Imam Khamenei calls for punitive action against the U.S. and “Israel”…(1)

Leader of the Islamic Nation Imam Ayatollah Ali Khamenei called on Arab states on Wednesday to stop selling oil to countries backing “Israel” as a punishment for “Israeli” attacks on Palestinians.

``Muslim countries, mainly Arabs, should seriously punish the Zionist Entity and its backers - both politically and economically,'' Khamenei said on state television.

``They can cut off the flow of oil and organize waves of public protests against them,'' Khamenei said in a speech to a group of Muslim clerics.

More than 260 Palestinians, have been killed in a two-month uprising.

Imam Khamenei also condemned the full U.S. support for the Zionist Entity.

"The western world and the U.S. are still staring at crimes perpetrated by the Zionist usurper against the innocent Palestinians," said Imam Khamenei.

Lebano complains to UN over new “Israeli” air violation…(2)

“ Lebanon protested Thursday to the United Nations over a new “Israeli” violation of its airspace, the foreign ministry said.

The protest note was handed to UN Secretary General Kofi Annan's office by Lebanon's ambassador to the UN, Salim Tadmouri.

Lebanese police said “Israeli” warplanes overflew Beirut at low altitude overnight Wednesday, as well as the port cities of Sidon and Tyre and other towns of southern Lebanon.

Beirut has filed repeated complaints to the United Nations over “Israeli” violations of its airspace, which the UN said totalled 123 for the month to November 8.

Hariri dismisses UN demand for troops on border…(3)

Prime Minister Rafik Hariri rejected UN requests that Lebanon deploy its army along the southern border on Thursday, saying the United Nations must first press “Israel” to comply with Lebanese demands.
“The army will not solve the problem. If we send the army, will “Israel” leave the Shebaa Farms? If we send the army will “Israel” free our Lebanese citizens?” Hariri said in an interview with Reuters. “Surely not, so “Israel” wants us to do what suits “Israel”. We’ll do what suits us.”
The UN Security Council said last week Lebanon risked a renewed conflict unless it deployed troops and administrators along the border.
Lebanon maintained that it would not deploy the army on the border, arguing that it would only serve to protect “Israel”.
Hariri also praised Syria’s role in Lebanon and dismissed calls for a Syrian withdrawal, saying “these voices represented a minority.” He said the Syrian army had reduced its presence in Beirut, the South and the North and has handed security over to the Lebanese Army.
Hariri also warned that “Israel’s” violence against Palestinians was forcing even the most moderate Arab countries into the hard-line camp and radicalizing the entire Arab world.
“The Arabs are ready for peace, but they cannot accept any peace, and as in “Israel” there is public opinion, we also have public opinion,” he said.
He said most Arab countries made a strategic decision to embark on the peace process, launched in Madrid in 1991, to end more than 50 years of enmity between “Israel” and its Arab neighbors. “Israel”, he maintains, was the one destroying the whole process.
- “Israeli” warplanes flew at low altitude over Beirut and the southern suburbs early Thursday morning. The government submitted a new complaint to the UN Security Council Thursday regarding the continued violations of Lebanese airspace.
The Foreign Ministry asked that the new complaint be added to numerous others submitted by Lebanon since “Israel” withdrew its troops in May, and considered it a new violation of UN Security Council Resolution 425.

Tens of armed confrontations between Palestinians and “Israeli” occupations…(4)

In response to continuous “Israeli” terrorist acts against Palestinians, the range of operations against the occupation extended and Palestinian Intifadah fighters used machine guns, bombs, and mortars in Gaza strip to target “Israeli” positions.

“Israeli” television stations said at least one “Israeli” soldier was killed and at least ten were wounded in Gaza attacks.

Meanwhile, “Israeli” forces assassinated a member of Izzeddine al-Qassam Brigade, military wing of Hamas, in the West Bank town of Nablus.

Moreover, funerals in Gaza took place for five Palestinians killed Wednesday by “Israeli” troops. Four of the five are members of Fatah Arafat's faction who were cold-bloodedly killed when “Israeli” troops and tanks shot at two cars carrying them, although they stopped at the check-point.

“Israeli” warplanes also bombed a prison where the Palestinian Authority detains members of Hamas and the Islamic Jihad Movement.

It was reported that more than fifteen armed confrontations broke out between Palestinian fighters and “Israel” soldiers in Gaza strip. The clashes erupted especially in Rafah, Khan Younis, and the crossing points of Eretz and al-Tuffah.

Battles also erupted in different points in the West Bank.

Amid the military escalation 80% of settlers from West Bank and Gaza strip colonies fled to  territories occupied since 1948.

Hamas' military wing claimed responsibility for car bombing in "al-Khudaira"…(5)

The military wing of the Islamic Resistance Movement,Hamas, claimed responsibility on Thursday for a car bombing in al-Khudaira town (Hadera) on Wednesday which killed two “Israelis” and wounded 62.

``We in the Izz el-Deen al-Qassam Brigades are responsible for the martyrdom operation, the heroic operation in al-Khudaira," an anonymous phone caller told Reuters.

The brigades were the second group to claim responsibility for the attack. The earlier claim was from a previously unknown group calling itself the Islamic Revolution for the Liberation of Palestine.

The Izz el-Deen al-Qassam Brigades had issued a statement before Wednesday's attack warning “Israel” that it would attack “Israeli” targets to avenge army ``massacres'' of Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza Strip.

The car-bomb blast blew up a bus which was lifted off the ground and thrown into a shop front in al-Khudaira town (Hadera), midway between Tel Abib and Haifa. In addition to 2 “Israeli” killed directly, 3 others were reported clinically dead.

Footnotes:

1-     Manar TV, 23-11-2000.

2-     AFP, 23-11-2000.

3-     The Daily Star, 24-11-2000.

4-     Manar TV, 23-11-2000.

5-     Same source.