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Gas Pipeline from Egypt Sabotaged Again (AP-Washington Post)
Masked gunmen blew up a terminal of the Egyptian natural gas pipeline to Israel and Jordan on Tuesday in the fourth such attack since the fall of the Mubarak regime on Feb. 11.
See also Egypt to Be Sued for $8 Billion Over Gas Pipeline Interruptions - Jonathan Ferziger (Bloomberg)
Shareholders of East Mediterranean Gas Co. will take legal action against Egypt, seeking more than $8 billion in damages for interruptions in the natural gas supply from Egypt to Israel, Nimrod Novik, a member of the EMG board, said Monday.
Syria's Army Is Key to the Country's Future - Michael Eisenstadt and Jeffrey White (Washington Institute for Near East Policy)
If current trends persist in Syria, the regime may be forced to deploy army units that are unable or unwilling to continue the brutal crackdown.
So far the regime has relied primarily on select, largely Alawite security forces for violent suppression actions. These units have functioned as "fire brigades," rushing from one hot spot to another.
Given that the security forces have been unable to suppress the demonstrations and mounting civil resistance, the regular army may eventually be called on to play a greater role.
As the situation stands now, the opposition seems to be gaining strength, the regime has few additional resources to call on and lacks the flexibility to adapt, and strains on the security forces are only increasing with the passage of time.
Michael Eisenstadt is director of the Washington Institute's Military and Security Studies Program. Jeffrey White is a defense fellow at the Institute.
Peace Index: 3/4 of Israeli Jews Pessimistic on Peace (Tel Aviv University-Israel Democracy Institute)
According to the June 2011 Peace Index survey of Israeli public opinion, 73% of Jews do not believe that negotiations between Israel and the Palestinian Authority will lead to peace in the coming years.
When asked if they favored having Israel evacuate all the territories in return for a permanent peace treaty with the Palestinians, 70% of Israeli Jews were opposed, while 26% supported this.
When asked if they favored having Israel evacuate the territories except for the large settlement blocs in return for a permanent peace treaty with the Palestinians, 61% of Israeli Jews were opposed, while 32% supported this.
Time Is on Whose Side? - Doron S. Ben-Atar (Jerusalem Post)
Recent demographic studies contradict the demographic timebomb thesis. Arab birth rates are declining sharply, whereas Jewish ones are on the rise.
Moreover, the withdrawal from Gaza means that if Israel established sovereignty over the entire West Bank, Arabs would constitute only about 30% of the newly formed body politic.
The writer is a history professor at Fordham University.
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- U.S. Accuses Syria of Unleashing Mob Attacks on U.S., French Embassies - Brian Bennett and Borzou Daragahi
The Obama administration angrily accused Syrian authorities of instigating attacks on the U.S. and French embassies in Damascus on Monday. U.S. Marine guards fired multiple volleys of tear gas, but pro-government demonstrators were able to climb a fence, scale the roof of an embassy building, knock out security cameras, smash windows and raise a Syrian flag, U.S. officials said. Syrian soldiers stood by and did not help disperse the crowd. Protesters tried to break into the French mission with a battering ram, and three employees were hurt. (Los Angeles Times)
See also Syrians Incited to Attack Western Embassies - Liz Sly and Joby Warrick
According to one State Department official, the demonstrations were staged after a program broadcast Sunday on the private pro-government al-Dunia television network, owned by Rami Makhlouf, Assad's tycoon cousin. In the program, Syrians were urged to express their anger at the U.S. and French ambassadors' visits to Hama. Protesters arrived in buses. (Washington Post)
See also Clinton: Assad Is Not Indispensible
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said Monday: "The United States strongly condemns Syria's failure to protect diplomatic facilities in Damascus, including the American and French embassies and our ambassador's residence....The Assad regime will not succeed in deflecting the world's attention from the real story unfolding in Syria...the legitimate aspirations of the Syrian people for dignity, universal rights, and the rule of law."
"President Assad is not indispensible, and we have absolutely nothing invested in him remaining in power. Our goal is to see that the will of the Syrian people for a democratic transformation occurs." (State Department) - Mediators Unable to Break Deadlock on Restarting Israeli-Palestinian Talks
The U.S. and its partners in the international diplomatic Quartet on the Middle East failed on Monday to reach agreement on how to restart Israeli-Palestinian peace talks. A senior U.S. official said significant gaps are still impeding progress among both the mediators and the parties themselves. (AP-Washington Post) - Witness: U.S. Activist Death in Israel Was Accident - Jaafar Ashtiyeh
A key witness in a civil case brought by the family of U.S. activist Rachel Corrie, killed by an Israeli bulldozer during a demonstration in Gaza in 2003, said on Sunday that she had caused her own death. Retired Col. Pinhas Zuaretz, a former brigade commander in Gaza, said a military police investigation found no fault with the behavior of the bulldozer driver or the officers supervising him.
He said the massive, armored D9 bulldozer was demolishing buildings from which shots had been fired at Israeli soldiers in a highly dangerous zone near the Gaza-Egypt border. He said the bulldozer operator did not see Corrie because she was behind a pile of rubble, and that a concrete pillar among the debris had struck and killed her. "She was killed in an accident caused by her own negligence," he said. (AFP)
- Ya'alon: September Is All About Scare Tactics - Attila Somfalvi
In an interview on Monday, Vice Prime Minister and Minister for Strategic Affairs Moshe Ya'alon said that even Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas is not interested in a UN declaration of the establishment of a Palestinian state. "He knows what it means to deal with Hamas without IDF assistance," he said. "Abbas would not wish for an operative decision in the UN that impedes the IDF's freedom of action in the West Bank." Ya'alon admitted that he didn't know if negotiations would resume or not: "In certain conditions he may join negotiations, but those conditions shouldn't be Israeli concessions."
As for relations with Turkey, Ya'alon noted that the pressure was on the Turks. "The [UN] Palmer report doesn't benefit the Turks. That's hard for Erdogan to accept. I told the Turks outright: 'We have nothing to apologize for in light of provocations from a Turkish organization which could have been stopped by the Turkish government.' I suggest that we stand firm, we have no reason to fold." (Ynet News) - Prime Minister Netanyahu Meets with Greek President Papoulias
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met with Greek President Karolos Papoulias on Monday and thanked him for Greece's great help during the Carmel wildfire and in stopping the flotilla.
Regarding the negotiations with the Palestinian Authority, Prime Minister Netanyahu said that he was ready to sit down with the Palestinians tomorrow morning and begin direct negotiations and expressed his regrets that they were refusing. (Prime Minister's Office) - Israel Offers Cyprus Aid After Blast - Herb Keinon
Prime Minister Netanyahu directed all the relevant bodies Monday to give any aid to Cyprus that Nicosia might request, following a massive blast at a naval base there that killed 12 people, wounded 62, and knocked out the island's main power station. The blast was caused when confiscated Iranian armaments stored at the base exploded. (Jerusalem Post)
- Iran's Nuclear Threat Is Escalating - British Foreign Secretary William Hague
On 8 June, the head of Iran's Atomic Energy Organization, Fereydoun Abbasi Davani, announced plans to triple Iran's capacity to produce 20% enriched uranium, making even clearer the fact that Iran's nuclear program is not designed for purely peaceful purposes. Since civilian nuclear power stations need uranium enriched to about 3.5% for fuel, plans to enrich any further rightly prompt questions.
Enrichment from natural uranium to 20% is the most time-consuming and resource-intensive step in making the highly-enriched uranium required for a nuclear weapon. When enough 20% enriched uranium is accumulated, it would take only two or three months of additional work to convert this into weapons-grade material. (Guardian-UK) - The New Flare-Up between Israel and Lebanon Over Gas - Jacques Neriah
The potential oil and gas fields off the Lebanese and Israeli coasts look set to become a source of conflict in the years ahead. The maritime border between Israel and Lebanon has never been delineated because the two states are still formally at war. The area has also become a potential theater of confrontation between Israel and Hizbullah.
Hizbullah already boasts an amphibious warfare unit trained in underwater sabotage and coastal infiltration. Its ability to target shipping - and possibly offshore oil and gas platforms - was exposed in the war with Israel in 2006 when Hizbullah came close to sinking an Israeli missile boat with an Iranian version of the Chinese C-802 missile.
Prime Minister Netanyahu has declared that the offshore gas fields were a "strategic objective that Israel's enemies will try to undermine" and vowed that "Israel will defend its resources." Any damage incurred due to Hizbullah's activities would generate retaliation aimed against the infrastructure of the Lebanese state. (Institute for Contemporary Affairs-Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs) - Misconceptions about the Palestinian Bid for UN Recognition in September - Yonatan Touval
The UN will not vote on recognition of a Palestinian state because it can't. According to international law, only states can recognize other states. The Palestinians are unlikely to declare their independence any time soon. They have stated they have no intention of declaring a state absent a final-status agreement.
While it is possible for the Palestinians to seek full membership in the UN, it is hard to see how they could do so without first declaring statehood (which they are loathe to do). While states need not necessarily be members of the UN - classic examples are Taiwan today or Switzerland until 2002 - only states can become full members of the UN. The international community should do its utmost to spare the Palestinians an awkward letdown at the UN this September. (Ha'aretz)
- A meeting of the Quartet on Monday saw yet another effort to drag the unwilling parties back to the negotiating table. Yet with the Middle East in turmoil, starting a new round of Israeli-Palestinian talks is completely pointless.
- Some European diplomats cling to the idea that the Palestinian issue remains at the heart of the instability in the Middle East. But that is a theological position that can only be upheld by resolutely ignoring actual events. If there is one thing that the uprisings across the Middle East have in common, it is that they have very little to do with the Palestinians.
- The main bearing that the Arab spring has had on the Palestinian issue is to change the calculations of both sides to the conflict, in ways that make them even less likely to risk negotiating a peace settlement.
- It is simply too risky for the leadership of Fatah, the Palestinian faction in control of the West Bank, to enter into tortuous negotiations with the Israelis that will inevitably lead to accusations that they are selling out their own people.
- Israel's regional policy was built around a peace treaty with Egypt, cordial relations with Turkey, a cold peace with Syria and a shared interest with Saudi Arabia in the containment of Iran. The upheavals across the Middle East raise questions about the durability of all of these arrangements.
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1. Video: First Nefesh B'Nefesh Summer Flight Arrives
by Arutz Sheva TV
Email readers: click HERE to view video.
Two hundred and forty five new olim – Jewish immigrants – from the United States and Canada landed in Israel Tuesday morning on this summer’s first flight organized by Nefesh b’Nefesh with the Jewish Agency.
Hundreds of invitees and guests attended the welcoming ceremony for the olim at Terminal 1 in Ben Gurion Airport, among them the Minister for Aliyah Absorption, Sofa Landver, and Jewish Agency chief Natan Sharansky.
This is the tenth summer since Nefesh B’Nefesh was founded. Approximately 2,500 people from the United States, Canada and Britain are expected to make aliyah with the organization's assistance this summer, half of the estimated 5,000 people that are expected to make aliyah with the group in 2011.
The group expects to reach its 30,000th oleh this year.
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by Arutz Sheva TV
Email readers: click HERE to view video.
Two hundred and forty five new olim – Jewish immigrants – from the United States and Canada landed in Israel Tuesday morning on this summer’s first flight organized by Nefesh b’Nefesh with the Jewish Agency.
Hundreds of invitees and guests attended the welcoming ceremony for the olim at Terminal 1 in Ben Gurion Airport, among them the Minister for Aliyah Absorption, Sofa Landver, and Jewish Agency chief Natan Sharansky.
This is the tenth summer since Nefesh B’Nefesh was founded. Approximately 2,500 people from the United States, Canada and Britain are expected to make aliyah with the organization's assistance this summer, half of the estimated 5,000 people that are expected to make aliyah with the group in 2011.
The group expects to reach its 30,000th oleh this year.
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2. Interview: Building the Land of Israel One Tree at a Time
by Josh Hasten
The loud ring tone blasting from her cell phone interrupts our interview and her train of thought, but Nadia Matar answers it anyway.
Her face becomes animated. “Where is this happening?” she asks the person on the other end of the line. Nadia puts her hand over the mouthpiece and explains, “Bedouins just outside of Jerusalem near Highway One has climbed up a hilltop; they are planning to take it over. They have a bulldozer.”
After getting a few more details she hangs up the phone. “I get calls like this all the time,” she says.
The problem, explains Women for Israel’s Tomorrow (Women in Green or WIG) director, and affirmed by co-director Yehudit Katsover, is that the Arabs are trying to physically take over the entire country starting with the areas within Judea and Samaria. Their methodology is simple: create facts on the ground – plants, trees, or even small buildings and then assume complete ownership.
Ten years of working a plot is legal ground for claiming ownership in Israel. As a result, Nadia and Yehudit have mobilized using a similar approach to ensure that every meter of the ancient Land of Israel remain in Jewish hands.
But this strategy wasn’t always part of the organization’s modus operandi. Founded in 1993, upon the signing of the Oslo Accords between Israel and the PLO, WIG began staging massive weekly demonstrations throughout the country to raise awareness about the potential danger of the agreement. At that time Nadia’s father-in-law and mother-in-law, Michael and Ruth Matar, were at the helm.
During one such demonstration, a group of female activists, dressed in green, stood on Israel’s border with Samaria calling on all Israelis to “wake up” before the government shrunk the country back to the 1949 armistice lines. The image that was embedded in the media's conscious was the green uniforms, and the nickname “Women in Green” was born and stuck ever since. Nadia insists that while Israeli women have always been at the forefront of the organization, plenty of men are involved as well.
From 1993 till the beginning of 2005, the organization was at the forefront of the “Eretz Yisrael Hashlemah (the ‘complete Land of Israel’) movement, vociferous against trading Land for a peace deal. In fact, Nadia has been arrested dozens of times throughout the years at various demonstrations, usually charged with “disturbing the peace.”
In 2005, the movement was at the head of the opposition against Israel’s planned withdrawal from Gaza. Nadia managed to sneak into the Gush Katif community of Kfar Yam and at the same time Yehudit, then a leading activist and the director of the local teacher’s college in Kiryat Arba, was in Gadid, also ini Gush Katif.
