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Israel
Army Escalates Violence, Kills 7 Palestinians
Palestine Chronicle, August 7, 2002 TULKARM/GAZA: Israeli troops have reportedly killed 7 Palestinians during separate raids in the West Bank and Gaza Strip. A Palestinian civilian was killed by the Israeli army during an attack on the West Bank town of Tulkarm. Palestinians
Approve Israeli Plan
Guardian, August 7, 2002 RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) - The Palestinian Cabinet accepted Israel's proposal for a troop withdrawal from some areas of the West Bank and Gaza Strip in exchange for Palestinian security guarantees, even as Israeli troops hunting terror suspects killed five Palestinians Wednesday in three raids. Israel
commits to billion-dollar water deal with Turkey
MENA Report, August 7, 2002 Strategic allies Israel and Turkey finalized a water agreement on Tuesday, August 6. Although the deal’s cost is yet to be concluded, cash-strapped Turkey is expecting it would bring in between $800 million and one billion dollars over the contract’s 20-year term. Israel
kills four in Tulkarem, including top Fatah activist; Hamas
member, PA policeman shot dead in Gaza Strip
Al-Bawaba, August 7, 2002 Israeli troops killed Wednesday Ziad Daas, a local leader of the Al Aqsa Martyrs Brigades in the West Bank city of Tulkarem. Daas had been wanted by Israel for alleged involvement in the killing of two Israeli restaurant owners in Tulkarem in December 2000. PA
cabinet gives preliminary approval to 'Gaza first' plan
Ha'aretz, August 7, 2002 A joint security meeting between Israel and the Palestinian Authority is to be held following the preliminary approval given Wednesday by the Palestinian Authority cabinet to Israel's 'Gaza first' proposal which entails a gradual withdrawal of IDF troops from reoccupied Palestinian areas. Palestinian
non-violent demonstration met with Israeli military brutality
Alternative Information Center, August 7, 2002 International Solidarity Movement [NABLUS] Several hundred Palestinian and international civilians are coming under brutal attack by the Israeli army as they non-violently march in the streets of Huwara. The soldiers have responded with live fire, tear gas, and sound grenades. Witnesses report the Israeli soldiers are beating Palestinians and international civilians with fists and rifles. Palestinian
female prisoners on hunger strike
Alternative Information Center, August 7, 2002 LAW is deeply concerned about the well-being of Palestinian female prisoners. After hours of delay, LAW's lawyer Fahmi Shkirat was allowed to meet with only one Palestinian female prisoner, Kifah Ka'abni. She described how waste water flooded into prison cells on Monday, July 29, 2002. Prison guards assaulted the female prisoners with teargas grenades Israeli
gunship kills two Palestinian militants
The Independent, August 7, 2002 The Israeli army killed two Palestinian militants yesterday, as a government minister was condemned by Palestinians and the Israeli left for saying he might strip two Arabs of Israeli citizenship for endangering state security. Palestinians
warm to Israeli truce plan
BBC, August 7, 2002 The Palestinian leadership has agreed in principle to an Israeli plan for a phased withdrawal from occupied territory in return for a crackdown on militants. IDF
kills 5 militants in terror hunt across West Bank, Gaza
Ha'aretz, August 7, 2002 Undercover Border Police backed by helicopters killed at least four Fatah Tanzim militiamen Wednesday in the West Bank town of Tul Karm, as IDF soldiers near Bethlehem seized the regional Tanzim commander, accused of having masterminded a number of bombings, and demolished a home that he had rented. Jordan
shuts down Al Jazeera TV office, revokes accreditation of
correspondents
Al-Bawaba, August 7, 2002 The Jordanian government on Wednesday shut down the office of the Qatar-based Al-Jazeera satellite news channel, accusing it of provoking "sedition" by airing views critical of the kingdom's rulers. Israel
kills bombing suspect: Man was an alleged organizer
Miami Herald, August 7, 2002 JERUSALEM - (AP) -- Israeli troops killed the suspected mastermind of a deadly Tel Aviv suicide bombing, three weeks after they demolished his family's home in a controversial policy that won backing Tuesday from Israel's Supreme Court. In another move to deter potential attackers, Israel's interior minister threatened Tuesday to revoke the citizenship of Israeli Arabs involved in carrying out bombings or shooting attacks on Israelis. Rumsfeld
departs from U.S. policy, slams PA
Ha'aretz, August 7, 2002 On the eve of the arrival of three Palestinian cabinet ministers for Washington talks set for Thursday and Friday, Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld departed from traditional U.S. policy on the Middle East conflict, signaling disagreement with Secretary of State Colin Powell's call on Israel to stop building settlements in and withdraw from the West Bank and Gaza, which Rumsfeld termed "so-called occupied territory." Rumsfeld
doubts Israel can deal with Palestinian Authority
NewsOK.com / The Oklahoman, August 7, 2002 WASHINGTON - As three Palestinian Cabinet ministers headed to Washington, Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld slammed the Palestinian Authority, calling it entangled with terror, and said he doubted Israel could turn over territory to it. Israeli
prime minister plans September visit to Florida
Florida Times-Union, August 7, 2002 MIAMI - Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon is planning to attend a Miami rally next month to gain American support for his embattled country, consular officials said. Sharon has also requested to meet with Gov. Jeb Bush on Sept. 9, a spokeswoman for the governor's office said Tuesday. Background
/ Occupation now, occupation forever?
