IDF
troops kill armed Palestinian near Rafah
Ha'aretz, February 1, 2003
Ta'ayush activists say settlers attacked Palestinian farmers in
West Bank, Palestinians: Seven children hurt by IDF shelling in
Gaza Strip --IDF troops killed an armed Palestinian overnight
Saturday near Rafah, in the Gaza Strip, Israel Radio reported.
The man was carrying a Kalashnikov rifle and several magazines.
Israel
Kills Palestinian, Arafat Ready for Ceasefire Talks
Islam Online, February 1, 2003
GAZA CITY, February 1 (IslamOnline & News Agencies) –
Israeli occupation forces gunned down a Palestinian early Saturday,
February 1, near Rafah, as the Palestinian leadership reaffirmed
readiness to discuss a ceasefire with Israel and revive peace
talks.
NASA:
Shuttle Carrying Israeli Blows Up Over Texas
Ha'aretz, February 1, 2003
The National Aeronautic and Space Administration (NASA) has confirmed
that the Columbia space shuttle broke up over Texas as it streaked
toward a Florida touchdown Saturday, carrying Israeli astronaut,
Ilan Ramon, and his six American colleagues who were on board.
Hebron:
a city without streets
Palestine Monitor, January 31, 2003
In the largest incursion seen in the city for several months,
Israeli forces yesterday entered the city of Hebron in full force,
imposing a strict curfew, destroying homes and businesses and
shutting down radio and television stations.
Powell:
Bush to be more involved in Israeli-Palestinian conflict
Ha'aretz, February 1, 2003
WASHINGTON - U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell said Friday
that President George Bush will become more deeply involved in
teh Israeli-Palestinian conflict than he was in his first two
years in the White House.
Palestinian
shot dead in Rafah as more houses destroyed
Al-Bawaba, February 1, 2003
Israeli troops killed a Palestinian fighter overnight Saturday
near Rafah, in the Gaza Strip.
Palestinians
recall envoy after Indian complaint
Arab News, February 1, 2003
NEW DELHI, 1 February 2003 — Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat
replaced his ambassador here after India objected to the envoy’s
presence at a function where speakers criticized anti-Muslim violence
in the western state of Gujarat, reports said yesterday.
Iraq
aids Palestinian terror, but Shin Bet finds no ties to Qaida
Ha'aretz, February 1, 2003
Intelligence agencies are looking closely at the West Bank and
Gaza strip for signs of ties between Saddam Hussein and the followers
of Osama bin Laden. In recent months, an Israeli report says,
Iraq has channeled millions of dollars to support Palestinian
terror groups.
International
Solidarity Movement, February 1, 2003
International Solidarity Movement
1) A Lifeline for Qosin, by Anne Gwynne, 2) Report on municipal
water wells in Gaza, by Will Hewitt, 3) No One Need Cry: Jenin
documentary available, 4) World for Palestine screensaver
New
Israeli Government Must Immediately Give Response to ‘Roadmap’:
US
Palestine Media Center, February 1, 2003
The United States plans to delay the release of the international
mediators’ “roadmap” to peace in the Middle
East for six weeks, but urged that Israel must give its response
immediately after forming its new government, as the newly re-elected
Israeli PM Sharon plans a meeting with US president Bush in Washington
in the coming two weeks.
Occupation
Chronicle Events in Palestine, February 1, 2003
Palestine Media Center, February 1, 2003
Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) killed two Palestinian citizens
in Tulkarem City and raided several houses in Tammun village,
north of the West Bank. IOF bulldozers meanwhile demolished three
houses and damaged at least 18 others in the Gaza Strip southern
town of Rafah.
Israelis
Quote Arafat" 'Why Not Kill More?'
New York Post, February 1, 2003
"...this is among the most powerful evidence to date showing that
he has personally incited more terror killings." -- February 1,
2003 -- JERUSALEM - Yasser Arafat asked, "Why haven't you killed
more Israelis?" and said, "You know what needs to be done," in
a meeting with Palestinian terrorist chiefs...in February 2001,
according to transcripts that Israeli officials say they have
obtained.
Israelis
continue 'Hot Winter' crackdown
San Antonio Express-News, February 1, 2003
JERUSALEM — Israeli undercover troops killed a fugitive
Islamic militant and a Palestinian night watchman in a two-hour
gun battle Friday at a West Bank firehouse.
