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News Briefs: Palestinian Prisoners Appeal for Release of French Journalists International Middle East Media Center 9/1/2004 Palestinian detainees appeal the release of the French abductees in Iraq --The Palestinian detainees in the Majeddo prison appealed the kidnappers of the French... 47th Month of the Intifada; 50 Killed, 579 Wounded International Press Center 8/31/2004 GAZA, August 31, 2004 (IPC)--The Palestinian Health Ministry announced yesterday that the death toll of the Palestinians from 28 July to 14 August... Troops Kill Boy in His House International Press Center 8/31/2004 GAZA, August 31, 2004 (IPC+Agencies)-- A Palestinian boy has been shot dead by Israeli occupation troops during an invasion into a neighborhood of... Israeli Troops Target Ambulance, Wounding Two International Press Center 8/31/2004 GAZA, August 31,2004 (IPC+Agencies)--- Medics’ sources and eyewitnesses said that the Israeli troops started shooting heavily towards an ambulance close to one the... 16 dead in twin suicide attacks on Be'er Sheva buses Ha'aretz 8/31/2004 Sixteen people, including a 3-year-old boy, were killed and about 100 others were wounded Tuesday afternoon in near-simultaneous suicide attacks on two buses... Two Bus Blasts in Southern Israel Kill 16 The Guardian 8/31/2004 BEERSHEBA, Israel (AP) - Palestinian suicide bombers blew up two buses in this Israeli desert city Tuesday, killing 16 passengers and wounding more than 80... Israel Troops Arrest Four Wound Six in Hebron, Run Amok In Nablus International Press Center 8/29/2004 GAZA, August 29,2004 (IPC+WAFA)--The Israeli occupying troops arrested toady four civilians during a house – house searching in several neighborhoods of Hebron as... One Killed, a Child Wounded In the Strip International Press Center 8/29/2004 GAZA, August 29,2004 (IPC+ Agencies)--- A Palestinian was gunned down today by the Israeli troops close to Al Mantar commercial crossing east of Gaza... Three Civilians, Including Two Women, Killed International Press Center 8/30/2004 NABLUS, Palestine, August 30, 2004 (IPC+Agencies)-- Aisha Al-Zaban, 55, died last night after suffering a severe heart attack a couple of days earlier... Palestinian killed in Gaza Strip Al-Jazeera 8/29/2004 Israeli occupation troops have shot and killed a Palestinian gunman in the Gaza Strip as he approached the border fence. Field Commander Lieutenant-Colonel Ari... Report: IDF forces kill 14-year-old in Rafah Ha'aretz 8/31/2004 Israel Defense Forces soldiers killed early on Thursday a 14-year-old Palestinian during an incursion into the Rafah refugee camp in the southern Gaza... Palestinian child hurt in Israeli strike Al-Jazeera 8/30/2004 A nine-year old Palestinian girl has been injured after an Israeli helicopter fired missiles at a vehicle carrying four Palestinian activists. A missile missed... Civilian Killed and Others Wounded By Israeli Soldiers and Settlers International Press Center 8/30/2004 KHAN YOUNIS, Palestine, August 30, 2004 (IPC + WAFA) -- Israeli forces killed a civilian in the city of Khan Younis and wounded another seriously in... Settlers foil removal of Givat Assaf outpost Ha'aretz 8/27/2004 About 1000 residents of the settlements of Ofra, Beit El, and the Migron outpost arrived at the Givat Assaf outpost earlier this week to... Gaza: Shelling, demolitions continue Rafah Today 8/27/2004 7 buildings were demolished, one man was injured and another was killed in Khanyounis City under very intensive shelling by Apache helicopters. Eyewitnesses in... Rafah Today: Snipers, helicopters, seven more homes demolished Rafah Today 8/27/2004 As usual Apache helicopters are hovering over Rafah skies and this indicates that this hovering is going to end but not without shedding blood... Rafah crossing closed over attack warning Middle East Online 8/26/2004 Israel closes checkpoints along trans-Gaza highway, Rafah crossing, over warnings about militant attacks. -- JERUSALEM - Israel on Thursday closed down the checkpoints along the trans-Gaza... 'No room left' Al-Ahram Weekly on-line 8/26/2004 Flying in the face of the international community and encouraged by American acquiescence, Israel has embarked on a massive settlement expansion drive in the... Soldiers rescue Israelis from Palestinian attack in Ramallah Ha'aretz 8/28/2004 Three Israelis were rescued Friday by Israel Defense Forces soldiers when they came under attack by Palestinians after taking a wrong-turn in the West... First the Wall…Now, New Destruction in Izbat Salman Alternative Information Center/PENGON 8/27/2004 Before one week, Occupation Forces started destroying lands in Izbat Salman, in the southern part of Qalqiliya District. Izbat Salman is a small village... Israeli assassination attempt fails Al-Jazeera 8/26/2004 An Israeli helicopter gunship has fired a missile into a Palestinian refugee camp in a failed attempt to assassinate a suspected resistance leader. Seven... Israeli army demolishes houses in Rafah Xinhua 8/26/2004 GAZA, Aug. 26 (Xinhuanet) -- Israeli army backed by tanks and bulldozers stormed Thursday morning the southern Gaza town of Rafah and demolished five Palestinian... Israeli Forces Arrest And Wound Civilians, Assault Prisoners' Families International Press Center 8/25/2004 AL BIREH, Palestine, August 25, 2004 (IPC + WAFA) -- Israeli occupation forces wounded and arrested a number of civilians in different parts of the West... Farmer Killed, Another Critically Wounded in Israeli Shooting Spree International Press Center 8/25/2004 GAZA, August 25, 2004 (IPC + Agencies)--- A Palestinian farmer died and another was woundedlast night as Israeli troops opened fire on civilian houses in... Three Civilians Wounded and a House Demolished International Press Center 8/26/2004 RAFAH, Palestine, August 26, 2004 (IPC + WAFA) -- Israeli forces wounded three civilians in Bethlehem and demolished a house in the city of Rafah, as... Bomb detonates near Egged bus on J'lem-Hebron highway Ha'aretz 8/27/2004 An explosive device was detonated near an Egged bus travelling on the Jerusalem-Hebron road, near the Al-Arub refugee camp, on Thursday evening. No injuries... Soldiers Held After Civilian Murder International Press Center 8/26/2004 GAZA, Palestine, August26, 2004 (IPC+ Agencies)-- Three Israeli soldiers have been remanded in custody in relation to the killing of a Palestinian civilian in... Gaza intelligence chief wounded BBC 8/25/2004 Gunmen have opened fire at a convoy carrying the acting Palestinian intelligence chief, hitting him the chest and causing his car to overturn. Brig-Gen... Israel begins new Gaza clampdown BBC 8/26/2004 Israeli troops have cut Gaza into three parts and shut the border with Egypt after Palestinian militants fired crude rockets at a nearby Israeli... Israeli Forces on Rampage in West Bank, Dismember Gaza Strip International Press Center 8/26/2004 NABLUS, Palestine, August 26, 2004 (IPC + WAFA) -- Israeli forces continued invading and exercising their arbitrary measures in the West Bank, as they closed vital... Israel makes "skunk bomb" for Palestinian protests South Beach Diet 8/25/2004 JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel's army has developed a pungent new weapon for driving back Palestinian protesters -- the skunk bomb. The stink bomb, containing a synthetic... News Briefs: August 24, 2004 International Middle East Media Center 8/24/2004 Army: “One soldier wounded in an Axe attack in the northern Galilee” / Vast agricultural fields bulldozed in Al-Qarara / MOH: “The region is under a... Israel is Building 100 Housing Units in Har Gilo Settlement International Middle East Media Center 8/23/2004 Israel has begun building 100 new housing units in the Har Gilo settlement outside Jerusalem, political sources said Monday. They said construction of the... 30 Israeli Tanks Storm Nablus International Press Center 8/24/2004 NABLUS, Palestine, August 24, 2004 (IPC + Agencies)-- At least 30 Israeli tanks stormed yesterday night the West Bank city of Nablus, blockaded its old... Roof tanks damages in Kafr 'Ein/Ramallah ReliefWeb 8/21/2004 Kafr 'Ein with population of more than 1500 capita, is located in the north-western part of Ramallah Governorate. Water is supplied to the community... Israelis herd Palestinians into school compound during Nablus raid ReliefWeb 8/24/2004 NABLUS, West Bank, Aug 24 (AFP) - Hundreds of Palestinians were rounded up by Israeli forces Tuesday during a large-scale operation at a refugee camp... The Blitz on Nablus Continues International Press Center 8/24/2004 NABLUS, August 24, 2004 (IPC+Agencies) --- The Israeli troops continued on rampage in Nablus city, a busing severely a woman, confining the residents into... Soldier wounded in Galilee ax attack; assailant shot dead Ha'aretz 8/25/2004 An Israel Defense Forces soldier was moderately wounded Tuesday night when a man attacked him with an ax outside an army base in the... Thirteen Wounded In Nablus International Press Center 8/22/2004 NABLUS, August 22, 2004 (IPC+WAFA) --- Ten civilians were wounded today noon in Nablus city of the west week in the seventh day of... Two Civilians Killed in Gaza, Several Wounded and Arrested in West Bank International Press Center 8/23/2004 RAFAH, Palestine, August 23, 2004 (IPC + Agencies) -- Two civilians were killed in Gaza Strip today, as the Israeli military campaign on Nablus City entered... TA students to undergo roadblock preparation workshop Maariv 8/22/2004 High school students will enact and discuss complex situations in checkpoints. City official: We want to prepare them to a world that’s not only... Israel OKs 530 West Bank Settlement Homes Islam Online 8/23/2004 OCCUPIED JERUSALEM, August 23 (IslamOnline.net & News Agencies) - Israel has allowed construction of 530 new settler houses in the West Bank as Washington signaled it... Child Wounded in Gaza, Civilians arrested in West Bank International Press Center 8/23/2004 DEIR El BALAH, Palestine, August 23, 2004 (IPC + WAFA) -- A Palestinian child was wounded during an Israeli shelling of a neighborhood in central Gaza... Hamas threatens to kidnap Israeli soldiers Middle East Online 8/20/2004 Senior Hamas official warns his movement could abduct Israeli soldiers to secure release of Palestinian inmates. -- JABALIYA, Gaza Strip - A senior Hamas official warned... Bitter harvest in Gaza's breadbasket Al-Jazeera 8/20/2004 The irony is unmistakable when trees gifted by a US taxpayer-funded organisation are bulldozed by Israeli weapons financed in part by the same US... Israel said to be preparing strike against Hizbullah Daily Star 8/20/2004 BEIRUT: A Western European diplomatic source said Friday that his country had information that Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon was poised to strike at... 'Palestinian terror - morally justified' Al-Jazeera 8/20/2004 A leading philosopher, who has been compared to Bertrand Russell and Jean-Paul Sartre and praised by Noam Chomsky, says Palestinian "terrorism" is a moral... Gaza: Five dead in helicopter strike Rafah Today 8/19/2004 Apache warplanes shelled one of the buildings in Gaza City, leaving 5 people dead and another 13 injured. Al Shifa hospital said the dead... Rafah: Death of Ahmed Al Hams Rafah Today 8/19/2004 It was 14:20 when Ahmed Al Hams, 17, challenged the bullets of the Israeli soldiers and went to help an injured child who... Gaza split into 3 after Palestinians fire Qassams at Sderot Ha'aretz 8/20/2004 The Israel Defense Forces divided the Gaza Strip into three sections Thursday afternoon after Palestinians fired three Qassam rockets at the Sderot area, causing... Five Civilians Wounded and Israeli Troops Shoot at Peaceful Demonstration International Solidarity Movement 8/18/2004 KHAN YOUNIS, Palestine, August 18, 2004 (IPC + WAFA) -- Five civilians were wounded today, two of them due to a suspicious object that went off... Israeli Missiles Pound Two Buildings, Wounding Three in Gaza International Press Center 8/19/2004 GAZA, Palestine, August 19, 2004 (IPC + Agencies)--- In a raid by Israeli choppers on Gaza Strip, three civilians were wounded in Al Zaytoun neighborhood... Gaza: Helicopters Shell Civilians Rafah Today 8/12/2004 Blood is everywhere. This is Gaza Strip. 15 people were injured when apache warplanes shelled a group of families who were gathering during an... Child Killed in Rafah, Others Wounded in Nablus International Press Center 8/19/2004 RAFAH, Palestine, August 19, 2004 (IPC + WAFA) -- Israeli forces killed a child today in Rafah, as two others was wounded in a refugee camp... Rafah Today: Invasions, Bulldozing, Deaths Continue Rafah Today 8/12/2004 The middle of the night: the sky is black and a red light fell from the sky onto the ground, the black sky background... Senior Hamas leader wounded The Guardian 8/18/2004 An explosion tore through the home of a senior Hamas leader in Gaza yesterday, killing at least five people and wounding him and about... Israeli missiles target Gaza Al-Jazeera 8/19/2004 Israeli helicopter gunships have fired missiles into the Gaza City, hitting two buildings which its occupation army claimed were clandestine arms factories. While one... Israel kills teenager in Rafah raid Al-Jazeera 8/19/2004 A 16-year-old Palestinian has been shot dead by Israeli soldiers in the southern Gaza Strip, local medical sources have said. The latest Israeli... Major security precautions in force, terrorist feared en route to Jerusalem Maariv 8/15/2004 Police set up roadblocks on highways 1 and 443, causing major traffic jams -- Police have set up improvised roadblocks on the main highways leading... Israeli attack kills two Palestinians Al-Jazeera 8/16/2004 Israeli helicopters have fired four missiles near the Gaza Strip's border with Israel, killing two Palestinians. Israeli military sources said the target was a... Child Dies of Wounds, Another Wounded Seriously by Forces' Remnants International Press Center 8/16/2004 RAFAH, Palestine, August 15, 2004 (IPC + Agencies) -- A child died early this morning of wounds sustained last week, while another was wounded seriously when... Israeli Troops Kill Three Civilians International Press Center 8/16/2004 GAZA, August 16, 2004 (IPC + Agencies) --- Three Palestinians have been killed by Israeli troops in the last 24 hours, in two separate incidents in... Civilian Dies and 12 Wounded During Nablus Invasion International Press Center 8/16/2004 NABLUS, Palestine, August 16, 2004 (IPC + WAFA) - - The civilian death toll today mounted to four and 12 more among the wounded after an Israeli... News Briefs: August 13-14 International Middle East Media Center 8/13/2004 Two children shot wounded in Tulkarem / Army erects a checkpoint south east of Tubas / Army shelled several homes east of Khan Younis / One home... Army Apaches, bulldozers, tanks attack Rafah camp International Middle East Media Center 8/12/2004 Israeli Air force Apaches attacked Block "J" in Rafah south of Gaza Strip, Thursday morning. Eyewitnesses said the Apache gun ships were hovering above... Settler killed in gunman attack BBC 8/13/2004 An Jewish settler shot in an ambush by a Palestinian gunman in the West Bank has died of his injuries. The gunman fired at... Israeli troops raze Rafah houses BBC 8/12/2004 Israeli troops have destroyed seven houses in the Rafah refugee camp that the army said were used by Palestinian militants as cover for attacks... Israeli civilian killed in shooting attack near Itamar Ha'aretz 8/14/2004 An Israeli civilian was shot dead Friday morning by a Palestinian gunman close to the West Bank settlement of Itamar, south of Nablus. The... Settlers Burn Land, 60 Trees in Marda, Photos StopTheWall.org 8/12/2004 PENGON/Anti-Apartheid Wall Campaign -- On August 9, Occupation settlers burnt and destroyed lands and 60 trees in Marda village, in the Salfit District. The... 