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Resistance fires mortar shells at Gush Katif settlement International Middle East Media Center 5/29/2005 An Israeli military source reported that two Qassam rockets and several homemade shells were fired at Gush Katif settlement bloc in the Gaza Strip... Two barracks leveled near Bethlehem International Middle East Media Center 5/30/2005 Monday morning, Israeli soldiers leveled two barracks used for raising livestock, in the village of Batteer, west of Bethlehem. The WAFA news agency reported... Army invades Allar, Shweika, near Tulkarem International Middle East Media Center 5/28/2005 Saturday afternoon, Israeli soldiers invaded the village of Allar and Shweika area, north of Tulkarem and conducted military searches. The WAFA news agency reported... PA: Hamas splitters formed Jundallah "God's Brigades" International Middle East Media Center 5/20/2005 A militant group named Jundallah "God's Brigades" became first known earlier this week as it declared responsibility for an attack on an army post... Who killed Samir Rantisi? International Middle East Media Center 5/30/2005 On Sunday at night a masked gunman shot dead reporter Samir Rantisi, an aid of former Palestinian information minister Yasser Abed Rabo, a leading... IDF arrests would-be bomber near Nablus Ha'aretz 5/29/2005 The discovery on Friday of an explosives belt at an Israel Defense Forces checkpoint near Nablus is believed to have foiled a suicide attack... Female university student arrested in Hebron International Middle East Media Center 5/30/2005 A Palestinian security source reported on Monday that Israeli soldiers arrested Sunday a female university student on a military checkpoint which was installed at... SIS: 4,032 Palestinians Killed, Including 750 Children, During Intifada International Press Center 5/30/2005 GAZA, May 30, 2005 (IPC) - - A report made by the State Information Service (SIS) asserted that during Al Aqsa Intifada, Israeli forces killed 4,032... IOF Arrests Citizen in Hebron WAFA 5/29/2005 HEBRON, May 29, 2005 (WAFA)- Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) arrested Saturday a citizen in the West Bank, city of Hebron, witnesses said. Local witnesses... Two Unarmed Palestinians Shot Dead Palestine Chronicle 5/30/2005 The four deaths raised the Palestinian death toll to more than 3,856 since the outbreak of the Intifada.." -- OCCUPIED JERUSALEM - The United States was... Israel Obstructs Arming PNA Police Palestine Media Center 5/29/2005 IOF Shoot Dead 2 Unarmed Palestinians, Man Denied Access to Hospital Dies -- The United States was pressuring the Palestinian National Authority (PNA) to disarm... OPT: Fears grow for Mideast truce after Israeli strike in Gaza ReliefWeb 5/30/2005 GAZA CITY, May 30 (AFP) - Two Palestinian civilians in the northern Gaza Strip were wounded late Sunday by a rocket fired from an Israeli... IOF Arrests 2 Citizens WAFA 5/30/2005 HEBRON, May 30, 2005, (WAFA)- Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) arrested two citizens, including a girl, in two separate violations in the West Bank, Palestinian... Five Residents Killed, Two Women Wounded in oPt International Press Center 5/30/2005 GAZA, Palestine, May 30, 2005 (IPC+WAFA)- Five residents were killed yesterday in the occupied Palestinian territories as two women were wounded by a... PA security forces uncover tunnel dug by terrorists under Gush Katif Ha'aretz 5/31/2005 b>PA suspends plans to execute Palestinian collaborators / PA arrests suspect in Ramallah assassination -- Palestinian Authority security forces in the Gaza Strip on... Court orders IDF to compensate Jenin family wounded in raid Ha'aretz 5/30/2005 The Nazareth Magistrate's Court on Monday ordered the Defense Ministry and the Israel Defense Forces to compensate a Palestinian family from Jenin whose mother... The fight is over YNetNews 5/30/2005 Yona Melina passes away decade after Jerusalem terror attack leaves him paralyzed from neck down, fighting for his life. His attorney: ' Yona loved the... IAF strike on militants wounds 3 Palestinians in Gaza Strip Ha'aretz 5/30/2005 Four Palestinians were killed in separate incidents in the West Bank and Gaza on Sunday, three in apparent 'work accidents' in the Gaza Strip... IDF strikes in Gaza YNetNews 5/30/2005 Air Force fires three missiles at Qassam rocket-launching cell; two Palestinians sustain moderate wounds. On Sunday, three Palestinians killed in two separate incidents in... Palestinians clash with Israeli police AlJazeera 5/30/2005 Several Palestinian protesters and an Israeli police officer have been injured during a protest against a Greek Orthodox patriarch near a Christian site in... City to raze homes of 1,000 residents in East Jerusalem neighborhood Ha'aretz 5/30/2005 The Jerusalem Municipality has begun proceedings to raze 88 buildings housing some 1,000 residents in the Silwan neighborhood, to "restore the area to its... Hamas threatens suicide attacks in U.K. YNetNews 5/30/2005 Warning follows leader's call for attacks against U.K. targets; however, fundraising successes may dampen interest in high-profile attacks -- JERUSALEM - Hamas has several cells inside... Bedouin convicted on 'terror' charges YNetNews 5/30/2005 Beer Sheva court finds Bedouin guilty of attempting to carry out attack against IDF soldiers; three others arrested in connection -- BEER SHEVA - The Beer... PA discovers weapons' smuggling tunnel YNetNews 5/31/2005 Palestinian security forces find tunnel near city of Khan Yunis in Gaza Strip; say aimed at smuggling weapons and terrorists to carry out attacks... Israeli army kills more Palestinians By Khalid Amayreh, Electronic Intifada/AlJazeera 5/29/2005 Israeli occupation soldiers have shot and killed a Palestinian man in the southern West Bank town of Hebron, hours after the killing of another... Israeli navy fires at fishing boats in Gaza International Middle East Media Center 5/27/2005 Friday at dawn, Israeli naval boats fired at Palestinian fishing boats in Dir al-Balah Sea, in the central Gaza Strip. A Palestinian security source... Three arrested near Ramallah International Middle East Media Center 5/28/2005 Friday afternoon, an Israeli military source reported that soldiers arrested three residents at Qalandia checkpoint, near the West Bank city of Ramallah. Army claims... Palestinian killed in an explosion in Beit Lahya International Middle East Media Center 5/28/2005 Palestinian medical source reported early Saturday that a Palestinian man was killed in an explosion in the northern Gaza Strip town of Beit Lahya... Eight arrested south of Ramallah International Middle East Media Center 5/27/2005 Friday morning, Israeli soldiers invaded the village of Beit Liqya, south of Ramallah, and arrested eight residents. A local source in the village reported... Report: Four killed, 25 injured in one week International Middle East Media Center 5/27/2005 Israeli soldiers resumed their operations and invasions in the Palestinian territories killing four residents, and injuring 25 others over the last week. A report... Settlers attack homes in Hebron International Middle East Media Center 5/28/2005 Friday afternoon, an extremist settlers group attacked dozens of residents and homes in the southern West Bank city of Hebron, and burnt farmlands near... Israel weighs response after IDF vehicle hits roadside bomb Ha'aretz 5/28/2005 An Israel Defense Forces armored vehicle hit a roadside bomb near the workers gate at the Erez border crossing in the Gaza Strip, Israel... Environmentalists protest at Nitzanim YNetNews 5/27/2005 Construction of caravans designated for settlers slated for evacuation begins in Nitzanim sand dune area; Nitzan residents say they are willing to absorb settlers... 3 soldiers seriously wounded in accident YNetNews 5/27/2005 13 soldiers injured when ‘Safari’ transport vehicle flips over in northern Mt. Dov region -- Thirteen IDF troops belonging to an elite unit were wounded... IDF thwarts possible terror attack YNetNews 5/27/2005 Troops apprehend Palestinian at roadblock near Nablus after soldiers find explosive belt in his bag; earlier, soldiers arrest two Palestinians carrying Molotov cocktail bottles... Half of Neveh Dekalim favors moving to tent city Ha'aretz 5/27/2005 The residents of Neveh Dekalim in Gush Katif decided in a dramatic meeting Tuesday that half of them will move to a tent city... Army invades three villages near Hebron International Middle East Media Center 5/26/2005 Thursday at dawn, Israeli soldiers invaded three villages near the southern West Bank city of Hebron. A local source in Hebron reported that soldiers... Child critically injured in Rafah International Middle East Media Center 5/26/2005 A medical source at abu Yousef al-Najjar in Rafah, reported that a 12 years old child was critically injured of military fire in al-Shaboura... Soldiers stop school bus, attack children near Qalqilia International Middle East Media Center 5/26/2005 Thursday afternoon, Israeli soldiers attacked and punched several children, on their way back home from school, in Wad al-Rasha area, south of Qalqilia. A... Army invades village near Tulkarem International Middle East Media Center 5/26/2005 The WAFA news agency reported Israeli soldiers invaded the village of Beit Leed, east of the northern West Bank city of Tulkarem. A local... ICAHD: Jerusalem Municipality to Demolish 88 Houses in East Jerusalem International Middle East Media Center 5/25/2005 The Israeli Committee Against House Demolitions (ICAHD) reported that Jerusalem Municipality intends to demolish 88 houses in the el-Bustan area of Silwan village in... Maps: Occupied Palestinian Territory : West Bank closures - Comparison between Nov 2004 - Apr 2005 (PDF) ReliefWeb/OCHA 5/26/2005 Source: United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA... A Child Wounded, 2 Citizens Arrested WAFA 5/26/2005 RAFAH, May 26, 2005 (WAFA)- A Palestinian child seriously wounded on Thursday when Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) opened fire towards her in the southern... Israeli Ruling to Demolish 90 Homes, Making 2500 Residents Homeless in Jerusalem International Press Center 5/26/2005 PALESTINE, May26, 2005 (IPC+WAFA)-- An Israeli occupation court issued a ruling that several houses of Al -Bustan neighborhood of Silwan village adjacent to... IOF Arrests one of PNA's Intelligence Member WAFA 5/26/2005 HEBRON, May, 26, 2005, (WAFA)-Israeli Occupation Forces(IOF) arrested today a memeber of the PNA Military Intelligent Services in the West Bank city... PNIC: 15th Week of Ceasefire Riddled with Israeli Violations International Press Center 5/26/2005 GAZA, Palestine, May 26, 2005 (IPC) - - The weekly report of the State Information Service (SIS) monitoring the state of the ceasefire revealed that Israeli... Israeli Forces Wound a Child and Denies Another Needed Treatment International Press Center 5/26/2005 KHAN YOUNIS, Palestine, May 26, 2005 (IPC + WAFA) - - Israeli occupation forces wounded a child during a shelling of homes in Khan Younis, while denying... IOF Destroys Animal Farm, Shells House in Hebron WAFA 5/26/2005 HEBRON, May 26, 2005 (WAFA)- Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) destroyed Thursday an animal farm and shelled a house in the West Bank city of... Map: West Bank Closures, April 2005 (PDF) ReliefWeb/OCHA 5/26/2005 Source: United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA... Protesters Anonymous YNetNews 5/26/2005 Dozens of minors, arrested for blocking roads last week to protest pullout plan, are refusing to identify themselves to police -- PETAH TIKVA – Dozens of... Sharon guard arrested as security threat Ha'aretz 5/25/2005 A security guard at Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's Sycamore Ranch and two right-wing activists, all residents of Sderot, were arrested by the Shin Bet... Dozens detained, interrogated in Hebron International Middle East Media Center 5/25/2005 Wednesday afternoon, Israeli soldiers intensified military presence in Bab al-Zawiya area, in the center of Hebron, and interrogated dozens of residents. A local source... Israeli Forces Curb Ambulance's Movement Transporting Seriously Wounded Child International Press Center 5/24/2005 BETHLEHEM, Palestine, May 24, 2005 (IPC + WAFA) - - Israeli occupation soldiers curbed the movement of an ambulance carrying a seriously wounded child from a car... Israeli Occupation Arrest Three Residents in Nablus International Press Center 5/25/2005 PALESTINE, May25, 2005(IPC+WAFA)--Tuesday evening, Israeli occupation soldiers arrested three residents on Huwwara checkpoint, south of Nablus and stormed AL Ma'jeen area... Kfar Darom settlers turn away Government Representative International Middle East Media Center 5/25/2005 Settlers of the Kfar Darom settlement in the Gaza Strip turned away the Director-General of the Prime Minister's Office Ilan Cohen as he was... Work on the Annexation Wall to resume in the Salfit Area International Womens' Peace Service 5/24/2005 The Israeli High Court has lifted the temporary injunctions - May 21, 2005 -- The Israeli High Court has lifted the temporary injunctions that had frozen... IOF Wounds a Child, Arrests a Citizen WAFA 5/25/2005 KHANYOUNIS, May 25, 2005, (WAFA)- A Palestinian child wounded on Wednesday when Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) opened heavy machine gunfire towards citizens in the... Pullout foes publish `Page of Shame' Web site Ha'aretz 5/24/2005 A Web site sponsored by a group of anti-disengagement movements, the "Page of Shame," lists the names of public and private individuals and organizations... Troops arrest Palestinian teen carrying bombs near Nobles Ha'aretz 5/25/2005 Israel Defense Forces soldiers arrested a 15-year-old Palestinian boy at a West Bank checkpoint yesterday who was discovered carrying two pipe bombs. It... Anti-pullout activists block highway YNetNews 5/25/2005 Burn tires along central Tel Aviv segment of major highway; police discover 60 tires apparently intended for future demonstrations in northern Tel Aviv neighborhood... 'A tempest in a teacup' YNetNews 5/24/2005 Shin Bet arrests two Sderot residents on suspicion of gathering information reagrding Sharon's security arrangements; suspects released after questioning -- SDEROT - The Shin Bet and... Orthodox Church dismisses Jerusalem patriarch Daily Star 5/25/2005 Irineos may take matter to international courts -- ISTANBUL: Orthodox Church leaders have decided to dismiss Jerusalem's beleaguered Greek Orthodox Patriarch Irineos I from office... IDF prepares for possible escalation YNetNews 5/26/2005 Three-day exercise aims to examine IDF’s capability to respond to violence along northern border during disengagement, when large number of IDF units would be... 2 children Wounded in GS, 3 arrested in WB WAFA 5/22/2005 RAFAH, May, 22, 2005, (WAFA)-Two Palestinian children wounded on Sunday in Rafah city, south of Gaza Strip (GS), because of a mysterious object... UNRWA protests armed violation of its premises and threats to its staff ReliefWeb 5/23/2005 On 18 May three armed and hooded men entered the UNRWA clinic in the Far'a Refugee camp. Using threats and intimidation they forced an... Child Wounded, Another Arrested, Medical Team Banned in WB WAFA 5/23/2005 HEBRON, May 23, 2005, (WAFA)-Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) wounded Monday a child and arrested another in the West Bank (WB) city of Hebron... PNA Official: Resistance Factions Agree to Stop Makeshift Mortar International Press Center 5/23/2005 GAZA, Palestine, May 22,2005 (IPC+Agencies)---Palestinian resistance fighters have agreed to halt a wave of makeshift mortar attacks on Israeli settlements in the... Homes shelled west of Rafah International Middle East Media Center 5/23/2005 Monday at dawn, Israeli soldiers shelled homes in Tal al-Sultan area, west of Rafah, south of the Gaza Strip. The WAFA news agency reported... Explosive detonates near Army Jeep International Middle East Media Center 5/23/2005 An Israeli military source reported on Monday that an explosive device detonated near a military jeep in a village near the West Bank city... Clashes near Hebron, child injured International Middle East Media Center 5/23/2005 A medical source in Alia Hospital, in Hebron, reported that one child was badly injured by military fire in the village of Doura, west... A Tulkarem Resident Wounded, Israeli Activists Arrested International Press Center 5/22/2005 TULKAREM, Palestine, May22, 2005 (IPC+ Agencies)--Israeli occupation troops shot and wounded yesterday night a Palestinian resident of the West Bank city of Tulkarem... Al-Hurani: Attacking Palestinians in Iraq a Mossad-plotted International Press Center 5/23/2005 GAZA, Palestine, May23, 2005 (IPC Exclusive)--Head of the Gaza-based Palestinian National Center for Research and Documentation, Abdullah Al-Hurani, believed Monday that the latest... Palestinian moderately hurt by PA police officers in Ramallah Ha'aretz 5/23/2005 A Palestinian man was moderately hurt by Palestinian Authority police officers during an anti-separation fence demonstration in the West Bank city of Ramallah on... Army invades area near Bethlehem International Middle East Media Center 5/23/2005 Monday morning, Israeli soldiers surrounded Bir ‘Ona area, near Bethlehem after closing it and imposing curfew barring the residents from leaving their homes. Director... Homes, barracks leveled near Hebron International Middle East Media Center 5/23/2005 Sunday afternoon, Israeli soldiers forced dozens of families out of their homes and residency barracks in Msafer Yatta area, south of Hebron. Saber al-Hreiny... 2 Children Wounded In Rafah, 5 Homes Demolished In Hebron International Press Center 5/23/2005 GAZA, Palestine, May23,2005 (IPC+WAFA)---At early dawn today, the Israeli occupation forces manning a military checkpoint in Tal Al Suttan area, west of... Soldiers use child as human shield near Hebron International Middle East Media Center 5/24/2005 Israeli TV, channel 10 reported on Monday night, that Israeli soldiers used a Palestinian child as a human shield in the village of Doura... Palestinian boy caught with bombs YNetNews 5/23/2005 Alert soldiers detain 14-year-old in possession of two pipe bombs at West Bank roadblock -- Alert soldiers at the Hawara roadblock south of the... The Israel Defense Forces has postponed collecting weapons from Gaza Strip settlers, and will re-examine at the last minute whether there is a need to do so at all, military sources told Haaretz.Colle Ha'aretz 5/22/2005 The Israel Defense Forces has postponed collecting weapons from Gaza Strip settlers, and will re-examine at the last minute whether there is a need... Palestinians clash with Israeli police AlJazeera 5/23/2005 Several Palestinian protesters and an Israeli police officer have been injured during a protest against a Greek Orthodox patriarch near a Christian site in... Video: Jewish settlers continue attacks on Palestinians AlJazeera 5/23/2005 Report from Hebron's Old City about the recent increase in attacks by Jewish settlers against Palestinians in the West Bank... Army: stolen ammunition in Yitzhar might be used to terrorize Palestinians International Middle East Media Center 5/21/2005 Ammunition and night-vision equipment disappeared from the army post at the West Bank settlement of Yitzhar on several occasions, senior army official told Israeli... Settlers attack residents in Hebron International Middle East Media Center 5/21/2005 Friday afternoon, armed settlers attacked three residents in Al-Sihla square, in the old city of Hebron, and hurled stones at dozens of homes near... Clash erupts on Israel-Lebanon border AlJazeera 5/22/2005 Gunfire by Israeli soldiers to ward off Lebanese shepherds has sparked a cross-border clash with the Hizb Allah resistance group. Lebanon's Hizb Allah said... Palestinian injured, 26 Israeli peace activists arrested in Bilein International Middle East Media Center 5/20/2005 A medical source in Sheikh Zayed hospital, in Ramallah reported that one resident was injured in the village of Bilin, west of Ramallah, dozens... Army invades Balata refugee camp International Middle East Media Center 5/21/2005 A local source in the camp reported that soldiers, broke into dozens of homes, conducted military searches, and arrested one resident. Also, soldiers used... New markers for wall path near Hebron International Middle East Media Center 5/21/2005 Friday afternoon, Israeli soldiers placed new markers for the route of the Separation Wall in al-Ramadeen area, south of Hebron. Sheikh Nawwaf al-Za’arneh, secretary... Sanaqra: “Army did not stop targeting us” International Middle East Media Center 5/21/2005 Resistance fighters in Nablus and Balata refugee camp reported that Israeli soldiers have not stopped their attempts to arrest or assassinate Palestinian fighters, despite... Palestinian Killed in Gaza as Israeli Forces Storm West Bank Refugee Camp International Press Center 5/21/2005 GAZA, Palestine, May 21, 2005 (IPC + Agencies) - - Israeli forces shot and killed a Palestinian early on Friday afternoon, and closed the only road between... PA official: Resistance groups agree to halt attacks in Gaza Strip International Middle East Media Center 5/21/2005 Palestinian resistance fighters have agreed to halt a wave of mortar and home-made shells attacks on Israeli settlements in the Gaza Strip, a Palestinian... Israelis close key Gaza checkpoint AlJazeera 5/22/2005 Israeli forces have closed a key checkpoint in the central Gaza Strip as Palestinian resistance groups agree to a cessation of attacks on illegal... Shaky Truce in Gaza Under Duress Islam Online 5/20/2005 GAZA CITY, May 20, 2005 (IslamOnline.net & News Agencies) – Militarily and politically, the barely three-months-old relative calm in the occupied Palestinian territories was near collapse... Citizen Wounded, Scores