Israeli
forces kill one Palestinian every three hours
Palestine Monitor, January 27, 2003
“The Israelis have now killed 16 Palestinians in the last
48 hours – an average of one Palestinian every three hours
– with no serious objections coming from the international
community,” said Palestinian human rights activist Dr Mustafa
Barghouthi, speaking from Ramallah today. “This silence
in the face of such whole-scale slaughter is simply unconscionable.”
Israel
Kills A 6-Year-Old Palestinian As Gazans Bury their Dead
Islam Online, January 27, 2003
RAFAH, GAZA, January 26 (IslamOnline & News Agencies) - A
six-year-old Palestinian boy was killed by Israeli tank fire Sunday,
January 26, in the southern Gaza Strip town of Rafah while he
was playing with his brother near the border with Egypt, as Gazans
buried the 13 Palestinian killed by Israel a day before.
Hamas,
Islamic Jihad reject Egyptian cease-fire plan
Ha'aretz, January 27, 2003
CAIRO, Egypt - Two militant Islamic groups said Monday they have
turned down an Egyptian proposal to halt bombings and shootings
of Israelis, a truce call that had been aimed at clearing the
way for a possible resumption of the Middle East peace process.
High
Court justices vehemently criticize Hebron curfew
Ha'aretz, January 27, 2003
The High Court justices on Monday vehemently criticized the IDF
conduct toward the Palestinian residents of Hebron following the
murder of settler Natanel Ozeri.
Fear
of Israeli Reoccupation Grips Gaza
Reuters, January 27, 2003
GAZA (Reuters) - Fear of an Israeli invasion gripped Palestinians
in the Gaza Strip Monday as they cleared away the rubble left
after Israel's deepest incursion into Gaza City in two years of
fighting.
IDF
lifts curfews but Palestinians barred from entering Israel ahead
of vote
Jerusalem Post, January 27, 2003
The IDF on Monday lifted curfews in the West Bank cities of Tulkarm,
Jenin, Hebron, Kalkilya and Ramallah to allow residents to stock
up on supplies, however, a blockade remains on most of the cities
to prevent Palestinians entering into Israel until after the elections.
US
pressed over Palestinians
BBC, January 26, 2003
Israel has clamped down again on the territories -- King Abdullah
of Jordan has called on America to do more to focus world attention
on the situation in the Palestinian territories.
Shas
spiritual leader reverses ruling on territorial concession
Jerusalem Post, January 27, 2003
Yosef now says that territorial compromise endangers lives, therefore
is forbidden. -- Shas spiritual leader Ovadia Yosef reversed an
earlier halachic ruling allowing territorial compromise if it
would save lives.
Officer
foils West Bank retaliation citing 'innocent Palestinian casualties'
Jerusalem Post, January 27, 2003
An IDF intelligence officer was ousted from his post for disrupting
an IAF plan to attack terrorist targets in the West Bank following
the double suicide bomb attack in Tel Aviv's Neveh Sha'anan quarter
in which 23 Israelis and foreigners were killed last month.
Israel
kills12 Palestinians; Hamas: the reply will be different, Palestinian
blood is not cheap
Arabic News, January 27, 2003
On the fall of the Israeli elections, 12 Palestinians were killed
and other 51 wounded in an aggression by the Israeli army tanks
and planes against gaza.
Palestinian
accuses US of backtracking on Quartet 'road map'
Jerusalem Post, January 27, 2003
A Palestinian minister today accused the United States of backtracking
from the so-called "road map" peace plan supported by the Quartet
of nations, including the US, Europe, Russia and the UN.
ISM:
Nazlat Issa - The Struggle Continues
International Solidarity Movement, January 27, 2003
Part One: On Jan. 21 in Nazlat Issa, in the occupied West Bank,
Israeli bulldozers accompanied by some 300 Israeli soldiers and
Border Police, destroyed 62 Palestinian-owned shops and businesses
housed in 28 buildings in the space of three hours. / Part Two:
Yesterday the people of Nazlat Issa received word that the Israeli
Occupation Forces would be returning on Wednesday to complete
the demolition. The ISM is currently liaising with the people
of the town and Israeli peace groups to organise a coordinated
campaign to stop them.
Israeli
raids driven by election, say Palestinians
The Independent, January 27, 2003
Palestinian leaders and the Arab League said last night that the
Israeli government was deliberately escalating the conflict in
the Palestinian territories to create an atmosphere in which voters
would be more likely to back Ariel Sharonin tomorrow's elections.
