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Israelis Are Dying: It Must Be an Escalation by Jonathan Cook http://www.antiwar.com/orig/cook.php?articleid=9320
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An Israeli girl on Monday writes a 'message’ in Hebrew on shells ready to be fired by mobile artillery unit towards Lebanon (AP photo by Sebastian Scheiner) Jordan Times frontpage photo 7-18-2006 http://jordantimes.com/tue/index.htm
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If Israel has the right to use force, so do its neighbours July 18, Ahmad Khalidi: The west appears to insist that only one side in the conflict is able to intervene militarily across borders. That will never be accepted. July 18 2006 http://www.guardian.co.uk/israel/Story/0,,1822923,00.html
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Ali's wife Amira, 23, and their children, Salam 11 months, Saja, eight, Zeinab, six, and Ahmad, four, were killed in the blast Sunday. Relatives say the families had returned to their ancestral home for a summer vacation. Grieving relatives want blame placed on Israel Jul. 17, 2006
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The greatest mistake Israel could make at the moment is to forget that Israel itself is a mistake. It is an honest mistake, a well-intentioned mistake, a mistake for which no one is culpable, but the idea of creating a nation of European Jews in an area of Arab Muslims (and some Christians) has produced a century of warfare and terrorism of the sort we are seeing now. Israel fights Hezbollah in the north and Hamas in the south, but its most formidable enemy is history itself. Hunker Down With History By Richard CohenTuesday, July 18, 2006 http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/07/17/AR2006071701154.html
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Questionable Justice on Palestinians
Elias Chacour Archbishop of Galilee Elias Chacour brings his fight for peace and understanding to Cairo and finds a receptive audience By David Lee Wilson http://www.egypttoday.com/article.aspx?ArticleID=6776
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Sadistic Collective Punishment Spreads Fear 7-18-2006 http://www.umkahlil.blogspot.com/
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Gaza under darkness Rami Almeghari writing from Maghazi refugee camp, Live from Palestine, 17 July 2006 http://electronicintifada.net/v2/article5063.shtml
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ICRC bulletin - Gaza Report, ICRC, 17 July 2006 http://electronicintifada.net/v2/article5068.shtml
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UN publishes Revised Emergency Appeal to Meet Most Urgent Needs of Palestinians
Report, OCHA, 18 July 2006 http://electronicintifada.net/v2/article5069.shtml
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UN humanitarian agencies prepare for health impact of crisis in Lebanon Report, UN News, 17 July 2006 http://electronicintifada.net/v2/article5059.shtml
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Not only the Lebanese and Arabs but any educated, broad-minded person equipped with the necessary tools that do not allow him to succumb to the mighty propaganda machine have, over the past few days, all the reasons to be furious at the coverage by major US networks of the tragedy unfolding in Lebanon. Inside the box Jordan Times editorial July 17, 2006 http://jordantimes.com/mon/opinion/opinion1.htm
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As the bombs rain down, a refugee crisis unfolds on the streets of Beirut
· Thousands of homeless or trapped Shia seek shelter
· Fleeing families killed in Israeli attacks on roads Brian Whitaker in Beirut Monday July 17, 2006 http://www.guardian.co.uk/israel/Story/0,,1822190,00.html
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IOF Occupy & Isolate Beit Hanoun, and Destroy the Palestinian Ministry of Foreign Affairs Report, PCHR, 17 July 2006 http://electronicintifada.net/v2/article5048.shtml
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U.S. fails to defend interests in MideastBy Muqtedar Khan, assistant professor at the University of Delaware and a non-resident fellow at the Brookings Institution in Washington
The crisis in the Middle East is rapidly reaching dangerous proportions. Unless a heavy dose of sanity is injected into the region's affairs immediately, it is likely to escalate into a wider conflict that will make Iraq look like a picnic. The only player perhaps capable of playing this role is the U.S. The U.S. has the most to lose if things get out of hand. Its key interests in the region--oil, Israel and liberalism--are all in jeopardy. 7-17-6 http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/chi-0607170131jul17,0,2102682.story?coll=chi-newsopinioncommentary-hed
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Our last battle Rania Masri writing from Koura, Live from Lebanon, 16 July 2006 http://electronicintifada.net/v2/article5042.shtml
American Muslims go to their places of worship increasingly under the fear of intimidation and violence.
