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Conflict..
IOF Shoot Dead 2 Palestinians, Raid Palestinian Houses in Rafah
Palestine Media Center 2003-07-23
Arafat Describes Jewish Extremists Attempts to Enter al-Aqsa as ‘Serious Crime’ -- July 23, 2003 - Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) killed two Palestinians in the past twenty-four hours, one in the northern West Bank town of Jenin and another near the Israeli town of Taiba, in violation to the truce, which was announced by Palestinian factions last month.
Israeli Troops Arrest Palestinians, Shoot Tear Gas on Others
International Press Center 2003-07-23
PALESTINE, July 23, 2003 (IPC+ WAFA)—Israeli occupation forces (IOF) arrested Wednesday a number of civilians in the West Bank city of Jenin. Israeli troops invaded both Jenin’s city and refugee camp early on Wednesday dawn and started an arrest campaign among civilian inhabitants, local sources said. The sources added that a large number of Israeli soldiers broke into some Palestinian houses after blockading them for a while and arrested Darar Ibrahim 27, and Ziyad Melehem 20.
A Curfew and a Search Campaign on Al-Mawasi Area in Rafah
International Middle East Media Center 2003-07-23
The Israeli forces declared a serious curfew on the Al-Mawasi area in Rafah city on Monday evening and started a house to house search campaign, investigating the residents’ ID cards and preventing everyone from leaving their homes.
"Morag” Jewish settlement grabs more lands in khanYounis city
International Press Center 2003-07-23
KHAN YOUNIS, Palestine, July 22, 2003 (IPC + WAFA)-- ”The Israeli occupation forces bulldozed my land many times and construct a road in the middle of it. Now they are stealing the rest of it after they circled the settlement with an electric fence." Razeq AL-Shaer, 75 aged, was sighing as his finger raced to his land, which was annexed to “Morag” illegitimate Jewish settlement, south of khan Younis city of Gaza Strip two weeks ago.
Israel Violates Truce, Continues Incursions and Arrests in Several Palestinians Cities
International Middle East Media Center 2003-07-23
The Palestinian General, Abd Al Razek Al Mjaeid, the manager of security in the Gaza Strip, said, “The Israeli Military forces entered PA areas west of Bredg Refugee Camp and kidnapped 3 Palestinians”. -- An Israeli military source reported Wednesday morning that they found an explosive device, 10 Kilomgrames, in a Palestinian city called Sabastia (north of Nablus). The source assures that their experts in explosive devices were able to explore it without any injuries to the Israeli side.
Zionist police storm refugee camp, arrests 200 Palestinians
Palestinian Information Center 2003-07-23
Occupied Jerusalem - Zionist police said today that 200 Palestinians were arrested in the Sha’fat refugee camp to the north of occupied Jerusalem on suspicion of residing in the green line without legal permits. Police sources said that some of the arrestees were wanted by the Zionist security apparatuses and the others would be expelled to Palestinian Authority areas...All those carrying West Bank identity papers in the camp were arrested, the eyewitnesses said.
IDF intelligence chief to "Globes": Palestinian street rejecting terror
Globes 2003-07-23
IDF head of military intelligence Maj.-Gen. Aharon Ze'evi Farkash cautions: If the conflict resumes, our situation will be worse than before the cease-fire. -- "..Palestinian support for jihad and the struggle is still strong, but there are signs that fewer and fewer Palestinians support the armed struggle."....Commenting on the regional situation following the Iraq War, Ze'evi Farkash said, "Israel's position has strengthened and its strategic situation has improved..The world and the Middle East took another step toward a situation in which the three regional powers are not Arab countries, but Iran, Turkey, and Israel."
Tulkarem, One Killed every week, 2 wounded every day
International Middle East Media Center 2003-07-23
Based on a report published by the National Information Center on Tuesday, 168 Palestinians were killed in Tulkarem area since the start of Alaqsa Intifada. Among them are 5 women, 9 elderly and 27 children. The report points that among the ones killed, 75.6% aged 19-50 years-old, 16% below 19, 5.4% aged 50-80, and 3% were women of different ages. 28 were killed in targeted Israeli army assassinations.
