May 31, 2006

32 Iraqis Killed on Wednesday, 54 on Tuesday, US Soldiers Kill Two Iraqi Women at a Samarra Checkpoint

Taliban Fighters Take Control of Police Compound in Chora, Kill Deputy Police Chief of Zabul

US Says It's Prepared to Talk With Iran if it Stops its Support for the Palestinian People

US Center for Constitutional Rights Challenges Israeli Occupation Tactic of Extrajudicial Killing in U.S. Court (Matar v. Dichter)

Yaffa Cultural Center took Palestine to the movies: "Nour's Dream" called "beautiful" at Chicago Film Festival

Arab American News Focus, May  31, 2006

Muslim American News Briefs, May 31, 2006

Palestine and Israel

Israeli Occupation Terrorist Raids in the West Bank, Nine Palestinian Citizens Arrested, Including Women, Two Injured

Israeli Occupation Forces and Jihad Continue Cycle of Retaliation and Counter-Retaliation, But Only Palestinians Are Killed

Israeli occupation forces and police open fire on Palestinians in Jerusalem while collecting taxes

Al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades execute two collaborators in Nablus

Israeli occupation soldiers torture Palestinians at Jit Checkpoint in eastern Qalqilia, ambulances arrive while women try to intervene

One Month Salary for 40,000 Out of 120,000 Employees of Palestinian Government, Who Received No Money for Three Months

Palestinian school teacher can no longer properly care for his family as US-led political and economic blockade rages on

President Abbas' referendum contravenes Palestinian Basic Law, Reports a PLC researcher

Gaza Artist Taysir Batniji Opens his Exhibition, Fathers

May 30, 2006

3 Afghan Women Shot Dead, Brake Failure on U.S. Truck Caused Crash

7 Iraqis Killed on Tuesday, 40 Killed on Monday, Including 2 US Soldiers and Two British Journalists

Arroyo regime opts for extra-judicial road map

Canadian public service union votes in support of boycott, divestment, and sanctions against apartheid Israel

Palestine and Israel

8 Palestinians Killed, as Israeli Occupation Forces Continue Unprovoked Attacks in the West Bank and Gaza Strip

Four Palestinian Jerusalemite Legislators Refuse Israeli Ultimatum to be Deported of their City

Israeli occupation forces attack Nablus again Tuesday, killing a Palestinian in Balata Refugee Camp

Israeli occupation prison administration disallows lawyers to meet with beaten Palestinian political prisoners in Al Damoun Prison

Palestinian Workers Call for International Help Against Israeli Occupation Siege and Closure

Simultaneous Protests Against Boycott of Elected PNA, Siege, and Starvation of the Palestinian People, in Tel Aviv, June 3

May 29, 2006

Indonesian Quake Toll Jumps Past 5,000

4o Iraqis Killed on Monday Attacks

US Air Raid on Building Kills More Than 50 Afghans, Using Two 500-Pound Bombs

8 Afghanis Killed, 107 Injured, as Kabul Residents Protested Against US Convoys Destroying Cars and Killing People

Israeli General Reveals that Goal of Confrontation in Lebanon is to Destroy the Front Line Hizbullah Built in Six Years

75 Guantanamo Prisoners on Hunger Strike to Protest their Indefinite Confinement without Charges or Trials

Muslim American News Briefs, May 29, 2006

Today's Opinion Editorials

Palestine and Israel

Invading Israeli Occupation Forces Kill a Palestinian Fighter North of Gaza Strip, Terrorize West Bank Cities, Arrest 21 People

Palestinian PM Haniya Asserts that Int'l Funding Offered Previously to the PNA Was in Exchange for Political Concessions

Palestinian Presidency Denies Israeli News About Increasing Presidential Guard Force and Weapons from Jordan

PLO-PNA Dispute over Diplomatic Representation Resurfaces, Qaddoumi Urges Al-Zahhar in Malaysia to Recognize the PLO

Chief Palestinian Justice Shaikh Taysir Al-Tamimi: Despite Israel's gross violations of international law, it is immune to accountability or criminal penalties

Disastrous consequences of the policy of economic embargo imposed on the Palestinians, warns a Medicins du Monde report

