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Map of Israel's planned "security fence", adapted for clarity from Gush Shalom map. Gush Shalom notes: The Israeli government did not publish full, official maps of the wall. The path of the Eastern wall was compiled by the Land Research Center and the Palestinian Hydrology Group, based on expropriation orders issued to Palestinian land owners.

 

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Child girl injured in Hebron International Middle East Media Center 2/27/2005 Saturday evening, Israeli soldiers shot and seriously injured a 14-year-old girl in the southern West Bank city of Hebron. The Israeli army claimed... 3 soldiers attempted to kill 2 Israeli Arabs International Middle East Media Center 2/27/2005 Two Israeli arabs from the city of Sakhnin filed a complain at Misgaf police station on Saturday night, saying that three armed Israeli soldiers... Extremist threatens Arab politician YNetNews 2/28/2005 Far right activist Baruch Marzel sends hostile letter following Mohammad Barakeh’s vote in favor of settler evacuation bill -- Right-wing threats: Far right activist Baruch... Israel: Tel Aviv blast killed soldiers AlJazeera 3/1/2005 The Israeli press has said three of the five people killed in the bomb attack in Tel Aviv on Friday were members of an... 1000 Dunams annexed near Jerusalem International Middle East Media Center 2/28/2005 Israeli soldiers handed Jaba’ village council, north east of Jerusalem, military orders to annex 1000 Dunams of family farmlands in erect to erect the... New IDF weapon: More bark than bite Ha'aretz 2/28/2005 The Israel Defense Forces has developed - perhaps belatedly - a cannon shell that reproduces the sound of a live shell when fired but does not... Scars of massacre still fresh in Hebron By Khalid Amayreh, AlJazeera 2/27/2005 It happened shortly after dawn on 25 February 1994, when an American Jewish immigrant named Baruch Goldstein left his home at the settlement of... Army' road slashes through Arab land Ha'aretz 2/28/2005 A new road to Tel Romeida - the six-family Jewish settlement neighborhood in Hebron - is being paved through Palestinian-owned property in the city and involves... Background / State funded, yet private Ha'aretz 2/28/2005 Given the nature of Himnuta's operations, yesterday's revelations come as no surprise: Though it is run as a division of the Jewish National Fund... Family opposes bid to exhume body of Oct. 2000 victim Ha'aretz 3/1/2005 Acre Magistrate's Court Judge Ronit Yitzhaki will rule in 60 days on a request to appoint a police investigator to exhume the body of... Israel Plans Air Force 'Umbrella' After Gaza Withdrawal International Press Center 2/28/2005 GAZA, February 26, 2005 (IPC + Agencies) - - Israeli military officials said that Israel is thinking of having an air force umbrella over Gaza Strip following... Ring suspected of trading in stolen Palestinian land Ha'aretz 2/28/2005 Police are investigating suspicions that the former CEO of Himnuta, a subsidiary of the Jewish National Fund, purchased stolen Palestinian lands in exchange for... Israel Plans to Electronically Fence Al Aqsa Mosque International Press Center 2/27/2005 GAZA, February 27, 2005 (IPC + Agencies) - - Palestinian sources in Jerusalem revealed that Israeli occupation authorities intends to surround the holy Al Aqsa Mosque with... PNIC: 3993 Palestinians Killed and More than 44000 Others Wounded in Four Years International Press Center 2/27/2005 GAZA, Palestine, February 27, 2005 (IPC) - - Since the outbreak of the Palestinian uprising (Intifada) in September 2000, through January 2005, 3993 Palestinians have been... Youth Dies of Wounds in Qalqiliya International Press Center 2/27/2005 QALQILYA, Palestine, February 27, 2005 (IPC + WAFA) - - Medical sources in Qalqilya province declared early this morning that a 16-year-old young boy died of... Hamas: Israeli tactics threaten peace AlJazeera 3/1/2005 The Palestinian resistance movement Hamas has warned that a fragile ceasefire with Israel could collapse if Israel continued to ignore Palestinian concerns, including the... Israeli Forces Conclude Advanced Stages of Apartheid Wall in Jerusalem International Press Center 2/28/2005 JERUSALEM, February 28, 2005 (IPC + Agencies) - - Israeli occupation forces concluded yesterday the construction of advanced stages in the Apartheid Wall around the city of... Uzi Dayan says PM bears blame for Tel Aviv attack Ha'aretz 3/1/2005 Former deputy chief of staff Major General (Res.) Uzi Dayan, who currently heads the Public Council for a Security Fence, placed indirect responsibility for... Israeli Troops Renew Aggression Across oPt International Press Center 2/28/2005 WEST BANK, Palestine, February 28, 2005 (IPC+ Agencies)-- Israeli occupation troops renewed over the past 24 hours the aggression, they have been launching since... IDF destroys bomb-laden car near Jenin Ha'aretz 3/1/2005 Israeli troops in the area between Jenin and Tul Karm yesterday found and destroyed a booby-trapped car believed to have been assembled by the... Two guards hurt in West Bank shooting Ha'aretz 2/28/2005 Two civilian security guards were wounded Monday night in a shooting attack while patrolling in a security vehicle in the community of Kfar Oranim-Menorah... Bomber's family shunned by whole town The Guardian 3/1/2005 Scores of chairs lined the rooms and corridors, and jugs of coffee and water and trays of figs were ready to welcome men paying... Jewish settler runs over two Palestinian children near Qalqilia Palestinian Information Center 2/24/2005 Qalqilia - A Jewish settler last night ran over two Palestinian children at the northern entrance to Azun village east of Qalqilia city. Local sources... Aqsa foundation emphasizes support to director of Aqsa Mosque against false Israeli charges Palestinian Information Center 2/25/2005 Nablus - The Aqsa foundation on Thursday sent a message of solidarity to Sheikh Mohammed Hussein, director and preacher (Khatib) of the holy Aqsa Mosque... Israeli Settlements (Updated MIFTAH 2/25/2005 According to a 2004 Foundation for Middle East Peace report, the total settler population in the West Bank and Gaza (including east Jerusalem) is... Another witness in the case of 13-year-old Gaza girl death International Middle East Media Center 2/25/2005 The Israeli soldier who witnessed the killing of 13-year-old Gaza girl Iman Al-Hamas couple of months ago testified on Thursday that the officer... Shkedi: “Army to monitor the skies of Gaza after withdrawal International Middle East Media Center 2/25/2005 Israeli chief of staff of the air force, Eliezer Shkedi said that when Israel withdraws from the Gaza Strip next summer, its apaches, unmanned... Israel 'to build more West Bank homes The Guardian 2/25/2005 Israel plans to build more than 6,000 new homes in Jewish settlements in the West Bank, an Israeli newspaper has reported, in a move... Gush Shalom: “Sharon is planning to erect settlements in the WB International Middle East Media Center 2/25/2005 The Israeli Peace Bloc, Gush Shalom, said that the Israeli government is continuing its planes and polices to erect settlements in the West Bank... News Briefs, February 25, 2005 International Middle East Media Center 2/25/2005 Army imposes curfew over an area near Jericho / Village invaded, south of Tulkarem / Several homes shelled in Khan Younis / Six arrested in Nablus overnight... Child killed in the southern Gaza Strip International Middle East Media Center 2/25/2005 Friday afternoon, a Palestinian medical source reported that Israeli soldiers killed a 16-year-old child in Rafah, in the southern part of the Gaza... Evacuation and Construction: “new plan to expand settlements International Middle East Media Center 2/25/2005 Kerin Kayemit (The Permanent Israeli Fund) has prepared a plan to expand Israeli settlements in the West Bank ; the plan includes building 6391 new... Is Hizbullah behind attack YNetNews 2/26/2005 Security officials estimate Lebanese terror group involved in Tel Aviv attack, an assessment shared by Palestinian Authority officials -- TEL AVIV - Hizbullah terrorists may have... Bomb kills clubbers in Tel Aviv BBC 2/25/2005 A suicide bomber has killed four and injured around 30 outside a popular seafront night club in the Israeli city of Tel Aviv. The... IDF kills Palestinian trying to break through fence Ha'aretz 2/25/2005 Israel Defense Forces troops shot and wounded a Palestinian man who attempted to break through the Gaza Strip security fence at the Sufa checkpoint... Peace Now’s Settlements Watch Report: Gaza Settlement Construction Continues Arabic Media Internet Network 2/23/2005 The Israeli Peace Now movement’s Settlements Watch project February 23, issued a report on settlement construction in the Gaza Strip from August through December... Report: Israel to expand settlements AlJazeera 2/25/2005 Israel plans to build more than 6000 homes in Jewish settlements in the West Bank this year, an Israeli newspaper has said. The reported... Abbas pledges to track down those responsible for TA attack Ha'aretz 2/26/2005 After an emergency meeting with his security officials, Palestinian Authority Chairman Mahmoud Abbas on Saturday pledged to track down those responsible for Friday's suicide... Four people killed in suicide bombing in TA Ha'aretz 2/25/2005 At least four people were killed and 50 others were wounded Friday night, when a suicide bomber blew himself up outside a discotheque on... Gaza ‘out,’ West Bank ‘in YNetNews 2/25/2005 Government plans to build thousands of new homes in West Bank settlements, retroactively approve 120 illegal outposts, Yediot Ahronot reports -- TEL AVIV - The government... Video: Fatalities in Tel Avi club bombing BBC 2/25/2005 A suicide bomber has killed four and injured around 30 at a night club in the Israeli city of Tel Aviv, police say. According... Israel denies W Bank homes plan BBC 2/25/2005 Israel has denied a report that it is planning to build more than 6,000 new homes in settlements in the West Bank this year.Yediot... APN Attacks Plan for 6,000+ New Settlement Houses, Authorization for 120 Illegal Outposts Americans for Peace Now 2/25/2005 Washington, D.C.—Americans for Peace Now (APN) February 25, denounced an Israeli government plan to substantially boost settlement construction in the West Bank, while... Tel Aviv bomb rocks peace process The Guardian 2/25/2005 Four killed in suicide blast claimed by Islamic Jihad --Tentative hopes of reviving the Middle East peace process were jolted last night when a... Anti-pullout pamphlet: PM bringing a holocaust on Israel Ha'aretz 2/24/2005 Thousands of anti-disengagement activists who attended a Jerusalem rally led by prominent rabbis in Jerusalem on Thursday, received a pamphlet accusing Prime Minister Ariel... Sharon's Government Funds Demolition in East Jerusalem International Press Center 2/24/2005 JERUSALEM, February 24, 2005 (IPC + Agencies) - - The director of Al Quds Center for Social and Economic Rights in Jerusalem, Ziyad Al Hammouri, denounced the... Israeli Troops Open Heavy Fire in Rafah International Press Center 2/24/2005 RAFAH, Palestine, February 24, 2005 (IPC+ Agencies)--The Israeli occupation troops opened early on Wednesday four tank shells on Palestinian-owned houses in the Al-Salam... News Briefs, February 24, 2005 International Middle East Media Center 2/24/2005 Military checkpoint east of Tubas / Settlers and soldiers uproot trees north of Hebron / Military checkpoint erected east of Qalqilia / Two brothers arrested in Jericho... IDF soldier sentenced to 4 months YNetNews 2/24/2005 Soldier fired at Palestinian vehicle, killing one occupant, and lied to investigators -- An Israel Defense Forces soldier who opened fire at a vehicle in... Police prepare for worst YNetNews 2/24/2005 Police are preparing for possibility of settlers opposing evacuation by using dogs, blocking main intersections and firing from the rooftops -- According to one of... Cabinet has declared war on God YNetNews 2/24/2005 Stickers handed out at disengagement rally accuse Sharon of Holocaust; protest held just days after Sharon signs Gaza evacuation orders -- JERUSALEM - Thousands of anti-disengagement... Yeshiva moving to settlement slated for evacuation Ha'aretz 2/25/2005 The Nir Yeshiva in Kiryat Arba will soon move to Sa-Nur, one of the four northern West Bank settlements that are slated to be... Annexation wall; isolated and surrounded areas International Middle East Media Center 2/23/2005 The annexation wall which Israel started to erect in the summer of 2002 created isolated and surrounded areas, which became surrounding by the wall... News Briefs, February 23, 2005 International Middle East Media Center 2/23/2005 Army detains dozens of residents near Qalandia refugee camp / Three residents severely clubbed near Tulkarem / Resident injured near Nablus / Resident arrested near Al-Aqsa Mosque... Peace Now: Construction in the Gaza Strip Settlements Growing International Press Center 2/23/2005 GAZA, Palestine, February 23,2005 (IPC+Agencies)---Information compiled by the Israeli peace now movement "Gush Shalom" from an aerial survey indicates that a considerable... Israeli Violations of Cease- Fire Understanding by the Last 24 Hours International Press Center 2/23/2005 GAZA, Palestine, February 23,2005 (IPC+WAFA)---The Israeli occupation forces continued today and yesterday night its breaches of the cease fire understandings, clinched at... Israel ready to react to Hizbullah Daily Star 2/23/2005 JERUSALEM: Israel is ready to react to any attempt by the Lebanese resistance group Hizbullah to open up a new battle front on the... New Apartheid Wall construction in two villages near Ramallah - New Israeli measures to isolate and annex East Jerusalem Palestine Monitor 2/23/2005 Three days ago Israel began building a new section of its illegal Apartheid Wall in the Palestinian villages of Bil’in and Saffa west of... Israeli Troops Wound Several Residents International Press Center 2/22/2005 RAMALLAH, Palestine, February 22, 2005 (IPC+ Agencies)-- Ten Palestinian residents from the West Bank village of Bal'een, west of the Ramallah City, were shot... Erez Crossing, Gaza roads still closed Rafah Today 2/21/2005 with photos] The Israeli Occupation Forces delivered 15 bodies of Palestinians killed during the past few months in the ongoing Intifada. Numbers of ambulances... Four injured as IOF randomly shells Rafah Rafah Today 2/21/2005 Four Palestinians were injured at the Rafah Refugee Camp during random shelling in the middle of the Camp in Rafah. Palestinian medical sources at... Israeli senior officer: “The Palestinians uncovered and demolished seven tunnels International Middle East Media Center 2/22/2005 An Israeli senior military officer said that the Palestinian authority uncovered and demolished over the last few weeks seven arm-smuggling tunnels in the Gaza... P. A security officer killed north of Gaza International Middle East Media Center 2/22/2005 Tuesday at dawn, a Palestinian security source reported that unknown armed men assassinated a Palestinian security officer in Sheikh Radwan neighborhood, north of the... Israeli MI: Palestinian resistance planning attacks in case cease-fire fails International Middle East Media Center 2/22/2005 Palestinian resistance groups are planning strategic attacks in case the cease-fire between Israel and the Palestinian Authority breaks down. The Israeli Military Intelligence research... News Briefs, February 22, 2005 International Middle East Media Center 2/22/2005 Military checkpoint erected south of Bethlehem / Soldiers attack a peaceful protest in Hebron / Detainee in administrative detention since 2001 / Seven residents of Bethlehem sentenced... Israeli Police want NIS 61 million to counter Haram Al-Sharif threats International Middle East Media Center 2/22/2005 The Israeli police is demanding an additional NIS 61 million to counter increasingly grave threats of an attack by Jewish extremists on Haram Al... 4,000 police officers to keep rightists out of Gaza Ha'aretz 2/22/2005 The police force will deploy 4,000 officers around the Gaza Strip ahead of the planned evacuation to prevent anti-pullout activists from entering the settlements... 20 hurt in anti-wall protest near Ramallah International Middle East Media Center 2/22/2005 Israeli High Court ordered Tuesday a freeze to the construction of the separation wall near the village of Safa, west of the West Bank... Mitsna: "There was a pogrom in Maghar Come And See/Haaretz 2/19/2005 Amram Mitsna, former leader of the Labor Party and mayor of Haifa writes about Maghar: "The rumor alone was ample pretext for the assault... News Briefs, February 20 - 21, 2005 International Middle East Media Center 2/21/2005 Soldiers attack, beat a youth near Nablus/ Detainee from Hebron sentenced to 13 consecutive years / Resident of Bethlehem sentenced to eleven consecutive years / Two... Army: Explosive charges planted everywhere in Gaza International Middle East Media Center 2/20/2005 Israeli army source said Saturday that Palestinian resistance groups has developed a new combat strategy, and are ordering operatives to plant explosive charges almost... 