West
Bank and Gaza Strip sealed off; Powell says creation of Palestinian
state possible in 2005
Al-Bawaba, January 27, 2003
The West Bank and Gaza Strip are locked down Monday ahead of Israel's
national election, as the Israeli polices warned that some Palestinian
groups may try to carry out attacks during the voting.
UN:
Israel rejects to hand over maps of mines planted in South Lebanon
Arabic News, January 21, 2003
The personal envoy of the UN secretary general to south Lebanon
Steven De Mistora and the Greek ambassador in Beirut yesterday
inspected the patch of land from which mines were dismantled where
the Greek non- governmental organization is working in the surrounding
of al-Shaqif castle and Arnoun town in southern Lebanon.
Israel
seals Gaza borders after army incursion kills 12
The Independent, January 27, 2003
The Israeli army sealed off Gaza and the West Bank last night
to prevent attacks by militants until after polling in tomorrow's
elections.
As
Gazans Mourn their Dead, Israeli Soldiers Kill 6-year-old Boy
Palestine Media Center, January 27, 2003
Israel Seals Occupied Territories Till After Elections -- As Gazans
began the long painful journey of burying their dead and mourning
the loss of their loved ones, Israeli occupation forces (IOF)
killed a 6-year-old boy Sunday in the Gaza Strip town of Rafah,
while he was playing with his brother near the border with Egypt,
medics and eyewitnesses said. An elderly man was also killed when
a tank shell directly hit his Gaza Strip home.
IDF
kills 13 Palestinians in biggest operation in Gaza since start
of intifada
Ha'aretz, January 27, 2003
Thirteen Palestinians were killed yesterday in a massive Israel
Defense Forces raid into Gaza meant to put an end to Palestinian
rocket and mortar attacks on the Negev and settlements inside
the Strip. Just hours after the raid, Qassam rockets landed in
Sderot, causing neither casualties nor damage.
15
killed on Friday and Saturday
LAW Society, January 26, 2003
In an Israeli pre-election battle, 13 were killed in Gaza on Saturday,
and another two were killed in Nablus. -- According to information
gathered by the Palestinian Center for Human Rights in Gaza (PCHR),
at around 10:20pm on Saturday, Israeli forces covered by helicopters,
entered Hayy al-Zaytoun, south of Gaza City.
Bid
to end attacks on Israelis rejected
Bradenton Herald, Kanuary 27, 2003
CAIRO, Egypt - An Egyptian effort to halt Palestinian attacks
on Israelis for a year fell apart Monday in a disagreement over
where that cease-fire would be implemented, a delegate said.
Cairo
cease-fire talks end in failure
Jerusalem Post, January 27, 2003
Representatives of 12 Palestinian factions wrapped up four days
of talks in Egypt without reaching an agreement on a proposal
to halt terrorist attacks against Israel.
Hamas,
Islamic Jihad reject Egyptian proposal to stop attacks against
Israelis
Al-Bawaba, January 27, 2003
An Egyptian attempt to halt Palestinian attacks on Israelis for
a year fell apart Monday in a disagreement over where that cease-fire
would be implemented, a delegate said.
Occupation
Chronicle Events in Palestine, January 27, 2003
Palestine Media Center, January 27, 2003
Israeli occupation Forces (IOF) killed two Palestinian civilians,
including a six year-old boy, during various renewed offensives
in the Gaza Strip. IOF also raided a number of villages in the
West Bank and wounded two children near Jenin.
Israeli
occupying forces kill 12 Palestinians, injure dozens and destroy
a number of houses and civilian facilities
Palestinian Centre for Human Rights, January 26, 2003
In the last 24 hours, Israeli occupying forces have escalated
their assaults against Palestinian civilians and their property
in the Occupied Palestinian Territories. Last night, Israeli
occupying forces killed 12 Palestinians and destroyed nearly 20
civilian facilities in al-Zaytoun neighborhood in Gaza City, when
they invaded the neighborhood, reinforced with heavy military
vehicles and combat helicopters. In addition, 40 Palestinians,
mostly civilians, were injured, 6 of them remain in a serious
condition. More than 60 shops in a market in the nearby
al-Shojaeya neighborhood were also burnt by Israeli shelling.
12
killed in Israeli raid on Gaza Strip
The Guardian, January 27, 2003
Just two days before an Israeli general election in which Ariel
Sharon is campaigning on his militarist policies, Israeli forces
yesterday launched their biggest raid on Gaza since the prime
minister came to power two years ago.
A
Refusnik in an Elite Intelligence Unit
Alternative Information Center/Ma’ariv, January 27, 2003
An intelligence officer was discharged from his position after
he obstructed an attack of the Air Force and refused to relay
intelligence information during real time “not to injure
innocent Palestinians” as he argued.
