Tuesday, June 14, 2011

06/14/11

* Syria faces US pressure to stop crackdown The US has renewed calls on Syria to halt its crackdown on anti-government protests.

* Eastern Europe new battleground in Mideast rift Warsaw and Prague might seem like unlikely battlegrounds in the Middle East conflict.

* Police Training to Stop Mass Invasion of Arab Protesters Police are conducting a large-scale training exercise in preparation for a possible massive Arab from Judea and Samaria in September.

* Syrian army pursues 'scorched earth' campaign Syrian armed forces continued a "scorched earth" campaign near the country's borders with Turkey and Iraq.

* New Egypt? 7,000 civilians jailed since Mubarak fell Egypt's military rulers told human rights advocates Monday that at least 7,000 civilians have been sentenced to prison.

* China rebukes US over South China Sea disputes China criticized the U.S. on Tuesday over a senator's call for multilateral negotiations to resolve festering territorial disputes in the South China Sea.

* Besieged Ghetto? Gaza Water Park Opens Influenced by Arab and leftist propaganda, the world sees Gaza as a ghetto under siege by the cruel Israeli army.

* Antiquities Robbers Caught Red Handed The Unit for the Prevention of Antiquities Theft in the Antiquities Authority has staged a successful operation in which Arab antiquities robbers were caught red-handed while digging at an archaeological site.

* Hamas nominates Haniyeh to head government Several days after Fatah nominated Salam Fayyad to head the new Palestinian government, Hamas announced it was pushing for Ismail Haniyeh's appointment.

* Poland seeks new status in EU arena Poland hopes that its upcoming EU presidency will complete its transformation from a prickly newcomer to an established member of the EU elite.