'X' On Israeli Guns.. For Each Palestinian Killed Islam Online 8/10/2004 CAIRO, August 10 (IslamOnline.net) – Some trigger-happy Israeli occupation soldiers engrave an (X) mark on their personal guns or sniper pistols each time they kill... PEA: Beit Hanoun Endangered Due to Garbage Caused by Israeli Troops International Press Center 8/12/2004 GAZA, Palestine, August 12, 2004 (IPC Exclusive)--Palestinian Environment Authority (PEA), warned on Thursday of the dangers the heaps of garbagein Beit Hanoun have... Israeli Settlers Set up a Training Camp To Resist The Evacuation International Press Center 8/12/2004 GAZA, August 12,2004 (IPC+ Agencies)—As the Israeli premier Arial Sharon informed the American administration that he is serious to carry out the unilateral... Israel on high alert after Jerusalem blast Middle East Online 8/12/2004 Security forces remain on heightened state of alert as army bulldozes six houses in southern Gaza Strip. -- JERUSALEM - Israeli security forces remained on a... Israeli Bulldozers Resume Demolishing Houses in Rafah International Press Center 8/12/2004 RAFAH, Palestine, August12, 2004 (IPC+WAFA)-- The Israeli occupying forces (IOF) resumed early on Thursday morning demolishing Palestinian houses in the southern Gaza Strip... UNIFIL keeps constant watch in South Lebanon Daily Star 8/12/2004 UN body plays key role as liaison between hizbullah, israeli army - 'We observe and report,' says colonel, 'but we won't interfere. It's their land... IDF soldier seriously wounded during push into Gaza camp Ha'aretz 8/12/2004 An Israel Defense Forces soldier was seriously wounded by a Palestinian sniper Thursday morning, as IDF troops entered the Rafah refugee camp, in the... More Palestinian homes razed Al-Jazeera 8/12/2004 Over 20 Israeli military vehicles, backed by five bulldozers and Apache helicopters, have demolished at least seven Palestinian homes along the Egyptian border south... Miftah Picture of the Week - Destruction in Hebron Old City Miftah 8/8/2004 Israeli troops demolish historical Palestinian homes, that are over 600-year-old, in the old city of Hebron - West Bank... Israeli troops kill Palestinian teenager Al-Jazeera 8/11/2004 A Palestinian teenager has been shot dead by Israeli occupation forces in the West Bank city of Nablus. Salim Kusa was shot in the... Israeli helicopters, tanks raid Rafah Al-Jazeera 8/12/2004 Israeli occupation tanks and bulldozers stormed into a Palestinian Gaza Strip refugee camp shortly after it was hit by two missiles fired from Israeli... Photostory: Images of the Kalandia Checkpoint bombing Electronic Intifada 8/11/2004 Two Palestinians were killed and seven Israeli soldiers and 13 Palestinians were wounded today when a bomb exploded at Kalandia checkpoint, separating Ramallah and... 14 Civilians Wounded by Israeli Missiles in Khan Younis International Press Center 8/11/2004 KHAN YOUNIS, Palestine, August11, 2004 (IPC+ Agencies)-- At least 14 Palestinian civilians, including children, were wounded at dawn in the Gaza Strip refugee camp... Bomb explodes at Israeli checkpoint Al-Jazeera 8/11/2004 A powerful explosion at the Qalandia checkpoint on the outskirts of Jerusalem has killed two Palestinians and wounded 18 others. Six of the wounded... A Girl Critically Wounded In The Eye , Several Arrested Including An Elderly Woman International Press Center 8/11/2004 GAZA, August 11,2004 (IPC+WAFA)---A five year old child Aya Mohammed Al Qaddi was critically wounded today by the Israeli troops in Rafah... 6 Civilians Arrested in West Bank WAFA 8/11/2004 TUBAS, August 11, 2004 (WAFA)-Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) arrested Tuesday sis Palestinian civilians, icluding three children and an old woman, in two separate... Photo Story: Destruction of Beit Hanoun Rafah Today 8/7/2004 Beit Hanoun: nothing is there but demolished buildings, demolished trees, demolished cars, streets and so much damage to the infrastructure. The Israeli troops withdrew... Rafah: Days of Shelling and Devastation Rafah Today 8/7/2004 7 August 04 - Apache warplanes and tanks began shelling Block "J" once again in a new incursion that targeted civilian buildings./ 6 August 04... Militants apologize for killing Palestinians in attack near J'lem Ha'aretz 8/12/2004 The Al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades issued an apology Wednesday for a bomb attack at a checkpoint near Jerusalem in which two Palestinians bystanders were killed... Report: Tanks roll into Gaza refugee camp Ha'aretz 8/11/2004 Israeli tanks rolled into a Gaza refugee camp on Wednesday and a helicopter fired a missile during clashes with Palestinian gunmen, wounding about 15... Tranquil Beit-Hanoun Becomes Ghost Town WAFA 8/9/2004 BEIT-HANOUN, August 9, 2004, (WAFA) – It was a normal, average day at the Northern Gaza Strip town of Beit-Hanoun. That was, until Israeli Occupation... July Toll: 61 Killed, 465 Wounded International Press Center 8/9/2004 GAZA, August 9, 2004 (IPC)-- The Palestinian Health Ministry announced today that 61 Palestinians were thought to have been killed, with a further 465... Historic Houses Flattened in Hebron International Press Center 8/9/2004 HEBRON, August 9, 2004 (IPC)-- Israeli troops embarked upon the systematic demolition of several houses in Hebron, many of which held considerable archeological value... Two Israeli Settlers lightly injured in W. Bank attack International Middle East Media Center 8/10/2004 Israeli sources reportedly said that two Israeli settlers were injured in an ambush on a settler's bus on its way on a major highway... 10 Palestinians wounded in clashes with Israeli Army International Middle East Media Center 8/10/2004 Palestinian sources said 10 Palestinians are wounded in clashes between stone throwers and Israeli troops in the city of Nablus north of the West... Ya'alon dismisses officers in wake of report on soldier deaths Ha'aretz 8/11/2004 Israel Defense Forces Chief of Staff Lieutenant General Moshe Ya'alon dismissed on Tuesday the commander of an intelligence gathering battalion after the army released... A Teenager Gunned Down, 14 Wounded In Nablus International Press Center 8/10/2004 NABLUS, August 10,2004 (IPC+WAFA)-- A teen was snipped today evening in Nablus city of the West Bank by an Israeli sniper soldier took... Governor of Hebron : “Army is wiping out the Palestinian History in Hebron” International Middle East Media Center 8/10/2004 Imad Hamdan, head of " Hebron Construction Committee", said Monday afternoon, that soldiers bulldozed several ancient homes and Antique buildings in Hebron, south of the... Israeli Troops on Rampage in Nablus and Al Qarara International Press Center 8/10/2004 PALESTINE, August 10,2004 (IPC+WAFA)-- Israeli troops stormed Balata refugee camp in Nablus, Monday evening, under a volley of heavy fire and tear gas... Palestinian boy shot dead in Nablus Al-Jazeera 8/10/2004 A Palestinian teenager has been shot dead and 11 others wounded by Israeli occupation troops in the northern West Bank town of Nablus, Palestinian... Israel moves to expand West Bank settlement despite US objection Daily Star 8/6/2004 Palestinian security woes highlighted as gunmen force ministers to break up press conference -- Israeli bulldozers on Thursday cleared a rough road across a West... PA official: Israel trying to kill Arafat WorldNetDaily 8/6/2004 Loyalist says Sharon wants to recruit Palestinian for assassination -- Israel has been trying to recruit Palestinian agents to assassinate embattled PLO President Yasser Arafat... IDF kills three Palestinians in separate incidents Ha'aretz 8/6/2004 Israel Defense Forces troops killed three Palestinians in separate incidents in the West Bank and Gaza Strip on Friday. IDF soldiers shot at four... Palestinians killed as Israel raids Gaza Al-Jazeera 8/5/2004 A 12-year-old Palestinian girl has died of wounds she sustained several days ago in the southern Gaza Strip, amid ongoing and widespread Israeli... Forces Escalate Aggression in Northern Gaza, Invade West Bank Cities International Press Center 8/4/2004 JABALYA, Palestine, August 4, 2004 (IPC + WAFA)-- Israeli occupation forces stepped up their assault on the northern parts of the Gaza Strip, and invaded... Three Killed Including Two Children, Several Wounded International Press Center 8/5/2004 GAZA, August 5,2004 (IPC+WAFA)---Three Palestinians, including two children, have been killed during the Israeli occupying forces deep thrust into theNorthern Province ofGaza... Over 24 Hours, Israeli Actions Result in Death of Six Palestinians International Press Center 8/5/2004 PALESTINE, August5, 2004 (IPC+ Agencies)-- Six Palestinians including three children were the death toll among the Palestinian population in both Gaza Strip and West... US-made Helicopters Shelling Homes in Rafah Rafah Today 8/4/2004 The Apaches shelled with missiles and tanks with heavy bullets - and 19 year old Jihad Al Bess was fatally wounded in the head. 4... 37 Days of Israeli Aggression on Beit Hanoon relieved International Press Center 8/5/2004 GAZA, August 5,2004 (IPC+WAFA)--The Israeli occupying force (IOF), have eventually redeployed in the northern Gaza Strip City of Beit Hanoun, after having... Village shocked by arrest of 'quiet, polite guy' for Hamas links Ha'aretz 8/5/2004 The feeling that prevailed yesterday in the village of Kaukab Abu al-Hija was one of sheer astonishment at the news that Zaher Ali had... Soldiers protest treatment of sergeant who beat Palestinians at barricade Ha'aretz 8/5/2004 Some 30 paratroopers demonstrated yesterday outside the Defense Ministry in Tel Aviv against the IDF's treatment of their colleague, a sergeant who was accused... Israeli Arab arrested on suspicion of gathering intelligence for Hamas Ha'aretz 8/5/2004 The Shin Bet and police last month arrested an Israeli Arab on suspicion of gathering intelligence for Hamas suicide attacks. Acre Magistrate's Court lifted... Special Unit Raids Nablus, Kills One and Injures Three International Middle East Media Center 8/4/2004 29-year-old Awad Al-Hashash from Balata refugee camp was shot dead in an exchange of fire with Israeli soldiers in Nablus Wednesday afternoon. Eyewitnesses... 7 Qassams hit Negev after IDF redeploys in northern Gaza Ha'aretz 8/5/2004 A volley of five Qassam rockets were fired into southern Israel from the Gaza Strip on Thursday afternoon, in the second such attack since... News Briefs: August 5, 2004 International Middle East Media Center 8/5/2004 Two residents apprehended near Hebron /One resident bearing Jordanian nationality arrested in near Ramallah /Tens of cars and residents held on the entrance of... Report: Damages in Yebna refugee camp in Rafah after the military operation International Middle East Media Center 8/5/2004 Army withdrew Thursday from Yebna refugee camp in Rafah, south of the Gaza Strip, leaving mass destruction and scene of leveled homes. The invasion... Al-Aqsa Brigades forces 3 P.A officials out of Beit Hanoun International Middle East Media Center 8/5/2004 Five activists of Al-Aqsa brigades in Beit Hanoun forced three P. A Ministers to leave Beit Hanoun, after breaking into a conference held in... Army Redeploys in Northern Gaza in the Midst Of Qassam Firing International Middle East Media Center 8/5/2004 Few hours after Israel redeployed troops in the northern Gaza Strip region; two Qassam rockets landed in the Western Negev, but caused no casualties... Israeli pullback in part of Gaza BBC 8/5/2004 The Israeli army has withdrawn from some parts of the Gaza Strip it has been holding under tight control for several weeks.It is not... Palestinian arrested for trying to stab soldier in Hebron Ha'aretz 8/3/2004 A Palestinian was detained Tuesday after attempting to stab an Israel Defense Forces soldier in the West Bank city of Hebron, close to Beit... Israeli Extremist Officers Seek to Smuggle LAW Rockets to Attack Al Aqsa Mosque International Press Center 8/3/2004 GAZA, August 3, 2004 (Agencies)-- Israeli intelligence services have voiced concerns that extremist officers in the occupation army have smuggled 'LAW' rockets to extremist... Elderly Woman among 7 Palestinians Killed Since Sunday Palestine Media Center 8/3/2004 British Foreign Office ‘Extremely Concerned’ about Israeli ‘Excessive Actions’ -- Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) killed at least three Palestinians and wounded sixteen more in an... Israel Expands Maale Adumim, Gush Etzion Colonies for Annexation Palestine Media Center 8/3/2004 PNA, US, UK Urge Sharon to Drop Settlement Expansion Plan -- The Palestine National Authority (PNA) condemned Israel’s decision to expand the illegal Jewish settlement... Israeli Troops Invade Nablus and Bethlehem International Press Center 8/3/2004 NABLUS, Palestine, August 3, 2004 (IPC + WAFA)-- Israeli troops continued their assault on Nablus City in the West Bank, entering civilian houses, demolishing one... 3 Killed, 16 Wounded in Rafah International Press Center 8/3/2004 RAFAH, Palestine, August 3, 2004 (IPC + WAFA)-- Israeli helicopter missiles claimed the lives of three civilians and wounded 16 this morning in Yebna refugee... Rafah: Dead, wounded lie in the streets Rafah Today 8/3/2004 3 August 04 -- 11.30 a.m.: Heavy incursion again in Rafah and many people still don’t have the ability to go to hospitals. The injured... Eight Internationals Wound In Tulkarem, A Women And Child Wounded In Beit Hanoon International Press Center 8/3/2004 GAZA, August 3,2004 (IPC+WAFA)---Eight international solidarity internationals including a journalist working at EBA news agency were shot and suffocated when the Israeli... Gaza attack kills fighters, wounds civilians Al-Jazeera 8/3/2004 Three Palestinian fighters have been killed in shelling by Israeli occupation forces which attacked the Rafah refugee camp, our correspondent reported, quoting witnesses. A... Three dead, many injured in Rafah onslaught Al-Jazeera 8/3/2004 At least three Palestinians have been killed and 16 injured in an Israeli aerial attack on the southern Gaza Strip town of Rafah. The... West Bank Land Grab Continues, Beit Hanoon Terrorized International Press Center 8/1/2004 HEBRON, July31, 2004 (IPC+WAFA)-- Israeli occupation forces stepped up its illegal expropriation of Palestinian owned land today, as more property was devastated in... 2 children killed by IDF gunfire in Gaza Ha'aretz 8/1/2004 Two Palestinian children were killed by Israeli fire in the Gaza Strip in two separate incidents over the weekend. The first incident took place... Israeli Security Sources: Protecting Al-Aqsa Mosque More Difficult than Guarding PM Sharon International Press Center 8/1/2004 GAZA, Palestine, August1, 2004 (IPC)-- The Israeli security services are todiscuss this week the potential for preventing some senior Likud Partymembers representing the Israeli... Two Civilians Wounded In Beit Hanoon, House Commandeered in Hebron International Press Center 8/1/2004 BEIT HANOON, August1,2004 (IPC+WAFA)--- In an escalation of an already miserable situation in Beit Hanoon, Israeli troops opened seeminglyindiscriminate fire, wounding two civilians... Palestinians kill two Israel collaborators in Gaza Ha'aretz 8/2/2004 Two Palestinians convicted of collaborating with Israel were killed in similar attacks Monday, as Palestinian gunmen twice burst into Gaza City's Shifa Hospital and... Israeli Troops On Rampage in West Bank International Press Center 8/2/2004 WEST BANK, August 2,2004 (IPC+WAFA)---Israeli occupation forces continued to run amok in West Bank cities, villages and towns, launching sudden invasions amidst... Khan Younis : 4 Killed, 1 Woman, Several Houses Demolished International Press Center 8/2/2004 KHAN YOUNIS, Palestine, August 2, 2004 (IPC + WAFA) - - The benighted city of Khan Younis, south of Gaza Strip, experienced the worst of Israel brutality... Agricultural Losses in Hebron in July International Press Center 8/2/2004 HEBRON, August 2,004(IPC) --Restrictive measures imposed by the Israeli occupation authorities against agriculture in Hebron city during last July created numerous losses, which... Israeli Army kills 81 Palestinians, including 19 children in one month International Middle East Media Center 8/2/2004 The Palestinian Council for Justice and Peace released its monthly report which revealed that Israeli army killed 81 Palestinian including 19 children, and 25... Losses in Beit Hanoun estimated with 110.57 Million US Dollars International Middle East Media Center 8/2/2004 Minister of Labor in the Palestinian Authority, Abdul Rahman Hamad on Sunday said the losses caused by the continuous military operations in Beit Hanoun... MOH: 222 Female Palestinians Killed Since the Intifada Began International Press Center 8/2/2004 GAZA, Palestine, August 2, 2004 (IPC + WAFA) -- The Palestinian Health Minister, Dr. Jawad Al Tibi, declared that the number of female civilians killed by... Plan to keep some Jerusalem Neighborhood behind the wall International Middle East Media Center 8/2/2004 Israeli security devices including the General Security Service (The Shabak) recommended keeping some neighborhoods of Jerusalem on the other side of the wall. The... Occupation Forces Invade Tulkarem, Arrest Seven in Beit Hanun International Press Center 8/2/2004 TULKAREM, Palestine, August 2, 2004 (IPC + WAFA) -- Israeli occupation forces invaded today the Tulkarem refugee camp and arrested a civilian there, as seven more... Westerners freed in West Bank BBC 7/31/2004 Three foreigners briefly held by gunmen in the West Bank city of Nablus have been released. A Briton, an Irishman and an American were... Palestinian 'collaborator' shot dead Al-Jazeera 8/2/2004 A suspected Palestinian collaborator who had been injured in an earlier grenade attack in Gaza City's main prison has been shot dead by five... Israel plans to expand settlement BBC 8/2/2004 It has emerged that Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon has given the go-ahead for 600 new homes in the largest Jewish settlement in the... Jailed Palestinians killed BBC 8/2/2004 Three Palestinians jailed for allegedly collaborating with Israel have been killed in attacks on a prison and hospital in Gaza City.Grenades were hurled into...

