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Map of Israel's planned "security fence", adapted for clarity from Gush Shalom map. Gush Shalom notes: The Israeli government did not publish full, official maps of the wall. The path of the Eastern wall was compiled by the Land Research Center and the Palestinian Hydrology Group, based on expropriation orders issued to Palestinian land owners.

 

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Rafah, September 24, 2004 Rafah Today 9/30/2004 Imagine 27 years in a man''s life—moment bymoment, day by day, month by month and year by year. Thinkof all that can happen... News from Gaza, September 30, 2004 Rafah Today 9/30/2004 Includes photos -- While she was sleeping on her bed - the Israeli watching towers didn’t gave her the chance to sleep her full night. It... Al-Aqsa Brigades deny kidnapping Israeli in Gaza Ha''aretz 9/29/2004 Palestinian gunmen freed an Israeli Druze producer for CNN television unharmed Tuesday, a day after kidnapping him in the Gaza Strip. Riad Ali said... Passengers claim shooting of West Bank taxi driver by settler was unprovoked Ha''aretz 9/29/2004 Police sources said yesterday that the shooting of a Palestinian by a settler on Monday was an act of self-defense, but the findings of... Witnesses: Settler''s shooting of Palestinian was unprovoked Ha''aretz 9/29/2004 Police sources said Tuesday that the shooting of a Palestinian by a settler on Monday was an act of self-defense, but the findings of... Court releases settler suspected of manslaughter of Palestinian Ha''aretz 9/29/2004 The Kfar Sava Magistrate''s Court released Yehoshua Elitzur, the settler who shot a Palestinian taxi driver to death two days ago, to house arrest... Two children killed in Kassam attack on Sderot Maariv 9/29/2004 Thirty residents injured. IDF escalated operation, cuts Gaza Strip into three separate enclaves -- Two children, two year old Dorit Insu and 4 year old... IOF Escalate Aggression in Gaza Killing 4, Injuring 27 and Destroying Homes Miftah 9/30/2004 On 29 September, the beginning of the Palestinian Intifada''s fifth year, the Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) escalated their collective punishment against the Palestinian population... Two US Christian pacifists say Hebron settlers beat them up Miftah 9/30/2004 HEBRON, Two US Christian pacifists said they had been badly beaten by Jewish settlers in this southern West Bank town. Chris Brown and Kim... Gaza Invasion Turns into Massacre: 26 Civilians Killed in Less Than One Day, 11 with One Bomb International Press Center 9/30/2004 JABALIA, Palestine, September 30, 2004 (IPC + Agencies) - - 26 Palestinian civilians were killed today during the ongoing Israeli invasion of northern Gaza Strip, including 11... 3 Israelis killed in Gaza; 30 Palestinians dead in IDF raid Ha''aretz 9/30/2004 An Israeli woman and two Israel Defense Forces soldiers were killed Thursday in separate Palestinian attacks in the northern Gaza Strip, the focus of... Israel vows open-ended operation in Gaza Daily Star 10/1/2004 26 Palestinians, including teenagers, killed in latest violence -- At least 24 Palestinians and three Israelis were killed in fierce battles in the northern Gaza... Israel Sweeps Gaza, Kills 22 Palestinians Islam Online 9/30/2004 GAZA CITY, September 30 (IslamOnline.net & News Agencies) - Israeli occupation forces killed 22 Palestinians, including seven people slain by a tank shell, in a fresh... Sharon approves ''aggressive'' Gaza campaign Al-Jazeera 9/30/2004 Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon has approved a major Israeli offensive that would re-occupy northern parts of the Gaza Strip to stop Palestinian fighters... In pictures: A day of intense violence in the Gaza Strip BBC 9/30/2004 In pictures: Images from a day of intense violence in the Gaza Strip... Five children killed in Gaza Strip battles The Guardian 9/30/2004 Hamas rocket attack claims two young Israeli lives while three Palestinian boys die in raids-- The Gaza Strip was bracing itself for an Israeli... 24 dead in Gaza violence The Guardian 9/30/2004 Despite the deaths of at least 21 Palestinians and three Israelis in one of Gaza''s bloodiest days in months, the Israeli prime minister, Ariel... Infant, father killed by IDF shell exploding under their car Ha''aretz 9/28/2004 An infant and her father were killed yesterday when an IDF artillery shell exploded under their car. Mazhar Al-Azzama, 42, and his 12-month-old... Mayor to force Jerusalem''s Arabs out Al-Jazeera 9/26/2004 There are not many mayors in this world who make decisions pertaining to zoning and urban planning based on racial and sectarian considerations. However... Hamas eyes Israeli targets overseas to deter killings Daily Star 9/29/2004 Move would establish ''balance of terror'' -- BEIRUT: Hamas is debating whether to expand its operations against Israeli targets overseas as a means of deterring... IDF kills six Palestinians; Hamas operative survives helicopter hit Ha''aretz 9/28/2004 Israel Defense Forces soldiers killed six Palestinians in three separate incidents in the territories yesterday. One of the six was a civilian. In Sderot... Officials fear Temple Mount could collapse Ha''aretz 9/27/2004 Officials said yesterday the number of Muslim worshipers allowed onto the Temple Mount