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May 31, 2010

Israeli Terrorism & Defiance:

19 Peace Activists Killed, Scores Injured by Israeli Terrorist Forces During their Attack on Freedom Flotilla in International Waters  

World Outrage Against the Israeli Terrorist Attack on Freedom Flotilla  

World-Wide Condemnations of the Terrorist Israeli Attack on Peace Activists of the Freedom Flotilla in International Waters  

Reactions to the Terrorist Israeli Attack on the Freedom Flotilla in International Waters  

Netanyahu Backs the Terrorist Attack on Freedom Flotilla, Cancels Trip to Washington, World Outrage  

News Agencies Call On the Israeli Terrorist Government to Lift Media Blackout On Gaza Flotilla Attack  
Turkish protesters try to storm Israeli consulate in Istanbul after Israel attacks Turkish ship  

15 Peace Activists Maybe Killed, Scores Injured by Israeli Naval Forces During their Attack on the Freedom Flotilla in International Waters

May 30, 2010

Empire Wars:

Afghanistan War News Stories from NATO and Taliban Sides, May 30, 2010  

11 Taliban Fighters, 2 Pakistani Soldiers Killed in Orakzai Fighting, May 30, 2010  

Obama 'Strongly' Opposes Singling Out of Israel at Nuclear Conference

Israeli Aggression:

6 Palestinians Killed, 12 Injured in Tunnel Propane Gas Explosion in Rafah, Latest Victims of Israeli Siege  

Israeli Occupation Forces Launch Two Airstrikes on Destroyed Palestinian Airport in Southern Gaza Sunday

Four Palestinian Residents Wounded By Illegal Israeli Settler Fire In Silwan  

Gaza humanitarian aid flotilla launches from Cyprus after delay  

Gaza Aid Flotilla to Set Sail for Confrontation with Israel

US Muslim News:

DOE Decides to Probe Racial Tensions in Minnesota Schools  

New York Muslim Beaten, Bomb Scare at Oregon Muslim's Home  

Muslim American News Briefs, May 30, 2010

May 29, 2010

Empire Wars:

Afghanistan War News Stories from NATO and Taliban Sides, May 29, 2010  

80 Dead as Gunmen Attack Pakistani Ahmadi Mosques in Lahore  

2 Russian Police Officers, 3 Dagestani Fighters Killed in Attacks, May 29, 2010  

UN General Assembly Urges Israel to Join NPT, Allow  IAEA Inspection, US, Britain, France Enraged  

Israeli Aggression:

Israeli occupation soldiers attack anti-wall marches in West Bank villages, protestors in Jerusalem  

Israeli Warplanes Carry Out Five Airstrikes on Gaza  

Breaking the Brutal Israeli Siege:

Freedom Flotilla to arrive in Gaza tomorrow morning, says European campaign  

EU Demands Restraint, While Israeli Warships Prepare to Intercept Gaza Freedom Flotilla  

Freedom Flotilla Coalition Determined to Deliver Aid directly to Gaza Despite Israeli Threats, Says Bulent Yildirim  

Under Israeli Threats, Freedom Flotilla Prepares To Sail To Gaza

May 28, 2010

Afghanistan War News Stories from NATO and Taliban Sides, May 28, 2010  

Israeli Aggression:

Israeli Occupation Soldiers Fire at Khan Younis Electricity  Line Causing City Blackout  

Fierce Confrontations Between Israeli Occupation Soldiers and P Residents of Silwan, East Jerusalem  

Israeli Occupation Soldiers Stop Anti Wall Protest Near Bethlehem, Attack Protesters in Bil'in and Ni'lin  

EU Parliament Delegates Call for Immediate Action to End the Brutal Israeli Siege of Gaza

May 26, 2010

Preparations for War on Iran:

Ahmadinejad Displeased with Medvedev's Unfriendly Remarks  

Russia Hopes for U.S. Support in its WTO Bid, Says Medvedev  

Ahmadinejad Urges West to Value New Breakthrough in Iran's Nuclear Issue

Empire Wars:

US Expands Secret Military Activities Throughout the Middle East  

Afghanistan War News Stories from NATO and Taliban Sides, May 26, 2010  

13 Pakistanis Killed by Army Air Strikes in Orakzai, May 26, 2010  

6 Yemenis Killed in Clashes With Government Forces After Killing 3 by US Drone Missiles, May 25, 2010  

Fighting Breaks Out in North Mogadishu, May 26, 2010  

3 Killed, 20 Injured in Explosion in Stavropol, South Russia  

Israeli Aggression:

15 Palestinians Injured in Israeli Airstrikes on Gaza, Without Any Palestinian Provocation  

Gaza Prepares for Flotilla Aid Boats, Attempting to Break Brutal Israeli Siege of Gaza Strip  

Turkey Demands No Israeli Interception, Flotilla Activists Prepared for Resistance if Stopped from Reaching Gaza  


May 24, 2010

Empire Wars:

US Veterans Deplore Michael Ledeen War Propaganda in VFW Magazine on Memorial Day Eve  

NATO Reports Death of Two Soldiers, Taliban Reports Death of Dozens of NATO Soldiers in Fierce Battles, May 24, 2010  

70 Pakistanis Killed by Army Air Strikes in Upper Orakzai, May 23, 2010  

US Soldier Killed in Military Operation, Roadside Bomb Hits US Convoy in Kut, Iraq  

Israeli Aggression:

Australia Expels Israeli Diplomat over Mabhouh Assassination  

Israeli Apartheid Regime Offered Nuclear Weapons to South Africa in the 1970s, Says Polakow-Suransky  

IF makes a difference to thousands in Gaza  

Muslim American News:

FBI Visits Prompt Reminder of US Muslims' Legal Rights

CAIR Asks Tennessee Tea Party to Drop Anti-Islam Speaker, Pamela Geller

Tea Party Leader, Mark Williams, Says Muslims Worship Monkey God

Muslim American News Briefs, May 23, 2010

May 22, 2010

160 Passengers, Crew Members, Killed in Air India Plane Crash in Mangalore, May 22, 2010  

Empire Wars:

6 Pakistanis Killed by US Drone Missiles, 34 Killed by Army Attacks, May 22, 2010  

12 Afghanis Killed by US Forces in Paktia, Britain to Speed Up Troop Withdrawal  

35 Iraqis Killed, 69 Injured in Khalis Blast, 2 US Soldiers Killed, May 22, 2010  

2 Palestinians Killed by Israeli Occupation Forces for Approaching Border Fence East of Khan Younis  

Gunmen attack investigators in Russia's Ingushetia, May 22, 2010  

US Rewards Russia for Cooperation Against Iran, Lifting Sanctions Against its Arms Companies  

Israeli Aggression:

2 Palestinians Killed by Israeli Occupation Forces for Approaching Border Fence East of Khan Younis  

Israeli Occupation Soldiers Attack Palestinian Protesters in Bethlehem, Bil'in, and Nabi Saleh  

Barred by Israel, US, EU delegations enter Gaza at Rafah  

22 Spy Networks Uncovered in Lebanon, Hizbullah Calls for Readiness Ahead of Israeli Drill  

Chomsky Meets Hizbullah Leader In Lebanon, Nabil Al-Qaouq, After Israeli Repulsion  

Freedom Flotilla aid ships challenge Israeli siege and head for Gaza  

Six Palestinian Men Separated from their Wives and Children, Deported to Gaza by Israeli Occupation Government


May 20, 2010

Empire Wars:

7 US Soldiers, 7 Taliban Fighters Killed in Attacks, US Death Toll Hits 1,000 in Afghanistan, May 20, 2010  

69 Pakistanis Killed in Air Strikes, Clashes Between Army and Taliban Fighters, May 20, 2010  

21 Pakistanis Killed in Karachi, Pashtunkhwa Awami Party Protests the Target Killings, May 20, 2010  

14 Iraqis Killed, Two Attacks on US Forces, May 20, 2010  

World Powers Agree on Sanctions Draft Against Iran, Ignore Swap Deal  

Israeli Aggression:

Israeli Occupation Forces Injure Palestinian Boy, Bulldoze More Agricultural Land in Gaza  