Diplomacy..

Israel won't ask U.S. to clarify why official was being tailed Ha'aretz 8/31/2004 WASHINGTON - Larry Franklin, the Pentagon data analyst suspected of funneling classified documents to Israel through the Jewish lobby AIPAC, had been helping with the... Mubarak meets with Qorei, German foreign minister Daily Star 9/1/2004 President Hosni Mubarak and Palestinian Prime Minister Ahmed Qorei met Tuesday in this Mediterranean city to discuss Israel's plans to withdraw from Gaza and... Egypt says more needed from Palestinians, Israel Ha'aretz 8/31/2004 ALEXANDRIA, Egypt - Egypt will send security experts to the Palestinian territories if Israel gives assurances of their safety and the Palestinian Authority clarifies the... Israel offers World Bank to leave one Gaza settlement intact Maariv 8/30/2004 Israel offers to SELL Palestinian land] - Would serve as hospital. Israel also interested in selling Erez industrial park. Cabinet to decide today which force... Likud MKs' visit to S. Africa signals thaw in ties Ha'aretz 8/30/2004 A Likud delegation headed by deputy minister of Industry and Trade, Michael Ratzon, departs tomorrow night for a week-long trip to South Africa as... Media reports from Tehran: Latest Iranian missile has upgraded warhead Ha'aretz 8/30/2004 The warhead of the Iranian Shihab-3 missile has been considerably upgraded, according to photographs published in Iranian newspapers of test launches three weeks... PM Qurei To Meet Suleiman in Cairo Today International Press Center 8/30/2004 GAZA, August 30,2004 (IPC+Agencies)-- The Palestinian Prime Minister Ahmed Qurei has been in his route to Cairo today to meet with the chief... Shalom: Mole affair is exaggerated 'media nonsense' Ha'aretz 8/31/2004 Officials confirmed Monday that a senior Israeli diplomat in Washington met several times with Larry Franklin, a Pentagon analyst being investigated by the FBI... Quraya questions world's 'blindness' Al-Jazeera 8/29/2004 The international community's indifference to the plight of Palestinians on hunger strike in Israeli prisons raises questions over its desire for a Middle East... U.S. Technical Team to Supervise Settlement Construction Boundaries Ghassan Andoni International Middle East Media Center 8/27/2004 A U.S. Administration source said Thursday that State Department official Constance Mayer could head an American team of experts formed to supervise the delineation... UN rapporteur calls Israel 'an apartheid regime’ Alternative Information Center 8/26/2004 TEL AVIV - United Nations special rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Palestinian territories John Dugard accused Israel of controlling Palestinian areas... Fischer stresses on moving forward with 'road map' Daily Star 8/28/2004 FM holds talks with Lebanese President, PM -- BEIRUT: German Foreign Minister Joschka Fischer said "we must move forward based on the 'road map'" and... Leaders call for a peaceful intifada The Guardian 8/27/2004 Palestinians' triple strategy: polls, demonstrations and court cases -- The Palestinian leadership has announced a three-point programme of non-violent resistance in an attempt to wrest... Iranian FM Kharrazi wants Israel pressured to join nuclear nonproliferation accord Ha'aretz 8/27/2004 MANILA, Philippines - Israel's nuclear arsenal is causing instability in the Middle East, and the country should be pressured to join the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty... U.S. team to supervise settlement boundaries Ha'aretz 8/27/2004 State Department official Constance Mayer is shortlisted to head an American team of experts coming in a few days to supervise the delineation of... German FM to start Middle East tour with Lebanon Daily Star 8/27/2004 BEIRUT: German Foreign Minister Yoschka Fischer is starting a 6-country Middle East tour on Friday with a 20-hour official visit to Lebanon... Russia Concerned Over Israeli Settlement Expansion International Press Center 8/26/2004 GAZA, August 26, 2004 (IPC + WAFA)-- The Russian government voiced yesterday concern over the Israeli settlement expansion, being carried out on Palestinian-owned lands, by... U.S. Denies NY Times Report; Construction in Settlements Boosted International Middle East Media Center 8/24/2004 Even after the U.S. administration officially denied that it had changed stance on construction in Settlements’ developed areas, Various Israeli government ministries have already... Abbas Might Lead Fatah’s Team to Cairo Faction’s Unity Talks International Middle East Media Center 8/24/2004 Fatah’s Centeral Committee member Abbas Zaki said Monday that Palestinian President Yasser Arafat is likely to appoint former Prime Minister Mahmoud Abbas as the... Shalom praises France for steps to stem anti-Semitism Ha'aretz 8/24/2004 Foreign Minister Silvan Shalom praised France on Tuesday for taking steps to stem a four-year wave of violence against French Jews that shows no... FM Shalom due to meet his Palestinian counterpart Nabil Sha'ath on Thursday Ha'aretz 8/25/2004 Foreign Minister Silvan Shalom is due to meet Thursday with his Palestinian counterpart Nabil Sha'ath, at a conference in Italy. A European source said... Annan slams Israeli settlement plan Al-Jazeera 8/24/2004 UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan has called on Israel to stop expanding settlements in occupied Palestinian territory. In a slap to both Israel and the... Israel silent over reported U.S. shift on settlements Ha'aretz 8/22/2004 The Prime Minister's Office refused to comment on yesterday's New York Times report that the Bush administration has changed its stance on Israeli construction... PA in talks with World Bank over Gaza after pullout Ha'aretz 8/23/2004 The Palestinian Authority is negotiating with the World Bank and, indirectly, with Israeli representatives, regarding economic and administrative arrangements for the post-disengagement Gaza Strip... Egypt 'Suspends' Talks With Palestinian Factions Islam Online 8/22/2004 CAIRO, August 22 (IslamOnline.net) - Egypt has temporarily halted talks with the Palestinian factions over formulating a unified national Palestinian plan of action over the... PLO: Israel Exploiting US Presidential Campaign Palestine Media Center 8/23/2004 PNA Asks Washington for Clarification on Israeli Settlement Expansion -- The Palestine National Authority (PNA) asked for clarifications from the United States at reports that... NAM's call for sanctions could cost Israel heavily IsraelInsider 8/23/2004 A resolution adopted last week by the 115-member Non-Aligned Movement (NAM), that called for international sanctions against Israel including an entry bar to... Palestinian Leadership Calls for Pressuring Israel for the Sake of Peace International Press Center 8/23/2004 RAMALLAH, Palestine, August 23, 2004 (IPC + WAFA)-- In its weekly meeting held yesterday at the Palestinian President Yasser Arafat’s office inthe West Bank city... US deal 'wrecks Middle East peace' The Guardian 8/23/2004 The US was yesterday accused by Palestinian leaders of destroying hopes for peace in the Middle East by giving its covert support to Israel's... Britain in split with US on West Bank homes The Guardian 8/24/2004 A significant gap opened up between the British and US governments on Middle East policy yesterday when Downing Street expressed its continued opposition to... Israel unveils West Bank building plan The Guardian 8/23/2004 Israel today announced plans to build more than 530 new homes for settlers in the West Bank, following an apparent US policy shift on... U.S. Now Said to Support Growth for Some West Bank Settlements New York Times 8/21/2004 WASHINGTON, Aug. 20 - The Bush administration, moving to lend political support to Prime Minister Ariel Sharon at a time of political turmoil, has modified... Egypt to undertake new Mideast peace mission Middle East Online 8/20/2004 Egyptian FM, intelligence chief to meet Palsetinian, Israeli officials soon on Israel's plans to pull out of Gaza Strip. -- CAIRO - Egyptian Foreign Minister Ahmed... Israel court orders barrier reply BBC 8/20/2004 Israel's High Court has ordered the government to respond within 30 days to a World Court ruling that the West Bank barrier is illegal... Empty promises Al-Ahram Weekly on-line 8/19/2004 American objections to Israel's West Bank settlements seem to be falling on deaf ears, Khaled Amayreh reports -- The Israeli government has decided to blatantly... Egyptian officials to visit Ramallah, Jerusalem for talks Ha'aretz 8/20/2004 Egyptian Foreign Minister Ahmed Aboul Gheit and the head of Egypt's intelligence service, Omar Suliman, will visit Israel and the Palestinian Authority later this... Iran says may preempt any attack on nuke program Ha'aretz 8/20/2004 DUBAI - Iran might launch preemptive strikes to protect its nuclear facilities if they are threatened, Defense Minister Ali Shamkhani said in remarks broadcast on... PM Qurei': Releasing Prisoners Conditional for Any Settlement International Press Center 8/16/2004 RAMALLAH, Palestine, August 16, 2004 (IPC + Agencies) - - Prime Minister Ahmad Qurei' stressed yesterday that any possible settlement of the Palestinian situation will be conditional... Weisglass postpones meeting with Condoleezza Rice Ha'aretz 8/16/2004 Dov Weisglass, Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's consultant on foreign affairs, announced Monday he has postponed his planned trip to the United States to meet... Israel is in our range, says Iran The Guardian 8/16/2004 An Iranian military chief said yesterday that Israel and the US would not dare to attack his country since it could strike back anywhere... Egypt close to clinching inter-Palestinian Gaza deal Maariv 8/12/2004 Fatah negotiating team due in Egypt, Cairo has reportedly already reached an understanding with Hamas. -- A Fatah delegation is due to arrive in Cairo... Syria rebuffs IDF chief on Golan Height withdrawal Ha'aretz 8/13/2004 Syria will not take seriously Israeli offers to pull out of the Golan Heights unless they are backed by moves on the ground or... Israelis 'could leave the Golan' BBC 8/13/2004 A senior Israeli military official has said his country could withdraw from the Golan Heights as part of an eventual peace deal with Syria... EU aids homeless Palestinians, criticizes IDF demolitions Ha'aretz 8/12/2004 BRUSSELS - The European Union's head office leveled harsh criticism against Israel on Wednesday while announcing $1.6 million to aid thousands of Palestinians whose homes... Senior UN Official: Israeli Occupation Cause Of Ongoing Violence International Press Center 8/12/2004 GAZA, August 12, 2004 (IPC+UN --Kieran Prendergast, UN Under-Secretary-General for Political Affairs, in his briefing to the security council saidthat the ongoingviolence on... EU Considers Palestinian House Demolition a Violation of International Law International Press Center 8/12/2004 GAZA, August 12, 2004 (IPC + WAFA) - - The European Commissioner for Development and Humanitarian Aid, Poul Nielson, asserted that the destruction of Palestinian homes by... Israel brands EU fraud report on PA a `farce' Ha'aretz 8/12/2004 Provisional findings of an investigation by the European Anti-Fraud Office into how the Palestinian Authority was using European Union aid money were a "farce... EU aims to pinpoint goods from Jewish settlements Financial Times 8/11/2004 European Union customs officers will soon begin checking imports from Israel to identify anything produced in Jewish settlements in the West Bank and Gaza... No tangible progress made towards resuming peace process, Security Council told Electronic Intifada/UN/DPI 8/11/2004 In the past month, there had been no tangible progress towards resuming the peace process in the Middle East; violence had continued to claim... Israel: Diplomacy has slowed down Iran nuclear program Ha'aretz 8/10/2004 International efforts to halt Iran's nuclear program through diplomacy have achieved some success, albeit far from complete, and should therefore be continued, senior Israeli... Sharon shelves plan for West Bank homes Daily Star 8/10/2004 Hamas plays down reports of security agreement with Egypt -- Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon, under US pressure to cool down his government's settlement drive... UN warns Israel on Lebanese airspace violations Ha'aretz 8/10/2004 The United Nations warned on Tuesday that a sharp jump in Israeli violations of Lebanese airspace is threatening the relative calm that has prevailed... Palestinian-Syrian Talks in Damascus International Press Center 8/10/2004 DAMASCUS, August10, 2004 (IPC+WAFA)-- The Palestinian Culture Minister, Yehya Yakhlof and Syrian Foreign Minister, Farouq Al-Shar’, discussed in Damascus yesterday the latest developments... Egypt Protests Israeli Settlement Expansion Daily Star 8/11/2004 CAIRO, August10, 2004 (IPC+WAFA)-- Egyptian Foreign Minister Ahmad Abu Algiet, is due to summon Tel-Aviv’sambassador to Cairo, Eli Shakid, in order to protest... PM promises Abrams he'll remove illegal outposts Ha'aretz 8/6/2004 The U.S. National Security Council's Mideast envoy, Elliot Abrams, focused on the political situation and coalition-expansion proceedings during talks Thursday with Prime Minister Ariel... Israel to allow PA police to bear arms Ha'aretz 8/6/2004 Israel is undertaking a series of steps today meant to ease local and regional tensions in the territories, including opening the Rafah border crossing... New Zealand FM welcomes Canada's probe of passport affair Ha'aretz 8/6/2004 New Zealand Foreign Minister Phil Goff on Friday welcomed Canada's decision to launch its own investigation of the New Zealand passport affair, in which... Hoss urges Arab leaders to uphold Palestinian cause Daily Star 8/6/2004 Former PM blasts Jordanian monarch -- BEIRUT: Former Prime Minister Salim Hoss called on Arab leaders on Thursday to shoulder their responsibilities with regard to... Egypt team in 'secret' Israel talks Al-Jazeera 8/6/2004 A high-ranking Egyptian military delegation made a secret visit to Israel this week to discuss Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's plan to withdraw from Gaza... Mofaz: Plan to allow PA police to carry guns is reversible Ha'aretz 8/6/2004 Defense Minister Shaul Mofaz clarified Friday that his decision to allow, in a limited manner, Palestinian police officers to carry weapons in West Bank... Officials: Israel to allow Palestinian police to carry arms Ha'aretz 8/5/2004 Shin Bet will approve each of those who are to receive weapons individually.