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News Sharon postpones demolition of Gaza synagogues despite high court ruling
Sharon postpones demolition of Gaza synagogues despite high court ruling
Sara R. Parsowith
September 8, 2005 08:39:00 pm

Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon Thursday night postponed the demolition of synagogues in the evacuated Gaza Strip despite an Israeli High Court decision earlier Thursday to permit the destruction of synagogues that could...

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News Hunger strike at Gitmo enters second month
Hunger strike at Gitmo enters second month
Sara R. Parsowith
September 8, 2005 08:09:00 pm

A US military spokesman said Thursday that a hunger strike of prisoners at the US terror-suspect detention camp at Guantanamo Bay has entered its second month. Some prisoners are now being force-fed via tubes and through...

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News US judge halts deportation of Egyptian for fear of torture
US judge halts deportation of Egyptian for fear of torture
Sara R. Parsowith
September 8, 2005 07:05:00 pm

US Immigration Judge Kenneth Hurewitz has ruled that Basuyouy Mamdouh Ebaid should not be deported because he would likely be tortured in his native Egypt. Ebaid was found on a terrorist watch list for praising Osama bin Laden [Wikipedia...

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