***Occupied Palestine and Israel: News and Articles*

*News*
------------------------------------------------------------------------
*International Middle East Media Center* <http://imemc.org/>

*Saadat Moved To Al Ramla Prison Hospital*
<http://www.imemc.org/article/62298>
IMEMC - Monday October 17, 2011 - 02:54, Palestinian Minister of
Detainees, Issa Qaraqe', stated that detained secretary-general of the
leftist Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP), Ahmad
Saadat, was moved to the Al Ramla Prison hospital due to health
complications following 20 days of hunger strike.

*Arab League Condemns Israeli Decision to Construct 2610 New Settlement
Units* <http://www.imemc.org/article/62297>
IMEMC - Sunday October 16, 2011 - 18:15, On Sunday, the Arab League
strongly condemned the Israeli government's decision to construct 2610
new Israeli settlements units between the cities of Jerusalem and
Bethlehem, the Palestine News & Info Agency, WAFA, reported.

*Israel publishes list of 477 prisoners to be released*
<http://www.imemc.org/article/62296>
IMEMC - Sunday October 16, 2011 - 17:21, The Israel government has
published a list of 477 Palestinian prisoners to be released in the
first stage of a swap deal for the captive Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit.

*Israel Starts Moving Detainees In Preparation For Their Release*
<http://www.imemc.org/article/62295>
IMEMC - Sunday October 16, 2011 - 15:19, Israeli Yedioth Aharonoth
reported, Sunday, that Israel has effectively started implementing its
part of the prisoners-swap deal as Prison Police started moving the
detainees who are included in the deal to the Ketziot detention camp,
and Ha-Sharon Prison, in order to release them in 48 hours.

*Ma'an News* <http://maannews.net/en/>

*Sewage floods Gaza City homes*
<http://www.maannews.net/eng/ViewDetails.aspx?ID=429427>
10/16/2011 - Materials and machines necessary for the work are blocked
by Israel's siege - GAZA CITY (Ma'an) -- Gaza City municipal teams
worked for 24 hours to stem the flow of sewage flooding homes in the
city's eastern sector, a press statement said. Faulty sewage lines burst
and poured into homes on....

*Municipality: Israel closes only landfill in al-Bireh*
<http://www.maannews.net/eng/ViewDetails.aspx?ID=429651>
10/16/2011 - RAMALLAH (Ma'an) -- Israel's Civil Administration ordered a
West Bank town's municipality to close its central landfill site,
officials said on Sunday. An order from the administration -- Israel's
military body ruling the West Bank -- told al-Bireh municipality it will
close the waste disposal site on Dec. 15 for....

*Army closes down school in Hebron's old city*
<http://www.maannews.net/eng/ViewDetails.aspx?ID=429699>
10/16/2011 - HEBRON (Ma'an) -- Israeli forces closed down a school in
Hebron's old city for the fourth day in a row on Sunday, a local
official said. Sameeh Abu Zakiye, an official in the Department of
Education in Hebron, said that soldiers gave students orders to evict
the building before forcibly removing them....

*Soldiers arrest 2 in Nablus village*
<http://www.maannews.net/eng/ViewDetails.aspx?ID=429615>
10/16/2011 - NABLUS (Ma'an) -- Israeli forces on Sunday detained two
people from the village of Beita, south Nablus, witnesses and the
Israeli army said. Villagers told Ma'an that soldiers entered Beita at
dawn on Sunday and raided the homes of Jihad Ahmad Dweikat, 23, and Odai
Ibrahim Ash-Shunar, 18. Both were detained. An....

*Factory owner: Israeli forces seized stone blocks for closure*
<http://www.maannews.net/eng/ViewDetails.aspx?ID=429620>
10/16/2011 - BETHLEHEM (Ma'an) -- Israeli forces raided a stone factory
in Beit Ummar late on Saturday, the owner told Ma'an. Soldiers
accompanied by bulldozers confiscated ten large stone slabs for use
blocking entrances to the Hebron-district village, Issam Abu Ayyash told
Ma'an. Israeli forces threatened him when he tried to intervene....

*Union head: Public sector strike for detainees on Monday*
<http://www.maannews.net/eng/ViewDetails.aspx?ID=429798>
10/16/2011 - RAMALLAH (Ma'an) -- Union chief Bassam Zakarneh announced a
general strike of public sector employees on Monday to support
Palestinian detainees on hunger strike in Israeli jails. Prisoners have
refused food for 20 days to protest against Israel's toughening of
conditions in jail, sparking rallies and sit-in camps in the West Bank....

*Israel publishes list of prisoners as steps for release begin*
<http://www.maannews.net/eng/ViewDetails.aspx?ID=429594>
10/16/2011 - JERUSALEM (AFP) -- Israel on Sunday published the official
list of 477 Palestinian prisoners to be released on Tuesday and took the
first steps to releasing detainees. The gate of a prison in northern
Israelswung open on Sunday morning and three heavily guarded vehicles
drove out carrying 15 Palestinian female inmates -- some making
V-for-victory signs -- to.... Related:Prisoners society: 9 female
detainees not included in deal
<http://www.maannews.net/eng/ViewDetails.aspx?ID=429752>andIsrael moves
hundreds of prisoners near swap site
<http://www.maannews.net/eng/ViewDetails.aspx?ID=429847>

*Prisoners society: 9 female detainees not included in deal*
<http://www.maannews.net/eng/ViewDetails.aspx?ID=429752>
10/16/2011 - RAMALLAH (Ma'an) -- The Palestinian prisoners society on
Sunday released the names of 9 female detainees it said are not included
in the prisoner exchange set to take place on Tuesday. Suad Ahmad Abdul
Raouf, Lina Ahmad al-Jarbuni, Khadija Kayed Abu Ayesh, Muna Amna, Bushra
al-Tawil, Feda Abu Suneineh, Haniyeh Nasser, Rani Halasa and....
Related:Israel publishes list of prisoners as steps for release begin
<http://www.maannews.net/eng/ViewDetails.aspx?ID=429594>andIsrael moves
hundreds of prisoners near swap site
<http://www.maannews.net/eng/ViewDetails.aspx?ID=429847>

*Israel moves hundreds of prisoners near swap site*
<http://www.maannews.net/eng/ViewDetails.aspx?ID=429847>
10/16/2011 - JERUSALEM (Reuters) -- Israel bused some 430 Palestinian
prisoners under heavy guard to a holding facility in the Negev desert on
Sunday in preparation for them to be exchanged on Tuesday for captive
Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit, officials said. The prisoner swap, to take
place in the nearby Egyptian desert region of Sinai, is the first....

*Palestinians, Israelis prepare for prisoner release*
<http://www.maannews.net/eng/ViewDetails.aspx?ID=429709>
10/16/2011 - JERUSALEM (Reuters) -- Palestinians in Gaza and the West
Bank on Sunday prepared to celebrate the return of hundreds of prisoners
held in Israeli jails, as Israelis awaited the release of captured
soldier Gilad Shalit. In Gaza, men were erecting a huge stage to be used
to celebrate the release of the Palestinian prisoners as part....

*Egypt mulls prisoner swap for Israeli 'spy'*
<http://www.maannews.net/eng/ViewDetails.aspx?ID=429778>
10/16/2011 - CAIRO (AFP) -- Egypt is mulling its own prisoner exchange
with Israel, swapping a US-Israeli joint national suspected of spying
for Israel for 81 Egyptians detained in Israel, the state-owned daily
Al-Ahram said Sunday. Ilan Grapel, who has been in custody since June
12, has been accused of being an agent of Israel's Mossad....

*Gaza, West Bank prepare to welcome prisoners*
<http://www.maannews.net/eng/ViewDetails.aspx?ID=429790>
10/16/2011 - GAZA CITY (Reuters) -- The last time Asma al-Kurd saw her
father, she was 18 months old. That was 20 years ago, before he was
sentenced to eight terms of life imprisonment for attacks that killed
Israelis. Baseem al-Kurd, now 43, is slated to be one of 477
Palestinians due to be exchanged on Tuesday for.... Related:Israel moves
hundreds of prisoners near swap site
<http://www.maannews.net/eng/ViewDetails.aspx?ID=429847>

*Erekat: Israeli settlement plan 'mockery' of Quartet effort*
<http://www.maannews.net/eng/ViewDetails.aspx?ID=429835>
10/16/2011 - BETHLEHEM (Ma'an) -- PLO official Saeb Erekat called
Israel's plan for a new settler district a "mockery" of international
efforts for peace, in a statement released Sunday. Erekat, who resigned
as the chief Palestinian negotiator in February, said the building of
2,6100 homes in Givat Hamatos "physically sever(s) the Palestinian
cities....

*Yemen activists plan new mass march despite deaths*
<http://www.maannews.net/eng/ViewDetails.aspx?ID=429643>
10/16/2011 - SANAA (AFP) -- Yemeni pro-democracy activists called for a
new mass demonstration Sunday aimed at bringing 10 months of protests to
a head, a day after troops shot dead at least 12 people marching in the
capital." We will continue with our protests. . . even if thousands of
our youth are killed. This is the only way....

*Media: Saudi Arabia takes Iran to UN over alleged plot*
<http://www.maannews.net/eng/ViewDetails.aspx?ID=429647>
10/16/2011 - DUBAI (Reuters) -- Saudi Arabia has taken a first step to
have Iran reported to the United Nations Security Council, a move that
could lead to new sanctions, over an alleged plot to assassinate its
ambassador in Washington, Saudi-owned newspapers reported on Sunday."
Saudi Arabia's permanent mission to the United Nations. . . formally
requested the....