-- Israel will allow some Palestinian police to carry arms, security officials... Jordanian Royal Snub: PM Demands Explanation International Press Center 8/4/2004 RAMALLAH, Palestine, August 4, 2004 (IPC + Agencies)-- Palestinian Prime Minister Ahmad Qurei demanded that Jordanian Monarch, King Abdullah II explain remarks he made during... Al-Quds paper: Israel, Palestinians to hold security meeting Ha'aretz 8/5/2004 A security cooperation meeting between high-level Israelis and Palestinians will be held within the next 48 hours, the East Jerusalem-based Al-Quds newspaper reported on... PM aide: Sharon denies reported plan to expand Ma'aleh Adumim Ha'aretz 8/5/2004 Prime Minister Ariel Sharon told United States envoy Eliot Abrams on Thursday that Israel had no plan to create territorial continuity between Jerusalem and... Israel to seek new approach from U.S. on settlement blocs Ha'aretz 8/5/2004 Israel will ask the Bush administration for a different approach to the major settlement blocs in the territories and an understanding that Israel be... EU deal in 'Made in Israel' row BBC 8/5/2004 Agreement has been reached in a wrangle between the European Commission and Israel over goods made in Palestinian territories in the West Bank and... PM meets with U.S. envoy; talks to focus on continuing settlement activity Ha'aretz 8/5/2004 Prime Minister Ariel Sharon met Thursday evening with United States envoy Elliot Abrams, for talks in which Abrams was expected to demand an explanation... U.S. 'deeply concerned' about stranded Palestinians Ha'aretz 8/3/2004 WASHINGTON - Washington said on Monday it is deeply concerned that thousands of Palestinians are stranded because Israel has closed a border crossing between Egypt... Abdullah slams PA indecisiveness, failure to stick to stance Ha'aretz 8/3/2004 Jordan's King Abdullah said Tuesday that the Palestinian Authority had made too many "surprise" concessions in peace talks with Israel, and needed to take... Cairo: New Round of Inter-Palestinian Talks International Press Center 8/3/2004 GAZA, Palestine, August 3, 2004 (IPC + Al Jazeera)-- A new round of talks between Palestinian factions is due to start today, according to official... EU criticies Israel colony expansion Al-Jazeera 8/3/2004 The European Union has criticised Israel's plans to expand an illegal Jewish colony on occupied Palestinian land in the West Bank. Maale Adumim, the... U.S. increases pressure on Israel to halt settlement activity Ha'aretz 8/3/2004 The United States Undersecretary of State for Near Easterns affairs William Burns met Tuesday with Israeli Ambassador to the U.S. Daniel Ayalon, to discuss... US expects Israel to fulfill its obligations Maariv 8/3/2004 Following a report in NRG Maariv, the US State Department calls on Israel to halt plans to build 600 apartments in Maaleh Adumim and... EU mulling upgrading economic agreement with Israel Maariv 8/2/2004 Conditional on Israeli willingness to increased EU involvement in political process -- The European Union is willing to significantly enhance its economic agreement with Israel... Canada now probing NZ affair Ha'aretz 8/1/2004 The Canadian authorities are looking into the fact that a Mossad agent arrested in New Zealand used a Canadian passport to enter the country... Efforts to foil missile deal anger Jordanians Ha'aretz 8/2/2004 Jordanian diplomats responded angrily to reports yesterday in Haaretz that Israel opposes the American sale of missiles to Jordan. The diplomats said Jordan would... Israel trying to prevent U.S.-Jordan missile deal Ha'aretz 8/1/2004 Israel is trying to block an American-Jordanian arms deal, a diplomatic source said yesterday. The deal is for AMRAAM air-to-air missiles to be installed... U.S., U.K. officials slam clearance to expand Ma'aleh Adumim Ha'aretz 8/2/2004 American and British government officials criticized Monday the Defense Ministry's approval of plans to expand Ma'aleh Adumim, the largest settlement in the West Bank...

Human Rights..

"It's like a world turned upside down here." International Solidarity Movement 8/23/2004 Yesterday four of us went into Hebron to find out what the situation is there. We arrived in the late afternoon and wandered through... Arab schools short-changed on more hours pledged by ministry Ha'aretz 8/31/2004 Arab schools last year received only slightly more than half the additional hours that they were promised, and this year will receive around 58... Ramle Jews oppose opening of new Arab school Ha'aretz 8/31/2004 Jewish residents in Ramle are trying to block the opening of an Arab school in the Kiryat Menachem neighborhood, fearing it will harm property... "I Wait With You." International Solidarity Movement 8/28/2004 Today Fadwa Barghouti, wife of imprisoned Marwan Barghouti , spoke to the people of Sawya and the surrounding district in the prisoners hunger strike solidarity... Hamas, Jihad urge for release of French hostages in Iraq Xinhua 8/31/2004 GAZA, Aug. 31 (Xinhuanet) -- Palestinian militant movements IslamicJihad (Holy War) and the Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) calledon Tuesday upon Iraqi militants to immediately release... Israel puts new conditions on Palestinians' travel across Rafah Xinhua 8/31/2004 GAZA, Aug. 31 (Xinhuanet) -- Chief of the Palestinian terminals andcrossings in the Gaza Strip announced Tuesday that Israel has imposed new conditions on Palestinian... First Solidarity Hunger Strike Fatality in Nablus, support resumes International Middle East Media Center 8/31/2004 Thousands of Palestinians marched in the funeral of Aisheh Al-Zaban who died while on hunger strike in solidarity with the striking Palestinian and Arab... Israeli Druze set to visit Syria BBC 8/30/2004 An Israeli court has for the first time authorised members of the country's Druze community to visit Syria, which is still officially at war... Israeli Court Prevents Salt, Solidarity Overflows International Press Center 8/31/2004 RAMALLAH, Palestine, August31, 2004 (IPC+ Agencies)-- The Israeli high courtdismissed on Mondayan appeal filed by the Palestinian Prisoners Society (PPS) that the Israeli prisons... 17 Female Internee’s Health Drastically Deteriorated International Press Center 8/31/2004 GAZA. August 31, 2004 (IPC) --- The Palestinian prisoner society (PPS) of Tulkarem said that 17 on-strike internees health go downhill in al Ramlah women’s... 'Empty Stomach' Battle Scores 'First Win' Islam Online 8/28/2004 GAZA, August 28 (IslamOnline.net) – Palestinian detainees in Israeli jails continued with resolve their hunger strike for the 14th day running Saturday, August 28, as... Occupation Forces Close Two Gates in Jenin StopTheWall.org 8/30/2004 On August 20, Occupation Forces have closed the second of two Wall gates in Jenin district. As we reported last week, Occupation Forces closed... Supreme Court: Attorney General's Office to Respond Immediately to Adalah's Petition re Supplying Salt to Hunger-Striking Prisoners Adalah 8/30/2004 On 26 August 2004, Adalah filed a petition to the Supreme Court of Israel demanding that the Court issue an order nisi asking the... Palestinian Mother Dies in Solidarity With Jailed Son Islam Online 8/30/2004 NABLUS, August 30 (IslamOnline.net) – A Palestinian mother of a prisoner at an Israeli jail has starved to death after staging a hunger strike in... Police brutality hits civilians Ha'aretz 8/30/2004 Fortunately for the Channel 2 photographer who was beaten up by policemen in Afula on Saturday, his colleagues filmed the violent incident and saw... High Court allows screening of 'Jenin Jenin' Ha'aretz 8/31/2004 High Court Justice Eliahu Mazza ruled Monday that Mohammed Bakri's controversial movie "Jenin Jenin" may be shown in theaters and on television. He turned... In Pictures: Palestinians support hunger strikers Al-Jazeera 8/29/2004 Fourteen photographs of Palestinians in support of prisoners on hunger strike... Marda Village and other Stories International Solidarity Movement 8/25/2004 Marda Village] Last night I spent my third night in Marda. It was also ththird night in a row that the Israeli Occupation Forces... Testimony from an Activist Detained in Nablus International Solidarity Movement 8/26/2004 Nablus]We were in the Nablus old city when we got a call from Balaata refugee camp saying that the Israeli army were active... Hunger Strike Tent in Gaza: Ninth Day of Solidarity and Activities International Press Center 8/30/2004 GAZA, Palestine, August 30, 2004 (IPC)-- The solidarity sit-in tent pitched in the middle of the Anonymous Soldier Park in Gaza City, which has... Peace Advocate Gandhi Condemns Israel's Apartheid Wall International Press Center 8/30/2004 WEST BANK, Palestine, August 30, 2004 (IPC+WAFA)— The Indian peace advocate Dr. Arun Gandhi paid a visit yesterday to the West Bank cities... Hunger-Strikers in Israeli Jails Subject to Gastric Cancer International Press Center 8/30/2004 GAZA, August 30, 2004 (IPC)-- The President of the Palestinian Prisoner's Society (PPS) Essa Karake’ warned in a statement today from the risks of... ACRI and Adalah petition High Court on hunger strike prisoners Electronic Intifada/ACRI/Adalah 8/30/2004 On Sunday 29 August 2004, Adalah and The Association for Civil Rights in Israel (ACRI) submitted a petition to the Supreme Court, in the... Palestinian hunger strike resumes Al-Jazeera 8/30/2004 About 800 Palestinian prisoners have gone back on hunger strike after claiming conditions in an Israeli jail have not changed. However the Israeli Prisons... Palestinian hunger strikers warn against disaster Middle East Online 8/26/2004 Prisoners held in Israeli jails urge United Nations' intervention to prevent 'humanitarian disaster'. -- JERUSALEM - Palestinians being held in Israeli prisons appealed Thursday for international... Hundreds of Nablus Residents Rounded Up During the Latest Israeli Incursion Miftah 8/25/2004 Israeli occupation forces raided Askar refugee camp in the West Bank city of Nablus and rounded up hundreds of its residents in a high... 350 security prisoners end two-week hunger strike Ha'aretz 8/28/2004 Some 350 security prisoners at Shikma jail have ended their two-week hunger strike, Prisons Authority spokesman Ofer Lefler said Friday, as the United Nations... UN Committee expresses grave concern at conditions Palestinian prisoners Electronic Intifada/DPR 8/26/2004 The Bureau of the Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People issued the following statement concerning the hunger strike... PCHR: Weekly report on human rights violations Electronic Intifada/PCHR 8/27/2004 The Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) have continued with their attacks on the occupied Palestinian territory (oPt). These attacks cost the lives of six Palestinian... Leading Israeli organizations call for an immediate change in policy towards the Palestinian political prisoners Electronic Intifada 8/27/2004 Prisoners on hunger strike are denied vital salts, medical treatment and access to their lawyers. In a press conference today at the Alternative Information... Jordanians rally to support prisoners Al-Jazeera 8/27/2004 Dozens of relatives and friends of Jordanian prisoners held in Israeli jails have staged a sit-in outside UN headquarters in the Jordanian capital to... Palestinian prisoners suspend hunger strike Al-Jazeera 8/27/2004 Some 800 Palestinian detainees in Israel's Ashkelon prison have suspended their 13-day-old hunger strike until Monday after some of their demands were met... Thirteen UN agencies expressed concern about conditions Palestinian prisoners Electronic Intifada/UNOCHA 8/27/2004 Thirteen United Nations institutions operating in the occupied Palestinian territory expressed concern today about the hunger strike that reportedly more than 2,900 Palestinian prisoners... Red Cross visits detainees on hunger strike Electronic Intifada/ICRC 8/27/2004 The International Committee of the Red Cross has continued to conduct its activities in Israeli places of detention during the current hunger strike by... Salfit Girls Join Freedom March to Budrus International Womens' Peace Service 8/11/2004 Ten girls from the new Salfit group, Flowers Against the Occupation, joined 100 international and Palestinian activists on the Freedom March along the path... UN ‘strongly protests’ Israel’s use of Palestine refugee school as detention centre United Nations News 8/26/2004 26 August 2004 – The main United Nations agency helping Palestine refugees has strongly protested Israel’s use of one of its schools as a detention... Slide Show: Palestinians in Tents After Demolitions Islam Online 8/9/2004 Hundreds of Palestinians who lost their homes during an Israeli operation in the northern Gaza Strip town of Beit Hanun, rested with their families... UK Journalist Denied Entry Based on Ideological Beliefs International Solidarity Movement 8/25/2004 Israeli MK’s will visit Ewa Jasiewicz in Detention Today *Attorneys Will Appeal to the Supreme Court-- One week ago, Judge Kobo of the Tel... ISM Joins Hunger Strike International Solidarity Movement 8/25/2004 Saturday, August 28: International Solidarity Movement Joins Hunger Strike in Soldarity / Monday, August 30: World Wide Hunger Strike and Protests/ Activists of International Solidarity... Violence in Nablus Detained Activist Tells His Story International Solidarity Movement 8/24/2004 Nablus] On 21st of august at ca. 16:00 four international peace activists (Aaron/USA, Tom/GB, Uwe/Ger, and me Franz/Aut), members... Israel Plays 'Dirty' to Win Empty Stomach Battle Islam Online 8/26/2004 KHAN YOUNIS, August 26 (IslamOnline.net) – As "empty stomach" battle fought by the Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails entered its 12th day Thursday, August 26... Palestinian Prisoner Tells Near Death Experience in Israeli Jail International Press Center 8/26/2004 GAZA, August 26, 2004 (IPC + WAFA) -- A report prepared by the Palestinian Prisoner's Society (PPS) revealed the atrocities committed by the Israeli Prison Service... Hunger Strike Day 12: Israeli Threats and Bullying International Press Center 8/26/2004 GAZA, August 26, 2004 (IPC + Agencies)-- As the Palestinian prisoners' open-ended hunger strike entered its 12th day, the Israeli Prison Service stepped up coercive... Israel to deport UK journalist The Guardian 8/26/2004 A British journalist, Ewa Jasiewicz, was ordered to be deported from Israel yesterday after a court ruled that her "naivety" could be exploited by... On Strike: Detainees Speak of Israeli Jails Islam Online 8/24/2004 Question and Answer session with AbuMuhammad, Spokesman for Palestinian Detainees -- Q: Did the Israeli treatment improve in response to your strike, and how?Answer... Palestinian Prisoners’ Hunger Strike ‘Jihad’: Chief Judge Islam Online 8/24/2004 NABLUS, August 24 (IslamOnline.net) – The hunger strike staged by thousands of Palestinian prisoners ten days ago in protest at their deplorable conditions inside Israeli... Malnutrition of Palestinian Children Likely To Worsen, UNICEF Says International Press Center 8/24/2004 GAZA, August 24, 2004 (IPC+Agencies)--- The United Nations Children Fund (UNICEF) warned that the escalated violence between the Israelis and the Palestinians and... Prisons' Authorities transferred some prisoners to Iisolation Cells International Middle East Media Center 8/23/2004 The Prisoners Rights organization "Mandela" said that the Israeli Prisons' Authority is executing a plan to thwart the Palestinian Prisoners' Hunger strike that entered... Report: Harsh treatment of Palestinian women prisoners Electronic Intifada/WOFPP 8/23/2004 Neve Tirza Prison -- There are now altogether approximately 100 Palestinian women political prisoners. On 13 June one group, about half of the women, was... Halmish settlers are stopping supply of water to Bani Zeid Algharbyh ReliefWeb 8/23/2004 Bani Zeid Algharbyh which includes the following communities: Beit Reema, Dier Ghassaneh, Kufor Ein, Qarawet Bani Zeid, and Annabi Saleh with a population of... Child rights group: "Israel should respect rights of child detainees" Electronic Intifada 8/24/2004 Palestinian child detainees report that they are frequently subjected to arbitrary and often severe treatment by prison guards and military interrogators." -- Today, Palestinian political... Global Solidarity With Palestinian Prisoners Steadily Mounting International Press Center 8/24/2004 GAZA, Palestine, August 24, 2004 (IPC + Agencies)— As 7200 Palestinian prisoners, being jailed by Israel in prisons and detention centers, continue their hunger strike... Prison Clinics Rife with Patients, Prison Service Acknowledges Al Barghothi’s Photos Fabricated International Press Center 8/24/2004 GAZA, August 24,2004 (IPC)--- As the Palestinian prisonersopen-ended hunger strike to improve their wretched conditions entered the tenth day one many ofon- strike internees... Artists, Film Makers and Ministers on Solidarity Hunger Strike With Palestinian Prisoners International Press Center 8/24/2004 About 75 Palestinians, including artists, film makers and ministers, joined the solidarity tent pitched just outside the Palestinian Legislative Council (PLC) building in Gaza... Israeli Army Invade Old City of Nablus and Occupy and Destroy Homes International Solidarity Movement 8/21/2004 Nablus]Internationals in Nablus witnessed a young boy shot in the neck Saturday, August 21. According to the internationals present in Nablus, homes are... Rafah: Prisoners in Solidarity Rafah Today 8/23/2004 I want my father, I want my father, I want my father, why doesn’t the world want to understand that?!" with these words began... Solidarity sit-ins held in West Bank Al-Jazeera 8/24/2004 People in many West Bank cities and towns have staged a general sit-in to express solidarity with fellow Palestinians held in Israeli jails, Aljazeera's... UN official: Apartheid in territories worse than S. Africa Ha'aretz 8/24/2004 South African law professor John Dugard, the special rapporteur for the United Nations on the situation of human rights in the Palestinian territories, has... Released Female Prisoner: Conditions in the Israeli Prison ‘Hellish’ International Press Center 8/22/2004 GAZA, August 22, 2004 (IPC + Al Sharq Al Awsat) -- Asma Abdelrazeq, a Palestinian female prisoner who has been recently released along with her two... Palestinian Prisoners Repressed to Give up Their Hunger Strike International Press Center 8/22/2004 GAZA, August 22,2004 (IPC)--- Among the unwavering attempts by the Israeli prisoners’ service to break the open hunger strike the Palestinian prisoners are embarking... Arab pilot barred from flying his cousins Ha'aretz 8/23/2004 An Arkia Airlines security officer at the Haifa airport did not allow two Kafr Kana residents to board a private plane on Saturday. The... Al-Haq: Israeli Prison Authorities Must Ensure the Fundamental Rights of Palestinian Political Prisoners Palestine Chronicle 8/21/2004 AL-HAQ (August 18, 2004) - Over 1,600 Palestinian political prisoners are currently participating in a hunger strike to protest their detention conditions and treatment by... Palestinian Detainees on Hunger Strike for 8th Consecutive Day Palestine Media Center 8/23/2004 New Book Documenting Brutal Israeli Torture Methods -- Eight days on, Palestinian detainees on hunger strike since Sunday August 15 rose to some 76 percent... Part of Modi'in-J'lem road to remain outside separation fence Ha'aretz 8/24/2004 A portion of Route 443, the main road from Modi'in to Jerusalem, will remain outside the separation fence, Colonel Danny Tirza told the Knesset... Hamas Urges Worldwide Fast in Solidarity With Prisoners Islam Online 8/23/2004 GAZA CITY, August 23 (IslamOnline.net) – As an open-ended hunger strike by Palestinian prisoners inside Israeli jails entered its eighth running day, Hamas urged Muslims... PICCR: Israeli Violations in Nablus Over a Year International Press Center 8/23/2004 NABLUS, Palestine, August 23, 2004 (IPC) -- The Palestinian Independent Commission for Citizens' Rights (PICCR) in Nablus published on Sunday its report, which records the... Prisoners to Keep on Hunger Strike as Solidarity Intensifies International Press Center 8/23/2004 GAZA, August 23, 2004 (IPC + Agencies)— With the eighth consecutive day of their hunger strike, thousands of Palestinian prisoners in various Israeli jails and... Detained British journalist wins entry to Israel Ha'aretz 8/20/2004 A British journalist linked to a pro-Palestinian group will be freed from detention and allowed to enter Israel, but not the West Bank, her... UK journalist detained in Israel BBC 8/20/2004 UK foreign secretary Jack Straw is being urged to take action over a UK journalist detained in Israel. Ewa Jasiewicz, 26, was prevented from... United Nations Agencies Help Distribute Bread to 3,000 Palestinians Miftah/UNWFP 8/20/2004 Nablus – 20 August – Yesterday, the World Food Program and the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs provided 6,500 pieces of bread to... Hunger strike Al-Ahram Weekly on-line 8/19/2004 Palestinian prisoners and detainees in Israeli jails protest prison conditions with a mass hunger strike, reports Khalid Amayreh from the West Bank -- Thousands of... Shin Bet denies torture, says it abides by High Court rulings Ha'aretz 8/19/2004 The Shin Bet follows the rulings of the High Court of Justice, said its spokesman Asi Shariv yesterday when asked if the agency had... `Ticking bomb' was beaten and tortured in 2002 interrogation Ha'aretz 8/19/2004 The Shin Bet security service continues to use violence in its interrogations of suspected terrorists, despite the 1999 High Court of Justice ruling that... Unsuccessful assassination attempt by IOF against a Hamas leader Palestinian Centre for Human Rights 8/18/2004 PCHR strongly condemns the attempted assassination of a Hamas leader by IOF.The target of the assassination attempt was Sheik Ahmed al Ja’abari.The operation resulted... Palestinian and Arab prisoners in Israeli jails continue with hunger strike demanding improved conditions Palestinian Centre for Human Rights 8/18/2004 PCHR expresses its deep concern at the continued actions of the Israeli Occupation Authorities towards the legitimate demands of the Palestinian prisoners in Israeli... Critics scorn IDF statistics on abuse probes Ha'aretz 8/19/2004 The Military Police has launched investigations into 600 IDF soldiers suspected of abusing Palestinians since the start of the intifada in September 2000, outgoing... Freedom March Pushes Thru Major Israeli Checkpoint International Solidarity Movement 8/18/2004 Qalandiya]The Freedom March Breaks Thru Major Israeli Checkpoint. Today, August 18, 2004, Palestinians and international supporters from around the world marched without stopping... Prisons Service: Barghouti secretly eating meals Ha'aretz 8/19/2004 The Prisons Service distributed pictures yesterday of Marwan Barghouti eating lunch, as part of its psychological warfare campaign against the hunger strike of Palestinian... Adalah: "Fluids and salt must return to hunger-striking prisoners" Electronic Intifada 8/19/2004 On 17 August 2004, Adalah submitted a pre-petition to the Attorney General's Office demanding that they issue an order to the authorities of the... ADALAH Appeals the Supreme to Prevent Using Civilians as Human Shields International Press Center 8/19/2004 GAZA, August 19, 2004 (IPC + Al Quds) - - The Legal Center for Arab Minority Rights in Israel (ADALAH) submitted a petition to the Israeli Supreme... Local and World Support of Hunger Strike of Prisoners International Press Center 8/19/2004 GAZA, August 19, 2004 (IPC + Agencies) - - Several Local, regional and world activities continued their support of the Palestinian prisoners' hunger strike in Israeli jails... Despite court rulings, Shin Bet still tortures 'ticking bombs' Ha'aretz 8/19/2004 The Shin Bet security service continues to use violence in its interrogations of suspected terrorists, despite a 1999 High Court of Justice ruling that... Sharon agrees to more settler homes Al-Jazeera 8/17/2004 Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon has approved building tenders for 1000 more homes in Jewish settlements in the West Bank, sources say. The political... Prisoners of Gaza crowd border in vain hope of leaving The Guardian 8/20/2004 Akram Abu Elouf's leg was blown apart by an Israeli bullet fired from a watch tower half a mile away as he led his... Israel dismisses Abu Ala’s attempt to mediate hunger strike Maariv 8/15/2004 Prison Authority says no compromise, begins retaliatory steps. Official Israeli line "they can drop dead". -- Israel has ignored an attempt by PA premier Abu... PPS: More Than 40,000 Palestinians Arrested During Al Aqsa Intifada International Press Center 8/14/2004 GAZA, August 14,2004 (IPC)---Palestinian Prisoner Society (PPS) asserted today that ever since the outbreak of Al Aqsa Intifada in Sep 2000, the Israeli... Prisons Service will set up barbecues to combat hunger strike by Palestinian security prisoners Ha'aretz 8/16/2004 Barbecues have been set up to grill meat near the cells of Palestinian security prisoners in an effort to combat a hunger strike that... Prisoners Hunger Strike Backed Widely International Press Center 8/16/2004 GAZA, Palestine, August 16, 2004 (IPC + Agencies)— In their reaction to the Palestinian prisoners' hunger strike that began yesterday, several Palestinian and regional bodies... Palestinian Detainees Begin 'Empty Stomach' Battle Islam Online 8/15/2004 GAZA CITY, August 15 (IslamOnline.net) - Thousands of Palestinians detained by Israel began Sunday, August 15, an open-ended hunger strike for a number of demands... 'Palestinian Hunger Strike' Gains Momentum Islam Online 8/16/2004 RAMALLAH, August 16 (IslamOnline.net & News Agencies) – Palestinian Chief Judge Taysir Rajab Al-Tamimi and Archbishop Atallah Hana, the spokesman for the Orthodox Church in Al-Quds... PA, Israeli Arabs plan show of solidarity with hunger strikers Ha'aretz 8/16/2004 The Palestinian Authority has designated Wednesday as a day of solidarity with Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails, who began an open-ended hunger strike Sunday... Freedom March Builds as it Nears Jerusalem International Solidarity Movement 8/16/2004 Ramallah] The Freedom March Against the Wall, that began July 30 in Jenin, has traveled for 16 days and visited approximately 60 villages and... Israeli Violence Continues in Nablus and Surrounding Area International Solidarity Movement 8/15/2004 Nablus]Friday, August 13,ISM activists were told that the Israeli Army had gone into the home of the Palestinian who had attacked the... Palestinian Political Prisoners Begin Hunger Strike International Solidarity Movement 8/15/2004 Ramallah] Palestinian political prisoners in Israeli prisons began an open-ended hunger strike Sunday, August 15. The Committee for the Families of Political Prisoners and... Israel turns up heat on prisoners BBC 8/16/2004 Israel has launched a psychological war against hundreds of Palestinian inmates on hunger strike for better conditions. Prison officers are setting up barbecues outside... Palestinian prisoners endure hunger strike Al-Jazeera 8/16/2004 Thousands of Palestinian political prisoners being held in Israeli jails have begun a hunger-strike in protest of their living conditions, Palestinian and Israeli security... Gaza: Thousands back hunger strike Al-Jazeera 8/16/2004 Thousands of Palestinians have marched in Gaza in a show of solidarity with political prisoners being held in Israeli jails and detention centres. Palestinians... Mass hunger strike in Israeli jails The Guardian 8/16/2004 About 1,600 Palestinian prisoners began a hunger strike yesterday to protest at conditions in Israeli jails. The Israeli prisons authority said the inmates had... Israel to deport U.K. writer with ties to ISM Ha'aretz 8/13/2004 Israel plans to deport a British freelance writer who was barred entry on security grounds due to her activism on behalf of pro-Palestinian organizations... Prisons Service heads to discuss hunger strike by Palestinians Ha'aretz 8/13/2004 In anticipation of an impending mass hunger strike by Palestinian security prisoners to be held in 20 prisons throughout Israel, senior Prisons Service officials... Israeli forces attack medical staff in Rafah Electronic Intifada 8/12/2004 The Palestinian Medical Relief Society condemns Tuesday’s attack against PMRS ambulance staff whilst they distributed first aid kits to residents of Rafah. Thanks to... Israel's budget discriminates against Palestinian citizens Electronic Intifada/HRW 8/12/2004 Israel’s draft budget fails to address systematic discrimination against Palestinian Arab school children, Human Rights Watch said today in letters to the Israeli government... Continuous suffering on the Gates of the Separation Wall around Qalqilia International Middle East Media Center 8/12/2004 Residents of several villages around Qalqilia said Thursday that soldiers intensified the military procedures on the gates of the Separation Wall in several areas... Hanegbi: Prisoners on hunger strike 'can stave to death' Ha'aretz 8/13/2004 The thousands of Palestinian security prisoners planning to launch a hunger strike Sunday "can strike for a day, a month, even starve to death... Demands of the detainees prior to launching the open-ended Hunger Strike International Middle East Media Center 8/13/2004 The Palestinian Prisoners Society said Friday that it received a list of the demands of the detainees in Israeli detention camps, and added that... Gandhi's grandson to Join Civil Based Protests in WB International Middle East Media Center 8/13/2004 The grandson of former Indian leader Mahatma Gandhi, Arun Gandhi, is to join a series of civil based protests against the Israeli occupation. A... A Day in the North, Photos StopTheWall.org 8/12/2004 Settlers Burn More Olive Trees in Marda -- Last Monday, August 9th, settlers burned 60 olive trees in the north side of Marda village, Salfit... Palestinians under 35-years-old Denied Access by Israeli Troops International Press Center 8/12/2004 WEST BANK, Palestine, August12, 2004 (IPC+ Agencies)-- Without pre-caution and apparently apart of its continued restrictive measures against the Palestinian population in West Bank... PCHR: Israeli Forces Committed War Crimes During Current Week International Press Center 8/12/2004 GAZA, Palestine, August 12, 2004 (IPC + WAFA) - - The Palestinian Center for Human Rights (PCHR) asserted in its weekly report that Israeli