Date: May 13th 2008

Palestine : Opinion/Editorial:

REMEMBERING 1948 AND LOOKING TO THE FUTURE
By Ali Abunimah, The Electronic Intifada, 13 May 2008

This month Israel marks the 60th anniversary of its
founding. But amidst the festivities including visits by
international celebrities and politicians there is deep
unease -- Israel has skeletons in its closet that it has
tried hard to hide, and anxieties about an uncertain
future which make many Israelis question whether the state
will celebrate an 80th birthday. EI co-founder Ali
Abunimah comments.

http://electronicintifada.net/v2/article9536.shtml

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Lebanon : Opinion/Editorial:

BUSH TOUR DIMINISHED BY HIZBALLAH SHOW OF FORCE
By Jim Lobe, Electronic Lebanon, 13 May 2008

WASHINGTON, 12 May (IPS) - While this week's trip by US
President George W. Bush to Israel, Saudi Arabia and Egypt
was never conceived as a triumphant "victory lap" around
the region, the swift rout of US-backed forces by
Lebanon's Hizballah Friday has provided yet another vivid
illustration of the rapid decline in Washington's
influence in the Middle East during his tenure.

http://electronicintifada.net/v2/article9535.shtml

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Lebanon : Diaries: Live from Lebanon:

BEHIND BEIRUT'S SPORT CITY
By Rami Zurayk, Live from Lebanon, 13 May 2008

Najwa cleans the houses of the rich in Beirut. She lives
with her son in the limbo spreading between the Stadium
(Cite Sportive) and the Sabra Palestinian camp.
Sociologists often refer to the Palestinian camps in
Lebanon as a "space of exclusion": the laws governing life
in the camps are different from those governing life in
the rest of Lebanon. Najwa's neighborhood is an exclusion
from the exclusion: no laws apply there. Rami Zurayk
writes from Beirut.

http://electronicintifada.net/v2/article9539.shtml

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Palestine : Diaries: Live from Palestine:

GAZA RESIDENTS QUEUE OVERNIGHT FOR COOKING GAS
By Rami Almeghari, Live from Palestine, 13 May 2008

Gaza's 1.5 million residents need at least 300 to 350 tons
of cooking gas on a daily basis, yet according to
al-Khozendar, Israel is important less than half the
necessary fuel. The shortage of gas has further restricted
the movement of Palestinians in Gaza throughout the
region, causing motorists to improvise their means of fuel
and paralyzing the transportation sector. Late January of
this year Israeli Prime Minister stated that "We will not
let the residents of Gaza lead a comfortable and pleasant
life" so long as rockets are fired from the Strip, EI
correspondent Rami Almeghari writes from Gaza.

http://electronicintifada.net/v2/article9534.shtml

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