5 Settlers arrested for assaulting Palestinians, soldiers International Middle East Media Center 2/20/2005 Israeli police arrested Saturday night 5 settlers, including a minor, suspected of physically assaulting Palestinians and Israeli soldiers in the old city of Hebron... Army kills two Palestinians in Rafah International Middle East Media Center 2/20/2005 Israel soldiers shot and killed two Palestinians in Rafah in the southern Gaza strip, injured two others, and arrested one resident.The Israeli army claimed... A Nablus Boy Dies of Wounds, a Rafah Resident Killed International Press Center 2/20/2005 NABLUS, Palestine, February20, 2005 (IPC+ Agencies)--Mohammad Al-Aboud,16 years-old, from the West Bank City of Nablus died yesterday night at the occupied Jerusalem-based... Two suspected smugglers killed near Rafah Jerusalem Post 2/21/2005 Israeli security forces failed to find weapons or bombs in the area where the two Palestinians were killed. -- Soldiers shot and killed two Palestinians... Palestinians wounded by IDF in separation fence protest Ha'aretz 2/21/2005 Ten Palestinians were wounded on Monday in clashes with Israel Defense Forces troops during a demonstration against the separation fence east of Modi'in. Several... Israel to Annex 7% of West Bank, 2 Colony Blocs Palestine Media Center 2/21/2005 Palestinian Expert Tufakji: New Wall Route Creates 3-colony Extensions -- Israel’s cabinet is expected on Sunday to endorse a change to the route of... Vandals foul water supply of Palestinian village near Yitzhar Ha'aretz 2/21/2005 The Madama village's spring was deliberately contaminated and its water supply system was sabotaged 10 days ago, village council head Ayed Kamal said yesterday... Analysis: Legal implications of new route Jerusalem Post 2/20/2005 As this is being written, the precise route of the separation fence south and east of Jerusalem has not been officially revealed, but the... Pe'at Sadeh settlers: Compensation too low Ha'aretz 2/21/2005 Residents of the Pe'at Sadeh settlement in Gush Katif, who have recently come to an agreement with the Disengagement Administration to evacuate their homes... Pullout protesters to block major roads Ha'aretz 2/20/2005 Anti-disengagement headquarters throughout the country are to begin blocking major roads and intersections this week, and will gradually expand the exercise until the disengagement... Hilltop youth' already in Gaza Jerusalem Post 2/21/2005 More than 500 "hilltop youth" have changed their identification cards to declare that they live in the Gaza Strip and have already moved there... Separation fence budget to be determined shortly Globes 2/21/2005 The Ministries of Finance and Defense have agreed to allocate NIS 5.8 billion for the separation fence. -- Prime Minister Ariel Sharon, Minister of Finance... IOF Escalates Terror in Gaza Strip & West Bank WAFA 2/18/2005 GAZA, February 18, 2005 (WAFA)- Israeli occupation Forces (IOF) wounded a child sentenced several citizens to imprisonment terms, arrested internationals, and delivered military orders... Two International peace activists, two residents arrested near Hebron International Middle East Media Center 2/18/2005 Thursday afternoon, Israeli soldiers arrested two International peace activists and two residents during clashes which erupted after settlers and soldiers attempted to bar the... Extreme right wing groups in Israel escalate threats against Al-Aqsa mosque International Middle East Media Center 2/18/2005 The Israeli media revealed on Thursday that the Israeli security received lately several warnings that extremist right wing Jewish groups are planning to cary... Palestinians, International peace activists complain of settlers attacks International Middle East Media Center 2/18/2005 An Israeli military source reported that dozens of residents in Nablus and Hebron , and international peace activists complained of the continuous attacks and harassments... News Briefs, February 17 - 18, 2005 International Middle East Media Center 2/18/2005 Procession in solidarity with the detainees in Gaza / Resident of Bethlehem receives harsh sentences / Procession in Ramallah in support to the detainees / Four residents... Israeli Plots Target Identity of Al-Quds Village Islam Online 2/11/2005 NABLUS, February 11 (IslamOnline.net) – “I was born here in 1924 and my father was buried in the village’s cemetery only 6 months before people... The killing continues in Rafah Rafah Today 2/17/2005 with photos] Despite all the optimistic media reports and the omnipresent photos of Sharon and Abbas shaking hands, the killing continues in Rafah. The... Settler said arrested for attacking Palestinian with a club Ha'aretz 2/19/2005 A settler in the West Bank was arrested Friday for allegedly attacking a Palestinian in the Hebron area, Israel Radio reported. The Palestinian man... Israel to end punitive demolitions AlJazeera 2/18/2005 The Israeli occupation army will stop its punitive policy of destroying Palestinian homes after a recommendation by a military panel, but it will not... Soldiers bar residents from crossing to their lands behind the Wall International Middle East Media Center 2/17/2005 Israeli soldiers based at Tzofim checkpoint, east of Qalqilia, barred dozens of residents from reaching their family farmlands located behind the annexation wall, north... Israel Plans New West Bank Settlement After Gaza Withdrawal Palestine Chronicle 2/17/2005 JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel intends to build a new settlement in the West Bank that could take in settlers uprooted from Gaza, officials said on... A Child and 2 Peace Activists Wounded by Israeli Settlers International Press Center 2/17/2005 HEBRON, Palestine, February17,2005 (IPC+WAFA)-- A mob of armed Israeli settlers attacked on Wednesday a number of Palestinians and international peace activists in separate... Mofaz halts demolition of homes belonging to terrorists Ha'aretz 2/18/2005 Defense Minister Shaul Mofaz on Thursday evening adopted the recommendation made by a military committee to end the policy of demolishing houses belonging to... Settlers Carry Out a Series of Attacks on Palestinians in West Bank International Press Center 2/17/2005 HEBRON, Palestine, February 17, 2005 (IPC + WAFA) - - A group of Israeli settlers perpetrated a series of attacks against civilians and international peace activists in... IDF panel recommends ending punitive house demolitions for terrorists' families Ha'aretz 2/17/2005 A military committee appointed by Chief of Staff Moshe Ya'alon to examine the policy of house demolitions has recommended stopping them. The interim conclusions... News Briefs, February 16, 2005 International Middle East Media Center 2/16/2005 Settler rams a child with his car near Tubas / Settlers burn residents' cars near Nablus / Resident arrested in Bethlehem... Three Palestinians Killed By Israeli Occupation In The West Bank International Press Center 2/16/2005 WEST BANK, Palestine, Febraury16, 2005 (IPC+WAFA) ---Three Palestinians were shot dead Tuesday, including a 15-year-old boy....At the same time, the Israeli... Anti-pullout protestors cause considerable damage in prison International Middle East Media Center 2/16/2005 The Israeli police released 33 out of 50 Israeli protestors, who were arrested on Tuesday during a violent anti-disengagement in Jerusalem. The Israeli police... The Mysterious File of Mideast Assassinations Islam Online 2/16/2005 CAIRO, February 16 (IslamOnline.net) – The grisly assassination of former Lebanese prime minister Rafiq Al-Hariri opened a new chapter in a bloody book of political... UN envoy: IDF has destroyed 4,170 houses Jerusalem Post 2/17/2005 John Dugard, the UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights in the territories, told the Knesset Law Committee that the army has destroyed 4,170 Palestinian... Abbas okays 'collaborator' executions Jerusalem Post 2/16/2005 In the first decision of its kind since he succeeded Yasser Arafat, Palestinian Authority Chairman Mahmoud Abbas has ratified death sentences against three Palestinians... IDF panel recommends ending policy of house demolitions Ha'aretz 2/17/2005 A military committee appointed by Chief of Staff Moshe Ya'alon to examine the policy of house demolitions has recommended stopping them. The interim conclusions... Israel provokes Palestinian resistance groups in Nablus, kills two Electronic Intifada 2/16/2005 Ray Smith writing from Nablus, occupied Palestine -- Since the announcement of the hudna ("cease-fire"), Nablus hasn't seen anything like a hudna. Almost every night... Senior ILA official admits using non-approved chemicals to spray Bedouin crops Ha'aretz 2/16/2005 The Israel Lands Administration has been spraying fields cultivated by Bedouin farmers in the Negev with chemicals that have not been approved by the... Yesterday: Three Palestinians killed in West Bank Ha'aretz 2/16/2005 Three Palestinians were shot dead yesterday, including a 15-year-old boy. The incidents raised concerns over a renewal of tension in the territories that... Police plan to charge 33 anti-pullout protesters Ha'aretz 2/16/2005 The police said yesterday they will raise their alert level to Operation Level C today and reinforce their presence at sensitive locations around the... Two armed Palestinians killed by IDF troops in West Bank Ha'aretz 2/16/2005 15-year-old Palestinian boy killed in West Bank during anti-fence protest, apparently by civilians -- Three Palestinians were shot dead Tuesday, including a 15-year-old... PNIC: Sharm Summit Followed by 290 Israeli Violations International Press Center 2/15/2005 GAZA, Palestine, February 15, 2005 (IPC Exclusive)--Following the Israeli-Palestinian Sharm El-Sheikh summit that came out with a joint ceasefire declaration in February8, 2005... Israel to Erect a Radar-equipped Wire in West Bank International Press Center 2/15/2005 GAZA, Palestine, February 15, 2005 (IPC+ Agencies)--The Israeli occupation authorities have been recently planning to erect an electronic radar-equipped wire to the north... Israeli Troops Storm Nablus International Press Center 2/15/2005 Nablus, Palestine, February 15,2005 (IPC+WAFA)--Israeli occupation troops stormed early on Wednesday dawn the West Bank city of Nablus and broke into several... Nirit residents ask court to nix adjacent West Bank settlement Jerusalem Post 2/15/2005 The High Court of Justice has heard a request for a show-cause order by residents of Nirit, one of the "seven star" communities built... Israel Seizes Palestinian Groundwater WAFA 2/15/2005 Tulkarem, February 15, 2005, (WAFA)- Deputy Chairman of Palestinian Water Authority (PWA), Fadel Kawash, said that Israel controlled 900 million cubic meters of the... Israel Delays Withdrawal from Jericho, Release of Detainees Palestine Media Center 2/15/2005 IOF Shoot Dead in Cold Blood 16-year Old Palestinian Unarmed Boy -- Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) shot dead in cold blood an unarmed Palestinian... Israeli Forces Attack Peaceful Congregation in Hebron International Press Center 2/15/2005 HEBRON, Palestine, February 15, 2005 (IPC + WAFA) - - Israeli occupation forces attacked a peaceful congregation of civilians and international peace activists, who were protesting the... Former border policemen convicted Jerusalem Post 2/15/2005 A Tel Aviv Magistrate's Court judge on Monday convicted two former border policemen of assaulting Palestinians caught in Jaffa without a permit. The illegal... Israel Kills Palestinian, Violates Fragile Ceasefire Islam Online 2/14/2005 AL-KHALIL, West Bank, February 14 (IslamOnline.net & News Agencies) - Israeli occupation troops gunned down on Monday, February 14, a young Palestinian in the southern West... Israeli troops kill two Palestinians AlJazeera 2/16/2005 Two Palestinians have been shot and killed by Israeli troops near Nablus in the occupied West Bank. An Israeli army spokeswoman said the two... Court releases far-right protesters Jerusalem Post 2/15/2005 The Jerusalem Magistrate's court on Tuesday released 33 Israeli far-right activists who were arrested by police a day earlier for taking part in a... Ten policemen injured as settlers take protests to the streets, not just the squares Ha'aretz 2/15/2005 Ten police officers were lightly hurt last evening in clashes with right-wing activists, as anti-disengagement protesters snarled traffic at points around the country. Meanwhile... Israel to Build New Settlement, US Concerned Islam Online 2/15/2005 OCCUPIED JERUSALEM, February 15 (IslamOnline.net & News Agencies) - Israel intends to build a new settlement in the West Bank that could take in settlers uprooted... PNIC Report Masses Israeli Violations until December 2004 International Press Center 2/14/2005 GAZA, Palestine, February 14, 2005 (IPC) -- The death toll of the Palestinian people in the occupied Palestinian territories (oPt) who have been killed by... Israeli Troops Continue Attacks In OPT Despite Cease Fire International Press Center 2/14/2005 GAZA, Palestine, February 14, 2005 (IPC+WAFA)--Despite ongoing understandings between the Israeli and Palestinian sides on a ceasefire, Israeli occupation forces (IOF) have... Child killed in Hebron International Middle East Media Center 2/14/2005 A local source in Hebron told IMEMC correspond ant that soldiers shot dead a 15-year-old child in the southern West Bank city of... Palestinian Cops Can't Stop Militants Washington Post 2/14/2005 KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip - Palestinian policemen, who have been given the task of restraining militants, say they can't or won't do the job. Interviewed... IOF Turns 2 Houses into Military Barracks, Besieges Security Post in WB WAFA 2/12/2005 SALFEET, February 12, 2005, (WAFA) - Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) broke early Saturday into the West Bank (WB) city of Salfeet and besieged a Palestinian... IOF Kills Child in Hebron WAFA 2/14/2005 HEBRON, February 14, 2005 (WAFA)- Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) killed Monday a child, sentenced five citizens to severe imprisonment terms and arrested three others... Israeli ministers receive Jewish threats AlJazeera 2/14/2005 Israeli security services are stepping up protection of public officials after death threats against cabinet ministers by Jews opposed to a planned pullout from... Jewish settlers protest Gaza withdrawal AlJazeera 2/15/2005 Thousands of Israelis opposed to the country's planned withdrawal from Gaza have staged demonstrations blocking traffic on major motorways, burning tyres and clashing with... News Briefs, February 12 - 14, 2005 International Middle East Media Center 2/14/2005 Three detainees sentenced to 13, 18 and 19 life terms / Five detainees from Bethlehem, including two children, highly sentenced / Settlers attack residents in Hebron... Israel fears Jewish terror The Guardian 2/15/2005 Israel's security minister has recommended the arrest of a prominent Jewish extremist and warned of many more possible detentions amid a stream of threats... Seven held after settlers run amok at Gush Katif junction Ha'aretz 2/13/2005 Police arrested seven settlers who rioted and tried to block the Gush Katif junction to Palestinian traffic on Friday morning during a protest against... Pullout foes changing addresses to get into Gush Katif Ha'aretz 2/14/2005 Dozens of anti-disengagement activists from the right recently have changed their addresses on their ID cards to Gush Katif settlements, in order to get... Analysis / Hamas in Damascus ordered shelling Ha'aretz 2/13/2005 The mortar shelling and the firing of Qassam rockets on Thursday on Gush Katif was carried out by three Palestinian groups, not only Hamas... News Briefs, February 11, 2005 International Middle East Media Center 2/11/2005 PFLP member arrested north of Ramallah/ Resistance detonates an explosive charge near a military jeep in Nablus... Army officer: Settlers tried to run me over International Middle East Media Center 2/11/2005 An Israel army officer said Friday that settlers attempted to run him down with a car overnight near the West Bank settlement of Itamar... Itamar settlers agree to remove caravan Jerusalem Post 2/11/2005 Overnight Friday, settlers from Itamar, near Nablus in the West Bank, placed an illegal caravan at the nearby Gidonim outpost, reportedly in response to... Citizen Dies of Wounds in Rafah WAFA 2/10/2005 RAFAH, February 10, 2005 (WAFA)- Citizen died Thursday of wounds he sustained yesterday when Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) opened fire at him in the... Armed men killed three in Gaza Prison International Middle East Media Center 2/11/2005 Around 50 armed men forcefully entered the Gaza Central Prison and killed three prisoners, Palestinain security soruce reported on Thursday. The source described the... Gush Katif settlers attack Palestinians, attempt to close Al-Matahin checkpoint International Middle East Media Center 2/12/2005 Friday evening, an Israeli military source reported that soldiers arrested six settlers who hurled stones at the Palestinian residents and attempted to close Al-Matahin... Israelis vow action against Arab Bank AlJazeera 2/9/2005 Lawyers representing victims of bombings in Israel at a US court have threatened further action against the Jordan-based Arab Bank, following the closure of... Settlers block major Gaza route Jerusalem Post 2/11/2005 Dozens of Gush Katif residents blocked the Tancher Route in the Gaza Strip on Friday to Palestinian traffic to protest the mortar shell and... Video: Palestinians mourn man killed by Israeli troops BBC 2/11/2005 Video clip: Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas has sacked the chief of Palestinian forces after militants violated a truce with Israel. Militant group Hamas said... News Briefs, February 9 - 10, 2005 International Middle East Media Center 2/10/2005 Resident arrested in Nablus / Two arrested near Jerusalem / Army erects military checkpoints near Tubas / Ten arrested in Al-Mawasi / Army closes Ramallah and Al-Biereh / Villages... Gaza death mars truce as Israel to lift roadblocks ReliefWeb 2/10/2005 JERUSALEM, Feb 9 (Reuters) - Israel said on Wednesday it would soon readmit thousands of Palestinian workers and lift some West Bank roadblocks after agreeing... More mortars fired in Gaza as Abbas orders forces to stop attacks ReliefWeb 2/10/2005 GAZA CITY, Feb 10 (AFP) - Three more mortar shells were fired by Palestinian militants at a settlement in the Gaza Strip Thursday in another... Violence and scepticism follow ceasefire The Guardian 2/9/2005 Street violence and media hostility today underlined the obstacles to peace in the Middle East, a day after Israeli and Palestinian leaders declared a... Israeli Troops Arrest Residents International Press Center 2/9/2005 PALESTINE, February9, 2005 (IPC+ Agencies)-- Israeli occupation troops stormed on Wednesday morning the northern West Bank town of Tubas and blockaded a Palestinian house... Abbas orders PA forces to end mortar firing International Middle East Media Center 2/10/2005 Palestinians fire mortars at Gaza settlements -- Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Thursday afternoon ordered PA security forces to end mortar fire on Gaza Strip... Army arrests a resident, claim he is planning a bombing in Jerusalem bus International Middle East Media Center 2/10/2005 An Israeli military source claimed on Thursday afternoon that soldiers arrested a Palestinian resident who was planning a suicide bus bombing in the French... Hamas man is killed in `work accident Ha'aretz 2/10/2005 A Hamas militant was killed and two hurt in an incident in Khan Yunis yesterday. IDF sources said the man may have been killed... Army to annex lands south of Hebron International Middle East Media Center 2/8/2005 Israeli soldiers handed residents form the village of Yatta , east of Hebron , military orders to annex family farmlands in the areas of Tal Al-Tawani... Israeli army invades Nablus International Middle East Media Center 2/8/2005 Tuesday afternoon, Israeli soldiers, supported by two tanks and a number of Jeeps invaded the northern West Bank city of Nablus, and detained residents... News Briefs, February 8 , 2005 International Middle East Media Center 2/8/2005 1000 Palestinian laborers to be allowed to work in Israel / Military checkpoint erected east of Qalqilia/ Two female detainees released from Al-Ramleh detention / Army... Mara'ba: Qalqilia Lands Threatened by Israeli Settlement International Press Center 2/8/2005 QALQILIA, Palestine, February 8, 2005 (IPC Exclusive)Coordinator of the Palestinian national committee for confronting settlement and the Apartheid Wall in the West Bank... Israeli Forces Besiege Nablus International Press Center 2/8/2005 NABLUS, Palestine, February 8, 2005 (IPC) - - Israeli occupation forces continued their aggression against the Palestinian people and besieged the city of Nablus, in addition... Two arrested in Nablus International Middle East Media Center 2/5/2005 Saturday at dawn, Israeli soldiers arrested two residents from Nablus and Balata refugee camp after invading the city and breaking into dozens of homes... 