Hebron Under Attack, Tens Homeless in Demolition Spree
Palestine Media Center, March 11, 2003
IOF Partially Withdraw After Devastating Northern Gaza -- Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) launched a wide spread assault Tuesday against the residents of Hebron city, south of the West Bank, demolishing three houses and raiding dozens others, Palestinian officials said.

Israel destroys civilian property following death of soldier  
Islamic Association for Palestine, March 11, 2003
Hebron: West Bank, March 11, 2003 (IAP News): Israeli occupation troops on Tuesday carried out harsh reprisals against Palestinian civilians in this town of 170,000, hours after Palestinian anti-colonialist fighters killed one Israeli soldier and injured four others, one seriously.

Soldier, Palestinian gunman killed in Hebron battle
New Jersey.com, March 11, 2003
HEBRON, West Bank (AP) -- Israeli troops on Tuesday fired a tank shell at a three-story apartment building, then razed it, killing a Palestinian gunman who several hours earlier had attacked an Israeli army patrol, the army and witnesses said.

Both PFLP, Hamas claim Monday's shooting attack in Hebron
Haaretz, March 11, 2003
Both the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine and Hamas on Tuesday claimed responsibility for the shooting attack Monday evening in Hebron in which IDF Staff Sgt. Tomer Ron, 20, was killed and three other soldiers were wounded near the Cave of the Patriarchs.

Beit Hanina home demolished despite judge's order to wait 
Haaretz, March 11, 2003
The Interior Ministry yesterday destroyed a house belonging to a Palestinian family in the northeastern Jerusalem suburb of Beit Hanina, despite a court order delaying the demolition. The court was due to discuss the case next week.

`One legal child and two illegal ones'
Haaretz, March 11, 2003
He was told that only he and his five-year-old son, both Israeli citizens, are entitled to masks; his wife and his two daughters, aged three years and nine months, are not. They are Palestinians, not Israelis.

IDF plans to deport relatives of Haifa bus bomber to Gaza
Haaretz, March 11, 2003
The Israel Defense Forces plans to deport several relatives of Muhammed Kawasme, the terrorist who blew himself up on a bus in Haifa last week, killing 16 people, from Hebron to the Gaza Strip. The last time relatives of terrorists were deported was about six months ago.

Rights group: Stop arresting Arab kids in pre-dawn raids
Haaretz, March 11, 2003
Defense for Children International (DCI) yesterday demanded a stop to the police practice of arresting Israeli Arab children at pre-dawn hours, using unreasonable force.

With the creation of Prime Minister post, Palestinians concerned about potential “white coup” against Arafat
Al-Bawaba, March 10, 2003
The Palestinian Legislative Council endorsed Monday the creation of a Prime Minister post for the Palestinian Authority. The PLC is set to continue its meetings to discuss the powers to be taken from president Arafat and given to the new post. This move will witness the beginning of a new era for Arafat, as it will limit, in an unprecedented manner, his hegemony and power, and perhaps toppling him as his advocates fear.

PLC Approves Draft Amendments to Palestinian Basic Law
Palestine Media Center, March 11, 2003
Arafat: PNA Ready to Resume Security Coordination with Israel -- The Palestinian Legislative Council (PLC) is planning today to approve by the third reading the powers of prime minister; a newly-created post for the Palestinian National Authority (PNA).

Inquiry: Palestinian bomb, not tank fire, caused Jabalya deaths
Haaretz, March 11, 2003
An IDF inquiry has found that the seven Palestinian civilians killed during an incursion into the Jabalya refugee camp last week died when a Palestinian bomb went off inside a joinery and not as the result of Israeli tank fire.

Boycott Alive and Well
Arab News, March 11, 2003
JEDDAH, 11 March 2003 — A boycott of Israeli products in Europe has forced the New York-based Freeman Center to start an e-mail campaign to help Israeli-made beauty and skin products Ahava.

'I realised the stupidity of it'
The Guardian, March 11, 2003
His uncle is the hawkish former prime minister of Israel, Benjamin Netanyahu. But Jonathan Ben-Artzi is a conscientious objector who has already spent months in prison for refusing conscription - and today faces a full court martial.