Israeli Troops Incur into Jenin, Snatch 3 Palestinians in Al-Buraij
International Press Center 2003-07-23
PALESTINE, July23, 2003 (IPC+ Agencies)-- Israeli occupation forces (IOF) incurred early on Wednesday into the West Bank city and refugee camp of Jenin under a barrage of heavy random fire. Local Palestinian sources said that dozens of military Israeli vehicles thrust into the said areas under the pretext of hunting down on wanted Palestinians.
Torture for Fun
International Middle East Media Center 2003-07-23
Afif Al-Bargoothi, 31, from Adoud village of north-east Ramallah, will never forget the 30 hour long torture and humiliation he suffered while attempting to pass through Qalandia military check point. When I met him at Ramallah Governmental Hospital, his body was covered with bruises and skin burns. Afif told us what happened at Qalandia military check point.
Palestinians compare US to Israeli forces
Mail&Guardian 2003-07-23
Palestinians expressed anger on Wednesday over the death of Saddam Hussein's sons Uday and Qusay, accusing the United States of dispensing the same kind of summary justice as meted out by the Israeli army. "The United States had no right to kill them. One cannot solve Iraq's political problems by killing its people," said Ahmed (54) a retired civil servant in Gaza City who would not give his family name.
Zionists planning segregation fence in Jordan Valley
Palestinian Information Center 2003-07-23
Nablus - The so-called Zionist security authority planning part of the segregation fence in the Jordan Valley has started working in delineating the racist barrier. Zionist press sources said that the fence would extend along the entire Valley area keeping it outside any possible Palestinian sovereignty in future.
Border Police kill motorist mistaken for terrorist
Ha'aretz 2003-07-23
Police on the alert for a terrorist in a white Subaru in the Taibeh area yesterday shot and killed a traffic offender outside the town, sparking a brief riot by local residents, angry over what they called the police having an "easy finger on the trigger."
Breaking open six months' closure
Palestine Monitor/Christian Peacekeeper Team 2003-07-21
It was a small group of students, but sometimes a small group can achieve greater results than a big group. With sledge hammers they smashed open the doors of the Palestinian Polytechnic University (PPU) on July 12, six-months after the doors had been welded shut by the Israeli army. The students said it was time to return to class.
Arafat opposes Jews on Temple Mt.
Ha'aretz 2003-07-23
RAMALLAH - Palestinian Authority Chairman Yasser Arafat warned yesterday of "grave consequences" if the Israeli government continued to allow Jewish extremists to visit the Temple Mount. Arafat's senior advisor, Nabil Abu Rudeineh, said the chairman had summoned members of the diplomatic corps in Jerusalem for a meeting at his Ramallah compound to brief them on the gravity of the situation.
Breaking News: 16 Palestinians detained in Al Noaman
International Press Center 2003-07-23
12:40-- Israeli occupation forces detain 16 Palestinian civilians for more than three hours in Al Noaman village, eastern Beit Sahoor City, (WAFA)
Zionist settlers attack Palestinian ambulance vehicle
Palestinian Information Center 2003-07-23
Nablus - Zionist settlers have attacked a Palestinian ambulance vehicle while carrying a patient from Beit Amreen village, Nablus district to the city of Ramallah. Medical care, owning the vehicle, said that the ambulance car was passing near the Yitshar settlement to the south of Nablus city when four Jewish setters started throwing stones and other heavy objects at it.
Occupation Chronicle Events in Palestine July 23, 2003
Palestine Media Center 2003-07-23
Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) shot dead two Palestinians in the northern West Bank town of Jenin and the Israeli town of Taiba. IOF also detained two Palestinians near Jenin and raided Palestinians’ houses n the southern Gaza Strip town of Rafah.
Occupation forces kidnap Hamas activist
Palestinian Information Center 2003-07-23
Jenin - Zionist occupation forces in yet another breach of the ceasefire declared by the Palestinian resistance factions last night stormed the West Bank city of Jenin and abducted a Hamas Movement activist.
Zionist forces arrest Islamic Jihad activist
Palestinian Information Center 2003-07-23
Jenin - Zionist occupation forces last night arrested Ziyad Souqiyy at the eastern suburb of the West Bank city of Jenin after breaking into his house and wreaking havoc inside it. Sources in the Islamic Jihad Movement said that the young man was one of its activists in the city.
