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Construction of a Coca-Cola factory in Gaza is set to begin this week after being green-lighted by Israel’s defense establishment. A major advantage of the new factory is that it will create jobs for thousands of Palestinians—first for construction builders, and then some 3,000 factory workers.The factory is to be built in the Karni industrial area. The construction period will take six months. …

U.S. Says Banned Nuclear Technology Went to Pakistan and India By DAVID S. CLOUD WASHINGTON, April 8 - Federal prosecutors investigating the smuggling of nuclear technology disclosed Friday that a South African businessman had pleaded guilty to arranging illegal exports of American-made equipment both to Pakistan and its regional rival, India. Asher Karni, an Israeli who lives in South Africa, entered the guilty plea last September and has been cooperating with investigators, prosecutors said. The prosecutors, however, kept the proceeding secret until Friday, when they unsealed the plea agreement and charges brought against Humayun Khan, an Islamabad businessman with longstanding...

Posted on Fri, Apr. 08, 2005 Pakistani accused of nuke device exportsLARA JAKES JORDANAssociated Press WASHINGTON - A Pakistani businessman illegally exported devices from the United States that could be used to test, develop and detonate nuclear weapons, the government alleged on Friday.A federal indictment against Humayun A. Khan was unsealed along with a guilty plea by his alleged partner, Asher Karni, who admitted routing sophisticated oscilloscopes and high-speed electrical switches through South Africa to avoid raising authorities' suspicions. The scopes and the switches were then shipped to Pakistan.The United States prohibits the export of the switches - also...

Video Featuring the Terrorist Attack at the Karni Crossing Released A nearly three minute video featuring the Thursday night (January 13, 2005) terrorist attack at the Karni crossing on the border between Gaza and Israel is being circulated on jihadist message boards. The attack, which resulted in the death of six Israeli civilians and wounded five others, was named “Zalzalat al-Housoun” [The Quaking of the Strongholds]. The attack was jointly carried out by three terrorists, one each from al-Aqsa Martyrs’ Brigades, the Popular Resistance Committees, and Ezzeddine al-Qassam Brigades, the military wing of Hamas. The three gunmen were killed by...

Hours after the withdrawal of charges against Gauteng businessman Johan Meyer for contravening laws governing weapons of mass destruction and nuclear energy, Durban police swooped on a luxury penthouse on the beachfront and arrested a German-born engineer on similar charges. Police then chartered a special flight to whisk him to Johannesburg on Wednesday night. The 65-year-old engineer is also facing similar charges in Germany and was arrested a forthnight ago. While Durban detectives were making the arrest on the beachfront, detectives arrested another suspect in Sandton. Spokesperson for the police national commissioner Director Sally de Beer on Thursday confirmed the...

A terrorist infiltrated the Karni Crossing at Gaza around noon on Tuesday, killing two Israeli civilians and injuring six before soldiers shot him dead. Hamas has claimed responsibility for the attack. The attacker apparently hid in one of the inspection booths at the crossing before opening fire on the workers. Of the six wounded, one is in serious condition, two are lightly wounded, and three are suffering from shock. The civilians are all Airports Authority workers employed at the crossing. The Airports Authority mans all Israel's border crossings. The attacker has been identified as Muhammad Yunais, 18, of Jabaliya. In...