June 2006 News Links

June 30, 2006

Palestine and Israel

Haniyeh: Hamas Stands Steadfast, Israeli Kidnapping of Government Ministers Won't Hijack Any Positions, or Break the Fortress

3 Palestinian Resistance Fighters Killed, Israeli Occupation Forces Desecrate Nablus Cemetery

Presiding Abbas Receives EU Special Envoy to Middle East

New Israeli Air Raids on Gaza Targeting More Electric Transformers, Office Buildings, including Interior Ministry

United Church of Canada's Toronto Branch Announces Boycott of Israeli Products

Israeli Occupation Forces Arrest Peace Activists Struggling Against Wall in West Bank

Al Mezan Condemns Israeli Destruction of Vital Facilities in Gaza Strip

IOF Carries out Reprisals against Civilians in WB, a PCHR report

Palestine News Briefs, June 30, 2006

June 29, 2006

2 NATO Occupation Soldiers, 17 Alleged Taliban Fighters Killed, 12 NATO Soldiers Injured in Afghanistan Fierce Fighting

Eleven Iraqi Resistance Groups Offer Immediate Halt in Attacks, If the US Agrees to Withdraw Forces in Two Years

Supreme Court: Bush Proposed Trials of Guantanamo Bay Detainees Are Illegal Under US Law and International Geneva Conventions

AAI Condemns Israeli Offensive, Use of Collective Punishment Exacerbates Humanitarian Crisis

CAIR Says Targeting of Gaza Infrastructure a War Crime, Bush administration urged to condemn attacks on bridges, electrical supply

British nonviolent resistance in support of Palestine

Muslim American News Briefs, June 29, 2006

Palestine and Israel

Israeli Occupation Terrorist Government Kidnaps as Hostages 60 Palestinian Elected Members of Parliament, Cabinet Ministers, and Mayors

Israeli Occupation Terrorist Government Detains 30 Palestinian Elected Officials, Including Deputy Prime Minister and Four Ministers

Jihad leader survives an Israeli terrorist assassination attempt, but his wife was injured

Palestinian Cabinet: Israeli Government Responsible for Failure of Efforts to End Soldier's Crisis

Palestinian Minister of Public Works: Israeli raids in Gaza cost tens of millions in damages

British nonviolent resistance in support of Palestine

June 28, 2006

6 Afghanis Killed, 3 German Soldiers Injured in Resistance Attacks on NATO Occupation Forces

Iraqi Resistance Organizations Demand US-UK Occupation Forces Out of Iraq Within Two Years, as a Condition for Joining Reconciliation Talks

US Department of State visit to PNN heralds shift in US policy towards Arab news

Arab American News Focus, June 28, 2006

Jamaat al-Muslimeen News: Voices of Muslim America Oppose Bush Administration's Policies

Palestine and Israel

Israeli Invasion Pre-planned, Destruction of Gaza Power Station Violates Agreement with EU to Spare Electricity from Military Actions

3 Palestinians killed in mysterious explosions in Gaza and Khan Younis, 3 arrested in Ramallah

Hamas government goes underground after Israeli assassination threats

Israeli Occupation Government Confiscates Palestinian Lands for Illegal Settlement Fence in Hebron

Israelis attack Gaza Strip, as they dump missiles, cut electricity and occupy airport

US Department of State visit to PNN heralds shift in US policy towards Arab news

President Abbas Condemns New Israeli Aggression on Gaza

Palestinian Deputy PM Al-Sha'er urges UN Security Council, Vatican to stop a possible genocide in Gaza

Israeli Occupation Forces Re-Invade Gaza Strip, Destroy Gaza Three Bridges and the Only Power Station, Leaving 1.5 Million People Without Electricity or Water

June 27, 2006

37 Killed in Fierce Fighting in Afghanistan, Including 2 British Occupation Soldiers, 2 Afghan Soldiers, 30 Alleged Members of Taliban, 3 Civilians

2 US Soldiers and 8 Iraqis Killed Tuesday, US Soldier and 40 Iraqis Killed Monday, Seven Iraqi Resistance Groups Offer Conditional Truce

