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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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VIDEO
BBC:
Gap Between CIA
And Bush Stories
posted 10/9/02

VIDEO
BBC:
Region As
Unsettled As It's
Ever Been
10/9/02

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BBC:
"No compromise
here"
posted 10/8/02

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BBC:
Another Gaza
Attack
posted 10/6/02

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BBC:
PA's Erekat: We
Need International
Protection Now
posted 10/6/02

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BBC:
Khalil Shikaki, CPR:
'Chances slim for
negotiation'
posted 9/28/02

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Islam Online:
Arafat HQ
Destroyed
posted 9/25/02

PHOTOS
Islam Online:
Nine Palestinians Killed In Gaza
posted 9/24/02

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Konscious:
Metal of Dishonor
The Face of US
War on Iraq
posted 9/18/02

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BBC:
Sabra & Shatila
Is Sharon A
War Criminal?
posted 9/13/02

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CBC:
Israeli
Army Was
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By Release
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Conflict..

Demolition of Gaza Continues Rafah Today 4/30/2004 During the continuous crimes against the Palestinians wherever they are living, the IDF soldiers demolished two house and a gas station in Deir Al... "Last night, two people were injured while in their houses" Rafah Today 4/30/2004 Rafah is the devastation, destruction, and catastrophe camp. Wherever you turn your eyes, you will find eyewitnesses to the IDF''s work during their incursions... IOF Kills Two Citizens, Demolishes 20 Homes International Press Center 4/30/2004 SALFIT, Palestine, April 30, 2004 (IPC + WAFA) - - The Israeli occupying forces (IOF) stepped up its military aggression in the occupied Palestinian territories, killing two... Two IDF soldiers lightly hurt by Gaza missile; IDF raids Khan Yunis, destroys 6 houses Ha''aretz 4/30/2004 Two Israel Defense Forces soldiers were lightly wounded Friday morning by an anti-tank missile Palestinians fired at an IDF base in the Gaza settlement... IDF admits it killed Palestinian lecturer by mistake Ha''aretz 4/29/2004 The Israel Defense Forces admitted on Thursday that it accidentally shot and killed Dr. Yasser Abu Laimun, 32, a resident of the village of... Israeli occupiers kill resistance activist Al-Jazeera 4/29/2004 A Palestinian member of the Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades resistance group has been shot dead by Israeli occupation troops. Israeli officials alleged that Tariq Abu... Palestinian woman dies of heart attack during IDF raid Ha''aretz 4/29/2004 Two Palestinians died Thursday, one of a heart attack, in two separate clashes between Israel Defense Forces soldiers and militants in the West Bank... IOF Extends Closure of Gaza Strip as US Warns Citizens from Traveling There International Press Center 4/29/2004 GAZA, Palestine, April 29, 2004 (IPC + Agencies)-- The Israeli occupying forces (IOF) have decided to extend to the closure imposed on the Gaza Strip... IOF Slays a Citizen, Arrests Five University Students, Demolishes Two Houses International Press Center 4/29/2004 JENIN, Palestine, April 29, 2004 (IPC + WAFA)-- In a fresh incursion today morning the Israeli occupying forces (IOF) killed a citizen in the eastern... Al-Faraa Refugee Camp; Number of Wounded Rises to Nine International Press Center 4/29/2004 PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES, April 29, 2004 (IPC + WAFA) - - The Israeli occupying forces (IOF) opened today heavy fire at homes in Al-Faraa Refugee camp in the... IDF to dig trench along Philadelphi Route ahead of Gaza exit Ha''aretz 4/28/2004 The Israel Defense Forces is to dig a trench alongside a section of the Philadelphi Road, on the border between Gaza and Egypt, as... Gaza car blast wounds 4 Israeli troops, Palestinian activist arrested in Jerusalem Daily Star 4/29/2004 Gunmen shoot dead suspected collaborator -- GAZA CITY: A Hamas militant was killed and four Israeli soldiers wounded in a suicide car