Bigots are launching hate attacks on Muslims at their places of worship with seeming impunity; their onslaught ranges from the frightening to the bizarre.... The Council on Islamic Relations (CAIR) said that the attacks are "increasing," but this week marks a particularly aggressive surge of anti-Muslim violence. Muslims, mosques targets of hate By Aatif Ali Bokhari http://www.arabamericannews.com/newsarticle.php?articleid=5840
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. Dearborn family members killed by Israelis By Aatif Ali Bokhari http://www.arabamericannews.com/newsarticle.php?articleid=5843
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Ghost World, Palestine
Zachary Wales, The Electronic Intifada, 16 July 2006 http://electronicintifada.net/v2/article5033.shtml
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Only sanctions will stop this brutal campaign Ahdaf Soueif, The Guardian, Jul 16, 2006 http://imeu.net/news/article002151.shtml
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Tragic lack of vision in Israel's actions Letter from the Independent:
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Israelis Are Dying: It Must Be an Escalation by Jonathan Cook http://www.antiwar.com/orig/cook.php?articleid=9320
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Israel's purpose seems clear: to create an impression of a single implacable enemy, Islam, fighting a global war of terror in which plucky Israel is on the front line.
The aim of Israeli policymakers is not too difficult to divine either. They want their American paymaster dragged deeper into the mire of the Middle East as a junior partner rather than as an honest broker, giving Israel cover while it carves up yet more Palestinian land for annexation, puts further pressure on the Palestinians to leave their homeland, and destabilizes its regional enemies so that they are powerless to offer protest or resistance. Israel acts according to a ready script By Jonathan Cook July 17, 2006http://www.dailystar.com.lb/article.asp?edition_id=10&categ_id=5&article_id=73998
An Israeli girl on Monday writes a 'message’ in Hebrew on shells ready to be fired by mobile artillery unit towards Lebanon (AP photo by Sebastian Scheiner) Jordan Times frontpage photo 7-18-2006 http://jordantimes.com/tue/index.htm
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If Israel has the right to use force, so do its neighbours July 18, Ahmad Khalidi: The west appears to insist that only one side in the conflict is able to intervene militarily across borders. That will never be accepted. July 18 2006 http://www.guardian.co.uk/israel/Story/0,,1822923,00.html
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Israel's Arab citizens caught in a war they never wanted Published: 18 July 2006
Hassan Nasrullah, the leader of Hizbollah, has spoken of having more "surprises"in store for Israel after the deluge of rockets which culminated in the killing of eight Israeli civilians in Haifa in a single attack on Sunday. http://news.independent.co.uk/world/middle_east/article1183353.ece
Ali's wife Amira, 23, and their children, Salam 11 months, Saja, eight, Zeinab, six, and Ahmad, four, were killed in the blast Sunday. Relatives say the families had returned to their ancestral home for a summer vacation. Grieving relatives want blame placed on Israel Jul. 17, 2006
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Today, for those who follow the so-called Israeli "peace movement", five people demonstrated in Israel against Israeli aggression. Three of the five were Arabs.posted by As'ad @ 1:48 PM link http://angryarab.blogspot.com/
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Whose delusion is the greatest – the evangelical "rapture" delusion, the neocon delusion about American power, or the Zionist delusion? The three together mean disaster for America, Israel, and the world. We're Being Set Up for Wider War in the Middle East by Paul Craig Roberts 07/17/06 "Information Clearing House" -- -- The old adage, "fool me once, shame on you; fool me twice, shame on me" does not apply to Americans, who have shown that they can be endlessly fooled. http://informationclearinghouse.info/article14026.htm
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Editor -- I am a registered Republican who abhors America's aggression in the Middle East. Our actions have been irresponsible, have eroded our credibility and probably fed the escalation of hostilities in the region.
LINDA ALBAND San Francisco 7-18-2006 letter http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2006/07/18/EDGOBIPV5R1.DTL&hw=letters&sn=001&sc=1000
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Israeli mistreatment
As one who has family members caught in Lebanon, I wonder how the United States must appear to the world, when Israel, its strongest ally in the Middle East, is allowed to recklessly destroy Lebanon's infrastructure using American weapons and training without even a shred of guilt or displeasure shown by the Bush administration, let alone a public outcry. At best, we look too weak to question our untouchable ally.
