"Spirit the penniless population across the frontier by denying it employment... Both the process of expropriation and the removal of the poor must be carried out discreetly and circumspectly." Theodore Herzl, founder of the World Zionist Organization, speaking of the Arabs of Palestine,Complete Diaries, June 12, 1895 entry.
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Day-to-day FrictionIsrael and Palestine
Violence grabs the headlines but what is day-to-day life like in Palestine? My understanding was dramatically changed by an article describing how it takes hours to go 15 miles through 5 or more checkpoints? Is this the extent of the issue ... or is ongoing humiliation the routine as claimed by the Palestinians? How many articles like these ever appear in your newspaper?
Thursday, January 22, 2004
Israeli Broadcasting given 1 week to make Arab programs available without a satellite [many Israeli Arabs only speak Arabic]
Haaretz - Israel News: "22/01/2004 15:05 | Court tells IBA to make programs in Arabic available to all | By Anat Balint, Haaretz Correspondent
The High Court on Thursday gave the Israel Broadcasting Authority one week to find a way of making its Arabic-language channel available to non-satellite subscribers.
The ruling was handed down following a petition by the Musawa Center for Rights of Arab Citizens against the IBA, in light of a decision some 18 months ago by IBA director Yosef Barel to cancel the broadcast of Arabic-language programs on terrestrial television.
The programs were transferred to the Middle East satellite station, thereby making them available only to viewers with a satellite or cable television connection.
Haaretz - Israel News: "22/01/2004 15:05 | Court tells IBA to make programs in Arabic available to all | By Anat Balint, Haaretz Correspondent
The High Court on Thursday gave the Israel Broadcasting Authority one week to find a way of making its Arabic-language channel available to non-satellite subscribers.
The ruling was handed down following a petition by the Musawa Center for Rights of Arab Citizens against the IBA, in light of a decision some 18 months ago by IBA director Yosef Barel to cancel the broadcast of Arabic-language programs on terrestrial television.
The programs were transferred to the Middle East satellite station, thereby making them available only to viewers with a satellite or cable television connection.
Tuesday, January 20, 2004
Lebanon says UN probe found Israeli bulldozer hit on its soil
Yahoo! News - Lebanon says UN probe found Israeli bulldozer hit on its soil: "Lebanon says UN probe found Israeli bulldozer hit on its soil
Tue Jan 20,10:38 AM ET
BEIRUT (AFP) - Lebanese President Emile Lahoud said that a UN investigation had found that an Israeli military bulldozer hit by a Hezbollah rocket attack was in Lebanese territory at the time of the strike.
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"The investigation carried out by the United Nations (news - web sites) Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) command has shown that the Israeli bulldozer was inside Lebanese territory," Lahoud said in a statement.
"And this constitutes a clear violation of the Blue Line," said Lahoud, referring to the demarcation line marked out by UNIFIL when Israel ended its 22-year occupation of south Lebanon in May 2000.
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Lahoud recalled that "Israel had assassinated two Lebanese civilians just because they were suspected of being close to the Blue Line" on December 9.
Lebanese authorities then said the two slain men were hunters killed on the Lebanese side of the border and had lodged an official complaint with the United Nations.
Yahoo! News - Lebanon says UN probe found Israeli bulldozer hit on its soil: "Lebanon says UN probe found Israeli bulldozer hit on its soil
Tue Jan 20,10:38 AM ET
BEIRUT (AFP) - Lebanese President Emile Lahoud said that a UN investigation had found that an Israeli military bulldozer hit by a Hezbollah rocket attack was in Lebanese territory at the time of the strike.
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"The investigation carried out by the United Nations (news - web sites) Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) command has shown that the Israeli bulldozer was inside Lebanese territory," Lahoud said in a statement.
"And this constitutes a clear violation of the Blue Line," said Lahoud, referring to the demarcation line marked out by UNIFIL when Israel ended its 22-year occupation of south Lebanon in May 2000.
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Lahoud recalled that "Israel had assassinated two Lebanese civilians just because they were suspected of being close to the Blue Line" on December 9.
Lebanese authorities then said the two slain men were hunters killed on the Lebanese side of the border and had lodged an official complaint with the United Nations.
Sunday, January 04, 2004
Lapid: Minister of Justice: demands road dedicated to racist Rabbi be demolished
Haaretz Article: "03/01/2004 15:46 | Lapid demands gov't discuss new $1M road to illegal outpost | By Haaretz Service and Agencies
Justice Miniser Yosef (Tommy) Lapid intends to raise at Sunday's weekly cabinet meeting the matter of the new road recently paved to an illegal West Bank outpost near the Tapuah settlement, Israel Radio reported Friday.
The road was paved after a seminary dedicated to the teachings of the former leader of the extremist Kach party, Rabbi Meir Kahane, was built at the site.
Kahane was assassinated by an Egyptian militant in New York in November 1990. He served a term in the Knesset in the 1980s, but his party was banned at the next election as racist.
Lapid will demand that the outpost be demolished by the Israel Defense Forces, and will investigate who gave approval for the road to be paved to the site, the report said.
The $1 million cost of paving the road to the illegal outpost is being paid by the state. ...
Haaretz Article: "03/01/2004 15:46 | Lapid demands gov't discuss new $1M road to illegal outpost | By Haaretz Service and Agencies
Justice Miniser Yosef (Tommy) Lapid intends to raise at Sunday's weekly cabinet meeting the matter of the new road recently paved to an illegal West Bank outpost near the Tapuah settlement, Israel Radio reported Friday.
The road was paved after a seminary dedicated to the teachings of the former leader of the extremist Kach party, Rabbi Meir Kahane, was built at the site.
Kahane was assassinated by an Egyptian militant in New York in November 1990. He served a term in the Knesset in the 1980s, but his party was banned at the next election as racist.
Lapid will demand that the outpost be demolished by the Israel Defense Forces, and will investigate who gave approval for the road to be paved to the site, the report said.
The $1 million cost of paving the road to the illegal outpost is being paid by the state. ...