forces committed war... Israeli Army Continue to Kill and Injure Palestinians; Activist Shot International Solidarity Movement 8/12/2004 Nablus]This Thursday morning, August 12 around 8:30 am, five Israeli Army jeeps entered Balata Camp and occupied several homes in the middle... March Gathers Momentum in Budrus International Solidarity Movement 8/12/2004 Budrus] While hundreds in Budrus celebrated the Freedom March and their resistance to the Wall, the Israeli Army took a 15 year-old boy from... Israeli troops 'detain' BBC crew Al-Jazeera 8/13/2004 Three BBC journalists were detained at gunpoint by Israeli soldiers in the West Bank city of Nablus. Nicholas Springate, BBC's Jerusalem bureau chief, said... Palestinian Prisoners to Embark on Hunger Strike Demanding an End to Their Wretched Conditions International Press Center 8/12/2004 GAZA, August 12, 2004 (IPC) ---- Palestinian prisoners inside Israeli occupation jails have demanded allowing them to use mobile telephones among other things included in... IDF detains three BBC journalists in Nablus Ha'aretz 8/12/2004 Israel Defense Forces troops in the West Bank city of Nablus detained three British Broadcasting Corporation journalists and a Palestinian doctor at gunpoint for... Israeli Soldiers Occupy Homes in Nablus; Seven Palestinians Injured International Solidarity Movement 8/10/2004 Nablus] Tuesday, August 11, ten International Solidarity Movement activists, one representative of the PMRC and Palestinians investigated a building occupation in the Duwar area... ILA defies HCJ, continues discriminating against Arabs Maariv 8/11/2004 Prevents Arab doctor from buying home in Karmiel -- The ILA (Israel Land authority), the government-controlled body which owns 90% of all the land in... New York Freedom Marcher Arrested International Solidarity Movement 8/10/2004 At around 6:00pm as the Freedom March arrived at a gate in the fence section of the Apartheid Wall, which also serves as... Israeli Occupation Re-Shut Down Rafah Terminal International Press Center 8/11/2004 RAFAH, August 11,2004 (IPC+WAFA)---The Israeli occupying authorities shut Gaza's border terminal with Egypt on Wednesday, Palestinian officials said, five days after reopening... Abu Holi Checkpoint: Torture of Palestinians in the Heart of Romantic Landscape WAFA 8/11/2004 GAZA, August 11, 2004 (WAFA)-Just after leaving the city of Deir al-Balah, south of Gaza City, our eyes were caught by the beautiful... Video Clip of The Cage StopTheWall.org 8/9/2004 Documentary Video, Omar Nazzal, August 9th, 2004 -- A short clip taken from the 27 minute video, The Cage, by Omar Nazzal, which shows the... Court rejects female refusenik's petition against IDF service Ha'aretz 8/10/2004 The High Court of Justice yesterday rejected a petition by Laura Milo to be recognized as a conscientious objector and released from service in... IDF: `Apartheid' comparison on road policies unfair Ha'aretz 8/10/2004 Senior Israel Defense Forces sources yesterday rejected an accusation from a human rights group that Israel's policies on roads and highways in the West... 8000 Palestinians Inside Israeli Jails, 385 Minors, 83 Females International Press Center 8/9/2004 GAZA, August9,2004 (IPC)-- More than 8,000 inmates are currently held in 256 Israeli jails and concentration camps including 83 female prisoners in Majedo prison... Confiscating Palestinian Vehicles, Ongoing for Years, Lately Legalized International Middle East Media Center 8/10/2004 The practice of confiscating Palestinian Vehicles, which army carried out for several years in the Palestinian territories, was legalized Monday in an order issued... Several detainees clubbed in Qadumim detention International Middle East Media Center 8/10/2004 Lawyer of the Palestinian Prisoners Society, Jamal Abteely, visited Qadumim detention camp, and said that several detainees complained of abuse and torture in addition... March Against the Wall Continues; Encounter more Suffering From the Wall and Israeli Army International Solidarity Movement 8/6/2004 Tulkarem]Wednesday, August 4th the Freedom March was joined by 30-40 Palestinian women from the Tulkarem area who accompanied the march for part... No Children Among Palestinian Resistance: Study Islam Online 8/6/2004 NABLUS, August 6 (IslamOnline.net) - A study by the Global Child Advocacy Movement (GCAM) - Palestine Branch - has refuted Israeli allegations of Palestinian plans to enlist... March Against the Wall Continues; Encounter more Suffering From the Wall and Israeli Army International Solidarity Movement 8/6/2004 Tulkarem]Wednesday, August 4th the Freedom March was joined by 30-40 Palestinian women from the Tulkarem area who accompanied the march for part... Weekly report on human rights violations Electronic Intifada/PCHR 8/5/2004 Israeli occupying forces have perpetrated more violations of human rights against Palestinian civilians in the Occupied Palestinian Territories (OPTs). This week, 8 Palestinians, 6... Israel loses press cards appeal BBC 8/5/2004 Israel's government has lost an appeal against a High Court ruling that it was illegal to bar Palestinians getting Israeli press cards. In April... Hundreds stream over Gaza border BBC 8/6/2004 Hundreds of Palestinian travellers have streamed through the newly reopened border between Gaza and Egypt. The Israeli army, which controls the frontier, had shut... Anti Apartheid Wall Campaigns Loudly Echo International Press Center 8/5/2004 GAZA, August 5, 2004 (IPC+Agencies)--The Anti-Apartheid Wall campaign continued its activities. A solidarity rally with the Palestinian people against the wall will... Press Freedom Violations in Israel and OPA Miftah/International Press Institute 8/5/2004 Press Freedom Violations in Israel and Occupied Palestinian Areas September 28, 2000 - May 20, 2003 -- Since the beginning of the violent crisis in Israel... IDF to release 100 Palestinian prisoners to ease overcrowding Ha'aretz 8/5/2004 The Israel Defense Forces is preparing to release some 100 Palestinian prisoners and detainees in the near future, to ease overcrowding in jails. Preparations... UN urged to aid bereft Palestinians Al-Jazeera 8/5/2004 Egypt has urged UN Secretary General Kofi Annan to help repatriate thousands of Palestinians stranded in its territory since July. Egyptian foreign ministry officials... Responding to continued insecurity, UN agency relocates more staff out of Gaza Electronic Intifada/UNRWA 8/5/2004 For the second time in two weeks, the head of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) has decided to... IDF confirms Israel will reopen Rafah border crossing Friday Ha'aretz 8/5/2004 The Israel Defense Forces confirmed Thursday that Israel will reopen the Rafah border crossing between Egypt and the southern Gaza Strip on Friday after... UN evacuates Gaza refugee staff BBC 8/4/2004 The United Nations agency for Palestinian refugees says it is evacuating all its non-essential foreign staff from the Gaza Strip. The announcement came as... Israel's border closure traps 6,000 in Egypt  The Guardian 8/2/2004 About 6,000 Palestinians are trapped in Egypt by Israel's two-week closure of the border crossing into Gaza. As many as 2,000 people, including many... Gaza divided in three, Palestinians forced into the sand Rafah Today 8/2/2004 The Israeli military forces divided Gaza Strip into three parts with a new military point that is closed with sand near Netzarim settlement. Walking... PCHR Condemns attack and killing of prisoners from Gaza Central Prison Palestinian Centre for Human Rights 8/3/2004 PCHR strongly condemns the attack committed by a number of armed Palestinians against a number of high-security prisoners in Gaza Central Prison. The prisoners... PCHR Condemns ongoing IOF military operations in Beit Hanoun Palestinian Centre for Human Rights 8/3/2004 PCHR is gravely concerned about the serious consequences of the current Israeli military operation in the northern Gaza Strip, particularly in Beit Hanoun. PCHR... Red Cross and Red Crescent assist over 2,500 Palestinians at Rafah Terminal Electronic Intifada/ICRC 8/2/2004 The Egyptian Red Crescent Society (ERCS), with assistance from the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), is providing tents, food parcels, hygiene installations... Hebron: Hundreds of Prisoners’ Families Hunger Strike International Press Center 8/1/2004 HEBRON, Palestine, August 1, 2004 (IPC)— Hundreds of families of Palestinian prisoners from the West Bank took part in a sit-in in front of... Freedom Marchers Tear Down Gate; Hundreds to Join Tomarrow International Solidarity Movement 8/2/2004 Zeita]The Freedom March, which began Friday, July 30 in Zababah, is in it’s fourth day and is expected to grow to hundreds by... For Palestinians, the path to an education has been fenced off Ha'aretz 8/2/2004 Summer vacation for students in the Qalqilyah district is a short respite from the obstacle course they must travel on the road to an... Activists, Palestinians break through fence near Tul Karm Ha'aretz 8/2/2004 Palestinian residents of the West Bank village of Kafr Zeita and anti-separation fence activists on Monday burst through a gate in the barrier separating... Health Minister: Travelers' Suffering at Rafah Crossing Must End International Press Center 8/2/2004 GAZA, Palestine, August 2, 2004 (IPC + Agencies)— Palestinian Health Minister, Dr. Jawad Al-Tibi, made an urgent appeal to all international humanitarian bodies yesterday to... Israeli Violations Against Palestinian Prisoners: Bad Health Conditions and Confiscation of Private Money International Press Center 8/2/2004 Palestinian prisoners inside the Israeli prisons are held under bad health conditions. This is proven by the prisoners’ accounts to their lawyers and as... Israeli Violations Against Palestinian Prisoners: Bad Health Conditions and Confiscation of Private Money International Press Center 8/2/2004 Palestinian prisoners inside the Israeli prisons are held under bad health conditions. This is proven by the prisoners’ accounts to their lawyers and as... Anger at Israeli citizenship law BBC 8/2/2004 Human rights groups have renewed petitions against a law that bars Palestinians from joining family members in Israel. The Israeli government first passed the... Insecurity prompts relocation of UN staff out of Gaza but Palestinians still get aid Electronic Intifada/UN News 7/29/2004 Responding to prevailing insecurity in Gaza, the head of the main UN agency helping Palestine refugees has relocated some staff out the area while... Reporters Without Borders urges thorough investigation into brutal beating of film-maker David Benchetrit Reporters Without Borders 7/28/2004 We would like to see the police investigation pursued with the utmost vigour so that the perpetrators of this shocking violence are arrested and... Adminstrative detention, risk of ill-treatment or torture Electronic Intifada/OCMT 7/31/2004 The International Secretariat of OMCT (World Organization Against Torture - http://www.omct.org) has been informed by the Public Committee Against Torture in Israel (PCATI), a...

Economy..

Strikes disrupt start of school year Ha'aretz 9/1/2004 The new school year opens Wednesday under a cloud, as the strike by the Clerical Workers Union is set to interfere with the smooth... Recovery could prove short lived Maariv 8/12/2004 Second half of 2004 shows signs of slow down -- The economy is showing signs of slowing down, less than six months after it officially... Palestine Stock Exchange is alive and kicking Globes 8/26/2004 The Palestine Stock Exchange lists 26 companies, with an aggregate estimated value of $760 million, and held three IPOs so far in 2004. -- Despite... Decrease in foreign investments Maariv 8/22/2004 Less than 10% of TASE held by foreigners, a two year low. -- A Central Bank reports shows the exodus of foreign investors from the... School year to start next week on schedule Maariv 8/23/2004 ULA agrees to postpone countrywide municipal strike until after Rosh Hashanah -- The ULA (Union of Local Authorities), the roof organization of local government has... Ministry of Planning and UK kick-start UNDP participatory planning project Electronic Intifada/UNDP 8/19/2004 JERUSALEM -- Dr. Nabil Qassis, Minister of Planning, and Mr. Piers Cazalet, Acting Consul General of the UK to the Palestinian Authority, and Mr. Andrea... GDP grows 4.1% in first half of 2004 Ha'aretz 8/16/2004 In the first half of 2004, the economy in Israel grew by 4.1 percent, according to figures released yesterday by the Central Bureau of... Municipal workers threaten all-out strike from Sept. 1 Ha'aretz 8/17/2004 Local government workers plan to go on strike on September 1 to protest the continued nonpayment of salaries to some 15,000 employees. This means... All Religious Council begin unlimited strike tomorrow Maariv 8/16/2004 No burials, or kashrut inspections, or marriages. Rabbinate offices to close, no marriage registration possible -- The Histadrut has declared an unlimited Religious Councils strike... Islamic Bank to pay 25 million dollars to reconstruct Rafah ReliefWeb/Xinhua 8/12/2004 GAZA, Aug 12, 2004 (Xinhua via COMTEX) -- The Palestinian Minister of Public Works and Housing Minister Azzam el Ahmed announced on Thursday that the... Survey: 46 percent of households cannot meet monthly outlays Ha'aretz 8/10/2004 About 550,000 Israelis decided to forgo purchases of food or medications in 2003, according to a survey commissioned in late 2003 by the Central... Exports to Arab states jump 68 percent Ha'aretz 8/6/2004 Exports to Arab states rose by 68 percent, to $85 million, in the first half of 2004, compared to the same period last year... Mecca Cola comes to Israeli market Middle East Online 8/5/2004 Bottles line shelves in Arab Israeli towns although they are not being stocked in Jewish areas of country. -- JERUSALEM - Mecca Cola, the drink which... WFP extends emergency assistance to Palestinians Electronic Intifada/WFP 8/3/2004 ROME -- Amid continuing violence and conflict in the Palestinian Territories and the resulting deprivations on the lives and livelihoods of the population, the United... Dark cloud of closure hangs over Erez Ha'aretz 8/2/2004 The Erez industrial zone is a sad place these days. Almost all of its 150 plants have shut down and just 25 are still... Karni crossing gets new Chinese-made container scanner Ha'aretz 8/2/2004 A mobile X-ray machine to examine shipping containers has been imported from China and brought to Karni ,where today Israeli inspectors at the border... Ministers say 2005 budget will hurt society's weakest Ha'aretz 8/2/2004 Likud ministers lambasted the treasury's proposed state budget for 2005 when Prime Minister Ariel Sharon presented it to cabinet yesterday. At the second of... PCBS; 310,000 Unemployed Persons during the 2 Quarter International Press Center 8/1/2004 GAZA, August1, 2004 (PCBS) --- The Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS) announced in a press release the outcomes of a quarterly Survey of the...