*Yemen troops kill 6 protesters on second day of violence*
<http://www.maannews.net/eng/ViewDetails.aspx?ID=429782>
10/16/2011 - SANAA (AFP) -- Yemeni troops shot dead six demonstrators in
the capital Sunday as they attempted to block a new bid by activists to
bring 10 months of protests against veteran President Ali Abdullah Saleh
to a head. The defiant march by tens of thousands of pro-democracy
demonstrators in Sanaa came despite the deaths of at....

*Syria crackdown kills 9 as Arab League urges dialogue*
<http://www.maannews.net/eng/ViewDetails.aspx?ID=429861>
10/16/2011 - DAMASCUS (AFP) -- Nine people were killed on Sunday as
Syrian security forces pressed a crackdown on political dissent in three
separate hubs of protest against President Bashar Assad's regime,
activists said. The latest killings came as Arab League foreign
ministers meeting in an urgent session in Cairo urged "national
dialogue" between Syria'....

*Aljazeera* <http://english.aljazeera.net/news/middleeast/>

*Senior al-Qaeda figure 'killed in Yemen'*
<http://english.aljazeera.net/news/middleeast/2011/10/2011101564019722483.html>
AlJazeera 16 Oct 2011 - Measure comes a week after 26 people were killed
in clashes involving minority Coptic Christian protesters and military.

*Egypt's military rulers ban discrimination*
<http://english.aljazeera.net/news/middleeast/2011/10/2011101634155850324.html>
AlJazeera 16 Oct 2011 - Regional body urges the government and
opposition groups to hold discussions within 15 days to end violence.

*Palestine News Network* <http://english.pnn.ps/>

*Four Faint from Stronger Israeli Tear Gas at Hebron Street Protest*
<http://english.pnn.ps/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=10760&Itemid=64>
PNN - PNNDuring a protest that erupted in the southern West Bank city of
Hebron on Sunday morning, four people fainted after inhaling what
appeared to be stronger type of Israeli tear gas. A...

*International Solidarity Movement* <http://palsolidarity.org/>

*Day 4: When school becomes Israeli Occupation*
<http://palsolidarity.org/2011/10/day-4-when-school-becomes-israeli-occupation/>
10/16/2011 - International Solidarity Movement - International
Solidarity Movement, West Bank - On the 4th day of demonstrations
outside of a checkpoint in Hebron, on October 16 2011, IDF soldiers shot
tear gas and projected "~The Scream' at a group of young schoolchildren
and female teachers, who were attempting to hold a lesson outside of the
checkpoint as an act of....

*Honeymoon in Gaza* <http://palsolidarity.org/2011/10/honeymoon-in-gaza/>
10/16/2011 - International Solidarity Movement - International
Solidarity Movement, Gaza - I had just finished off a plate of homemade
bread knaffe yesterday with a family in the south of Gaza, when we got
the call: farmers in Beit Hanoun, a village in the north of the Gaza
Strip, requested that ISM volunteers accompany them to pick olives near
the buffer zone....

*The global intifada*
<http://palsolidarity.org/2011/10/the-global-intifada/>
10/16/2011 - International Solidarity Movement - Palestinian Grassroots
Anti-Apartheid Wall Campaign, Jamal Juma - Palestine is an international
symbol of struggle against occupation, racism, and colonialism. On
October 15, 2011 the world gathers in what some have called a global
intifada, to stand up against imperialism. The first time an
international activist came up to me and sincerely thanked me for a....
Related:Palestinian Grassroots Anti-Apartheid Wall Campaign, Jamal Juma
<http://stopthewall.org/2011/10/16/global-intifada>

*Palestine Telegraph* <http://paltelegraph.com/>

*Jewish extremists storm Al-Aqsa mosque*
<http://www.paltelegraph.com/palestine/west-bank/10315-jewish-extremists-storm-al-aqsa-mosque.html>
16 Oct 2011 - West Bank, (Pal Telegraph)-Groups of Jewish extremists on
early Sunday entered Al-Aqsa mosque and started roaming the courtyards
and facilities under protection of Israeli forces.

*Israel attacks Palestinian rally in Hebron*
<http://www.paltelegraph.com/palestine/west-bank/10313-israel-attacks-palestinian-rally-in-hebron.html>
16 Oct 2011 - West Bank, (Pal Telegraph)-Israeli occupation forces
attacked yesterday a nonviolent rally held by Palestinian youths in the
town of Beit Ummer town, north of Hebron, causing several suffocation cases.

*The National* <http://thenational.ae/section/FOREIGN?profile=1011>

*Women defy men and tradition to vote in Oman*
<http://www.thenational.ae/news/worldwide/middle-east/women-defy-men-and-tradition-to-vote-in-oman>
The National 15 Oct 2011 - High female turnout may reflect a desire to
elect a woman MP.

*Ha'aretz* <http://haaretz.com/>

*Report: Hamas turned down Shin Bet request to meet group's military
chief*
<http://www.haaretz.com/news/diplomacy-defense/report-hamas-turned-down-shin-bet-request-to-meet-group-s-military-chief-1.390312>
Ha'aretz - Spokesman for group's military wing says Yoram Cohen
attempted to meet Ahmed Jabari twice during Shalit talks in Cairo, adds
Hamas gained 90% of its demands.

*U.S. media extensively covers Shalit deal, as planned prisoner swap
inches closer*
<http://www.haaretz.com/news/diplomacy-defense/u-s-media-extensively-covers-shalit-deal-as-planned-prisoner-swap-inches-closer-1.390304>
Ha'aretz - The main American media outlets have devoted several
articles, op-eds and editorials to the Israel-Hamas deal, with some
attacking Israel for 'giving in to terror.'

*Shalit swap / The step-by-step guide to Gilad's return home*
<http://www.haaretz.com/news/diplomacy-defense/shalit-swap-the-step-by-step-guide-to-gilad-s-return-home-1.390303>
Ha'aretz - Timetable of abducted IDF soldier Gilad Shalit's transfer has
been finalized; process begins on Tuesday morning, expected to be
completed by the afternoon.

*Shalit deal to set free perpetrators of 2000 lynching of IDF
reservists*
<http://www.haaretz.com/news/diplomacy-defense/shalit-deal-to-set-free-perpetrators-of-2000-lynching-of-idf-reservists-1.390295>
Ha'aretz - Abed el-Aziz Salha and Rami Ibrahim will both be released in
the first stage of the prisoner swap agreement, despite being sentenced
to life, 40 years, respectively.

*Hamas official: Prisoners deported in Shalit deal might return*
<http://www.haaretz.com/news/diplomacy-defense/hamas-official-prisoners-deported-in-shalit-deal-might-return-1.390287>
Ha'aretz - Speaking in an interview to Al-Jazeera, Osama Hamdan says
prisoner swap is a 'remarkable' deal, citing Israel's planned release of
East Jerusalem residents, Israeli Arabs.

*Jordan, Hamas premiers discuss Shalit prisoner swap deal in rare
contact*
<http://www.haaretz.com/news/diplomacy-defense/jordan-hamas-premiers-discuss-shalit-prisoner-swap-deal-in-rare-contact-1.390271>
Ha'aretz - Jordan official news agency reports rare telephone
conversation; Jordan closed down Hamas office in 1999, since then has
recognized PA as sole representative of Palestinian people.

*Shalit family: High Court must not delay 'delicate' Israel-Hamas deal*
<http://www.haaretz.com/news/diplomacy-defense/shalit-family-high-court-must-not-delay-delicate-israel-hamas-deal-1.390263>
Ha'aretz - Family of abducted IDF soldier Gilad Shalit request to speak
at court hearing discussing petitions by bereaved families against the
release of Palestinian terrorists.

*Israel begins processing Palestinian prisoners to be freed in Shalit
deal*
<http://www.haaretz.com/news/diplomacy-defense/israel-begins-processing-palestinian-prisoners-to-be-freed-in-shalit-deal-1.390212>
Ha'aretz - The prisoners are scheduled to undergo checks in the Ketziot
prison, near the border with Egypt, and in the Sharon facility in
central Israel; swap expected to take place on Tuesday.

*Ahmadinejad responds to alleged assassination plot: U.S. is the
terrorist, not Iran*
<http://www.haaretz.com/news/diplomacy-defense/ahmadinejad-responds-to-alleged-assassination-plot-u-s-is-the-terrorist-not-iran-1.390209>
Ha'aretz - Iranian President dismisses claims of plot to kill Saudi
Ambassador in Washington, saying 'culture of terrorism belongs to U.S.'

*Hamas scoffs at criticism of Shalit swap: 'Abbas couldn't have secured
such a deal'*
<http://www.haaretz.com/news/diplomacy-defense/hamas-scoffs-at-criticism-of-shalit-swap-abbas-couldn-t-have-secured-such-a-deal-1.390196>
Ha'aretz - Top official Mahmoud Zahar says Palestinian President offered
to release kidnapped IDF soldier in exchange for lifting the siege on
Gaza, without releasing prisoners.

*Israel High Court upholds ban on Sukkot gender segregation in
Jerusalem*
<http://www.haaretz.com/news/national/israel-high-court-upholds-ban-on-sukkot-gender-segregation-in-jerusalem-1.390265>
Ha'aretz - Police permitted ultra-Orthodox community to erect 26-meter
long barrier in Mea She'arim, in what High Court says will be last time
practice is approved.

*Report: Ex-U.K. Defense Secretary adviser involved in plot to topple
Iran President*
<http://www.haaretz.com/news/international/report-ex-u-k-defense-secretary-adviser-involved-in-plot-to-topple-iran-president-1.390291>
Ha'aretz - Adam Werritty tied to Iran opposition and viewed by Israeli
government as high-level Iran expert, according to U.K.'s Independent on
Sunday report.