Muslim American News Briefs, June 27, 2006

Palestine and Israel

Olmert Rejects Negotiations to Release Captured Soldier for Imprisoned Women and Children, Orders Preparations for a Comprehensive Assault on Gaza

Palestinian Parties End Internal Conflict, Agree on Implicit Recognition of Israel, But Not the Israeli Occupation

Families of Palestinian Prisoners demand release of their sons and daughters in return for captured Israeli soldier

Palestinian Health Minister: There is a one-month medical stock to face an Israeli invasion of Gaza

Israel will cut off electricity and water from Gaza Strip, and prevent arrival of fuel and supplies

EU donates €105 million to the Palestinians in the face of US-led political and economic blockade

Israeli occupation forces continue storming raids in Qalqilia, brutally attack Hebron man outside of his home

1,200 Palestinian political prisoners in Al-Naqab Prison on nonviolent hunger strike

Appeal for nonviolent action against Israeli Land-Grab Wall in Beit Jala

Israeli Supreme Court rejects petition against building Israeli wall around Al-Ibrihimi Mosque in Hebron

June 26, 2006

US Soldier Killed in Al-Anbar, 30 Iraqis Killed in Hilla Bombing, Security Guard Killed in Attack on Adnan Al-Dulaimi's Convoy

Muslim American News Briefs, June 26, 2006

Palestine and Israel

Israelis Set to Invade Gaza, Palestinians on High Alert, Livni Threatens to Besiege Abbas in Gaza, Egypt and Russia Mediating

Captive Israeli soldier to be exchanged for long-term Palestinian political prisoners

Israeli occupation forces Kidnap 15 Palestinian civilians during raids to terrorize several Hebron villages

Palestinian resistance groups demand release of 313 Palestinian children and 95 women in the Israeli occupation prisons, in exchange for the captured soldier

June 25, 2006

2 US Soldiers, 45 Afghans Killed, Mullah Omar Videotape

Mujahedeen Shura Council Announces Killing Four Kidnapped Russian Diplomats in Iraq

3 US Soldiers, 5 Iraqi Security Officers Killed by Resistance, 3 Mahdi Army Militiamen Killed by US Forces, Iraq Mufti Al-Dabban Detained for Seven Hours

Palestine and Israel

3 Palestinian Resistance Fighters, 3 Israeli Soldiers Killed in Retaliation Attack, Group Says It Has Body of Occupation Soldier

Palestinian Cabinet urges the fighters to keep life of captured Israeli soldier

President Abbas Meets PM Haniya, Agreement on Halting Rocket Firing on Israel

Israeli Occupation Forces Storm Gaza Town, Arrest Two Palestinians, in First Land Terrorist Attack Since Pullout

Israeli Surveillance, Watch Towers, Throughout West Bank and Gaza Strip

Northern West Bank laying plans to change electricity system away from Israelis and corruption

June 24, 2006

3 US Soldiers, 5 Iraqi Security Officers Killed by Resistance, 3 Mahdi Army Militiamen Killed by US Forces, Iraq Mufti Al-Dabban Detained for Seven Hours

82 Alleged Members of Taliban Killed By US Forces, as the Butchery Continues in Afghanistan

Yemen President, Ali Abdullah Saleh, Breaks his Promise Not to Run for Reelection, It Was All a Ploy, a Farce, Opposition Said

Media Asked Not to Call Miami Terror Suspects Muslims, They Trained Through the Bible, Worshipped in Temple, Not Mosque

An FBI Informant Poses as Al-Qaeda Operative in a Sting Operation Resulting in Arrest of Seven People in Miami

A Wounded Palestinian Woman In IOF Air Strike Delivers Stillborn Baby

Great Success of the ADC Annual Arab-American Convention

Palestine and Israel

Palestinian National Authority Criticizes US Senate Bar of Aid to the Palestinian People

A Wounded Palestinian Woman In IOF Air Strike Delivers Stillborn Baby

EU contributes €105 million to the Temporary International Mechanism for the Palestinians

Israeli Occupation Forces Enter Gaza Strip, Arrest Two Palestinians, Raid Nablus Wounding Two Palestinians

President Abbas in Gaza: We Hope to Reach a Covenant As Soon As Possible

June 23, 2006

3 US Soldiers, 45 Iraqis Killed on Friday, Resistance Fighters Set Up Roadblocks in Central Baghdad, Clash with US-Led Forces

