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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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Revava hold a conference in Jerusalem on Temple Building International Middle East Media Center 4/28/2005 Revava, an extreme right wing Jewish group, continues to publicly call the Jews to destroy the Aqsa Mosque and build the "third temple of... Three arrested east of Bethlehem International Middle East Media Center 4/28/2005 Thursday at noon, Israeli soldiers arrested three residents in the village of Dar Salah, east of Bethlehem. A local source in the village reported... Settlers’ from outpost near al-Khader attack farmers International Middle East Media Center 4/28/2005 A group of settlers from Efrat settlement, south of Bethlehem, attacked dozens of residents working in their farmlands in Wadi al-Bayar area, west of... Resident arrested, two stores burnt near Hebron International Middle East Media Center 4/28/2005 Thursday at dawn, Israeli soldiers broke into several homes in the town of Thaheriyya, near Hebron, arrested one man, and caused a fire in... 4 Citizens Arrested in WB WAFA 4/28/2005 BEITLEHEM, April 28, 2005, (WAFA)- Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) arrested on Thursday four citizens in the West Bank (WB) cities of Bethlehem, Hebron and... Israeli Radical Organizations Held a Torah Conference in Al Aqsa Plaza Today International Press Center 4/28/2005 GAZA, Palestine, April 28,2005 (IPC)---Al Aqsa Institution for Construction of the Holy Islamic Sites said in its online edition that the Jewish extremist... Israeli Occupation Continues Strict Closure on oPt for 8th Day International Press Center 4/28/2005 GAZA, Palestine, 28April 2005 (IPC+Agencies)--The Israeli occupation forces continued the full seal of the West Bank and Gaza Strip for the eighth... MK Barakeh, AP photographer hurt at anti-wall rally International Middle East Media Center 4/28/2005 Israeli Arab MK Mohammed Barakeh (Hadash) was lightly hurt Thursday by a stun grenade thrown by police officers at an anti-wall protest in the... Hezbollah nabs, later returns two residents of Ghajar village Ha'aretz 4/28/2005 Two residents of the northern village of Ghajar, located along the Lebanese border, were kidnapped earlier this month by Hezbollah members from Lebanon, it... Security sources: IDF proposes building separation wall in Hebron Ha'aretz 4/28/2005 The Israel Defense Forces is proposing building a wall to divide Israeli and Palestinian-controlled sections of the West Bank city of Hebron, security officials... MK Barakeh hurt by stun grenade at anti-separation fence rally Ha'aretz 4/28/2005 MK Mohammed Barakeh (Hadash) was among 10 left-wing activists and a press photographer who were lightly hurt Thursday when security forces dispersed a demonstration... Hebron settlers vow to oppose Sharon AlJazeera 4/28/2005 Several thousand Israeli settlers have used the inauguration of new Israeli homes on occupied Palestinian land as a platform to defy plans to withdraw... Israel plans wall to divide Hebron AlJazeera 4/28/2005 The Israeli occupation army is contemplating the construction of a huge barrier in the heart of the southern West Bank town of Hebron. An... IDF troops to deploy in south to halt arms smuggling Ha'aretz 4/28/2005 The Israel Defense Forces will soon be deploying large numbers of troops from elite units to the area of the Egyptian border as part... Hizbullah abducted Israeli-Arabs YNetNews 4/28/2005 Hizbullah kidnapped two Israeli-Arabs in April to prod them for intelligence information about Israel, then released them four days later after receiving none, defense... Police remove monument honoring killer of IDF soldier Ha'aretz 4/28/2005 A monument erected to the killer of Israel Defense Forces soldier Oleg Shaichat has been dismantled. The monument to Mohammed Hatib of Kafr Kana... 17,000 at West Bank demonstration YNetNews 4/28/2005 Knesset Member Eldad repeats call for civil disobedience; local residents pledge chaos if government tries to carry out disengagement, say Sharon is creating holocaust... Knesset member: I was beaten by police YNetNews 4/28/2005 More than 250 demonstrators, including Israeli citizens, protest West Bank barrier near Ramallah; several injured after police use tear gas and stun grenades to... Palestinians fear for Jerusalem's future BBC 4/28/2005 Despite Israel's promise to pull settlers out of Gaza, senior Palestinians are concerned its plans for Jerusalem are ruining any chance of a two-state... Army invades Al-Qarara International Middle East Media Center 4/27/2005 Wednesday morning, Israeli soldiers invaded Al-Qarara, north of Khan Younis, in the Gaza Strip. The WAFA news Agency reported that soldiers broke into Al-Matahin... Soldiers invade Arraba International Middle East Media Center 4/27/2005 Wednesday at dawn, Israeli soldiers invaded Arraba, south of Jenin and conducted military searches of homes. A local source in the village reported that... Dozens held east of Tubas International Middle East Media Center 4/27/2005 Wednesday morning, Israeli soldiers held dozens of residents in Tubas, after invading it. A local source in Tubas reported that six military jeeps and... Dozens of Dunams annexed near Jerusalem International Middle East Media Center 4/27/2005 Tuesday evening, Israeli soldiers annexed dozens of Dunams in Beit Sorik and Al-Jab’a, north west of Jerusalem, in order to erect a new section... Settlers celebrate, Palestinians imprisoned International Middle East Media Center 4/26/2005 Every year when the settlers in Hebron celebrate any of their feasts, Palestinian residents of the city are ‘automatically’ imprisoned in their homes, while... Israeli violations to truce in Jenin International Middle East Media Center 4/27/2005 The Israeli army carried in April dozens of violations to the truce arrived in the Sharm al-Sheikh resort in Egypt on February 8, 2005... Qassam shell hits near settlers' rally in Gaza International Middle East Media Center 4/27/2005 Israeli media sources reported that a home-made Qassam shell fell in the Gush Katif settlement bloc where settlers are preparing a mass rally against... Israel closes checkpoints to block Gaza transport ReliefWeb 4/27/2005 GAZA, Apr 27, 2005 (Xinhua via COMTEX) -- Israeli army troops divided the Gaza Strip into two parts by closing down Abu Holi and Al... Thousands of Israelis enter Gaza to protest pullout ReliefWeb 4/27/2005 Gaza (dpa) - Thousands of Israelis poured into the Gaza Strip Wednesday to protest against Israel's planned withdrawal, but their numbers fell far short of... Lebanese Palestinians refuse to disarm Ha'aretz 4/28/2005 HARET AL-NAAMEH, Lebanon - On a hill blanketed with spring wildflowers, four men in civilian clothes stand guard behind a checkpoint of tires and barrels... Policewomen to lead evacuation teams Jerusalem Post 4/28/2005 Last-ditch anti-disengagement activists planning to make their final stand on the rooftops of Gaza Strip and northern West Bank settlements this summer are in... 2 more boy bombers nabbed in W. Bank Jerusalem Post 4/28/2005 Two Palestinians, aged 14 and 15, who were paid NIS 100 apiece to detonate a bagful of bombs near soldiers at the Jalameh crossing... Israeli settlers poisoning our sheep, say West Bank farmers The Independent 4/27/2005 Highly toxic chemicals have been spread on Palestinian sheep pastures in what villagers believe is an escalation of a campaign of harassment against them... IOF Blocks Salah al-Deen Road in Gaza Strip, Storms West Jenin WAFA 4/27/2005 GAZA, April, 27, 2005, (WAFA)-Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) blocked Tuesday night Salah al-Deen main road which connects the north and the south of... 3 Citizens Arrested in West Bank by IOF WAFA 4/27/2005 ENIN, April 27, 2005 WAFA)- Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) three citizens in the West Bank (WV), witnesses said. They told WAFA that Israeli soldiers... Ultra-Orthodox protesters clash with police in Jerusalem Ha'aretz 4/27/2005 Hundreds of ultra-Orthodox Jews in Jerusalem threw stones and household objects including bottles, eggs, potatoes and onions at police officers Wednesday night to protest... PNIC: A civilian killed, 30 wounded, 76 arrested by the 11th week of cease fire ReliefWeb/PNA 4/27/2005 GAZA, Palestine, April 27, 2005 (IPC) - A report prepared by the State Information Service (SIS) asserted that the Israeli forces continued violating the de... Settlers vow to stop blockade of Gaza Strip by IDF 'at any cost' Ha'aretz 4/28/2005 Tens of thousands of people descended on Gush Katif in the Gaza Strip on Wednesday to protest against Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's disengagement plan... Israeli Forces Isolate Southern Gaza Strip International Press Center 4/27/2005 GAZA, Palestine, April 27, 2005 (IPC + WAFA) - - Israeli occupation forces closed late last night the Salaheddin Road, which connects and northern and southern Gaza... Army invades Qalqilia, arrests seven International Middle East Media Center 4/26/2005 Tuesday at dawn, Israeli soldiers invaded the northern West Bank city of Qalqilia, broke into dozens of homes, and arrested seven residents. A local... Palestinians, Israeli peace activists attacked under army' sight International Middle East Media Center 4/26/2005 A delegation from Rabbis for Human Rights joined Monday Palestinian farmers from Beit Furik, near the West Bank city of Nablus, to prune their... 182 Dunams annexed near Jerusalem International Middle East Media Center 4/26/2005 Tuesday afternoon, Israeli soldiers annexed 182 Dunams near Beit Sorik and Al-Jo’ba, north west of Jerusalem. Walid Khaled Al-Azza, director of the Wall Resistance... Wall section in northern Bethlehem started International Middle East Media Center 4/26/2005 Tuesday morning, Israeli bulldozers started erecting a section of the separation wall near the Electricity Company in the northern neighborhood of Bethlehem. A local... Three residents arrested near Qalqilia International Middle East Media Center 4/26/2005 Tuesday afternoon, Israeli soldiers arrested three residents near the northern West Bank city of Qalqilia. An Israeli military source claimed that the three residents... Israeli Forces Kill a Civilian and Injure a Journalist in Hebron International Press Center 4/26/2005 HEBRON, Palestine, April 26, 2005 (IPC + WAFA) - - Israeli occupation forces killed a civilian and wounded a journalist in Hebron, in addition to arresting others... Israeli Forces on Rampage in Hebron International Press Center 4/26/2005 HEBRON, Palestine, April 26, 2005 (IPC + WAFA) - - Israeli forces continued their aggression throughout the West Bank and especially in the province of Hebron, as... OPT: Thousands of Israelis flock to Hebron as new settler homes open ReliefWeb 4/26/2005 HEBRON, West Bank, April 26 (AFP) - Settlers and their supporters vowed Tuesday to go on with their battle to stay in the Palestinian territories... Palestinian Monitoring Group monthly summary of Israeli violations,March 2005 (PDF) Palestine Media Center 4/26/2005 The following summary table and overview of events is a survey of Israeli violations during the period 01 March 2005 to 31 March 2005... Anti-pullout protesters may get wet YNetNews 4/26/2005 Police motorcyclists may use water cannons to battle anti-pullout demonstrators who block roads and highways with burning tires, Yedioth Ahronoth reports -- TEL AVIV - Local... Reservist killed in W. Bank was hit by Palestinian taxi, IDF fire Ha'aretz 4/27/2005 There is still uncertainty surrounding the death of an Israel Defense Forces reservist near Hebron on Monday night. Sergeant Major Tziki Eyal was hit... IDF’s prepares for ‘Day After’ YNetNews 4/26/2005 IDF has begun preparing for the day after the disengagement. Senior IDF official told Ynet preparations’ focus on troops’ downsizing and technological means that... 2 Qassam rockets land in Sderot YNetNews 4/26/2005 Southern town of Sderot hit by two rockets, additional qassam lands in Negev; IDF says terror organizations re-grouping -- SDEROT - Two Qassam rockets landed in... 7 hurt in Jerusalem riot YNetNews 4/27/2005 Seven injured in clashes between Jerusalem police, ultra-Orthodox yeshiva students in capital’s Meah Shearim quarter; Orthodox charge police brutality -- JERUSALEM – Seven police officers were... Dead Israeli shot by his comrades BBC 4/26/2005 An Israeli soldier killed in the West Bank on Monday night was shot by his comrades, in an incident in which a Palestinian driver... Settlers attack an elderly man International Middle East Media Center 4/25/2005 An elderly man was seriously injured when a group of settlers of Alon Moreh settlement hurled stones at him and severely beat him as... Israeli Troops Impose Curfew on Two Palestinian Villages International Press Center 4/24/2005 PALESTINE, March24, 2005 (IPC+ WAFA)--Israeli occupation troops imposed early on Thursday curfew on two West Bank villages and stormed others and arrested two... Army annexes 8 Dunams in Hebron International Middle East Media Center 4/24/2005 Sunday afternoon, Israeli soldiers annexed eight Dunams which belongs to residents east of Hebron. The WAFA news agency reported that the annexed orchards located... Israeli Forces Continue Aggression on Palestinian Territories International Press Center 4/23/2005 NABLUS, Palestine, April 23, 2005 (IPC + WAFA) - - Israeli occupation forces continued imposing a tight siege on the occupied Palestinian territories, and escalated their military... Israel Extends Closure of oPt as its Troops Storm 2 Villages International Press Center 4/25/2005 PALESTINE, April25, 2005 (IPC+ Agencies)--Israeli occupation authorities extended on Monday the closure being imposed on the occupied Palestinian territories (oPt) and the Israeli... Israeli Restrictions Continue against Palestinian Citizens in West Bank WAFA 4/25/2005 BETHLEHEM, April 25, 2005, (WAFA)- Israel Occupation Forces (IOF) rumbled into two Palestinian villages in the West Bank city of Bethlehem and installed new... Dozens detained in Hebron International Middle East Media Center 4/25/2005 Monday morning, Israeli soldiers detained dozens of students and staff of Hebron University, in Hebron and interrogated them. The WAFA news agency reported that... Israel to deploy more troops at Gaza’ southern brders ahead of pullout International Middle East Media Center 4/26/2005 Less than 100 days prior to pulling out of the Gaza Strip, Israel has decided to deploy a large number of troops at the... Palestinian driver shot dead after he ran over, killed a soldier International Middle East Media Center 4/26/2005 Palestinian driver was shot dead Monday night by army soldiers after he ran over an Israeli soldier at a surprise road block on the... Plans to Expand Ma'aleh Adumim advanced International Middle East Media Center 4/26/2005 Contrary to Israeli housing minister Isaac Herzog's assuraces, the Israeli Housing Ministry is continuing to work on expanding the West Bank settlement of Ma’alee... Israel enforces Passover closure BBC 4/23/2005 Israel has stepped up security ahead of the annual Passover holiday. The army measures include a closure of the Palestinian territories. Israeli radio says... Police: Three arrested Palestinians were not militants Ha'aretz 4/25/2005 Police have concluded that three Palestinians arrested in Israel on Sunday were not en route to carry out a terror attack, as initially suspected... The key to Shebaa AlJazeera 4/25/2005 A portion of the older generation in Lebanon who grew up in the Shebaa Farms insists it is Lebanese land, and has the documents... Qassam rocket lands north of Gaza YNetNews 4/24/2005 No injuries, damage reported; IDF officials say Palestinian terrorists in Gaza improving Qassam-launching capabilities; fear advanced methods may be transferred to West Bank -- GAZA... 'Terrorists' apparently illegal workers YNetNews 4/25/2005 Palestinians suspected of attempting to carry out terror attack apparently illegal workers; roadblocks set up due to terror alert cause major traffic jams throughout... Greek patriarch mobbed by protesters in Jerusalem Middle East Newsline 4/25/2005 JERUSALEM: Angry Arab protestors mobbed the Greek Orthodox patriarch during a religious procession in Jerusalem’s Old City on Sunday, enraged over a scandal involing... Palestinian driver mows down IDF reservist near Hebron Ha'aretz 4/26/2005 An Israel Defense Forces reservist was killed late Monday night when a Palestinian taxi ran over him at a roadblock near Hebron. Other soldiers... Bombs explode on northern borde YNetNews 4/24/2005 Several explosive devices explode in Mount Dov area on Lebanese border; no injuries reported -- MOUNT DOV - Several explosive devices exploded in the Mount Dov... IDF troops to deploy in south to halt arms smuggling Ha'aretz 4/26/2005 The Israel Defense Forces will soon be deploying large numbers of troops from elite units to the area of the Egyptian border as part... My First Settler Attack Electronic Intifada 4/25/2005 Hanna writing from As-Sawiya -- 21 April 2005 — Last week, I witnessed my first settler attack. "It was nothing," my friend Arafat told me afterwards... Israeli killed in terror attack YNetNews 4/26/2005 Hit-and-run near Hebron kills one; Palestinian source reports IDF fire kills one in response -- HEBRON - An Israeli man died after a Palestinian hit-and-run attack... Resident arrested in Arraba International Middle East Media Center 4/22/2005 Friday afternoon, Israeli soldiers arrested a resident in Arraba, south of Jenin. A local source in the village reported that soldiers, supported by dozens... Four arrested in Jenin International Middle East Media Center 4/22/2005 Friday at dawn, Israeli soldiers invaded the northern West Bank city of Jenin and arrested four residents. A local source in Jenin reported that... 5 arrested in Hebron International Middle East Media Center 4/22/2005 Friday evening, Israeli soldiers arrested five residents in Al-Thaheriyya, near Hebron. The WAFA news agency reported that soldiers broke into dozens of homes, conducted... IOF Arrests Number of Citizens in WB WAFA 4/22/2005 JENIN, April 22, 2005 (WAFA)-Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) arrested Friday a number of citizens in the West Bank (WB), witnesses said. Witnesses told... Six injured west of Ramallah International Middle East Media Center 4/22/2005 Friday evening, Israeli soldiers attacked a peaceful procession against the Separation Wall in the village of Bal’in, west of Ramallah. A local source in... On eve of Jewish holydays, Palestinians are besieged International Middle East Media Center 4/22/2005 Israeli military officialsdecided Thursday to impose an entire closure on all Palestinian territories during the Jewish holidays. The closure order would be in effect... West Bank sealed off for Passover AlJazeera 4/22/2005 Israel has stepped up security measures ahead of the Jewish Passover holiday, sealing off the Palestinian territories, as an opinion poll shows that most... IDF troops arrest Palestinian youth carrying four pipe bombs Ha'aretz 4/22/2005 Israel Defense Forces troops at a West Bank checkpoint arrested a Palestinian youth carrying four pipe bombs on Friday. The youth, 17, who was... 'He shot me with a rubber bullet’ YNetNews 4/22/2005 Mahmad Sa’id Wahadan gets into row with soldiers at Beit Ibah checkpoint; resisting arrest, he’s shot with rubber bullet; Wahadan says he’s proud: “I... Two villages invaded near Bethlehem International Middle East Media Center 4/21/2005 Thursday morning, Israeli soldiers invaded the village of Al-Orouj and Beit Ta’mor, in Bethlehem and conducted military searches. The WAFA news agency reported that... Resident injured at Abu Holy checkpoint International Middle East Media Center 4/22/2005 Thursday evening, Israeli soldiers fired at dozens of residents on Abu Holy checkpoint moderately wounding one resident, dozens suffocated after inhaling gas. A medical... Soldiers attack a procession near Ramallah International Middle East Media Center 4/21/2005 Friday afternoon, Israeli soldiers attacked a peaceful procession against the Wall and land annexations in the village of Safa, near Ramallah. A local source... Abu Holy and Al-Matahin checkpoints closed International Middle East Media Center 4/21/2005 Thursday, Israeli soldiers closed Abu Holy and Al-Matahin checkpoints, on Salah Ad-deen road which links northern Gaza Strip with the south. A local source... Army invades Al-Azza refugee camp in Bethlehem International Middle East Media Center 4/21/2005 Thursday morning, Israeli soldiers invaded Al-Azza Refugee camp in Bethlehem, and conducted military searches of homes. A local source in the camp reported that... IDF soldier moderately hurt in attack near Gaza Strip fence Ha'aretz 4/21/2005 An Israel Defense Forces soldier was moderately wounded Thursday when his jeep was hit by an explosives device near the Gaza Strip security fence... Watchdog to probe IDF's failure to combat Gaza tunnels Ha'aretz 4/22/2005 The continuing failure of the security forces' campaign against the tunnels in the Gaza Strip is the result of a series of unnecessary delays... Mofaz decides to place full closure on West Bank during Passover Ha'aretz 4/21/2005 Defense Minister Shaul Mofaz decided to place a full military closure on the Palestinian territories during the Passover holiday. The closure was imposed on... 