*Donniel Hartman: Welcome home, Gilad*
<http://dclk.themarker.com/event.ng/Type=click&FlightID=208313&AdID=288802&TargetID=13947&Segments=39,9809,10009,10078,10413,11189,11539,11634,13207&Targets=7003,13601,13947&Values=44,81,318,1595,1637,1711,3194,3485,4910,4912,4913,6020&RawValues=&Redirect=http%3A//www.hartman.org.il/Blogs_View.asp%3FArticle_Id%3D823%26Cat_Id%3D273%26Cat_Type%3DBlogs>
Ha'aretz - We dared to place Jewish values at the center of our national
consciousness

*Ayatollah Khameinei: Iran could scrap directly elected president*
<http://www.haaretz.com/news/middle-east/ayatollah-khameinei-iran-could-scrap-directly-elected-president-1.390259>
Ha'aretz - Supreme Leader makes suggestion in speech broadcast by state
TV; President Ahmadinejad is under pressure from hardliners for
undermining Islamic clergy.

*Report: Arab League to debate suspending Syria membership*
<http://www.haaretz.com/news/middle-east/report-arab-league-to-debate-suspending-syria-membership-1.390195>
Ha'aretz - Ministers meeting in Cairo may also consider recognizing
newly formed opposition Syrian National Council, Egypt's semi-official
newspaper Al Ahram reports.

*Bull's Eye / And the word on the street is: iPhone*
<http://english.themarker.com/bull-s-eye-and-the-word-on-the-street-is-iphone-1.390149>
Ha'aretz - The Israeli press covered the four-month-old protest movement
intensely; not so in the U.S. Though organizers of the Occupy Wall
Street protest claim people have taken to the streets in 190 American
cities, the only media outlets that cover the issues are the free papers
handed out in the subway.

*Critics: Without goals there can't be victories*
<http://www.haaretz.com/print-edition/business/critics-without-goals-there-can-t-be-victories-1.390169>
Ha'aretz - Citigroup CEO Vikram Pandit said he would be happy to talk
with protesters, calling their sentiments "completely understandable."

*Jerusalem Post* <http://jpost.com/>

*Pro-Gaddafi TV station confirms death of son Khamis*
<http://www.jpost.com/MiddleEast/Article.aspx?id=241990&R=R3>
Jerusalem Post 16 Oct 2011 - Khamis and cousin Mohammed Abdullah
al-Senousi were reportedly killed during battle with NTC in August; had
been falsely reported killed twice before and during uprising.

*High Court: Take down gender-separation barrier in J'lem*
<http://www.jpost.com/NationalNews/Article.aspx?ID=241986&R=R1>
Jerusalem Post 16 Oct 2011 - Justice Beinisch says minority groups
cannot take over public spaces, says there should be no segregation in
Mea Shearim.

*MK Katz tells PM to order death penalty for Fogel killers*
<http://www.jpost.com/NationalNews/Article.aspx?ID=241985&R=R1>
Jerusalem Post 16 Oct 2011 - Ajmad, Hakim Awad currently serving
consecutive life sentences for the murders of Udi and Ruth Fogel and
three of their young children.

*Ashton: New J'lem construction hinders EU peace efforts*
<http://www.jpost.com/DiplomacyAndPolitics/Article.aspx?ID=241984&R=R1>
Jerusalem Post 16 Oct 2011 - Givat Hamatos project for 2,610 apartments
in east Jerusalem includes expansion of Arab extension of Beit Safafa
neighborhood.

*Meseznikov inaugurates countdown 7 Wonders contest decision*
<http://www.jpost.com/Sci-Tech/Article.aspx?ID=241982&R=R1>
Jerusalem Post 16 Oct 2011 - Tourism Minister hopes Dead Sea will make
final list of nature's greatest sites, inaugurates huge Tel Aviv clock.

*Navy seeks $100m to protect new gas rigs*
<http://www.jpost.com/Defense/Article.aspx?ID=241981&R=R1>
Jerusalem Post 16 Oct 2011 - Israel's discovery of large natural gas
fields off its coast have raised tensions with Lebanon which claims that
some of fields are in its sovereign waters.

*Germans use 'anti-Israel' Jews to soothe Holocaust guilt*
<http://www.jpost.com/JewishWorld/JewishFeatures/Article.aspx?ID=241978&R=R1>
Jerusalem Post 16 Oct 2011 - Analysis: What mechanisms are causing some
German educators, students, EVZ foundation employees to turn Israel into
whipping boy for Europe's guilt?

*Women have come a long way, but there's a lot farther to go*
<http://www.jpost.com/Opinion/Columnists/Article.aspx?ID=241975&R=R1>
Jerusalem Post 16 Oct 2011 - Nobel Prizes for three African women is
certainly a sign of progress, but here in Israel two-thirds of all
companies have no women managers at all.

*The simple truth: They want it all*
<http://www.jpost.com/Opinion/Op-EdContributors/Article.aspx?ID=241973&R=R1>
Jerusalem Post 16 Oct 2011 - PA wants an independent state on all the
West Bank, Gaza Strip and east Jerusalem with no restrictions, no
recognition of Israel as a Jewish state.

*Candidly Speaking: Gilad Schalit -- the bitter and the sweet*
<http://www.jpost.com/Opinion/Columnists/Article.aspx?ID=241972&R=R1>
Jerusalem Post 16 Oct 2011 - The 'pay any price' model for hostages is
simply unsustainable, capitulating to disproportionate demands will
inevitably culminate in greater disasters.

*Aviva Schalit urges courts not to delay prisoner deal*
<http://www.jpost.com/DiplomacyAndPolitics/Article.aspx?ID=241970&R=R1>
Jerusalem Post 16 Oct 2011 - High Court approves adding Noam, Aviva to
Almagor Terror Victims Association petition asking courts to delay
prisoner swap.

*'Syria: Anti-Assad protesters use Israeli-made weapons'*
<http://www.jpost.com/MiddleEast/Article.aspx?ID=241967&R=R1>
Jerusalem Post 16 Oct 2011 - Syrian delegation to Arab League claims
opposition uses grenades, machine guns made in Israel; Arab League calls
for dialogue in Syria.

*Reality Check: Schalit's returning to a whole new world*
<http://www.jpost.com/Opinion/Columnists/Article.aspx?ID=241962&R=R1>
Jerusalem Post 16 Oct 2011 - Sign of great leader is ability to make
grave decisions, even at the cost of spurning long-held, cherished beliefs.

*Schalit deal makes mockery of int'l law*
<http://www.jpost.com/Opinion/Op-EdContributors/Article.aspx?ID=241960&R=R1>
Jerusalem Post 16 Oct 2011 - No modern government has the legal right to
free terrorists in exchange for its own kidnapped citizens, military or
civilian.

*Zahar plays down last-minute issues in Schalit deal*
<http://www.jpost.com/DiplomacyAndPolitics/Article.aspx?ID=241959&R=R1>
Jerusalem Post 16 Oct 2011 - Hamas leader minimizes importance of
releasing additional female Palestinian prisoners in radio interview,
says ICRC will oversee exchange.

*Jewish Ideas Daily: Diversity at Dura-Europos*
<http://www.jpost.com/Opinion/Columnists/Article.aspx?ID=241958&R=R1>
Jerusalem Post 16 Oct 2011 - New exhibit at NYU's Institute for Study of
the Ancient World brings to life the ancient city of Dura-Europos, which
stands high above the Euphrates River.

*Raising the curtain on dance*
<http://www.jpost.com/ArtsAndCulture/Entertainment/Article.aspx?ID=241956&R=R1>
Jerusalem Post 16 Oct 2011 - This year's Curtain Up Dance Festival has
works by 10 young yet proven choreographers at Suzanne Dellal Dance
Center and Jerusalem Theater.

*On the Israeli catwalk*
<http://www.jpost.com/ArtsAndCulture/Arts/Article.aspx?ID=241955&R=R1>
Jerusalem Post 16 Oct 2011 - Avid fashionistas can revel in their field
during the third Holon Fashion Week at the Holon Design Museum.

*'Ron Arad's fate flashed before me during Schalit deal'*
<http://www.jpost.com/DiplomacyAndPolitics/Article.aspx?ID=241947&R=R1>
Jerusalem Post 16 Oct 2011 - Netanyahu speaks to brother of missing IAF
navigator on 25th anniversary of captivity; prime minister meets with
David Meidan.

*Defense Ministry green lights prisoner transfer*
<http://www.jpost.com/DiplomacyAndPolitics/Article.aspx?ID=241945&R=R1>
Jerusalem Post 16 Oct 2011 - Barak meets with top IDF brass over details
of prisoner swap in exchange for Gilad Schalit; IPS begins moving
prisoners' convoys.

*Arab League to discuss suspending Syria, says delegate*
<http://www.jpost.com/MiddleEast/Article.aspx?id=241941&R=R3>
Jerusalem Post 16 Oct 2011 - After months of silence, Arab governments
fear anti-Assad revolt could destabilize region; states demand political
reforms, end to bloodshed.

*Syria's Alawites go on arms shopping spree*
<http://www.jpost.com/MiddleEast/Article.aspx?ID=241940&R=R1>
Jerusalem Post 16 Oct 2011 - Lebanese eagerly sell weapons to Alawite
minority, fearing they may face retaliation over revolt against
coreligionist President Bashar Assad.

*Israel Law Center hotline to monitor campus anti-Semitism*
<http://www.jpost.com/JewishWorld/JewishNews/Article.aspx?ID=241931&R=R1>
Jerusalem Post 16 Oct 2011 - Hotline could provide evidence for legal
action against colleges deemed to have failed to protect Jewish
students, Law Center attorneys say.

*Viewpoint: Tsunami Warnings*
<http://www.jpost.com/JerusalemReport/Israel/Article.aspx?ID=241927&R=R1>
Jerusalem Post 16 Oct 2011 - We are witnessing the usual
hand-wringing,claiming that the tsunami could have been warded off had
Israel only been more proactive and flexible. That's bunk.