Suffocated in anti-Apartheid Wall Demonstration WAFA 5/21/2005 RAMALLAH, May, 21, 2005, (WAFA)-Israeli Occupation Forces(IOF) opened fire at a peaceful demonstration, wounding one citizen and caused suffocations to scores others... IDF postpones collection of weapons from Gaza settlers Ha'aretz 5/22/2005 The Israel Defense Forces has postponed the collection of weapons from Gaza Strip settlers, and will reexamine at the last minute whether there is... IOF Arrests 2 in WB, Blocks Main Roadblock in Gaza WAFA 5/21/2005 HEBRON, May 21, 2005 (WAFA)- Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) Arrested Saturday three citizens in the West Bank cities of Hebron and Bethlehem, witnesses said... IOF Arrests 30 of Israeli Peace Activists WAFA 5/21/2005 HEBRON, May 21, 2005 (WAFA)-Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) arrested on Saturday 30 of Israeli peace activists in the West Bank (WB) city of... Calm returns to the Gaza Strip Ha'aretz 5/22/2005 Calm returned to the Gaza Strip yesterday as Palestinian groups stopped firing on military outposts and settlements after reaching an agreement with PA Interior... Hezbollah gunners shell IDF positions near Lebanese border Ha'aretz 5/21/2005 Witnesses said Lebanon's Hezbollah guerrillas fired shells at Israel Defense Forces positions in a disputed border area on Saturday. The shelling came after IDF... Palestinian killed in Gaza attack BBC 5/21/2005 A Palestinian militant has been killed during an assault on a Gaza settlement. The Israeli army says the man was one of three attackers... PA official: Militants agree to halt attacks in Gaza Strip Ha'aretz 5/21/2005 Palestinian militants have agreed to halt a spate of mortar and rocket attacks on Israeli targets in and around the Gaza Strip, a Palestinian... Large fire in south believed to be nationalist motivated Ha'aretz 5/20/2005 Some 1,000 dunams (250 acres) of grazing land were burnt Friday afternoon in a fire near the Amatzia forest east of the town of... IDF prevents Gaza settlers from entering Palestinian village Ha'aretz 5/20/2005 Israel Defense Forces troops thwarted a multi-pronged Palestinian attack on the Gaza Strip settlement of Kfar Darom before dawn Friday, killing one of the... Ex-general: MIAs dead YNetNews 5/20/2005 Former head of military personnel says Sultan Yaakub soldiers fell in battle, Ron Arad killed in 'tragic accident'; says 'not nice' to notify families... Hamas claims responsibility for attack AlJazeera 5/20/2005 Israeli soldiers have killed 23 Palestinians since 8 February -- Palestinian resistance movement Hamas says it carried out an attack on an illegal Jewish settlement... Settlers uproot farmlands near Bethlehem International Middle East Media Center 5/19/2005 Thursday evening, a group of settlers of “Efrat” settlement in al-Neess valley in al-Khader, near Bethlehem, uprooted farmlands planted with grapes and olives treas... Settlers attack, wound four residents in Hebron International Middle East Media Center 5/19/2005 Thursday morning, three women and one child were injured, after a group of settlers attacked them in Tal Rmeida neighborhood in southern West Bank... Soldiers jailed for assaulting Palestinian students International Middle East Media Center 5/19/2005 The Jerusalem Central Court sentenced two Israeli soldiers after convicting them of abusing and degrading two Palestinian residents studying at Abu Dis University, near... IOF Sets Fire to Palestinian Pastures, Arrests Citizen WAFA 5/19/2005 TUBBAS, May 19, 2005, (WAFA)- Israeli Occupation forces (IOF), for the third consecutive-day, set fire to Palestinian pastures near the West Bank city of... A Palestinian Woman Wounded in Hebron WAFA 5/19/2005 HEBRON, May 19, 2005, (WAFA)- A Palestinian aged woman was critically injured on Thursday after having been brutally beaten up by Israeli colonizers in... Israel Recurs to Extra-judicial Killings by Air Strikes Palestine Media Center 5/19/2005 Abbas Warns Against Large Violent Clashes, Qurei Condemns Systematic Escalation -- Israel on Wednesday carried out its first extra-judicial killing by an air strike since... Qayed exasperated over Hamas truce violations Middle East Online 5/19/2005 Palestinian security chief insists he will not be forced into direct confrontation with Hamas. -- The Palestinian commander tasked with preventing rocket attacks on Jewish... Greek patriarchate officials await Israeli tax documents Ha'aretz 5/20/2005 Representatives of Greek Orthodox Patriarch Irineos I are waiting to receive from the Israeli tax authorities copies of tax returns pertaining to real estate... Bratslav Hassidim encounter gunfire upon entering Nablus Ha'aretz 5/19/2005 A group of Israelis, likely ultra-Orthodox Jews belonging to the hassidic Bratslav stream, tried Wednesday night to enter the West Bank city of Nablus... Ammo stolen from IDF post, officials say Ha'aretz 5/20/2005 Ammunition and night-vision equipment disappeared from the army post at the settlement of Yitzhar on several occasions, senior Israel Defense Forces officials told Haaretz... Ex-Shin Bet chief Carmi Gillon: Temple Mount attack would trigger `total war' Ha'aretz 5/20/2005 An attack by extreme-right Jews on the Temple Mount would trigger a large-scale war between Israel and the Muslim world, former Shin Bet chief... Beit Lakia boys killed in IDF ambush, Palestinians claim Ha'aretz 5/20/2005 After two Palestinian boys were killed by Israel Defense Forces fire in the West Bank town of Beit Lakia two weeks ago, the army... Caught in the act YNetNews 5/19/2005 IDF releases video (see it here!) of missile hitting Hamas terrorists who fired mortar shells at Israeli settlements Wednesday; Meanwhile, mortar barrage in Gaza... 'Hamas rules Gaza street' YNetNews 5/19/2005 Defense officials say Palestinian Authority "no match" for Hamas, believe current escalation due to internal Palestinian politics; rocket attacks in Gaza, Negev continue -- GAZA... Israeli jailed over Gaza shooting BBC 5/19/2005 An Israeli soldier has been jailed for 18 months for shooting an unarmed Palestinian working on a roof in Rafah in the southern Gaza... Mofaz gives Israeli army free hand AlJazeera 5/19/2005 Israel's defence chief has given the army a free hand to strike at Gaza-based Palestinian resistance groups firing mortars and rockets, as a shaky... Soldiers, settlers close entrance of Nablus village International Middle East Media Center 5/18/2005 Israeli soldiers and a group of settlers closed the southern entrance of Qaryout, south east of the northern West Bank city of Nablus. Mofeed... Settlers uproot farmlands near Qalqilia International Middle East Media Center 5/18/2005 Wednesday morning settlers of Qadumim settlement bulldozed farmlands which belong to residents of Kafer Qaddoum, east of the northern West Bank city of Qalqilia... Israeli Killing of Palestinians, Land Grab Persist Unabated Palestine Media Center 5/18/2005 US Envoy Ward Praises Palestinian Security Reforms -- In the second violation in less than a week of the Sharm el-Sheikh ceasefire understanding, the Israeli... Civilian Killed in Rafah and Another Wounded in Jenin International Press Center 5/18/2005 RAFAH, Palestine, May 18, 2005 (IPC + WAFA) - - Israeli occupation forces shot and killed a civilian early this morning in the southern Gaza Strip city... Gaza flare-up puts truce in jeopardy AlJazeera 5/19/2005 A serious flare-up of violence - an Israeli air strike, a dead Palestinian fighter and shells falling in Gaza Jewish settlements - threatens to shatter a... Israel warns PA to halt rocket attacks, but says it seeks to avoid escalation Ha'aretz 5/19/2005 Israel threatened the Palestinian Authority last night that it plans to resume its offensive operations in Gaza if the PA does not move immediately... Lawmakers visit anti-pullout hunger strikers Ha'aretz 5/19/2005 Students on hunger strike outside the Prime Minister's Office begin their fourth day today. Likud MK Iyoub Kara announced yesterday he would be joining... World Orthodox church leaders to decide on future of embattled J'lem patriarch Ha'aretz 5/19/2005 ISTANBUL - World Christian Orthodox leaders will meet next week in Istanbul to decide whether to withdraw their recognition from Jerusalem Greek Orthodox Patriarch Irineos... Bomb kills Hamas gunman in Gaza YNetNews 5/18/2005 Terror group member killed at edge of refugee camp; Palestinians said shrapnel from a bomb caused death, retracting blame on IDF -- GAZA - A Hamas... Soldier who fired at unarmed Palestinian sentenced to prison Ha'aretz 5/18/2005 A military court on Wednesday sentenced an Israel Defense Forces soldier, convicted of shooting an unarmed Palestinian in the Gaza Strip and obstruction of... Mortar shells hit Gaza settlements YNetNews 5/18/2005 Earlier, IDF drone fires missile at Hamas mortar crew; Gunbattle between terrorists and PA security personnel results in wounded cop -- GAZA - Palestinian terrorists fired... IDF set to respond to mortars YNetNews 5/18/2005 Dozens of mortars hit Gush Katif following IDF hit on Hamas cell, no injuries reported, one terrorist killed during battle with Authority security forces... Israeli air strike strains truce Daily Star 5/19/2005 Cease-fire still in place despite worst Gaza violence since February -- Israel launched an air strike against Gaza Strip militants who had shelled Jewish settlements... Israel threatens PA it will resume Gaza incursions Ha'aretz 5/19/2005 Israel threatened the Palestinian Authority on Wednesday night that it plans to resume its offensive operations in Gaza if the PA does not move... Dozens detained south of Tubas International Middle East Media Center 5/17/2005 Tuesday morning, Israeli soldiers detained dozens of residents south of the West Bank city of Tubas. A local source in Tubas reported that soldiers... Israel Rushes Construction Acts to Link "Maa'leh Adomim" with Jerusalem International Press Center 5/17/2005 PALESTINE, May17,2005 (IPC+Agencies)---The Israeli government is to start expanding the construction of the Apartheid Wall within few days in the periphery of... Grand Mufti of Jerusalem Accuses Israeli Government of Plotting to Bomb Al Aqsa Mosque International Press Center 5/17/2005 GAZA, May 17, 2005 (IPC + Agencies) - - The Grand Mufti of Jerusalem, Sheikh Ekrema Sabri, accused the Israeli government of collaborating with extremist Jews in... A Resident Dies of His Wound in Rafah, Two Teens Arrested In Nablus International Press Center 5/17/2005 GAZA, Palestine, May 17,2005 (IPC+WAFA)--A resident died of his wound sustained year ago during an Israeli occupation incursion into Rafah city of... Clashes near Hebron, four injured International Middle East Media Center 5/17/2005 Medical sources in Hebron report that four schoolchildren suffocated after inhaling gas fired by the Israeli army during clashes that erupted after an incursion... Police suspect pullout foes planted two fake bombs in Tel Aviv railway stations Ha'aretz 5/16/2005 Two fake bombs were planted yesterday at two train stations in Tel Aviv, apparently by opponents of the disengagement plan. After determining that the... IDF troops kill Palestinian after attempted roadblock stabbing Ha'aretz 5/16/2005 Israeli Defense Forces troops shot dead a Palestinian at a roadblock near Tul Karm in the West Bank, Army Radio reported Monday. According to... Palestinian refugee shot on border AlJazeera 5/18/2005 Israeli occupation forces have shot a Palestinian dead on the Gaza-Egyptian border, according to witnesses. A volunteer guard at the Rafah refugee camp, 22... IDF arrests wanted men in West Bank; gunmen target Gaza settlements Ha'aretz 5/17/2005 Israeli forces arrested a number of wanted Palestinians in the West Bank before dawn on Tuesday. Israel Defense Forces soldiers arrested two Fatah operatives... Mofaz: Abductions greatest threat in the north Ha'aretz 5/18/2005 Defense Minister Shaul Mofaz said yesterday that the greatest threat on the northern border at present are attempts to abduct soldiers. He called on... Israeli Units Kidnap Citizen in Bethlehem WAFA 5/17/2005 BETHLEHEM, May 17, 2005, (WAFA)- Israeli commando units abducted Tuesday a Palestinian citizen in the West Bank (WB) city of Bethlehem, witnesses said. They... Army shot dead a Palestinian near Rafah International Middle East Media Center 5/18/2005 Israeli soldiers shot and killed a Palestinian on the Gaza-Egypt border early Wednesday, local eyewitnesses said. Ahmed Barhoum, 22, was hit in the head... ‘We limited the damage’ YNetNews 5/17/2005 Anti-disengagement protesters closed off dozens of streets yesterday, but Police Chief Karadi says cops kept disruption to daily life at minimum; magistrates court judge... New protest group prepared YNetNews 5/17/2005 National Home' draws its inspiration from 'This is our land,' an organization that operated during Rabin's rule in protest of Oslo Accords -- TEL AVIV... Shin Bet fears Jewish terror YNetNews 5/17/2005 New security chief says agency has no sense of humor when it comes to threats on Temple Mount; Yuval Diskin also concerned Israel may... New Shin Bet Chief Behind Killings Policy Yahoo! News 5/15/2005 JERUSALEM - The man behind the contentious practice of killing Palestinian militants with missile strikes became head of Israel's feared Shin Bet security service Sunday... Israel to Begin Extending West Bank Barrier San Francisco Chronicle 5/16/2005 Israel plans to start extending its West Bank separation barrier around its largest settlement bloc by the end of May — construction that would in... Palestinian police fight each other in Gaza Yahoo! News 5/16/2005 GAZA (Reuters) - Palestinian police engaged in a brief gun battle with each other in the Gaza Strip Monday in a flare-up that highlighted problems... 100 Israeli terror victims to be flown to Florida for Islamic Jihad trial Ha'aretz 5/17/2005 Some 100 survivors of terror attacks, relatives of those killed, police investigators, Magen David Adom paramedics, and ZAKA volunteers will testify in what American... Settlers burn farmlands in Tulkarem International Middle East Media Center 5/14/2005 Saturday afternoon, settlers of Ennab settlement, attacked several farmlands in Rameen area, east of Tulkarem. A local source in Rameen reported that settlers burnt... Girl arrested in Hebron, allegedly attempted to stab a soldier International Middle East Media Center 5/15/2005 Israeli troops arrested Sunday morning Nevin Attrash 21, in the Sahal area that leads to the Ibrahimi mosque in the old city of Hebron... Four Israelis hurt in Gaza rocket attack International Middle East Media Center 5/16/2005 Israeli army source reported Sunday that four Israelis were slightly injured by an anti-tank rocket near Rafah in the Gaza Strip on Sunday. The... Israeli Soldiers Kill Citizen and Blow the Body up WAFA 5/16/2005 TULKAREM, May 16, 2005, (WAFA)- Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) killed Monday morning a Palestinian citizen near Tulkarem, witnesses said. They told WAFA that Israeli... Settlers erect a tent on villagers' land near Nablus International Middle East Media Center 5/15/2005 Settlers from Elon Moreh erected Saturday night a tent in farmland owned by villagers from Zamout near Nablus. The village council expressed fears that... Citizen Dies of Wounds WAFA 5/16/2005 RAFAH, May 16, 2005, (WAFA)- A Palestinian citizen died of wounds he sustained last year when Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) shelled citizens' houses in... Three children, one resident, arrested near Hebron International Middle East Media Center 5/16/2005 Monday morning, Israeli soldier invaded al-Aroub refugee camp, north of Hebron and arrested four residents, including three children. A local source in the camp... Farmlands bulldozed near Qalqilia International Middle East Media Center 5/16/2005 Settlers of Qadumim settlement, near Kafer Qaddoum village east of Qalqilia, bulldozed farmlands which belong to a resident of the village, in order to... Citizen Arrested in Qalqiliya WAFA 5/16/2005 QALQILIYA, May 16, 2005, (WAFA)- Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) arrested on Monday a Palestinian citizen in the west Bank (WB) city of Qalqiliya, sources... Tafakgi: Israeli Plan to Expand Jerusalem Airport Aiming at Judaizing Jerusalem WAFA 5/16/2005 JERUSALEM, May 16, 2005, (WAFA)-Khalil Tafakgi, the director of the Mapping and Survey Department of Orient House in Jerusalem, said on Monday that... Israeli Occupation Kills an Elderly Woman in Hebron International Press Center 5/14/2005 PALESTINE, May 14,2005, (IPC+WAFA)---A medical source in Hebron reported that resident Widad Mohammad al-Qaoud, 57, died of wounds sustained on Thursday after... Israeli Troops Arrest Residents as Settlers Blaze Crops International Press Center 5/15/2005 WEST BANK, Palestine, May15,2005 (IPC+ Agencies)--Israeli occupation troops arrested over the past 24 hours a number of Palestinian residents in separate attacks on... Old City settlers reportedly behind patriarchate land deal Ha'aretz 5/15/2005 The purchase of real estate near Jerusalem's Jaffa Gate from the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate was reportedly made by settler organizations operating through off-shore entities... Minister of Health Asserts Israel Buried 80 Tons of Nuclear Waste in oPt International Press Center 5/16/2005 GAZA, Palestine, May 16, 2005 (IPC) - - The Minister of Health, Dr. Thohni Al Wuheidi, asserted that the Israeli authorities have buried 80 tons of... A Resident Killed South of Tulkarem, a Child Wounded in Khan Younis International Press Center 5/16/2005 PALESTINE, May16, 2005 IPC+WAFA)---The Israeli occupation soldiers killed a Palestinian at a military checkpoint in Tulkarem today morning, wounding moderately Sunday a... Israel partially lifts week-long closure on Gaza and West Bank ReliefWeb 5/15/2005 GAZA, May 15, 2005 (Xinhua via COMTEX) -- Israel on Sunday partially lifted the week-long closure imposed on the Gaza Strip and West Bank, allowing... Israel to Link Settlements, Al-Quds Islam Online 5/16/2005 OCCUPIED JERUSALEM, May 16, 2005 (IslamOnline.net & News Agencies) – Defying international resolutions and bilateral agreements with the Palestinians, Israel is to begin work next month... Jewish Settlers attempt to bury a Palestinian Alive International Middle East Media Center 5/16/2005 Palestinian media sources reported that Israeli settlers tried to burry a Palestinian young man from a village near Nablus alive. Israeli soldiers operating in... IDF attacks Hezbollah posts following Har Dov shelling Ha'aretz 5/15/2005 The security situation on the Lebanese border heated up on Friday, as IDF planes, gunships and tanks destroyedHezbollah posts in Lebanon, in response to... Palestinian death strains ceasefire AlJazeera 5/16/2005 Israeli troops have shot and killed a Palestinian in Tulkaram, further straining the tenuous three-month-old ceasefire between the two sides. The incident on Monday... Israelis Foil Plot by Jewish Extremists The Guardian 5/17/2005 JERUSALEM (AP) - Three Jewish extremists planned to fire a missile into Islam's third-holiest shrine in hopes of unleashing mayhem across the Middle East and... 'Police didn't fail' YNetNews 5/17/2005 Internal Security Minister Gidon Ezra rejects criticism of police over Monday's massive anti-disengagement protest, says force has limited power over non-violent protesters; arrestees slated... 5 Israeli Jews held over plot to attack Temple Mount Ha'aretz 5/17/2005 Five Israeli Jews were arrested and released in recent weeks on suspicion of planning an attack on Temple Mount mosques, with the intention of... Anti-pullout protesters paralyze nation's highways; 292 arrested Ha'aretz 5/17/2005 Traffic ground to a halt throughout the country Monday, as thousands of anti-disengagement activists blocked dozens of major thoroughfares and intersections. Police arrested more... 'Aqsa attack plotters' released BBC 5/16/2005 Israel arrested at least three Jewish militants on suspicion they were planning to attack Jerusalem's al-Aqsa mosque compound, police have said. Officials said the... Settler march through Palestinian towns International Middle East Media Center 5/12/2005 In a move seen as provocative, Israeli settlers entered two Palestinian villages on Thursday and refused to leave when ordered to do so by... Army shells Khan Younis International Middle East Media Center 5/12/2005 Thursday at dawn, Israeli soldiers fired at dozens of homes in the Austrian neighborhood, and the western refugee camp, west of Khan Younis, in... Army breaks into a company in Khan Younis International Middle East Media Center 5/12/2005 Thursday morning, Israeli soldiers broke into al-Matahin Company, west of al-Qarara, in Khan Younis and used it as a military post. A local source... Dozens held, attacked near Qalqilia International Middle East Media Center 5/12/2005 Thursday morning, Israeli soldiers held dozens of workers on a military checkpoint near the northern West Bank city of Qalqilia. A local source in... Israeli Troops Heavily Fire Palestinian Houses in Khan Younis International Press Center 5/12/2005 PALESTINE, May12, 2005 (IPC+ Agencies)--The Israeli occupation troops opened earlier on Thursday dawn their heavy fire on Palestinian-owned houses at the Al-Namsawi neighborhood... PPS: Israel Arrested 800 Civilians Since Sharm Al Sheikh Understandings International Press Center 5/12/2005 GAZA, May 12, 2005 (IPC + Agencies) - - The Palestinian Prisoner's Society (PPS) declared that the Israeli occupation authorities have arrested 800 civilians since the signing... PMG Special Report: Ground Activity in the Occupied Palestinian Territory since the Sharm ash Sheikh Summit, 08 February 2005 Palestine Media Center 5/10/2005 During this period, the following events occurred: Israeli soldiers killed 8 Palestinians and injured 54. An additional 3 Palestinians died as a result of... 3 Citizens Arrested in WB, Wheat Mills Building Seized Control in GS WAFA 5/12/2005 TOBAS, May,12,2005,(WAFA)-Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) arrested today 3 citizens in the West Bank city(WB) of Tobas, witnesses and Palestinian security... IOF to Seize more Palestinian Land WAFA 5/12/2005 BETHLEHEM, May 12, 2005, Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) handed Thursday Palestinian farmers notifications ordering them to leave lands. In a statement issued Thursday, the... Blasts heard in Shebaa Farms AlJazeera 5/13/2005 Two explosions have been heard near Israeli positions in the Shebaa Farms border area with Lebanon. There were no reports of injuries in Thursday's... Two illegal settler marches pass through West Bank Palestinian towns Ha'aretz 5/12/2005 Settlers entered two Palestinian villages on Thursday, then refused to leave when ordered to do so by the Israel Defense Forces. The settlers deliberately... 