Hear Palestine July 23, 2003
Hear Palestine 2003-07-23
NEWS: Nablus: Israeli Soldiers Hold Dozens of Residents / Tulkarem: An Escalation of Israeli Provocative Measures / Israeli Soldiers Raid Shu'fat Refugee Camp Again / Jenin: Residents Randomly Arrested / Ramallah: Israeli Army Closes Atara Military Roadblock / Qalqilya: Israeli Soldiers Raid Homes
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Diplomacy..
Israel ready to free 530 prisoners, including Hamas and Jihad
Ha'aretz 2003-07-23
Israel is prepared to release some 530 Palestinian prisoners, a special ministerial committee decided Wednesday, but the release of Hamas and Islamic Jihad prisoners among them depends on final approval by the full cabinet. Prime Minister Ariel Sharon decided that a final decision on Hamas and Islamic Jihad prisoners eligible for release - with no terror involvement - would be postponed until a discussion and vote by all government ministers.
Palestinians Slam Israel's Decision On Prisoners
Islam Online 2003-07-23
OCCUPIED JERUSALEM, July 23 (IslamOnline.net & News Agencies) – Palestinians warned Wednesday, July 23, that Israel's decision to exclude Hamas and Islamic Jihad members from Palestinian prisoners expected to be soon released would torpedo the peace process.
Unclear if Hamas, Jihad included in prisoner release
Jerusalem Post 2003-07-23
Conflicting reports from today's meeting of the government committee on Palestinian prisoner releases about whether any Islamic Jihad or Hamas prisoners will be freed appear to mirror the confusion, internal debate and political maneuvering within the government. The government will not free Hamas or Islamic Jihad prisoners, Israel Radio reported the ministerial committee as deciding. However, other media are reporting that some members of those groups indeed may be released in a few days.
Israel decides not to release Hamas, Islamic Jihad prisoners
Al-Bawaba 2003-07-23
Israel will not free Hamas or Islamic Jihad prisoners, according to a decision reached Wednesday by the ministerial committee on prisoner release, Israel Radio reported. During a Wednesday morning meeting in Jerusalem, the committee decided to adopt the Shin Bet security service's recommendations for releasing Palestinian prisoners.
Palestinians announce Abbas will face confidence vote after return from Washington
Jerusalem Post 2003-07-23
Prime Minister Mahmoud Abbas will face a confidence vote by Palestinian legislators when he returns from a meeting with US President George W. Bush, the Palestinian information minister said Wednesday. Nabil Amr told reporters that the Palestinian legislature "intends to convene after his return from Washington to discuss his progress on the political level" and "debate again giving him its confidence or not."
PM Abbas ‘Cannot Come Back Empty Handed from Washington’: Erekat
Palestine Media Center 2003-07-23
Palestinian Prime Minister Mahmud Abbas (Abu Mazen) is expected to try “to convince” US President George W. Bush “to pressure” Israel to carry out its obligations in compliance with the US-sponsored “roadmap” peace plan, when both men meet in Washington Friday, July 25, in an encounter that would be a turning point in the Palestinian – Israeli conflict.
Abu Mazen: “No Settlement Unless Israel Releases Prisoners and Halt Settlement Activities in OPT”
International Press Center 2003-07-23
PALESTINE– July 23,03, (IPC+Agencies)-- Palestinian Prime Minister Mahmoud Abbas (Abu Mazen) said that he would ask Bush’s administration during his due meeting with American president George W. Bush in Washington next Friday to urge Israel to take steps in conformity with the US Road Map peace plan to settle the Palestinian- Israeli conflict.
Palestinians warn of crisis
BBC 2003-07-23
The Palestinians have reacted angrily to reports that Israel has decided to exclude members of the militant groups Hamas and Islamic Jihad from its next release of Palestinian prisoners. Israel's public radio said the government was sticking with a decision not to free the militants, after a series of discussions with Israeli security chiefs and Palestinian officials.
Poll: 71% of settlers say there will be deal with the Palestinians
Ha'aretz 2003-07-23
Seventy-one percent of settlers believe there will be a peace agreement between Israel and the Palestinians, according to the results of a survey by the Peace Now organization released today. The organization's survey of settler opinions, the second in two years, shows their political views to be far more moderate than usually perceived.
Abdel Raziq – Dichter Meeting a Failure
International Middle East Media Center 2003-07-23
Hisham Abdel Raziq, the minister of the prisoners affairs in the Palestinian Authority, said that the Israeli side refused to allow the Palestinians to join them in setting the criteria for releasing the Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails. This comment was made after his meeting with Avi Dichter, the chair of the Israeli General Security Services, (Shabak) and described the meeting as failure.
Palestinians, Israelis ‘Deadlocked’ over Detainees
Palestine Media Center 2003-07-23
Palestinian and Israeli sources confirmed Wednesday a meeting between the Palestinian minister for detainees’ affairs Hisham Abdelrazzaq and the head of the Israeli internal security services Shin Bet Avi Dichter ended in failure on Tuesday night. Hisham Abdelrazzaq said his talks with Avi Dichter broke up with no agreement being reached.
Abbas meets Jordan PM ahead of Washington trip
Ha'aretz 2003-07-23
Palestinian Prime Minister Mahmoud Abbas yesterday met his Jordanian counterpart, Ali Abul Ragheb, in Amman. Ragheb said Israel should take "tangible" steps to free thousands of prisoners and freeze Jewish settlements.
Majority of Jewish Settlers Believe in Peace with Palestinians
Palestine Media Center 2003-07-23
Third of Settlers Willing to Quit Settlements -- A majority of Israeli settlers, or about seventy-one percent, believe there will be a peace agreement between Israelis and the Palestinians, according to the results of a survey by the Peace Now organization released Wednesday. About 44 percent of settlers said that Palestinians deserve their own state while 47 percent believe this Palestinian state would eventually be established on parts of the West Bank.
Abed al Razeq:” Israeli- Palestinian meeting on prisoners issue deems vain”
International Press Center 2003-07-23
GAZA, Palestine, July 23, 2003, IPC-- Hisham Abdl Razeq, Palestinian Minister of prisoners' affairs stated late Tuesday that the meeting with head of Shin Bet Israeli intelligence Avi Ditcher is doomed unsuccessful due to Israeli refusal to hand out the Palestinians a list of the prisoners chosen to be released or the criteria upon which they would be released.
Peres Raises 'World Capital' Solution for Jerusalem
Reuters 2003-07-23
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Shimon Peres, the head of Israel's opposition Labor Party, has suggested resolving Israeli-Palestinian conflict over Jerusalem by putting its holy sites under U.N. stewardship, a spokesman said Tuesday. His plan calls for declaring a holy area of sites sacred to Jews, Christians and Muslims in Jerusalem's old walled city as a "world capital," with the U.N. Secretary-General serving as mayor, Peres' spokesman Yoram Dori told Reuters.
Put Pressure on Israel: Abbas
Arab News 2003-07-23
CAIRO, 23 July 2003 — Palestinian Prime Minister Mahmoud Abbas will ask US officials to pressure Israel into fulfilling its pledges toward the peace process when he makes his maiden visit to Washington, he said here yesterday. Abbas was in Cairo for talks with Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak and Arab League Secretary General Amr Moussa, before he headed to Amman for a two-day visit and then on to Washington for talks this week with US President George W. Bush.
No Crackdown On Resistance
Al-Hayat 2003-07-23
Palestinian Prime Minister Mahmoud Abbas said Tuesday that he will not crackdown on Palestinian resistance groups, despite being urged by America and Israel to do so...."Cracking down on Hamas, Jihad and the Palestinian organizations is not an option at all," Abbas said before leaving Egypt to Jordan for talks with King Abdullah II. "We are applying the law which we accepted under the leadership of the Palestinian Authority, and that is what we will do."
A Heated Meeting
Al-Hayat 2003-07-23
The Palestinian Premier Mahmoud Abbas described his fourth meeting with the Israeli Premier Ariel Sharon two days ago as heated. He told me: "I will tell you the truth, there are no immediate results, but rather a bit of twisting from the Israeli side." According to Abbas, the Israelis don't seem to understand the scope of his government's actions, adding "we have made it very clear and we want quick answers, in the next four to five days."
Palestinian PM in Jordan, urges Israel to take steps to ''build trust''
Al-Bawaba 2003-07-23
Jordan's King Abdullah Wednesday affirmed his support to the Palestinian Authority, to Prime Minister Mahmoud Abbas (Abu Mazen)'s government, and to the steps that have been taken to implement the roadmap. The monarch said during talks he held with Abu Mazen that Israel has to take practical steps to implement the peace process, end the occupation, release the Palestinian prisoners, and to take procedures to facilitate Palestinians' movement and improve their living conditions.
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Government..
Arafat is said to fund truce foes
Boston Globe 2003-07-23
ENIN, West Bank -- Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat and his followers are supplying financial and political support to armed groups that reject the current cease-fire and the leadership of Palestinian Prime Minister Mahmoud Abbas, according to the Palestinian Authority and local officials. The groups include units of the Al Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades organization, a military affiliate of Arafat's Fatah movement that is listed as a terrorist group by the US State Department.
Treasury comes up with NIS 100M to boost health system
Ha'aretz 2003-07-23
The current health crisis drew to a close yesterday with the cabinet's decision that the treasury will transfer NIS 100 million to the Health Ministry to cover half of the deficit in the government health system. The Health Ministry will also implement a number of organizational changes and legal reforms in the health system that will result in a saving of further NIS 100 million to cover the other half of the deficit.
Likud MKs on Knesset panel stall fence funding
Ha'aretz 2003-07-23
The Knesset Finance Committee postponed voting on a 2003 budget item that included allocating NIS 745 million for building a further stage of the Green Line security fence. Only minutes before the vote, committee chairman Abraham Hirchson (Likud) called a meeting of the panel's coalition members and found he had no majority to pass the proposal, because it included funds for the fence.
Apparent Palestinian crackdown on car-theft industry
Jerusalem Post 2003-07-23
Palestinian police in Gaza on Wednesday started checking motorists for valid licenses and vehicle registration papers and impounded four unregistered cars, following a pledge by Yasser Arafat to confiscate all stolen Israeli vehicles smuggled into the area. Only one of the four turned out to be stolen and, like the other three, it was sliced into pieces as a public warning, as journalists and the cars' drivers looked on.
MKs reject 4 bills to revise procedure to lift their immunity
Ha'aretz 2003-07-23
At the end of a tense debate Wednesday, the Knesset rejected four private bills to reform the process to strip legislators of their parliamentary immunity. Ahead of the voting, Justice Minister Yosef Lapid said that by not lifting the immunity of Likud MK Naomi Blumenthal, who was suspected of vote-buying during the party primaries, "the Knesset had behaved like a band of thieves watching each others' backs."
MKs want protection from police wiretaps
Ha'aretz 2003-07-23
The Knesset Constitution, Law and Justice Committee is set to initiate an amendment to the law on MKs' immunity which will limit wiretaps on ministers and MKs, the panel agreed yesterday during a discussion on a police report on wiretaps carried out in 2002.
Knesset to introduce fingerprint vote system
Ha'aretz 2003-07-23
The Knesset House Committee yesterday decided to replace the existing electronic voting system in the parliament with a new one that identifies Knesset members' fingerprints....The move is a result of the "double-voting" scandal in which a number of MKs are believed to have voted twice during a ballot on the government's economic plan in the plenum in May. Police are currently questioning the suspected MKs ahead of possible fraud indictments.
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5 Islamic Movement leaders to be held until end of their trial
Ha'aretz 2003-07-23
Five senior Islamic Movement members, including northern branch leader Sheikh Ra'ad Salah, will remain in custody until the end of legal proceedings against them, Haifa District Court Judge Yigal Garil decided Wednesday. The five - Salah, Mahmoud Mahajna, Tawfik Mahajna, Nasser Agbariye and Umm al-Fahm Mayor Dr. Suleiman Agbariye have been held for more than two months on charges that include money laundering for Hamas, membership in a terror organization, and contact with an Iranian intelligence officer.
Israeli army accused of cruelty
The Guardian 2003-07-23
A leading Israeli human rights group has accused Israeli soldiers of "malicious and cruel" treatment of Palestinians and the military leadership of indifference to widespread abuses. The Association of Civil Rights in Israel (ACRI) issued its annual report yesterday with denunciations of violence by Palestinian groups and the army during the intifada, but the spotlight fell on the Israeli military.
Report: The State of Human Rights in Israel 2003
Association for Civil Rights in Israel - ACRI 2003-07-21
...As [Israel's] Declaration of Independence reaches its fifty-fifth year, we still have no freedom, no justice and no peace, no equality of social and political rights, no freedom of religion or conscience, and most certainly no loyalty to the principles laid out in the Charter of the United Nations....
ISM: Updates, July 23, 2003
International Solidarity Movement 2003-07-23
1) Ariel Thre Still Being Held Illegally: Bail Hearing Thursday / 2) Palestinian Farmers Break Gate in the Wall / 3) As Jayyous Struggles to Survive, Jamal Wants to Die, by Ben
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Economy..
Finance panel backs single mothers' plea for aid
Ha'aretz 2003-07-23
Likud MKs in the Knesset Finance Committee joined the opposition in demanding changes to planned cuts in the state budget that would ease the hardships of single-parent families. Also yesterday, the social and economic cabinet decided to set up an inter-ministerial committee, with the participation of the Finance, Social Affairs and Industry and Trade ministries, to discuss proposals from Social Affairs minister, Zevulun Orlev, for helping single mothers.
Turkish water will flow through Israeli faucets
Jerusalem Post 2003-07-23
Turkey and Israel will finally sign an agreement in mid-August to export Turkish water to Israel, culminating nearly five years of negotiations on the matter, officials from both countries confirmed to The Jerusalem Post. Turkish Energy Minister Hilmi Guler is slated to arrive in mid-August to sign the agreement. Under the terms of the agreement, Israel will buy 50 million cubic meters of water from Turkey each year for the next 20 years.
Alvarion broadband solutions selected by China Unicom
Globes 2003-07-23
Alvarion says the deal could become one of the world's largest deployments of broadband wireless access systems. -- Broadband solutions provider Alvarion (Nasdaq: ALVR) today announced that its wireless broadband solutions had been selected by China Unicom (NYSE: CHU), a large telecom operator and the second largest cellular communications operator in China.
Rafael and partner unveil unmanned ship
Ha'aretz 2003-07-23
At Rafael they are hoping that the acronym USV (unmanned surface vehicle) will soon become as well-known as UAV (unmanned aerial vehicle). Scientists and engineers at the Rafael Armaments Development Authority and at Aeronautics Defense Systems unveiled an unmanned ship earlier this month, a project that they worked on for the past 18 months and which they hope will lead to a revolution in naval warfare.
Verint wins multi-million dollar order from US govt agency
Globes 2003-07-23
Verint, a subsidiary of Comverse, said the order was for its Reliant communications interception solution. -- Comverse (Nasdaq: CMVT) subsidiary Verint Systems (Nasdaq: VRNT), which provides digital video security and surveillance solutions, today announced that it received a multi-million dollar order from a new government agency customer in the United States.
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People..
Palestinian university students in solidarity campaign with prisoners
Palestinian Information Center 2003-07-23
Nablus - chairmen of students’ councils in the West Bank and Gaza Strip universities yesterday declared the initiation of a large-scale solidarity campaign with Palestinian prisoners in Zionist occupation jails. The campaign would start with a hunger strike next Saturday in all universities and institutes of the West Bank and Gaza Strip.
In new Palestinian videoclip, even Jews need liberation from Israel
Jerusalem Post 2003-07-23
With a Hebrew version and a seemingly more peaceful message, a new song and videoclip being broadcast repeatedly on Palestinian television has intruiged Israelis. But according to Palestinian media monitor and frequent Jerusalem Post contributor Itamar Marcus, who brought the clip to the Israelis' attention, the message is nonetheless not one of co-existence, although its incitement is subtle.
Palestinian-Israeli cooperation to find causes of congenital deafness
Jerusalem Post 2003-07-23
Despite the lack of contact between Palestinian and Israeli scientists for nearly three years, researchers at Tel Aviv University and the University of Bethlehem will conduct joint research on the genetic deafness. This is being made possible with a $100,000 donation by Prof. John Sulston of England, who won the Nobel Prize and TAU's Dan David Prize for 2002.
Alleged forger of Holy Land antiquities held
Ha'aretz 2003-07-23
Antiquities dealer Oded Golan has been arrested on suspicion of forging artifacts linked to Jesus and the Jerusalem Temple. He is being investigated for fraud, forgery, using forged documents, and perverting the course of justice. Golan was arrested Monday at his Tel Aviv home during a probe into his dealing in fake antiquities. These included the Jehoash inscription, a shoebox-sized tablet inscribed with Biblical-style Hebrew instructions on caring for the Jewish Temple, and an ossuary, or ancient burial box bearing the inscription, "James, brother of Jesus."
Israel has worst child-safety record
Ha'aretz 2003-07-23
Israel comes first among developed nations in the number of avoidable accidents involving children. This disturbing statistic was revealed yesterday by Dr. Michal Hamo-Lotem, director of the Baterem center for children's health and safety. Dr.Hamo- Loten, told the Knesset committee for children's rights that in 2002 half a million children were brought to emergency rooms or clinics because of accident or injury. Of them, 20,000 were hospitalized, some for long periods.
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International..
Most U.S. Jews believe Arabs want to destroy Israel
Ha'aretz 2003-07-23
Some 82 percent of American Jews agree with the statement that "the goal of the Arabs is not the return of occupied territories, but rather the destruction of Israel," an annual survey by the American Jewish Committee has found. In 1999, in comparison, some 66 percent of American Jews agreed with the same statement. This is the sixth year that the key organization has carried out this survey, questioning around 1,000 Jews from across America.
US still warns against travel to Israel
Globes 2003-07-23
The State Department will not eliminate visas for Israelis. The US promises to speed up the visa approval process. -- Diplomatic sources have told "Globes" that the US administration does not plan to lift the travel warning against Israel, despite the improved security situation following the cease-fire with the Palestinians. Aviation and tourism sources claim the State Department travel warning was a main factor blocking a revival of tourism and the movement of businesspeople from North America to Israel.
EU warns Iran it may review relations
Financial Times 2003-07-22
The European Union on Monday warned Iran its entire relationship with the Islamic republic would be reviewed if the government did not sign an enhanced nuclear inspections protocol demanded by the International Atomic Energy Agency. EU foreign ministers sent their toughest statement so far to Iran as concern mounted over its potential nuclear weapons capability and further human rights violations.
U.S. believes Iran's nuclear know-how came from Pakistan
Ha'aretz 2003-07-23
The riddle that had stumped many of the world’s intelligence agencies over recent months appears to have been solved. The question that no one was able to answer: Where did Iran obtain the know-how to manufacture the centrifuges used in the creation of the enriched uranium used in nuclear weapons? It now appears that Pakistan was the source for this knowledge.
Iran Eases Stance on Inspections of Nuclear Sites
Arab News 2003-07-23
PRETORIA/TEHRAN, 23 July 2003 — Iran is considering whether to allow surprise inspections of its nuclear sites, Foreign Minister Kamal Kharrazi said in Pretoria yesterday, while again rejecting a charge by US President George W. Bush that Tehran is harboring terrorists. “The leaders of Iran will decide on signing” a protocol on inspections after hearing from legal experts from the International Atomic Energy Agency it has invited to visit Tehran, Kharrazi told a press conference.
Lebanon tells UN: No WMD production, no al Qaeda presence
Al-Bawaba 2003-07-23
The Lebanese government has assured the United Nations that it has no mass destruction weapons or any factories that could produce chemical or biological weaponry, An Nahar daily reported Wednesday. Additionally, Lebanon conveyed that Osama bin Laden's Al Qaeda network has no assets or bases, training or otherwise, on Lebanese territory.
Overseas students face US chaos
BBC 2003-07-20
Problems with a new computerised registration system may affect US college places for thousands of foreign students. Technical glitches with the Student and Exchange Visitor Information Service mean students might miss a crucial 1 August registration deadline that was imposed in the wake of the 11 September 2001 attacks.
Anti-Muslim rage hits others in U.S
Reuters 2003-07-23
NEW BEDFORD, Massachusetts (Reuters) - "Go back to Iraq!" the young men shouted as they beat and kicked the pizza delivery man in the face, breaking his jaw in three places....The victim of this Massachusetts attack was neither a Muslim nor an Iraqi but a Hindu from the central Indian city of Indore. He tried to make this clear to his assailants but his entreaties fell on ignorant ears.
IG Probes Patriot Act Charges
Washington Post 2003-07-23
Six Complaints Allege Muslims' Civil Rights Violated -- The Justice Department's inspector general is investigating six complaints from Muslims who have alleged that federal employees pursuing enforcement of the USA Patriot Act violated their civil rights or civil liberties. Among the complaints is that an immigration officer threatened a detainee by holding a loaded gun to his head, and that a federal prison guard ordered a Muslim inmate to remove his shirt so the guard could use it to shine his shoes.
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