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IOA escalates judaization of holy city, plans demolition of 88 Palestinian homes

The Israeli occupation authority is planning to demolish 88 Palestinian homes in Bustan suburb south of the Aqsa Mosque in occupied Jerusalem and to dislodge its 1,500 inhabitants..

MB Parliamentary Bloc Urges the Reveal Al-Husain’s Blast Criminals

The MB Parliamentary bloc has condemned the criminal act of Sunday evening 22nd February 2009, in Al-Hussein area downtown Cairo...

A Bomb Blast Hits Egypt’s Stability

An instant statement by MB Leader, Muhammad Mahdi Akef, that came to express Muslim brotherhood’s position on the blast as the leader said, ’ these bombings has nothing to do with religion and for whatever reasons this act was carried out it should be condemned and it shows lack of understanding on current affairs and religious beliefs...

Akef Strongly Condemns Egypt’s Bomb Blast

Akef described the blast as despicable violent act, ’ these actions are against humanity and these bombings has nothing to do with religion that respects human life no matter what religious background or ethencity te person might be. Muslim Brotherhood regards these actions as ways that violate the methods towards the right change taht should be through legal and constitutional peacful procedures...

Erdogan’s Calculations

In the International Herald Tribune, David Phillips calls on Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan to improve relations with Israel and work towards normalization of relations with Armenia and Cyprus. Phillips accuses Erdogan of courting Hamas for electoral gain and cautions his willingness to embrace “the Islamist street”. ..

Arab League to send two committees to Gaza to probe war crimes, reconstruction

The Arab League is to send two committees into the Gaza Strip on Sunday to probe Israeli war crimes during the three weeks of aggression on the Strip that left 7,000 Palestinians either killed or wounded other than the destruction of thousands of homes, schools and other infrastructure using internationally banned weapons while the other would estimate Gaza reconstruction needs..

New path of apartheid wall gobbles up more fertile lands in Qalqilia

The Israeli occupation authority has started recently to put marks across the lands of the Palestinian village of Wadi Al-Rasha, south of Qalqilia city, in preparation to modify the path of the apartheid, separation wall in the area..

Scottish aid convoy heads to Gaza

Tens of trucks loaded with medicine and medical supplies started their trek from Scotland to the besieged Gaza Strip on Saturday organized by Justice for Palestine organization in Scotland...

Egyptian blogger held incommunicado is at risk of torture

Egyptian-German blogger Philip Rizk was arrested by SSI officers on 6 February at a Gaza solidarity march. He was held in an undisclosed location for four days and was repeatedly interrogated, including about his relationship with Dia el-Din Gad and his emails accounts and passwords. He was released without charge; all his email and blog accounts were shut down and remain inaccessible...

Ministry of prisoners deplores escalating deportation of Palestinian detainees

The ministry of prisoners’ affairs strongly denounced Friday the Israeli courts for escalating its deportation decisions against Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails at the pretext that they hold foreign or Arab passports..

Halabaya: Jerusalem and its residents are under fierce attack from occupation

Dr. Ahmad Abu Halabayya, deputy head of the Jerusalem Committee in the Palestinian Legislative Council, said that the Aqsa Mosque and other holy places in Jerusalem are under a fierce attack by occupation..

Obama: faith should unite, not divide

Using the traditional National Prayer Breakfast as his bully pulpit, President Obama declared this morning that faith should be a force for unity -- not an "excuse for prejudice and intolerance" -- and pledged that his faith-based programs will not favor any religious group or religious groups over secular ones...

Pointers for the Obama Administration in the Middle East: Avoiding Myths and Vain Hopes

But playing off Hamas factions against each other is a difficult game to play. Hamas leaders do indeed argue about strategy and tactics. But their divisions do not break down between hardliners and soft-liners, nor do they lead to schism. Those who seek to split the movement will find much evidence for variations in opinions but they are unlikely to realize any success...

Blogger Freedom in Egypt

While the news of Ayman Nour’s release is a very positive sign - Michael Slackman reminds readers that civil liberties still have a long way to go in Egypt. Slackman particularly note the severe censorship endured by bloggers in Egypt:..

Muslim Brotherhood Reform

In more Egyptian news, the Arabist cites an interesting piece on the Muslim Brotherhood who removed a ban from their platform for both Copts and Women to be president in Egypt. The Arabist writes, “this is being held as a victory for “reformists”. This is good (notwithstanding that most believe Egyptians would never elect a Copt or woman), and they are also reiterating that any Ulema Council would be under Azhar and issue non-binding opinions”..

Ayman Nour

As news of Ayman Nour release have made their way around, several interesting points are being made. First off, Marc Lynch notes that most Egyptian coverage does not see this timing as coincidence. The Egyptian coverage, “ties it directly to Mubarak’s desire to improve relations with Washington by removing an ongoing irritant and offering a fresh start with the Obama administration.”..

Zahhar stresses Hamas’s conditions for truce, swapping of prisoners

Senior Palestinian political leader MP Dr. Mahmoud Al-Zahhar has reiterated Thursday Hamas’s conditions for truce in the Gaza Strip, and for swapping prisoners with the Israeli occupation government, stressing that the two files are separate, holding the Israeli occupation government responsible for derailing Egypt’s efforts in this regard...

Hamas: American visit to Gaza Strip step in the right direction

Hamas Movement has described the visit of members of the US Senate and Congress to the devastated Gaza Strip as "step in the right direction" although it was prompted by humanitarian reasons..

Arab parties warn of Aqsa diggings, ask leaders to reconsider relations with USA

Pan-Arab and Islamic parties in the Arab world have issued a joint statement on Wednesday warning of the Israeli excavations under and in the vicinity of the holy Aqsa Mosque in occupied Jerusalem..

Save the children: 100,000 people in Gaza are homeless

The British organization "Save the Children" reported that there are still at least 100,000 homeless people including up to 56,000 children in the post war Gaza Strip and many of them live either in tents or are crowded into remaining homes with other families..