News Links, January 2008
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January 31, 2008
13 Afghanis Killed in War Attacks, Including Assassination of Helmand Deputy Governor
Bush signs 15-day extension of surveillance law, Congress endorses extension
Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton Spar on War and Immigration Cordially
Israeli Occupation of Palestine:
Palestinians from Gaza demand passage out of Egypt, continue sit-in for ninth day
Two Ivory Coast Africans killed by Egyptian Border Police as they tried to cross into Israel
Palestine awakes to second day of rare snowfall
January 30, 2008
IMF lowers forecasts for global economic growth
Iraq:
US:
John Edwards Exits US Presidential Race
Rudy Giuliani to Exit US Presidential Race, Endorse McCain
Barack Obama Calls Hillary Clinton a Divisive Figure
Israeli Occupation of Palestine:
PA rejects unconditional dialogue as Hamas and Fateh leaders meet with Egyptian officials
Hamas delegation from Gaza, headed by Mahmoud Al-Zahar, visits Cairo for border talks
Arab-Dutch demonstrators demand lifting siege on Gaza
Palestine wears a white cloak: Schools closed, more heavy snow expected
January 29, 2008
Merkel, Sarkozy, and Brown, seek to reassure Europeans over economic turmoil
China fights war against havoc caused by snow
US spy satellite to crash on Earth late February
Israeli Occupation of Palestine:
Abbas and Mesha'al to head to Cairo for talks on Rafah border
Palestinian MPs welcome Egypt's stand on Rafah terminal, Israel should not be allowed to control the border crossing
Israeli occupation forces kidnap 17 Palestinians in the West Bank
110-year-old Palestinian, Ahmed Yousuf Al-Zamil, man passes away
January 28, 2008
6 US Soldiers, 12 Iraqis Killed in War Attacks, According to January 28, 2008 News Reports
Senator Edward Kennedy Endorses Barack Obama for President, Plans to Campaign for him
Israeli Occupation of Palestine:
Protests across the US call for an end to Gaza siege
Thousands of people go on marches worldwide in solidarity with Gaza people
January 27, 2008
Barak Obama Wins South Carolina's Presidential Primary Election, Says SC Win Turns a Page
Israeli Occupation of Palestine
Egypt shuts down Al-Arish in apparent warning to Palestinians
Mesha'al says Hamas ready to turn over presidential security headquarters to Palestinian Authority
George Habash, 1925-2008, Founder of PFLP, Dies in Amman, Funeral Monday
January 26, 2008
As Egypt seals the border, Palestinians open it again to get supplies
Hamas welcomes Egypt's call for holding dialogue with Fatah in Cairo
International protests continue against the Israeli Siege on Gaza
January 25, 2008
4-10 People Killed in Beirut Bombing, Including Intelligence Investigator Wissam Eid
Palestinians protest in Jerusalem and Haifa, calling for an end to Gaza siege
UN Human Rights Council calls for immediate lifting of Gaza Siege
January 24, 2008
48 Iraqis Killed in Various War Attacks, According to January 24, 2008 News Reports
52 Iraqis, US Soldier Killed in War Attacks, According to January 23, 2008 News Re
China & US
China's GDP grows 11.4 percent in 2007
Economists in Davos warn of U.S. recession spillover
Rice: U.S. has no permanent enemies
Israeli Occupation of Palestine:
Egypt knew of Hamas intentions to blow up Rafah border wall, chemicals were used to melt it
EU Press release: Tearing Down Israeli Occupation Wall of Oppression in Rafah is an Act of Freedom
Gazans continue to flow into Egypt, Israel says siege continues, Egypt sends troops
Haniyah is willing to negotiate with Abbas and Egypt about a deal to run Rafah crossing
Mesha'al: The mass entry of Gazans into Egypt a popular decision
UN coordinator says Gazans are getting poorer because of the suffocating siege
In the Wake of Rafah, All Eyes on West Bank Apartheid Wall, a Ma'an Analysis
Israeli occupation forces block entry of shipment of medicine to Gaza from Palestinians in Israel
January 23, 2008
52 Iraqis, US Soldier Killed in War Attacks, According to January 23, 2008 News Reports
Palestinians Tear Down Israeli Occupation Wall in Rafah, Cross the Border into Egypt
2 Palestinians Killed in Gaza, 13 Kidnapped in the West Bank by Israeli Occupation Forces
January 22, 2008
Palestinian dies of injuries 3 days after Israeli artillery bombardment
January 20, 2008
Seven injured as Israeli settlers attack Palestinian neighborhood in Hebron
Hillary, Romney emerge as winners of Nevada caucuses
January 19, 2008
Israel occupation forces seal off Gaza Strip, prevent UN aid from entering
Palestinian resistance strikes force Israeli occupation army to dismantle new military post in Gaza
Morgantini lashes out at EU silence towards Gaza massacres
Fateh-affiliated suicide bombers planned to assassinate Haniyah
January 18, 2008
78 Iraqis Massacred in Various Cities, According to a January 18, 2008
Report
US:
US stocks fall after Bush announces $150 billion economic plan
Andre Carson of Indiana May Become the Second Muslim in the US Congress
Soon
Arab American News Focus: A Week of Republican Candidates Anti-Arab and
Anti-Islamic Rhetoric
Maryland Athlete, Juashaunna Kelly, Wearing Muslim Headscarf
Disqualified from Competition!
