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April 1, 2006

Palestine and Israel

Israeli Bombardment of Gaza Strip Continues Unabated

President Abbas Calls to Stop Israeli Aggressions Against Palestinians

Cabinet to Set Probe Panel, Wide Condemnation of Assassinating PRC's Commander, Abu Yousuf Al-Quqa, in Gaza

EU Delegation Joins Weekly Demonstration in Bal'in, Israeli Forces Arrest Four Peace Activists

UN Security Council Calls for Ending the Israeli Occupation, Rejecting Israeli Unilateral Plans to Define Borders

Israeli Occupiers Keep Inviting Retaliation, Palestinians Keep Dying, Israeli Extra-judicial Killing Sparks Inter-Palestinian Clashes in Gaza, 3 Killed

Top Palestinian Commander Dies in Car Blast

Hamas fury over funding threats, as suicide bomber kills 3 Israelis

US and Iraq

28 Iraqis Killed, US Militay Helicopter Crashes During Combat

Mortar Shell Kills Three Women, Bomb Targeting Police Explodes in Baghdad

Rice, in Britain, admits "thousands" of tactical mistakes in Iraq, faces anti-war protests

US and Afghanistan

3 Afghans Killed, 5 US Soldiers Injured in Attacks

Taleban Fighters Control 3 Villages After Clashes Kill Six 

US and Iran

Iran Test Fires Missile Able to Avoid Radar

Baradei says Iran no imminent threat, sanctions 'bad idea'

US

Rice, in Britain, admits "thousands" of tactical mistakes in Iraq, faces anti-war protests

Rice, in Britain, admits "thousands" of tactical mistakes in Iraq, faces anti-war protests

Muslim American News Focus, April 1, 2006

Arab League

Bahrain Boat Disaster Toll 57

World

Three earthquakes level Iranian villages

Rice, in Britain, admits "thousands" of tactical mistakes in Iraq, faces anti-war protests

 

March 31, 2006

An Interview with AAI Executive Director Nidal Ibrahim 

Arab American News Focus, March 31, 2006

Current Issues with Hesham Tillawi, March 31, 2006

Muslim American News Briefs, March 31, 2005

March 30, 2006

Palestine and Israel

Abbas Swears in Hamas Cabinet, Haniya Pledges Full Cooperation, US and Canada Drive a Wedge Between Palestinian Presidency and Premiership

Hamas Leaders Hit Back at Western Boycott, Resistance to the Israeli Occupation Is Still an Option

Israeli Forces Occupy Two Houses, Arrest Five Palestinian Citizens in West Bank

New Hamas Government Sworn-in, Names of Cabinet Members

President Abbas on Land Day: Land is Our Most Precious Possessions

US and Iraq

US Soldier, 4 Iraqis Killed Thursday, Oil Pipeline Blown Up

US Journalist Jill Carroll Released Unharmed in Iraq

US and Afghanistan

7 Afghans Killed in Taliban Attacks

US

US Journalist Jill Carroll Released Unharmed in Iraq

Arab Americans Meet with N.J. Governor on Merhi Controversy, Community Voices Concern About Growing Anti-Arab Rhetoric

World

Kurdish Riots Continue for Second Day in Turkey, Two Killed

March 29, 2006

Palestine and Israel

Kadima Party Projected As Winner in Israel But Needs Labor and Third Party

Haniya Rejects Olmert's Unilateral Plan, PNA Calls Israeli Next Government for Immediate Negotiations with the PLO

President Abbas Returns to Gaza as New Government Sworn-in, After Attending Arab Summit

US and Iraq

16 Iraqis, 3 US Soldiers Killed in Iraqi Attacks, 3 Iraqis Killed in US Attack

US and Afghanistan

2 NATO Soldiers, Including One from US, 12 Taliban Fighters Killed During an Attack on a NATO Base

6 Afghan Soldiers, 4 Security Guards, 2 Taliban Fighters Killed on Tuesday

US

Following Israeli Policy Blindly, US Government Bans Contacts with Palestinian Hamas-Led Government

Zionists Start the Attack Against Harvard Professors Walt and Mearsheimer for Daring to Point to the Israeli Control of US Foreign Policy

Americans May Not Be Approved for High Positions in Government If They Have Ever Worked for an Arab Company

Coming Israeli Government May Pressure US to Release Spy Jonathan Pollard

Bush Joining Spring Breakers in Cancun

US Government Agrees to Release Disputed Abu Gharib Prison Pictures Showing American Soldiers Tormenting Iraqi Detainees

Muslim American News Briefs, March 29, 2006

Arab League

Arab Summit Backs Hamas

Founders of Kuwaiti Party, Al-Ummah, Go on Trial

World

More Than a Million French Protest Law

Eclipse sweeps shadowy path across half the world, leaves northwest Africa in dark

March 28, 2006

Palestine and Israel

Palestinian Citizen Killed and Another Wounded in Jenin and Jerusalem, as IOF Locks Down the Occupied Palestinian Territories

Arabs, PLO, Hamas Reject Israel's Unilateral Demarcation of Borders, Palestinian Leaders Appeal for Arab Political Support, Financial Aid

Haniya Puts His Government's Agenda Before Parliament

Haniya Says Government Ready to Talk with Quartet

Palestinian Parliament Approves Hamas Cabinet

President Abbas: Political Affairs Is the Business of President and PLO Negotiation Affair