'Soldiers turning into pit bulls' YNetNews 4/21/2005 In unusually harsh letter, Gaza Beach Regional Council spokesman calls on yeshiva heads and students to refuse evacuation orders -- GAZA - Religious soldiers should refuse... Iranians volunteer to attack Israel YNetNews 4/21/2005 Terror group says members have already infiltrated Israel -- More than 400 young men and women have volunteered to carry out suicide bombing attacks against... 3 soldiers wounded in Gaza blast YNetNews 4/21/2005 Growing violence in Gaza: explosive device targets IDF jeep traveling near security fence in northern Gaza Strip Thursday. Three soldiers wounded in blast, one... Palestinians planned to kill cops YNetNews 4/21/2005 Two Palestinians suspected of planing to murder Israeli police officers, chop their legs off; Jewish man also arrested in the affair -- TEL AVIV - Security... 'Most settlers won't evacuate willingly' YNetNews 4/21/2005 Incoming Chief of Staff visits Gush Kaitf in Gaza Strip, day after settlers call Mofaz 'traitor' -- TEL AVIV - Most settlers slated for evacuation in... Full closure of West Bank imposed YNetNews 4/21/2005 To remain in effect until end of Pesach; Despite relative calm, security services not taking any risks - entrance of Palestinians to be permitted only... Israeli soldiers wounded in Gaza blast AlJazeera 4/21/2005 Palestinian resistance fighters have detonated a roadside bomb alongside an Israeli military vehicle on the Gaza Strip border, wounding three soldiers, Aljazeera reported. But... Four arrested east of Bethlehem International Middle East Media Center 4/20/2005 Wednesday at dawn, Israeli soldiers invaded the village Al-Asakrah, east of Bethlehem and arrested four residents. A local source in the village reported that... Soldiers to level 3 homes, wells near Hebron International Middle East Media Center 4/20/2005 A local source in Hebron reported that soldiers handed three residents of Yatta, east of Hebron, military orders of intentions to level their homes... Army to expel 27 residents from a village near Tubas International Middle East Media Center 4/20/2005 The Israeli army intends to evacuate 27 residents of three families from the village of Al-Aqaba, near Tubas, after notices of eviction were issued... Palestinian Monitoring Group Daily Situation Report , 18-19 April 2005 (PDF) Palestine Media Center 4/21/2005 NABLUS: Raids/Destruction of Property/Curfew: (i) At 08:45, the Israeli army raided the city of Nablus. At 23:50, the Israeli army... Hamas under pressure over vigilantes BBC 4/19/2005 Nineteen-year-old Yousra al-Azam and her fiancé had spent the afternoon shopping for her wedding dress in Gaza City. Later they went down to the... Guns of Gaza stay loaded but silent as talks go on The Guardian 4/21/2005 Palestinian militants keep ceasefire as they await peace deal - Pressure for jobs and end to corruption grows in run up to polls -- Abu Thair... Army favors detention for Samaria rabbi Ha'aretz 4/20/2005 Senior army officers have lately recommended that one of the leading rabbis in the settlements of Samaria be put under administrative detention. The recommendation... IAF beefing up surveillance over Lebanon Jerusalem Post 4/19/2005 The air force has increased its reconnaissance over Lebanon as the military has reinforced its forces along the northern border to address any attempt... A word for fear Globes 4/20/2005 It isn’t science fiction, claims SDS; it's possible to spot terrorists by reading their thoughts. -- Shabtai Shoval got his idea while watching Vanilla Sky... Rabin memorial vandalized again YNetNews 4/20/2005 Hate slogans spray-painted on Rabin's memorial for second time in a month; McDonald's and rabbi's front door also vandalized -- TEL AVIV - The word “Nazi... 'Legal adviser for every commander’ YNetNews 4/20/2005 Military Advocate General preparing for disengagement; IDF legal advisers to accompany field unit commanders 24 hours a day if necessary during evacuation -- The Military... Two Israelis hurt in sniper attack in southern Gaza International Middle East Media Center 4/18/2005 Two Israelis were wounded Monday afternoon when a Palestinian sniper opened fire at them in the southern Gaza Strip close to the border with... Resident arrested near Tulkarem International Middle East Media Center 4/19/2005 Israeli soldiers arrested on Tuesday a resident at a military checkpoint near the northern West Bank city of Tulkarem. A local source in Tulkarem... Violations resumed in the occupied territories International Middle East Media Center 4/19/2005 Approximately seventy days after the cease fire agreement declared at the Sharm Al-Sheikh summit in Egypt, between the Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, and the... Israeli Troops Storm in Nablus, Wounds a Farmer North the Strip International Press Center 4/19/2005 OCCUPIED TERRITORIES , Palestine, April19,2005 (IPC+WAFA)--An Israeli underground unit infiltrated today Tuesday into Balata refugee camp of Nablus and went in ravage into... Police officers train in 'virtual evacuations' near Tel Aviv Ha'aretz 4/18/2005 A total of 140 police and army officers took part Monday in a conference aimed at preparing them for the mental and emotional challenges... Chief Rabbi Amar warns calls to resist evacuation may lead to bloodshed Ha'aretz 4/19/2005 Sephardi Chief Rabbi Shlomo Amar on Tuesday condemned calls by some rabbis to forcibly resist the evacuation of settlements. In an interview with Israel... Police foil highway protest YNetNews 4/19/2005 Traffic police officers discover tires, flammable materials near Ayalon freeway -- TEL AVIV - Traffic police officers were able to foil yet another anti-pullout road-blocking protest... Settlers hurl insults at Mofaz during his Gush Katif visit Ha'aretz 4/20/2005 Settlers verbally attacked Defense Minister Shaul Mofaz during his visit Tuesday to Gush Katif, which is slated for evacuation under the disengagement plan. The... Israeli Colonizer Runs over Palestinian Girl WAFA 4/18/2005 BETHLEHEM, April 18, 2005, (WAFA)- Palestinian child girl was wounded Sunday as an Israeli colonizer ran her over near Bethlehem, witnesses said. The colonizer... IOF Arrests 2 Children, Colonizers Assault Citizens in Hebron WAFA 4/18/2005 HEBRON, April 18, 2005 (WAFA)- Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) arrested two children in the West Bank city of Hebron, witnesses said. Witnesses revealed that... Army invades Al-Khader International Middle East Media Center 4/18/2005 Israeli soldiers invaded on Sunday at night, Al-Khader, west of Bethlehem and conducted military searches. A local source in Al-Khader stated that soldiers erected... Ten Civilians Wounded and Arrested as Israeli Forces Tend to Expropriate 6000 Dunums International Press Center 4/16/2005 RAMALLAH, Palestine, April 16, 2005 (IPC + Agencies) - - Israeli occupation forces wounded five civilians and arrested two others during an anti-Apartheid Wall demonstration in Ramallah... Israeli Troops Storm Marda as Hebron-based Lands to be Seized International Press Center 4/17/2005 MARDA, Palestine, April17, 2005 (IPC+WAFA)--The Israeli occupation troops stormed on Saturday the West Bank town of Marda, north of Salfeit city, as... 11 Palestinian Workers Killed, 138 Others Arrested In Q1, 2005 International Press Center 4/18/2005 GAZA, Palestine, April 18, 2005 (IPC)--Despite of the cease fire agreement rein in the occupied Palestinian territories, the Israeli occupation government is still... Israeli Troops Wound Residents, Armed Settlers Erect Settlements International Press Center 4/18/2005 PALESTINE, April18, 2005 (IPC+ Agencies)--Israeli occupation troops wounded on Sunday a number of Palestinian residents as armed Jewish settlers erected settlement blocs in... Troops remove three new West Bank outposts near Hebron International Middle East Media Center 4/18/2005 Israeli soldiers and police on Sunday night removed three unauthorized outposts put by settlers near Hebron earlier in the evening. Two outposts were set... Army's patience 'wearing thin' YNetNews 4/18/2005 Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas must be pressed to curb growing Gaza Strip violence, IDF officials say. Earlier Monday, two Israelis wounded in Palestinian shooting... 'Jewish blood will flow' YNetNews 4/18/2005 Knesset Member Arieh Eldad shares gloomy disengagement predictions with Ynet -- TEL AVIV - Knesset Member Arieh Eldad (National Union) says he is determined to foil... Fatah: Gaza attack revenge for killing of 3 boys Ha'aretz 4/18/2005 A Fatah faction, the Popular Resistance Committees (PRC), claimed responsibility for Monday's shooting that wounded an Israel Defense Forces soldier and a civilian, saying... Pullout foes try to block Jerusalem-TA highway Ha'aretz 4/18/2005 Extreme-right activists Monday evening attempted to block the Jerusalem-Tel Aviv highway at the entrance to the capital by burning tires. Several activists, whose identities... Soldiers who killed Rafah youths didn't aim at legs Ha'aretz 4/18/2005 The soldiers who killed three Palestinian youths in Rafah nine days ago shot to kill and did not aim their weapons at the lower... 3 East Jerusalem men held in plot to kill Shas' Yosef Ha'aretz 4/17/2005 The Shin Bet security service has arrested three residents of East Jerusalem in connection with a suspected plot to assassinate Shas spiritual leader Rabbi... IDF Sources: Ariel area 'wide open' to terrorists because wall on hold Ha'aretz 4/19/2005 Israel has halted the construction of the separation fence in the area of Ariel in the northern West Bank, and defense establishment sources are... Army invades Bethlehem, arrests three residents International Middle East Media Center 4/15/2005 Local informed sources in the West Bank city of Bethlehem reported that the Israeli troops and special units' officers wearing civilian outfits backed with... Five residents injured, two internationals arrested near Ramallah International Middle East Media Center 4/16/2005 Israeli soldiers attacked on Friday afternoon a peaceful protest against the Separation wall in Bal’in, west of Ramallah; five residents were injured and two... More land grab near Ramallah International Middle East Media Center 4/16/2005 The Israeli army decided on Friday evening to grab 6000 Dunams which belongs to residents of Aboud, west of Ramallah. An Israeli military source... IDF prepared for Palestinian drones YNetNews 4/15/2005 OC Southern Command tells Negev residents IDF ready to defend south of country after Gaza pullout; residents say no real answers for ‘day after... IOF Arrests 3 in Bethlehem WAFA 4/15/2005 Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) arrested Friday three citizens in the West Bank city of Bethlehem, witnesses said. They revealed that Israeli soldiers stormed al-Ezza... IDF to probe infiltration of Fatah gunman from Syria Ha'aretz 4/15/2005 The Israel Defense Forces will investigate how a Fatah militant managed to infiltrate into a military base on the Golan Heights from Syria on... Israelis seize armed man in Golan AlJazeera 4/15/2005 An armed man who infiltrated into the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights from Syria has been captured after a shootout with Israeli troops. The armed man... Palestinian fires on Israeli troops in Golan Heights Daily Star 4/16/2005 Sharon suspected of planning further unilateral withdrawals -- An armed Palestinian infiltrated the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights from Syria and fired on Israeli troops Friday in... More land grab near Qalqilia International Middle East Media Center 4/11/2005 Head of the Israeli ‘Civil Administration Department’ in Qalqilia area, informed dozens of residents of Jayyous, near the northern West Bank city of Qalqilia... Settlers attack a resident and six children in Hebron International Middle East Media Center 4/14/2005 Settlers of Ramat Yeshai illegal outpost in Tel Rmeida neighborhood, in the southern West Bank city of Hebron, attacked a Palestinian man and six... Settlers poison grazing fields near Nablus International Middle East Media Center 4/14/2005 For the second time in less that three weeks, settlers poisoned on Thursday, large areas of grazing land near Yasuf and Iskaka, near the... Slamming the Truce, Israeli Troops Continue Land Grab, Incursions and Arrest International Press Center 4/14/2005 WEST BANK, Palestine, April 14, 2005 (IPC+WAFA) ---The Israeli troops continued to impose a restrict curfew on Hewara town of Nablus for the... Settlers attack residents in Hebron International Middle East Media Center 4/14/2005 A group of armed settlers attacked on Thursday evening dozens of residents on a bypass road east of Hebron, one resident was injured, several... Village invaded south of Tulkarem International Middle East Media Center 4/14/2005 Israeli soldiers detained eight residents, including elderly, after invading the village of Shoufa, south east of Tulkarem, and conducted military searches. A local source... Greek Government Fires Patriarch Irenious International Middle East Media Center 4/14/2005 Al-Quds Al-Arabi newspaper, published in London, revealed information that the Greek government decided to fire the Patriarch of the Orthodox Church in Jerusalem Irenious... Palestinian Monitoring Group Daily Situation Report, 12-13 April 2005 (PDF) Palestine Media Center 4/14/2005 NABLUS: Flying Checkpoints/Physical Assault: (i) At 22:40, the Israeli army set up a flying checkpoint at the entrance to the village of... Man who threatened to kill Sharon, Mofaz sentenced to 8 months in jail Ha'aretz 4/14/2005 The Safed Magistrates Court on Thursday sentenced Dan Ad, who was convicted of threatening to kill Prime Minister Ariel Sharon and Defense Minister Shaul... Fatah threatens to end calm after IDF kills Al-Aqsa member Ha'aretz 4/14/2005 The leaders of Fatah factions in Nablus threatened Thursday to end a two-month period of calm with Israel after a member of the movement's... Soldier cleared of Gaza killing BBC 4/14/2005 An Israeli soldier accused of shooting a British cameraman dead has been cleared by a judge of any wrongdoing. James Miller was killed in... 6 soldiers, 4 Palestinians wounded in riot near Bethlehem Ha'aretz 4/14/2005 Six Israel Defense Forces soldiers and four Palestinians were wounded yesterday in the village of Tsurif, southwest of Bethlehem, in an incident that began... Mofaz tells IDF to round up settlers' guns before pullout Ha'aretz 4/15/2005 The Israel Defense Forces will collect all army-issue weapons from settlers in the Gaza Strip and the northern West Bank communities slated for evacuation... IDF officers: Tougher rules of engagement may lead to terror Ha'aretz 4/15/2005 Israel Defense Forces brigade commanders in the Gaza Strip earlier this week complained to Chief of Staff Moshe Ya'alon about the stricter rules of... Two homes demolished by Caterpillar excavation drills in Anata Electronic Intifada 4/13/2005 13 April 2005 — At approximately 8:00 am, less than 12 hours before Caterpillar shareholders were scheduled to meet in Chicago to discuss a... Palestinian Martyrs Brigades end truce AlJazeera 4/15/2005 Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades has announced the end of its ceasefire with Israel, vowing to avenge the death of a resistance member shot dead by... Israelis shoot militant in Nablus BBC 4/14/2005 Israeli troops have shot dead a Palestinian militant in a raid on a refugee camp in the northern West Bank. Ibrahim Smeri, 23, was... Citizen Arrested , Another Kidnapped in WB WAFA 4/13/2005 HEBRON, April 13, 2005, (WAFA)- Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) arrested on Wednesday a citizen and kidnapped another in the West Bank (WB), sources said... Al-Quds center warns of ‘settlement chain around Jerusalem’ International Middle East Media Center 4/13/2005 A report released by Jerusalem Center for Social and economic rights revealed that the Israeli government is planning to erect a chain of small... Army wounds five in a Hebron Village International Middle East Media Center 4/13/2005 Five kids were injured in clashes with the Israeli soldiers in the village of Surif northwest of Hebron on Wednesday afternoon. Arafat Al-Hadmi, 14... Army enters Qalqyliah arrests 3 palestinians International Middle East Media Center 4/13/2005 An Israeli army special unit broke Wednesday early morning hours into the northern West bank city of Qalqyliah and arrested three Palestinians. Local sources... Land Seizure Continues in WB WAFA 4/13/2005 HEBRON, April, 13, 2005, (WAFA)- Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) issued seizure orders in the villages of Sammu and Dhahriya in the West Bank city... IOF Wounds 3, Sentences 1 to Severe Prison Terms WAFA 4/13/2005 HEBRON, April 13, 2005 (WAFA)- Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) wounded Wednesday three citizens, sentenced another to a double life prison term and arrested three... Two children injured in Bethlehem International Middle East Media Center 4/14/2005 A medical source in Bethlehem reported that two children were injured near Deheishe refugee camp in Bethlehem when an explosive left by the army... Three Palestinian militant groups say not bound by ceasefire ReliefWeb 4/13/2005 GAZA, Apr 13, 2005 (Xinhua via COMTEX) -- Three Palestinian militant groups said Wednesday that they are not bound by a ceasefire agreed in Cairo... Palestinian official holds Israel responsible for chaos ReliefWeb 4/13/2005 GAZA, Apr 13, 2005 (Xinhua via COMTEX) -- Chief of the Palestinian intelligence security Gen. Amin al-Hindi accused Israel on Wednesday of being behind the... Israeli Troops Tighten Measures Against Palestinians International Press Center 4/13/2005 WEST BANK, Palestine, April13, 2005 (IPC+ Agencies)--Israeli occupation troops further tightened the curfew imposed on the Hewara town, south of Nablus city in... Palestinian Monitoring Group Daily Situation Report, 11-12 April 2005 (PDF) Palestine Media Center 4/12/2005 RAMALLAH & EL BIREH:Wall Construction: Wall construction continues in Budrus, Midya, Ni’lin, Deir Qaddis, Bil’in, Saffa, Beit Liqya, and Beituniya. Flying Checkpoints/Detention: (i... Four Civilians Killed and 29 Wounded in 333 Israeli Violations of the Ceasefire International Press Center 4/13/2005 GAZA, Palestine, April 13, 2005 (IPC) - - A report by the State Information Service (SIS) asserted that the Israeli occupation forces have committed 333 violations... IDF demolishes makeshift Kiryat Arba synagogue for 25th time Ha'aretz 4/13/2005 Israel Defense Forces troops have demolished for the 25th time the makeshift Hazon David [David's Vision] synagogue on the outskirts of the West Bank... Pullout foes disrupt graduation ceremony for IDF officers Ha'aretz 4/13/2005 Demonstrators opposed to Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's disengagement plan managed to disrupt a Wednesday afternoon graduation ceremony for Israel Defense Forces' officers. During the... Israel demolishes Palestinian homes AlJazeera 4/14/2005 Israeli occupation forces have demolished two Palestinian homes in the town of Anata, despite earlier promises to bring to an end the punitive measure... Anti-pullout activists lock 168 schools with bicycle chains Ha'aretz 4/13/2005 Anti-disengagement activists chained the gates of 168 schools and preschools in Tel Aviv, Holon and Ramat Gan early yesterday morning. Placards reading "Jews don't... The fugitives of Nablus By Atef Saad, Electronic Intifada/Palestine Report 4/13/2005 i>Conversations with the most wanted men in NablusOn April 1, Amin Abu Warda, 37, sat with his colleagues, tallying votes for... A Palestinian Dies of his Wound in Gaza as the Israeli Troops Raid Nablus International Press Center 4/11/2005 GAZA, Palestine, April11,2005 (IPC+WAFA)--A Palestinian died of his wounded he sustained earlier late January as the Israeli occupation forces continued to violate... A Citizen Wounded, 8 Arrested by IOF in WB WAFA 4/12/2005 NABLUS, April 12, 2005, (WAFA)- A Palestinian citizen was wounded and several others arrested by Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) in separate attacks in the... Youths killed in Rafah were trying to steal cameras: Palestinians ReliefWeb 4/11/2005 GAZA CITY, April 11 (AFP) - The three Palestinian youths killed by Israeli army gunfire in the southern Gaza Strip last week were trying to... Israeli Troops Storm Arraba, Abu Elhaija Imprisoned for Life International Press Center 4/12/2005 WEST BANK, Palestine, April12, 2005 (IPC+ Agencies)--- The Israeli occupation troops swept yesterday night into the Aarraba and Azzoun in the West Bank, as... Israel Raids Nablus, Jeopardizes Truce Islam Online 4/11/2005 GAZA CITY, April 11, 2005 (IslamOnline.net & News Agencies) – As Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon’s visit to the US was given a rowdy reception by... 