Tuesday 9th February, 2010
Extraordinary 1,700-year-old sarcophagus cover on view in Israel
Palestinian News.NetWashington, Feb 8 : Reports indicate that an extraordinary 1,700 year old sarcophagus cover is on view for the first time for the general public in Israel.
11 arrested during Israeli ambassador's talk
The Miami HeraldIt's Thursday morning, and Michael Irvin is holding court. When isn't he? He never stops talking. On air, off air. Makes no difference. The man loves to talk, and people love to listen. A Pro Bowl pr...
11 arrested during Israeli ambassador's talk
KTNVIRVINE, Calif. (AP) - Eleven students have been arrested during a raucous lecture at University of California, Irvine, where Israeli Ambassador Michael Oren spoke about U.S.-Israel relations. Oren...
Iran begins enriching 20% nuclear fuel
HaaretzIran started making higher-grade nuclear fuel on Tuesday, state television reported, a defiant move that may increase pressure for new international sanctions on the major oil producer."Today we start...
11 arrested during Israeli ambassador's talk
The Seattle TimesEleven students have been arrested during a raucous lecture at University of California, Irvine, where Israeli Ambassador Michael Oren spoke about U.S.-Israel relations.
Abbas mulls peace talks; expects U.S. answers soon
The StarTOKYO (Reuters) - Palestinian leaders have not set specific terms on which they would accept a U.S. offer to mediate indirect peace talks with Israel, and expect clarification on such talks in a week,...
11 arrested during Israeli ambassador's talk
Seattle Post-IntelligencerTHE ASSOCIATED PRESS IRVINE, Calif. -- Eleven students have been arrested during a raucous lecture at University of California, Irvine, where Israeli Ambassador Michael Oren spoke about U.S.-Israel...
Abbas mulls peace talks; expects U.S. answers soon
ReutersPalestinian President Mahmoud Abbas speaks during a news conference after talks with German Chancellor Angela Merkel at the Chancellery in Berlin February 1 , 2010.
Palestinians to hold local elections in July
The Jordan TimesThe Western-backed Palestinian Authority said on Monday it would hold local elections in the Israeli-occupied West Bank and the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip on July 17, Agence France-Presse (AFP) reported. ...
UNRWA chief urges Egypt, Arab League to press Israel on Gaza
The Jordan TimesCAIRO (AFP) - The head of the UN agency for Palestinian refugees, Filippo Grandi, on Monday urged Egypt and the Arab League to press Israel to allow reconstruction equipment into the blockaded Gaza St...
11 arrested during Israeli ambassador's talk
Denver PostIRVINE, Calif.—Eleven students have been arrested during a raucous lecture at University of California, Irvine, where Israeli Ambassador Michael Oren spoke about U.S.-Israel relations. Oren's sp...
11 arrested during Israeli ambassador's talk
Tampa Bay OnlineIRVINE, Calif. (AP) -- Eleven students have been arrested during a raucous lecture at University of California, Irvine, where Israeli Ambassador Michael Oren spoke about U.S.-Israel relations.
Israeli police raid East Jerusalem, arrest dozens
People's DailyFive Israeli police officers were injured on Monday during a raid in East Jerusalem, in which 25 suspects were arrested, said police spokesman Micky Rosenfeld."Several officers were injured. Four...
Israel to unveil ambitious transport plan
People's Dailyby David Harris Israel is a small country, just the size of New Jersey, but getting from point A to point B is not always an easy experience.Indeed, for years, economists have argued that the lack of ...
Lebanese president: Israel has no valid pretext to attack
People's DailyLebanese President Michel Suleiman said Monday that no one in Lebanon is planning to wage any aggression on Israel and Israel does not own any valid pretext to launch any attack, the country's state-r...
Indirect Mideast talks likely
MENAFN(MENAFN - Arab News) Palestinians are weighing indirect peace talks with Israel to be mediated by the United States, Foreign Minister Riyad Al-Malki said Monday, adding that they should focus on borde...
Twelve arrested in U.S. for disrupting Israel ambassador
HaaretzCalifornia reportedly police made 12 arrests on Monday after a speech by Israel's U.S. Ambassador Michael Oren descended into chaos.Hecklers interrupted Oren's lecture at Irving University in Los Ange...
No future for Mideast peace talks : Hamas leader Meshaal
New KeralaMoscow, Feb 8 : Khaled Meshaal, the leader of the radical Palestinian group Hamas, here said he saw no prospect whatsoever in peace talks in the Middle East as Israel is led by warmongers.
Germany's only Jewish film festival in danger of closure
HaaretzGermany's only Jewish Film Festival is in danger of closing down due to lack of funding, the event's founder and director Nicola Galliner said yesterday. Galliner, a London native who launched the fes...
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