in Jerusalem during the coming month of Ramadan may have to... After 8 Months and Resistance: New Destruction for the Apartheid Wall in Budrus Stop the Apartheid Wall Campaign 9/26/2004 Occupation Forces have begun destroying portions of the village of Budrus, located in the northwest side of Ramallah District, in order to continue building... Supreme Judge Denounces Israeli Plot to Takeover Al Aqsa Mosque International Press Center 9/26/2004 JERUSALEM, Palestine, September 26, 2004 (IPC + WAFA) - - The Supreme Sharia Judge Tayseer Al Tamimi denounced the Israeli allegations that the Musalla Marwan, which is... ''State land'' loophole allows appropriation Ha''aretz 9/27/2004 Israel is continuing to expropriate territory in the West Bank, under the guise of "state lands" to expand settlements, data from the Civil Administration... Jordan fingered over Hamas hit list Al-Jazeera 9/27/2004 Palestinian resistance group Hamas has said an Arab country might have helped Israel assassinate one of its members in Damascus. Although Hamas spokesman Usama... Israeli Forces Invade Several Parts of West Bank, Settlers Attempt to Build New Settlement in Hebron International Press Center 9/27/2004 JENIN, Palestine, September 27, 2004 (IPC + WAFA) - - Israeli forces launched a wide scale military campaign on West Bank towns and cities, as armed Israeli... Palestine in Focus: A Land Without a People? Islam Online 9/26/2004 Background on the conflict... Israeli Extrajudicial Executions at Large: Seven Palestinians Killed in Gaza and Nablus International Press Center 9/27/2004 NABLUS, Palestine, September 27, 2004 (IPC + Agencies) - - With the Israeli occupation forces declaring an open war against the Palestinian people, the death toll of... World in Pictures: Resistance Confronts Israeli Plans to Expand Settlements Islam Online 9/26/2004 Several dozen Palestinian, Israeli, and international demonstrators protest the construction of Israel’s separation barrier at the Israeli border in the West Bank village of... Palestinian kidnappers free Israeli Druze journalist Ha''aretz 9/29/2004 Palestinian gunmen on Tuesday evening released an Israeli Druze CNN producer less than 24 hours after he was kidnapped in the Gaza Strip, police... Israeli Troops Kill a Resident of Jenin, Invade Nablus International Press Center 9/28/2004 PALESTINE, September 28, 2004 (IPC+ Agencies)-- Israeli occupying forces (IOF) shot dead on Tuesday morning a Palestinian resident from the West Bank refugee camp... ''The Israelis got the wrong man - he was just the bodyguard'' The Guardian 9/28/2004 Palestinians threaten revenge for rocket attack on militants in Gaza -- Ali al-Shaer was delivered in separate ambulances to the mob awaiting his arrival with... Disabled Palestinian killed in raid Al-Jazeera 9/28/2004 Israeli occupation forces have killed a mentally-ill Palestinian and detained up to 20 people in the West Bank on the fourth anniversary of the... Aqsa Intifada… Significant Strategic Changes Islam Online 9/28/2004 GAZA CITY, September 28 (IslamOnline.net) – Standing at the threshold of its fifth running year, the second Palestinian Intifada has left its indelible marks and... Israeli Troops Kill a Resident in Jenin, Demolishes Houses in Gaza International Press Center 9/28/2004 JENIN, Palestine, September28, 2004 (IPC+ Agencies)-- The Israeli occupying forces (IOF) killed on Tuesday a Palestinian resident in the West Bank City of Jenin... Israeli Officers Decry “Immoral” Army Practices Islam Online 9/28/2004 OCCUPIED JERUSALEM September 28 (IslamOnline.net & News Agencies) – The day the second Palestinian Intifada is to usher into its fifth year, four senior officers of... IDF masses forces in Gaza Strip following Qassam attacks Ha''aretz 9/28/2004 The Israel Defense Forces on Tuesday evening massed forces in the northern Gaza Strip in response to rocket attacks launched on Israeli towns earlier... Israel kills Hamas leader in Syrian capital The Guardian 9/27/2004 Hamas yesterday promised vengeance against Israel for its assassination of one of the Palestinian group''s members in the Syrian capital of Damascus. Izz el-Deen... Aqsa Intifada… Israel Targets Its Arab Citizens Islam Online 9/28/2004 NABLUS, September 28 (IslamOnline.net) – Since the outbreak of Al-Aqsa Intifada on September 28, 2000, the Arab Israelis or the Palestinians of 1948 have been... Kidnapped CNN man freed in Gaza The Guardian 9/28/2004 The CNN journalist kidnapped in Gaza has been released by his captors. Riad Ali, who is an Israeli Arab, was handed over to Palestinian... News Briefs, September 24, 2004 International Middle East Media Center 9/24/2004 One village raided near Nablus / Seven stores leveled in Beit Hanoun / Balata refugee camp raided, one youth shot wounded / Settlers attack tens of residents... Israeli Forces Damage Buildings in Jerusalem, Wound Dozens in Hebron International Press Center 9/24/2004 EAST JERUSALEM, Palestine, September 23, 2004 (IPC + WAFA) - - Israeli forces wounded dozens of civilians during a peaceful congregation in Hebron, while residents of East... Israeli Troops Shell Local Palestinian Hospital, Wound Six Residents International Press Center 9/24/2004 KHAN YOUNIS, Palestine, September 24, 2004 (IPC+ Agencies)-- The Israeli occupying forces (IOF) shelled heavily a local Palestinian hospital in the Gaza Strip city... IDF uncovers huge arms cache in underground West Bank cave Ha''aretz 9/24/2004 The IDF discovered a large arms cache in an underground cave south-east of Ramallah early yesterday morning. At around 4 A.M. a loud explosion... Lupolianski wants Arab Wadi Joz rezoned for Jews Ha''aretz 9/24/2004 Jerusalem Mayor Uri Lupolianski wants to rezone a neighborhood of Wadi Joz, in the eastern section of the capital, for the purpose of settling... 