Muslim American News Briefs, June 23, 2006

Palestine and Israel

Israeli Occupation Forces Kill a Palestinian inside Ramallah, Prevent Ambulances from Rescuing him or Other Injured People

Israeli home demolitions in Tuba part of ethnic cleansing process of Jerusalemites, says Palestinian Minister of Jerusalem Affairs

Palestinian government threatening punitive action against banks participating in US-led economic blockade against Palestinian people

Abu Zuhri: No benefit from meetings with the Israeli occupation government in present circumstances

Israeli forces expel Palestinian cancer patient, because he cannot afford to pay the Israeli required to “guard” him!!!

June 22, 2006

5 US Soldiers, 34 Iraqis Killed in Attacks

4 US Soldiers Killed in Afghanistan, Al-Zawahiri Releases a New Tape

Maintaining Permanent-War Bush Policy, Republican-Dominated US Senate Rejects a Democratic Call to Start Withdrawing Troops From Iraq

Paranoid Australian Occupation Soldiers Kill Bodyguard of Iraqi Trade Minister and a Civilian in the Ministry's Parking Lot

Arab American News Focus, June 22, 2006

Muslim American News Briefs, June 22, 2006

Palestine and Israel

Terrorist Israeli Air Raid Kills Palestinian Pregnant Woman and her Brother, Injures 17 in Qarara House

Haniyeh condemns Israeli military escalation

Israeli soldiers and settlers severely injure four Palestinians in Hebron and arrest a fifth

Palestinian public sector employees protest delay of their monthly salaries

People's Party says Hamas-Fateh dispute over power, not issues

US Presbyterian Church Nonviolent Resistance Through Divestment, an Update

Zeidan Abdul Rahman calls upon banks to help ending the economic blockade

June 21, 2006

Khamis Al-Obaidi, a Third of Saddam's Lawyers, Killed by an Iraqi Police Death Squad

2 Policemen, 3 Civilians Killed in Baghdad and Mosul

NATO Occupation Forces Kill 3 Afghan Policemen, Taliban Bomb Injures 4 Canadian Occupation Soldiers

Cindy Sheehan Leeds Anti-Bush-War Protest in Vienna

2 FBI Agents Shot to Death by a Guard Resisting Arrest at a Florida Detention Center

Muslim American News Briefs, June 21, 2006

Palestine and Israel

3 Palestinian Children Killed, 14 Children Injured in a Tuesday Israeli Occupation Assassination Attempt in Jabalia

Israeli occupation forces kill a member of Al-Aqsa Brigades in Nablus, Without Any Provocation from the Palestinian Side

PNA Official's Wife Arrested and a Prisoner Deported to Gaza by Israeli Occupation Forces

June 20, 2006

13 Iraqi Civilians Killed by US Forces in Bushahin, Bodies of Two Missing U.S. Soldiers Recovered

14 Afghanis, Turkish Driver, and a Romanian Soldier Killed on Tuesday Attacks

Palestine and Israel

Illegal Israeli settlers stone a Palestinian to death in Hebron's Old City, while Israeli occupation soldiers beat a Palestinian child

Imminent Massive Israeli Military Operation in Gaza

Israeli Occupation Government Threatens to Assassinate Senior Palestinian Cabinet Members

Reopening Rafah crossing after closure due to Security alarm

June 19, 2006

45 Afghanis Killed in Various Attacks

Iran Accuses the US of Trying to Sway Europeans from a Compromise, Bush Threatens with Sanctions

US Soldiers Kill 3 Iraqis While in Custody, Mujahedeen Shura Council in Iraq Claims Holding Two Captive US Soldiers

Muslim American News Briefs, June 19, 2006

Palestine and Israel

Abbas Urges Block to Israel's Unilateral Plan in West Bank, King Abdullah II and President Mubarak Reject Olmert's Unilateral Steps

Hamas and Fateh Officials Optimistic About Agreement Within Two Days

Partial Salaries to be paid to PA servants

On The National Day of Refugees: 4.26 Million Palestinian Refugee in The World

Palestine Children Prosecute Occupation Defense Minister Amir Pretz, in their Own Court, and Appeal to the World to Protect Them

