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2010-03-14: Headlines

  • BusinessWeek: Israel Chemicals Rises Most in Five Months on Fertilizer Demand 2010-03-14
    March 14 (Bloomberg) -- Israel Chemicals Ltd., the company that extracts minerals from the Dead Sea to make fertilizer, climbed the most ...
  • Emirates News Agency: Clinton Rebukes Israel, UAE paper - WAM 2010-03-14
    WAM Abu Dhabi, March 14th, 2010 (WAM) --- A 43-minute telephone call from the US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton to Israeli Prime Minister Benjam ...
  • CNN: Israel to investigate timing of settlement announcement 2010-03-14
    Jerusalem (CNN) -- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has set up a team to investigate why officials announced new settlement construction ...
  • Green Left Weekly: Obama's visit provokes protests 2010-03-14
    In Melbourne, Students for Palestine have planned the protest to cap a week of activities to mark Israeli Apartheid Week. In Canberra, cardboard replicas ...
  • Green Left Weekly: Challenging Israel's war on protest 2010-03-14
    She said Israel does not want people, like herself, bearing witness to Israel's illegal occupation of Palestine, and its continued settlement building.
  • Middle East North Africa Financial Network: EU has leverage with Israel on talks 2010-03-14
    (MENAFN - Jordan Times) European Union could use closer trade ties as leverage to urge Israel to resume peace talks with the Palestini ...
  • International Middle East Media Center: US issues stern warning to Israel due to ongoing settlement expansion 2010-03-14
    In his latest waver back and forth on the issue of Israeli settlements in the occupied Palestinian territories, US President Barack Obama issued a warning ...
  • The Muslim News: Palestine: Israeli settlers tear up olive grove, uprooting 40 trees near Nablus 2010-03-14
    Local municipal officials in the Palestinian Authority reported Friday morning that overnight, a group of Israeli settlers had ambushed ...
  • WalesOnline: Israel arrests 'leading Hamas member' 2010-03-14
    The Israeli military said security forces arrested a leading member of the Hamas militant group's military wing in the West Bank.
  • Spectator.co.uk: Obama picks a great time to throw Israel under the bus 2010-03-14
    In the US, Abe Foxman of the Anti-Defamation League is shocked – shocked! – by the way the Obama administration has picked a fight with Israel over ...
  • Jamaica Gleaner: Reject vigilante extradition 2010-03-14
    Now, the Roman occupation of Palestine happened under the pax Romana or 'peace of Rome', a corrupt two-tiered justice system in which Roman citizens and ...
  • Ha'aretz: Israel nabs Hamas leader behind 2003 terror attacks 2010-03-14
    Israel Defense Forces soldiers late Saturday arrested a top Hamas official in Ramallah, suspected of leading ...
  • Ma'an News Agency: PA official: Israel orders demolition of Nablus mosque 2010-03-14
    Nablus – Ma'an – Israeli authorities ordered the demolition of a mosque under construction in the northern West Bank village of Burin on Sunday ...
  • Ma'an News Agency: Palestine weather forecast: Sunday 2010-03-14
    Bethlehem – Ma'an – Hot, dry, and dusty weather is expected on Sunday as temperatures continue to rise, according to the Palestinian Meteorological ...
  • Inter Press Service: MIDEAST: Israel Lands in Public Relations Nightmare 2010-03-14
    JERSUSALEM, Mar 14, 2010 (IPS) - Israeli riot police and soldiers have, since Friday, sealed off the Al Aqsa mosque, Islam's third holiest ...
  • Aljazeera.net: Israel arrests Hamas leader 2010-03-14
    Israeli security forces have arrested a leading member of Hamas's military wing in the West Bank. A spokesman for the Israeli military on Sunday said th ...
  • Aljazeera.net: Hizma: A microcosm of a disappearing Palestine 2010-03-14
    Hizma is a microcosm of a disappearing Palestine. Over the years, Hizma has shrunk - by almost 50 per cent - while the Israeli settlements of Neve Yaacov ...
  • Ma'an News Agency: Israel: West Bank lockdown extended 2010-03-14
    Bethelehem - Ma'an - Israeli authorities extended a closure of the West Bank on Saturday evening as restrictions on Palestinian entry into the Al-Aq ...