US and Iraq

26 Iraqis Killed Tuesday, 24 More Iraqis Kidnapped at Workplaces

Amnesty International Reports 88 Palestinian Refugees, Including 42 Children, Stranded at Iraqi-Jordanian Borders

US

NJ Democrats Dump Arab American Candidate AAI warns of political fallout beyond N.J. in November

Muslim American News Briefs, March 28, 2006

Arab League

Arab Nations Urged to Enter Nuclear Club

Arabs, PLO, Hamas Reject Israel's Unilateral Demarcation of Borders, Palestinian Leaders Appeal for Arab Political Support, Financial Aid

Jordanian journalists protest amendment to Press law

Mubarak's son says no desire to run for president

World

French Protesters Pour Into the Streets

Castro Invites Khaleda to Attend NAM Summit

Filipino Muslims Favor Own State in Mindanao

Muslim Woman Wins Case Vs. Dutch School

March 27, 2006

US and Iraq

Islamic Jihad Fighter Killed, Two Others Wounded As Key Leader of Al Aqsa Martyr Survived

Hamas Ready for Talks with Mideast Quartet, Says Haniya

Haneya's Cabinet Presented before PLC Backed by Hamas, But Fateh,Third Way Against, PFLP in favor and Al Badeel Abstains

Olmert to Discuss Israel's Final Borders with Washington, as Israel Turns Qalandia Checkpoint into Border Crossing

Arab Foreign Ministers Call to Resume Funding of PNA, Condemn Israeli Measures

Gaza Farmers Refuse to Cull Chickens in Bird Flu Battle

US and Iraq

90 Iraqis Killed on Monday, Including 40 in Army Recruiting Center, Shi'is Denounce US Over Raid on Mosque

Former Iraqi Vice President, Izzat Ibrahim Al-Douri, Seeks Help for Iraqi Resistance from Arab League

Bush Decided to Invade Iraq Before Diplomacy Failed, Without UN Approval, Even Without Finding Any Weapons of Mass Destruction

69 Iraqis Killed on Sunday, Including 22 During Raid By US Forces

US

Bush Decided to Invade Iraq Before Diplomacy Failed, Without UN Approval, Even Without Finding Any Weapons of Mass Destruction

US Has Second Thoughts on Inviting Pakistani Senator

Muslim American News Briefs, March 27, 2006

Arab League

Arab Officials Back Sudan on UN Troops

UN Envoy Calls for Hezbollah’s Integration Into Lebanese Army

World

France braces for nationwide strike in standoff on jobs law

Indian and French navies join for exercises as military ties grow

March 26, 2006

Palestine and Israel

Israeli Occupation Forces Kill Palestinian 16-Year-Old Hamad Hamdan, Israeli Choppers Pound Middle and North of Gaza Strip

Abbas Gives a 'Go-ahead' to Hamas Government, Haniya Acknowledges Differences with Presidency, But Rules out Crisis

Incitement to Murder: Death threat against Uri Avnery by electioneering Israeli fascist Baruch Marzel

Grand Mufti of Palestine Calls on Muslims to Head off To Defend Al-Aqsa Mosque, as a Jewish Group Plans to Storm the Third Holiest Islamic Shrine Monday

Projected Wide Israeli Military Offensive Against the Occupied Palestinian Territories, After Election

Qalandyia Checkpoint Transformed into a Border Crossing from Monday

Above 9,400 Palestinian Political Prisoners Still in Israeli Occupation Jails, a Report

US and Iraq

41 Iraqis Killed Sunday, as Civil War Continues

No Significant Reduction in US Forces in Iraq Unless US-Backed Government Forces Are Capable to Fight Iraqi Resistance

Russians Provided Both Iraq and US with War Intelligence

Iran

Khamenei urges Iran to resist threats on nuclear

India, Iran Emphasize Closer Ties Nilofar Suhrawardy

US

US to set up military bases in Bulgaria

Half a million march against US immigration reform

Arab League

Arab Leaders to Call for US Troop Pullout from Iraq

King Mohammed VI Defends Autonomy Proposal

World

India, Iran Emphasize Closer Ties Nilofar Suhrawardy

Turkish President, Necdet Sezer, Rejects an Islamic Scholar as Central Bank Chief

March 25, 2006

Palestine and Israel

11 Palestinians Arrested ,Ten Wounded in Bil'in Protest, Illegal Israeli Settlers Uproot Olive Trees, West Bank turned into Cantons

Olmert Shuns Negotiations with Abbas Once Hamas Cabinet Installed

Palestinian Villagers in Bethlehem squeezed Between Israeli-built Walls, as more of their land confiscated

Preparatory Meeting for League of Arab States in Sudan as Mousa Pledges Financial Support to the PNA

Threats on Palestinians in Iraq Concern U.N. Agency

60 Palestinian Political Prisoners Died in Israeli OccupationJails During Al Aqsa Intifada (2000-2005),  Says Prisoner Affairs Ministry

US and Iraq

55 Killed on Saturday, 51 Killed Friday, Including 2 US Soldiers, as Civil War and Resistance to US Occupation Continue

US and Afghanistan

US Soldier, 7 Taliban Fighters Killed in Southern Afghanistan

US and Iran

Ahmadinejad says Iran to go nuclear this year

Iran to talk with US conditionally, says Ahmadinejad

Fears of Iran’s role in Iraq loom over Arab summit

US

FBI Testimony Closes Moussaoui's Prosecution

Muslim American News Briefs, March 25, 2006

Arab League

47 Killed in Three Days of Fighting in Somali Capital

Fears of Iran’s role in Iraq loom over Arab summit

Lebanese Ministers Visit Palestinian Refugee Camps for First Time, Expressing Outrage About the Living Conditions There