Nassrallah
calls for all forms of boycott with Israel
Arabic News, January 27, 2003
In an address to the participants of The Arab People's Boycott
Conference on Saturday, Secretary General of the Lebanese Hizbullah
Party, Hassan Nassrallah, underlined that the economic Arab boycott
of the American goods and all forms of political, cultural and
economic boycott of Israel is an effective weapon in the hands
of the Arabs which should be used to defend their interests.
Israeli
tourism hits 20-year low
BBC, January 27, 2003
The Palestinian uprising against Israel military occupation has
sent tourist numbers to their lowest level in 20 years, despite
a sharp rise in Middle East tourism as a whole.
Labor
digs in against joining unity government
Ha'aretz, January 27, 2003
With elections coming up tomorrow, senior sources in the Likud
say that there is not much chance the party will be able to form
a national unity government with Labor. Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's
close aides are talking instead of forming a coalition with Shinui.
Press
Council to petition Court over accessing of Ha'aretz reporter's
cell phone records
Ha'aretz, January 27, 2003
"There was grave harm done to freedom of the press and democracy
in Israel," when the authorities decided to call in Ha'aretz reporter
Baruch Kra for questioning about obstruction of justice and accessed
his cellular phone records to gather evidence, Mordechai Kremintzer,
chairman of the Press Council, said yesterday at a rare press
conference.
Israel's
election process explained
BBC, January 23, 2003
Small parties wield a disproportionate amount of power -- On 28
January Israelis head to the ballot box to vote in parliamentary
elections for the first time since 1999. BBC Middle East analyst
Louisa Brooke looks at how the voting system works and how it
is changing this time.
Sharon
pushes for big election victory
BBC, January 27, 2003
Candidates in Israel's general election have been making last-minute
appeals before voting begins on Tuesday.
Coalition
poker game
BBC, January 27, 2003
Winning an election in Israel is never easy. After weeks of campaigning,
the winner is unable to rest on his laurels and take up residence
in the prime minister's office. The end of the election marks
the beginning of the coalition poker game.
Likud
holds steady; Shinui loses ground
Ha'aretz, January 27, 2003
One day before the elections the right-wing bloc appears to have
consolidated a lead of 67 seats against 37 seats for the left-wing
bloc and 16 for the centrist bloc of Shinui and One Nation, according
to the results of the latest Ha'aretz/Dialogue poll.
Peres:
Election will not split Labor
Ha'aretz, January 27, 2003
Former Foreign Minister Shimon Peres believes that the results
of tomorrow's elections will not lead to a split in the Labor
party. Speaking on his return from the World Economic Forum in
Davos, Peres said that the party is likely to suffer a major shock,
but the election results will not result in the party splitting
up.
Meretz
focuses on Laborites
Ha'aretz, January 27, 2003
Meretz's campaign will focus on Labor voters in the final day
until the elections in a bid to win two more Knesset seats.
Right
fears `wasted' votes will cost bloc Knesset seats
Ha'aretz, January 27, 2003
The biggest fear of parties on the right of the political spectrum
is that, in a repeat of the scenario that followed that 1992 elections,
they will lose several Knesset seats because smaller parties fail
to cross the election threshold.
Likud,
Shinui hold informal coalition talks
Jerusalem Post, January 27, 2003
Even before the national election begins, the Likud and Shinui
parties are engaged in informal talks aimed at piecing together
a new ruling coalition, media reports said tonight.
Middle
East: Annan deplores rising violence, urges parties to halt attacks
United Nations News, January 26, 2003
26 January – Deploring the "ominous escalation" of violence
in the Gaza Strip over the past few days, United Nations Secretary-General
Kofi Annan today urged the parties to halt their attacks and stressed
the need for a comprehensive approach to securing peace in the
Middle East.
Chinese
workers are harassed as they protest unpaid wages
Ha'aretz, January 27, 2003
Some 25 Chinese laborers, who turned up at the Labor and Social
Affairs Ministry yesterday to complain that they had not received
their wages for over two months, found themselves surrounded by
police and threatened with deportation. One of the laborers claimed
he was beaten and required hospital treatment.