1000 Dunams to erect a wall around Ariel settlement International Middle East Media Center 2/5/2005 The Israeli authorities decided to erect a wall around Ariel settlement, the biggest settlement in the West Bank , inhibited by 18.000 settlers. Residents of... News Briefs, Feruary 5 - 7, 2005 International Middle East Media Center 2/7/2005 Two arrested east of Tubas / Detainee from Nablus sentenced to 33 months / Girl arrested near Jenin / Carni crossing to remain crossing until after the... Karni checkpoint reopened after fatal attack Ha'aretz 2/8/2005 Israel reopened the Karni checkpoint between Israel and Gaza on Monday to cargo and humanitarian aid after it was closed for the last three... Palestinians free attack suspects BBC 2/5/2005 Palestinian officials briefly held three key members of a group which had claimed responsibility for an attack on Israeli soldiers, before freeing them. The... Palestinian sentenced to 20 years for “attempting to avenge the assassination of Yassin International Middle East Media Center 2/8/2005 The Israeli central court in Ten Aviv sentenced of Monday a Palestinian to twenty years after convicting him of attacking three Israelis with an... IDF kills two men in Gaza no-go zone Ha'aretz 2/6/2005 IDF soldiers shot and killed two Palestinians who approached a security fence in an off-limits military zone in the northern Gaza Strip on Friday... News from Gaza Rafah Today 2/2/2005 with photos] Khan Younis: "Israel doesn’t want peace. All they want is to swallow the land and to kill the Palestinians," said an old... Defense officials disagree on approach to PA Ha'aretz 2/6/2005 The disagreement between Shin Bet head Avi Dichter and Chief of Staff Moshe Ya'alon on how best Israel can act to bolster new Palestinian... Two Gazans Wounded, a Jeep Crushes a Hebron Boy International Press Center 2/6/2005 KHAN YOUNIS, Palestine, February 6, 2005 (IPC + WAFA) - - Israeli occupation forces shot and wounded three civilians in different parts of Gaza Strip and the... Despite Calm in oPt , Israeli Troops Go on Rampage International Press Center 2/7/2005 GAZA, Palestine, February 7, 2005 (IPC+WAFA)-Despite of the full calm from the Palestinian party, the Israeli occupation forces restlessly continued its onslaught... Palestinian killed in Gaza; teen found with bomb belt Ha'aretz 2/4/2005 Two Israel Defense Forces soldiers were lightly wounded and an armed Palestinian was killed in an attack yesterday at the Gush Katif junction in... Ministry of Health: IOF Kills 73 Citizens in January MIFTAH/WAFA 2/4/2005 The Ministry of Health (MOH) reported that 73 Palestinian citizens were killed including 249 wounded by Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) in the Occupied Palestinian... News Briefs, February 4 , 2005 International Middle East Media Center 2/4/2005 Israeli soldiers annex hundreds of Dunams in the northern Plains / Army fires at homes in Dir Al-Balah / Main roads and crossings still closed in... Two Palestinians killed by IDF fire in northern Gaza Strip Ha'aretz 2/5/2005 Israel Defense Forces soldiers on Friday shot and killed two Palestinians who approached a security fence in a off-limits military zone in the northern... Two Palestinians killed in Beit Hanoun International Middle East Media Center 2/4/2005 Friday at night, Israeli soldiers killed two residents close to Kibbutz Nier Am, near Beit Hanoun, in the northern Gaza Strip. Army claims that... Four IDF soldiers wounded in Hebron attack Ha'aretz 2/4/2005 Four Israel Defense Forces soldiers were wounded last night when Palestinian gunmen opened fire on their jeep near the settlement of Eshkolot, southwest of... Rafah Today: When schoolgirls see and feel the death of their classmate Rafah Today 2/2/2005 with photos] When schoolgirls see and feel the death of their classmate, the classmate of Noran Deeb whom was killed inside the school...Elderly... News Briefs, February 2- 3 , 2005 International Middle East Media Center 2/3/2005 Curfew imposed over Abu Dis and Al-Ezareyya near Jerusalem / Child arrested near Nablus / Army invades the village of Ithna, near Hebron / Army erects a... Resident killed, three soldiers injured in the Gaza Strip International Middle East Media Center 2/3/2005 Thursday evening, Israeli soldiers killed a resident in the Gaza Strip, after claiming that he hurled a grenade at a military post near Orhan... A Citizen Dies of His Wound in North Gaza International Press Center 2/3/2005 GAZA, Palestine, February3,2005 (IPC+WAFA)---A Palestinian citizen died of his wounds he sustained last month in Beitlahia, as the Israeli occupation forces stormed... Background/ Who wants to kill Israel-PA truce: List of suspects Ha'aretz 2/2/2005 a partial list - Ed.] A cease-fire, by its very nature, is a creature of mistrust. If either side's confidence in the other... IDF: Settlers still building in outposts Ha'aretz 2/2/2005 The settlers are proceeding with construction in illegal outposts in the West Bank, even those earmarked for evacuation, according to the Israel Defense Forces... Six Israelis hurt in shooting attacks in Gaza, W. Bank Ha'aretz 2/4/2005 Six IDF soldiers were wounded in separate incidents in Gaza and the West Bank on Thursday. Four Israel Defense Forces soldiers were wounded Thursday... Yesha still undecided about hunger strike Ha'aretz 2/3/2005 The leaders of the Yesha Council of settlements are still deliberating whether to stage a hunger strike as part of their campaign for a... Tel Aviv court charges Danish citizen with spying for Hezbollah Ha'aretz 2/3/2005 Tel Aviv District Court yesterday charged a Danish citizen of Lebanese descent with spying for Hezbollah. Iyad al-Shua, 39, faces charges of trying to... IDF, Shin Bet fear right-wing campaign targeting religious officers is out of control Ha'aretz 2/3/2005 The Israel Defense Forces and Shin Bet are increasingly concerned by a series of harassment acts by extreme right-wing activists aimed at religious officers... Killing of Palestinian girl shatters family By Laila El-Haddad, Electronic Intifada/Al Jazeera 2/3/2005 Ten-year-old Nuran Iyad Dib went to school as ecstatic as any schoolgirl should be. But this crisp winter day was special: she would receive... Palestinian fighter killed in Gaza AlJazeera 2/4/2005 A Palestinian resistance fighter has been shot dead by Israeli occupation forces after wounding two soldiers in the Gaza Strip. An Israeli military source... Factions Could Resume Resistance as Israel Rampages International Press Center 2/1/2005 GAZA, Palestine, February1,2005 (IPC+Agencies)---The killing of a 10 -year -old UNRWA school girl in Rafah refugee camp on Monday and the continuation... PNIC Report: 936 Killed, 5964 Wounded Within 2004 International Press Center 2/1/2005 GAZA, Palestine, February 1, 2005 (IPC) ---The death toll among the Palestinian people in the occupied Palestinian territories (oPt) by the Israeli occupation troops... Resistance to continue attacks if army continues incursions International Middle East Media Center 2/1/2005 Eight Palestinian resistance groups warned Monday night they would resume attacks against Israel in light of “the ongoing policy of army incursions into Palestinian... UNRWA: Israeli Troops Killed a Palestinian School Girl International Press Center 2/1/2005 GAZA, Palestine, February 1, 2005 (IPC+ Agencies)-- The United Nations Agency for Work and Relief of the Palestinian Refugees (UNRWA), accused on Monday the... IDF: `Axis of evil' seeks to prevent calm in territories Ha'aretz 2/2/2005 The "axis of evil," which includes Hezbollah, Hamas and the Iranian Revolutionary Guards, is determined to prevent Palestinian Authority Chairman Mahmoud Abbas from achieving... 2 Citizens Arrested, Dozens Detained, Arable Land Devastated WAFA 2/1/2005 QALQILIYA, February 1, 2005, (WAFA) - Two citizens were arrested early Tuesday by Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) in Qalqiliya city town of Azzoun, witnesses said... News Briefs, February 1, 2005 International Middle East Media Center 2/1/2005 Seven homemade shells fired at Israeli settlements in the Gaza Strip / Army bulldozers family farmlands near Hebron / Army breaks into dozens of homes in... IDF: Gaza girl killed by Palestinian fire Ha'aretz 2/1/2005 The fragile quiet that has reigned in Gaza for nearly two weeks was threatened yesterday for the first time, when a 10-year-old Palestinian... Reshef's urban warfare breakthrough Globes 1/27/2005 Aryt, IMI, ITL develop smart munitions for M203 grenade launchers, with a multimillion dollar sales potential. -- Aryt Industries (TASE: ARYT), controlled by chairman Shmuel...

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Sharon: If PA fails to move, we will International Middle East Media Center 2/27/2005 Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon Sunday warned halting the peace process unless the Palestinian Authority moves swiftly against Islamic Jihad and other "militants" -- Israel... Israel to reconsider its decision to release Palestinian detainees International Middle East Media Center 2/28/2005 Israeli justice minister Tzipi Livni, informed the Palestinian Authority (PA) said Israel is opposing a meeting of the joint Palestinian-Israeli committee to discuss releasing... Report: Mossad agent in NZ was involved in botched '98 operation Ha'aretz 2/27/2005 One of the two alleged Mossad agents who served a prison sentence in New Zealand following a botched operation was involved in another failed... We must not let this opportunity slip away, says Abbas The Independent 2/28/2005 Mahmoud Abbas interviewed on eve of Palestinian summit in London -- Attacks such as the suicide bombing on Friday that killed four Israelis in Tel... Delegates to recommend security role for America The Independent 3/1/2005 The document to be adopted by the Palestinian conference today provides for establishment of a US-led security group which will give the Americans a... Israel halts transfer of WB cities, will not retaliate militarily International Middle East Media Center 2/27/2005 Israel will exert pressure on Syria and the Palestinian Authority, but will refrain from launching "major military action" in retaliation to Friday night's bombing... Jordan's Abdullah may visit in coming weeks Ha'aretz 2/28/2005 Jordan's King Abdullah is considering extending a trip to the Palestinian Authority planned for the coming weeks and making a visit to Israel. Jordanian... Weird Australian `spy' case casts shadow on Katsav trip International Press Center 2/28/2005 President Moshe Katsav had great expectations for his upcoming state visit this week to Australia - the first visit Down Under by an Israeli president... Blair hopes parley will take him beyond Iraq Ha'aretz 3/1/2005 U.K. PM Blair hopes that when he stands alongside Arab and Palestinian leaders at his London conference, it will convey the message that having... World Bank: Arab Countries Fail To Meet Its Pledges to Support PNA International Press Center 2/28/2005 GAZA, Palestine, February 28, 2005 (IPC+Agencies)--The Minister of Planning Dr. Ghassan Al Khatib stated yesterday that a tangible positive developments happened to... Kofi Annan may visit Israel this month Ha'aretz 3/1/2005 NEW YORK - United Nations Secretary General Kofi Annan may visit Israel soon. -- At a meeting yesterday at his UN office, which was attended by... Israel launches diplomatic, PR offensive against Syria, PA Ha'aretz 2/28/2005 The cabinet yesterday launched a major diplomatic and public relations offensive against both Syria and the Palestinian Authority in response to Friday's suicide bombing... Israel insists Syria to blame for Tel Aviv suicide attack Daily Star 3/1/2005 Troops discover car packed with explosives in northern West Bank -- JERUSALEM: Israel insisted Monday that Syria was to blame for a Tel Aviv suicide... Blair meets Abbas at No 10 The Guardian 3/1/2005 The prime minister, Tony Blair, held talks at Downing Street last night with the Palestinian leader, Mahmoud Abbas, on the eve of an international... Israel blames Syria for Tel Aviv bomb Middle East Online 2/28/2005 Syrian FM rejects accusations Damascus had role in Tel Aviv bombing as Israel steps up anti-Hezbollah campaign. -- JERUSALEM - Israeli officials briefed EU ambassadors Monday... London parley statement to omit terrorism Ha'aretz 3/1/2005 The final statement to be issued at Tuesday?s London Meeting on Supporting the Palestinian Authority will not mention terrorism and refers only in... Hamas: turning "calm" to "truce" dependant on Israel International Middle East Media Center 2/25/2005 A West Bank Hamas leader Sheikh Hassan Yousef expected Friday that the upcoming Cairo meeting between Palestinian factions will not result in a formal... Sharon plans visit to Tunisia AlJazeera 2/25/2005 Ariel Sharon has accepted an unprecedented invitation from Tunisian President Zine al-Abidin bin Ali to visit the north African country, the Israeli prime minister's... UAE tycoon slammed for Israel talks YNetNews 2/25/2005 Mohammed Ali Alabbar, who was in Tel Aviv to discuss possible purchase of evacuated Gaza homes, says he is opposed to normalizing ties with... Israel and Syria engaged in secret talks YNetNews 2/25/2005 Jerusalem denies reports of secret talks between Israel and Syria; Jordan set to announce new peace initiative at Arab summit -- TEL AVIV - Israel and... Attack Shows Need for Palestinian Action: Israel New York Times 2/25/2005 JERUSALEM (Reuters) - A senior Israeli official said a suicide bombing at a Tel Aviv nightclub on Friday showed the need for Palestinians to ``dismantle... Rice defers visits to Middle East Ha'aretz 2/25/2005 WASHINGTON - U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice is deferring an expected trip to Egypt and other Mideast countries next week, confining her travels to... U.S. to Press Arab Nations to Pay Pledges Made to Palestinians Washington Post 2/26/2005 Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice plans next week to press oil-rich Arab nations to make good on hundreds of millions of dollars that was... Aid hinges on anti-terror efforts YNetNews 2/25/2005 Republican house majority leader wants financial assistance to Palestinians conditioned on counter-terrorism effort -- WASHINGTON - Resistance to pledged financial aid to the Palestinians in Congress... Hamas: Cairo talks won't yield truce unless Israel meets demands Ha'aretz 2/26/2005 Sheikh Hassan Yousef, a Hamas leader in the West Bank, said Friday that an upcoming meeting of leaders of Damascus-based Palestinian opposition militant groups... Russia considering renewed arms sales to Palestinians Ha'aretz 2/26/2005 MOSCOW - Moscow is considering resuming sales of military equipment to the Palestinian Authority, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Friday. "There have been requests about... Release all prisoners or else YNetNews 2/25/2005 Thousands of Hamas supporters demonstrate in Gaza, senior group member threatens to kidnap soldiers if Israel fails to release all prisoners -- GAZA - The Hamas... Safety check Al-Ahram Weekly on-line 2/24/2005 Egypt, the Palestinians and Israel brace themselves for the evacuation of illegal settlements in Gaza -- Following months of international pressure and intra-Israeli negotiations, tension... Egypt: Israeli Withdrawal from Philadelphia Corridor Priority International Press Center 2/24/2005 GAZA, Palestine, February 24,2005 (IPC+Agencies)--Egyptian Foreign Minister Ahmad Abu al-Gait told reporters in Cairo on Wednesday that Egypt wants a full Israeli... Nato signals closer ties with Israel AlJazeera 2/25/2005 Nato should increase security cooperation with Israel to fight global terrorism, Nato's secretary-general has said. Speaking in Tel Aviv after meeting Israeli Foreign Minister... Israeli official attends Mideast seminar in Qatar Middle East Online 2/24/2005 Organizer of seminar says Israeli Deputy Education Minister’s visit to Qatar is no secret. -- DOHA - Israeli Deputy Education Minister Michael Melchior paid a brief... Jordan calls for recognizing Palestinian refugees's right of return ReliefWeb 2/23/2005 JERUSALEM, Feb 23, 2005 (Xinhua via COMTEX) -- Jordanian ambassador to Israel Ma'aruf Bakhit said that recognizing the Palestinian refugees' right of return is important... Palestinian militant groups invited to Egypt for truce talks Ha'aretz 2/25/2005 The leaders of eight opposition militant groups have officially been invited to Cairo for truce talks, Israel Radio reported early Friday. The leaders will... Shalom meets with NATO head YNetNews 2/24/2005 First time NATO representative visits Israel; Shalom says Israel needs a partnership but does not need to be a member-- Israel needs a close... European Commission: Conclusions of the General Affairs and External Relations Council ReliefWeb 2/23/2005 European Commission (EC) 21 Feb 2005 - MIDDLE EAST -- The Council adopted the following conclusions: - Attack carried out in Beirut"The Council firmly condemns the... Dual registration Globes 2/24/2005 Jews from Arab countries want to register property claims, but Israel keeps delaying. -- A year ago, the government decided to register the property claims... Palestinian source: “Cairo to host the Palestinien factions dialogue in March International Middle East Media Center 2/22/2005 A Palestinian source reported on Monday that the Palestinian factions will hold negotiations and internal dialogue in the Egyptian capital Cairo , March 1st. The... New Jordanian ambassador urges Israel to gear up towards permanent peace, not interim deals International Middle East Media Center 2/23/2005 Jordan's new Ambassador to Israel, Marouf al-Bakhit, urged Tuesday Israel to stop gambling on interim agreements and gear up to a permanent one with... Abbas Welcomes US Criticisim of Israel's Apartheid Wall International Press Center 2/23/2005 RAMALLAH, Palestine, February23, 2005 (IPC+ WAFA)--President Mahmoud Abbas welcomed yesterday the United States criticism of the Israeli Apartheid Wall, that is cutting deep... Israeli ambassador booed in Florence Ha'aretz 2/24/2005 The mayor of Florence has sharply criticized Italian students who tried to stop the Israeli ambassador from delivering a speech at the University of... Talks with Palestinians falter; territories remain quiet Ha'aretz 2/24/2005 Talks between Israel and the Palestinian Authority on the handing over of security responsibility for the West Bank cities to the PA have run... Sharon won't let Peres go to London summit Ha'aretz 2/24/2005 Prime Minister Ariel Sharon yesterday rejected Vice Premier Shimon Peres' proposal that Israel take part in next week's London summit on the bolstering of... State Department: the Israeli Wall Has Become a Problem International Press Center 2/23/2005 GAZA, February 23, 2005 (IPC + Agencies) - - The US State Department asserted that the Apartheid Wall Israel is building in the occupied Palestinian territories has... State: Hague fence ruling based on erroneous data Ha'aretz 2/24/2005 The ruling last year by the International Court of Justice on the separation fence between Israel and the Palestinians was based on erroneous and... Israeli-Palestinian peace climate vastly improved but threats persist, Security Council told Electronic Intifada 2/22/2005 Report, UN DPI -- People across the Middle East had had their hopes rekindled for progress towards peace between Israel and the Palestinians, while, at... NATO chief: We could send troops once treaty is signed Ha'aretz 2/24/2005 NATO would consider stationing peacekeeping troops here to facilitate the peace process only if an Israeli-Palestinian peace treaty were signed, both sides requested a... Israel hopes to forge ties with Arabs Middle East Online 2/22/2005 Jewish State hopes to reap diplomatic dividends from its historic pullout from Gaza Strip. -- Israel is looking to reap diplomatic dividends from its historic... Egypt wants Israeli border strip pullout Daily Star 2/24/2005 Muslim Brotherhood condemns renewed ties -- Egypt insisted Wednesday on Israeli withdrawal from the corridor between Gaza and Egyptian territory as part of an agreement... Israel's faith in 'peace partner BBC 2/23/2005 Earlier this week we got perhaps the most vivid illustration yet of how Israel views the new Palestinian leader. On Thursday morning, dozens