bombing on a... Israeli Troops Go on Rampage in the West Bank International Press Center 4/28/2004 WEST BANK, April 28, 2004 (IPC + WAFA) - - The Israeli occupying forces (IOF) occupied today morning a house in Beit Sahour City and converted it... Israeli Troops and Jewish Settlers Assault on Palestinians as Palestinian Resistance Reacts International Press Center 4/26/2004 WEST BANK, Palestine, April 26, 2004 (IPC+WAFA)-- An IOF contingent stormed today morning Tobass town, southeast of Jenin district. IPC’s reported that the... News from Gaza Rafah Today 4/26/2004 During daily attacks such as yesterday''s, we end up with demolished homes. Three houses in Hay Al Salam area in Rafah were demolished and... The Deaths of Mona and Asma Rafah Today 4/26/2004 Mona and Asma where not threatening the Israeli settlers and occupation soldiers when they were shot by Israeli bullets and teargas. They were killed... IOF Snipers Kill a Boy in Beit Lahia, Wound a Girl Seriously in Rafah International Press Center 4/26/2004 BEIT LAHIA, Palestine, April 26, 2004 (IPC + WAFA) - - The Israeli occupying forces (IOF) shot and killed a boy in the northern Gaza Strip town... Qurei’ Expects the Worst as Sharon and Ya’lon Indicate Further Escalation International Press Center 4/27/2004 GAZA, April 27, 2004 (IPC+WAFA)--The Palestinian Prime Minister Ahemd Qurei’ (Abu Alaa) held on Monday a detailed talks with his Egyptian counterpart... IOF Kills Five Citizens Including a Child International Press Center 4/27/2004 TULKAREM, Palestine, April 27, 2004 (IPC + WAFA)-- The Israeli occupying forces (IOF) killed five citizens throughout the occupied Palestinian territories (oPt), including a child... Number of the Wounded Citizens Mounts to 15 in Tulkarem International Press Center 4/27/2004 TULKAREM. Palestine. April 27,2004. (IPC+WAFA)--- Three Palestinian citizens have been reportedly wounded today when Israeli soldiers opened fire randomly at Palestinian citizens in... Two Palestinians killed in West Bank clash The Guardian 4/24/2004 Israeli troops killed two suspected members of the Palestinian militant group Hamas and seriously wounded a third in a gun battle in a West... Israel Kills 4 Palestinians, Including University Professor Islam Online 4/23/2004 NABLUS, April 23 (IslamOnline.net & News Agencies) - Israeli occupation forces killed four Palestinians, including a university professor, in separate aggression in the West Bank on... Palestinians dispute identity of man killed by Israel Daily Star 4/24/2004 Militant or academic? Victim died near Nablus as Israeli Army wraps up Gaza raids with more fatalities -- A Palestinian man was killed Friday by... Four Palestinians killed in West Bank Ha''aretz 4/24/2004 Undercover Border Policemen killed three Palestinian terror suspects, who were likely unarmed, in the West Bank city of Qalqilyah early Friday, and critically wounded... IOF Resumes the Mass Killing: Six Citizens Killed in Less Than 24 Hours International Press Center 4/23/2004 QALQILYA, Palestine, April 23, 2004 (IPC + WAFA) - - The Israeli occupying forces (IOF) continued committing massacres against the Palestinian people, as in less than 24... Palestinian News Photographer Attacked The Guardian 4/23/2004 JERUSALEM (AP) - A Palestinian photographer working for a French news agency said Friday that he was severely beaten by masked gunmen outside his West... Palestinians: Two girls, aged 4 and 7, killed in IDF raid in Gaza Ha''aretz 4/22/2004 Two Palestinian girls, aged 4 and 7, were killed Thursday during the final day of an Israel Defense Forces raid in the northern Gaza... Gaza: 15 Killed, 70 Injured, IOF Carnage Continues Rafah Today 4/21/2004 Still the Israeli massacre continue up till these moments: 15 killed and another 70 injured, in addition to demolishing many areas in Beithlahia....In... Rafah: "Is there anyone to protect us?" Rafah Today 4/22/2004 This subject is "Not for publication" in all media. News agencies did not publish this because "they don’t want the diplomatic relation with the... IOF Extra-Judicially Executes Three Citizens in Tulkarem International Press Center 4/22/2004 TULKAREM, Palestine, April 22, 2004 (IPC + WAFA)-- The Israeli occupying forces (IOF) extra-judicially executed three