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Conflict..
Troops kill Israeli Arab they mistake for a terrorist
Ha'aretz 2003-07-22
Border Police officers fatally shot Israeli Arab Morasi Jibali, 28, and wounded his friend, 22, in a village near the Green Line on Tuesday afternoon when officers mistook them for possible terrorists. The officers said they thought the car matched intelligence reports of a vehicle smuggling terrorists into Israel. They shot Jibali and wounded his friend in the shoulder as the two tried to flee a police roadblock in the Israeli Arab village of Taibeh, east of Netanya.
Jewish Settlers Break into Al-Aqsa Mosque While Israeli Soldiers Overlooking
International Press Center 2003-07-22
OCCUPIED EAST JERUSALEM, Palestine, July 22, 2003 (IPC+ Agencies)-- Several groups of extremist Jewish settlers broke Tuesday into the Al-Aqsa Al-Sharif holy mosque in the Occupied East Jerusalem, for the purpose of praying inside, local Palestinian sources said. A large number of Jewish settlers, under the eyes of Israeli police and soldiers, broke into the vicinity of Al-Aqsa mosque to perform their rituals inside the area where Muslims pray, the sources told IPC correspondent.
Arafat: 'Grave consequences' if Jews keep visiting Temple Mount
Ha'aretz 2003-07-22
Palestinian Authority Chairman Yasser Arafat warned of "grave consequences" Tuesday if Israel continues to allow Jews to visit the Temple Mount. Muslem guards at the Temple Mount tried Tuesday to stop groups of Jews from performing religious rituals there, Palestinian sources said. Police then removed the Jews from the Temple Mount to prevent further contacts between them and the guards.
Hizbullah cross-border anti-aircraft fire wounds two in northern Israel
Jerusalem Post 2003-07-22
Two people were wounded - one of them moderately -by shrapnel from Hizbullah anti-aircraft shells that exploded and fell over Shlomi in Western Galilee on Tuesday. Shlomi local council head Gaby Na'aman was in the area at the time of the firing and helped the man who was badly hurt after being struck by fragments in the shoulder and chest.
Israeli warplanes violate airspace again
Daily Star 2003-07-22
Two Israeli warplanes violated Lebanese airspace by flying at high altitude over the North, Lebanese police reported Monday. The planes flew over the Akkar region, close to the Syrian border, police said. In a separate incident, Hizbullah fighters fired an anti-aircraft barrage at Israeli fighter-bombers which encroached on Lebanese airspace in the South.
IDF patrol hit by roadside bomb in Gaza, no injuries
Jerusalem Post 2003-07-22
An IDF patrol in Gaza was the target of a roadside explosive device which exploded about an hour ago in the area of Rafiah, a military source told The Jerusalem Post. "Our patrols on the Israel-Egyptian border were attacked twice today by road side bombs," the source said.
Israel Admits Jewish Terror Cells Operating in Occupied Territory
Palestine Chronicle 2003-07-22
OCCUPIED JERUSALEM - There are at least two Jewish terror cells operating in the occupied Palestinian territories, which are responsible for a series of attacks on Palestinian civilians over the past years, an Israeli defense official said Sunday. The unnamed official told Israel Radio that the Jewish terror cells have killed eight Palestinians and injured several others in the past three years by planting roadside bombs and carrying out shooting attacks.
Israeli Army Blew up Doors, Arrested Four in Nablus
International Middle East Media Center 2003-07-22
Israeli troops invaded Balata Refugee Camp east of Nablus Tuseday early morning hours. Israeli troops used dynamite to blow up the main door of Abu Shallal family, forced the family outside and arrested Imran Al-Smeiri and three members of Ali Abu Shallal family.
PA report: 26 terror acts against Israelis since hudna
Ha'aretz 2003-07-22
There were 26 separate terror incidents since the Palestinian factions announced their unilateral cease-fire, a Palestinian security forces report says. The report cites mortar fire, anti-tank rocket fire, shots fired at IDF patrols and the suicide attack at Kfar Yavetz and the stabbing in Jaffa. According to the report, during the three weeks of hudna, there have been an average of 1.3 incidents of violence per day compared to an average of 13 a day during June and an average 18 a day during the entire intifada.
Pas, Shabo named as suspected terrorists
Ha'aretz 2003-07-22
Yitzhak Pas, whose 10-month-old daughter Shalhevet was killed by a Palestinian sniper in Hebron in March 2001, and his brother-in-law Matityahu Shabo are suspected of belonging to a Jewish terror cell, the High Court of Justice has revealed in a ruling on the case. The allegation emerged on Monday when the court upheld a decision to keep Pas and Shabo from seeing their lawyers, at least until tomorrow, because a meeting could allow the suspects to further their terror activities.
IJ Leader, Negates Israeli Claims, Calls Death of Salet an Occupation Crime
International Middle East Media Center 2003-07-22
In a special interview with IMEMC correspondent, prominent Islamic Jihad leader Sheikh Sharif Tahayneh negated the Israeli story on the death of Islamic Jihad activist Rami Salet, calling it an occupation crime, and warned against further Israeli escalations and similar acts.
Farmers in Deir Ghosoon reclaiming their land
International Solidarity Movement 2003-07-22
UPDATE! Tuesday, July 22, 10:15am Palestine time, farmers from Deir Ghosoon accompanied by international volunteers have broken down the gate shutting them out from their land and are marching..... the Israeli army stands in front of them....
Palestinian resistance combatants attack settlers’ vehicle
Palestinian Information Center 2003-07-22
Jenin - Palestinian resistance fighters last night attacked a Jewish settlers’ car near a Zionist settlement to the north of the West Bank, according to the Hebrew radio....The sources claimed that preliminary investigations indicated that a passing Palestinian car opened fire at the settlers but without inflicting any causality.
Hear Palestine July 22, 2003
Hear Palestine 2003-07-22
NEWS: Tulkarem: Israeli Army Force Invades Irtah Suburb / Tightened Closure Measures in Toubas / Khan Younis: Al-Tuffah Military Roadblock Closed / Extremist Jews Invade Al-Aqsa Mosque under Military Protection FEATURES: Morag' Settlement Expands at Expense of Palestinian Land / Warning Bells Go Off in Nablus
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Diplomacy..
Abbas says he will not crack down on Palestinian militants
Ha'aretz 2003-07-22
CAIRO - Palestinian Prime Minister Mahmoud Abbas said Tuesday that he will not crack down on Palestinian militant groups, despite being urged by America and Israel to do so. After meeting in Cairo with Arab League Secretary-General Amr Moussa, Abbas was asked by reporters if he will dismantle armed groups like Hamas and Islamic Jihad, steps Israel is demanding before withdrawing its forces from more Palestinian towns.
Sharon: Left helping enemy by opposing settlements
Jerusalem Post 2003-07-22
Prime Minister Ariel Sharon accused politicians from the Left on Monday of helping Israel's enemies by fighting against Israeli settlement of Judea and Samaria...."This slander has no room in the public discourse. The MKs are playing into our enemies' hands by not distinguishing between the settlement enterprise and unauthorized outposts."
Settlements On Palestinian Land ‘Internal’ Affair: Sharon
Islam Online 2003-07-22
OCCUPIED JERUSALEM, July 22 (IslamOnline.net & News Agencies) - In another blow to the U.S.-backed “roadmap” peace plan, Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon said late Monday, July 21, that Jewish settlement outposts are an "internal" matter which the Jewish state will deal with at its discretion, rather than under international pressure.
Palestinian PM Meets with Mabarak, Abdullah II ahead of Meeting Bush
Palestine Chronicle 2003-07-22
"Abbas will get the full treatment from the administration and Congress. Thursday he will see Condoleezza Rice, the national security adviser. And after lunch with Bush at the White House .." -- CAIRO, Egypt - Palestinian Prime Minister Mahmud Abbas is expected in Amman Tuesday for a meeting with King Abdullah II, after a meeting with Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak in Cairo Monday at the start of a trip culminating in talks at the White House with the US President Bush, which Palestinian leadership hopes will help break the deadlock with Israel in the peace process.
Sharon Hails Settlers, Challenges Roadmap on Settlements, Bluffs World on Outposts
Palestine Chronicle 2003-07-22
'We have no intention of dealing with this now. It would not be in Israel's interest,' said Sharon, who has said he is ready to make 'painful concessions' for peace .." -- OCCUPIED JERUSALEM - The Israeli Knesset (parliament) on Monday approved PM Sharon’s statement that the fate of the illegal Jewish settlements would be determined in final-status negotiations with the Palestinians on a peace treaty, in a new challenge to the US-sponsored “roadmap” peace plan, which calls in its first stage for a freeze on settlement activity.
Syria denies sending message to Israel
Ha'aretz 2003-07-22
Syria yesterday denied President Bashar Assad has sent a message to Israel on resuming peace talks that were broken off three years ago. A foreign ministry official issued a statement denying Foreign Minister Silvan Shalom's claim that Israel was ready to receive Assad in Tel Aviv if Syria disbanded radical Palestinian factions and conducted peace negotiations without preconditions.
Mofaz, Dichter Meet to Finalize Prisoner Release Lists
International Middle East Media Center 2003-07-22
According to Israel Radio, Israeli Defense Minister Shaul Mofaz is to meet Israeli head of Shin Bet security Avi Dichter Tuesday to finalize the list of Palestinian prisoners to be freed. This meeting marks the final step in the Israeli security establishment's efforts to prepare for Wednesday’s ministerial committee meeting to approve the release criteria. Most Israeli sources are setting the number of prisoners to be released at 350.
UK 'Clearing Backlog' of Arms License Applications for Israel
Palestine Chronicle 2003-07-22
LONDON - The process of approving arms export licenses for Israel was reported to have picked up following the resolution of Britain 'soft' embargo on military equipment. Jane's Defence Weekly quoted Israeli diplomatic sources saying that they foresaw "no further problems" following Ariel Sharon's visit to London earlier this month.
Palestinians Head to D.C. To Fight West Bank Fence
Forward 2003-07-18
WASHINGTON — A team of young Palestinian policy advisers is coming to Washington this week in an effort to sway political opinions about the security fence that Israel is building in the West Bank. The group's presentation on the subject has already influenced at least one member of the Bush administration: National Security Adviser Condoleezza Rice.
Israeli overtures receive muted response
EU Observer 2003-07-22
EUOBSERVER / BRUSSELS – In an attempt to improve troubled EU-Israeli relations, the country’s foreign minister Silvan Shalom yesterday (Monday 21 July) said that the EU should play a more prominent role in the Middle East peace process....Despite generally welcoming the change in tone, EU diplomats met Mr Shalom’s comments with some scepticism, saying that little has changed behind the scenes.
Iran FM denies Israel's charges Tehran is trying to build a nuke
Ha'aretz 2003-07-22
JOHANNESBURG - Iranian Foreign Minister Kamal Kharrazi yesterday rejected Israeli charges that Tehran was seeking to build a nuclear weapon, saying Israel represented a nuclear threat to the region. "It is clear for us that we do not have any program for nuclear weapons production," Kharrazi told a news conference in South Africa, where he is holding diplomatic meetings.
Top IDF officer: Hamas building 1000 Kassams
Jerusalem Post 2003-07-22
Hamas is utilizing the hudna cease-fire to build over 1000 Kassam rockets in an effort to change the balance of power following the three month cessation in hostilities, a senior IDF officer told reporters in Gaza Monday.
Panel will review prisoners' terms
Ha'aretz 2003-07-22
The ministerial committee on Palestinian prisoners, chaired by Prime Minister Ariel Sharon, convenes tomorrow to discuss the criteria proposed by the Shin Bet for freeing prisoners and a list of some 350 prisoners and detainees whom the security service has said Israel could free.
Israel welcomes EU role in peace process
Ha'aretz 2003-07-22
BRUSSELS - Foreign Minister Silvan Shalom yesterday welcomed greater European involvement in the Mideast peace process, apparently warming to a continent Israel has for long shut out in favor of the United States. European Union officials, who have chafed for years at being sidelined, praised the shift and suggested it was prompted by a desire to push forward the road map peace plan, which the EU helped to draft.
PNA, EU Welcome Israeli Change of Heart on European Role in Peace Process
Palestine Media Center 2003-07-22
The European Union and the Palestine National Authority (PNA), frustrated by Israeli approach of piecemeal implementation of the Middle East “roadmap” plan, were relieved Monday as Israelis called for the EU to play a major part in the search for peace. Palestinian foreign minister Nabil Shaath, who met the EU ministers in Brussels Monday, declared that the European Union represented a "guarantee" for his people in the peace process and said they had full confidence in Europe.
Abbas, Mubarak Meet in Cairo
International Middle East Media Center 2003-07-22
Palestinian Prime Minister Mahmood Abbas (Abu Mazen) met Egyptian president Husni Mubarak yesterday (Monday) in Cairo. Abu Mazen arrived in Cairo on his way to Washington to meet with American President George Bush. An Egyptian source reported that the two leaders met to discuss the latest developments in the region, the problems facing the implementation of the road map, and bilateral coordination and relations.
For Mideast Envoy, Rookie Status May Be an Advantage
Washington Post 2003-07-22
When national security adviser Condoleezza Rice traveled to Israel on a recent diplomatic mission, there were at least two key meetings with Israeli leaders in which she kicked all of the U.S. officials out of the room -- except for one who until last month had no experience dealing with the vexing issues of the Arab-Israeli conflict. The mystery guest was John S. Wolf, 54, a career diplomat assigned by President Bush to help make sure the Israelis and Palestinians implement the initial steps in the U.S.-backed peace plan.
'Israel must move on prisoners'
Jordan Times 2003-07-22
Abbas to arrive in Amman Tuesday -- CAIRO (AFP) — A three-week-old Palestinian truce is holding but Israel must free all Palestinian prisoners from its jails if it wants “peace to prevail,” Palestinian Prime Minister Mahmoud Abbas said here Monday. "What's important for us is the truce that we agreed with Palestinian factions and that everybody respects it," Abbas said after meeting Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak in preparation for his first visit to the White House later in the week.
Abbas to Press Bush on Peace Process
The Guardian 2003-07-22
JERUSALEM (AP) - The United States should press Israel for a firm schedule of peace moves, a Palestinian official said Tuesday, as Prime Minister Mahmoud Abbas prepared to fly to Washington for a meeting with President George W. Bush at the beginning of a new U.S. push for progress along the ``road map'' peace plan.
Background: Bush-Abbas summit: Feat or coup de grace?
Ha'aretz 2003-07-22
A man who has spent his entire career in a shadow - the short but unavoidable shadow of Yasser Arafat - is about to take center stage as the ranking representative of the Palestinian people in a White House summit with the president of the United States. For new leader Mahmoud Abbas, who lacks popular support and thus has nothing to lose but his premiership, the Friday talks with George Bush could yield achievements that would make the visit a crowning political coup.
Israel, PA reach out as talks stall
Daily Star 2003-07-22
Focus shifts to Brussels, Washington after inconclusive summit -- The diplomatic drive for progress on a Middle East peace plan widened Monday when the Palestinian prime minister arrived in Egypt for talks and the European Union hosted the Israeli and Palestinian foreign ministers at a meeting in Brussels.
Israeli PM, No Intentions to Deal with Settlement Issue Now
International Middle East Media Center 2003-07-22
The Knesset on Monday approved the Israeli Prime Minister’s proposal to continue dismantling illegal settlement outposts by a majority of 47 against 27 votes. Sharon said that the future of Jewish settlement in the “territories” will be decided only within the framework of a permanent agreement, and that he has no intention to deal with it now. Israeli Radio reported that Sharon praised settlers for enduring the attempts to disgrace them while claiming, “they endure murderous attacks”.
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Government..
Alarm in Nablus
Electronic Intifada/Al-Ayyam 2003-07-22
The number and type of people taking part in a meeting held in the Chamber of Commerce building in Nablus two days ago, to discuss the phenomenon of armed chaos and breach of law by armed groups, was alone indicative of the level of danger felt by the inhabitants of the city....Balata refugee camp's Fatah leader, Hazim Thoqan, said that several crimes were committed in Nablus yet those who committed the crimes continue to w[a]nder around because they have the protection and blessings of heads of security institutions and officials.
Likud opposition to funding fence delays Knesset c'tee vote
Ha'aretz 2003-07-22
The dissent appears to be related to the specific path the fence will take. -- Prime Minister Ariel Sharon will meet with security officials Wednesday to discuss the separation fence, after which the Knesset Finance Committee is expected to vote on allotting NIS 750 million to build part of the fence, Israel Radio reported Tuesday. The finance committee postponed the vote Tuesday afternoon due to the opposition of some Likud Knesset members.
Separation fence divides coalition over budget cut
Globes 2003-07-22
A right wing revolt over financing for the fence held up the latest cut in the Knesset Finance Committee. -- A sudden coalition crisis in the Knesset Finance Committee today prevented the vote on the fourth budget cut of NIS 1 billion in current spending. ...“We won’t be a rubber stamp for any location Sharon tries to force on us, without our consent,” [NRP MK] Slomiansky said.
Challenging the democracy and legitimacy of Israel
Daily Star 2003-07-22
Political Leaders of Indigenous Arab minority are Targeted by Jewish State - Likud wants to instill fear in voters and keep itself in power for decades -- NAZARETH: Confronted by a new generation of Arab-Israeli leaders challenging the Jewish state’s claim to be democratic, Israeli authorities have stepped up their battle to control the country’s indigenous Arab minority according to leading Israeli analyst Asad Ghanem.
Arafat vs Abbas
Al-Ahram Weekly on-line 17 - 23 July 2003 0000-00-00
The tug of war between Arafat and Abbas has been contained for the moment, but there are no guarantees it will last -- Folowing mediation efforts by high-level Fatah figures, the latest crisis between Palestinian Authority Chairman Yasser Arafat and Prime his Minister Mahmoud Abbas has been resolved. However, there are no guarantees that "differences" won't resurface at anytime.
Poraz says will cut funding to settlements
Jerusalem Post 2003-07-22
Interior Minister Avraham Poraz said Tuesday that he plans to cut the amount of money his ministry transfers to settlements and instead will give the money to development towns inside the Green Line....According to a report in the Ma'ariv newspaper Tuesday, Poraz will cut NIS 70 million from funds designated for settlements, and transfer them to struggling cities within the Green Line.
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Human
Rights..
Human Rights Group Blasts Israeli Soldiers
Common Dreams 2003-07-22
JERUSALEM -- Israel's leading civil rights group harshly criticized soldiers for cruel behavior against Palestinians over the past year and complained about military policy that bans inquiries into most Palestinian deaths. In its annual report released Tuesday, the Association of Civil Rights in Israel decried "unprecedented harm to innocent people, Palestinians and Israelis," during the third year of violence.
Israeli rights group condemns Sharon
The Independent 2003-07-23
Israel's largest human rights organisation has accused Ariel Sharon's government of undermining the foundations of democracy in the country. In its annual report, the Association for Civil Rights in Israel says the actions of the government "call into question the very basis of democratic principles, the social fabric, and the foundation of human rights in Israel".
Israeli military slams the door shut
International Solidarity Movement 2003-07-22
Israel promised that building their 20-foot Apartheid Wall around the West Bank wouldn’t disrupt the daily life of the Palestinians. Ten days ago, Israeli military ignored that promise by closing the gate through the wall at Deir Al Ghasoon, denying 40 farmers and 500 workers the right to tend their land on the other side. When farmers, and ISM internationals arrived, they were pushed back through the gate and threatened with a five-minute deadline to leave the area. When the media arrived at the checkpoint, they were refused access.
PNA Dismisses Report Accusing Palestinians of Violating Int’l Law
Palestine Chronicle 2003-07-22
RAMALLAH, West Bank - The Palestine National Authority (PNA) dismissed a report by Medecins du Monde (Doctors of the World), which accused Palestinian groups of committing “serious violations of international humanitarian law,” stressing that occupation is the main source of violence and the only war crime.
Artist Marwan Abado detained and deported by Israeli Security
Miftah/International Center of Bethlehem 2003-07-22
Artist Marwan Abado, an Austrian National of Palestinian origin, was detained immediately upon his arrival into Tel Aviv airport on Sunday 20th of July, and then was deported. Abado was scheduled to participate in the Songs of Freedom Festival both in Bethlehem and Jerusalem. His detention and deportation came in spite of the fact that Abado was invited by both the Austrian Embassy and the TOKTEN program of the UNDP and had obtained a visa through the Israeli Foreign Ministry.
Residents say the Triangle is out of bounds for Bezeq
Ha'aretz 2003-07-22
Public and private companies refuse to provide services to their Arab customers in `sensitive' area -- Residents of the Triangle, a predominantly Arab area in the north of the country, are complaining that Bezeq and other companies are not providing services they are obligated to give in the seam line area.
`IDF soldiers will not face charges by the International Criminal Court'
Ha'aretz 2003-07-22
The International Criminal Court in The Hague will not be prosecuting crimes committed by Israel Defense Forces' soldiers in the territories, according to chief prosecutor in the Hague Louis Moreno Ocampo....Since Israel will not grant permission and the territories are not considered a state (the Palestinian Authority is not a state) it is not possible to try an Israeli for crimes committed in the territories.
Relatives of Jordanian prisoners in Zionist jails refuse moving them to local prisons
Palestinian Information Center 2003-07-22
Amman - The committee of relatives of missing Jordanians and prisoners in the Zionist entity has refused a recently published proposal to move those prisoners from occupation jails to Jordanian prisons. The report said that the Jordanian foreign ministry is to table the proposal with the Zionist government. It noted that the suggestion was similar to the reported Egyptian proposal on shifting Palestinian detainees from Zionist jails to Palestinian Authority prisons in a bid to settle the question of those detainees.
Freedom of Movement Day
International Solidarity Movement 2003-07-22
It's hard to watch your fathers, brothers and uncles humiliated every day by the Israeli Military at checkpoints. Just ask one little girl, who, along with 10-15 other children and several ISM internationals, plans to demonstrate at the Beit Fareek checkpoint, Thursday, July 24 at 16:00. - I hate that my daddy is detained for so long, and we don't know if he's all right. And my mom worries all the time.
OPT: Weekly Press Release
Miftah/Palestine Red Crescent Society 2003-07-21
During this reporting period, the Israeli Army continued to violate the First and Fourth Geneva Conventions and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights by denying freedom of movement to Palestine Red Crescent Society (PRCS) ambulances and its medical teams, who were threatened by gunfire, humiliated and verbally abused. Delays, denial of access and arbitrary searches had a negative impact on the sick and the wounded in Jenin, Tubas, Jericho, Nablus and Bethlehem.
ISM: Updates for July 22, 2003
International Solidarity Movement 2003-07-22
1) Communique from Tobias in jail / 2) ISM Jenin report / 3) Travel in an occupied land, by John Petrovato / 4) Racism run amok, by teve Quester
ACRI: Rights abuses undermine the state
Ha'aretz 2003-07-22
The Association for Civil Rights in Israel (ACRI) has accused the government of undermining the foundations of democracy and social cohesion in Israel. In its annual report on the state of civil rights in the country, which was published yesterday, ACRI says that while the government is not alone in being responsible for the situation, its activities contribute to the continuing trend.
Civil Rights group: Welfare state in danger of collapse
Globes 2003-07-22
A report of the Association for Civil Rights in Israel says that social services have become charity, rather than a right. -- Over the past year, social rights have been eroded to an extent that threatens the collapse of the welfare state, according to the annual report of the Association for Civil Rights in Israel, published on Tuesday.
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Economy..
Sharon on single mothers: No choice but to cut welfare
Ha'aretz 2003-07-22
The economic social cabinet decided to establish a ministerial committee to present recommendations on the Orlev plan in two days. -- Prime Minister Ariel Sharon continues to back Minister of Finance Benjamin Netanyahu. At a meeting with President Moshe Katsav this morning, Sharon discussed the demands by the single mothers to cancel the cuts in income support.
Job seekers' ranks still rising sharply
Ha'aretz 2003-07-22
The number of unemployed asking the Employment Service for guaranteed income supplements because they can't find work crossed the 100,000 mark for the first time last month, the Employment Service said, a 5.5 percent monthly increase and a 40 percent rise over the past year.
Figures belie treasury optimism
Ha'aretz 2003-07-22
The treasury predicts that gross domestic product will grow by 2.5 to 3.5 percent next year, contradicting negative data published yesterday by the Central Bureau of Statistics and the Bank of Israel.
Israel’s electricity consumption among world’s highest
Globes 2003-07-22
Israel’s electricity consumption is among the world’s highest, higher than the UK, Canada, and Japan, according to 2002 data published by Israel Electricity Corporation....The IEC figures show a 30% increase in air conditioner purchases in the past four years, resulting in a 70% increase in electricity consumption at night, and a 46% increase during summer.
Israeli diamond cutters to expand direct imports of raw diamonds
Globes 2003-07-22
Sources inform “Globes” that Israel Diamond Exchange management yesterday made an immediate and urgent decision yesterday to conduct negotiations for importing diamonds into Israel, through channels other than the De Beers diamond syndicate and brokers.
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People..
VIDEO: Hello Peace
BBC 2003-07-22
Phone network aims to help Middle East divide
Mixed reception for Palestinian film
BBC 2003-07-22
They may have enjoyed the love story but many felt that the Israelis should have been shown in a harsher light or excluded altogether. -- The award winning film The Olive Harvest by California-based Palestinian film director Hanna Elias has received a mixed reception at a screening in the West Bank where the love story is set. The town of Ramallah may be best known for the ruined headquarters of Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat.
Humor: Israelis, Palestinians agree to share headline
The Onion 2003-07-22
AQABA, JORDAN—In an agreement that marks a key first step in the Mideast news-piece process, Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon and new Palestinian Prime Minister Mahmoud Abbas pledged to share a two-state Israeli and Palestinian headline Monday. Above: Abbas and Sharon shake hands to commemorate their media spotlight-sharing agreement. "This pact shows that Palestinians and Israelis can and will commit to sharing the column-inch space devoted to the Middle East region," said New York Times executive editor Joseph Lelyveld, who mediated the Jordan summit.
American Jews support a computer center in Fassouta
Come And See/Chicago Sun Times 2003-07-22
The Israeli town of 3,000 Arab Christians, with few jobs and no Internet access, is to receive a computer center from Jewish and Roman Catholic leaders in Chicago.They can't wait to get started with the school year now,'' said Michael Kotzin, executive vice president of the Jewish United Fund-Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Chicago.
Hollywood Celebrities Slow To Mobilize in Support of Israel
Forward 2003-07-22
LOS ANGELES — Judging from his work on several gruesome Quentin Tarantino films, Hollywood producer Lawrence Bender seems like an obvious candidate to brave the intifada and visit Israel. But Bender's trip there last month marked the first time that the "Reservoir Dogs" and "Pulp Fiction" producer had ever been to the Jewish state...."To a large extent, people feel like it is dangerous waters, which to my belief is no excuse. Somehow, Israel is a no-no to touch," Malina said. "It's politically incorrect to support Israel."
Jewish Yad Avshalom revealed as a Christian shrine from Byzantine era
Ha'aretz 2003-07-22
The historic Yad Avshalom monument in Jerusalem's Kidron Valley, revered for centuries as a Jewish shrine, was also a Christian holy place in the fourth century, new evidence has revealed. A fourth-century inscription on one of the walls near the monument, recently uncovered by chance, marks the site as the burial place of the Temple priest Zachariah, the father of John the Baptist who baptized Jesus.
Dimona cabbies also want a fence - to keep the camels out
Ha'aretz 2003-07-22
Dozens of taxi drivers from Dimona demonstrated yesterday at the entrance to the city, as part of their campaign to draw attention to the problem of unfettered camels, which have caused several accidents - some of the fatal - in the area...."It is unacceptable that residents of the south drive on these roads in fear: camels wandering unfettered and Bedouin appear suddenly from nowhere. .."
Come out and catch the Iron Sheik at one of his upcoming DC performances!
Palestine Monitor 2003-07-22
The Resource Center for Activism and Arts invites you to An Evening for Palestine with Hip-Hop Artist - Iron Sheik - Rhyming for Palestine, Featuring Feras on the oud (lute)....The Iron Sheik is a Bay Area, Cali-based MC that expresses what it means to be an Arab-American of Palestinian descent in the United States. The Sheik believes Hip-Hop is the weapon of choice for those whose voices are ignored.
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International..
Jordan reshuffles cabinet to counter Islamists
Ha'aretz 2003-07-22
AMMAN - Jordan's Prime Minister Ali Abu al-Ragheb yesterday formed a new cabinet at King Abdullah's request to cope with a newly elected parliament that has a vocal Islamist presence for the first time in six years. The list of ministers announced by state television showed that Abu al-Ragheb had left intact his economic and financial team that oversees IMF-guided reforms.
Partial Syrian withdrawal from Lebanon
Al-Ahram Weekly on-line 17 - 23 July 2003 0000-00-00
Syrian troops vacated many of their posts in northern Lebanon and the suburbs south of Beirut earlier this week, as military convoys were seen pulling back towards the border. Lebanese security sources described the action as a coordinated redeployment of thousands of soldiers, many of whom will return home.
Saudi Arabia calls for a meeting to discuss Iraq and Palestine
Arabic News 2003-07-22
Saudi Arabia's foreign minister Prince Saud al-Faisal yesterday in Cairo called for convening a nearby meeting for the Arab follow up and move committee at the "level of the foreign ministers" in order to discuss the Roadmap to peace and conditions in Iraq.
Iran and Syria dismiss Bush claims
BBC 2003-07-22
Iran and Syria have dismissed allegations by United States President George W Bush that both countries were harbouring terrorists. Iranian Foreign Minister Kamal Kharrazi said that, on the contrary, it was the US that was supporting terrorism, accusing Washington of allowing armed Iranian rebels to operate from inside Iraq.
Peace Corps to Reopen Jordan Program
The Guardian 2003-07-22
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Peace Corps will return to Jordan as early as January, director Gaddi Vasquez announced Tuesday. The program was halted last November amid security concerns in the region. Thirty to 40 volunteers were brought home after the State Department authorized nonessential embassy employees and dependents to leave the country. Jordan shares a border with Iraq.
US vision for Lebanon under scrutiny
Daily Star 2003-07-22
Observers say Beirut being left out of loop as American-Syrian plans take shape -- The growing American enthusiasm for a full Syrian military withdrawal from Lebanon prompts the questioning of the US administration’s motives and plans for the country.
Israel Must Be Included in Nuke-Free Mideast: German MP
Tehran Times 2003-07-22
BERLIN -- Israel has also to be included in a nuclear-free Middle East zone, a senior deputy of the opposition Christian Democratic Union (CDU) Party said here Tuesday.
Syria dismisses Bush accusations on terrorism
Middle East Online 2003-07-22
DAMASCUS - Syria defiantly dismissed Tuesday allegations by US President George W. Bush that it was supporting and harbouring terrorists, saying they were in line with constant pressure on Damascus by Washington....Syrian foreign ministry information head Bussaina Shaaban said that Bush's accusations were "not new", adding, "We in Syria are used to such statements. They are part of the constant pressure" by Washington on Damascus.
Iraqis replace Palestinians in top spot of non-Jordanians buying real estate
Jordan Times 2003-07-22
AMMAN — Iraqis topped the list of non-Jordanians buying real estate in the Kingdom during the first six months of this year, a senior official at the Lands and Survey Department (LSD) said Monday. LSD Director General Abdul Munem Zu'bi attributed the rush by the Iraqis to their desire for stability in Jordan due to the turbulent political situation in their country.
Bush in new threat to Iran and Syria
The Guardian 2003-07-22
President George Bush issued a strident new warning to Iran and Syria yesterday, accusing them of harbouring terrorists and hinting at the consequences. "This behaviour is completely unacceptable," he said during a joint press conference at his ranch in Crawford, Texas, with the Italian prime minister, Silvio Berlusconi. "And states that continue to harbour terrorists will be held completely accountable."
Setting America above the law
Al-Ahram Weekly on-line 17 - 23 July 2003 0000-00-00
Although Egypt was neither the first nor the only country to sign a bilateral agreement granting US officials immunity from prosecution by the International Criminal Court (ICC), Cairo's decision took many by surprise. For starters, Egypt was one of the countries actively involved in the 1998 negotiations that led to the drafting of the Rome Statute establishing the ICC.
US Asked to Stop Hasty Inclusion of Businessmen’s Names to List
Arab News 2003-07-22
RIYADH, 22 July 2003 — The deputy president of the Jeddah Chamber of Commerce and Industry told Arab News yesterday that members of the chamber asked US officials to request they refrain from hasty inclusion of Saudi businessmen in a list of those associated with funding terrorist activities.
Arab-American agent sues FBI for ethnic bias
International Herald Tribune 2003-07-22
The FBI's highest-ranking Arab-American agent has filed a discrimination lawsuit against the bureau, charging that he was kept out of the investigation of the Sept. 11, 2001, hijackings because of his ancestry.
EarthRights International Launches 'No Torture for Profit' Campaign to Protect Vital 'ATCA' Law
Common Dreams/EarthRights International 2003-07-21
WASHINGTON - July 21 - EarthRights International (ERI) today announced that it has launched a "No Torture for Profit" campaign to combat the most egregious violations of human rights by corporations, and to fight back against the Justice Department's pattern of seeking immunity for such behavior.
U.S. probes Patriot Act complaints, substantiates few
Washington Times 2003-07-22
An independent office of the Justice Department determined in a report to Congress that there are just 34 credible cases among the more than 1,000 complaints of civil-rights and civil-liberty violations under the Patriot Act. Justice Department spokesman Mark Corallo said the numbers show the "majority of claims were found to be unsubstantiated." "I would say that when you look at the number of complaints versus the number of credible allegations, it shows the system is actually working," Mr. Corallo said.
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