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UN
report rejects claims of Jenin massacre
Guardian, August 1, 2002 A UN report into the fighting in the Jenin refugee camp will reject Palestinian claims of an Israeli massacre, but will criticise both sides for putting civilian lives at risks, western diplomats said today. U.S.
Denounces University Bombing
Guardian, August 1, 2002 JERUSALEM (AP) - U.S. Ambassador Daniel Kurtzer, once a student at Jerusalem's Hebrew University, denounced Palestinian terror attacks and laid a wreath at the school Thursday after a bomb detonated by a cell phone killed seven people - five of them Americans. Bush
Faces Arab Demands Over Israel
Guardian, August 1, 2002 WASHINGTON (AP) - President Bush mourned the deaths of five Americans in a Jerusalem bombing as he met Thursday with King Abdullah of Jordan on how to move the Mideast peace process forward. Assad
Blames Israel For Stalled Peace
Guardian, August 1, 2002 DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) - Marking Syrian Army Day, President Bashar Assad said Israel alone was responsible for the stalemate in the Mideast peace process, and his top general said the country was strengthening its military to defend against Israel. Bush
Lines Up With Israel in Anger Over Bombing
New York Times, August 1, 2002 WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Bush mourned the deaths of five Americans in a Jerusalem bombing as he met Thursday with King Abdullah of Jordan on how to move the Mideast peace process forward. ``I am just as angry as Israel is. I am furious,'' he said. Israel
Steps Up Security Presence After Jerusalem Bombing
New York Times, August 1, 2002 JERUSALEM, Aug. 1 — Israel strengthened its army and police presence in some Israeli and West Bank areas today in response to a bombing in a bustling cafeteria during lunch at Hebrew University here that killed seven people, including five Americans. U.S.
Envoy Visits Israel Bomb Site
Guardian, August 1, 2002 JERUSALEM (AP) - U.S. Ambassador Daniel Kurtzer, once a student at Jerusalem's Hebrew University, denounced Palestinian terror attacks and laid a wreath at the school Thursday after a bomb detonated by a cell phone killed seven people - five of them Americans. Rare
Place for Jews and Arabs to Meet
New York Times, August 1, 2002 JERUSALEM, July 31 - For schnitzel or a cup of coffee or just for conversation, the Frank Sinatra, as students called the student center whose cafeteria was bombed today, drew the range of Hebrew University's visiting and full-time students: Italians, Americans, South Koreans, and Israeli Jews and Arabs. As
Israel Eases Its Grip, Palestinians in Nablus Say: 'Curfew? What Curfew?'
New York Times, July 31, 2002 NABLUS, West Bank, July 31 — This is what a curfew declared by the Israeli Army looked like here today: taxis jammed downtown streets, vendors hawked fruits and vegetables at the central market and thousands of townspeople shopped in stores and strolled the sidewalks. Israeli
shot dead near Tulkarem; Hamas vows to kill 100 Israelis for each
leader assassinated by Israel
Al-Bawaba, August 1, 2002 The body of an Israeli man shot in the head and bound was found Thursday morning near the West Bank City of Tulkarem. An Israeli rescue team arrived at the area, south of Tulkarem, and pronounced the man dead. Rantisi
scoffs at alleged cassette circulated by Israeli media, says Hamas
do not recruit martyr bombers by telephone
Al-Bawaba, August 1, 2002 Hamas leader, Dr. Abdel Aziz al Rantisi scoffed Thursday at reports circulated by the Israeli media about an alleged recorded cassette for a telephone conversation between Mrs. Rantisi and a Hamas recruiter. The Israeli media claimed that Mrs. Rantisi turned down the recruiter’s request to send her son for a suicide bomb attack in Israel. U.N.