ZOUHDI HAJJAJ Plymouth July 18, 2006 http://www.boston.com/news/globe/editorial_opinion/letters/articles/2006/07/18/us_an_enabler_of_israels_blitz/
Today, for those who follow the so-called Israeli "peace movement", five people demonstrated in Israel against Israeli aggression. Three of the five were Arabs.posted by As'ad @ 1:48 PM link http://angryarab.blogspot.com/
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Whose delusion is the greatest – the evangelical "rapture" delusion, the neocon delusion about American power, or the Zionist delusion? The three together mean disaster for America, Israel, and the world. We're Being Set Up for Wider War in the Middle East by Paul Craig Roberts 07/17/06 "Information Clearing House" -- -- The old adage, "fool me once, shame on you; fool me twice, shame on me" does not apply to Americans, who have shown that they can be endlessly fooled. http://informationclearinghouse.info/article14026.htm
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Editor -- I am a registered Republican who abhors America's aggression in the Middle East. Our actions have been irresponsible, have eroded our credibility and probably fed the escalation of hostilities in the region.
LINDA ALBAND San Francisco 7-18-2006 letter http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2006/07/18/EDGOBIPV5R1.DTL&hw=letters&sn=001&sc=1000
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Israeli mistreatment
Israel has been using its position to mistreat, humiliate and contribute to the poverty of its Palestinian neighbors in Gaza.
The time for the U.S. Congress to condemn these actions is long overdue.
MONICA MEZA, Miami letter Miami Herald 7-18-6 http://www.miami.com/mld/miamiherald/news/opinion/15061326.htm
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US an enabler of Israel's blitz
As one who has family members caught in Lebanon, I wonder how the United States must appear to the world, when Israel, its strongest ally in the Middle East, is allowed to recklessly destroy Lebanon's infrastructure using American weapons and training without even a shred of guilt or displeasure shown by the Bush administration, let alone a public outcry. At best, we look too weak to question our untouchable ally.
ZOUHDI HAJJAJ Plymouth July 18, 2006 http://www.boston.com/news/globe/editorial_opinion/letters/articles/2006/07/18/us_an_enabler_of_israels_blitz/
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Floral Park, L.I.: Mideast media coverage is ridiculously unfair and misleading. When 100 Arabs are killed, there's no mention that 80 were civilians and 50 were kids. However, three Israelis get killed and we know their names and ages. This has less to do with innocent Jews than with how innocent Muslims are portrayed.
Bill Parrinucci letter 7-18-2006 http://www.nydailynews.com/news/ideas_opinions/story/435842p-367239c.html
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I cannot sleep at night because the noise from Israel’s shelling and bombing keeps me awake.
The “Hezbollah stronghold” that the media keep talking about happens to be a residential suburb where a friend of mine used to live.
I say “used to” because he had to evacuate his house, and his neighborhood is being bombed to rubble.
More than 100 Lebanese civilians have been killed in the last few days; many bridges have been destroyed; most of Beirut has no electricity at this writing; the airport has been bombed on two occasions; and the ports in Beirut, Jbeil and Tripoli were bombed on Saturday.
When David Brooks implies that Israel is not overreacting, he insults all of us who are stuck in our homes waiting for the bombing to stop and hoping that our neighborhood will not be among the next to be hit by Israeli strikes.
Sean Lee Beirut, Lebanon, July 16, 2006 http://www.nytimes.com/2006/07/18/opinion/l18mideast.html?_r=1&oref=slogin
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The roughly 1.2 million Arab citizens of Israel -- one-fifth of the population -- do not serve in the army, now engaged on the northern and southern borders. They have slim representation in parliament, and receive scant government support for the kind of bunkers and warning systems that have been well used in other northern Israeli cities since the fighting began.
The people here also have far fewer places to flee than the Jewish residents of northern Israel, thousands of whom are heading south to family and friends to wait out the war. For many of the 75,000 Arabs of this city, their only family is in Lebanon -- where, since the 1948 Arab-Israeli war, they have lived in refugee camps and cities that now may be under Israeli attack.
