Saturday, December 6, 2008

Israel braces for more trouble after Hebron rampage (AFP)

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Israel braces for more trouble after Hebron rampage (AFP)

Jewish settlers from the Kiryat Arba settlement look at a burning Palestinian house after it was set on fire by settlers in the West Bank city of Hebron. Security forces are bracing for more violence after Israeli hardliners went on the rampage against Palestinians in retaliation for the eviction of settlers from the house.(AFP/Menahem Kahana)AFP - Security forces braced on Friday for more violence after Israeli hardliners went on the rampage against Palestinians in retaliation for the eviction of settlers from a disputed Hebron house.




Palestinians protest at Hebron settler violence (Reuters)

An Israeli police officer orders a group of Jewish settlers out of a house during the eviction of Jewish settlers from a disputed building in the West Bank city of Hebron December 4, 2008. Israeli police used teargas and clubs to evict dozens of hard-line Jewish settlers from a disputed building in Hebron on Thursday after days of stone-throwing clashes with Palestinians. (Oren Ziv/Reuters)Reuters - Palestinians protested on Friday against a rampage by Jewish settlers in response to Israel's eviction of Jews from a disputed building in Hebron, and Israel deployed extra forces to contain the unrest.




Israel evicts Jewish settlers from Hebron house (Reuters)

Israeli police officers evict a Jewish settler from a disputed building in the West Bank city of Hebron December 4, 2008. (Ronen Zvulun/Reuters)Reuters - Israeli police used teargas and clubs to evict hard-line Jewish settlers from a building in the West Bank city of Hebron on Thursday, igniting a wave of settler violence across the Palestinian territory.




Hebron clash tests Israeli ability to remove outposts (The Christian Science Monitor)
The Christian Science Monitor - Hundreds of Israeli police in riot helmets and flak jackets dragged about 250 Jewish settlers from a Palestinian building Thursday in the West Bank city of Hebron, the first major test in two years of the government's readiness to dismantle the dozens of illegal outposts that have complicated peace negotiations.

Bush delivers upbeat defense of his Mideast policy (AP)

President George W. Bush makes a statement on the economy, Friday, Dec. 5, 2008, on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)AP - President George W. Bush delivered a broad and upbeat defense of his Mideast policies on Friday, yet cautioned that President-elect Barack Obama will inherit threats from Iran's nuclear programs, an unfinished Israeli-Palestinian peace accord and a fragile democracy in Iraq.



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Friday, December 5, 2008

Hebron clash tests Israeli ability to remove outposts (The Christian Science Monitor)

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Hebron clash tests Israeli ability to remove outposts (The Christian Science Monitor)
The Christian Science Monitor - Hundreds of Israeli police in riot helmets and flak jackets dragged about 250 Jewish settlers from a Palestinian building Thursday in the West Bank city of Hebron, the first major test in two years of the government's readiness to dismantle the dozens of illegal outposts that have complicated peace negotiations.

Israel braces for more trouble after Hebron rampage (AFP)

Jewish settlers from the Kiryat Arba settlement look at a burning Palestinian house after it was set on fire by settlers in the West Bank city of Hebron. Security forces are bracing for more violence after Israeli hardliners went on the rampage against Palestinians in retaliation for the eviction of settlers from the house.(AFP/Menahem Kahana)AFP - Security forces braced on Friday for more violence after Israeli hardliners went on the rampage against Palestinians in retaliation for the eviction of settlers from a disputed Hebron house.




Israeli soldiers drag settlers out of Hebron house (AP)

Israeli police officers and soldiers remove a Jewish settler during the evacuation of a disputed house in the West Bank city of Hebron, Thursday, Dec. 4, 2008. Israeli security forces stormed the house in the biblical city of Hebro, dragging out some 250 settlers who barricaded themselves inside and hurled rocks, eggs and chemicals at their evictors. It was the first major West Bank evacuation since a violent 2006 confrontation that injured hundreds.(AP Photo/Nasser Shiyoukhi)AP - Israeli soldiers and police stormed a disputed building in the biblical city of Hebron on Thursday, dragging out 250 young settlers in a raid meant to send a warning to Jewish extremists fighting to keep what they see as God-promised land.



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Hebron clash tests Israeli ability to remove outposts (The Christian Science Monitor)

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Hebron clash tests Israeli ability to remove outposts (The Christian Science Monitor)
The Christian Science Monitor - Hundreds of Israeli police in riot helmets and flak jackets dragged about 250 Jewish settlers from a Palestinian building Thursday in the West Bank city of Hebron, the first major test in two years of the government's readiness to dismantle the dozens of illegal outposts that have complicated peace negotiations.

Lebanon's Hezbollah says sure to win legislative polls (AFP)

Hezbollah fighters march with Lebanese national flags (L) and Hezbollah flags (yellow) during a rally in November 2008. Lebanon's Shiite militant group Hezbollah said on Thursday it was sure of victory in next year's legislative elections but would still seek to form a national unity government with anti-Syrian rivals.(AFP/File/Ramzi Haidar)AFP - Lebanon's Shiite militant group Hezbollah said on Thursday it was sure of victory in next year's legislative elections but would still seek to form a national unity government with anti-Syrian rivals.