of... Emirati-Israeli meetings cause outcry in UAE Middle East Online 2/23/2005 Abbar’s meetings with Sharon, Peres over his offer to buy settler homes in Gaza Strip cause furor in UAE. -- An unprecedented visit to Jerusalem... Peres: “Settlers homes will not be demolished International Middle East Media Center 2/22/2005 Israeli vice premier Shimon Peres said that he believes that Israeli will not demolish the settlers' homes in Gaza Strip settlements after implementing the... Israeli report sees crisis with Palestinians after pullout ReliefWeb 2/22/2005 Jerusalem (dpa) - Relations between Israel and the Palestinians are liable to "explode" after Israel's withdrawal from the Gaza Strip this summer, as the sides... Palestinians freed, but barrier path still draws ire Christian Science Monitor 2/22/2005 Israel released 500 Palestinian prisoners Monday, a day after approving Gaza pullout. -- TARKUMIYA, WEST BANK – The hope and skepticism among Palestinians over whether the... Israel, PA discussing security plan based on Tenet outline: Sharon ReliefWeb 2/23/2005 JERUSALEM, Feb 23 (AFP) - Israel and the Palestinians are discussing a Palestinian security plan based on the principles of the so-called Tenet ceasefire plan... Huge obstacles to Mid-East peace By Barbara Plett, BBC 2/18/2005 Analysis -- Israel has begun implementing relief measures agreed at the recent Sharm al-Sheikh summit between its Prime Minister, Ariel Sharon, and Palestinian leader Mahmoud... Israel welcomes new Arab envoys BBC 2/22/2005 Egypt has named its new ambassador to Israel, after withdrawing its previous diplomat four years ago. It comes days after a new Jordanian ambassador... President Bush: A Palestinian state on scattered territory cannot work Ha'aretz 2/22/2005 U.S. President George W. Bush yesterday placed achieving an Israeli-Palestinian peace settlement at the top of NATO's list of priorities. Bush, speaking in Brussels... New Zealand government rejects Israel's `feeble' apology Ha'aretz 2/22/2005 Wellington has rejected an official Israeli apology on the matter of two alleged Mossad agents who were apprehended and jailed after attempting to obtain... Jordanian envoy says peace with Palestinians is attainable Ha'aretz 2/23/2005 Jordan's new ambassador to Israel, Marouf al-Bakhit, believes an Israeli-Palestinian peace treaty is within reach. "I followed the talks in 2000 and 2001 closely... Shalom: 10 Arab states will strengthen ties with Israel in wake of Jordanian decision Ha'aretz 2/22/2005 Foreign Minister Silvan Shalom believes that at least 10 additional Arab states will strengthen ties with Jerusalem in the wake of the decision by... 16 Palestinian deportees arrive at the Eretz Crossing International Middle East Media Center 2/21/2005 Sixteen Palestinians who were deported from the West Bank to the Gaza Strip arrived at the Eretz Crossing on Sunday evening to be transferred... Abbas: “All of the deportees will return within two weeks International Middle East Media Center 2/21/2005 Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said after meeting with the first group of deportees which was allowed back in the west Bank, that all of... Mahmoud Abbas Interview with Der Spiegel Palestine Media Center 2/21/2005 I Don't Have a Magic Wand" -- Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas says he is optimistic about the chances for peace with Israel. But it won't... Sharon says West Bank barrier not border for Palestinian state: interview ReliefWeb 2/21/2005 CAIRO, Feb 19 (AFP) - The separation barrier Israel is building along the West Bank will not mark the definitive border of an eventual Palestinian... Bush stresses need for contiguous Palestinian state Ha'aretz 2/22/2005 U.S. President George W. Bush on Monday placed achieving an Israeli-Palestinian peace settlement at the top of NATO's list of priorities. Bush, speaking in... Move to annex settlements overshadows Israeli cabinet's approval of Gaza pullout The Guardian 2/21/2005 The Israeli cabinet yesterday approved the first ever removal of Jewish settlers from the Palestinian territories by authorising Ariel Sharon's plan to pull out... PLO Condemns The Israeli Decision To Continue Building The Wall International Press Center 2/21/2005 GAZA, Palestine, February 21,2005 (IPC+WAFA)The president Mahmoud Abbas chaired a meeting of the PLO Executive Committee in Ramallah to discuss the latest... 500 Palestinian Prisoners Freed Today International Press Center 2/21/2005 GAZA, Palestine, February 21, 2005 (IPC+ Agencies)--500 Palestinain handcuffed prisoners, most of them had already served at least two-thirds of their sentences, sped... PLO to Take Israel to UN Security Council over Wall Palestine Media Center 2/21/2005 Beilin: No Justification Whatsoever for Israeli Cabinet’s Wall Decision -- The Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) has slammed the Israeli cabinet’s decision on Sunday to resume... Jordan seeks more flights to Israel Ha'aretz 2/21/2005 Jordan is demanding an increase in its weekly passenger and cargo flights to Israel, now that a new Jordanian ambassador has been posted in... Palestinians need time to finish dismantling terror infrastructure Ha'aretz 2/21/2005 The Palestinians "have begun dismantling the terrorist infrastructure," but there is still much to do until this process is complete, according to outgoing Chief... After four years, Jordan's new envoy to Israel arrives Ha'aretz 2/21/2005 Egypt names their new man in Tel Aviv-- Jordanian Ambassador Marouf al-Bakhit, a former general and most recently ambassador to Turkey, arrived in Israel... Abbas apt to try to skip road map stage Jerusalem Post 2/21/2005 By the end of his term, US President George W. Bush wants to complete the road map for the Israeli-Palestinian peace process that is... Israel to apologize to NZ for Mossad affair Ha'aretz 2/20/2005 Israel is to apologize for sending undercover operatives to New Zealand and compromising its sovereignty, and will promise that such incidents will not recur... Israel to release 500 Palestinians today Ha'aretz 2/21/2005 Israel is planning to release 500 Palestinian prisoners this morning as part of its goodwill gestures toward the Palestinian Authority. In addition, 16 Palestinians... Only 200 have served two-thirds of sentence Ha'aretz 2/21/2005 released today under agreements with the Palestinian Authority have served two-thirds of their sentences, the High Court of Justice heard yesterday during a debate... Dahlan offers to take Tul Karm first Ha'aretz 2/20/2005 Defense Minister Shaul Mofaz is expected to meet today with senior Palestinian Authority official Mohammed Dahlan for continued discussions on transferring security authority for... Israel to stop arms sales to Georgia Ha'aretz 2/20/2005 Israel has bowed to Russian pressure and will suspend all arms exports to Georgia. Sources in the arms industries in Israel expressed anger at... Sharon Praises Egypt for Efforts to Block Arms New York Times 2/22/2005 CAIRO, Feb. 19 (Reuters) - Prime Minister Ariel Sharon of Israel was quoted as saying in remarks published on Saturday that Egypt was doing more... U.S. pleased with vote on withdrawal Ha'aretz 2/21/2005 The U.S. government welcomes yesterday's "historic" approval of Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's disengagement plan and is looking forward to the coming months with optimism... Scenes of joy as freed Palestinian prisoners hailed as heroes Daily Star 2/22/2005 Israel releases 500 as part of deal to help revive peace process -- TULKAREM, West Bank: Hundreds of Palestinians held emotional reunions with their families... PM pledges: No negotiation on J'lem Jerusalem Post 2/21/2005 Jerusalem will remain united as the eternal capital of the Jewish people. It will not be divided," Prime Minister Ariel Sharon pledged on Monday... Bush insists Middle East peace is 'immediate goal Daily Star 2/22/2005 Israel frees 500 Palestinian prisoners in largest mass release in a decade -- U.S. President George W. Bush pledged support Monday for Israeli-Palestinian peace efforts... Israel preparing possible strike on Iran Jerusalem Post 2/21/2005 Israel must be prepared to carry out an air strike against Iran's nuclear program, although it does not expect a nuclear strike from Iran... European aid official urges Israel to suspend barrier work ReliefWeb 2/17/2005 JERUSALEM, Feb 17 (AFP) - A European humanitarian official called on Israel Thursday to suspend work on its West Bank barrier in light of the... Dahlan: PA will ensure a calm Gaza withdrawal International Middle East Media Center 2/18/2005 According to Israel Radio, Palestinian Authority security official Mohammed Dahlan said that the PA will ensure that Israel's withdrawal from the Gaza Strip is... Peres: “army might withdraw from the Philadelphi Route International Middle East Media Center 2/18/2005 Israeli Vice premier Shimon Peres said on Friday that there is a possibility that Israeli might withdraw from the Philadelphi route in the Gaza... UAE tycoon 'bids for Gaza homes BBC 2/18/2005 A property magnate from the United Arab Emirates has offered to buy all homes evacuated by Jewish settlers in the Gaza Strip.Billionaire Mohammad al-Abbar... Israel contacts New Zealand over suspected spies' case Ha'aretz 2/18/2005 WELLINGTON, New Zealand - Israel has approached New Zealand to thaw the chill cast over relations by two suspected Israeli spies who were jailed in... High Court to hear petition against prisoner release Ha'aretz 2/18/2005 The High Court of Justice will hear a petition Sunday against the impending release of some of the 500 Palestinian prisoners Israel is slated... America would back Israel attack on Iran The Telegraph 2/18/2005 President George W Bush added a new twist to the international tension over Iran's nuclear programme last night by pledging to support Israel if... Sharon tells U.S. coordinator Ward: PA security is top priority Ha'aretz 2/18/2005 Reform of the Palestinian security services is paramount to the revival of Middle East peacemaking, Prime Minister Ariel Sharon told a new U.S. security... Israel set to change route of West Bank barrier Daily Star 2/19/2005 Thousands of Palestinian demonstrators demand release of all prisoners -- Israel's Cabinet is set to to endorse Sunday a change to the route of its... Gaza crossing re-opened to young BBC 2/18/2005 Israel has announced it is to re-open the border between the Gaza Strip and Egypt to young Palestinians. The crossing was closed to Palestinians... UAE firm eyes Gaza settlement homes AlJazeera 2/19/2005 Israeli Deputy Prime Minister Shimon Peres has backed an offer by an UAE property magnate to buy up Gaza settlement homes after Israel's planned... Hamas: No truce if all Palestinian prisoners aren't released Ha'aretz 2/19/2005 Peres: IDF evacuation from Philadelphi Route a possibility -- Sa'id Siam, a Hamas leader in the Gaza Strip, said at a Friday protest that if... Hamas, Jihad: “Dialogue will continue until arriving a final decision on truce International Middle East Media Center 2/17/2005 Hamas and the Islamic Jihad said on Wednesday that they will continue the dialogue among them until arriving a final decision on declaring a... PPS: “High deception in prisoners' release deal International Middle East Media Center 2/17/2005 The Hebron office of the Palestinian Prisoners Society said that the 500 detainees who are slated for release, have already served most of the... Israeli High Court: Release of prisoners will Prevent Attacks International Middle East Media Center 2/17/2005 The Israeli High Court of Justice responded to petitions submitted against the government decision to release Palestinian prisoners, saying the release would “prevent attacks... MPA Rejects Israeli Criteria Set for Prisoners Release International Middle East Media Center 2/18/2005 The Palestinian Ministry of Prisoners Affairs submitted a report on Wednesday to the Palestinian Legislative Council (PLC) on the latest situation of the Palestinian... Ministry of Detainees Stresses Release of All Palestinian Prisoners International Press Center 2/17/2005 GAZA, Palestine, February 17, 2005 (IPC + WAFA) - - The Ministry of Detainees and Prisoners' Affairs asserted today its firm position that all the Palestinian prisoners... Local Authority heads met Palestinian counterparts in Italy Globes 2/17/2005 The EU sponsored the meeting. The Israeli and Palestinian local authority leaders agreed to cooperate on joint projects. -- Sources inform “Globes” that Union of... International companies plan to “control the liberated lands” in Gaza International Middle East Media Center 2/17/2005 An Israeli economical expert revealed that several international companies have plans to control Palestinian lands which Israel plans to withdraw from in the Gaza... President Abbas Meets with US Security Coordinator International Press Center 2/17/2005 RAMALLAH, Palestine, February17, 2005 (IPC+WAFA)-- President Mahmoud Abbas met on Wednesday night with the US special Palestinian-Israeli security coordinator, Lieutenant General William Ward... Bargouthi: I will be free by the end of the year International Middle East Media Center 2/17/2005 The Jailed legislator and Fatah leader Marwan Barghouthi, said on Thursday that he will be free by the end of the year, and called... Rice defends channeling $350 million in aid to PA Ha'aretz 2/17/2005 WASHINGTON - Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice told Congress Wednesday that most of the $350 million in aid the administration wants to give the Palestinians... Nasrallah denies Hezbollah links to militants outside Lebanon Ha'aretz 2/17/2005 BEIRUT - The leader of Hezbollah denied Thursday that his group has been funding Palestinian militants and sending activists to Iraq. "We have no organization... U.S. security coordinator for Mideast meets with Sharon Ha'aretz 2/17/2005 U.S. security coordinator for the Middle East, Army Lt. Gen. William Ward, met Thursday with Prime Minister Ariel Sharon and American Ambassador to Israel... Palestinians to be freed include 44 involved in attacks Ha'aretz 2/17/2005 The 500 Palestinian prisoners who will be released by Israel in the coming days include 44 Fatah members who were convicted of involvement in... For Sharon and Abbas, political victories buoy cease-fire Christian Science Monitor 2/18/2005 The Knesset approved $871 million in compensation for Gaza settlers; Abbas allies named for his cabinet. -- JERUSALEM – After four years of Israeli-Palestinian fighting, Israeli... USAID proposes Palestinian company 'caretaker' for Gush Katif lands Electronic Intifada/Palestine Report 2/17/2005 One of the major questions facing Palestinians as the time nears for Israel to evacuate 17 Gaza Strip settlements and four more in the... Israel to allow deportees' return BBC 2/18/2005 Sixteen Palestinians deported by the Israeli army to the Gaza Strip during the four-year uprising will be allowed to return to the West Bank... Bush and Europeans set to make common cause on Middle East peace Daily Star 2/18/2005 BRUSSELS: Spurred by signs of hope in the Middle East, U.S. President George W. Bush and his European hosts will likely make common cause... PNA: Israel Cannot Have Both Settlements and Peace Palestine Media Center 2/16/2005 Israeli Housing Minister: Gaza Jewish Settlers Could Move to West Bank -- Palestinians’ worst fears seem to be materializing as Israel plans to build a... Against All Understandings, Israel Continues Settlement Expansion International Press Center 2/16/2005 GAZA, February 16, 2005 (IPC + Agencies) - - The Israeli government, and despite the understandings reached at Sharm Al Sheikh summit with the Palestinian Authority, continued... Palestinian prisoners' names released Jerusalem Post 2/16/2005 The Prison Service published the names of 500 Palestinian security prisoners scheduled to be released next week in the framework of gestures to PA... Shalom warns Mideast ceasefire could blow up Middle East Online 2/16/2005 Israeli FM warns Israeli-Palestinian ceasefire is not enough unless Abbas dismantles ‘terrorist infrastructure’. -- LONDON - The new ceasefire between Israel and the Palestinians could herald... Jailed Palestinian Leader Sees Continued Bloodshed MIFTAH 2/16/2005 Jailed Palestinian leader Marwan Barghouthi says he expects a Palestinian uprising to persist in the West Bank despite President Mahmoud Abbas's pledge to end... Jericho handover closer, but deal not yet done Ha'aretz 2/16/2005 The Jericho handover, already delayed for three days, will take place in the coming days, both sides agreed yesterday. Security officials from both sides... Ya'alon: Situation in PA is `fragile Ha'aretz 2/16/2005 Chief of Staff Moshe Ya'alon said yesterday that the Israel Defense Forces will not permit Israelis to enter the Jericho casino because of the... Sharon stakes claim to key settlements The Independent 2/16/2005 Ariel Sharon has reaffirmed that Israel plans to hold onto the most populous settlement blocs in the West Bank under any final agreement with... Sharon to foreign press: Israel stands at crossroads of peace Ha'aretz 2/16/2005 JERUSALEM - Prime Minister Ariel Sharon said yesterday that Israel is standing at a crossroads of peace after last week's summit meeting in Egypt. Addressing... U.S. recall of envoy in Damascus pleases Jerusalem Ha'aretz 2/16/2005 Political sources in Jerusalem expressed satisfaction yesterday at the decision by the U.S. to recall its envoy from Syria following the assassination of former... France nixes request to list Hezbollah as a terrorist group Ha'aretz 2/15/2005 French President Jacques Chirac has turned down a request from Foreign Minister Silvan Shalom to vote in favor of placing Hezbollah on the European... U.S. reevaluating Israel travel warning Ha'aretz 2/15/2005 The United States is considering lifting the travel advisory warning to Israel, amid growing pressure from Christian and Jewish groups. "We are now evaluating... President Abbas: Palestinian Territories Must be Free of Israeli Checkpoints International Press Center 2/15/2005 RAMALLAH, Palestine, February 15, 2005 (IPC + WAFA) - - President Mahmoud Abbas (Abu Mazen) stressed today that the Palestinian territories must not have any Israeli checkpoints... Israel hands 15 bodies to PA Ha'aretz 2/15/2005 Israel transfered the bodies of 15 Palestinian terrorists to the Palestinian Authority yesterday, another confidence-building measure meant to strengthen PA Chairman Mahmoud Abbas. The... U.S. urges PA to halt flow of money to terror organizations Ha'aretz 2/15/2005 The United States hopes that the Palestinian Authority will cooperate with Israel in an effort to halt the flow of money to terrorist organizations... Abbas: We will start a new era Middle East Online 2/14/2005 Palestinian leader says he will reject roadmap's option of declaring sovereign Palestinian state with temporary borders before final settlement is reached. -- NEW YORK - War... Israelis leaving Jericho Christian Science Monitor 2/16/2005 The West Bank town's transfer to Palestinians will set the stage for four more Israeli withdrawals. -- JERICHO, WEST BANK – To cut costs over the... Russia tells Israel arms deal with Syria will go ahead Daily Star 2/16/2005 Sharon calls Lebanon 'center of terror' -- JERUSALEM: Russia has informed Israel that a controversial sale of a weapons system to Syria is to go... PA making big plans for evacuated Gaza property Ha'aretz 2/15/2005 Palestinian ministries are busy preparing for the post-disengagement era in Gush Katif and