People..

Italian island holds 240 migrants BBC 8/30/2004 Some 400 undocumented migrants have arrived in the past two weeks -- A 15-mere long wooden boat containing some 240 migrants has docked at... Israel's kibbutzim swap socialist ideals for personal profit in struggle to survive The Guardian 8/31/2004 Chris McGreal in Kfar Hanasi finds a community in radical change to woo youth -- For the older residents of this kibbutz, the break with... Family pours heart and soul into intricate creations Daily Star 8/31/2004 To those in the Traditional profession, glass-blowing is more like art than work - Artist describes the various aspects and processes of the business which... Joint Palestinian-Israeli project to be initiated amid the turmoil Maariv 8/30/2004 In project, which is part of series of joint undertakings, Tulkarem will provide wastewater for irrigation while Emek Hefer Municipality will transfer electricity. -- In... Wings of Freedom By Toine van Teeffelen, Electronic Intifada 8/29/2004 Palestinian singer Ammar looks an introvert person. On the Lebanese Future station, where he is a finalist in the Idol-like competition ("Superstar" it is... Rahim’s Story International Solidarity Movement 8/26/2004 Tulkarem] Fawzieh and Nada from the General Union of Palestinian Women and the ISM Committee Tulkarem took ISMers to visit families of prisoners. Those... Thousands march for peaceful protest in Abu Dis International Middle East Media Center 8/27/2004 Around 2,000 Palestinians and Israeli protestors demonstrated Friday adjacent to the separation wall in the town of Abu Dis, in support of the existing... Professor works to help create Palestinian state-in-the-making Daily Star 8/28/2004 The book in question is "A Little Piece Of Ground" -- Sonja Nimr says key is teaching students to think critically -- BEIRUT: "Successes? I'm broke... Egyptian students devote summer to put some color in Palestinian lives Daily Star 8/28/2004 Workshops focus on literature, theater - Activities in both Beddawi and Shatila camps boosted the children's creativity --SHATILA/BEDDAWI: Although political, economic and social pressures... Doubly tragic: Scottish festival depicts life under occupation Daily Star 8/27/2004 Two plays highlight protagonists' growing despair as violence escalates -- EDINBURGH, Scotland: Two men, two voices, two stories, one tragedy. Amid the cultural pandemonium that... Gaza Strip Sees Growing Orphan Sponsorship International Press Center 8/25/2004 GAZA, August 25 (IslamOnline.net) – An orphan you see, is you or me, placed more unfortunately. Palestinians in the Gaza Strip do well realize this... Arab-American comedians set Edinburgh on fire - with humor Daily Star 8/27/2004 The 'Axis of Evil Tour' pokes fun at the peculiarities of the post-Sept. 11 world -- Edinburgh: Comedians come in all shapes and sizes but... Gandhi grandson visits West Bank BBC 8/25/2004 Arun Gandhi, grandson of former Indian leader Mahatma Gandhi, is visiting Palestinian territories and Israel to spread the message of non-violence. Mr Gandhi will... Interview: "Operation Rainbow" Follow-up with Creator of 'Rafah Today' website, direct from Rafah By Stefan Christoff, Electronic Intifada 8/20/2004 Listen to an interview with Mohamed Omar, an independent Palestinian journalist from Rafah refugee camp in the Gaza Strip. Mohamed is the creator of... Ancient town found in W Sahara Al-Jazeera 8/21/2004 The remains of a prehistoric town dating back 15,000 years have been discovered in the Moroccan-administered territory of Western Sahara. The Moroccan state media... Uncovering Ice Age archaeology in Jordan Daily Star 8/24/2004 Early humans hunted large game near now-vanished lakes -- AMMAN: The early prehistory and archaeology of the Middle Pleistocene, or Ice Age, is being revealed... The village that transformed itself into an art exhibit... Daily Star 8/24/2004 Summer workshops offer courses for youngsters - 'I had the idea that if you want to rebuild an area that was completely damaged by the... Palestinians go to the vote for their `Superstar' Ha'aretz 8/23/2004 The Palestinian singer who made it through three rounds of "Superstar," the Lebanese version of the TV show "American Idol," told Haaretz last night... 'Women in Struggle' Highlights the Palestinian Women Prisoner Movement By Genevieve Cora Fraser, Palestine Chronicle 8/17/2004 Any Palestinian who involves themselves in the national struggle for independence takes a risk whether their role is non-violent or an act of resistance... Israeli Writer Slams Baffling Use Of 'Terror' Term Palestine Chronicle 8/15/2004 CAIRO - A prominent Israeli writer criticized Israel’s baffling definition of "terrorism" to demonize Palestinians and condemn "legitimate resistance" to a long-standing occupation of their... Cacophonous blasts of musical - and cultural - freedom Daily Star 8/20/2004 BEIRUT: For the majority of people free improvised music is merely noise - a cacophony of sounds from randomly matched instruments that has neither rhyme... Young cast overcomes inexperience to make Palestinian musical a hit Daily Star 8/18/2004 Lanterns' director: 'We've come along way together, and they deserve all the acclaim they get' -- RAMALLAH: It was a 12-year-old idea, and, once... Ain al-Hilweh leads push for Palestinian 'Super Star' Daily Star 8/20/2004 SIDON: Palestinians in the Ain al-Hilweh refugee camp are occupied with supporting Palestinian singer Ammar Hassan, a leading candidate who is competing against Libyan... Arab football team makes history for Israel Al-Hayat 8/16/2004 A little-known team is making football history as the qualifying rounds of the UEFA Cup begin this month. It is the first Arab team... Yasser Barakat Collection of Palestinian Embroidery Preserving Palestine’s Heritage and Art This Week in Palestine 8/1/2004 It takes non-stop efforts to guard and preserve something that a whole country is trying to conceal. Upon taking a closer look at the... e-mail: First Arab football team to represent Israel The Guardian 8/16/2004 The match itself will be little honoured outside the sporting annals, but last Thursday night an obscure team called Bnei Sakhnin made football history... Palestinians In Camps Find Ways To Survive Islam Online 8/13/2004 NABLUS, August 13 (IslamOnline.net & News Agencies) - Israeli daily incursions and sweeps the Balata refuge camp, east of Nablus, the West Bank, with the subsequent... Palestine and the Athens Olympics 2004 International Middle East Media Center 8/13/2004 Nabil Mabrook, head of the Palestinian Sport Union said that Palestinian Athletics will participate Athens Olympics which starts Friday, 13 August until 29 August... Bereaved parents planning anti-recruitment campaign Maariv 8/11/2004 Accuse country’s leaders of callous and cynical indifference, caring only about their careers and personal ambitions -- A group of bereaved parents has begun organizing... Olympics: IOC blocks Greek javelin champion's Olympic comeback for Palestine Channel NewsAsia 8/10/2004 ATHENS : The International Olympic Committee has barred Greece's Sofia Sakorafa, a 47-year-old former javelin world record holder, from staging a symbolic Olympic comeback... Jews who leave Israel for good Al-Jazeera 8/10/2004 Every Jewish immigrant that enters Israel is taking part in a continual referendum on its chances for survival. But many of the Jews who... Isreali, Palestinian Youth to Visit UN in Vienna United Nations 8/9/2004 VIENNA, 9 August (UN Information Service) -- In order to contribute to a project of peace and friendship among nations, the United Nations Office in... 2700 South Korean rally in Bethlehem in support to the Palestinian Cause International Middle East Media Center 8/10/2004 More than 2700 South Korean arrived in Bethlehem Monday and rallied in the streets of Bethlehem in support and solidarity with the Palestinian cause... Palestinian youths speak out with art Al-Jazeera 8/5/2004 An America Jew has made sure at least some Palestinian children will remember their land the way it was before its destruction by Israeli... In pictures: Your Middle East city BBC 8/5/2004 In addition to our weekly Middle East pictures series, BBC News Online would like you to send us pictures of your city. Every week... 50,000 Israeli Arabs expected at Al-Aqsa mosque rally Ha'aretz 8/6/2004 Muslim preachers across Israel called for worshippers to go to the Temple Mount on Saturday to pray and participate in the Islamic Movement Northern... Mural breaks silence of oppression Al-Jazeera 8/5/2004 An America Jew has made sure at least some Palestinian children will remember their land the way it was before its destruction by Israeli... Film: "WALL" on The Wall in Abu-Dis Oznik-news 7/26/2004 Photos and press release from last week's Palestine premiere of Simone Bitton's award winning Documetary, "Wall," on the wall in Abu-Dis, part of this... American Jews arrive in Israel Al-Jazeera 8/4/2004 A new wave of Jewish immigrants from North America has arrived in Israel, as part of an Israeli campaign to encourage Jews from around... Experts fight to save Islam's earliest mosques Jordan Times 8/2/2004 DUBAI — The Gulf state of the United Arab Emirates has a battle on its hands to protect some of Islam's earliest mosques from greedy... Ancient tradition lives on in Tripoli's spices souq Daily Star 8/3/2004 Soap still important part of city's economy -- TRIPOLI:What do amber, olive oil, ginger and tar have in common?They are all natural ingredients... Making movies and trying to stay alive at the same time Daily Star 8/2/2004 UK's National Film Theatre holds Arab film season -- LONDON...Certainly the Arab world has had its fair share of warfare, terror and murder in...

International..

US decides to press on with UN resolution Daily Star 9/1/2004 Lebanon condemns foreign opposition to proposed constitutional amendment -- BEIRUT: The United States announced late Tuesday night that it would press ahead with plans to... Corpse that points the finger of guilt The Guardian 8/30/2004 Bodies left unburied on Darfur hillside tell story of executions by Sudanese army and Janjaweed militia -- On a shallow slope between two hills of... Islamic banks could bring more Arab investments to Lebanon Daily Star 9/1/2004 BEIRUT: The presence of Islamic banks in Lebanon will help attract more Arab investments into the country and give a boost to the economy... Proposed UN resolution shows deterioration of US-Syrian ties Daily Star 9/1/2004 This is 'the worst policy for Washington to follow' analyst says -- WASHINGTON: A new initiative by the United States and France to seek a... A poisonous kind of justice The Independent 8/31/2004 When Dr Thomas Butler noticed vials of plague bacteria were missing from his Texas university lab, he did the right thing and informed the... WTO approves sanctions against US Al-Jazeera 8/31/2004 The World Trade Organisation has authorised the European Union and seven countries to impose millions of dollars' worth of sanctions in retaliation for a... White House, key lawmakers briefed on Israel probe Ha'aretz 8/31/2004 WASHINGTON - FBI investigators briefed key White House and congressional officials in recent days on their investigation of a Defense Department analyst suspected of turning... Iran becomes US election issue BBC 8/31/2004 The issue of Iran has unexpectedly become an issue in the US presidential election. While the Bush administration wants the UN Security Council to... Iran arrests dozens 'for spying' BBC 8/31/2004 Iran says it has arrested dozens of people for allegedly spying on the country's nuclear programme. Intelligence Minister Ali Younesi said some of those... Disquiet over Lebanon cabinet vote Al-Jazeera 8/31/2004 The prospect of Lebanese President Emile Lahud's re-election has one of Lebanon's leading clergymen seeking God's help. "I call on all to be aware... Analyst Who Is Target of Probe Went to Israel Washington Post 8/30/2004 The FBI investigation into whether classified information was passed to the Israeli government is focused on a Pentagon analyst who has served as an... Israel, Iran Trade Threats As FBI Investigates Spying Washington Post 8/30/2004 U.S. Ally Said to Have Received Documents on Tehran --JERUSALEM, Aug. 29 -- Israel and Iran traded significantly escalated threats of military attacks in recent... FBI Has Solid Evidence on Israeli Spy in Pentagon Islam Online 8/28/2004 WASHINGTON, August 28 (IslamOnline.net & News Agencies) – The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has hard evidence that a “trusted analyst of the Pentagon” has been... New spy scandal comes as major blow to Israel, AIPAC Daily Star 8/31/2004 Serious implications can lie ahead for US-Jewish ties -- WASHINGTON: Washington was rocked late last week by allegations that a Pentagon policy analyst on Iran... Analyst at center of spy flap called naive, ardently pro-Israel Ha'aretz 8/30/2004 WASHINGTON - Larry Franklin, the Pentagon analyst suspected of passing classified material about Iran to the American Israel Public Affairs Committee, has never hidden his... Muqtada al-Sadr orders nationwide ceasefire Al-Jazeera 8/31/2004 Shia Muslim leader Muqtada al-Sadr has ordered a nationwide ceasefire and announced his armed movement will enter the political arena, one of his aides... Jew held for torching Jewish centre Al-Jazeera 8/30/2004 A man who has been arrested in connection with an arson attack on a Jewish social centre in France is Jewish and worked there... Pentagon Official Suspected of Giving U.S. Secrets to Israel New York Times 8/28/2004 ASHINGTON, Aug. 27 - The F.B.I. is investigating a Pentagon official on suspicion of passing secrets to Israel, government officials said Friday. The espionage investigation... FBI Probe Targets Pentagon Official Washington Post 8/28/2004 The FBI is investigating a mid-level Pentagon official who specializes in Iranian affairs for allegedly passing classified information to Israel, and arrests in the... Pentagon aide draws scrutiny from FBI Washington Times 8/28/2004 The FBI is investigating a senior Pentagon official who is suspected of passing classified information to the Israeli government through a pro-Israel lobbying group... Israeli Envoy Vexed by Role Of U.S. Jews In Franc Forward 8/27/2004 The growing involvement of American Jewish groups in nascent pro-Israel lobbying efforts in France is fueling concerns of a possible backlash among some French... Spain urges Europe to play role in Mideast peace process Ha'aretz 8/28/2004 MADRID - Spanish foreign minister Miguel Angel Moratinos on Friday urged the European Union to take an active role in the Israeli-Palestinian peace process. "The... Mauritania accuses Libya of another coup plot Middle East Online 8/27/2004 Mauritania's tense ties with Libya jarred by new accusations Tripoli was behind coup plot to overthrow Taya. -- NOUAKCHOTT - Already tense relations between Mauritania and... British, US Cartel Dictate Oil Prices: Filipino Think Tank Islam Online 8/27/2004 MANILA, August 27 (IslamOnline.net) – A Filipino research think tank said the recent historic upsurge of oil prices worldwide was imposed by a cartel of... World Support for 'Empty Stomach' Battle Islam Online 8/27/2004 PARIS, August 27 (IslamOnline.net & News Agencies) - As the "empty stomach" battle bravely fought by the Palestinian prisoners in the Israeli jails entered its 13th... US to Syria: Don't interfere in Lebanese election Daily Star 8/28/2004 BEIRUT: In the first such statement since President Emile Lahoud said he would stand for re-election as president earlier this week, the White House... Edinburgh Film Festival boasts plethora of films focusing on Sept. 11 Daily Star 8/28/2004 Motion pictures explore lives that were ravaged and thrown into chaos by