*Schalit campaign, neighbors urge sensitivity post-release*
<http://www.jpost.com/DiplomacyAndPolitics/Article.aspx?ID=241923&R=R1>
Jerusalem Post 16 Oct 2011 - Mitzpe Hila sympathizes with families of
terror victims; Free Schalit Campaign request media, public respect
privacy; Schalit tent emptied.

*70,000 worshippers crowd Kotel for 'Birkat Hakohanim'*
<http://www.jpost.com/JewishWorld/Judaism/Article.aspx?ID=241918&R=R1>
Jerusalem Post 16 Oct 2011 - Photo Gallery: Yishai, Barkat, Rivlin,
Dannino join Chief Ashkenazi rabbi Metzger for Blessing of the Priests
during Succot.

*Barak to protest leaders: 'I favor increasing budget'*
<http://www.jpost.com/NationalNews/Article.aspx?id=241915&R=R2>
Jerusalem Post 16 Oct 2011 - In a meeting with leaders of the social
protest movement, defense minister, wary of cuts, argues that state
budget should be increased.

*Jerusalem light rail drivers strike over wages*
<http://www.jpost.com/NationalNews/Article.aspx?id=241908&R=R2>
Jerusalem Post 16 Oct 2011 - After two months of operation, light rail
already beset by strike; drivers demand wage increase, train officials
condemn drivers for lack of notice.

*Waters roil in Eastern Mediterranean*
<http://www.jpost.com/MiddleEast/Article.aspx?id=241887&R=R3>
Jerusalem Post 16 Oct 2011 - Navies crowd into waters as Turkey presses
Cyprus on gas reserves; Ankara's increased presence in line with its
aspirations to regional power.

*The Guardian* <http://guardian.co.uk/world/palestinian-territories>

*Israel and Hamas set stage for Gilad Shalit's release*
<http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/oct/16/israel-hamas-gilad-shalit-release>
The Guardian 16 Oct 2011 - Palestinian prisoners are moved ahead of
exchange but legal appeal could delay deal to free Israeli soldier
Israel and Hamas have begun executing a complex choreography which will
result the Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit being reunited...

*Israel plans new settlement of 2,600 that will isolate Arab East
Jerusalem*
<http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/oct/16/israel-settlement-isolate-arab-jerusalem>
The Guardian 16 Oct 2011 - Britain, the EU and the UN condemn Israel's
decision as provocative and a further threat to the peace process Israel
has submitted plans to build the first big Jewish settlement in the
occupied territories in 25...

*Gilad Shalit/Palestinian prisoner swap: the most controversial cases*
<http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/oct/16/gilad-shalit-palestinian-prisoner-swap>
The Guardian 16 Oct 2011 - The list of Palestinian security prisoners
being released by Israel this week includes some convicted of
high-profile attacks Abdul al-Aziz Salaha The highly public role of
Salaha, 30, in the killing of an Israeli soldier became...

*Gilad Shalit release -- what happens next?*
<http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/oct/16/gilad-shalit-release-what-next>
The Guardian 16 Oct 2011 - Shalit's release is the beginning rather than
the end of a delicate process that will last at least two months Sunday
16 October The Israeli prison service has released the names of 477
prisoners (pdf) --...

*Israel begins prisoner transfer as part of deal to free Gilad Shalit*
<http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/oct/16/israel-prison-swap-list-published>
The Guardian 16 Oct 2011 - Hundreds of Palestinian prisoners including
militants serving multiple life sentences moved to two jails in first
phase of exchange for captured Israeli soldier Israel began to transfer
hundreds of Palestinian prisoners to two jails on Sunday...

*Inter Press Service* <http://ipsnews.net/middle.asp>

*MIDEAST: Palestinian Refugees Consider a Model for Return*
<http://ipsnews.net/news.asp?idnews=105475>
IPS In a new project that has tackled one of the most divisive issues
plaguing the Palestinian-Israeli conflict, a diverse group of academics,
architects, urban planners and Palestinian and Israeli human rights
groups are examining how the right of return of Palestinian refugees can
be implemented on the ground.


*Uruknet* <http://uruknet.info/>

*NO MORE DUE PROCESS - JUST TARGETED KILLINGS'*
<http://www.uruknet.info/?new=82326>
Uruknet October 16, 2011 - On 9 June 1937, at Bagnoles-de-l'Orne,
Mussolini had Prof. Carlo Rosselli, a distinguished Italian lawyer,
political scientist, anti-Fascist agitator, killed - in France by the
hand of the Fascist Secret Service, in complicity with the Cagoule, a
French criminal organisation. 200,000 persons attended the funeral in
Paris. On 21 September 1976, in Washington D.C.,...

*Was Mossad using Fox and Werritty as 'useful idiots'? Ex-Ambassador
reveals how links made by 'advisers' set alarm bells ringing*
<http://www.uruknet.info/?new=82323>
Uruknet October 16, 2011 - The real reason Liam Fox had to resign was
not a grubby little money scandal about firms funding Adam Werritty as
he jetted round the world with the Defence Secretary. It was much more
important, and much worse, than that. Last Sunday, friends of Liam Fox'
were letting it be known that the investigation...

*Palestinian Refugees Consider a Model for Return*
<http://www.uruknet.info/?new=82322>
Uruknet October 16, 2011 - In a new project that has tackled one of the
most divisive issues plaguing the Palestinian-Israeli conflict, a
diverse group of academics, architects, urban planners and Palestinian
and Israeli human rights groups are examining how the right of return of
Palestinian refugees can be implemented on the ground. "Based on the
right of return,...

*The Sirte Massacres* <http://www.uruknet.info/?new=82321>
Uruknet October 15, 2011 - My Situation in Sirte article chronicled the
plight of a holdout city subjected to a total and medieval siege. Many
of the refugees, some cited at that link, complained of the situation in
the city at the hands of the rebels they were effectively surrendering
to. To rebuke from the bearded, heavily-armed, and brutal "...

*Grim find at Sirte hospital* <http://www.uruknet.info/?new=82320>
Uruknet October 16, 2011 - In a cloud of flies, a doctor with a blue
blouse, surgical mask and latex gloves examined the dead, dressed in
civilian clothing but with no identification papers. "At least three of
them were shot in the head," said Dr Imad al-Fassi, while an AFP
reporter saw one with a smashed skull...Half-an-hour later, several...

*Video - Tripoli: Demo against rebels & NATO occupation*
<http://www.uruknet.info/?new=82319>
Uruknet

*Video: This is The Democracy that NATO Brought to Libya 14/10/2011*
<http://www.uruknet.info/?new=82318>
Uruknet October 15, 2011 : How NATO Rebels Dealt with "14 October" Green
Protesters in Tripoli..

*In Gaddafi's hometown, residents accuse NTC fighters of revenge*
<http://www.uruknet.info/?new=82317>
Uruknet October 16, 2011 - Residents returning to Sirte are accusing
Libyan interim government fighters of demolishing and looting homes,
shops and public buildings in Muammar Gaddafi's home town to take
revenge for its support of the fugitive leader. "They envy and hate us
because Muammar is from here. But we are just civilians. The
revolutionaries are coming here...

*The Syrian Local Coordination Committee's statement regarding the Arab
Foreign Ministers meeting today* <http://www.uruknet.info/?new=82316>
Uruknet October 16, 2011 - Today the Arab league is holding an emergency
meeting at the ministerial level (Ministers of Foreign affairs) to
discuss the Syrian situation based on the league's statement yesterday:
"The situation in Syria is extremely distressing, especially the
humanitarian situation", and to study the possible solutions and
procedures that can stop the bloodshed and the...

*A Palestinian mayor explains how Israeli army starves his village of
water* <http://www.uruknet.info/?new=82314>
Uruknet October 15, 2011 - Whenever I go to Palestine, I come away
shocked at what Israel is doing there, without any American recognition.
I realize that I am almost as blind as all the other Americans-- because
our media has done nothing to inform us about conditions. Our society
has ignored these conditions by saying, Well it's a...

*Syria News - October 15, 2011 (Warning: Graphic Videos)*
<http://www.uruknet.info/?new=82313>
Uruknet October 15, 2011 Today number of martyrs in Syria reached 9, 6
in Homs among them is a pregnant lady, and one martyr each in Damascus
and Deir Ezzor and Aleppo Damascus: Medan: martyrdom of a young man from
shooting on the funeral of child Ibrahim Al-Sheban by the security,
which more than 15,000 people participated in including...

*Libya: loyalists fight on while oil vultures circlent*
<http://www.uruknet.info/?new=82312>
Uruknet October 15, 2011 - FIERCE fighting continues in Sirte as
loyalist forces continue to repel Libyan rebel attempts to take over the
only Mediterranean port still held by the Gaddafi government. Colonel
Gaddafi has called on the people to rise up in mass resistance to the
puppet regime and their Nato masters. Loyalist troops continue to
control Bani...

*US Strike Kills Awlaki's Son Along With 9 Others*
<http://www.uruknet.info/?new=82309>
Uruknet October 15, 2011 - The son of the recently assassinated US
citizen Anwar al Awlaki was among nine suspected jihadist militants
killed by apparent US air strikes in Yemen. Abderrahman Anwar al Awlaki
was killed and taken with the others to the militant-controlled Yemeni
hospital where the dead and wounded from the strikes were taken. The
strikes hit...

*You Might Take My Life, But You Can't Take My Soul**
<http://www.uruknet.info/?new=82305>
Uruknet October 15, 2011 - The Palestinian prisoners' hunger strike has
been going on for seventeen days, at the time of writing heading to the
eighteenth day shortly. The Minister of Prisoners Affairs Issa Qaraqe
labeled the prisoners' conditions as a "disaster" with some suffering
"complete bodily collapse." I've struggled with writing about this
topic. How to blend in...