June 18, 2006

17 Iraqis Killed, 10 Abducted in Scores of Attacks, 2 US Soldiers Taken Captives

53 More Afghanis Killed in New US Airstrikes, 5 Pro-Government People Killed in a Taliban Attack

Witness: US troops in Iraq taken captive

4 Killed , Including Chechen Resistance Leader Sadulayev, in a Russian-Led Attack in Argun

Iraqi Prisons Overrun By Shi'i Militias Who Abuse and Kill Inmates

US Air Strikes Kill 40 Afghanis

Muslim American News Briefs, June 18, 2006

Palestine and Israel

Dismissing the Democratic Choice of the Palestinian People, the Quartet Approves European Mechanism to Channel Aid Without Passing Through Government

EU Protested Bringing Money Through Rafah Crossing in Order to Tighten the Embargo on the Palestinian People, Abbas Replied that Palestinian Law Allows it

Israeli Occupation Forces Becoming More Sophisticated in Killing Palestinian Children

Israeli occupation forces break into Islamic charities, university, homes of Yatta, Hebron

Israeli Occupation Forces Storm Jenin and Nablus, Arrest Civilian in Tammoun

Israeli Occupation Government Prevents Lawyer to Meet with Palestinian Political Prisoner

Palestinian factions making significant progress in the national dialogue

Palestinian Mothers in Tulkarem Sell Jewelry to Feed Children, as US-EU-Israeli Sanctions Continue

Dahlan Defends Himself Against Hamas Accusations

Fateh forms internal court to rebuild the party

June 17, 2006

2 US Soldiers Missing, One US Soldier and 28 Iraqis Killed in in Seven Baghdad Blasts and Other Attacks

2 NATO Soldiers, 4 Afghani Policemen, 45 Afghanis Killed in Attacks

Four Palestinians Killed in Israeli Extrajudicial Executions in Gaza

Hamas and Israel Discuss Ceasefire via Media, Israel Welcomes But Hamas Rejects Offer of Truce by PM Haniyeh's Government

Iraqi Prisons Overrun By Shi'i Militias Who Abuse and Kill Inmates

Pentagon Details U.S. Abuse of Detainees in Iraq and Afghanistan, a Human Rights Group Call it a Whitewash

Authors of Israel Lobby Paper Get Warm Reception at Military College

National Teach-In on Impeachment, July 19

US Air Strikes Kill 40 Afghanis

Palestine and Israel

Four Palestinians Killed in Israeli Extrajudicial Executions in Gaza

Hamas and Israel Discuss Ceasefire via Media, Israel Welcomes But Hamas Rejects Offer of Truce by PM Haniyeh's Government

Israeli occupation forces injured three Palestinians and took one from Hebron to an unknown location

Israeli occupation forces bulldoze Palestinian land in Sabastia, West Bank, to expand illegal Israeli Settlement of Shavei Shomron

EU Approves Aid Package to Palestinians Through the Presidency

President Abbas Visits Cairo as Mubarak Calls for Palestinian Understanding

Haniyeh: Palestinian factions' dialogue to reach agreement within few days

Palestinians to consider prisoners’ document as national reference, says Al-Duwaik

June 16, 2006

The Bush Administration Allowed Saddam to Choose between the Fate of Mussolini and that of Napoleon

US-Led Forces Kill 104 Iraqis in 452 Raids, 10 Iraqis Killed in a Mosque

US Air Strikes Kill 40 Afghanis

A Republican-Engineered Vote in Congress Against withdrawing American Forces From Iraq, Extending the War Indefinitely

Muslim American News Briefs, June 16, 2006

Dr. Ghulam Fai to Attend an International Conference on Kashmir, in Paris

Palestine and Israel

Three Palestinians killed in an Israeli bombing in southern Gaza Strip

Fateh Loyalists Storm Tulkarem's Legislative Council Headquarters

Inappropriate and inhumane conditions in Israeli occupation prisons

Palestinian officials seek alternative ways to bring financial hope to the Palestinian people

Relations between Haniya and Abbas are calming

Tulkarem union issues strike, workers protest continued non-payment of salaries

June 15, 2006

US, British, Canadian Forces Launch Offensive in Afghanistan !!!

