SPIEGEL 1.11.2009

Libanon fürchtet Großangriff Israels

Raketen- und Artilleriefeuer, Lauschangriffe und mysteriöse Explosionen: Zwischen Israel und der libanesischen Hisbollah tobt seit Wochen ein nicht erklärter Krieg, der laut Beobachtern jederzeit eskalieren könnte. Beirut warnt: Eine israelische Großoffensive stehe unmittelbar bevor.

Clashes in Jerusalem

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xE7yIzmdRt4

Ma'an

Report: Israeli intelligence scouring Hebron for weapons

Bethlehem – Ma'an – The Israeli general intelligence service Shin Bet recently started a campaign to search for illegal weapons posessed by settlers in the Hebron area in the southern West Bank, according to news reports.

Witnesses: Israeli soldiers attack Beit Ummar funeral

Hebron – Ma’an – Israeli soldiers fired bullets and tear gas at a funeral procession for a Palestinian teenager in the West Bank town of Beit Ummar, north of Hebron, on Monday.

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Israel

Geistlicher ruft zu Tag des Zorns in Jerusalem auf

In Jerusalem droht die Konfrontation zwischen Palästinensern und Israelis zu eskalieren. Muslime wurden aufgerufen, zur Verteidigung des Tempelbergs in die Stadt zu eilen.

Guardian Middle East

Time for action on Goldstone report

It is deplorable that the Goldstone report was removed from the agenda of the UN human rights council last week (Palestinians bow to US pressure on Gaza report, 3 October). In effect this means no action will be taken to implement its recommendations this year.

SPIEGEL ONLINE

SPIEGEL Interview with Hamas Leader Mahmoud Zahar

Hamas recently provided video proof to the Israelis that Galid Shalit, the soldier kidnapped in 2006, is still alive. SPIEGEL spoke with Hamas leader Mahmoud Zahar about Shalit's impending release and the role that Germany has played in the negotiations.

New York Times

Israel Receives Video of Captured Soldier in Exchange for Release of Prisoners

JERUSALEM — Thin and wan, but lucid and very much alive, Gilad Shalit, the captured Israeli soldier whose fate has gripped Israel for more than three years, appeared in a video on Friday holding a Palestinian newspaper dated Sept. 14.