Thursday, February 22, 2007

02/22/07

* Quartet demands new PA gov't recognize Israel Revived Quartet of Middle East peace negotiators underscore demand that any Palestinian government must recognize Israel.

* Temple Mount Re-Opened to Jews Israeli excavation works at the Rambam (Mughrabi) Gate ramp - leading from the Western Wall plaza to the Temple Mount - evoked Arab rioting and criticism of Israel by Arab leaders.

* Poll: 75 percent of Israelis want to be in EU A full 75 percent of Israelis would like Israel to be part of the European Union, and 11 percent said they would leave Israel if they were granted EU citizenship.

* UN Training PLO Forces in Gaza to Amass Along Israel Border According to the British Daily Telegraph, the UN training operation is being kept far away from the media.

* Peretz urges Israel to avoid verbal escalation with Syria Responding to a Haaretz report that Syria is boosting its army and moving troops closer to its border with Israel.

* Poland to push for 'dark' side to EU birthday text Poland wants the EU's upcoming 50th birthday declaration to mention the "dark" side of recent European history.

* Sheikh Raed Salah to be investigated for incitement Islamic Movement Northern Front leader Sheikh Raed Salah was placed under criminal investigation by the head of the Special Tasks Division in the State Attorney's Office.

* World Powers Await IAEA Report on Iran Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said Thursday that the U.S. and its allies would use the U.N. Security Council and other "available channels" to bring Tehran back to negotiations over its nuclear program.

* Toxic gas latest insurgent weapon in Iraq Deadly and debilitating chlorine gas has been added to the arsenal of weapons fueling the explosive insurgency in Iraq.

* 'Most J'lem kids will be Arab by 2020' The majority of Jerusalem's children will be Arab by 2020 if current trends continue.