2,500 US Soldiers Killed, 18,49 Injured in Iraq War, Abu Ayyub Al-Masri Identified to the Media

Another Anti-Palestinian Bill in US Congress: This Time to Divide Christians from Muslims

US Congress grossly misled about plight of Palestinian Christians under Israeli occupation

4 White Youngmen Charged in New York for Attacking 2 Mexican Immigrants Fishing Off Long Island

Muslim American News Briefs, June 15, 2006

Palestine and Israel

PNA Rejects Olmert's Palestinian State with Temporary Borders on 60% of the West Bank

President Abbas Approves Appointment of First Batch of Paramilitaries in Police Force, Ending the Controversy and Tensions

Four Palestinians Arrested by Israeli Occupation Forces, Hundreds of Arable Dunums Burnt In West Bank by Illegal Israeli Settlers

Jihad Rockets Fall in Ashderot, One Hits a Factory, No Israelis Killed

Palestinian Prime Minister refuses to accept the resignation of Minister of Tourism

Another Anti-Palestinian Bill in US Congress: This Time to Divide Christians from Muslims

US Congress grossly misled about plight of Palestinian Christians under Israeli occupation

June 14, 2006

2 US Soldiers, 30 Afghanis Killed in a New US-Led NATO Offensive

Bush Breached Iraqi 'Sovereignty' by Entering the Country Without Knowledge of its Government, US-Led Forces Start the Annual Crackdown on Baghdad

Iraqi Oil Shipments to Turkey Stopped

Palestinian medics hold nonviolent demonstration in Gaza after Israeli forces continue to target them, killing 4 yesterday

China, Russia Refuse to Join Iran Sanctions Statement

Howard pushes for uranium enrichment

National Day of Action on June 27th to support Ehren Watada as He Officially Resists Deployment to Iraq

International Day of Action Against Caterpillar, Wednesday, June 14

Arab American News Focus, June 14, 2006

Muslim American News Briefs, June 14, 2006

Today's Opinion Editorials

Palestine and Israel

Palestinian medics hold nonviolent demonstration in Gaza after Israeli forces continue to target them, killing 4 yesterday

Confronting Zionist propaganda: Human Rights Watch expert rules out Israeli allegations that Ghaliya family killed by landmine

Unpaid employees storm Palestinian Parliament meeting demanding salaries after four months without pay

Continued internal fighting kills a Hamas Al Qassam member and injures a member of Fateh’s Preventative Security

Israeli State Terrorism Kills 3 Children, 3 Medics and 3 Bystanders on Tuesday, Head of IOF Operations Directorate Admits Killing of Palestinian Civilians

Abbas says an agreement was reached to begin a dialogue and if successful, referendum becomes a moot point

June 13, 2006

49 Iraqis Killed on Tuesday, Most in Attacks on Police Patrols, 59 Iraqis Killed on Monday, Bush's Visit Ushers a Crackdown on Sunni Areas in Baghdad

Bush meets with Iraqi PM in a surprise trip

Arab Conference on Iraqi National Reconciliation Postponed to August

Saud Satisfied With Iran Talks

Muslim American News Briefs, June 13, 2006

Palestine and Israel

11 Palestinians Killed in 3 Israeli Air Raids on Gaza, Including a Father and his Son, 15 of the Wounded in Critical Condition

Fateh and Hamas Loyalists Attack Institutions in the West Bank and Gaza Strip, Abbas Puts Security Forces on High Alert to Stop the Deterioration

Israeli military court extends Administrative Detention sentences, without charge or trial, for several Palestinian young people

Stormy Palestinian Parliament Session Decides to Put Off Discussion on Referendum until 20 June

June 12, 2006

US House of Representatives Cuts Aid to Saudi Arabia in Foreign Aid Bill !!!