Hear
Palestine, February 1, 2003
NEWS: Rafah: Youth Killed in Israeli Fire / Nablus: Occupation
Soldiers Attack Residents at entrances of City / Ramallah: Israeli
Military Escalations in City and Surrounding Villages / Qalqilya:
800 Olive Trees Uprooted from Kufer Thulth / Hebron: Ongoing Military
Operation / Jenin: Over 70 Residents held between Jenin and Nablus
/ Tulkarem: Residents Arrested in Deir al-Ghasyoun / Beit Hanoun:
Occupation Army Opens Fire at Homes / Rafah: Occupation Soldiers
Wage Military Attacks on Residential Areas / General Mufti Condemns
Extremist Israeli Campaigns against Al-Aqsa Mosque
FEATURES: Haj Moussa Sha'ban: 'A Whole Lifetime's Work Gone'
/ Occupation Fights Rafah with Drinking Water
Report:
Palestinian suspected of targeting Israeli embassy in Berlin
Ha'aretz, February 1, 2003
A Palestinian youth was arrested at Prague International Airport
on suspicion of planning to attack the Israeli and American embassies
in Berlin, Israel Radio on Saturday quoted the German weekly Focus
magazine as reporting.
President
Arafat Welcomes Egypt’s efforts to Revive Peace Talks
Palestine Media Center, February 1, 2003
President Yasser Arafat on Friday welcomed Egyptian President
Hosni Mubarak’s invitation to newly re-elected Israeli Prime
Minister Ariel Sharon to Cairo for talks aimed at reviving the
Middle East peace process.
Israeli
Forces Kill Two Palestinians
Bradenton Herald, February 1, 2003
JERUSALEM - Israeli undercover troops killed a fugitive Islamic
militant and a Palestinian night watchman in a two-hour gun battle
Friday at a West Bank firehouse.
Israel
Kills 2 Palestinians in Jenin Raid, Abducts 7
Islam Online, February 1, 2003
Demolishing Palestinians houses has become an almost daily practice
of the Israeli occupation -- JENIN, West Bank, January 31
(IslamOnline & News Agencies) – As the world attention
is focusing on the upcoming U.S. aggression on Iraq, Israel continues
its occupational practices of murder and abductions against the
Palestinian population.
IOF
Kill Four Civilians in the West Bank, Demolish More Palestinian
Houses
Palestine Media Center, February 1, 2003
At least four Palestinian civilians have been killed by Israeli
Occupation Forces (IOF) gunfire in the past twenty-four hours,
including two Palestinians shot dead early Friday as Israeli tanks
carried out a new incursion into Jenin a day after the beginning
of a massive assault in Hebron.
PNA
Calls For Restoring Peace Process ‘Without Delay’
Palestine Media Center, February 1, 2003
The Palestinian leadership reiterated it’s commitment to
achieving the comprehensive and just peace with Israel as well
as the its readiness to restore the peace negotiations “without
any delay” under the supervision of the international quartet
of peace mediators, made of the US, EU, UN, and Russia.
Caught
between Bush and Bin Laden
BBC, February 1, 2003
Palestinians have strong support in Jordan -- I met Tujan Faisal
in her home in Jordanian capital, Amman. She is a former MP from
the days when Jordan had a parliament - an outspoken woman who
is an old campaigner against fundamentalism.
Analysis:
PM doesn't need the National Union
Ha'aretz, February 1, 2003
The double envelope votes, which added a seat to the Likud and
the National Religious Party in the 16th Knesset, pushed Prime
Minister Ariel Sharon over the top with a right-wing majority
coalition that does not need the far-right National Union.
Anger
in Likud at PM's pursuit of Labor
Jerusalem Post, January 31, 2003
Senior Likud officials expressed anger at Prime Minister Ariel
Sharon on Thursday for his insistence on forming a national-unity
government with the Labor Party, despite the rise of the rightist
bloc in the incoming Knesset to 69 MKs.
PA
columnist tells terrorists: Stop firing rockets at Israel
Jerusalem Post, January 30, 2003
A highly respected Palestinian columnist has criticized the use
of home-made mortars and rockets as ineffective and harmful. Talal
Okal, who writes on a regular basis for the Palestinian Authority's
daily Al-Ayyam, condemned Hamas for firing 16 Kassam rockets over
the weekend.