  • Aljazeera.net: Israel to probe 'Biden fiasco' 2010-03-14
    Israel's prime minister has ordered an investigation into how government officials announced plans for a new Jewish housing project in east Jerusalem during ...
  • Al-Arabiya: Israel orders probe into new settlements news 2010-03-14
    US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton earlier issued a unusually stern rebuke to Netanyahu over the announcement, saying it sent a "deeply negative signal" ...
  • Reuters: Israel arrests top Hamas official in West Bank 2010-03-14
    JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israeli forces arrested a senior Hamas figure on Sunday after a raid in the town of Ramallah, the seat of the West Bank-based ...
  • Kashmir Media Service: Mirwaiz concerned over stepped up HR abuses in IHK 2010-03-14
    “The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has a history of playing positive role in disputes such as Afghanistan and Palestine. Kashmiris will be more than happy if ...
  • Brunei News, Brunei Headlines from Brunei fm: PALESTINE AWAITS MITCHELL'S GUARANTEES 2010-03-14
    RAMALLAH, March 14 (NNN-KUNA) — The Palestinians await the return of the US peace envoy to the Middle East George Mitchell along with guarantees on halting ...
  • Los Angeles Times: Hillary Rodham Clinton's harsh words stun Israel 2010-03-14
    "This is more than a tempest in a teapot, but less than a strategic crisis," said Ziad Asali, president of the American Task Force on Palestine ...
  • Press TV: EU's top diplomat: Closer ties with Israel conditional 2010-03-14
    The European Union's top diplomat says closer ties with Tel Aviv will be put off if the regime does not resume 'peace' talks with the Palestinians.
  • People's Daily Online: Hostile rhetoric bedevils peace progress between Israel and Lebanon, says UN envoy 2010-03-14
    The United Nations special coordinator for Lebanon Michael Williams called on Friday the relationship between Lebanon and Israel "the calmest in decades," ...
  • Las Vegas Sun: Biden implores Israel, Palestinians to make peace 2010-03-14
    AP US Vice President Joe Biden on Thursday implored Israelis and Palestinians to move beyond a diplomatic spat that has marred his trip to the regi ...
  • Times of Malta: EU calls on Israel to resume peace talks immediately 2010-03-14
    Palestinians run for cover from Israeli stun grenades during a protest at the Qalandia checkpoint yesterday against Israeli settlements, checkpoints and ...
  • Palestine Herald Press: Animal seizure hearing set 2010-03-14
    PALESTINE — A hearing to determine the custody of more than a half-dozen animals will be held later this month before ...
  • The Nation, Pakistan: HC would welcome mediation of Saudi Arabia in Indo-Pak dialogues: Mirwaiz 2010-03-14
    ... played its important role in Iraq, Afghanistan and Palestine to solve the issues, therefore, it can also play its role as mediator in Kashmir issue.
  • Geo TV: Indo-Pak talks futile sans Kashmir issue: Mirwaiz 2010-03-14
    Mirwaiz said the KSA has been playing as an intermediary over issues including Iraq, Afghanistan and Palestine; accordingly, it may stands as concili ...
  • Odessa American: Company keeps pumping 2010-03-14
    Within the past year, Odessa Pumps has added three new locations by opening shops in Dallas and Palestine and buying an existing company in Amarillo.
  • Palestine Herald Press: PHS student wins Dogwood Queen title 2010-03-14
    PALESTINE — Palestine High School senior Ashley Conner topped 11 other contestants to win the title of 2010 Dogwood ...
  • Palestine Herald Press: Bridges, Bullock deserving of Oscar awards 2010-03-14
    PALESTINE — Last Sunday was Oscar night, and I watched the horrendously long (three and a half hours for just ...
  • Palestine Herald Press: Elk Tracks: The Lamar Legacy 2010-03-14
    PALESTINE — Mirabeau B. Lamar, once President of the Republic of Texas, has been designated as the Father of Tex ...
