2009年7月15日 星期三

Yahoo! News: Mideast Conflict

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Yahoo! News: Mideast Conflict

Israel anti-missile system passes live fire test (AP)

Posted: 15 Jul 2009 12:48 PM PDT

AP - A homegrown Israeli missile defense system performed well in its first live trial, bringing down a short-range rocket similar to those used by Palestinian and Lebanese militants, an Israeli Defense Minister official said Wednesday.

Palestinians suspend Al-Jazeera in West Bank (AP)

Posted: 15 Jul 2009 12:45 PM PDT

An employee of the Arab news station Al-Jazeera packs equipment at the station's offices in the West Bank city of Ramallah, Wednesday, July 15, 2009. The Palestinian government suspended the West Bank operations of Al-Jazeera on Wednesday, alleging incitement and unbalanced reporting from the Palestinian territories. The move came one day after a talk show guest claimed, without presenting evidence, that Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas played a role in the 2004 death of his predecessor, Yasser Arafat. (AP Photo/Majdi Mohammed)AP - The Palestinian government shut down the West Bank operations of the Arabic satellite channel Al-Jazeera on Wednesday, a day after a guest on the station accused the Palestinian president of involvement in Yasser Arafat's death.

Israel tests anti-rocket system (AFP)

Posted: 15 Jul 2009 12:33 PM PDT

An Israeli sapper removes the remains of a rocket which landed in the southern city of Sderot after being fired by militants in the Gaza Strip in May 2009. Israel has successfully tested a system that intercepts and destroys rockets such as those fired by militants from the Gaza Strip or from south Lebanon, the defence ministry said on Wednesday.(AFP/File/David Buimovitch)AFP - Israel has successfully tested a system that intercepts and destroys rockets such as those fired by militants from the Gaza Strip or from south Lebanon, the defence ministry said on Wednesday.

Israeli soldiers: 'No clear red lines' in Gaza war (AP)

Posted: 15 Jul 2009 12:27 PM PDT

FILE - In this Saturday, Jan. 10, 2009 file photo, Palestinians react after hearing news that their mother had been killed in Israeli shelling in Beit Lahiya, northern Gaza Strip. The Israeli military used reckless force during the fighting in Gaza earlier this year, resulting in needless deaths and damage, Breaking the Silence, a group of former Israeli soldiers, charged in a report Wednesday July 15, 2009. In testimonies collected by Breaking the Silence, an organization of Israeli army reservists, 26 soldiers who participated in the three weeks of Gaza fighting describe demolishing homes and using firepower beyond what was necessary given the relatively light resistance they encountered. (AP Photo/Khalil Hamra, File)AP - Israeli soldiers who fought in last winter's Gaza War say the military used Palestinians as human shields, improperly fired incendiary white phosphorous shells over civilian areas and used overwhelming firepower that caused needless deaths and destruction, according to a report released Wednesday.

UN says south Lebanon weapons cache a violation (AP)

Posted: 15 Jul 2009 11:27 AM PDT

AP - The U.N. peacekeeping force in Lebanon said Wednesday ammunition which had exploded in a southern village was a "serious violation" of the U.N.-brokered ceasefire that ended a monthlong war between Hezbollah militants and Israeli forces three years ago.

Israeli soldiers speak out on Gaza war (AP)

Posted: 15 Jul 2009 11:03 AM PDT

AP - Quotes from interviews with Israeli soldiers published Wednesday by "Breaking the Silence," a human rights group of former Israeli soldiers. The group said it withheld the names of the soldiers because many are still serving and could be punished.

Israel says Lebanon blast a secret Hezbollah cache (Reuters)

Posted: 15 Jul 2009 10:53 AM PDT

Reuters - Hezbollah guerrillas have secretly stockpiled rockets and other arms in southern Lebanon, Israel said on Wednesday, citing as proof the explosion of a suspected cache in the U.N.-patrolled truce zone.

UN says ammo probably triggered south Lebanon blast (AFP)

Posted: 15 Jul 2009 10:35 AM PDT

French army snipers of UNIFIL prepare to take part in a military exercise at their base in the southern Lebanese town of Tireh on July 13, 2009. The UN peacekeeping force in south Lebanon on Wednesday said that a series of blasts in an area considered to be a Hezbollah stronghold was probably caused by stockpiled ammunition and marked a AFP - The UN peacekeeping force in south Lebanon on Wednesday said that a series of blasts in an area considered to be a Hezbollah stronghold was probably caused by stockpiled ammunition and marked a "serious violation" of a UN Security Council resolution.

Hebrew-only road signs 'racist': Arab League (AFP)

Posted: 15 Jul 2009 09:56 AM PDT

A road sign reading Jerusalem in English (bottom), Yerushalaim in Hebrew (R) and Yerushalaim written in Arabic script and al-Quds in Arabic (L) is seen in a highway in Tel Aviv on July 13, 2009. The Israeli transport ministry said that it will get rid of Arabic and English names for cities and towns on road signs, keeping only the Hebrew terms.(AFP/File/David Furst)AFP - The Cairo-based Arab League denounced on Wednesday an Israeli decision to scrap Arabic and English names on road signs and keep only Hebrew ones, branding the move as "racist."

US treasury chief in Gulf to drum up support (AP)

Posted: 15 Jul 2009 09:33 AM PDT

U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner, left, talks with Sheikha Lubna al Qasimi, UAE Foreign Trade Minister during U.S. and U.A.E. Business Council meeting at the Emirates Palace in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, Wednesday, July 15, 2009. (AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili)AP - U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner pressed ahead with his sales pitch to Gulf Arab nations Wednesday, telling oil-rich Mideast allies Washington is committed to keeping the dollar strong and promoting sustainable growth as the world pulls out of a recession.