citizens in the city of Tulkarem, IPC correspondent said... Israel brings death to Tulkarim Al-Jazeera 4/22/2004 Three Palestinians have been shot dead by Israeli occupation forces in the northern West Bank town of Tulkarim. Named as Bilal Amsha, Ghanim Ghanim... IOF Aggression Continues: Death Toll of 14 Citizens and More than 100 Wounded in Northern Gaza International Press Center 4/22/2004 BEIT LAHIA, Palestine, April 22, 2004 (IPC)-- The ongoing Israeli offensive on the town of Beit Lahia has so far resulted in the killing... The Wounded Numbers Mount to 30 in Beit Lahia International Press Center 4/22/2004 BEIT LAHIA, Palestine, April 22, 2004 (IPC + WAFA) - - The number of the citizens wounded by the Israeli occupying forces (IOF) in the Northern Gaza... Beit Lahia Death Toll Climbs to 9, Further 66 Wounded …. IOF Snipers Take up the Rooftops International Press Center 4/21/2004 BEITLAHIA, April 21, 2004 (IPC+WAFA)-- The Israeli occupying soldiers took up positions on the rooftops today noon a number of residential apartment buildings... Sharon Vows to Continue Assassinations, Jordan Warns of Harming Masha’l International Press Center 4/21/2004 GAZA, Palestine, April 21, 2004 (IPC+ Agencies) -- Israeli premier, Ariel Sharon, pledged yesterday to continue his assassination criminal policy against the Palestinian resistance leaders... IOF Military Campaign in Selwad Leaves 70 Palestinians Arrested International Press Center 4/21/2004 SELWAD, Palestine, April 21, 2004 (IPC+ Agencies)-- Israeli occupying forces (IOF) arrested on Tuesday approximately 70 Palestinian civilians during its invasion to the Selwad... Palestinian Death Toll Hits 20 In A Week Palestine Media Center 4/21/2004 IOF Raid Beit Lahiya, Kill 4, Wound at Least 9 -- A day after shooting dead five Palestinians, columns of Israeli tanks backed by US-made... US destroying Falluja homes Al-Jazeera 4/21/2004 Ferocious fighting in the Iraqi town of Falluja has grown so intense that US occupation forces have begun destroying buildings and homes. Aljazeera''s correspondent... IOF Embarks on Demolition Campaign Throughout oPt International Press Center 4/21/2004 EAST JERUSALEM, Palestine, April 21, 2004 (IPC + WAFA) - - The Israeli occupying forces (IOF) embarked from the early morning on a campaign of demolition and... The Massacre Continues: Death Toll Rises to 12 Citizens and 66 More Wounded in Northern Gaza International Press Center 4/21/2004 BEIT LAHIA, Palestine, April 21, 2004 (IPC + WAFA) - - As the Israeli carnage on the northern Gaza Strip continues, medical sources declared that the death... Mash’al Confident of Victory, Sharon Further Threatens Hamas International Press Center 4/19/2004 GAZA, Palestine, April 19, 2004 (IPC+ Agencies)--The overall leader of Hamas, Khaled Mash’al, expressed confidence of victory over Israel despite Israeli Prime Minister’s... IOF Kills Two Palestinians, Besieges Nablus International Press Center 4/19/2004 OCCUPIED TERRITORIES, April 19, 2004 (IPC+ Agencies)--Two Palestinians have been killed by the Israeli occupying forces (IOF) in two separate incidents in Gaza... Sharon praises assassination and vows to stick with policy The Independent 4/19/2004 Ariel Sharon, Israel''s premier,vowed yesterday to continue targeted killings of militant leaders after he praised the successful assassination of Hamas leader Abdel Aziz... Israeli troops confront non-violent demonstrators with live ammunition Palestine Monitor 4/19/2004 A 24 year-old Palestinian man was shot dead by Israeli soldiers in Biddu yesterday as demonstrations against the construction of the Separation Wall outside... Israeli Troops Take it Out on Children and Wound Three, Two Critically International Press Center 4/18/2004 RAMALLAH, Palestine, April 18, 2004 (IPC + WAFA) - - The Israeli occupying forces (IOF) violently confronted with the demonstrations that erupted after the extrajudicial execution of... Israeli Arab killed, another hurt in fire exchange with troops Ha''aretz 4/19/2004 One Israeli-Arab was killed and another suffered moderate injured on Sunday night during an exchange of fire with Border Patrol troops near the Beit... Israel: Hamas leadership in Syria could be targeted Ha''aretz 4/19/2004 Israel will consider attacking