Israel imposes Wall & gate system around Bethlehem's Al Numan Village, leaving little choice but to suffocate or leave

Israeli occupation forces arrest an engineering student for his class project

May 28, 2006

Indonesia Earthquake Toll Rises to Nearly 4,000

2 US Marines Missing, Helicopter Crashed, 5 Iraqis Killed, Including an Anti-Resistance Tribal Chief

Russia Opposes Use of Force Against Iran, Says   Igor Ivanov

24 Iraqi Women, Men, and Children Massacred by US Marines in Cold Blood in Al-Haditha

Bush Restates his Permanent War Policy

Palestine and Israel

Israeli Occupation Government Re-Opens the Lebanese Front of Conflict, Killing a Palestinian, and Injuring 6 in Israeli Air Strikes

Israeli Occupation Forces and Illegal Settlers Terrorize Palestinians, Arresting 3 Citizens, Injuring a Youth, and Assaulting a Shepherd and his Camels

Abu Zuhari says Abbas referendum will isolate 60 percent of the Palestinian street which voted Hamas to power

Al-Zahar Concedes to Al-Qaddoumi in Leading Palestinian Delegation to the conference of Non-Aligned Movement

Ethnic cleansing of Palestinians continues in Jerusalem as eight more families receive demolition orders from the Israeli occupation government

Israeli checkpoints increase throughout besieged city of Nablus

Israeli soldiers target ambulances, even those carrying women in labor

Members of the Israeli Dovdovan task force for hire for the assassination and arrest of Palestinians

May 27, 2006

Earthquake Kills at Least 2,900 in Indonesia

US Soldier, 21 Iraqis Killed on Saturday, Al-Ramadi Without Water or Electricity Because of the Fighting

24 Iraqi Women, Men, and Children Massacred by US Marines in Cold Blood in Al-Haditha

Bush Restates his Permanent War Policy

Muslim American News Briefs, May 27, 2006

Palestine and Israel

Israeli Occupiers Continue Killing Palestinians: Four Killed in Gaza and One in Nablus

Two Journalists, Eight Others Wounded In Weekly Anti- Wall Rally In Bil'in

Abbas Chairs Committee on National Strategy, Hamas Rejects Referendum on Plan that Implicitly Recognizes Israel

Palestinian National Dialogue Session Ends with President-Headed Committee to Formulate Unified Platform

Basic results of the Palestinian national dialogue conference

Health Minister Regrets Indifference of WHO Towards Israeli Aggression, Warns of Deterioration of Health Conditions in Occupied Palestine

Palestinian Justice vs. American & Israeli Sociopathology By Genevieve Cora Fraser

May 26, 2006

Bush, Blair Acknowledge Mistakes in Iraq, Particularly Challenge Posed by Iraqi Resistance to US-UK Occupation

24 Iraqis Killed on Friday

10 Taliban Fighters, Policeman Killed, Toll in US Air Strike on Afghan Village Rises to 34 Civilians

Putin Objects to Cheney's Criticism of Democratic Backtracking in Russia

Muslim American News Briefs, May 26, 2006.htm

Palestine and Israel

Hamas-Led Government Pulls Militia Off Streets

Hamas Abu Zuhri says: We won't entrust any side to negotiate with Israel, Abbas's call for a referendum is unlawful

Abdullah says there must not be any excuse for any faction to not unite with brothers in other factions

Israeli occupation forces raid Hamas Social Club in Tulkarem, steal computers, files, and documents

Lawyers are the only link between families and Palestinian political prisoners in Israeli occupation jails

Palestinian in-fighting: 12 PSS men injured in clashes with the support force

May 25, 2006

36 Iraqis Killed on Thursday, War Continues for Years to Come as US-UK Refuse to End Occupation

38 Killed in Renewed Somalia Fighting

Putin Objects to Cheney's Criticism of Democratic Backtracking in Russia

Canadian Al Madinah Calgary Islamic Center Vandalized

Muslim American News Briefs, May 25, 2006

Palestine and Israel

Abbas Gives Hamas an Ultimatum to Accept the Two-State Solution Within 10 Days or Go to a Referendum About it

