September 30, 2006

Kabul suicide bombing targeting Interior Ministry leaves 12 dead

Corporate Media (AP, Reuters, CNN, FOX, etc.) did not publish news from the Iraq war today.

Israeli Occupation Forces Terrorize  Palestinian Cities, Villages, Kidnap People, Set Up Checkpoints

The Saddam-Lincoln Trial: Brother-In-Law of New Judge Slain

US Senate Republicans Pass Legislation Legalizing Torture by Adopting Bush's Program of Detainee Interrogation

Muslim American News Briefs, September 30, 2006

Palestine and Israel

Israeli Occupation Forces Terrorize  Palestinian Cities, Villages, Kidnap People, Set Up Checkpoints

President Abbas: No Progress in Coalition Talks, Israeli Air strike kills Two Teenagers in Gaza, a Third Dies of Wounds

Thousands of worshippers flock to the Al-Aqsa Mosque for first Friday prayers of Ramadhan

September 29, 2006

13 Iraqis Executed by Death Squads, 4 Killed in Scattered Attacks

Corporate Media (AP, Reuters, CNN, FOX) did not publish news from the Afghan war today (10:48 ET)

The Saddam-Lincoln Trial: Brother-In-Law of New Judge Slain

US Senate Republicans Pass Legislation Legalizing Torture by Adopting Bush's Program of Detainee Interrogation

US House Republicans Pass Legislation Legalizing Spying on Americans, by Adopting Bush's Program of Warrantless Wiretapping

Current Issues TV with Hesham Tillawi Interviews Fred Burks and Sara Kershnar

Muslim American News Briefs, September 29, 2006

Palestine and Israel

Two Palestinian Boys Killed While Cycling, Man Shot, 6 Kidnapped by Israeli Occupation Forces

Bethlehem invaded by Israeli occupation forces, including Church of Nativity area, Bab Askak, and neighboring villages

$2.5 Million in Humanitarian Assistance from India to Alleviate Suffering of the People of Palestine Resulting from US-EU-Israeli financial embargo

The international community must resume aid to the Palestinian public sector, 16 international NGOs demand

City of Qalqilia Has Become an Israeli Occupation Prison Surrounded by Walls: Forty-Five Thousand People in an Area of Four Square Kilometers

Food poisoning in the Israeli occupation Al-Naqab Prison

Weekly Israeli human rights violations against the Palestinian people, September 29, 2006

3,733 Palestinians killed by Israeli forces in last six years,  a B'Tselem report

Jericho Mayor urges US and donor countries to lift siege, resume aid and reactivate peace process

Office of the Presidency: 1,500 shekels per person

September 28, 2006

71 Iraqis Killed in Car Bombs and Shooting, Including 40 Executed by Death Squads

Palestine and Israel

Israeli Occupation Forces Terrorize, Injure, Kidnap Palestinians, Destroy their Property All Over the West Bank and Gaza Strip, September 28, 2006

Near Genocidal Impact of the Israeli Blockade of Gaza Strip

Depression in the Palestinian territories increasing due to conflict and poverty

EU Monitors to Close Rafah Crossing due to Alleged Smuggling, B'Tselem: Gaza Power Plant Attack is a war crime

Israeli occupation forces raid charitable organization, including kindergarten, confiscate files

Palestinian agricultural losses top US $1 billion, due to Israeli blockade and US-EU financial embargo

Palestinian Deputy Prime Minister, Nasseruddin Al-Sha’er, released from Israeli occupation jail after being imprisoned upon democratic election

Unpaid policemen block roads, burn tires, in Gaza

September 27, 2006

2 US Soldiers, 33 Iraqis Killed, Including 8 Civilians Killed by US Forces, 15 Executed by Death Squads

25 Afghanis Massacred, Accusations of Tripled Attacks from Pakistan Since the Truce

Arab American News Focus,  September  27,  2006

Muslim American News Briefs, September 27, 2006

Palestine and Israel

14-Year Old Girl Azza Hammad Killed, 20 Wounded In an Israeli Terrorist Air Raid on a Rafah House, Several Wounded and Ten Kidnapped in Qabatya and Balata

2 Brothers Wounded in Tubas, 31 Palestinian Civilians Kidnapped by Israeli Occupation Forces, Arable Land Burned in Hebron by Illegal Israeli Settlers

Israeli occupation forces kidnap 30 Palestinian civilians, tanks and bulldozers destroy homes and fields in southern and central Gaza Strip

UN Envoy John Dugard Describe Israeli Policies as Ethnic Cleansing of Palestinians

Demands for Opening a Criminal Investigation in Bombing Gaza Power Plant, as an Israeli War Crime Against Civilian Population

Thousands of Palestinians have been internally displaced due to the Israeli Land-Grab Wall in occupied East Jerusalem