50,000 flock to Gaza settlements YNetNews 5/12/2005 Settlers and right-wingers gather in Gush Katif bloc to fortify settlements ahead of IDF decree to close off Gaza before planned withdrawal; settler leader... Kofi Annan says Lebanon must impose order within its territory Ha'aretz 5/13/2005 The northern town of Shlomi came under Katyusha fire from south Lebanon on Wednesday night causing damage to a building but no casualties. -- On... Sharon heckled at Bible quiz YNetNews 5/12/2005 Guards usher out teenagers who protest Gaza plan during Sharon's speech at Bible quiz in Jerusalem; Meanwhile, settlers march to fortify West Bank settlements... Explosions heard along northern border YNetNews 5/13/2005 Day after Katyusha rocket lands in western Galilee, tensions mount along northern border after 2 rockets land in Shebaa Farms area -- Two explosions were... Tubasi: Implement church law, then elect Patriarch for Jerusalem International Middle East Media Center 5/11/2005 The Orthodox sect in Palestine slams the approval of the Palestinian Authority and the Jordanian Government on assigning a deputy Patriarch in Jerusalem. Marwan... Army to grab 770 Dunams in Bethlehem, Hebron International Middle East Media Center 5/11/2005 Palestinian Ministry of Local Government reported that the Israeli Authorities informed dozens of residents of Bethlehem and Hebron of intentions to grab lands in... PRCS : 4 Citizens Killed, 14 Wounded during April 30–May 06 , 2005 in GS and WB WAFA 5/11/2005 GAZA, May, 11, 2005, (WAFA)- The Red Crescent Society (PRCS) said that Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) killed 4 citizens and wounded 14 others in... IOF Arrests 4 citizens in Hebron WAFA 5/11/2005 HEBRON, May 11, 2005, (WAFA)- Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) arrested on Wednesday four citizens in the West Bank (WB) city of Hebron, sources said... Council of Ministers Approves Dismissal of Patriarch Irineos I International Press Center 5/11/2005 RAMALLAH, Palestine, May 11, 2005 (IPC + Agencies) - - The Council of Ministers declared on Tuesday its approval of the Holy Synod's dismissal of the Greek... The Man Who Sold Jerusalem Palestine Media Center/The Independent 5/11/2005 The secret sale of a priceless plot of land in the Holy City has threatened the fragile balance between the religions. Donald Macintyre reports... Israel Imposes Lock Down on oPt International Press Center 5/11/2005 GAZA, May 11, 2005 (IPC) - - Israeli occupation authorities locked down the occupied Palestinian territories (oPt), including East Jerusalem, which it turned into a military... Lightning struck twice for terror victims YNetNews 5/11/2005 TEL AVIV - Dozens of Israelis have been wounded in more than one Palestinian terrorist attack since the start of a four-year-old Palestinian uprising, which... Anti-pullout IDF reservists announce refusal to serve Ha'aretz 5/11/2005 Twelve reservists belonging the Battalion 925 of the Israel Defense Forces Armored Corps have announced that they will refuse to serve, because they are... Katyusha rocket slams into Galilee town YNetNews 5/11/2005 Terrorists' in Lebanon respond to Independence Day fireworks with Katyusha rocket fire at Western Galilee town; no injuries reported, severe damage done -- Terrorists fired... Al-Aqsa brigades exchange fire with Palestinian police in Jenin International Middle East Media Center 5/10/2005 An exchange of fire erupted in the northern West Bank city of Jenin between fighters from the al-Aqsa brigades (a Palestinian armed resistance group... Army to annex 14 Dunams near Salfit International Middle East Media Center 5/10/2005 Israeli authorities informed Dir Estia village council, near Salfit, of intentions to annex 14 Dunams of family farmlands which belongs to residents of the... Farmers, soldiers clash near Hebron International Middle East Media Center 5/10/2005 Dozens of Palestinian farmers clashed with Israeli soldiers and guards of the ‘Separation Wall’; who attacked woman identified as Siham Yousef Abu Aker, 30... Curfew imposed over Huwwara International Middle East Media Center 5/10/2005 Tuesday evening, Israeli soldiers imposed curfew over the village of Huwwara, south of Nablus. A local source in the village reported that soldiers invaded... Police close Palestinian voter registration office in Jerusalem International Middle East Media Center 5/10/2005 Israeli police shut down the East Jerusalem office used by the Palestinian Authority to register Palestinian voters in the city prior to the parliamentary... 2 Citizens Arrested, Colonizers' Attacks Continue WAFA 5/10/2005 NABLUS, May 10, 2005, (WAFA)- Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) arrested two Palestinian citizens in the West Bank city of Nablus, witnesses said. They told... Association of Muslim Clerics Call for a Meeting of Al-quds Committee International Press Center 5/10/2005 GAZA, Palestine, May10, 2005 (IPC+ Agencies)--Association of the Muslim Clerics in Palestine called on Monday on the Monarch of Morocco, King Mohammad the... CFL, AL-AWDA: Israel to Build new Road in Hebron WAFA 5/10/2005 HEBRON, May,10, 2005, (WAFA)-Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) issued a decree to build a road, for use by Jews only, through parts of... A Palestinian Woman Aborted as Israeli Soldiers Clash with Locals International Press Center 5/10/2005 PALESTINE, May10, 2005 (IPC+WAFA)-- A large number of Israeli soldiers clashed yesterday with inhabitants of the West Bank village of Deir El-Assal, causing... Orthodox leader steps into fray BBC 5/9/2005 The head of the Orthodox Church has sought to calm a row between the patriarch of Jerusalem, Irineos I, and senior clerics demanding his... Israeli pesticides destroy Lebanese tobacco crop Daily Star 5/11/2005 MP Ali Bazzi calls for UN intervention as farmers appeal for compensation -- AITAROUN: Israel has poisoned hundreds of thousands of square meters of tobacco... 4 terrorists to lose Israeli ID cards YNetNews 5/10/2005 Interior Minister Pines-Paz decides to strip east Jerusalem residents of their permenant residency rights due to involvement in series of terror attacks; terrorists refused... IDF slaps curfew on W. Bank, Gaza until Saturday night Ha'aretz 5/10/2005 The IDF said Tuesday it would impose a full curfew on the West Bank and the Gaza Strip from the early hours of this... Israel honors its fallen YNetNews 5/10/2005 Memorial day for over 20,000 casaulties in Israel's wars commemorated countrywide Tuesday night -- TEL AVIV - A minute-long siren was heard all across the country... 7 Citizens Arrested, Green houses Destroyed in WB and GS WAFA 5/9/2005 KHANYOUNIS May 9, 2005 (WAFA) - Israeli colonizers stepped up hostilities against al-Mawassi citizens, west Khanyounis city in the Gaza Strip(GS), witnesses said. Tens... Woman Suffers Miscarriage, 3 arrested by Israeli Soldiers WAFA 5/9/2005 HEBRON, May 9, 2005, (WAFA)- Palestinian woman miscarried Monday while another one was arrested when Israeli soldiers attacked villagers while they were at their... Students, soldiers clash in Hebron International Middle East Media Center 5/9/2005 A local source in Hebron reported that dozens of school students clashed with Israeli soldiers in Beit Einoun area, east of Hebron. A local... Israeli Figures: Settler Attacks Against Palestinians Rises by 52 Percent International Press Center 5/8/2005 GAZA, May 8, 2005 (IPC + Agencies) - - The latest figures released by the Israeli army revealed that Israeli settlers have notably increased their attacks against... Five injured in Doura International Middle East Media Center 5/8/2005 Saturday at night, Israeli soldiers invaded the village of Doura, south of Hebron and conducted military searches of homes; five residents were injured during... Walled city Mayor held behind bars International Middle East Media Center 5/9/2005 An imprisoned Hamas candidate from the northern West Bank city of Qalqilia, won mayoral elections, his deputy will take position in city hall. Wajeeh... Israeli Occupation Goes on Rampage in oPt International Press Center 5/7/2005 GAZA, Palestine, May7, 2005 (IPC+WAFA) --- Despite cease fire, the Israeli occupation troops run amok in the occupied Palestinian territories, arresting three demonstrators against... Israeli Police Raids Church to Protect Ousted Patriarch's Accomplice International Press Center 5/9/2005 GAZA, May 9, 2005 (IPC + Agencies) - - Israeli occupation police raided the Orthodox Church in the village of Kufor Kanna, in the Galilee, after being... Israeli Forces Planning Double Military Campaign in Gaza Strip International Press Center 5/9/2005 GAZA, Palestine, May 9, 2005 (IPC + Agencies) - - Informed sources revealed today that the Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon and Defense Minister Shaul Mofaz have... Israeli Troops Wound 5 Palestinians, Arrest 7 others International Press Center 5/9/2005 PALESTINE, May9, 2005 (IPC+ Agencies)--The Israeli occupation troops wounded yesterday five Palestinian residents in the Durra town, southeast of Hebron and arrested seven... Greek Orthodox patriarch awaits dismissal order Daily Star 5/9/2005 PA awaits Jordan's response -- Jerusalem's Greek Orthodox Patriarch Irineos I was awaiting a final dismissal notice Sunday after being effectively turfed out of office... Israel Seals off Jerusalem, Bringing Life to Standstill Palestine Chronicle 5/9/2005 Palestinian security sources said a large number of Jewish extremists were seen streaming towards the old city.." -- OCCUPIED JERUSALEM - The Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF... Palestinians ready to die to protect Al-Aqsa Middle East Online 5/9/2005 Four Palestinians wounded in pitched clashes between Israeli police and hundred of Palestinians in Jerusalem. -- Hundreds of Palestinian demonstrators clashed with police Monday in... Mufti: Stop settler march on al-Aqsa AlJazeera 5/9/2005 A senior Palestinian official has called on the international community to prevent a Jewish radical group from marching on al-Aqsa Mosque, with Israeli police... IDF seeks arrest of dozens of far-rightists; Yitzhar settler held Ha'aretz 5/9/2005 Senior Israel Defense Forces officers from the Central Command have been recommending the preventive arrest of dozens of extremists from the right - high-profile activists... Hundreds of Muslims barricade themselves in Al-Aqsa Mosque Ha'aretz 5/9/2005 Between 700 and 1,000 Muslim worshippers barricaded themselves inside the Al-Aqsa Mosque atop the Temple Mount plaza on Sunday. The worshippers arrived at the... Islamic Jihad kills Palestinian suspected of collaborating with Israel Ha'aretz 5/8/2005 Militants from the Islamic Jihad on Saturday killed a Palestinian youth suspected of collaborating with Israeli intelligence, the group said. The body of the... Palestinian militants shut Gaza election offices Yahoo! News 5/8/2005 GAZA (Reuters) - Palestinian gunmen on Sunday shut down central Gaza offices registering voters for a parliamentary election due in July, saying they were protesting... Syrian infiltrator indicted YNetNews 5/9/2005 Fatah member charged with attempted kidnapping after crossing Israel-Syria border, firing at IDF post -- NAZARETH - The Nazareth District Court indicted a 21-year-old Syrian... Gaza settler suspected of downing Palestinian electricity poles Ha'aretz 5/9/2005 Police on Monday arrested an 18-year-old from the settlement of Neveh Dekalim in the Gaza Strip suspected of cutting down electricity poles serving... Military police to investigate death of two Palestinian youths Ha'aretz 5/10/2005 The chief military prosecutor, Brigadier General Avihai Mandelblit, on Monday ordered the military police to investigate the circumstances surrounding the deaths of two Palestinian... Clashes around Jerusalem shrine BBC 5/9/2005 Palestinian protesters have clashed with Israeli police in east Jerusalem as tension soured around a historic compound holy to Muslims and Jews. Some seven... Israelis fire artillery shells into Southern Lebanon Daily Star 5/10/2005 BEIRUT: Israeli troops accidentally fired an artillery shell into Lebanese territory on Monday during an attempt to blow up mines planted by Hizbullah fighters... More arrests of radicals coming YNetNews 5/9/2005 State Prosecutor promises 'zero tolerance' in light of violent eruptions during disengagement -- HAIFA - State Prosecutor Eran Shendar said he is concerned about disengagement-related violence... 'We will shut Tel Aviv down' YNetNews 5/9/2005 Right-wing activists decide to block Tel Aviv area next Monday during anti-pullout convention in which all non-violent rebellion methods become kosher -- JERUSALEM - The entire... Israel squeezes Gaza opposition BBC 5/9/2005 Israel is detaining a right-wing Jewish settler for five months without charge as part of efforts to quell opposition to its plan to evacuate... Settlers attack Palestinians, wound one International Middle East Media Center 5/6/2005 Two settlers from Halamish in the West Bank attacked Friday Palestinians who attempted to prevent them from uprooting olive tree. One of the settlers... Three arrested west of Ramallah International Middle East Media Center 5/6/2005 Friday afternoon, Israeli soldiers arrested three residents during a protest against the Separation Wall in the village of Bilien, near the West bank city... Army bulldozes farmlands near Hebron International Middle East Media Center 5/6/2005 A local source in the village of al-Sammoa’ near Hebron reported that military bulldozers uprooted farmlands located between al-Radeem, Ghwein al-Tihta, and Ghwein al-Foqa... Homemade shells fired at Sderot, Salah ed-Deen brigades claims responsibility International Middle East Media Center 5/6/2005 Salah Ed-deen brigades, the military wing of the Popular Resistance Committees declared responsibility for firing two homemade shells at Sderot. The brigades said that... Army receives orders to prepare for Gaza invasion International Middle East Media Center 5/6/2005 The Israeli army is preparing for a military operation in the Gaza Strip in retaliation to the firing of homemade shells against Israeli target... Video uncovers under cover agents International Middle East Media Center 5/6/2005 In a Jerusalem press conference, Israeli leftist groups who took part in the Belein village demonstration on April 28, presented a video that shows... Prisoner Dies of Wounds at Israeli Prison's Hospital WAFA 5/6/2005 TULKAREM, May 6, 2005 (WAFA) - Prisoner died Thursday of wounds at an Israeli prison's hospital in Tel Aviv, Local sources said. The sources revealed... 6 Wounded in Peaceful Rally in Ramallah by IOF WAFA 5/6/2005 RAMALLAH, May 6, 2005 (WAFA)- Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) wounded Friday six citizens in the West bank city of Ramallah during a peaceful demonstration... Another Qassam hits Sderot YNetNews 5/6/2005 Rocket fired at southern town early Friday, after a house sustains direct Qassam hit Thursday night. Residents protest government inaction, security officials estimate Hamas... Wrongful shooting? YNetNews 5/6/2005 Palestinian teen complains IDF soldiers shot him in the back after he refused to incriminate his friends and fled the soldiers' jeep -- TEL AVIV... Greek Church fires patriarch over scandal YNetNews 5/6/2005 Highest-ranking church body dismisses Irineos I over alleged sale of church land to Jews -- JERUSALEM - The highest decision-making body of the Greek Orthodox Church... Child shot because he refused to collaborate with Soldiers International Middle East Media Center 5/6/2005 Soldiers fired at and seriously wounded wednesday child Ahmad Salah 14, from Al-Kahder village near the west bank city of Bethlehem, because he refused... Wall construction resumes, east of Beit Sahour International Middle East Media Center 5/5/2005 Residents of al-Nu’man village, east of Beit Sahour near Bethlehem, said that military bulldozers resumed the construction of the last section of the Separation... Revava to repeat attempts against al-Aqsa mosque International Middle East Media Center 5/5/2005 Al-Aqsa Institute for rebuilding and reconstructing the Islamic holy sites, called on the Arab residents of Israeli, and Jerusalemite Palestinians to stand firm ‘against... Greek Church leaders announce dismissal of patriarch International Middle East Media Center 5/5/2005 Thirteen bishops and 25 archimandrites of the Greek Orthodox Church announced Thursday breaking off all contact with Patriarch Irineos because of corruption suspicions and... Holy Synod and Holy Sepulchre Brotherhood Renounce Jerusalem Patriarch Irineos I WAFA 5/5/2005 JERUSALEM, May 5, 2005 (WAFA) - The Holy Synod and the Brotherhood of the Holy Sepulcher sent Thursday a letter to the Orthodox Patriarch of... 'Al Asra' Media Center: Nablus Ranks First in Number of Prisoners Arrested in April International Press Center 5/5/2005 NABLUS, Palestine, May 5, 2005 (IPC) - - The 'Al Asra' Media Center in Nablus revealed that the number of civilians arrested by Israeli forces in... Israeli commander suspended over deadly West Bank barrier protest ReliefWeb 5/5/2005 JERUSALEM, May 5 (AFP) - An Israeli army commander has been suspended over the fatal shooting of a Palestinian teenager during a protest against the... Two Qassams hit Sderot, some damage caused to one house Ha'aretz 5/6/2005 Palestinians in the Gaza Strip fired two Qassam rockets at the southern Israeli town of Sderot on Thursday night. One of the rockets hit... Prisoner Dies of Wounds at Israeli Jail Hospital International Press Center 5/5/2005 TULKAREM, Palestine, May 5, 2005 (IPC + Agencies) - - A prisoner died today of his wounds at an Israeli jail's hospital, after Israeli soldiers shot and... Israel Shoots Dead Two Boys Protesting Its Apartheid Wall Palestine Media Center 5/5/2005 Second Stage of Palestinian Local Elections Kicks off -- Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) shot dead two Palestinian teenagers and Israel's Security Cabinet decided Wednesday to... Army uses a new weapon in Belein International Middle East Media Center 5/2/2005 A medical source in Ramallah reported that Israeli soldiers used a new weapon against anti-wall protesters in the village of Belein, west of Ramallah... Settlers renew their attacks in Hebron International Middle East Media Center 5/3/2005 An extremist settlers group of the Ramat Yeshai illegal outpost in Hebron attacked a group of residents in Tal Rmeida neighborhood, and hurled stones... Army invades Atteel, east of Tulkarem International Middle East Media Center 5/4/2005 Wednesday at dawn, Israeli soldiers invaded the village of Atteel, east of Tulkarem and conducted military searches. A local source in the village reported... Jewish extremists call for praying for Sharons death AlJazeera.com 5/4/2005 Right-wing Jewish extremists opposed to the Israeli government?s impending withdrawal from the occupied Gaza Strip are calling for prayers for the death of... Israeli forces use new deadly weapons AlJazeera.com 5/3/2005 Israeli occupation forces (IOF) have started to use new weapons to disperse Palestinian protestors participating in anti-Israel marches, Palestinian sources unveiled. According to the... GCRL : IOF Kills 8, Wounds 183 in April WAFA 5/4/2005 GAZA, May 4, 2005, (WAFA)- At least 8 Palestinian citizens were killed while 183 others wounded, including 32 children, by Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF... Israel Uses the Palestinian Confiscated Documents to Judiazing East Jerusalem International Press Center 5/4/2005 GAZA, Palestine, May4, 2005 (IPC+Agencies) ---Al Sharq Al Awsat daily reported its online edition today that a well -informed source at Tel Aviv... MPA: IOF Arrested 328 citizens in last April WAFA 5/4/2005 GAZA, May 4, 2005 (WAFA)- Ministry of Prisoners' Affairs (MPA) said Wednesday that Israel arrested 328 citizens in last April. A report by MPA... Seven killed, 200 arrested in April International Middle East Media Center 5/4/2005 A report conducted and published by the International Solidarity Institution for Human Rights revealed that Israeli soldiers killed seven Palestinian, including three children in... Police suspects Yitzhar shooting a manslaughter, not a terror attack International Middle East Media Center 5/4/2005 Six months after Boaz Albert, the deputy chief of security at Yitzhar settlement, shot to death Palestinian teen Salman al-Safdie, police believe the have... Israel Okays West Bank University to Entrench Occupation Islam Online 5/2/2005 OCCUPIED JERUSALEM, May 2, 2005 (IslamOnline.net & News Agencies) – To the dissatisfaction of Labor minister opposed to bringing politics into education, Israeli Premier Ariel Sharon's... Patriarch Sold Al-Quds Land to Remain in Office: Aide Islam Online 5/1/2005 GAZA CITY, May 1, 2005 (IslamOnline.net & News Agencies) – The embattled Greek Orthodox patriarch sold lands in Al-Quds (occupied East Jerusalem) to Jewish investors to... IOF Kills Two Youths in Ramallah WAFA 5/4/2005 RAMALLAH, May, 4, 2005,(WAFA)-Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) killed on Wednesday two youths in the West Bank (WB) city of Ramallah, sources said... Palestinians say two teens killed by IDF gunfire Ha'aretz 5/5/2005 Palestinian sources said Israel Defense Forces soldiers shot and killed two teenage Palestinian cousins at a separation fence work site next to a village... Palestinian militants refuse to leave posts in Bekaa Daily Star 5/5/2005 Pro-Syrian fighters say they will not disarm as long as Israel remains a threat -- QUSSAYA: On a lonely wind-swept plateau high above the Bekaa... 