Israel Raids Downtown Ramallah, Kills 3 Civilians, a Bystander, Israeli Troops Killed 39 Palestinian Civilians in 2006

Palestinian National Dialogue Kicks off Today Amidst Hope to Overpass Gaps

May 24, 2006

Bush Supports Israeli Unilateral Plan, Inviting a Prolonged Conflict

43 Iraqis Killed on Wednesday, Oil Pipeline on Fire

27 Afghans Killed in New US Airstrikes and Attacks, British Plane Destroyed in Airport with Ambassador on Board

Bin Laden Says Neither Zacarias Moussaoui Nor Guantanamo Prisoners Have Anything to Do with Al-Qaeda Operation

The Anti-Palestinian Act Passed 361-37, Palestinian Americans Disappointed

AAI Pushes President, Congress to Urge Olmert to Address Humanitarian Catastrophe in the Palestinian Occupied  Territories

Arab American News Focus, May 24, 2006

CAIR Urges US Government to Restore Humanitarian Aid, to Talk to Palestinian Elected Representatives

Muslim American News Briefs, May 24, 2006

Palestine and Israel

Bush Supports Israeli Unilateral Plan, Inviting a Prolonged Conflict

Israeli Occupation Terror Army Unit Invades Ramallah, Kills 4 Palestinians, Injures 40, Arrests 5, Security Chief Nabil Hodhod Assassinated in Gaza

Israeli Occupation Soldiers Punch and Kick a Palestinian Elder with a Heart Disease resulting in his Death in East Jerusalem

Palestinian Efforts Accelerate to Ensure Success of National Dialogue, Palestinian National Security Council Revived

President Abbas and Prime Minister Haniya Stress Importance of National Dialogue

US House of Representatives Passes a Law Blocking Aid to PNA

May 23, 2006

Israel-First US Congress Expresses its Allegiance to Israel By an Overwhelming House Vote to Cut Aid to the Palestinian People, including Non-Government Organizations

19 Killed in New Attacks in Afghanistan

14 Iraqis Killed in Tuesday Attacks

Commander of Hamas's Military Wing and 16 Mostly University Students Arrested In Rammallah And Nablus by Israeli Occupation Forces

Muslim American News Briefs, May 23, 2005

Palestine and Israel

Commander of Hamas's Military Wing and 16 Mostly University Students Arrested In Rammallah And Nablus by Israeli Occupation Forces

Hamas, Fateh Agree to Form Fact-Finding Panel on Killing of Jordanian Staffer, Abbas Regrets

Palestinians Braced for National Dialogue Thursday, Jordanian Driver of Jordan's Envoy Killed in Palestinian Infighting in Gaza

May 22, 2006

16 Afghani Civilians, 20 Talibans Killed in US Air Strike on Kandahar Village of Azizi

7 Police Officers Among 17 Killed in Iraq

How AIPAC Controls US Congress: US Representative Betty McCollum Reacts to the Intimidation Tactics of of the Israel Lobby

Kuwait Parliament Dissolved to End a Crisis with the Ruling Family, New Elections on June 29

Muslim Premiers Call for Increased Dialogue

Palestine and Israel

Abbas Stretches Arms for Peace with Israel But Olmert Smears Him, Peres Wants Abbas to Control All Armed Forces as a Condition to Open Negotiations Fully

Israeli Occupation Forces Continued Bombardment Badly Bruises a Child and a Teenager Northern Gaza Strip, 10 Arrested In the West Bank

Palestinian Government Refuses Israeli Suggestion to Use Tax Clearance to Buy Medical Supplies

Olmert Claims President Abbas Not Able to Negotiate on his People's Behalf

President Abbas Meets Israeli Delegation at Sharm Al Shaikh

Abbas Says Results of Negotiations with Israel Will be Put to General Referendum, Civil War Is Proscribed

May 21, 2006

18 Iraqis Killed on Sunday, 55 Killed on Satuday

3 French Soldiers, 9 Taliban Fighters, 16 Afghan Troops Killed in Saturday Fighting, 3 Killed in Kabul Car Bomb Sunday

Malaysian Prime Minister Abdullah Badawi Says the Problem in Iraq Is Not of Sunnis Fighting Shi'is, It Is the American Occupation