Hamas'' compound in Damascus should the organization move its main power base to Syria following the assassinations of its former... Birth of a new resistance in Gaza The Guardian 4/18/2004 The excitement was mounting on Palestine Street as the body approached its first destination. Some 20,000 men and boys pointed their index fingers in... Hamas Unshaken By Assassination: Official Islam Online 4/17/2004 GAZA CITY, April 17 (IslamOnline.net) - The Palestinian resistance movement Hamas will not be weakened by the assassination of its Gaza Strip leader Abdelaziz Rantissi... Hamas vows revenge; Qureia blames U.S. ''encouragement, bias'' Ha''aretz 4/17/2004 Hamas vowed revenge for Israel''s assassination Saturday evening of top leader Abdel Aziz Rantisi and said it would not be deterred in its struggle... Hamas leader Rantisi killed in IAF strike in Gaza City Ha''aretz 4/17/2004 Hamas leader Abdel Aziz Rantisi was killed in an Israeli helicopter missile strike on his car Saturday evening in Gaza City. Two other people... A Palestinian Killed, Two others Wounded in Nablus International Press Center 4/17/2004 NABLUS, April 17, 2004 (IPC+WAFA)-- Yasser Abu Hebeis , 21 aged, was killed on Friday night and two others werewounded in an explosion in... Four Israelis wounded in a suicide bombing at Erez crossing in Gaza Daily Star 4/17/2004 Israeli army radio reported Saturday that four Israeli police officers were wounded, one critically in a suicide bombing at the Erez crossing, which leads... IOF Wounds Two Children in Tulkarem , Incurs into Jenin International Press Center 4/17/2004 TULKAREM, Palestine, April 17, 2004 (IPC+ Agencies)-- Israeli occupying forces (IOF) shot and wounded Saturday twoPalestinianchildren in the West Bank refugee camp of Tulkarem... Israeli troops face abduction threat Al-Jazeera 4/17/2004 Resistance groups in Palestine have threatened to kidnap Israeli soldiers to use as bargaining chips in future prisoner swaps with Israel. The threats from... Israeli attack kills Hamas leader The Guardian 4/17/2004 The joint leader of the militant Islamist group Hamas, Abdel-Aziz al-Rantissi, has been killed by an Israeli missile attack on his car in Gaza... Israeli Forces Demolish Three Houses in Bethlehem and Tulkarem, Arrest Several Citizens International Press Center 4/15/2004 WEST BANK, April 15, 2004 (IPC + WAFA)-- The Israeli occupying forces (IOF) dynamited today morning three houses and arrested seven in Bethlehem City of... Fresh IOF Incursion into Rafah: 22 Wounded, 3 Critically, Several Houses Demolished International Press Center 4/15/2004 RAFAH, April 15, 2004 (IPC) - - In a fresh raid against Rafah today dawn, 22 citizens were wounded, three critically when an IOF “Apache” warplane... Israeli Special Force Brutally Attacks "Nafha" Prisoners International Press Center 4/15/2004 JERUSALEM, Palestine, April 15,2004 (IPC + WAFA) - - A large number of an Israeli special force members burst today into the Israeli prison of "Nafha" and... IOF Invades Refugee Camp, Bulldozes Lands in West Bank International Press Center 4/13/2004 BETHLEHEM, Palestine, April 13, 2004 (IPC + WAFA) - - The Israeli occupying forces (IOF) continued its raids on different parts of the West Bank and bulldozed... IOF Dynamites a House, Arrests At Least 17 in WB International Press Center 4/14/2004 NABLUS, Palestine, April 14, 2004 (IPC + WAFA)-- An IOF contingent swept at 11:00 pm Tuesday into Raphedia neighborhood and stormed the house of... Israel threatens tough action in Gaza Al-Jazeera 4/15/2004 Israel has threatened to respond "very seriously" to any Palestinian attacks from Gaza Strip after its planned withdrawal. The warning from a very senior... U.S. to declare Israel won''t have to return to 1949 border Ha''aretz 4/11/2004 Israel will not be asked in the future to withdraw to the 1949 cease-fire lines (the Green Line) on the West Bank, according to... 12 year old Iman Tuleh Rafah Today 4/12/2004 She just came back right from her school, put down her school bag then said: Mom, I''m hungry and I want to eat. I... Palestinian children killed by Israel Al-Jazeera 4/12/2004 One of the most disturbing aspects of the strife between Israel and the Palestinians has been the killing and maiming of children.The