3 soldiers killed after gunmen infiltrate army outpost in Gaza Ha''aretz 9/24/2004 Three Israel Defense Forces soldiers were killed yesterday when armed Palestinians penetrated an army outpost in southern Gaza. A fourth soldier and a Yedioth... High alert for Yom Kippur; guards deployed at synagogues Ha''aretz 9/24/2004 Security forces have raised their state of alert across the country in preparation for the Yom Kippur holiday, which begins at sundown Friday and... Woman killed in mortar strike on home in Gaza settlement Ha''aretz 9/25/2004 An Israeli woman was killed and another was lightly wounded Friday morning when four mortar shells were fired at the Neveh Dekalim settlement, part... News Briefs: September 22 & 23, 2004 International Middle East Media Center 9/23/2004 Two youths apprehended west of Nablus / One apprehended near Hebron / Several homes Raided North West of Hebron / Main roads and crossing closed in Gaza... Israeli Forces Step-up Aggression in West Bank, Raze Lands in Gaza Strip International Press Center 9/22/2004 AL BIREH, Palestine, September 22, 2004 (IPC + WAFA)-- Israeli occupation forces (IPC) stepped up its military aggressions in the West Bank and razed lands... Israeli Forces Blow Up Houses, Invade Jenin Again International Press Center 9/23/2004 NABLUS, Palestine, September 23, 2004 (IPC + WAFA)-- Israeli occupation forces destroyed two houses in Nablus province and invaded Jenin for the fourth time in... Southern Gaza Strip Under Israeli Aggression International Press Center 9/23/2004 KHAN YOUNIS, Palestine, September 23, 2004 (IPC + Agencies)-- Raghda Al-Assar, 11, who sustained critical wounds two weeks ago by the Israeli troops in the... Islamic Jihad men killed planting bomb near Gaza fence Ha''aretz 9/23/2004 A member of the Islamic Jihad military wing who tried to place an explosive device near the fence around the Gaza Strip was killed... Gaza: "I saw legs and arms spread everywhere in the streets." Rafah Today 9/23/2004 Eyewitnesses say that a large number of tanks and bulldozers are gathering in differnt parts of North Gaza Strip, and medical sources mentioned about... Palestinian resistance hits Israeli army Al-Jazeera 9/23/2004 Palestinian resistance fighters have killed at least three Israeli soldiers guarding an illegal Jewish settlement in the occupied Gaza Strip. A spokesman for the... Suicide bomber strikes Jerusalem BBC 9/22/2004 female Palestinian suicide bomber has blown herself up in Jerusalem, killing two people and injuring 15 others, Israeli police say.The blast happened in the... Several hurt in Israeli air strike Al-Jazeera 9/23/2004 A missile fired from an Israeli helicopter has wounded 12 people in a Palestinian refugee camp in Gaza. Just before midnight on Thursday, Israeli... UK archives reveal Palestine plan BBC 9/23/2004 Secret wartime discussions about Palestine between Winston Churchill and the future Israeli President Chaim Weizmann led to an icy exchange with Anthony Eden, the... Video: "Militants believe they have killed three Israeli soldiers" BBC 9/23/2004 The BBC''s Alan Johnston - "Militants believe they have killed three Israeli soldiers... Settlement raid leaves six dead BBC 9/23/2004 Three Israeli soldiers have been killed in a Palestinian militant attack on a Jewish settlement in the Gaza Strip. The militants infiltrated the outpost... Israeli Troops Attack Various Palestinian Areas International Press Center 9/21/2004 PALESTINE, September 21, 2004 (IPC+ Agencies)-- Israeli occupation forces escalated their military aggression on various Palestinian cities, towns, villages and refugee camps today and... Israeli Troops Continue Rampage International Press Center 9/21/2004 GAZA, Sep21,2004 (IPC+WAFA)-----The Israeli occupation troops loose of its rein as its atrocious acts goes easily without being noticed by the world... Occupation Forces Begin Building New Settlement in Qalqiliya District StopTheWall.org 9/20/2004 Occupation Forces began on Wednesday, September 14, building a new settlement on Izbat Salman and Izbat Jalud lands, located in the southern Qalqiliya District... News Briefs, September 21, 2004 International Middle East Media Center 9/21/2004 Five refuseniks exempted from military service / Syrian Forces Starts Major Redeployment in Lebanon / Al-Qarara raided, one home used as a military post /Settlers seriously... IDF clamps closure on Ramallah; police lower alert in Sharon Ha''aretz 9/21/2004 The Israel Defense Forces placed the West Bank city of Ramallah under closure on Tuesday evening, Army Radio reported. Troops were reportedly carrying out... Palestinians detained in Jenin raid Al-Jazeera 9/21/2004 Ten Palestinians have been detained in an Israeli raid on the West Bank city of Jenin and its refugee camp. Aljazeera''s correspondent reported that... Outposts financed during Barak''s tenure Ha''aretz 9/20/2004 