Muslim American News Focus, May 21, 2006

Palestine and Israel

Israeli Occupation Forces Kill 5 Palestinians in Gaza and Nablus, Including 3 Women, 4-Year-Old Child, and an Anti-Occupation Activist

Israelis Kill 4-Year-Old Palestinian Child, 3 Women, an Activist, in an Assassination Air Raid on Gaza, Amir Peretz Orders Grab of More Occupied Land for Settlement Expansion

President Abbas Rejects Israeli Unilateral Solutions, Asserts Palestinian Willingness to Pursue Peace

Israeli Air Strike on Gaza Kills a Child, Mother, Grandmother, and Jihad Member

May 20, 2006

50 Iraqis Killed, as Parliament Finally Approves New Cabinet

25 Taliban Fighters, 5 Afghan Soldiers, US Soldier Killed in Saturday Fighting

Mubarak Criticizes US Over Unilateralism and Double Standards: Trying to Stop Iranian Nuclear Program While Protecting Israel's Nuclear Arsenal

Guards and Detainees Clash at US Prison in Guantanamo Bay

5 Heroin Dealers Executed in Vietnam

Muslim American News Focus, May 20, 2006

Palestine and Israel

Assassination Attempt of Palestinian Intelligence Chief Tareq Abu Rajab Leaves him and Several Bodyguards Wounded, One Killed

23 Demonstrators, Including 3 Journalists Wounded, 14 Peace Activists Arrested During Anti-Wall Demonstration in Bal'in

Palestinian Interior Minister Agrees with Security Chiefs not to Deploy "Support Force" Near Security Buildings

President Abbas Orders a Probe in Illegal Entry of €639,000 into the Gaza Strip

May 19, 2006

10 Iraqis Killed, UAE Diplomat al-Nuaimi Freed, on Friday, 5 US Soldiers Killed on Thursday

European Union Contingent in Rafah Confiscates $817,000 in Donations to Palestinians, Unknown Gunmen Try to Ignite a Hamas-Fateh Civil War

NATO Alliance to Continue its Imperialist Afghan Mission

Prodi Calls US-Led NATO War on Iraq a Grave Error, Reiterates his Campaign Promise to Pull Italian Troops Out of Iraq

U.N. urges U.S. to shut Guantanamo prison and to avoid using secret detention facilities

US Senate Votes Twice for English Language, Part of the Immigration Debate

The Palestinian American Federation-Second Conference call for Activists

Muslim American News Briefs, May 19, 2006

May 18, 2006

Jerusalem on Alert over Long-Awaited Israeli-Planned Palestinian Suicide Attack

105 Killed in Afghanistan, Including 87 Taliban Fighters, 14 Afghan Policemen, American Civilian, Afghan Civilian, and Canadian Soldier

24 Killed in Iraq, Including US Soldier, 3 Resistance Fighters, 3 Policemen, 17 Civilians

Prodi Says War on Iraq Was a 'Grave' Mistake

US Proposes New Disarmament Nuke Treaty Banning Production of the Nuclear Material Needed to Make Atomic Bombs

Dubai Acquires Maltacom, Continuing Investment Everywhere Except in its Arab Neighborhood

Police Beat Protesters, Detain 100 People in Egypt

US Senate OKs border fence, backs citizenship

Current Issues TV: Hesham Tillawi Interviews Alan Watt and Larry Darby

Muslim American News Briefs, May 18, 2006

Palestine and Israel

Jerusalem on Alert over Long-Awaited Israeli-Planned Palestinian Suicide Attack

Elderly Palestinian Citizen Dies of Heart Attack After Israeli Occupation Forces Bulldozed his Fence and Trees

EU Hosts Quartet and World Bank Meeting to Decide on Fund Transfer for Palestinians

Inter-Palestinian Security Dispute Shows on Gaza Streets, Abbas Deploys Regular Forces, Siyam Deploys Interior Ministry's New Force