*New War of Choice in Uganda Familiar Foreign Police Doctrine*
<http://www.uruknet.info/?new=82303>
Uruknet October 15, 2011 - President Obama's deployment of 100 US combat
forces to Uganda and surrounding areas has shocked many as highly
unusual and even downright bizarre. But while ground troops in Africa
are a comparatively rare occurrence, the decision follows a very
familiar path of dominant US foreign policy. Obama's justification for
the war-by-presidential-decree was twofold. First,...

*Libyan Loyalists Fight NATO, Rebels and Propaganda*
<http://www.uruknet.info/?new=82302>
Uruknet Reporting more propaganda than legitimate news, Al Jazeera
broadcast another lie about NTC fighters, claiming Mutassim Gaddafi's
capture, saying: "....(O)ne of Gaddafi's sons has been captured in
Sirte, according to" NTC officials. He's "currently being held in
Benghazi....after being arrested on Wednesday." NTC Colonel Abdulah
Naker said he was arrested in Sirte. Al Jazeera correspondent James
Bays, "reporting...

*Israel's Brutal Repression of Palestinian Prisoner Hunger Strike Spurs,
Not Deters Resistance* <http://www.uruknet.info/?new=82301>
Uruknet October 15, 2011 - On the thirteenth day (11 October) of hunger
strikes held by some 3,000 Palestinian political prisoners imprisoned
behind Israeli bars, Israeli authorities have agreed to meet some
demands for better treatment, an attempt at partial concession that,
according to most spokespeople for Palestinian prisoners' rights, does
not go far enough. On Sunday, Ma'an News...

*US military denies decision to quit Iraq after 2011*
<http://www.uruknet.info/?new=82300>
Uruknet October 15, 2011 - The Pentagon denied reports Saturday that the
US military has given up on plans to keep several thousand troops in
Iraq after a year-end deadline, saying talks with Baghdad were still
underway. US and Iraq officials have been negotiating a possible
American military training mission of about 4,000 troops after 2011, but
a dispute...

*The Destruction Of Sirte. Extraordinary Pictures Show Libyan City
Shelled to Smithereens* <http://www.uruknet.info/?new=82299>
Uruknet October 15, 2011 - Buildings are crumbling, heavily armed
fighters stand on every street corner and snipers lurk on rooftops -
welcome to Sirte. The home city of Libya's fugitive leader Muammar
Gaddafi is one of the last area's not to have succumbed to the militia
army of the National Transitional Council...

*Yemeni forces kill 12 anti-Saleh protesters, injure 78*
<http://www.uruknet.info/?new=82297>
Uruknet October 15, 2011 - Forces and gunmen loyal to President Ali
Abdullah Saleh have killed at least 12 protesters and wounded 78 others
by firing on a mass march in the capital Sana'a on Saturday morning. The
head of the filed hospital in Change Square Mohammad al-Qubati confirmed
at at a press conference in the square that 12...

*Daily Star* <http://dailystar.com.lb/>

*Khamenei warns Washington over assassination claims*
<http://www.dailystar.com.lb/News/Middle-East/2011/Oct-17/151499-khamenei-warns-washington-over-assassination-claims.ashx>
Daily Star 16 Oct 2011 Iran's supreme leader warned the U.S. Sunday that
any measures taken against Tehran over an alleged plot to assassinate
the Saudi ambassador to Washington would elicit a resolute response.

*Arab League seeks Syria dialogue*
<http://www.dailystar.com.lb/News/Middle-East/2011/Oct-17/151500-arab-league-seeks-syria-dialogue.ashx>
Daily Star 16 Oct 2011 The Arab League called Sunday for the immediate
cessation of violence in Syria and invited the Syrian government for a
round of dialogue with the country's opposition to be held at the
organization's headquarters in Cairo.

*250 volunteers participate in Litani River cleanup*
<http://www.dailystar.com.lb/News/Local-News/2011/Oct-17/151483-250-volunteers-participate-in-litani-river-cleanup.ashx>
Daily Star 16 Oct 2011 Around 250 volunteers participated in cleaning up
the country's Litani River Sunday as part of Operation Big Blue
Association's Cleaning the Lebanese Rivers initiative.

*Ibrahim issues orders on better services at airport*
<http://www.dailystar.com.lb/News/Local-News/2011/Oct-17/151470-ibrahim-issues-orders-on-better-services-at-airport.ashx>
Daily Star 16 Oct 2011 The Director General of General Security, Major
General Abbas Ibrahim, issued over the weekend instructions to officers
and employees working at Beirut's international airport to improve
general security's services to Lebanese and foreigners and facilitate
their...

*Armed auto theft gang arrested in violent showdown*
<http://www.dailystar.com.lb/News/Local-News/2011/Oct-17/151453-armed-auto-theft-gang-arrested-in-violent-showdown.ashx>
Daily Star 16 Oct 2011 A three-man armed auto theft gang was arrested
Sunday after a shootout with security forces in the Bekaa Valley during
which two of its members were wounded, a high-ranking security source
told The Daily Star.

*Tourists visit Sidon despite embassies' travel warnings*
<http://www.dailystar.com.lb/News/Local-News/2011/Oct-17/151452-tourists-visit-sidon-despite-embassies-travel-warnings.ashx>
Daily Star 16 Oct 2011 Tourists took in the sites in south Lebanon over
the weekend, shrugging off a flurry of updated travel warnings from
embassies advising nationals to avoid it and other areas of the country.

*Tunisia holds election dry run, calls it a success*
<http://www.dailystar.com.lb/News/Middle-East/2011/Oct-17/151498-tunisia-holds-election-dry-run-calls-it-a-success.ashx>
Daily Star 16 Oct 2011 Tunisia's electoral commission ran a test vote
Sunday which it declared a success one week before historic elections in
the country that launched the Arab Spring revolts.

*Report: More than 5,700 people questioned in Bahrain unrest*
<http://www.dailystar.com.lb/News/Middle-East/2011/Oct-17/151503-report-more-than-5700-people-questioned-in-bahrain-unrest.ashx>
Daily Star 16 Oct 2011 Local media in Bahrain say the international
panel investigating months of anti-government protests and crackdowns in
the Gulf kingdom has interviewed more than 5,000 witnesses and alleged
victims over the past three months.

*Kenyan troops enter Somalia to attack rebels: government*
<http://www.dailystar.com.lb/News/Middle-East/2011/Oct-17/151502-kenyan-troops-enter-somalia-to-attack-rebels-government.ashx>
Daily Star 16 Oct 2011 Kenyan troops have crossed the border into
war-torn Somalia to attack Islamist Al-Shabaab rebels they accuse of
being behind several recent kidnappings of foreigners, Kenyan officials
said Sunday.

*Omani activists claim seats in election*
<http://www.dailystar.com.lb/News/Middle-East/2011/Oct-17/151501-omani-activists-claim-seats-in-election.ashx>
Daily Star 16 Oct 2011 Three activists who participated in protests in
Oman earlier this year were elected to the Gulf Arab country's 84-member
consultative Shura Council, raising hopes that calls for reform will be
heeded by a more empowered council.

*Iraqi Kurds rally for right to raise Kurdish flag*
<http://www.dailystar.com.lb/News/Middle-East/2011/Oct-17/151473-iraqi-kurds-rally-for-right-to-raise-kurdish-flag.ashx>
Daily Star 16 Oct 2011 Thousands of Iraqi Kurds demonstrated in the
northern city of Khanaqin Sunday to demand the right to raise the
Kurdish region's flag over government buildings.

*Egypt begins trial of former Prime Minister Obeid*
<http://www.dailystar.com.lb/News/Middle-East/2011/Oct-17/151469-egypt-begins-trial-of-former-prime-minister-obeid.ashx>
Daily Star 16 Oct 2011 Egypt began the trial Sunday of former Prime
Minister Atef Obeid and other officials accused of illegally selling an
island nature reserve to a businessman close to deposed President Hosni
Mubarak.

*Egypt's ElBaradei criticizes ruling military council*
<http://www.dailystar.com.lb/News/Middle-East/2011/Oct-17/151474-egypts-elbaradei-criticizes-ruling-military-council.ashx>
Daily Star 16 Oct 2011 Egypt's top reform leader said Sunday that the
ruling military council has too much power but no experience governing,
expressing the growing frustration of many a week after more than 20
Christians were killed when the...

*U.S. drops plans to keep troops in Iraq after year-end withdrawal*
<http://www.dailystar.com.lb/News/Middle-East/2011/Oct-17/151465-us-drops-plans-to-keep-troops-in-iraq-after-year-end-withdrawal.ashx>
Daily Star 16 Oct 2011 The United States is abandoning plans to keep
U.S. troops in Iraq past a year-end withdrawal deadline, the Associated
Press has learned.

*Egypt mulls swapping Israel 'spy' for Egyptian prisoners*
<http://www.dailystar.com.lb/News/Middle-East/2011/Oct-17/151454-egypt-mulls-swapping-israel-spy-for-egyptian-prisoners.ashx>
Daily Star 16 Oct 2011 Egypt is mulling its own prisoner exchange with
Israel, swapping a U.S.-Israeli joint national suspected of spying for
Israel for 81 Egyptians detained in the Jewish state, the state-owned
daily Al-Ahram said Sunday.

*Jordan MPs urge dismissal of prime minister*
<http://www.dailystar.com.lb/News/Middle-East/2011/Oct-17/151481-jordan-mps-urge-dismissal-of-prime-minister.ashx>
Daily Star 16 Oct 2011 A majority of deputies in Jordan's parliament
have signed a petition demanding the dismissal of the country's prime
minister and Cabinet on the grounds that they failed to deliver on
promised reforms, a lawmaker said Sunday.

