New Art Space 200m from West Bank Checkpoint

 I thought this was interesting: via nettime.--- Conference for the Project LIMINAL SPACES   10/ 11/ 12 March 2006. The conference will include the inauguration of a new art space 200 m away from the largest checkpoint of the West Bank, separating...

Who Will Fund Hamas

"So if Canada joins the U.S. and Israel and doesn't fund the new Hamas government in Palestine, who will? Well who do you think. Iran offers to fund Hamas government, says report , Saudis won't sign on to US isolation of Hamas"

Iran Offers Aid for Palestinian Authority

"AP - Iran on Wednesday offered to help finance a Palestinian Authority run by the Hamas militant group, state radio reported."

Russia to sell Palestinians arms if Israel agrees (Reuters)

"Reuters - Russian Defense Minister Sergei Ivanov said on Friday Moscow would supply military hardware to the Palestinian Authority only if Israel agreed."

Hamas resists pressure to recognize Israel (Reuters)

"Reuters - Defying international pressure, the militant Islamic group Hamas said on Friday it would never recognize Israel but might be willing to negotiate terms for a temporary truce with the Jewish state."

Israel Rules Out Contact With Hamas (AP)

"AP - Israel's acting prime minister on Sunday ruled out contacts with a Palestinian government led by Hamas unless the Islamic group renounces violence, and the defense minister threatened to "liquidate" militants if they attack Israelis."

Palestinian Gunmen Take Over EU Office (AP)

"AP - Masked gunmen on Monday briefly took over a European Union office to protest a Danish newspaper's publication of cartoons deemed insulting to Islam's Prophet Muhammad, the latest in a wave of violent denunciations of the caricatures across the Islamic world."

Rice Wants Nations to End Hamas Govt. Aid (AP)

"AP - The United States wants other nations to cut off aid to a Hamas-led Palestinian government, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said ahead of an international strategy session on Mideast peace prospects."

Hamas urges EU not to cut aid

HAMAS appealed to the European Union on Monday not to cut vital aid to the Palestinian government following the resistance group’s election victory, BBC reported.

Aid for Palestinians in jeopardy by major powers (Reuters)

"Reuters - Future funding for the Palestinian Authority is in jeopardy as the major peace brokers in the Middle East meet on Monday to plot how to deal with a new Palestinian government led by militant group Hamas."