May 17, 2006

3 Killed, UAE Diplomat Naji Rashid al-Nuaimi Kidnapped in Iraq

12 Killed in Clashes Between Pakistani Forces and Pro-Taliban Fighters in North Waziristan

Bombing Kills 7 in Southern Russia

8 Killed, UN Convoy Attacked With Suicide Car Bomb in Afghanistan

Arab American News Focus, May 17, 2006

Arab American Idol Comedy Festival Night, May 22, 2006

Muslim American News Briefs, May 17, 2006

Palestine and Israel

Israeli Extrajudicial Executions Continue as Two Palestinians Killed in Nablus

Israeli-US Financial Siege Disrupting Palestinian Banking System, Abbas Warns of Explosion as Arab Banks Join Blockade

Text of President Mahmoud Abbas' Speech Before European Parliament in Strasbourg: May 16, 2006

May 16, 2006

US Soldier, 29 Iraqis Killed on Tuesday

 2 Taliban Fighters, 2 Policemen Killed in East Afghanistan

Bush's Immigration Plan Draws GOP (Republican) Fire

Venezuela Weighs Selling U.S. Jets to Iran in Response to US Ban on Arms Sales

U.N. Passes Darfur Peacekeeping Resolution

AAIF Organizes DC Effort for 2nd Annual National Arab American Service Day

Muslim American News Briefs, May 16, 2006

Palestine and Israel

Four Palestinians Injured, One Critical, in an Israeli Attempted Extrajudicial Execution South of Gaza, Israeli Terror Raids Continue in the West Bank

Supported by Russia and EU, Abbas Invites Olmert for Talks, Telling Israelis to Make 2006 a Year of Peace

Palestinian Prime Minister Ismael Haniyeh on the Quartet, US Measures, and Relations with Jordan

During Talks with Putin, Abbas Says Palestinian Economic Crisis Becoming Collective Punishment

On 58th Anniversary of "Al-Nakba": 5.1 Million Palestinians Living in Diaspora, Reports Lo'ay Shabana

Six Palestinians Extra-Judicially Executed by Israeli Occupation Forces in Jenin, Including Two Brothers

May 15, 2006

2 US Soldiers in Downed Helicopter, 25 Iraqis Killed on Monday, Attacks on British Forces Continue

4 Taliban Prisoner Escapees Recaptured in Bulgaria and Uzbekistan

Admiral William Fallon Asks Chinese Military Commanders to Watch US Military Exercise

Bolivia Moves Closer to Nationalization of Energy Industry

Mubarak's Son, Gamal, Met Secretly With Cheney Last Week to Mend Fences with Washington

Muslim American News Briefs, May 15, 2006

Palestine and Israel

On Nakba Day, Amir Peretz Brags of Killing 7 Palestinians, Top Muslim, Christian Leaders Refuse Ceding Palestinian Right of Return

May 14, 2006

2 US Soldiers, 26 Iraqis Killed on Sunday, 2 British Soldiers Killed on Saturday

Bomb Blast Kills 3 Children in East Turkey

Pakistani Student, Amer Cheema, Die in Germany Under Arrest in Relation to Cartoons, His Funeral Draws 50,000

Cheney the focus of CIA leak court filing

Muslim American News Briefs, May 14, 2006

Palestine and Israel

6 Palestinian Citizens Killed in Qabatya, Jenin, By an Israeli Occupation Forces Terror Raid

Racist Israeli Supreme Court Denies Appeal About "Family Reunion" Law of Palestinians

Olmert team lays groundwork for Bush summit to gain support for stealing more Palestinian lands

Morocco King, Muhammed VI, Mubarak Urge Renewal of Peace Process

Yearning His Mother's Cell, Youngest Released Prisoner "Noor" Separated from his Mom in Al Ramleh Prison

Palestinian Health Care System On Verge of Collapse, Health Minister Says

PLC Speaker Aziz Al-Duwaik Receives Egyptian Security Delegation

May 13, 2006

US Soldier, 11 Iraqis Killed on Saturday, Including Son of  Top Judge

5 Soldiers Killed in Clashes Between Shi'i and Kurdish Army Units ... of the New Iraq!!!

US Turning Against Uzbek Dictator Friend Karimov After Demanding Shut Down of US Base

Nigerian Pipeline Blast Kills Up to 200

Syrian FM Says UN Security Council Involvement May Hinder Lebanon Ties

US Runs Into Resistance Over Intervention in Oil-Rich Darfur from African States, Russia, and China