'It is happening again and the people of Rafah are hiding in their houses' Rafah Today 4/10/2005 Children's corpses in the hospital again, major shelling and the threat of death from the circling Apaches again—all the fear, all the horror... Hamas admits its gunmen shot betrothed woman in 'honour killing' The Independent 4/13/2005 Hamas has mounted a desperate damage-limitation exercise after one of its units shot dead a 20-year-old Palestinian woman for "immoral behaviour" as she... Hamas apologizes for murder of Gazan Ha'aretz 4/12/2005 Hamas published an unprecedented statement yesterday apologizing for the murder of a young woman by its gunmen near the town of Beit Lahia in... Hezbollah drone flies over Israel - again Ha'aretz 4/12/2005 Hezbollah succeeded yesterday for the second time in five months in flying an unmanned surveillance aircraft into Israeli airspace. Israel's Air Force launched fighter... Violence subsides in Gaza Strip Ha'aretz 4/12/2005 The Gaza Strip saw a sharp decline in violent incidents yesterday following a number of tense days. Two mortar shells were fired at Gush... Hezbollah drone flies over Israel BBC 4/11/2005 Lebanese militant group Hezbollah says it has flown an unmanned spy plane over northern Israel - the second such flight since last November. Israeli officials... Palestinians slams Israeli incursion World Peace Herald 4/11/2005 UPI, GAZA -- The Palestinian Authority denounced an Israeli incursion Monday into the West Bank city of Nablus, warning it could jeopardize peace efforts. PA... Rabbis vow to uphold democracy YNetNews 4/12/2005 Four prominent religious-Zionist rabbis denounce pullout violence as illegal -- TEL AVIV - Four prominent religious-Zionist rabbis have joined forces in a call for non-violent resistance... Police arrest 33 disengagement protesters on Ayalon highway Ha'aretz 4/12/2005 Thirty-three right-wing activists, including two minors, were arrested yesterday after blocking traffic in both directions on the Ayalon Highway near the Rokach interchange. As... 76 mortar shells and rockets rain down on Gaza settlements Ha'aretz 4/11/2005 Naftali Buskila walked into the cafeteria at the commercial center yesterday afternoon and announced: "That's it; we're done. The mortars have arrived now, and... 31 Jews, 8 Palestinians held as Temple Mount rally ends quietly Ha'aretz 4/11/2005 The Revava movement's demonstration in Jerusalem ended relatively quietly yesterday after the right-wing group failed to achieve its goal of entering the Temple Mount... 'Referendum failed, now for the fight' YNetNews 4/11/2005 Hundreds take part in right-wing conference, told to go house-to-house to explain cause; Knesset Member Yitzhak Levi: Ifcivil war, Sharon caused it -- While Prime... Protesters lock Israeli schools BBC 4/12/2005 Opponents of Israel's planned withdrawal from the Gaza Strip have chained shut 167 schools and nurseries in and around the city of Tel Aviv... Boy carrying 5 bombs detained YNetNews 4/12/2005 IDF forces apprehend a 15-year-old Palestinian boy carrying five pipe bombs at the Hawara roadblock south of the West Bank town of Nablus... Killing of three Gaza youths puts ceasefire under strain The Guardian 4/11/2005 Teenagers playing football - or on a weapon-smuggling mission - shot in border zone -- The Israeli-Palestinian ceasefire, in place for two months, has been given its... Security forces impose restrictions on far-right activist Federman Ha'aretz 4/13/2005 Extreme right-wing activist Noam Federman's freedom of movement was further restricted Tuesday in an administrative order signed by OC Central Command Yair Naveh. The... Palestinian villagers accuse Israeli settlers of poisoning their flocks Daily Star 4/12/2005 AL-TAWANI, West Bank: Palestinian herdsmen from the southern West Bank are accusing the inhabitants of an Israeli settlement of poisoning their flocks in a... 5 Civilians Wounded by IOF in Ramallah WAFA 4/8/2005 RAMALLAH, April 8, 2005, (WAFA)- Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) shot and wounded five Palestinian civilians in the village of Bil'en, west of Ramallah, witnesses... New Jerusalem Map includes Ma'ale Adumim International Middle East Media Center 4/8/2005 Israeli sources said that the new plan for Jerusalem, which would cost around $5 Millions, shows territorial contiguity between Jerusalem and the settlement of... Ten injured in Salfit International Middle East Media Center 4/8/2005 Friday afternoon, at least 10 residents were injured after Israeli soldiers fired at peaceful protest against the Wall in Deir Ballout, near Salfit. A... Israel will add more concrete than fence around Jerusalem International Middle East Media Center 4/7/2005 As only 20 percent of the wall around Jerusalem is a cement wall, Israeli Security officials have decided to raise the "cement wall" portion... Once again settlers poison field in Hebron International Middle East Media Center 4/7/2005 Settlers of Hafat Ma’oun settlement, in the Hebron Mountain area continued their attacks against the Palestinian residents and their farmlands. Resident of villages in... Arab Orthodox conference calls Patriarch Irinious I "a traitor" PDF International Middle East Media Center 4/8/2005 In a conference held in the city of Nazareth on Thursday night, the local Roman Orthodox denomination accused Patriarch Irinuis I of selling church... Jews threaten, Moslems prevented International Middle East Media Center 4/8/2005 Against Israeli security and police expectations, tens of thousands of Muslim worshippers peacefully concluded weekly prayers in Haram Al-Sharif in Jerusalem on Friday. Amid... Hamas Supporters Threaten to End Truce The Guardian 4/8/2005 GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) - Tens of thousands of Hamas supporters paraded through downtown Gaza City on Friday, threatening to end a monthlong truce... Police on alert around al-Aqsa mosque AlJazeera 4/8/2005 Several thousand Israeli police have been deployed throughout Jerusalem's Old City over fears that Palestinians will protest against a planned mass gathering of Jewish... Muslim prayers on Temple Mount end without incident Ha'aretz 4/9/2005 Tens of thousands of Muslim worshippers concluded weekly prayers on the Temple Mount in Jerusalem on Friday without incident, Israel Radio reported. Only Muslim... Palestinians say truce over if mosques attacked Financial Times 4/8/2005 GAZA, April 8 (Reuters) - Leading Palestinian militant groups on Friday vowed renewed attacks on Israelis if Jewish ultra-nationalists enter a sensitive Jerusalem shrine from... Israeli police guard Temple Mount BBC 4/8/2005 Thousands of Israeli police have surrounded the Temple Mount in Jerusalem amid fears that Jewish extremists plan to storm the site. The operation follows... 93132.5 Dunams annexed within two months Axis of Logic/IMEMC 3/28/2005 The National Office for Land Defense revealed that Israel annexed during the months of February and March 93132.5 Dunams [23,283 acres], and approved constructing... IOF Attacks Peaceful Demonstration in WB, Wounds at Least 9 WAFA 4/7/2005 RAMALLAH, April 7, 2005, (WAFA) -Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) wounded Wednesday at least nine citizens, including Israeli activists in a peaceful demonstration protesting the... 4 Palestinian Family Members Wounded in Nablus WAFA 4/7/2005 NABLUS, April 7, 2005, (WAFA)-Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) wounded four Palestinian Family members while planting their land near the Apartheid Wall in the... Israeli police move to counter hardline Gaza pullout opponents ReliefWeb 4/7/2005 JERUSALEM, April 7 (AFP) - Israeli police sought to counter the increasingly virulent tactics of extremists opposed to the Gaza Strip pullout Thursday by beefing... Palestinian village fears becoming Israel's rubbish dump ReliefWeb 4/7/2005 DEIR SHARAF, West Bank, April 7 (AFP) - A nauseating stench rises from this disused West Bank quarry where rubbish from a Jewish settlement is... False alarm YNetNews 4/7/2005 Two right-wing activists suspected of placing suspicious bags in public places in order to occupy police; suspects deny, claim police "panicking" -- Two right-wing activists... Islamic leader recruits al-Aqsa defenders YNetNews 4/7/2005 Islamic Waqf officials denounce planned right-wing rally for Sunday; say they are ready 'to deal' with the masses -- JERUSALEM - Islamic Waqf officials denounced Thursday... 'One Qassam will not shatter the quiet' YNetNews 4/8/2005 Negev town under fire after rocket lands in neighborhood west of the city; yet again violating fragile cease-fire -- SDEROT – One Qassam rocket attack will... Orthodox Arab leaders demand patriarch's resignation Ha'aretz 4/7/2005 Atala Hanna, who until recently served as the spokesman of the Orthodox Church in Jerusalem, on Thursday called the church's leader in Israel, Patriarch... Defense Min. Mofaz says Israel won't ignore Qassam attack Ha'aretz 4/8/2005 A Qassam rocket fired by Palestinian militants hit a cemetery in the Negev town of Sderot Thursday evening, causing no damage or injuries. The... Former chief rabbis renew call to disobey pullout orders Ha'aretz 4/8/2005 The Rabbis' Union for the People and Land of Israel, headed by former chief rabbis Mordechai Eliyahu and Avraham Shapira, Thursday reiterated its call... 'Frustrated' militants rocket Israel The Guardian 4/8/2005 Palestinian militants fired a rocket into Israel from the Gaza Strip yesterday, confirming fears that violence in the territories may once again spill across... Israel claims it has dismantled Hizbullah cell Daily Star 4/7/2005 JERUSALEM: Israel's Shin Beth internal security service said Wednesday that it had dismantled an intelligence cell of the Lebanese resistance group Hizbullah in the... Israel plans to dump tons of Israeli garbage in the West Bank ReliefWeb/Palestine Monitor 4/5/2005 In violation of international law and treaties, Israel has decided to dump 10,000 tons of Israeli household garbage in the West Bank every month... 4 Palestinians seriously wounded by Soldiers’ fire near Salfit IDF International Middle East Media Center 4/6/2005 Israeli soldiers opened fire and seriously wounded four Palestinians on Wednesday morning near the Village of Deir ballout in the Salfit district. According to... Hafat Ma’oun settlers poison field in Hebron International Middle East Media Center 4/7/2005 Settlers of Hafat Ma’oun settlement, in the Hebron Mountain area continued their attacks against the Palestinian residents and their farmlands. Resident of villages in... Unknown gunmen open fire at a PA security office in Ramallah International Middle East Media Center 4/6/2005 On Wednesday night, a group of unknown gunmen stopped their car near the headquarters of the PA Preemptive security in the west bank city... Palestinian Monitoring Group Daily Situation Report,4 - 5 April 2005 (PDF) Palestine Media Center 4/6/2005 JENIN: Wall Construction: Land levelling for Wall construction continues in Jalbun towards Al Mutilla, Raba, Al Mughayyir, Bardala and ‘Ein al Beida, and towards... Israeli Forces Wound Five Civilians and Arrest Four Others in West Bank International Press Center 4/6/2005 SALFEET, Palestine, April 6, 2005 (IPC + WAFA) - - Israeli occupation forces shot and wounded five civilians in the town of Marda and Salfeet and arrested... Hebron Governor Calls for Stopping Poisoning West Hebron Fields WAFA 4/6/2005 HEBRON, April, 6, 2005, (WAFA)-Hebron Governor, Areef al-Ja'bari called on international community to intervene to stop Israel poisoning field and water as well... IOF Wounds 4 Civilians and Destroys a House in WB WAFA 4/6/2005 SALFEET, April 6, 2005, (WAFA)- Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) wounded four civilians and destroyed a house in two separate attacks on Wednesday in the... IDF soldier wounded near Jenin YNetNews 4/6/2005 Soldier wounded after IDF soldiers operate against Palestinian Islamic Jihad members -- JENIN - An IDF soldier sustained light to moderate wounds Wednesday after Palestinian gunmen... Israeli plan to save cash by dumping waste near water supply The Independent 4/5/2005 Israel is planning to dump up to 10,000 tons a month of its refuse in a quarry in the occupied West Bank in the... Hezbollah planned attacks on senior Israeli officials Ha'aretz 4/6/2005 A Palestinian was arrested by the security services in late February on suspicion of aiding Hezbollah in planning terror attacks on senior Israeli officials... Police officer breaks arm during clashes with settlers in Hebron Ha'aretz 4/6/2005 An Israeli police officer broke his arm Wednesday during clashes with settlers in the Jewish neighborhood of the West Bank city of Hebron. The... Three Palestinians wounded by guards' gunfire at fence work site Ha'aretz 4/6/2005 Three Palestinians were wounded on Wednesday morning, one of them seriously, when Israeli security guards opened fire on rioters at a separation fence work... PM tells security officials to avoid arresting settlers Ha'aretz 4/6/2005 Prime Minister Ariel Sharon on Wednesday called on security forces to avoid arresting settlers during the implementation of the disengagement plan, set to begin... IDF: Hezbollah not pressing Palestinians to carry out attacks Ha'aretz 4/6/2005 The IDF expects that the relative calm in the territories will last until after the disengagement this summer. This calm will help pave the... More wall, less fence YNetNews 4/6/2005 Some sections of West Bank security fence to be turned into a wall, after Palestinians damage barrier in Jerusalem area, senior IDF officer says... High alert amid warnings of Temple Mount attack Ha'aretz 4/7/2005 The Shin Bet security service has raised the level of alert in Jerusalem amid indications that extremist Jews are planning to carry out an... Prominent Jewish Rabbis Believes Killing of Palestinians as "Ordinance" International Press Center 4/5/2005 GAZA, Palestine, April 5, 2005 (IPC+ Awsat)--Calls to exterminate the Palestinians by the Jewish rabbis, as ever, are unabated. Recently, the Jewish chief... Israeli Forces Continue Rampage Across West Bank International Press Center 4/5/2005 TUBAS, Palestine, April 5, 2005 (IPC + WAFA) - - Israeli occupation forces continued their rampage across the West Bank, storming towns, raiding houses and attacking civilians... Court sentences 3 policemen for abusing Palestinian youths Ha'aretz 4/5/2005 The Jerusalem District Court on Tuesday sentenced three Border Policemen found guilty of abusing two Palestinian youths last year to six to ten months... City engineer: More Jewish building in East J'lem not possible Ha'aretz 4/6/2005 It will not be possible to build new residential neighborhoods, or to expand construction of Jewish neighborhoods in East Jerusalem," Jerusalem's city engineer Uri... Middle East settlers split on plan to quit Gaza The Guardian 4/6/2005 The first serious divisions among Jewish settlers over Ariel Sharon's plan to pull out of the Gaza Strip emerged yesterday as their leaders met... 6 security rings planned for pullout YNetNews 4/5/2005 Senior IDF officer provides evacuation plan details, says army preparing for possible Hizbullah escalation -- TEL AVIV - Forces tasked with carrying out the upcoming settlement... Israeli hurt in Gaza gun attack BBC 4/5/2005 Palestinian gunmen have shot and wounded an Israeli in a Gaza Strip settlement, military officials said. The Israeli was reported to have been working... Israeli troops beat Hebron police BBC 4/5/2005 Israeli troops have beaten and detained at least four unarmed Palestinian policemen in Hebron, reporters say. The Israelis had asked the Palestinians to leave... Citizen Wounded, another Arrested in WB WAFA 4/4/2005 HEBRON, April, 4, 2005, (WAFA)- Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) wounded on Monday a citizens and arrested another in the West Bank (WB) city of... Chairman of Environment Quality Authority: Israel Kills the Palestinian People Slowly and Silently WAFA 4/4/2005 GAZA, April 4, 2005, (WAFA)- Chairman of Environment Quality Authority (EQA), Dr. Yousef Abu Safiyya, said Monday that the Israeli depositing of garbage in... Indifferent to death: tragedy of the traumatised children of the intifada The Guardian 4/4/2005 Daily acts of violence may be leaving Gaza's youngsters too emotionally scarred to adjust to a life of peace -- 'Sawerney! Sawerney!' the children shout... Israel 'is sealing off Jerusalem Arabs' The Guardian 4/5/2005 Palestinians accuse Sharon over go-ahead for 3,500 homes linking settlements with capital -- Ariel Sharon told the Israeli parliament yesterday that he would press ahead... Checkpoint erected west of Ramallah International Middle East Media Center 4/4/2005 Israeli soldiers erected on Monday a military checkpoint between the villages of Safa and Bal’in, west of Ramallah. The WAFA news agency reported that... Soldiers invade Tubas International Middle East Media Center 4/4/2005 Monday afternoon, Israeli soldiers invaded Tubas in the west Bank and conducted military searches of homes. A local source in Tubas reported that soldiers... Soldiers attack a procession west of Ramallah International Middle East Media Center 4/3/2005 Sunday evening, Israeli soldiers attacked a peaceful procession against the Wall in the village of Bal’in, west of Ramallah. A local source in the... “Increasing threats against Al-Aqsa Mosque” International Middle East Media Center 4/4/2005 The Israeli police revealed that extremist Jewish groups are considering bombings at Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem; and decided to increase police force at the... Two homes leveled near Jerusalem International Middle East Media Center 4/4/2005 Israeli soldiers leveled on Monday two Palestinian homes in Wad al-Dam area, in Beit Hanina near Jerusalem. The WAFA news Agency reported that the... Israeli Forces Invade Town North of Nablus International Press Center 4/3/2005 NABLUS, Palestine, April 3, 2005 (IPC + Agencies) - - Israeli occupation forces invaded the town of Assira Al Shamaliyya, north of Nablus province, as troops along... Israel Plans to Dump 10,000 Tons of Garbage in the W. Bank International Press Center 4/4/2005 GAZA, Palestine, April 4,2005 (Haaretz daily)---Israel has decided to dump 10,000 tons of garbage from the Dan and Sharon regions every month in... Israeli Troops Go On Rampage in W. Bank International Press Center 4/4/2005 GAZA, Palestine, April 4, 2005 (IPC+WAFA)--A contingent of the Israeli occupation force stormed in Tobass city, north of the West Bank for... Jerusalem patriarch claims Jordan's support Daily Star 4/4/2005 Head of Greek Orthodox Church in Holy Land feels pressure of land sale scandal -- ATHENS: Jerusalem's embattled Patriarch Irineos I told a Greek newspaper... Jewish terror attack feared YNetNews 4/4/2005 Police tighten security around Temple Mount amid concerns that Jewish extremists could target Muslims in bid to stall pullout; IDF official says terrorists may... Only 8 settler compensation claims filed YNetNews 4/5/2005 Calls for Disengagement Authority Head Yonatan Bassi to resign, Committee for Settler Compensation to discuss compensationpackages, say they are waiting for hundreds of applications... Gazans reclaim destroyed farmland BBC 4/4/2005 Zakariah Zaneen lowered the tiny orange tree gently into a hole he had dug on his farm in northern Gaza. He shovelled the earth... Vandals desecrate Rabin's grave BBC 4/4/2005 Former Israeli premier Yitzhak Rabin's grave has been defaced, the latest in a series of attacks police believe may be linked to ultra-nationalist Jews... Sharon pledges settlement growth BBC 4/4/2005 Fatah militants tell U.K. paper: Hezbollah funded terror attacks Ha'aretz 4/4/2005 The Al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades have received money from Hezbollah to fund terror attacks, members of the Palestinian militant group revealed in an interview published... Yeshivat Hakotel students, rabbis moving to Gush Katif Ha'aretz 4/4/2005 Yeshivat Hakotel, headed by Rabbi Mordechai Elon, a key religious Zionist leader, has established a branch of the Jerusalem yeshiva on Netzer Hazani in... Report: Sinai bombers attacked after failed to enter Israel Ha'aretz 4/4/2005 CAIRO, Egypt - Militants targeted resorts in the Sinai frequented by Israelis because they failed to enter the Palestinian territories to launch attacks on Israel... Militants fire explosive which hit Palestinian barracks Ha'aretz 4/4/2005 Palestinian militants fired either a mortar shell or a Qassam rocket before dawn Saturday, which hit a barracks housing Palestinian security officers, Israel Radio... Burglars steal large amounts of arms from IDF storage unit Ha'aretz 4/4/2005 Two Israel Defense Forces storage areas in the Jordan Valley were infiltrated predawn Monday and various types of arms were stolen from their stockpiles... Border Police deploy in Yitzhar to prevent settler violence Ha'aretz 4/4/2005 A Border Police company deployed on Monday near the northern West Bank settlement of Yitzhar to carry out routine security tasks, as well as... Shin Bet foils bombing attack at Latrun museum Ha'aretz 4/4/2005 Security forces have captured the members of a Palestinian terror cell who planned to carry out a triple bombing attack at the Latrun junction... Town's chief rabbi urges mass lawbreaking to foil pullout Ha'aretz 4/4/2005 The chief rabbi of a northern Israeli town Monday urged "Jews by the thousands" to break the law and go to prison in order... Israel plans West Bank waste dump BBC 4/4/2005 The Israeli environment minister, Shalom Simhon, has given Jewish settlers permission to begin dumping industrial waste at a West Bank quarry. Reports say 10,000... 