Yehudit says that until the very last minute “a lot of the people in Gush Katif were in denial regarding to what was about to happen. I was there as a realist and to inspire the residents to struggle to keep their homes and communities.” Both Nadia and Yehudit were forced to leave along with all of Gaza’s Jewish residents.
After Gush Katif, Nadia and Yehudit decided to join forces under the Women in Green umbrella, determined not to let what happened in Gush Katif repeat itself in Judea and Samaria. While the Gush Katif residents were freshly smarting from their traumatic loss after the expulsion, which the government called “Disengagement,” WIG went right back to work, but with a changed strategy.
“We understood that our methods were no longer effective” says Nadia. “Multiple demonstrations did not save Gush Katif.” Nadia says that WIG held a series of marathon meetings with Judea and Samaria leaders to strategize their next move.
In the end it was decided to change their direction entirely. Instead of organizing demonstrations the group became determined to create “facts of the ground” throughout Judea and Samaria.
The model to be implemented was based on the 1979 takeover of Beit-Hadassah in Hevron, which ultimately led to the establishment of the first Jewish community in Hevron since Israel’s founding. Yehudit herself was part of the group of ten women and their 40 children who sneaked into the historical building in the middle of the night after Pesach in that year.
After a year in the building and living under harsh conditions, one Friday night Arab terrorists murdered six yeshiva students from Kiryat Arba whose custom was to come and sing and dance outside of Beit-Hadassah to strengthen the group’s spirits. The attack along with the presence and sheer determination of the women to remain in Hevron eventually led to the Begin government’s decision to allow Jews to settle in Hevron permanently.
According to Yehudit, the campaign to establish a Jewish presence in Hevron was successful and needed to be implemented in WIG’s arsenal because of its three pronged approach: establishing a presence in the field, backing it up by an effective PR campaign targeting the general public, and lobbying politicians to endorse and support the initiative. Yehudit says that all three facets of that plan were implemented in Hevron, and the results speak for themselves.
Using that model, over the past six years WIG has strategically targeted areas throughout Judea and Samaria (mainly Judea) in order to try and establish a physical Jewish presence. Specifically the group looks to overtake unsettled State land – areas owned by the government under the jurisdiction of the Israel Land Authorities (ILA). Technically, these areas can be leased by the government to expand existing Jewish communities throughout Judea and Samaria, but because of commitments under various peace agreements, and for political reasons according to WIG, the government fails to issue building permits.
Nadia says that while these are State lands, the Arabs constantly confiscate swaths of these areas and take them over for building or agricultural purposes. “The Arabs have no claim to these areas,” says Nadia. “They are specifically designated for the expansion of Jewish communities, but that is not the case. It’s unfortunate when Arab squatters take over these areas, but nothing is enforced. That is why we feel it is integral for us to take these areas over.”
Nadia points to several WIG success stories including the clarification of the status of the Lands known as the Eitam hill, the Northern-most hill in Efrat. She says that while a local Arab family claimed the land as theirs, the fact that WIG had a constant presence on the hill and also held weekly gatherings and events for local residents, supported by Members of Knesset, led the authorities to explore the area’s true ownership. In the end it was determined that Eitam was in fact State Land belonging to Efrat, and the Arabs who claimed ownership have backed off.
Another success is the area known as Shedma, a hill on the road linking Jerusalem to the Eastern Gush communities including Tekoa and Nokdim. Shedma was the site of an old dismantled IDF base and at one point several years ago was in the process of being transferred over to the Palestinian Authority. WIG was adamantly against the move for ideological reasons, but also for security reasons since the hill which is adjacent to the road offers panoramic views of the neighboring Arab communities.
In 2008 WIG held weekly gatherings at Shedma where activists and right wing government officials would express their desire to see the hill remain in Jewish hands. As a result the government decided not to turn over the area to the PA and instead reestablished a 24/7 IDF presence there to protect Jewish motorists in the area.
Most recently, Nadia and Yehudit have been taking a “green thumb” approach to re-asserting Jewish sovereignty over State Land, by planting. A special fund called “Yibaneh” assists in funding agricultural Jewish planting in various strategic locations. The most known of these areas is the ‘Netzer’ hill, between the Gush Etzion communities of Elazar and Alon Shvut.
With a detailed map in hand, Nadia gives this reporter an extensive tour of the hill pointing out, which areas are unsettled State lands and which belong to the local Arab farmers. She shows how WIG supporters have planted hundreds of trees and vines – olives, grapes, figs and more – in order to send a message that these areas belong to Israel. The fields have turned into a game of tree “color war,” with the roots and branches of Jewish planted trees wrapped in brown protective sacks (to prevent roaming animals in the areas from grazing) while the Arabs wrap their crops using white.
Nadia details the almost weekly incidents of local Arabs who have uprooted trees and damaged watering mechanisms. “It’s ok,” she says. “If they destroy we will just come back and plant again. Sometimes it’s even good for us because when they trespass and cause damage on Jewish Land, the army is forced to come out and settle the dispute. When the army comes and brings their maps and sees that this isn’t Arab land, this just helps our case.”
Nadia recalls, “the Palestinian Authority Minister of Tourism [Khuloud Daibes] came all the way from Ramallah with about 100 friends to plant in the area. This is almost a badge of honor for us since it shows that they are so bothered by what we are doing and came all the way from Ramallah to try and thwart our efforts."
She is grateful for the support of the local municipality in the Gush. According to Gush Etzion Regional Authority head Shaul Goldstein, “Whenever there is cooperation between WIG and his office there has been success.” He points out how the Gush municipality openly backed WIG’s efforts calling for a full time security presence at Shedma. “The result,” says, Goldstein “was excellent.” He adds that the security situation on the Eastern road to the Gush is much better today as a result.
“However our municipality must wear two hats,” Shaul adds. “We are all for the Jewish right to build in the Land of Israel, but we are the establishment, so we have to make sure what we do is completely within the law. We work very closely with the Civil Administration, the army, police on many matters and this is no different. When there is open communication and coordination most recently in places like Netzer, we [WIG and my office] are like two engines jointly pushing towards the same goal.”
When asked about the future, Yehudit says that she is “optimistic.” She says that more and more people are realizing the importance of this struggle and are willing to lend a hand. Nadia notes that this summer WIG is running a two-week summer camp for teenagers at Netzer. Activities include, of course, planting trees throughout the area and guided sessions on the importance of building in the Land of Israel. Even youngsters from the United States are flying in to participate. Both are hopeful that one day Netzer will be a new flourishing neighborhood which will connect the communities of Elazar and Alon Shvut.
Yehudit adds that “just like in the United States where you can live where you want to, there is no reason you shouldn’t be able to here. This is our land.”
In the midst of typing my phone rings, and its Nadia. She and Yehudit have been called in for questioning by the Gush Civilian administration and the area police. She explains that the previous night at about 2 a.m. a group of WIG supporters, with the help of a local Jewish farmer, planted several large olive trees on Netzer, donated by a farmer in the North. However by 7a.m. she is notified by a witness that local Arab farmers have already started chopping down the trees.
Nadia, Yehudit, and some friends rush to the scene and in her words are “confronted violently” by a group of Arabs lead by someone who is later revealed to be a known Palestinian activist. During the altercation, the police and army arrive to separate the two sides, but everyone involved is taken to the station for questioning. Six hours later Nadia and Yehudit are released, accused of trespassing and disturbing the peace, given a restraining order not to return to Netzer for 15 days while tension simmers down.
Nadia isn’t shaken. “This is a constant battle, for every piece of land. We will struggle over and over till our enemies realize that we won’t raise our hands in surrender.”
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by Josh Hasten
The loud ring tone blasting from her cell phone interrupts our interview and her train of thought, but Nadia Matar answers it anyway.
Her face becomes animated. “Where is this happening?” she asks the person on the other end of the line. Nadia puts her hand over the mouthpiece and explains, “Bedouins just outside of Jerusalem near Highway One has climbed up a hilltop; they are planning to take it over. They have a bulldozer.”
After getting a few more details she hangs up the phone. “I get calls like this all the time,” she says.
The problem, explains Women for Israel’s Tomorrow (Women in Green or WIG) director, and affirmed by co-director Yehudit Katsover, is that the Arabs are trying to physically take over the entire country starting with the areas within Judea and Samaria. Their methodology is simple: create facts on the ground – plants, trees, or even small buildings and then assume complete ownership.
Ten years of working a plot is legal ground for claiming ownership in Israel. As a result, Nadia and Yehudit have mobilized using a similar approach to ensure that every meter of the ancient Land of Israel remain in Jewish hands.
But this strategy wasn’t always part of the organization’s modus operandi. Founded in 1993, upon the signing of the Oslo Accords between Israel and the PLO, WIG began staging massive weekly demonstrations throughout the country to raise awareness about the potential danger of the agreement. At that time Nadia’s father-in-law and mother-in-law, Michael and Ruth Matar, were at the helm.
During one such demonstration, a group of female activists, dressed in green, stood on Israel’s border with Samaria calling on all Israelis to “wake up” before the government shrunk the country back to the 1949 armistice lines. The image that was embedded in the media's conscious was the green uniforms, and the nickname “Women in Green” was born and stuck ever since. Nadia insists that while Israeli women have always been at the forefront of the organization, plenty of men are involved as well.
From 1993 till the beginning of 2005, the organization was at the forefront of the “Eretz Yisrael Hashlemah (the ‘complete Land of Israel’) movement, vociferous against trading Land for a peace deal. In fact, Nadia has been arrested dozens of times throughout the years at various demonstrations, usually charged with “disturbing the peace.”
In 2005, the movement was at the head of the opposition against Israel’s planned withdrawal from Gaza. Nadia managed to sneak into the Gush Katif community of Kfar Yam and at the same time Yehudit, then a leading activist and the director of the local teacher’s college in Kiryat Arba, was in Gadid, also ini Gush Katif.
Yehudit says that until the very last minute “a lot of the people in Gush Katif were in denial regarding to what was about to happen. I was there as a realist and to inspire the residents to struggle to keep their homes and communities.” Both Nadia and Yehudit were forced to leave along with all of Gaza’s Jewish residents.
After Gush Katif, Nadia and Yehudit decided to join forces under the Women in Green umbrella, determined not to let what happened in Gush Katif repeat itself in Judea and Samaria. While the Gush Katif residents were freshly smarting from their traumatic loss after the expulsion, which the government called “Disengagement,” WIG went right back to work, but with a changed strategy.
“We understood that our methods were no longer effective” says Nadia. “Multiple demonstrations did not save Gush Katif.” Nadia says that WIG held a series of marathon meetings with Judea and Samaria leaders to strategize their next move.
In the end it was decided to change their direction entirely. Instead of organizing demonstrations the group became determined to create “facts of the ground” throughout Judea and Samaria.
The model to be implemented was based on the 1979 takeover of Beit-Hadassah in Hevron, which ultimately led to the establishment of the first Jewish community in Hevron since Israel’s founding. Yehudit herself was part of the group of ten women and their 40 children who sneaked into the historical building in the middle of the night after Pesach in that year.
After a year in the building and living under harsh conditions, one Friday night Arab terrorists murdered six yeshiva students from Kiryat Arba whose custom was to come and sing and dance outside of Beit-Hadassah to strengthen the group’s spirits. The attack along with the presence and sheer determination of the women to remain in Hevron eventually led to the Begin government’s decision to allow Jews to settle in Hevron permanently.
According to Yehudit, the campaign to establish a Jewish presence in Hevron was successful and needed to be implemented in WIG’s arsenal because of its three pronged approach: establishing a presence in the field, backing it up by an effective PR campaign targeting the general public, and lobbying politicians to endorse and support the initiative. Yehudit says that all three facets of that plan were implemented in Hevron, and the results speak for themselves.
Using that model, over the past six years WIG has strategically targeted areas throughout Judea and Samaria (mainly Judea) in order to try and establish a physical Jewish presence. Specifically the group looks to overtake unsettled State land – areas owned by the government under the jurisdiction of the Israel Land Authorities (ILA). Technically, these areas can be leased by the government to expand existing Jewish communities throughout Judea and Samaria, but because of commitments under various peace agreements, and for political reasons according to WIG, the government fails to issue building permits.
Nadia says that while these are State lands, the Arabs constantly confiscate swaths of these areas and take them over for building or agricultural purposes. “The Arabs have no claim to these areas,” says Nadia. “They are specifically designated for the expansion of Jewish communities, but that is not the case. It’s unfortunate when Arab squatters take over these areas, but nothing is enforced. That is why we feel it is integral for us to take these areas over.”
Nadia points to several WIG success stories including the clarification of the status of the Lands known as the Eitam hill, the Northern-most hill in Efrat. She says that while a local Arab family claimed the land as theirs, the fact that WIG had a constant presence on the hill and also held weekly gatherings and events for local residents, supported by Members of Knesset, led the authorities to explore the area’s true ownership. In the end it was determined that Eitam was in fact State Land belonging to Efrat, and the Arabs who claimed ownership have backed off.
Another success is the area known as Shedma, a hill on the road linking Jerusalem to the Eastern Gush communities including Tekoa and Nokdim. Shedma was the site of an old dismantled IDF base and at one point several years ago was in the process of being transferred over to the Palestinian Authority. WIG was adamantly against the move for ideological reasons, but also for security reasons since the hill which is adjacent to the road offers panoramic views of the neighboring Arab communities.
In 2008 WIG held weekly gatherings at Shedma where activists and right wing government officials would express their desire to see the hill remain in Jewish hands. As a result the government decided not to turn over the area to the PA and instead reestablished a 24/7 IDF presence there to protect Jewish motorists in the area.
Most recently, Nadia and Yehudit have been taking a “green thumb” approach to re-asserting Jewish sovereignty over State Land, by planting. A special fund called “Yibaneh” assists in funding agricultural Jewish planting in various strategic locations. The most known of these areas is the ‘Netzer’ hill, between the Gush Etzion communities of Elazar and Alon Shvut.