'West Bank U' a hot button YNetNews 5/4/2005 Demonstration and responses at College of Judea and Samaria in West Bank show government decision to upgrade school to university status not going down... Palestinians: IDF shot 2 teens YNetNews 5/4/2005 Palestinian sources say soldiers shot two youths near Ramallah in West Bank village; they say soldiers opened fire after teens threw stones -- Palestinian sources... Israeli Occupation Violates Cease Fire 4200 Times; Israeli Report Asserts Palestinian Commitment with It International Press Center 5/3/2005 GAZA, Palestine, May 3,2005 (IPC+Agencies)---An Israeli report acknowledged that the Palestinians are still committed with the cease fire announced on 8 Feb... Israel Steals Palestinian Water WAFA 5/3/2005 RAMALLAH, May 3, 2005, (WAFA)- President Mahmoud Abbas' political adviser said Monday that the Israeli confess of the Palestinian rights of water is still... Israeli Troops Arrest Several Residents in the West Bank International Press Center 5/3/2005 WEST BANK, Palestine, May03, 2005 (IPC+WAFA)-- The Israeli occupation troops arrested Monday night a number of Palestinian residents in separate incidents in the... Security scanner blamed for woman's death Ha'aretz 5/3/2005 A 57-year-old Palestinian woman with a pacemaker died over the weekend, after passing through the scanning machine at the Rafah Crossing between Gaza... Cabinet to discuss establishing universities in Ariel and Galilee Ha'aretz 5/3/2005 The government will today discuss upgrading the status of Judea and Samaria College in Ariel and combining northern colleges into a Galilee university. Senior... Israel founds W Bank university BBC 5/3/2005 The Israeli cabinet has voted to confer university status on a college in a settlement in the occupied West Bank. Thirteen ministers voted for... Israeli army closes W. Bank town of Tulkarem for fifth consecutive day ReliefWeb 5/3/2005 RAMALLAH, May 3, 2005 (Xinhua via COMTEX) -- The Israeli army forces still imposea tightened closure on Tulkarem in northern West Bank for the fifth... Controversial screening device at Rafah crossing Rafah Today 4/29/2005 The controversial ionizing radiation screening device used by the Israeli Army to screen all Palestinians passing through the Gaza/Egypt border crossing at Rafah... Gush Shalom: Savage Israeli Occupation Attack on Peaceful Palestinian-Israeli Mass Demonstration Against the Land-Grab Wall in Bal’een Palestine Media Center 4/30/2005 28.4.05)...a demonstration against the Apartheid, Land-Grab Wall-Fence which is being built on the land of the village. The fence, which almost touches the... Israeli Violations of Truce Claim Palestinian, Israeli Lives Palestine Media Center 5/2/2005 Rafah ‘Death Chamber’ Kills Elderly Palestinian Woman -- Violating Israel’s Sharm el-Sheikh pledges to the Palestinian National Authority (PNA), Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) stormed into... Two killed in raid on West Bank BBC 5/2/2005 An Israeli soldier and a member of Islamic Jihad have died in a shootout near the West Bank town of Tulkarm. Monday's incident came... 'Holocaust - never again' YNetNews 5/4/2005 Right-wing activists taking advantage of upcoming Holocaust Memorial Day to protest disengagement; distribute posters reading 'The demolition of synagogues - never again' -- The far right-wing... Fear returns to Sderot YNetNews 5/2/2005 Double Qassam attack Sunday revives fear to resident's lives; mayor unimpressed with government 'protest' -- Sderot Mayor Eli Moyal told Ynet Monday his constituents are... Palestinian cops fire on Hamas terrorists YNetNews 5/3/2005 PA security forces battle, arrest Hamas members Monday evening in Gaza; the terrorists were ready to fire rockets at Israeli town; two mortar shells... Soldier killed in shoot-out near Tul Karm Ha'aretz 5/3/2005 Staff Sergeant Dan Talasnikov, 20, of Moshav Nir Galim was killed and another Israel Defense Forces soldier was lightly wounded in a clash yesterday... Officers sentenced following boy's death YNetNews 5/3/2005 In July 2003, tragic accident occurred next to Samaria roadblock during which 3-year-old Palestinian boy was shot dead; two junior officers were indicted... Protesters hospitalized after anti-Wall demo in Bil'in Electronic Intifada/ISM 5/2/2005 Press Release, International Solidarity Movement - Ramallah, 1 May 2005 — 12-year old Ahmed has a metal fragment lodged in his skull. A Norwegian protester... 'Shin Bet targets men in yarmulkes' YNetNews 5/4/2005 The father of one of the three settlers suspected of trying to blow up cars in the Tel Aviv area said he believes Shin...

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Former Freedom Party official says he worked for the Mossad Ha'aretz 5/29/2005 VIENNA - A former senior official in Austria's Freedom Party said he worked for Israel's spy agency while serving alongside its one-time populist leader Joerg... Qalqilia Mayor among prisoners slated for release International Middle East Media Center 5/30/2005 Palestinian sources reported that the recently elected Mayor of Qalqilia Wajeeh Qawwas is among the 400 prisoners slated to be released from Israeli jails... Joint Committee of the Deportees and Wanted affairs to meet today International Middle East Media Center 5/30/2005 Abdul Fattah Hamayel, Palestinian chair of the committee of the Deportees and Wanted affairs said the joint Israeli-Palestinian committee is scheduled to meet Monday... Erekat Says Israel Continues Dictation Policy and Avoids Negotiations International Press Center 5/29/2005 GAZA, May 29, 2005 (IPC + Agencies) - - The chief negotiator Dr. Saeb Erekat asserted that the Israeli government favored the policy of dictations over negotiations... Abbas, Sharon to meet soon to discuss disengagement International Middle East Media Center 5/30/2005 Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas will meet soon with Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon in Jerusalem to coordinate the intended Gaza Pullout, including security arrangements... Abbas Holds Talks with Moroccan King International Press Center 5/29/2005 PALESTINE, May29, 2005(IPC+Agencies)---The President Mahmoud Abbas arrived in Morocco on Saturday for talks with King Mohammed VI and other officials on... Israel must dismantle more West Bank settlements: Peres ReliefWeb 5/27/2005 JERUSALEM, May 27 (AFP) - Israel must dismantle more settlements in the occupied West Bank after removing all soldiers and Jewish settlers from the Gaza... Jerusalem clergy appoint new head BBC 5/30/2005 Leaders of Jerusalem's Greek Orthodox Church have appointed a temporary substitute for its embattled patriarch. Archbishop Cornelios takes over from Patriarch Irineos, who is... Abbas: We Take Bush’s Public Statements as Commitments Palestine Media Center 5/28/2005 Bush: Israel Should Not Prejudice Final Status Negotiations on Jerusalem -- Canada’s Prime Minister Paul Martin announced $9.7 million in aid for Palestinians and pledged... Prime Minister meets Palestinian Authority President Abbas ReliefWeb/Government of Canada 5/30/2005 27 May 2005 -- Prime Minister Paul Martin welcomed Palestinian Authority (PA) President Mahmoud Abbas to Ottawa today for a working visit, the first since... Bush to Abbas: Any Changes in 1949 Borders According to Palestinian-Israeli Agreement WAFA 5/30/2005 GAZA, May 30, 2005, (WAFA)- Minister of Foreign Affairs, Dr. Nasser Al-Kidwa said that the US President George W. Bush has assured President Mahmoud... Israeli assistance steps and humanitarian measures towards the Palestinians: Following the Palestinian elections and the Sharm el-Sheikh Summit ReliefWeb/Government of Israel 5/30/2005 Government of Israel, 26 May 2005 -- A. Background:Following the Palestinian elections (January 9, 2005) and the Sharm el-Sheikh Summit (February 8, 2005), Israel... Sharon unhappy with results of Bush-Abbas meeting Ha'aretz 5/31/2005 Prime Minister Ariel Sharon yesterday voiced disappointment with the result of last Thursday's meeting between President George Bush and Palestinian Authority Chairman Mahmoud Abbas... Latest Israeli Prisoner Release Disappoints Palestinians New York Times 5/29/2005 JERUSALEM, May 29 - The Israeli cabinet approved today the release of an additional 400 Palestinian prisoners, fulfilling a promise made in early February to... Israel, South Africa to revive defense ties Ha'aretz 5/31/2005 Israel and South Africa are resuming security cooperation after a hiatus of almost 15 years, with a senior delegation from the South African defense... EuroMed takes stock of chances for cooperation Daily Star 5/31/2005 European Union foreign ministers and their counterparts from Israel and its Arab neighbors are taking stock of the Mideast peace process and debating economic... EU meets with Israel, Arab neighbors over cooperation Ha'aretz 5/30/2005 BRUSSELS, Belgium - European Union foreign ministers and their counterparts from Israel and its Arab neighbors take stock of the Mideast peace process and debate... Bush vows to pressure Sharon if PA works to disarm militants Ha'aretz 5/30/2005 If the Palestinian Authority meets its security commitments under the road map, including its undertaking to disarm militants, the United States will demand that... Six Gulf countries call for resumption of Mideast peace talks Ha'aretz 5/29/2005 RIYADH, Saudi Arabia - Six Gulf Arab states expressed support Saturday for Palestinian efforts to return to peace negotiations with Israel and for the Jewish... Unclear whether Israel will cooperate with new Greek Orthodox patriarch Ha'aretz 5/31/2005 Leaders of the Greek Orthodox Church met in the Old City of Jerusalem Monday to select a temporary replacement for its embattled patriarch. Fourteen... Franklin admits he disclosed classified information in AIPAC affair Ha'aretz 5/31/2005 WASHINGTON - Pentagon official Larry Franklin has admitted that he may have disclosed classified information to a foreign official who was not authorized to receive... Katsav visits Germany YNetNews 5/30/2005 President marks 40 years of diplomatic relations, will address Reichstag during three-day visit -- President Moshe Katsav arrived in Germany Monday to mark 40 years... Justice Dept. to indict two AIPAC staffers under U.S. Espionage Act Ha'aretz 5/31/2005 WASHINGTON - The U.S. Justice Department is expected to file indictments against two former senior American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) staffers - Steve Rosen and... Israel to free Palestinian prisoners with 'blood on their hands' Ha'aretz 5/31/2005 Prime Minister Ariel Sharon has instructed Justice Minister Tzipi Livni to prepare for the release of veteran Palestinian prisoners who have "blood on their... Israel warned after second air raid AlJazeera 5/31/2005 Palestinians have warned Israel that a de facto truce is in jeopardy after another Israeli air raid in Gaza wounded two civilians. Chief Palestinian... Bush rejects Abbas call to jump to final-status talks International Middle East Media Center 5/27/2005 An Israeli official source in the Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's office said on Thursday that the United States President George W. Bush rejected a... The birth of modern Israel: A scrap of paper that changed history The Independent 5/26/2005 Equally, anyone who announces himself as a Briton in the West Bank or Gaza won't talk for long with a group of older Palestinians... Time is short for a deal with Israel, Abbas tells Bush in symbolic meeting The Independent 5/27/2005 Even after President Bush announced $50m (£26m) of direct housing aid for the Palestinians, the Palestinian Authority leader, Mahmoud Abbas, delivered a blunt warning... No progress in Egypt-Hamas talks on PA election crisis Ha'aretz 5/27/2005 Egyptian mediators failed Thursday to persuade Hamas militants to accept court-ordered re-votes in three Gaza local elections it won, casting a shadow over an... Nuclear debate turns heat on Israel AlJazeera 5/26/2005 The Bush administration's attempt to rally international support against Iran for its nuclear ambitions has resulted in something that no one in Washington wanted... J'lem mufti demands U.S. apology for Guantanamo Koran desecration Ha'aretz 5/27/2005 The top Muslim cleric in Israel on Friday demanded the U.S. apologize for alleged mishandling of the Koran by American military personnel at a... U.S.: Our position towards Israel is unchanged Ha'aretz 5/28/2005 WASHINGTON - The Bush administration clarified on Friday that the United States has not changed its position regarding the future negotiations between Israel and the... Palestinian leaders leave U.S. with their hopes met Daily Star 5/28/2005 Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas said Friday he was assured by U.S. President George W. Bush that he will promote an Israel-Palestine settlement on... Hamas: We will not attack during pullout YNetNews 5/27/2005 Senior terror organization members say there is no point in attacking Israel during disengagement, but resistance is not over -- Hamas would not carry out... Draft of Balfour Declaration Up for Bids Forward 5/27/2005 Simon's draft, handwritten on hotel stationery with his revision, is the centerpiece of Simon's archive; Sotheby's calls it the only known surviving autographed draft... Egyptian team extends Gaza mission AlJazeera 5/27/2005 An Egyptian security delegation has extended its mission in the Gaza Strip after failing to resolve a dispute over Palestinian elections, Aljazeera's correspondent in... 'We were given a pill for the pain' YNetNews 5/27/2005 While most Palestinian are pleased with Bush's pledge to transfer USD 50 million to aid development, they are pessimistic about his ability to turn... Bush stalls Abbas on reviving road map The Guardian 5/27/2005 President George Bush rebuffed an appeal from the Palestinian leader, Mahmoud Abbas, yesterday for a swift revival of peace negotiations and the rapid creation... Abbas to CNN: 'We Have to Work Together' Measures show 'peace is possible between the two sides' Palestine Media Center 5/26/2005 WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas on Wednesday kicked off a visit to Washington that will include his first meeting with President Bush... Meeting Abbas, Bush demands Israel end settlement expansion Ha'aretz 5/26/2005 U.S. President George Bush on Thursday demanded that Israel halt all settlement construction, specifically mentioning Jerusalem in this context, during his first meeting with... After Meeting President Bush President Abbas Calls for Resumption of Negotiation WAFA 5/26/2005 After Meeting President Bush President Abbas Calls for Resumption of Negotiation WASHINGTON, May 26, 2005 (WAFA)- President Mahmoud Abbas reiterated the Palestinian people and... Israel prepared to discuss release of fighters who assassinated Ze’evi International Middle East Media Center 5/26/2005 Israel informed the Palestinian Authority that it is prepared to discuss the possibility of releasing the fighters who assassinated the Israeli Tourism Minister, Rehavam... Al-Kidwa to Bush: solve Palestinian Problem or forget the Mideast International Middle East Media Center 5/26/2005 In an interview to Haaretz, the Palestinian Foreign Minister Nasser Al-Kidweh warned U.S. President George W. Bush that not resolving the Palestinian problem would... Israel builds ties with Hamas on humanitarian issue: paper ReliefWeb 5/26/2005 JERUSALEM, May 26, 2005 (Xinhua via COMTEX) -- Interaction between Israel and theIslamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) is gathering pace even if Israel formally bans all... U.S. won't demand PA disarm militants until after elections Ha'aretz 5/26/2005 The Bush administration will not be demanding that the Palestinian Authority disarm the armed groups in the territories, including Hamas, at least until after... 'No entry' for Palestinian refugees USA Today 5/24/2005 WASHINGTON — Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon on Tuesday ruled out the return of any Palestinian refugees to Israel or the loss of three major... PA to demolish settlers' homes in Gaza after pullout Daily Star 5/27/2005 Government plan aims to ease crowding and build sea port -- The Palestinian Authority plans to demolish Jewish settler houses in Gaza and replace them... Israel dismisses Hizbullah threats as election gambit while Iran lauds group Daily Star 5/27/2005 BEIRUT: Hizbullah Secretary General Hassan Nasrallah's pledge to defend his group's arms "to the death" and surprise detailed description of his group's arsenal was... U.S. PR Blitz Aimed at Palestinians Yahoo! News 5/25/2005 The three-week ad campaign was commissioned by USAID -- BETHLEHEM, West Bank - A blitz of billboards and television commercials filled with grinning Palestinian children is... Egypt steps in to help defuse Fatah-Hamas strife Yahoo! News 5/25/2005 GAZA (Reuters) - Egypt has stepped in to defuse a growing crisis over disputed Palestinian election results that threatens to inflame strife between President Mahmoud... Hecklers Nabbed VIP Seating With Help of (Former) Friend Forward 5/27/2005 After Prime Minister Sharon was interrupted by a handful of hecklers Sunday during a speech in New York, one of his high-profile hosts felt... Sharon Gets Nod for Gaza Plan at Aipac Parley Forward 5/27/2005 Rice Makes Plea For a 'Viable' Palestinian State -- WASHINGTON — Despite fears of discord, Israel's prime minister received a rousing show of support Tuesday when... No Bush letter for Abbas YNetNews 5/26/2005 Palestinian Authority Chairman to ask Bush to fulfill vision of Palestinian state during White House visit, but is not expected to receive written assurances... Bush pledges $50m in aid to Palestinians Daily Star 5/27/2005 Abbas warns peace process could collapse without more U.S. backing -- U.S. President George W. Bush praised Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas' steps toward peace and... Egypt urges NPT meet to take tough line with Israel Ha'aretz 5/27/2005 NEW YORK - Egypt is demanding that a conference of members of the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty issue a summary statement urging treaty members to take... Bush pledges aid to Palestinians BBC 5/26/2005 US President George W Bush has pledged $50m in direct aid for the Palestinian Authority, at a meeting with Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas. Mr... Abbas to send election bill back to PLC International Middle East Media Center 5/25/2005 Palestinian Deputy Prime Minister Nabil Sha'ath said Wednesday that the PA cannot organize parliamentary election by mid-July, pointing to the unsettled dispute between Palestinian... Socialist International Calls for Establishing Palestinian State WAFA 5/25/2005 RAMALLAH, May 25, 2005, (WAFA)- Socialist International reiterated Tuesday on the necessity of establishing the Palestinian independent state based on the international resolutions. During... Iran: Israel’s Unsafeguarded Nuclear Facilities Real Threat to Security of Middle East Palestine Media Center 5/24/2005 Excerpt, 2005 Review Conference of the Parties to the Treaty on the Non Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons - 19 May 2005 - Working paper submitted by... Socialist International Meets in Ramallah, Tel Aviv ‘For a Middle East in Peace’ Palestine Media Center/Socialist International 5/24/2005 Meeting of SI Council, Tel Aviv and Ramallah, 23-24 May 2005 -- On 23-24 May in Tel Aviv and Ramallah, the Socialist International... Abbas in US for Answers and Benefits from Bush Palestine Media Center 5/25/2005 Palestinian Officials Dismiss Sharon’s ‘Propaganda’ in United States -- Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Tuesday arrived in Washington for a three-day long-awaited visit to the... Wolfensohn: PA must fix financial problems to attract aid Ha'aretz 5/25/2005 WASHINGTON - The Palestinian Authority will have to address financial mismanagement problems if it wants to attract increased donor aid, outgoing World Bank chief James... No Security Deal for Israel, Palestinians Yahoo! News 5/24/2005 JERUSALEM - The Palestinians on Tuesday warned of "chaos and instability" after Israel's pullout from the Gaza Strip and parts of the West Bank if... Abbas to ask Bush to stop expansion of settlements Ha'aretz 5/25/2005 During his meeting tomorrow with U.S. President George Bush, Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas will focus his efforts on ensuring that Israel's withdrawal from the... Lebanon's president: War with Israel is 'legitimate' until Mideast peace attained Ha'aretz 5/24/2005 BEIRUT - On the eve of the fifth anniversary of the Israel Defense Forces withdrawal from Lebanon, Lebanese President Emile Lahoud vowed Tuesday to recover... IDF officers recommend Israel hand over Jenin to PA before pullout Ha'aretz 5/26/2005 Senior Israel Defense Forces officers recommended Wednesday that Israel transfer security authority for the northern West Bank city of Jenin to the Palestinian Authority... Sharon says 400 Palestinian prisoners will be freed Yahoo! News 5/24/2005 WASHINGTON (AFP) - Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon pledged to release 400 Palestinian prisoners to "help" Palestinian President