Between 1999 and 2000 during the Barak administration, government ministries approved the transfer of tens of millions of shekels to finance illegal outposts and... U.S. to sell Israel 5,000 smart bombs Ha''aretz 9/20/2004 The United States will sell Israel 5,000 smart bombs, for $319 million, according to a report made to Congress a few weeks ago. The... Israel army kills Jihad militant BBC 9/19/2004 The Israeli army has shot dead a member of militant group Islamic Jihad in the Gaza Strip near a border crossing with Israel, security... Two Hamas Militants Die in Israeli Strike The Guardian 9/21/2004 GAZA CITY, Gaza City (AP) - Two Hamas militants were killed when an explosion ripped through their vehicle in Gaza City on Monday in an... Qassam rocket lands in Sderot; damage to homes reported Ha''aretz 9/20/2004 A Qassam rocket landed in Sderot on Monday, hitting an abandoned structure and evading an early warning system used by the Israel Defense Forces... The Sabra and Shatila Massacres (16-18 September 1982) Electronic Intifada 9/17/2004 On 11 September 1982, Israeli Defence Minister Ariel Sharon, the architect of the Israeli invasion of Lebanon, announced that "2,000 terrorists" had remained inside... Hi-Tech Spying devices in PA Security Office in Gaza International Middle East Media Center 9/17/2004 Palestinian sources reportedly said the Palestinian Security apparatus on Thursday, discovered a hi-tech spying device in the "Saraya" building, the headquarters of the Military... Israeli Forces Shell Palestinian Homes as a Prisoner Dies inside Jail International Press Center 9/17/2004 KHAN YOUNIS, Palestine, September 17, 2004 (IPC + WAFA) - - Israeli occupation forces shelled several Palestinian population centers in Gaza Strip and the West Bank, inflicting... Israeli Troops Kill Palestinian Woman Yahoo! News 9/17/2004 NABLUS, West Bank - Israeli troops patrolling the West Bank city of Nablus shot and killed a 19-year-old Palestinian woman Friday, witnesses and hospital... Police, Shin Bet uncover Hamas ''terror'' cell in Bedouin Negev town Ha''aretz 9/15/2004 The Shin Bet and police recently captured a Hamas cell that operated from the Bedouin community Tel Sheva in the Negev. The police and... Witness to the Atrocity of Sabra and Shatila BBC 9/17/2004 1982: Sabra and Shatila - after the atrocity -- Deborah Thornton-Jackson was married to a Lebanese businessman. They lived in Beirut with their young family during... Israel Moves to Drive Arabs Away From Al-Quds Islam Online 9/16/2004 GAZA, September 16 (IslamOnline.net) – Palestinian experts warn against Israeli plans to drive Palestinian citizens away from occupied Al-Quds (Jerusalem) under pretexts of development, saying... Report: IDF troops kill Palestinian woman in Nablus clashes Ha''aretz 9/18/2004 Israel Defense Forces troops patrolling the West Bank city of Nablus on Friday shot and killed a 19-year-old Palestinian woman, witnesses and hospital... Governor of Rafah Reports on the Province''s Losses During 47 Months of Intifada International Press Center 9/16/2004 RAFAH, Palestine, September 16, 2004 (IPC)-- The governor of Rafah, Majeed Al Agha, declared that the number of houses demolished in the province since... 10 Palestinians killed by Israeli forces Middle East Online 9/15/2004 Five Palestinian militants killed in gunbattle with Israeli troops in Nablus, four killed by special forces in Jenin. -- Ten Palestinians, including a young schoolgirl... News Briefs, September 16, 2004 International Middle East Media Center 9/16/2004 One youth shot wounded west of Khan Younis / Military check post on the southern entrance of Tubas / Army: “Female Fattah activists apprehended near Nablus... After assassinating four activists; Jenin completely besieged International Middle East Media Center 9/16/2004 Soldiers completely blocked the entrances of Jenin, in the north of the West Bank and intensified military presence around the city, on Wednesday night... Siege tightened in Hebron, homes topped tens withheld International Middle East Media Center 9/16/2004 Soldiers intensified military presence and procedures in the besieged city of Hebron and around the settlements in the center of the city, and the... 2 Palestinians who planned terrorist attack turn themselves in Ha''aretz 9/16/2004 Security forces announced Thursday morning that two Palestinian students who planned to carry out a double terrorist attack in Tel Aviv had turned themselves... Israeli Soldiers Shoot on Palestinian Residents, Arrest Several International Press Center 9/16/2004 PALESTINE, September16, 2004 (IPC+ Agencies)--The Israeli occupying forces (IOF) opened yesterday their heavy fire indiscriminately on different parts of the Gaza Strip, mainly... Egypt nabs 8 Palestinians at illegal Gaza crossing Ha''aretz 9/16/2004 Eight armed Palestinians trying to cross illegally into the Gaza Strip surrendered to Egyptian security on Thursday after a 24-hour standoff, security sources... Israeli Troops Crack Down on Tubas International Press Center 9/16/2004 TUBAS, Palestine, September 16, 2004 (IPC + WAFA) - - A large Israeli force invaded the city of Tubas this afternoon and stormed several neighborhoods, while a... Ya''alon: IDF advances in preparation for Gaza pullout Ha''aretz 9/16/2004 The army is in a very advanced stage of preparations