Saudi Arabia wants the UN to have Israel dismantle mass destruction weapons
Arabic News, March 11, 2003
Saudi Arabia said on Monday that dismantling the mass destruction weapons should be obligatory for all countries of the region and not only for Iraq, in remarks of Israel's having the nuclear weapons.

IDF reinforcements to Hebron after wave of attacks
Jerusalem Post, March 11, 2003
The IDF is expected to boost forces in Hebron and change its operational deployment there after the latest attack on Monday night in which St.-Sgt. Tomer Ron was killed and five other soldiers wounded - one of them seriously.

Two bodies found near Gaza community
Jerusalem Post, March 11, 2003 
The bodies of two Palestinian gunmen were found today outside the community of Kfar Darom in the southern Gaza Strip, military sources said. The IDF said that troops spotted the two men digging near the settlement and opened fire on them.

Two Palestinians, Israeli soldier killed; Israel plans to deport relatives of Haifa bomber
Al-Bawaba, March 10, 2003
Palestinians said Monday night that some twenty tanks entered the village of Karara, near Khan Yunis, in the Gaza Strip. One Palestinian was killed and three others wounded in this incident, Palestinian sources said.

Settler on Trial Wednesday for Attacking Peace Activist
Palestine Chronicle, March 11, 2003 
On the morning of Wednesday, March 12, the Israeli judicial system will be, for once, dealing with a case of settler violence - after numerous other cases have gone unpunished, and mostly unreported.

Israeli Soldier Killed, Three Wounded In A Shooting Attack
Palestine Chronicle, March 11, 2003
Palestinian fighters shot dead an Israeli and wounded three others, one of them seriously, in the West Bank town of al-Khalil late Monday, March 10.

Hear Palestine, March 10, 2003
NEWS: Ramallah: Israeli Soldiers Raid Villages; Student Critically Wounded / Hebron: Wide-Scale Israeli Military Measures; Home Demolished / Jerusalem: 3 Homes Demolished in Beit Hanina / Arrests in Bethlehem and Nablus / Jenin: Dozens of Olive Trees Cut Down in Zaboubya / Tulkarem: Israeli Land Confiscation Measures in Kufer al-Libid   FEATURES:  Jenin Refugee Camp Women Celebrate the 8th of March differently

Palestinian Faction Claims Al-Khalil Attack
Islam Online, March 11, 2003
AL-KHALIL, March 11 (IslamOnline.net & News Agencies) – The Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine-General Command (PFLP-GC) claimed responsibility Tuesday, March 11, for an ambush in the West Bank town of Al-Khalil (Hebron) that killed an Israeli soldier and wounded four others on Monday, March 10.

Israeli Soldier Killed, Three Wounded In A Shooting Attack
Islam Online, March 11, 2003
OCCUPIED JERUSALEM, March 10 (IslamOnline.net & News Agencies) - Palestinian resistance activists shot dead an Israeli and wounded three others, one of them seriously, in the West Bank town of al-Khalil late Monday, March 10.

Israel increases security for ministers in light of Hamas threats
Jordan Times, March 11, 2003   
TEL AVIV (Agencies) — Israel has increased security for cabinet ministers after the Islamic resistance group Hamas threatened to target Israeli leaders, an official said Monday.

US Says ‘Roadmap’ Not Delayed But Gives No Date for Its Release
Palestine Media Center, March 11, 2003
Washington on Monday refuted previous assertions that the so-called “roadmap” to peace between Israelis and Palestinians would be postponed till after the Iraq crisis is resolved but did not say when it would be released.

Occupation Chronicle Events in Palestine, March 11, 2003
Palestine Media Center, March 11, 2003
Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) raided the southern West Bank city of Hebron killing a citizen and demolishing three houses. IOF also demolished two houses in the Jenin area and opened fire at citizens’ houses in the southern Gaza Strip town of Rafah, wounding one civilian.

Arafat's Powers Have Been Whittled Away
The Guardian, March 11, 2003
RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) - First Israel cut Yasser Arafat off from his people by confining him to his headquarters and destroying the surrounding compound. Then he lost control over much of the Palestinians' money. Now the Palestinian leader has caved in to demands he share power with a prime minister.