Mahmud Abbas who will hold talks at... PM tells AIPAC that Israel will help Abbas as much as it can Ha'aretz 5/24/2005 Prime Minister Ariel Sharon said Tuesday that the disengagement could signal a "new era of trust" with the Palestinians, should Israel be able to... Egypt-Hamas meeting on PA election crisis ends without result Ha'aretz 5/25/2005 A five-hour meeting between Egyptian mediators and Hamas leaders in Gaza ended early Wednesday with no progress toward resolving an internal crisis over local... Agreement signed by Arabs not worth paper its written on: Sharon Yahoo! News 5/24/2005 JERUSALEM (AFP) - Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon has said that agreements signed by Arab leaders are not worth the paper they are written on... Japanese PM enjoys Israeli-style dinner YNetNews 5/25/2005 Junichiro Koizumi guest of honor at Ambassador to Tokyo Eli Cohen’s official residence; enjoys Falafel, stuffed grape leaves, says he has ‘much respect for... Has U.S. made a deal with Hamas? YNetNews 5/25/2005 Arab newspaper reports U.S and E.U. offer to remove Hamas from terror organization list if it dismantles military wing -- The U.S. administration and European... Sharon vows to cooperate with Abbas YNetNews 5/24/2005 Says during AIPAC conference in Washington 'Israel would never compromise its security; disengagement to be carried out as scheduled -- WASHINGTON, D.C. - Prime Minister Ariel... '12,000 of our rockets can reach Israel' YNetNews 5/25/2005 Hizbullah Chief Sheikh Hassan Nasrallah says ‘any hand that reaches out to our weapons is an Israeli hand that will be cut off’ -- BEIRUT... Bush OK's direct money transfer to PA YNetNews 5/25/2005 U.S. president agrees to directly steer money to PA instead of funneling through private relief organizations; Abbas plans to ask Bush to push Israel... Abbas briefs US lawmakers on reforms AlJazeera 5/26/2005 Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas says he he has no plans to delay a 17 July parliamentary election "unless there are legal reasons", despite receiving... Abbas to press Bush on settlements YNetNews 5/25/2005 Palestinian leader expected to ask Bush to push Israel to stop settlement construction, renew peace talks -- Mahmoud Abbas arrived in Washington on Wednesday for... Sources: Bush won't pressure PA on armed groups until elections Ha'aretz 5/26/2005 The Bush administration will not be demanding that the Palestinian Authority disarm the armed groups in the territories, including Hamas, at least until after... ICG report: Mr Abbas goes to Washington Electronic Intifada 5/24/2005 Report, ICG -- AMMAN/BRUSSELS -- As their leader, Mahmoud Abbas, prepares to visit Washington on 26 May, Palestinians are watching for signals from the White... Hizb Allah chief: We will keep our arms AlJazeera 5/26/2005 Under mounting international pressure to disarm, Lebanon's Hizb Allah has declared its stockpile of deterrrent rockets would strike anywhere in northern Israel if anyone... Harpy UAV compromise with US: No upgrades for China Globes 5/25/2005 Sources: US-Israel cooperation on the JSF will resume. -- A compromise has been reached with the US over the Harpy attack unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV... Palestinian leaders bid to save troubled truce ReliefWeb 5/23/2005 GAZA CITY, May 23 (AFP) - The Palestinian leadership was battling Monday to shore up a troubled Middle East truce, holding talks with Israeli officials... Sharon Reiterates His "No" for Refugees' Rights to Return and Jerusalem International Press Center 5/23/2005 PALESTINE, May23,2005 (IPC+Agencies)--Prime Minister Ariel Sharon, speaking at a meeting with Jewish leaders in New York said Sunday that the disengagement plan... High-profile Egyptian Officials Arrive in Gaza Today International Press Center 5/23/2005 GAZA, Palestine, May23, 2005 (IPC+ Agencies)--High-profile Egyptian security officials will arrive Monday in Gaza to hold discussions with their Palestinian counterparts and senior... AIPAC flies the flag for American values Ha'aretz 5/24/2005 WASHINGTON - The tables at the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) convention yesterday were set with two flags apiece - the Stars and Stripes alongside... Sharon calls for 'complete quiet' so peace talks can move forward USA Today 5/22/2005 NEW YORK (AP) — Visiting Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon on Sunday demanded an end to recent Palestinian attacks in the Gaza Strip, saying there... Sources: Complaints about Ann Ayalon `more serious than originally reported' Ha'aretz 5/24/2005 The Civil Service Commission has received complaints about the behavior of Ann Ayalon, the wife of Israel's ambassador to Washington, that are "far more... First Lady visits Western Wall YNetNews 5/22/2005 Laura Bush visits Israel as part of six-day tour aimed at advancing women's rights in the region; Bush stops at Western wall, to visit... Jewish leaders back Sharon YNetNews 5/23/2005 Prime minister addresses 1,200 Jewish group leaders in New York, says million Jews must be brought to Israel in next 15 years; earlier, Sharon’s... Olmert: Egypt could control Rafah crossing after Gaza pullout Ha'aretz 5/22/2005 Deputy Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said Sunday that Israel is willing to gradually give up control of the Rafah crossing between Egypt and the... Mofaz, Yousef meet YNetNews 5/24/2005 First high-level meeting in month; defense minister, PA interior minister discuss security, disarming suspects and Palestinian demand to coordinate disengagement -- Defense Minister Shaul Mofaz... Palestinians, Israelis protest as Laura Bush visits Jerusalem holy sites Yahoo! News 5/22/2005 JERUSALEM (AFP) - US First Lady Laura Bush faced Palestinian and Israeli protests as she toured Jewish and Muslim holy sites in Jerusalem's Old City... Sharon tells U.S. Jews: Israel will never negotiate over J'lem Ha'aretz 5/24/2005 Prime Minister Ariel Sharon is due to tell the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) at its annual policy conference Tuesday that Israel will... Jordan and Egypt urge Israel to pull out on time Daily Star 5/23/2005 Arab leaders insist that Jewish state not delay its scheduled withdrawal from Gaza -- Jordan and Egypt on Sunday urged Israel not to delay its... Truce and reforms on the agenda as Abbas heads to the White House Daily Star 5/23/2005 Palestinian president to press for application of 'road map' -- RAMALLAH, West Bank: Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas embarks Tuesday on his first visit to... Leaders of Palestinian factions in Syria hold talks on truce Daily Star 5/24/2005 Sharon demands that Abbas reign in militants ahead of further peace talks -- Leaders of major Damascus-based Palestinian factions held a rare public meeting to... PA presents Israel with troop plan during pullout Ha'aretz 5/24/2005 Palestinian Authority Interior Minister Nasser Yousef presented Defense Minister Shaul Mofaz with the plan the PA is formulating for deploying its security forces in... Bush to press Abbas to crack down on terror Daily Star 5/24/2005 Palestinians may delay parliamentary polls -- President George W. Bush will insist that Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas dismantle all terrorist networks in Palestinian areas when... Shalom: Envoy to U.S. will conclude his tenure this summer Ha'aretz 5/21/2005 Israel's Ambassador to the United States, Danny Ayalon, will conclude his tenure this summer, after three years, and there is nothing wrong with that... President Abbas Meets Indian and Pakistani Counterparts International Press Center 5/21/2005 GAZA, May 21, 2005 (IPC + Agencies) - - President Mahmoud Abbas met in New Delhi yesterday with the Indian President, A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, where both sides... Peres blames Hamas for Gaza flare-up Ha'aretz 5/22/2005 SOUTHERN SHUNEH, Jordan - Vice Premier Shimon Peres and Palestinian Prime Minister Ahmed Qureia met yesterday and discussed Israel's planned withdrawal from the Gaza Strip... No plans to postpone elections, says Palestinian president ReliefWeb/Deutsche Presse Agentur 5/20/2005 New Delhi (dpa) - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, on a two-day visit to India, said Friday he had no plans to postpone parliamentary elections set... PM: Palestinians Aspire for Effective American Support WAFA 5/21/2005 Dead Sea Resort,May,21, 2005, (WAFA)- PM Ahmad Quri' said Friday that the Palestinian people are still committed to the peace process and... On Behalf of President Abbas, Abdul Raheem: Israel's Practices will Kill Current Peace Opportunity WAFA 5/21/2005 RAMALLAH, May 21, 2005 (WAFA)- Secretary-General of Presidency al-Tayyeb Abdul Raheem warned Friday that Israel's policies of not implementing the understandings agreed upon will... Israel will eventually pull out of Gaza - Abbas ReliefWeb 5/20/2005 NEW DELHI, May 20 (Reuters) - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said on Friday he believed Israel would eventually withdraw from the Gaza Strip, but refused... Low Profile Hurting Abbas in Congress Forward 5/20/2005 The PLO mission to Washington is viewed widely as ineffective -- WASHINGTON — For Senator Joseph Biden, trying to help Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas has... Sharon and a Critic Jostle for Limelight As Gaza Pullout Feud Comes to America Forward 5/20/2005 When Israeli Prime Minister Sharon comes to the United States this week to stump for his Gaza disengagement plan, he will be competing for... Abbas Urges Commitment to Sharm el-Sheikh Truce Palestine Media Center 5/21/2005 Israeli Military Escalation Claimes Three Palestinian Lives Since Wednesday -- President Mahmoud Abbas in New Delhi Friday urged both Palestinian and Israeli commitment to the... U.S. split over gesture to Abbas ahead of talks Ha'aretz 5/22/2005 The U.S. administration is divided on what sort of gesture to make to Palestinian Authority Chairman Mahmoud Abbas (Abu Mazen), who is to meet... Palestinian Envoy Dismisses Israel Pullout Yahoo! News 5/21/2005 WASHINGTRON - A Palestinian official Thursday dismissed Israel's planned withdrawal from Gaza as a "recipe for continuing Palestinian suffering" as long as Israel continues to... Peres, Qureia meet in attempt to get peace process back on track Ha'aretz 5/21/2005 SOUTHERN SHUNEH - Vice Premier Shimon Peres and Palestinian Prime Minister Ahmed Qureia met Saturday on the sidelines of an international economic summit to discuss... Abbas to demand U.S. political and financial support Ha'aretz 5/21/2005 Palestinian Authority Chairman Mahmoud Abbas said Saturday he will demand at an upcoming meeting with President George W. Bush that the United States provide... Abbas looks for India's support BBC 5/20/2005 Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas has met Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and other leaders in the Indian capital Delhi. Mr Abbas is in India... Abbas urges end to violence Daily Star 5/21/2005 Israeli soldiers kill Hamas militant in third day of fighting -- Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas called for an end to a flare-up in violence in... Libya: No problem dealing with Israel AlJazeera 5/21/2005 Libyan leader Muammar al-Qadhafi's son said his country has no qualms about dealing with Israel because Libya considers itself more African than Arab. "Our... President Abbas Flys to Pakistan WAFA 5/19/2005 BEIJING, May 19, 2005, (WAFA)- President Mahmoud Abbas left today China heading Pakistan to meet President General Pervez Musharraf. Abbas met yesterday with his... Abbas in India as part of Asia tour AlJazeera 5/19/2005 Palestinian leader Mahmud Abbas has arrived in New Delhi on a two-day visit during which India is expected to renew its support for the... East Jerusalem U.S. consulate launches Arabic-language Web site Ha'aretz 5/13/2005 The U.S. Consulate General in Jerusalem has launched an Arabic-language Web site meant to ease communication between American officials and the Palestinian-American community based... EU: Israel-PA trade deal must remain in effect after pullout Ha'aretz 5/20/2005 The European Union believes Israel's trade agreement with the Palestinians must remain in effect in Gaza even after the disengagement, because any change in... Shalom demands UN action to stop Iranian nuclear project Ha'aretz 5/18/2005 Dusseldorf, Germany - At talks in Germany on Tuesday, Foreign Minister Silvan Shalom called for action to stop Iran's nuclear program, saying Teheran's efforts to... PM okays gestures to PA despite renewed shelling Ha'aretz 5/20/2005 Prime Minister Ariel Sharon and Defense Minister Shaul Mofaz on Thursday approved a series of gestures to the Palestinians, over the objections of the... First lady set to visit Temple Mount YNetNews 5/19/2005 Laura Bush set to arrive Sunday, will visit holy sites of Judaism, Islam and Christianity -- American First Lady Laura Bush will begin an official... World Bank to set up liaison office for Israeli cos Globes 5/19/2005 The World Bank $20 billion a year in hundreds of health, education, water, road, electricity and telecommunications infrastructures worldwide. -- World Bank president James D... 'Stop mortar fire - or we will’ YNetNews 5/19/2005 Sharon advisor tells Palestinian official PA must put an end to mortar attacks in Gaza at once -- TEL AVIV - The Palestinian Authority must put... PLO calls for a diaspora convention International Middle East Media Center 5/18/2005 The Political Bureau of the Palestinian Liberation Organization, PLO, called on Tuesday for a conference for Palestinian living in Diaspora to be held during... En Route to Beijing: Abbas Asks Washington for Assistance on Road Map International Press Center 5/18/2005 GAZA, May18, 2005 (IPC + Agencies) - - On his way to the Chinese capital city Beijing from Tokyo, President Mahmoud Abbas told reporters he would ask... FATEH Warns of Israeli Incitement against President Abbas WAFA 5/18/2005 GAZA, May 18, 2005, (WAFA)- The Palestinian National Liberation Movement (FATEH) has warned Wednesday of risks of the Israeli incitement against President Mahmoud Abbas... Cabinet Condemns Israeli Assassination of Civilian WAFA 5/18/2005 HEBRON, May, 18, 2005, (WAFA)- Palestinian cabinet condemned on Wednesday Israeli assassination of a civilian in Rafah, calling on the international community to immediately... UK welcomes Israel boycott review BBC 5/18/2005 UK Foreign Office Minister Kim Howells has welcomed a move by the Association of University Teachers to reconsider a boycott of two Israeli universities... UN's top political official warns of increase in Israeli-Palestinian violence Ha'aretz 5/19/2005 UNITED NATIONS - The UN's top political official warned Wednesday of steadily increasing violence between Israelis and Palestinians. Kieran Prendergast, the undersecretary-general for political affairs... EU trade chief to visit Israel, PA, Jordan to boost trade links Ha'aretz 5/19/2005 BRUSSELS - European Union Trade Commissioner Peter Mandelson was heading to the Middle East yesterday to boost trade ties with and among Israel, Jordan and... Israeli and Syrian officials may meet YNetNews 5/18/2005 Representatives of Syria and Israel, including Vice Premier Shimon Peres, could meet discretely at World Economic Forum -- Israeli officials may meet with their Syrian... Pollard accuses PM of exploiting his case to advance pullout plan Ha'aretz 5/18/2005 BUTNER, North Carolina - Jonathan Pollard, incarcerated for the past 20 years for spying on the United States on Israel's behalf, blamed Prime Minister Ariel... 'Hamas building popular army’ YNetNews 5/16/2005 Outgoing Army Chief Yaalon bids Knesset Defense and Foreign Affairs Committee farewell, says terror group rearming and boosting its strength -- JERUSALEM - Hamas is using... Israel backs Arab state for place on U.N. Security Council Ha'aretz 5/19/2005 Israel answered a request from Gulf Arab state Qatar yesterday and backed its bid for a two-year term on the U.N. Security Council despite... New treaty to facilitate US visas for Israeli business Globes 5/18/2005 Like tourists, Israeli business-persons currently wait up to six weeks for a US visa. -- Israel-America Chamber of Commerce (AmCham) president Zalman Shoval predicts that... Dr. Barghouti Warns of Apartheid Wall Dangerous Effects on Future State International Press Center 5/17/2005 GAZA, Palestine, May 17, 2005 (IPC) - - The Secretary General of the National Initiative, Dr. Mustafa Barghouti, warned today of the continuous Israeli expansionist measures... Qatar seeks Israeli help for UN seat AlJazeera 5/18/2005 Israel will respond in the coming days to an unprecedented request from Qatar to support Doha's candidacy for a rotating seat on the UN... U.S. security envoy Ward praises PA reforms Ha'aretz 5/18/2005 U.S. security envoy General William Ward praised the Palestinian Authority yesterday for reshaping often rival security services, whose mission he said must include keeping... US security envoy lauds PA reforms AlJazeera 5/17/2005 US security envoy General William Ward has praised the Palestinian Authority for reshaping rival security services. After a meeting with Palestinian Interior Minister Nassr... Weissglas, Bachar to seek U.S. aid for Galilee and Negev Ha'aretz 5/18/2005 Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's advisor Dov Weissglas and the deputy director of the Finance Ministry, Joseph Bachar, are slated to visit Washington next week... Interview: Palestinian President Abbas Expects China to Play Bigger Role in Mideast Affairs Palestine Media Center 5/17/2005 RAMALLAH, 16 May 2005 (Xinhuanet) -- Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, who is scheduled to pay an official visit to China on May17-19, called upon... Abbas Calls for Just, Agreed upon Solution of Refugee Issue Palestine Media Center 5/16/2005 PM Qurei: Palestinians Would Never Give up ‘Right of Return’ -- Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on May 15 called for “a just and agreed solution... Diplomatic turf war grips Israel BBC 5/17/2005 Israel's two top diplomats are locked in an uncivil row involving their wives, Madonna and a photo opportunity. The country's civil service commission is... Sharon's U.S. visit to ignite debate among polarized Jews Ha'aretz 5/18/2005 Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's visit to New York on Sunday is expected to bring to a head the raging controversy in the American Jewish... Turkish National Security Council head visits Israel Globes 5/17/2005 Turkish National Security Council secretary general Yigit Alpogan's visit is the first of its kind in the history of Israeli-Turkish relations. -- Turkish National Security... Pollard says disappointed and disgusted by meet with Ayalon Ha'aretz 5/18/2005 WASHINGTON - Israeli Ambassador to the U.S. Danny Ayalon visited Israeli spy Jonathan Pollard in his North Carolina prison Tuesday evening. In the course of... Interview: 'What Wild West scenario?' YNetNews 5/18/2005 Palestinian minister Mohammed Dahlan talks to Ynet about the future of settler homes should Israel decide to leave them standing after pullout -- If Israel... Qalqilia next if PA collects arms International Middle East Media Center 5/16/2005 Israeli military officials conditioned the handover of security in Qalqilia to the Palestinian Authority to collecting the weapons of wanted Palestinian fighters in Tulkarem... Abbas affirms holding elections on time, asks Japan for support International Middle East Media Center 5/16/2005 Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, who arrived Sunday in Tokyo for a three-day visit, said Monday, ahead of meeting Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi in... President Abbas Arrives In Japan In His First Visit International Press Center 5/16/2005 PALESTINE, May16,2005 (IPC+Agencies)---The President Mahmoud Abbas (Abu Mazen) said Sunday he hoped Japan can play a political role toward realizing peace in... Hamas denies coordination with Israeli security International Middle East Media Center 5/16/2005 The Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) dismissed Monday Israeli media reports on ongoing coordination between Hamas-affiliates who won in the recent local elections and Israeli... Palestine's Ambassador to Berlin Criticizes Fischer's Words on Wall International Press Center 5/15/2005 GAZA, Palestine, May15, 2005 (IPC+ Agencies)--The Palestinian ambassador to Germany, Abdullah Al-Efranji, criticized yesterday the German FM, Joschka Fischer's remarks over the Israeli... Israel lets PA police carry arms in W. Bank Ha'aretz 5/15/2005 Israel has given its approval for the deployment of hundreds of armed Palestinian Authority police in all West Bank cities to crack down on... Ya'alon warns terror groups will target Israel even after pullout Ha'aretz 5/17/2005 Chief of Staff Moshe Ya'alon expressed deep concern yesterday that Palestinian terror organizations would continue attacking Israel even after the completion of the disengagement... German politician says 'no' to Livni YNetNews 5/15/2005 German Justice Minister cites 'ideology', refuses to meet Israeli counterpart Tzipi Livni at East Jerusalem office -- JERUSALEM - Justice Minister Tzipi Livni (Likud) has cancelled... Shalom to dismiss U.S. envoy YNetNews 5/16/2005 Foreign minister reportedly determined to remove Danny Ayalon from prestigious post following recent tensions between the two figures. Ambassador’s close associates say Sharon would... Civil Administration willing to meet Hamas Ha'aretz 5/17/2005 The Civil Administration in the West Bank has decided that its representatives would meet with Hamas local authority heads elected in the West Bank... Japan gives $100m to Palestinians BBC 5/16/2005 Japan has pledged $100m (£55m) to the Palestinians to help to establish peace in the Middle East. Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi announced the... Ambassador's complaints passed on YNetNews 5/17/2005 Israel’s Ambassador to U.S. Danny Ayalon says Foreign Minister Shalom’s wife intervened in ministry appointments; Attorney General Mazuz transfers case to Civil Service Commission... Katsav; “World won't consider current plan sufficient” International Middle East Media Center 5/12/2005 Israeli president Moshe Katsav said Wednesday that Israelis should realize that the international community will not be satisfied with the planned disengagement plan, and... Hamas committed to the truce, but will retaliate to any attacks International Middle East Media Center 5/12/2005 The Islamic Resistance Movement, Hamas, said that it will retaliate to any Israeli invasions or attacks against Palestinian activists in the Gaza Strip. Mosheer... PM Qurei and Lebanon's Mufti Criticize Arab Silence Towards Jerusalem International Press Center 5/12/2005 RAMALLAH, Palestine, May 12, 2005 (IPC + WAFA) - - Prime Minister Ahmad Qurei criticized the silence of the Arab nations towards the violations and attacks against... Abbas Addresses the Chilean Congress WAFA 5/12/2005 SANTIAGO, May, 12, 2005,(WAFA)-President Mahmoud Abbas affirmed that the Palestinian National Authority and the Palestinian people are serious in achieving a just... Abed Rabbo to Senator Taylor: Sharon Misleading United States Palestine Media Center 5/12/2005 PLO Concerned over ‘Ambiguity’ of Israel’s Gaza Plan -- The Palestinian leadership is concerned over the “ambiguity” of the Israeli unilateral plan for “disengagement” from... Gaza pullout not last withdrawal: Dahlan ReliefWeb 5/12/2005 RAMALLAH, May 12, 2005 (Xinhua via COMTEX) -- Palestinian Civilian Affairs Minister Mohammed Dahlan urged Israel on Thursday to withdraw from more occupied Palestinian territories... UN non-proliferation conference deadlocked Daily Star 5/13/2005 Egypt insists past disarmament deals be honored -- UNITED NATIONS: An Egyptian insistence on past disarmament commitments being honored kept a landmark UN nonproliferation conference... Aid Package Sidesteps P.A. Forward 5/13/2005 WASHINGTON — Lawmakers passed an emergency aid package for the Palestinians this week, but some Jewish organizations and Palestinian activists are lamenting the measure as... Bush Administration Vows To Boycott Hamas Militants Elected in Territories Forward 5/13/2005 WASHINGTON — The Bush administration "will neither recognize nor engage with" members of Hamas or Hezbollah who are elected to office unless the two militant... 'Stick and carrot method not working' YNetNews 5/13/2005 Shalom calls for international pressure to stop Iran reaching nuclear capabilities; more than 200 Iranian youngsters volunteer to carry out suicide bombs against Israel... Qorei criticises Arab world for failing Jerusalem ReliefWeb 5/11/2005 RAMALLAH, West Bank, May 11 (AFP) - Palestinian prime minister Ahmed Qorei on Wednesday criticised the Arab world for failing to support the Palestinians in... The European Commission Allocates Humanitarian Aid, Israeli Restrictions Remain WAFA 5/11/2005 BRUSSELS, May 11, 2005, (WAFA)- The European Commission (EC) has allocated Sunday €28.3 million in humanitarian aid for one million Palestinians in the Occupied... Dahlan: “Detainees are the core of the Palestinian cause” International Middle East Media Center 5/7/2005 Palestinian Civil Affairs Minister Mohammad Dahlan said that the case of the detainees in Israeli prisons is the core in any negotiations with the... Al Kidwa Warns of Israeli Delay's Ramifications on Peace International Press Center 5/11/2005 GAZA, Palestine, May11,2005 (IPC+Agencies)---Foreign Affairs Minister, Nasser Al Kidwa warned yesterday of the deterioration of situation in the occupied Palestinian territories if... FM Barnier Says EU Interested in Middle East Peace International Press Center 5/10/2005 GAZA, Palestine, May10, 2005 (IPC+WAFA)--French Foreign Minister, Michel Barnier, asserted on Tuesday that the European Union has ever been interested in achieving... PNA, Hamas Slam Israeli Interference in Palestinian Affairs Palestine Media Center 5/11/2005 Israel Closes Palestinian Election Offices in Occupied Jerusalem -- Palestinian Prime Minister Ahmad Qurei and Hamas on Tuesday “totally” rejected Israeli statements and pretexts to... ‘Declaration of Brasilia’ Asserts Right to Resist Occupation Palestine Media Center 5/11/2005 Abbas Questions Israel’s Democracy, Lula Praises Palestinian Patience -- Opening an unprecedented summit in Brasilia, Latin American and Arab foreign ministers approved Monday the draft... Mofaz: European talks on Iran's nuclear program will fail Ha'aretz 5/12/2005 Mofaz: Security will improve after Gaza pullout - Says 'unequivocally' opposed to demolishing settlers' homes, which would endanger troops. -- Defense Minister Shaul Mofaz said Wednesday... Gov't working to keep anti-Israel resolution out of Brazil summit Ha'aretz 5/10/2005 The Foreign Ministry said Tuesday it had laid the diplomatic groundwork to try to ensure an unprecedented summit under way between Arab and South... Arabs, South Americans back Iraq, Palestinians Ha'aretz 5/12/2005 BRASILIA, Brazil - South American and Arab countries gave support for the Palestinians in their fight for an independent state but condemned terrorism on Wednesday... Abbas, Lula discuss Middle East peace AlJazeera 5/10/2005 Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has praised the Palestinians for their patience, while Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas has called on Israel to... U.S., UN mull international force at Shaba Ha'aretz 5/11/2005 The United States and UN are looking into the possibility that an international force would replace Israel in the Shaba Farms area in exchange... Gaza pullout diverting media gaze AlJazeera 5/11/2005 A top Palestinian official has told Aljazeera.net that while the world is focusing on the withdrawal of Israeli occupation forces from Gaza, Tel Aviv... UN nuclear talks break deadlock over Israeli arms Ha'aretz 5/12/2005 UNITED NATIONS - More than 180 nations hoping to strengthen global protections against the spread of nuclear arms ended a week and a half of... Mofaz: Gaza plan 'to save W Bank' BBC 5/11/2005 Israeli Defence Minister Shaul Mofaz has said the withdrawal of Jewish settlers from Gaza will allow Israel to extend its borders into the West... Ex-Mossad chief Halevy: U.S. could still find WMDs in Iraq Ha'aretz 5/10/2005 U.S. military forces may remain in Iraq for much longer than Americans commonly believe, and those forces may yet uncover weapons of mass destruction... Editorial of The New York Times: A No-Confidence Vote for Mr. Abbas Palestine Media Center 5/10/2005 A few months ago, President Bush announced that he would ask Congress for $350 million to support Palestinian political, economic and security reforms. Following... Latin – Arab Summit Worries US, Israel Palestine Media Center/Washington Times 5/10/2005 RIO DE JANEIRO -- Brazil will host a meeting of Latin America and Arab leaders, including new Iraqi President Jalal Talabani, in an effort to... Cracks widen in Israel over Gaza pullout amid spectre of Hamas Middle East Online 5/10/2005 Pullout will not be cancelled. It is a difficult process but essential for our future: Mofaz. -- Cracks widened in the Israeli government Tuesday over... PNA, Jordan and Israel Ink ‘Peace Water Carrier’ MoU Palestine Media Center 5/10/2005 Red Sea Water May Prevent Drying up of Dead Sea -- Palestinian, Jordanian and Israeli cabinet ministers signed in Jordan Monday a $20 million feasibility... Abbas visit Japan on May 15 WAFA 5/10/2005 TOKYO, May 10, 2005, (WAFA)- President Abbas will visit Japan on May 15 at the invitation of the Government of Japan.In a press release... PNA Rebukes Israeli Intervention in Palestinian Elections International Press Center 5/10/2005 GAZA, Palestine, May10,2005(IPC+Agencies)---In a first reaction to Israeli Prime Minister, Ariel Sharon's decision to delay the evacuation of settlers from Gaza... Haifa U. says British university teachers union defamed it Ha'aretz 5/10/2005 Haifa University's British lawyers have sent a warning letter to the British Association of University Teachers (AUT) claiming that it defamed the university when... Abbas offers Mikati support on 1559 Daily Star 5/11/2005 Palestinian prime minister backs Lebanon over disarmament issue -- BEIRUT: Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas promised Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Mikati his support for Lebanon in... Israel insists Gaza pullout will occur Daily Star 5/11/2005 Israel's defense chief on Tuesday shot down a suggestion by the foreign minister that a planned Gaza withdrawal could be derailed if Hamas triumphs... Middle East diplomatic Quartet meets in Moscow Electronic Intifada/UN News 5/9/2005 Report, UN News -- The Quartet working to restore peace in the Middle East – the United Nations, United States, European Union and Russian Federation – today... Abbas questions Israel's belief in democracy Ha'aretz 5/11/2005 BRASILIA, Brazil - Palestinian Authority Mahmoud Abbas questioned Israel's belief in democracy on Tuesday after an Israeli official suggested a victory for Hamas militants in... Peres requests U.S. aid for developing Negev and Galilee Ha'aretz 5/9/2005 In his recent meeting with U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and representatives of both houses of Congress, Vice Premier... Al-Qedwa: PNA Briefed Quartet on Israeli Violations of Sharm Summit International Press Center 5/8/2005 GAZA, Palestine, May08, 2005 (IPC)-- Palestinian Foreign Minister, Naser Al-Qedwa, confirmed Saturday that the Palestinian National Authority (PNA), has submitted letters to members of... PM: No further prisoner releases until PA acts against terror Ha'aretz 5/8/2005 Prime Minister Ariel Sharon said Sunday that Israel will not release any more Palestinian prisoners until the Palestinian Authority "fulfills its commitment to crack... IDF to remove barriers blocking Nablus access Ha'aretz 5/10/2005 The Israel Defense Forces Tuesday morning will remove the dirt embankments that have completely blocked access from the Nablus region to the northern part... Better Red than Dead - efforts afoot to save world's lowest sea Daily Star 5/10/2005 AMMAN: Countries surrounding the slowly vanishing Dead Sea on Monday agreed to look into building a canal to breathe new life into the lowest... Palestinian fury after Sharon freezes prisoner releases Yahoo! News 5/8/2005 JERUSALEM (AFP) - Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon delivered a new blow to the troubled Middle East peace process by deciding to put on hold... Israel freezes release of 400 Palestinian prisoners Ha'aretz 5/8/2005 Justice Minister Tzipi Livni announced Sunday that Israel would not proceed with the release of 400 Palestinian prisoners citing the increase in Palestinian attacks... Prisoner of Zion? YNetNews 5/8/2005 In an appeal to Israeli Supreme Court Jonathan Pollard demands to be recognized as Prisoner of Zion and that the tortures he underwent throughout... Red-Dead Sea Canal feasibility study agreement expected today Globes 5/9/2005 Minister of National Infrastructures Benjamin Ben-Eliezer, Jordanian Minister of Water and Irrigation Raed Abu Saud, and PA Minister of Planning and International Cooperation Ghassan... FM questions Gaza pullout if Hamas wins PA vote Ha'aretz 5/10/2005 Foreign Minister Silvan Shalom said Monday that if Hamas won July's Palestinian Authority parliamentary elections, Israel should reconsider carrying out the disengagement plan. "It... Israeli ambassador set to visit Pollard YNetNews 5/9/2005 Israeli Ambassador to U.S. Danny Ayalon set to meet with convicted spy Jonathan Pollard next Tuesday; Sharon, Shalom decide on pro-active approach to facilitate... Sharon: No more prisoner releases USA Today 5/9/2005 JERUSALEM (AP) — Prime Minister Ariel Sharon told his Cabinet on Sunday that Israel shouldn't release more Palestinian prisoners until the Palestinian government clamps down... Arab-S America summit to slam Israel AlJazeera 5/9/2005 South American and Arab leaders gathering for a summit in Brasilia of Brazil are expected to adopt a declaration condemning Israel's occupation of Palestinian... Israel may reconsider Gaza withdrawal AlJazeera 5/9/2005 Aljazeera reports quoting Israel's Foreign Minister Silvan Shalom that Israel will reconsider its Gaza troop-pullout plan if Hamas wins the forthcoming Palestinian elections. Agencies... Alvaro de Soto of Peru named new UN envoy to Middle East United Nations 5/6/2005 6 May 2005 – Veteran United Nations negotiator Alvaro de Soto will begin work immediately as the top UN envoy in the Middle East after... Israeli linked to AIPAC probe to leave post Ha'aretz 5/6/2005 WASHINGTON - Naor Gilon, the head of the political department at the Israeli Embassy in Washington, whose name has been linked to the Pentagon analyst... Laura Bush coming to Israel YNetNews 5/6/2005 American first lady set to embark on a Mid-East tour in about two weeks; official announcement expected next week -- WASHINGTON - American First Lady Laura... Israeli Government Freezes Handover of West Bank Cities to PA International Press Center 5/5/2005 RAMALLAH, Palestine, May 5, 2005 (IPC + Agencies) - - The Palestinian Liberation Organization's Chief Negotiator, Dr. Saeb Erekat, dismissed the Israeli excuses to justify the freezing... Israeli intelligence praises Abbas for efforts against militants ReliefWeb 5/5/2005 JERUSALEM, May 5 (AFP) - Israel's military intelligence chief praised Palestinian leader Mahmud Abbas on Thursday for his efforts to disarm militants, countering claims by... MI chief: Israel is not facing existential nuclear threat today Ha'aretz 5/5/2005 Director of Military Intelligence Major General Aharon Ze'evi said Thursday that Israel is not subject to any imminent nuclear threat, and that he believed... U.S. Suspends Cooperation With Israel on Fighter Jet Forward 5/6/2005 Ire at Jerusalem's Arms Deals With China - Israel is China's second-largest arms supplier after Russia. -- In a clear sign that the Bush administration's anger... PNA: Ariel University Violates International Law Palestine Media Center 5/4/2005 Peace Now: Israel Determined to Create More Facts on the Ground -- The Palestinian National Authority (PNA) has blasted Israel’s decision on Monday to establish... US pressures EU to reject Putin's Peace Conference suggestion International Middle East Media Center 5/3/2005 An American official source said the United States administration is pressuring the Europeans to reject the idea of holding an international peace conference on... Turkish PM: Palestinians should not be left in 'an open prison' Ha'aretz 5/3/2005 Asked whether he considered Israel's actions against the Palestinians "state terrorism," Erdogan responded: "How else can you interpret it?" -- ANKARA, Turkey - Turkey's prime minister... Dahlan Briefs on Special Envoy of the Quartet in a Tour at Karni Crossing International Press Center 5/4/2005 GAZA, Palestine, May 3,2005 (IPC+WAFA)--the civil affair minister Mohammed Dahlan accompanied Tuesday World Bank President James Wolfensohn, who is helping coordinate Israel's... President Abbas: We are Looking Forward to a Key Russian Role International Press Center 5/4/2005 RAMALLAH, Palestine, May04, 2005 (IPC+WAFA)--President Mahmoud Abbas voiced yesterday his hope for a key Russian role in the Palestinian-Israeli peace, looking forward... Abbas: WB settlement blocs are removable International Middle East Media Center 5/4/2005 Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said Tuesday will hold a national referendum on any final status agreement with Israel. He also criticized Israel for applying... Mofaz freezes handover of West Bank cities to Palestinians Ha'aretz 5/4/2005 Defense Minister Shaul Mofaz said Wednesday he is freezing the handover of West Bank towns to Palestinian security control because the Palestinians have failed... PMO: Abbas is leaving the door wide open to further terror attacks Ha'aretz 5/4/2005 The Prime Minister's Office on Wednesday accused Palestinian Authority Chairman Mahmoud Abbas of acting in a way that encourages terror, and leaves the door... U.S. envoy urges pullout coordination YNetNews 5/4/2005 Outgoing World bank president "lays cards on the table," pushes for Israeli-Palestinian economic coordination on Gaza pullout plan and says teams from World Bank... Abbas: Temporary state a no-go YNetNews 5/4/2005 Palestinian leader says any future deal with Israel would be subjected to national referendum -- The Palestinian Authority would not accept the idea of a... Israel freezes West Bank pullback AlJazeera 5/4/2005 Israel says it will not hand over any more West Bank towns to Palestinian control because fighters are not being disarmed,despite a previous... Handover of West Bank towns on hold YNetNews 5/4/2005 Cabinet decides to freeze handover of three more West Bank cities, Sharon and Abbas expected to meet soon to discuss possible coordination on Israel's... PA: We will not disarm gunmen YNetNews 5/4/2005 Palestinian internal security head says PA has no intention to disarm factions, calls for them to honor cease-fire agreement with Abbas -- GAZA - The Palestinian... Quartet envoy urges Sharon to boost Gaza employment Ha'aretz 5/3/2005 The newly appointed economic envoy of the Quartet, who will assist in coordinating the disengagement plan, met with senior Israeli officials yesterday and presented... Israeli concern over Egypt troops BBC 5/4/2005 An Israeli parliamentary sub-committee has warned against a plan to station 750 lightly-armed Egyptian troops along the Gaza-Egypt border. The panel said it believes... Israel freezes West Bank handover BBC 5/4/2005 The Israeli government has frozen the handover of West Bank towns to Palestinian control until militant groups are disarmed, officials say. Israel's security cabinet... Top American Panel Admits Catastrophic Mistakes and Bias to Israel International Press Center 5/3/2005 GAZA, Palestine, May3,2005 , (IPC+Agencies)--Top US negotiators responsible for US policy toward the peace process under the Clinton Administration admitted making a catastrophic... Abbas to WAFA: Putin's Visit Historic, We Seek Major Russian Role In Peace Process WAFA 5/3/2005 RAMALLAH, May 3, 2005 (WAFA) - President Abbas described the visit of the Russian President Vladimir Putin as a historic one, expressing his hope for... No security transfers until Palestinians disarm militants: Israel ReliefWeb 5/3/2005 JERUSALEM, May 3 (AFP) - Israeli Defence Minister Shaul Mofaz said Tuesday that there would be no further transfer of security control from the army... Top Palestinian brass get Israeli passes to move freely Ha'aretz 5/3/2005 The Office of the Coordinator of Government Activities in the Territories last week renewed the system of issuing VIP transit passes to senior Palestinian... PNA rejects building university in West Bank settlement: Erekat ReliefWeb 5/3/2005 RAMALLAH, May 3, 2005 (Xinhua via COMTEX) -- Chief Palestinian Negotiator Saeb Erekat said Tuesday that the Palestinian National Authority (PNA) rejects Israeli decision to... Interview with UNRWA Acting Commissioner-General, Karen AbuZayd with Al-Quds newspaper ReliefWeb/UNRWA 4/20/2005 ACG AbuZayd terms as delicate and alarming the current phase -- Jerusalem: Zaki Abu Alhalawa - UNRWA ACG Karen AbuZayd voiced hope the new ComGen would... Envoy holds first talks on Gaza BBC 5/1/2005 The international community's new envoy to aid Israel's planned withdrawal from the Gaza Strip has had his first meeting with Palestinian leaders. James Wolfensohn... Russian FM: Putin’s Proposal Was ‘Misunderstood’ Palestine Media Center 4/30/2005 Israel Refuses Moscow’s Security Aid to PNA, Rebuffs Similar US Proposal -- Following a two-hour meeting in Ramallah Friday, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said the... Israel blacklisted by U.S. YNetNews 4/30/2005 American International Trade Commission says Israel among world's major intellectual property violators -- WASHINGTON - Israel is among the world's worst offenders when it comes to... Erdogan Hands to PNA Land Title Deed Registrations Palestine Media Center 5/2/2005 Ankara Offers to Mediate, Sponsor Palestinian – Israeli Conferences in Turkey -- Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan was expected in the West Bank city of... Erdogan: Al Aqsa Mosque Only Belongs to Muslims Palestine Media Center 5/3/2005 Abbas Welcomes Political, Economic Role for Turkey in Peace Process -- Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan described his talks with the Palestinian leaders in... Frist: Pullout must allow for Palestinian statehood Ha'aretz 5/2/2005 Visiting United States Senate Majority leader Bill Frist said Monday that Israel's pullout from the Gaza Strip and part of the West Bank in... Erdogan offers Turkish aid for Mideast peace Daily Star 5/3/2005 Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, paying his first visit to the West Bank, said Monday that Ankara was prepared to pull out all... MKs warned on Egyptian troops deploying on Philadelphi route Ha'aretz 5/3/2005 In a rare move, the Knesset subcommittee that supervises covert services decided Tuesday night to warn the ministers in the political-security cabinet against approving... ‘Nuclear Iran a global threat’ YNetNews 5/3/2005 President Moshe Katsav talks to Ynet readers on Iranian nuclear threat, disengagement; offers his take on the average Israeli -- TEL AVIV - Global peace and... Palestinians and Israelis at loggerheads Daily Star 5/4/2005 Israel decries release of arrested militant -- Palestinian police released a member of a Hamas rocket squad Tuesday, despite a pledge to get tough with...