Qalqilia Zoo protecting animals against Israeli occupation attacks

September 26, 2006

27 Iraqis Massacred in Attacks, 23 Executed by Death Squads

One Italian Soldier, 28 Afghanis Killed, Including 9 Soldiers, 9 Taliban Fighters, 10 Civilians

Ohio Car Dealer Drops 'Jihad' Radio Ads, Offers Apology

Muslim American News Briefs, September 26, 2006

Palestine and Israel

Israeli occupation soldiers kidnap six Palestinian brothers in a raid on West Bank village Kafr Dan, 2 more in Halhoul

Three days of Israeli occupation invasions disrupt Ramadan in Nablus

Israeli occupation forces increase number of checkpoints during Ramadan

Israeli occupation government releases names of Jordan political prisoners for first time family visits

Palestinian Monetary Authority to sue Israeli forces for bank robberies

Villagers from the West Bank village of Bil'in try to reclaim some of their land by building a hotel

Bassam Al-Salihi sides with Abbas in not holding talks with Hamas

First salaries arrive for Palestinian civil servants, seven months late, as a result of the US-EU-Israeli financial embargo

September 25, 2006

10 Iraqi Policemen, 2 Resistance Fighters Killed in Fighting, 2 Iraqi Civilians Killed by Death Squads, 2 Killed by Resistance Fighters

10 Afghanis Killed by US Air Strikes, 3 Killed by Bombs, Women's Rights Activist Killed, Investigation of Killing 2 Afghani Detainees by US Special Forces

Venezuelan Foreign Minister, Nicolas Maduro, Detained for 90 Minutes in New York JFK Airport, Threatened of Beating, Ordered to be Strip Searched and Frisked

Retired Military Officers to Criticize Rumsfeld

Muslim American News Briefs, September 25, 2006

Palestine and Israel

Israeli occupation forces terrorize, kidnap, Injure Palestinians in various cities, villages, checkpoints

Abbas and Haniyeh Resume Coalition Talks, Palestinian Employees Suffering Mount in Ramadhan

Hamas may accept a modified national unity government, a London paper suggests

Palestinian law does not allow President Abbas to dissolve the PLC, Hamas claims

Israeli occupation terrorist forces wait outside Al-Khader Mosque during evening Ramadan prayers, attack worshippers

Israelis carrying out ugly assaults designed to divide the holy city of Jerusalem, says Shaikh Ra'ed Salah

Palestinian Minister of Refugees' Affairs, Atef Udwan, says the delay in paying salaries is due to fabricated obstacles

September 24, 2006

Venezuelan Foreign Minister, Nicolas Maduro, Detained for 90 Minutes in New York JFK Airport, Threatened of Beating, Ordered to be Strip Searched and Frisked

27 Iraqis Killed in Eight Attacks, Including 13 Soldiers, 7 Policemen, and 5 Civilians Executed by Death Squads

23 Afghanis Massacred by NATO Occupation Air Strikes

6 Palestinians Injured, 2 Kidnapped, Scores Assaulted and Detained by Israeli Occupation Forces in the West Bank

British Officers in Afghanistan Say Scale of Casualties Not Properly Reported, Blair Acknowledges War Tougher Than Expected

Muslim American News Briefs, September 24, 2006

Palestine and Israel

6 Palestinians Injured, 2 Kidnapped, Scores Assaulted and Detained by Israeli Occupation Forces in the West Bank

Efforts to Set Up a Palestinian Coalition Government Back to Zero, Abbas, Mubarak Meet in Cairo

Haniyeh warns of the dangers of taking 'hasty decisions' with regards to dissolving the Hamas government

Israeli occupation forces still destroying agricultural land in Gaza Strip

Israeli occupation government confiscates more Palestinian land for settlement expansion

Poverty and Ramadan in Jericho

500 Palestinians spend night at Rafah Crossing waiting for it to be opened

September 23, 2006

32 Iraqis Massacred in Sadr City Kerosene Tanker Bomb, 5 Executed by Death Squads, US Security Contractor Killed in Attack

54 Afghanis Massacred on Friday

Nassrullah Congratulates Lebanese, Arabs, Muslims, Freedom-Loving People Everywhere of Victory Over Israeli Occupiers

Richard Armitage Conveyed a US Threat to Bomb Pakistan Back to the Stone Age If it Didn't Cooperate After September 11 Attacks

3,028 US Soldiers Killed in Wars, Exceeding the number of September 11 Deaths

Muslim American News Briefs, September 23, 2006

Palestine and Israel

Israeli occupation forces invade northern Gaza Strip, village of Marda, destroys a Rafah house by air strike, kidnap 2 in Tubas

Israeli occupation forces attempt to destroy the sanctity of the first day of Ramadan by attacking refugees

President Abbas Offers Olive Branch, Says Occupation Will Keep Conflict Alive, Hamas Would Not Lead a Coalition that Recognizes Israel