*Saleh says Russia, China to block U.N. resolution on Yemen*
<http://www.dailystar.com.lb/News/Middle-East/2011/Oct-17/151479-saleh-says-russia-china-to-block-un-resolution-on-yemen.ashx>
Daily Star 16 Oct 2011 Eight Yemenis, including five protesters, were
killed in a new upsurge in violence in the capital on Sunday, hospital
officials and witnesses said, and President Ali Abudllah Saleh said he
expected China and Russia to block...

*U.S. drone kills Al-Qaeda's media chief, Awlaki's son*
<http://www.dailystar.com.lb/News/Middle-East/2011/Oct-17/151478-us-drone-kills-al-qaedas-media-chief-awlakis-son.ashx>
Daily Star 16 Oct 2011 The United States has raised the tempo in its war
against al-Qaeda in Yemen, killing nine of the terror group's militants
in the second, high-profile airstrike in as many weeks.

*Gadhafi loyalists in Sirte hold up NTC troops*
<http://www.dailystar.com.lb/News/Middle-East/2011/Oct-17/151477-gadhafi-loyalists-in-sirte-hold-up-ntc-troops.ashx>
Daily Star 16 Oct 2011 Libyan government fighters battled Sunday to
subdue pockets of resistance by pro-Gadhafi fighters, whose refusal to
abandon the ousted leader's hometown of Sirte is delaying Libya's move
to democracy.

*Syria forces shoot on activist funeral: rights group*
<http://www.dailystar.com.lb/News/Middle-East/2011/Oct-16/151444-syria-forces-shoot-on-activist-funeral-rights-group.ashx>
Daily Star 16 Oct 2011 Syrian security forces opened fire on a funeral
procession for an activist in the oil-rich east on Sunday as they
pressed a crackdown on dissent, a human rights group said.

*U.S. drops keeping troops in Iraq*
<http://www.dailystar.com.lb/News/Middle-East/2011/Oct-16/151442-us-drops-keeping-troops-in-iraq.ashx>
Daily Star 16 Oct 2011 The U.S. is abandoning plans to keep U.S. troops
in Iraq past a year-end withdrawal deadline, The Associated Press has
learned.

*Report: 5,700 people questioned in Bahrain unrest*
<http://www.dailystar.com.lb/News/Middle-East/2011/Oct-16/151441-report-5700-people-questioned-in-bahrain-unrest.ashx>
Daily Star 16 Oct 2011 Local media in Bahrain say the international
panel investigating months of anti-government protests and crackdowns in
the Gulf kingdom has interviewed more than 5,000 witnesses and alleged
victims over the past three months.

*Imam denies ban from Lebanese town over political stance*
<http://www.dailystar.com.lb/News/Local-News/2011/Oct-16/151439-imam-denies-ban-from-lebanese-town-over-political-stance.ashx>
Daily Star 16 Oct 2011 Popular Egyptian actor Adel Imam denies reports
that he was banned from entering the Lebanese town of Dhour Choueir last
week because of his political stance during the 2006 war between Israel
and Lebanon.

*Jordan MPs urge dismissal of PM and Cabinet*
<http://www.dailystar.com.lb/News/Middle-East/2011/Oct-16/151436-jordan-mps-urge-dismissal-of-pm-and-cabinet.ashx>
Daily Star 16 Oct 2011 Jordanian lawmaker says a majority of deputies in
the country's Parliament have signed a petition demanding the dismissal
of the country's prime minister and Cabinet.

*Disagreements within government natural: Hezbollah*
<http://www.dailystar.com.lb/News/Politics/2011/Oct-16/151435-hezbollah-disagreements-within-government-natural.ashx>
Daily Star 16 Oct 2011 Hezbollah's deputy secretary-general, Sheikh Naim
Qassem, says disagreements within government are natural, as the issue
of funding for the Special Tribunal for Lebanon continues to divide.

*Iran warns off West over alleged Saudi envoy plot*
<http://www.dailystar.com.lb/News/Middle-East/2011/Oct-16/151434-iran-warns-off-west-over-alleged-saudi-envoy-plot.ashx>
Daily Star 16 Oct 2011 Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei
warns that Tehran would respond robustly to any "inappropriate measure"
by Western powers linked to an alleged Iranian plot to kill the Saudi
ambassador to Washington.

*Lebanon will support Syria at Arab League: Mansour*
<http://www.dailystar.com.lb/News/Politics/2011/Oct-16/151431-lebanon-will-support-syria-at-arab-league-mansour.ashx>
Daily Star 16 Oct 2011 Lebanon will support Syria during Sunday's
meeting of the Arab League to discuss the possibility of suspending
Syria's membership, Foreign Minister Adnan Mansour said.

*Armed auto theft gang arrested*
<http://www.dailystar.com.lb/News/Local-News/2011/Oct-16/151428-armed-auto-theft-gang-arrested.ashx>
Daily Star 16 Oct 2011 Three-man armed auto theft gang arrested after a
shootout with security forces in the Bekaa Valley during which two of
its members were wounded, a high-ranking security source told The Daily Star

*Hezbollah suggest delaying STL funding issue: report*
<http://www.dailystar.com.lb/News/Politics/2011/Oct-16/151425-hezbollah-suggest-delaying-stl-funding-issue-report.ashx>
Daily Star 16 Oct 2011 Hezbollah seeking the postponement of discussion
over funding for the Special Tribunal for Lebanon until December,
An-Nahar newspaper reported Sunday.

*Lebanon to participate in state security exhibition in Paris*
<http://www.dailystar.com.lb/News/Local-News/2011/Oct-16/151421-lebanon-to-participate-in-state-security-exhibition-in-paris.ashx>
Daily Star 16 Oct 2011 Lebanon will participate in the 17th edition of a
worldwide exhibition of state security technology, to be held on Oct. 18
in Paris, Interior Ministry says.

*YNet News* <http://ynetnews.com/>

*Anti-Semitism tainting Occupy Wall Street protests*
<http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4135361,00.html>
YNet News, 16 Oct 2011 - VIDEO - Several anti-Semitic incidents have
been reported during "Occupy Wall Street" demonstrations in New York as
Jews were blamed for the turmoil in America's ... ....

*Palestinian Information Center* <http://palestine-info.co.uk/en/>

*PA security arrest two freed captives and raid the home of a Hamas
leader*
<http://www.palestine-info.co.uk/en/default.aspx?xyz=U6Qq7k%2bcOd87MDI46m9rUxJEpMO%2bi1s7VatyuCJ8fLOkS%2fg7fzCCU31XyFKMlRR4AdMoEEPwrEl2N9hOmX9%2boMvYNxwYaJLxIQntM%2bs%2buJUR%2f%2bcoSXHaiEb2Keh52boZXKQLhCOKyFI%3d>
PIC - PA security arrested two freed captives in al-Khalil and raided
the home of Ahmad Dawlat in Nablus. They told a family of a captive that
they are not allowed to celebrate his expected release.

*IOF closes primary school in Al-Khalil for fourth day*
<http://www.palestine-info.co.uk/en/default.aspx?xyz=U6Qq7k%2bcOd87MDI46m9rUxJEpMO%2bi1s7Wto4u2CYGlJ3hvKqtA32QaKXLFlB%2bt73ADrVHMOfhYKin3VcFZq1q3a7gKz0TaQeq9APw22gro6Gbk%2fpVcqFXzwOU4rZVOGVk6YIL4b7sr4%3d>
PIC - The Israeli occupation forces (IOF) closed the Cordoba primary
school in the Old City of Al-Khalil on Sunday and used force to disperse
its students.

*Mishaal describes exchange deal as historic*
<http://www.palestine-info.co.uk/en/default.aspx?xyz=U6Qq7k%2bcOd87MDI46m9rUxJEpMO%2bi1s7lR17gM7cfB4D2KxQ1oMsRmhfTIuVZ1hIWIViJh%2frub8RzRub6aoH4qhRBCnLIeCCuBWDABE3wCrJSoP2PoPQdw2tHT%2bvvYU1PiPIdS9HlQI%3d>
PIC - Political bureau chairman of Hamas Khaled Mishaal has lauded the
Egyptian intelligence for its national and effective role in concluding
the prisoners exchange deal with Israel.

*Occupation complete preparations for the release of captives*
<http://www.palestine-info.co.uk/en/default.aspx?xyz=U6Qq7k%2bcOd87MDI46m9rUxJEpMO%2bi1s7iuFH2l8oN3A8QlJ8J6rViIOb90HgXhegXR6kqJwu%2b0KJpSRwfiGAaoN2RfVjG6%2ftROzCtYmJ1aUqWN2zktTlw%2b1Ui5MxcoXLrQYEewo%2fIFM%3d>
PIC - Israeli occupation prison authorities have completed on Sunday the
transfer of 430 Palestinian captives to Ketziot prison in preparation
for freeing them on Tuesday.

*News of a possible prisoner exchange deal between Egypt and Israel
soon*
<http://www.palestine-info.co.uk/en/default.aspx?xyz=U6Qq7k%2bcOd87MDI46m9rUxJEpMO%2bi1s7lOouySabqT6I9PhkGP%2bDrnrOin%2bXJgN1pDKmW9wsjMrUENG1hnFqcI%2fZfJl1ZbAYKw9nrI6%2fwLP6IgJpYvHY%2bWunfwz4bF%2bo8IEU50O8GXs%3d>
PIC - Egyptian media sources said that there are serious efforts to
reach an exchange deal between Egypt and Israel to get all Egyptian
captives released in return for the Israeli spy Ilan Grapel.