World

Belarus riot police, pro-West protesters clash

India Offers Peace Pact to Pakistan

March 24, 2006

Palestine and Israel

41% of Israeli Jews favour segregation, Poll reveals widespread anti-Arab sentiment, Academics warn of racism becoming mainstream

Two Islamic Jihad Fighters Assassinated in an Israeli Air-Land Attack in Gaza Strip

PLO Rejects Hamas Program, Palestinian Stage Set for Crisis, Abed Rabbo Says 150 Nations Recognize PLO, Hamas Government Doesn't

Israeli Court "Rewards" Child-Killer With $17,000

US and Afghanistan

20 Pakistani Tribesmen, One Soldier Killed in Clashes

US and iraq

29 Iraqis Killed, 18 Arrested on Friday

US

Bush's Requests for Iraqi Base Funding Make Some Wary of Extended Stay

Muslim American New Briefs, March 24, 2006

Arab League

Syria's First Female Vice President Hailed as Progress for Women

Mubarak Holds Talks With Siniora, Shara

UN envoy urges Lebanon, Syria to demarcate their borders

Anti-Islamic Cartoons

Danes Must Apologize to Muslims

March 23, 2006

Palestine and Israel

Two Islamic Jihad Fighters Assassinated in an Israeli Air-Land Attack in Gaza Strip

PLO Rejects Hamas Program, Palestinian Stage Set for Crisis, Abed Rabbo Says 150 Nations Recognize PLO, Hamas Government Doesn't

Jewish and Arab Organizations Demand Canadian Government to Prosecute Former Israeli Chief of Staffs, Moshe Ya'alon for War Crimes

Olmert Intends to Carry Out His Unilateral Disengagement Plan

President Abbas, Speaker Duwaik Agree Holding Cabinet's Confidence Session Next Week

An Appeal to Help Palestinian Pregnant Political Prisoner in an Israeli Occupation Jail

US and Iraq

56 Iraqis Killed, Most Policemen and Security, Attacks on Police Stations and Convoys Continue, 3 Hostages Rescued

US and Afghanistan

Afghan District Police Chief and 6 Taliban Fighters Killed

US

Current Issues with Hesham Tillawi 

Muslim American News Briefs, March 23, 2006

March 22, 2006

Palestine and Israel

In a Third Rambo-Style Raid, Israeli Occupation Soldiers Kill Unarmed Palestinian in his Bedroom

Plight of Palestinians in Iraq Worsens, UN Concerned, US Held Responsible, Iraq and Jordan Urged to Help

Karni Crossing Re-opened as Egypt, Jordan Send Emergency Relief Assistance to Gaza

As World Celebrates Water Day, Palestinian Water Still Stolen by Israel

4 Killed, 67 Wounded and 129 Others Arrested by Israeli Occupation Forces During 58th Week of Ceasefire, a PNIC Report

PLO demands Hamas change government programme

UN Study: Palestinian Farmers Jeopardized to Lose Their Farmlands Strangled Between Route of the Israeli Land-Grab Wall and 1967 Border Line

US and Iraq

19 Iraqis Killed, 50 Resistance Fighters Captured in Attack on Police Station

Bush on the Defensive in Replying to a Question by Helen Tomas About Why he Launched the War on Iraq

Chavez: U.S. Has Been Routed in Iraq

US and Afghanistan

Afghan Troops Kill 15 Alleged Taliban Fighters

US

Bush on the Defensive in Replying to a Question by Helen Tomas About Why he Launched the War on Iraq

Arab American News Focus, March 21, 2006

Chavez: U.S. Has Been Routed in Iraq

Muslim American News Briefs, March 22, 2006

World

Chavez: U.S. Has Been Routed in Iraq

American Arrested in Bolivian Bombings

March 21, 2006

Palestine and Israel

Israeli Occupation Government Closes Karni Crossing After Less Than an Hour of Opening it

Israel's Wall Securing Control of West Bank's Water

Israeli Occupation Soldiers Arrest Eight Palestinian Residents in the West Bank

Olmert Intends to Carry out Other Unilateral Withdrawals in the West Bank and Determines Israel's Final Borders

Hamas Delegation Arrives to Bahrain as Part of a Gulf Tour

President Mahmoud Abbas Receives EU Middle East Peace Envoy Marc Otté

US and Iraq

10 Iraqi Resistance Fighters, 20 Guards Killed, 33 Prisoners Freed, in an Attack on Muqdadiyah Prison

US 

Two Distinguished US Professors, Walt and Mersheimer, Show How the Pro-Israel Lobby Manipulates American Foreign Policy

Muslim American News Briefs, March 21, 2006

World

Swedish Foreign Minister Laila Freivalds Resigns Due to Pressures for Shutting Down Anti-Islamic Website

Chavez Again Talks of a U.S. Invasion

Leftists Redefine Latin American Politics

March 20, 2006

Palestine and Israel

A Palestinian Government Employee Wounded in IOF Artillery Shell North the Strip, 15 Arrested in West Bank

Haniya Hands President Abbas Government Lineup and Its Agenda

In Multilateral Meeting, Foodstuffs-Laden Trucks to Gaza from Egypt Via Karam Salem Crossing

Platform and Names of Cabinet of the Hamas-led Palestinian Government

Wolfensohn Warns Quartet of Collective Punishment of Palestinians

US and Iraq

16 Iraqis Killed, Most Policemen, 15 Bodies Found, as Civil War Continues

Opposition to Iraq War Still Heated

How Long Does US Plan to Stay in Iraq?

