Israel's
conditions on prisoner release pose threat to ceasefire
The Independent, July 7, 2003
A week-old ceasefire between Israelis and Palestinians was facing its first crisis
yesterday. Ariel Sharon's cabinet voted by a narrow majority to release hundreds
of Palestinian prisoners, but on conditions that provoked militant groups to threaten
new violence.
Israeli
Troops Arrest Five Palestinians, Destroy Agricultural Crops and Facilities
International Press Center, July 7, 2003
PALESTINE, July 07, 2003 (IPC + WAFA)-- Israeli occupation forces (IOF)
detained five Palestinian civilians on Sunday, during arrest raids on different
parts of the Occupied Palestinian Territories (OPT). Palestinian sources confirmed
that Bahaa Amin, 22, was trying to cross the Israeli military blockade, placed
on the eastern entrance of Qalqilia City in an ambulance, so as to reach hospital
for surgery. Israeli occupation soldiers stopped and arrested him.
Top
Fatah Leader Warns: Ceasefire in Danger
Palestine Chronicle, July 6, 2003
RAMALLAH, West Bank (PC) - Continuing Israeli violence could soon re-ignite the
Palestinian Uprising, also known as Intifada, a leading member of the largest
PLO movement, Fatah warned in an interview with the Palestine Chronicle. Ahmed
Ghnaim said the ceasefire –or ‘Hudna’- recently agreed on by
opposition groups would collapse unless conditions in the Occupied Territories
quickly improved.
Labour
proposes Gaza population transfer
Jerusalem Post, July 7, 2003
Labor Party leader Shimon Peres called on the Knesset opposition on Monday to
unite behind an initiative to press for Israel to immediately carry out a unilateral
withdrawal from the Gaza Strip and dismantle its settlements.
Israeli
Army Halts Restoration In Hebron
Alternative Information Center/CPT, July 7, 2003
HEBRON, WEST BANK - The Israeli army entered the offices of the Hebron Rehabilitation
Committee on July 2, 2003 and issued a military order that all building, rebuilding
and rehabilitation work must cease immediately inthe city, Committee members said.
The Israeli army returned to the offices on July 3 and repeated the instruction.
The army failed to produce any written documentation. Committee members said the
army stated any employees found working would be arrested.
Mofaz
sees `certain decline' in terror alerts, PA incitement
Haaretz, July 7, 2003
Defense Minister Shaul Mofaz and Palestinian Security Minister Mohammed Dahlan
met yesterday in Jerusalem for their first one-on-one session since the negotiations
resumed between Israel and the Palestinian Authority in the wake of the cease-fire
announced last week.
New
U.S. Focus Is Put on Details in Mideast Plan
New York Times, July 6, 2003
WASHINGTON, July 5 — While meeting with Palestinian leaders a week ago,
Condoleezza Rice, the national security adviser, listened intently to complaints
about the Israeli fence walling off Palestinians in the West Bank. The next day,
she raised objections to the fence with Prime Minister Ariel Sharon.
IDF
claims Hamas still making Qassams
Haaretz, July 7, 2003
Hamas may have totally ceased its terror attacks but it continues to manufacture
Qassam rockets under cover of the cease-fire, senior intelligence officials revealed
yesterday. So far, however, this isn't changing the Israel Defense Forces's belief
that the Mahmoud Abbas government, particularly Security Affairs Minister Mohammed
Dahlan, should be given a chance to dismantle the extremist groups' military infrastructure.
900
Palestinian prisoners in Askalan go on hunger strike
Palestinian Information Center, July7, 2003
Bethlehem - 900 Palestinian prisoners in the occupation jail of Askalan have declared
an escalatory hunger strike as of today to protest the Zionist government’s
decision banning the release of prisoners affiliated with certain movements and
those convicted of killing Jews.
Israeli
"Anti-Incitement" Committee…Violation of International Law and Interference
in Palestinian Internal Affairs
International Press Center, July 7, 2003
RAMALLAH, Palestine, July 6, 2003 (IPC + Agencies)-- The Ramallah Center for Human
Rights Studies (RCHRS) expressed today its deep concern over the Israeli government's
decision to form a special committee to monitor the internal Palestinian affairs
illegally. The RCHRS explained, in a press release, that this so called "anti-incitement"
committee monitor all the media activities in the Palestinian territories in an
illegal manner.
A-G
orders probe into alleged incitement by settler rabbis
Haaretz, July 7, 2003
Attorney General Elyakim Rubinstein has instructed the State Prosecution to examine
whether remarks by a group of rabbis from the settlements constituted incitement
to rebellion and whether legal steps should be taken against them. In a conference
in June, the "Union for the People and Land of Israel" expressed adamant
opposition to the road map - which calls for the creation of a Palestinian state
by 2005 - claiming that it was a violation of Jewish law.
Israel,
PA vow to step up economic coordination, helped by EU
Haaretz, July 7, 2003
In a move signaling growing goodwill, Israel and the Palestinian Authority said
Monday they would step up economic coordination in joint efforts with the European
Union to start building new trade ties. The two sides said securing peace after
33 months of conflict was their main priority, and doing so included dropping
trade barriers with each other and with the EU.
Abbas
invited to visit Knesset next week as guest of Shinui
Haaretz, July 7, 2003
Palestinian Prime Minister Mahmoud Abbas and Security Minister Mohammed Dahlan
were invited by the Shinui faction Monday to visit the Knesset at the beginning
of next week. The visit - which would be the first ever by a Palestinian leader
to the Knesset - was proposed Monday by Palestinian Authority ministers during
a meeting Monday with Shinui Chairman and Justice Minister Yosef (Tommy) Lapid.
Lieberman
in Knesset fracas with Arab MKs
Jerusalem Post, July 7, 2003
Transport Minister Avigdor Lieberman clashed with Arab MKs in the Knesset on Monday,
following up his remark to the cabinet on drowning Palestinian prisoners in the
Dead Sea by telling Balad MK Jamal Zhalka that he would have him "sent to prison."
"You are much worse than [Yasser] Arafat or Abu Mazen. If it was up to me, you
would be sitting in prison at the least," Lieberman told Zhalka while appearing
before the Knesset to report on traffic accidents.
Israeli
Settlers Rebuilding Even as Outposts Are Razed
Los Angeles Times, July 5, 2003
HAROE, West Bank — There isn't much to look at — a water tower, the
charcoal ghosts of old campfires, a handful of trailers clinging to the earth
against hot winds. This scraped-out hilltop isn't on the map, but it's been under
construction for months, and it's growing daily — new foundations, new trailers
and even a new baby. They named him Amitzur, which means "my people are like a
rock."
JCSER
Refutes Israeli Interior Ministry’s Claims: Citizens’ Suffering Continues
Jerusalem Center for Social & Economic Rights, July 4, 2003
The ‘new arrangements’ are so ineffective as to be essentially meaningless,
in light of the ongoing reality. -- The Jerusalem Center for Social &
Economic Rights (JCSER) has called into questioning the statement recently issued
by the Israeli Interior Ministry with regard to implementation of new procedures
and arrangements for providing services to Palestinian residents of Occupied Jerusalem.
IDF
using PA jeeps
Haaretz, July 6, 2003
Certain elite units of the Israel Defense Forces have been given expensive jeeps,
expropriated from the Palestinians, for use in military operations. During the
siege of the Muqata in Ramallah, 23 British-manufactured Land Rovers were expropriated
by an IDF commander who thought they would be suitable for his unit's work.
Hundreds
demand release of Islamic figures on first day of trial
Palestinian Information Center, July7, 2003
Haifa - Hundreds of Palestinian supporters of the Islamic Movement in the 1948
occupied areas have demonstrated this morning before the central court in Haifa
demanding the release of five of the Movement leaders on the first hearing of
their trial.
6
Jihad men held near Jenin; militants fire on Gaza army post
Haaretz, July 7, 2003
Israel Defense Forces troops on Monday arrested six Islamic Jihad activists near
the West Bank town of Jenin, said the militant group's West Bank leader, Sheik
Bassam Saadi. An IDF spokesman confirmed the claim and said the six were part
of a squad preparing explosives in the area. Saadi said if arrests continued the
group would abandon a cease-fire declared just over a week ago by Islamic Jihad,
Hamas and Fatah.
US
to renew pressure on Israel to stop building security fence
ProLog, July 6, 2003
WASHINGTON, July 6 (AFP) - Washington is likely to step up pressure on Israel
in coming weeks to stop construction on a controversial fence between Israel and
the West Bank, the New York Times reported Sunday. US objections to the fence
signal a new willingness by the administration of President George W. Bush to
be tough on Israel and to get involved in details of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict,
insiders and observers told the Times.
Segregation
Wall Completely Isolates Palestinian Villages
Palestine Chronicle, July 7, 2003
OCCUPIED JERUSALEM - The residents of Nazlat Abu Nar, Nazlat Isa, and Baqa al-Sharqiya
in the northern West Bank, say they have become completely cut off and isolated
from the rest of the West Bank because of the segregation wall, which Israel is
building east of the green line.
The
Familiar Face of Poverty
Palestine Monitor, July 5, 2003
Ismail Sfai, 51 years old, spends most of his day sitting playing cards with his
friends, who like him are unemployed, in a dingy, badly lit coffee shop with the
paint peeling off the wall, in Al-Amari refugee camp in Ramallah. This is where
he and his family of ten live.
Negotiating
at the Checkpoint
International Solidarity Movement, July 5, 2003
Nablus -- Nine internationals and 4 Palestinians are currently attempting to negotiate
with soldiers at Beit Eda checkpoint near the West Bank city of Nablus who have
confiscated a taxi belonging to a Palestinian man. The group had been negotiating
with soldiers since the morning for the relase of 30 Palestinians who had been
held at the checkpoint since 8:00 AM. The detainees had not been offered water
or food and had been kept in the hot sun all day.
Al-Khalil
suffers $2 billion dollars economic losses
Palestinian Information Center, July7, 2003
Al-Khalil - A report issued by the economy department at the southern West Bank
district of Al-Khalil has shown two billion dollars losses in various economic
sectors in that city since eruption of the Aqsa intifada in late September 2000.
PA
police erase intifada slogans off the streets of Gaza
Palestinian Information Center, July7, 2003
Gaza - Palestinian Authority policemen accompanied by municipal workers yesterday
started a campaign in Gaza city streets to erase all slogans that were written
on the walls during the Aqsa intifada in a preliminary step to wipe out all reminiscent
demonstrations of that blessed uprising.
Ex-IDF
soldier charged with killing Israeli Arab eight years ago
Haaretz, July 7, 2003
The State Prosecutor on Monday filed a letter of indictment against an Israeli
for the killing of an Israeli Arab eight years ago while he was serving as a soldier
in the West Bank city of Tul Karm, Israel Radio reported. Twenty-nine year-old
Avi Ophir, from Kibbutz Barkai, is suspected of shooting Yusef Jabr from the village
of Kalansua after he failed to stop at a police checkpoint.
Complaints
against soldiers called a warning bell
Haaretz, July 7, 2003
The rise in the number of complaints about the behavior of soldiers at roadblocks
toward Palestinians should act as a warning bell, according to Major General Dr.
Menahem Finkelstein, the Military Advocate General. Finkelstein added yesterday
that he intends to investigate whether this stems from the unusually heavy workload
on these soldiers.
Palestinian
incitement down, Foreign Minister says
Jerusalem Post, July 7, 2003
When Prime Minister Ariel Sharon and Palestinian Authority Prime Minister Mahmoud
Abbas met last week, they established four joint committees, two of which met
for the first time on Monday. Foreign Minister Silvan Shalom met at his office
with PA Information Minister Nabil Amr to discuss the incitement issue, and Justice
Minister Yosef Lapid met in his office with Palestinian Authority Justice Minister
Abd al-Karim Abu Salah, and the PA's Minister for Prisoner Affairs, Hisham Abd
al-Razik.
Jerusalem
mayor's prize fight with Miller
The Observer, July 6, 2003
Ultra-Orthodox leader insults Crucible dramatist at literary award ceremony --
It was supposed to be a fitting tribute to one of the world's greatest living
dramatists by Israel's literary ιlite, but the award ceremony last week for the
Jerusalem Literary Prize descended into an unseemly row between Arthur Miller
and Jerusalem's newly elected ultra-Orthodox Jewish mayor.
Assad
wants Mubarak to help with Washington
Jerusalem Post, July 7, 2003
Amid tensions between Damascus and Washington, Syrian President Bashar Assad held
talks Monday with his Egyptian counterpart Hosni Mubarak—a firm US ally
who could serve as a middleman to help smooth relations between Syria and America.
Assad,
Mubarak urge Israeli peace talks with Syria, Lebanon
Haaretz, July 7, 2003
Syrian President Bashar Assad and Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak on Monday issued
a joint communique urging the the Quartet of Middle East peace brokers - the United
States, Russia, the European Union and the United Nations - to push forward the
Syrian-Lebanese tracks of the peace process with Israel.
Mubarak,
Assad hold summit in Egypt
Al-Bawaba, July 7, 2003
Egypt's President Hosni Mubarak and the Syrian President Bashar al-Assad held
a summit in Egypt on Monday. The discussions between the two leaders got underway
immediately following the arrival in Cairo of Assad and was expected to later
expand to include members of the two delegations.
Mubarak
'pessimistic' about peace process
Middle East Online, July 7, 2003
CAIRO - Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak has "many doubts" about whether the new
Palestinian-Israeli peace process will survive the rough tests ahead, he said
here Monday.
Report:
Jordan, Egypt ''seriously'' considering returning ambassadors to Tel Aviv
Al-Bawaba, July 7, 2003
Jordan and Egypt are "seriously" considering returning their ambassadors to Tel
Aviv at the end of July, the Al Quds Al Arabi newspaper said Monday. According
to the report, the US administration is pressuring Cairo and Amman to return their
envoys to Israel following the recent progress achieved in the peace negotiations
between Israel and the Palestinians.
Quick
impact aid package for Gaza and the West Bank
MIFTAH, July 5, 2003
Ramallah, West Bank -- Today, in a ceremony in Ramallah, the US Government announced
plans for the disbursement of a $30 million Palestinian aid package through the
United States Agency for International Development West Bank and Gaza Mission
(USAID/WBG). Garber elaborated on USAID's plans to provide immediate assistance
to the Palestinian population based on consultations with PA Ministers and local
officials in northern Gaza communities...
Hear
Palestine July 7, 2003
Hear Palestine
NEWS: Khan Younis: New Military Tower Established Near Refugee Camp / Settlement
Project and Confiscation of Doura Land / Qalqilya: Israeli Army Invades City /
Jenin: Arrests in Qabatya and Toubas / Ramallah: Israeli Soldiers Raid Department
Store, Arrest residents FEATURES: Gaza: Dina Carries the Remains of a Bullet
and Painful Memories / Nablus: Child Supports Family of 16 Members
PA
rejects Israeli criteria for prisoner release as Sharon cabinet approves move
Al-Bawaba, July 6, 2003
The Israeli cabinet voted 13-8 to approve the release of Palestinian prisoners.
At first, cabinet members tied 10-10, but three ministers later changed their
vote in support of the move. The ministers agreed to change their vote under two
conditions: the cabinet established a ministerial committee to decide which prisoners
will be released and added a clause to the prisoner release document saying that
the release is dependent on the Palestinians' fight against "terror," Haaretz
reported.
Palestinian
anger as Israel agrees to free 400
The Guardian, July 7, 2003
The Israeli cabinet reluctantly agreed yesterday to free several hundred Palestinian
prisoners to bolster the US-led road map to peace. But Palestinian leaders warned
that the move could speed the collapse of the peace process after Ariel Sharon
ruled out releasing members of Hamas and Islamic Jihad, or anyone with Israeli
"blood on their hands".
Palestinian
prisoners ask PA chief and premier not to ignore them
Palestinian Information Center, July7, 2003
Bethlehem - Prisoners in Zionist occupation jails have appealed to Palestinian
Authority chief Yasser Arafat and his premier Mahmoud Abbas not to acquiesce to
the Hebrew state’s categorizing of prisoners into those who killed Jews
and those who did not.
Ministry
of Prisoners’ Affairs: 286 Palestinian Children, 76 Women, in the Israeli
Prisons
International Press Center, July 7, 2003
RAMALLAH, Palestine, July 7, 2003, (IPC)--Palestinian Ministry of Prisoners’
Affairs (MPA)strongly condemned Monday the Israeli procrastination policy regarding
the release of Palestinian political prisoners. In a press released issued Monday
Ministry of Prisoners’ Affairs said that the issue of Palestinian political
prisoners occupies an important and sensitive place on the Palestinian agenda.
Abbas
Visits Yassin, Tackles Prisoners' Issue
Islam Online, July 6, 2003
GAZA CITY, July 6 (IslamOnline.net) - Palestinian Prime Minister Mahmud Abbas
met on Saturday night, July 5, for the first time since he assumed office with
the spiritual leader of the Islamic resistance movement Hamas group, Sheikh Ahmed
Yassin, at the latter's home in Gaza city, a senior Palestinian official said.
Israelis,
Palestinians discuss release of prisoners, incitement
Al-Bawaba, July 7, 2003
Palestinian Minister for Prisoner Affairs Hisham Abd al-Razik said after a meeting
with Israel's Justice Minister Joseph Lapid in Jerusalem on Monday that the Israeli
cabinet’s decision Sunday on the release of Palestinian prisoners and detainees
would was not helping the Palestinian government, and that Hamas and Islamic Jihad
prisoners should be released as well.
350
Palestinians Held by Israel to Be Freed
Arab News, July 7, 2003
OCCUPIED JERUSALEM, 7 July 2003 — The Israeli government yesterday paved
the way for the release of some 350 Palestinian prisoners in a move designed to
bolster the fledgling peace process but which fell short of Palestinian demands.
Palestinians
See Israeli ‘Release Move Inadequate’
Islam Online, July 7, 2003
OCCUPIED JERUSALEM, July 7 (IslamOnline.net & News Agencies) – Palestinians
slammed the Israeli vote to release some 300 Palestinian detainees as an inadequate
step, as the Jewish state still held some more than 6,000 others.
Israel
draws up conditions for Palestinian prisoner release
Daily Star, July 7, 2003
The Israeli Cabinet set tough terms Sunday for the release of Palestinian prisoners
in a move that could rattle the cease-fire recently declared by militants and
the US-backed peace plan the truce has bolstered. “There is no way prisoners
with blood on their hands will be released,” Prime Minister Ariel Sharon
told his Cabinet as he read from a list of terms it approved by a vote of 13-8,
a senior government official said.
How
many Palestinian prisoners are there?
Haaretz, July 7, 2003
About 6,200 being held at crowded Israeli facilities, Haaretz survey finds --
In the dispute between Israel and the Palestinian Authority, even the numbers
in question are not entirely clear. Last week, some members of the Israeli press
were quoting figures that varied from 2,500 to 3,500 Palestinian prisoners. The
PA was talking in terms of 6,500 to 6,700.
Analysis
/ Tie vote was 'not really a drama'
Haaretz, July 7, 2003
If Sharon wants peace, he will need a new coalition. He can't drop Likud ministers,
and he'll protect Shinui ministers at all costs. So who's left? -- Essentially,
yesterday's tie vote in the cabinet on the prisoner releases, which was later
overruled by a second 13-9 vote, was not important. "Not really a drama," said
one of the ministers.
Israel
wants full EU membership
Jang Group, July 7, 2003
BRUSSELS: Tel Aviv has sent several signals to the European Union conveying that
Israel wants full EU membership. Israeli government has officially told the EU
that Israel is expediting its endeavours to resolve all its outstanding disputes
with its neighbouring states which is a pre-requisite under the EU rules for acceptance
of any country's candidature, a reliable source in Brussels told the News.
Israel
seeking to adopt European pharmaceutical standards
Globes, July 7, 2003
The European and Mediterranean basin trade ministers are meeting to establish
a free trade region. -- A conference of European Union (EU) and Mediterranean
trade ministers is opening today in Palermo, Italy. The conference will discuss
accumulation rules for customs-exempt Israeli, Jordanian, and Palestinian exports
to the EU. The conference will also discuss free trade of services between Israel
and the EU, and Israel’s possible adoption of European standards in various
industrial categories.
Cleveland
coming to Israel
Globes, July 7, 2003
A Cleveland business delegation will visit Israel on July 20, and will offer Israeli
companies special terms, aid, and accompaniment in setting up branches in the
Cleveland area. The delegation will meet with small and medium-sized Israeli companies
offering product and services in various fields, including high tech and biotechnology,
and in need of help in penetrating the US market.
Histadrut
chairman: Israeli labor relations no longer include pension commitment
Globes, July 7, 2003
Histadrut chairman MK Amir Perez: One million people will be penniless in 20 years.
A pension for every worker must be legislated. -- “The problem facing us
now isn’t how the pension dispute is settled; it’s whether there will
be any pensions in Israel. The issue is a social plan and a commitment to pensions
in Israeli labor relations,” Histadrut (General Federation of Labor in Israel)
chairman MK Amir Perez (One Nation) said today at the annual conference of the
Industrial Relations Research Association of Israel.
All
foreign workers must pay income tax
Haaretz, July 7, 2003
As of this month, people employing foreign workers are obligated to deduct income
tax directly from the employee's salary and transfer the money to a tax assessment
officer. People employing a foreign worker for domestic assistance will also have
to pay the tax.
Average
wage slips 3 percent to NIS 7,001 in April
Haaretz, July 7, 2003
The average wage of Israel's 2.298 million-strong workforce inched down in April
to NIS 7,001, according to figures published yesterday by the Central Bureau of
Statistics. Israel's 73,000 legal foreign workers earned an average of NIS 4,025
in April.
60
percent of factories exceed limits on pollution
Haaretz, July 7, 2003
The Environment Ministry has discovered air pollution levels surpassing the legal
limits at nearly all the factories in which surprise inspections were conducted
in 2002. Figures published by the Environment Ministry Sunday show that some of
the factories exceeded legal emission levels of poisonous chemicals such as chlorine
and bromine by thousands of percentage points.
Wave
of dismissals likely in military industries as IDF purchasing plummets
Haaretz, July 7, 2003
Israel's military industries are worried. Based on initial reports they have received,
the Israel Defense Forces plans to reduce its orders this year for the acquisition
of arms and sophisticated military technology from the country's military plants
by NIS 1 billion.
Despite
terrorism, economic depression, US immigration to Israel 'rises'
Jerusalem Post, July 7, 2003
Despite the threat of terror and the economic downturn, the number of North Americans
making aliyah has been growing since the Palestinian intifada began in September
2000. According to the Jewish Agency, during the last decade about 1,500 North
Americans immigrate to Israel each year. Roughly 1,000 of these immigrants make
the move during the summer, as is expected for the coming summer months. As of
earlier this year, an estimated 500 North Americans have already settled in Israel.
BIS:
Mideast driven global recessionary forces to unwind in 2003
MENA Report, July 5, 2003
Heightened concerns about developments in the Middle East are thought to have
been a crucial factor in holding back global expansion in the most recent past,
driving oil prices up and confidence down, according to the global outlook recently
published by the Switzerland-based Bank for International Settlements.
Gathering
unites Christian, Muslim oppositions
Daily Star, July 7, 2003
Debate encompasses range of issues -- Both Christian and Muslim members of the
opposition met in the Our Lady of the Mountain Monastery in Adma this weekend
for the third annual conclave of the monastery’s gathering, held this year
under the slogan Together for Lebanon.
Resistance
fire lands on Israeli town
Daily Star, July 7, 2003
A ministerial source said Sunday that Lebanon was awaiting Israel’s official
response to 26 anti-aircraft rounds fired by Hizbullah Saturday that allegedly
landed in the northern Israeli city of Kiryat Shmona. According to a Hizbullah
statement, the anti-aircraft rounds were fired at an Israeli reconnaissance plane
that had violated Lebanon’s airspace.
Amal,
Hizbullah clash as Berri opens hospital
Daily Star, July 7, 2003
The US-sponsored “road map” will be frustrated by Israel, Speaker
Nabih Berri said on Sunday to an audience whose emotions were running high. Speaking
in Baalbek during the opening of the hospital Dar al-Amal (House of Hope), Berri
said that “Jewish votes will continue to have a significant impact on the
upcoming US presidential elections.” On his way to the hospital, a fight
broke out between supporters of his Amal Movement and those of its rival Hizbullah,
which is the dominant political force in the northern Bekaa.
Saudi
group threatens to implicate Western banks in Sept 11 lawsuit
MENA Report, July 7, 2003
Saudi investment organization Dallah Al-Baraka Holding has notified four major
Western banks of their possible incrimination in the trillion-dollar lawsuit filed
by the families of victims of the September 11, 2001 attacks. In a company statement,
Dallah stated that if Al-Baraka Investment and Development (ABID), the group’s
banking subsidiary, is not dropped from the lawsuit, the unnamed Western banks
will be added to the list of institutions that provided services to the suspected
terrorists or aides, reported AFP.
Palestinian
Refugees Brace For Hard Times In Iraq
Palestine Chronicle, July 7, 2003
BAGHDAD - Three months into the end of the U.S.-British offensive and spread of
anarchy and lawlessness in Iraq , more than 8,000 families of Palestinian refugees
were inflicted with tough living conditions. Expelled by Israeli occupation forces
in 1948, Palestinian diaspora, mostly from Haifa , had moved to Iraq , where then
Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs took care of them.
Iran
missile test alarms Israel
BBC, July 7, 2003
Iran says its missiles are meant as a deterrent -- Israel has said it is "very
concerned" after Iran confirmed it had conducted a final test of a missile capable
of hitting its territory. "We are very concerned, especially since we know that
Iran is seeking to acquire the nuclear weapon," government spokesman Avi Pazner
told AFP.
A
New Nuclear Age
Los Angeles Times, July 6, 2003
Planners design technology to withstand the apocalypse -- SOUTH POMFRET, Vt. —
The Pentagon's Nuclear Posture Review, approved by President Bush in January 2002,
outlined steps the U.S. should take to ensure its future ability to "defeat any
aggressor." Included was a mandate for an "assured, survivable and enduring" communications
network, one that would remain functional even after a full-scale nuclear attack.