Jenin camp report does not back up Palestinian claims of massacre;
Israel accused of delaying medical aid
Al-Bawaba, August 1, 2002 A U.N. report on Israel's military attack on a Palestinian refugee camp does not back up Palestinian claims of a massacre, but it does criticize both sides for putting civilians in harm's way, Western diplomats said Wednesday. Israeli
cable and satellite TV companies to cancel CNN broadcast
Al-Bawaba, August 1, 2002 The Israeli Council for Cable and Satellite TV approved Thursday a request by the multi-channel broadcasters to remove CNN from their subscriber packages, Israel Radio reported. Settler population in occupied Palestinian territories grew by 7.7% Alternative Information Center, August 1, 2002 Yuval Karni/Yedioth Ahronot, Translated by AIC Secular settlements in the West Bank and Gaza Strip are being abandoned and weakened while the ideological-religious ones are strengthening significantly. This conclusion arises from the new population statistics of the Israeli Ministry of Interior about the civilian population in the territories. Education
system in settlements to receive an additional NIS 67 million
Alternative Information Center, August 1, 2002 Shlomo Tsena/Maariv, Translated by AIC While the government is planning to cut one billion shekels from the Ministry of Education budget, the Financial Committee of the Knesset decided on 23 July 2002 to allocate an additional NIS 67 million to support the Israeli educational system in the settlements. Congressmen
condemn Israel's use of F-16
Arab News, August 1, 2002 WASHINGTON, 1 August — Two US congressmen sent a letter to President Bush condemning Israel’s recent use of a US F-16 fighter plane to bomb of an apartment building in Gaza City which killed 14 civilians and wounded over 150 people, and questioned the legality of Israel’s use of US weapons for offensive operations. Peace
and justice forces rally to McKinney
Arab News, August 1, 2002 AIPAC, the American Israel Political Affairs Committee is tasting blood with the defeat of Earl Hilliard in Alabama. The US Congressman had enraged the Zionist lobbying group by often voting against legislation that one-sidedly favored Israel and introducing a bill to drop sanctions against Libya and Iraq. Burger
Ranch guard told Palestinian youth the restaurant did not hire Arabs,
would not permit them entrance
Alternative Information Center, August 1, 2002 Haim Levinson/Kol Hazman, Translated by AIC A guard at the King George Street (Jerusalem) branch of Burger Ranch did not allow a Palestinian to enter the restaurant, with the explanation that "there is no work for Arabs." This incident occurred on Wednesday 10 July when Diah Bachri and Bader Dahash, two 18 year old Palestinians from the East Jerusalem neighbourhood of Wadi Joz and holders of Israeli identity cards, arrived at this city centre branch to look for work. "I went with my friend to look for work," explains Bachri, "the guard told me that they don't hire Arabs, only Jews. He didn't allow me in to talk to the manager. I'm looking for work, I'm 18, I'm soon going to study at university in the territories. I need money." Press
Release: Israel - placing the Palestinian population outside the protection
of the law
World Organisation Against Torture, July 25, 2002 The International Secretariat of the World Organisation Against Torture (OMCT) is deeply concerned by a growing trend within the Israeli Government of systematically denying Palestinian nationals the protection of both international and national law. Chairperson
of history department at Hebrew University: attack is result of occupation
Alternative Information Center, August 1, 2002 David Regev/Yedioth Ahronot, Translated by AIC "A university which is located 100 metres from occupied territory should not be surprised when it becomes part of the war," says Professor Moshe Zimmerman, chairperson of the department of history at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. Residents
dismiss Jenin probe
BBC, August 1, 2002 Bodies are expected to be found under the rubble Bulldozers have started to make a dent in the enormous mound of rubble that used to be the centre of the camp. The United Nations is clearing space for new housing to be built with money donated by the United Arab Emirates. This is the third day of the operation - it was interrupted by a week-long curfew. Foreigners
among Jerusalem dead
BBC, August 1, 2002 Five American nationals and two Israelis were killed in a bomb attack at Jerusalem's Hebrew University on Wednesday, it has been confirmed. Israel
Cancels Einstein Exhibit In China Over 'Insult' to Jews