  • Clarksville Leaf Chronicle: Islamic Center of Clarksville opens new location 2010-03-14
    Several countries of origin are represented in the local Muslim community to include: Pakistan; Bangladesh; Iraq; Palestine; Jordan; Yemen; India;
  • Palestine Herald Press: Memorial fund set up for accident victim Eggen 2010-03-14
    A memorial benefit fund has been set up for the family of Troup construction worker Zach Eggen, who died in an accident Thursday at Palestine High School.
  • Palestine Herald Press: Sheriff's Office gets crime scene van to help with investigations 2010-03-14
    PALESTINE — Thanks to the generosity of some local entities, the Anderson County Sheriff's Office now boasts ...
  • St. Louis Post-Dispatch: 'JihadJane' appears to have lived a double life 2010-03-14
    She listed Muslim as her religion, and "Palestine, Iraq, Chechnya, Afghanistan," all sites of armed Islamic resistance, as her occupation.
  • Today's Zaman: Alternative reading of the al-Mabhouh murder 2010-03-14
    The story is not about abducted occupation soldiers, but about millions of refugees, not about Iran, but about Gaza and Palestine, not about luxury hotel ...
  • Palestine Herald Press: Obama promise: Brighter education futures for kids 2010-03-14
    PALESTINE — WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama is promising parents and their kids that with his administration's help they will ...
  • Victoria Times Colonist: At Your Service 2010-03-14
    Struggle for unity: Walls, checkpoints and fragmentation in Palestine. Friday, 11 am-noon. Camosun College Lansdowne Campus Young 21. Free. Tel.
  • Manila Bulletin: ICAPP's 1st decade unifies world's parties 2010-03-14
    ... through Southern Thailand to Nepal – from Kashmir and Afghanistan, Pakistan to Iraq and Palestine – and from Chechnya to the Caucasus Mountains.
  • Citizens for Legitimate Government: TEXAS LEGISLATURE VOTES TO REWRITE BIBLE 2010-03-14
    ... Lord's greatest pleasure was to smite homosexuals," said Reverend Chuck Amer of the First Church of the Exploding Pentecost of Palestine, Texas.
  • The Palestine Telegraph: Israel opens Abu Salem crossing for fuel and aid 2010-03-14
    Gaza, March 14, 2010 (Pal Telegraph) - The Israeli authorities opened today Karem Abu Salem crossing to allow the entry of limited quantities of fuel ...
  • Sify: Chinese artist fights concrete with erotic art 2010-03-14
    'One is based on an Israeli soldier's testimony of bull-dozing through Palestine and another on the concepts of alternative sexuality embedded in larger ...
  • Palestine Herald Press: Pet Talk: Third eyelid tumors often go unnoticed in horses 2010-03-14
    PALESTINE — Squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) is one of the most common cancers in horses. Appearing as small, wart-like ...
  • Santa Cruz Sentinel: Sami Abed, Sallye Steiner Boyer, Scott Kennedy: Site a poor choice for Museum ... 2010-03-14
    Sami Abed, Sallye Steiner Boyer and Scott Kennedy submitted this statement on behalf of the local Palestine-Israel Action Committee, piac@calcentral.com.
  • Indianapolis Star: Hoosier Digest 2010-03-14
    Doug Armstrong, 47, who led New Palestine to two sectional championships and a 47-31 record from 2002-08, was hired as football coach at Beech Grove.
  • Palestine Herald Press: A week of triumph and tragedies 2010-03-14
    PALESTINE — Tuesday marked a first in Palestine and a day that will be remembered for years to come ...
  • The Palestine Telegraph: Marwan Al-Barghouti gets political science PhD in Israeli jail 2010-03-14
    Palestine, March 14, 2010 (Pal Telegraph) - Fatah official Marwan Al-Barghouti, 50, who is serving five life terms in Israeli prison, has completed h ...
  • The Palestine Telegraph: Israel plans to storm Al-Aqsa Mosque 2010-03-14
    Occupied Jerusalem, March 14, 2010 (Pal Telegraph)- Israeli occupation authorities have continued to close Jerusalem, the Old City and the area around ...
  • Palestine Herald Press: New cell phone woes 2010-03-14
    PALESTINE — A cold dread chilled his heart. It was time to upgrade his cell phone. There wasn't any way around ...