21 Iraqis Killed, Including an Iraqi Family with Two Children Killed in a US Air Strike on their Ba'aqouba House

One British Occupation Soldier, 37 Afghani Resistance Fighters Killed in Fighting

US Troops Forced to Leave Ukraine After Two Weeks of Protests to their Presence

Abu Hamza Al-Muhajer Succeeds Abu Musa'ab Al-Zarqawi as the Leader of Al-Qaeda in Iraq

British Ex-Detainees of Guantanamo Say 'No Hope' for Detainees, Held Without Charges, Beaten, Forced to See Qur'an in Toilet, and Sodomy Video Tapes

Manila Newspapers: US Firm Blackwater Recruiting Mercenaries to Fight in Iraq, Authorities Deny it

Parents of Rachel Corrie, the American Woman Killed by Bulldozer, Confront Caterpillar Executives at Company Shareholder Meeting

Muslim American News Briefs, June 12, 2006

Palestine and Israel

Poverty Rate in Gaza 43.7%, 22.3% in the West Bank, 1.4 Million New Paupers in the Palestinian Territories in Late Three Months, as a Result of the US-EU-Israeli Sanctions

Israeli Occupation Arrest Raids, House Demolition and Harassment of Diabetes- Stricken Prisoner

Israeli Occupation Supreme Court Approves Wall Route to Confiscate More Palestinian Lands in Northwestern West Bank

Israeli forces bring bulldozer, patrols, and random fire to Jenin Refugee Camp second time in 24 hours

Mobile Israeli military barriers are a daily nightmare for Nablus citizens

Nonviolent protest in Jerusalem against Israeli massacre of a Palestinian family at Gaza beach

Israeli leaders threaten to assassinate Hamas leaders and legislators, Haniyeh brushes off threats

Siyam says government position on referendum is clear, but no problem continuing dialogue

PFLP says referendum is a mistake and useless

Palestinian-Israelis Call on Hamas and Fateh to Resume National Dialogue

June 11, 2006

US House of Representatives Cuts Aid to Saudi Arabia in Foreign Aid Bill !!!US House of Representatives Cuts Aid to Saudi Arabia in Foreign Aid Bill !!!

16 Iraqis Killed, Including 5 Civilians Killed by British Occupation Soldiers in Amarah

US Soldier, 3 Afghans Killed in Attacks, Karzai Announces Recruitment of Tribesmen to Fight Taliban Resistance to the US-Led NATO Occupation

Israeli occupation forces continue killing spree in Gaza Strip, 3 more Palestinians dead, several injured

3 Guantanamo Inmates (2 Saudis and a Yemeni) Commit Suicide Because of Indefinite Detention and Absence of Justice

Manila Newspapers: US Firm Blackwater Recruiting Mercenaries to Fight in Iraq, Authorities Deny it

Palestine and Israel

Israeli occupation forces continue killing spree in Gaza Strip, 3 more Palestinians dead, several injured

An illegal Israeli settler opens fire on Palestinian workers, Israeli occupation forces arrest 3 and take the 4th to an Israeli hospital

Huda Ghaliya Bemoans the Loss of her Family: "Do Not Leave Me Alone"

Abbas Says No Referendum on Unalienable Rights, the Result Has To End Siege, Haniyeh Opposes it

Abbas, Haniyeh Differ on Referendum, Agree on Dialogue, Ehud Olmert Torpedoes Referendum as 'Meaningless Internal Game'

PLC Deputy and Hamas member Al Masri: Israeli escalation in Gaza Strip will encourage resistance

June 10, 2006

18 Iraqis Killed on Saturday, as Resistance Groups Mourn Al-Zarqawi's Death

Al-Zarqawi Was Beaten to Death by US Soldiers, Says Iraqi Eyewitness Muhammed Ahmed

8 People Killed in Afghanistan, Including 2 Taliban Fighters, 2 Policemen, and a Politician

Presbyterian Church, U.S.A. Assembly Considers Divestment from Companies Profiting from the Israeli Occupation

Muslim American News Briefs, June 10, 2006

Palestine and Israel

13 Palestinian Civilians and 2 Activists Killed by Israeli Terrorist Occupation Forces, Hamas Ends 16-month Truce, US the Only Member of the Quartet to Refrain from Condemnation

Al-Zahar Condemns Bush Justification of Israeli Terrorism as "Self Defense", Calls on the UN to Stop Israeli Terror and US Support for it

President Abbas Issues a Decree to Hold a Referendum on the Prisoners' Document on Wednesday, July 26, 2006