Human Rights..

Four stores closed in Hebron International Middle East Media Center 5/30/2005 Israeli closed four stores and the entrance of an old building in the old city of Hebron, after invading it. The WAFA news agency... Knesset limits granting of citizenship to Palestinians married to Israeli Arabs Ha'aretz 5/30/2005 The Knesset on Monday extended by an additional three months limitations on the granting of residency and citizenship status to Palestinians who marry Israeli... Photostory: The Erez Crossing Point in Gaza By Rima Merriman, Electronic Intifada 5/29/2005 These 10 photos were taken on 22 May 2005 and show the passage from the point of arrival at the border of Gaza to... Amnesty Reports Israeli War Crimes, Crimes Against Humanity Palestine Media Center 5/26/2005 Israeli Forces Continue Extra-judicial Executions, Home Demolitions -- Amnesty International on Wednesday said that the Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) operating in the West Bank and... IDF troops take over Palestinian family's home to watch soccer Ha'aretz 5/27/2005 Israel Defense Forces soldiers barged into a Palestinian home and commandeered its television room so they could watch a soccer match, a military source... Forced to drink urine, drink or die International Middle East Media Center 5/24/2005 After the horrific story of soldiers abusing two Palestinian workers, and forcing one of them to drink the soldiers’ urine until he fainted, one... Military Court sentences two children of Tubas International Middle East Media Center 5/26/2005 Thursday morning, an Israeli military court sentenced two Palestinian children from the West Bank city of Tubas to consecutive terms. A local source in... Israeli threat of detention keeps Islamic Movement chief away from London meet Ha'aretz 5/27/2005 Israel has in effect prevented the deputy chairman of the Islamic Movement's northern branch, Sheikh Kamal Khatib, from taking part in a conference on... Protestors Descend on Muqata Calling for Destruction of Apartheid Wall StopTheWall.org 5/24/2005 Around 300 demonstrators – most from the nearby village of Bil’in - gathered in downtown Ramallah during the evening of May 23rd to protest the ongoing... The humanitarian impact of the West Bank Barrier on Palestinian communities ReliefWeb/OCHA 5/25/2005 This report is divided into four parts; - The first part provides a general overview of the Barrier route and its humanitarian implications. It also... PRCS Weekly Press Release for the period 14-20 May 2005 Palestine Red Crescent Society 5/25/2005 During this reporting period, the Israeli Army has continued to violate International Humanitarian Law and Fundamental Human Rights, by restricting freedom of movement to... Weekly Report: On Israeli Human Rights Violations in the OccupiedPalestinian Territories, 19 - 25 May 2005 Palestinian Centre for Human Rights 5/26/2005 A number of Palestinian civilians, including three children, were injured by IOF. / IOF conducted 16 incursions into Palestinian communities in the West Bank and... U.S.: Bush Should Urge Abbas to Respect Rights Human Rights Watch 5/25/2005 Dear President Bush, I am writing to you on the occasion of your meeting with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas to urge you to promote... Shot, hurt, and handcuffed YNetNews 5/27/2005 Palestinian youngster seriously hurt by IDF fire is handcuffed at hospital. Human rights group: Khayar Baraghoti physically unable to escape; army: youngster is dangerous... Half-blind 15-year-old boy faces long jail sentence Electronic Intifada 5/26/2005 Not once did Zaki receive medical attention for his eye, which remained a gaping hole, covered by bandages which were not changed in 20... Israeli troops face murder accusations AlJazeera 5/26/2005 The Israeli human rights organisation B'tselem has accused the Israeli army of carrying out extra-judicial executions in the occupied Palestinian territories. In a report... Human Shield and Drinking Urine By Force: Samples of Israeli Humiliation of Palestinians International Press Center 5/24/2005 PALESTINE, MAY 24,2005 (IPC + Agencies) - - Israeli Channel 10 News reported on Monday night that Israeli occupation soldiers used a Palestinian child as a human... Mother of Killed British Activist Accuses Israeli Army of Cover-up WAFA 5/24/2005 LONDON, May, 24, 2005, (WAFA)-The mother of a young British activist killed in the Gaza Strip has accused the Israeli military of scapegoating... Israeli Jail Doctor Informs Prisoner That His Death is Imminent International Press Center 5/25/2005 GAZA, May 25, 2005 (IPC + Agencies) - - An Israeli military doctor informed one of the Palestinian patients at Negev Desert Jail that his death was... Appeal to Release a 14-year Wounded Girl WAFA 5/24/2005 HEBRON, May 24, 2005, (WAFA)- The family of the youngest female prisoner, in Israeli prisons, called on the Palestinian National Authority and the international... ICAHD: Jerusalem Municipality to Demolish 88 Houses in East Jerusalem WAFA 5/24/2005 JERUSALEM, May 24, 2005, (WAFA)-The Israeli Committee Against House Demolitions (ICAHD) said that the Israeli Municipality of Jerusalem intends to demolish 88 houses... Report by WHO Director - General on Health Conditions in Palestine (PDF) Palestine Media Center/Word Health Organization 5/25/2005 Health conditions of, and assistance to, the Arab population in the occupied Arab territories, including Palestine - Report by the Director-General - A number of studies... Take No Prisoners - The Fatal Shooting of Palestinians by Israeli Forces During Arrest Operations B'tselem 5/25/2005 During the second intifada, Israel formally adopted a policy of assassinating Palestinians suspected of membership in armed organizations waging battle against it. In an... Hannah's Blog: Journey to Jerusalem International Womens' Peace Service 5/24/2005 At 6:30 yesterday morning, I embarked on a journey with Fatima and her oldest daughter Shams, to attend a 10:00 meeting about... Zochrot Maps Destroyed Palestinian Villages in Tel Aviv International Womens' Peace Service 5/23/2005 Hundreds gather to commemorate the Nakba -- On Saturday, May 21st, hundreds gathered in Rabin Square in central Tel Aviv to commemorate the Nakba and... Rights groups urge Israel to scrap citizenship law Yahoo! News 5/24/2005 JERUSALEM (AFP) - Three leading human rights group urged MPs to scrap a controversial law which prevents Palestinians married to Israelis from obtaining Israeli citizenship... Rules to be set for Palestinian spouses Ha'aretz 5/25/2005 The amendment to the Citizenship Law meant to make it easier for Palestinians married to Israelis to receive citizenship isscheduled to come up for... MK wants urgent debate after Amnesty report comdemning IDF conduct Ha'aretz 5/25/2005 Yahad (Meretz) lawmaker Zahava Gal-On on Wednesday called for an urgent Knesset debate following the publication of the annual Amnesty International report on human... Report slams Israeli, US rights abuses AlJazeera 5/25/2005 An international human-rights group has accused Israel of committing abuses that constitute crimes against humanity and war crimes. The annual report by the human... Shebaa farmers express new hope for return of their land Daily Star 5/25/2005 UN maintains position that the disputed territory belongs to Syria -- SHEBAA FARMS: To a farmer, his land is his heart, his pride and his... Amnesty: Palestinian armed groups must not use children Amnesty International 5/23/2005 Amnesty International reiterates its calls to Palestinian armed groups to put an immediate end to the use of children in armed activities. “Palestinian armed... Amnesty launches annual assessment of human rights Electronic Intifada 5/24/2005 Report, Amnesty International-- Governments are betraying their promise of a world order based on human rights and are pursuing a dangerous new agenda, said... Israeli Discriminatory Law Tears Apart Thousands of Families Electronic Intifada 5/25/2005 Report, HRW/AI/ICJ -- JERUSALEM - The Knesset should not extend a discriminatory law, due to expire on May 31, which prevents Israeli citizens and... ICAHD: 2,920 Homes Demolished in WB since Al-Aqsa Intifada WAFA 5/22/2005 TELAVIV, May, 22, 2005, (WAFA)-The Israeli Committee Against House Demolitions (ICAHD) said that the number of homes demolished in the West Bank(WB... EX-FRENCH REFUSERS IN ALGERIA REBUILDING A PALESTINIAN HOUSE WITH ISRAELI REFUZENIKS Israeli Committee Against Home Demolitions 5/5/2005 In the early 60’s during the brutal war in Algeria, a group of young French men decide to refuse to serve as part... Army arrested 1900 Palestinian workers in one week International Middle East Media Center 5/23/2005 The Israeli police reported on Monday that it arrested 1900 Palestinian workers in several construction sites in Israel over the weekend. The Police claims... Ch. 10: Soldiers used Palestinian teenager as a human shield Ha'aretz 5/24/2005 Israel Defense Forces soldiers used a Palestinian teenager as a shield against rock-throwers in the West Bank last week, Channel 10 reported yesterday. The... Israeli soldier sentenced in rare conviction AlJazeera 5/22/2005 An Israeli military court has sentenced to 20 months in jail an Israeli army sergeant convicted of shooting an unarmed Palestinian in Gaza. The... Israeli Left-wing activists arrested in Hebron International Middle East Media Center 5/21/2005 Saturday afternoon, Israeli soldiers arrested some 30 left-wing Israeli peace activists in the southern West Bank city of Hebron. An Israeli military source reported... Women for Life and Zochrot Commemorate Nakba International Womens' Peace Service 5/19/2005 Film and discussion in Biddya about the Nakba -- On May 16, 2005 the Palestinian women’s organization Women for Life organized a film and discussion... Prisoner's Family: No info on our son since his arrest International Middle East Media Center 5/21/2005 The family of detainee Samer Nidal Issa, 20, appealed to humanitarian organizations to aid them in locating their son who was shot, mauled by... WHO Condemns Israeli Nuclear Waste Disposal in oPt International Press Center 5/21/2005 GAZA, May 21, 2005 (IPC + Agencies) - - The World Health Organization (WHO) condemned the disposal of nuclear waste by Israeli authorities in the occupied Palestinian... Al-Shati’ Refugee Camp Grim Reminder of Nakba Islam Online 5/15/2005 GAZA CITY, May 15, 2005 (IslamOnline.net) – Packed like sardines and living under appalling conditions, Palestinians in Al-Shati’ camp are a living example of Palestinians... Reaching the un-reached ReliefWeb/UNICEF 5/20/2005 On a sunny Thursday morning, we headed towards Mneizel to immunize children against measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) as part of the national immunization... OCHA Weekly Briefing Notes 11 - 17 May 2005 ReliefWeb/OCHA 5/17/2005 Of note this week: From 11 to 14 May, the IDF imposed a full closure on the West Bank and the Gaza Strip coinciding... Absentees law still in effect in East Jerusalem International Middle East Media Center 5/19/2005 Arab Israeli Member of Knesset Jamal Zahalka complained at the office of the Israeli Minister of Finance Benjamin Netanyahu against the ongoing utilization of... Patient in Coma denied move to Egyptian hospital International Middle East Media Center 5/19/2005 The Israeli security, Shabak, prevented parents of Khamees abu Aser, from Gaza, from moving him to an Egypt hospital, after sustaining a critical injury... PCHR Honors Observers of the Second Phase of Local Elections Palestinian Centre for Human Rights 5/19/2005 On 5 May 2005, PCHR monitored the second stage of local elections which included 8 local councils in the Gaza Strip.110 observers, including... Weekly Report: On Israeli Human Rights Violations in the OccupiedPalestinian Territories, 12 - 18 May 2005 Palestinian Centre for Human Rights 5/19/2005 Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) Intensified Attacks in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (OPT) -- Four Palestinians, including a woman, were killed by IOF. / One of the... UNRWA shares hopes and fears for Gaza disengagement with donors and host authorities Electronic Intifada/UNRWA 5/20/2005 AMMAN -- The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) is holding a two-day meeting with 27 of its major donors and... Palestinian-Egyptian detainee stuck in detention International Middle East Media Center 5/18/2005 Prisoners Supporters Society in the Galilee reported that Detainee Yassin Mohammad Abdul-Khaliq Qasem has been in detention since three years after he was arrested... Haifa Univ. students protest against 'racist' conference International Middle East Media Center 5/17/2005 Several dozen Jewish and Arab students protested Tuesday morning at Haifa University against an academic conference titled "The Demographic Problem and Israel's Demographic Policies... Workers Union condemns the arrest of 600 workers in Israel International Middle East Media Center 5/17/2005 The General Workers Union in Palestine condemned the arrest of 600 Palestinian workers in Israel, after the army claimed that the illegally entered the... Israeli property seizures derail two-state solution Daily Star 5/18/2005 Continued expropriation will reduce Palestinian land in Gaza and West Bank to 8 percent of the original territory - EXPERT BRIEFING CENTER ON HOUSING RIGHTS... Palestinians mark day of catastrophe Electronic Intifada 5/16/2005 Palestinians have observed the blackest day in their history with warnings that there will be no Middle East peace until they get independence and... Galboa detainees complain of harassments International Middle East Media Center 5/16/2005 Lawyer of the Palestinian Prisoners Society, Mohammad Abu Rayya, visited several detainees in Galboa detention who informed him of repeated attacks against them. Abu... Prisoners' Testimony Affirms Raddad's Death Due to Severe Torture in Israeli Prisons WAFA 5/16/2005 JERUSALEM ,May, 16, 2005, (WAFA)-Prisoners, in Israeli jails, affirmed today that the prisoner Abdul Fattah Raddad died in al-Ramala hospital last week due... Human Barrels Block Apartheid Wall in West Bank WAFA 5/16/2005 RAMALLAH, May, 16, 2005, (WAFA)-International Solidarity Movement (ISM) said on Sunday that four Israelis and a Swedish activists barricaded themselves inside metal barrels... Palestinian journalists accuse PA with apathy to attacks International Middle East Media Center 5/15/2005 The Palestinian Journalists' Syndicate in the Gaza Strip on Saturday called on the Palestinian Authority to launch an investigation into an attack on the... Palestinians Commemorate Homeland Usurpation Islam Online 5/15/2005 RAMALLAH, West Bank, May 15, 2005 (IslamOnline.net & News Agencies) - Palestinians marked on Sunday, May 15 the blackest day in their history when their homeland... PRCS Weekly Press Release 07 - 13 May 2005 ReliefWeb 5/13/2005 During this reporting period, the Israeli Army has continued to violate International Humanitarian Law and Fundamental Human Rights, by restricting freedom of movement to... Thousands March on Al Nakba Day to Protest the Continuing Theft of Palestinian Land StopTheWall.org 5/16/2005 Thousands of demonstrators took to the streets throughout Palestine on the 15th of May to commemorate Nakba Day – the Catastrophe of 1948 that heralded... Occupation Forces Confiscate Another 770 Dunums of West Bethlehem Land: 22,000 Palestinians Ghettoized between Walls and Colonies StopTheWall.org 5/15/2005 Palestinians in the western areas of Bethlehem district have received new confiscation orders amounting to 770 dunums of land, taken for the Apartheid Wall... Gov't to mull restricting Palestinians' naturalization Ha'aretz 5/15/2005 The cabinet will discuss today extending the temporary law limiting naturalization of Palestinians from the territories married to Arab citizens of Israel. The cabinet... Revoking citizenship: Without trial or right to appeal Ha'aretz 5/15/2005 The Interior Ministry annually revokes the Israeli citizenship of dozens of immigrants - without a court ruling, nearly always without legal representation, without proving beyond... High Court allows construction of fence to resume around Ariel Ha'aretz 5/16/2005 The High Court of Justice yesterday lifted a temporary injunction on the construction of three parts of the separation fence south, east and north... Palestinians mourn 'catastrophe' of 1948 Daily Star 5/16/2005 Sirens wailed on Sunday to mark Palestinians' nakba (catastrophe) of 1948 and President Mahmoud Abbas said there could be no peace without redress for... Israel bars Mahathir from Jerusalem AlJazeera 5/16/2005 Israel has banned former Malaysian prime minister Mahathir Mohamad from entering Jerusalem while visiting the West Bank. Mahathir was delayed for an hour on... Palestinians in Lebanon fear for the future AlJazeera 5/15/2005 Palestinian refugees in Lebanon look to Syria's recent withdrawal from Lebanon, and their future, with anxiety and uncertainty. A week after Syrian military and... Israel 37th of 58 countries for women's equality Globes 5/16/2005 The World Economic Forum published its new Gender Gap Index today. --Israel is ranked 37th among 58 countries by the World Economic Forum's (Davos... "Key of Return", a Marriage Gift in Gaza Electronic Intifada 5/15/2005 Sami Abu Salem writing from Gaza, occupied Palestine -- GAZA (WAFA) -- Different sizes of woody "key of return" ornamented with brandy names of Palestinian cities... Harsh conditions in the Negev and Atzion detentions International Middle East Media Center 5/12/2005 Lawyers of the Palestinian Prisoners Society Fawwaz al-Shalloudi, and Hussein al-Sheikh visited the Negev and Atzion detentions, and met with several detainees who informed... Palestinians in Israel mark Nakbe Day International Middle East Media Center 5/13/2005 Palestinians living in Israel commemorated Thursday Nakba ("Catastrophe") Day by mass pilgrimages to destroyed Palestinian villages. In the morning, families of internally displaced Palestinians... Urgent Action: Jaber Dalany’s condition worsening again! International Womens' Peace Service 5/11/2005 After 20 days, Jaber Dalany, the Palestinian with meningitis who was arrested at Huwara chekpoint on his way home from the hospital on April... Presenting New IWPS Videos International Womens' Peace Service 5/7/2005 IWPS is pleased to present two new videos which we hope will be helpful to you in your advocacy work. / "No Sin to Be... BADIL Releases New Information Packet on Palestinian Refugees Badil 4/11/2005 They forced me out twice before and they have threatened me with my home's destruction and demanded that I leave it saying that the... BADIL Calls for Halting Israel's Ongoing Seizure of Palestinian Land WAFA 5/12/2005 JERUSALEM, May12, 2005, (WAFA)-Resource Center for Palestinian Residency and Refugee Rights, BADIL called for halting Israel's ongoing seizure of Palestinian land and the... Weekly Report: On Israeli Human Rights Violations in the OccupiedPalestinian Territories, 05 - 11 May 2005 Palestinian Centre for Human Rights 5/12/2005 One Palestinian died from a previous wound inflicted by the Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF). / A number of Palestinian civilians were injured by IOF. / IOF... Gazans penned in poverty Washington Times 