Hear
Palestine, January 27, 2003
NEWS: Gaza Strip: Youth Killed in Mysterious Explosion during
Funeral / Hebron: Youth Wounded with Illegal Explosive Bullet
in al-Fawar / Jerusalem: Torture of Palestinian Residents at Military
Roadblocks / Tulkarem: 11 Homes Handed Israeli Army Demolition
Orders / Tight Closure throughout West Bank; Continuation of Raids
and Arrests / Jericho: Occupation Prevents Pilgrims below 35 Years
from Traveling FEATURES: Al-Bireh: Israeli Military
Gangs on the Roads / Rafah: Younger Wounded Brother of Murdered
Child Cannot Stop Crying / Schools in Al-Zaytoun Quarter Military
Targets during Israeli Invasion / Siege Paralyses Life in Ramallah
and al-Bireh / Resident from Na'lin Loses Conscious after Torture
at Hands of Settlers / 150 Dunums of Land in Aba Al-Sharqiya Confiscated
for "Security" Reasons
Palestinian
Women Resist Israeli Occupation
Islam Online, January 27, 2003
Palestinian women want more to do in the two-year Intifada than
house chores -- OCCUPIED NABLUS, January 27 (IslamOnline) - Suad
Snuber Gudallah is a normal 46-year-old Palestinian housewife,
with five sons and a will strong enough to resist Israel’s
incessant aggressions against the Palestinian-ruled areas.
Security
forces arrest fugitives in the West Bank
Jerusalem Post, January 27, 2003
Security forces in the West Bank arrested a number of fugitives
and Palestinians suspected of terrorist activities.
EU
condemns Israeli Gaza raid; Tells Palestinians to accelerate reforms
Jerusalem Post, January 27, 2003
The European Union expressed "grave concern" Monday for Israel's
weekend raid into Gaza City in which 12 local gunman were killed
and some 70 Palestinians wounded.
Egged
entitled to judgment against Arafat - court
Globes, January 27, 2003
The Tel Aviv District Court yesterday ruled that the Egged bus
cooperative is entitled to a verdict against Palestinian Authority
(PA) chairman Yasser Arafat.
Police
halt Herut near Umm al-Fahm
Ha'aretz, January 27, 2003
Police yesterday prevented the leaders of the far-right Herut
party from making a provocative trip to the Arab town of Umm al-Fahm,
stopping MK Michael Kleiner and former Kach activist Baruch Marzel
at Iron Junction, close to the town.
Shots
fired at Gaza settlements; 10 Palestinians arrested in West Bank
Jerusalem Post, January 27, 2003
Palestinian gunmen in the Gaza strip fired on IDF troops near
the city of Rafah on the Gaza-Egypt border, there were no injuries
reported.
Israeli
forces bombard south Lebanon
Arabic News, January 27, 2003
The Israeli occupation forces yesterday bombarded areas adjoining
the occupied Shebaa farms in the eastern sector of south Lebanon.
Israeli
participation in JSF program to be agreed shortly
Globes, January 27, 2003
Washington sources told “Globes” yesterday that an
agreement for Israeli participation in the Joint Strike Fighter
(JSF) program would be signed within a month.
Human
rights team holds frank talks with Saudi officials
Arab News, January 27, 2003
JEDDAH, 27 January 2003 — A five-member team from Human
Rights Watch, the independent New York-based organization which
campaigns on human rights around the world, yesterday met with
Interior Minister Prince Naif to discuss human rights issues in
the Kingdom during its first visit here.
Iran
to lift house arrest of Khamenei fierce opponent
Al-Bawaba, January 27, 2003
Iran's Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) has decided to
lift house arrest Tuesday of Ayatollah Hossein Ali Montazeri who
is based in the religious city of Qom, an interior ministry official
told IRNA Monday.
FBI
to Count Mosques in U.S., Cracks Down on Iraqi Illegal Immigrants
Islam Online, January 27, 2003
The FBI has decided to place bugs in mosques to protect “national
security” -- WASHINGTON, January 27 (IslamOnline & News
Agencies) – Driven by the post-September 11 investigation
of Muslims living in the United States, Director of the Federal
Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Robert Mueller ordered the Bureau’s
56 field offices to tally the number of mosques in the U.S.A.,
causing a lot of eyebrows to be raised.
The
FBI Says, Count the Mosques
Newsweek, January 26, 2003
Feb. 3 issue — Frustrated that his troops are still
not aggressive enough in hunting down terrorists, FBI Director
Robert Mueller has launched a potentially controversial initiative
aimed at making sure that field agents finally get the message—and
are held accountable.
Malaysia
Says Palestinian Suffering Fuels Terror
Palestine Chronicle, January 27, 2003
KUALA LUMPUR - Malaysian Prime Minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad said
efforts would be made to bring Palestinian victims of Israeli
atrocities to Malaysia.
Audio:
Israeli
Election Update
The Guardian, January 27, 2003
Photos:
In
Pictures: Anti-war protests gather pace
BBC, January 27, 2003