Despite other names being tossed about, Prime Minister Haniya will remain in his position Exclusive

Shaikh Al-Tamimi says Israeli occupation government continue to threaten stability of Al-Aqsa Mosque and the world

Swedish Members of Parliament garnering international support to lift the Israeli Embargo Imposed on the Palestinian People

International Crisis Group launches a global initiative to find a comprehensive settlement to the Arab-Israeli conflict

September 22, 2006

Nassrullah Congratulates Lebanese, Arabs, Muslims, Freedom-Loving People Everywhere of Victory Over Israeli Occupiers

54 Afghanis Massacred on Friday

13 Iraqis Executed by Army Death Squads, 4 Killed in Attacks on a Sunni Mosque, Iraqis Demonstrate in Tikrit Demanding Return of Saddam to Power

Richard Armitage Conveyed a US Threat to Bomb Pakistan Back to the Stone Age If it Didn't Cooperate After September 11 Attacks

3,028 US Soldiers Killed in Wars, Exceeding the number of September 11 Deaths

Deadly harvest: The Lebanese fields sown with Israeli cluster bombs

Arab American News Focus, September  22, 2006

Muslim American News Briefs, September 22, 2006

President Abbas Addresses UNGA: Continuation of the Israeli occupation will Keep Conflict Alive

Text of President Bush's Address to United Nations General Assembly, September 19, 2006

Text of Venezuelan President, Hugo Chavez's Speech, Delivered to U.N. General Assembly, New York, September 20, 2006

Text of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's Speech at 61st UN General Assembly Meeting

Palestine and Israel

12 Palestinians kidnapped overnight, including one woman and a Tulkarem Muslim cleric

A roadside bomb in Nablus injures seven Israeli occupation soldiers

Urgent appeal to save the life of Palestinian political prisoner in Israeli jail

Human rights weekly report on Israeli abuses against Palestinians

PM Haniyeh: We will accept a Palestinian state on the '67 borders and call a truce

President Abbas Addresses UNGA: Continuation of the Israeli occupation will Keep Conflict Alive

President Abbas to the UN: I want tomorrow to be better than today

Israeli Occupation Government to Build 164 Housing Units in West Bank

Muslim and Christian nonviolent Palestinian resistance against occupation

National Bank of Jordan returns to work after its Nablus branch was destroyed by Israeli occupation forces on Wednesday

Peres lays down conditions before a meeting between Abbas and Olmert can take place

Suspension of Palestinian aid has had a critical impact on the health of Palestinians, say Doctors without Borders

Swedish parliamentarians urge the international community to lift the crippling siege

The battle for the borders of the Palestinian state has already begun, says Mustafa Barghouthi

The Palestinian Right of Return cannot be dismissed

September 21, 2006

US Soldier, 6 Iraqi Policemen, 2 Civilians Killed in Baghdad Car Bombing and Mortar Attacks

34 Afghanis Killed by Government and NATO Forces

UN Report Documents Horrors in Occupied Iraq, More than One Hundred People Killed Everyday, Tens of Thousands in Prisons, Torture, and Death Squads

Ahmadinejad says Iran doesn't need the bomb and he's at loss about what more he can do to provide guarantees

Ahmadinejad Debates the Holocaust and US-Israeli Policies for 90 Minutes with 19 Members of the Council on Foreign Relations, Accuses them of Being Shills for the Bush Administration

Chavez Announces More Venezuelan Aid to Poor US Citizens, Attacks Bush's Policies

Israeli Foreign Minister Instigates Against Iran

Bush, Ahmadinejad Spar Over Nuke Standoff

Anti-Muslim Bias Incidents Jump 29%, total number of Muslim civil rights cases tops 1,900 in 2005

Muslim American News Briefs, September 20, 2006

Palestine and Israel

Israeli assault on the Gaza Strip kills four Palestinian civilian men and one woman, six others injured including three children

Israeli occupation raids across the West Bank, six reported to have been detained

Two children injured in Tubas, one shot in head by Israeli occupation forces

Streets of Jerusalem to be segregated for 'Muslims only' or 'Jews only' during Ramadan

European Commission to disburse emergency funds to another 40,000 Palestinians, forced to poverty by US-EU-Israeli financial embargo

Quartet urges Israel to release the Palestinians' taxes, welcomes national unity government

Bush Meets with Abbas in New York, Reiterates his Commitment to Reviving the Peace Process

IOFs Steal NIS 6 Million from Palestinian Exchange Shops in the West Bank

Nablus citizens under the age of 30 are prevented by Israeli occupation forces from leaving the city

September 20, 2006

US Soldier, 35 Iraqis Killed in Attacks, 5 by Death Squads

Starving the Palestinian people continues: Israeli forces steal millions from Palestinian currency exchange shops and banks