New Palestinian PM gives fresh boost to peace bid
EU Observer, March 11, 2003 
EUOBSERVER / BRUSSELS - The EU has backed Yasser Arafat and the Palestinian Legislative Council in their choice for the new post of Prime Minister of the Palestinian Authority.

Palestinian Legislature OKs Post of Premier
Arab News, March 11, 2003
RAMALLAH, West Bank, 11 March 2003 — The Palestinian Legislative Council (parliament) created the post of prime minister yesterday under international pressure to delegate strong powers that President Yasser Arafat could be reluctant to give up.

Palestinians trim Arafat powers
BBC, March 10, 2003
Mr Arafat and Mr Abbas have reportedly agreed on the division of power
The Palestinian parliament has voted overwhelmingly to create a new post of prime minister, in what is seen as a significant reform move. The Palestinian leader, Yasser Arafat, finally agreed last month to loosen his grip on power after persistent international pressure.

Abbas' powers will be limited
BBC, March 11, 2003
As Palestinian deputies arrived at Yasser Arafat's headquarters to approve the new position of prime minister, Palestinian policemen were training outside. The policemen have been out of a job since Israeli soldiers took over their cities; maybe Palestinian reform is their ticket back to work. That is what the deputies are hoping.

Analysis / Smiling, Arafat denies his end is nigh 
Haaretz, March 11, 2003
Yasser Arafat appeared relaxed and satisfied during his appearance before the Palestinian Legislative Council yesterday, as if he had neither read nor heard any of the analyses declaring that Abu Mazen's appointment as prime minister is a first step toward Arafat's ouster.

Palestinian PM is part of a US conspiracy, says Hamas
Jerusalem Post, March 11, 2003 
Yasser Arafat's decision to appoint a prime minister for the Palestinian Authority is in the context of an American scheme aimed at ending the intifada and imposing the road map plan on the Palestinian people, according to a statement issued by Hamas on Tuesday.

Defense chiefs agree NIS 2.25b cut in 2003 budget
Globes, March 11, 2003
The Ministry of Defense has consented to a NIS 2.25 billion budget cut, 40% of the NIS 5.5 billion cut passed by the cabinet and the Knesset two months ago. 

Court delays destruction of controversial mosque
Come and See, March 11, 2003
The court postponed the destruction order issued by Nazareth Magistrate's Court last Thursday. The square in Nazareth has become the source of tension between Christian and Muslim leaders and groups because of differing interpretations of its historic and spiritual importance.

Israeli conflict 'number one issue'
Washington Times, March 11, 2003
AMMAN, Jordan — Foreign Minister Marwan Muasher has a message for his "good friends" in Washington: The United States will find little support for its plans to remake the Middle East if the Israeli-Palestinian conflict is not addressed quickly.

Amid largest pre-emptive anti-war movement in history, charges that it's secretly a war of the Jews
Haaretz, March 11, 2003
As anti-war sentiment grows, so does an undercurrent of argument that Jewish influence is a crucial factor driving Washington into battle, spurring furious debate over the line between free expression and classic anti-Semitism.

More cuts in social budget on the way
Haaretz, March 11, 2003
Prime Minister Ariel Sharon has proposed a compromise in the battle over the defense budget, which Finance Ministry officials charge will necessitate even deeper cuts in education and welfare.

Notes to the prime minister
Haaretz, March 11, 2003
Many songs released in recent months may be signaling the start of a new wave of political dissent in Israeli music.

IDF to gov't: Don't talk with PA men tainted by terrorism
Haaretz, March 11, 2003
The Israel Defense Forces plan to recommend that the political echelon refrain from conducting negotiations with senior Palestinian Authority figures who have been involved in terrorist activities.

MK foils his own party's bid to topple Sharon
Haaretz, March 11, 2003
The first no-confidence motion against the government by Shas and United Torah Judaism (UTJ) was canceled at the last moment yesterday after MK Yaakov Litzman (UTJ) played a "parliamentary trick" and withdrew his candidacy for prime minister.

Man convicted of shooting Arabs has sentence doubled
Haaretz, March 11, 2003
The Supreme Court on Sunday added eight years to the jail sentence of a Rishon Letzion resident convicted of three counts of attempting to murder Israeli Arabs for nationalist motives.