Washington Post Foreign Service, July 30, 2002 BEIJING, July 29 -- Israel has canceled plans for an exhibition in China of letters, photographs and essays by Albert Einstein because Chinese censors objected to a passage describing Einstein as a Jew who supported the formation of a Jewish state, an Israeli spokesman said today. IDF
troops demolish home of Jerusalem suicide bomber
Ha'aretz, August 1, 2002 The Israel Defense Forces demolished the homes of two Palestinian militants Thursday, in the wake of a wave of terror attacks during the week. The IDF demolished early Thursday morning the Beit Jallah home of Majid Ata, 17, who carried out the suicide bombing at a felafel stand in downtown Jerusalem on Tuesday, in which five people were injured. Shin
Bet: Raviv knew of plot to kill Yitzhak Rabin
Ha'aretz, August 1, 2002 The Jerusalem Magistrates' Court heard Thursday that Shin Bet operative Avishai Raviv knew in advance that Yigal Amir was planning to kill Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin – but did nothing to prevent the assassination. This was the testimony of 'Yoni,' the Shin Bet agent who questioned Raviv two days after the assassination in November 1995. Raviv was indicted in April 2000 on charges of failing, during the course of an assignment to infiltrate several right-wing extremist groups, to prevent the murder. IDF
readies response to J'lem bomb Security
cabinet approves plan to expel terrorists' kin
Ha'aretz, August 1, 2002 The security cabinet yesterday unanimously approved a plan devised by the Shin Bet Security Service and the Israel Defense Forces aimed at countering suicide bombings. Security officials told the ministers that they intend to order the expulsion to the Gaza Strip of a relative of a terrorist from the Nablus area who participated in attacks in the West Bank settlement of Immanuel and in Tel Aviv. The relative was the only one of 21 family members of terrorists who were arrested about two weeks ago who was found to have links to terror. Most of the other relatives will probably be released shortly. Crime
on rise because Palestinian police unable to perform duty
Jordan Times, August 1, 2002 RAMALLAH, West Bank (AFP) — Palestinian authorities say they are unable to prevent a rise in crime since the Israeli occupation army reoccupied their cities and hampered the activities of their police. “There is a clear rise in criminal activity. There have been nine murders in the last 10 days, including four in Ramallah,” a high-ranking judicial official said, requesting anonymity. Refugees
in their own country, Arab Israelis from Iqrit dream of return
By Jean-Marc Mojon, Agence France-Presse Jordan Times, August 1, 2002 IQRIT, Israel — “`Don't worry, you won't need the key,' said the soldiers, `we will look after your house and you will return in two weeks'.” As she tells the story, 54 years later, Nadimi Spet is still waiting for Israel to allow her and the other people from Iqrit back to the ruins of their homes, blasted away by the Israeli army in 1951, three years after they were expelled. PA
Condemns Attack Against Hebrew University, Says Sharon's Policy Thrives
on Bombings
Palestine Chronicle, July 31 2002 RAMALLAH: Yasser Abed Rabbo, the Palestinian Minister of Culture and Information condemned the attack on the Hebrew University Campus Wednesday. Below is a transcript of the Palestinian Authority (PA’s) statement as published by the Palestine Media Center: Al-Yahya
Denies Disagreement With Arafat, Will Join Delegation to Washington
Palestine Chronicle, July 31 2002 RAMALLAH: The Minister of Interior, General Abdel Al-Razaq Al-Yahya, strongly denied media claims that he was in disagreement with President Yasser Arafat. In a statement to the Palestine Media Center (PMC), General Al-Yahia confirmed he would be part of the Palestinian delegation, which is expected to meet with US Secretary of State, Colin Powel, in Washington next August. Group
Urges Israel to Release 5 Jailed Palestinian Journalists
Palestine Chronicle, July 31 2002 PARIS (PMC): Reporters Without Borders (RSF), the press watchdog, called on Israeli Prime Minister, Ariel Sharon, Tuesday to free five jailed Palestinian journalists. In a letter sent to Sharon, RSF's secretary-general Robert Menard stressed, "the arrest of these five journalists was completely arbitrary." 'Caught
in Web of Lies'
Palestine Chronicle, July 31 2002 By N.D. Jones for Palestine Chronicle On July 1st 2002 The Interfaith Peace-Builders Delegation, organized by the Fellowship of Reconciliation (FOR) and the Muslim Public Affairs Council was denied entry into the State of Israel. The basic facts are these: |
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