*Hamas denies report on near visit for Mishaal to Jordan*
<http://www.palestine-info.co.uk/en/default.aspx?xyz=U6Qq7k%2bcOd87MDI46m9rUxJEpMO%2bi1s7pZ6xbW7d9a6R7JR7DSfSvv80CIng%2bZa%2bBe3PJCOiBmK2BH%2fEmYEK1nSNQ6VzbjJCBGj5wkGugBzHAxZgx3ZM9r4vvf1OK99p4KmFrKb6OWU%3d>
PIC - Senior Hamas sources have denied Jordanian press reports that
Hamas leader Khaled Mishaal would visit Amman within the next ten days
in the company of Qatari crown prince Tamim Bin Hamad.

*Ashaal calls on Israel to release all captives*
<http://www.palestine-info.co.uk/en/default.aspx?xyz=U6Qq7k%2bcOd87MDI46m9rUxJEpMO%2bi1s7Chf3shA5Ffx%2fMUrkxX9n7BW%2bShKlzGXWgfBbRfFW0CqzcZOP27%2bozx%2f44Iom4V1IzGl4uu58CQ%2b%2fXgi%2bKC922N%2bqnlFPmNt2lBi9cnxfJs4%3d>
PIC - Former aide to former Egyptian Foreign Minister, Dr. Abdullah
al-Ashaal, said that the conclusion of the prisoner exchange deal is an
indicator of Egypt's vital regional and international role.

*Jewish extremists storm the Aqsa Mosque*
<http://www.palestine-info.co.uk/en/default.aspx?xyz=U6Qq7k%2bcOd87MDI46m9rUxJEpMO%2bi1s7S%2fndW5VrH7Zb9hoU7RIlOaK3svqLAGpa%2fW1Px7emiV4XNrFsDSbsHVJxkDF8CyOAx%2fe9b72OMLpXy0f37wE1BzPLEjgzZtBirKt3sXixcbo%3d>
PIC - Groups of Jewish extremist settlers stormed the Aqsa Mosque on
Sunday through the Bab al-Magharbeh gate under the protection of IOF
troops and made provocative tours of the holy site.

*Israeli TV analyst: Aruri should be liquidated soon*
<http://www.palestine-info.co.uk/en/default.aspx?xyz=U6Qq7k%2bcOd87MDI46m9rUxJEpMO%2bi1s7rjkg%2fEevz4jxnoLkKTYmLav%2bu%2btaT9BPJE0eBurWxpmcrCbGd46knoUYoLrpH2OPE4DshQwOphuP4SX1590fMzYzsUmOIEpSiCZFWI1akbc%3d>
PIC - An Israeli TV 2nd channel analyst has called for the liquidation
of Hamas leader Saleh Al-Aruri immediately.

*WAFA* <http://english.wafa.ps/>

*Arab League Condemns Decision to Build Settlement*
<http://english.wafa.ps/index.php?action=detail&id=17774>
WAFA

*Palestinian Prisoners Enter 20th Day of Hunger Strike*
<http://english.wafa.ps/index.php?action=detail&id=17773>
WAFA

*Newspapers Review: Political Crisis in Prisoners Exchange Deal*
<http://english.wafa.ps/index.php?action=detail&id=17772>
WAFA

*Israeli Army Closes Palestinian School in Hebron*
<http://english.wafa.ps/index.php?action=detail&id=17771>
WAFA

*Israel Publishes Names of Prisoners to be Released*
<http://english.wafa.ps/index.php?action=detail&id=17770>
WAFA

**Intifada Palestine* <http://www.intifada-palestine.com/>*

*ISRAELI EVICTION ORDER FOR THE BEDOUIN OF THE JORDAN VALLEY*
<http://feedproxy.google.com/%7Er/intifada-palestine/QuVY/%7E3/17T1Wc_rvvs/>
Intifada-Palestine: 16 Oct 2011 -   Dear Supporters, We enclose a
Notice[SEE EVICTION ORDER ABOVE] which, like many hundreds of them, will
be served (in Hebrew of course) by the Zionist authorities, upon the
Palestinian indigenous population of the Jordan Valley in yet another
attempt at...more
<http://feedproxy.google.com/%7Er/intifada-palestine/QuVY/%7E3/17T1Wc_rvvs/>

*Los Angeles Times* <http://latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/middleeast/>

*Chinese Jews feel more at home in Israel*
<http://feeds.latimes.com/%7Er/latimes/middleeast/%7E3/3PJktMfQkYQ/la-fg-china-jews-20111016,0,3479148.story>
LA Times 15 Oct 2011 - Descendants of Persian traders in Kaifeng, China,
move to Israel with the help of a religious group and finally learn
Jewish rules and traditions. As a child growing up in Kaifeng in central
China, Jin Jin was constantly reminded of her unusual heritage.

*New York Times* <http://nytimes.com/pages/world/middleeast/>

*Israel Names 477 to Go Free in Trade for Hamas-Held Soldier*
<http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=534a33344bdd8cd65eb1717c66a72ed9>
New York Times 16 Oct 2011 - Israel released the names of the first
Palestinian prisoners that it will exchange for a soldier held by Hamas,
most of whom have been convicted of manslaughter, attempted murder or
intentionally causing death.

*Yemeni Forces Fire on Protesters for Second Day*
<http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=fb698fbb217a0e948bf301dac52ef27c>
New York Times 16 Oct 2011 - At least five people were killed as
demonstrators again marched into government territory in the capital, Sana.

*Afghans Are Rattled by Rule on Searching Turbans*
<http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=0d365325057ace58b28a59eaa1d40bc5>
New York Times 15 Oct 2011 - After several attacks using explosives
hidden in turbans, a rule on inspecting the headgear is stirring anger.

*Misc* <http://vtjp.org/aboutus/aboutus.htm>

*Zuckerman turned on Obama over Israel. 'WSJ' refuses to say so*
<http://mondoweiss.net/2011/10/zuckerman-turned-on-obama-over-israel-wsj-refuses-to-say-so.html>
Mondoweiss - This is crazy. T he Wall Street Journal runs a long piece
on Mortimer Zuckerman's disaffection with Barack Obama and goes on and
on about Obama's economic policies, but says not a word about Israel.
This is irresponsible and deceptive. The record is clear. Zuckerman is...

*Is Occupy Wall Street anti-Semitic?*
<http://mondoweiss.net/2011/10/is-occupy-wall-street-anti-semitic.html>
Mondoweiss - Are the Occupy Wall Street demonstrations anti-Jewish? That
is what the Emergency Committee for Israel is claiming in a new video (
below ). The video features clips of Democratic politicians expressing
sympathy for the OWS protesters, followed by clips of some protesters
alleging a Jewish conspiracy controls...

*Palestinian activist serves 9-month Israeli 'exile' from his family,
returns home to occupied E Jerusalem*
<http://mondoweiss.net/2011/10/palestinian-activist-serves-9-month-israeli-exile-from-his-family-returns-home-to-occupied-e-jerusalem.html>
Mondoweiss - I can't remember how I started following @sarahonline but
it was one of my first days on Twitter. She generally posts events from
Wadi Hilweh Information Center in Silwan in occupied East Jerusalem.
Sometimes I imagine how every single violation deeply impacts one person
or one...

*Bill Kristol: 'We need to hear' that Obama has gone to war on Iran*
<http://mondoweiss.net/2011/10/bill-kristol-we-need-to-hear-that-obama-has-gone-to-war-on-iran.html>
Mondoweiss - Bill Kristol writing at the Weekly Standard . Remember,
Kristol is the voice of the neoconservative bloc in the establishment.
Kristol and Robert Kagan and Bill Bennett wrote 10 years ago that George
Bush should attack Iraq because "Israel's fight against terrorism is our
fight." And Kristol...

*Oren rationalizes Israel's isolation (then rants about Abbas denying
4000 years of Jewish homeland)*
<http://mondoweiss.net/2011/10/oren-rationalizes-israels-isolation-then-rants-about-abbas-denying-4000-years-of-jewish-homeland.html>
Mondoweiss - This is a landmark piece in the Washington Post, in which
Israeli ambassador Michael Oren argues that If Israel stands alone,
well, it ain't so bad to be standing alone. It is a landmark because it
reflects the news conventional wisdom even in the American mainstream...

*Misc 2* <http://vtjp.org/news/news.php>

*US-Israel, Media: Occupation at the corner of Wall Street (NY) and
Rothschild (Tel Aviv)* <http://www.ainfos.ca/en/ainfos25518.html>
A-infos 16 Oct 2011 - As in the Israeli demand for "social justice", the
Occupy Wall Street movement appears to be hitting a very raw nerve in
American society, one that some politicians appear to be keenly unaware
of. ---- Anarchists. Socialists. Crackheads. Sex Fiends. This is just a
small sampling...

*(en) US, Anarchists march to Richmond councilman's home to protest
noise ordinance* <http://www.ainfos.ca/en/ainfos25517.html>
A-infos 16 Oct 2011 - Richmond, Va (WTVR)- If you frequent the fan on
Friday nights you're likely to see all sorts of things. But on this
Friday night, one small group of protestors may have topped them all.
---- Members of the Wingnut Anarchist Collective walked from the
intersection of...

*No tears for warmonger Fox*
<http://feedproxy.google.com/%7Er/SabbahsBlog/%7E3/FnkCdfgEcJ8/>
Sabbah report 16 Oct 2011 - The champion of Israel within the British
government, an Israel flag-waver, defence secretary Dr Liam Fox, decided
to jump rather than be thrown from the battlements.

*Ongoing Israeli Human Rights Abuses and Self-Proclaimed Democracy*
<http://feedproxy.google.com/%7Er/SabbahsBlog/%7E3/JXdD-hvjAA8/>
Sabbah report 16 Oct 2011 - Israel is a modern day Sparta, a regional
killing machine. Israel is democratic in name only, affording rights
solely to higher income and wealthy Jews. It can mobilize over 600,000
combatants in 72 hours, equipped with nuclear and other state-of-the-art
weapons.