for a withdrawal from the Gaza Strip and four small West Bank settlements in... Six militants among 10 killed in West Bank The Guardian 9/16/2004 Israeli forces killed six Palestinian militants and four civilians yesterday, the highest Palestinian death toll in the West Bank in a single day for... News Briefs, September 14, 2004 International Middle East Media Center 9/14/2004 Home used as an Interrogation center in Bir Zeit / Islamic Jihad leader apprehended,one home demolished in Tulkarem / Brother and his sister apprehended near... Israeli Troops Storm Palestinian Villages as Resistance Hurts 3 Soldiers International Press Center 9/14/2004 WEST BANK, Palestine, September14, 2004 (IPC+ Agencies)--Israeli occupying forces (IOF) stormed early on Tuesday a number of Palestinian villages in the West Bank... Israeli Troops Comb And Arrest Several In Hebron And Tulkarem International Press Center 9/14/2004 GAZA, Sep14,2004 (IPC+ Agencies)---The Israeli occupation forces launched today a wide scale of arrest in Hebron city of the West Bank, in which... 2 Palestinians, 3 Israeli soldiers injured in an explosion near Qalqilia International Middle East Media Center 9/14/2004 A loud explosion heard on Tuesday morning, at a checkpoint near the village of Habla near the West Bank city of Qaliqilia. The explosion... Israeli missile kills activists The Guardian 9/14/2004 The Israeli military killed three al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades activists in a helicopter missile strike on a car in Jenin yesterday. The dead included Mahmoud... Headline News Reports: September 1 - 7, 2004 International Middle East Media Center 9/7/2004 Weekly review of major stories... Text and Audio: Weekly Review - Five Minutes from Palestine International Middle East Media Center 9/9/2004 Disengagement yes, road map no -- Israeli prime minister Ariel Sharon explicitly asked his ministers to avoid talks on the road map, affirming that Israel... News Briefs, September 10, 2004 International Middle East Media Center 9/10/2004 One child shot dead east of Jabalia / Agricultural fields burnt in Jabalia refugee camp / Tens of Homes shelled west of Khan Younis / 33 residents... IDF enters deep into Jebalya Maariv 9/10/2004 4 "terrorists" killed overnight as bid to prevent firing of Kassam rockets intensifies. However, Palestinians still manage to fire one rocket at Sderot. -- IDF... Report: 22 shot dead, including three children in one week International Middle East Media Center 9/10/2004 The Palestinian Center for Human Rights, in Gaza , revealed in its weekly report that 22 Palestinian were killed, including three children in the Palestinian... IDF catches Palestinian with bomb after West Bank chase Ha''aretz 9/10/2004 A Palestinian man transporting a 10-kilogram (22-pound) bomb was caught in the West Bank after troops chased his taxi and he threw... Slingshots Sharp Weapon for Palestinian Students Islam Online 9/10/2004 NABLUS, September 10 (IslamOnline.net) - With the beginning of the new school year in the occupied Palestinian territories, Palestinian students are busy filling their bags... Kidnapped soldiers'' families to sue UN Ha''aretz 9/10/2004 The families of three soldiers who were kidnapped and killed by Hezbollah in October 2000 plan to sue the United Nations, Syria, Iran, Lebanon... Palestinian shown crushed by Israeli jeep Al-Jazeera 9/10/2004 Aljazeera has aired exclusive footage showing an Israeli military jeep crushing a Palestinian teenager under its wheels in the West Bank city of Ram... Five Palestinians killed in Gaza; closure for holidays Ha''aretz 9/10/2004 Five Palestinians were killed and some 35 were injured yesterday in the Gaza Strip during an Israel Defense Forces operation in the Jabalya refugee... Wide Israeli Incursion into South and North of Gaza Strip International Press Center 9/8/2004 BEIT HANOON, Palestine, September 8, 2004 (IPC + WAFA)-- Israeli occupation forces invaded today dawn south and north of Gaza Strip, dismembering it into three... Israeli Offensive Continues in Hebron, Expands to Entire West Bank International Press Center 9/8/2004 HEBRON, Palestine, September 8, 2004 (IPC + WAFA) - - Israeli occupation forces continued its ongoing offensive on the city of Hebron and its surroundings for the... Medical Sources: Israel Used Flechettes Warhead in Gaza Massacre International Press Center 9/9/2004 GAZA, Palestine, September 9, 2004 (IPC + Al Bayan) - - Palestinian medical and security sources asserted that Israeli forces used flachettes-warhead rockets in an attack on... Two Killed, Scores Wounded In Gaza Strip and Jericho International Press Center 9/9/2004 GAZA, September 9, 2004 (IPC+WAFA)-- It was the second day in a row that Israeli occupation forces had thrust deep into the northern... Despite IDF operation, Qassams hit Sderot Ha''aretz 9/9/2004 Seven Qassam rockets landed in the western Negev yesterday although the Israel Defense Forces had earlier moved a large contingent of troops into the... Right-wing petition calls for refusal to evacuate settlements Ha''aretz 9/10/2004 A right-wing petition signed by 185 Israel Defense Forces officers, former lawmakers, scholars and public figures is calling on police and IDF troops to... West Bank, Gaza under closure; six Palestinians killed Ha''aretz 9/9/2004 Defense Minister