Israeli occupation... Israel Kills Three Palestinians In Gaza Islam Online 4/12/2004 GAZA CITY, April 12 (IslamOnline.net & News Agencies) – Three Palestinian activists were killed early Monday, April 12, by Israeli gunfire when they tried to infiltrate... Two terrorists killed as IDF foils Netzarim assault Ha''aretz 4/13/2004 Israel Defense Forces soldiers killed two gunmen and wounded a third before dawn yesterday when Palestinians tried to attack Netzarim settlement in the Gaza... Barrier threatens Bethlehem''s future Al-Jazeera 4/12/2004 With Israel''s controversial separation barrier expanding south, Bethlehem is next and the mayor says he fears for the future of the town. The barrier... U.S. Warns Palestinian Authority Against Hamas Inclusion Palestine Chronicle 4/9/2004 The Palestinian newspaper Al Ayyam said Arafat was willing to include Hamas and Islamic Jihad in a unified leadership group, though it did not... "The separation fence" Ha''aretz Ha''aretz page of news stories and articles on the wall... FM Sha’ath Leaves for Washington for Gaza Withdrawal Talks International Press Center 4/11/2004 GAZA, Palestine, April 11, 2004 (IPC+ Agencies)-- Palestinian Foreign Minister, Nabil Sha’ath, emphasized the need that both United States and the Arab states understand... U.S. to declare Israel won''t have to return to 1949 border Ha''aretz 4/11/2004 Israel will not be asked in the future to withdraw to the 1949 cease-fire lines (the Green Line) on the West Bank, according to... PA asks Iraqi rebels to free E. J''lem man Ha''aretz 4/11/2004 Top Palestinian Authority officials have appealed to the Iraqi captors of an Israeli citizen, Nabil Razuk, to free the Jerusalem-area resident because he was... The Bedouin have no buses, so let them walk Ha''aretz 4/11/2004 Egged''s official web site lists in alphabetic order the names of all the sites in Israel to which the company''s buses travel. But this... Likud panel decides to hold referendum on pullout on April 29 Ha''aretz 4/12/2004 The Likud party''s central election committee decided Sunday that Prime Minister Ariel Sharon must present the details of his plan for an Israeli withdrawal... PM given week to present pullout plan ahead of April 29 poll of Likud members Ha''aretz 4/11/2004 The Likud party''s central election committee decided Sunday that Prime Minister Ariel Sharon must present the details of his plan for an Israeli withdrawal... Syria Has Details of Dimona Nuclear Reactor, Former Spy Says Palestine Chronicle 4/10/2004 Syria reportedly has information about the nuclear reactor in Dimona and pictures taken inside the facility, according to a former Syrian intelligence officer. Captain... Bush Gives Sharon New "Balfour" Promise: Report Islam Online 4/11/2004 OCCUPIED JERUSALEM, April 11 (IslamOnline.net & News Agencies) – U.S. President George Bush will give Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon a written guarantee that Washington would... Israelis Kill 12-year-old Palestinian Girl at Home Palestine Media Center 4/11/2004 Ha’aretz: Bush to Give Sharon Assurances to Keep WB land -- April 11, 2004 - Israeli soldiers shot dead a 12-year-old Palestinian girl inside her... Palestinian Factions Postpone Dialogue Indefinitely International Press Center 4/11/2004 GAZA, Palestine, April 11, 2004 (IPC + Agencies) - - The Islamic and national factions engaged in the inter-Palestinian dialogue have declared yesterday that they have called... IOF Executes a Citizen, Arrests Another International Press Center 4/11/2004 NABLUS, Palestine, April 11, 2004 (IPC + WAFA) - - The Israeli occupying forces (IOF) committed a cold-blooded crime by executing a citizen in a town near... PPS Invites Palestinians to Bid Support to Prisoners on their National Day International Press Center 4/11/2004 BETHLEHEM, Palestine, April 11, 2004 (IPC)--The Bethlehem-based Palestinian Prisoners Society (PPS), invited the Palestinian people including, factions, NGOs, ordinary Palestinians and others to... Israeli, PA sources: Hezbollah sponsors Palestinian violence Ha''aretz 4/12/2004 The Islamic group Hezbollah has become a key sponsor of Palestinian violence, funding suicide bombings that have killed dozens of Israelis in recent months...

Diplomacy..