Bush to highlight Mideast approach in speech (AFP)

US President George W. Bush, pictured here on December 2, 2008, on Friday will trumpet his AFP - US President George W. Bush on Friday will trumpet his "consequential" Middle East peace successes but shy from advising his successor in a speech about the region, the White House said.



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Israel's Olmert faces one fewer graft claim (AFP)

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Israel's Olmert faces one fewer graft claim (AFP)

Acting Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert speaks during the weekly cabinet meeting at his office in Jerusalem in November 2008. The Israeli public affairs ministry announced on Thursday it is dropping one of the six graft allegations facing caretaker Olmert.(AFP/POOL/File/Pavel Wolberg)AFP - The Israeli public affairs ministry announced on Thursday it is dropping one of the six graft allegations facing caretaker Prime Minister Ehud Olmert.




Israeli Settler Youth on the Rampage in Hebron (Time.com)
Time.com - A militant new generation of West Bank settlers is unwilling to heed its elders or the Israeli state, and is willing to use violence against the state and Palestinian civilians

Bush: Obama to get 'vexing' Mideast peace efforts (AFP)

US President George W. Bush speaks at the White House in Washington, DC. Bush said Friday he would hand successor Barack Obama a Middle East in which Iran still seeks nuclear arms and the Arab-Israeli conflict remains AFP - US President George W. Bush said Friday that successor Barack Obama will inherit a Middle East in which Iran seeks nuclear arms and the Arab-Israeli conflict remains "the most vexing problem."




Israel under fire at UN over rights record (AFP)

A general view of a UN Human Rights Council session. Israel came under sustained criticism from its Arab neighbours over its human rights record at a UN council Thursday, with Western states also expressing concern at the treatment of Palestinians.(AFP/File/Fabrice Coffrini)AFP - Israel came under sustained criticism from its Arab neighbours over its human rights record at a UN council Thursday, with Western states also expressing concern at the treatment of Palestinians.




Palestinians protest at Hebron settler violence (Reuters)

An Israeli police officer orders a group of Jewish settlers out of a house during the eviction of Jewish settlers from a disputed building in the West Bank city of Hebron December 4, 2008. Israeli police used teargas and clubs to evict dozens of hard-line Jewish settlers from a disputed building in Hebron on Thursday after days of stone-throwing clashes with Palestinians. (Oren Ziv/Reuters)Reuters - Palestinians protested on Friday against a rampage by Jewish settlers in response to Israel's eviction of Jews from a disputed building in Hebron, and Israel deployed extra forces to contain the unrest.



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Israel evicts Jewish settlers from Hebron house (Reuters)

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Israel evicts Jewish settlers from Hebron house (Reuters)

Israeli police officers evict a Jewish settler from a disputed building in the West Bank city of Hebron December 4, 2008. (Ronen Zvulun/Reuters)Reuters - Israeli police used teargas and clubs to evict hard-line Jewish settlers from a building in the West Bank city of Hebron on Thursday, igniting a wave of settler violence across the Palestinian territory.




Bush says Iran nuclear program remains threat (Reuters)
Reuters - President George W. Bush said Friday that Iran's nuclear program remained a threat to peace and the United States would not allow Tehran to develop an atomic weapon.
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Bush to highlight Mideast approach in speech (AFP)

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Bush to highlight Mideast approach in speech (AFP)

US President George W. Bush, pictured here on December 2, 2008, on Friday will trumpet his AFP - US President George W. Bush on Friday will trumpet his "consequential" Middle East peace successes but shy from advising his successor in a speech about the region, the White House said.



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Bush to highlight Mideast approach in speech (AFP)

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Bush to highlight Mideast approach in speech (AFP)

US President George W. Bush, pictured here on December 2, 2008, on Friday will trumpet his AFP - US President George W. Bush on Friday will trumpet his "consequential" Middle East peace successes but shy from advising his successor in a speech about the region, the White House said.




Israel eases Gaza blockade (AFP)

A security guard outside a closed Palestinian Islamic Bank in Gaza City on December 4, 2008. Israel allowed some humanitarian aid into the Gaza Strip, easing the month-old closure it imposed on the territory after a surge in violence - but banks shut down for want of cash.(AFP/Mohammed Abed)AFP - Israel on Thursday allowed some humanitarian aid into the Gaza Strip, easing the month-old closure it imposed on the Hamas-ruled territory after a surge in violence.




Heeding No Authority, Israeli Settler Youth Rampage in Hebron (Time.com)
Time.com - A militant new generation of West Bank settlers is unwilling to heed its elders or the Israeli state, and is willing to use violence against the state and Palestinian civilians

Lebanon's Hezbollah says sure to win legislative polls (AFP)

Hezbollah fighters march with Lebanese national flags (L) and Hezbollah flags (yellow) during a rally in November 2008. Lebanon's Shiite militant group Hezbollah said on Thursday it was sure of victory in next year's legislative elections but would still seek to form a national unity government with anti-Syrian rivals.(AFP/File/Ramzi Haidar)AFP - Lebanon's Shiite militant group Hezbollah said on Thursday it was sure of victory in next year's legislative elections but would still seek to form a national unity government with anti-Syrian rivals.



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