Bush, Ahmadinejad Spar Over Nuke Standoff

Anti-Muslim Bias Incidents Jump 29%, total number of Muslim civil rights cases tops 1,900 in 2005

Muslim American News Briefs, September 20, 2006

Palestine and Israel

15-year old Hanan Abu Owda Dies of her Wound in Beit Hanoon, as IOFs Rampage on the West Bank

Israeli forces assault on a West Bank village: Family home set alight with five children inside

Israeli forces fire missiles into southern Gaza Strip home and bulldoze land in the north

Israeli forces shoot and kill 22 year old resistance member after arrest him

Starving the Palestinian people continues: Israeli forces steal millions from Palestinian currency exchange shops and banks

Abbas and Haniyeh agree to restructure the PLO, and to hold PNC elections

Abbas Levni Meeting Focus on Peace Process, Shalit's Release, Unity Government on Top of Abbas-Bush Meeting Agenda

George Bush pledges to intensify US efforts to achieve peace in the Middle East

Rice to Lead New Diplomatic Efforts in the Middle East, Abbas Meets with George Bush Today

Rice Underlines Meeting Of Quartet's Demands and Livini Calls For Continuous Contacts with Abbas

The Middle East is the epicentre of global instability, French President tells UN

September 18, 2006

Afghan War Claims 20 Deaths, Including 4 Canadian Occupation Soldiers, 14 Alleged  Taliban Fighters, 2 Afghani Policemen

US Soldier, 10 Iraqis Killed in Attacks, 18 Executed by Death Squads

Pope says he's sorry for the outrage but not the remarks themselves

Jerusalem is an Occupied Palestinian Territory, Confirmed Declaration of the Havana NAM Summit

War exacerbates Palestine refugee conditions in Lebanon

Irish academics call on EU to stop funding Israeli academic institutions

Arab American Writers Condemn the US-EU-Israeli Economic Blockade of Gaza, Demand Lifting It Immediately

Canadian Mosque Vandalized with Slurs, Nazi Swastikas, Muslims Demand Probe for the Hate Crime

Kashmir Mufti hails joint statement, calls for complete cessation of hostilities

Palestine and Israel

2 Palestinians injured, 11 kidnapped by Israeli occupation forces storming Nablus, Tulkarem, and Hebron

Palestinian Officials Say Coalition Talks With Hamas Suspended Abbas, Bush to Meet on the Sidelines of the U.N. General Assembly

Public sector demonstrators prevent PM Haniyeh from entering the parliament building

Abu Marzouq and Qurei' Exchange Accusations in Damascus About Delaying Unity Government

Hamas must stop attempts to amend political agenda, says Qais Abdul Karim

Palestinian political prisoners prepare to spend Ramadan in Israeli occupation jails

War exacerbates Palestine refugee conditions in Lebanon

Cancer patients in the Gaza Strip unable to reach Israeli hospitals for treatment

Fishermen in Gaza suffer Israeli occupation naval restrictions

Palestinian groom taken hostage by Israeli occupation soldiers to pressure his wanted brother into surrendering

September 17, 2006

Iraq War Attacks Claim 38 Iraqis, Including 25 in Kirkuk, 4 in Fallujah, 2 in Baghdad, 7 Executed by Death Squads

Archbishop Atallah Hanna rejects Papal remarks on Islam

Pope says he's sorry for the outrage but not the remarks themselves

Jerusalem is an Occupied Palestinian Territory, Confirmed Declaration of the Havana NAM Summit

NATO Occupation Forces Claim Success Against Taliban But Expect to Fight Them for the Next Five Years, 3 Afghanis Killed

U.S. War Prisons Legal Vacuum for 14,000

Arab American Institute Welcomes Victory by Keith Ellison, Warns Against Negative Campaigning

Muslim American News Briefs, September 17, 2006

Palestine and Israel

Jenin Attacked, 11 Palestinians Kidnapped by Israeli Occupation Forces, Israeli Vehicle Destroyed, a Soldier Injured

Jerusalem is an Occupied Palestinian Territory, Confirmed Declaration of the Havana NAM Summit

President Abbas Freezes Formation of Palestinian National Unity Government

Archbishop Atallah Hanna rejects Papal remarks on Islam

Haniyeh and Dahlan Condemn Attacks on Palestinian Christian Churches

Ismael Haniyeh Says Prisoner Release Efforts Still Underway, Qaraqa'a Criticizes Contradictory Information About it

September 16, 2006

Leaders of Two-Thirds of the World's Nations Meeting in Havana Demand Making the UN More Democratic to Curb US Dominance in the Security Council

Oil Prices Lowered to $63 Per Barrel from the $78 July Highest, Sharp Increases After US Elections in November Most Likely

Pope's Attack on Islam Unites Iraqis and the Muslim World

US Soldier Missing or Captured, 12 Iraqis Killed in Attacks, 6 Executed by Death Squads, Digging Trenches Around Baghdad

