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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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Israel doubts Egyptians in border town will halt weapons to Palestinians Knight Ridder 3/29/2005 RAFAH, Egypt - On the surface, this town that straddles the border between Egypt and the Gaza Strip appears to be peaceful enough. Israeli troops... Irineos to cooperate in land-scandal probe Daily Star 4/1/2005 Patriarch agrees to conditions set by Jordanian authorities -- AMMAN: The patriarch of the Greek Orthodox Church in Jerusalem pledged on Thursday to cooperate with... Church land deal enrages Palestinians BBC 3/31/2005 Inside the walls of Jerusalem''s Old City, there is a battle going on. It involves a secret investor, a man gone into hiding, an... Call for Israeli army Gaza revolt BBC 3/31/2005 A number of Israeli right-wing and Jewish leaders have urged soldiers to refuse to carry out orders in an attempt to thwart the Gaza... Militants'' Wild West Night Leaves West Bank Town Dismayed New York Times 4/1/2005 RAMALLAH, West Bank, March 31 - The Palestinian president, Mahmoud Abbas, ordered a crackdown on street chaos Thursday after gunmen fired shots at his headquarters... Palestinian charges Ateret Cohanim with forging documents Ha''aretz 4/1/2005 A Palestinian resident of Jerusalem who says he worked as a front man for Ateret Cohanim has charged that the yeshiva - known for its... Ezra: Police won''t forcibly collect weapons from settlers Ha''aretz 4/1/2005 Police will not forcibly collect weapons from settlers ahead of the disengagement plan, despite reports that the move was being considered, Public Security Minister... Palestinian Monitoring Group Daily Situation Report 28-29 March 2005 (PDF) Palestine Media Center 3/29/2005 SALFIT: Wall Construction: Land levelling for Wall construction continues in the town of Deir Ballut and the village of Az Zawiya near the Green... Work in Constructing Apartheid Wall Continues in WB WAFA 3/30/2005 JERUSALEM, March, 2005, (WAFA)- Israeli Occupation bulldozers began non-stop in the implementation of the second and third phases of the Apartheid Wall in the... Seizure of Lands in Beit Hanina WAFA 3/30/2005 DETROIT (USA), March, 30, 2005 (WAFA)- A Palestinian-American family in Metro Detroit, original from the village of Beit Hanina in Jerusalem revealed that the... Village invaded, north of Nablus International Middle East Media Center 3/30/2005 Wednesday at dawn, Israeli soldiers invaded the village of Aseera Al-Shimaliyya, north of Nablus, in the West Bank. As’ad Sawalma, head of the village... Three aged residents badly beaten near Tulkarem International Middle East Media Center 3/30/2005 Israeli soldiers erected on Wednesday dozens of checkpoints on roads and junctions around the northern West Bank city of Tulkarem; dozens of residents were... Settlers attack villagers near Nablus International Middle East Media Center 3/30/2005 Tuesday evening, a group of settlers attacked farmlands near the village of Aqraba south east of Nablus. A local source in the village reported... Children’s bus held in Jenin International Middle East Media Center 3/30/2005 A Palestinian security source in Jenin, said on Wednesday evening, that Israel soldiers held a bus transferring children near the village of Jaba’, south... Fleeing Greek Orthodox treasurer says Patriarch Irinuos blessed, signed the deal International Middle East Media Center 3/30/2005 The former Greek Orthodox Church treasurer Nicolas Papadimos, who fled the country after concluding a deal selling major church property in Jerusalem to Jewish... Brigades’ rivals open fire at Moqata’ International Middle East Media Center 3/31/2005 Gunmen said to belong to Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades, the military wing of the ruling Fatah movement opened fire on Wednesday night in the direction... Shots fired at Abbas compound Ha''aretz 3/30/2005 Gunmen fired at Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas'' headquarters in the West Bank last night, causing no casualties, witnesses said. They said Abbas was in... Israeli Occupation Grabs Land in Jerusalem and Arrests Eight in Jenin International Press Center 3/30/2005 WEST BANK, Palestine, March 30,2005 (IPC+WAFA)---The Israeli occupation forces submitted yesterday the residents of Al Jeeb and Al Nabi Samuel villages, North... Israeli settlers threaten violent resistance to withdrawal pullout The Independent 3/30/2005 Jewish settlers'' leaders pledged to take to the streets to stop the evacuation from Gaza this summer, as they faced up to their failure... Three Israelis lightly wounded in attack near Modi''in Ha''aretz 3/31/2005 Three Israelis were lightly wounded Wednesday night after Palestinians threw a fire-bomb and stones at their vehicle along highway 443 between Jerusalem and Modi''in... As Gaza pullout nears, some Israelis move in Christian Science Monitor 3/29/2005 Monday, Israel''s Knesset rejected a bid to delay the Gaza Strip withdrawal. -- NEZER HAZANI, GAZA STRIP – If all goes as planned, this tiny settlement... Israel Builds a New Segment of the Wall International Press Center 3/29/2005 GAZA, Palestine, March 29,2005 (IPC+Agencies)--The Israeli state run-Radio reported today morning that the Israeli occupation force will commence on next Wednesday the... Three residents arrested in Hebron International Middle East Media Center 3/29/2005 Tuesday at dawn, Israeli soldiers invaded the village of Al-Thaheriyya, south of the West Bank city of Hebron, and arrested three residents. A local... Army to annex lands near Jerusalem International Middle East Media Center 3/29/2005 Tuesday afternoon, Israeli soldiers handed two residents from the villages of Al-Jeeb, and Nabi Samuel, north of Jerusalem, military orders informing them of intentions... Israeli Troops Wound Two Brothers, Storm a Refugee Camp International Press Center 3/29/2005 WEST BANK, Palestine, March29, 2005 (IPC+ Agencies)--Israeli occupation troops invaded early on Tuesday morning the West Bank village of Kufer Qalil, south of... Palestinian Monitoring Group Daily Situation Report, 27-28 March 2005 (PDF) Palestine Media Center 3/28/2005 QALQILYA: Wall Gates: Passage through the Wall gates is restricted to civilians granted special Israeli permits. Arrest: At 21:25 on 26 March 2005... MI chief: Gaza groups trying to move know-how to West Bank Ha''aretz 3/30/2005 Military Intelligence chief Major General Aharon Ze''evi (Farkash) said yesterday that the terror organizations are trying to export technological know-how and arms experts from... Jordan questions Church heads in probe on Jerusalem land deals Ha''aretz 3/29/2005 AMMAN - Jordanian officials yesterday questioned the head of the Greek Orthodox Church at the center of allegations over a land deal with Jews in... Hamas recruit: I was trained in militant camp in Syria Ha''aretz 3/29/2005 A 20-year-old Palestinian recruited from a mosque in Gaza by Hamas militants told The Associated Press in a jailhouse interview that he received... Attacks by Jewish Settlers on Palestinian Villagers and Properties Continue International Press Center 3/27/2005 GAZA, Palestine, March 27, 2005 (IPC+WAFA) ---Israeli settlers continued their attacks against the Palestinian, assaulting the citizens, vandalising property and poisoning livestock throughout... Tufakji: Israel Works on Judiazing Jerusalem Evermore International Press Center 3/28/2005 GAZA, Palestine, March 28m2005 (IPC+Agencies)--the Orient House Mapping and Survey director Khalil Tufakji on the expansion of Jewish settlements in the West... Three injured in a car blast in Gaza city International Middle East Media Center 3/28/2005 Palestinian sources said Monday evening that one Palestinian was seriously injured, two mildly, in a car blast in the center of Gaza city. Apparently... Purim in Yitzhar: Throwing stones at Palestinians and calling soldiers Nazis Ha''aretz 3/27/2005 The settlers of Yitzhar once again celebrated Purim in keeping with local tradition. At noon on Friday, some 20 residents of the settlement south... Israeli Troops Invade Jenin Despite Truce by Palestinians International Press Center 3/28/2005 JENIN, Palestine, March28, 2005 (IPC+ Agencies)--The Israeli occupation troops invaded late at yesterday night the West Bank city of Jenin for the first... Soldier wounded in Jenin YNetNews 3/28/2005 Explosive device hurled at IDF forces operating in West Bank town, soldier sustains light wounds. Meanwhile, 8 terrorists detained -- JENIN – An IDF soldier sustained... Palestinians held in Jenin raid BBC 3/28/2005 Israel says it arrested eight Palestinians during a raid in the town of Jenin in the north of the West Bank. Israeli security sources... Damning report expected on Jerusalem land affair Daily Star 3/29/2005 PA calls on Patriarch Irineos I to step down -- A Greek Foreign Ministry delegation sent to help investigate the land sale controversy surrounding the... Sale of grenades to right wingers foiled YNetNews 3/28/2005 Three suspects, including an IDF soldier, were arrested for allegedly conspiring to sell hand grenades to far-right activists in a bid to thwart Sharon''s... Settlers warn of civil war over Gaza withdraw The Guardian 3/29/2005 Israeli settlers said that Ariel Sharon had missed the last opportunity to prevent a civil war yesterday after he defeated an attempt by dissident... Settlers stone soldiers YNetNews 3/26/2005 Army forces disperse West Bank settlers who stoned Palestinians; later, about 100 settlers targeted troops, IDF says --- YITZHAR - Residents of the West Bank settlement... ‘Border Guard dumped boy in field’ YNetNews 3/25/2005 West Bank Palestinian town residents say Border Guard troops provoked local children, severely beat man during raid -- Border Guard troops who were patrolling the... Palestinian Monitoring Group Daily Situation Report, 23 - 24 March 2005 (PDF) Palestine Media Center 3/26/2005 RAMALLAH & EL BIREH:Wall Construction: Wall construction continues in Budrus, Midya, Ni’lin, Deir Qaddis, Bil’in, Saffa, Beit Liqya, and Beituniya.Flying Checkpoints: (i) At 11... Palestinians decry settler attacks AlJazeera 3/26/2005 The Palestinian Authority has urged the international sponsors of the peace process to pressure the Israeli government to stop attacks by Jewish settlers on... Israel did not ease restrictions on border crossings International Middle East Media Center 3/26/2005 Saleem Abu Safiyya, head of the Border Crossings at the P.A said that the Israeli side is still using the border crossings in order... News Briefs, March 25-26, 2005 International Middle East Media Center 3/26/2005 Army invades Azzoun / Settlers attack a woman near Nablus / Salem Military court sentences three residents / Three detainees sentenced and fined / Gush Shalom: “Sharon''s actions... Top Greek Orthodox Church leader calls Patriarch Irinous to step down International Middle East Media Center 3/25/2005 The General Secretary of the Greek Orthodox Chruch Archbishop Arastachios called Thursdays Patriarch Irinous to resign following the scandal of a "viscous" land bargain... Five residents, including two children hurt in Bodrus International Middle East Media Center 3/25/2005 Friday afternoon, Israeli soldiers invaded the village of Bodrus , west of the northern West Bank city of Ramallah and injured five residents, including two... Settler woman attacks a child in Hebron International Middle East Media Center 3/25/2005 A Palestinian medical source in Hebron reported that a settler woman of the illegal outpost of ''Ramat Yeshai'' in Hebron attacked and stoned a... Israeli Border Police provokes violence in a Palestinian village International Middle East Media Center 3/26/2005 Palestinian villagers of Belein, a village close to the West Bank city of Ramallah, [have] recorded the voice of an Israeli border police officer... Greek Patriarchate in trouble over shady land deal By Danny Rubinstein, Ha''aretz 3/27/2005 Last Friday evening Jerusalem''s Greek Orthodox patriarch issued an urgent press release: "In light of the media reports regarding the sale of the Patriarchate''s... Yitzhar settlers clash with troops Ha''aretz 3/26/2005 Residents of the West Bank settlement of Yitzhar, near Nablus, Friday threw stones and clashed with Israeli security forces who arrived at the settlement... Half a Million Palestinians Are Victims of the Revised Wall International Press Center 3/26/2005 GAZA, Palestine, March26,2005(IPC+Agencies)---The Israeli Information Center For Human Rights in the occupied (B''Tselem) reported that the number of the Palestinians damaged... Israeli Soldiers and Settlers Unleash against the Palestinians International Press Center 3/26/2005 Soldiers also attack citizens in Ramallah, Jenin, Bethlehem, Khan Younis -- WEST BANK, Palestine, March26, 2005 (IPC+WAFA) -- The Israeli occupation force continued on Friday... Far right barred from Temple Mount YNetNews 3/24/2005 Leading activists denied permission to enter holy site; meanwhile, police to investigate “Rabin is waiting for Sharon” sticker -- JERUSALEM - Far right activists Baruch Marzel... Party under way at murderer''s gravesite YNetNews 3/24/2005 Dozens of settlers celebrating Purim near Baruch Goldstein''s gravesite; earlier, IDF declares site sealed military zone; three activists detained -- KIRYAT ARBA - Dozens of far... Muslim-Christrian Cooperation Urged to Save Al-Quds Islam Online 3/23/2005 CAIRO, March 23, 2005 (IslamOnline.net) – A host of Arab Muslim and Christian intellectuals has called for the establishment of a Christian-Muslim strategy with the... IOF Will Seize 224 Donums in Qalqiliya WAFA 3/24/2005 QALQILIYA, March, 24, 2005, (WAFA)-Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) is intending to seize 224 Donums from the West Bank city of Qalqiliya in favour... Female Colonizer Wounds Child in Hebron WAFA 3/24/2005 HEBRON, March 24, 2005 (WAFA)-Female Israeli colonizer beat up and wounded a child, while Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) arrested two citizens in Hebron... IOF Sentences 3 to Jail, Arrests 2 Israeli Pacifists WAFA 3/24/2005 RAMALLAH, March 24, 2005 (WAFA)- Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) sentenced three citizens to prison, arrested two Israeli pacifists and a citizen in the West... Soldiers attack a protest against the Wall near Ramallah International Middle East Media Center 3/24/2005 Thursday afternoon, Israeli soldiers attacked a protest against the Wall in the village of Safa, south west of Ramallah.A local source in the village... 23 anti-pullout protesters held for blocking highway Ha''aretz 3/24/2005 The Netanya Magistrate''s Court yesterday remanded into custody 23 right-wing demonstrators on suspicion of blocking the main Tel Aviv-Haifa highway at the Poleg Junction... Atallah Hanna: Death Threats won''t change my Stance International Middle East Media Center 3/24/2005 Archimandrite Atallah Hanna, spokesperson of the Orthodox Church in Jerusalem stated on Wednesday that he does not pay a lot of attention to the... Israeli Troops Impose Curfew on Two Palestinian Villages International Press Center 3/24/2005 PALESTINE, March24, 2005 (IPC+ WAFA)--Israeli occupation troops imposed early on Thursday curfew on two West Bank villages and stormed others and arrested two... Jerusalem church head under pressure AlJazeera 3/24/2005 The Greek Orthodox patriarch in Jerusalem is coming under growing pressure from within the church to resign. On Thursday, a top cleric said the... IDF officer: Increase in violent acts carried out by settlers Ha''aretz 3/25/2005 A senior Israel Defense Forces officer stationed near the West Bank city of Nablus stated Thursday that the number of violent attacks carried out... Israel Arab charged for club bomb BBC 3/24/2005 An Israeli Arab has been charged with murder for his role in a suicide bomb attack that killed five Israelis at a Tel Aviv... Patriarch ''did not help Israelis'' BBC 3/24/2005 The head of Jerusalem''s Greek Orthodox church has denied claims he knew church land in East Jerusalem was being sold to Jewish property speculators... New prison wing for pullout protesters YNetNews 3/23/2005 Israeli prison initiates special "Withdrawal Ward" that could house up to 900; reserved for people arrested during protests of Sharon''s pullout plan -- Call it... Palestinian Hillside in Hebron Likely Poisoned by Colonizers WAFA 3/23/2005 HEBRON, March 22, 2005, (WAFA)- Operation Dove said that At-Tuwani hillside in the West Bank(WB) city of Hebron is poisoned. In a press... Israeli Soldiers Arrest 6 in WB WAFA 3/23/2005 QALQILIYA, March 23, 2005 (WAFA)- Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) arrested Wednesday six citizens and assaulted students in the various West Bank (WB) cities, witnesses... Beit Hanina''s Roads Blocked in Jerusalem WAFA 3/23/2005 JERUSALEM, March 23, 2005,(WAFA)- According to al-Awda received e-mail, it is said that Israeli Occupation Forces(IOF) blocked the roads that connects the... News Briefs, March 23, 2005 International Middle East Media Center 3/23/2005 Tank shell fired at homes in Rafah / Settlers arrested after attacking a Palestinian trucker / Army: “Three explosives uncovered in the W.B” / Dozens of school... Army invades Nablus, arrests four International Middle East Media Center 3/23/2005 Wednesday at dawn, Israeli soldiers invaded the old city of Nablus and Balata refugee camp and broke into dozens of homes. An Israeli military... Three arrested in Qalqilia International Middle East Media Center 3/23/2005 Thursday at dawn, Israeli soldiers, supported by dozens of military vehicles and jeeps the northern West Bank city of Qalqilia , and broke into dozens... Invasion and Closure Shortly after Redeployment International Press Center 3/23/2005 TULKAREM, Palestine, March 23, 2005 (IPC+ Agencies)--The Israeli occupation troops invaded early on Wednesday morning the Ateel village, an outskirt of Tulkarem, just... Palestinian Monitoring Group Daily Situation Report, 21 - 22 March 2005 (PDF) Palestine Media Center 3/23/2005 Jerusalem: Closure: (i) The Israeli army continues to impose strict restrictions at checkpoints set up at the entrances to the city of Jerusalem and... Hebron Residents: ”Settlers attempted to poison our sheep” International Middle East Media Center 3/22/2005 Tuesday morning, residents of the southern Mount Hebron area reported that Jewish settlers attempted to poison flocks of sheep owned by local shepherds. The... Collaborators and their families to be moved to Israel after withdrawal International Middle East Media Center 3/22/2005 An Israeli security source reported on Tuesday that the military intends to dismantle a village protected by the army in the southern Gaza Strip... News Briefs, March 22, 2005 International Middle East Media Center 3/22/2005 Resident arrested near Nablus / Army fires at homes in Rafah / Resident arrested near Qalqilia / Resident arrested in Hebron... IOF Sentences 2 to Prison, Arrest another in WB WAFA 3/22/2005 RAMALLAH, March 22, 2005 (WAFA)- Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) sentenced Tuesday two citizens to jail and arrested another in the West Bank (WB), Palestinian... Soldiers burn Palestinian home in Belein village International Middle East Media Center 3/22/2005 Israeli Soldiers, who used force to disperse a peaceful anti-wall protest, fully burned a Palestinian home in the village of Belein, west of the... Army invades Dahiat Al-Barid International Middle East Media Center 3/22/2005 Tuesday morning, Israeli soldiers invaded Dahiat Al-Barid, north of Jerusalem and started marking the lands to erect the separation wall in the area. Resident... Protesters block Coastal Road YNetNews 3/22/2005 Right-wing activists opposed to pullout plan attempt to disrupt traffic across the country Tuesday evening; Coastal Road blocked near Netanya. Protest organizers say they... Police vow to prevent Mount clash YNetNews 3/22/2005 Palestinians concerned about far right plans to hold mass rally at Jerusalem''s Temple Mount; police say they would not allow provocations -- JERUSALEM - The Jerusalem... Palestinian Medical source: Israel uses harmful radiation at border crossings International Middle East Media Center 3/22/2005 Palestinian medical source warned Tuesday that Israel uses radiant glass rooms to inspect Palestinian passengers at border crossings. Dr. Juma’ Saqa, the head of... Palestinians Forced Entering Radiance Rooms in Rafah Cross Point WAFA 3/22/2005 GAZA, March 22, 2005, (WAFA) -Palestinian medical sources in al-Shifa hospital revealed on Tuesday that Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) in Rafah cross point are... Curfew imposed ahead of Purim YNetNews 3/22/2005 Thousands of police officers, volunteers, and soldiers to deploy across nation Wednesday morning; Gaza Strip, West Bank closure to be lifted Monday -- TEL AVIV... Israeli Colonization of Jerusalem Persists Palestine Media Center 3/21/2005 Mofaz Approves Expanding Maaleh Adumim by 3,500 Settler Houses -- In an apparent violation of the UN-adopted “roadmap” peace plan, as well as Israeli pledges... Maaleh Adumim Expansion Shapes Jewish ''Greater Jerusalem'' Palestine Media Center 3/22/2005 Outraged Palestinians Urge Bush, Blair to Intervene Directly -- Israel confirmed on Monday a settlement expansion plan to build 3,500 settler housing units in the... Anti-pullout campaigners now wooing the police Ha''aretz 3/22/2005 Anti-pullout campaigners are directing their efforts these days at police slated to participate in the evacuation of the Gaza Strip and northern West Bank... Critical dispute over Jerusalem real estate Christian Science Monitor 3/23/2005 Israeli plan would expand a Jewish settlement on strategic territory. -- JERUSALEM – With international attention riveted on Gaza in the run-up to Israel''s planned withdrawal... Eitam and family seek housing in Gaza Ha''aretz 3/22/2005 the Eitams sat in the kitchen and discussed their decision to move from the Golan Heights to the Gush Katif settlement bloc, four months... Plans advance to build 3,500 housing units near J''lem Ha''aretz 3/22/2005 Defense Minister Shaul Mofaz approved in January an initiative to establish two new neighborhoods, comprising some 3,500 housing units, in the area known as... A Dream to Pray In Alaqsa Mosque Ends by Heartbreak in Hospital International Press Center 3/22/2005 GAZA, Palestine, March 22, 2005 (IPC)--Manal Mossa Salem, 28, a mother of four children from Qaryot village close to Nablus in the northern... Israeli Troops Wound Two Palestinian Boys in West Bank International Press Center 3/22/2005 BAL''EEN, Palestine, March22, 2005 (IPC+ Agencies)-- The Israeli occupation troops shot and wounded on Tuesday two Palestinian boys in the West Bank village of... Scores of Citizens Arrested, Schools Closed in WB WAFA 3/20/2005 RAMALLAH, March 20, 2005, (WAFA)- Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) swept Sunday into Budros village, west Ramallah in the West Bank WB) and arrested scores... IOF Wounds 3 Schoolboys WAFA 3/20/2005 RAMALLAH, March 20, 2005 (WAFA) - Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) shot and wounded three students as they were leaving school in Ramallah City, WAFA reporter... Three Palestinians Arrested in WB WAFA 3/21/2005 QALIQLIYA, March 21, 2005 (WAFA)- Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) arrested on Monday three citizens in the West Bank cities of Qaliqliya and Tulkarem, WAFA... Three soldiers, policeman wounded in a Ramallah refugee camp International Middle East Media Center 3/20/2005 Four Israeli security agents were wounded early Sunday morning during a military operation in the Amari refugee camp south of the West Bank city... Despite army ban, MK Eitam (NPR) will move to Gaza International Middle East Media Center 3/22/2005 Despite an Israel army decree barring Israelis from relocating to the Gaza Strip, MK Effi Eitam (Religious Zionism) and his family announced Saturday that... News Briefs, March 20-21, 2005 International Middle East Media Center 3/21/2005 Youth society raided in Husan / Resident arrested in Jayyous / Army: “three explosives hurled at setters cars near Nablus” / Four members of the Islamic Jihad... Archimandrite Hanna Labels the Sale Transaction as Greater Plot International Press Center 3/21/2005 GAZA, Palestine, March 21,2005 (IPC+WAFA)---The spokesperson of the Orthodox Church in Jerusalem archimandrite Atta Allah Hana urged the Jerusalemites either Moslem or... Israel Continues On Rampage and Settlement Expansion International Press Center 3/21/2005 GAZA, Palestine, March 21,2005 (IPC+Agencies)---The Israeli Occupation Forces continued to violate the ceasefire understanding in Sharm Al Sheikh summit, wounding two schoolboys... Palestinian armed factions capitalise on truce to regroup ReliefWeb 3/22/2005 GAZA CITY, March 22 (AFP) - Palestinian militant groups, weakened by more than four years of fighting against Israel, are capitalising on the relative calm... Patriarch denies Jaffa Gate land deal Ha''aretz 3/21/2005 The Greek Orthodox Patriarchate has denied that it has any tangible information regarding the the sale of its lands in the Old City''s Jaffa... 3,500 housing units approved between Jerusalem and Maale Adumim Globes 3/20/2005 The goal is to create a unified geographic entity over the Green Line. -- The Civil Administration settlement subcommittee last week approved two plans to... ''Greater Jerusalem'' takes shape BBC 3/21/2005 Israel''s controversial proposal to build some 3,500 new homes in the West Bank comes just as final plans are being drawn up for a... Israel confirms settlement growth BBC 3/21/2005 The Israeli government has confirmed plans to increase the size of its largest settlement in the West Bank. Approximately 3,500 homes are planned for... Israeli photographs show extensive new illegal settlements The Independent 3/21/2005 Palestinian officials and Israeli peace campaigners accused Ariel Sharon''s government of undermining peace efforts by expanding West Bank settlements even as it hands control... During Tul Karm countdown, anguish in Atil By Amira Hass, Ha''aretz 3/21/2005 Some 48 hours before the planned withdrawal of Israeli forces from the area of Tul Karm, an Israel Defense Forces unit took the trouble... Katif settlers turn over names of extremists to authorities Ha''aretz 3/21/2005 Residents of the Gush Katif settlements in Gaza have given the security services the names of several extremists whom they believe might use violence... Aerial photos show extensive building in settlements Ha''aretz 3/20/2005 The Defense Ministry has completed an extensive aerial photography operation detailing the location and expansion of each settlement and outpost in the West Bank... Israel to expand largest West Bank settlements Daily Star 3/22/2005 Israel vowed Monday to expand its largest Jewish settlements in the West Bank despite Palestinian fury, as a process began to hand over security... Jerusalem and Bethlehem divided by separation barrier ReliefWeb/Christian Aid 3/17/2005 The Israeli government has revealed its plans for the route of the separation barrier it is building around Jerusalem. It will cut East Jerusalem... Yeshiva students stone Palestinians Jerusalem Post 3/17/2005 Hurling stones and waving bats, some 40 students from a yeshiva in Nahliel, west of Ramallah, attacked a group of eight Palestinian workers congregating... Several homes raided in the northern Plaines International Middle East Media Center 3/18/2005 Friday shortly after midnight, Israeli soldiers invaded the villages of Bardala and Kardala, in the northern Plaines in the West Bank. The WAFA news... Four arrested in the Gaza Strip International Middle East Media Center 3/18/2005 An Israeli military source reported that soldiers arrested four Palestinian residents near Kissufim checkpoint in the central Gaza Strip. The source claimed that the... Village invaded near Tulkarem, dozens of homes searched International Middle East Media Center 3/18/2005 Israeli soldiers invaded the village of Al-Ras, south of the northern West Bank city of Tulkarem and conducted military searches of homes. A local... Dozens injured, West of Ramallah International Middle East Media Center 3/18/2005 Friday afternoon, Israeli soldiers fired gas bombs and rubber-coated bullets at dozens of residents while attempting to stop a settlers group from attacking their... Jews ‘Secretly Buy’ Al-Quds Properties From Church Islam Online 3/18/2005 OCCUPIED JERUSALEM, March 18, 2005 (IslamOnline.net & News Agencies) – Two groups of foreign Jewish investors had secretly purchased two large properties run by the Greek... Settlers attack, badly bruise a resident in Nablus International Middle East Media Center 3/18/2005 An extremist settlers group of “Brakha” settlement, southwest of the northern West Bank city of Nablus attacked on Friday afternoon a resident, after attacking... News Briefs, March 18, 2005 International Middle East Media Center 3/18/2005 Dozens injured, West of Ramallah / Settlers attack a resident in Nablus / Three Islamic Jihad members arrested in Tulkarem/ Village invaded near Tulkarem, dozens of... Report: Jews in secret land deal AlJazeera 3/18/2005 Foreign Jewish investors have paid millions of dollars to buy two large properties at Jaffa Gate in Jerusalem''s Old City through a secret deal... Settlers in Hebron bar residents from reaching their lands International Middle East Media Center 3/17/2005 A group of extremist settlers from Sousa settlements, east of Yatta in the south of Hebron , barred dozens of residents form reaching their fields... Leader of the Brigades denies involvement of a child''s arrest International Middle East Media Center 3/17/2005 Fadi Fqeisha, a prominent leader of the Al-Aqsa Brigades, the military wing of Fatah, denied any relation between the brigades and the a lad... At least five workers injured, one seriously near Ramallah International Middle East Media Center 3/17/2005 An Israeli source reported that five Palestinian workers were injured, one seriously, after dozens of extremist settlers of Nahlilel settlement, west of Ramallah, attacked... New Briefs, March 17, 2005 International Middle East Media Center 3/17/2005 Young settlers suspected of attacking a Palestinian youth / Youth injured, another arrested east of Tulkarem / Youth injured, another arrested east of Tulkarem... Five Jerusalemite Palestinians charges of planning a bombing at the Knesset International Middle East Media Center 3/17/2005 An Israeli court in Jerusalem charged five Palestinian residents of East Jerusalem of ‘conspiring to bomb the Knesset and planning to conduct other military... Israel Continues Land Grab as France Views it "Troubling" International Press Center 3/17/2005 GAZA, Palestine, March 17,2005 (IPC+WAFA)---Dr. Nasser Al Kidwa , the Foreign Affair Minister asserted that it''s unlikely to speak about serious peace and... A Palestinian Boy Wounded by Israeli Gunfire in Tulkarem International Press Center 3/17/2005 TULKAREM, Palestine, March17,2005 (IPC+Agencies)-The Israeli occupation troops shot and wounded early on Thursday a Palestinian boy in the West Bank village of... New Scandal: Israeli Forces Used Orders to Demolish Two Houses in Rafah to Demolish 25 International Press Center 3/17/2005 GAZA, March 17, 2005 (IPC + Agencies) - - Israeli occupation forces threatened to demolish four houses in Jenin province, as a new scandal revealed that Israeli... Settler mob injures five Palestinian laborers Ha''aretz 3/18/2005 Five Palestinian laborers were slightly wounded yesterday at the settlement of Nahliel, west of Ramallah, when an Israeli mob attacked them with sticks and... Jewish ''plot over Temple Mount'' BBC 3/17/2005 Jewish extremists are plotting to take over the Temple Mount in an attempt to thwart Israel''s withdrawal from Gaza, an Israeli TV station has... Jewish Settlers beat Palestinians BBC 3/17/2005 Jewish settlers wielding clubs and stones have attacked a group of Palestinian labourers entering the West Bank settlement of Nahliel. Israeli police said 30... 5 Citizens Arrested, 2 others Sentenced to Prison in WB WAFA 3/16/2005 RAMALLAH, March 16, 2005 (WAFA) -Israeli Occupation Forces(IOF) arrested Wednesday five Palestinian citizens in the West Bank(WB) cities of Ramallah and Tubas... Israeli Soldiers Attack Peaceful Rally Protesting Wall WAFA 3/16/2005 RAMALLAH, March 16, 2005, (WAFA)-Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF )attacked on Wednesday a peaceful rally in a protest against bulldozering their land in favour... Israel Builds New "Separation Wall" Around Gaza Islam Online 3/16/2005 GAZA CITY, March 16, 2005 (IslamOnline.net) – Israel is planning to build a new separation wall around the Gaza Strip just to grab more Palestinian... Settlers attack Palestinian house in Hebron Ha''aretz 3/17/2005 The roof of a Palestinian house in Hebron collapsed yesterday when a group of settlers struck the building''s walls with hammers.The settlers also threw... 10,000 rightists plan to visit Temple Mount Ha''aretz 3/17/2005 Right-wing extremists have announced a campaign under which they are seeking to bring some 10,000 people to the Temple Mount on the eve of... News Briefs, March 16, 2005 International Middle East Media Center 3/16/2005 Resident injured near Qalqilia / Army plans to annex 170 Dunams near Jenin / Six injured west of Ramallah / Three arrested north of Ramallah / Two arrested... A Wired tree to monitor movements of a wanted resident International Middle East Media Center 3/16/2005 A Palestinian woman from the village of Atteel, near the northern West Bank city of Tulkarem , managed to uncover spy equipment installed on a... Explosive detonates near a military jeep in Nablus International Middle East Media Center 3/16/2005 Wednesday morning, an explosive charge detonated near a military patrol driving on the road which leads to Ebal Mountain in the northern West Bank... Dozens injured as army fires at a funeral in Bodrus International Middle East Media Center 3/16/2005 Tuesday evening, Israeli soldier fired gas bombs and rubber coated bullets at dozens of residents participating in a funeral ceremony in the village of... Child injured in Hebron International Middle East Media Center 3/16/2005 Tuesday afternoon, a Palestinian child was injured near the Ibrahimi Mosque in the old city of Hebron after a settler rammed her with his... Israeli Plan to Occupy Gaza Strip During ''Disengagement'' International Press Center 3/16/2005 GAZA, March 16, 2005 (IPC + Agencies) - - Israeli occupation authorities have revealed a plan to occupy Gaza Strip partially or fully during the implementation of... TV ombudsman: Probe into Gaza girl''s death is based in fact Ha''aretz 3/16/2005 The Second Broadcasting Authority''s ombudsman, Giora Rosen, has decided that an investigation conducted by the TV show "Fact" regarding the killing of Iman al-Hamas... Police fear rightists may block roads again Ha''aretz 3/17/2005 Police are preparing for the possibility that right-wing extremists may block major roads, particularly in the Jerusalem area, Israel Radio said early Thursday. A... Palestinian Monitoring Group Daily Situation Report 13 - 14 March 2005 (PDF) Palestine Media Center 3/15/2005 RAFAH: Closure: (i) Yasser Arafat International Airport remains closed. (ii) Al Mawasi/Rafah road is partially open. (iii) Sufa Crossing is partially open to... Israeli Army issues direct orders against refuseniks International Middle East Media Center 3/15/2005 Israeli army radio reported on Tuesday that the higher command of the Israeli army issued direct orders against Israeli soldiers who refuse to evacuate... Israel to complete Jerusalem wall route within six months International Middle East Media Center 3/14/2005 Israeli deputy Prime Minister Ehud Ulmert said Monday that Maalee Adumim settlement is an integral part of Israel, affirming that it will be included... News Briefs, March 14-15, 2005 International Middle East Media Center 3/15/2005 Jenin-Nablus road blocked / Three youth injured in Gaza / 16 Israeli right-wingers arrested for obstructing traffic / Four arrested near Tubas / Army invades Dahiat Al-Barid, north... Israeli Official: Killing of Palestinian Lecturer Was Due to "Identification Mistake" International Press Center 3/15/2005 GAZA, March 15, 2005 (IPC + WAFA) - - In a new scandal for the Israeli occupation forces, the Israeli deputy Defense Minister, Ze''ev Boim, admitted on... Army blames dog for killing of innocent Palestinian Ha''aretz 3/15/2005 The Defense Ministry is blaming an army dog for the death of an innocent Palestinian, who was shot by Israel Defense Forces troops 10... Israeli Forces Arrest Several Civilians as Youth Dies of Wounds International Press Center 3/15/2005 RAMALLAH, Palestine, March 15, 2005 (IPC + WAFA) - - Israeli occupation forces arrested several civilians from different parts of the West Bank as medical sources declared... Israeli Forces Wound a Civilian and Settlers Run Over a Schoolgirl International Press Center 3/15/2005 QALQILYA, Palestine, March 15, 2005 (IPC + WAFA) - - Israeli occupation forces wounded and arrested several civilians throughout the West Bank, as settlers ran over a... Israel to Annex Shuafat, ‘Maale Adumim’ and Bilal Mosque Palestine Media Center 3/15/2005 26,000 Palestinian Homes Set for Demolition in Jerusalem -- Israel’s deputy prime minister Ehud Olmert confirmed Palestinian fears that the Israeli government plans to unilaterally... IOF Arrests 7 Citizens in WB WAFA 3/15/2005 TUBAS, March 15, 2005 (WAFA)-Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) arrested Tuesday seven citizens in the West Bank (WB) cities of Tubas, Hebron and Nablus... IOF Wounds 2, Arrests 3 in West Bank WAFA 3/15/2005 HEBRON, March 15, 2005 (WAFA) - Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) wounded Tuesday two citizens, including a child, and arrested three others in the West Bank... Israeli civilian lightly hurt in Hebron shooting Ha''aretz 3/16/2005 An Israeli civilian was lightly wounded Tuesday night in a shooting attack in the West Bank city of Hebron. Palestinian gunmen apparently fired at... Christians Flee Homes after Druze Youths Riot MIFTAH 3/14/2005 Violence began on February 10 and continued for the next two days, forcing many Christians to flee. -- Dozens of Christian families have fled their... Palestinian Monitoring Group Daily Situation Report (12 - 13 March 2005) Palestine Media Center 3/14/2005 PDF) Events: All Districts: Beginning on 11 November 2004, following the official announcement of the death of President Yasser Arafat, the Israeli army continues... Israeli Forces Invade Tulkarem Towns International Press Center 3/13/2005 TULKAREM, Palestine, March 13, 2005 (IPC + WAFA) - - Israeli occupation forces invaded several towns in Tulkarem province and others north of Tubas City, and arrested... Resident dies of wounds sustained 2002 International Middle East Media Center 3/14/2005 Monday at noon, a resident of Nablus died of wounds sustained after the army invaded Nablus in December 2002...Sha’lan lost two brothers before... IDF drops probe into sniper killing YNetNews 3/14/2005 Military police say will not investigate sniper killing of two IDF soldiers by Hizbullah fire, despite what parents say is incriminating evidence -- TEL AVIV... Israel Walls-in Jerusalem, Double-fences Gaza Palestine Media Center 3/14/2005 Israel plans to build a “temporary fence” separating occupied Jerusalem from the West Bank by July, and says work on a second “security fence... Two Teens Wounded In Gaza, Ongoing Blitz Still unabated in Tulkarem International Press Center 3/14/2005 GAZA, Palestine, March 14, 2005 (IPC+WAFA)--Two Palestinian teens were wounded today dawn, north of Gaza Strip as the Israeli troops continued its... Report: Settlements still expanding AlJazeera 3/14/2005 Construction on illegal settlement outposts in the West Bank continues unabated even as the Israeli cabinet has committed itself to their evacuation, the Israeli... Probe: Choice to raze 25 Gaza homes didn''t get command''s OK Ha''aretz 3/15/2005 The decision to demolish 25 homes in Gaza''s Khan Yunis in October was made by the commander of the Israel Defense Forces'' Gaza Division... Soldier injured at fence demonstration Ha''aretz 3/13/2005 Israeli and Palestinian protesters threw rocks and clashed with police and Israel Defense Forces troops near Modi''in Friday in a demonstration against the construction... Jerusalem barrier route revealed BBC 3/14/2005 Prime Minister Ariel Sharon has decided how Israel''s West Bank barrier will be routed near Jerusalem, officials say.The barrier will cut East Jerusalem and... Jerusalem Barrier to Enclose Settlement The Guardian 3/15/2005 JERUSALEM (AP) - The final route of Israel''s separation barrier around Jerusalem will encompass large areas claimed by the Palestinians, including their intended capital and... Settlers attempt annex lands north of Ramallah International Middle East Media Center 3/10/2005 A group of extremist settlers of Halmesh, north of Ramallah, attempted to annex several farmlands which belong to residents of the villages of Nabi... Jerusalem alert rescinded YNetNews 3/11/2005 Police, IDF take down roadblocks in capital, but 40 terror warnings around the country. Qassam lands in Gush Katif -- IDF and police in Jerusalem... Apartheid Wall destroys Beit Surik’s Lands StopTheWall.org 3/2/2005 Occupation Forces have started destroying lands in Beit Surik village northwest of Jerusalem for the Apartheid Wall. The Occupation bulldozers began razing lands in... News Briefs, March 11, 2005 International Middle East Media Center 3/11/2005 Three children arrested east of Bethlehem / Israeli Police cancel security alert in Jerusalem / Homemade shell fired at a settlement in the Gaza Strip / Arab... ''Israeli textbooks racist’ YNetNews 3/11/2005 Egyptian researcher says Israeli schools promote war, anti-Arab hatred -- Israeli teaching methods and anti-Arab textbooks aim to promote a belligerent attitude among students here... Occupied Palestinian territory - West Bank: Security wall Dec 2003 (PDF) ReliefWeb 12/1/2004 By Palestinian Academic Society for the Study of International Affairs (PASSIA), in Acrobat format... Israel showcases latest ultra high-tech military inventions SpaceWar.com 3/11/2005 Israel on Wednesday paraded its latest high-tech military inventions at a Tel Aviv weapons fair, wowing the crowds with James Bond-style gadgets nicknamed "Eye... News Briefs, March 10 , 2005 International Middle East Media Center 3/10/2005 Resident sentenced to seven lifer terms / Military orders to annex 603 Dunams near Tulkarem / Soldier invade a village east of Qalqilia / Army invades Al-Yamoun... Gunmen storm Fatah meeting YNetNews 3/10/2005 Meeting attended by senior movement activists dispersed after gunmen fire shots in the air; Abbas condemns violence-- The chaos in the Palestinian Authority continues... Gunmen storm Fatah reform meeting BBC 3/10/2005 Palestinian gunmen have stormed a meeting of the mainstream Fatah faction in the West Bank firing into the air and smashing furniture. Fatah officials... ''At least 105 illegal outposts'' YNetNews 3/9/2005 Report reveals government agencies provided services to numerous unauthorized outposts in territories; Herzog relinquishes employee''s authority until end of investigation -- TEL AVIV - At least... Analysis / Report highlights the ugly occupation By Ze''ev Schiff, Ha''aretz 3/10/2005 The recently released report on the unauthorized settlement outposts in the territories exposes the occupation in all its ugliness. It reveals that settlers have... IDF kills suspect tied to Tel Aviv bombing YNetNews 3/10/2005 Paratroopers find Islamic Jihad terror suspect responsible for Tel Aviv nightclub bombing; London newspaper reports Israel handed U.S. proof of Syrian involvement -- The IDF... Jewish Settlers Plan to Storm Al-Aqsa Islam Online 3/8/2005 NABLUS, March 8, 2005 (IslamOnline.net) – Extremist Jewish settlers are planning to storm Al-Aqsa Mosque, Islam''s third holiest place, by next April, according to Al-Aqsa... Sasson: 61 outposts built on non-Israeli land Ha''aretz 3/10/2005 Many of the outposts built in the territories since March 2001 were established on lands that are not state-owned: 15 are on private Palestinian... Municipalities transfer millions of shekels to Yesha Council Ha''aretz 3/11/2005 Five local municipalities [settlements] in the territories transferred approximately NIS 12 million to the budget of the Council of Jewish Settlements of Judea, Samaria... ''Civilian'' Killed in Tulkarem as Israeli Aggression Continues International Press Center 3/10/2005 Israeli forces continued its violations of the calm throughout the Palestinian provinces, as three civilians including a woman were wounded in Rafah, south of... Writing is on the wall for Sharon, settlers warn The Guardian 3/8/2005 Extremist Jewish groups vow to stop withdrawal from Gaza by any means -- "Sharon, Lily is waiting for you." The message being spray-painted around Israel... Israeli Troops Storm a Number of Towns International Press Center 3/9/2005 WEST BANK, Palestine, March9, 2005 (IPC+ Agencies)--The Israeli occupation troops stormed yesterday a number of West Bank towns including Azzoun and Qabatia, arresting... ''Ramat Yishai'' Settlers Assault Civilians in Hebron International Press Center 3/9/2005 HEBRON, Palestine, March 9, 2005 (IPC + WAFA) - - Israeli occupation forces stormed this morning the village of Simia, in Hebron province, and arrested a civilian... News Briefs, March 9 , 2005 International Middle East Media Center 3/9/2005 Resident injured near Nablus, four arrested / Settlers attack homes in Hebron / Army breaks into dozens of homes in Hebron / Army invades the old city... 1 killed, 23 injured and 452 Israeli violations during the fourth week of “Cease Fire” International Middle East Media Center 3/9/2005 The Palestinian Information Center released a report on Israeli violations of the truce agreement between February 28 and March 7, 2005, 452 violations were... Israel''s aid to illegal settlers Christian Science Monitor 3/9/2005 An inquiry revealed official complicity in setting up some 105 unauthorized outposts. -- JERUSALEM – Illegal settler outposts that are consolidating Israel''s grip on the West... Israel guilty of funding illegal outposts The Independent 3/10/2005 The Israeli government has been actively and secretly conniving with Jewish settlers in the occupied West Bank to construct outposts in direct violation of... IOF Arrests Dozens, Storms Prisoner''s House WAFA 3/8/2005 JENIN, March 8, 2005, (WAFA) - Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) broke into Jenin city, in the West Bank and arrested dozens, witnesses said. They told... Fighting killed 514 Palestinians, 97 Israelis aged 16 or under Jordan Times 3/7/2005 BEIT LAHIYA, Gaza Strip — With the deafening explosion of a tank shell in a strawberry patch, Maryam and Kamel Ghaben, a Palestinian farming couple... Israeli Troops Continue Rampage International Press Center 3/7/2005 WEST BANK, Palestine, March 7, 2005 (IPC) ---The Israeli occupation continued to violate the cease fire understanding reached in Sharm Al Sheikh summit in... Report: Israel Jails 310 Palestinian Children International Press Center 3/7/2005 GAZA, Palestine, March7, 2005 (IPC)-The Israeli occupation authorities continue to hold 310 Palestinian children in various prisons, jails and concentration camps, a report... Undercover agents join anti-wall protests, arrest few Palestinians International Middle East Media Center 3/6/2005 Undercover border policemen suddenly popped up among anti-wall demonstrators in three occasions during last weeks daily protests in the village of Beit Surik in... Settlers group prepare to attack Al-Aqsa mosque April 10th International Middle East Media Center 3/7/2005 David Evri, a settler of Tafoah settlement, near the northern West Bank city of Nablus, told an illegal Israeli radio station that settlers groups... Sunday Times: Islamic Jihad GS Okayed Tel Aviv bombing International Middle East Media Center 3/8/2005 The London-based Sunday Times newspaper reported that Israel handed the United States an audio tape that "proves" that the Damascus-based Islamic Jihad General Secretary... Curfew in Hebron lifted, military procedures intensified International Middle East Media Center 3/8/2005 Tuesday afternoon, Israeli soldiers lifted the curfew which was imposed over the old city of Hebron on Monday morning, while several military units conducted... "Cease-fire"? Israeli army shelling continues in Rafah Rafah Today 3/7/2005 Whether one calls it a truce, a cease-fire, or a "calm-down" period, the Israeli army shelling is still ongoing in the refugee camps in... Israeli Troops Invade Jenin, Further Restrict Movement International Press Center 3/8/2005 JENIN, Palestine, March 8, 2005 (IPC+ Agencies)-- A large contingent of the Israeli occupation troops invaded early on Tuesday morning the West Bank city... News Briefs, March 7-8 , 2005 International Middle East Media Center 3/8/2005 Eight arrested north of Jenin / Three arrested in Tulkarem / Two villages raided, north of Tulkarem / Checkpoint erected in Tulkarem / Resident arrested in Silwad / 30... Israeli forces may reoccupy Gaza cities before withdrawal ReliefWeb 3/8/2005 JERUSALEM, Mar 8, 2005 (Xinhua via COMTEX) -- Israeli National Security Adviser Giora Eiland said Monday that the Israel Defense Forces would likely reoccupy large... PA officials decry growing chaos Jerusalem Post 3/8/2005 Palestinian Authority officials on Monday expressed concern at growing lawlessness and anarchy in the West Bank and Gaza Strip and called for tough measures... Shin Bet catches another PA cop involved in 2000 lynch Ha''aretz 3/9/2005 The Shin Bet security service has arrested a Palestinian police officer said to have taken part in the lynching of two Israel Defense Forces... ''Settlement blocs could be lost'' Jerusalem Post 3/9/2005 If the security fence is not built around the settlement blocs soon, Ariel, Ma''aleh Adumim and Gush Etzion could end up outside the country''s... Israeli Arab is arrested for planning terror attack on Knesset building Ha''aretz 3/8/2005 An Israeli Arab from a village in the western Galilee has been arrested on suspicion of planning a terror attack at the Knesset building... Two Israeli troops shot in Hebron BBC 3/7/2005 Two Israeli soldiers have been wounded - one seriously - in a clash with Palestinian gunmen in the flashpoint West Bank city of Hebron. The soldiers... Israel helping to build new settlements AlJazeera 3/9/2005 A new report has exposed the Israeli government''s active role in the construction of unauthorised settlement outposts in the occupied West Bank. The Maariv...