and Israel

Two Palestinians Wounded in Gaza, a Child Wounded in Hebron by Israeli Occupation Terrorist Forces

45 Palestinians kidnapped by Israeli occupation terrorist forces from the West Bank village of Kafr Dan

For 5 years, a Palestinian mother is prohibited from visiting her son in Israeli occupation prison

Israeli occupation terrorist forces attack a school in Hebron with tear gas and sound bombs

Israeli violations of international law in Jerusalem serious as reported by human rights coalition

Palestinian foreign minister, Mahmoud Al-Zahar, urges other countries to copy Venezuela by recalling their envoys to Israel

December 5, 2006

400 Iraqis Killed Daily in Baghdad Alone, Dividing it into Shi'i East and Sunni West, Most of the Exiled Opportunists Returned to London After Completing their Mission

3 US Soldiers, 40 Iraqis Killed on Tuesday, Al-Maliki Complies With the Baker's Recommendation for a Regional Conference on Iraq

Bush Nominee for Defense Secretary, Robert Gates, Just Another Neo-Con Who Advocates a Long-Term Presence in Iraq

Hugo Chavez Says Venezuelans Voted for a Radical Turn Toward Socialism

Muslim American News Briefs, December 5, 2006

Palestine and Israel

Israeli occupation forces kidnap 16 Palestinians in the West Bank, including a woman on Tuesday

Jenin students and medical patients denied travel to other cities the West Bank

International Solidarity Movement lambastes Human Rights Watch for its condemnation of Palestinian human shields

December 4, 2006

80 Afghanis Massacred in Musa Qala by NATO Occupation Forces, Using Helicopters and Jetfighters

71 Iraqis Killed on Monday, Including 56 Executed After Being Tortured by Death Squads

Bush Accepts Resignation of the Brusque, Combative Ambassador to the UN, John Bolton

Chavez Wins Resounding Re-Election, Announces Expanding the Revolution, More Redistribution of Oil Wealth Among the Poor

4 US Marines Killed in Helicopter Crash in Iraq, Annan Says Average Iraqi's Life Is Worse Now Than Under Saddam

Muslim American News Briefs, December 4, 2006

Palestine and Israel

15 Palestinians Kidnapped by Israeli Occupation Forces in the West Bank

UN General Assembly declares that Israel's imposition of laws on Jerusalem are illegal and invalid

Qatar to Pay Palestinian Government Employees Salaries

Al-Nu'aman village of Bethlehem targeted, already surrounded by the Land-Grab Wall, the gate is now open to illegal Israeli settlers

Foreign Minister Mahmoud Al-Zahar Says President Killed Unity Government Formation

Human rights organizations disappointed with UN's milk-toast language, failing to identify Israeli occupation as the root cause of problems

Northern West Bank residents held hostage in Barta'a, prelude to deportation

December 3, 2006

Israeli artillery shells the northern Gaza Strip, Hamas announces suspension of ceasefire negotiations

The Shi'i-Sunni Threat Card Waved in the Lebanese Crisis, Sectarian Clashes in West Beirut Kill a Shi'i in a Sunni Neighborhood

12 Iraqis Killed by US Forces in Two Houses, Including Two Women and 3-Year Old Child, 3 US Soldiers Killed Saturday, US F-16 Pilot Acknowledged Killed

16 Afghanis Killed by NATO Occupation Forces in Several Cities

Qatar to Pay Palestinian Government Employees Salaries

Palestine and Israel

Israeli artillery shells the northern Gaza Strip, Hamas announces suspension of ceasefire negotiations

15-Year-Old Palestinian Child Killed, 5-Year-Old hospitalized, Teenager and his Mother  Attacked by Israeli Occupation Forces and Illegal Settlers

Israeli occupation forces destroy northwestern West Bank homes

Ya'abad Village puts up a fight against Israeli terrorist invasion: Stones versus rubber bullets and gas bombs

Hamas: Cease-fire a failure without Israeli commitment to include the West Bank

Palestinian PFLP Political Prisoners Tortured, Placed in Solitary Confinement, and Smeared in Al-Naqab Israeli Occupation Prison

President Abbas Once Again Relying on Mohammad Dahlan, Recommending him as Vice President

'Atif Udwan sharply criticizes the PLO's Executive Committee

December 2, 2006

82 Iraqis Killed on Saturday, Iraqization of the War Intensifies

48 Iraqis Killed on Friday, US Soldier Killed Thursday, 2 Iraqi Young Women Abducted, Scores of Men Detained

Million Hizbullah Supporters Demand Resignation of Prime Minister Saniora

Muslim American News Briefs, December 2, 2006

Palestine and Israel

Two Palestinians Die of Wounds Sustained in Earlier Israeli Terrorist Attacks

As Bush and Rice Left the area, Israeli Occupation Forces Resume Terrorist Attacks on Palestinians, Injuring them, Destroying Utilities, Kidnapping their Children, Humiliating them at Checkpoints, and Mistreating them in Occupation Jails

Ceasefire Agreement Violations by Israeli Occupation Forces in Seven Days

UN General Assembly Urges Middle East Sides To Extend Truce To West Bank, 157 Nations in Support, Israel and its Six Satellite Nations in Opposition

PLO Executive Committee Blames Hamas for Failure of Talks About Unity Government, Calls for Forming a Technocrat Government

PFLP refuses to drag the PLO into inter-Palestinian disagreement

Illegal Israeli settlers throw stones at United Nations bus in occupied Jerusalem

December 1, 2006

48 Iraqis Killed on Friday, US Soldier Killed Thursday, 2 Iraqi Young Women Abducted, Scores of Men Detained

Million Hizbullah Supporters Demand Resignation of Prime Minister Saniora

Muslim American News Briefs, December 1, 2006

Palestine and Israel

Israeli Occupation Terrorist Forces Kill a Palestinian Youth Heading to Dawn Prayers in Hebron

Rice's Repetitive Visits Nothing But Lip Service

President Abbas convenes the PLO executive committee to discuss the options following the deadlocked unity talks

Farouq Qaddoumi: Road Map Remains Primary Internationally Recognized Framework for Achieving Peace

Fatah's military wing fire a projectile at Sderot Friday in retaliation for the Israeli killing of a Palestinian boy in Beita