Important News
- Occupation forces raze land in Jenin-area town to construct a colonial road
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- President Abbas congratulates Brazil's Lula da Silva on his re-election, expresses appreciation for Brazil’s supportive stance toward Palestine
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- Palestinian woman injured in colonists' attack south of Hebron
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- Hebron: Israel demolishes shops in Bani Naim and arrests two brothers from Al-Dhahiriya
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- 488 Palestinian families affected by the ongoing Israeli aggression in Hebron, says municipality
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- One Palestinian killed, others wounded in Israeli strike on neighborhood, west of Gaza
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- Death toll in the Gaza Strip rises to 74,555, with 175,727 injured since the start of the aggression
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- Occupation forces raid Qalqilya and subject two young men to field interrogation
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- Ramallah: Occupation forces raid homes in Deir Abu Mishal, Deir Ammar and Jamala villages
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- Occupation forces raze asphalt speed bumps on the road connecting Jenin and Nablus
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- Occupation forces detain citizen and destroy agricultural structure in Bethlehem
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- Brazil's President Lula da Silva wins historic 4th term
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- Jordan: Security forces capture three terrorists involved in church attack
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- Human rights organizations urge Trump administration and Congress to halt Israeli ethnic cleansing in the West Bank
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Costa Rica to Transfer Embassy from Jerusalem to Tel Aviv
SAN JOSE', August 17, 2006 (WAFA) -President of Costa Rica, Oscar Arias, said Wednesday his government had decided to transfer its embassy in Israel from Jerusalem to Tel Aviv.
President Arias said at a meeting of top lawmakers that the decision was aimed at adhering to UN resolutions and gaining more friends in the Middle East, especially those in the Arab world.
"It's time for us to correct a historic mistake that hurts us internationally and deprives us of almost all forms of friendship with the Arab world," said President Arias, the Nobel Peace Prize winner in 1987.
Former President of Costa Rica Luis Alberto Monge adopted in 1982 a resolution to transfer the Costa Rican Embassy in Tel Aviv to Jerusalem.
The Palestinian Embassy to Cuba pointed out that President Arias, by adopting the resolution, is implementing his electoral promises that consistent with the his stances in solidarity with the Palestinian people.
This move of Costa Rica will leave El Salvador as the only country with an embassy in Jerusalem.
E.B. (13:21 P) (10:21 GMT)