Shaul Mofaz on Thursday ordered a closure of the West Bank and Gaza Strip at last until after the Yom Kippur (the... Seven dead in Israeli incursions BBC 9/9/2004 At least seven Palestinians have been killed and 25 others injured as Israeli forces pushed into the Jabaliya refugee camp in Gaza and two... Israel to take more land for settlers The Guardian 9/9/2004 Israel''s agriculture minister, Israel Katz, has announced plans for further expansion of Jewish settlements in the Jordan valley by expropriating 8,000 acres of land... IDF disregarding mortar attacks, settler leaders say Ha''aretz 9/7/2004 The Israel Defense Forces and its Spokesman''s Office, in particular, have been disregarding of late the mortars that have been landing in the Katif... Qassam rocket hits Sderot; IDF arrests seven Palestinians Ha''aretz 9/7/2004 A Qassam rocket, fired from the northern Gaza Strip, landed yesterday in the Negev town of Sderot, causing no damage or injuries. The rocket... Night in Gaza.. Waiting for Death Islam Online 9/7/2004 GAZA, September 7 (IslamOnline.net) – When night envelops Palestinian lands, a foul feeling of panic dominates, enforcing a self-imposed curfew. Israeli warplanes could hover overhead... Settlers again foil outpost evacuation Ha''aretz 9/7/2004 Hundreds of settlers managed to prevent the evacuation yesterday of the Nofi outpost situated west of Kfar Adumim in the Judean Desert. The civil... Israeli rabbis: Don''t spare civilians Al-Jazeera 9/7/2004 A group of prominent Jewish rabbis have asked the Israeli army not to flinch from killing Palestinian civilians in the context of the ongoing... Zionist settlers assault Palestinian journalist Palestinian Information Center 9/7/2004 Gaza - The Palestinian Journalists'' bloc today denounced the Zionist settlers’ beatings yesterday afternoon of a photo journalist while covering, along with an AFP team... News Briefs, September 7, 2004 International Middle East Media Center 9/7/2004 Intensive military presence near Beit Hanoun / One settler lightly wounded near Bethlehem / One resident shot wounded north east of Ramallah / Two residential buildings raided... Hamas leaders go underground Palestinian Information Center 9/7/2004 Damascus - The Associated Press today said that the leaders of the Hamas Movement had apparently decided to go underground. The AP reported from Damascus... Settlers in Hebron, and the “Jewish Hebron” International Middle East Media Center 9/1/2004 Settlers in Hebron repeatedly target Palestinian homes, markets, cars and residents and continued their efforts to occupy more lands from its Palestinian owners and... Israeli lightly hurt when Molotov cocktail hurled at his car Ha''aretz 9/7/2004 An Israeli man was lightly injured Tuesday night when a Molotov cocktail was hurled at his car, as he drove near the West Bank... 14 Palestinians Killed and Dozens Wounded in Gaza’s Carnage International Press Center 9/7/2004 GAZA, Palestine, September 7, 2004 (IPC + Agencies) - - Israeli occupying forces (IOF) killed 14 Palestinians and wounded dozens others in an fresh overnight carnage in... Civilian Dies of Wounds and Israeli Forces Dismember Gaza International Press Center 9/7/2004 RAFAH, Palestine, September 7, 2004 (IPC + WAFA) - - A Palestinian civilian died today of wounds sustained during an Israeli invasion of Rafah City months ago... Many killed in Israeli attack on Gaza Al-Jazeera 9/7/2004 Israeli missiles, which may have been targeting Hamas fighters in a town in the central Gaza Strip, have killed 14 people and wounded 40... Video: "Israel''s revenge came just after midnight" BBC 9/7/2004 The BBC''s Orla Guerin -- "Israel''s revenge came just after midnight... Hamas swears Gaza strike revenge BBC 9/7/2004 Palestinian militant group Hamas has sworn vengeance after 14 of its members were killed in an overnight strike by the Israeli air force on... Israeli fire hits Palestinian child Al-Jazeera 9/7/2004 A 10-year-old Palestinian girl has been seriously wounded by Israeli troops firing near her school in the southern Gaza Strip, hospital sources and... Lebanese, Syrian Hamas leaders fear Israeli attack Ha''aretz 9/5/2004 Senior members of the Hamas operating in Syria and Lebanon have been on constant alert in recent days, due to the fear that Israel... Israeli Forces Withdraw from Nablus, Keeps it a Closed Zone International Press Center 9/5/2004 GAZA, Sep5,2004 (IPC+Agencies)---The Israeli occupying forces withdrew from Nablus city of the West Bank and allowed a medical crew from doctors with... Israeli Forces Wound Civilians, Shell Hospital International Press Center 9/5/2004 KHAN YOUNIS, Palestine, September 5, 2004 (IPC + WAFA) - - Israeli troops shot and wounded two civilians in a neighborhood in Khan Younis City, shelled a... Palestinians: At least 13 killed in IAF missile strike in Gaza Ha''aretz 9/7/2004 At least 13 Palestinians were killed and 25 wounded when Israel Air Force helicopters hit a Hamas training site in Gaza City around midnight... Gaza: Apache helicopter fires rocket at civilians, five dead Rafah Today 9/1/2004 At least 5 people were injured during random shelling by Apache helicopters targeting Khanyounis refugee camp. Eyewitnesses said that the Apaches were in the... Rafah Today: Protest in support of prisoners; 14 year-old left to die; 200 olive trees