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Friday, July 3, 2009

1. Caroline Glick Israel's democratic challenge

2. PA: Arrested Hamas activists planned to assassinate Abbas

3. 18 year old Palestinian mother abused at home tries to get IDF soldier to kill her

4. Waqf: Israeli intelligence enter Al-Aqsa disguised as tourists

5. Excerpts:Jordan's new Crown Prince. Saudi sacks mosque sermonizers for 'extremist thought', etc.Update on Iran.Jordan Times excludes Jews from item on interfaith conference.Jordan's new Crown Prince. Saudi sacks mosque sermonizers for 'extremist thought',

6. Haaretz Poll: Support for Netanyahu and Likud up

7. Israel worries over intense 'legal war' - lawyers now heavily involved in IDF operations

8. 'Saudis block US push for normalization'

9. Israel sends subs through Suez Canal

10. American engineers: Hamas digging 60 meter deep tunnels - beyond effective detection range

11. Maagar Mochot Poll finds strong support (82%:11%) for Israeli negotiators insisting on the right of Jews to pray in places also considered holy to Islam

Thursday, July 2, 2009

1. Excerpts: Ahmadinejad no-show at African Union summit.Saudi to 'security fence' its borders July 02, 2009

2. Dov Weissglass slams Obama Administration's denial of Israeli agreement with Bush

3. Greetings by PM Netanyahu Fourth of July Reception

4. MEMRI: Hamas Political Bureau Head Khaled Mash'al: We Must Combine Resistance with Diplomacy

5. Gaza: Hamas imposes 'Koran levy'

6. Details - Palestinian Reconciliation Agreement to be Signed on 28 July

7. Nablus: PWA and EU complete self-contained water network to serve

8. AWRAD poll of Palestinians: 59.7%:36.9% disagree that Jerusalem should be "a secure and lasting home for Jews and Christians and Muslims."

9. IDF initial probe: Gaza girl killed by Palestinian mortar shells

10. Weekly Commentary: let's tell the truth: risking Israeli civilian lives to increase Palestinian mobility

11. Clarification Regarding Statement Made By the Chief Military Rabbi about Women in IDF

12. IDF response to Amnesty Report

13. Hamas: Gaza-Egypt crossing to open three days a month

14. European aerospace group EADS $ 2.3bn contract to help boost Saudi border security

15. ISRAEL: Refugees, asylum-seekers and protection - analysis: Interior Ministry is taking over the process of Refugee Status Determination (RSD) from the UN refugee agency (UNHCR)

16. Jonathan & Esther Pollard: Anecdotes for Lexie Rose

17. Khaled Mashal's Response Speech

18. Joint Prime Minister's Office Finance Ministry Statement on the New Draft Bank of Israel Law

19. Suspicion: Palestinians burned holy Jewish books at Homesh

20. IDF canceled all training exercises ni part of Hermon durign critical season for unique flora and fauna

21. [Though met his own wife in army] IDF chief rabbi says women shouldn't serve

22. Israeli source: U.S. can't get Arabs to commit to normalizing Israel ties - Americans can't continue demanding gestures only from Israel

23. Israel Harel: Israel is bullied because it acts like a doormat

24. Israel Navy mulls building larger-scale missile ships locally

25. Bassem Eid: corruption of the PA remains as strong as ever

26. Congressman Robert Wexler: settlement freeze would be "tiny, tiny gesture and down payment"

27. IDF arrests 5 Palestinians terror suspects in West Bank

28. While Pollard imprisoned for life: Ex-Prof Gets 4 Years for Passing Military Secrets to Iran and China

29. Transcript: DM Barak on Fox: if a major peace initiative is going to be launched, we will probably consider certain kind of an effective freeze on any new buildings for limited time period.

Wednesday, July 1, 2009

1. Court supports Interior Ministry decision not to extend passport of Israeli draft dodger attending American medical school

2. Text: PLO respects Oslo Agreement regarding Joseph's Tomb [though allowed it to be vandalized]

3. PA protests Israeli plans to declare land exposed by receding Dead Sea as state land

4. Palestinians backtrack, support Dead Sea for '7 wonders'

5. Palestinian representing Waqf at Ibrahimi Mosque (aka Cave of the Patriarchs) condemns IDF for arresting Palestinian for entering compound with knife

6. Red Cross announces the program of visits by West Bank residents of the prisoners in Israeli jails

7. President Assad signs law replacing pardon with 2 year minimum sentence for killing female relative caught having unlawful sex