6 homes leveled near Bethlehem International Middle East Media Center 4/1/2005 Israeli soldiers leveled six homes in Wadi Rahhal, south of Bethlehem, after invading it and imposing curfew. A local source in the village stated... Troops shoot at peaceful demo in Nablus International Middle East Media Center 4/1/2005 Israeli troops opened fire at a crowded demonstration in Asseera Al-Shamaliyeh, near Nablus.The demonstration, organized by students of Al-Najah University, was a protest against... 86 Palestinians killed since January 2005 International Middle East Media Center 3/31/2005 A report released by the “International Solidarity for Human Rights” revealed that Israeli soldiers killed 86 Palestinian residents since the beginning of 2005. According... Settlers attack shepherds, filch four horses International Middle East Media Center 3/30/2005 A group of armed settlers from Yitzhar attacked Tuesday night Palestinian shepherds near the village of Aqraba in the Nablus region and stole four... Settlers attack a resident in Hebron International Middle East Media Center 3/31/2005 A group of settlers from Keryat Arab’ settlement, in the center of Hebron, attacked a farmer while he was planting his orchard and forced... IOF Wounds 2 Children in Khanyounis WAFA 4/1/2005 KHANYOUNIS, April 1, 2005 (WAFA)- Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) shot and wounded two children in the southern Gaza Strip city of Khanyounis, witnesses said... PA considering crackdown on militants International Middle East Media Center 3/31/2005 The PA is considering cracking down on armed groups in the West bank cities of Ramallah and Tul-Karim after such groups has attacked PA... Jordan: We will revoke all powers of attorney given to Orthodox Church International Middle East Media Center 4/1/2005 Jordan will revoke all powers of attorney given to the Orthodox Church and it will work to cancel the sales deals carried out recently... Israel's Settler Rampage By Khaled Amayreh, Electronic Intifada 4/1/2005 The Palestinian Authority (PA) is calling on the international community, including the "Quartet" (the US, EU, Russia and the UN), to pressure Israel to... Greek patriarch pledges not to sell church land in Israel Ha'aretz 4/1/2005 AMMAN - Under pressure from Jordan and his Palestinian congregation, the Greek Orthodox patriarch of Jerusalem pledged yesterday he would not sell any church land... Israeli settlers urged to give up weapons Daily Star 4/2/2005 Sharon says he prefers to leave homes intact after Gaza pullout - Israeli settlers urged to give up weapons -- Jewish settler leaders and Israeli security... 'Shoot settlers who open fire' YNetNews 4/1/2005 IDF soldiers should "shoot and even kill" settlers who open fire at them during settlement evacuation, Minister Matan Vilnai says -- TEL AVIV - IDF soldiers... 2 Citizens Wounded and 2 Arrested in WB WAFA 3/31/2005 TULKAREM, March 31, 2005 (WAFA)- Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) wounded on Thursday two citizens in the West Bank (WB) city of Tulkarem, sources said... Just For Palestinians, Radiance Cells at Rafah Border Crossing WAFA 3/31/2005 RAFAH, March 31, 2005, (WAFA)- Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) have used new way of searching Palestinian passengers at the Rafah crossing, south of the... Palestinian Monitoring Group Daily Situation Report 29-30 March 2005 (PDF) Palestine Media Center 3/31/2005 RAMALLAH & EL BIREH: Wall Construction: Wall construction continues in Budrus, Midya, Ni’lin, Deir Qaddis, Bil’in, Saffa, Beit Liqya, and Beituniya. Flying Checkpoints/Physical Assault... Two homes leveled near Bethlehem International Middle East Media Center 3/31/2005 Thursday afternoon, Israeli soldiers leveled two homes in the village of Wad Rahhal, south of Bethlehem. The WAFA news agency reported that soldiers leveled... Sabri Rajoub: How Israeli Forces "Executed" a Teenager in Hebron International Press Center 3/31/2005 HEBRON, Palestine, March 31, 2005 (IPC + Al Quds Al Arabi) - - Wadha Al Rajoub, from the town of Dura, south of Hebron, impatiently awaits the... Israeli Troops Invade Three West Bank Villages International Press Center 3/31/2005 WEST BANK, Palestine, March31, 2005 (IPC+ Agencies)--The Israeli occupation troops invaded early on Thursday morning the West Bank village of Wad Rahal, south... Jerusalem bombing planners sentenced YNetNews 3/31/2005 Two Hamas terrorists receive seven life terms plus 30 years for 2003 coffee shop attack -- JERUSALEM - Two Hamas terrorists who planned and participated in... IDF to use "mini drones" to find terrorists YNetNews 3/31/2005 Israeli Army will use special hand-held drones to locate Palestinian terrorists and weapon smuggling tunnels; deal finalized with Elbit Systems -- The Israeli army will...

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Israel, US Thwart Putin’s Proposal in the Bud Palestine Media Center 4/28/2005 Despite Chirac’s Offer to Host Mideast Peace Conference, EU Keeps Mum -- The Palestinian National Authority (PNA) welcomed but the United States and Israel rejected... Analysis: Russia seeks Mid-East role BBC 4/27/2005 Russian President Vladimir Putin has begun his short Middle East tour in Egypt, but it is his stop in Israel - the first visit ever... Sharon nixes Abbas plan on militants' arms Ha'aretz 4/28/2005 Israel has flatly rejected plans by Palestinian Authority Chairman Mahmoud Abbas to absorb wanted Palestinians and their weapons into the PA's security mechanisms and... U.S. raps Putin over proposed sale of missiles to Syria Ha'aretz 4/29/2005 U.S. President George W. Bush made plain his unhappiness over a proposed Russian arms deal with Syria during a Thursday evening news conference at... Putin plays down Israel arms fear BBC 4/28/2005 Russian President Vladimir Putin has sought to ease Israeli fears over plans to sell arms to Syria and give assistance to Iran's nuclear programme... Putin urges Sharon to support, not pressure Abbas Ha'aretz 4/29/2005 Russian President Vladimir Putin called on Israel during his meeting with Prime Minister Ariel Sharon in Jerusalem Thursday to support Palestinian Authority Chairman Mahmoud... Israel rejects U.S. request to arm Palestinian police Ha'aretz 4/29/2005 Israel has rejected a proposal by the United States to supply the Palestinian police officers in the West Bank with weapons that would assist... U.S. unveils plan to sell 'bunker busters' to Israel Daily Star 4/29/2005 The United States plans to sell Israel 100 of its most effective bombs designed to destroy deep underground facilities, despite growing concern in the... Putin: Nuclear Iran frightens us as well YNetNews 4/28/2005 Russian president meets with Sharon for several hours, promises 'As long as I am president, Russia would not do anything to harm Israel;' moved... 'Russia to beef up Palestinian security' YNetNews 4/28/2005 Putin scheduled to visit Ramallah to discuss ways to help Palestinians beef up security forces, wraps up week-long tour of region -- Russian President Vladimir... Pentagon: We’ll sell bunker bombs to Israel Globes 4/27/2005 Sources believe the bombs are likely to be used to attack Iran’s nuclear facilities. -- The Pentagon has notified the US Congress that it plans... Russia to convene Mideast peace conference ReliefWeb 4/27/2005 CAIRO, April 27 (AFP) - Visiting Russian President Vladimir Putin said Wednesday his country planned to organize an international conference later this year in a... 'The Mossad faltered in Iraq' YNetNews 4/27/2005 Saudi newspaper 'reveals' Israel's shame after Pentagon report finds no weapons of mass destruction in Iraq, contradicting Mossad agents' findings -- Do they know something... Putin arrives in Israel YNetNews 4/27/2005 Russian leader lands in Israel after visiting Egypt - makes unexpected stop at Western Wall; offers to host Mideast peace conference in Moscow; Sources at... Prisoners of Zion protest Putin visit Jerusalem Post 4/27/2005 Former Prisoners of Zion – Russian Jews jailed for promoting immigration to Israel from the Soviet Union – on Wednesday criticized Russian President Vladimir Putin and... Israeli-Palestinian-Dutch triangle Jerusalem Post 4/27/2005 Israel and the Netherlands are discussing a cooperative arrangement whereby the Dutch will help Palestinians use the greenhouses left behind in Gush Katif to... Cabinet: All Prisoners should be Released with no Condition WAFA 4/27/2005 GAZA, April, 27, 2005, (WAFA)-Palestinian Cabinet affirmed that the issue of the Palestinian prisoners is at the top of the Palestinian Leadership's priorities... President Abbas to Meet President Putin in Ramallah WAFA 4/27/2005 GAZA, April, 27, 2005, (WAFA)-Minister of Foreign Affairs, Nasser al-Kidwa announced that President Mahomoud Abbas will meet the Russian President Vladimir Putin on... Dr. Al Kidwa calls for international conference to re-build the Palestinian territories ReliefWeb/PNA 4/23/2005 The Foreign Minister Dr. Nasser Al Kidwa called on to convene an international conference for re-construction of the Palestinian territories due to the huge... Qurei: PNA Ready to Control Gaza after Israeli Withdrawal Palestine Media Center 4/27/2005 Report: Israel Sets up 5 Teams of Economic Coordination with PNA -- Palestinian Prime Minister Ahmad Qurei said Tuesday that his government is “preparing both... PLC Forms Committee to Check Dangers of Spy Machine at Rafah Crossing WAFA 4/27/2005 RAMALLAH, April 27, 2005 (WAFA)- Palestinian Legislative Council (PLC) set up on Tuesday a specialized committee to check the dangerous effects of the Israeli... White House balks at Putin's offer to host Mideast summit Ha'aretz 4/27/2005 The White House balked on Wednesday at a proposal by Russian President Vladimir Putin for an international conference this fall to seek a settlement... Israel rejects Putin's plans to aid PA security forces Ha'aretz 4/28/2005 Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived Wednesday night in Israel on a historic, first-time visit by a Russian or Soviet leader to Israel. The state... EU Voices Concern over Stalled Peace, Supports PNA International Press Center 4/26/2005 LUXEMBOURG , April26, 2005 (IPC+ Agencies)--Foreign Ministers of the European Union member states voiced on Monday their concern over the stalemate of the Middle... Palestinians plan for Israeli exit from Gaza ReliefWeb 4/26/2005 GAZA CITY, April 26 (AFP) - The Palestinian cabinet was meeting in the Gaza Strip Tuesday to prepare for this summer's pullout of Jewish settlers... Abbas: Israel Is Reneging on Its Sharm el-Sheikh Obligations Palestine Media Center 4/26/2005 Ugly Settlement’ Is the Core Issue of Palestinian – Israeli Dialogue -- Palestinian President Mahoud Abbas said Monday Israel is foot-dragging and reneging on its obligations... PA shuts down Gaza crossing to protest 'dangerous' Israeli X-ray device Ha'aretz 4/26/2005 The Palestinian Authority shut down the Rafah crossing between Gaza and Egypt for several hours Tuesday to protest Israel's use of an X-ray chamber... Russian defense minister: Moscow will provide Strelets missiles to Syria Ha'aretz 4/26/2005 MOSCOW - On the eve of Russian President Vladimir Putin's trip to Israel, Defense Minister Sergei Ivanov said Tuesday that Moscow would go ahead with... US to sell bunker-busters to Israel? AlJazeera 4/27/2005 The Pentagon has notified Congress of a proposed sale to Israel of 100 guided bunker-busting bombs, a move that analysts said could prompt concerns... Putin makes landmark visit to Egypt AlJazeera 4/26/2005 Russian President Vladimir Putin has started a Middle East tour in Egypt, the first Russian or Soviet leader to visit the former Soviet ally... PA outlines strategy for Gaza control Daily Star 4/27/2005 Abbas names tough new commander for internal security -- The Palestinian Authority outlined plans on Tuesday to take immediate control of all land and property... Pentagon proposes bunker bomb sale to Israel Ha'aretz 4/27/2005 WASHINGTON - The Pentagon notified Congress on Tuesday of a proposed sale to Israel of 100 guided bunker-busting bombs, a move that analysts said could... Five Israeli teams will coordinate Gaza pullout with Palestinians Globes 4/26/2005 The teams will liaise with the Palestinians on economic issues.-- Israel has set up five inter-ministerial teams for economic coordination for the disengagement plan... Russian Pres. Putin set to arrive in Israel for historical visit Ha'aretz 4/27/2005 Russian President Vladimir Putin is due to arrive in Israel Wednesday night for an unprecedented state visit by a Russian - or Soviet - head of... Settlements, Wall force Israeli created realities By Saed Bannoura, International Middle East Media Center 4/25/2005 Palestinian experts: Israel is trying to force new realities on the ground by expanding the settlements and erecting the Separation wall in the West... Bandung Summit Pledges Support for Palestinian State Palestine Media Center 4/25/2005 Mbeki Invites Abbas, Shaath Wants Permanent Asian and African Envoys -- More than one hundred Asian and African leaders meeting in Bandung Sunday pledged support... Abbas: Israel Only Withdrew From Parts in Jericho and Tulkarem WAFA 4/25/2005 GAZA, April 25, 2005 (WAFA)- President Mahmoud Abbas asserted Monday that Israel partially withdrew from Jericho and Tulakrem, affirming that that it procrastinates to... Dahlan Demands Full Palestinian Control in Gaza, NATO Mulls Role Palestine Media Center 4/25/2005 The Palestinian National Authority (PNA) is demanding that Israel coordinate with it the line to which it will withdraw under its unilateral Gaza Strip... Palestinian negotiators urge Israel to open Gaza Strip gates Daily Star 4/26/2005 Abbas asserts control of security services with new top level staff -- Palestinian negotiators said Sunday they want Israel to throw open the gates to... Israel: UK academic body's decision on 2 Israeli universities is 'scandalous' Ha'aretz 4/23/2005 The Foreign Ministry on Saturday denounced as "scandalous" a decision by Britain's biggest university teachers' union to boycott two Israeli universities. Delegates of the... U.S. urges Saudi economic aid for Palestinians Ha'aretz 4/26/2005 CRAWFORD, Texas - The United States urged Saudi Arabia on Monday to contribute economic aid for the Palestinians as they work to develop their own... PA to Israel: Coordinate pullout with us or face problems Ha'aretz 4/25/2005 The Palestinian Authority is demanding that Israel coordinate with it the line to which it will withdraw under the Gaza Strip disengagement plan, and... Analysis / Rules of the game Ha'aretz 4/26/2005 A week before his historic visit to Israel, Russian President Vladimir Putin's remarks to Channel 1 may be seen as a barb thrown at... Putin to make historic visit to Israel Daily Star 4/26/2005 MOSCOW: President Vladimir Putin wants to show that Moscow still counts in the Middle East when he becomes this week the first Russian leader... Hamas: We'll keep our weapons until the end of the occupation Ha'aretz 4/26/2005 Palestinian Authority Chairman Mahmoud Abbas on Monday said he expects Hamas to hand in its weapons after joining the Palestinian parliament this summer, but... Abbas speaks out on disarming Hamas after July elections Ha'aretz 4/26/2005 Palestinian Authority Chairman Mahmoud Abbas said yesterday that he expects Hamas to hand in its weapons after the elections to the Palestinian parliament in... PA wants Gaza crossings YNetNews 4/24/2005 Palestinian Minister Mohammed Dahlan says Israel must transfer control over all Gaza border crossings to Palestinian Authority as part of upcoming pullout; issue to... Israel eyes peace with Lebanon as Syria completes pullout Daily Star 4/26/2005 UN verification team expected within days to ensure troop and intelligence services withdrawal -- BEIRUT: As the head of Syrian intelligence in Lebanon packed to... Bush, Abbas Expected to Meet Mid-May Yahoo! News 4/21/2005 WASHINGTON (Reuters) - After months of delay, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas is expected to visit Washington next month for talks with President Bush, U.S. officials... Congress bill: Jerusalem to remain whole YNetNews 4/25/2005 Proposal submitted by U.S. Senator Sam Brownback calls on international community and Arab countries to recognize Jerusalem as Israel’s capital, states ‘Jerusalem not mentioned... 'Israel fails to deliver' YNetNews 4/25/2005 Palestinian Authority Chairman Mahmoud Abbas says Prime Minister Sharon has failed to deliver on pledges made during Sharm el-Sheikh summit -- GAZA - Israel has failed... Israeli President Set To Hold Parley On 'Crisis Situation' of World Jewry Forward 4/22/2005 Israeli President Moshe Katsav is taking the first concrete steps toward forming a new forum of Jewish leaders from across the globe to tackle... Interview: Sharon speaks to the 'Post' Jerusalem Post 4/22/2005 The Post met with Prime Minister Sharon late on Monday afternoon at his official residence in Jerusalem. We were asked not to publish the... Sharon vows to defy Bush over expansion of Israeli settlements The Independent 4/22/2005 Ariel Sharon, the Israeli Prime Minister, vowed to continue expanding Jewish settlements in the West Bank despite his admitted differences with President George Bush... Israel, Palestinians agree on security coordination of Gaza pullout ReliefWeb 4/22/2005 Tel Aviv (dpa) - Israeli Defence Minister Shaul Mofaz and Palestinian Civil Affairs Minister Mohammed Dahlan agreed overnight to form ``coordination mechanisms'' ahead of Israel's... Palestinians keen on coordinating Gaza pullout: minister ReliefWeb 4/22/2005 CAIRO, Apr 22, 2005 (Xinhua via COMTEX) - The Palestinians are keen on coordinating efforts with Israel to implement a planned Israeli pullout from Gaza... Russia offers choppers to PA Jerusalem Post 4/20/2005 Russia has reportedly offered to donate to the Palestinian Authority two Mi-17 transport helicopters for VIP use to replace the choppers Israel destroyed... Hizb Allah threat to Israeli soldiers AlJazeera 4/23/2005 Lebanon's Shia Hizb Allah group leader Shaikh Hasan Nasr Allah has said his group might kidnap Israeli soldiers to win the release of three... Marines storm ashore in Nitzanim Jerusalem Post 4/22/2005 The IDF refused to release more details in keeping with a policy dictated by the United States to minimize reports of Israeli-US military cooperation... Hezbollah leader hints his group may kidnap Israeli soldiers Ha'aretz 4/22/2005 BEIRUT - Hezbollah leader Sheik Hassan Nasrallah hinted Friday his group might kidnap Israel Defense Forces soldiers to win the release of three Lebanese citizens... ‘We’ll collect weapons’ YNetNews 4/22/2005 Mohammed Dahlan tells defense minister Palestinians will meet commitments for Tulkarm and Jericho security hand-over; Sharon and Abbas to meet next month; Peres and... Her Royal Highness YNetNews 4/22/2005 Wife of Israeli Ambassador to the U.S. says she lives according to "American standards," allowing her to insult embassy employees and make unreasonable demands... Putin says Syria missile sale no threat to Israel Ha'aretz 4/22/2005 Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday dismissed concerns by Prime Minister Ariel Sharon over Moscow's sale of missiles to Syria, saying the weapons would... Sharon and Abbas agree to meet soon after an exchange of holiday greetings Daily Star 4/23/2005 Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon and Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas spoke on the telephone Friday, and the two agreed to meet in the near... Sharon: despite criticisms, WB settlements are expanding International Middle East Media Center 4/21/2005 In an interview with Israeli newspaper Haaretz, Israeli Prime minister Ariel Sharon affirmed that his cabinet continue to expand West Bank settlements, despite international... Objection to more Egyptian troops on borders on rise in Israel International Middle East Media Center 4/21/2005 Chair of the Israeli Knesset Reuvene Revelen demanded the State's Attorney General Minachem Mazuz, to urge Prime Minister Ariel Sharon not to sign the... Abbas meets with the U.S. envoys on disengagement, Road Map International Middle East Media Center 4/21/2005 The Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas met on Wednesday in Ramallah with the two U.S. envoys, David Welch, deputy secretary of state, and Elliot Abrams... Middle East events continue to confirm potential for peace, though process remains fragile, Under-Secretary-General tells Security Council ReliefWeb 4/21/2005 Challenge to Parties, International Community Is Ensuring Success of Disengagement from Gaza, He Stresses in Briefing -- Recent events in the Middle East had continued... Sharon demands Palestinians stop ‘terrorism’ Middle East Online 4/21/2005 Israeli PM says Palestinians must stop ‘terrorism’ before Mideast peace plan implemented. -- JERUSALEM - Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon demanded Thursday "a complete stop to... OPT: AIDA welcome the planned IDF withdrawal from the Gaza Strip ReliefWeb 4/20/2005 The undersigned members of the Association of International Development Agencies (AIDA) welcome the planned IDF withdrawal from the Gaza Strip. We wish to emphasize... Israel not bound by roadmap until Palestinian violence ends: Sharon ReliefWeb 4/21/2005 JERUSALEM, April 21 (AFP) - Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon delivered another blow to the roadmap peace plan Thursday by demanding a complete halt to... Freed Jordanians return from Israel AlJazeera 4/21/2005 Seven of nine Jordanian prisoners freed by Israel have returned home. Two of the prisoners, who had been accused of crimes connected to the... Israel frees nine Jordanian prisoners as goodwill gesture Ha'aretz 4/21/2005 Israel freed nine of the 18 Jordanians in its jails Thursday, in keeping with a recent pledge to improve ties between the two countries... Sharon: Russian missiles being sold to Syria do threaten Israel Ha'aretz 4/21/2005 Prime Minister Ariel Sharon told Israel Radio that Israel does not accept the Russian assessment that the anti-aircraft missiles Russia intends to sell Syria... UN official: Israel, PA must cooperate if pullout is to succeed Ha'aretz 4/21/2005 UNITED NATIONS - The international community must encourage Israel and the Palestinians must cooperate so that this summer's Israeli pullout from the Gaza Strip will... EU gives $80 million for Palestinians World Peace Herald 4/20/2005 AMMAN, Jordan -- The European Union has decided to give $80 million to the U.N. relief agency helping Palestinian refugees. Matar Saker, spokesman in Amman... Isreal Fears Regional War in 2006 Middle East Newsline 4/19/2005 WASHINGTON [MENL] -- Israel has relayed its concern to the United States of the rising prospect of a Middle East war in 2006. U.S. officials... Egypt rejects Israeli plea to act as moderator with Arab states Daily Star 4/22/2005 Egypt's Foreign Minister Ahmed Abu al-Gheit said Thursday said his country would reject a plea by Israel to encourage Arab countries to establish normal... PM Sharon likely to meet Abbas to coordinate disengagement Ha'aretz 4/22/2005 Prime Minister Ariel Sharon is expected to meet Palestinian Authority Chairman Mahmoud Abbas before the latter's scheduled trip to Washington next month, a Jerusalem... Peres, Qureia agree to cooperate YNetNews 4/21/2005 Deputy prime minister and Palestinian prime minister discuss economic pullout cooperation -- TEL AVIV - Professional Israeli and Palestinian teams will begin working together in a... Sharon shrugs off U.S. concerns about settlement growth Daily Star 4/22/2005 Premier vows to retain as much of the West bank as possible -- Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon vowed on Thursday to retain as many... Israel to Expand Elkana Colony, Encouraged by US Inaction Palestine Media Center 4/19/2005 Encouraged by US inaction and lip opposition to Israeli colonies, Israel put itself on a collision course Monday with Washington by inviting bids to... Abbas Says Israel Undermining His Authority, PNA Legitimacy Palestine Media Center 4/20/2005 Palestinian President Ready to Meet Sharon Anywhere, Anytime -- In the first meeting of its kind with Israeli journalists in Ramallah on Tuesday Palestinian President... U.S. and Israeli officials meet over disengagement funds Ha'aretz 4/20/2005 Israel has asked for indirect financial aid ahead of the disengagement, and the Bush administration has agreed to front Jerusalem a 3 billion-dollar financial... Deputy defense minister: PA Chairman Abbas' time is running out Ha'aretz 4/20/2005 Deputy Defense Minister, MK Ze'ev Boim, launched a verbal attack on Palestinian Authority Chairman Mahmoud Abbas (Abu Mazen) on Wednesday, saying time is running... Rivlin seeks to delay Egyptian troop deployment along Philadelphi Route Ha'aretz 4/20/2005 Knesset Speaker Reuven Rivlin asked Attorney General Menachem Mazuz on Wednesday evening to recommend that Prime Minister Ariel Sharon hold off on signing any... Peres, Qureia to meet Thursday on Gaza pullout Ha'aretz 4/20/2005 Vice Premier Shimon Peres is set to meet Thursday with Palestinian Authority Prime Minister Ahmed Qureia to discuss possible Israeli-Palestinian coordination during the evacuation... PA says is better prepared for disengagement than Sharon Ha'aretz 4/21/2005 The Palestinian Authority has been busy preparing to coordinate the Israeli disengagement from the Gaza Strip and the northern West Bank, a senior Palestinian... EU to aid reform of Palestinian security services Ha'aretz 4/20/2005 Palestinian Prime Minister Ahmed Qureia and European Union Mideast envoy Marc Otte on Wednesday exchanged letters launching a program of EU support for reform... Israel to free 7 Jordanian prisoners as good-will gesture Ha'aretz 4/21/2005 Israel plans to free seven of 18 Jordanians from its jails on Thursday in keeping with a recent pledge to improve ties between the... Boogie's night in Jordan YNetNews 4/20/2005 Israel's army chief briefs Jordan's King Abdullah on Israel's planned withdrawal from the Gaza Strip and its upcoming release of nine Jordanian prisoners -- Army... Israel Consul in the Netherlands arrested Globes 4/20/2005 Uriel Yitzhaki is suspected of issuing 150 duplicate Israeli passports over the past two years. -- Israel Police National Serious and International Crimes Unit investigators... PM: I can withstand pressure for another disengagement plan Ha'aretz 4/21/2005 Prime Minister Ariel Sharon believes he will be able to resist international pressure for a further withdrawal from the West Bank "the day after... Shalom calls on Russia to combat 'extremism' Daily Star 4/21/2005 MOSCOW: Russia should fight "extremists" in Syria and Iran if it is to play an important role in the Middle East, Israeli Foreign Minister... Putin: Syrian missile deal will block Israeli flyovers Ha'aretz 4/20/2005 The SA-18 missiles Russia is selling Syria "will of course make it difficult to fly over the residence of the Syrian president," Russian... US aid to Negev and Galil far from certain Globes 4/17/2005 Negotiations will be confined to aid for moving IDF installations under the disengagement plan. -- US aid to Israel for moving Israel Defense Forces (IDF... US loan guarantees extended to 2008 Globes 4/20/2005 Within a few weeks, practical discussions will begin in Washington on Israel’s request for aid for disengagement. The schedule was agreed yesterday in the... Chirac: Palestinians should be offered a political horizon International Middle East Media Center 4/19/2005 Last Monday, French President Jacques Chirac told Israeli vice Premier Shimon Peres that Israel should offer Palestinians a political horizon. French Foreign Minister Michel... In talks with Peres, Chirac proposes PA economic conference Ha'aretz 4/19/2005 Vice Premier Shimon Peres met Monday evening in Paris with French President Jacques Chirac and Foreign Minister Michel Barnier, who proposed hosting an international... EU: Hamas will not be removed from list of terror organizations Ha'aretz 4/19/2005 The European Union will not consider removing Hamas from its list of terrorist organizations so long as it refrains from demonstrating "respect for human... Abed-Rabbo: “Sharon transforms Gaza into a big jail, W. B into isolated cantons” International Middle East Media Center 4/19/2005 Member of the PLO executive committee Yasser Abed Rabbo warned that Israel seeks to obstruct the Palestinian legislative elections slated for July 17. The... Qurei , Al Kaqdomi Assert Prisoner Issue Atop PNA Agenda International Press Center 4/19/2005 GAZA, Palestine, April 19,2004 (IPC+WAFA)--The Prime Minister Ahmed Qure well -known as (Abu Alaa) asserted that the issue of the Palestinian prisoners... New pope seen continuing relationship with Israel, Jews Ha'aretz 4/20/2005 Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, the new pope to be known as Benedict XVI, will continue the positive, ground-breaking relations toward Israel and the Jews that... Abbas blasts Israel for inciting against him Ha'aretz 4/19/2005 Day and night, they are inciting against me in the Israeli media. I am not the complaining type, but, despite the instructions we have... Abbas: Israel must give me time and help the PA Ha'aretz 4/19/2005 Palestinian Authority Chairman Mahmoud Abbas claimed Tuesday that the PA has collected weapons from all wanted men in the West Bank towns of Jericho... French Jews stand up for Israel YNetNews 4/19/2005 About 10,000 Jews come out for Paris rally attended by Shimon Peres, Shaul Mofaz -- PARIS - Around 10,000 French Jews expressed their support for the... US irked by Israel homes plan Middle East Online 4/19/2005 Announcement of new homes in Elkana settlement swiftly followed by agitated response from White House. -- The United States on Monday intensified pressure on Israel... Bush: Syria must shut down Hizbullah YNetNews 4/19/2005 U.S. president demands Syria leave Lebanon, close Hizbullah offices in Damascus -- U.S. President George W. Bush warned Syria on Monday night to comply with... Abbas Holds Meetings with Mubarak and Abdullah II WAFA 4/18/2005 SHARM AL_SHEIKH & AMMAN, April 18, 2005, (WAFA)- President Mahmoud Abbas met Sunday with his Egyptian counterpart Mohammed Hosni Mubarak in the Red-Sea resort... PA official hopes that Israel destroy Settlers' homes International Middle East Media Center 4/17/2005 Palestinian Housing Minister Mohammed Shteiah expressed Saturday hopes that Israel demolish settlers' homes and clean the resulting rubble, to help the PA replace them... PM Qorei Calls for Pressurizing Israel for Release of Prisoners International Press Center 4/18/2005 RAMALLAH, Palestine, April18, 2005 (IPC+ Agencies)--Prime Minister, Ahmad Qorei, called yesterday on the international community, including the Quartet (United Nations, United States, European... Silvan’s post-pullout plan YNetNews 4/17/2005 Likud activists gather in Tel Aviv, say Israel must ensure large settlements blocs stay inside Israel after disengagement; Foreign Minister Shalom: Labor won’t stay... Israel to release Jordanian prisoners AlJazeera 4/17/2005 Israel has said it will release nine of the 18 Jordanians in its jails in a bid to improve ties with Jordan, which recently... Tehran says Israel in no position to threaten action against Iran Ha'aretz 4/17/2005 Iran on Sunday rejected calls by Prime Minister Ariel Sharon for an international coalition against Iran, saying Israel was not in a position to... Abbas urges more Gaza coordination AlJazeera 4/18/2005 Palestinian leader Mahmud Abbas has called for closer Israeli coordination over the pullout of Jewish settlers and troops from the Gaza Strip, due to... 'Convert settlement into a Club Med' YNetNews 4/18/2005 Shimon Peres presents creative proposal during meeting with French President Chirac -- TEL AVIV- Deputy Prime Minister Shimon Peres sought to plot out the economic... U.S. and Israel divided on how to deal with Iran Ha'aretz 4/18/2005 Israel and the United States see eye-to-eye on an evaluation of Iran's nuclear plans, but are divided on the question of when and how... Israel seeks to resume negotiations with the PA Ha'aretz 4/17/2005 Israel wants to resume joint committee meetings with the Palestinian Authority, senior political sources said at the weekend. The working committees were decided on... Israel pushes for U.S. to take Iran to Security Council Ha'aretz 4/17/2005 Israel and the United States see eye-to-eye on an evaluation of Iran's nuclear plans, but are divided on the question of when and how... U.S. again warns Israel against expanding West Bank settlements Ha'aretz 4/18/2005 The United States warned Israel on Monday against expanding Jewish settlements, and said it would seek an explanation from the government about newly announced... Uzi Landau: Iran would nuke Israel but for fear of retaliation Ha'aretz 4/18/2005 Knesset Member Uzi Landau said on Monday evening that Iran would undoubtedly launch a nuclear attack on Israel if the Islamic republic knew that... Israel agrees to free 9 Jordanian prisoners Reuters 4/17/2005 JERUSALEM, April 17 (Reuters) - Israel said on Sunday it would release nine of the 18 Jordanians in its jails in a bid to improve... Wolfensohn to visit Israel, Gaza Ha'aretz 4/18/2005 WASHINGTON - James Wolfensohn, newly named to represent the Quartet in coordinating Israel's planned withdrawal from the Gaza Strip, said yesterday he plans to visit... IDF chief: Terror will rise after disengagement Ha'aretz 4/18/2005 Israel Defense Forces Chief of Staff Moshe Ya'alon said late Monday that terror would increase significantly after the disengagement, particularly in the West Bank... Egypt's Industry Minister tells "Newsweek": QIZ agreement a "huge thing" Globes 4/18/2005 Israel and Jordan also have a QIZ agreement, and the US hopes to initiate a similar agreement between Israel and the Palestinian Authority. -- In... Israel faces U.S. warning over plans to build 50 new homes in the West Bank Daily Star 4/19/2005 Sharon postpones Gaza pullout by three weeks -- Israel put itself on a collision course with the United States Monday over plans to build 50... Egyptian FM: Normalization with Israel is every countries own business International Middle East Media Center 4/15/2005 Egyptian Foreign Minister Ahmed Abul Gheit said on Thursday that normalization of relations with Israel is every countries own business. The United Emirates based... U.S. Breaks Silence About Israeli Nukes Forward 4/16/2005 In a sharp departure from America's traditional silence on the matter, the Bush administration has twice in recent weeks brought up the issue of... Both Sides Try To Put Positive Spin on Meeting Forward 4/15/2005 WASHINGTON — Faced with bleak media accounts of Monday's meeting between President Bush and Israeli Prime Minister Sharon, both the White House and the Israeli... Hamas: “Truce could collapse if Israel does not release detainees” International Middle East Media Center 4/16/2005 Sami Abu Zuhri, Hamas media spokesperson, warned that the truce is about to collapse as a result of the Israeli rejectionto respond to the... 'Resistance isn't our only profession' YNetNews 4/15/2005 Hizbullah General Secretary Hassan Nasrallah tells Le Monde he's ready to discuss any topic, including disarmament, with other Lebanese political parties -- Hizbullah General Secretary... Disengaging from the West Bank? YNetNews 4/15/2005 Sources close to prime minister hint he plans additional withdrawal from West Bank, will set permanent borders of Israel; hint Bush may 'reward' Sharon... At Tense Summit, Disagreements Divide Bush, Sharon Forward 4/15/2005 CRAWFORD, Texas — As photo-ops go, this one didn't develop quite as expected. The meeting Monday between Israeli Prime Minister Sharon and President Bush at... Sharon considering disengagement "B" International Middle East Media Center 4/15/2005 Israeli Prime Minister Office denied Friday news published by Yodout Ahranot that the premier is considering another unilateral disengagement. Sources close to Israeli Prime... OPT: Rice names special envoy for Gaza disengagement ReliefWeb 4/14/2005 Appointee James Wolfensohn believes "there is no more important mission" -- Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice announced the appointment of outgoing World Bank President James... PA hands over to IDF a soldier who entered Jenin to go shopping Ha'aretz 4/15/2005 Palestinian Authority security forces on Friday afternoon handed over to the Israel Defense Forces an Israeli soldier who had entered the northern West Bank... Hard-liners lose trust in Sharon after Bush talk Washington Times 4/14/2005 TEL AVIV -- Hard-line Israelis yesterday seized on President Bush's insistence that Israel honor its commitments under the "road map" peace plan, citing it as... Hamas leader: You can't get rid of us By Danny Rubinstein, Ha'aretz 4/15/2005 In a public opinion survey conducted by the Al-Mustiqbal Center in Gaza two weeks ago, 52 percent of those surveyed said they would vote... Rice talks to Finance Min. Fayad about poor economic state in PA Ha'aretz 4/16/2005 U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice talked over the poor economic conditions in Palestinian-held areas Friday with Salam Fayyad, finance minister of the Palestinian... U.S. drops Israel from fighter jet development over China row Ha'aretz 4/16/2005 The United States has curbed Israel's involvement in development of the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter, the biggest warplane program ever, because of its... Ben Eliezer to sign gas agreement with Egypt next week Globes 4/15/2005 The diplomatic agreement will provide cover for an Israel Electric Corporation-Eastern Mediterranean Gas contract. -- Minister of National Infrastructures Benjamin Ben-Eliezer and Egyptian Minister of... In a Gathering of 28 Israeli-Palestinian Mayors; a Mayor of Sderot Sorry for the Palestinians' Suffering Due to Occupation International Press Center 4/14/2005 JERICHO, Palestine, April 14,2005 (IPC+ Al Ayam)---28 Israeli and Palestinian mayors agreed to reject all forms of violence against the civilians and to... PNA Urges EU for Broader Political Role International Press Center 4/14/2005 RAMALLAH, Palestine, April14, 2005 (IPC+ Agencies)--The Palestinian National Authority (PNA) urged on Wednesday the European Union (EU) for broader political involvement in the... President Abbas to Visit Washington International Press Center 4/14/2005 RAMALLAH, Palestine, April 14, 2005 (IPC + Agencies) - - Palestinian sources said that President Mahmoud Abbas will be visiting several Arab countries before his expected trip... Abbas Slams Sharon’s Smearing Campaign Palestine Media Center 4/14/2005 Abbas: Israeli premier trying to undermine my authority - PNA Disappointed, Says Israel Does Not Want Palestinian Peace Partner -- The Palestinian leadership is concluding that... Rice: Israel provided 'no new revelation' on Iran's nukes Ha'aretz 4/14/2005 Prime Minister Ariel Sharon provided no new information on Iran's nuclear capacity during his meetings with President George W. Bush this week, Secretary of... Yemen says it will not normalize diplomatic ties with Israel Ha'aretz 4/14/2005 Yemen said on Thursday it would not establish diplomatic relations with Israel before a "comprehensive and just settlement to the Arab-Israeli conflict is achieved... Abbas accuses Israel of violating truce after troops kill militant Daily Star 4/15/2005 AL-AQSA BRIGADES THREATEN 'EARTHQUAKE' -- Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas accused Israel of violating a cease-fire agreement after undercover troops Thursday shot dead a militant in... Hizbullah ready to back Palestinian struggle against Israel Daily Star 4/15/2005 Interview -- BEIRUT: Hizbullah will offer whatever "material support" Palestinians need in their struggle against Israel as the group reiterated its "unconditional support" for their... Syria willing to try for peace with Israel Daily Star 4/15/2005 Assad complains his country's efforts are blocked or ignored -- Syria reiterated its desire to resume peace talks with Israel, with Defense Minister Hassan Turkmani... World Bank head 'gets Gaza role' BBC 4/14/2005 The outgoing head of the World Bank, James Wolfensohn, will be given a key role helping Palestinians take power in the Gaza Strip, diplomatic... UN condemns Israeli settlements BBC 4/14/2005 The UN has condemned Israeli settlement building in Palestinian territories and called for the policy to be reversed. The resolution at the annual Human... Abbas Meets with EU's Envoy to Middle East WAFA 4/13/2005 RAMALLAH, April 13, 2005 (WAFA)- President Mahmoud Abbas met Wednesday with the European Union (EU) Envoy to the Peace Process in the Middle East... PA: there is no pullout coordination yet International Middle East Media Center 4/13/2005 100 days away from the starting day for implementing the disengagement plan, there is no coordination between the Palestinian Authority and Israel, PA source... Sharon pushes for Iran sanctions YNetNews 4/13/2005 Prime Minister Ariel Sharon asks U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney to press for U.N. sanctions against Iran, says diplomacy not working; also praises Palestinian... Settler home purchase plan denied YNetNews 4/13/2005 Israel’s ambassador to U.S denies earlier reports that Israel could sell all 8,000 settler houses in Gaza to the World Bank after pullout. -- WASHINGTON... 