With a detailed map in hand, Nadia gives this reporter an extensive tour of the hill pointing out, which areas are unsettled State lands and which belong to the local Arab farmers. She shows how WIG supporters have planted hundreds of trees and vines – olives, grapes, figs and more – in order to send a message that these areas belong to Israel. The fields have turned into a game of tree “color war,” with the roots and branches of Jewish planted trees wrapped in brown protective sacks (to prevent roaming animals in the areas from grazing) while the Arabs wrap their crops using white.
Nadia details the almost weekly incidents of local Arabs who have uprooted trees and damaged watering mechanisms. “It’s ok,” she says. “If they destroy we will just come back and plant again. Sometimes it’s even good for us because when they trespass and cause damage on Jewish Land, the army is forced to come out and settle the dispute. When the army comes and brings their maps and sees that this isn’t Arab land, this just helps our case.”
Nadia recalls, “the Palestinian Authority Minister of Tourism [Khuloud Daibes] came all the way from Ramallah with about 100 friends to plant in the area. This is almost a badge of honor for us since it shows that they are so bothered by what we are doing and came all the way from Ramallah to try and thwart our efforts."
She is grateful for the support of the local municipality in the Gush. According to Gush Etzion Regional Authority head Shaul Goldstein, “Whenever there is cooperation between WIG and his office there has been success.” He points out how the Gush municipality openly backed WIG’s efforts calling for a full time security presence at Shedma. “The result,” says, Goldstein “was excellent.” He adds that the security situation on the Eastern road to the Gush is much better today as a result.
“However our municipality must wear two hats,” Shaul adds. “We are all for the Jewish right to build in the Land of Israel, but we are the establishment, so we have to make sure what we do is completely within the law. We work very closely with the Civil Administration, the army, police on many matters and this is no different. When there is open communication and coordination most recently in places like Netzer, we [WIG and my office] are like two engines jointly pushing towards the same goal.”
When asked about the future, Yehudit says that she is “optimistic.” She says that more and more people are realizing the importance of this struggle and are willing to lend a hand. Nadia notes that this summer WIG is running a two-week summer camp for teenagers at Netzer. Activities include, of course, planting trees throughout the area and guided sessions on the importance of building in the Land of Israel. Even youngsters from the United States are flying in to participate. Both are hopeful that one day Netzer will be a new flourishing neighborhood which will connect the communities of Elazar and Alon Shvut.
Yehudit adds that “just like in the United States where you can live where you want to, there is no reason you shouldn’t be able to here. This is our land.”
In the midst of typing my phone rings, and its Nadia. She and Yehudit have been called in for questioning by the Gush Civilian administration and the area police. She explains that the previous night at about 2 a.m. a group of WIG supporters, with the help of a local Jewish farmer, planted several large olive trees on Netzer, donated by a farmer in the North. However by 7a.m. she is notified by a witness that local Arab farmers have already started chopping down the trees.
Nadia, Yehudit, and some friends rush to the scene and in her words are “confronted violently” by a group of Arabs lead by someone who is later revealed to be a known Palestinian activist. During the altercation, the police and army arrive to separate the two sides, but everyone involved is taken to the station for questioning. Six hours later Nadia and Yehudit are released, accused of trespassing and disturbing the peace, given a restraining order not to return to Netzer for 15 days while tension simmers down.
Nadia isn’t shaken. “This is a constant battle, for every piece of land. We will struggle over and over till our enemies realize that we won’t raise our hands in surrender.”
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3. Knesset Approves ‘Boycott Bill’
by Elad Benari
The Knesset approved on Monday the second and third readings of the ‘Boycott Bill’ which prevents companies from participating in government bids if they take part in a boycott of a business in Israel.
The bill, which passed by a majority of 47 to 38, stipulates that anyone calling for an economic, cultural or academic boycott against the Jewish communities in Judea and Samaria will be unable to participate in government tenders. In addition, any person who considers himself a victim of a boycott could sue the boycotter for compensation.
Several Knesset members did not attend Monday’s vote, including Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu, Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman, and Defense Minister Ehud Barak.
The other members of Barak’s Independence Party, who earlier said they would not support the bill, were also absent during the vote, with MK Einat Wilf explaining, “We decided not to harm the residents of Judea and Samaria who were sent by the governments of Israel to live in the region, but on the other hand the law is disproportionate and therefore we decided not to participate in this vote.”
Coalition chairman and Likud faction chairman MK Ze’ev Elkin, who sponsored the bill, welcomed its approval.
“The Knesset has put an end to the stupidity of boycotts that originate within us,” he said. “The boycott law is not intended to shut mouths but rather to protect the citizens of Israel.”
Elkin expressed disappointment in the members of Kadima, who denounced the bill and voted against it after originally being among its initiators.
“Kadima’s zigzag, when [opposition leader Tzipi] Livni made the party members remove their names from the law despite them being among the initiators, proves that it is a party without an ideology and that is has acceded to leftist organizations, thus finally placing Kadima on the left side of the map,” Elkin said.
Kadima said in response to the bill’s passing, “Netanyahu’s government hurts Israel and should be the first to pay the price of the boycott law. Netanyahu’s running away from tonight’s vote does not diminish from his responsibility for the harm he causes the State. Netanyahu crossed a line today of political silliness and national irresponsibility. The boycott law is a mark of disgrace on the forehead of Netanyahu’s government and it will cost the State of Israel and its citizens a heavy price.”
MK Aryeh Eldad (National Union) welcomed the passing of the bill, saying, “The law is a big democratic victory over Israel’s enemies at home and abroad and over the Arabs and their allies on the far anti-Israel left, who are concentrating all their efforts to force the will of the anti-Zionist minority on the Zionist majority in Israel.”
After the law was passed, Yesha Council Chairman Danny Dayan asked Finance Minister Yuval Steinitz to issue regulations which would prevent Israeli companies who participate in the Arab boycott of Israel to take part in government tenders.
“Those who preferred to alienate Israelis to make some money from Arabs should not be provided for by the Israeli government,” Dayan wrote Steinitz. “Please follow the section of the boycott law authorizing you to act to prevent this.”
Meanwhile, Balad faction chairman MK Jamal Zahalka denounced the law, calling for a mass violation of it and saying it was a clearly unconstitutional law.
“The Knesset has become the home base of the enemies of democracy and every week it produces a new racist or anti-democratic law,” Zahalka said.
The boycott law was initiated after it became known that several Israeli firms had agreed to boycott Jews in Judea and Samaria in order to win contracts for the new Palestinian Authority city of Rawabi, near Ramallah.
The Infrastructure Ministry subsequently slapped sanctions against those firms, saying it “will not tolerate discrimination between different groups of citizens that is contrary to the basic values of the State of Israel.”
After the boycott law was passed, MK Michael Ben-Ari (National Union) said he was preparing the first lawsuit under its provisions, against Israeli company Teldor which is one of those companies involved in laying infrastructure in Rawabi, and as such has signed a document certifying that it does not do business in Judea and Samaria.
Ben-Ari said that he would file a complaint against Teldor unless it immediately declared that it was not participating in a boycott of Judea and Samaria. “The rule of law must be upheld,” he emphasized.
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by Elad Benari
The Knesset approved on Monday the second and third readings of the ‘Boycott Bill’ which prevents companies from participating in government bids if they take part in a boycott of a business in Israel.
The bill, which passed by a majority of 47 to 38, stipulates that anyone calling for an economic, cultural or academic boycott against the Jewish communities in Judea and Samaria will be unable to participate in government tenders. In addition, any person who considers himself a victim of a boycott could sue the boycotter for compensation.
Several Knesset members did not attend Monday’s vote, including Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu, Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman, and Defense Minister Ehud Barak.
The other members of Barak’s Independence Party, who earlier said they would not support the bill, were also absent during the vote, with MK Einat Wilf explaining, “We decided not to harm the residents of Judea and Samaria who were sent by the governments of Israel to live in the region, but on the other hand the law is disproportionate and therefore we decided not to participate in this vote.”
Coalition chairman and Likud faction chairman MK Ze’ev Elkin, who sponsored the bill, welcomed its approval.
“The Knesset has put an end to the stupidity of boycotts that originate within us,” he said. “The boycott law is not intended to shut mouths but rather to protect the citizens of Israel.”
Elkin expressed disappointment in the members of Kadima, who denounced the bill and voted against it after originally being among its initiators.
“Kadima’s zigzag, when [opposition leader Tzipi] Livni made the party members remove their names from the law despite them being among the initiators, proves that it is a party without an ideology and that is has acceded to leftist organizations, thus finally placing Kadima on the left side of the map,” Elkin said.
Kadima said in response to the bill’s passing, “Netanyahu’s government hurts Israel and should be the first to pay the price of the boycott law. Netanyahu’s running away from tonight’s vote does not diminish from his responsibility for the harm he causes the State. Netanyahu crossed a line today of political silliness and national irresponsibility. The boycott law is a mark of disgrace on the forehead of Netanyahu’s government and it will cost the State of Israel and its citizens a heavy price.”
MK Aryeh Eldad (National Union) welcomed the passing of the bill, saying, “The law is a big democratic victory over Israel’s enemies at home and abroad and over the Arabs and their allies on the far anti-Israel left, who are concentrating all their efforts to force the will of the anti-Zionist minority on the Zionist majority in Israel.”
After the law was passed, Yesha Council Chairman Danny Dayan asked Finance Minister Yuval Steinitz to issue regulations which would prevent Israeli companies who participate in the Arab boycott of Israel to take part in government tenders.
“Those who preferred to alienate Israelis to make some money from Arabs should not be provided for by the Israeli government,” Dayan wrote Steinitz. “Please follow the section of the boycott law authorizing you to act to prevent this.”
Meanwhile, Balad faction chairman MK Jamal Zahalka denounced the law, calling for a mass violation of it and saying it was a clearly unconstitutional law.
“The Knesset has become the home base of the enemies of democracy and every week it produces a new racist or anti-democratic law,” Zahalka said.
The boycott law was initiated after it became known that several Israeli firms had agreed to boycott Jews in Judea and Samaria in order to win contracts for the new Palestinian Authority city of Rawabi, near Ramallah.
The Infrastructure Ministry subsequently slapped sanctions against those firms, saying it “will not tolerate discrimination between different groups of citizens that is contrary to the basic values of the State of Israel.”
After the boycott law was passed, MK Michael Ben-Ari (National Union) said he was preparing the first lawsuit under its provisions, against Israeli company Teldor which is one of those companies involved in laying infrastructure in Rawabi, and as such has signed a document certifying that it does not do business in Judea and Samaria.
Ben-Ari said that he would file a complaint against Teldor unless it immediately declared that it was not participating in a boycott of Judea and Samaria. “The rule of law must be upheld,” he emphasized.
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4. Glenn Beck and the Jewish Problem
by Rachel Sylvetsky
At a special reception held Monday night for broadcaster Glenn Beck in the Ma'ale Zeitim home of philanthropists Irving and Cherna Moskowitz , staunch supporters -and enablers- of the rights of Jews to live anywhere in Israel, this Arutz Sheva writer observed the charismatic Beck give each of the scores of carefully chosen guests who spoke to him the feeling that he was riveted on what that person had to say to him.
A significant number of figures in the activist pro-Israel and pro-Judea and Samaria world were there, including, the head of the Yesha Authority, Danny Dayan, several Gush Katif spokespeople, the heads of Young Israel USA, and the terror victim association Almagor. Also on the scene were the three Israel Day activists who first broached the idea of an Israel visit to Beck, Drs. Brodie and Frager and Odelya Jacobs.
The schedule for this short and unexpected visit includes traveling to Sderot, broadcasting his syndicated radio show from Israel, ascending the Temple Mount, appearing in the Knesset, visiting Yad VaShem and meeting with various Israeli figures.
Beck is a controversial figure because of his outspoken opinions on every subject that interests him, expressed on his just-ended Fox News slot, to be continued on his private media outlets .
There is no question that he goes out on a limb defending Israel and criticizing Obama and George Soros, making him stand out in this period of Israel bashing and virulent anti-Semitism and consequently making the Israeli left uneasy.
There is also no question that he is a devout Mormon, that this is the basis for his worldview and that he sees the world through the parameters of his faith, making some Orthodox rightists uncomfortable.
Consequently, Glenn Beck's visit to Israel sparked the traditional Jewish debate on every subject, typified in the famous anecdote on The Elephant and the Jewish Problem--that is, whether "he is good for the Jews or bad for the Jews."
The anti-missionary Jewish Israel blog wrote:
"Glenn Beck is a master at portraying the Jews as a victims, and Israelis as being in deep, dark straits. Upon announcing the upcoming 'Restoring Courage' event, he declared on the Fox News "O'Reilly Factor" that, 'The Jews are in real trouble.' Beck regularly implies that a second Holocaust is in the making. Beck's concerns about the modern state of Israel appear to be sincere and heartfelt, but his presentation is problematic and inaccurate.
"Jews both in Israel and the Diaspora need to ask themselves and Mr. Beck if this approach, or "scare tactic," is the best way to "restore courage" among supporters of Israel? Wouldn't it be more truthful to present Israel as secure and thriving nation which is fully aware of the challenges she faces?"
The anti-missionary site suggested that he change his style, saying, "...Those who are close to Mr. Beck respectfully convey to him that many Torah observant as well as secular Zionists are naturally uncomfortable with the Christian theological direction and focus of some of his oratory. Perhaps a more universal, and inclusive approach to his stand with Israel - with an emphasis on morality rather than religious faith - would be more appropriate and could heal, rather than exacerbate, political rifts and divisiveness."
MKs and guests in the packed Knesset's Monday meeting with Beck chaired by MKs Danny Danon (who ascended the Temple Mount with Beck) and Nissim Ze'ev (who came despite his son's marriage Monday night) had no such qualms, breaking into warm applause, talking to him as an old, trusted friend to whom they can explain their take on Israel's problems.
A hareidi-religious Israeli partner in a hi-tech firm hired a crane to post a gigantic banner thanking him down the street from the Knesset. The Hebrew words said, "The left is correct in being afraid [of his influence, ed.]" Present at the meeting, he explained that he had to show his gratitude because whenever he is asked abroad by clients to explain Israel's actions, he tells them to watch Glenn Beck and they turn pro-Israel.
MK Nissim Ze'ev (Shas) said that he wished that Israel's mainstream media would sound like Beck. MK Yulia Shamalov (Kadima) said that he gives Israelis hope.