Iraqis Accuse U.S. Marines of Massacring 15 Members of Two Families in Haditha

US

Muslim cabbies change course of woman's life, Berkeley legal assistant Jane Stillwater converts to Islam, plans journey to Afghanistan

Muslim American News Briefs, March 20, 2006

World

While Israeli Racism Continues, the UN Commemorates International Day for Elimination of Racial Discrimination

Jordan closes border to Palestinians fleeing Iraq

Two-thirds of Australians want troops out of Iraq, poll finds

March 19, 2006

Palestine and Israel

Israeli Zionists Starve Gaza: Closure Causes Severe Shortage of Flour Supplies, UN Warns Closure Would Put PNA under Danger of Collapse

Israeli Occupation Government Extends Closure Till After its Elections Amidst Warnings of Humanitarian Disaster in the Occupied Palestinian Territories

Israel Occupation Jetfighters Pounded Open Areas North and South the Strip

Sa'adat Lawyers to Sue British Foreign Office over Jericho Prison Raid

182 Palestinian Political Prisoners Died In Israeli Occupation Jails, a  Statistical Report

Building Illegal Israeli Settlements and Razing lands Mean End of Any Peace solution in the Region, Says Outgoing  PM Qurie

Hamas Delegation Continues Tour for Assembling Support for the Palestinian People

US and Iraq

Iraqi Resistance and Civil War Intensify in 3rd Anniversary of US Invasion and Occupation of Iraq, 33 Iraqis Killed Sunday

Anti-War Rallies Mark Third Anniversary of US Invasion and Occupation of Iraq

US

RACHEL'S WORDS MARCH 22nd, NEW YORK CITY

Muslim American News Briefs, March 19, 2006

Arab League

Qatar Seeks to Reverse Arab Brain Drain

Fateh to round up arms in Lebanon refugee camps

Saudi Arabia Supports Hamas, Israel Should Give Up Nuclear Weapons, Says Saud Al-Faisal

World

Denmark PM's Delhi Visit Put Off Over Cartoon Row

French police subdue riots over jobs law

March 18, 2006

Palestine and Israel

Israeli Occupation Forces Raid Jenin, Shoot Dead a 10-Year-Old Girl Akaber Zayed in Yamoun, Ten Injured in Bil'in

Israeli Occupation Siege of Gaza Starts Biting the Palestinian People

Fatah Officials Call on Abbas to Resign, Humanitarian Conditions Deteriorate As Israel Extends Closure

East Jerusalem conference raided by Israeli security, legislators and speakers arrested

Hamas Submits Cabinet Formation Today, Parliamentary Blocs Announce They Won't Join

Illegal Israeli Construction Works Beneath Western Wall of Al-Aqsa Compound Continue

Israeli Human Rights Group: Parading Jericho Detainees Naked Violates International Law

US and Iraq

3 US Soldiers, 2 Resistance Fighters, 13 Iraqi Civilians Killed Saturday, 80 Arrested in Operation Swarmer, Most Innocent Civilians

Global Anti-US Protests Mark Iraq War Anniversary

US and Afghanistan

5 Ambushed and Killed in Eastern Afghanistan by Taliban Fighters

US

Libby Made Scapegoat, Defense May Highlight Infighting

CAIR Calls for Probe of US Role in Israeli Attack on the Jericho Prison

Gun Control: Shootings Deaths Up in New Jersey

Muslim American News Briefs, March 18, 2006

World

Global Anti-US Protests Mark Iraq War Anniversary

March 17, 2006

Palestine and Israel

Sa'adat Rejects Israeli Interrogation as Illegal, Israeli Government Violated Agreement by Kidnapping and Re-Trying Palestinian Prisoners

Haniya voices hope for peace with Israel

US and Iraq

10 Iraqis Killed, 40 Arrested, as US-Led Troops Search for Members of the Resistance

US and Iran

Russia Rejects US-EU Proposals on Iran

US and Afghanistan

5 Afghan Policemen Killed in Convoy Carrying Bodies of 4 Macedonians

US

US Senate narrowly passes $2.8 trillion budget blueprint for 2007, debt ceiling raised to $9 trillion

World

Russia Rejects US-EU Proposals on Iran

Protesters in Mexico City Say Water Wars Turning Deadly

French Students' Protests Nothing Like Those of '68

March 16, 2006

Palestine and Israel

A Second Israeli Rambo-Style Blunder in Jenin Leading to Killing an Israeli Soldier, Arresting Five Palestinians

12-Year-Old Khaled Ateyya Killed by Israeli Forces, 15 Arrested in West Bank, Israeli Warplanes Bomb North Gaza

World Bank Warns of Palestinian Aid Cut

Israeli Occupation Government Extends Closure of Palestinian Territories Till Saturday

6 Palestinians Killed, 25 Wounded and 104 Others Arrested by Israeli Occupation Forces, During 57th Week of Ceasefire, a PNIC Report

Amnesty International Calls On Israel to End Settlements and Constructing Apartheid Wall