the northwest corner of Gaza, planning among other things for the... PM to use pullout vote to neutralize criticism of fence Ha'aretz 2/15/2005 The cabinet is slated to approve two major decisions on Sunday: the evacuation of settlements in the Gaza Strip and northern West Bank under... Tel Aviv coordinates Gaza pullout with Palestinians Daily Star 2/16/2005 Agreement reached in principle on transfer of security in parts of the West Bank -- Israel has begun coordinating its planned pullout from the Gaza... Army will not evacuate from Jericho on Tuesday International Middle East Media Center 2/14/2005 Israeli authorities decided on Monday to delay the transfer of security control over Jericho to the Palestinian authority after differences occurred over details of... Hamas, Jihad Commit to Truce Provided Israel Reciprocates Palestine Media Center 2/13/2005 During two separate meetings with the Palestinian Islamic resistance movements Hamas and Jihad in Gaza City on Saturday, President Mahmoud Abbas (Abu Mazen) secured... Abbas confronts Hamas after rocket attacks threaten truce with Israel The Independent 2/13/2005 Mahmoud Abbas, the Palestinian President, last night confronted Hamas with a demand to observe a strict ceasefire with Israel after the rocket and mortar... PA: Prisoners' release' list, disappointing International Middle East Media Center 2/13/2005 The Palestinian Prisoners Ministry described the list of 500 prisoners slated for release in the first stage of the prisoners release' agreement, which was... Abbas Declares War With Israel Effectively Over New York Times 2/14/2005 GAZA CITY, Feb. 13 - The new Palestinian leader, Mahmoud Abbas, said in an interview this weekend that the war with the Israelis is effectively... Israeli, PA tourism ministers to meet Pope Ha'aretz 2/14/2005 Tourism Minister Avraham Hirschson and Palestinian Tourism Minister Mitri Abu Aita will meet with Pope John Paul II on February 25, in an attempt... Bondevik Urges Final-status Talks ‘As Soon As Possible Palestine Media Center 2/14/2005 Norway’s PM ‘Embarrasses’ Israeli Counterpart on Jerusalem, Wall -- Following talks with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in Gaza city Sunday, visiting Norwegian Prime Minister Kjell... Norway's PM embarrasses Sharon Ha'aretz 2/14/2005 Norway's Prime Minister Kjell Magne Bondevik yesterday embarrassed Prime Minister Ariel Sharon when he began making demands and repeating accusations he had heard earlier... Shalom delays sending envoy to Australia Ha'aretz 2/13/2005 Foreign Minister Silvan Shalom recently delayed the appointment of Aryeh Sher to the post of Israel's next consul in Australia. Shalom ordered reexamining Sher's... Prisoners slated for release were told they're staying in prison By Amira Hass, Ha'aretz 2/14/2005 Most of the Palestinian prisoners that Israel plans to release were about to complete their term, Palestinian Authority officials handling the release said. As... Palestinian groups maintain truce BBC 2/13/2005 Palestinian militant groups Hamas and Islamic Jihad say they will maintain an undeclared truce while they consider joining a ceasefire with Israel. Senior Hamas... Israel to hand back remains of militants The Guardian 2/14/2005 Israel will release the remains of 15 Palestinian militants killed last year during attacks on Israeli settlements and army bases in the Gaza Strip... Deported militants will be allowed to return to West Bank Ha'aretz 2/13/2005 Israel will allow 56 deported Palestinian militants to return to the West Bank, Israeli and Palestinian officials said yesterday. The militants include gunmen exiled... Ministers approve release of 500 Palestinian prisoners Ha'aretz 2/14/2005 A ministerial committee yesterday approved the release of 500 Palestinian prisoners and administrative detainees in keeping with a promise Israel gave to the Palestinian... PA to assume security control of Jericho this week Ha'aretz 2/13/2005 Israel agreed last night to transfer security control of the West Bank city of Jericho to the Palestinian Authority, sources close to the talks... Top Democrat links aid to PA with contributions from Arab `deadbeats Ha'aretz 2/11/2005 WASHINGTON - The senior Democrat on the House International Relations Committee said yesterday he would condition U.S. aid to the Palestinians on oil-rich Arab "deadbeats... Dahlan demands Israel to release detainees imprisoned since 1993 International Middle East Media Center 2/11/2005 Mohammad Dahlan, member of the Palestinian higher negotiation committee, told the Egyptian Al-Ahram newspaper that the Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas will meet with Sharon... Canadian FM urges Hizbullah to abandon violence Daily Star 2/12/2005 Plea comes as resistance group calls for 'burying' UN Resolution 1559 -- BEIRUT: Canadian Foreign Minister Pierre Pettigrew urged Lebanese resistance group Hizbullah to eschew... More on US Aid for Checkpoint Crossings Electronic Intifada/CNI 2/11/2005 Press Release, Council for the National Interest -- The modernization of checkpoints between Israel and the Palestinian Territories is now being ironically cast as a... Palestinian source: “ Israel agreed to cease assassinations outside PA areas International Middle East Media Center 2/12/2005 A prominent Palestinian source reported Friday that Israel agreed during the Sharm Al-Sheikh summit, to cease assassinations against Hamas and Islamic jihad leaders, and... Abbas to meet political leaders Saturday International Middle East Media Center 2/12/2005 Palestinian president, Mahmoud Abbas will meet on Saturday at night with political leaders to hold talks about cease fire, after he arrived in Gaza... France probes Israeli firms on arms to Ivory Coast Ha'aretz 2/11/2005 The French government has demanded that Israel provide information on companies selling arms to the Ivory Coast, where a civil war is now raging... Abbas Meets Canadian FM WAFA 2/10/2005 RAMALLAH, February 10, 2005 (WAFA)- President Mahmoud Abbas briefed today the Canadian Foreign Affairs Minister Pierre Pettigrew on the latest developments on the Palestinian... Abbas warns Hamas of strong response if cease-fire broken Ha'aretz 2/11/2005 Palestinian Authority Chairman Mahmoud Abbas vowed to take action against any future Palestinian cease-fire violations after Palestinians fired more than 40 mortar shells at... Abbas moves to shore up ceasefire BBC 2/11/2005 Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas has arrived in Gaza for talks aimed at persuading militants to join his ceasefire with the Israelis. Mr Abbas is... Abbas to confront militant leaders The Guardian 2/11/2005 Mahmoud Abbas is to demand today that militant leaders stop their attacks on Israelis, after the Palestinian president's Fatah movement declared a state of... Cartoon: "Handshake halts the violence By Steve Bell, The Guardian 2/10/2005 Humor. For instance, "The road map is back on track." - UK FM Jack Straw, 2/8/2005... Israel defence deal irks Turkey AlJazeera 2/6/2005 With senior Israeli military officials recently visiting Ankara, Turkey's controversial relationship with Tel Aviv has once more been in the spotlight. This time, however... Abu Libda: Israel to Complete Redeployment in 5 Cities International Press Center 2/9/2005 RAMALLAH, Palestine, February 9, 2005 (IPC+ Al-Ayam)-- Bureau chief of Palestinain Prime Minister, Hassan Abu Libda, declared on Tuesday that, within the next three... Jericho to be first of West Bank cities Jerusalem Post 2/10/2005 Jericho will be the first city where Palestinian soldiers will gain full security control once the transfer process swings into action some time next... Israeli 'Gestures' limited to work permits International Middle East Media Center 2/9/2005 Following the Sharm Al-Shaeikh summit Tuesday, Israeli Defense Minister Shaul Mofaz approved a list of mostly token 'good will gestures' toward Palestinians. With the... Israel to release 350 Palestinians from Desert Prison International Middle East Media Center 2/9/2005 Palestinian sources reported that 350 Palestinian prisoners will be released from the desert detention camp, Ansar 3, in the Negev desert. The source said... Hamas demands an explicit, signed truce document International Middle East Media Center 2/10/2005 The Islamic Resistance Movement Hamas is demanding a written and explicit Israeli announcement of a cease-fire vis-a-vis Palestinian resistance groups. Hamas spokesmen in Gaza... Barghouthi supports cease fire International Middle East Media Center 2/10/2005 Arab MK Jamal Zahalka, visited the jailed Palestinian legislator and Fatah leader Marwan Al-Barghouthi, in Eshel detention in Bir Shiva, and discussed with him... Hamas, Islamic Jihad to lie low AlJazeera 2/9/2005 Without endorsing the ceasefire declared at the landmark Middle East summit, Palestinian resistance groups have said they will hold off on attacking Israel for... Envoy denies Israeli Hizb Allah claim AlJazeera 2/10/2005 A Palestinian envoy sent to Lebanon has denied he met members of Hizb Allah to call on the resistance group to stop operations against... Israel to ease restrictions after ceasefire The Guardian 2/10/2005 Roadblocks to be lifted around West Bank cities -- Israel is to lift roadblocks around some West Bank cities to permit freer movement and will... Sharm El-Sheikh summit focus Al-Ahram Weekly on-line 2/10/2005 Nine articles about the Sharm El-Sheikh summit... Sharm deal is no long-term solution AlJazeera 2/11/2005 Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon and Palestinian President Mahmud Abbas have agreed to a ceasefire, but one commentator sees the deal merely as a... Prisoners hold the key By Khaled Amayreh, Al-Ahram Weekly on-line 2/10/2005 Palestinian factions, the real makers or breakers of the truce declared in Sharm El-Sheikh, are setting their conditions in Gaza --The ultimate success of... New era By Dina Ezzat, Al-Ahram Weekly on-line 2/10/2005 Behind the expressions of optimism at the Sharm El-Sheikh summit Dina Ezzat finds more than enough cause for caution -- Next week, maybe as early... Excerpts of Sharon's speech: `Disengagement could pave way to road map Ha'aretz 2/9/2005 Following are excerpts from Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's speech at Sharm el-Sheikh: "I would like to thank you, the president of Egypt, Mr. Hosni... Sharon's Sharm statement not yet implemented by army Ha'aretz 2/9/2005 Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's announcement at Sharm el-Sheikh yesterday that Israel would halt offensive military operations in the territories has not yet been implemented... Hamas manoeuvres in wake of truce BBC 2/9/2005 The smiles and the handshakes at the Palestinian-Israeli summit were barely over before Hamas delivered its bleak verdict. Peace hopes have been revived by... Hamas says it is not bound by cease-fire Ha'aretz 2/9/2005 Two key Palestinian militant groups criticized Israeli and Palestinian pledges to end bloodshed, but said they will wait to see what comes next before... First prisoners due for release brought to Ketziot Prison Ha'aretz 2/10/2005 The Israel Defense Forces and Prisons Service have begun gathering the Palestinian prisoners chosen to be released early next week from Ketziot Prison in... IDF freezes plans for Philadelphi channel Ha'aretz 2/10/2005 Progress in talks between Israel and the Palestinians and relative calm in the territories has led the security forces this month to freeze plans... Israeli and Palestinian leaders proclaim cease-fire Daily Star 2/9/2005 Egypt and jordan will return ambassadors to tel aviv after four-year absence -- In a crucial step heralded as a fresh start to peacemaking, Israeli... Palestinian minister: Israeli authorities should release long-serving inmates By Amira Hass, Ha'aretz 2/8/2005 There can be no peace settlement or enduring cease-fire without the release of prisoners, Palestinian Authority Minister for Prisoners Affairs Hisham Abd al-Raziq said... Abed Rabbo, Barnier Discuss Peace Process Support Measures Palestine Media Center 2/8/2005 French FM Pledges Support to Palestinians, Roadmap -- PLO Executive Committee Member and co-author of the unofficial Geneva Initiative Yaser Abed Rabbo met with French... Hamas and Jihad Ask Abbas for Conferred Ceasefire International Press Center 2/8/2005 GAZA, Palestine, February 8, 2005 (IPC + Agencies) - - The Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) said it expected the Palestinian leadership to confer with the factions before... Europe won't just sign the checks Ha'aretz 2/8/2005 A deep sigh of relief was heard in Jerusalem when it was learned in the summer of 2004 that Chris Patten, the British commissioner... Photo Gallery: Sharm el-Sheikh summit Ha'aretz 2/8/2005 The Sharm el-Sheikh summit in pictures... Egypt and Jordan to return ambassadors to Israel Ha'aretz 2/9/2005 SHARM EL-SHEIKH - Prime Minister Ariel Sharon and Palestinian Authority Chairman Mahmoud Abbas used almost the exact same words Tuesday to announce a cessation of... Shalom asks France to include Hezbollah in terror list Ha'aretz 2/8/2005 Foreign Minister Silvan Shalom tried yesterday to persuade his French counterpart Michel Barnier that the Hezbollah should be added to the European Union's list... Illegal outposts to go only after pullout, official says Ha'aretz 2/8/2005 Israel will evacuate illegal settlement outposts in the West Bank only after implementation of the disengagement from the Gaza Strip and the northern West... Nazzal: “The P.A disappointed the Palestinian people International Middle East Media Center 2/9/2005 Mohammad Nazzal, one of the leaders of Hamas, said that the Palestinian Authority disappointed the Palestinians, and not only Hamas, and that the summit... US threatens Syria with 'isolation Middle East Online 2/8/2005 Rice accuses Syria of not doing enough on curbing its support for terrorist, Hezbollah. -- US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice warned Syria on Tuesday... Syria to import Golan apples BBC 2/7/2005 Syria has announced that it will buy 10,000 tons of apples from Arab farmers in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights. It is the first time... Rice winds up her visit by naming U.S. security coordinator in region Ha'aretz 2/8/2005 Lieutenant General William E. (Kip) Ward has been appointed America's security coordinator in the region, in which capacity he will assist the rehabilitation of... U.S. eyes wider Mideast peace, slams Damascus Daily Star 2/9/2005 U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice urged Gulf states Tuesday to take a greater role in securing Middle East peace, and accused Syria of... Egyptian students protest Sharon visit Ha'aretz 2/8/2005 CAIRO - To chants of "Out! Sharon," students at two Egyptian universities poured scorn on Prime Minister Ariel Sharon yesterday and condemned their government for... NATO: Alliance could have Mideast role Ha'aretz 2/8/2005 NATO could play a peacekeeping role in the Middle East if a renewed peace process brings a halt to violence between Israelis and Palestinians... Why this deal might be different Christian Science Monitor 2/8/2005 Israeli and Palestinian leaders met for first time in four years Tuesday at a summit in Egypt. -- SHARM EL-SHEIKH, EGYPT – With a firm handshake... Sharon and Abbas agree ceasefire The Guardian 2/8/2005 Pledge to end four years of violence - 'We are not bound by ceasefire' - Hamas - Sharon invites Abbas to his ranch -- The Israeli prime minister... Analysis / Winds of change from Washington Ha'aretz 2/8/2005 WASHINGTON - U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice's calculated absence from the Sharm el-Sheikh summit clearly demonstrates the new American policy formulated during the course... Palestinian street expects result Ha'aretz 2/8/2005 The Palestinians are expecting to get something tangible from Israel today after they stopped the terror attacks and shooting. The main issue on which... Bush asks Congress for $2.5b aid for Israel in 2006 Globes 2/8/2005 Palestinians will receive $390 million aid in the 2005 and 2006 fiscal years. -- US aid to Israel will total $2.528 billion in the 2006... Hamas, Islamic Jihad demand Abbas to consult with Palestinian factions prior to announcing truce International Middle East Media Center 2/8/2005 The Islamic resistance movement Hamas, and the Islamic Jihad stressed on the importance of discussing the truce with the Palestinian factions prior to announcing... US names Mid-East security envoy BBC 2/7/2005 The US has appointed a special envoy to assist Palestinian security reforms, amid renewed hopes of progress in Middle East peace efforts. Secretary of... Rice: “leveling the settlements not a good idea International Middle East Media Center 2/8/2005 An Israeli source said on Monday evening that the U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice hinted during her meetings with Israeli officials that she... Israeli diplomat ousted from Australia Ha'aretz 2/6/2005 The Foreign Ministry is looking into the reasons for the Australian government demanding that an Israeli diplomat in Canberra be repatriated two weeks ago... Sharm summit to end with ceasefire, return to talks ReliefWeb/Deutsche Presse Agentur 2/7/2005 Jerusalem (dpa) - Israeli Premier Ariel Sharon and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas will declare a truce in their conflict and a return to political talks... Israel to receive $50-80m of PA aid Ha'aretz 2/6/2005 Israel will get $50-80 million of the special aid package U.S. President George Bush promised the Palestinian Authority. The money will go to... Egypt seeks increased security presence along Gaza border Ha'aretz 2/7/2005 Egypt has proposed deploying an additional 3,000 to 3,500 policemen along its border with Israel. This Thursday, the two countries are expected to finalize... Wrestling with rules of disengagement The Guardian 2/8/2005 Palestinians and Israelis were optimistic last night at the prospect of ceasefire declarations, although the two sides remain divided on what should happen next... U.S. to examine censorship in Israel Ha'aretz 2/6/2005 The United States government is examining reports on the intensified role of state censorship in Israeli media. American officials have begun collecting information on... Israel, US Spying on Iran From Iraq: Report Islam Online 2/6/2005 TEHRAN, February 6 (IslamOnline.net & News Agencies) – The Israeli intelligence services (Mossad) has set up in cooperation with US occupation troops radars and spying devices... Coalition of Palestinian, Israeli women's groups ask Rice to play peacemaking role Ha'aretz 2/7/2005 An ad hoc coalition representing 20 Palestinian and Israeli women's groups has written to U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, calling on her to... Mofaz: IDF will freeze operations against wanted men Ha'aretz 2/7/2005 Defense Minister Shaul Mofaz said at yesterday's cabinet meeting that he had agreed in talks with Palestinian Authority security advisor Mohammed Dahlan to suspend... PNA Rejects Israeli Offer to Release 900 Detainees Palestine Media Center 2/6/2005 Erakat, Weisglass Agree to Set up Joint Committee -- Three days ahead of the Palestinian – Israeli summit meeting in Egypt, the Palestine National Authority (PNA... Analysis / Israel braces for Rice's visit Ha'aretz 2/6/2005 There were many "signs" immediately following the announcement that U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice was planning a visit to Israel and the Palestinian... Middle