'Pre-evacuation realty deals forbidden' YNetNews 4/13/2005 Abbas’s newly established pullout follow-up committee warns Palestinians of buying pre-evacuated land from Israelis -- Palestinian Authority Chairman Mahmoud Abbas warns Palestinians of buying any... Israeli Occupation to Shun Contacts with Mayors Connected To Hamas International Press Center 4/13/2005 GAZA, Palestine, April13, 2005 (IPC+Agencies) ---Israeli sources said that the Israeli occupation authority is intended to refrain a direct contact with the presidents... Presidency Spokesman: PNA Ready to Enter Final Status Negotiations International Press Center 4/13/2005 RAMALLAH, Palestine, April 13, 2005 (IPC + WAFA) - - The Palestinian presidency spokesman asserted today that President Mahmoud Abbas and the Palestinian Authority were ready to... Hamas says Gaza pullout would be militants' victory Ha'aretz 4/14/2005 LONDON - Israel's planned pullout from occupied Gaza would be a victory for militant violence, a senior leader of the Islamic group Hamas said in... Abbas rejects Sharon's claims PA at fault for stalled peace process Ha'aretz 4/13/2005 Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Wednesday rebuffed Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's accusations made during U.S. talks that the Palestinians were at fault for stalled... Israeli and Palestinian mayors gather to declare civilian truce Ha'aretz 4/13/2005 Israeli and Palestinian mayors gathered in the West Bank city of Jericho on Wednesday to show support for the cease-fire and encourage a return... PM: If pullout coordinated with PA, homes to remain Ha'aretz 4/14/2005 Israel will refrain from destroying the homes of settlers in the Gaza Strip if the disengagement plan is coordinated with Palestinian officials, Prime Minister... Israeli police chief in Jordan AlJazeera 4/13/2005 Israeli national police commander Moshe Karadi is holding talks in Jordan which could include measures to protect Jerusalem's al-Aqsa Mosque compound. Karadi's first stop... Sharon urged Bush: Step up pressure to prevent Iran getting nukes Ha'aretz 4/13/2005 WASHINGTON - Prime Minister Ariel Sharon presented President George W. Bush with the latest Israeli intelligence assessments of Iran's nuclear weapons program, and called on... Sharon ignores settlement warning The Guardian 4/13/2005 The Israeli prime minister, Ariel Sharon, yesterday brushed off a warning from President George Bush not to allow further West Bank settlement growth, indicating... Sharon: Israel does not have plans for an attack on Iran Ha'aretz 4/14/2005 WASHINGTON - Israel is not considering attacking Iran, Prime Minister Ariel Sharon said during his visit to Washington this week. Sharon left Washington early Thursday... Sharon's US visit highlights divisions AlJazeera 4/14/2005 Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon is heading back home after a disappointing summit with US President George Bush. The summit – Sharon's tenth visit to... U.S. envoys coming to strengthen PA's Abbas Ha'aretz 4/14/2005 U.S. envoys will be arriving in Israel and the Palestinian Authority this week for a first-hand look at Palestinian Authority Chairman Mahmoud Abbas' political... Cabinet Meeting Rejects Including Illegal Settlements in any Future Peace Agreement International Press Center 4/12/2005 RAMALLAH, Palestine, April 12, 2005 (IPC + WAFA) - - The Prime Minister Ahmad Qurei welcomed the statements of US President George Bush about halting the illegal... Palestinians Say Bush Losing Honest Broker Role Palestine Media Center 4/12/2005 PNA: US President ‘Legitimizing’ Israeli Settlements -- The Palestine National Authority (PNA) accused US President George W. Bush of “legitimizing” Israeli settlement activity and of... Palestinians reject Israeli retention of settlement blocs ReliefWeb 4/12/2005 RAMALLAH, West Bank, April 12 (AFP) - Prime minister Ahmad Qorei said Tuesday the Palestinians would categorically reject the continued presence of large settlement blocs... Bush promises support for Negev, Galilee development Globes 4/12/2005 The Israeli delegation will meet meet Deputy National Security Advisor for International Economic Affairs Faryar Shiraz next week. -- President George W. Bush promised Prime... Chinese ambassador sees closer trade and defense ties with Israel Globes 4/12/2005 If I do business with you, no-one else has the right to interfere." -- Chinese ambassador to Israel Chen Yonglong has condemned the efforts by... Jews Have No Rights in Al-Quds: Egyptian Copts Islam Online 4/5/2005 CAIRO, April 5, 2005 (IslamOnline.net) – Egyptian Copts refused on Tuesday, April 5, to take part in any conference on proclaimed Jewish rights in the... IDF liaison to boycott mayors with links to Hamas Ha'aretz 4/12/2005 The Israel Defense Forces liaison officers who deal with municipalities in the Gaza Strip have been instructed to avoid direct communication with mayors there... Excerpts from the Bush-Sharon press conference in Texas Ha'aretz 4/12/2005 President Bush: Mr. Prime Minister, welcome to my home. I appreciate our meeting. I'm looking forward to driving you around the ranch. I know... Mofaz: We're giving Abbas a chance to stop the mortar shelling Ha'aretz 4/12/2005 Israel's current policy is to refrain from responding to the mortars in the Gaza Strip and to give Palestinian Authority Chairman Mahmoud Abbas a... PA says Israeli policy will lead to the collapse of the calm Ha'aretz 4/12/2005 The Palestinian Authority said yesterday that Israel's policy is threatening the security calm. "It is Israel that is not interested in coordinating its positions... Bush, Sharon at loggerheads over settlements Ha'aretz 4/12/2005 CRAWFORD, Texas - Prime Minister Ariel Sharon and U.S. President George W. Bush remained at odds over the issue of construction in the settlements, after... Bush calls for halt to new settlements as Sharon warns of 'civil war' in Israel The Independent 4/12/2005 Anxious to maintain the momentum towards an Israeli-Palestinian settlement, President George Bush has pointedly urged Ariel Sharon to halt an expansion of a key... Legal status of W. Bank land won't change after pullout Ha'aretz 4/11/2005 There will be no change to the legal status of the territory from which Israel will be evacuating four settlements, according to a senior... Israelis to disarm some settlers BBC 4/11/2005 The Israeli army says it will disarm Jewish settlers in four West Bank settlements ahead of a planned withdrawal in July. Military officials said... PM to tell Bush: Abbas losing control, not fulfilling promises Ha'aretz 4/11/2005 Prime Minister Ariel Sharon will be emphasizing to U.S. President George W. Bush and other administration officials this week that Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas... Analysis: Instead of friendship - disagreements Ha'aretz 4/12/2005 CRAWFORD, Texas - The news conference George Bush and Ariel Sharon held at the U.S. president's ranch felt like there was something a little off... Palestinians Pledge to Trade Guns for Jobs Yahoo! News 4/11/2005 RAMALLAH, West Bank - Hundreds of Palestinian gunmen have signed pledges to halt violence in exchange for government jobs, and Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas hopes... Invited to Bush ranch, Sharon beds at hotel Yahoo! News 4/11/2005 CRAWFORD, United States (AFP) - Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon, invited to US President George W. Bush's beloved Texas ranch, spent Sunday night at a... Shalom reveals new ‘road map’ YNetNews 4/12/2005 Meets with Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak in Cairo, asks him to exercise his influence on Palestinians so terrorists would not set agenda -- CAIRO - Foreign... 'Israel may keep settlement blocs' YNetNews 4/12/2005 Bush says Israel must remove illegal outposts from Palestinian territories; earlier in interview with NBC Sharon says tensions in Israel are high, but expresses... Largest jail in history? AlJazeera 4/12/2005 Former Palestinian Minister Erekat slams Israel over pullout, says Palestinian questions remain unanswered -- TEL AVIV - Palestinians are facing growing uncertainty over the future as... Israel wants Egypt to aid normalisation AlJazeera 4/13/2005 Israeli Foreign Minister Silvan Shalom has urged Egyptian President Husni Mubarak to help Israel improve its relations with the Arab world, Aljazeera reports. Shalom... Sharon rejects US settlements warning AlJazeera 4/13/2005 Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon has rejected a warning from US President George Bush not to expand West Bank settlements, saying Israel will continue... Video: West Bank demand 'must be heeded' BBC 4/12/2005 George W Bush has told Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon not to expand Jewish settlements in the West Bank. Mr Sharon was in the... Israel 'to keep some settlements' BBC 4/12/2005 Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon has reiterated that Israel will keep hold of some settlements in the West Bank. Speaking a day after meeting... Iranian nuke threat takes center stage YNetNews 4/13/2005 Prime Minister Ariel Sharon discusses Teheran’s nuclear program with U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney Tuesday; Sharon also expected to discuss sale of Gaza homes... PM arrives in Washington to meet with Cheney Ha'aretz 4/13/2005 Prime Minister Ariel Sharon arrived in Washington Tuesday to meet with U.S. Vice President Richard Cheney as part of an ongoing visit to the... Police Commisioner Karadi on 'secret' visit to Jordan Wednesday Ha'aretz 4/13/2005 Police Commissioner Moshe Karadi will visit Jordan Wednesday for a series of meetings with his counterparts in Amman. The meetings, arranged several days ago... Israel looks to Egypt to ensure moderate Palestinian voices prevail Daily Star 4/13/2005 Israel on Tuesday asked Egypt to help ensure moderate Palestinian voices prevail over radicals as Israeli forces withdraw from Gaza and areas of the... US dressing down for Sharon The Guardian 4/12/2005 Bush insists he will not permit settlement blocking off a Palestinian East Jerusalem -- George Bush yesterday delivered an unusually stern public warning to Ariel... Peres downplays construction plans YNetNews 4/8/2005 Deputy prime minister tells U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney not to worry about Israeli plans to build near the West Bank settlement of Maaleh... Waiver Expected on P.A. Aid Ha'aretz 4/8/2005 WASHINGTON — Just weeks after the House of Representatives passed a bill barring any direct financial aid to the Palestinian Authority, the Senate is expected... Hizbollah hints at disarmament compromise Financial Times 4/7/2005 Lebanon's Hizbollah is signalling a willingness to discuss the fate of its military wing as the Shia Islamist group adopts a more assertive role... Report: Hezbollah to drop arms if Israel quits Shebaa Ha'aretz 4/8/2005 LONDON - Hezbollah would be prepared to discuss conditional disarmament if Israel withdrew from a disputed border area, the Lebanese guerrilla group's deputy leader said... Mofaz: Gaza homes should be left intact Ha'aretz 4/9/2005 Defense Minister Shaul Mofaz plans to recommend to the government that it should revoke its earlier decision to destroy homes belonging to the settlers... Bush to tell Sharon: There can be no settlement expansion Ha'aretz 4/8/2005 United States President George Bush said on Friday he would tell Prime Minister Ariel Sharon at their meeting next week that there can be... Katsav downplays Assad, Khatami handshakes Ha'aretz 4/8/2005 President Moshe Katsav told Channel Two television Friday that his handshakes with Syrian President Bashar Assad and Iranian President Mohammed Khatami were a matter... For Palestinians, transfer of power coming too slowly Christian Science Monitor 4/7/2005 Bethlehem is one of five West Bank cities expected to be handed over by Israel. -- BETHLEHEM, WEST BANK – There may be a new president... Hezbollah hints at disarmament BBC 4/8/2005 Hezbollah has signalled that it may be ready to disarm if Israel withdraws from a disputed strip of land near the Lebanese-Israeli border. Speaking... Mid-East foes reach out in Rome BBC 4/8/2005 Israeli President Moshe Katsav has shaken hands with the presidents of Syria and Iran at the funeral of Pope John Paul II, Israeli radio... 'Israel must swap land to survive' YNetNews 4/6/2005 Ynet exclusive: Jerusalem Mayor Uri Lupolianski discusses burning issues of the day with Ynet readers -- TEL AVIV - The government must move to exchange land... EU deplores plans to expand settlement blocs International Middle East Media Center 4/7/2005 The European Union called Thursday on Israel to observe its obligations, to freeze all settlement activity and to dismantle unauthorized settlers' outposts, an EU... Putin to visit P.A areas International Middle East Media Center 4/6/2005 The Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said that Russian President Vladimir Putin decided to visit the Palestinian areas during his planned visit to Israel... PA: Gaza borders with Israel should be moved to the north International Middle East Media Center 4/7/2005 Based on post 1948 Egyptian maps, the PA proposes that the northern borders of the Gaza Strip should be at least two kilometers north... President Abbas Accuses Israel of Not Respecting Sharm Understandings International Press Center 4/7/2005 RAMALLAH, Palestine, April 7, 2005 (IPC + Agencies) - - President Mahmoud Abbas accused the Israeli government of not respecting the understandings reached at Sharm Al Sheikh... PM: Most Gaza settlers will agree to go under disengagement Ha'aretz 4/7/2005 Prime Minister Ariel Sharon told activists from his Likud Party on Thursday that he was sure most Gaza Strip settlers would agree to leave... Bush won't raise thorny issues with PM Sharon in U.S. visit Ha'aretz 4/7/2005 United States President George Bush is expected to refrain from bringing up any issues on which he and Prime Minister Ariel Sharon are at... U.S. advises Americans to defer travel to Israel, avoid Gaza Ha'aretz 4/8/2005 The U.S. State Department on Thursday cautioned American citizens to defer any unnecessary travel to Israel and theterritories citing growing efforts to thwart recent... Peres to Cheney: No building in Ma'aleh Adumim for now Ha'aretz 4/8/2005 EU 'deeply concerned' over construction plan -- Vice Premier Shimon Peres met Thursday with U.S. Vice President Richard Cheney, and told him that for the... Israel to Transfer Gaza Settlements Intact The Guardian 4/8/2005 JERUSALEM (AP) - Israel will transfer Jewish settlements in the Gaza Strip to the Palestinians intact, the defense minister decided Thursday, reversing an earlier plan... Israel downplays row over settlement expansion Daily Star 4/7/2005 Shadow cast over Sharon-Bush summit -- The Israeli government downplayed a row with the United States on Wednesday over a plan to enlarge a major... PA warns against Al-Aqsa attack Daily Star 4/8/2005 Israel says gaza settlers' homes will be preserved -- The Palestinian Authority warned Thursday against attacks on Jerusalem's Al-Aqsa Mosque by Jewish religious extremists opposed... PNA to Quartet: Israeli Policies Will Destroy Peace Process Palestine Media Center 4/6/2005 Bush Urges Israel to Commit to Roadmap, Stop Settlement Expansion -- Ahead of the Israeli Prime Minister’s upcoming visit to Washington, US President George W... PNIC: 345 Israeli Violations of Sharm Understandings During Eighth Week of Truce International Press Center 4/6/2005 GAZA, Palestine, April 6, 2005 (IPC) - - A report prepared by the State Information Service (SIS) asserted that the Israeli forces continued violating the ceasefire... U.S. softens stance on settlements YNetNews 4/6/2005 White House spokesman tells journalists upcoming meeting between Bush and Sharon will focus mainly on disengagement, not the building of homes near Maaleh Adumim... Israel, U.S. hold joint missile defense exercises, officials say Ha'aretz 4/6/2005 Israel and the United States are conducting large-scale missile defense exercises aimed at combining systems from both nations, military officials announced yesterday.About 1,000 U.S... FM says Israel, Jordan near to striking deal on prisoner release Ha'aretz 4/6/2005 Foreign Minister Silvan Shalom said Wednesday that Jerusalem and Amman were close to striking a deal on the release of Jordanian prisoners held in... Fifty Palestinian, Israeli mayors plan to hold meeting in Jericho Ha'aretz 4/6/2005 Fifty heads of Israeli and Palestinian cities and communities plan to hold a ceremonial meeting next Wednesday, which they are terming "a civilian truce... PA: Arms in exchange for pullout cooperation Ha'aretz 4/7/2005 Palestinians condition plan on Israeli help in equipping the Gazan security forces with weapons and other equipment-- Senior officials in the Palestinian Authority have... Israel freezes approval of new construction in West Bank Ha'aretz 4/7/2005 The state has not sold lots or issued tenders for construction in the West Bank settlement blocs since August 2004, even though Prime Minister... Israel 'at odds with Washington' BBC 4/6/2005 Israel has acknowledged it has differences with the US over the expansion of West Bank settlements. Justice Minister Tzipi Livni said Israeli was sticking... Rice: U.S. will help to rebuild Gaza after disengagement Ha'aretz 4/5/2005 WASHINGTON - U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice says the Bush administration will help with the reconstruction of Gaza after Israel's withdrawal, but she is... Peres to ask for U.S. aid for pullout YNetNews 4/5/2005 Deputy prime minister says money would be used to assist withdrawal and develop Negev and Galilee; U.S. official says Israel expected to ask for... Bush to press Sharon on settlements YNetNews 4/6/2005 American president says he plans to press Prime Minister Sharon to refrain from expanding settlements -- WASHINGTON - U.S. President George W. Bush said on Tuesday... Bush: No to expanding Israeli colonies AlJazeera 4/6/2005 US President George Bush has warned Israel that there can be "no expansion" of illegal settlements under the US-backed road map to Middle East... Israel insists settlement expansion is not imminent Daily Star 4/6/2005 Qorei denies claims of a fallout with Abbas -- Israel has assured Washington that no construction is imminent under a plan to expand the largest... FM Al-Qidwa Praises Paris, FM Barnier Urges More Steps International Press Center 4/3/2005 PARIS, April03, 2005 (IPC+ Agencies)--Palestinian Foreign Minister, Nasser Al-Qidwa, stressed on Saturday that the European Union and French stances towards the illegal Israeli... Palestinian-Israeli meeting in Jerusalem International Middle East Media Center 4/3/2005 A Palestinian source revealed on Sunday that a secret Palestinian-Israeli meeting was held in Jerusalem, Sunday morning. The meeting was held between the Palestinian... US opposes Israeli settlement plan AlJazeera 4/5/2005 The United States has opposed Israeli plans to expand the illegal Jewish settlement of Maale Adumim near Jerusalem with some 3500 homes. The White... U.N. presses for Hizbullah disarmament YNetNews 4/4/2005 Lebanon opposes disarmament of terrorist group, saying it is a resistance force fighting Israeli occupation of Shebaa Farms; Syria promised U.N. envoy it would... Israeli envoy dies of head wound BBC 4/3/2005 Israel's ambassador to Ethiopia has died in hospital days after shooting himself in an apparent act of suicide after news he had terminal cancer... U.S. irate over Sharon's remarks YNetNews 4/4/2005 American sources say U.S. government finds it hard to believe Sharon not involved in Kurtzer leaks and communication breakdown on West Bank settlement construction... PM's team weighs request for U.S. aid Ha'aretz 4/4/2005 Prime Minister Ariel Sharon will not request funding for the disengagement plan during his upcoming visit to the United States. Political sources in Jerusalem... U.S. says Israel must give up nukes Ha'aretz 4/3/2005 The State Department yesterday called on Israel to forswear nuclear weapons and accept international Atomic Energy Agency safeguards on all nuclear activities. This is... PM Sharon pays tribute to pope as 'friend' of the Jews Ha'aretz 4/4/2005 Pope John Paul II was "a man of peace, a friend of the Jewish people," Prime Minister Ariel Sharon said at the opening of... Israel, PA discussing release of 400 more jailed Palestinians Ha'aretz 4/4/2005 Israel is holding talks with the Palestinian Authority over the possible release of 400 more Palestinian prisoners, Prime Minister Ariel Sharon told the Knesset... U.S. demands answers now on Ma'aleh Adumim plan Ha'aretz 4/5/2005 U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice was expected to bring up Israel's plan to connect Ma'aleh Adumim to Jerusalem at her meeting Monday night... Mallouh: “PFLP support Syria against American pressures” International Middle East Media Center 3/28/2005 Abdul-Rahim Mallouh, deputy secretary general of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP), member of the PLO executive committee, said that the... Gush Shalom: government is indirectly strengthining pullout opponents International Middle East Media Center 4/1/2005 The Israeli peace bloc “Gush Shalom” said that the Gush Katif Settlers, who are willing to evacuate”, are unable to do so since the... Mofaz hints UAV deal with China may be dropped Globes 3/31/2005 Minister of Defense Shaul Mofaz discussed Israel's military relations with China with Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld. "Defense News": The dispute is harming Israel's... Bush Democracy Guru Takes Hits Over Jerusalem Deal Forward 4/1/2005 On the cover of the latest issue of Pat Buchanan's magazine, The American Conservative, the face of Israeli Cabinet minister Natan Sharansky peers out... Bush Mideast Adviser's Positions Evolve Forward 4/1/2005 WASHINGTON — Last week the Bush administration's point man on the peace process, Elliott Abrams, came to Jerusalem to demand a halt to Israel's expansion... Sharon, Abbas Seek U.S. Support on Settlements Forward 4/1/2005 WASHINGTON — As they prepare for separate meetings with President Bush, Israeli Prime Minister Sharon and Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas are battling to secure... Hamas leader warns Israel to abide by truce Ha'aretz 4/1/2005 BEIRUT - A top Hamas official yesterday threatened to attack Israel if it violates the cease-fire, as the radical movement marked one year since the... Jordan says Israel has agreed to release prisoners next week Ha'aretz 4/2/2005 Jordan's Foreign Ministry said Friday that Israel will release several Jordanian prisoners detained in Israeli prisons next week. Jordanian officials have said more than... Israel to leave Gaza homes intact BBC 4/1/2005 Israel will not demolish homes vacated by Jewish settlers when it withdraws from the Gaza Strip this summer, Prime Minister Ariel Sharon has said... Qurei ; Israel Changes Facts On The Ground By The Occupying Power International Press Center 3/31/2005 GAZA, Palestine, March 31,2005 (IPC+WFA)--The Prime Minister Ahmed Qurei met on Wednesday with Minister of Foreign Affairs Ignacio Walker Prieto of Chile... P.A to return to The Hague International Middle East Media Center 3/31/2005 The Palestinian Authority said that it is preparing a campaign and an international case against the Separation wall in Jerusalem and the “security fences... Palestinian officials renege on threat AlJazeera 3/31/2005 Palestinian officials have backed away from a threat to go after armed men who shot at President Mahmud Abbas' office building and rampaged through... Palestinians want to return to The Hague YNetNews 3/31/2005 PA reportedly plans international campaign to pressure Israel into abandoning security fence -- TEL AVIV - The Palestinian Authority has prepared an international case to gather...

