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Attorney General Menachem Mazuz refused a request by the Shin Bet security service and the government to place dozens of senior Hamas officials under administrative detention or hold them as "bargaining chips" under the Unlawful Combatants Law.

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COUNTRY: ISRAEL

KEY  JUDGMENTS:

• Israeli  espionage intentions and capabilities are determined by their  traditional desire for self reliance.
• Israel  aggressively collects military and industrial technology. The United  State is a high priority collection target.
• Israel  possesses the resources and technical capability to successfully  achieve its collection objectives.

It's bad enough that the Israeli government went and seized as political prisoners, essentially as hostages, 87 Hamas members of the Palestine Authority (PA) parliament yesterday, including eight cabinet ministers. Once again, Israel has demonstrated its contempt for virtually every known code of conduct honored by civilized (and, usually, even by uncivilized) governments around the globe.

 Freedom for All… Including Palestinians

 As we celebrate the independence of the United States and the freedom of the American people, we pay respect to the right of all peoples to self-determination. Yet as we celebrate, others needlessly suffer under an illegal occupation, with no end in sight. Here at home, the Bush Administration has sung its own praises about democratizing the Arab world while hypocritically implementing a policy intended to bring down the duly elected government of the Palestinian people.

The new U.N. Human Rights Council voted Friday to dedicate time during each future session to a review of alleged human rights abuses by Israel — a move criticized by the United States as misguided and unfair.

 Sinn Féin International Affairs and Human Rights spokesperson Aengus Ó Snodaigh TD has described Israel as "one of the most abhorrent and despicable regimes on the planet." Questioning the Minister for Foreign Affairs Dermot Ahern in the Dáil today he said the kidnap by Israel of some 25 democratically elected Palestinian representatives demonstrates "the true nature of Israel's commitment to not so democratic principles."

When will they ever learn…that violence is not the path to security?

Bloody life in Gaza, scary days and dark nights all the time, The attack is still ongoing, This laptop computer is running out of battery at the moment—I will get back to update the website as soon as possible.

Shelling in Gaza

Damage to bridges

An Israeli "war on all fronts" drew a rare warning from Egypt on Thursday that the military escalation jeopardizes a peace treaty with Israel as the Arab League held an emergency session to discuss the crisis. The threat of a regional conflagration rose Wednesday after Israeli warplanes overflew a palace of Syrian President Bashar Assad, whose country is host to several Palestinian militant groups. A defiant Syria on Thursday vowed to defend itself against Israeli attacks.

The Palestinian prime minister has vowed that his Hamas-led government will not give in to force, saying Israel has to halt its Gaza offensive if it wants to free a captured soldier.