Annan urges Arafat to give Gaza pullout a chance Ha''aretz 4/30/2004 United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan urged Palestinian Authority Chairman Yasser Arafat on Friday to give the disengagement plan a chance, saying Palestinians should crack... Report: Hezbollah gives Israel two weeks on deal to free militant Kuntar Ha''aretz 5/1/2004 Hezbollah has given Israel a two-week ultimatum to reach an agreement for the release of Lebanese militant Samir Kuntar, who in 1979 murdered a... France''s Chirac: Unilateral Gaza pullout ''doomed to failure'' Ha''aretz 4/29/2004 French President Jacques Chirac said Thursday that Israel''s proposed withdrawal from the Gaza Strip is "doomed to failure," like any other unilateral measure in... U.S. Stands Firm on Concessions to Sharon Miftah 4/29/2004 WASHINGTON -- The State Department disagreed Tuesday with a U.N. enovy''s complaint that the Bush administration''s ``blanket support'''' for Israel was hampering his efforts to... Jerusalem Is Worried About Talk Of Linkage Forward 4/30/2004 WASHINGTON — Israeli leaders fear that increasing international efforts to link Iraq''s troubles with Israel''s will lead to American pressure on Jerusalem for concessions. Fueling... Annan Says ‘Roadmap’ Not Dead Palestine Media Center 4/29/2004 UN Secretary-General Approves Int’l Security Arrangements in Gaza -- Joining Arabs and Europeans and refuting a statement by Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon on Tuesday... EU Seniors Assert Rejection to Harm Final Status Issues International Press Center 4/29/2004 GAZA, April 29, 2004 (IPC + WAFA)-- European officials asserted on Wednesday the European Union''s consistent stance of refusing any unilateral adverse prejudge of the... Sharon to attend AIPAC parley Jerusalem Post 4/29/2004 Prime Minister Ariel Sharon told the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) he will attend their annual conference in Washington next month, officials in... Nuclear watchdog chief to visit Israel Al-Jazeera 4/28/2004 UN nuclear watchdog chief Muhammad al-Baradai, who has called for Israel to dismantle a nuclear arsenal it has never admitted possessing, is expected to... U.S. likely to give Jordan''s Abdullah balanced message Ha''aretz 4/28/2004 The American administration is inclined to present Jordan''s King Abdullah with a "balancing message" to the letter of commitment that President George Bush presented... Saudi FM sounds ''alert'' on state of relations with US Daily Star 4/28/2004 NEW YORK: Saudi Arabian Foreign Minister Prince Saud al-Faisal warned Monday that US-Saudi relations were being dangerously undermined by misconceptions about alleged Saudi support... Qurei Urges ‘Timetable’ to Implement ‘Roadmap’ Palestine Media Center 4/27/2004 European Union Wants Immediate Resumption of Peace Talks -- Ahead of a meeting of the Quartet sponsors of the “roadmap” to Middle East peace on... Sharon Declares ‘Roadmap’ Dead Palestine Media Center 4/28/2004 Powell Reconfirms US Backing to Israel’s Unilateral Pullout Plan -- Amid Arab and European incessant efforts to revive commitment to the “roadmap” peace plan ahead... PNA Asserts Palestinian Right to Establish a State, Seeks Resolution Against Israeli Aggression International Press Center 4/28/2004 GAZA, April 28, 2004 (IPC + Agencies) - - The Prime Minister Ahmad Qurei'' said that he discussed the situations in the Arab and Islamic worlds, and... Khatami praises Hizbullah for resistance to Israel Daily Star 4/28/2004 TEHRAN: Iranian President Mohammad Khatami describedLebanon''s Hizbullah movement as the "pride of world Muslims" for its resistance to Israel at a meeting with one... Report: Powell believes pullout unlikely before U.S. elections Ha''aretz 4/28/2004 United States Secretary of State Colin Powell does not expect Prime Minister Ariel Sharon''s plan for unilateral disengagement from the Palestinians to be launched... Peace With Israel Is ‘Strategic Option’ For Arab States: Moussa Miftah/Arab News 4/27/2004 CAIRO — Forging peace with Israel is a “strategic option” for Arab countries, the chief of the 22-nation Arab League, Amr Moussa, said yesterday... Saudi crown prince slams Israeli attacks on Palestinians Ha''aretz 4/27/2004 RIYADH - Crown Prince Abdullah met Tuesday with Palestinian Authority Prime Minister Ahmed Qureia. The Saudi leader condemned what he said were Israel''s continued attacks... Diplomats Slam Blair on Mid-East Palestine Monitor/BBC 4/27/2004 More than 50 former British diplomats have signed a letter to Tony Blair criticising his Middle East policy. The 52 ambassadors said it was... Transcript : ''Meet the Press'' Interview with Sen. John Kerry MSNBC 4/18/2004 MR. RUSSERT:On Thursday, President Bush broke with the tradition and policy of six predecessors when he said that Israel can keep part of... Quartet to Meet on May 4 to Try to Give Impetus to Road Map Miftah 4/24/2004 UNITED NATIONS - The sponsors of the road map to peace between the Israelis and Palestinians will meet in New York on May 4 to... Powell urges Qureia to view pullout plan as ''opportunity'' Ha''aretz 4/25/2004 