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Visit Ban on Barghouthi Extended International Middle East Media Center 4/28/2005 Israeli authorities extended the visit ban for the Palestinian law maker Marwan Barghouthi jailed in Israel since May 2002 for three more months, reported... Palestinian Elder lady dies of X-ray search machine International Middle East Media Center 4/28/2005 Palestinian security source reported that an elderly woman died immediately after she went through the X-ray search machine placed on the Rafah crossing to... UPDATE ON JABER DALANY’S SITUATION International Womens' Peace Service 4/26/2005 On Saturday, April 23rd, early evening, Jaber Ahmad Dalany was transferred from the Salem detention camp to Ha’emek hospital in Afula.....Consistent with earlier... Minister of Health: Israel's Use of "Naked Spy Machine" is Inhumane International Press Center 4/28/2005 GAZA, Palestine, April 28, 2005 (IPC) - - The Minister of Health, Dr. Thohni Al Wuheidi, warned that the continued use of the Israeli naked spy... Aged Woman Dies after being Subjected to Spy Machine at Rafah Crossing WAFA 4/28/2005 RAFAH, April 28, 2005 (WAFA)- An aged woman died late on Wednesday at the Rafah crossing after being subjected to the Israeli radioactive detection... Haifa University president calls on dissident academic to resign Ha'aretz 4/26/2005 Haifa University President Aharon Ben-Ze'ev called on Dr. Ilan Pappe, a staff member who supports the academic boycott on Israeli universities, to tender his... Mother Pleads to International Intervention to Allow her Visit her Jailed Son WAFA 4/27/2005 BETHLEHEM, April 27, 2005 (WAFA)- A Palestinian aged woman appealed to the international community and the human rights organizations to pressure Israel to allow... Haifa U. academic remains steadfast in support of boycott Ha'aretz 4/27/2005 Dr. Ilan Pappe of the University of Haifa's political science department remains adamant in his support of the boycott imposed on Haifa and Bar-Ilan... Commission on Human Rights concludes Sixty-First Session after adopting, 86 resolutions, 16 decisions, 4 statements by Chairman ReliefWeb/UNHCR 4/22/2005 53-Member Body Establishes Mandates for 5 Independent Experts, Including on Minorities, Sudan, Transnational Corporations -- Concerning the question of Palestine, the Commission expressed grave... PRCS Weekly Press Release 16 - 22 Apr 2005 ReliefWeb/PRCS 4/25/2005 Palestine Red Crescent Society (PRCS) Date: 22 Apr 2005 -- During this reporting period, the Israeli Army has continued to violate International Humanitarian Law and... OCHA Weekly Briefing Notes 13 - 19 Apr 2005 ReliefWeb 4/19/2005 Selected incidents: 13 April: Five Palestinians were reported injured by rubber coated metal bullets fired by the IDF in a demonstration against Barrier construction... Rafah Today: Waiting at Abu Holi checkpoint Rafah Today 4/23/2005 Under a broiling sun, thousands of people were waiting at Abu Holi checkpoint which separates the north and south areas of Gaza. Everyone in... 'Brit university ban justified' YNetNews 4/26/2005 Far left activist Uri Avnery says British academicians right to boycott Bar Ilan University -- TEL AVIV - A British academic boycott on Bar-Ilan University is... Israeli army 'lied' about Miller death The Guardian 4/24/2005 Leaked report returns Gaza Strip death of British film-maker to the spotlight -- Israeli soldiers stand accused this weekend of 'lying' and tampering with evidence... A detained Fatah leader confined to solitary International Middle East Media Center 4/25/2005 Prison administration in Galboa’ detention placed on Sunday evening, detainee Jamal Hweil, from Jenin refugee camp, in solitary confinement and barred him from his... Female and Children Prisoners under Israeli Torture and Health Ignorance WAFA 4/25/2005 RAMALLAH, April 25, 2005, (WAFA)- Two organizations, concerned in prisoners affairs, confirmed that the Palestinian female and child prisoners in Israeli prison "Talmond" suffer... Minster of Women Affairs Calls for Women Participation in Social life WAFA 4/25/2005 GAZA, April 25, 2005 (WAFA)- Minister of Women's Affairs Zuhaira Kamal reiterated Monday the necessity of women participation in the social life to improve... Israel/Occupied Territories: Women carry the burden of conflict, occupation and patriarchy Amnesty International 3/31/2005 Women are paying a high price in the ongoing conflict. Among the thousands of deaths, hundreds of women have been killed by Palestinian armed... Israeli authorities must put an immediate end to settler violence Amnesty International 4/25/2005 Amnesty International calls on the Israeli authorities to investigate recent incidents of poisoning of Palestinian fields and the increasingly frequent attacks by Israeli settlers... 39 children born at Israeli checkpoints International Middle East Media Center 4/25/2005 Palestinian Ministry of Health reported on Tuesday that a pregnant woman was not allowed to cross Al-Tuffah military checkpoint, in the Gaza Strip, the... Sick Palestinian detained for 9.5 hours and then arrested International Womens' Peace Service 4/25/2005 Date of incident: 21 April, 2005 - Time: 12:30 – 10pm - Place: Huwara Checkpoint, Nablus - Witness/es: Detainee’s brother, wife, 2 friends, and Anna (IWPS... Amnesty: West Bank farms poisoned BBC 4/25/2005 Amnesty International has called on Israel to investigate the deliberate contamination of Palestinian farmland - allegedly by Jewish settlers. The human rights group said that... Ethiopians say they can't get into TAU, Hebrew U Ha'aretz 4/25/2005 The Hebrew University in Jerusalem and Tel Aviv University are closing their doors to Ethiopian students, especially those wishing to study in prestigious programs... The Forgotten Villages of Salfit International Womens' Peace Service 4/21/2005 After almost three years in Hares, there remained a few small villages in the Salfit region that we’d never gotten around to exploring... that... Female detainee released after six months without charges International Middle East Media Center 4/22/2005 The Bethlehem office of the Palestinian Prisoners Society reported that Israeli authorities released Ahlam Salah, 28, from Al-Khader near Bethlehem. Ahlam was in administrative... IDF appeals acquittal of officer in death of UK cameraman Jerusalem Post 4/21/2005 The Military Prosecutor has appealed a decision to acquit an officer involved in the death of British photographer James Miller, who was shot by... 'I saved Israel from its madness' YNetNews 4/22/2005 Nuclear whistle-blower Mordechai Vanunu blasts Israel on Norwegian Internet chat, defying ban on contacting foreigners -- Nuclear whistle-blower Mordechai Vanunu lashed out at Israel Friday... When is our mother coming back? International Middle East Media Center 4/21/2005 A 13 year-old girl from Jenin Refugee Camp is writing a letter to Kofi Anan. Sandy Nasser Al Sa'di is appealing to international organizations... Child detainee sentenced to 17 months International Middle East Media Center 4/21/2005 Ofer Israeli military court, west of Ramallah sentenced recently a child of Al-Ezariyya near Jerusalem, to 17 consecutive months. The WAFA news agency reported... PHR: Extreme Lack of Basic Medical Services in Ofer Israeli Prison WAFA 4/21/2005 TELAVIV, April, 21, 2005, (WAFA)-Physicians for Human Rights-Israel (PHR) said on Wednesday that there is an extreme lack of basic medical services, mental... Appeal launched over Gaza killing BBC 4/21/2005 Israeli army prosecutors are appealing against the acquittal of an officer over the killing of a UK cameraman. James Miller, from Devon, was killed... PCHR Concludes Preparation for Monitoring the Second Stage of Elections of Local Councils Palestinian Centre for Human Rights 4/21/2005 On Thursday, 21 April 2005, the election campaigning for the second stage of elections of Palestinian local councils will start. It will continue until... A Sharia' Judge Suspended for Criticizing the Sharia' Judiciary Palestinian Centre for Human Rights 4/20/2005 PCHR is deeply concerned at a recent decision of the Higher Council of Sharia' Judiciary of the Palestinian National Authority (PNA) to suspend a... Following 4 Years of Administrative Detention, Israeli Authorities Release 'Ali Farraj Abu Juraida Palestinian Centre for Human Rights 4/19/2005 On Monday evening, 18 April 2005, Israeli occupation authorities released 'Ali Farraj Salem Abu Juraida, 29, from Rafah.The release ended four years of administrative... Weekly report on human rights violations Electronic Intifada/PCHR 4/21/2005 Report, PCHR --Israeli occupation forces (IOF) have launched more attacks on Palestinian civilians and property in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (OPT). IOF extra-judicially killed... Probe into cameraman's death reopened YNetNews 4/21/2005 Military Advocate General appeals acquittal of officer involved in shooting of British photographer in 2003; southern command head expected to hear re-trial -- TEL AVIV... Dozens detained in Al-Khader International Press Center 4/20/2005 Wednesday morning, Israeli soldiers detained dozens of residents on a military checkpoint in Al-Khader, south of Bethlehem. A local source in Al-Khader reported that... UNICEF Says Israeli Actions Hampered Palestinian Education International Press Center 4/20/2005 GENEVA, April20, 2005 (IPC+WAFA)-- The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) said on Tuesday that the Israeli occupation actions across the occupied Palestinian territories... Administrative detention for the eighth time International Middle East Media Center 4/20/2005 Israeli Prison Authorities (IPS) renewed military detention orders against a resident of Nablus for the eighth time. Talal, the Father of Raslan Thouqan, 32... PRCS Weekly Press Release for the period 09-15 April 2005 Palestine Red Crescent Society 4/18/2005 Qalqilia, 12/04/2005 (11:15 pm): A PRCS ambulance was stopped at Beit Iba checkpoint while on route to transport a sick 75... Ofra Prisoners Infected With Measles International Press Center 4/20/2005 GAZA, Palestine, April 20,2005 (IPC)---Scabies, an infectious disease in particular the measles are present amongst the prisoners of Ofra, nearby Rammallah as the... Israeli Strict Measure Aborts a Woman at a Military Checkpoint International Press Center 4/20/2005 GAZA, Palestine, April 20,2005 (IPC+WAFA)---The Israeli restrictive measures at "Al Tufah" barrier, the only artillery leading Al Mawassi area, west of khan... Physicians for Human Rights-Israel visits Ofer detention camp ReliefWeb 4/20/2005 A new interim report has been released by Physicians for Human Rights-Israel following a visit by a physician and lawyer from the organization to... B’Tselem: No Legal Settlements Palestine Media Center 4/20/2005 The Israeli Center for Human Rights “B’Tselem”, Press Release - Land Exproriation and Settlements - http://www.btselem.org/English -- Since 1967, Israel has established in the West... Travel ban on Vanunu extended The Guardian 4/20/2005 Israel's interior minister has extended a travel ban on the nuclear whistleblower Mordechai Vanunu for another year, officials said yesterday. Mr Vanunu, who has... Prisons Service relaxes solitary for pro-Palestinian activist Fahima Ha'aretz 4/20/2005 The Prisons Service said Wednesday that it has relaxed the terms of solitary confinement for pro-Palestinian activist Tali Fahima, allowing her to meet other... Leave our kids alone YNetNews 4/20/2005 Settlers vent fury at Police Commissioner Moshe Karadi, say cops recruit Gaza teenagers for informers -- Gush Katif settlement leaders accused police of trying to... Palestinians Mark Prisoner Day, Pray for Release Islam Online 4/17/2005 RAMALLAH, April 17, 2005 (IslamOnline.net & News Agencies) – Thousands of Palestinians marked on Sunday, April 17, the Prisoner Day with rallies across the West Bank... Palestinian Grassroots Resistance Confronts Occupation Confiscation Head-On StopTheWall.org 4/18/2005 On Friday 16th of April, Abboud villagers received fresh confiscation orders for 6000 dunums of their land by Occupation Forces. It will continue the... PPS: Israeli Troops Arrested 63 Palestinian Women in 2004 International Press Center 4/19/2005 BETHLEHEM, Palestine, April19, 2005 (IPC+PPS)-- The year 2004 witnessed a notable increase in the number of those Palestinian women being jailed by the... Settlers from Eli attack farmers from AsSawiya International Womens' Peace Service 4/19/2005 Human Rights Report No. 190 - Date of incident: April 17, 2005 - Place: AsSawiya - Witness/es: Palestinian farmers, Israelis from Rabbis for Human Rights, international... Israel, sports and racism YNetNews 4/19/2005 Fans are taking the law into their own hands. There’s violence and vandalizing of cars. True, we’re Arabs, but we’re also citizens and we... Court to IDF: Consider compensating Hebron merchants Ha'aretz 4/19/2005 The High Court of Justice on Tuesday suggested to the Israel Defense Forces that it consider paying compensations to Palestinian shop owners on Hebron's... Vanunu travel ban extended YNetNews 4/19/2005 Nuke whistleblower to face restrictions for another year, Interior Minister rules -- JERUSALEM - Interior Minister Ophir Pines-Paz decided Tuesday to extend the travel ban imposed... Humanitarian entry permits doubled YNetNews 4/19/2005 Gaza Coordination Administration statistics show 40 percent rise in humanitarian-related traffic from Gaza into Israel, but human rights organization says almost no improvement has... Eitan demands police explain behavior at anti-pullout protest Ha'aretz 4/20/2005 The chair of the Knesset's Law and Constitution Committee, MK Michael Eitan, harshly attacked Deputy State Prosecutor for Special Tasks' Attorney Shai Nitzan on... Refusnik's Imprisonment Renewed for More 28 Days WAFA 4/18/2005 TEL AVIV, Apri, 18, 2005 (WAFA)- Israeli Army renewed Sunday a decision of confinement against an Israeli refusenik, who refused to serve in the... PNA Calls for International Surveillance as Israel Uses its Doctors to Extort Admissions from Sick Prisoners International Press Center 4/17/2005 GAZA, Palestine, April 17, 2005 (IPC+Agencies)--At least 8000 Palestinian prisoners are going through a two day huger strike, in effective of entire... Palestinian prisoners hold hunger strike Ha'aretz 4/18/2005 Palestinian prisoners imprisoned in Israeli jails held a one-day hunger strike yesterday to mark prisoner day. In a joint statement issued in the name... New Activist Center in Southeast Asia to Work for Palestinian Independence Electronic Intifada 4/18/2005 Malaysia, a South East Asian Muslim state with a booming economy and a successful and peaceful multicultural, multireligious society, may soon establish a new... Prisoners' relatives denounce Palestinian PM Yahoo! News 4/17/2005 RAMALLAH, West Bank (AFP) - Angry relatives of Palestinian prisoners held by Israel denounced the government for failing to secure their freedom and warned that... Human Rights Commission adopts resolution on Israeli settlements and Israeli practices in occupied territories Electronic Intifada 4/15/2005 Report, UNHCHR -- The Commission on Human Rights this morning adopted four resolutions on practices fuelling contemporary forms of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and all... Press sides with Caterpillar's 'right' to sell tools of destruction to human rights violators Electronic Intifada 4/16/2005 Press accounts in support of 'poor' Caterpillar, ranked #57 in the Fortune 1,000 corporate index with 2004 revenues of some $30 billion, and Israeli... Israel resumes use of naked screening AlJazeera 4/18/2005 Israeli occupation forces in the southern Gaza Strip have resumed a controversial method of screening Palestinians travelling through the Rafah border crossing. The method... Al-Walaja Villagers Pledge Steadfastness to Lands StopTheWall.org 4/9/2005 Palestinians from the village of Al-Walaja, set to see their lands, livelihoods and futures decimated by the Apartheid Wall, gathered to mark the finale... LAND CONFISCATIONS GATHER PACE IN HEBRON StopTheWall.org 4/10/2005 The Wall Prepares to Swallow the Land of Sammu and Dhahriya -- Occupation Forces have issued confiscation orders in the villages of Sammu and Dhahriya... TUNNEL SYSTEM FOR PALESTINIANS IN WEST RAMALLAH EMERGES StopTheWall.org 4/11/2005 On the 9th of April a new confiscation order of 1,200 dunums was issued for a road that will stretch from Khirbet Al Misbah... Soldiers confiscate solar gas tank International Womens' Peace Service 4/12/2005 Human Rights Report No. 186 - Date of incident: Monday April 10, 2005 - Time: 11am - Place: Haris - Witness/es: Palestinian shop-owner, other villagers - Description of... 17 year old boy injured by explosive International Womens' Peace Service 4/13/2005 Human Rights Report No. 187 - Date of incident: April 2, 2005 - Place: Haris - Witness/es: Manadel, the victim - Contact details: IWPS withholds this information... Shepherd finds poison in Yasouf International Womens' Peace Service 4/14/2005 Human Rights Report No. 188 - Date of incident: April 12, 2005 - Time: Morning - Place: Yasouf - Witness/es: Wasfi Hasan Ayub - Description of Incident: Wasfi... Villagers in Yanoun punched and walked on by settlers from Itamar outpost International Womens' Peace Service 4/15/2005 Human Rights Report No. 189 - Date of incident: March 20, 2005 - Place: Yanoun (Upper and Lower) - Witness/es: Victims Amar and Khader - Description of... Norway rejects Vanunu's asylum request YNetNews 4/15/2005 Officials say nuclear whistleblower's application rejected due to formality; rule states request must be filed in country where applicant seeks refuge -- Norway has rejected... PCHR Calls for Ensuring Israel's Respect for the 4th Geneva Convention WAFA 4/15/2005 GAZA, April 15, 2005 (WAFA)- Palestinian Center for Human Rights (PCHR) called upon the High Contracting Parties to the Fourth Geneva Convention to fulfill... Commission adopts texts on racism, Israeli settlements, Israeli practices in Occupied Territory and Syrian Golan ReliefWeb 4/14/2005 United Nations Commission on Human Rights -- Continues General Debate on Specific Groups and Individuals - The Commission on Human Rights this morning adopted four resolutions... Palestinians demand prisoner release AlJazeera 4/16/2005 Supporters of the resistance group Islamic Jihad have demonstrated in the West Bank city of Ram Allah and called on Israel to release several... NYC Activists Call for End of CAT's Support for Israeli Human Rights Abuses Electronic Intifada 4/15/2005 Report, Palestine Activists Forum of New York (PAFNY) -- April 14, 2005, New York, NY - In Manhattan yesterday, sixty human rights activists marked the International... PCHR Calls upon the PLC to Approve the Amended Electoral Law Soon Palestinian Centre for Human Rights 4/10/2005 PCHR is concerned that the amended electoral law to date has not been approved and the opportunity to hold parliamentary elections as determined in... Weekly Report: On Israeli Human Rights Violations in the OccupiedPalestinian Territories, 07 - 13 Apr. 2005 Palestinian Centre for Human Rights 4/14/2005 3 Palestinian children were