In Nazareth, Arab Israelis Now at Risk , Rockets Fall Near City Long Seen as Off-Limits By Scott WilsonWashington Post July 18, 2006 http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/07/17/AR2006071701420.html***********************************************************************
The greatest mistake Israel could make at the moment is to forget that Israel itself is a mistake. It is an honest mistake, a well-intentioned mistake, a mistake for which no one is culpable, but the idea of creating a nation of European Jews in an area of Arab Muslims (and some Christians) has produced a century of warfare and terrorism of the sort we are seeing now. Israel fights Hezbollah in the north and Hamas in the south, but its most formidable enemy is history itself. Hunker Down With History By Richard CohenTuesday, July 18, 2006 http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/07/17/AR2006071701154.html
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Questionable Justice on Palestinians
I am curious as to how Abraham H. Foxman, national director of the Anti-Defamation League, has determined that a majority of the more than 9,000 Palestinians held in Israeli jails were "involved in terrorism" [letters, July 13].
Many of these prisoners are detained indefinitely without a trial. As such, how did Mr. Foxman determine their innocence or guilt?
Perhaps before Mr. Foxman lectures people about the "American values of democracy, moderation and reconciliation," he and the state of Israel should start practicing some of them.
ZAF BASHA Washington July 18, 2006 http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/07/17/AR2006071701305.html
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But it needs to be said now, loudly: those who devise and carry out Israeli policies have made Israel into a monster, and it has come time for all of us -- all Israelis, all Jews who allow Israel to speak for them, all Americans who do nothing to end U.S. support for Israel and its murderous policies -- to recognize that we stain ourselves morally by continuing to sit by while Israel carries out its atrocities against the Palestinians. "The Insane Brutality of the State of Israel" Atrocities in the Promised Land By KATHLEEN CHRISTISON former CIA analyst 7-18-2006 http://www.counterpunch.org/christison07172006.html
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Peters and I also disagree in that I once took a military oath of enlistment to defend the U.S. Constitution, and only the U.S. Constitution. Peters apparently took a loyalty oath to both Israel and the United States. That's a mistake.
I am not pro-Israel or anti-Israel, not pro-Arab or anti-Arab. I have only one loyalty, one priority, and one polestar: the interests of the United States of America and the U.S. Constitution. That's why Peters and I often part company: he wants to sympathize with Israelis; I only want to argue the vital interests of the American people and no one else.
Now, why is Israel the worst terror state, rogue state and failed state in the Middle East? Let’s look at the evidence.
First, terrorism. The state of Israel was created by terrorists, who terrorized the United Nations into partitioning the Palestinian Mandate. The nation was conceived and born in terrorism. (OK, so was the United States, but then that's another story.) Since its founding, Israel has maintained a policy of relentless terrorism against the lawful inhabitants of Palestine.
WAR IN THE MIDDLE EAST: PART TWO
ISRAEL: THE TERRORIST STATE, THE ROGUE STATE, THE FAILED STATE
IT'S TIME FOR AMERICA TO CUT AND RUN FROM ISRAEL, NOT IRAQ commentary 7-17-6 by Andy Martin , Executive Editor and publisher of ContrarianCommentary.com
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Thanks to the work of the lobby and its allies, Israel gets more direct foreign aid -- about $3 billion a year -- than any other nation.
A Beautiful Friendship? In search of the truth about the Israel lobby's influence on Washington By Glenn Frankel
Sunday, July 16, 2006; W13 http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/07/12/AR2006071201627_pf.html
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Perhaps before Mr. Foxman lectures people about the "American values of democracy, moderation and reconciliation," he and the state of Israel should start practicing some of them.
ZAF BASHA Washington July 18, 2006 http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/07/17/AR2006071701305.html
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But it needs to be said now, loudly: those who devise and carry out Israeli policies have made Israel into a monster, and it has come time for all of us -- all Israelis, all Jews who allow Israel to speak for them, all Americans who do nothing to end U.S. support for Israel and its murderous policies -- to recognize that we stain ourselves morally by continuing to sit by while Israel carries out its atrocities against the Palestinians. "The Insane Brutality of the State of Israel" Atrocities in the Promised Land By KATHLEEN CHRISTISON former CIA analyst 7-18-2006 http://www.counterpunch.org/christison07172006.html
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Peters and I also disagree in that I once took a military oath of enlistment to defend the U.S. Constitution, and only the U.S. Constitution. Peters apparently took a loyalty oath to both Israel and the United States. That's a mistake.