US Soldier, 8 Afghanis Killed in Attacks

US not satisfied with national unity agreement, Arab financial support to be delayed as a result

US Forces in Iraq Hold Dr Fadhil Al-Bedrani and his Family for his Views Opposing the Occupation

British Muslims Demand that Pope Benedict XVI Urgently Clarify His Remarks About Islam

US Muslims Call for Dialogue Over Pope's Comments on Islam

Arab Americans Commemorate 9/11 Tragedy, Reiterate Commitment to Protecting our Country

Muslim American News Briefs, September 16, 2006

Palestine and Israel

US not satisfied with national unity agreement, Arab financial support to be delayed as a result

PLO to once again become the peoples’ representative, this time with Hamas and Jihad in the fold

Hamas denies reports that prisoner exchange to begin tomorrow, citing Israeli intransigence

5 Palestinians Kidnapped by Israeli Occupation Forces in Tubas and Balatah

Israeli occupation forces attack a man, arrest another and invade a hospital in Hebron Saturday

Illegal Israeli Settlers Rebuild Outpost in Hebron

Israeli occupation prosecutor appealing against release of Qalqilia Mayor, Wajih Quwas, imprisoned for Hamas party membership

The body of assassinated Brigader At-Tayeh transferred to Jordan then to Beirut

September 15, 2006

US Soldier, 6 Iraqis Killed on Friday, 30 Iraqis Executed by Death Squads, 5 US Soldiers Killed on Thursday

4 Killed in Taliban Raid on Police Compound in Afghanistan

Supreme Judge of Palestine, Shaikh Taysir Al-Tamimi Denounces Pope's Anti-Islamic Statements, Demands him to Apologize to Muslims

OIC Ministers of Information Hammer Out Seven Resolutions

IAEA: U.S. Report on Iran 'Dishonest'

Tariq Aziz Lawyer, Badie Aref, Asks his Family to Sue Bush and Blair if he's Assassinated

Bush, Senators Divided on Detainee Bill

US Mosques Urged to Host 'Sharing Ramadan' Iftars to Challenge Growing Anti-Muslim Views

Muslim American News Briefs, September 15, 2006

Today's Opinion Editorials

Palestine and Israel

5 Palestinian Intelligence Officers Assassinated in Gaza, Woman Injured in Beit Hanoon, 4 Kidnapped in Tulkarem by Israeli Occupation Forces

Supreme Judge of Palestine, Shaikh Taysir Al-Tamimi Denounces Pope's Anti-Islamic Statements, Demands him to Apologize to Muslims

The Forgotten People: The Despair of Gaza One Year After the 'Disengagement', PNI

Widespread condemnation of Israeli kidnapping of Palestinian intellectuals, social activists, and thinkers, based on political affiliation

Forced labor for Palestinian children in Israeli occupation prison

Government Spokesperson: US position toward Palestinian coalition government unacceptable

Israeli occupation forces bulldoze trees in northern Gaza Strip

Martin Luther King Junior's son in Bethlehem: The Wall and settlement expansion are an affront to all religions and nationalities

Palestinian family informed of eminent home demolition by Israeli occupation forces in southern Gaza Strip

Palestinian casualty statistics report for Summer 2006

First Anniversary of Israeli Redeployment from Gaza: Weekly human rights report: Israeli occupation forces kill six Palestinians, including two children

September 14, 2006

2 US Soldiers, 22 Iraqis Killed in Attacks, 20 Iraqis Executed by Death Squads, US Forces Raid Offices of Party Demanding US Withdrawal

4 Killed in Taliban Raid on Police Compound in Afghanistan

Current Issues TV With Hesham Tillawi Interviewing Kaukab Siddique

Arab Americans Commemorate 9/11 Tragedy, Reiterate Commitment to Protecting our Country

Muslim American News Briefs, September 14, 2006

Palestine and Israel

The PLO will carry out international negotiations, Haniyeh confirms

Israeli occupation forces storm Bethlehem and kidnap seven leading Hamas members

Israeli occupation foreign minister meets with  Bush and Rice to make sure that the US does not have contacts with the new Palestinian government

Israeli occupation prosecution revokes decision to release 18 of the detained Palestinian politicians as planned today

Israeli occupation tanks invade southern Gaza, killing one man and occupying a number of private homes

Popular Resistance Committees deny that a deal has been reached to end the capture of the Israeli soldier, Cpl Shalit

13 Palestinians kidnapped on Thursday morning by Israeli occupation soldiers

Hundreds of Palestinian men detained by Israeli occupation forces in Hebron simply for being in the Old City

Israeli occupation forces invade West Bank villages of Marda and Haris overnight

September 13, 2006

104 Iraqi Lawmakers Out of 275 Demand a Timetable for US Withdrawal, 30 Iraqis Killed in Attacks, 65 Executed by Death Squads