MK Michael Ben-Ari (National Union), seated next to Baruch Merzel of Hevron, told Beck that to understand the miracle of Israel, one has only to read Mark Twain's 19th century description of the barren country he visited and then thank G-d for his being stuck in the nation's endless traffic jams.
MK Dr. Aryeh Eldad (National Union) explained that the real problem is the 300-year-old occupation of Israel by the Arabs, not the other way around, while Jordan is the real Palestine. A physician, he recalled the Arab woman whose life he saved at Siroka Hospital, who was caught with a bomb on her body when she came for a follow up visit.
MK Einat Wilf (Independence) said that the entire Zionist idea is being negated by the world today. Marina Solodkin (Kadima) reminded Beck of Jonathan Pollard's continued captivity, as did leaders of Zionist organizations that were present.
A MyIsrael Organization representative talked about college students' work to present the varied face of Israel to the world.
MK Hotovely (Likud) quoted Prime Minister Netanyahu's remark that the truth can only win out if it is said loudly and often, and that Beck's being religious makes him uniquely able to realize that the conflict is not territorial, but religious.
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by Rachel Sylvetsky
At a special reception held Monday night for broadcaster Glenn Beck in the Ma'ale Zeitim home of philanthropists Irving and Cherna Moskowitz , staunch supporters -and enablers- of the rights of Jews to live anywhere in Israel, this Arutz Sheva writer observed the charismatic Beck give each of the scores of carefully chosen guests who spoke to him the feeling that he was riveted on what that person had to say to him.
A significant number of figures in the activist pro-Israel and pro-Judea and Samaria world were there, including, the head of the Yesha Authority, Danny Dayan, several Gush Katif spokespeople, the heads of Young Israel USA, and the terror victim association Almagor. Also on the scene were the three Israel Day activists who first broached the idea of an Israel visit to Beck, Drs. Brodie and Frager and Odelya Jacobs.
The schedule for this short and unexpected visit includes traveling to Sderot, broadcasting his syndicated radio show from Israel, ascending the Temple Mount, appearing in the Knesset, visiting Yad VaShem and meeting with various Israeli figures.
Beck is a controversial figure because of his outspoken opinions on every subject that interests him, expressed on his just-ended Fox News slot, to be continued on his private media outlets .
There is no question that he goes out on a limb defending Israel and criticizing Obama and George Soros, making him stand out in this period of Israel bashing and virulent anti-Semitism and consequently making the Israeli left uneasy.
There is also no question that he is a devout Mormon, that this is the basis for his worldview and that he sees the world through the parameters of his faith, making some Orthodox rightists uncomfortable.
Consequently, Glenn Beck's visit to Israel sparked the traditional Jewish debate on every subject, typified in the famous anecdote on The Elephant and the Jewish Problem--that is, whether "he is good for the Jews or bad for the Jews."
The anti-missionary Jewish Israel blog wrote:
"Glenn Beck is a master at portraying the Jews as a victims, and Israelis as being in deep, dark straits. Upon announcing the upcoming 'Restoring Courage' event, he declared on the Fox News "O'Reilly Factor" that, 'The Jews are in real trouble.' Beck regularly implies that a second Holocaust is in the making. Beck's concerns about the modern state of Israel appear to be sincere and heartfelt, but his presentation is problematic and inaccurate.
"Jews both in Israel and the Diaspora need to ask themselves and Mr. Beck if this approach, or "scare tactic," is the best way to "restore courage" among supporters of Israel? Wouldn't it be more truthful to present Israel as secure and thriving nation which is fully aware of the challenges she faces?"
The anti-missionary site suggested that he change his style, saying, "...Those who are close to Mr. Beck respectfully convey to him that many Torah observant as well as secular Zionists are naturally uncomfortable with the Christian theological direction and focus of some of his oratory. Perhaps a more universal, and inclusive approach to his stand with Israel - with an emphasis on morality rather than religious faith - would be more appropriate and could heal, rather than exacerbate, political rifts and divisiveness."
MKs and guests in the packed Knesset's Monday meeting with Beck chaired by MKs Danny Danon (who ascended the Temple Mount with Beck) and Nissim Ze'ev (who came despite his son's marriage Monday night) had no such qualms, breaking into warm applause, talking to him as an old, trusted friend to whom they can explain their take on Israel's problems.
A hareidi-religious Israeli partner in a hi-tech firm hired a crane to post a gigantic banner thanking him down the street from the Knesset. The Hebrew words said, "The left is correct in being afraid [of his influence, ed.]" Present at the meeting, he explained that he had to show his gratitude because whenever he is asked abroad by clients to explain Israel's actions, he tells them to watch Glenn Beck and they turn pro-Israel.
MK Nissim Ze'ev (Shas) said that he wished that Israel's mainstream media would sound like Beck. MK Yulia Shamalov (Kadima) said that he gives Israelis hope.
MK Michael Ben-Ari (National Union), seated next to Baruch Merzel of Hevron, told Beck that to understand the miracle of Israel, one has only to read Mark Twain's 19th century description of the barren country he visited and then thank G-d for his being stuck in the nation's endless traffic jams.
MK Dr. Aryeh Eldad (National Union) explained that the real problem is the 300-year-old occupation of Israel by the Arabs, not the other way around, while Jordan is the real Palestine. A physician, he recalled the Arab woman whose life he saved at Siroka Hospital, who was caught with a bomb on her body when she came for a follow up visit.
MK Einat Wilf (Independence) said that the entire Zionist idea is being negated by the world today. Marina Solodkin (Kadima) reminded Beck of Jonathan Pollard's continued captivity, as did leaders of Zionist organizations that were present.
A MyIsrael Organization representative talked about college students' work to present the varied face of Israel to the world.
MK Hotovely (Likud) quoted Prime Minister Netanyahu's remark that the truth can only win out if it is said loudly and often, and that Beck's being religious makes him uniquely able to realize that the conflict is not territorial, but religious.
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5. Gas Line Attack Explodes Egyptian-Israel Agreement
by Tzvi Ben Gedalyahu
The latest Egyptian-Israel gas pipeline blast signals a further erosion of “goodwill” from Cairo, according to Infrastructures Minister Uzi Landau. He also warned that electricity prices will soar by 20 percent.
“Economic ties between Egypt and Israel are eroding,” Landau warned on Army Radio Tuesday. An immediate result will be a hike by approximately 20 percent in the cost of electricity as the Israel Electric Corp. is forced to use expensive diesel fuel as a substitute for natural gas from Egypt. It will take at least two years until Israel’s newly-found offshore gas fields will be online.
Diplomatic relations with Egypt also are worsening, he said, after the uprising that resulted in the ouster of Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak and the installation of a provisional military regime. Israel has allowed Egypt to place more troops in the Sinai to protect the gas pipeline from El Arish to the Israeli port of Ashkelon.
The 1979 peace treaty with Cairo prohibited or limited an armed military presence in the area, but despite Israel’s willingness to overlook the agreement, Egyptian forces have not been able to – or do not want to – protect the pipeline.
The agreement to sell gas to Israel has been the source of anger for Egyptian dissidents and the Muslim Brotherhood.
The natural gas pumping facility ay El Arish and the pipeline have been attacked four times in the past year. "Even if you appoint local tribesmen or anyone to guard such a facility, no one would really protect it because they hate the facility, the gas supply to the enemy and the government that signed such an agreement," Sheikh Ibrahim Abu Elayan, the secretary-general of the Arab Tribes Association, told McClatchy newspapers. "This agreement is a dagger in Egypt's heart."
Security at the gas facility at Bir El Abd, a Bedouin stronghold, is “laughable,” journalist Mohannad Sabry wrote after visiting the site. The Bedouin guards are unarmed and have no monitoring devices or even night-vision goggles.
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by Tzvi Ben Gedalyahu
The latest Egyptian-Israel gas pipeline blast signals a further erosion of “goodwill” from Cairo, according to Infrastructures Minister Uzi Landau. He also warned that electricity prices will soar by 20 percent.
“Economic ties between Egypt and Israel are eroding,” Landau warned on Army Radio Tuesday. An immediate result will be a hike by approximately 20 percent in the cost of electricity as the Israel Electric Corp. is forced to use expensive diesel fuel as a substitute for natural gas from Egypt. It will take at least two years until Israel’s newly-found offshore gas fields will be online.
Diplomatic relations with Egypt also are worsening, he said, after the uprising that resulted in the ouster of Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak and the installation of a provisional military regime. Israel has allowed Egypt to place more troops in the Sinai to protect the gas pipeline from El Arish to the Israeli port of Ashkelon.
The 1979 peace treaty with Cairo prohibited or limited an armed military presence in the area, but despite Israel’s willingness to overlook the agreement, Egyptian forces have not been able to – or do not want to – protect the pipeline.
The agreement to sell gas to Israel has been the source of anger for Egyptian dissidents and the Muslim Brotherhood.
The natural gas pumping facility ay El Arish and the pipeline have been attacked four times in the past year. "Even if you appoint local tribesmen or anyone to guard such a facility, no one would really protect it because they hate the facility, the gas supply to the enemy and the government that signed such an agreement," Sheikh Ibrahim Abu Elayan, the secretary-general of the Arab Tribes Association, told McClatchy newspapers. "This agreement is a dagger in Egypt's heart."
Security at the gas facility at Bir El Abd, a Bedouin stronghold, is “laughable,” journalist Mohannad Sabry wrote after visiting the site. The Bedouin guards are unarmed and have no monitoring devices or even night-vision goggles.
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6. EU Parliamentarians Against Palestinian Statehood Bid
by Elad Benari
More than 100 members of the European Parliament have urged the European Union and its member countries to discourage the Palestinian Authority from seeking a unilateral recognition at the UN of an independent state, The Associated Press reported.
The 106 parliamentarians addressed a letter on Monday to EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton in which they argued that issues between the PA and Israel can be resolved only through negotiations.
“It is precisely because we believe in the justness of the Palestinian cause that we urge them to refrain from seeking a UN recognition of a unilaterally declared state, a counterproductive step we fear could set back the chances for peace,” said the letter, which was signed by members of the European Parliament representing a range of parties.
The letter echoes sentiments expressed last month by the President of the EU parliament, Jerzy Buzek, who said that a unilateral move by the Palestinian Authority toward statehood could be “dangerous.”
Buzek made the comments during a meeting in Ramallah with the Palestinian Authority’s Prime Minister, Salam Fayyad. Buzek said he “understood” the PA’s position on statehood, but added that it could complicate peace efforts.
Meanwhile, AP reported that the PA has not decided whether to apply to the UN General Assembly or the Security Council first. The report was based on a 25-page “work plan” the news agency obtained on Monday.
The paper, prepared by negotiator Saeb Erekat, lays out the options for gaining recognition of a state and notes that if the Security Council does not approve its membership, the fallback position would be obtaining non-member state status. The paper also notes that the application to the General Assembly would have to be submitted by the end of July. Erekat suggests broad discussions with Arab nations and others over how to proceed.
Last week, it was reported that the UN Security Council plans to discuss the possibility of Palestine becoming a United Nations member state in an “open debate” scheduled for July 26.
German Ambassador Peter Wittig, UN Security Council president, said the debate “will be an occasion to explore the various options that might exist on the Palestinian side.”
The United States has publicly said it would be a mistake for PA Arabs to create their country through an appeal to the United Nations, insisting such a state must be achieved through peace negotiations.
The U.S. has been trying to get Israel and the PA back to the negotiating table, but the PA has sent a list of four preconditions, insisting that it would not agree to renew negotiations unless Israel and the European Union agreed to meet every one of its demands.
These demands include a complete halt to all Israeli construction in Judea and Samaria and east Jerusalem, an agreement that the 1949 Armistice lines with mutually-agreed land swaps are the basis for talks, European Union support for PA reconciliation efforts between Fatah and Hamas, and EU support for a PA declaration of statehood in the UN.
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by Elad Benari
More than 100 members of the European Parliament have urged the European Union and its member countries to discourage the Palestinian Authority from seeking a unilateral recognition at the UN of an independent state, The Associated Press reported.
The 106 parliamentarians addressed a letter on Monday to EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton in which they argued that issues between the PA and Israel can be resolved only through negotiations.
“It is precisely because we believe in the justness of the Palestinian cause that we urge them to refrain from seeking a UN recognition of a unilaterally declared state, a counterproductive step we fear could set back the chances for peace,” said the letter, which was signed by members of the European Parliament representing a range of parties.
The letter echoes sentiments expressed last month by the President of the EU parliament, Jerzy Buzek, who said that a unilateral move by the Palestinian Authority toward statehood could be “dangerous.”
Buzek made the comments during a meeting in Ramallah with the Palestinian Authority’s Prime Minister, Salam Fayyad. Buzek said he “understood” the PA’s position on statehood, but added that it could complicate peace efforts.
Meanwhile, AP reported that the PA has not decided whether to apply to the UN General Assembly or the Security Council first. The report was based on a 25-page “work plan” the news agency obtained on Monday.
The paper, prepared by negotiator Saeb Erekat, lays out the options for gaining recognition of a state and notes that if the Security Council does not approve its membership, the fallback position would be obtaining non-member state status. The paper also notes that the application to the General Assembly would have to be submitted by the end of July. Erekat suggests broad discussions with Arab nations and others over how to proceed.
Last week, it was reported that the UN Security Council plans to discuss the possibility of Palestine becoming a United Nations member state in an “open debate” scheduled for July 26.
German Ambassador Peter Wittig, UN Security Council president, said the debate “will be an occasion to explore the various options that might exist on the Palestinian side.”
The United States has publicly said it would be a mistake for PA Arabs to create their country through an appeal to the United Nations, insisting such a state must be achieved through peace negotiations.
The U.S. has been trying to get Israel and the PA back to the negotiating table, but the PA has sent a list of four preconditions, insisting that it would not agree to renew negotiations unless Israel and the European Union agreed to meet every one of its demands.
These demands include a complete halt to all Israeli construction in Judea and Samaria and east Jerusalem, an agreement that the 1949 Armistice lines with mutually-agreed land swaps are the basis for talks, European Union support for PA reconciliation efforts between Fatah and Hamas, and EU support for a PA declaration of statehood in the UN.