Hamas Submits Final Cabinet Formation, Large Gap Continues With Fateh

Palestinian Authority Discuses with International Community Israel's Infringements of Agreements

Palestinian Human Rights Activists and Journalists Say Israel and US are Above Law

US and Iraq

34 Iraqis Killed, Sectarian Parliament Meets for Just 30 Minutes, Quickly Adjourns Indefinitely

War Continues for the Third Year: US and US-Led Iraqi Forces Launch 'Operation Swarmer'

U.S. Willing to Talk With Iran About Iraq

US and Iran

Jordanian King Warns Against Strike on Iran

U.S. Willing to Talk With Iran About Iraq

US

Bush Reaffirms Pre-Emptive Use of Force as a Strategy

Current Issues with Hesham Tillawi Interviewing Paul Criag Roberts and  Christopher Bollyn

Muslim American News Briefs, March 16, 2006

World

Indonesian Protesters Kill Four Policemen Demanding Closure of US-Owned Gold Mine

March 15, 2006

Palestine and Israel

No Recognition of the Illegal Israeli Occupation, Says Khaled Mesha'al

War Chief, Mofaz, Says Israel Coordinated with US and British Monitors in Jericho Jail

Israeli Forces Storm Jericho Prison, Arresting Sa'adat, Shobaki, and 15 Other Prisoners, Killing 3 Police Officers, Injuring 35

General Strike Throughout Palestinian Territories Following Israeli Assault on Jericho Prison

Abbas Calls Israeli Raid on Jericho Prison an 'Unforgivable Crime'

US and Iraq

11 Iraqis Killed, Most Women and Children, in US Raid, 2 US Soldiers and 11 More Iraqis Killed in Attacks

Judge Closes Trial, Orders Journalists Out to Deny the Public the Chance to Listen to Saddam's Testimony

US and Iran

Russia, China Refuse to Support Iran Measure

US

Arab American Institute Hires Nidal Ibrahim as New Executive Director

DP World Unveils Port Operation Sale Plans

Arab American News Focus, March 15, 2006

Senator Seeks Censuring Bush Over Spy Program

US Leaders Asked to Repudiate Televangelist Pat Robertson for Anti-Islamic Remarks

Arab League

Arab central banks move assets out of dollar

Lebanese Leaders Reach Accord on Syria Ties

DP World Unveils Port Operation Sale Plans

March 14, 2006

Palestine and Israel

Israeli Forces Storm Jericho Prison, Arresting 21 Palestinian Prisoners, Including Sa'adat, Killing 2 Policemen

Israeli President, Katsav, Calls for Conducting Excavations Under Al Buraq Wall, Declaring War on Islam's Third Holies Shrine

4,298 Killed, 46,353 Wounded and 9,200 Palestinians Arrested Since the Beginning of Al Aqsa Intifada, a PNIC Report

Islamic and National Forces Call for Preparing National Political Statement Focusing on Palestinian Standpoints and Rights

Israeli Parties' Conflicting Platforms Range Between Extremism and Compromise

President Abbas Reaches Vienna as Austrian Officials Expect Better Mutual Relations

US and Iraq

Iraqis Find 87 Bodies Within 24 Hours

US and Iran

Iran Complains Foreign Banks Restricting Its Dollar Dealings

US

Tell Congress Not to Punish the Palestinian People

April 1 "Peace in Iraq, Justice at Home" March and Rally in Atlanta

Muslim American News Briefs, March 14, 2006

World

Milosevic Son Says Father Was Murdered

March 13, 2006

Palestine and Israel

Al-Duwaik Discloses that US Consulate Threatened Hamas Candidate For Hams-Led Government Against Joining Cabinet

EU Officially Adopts the Israeli Three Conditions to Deal With Hamas-Led Government

Fateh faces US cut off if it joins Hamas government

Haniya Calls for Separation of Authorities as Fateh's Spokesperson Brands Hamas Agenda Unrelated to Politics

Israeli Occupation Forces Turns Jerusalem into a Military Area and Cripples Movement

Olmert Coordinated Political Plan with Washington Before Going Public

PM Qurie Asserts Continuation of Israeli Violations against Palestinians

US and Iraq

US Soldier and 69 Iraqis Killed Monday, US Soldier and 70 Iraqis Killed Sunday

US and Afghanistan

Afghan Bomb Kills US Soldiers

US

Cindy Sheehan Cancels Trip to Europe Because of Injuries During Last Week Arrest

US Judge Unexpectedly Halts Moussaoui Trial

US security chief urges restraint after DP World ports row

Georgia Republicans Say Fear Sank Ports Deal

Muslim American News Briefs, March 13, 2006

World

300 Islamic Scholars to Attend Manama Meet on Prophet Mohammed

EU Officially Adopts the Israeli Three Conditions to Deal With Hamas-Led Government

March 12, 2006

Palestine and Israel

Child Ran Over, Israeli Occupation Forces Wound Five Residents, Arrest two others in the West Bank

Israeli Police Assaults Venezuelan's Ambassador at Al-Aqsa Mosque

Israeli Government Threatens to Eliminate Haniya, Hamas Describes it as continuation of Israeli Mentality of Aggression

Abu Rudainah Denies Abbas Refusal to Hamas Response

EU Threatens to Cut PNA Funding if Hamas Doesn't Fulfill Int'l Conditions

Hamas MP, Salah Al-Bardaweel, Announces Government Formation Before End of the Week