Rights group slams Hamas for storming Gaza wedding (AFP)

Posted: 15 Jul 2009 08:51 AM PDT

Palestinian protesters hold up a huge national flag during a demonstration organised to call for reconciliation between the rival Palestinian factions Hamas and Fatah in Gaza City last month. The Palestinian Centre for Human Rights has condemned the Hamas rulers of Gaza for storming a wedding party after guests raised a portrait of a slain activist from the rival Fatah movement.(AFP/File/Mahmud Hams)AFP - The Palestinian Centre for Human Rights on Wednesday condemned the Hamas rulers of Gaza for storming a wedding party after guests raised a portrait of a slain activist from the rival Fatah movement.

Palestinian Authority closes Al-Jazeera in W.Bank (AFP)

Posted: 15 Jul 2009 08:45 AM PDT

Palestinian journalists at the Al-Jazeera television office in the West Bank city of Ramallah which has been ordered to close by the Palestinian Authority for airing AFP - The Palestinian Authority ordered the closure of Al-Jazeera television in the occupied West Bank on Wednesday for airing "false" information, the government said in a statement.

Gaza war order was "shoot first," some troops say (Reuters)

Posted: 15 Jul 2009 08:41 AM PDT

An Israeli soldier prepares a heavy machine gun atop a tank before moving towards the northern Gaza Strip January 11, 2009. REUTERS/Baz RatnerReuters - Some Israeli soldiers who took part in the January invasion of the Gaza Strip say they were encouraged by commanders to shoot first and worry later about civilians, and went into Gaza with guns blazing.

Israel tells U.S. envoy firm on terms for Syria talks (Reuters)

Posted: 15 Jul 2009 08:12 AM PDT

A sign is seen at an observation point on Mount Bental in the Golan Heights April 24, 2008. REUTERS/Baz RatnerReuters - Israel played down prospects for renewed peace negotiations with Syria on Wednesday after hosting a top adviser to U.S. Middle East envoy George Mitchell.

West Bank economy on the mend, says IMF (AFP)

Posted: 15 Jul 2009 07:50 AM PDT

Palestinian farmers harvest cucumbers in their land in the West Bank city of Jenin in May. The West Bank economy can post its best result in several years if Israel continues to relax restrictions on internal trade and movement, the International Monetary Fund said on Wednesday.(AFP/File/Saif Dahlah)AFP - The West Bank economy can post its best result in several years if Israel continues to relax restrictions on internal trade and movement, the International Monetary Fund said on Wednesday.

Israel soldiers reveal 'shoot first' policy in Gaza (AFP)

Posted: 15 Jul 2009 06:39 AM PDT

Israeli mobile artillery fires shells towards the Gaza Strip on January 9. Israeli soldiers involved in the war on Gaza were told to shoot first and worry about the consequences later, and used Palestinian civilians as human shields, an activist group's report has said.(AFP/File/Jack Guez)AFP - Israeli soldiers in the Gaza war were told to shoot first and worry about the consequences later and used Palestinian civilians as human shields, an activist group said in a report on Wednesday.

Israel scuttled deal for captive soldier: Mubarak (AFP)

Posted: 15 Jul 2009 05:57 AM PDT

Israelis take part in a protest earlier this year calling for the release of captured soldier Gilad Shalit (seen in the poster). Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak has accused Israel of scuttling a deal that was on the verge of ending the three-year captivity of Shalit, in an interview that will be published in the Yediot Aharonot.(AFP/File/Gali Tibbon)AFP - Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak accused Israel of scuttling a deal that was on the verge of ending the three-year captivity in Gaza of soldier Gilad Shalit, in an interview to be published in Israel's top-selling daily on Friday.

Palestinians ban Al-Jazeera over plot allegations (Reuters)

Posted: 15 Jul 2009 05:51 AM PDT

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas speaks during a news conference at the presidential palace in Cairo May 30, 2009 REUTERS/Asmaa WaguihReuters - The Palestinian Authority on Wednesday banned Al-Jazeera television from operating in its territory and threatened legal action over allegations it broadcast against President Mahmoud Abbas.

IMF: West Bank economy can grow if Israel eases up (AP)

Posted: 15 Jul 2009 03:01 AM PDT

In this photo taken Tuesday, July 14, 2009, back-dropped by advertisement banners placed on Israel's separation barrier, the G.ho.st team poses for a group photograph during a launching event of G.ho.st Virtual Computer, a Web-based operating system, between the West Bank town of Beit Jalla and the Jewish Har Gilo settlement, on the outskirts of Jerusalem. The West Bank economy could grow by as much as 7 percent this year, but only if Israel broadens its recent efforts to ease Palestinian trade and movement, the International Monetary Fund said Wednesday, July 15, 2009, offering a rare upbeat assessment after years of downturn. (AP Photo/Dan Balilty)AP - The West Bank economy could post its strongest performance in years in 2009, but only if Israel broadens recent efforts to ease restrictions on Palestinian trade and movement, the International Monetary Fund said Wednesday, offering a rare upbeat assessment after years of downturn.

Why Palestinian leaders have banned Al Jazeera (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 15 Jul 2009 02:00 AM PDT

The Christian Science Monitor - The Palestinian Authority (PA) on Wednesday banned Al Jazeera television from operating in its territory and threatened to take legal action against the Qatar-based Arabic satellite channel because of allegations it made against President Mahmoud Abbas.

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