United States Secretary of State Colin Powell urged Palestinian Prime Minister Ahmed Qureia on Friday to support Prime Minister Ariel Sharon''s plan to withdraw... Larsen, OIC Urge Int’l ‘Presence’ in Gaza Strip Palestine Media Center 4/24/2004 Annan to Host Quartet Meeting in New York May 4: Solana -- UN Middle East envoy Terje Roed-Larsen and the Organization of Islamic Conference (OIC... Sharon''s threat against Arafat draws global condemnation Ha''aretz 4/25/2004 New threats by Prime Minister Ariel Sharon on the life of Palestinian Authority Chairman Yasser Arafat drew international condemnation over the weekend, with the... Sharon Reneges on Pledge to US not to Attack Arafat Palestine Media Center 4/24/2004 PNA Urges Immediate Int’l Action Against Sharon’s Threat -- Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon reneged on his pledge to the United States not to attack... Lebanon rejects U.S. protest over activities of militants Ha''aretz 4/24/2004 Lebanon on Friday rejected U.S. protests over the activities of militant Palestinian leaders that Washington labels as terrorists, saying the guerrillas will continue to... Brahimi''s Israel comments draw Annan, Israeli ire Ha''aretz 4/24/2004 UNITED NATIONS - United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan distanced himself on Friday from comments by his special envoy Lakhdar Brahimi, who said Israel''s "poison in... PM told Bush his commitment not to harm Arafat is not valid Ha''aretz 4/24/2004 Prime Minister Ariel Sharon informed U.S. President George W. Bush at their meeting last week that his commitment not to physically harm Palestinian Authority... UN envoy says Israeli pullout from Gaza requires monitors Ha''aretz 4/24/2004 The Security Council should consider sending international monitors into the Gaza Strip as Israel carries out its planned withdrawal from the Palestinian territory, a... Sharon: I''m free to attack Yasir Arafat Al-Jazeera 4/23/2004 Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon says he is no longer bound by a pledge he gave US President George Bush not to harm the... Report: Alleged Mossad agent used Canadian papers to enter NZ Ha''aretz 4/23/2004 An Israeli arrested last month on suspicion of trying to obtain fake New Zealand passports entered the country on a Canadian passport, according to... Annan Voices Alarm At Deadly Consequences Of Israeli Incursion Into Gaza Scoop 4/23/2004 United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan today voiced alarm at the deadly consequences of a two-day Israeli incursion into the northern Gaza Strip, noting that... Islamic states slam Gaza plan, urge UN presence in Mideast Ha''aretz 4/23/2004 The Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) on Thursday issued a declaration denouncing Israel''s plan to unilaterally withdraw from the Gaza Strip and parts... Palestinian Leader Asks Bush to Reconsider Miftah 4/22/2004 JERUSALEM - The Palestinian prime minister asked President Bush on Wednesday to reconsider his tacit recognition of some Jewish settlements in the West Bank. Israeli... World Bank: All aid for disengagement dependent on PA approval Ha''aretz 4/23/2004 Since the disengagement plan of Ariel Sharon hit the headlines, the heads of the World Bank in Washington have discovered that even before the... Institutions quarrel over Israel policy EU Observer 4/22/2004 EUOBSERVER / BRUSSELS – The European Commission wants the EU to forge closer ties with Israel independent of progress in the Middle East peace process, the... Bush sings Sharon''s praise Al-Jazeera 4/22/2004 US President George Bush has lavished praise on the Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon, saying world leaders owe him a "thank you". Lauding Sharon''s... US Set To Veto Palestinian-drafted UN Resolution Palestine Media Center 4/20/2004 PNA: Failure To Slam Past Israeli Assassinations Encourage More -- The Palestine National Authority (PNA) on Monday blamed the United States for emboldening Israel to... OIC to Issue Declaration on Palestine, Reject Bush-Sharon Accord Palestine Media Center 4/22/2004 PM Qurei Threatens Mass Resignation amid Rising Anti -Americanism -- Amid unprecedented anti-Americanism and despite US efforts to contain Arab, Islamic and European angry reactions... UN Security Council to Discuss Bush-Sharon Accord Palestine Media Center 4/21/2004 Qurei Urges World Leaders to Offset US concessions to Israel -- The PLO UN observer mission is planning a Security Council discussion of the “Bush-Sharon... Israeli, American officials discuss limiting WMD in Mideast Ha''aretz 4/19/2004 Israeli and American officials were due to discuss on Monday limiting the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction in the Middle East. The officials... Arab states to ask UN to condemn Rantisi killing Ha''aretz 4/19/2004 The United Nations Security Council set an emergency meeting on the Middle East on Monday at the request of Arab nations following Israel''s assassination... EU down on Sharon-Bush agreement EU Observer 4/15/2004 EUOBSERVER / BRUSSELS - The EU has reacted with wariness to an apparent shift