Palestine and Israel

US Foils Quartet's Bid to Pay Salaries of Palestinian Employees, Arab League Unable to Transfer Funds,  Israel Bears Responsibility Under International Humanitarian Law, Says Louise Arbour

Israeli Occupation Forces Kill a Palestinian Activist and a Patient by Preventing them from Reaching Hospital, Storm a Female Dorm in Nablus

Tens Wounded In Anti-Wall Rally in Bil'in, Including Two Internationals and AP Photographer

UN Human Rights Commissioner, Louise Arbour, Warns of Humanitarian Disaster in the Occupied Palestinian Territories as a Result of the Israeli-US-EU Financial Embargo

May 12, 2006

U.S. tank falls off a bridge into a canal in Iraq, killing 4 Marines

Republicans hope passage of $70B tax-cut bill will give boost to Bush, GOP-controlled Congress

Palestine and Israel

Palestinian Killed in Nablus, West Bank

Peace Activists March Saturday in Al-Ram, Jerusalem, to Say No to Israeli Walls, Checkpoints, and Unilateral Convergence

Israeli Occupation Forces Destroy 50 Palestinian Olive Trees in Ramin

May 11, 2006

4 US Soldiers, 10 Iraqis Killed on Thursday, 7 Iraqi Civilians Freed from a Death Squad

11 Taliban Fighters, 4 Government Soldiers Killed in Fighting, in Eastern Afghanistan

Fuel Shortage Exacerbates Palestinian Humanitarian Crisis, Israel Chocking Palestinian Traffic, Bakeries, Hospitals and Family Kitchens

Iranian President Ahmadinejad Says Ready to Negotiate With US-EU But Under No Threats

NSA Building a Database of Every Call Made, Rendering the US a Police State Par Excellence ... George Orwell's Predictions Dwarfed

Iraq TV Reporter Saud al-Hadithi  Gunned Down in Baghdad, 5th in May

Palestine and Israel

Fuel Shortage Exacerbates Palestinian Humanitarian Crisis, Israel Chocking Palestinian Traffic, Bakeries, Hospitals and Family Kitchens

Desperate Palestinians Lament Humanitarian Catastrophe Due To US-EU-Israeli Financial Embargo

Nine Palestinians Killed, 31 Injured in 768 Israeli Occupation Violations Last Week

Palestinian National Consensus Memo By Political Prisoners Lays Foundation For Joint Agenda to Exit the Crisis

May 10, 2006

23 Iraqis Killed on Wednesday, 22 on Tuesday Night

96 Killed in 4 Days of Fighting Between US-Backed ARPC and ICU, in Somalia

Israeli Occupation Government Issues an Ultimatum to Palestinians About Annexing Parts of the West Bank

Putin Criticizes US for Putting its Political Interest Above Democratic Ideals, for Bargaining Russian Stance on Iran With WTO Membership

Iranians Fault Rice's Dismissal of Letter (See letter's link)

A Response to the President of Iran Mahmoud Ahmadinejad By Mark Yannone

Palestine and Israel

Israeli Occupation Government Issues an Ultimatum to Palestinians About Annexing Parts of the West Bank

Quartet Bypasses Palestinian Government in Channeling Aid to Palestinians, Haniyeh Rejects Israeli Conditions Adopted Blindly By the Quartet

Three Palestinians Wounded by Israeli Bombardment of Northern Gaza Strip, Including Two Women, Eight Arrested in the West Bank

Haniyeh Pessimistic, Rice Blaming the Victims after Quartet Meeting

Hamas, Fateh Form Field Committee to Maintain Calm

May 9, 2006

US Soldier, 22 Iraqis Killed on Tuesday, Including 17 by Death Squads

U.S. Airstrike Kills 4 Taliban Members, 3 Pakistanis Injured

Iranian President Ahmadinejad Says Western-Style Democracy Has Failed, Global Hatred of US Has Increased

US Says Bars Use of Torture in Interrogations, UN Members Doubtful Because of US Definition of Torture and Refusal to Make Techniques Known

Commander of U.S. Forces  William Fallon Arrives in China for Restoration of Contacts Between US and Chinese Militaries