Israeli Occupation Soldiers Kidnap Palestinian Children In Jerusalem  

154,000 Palestinians Of Jerusalem Isolated From The City  

Israel Obstructs Entry Of Medicine, Medical Equipment To Gaza  

Gaza Still Under Israeli Siege, Freedom Flotilla on Humanitarian Mission, Says Al-Khudari  

Turkish Aid Boats to Gaza Form Floating Island If Israeli Navy Intercepts them  

Israeli Occupation Government Confiscated 90% of  Endowment Land, Islamic Waqf, in Occupied Palestine  


May 17, 2010

Empire Wars:

Iran Signs Deal to Send Uranium to Turkey, Ahmadinejad Calls for Talks, Mottaki Announces Details  

58 Pakistanis Killed by Army in Orakzai, May 17, 2010  

2 Italian NATO Soldiers, 14 Afghanis Killed, According to NATO Sources, May 17, 2010  

43 Afghanis Killed in Plane Crash, May 17, 2010  

24 Somalis Killed in Mogadishu Fighting, May 16, 2010  

Israeli Aggression:

Fanatic Israeli Rabbi Calls for Escalating Attacks on Palestinians  

Israeli Court Allow Amir Makhoul To See His Legal Team  

Israeli Escalation Against Palestinian Workers:  Israeli Press Labels Gaza Workers Infiltrators  

Israeli plans to evacuate and demolish Palestinian buildings in Silwan and Bustan  

MP Huda Naim: Israel steals the Palestinian history to create a fake one for itself  

Palestinian Expert Akram Al-Hallaq Says Israel Steals Gaza Water to Supply its Settlements  

Turkish Peace Activist Ezzet Shahin Kidnapped by Israeli Occupation Forces  

Israeli Defiance:

Israel Must Sign NPT, Says IAEA Director-General Yukiya Amano  

Israel's Intimidation Tactics Won't Stop Us: First Ship Sets Sail for Gaza!  

Noam Chomsky Denied Entry Into the Palestinian Territories by the Zionist Israeli Occupation Government  

Secret GAO Report: US Investigations of Israeli Weapons Grade Uranium Diversions "Inadequate"  

Muslim-American News:

American Citizen Denied Re-Entry to US: Muslim civil rights group calls for end to his 'forced exile'  

CAIR Asks Connecticut GOP to Repudiate Candidate Rick Torres's Anti-Muslim Comments  

CAIR Questions National Silence by Officials and Media on Florida Mosque Bombing  

Pipe Bomb Used in Florida Mosque Blast  

CAIR Seeks Probe of Bias Motive for Vandalism at Brownstown Mosque, Michigan  

Hate Crime Charges Sought in Attack on San Diego, California, Muslim  

NCIS Tells CAIR Anti-Islam Film Not OK for Training  

Muslim American News Briefs, May 16, 2010  

Muslim American News Briefs, May 15, 2010  

Muslim American News Briefs, May 14, 2010

May 15, 2010

Israeli Aggression:

Elderly man killed by Israel occupation forces in Gaza  


Israeli Occupation Soldiers Kill Palestinian in Gaza for Approaching the Border Fence  


300,000 Palestinian refugees within 1948-occupied Palestine

Israeli Police Detains 30 Peace Activists in East Jerusalem

Israeli security, settlers assault Jerusalemites, IOF troops seize Arab home

Marking 62nd Anniversary of the Nakba, Al-Ma'assara and Bil'in Protest the Illegal Israeli Land-Grab, Apartheid Wall

Palestinian Forcibly removed out of his home by Israeli occupation soldiers in Hebron

Palestinian Teenager Killed in Settler Shooting East of Ramallah

Palestinian youth injured in IOF shooting

Palestinians in UK Israeli racist and aggressive acts will never break our will

Slain Ramallah Youth, Shot By an Illegal Israeli Settler, Left To Die

Tens of thousands participate in two marches in Gaza to mark the Nakba

The ship Rachel Corrie leaves Ireland for Gaza to break the Israeli siege

May 13, 2010

Sayeeda Warsi, First British Female Muslim Appointed Cabinet Minister  

92 Passengers, 11 Crew Members Killed in Libyan Plane Crash in Tripoli, Most Dutch Nationals  

Empire Wars:

40 Afghanis Killed by NATO Forces in Kunduz and Ghazni, May 13, 2010  

8 Pakistanis Killed in Attacks, May 13, 2010  

8 People Killed in a Dagestan Blast, Russian Security Forces Kill 3 in a Clash, May 13, 2010  

Enabling Israeli Aggression:

US Slams Israel's Decision to Demolish Palestinian Homes in Jerusalem But Continues to Fund the Occupation  

Russia, Turkey Call NATO Countries for Holding Talks With Hamas  

Tripartite Summit Meeting Between Medvedev, Assad, and Mesha'al in Damascus  

Medvedev-Mesha'al Meeting in Damascus Highlights Hamas Role in the Region, Says Shamil Sultanov  

Israeli Regional Aggression:

Turkey Installs Anti-Aircraft Batteries Near Syrian Border to Prevent Israeli Attacks on Syria and Iran from it Airspace  

Policy Group Urges Creation of Ministry for Palestinian Refugees in Lebanon, to Address their Dire Conditions

Israeli Aggression on Palestinians:

Man Killed, Four Other Family Members Injured in Incident Related to the Israeli Siege of Gaza Strip  

Illegal Israeli Settler Attacks a Palestinian Woman in Shaikh Jarrah, Jerusalem, with a Heavy Tool, Breaks her Nose  

Illegal Israeli Settlers Torch Palestinian Olive Orchard In Silwan, East Jerusalem Area  

Israeli Occupation Forces Kidnap 27 Palestinian Civilians During West Bank Invasions  

Italian Study Reveals Israeli Use of Toxic and Carcinogenic Weapons in its 2009 War on Gaza  

UNRWA Chief Filippo Grandi Warns of Complete Halt to its Operations by September  

May 11, 2010

Empire Wars:

24 Pakistanis Killed by US Drone Missiles, 8 Killed by Pakistani Army Air Raids, May 11, 2010  

NATO Announces Death of 4 Soldiers, Killing of Several Taliban Fighters During Fighting in Various Afghanistan War Fronts, May 11, 2010  

16 Iraqis Killed, 50 Injured in 3 Basra Explosions, May 10, 2010  

New York Times Square evacuated again due to suspicious package  

Israeli Aggression:

Israel Vows Accelerated Settlement Construction In East Jerusalem  

New Illegal Israeli Settlement Neighborhood In Occupied East Jerusalem  

Illegal Israeli Settlers Set Farm Lands On Fire In Northern West Bank  

Illegal Israeli Settlers Set Palestinian Homes on Fire, in Al-Qurmi Neighborhood, in East Jerusalem  

Illegal Israeli Settlers Storm Silwan neighborhood, in East Jerusalem  

84 Iraqis Killed, 332 Injured in Attacks, Including 55 Killed and 220 Injured in Hilla Textile Factory Attack, May 10, 2010  

10 Pakistani Taliban Fighters Killed by US Drone Missiles, 33 Killed by Pakistani Army, May 10, 2010  


May 10, 2010

Empire Wars:

84 Iraqis Killed, 332 Injured in Attacks, Including 55 Killed and 220 Injured in Hilla Textile Factory Attack, May 10, 2010  

10 Pakistani Taliban Fighters Killed by US Drone Missiles, 33 Killed by Pakistani Army, May 10, 2010  

Afghanistan War: NATO and Taliban News Reports, on May 9-10, 2010  

Tightening Siege on Gaza, Israeli War Planes Bombard Two Rafah Tunnels, Child Killed in Hebron by Israeli Gas Bomb  

Two People Killed in Two Attacks in Dagestan, May 10, 2010  

Enabling Israeli Aggression:

EU-US Governments Accept Israel in OECD, Giving Support for Occupation, Illegal Settlements, Discrimination, and Gaza Siege  

Israeli Aggression:

Tightening Siege on Gaza, Israeli War Planes Bombard Two Rafah Tunnels, Child Killed in Hebron by Israeli Gas Bomb  

