Mar 10, 2009

Palestine News Roundup: Viva Palestina Arrives in Gaza

UK MP George Galloway in Gaza
Aid convoy enters Gaza Strip (Al Jazeera)

British MP in Gaza to support Palestinian 'resistance' (AFP)

Israeli West Bank mines 'illegal' (BBC News)

Hamas' Haniyeh leads Abbas in poll (UPI)

Hamas rejects US intervention in Palestinian unity talks (Xinhua)

Israel Imposes 3-Day Closure on West Bank (Voice of America)

Hamas leader: Israel must release 450 Palestinians for Shalit's freedom (Xinhua)

Lebanon starts rebuilding Palestinian refugee camp (International Herald Tribune)

From Within Palestine

'Marzouk was given videotape of Schalit' (Jerusalem Post)

Hamas makes Islamic Jihad vow not to fire rockets (AFP)

Palestinians launch unity talks (BBC News)

Hizbullah Brigades shell Israeli target near Gaza with RPG (Ma'an News Agency)

Hamas leader: Israel must release 450 Palestinians for Shalit's freedom (Xinhua)

International Relations

Syria leader: Site bombed by Israel built over (Associated Press)

Mideast: New report highlights tensions on Israel-Lebanon border (ADN Kronos International)

Saudi king to meet Syrian, Egyptian leaders (AFP)

International Law

ICC prosecutor considers ‘Gaza war crimes’ probe (Today's Zaman)

Gaza, Palestine: UN update on Gaza from Humanitarian Coordinator (The Muslim News)

Israel

The Israeli army kidnaps seven Palestinians from different parts of the West Bank (International Middle East Media Center)

Israel grants amnesty to 20 Al-Aqsa Brigades men in Nablus(Ma'an News Agency)

Activism/Aid

Campus strife over Israel sparks mobilization (Jewish Telegraphic Agency)

New British convoy for Gaza to depart Scotland within weeks (Ma'an News Agency)

Visiting Israeli Peace Activist and MSP Condemn Ongoing Israeli Occupation of Palestinian Territory and Demolition of Homes (ICAHD)

Jewish activist on trial over “bloody hands” protest for Palestine(Socialist Resistance)

Funding fears for Lebanese de-mining (BBC News)

Shamil donates $265,301 to Gaza victims (tradearabia)

Miscellaneous

Pope to visit Israel (United Press International)

GPalsDay 2009 (Google)

Commentary

Tamara Cofman:The Gordian Knot of Gaza (Daily Times of Pakistan)

Obama's diplomacy test (LA Times)

MJ Rosenberg:Getting Freeman: Who Is Behind The Effort? (Huffington Post)

Encountering Peace: Political dead ends (Jerusalem Post)

Mitri I. Musleh- Nation in distress (Ma'an News Agency)

Jacqueline Rose: Setting the record straight (The Guardian)

Glenn Greenwald: Charles Freeman, Roger Cohen and the changing Israel debate (Salon)

Michael Singh: Diplomacy alone won't achieve Middle East peace (Foreign Policy)

Yusuf Khan: Where are the condemnations? (Examiner.com)