*Obama and the Terror Plot Thriller*
<http://feedproxy.google.com/%7Er/SabbahsBlog/%7E3/d5j2nNfUFOs/>
Sabbah report 16 Oct 2011 - There are so many doubts and questions
surrounding the alleged Iranian-sponsored assassination plot against the
Saudi ambassador, that for Barack Obama to take a prominent role in
announcing the case may prove to be a serious political and diplomatic
mistake.

*Arab League calls for Syria talks*
<http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-middle-east-15330296>
BBC 16 Oct 2011 - The Arab League has called for talks between the
government and opposition in Syria to be held within 15 days under its
supervision, following months of unrest.

*Bulldozers raze Gaddafi compound*
<http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-africa-15329119>
BBC 16 Oct 2011 - Bulldozers begin demolishing the fortress-like Bab
al-Aziziya compound of deposed Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi in the
capital Tripoli.

*Israel publishes prison swap list*
<http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-middle-east-15325046>
BBC 15 Oct 2011 - Israel publishes the names of 477 Palestinian
prisoners who are to be released in the first phase of an exchange for
captured Israeli soldier, Gilad Shalit.

*Modifying the Egypt-Israel peace treaty*
<http://www.middleeastmonitor.org.uk/articles/arab-media/2947-modifying-the-egypt-israel-peace-treaty>
Middle East Monitor 16 Oct 2011 - The question of the peace treaty
between Egypt and Israel was raised after the Eilat incident and its
aftermath when six Egyptian border police were killed by Israel. In
response to public opinion, the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces had
to consider whether or not...



*Articles*

------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Disgraced former UK Defence Secretary Liam Fox knowingly served Israel*
<http://www.redress.cc/global/gatzmon20111017>
Gilad Atzmon, Redress 10/17/2011
/Gilad Atzmon argues that recently-resigned UK Defence Secretary Liam
Fox and his friend, the spiv Adam Werrity, are not Israel's useful
idiots but "knew exactly what they were doing and who were their donors
... fully understood their role and willingly did what was required" of
them by Israel, and that Prime Minister Cameron and his Cabinet are
fully complicit./
      A rather odious Israeli espionage mole has just been exposed in
Britain. On 14 October, Liam Fox resigned as defence secretary following
revelations about his dubious relationship with Adam Werritty. Some 17
years younger than Fox, Werrity has been involved with Fox both in
business and in the conservative Atlanticist think-tank, "The Atlantic
Bridge". While Fox was defence secratary, Werrity visited Fox at the
ministry on many occasions, accompanied Fox on numerous official trips,
attended some of his meetings with foreign dignitaries and used
official-looking business cards which announced him as an "adviser" to
Fox -- and all despite having no official government post whatsoever.
However, it has now also been revealed that Fox and Werritty were
heavily financed by the Israeli lobby and "beyond".
      Writing in the the Daily Mail, Craig Murray wondered whether
Mossad was using both Fox and Werritty as "useful idiots".
      "Not only was Werritty being paid to act as an unofficial part of
the defence secretary's entourage, the money was coming from people who
may have been ready to promote the interests of certain foreign
governments, particularly the United States, Israel and Sri Lanka,"
writes Murray. "While the United States is a very close ally, its
commercial and other interests are not always identical to UK interests.
Israel is not a military ally of the UK. There are often tensions
between its interests in the Middle East and the UK's interests, as in
the attack on the Gaza aid convoy which resulted in the death of Turkish
citizens. Turkey is an ally of the UK, being a vital member of
NATO.more.. <http://www.redress.cc/global/gatzmon20111017>e-mail
<mailto:?subject=Disgraced%20former%20UK%20Defence%20Secretary%20Liam%20Fox%20knowingly%20served%20Israel%20&body=Disgraced%20former%20UK%20Defence%20Secretary%20Liam%20Fox%20knowingly%20served%20Israel%20--%20http://www.redress.cc/global/gatzmon20111017%20--%20link%20courtesy%20www.vtjp.org>

*After Schalit, Israel likely to move (further) right*
<http://972mag.com/after-shalit-israel-likely-to-move-further-right/25319/>
Larry Derfner, +972 Magazine 10/13/2011
/The 1-for-1,000 deal is probably the most "left-wing" thing Netanyahu's
ever done. The international community will now give him some slack,
while the settlers, Lieberman et al will cash in their chits./
      The deal to release Gilad Schalit was the right decision, and
despite my lack of love for Netanyahu, I give him a lot of credit for
pushing it through. But it seems to me that Schalit's release, in
addition to being an undeniable security risk for Israelis, is going to
give the Right yet another boost, and make relations with the
Palestinians even worse, as hard to imagine as that may be.
      Freeing 1,027 Palestinian prisoners, including many terrorists who
took part in deadly attacks on Israeli civilians, is the most
"left-wing" thing Netanyahu has ever done, with the possible exception
of the Wye agreement with Arafat in his first term. The right wing --
the settlers, Lieberman, Shas, much of Likud -- now have some serious
chits to cash in. Haaretz reported that during the cabinet debate, Shas
leader Eli Yishai pressed for the release of Jewish terrorists from
prison. arguing, "It's the right thing to do as part of the balances in
Israel's society," and that while it wouldn't "undo the releasing of
hundreds of (Palestinian) prisoners, it may sweeten the bitter pill."
      I don't know if Netanyahu is going let Jewish terrorists out of
jail, and I definitely don't think the Schalit deal gives him the
political capital to bomb Iran, as some have suggested. Nothing would
give him that sort of capital; if Israel bombs Iran, we will be going it
effectively alone. But the deal does get the world off his back for
awhile -- the "international community" will give him credit for taking
a brave decision, for showing flexibility, for what it may wishfully,
mistakenly interpret as a "confidence-building measure" for the
Palestinians.more..
<http://972mag.com/after-shalit-israel-likely-to-move-further-right/25319/>e-mail
<mailto:?subject=After%20Schalit,%20Israel%20likely%20to%20move%20%28further%29%20right%20&body=After%20Schalit,%20Israel%20likely%20to%20move%20%28further%29%20right%20--%20http://972mag.com/after-shalit-israel-likely-to-move-further-right/25319/%20--%20link%20courtesy%20www.vtjp.org>

*Israel urged to clamp down on Jewish terror*
<http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/2011/1068/re3.htm>
Al-Ahram Weekly 10/13/2011
       Desecration of graveyards and destruction of olive groves are
just two manifestations of violence Palestinians -- on the West Bank and
inside Israel -- face daily from Israeli society
      The Palestinian Authority (PA) as well as Arab leaders in Israel
have urged the Israeli government to "swiftly and decisively clamp down
on spiralling Jewish terror and vandalism against Palestinian targets,
including mosques and Islamic as well as Christian cemeteries", writes
Khaled Amayreh in occupied Jerusalem.
      The latest call came after suspected Jewish terrorists vandalised
and defaced Muslim and Christian graves at the main cemetery of Jaffa.
Some of the graves there date back several centuries.
      Other Muslim leaders, including some Knesset members, reminded
Jews in Israel and abroad that, "This is how the holocaust started."
      He accused "powerful political circles" within the Israeli
government, army and police of "treating with extreme leniency the
perpetrators of such crimes.â--êoeI believe that the government of
Binyamin Netanyahu, which is the most extreme government in Israel's
history, lacks both the will and determination to stem the tide of
Jewish terror. Therefore, I expect this worrying phenomenon to continue
and even escalate."
      Last week, unidentified Jewish saboteurs, believed to be
affiliated with an underground Jewish terror group in the West Bank, set
the local mosque at the Israeli Palestinian village of Tuba Zangariya on
fire. The fire gutted the interior of the mosque, burning Quranic texts
and other sacred objects. The attack was widely condemned by the Arab
community throughout Israel and the occupied territories.more..
<http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/2011/1068/re3.htm>e-mail
<mailto:?subject=Israel%20urged%20to%20clamp%20down%20on%20Jewish%20terror%20&body=Israel%20urged%20to%20clamp%20down%20on%20Jewish%20terror%20--%20http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/2011/1068/re3.htm%20--%20link%20courtesy%20www.vtjp.org>

*10 Reasons Not to Honor Israel*
<http://palestinechronicle.com/view_article_details.php?id=17182>
Palestine Chronicle: 16 Oct 2011 - By Mahmoud El-Yousseph and Tammy
Obeidallah This list was compiled in order to dispel the hate propaganda
and blatant lies Christians United for Israel (CUFI) is being allowed to
spew at Van Buren High School near Findlay, Ohio on October 27, 2011
where they will hold "A Night to Honor Israel." This is being repeated
at other schools across our country. If CUFI was simply having a
convention of their apocalyptic ignoramuses and blind bigots at a church
or synagogue, we would not waste our time trying to educate those
determined to remain fools. If CUFI were holding a meeting with our
congressmen/women or senators, we would not bother to counter, as our
representatives are already deep within the pockets of Israeli-interest
lobbies. However, CUFI has crossed a red line when invading our public
school system to poison the minds of our innocent youth. While this
event is being held...more
<http://palestinechronicle.com/view_article_details.php?id=17182>


More material available from Vermonters for a Just Peace in
Palestine/Israel -www.vtjp.org <http://www.vtjp.org/>
To subscribe, please write toOccupationNews-subscribe@yaho...
<mailto:OccupationNews-subscribe@yaho...>or
visithttp://groups.yahoo.com/group/OccupationNews/join
To unsubscribe, please write
toOccupationNews-unsubscribe@yaho...
<mailto:OccupationNews-unsubscribe@yaho...>