Ha'aretz, August 7, 2002 Championed by settlers, feared and loathed by Palestinians, the military occupation of the West Bank gives every sign of having roared back into existence - but is Israel willing or even able to pay the price? Israel
summons Belgian envoy over laws to allow Sharon trial
Ha'aretz, August 7, 2002 Israel has summoned the Belgian ambassador for consultations to express concern over two proposed laws it fears would allow Belgium courts to prosecute Prime Minister Ariel Sharon and other Israelis for war crimes. The
Middle East's Political Spillover
Common Dreams, August 5, 2002 The political spillover of Middle East issues into U.S. politics is threatening the political livelihoods of some members of the Congressional Black Caucus and straining relations between black and Jewish Democrats. Red
Cross activities in Israel, occupied and autonomous territories,
29 July - 4 August
Alternative Information Center, August 7, 2002 In Israel, the Occupied and the Autonomous Territories (IL/OT/AT), the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) works towards ensuring the faithful application of International humanitarian law (IHL), and above all the Fourth Geneva Convention relative to the protection of civilians in times of war and occupation. Israeli
army prepared to employ military government in West Bank
Alternative Information Center, August 7, 2002 Aryeh Binder/Maariv, Translated by the AIC news staff The Israeli army has prepared for the possibility of establishing a military government and reinstituting the civil administration in the entire West Bank. This was revealed yesterday by the Israeli Coordinator of Activities in the Territories, General Amos Gilboa, in the Foreign Affairs and Security Committee of the Knesset. IDF
removes illegal outpost near West Bank's Psagot settlement
Ha'aretz, August 7, 2002 IDF troops Wednesday afternoon evacuated an illegal hilltop outpost near the West Bank settlement of Psagot, near Ramallah, after an eviction order was issued earlier in the day to the group of settlers who set up caravans there. Israel
weighs new military regime as optional response to mega
terror attack
Jerusalem Post, August 7, 2002 Defense heads have recently discussed the possibility of reestablishing military rule in Palestinian areas, as a response to a mega terror attack. Israeli
Forces Invade Parts of Gaza
Palestine Chronicle, August 7, 2002 GAZA CITY: Witnesses say as many as 30 Israeli tanks have moved into the northern Gaza Strip. The reports say the Israeli occupation forces opened fire with machine guns as they advanced into the town of Beit Lahia and to the edges of the Jabalya refugee camp. Convicted
murderer executed in Arafat's compound
Ha'aretz, August 7, 2002 A Palestinian firing squad on Wednesday executed a convicted killer and rapist in the courtyard of PA Chairman Yasser Arafat's compound - as Palestinian Cabinet ministers were arriving for a meeting. Sharon
Praises Policy Aimed at Stripping Arabs of Their Citizenship
Palestine Chronicle, August 7, 2002 NAZARETH: For the first time in the “Jewish state’s” history, Israel has threatened to strip Arabs of their citizenship, if they are suspected of involvement in anti-Israeli attacks. The Israeli government says the move could help reduce violence. Hamas
Rejects Israeli 'Security' Plan; Arafat Holds Emergency
Meeting
Palestine Chronicle, August 6, 2002 GAZA CITY: Israel's new security plan, under which the Palestinian Authority would crack down on resistance groups as Israeli troops withdraw from re-occupied land, put Yasser Arafat's security forces on a collision course with the Islamic group Hamas. Rabbi
Shlomo Aviner will not be prosecuted for remarks on army
service refusers
Jerusalem Post, August 7, 2002 Attorney-General Elyakim Rubinstein has informed Rabbi Shlomo Aviner of Beit El that he will not prosecute him for a religious opinion he published to the effect that the IDF chief of General Staff is entitled to execute soldiers who refuse to serve in the army. IDF
paying NIS 9M in rent to settlements
Ha'aretz, August 7, 2002 The Israel Defense Forces is paying NIS 9 million a year in rent to settlements in the West Bank and Gaza for buildings that the army uses to house soldiers protecting the settlements. Four
reservists start 28-day jail sentences for refusing to
serve in the territories
Ha'aretz, August 7, 2002 A deputy commander of an armored corps battalion was sent to jail yesterday for 28 days for refusing to serve in the territories, along with three reserve soldiers from his battalion. |
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