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Qatari Amir criticizes the West’s double standards

Thursday-16-November-2006

Doha - The Amir of Qatar Sheikh Hamad Bin Khalifa Al-Thani has criticized the western countries' stand against the Hamas-formed PA government that imposed a political and economic siege on the Palestinian people despite the integrity of the elections that brought Hamas to power.

Human rights council to investigate Beit Hanun massacre

Thursday-16-November-2006

Geneva - The international council on human rights on Wednesday condemned the Israeli military attacks on the Gaza Strip especially in Beit Hanun north of the Strip with a majority of 35 votes against 8 and 6 abstentions.

Zahhar: Next PA government would not recognize Israel

Thursday-16-November-2006

Tehran - Dr. Mahmoud Al-Zahhar the PA foreign minister has affirmed that the new PA national unity government would not abide by the international quartet committee's conditions and would not recognize the "Zionist entity".

Mishaal briefs Arab diplomats on Palestinian developments

Thursday-16-November-2006

Khaled Mishaal the chairman of the Hamas political bureau Wednesday evening briefed Arab diplomats accredited to Damascus on latest Palestinian developments in the light of the Israeli military escalation and siege a Hamas press release said.

Redwan: National unity government to be declared soon

Thursday-16-November-2006

Gaza - The Hamas Movement spokesman in the Gaza Strip Dr. Ismail Redwan on Wednesday expressed optimism that the new PA national unity government would be declared soon.

IOF troops kidnap Palestinian mother of five children to pressure her wanted hus

Thursday-16-November-2006

Al-Khalil - Before daybreak Wednesday IOF troops kidnapped a Palestinian mother of five children in the West Bank city of Dura south of Al-Khalil city after ransacking her home.

PA presidential guards receive more munitions under IOF protection

Thursday-16-November-2006

Ramallah - A truck loaded with weapons has crossed the Atara checkpoint in Ramallah city heading to the PA presidential guard's headquarters in the city under full IOF troops' protection local Palestinian sources revealed.

Jordanian banks refuse to break siege on Palestinian people

Thursday-16-November-2006

Amman - Jordanian banks have decided to maintain the unjust US-led economic blockade imposed on the Palestinian people and refused to implement a decision taken by the Arab foreign ministers in Cairo Sunday to break the nine-month-old siege.

Israeli war minister survives Qassam explosion

Thursday-16-November-2006

Nazareth - The Palestinian Qassam missiles that slammed into Sderot to the north of the Gaza Strip on Wednesday barely missed the house of Israeli war minister Amir Peretz whose bodyguard was seriously wounded in the attack.

Israeli air force dropped 1.2 million cluster bombs on Lebanon

Wednesday-15-November-2006

Nazareth- The Israeli air force dropped more than 1.2 million American-made cluster bombs on Lebanon during Israel's recent war waged on that Arab country for almost two months last summer a Hebrew paper reported.