Israeli Occupation Destroys Palestinian Environment with New Pursuits, Says Yousuf Abu Safiyya

Saudi Arabia Stresses Commitment to Continued Support of Palestinian People

Above 9,000 Palestinian Political Prisoners Preparing For a Hunger Strike

US and Iraq

16 Iraqis Killed, US Casualties Reported on Sunday

Half of American Soldiers Complete Crusaders, Others in Iraq so Army Pays their College Fees, Says British Soldier Ben Griffin

Saddam Co-Defendants Deny Killing Iraqis

US and Afghanistan

Afghan Bombing Kills Four U.S. Troops

US

DP World Fallout: US-GCC Aviation Deals at Risk

Half of American Soldiers Complete Crusaders, Others in Iraq so Army Pays their College Fees, Says British Soldier Ben Griffin

World-Wide Empire

Japanese City of Iwakuni Votes to Allow or Prevent a US Military Base

Audience Holds Kissinger Responsible for the Deaths of Millions of People in Vietnam and Cambodia

March 11, 2006

Palestine and Israel

Illegal Israeli Settlers Assault Palestinian Woman, Uproot 50 Olive Trees in Hebron

Five Peace Activists, Including a Journalist, Wounded In Rallies against the Wall in Bili'n and Beit Seera

Israeli Occupation Government Locks Down the West Bank and Gaza Strip For Four Days, Using Jewish Holidays as Excuse

Israeli Occupation Government Prevents Palestinians from Water Supplies,  PM Qurie

Third Meeting between Fateh and Hamas over next Government Fails

President Abbas Gets Formal Hamas Response on Accreditation Letter

US and Iraq

4 Iraqis, US Hostage Killed, 20 Suspected Resistance Members Detained on Saturday, 20 Killed on Friday, Including US Soldier

ICRC Wants Access to Abu Ghraib Inmates

US and Iran

West will suffer more than Iran, says president Ahmadinejad

US has no plans to attack Iran, says Rumsfeld

US and Pakistan

30 Pakistanis Killed in Army Assault

US

US Rejects Russian Proposal for Crisis Talks on Iran

Muslim American News Briefs, March 11, 2006

Real Security Concerns Lost in Irresponsible Statements About DP World

Arab League

Arab Presence on the Internet Is Almost Zilch

Canada

Jewish Congress-paid trip to Israel has Canadian national chief on defensive

Alberta Human Rights and Citizenship Commission Accepts Complaints Against the two Calgary Publishers

Anti-Islamic Cartoons

Western Double Standard Fueled Anger Over Controversial Cartoons

Forces of extremism trying to light fires in Denmark, Says Egyptian Muslim Preacher Amr Khaled

World

Slobodan Milosevic Found Dead in his Cell

Russia Criticizes US Human Rights Report

March 10, 2006

Palestine and Israel

Sad Day for Children of Gaza: Five Killed by Israeli Occupation Forces in One Day, Says UNICIF

A Teen Wounded in Nablus by Israeli Occupation Explosive Device, 13 Arrested in Several Areas of the West Bank

Olmert Intensifies Israeli Election Campaigning: More Palestinian Land to be Grabbed, More Threats, No Meetings with Abbas

US and Iraq

2 US Soldiers, 13 Resistance Fighters, 17 Iraqis Killed in Iraq

Protesting Iraq, Chavez Allies March to US Embassy

US and Iran

Iran Digs In for Confrontation With United States

Jordan, Pakistan Call for Talks to Settle Iran Row

US

Bush's Approval Rating Falls to New Low of 37%

Half of Americans Hold Negative Views on Islam

Two New Polls Show Negative Image of Islam in the US

DPW Offers a Safe Port in Turbulent Takeover

American Muslim News. Briefs, March 10, 2006

World

Protesting Iraq, Chavez Allies March to US Embassy

6 Pakistanis at Gitmo

G-8: Challenges, Opportunities and Responsibility

Robert Fisk On The Great War for Civilization: The Conquest of the Middle East

March 9, 2006

Palestine and Israel

Sad Day for Children of Gaza: Five Killed by Israeli Occupation Forces in One Day, Says UNICIF

A Teen Wounded in Nablus by Israeli Occupation Explosive Device, 13 Arrested in Several Areas of the West Bank

Olmert Intensifies Israeli Election Campaigning: More Palestinian Land to be Grabbed, More Threats, No Meetings with Abbas

After Two Weeks of Total Economic Siege that Left Gaza on Verge of Famine, Israeli Occupation Government Lets Food Trucks Enter

Israeli Occupation Government Moves Detained Palestinian Member of Parliament, Azam Al Tamimi, To Majedo, and University Professor Nasser Shuraim  to Administrative Detention

PFLP Gives No Decisive Nod to Join Government, Consultations Still Underway

US and Iraq

3 US Soldiers, 14 Iraqis Killed Thursday, Five Blasted Heard in Baghdad, 24 Bodies of Men Found

Ex Iraqi Ambassador to the UN,  Mohamed Al-Douri, Says Civil War Very, Very Likely, Saddam's Incarceration and Trial Illegal

