Government plans NIS 190 million aid package for Gaza border communities
- 7:27 PM — Dec 30 —
- Source: Haaretz
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Finance Minister Yuval Steinitz will present to the government for approval on Sunday an NIS 190 million aid package to help Sderot and communities bordering Gaza. The plan includes funds earmarked for infrastructure, education, social services and industry. Read More
Falk slams Egypt for Rafah wall
- 7:24 PM — Dec 30 —
- Source: PressTV
A UN human rights expert has deplored the construction of a wall along Egypt's border with the Gaza Strip, terming it as a sign of complicity between Washington and Cairo. " Read More
Year Ender: Kingdom in 2009
- 7:08 PM — Dec 30 —
- Source: Arab News
For Saudis, the year began with a focus on Gaza. Money flowed in with donations to help the inhabitants of the Strip. Read More
AP: Obama: U.S. intel had info ahead of attack
- 6:58 PM — Dec 30 —
- Source: Garden City Telegram - Garden City KS
President Barack Obama said Tuesday that the intelligence community had bits of information that should have been pieced together that would have triggered "red flags" and possibly prevented the Christmas Day attempted terror attack on a Detroit-bound airliner. Read More
US-led world community fails Palestinians
- 6:57 PM — Dec 30 —
- Source: Pakistan Observer
Their "cry" symbolizes the popular mood of their people as well as the political status quo. Read More
Human Rights NGOs Need a Monitor
- 6:44 PM — Dec 30 —
- Source: The Jewish Daily Forward - New York NY
Most people prefer giving, rather than receiving, criticism. Read More
Communal Groups Back Somali in Bid To Block Israel Law Suits
- 6:29 PM — Dec 30 —
- Source: The Jewish Daily Forward - New York NY
American Jewish organizations that fought to establish the jurisdiction of U.S. courts for suits against terrorist groups are taking an opposite tack in suits involving human rights abuses. Read More
Security expert: get inside passengers' heads, not just their bags
- 6:26 PM — Dec 30 —
- Source: TampaBay.com
In mid-January, three weeks after a terrorist suspect boarded a flight for Detroit with explosives taped to his underwear, Amsterdam's Schiphol Airport will start using "millimeter-wave" body scanners on all U.S. bound passengers. Read More
Hamas: Israeli plot to free Schalit foiled
- 5:52 PM — Dec 30 —
- Source: United Press International (UPI)
Hamas leadership claimed Wednesday it foiled an Israeli plan using "collaborators" to free kidnapped Israeli soldier Gilad Schalit. Read More
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