16 Afghanis Massacred by NATO Occupation Forces in Garmser

Californians Asked to Repudiate Mayor's Anti-Muslim Remarks

Muslim American News Briefs, September 13, 2006

Palestine and Israel

US rejects Palestinian national unity government before it has even been formed

Israeli occupation forces kill 14-year old boy in Manger Square, Bethlehem, kidnap seven Palestinians in morning raids across the West Bank

Israeli occupation government announces plans to appropriate more Palestinian lands from Bethlehem village of Al-Khader

Palestinians protest against Israeli police brutality and beating of reconstruction workers at Al-Aqsa Mosque

September 12, 2006

Four Syrians Killed, in an Attack on the US Embassy in Damascus

US Soldier, 16 Afghanis Killed in Attacks

At Least 24 People Killed Across Iraq

German FM hints that a prisoners' exchange between Israel and Hizbullah is imminent

Palestine and Israel

Armed resistance killed Israeli soldier after warplanes bombed Gaza City

Israeli occupation soldiers fire live ammunition at children in Manger Square, Bethlehem, 14-year old boy killed

12 Palestinians Kidnapped by Israeli occupation forces, to be added to Palestinian political prisoner population

Names of ministers in the incoming unity government emerge, Hamas aides refute the reports

Israeli court rules that elected Palestinian officials must be released from Israeli occupation prisons

Qais Abdul Karim: International consensus, save for the Israelis, positive on Palestinian national unity government

A year after the Israeli withdrawal from the Gaza Strip finds continued attacks and closures

Coalition government possibilities resonate on Palestinian street

Egypt powers Gaza Strip for first time in 40 years

September 11, 2006

112 Afghanis Massacred by NATO Occupation Forces, 6 More Killed in a Funeral Bombing

US Soldier, 29 Iraqis Killed in Attacks

Muslim American News Briefs, September 11, 2006

Palestine and Israel

An Agreement To Form a Palestinian Coalition Government

Three Palestinians Killed In Jenin And Rafah by Israeli Occupation Forces

New Revised Route of the Land-Grab Wall Annexes 500 Dunum of Palestinian Lands In Jerusalem

September 10, 2006

NATO Occupation Forces Massacre 94 Afghanis, Taliban Fighters Kill 2 US Soldiers and 6 Afghanis

Process of Dismembering Iraq Continues, This Time Disguised as Federalism, 12 Iraqis Killed on Sunday

Tony Blair meets Mahmoud Abbas, believes there is a "window of opportunity"

Muslim American News Briefs, September 10, 2006

Palestine and Israel

Tony Blair meets Mahmoud Abbas, believes there is a "window of opportunity"

Injured Palestinian Dies, Two Israeli Occupation Soldiers Shot at, Shooting at and Abducting Palestinians in Bethlehem, Tulkarem, and Gaza

Two Palestinian boys hit by Israeli Jeep in Hebron, a third grader girl hit by a settler car in Nabi Elian village

A Palestinian Dies of Wounds Sustained by Israeli Forces in Khan Younis

Illegal Israeli settlers break into Halhoul Mosque and perform religious ceremonies under guard of Israeli occupation soldiers

Fateh leader Azzam Al Ahmad says Hamas Government has no choices other than coalition or resignation

“From London to Jerusalem,” Peace Cycle arrives in West Bank on bicycles bringing message of solidarity

Hamas spokesman Abu Zuhri rejects conditions set by the international Quartet

Israeli occupation forces allow Al Muntar Commercial Crossing to operate but Rafah border still closed

Member of Israeli Parliament Mohammad Barakeh warn Israeli occupation government against going too far in tightening the noose around Palestinians

September 9, 2006

Blair Visits Ramallah Sunday in Another Stunt, Palestinians Say he's Unwelcome

Contrary to Bush Claims, Saddam Saw Al-Qaeda As Threat, a US Senate Report

NATO Occupation Forces Massacre 40 Afghanis in Kandahar, a Canadian Soldier Killed

17 Iraqis Killed, 35 Injured Including 3 US Soldiers, Millions of Shi'i Muslims Observe Al-Mahdi Birthday in Karbala

Congressman Kucinich first US Official to Tour Damage in Southern Lebanon

Muslim American News Briefs, September 9, 2006

Palestine and Israel

Blair Visits Ramallah Sunday in Another Stunt, Palestinians Say he's Unwelcome

Abbas says Efforts to Form Coalition Government Still Underway, Lavrov Calls on Israel to Revive the Road Map

Israeli occupation troops invade Khuza'a, east of Khan Younis, terrorizing people, bulldozing agricultural lands, destroying greenhouses

Israeli Occupation Forces Violate Freedom of the Press in the Palestinian Territories, Arrest 4 People, Injure One