in US policy towards the Middle East. "The European Union will not... EU calls for Middle East Quartet to convene EU Observer 4/16/2004 EUOBSERVER / TULLAMORE - The EU wants to see the principal international power brokers in the Middle East convene as quickly as possible, following Wednesday’s meeting... Quraya seeks world''s help on Sharon plan Al-Jazeera 4/18/2004 Palestinian Prime Minister Ahmad Quraya has written to world leaders urging them to convene a conference to restart Middle East peace talks and offset... Israeli Crimes Alienate Peace Advocates Islam Online 4/18/2004 CAIRO, April 18 (IslamOnline.net) - Israel’s extrajudicial execution of newly-appointed Hamas leader in the Gaza Strip Abdelaziz Rantissi, only days after U.S. President George W... Arab leaders say Bush backs Israel attack policy The Guardian 4/19/2004 Many Arab countries yesterday accused the US president, George Bush, of giving Israel the go-ahead last week for continuing its assassination policy. They linked... Israel threatens to destroy settler homes The Guardian 4/17/2004 Israel is threatening to demolish its settler homes in the Gaza Strip during its planned withdrawal of the territory unless it wins assurances that... Palestinians Propose PA Dissolution To Counter Bushfour Islam Online 4/17/2004 GAZA CITY, April 17 (IslamOnline.net) - The dissolution of the Palestinian Authority (PA) and pushing for a bi-national state is a realistic response to the... Growing Opposition to Bush-Sharon Diktat Palestine Media Center 4/17/2004 Quartet to Meet in Berlin April 28, Says Solana -- Amid growing world, Arab and Palestinian opposition to the Bush-Sharon accord to determine the fate... U.N. Condemns Israeli Settlements Palestine Monitor/BBC 4/15/2004 The United Nations human rights body has called on Israel to end settlement activity on Palestinian land and stop work on its barrier in... Sharon returns from Washington to face party opposition to disengagement Daily Star 4/17/2004 EU: ''Road map'' not yet dead despite US flip-flop -- Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon plans to withdraw Israeli troops and settlers from Gaza by... EU rejects US-Israeli policy Al-Jazeera 4/17/2004 The European Union has reaffirmed its belief in a negotiated settlement to create a Palestinian state, rejecting recent unilateral US and Israeli policy statements... Bush Tears Roadmap to Smithereens, Endorses Sharon’s Map Palestine Media Center 4/15/2004 Abed Rabbo: Bush Declared Death of Peace Process Today -- In an unprecedented, dangerous move, US President George W. Bush gave Israel’s premier last night... Palestinian anger as hopes are dashed The Guardian 4/16/2004 Palestinians yesterday lashed out in anger and confusion at the Bush administration''s move to legitimise Jewish settlements on occupied land, calling the seismic shift... Spurned Blair in plea to Bush The Guardian 4/16/2004 Prime minister urges US president to restore ''even-handed'' approach over Middle East peace -- Tony Blair will today attempt to restore British influence in Washington... Qurei: Sharon’s Tactics Destroy Any Hope for Peace Palestine Media Center 4/14/2004 Russia Wants Go-It-Alone Plan to Comply with Roadmap -- The Palestinian leadership has reacted firmly to Ariel Sharon’s pledge to retain five of the biggest... Qureia says Palestinians reject U.S. statement Ha''aretz 4/15/2004 Palestinian militant group Hamas said on Wednesday President George W. Bush''s statement that Israel could keep parts of the West Bank proves armed resistance... Full text of Sharon, Bush April 14 White House statements Ha''aretz 4/15/2004 President Bush''s statement --"...The United States understands that after Israel withdraws from Gaza and/or parts of the West Bank, and pending agreements on... Bush rips up the road map The Guardian 4/15/2004 Sharon wins ''historic'' backing for plan to evacuate Gaza - but hold on to West Bank control -- President George Bush swept aside decades of diplomatic... Bush says return to Green Line ''unrealistic'' Ha''aretz 4/15/2004 President George W. Bush said on Wednesday Israel had a claim on some West Bank areas, and that "new realities on the ground" would... Sharon leaves for Washington talks on pullout plan Ha''aretz 4/13/2004 Prime Minister Ariel Sharon departed for Washington early Tuesday morning, where he will discuss his disengagement plan with U.S. National Security Advisor Condoleezza Rice... Quraya warns against US nod to Sharon Al-Jazeera 4/12/2004 Palestinian Prime Minister Ahmad Quraya has warned Washington not to issue promises regarding any Israeli pullout from Gaza that could undermine Palestinians in final-status... Sharon vows to keep control of major West Bank settlements The Guardian 4/13/2004 Israel''s prime minister, Ariel Sharon, vowed to hang on to the five biggest Jewish settlement blocs in the West Bank "for eternity" yesterday, hoping... Sharon seeks US backing to go it alone The Guardian 4/12/2004 Bush expected to reward pledge to withdraw settlers by allowing Israel to unilaterally set borders of emasculated Palestinian state-- The Israeli prime minister, Ariel...