In
defiance of U.S. and world calls for
immediate withdrawal, Israeli F-16
warplanes were used Tuesday to bomb
al-Yasmina district of Nablus' Old City,
after the Israeli army failed to break
the tough Palestinian resistance
there…more>>
Iraq's decision to halt its petroleum exports sent oil prices soaring more than they were Monday, April 8, already because of the Middle East crisis and social unrest in Venezuela…more>>
A
Palestinian resistance activist killed by Israeli forces besieging the
Church of the Nativity on Tuesday became the first Muslim ever buried
in the grounds of the site marking Jesus' birthplace, as the siege
entered its second week…more>>
Ignoring
the simple fact that Israel is the party
violating UN resolutions and defying
international legitimacy by occupying
the Palestinian land, U.S. Secretary of
State Colin Powell urged all Arab and
Palestinian leaders Monday to call a
halt to (martyr operations) suicide
bombings in the interests of a real
peace with Israel…more>>