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7. Did Eskimos Attack Hadassah Hospital?
by Gil Ronen
The Knesset’s Labor, Welfare and Health Committee is holding a discussion Tuesday on the repeated attacks by Arabs on Hadassah Hospital at Har HaTzofim (Mt. Scopus). In the lead-up to the debate, an interesting discussion regarding the possible culpability of Eskimos has developed.
The most serious recent attack on the hospital occurred on “Nakba Day,” when Arabs from neighboring village Isawiya hurled rocks and fire bombs at the hospital.
MK Prof. Aryeh Eldad (National Union) requested that the committee hold a discussion of the ongoing attacks after being approached on the matter by Prof. Tzvi Stern, the hospital’s director. Eldad – a physician – noted that the police seem unable to guarantee the hospital’s security.
Another physician member of the Labor, Welfare and Health Committee, MK Dr. Afu Agbariya of the communist Hadash party, protested in a letter to the committee that the attackers might not be Arabs at all. “How can the committee determine that the rocks were thrown by Arabs before the relevant bodies’ responses are heard?”, he asked.
MK Eldad responded by noting: “Indeed, there is diplomatic intelligence that thousands of Eskimos have infiltrated Israel, that they reside in Arab villages, that they have learned the Arabic tongue and that as they hurl fire bombs at the hospital they yell ‘Allahu Akbar’ in order to deceive the public.”
Eldad continued with the acerbic tone, adding that: “Therefore it is possible that Dr. Agbaria is right in saying that we should not speak of ‘Arab attacks on Hadassah Har HaTzofim Hospital’ but rather ‘attacks by people suspected as being Arabs on Hadassah Har HaTzofim Hospital’ or alternatively ‘attacks by Arab speaking people who live in Isawiya and mark Nakba Day by transporting rocks from one place to another and recycling glass bottles, rags and fuel into light- and heat-producing objects.'”
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by Gil Ronen
The Knesset’s Labor, Welfare and Health Committee is holding a discussion Tuesday on the repeated attacks by Arabs on Hadassah Hospital at Har HaTzofim (Mt. Scopus). In the lead-up to the debate, an interesting discussion regarding the possible culpability of Eskimos has developed.
The most serious recent attack on the hospital occurred on “Nakba Day,” when Arabs from neighboring village Isawiya hurled rocks and fire bombs at the hospital.
MK Prof. Aryeh Eldad (National Union) requested that the committee hold a discussion of the ongoing attacks after being approached on the matter by Prof. Tzvi Stern, the hospital’s director. Eldad – a physician – noted that the police seem unable to guarantee the hospital’s security.
Another physician member of the Labor, Welfare and Health Committee, MK Dr. Afu Agbariya of the communist Hadash party, protested in a letter to the committee that the attackers might not be Arabs at all. “How can the committee determine that the rocks were thrown by Arabs before the relevant bodies’ responses are heard?”, he asked.
MK Eldad responded by noting: “Indeed, there is diplomatic intelligence that thousands of Eskimos have infiltrated Israel, that they reside in Arab villages, that they have learned the Arabic tongue and that as they hurl fire bombs at the hospital they yell ‘Allahu Akbar’ in order to deceive the public.”
Eldad continued with the acerbic tone, adding that: “Therefore it is possible that Dr. Agbaria is right in saying that we should not speak of ‘Arab attacks on Hadassah Har HaTzofim Hospital’ but rather ‘attacks by people suspected as being Arabs on Hadassah Har HaTzofim Hospital’ or alternatively ‘attacks by Arab speaking people who live in Isawiya and mark Nakba Day by transporting rocks from one place to another and recycling glass bottles, rags and fuel into light- and heat-producing objects.'”
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8. Quartet at a Loss for Words
by Tzvi Ben Gedalyahu
The “Quartet” not only has been unable to advance a deal between the Palestinian Authority and Israel, it also cannot find the words to say so.
Representatives of the United Nations, the United States, the European Union and Russia are meeting for the second day in a row in Washington Tuesday after failing the day before – for the first time ever – to come up with a summary statement of their discussions.
PA negotiator Saeb Erekat jumped on the Quartet’s silence by stating, "There is no other option but to support the Palestinian plan to go to the United Nations to seek full membership for the state of Palestine on the 1967 borders."
The United States, several leading EU countries and Israel oppose the Palestinian Authority plan, which violates the essence of the Oslo Accords and American Roadmap.
While the Quartet tries to come up with some kind of statement to keep alive the term “peace process” by forging some kind of language acceptable to Israel and the Arab world, Erekat rejected any criticism of the Palestinian Authority and any compromise.
The only way the PA may be convinced to relent is if it comes to the conclusion that its UN gambit for unilateral recognition of a PA state won’t work. Although most of the nations in the U.N. General Assembly back the PA bid for recognition based on its territorial demands, it does not have the support of most of the world's leading nations.
However, the PA has gone so far out on the cliff, repeatedly insisting on “all” without taking into consideration they might end up with “nothing,” its leaders face trouble if it cannot deliver on their promises.
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by Tzvi Ben Gedalyahu
The “Quartet” not only has been unable to advance a deal between the Palestinian Authority and Israel, it also cannot find the words to say so.
Representatives of the United Nations, the United States, the European Union and Russia are meeting for the second day in a row in Washington Tuesday after failing the day before – for the first time ever – to come up with a summary statement of their discussions.
PA negotiator Saeb Erekat jumped on the Quartet’s silence by stating, "There is no other option but to support the Palestinian plan to go to the United Nations to seek full membership for the state of Palestine on the 1967 borders."
The United States, several leading EU countries and Israel oppose the Palestinian Authority plan, which violates the essence of the Oslo Accords and American Roadmap.
While the Quartet tries to come up with some kind of statement to keep alive the term “peace process” by forging some kind of language acceptable to Israel and the Arab world, Erekat rejected any criticism of the Palestinian Authority and any compromise.
The only way the PA may be convinced to relent is if it comes to the conclusion that its UN gambit for unilateral recognition of a PA state won’t work. Although most of the nations in the U.N. General Assembly back the PA bid for recognition based on its territorial demands, it does not have the support of most of the world's leading nations.
However, the PA has gone so far out on the cliff, repeatedly insisting on “all” without taking into consideration they might end up with “nothing,” its leaders face trouble if it cannot deliver on their promises.
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Obama’s Bush-League WorldIs the Obama National Security Team a Pilotless Drone?
By Tom Engelhardt
George W. who? I mean, the guy is so over. He turned the big six-five the other day and it was barely a footnote in the news. And Dick Cheney, tick-tick-tick. Condoleezza Rice? She’s already onto her next memoir, and yet it's as if she's been wiped from history, too? As for Donald Rumsfeld, he published his memoir in February and it hit the bestseller lists, but a few months later, where is he?
And can anyone be surprised? They were wrong about Afghanistan. They were wrong about Iraq. They were wrong about Saddam Hussein’s weapons of mass destruction. They were wrong about what the U.S. military was capable of doing. The country imploded economically while they were at the helm. Geopolitically speaking, they headed the car of state for the nearest cliff. In fact, when it comes to pure wrongness, what weren’t they wrong about?
Americans do seem to have turned the page on Bush and his cronies. (President Obama called it looking forward, not backward.) Still, glance over your shoulder and, if you’re being honest, you'll have to admit that one thing didn’t happen: they didn’t turn the page on us.
They may have disappeared from our lives, but the post-9/11 world they had such a mad hand in creating hasn’t. It’s not just the Department of Homeland Security or that un-American word “homeland,” both of which are undoubtedly embedded in our lives forever; or the Patriot Act, now as American as apple pie; or Guantanamo which, despite a presidential promise, may never close; or all the wild, overblown fears of terrorism and the new security world that goes with them, neither of which shows the slightest sign of abating; or the National Security Agency’s surveillance and spying on Americans which, as far as we can tell, is ongoing. No, it's scores of Bush policies and positions that will clearly be with us until hell freezes over. Among them all, consider the Obama administration’s updated version of that signature Bush invention, the Global War on Terror.
Yes, Obama’s national security officials threw that term to the dogs back in 2009, and now pursue a no-name global strategy that’s meant not to remind you of the Bush era. Recently, the White House released an unclassified summary of its 2011 “National Strategy for Counterterrorism,” a 19-page document in prose only a giant bureaucracy with a desire to be impenetrable could produce. (Don’t bother to read it. I read it for you.) If it makes a feeble attempt to put a little rhetorical space between Obama-style counterterrorism and what the Bush administration was doing, it still manages to send one overwhelming message: George W. Bush, Dick Cheney, et al., are still striding amongst us, carrying big sticks and with that same crazed look in their eyes.
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The Bizarre, Strategically Bankrupt Evolution of the Parties' View on Defense Spending Lawrence F. Kaplan *|FACEBOOK:LIKE: http://www.tnr.com/article/crossings/91746/defense-budget-deficit-obama-romney-mckeon-hawks|*
The Obama administration has managed to upend the laws of ornithology. The simple fact of a Democratic commander-in-chief has transformed yesterday’s Republican hawks into today’s doves. No less miraculously, and certainly for no more high-minded reasons, Democratic doves have metamorphosed into something like hawks.
In both cases, however, the transformation has been less than complete. Democrats, beginning with a president who currently presides over wars in three countries and periodically launches fusillades at several more (if a commander-in-chief earned a ribbon each time he ordered U.S. forces into action, Barack Obama would be well on his way to acquiring a chestful), have proved reluctant to fund the means for their military aims—namely, the U.S. military itself. As for Republicans, the GOP attachment to large defense appropriations endures (though just barely), but the ghost of Robert Taft haunts the party once more, making it wary of foreign entanglements. The Republican paradox has been neatly exemplified by congressional votes to deny approval for the air campaign in Libya, and then to fund the same operation to the tune of hundreds of millions of dollars
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solo Bulgari: ecco il made in Italy... indiano/ Affari sotto il vestito/ Ha
rilevato 5 marchi della gioielleria italiana (Stefan Hafner, Valente, Nouvelle
Bague, Io si, Porrati) e ora è pronto a investire 25 milioni in 2 anni per farli
crescere. Lo rivela ad Affaritaliani.it Choksi, presidente del colosso indiano
Gitanjali. Che annuncia: "Management, sede e lavorazioni resteranno italiane". E
spiega perché il nostro Paese è pieno di marchi eccellenti ma non riesce a...
Svelati i
retroscena dello smantellamento delle centrali italiane. Treni carichi
di scorie nucleari in viaggio di notte da Saluggia verso la Francia per
il riprocessamento.
Importanti
investimenti sulle rinnovabili attesi dai due "colossi" mondiale.
Brasile e Russia, con tempi e proporzioni diverse, iniziano la loro
corsa verso la "green energy".
Durerà fino a
settembre la "Riserva Renault Z.E.", un'opportunità esclusiva per
entrare nel mondo dei veicoli a zero emissioni di Renault diventando
protagonisti attivi della "rivoluzione elettrica"
Linea
anticonformista e tecnologia innovativa sono le basi della Renault
Twizy, citycar elettrica in arrivo nel 2012 ma già prenotabile tramite
il programma Riserva Renault Z.E.
Nel processo
in corso contro la multinazionale dell'amianto arriva la richiesta della
Regione Piemonte per un maxi risarcimento da 69 milioni.
Il ministro
Romani torna sulla riduzione degli incentivi e ribadisce la validità del
Quarto Conto Energia, uno strumento utile per raggiungere la grid
parity
La fusione
fredda continua a far parlare di sé. Possibili utilizzi nel campo dei
trasporti, riesumando i vecchi "motori a vapore" di sapore ottocentesco
Coldiretti
presenta il "super pomodoro", una variante che promette maggiori
proprietà anti invecchiamento e non si tratta di un OGM
Secondo l'UNEP
nel 2010 sarebbero stati in investiti 211 miliardi di dollari, circa il
32% in più rispetto rispetto all'anno precedente
Le proposte
per le rinnovabili dell'istituto bancario Cariparma. Si segnalano
soprattutto le opportunità per le aziende, con finanziamenti davvero
sostanziosi
RFE/RL Russia Report
7/12/2011 5:10:23 PM
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Neo-Nazi's Sentences Welcomed
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St. Basil The Doodled
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Russia Mourns Volga Boat Victims, As Criminal Probe Opened
Russian authorities have opened a criminal investigation into the sinking of a tourist boat on the Volga River, as the country observed a day of mourning for the more than 100 victims of the tragedy. More 
Life Terms For Neo-Nazi Serial Killers
A Moscow military court has handed down five life sentences to members of a neo-Nazi group in connection with a killing spree that shocked Russia into tougher hate-crime laws. More
Passenger On Rescue Boat Recounts Volga River Tragedy
Russia has declared July 12 a day of mourning after more than 100 people, including many children, drowned when their overcrowded cruise boat sank in the Volga River. Raynur Shakir of RFE/RL's Tatar-Bashkir Service spoke to a passenger on another river boat that was among the first to help survivors escape the scene. More 
Too Special A Friendship: Is Germany Questioning Russia's Embrace?
It's no secret Germany has one of Europe's closest relationships with Russia. Berlin is Moscow's largest customer for natural gas and its biggest trading partner in general. The close ties worry those who believe Russia is using its natural resources for political advantage as well as commercial profit, but there are signs the relationship might be changing. More 
100 Feared Dead in Volga Ship Sinking
Divers began to recover the bodies of around 100 people who drowned after an overcrowded cruise boat sank on July 10 on Russia's Volga River. More 
Armenian Premier Praises Trade Growth With Russia
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'Most-Famous Uzbek' Almost Invisible In Uzbekistan
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Green Card Hopefuls See American Dreams Shattered By Computer Glitch
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Russia Reverses Nemtsov Travel Ban
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Fundraiser 2: Payback Time
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Russia Concern Over Blogger Detention
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The Reluctant Speaker
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Legendary Russian Theater Director Bows Out After Conflict With Actors
The legendary Yury Lyubimov is leaving the theater company he founded in 1964 after falling out with his actors while on tour. Russia's culture minister has publicly called for an end to the conflict, but Lyubimov has made it clear he is bowing out for good. More 
EU's Largest New Member, Poland, Takes Over Presidency
Poland, which has grown from a troublesome new member to one of the EU's key states, takes over the bloc's six-month rotating presidency amid high expectations. More 
U.S.: Russia 'No Obstacle' To U.S.-Armenian Military Ties
A senior U.S. military official says close defense ties with Russia do not impede Armenia's growing military cooperation with NATO and the United States in particular. More 
An Odd Polish Primer On The Upcoming EU Presidency
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Father A Suspect In Sister Slayings
The father of two teenage girls shot dead on June 27 in northeastern Chechnya has been taken into custody as a suspect. More 
The Tandem Can't Drive!