Israeli Terror in Gaza: Bloody Weekend, Bloody Mud, and White Heaps at Azure

Muslim and Christian Leaders Condemn Israeli Terrorism Targeting Palestinian Civilians

Palestinian Employees: 100 days without salaries

Four Palestinians wounded in internal clashes

June 9, 2006

11 Iraqis Killed on Friday, 40 Killed on Thursday, a New Straw Man Called Abu Al-Masri Replaces Zarqawi

9 People Killed in Attacks Around Afghanistan

US Congress Allocates $65.8 Billion More for Military Operations in Afghanistan and Iraq, No Talk About Withdrawal

Muslim American News Briefs, June 9, 2006

Palestine and Israel

14 Palestinians, Including PRC leader Jamal Abu Samhadana, Killed in Two Israeli Missile Attacks and Naval Bombardment on Gaza Strip

Ayman al-Zawahri New Tape Aired on Friday

Dozens of illegal Israeli settlers wreak havoc on streets of Bethlehem District

Israeli occupation forces issue more home demolition orders in Bethlehem District

Israeli occupation forces reinvade southern West Bank Hebron City, arrest 7 including a school teacher

June 8, 2006

27 People Killed in Iraq in Three Attacks Thursday, Including Al-Zarqawi

Ahmadinejad Says Iran Ready for Nuclear Talks

World Cup Frenzy to Cause Productivity Loss in the Middle East and Europe

Muslim American News Briefs, June 8, 2006

Palestine and Israel

Four Palestinians killed in Gaza by Israeli Occupation Artillery Attack

Abbas to Announce Saturday Date for Palestinian Referendum, Haniyeh Insists on Continuing National Dialogue, Factions Reject it as Bloodless Coup

Saudi Arabia, Jordan Reject Olmert's Plan, Jordan Will Never Be Substitute for a Palestinian State

June 7, 2006

Great News for Future Palestinian Lawsuits Against the Israeli State: France Ordered to Pay in WWII Deportations of Jews

12 Killed in Afghan Fighting, Including 2 US, One NATO, 3 Afghan Soldiers, and 6 Taliban Fighters, Arrest of 250 Afghan Civilians

6 Iraqi Policemen, 3 Civilians Killed on Wednesday, More Than 28,000 Political Prisoners in the New Iraq

Probe of CIA Prisons Implicates 14 EU "Banana" Nations

Al Madinah Canadian Calgary Islamic Center attacked by vandals second time in two weeks

Muslim American News Briefs, June 7, 2006

Palestine and Israel

Great News for Future Palestinian Lawsuits Against the Israeli State: France Ordered to Pay in WWII Deportations of Jews

Israeli Warplanes Bomb Gaza as Arrests Continue in the West Bank

Sleeping town of Beit Ula awoken again at dawn by invading Israeli occupation forces who arrest three young people

Abbas Postpones Declaration of Referendum Date, Saying US Won't Interfere in the Issue

Hamas & Fateh agree on removing the factional covering from offenders, activating fact finding commission

Israeli government treating Jerusalemites like foreigners in their own city now requiring those with other passports to leave every three months and hope for a re-entry visa

June 6, 2006

United States to supply Iran with nuclear technology if it stops enriching uranium

Italian Soldier, 13 Iraqis Killed, 3 Kidnapped

2 Coalition Soldiers, 3 Afghani Civilians Killed in Tuesday Attacks

Muslim American News Briefs, June 6, 2006

Palestine and Israel

Two Palestinians Extra- Judicially Executed by Israeli Occupation Missiles in Gaza Strip, 13 Arrested in the West Bank

Hamas-Fateh Dialogue Deadlocked, Presidential Decree Authorizing Referendum Expected Tuesday

Haniyeh and Abed Rabo Urge for More Talks Between Hamas and Fateh, Al-Shaer Criticizes PLO EC Snap Decisions

Nonviolent protest is the right of the people suffering under Israeli restrictions and the economic blockade, says Nablus District Executive Council

June 5, 2006

5 Iraqi Civilians Killed by US Artillery in Ramadi, 4 in Other Places, Iraqi Police Seize at Least 50 People at Bus Stops