Summary
of the 2003 Budget Proposal in Millions of US dollars
Jerusalem Media and Communication Centre, February 1, 2003
Population
study probe finds ‘limitations,’ but it will be released
JTA, January 28, 2003
NEW YORK, Jan. 28 (JTA) — The much-heralded National Jewish
Population Survey 2000-2001 will likely be released by mid-April
despite “limitations,” those behind the study said.
French
Jewish leader stirs anger with talk of anti-Semitic alliance
JTA, January 30, 2003
PARIS, Jan. 30 (JTA) — The annual dinner hosted by French
Jewish leaders is generally a friendly affair. That was the way
it went this year — at least at the start of the Jan. 25
dinner sponsored by CRIF, the umbrella organization for secular
Jewish institutions in France....Speaking of a “brown-green-red
alliance,” Cukierman warned of the danger faced by Jews
from the alliance, which he described as “anti-globalization,
anti-capitalist, anti-American and anti-Zionist.”
Palestinian
Delivers Views at UVSC
The Salt Lake Tribune, February 1, 2003
OREM -- A Palestinian leader visiting Utah called on the Bush
administration to stop supporting Israeli "colonization" of the
occupied West Bank and Gaza Strip. Nasser Al-Kidwa, the Palestinian
ambassador to the United Nations, said during talk as guest lecturer
on Friday at Utah Valley State College that the Israeli government
has used "indiscriminate force" against the Palestinian people.
ACS
students volunteer time to Palestinian refugee camp
The Daily Star, February 1, 2003
At three o’clock on a Tuesday afternoon, the high school
building at the American Community School (ACS) was bustling
with teenagers discussing their after-class plans. In the midst
of the noise and excitement, 26 students boarded a small bus.
They were heading to the Palestinian refugee camp of Bourj al-Barajneh
in Beirut’s southern suburbs to begin their community service.
US
defence spending to top $500bn by 2010
Times of London, February 1, 2003
PRESIDENT Bush is set to authorise a huge increase in the Pentagon’s
budget which would see US defence spending increase to more than
$500 billion (£303 billion) by the end of the decade.
U.S.
Said to Mull Pacific Troop Buildup
The Guardian, February 1, 2003
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - South Korean President-elect Roh Moo-hyun
planned to dispatch an envoy to Washington early next week, as
the United States reportedly contemplated deploying more troops
to cope with an increasing nuclear menace from North Korea.
Lawmakers
urge Ashcroft to halt mosque counting policy
Arab News, February 1, 2003
WASHINGTON, 1 February 2003 — The FBI’s new directive
instructing FBI field offices to count local mosques and establish
whether they be subject to counter terrorism investigations and
secret wiretaps has caused lawmakers and Muslim American leaders
to protest the decision to Attorney General John Ashcroft.
Fewer
US Muslims arriving for Haj
Arab News, February 1, 2003
JEDDAH, 1 February 2003 — The number of pilgrims coming
for this year’s Haj from the United States is estimated
at just 7,000, according to the US Consulate in Jeddah. That figure
is 3,000 lower than last year, according to official statistics.
Corporate
Leaders Say Recovery Requires Middle East Resolution
New York Times, January 29, 2003
Beset by an ailing economy made more fragile by the prospect of
pending war, leaders from corporate America and Wall Street said
last night that they took heart in the president's sober assessment
of the financial times, but several said his speech lacked a silver
bullet that would spur investment and noted that recovery would
not happen without a clear resolution in the Middle East.
Fear
grows Americans will be spied upon
San Antonio Express-News, February 1, 2003
WASHINGTON — President Bush's new counterterror analysis
center will mark the closest-ever working relationship between
the FBI and CIA, a disconcerting prospect among some civil liberties
groups and legal experts who worry innocent Americans could be
spied upon.
Internet
"Extremely" More Important Than TV: Study
Islam Online, February 1, 2003
WASHINGTON, February 1 (IslamOnline & News Agencies) - The
internet is becoming part and parcel of everyday life in a growing
number of countries worldwide with people increasingly spending
more time online looking for information at the expense of watching
television and other media, a university study said.
audio
Former
UN Humanitarian Coordinator Hans Von Sponeck From Baghdad About
New Report on Health Effects of War
Democracy NOW!, January 30, 2003
In Baghdad today the Center for Economic and Social Rights released
a major report highlighting the human costs of a war against Iraq.
The report warns that United States military forces may commit
war crimes by deliberately destroying essential civilian life
support systems.