More Israeli Insults to the Obama Administration: Mayor of Al-Quds (Occupied Jerusalem) Denies Any Freeze of Illegal Settlement Activities  

Israeli Legislator, Aryeh Eldad, Submits A Proposal For A Palestinian State in Jordan  

World:

Upcoming G-15 Summit in Tehran Opportunity for Boosting Cooperation  

Western central banks strive to contain Greek debt crisis  

May 9, 2010

Al-Awada's 8th Convention in Anaheim, California, a Report By Anayat Durrani  

Boston Activists Disrupt Israeli Propaganda Event at Museum of Science  

Freedom Flotilla Coalition Welcomes Call of UNRWA Gaza Director, John Ging, to Send Ships to Gaza  

Washington State Agencies Drop Webinar Over Anti-Islam Bias  

Florida Republican Candidate for Congress, Dan Fanelli, Runs Anti-Arab, Anti-Muslim Ads, CAIR Demands GOP's Repudiation

Muslim American News Briefs, May 9, 2010  

Muslim American News Briefs, May 8, 2010  

Muslim American News Briefs, May 7, 2010  

May 8, 2010

World:

IAEA to Focus on Israeli Nukes in June  

David Cameron Offers Liberal Democrats Partnership in UK Government  

Empire Wars:

Afghanistan War NATO and Taliban Reports, May 8, 2010  

19 Iraqis Killed, 34 Injured, in 16 Attacks, May 6-8, 2010  

4 Pakistani Policemen, 5 Taliban Fighters Killed in Attacks, May 8, 2010  

8 People Wounded in Dagestan Bomb, May 8, 2010  

7 Palestinian civilians wounded, 40 abducted in 24 Israeli invasions to the Palestinian territories, April 29-May 5, 2010, a PCHR Weekly Report  
US-Israel:

Obama, gives the Israeli occupation government verbal and written guarantees against any Palestinian unilateral steps  

FBI Director, Robert Mueller, in Israel For Talks on Cooperation

Israeli Aggression:

7 Palestinian civilians wounded, 40 abducted in 24 Israeli invasions to the Palestinian territories, April 29-May 5, 2010, a PCHR Weekly Report  

PLO Approves Indirect Negotiations With the Netanyahu Government  

More Defiance to Obama and World: Netanyahu to “Legalize” More Illegal Settlements in the West Bank  

Five More Mossad Suspects Named In Dubai Assassination Of Hamas Leader, Mahmoud Al-Mabhooh  



May 4, 2010


Empire Wars:

NATO Announces Death of 3 Soldiers, Taliban Announce Killing of Scores of Them, May 4, 2010  

US Scraps Kandahar Assault Due to Weak Afghan Partnership  

Pakistan Makes Arrests Connected to NYC Bomb Attempt  

Al-Shabab and Ahlu Sunna Claim Victory Over Fighting in Mogadishu  

Transcript of President Ahmadinejad's Speech at the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons Conference, United Nations May 3, 2010  

Enabling Israeli Aggression:

Steinitz: Egypt, Israel maintain strong relations especially regarding Gaza  

South African Zionists Harass Judge Goldstone During his Grandson's Bar Mitzvah  

Israeli Aggression:

Israeli Occupation Forces Level Al-Dahniya Mosque in Rafah  

Illegal Israeli Settlers Burn Al-Lubban Mosque in the West Bank  

Illegal Israeli Settlers Evict Elderly Ibrahim Salah, Wife from their Beit Safafa Home, in East Jerusalem  

John Ging Calls for Breaking Brutal Israeli Siege on Gaza Via Sea Route  

World:

UNASUR Summit Appoints Nestor Kirchner as Secretary-General of the South American Union  

Ash Grounds Irish, UK Flights, Summer Chaos Feared  

US Researchers Warn Against Taking Excessive Vitamins

May 3, 2010

CAIR Asks Members of Congress to Disinvite Anti-Islam Preacher Franklin Graham  

CAIR: Extremism Resurgent in US 15 Years After Oklahoma City Bombing  

California Synagogue Sinai Temple Asked to Drop Anti-Islam Speaker, Brigitte Gabriel  

Muslim American News Briefs, May 3, 2010  

 

 

 

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