killed by IOF / 16 Palestinian civilians, mostly children, were wounded by IOF./ Construction of the “annexation wall” in the West... UN commission slams Israel on settlements and violence Ha'aretz 4/14/2005 GENEVA - The United Nations Commission on Human Rights on Thursday condemned Israel's use of force against Palestinian civilians and called on Israel to stop... Caterpillar rejects proposal to block bulldozer sales to Israel Ha'aretz 4/15/2005 WASHINGTON - Shareholders of heavy equipment maker Caterpillar this week rejected a proposal that called on the company to examine the sale of its bulldozers... British envoy concerned by acquittal of IDF officer in killing of UK journalist Ha'aretz 4/14/2005 Britain's ambassador to Israel expressed concern Thursday following the acquittal of an Israel Defense Forces officer who had opened fire during an incident in... Vanunu Wants Release Restrictions Removed San Francisco Chronicle 4/13/2005 04-13) 04:44 PDT JERUSALEM, Israel (AP) -- Nuclear whistleblower Mordechai Vanunu said Wednesday he is determined to persuade an Israeli court to remove... Proponents of Caterpillar shareholder resolution claim victory on International Day of Action Against Caterpillar Electronic Intifada 4/13/2005 Press Release, Jewish Voice for Peace - CONTROVERSY OVER SALES TO ISRAEL DOMINATES CAT SHAREHOLDER MEETING; SIGNIFICANT MAINSTREAM INVESTOR SUPPORT AS CAT STOCKS TAKE DOWNTURN... Mother of murdered activist launches boycott call Electronic Intifada 4/13/2005 Press Release, War on Want - CAMPAIGNERS CALL FOR BOYCOTT OF CATERPILLAR PRODUCTS -- Cindy Corrie joined War on Want and Caterkiller activists today in delivering... Anti-Caterpillar Activities Continue WAFA 4/13/2005 IRLAM, April 13, 2005, (WAFA)- Workers of Caterpillar - Perkins site in Irlam, Greater Manchester- were so surprised yesterday with a set-in protesting exporting bulldozers... Anti-wall, anti-Caterpillar protest in Beilin International Middle East Media Center 4/13/2005 Israeli soldiers used Wednesday force to disperse a peaceful protest against the separation wall in the village of Beilin near the West bank city... Wadi Qana – History, Pollution, and Resistance International Womens' Peace Service 4/4/2005 House Article No. 74 -- More than 30 women from the Salfit area gathered in Wadi Qana on March 30, 2005, Palestinian Land Day, to... Four villagers shot by Wall security guards in Deir Ballut International Womens' Peace Service 4/6/2005 Date of incident: April 6, 2005Time: 8amSummary: Four villagers shot by Wall security guards in Deir Ballut Place: Deir Ballut, on land near Wall... Police brutality in Israel? YNetNews 4/13/2005 Ethiopian immigrant says he was beaten and verbally degraded by Israeli police who stopped to search his car for narcotics -- AFULA - An Israeli-Ethiopian said... Israel Sentences Refugee to 20 Life Terms as Minister of Detainees Warns of Ceasefire Collapse International Press Center 4/13/2005 GAZA, April 13, 2005 (IPC + Agencies) - - An Israeli military court sentenced a civilian yesterday from a refugee camp in Bethlehem to 20 life terms... The problem of illegal garbage dumping in the West Bank – An old problem ReliefWeb 4/13/2005 Jerusalem – April 13, 2005) – Caritas Jerusalem expresses its concern over the recently published media item in the Haaretz Newspaper "Israel to dump 10,000 tons... Israel 'reviews mosque security' BBC 4/13/2005 Israel's police chief is reportedly in Jordan to discuss ways to protect Jerusalem's most sensitive holy site, the Aqsa mosque compound. Moshe Karadi's meetings... Vanunu, on trial for violating parole, blasts `shameful' Israel Ha'aretz 4/13/2005 Nuclear whistle-blower Mordechai Vanunu went on trial yesterday, accused of violating terms of his release from prison by talking to foreign reporters and trying... Activist groups and Corrie family call for International Day of Action against Caterpillar on April 13 Electronic Intifada 4/13/2005 Olympia, WA. — Olympia friends and supporters of Rachel Corrie and her family have called on concerned people worldwide to join them in demonstrating on... 14 Palestinians Dead Since Sharm el Sheik – including 3 Palestinian Children in Rafah Yesterday Palestinian Centre for Human Rights 4/10/2005 In another attack that reflects the continuing disregard for the lives of Palestinian civilians, especially children, on Saturday evening, 9 April 2005, Israeli occupation... Child Prisponers Subject to Torture in Ma’ele Adumim Prison WAFA 4/12/2005 JERUSALEM, April 12, 2005 (WAFA)- Many child prisoners, jailed in Ma'e Adumim Israeli colony, complained Tuesday of torture during interrogation. Advocate of the Palestinian... HRW letter to President Bush ReliefWeb 4/11/2005 I am writing to you regarding your meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon. At this critical juncture in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, it is... PRCS Weekly Press Release for the period 02-08 April 2005 Palestine Red Crescent Society 4/11/2005 During this reporting period, the Israeli Army has continued to violate International Humanitarian Law and Fundamental Human Rights, by restricting freedom of movement to... Palestinians, activists protest garbage dump Ha'aretz 4/12/2005 Several hundred protesters demonstrated yesterday in the West Bank village of Dir Saraf against a garbage dump set up by local settlements and a... Vanunu put back on trial AlJazeera 4/13/2005 Israeli nuclear scientist Mordechai Vanunu has gone on trial accused of violating terms of his release from prison by talking to foreign reporters and... Deir Yassin Remembered Deir Yassin Remembered 4/8/2005 Early in the morning of April 9, 1948, commandos of the Irgun (headed by Menachem Begin) and the Stern Gang attacked Deir Yassin, a... AS IF Gush Shalom 4/7/2005 Sharon seems to obey the Supreme Court of Israel. The path of the Separation Wall seems to have been moved to the vicinity of... Review of the Humanitarian Situation in the occupied Palestinian territory for 2004 Palestine Media Center/OCHA 3/30/2005 UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) - oPt: Full color annual report in Acrobat format, includes maps, photos, charts -- Between September 2000... 10 residents held in Eretz detention International Middle East Media Center 4/8/2005 The Palestinian Center for Human Rights revealed that the Israeli army is still holding 10 Palestinians in Eretz detention, in the northern Gaza Strip... Director of PCHR Meets with EU Middle East Peace Envoy Palestinian Centre for Human Rights 4/7/2005 On Thursday morning, 7 April 2005, Director of PCHR Mr. Raji Sourani received the EU Middle East Peace Envoy Mr. Kerstin Berger at PCHR's... Weekly Report: On Israeli Human Rights Violations in the Occupied Palestinian Territories, Mar.- 06 Apr. 2005 Palestinian Centre for Human Rights 4/6/2005 7 Palestinian civilians, including 2 children, were wounded by IOF. / IOF conducted a series of incursions into Palestinian areas. / Houses were raided and a... Israel Limits Rafah Radioactive Screening After Protests Islam Online 4/7/2005 Gaza, April 7, 2005 (IslamOnline.net) - Israeli occupation forces said they would limit the use of a controversial “radioactive” screening room at Rafah border checkpoint... Palestinian Child Talks about his Torture in Israeli Jails WAFA 4/6/2005 JERUSALEM, April, 6, 2005, (WAFA)- Palestinian released-prisoner child, Mahmoud Ereiqat 16, from Jerusalem, said that he was severely tortured by Israeli jailers in an... Experts Warn of Israeli Radiance Cell at Rafah Border Point WAFA 4/7/2005 GAZA, April 7, 2005, (WAFA)- Palestinian experts and specialists said Wednesday that the Israeli asserted that the X-Rayscreening machine (axtrai) used by the Israeli... Prisoners Conditions Worsened Desperately: PPS International Press Center 4/7/2005 BETHELAHEM, Palestine, April07, 2005 (IPC+PPS)-- The Bethlehem-based Palestinian Prisoners Society (PPS) revealed on Wednesday that the Palestinian prisoners' detention conditions have been increasingly... Israel's Peeping Tom in Rafah still operational Electronic Intifada 4/7/2005 includes photos of the machine's images] Report, PCHR -- Following on from weeks of intensive behind the scenes lobbying and, most recently a public media... Creeping boycott Globes 4/7/2005 Caterpillar's shareholders meeting will pitch pro-Palestinians against the American Jewish Congress. -- The Jewish establishment in the US has begun preparing [for] the annual shareholders... Detained Palestinian teen says Israelis tortured him ReliefWeb 4/5/2005 BETHLEHEM, West Bank, April 5 (AFP) - A Palestinian teenager arrested for throwing stones at Israeli soldiers in the West Bank says he was severely... Feature: Palestinian children living in misery ReliefWeb/Xinhua News Agency 4/5/2005 GAZA/RAMALLAH, Apr 5, 2005 (Xinhua via COMTEX) - Dirt smearing the sun-tanned face and hair standing uncombed, the 12-year-old Ahmed was zigzagging through... Specialists in Gaza Say Israeli X-Ray Devices in Rafah Border Terminal a War Crime International Press Center 4/6/2005 GAZA, Palestine, April 6, 2005 (IPC) - - Specialists and participants at a workshop in Gaza asserted that the X-Ray screening machine used by the Israeli... MPA: 3500 Palestinian Children Arrested since Al-Aqsa Intifada WAFA 4/6/2005 GAZA, April 6, 2005, (WAFA)- Ministry of Prisoners' Affairs (MPA) said that Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) arrested more than 3500 Palestinian children since the... PCHR Urges Limerick City Council to take Action to Ban all CAT Products Palestinian Centre for Human Rights 4/6/2005 PCHR supports the motion in front of Limerick City Council, Ireland, put forward by the Ireland Palestine Solidarity Campaign and supported by the family... IOF Naked Spy Machine Still in Operation Palestinian Centre for Human Rights 4/6/2005 The majority of thesemachines are considered to have the same harmful effects as X-Ray machines.--....Since the 18th of February 2005 Palestinian civilians leaving... Collaborators get surprise help YNetNews 4/6/2005 Ex-Soviet refusenik petitions High Court in bid to stop executions of collaborators by Palestinian Authority -- JERUSALEM - Former Soviet refusenik Ida Nudel petitioned the High... Four weeks of activities launched to mark Palestinian child day Electronic Intifada 4/5/2005 Report, UNICEF -- RAMALLAH/GAZA -- This year Palestinian Child Day will mark the start of four weeks of UNICEF-supported activities in the West Bank and... Israel aims to end decades-long reliance on Palestinian laborers Ha'aretz 4/6/2005 The government wants to bar all Palestinian laborers from the country by 2008, a plan that Palestinian officials warn will spell disaster for their... Detainees considering Hunger Strike International Middle East Media Center 4/4/2005 The Palestinian Prisoners Society reported on Sunday that Palestinian detainees in Israeli prisons are considering hunger strike as a result of the deteriorating conditions... Jerusalem Conference Calls to Revitalize the Capacities to Protect the City International Press Center 4/3/2005 GAZA, Palestine, April 3, 2005 (IPC+Agencies) ---The National Conference For Defense Of Jerusalem accused yesterday the Israeli occupation forces of having blatantly slammed... Palestinians and Internationals Against the Wall in Jerusalem International Press Center 4/3/2005 GAZA, April 3, 2005 (IPC + WAFA) - - Palestinians and internationals condemned yesterday the Israeli Apartheid Wall and the occupation of Palestinian territories, during a demonstration... PPS: Nour Ghanem , a Palestinian Baby inside an Israeli Jail International Press Center 4/3/2005 BETHELAHEM, Palestine, April03, 2005 (IPC+PPS)--Palestinian baby, Nour Ghanem, 1.5 years-old, has been hospitalized over the past few days at an Israeli prison's... PCHR Calls for Convening Conference on Israel's Violations in OPT WAFA 4/1/2005 GAZA, April 1, 2005 (WAFA)- Palestinian Center for Human Rights (PCHR) called Thursday upon the High Contracting Parties to the Fourth Geneva Convention to... Weekly Report: On Israeli Human Rights Violations in the OccupiedPalestinian Territories, 24- 30 Mar. 2005 Palestinian Centre for Human Rights 3/31/2005 12 Palestinian civilians, including 4 children and 2 brothers, were wounded by IOF. / Construction of the “Annexation Wall” in the West Bank has continued... Fact Sheet: The Apartheid Wall (PDF) MIFTAH 4/1/2005 The Apartheid Wall, a massive land grab which is causing the forced expulsion of Palestinians, is tearing apart the West Bank and isolating hundreds... Photos: Transforming Palestinian Land MIFTAH 4/1/2005 Palestine:the most contested land in the world – land embedded with religion and history. The illegal Israeli occupation of Palestinian land has resulted not... Preliminary analysis of the humanitarian implications of February 2005 projected route ReliefWeb/OCHA 3/22/2005 United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs -- On 20 February 2005, the Israeli cabinet approved a revised route of the West Bank... Caritas Jerusalem Goes for Peace Initiative in Holy Land WAFA 3/31/2005 JERUSALEM, March 31, 2005 (WAFA)- Caritas Jerusalem announced its joining with a number of institutions towards a new initiative for peace in the Holy... Prisoners' Organizations Prepare for the Prisoner's Day amid April International Press Center 3/31/2005 GAZA, Palestine, March 31, 2005 (IPC) ---The Palestinian Prisoner Society (PPS), in a statement, said the officials of the Society met on Wednesday with... Palestinians Commemorate ‘Land Day’ Palestine Media Center 3/31/2005 Shawqi al-Khatib: Israeli Injustice Must Be Rectified Immediately -- Palestinians in the occupied West Bank and Gaza Strip joined their Israeli Palestinian compatriots Wednesday in...

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Teachers strike in front of PLC International Middle East Media Center 4/28/2005 At least 6000 striking teachers protested in front of the Palestinian Legislative Council and Prime Minister office in Ramallah, and chanted slogans against the... Years of delays at Gaza airport BBC 4/15/2005 It is everything you might expect of a modern Middle Eastern airport. The architecture is in the Arab style - slim pillars rise to a... Turkish, Israeli and Palestinian businessmen in cooperation initiative Daily Star 4/29/2005 Forum hopes to boost economic links -- ANKARA: Businessmen from Turkey, Israel and the Palestinian territories met here for the first time as part of... Israel-Palestinian trade up 37% since 2001 Globes 4/28/2005 84% of Israeli-Palestinian trade comprised Israeli exports. Israeli imports from the PA rose by 30%. -- A Federation of Israeli Chambers of Commerce survey conducted... Rand Corporation: Build infrastructure corridor between West Bank, Gaza Globes 4/28/2005 The recommendations will cost about $33 billion in capital investment in the first ten years. -- The Rand Corporation, one of the world's leading research... Alrosa confirms it will market $250m of Angolan diamonds a year in Israel with DGI Globes 4/28/2005 Lev Leviev was supposed to market Katoka mine rough diamonds. -- At a meeting last night with Dan Gertler, Israel Diamond Exchange president Avi Paz... Israeli-Palestinian delegation leaves for Turkey Globes 4/28/2005 Eight Palestinian Chambers of Commerce heads are in the delegation. -- A joint delegation of leaders of Israel and Palestinian economic organizations left yesterday on... Trade with Palestinians up 37 percent YNetNews 4/27/2005 Israeli trade with Palestinian Authority grew from USD 1.4 billion in 2003 to USD 1.9 billion in 2004; Federation of the Israeli Chambers of... Study: Little chance for Mideast gas network with Israel Globes 4/27/2005 Petroleum Economist": It's economically logical to supply Egyptian natural gas to Jordan, Syria, Lebanon, and the PA, but Israel is excluded. -- In a survey... FDA approves new Teva drug YNetNews 4/28/2005 Israeli pharmaceutical company receives FDA approval for new anti-psychotic drug -- PETACH TIKVA - Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. said Wednesday it has received approval from the... West Bank and Gaza: Tertiary education project ReliefWeb 4/27/2005 WASHINGTON - The following project was approved today by the World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors: IDA GRANT AMOUNT: $10 million -- PROJECT DESCRIPTION: The development... Israeli railway authority plans to link Gaza International Middle East Media Center 4/26/2005 Israeli sources reported that the Israeli railway Authority is planning to link the Gaza Strip with the railway as part of a project that... Microsoft probes suspected irregularities at Microsoft Israel Globes 4/26/2005 The company suspects that licenses were sold to foreign users, harming its representatives in those countries. -- Microsoft (Nasdaq:MSFT) has sent a team to... Manufacturers: First quarter drop in exports sharpest in 3.5 years Globes 4/26/2005 Manufacturers Association president Shraga Brosh: A slowdown in Western markets has lowered demand for Israeli exports. -- The Manufacturers Association's export figures indicate a 5%... "The Economist" sees unemployment in Israel falling faster than expected Globes 4/26/2005 Israel's economy is stable and strong, thanks to an inflow of foreign investment and rising exports." -- Israel's economy is stable and strong, thanks to... Public Works: $30 Million Required for Reconstruction of Khan Younis Houses International Press Center 4/25/2005 KHAN YOUNIS, Palestine, April 25, 2005 (IPC) - - The Department of Housing and Public Works in Khan Younis province declared yesterday that the reconstruction of... Contractors say 'no' to trailer housing YNetNews 4/25/2005 President of Israeli contractors’ association says Gaza evacuees should move to available Negev apartments -- TEL AVIV - President of Israel's contractors association, Aharon Cohen, lashed... Prices down 0.2% in past 12 months Globes 4/25/2005 Government-supervised prices were 5.6% higher in the first quarter of 2005, compared with 2004. -- Prices have fallen by 0.2% over the past 12 months... Public sector wages: 16% of GDP Globes 4/25/2005 10% of public sector wages are for civil servants’ salaries and pensions. -- Israel spends 16% of its GDP on salaries and pension in the... The new slaves Globes 4/22/2005 This Passover eve, Israel must reconsider its economic model. -- On the eve of Passover, Israel finds itself is an odd situation. On one hand... Israeli, Jordanian, Palestinian representatives sign Red-Dead Sea Canal study agreement Globes 4/22/2005 The proposed NIS 3 billion canal from the Red Sea and Dead Sea will produce power, and save the Dead Sea. -- Professional representatives of... Alrosa CEO to discuss rough diamond deliveries to Israeli merchant Globes 4/21/2005 Alexander Nichiporuk will visit the Ramat Gan Diamond Exchange next week. He may be a part of Russian President Vladimir Putin's entourage. -- Alrosa CEO... USAID: Kindergarten for Tal El Sultan and A Youth Club for Buriej Refugee Camp in Gaza Strip WAFA 4/21/2005 RAFAH, April, 21, 2005, (WAFA)- Catholic Relief Services (CRS) and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID ) opened Wednesday a new kindergarten for... Longest strike in Israeli history comes to an end Ha'aretz 4/21/2005 Good news for the tens of thousands of public transport users in Be'er Sheva: Today, after a strike that lasted 147 days, the city's... OPT: Monitoring Project - Impact of the Current Crisis in the West Bank and Gaza Strip Survey Report #24 ReliefWeb 4/20/2005 Source: The Water and Sanitation and Hygiene Monitoring Project (WaSH MP) -- Date: 30 Mar 2005 - Introduction: The first section of this report presents a... NII: Israel has one of widest social gaps in West Ha'aretz 4/20/2005 Recent budget cuts have reduced social expenditures in Israel to among the lowest among western countries, while the parallel income tax reforms primarily have... Private consumption soars, industrial output slows Globes 4/20/2005 Trade and services proceeds rose by an annualized 6.2% in December 2004-February 2005. -- Private consumption grew rapidly in December 2004-February 2005, but... Court halts bank strike YNetNews 4/17/2005 National labor court issues a warrant preventing Israeli bank workers from striking. Workers are complying. Another court hearing scheduled for Wednesday -- TEL AVIV - A... Peres's 'peace' investment fund folds YNetNews 4/18/2005 Continuing conflict causes technology fund aimed at increased economic cooperation between Israel, PA to come a cropper -- The Shalom Investment Fund, founded at the... Going down? YNetNews 4/19/2005 By 2009, Israel will be ranked last among developed countries in terms of government allowances, National Insurance Institute report says; poverty growing, gap between... Unemployment figures drop, again YNetNews 4/18/2005 February jobless rate stood at 9.8 percent, Central Bureau of Statistics figures show -- TEL AVIV – The country's unemployment rate declined again in February and... Intercosma wants US partner for US chain Globes 4/18/2005 Representatives from Intercosma will meet with managers of a large US shopping mall chain in the next few days to discuss market penetration. -- Intercosma...