East hopes for a new era By Alan Johnston, BBC 2/5/2005 In the days ahead, the world will be watching events in the Egyptian resort town of Sharm el-Sheikh on the Gulf of Aqaba. The... Israel-Palestinian truce 'likely BBC 2/7/2005 Israeli and Palestinian leaders will sign a truce on Tuesday to end four years of fighting, reports say. The deal will be agreed when... Rice warns Iran against provoking Israel The Guardian 2/7/2005 Condoleezza Rice turned Washington's rhetoric on Iran up another notch yesterday, telling Iranians they would have to "live up to their international obligations" to... Uraiqat: US should follow road map AlJazeera 2/7/2005 Palestinian official Saib Uraiqat has called on the US to adopt a policy focused on what is required rather than what is possible. Speaking... Expulsion of Israeli envoy covered up Sydney Morning Herald 2/5/2005 Requires registration - free] -- Australia has secretly forced a senior Israeli diplomat to leave the country, for reasons that neither government will divulge. The effective... Israel, PA agree on panel to handle prisoner issue Ha'aretz 2/6/2005 Israel and the Palestinians agreed in talks last night on the establishment of a special committee to deal with the thorny issue of prisoner... Rice urges Israel to take steps to strengthen new PA leadership Ha'aretz 2/7/2005 U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice met with senior Israeli officials in Jerusalem yesterday and urged Israel to take steps to strengthen Palestinian Authority... Palestinian election success auspicious, but situation remains fragile, says Kofi Annan Electronic Intifada/UN DPI 2/7/2005 The year had begun auspiciously with the success of the Palestinian presidential election, but the situation still remained fragile, the Secretary-General of the United... Iran vows retaliation if attacked The Guardian 2/7/2005 Iran will retaliate if the United States or Israel attacks its nuclear facilities and will accelerate its drive to master the technology, reports said... PM: Israel trying to help Abbas, but receiving little in return Ha'aretz 2/5/2005 Prime Minister Ariel Sharon said Friday that Israel was working to build support for Palestinian Chairman Abbas, but was not seeing any concessions in... Sharon: Terrorism must end before talks resume Daily Star 2/7/2005 PA: Prisoner release 'insufficient' -- Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon said Friday that wide-ranging peace talks aimed at ending the conflict with the Palestinians will... Israel, PA Warm Up for Egypt’s Summit Islam Online 2/4/2005 OCCUPIED JERUSALEM, February 4 (IslamOnline.net & News Agencies) – Israel and the Palestinians were Friday, February 4, engaged in hot preparations for next Tuesday’s peace summit... Bush pledges $350m in "aid to PA Ha'aretz 2/4/2005 WASHINGTON - President George W. Bush pledged $350 million in aid to the Palestinians in his State of the Union speech on Wednesday. The goal... Erikat: releasing prisoners serving short term only is not acceptable International Middle East Media Center 2/4/2005 Palestinian cabinet minister Saeb Erakat said Friday that Israel proposes to free prisoners serving relatively short terms only, but hinted that the dispute around... Rice Suggests to turn Palestinian Operatives on Pension International Middle East Media Center 2/4/2005 The U.S. secretary of State, Condoleezza Rice proposed establishing "pension fund" for at least one thousand Palestinians who would agree to give up their... Jordan: decision on Ambasador return to follow summit International Middle East Media Center 2/4/2005 Jordanian Foreign Minister Hani Fawzi Mulki said Friday that Jordan would hold off on deciding whether to return its ambassador to Israel until the... Jordanian FM: Deploy Palestinian soldiers to West Bank Ha'aretz 2/4/2005 Amman is proposing that a brigade of Palestinian soldiers trained in Jordan should deploy to the West Bank pending Israeli and Palestinian approval, Jordanian... Rice won't join Tuesday's summit International Middle East Media Center 2/4/2005 U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said Friday she does not plan to attend next Tuesday's Middle East summit meeting in Egypt. "Not every... Rice: U.S. prepared to train Palestinian security forces Ha'aretz 2/4/2005 U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said Friday that the United States is prepared to help train Palestinian security forces - which she said must... Palestinian-Israeli talks hit snag AlJazeera 2/4/2005 Palestinian officials have said a pre-Sharm al-Shaikh meeting ended in failure after Israeli officials declined to discuss the release of 237 Palestinian prisoners. The... Israeli PM warns over peace hopes BBC 2/4/2005 Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon has accused the Palestinian leadership of taking insufficient measures against militant groups.Mr Sharon warned the "roadmap" peace plan would... Hizbullah defiant Al-Ahram Weekly on-line 2/3/2005 Hizbullah vows to continue its struggle to secure the release of Lebanese prisoners held in Israeli jails -- Defying growing international and domestic pressure to... Cairo is playing a key mediating role to restart viable Palestinian-Israeli negotiations Al-Ahram Weekly on-line 2/3/2005 On Tuesday, Egypt will host the first summit between Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas (Abu Mazen) and Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon intended to launch... PA nixes `insulting' prisoner release plan Ha'aretz 2/4/2005 The Palestinians yesterday rejected an Israeli offer to release 900 prisoners as a gesture to Palestinian Authority Chairman Mahmoud Abbas, calling the proposal "insulting... Turkey to Back Abbas' Struggle for Statehood Palestine Chronicle 2/3/2005 Ankara says it is ready to assist in the revitalization of the Gaza Strip after Israel pulls its troops and settlers out by the... Rice: Washington Is Likely To Help the Palestinian Security Forces "To Fully Capable International Press Center 2/2/2005 GAZA, Palestine, February 2,2005 (IPC+Agencies)---Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said Tuesday that the USA is likely to help training and equipping the... President Abbas Meets Algerian Counterpart in Ankara, Multilateral Summit Expected in Egypt International Press Center 2/3/2005 GAZA, February 3, 2005 (IPC + WAFA) - - President Mahmoud Abbas (Abu Mazen) met with the Algerian president Abdul Aziz Boutaflika in Ankara yesterday, and discussed... Report: Iran sentences alleged Israeli spy to 10 years Ha'aretz 2/3/2005 TEHRAN - Iran has sentenced a person to 10 years in prison for spying for Israel, a senior judiciary official was quoted as saying on... Dahlan: “Truce will be under international supervision International Middle East Media Center 2/3/2005 Mohammad Dahlan, former Palestinian security minister said that the Abbas-Sharon summit aims to specify the right basis in order to resume the peace process... Al Shakaa: We Will Demand Rice to Exert Pressure on Israel International Middle East Media Center 2/3/2005 The member of the Palestine Liberation Organization's (PLO) Executive Committee, Ghassan Al Shakaa, asserted that the meetings between Mohammed Dahalan and Israeli Defense Minister... Five West Bank cities to be under P.A responsibility, 500 detainees to be freed International Middle East Media Center 2/3/2005 An Israeli special ministerial team decided on Thursday afternoon a draft of arrangements with the Palestinian Authority, the draft will be presented by Sharon... Bush to send quick aid to Palestinians Ha'aretz 2/4/2005 The Bush administration told Congress on Thursday it would provide an initial $41 million in aid to the Palestinians in an immediate show of... Hopes rise for Middle East ceasefire The Guardian 2/3/2005 Israeli and Palestinian officials raised hopes today that next week's meeting between the Israeli prime minister, Ariel Sharon, and the new Palestinian leader, Mahmoud... U.S. official: Europe is 'fertile ground' for terrorism Ha'aretz 2/3/2005 BRUSSELS -Europe provides "fertile ground" for terrorist cells and could face new attacks like last year's Madrid bombings or worse, a senior U.S. counter-terrorism... Germany renews pledge to Israel BBC 2/2/2005 Germany accepts its guilt for the Holocaust and "stands side by side with Israel", its president has told the Israeli Parliament in Jerusalem. President... Syria and Jordan talk about peace BBC 2/2/2005 Syrian President Bashar Assad has held talks with King Abdullah in Jordan on regional peace prospects. Both leaders say the Arab peace initiative is... Senior government officials lukewarm on Rice Mideast trip Ha'aretz 2/2/2005 Senior government officials in Israel are feeling less than enthusiastic about the upcoming visit to Israel by U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, fearing... Analysis / A surprise invite Ha'aretz 2/3/2005 According to the Israeli version of things, the invitation to the summit meeting in Sharm el-Sheikh on Tuesday caught Prime Minister Ariel Sharon and... U.S. may punish Israel for not acting against human trafficking Ha'aretz 2/3/2005 The United States may rank Israel among the group of countries not taking action against human trafficking - a move that could result in the... Israel, Palestinians to set up joint panel on wanted men Ha'aretz 2/2/2005 Israel and the Palestinians have agreed to set up a joint committee to deal with the cases of wanted men after a cease-fire is... Sharon, Abbas to declare security understandings at Sharm summit Ha'aretz 2/3/2005 A regional summit will take place at the Egyptian resort of Sharm el-Sheikh on Tuesday, attended by Prime Minister Ariel Sharon, Palestinian Authority Chairman... Palestinians object to prisoner-release offer The Independent 2/3/2005 Attempts to prepare the ground for next week's Middle East summit ran into trouble last night when the two sides disagreed sharply over a... Israel approves West Bank pullback AlJazeera 2/3/2005 Israeli leaders have approved a troop pullback from West Bank cities and a plan to release Palestinian prisoners, steps crucial to the success of... Egypt and Jordan remain mum on returning ambassadors to Israel Daily Star 2/4/2005 Jordan and Egypt were silent Thursday on whether their ambassadors would be returning to Israel, but an Egyptian lawmaker said the atmosphere was right... Israel to free Palestinian prisoners The Guardian 2/3/2005 Israeli cabinet ministers today approved the release of 900 Palestinian prisoners, with some 500 to be freed next week, and a withdrawal from the... Rice: There cannot be peace without viable and contiguous Palestinian state International Middle East Media Center 2/1/2005 U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said Monday that there cannot be peace in the Middle East unless the Palestinians attain a state that... PM Condemns ‘War Crime,’ UN the Israeli Indiscriminate Gunfire Palestine Media Center 2/1/2005 IOF Kill 10-Year-Old Palestinian Girl at Refugee School - PM Condemns the ‘War Crime,’ UN the Israeli Indiscriminate Gunfire -- Palestinian Prime Minister Ahmad Qurei... Steinitz: Egypt still preparing for military conflict with Israel Ha'aretz 2/1/2005 Egypt is the only country in the region that is preparing for the possibility of a military confrontation with Israel," MK Yuval Steinitz, chairman... EU urges Israel, PA to exploit moment of rare hope Ha'aretz 2/1/2005 BRUSSELS - The European Union yesterday called on Israel and the Palestinian Authority to use a moment of relative good will to make a major... Germany delays sale of armored cars Ha'aretz 2/1/2005 The German government is holding up the signing of a contract for the sale of Dingo armored cars to Israel for fear that the... Abbas sees peace role for Russia BBC 1/31/2005 The new Palestinian leader, Mahmoud Abbas, has told Russian President Vladimir Putin that Russia has a key role to play in the Middle East... PA: Israel provoking Palestinians By Khalid Amayreh, Electronic Intifada/Al Jazeera 1/30/2005 The Palestinian Authority has accused Israel of seeking to frustrate Palestinian efforts to achieve a ceasefire ahead of the possible resumption of the Middle... Israel to Slow Planned West Bank Pullout The Guardian 2/2/2005 JERUSALEM (AP) - Israeli and Palestinian leaders argued on Tuesday over a planned troop pullback from the West Bank, with a wary Israel saying it... Rice backs Palestinian statehood BBC 2/1/2005 Palestinians must have a state that meets their aspirations or there will be no Middle East peace, the new US Secretary of State has...

Human Rights..

Female detainees facing daily humiliation International Middle East Media Center 2/27/2005 Mandela Institute reported on Saturday that lawyer of the institute, Ma’moun Al-Hasheem, visited two female detainees in Al-Ramlah detention for women, who informed him... Palestinians evicted by settlers return to their homes International Middle East Media Center 2/27/2005 Two-and-a-half years after they were evicted by settlers, the Palestinian of the village of Gawish in the south-Hebron hills on Saturday returned to their... IDF distributing `resident' stickers to W. Bank settlers Ha'aretz 2/28/2005 The Israel Defense Forces recently began to distribute "resident" stickers to West Bank settlers to be affixed to their cars' windshields. The stickers are... Adalah: Marking settler cars is racist Ha'aretz 3/1/2005 Adalah, the Legal Center for Arab Minority Rights in Israel has claimed the IDF's use of stickers to mark settler's cars, reported in Haaretz... Israel Moves 230 Long-Term Palestinian Prisoners to a New Jail International Press Center 2/27/2005 GAZA, Palestine, February 27,2005 (IPC)--- Palestinian Prisoner Society (PPS) lawyer Ra'd Mahmeed said following a visit to Al Damon Israeli prison, north of Arab... Court rules IDF must reopen case of wounded ISM activist Ha'aretz 3/1/2005 The military investigation into the shooting of International Solidarity Movement (ISM) activist Brian Avery, who was wounded in the face by gunfire in Jenin... Brian Avery's day in Israel's Supreme Court Electronic Intifada 2/28/2005 On 5 April 2003, in the West Bank city of Jenin, Israeli troops fired at Brian and another ISM volunteer from an armored personnel... Occupation authorities bar Barguthi’s lawyer from visiting him Palestinian Information Center 2/24/2005 Ramallah - The Israeli prisons authority was still banning lawyers of Marwan Barguthi, Fatah Movement leader in the West Bank, from calling on him in... 13 Palestinian prisoners in isolation for three years Palestinian Information Center 2/25/2005 Nablus - Prisoners in the Israeli jail of Kfar Yuna has revealed that 13 Palestinians were held in solitary confinement in that prison for the... Hamas condemns Israeli incarceration of Sheikh Jamal Al-Tawil under administrative detention Palestinian Information Center 2/25/2005 Ramallah - The Islamic Resistance Movement, Hamas, has condemned the Israeli imprisonment of Sheikh Jamal Al-Tawil, one of the Hamas’ West Bank leaders, under administrative... Jerusalem Villages meet to plan anti-wall protests International Middle East Media Center 2/25/2005 As the construction of the separation wall continues, residents of the Palestinian villages north of Jerusalem organized a meeting in the village of Bir... Women's Resistance Sparks Confrontation at Saffa International Womens' Peace Service 2/24/2005 More than 100 villagers gathered early Tuesday morning on the olive groves of Saffa, a small village east of Ramallah, to watch and attempt... Nablus' Prisoners Represent 30 Percent of Total Female Prisoners International Press Center 2/24/2005 NABLUS, Palestine, February 24, 2005 (IPC) - - The Israeli jails hold scores of Palestinian female prisoners, of them Nablus province constitutes the highest percentage, as... Unrwa commissioner general pays price for support of Palestinians Daily Star 2/25/2005 SIDON: Palestinian sources revealed Thursday that the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (Unrwa) had retired Commissioner General Peter Hansen after having reached the... Health and the Wall: Human rights and art launch of a joint Palestinian-Israeli-French campaign on the health impact of the Wall ReliefWeb 2/24/2005 Médecins du Monde - Date: 14 Feb 2005 -- Three health organizations, Médecins du Monde - France, Physicians for Human Rights – Israel and the Palestine Red Crescent... Arab students versus ‘racist’ lecturer YNetNews 2/24/2005 Students claim he said: ‘Arabs are stupid and have contributed nothing to mankind' -- HAIFA - Dozens of Haifa Universitystudents demonstrated Thursday to protest a university... Hidden costs of Israel's occupation policies The Guardian 2/25/2005 Israelis are paying a high but rarely acknowledged economic and social cost for nearly 40 years of occupation, says a report commissioned by Oxfam... Palestinian Prisoners in Salem detention camp, declare an open Hunger Strike International Middle East Media Center 2/23/2005 The Palestinian detainees in Salem detention camp in the northern of the West Bank started an open hunger strike to protest the harsh living... Humanitarian needs in WB/Gaza must not be forgotten, EC says ReliefWeb 2/23/2005 European Commission - Humanitarian Aid Office (ECHO) - 17 Feb 2005 -- The humanitarian situation in the occupied Palestinian territories must not be overshadowed by the latest... Palestinians Released by Israel Warn their Release Is Not Enough to Secure Peace MIFTAH 2/23/2005 Amid a cacophony of jubilant shooting, firecrackers and continuously honking car horns, Tareq Abu Sharkh, an al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigade militant who was released from... World Council of Churches calls for divestment from Israel Ha'aretz 2/24/2005 PARIS - The World Council of Churches, the main global body uniting non-Catholic Christians, encouraged members earlier this week to sell off investments in companies... Brian Avery challenges Israeli military impunity Electronic Intifada 2/23/2005 Press Release, International Solidarity Movement -- On February 23 at 2:45 PM, Brian Avery will arrive in Tel Aviv from the U.S. in order... Freed Palestinians' cautious joy BBC 2/21/2005 Um Saleh carried a child and a photograph - the picture showed her four sons. All had been in Israeli prisons, she said. On Monday... Administrative detainee receives tenth’s consecutive extension International Middle East Media Center 2/22/2005 For the tenth time, prisoner Raed Qadiri, 35, received an extension to his administrative detention order. Qadiri, who already spent 45 months in Israeli... Detainees in solitary demand to be on the agenda International Middle East Media Center 2/21/2005 Detainees placed in solitary imprisonment in Al-Ramleh (Ayalon) detention demanded the Palestinian Leadership to place their case on the agenda and conduct extensive efforts... Will Abu Mazin give away the Right of Return International Middle East Media Center 2/21/2005 Reuters claimed on Monday that the Palestinian president, Mahmoud Abbas expressed willingness to give away the right of return of the Palestinian refugees to... I never saw such fear The Guardian 2/21/2005 Each year thousands of foreign workers are invited to Israel, lured by the promise of good jobs and a new life. The reality is... A small but welcome step Electronic Intifada/ICAHD 2/19/2005 Press Release, Israeli Committee Against House Demolitions - It is important to point out that punitive demolitions represent only a small part of house demolitions... Army