Friday November 17, 2006
The Guardian Spain, France and Italy go it alone with initiative Ceasefire and talks deal will be put to EU summit
In a sign of growing frustration at diplomatic inaction as Israeli-Palestinian violence escalates, Spain, France and Italy yesterday unveiled a five-point peace initiative, taking Britain by surprise. Downing Street confirmed last night that it had not been consulted and had no prior knowledge of the plan, which envisages a leading role for Europe in ending the conflict. Foreign Office sources said they had first learned of it from a news item on the BBC. José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero, Spain's prime minister, announced the initiative at a summit with Jacques Chirac, the French president, in the Catalan city of Girona, near the French border. "We cannot remain impassive in the face of the horror that continues to unfold before our eyes," Mr Zapatero told a news conference after the meeting. "Violence has reached a level of deterioration that requires determined, urgent action by the international community." Italy also backs the initiative, he added. One particular cause of frustration has been the American veto, last Saturday, of a security council resolution condemning Israel in the wake of an artillery attack in Gaza which killed 18 Palestinian civilians. France, a permanent member of the council, voted in favour, describing its text as "balanced", but Britain abstained. |
Ynet
17/11/2006 Israeli Foreign Ministry officials rejected the initiative proposed by France and Spain to resuscitate the peace process and renew negotiations between Israel and the Palestinian Authority on Thursday.
"The European Union initiative is not supported by the international community as a whole," the officials explained Israel's rejection of the plan. In addition Israel prefers direct dialogue with the Palestinians over mediation by foreign elements "that will only complicate matters." Comment: Israeli politician do not want foreign interference because "that will only complicate matters". You see, Israeli politicians have a very good understanding of what needs to be done - Palestinians are to be terrorised and murdered until they decide to leave Palestine.
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www.chinaview.cn 2006-11-17 05:40:33
JERUSALEM, Nov. 16 (Xinhua) -- Israeli government on Thursday dismissed a new Middle East peace initiative proposed by three European countries which called for an international conference, saying what it wanted direct negotiation with relevant parties.
"The new initiative was most likely Spanish ideas that were not coordinated with the EU or Israel," a Foreign Ministry spokeswoman told Xinhua, commenting on the initiative put forward earlier by Spain, France and Italy. Comment: Israel does not want peace. It does not want the violence to cease. Given the huge disparity between the well-equipped IDF and the antiquated weapons in the hands of the Palestinians, violence only works in Israel's favour. One home-made rocket launched from the Occupied Territroies serves as justification for the massacre of dozens, if not hundreds, of Palestinians.
This disparity, as inhuman as it may be, is never discussed in the media. The genocide of the Palestinians is always covered as if it were a fight of equals -- and that is the "best" coverage one can expect. The rest of the time, it is portrayed as the savage and inhuman "Palestinian suicide bombers" against the democratic and civilized Israelis. Get out the sick bag. |
Cloak and Dagger
14/11/2006 Cloak News - Washington, D.C. - Zapata Engineering, an offshoot of Zapata Oil with offices in North Carolina, Hawaii and Tel Aviv, have now been linked to the hiring of private Mossad contractors aka alleged Israeli Engineers in Iraq. Of course that is not the real story.
It can now be reported that Zapata Engineering has hired these Israeli Mossad-types into Iraq for the purposes of alleged counter-insurgency. |
AP
17/11/2006 BEIRUT (AP)--Antiaircraft units of the French U.N. peacekeeping force took what they called "essential preparatory steps" when Israeli air force jets flew low over south Lebanon Friday, a spokesman said.
No hostile action from either side was reported in the incident, which was the second time in three weeks that French forces have come close to firing on Israeli aircraft overflying Lebanon. Milos Strugar, senior adviser to the U.N. force commander, said the French action came after Israeli aircraft flew low over the French battalion's area Friday. He would not be more specific on the "steps" taken by the French antiaircraft units. The French troops are part of a U.N. force mandated to make sure that guerrillas do not use south Lebanon for launching attacks on Israel. On Oct. 31, Israeli fighter planes nose-dived repeatedly over French peacekeepers' positions in southern Lebanon, French Defense Minister Michele Alliot-Marie told the French parliament on Nov. 8 -when the incident became first became public. "Our troops barely avoided a catastrophe," Alliot-Marie said. The planes were "in attack position," a spokesman for the French general staff, Capt. Christophe Prazuck, told reporters. French troops responded by readying an antiaircraft missile, and were seconds away from firing, he said. |
November 17, 2006
Der Spiegel |
Dozens of Dutch companies support or facilitate Israeli occupation of Palestinian and Syrian territories
Report, UCP
16 November 2006 Dutch NGO platform United Civilians for Peace (UCP) today publishes a research about "Dutch economic links in support of the Israeli occupation of Palestinian and/or Syrian territories". This research reveals that dozens of Dutch companies through their activities support or facilitate the Israeli occupation of Palestinian and Syrian territories.
The investigation, which is presumably not exhaustive, identifies 35 Dutch companies that maintain direct or indirect relations with the occupation of Palestinian and/or Syrian territories: 21 companies with headquarters in the Netherlands and 14 Dutch subsidiaries of Israeli companies. Two of these companies have direct investments in settlements, namely Soda-Club International and Unilever. |
Submitted by Bill Weinberg on Wed, 11/08/2006 - 03:40.
How ironic. We noted in August that ex-Israeli security chief Uza Dayan was warning the US against emulating Israeli strategies in securing the Mexican border. Now it appears that Elbit Systems, an Israeli firm which is building the "Aparthied Wall" in occupied Palestine, has been awarded a contract, along with Boeing, to build the wall on the Mexican border. From Israel21C, Oct. 15:
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Jennifer Siegel | Thu. Nov 16, 2006
Forward: The Jewish Daily Q: Lately there has been a lot of discussion about the role of the 'Israel lobby.' Can you say a little bit about how that impacted you as president? Has it changed over time?
A: Well, I think the Israel Lobby - so-called to use your phrase, that's not my phrase - is much stronger now and much more effective now than it was when I was in office. |
Haretz
17/11/2006 U.S. President George Bush was informed on Tuesday of an initiative to establish a center under his name in Israel, as a sign of gratitude for his support for the country and its security. Outgoing Israeli Ambassador to the United States Daniel Ayalon asked Bush for the go-ahead to establish such a center during a farewell meeting with the president and his deputy, Dick Cheney.
Comment: Psychopaths of a feather...
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AP
16/11/2006 Rabbinical leaders announced last March that some 6,000 members of the Bnei Menashe tribe in India's northeast were descendants of ancient Israelites or one of the Biblical 10 lost tribes. "A total of 105 people left for Israel on Thursday, while another 103 people went Wednesday with the Israeli Prime Ministers office formally inviting them," Israeli rabbi Hannock Avizedek told AFP.
Comment: What do you do if you're giving a war and there aren't enough people to die? Why, you ship them in from overseas of course!
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