I am not pro-Israel or anti-Israel, not pro-Arab or anti-Arab. I have only one loyalty, one priority, and one polestar: the interests of the United States of America and the U.S. Constitution. That's why Peters and I often part company: he wants to sympathize with Israelis; I only want to argue the vital interests of the American people and no one else.
Now, why is Israel the worst terror state, rogue state and failed state in the Middle East? Let’s look at the evidence.
First, terrorism. The state of Israel was created by terrorists, who terrorized the United Nations into partitioning the Palestinian Mandate. The nation was conceived and born in terrorism. (OK, so was the United States, but then that's another story.) Since its founding, Israel has maintained a policy of relentless terrorism against the lawful inhabitants of Palestine.
WAR IN THE MIDDLE EAST: PART TWO
ISRAEL: THE TERRORIST STATE, THE ROGUE STATE, THE FAILED STATE
IT'S TIME FOR AMERICA TO CUT AND RUN FROM ISRAEL, NOT IRAQ commentary 7-17-6 by Andy Martin , Executive Editor and publisher of ContrarianCommentary.com
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Thanks to the work of the lobby and its allies, Israel gets more direct foreign aid -- about $3 billion a year -- than any other nation.
A Beautiful Friendship? In search of the truth about the Israel lobby's influence on Washington By Glenn Frankel
Sunday, July 16, 2006; W13 http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/07/12/AR2006071201627_pf.html
Elias Chacour Archbishop of Galilee Elias Chacour brings his fight for peace and understanding to Cairo and finds a receptive audience By David Lee Wilson http://www.egypttoday.com/article.aspx?ArticleID=6776
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Sadistic Collective Punishment Spreads Fear 7-18-2006 http://www.umkahlil.blogspot.com/
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Gaza under darkness Rami Almeghari writing from Maghazi refugee camp, Live from Palestine, 17 July 2006 http://electronicintifada.net/v2/article5063.shtml
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ICRC bulletin - Gaza Report, ICRC, 17 July 2006 http://electronicintifada.net/v2/article5068.shtml
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UN publishes Revised Emergency Appeal to Meet Most Urgent Needs of Palestinians
Report, OCHA, 18 July 2006 http://electronicintifada.net/v2/article5069.shtml
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UN humanitarian agencies prepare for health impact of crisis in Lebanon Report, UN News, 17 July 2006 http://electronicintifada.net/v2/article5059.shtml
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Not only the Lebanese and Arabs but any educated, broad-minded person equipped with the necessary tools that do not allow him to succumb to the mighty propaganda machine have, over the past few days, all the reasons to be furious at the coverage by major US networks of the tragedy unfolding in Lebanon. Inside the box Jordan Times editorial July 17, 2006 http://jordantimes.com/mon/opinion/opinion1.htm
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As the bombs rain down, a refugee crisis unfolds on the streets of Beirut
· Thousands of homeless or trapped Shia seek shelter
· Fleeing families killed in Israeli attacks on roads Brian Whitaker in Beirut Monday July 17, 2006 http://www.guardian.co.uk/israel/Story/0,,1822190,00.html
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IOF Occupy & Isolate Beit Hanoun, and Destroy the Palestinian Ministry of Foreign Affairs Report, PCHR, 17 July 2006 http://electronicintifada.net/v2/article5048.shtml
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U.S. fails to defend interests in MideastBy Muqtedar Khan, assistant professor at the University of Delaware and a non-resident fellow at the Brookings Institution in Washington
The crisis in the Middle East is rapidly reaching dangerous proportions. Unless a heavy dose of sanity is injected into the region's affairs immediately, it is likely to escalate into a wider conflict that will make Iraq look like a picnic. The only player perhaps capable of playing this role is the U.S. The U.S. has the most to lose if things get out of hand. Its key interests in the region--oil, Israel and liberalism--are all in jeopardy. 7-17-6 http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/chi-0607170131jul17,0,2102682.story?coll=chi-newsopinioncommentary-hed
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Our last battle Rania Masri writing from Koura, Live from Lebanon, 16 July 2006 http://electronicintifada.net/v2/article5042.shtml
For other such “Live from Lebanon” eyewitness reports and commentaries, please visit this website: http://electronicintifada.net/v2/diaries.shtml.
