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Map of Israel's planned "security fence", adapted for clarity from Gush Shalom map. Gush Shalom notes: The Israeli government did not publish full, official maps of the wall. The path of the Eastern wall was compiled by the Land Research Center and the Palestinian Hydrology Group, based on expropriation orders issued to Palestinian land owners.

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

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

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

VIDEO
BBC:
Another Gaza
Attack
posted 10/6/02

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

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

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

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

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

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

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CBC:
Israeli
Army Was
Embarrassed
By Release
of Video
released 3/18/02
posted 9/6/02

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Conflict..

Latest Israeli Invasion of Beit Hanun Leaves 21 Citizens Wounded and Massive Destruction International Press Center 6/30/2004 BEIT HANUN, Palestine, June 30, 2004 (IPC + WAFA) - - The Israeli occupying forces (IOF) large-scale military invasion of the northern Gaza Strip town of Beit... Army Encircles Beit Hanon, Tore Up Roads, Qasams Hit Sderot during Sharon''s Visit International Middle East Media Center 6/30/2004 Army encircled Wednesday early morning hours the northern Gaza Strip town of Beit Hanoun with tanks and tore up roads. Army is expected to... Israeli Troops Invade Balata, Demolishes Homes in Khan Younis International Press Center 6/30/2004 BALATA, Palestine, June30, 2004 (IOF)-- Israeli occupying forces (IOF) invaded early on Wednesday morning the West Bank refugee camp of Balata and demolished two... International pressure crucial to prevent imminent bloodshed in northern Gaza Strip Palestine Monitor 6/30/2004 Israeli forces have completed the encirclement of Beit Hanoun in the Northern Gaza strip, closing all access points and digging up roads to prevent... Six Citizens Wounded in Suspicious Explosion, IOF Razing Acts Continue in Bethlehem International Press Center 6/30/2004 HEBRON, Palestine, June 30, 2004 (IPC + WAFA) - - Six residents including a four-year-old child were wounded in Hebron by the explosion of suspicious objects in... Israeli Occupation Orgy Firing Kills a Citizen, Wounds Several International Press Center 6/30/2004 BEIT HANOON, June 30,2004 (IPC+WAFA)--- A Palestinian citizen was shot dead and four others wounded today noon due to the Israeli occupying force... Hezbollah fires at IAF jets flying along border Ha''aretz 6/29/2004 Israel Air Force jets flying near the Lebanese border drew anti-aircraft fire from Hezbollah gunners Tuesday, Lebanese security officials said. A Hezbollah official in... Hamas releases video of Gaza tunnel operation; dead soldier''s parents blast army Ha''aretz 6/29/2004 Hamas'' military wing yesterday distributed a videotape documenting its preparations to blowing up the tunnel beneath the IDF''s Orhan outpost on Sunday night. The... IDF blows up, poisons water wells in Kfar Yamoun Maariv 6/29/2004 After three day curfew during IDF operation to capture wanted terrorists, Kfar Yamoun residents discover dozens of water wells have been blown up or... IDF says it destroyed 300 Qassam workshops in 2.5 years Ha''aretz 6/29/2004 The IDF has destroyed some 300 Qassam rocket workshops in the Gaza Strip in the last two and a half years, head of the... 3 Palestinians Killed and a Number of Houses and Civilian Facilities Destroyed Electronic Intifada 6/28/2004 Israeli occupying forces escalated attacks on the Gaza Strip in the last 12 hours., This follows from an attack carried out by Palestinian militants... Israeli Occupation Incurs Into Beit Hanoon, Slays A Palestinian International Press Center 6/29/2004 BEIT HANOON, June29,2004 (IPC+WAFA)-- large Israeli occupying troops thrust deep overnight Monday into Beit Hanoon , north Gaza Strip and shot dead a youngsters... IDF: Troops to operate in northern Gaza for several months Ha''aretz 6/29/2004 Israel Defense Forces troops are expected to continue operating in the northern Gaza Strip near Beit Hanun and the Jabalya refugee camp on and... Israeli Missiles Pound Palestinian Media Center International Press Center 6/29/2004 GAZA, JUNE29,2004 (IPC)-- The Israeli occupying forces (IOF) launched for the second day an helicopter missiles raid shortly after midnight Tuesday targeting the "Jeel... Gaza braced for revenge after Hamas kills boy, 3 The Guardian 6/29/2004 Sharon vows to remove settlers despite latest militant assaults -- A rocket attack on an Israeli town killed a three-year-old boy and a man yesterday... Palestinian rockets land close to Sharon Al-Jazeera 6/29/2004 Rockets fired by Palestinian resistance fighters from the Gaza Strip have landed around 200 metres from Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon as he was... Two Citizens Killed by IOF in Gaza and Dozens Others Arrested Throughout the West Bank International Press Center 6/29/2004 KHAN YOUNIS, Palestine, June 29, 2004 (IPC + WAFA) - - Medical sources declared that two citizens have been killed by the Israeli occupying forces (IOF) while... Palestinian rockets strike southern Israel The Guardian 6/29/2004 Palestinian militants today fired missiles into southern Israel, despite the launch of an Israeli offensive meant to halt such attacks. The missile strike, in... Gaza: Two killed and three wounded in Al Boura Rafah Today 6/28/2004 Two people were killed today at noon and three others were wounded in Al Boura town, east of Beit Hanoon town, north of the... Rafah: Destruction, devastation and continuous killings Rafah Today 6/28/2004 Destruction, devastation and continuous killings -that is simply what Rafah looks like these days, following the last incursion which was in a different part... PNA: Israeli ‘State Terrorism’ in Nablus Sabotages Peace Efforts Palestine Monitor 6/27/2004 150 People Injured, 9 Detained in Anti-Wall Protest in A-Ram -- Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) on Saturday extra-judicially executed seven leading Palestinian anti-occupation activists, including... Israeli Invasion of Nablus Ends with a Massacre International Press Center 6/27/2004 NABLUS, Palestine, June 27, 2004 (IPC) - - The three-day Israeli invasion of the city of Nablus and the siege of its old town part ended... Resistance Activists Blow Up IOF Outpost through Tunnel Explosives International Press Center 6/28/2004 GAZA, Palestine, June 28, 2004 (IPC + Agencies) - - Palestinian resistance activists managed to detonate a huge explosive device under an Israeli military outpost in Central... IOF Wounds Citizens and Tears down Ten Homes in Gaza Strip International Press Center 6/28/2004 KHAN YOUNIS, Palestine, June 28, 2004 (IPC + WAFA) - - The Israeli occupying forces (IOF) tore down ten houses in a town near the city of... Israeli Troops Kill Three Palestinians Including a Child in Khan Younis, Cut Gaza into Three Sections International Press Center 6/28/2004 KHANYOUNIS, June28,2004 (IPC+WAFA)---The Israeli occupying forces firings killed today three citizens and wounding others in two separate incidents in khan Younis city... IOF Tears Through Southern Gaza Strip, Kills a Citizen in Rafah International Press Center 6/28/2004 KHAN YOUNIS, Palestine, June 28, 2004 (IPC + WAFA) - - The Israeli occupying forces (IOF) continued its military aggression on the Palestinian cities and towns, tearing... Report: IAF missiles strike Gaza high-rise, destroy metal foundry Ha''aretz 6/29/2004 Israel Air Force helicopters fired missiles at targets in Gaza late Monday, Palestinian witnesses said. Three missiles were fired at a 16-story building... Settlement targeted after Gaza attack Al-Jazeera 6/28/2004 At least two Israeli settlers were killed and a third seriously wounded when two home-made missiles fell on the Jewish settlement of Sderot east... Palestinian militants use tunnel to bomb army The Guardian 6/28/2004 Palestinian militants last night launched their most daring assault on a Israeli target in weeks, detonating explosives in a tunnel dug under a military... Israeli Copters Fire at Media Building The Guardian 6/28/2004 GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) - Israeli helicopters firing missiles struck a Hamas-linked media center Monday in a response to a pair of extraordinary attacks... Nasrallah: ''Mistake'' led to deaths of 3 IDF soldiers Ha''aretz 6/25/2004 The three Israel Defense Forces soldiers whose bodies were returned to Israel in January''s prisoner exchange were killed by "mistake," Hezbollah leader Sheikh Hassan... News Briefs: June 25 International Middle East Media Center 6/25/2004 Army demolishes three homes in Rafah / Military boats tightens siege on Gaza shores / Army kills three in Gaza / Prisoners Friends Association to protest next... Two Palestinians killed during IDF arrest raid in Nablus Ha''aretz 6/26/2004 Two Palestinians were killed and another injured by Israel Defense Forces fire in two separate incidents in the center of the West Bank city... Israeli troops kill Palestinian youth Al-Jazeera 6/25/2004 A Palestinian has been shot dead by Israeli occupation troops in th West Bank town of Nablus during clashes with young stone-throwers. Muhammad Sukha... A 19 year old Palestinian killed in Nablus, Israeli Army Pours In More Troops International Middle East Media Center 6/25/2004 19 year-old, Mohamamd Al-Fuqaha was killed Friday afternoon, as Israeli troops opened fire at him when he was standing on top of his house... News Briefs: June 24 International Middle East Media Center 6/24/2004 Soldiers wound several workers south Gaza / Soldiers started to erect a new settlement road east Qalqilia / Army distributes leaflets in Nablus calling residents to... Israeli army storms Nablus again Al-Jazeera 6/24/2004 Israeli occupation troops backed by tanks and armoured personnel carriers have stormed Nablus, Palestinian eyewitnesses have said. Palestinian sources said the army imposed a... Three Palestinians killed in Gaza; IDF forces thrust in Nablus Ha''aretz 6/25/2004 Israel Defense Forces troops shot and killed three Palestinian militants in two separate incidents in the Gaza Strip overnight Wednesday and are conducting a... Israeli Troops Kill Three Palestinians in Gaza, Invade Nablus International Press Center 6/24/2004 GAZA, June24, 2004 (IPC+ Agencies)— Three Palestinian dead bodies have been reportedly found in two different locations in the Gaza Strip, and Israeli troops... Palestinians: Israel is using "sinister chemical gases" to disperse demonstrators Palestinian Information Center 6/25/2004 Occupied Jerusalem - Palestinian health officials have accused the Israeli army of using "sinister chemical gases" to disperse demonstrators protesting Israel''s annexation wall in the... Update: Scores of the Palestinians Wounded in Al Zawyia including a PA Official International Middle East Media Center 6/23/2004 Tens of the residents were wounded Tuesday during a peaceful demonstration in Al-Zawyia, west of Salfit, in counter of the continuation of building the... IOF Kills Two Citizen, Wounds Others in Gaza and Nablus International Press Center 6/23/2004 BEIT HANUN, Palestine, June 23, 2004 (IPC + WAFA) - - The photographer Shady Mahmoud Al Musri, 26, was shot and killed by the Israeli occupying forces... IOF Kills a Photographer in Nablus, Arrests Six Others International Press Center 6/23/2004 NABLUS, Palestine, June 23, 2004 (IPC + WAFA) - - The Israeli occupying forces (IOF) shot and killed a photographer in the city of Nablus and arrested... UN: 3,437 Palestinians, 942 Israelis killed since Sept. 2000 Ha''aretz 6/23/2004 The United Nations Undersecretary General for Political Affairs Kieran Prendergast told the Security Council on Wednesday that 3,437 Palestinians and 942 Israelis have been... Chemical Warfare Agents Federation of American Scientists 11/8/1998 This file lists the known chemical agents currently in military applications worldwide. The datafile does not include several agents (chlorine, for example) which have... Israel Chemical Chronology: 1948-2003 NTI/Center for Nonproliferation Studies at the Monterey Institute of International Studies April 2004 April 1948 David Ben-Gurion writes a letter to Ehud Avriel, a Jewish Agency operative in Europe, telling him to seek out and recruit East... ISRAEL''S NUCLEAR, CHEMICAL, AND BIOLOGICAL ARSENAL Mid-East Realities November 1998 NUCLEAR POLLUTION SPREADING FROM DIMONAMER - Washington - 7 November 1998: The country that has the tremendous arsenal of weapons of mass destruction in the Middle... VIDEO: Are Israelis Using Nerve Gas on Palestinian Civilians? IndyBay.org 9/30/2002 The following report is corrobarated by the above video which shows the effects of what appears to be Israeli nerve gas on Palestinian civilians... World Reactions to the Latest Developments in the Palestinian Territories - 13/2/2001 Palestinian National Information Centre 2/13/2001 Time 17:00-The Palestinian Health Ministry announced today that the ministry has formed a committee composed of specialists in order to study the... UPDATE: Israeli invasion of Gaza refugee camps leave 7 dead and 65 injured meanwhile strict lock down of Palestinian territories continues Palestine Monitor 10/11/2003 On Friday October 10th, the 6th consecutive day that Gaza has been held under complete closure, Israeli occupying forces invaded the refugee camps of... One Israeli, one Palestinian arrested and 40 wounded in anti-wall protest International Middle East Media Center 6/14/2004 George Rishmawi-IMEMC, June 14, 2004 -- Local sources reported that one Israeli, one Palestinian have been arrested and at least 40 wounded most of them... Israeli Invasion Of Gaza Palestine Monitor 10/11/2003 On Friday October 10th, the 6th consecutive day that Gaza has been held under complete closure, Israeli occupying forces invaded the refugee camps of... Israeli Caterpillars Continue Uprooting Olive Trees in Al Zawyia International Press Center 6/20/2004 Al ZAWYIA, June 20, 2004 (IPC+Agencies)-- The Israeli occupying forces (IOF) caterpillar bulldozers uprooted on Saturday nearly 100 olive trees in Al Zawyia... Citizen Dies of Wounds, Another Wounded and Several Arrested as IOF Continues Apartheid Wall Construction International Press Center 6/16/2004 RAFAH, Palestine, June 16, 2004 (IPC + WAFA) - - A citizen was declared dead today from an extrajudicial execution today in Jenin, as the Israeli occupying... Israel Uses Chemical Weapons against Palestinian Civilians WAFA - Palestine News Agency 6/12/2004 TEL AVIV, June 12, 2004, (WAFA)- The Israeli Peace Bloc said that Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) have used a tear-gas which causes state of... For the Second Day: People in Zawiya Confront the Occupation Bulldozers StopTheWall.org 6/8/2004 Latest News, PENGON/Anti-Apartheid Wall Campaign, June 8th, 2004Above: A man from Zawiya village expresses his grief and his outrage at the destruction of... The Apartheid Wall Threatens to Intensify a History of Land Confiscation in Deir Ballut StopTheWall.org 6/21/2004 Latest News, PENGON/Anti-Apartheid Wall Campaign, June 21st, 2004 Earlier today, Occupation bulldozers started razing the lands in Deir Ballut village, west Salfit. If... Resistance to the Apartheid Wall in Zawiya StopTheWall.org 6/16/2004 The people in Zawiya continue their resistance to the Apartheid Wall, which is currently threatening and destroying their lands. For ten days, people in... IN SALFIT AND JERUSALEM: THE OCCUPATION BEGINS BUILDINGS TWO GHETTOS IN ONE DAY Palestine Solidarity Campaign 6/7/2004 07 June 2004 | PENGON/Anti-Apartheid Wall Campaign | London - EnglandAr Ram: A Ghetto for Sixty Thousand People The Occupation forces last night began work on... Israeli Sources: IOF Uses Chemical Weapons Against Palestinian Demonstrators International Press Center 6/13/2004 GAZA, June 13, 2004 (IPC + Arab48)-- Official and publicsources in the West Banktown of Al-Zawya, which has been witnessing large-scale confrontations between the citizens... Nonviolence Protestors managed to halt the construction International Middle East Media Center 6/16/2004 Over 150 residents of the village of Iskaka and more than 15 Israeli and International peace activists protested against the construction of the separation... Occupied Palestine: Residents of Az Zawiya Steadfast in their Resistance to the Apartheid Wall CMAQ.net 6/10/2004 IWPS, jueves, Junio 10, 2004 - 08:05Droits humains | Hilo de prensa | Guerra | Represión | ResistanceAz Zawiya, Salfit, Palestine - Today over 400 villagers of Az Zawiya... 120 Wounded in Al-Zawiya Village Protest International Middle East Media Center 6/10/2004 Palestinian medical sources in Al-Zawiya village that they have treated at least 120 Palestinians who have been tear gassed by the Israeli army during... In Salfeet; Israel Moves Ahead In Building the Apartheid Wall International Press Center 6/9/2004 SALFEET, June8,2004(IPC+Agencies)--The Israeli Occupation forces continued for the second day work on the Apartheid Wall in Zawiya village west of Salfit... Soldier lightly hurt in Jenin; 2 Palestinians killed in West Bank Ha''aretz 6/15/2004 An Israel Defense Forces soldier was lightly hurt Friday morning in Jenin by Palestinian gunfire during an operation to search for Palestinians in the... Anti-fence protesters clash with IDF troops near Al-Zawiya Ha''aretz 6/14/2004 Palestinian protesters clashed with Israel Defense Forces soldiers Sunday at an anti-fence demonstration near the West Bank village of Al-Zawiya, southwest of Nablus. IDF... Israeli Troops Storm West Bank Cities, Tighten Grip Over Gaza Strip International Press Center 6/22/2004 PALESTINE, June 22, 2004 (IPC + WAFA)-- Israeli occupying forces (IOF) stormed on Tuesday morning different West Bank cities and tightened grip over some Gaza... The Israeli Military "Construction and Destruction Company" International Press Center 6/22/2004 The most prominent machines used in these internationally criticized collective punishments are mostly made by the US giant machine manufacturer Caterpillar, which supplies the... Israeli Troops Wound a Boy and Blow up Two Houses in Dier Elbalah International Press Center 6/22/2004 DIER ELBALAH, Palestine, June 22, 2004 (IPC) - - Mohammad Allouh, 8, of the Central Gaza Strip town of Dier Elbalah, has been critically shot and... Rafah: Israeli Sniper Posts Rafah Today 6/20/2004 Photo: An Israeli watching tower in the borderline of Block "J" area in Rafah where the British peace activist Tom Hurndall was killed and... SIS Report: 3,345 Palestinians Killed and 40,000 others wounded by IOF during 44 months of al Aqsa Intifada International Press Center 6/22/2004 GAZA, June22, 2004 (IPC) - - Palestinian State Information Service (SIS) confirmed that the Palestinian death toll has climbed to 3,345 as 40,000 others have been... Two Palestinians Killed, Three Other Wounded By IOF Firing In Beit Hanoon International Press Center 6/22/2004 BEIT HANOON, June 22,2004 (IPC+WAFA)---Two citizens were killed today noon and three others were wounded in Al Boura town, east of Beit... IAF planes strike Hezbollah position in Lebanon Ha''aretz 6/21/2004 Israel Air Force planes struck a Hezbollah position in south Lebanon last night, in response to the militant group''s firing anti-aircraft shells earlier in... An Extremist Israeli Group Threatens To Desecrate the Holy Al-Aqsa Mosque International Press Center 6/21/2004 GAZA, June 21,204 (IPC+WAFA)-- Al Aqsa Organization for Construction ofThe Islamic Sites warned yesterday of the ongoing provocative acts by the Israeli rightist... Israeli Forces Fire At British MPs In Rafah Islam Online 6/19/2004 OCCUPIED JERUSALEM, June 19 (IslamOnline.net & News Agencies) - Three British lawmakers on Saturday, June 19, accused Israeli troops of firing at them twice during a... Thai killed in Gaza; Tanzim man nabbed in ambulance Ha''aretz 6/21/2004 IDF troops arrested three Palestinian suspects in the West Bank on Monday night, including a senior Tanzim official, who the army said tried to... Israeli Soldiers Steal the Flowers of Nablus for Prison International Press Center 6/21/2004 NABLUS, Palestine, June 21, 2004 (IPC)-- The Israeli pre-programmed campaign against children in the West Bank, especially the city of Nablus, has been recently... Israeli Troops Wound a Citizen in Rafah, Launch Arrests in Nablus International Press Center 6/21/2004 RAFAH, Palestine, June 21, 2004 (IPC + WAFA)-- Abdullah Abu-Else’oud, 21, of the southern Gaza Strip city of Rafah, was shot and wounded yesterday night... IOF Wounds Six Citizens in Gaza Strip, Blocks Salah Al-Din Road International Press Center 6/21/2004 GAZA STRIP. Palestine. June 21,2004. (IPC)--- Five Palestinian citizens were reportedly wounded today in the mid Gaza Strip town of Deir Al-Balah by the... Israel issues tender for moat on Philadelphi route Ha''aretz 6/18/2004 The Defense Ministry issued a tender Thursday for the digging of a ditch along the border of Israel and Egypt south of the Gaza... IDF suspends unit charged with death of crippled Palestinian Ha''aretz 6/18/2004 An Israel Defense Forces unit responsible for killing a handicapped Palestinian man in the West Bank has been removed from the West Bank and... Rafah Today: IOF Violence Continues Rafah Today 6/18/2004 Photos: A group of homeless children faced shooting by tanks while attempting to gather what remained of their damaged furniture - A Palestinian child from... Israel Expands Settlements, Wall Unabated Amidst US Criticism Palestine Media Center 6/17/2004 Washington has voiced its objection to Israeli plans to expand colonies in the occupied West Bank, which the roadmap stipulated should be halted, and... Massive Arrests Among Citizens in oPt as Flare Bomb Burns a House in Gaza International Press Center 6/18/2004 BETHLEHEM, Palestine, June 17, 2004 (IPC + WAFA)-- The Israeli occupying forces (IOF) arrested numerous citizens in separate incidents and in different parts of the... Report: Palestinians fire new type of rocket at Sderot Ha''aretz 6/18/2004 Palestinians fired a new, advanced type of Qassam rocket at a residential area of Sderot early Friday morning, Israel Radio reported. The radio quoted... One Palestinian Citizen Wounded In A Mysterious Blast, IOF Represses Anti-Apartheid Wall Peaceful Actions International Press Center 6/18/2004 HEBRON. Palestine.May17,2004. (IPC+WAFA)--- Palestinian security sources reported that one Palestinian citizen was wounded when a strange object blasted in Jabal Al-Sharif region. Hebron...

Diplomacy..

Israel gives U.S. list of unauthorized West Bank outposts Ha''aretz 7/1/2004 Israel has given the U.S. administration a list of 28 unauthorized settler outposts in the West Bank, after a six-week delay....According to the... Mbeki Urges Freedom for Arafat, Supports Palestinian State Palestine Media Center 6/30/2004 Arafat, Annan Address UN Conference on Palestinian Rights -- South Africa’s President Thabo Mbeki said on Tuesday that Israel’s attempts to silence President Yaser Arafat... Chirac Defends Arafat’s Legitimacy, French FM Meets Him Palestine Media Center 6/30/2004 Palestinian FM Hails France for ‘Not Giving In’ to Israeli Blackmail -- While French President Jacques Chirac told NATO’s Istanbul session on Tuesday that President... Qurei Plays down the Israeli Decision on the Wall around Jerusalem International Press Center 6/30/2004 RAMMALLAH, June30,2004 (IPC+WAFA)--- The prime minister Ahmed Qurei’ (Abu Alaa) asserted following the decision of the Israeli Supreme Court to reroute the apartheid... Against Israeli Protests, French FM Meets Arafat International Middle East Media Center 6/30/2004 Despite Israeli objections, French Foreign Minister Michel Barnier met Palestinian President Yasser Arafat in his Ramallah compound on Tuesday. In a press conference following... World Bank: Let Gaza economy thrive Al-Jazeera 6/29/2004 The World Bank has said Israel''s planned pullout from Gaza will have little positive impact on the Palestinian territory''s devastated economy unless the ban... Barak rejects Clinton’s charges of missed Syria deal Maariv 6/29/2004 Denies former president''s claim that at one point Syria was willing at set new borderline 50 meters east of Sea of Galilee. -- “If I... PLO''s mission to United Nations optimistic on Hague fence ruling Ha''aretz 6/30/2004 NEW YORK - The PLO''s United Nations mission is quietly preparing for a concerted diplomatic effort aimed at guaranteeing a General Assembly majority on a... Israel lobbying Egypt, Jordan not to seek UN fence resolution Jerusalem Post 6/29/2004 Israel is urging Egypt and Jordan not to make disengagement more difficult by backing Palestinian attempts to push for a harsh UN condemnation of... Israel to maintain low profile following Hague decision Maariv 6/28/2004 Foreign Ministry decides to refrain from extensive media campaign following announcement of ICJ ruling. -- The top brass of the Foreign Ministry has decided this... Arafat Commits to Olympic Truce, US Downgrades PLO Office Palestine Monitor 6/27/2004 President Yaser Arafat on Saturday declared Palestinian “respect and commitment for an Olympic truce,” two days after US President George W. Bush imposed a... Israel, six other countries, offered NATO `partnership'' Ha''aretz 6/28/2004 ISTANBUL - NATO leaders have decided to upgrade relations with seven countries in the "Mediterranean dialogue" including Israel, in a relationship defined as a "partnership... IAEA: Israel should end nuclear threat Al-Jazeera 6/28/2004 The UN has called on Israel to put an end to the imbalance of power in the Middle East by dismantling its own nuclear... PM Qurei'': Israeli Government Bears Full Responsibility for Cycle of Violence International Press Center 6/28/2004 AL RAM, Palestine, June 28, 2004 (IPC + WAFA) -- The Prime Minister Ahmad Qurei'' called today on the international community and the Quartet Committee to... Shaath: Egyptian experts will arrive end of August Jerusalem Times 6/25/2004 Minister for Foreign Affairs, Nabil Shaath, expected Tuesday that the Egyptian security experts to arrive into Gaza Strip by the end of August or... King Abdullah: Jordan ready to train Palestinian police force Ha''aretz 6/25/2004 AMMAN - Jordan is ready to extend "all forms of support" to the Palestinians, including training police to take up security responsibilities after Israel evacuates... Unsavoury alliance Al-Ahram Weekly on-line 6/24/2004 How strong is the alliance between Israel and the Kurds? -- Kurdish politicians reacted with anger to an article published in The New Yorker this... World court to rule on West Bank fence July 9 Ha''aretz 6/26/2004 THE HAGUE, Netherlands - The top United Nations court said Friday it will issue its much-anticipated opinion on the legality of the West Bank separation... Mofaz: Israel deeply skeptical about Palestinian intentions to reform Ha''aretz 6/26/2004 Israel is deeply skeptical about Egypt''s assurances that the Palestinians are willing to overhaul their security services ahead of an Israeli withdrawal from the... International Court of Justice to rule on WB Wall July 9 International Middle East Media Center 6/25/2004 The International Court of Justice at The Hague said Friday it will issue its advisory opinion ruling on the legality of the separation wall... Israel wants upcoming visit by atomic energy chief ElBaradei to take low profile Ha''aretz 6/24/2004 Israel wants the upcoming visit by the director-general of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Mohamed ElBaradei, to be kept out of the limelight... Ex-MI chief: `Netanyahu was ready to give up all of the Golan'' Ha''aretz 6/24/2004 Major General (res.) Uri Saguy, former chief of Israel''s Military Intelligence and the man who headed negotiations with Syria under then-prime minister Ehud Barak... Sharon Gaza Plan Will Imprison Palestinians Palestine Media Center 6/24/2004 Speaking during a press conference in Ram Allah on Tuesday, Mustafa Barghuthi, Secretary of the Palestinian National Initiative, accused Israeli Prime Minister of seeking... Sharon praises U.S. on W. Bank, refugees Ha''aretz 6/25/2004 A U.S. House of Representatives resolution backing Israel''s demand to retain some of the West Bank and keep out Palestinian refugees is "a great... Quartet backs Egyptian efforts to assist Palestinians in Gaza Strip disengagement Ha''aretz 6/25/2004 The Quartet yesterday expressed support for the Egyptian efforts to implement the disengagement plan. "The Egyptian efforts to set up an orderly framework will... Erakat Meets Powell, Urges Support for Egyptian-Jordanian Efforts Palestine Media Center 6/24/2004 Secretary of State Reassures OIC on US Commitment to ‘Roadmap’ -- Palestinian Minister for Negotiations Saeb Erakat met on Wednesday with US Secretary of State... Palestinians must control Gaza assets, says World Bank Ha''aretz 6/25/2004 A World Bank team that drew up a position paper on the Gaza Strip''s future after an Israeli withdrawal has expressed reservations about handing... World Bank: Gaza pullout cannot succeed unless Israel reopens border Daily Star 6/25/2004 Predictable flow of goods'' essential to Palestinian economy -- JERUSALEM: Israel''s planned pullout from Gaza will have little positive impact on the Palestinian territories'' devastated... Arafat: Israel Must Withdraw from Gaza and West Bank Palestine Media Center 6/24/2004 Following a meeting with the Egyptian envoy Omar Sulaiman in the West Bank city of Ramallah, President Yaser Arafat insisted Wednesday that any Israeli... Sharon Refrains from Meeting Suleiman as Israel Rejects Egyptian Mediation International Press Center 6/24/2004 GAZA, June 24, 2004 (IPC + Agencies) - - The Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon has declared he would not meet the Egyptian chief of intelligence, Omar... Suleiman gives Arafat two months to complete reforms Maariv 6/23/2004 Egyptian intelligence chief wants intra-Palestinian dialogue ahead of expected Israeli pullout from Gaza; Tells FM Shalom "Arafat is going to act this time".-- Egyptian... Saudis cutting back Hamas funding Maariv 6/23/2004 Senior IDF source credits US pressure, says Hamas is in crisis and finding it increasingly difficult to carry out terror attacks inside Israel. -- After... Unfulfilled Israeli Obligations Lead to U.S. Criticism Miftah 6/23/2004 In a rare move, Daniel Kurtzer, the U.S. ambassador to Israel, said Tuesday that the Israeli PM should freeze building Jewish settlements and dismantle... Turkey Concerned Over Israel-Kurdish Cooperation Palestine Chronicle 6/23/2004 ISTANBUL - Despite assurances from both sides, Turkey remains deeply concerned about the reported presence of Israeli operatives in northern Iraq and their cooperation with... Sharon Refuses the Egyptian Plan, Mofaz Vows to Continue Aggression International Press Center 6/23/2004 GAZA, June 23,2004 (IPC+ Agencies)---The Israeli Prime Minister Arial Sharon rejected the Egyptian initiative to deploy international forces in the Gaza strip, following... Suleiman Met With President Arafat and PA officials International Middle East Media Center 6/23/2004 The head of Egyptian intelligence, Omar Suleiman has concluded his meeting Wednesday with the Palestinian Leadership in Ramallah. Suleiman, who arrived to the country... Israelis must quit West Bank, too, not just Gaza - Arafat Daily Star 6/23/2004 Talks in egypt to boost ''road map'' - President says any pullout must be total, to allow creation of new state -- Palestinian President Yasser Arafat... FM to Suleiman: Israel opposes multinational force in Gaza Ha''aretz 6/23/2004 Israel views Egypt''s plan for the Gaza Strip following an Israeli withdrawal with "appreciation but also with doubt and reservations," a senior diplomatic source... Egypt Wants Cessation Of Israeli Operations In Gaza Islam Online 6/23/2004 GAZA CITY, June 23 (IslamOnline.net & News Agencies) – Egypt wants an Israeli commitment to cease military operations in the Gaza Strip before sending security advisors... House Endorses Bush''s Position on Israel The Guardian 6/23/2004 WASHINGTON (AP) - The House on Wednesday joined President Bush in backing Israel Prime Minister Ariel Sharon''s plan to withdraw from all Gaza Strip settlements... Arafat Calls On Israelis To Stop Using Illegal Weapons And End Violence Islam Online 2/15/2001 AMMAN, Feb 14 (IslamOnline) - Palestinian President Yasser Arafat on Wednesday accused Israel of escalating the situation in the Palestinian territories and warned that things... Hamas condemns `dangerous'' Arafat comments Ha''aretz 6/22/2004 Hamas has attacked Palestinian Authority Chairman Yasser Arafat for his interview with Haaretz, in which he said he recognized the Jewish character of the... Palestinians Wary of Egypt''s Role in Gaza The Guardian 6/22/2004 JERUSALEM (AP) - On the eve of a visit by an Egyptian mediator, Palestinian officials sent conflicting signals Tuesday on how much involvement they will... Palestinians reject Arab ''security role'' Al-Jazeera 6/22/2004 Ten Palestinian groups have denounced the proposed Egyptian and Jordanian ''security roles'' envisaged by Israel as part of an overall ''disengagement'' from the Gaza... Egyptian plan: Int''l force to be deployed in Gaza after pullout Ha''aretz 6/23/2004 According to an Egyptian plan revealed on Tuesday, international forces would be deployed in the Gaza City seaport following a withdrawal of Israeli troops... Israel, Turkey mulling joint military storage Ha''aretz 6/21/2004 Turkey and Israel are discussing a cooperative effort to maintain joint emergency storage of ammunition, military equipment and combat systems. Discussions on the subject... Quartet Meets in Cairo, Burns Speaks to Palestinian and Israeli Officials Palestine Media Center 6/21/2004 GAZA, June 21,2004 (IPC+Agencies)-- Representatives of the Quartet (United Nations, United States, European Union, Russia) will meet on Monday in Cairo to resume... Gaza''s militants oppose Egypt role Ha''aretz 6/22/2004 Fatah, Hamas, the Popular and Democratic Fronts and other Palestinian political groupings yesterday issued a joint statement strongly opposed to the "security role" proposed... Palestinian Leadership Calls for Dialogue, Urges Effective Quartet Role Palestine Media Center 6/21/2004 RAMALLAH, Palestine, June21, 2004 (IPC+WAFA)-- The Palestinian leadership emphasized on Sunday the need to continue the nationalPalestinian dialogue on basis of facing the... Egypt said ready to promote its Mideast peace plan Ha''aretz 6/21/2004 Egypt plans a campaign to promote its Middle East peace plan this week, starting with a visit Wednesday by intelligence chief Omar Suleiman to... Israel, UAE In Talks To Open Liaison Office: Haaretz Islam Online 6/20/2004 OCCUPIED JERUSALEM, June 20 (IslamOnline.net & News Agencies) – An Israeli newspaper said on Sunday, June 20, that Tel Aviv has been holding "advanced talks" with... The Palestinian Leadership Commends Egyptian Efforts Palestine Media Center 6/21/2004 Balawi Unveils Plans to Merge Security Branches into 3 -- The Palestinian leadership reiterated its appreciation of Egyptian efforts to rebuild Palestinian security apparatus, and... Annan Urges U.N. to Fight Anti-Semitism The Guardian 6/22/2004 UNITED NATIONS (AP) - Secretary-General Kofi Annan on Monday urged the U.N. member nations to take action to combat the ``alarming resurgence'''' of Jewish hatred... US Urged to Stop Gaza Settlers Moving to West Bank Palestine Media Center 6/16/2004 Annan: Quartet Efforts Unsatisfactory, Larsen Warns of Deterioration -- Amid reports of a major expansion of illegal Jewish settlements in the West Bank, Israeli Occupation... France refused to Call Off Meeting With Arafat International Press Center 6/17/2004 GAZA, June 17, 2004 (IPC + Agencies)-- France has decided not to bow to the Israeli pressure to cancel themeeting of the French Foreign Affairs... Annan Says Efforts to Implement the Road Map Unsatisfactory International Press Center 6/17/2004 GAZA, June 17, 2004 (IPC + AFP)-- The United Nations Secretary General, Kofi Annan, said that efforts to implement the "Road Map" remained deeply unsatisfactory... Arafat interview: A Jewish state? `Definitely'' Ha''aretz 6/18/2004 Arafat is ready to sign an agreement that would give Palestinians 97 per cent of the West Bank and Gaza - with the rest in... Arafat: Israel is Jewish; won''t cite figure on refugees Ha''aretz 6/18/2004 Yasser Arafat "definitely" understands that Israel must preserve its character as a Jewish state, the Palestinian Authority chairman told Haaretz in an interview this... Qureia: Palestinians drafting deal on post-pullout Gaza rule Ha''aretz 6/18/2004 JERUSALEM - The Palestinian Authority and militant groups in the Gaza Strip have begun drafting an agreement on how to run the territory jointly after... Arafat refugee climbdown stuns Palestinians Al-Jazeera 6/19/2004 In what appears to be a significant departure from the erstwhile Palestinian position, Palestinian Authority (PA) President Yasir Arafat has voiced his willingness to...