Maybe Russia's leaders should just stay away from cars. During his visit to Kazan over the weekend, President Dmitry Medvedev's car nearly crashed into a crowd of people. Somebody apparently forget to put on the handbrake after parking the car on a hill. More 
Security Officials Deny Umarov Is Hiding In Ingushetia
The Republic of Ingushetia Security Council categorically rejected on June 27 claims by security officials in neighboring Chechnya that self-proclaimed Caucasus Emirate leader Doku Umarov has returned to the Caucasus after undergoing medical treatment in Turkey and may be hiding in the mountainous Jeyrakh district of southern Ingushetia. More 
Medvedev, Prokhorov, Kudrin, And The Thaw
Over the past several days there have been ample signs that changes in how Russia is governed are indeed in the works. Whether these will be meaningful and lasting, or simply cosmetic, is still an open question. More 
Karabakh Shuttle Diplomacy To Continue
The French Foreign Ministry says French, Russian, and U.S. diplomats co-chairing the OSCE Minsk Group will begin the next round of regional shuttle diplomacy "in coming weeks" in an effort to "prepare the continuation of negotiations" in the stalled Armenian-Azerbaijani peace process. More 
'Putin,' 'Medvedev' Streets In S.Ossetia
The self-styled president of South Ossetia, Eduard Kokoity, could be reaffirming his loyalty to Moscow -- the breakaway region's biggest supporter -- by naming the streets after Medvedev and Putin, who many South Ossetians believe saved the territory from Georgian forces during 2008 Russian-Georgian war. More |
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7/12/2011 5:19:34 PM
A review of RFE/RL reporting and analysis about Belarus, Ukraine, and Moldova.
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Belarus
A Belarusian Protester Walks Into A Bar...
RFE/RL's Belarus Service asked its readers on the web if they'd heard any good jokes lately regarding current events in Belarus. More 
RFE/RL Reporter Fined In Belarus
Mikhail Karnevich, who photographed the July 3 demonstrations in Minsk, called today's sentence "fabricated" and insisted on his right to practice journalism. More 
Top EU Diplomat Defends Actions On Belarus, Says Regime 'Losing Control'
A senior EU diplomat for Eastern Europe says the restrictive measures put in place on Belarus are working despite the latest crackdown on demonstrators by the regime. Miroslav Lajcak also says the regime's recent brutality is a sign it's losing its grip over the country. More Belarusian police have arrested hundreds of protesters and bystanders since the latest wave of antigovernment demonstrations began on July 6. RFE/RL Belarus Service correspondent Oleg Hruzdzilovich was among those detained. In this video, shot from inside the police van, he gets to know the stories of some of his fellow passengers. More Courts in Belarus have begun hearing cases and imposing short jail sentences and fines on some of the estimated 400 people detained during demonstrations in Minsk and other cities on July 6. Belarusian rights activists say 1,730 protesters have been convicted over the past month over a wave of protests against President Alyaksandr Lukashenka. More 
Belarus Jails, Fines Scores After Antigovernment Protests
Belarus has jailed or fined dozens of activists for taking part in peaceful antigovernment protests, rights activists say. Some 400 people were arrested on July 3 when police cracked down on protesters voicing their dissatisfaction with the regime by simply clapping their hands. More 
Belarus Police Stifle Protests On Independence Day
Belarusian police have brutally dispersed antigovernment rallies across the country, firing tear gas and detaining dozens of protesters. More 
Belarus Jails, Fines 'Silent' Protesters
Courts in Minsk and other cities have been passing sentences on some of the more than 150 people detained during demonstrations on June 29. More 
Reporter's Notebook: In Minsk, Fighting Democracy With Disco
Belarusian President Alyaksandr Lukashenka has used most of the instruments in the dictator’s toolbox to repress his people. On the evening of June 29, he employed a novel weapon: disco music. More 
Dozens Detained At Minsk Rally
Belarusian police today detained dozens of people during an unauthorized antigovernment protest in Minsk. More 
Journalist's Trial Adjourned In Belarus
The trial of a prominent Polish-Belarusian journalist charged with insulting Belarusian President Alyaksandr Lukashenka has been adjourned until next week, when a verdict is expected. More 
U.S. Expands Human Trafficking Blacklist
In its 2011 annual "Global Trafficking in Persons Report," the State Department also maintained Russia on the list for the eighth consecutive year for similar alleged failures. More 
A Tale of Two Bailouts
Greece and Belarus are both bankrupt. But Minsk shouldn't be expecting any bailouts from the international financial agencies. More 
Belarus Topic At 'Democracies Meeting'
The Belarusian government's crackdown on dissenters in the aftermath of December's disputed presidential election will feature in next week's Community of Democracies meeting in the Lithuanian capital. More 
Social Networking Encourages 'Silent Protests' In Belarus
They're called "silent demonstrations;" thousands of people clapping their hands during weekly protests in more than 30 cities across heavily policed Belarus. The applause is for themselves, for overcoming their fear of police beatings and arrest. More 
New Finnish Government Could Reshape EU Neighborhood Policy
Finland has finally announced its new six-party coalition government after months of negotiations. The Euroskeptic True Finns party was left out, but two appointments to the new government might nonetheless have an impact on how the European Union is run. More 
Belarusian Bailiffs Refused Access To Charged Journalist's Home
Officials have tried to survey the property of Polish-Belarusian journalist Andrzej Poczobut, who is on trial for insulting President Alyaksandr Lukashenka. More
Russia Concern Over Blogger Detention
Russian diplomats have expressed concern over the fate of a Russian blogger detained in Chisinau on suspicion of inciting riots more than two years ago. More 
Polish EU Presidency Views Moldova As Model Of 'Success'
A European Parliament member says Poland will push for closer relations with Eastern Partnership countries during its European Union presidency and will use Moldova as a "success model." More 
10 Years Since Ukraine Journalist Murder
Before his brutal slaying in 2001, Ihor Aleksandrov had authored a series of television programs, called "Bez Retushi" (Without Touching Up), focused on the connections between officials in the Donetsk regional city of Sloviansk and criminal gangs. More
Green Card Hopefuls See American Dreams Shattered By Computer Glitch
A computer error has been blamed for the mistaken notification of 22,000 foreign nationals that they'd been picked for U.S. Green Cards. Dozens of the "selectees" have banded together to try and launch a class-action lawsuit claiming damages. More 
Offbeat Ukrainian Feminist Group Fights Sexism And Authoritarianism
Bare breasts, hijabs, and fried eggs are not common ingredients in social protest movements. More 
Defiant Ukraine Ex-PM Back In Court
Former Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko has lambasted the judge hearing her abuse-of-power trial as a "puppet" of President Viktor Yanukovych. More 
Ukrainians Unfurl 'World's Largest Flag'
Several political parties in the eastern Ukrainian city of Dnipropetrovsk commemorated the country's Constitution Day by unfurling what is thought to be the world's largest national flag. More
Baring Breasts For Saudi Women Drivers (And Frying Eggs On Ukraine's Eternal Flame)
What do a World War II monument and driving rights for Saudi women have in common? More 
'Shoelace Suicide' For Ukraine Suspect
Officials in eastern Ukraine say a murder suspect has committed suicide by hanging himself with his shoelaces. More |
------------------------------------------------------------------------ DEBT CRISIS HITS ITALY ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Berlusconi's Last Stand Italy is used to crises -- the government is rudderless, the economy is stagnant and Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi is mired in scandals. Now the country may become embroiled in the euro crisis, and its fate lies in the hands of its finance minister. Berlusconi, for his part, faces the ruins of his political career. http://www.spiegel.de/international/europe/0,1518,774042,00.html#ref=nlint ------------------------------------------------------------------------ THE NEXT DOMINO? ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Italy Suffers from Euro-Zone Contagion Fears Italy has slid into the speculators' crosshairs amid concerns that the euro-zone crisis could hit the country next. In many respects, Italy is much better off than its neighbors on the periphery. But unlike Greece, it is definitely too big to fail. http://www.spiegel.de/international/europe/0,1518,773818,00.html#ref=nlint ------------------------------------------------------------------------ THE WORLD FROM BERLIN ------------------------------------------------------------------------ For Euro Zone, It's Euro Bonds or Else Markets in Europe are being hit hard by fears that the debt crisis will spread to Italy, which is regarded as too big to rescue. German media commentators say the time has come to stop the piecemeal bailout efforts and to make the member states share liability for their debt -- via euro bonds. http://www.spiegel.de/international/europe/0,1518,773893,00.html#ref=nlint ------------------------------------------------------------------------ HARIRI OR HARAKIRI? ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Indictments Come at Key Moment for Hezbollah's Nasrallah The United Nations Special Tribunal has indicted four senior Hezbollah members for the murder of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafiq Hariri. Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah is raging against the West, Israel and SPIEGEL. The indictments come at a time of financial woes for Hezbollah, but also one in which the Shiite group has massively increased its power. http://www.spiegel.de/international/world/0,1518,773913,00.html#ref=nlint ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 'GERMAN HISTORY ISN'T BEAUTIFUL' ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Dresden Museum Seeks to Tell Truth about War A revolutionary German military museum, designed by the star architect Daniel Libeskind, will soon open in Dresden. Although set up by the German armed forces, the Bundeswehr, its curators hope the museum will cast new light on war and the suffering it causes. As such, it is a very German project. http://www.spiegel.de/international/germany/0,1518,773221,00.html#ref=nlint -------------------- Photo Gallery: Dresden's New Military Museum http://www.spiegel.de/fotostrecke/fotostrecke-70207.html#ref=nlint ------------------------------------------------------------------------ FILLING ACKERMANN'S SHOES ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Power Struggle Hampers Search for New Deutsche Bank CEO Deutsche Bank is locked in an internal management dispute over who should succeed Josef Ackermann as chief executive. The rift has been exarcebated by personal tensions between Ackermann and the head of the bank's supervisory board, Clemens Börsig. But Börsig now looks set to get his way. http://www.spiegel.de/international/business/0,1518,774005,00.html#ref=nlint ------------------------------------------------------------------------ CONTRADICTION COALITION ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Tank Deal Reveals New Arms Exports Approach A secretive plan to sell tanks to Saudia Arabia has caused a furor within Germany's governing coalition, members of which are demanding an explanation. The deal, which violates a tradition of avoiding weapons sales in conflict areas, signals a fundamental shift in German arms trade. Is Chancellor Angela Merkel's foreign policy still credible? http://www.spiegel.de/international/germany/0,1518,773931,00.html#ref=nlint ------------------------------------------------------------------------ THE ORIGIN OF THE ANTI-NUCLEAR EMBLEM ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 'We Wanted a Logo that Was Cheerful and Polite' Danish activist Anne Lund designed the "Nuclear Power? No Thanks" logo that has become the symbol of the anti-nuclear movement around the world. She spoke with SPIEGEL about how the "Smiling Sun" was born and why she never made any money from her design. http://www.spiegel.de/international/zeitgeist/0,1518,773903,00.html#ref=nlint ------------------------------------------------------------------------ BORDER BARBS ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Danish Populists Have Harsh Words for German Critics European Union members have heavily criticized Denmark's recent decision to reinstate border controls, with Germany leading the pack. One politician even suggested a boycott of the nation. But the right-wing populist party behind the controversial measures refuses to back down, and its anti-German rhetoric has grown increasingly acerbic. http://www.spiegel.de/international/europe/0,1518,773731,00.html#ref=nlint ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 'AT THE EDGE OF COLLAPSE' ------------------------------------------------------------------------ EU Fisheries Reforms Aim for Sustainability On Wednesday, the European Commission is set to propose reforms to its Common Fisheries Policy, which critics say has led to the systematic devastation of fish stocks in the region. In an interview, expert Rainer Froese says the situation, among the world's worst, will now finally begin to improve. http://www.spiegel.de/international/europe/0,1518,773876,00.html#ref=nlint ------------------------------------------------------------------------ PICTURE THIS ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Heavy Load http://www.spiegel.de/international/0,1518,774061,00.html#ref=nlint