demolished Rafah Today 9/1/2004 After 3 hours of bleeding in his surrounded home, he was killed and ambulances were unable to reach him. This is 14 year old... Israeli Forces Aid ''Jewish Legion'' Terrorist Group International Press Center 9/6/2004 GAZA. September 6, 2004 (IPC + Agencies)-- The Israeli Radio unveiled Sunday that Israeli forces cooperated with a Jewish terrorist organization and requested it to... Israeli Troops Demolish Two Houses, Arrest 27 Palestinians International Press Center 9/6/2004 PALESTINE, September6, 2004 (IPC+ Agencies)-- The Israeli occupying forces knocked down yesterday night two Palestinian-owned houses in the Dehaisha refugee camp of Bethlehem, southwest... Israeli Forces Step up Military Operations in Palestinian Territories International Press Center 9/6/2004 NABLUS, Palestine, September 6, 2004 (IPC + WAFA) - - Israeli occupation forces stepped up their military operations throughout the occupied Palestinian territories, wounding several civilians including... Israeli Troops Kill Two Palestinians The Guardian 9/4/2004 GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) - Israeli troops killed two Palestinians in two separate incidents Friday, and Israeli helicopters fired three missiles at a Gaza... Syria not involved in Beersheva bombings Middle East Online 9/3/2004 Israel army believes there is no direct link between Beersheva attack and HQ of ''terrorist'' organisations in Damascus. -- JERUSALEM - Syria is not believed to... Vicious circles By Khaled Amayreh, Al-Ahram Weekly on-line 9/2/2004 Hamas''s vowed, but long-delayed, retaliation for the assassination of Sheikh Yassin and Abdul-Aziz Al-Rantisi kills 16 Israelis and wounds scores -- Two Hamas bombers blew... Israel''s informants fail to infiltrate Hamas Middle East Online 9/3/2004 Israeli intelligence is struggling to get to grips with highly sophisticated Hamas in West Bank bastion. -- The city is under Israeli control and informants... Update on Israeli Colonization PLO Negotiations Affairs Dept 8/23/2004 Despite international condemnation of Israel’s colonization of the Occupied West Bank, Palestinian Jerusalem and the Gaza Strip, and calls for Israel to cease all... Israeli Forces Isolate Hebron, Blow Up two Houses International Press Center 9/1/2004 HEBRON, Palestine, September 1, 2004 (IPC + Agencies)-- Israeli occupation forces continue to besiege and isolate the city of Hebron, prior to a massive invasion... Palestinians: IDF troops kill 4 Palestinians, wound 35 in Gaza Ha''aretz 9/2/2004 Israel Defense Forces soldiers shot dead four Palestinians, including a 14-year-old boy, on Thursday and wounded 20 in the army''s biggest incursion in... Israeli Committee against House Demolitions: Israel Demolished 4500 Homes During 2nd Intifada Palestine Media Center 9/2/2004 Press Release: The Other Israel - Thursday, 2 September 2004 -- Dear Friends, During the Second Intifada alone, Israel has demolished more than 4,500 Palestinian homes... Seven Wounded, 300 Civilians Made Homeless International Press Center 9/2/2004 KHANYOUNIS, Sep 2,2004 (IPC+ Agencies)-- SevenPalestinians were wounded early Thursday during an overnight unwarranted attack in which Israeli troops blew up two six-story apartment... Police, IDF report rise in settler attacks on security officials Ha''aretz 9/2/2004 Security officials expressed concern Thursday at the rising number of attacks by settlers and right-wing activists targeting those responsible for outpost evacuations and supervision... Israeli Forces Kill Three, Wound Scores in Gaza Strip International Press Center 9/2/2004 DEIR EL BALAH, Palestine, September 2, 2004 (IPC + WAFA) - - Israeli occupation forces invaded the town of Deir El Balah, Central Gaza Strip, killed three... Israel Escalates Terror: Civilians Wounded, Houses Demolished in Khanyounis WAFA 9/2/2004 KHANYOUNIS, September 2, 2004, (WAFA)- 6 Palestinian civilians were wounded Thursday and three houses and a mosque were destroyed as Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF... Press Review: ''Israel is not acting in a void'' The Guardian 9/2/2004 The Beersheba bombings are a rude awakening after months of peace -- Irish Independent, Editorial, September 1: "[Five] months had gone by since the last... Palestinian teenagers slain Al-Jazeera 9/2/2004 Three Palestinian youths have been killed and 36 others injured in a deadly Israeli raid on the Palestinian refugee camp of Dair al-Balah in...

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NZ deports Israeli ''spies'' BBC 9/29/2004 Two suspected Israeli spies have been deported from New Zealand after they finished jail terms for illegally trying to obtain a passport. Uriel Kelman... Palestinians reflect on intifada BBC 9/29/2004 Palestinian Prime Minister Ahmed Qurei has urged his people to reflect on their successes and failures during the four years of the second intifada... Powell calls for end to intifada Daily Star 10/1/2004 Secretary of state says palestinian uprising has achieved nothing - United States sees Egypt as leading candidate to host international conference on organizing elections for... Israel’s Al-Aqsa Claims “Groundless”: Palestinians Islam Online 9/27/2004 GAZA CITY, September 27 (IslamOnline.net) - Israeli claims that part of Al-Aqsa mosque compound in Al-Quds (occupied East