5/11/2005 AL-MAWASI, Gaza Strip -- Trapped between Jewish settlements and the Mediterranean, the Palestinians of al-Mawasi are struggling to survive. An Israeli security fence meant to... Education minister slams Haifa historian for supporting academic boycott Ha'aretz 5/13/2005 Education Minister Limor Livnat slammed Dr. Ilan Pappe, a Haifa University historian, on Thursday for supporting the academic boycott on Israel imposed by Britain's... Nakba Day marked by pilgrimage to abandoned Israeli Arab villages Ha'aretz 5/12/2005 The Palestinian Nakba ("Catastrophe") Day, which commemorates the establishment of Israel in 1948, was marked Thursday by mass pilgrimages to abandoned Palestinian villages. In... UN Committee on Palestine considers concrete action by international community Electronic Intifada/UN DPI 5/11/2005 Report -- Incessant human rights violations by the occupying forces; Israel’s continued illegal policies aimed at changing the legal status, demographic composition and character of... Report: Gaza Strip access deteriorates Electronic Intifada/OCHA 5/11/2005 During March and the first half of April movement in and out of the Gaza Strip steadily improved. However, the situation detriorated during the... Villagers Open Main Street Near Nablus Electronic Intifada 5/12/2005 Ray Smith writing from Nablus, occupied Palestine -- What was planned as a demonstration became a direct action against the Israeli occupation: Hundreds of villagers... The Gaza Strip: Access Report Apr 2005 ReliefWeb/OCHA 5/11/2005 United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) -- This report monitors monthly access and movement in the Gaza Strip. Overview: During March... Palestinian Rights Committee considers 'critical issues requiring concrete action' by international community ReliefWeb/UN GA 5/11/2005 Committee on the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People, 285th Meeting (AM) - Observer of Palestine Cites Human Rights Violations, Dire Socio-Economic Situation, Need to... Dance to Pass International Middle East Media Center 5/10/2005 If you want to pass through the checkpoint, you will have to dance for us”, an Israeli soldier told a Palestinian child who was... Palestinians: Israel uses harmful scanning equipment for Palestinian passengers International Middle East Media Center 5/11/2005 Palestinian sources reported that the Palestinian Authority filed a complain to the World Health Organization (WHO) claiming that Israel uses harmful scanning equipment on... Residents appeal IHC to reach their lands International Middle East Media Center 5/11/2005 Palestinian residents appealed the Israeli High Court to allow them entry to their own lands located behind the Wall surrounding Jerusalem, and to reveal... Palestinians Prepare To Mark the 57th Anniversary of Nakba International Press Center 5/11/2005 GAZA, Palestine, May11, 2005 (IPC)---Zakariya al-Agha, head of the PLO's refugee department, confirmed on Tuesday that the Palestinian people in the country and... Israeli peace activists commemorate killed Palestinian children International Middle East Media Center 5/11/2005 Israeli peace activists displayed dozens of posters of Palestinian children killed by the army during the past four years around Tel Aviv on Wednesday... Report: ‘Ruling Palestine’ – A History of Legally-sanctioned Jewish/Israeli Seizure of Land and Housing in Palestine (PDF) Palestine Media Center/COHRE-BADIL 5/11/2005 i>Centre on Housing Rights and Evictions (COHRE) / BADIL Resource Center for Palestinian Residency & Refugee Rights - 244 pages - Adobe Acrobat formatExecutive summary... May 09 '05 - PRCS Weekly Press Release for the period 30 Apr - 06 May 2005 Palestine Red Crescent Society 5/9/2005 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 to sound siren, stand silent on Nakbe Day International Middle East Media Center 5/11/2005 Palestinians are planning to mark Israel's Independence Day, which coincides with Nakbe day, by sounding a siren throughout the West Bank and Gaza Strip... US Palestine policy called hypocritical AlJazeera 5/11/2005 The head of an international human rights group has accused the United States of hypocrisy for refusing to support the right of Palestinian refugees... Leftists commemorate Palestinian dead YNetNews 5/11/2005 Israeli anarchist group puts up posters of Palestinian children killed by the IDF since the start of the Palestinian Intifadah -- TEL AVIV - Left-wing anarchist... Despite ruling by attorney general, Palestinians still denied access to their land, High Court petition charges Ha'aretz 5/11/2005 The state has still not given Palestinians who own agricultural lands in Jerusalem permits to enter and work on their lands, despite a ruling... Israeli police shut two Palestinian electoral offices in Jerusalem Yahoo! News 5/10/2005 JERUSALEM (AFP) - Israeli police closed two offices in east Jerusalem responsible for registering Palestinian voters ahead of legislative elections in July. Police ordered the... Checkpoint of No Return Electronic Intifada 5/11/2005 Kasper Lundberg writing from Hebron -- In a time of empty talk of peace and celebrating Ariel Sharon as a man of moderate politics, because... Israeli doctors experimented on children The Guardian 5/11/2005 A leading Israeli doctor and medical ethicist has called for the prosecution of doctors responsible for thousands of unauthorised and often illegal experiments on... Palestinians in Europe Defend Right of Return Islam Online 5/8/2005 VIENNA, May 8, 2005 (IslamOnline.net) – The third Palestinians in Europe Convention has strongly defended the inalienable right of millions of Palestinian refugees to return... Ministry of Detainees Report: Palestinian Political Child Prisoners in Israeli Prisons (PDF) Palestine Media Center 5/10/2005 Monthly Update, April 2005 -- "The arrest of Palestinian children by the Israeli Occupation forces is not a measure of last resort and for a... MPA: 8814 Prisoners in Israeli jails WAFA 5/10/2005 GAZA, May, 10, 2005, (WAFA)-Ministry of Prisoners Affairs (MPA) said that 8814 prisoners imprisoned in Israeli jails. In a report faxed to WAFA... OCHA Weekly Briefing Notes Update for oPt, 27 April - 3 May 2005 (PDF) Palestine Media Center 5/10/2005 Of note this week: • Palestinian woman miscarries while delayed at Khan Younis checkpoint (section 4). • Lifting of age restrictions for Palestinian males crossing Nablus... Palestinians’ Wives Decry Arbitrary Israeli Measures Islam Online 5/10/2005 GAZA CITY, May 10, 2005 (IslamOnline.net) – “My mother is dying and I cannot be at her sickbed,” said Iriana Hictor, an Ukrainian women married... Health Minister asked to explain why cancer wasn't mapped in Arab sector Ha'aretz 5/11/2005 The Center against Racism and the Arrasid environmental organization have petitioned the High Court of Justice to order Health Minister Dan Naveh to explain... IDF to investigate cameraman’s shooting YNetNews 5/10/2005 Channel 10 cameraman apparently shot by soldiers; judge advocate general orders army to look into soldiers’ actions -- TEL AVIV - Military Police investigators have been... 57th Anniversary of the Palestinian Nakba Electronic Intifada/BADIL 5/10/2005 Report, BADIL - A WEEK OF AWARENESS OF PALESTINIAN DISPLACEMENT AND EVICTION AND REFUGEES' RIGHT OF RETURN -- On 15 May, Palestinians commemorate their forced displacement... 12 detainees deported to Jordan International Middle East Media Center 5/9/2005 Sunday at night, Israeli soldiers deported 16 detainees to Jordan, Jordan received 12 detainees and the rest were not allowed entry. Issa Qaraqe’, head... Medical deglect threatens the life of a detainee in Galboa International Middle East Media Center 5/9/2005 The Palestinian Prisoners Society stated that detainee Ahmad Lutfi Dharaghmeh, 34, developed serious infections after sustaining fractions in his left hand during interrogation; boney... PCHR Calls for Investigation into an Attack on a CEC Office Palestinian Centre for Human Rights 5/9/2005 PCHR is deeply concerned by an attack launched by an armed group on the office of the Central Election Commission (CEC) in Deir al-Balah... Preliminary Evaluation of Monitoring over the Second Stage of Palestinian Local Elections Palestinian Centre for Human Rights 5/8/2005 On Thursday, 5 May 2005, Palestinian electors in 84 local communities went to polling centers to elect members of their local council, in the... Israel Expels 20 Palestinian s to Jordan WAFA 5/9/2005 BETHLEHEM, May, 9, 2005, (WAFA)-Israeli Occupation Authorities expelled yesterday night 16 prisoners to Jordan. Head of Palestinian Prisoners Society, Issa Qaraqi' said that... PPS Demands Investigation Into Death of a Prisoner International Press Center 5/8/2005 GAZA, May 8, 2005 (IPC + Agencies) - - The Palestinian Prisoner's Society (PPS) demanded the Israeli authorities to investigate into the death of a prisoner from... Panel eases unification process for Palestinian spouses Ha'aretz 5/9/2005 The ministerial committee for legislation yesterday approved changes in the Citizenship Law that will allow dozens of mixed Israeli-Palestinian couples to continue or begin... Israeli sniper blames British doctors for death of activist The Times 5/9/2005 AN ISRAELI soldier on trial for killing Tom Hurndall, a British peace activist, has tried to deflect blame from himself by pointing to British... Video testiomonies: One big prison Electronic Intifada/B'tselem 5/7/2005 For the past four and a half years, Israel has severely restricted freedom of movement to and from the Gaza Strip. These restrictions further... Health in Palestine: Access is the key Electronic Intifada/PRCS 5/8/2005 Report, Palestinian Red Crescent Society -- The Red Crescent deploys mobile teams to provide primary health care to 25,000 vulnerable people affected by movement restrictions... Jail, exile bars sons from bidding farewell to father International Middle East Media Center 5/7/2005 After 38 years of patience and pain, Mohammad Ahmad Fayyad from Jenin refugee camp left this world without seeing his sons, until he uttered... Court: Palestinians to get W. Bank plots in place of land taken for fence Ha'aretz 5/6/2005 Israel will offer state land in the West Bank to Palestinians whose land was confiscated for the separation fence, the Defense Ministry official in... UN records 605 closure barriers in the West Bank Electronic Intifada 5/5/2005 WEST BANK CLOSURE AND ACCESS - APRIL 2005 - This report reviews the status of the closures as of 12 April 2005 and compares them with... Israeli military murders school children at anti-Wall protest Electronic Intifada/ISM 5/4/2005 BEIT LIQYA/RAMALLAH -- Two cousins, 14 and 15 years old, were shot dead today by Israeli soldiers who opened fire on a demonstration against... Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) Continue Attacks in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (OPT) Palestinian Centre for Human Rights 5/5/2005 Three Palestinians, including two children were killed by IOF./18 Palestinian civilians, including 4 children and a journalist, were injured by IOF. / IOF fired... Bad conditions in the Negev detention International Middle East Media Center 5/5/2005 Detainees in Ansar 3 detention in the Negev desert complained of bad health conditions, delays in visitations and rapidly increasing number of mice and... Female detainees allowed conducting Tawjihi exam International Middle East Media Center 5/5/2005 Resident’s Rights Society appealed to the Legal Councilor of Prison Authorities in Israel to allow the female detainees to conduct the Tawjihi exam. Following... IOF Extends Detention of 2 Children in WB WAFA 5/5/2005 TUBAS, May 5, 2005 (WAFA) - Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) extended the detention of two children from Tubas City in the West Bank, Palestinian Prisoners... 6 arrested in a Tel Aviv rally against the killing of 2 Palestinian teens International Middle East Media Center 5/6/2005 Hundreds of Israeli left-wing protesters demonstrated in Tel Aviv on Thursday evening against the killing Wednesday of two Palestinian youths in the West Bank... Israeli Soldiers Restrict Municipal Elections WAFA 5/5/2005 GAZA, May 5, 2005, (WAFA)- While thousands of Palestinian citizens poured to the ballots in the second round of municipal elections, thousands others could... Israel Occupation Upgrade Qulandia Checkpoint to a Crossing, Expands the West Bank Colonies International Press Center 5/5/2005 GAZA, Palestine, May5,2005 (IPC+AL-Ayam)---Speaking to Al Ayam local daily the Israeli military spokesperson Eitan Aroutzi said "the underway works in the area... ACRI: Separation fence clear violation of int'l law Ha'aretz 5/5/2005 The route of the West Bank separation fence is a clear violation of international law as laid down by the International Court of Justice... Hundreds rally in TA against IDF killing of 2 Palestinian teens Ha'aretz 5/5/2005 Hundreds of left-win protesters demonstrated in Tel Aviv on Thursday evening against the Israel Defense Forces' killing Wednesday of two Palestinian youths in the... Israeli rights group supports Hague court's decision against separation fence ReliefWeb 5/5/2005 JERUSALEM, May 5, 2005 (Xinhua via COMTEX) - The Association for Civil Rights inIsrael (ACRI) Thursday expressed its support for the International Court of Justice... Prisoner in shock due to torture International Middle East Media Center 5/4/2005 Lawyer of the Palestinian Prisoners Society, Hasan al-Sheikh, reported that detainee Mohammad Ali Rashaida, lost his ability to speak after being tortured and punched... Securing the Wall from International Law: an initial response to the Israeli State Attorney Palestinian Centre for Human Rights 4/1/2005 PCHR Position Paper -- Background The International Court of Justice (ICJ) on the 9th of July 2004 issued an advisory opinion on the legal consequences... FAJ Condemns Israeli Violations against Journalists in OPT WAFA 5/4/2005 CAIRO, May, 4, 2005, (WAFA)-Federation of Arab Journalists ( FAJ) condemned continued Israeli violations against journalists in the Occupied Palestinian Territories( OPT). In a... PCHR- Election Law Violations Must End Palestinian Centre for Human Rights 4/30/2005 PCHR is concerned at violations of the rules of election campaigning, including those caused by the intervention of Palestinian security services into the election... Following Armed Dispute Between Gaza Families, PCHR Calls on PNA to End Deteriorating Security Situation Palestinian Centre for Human Rights 5/3/2005 PCHR is increasingly concerned at the continued deterioration in the internal security situation in light of a bloody family dispute that took place in... PCHR Is Concerned by Riots at Gaza Criminal Court Palestinian Centre for Human Rights 5/3/2005 PCHR is deeply concerned at the riots that erupted at Gaza Criminal Court on Monday, 2 May 2005, following a ruling to life imprisonment... Palestinians Join Human Rights Lawsuit Against Caterpillar, Inc. (PDF) Palestinian Centre for Human Rights 5/2/2005 Victims and Surviving Family Members Join Suit Brought by Family of Rachel Corrie and Charge Company with Responsibility for Role in Killings and Injuries... Israeli left-wing activists, academics protest in Ariel College International Middle East Media Center 5/4/2005 The Israeli online daily Haaretz reported that some 60 university academics and lefts wing activists protested on Wednesday in front Ariel College against a... Arrest of 5 Israeli Activists Tied Themselves to Olive Trees Protesing the Wall WAFA 5/4/2005 RAMALLAH, May, 4, 2005,(WAFA)-Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) arrested today morning 6 citizens and 5 Israeli activists in protest of seizing land and... Occupation Justice International Middle East Media Center 5/3/2005 Israeli military court sentenced Tuesday an army officer to do four moths of “military work” for taking part in the killing of a 3... UN World Press Freedom Day 2005 MIFTAH/UNFPA 5/4/2005 UN Bodies call for improved safety and access for journalists covering oPt -- Jerusalem, 2 May 2005 – Journalists and media officials have the right to... "Moaswa" Condemns Israel's Plan to Build University in WE Colony WAFA 5/4/2005 NAZARETH, May 4, 2005 (WAFA)- The legal "Mosawa” Center for Arab Citizens' Rights inside Israel condemned the Israeli plan to convert a college in... Israeli activists tie themselves to Olive trees International Middle East Media Center 5/4/2005 Wednesday morning, Israeli activists of the Anarchist movement tied themselves to olive trees in Bel’in village in an attempt to stop military bulldozers from... Prisoner Loses His Voice Due to Israel's Torture WAFA 5/4/2005 JERUSALEM, May 4, 2005 (WAFA)- A Palestinian prisoner lost his voice due to torture by Israeli jailers, Palestinian Prisoners' Society (PPS)said on Wednesday... Kindergarten segregation in Arad YNetNews 5/5/2005 Five Ethiopian families sue authorities for expelling their children from pre-school for racist reasons -- ARAD - Five Ethiopian families have demanded NIS 400,000 compensation from... James Miller's Family Sues IOF WAFA 5/3/2005 TEL AVIV, May 3, 2005, (WAFA)- The family of British cameraman James Miller, killed by Israeli soldiers, filed on Monday in the Tel Aviv... PRCS Weekly Press Release for the period 23-29 April 2005 Palestine Red Crescent Society 5/1/2005 During this reporting period, the Israeli Army has continued to violate International Humanitarian Law and Fundamental Human Rights, by restricting freedom of movement to... Gaza killing sparks civil appeal BBC 5/2/2005 The family of UK documentary film-maker James Miller are taking civil action against the Israeli government on the second anniversary of his death. They... Reporters Without Borders’ 2005 Annual Report: Palestinian Journalists Threatened, Obstructed Palestine Media Center 5/3/2005 Working conditions for foreign journalists improved in 2004 with resumption of Israeli-Palestinian talks and fewer military clashes. But Palestinian journalists were still frequently threatened... Workshop Urges Civil Rights for Palestinian Refugees Palestine Media Center 5/3/2005 BEIRUT, 3 May2005 (The Daily Star) - A workshop organized Saturday by the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) in cooperation with the Friedrich Ebert Foundation (FEF... On Orthodox Great Saturday, Israel closes Jerusalem's Christian Quarter Electronic Intifada 5/3/2005 Today, the Great Saturday celebration for Christian Orthodox people ahead of Easter Sunday tomorrow, was ruined in Jerusalem by the Israeli police and the... Al Aqaba: Another village under threat Electronic Intifada 5/3/2005 The mountains of Palestine form a sharp edge that plunges into the Jordan Valley as if cut by a knife. Almost to the rim... Palestinian workers under "moral terror" Electronic Intifada 5/3/2005 Sami Abu Salem writing from Gaza - JABALIA REFUGEE CAMP (WAFA) -- In the heart of Jabalia Refugee Camp, there was no more room in the...

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JMFA: Japan Assistance to the Palestinians Amounted to $767 Million WAFA 5/30/2005 TOKYO, May 30, 2005, (WAFA)- Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs (JMFA) said that Japan's contribution to the assistance to the Palestinian people since 1993... Court remands top Israeli execs in indus