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Sunday, July 16, 2006 I watched interviews with little children on New TV. I was most impressed with their political awareness. They knew who was bombing them, and who their enemy is. Hell. They knew about the Arab-Israeli conflict more than college educated Americans. posted by As'ad @ 10:57 AM http://angryarab.blogspot.com/2006/07/i-watched-interviews-with-little.html
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"Helpless" Maha Damaj writing from Beirut, Live from Lebanon, 16 July 2006 http://electronicintifada.net/v2/article5045.shtml
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Waiting is our struggle Mayssoun Sukarieh writing from Beirut, Live from Lebanon, 16 July 2006 http://electronicintifada.net/v2/article5037.shtml
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Hundreds displaced by Israeli attacks, say aid workers Report, IRIN, 16 July 2006 http://electronicintifada.net/v2/article5039.shtml
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Four days of bombing in Beirut Sawsan Kalache writing from Beirut, Live from Lebanon, 16 July 2006 http://electronicintifada.net/v2/article5044.shtml
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Miami Herald Publishes Letter Criticising Ghitis's Taste in Arab Bloggers . http://www.miami.com/mld/miamiherald/news/opinion/15041060.htm
Arab opinions
In her July 8 column, Arab blogs criticize Israel, Arab leaders, Frida Ghitis quotes several nonrepresentative Arab bloggers whom she considers ''progressive.'' SandMonkey, the darling of the Israeli blogosphere, blogs anonymously, as does Big Pharoah. Ghitis also provides no identities for those whose comments are buried deep inside the pages of Arabic newspapers that she cites.
She should explore some Arab bloggers whose identities are known and whose ideas do not mesh with neo-con ideology: Mona El-Farra, Laila El-Haddad, Mohammed Omar, As'ad AbuKhalil and Amal Amireh, for instance.
AbuKhalil consistently criticizes Arab governments, but not at the expense of the Palestinians. They provide much-needed information regarding the toll exacted upon the non-Jewish population over which Israel reigns. Israel's pullout from Gaza was merely to provide cover for its consolidation of its illegal occupation of the West Bank; Gazans have no control over their borders, air space or sea, just as Ghitis' mostly anonymous ''Arabs'' provide her cover for justification of war crimes. Wiesbaden, Germany
http://www.angryarab.blogspot.com
http://fromgaza.blogspot.com/
http://www.a-mother-from-gaza.blogspot.com/
http://rafah.virtualactivism.net/news/todaymain.htm
http://arabwomanprogressivevoice.blogspot.com/
Jul. 16, 2006 http://www.umkahlil.blogspot.com/
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Children die in convoy attack as Israel widens Lebanon assaultIsrael steeply escalated its military campaign against Hizbollah in Lebanon yesterday with a series of air strikes that left more than 35 civilians dead, including a single strike on a convoy of families fleeing the fighting in a village near Tyre in the south of the country that killed more than 20 people, most of themchildren.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/israel/Story/0,,1821726,00.html
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Palestinian Scholars League condemns Arab silence in the face of Israeli attacks on Gaza and LebanonPalestinian Legislative Council (PLC) member, Sheikh Hamid Al-Betawi and head of Palestine Scholars League, has condemned the Arab silence towards the escalation of Israeli force attacks against Palestine and Lebanon. In a statement on Saturday, Sheikh Hamid also condemned those Arab countries that had criticised, what he called, " the honorable operations that Hezbollah has started. http://www.maannews.net/en/index.php?opr=ShowDetails&ID=13265 *********************************************************************************
On Shabbat, Settlers Escalate attaks on Palestinians and Internationals Israeli settlers in the Tel Rumeida section of Al-Khalil (Hebron) celebrated the shabbat yesterday by attacking several Palestinian children and international supporters. During the attacks, one 15 year old Palestinian was kicked, one 13 year old was punched in the face, and a 7 year old was kicked. http://www.palsolidarity.org/main/2006/07/16/attacksrocks/
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Sunday, July 16, 2006 I watched interviews with little children on New TV. I was most impressed with their political awareness. They knew who was bombing them, and who their enemy is. Hell. They knew about the Arab-Israeli conflict more than college educated Americans. posted by As'ad @ 10:57 AM http://angryarab.blogspot.com/2006/07/i-watched-interviews-with-little.html
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"Helpless" Maha Damaj writing from Beirut, Live from Lebanon, 16 July 2006 http://electronicintifada.net/v2/article5045.shtml
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Waiting is our struggle Mayssoun Sukarieh writing from Beirut, Live from Lebanon, 16 July 2006 http://electronicintifada.net/v2/article5037.shtml
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Hundreds displaced by Israeli attacks, say aid workers Report, IRIN, 16 July 2006 http://electronicintifada.net/v2/article5039.shtml
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Four days of bombing in Beirut Sawsan Kalache writing from Beirut, Live from Lebanon, 16 July 2006 http://electronicintifada.net/v2/article5044.shtml
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Miami Herald Publishes Letter Criticising Ghitis's Taste in Arab Bloggers . http://www.miami.com/mld/miamiherald/news/opinion/15041060.htm
Arab opinions
In her July 8 column, Arab blogs criticize Israel, Arab leaders, Frida Ghitis quotes several nonrepresentative Arab bloggers whom she considers ''progressive.'' SandMonkey, the darling of the Israeli blogosphere, blogs anonymously, as does Big Pharoah. Ghitis also provides no identities for those whose comments are buried deep inside the pages of Arabic newspapers that she cites.