Islamic Militia Captures Mogadishu from US-Backed Warlords

After Swallowing Eastern Europe, NATO Marches to the Middle East, Doubling its Troops in Afghanistan

Montenegro Lawmakers Declare Independence in Preparation to Be Swallowed by EU and NATO

Muslim American News Briefs, June 5, 2006

Palestine and Israel

5 Palestinians Killed in Internal Fighting Between Hamas and Fateh, in Gaza Strip

More Intimidation of Palestinians and New Grabbing their Lands by Israeli Occupation Government: 15 Arrested In the West Bank, Plan to Grab 894 Dunum in Qalqilia

Abu Rudaineh Voices Palestinian Readiness for Immediate Negotiations with Israel, Based On Road Map

After Meeting with Solana, Abbas Says Referendum Is Not a Goal But a Means

Banks in the Occupied Palestinian Territories Are Not Paying Salaries Today, As No Transfer of Money from Finance Ministry

Gunmen attack Palestine TV, south of Gaza City

Israeli occupation soldiers confiscate ID cards from northern West Bank women in order to force 'wanted' family members to surrender

Palestinian Presidential Decree on Referendum Expected in 24 Hours, as Dialogue Session Nears End Without Results

June 4, 2006

43 Iraqis Killed on Sunday

Iranian Leader, Ali Khamenei, Warns of Disruption of Oil Shipments If the US Attacks Iran

Israeli Occupation Government Targets Palestinian Americans, Separating American Mother, Wife from Her Family, US Government Does Nothing

Three Palestinians Wounded, Several Arrested by Israeli Occupation Forces

Forming a Committee to Reach A Deal before Deadline to Issue Palestinian Presidential Referendum Decree

June 3, 2006

51 Iraqis, Russian Diplomat Killed, 4 Russian Employees Abducted on Saturday

Iraqis Condemn Whitewash Probes About Haditha and Izhaqi Massacres

Palestine and Israel

19 Demonstrators Injured in Bal'in as MK Reveals Israeli Officer Ordered Soldiers to Break Bones of Demonstrators

Three Palestinian Citizens Injured, Including Two Children, and Eight Arrested by Israeli Occupation Forces

Israeli forces injure two young sisters in northern Gaza Strip

Israeli occupation forces Intensify Arrests of Palestinians in southern West Bank

Israeli Occupation Government Spends 200 Million Shekels to Intensify Illegal Israeli Agricultural Activities in Occupied Palestinian Aghwar Area

Palestinian Authority employees to be paid partially in the coming two days

Palestinian National dialogue to be sponsored by Abbas in Gaza on Monday, Says Al-Sha'er

June 2, 2006

Two gunmen killed by Israeli forces at the Egyptian-Israeli borders

Now is the time for the Right of Return to be implemented for two-time Palestinian refugees from Iraq to Syria

Israeli occupation forces take arrest a patient from his hospital bed while undergoing treatment

Illegal Israeli settlers open fire on Palestinian farmers near Nablus

June 1, 2006

12 Iraqis Killed on Thursday

Taleban Fighters Kill 12 Afghani Policemen, Abduct 40

China and Russia Join NATO in Threatening Iran With Sanctions, Ultimately to Protect Israel's Status as the Only Nuclear Power in the Middle East

89 Guantanamo Detainees on Hunger Strike, Protesting Indefinite Confinement Without Charges or Trials

Chavez Proposes to OPEC Minimum of $50 Per Barrel of Crude Oil

Muslim American News Briefs, June 1, 2006

Palestine and Israel

Abed Rabbo: Preparations for Palestinian Referendum Completed, Egypt and Saudi Arabia Weigh in on Hamas to Accept Arab Peace Initiative

Erekat warns of humanitarian catastrophe, thousands of Palestinian security officers protest over unpaid salaries

Ghazi Hamad Says No Objection to the Referendum Proposed by President Abbas

Hamas Demands Mutual Israeli-Palestinian Acceptance of the Arab Initiative

Israeli occupation forces raid northeastern Hebron, arrest village elders, armed resistance members stop Israeli invasion of Jenin Refugee camp with explosives

Gush Shalom Breaking the Ice Towards Hamas, Opposes Expelling Hamas Legislators from Jerusalem