Israel ‘clears West Bank land for settler homes’ | Maan News Agency

Israel has bulldozed land slated for settler homes in the West Bank, a local official said Tuesday, ahead of a visit by the top US diplomat to boost peace talks.

\”The occupation (Israeli) authorities informed us, through notifications to landowners, that new settler homes would be built in the village of Al-Mazraa al-Qabaliya,\” Abdallah Lawadeh told AFP.

The 255 homes are among some 800 slated for construction by Israel since October.

Palestinian landowners were given two months to \”present objections to the decision,\” Lawadeh said, but \”the authorities did not wait for those to be filed, already bulldozing the land and setting up temporary housing for Israelis,\” he said.

Israeli settlement watchdog Peace Now said the army had approved on Nov. 7 the construction of the 255 units in the Israeli settlement Nahlei Tal.

via Israel ‘clears West Bank land for settler homes’ | Maan News Agency.

Settlers take over building near Hebron mosque | Maan News Agency

Israeli settlers moved chairs and furniture into a building in Hebron\’s Old City on Tuesday in an attempt to take over the property, official news agency Wafa reported Tuesday.

Hijazi Abu Sneineh, an official at the Ibrahimi Mosque, said that settlers brought hundreds of chairs into the building, indicating that they intend to turn the Budairi building into a Jewish prayer area.

The settler presence in the area could cause tension with local Palestinians as the building is located on a road leading to the mosque.

Hebron is a frequent site of clashes due to the presence of 500 Israeli settlers in the Old City, many of whom have illegally occupied Palestinian houses and forcibly removed the original inhabitants. They are protected by thousands of Israeli soldiers.

via Settlers take over building near Hebron mosque | Maan News Agency.

Hundreds of settlers escorted to Joseph’s Tomb near Nablus | Maan News Agency

Part of an ongoing campaign by extremists and the current government to “establish” religious claim to Palestinian territory by Israel – Hundreds of Israeli settlers escorted by Israeli troops arrived at Joseph\’s Tomb near Balata refugee camp east of Nablus early Tuesday morning.

Local sources told a Ma\’an reporter that ten Israeli military vehicles escorted dozens of settlers\’ buses to visit the site at dawn in northern West Bank.

Settlers performed religious rites throughout the early morning hours.

While the settlers visited the site, a number of Palestinian young men gathered in the area hurling stones and empty bottles at Israeli soldiers.

via Hundreds of settlers escorted to Joseph’s Tomb near Nablus | Maan News Agency.

How serious is this H7N9 flu? Read this! Avian Flu Diary: HK CHP: Notification Letter To Doctors On H7N9 Case

Dear Doctors,

A Confirmed case of Human Infection with Avian Influenza A(H7N9) virus and Activation of Serious Response Level of Government’s Preparedness Plan I would like to draw your attention to a confirmed case  of human infection with avian influenza A(H7N9) virus in Hong Kong. The patient  is a 36-year-old Indonesian maid. She lives with her employer\’s family (six family members)  in Tuen Mun in Hong Kong.

 

She had onset of cough on 21 November 2013 and developed fever on 22 November. She sought medical attention from two general practitioners on 25 and 26 November.  She developed shortness of breath on 27  November and attended Accident and Emergency Department of Tuen Mun hospital (TMH) and chest X-ray on admission showed right lower lobe consolidation.  She was admitted to TMH and was transferred to intensive care unit for treatment on 29 November.  Her condition deteriorated and she was transferred to Queen Mary Hospital for extracorporeal membrane oxygenation on 30 November by ambulance.

 

Her nasopharyngeal swabs and aspirates were tested positive by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) for influenza A and H7 and N9 on 2 December, confirming the diagnosis of influenza A (H7N9) by Public Health Laboratory Services Branch (PHLSB) of the Centre for Health Protection (CHP).  Her current condition is critical.

via Avian Flu Diary: HK CHP: Notification Letter To Doctors On H7N9 Case.

Middle East Digest: November Edition

Nervana

This is my second monthly selection of news, reports, and articles covering  the Middle East (except Egypt). I hope you find useful.

Main Headlines

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Egyptian Aak. Week 48 ( Nov 25- Dec1)

over and over and over again till we get it right? Hope so.

Nervana

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Boris Johnson slashes number of deadly sins across London in bid to privatise greed

Good luck Boris – question is who will bid higher than you?

Pride's Purge

(satire?)

London Mayor Boris Johnson has announced greed and envy are to be sold off to private developers as part of his plans to reduce the seven deadly sins across London to just five.

In a controversial speech on Friday, Mr Johnson revealed he was planning to allow city developers to take over the entire provision of greed and envy in the capital – with the majority of the remaining five vices to be rebranded and officially downgraded from ‘cardinal’ to ‘pretty good’.

The announcement comes only weeks after Mr Johnson also announced a drastic reduction in the number of graces in the capital from three to just one – with Hope and Charity to be axed altogether leaving only Faith to be outsourced to G4S in what one insider described as “a multi-million pound deal”.

G4S has long been regarded as one of the world’s leading experts in the…

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