Palestine and Israel

UN, World Bank, UNRWA, AIDA Warn Quartet of PNA Collapse, US Rejects Palestinian, Arab, EU, French, and World Bank Proposals

A Civilian Wounded North Gaza Strip By IOF Artillery Fire, 20 Arrested In West Bank

Israeli Occupation Government to Finish 95% of Apartheid, Land-Grab Wall Within 6 Months

President Abbas Sends a Letter to the Quartet Demanding Support to PNA

Subeih Says Arab Banks Face Harsh Blocks in Transferring Aid to the PNA Because of US Sanctions

May 8, 2006

2 US Soldiers, 16 Iraqis Killed on Monday

Blair: Nuking Iran Would Be Absurd

Iranian President, Ahmadinejad, Writes to President Bush Proposing Solutions

Retired CIA Analyst Ray McGovern Takes on Rumsfeld Over Justification for Iraq Invasion: Text and Video

Palestine and Israel

Abu Zayd's Warning Vindicated: Violence Claims 3 Palestinian Lives Aid, Cuts Squeeze Palestinian Disputes out into Open Hamas-Fatah Clashes

Palestinians losing link to U.S. care: Sanctions against Hamas threaten to harm program for kids, entire medical system

Punishing the Innocent Palestinians Is a Crime By Jimmy Carter

May 7, 2006

40 Iraqis Killed on Sunday, Including 17 by Death Squads

Iran Threatens to Quit Nuclear Treaty if US-EU Pressures Continue

Rumsfeld's Bad Day in Atlanta

Palestine and Israel

Two Elderly Palestinian Civilians Killed, Several Wounded In Israeli Occupation Forces Bombardment of Northern Gaza Strip, All Crossings Hermetically Sealed

Israel Snubs Abbas' Offer for Summit or Talks, Egypt Wants Roadmap Amended, UK Seeks Quartet's OK for Palestinian Fund

Illegal Israeli Jewish Settlers Launch Arson Attacks against Palestinian Residents, Property In Hebron

Conference of Palestinians in Europe Held in Sweden, Confirms Right of Return

President Abbas Holds Talks with PM Haniyah, Joint Committee to Solve the Financial Crisis

May 6, 2006

10 U.S. Troops Die in Afghan Copter Crash

4 British Soldiers, US Soldier, 18 Iraqis Killed on Saturday, British Helicopter Downed and Armored Vehicle Destroyed by Iraqi Resistance in Basra

German with grudge on his country confers fatherhood on 1,000 children from poor countries

Palestine and Israel

Five Palestinians Extra-Judicially Executed, Four Wounded in an Israreli Occupation Forces Air Raid on Gaza

Peretz Carries on Mofaz's Mission of Killing More Palestinians, Israeli Troops Kill 37 Palestinians, Including 6 children, in April

UN Agency, UNRWA, Warns of Imminent Humanitarian Crisis in Gaza as a Result of US-EU-Israeli Sanctions

As a Result of Israeli Occupation Policies, Unemployed Palestinian Men Increased to 31.1% in the 1st quarter 2006

Several Peace Activists Wounded In Bil'in Protest Including a French and Two Journalists

May 5, 2006

Israeli Lust for Palestinian Blood Continues, 6 Palestinians Killed Friday, Including Four Family Members Inside their House

3 US Soldiers, 6 Iraqi Resistance Fighters, 5 Iraqi Civilians Killed on Friday

2 Italian Soldiers, 4 Taliban Fighters, 5 Afghani Civilians Killed

Tony Blair Fires Foreign Secretary

Sudan, Rebel Group to Sign Peace Plan

CIA Director Porter Goss Resigns

May 4, 2006

2 US Soldiers, 18 Iraqis Killed on Thursday

Palestine and Israel

United States Tightening Siege on the Palestinian People, PLO Warns Against Contributing to Collapse of PNA Institutions

3-Year-old Palestinian Boy, Abdullah Al-Ja'abari, Run Over by an Israeli Jewish Settler in Hebron, 7 Teens Arrested in Nablus

Aid to Palestinians Blocked by American Pressure on Banks

Israeli Unilateral Withdrawal Plan Annexes Jerusalem Holy Places

Morocco and Sweden Deny Entry to Hamas Leaders, Salah Al-Bardaweel and Muhammed Nazzal