  • Las Vegas Sun: Clinton slams Israel on housing announcement 2010-03-14
    AP The State Department said Clinton spoke to Netanyahu by phone for 43 minutes to vent US frustration with Tuesday's announcement that cast a pall over ...
  • Las Vegas Sun: Biden: US has 'no better friend' than Israel 2010-03-14
    AP Vice President Joe Biden is wrapping up a trip to Israel with warm words of praise for the Jewish state, saying the US has "no better friend.
  • University World News: ISRAEL: Einstein's relativity manuscript goes on display 2010-03-14
    The original manuscript of Albert Einstein's groundbreaking theory of relativity, which helps explain everything from black holes to the Big Bang ...
  • Africasia: Israel captures senior Hamas militant in West Bank 2010-03-14
    A top Hamas commander in the West Bank has been arrested by the Israeli security services after more than a decade on the run, an Israeli military spokesm ...
  • All India Radio: Israel extends West Bank security lockdown 2010-03-14
    Israel has extended a security lockdown in the West Bank till 16th march to prevent Palestinians entering Jerusalem after a weekend of protests and rioting ...
  • People's Daily Online: Middle East Quartet condemns Israel's settlement decision 2010-03-14
    The Middle East Quartet, which groups the United Nations, European Union, the United States and Russia, on Friday condemned Israel's decision to advance ...
  • Las Vegas Sun: Israel seals off West Bank to prevent unrest 2010-03-14
    AP Israel has sealed off the West Bank for 48 hours, preventing Palestinians from entering Israel because of fears of unrest. There have been clashes ...
  • Press TV: US ponders denying Israel arms needed for Iran war 2010-03-14
    With Israel making apparent efforts to build a case for war on Tehran, the Obama administration reportedly considers denying Tel Aviv the military item ...
  • AFP: Israel arrests Hamas chief in West Bank 2010-03-14
    JERUSALEM — A leader of the Islamist Hamas movement in the West Bank has been arrested by the Israeli security services which had wanted him for several ...
  • Australia.TO: US-ISRAEL: Tiff or Tipping Point? 2010-03-14
    WASHINGTON, Mar 13 (IPS) - ”Condemn” is not a word that rolls trippingly off the tongue of a US politician addressing anything having to do with acti ...
  • Brisbane Times: Clinton rebukes Israel over settler move 2010-03-14
    US SECRETARY of State Hillary Clinton has told Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that Israel's plan for new housing units for Jews in East Jerusalem send ...
  • Independent Online: Mystery surrounds SA's stand-off with Israel 2010-03-14
    This follows the use of OR Tambo airport in Joburg by two alleged assassins of a Hamas activist in Dubai, on their return to Tel Aviv ...
  • France24: Israel's Netanyahu under fire for row with US 2010-03-14
    Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has sought to project calm amid a deepening crisis with the United States, seen as the worst rift between ...
  • Earthtimes: Israel housing announcement 'regrettable incident,' Netanyahu says 2010-03-14
    By : dpa Jerusalem - An Israeli announcement`- made at the height of US Vice-President Joe Biden's recent visit - that 1600 new homes would be built ...
  • Press TV: Israel detains Hamas leader in WB 2010-03-14
    Israel has arrested a leader of Hamas in the occupied West Bank as it imposes a lockdown on the territory for what it cited as security measures to avoid ...
  • iAfrica.com: Israel extends lockdown 2010-03-14
    Israeli Defence Minister Ehud Barak on Saturday extended until Tuesday a lockdown on the West Bank that had been due to end Saturday at midnight ...
  • ncrsamaylive.com: No plans to accelerate the pace of settlement:Israel 2010-03-14
    Jerusalem: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told German and Italian leaders that Israel does not plan to speed up the controversial construction ...
  • RTT News: Israel Arrests Senior Hamas Leader In West Bank 2010-03-14
    (RTTNews) - Maher Udda, a leading member of Hamas' military wing in the West Bank, was arrested by the Israeli security forces Saturday night, reports said.
  • Casper Star-Tribune Online: Condemn Israel's decision 2010-03-14
    The recent decision of the Israeli government to build 1600 houses for Jews in East Jerusalem should be roundly condemned by the United States.

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