She should explore some Arab bloggers whose identities are known and whose ideas do not mesh with neo-con ideology: Mona El-Farra, Laila El-Haddad, Mohammed Omar, As'ad AbuKhalil and Amal Amireh, for instance.
AbuKhalil consistently criticizes Arab governments, but not at the expense of the Palestinians. They provide much-needed information regarding the toll exacted upon the non-Jewish population over which Israel reigns. Israel's pullout from Gaza was merely to provide cover for its consolidation of its illegal occupation of the West Bank; Gazans have no control over their borders, air space or sea, just as Ghitis' mostly anonymous ''Arabs'' provide her cover for justification of war crimes. Wiesbaden, Germany
http://www.angryarab.blogspot.com
http://fromgaza.blogspot.com/
http://www.a-mother-from-gaza.blogspot.com/
http://rafah.virtualactivism.net/news/todaymain.htm
http://arabwomanprogressivevoice.blogspot.com/
Jul. 16, 2006 http://www.umkahlil.blogspot.com/
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Children die in convoy attack as Israel widens Lebanon assaultIsrael steeply escalated its military campaign against Hizbollah in Lebanon yesterday with a series of air strikes that left more than 35 civilians dead, including a single strike on a convoy of families fleeing the fighting in a village near Tyre in the south of the country that killed more than 20 people, most of themchildren.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/israel/Story/0,,1821726,00.html
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Palestinian Scholars League condemns Arab silence in the face of Israeli attacks on Gaza and LebanonPalestinian Legislative Council (PLC) member, Sheikh Hamid Al-Betawi and head of Palestine Scholars League, has condemned the Arab silence towards the escalation of Israeli force attacks against Palestine and Lebanon. In a statement on Saturday, Sheikh Hamid also condemned those Arab countries that had criticised, what he called, " the honorable operations that Hezbollah has started. http://www.maannews.net/en/index.php?opr=ShowDetails&ID=13265 *********************************************************************************
On Shabbat, Settlers Escalate attaks on Palestinians and Internationals Israeli settlers in the Tel Rumeida section of Al-Khalil (Hebron) celebrated the shabbat yesterday by attacking several Palestinian children and international supporters. During the attacks, one 15 year old Palestinian was kicked, one 13 year old was punched in the face, and a 7 year old was kicked. http://www.palsolidarity.org/main/2006/07/16/attacksrocks/
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Bigots are launching hate attacks on Muslims at their places of worship with seeming impunity; their onslaught ranges from the frightening to the bizarre.... The Council on Islamic Relations (CAIR) said that the attacks are "increasing," but this week marks a particularly aggressive surge of anti-Muslim violence. Muslims, mosques targets of hate By Aatif Ali Bokhari http://www.arabamericannews.com/newsarticle.php?articleid=5840
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. Dearborn family members killed by Israelis By Aatif Ali Bokhari http://www.arabamericannews.com/newsarticle.php?articleid=5843
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Ghost World, Palestine
Zachary Wales, The Electronic Intifada, 16 July 2006 http://electronicintifada.net/v2/article5033.shtml
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Only sanctions will stop this brutal campaign Ahdaf Soueif, The Guardian, Jul 16, 2006 http://imeu.net/news/article002151.shtml
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Tragic lack of vision in Israel's actions Letter from the Independent: