Gunmen
in disguise kill praying settlers
The Guardian, March 8, 2003
Palestinian gunmen disguised as religious Jews killed
two Israelis in a raid on a West Bank settlement yesterday.
Two militants infiltrated the Kiryat Arba settlement
near the divided West Bank city of Hebron and opened
fire on settlers gathered for prayers.
18
Houses Demolished in Kafr Qasem
Palestine Chronicle, March 8, 2003
Eighteen houses were destroyed in Kafr Qasem on Sunday
the 2nd of March 2003. The houses were on the edge
of the village, which is in the middle of Israel,
near Petah Tikveh and near the Green Line.
Israel
seizes land to build outpost
The Guardian, March 8, 2003
Israeli forces began constructing a new base yesterday
close to the Jabaliya refugee camp in Gaza where eight
people were killed by a shell fired into a group of
Palestinian firefighters and spectators the previous
day.
Hamas
vows to target Israeli leaders
BBC, March 8, 2003
The militant Islamic group Hamas has threatened to
target Jewish politicians after one of its military
leaders and founders was killed in an Israeli missile
attack. Ibrahim al-Maqadma was one of four Hamas members
killed in the Gaza strike which came hours after two
Israelis were shot dead by Palestinians who infiltrated
the settlement of Kiryat Arba, near Hebron in the
West Bank.
Emergency
Service Workers Targeted by Israeli Forces in Latest
Incursion
Palestine Chronicle, March 8, 2003
On March 4th, approximately 50 Israeli army tanks
protected by Apache helicopters and mercenaries special
forces launched a large scale incursion into the densely
populated Jabalia Refugee Camp.
Bedouin
Crops Destroyed by Israelis, Residents Hospitalized
Palestine Chronicle, March 8, 2003
As part of the Israeli government's policy of confiscating,
uprooting and resettling the Bedouins into townships,
a new easure [destruction of crop land with toxic
chemicals] was introduced on February 15, 2002, against
the residents of 10 unrecognized villages (with a
population of 20,000 Israeli citizens).
65
Palestinian women in Israeli prisons on international
women's day
Alternative Information Center/Addameer, March 8,
2003
Addameer Prisoners Support and Human Rights Association
welcomes the release of Mrs. 'Abla Sa'adat, arrested
on her way to the World Social Forum on 21 January
2003 and subsequently given a 4 month administrative
detention order.
Israel
killed 176 Palestinian women in two years, 51 had
to give birth at Israeli roadblocks
Islamic Association for Palestine, March 8, 2003
The Israeli occupation army killed as many 176 Palestinian
women and forced at least 50 other women to give birth
at army roadblocks, according to a report published
in the occupied territories Saturday.
PLO
Central Council debating Abu Mazen as Palestinian
PM
Ha'aretz, March 8, 2003
The Central Council of the Palestinian Liberation
Organization met on Saturday to discuss the nomination
of Mahmoud Abbas (Abu Mazen) as the first Palestinian
prime minister.
Arafat
asks PCC to approve nomination of Abu Mazen to Prime
Ministry post
Al-Bawaba, March 8, 2003
Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat named on Saturday
Mahmoud Abbas, known as Abu Mazen, as the new Prime
Minister of the Palestinian National Authority (PNA)
in front of a meeting of the Palestinian Central Council
which convened in Ramallah.
Mubarak
retracts invitation for first meeting with Sharon
Ha'aretz, March 8, 2003
Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak retracted his invitation
to Prime Minister Ariel Sharon for a first meeting
between the two leaders, Israel Radio reported Saturday.
PLO
Central Council Begins Session on Constitution, Prime
Minister
Palestine Media Center, March 8, 2003
The Palestine Liberation Organization’s (PLO)
Central Council has begun a two-day session Saturday
morning in the occupied West Bank city of Ramallah
to discuss a five-item agenda, focusing mainly on
a draft Palestinian constitution and endorsing President
Yasser Arafat’s nomination of a prime minister.
Palestinian
human rights lawyer, Dauod Dirawi, imprisoned for
6 months with no specific charges
Alternative Information Center/Defence of Children
International, March 8, 2003
Palestinian human rights lawyer, Daoud Dirawi, has
this week received a 6-month detention order without
specific charges or trial, according to the Israeli
administrative detention system. This follows his
unprovoked arrest and torture by Israeli forces on
21-22 February, while he was getting medical treatment
for his daughter in Jerusalem.
Yediot
Ahronot: Israel makes territorial claims on disputed
sea area with Egypt
Arabic News, March 8, 2003
A diplomatic crisis has been loomed in the horizon
in the "sensitive" relations between Egypt and Israel
after Tel Aviv had decided "ultimately" to consider
one naval area under dispute, situated on the Egyptian-
Israeli borders and named "the naval triangle" as
an Israeli area.
Israel
assassinates top leader of Hamas in Gaza Strip, at
least three other Palestinians killed
Al-Bawaba, March 8, 2003
Israel assassinated one of the founders of the military
wing of Hamas and three other members of the movement
in an airstrike on a car in the Gaza Strip on Saturday,
Hamas officials said.
2
killed in Kiryat Arba attack; IDF foils nearby infiltration
Ha'aretz, March 8, 2003
A married couple from the West Bank settlement of
Kiryat Arba was killed and eight people were wounded
Friday night by armed terrorists who infiltrated into
the settlement.
Israel
Seizes Part of Gaza Strip
Arab News, March 8, 2003
“We will remain for as long as is necessary...and
if we decide to hold on to this territory for a long
time, we will,” Col. Yoel Strick, commander
of Israel’s northern Gaza brigade, told Army
Radio. -- GAZA, 8 March 2003 — Israeli forces
seized a band of territory in the northern Gaza Strip
yesterday, effectively setting up a security zone
in what the army called an open-ended campaign to
thwart Palestinian rocket attacks on Israel.
Eight
Palestinians killed; Al-Aqsa group rejects Abu Mazin
for prime minister
Arabic News, March 8, 2003
Two Palestinian fighters were able to break into Kreyat
Arbaa settlement near Hebron where two Israeli settlers
were killed and 8 wounded before the two Palestinians
were killed, while two other Palestinians were killed
in another attack against a second settlement in the
same area.
4
Palestinians killed and 3 injured in an assassination
in Gaza city
Palestinian Centre for Human Rights, March 8, 2003
In the latest in the Israeli state-affirmed policy
of extra-judicial assassination of Palestinian activists,
Israeli occupying forces killed a senior leader of
Hamas and 3 of his guards this morning. Four
Israeli combat helicopters flew over Gaza city and
launched 4 missiles at a civilian car, in which 5
Palestinian civilians were traveling, in a densely
populated area in the city.
IDF
assassinates senior Hamas political wing official
in Strip
Ha'aretz, March 8, 2003
Four Palestinian members of Hamas were killed Saturday
morning in an IDF missile attack on a car in Gaza
City. Among the four was Ibrahim al-Makadme, one of
the organization's founders and a senior leader of
its political wing.
IOF
Step up Attacks Against Palestinians
Palestine Media Center, March 8, 2003
Israel Assassinates 4 Palestinians in Cold Blood --
Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) stepped up their aggression
against Palestinians in the occupied territory in
the past twenty-four hours, killing at least eleven
and wounding scores others, including four citizens
assassinated in Gaza.
Seven
Palestinians, two Israelis killed in West Bank and
Gaza Strip clashes
Al-Bawaba, March 7, 2003
Three Palestinian fighters were killed Friday, after
they tried to infiltrate the Gaza Strip settlement
of Netzarim.
Arafat
pushes Abbas for PM
BBC, March 8, 2003
Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat has urged the Palestinian
Liberation Organisation's (PLO) policy-making council
to approve his deputy, Mahmoud Abbas, as the first
Palestinian prime minister. Addressing the meeting
of the PLO's Central Committee in the West Bank town
of Ramallah, Mr Arafat made no mention of the powers
Mr Abbas would be given.
Arafat
names Oslo peace pact architect as PM
The Guardian, March 8, 2003
Yasser Arafat bowed to international pressure yesterday
by appointing a credible prime minister, nominating
his deputy in the Palestine Liberation Organisation,
Mahmoud Abbas.
Belgian
Court Upholds Universal Jurisdiction, But Law's Future
is Uncertain
Palestine Chronicle, March 8, 2003
The Belgian Supreme Court has given a green light
for the renewed prosecution of suspected war criminals
in Belgium by reaffirming the country's much-debated
law of universal jurisdiction.
Occupation
Chronicle Events in Palestine
Palestine Media Center, March 8, 2003
Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) killed at least a
dozen Palestinians in the past twenty-four hours including
four citizens who were assassinated when Israeli Apache
gunships launched several missiles on their car, north
of the Gaza Strip. Meanwhile, the number of the Jabalya
massacre victims reached fifteen, after a man died
in hospital where they were treated for severe wounds,
which they received during the invasion.
FACT
SHEET: Meet The New Israeli Cabinet
Palestine Media Center, March 8, 2003
The new ruling coalition of the Israeli government
is comprised of: the Likud Party (40 seats, two of
which are due to the merger with Yisrael b’Aliya),
the Shinui Party (15 seats), the National Union Party
(7 seats) and the National Religious Party (6 seats)
totaling 68 seats out of 120. The 23 cabinet members
are...
Urgent
Action Required To Stop Torture and Detention of Palestinian
Human Rights Lawyer by Israeli Soldiers
Defence For Children International, March 1, 2003
The condition of Palestinian human rights lawyer,
Daoud Dirawi, is deteriorating due to sickening torture
and mistreatment after his arrest by Israeli soldiers
on 21 February 2003.
International
Solidarity Movement, March 8, 2003
1) Pictures, 2) Severe Attack on the Gaza Strip, by
Kristen, 3) House Visit, Israeli Style, by Linus
What
happened to the Public in PBS?
Palestine Media Watch, March 2, 2003
PMWATCH - March 3, 2002 -- The rejection of Australian
journalist John Pilger's award-winning documentary,
"Palestine is still the issue", by established corporate
media outlets in the US -- ABC, CBS, NBC, and the
cables, CNN, MSNBC, and FoxNews -- was hardly a surprise...But
what is disconcerting is that even PBS, the self-proclaimed
network of the public, has decided to take a pass
on this very important documentary.
Syria's
grand mufti meets with chairman of Scotland archbishop
for cooperation among religions
Arabic News, March 8, 2003
Syria's Grand Mufti, Sheikh, Ahmad Kitaro, received
in Damascus yesterday Chairman of Scotland archbishop,
Fenli Macdonald and an accompanying delegation.
Letters:
Mid East peace plea
The Guardian, March 8, 2003
"A possible war with Iraq is no excuse to delay the
peace process or to allow Ariel Sharon to deepen the
occupation by military onslaughts and the expansion
of illegal settlements, all in violation of security
council resolutions." - From British politicians
Stop
New "Patriot Act II": Contact Congress Immediately
American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee
Issue: The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has drafted
an 86-page bill, which seeks to give the Federal government
new, sweeping powers to increase domestic intelligence
gathering, surveillance and law enforcement prerogatives
while decreasing judicial review and public access
to information as a way to fight domestic terrorism.
American
Nobel Laureates Make a Stand for Peace
Palestine Chronicle, March 8, 2003
The following is a declaration signed by 41 American
Nobel Laureates who are opposed to war with Iraq.
In addition to winning Nobel prizes, 18 of the signers
have received the National Medal of Science, the nation's
highest science honor.
Children
march against war, chant 'we have right to peace'
Jordan Times, March 8, 2003
AMMAN — Carrying banners reading “We have
a right to live in peace,” and “No to
war,” around 150 schoolchildren marched through
the streets of Amman on Thursday, protesting US plans
to strike Iraq.
In
pictures: Inside Gaza's 'security zone'
BBC, March 8, 2003