May 3, 2006

52 Iraqis Killed on Wednesday

Palestine and Israel

Quartet Committee Convenes Next Tuesday to Discuss Feasibility of Road Map

Due to Israeli Siege, Gaza Suffers Unprecedented Health Crisis

Israeli Occupation Forces Arrest Four Palestinian Residents , Held Bride Groom At Military Checkpoint

Palestinian PM Haniyeh Accuses USA Administration of Impeding Proposals to Money Transfer

Quartet Committee Convenes Next Tuesday to Discuss Feasibility of Road Map

May 2, 2006

US Soldier, 37 Iraqis Killed, Talks Between Khalilzad and 10 Iraqi Resistance Groups Over US Withdrawal Stopped

35 Massacred in Kashmir

Iran Threatens Israel if U.S. Attacks

Islamophobia Focus of OIC's London Conference

Bahraini Ambassador, Nasser Al-Belooshi, Announces Before the American Jewish Committee that Bahrain Won't Finance PNA under Hamas

Italian Leader Berlusconi Resigns to Make Way for Prodi-Led Center-Left Government

Palestine and Israel

Two Palestinian Policemen, Tamer Al Mash-harawi and Khaled Sannouna, Killed, Six Injured in Israeli Shelling of North Gaza

Innocent Mother of Five, Etaf Youssuf, Shot Dead, her Daughter about to Marry Wounded in Israeli Occupation Forces Raid

Israeli Occupation Forces Continue their Unprovoked Raids on West Bank Towns,  Arresting 10 and Storming a Medical Center

On Eve of Nakba Day, Abbas Sends Message of Peace to Israelis, BADIL Commemorates 58th Anniversary of Nakba with Events in Tel Aviv, Jerusalem

Palestinian Political Prisoner, Samar Subaih, Gives Birth to her Child, Baraa, at an Israeli Occupation Prison Hospital

Bahraini Ambassador, Nasser Al-Belooshi, Announces Before the American Jewish Committee that Bahrain Won't Finance PNA under Hamas

US and Iraq

US Soldier, 37 Iraqis Killed, Talks Between Khalilzad and 10 Iraqi Resistance Groups Over US Withdrawal Stopped

US and Iran 

Iran Threatens Israel if U.S. Attacks

US

Former Polish President Lech Walesa to Receive Arab American Award on May 3rd

Lens on Syria: Films spanning thirty years of contemporary Syrian cinema to tour North America

Muslim American News Briefs, May 2, 2006

Arab League

Bahraini Ambassador, Nasser Al-Belooshi, Announces Before the American Jewish Committee that Bahrain Won't Finance PNA under Hamas

World

35 Massacred in Kashmir

Islamophobia Focus of OIC's London Conference

Italian Leader Berlusconi Resigns to Make Way for Prodi-Led Center-Left Government

May 1, 2006

US and Iraq

War in Iraq Claims US Soldier, 14 Iraqi Security Officers, 20 Resistance Fighters, and 6 Civilians

Palestine and Israel

Israeli Occupation Forces Continue Unprovoked Raids on Palestinian Cities, Arresting Six Citizens

National Dialogue, Quartet Meeting to Tackle Palestinian Crisis, Egyptian-Jordanian-Israeli Summit Encounters Planned to Revive Peace Talks

President Abbas Calls for National Dialogue, Hamas Says Success Unlikely

US and Afghanistan

11 Taleban Fighters, 3 Afghan Policemen Killed in Clashes 

US and Iran

Iran Vows Never to Give Up Its Nuclear Program

Iranian Official Nejad Hosseinian Says Oil Prices a Barrier to Sanctions

UN Security Council resolution on Iran 'dangerous', says Chinese ambassador

US

The Sami Al-Arian Case: Al-Arian plea deal overcame discord 

Muslim American News Briefs, April 30, 2006

Muslim American News Briefs, April 29, 2006

Arab League

Sudan Says It's Ready to Sign Darfur Deal But the Western-backed Rebels Not Ready Yet

Lebanon Talks Fail to Resolve Key Issues