Center for Justice demands lawyers be allowed to visit Palestinian political prisoners in Israeli occupation jails

Israeli doctors witness first-hand the humanitarian disaster in Gaza, patients there are "sentenced to a slow death"

Issa Qaraqa calls for a Palestinian national unity government, says blockade rivaling the Israeli occupation itself in damage

Jerusalem Centre for Democracy and Human Rights reports on the vast array of Israeli human rights violations committed in August

More earthquakes expected in the eastern West Bank’s Jordan Valley

September 8, 2006

2 US Soldiers, 23 Afghanis Killed, 33 Injured on Friday, Including 2 US Soldiers, 4 Italian Soldiers

31 Muslim Indian Worshippers Killed in a Blast, in Nashik

15 Killed in Iraq on Friday, Including US Soldier, British Soldier, Four Iraqi Soldiers, Two Policemen, and Seven Civilians

Israeli occupation forces kidnap three Palestinians in Jericho, one in Bethlehem, and torment Al-Bireh with bright lights

Palestinian deputy PM to be detained by Israeli occupation forces for another 8 days on charges of being a Hamas activist

Arab Americans to Commemorate 9/11 with Interfaith Prayer, National Leadership Conference

Muslim American News Briefs, September 8, 2006

Palestine and Israel

Israeli occupation forces kidnap three Palestinians in Jericho, one in Bethlehem, and torment Al-Bireh with bright lights

Palestinian deputy PM to be detained by Israeli occupation forces for another 8 days on charges of being a Hamas activist

Palestinian political prisoner support centers closed by Israeli occupation forces

Palestinian Refugees in Gaza displaced by Israeli occupation military offensive

Stabbing an Israeli Soldier at checkpoint between Ramallah and Jerusalem

Mustafa Barghouthi says Europeans support Palestinian coalition government

UN to convene international conference in support of the Palestinian people

West Bank villagers launch an international appeal for help in removing the iron gates that surround them

Invited Palestinian journalists Barred by Israeli Occupation Forces from Reaching  US Consulate in Jerusalem

September 7, 2006

25 Iraqis Killed in Six Bomb Attacks on Thursday, 2 US Soldiers Killed on Wednesday

28 Afghanis Killed in Air Strikes and Attacks on Thursday, Taliban Resistance Fighters Control City of Garmser for the Second Time in Two Months

CAIR Says Bush Speech Grants Extremists Undeserved Legitimacy and Fails to Address Concerns of the Vast Majority of Muslims Worldwide

Muslim American News Briefs, September 7, 2006

Palestine and Israel

Palestinian man gets caught in crossfire in Nablus, female activist is kidnapped by Israeli soldiers

Israeli occupation forces assassinate 24 year old armed resistance leader in Jenin

Palestinians in Gaza largely cut off from outside world due to continuous closure imposed by Israeli occupation government

Nearly 100 Palestinian mothers in Israeli occupation Telmond Prison in worsening conditions

EU calls on the Israeli occupation government to release PLC members and ministers unconditionally

September 6, 2006

65 Iraqis Killed on Wednesday, War Intensifies, Kurdish Secession Threat Continues

US Forces Launch artillery and rocket Attacks on East Afghanistan Mountainous Area

CAIR Says Bush Speech Grants Extremists Undeserved Legitimacy and Fails to Address Concerns of the Vast Majority of Muslims Worldwide

Muslim American News Briefs, September 6, 2006

Palestine and Israel

7 Palestinians Assassinated by Israeli Occupation Forces in Rafah, Khan Younis, and Jenin

Chief Palestinian Justice, Shaikh Taysir Al-Tamimi, and his family terrorized throughout the night in their Hebron home

Sinn Fein Leader, Gerry Adams, Meets Hamas Lawmaker, Tells Israel to End the Occupation of the Palestinian Territories

September 5, 2006

24 Iraqis Killed on Tuesday, 6 US Soldiers Killed on Monday, State of Emergency Extended One More Month

26 Afghanis Killed in Attacks, Canadian Soldier Killed by US Fire, British Soldier Killed by Resistance Fire

US-Backed Qatari, Pakistani Governments Participate in Lebanon UN Peacekeeping Force, Qatari Flights to Beirut Coordinated With Israelis

Was it a terror sting or entrapment? Lawyers say FBI informants funded, encouraged alleged Miami terror cell

Bush protest, Thursday, September 7 when George Bush makes a speech on the "war on terror" in Atlanta

Muslim American News Briefs, September 5, 2006

Palestine and Israel

Egypt holding captured soldier until Israel respects negotiated terms for political prisoner release

Israeli Soldier Killed, Palestinians Kidnapped, Beaten at Checkpoints By Israeli Occupation Forces

Israeli occupation prison guards beat editor from Nablus during his release from prison

Bethlehem to be hemmed in on four sides, the latest for the Wall & a settler road in the southwest