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Von Reimar Paul --> [für Abonnenten] http://www.neues-deutschland.de/artikel/201974.wo-der-muell-der-nazis-strahlt.html Maschmeyer und der NDR schließen Frieden AWD-Gründer und Norddeutscher Rundfunk legen monatelangen Rechtsstreit bei Von Fabian Lambeck --> [für Abonnenten] http://www.neues-deutschland.de/artikel/201975.maschmeyer-und-der-ndr-schliessen-frieden.html Telefoniert wird im Café gegenüber BND-Verantwortliche vermissen Bauunterlagen und Politiker Antworten nach dem Warum Von René Heilig --> [für Abonnenten] http://www.neues-deutschland.de/artikel/201976.telefoniert-wird-im-cafe-gegenueber.html Zuwanderung bremst Bevölkerungsrückgang BRD hatte 2010 81,75 Millionen Einwohner --> [für Abonnenten] http://www.neues-deutschland.de/artikel/201970.zuwanderung-bremst-bevoelkerungsrueckgang.html Empörung über Preis für Putin Grünen-Chef Özdemir verlässt Kuratorium --> [für Abonnenten] http://www.neues-deutschland.de/artikel/201971.empoerung-ueber-preis-fuer-putin.html Betreten und Erkunden verboten? Initiative CO2ntra Endlager über ihren Protest gegen Vattenfall / Mario Eska ist Sprecher der Bürgerinitiative CO2ntra Endlager und Bürgermeister von Neuhardenberg --> [für Abonnenten] http://www.neues-deutschland.de/artikel/201960.betreten-und-erkunden-verboten.html Dresden: LINKE geht vor Gericht Weiter Kritik am Vorgehen der Polizei am 19. Februar --> [für Abonnenten] http://www.neues-deutschland.de/artikel/201954.dresden-linke-geht-vor-gericht.html Wieder Attacken auf Politikerbüros im Nordosten Mecklenburg-Vorpommern: Bereits 28 Vorfälle in diesem Jahr --> [für Abonnenten] http://www.neues-deutschland.de/artikel/201955.wieder-attacken-auf-politikerbueros-im-nordosten.html Vergoldeter Ruhestand? Kohle zum Abschied: Mögliche Änderung des Ministergesetzes in Niedersachsen Von Hagen Jung --> http://www.neues-deutschland.de/artikel/201956.vergoldeter-ruhestand.html Kein Konsens über Nachatomzeitalter Opposition in Hessen kritisiert geplanten Ausbau von Kohlekraftwerken Von Hans-Gerd Öfinger --> http://www.neues-deutschland.de/artikel/201989.kein-konsens-ueber-nachatomzeitalter.html »Fallada-Diplom« für Kinder Carwitzer Museum: Mit Audioführer und Rätselheft auf Schriftsteller-Spuren Von Winfried Wagner, dpa --> [für Abonnenten] http://www.neues-deutschland.de/artikel/201990.fallada-diplom-fuer-kinder.html Prozess beginnt mit Geständnis Mörder von Mirco: »Tat ist unentschuldbar« --> http://www.neues-deutschland.de/artikel/201945.prozess-beginnt-mit-gestaendnis.html +++ Ausland: Schwere Propaganda-Gefechte in Afghanistan Attentat auf Halbbruder von Präsident Karsai / Alle Kriegsparteien sehen sich auf dem Vormarsch Von René Heilig --> [für Abonnenten] http://www.neues-deutschland.de/artikel/202003.schwere-propaganda-gefechte-in-afghanistan.html Feier oder Offenbarungseid? 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| A la découverte du paquebot Costa Favolosa Nous vous emmenons aujourd'hui à bord du dernier-né de la compagnie Costa Croisières. Construit par les chantiers Fincantieri de Marghera, le Costa Favolosa a été baptisé le 2 juillet à Trieste et a appareillé pour s... |
| Un nouvel Intercepteur en essais au large de Cherbourg Les observateurs avisés ont pu remarquer, la semaine dernière devant Cherbourg, les évolutions d'une vedette rapide en livrée camouflage. Un navire présentant une étonnante particularité puisque doté sur le roof d'un... |
| Royal Navy : Les mises en garde du First Sea Lord sur les coupes budgétaires Mise au régime sec par les économies budgétaires, la Royal Navy peine de plus en plus à accomplir ses missions et va, estime nombre d'experts, droit à la catastrophe. Le patron de la flotte britannique sort lui-même ... |
| La Marine nationale au 14 juillet Comme chaque année, les marins français défileront pour le 14 juillet sur, et au-dessus, des Champs Elysées, à Paris. Cette année, c'est l'Outre-mer qui est à l'honneur. Les unités de la Marine nationale participant au... |
| La principale base navale chypriote ravagée par des explosions Située entre Limassol et Larnaca, la base navale Evangelos Florakis de Zygi, la plus importante de Chypre, a été ravagée hier matin par une série d'explosions. Le sinistre a fait 12 morts, ainsi que des dizaines de b... |
| Dramatique naufrage d'un navire de croisière sur la Volga Le Bulgaria, navire de croisière fluvial russe, a fait naufrage le 10 juillet alors qu'il naviguait sur la Volga en direction de Kazan. Long de 80 mètres et transportant 208 passagers et membres d'équipage, le bateau... |
| Un bateau de pêche coule près de Saint-Vaast-La-Hougue Hier, vers 6H15, le Christelle-Corinne, un navire de pêche de Caen, signalait au Centre Régional Opérationnel de Surveillance et de Sauvetage (CROSS) de Jobourg qu'il avait récupéré trois marins pêcheurs à l'eau suit... |
| Eolien offshore : Le cahier des charges de l'appel d'offres est publié La Commission de régulation de l'énergie a publié, hier, le premier appel d'offres portant sur les installations d'éoliennes offshores sur les cinq sites retenus, dans un premier temps, au large des côtes françaises. L... |
| MSC aligne une flotte de 452 porte-conteneurs La barre symbolique a été franchie. Pour la première fois de son histoire, l'armement suisse Mediterranean Shipping Company a dépassé le cap des 450 porte-conteneurs. Fin juin, MSC totalisait 452 navires en flotte, ... |
| Journées internationales sur la gouvernance et les communautés portuaires en Europe Les Journées internationales sur la gouvernance et les communautés portuaires en Europe se dérouleront les 20 et 21 octobre prochains à l'Ecole Nationale Supérieure Maritime de Nantes. Ces journées sont issues d'... |
| Formation : Chargé de mission Environnement « Activités Littorales et Portuaires » A Bruz et Saint-Malo, en Ile et Vilaine, L'Ecole des Métiers de l'Environnement (EME) ouvre à la rentrée prochaine un Diplôme d'Etudes Professionnelles Spécialisées consacré à la gestion opérationnelle de projet en ... |
| Montoir - Gijon : Le gouvernement se félicite de la première année d'expérience Thierry Mariani, ministre chargé des Transports, se félicite de la montée en puissance de l'autoroute de la mer, ouverte en 2010 par LD Lines et reliant, à raison de trois allers-retours par semaine avec le Norman As... |
| Brest : Le nouveau pont de Recouvrance va arriver par la mer Le pont de Recouvrance, qui surplombe la rivière brestoise de la Penfeld ainsi que la base navale de la Marine nationale, vient d'être fermé à la circulation pour plusieurs semaines en raison des travaux liés au passage ... |
| Nouvelles escales inaugurales de paquebots à La Seyne-sur-Mer La rade de Toulon accueille cet été de nouvelles escales inaugurales avec notamment, aujourd'hui, la venue du Celebrity Solstice. Premier d'une série de cinq paquebots, dont le dernier, le Celebrity Silhouette, sera ... |
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| Surveillance maritime : Thales présente le Coastwatcher 10 aux Etats-Unis Thales a achevé avec succès une campagne de démonstration de son radar de surveillance maritime Coastwatcher 10 à la base aéronavale de Patuxent River (Maryland). Le site, qui accueille notamment le quartier général ... |
| Un 100ème hélicoptère MH-60R Seahawk livré à l'US Navy La marine américaine a pris livraison, le 28 juin, de son centième hélicoptère MH-60R Seahawk, connu sous le nom de Romeo. Conçu pour remplacer les SH-60B et SH-60F, la nouvelle machine a été commandées à 140 exemplaires... |
| L'USS Scranton en escale en France Le sous-marin nucléaire d'attaque USS Scranton (SSN 756) était en escale à Toulon la semaine dernière. Le bâtiment, du type Los Angeles, mesure 109.7 mètres de long et présente un déplacement de plus de 6900 tonnes ... |
| Le HMS Duncan bientôt prêt pour ses essais Le sixième et dernier destroyer-lance-missiles britannique du type 45 va bientôt entrer en phase d'essais. Dix mois après son lancement aux chantiers BAE Systems de Govan, le bâtiment verra en août le démarrage de se... |
RFE/RL Headlines
7/12/2011 8:01:20 PM
A daily digest of the English-language news and analysis written by the staff of Radio Free Europe/Radio LibertyRFE/RL is looking for guest bloggers, preferably writing from and about our broadcast region. If you're interested, drop us a line at webteam@rferl.org. |
Features
Profile: Why Was The Afghan President's Brother Ahmad Wali Karzai So Controversial?
Ahmad Wali Karzai, the assassinated head of Kandahar's provincial council and the brother of Afghanistan's president, was one of the country's most controversial public figures. More 
By Holding Back On Aid, U.S. Keeps Islamabad Guessing
For months now, those who follow the tortured U.S.-Pakistani relationship have been predicting that Washington was on the verge of losing patience with its partners in Islamabad. Now it's finally happened. More 
Facts About Turkmen Blast Hard To Come By
Nearly a week after a deadly series of blasts outside the capital, Ashgabat, many in Turkmenistan still don't know the extent of what really happened as they await permission to return to their homes. More
Neo-Nazi's Sentences Welcomed
Anti-racism campaigners have welcomed the tough sentences handed down by a Moscow court against a group of serial killers as part of a recent government crackdown on ultranationalist groups that follows years of leniency. More 
16 Inmates Killed In Kazakh Jailbreak
Kazakh officials have said a total of 16 prisoners were killed when inmates attempted to escape from a Kazakh prison late on July 10. More
Russia Mourns Volga Boat Victims, As Criminal Probe Opened
Russian authorities have opened a criminal investigation into the sinking of a tourist boat on the Volga River, as the country observed a day of mourning for the more than 100 victims of the tragedy. More 
Officials Point To Close Family Associate As The Assassin
A brother of Afghanistan's President Hamid Karzai and powerful political player in southern Afghanistan has been killed at his home in Kandahar. Some reports suggested that Ahmad Wali Karzai, who was the head of the Kandahar Provincial Council, was shot dead by a current or former bodyguard. More 
Tajikistan: IMU Terrorism Trial Starts
The trial in Tajikistan of 53 people suspected of belonging to the banned Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan (IMU) thought to be behind a suicide car-bomb attack last year began today. More 
Azerbaijan Receives Ancient Manuscripts From Vatican
The Azerbaijani government has received copies of 60 rare medieval manuscripts from the Vatican's secret archives. More 
Uzbek Journalist Ends Hunger Strike After Hospitalization
One of the two journalists protesting media censorship in Uzbekistan has ended her hunger strike after being forcibly hospitalized. More 
Iranian Prisoners Denied Medical Leave
The relatives of two jailed Iranian political activists have expressed concern about the health of their loved ones. More 
Gov't, Opposition To Talk In Armenia
Armenian President Serzh Sarkisian and his governing coalition have formed a team to hold talks with the Armenian National Congress (HAK) in what is seen as another concession to the opposition alliance. More 
Another Tajik Soccer Team Fined
Another Tajik soccer club has been fined for its unruly behavior. The Tajikistan Football Federation took disciplinary action on July 11 against the first-division team Hosilot for its attack on match officials. More 
Jail Terms 'Hamper' Turkmen Opposition
An exiled Turkmen opposition leader says President Gurbanguly Berdymukhammedov's call for dissidents to return and take part in the 2012 presidential election is unrealistic because most have been sentenced in absentia. More 
Uzbekistan 'Seizing' Gold Firm's Assets
The British mining company Oxus Gold says the Uzbek government is attempting to seize its assets by forcing its joint venture to be liquidated. More 
Tajik Held Over Islamic Women's Group
A Tajik man has been charged with creating a women's organization that belongs to the banned Islamic group Jamaat ut-Tabligh. More
St. Basil The Doodled
Russia, a country famous for its architectural confections, is commemorating the 450th anniversary of one of its best-known structures, St. Basil's Cathedral. More
A Belarusian Protester Walks Into A Bar...
RFE/RL's Belarus Service asked its readers on the web if they'd heard any good jokes lately regarding current events in Belarus. More 
Attack Of The Clones In Belarus
Our Belarus Service received the usual treatment -- journalists arrested and website attacked -- but this time around their YouTube page was also cloned. More 
Murdoch Papers' Intrusion May Shock Brown, But It Doesn't Surprise Me
The hacking scandal that has closed Rupert Murdoch's "News Of The World" has spread to other newspapers in his empire amid revelations that "The Sun" and "The Sunday Times" systematically targeted former U.K. Prime Minister Gordon Brown. Yet the revelation that Murdoch's papers took a keen interest in him and his family are less of a surprise to me. More In an interview with RFE/RL's Radio Free Afghanistan recorded at his Kandahar home in 2010, Ahmad Wali Karzai talked about what the international community could do for Afghans. More |
Transaction Tracing
Through Complex Web ApplicationsSlow
web application performance impacts customers and end users. To
troubleshoot performance problems, IT often traces transactions from the
source across the domains.
But this consumes time and resources! Understand how application
performance monitoring makes troubleshooting fast and easy. Learn about
the components of a transaction as it crosses the various application
domains and the difficulty in connecting them for monitoring purposes.
Modernizing Backups to Accelerate the Journey to
VirtualizationFor datacenter managers today, the
advantages of virtual infrastructure (VI) are real and compelling. In
this paper, IDC examines the solutions from EMC and explains how they
speed the benefits of virtualization while modernizing the backup and
recovery
process. Gain mobility, and recovery advantages of VI, while increasing
backup and easy recovery – all while reducing costs.
Social Media’s Impact on the Multichannel Contact Center Live Webcast: July 28, 2011 11:30AM EDTJoin
our experts as they share
their insight and research results about what foundation you need to
have in place before adding social media as a communication channel.
What metrics matter in social media? How can customer service can
flourish in social communities? Who inside your organization should own
it? Why is simply monitoring social media mentions not enough? What
technology is available that will help you succeed?
Email in the
Cloud? A Comparative Cost AnalysisAccording to
Forrester, "Google is setting a new price floor on email and archiving
costs." Download the independent research report comparing the costs of
email from Google and other providers.
VIDEO: Move Your ‘Big Data’ Faster With Bulk LoadAs
the data and information used by businesses grow
exponentially, IT organizations face a daunting challenge moving what is
now termed in the enterprise as “Big Data”. What is the quickest and
most efficient way to move, extract, backup, archive, and access
mountains of critical information paramount to the success of the
business? Discover how easy it can be to move bulk data from one
database into the other by streaming, thus avoiding the need to load the
data into memory.
Storage
Usability as a Critical Requirement for SMB and Remote OfficesThe
IT function in small and medium-sized businesses (SMB) – as well as
departments and remote offices of the enterprise - suffers many of the
same dynamics as more classic IT data centers, just on a smaller
scale. Server sprawl poses storage system deployment and management
challenges. In today’s challenging business environment a more highly
optimized approach is required and reducing storage complexity is a
major hurdle.