fallout from attacks on US -- EDINBURGH, Scotland: One of the hottest tickets... FBI Probes Pentagon Spy Case CBS News 8/27/2004 CBS) CBS News has learned that the FBI has a full-fledged espionage investigation under way and is about to -- in FBI terminology -- "roll up... Money talks in Afghanistan's scramble for reconstruction Daily Star 8/28/2004 Investors face tantilizing offers from dubious characters - The most secure area for investments is consumer goods, with imports at $2 billion -- KABUL: When a... Yahoo! Sports makes Palestine's Olympians disappear Electronic Intifada 8/27/2004 The Internet information service Yahoo! has omitted information about Palestine's athletes competing in the 2004 Olympics at Athens. Yahoo! has extensive Olympics coverage, one... Conflict Prevention course ends with students understanding coexistence Daily Star 8/28/2004 UN challenge to institutionalize graduates projects, initiatives -- JBEIL: At the end of the intensive two-week summer school on Conflict Prevention and Transformation, organized by... Army's Report Faults General in Prison Abuse New York Times 8/27/2004 WASHINGTON, Aug. 26 - Classified parts of the report by three Army generals on the abuses at Abu Ghraib prison say Lt. Gen. Ricardo S... Israeli travel alert worries Kashmiris Al-Jazeera 8/26/2004 Tourism officials and operators alike are disappointed at reports that Israel has cautioned its citizens against visiting Indian-administered Kashmir for fear of attacks by... ESCWA asks member states to implement water plan Daily Star 8/27/2004 Only 13 countries answer UN questionnaire -- BEIRUT: Despite warnings over the years from the Economic and Social Commission for West Asia (ESCWA) that the... Lahoud's term to be prolonged for 3 years Daily Star 8/27/2004 At the end of the Syrian leadership's round of consultation with local politicians over the Lebanese presidential election, President Emile Lahoud's stay in power... For one candidate, anti-Arab attacks never ended Daily Star 8/27/2004 Lebanese-American keeps faith in us despite bigotry - Defeated by race-baiting opponents in 3 attempts at running for congress, professor remains optimistic about his adopted... US Elections 'Bury' Roadmap: British Columnist Islam Online 8/26/2004 CAIRO, August 26 (IslamOnline.net) – The US tacit support to Israeli expansion of Jewish settlements on Palestinian areas quietly buried the roadmap and exposed European... Sistani strives to 'save' Najaf as 74 are killed in a blood bath Daily Star 8/27/2004 Allawi declares 24-hour cease-fire to aid negotiations -- Iraq's most revered Shiite religious authority has agreed Thursday a "very positive" deal with rebel cleric... Probe into Hebrew documents scandal widens Ha'aretz 8/23/2004 The investigation into allegations that the head of the French National Library's Hebrew-language archives, Michel Garel, destroyed and stole books and documents for which... Book seems to urge discrimination in US against Arabs, Muslims Daily Star 8/24/2004 Scholars say that, despite her personal claims, Michelle Malkin's evidence, logic are flawed -- WASHINGTON: A new book by right-wing columnist Michelle Malkin, "In Defense... Jordanian PM seeks to ease tension during Damascus trip Ha'aretz 8/23/2004 The Jordanian prime minister arrived yesterday in Damascus for a two-day visit to the Syrian capital. Prime Minister Faisal al-Fayez is leading a large... First signs of international sanctions against settlers Maariv 8/22/2004 The Organization of Non-Aligned nations, which includes 115 countries, may bar settlers from entering. The organization includes several countries popular with Israelis, such as... Israel caught in Greek-Georgian holy heritage struggle Ha'aretz 8/20/2004 The recent flap over the vandalized fresco of Georgian national poet Shota Rustaveli in the Monastery of the Cross in Jerusalem reopened older wounds... Rice: US should do more to improve image among Muslims Middle East Online 8/20/2004 National Security Adviser concedes US public diplomacy is not very well organized to engage Muslim world. -- WASHINGTON - Despite the effort and money spent to... French council says Hezbollah TV station may face ban Ha'aretz 8/20/2004 PARIS - France's highest administrative body on Friday ordered a Lebanese TV network tied to militant Muslim group Hezbollah to adhere to national broadcasting rules... N.J. Sex Scandal Spills Into Orthodox World As Touro Link Is Eyed Forward 8/20/2004 McGreevey and Cipel Camps Spar Over Role of Mystery Lawyer -- The lawyers representing Golan Cipel, the Israeli at the heart of the political tumult... U.S. arrests two men accused of funneling money to Hamas Ha'aretz 8/20/2004 WASHINGTON - U.S. officials have arrested two men whom they accuse of funneling money to the Palestinian militant group Hamas for the past 15 years... 3 Palestinian Activists Face U.S. Charges The Guardian 8/20/2004 WASHINGTON (AP) - A Hamas leader and two other suspected members of the Palestinian militant group were indicted on charges they participated in a lengthy... US army medics 'aided' Abu Ghraib abuses Al-Jazeera 8/20/2004 US army doctors working at the notorious Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq helped design abusive interrogations and failed to report homicides, says a British... Rights groups to see Guantánamo trials The Guardian 8/20/2004 The United States is to allow human rights groups to enter Guantánamo Bay for the first time since detention camps were set up 2... The golden age of U.S. Jewry Ha'aretz 8/19/2004 What is unique about the history of American Jews? There have been Jewish success stories in other places as well, but there is no... At Shiite conclave, Berri backs Iran's nuclear quest Daily Star 8/20/2004 Observers see 'deal' to boost Amal prestige --TYRE, Lebanon: A meeting of Shiite political and religious leaders held in Tyre on Thursday ended, with... Police Turn Up Volume for GOP Convention The Guardian 8/20/2004 NEW YORK (AP) - Forget the megaphones. Police will have a much more high-tech - and louder - option to make themselves heard over the din of... Campaign Urges Denial of Major Settler-Funder's Gambling License International Press Center 8/19/2004 GAZA, August 19, 2004 (IPC + Agencies)--- The Israeli Peace Now movement launched a worldwide campaign “Stop Moskowitz” urging all the pro-peace activists to take... Iraqi editor's experience in US custody Al-Jazeera 8/20/2004 I got the impression that US interrogators and CIA officers have not a clue about what they are doing. Their questions were shallow and... Explosions near Najaf's Imam Ali mosque Al-Jazeera 8/20/2004 Massive" explosions were heard in the old quarter of Najaf as reports emerged that Shia leader Muqtada al-Sadr had ordered the Mahdi Army to... Israel, the ultimate swing state? San Francisco Chronicle 8/16/2004 When decision time comes this fall, the real swing votes in the 2004 presidential election may not come from Pennsylvania, Ohio or even the... Chavez Wins Referendum, Mocks US Islam Online 8/16/2004 CARACAS, August 16 (IslamOnline.net & News Agencies) - Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez scored a massive electoral triumph Monday, August 16, taking his victory speech to open... Three Americans On Trial Over Afghanistan Torture Islam Online 8/16/2004 KABUL, August 16 (IslamOnline.net & News Agencies) – Three Americans went on trial Monday, August 16, for kidnapping and torturing detainees in Afghanistan, with one of... Poll: 75% of U.S. Jews plan to vote for Kerry Ha'aretz 8/16/2004 A poll conducted in the U.S. for the National Jewish Democratic Council shows that Republican Party expectations of a shift in Jewish voting patterns... Syrian rights activist gets bail BBC 8/16/2004 A Syrian court has agreed to release on bail a prominent rights activist facing trial on charges of tarnishing the image of the state... CAMPAIGN CONFIDENTIAL: "President George W. Bush: A Friend to the American Jewish Community" Forward 8/13/2004 Truth in Labeling?' I: A glossy new White House publication titled "President George W. Bush: A Friend to the American Jewish Community" is raising... U.S. Missile Sale To Amman Flies Over Objections Forward 8/13/2004 WASHINGTON — Despite reported Israeli objections, the United States appears determined to push ahead with a planned sale of advanced air-to-air missiles to Jordan, Israeli... 165 killed in clashes across Iraq in 24 hrs Middle East Online 8/13/2004 US troops, Iraqi forces launch massive assault to crush Sadr militia in Najaf, two US marines killed in Al-Anbar. -- US marines and warplanes spearheaded... Top Israeli Diplomat Named by AJCongress To Serve as Its CEO Forward 8/13/2004 Pinkas Tapped After Feud With J'lem -- Israel's highest-profile diplomat in the United States, who resigned this month in a feud with his foreign minister... US Muslims Rally To Clear Image Of 'Mosques' Islam Online 8/13/2004 CAIRO, August 13 (IslamOnline.net) - Following the 9/11/2001 deadly attacks on New York and Washington, US Muslims found themselves forced to put on... Iran champion in Olympic protest BBC 8/13/2004 One of Iran's best hopes for an Olympic medal will not be taking part in the Games after he refused to compete against an... Lawyers unite to condemn US prison camp The Guardian 8/13/2004 Twenty-eight leaders of the legal profession around the world have together condemned the US for the continued detention of hundreds of prisoners at Guantánamo... The elusive truth about oil reserve figures Al-Jazeera 8/12/2004 Talking about oil, there is little doubt that around 45-50% of it rests in five Middle Eastern countries - Iraq, Iran, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait... Moore footage shows new CIA boss ruling himself out The Guardian 8/13/2004 Michael Moore yesterday released unseen footage of the new CIA boss explaining his own unsuitability for the role. The scene, which didn't make the... Canadian Jews, Arabs decry hate speech Al-Jazeera 8/12/2004 Several Jewish and Arab groups in Canada are uniting to confront anti-Semitic and anti-Muslim hate speech and vandalism. The Canadian Arab Federation (CAF) has... Iran tests Shihab-3 missile that puts Israel within range Ha'aretz 8/12/2004 Iran yesterday said it has successfully field tested the latest version of its Shihab-3 medium-range ballistic missile, which defense experts say can reach... President Bush woos the Jewish vote Ha'aretz 8/12/2004 WASHINGTON - President George W. Bush appealed directly to the American Jewish community this week, in a glossy booklet sent to American Jewish organizational leaders... Aljazeera vows to defy Iraq ban Al-Jazeera 8/9/2004 Aljazeera has promised to continue its Iraq coverage despite the one-month closure of its Baghdad office announced by the Iraqi interim government on Saturday... Media council calls on France to resist Israeli efforts to ban Al-Manar Daily Star 8/11/2004 Arab satellites will still carry channel -- BEIRUT: France should not give in to Israeli efforts to prevent the broadcast of Hizbullah's Al-Manar station, according... Diplomacy sidelined as US targets Iran The Guardian 8/10/2004 The US charge sheet against Iran is lengthening almost by the day, presaging destabilising confrontations this autumn and maybe a pre-election October surprise. The... NYC Denies Anti-War Group's Parks Permit The Guardian 8/10/2004 NEW YORK (AP) - City officials on Tuesday denied a second application from anti-war activists who want to demonstrate in Central Park on the eve... Israeli Attack On Iran To Stir Explosive Autumn: Report Islam Online 8/4/2004 CAIRO, August 4 (IslamOnline.net) - Israel could launch a massive strike at Iran's nuclear facilities in autumn, creating an explosive situation in the region with... U.S. official warns of more sanctions against Syria Ha'aretz 8/6/2004 BEIRUT, Lebanon - A top American official on Friday accused Syria, which has had U.S. sanctions imposed against it, of failing to learn from the... Israeli Mob War Hits the Streets of Central Prague Forward 8/6/2004 TEL AVIV — Minutes into his tenure as Israel's national police chief last Sunday, Commander Moshe Karadi was welcomed with a blast that sounded all... Reform Presses U.S. to Increase Role in Peace Process Forward 8/6/2004 Group Urges More Balance From Congress -- WASHINGTON — America's largest synagogue movement is urging the White House to step up its peace efforts in the... New neocon committee makes last-ditch effort Daily Star 8/6/2004 Chairman calls for 'World War IV' -- WASHINGTON: In an effort to shore up their waning influence on United States foreign policy, especially toward the... UK Jewish charity political row BBC 8/6/2004 A UK Jewish youth organisation may lose its charitable status after publishing allegedly anti-Arab articles. Betar-Tagar UK has been referred by the Charity Commission... Iranian Detainee Boycotts Military Hearing The Guardian 8/6/2004 GUANTANAMO BAY NAVAL BASE, Cuba (AP) - An Iranian detainee refused to appear at a U.S. military review hearing Friday, the sixth prisoner in a... U.S. urges Americans to leave Gaza immediately Ha'aretz 8/5/2004 WASHINGTON - The U.S. State Department is urging Americans to leave Gaza immediately and defer travel to Israel and the West Bank because of security... Court in Lebanon summons Gaddafi BBC 8/3/2004 Lebanon's chief prosecutor has issued a summons for Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi to appear for questioning over the disappearance of a Lebanese cleric. Moussa... Two Albany, N.Y., Mosque Leaders Arrested The Guardian 8/5/2004 WASHINGTON (AP) - Two leaders of a mosque in Albany, N.Y., were arrested on charges stemming from an alleged plot to purchase a shoulder-fired missile... US troops destroy Iraq's ancient past Al-Jazeera 8/3/2004 Irreplaceable historical sites and religious artefacts are being destroyed by the US-led occupation forces, says Iraq's interim culture minister. Sites including Babylon, one of... Biblioteque Hebrew archivist held for mass theft Ha'aretz 8/2/2004 The head of the French National Library's Hebrew-language archives has been arrested on suspicion of destroying or stealing irreplaceable books and documents he was... Iraqi group claims over 37,000 civilian toll Al-Jazeera 8/2/2004 An Iraqi political group says more than 37,000 Iraqi civilians were killed between the start of the US-led invasion in March 2003 and October... Attack near Israeli-owned casino in Prague injures 18 Ha'aretz 8/2/2004 At least 18 people were injured yesterday in an explosion near the Israeli-owned Royal Prague Casino Hotel in the Czech Republic capital's historical center... Orthodox leader: U.S. Jews have no right to criticize Israel Ha'aretz 8/2/2004 A prominent member of America's Orthodox community, who was also a Senate staff member for three decades, spoke out last night against American Jews... US forces arrest leading Iraqi editor Al-Jazeera 8/2/2004 US occupation forces in Iraq have arrested Dr Muthana Harith al-Dhari the editor of al-Basaer newspaper (Insight) and media officer for the influential Association... Israel's merchants of influence Al-Jazeera 7/29/2004 The American Israel Public Affairs Committee, or AIPAC, bills itself as not only a pro-Israel lobby, but as a group that is consistently ranked... Iran resumes work on centrifuges Daily Star 8/2/2004 Talks with EU officials to halt activities produce 'no substantial progress' -Iranian FM says resumption of activity was in response to failure by Britain... Egypt fears an Iraq-type scenario on its doorstep Daily Star 8/2/2004 Analysts warn escalation in Darfur could destabilize region -- Concern is growing in Egypt that an escalation of the crisis in Sudan's western Darfur region...

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