US

Play on Rachel Corrie canceled by New York theater group

U.S. Marine Corps Sued Over Alleged Rapes

3 Students Charged in Alabama Church Fires

Islamic Art Exhibition Fascinates New York

Muslim Women's Impressive Summit in Atlanta, Georgia: March 3 and 4

Muslim American News Briefs, March 9, 2006

World

OPEC Agrees to Keep Taps Open

March 8, 2006

Palestine and Israel

Palestine Observer to UN Calls for Security Council Intervention to Stop Israeli War Crimes and Assassinations in the Occupied Palestinian Territories

Illegal Israeli Settlers Terrorizing Palestinians with Impunity, Attacking Children on their Way to School, and Destroying Farmers' Trees and Crops, According to a UN Report

US and Iraq

US Soldier, 30 Iraqis Killed Wednesday, 19 Iraqis Killed Tuesday, 50 Security Employees Kidnapped, Annan Says US-Led Forces in Violation of International Law

Annan accuses US forces, Iraqi authorities of violating international law with detainees

US and Iran

Iran says the US has the power to cause harm and pain, but it is also susceptible to harm and pain

US, Iran Ratchet Up Nuclear Rhetoric

Pakistan Won't Be Party to Action Against Iran, Says Aziz

US

US House of Representatives Renews Patriot Act, Bush to Sign it

Despite Indictment of Tom DeLay, Texas Republicans Still Elect him in the Primary !!!

April 1 Regional "Peace in Iraq, Justice at Home" March and Rally, in Southeastern US

Arab American News Focus, March 8, 2006

Georgetown Hosts Conference of Students for Justice in Palestine, Pro-Palestinian Activists Face Smear Campaign

Muslim American News Briefs, March 8, 2006

Arab League

Lebanon Crisis Deepens Over Jumblatt Remarks

Rights groups slam Egyptian journalist's jail sentence

World

Brazilian President Meets London Mayor

March 7, 2006

Palestine and Israel

Israeli Air Raid Kills Five Palestinian Residents, Including Three Teenagers, Injures 13 Others, Two More Teens Torn to Shred in Mysterious Blast

Israeli Occupation Forces Arrest 17 Palestinian Residents in West Bank

President Abbas to Address EU Parliament on 15 March

Roaring PLC's Assembly, Hamas Parliamentary Majority Revokes Previous Decisions Including Constitutional Court Law

Heated-Debate between Hams and Fateh over Al Zahar's Acceptance to Olmert's Unilateral Plan

Israeli Defense Minister Attempts to Disrupt Formation of Palestinian Government by Threatening Incoming Prime Minister Haniya to Fear for his Life

US and Iraq

11 Killed in Attacks Across Iraq

80% of Americans see Iraq civil war as likely

Arbitrary Detention Fueling Dire Situation in Iraq

U.K. Troops Could Be Out of Iraq in 2008, Lt. Gen. Nick Houghton told The Daily Telegraph

US

Cindy Sheehan Arrested After U.N. March

80% of Americans see Iraq civil war as likely

Jury in Moussaoui's Trial Gets Crash Course in al-Qaeda History From FBI agent Michael Anticev

Briton Moazzam Begg Recounts Three Years at US Guantanamo Prison

Germany Faces Iraq Spy Probe

World

China Urges Better Ties With U.S.

Germany Faces Iraq Spy Probe

Give Hamas Time, Says Chirac

Islamic Satellite Channel, Al-Resalah, Launched

Opium Cultivation Rising in Afghanistan

March 6, 2006

Palestine and Israel

5 Palestinians, Including Two Children 8 and 15, Killed in an Israeli Assassination Air Raid on Gaza Monday

Palestinian National Authority Criticizes Olemert's Unilateral Disengagement Plan

Haniya: Formation of New Government within Three Weeks

Israeli Occupation Forces Wound Two Palestinian Residents and Arrest Seven others in the West Bank

Newly Elected Hamas MP, Shaikh Hassan Yousuf, Transferred To Naqab Desert Israeli Occupation Jail

Palestinian Female Political Prisoner, Rajaa Al-Ghoul, At Life-Threatening Risk Due to her  Cardiac Disease

Hamas Between Clashing With the Abbas Speech and Adoption of Mutual Platform, IPC

US and Iraq

15 Killed in Iraq Monday, Including US Soldier, Iraqi Major General, 14 Iraqis Most Soldiers, Parliament Convenes March 12

Torture of Iraqi Prisoners Continues, Says Human Rights Group

US and Pakistan

Nearly 120 Pakistanis Killed by the Army in Wazirstan

US

Pro-Israel Council on Foreign Relations Reports on US-Russian Relations

Moussaoui Death Penalty Trial Opens

US Judge Rejects Long Delay in Abramoff Case

March 5, 2006

Palestine and Israel

Hamas Delegation Ends Official Visit to Moscow, Spelling Out Conditions of Recognizing Israel

Fateh Revolutionary Council Likely to Reject Fateh's Participation in the Hamas Government

Five Palestinian Villages to be Besieged Completely by the Land Grab Apartheid Wall

Israeli Occupation Forces Wound Four Palestinian Residents and Arrest Two others in the West Bank

