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Arutz

17:13 Aug-01-06
Fatah Supports Hizbullah
17:04 Aug-01-06
Intense Battle Continues in Southern Lebanon
16:55 Aug-01-06
Kidnapped Soldier's Parents Try to Arouse Britain
16:48 Aug-01-06
ABC Cancels Plans for Holocaust Programs
16:32 Aug-01-06
Two Opinions on How Long to Clean Out Hizbullah
16:22 Aug-01-06
IDF Strikes Rocket Launcher Cell

Ynet


Updates
UK cannot accept EU call for Lebanon ceasefire
(17:16 , 08.01.06)
MK Barakeh: Jewish entry to the Temple Mount will cause clashes
(16:51 , 08.01.06)

JP

Palestinians dub Egypt's president 'pig'
[ 01/08 17:00 - ISRAEL ]
Britain, Germany reject EU cease-fire draft
[ 01/08 16:53 - INTERNATIONAL ]
Rocket suspects identified and hit in Beit Hanoun
[ 01/08 16:41 updated 16:41 - ISRAEL ]
Youth killed in Gaza involved in Kassam launching
[ 01/08 16:26 updated 16:29 - ISRAEL ]

Haaretz

17:33 IDF denies claims it dropped pamphlets urging evacuation north of Litani (Reuters)
17:29 Ramon: 300 Hezbollah guerillas killed since start of fighting in Lebanon (Ch. 10)
17:11 Halutz undergoes more tests at hospital for stomach pains after initial checkup (AP)
17:09 Minister Ramon: IDF asked for a minimum 4 weeks to finish Hezbollah off (Ch. 10)
16:50 U.K., Germany reject EU draft calling for immediate cease-fire in Lebanon conflict (AP)
16:46 55 people killed in attacks in Iraq on Monday, including 23 Iraqi soldiers (Reuters)
16:26 Palestinians in Gaza lash out at Egyptian president in pro-Hezbollah march (AP)
16:00 IDF: 4 Hezbollah gunmen killed near south Lebanon village of Ayta a-Shab (Haaretz)


319 posted on 08/01/2006 7:35:43 AM PDT by Knitting A Conundrum (Act Justly, Love Mercy, and Walk Humbly With God Micah 6:8)
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To: Knitting A Conundrum



Palestinians: Nasrallah, bomb Tel Aviv



(VIDEO) Palestinian protesters in Ramallah urge Hizbullah to fire missiles on central Israel; former Palestinian interior minister calls on Fatah fighters to go on high alert ahead of possibility of escalation in fighting
Ali Waked


RAMALLAH - VIDEO - About 1,500 Palestinians demonstrated in Ramallah Tuesday to slam ongoing IDF operations in Lebanon and particularly what protesters characterized as the "second Qana massacre."


A similar rally was held in the West Bank town of Nablus.



The demonstrators held up Lebanese and Hizbullah flags, as well as photographs of Hizbullah leader Hassan Nasrallah , and called on him to bomb Tel Aviv. The Palestinian protesters also called on the international community to impose an economic, cultural, and political boycott on Israel.



Participants in the rally also criticized the United States and urged the continuation of armed resistance to the Americans in Iraq. During the protest, both the Israeli and American flags were set ablaze.


The rally was organized by all Palestinian organizations in Ramallah, headed by Fatah, which is particularly powerful in the city. Senior Fatah member and former Interior Minister Hani al-Hassan surprised those in attendance by announcing the group ordered its fighters to be on high alert "ahead of the possibility of escalation of the conflict in Lebanon, which could manifest itself in an escalation of Israeli actions in the Territories."


"I know what I'm talking about and I know what I'm referring to," al-Hassan told the crowd.


Tuesday's protest was relatively small compared to earlier ones in Ramallah and particularly the one held during US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice's visit to the region. Rally organizers noted that the Palestinians, just like other Arabs, are disappointed by the international apathy in the face of the ongoing killings.


However, the organizers admitted that the paucity of Hizbullah accomplishments put a damper on the masses' enthusiasm.


'Neighbors celebrated missile attack on Afula'


A Jenin journalist who works in Ramallah said that support for Nasrallah and Hizbullah is overwhelming and encompasses the whole of Palestinian society. No official or senior figure in the Palestinian Authority would dare publicly criticize the Lebanese group, he said, but noted that privately some Palestinians are unimpressed with Nasrallah's group. The journalist added that his neighbors in Jenin were celebrating over news that a Hizbullah rocket hit the town of Afula, the deepest point hit by Hizbullah thus far.


Meanwhile, one Fatah activist said that the protest was proof that the entire organization is united in its support of Hizbullah. According to the activist, identified only as Ravia, talk in Israel about moderate Palestinians fearing a Hizbullah victory are a "media spin."


"There may be one or two opportunists who are expressing their dissatisfaction with Hizbullah's activity, but a document distributed by Hani al-Hassan attests to the importance of the victory for the Palestinian question."

http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3284779,00.html

(there's a video of the rally on the website.)


321 posted on 08/01/2006 7:38:08 AM PDT by Knitting A Conundrum (Act Justly, Love Mercy, and Walk Humbly With God Micah 6:8)
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