Israeli envoy to attend judges' swearing-in at Int'l Criminal Court
Haaretz, March 11, 2003
Israeli Ambassador to the Netherlands Eitan Margalit will represent Israel today at the swearing-in ceremony of judges of the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague.

ISM accounts
International Solidarity Movement, March 11, 2003
ISM accounts: The positive things / Captain, please use the door!

Foreign workers and tourists get "old" gas masks "unsuitable" for Israelis, Kolbotek claims
Jerusalem Post, March 11, 2003 
Gas masks produced before 1984 and atropine syringes before November 1995 that the Israel Defence Forces Home Command have urged Israeli residents to exchange for newer ones are being sold to foreign workers, TV Channel Two's Kolbotek program disclosed on Tuesday night.

Turkish jets harass Israeli military cargo plane over Greek airspace
Jerusalem Post, March 11, 2003 
Defense Minister Yiannos Papantoniou accused Turkey on Tuesday of endangering the security of both NATO allies after Turkish fighter jets reportedly buzzed an Israeli military plane about to land on a Greek island.

Report: India looking to Israel to supply air defense systems
Jerusalem Post, March 11, 2003 
Faced with mounting threats from its nuclear neighbor, India has turned to Israel to supply it with air defense systems, the Hindustan Times reported Tuesday.

Mitzna: No way to protect lives of Hebron residents
Jerusalem Post, March 11, 2003 
Labor Party Chairman Amram Mitzna said Monday that there is no way to defend the lives of the residents and soldiers in Hebron.

US-led strike on Iraq will create 'other possibilities' for peace — Sharon
Jordan Times, March 11, 2003   
TEL AVIV (AFP) — The planned US-led strike against Iraq will create “other possibilites” for peace in the region, Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon said Monday.

Would-be Israeli war hero was really a Palestinian
Middle East Times, March 7, 2003
A lieutenant-colonel who bragged of his feats of arms while sipping drinks in a Tel Aviv cafe turned out to be a Palestinian petty thief who was arrested after arousing the cafe owner's suspicions, the Israeli daily Maariv said Monday.

Jerusalem police close 11 pirate radio stations
Jerusalem Post, March 11, 2003 
Jerusalem police on Tuesday raided 11 pirate radio stations illegally operating in the capital, closed down their offices, and confiscated a vast amount broadcasting equipment, police said.

Iraq War to Cost Arab Economies Over $100b
Palestine Chronicle, March 11, 2003
Arab economies stand to suffer around $110 billion in direct losses during the remainder of the current year if the United States wages war on Iraq, a leading Saudi economist said yesterday.

Assad hails Palestinian bombing attacks, but says Arabs lost respect
Al-Bawaba, March 10, 2003 
Syria's president on Monday strongly defended Palestinian suicide bombings against Israelis and suggested Iraq could not avoid war, even if it cooperated with the United Nations.

NPR protests planned 
JTA News, March 11, 2003
[Zionist] Critics of National Public Radio’s coverage of the Middle East are organizing a nationwide protest against the network. The head of a group called the Boston Israel Action Committee told JTA it has organized March 27 demonstrations against local NPR affiliates in Baltimore, Boston, Los Angeles, Newark, New York, Philadelphia, Washington and St. Louis.

100 FBI Agents Arrest Saudi Student in Night Raid
Arab News, March 11, 2003
JEDDAH, 11 March 2003 — Over 100 FBI agents raided the graduate student housing unit of the University of Idaho early Friday morning and arrested Sami Omar Al-Hussayen, a 34-year-old Saudi graduate student.

Jewish Leaders Condemn Va. Congressman
The Guardian, March 11, 2003
WASHINGTON (AP) - A Virginia congressman who said Jewish influence was tilting the nation toward war with Iraq was condemned by Jewish leaders. Some of these leaders called for Rep. James Moran's resignation.

Arabs rock to anti-war song
BBC, March 11, 2003 
A folk song condemning war in Iraq has become one of the biggest underground hits in the Arab world.

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"Yasser Arafat finally made the move after months of international pressure"
BBC, March 11, 2003