US and Iraq

Coalition troops “out of Iraq by early 2007”: Reports

11 Iraqis Killed on Sunday, More Pressures on Ja'afari to Quit

Half of Calls to Iraq Anti-Resistance Hotline Are Insults

Afghanistan

Canadian Soldier Hit with an Ax on the Head, in Kandahar

US

Lawsuit Forces US to Reveal Identities of Gitmo Detainees

Lawsuit Forces US to Reveal Identities of Gitmo Detainees

Arab League

Arab League Pledges Support to Hamas

Algeria Govt Frees Islamist Fighters Under Amnesty

World

In Tape, Al-Zawahri Blasts Cartoons

Indonesians Demand U.S. Pullout From Iraq and Afghanistan

Lucknow Shut Down Over Anti-US Rallies, Toll Climbs to 4

March 4, 2006

Palestine and Israel

Extremist Jews Attack Nazareth's Church of Annunciation with Grenades

Israeli Occupation Forces Kill 15-Year-Old Palestinian Boy in Nablus, Destroy Three Streets Northern Gaza Strip, Illegal Israeli Settlers Attack Civilians in West Bank

Russia Demands Hamas to Honor Previous Agreements, Mesha'al Blames Israel for Freezing the Road Map

Washington Dilemma: Reconsidering Support to Palestinian People Push Hamas More Towards Iran and Syria

Mesha'al in Moscow: Hamas Refuses to Yield

MP Abu Holy: Fateh's Parliamentary Bloc Decides not to Join Government

Hamas Ready to Recognize Israel if Palestinian Rights Recognized, Ready to Honor Previous Agreements

Food and Medicine Supplies in Gaza Will Run Out Within Days if Israeli Closure Continues, Says Sinnoqrot

Mesha'al in Moscow: Hamas Refuses to Yield

US and Iraq

15 Iraqis Killed Saturday, US Supports National Unity Government, Sunnis, Secular Shi'is, and Kurds Continue to Reject Al-Ja'afari as PM

US and Iran

Iran-EU Nuclear Talks Fail

US and Pakistan

25 Pakistanis killed on Saturday, 45 Killed Earlier, in Pakistani Army Air Raids on Waziristan

US and Afghanistan

French Soldier, 10 Taliban Activists, 4 Afghan Intelligence Agents Killed on Saturday

US

Muslim American News Briefs, March 4, 2006

March 3, 2006

Palestine and Israel

3 Israeli Extremists Attempt Destruction of the Basilica of the Annunciation, El-Bishara Church, in Nazareth to Stir a Christian-Muslim Hostility

Israeli Occupation Soldiers Kill 15-Year-Old  Palestinian Boy During Raid on Alamin Refugee Camp

US and Iraq

Baghdad Calm After a Night of Violence, As Cars and Trucks Were Banned on Friday

US and Afghanistan

Canadian Soldier Killed, Seven Injured, 2 Afghan Policemen, 8 Taliban Fighters Killed in Attacks

US

Pentagon Releases Names of Gitmo Inmates

Join New Jersey Solidarity: An Evening with Former Palestinian Political Prisoner ZUHDI AL-ADAWI

Muslim American News Briefs, March 3, 2006

World

Two killed, 20 injured in protests over Bush's India visit

Bush Arrives in Pakistan, Security Heavy

March 2, 2006

Palestine and Israel

Haniya: New Government Not to Succumb to Threats About Recognizing Israel

Israeli Occupation Government Continues its Economic Siege of Gaza Strip, Mofaz Retracts Re-Opening Karni Trade crossing Slated Today

US and Iraq

US Soldier, 24 Iraqis Killed Thursday, Sunni Leader Adnan Al-Dulaimi Targeted for Assassination After Rejecting Al-Ja'afari as PM

Iraq's Kurdish, Sunni groups reject Ja'afari as next Prime Minister, 13 Iraqis killed in Thursday attacks

US and Pakistan

Suicide Car Bomber Kills Five, Including U.S. Diplomat in Karachi, Pakistan

US

Bush Ushers India Into Nuclear Club

Dubai Port World Company Reveals its Relationship With Israeli Firms in Order Get Approval of US Congress

Muslim American News Briefs, March 2, 2006

March 1, 2006

Palestine and Israel

Commander of Military Wing of Islamic Jihad, Khaled Al-Dahdouh, Executed by Israeli Missiles

8 Palestinians Killed, 66 Wounded, and 140 Arrested by Israeli Occupation Forces, During 55th Week of Ceasefire

Israeli Occupation Forces Storm Beit Foreek, Israeli Occupation Gunboats Open fire Towards Gaza's Seashores

Israeli Occupation Government Plans Major Assassinations of Senior Hamas Leaders

Palestinian National Authority Rejects Israeli plan to annex key settlement blocks in the West Bank and Jordan Valley

US and Iraq

At least 30 killed in Wednesday Iraq Bombings

Saddam Asks Judges: 'Where Is the Crime?'

US and Afghanistan

Empire Prisons Rioting: Four-Day Riot at Afghan Prison Ends

US and Iran

Khatami attacks Ahmadinejad over Holocaust

US

Arab American News Focus, March 1, 2006

Muslim American News Briefs, March 1, 2006

Arab League

Empire Prisons Rioting: Prisoners Riot in Jordan Prison 

Anti-Islamic Cartoons

World

Tens of Thousands of Indians Protest Bush Visit

Empire Prisons Rioting: Four-Day Riot at Afghan Prison Ends

Empire Prisons Rioting: Prisoners Riot in Jordan Prison 

 

 
Earth, a planet hungry for peace

 Apartheid Wall

   
The Israeli Land-Grab Apartheid Wall built inside the Palestinian territories, here separating Abu Dis from occupied East Jerusalem. (IPC, 7/4/04).

 

The Israeli apartheid (security) wall around Palestinian population centers in the West Bank, like a Python (Alquds, 1/25/03.
 

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