January 17, 2008
Apartheid state test-fires long-range missile to intimidate Iran and Arab countriesAbbas, Ahmadinejad, Saleh Extend Condolences to Zahar and
Haniya for Victims of the Gaza Massacre
January 16, 2008
3 US Soldiers, 23 Iraqis Killed, Including 5 Executed by
Death Squads, a January 16, 2008 Report
Israeli occupation army kidnaps at least 24 from Nablus
4 killed in an explosion targeting US embassy vehicle in
Beirut
Israeli Occupation of Palestine:
Israeli occupation forces kidnap at least 12
Palestinians from Nablus
Israeli occupation government expands an illegal
settlement in occupied Jerusalem
PLO Central Council urges UN to stop Israeli aggression,
calls for dialog with Hamas
Bush Visits Ally Saudi Arabia for Talks With King Amid Announcement of Major $20 Billions Arms Deal
China, India share vision of accelerating relations, Jiabao and Manmohan sign document on cooperationIsraeli occupation forces attack villages near Nablus and
kidnap three civilians
Israeli occupation government retains 100 Palestinian
professors, 900 students in its jails
January 13, 2008
6 Iraqis Executed By Death Squads, US Artillery Shells a
Muqdadiya Neighborhood
5 Palestinians Assassinated in Two Israeli Air Raids on
Gaza and Khan Younis
Illegal Israeli settlers attack Palestinian family in
Hebron, wounding 12
Israeli Occupation Intelligence Chief, Yuval Diskin, brags
about killing 1,000 Palestinians in Gaza
Need for Food Aid Rises Sharply in Gaza Strip Due to
Israeli Closure of Border Crossings
January 12, 2008
US Soldier, 11 Iraqis Killed, According to an Initial
January 12 News Report
Israeli occupation army vehicle ran over a Palestinian
child, Jihan Samara, near Nablus city
Palestinian patient number 70 dies due to the brutal
Israeli siege imposed on Gaza Strip
China's 2007 trade surplus hits record to $262 billion
22 Palestinians killed, 117 injured by Israeli occupation
forces in January 3-9, 2008, a PCHR Report
Bush visits Bethlehem, calls for checkpoint removal, left
to Kuwait
Two peace activists injured by Israeli occupation forces in
Bil'in
20 People Killed in Suicide Bombing, in Lahore, Pakistan
Israeli Occupation of Palestine:
Israeli occupation gunboats fire at Rafah City, retreat
under Palestinian resistance fire
Bush Promises a Palestinian state by the end of 2008,
Erekat is skeptical
Dozens injured and arrested in anti-Bush protest in
Ramallah
Bush makes hollow promises about the establishment of a
Palestinian state, says Sami Abu Zuhri
In defiance to Bush, illegal Israeli settlers in Hebron
start a new illegal settlement outpost
January 9, 2008
Clinton, Obama Dig in for Long Fight
3 Palestinians Killed by Israeli Occupation Forces Attacks
on Gaza Strip
Israeli High Court ruling traps Palestinian cancer patients
in Gaza Strip
Beijing University strikes it rich as "Cradle of
Tycoons"
January 8, 2008
24 Iraqis Killed, 18 of them Executed by Death Squads, According to a January 8 Report
Israeli Occupation Forces Kill a Palestinian in Jenin,
Invade Ramallah, Kidnap 2 Activists
Palestinian Ahmed Abu Hantash shot in back of head by
Israeli occupation forces in Nablus
Three Palestinian women forced to give birth at Israeli
occupation checkpoints since mid-December
January 6, 2008
6 Palestinians Killed, Including a Woman and a 14-Year-Old
Boy, in Israeli Assault on Gaza Strip
Blasts hit Christian houses of worship in Baghdad, Mosul
France to have first lady, Carla Bruni soon
Gaza Strip blacked out eight hours a day, due to Israel's
punitive cuts in vital fuel supplies
Israeli forces occupy municipal council building in Azzun
Khudari urges release of Palestinian goods seized at Israeli ports
January 4, 2008
Obama, Huckabee Win Iowa Caucuses
January 3, 2008
7 Palestinians Killed by Israeli Occupation Forces in Khan
Younis
Major Israeli incursion into Nablus 48 hours after Barak
visit
Israeli occupation forces kidnap 27 Palestinians across the
West Bank
Egypt Allows Palestinian Pilgrims to Return to Gaza Strip
Through Rafah Crossing
Israelis, Palestinians say "all settlements are
illegal" at Har Homa demonstration
January 2, 2008
Six Palestinian activists killed in Israeli strikes on Gaza
Strip
Illegal Israeli settlers burn historic Hamidiya mosque,
near Bethlehem
January 1, 2008
25 Iraqis Killed, According to an Initial January 1, 2008
Report
US Diplomat Killed in Sudan Shooting
Second Palestinian pilgrim dies, Hamas calls on Egypt to
their swift return through Rafah crossing
Israeli occupation forces raid Beit Hanoun in the northern
Gaza Strip
8 Palestinians killed in renewed Hamas-Fateh clashes
Palestinian President wants early elections
60 Palestinians Died in 2007 Due to the Israeli Siege of
Gaza Strip
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