surrounds a village near Nablus International Middle East Media Center 2/18/2005 A local source in Nablus reported that soldiers surrounded the village of Qaddoum, east of Nablus and barred the residents from entering or leaving... No Justice for Palestinian Victims of Settler Violence in the Old City of Hebron Al-Haq 2/9/2005 Al-Haq is gravely concerned by Israels lack of effective action regarding settler violence against the Palestinian civilian population in the old city of Hebron... Al-Mintar Neighborhood in Sur Baher: "Under Occupation …Under Demolition Threat Applied Research Institute - Jerusalem 2/12/2005 When Israel commenced the building of the Segregation Wall in 2002 along the western parts of the West Bank, it also included occupied East... War of Attrition in the West Bank International Womens' Peace Service 2/11/2005 At the end of last year a young man from an agricultural village in the West Bank was issued an order to appear before... IWPS Human Rights Report No. 179 International Womens' Peace Service 2/17/2005 Date of incident: After the heavy rainfall of beginning of February 2005 - Place: Kufr Qaddom - Witness/es: The village Council of Kufr Qaddom - Contact... Deluge-hit Palestinians Blame Israeli Separation Wall Islam Online 2/17/2005 NABLUS, February 17 (IslamOnline.net) – "They have turned a blessing from God into a curse. They have deliberately left us prey to the deluge," said... Palestinian gives birth at checkpoint AlJazeera 2/18/2005 A Palestinian woman has been forced to deliver her baby at an Israeli checkpoint in the West Bank. Aljazeera correspondent Jivara al-Bidairi said the... Weekly report on human rights violations, 10 February-16 February 2005 Electronic Intifada/PCHR 2/17/2005 NOT COMMITTING TO THE CEASEFIRE, ISRAELI OCCUPATION FORCES (IOF) LAUNCH MORE ATTACKS IN THE OCCUPIED PALESTINIAN TERRITORY (OPT) -- Despite the ceasefire declared by the... Jerusalem Resident Delivers Baby Boy at Kalandia Israeli Checkpoint WAFA 2/16/2005 RAMALLAH, 16 February,2005(WAFA) - A woman in labour of Jerusalem resident delivered on Tuesday a baby boy at Qalandia Israeli checkpoint in the... Palestinian Journalist Protest Assault on Three Colleagues in Gaza International Press Center 2/16/2005 GAZA, Palestine, February 16, 2005 (IPC) - - Palestinian journalist organized a demonstration in Gaza City today to protest the assault on three of their colleagues... Gazan students unable to study in West Bank By Amira Hass, Ha'aretz 2/16/2005 Sunday, February 13 was a sad day for Walid Muhanna. He was supposed to begin the final semester of his engineering studies at Bir... State Department to be Questioned on Silence regarding American Detainees in Israel Electronic Intifada 2/16/2005 Press Release, Council for the National Interest -- The Council for the National Interest and other concerned organizations will participate Thursday in a meeting at... The Ultimate Barrier: Impact of the Wall on the Palestinian health care system (Acrobat format - PDF Arabic Media Internet Network 2/14/2005 By Médecins du Monde -- Since June 2002, the construction of the Wall has steadily added another layer of obstacles isolating, fragmenting and thus deteriorating... Widow's trees threaten Israeli security AlJazeera 2/16/2005 Israel’s Supreme Court has sanctioned the uprooting of a Palestinian woman’s citrus grove on the ground it impeded security for Defence Minister Shaul Mofaz’s... Palestinian women experience major poverty induced by loss of spouses, UN says Arabic Media Internet Network 2/15/2005 Palestinian women are suffering massively from malnutrition, especially when they are pregnant and nursing, and have high rates of poverty as widowed heads of... IDF begins gradual phaseout of military prisons Jerusalem Post 2/14/2005 In a historic ceremony signifying the beginning of the end of military prisons in Israel, Internal Security Minister Gideon Ezra will accept responsibility for... After 3 Years of his House seizure, Citizen Has Hopes to Get it Back WAFA 2/15/2005 TULKAREM, February 15, 2005 (WAFA)- Sabir Aref 33, still has hopes to retrieve his house, located in Shufa village, south of Tulkarem, which Israeli... Days before the Sharm Al Sheikh Summit and following Al Jib: New Confiscation Orders in Beit Hanina to Devastate People’s Lives StopTheWall.org 2/8/2005 The Occupation Forces gave on February 7th 2005, confiscation orders for the Wall in Beit Hanina village, northwest Jerusalem, four days after those given... New Settlement in Beit Safafa: Further Isolation of Jerusalemites, further Settlement Expansion StopTheWall.org 2/10/2005 PENGON/Anti-Apartheid Wall Campaign -- Occupation Forces revealed a plan for a new settlement in Beit Safafa, southwest of Jerusalem city. The core of the... Israel wall prevents healthcare AlJazeera 2/15/2005 Israel's illegal West Bank seperation barrier is blocking some 10,000 chronically ill Palestinians from access to essential healthcare, three leading health organizations have charged... US to finance border crossings Globes 2/15/2005 The Bush administration's budget supplement request includes a $50 million grant for Israel to build border crossings in the separation fence. -- The Bush administration... Palestinian Political Child Prisoners in Israeli Prisons Arabic Media Internet Network 2/13/2005 Monthly Update - February 2005 - Issued by Child &Youth Department, Ministry of Detainees and Ex-Detainees Affairs -- 321 children are still in jail including 11 girls... PCHR Organizes a Workshop on the Draft Amended Law of Judicial Authority Palestinian Centre for Human Rights 2/13/2005 On Sunday morning, 13 February 2005, PCHR organized a workshop in its offices in Gaza City on the draft amended law of judicial authority... PCHR Condemns Kidnapping and Attacking 3 Palestinian Journalists in Gaza Palestinian Centre for Human Rights 2/14/2005 PCHR strongly condemns kidnapping and attacking 3 Palestinian journalists by dozens of armed persons, including a number of members of Palestinian security services. This... Gush Shalom: “Hands of Israeli leaders are also bloody International Middle East Media Center 2/14/2005 The Palestinians will be judged by their actions, not by their words,” Ariel Sharon declared at Sharm-al-Sheikh, does this apply to him, too?” Gush... MPA: 321 Child Prisoners in Israeli Prisons WAFA 2/13/2005 RAMALLAH, February 13, 2005 (WAFA)- Ministry of Prisoners Affairs (MPA) said that since the outbreak of "Al-Aqsa" Intifada in September 2000, about 3,000 Palestinian... Protest in front of Bir Shiva detention International Middle East Media Center 2/12/2005 Dozens of residents, parents of detainees and the Popular Committee protested in support of Sheikh Jamal Abu Al-Haija, one of Hamas leaders confined in... Barghouti's son was not involved in killing Ha'aretz 2/14/2005 Marwan Barghouti's son, Qassam Barghouti, was not charged with wounding or killing Israelis or sentenced for such acts, contrary to Israel's statements yesterday. Israel... PCHR Condemns an Attack by Armed Persons at Gaza Central Prison Palestinian Centre for Human Rights 2/10/2005 Calls upon the PNA to Assume Its Responsibilities to Ensure Respect for Human Rights -- PCHR strongly condemns an attack by a number of armed... Rights group opposes naming Diskin as Shin Bet head Ha'aretz 2/11/2005 The Public Committee Against Torture in Israel has urged Prime Minister Ariel Sharon not to appoint Yuval Diskin as head of the Shin Bet... Justices set a precedent in damages for Palestinian International Press Center 2/11/2005 In a precedent-setting ruling yesterday, the Supreme Court upheld a damages claim against the state from a Palestinian man, Azam Dahar, who was wounded... The PA condemns “Israeli measures to silence the voices of truth International Solidarity Movement 2/9/2005 Anna Nillson from Sweden and Anna Lenna Di Govani from Italy are the latest in a growing number ofhuman rights volunteers that Israel has... Israel reopens main Gaza Strip crossing point ReliefWeb 2/9/2005 Jerusalem (dpa) - Israel opened the key Erez crossing point between the Gaza Strip and Israel Wednesday, allowing Palestinian workers to get to jobs in... Apartheid Wall Harms Health of %32 of West Bank Villages International Press Center 2/10/2005 RAMALLAH, Palestine, February 9, 2005 (IPC +Agencies)Three health organizations asserted on Wednesday that %32.7 of the West Bank-based Palestinian villages have been going... Bir Shiva detainees suffering of harsh conditions International Middle East Media Center 2/10/2005 The Bethlehem office of the Palestinian prisoners’ society reported on Thursday that detainees in Bir Shiva detention are suffering of bad living conditions, and... Fahima, celebrating 29th birthday, can't get used to prison Ha'aretz 2/10/2005 Peace activist Tali Fahima probably could not hear her friends and relatives gathered outside the Neve Tirza women's prison in Ramle to celebrate her... Jewish Voice for Peace welcomes cease fire, calls for more action to end all forms of violence Electronic Intifada 2/9/2005 Press Release, Jewish Voice for Peace -- OAKLAND, CA - February 9, 2005 - Jewish Voice for Peace, one of the country’s largest and oldest grassroots Jewish... Prison experience as a normal part of life By Ray Smith, Electronic Intifada 2/10/2005 An interview with an inhabitant of the Balata Refugee Camp on the outskirts of Nablus -- According to the International Red Cross (ICRC), approximately 8,500... High Court allows government to resume construction of fence near Jerusalem Ha'aretz 2/9/2005 The High Court of Justice ruled yesterday that the government can resume construction of part of a segment of the separation fence between northwest... Weekly report on human rights violations Electronic Intifada/PCHR 2/10/2005 Report, PCHR, 10 February 2005 - 3 February - 9 February 2005 -- Despite ongoing understandings between the Israeli and Palestinian sides on a ceasefire, Israeli occupation... I hope that I can see my son before I die Daily Star 2/11/2005 Mother of longest-serving Palestinian inmate dreams of reunion -- RAMALLAH, West Bank: Widad al-Attaba has been glued to the television news since the landmark Israeli-Palestinian... Bill for soldiers to serve in prisons passes first reading Ha'aretz 2/9/2005 A bill requiring soldiers to serve in prisons where security prisoners are being held passed its first reading in the Knesset on Monday by... Fence construction to remain frozen in east Jerusalem pocket Jerusalem Post 2/9/2005 The High Court of Justice on Tuesday left intact an interim injunction preventing completion of the security fence in a small section of southeast... Israeli High allows the construction of the Wall north west of Jerusalem International Middle East Media Center 2/8/2005 The Israeli High Court allowed, on Tuesday, the resumption of the construction of the annexation wall, North West of Jerusalem. The new decision cancels... PRCS Weekly Press Release 29 Jan – 4 Feb 2005 ReliefWeb/PCRS 2/7/2005 During this reporting period, the Israeli Army has continued to violate International Humanitarian Law and Fundamental Human Rights, by restricting freedom of movement to... Captain in `confirm kill' scandal will not return to Givati unit Ha'aretz 2/8/2005 Captain R., the Givati Brigade company commander charged with "confirming the kill" of a 13-year-old Palestinian girl in Gaza, will not return to... Israeli Court Allows Rebuilding Apartheid Wall in Jerusalem International Press Center 2/8/2005 OCCUPIED JERUSALEM, February8, 2005 (IPC+Arab48)-- An Israeli Court permitted on Tuesday resumption of construction works of the Apartheid Wall in northern occupied east... Anti wall protest in a village near Hebron International Middle East Media Center 2/5/2005 At least ten international peace activists joined on Friday hundreds of the residents of the village of Kharas near Hebron, south of the West... Israeli authorities release Mervat Taha and her child International Middle East Media Center 2/5/2005 Thursday afternoon, Israeli authorities released Mervat Mahmoud Taha, from Jerusalem, after she spent nearly three years in Israeli jails, with her baby boy Wael... 500 detainees to conduct hunger strike on Tuesday International Middle East Media Center 2/8/2005 At least 500 detainees in Ohali Qidar detention Bir Shiva announced on Monday evening that they will conduct hunger strike on Tuesday, in protest... OPT: New shelters for Rafah homeless ReliefWeb 2/3/2005 The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestinian Refugees (UNRWA) today handed over 122 new homes to 135 families from Rafah refugee camp... The Palestinian National Committee for International Humanitarian Law (PNCIHL) - PDF format Palestine Red Crescent Society 2/7/2005 In English and Arabic] Introduction: The Palestinian National Committee for the International Humanitarian Law ( hereinafter referred to as “The Committee”) is a national professional... IFH Calls for Improving Palestinian Prisoners' Conditions International Press Center 2/6/2005 VIENNA, February 6, 2005 (IPC+ Agencies)--The Vienna-based legal organization, International Friends of Humanity (IFH), called on Saturday the Israeli Defense Minister and the... Key witness: I lied in `confirm kill' case Ha'aretz 2/7/2005 The military prosecution's case against Captain R., who is charged with "confirming the kill" of a 13-year-old girl in Gaza, suffered a severe... Israeli army commander released AlJazeera 2/7/2005 An Israeli military court has ordered the release of the army commander responsible for shooting to death a young Palestinian girl at point-blank range... State to tell High Court: Hague ruling on fence is irrelevant Ha'aretz 2/7/2005 The state prosecution plans to inform the High Court of Justice next week that the opinion of the International Court of Justice at the... Medical treatment abroad for Gaza residents: closures and access World Health Organisation 1/31/2005 The Palestinian Authority purchases services from foreign institutions for the residents of Gaza Strip. Some services do not exist at all in the Gaza... PCHR Publishes Evaluation Report on the Palestinian Presidential Election Palestinian Centre for Human Rights 2/7/2005 Today, 7 February 2005, PCHR has published a report evaluating the polling and counting of votes in the Palestinian presidential election that was held... An Israeli court Absolves killer of a Palestinian Schoolgirl International Press Center 2/7/2005 GAZA, Palestine, February7, 2004 (IPC+Agencies)-The Israeli occupation Southern Command's Military Court decided on Sunday to release an Israeli officer R., who is... Palestinian Families will lose 6000 Dunams for "Ariel" Wall International Middle East Media Center 2/4/2005 Palestinian sources reported that at least 6000 Dunams (1500 Acre) will be lost from Palestinians villages in the northern West Bank for Israel to... AG asked to probe `racist' scholarship offered by Agency Ha'aretz 2/4/2005 Yahad MK Zahava Gal-On has asked Attorney General Menachem Mazuz to review the legality of a Jewish Agency for Israel scholarship fund for students... Weekly report on human rights violations, 27 Jan - 02 Feb. 2005 Electronic Intifada/PCHR 2/3/2005 8 Palestinian civilians, including 3 children and 2 mentally handicapped persons, were killed by IOF. / One of the victim was killed when the tent... Peaceful Protest against Illegal Road Construction in Hebron International Solidarity Movement 1/31/2005 Hebron, West Bank] Tuesday February 1 at 11am, Palestinians from Khalet Adar in the Qalqas area of Hebron, with the support of international and... 2000 Palestinian children arrested since September 2000 International Middle East Media Center 2/2/2005 The Palestinian Prisoners Society revealed that Israeli soldiers arrested 2000 Palestinian children since the outbreak of the Intifada in September 2000. 350 child detainees... Peace Now: 3500 Settlement Units Being Built in West Bank During 2004 International Press Center 2/3/2005 WEST BANK, February 3, 2005 (IPC + Agencies) - - The Israeli 'Peace Now' movement said the Israeli settlement activities have markedly increased in 2004 as many... Israeli High Court approves land annexation for bypass road to Rachel's Tomb International Middle East Media Center 2/3/2005 Thursday, the Israeli High Court of Justice rejected a petition filed by Bethlehem and Beit Jala municipalities against the path of the annexation Wall... Secret Israeli land seizure ruled unlawful The Independent 2/2/2005 An Israeli government decision, taken in secret, to seize thousands of acres of land around Jerusalem from its Palestinian owners was reversed yesterday when... Peace Now calls for inquiry into ministers who approved outposts Ha'aretz 2/3/2005 Peace Now is calling for the establishment of a commission of inquiry to investigate and, if necessary, order indictments against all those, including housing... One land, two systems: a tale of twin villages Daily Star 2/4/2005 AMSTERDAM, The Netherlands: This Sunday in the neighborhood of De Balie, Amsterdam, "One Land Two Systems," a wide network of architects, planners and human... 400 residents arrested in one month International Middle East Media Center 2/1/2005 A Palestinian security source reported that the Israeli army arrested since the beginning of 2005, at least 400 Palestinian in several areas in the... Palestinians cross Gaza border into Egypt for first time in seven weeks ReliefWeb 2/1/2005 RAFAH, Gaza Strip, Feb 1 (AFP) - Palestinians were given clearance Tuesday to cross into Egypt from the southern Gaza Strip for the first time... Rafah crossing reopened International Middle East Media Center 2/1/2005 The Israeli online daily Haaretz reported on Tuesday, that the Israeli defense minister Shaul Mofaz agreed to a response by the Palestinian Authority to... PCHR Expresses Solidarity with UNRWA Commissioner General Peter Hansen Palestinian Centre for Human Rights 2/1/2005 On the day following that in which a demonstration was held outside the offices of UNSCO in Gaza City, to protest against the decision... Settlers threaten to demolish Palestinian homes in the West Bank International Middle East Media Center 2/1/2005 The Israeli online daily Haaretz reported that the head of the Supreme Court in Israel Aharon Barak, issued preemptive ruling barring the “civil administration... Knesset approves a law which denies Palestinian detainees access to lawyers International Middle East Media Center 2/1/2005 Monday evening, the Israeli Knesset approved with a noticeable majority. a law which contradicts with human rights agreements and principles, by denying the detainees... Israeli Soldiers Attack Anti-Land Grab Demonstration International Press Center 2/1/2005 HEBRON, Palestine, February 1, 2005 (IPC + WAFA) - - Israeli occupation forces attacked a peaceful demonstration organized by civilians to protest the continuous land grab by... No easy route from Egypt to Palestine By Laila El-Haddad, AlJazeera 1/30/2005 In a filthy corner of the Rafah border crossing surrounded by empty juice bottles and countless cigarette butts, and as far away as possible... East Jerusalem land confiscation considered anew Electronic Intifada/ACRI 1/31/2005 Report, Association for Civil Rights in Israel -- In response to a written appeal by ACRI's Chief Legal Counsel Dan Yakir for an immediate repeal... Jerusalem land seizures 'illegal BBC 2/1/2005 Israel's attorney general has told the government to call an immediate halt to confiscating Palestinian property in East Jerusalem under a 1950 land law...

Economy..

