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 Palestinians Mark Nakba in WB, Gaza RAMALLAH, West Bank, 9 May 2008 — Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza Strip yesterday held a national day of mourning to commemorate the 60th anniversary ...  Signs of rapprochement Scores of journalists and media operatives meeting in the West Bank town of Jericho linked up via video- conference with their colleagues in Gaza to discuss ... |
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Wachovia chief executive Ken Thompson, under fire for the company's recent losses and stock slide, is out as chairman. The Charlotte bank said late Thursday that the board's lead independent director, Lanty Smith, had assumed the title, effective immediately. Thompson, who reports to the board, remains a director and maintains responsibility for running the nation's No. 4 bank by assets. Splittin - 05/09/08 at 07:16AM JERUSALEM - Israel staged its 60th-birthday bash with fireworks, air-force flyovers and a great sense of pride yesterday, but also with uncertainty about its future and doubts about prospects for peace with the Palestinians. Across the country, Israelis held barbecues, and were entertained by naval parades, but a clash between Arab protesters and police, and a paratrooper's crash-landing during a - 05/09/08 at 05:58AM To have your event listed in the community bulletin, submit your information online or send an email to Editor Kollin Kosmicki. Today-Sunday Mother's Day boat tour Explore delicate wetlands on a stable pontoon boat. Come see harbor seal mothers with their new pups, and sea otters and shore birds are also active this time of the year. Join the two-hour tours of Elkhorn Slough at 9:15 a.m. today, 1 - 05/09/08 at 05:50AM Some 100 settlers on late Thursday infiltrated the ruins of the evacuated West Bank settlement of Sa-Nur, in a stated attempt to rebuild it.This was the first time that settlers have staged such a mov... - 05/09/08 at 04:49AM LAS VEGAS - Eight miles from the bright lights of the Vegas strip there is an intersection where South Fort Apache Road crosses West Hacienda Avenue. Those who look closely this week will see a few flowers and a small sign near the side of the road, a tribute to a husband from a wife whose love has endured beyond "until death do us part." On Wednesday, Michelle Corrales made the short three-mile - 05/09/08 at 03:48AM A Jewish astronaut greets Israel from space. Revelers try to set a record for the most people singing a national anthem. To celebrate turning 60, Israel is staging fireworks, air force flyovers and a birthday bash for anyone born on the day the Jewish state was founded. Israel is marking its 60th Independence Day, which began at sundown Wednesday, with a great sense of pride but also uncertainty - 05/08/08 at 11:52PM |
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Did Israel Drive Out the Arabs 60 Years Ago? As Alan Dershowitz has pointed out, those who claim that Israel was created out of a majority Arab region are counting the Arabs who lived in what was then called Transjordan as well as the West Bank and Gaza. ... - Fri, May 09 UK Indo’s Johann Hari feels hurt by critics. Awwww… I have also reported from Gaza and the West Bank. Last week, I wrote an article that described how untreated sewage was being pumped from illegal Israeli settlements on to Palestinian land, contaminating their reservoirs. ... - Fri, May 09 Jewish Voice for Peace commemorates Nakba Day Lest one think that the ethnic cleansing of the Palestinians ceased in 1948, a further 100000 were driven out of the West Bank and Gaza en masse during the 1967 war, where some Palestinians, who were refugees from the 1948 exodus became ... - Fri, May 09 For some Palestinians, one state with Israel is better than none And a small but growing number of moderate Palestinians contend that Israel's terms for independence offer less than they could gain in a single democratic state combining Israel, the West Bank and the Gaza Strip. ... - Fri, May 09 Israel's birthday I thought it was just an honest appraisal of how the occupation of the West Bank undermines Israel's ethical claims - not to mention its demographic base. Goldberg replies to one of his main critics, Caroline Glick, over at his blog. - Fri, May 09 Israel at 60 Under increased security that has closed West Bank border crossings, Jewish citizens are recognizing this week 60 years of national re-birth. They are doing so, however, with an air of uncertainty. The celebration comes on the heels of ... - Fri, May 09 |
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