8. Sources: Israel to allow Palestinian cars through Nablus' Huwwara checkpoint

9. Nativity Church deportees flee Gaza, stranded at Jordan's airport

10. Haniyeh: Fatah hung up on Israeli security commitments

11. Jordanian official denies reports on World Bank financing of Red-Dead Sea Canal Project's first phase

12. Eye on the UN: Obama & Iran: Human Rights on the Backburner (breaking Israel comes first)

13. NGO Monitor: Amnesty Plays Hamas Apologist in Gaza Report

14. Israeli security systems company supplying systems for airports and nuclear plants overseas

15. Security Cabinet Communique Israel's abilities to defend against attacks against the home front discussed

16. Saudi Arabia to have own military aircraft industry

17. Excerpts: Egyptian cleric:Peres handshake ruled out. Ahmadinejad addresses African Summit in Libya. Ahmadinejad addresses African Union summit. Iraqi oil and gas fields.July 01, 2009

18. Israel satisfied with outcome of Holocaust Era Assets Conference

19. Text: President Peres addresses Interfaith Conference in Kazakhstan - calls for King of Saudi Arabia to visit Israel

20. Text: Joint statement by DM Barak and US Envoy Mitchell

21. Iranians walk out on Peres during interfaith Astana parley

22. Israeli businesses beyond Green Line to be reimbursed for EU tariffs

23. Egypt interested in S-400 to counter Iranian missiles (would also protect against Israeli counterattack if invade)

24. Likud MK Danon: Boycott July 4 celebration - "Israel is independent and not President Obama's pet"

25. Barak, Mitchell remain disputed on settlements

26. IDF nabs 5 Palestinians in West Bank

27. Are Hamas and Islamic Jihad planning a merger? Intergenerational cracks in Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood

Tuesday, June 30, 2009

1. PCHR Calls for an end to political arrests and for measures to ensure the success of unity dialogue

2. Excerpts: "Life beyond Syria and Saudi Arabia" for Lebanon.Saudi/Syria re Lebanon. Saudi demands/Syrian responses. Concerted Arab states effort to fight piracy.June 30, 2009

3. Moshe Arens: Succumbing US pressure on settlement issue will only result in additional pressure on other issues

4. Fatah: Unity deal to be signed 28 July following seventh round of talks

5. IDF robots to be used to spray tear gas and "paralyze" suspects during raids.

6. Egypt extends deadline for Palestinian unity talks to July 28

7. NGO Monitor:New report: Swedish Government Funds Fuel MidEast Conflict

8. Legal Affairs office of PA Minister of Jerusalem Affairs closes down after staff not paid for over a year

9. Cargo Boat Attempting Illegal Entry to Gazan Coastal Waters Intercepted, Boarded and brought to Ashdod

10. PM Netanyahu tells EU Ambassadors he has complete confidence in FM Liberman

11. Spain closes Gaza bombing case against Israeli officials

12. PA Minister of Jerusalem Affairs resigns - "PA couldn't financially cover Jerusalem's needs"

13. Palestinian Water Authority not advised Israel approaching World Bank for funding Red-Dead canal

14. Female weapons instructors serving in reserve duty until age 27

15. PPP: Fatah, Hamas achieve progress in Cairo talks agree on joint security force of 3,000-5,000 including Hamas.

16. Free Gaza vessel continues towards Gaza accompanied by Israeli navy ship

17. State Department Spokesman on settlement freeze: I'm not going to say we're not willing to compromise

18. Negev Desert rhubarb - a self-irrigating plant

19. Al Khaleej (UAE): U.S. to announce major peace conference for September if understanding reached on settlement freeze

20. MK Otniel Schneller (Kadima): US demand for settlement freeze is 'extortion' -could set back Israeli readiness for peace.

21. Free Gaza Movement: boat continuing towards Gaza despite Israel Navy patrol boat warning them to turn back or be fired upon

22. Israeli ministers fear temporary settlement freeze will set

23. Poll of immigrants from former USSR: 64% would choose to live in Israel 15% W. Europe 8% USA 5% Russia if had choice

24. Caroline Glick: Obama's pursuit of good ties with America's adversaries at expense of allies has failed

Monday, June 29, 2009

1. Israeli Arabs flood Palestinian cities to boost ailing economy

2. Shlomo Gazit: THE LIMITATIONS OF INTELLIGENCE

3. Excerpts: Palestinian boycott of Israeli participation. Jordan not informed Dead Sea Project.Lebanon unrest. US reappointing ambassador to Syria , June 29, 2009