Newman's Own in talks with Olivia YNetNews 2/28/2005 Company owned by actor Paul Newman investigating working with Israeli company -- Newman's Own , the American producer of sauces owned by Hollywood icon Paul Newman... Study: Poverty among Israeli children above Western levels Ha'aretz 3/1/2005 Poverty among Israeli children is far worse than in other Western countries, according to a comparison between National Insurance Institute data and a UNICEF... New rules aim to deter contractors' use of foreign labor Ha'aretz 2/25/2005 The new rules for employing foreign construction workers that will take effect on May 1 are liable to attract criminal elements, even though their... Numerous U.S. programs back Palestinian women's development ReliefWeb 2/24/2005 State Department February 22 fact sheet details forms of assistance -- The United States sponsors numerous programs that support Palestinian women in politics, business, legal... Intel buys Oplus for $100m Globes 2/24/2005 Yokne'am-based Oplus develops system-on-chip and software solutions for digital display and flat panel TVs. Investors include Benchmark Capital, BRM, and Giza VC, and foreign... Americans in Jerusalem land rush YNetNews 2/24/2005 Jerusalem was the most hard hit-city during the Intifada, but in the few months since Arafat's death it has turned into Israel's hottest real... OPT: USAID unveils girls' school in Artas and garden for senior citizens in Beit Jala, West Bank ReliefWeb 2/24/2005 ARTAS, West Bank – American aid officials unveiled Thursday a beautiful new primary school for girls and a recreational park for senior citizens in nearby... In Israel, money can't buy you peace Christian Science Monitor 2/24/2005 It's not just peace that seems to be breaking out in Israel. Its economy is showing new life after four years of Palestinian intifada... Israeli Newspaper Brawl Moving to the Internet Forward 2/25/2005 TEL AVIV — In a bid to supplant the two major English-language newspapers produced in Israel, Yediot Aharonot, Israel's most influential and widely read newspaper... Donations to Palestine refugees pass $500 million in 2004 ReliefWeb 2/24/2005 United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) -- Gaza - The international community underlined its ongoing commitment to the... UNRWA Allocates Funds, London Hosts a Conference International Press Center 2/23/2005 GAZA, Palestine, February23, 2005 (IPC+ Agencies)--The United Nations Agency for Work and Relief of Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) allocated yesterday a sum of $12.4... Egyptian gas for Israel AlJazeera 2/21/2005 Egypt is to provide Israel with 1.7 million cubic metres of natural gas per year for the next 15 years, an Israeli business daily... Industrial output rose 6.6% in 2004 Globes 2/21/2005 2004 was also a good year for high tech. -- Industrial output rose by 6.6% in 2004, and industrial exports rose by 19.1%, the Central... Emergency grant aid to the Palestinian Territories ReliefWeb/Government of Japan 2/18/2005 On February 18 (Fri), the Government of Japan decided to implement emergency grant aid totaling 30 million dollars through the United Nations Development Programme... IMI chairman: Tavor rifle to go into use in a month Globes 2/17/2005 Outgoing Israel Military Industries chairman Arie Mizrachi: IMI's main reason for selling Magen is to enter new markets. -- For the first time, Israel Military... Arab billionaire offers to buy evacuated settlements Ha'aretz 2/18/2005 A billionaire from the United Arab Emirates has offered to buy the real estate assets of settlements in the Gaza Strip that are slated... JNF-owned company bought land in the territories Ha'aretz 2/17/2005 Fund used subsidiary Himnuta to acquire land near Green Line in the Jerusalem area -- Since 1967, tens of thousands of dunams of land have... Exports down to US, Asia, imports up Globes 2/17/2005 Exports to the European Union have jumped 21.9% in the past three months. -- Trend figures in recent months show that exports of goods to... ECHO Allocates €34 million for Aid to Palestinian People WAFA 2/16/2005 JERUSALEM, February 16, 2005 (WAFA)- European Commission's Humanitarian Aid Department (ECHO) said it will allocate at least €34 million for humanitarian aid to the... Agriculture Sector Losses Exceed US $ 1161.640.658 since September 2000 to January 2005 WAFA 2/16/2005 GAZA, February 16, 2005, (WAFA) - Ministry of Agriculture declared early Wednesday that the losses of the Agricultural sector, during the period between September 28... PCBS: Israeli Measures Caused 55 Percent of Families Half Their Income International Press Center 2/16/2005 GAZA, Palestine, February 16, 2005 (IPC + WAFA) - - The Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS) announced today that the arbitrary Israeli occupation measures have resulteds... OPT: IOCC launches West Bank job creation, education project ReliefWeb/International Orthodox Christian Charities (IOCC) 2/15/2005 Jerusalem (IOCC) -- In some parts of the West Bank, school children meet for class in tents. In other parts, authorities cannot build schools fast... Mofaz approves cement plant at Sufa crossing Globes 2/16/2005 Minister of Defense Shaul Mofaz today approved a plan for a cement manufacturing and packing plant at the Sufa crossing between Israel and the... Israel, Jordan to market tourism packages again Globes 2/16/2005 This is the first joint tourism effort in four and a half years. -- For the first time in four and a half years, Israel... Israeli wireless operators revenue from Palestinians: NIS 400-500m a year Globes 2/15/2005 The aggregate revenue of Cellcom, Partner Communications, and Pele-Phone is NIS 15 billion a year, which means that the Palestinian market accounts for 3%... Record growth in exports to EU in 2004 Globes 2/15/2005 Israel's trade deficit with the EU is expected to shrink further this year. -- Industrial exports, excluding diamonds, to the European Union (EU) grew by... Wheels of justice spin slowly in Jericho casino case Ha'aretz 2/15/2005 Since January 2002, far from the limelight and the armed clashes between Israel and the Palestinians, the civil court in Ramallah has slowly been... CPI confounds expectations: Down 0.6% for January Globes 2/15/2005 The drop was twice as much as forecast. The Bank of Israel is likely to cut its key rate by another 0.2%. -- The Consumer... Jericho looks to security handover to revive tourism Middle East Online 2/15/2005 Palestinian businessmen hope Israelis will quickly return to Jericho, jumpstart tourism after four years of violence. -- The casino slot machines flash away but gamblers... PCBS: Consumer Price Index Increased by 1.21% during January 2005 WAFA 2/14/2005 RAMALLAH, February 14, 2005, (WAFA) - Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS) reported early Monday that the consumer price index increased by 1.21% during January... Lockheed aids Israeli cos in US homeland security market Globes 2/14/2005 Four Israeli HLS companies have been chosen to undergo a business development program in Baltimore. -- Israeli companies seeking to penetrate the US homeland security... IMI workers: No break-up, privatization before 2006 Globes 2/14/2005 Israel Military Industries workers committee chairman Yitzhak Yehuda expressed surprise at the decision. -- Israel Military Industries (IMI) workers committee chairman Yitzhak Yehuda was rather... Revised CPI index likely to show 0.3% fall for January Globes 2/14/2005 The CPI is expected to rise by 0.1% in February, and fall by 0.2% in the first quarter of 2005 -- The Consumer Price Index... Israeli economy still growing at 4% Globes 2/14/2005 After falling for three years, per capita GDP rose in 2004, by 2.6%. -- Israel’s economy is still growing by an annualized 4%, with steep... Growth amid poverty By Avi Temkin, Globes 2/8/2005 Latest family spending figures are further proof of Israel's widening social gap -- If further proof of the trends in Israeli society in the past... China's Nuctech to provide Karny crossing inspection systems Globes 2/10/2005 The $10 million project is the first to be jointly financed by Israel and the Palestinian Authority. -- Sources inform “Globes” that Chinese company Nuctech... Drugs IP: Israel vs. The world Globes 2/3/2005 Israeli legislators face enormous, and conflicting, pressures as they decide on changes to intellectual property law. How the forces line up - part one. -- In... Consumer confidence back to October 2000 level Globes 2/10/2005 The "Globes" Consumer Confidence Index rose by 6 points in January. The public is also optimistic about jobs. -- This week's declaration in Sharm el-Sheikh... Commissioner Ferrero-Waldner announces €250 million support to the Palestinians in 2005 ReliefWeb 2/9/2005 Brussels, 09 February 2005 - Following her visit to the Middle East 6-8 February, and the Ceasefire Declaration made by the Israelis and Palestinians... Israel unveils tiny drone at Indian weapons fair Jerusalem Post 2/9/2005 Seeking to boost sales of sophisticated weapons, 14 of the country's top defense firms are displaying their best at an arms fair to open... 70% of Israeli families own their homes Globes 2/8/2005 57% own at least one car, 65% have a VCR, 55% a computer, and 81% have at least one cellular telephone. -- 18% of Israeli... Israel's exports to Arab countries up 48% in 2004 Globes 2/7/2005 Exports totaled $180 million. Exports to the Palestinian Authority rose 9% to $1.6 billion. -- Israeli exports to Arab countries rose by 48% in 2004... Survey: 1 in 6 Bedouin 1st-graders suffers from malnutrition Ha'aretz 2/7/2005 One out of every six Bedouin first-grade pupils - and one out of every eight Jewish first-graders - in the Negev, suffers from malnutrition, according to... Factsheet: United States assistance to the Palestinians ReliefWeb/United States Department of State 2/7/2005 United States Department of State, Office of the Spokesman, Jerusalem -- The President announced in the State of the Union on February 3 that he... Warmer regional relations will bring $3b foreign investment Globes 2/7/2005 Manufacturers Association: Better relations with Palestinians will boost trade with Arab countries. -- Foreign investment will triple to $3 billion in 2005, predicts Manufacturers Association... First 4 Israeli export consortia to begin operating Globes 2/3/2005 The program aims at boosting exports by NIS 360 million. The first consortia will operate in China, Europe, and the US.-- The first consortia... Wisconsin plan gets underway: Employment centers to open in July Globes 2/1/2005 The four winning companies will form partnerships with Israeli companies to operate the employment centers. -- Minister of Finance Benjamin Netanyahu and Minister of Industry... Germany's Dertour resumes Israel activity Globes 2/1/2005 Dertour brought 4,000 German tourists to Israel in 2000. -- Germany's third largest tourism wholesaler, Dertour, will resume marketing Israel, after a four-and-a-half year hiatus... Defense News": Elta to sell AWACS planes to India for $1.1b Globes 2/1/2005 Elta and partners are bidding against Boeing in a tender to supply AWACS planes to the Republic of Korea. -- "Defense News" reports in its... David Klein: Interest rate will almost certainly rise Globes 2/1/2005 The former central bank governor: Israelis will invest more overseas as part of the public's portfolio diversification. -- "The Bank of Israel will almost certainly...

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Local film wins international award YNetNews 2/27/2005 Yaov Shamir’s “Checkpoint,” which shows daily routine at West Bank roadblocks, already won 12 international awards -- TEL AVIV - Yoav Shamir’s “Checkpoint,” a local documentary... until when will we remain refugees By Anne Gwynne, Al-Jazeera Info 2/28/2005 Writing from Nablus, occupied Palestine - Review of the film “until when…”, and Interview with Jess Ghannam on Pacifica Radio -- A superb new documentary film... Immigrant hotline swamped with calls YNetNews 2/25/2005 Hundreds of newcomers contact recently opened call center to complain of racism and discrimination -- TEL AVIV - An experimental immigrant hotline opened about week ago... Photography exhibit maps out uncharted space Daily Star 2/24/2005 Collection aims to show how photographic practices in the Arab world are symptomatic of evolving capitalist systems and established conventions -- NEW YORK CITY: "Good... Observing the Intifada Though Common Palestinian Eyes: Amal Uweida's Latest Book International Press Center 2/22/2005 GAZA, Palestine, February 22, 2005 (IPC) - - In her latest book "Palestinian affairs: scenes from inside? notes from outside", which won the Ahmad Bahaeddin Award... Israel backs suicide-bomber film The Guardian 2/24/2005 A controversial film about Palestinian suicide bombers has won unexpected support from Israel. The Israeli Film Fund has agreed to help finance the distribution... Film review: Paradise Now By Arjan El Fassed, Electronic Intifada 2/23/2005 Hani Abu Assad's Paradise Now won the AGICOA’s Blue Angel Award for the best European film at the Berlinale last week. The film has... E-Learning Defeats Israeli Restrictions Islam Online 2/23/2005 CAIRO/GAZA, February 20, 2005 (IslamOnline.net) – Stringent visa restrictions imposed by Israel were no obstacle to Moussa Mohammad’s unrelenting resolve and vaulting academic ambitions... It's a small, small world in Israeli classrooms Ha'aretz 2/23/2005 Geography teachers and geographers fear the subject will be hurt by plans to merge it with Land of Israel studies. The ministry's social science... P.A security hands the army an Israeli entered Ramallah International Middle East Media Center 2/22/2005 The Palestinian security in Ramallah handed the army an Israeli resident after he entered Ramallah to search for an apartment; Israeli police says he... Survey of elderly in Israel shows abuse, neglect are widespread Ha'aretz 2/22/2005 Almost one out of five elderly Israelis is exposed to verbal, economic or physical abuse and one out of four suffers from neglect. The... Palestinian director of `Paradise Now' wins two prizes at Berlin Film Festival Ha'aretz 2/22/2005 Paradise Now," Palestinian director Hany Abu-Assad's film about two young Palestinians who set out to carry out a terror attack in Israel won two... Jewish fifth-graders to learn conversational Arabic Ha'aretz 2/23/2005 A pilot project launched in February in 14 elementary schools in northern Israel is meant to bridge the deep divide between Jews and Arabs... A Ramallah Conference Tackles Arab Media Concerns International Press Center 2/20/2005 RAMALLAH, Palestine, February 20, 2005 (IPC+WAFA)-- Several Palestinian media professionals from the West Bank tackled yesterday various concerns regarding the Arab media, in... QUIT! premieres latest line of "Estee Slaughter" products on Valentine's Day Electronic Intifada 2/21/2005 Queers Undermining Israeli Terrorism (QUIT!) premiered "Eternally Mine," "a stench beyond occupation," from Estee Slaughter at its Valentine's Day Extravaganza at Macy's Union Square... All things considered: Golnaz Fathi on art in troubled times Daily Star 2/21/2005 Trained formally as a calligrapher, this 32-year-old Iranian painter breaks all the rules -- BEIRUT: Golnaz Fathi is picking small bits of shattered glass... Haaretz photographer Alex Levac wins Israel Prize Ha'aretz 2/18/2005 Haaretz photographer Alex Levac will receive the Israel Prize for photography, Education Minister Limor Livnat said Thursday. The prize will be awarded in an... Gaza settlers refuse to contemplate life beyond their rooms with a view ReliefWeb 2/17/2005 SHIRAT HAYAM, Gaza Strip Feb 16 (AFP) - "Evacuating the settlers of the Gaza Strip? It's like trying to empty the sea with a straw... Daily Star reporter wins 'Inquirer Award Daily Star 2/18/2005 BEIRUT: The Daily Star newspaper's reporter Majdoline Hatoum, 25, won the esteemed "Inquirer Award 2004" for her article "Religion can affect employment prospects," published... The Frozen Chosen Forward 2/18/2005 How the Israeli Bobsled Team Slid Into Existence -- If you think an Israeli bobsled team seems like an alien concept, you are not alone... Rabbi fixes a sticky problem The Guardian 2/18/2005 Your chewing gum has just lost its flavour, but there is no dustbin in sight. What do you do? According to Jewish law, the... Poll # 132 about Sharm el-Sheikh Summit MIFTAH/Palestinian Center for Public Opinion 2/16/2005 The summary of The latest poll No. (132), which has probed the resonance of Sharm el-Sheikh summit results among the Palestinian people in the... Cultural exchange: a relationship with life and history Daily Star 2/16/2005 Dialogue between East and West needs nurturing -- BEIRUT: Lebanese poet and cultural editor of Arabic daily As-Safir, Abbas Beydoun compares Berlin to the heart... Bassi: Most settlers ready to move Jerusalem Post 2/14/2005 Most settlers have realized that they are "running out of time," and in the past month have had a "significant change" in attitude about... Gazan youths open to disengagement Jerusalem Post 2/15/2005 A third of secular high-school students from Gush Katif believe that Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's Gaza Strip disengagement plan is a "legitimate possibility," a... Israel rabbis pray for summit failure AlJazeera 2/6/2005 Israeli rabbis are planning to hold special sessions in 100 synagogues to pray for the failure of this week's summit between PM Ariel Sharon... Petition stirs debate among Gaza Strip settlers Ha'aretz 2/14/2005 The settlers are circulating a new petition stating that they will evacuate their homes voluntarily, on condition that a referendum is held on the... Come to Palestine, come stay with friends Ha'aretz 2/14/2005 WASHINGTON - Registration for the upcoming season of Palestine Summer Encounter (PSE) is at its height. After a successful first season last year, organizers hope... Calm restored in Maghar following clashes Ha'aretz 2/13/2005 Calm was restored in the Galilee village of Maghar yesterday, following two days of violent clashes between Druze and Christian residents that resulted in... Christians and Druz scuffle in Mrar Come And See/Ha'aretz 2/12/2005 A brawl broke out in the Druz village of Mrar in the western Galilee on Friday after some Christian Arab Israeli youths made a... U.S. using bandage invented by IDF medic Ha'aretz 2/11/2005 An innovative new bandage, invented by an American-born Israeli combat medic adapting an improvised Israel Defense Forces field practice of placing a rock on... Palestinian refugees uncertain about Sharm el-Sheikh deal Daily Star 2/12/2005 Camp residents say Abbas is not addressing the real problems - Refugees would rather immigrate than continue living in harsh conditions -- BEIRUT: Powerless to decide... Those Kids Must Choke - new record label captures free improv on disc Daily Star 2/12/2005 Experimental Beirut music scene gets chance to reach wider audience -- BEIRUT: "The records I want to release on this label are the records I... Film portrays 'human face' of suicide bombers The Guardian 2/12/2005 A film about Palestinian suicide bombers is to have its premiere at the Berlin film festival on Monday. Hany Abu-Assad, its Palestinian director, hoped... A fresh 'Canvas' for Arab artists Daily Star 2/11/2005 New magazine promoting Middle East art and culture hits news stands with a mission -- BEIRUT: "If a fraction of what is spent on weapons... Majorities of Palestinians and Israelis now support permanent two-state settlement, survey finds ReliefWeb 2/10/2005 WASHINGTON - For the first time since the outbreak of the second Intifada, there is majority public support among Israelis and Palestinians for a permanent... Peace Now waves familiar banner Ha'aretz 2/9/2005 Peace Now, the movement founded more than a quarter-century ago to put pressure on Menachem Begin to make peace with Egypt, came full circle... Snow blizzards sweep Holy Land Middle East Online 2/8/2005 Some countries in Mideast blessed with snow showers, heavy rain after years of drought. -- AMMAN - Snow showers, heavy rain and high winds gripped the... Palestinians react to Sharm al-Shaikh AlJazeera 2/8/2005 Palestinians have responded to the Sharm al-Shaikh Summit with a mixture of skepticism, disappointment, and guarded optimism. Many Palestinians in occupied Gaza said on... Immigration drops as Jews from FSU choose Germany Ha'aretz 2/7/2005 Immigration to Israel fell by more than 9 percent in 2004, led by a sharp drop in arrivals from the former Soviet Union, officials... Women on the edge of destruction The Guardian 2/7/2005 Housed in a prison in the heart of Israel are the female suicide bombers who didn't complete their deadly missions. Manuela Dviri hears their... Lebanese art teacher revives old spirit of Ras Beirut Daily Star 2/8/2005 Exhibition showcases painter's latest work -- BEIRUT: For artist and art teacher Omayma Ydlibi Soubra, preparing for her latest exhibition of floral paintings - on view... Fewer Israelis emigrate to US Globes 2/3/2005 The number of Israeli tourists to the land of unlimited opportunity also plummeted last year. -- Hebrew daily “Yediot Ahronot” reports that the US has... Artist evokes an old souk vibe with a millefeuille of metaphors Daily Star 2/5/2005 Halim Mahdi al-Karim's latest exhibition in Beirut explores the physical potential of Espace SD's exhibition hall -- BEIRUT: While the reconstruction plan for the fabled... Some settlers choose Gaza over citizenship Ha'aretz 2/4/2005 A number of Gush Katif settlers have come out with a new initiative: They want to remain in their communities despite the disengagement plan... Palestinian seeks to enter Guinness Book Record International Press Center 2/3/2005 WEST BANK, Palestine, February 3, 2005 (IPC)---A Palestinian citizen seeks to enetr his name into (Guinness Book of World Records), wirtting the longest... Gaza families okay Ashkelon relocation Ha'aretz 2/2/2005 Dozens of families from two Gaza Strip settlements signed an agreement in principle yesterday that will see them move to a farming community near... Palestinians Ambivalent over Iraq Poll By Khalid Amayreh, MIFTAH 2/1/2005 While Palestinians in general strongly support democratic reforms in the Arab world, most have not been enthusiastic about Sunday's general election in Iraq. Indeed... The art of war in occupied Palestine By Eoin Murray, Daily Star 1/31/2005 Murals become a political tool allowing Palestinians to reclaim the streets, at least symbolically -- GAZA CITY, Gaza: There is something about the art of... Producing award-winning Arab cinema Daily Star 2/2/2005 Frenchman Humbert Balsan gets Mid East films made where others won't -- LONDON: For many film producers in Hollywood and Europe today, the Middle East... UNIFIL battalion aids Southerners Daily Star 2/2/2005 Group begins it training for residents in south - Officers who recently arrived from India also provide medical and veterinary services -- SOUTH LEBANON: The seventh...

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Jumblatt calls for dialogue with Nasrallah Daily Star 2/28/2005 Chouf MP believes only head of resistance deserving of talks -- MUKHTARA: Chouf MP Walid Jumblatt called for dialogue with Hizbullah Secretary General Sayyed Hassan... Syria hands over Saddam half-brother as 'goodwill The Independent 2/28/2005 Syrian forces have captured Saddam Hussein's half-brother, accused of aiding the insurgency, and handed him to Iraqi security officers as a "goodwill gesture". Sabawi... Hizbullah likely to vote 'yes' for Cabinet Daily Star 2/28/2005 Resistance becomes middle ground between loyalists, opposition -- As Parliament convenes Monday to discuss former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri's assassination and most likely renews its... White House weighs joining Europe in offering incentives to Tehran Daily Star 3/1/2005 Russian nuclear energy chief defends Iran deal as means to prevent spread of nuclear material -- In a potential strategy shift, the Bush administration is... Judge orders 'enemy combatant' freed AlJazeera 2/28/2005 A US federal judge has ordered terrorism suspect Jose Padilla to be released within 45 days. The release order on Monday came after District... Satterfield: Lebanese government insulting its people Daily Star 3/1/2005 U.S. deputy assistant secretary of state criticizes rhetoric that threatens violence and instability -- BEIRUT: A senior U.S. State Department official said Lebanon's government is... IAEA seeks more Iranian cooperation AlJazeera 2/28/2005 The head of the UN's atomic watchdog has said Iran must be more open with inspectors examining its nuclear programme, which the US says... Democratic moves snowballing across Mideast Middle East Online 2/28/2005 Arab regimes fearful of reform witness democratic awakening though changes remain timid. -- Under the combined impact of US pressure and rumblings on the home... Carnage in Iraq’s Hilla Middle East Online 2/28/2005 Car bomb blows up in crowd of civil servants gathered outside medical centre in Hilla, killing 114, wounding 133 others. -- A suicide bomber killed... EU urges Lebanese political continuity AlJazeera 3/1/2005 The European Commission has appealed for the Lebanese parliamentary elections to go ahead as scheduled, following the resignation of Prime Minister Umar Karami's government... Assad predicts US onslaught on Syria Middle East Online 2/28