Iran: Israel exploiting World Cup
Iranian student unions say Israel timed Gaza offensive to coincide with soccer games to divert attention
Dudy Cohen
A spokesperson for the association of Iranian student unions said on Tuesday that Israel is exploiting the World Cup soccer games in Germany to continue its aggression against the Palestinians.
"It is forbidden to allow Israel to continue its attacks in the occupied territory while exploiting for evil the World Cup games," said Mohsen Maksoudi.
On Monday, Hamas' representative in Tehran Abu Osaman Abdel Moaata met with extreme student unions which included the Student Union for Supporting Palestine, Student Foundation for the Destruction of Israel, Union of Students Seeking Justice, and the Front of Young World Islam.
According to the Mehr news agency, the Hamas official called on Prime Minister Ehud Olmert to halt Israel's offensive in the Gaza Strip and said Corporal Gilad Shalit will never be released.
"The army's operation in Gaza endangers the life of your soldier because an artillery shell can hit and kill him," he said.
http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3270970,00.html
Nth Korea tests 'long-rang missile'
July 05, 2006
NORTH Korea has test fired the long-range Taepodong 2 missile capable of reaching the US states of Alaska or Hawaii, reports have said.
CNN has reported the missile was the last of three test fired today, but it failed in flight.
The earlier test fires were of smaller missiles.
One was fired at around 4.30am AEST and the other just after 5.00am AEST, Kyodo news agency reported, quoting an unnamed Japanese government source.
Both missiles landed in the Sea of Japan about 500 to 600 kilometres off the western coast of Japan's main northern island of Hokkaido less than 10 minutes after they were fired, the report said.
A Pentagon spokesman said the US was investigating the reports.
Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi said last Thursday that he and US President George W. Bush had agreed to impose unspecified "pressures" on North Korea if it launches a long-range missile.
The United States had been monitoring a potential launch of a Taepodong 2 missile and Mr Bush criticised North Korea last Thursday - during a meeting with Mr Koizumi - that Pyongyang had failed to inform the world of its missile intentions.
Japan is particularly sensitive to such moves by North Korea, which in 1998 fired a Taepodong-1 missile over Japan into the Pacific, prompting Tokyo and Washington to step up co-operation to build missile defences.
http://dailytelegraph.news.com.au/story/0,20281,19690886-5001028,00.html
Iranian student unions say Israel timed Gaza offensive to coincide with soccer games to divert attention
Dudy Cohen
A spokesperson for the association of Iranian student unions said on Tuesday that Israel is exploiting the World Cup soccer games in Germany to continue its aggression against the Palestinians.
"It is forbidden to allow Israel to continue its attacks in the occupied territory while exploiting for evil the World Cup games," said Mohsen Maksoudi.
On Monday, Hamas' representative in Tehran Abu Osaman Abdel Moaata met with extreme student unions which included the Student Union for Supporting Palestine, Student Foundation for the Destruction of Israel, Union of Students Seeking Justice, and the Front of Young World Islam.
According to the Mehr news agency, the Hamas official called on Prime Minister Ehud Olmert to halt Israel's offensive in the Gaza Strip and said Corporal Gilad Shalit will never be released.
"The army's operation in Gaza endangers the life of your soldier because an artillery shell can hit and kill him," he said.
http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3270970,00.html
Nth Korea tests 'long-rang missile'
July 05, 2006
NORTH Korea has test fired the long-range Taepodong 2 missile capable of reaching the US states of Alaska or Hawaii, reports have said.
CNN has reported the missile was the last of three test fired today, but it failed in flight.
The earlier test fires were of smaller missiles.
One was fired at around 4.30am AEST and the other just after 5.00am AEST, Kyodo news agency reported, quoting an unnamed Japanese government source.
Both missiles landed in the Sea of Japan about 500 to 600 kilometres off the western coast of Japan's main northern island of Hokkaido less than 10 minutes after they were fired, the report said.
A Pentagon spokesman said the US was investigating the reports.
Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi said last Thursday that he and US President George W. Bush had agreed to impose unspecified "pressures" on North Korea if it launches a long-range missile.
The United States had been monitoring a potential launch of a Taepodong 2 missile and Mr Bush criticised North Korea last Thursday - during a meeting with Mr Koizumi - that Pyongyang had failed to inform the world of its missile intentions.
Japan is particularly sensitive to such moves by North Korea, which in 1998 fired a Taepodong-1 missile over Japan into the Pacific, prompting Tokyo and Washington to step up co-operation to build missile defences.
http://dailytelegraph.news.com.au/story/0,20281,19690886-5001028,00.html
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