http://www.kibush.co.il/ he 11/03/2010 04:25:21 20 NADIA HIJAB - Counterpunch - They hail from opposite parts of the globe, but they have much in common: Jewish; experts on and passionate defenders of international law; and pummeling bags for Israel and the Palestinian Authority. And the future of the law of war lies at the heart of the campaigns against them. 2010-03-10 show_file.asp?num=38719 Amira Hass - Haaretz - Even before the West Bank was divided into Areas A, B and C, in accordance with the 1995 Israeli-Palestinian interim agreement, Israel used various means to keep the Palestinians from developing their lands in the valley. Large tracts were declared state owned even though up until the Six-Day War, they were known and treated as the grazing lands of the villages on the ridge. Other areas were declared military training and firing zones, and shepherds and their flocks were forced to leave. 2010-03-10 http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1153983.html Nora Barrows-Friedman - Electronic Intifada - Hours after our interview, at 2am, Israeli soldiers would break into the house, snatch Amir from his bed, threaten his parents with death by gunfire if they tried to protect him, and take him downstairs under the stairwell. They would beat him so badly that he would bleed internally into his abdomen, necessitating overnight hospitalization. In complete shock and distress, Amir would not open his mouth to speak for another day and a half. 2010-03-10 show_file.asp?num=38717 Amy Goodman - Countercurrents - Just before heading to JFK Airport in New York to attend the trial, Craig Corrie told me about the lawsuit: "We`re accusing the state of Israel of either intentionally killing Rachel or of gross negligence in her killing seven years ago." The day after Rachel was killed, Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon promised President George W. Bush a "thorough, credible and transparent investigation." Yet according to a Human Rights Watch report from 2005, Israel`s "investigations into Corrie`s killing ... fell far short of the transparency, impartiality, and thoroughness required by international law." 2010-03-10 show_file.asp?num=38716 ISABEL KERSHNER - The New York Times - For those who advocate dividing sovereignty over Jerusalem, however, the trickle of Jewish nationalists moving into predominantly Arab neighborhoods that were seized from Jordan in 1967 complicates the map. Moreover, reclaiming properties owned by Jews before 1948 in these areas, critics argue, invites counterclaims from Palestinian refugees who lost property in what is now Israel and undermines Israel’s rejection of their demand for a right of return. 2010-03-10 show_file.asp?num=38715 Simon Tisdall - The Guardian - Despite the evident embarrassment and considerable political damage caused by the decision, Netanyahu has so far made no move to repudiate it. Lesser figures, such as welfare minister Isaac Herzog and Israeli government spokesman Mark Regev were deployed on firefighting duties on Wednesday, dutifully uttering conditional words of contrition. "We have to express our apologies for this serious blunder," Herzog said. 2010-03-10 show_file.asp?num=38714 Jeremy Bowen - BBC - "Speaking earlier, Joe Biden said Washington had a total commitment to Israel`s security." 2010-03-10 show_file.asp?num=38700 STEVEN ERLANGER - IHT - "Israel has never admitted that it has nuclear weapons, and it has refused to sign the Non-Proliferation Treaty." 2010-03-10 show_file.asp?num=38705 Jonathan Cook - National - ""Israel has been caught out because it has always refused, even in its own internal data, to differentiate between Israel and the occupied territories."" 2010-03-10 show_file.asp?num=38704 David Cronin - EI - "Eighty-three percent of the people killed [in the 2008-09 assault] were civilians and noncombatants, people who should be protected by international law and not targeted directly." 2010-03-10 show_file.asp?num=38699