4. NGO Monitor: A Clouded EU Presidency: Swedish Funding for NGO Rejectionism

5. MEMRITV: Al-Arabiya TV Report about the Smuggling Industry through the Rafah Tunnels

6. NGO Monitor: Drones Latest Weapon in HRW Campaign Against Israel

7. For the First Time: Antiquities Protection Day in the Israel Defense Forces

8. Sarkozy urges Netanyahu: Get rid of Lieberman

9. JMCC Poll of Palestinians: 60.0%:31.8% US not serious about settlement freeze, 60.6% Obama policies reduce or make no difference in chance of reaching just peace

10. U.S. Consul-General: Israel Must Halt All Settlement Activities - grant for 100 Palestinians to study in USA

11. Hamas rejects proposal their gunmen only join PA forces in Gaza

12. Hamas to deliver letter to Shalit, 'if he survived the war'

13. Abbas restates rejection of Netanyahu's conditions

14. PA releases first 38 Hamas prisoners

15. PA: Hamas plotted attacks on West Bank officials

16. New vessel sails from Cyprus towards Gaza

17. 'Palestinian support for Hamas waning'

18. Excerpts: Saudi response to Diabetes threat? Development of Iraqi oil and gas fields June 29, 2009

19. : Washington Post slams Obama's settlement freeze demands "absolutist position is a loser"

20. : Gerald Steinberg oped: "European funding for the narrative war"

21. President Peres on state visit to Azerbaijan and Kazakhstan

22. IDF troops arrest 14 Palestinians during operations in West Bank

23. Palestinian shot by IDF officer to be compensated

24. Mayor Barkat to halt 70% of East Jerusalem demolitions

25. [Lieberman fails to deliver?]Israel pressing Russia to cancel arms deal with Iran

26. [Is this new story?]US professors: Support for Israel eroded

27. Hariri supporters clash with Hizbullah

28. Givat Ze'ev expansion highlights Barak's dilemma amid US talks

Sunday, June 28, 2009

1. Observation: Is Israel being sucked into repeat of the "dead soldiers for terrorists" swap?

2. Hamas: "The insane war in Gaza destroyed everything, so do not know if Shalit is alive or dead"

3. Hamas official Osama al-Muzaini: political leadership of the movement does not know whether Shalit, "dead or alive",

4. Cabinet Communique; PM Netanyahu: Bar Ilan U. speech principles enjoy international acceptance.Lebanese government will be directly responsible for Hezbollah operations against Israel if Hezbollah part government

5. Mossad Deputy Director Decides to Conclude his Duties

6. FM Liberman interview with Radio Reka

7. Efraim Inbar: Netanyahu Has Become Mainstream Israel Obama vision of an Israeli-Palestinian peace agreement within two years is not realistic

8. Livni: Deals with Hamas will gravely harm Israel

9. Yesha Council director says willing to relocate outposts built on private property

10. Excerpts: Hariri continues assassinated father's mission.Future relations with Iran June 28, 2009

11. Minister of Housing and Construction Ariel Atias (Shas): There is a de facto construction freeze

12. Shimon Schiffer: DM Barak to propose 3 month freeze but with ongoing construction continued

13. U.S., EU seek to include Hamas in peace process

14. Israel, Egypt negotiate terms of new Gaza truce -Israel opposes Egypt's proposal of a Palestinian unity government

15. IDF arrests one Palestinian terror suspect

Saturday, June 27, 2009

1. Excerpts: Politically passive Arab states June 27, 2009

2. The roundup of around 40 alleged Israeli agents in Lebanon has in all probability been a serious blow for Israeli intelligence

3. Hamas: just one fourth of those intending to travel from Gaza to Egypt on Saturday actually left

4. Hamas: No unity without release of all Hamas prisoners in West Bank

5. Haniyeh: We will permit joint control of Rafah crossing

6. PLC Speaker Dweik denies statements on prisoners' swap, truce

7. 35 years after returning to Quniera, Syria still shows visitors area it left destroyed

8. Syria threatens to take back Golan by force

9. Yaakov Katz on IAF preparations to face Iran and other challenges

10. World Bank to aid Dead Sea Canal project - environmental impact to be studied first

11. Quartet Statement: No Jewish construction, unrestricted illegal Arab construction in Jerusalem, facilitate Hamas bunker building and weapons manufacturing

In Memoriam - Dr. Joseph Lerner

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