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Palestinian
Gunmen Kill Settler in Hebron Attack
New York Times, January 17, 2003
HEBRON, West Bank (Reuters) - Palestinian gunmen opened fire on
a Jewish settler home in the divided West Bank city of Hebron on
Friday, killing a settler before one of the attackers was shot dead,
Israeli sources said.
Israel
destroy 16 houses, expel 40 Palestinian families from their homes
Arabic News, January 17, 2003
The Israeli forces yesterday demolished 16 Palestinian houses, 13
of them are in Rafah in Gaza and the other three in the West Bank.
The Israeli forces also evacuated 40 Palestinian families from the
southern quarters in Qabatya from their houses on charges of taking
part in Intifada activities.
Israel
Intensifying Efforts to Ward Off Suicide Bombings
New York Times, January 17, 2003
JERUSALEM, Jan. 17 — The Israeli Army has rounded up scores
of Palestinians this week in a stepped-up campaign ahead of elections
set for Jan 28. Beginning on Tuesday, 20 to 30 people a day have
been taken into custody, usually in raids looking for a specific
suspect, according to reports.
Hamas
rejects Egyptian proposal to halt suicide attacks in Israel
Ha'aretz, January 17, 2003
A senior Hamas official said Friday his group will not stop its
suicide attacks in Israel, ahead of inter-Palestinian talks in Cairo
aimed at reaching a truce, which he said will start January 22.
Hamas
says American targets fair game if U.S. attacks Iraq
Ha'aretz, January 17, 2003
Muslims and Arabs will attack American targets everywhere if the
United States goes to war against Iraq, a senior member of the militant
Islamic movement Hamas said in Gaza on Friday.
Intolerable
and Inhumane Conduct at the Interior Ministry
Jerusalem Center for Social and Economic Rights, January 11, 2003
The painful, inhumane scene outside the Israeli Interior Ministry’s
offices in Nablus St, East Jerusalem does not reflect the bitter
reality of Palestinian Jerusalemites. The long queues are part of
a scene that begins at night and continues through the following
morning. Palestinians of different ages have to wait hours in cold
weather and burning sun, because of a lack of adequate waiting rooms.
IDF
arrests four planning suicide bombs
Ha'aretz, January 17, 2003
Four of the 35 Palestinians arrested by the IDF in the West Bank
yesterday were planning to carry out suicide bomb attacks against
Israelis.
Clear
consensus for Quartet’s efforts to settle Middle East crisis,
Security Council told
United Nations News, January 16, 2003
16 January – There is a clear consensus within the international
community of support for the diplomatic Quartet’s efforts
to reach a permanent settlement to the situation in the Middle East
based on two sovereign states, living side-by-side in peace and
security, a senior United Nations official told the Security Council
today.
Yesha
wants a fence, but not on Green Line
Ha'aretz, January 17, 2003
The Yesha Council of Jewish settlements is preparing a blueprint
for a fence to separate Israelis and Palestinians along a line east
of the Green Line. In a number of regional councils in the territories,
the blueprint for their area has already been drawn up and the Defense
Ministry has received copies.
U.S.
boosts military contacts with Israel
Ha'aretz, January 17, 2003
The United States is raising the level of its military coordination
with Israel in advance of its expected war against Iraq.
Paris
Conference Slams War on Charities After 9-11
Islam Online, January 17, 2003
RIYADH, January 17 (IslamOnline) – The Paris conference on
charity and humanitarian societies, which concluded Thursday,
January 16, reiterated opposition to the declared war on all charities
under the pretext of terror combat.
Foreign
bishops avoid taking sides in Middle East conflict
Jerusalem Post, January 17, 2003
Catholic bishops from Europe and North America concluded a meeting
in Jerusalem on Thursday by expressing solidarity with Christians
in the Holy Land, but the clerics avoided making the type of political
statement that is often typical of such gatherings.
US
leaders 'among world's least trusted'
BBC, January 15, 2003
Only in China did more than half of citizens believe the world was
heading for a better future, the 15-country WEF survey revealed.
-- US leaders are among the least trusted in the world, a survey
identifying growing disquiet in global affairs has revealed. Only
a quarter of 15,000 citizens polled place faith in US chiefs, compared
with 42% who trusted UN leaders.
Palestinian
Red Crescent Society: Weekly Press Release for the period 5-11 January
2003
Palestinian Red Crescent Society, January 11, 2003
This week witnessed a sharp 5 fold increase in Israeli army violations
of the Fourth Geneva Convention and the Universal Declaration of
Human Rights by searching and denying access to PRCS ambulances
and its medical teams in Nablus, Jericho, Jenin, Tulkarem, Senjel
and Qalqilya. Israeli soldiers also threatened medical
teams and harassed patients inside the ambulances.
