At least five Palestinians killed following Israeli air strike near Jenin
Al-Bawaba, August 31, 2002
Two Israeli helicopter gunships ambushed a car in the West Bank on Saturday afternon, killing four Palestinian activists inside with a double missile strike, Palestinian witnesses said.

Israel Arrests West Bank Hamas Head
Guardian, August 31, 2002
RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) - Israeli soldiers arrested the Islamic militant group Hamas' top political leader in the West Bank on Saturday in a raid on his Ramallah hide-out.

Israel storms Jenin; Yaloun threatens to exterminate Palestinians
Arabic News, August 31, 2002
The Israeli occupation forces on Friday one again stormed into Gaza camp and violent confrontations erupted with the citizens who hurried to defend themselves and houses. The confrontation resulted in wounding four Palestinians including two children, while an Israeli military source admitted that three Israeli soldiers were wounded in the confrontation.

EU foreign ministers back 'road-map' for Palestinian state
Ha'aretz, August 31, 2002
European Union foreign ministers Saturday endorsed a "road-map" drawn up by EU president Denmark for establishing peace in the Middle East.

Five dead' in Israeli helicopter strike
BBC, August 31, 2002
The army had wanted Hasan Yousef for months: At least five people, including two children, have been killed in an Israeli helicopter strike on a car in the West Bank, say Palestinian security sources.

Israeli minister backs chief rabbi's views and warns of 'ethical crisis'
Guardian, August 31, 2002
An Israeli government minister yesterday warned of a "deep Jewish ethical crisis" as he sided with Britain's chief rabbi, Jonathan Sacks, in a row over the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

A Senior Palestinian Official Urges End to Suicide Attacks
New York Times, August 31, 2002
JERUSALEM, Aug. 30 — The senior Palestinian security official who has been negotiating with Israel on a cease-fire denounced suicide attacks in an interview published today in an Israeli newspaper as "murders for no reason," and said he was demanding that militant organizations abandon them.

PA: 'positive feedback' from U.S. envoy on aiding reforms
Ha'aretz, August 31, 2002
A Palestinian request for further aid in reforming its security services was well received by the American envoy to the region, a senior Palestinian Authority official said Saturday.

Israel threatens Syria with ''military escalation'' while Hizbullah vows additional attacks
Al-Bawaba, August 31, 2002
Israel threatened Syria Friday with "military escalation" if Hizbullah attacks are not prevented, a day after a rocket and mortar attack wounded three Israeli soldiers.

Al-Sharq al-Awsat: Israel prevents 250 clergy men in Golan from visiting Syria
Arabic News, August 31, 2002
The Israeli occupation authorities refused to permit 250 men of religion from the Golan to visit their homeland Syria. One clergy among those whose applications to visit the Golan were rejected in a statement to the London- based al-Sharq al-Awsat said that he was informed from the Israeli officials that he cannot enter Syria without elaborating further.

Weekly Report On Israeli Human Rights Violations in the Occupied  Palestinian Territories
PCHR, August 22 - 28, 2002
Continued Israeli Violations in the OPT and the International Community Is Silent..

Rein in Hizbullah or face attack, Israel tells Syria
Guardian, August 31, 2002
Israel warned Syria yesterday that it will face reprisals if the Islamist group Hizbullah launches new rocket and mortar attacks this weekend. An Israeli government spokesman said the country was braced for attacks from the group, which is based in Lebanon.

Palestinian children return to school
Independent Online, August 31, 2002
Gaza/Ramallah - Around one million Palestinian schoolchildren began their first day of studies in the West Bank and Gaza Strip on Saturday in the shadow of Israeli security measures.

Militants kill teenage girl for 'collaborating' with Israel
Ha'aretz, August 31, 2002
Palestinian militants shot a teenage girl in the head, killing her for "collaborating" with Israel, Palestinian sources said on Friday. Israel Radio reported that they subsequently released her brother, who was also abducted a few days ago from the West Bank city of Tul Karm on suspicion of aiding Israel.

Five Palestinians, including 2 children, killed in IAF strike
Ha'aretz, August 31, 2002
At least five people, including two children, were reported killed Saturday in an IDF airstrike 20 kilometers south of the West Bank city of Jenin, witnesses and hospital officials said.

Hamas political wing leader in West Bank arrested; Jenin, Hebron schools remain close at start of new school year
Al-Bawaba, August 31, 2002
Israeli soldiers arrested a leading member of Hamas at his hideout Saturday in the West Bank town of Ramallah. Hasan Yousef was led into an Israeli military vehicle after being taken from a house he had used as a hideout in the city center. The capture was filmed by Associated Press Television News.

Gaza holds the key
Guardian, August 30, 2002
Interim peace is better than nothing: Gaza has moved to the heart of several of the impasses in Israel's conflict with the Palestinians.

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Israel rejects Arafat's request to go abroad
Ha'aretz, August 31, 2002 
Israel has rejected an official Palestinian Authority request to allow PA Chairman Yasser Arafat leave the Palestinian territories to attend international conferences, Israel Radio reported Saturday.

Arab states point to Israel as main source of regional instability
Independent, August 31, 2002
Arab states all agree that there is one country in the region that poses a risk to regional stability through its possession of weapons of mass destruction. But they are thinking of Israel, not Iraq.

Seven Palestinians, Three Israeli Soldiers Wounded in Latest Army Attack on Jenin
Palestine Chronicle, August 31, 2002
JENIN (PC): Clashes in the West Bank town of Jenin resulted in the wounding of seven Palestinians and three occupation soldiers, according to news agencies citing security sources on both sides.

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OPEC allocates funds for treatment of Palestinians
Arab News, August 31, 2002
RIYADH, 31 August — The OPEC Fund for International Development has allocated a substantial sum to provide specialized treatment to a number of Palestinians seriously wounded in the latest Israeli aggression in the West Bank and Gaza Strip.

Lahoud meets Ramadan, warns of Israel promoting strike on Iraq
Lebanon-Iraq, Politics, 8/31/2002
Arabic News, August 31, 2002
The Lebanese President Emil Lahoud has stressed that the resolution of the Beirut recent Arab Summit conference is the common criterion to which the Arab states hold fast to in facing the current phase in regard to the Israeli aggression against the Palestinian people, or against targeting any Arab states especially Iraq, which showed readiness to cooperate with the UN resolutions.

EU Must Not Forget Imprisoned Syrian Democrats
Human Rights Watch, August 30, 2002
(Brussels, August 30, 2002) — The European Union (EU) must react strongly to the harsh sentencing of 10 pro-democracy activists in Syria, Human Rights Watch said today. Syria´s state security court found the activists guilty of “attempting to change the constitution by illegal means,” “spreading false information,” and other vaguely worded political charges and sentenced them to two to 10 years in prison.

Israel rated more corrupt
Globes, August 31, 2002
Transparency International places Israel 18th in its new corruption index table, down from 16th in 2001: Israel has fallen two places lower in the Transparency International Corruption Perceptions Index, from 16th to 18th place. 

Jewish groups coordinate efforts to help students ‘take back campus’
Jewish Times, August 27, 2002
NEW YORK, Aug. 27 (JTA) — With pro-Palestinian activists heating up college campuses around the country, nearly every Jewish organization, it seems, is going back to school. And they are hitting the books with new strategies to help map out a pro-Israel agenda as classes begin.

Court orders Al Masri's release
Mercury News, August 30, 2002
THE Federal Court of Australia today ordered the release of a Palestinian asylum seeker arrested in South Australia last night. It is the second time the court has set free the 25-year-old Akram Al Masri.