Taysir Khalid says Palestinians paying the price of Israeli failure in Lebanon

UN-HABITAT: Saudi Arabia to Finance New Palestinian Homes in Hebron

MPA: 700,000 Palestinians Arrested by Israel since 1967

September 4, 2006

5 US Soldiers, 2 British Soldiers, 55 Iraqis Killed in Monday Attacks

26 Afghanis Killed in Attacks, Canadian Soldier Killed by US Fire, British Soldier Killed by Resistance Fire

US-Backed Qatari, Pakistani Governments Participate in Lebanon UN Peacekeeping Force, Qatari Flights to Beirut Coordinated With Israelis

British tourist killed in a shooting in Amman, five other foreigners injured

Was it a terror sting or entrapment? Lawyers say FBI informants funded, encouraged alleged Miami terror cell

Bush protest, Thursday, September 7 when George Bush makes a speech on the "war on terror" in Atlanta

Muslim American News Briefs, September 4, 2006

Palestine and Israel

Mustafa Barghouthi: Israel is responsible for deteriorated financial conditions in the Palestinian territories

Exchange of elected officials in Israeli jails and others for captured soldier possible in 48 hours, Olmert denies the news

Palestinian Woman, 3 Journalists in Hebron, 5 in Jenin Injured by Israeli Occupation Soldiers, 100 Olive Trees Uprooted in Khan Younis

Israeli occupation forces fire missile in Gaza Strip destroying home

Israeli occupation notice to northern West Bank: Land will be confiscated, olive trees will be destroyed

Israeli occupation terrorist forces kidnap thirteen Palestinians in overnight raids in the northern West Bank

Israeli terrorist incursion into the southern Gaza Strip, 60-year-old farmer seized, resistance fighters fires mortar at Israeli post

PA condemns Israeli decision of expanding illegal settlements in West Bank

September 3, 2006

200 Afghanis, Many Civilians, Massacred By NATO Occupation Forces Air Strikes, 4 Canadian Occupation Soldiers Killed in Fighting

Four US Soldiers Killed in Iraq, Al-Sa'eedi Arrested

Kofi Annan: 70 Israeli violations of the ceasefire in Lebanon versus 4 Hizbullah violations

UK Protesters Call for Boycott of Israeli Food Company Carmel-Agrexco

Palestine and Israel

What really happened to Hamada Ashtiyeh? How Israeli Occupation Terrorist Forces Executed a Palestinian Teenager After Arresting him

Details of Israeli-Palestinian Prisoner Exchange Emerge

Five Palestinians Kidnapped by Israeli Occupation Forces in Hebron

Palestinian Resistance Fighters Repel Israeli invasions of Jenin and Jabalia Refugee Camps

Prime Minister Haniya: Coalition government talks with President Abbas in-depth and serious

Old mines in northwestern West Bank endanger farmers and firefighters

Palestinian Minister Jamal el-Khudari Resigns to Allow Formation of Unity Government

September 2, 2006

14 British Occupation Soldiers Killed in their Plane, Downed by a Taliban Stinger Missile in Kandahar Saturday

13 Pilgrims, 6 Iraqis Killed in Attacks on Saturday

Pentagon Gives Gloomy Iraq Report

Huge Spy Scandal Goes Unreported: Biggest Security Breach Since Pollard Is Ignored by Corporate Media

Israeli immoral use of cluster bombs in Lebanon poses major threat, UN aid chief Jan Egeland

Palestine and Israel

Israeli occupation terrorist forces kill father and son in Beit Hanoon, a third in Dair El-Balah Saturday morning

Al Quds Brigades clash with Israeli occupation forces in Jenin

Palestinian political prisoners preparing a hunger strike in protest of Israeli occupation prison conditions in West Bank

School year begins for some Palestinian students while others face strikes over unpaid salaries

September 1, 2006

5 Iraqis Killed on Friday, 64 Killed on Thursday

Pentagon Gives Gloomy Iraq Report

Huge Spy Scandal Goes Unreported: Biggest Security Breach Since Pollard Is Ignored by Corporate Media

Israeli immoral use of cluster bombs in Lebanon poses major threat, UN aid chief Jan Egeland

The Case Against Jose Padilla is Falling Apart

Mexican Lawmakers Block Fox's Speech

US Religious Leaders to Commemorate Fifth Anniversary of 9/11 with Interfaith Prayer

Muslim American News Briefs, September 1, 2006

Palestine and Israel

Protest Inside the Israeli Occupation Ofer Prison Camp

Bil'in Demonstrators Attacked by Israeli Experimental Weapons

Israel to release 1,000 Palestinian prisoners but not the kidnapped politicians, according to Saudi newspaper

Israeli occupation government formally announced confiscating 14 percent of Bethlehem

PM Haniyeh: No progress over prisoner swap