Israel
closes Palestinian educational institutions in Hebron
LAW Society, January 15, 2003
Israeli military forces yesterday evening (Tuesday, January 14)
issued a military order to close two educational institutions in
Hebron, Hebron University, and the Palestinian Polytechnic for fourteen
days, renewable for up to six months, for ‘security’
reasons.
Mentally
disabled man and children killed; Homes sealed & demolished
in J’lem
LAW Society, January 15, 2003
Two youths from Tulkarem and a mentally disabled man from Qabatiyya
were killed today. A home was demolished in Qabatiyya; another in
Jerusalem and three others sealed in Silwan.
Belgium
may revive Sharon war crimes case
The Guardian, January 17, 2003
Belgium is to make changes to its internationally contentious global
war crimes legislation which risk resurrecting a politically sensitive
case against the Israeli prime minister, Ariel Sharon.
US
equips Israel with Patriot missile batteries
The Guardian, January 17, 2003
Faith in anti-Scud system that failed in 1991 -- The US has sent
Patriot air-defence batteries and 600 soldiers to Israel to help
protect it against missile attack in the event of a war with Iraq,
in a move aimed at keeping the Sharon government out of the conflict.
Space
trip puts Israeli in a spin
The Guardian, January 17, 2003
It took a sceptical Israeli newspaper to drag an exhilarated Israeli
public back to earth yesterday as the country's first astronaut
blasted off aboard the space shuttle Columbia.
Palestinians
Threaten Americans at Pro - Iraq Rally
New York Times, January 17, 2003
GAZA (Reuters) - Muslims and Arabs will attack American targets
everywhere if the United States goes to war against Iraq, a senior
member of the militant Islamic movement Hamas said in Gaza on Friday.
One
Israeli killed, three wounded in Hebron shooting attack
Ha'aretz, January 17, 2003
One Israeli was killed and three others were wounded in a shooting
attack just before 8 P.M. Friday evening in the divided West Bank
city of Hebron. Among the wounded were a father and his four-year
old daughter, who both suffered moderate injuries.
Lieberman
candidacy could halt U.S. Jews' shift to right
Ha'aretz, January 17, 2003
American Jews' traditional association with the Democratic Party
is waning in light of a shift rightward in favor of the Republican
Party and, in particular, in favor of President George W. Bush,
according to a new survey.
Netanyahu:
Let all Israelis abroad vote
Ha'aretz, January 17, 2003
Foreign Minister Benjamin Netanyahu yesterday said he supports allowing
Israeli citizens living abroad, including those who are not state
employees, to vote in elections.
Labor
Party members left reeling by polls and dissent
Ha'aretz, January 17, 2003
The Labor Party was in somber mood yesterday, as members internalized
the latest round of opinion polls, which show their party slipping
back down to around the 20-seat mark.
Green
issues, but not parties, find a place in the election campaign
Ha'aretz, January 17, 2003
Every time there are elections, Israel's various environmental organizations
hope that this time around, the main parties will dedicate a sizeable
portion of their platforms to Green issues. And every time, their
hopes are dashed.
Israel's
new political force targets ultra-Orthodox Jews
The Independent, January 17, 2003
Israel goes to the polls in ten days, and for once the Palestinians
are not the only ones being presented as the enemy. Haredim, ultra-Orthodox
Jews, are also being attacked by an emerging political party in
what is the real surprise of this campaign.
Likud,
Shinui lack surplus vote deals
Jerusalem Post, January 17, 2003
Nearly every party expected to pass the electoral threshold signed
a surplus vote agreement ahead of Friday's deadline, to ensure that
votes above the number needed for an additional mandate are not
wasted. The only parties left without a partner are Likud and Shinui.
Settlers
hope to push Herut past threshold
Jerusalem Post, January 17, 2003
Posters apologizing for a previous recommendation not to vote for
Herut, the farthest-right party running in the election, were plastered
throughout the settlements this week.
Give
Us Your Vote & Guarantee Paradise: Israel’s Shas
Islam Online, January 17, 2003
CAIRO, January 16 (IslamOnline) - “Dear Israeli citizens,
we guarantee Paradise for you. Just give us your vote in the upcoming
elections and we will give you back an amulet, which protects the
wearer against evil and envy, and an authenticated document carrying
the party’s seal, and the gates of Paradise gates will be
thrown open for you,” Israel’s Shas party is telling
voters.
Annan
recommends continued presence of UN force in southern Lebanon
United Nations News, January 15, 2003
15 January – The situation in southern Lebanon has returned
to one of general stability with sporadic incidents of hostility
between Lebanon and Israel, United Nations Secretary-General Kofi
Annan says in his latest report on the UN Interim Force in Lebanon
(UNIFIL).
Syrian
reporter jailed for revealing war plans
The Guardian, January 17, 2003
The Foreign Office condemned Syria yesterday for jailing one of
the most popular and respected journalists in the Middle East, Ibrahim
Hamidi, the Damascus bureau chief of the pan-Arab Al-Hayat newspaper.
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