The Foundation of Your Organization's Online BusinessWatch
a new on demand webcast “The Foundation of your Organization's Online
Business” and learn from the
leading experts in this area, including Mick MacComascaigh from featured
analyst firm Gartner, Inc. and Thomas Aidan Curran, DT Fellow, SVP
Technology and Innovation, Deutsche Telekom AG.
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 | Inside Job: More Proof of 9/11 Duplicity My 4th of July article, "Inside Job: Seven Questions about 9/11", raised questions about the events of 9/11 and whether more may have been involved than the official account of nineteen Islamic fundamentalists hijacking four commercial carriers. Read More »» |
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Principais Notícias
São Tomé e Príncipe festeja 36 anos de independência sob o signo das eleições
Com as atenções viradas para a campanha eleitoral, os Santomenses quase que esqueceram o dia da independência
Bispo de Cabinda lamenta a situação política no enclave
Numa visita ao Lubango, D. Filomeno Viera Dias confessa preocupação com incapacidade de diálogo
Aumenta tensão política na Guiné- Bissau
Governo e oposição convocam manifestações
ANGOLA, FALA SÓ - Ernesto Bartolomeu, pivot da TPA, respondeu às perguntas dos nossos ouvintes
Inscreva-se para participar. Ouça aqui as emissões anteriores e as respostas de Ernesto Bartolomeu na última 6ª feira
Kilamba: Inaugurada a maior urbanização de Angola
Localizada a pouco mais de 20 quilómetros do centro de Luanda, a nova cidade é uma parceria público-privada
Fome na África Oriental afecta mais de 6 milhões
O PAM está a multiplicar esforços para ajudar as vítimas da devastadora seca na região do "Corno de África".
Moçambique: Governo não quer pedintes
Autoridades lançam campanha para que esomlas sejam dadas a organizações "especializadas"
Meios da ONU no Sudão transferidos para o Sul
O Sudão solicitou a retirada do contingente de paz de mais de dez mil homens
Nigéria: Extremistas muçulmanos causam nervosismo em Lagos
Todos os autocarros que entram na cidade estão a ser revistados em busca de engenhos explosivos.
Braço de ferro entre Obama e o Congresso sobre o aumento do limite da dívida
O presidente Obama disse que se vai reunir diariamente com os líderes do Congresso até que se resolva o assunto do deficit e da dívida.
Still Falling
As political change continues across the Middle East, a visit by the secretary of state to meet with Yemen’s vice president can help push the political transition along and form a stable government that can tackle the country’s many challenges, say Ken Gude, Ken Sofer, and Aaron Gurley.More: Secretary Clinton Should Go to Yemen
From the Cartoonist Group.
Moody's
downgraded Ireland's bonds to junk status, a sign that plans to get
private sector investors to share in the burden of dealing with Greece's
debt problems could have ramifications for other highly indebted
euro-zone economies.
China Premier Signals Pressure on Prices
Chinese
Premier Wen Jiabao sounded a hawkish note on inflation ahead of key
data expected to show slowing economic growth, emphasizing that the
government will continue to make cooling prices its key priority.
Contaminated Beef Reaches Market in Japan
Japan
grappled with a fresh radiation scare after authorities found that beef
from Fukushima contaminated with radioactive cesium had been shipped to
shops and restaurants throughout the country.
2 • What's News 3 • U.K. Parliament Summons News Corp. Leaders • CIC Taps New Investment Chief 4 • Fateful Move Exposed Japan Plant 5 • Progress in Tohoku— And a Perilous Reminder • India Removes Top Environment Minister • BOJ Upgrades View of Economy 6 • Karzai's Brother Assassinated in Kandahar • Financial Crisis Slowed Migration to Industrialized Nations 7 • WikiLeaks Founder Back in Court 8 • U.S. Set to Sell Fighters to Iraq 9 • PERSONAL TECHNOLOGY: The Satellite: Extra Storage for Tablets on the Go 10 • Australia Sees Rise of Superyachts
Alberta,
one of the world's newest petroleum powerhouses, plans to double oil
production. But the U.S.—the biggest consumer of Alberta petroleum—may
not want the additional oil.
16 • U.S. Trade Gap Widens
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How The Empire Rationalizes Murder
Drone strikes are police work, not an act of war? By Sanjeev Miglani The idea that the United States can arrogate to itself the right of life and death of people around the world can set off a dangerous precedent. Continue
United States: Investigate Bush, Other Top Officials for Torture
By Human Rights Watch Overwhelming evidence of torture by the Bush administration obliges President Barack Obama to order a criminal investigation into allegations of detainee abuse authorized by former President George W. Bush and other senior officials, Human Rights Watch said. Continue
U.N. Official Says U.S. Is Breaking Rules In Torture Investigation
By Eyder Peralta The United Nations chief torture investigator said the United States was violating U.N. rules, after the country denied him unmonitored access to Bradley Manning. Continue
Rage & Outrage Are Waiting
By Jim Kirwan Our 'troops' have been murdering unarmed people around the world for so long that most see this as just part of the inevitable price we pay for our place as the leaders of the world. Continue
A War Against Descent
A Cautionary Tale : Carlos Montes and the Security State: By Chris Hedges On May 17 at 5 in the morning the Chicano activist Carlos Montes got a wake-up call at his home in California from Barack Obama's security state. Continue
The Fourth Estate is Bankrupt
By William Bowles The abysmal failings of Western 'democracy' are all around us. We have governments that regardless that an 'opposition' exists are effectively one-party states and have been ever since the early years of the 20th century. Continue
Murdoch's
News Corp Generated $10.4 Billion Profits And Received
$4.8 Billion In "Taxes" From The IRS
By Tyler Durden News Corp, which after generating $10.4 billion in profits over the past 4 years, and which would have been expected to pay the IRS $3.6 billion at the statutory corporate tax rate, instead received $4.6 billion back from Uncle Sam. Continue
What
do you think the following profitable corporations paid
in actual total federal income taxes in that period:
American Electric Power, Boeing, Dupont, Exxon Mobil,
FedEx, General Electric, Honeywell,
International, IBM, United Technologies, Verizon
Communications, Wells Fargo, and Yahoo? Nothing! Continue
Why is the Pentagon Not Part of the Deficit Discussion?
By David Morris Republicans ignore incompetence, bloat and corruption at the Pentagon. Continue
Obama's Betrayal
Don't Cut Care, Mr. President
Must watch - By Keith Olbermann President Obama must firmly fulfill his obligation to take care of the least of our fellow Americans.Continue
The Great Unraveling
The Economic Assassination of the USA
By Stephen Lendman On July 8, the Labor Department reported 18,000 new jobs created. Its Household Survey showed 445,000 lost. Continue 
US Kills 45 People In Pakistan::
US attacks over the past 24 hours in Pakistan have
killed at least 45 militants, local officials
said on Tuesday.
US has killed at least 2,587 people in Pakistan in last 9 years:
Pakistan's army chief, General Ashfaq Kiani, recently
rejected US claims that there existed some private
agreements between the two countries on drone hits and
American intelligence activities in Pakistan.
Pakistan might withdraw border troops, defense minister says:
"The majority in Pakistan and also many in the ranks of
the military are angry at Washington," a Pakistani
military official said, adding that Pakistan and China
are discussing air and naval projects.
NATO occupation forces kill 12 Afghan civilians: Local officials:
"Twelve civilians, including women and children, were
killed last night when NATO planes targeted two houses,"
he said
Karzai's brother shot dead in Kandahar :
The Taliban immediately claimed responsibility. A
spokesman said the bodyguard had been groomed by
the Taliban for some time and, on its orders, killed
Mr. Karzai with a shot to the head inside his heavily
fortified compound in Kandahar city.
Sarkozy announces French Afghan drawdown:
President says a quarter of France's 4,000 troops
will leave by end of 2012 during visit to
Afghanistan.
Car bombing kills 3 Sunni paramilitary members west of Baghdad:
A car bomb struck members of the Awakening Council
group in west outskirt of Baghdad on Tuesday, killing
three group members and wounding six other people, a
local police source told Xinhua.
US forces 'still attacking Iraq Shiite insurgents':
US forces are carrying out operations against Shiite
insurgents, almost a year after the military
announced a formal end to its combat operations in
Iraq, US Defence Secretary Leon Panetta said on Monday.
Iraq's Sadr lashes out at US for unilateral attacks:
Sadr's spokesman Salah Al Obeidi charged in the
Shiite holy city of Najaf, south of Baghdad, that
Panetta had "openly mocked Iraq's sovereignty and
flaunted security agreements" signed by Washington and
Baghdad in November 2008.
Tensions Mount Over Iraq, Nuke Sanctions:
In recent weeks, a chorus of U.S. officials has
accused Iran of providing lethal weapons to Iraqi
Shiite militias that have targeted U.S. soldiers and
caused a spike in U.S. death tolls. Similar charges have
been made against Iran in the past.
US Official: No Tangible Evidence at Hand to Prove Iran's Aid to Iraqi Militants:
A senior US State Department official confessed
that Washington has no proof to substantiate its
allegations about Iran's arms shipment to militant
groups in Iraq.
Yemen security: 5 "militants" killed in airstrike:
A government airstrike in a patch of southern Yemen
overrun by radical Islamists killed five militants as
the country's security deteriorates amid a five-month
uprising, a security official said Tuesday.
4 rebels killed, 22 wounded in clashes in Libyan town:
Four rebels were killed and 22 wounded in overnight
clashes against forces loyal to Libyan leader Muammar
Qadhafi in the western town of Zliten, rebels said on
Monday.
Regime change: US prepared to back Russian mediation deal that will see Libya's Gaddafi quit
: "President Obama thanked President Medvedev
for Russia's efforts at mediation in Libya,
emphasizing that the United States is prepared to
support negotiations that lead to a democratic
transition in Libya as long as Gaddafi steps aside."
Some NATO allies in Libya exhausted in 90 days-US: "The
problem right now, frankly, in Libya is that ...
within the next 90 days a lot of these other
countries could be exhausted in terms of their
capabilities, and so the United States, you know, is
going to be looked at to help fill the gap," Panetta
said, speaking to occupation force troops in Baghdad.
The arrogance of Empire : Clinton: Syria's Assad has lost legitimacy to rule
: Syria's President Bashar al-Assad is "not
indispensable," U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton
said on Monday as tensions soared
Syria Lashes Out at US Following Clinton Comments:
The news agency quotes an official who calls her
comments "further evidence" of "blatant U.S.
interference" in Syria's internal affairs.
US Defense Secretary Has a Long History of Cooperation with Israel:
Four decades in the political limelight have made
newly minted Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta a
familiar and trusted figure to the Jewish and
pro-Israeli communities.
The story of the flotilla is not over:
The story of the second Freedom Flotilla is not over.
Israel and the international community have deployed
multiple deterrent tactics, falsely accusing
participants of terrorism, chemical warfare and plans to
murder Israeli soldiers. Boats have been sabotaged,
boarded and blockaded with crews and owners arrested.
Million man march in Tahrir Square gets underway:
Tens of thousands of protesters are in Tahrir
Square right now as the sit-in steps up a notch
on its fourth day with a march on Cabinet headquarters
Robert Fisk: In Tahrir Square the anger is growing again. Where is the revolution the crowds fought for?
Egypt's deputy PM resigns amid protests:
Essam Sharaf, Egypt's prime minister, has accepted the
resignation of his deputy, whose removal had been called
for by protesters, the cabinet's Facebook page has
said.
The CIA's Secret Sites in Somalia:The
CIA uses a secret prison buried in the basement
of Somalia's National Security Agency (NSA)
headquarters, where prisoners suspected of being Shabab
members or of having links to the group are held. Some
of the prisoners have been snatched off the streets of
Kenya and rendered by plane to Mogadishu.
UN: Somalia is 'worst humanitarian disaster':
Head of UNHCR appeals for "massive support"
over drought affecting about 10 million people in
the Horn of Africa.
George W Bush should be prosecuted over torture, says human rights group:
Human Rights Watch claims Obama administration 'failing
to act on evidence', and also names Cheney and Rumsfeld
in report
Julian Assange's lawyer tells extradition appeal arrest warrant is invalid:
WikiLeaks founder's counsel claims in high court that
Swedish judges were misled about sexual assault
and rape allegations
WikiLeaks' Brilliant MasterCard Commercial Parody
: A spoof of the fact that major credit card and online
payment companies have withheld over $15 Million in
donations to WikiLeaks.
Rupert Murdoch is effectively a member of Blair's cabinet:
Only a spin doctor would deny that the media baron has a
say in all major decisions taken in Downing Street
Hackers release 90,000 military emails:
In what they dubbed "military meltdown
Monday", a hacking collective has published 90,000
military email addresses and passwords stolen from a
large US contractor.
Moody's cuts Ireland to junk, warns of second bailout:
- Moody's Investors Service on Tuesday cut Ireland's
credit rating to junk status, saying the country will
likely need further official financing before it can
return to international capital markets.
British bank shares plunge 5% : Italy and Spain woes ratchet up eurozone debt crisis
Greece `Running Out of Road' as EU Aid Talks Fail: European governments failed to agree on a payment to spare the country from default.
Paul Ryan says U.S. facing debt crisis like other countries:
Powerful House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan on
Tuesday said the United States is facing a debt crisis
comparable to other countries and officials in
Washington need to get in front of it before it spirals
out of control.
Playing politics with peoples fears: Obama says he cannot guarantee Social Security checks will go out on August 3:
President Obama on Tuesday said he cannot
guarantee that retirees will receive their Social
Security checks August 3 if Democrats and Republicans in
Washington do not reach an agreement on reducing the
deficit in the coming weeks.
US trade deficit grows to 31-month high:
Oil imports helped widen the U.S. trade deficit
to $50.2 billion in May from $43.6 billion in
April, pushing the gap to its highest level in 31
months, according to Commerce Department figures.
Cisco To Fire 10,000 People:
Cisco is planning to fire as many as 10,000 people,
Bloomberg reports According to the plans, which
have yet to be finalized, the company will can
7,000 employees by the end of August. Another 3,000 have
accepted buyouts.
Friends With Benifts: US Unemployment Silence : Video
- The chairman of the President's Council on Jobs and
Competitiveness, Jeff Immelt, is known for heading a
company that famously paid no taxes last year and not
only shed domestic jobs but added a staff overseas.
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