Jerusalem) risks collapse are groundless and unscientific... Britain calls on Israel and Palestinians to end violence Miftah 9/30/2004 FM Straw says there was no ''greater challenge to international order than the terrible conflict between the Israelis and Palestinians'' -- Britain''s Foreign Secretary Jack... Syria feels pressure to reform BBC 9/28/2004 An angry crowd buried a man on Monday who met a violent death. Izz El-Deen Sheikh Khalil, a member of Hamas, had lived in... Israelis jailed in New Zealand to be freed Ha''aretz 9/27/2004 Two Mossad agents serving prison sentences in New Zealand will be released and return to Israel soon. Elisha Cara and Uriel Kelman were jailed... Syria blames Israel for U.S. problems Ha''aretz 9/28/2004 UNITED NATIONS - Syria''s foreign minister yesterday said Israel has shown little commitment to the peace process and this is largely why countries in the... Jordan says Israel barrier threatens the kingdom Ha''aretz 9/28/2004 UNITED NATIONS - Jordan said on Monday that the West Bank fence will interfere with establishing a stable Palestinian state and have a spillover effect... Saudi Arabia and Syria Call for Ending the Israeli Aggression International Press Center 9/28/2004 GAZA, Palestine, September 28, 2004 (IPC+ Agencies)-- Both the Saudi Arabia and Syria called yesterday for ending the ongoing Israeli aggression against the Palestinian... Stalled Palestinian talks Al-Ahram Weekly on-line 9/23/2004 Egypt plays down political rifts as the reason for postponing this week''s intra-Palestinian talks. --The suspension by Egypt of the intra- Palestinian dialogue in... Powell appeals to Arafat to step aside Ha''aretz 9/24/2004 NEW YORK - U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell appealed to Palestinian Authority Chairman Yasser Arafat on Thursday to step aside for the sake of... U.S., Israel turn up the heat on Iran - but there''s a downside Daily Star 9/25/2004 BEIRUT: The Bush administration''s decision to sell Israel 500 satellite-guided "bunker-buster" bombs, revealed on Tuesday, did nothing at all to dispel concerns that the... Several Speakers at the General Assembly Session Blame Israel for Failure of Middle East Peace International Press Center 9/24/2004 NEW YORK, September24, 2004 (IPC+ Agencies)-- Several speakers at the UN General Assembly underway session, blamed Israel yesterday for failure ofthe Middle East peace... PNA Unsatisfied with Secretary of State’s Remarks on President Arafat International Press Center 9/24/2004 GAZA, Palestine, September 24, 2004 (IPC+ Agencies)-- The Palestinian National Authority (PNA) dismissed on Thursday US Secretary of State Colin Powel’s remarks regarding President... Statement by Middle East Quartet ReliefWeb 9/22/2004 The following is the text of a statement issued by the Middle East Quartet (United States, Russian Federation, European Union and United Nations), following... Israeli Authorities impose more intransigent restrictions on UNRWA staff members'' freedom of movement at Erez Crossing ReliefWeb/UNRWA 9/24/2004 The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East has today protested to the Israeli Government following new and... French FM: There will be no peace in the ME without Arafat International Middle East Media Center 9/24/2004 Disagreeing with US officials, France''s foreign minister reiterated his country''s stance, that no progress can be made in the Middle East peace process by... Shalom to UN: Iran is public enemy No. 1 Ha''aretz 9/24/2004 NEW YORK - Iran has "replaced Saddam Hussein as the world''s number one exporter of terror, hate and instability," Foreign Minister Silvan Shalom told the... Israel to host atomic monitors Ha''aretz 9/24/2004 Yesterday''s agreement has no connection to the nuclear research facility in Dimona, which remains off-limits to international inspection. -- Israel signed an agreement yesterday that... Security Reforms in Shadow of the Ever Suspended Cairo Talks International Middle East Media Center 9/24/2004 Once again, Egypt called off invitations to hold talks between Palestinian different factions in Cairo. Egypt blamed "Israel''s lack of cooperation" as the reason... IAEA calls for nuclear-free Middle East Daily Star 9/25/2004 VIENNA: The UN atomic agency called Friday for a nuclear-free zone in the Middle East. It was expected to pass later Friday a resolution... Pressed over nuclear arms, Iran slams US, Israel Ha''aretz 9/24/2004 UNITED NATIONS - Iran, under fire on suspicion of secretly seeking nuclear arms, accused the United States on Friday of "lawless militarism" in Iraq and... UN report blames Israel for building fence to confiscate land Ha''aretz 9/24/2004 UNITED NATIONS - Israel is building its barrier on West Bank land not to keep out suicide bombers but to confiscate the land and put... 5th minaret is proposed for Temple Mt. Ha''aretz 9/22/2004 Plans for construction of a fifth minaret on the Temple Mount was presented to the Israel Police this weekend by a Jordanian delegation visiting... Hamas Delegation ends a three-day talks in Egypt International Middle East Media Center 9/22/2004 The Hamas delegation to ended three days of talks with Egyptian officials in Cairo. Mohammad Nazzal who was on Hamas'' delegation dismissed reports claiming... Israel demands change to IAEA resolution, threatens boycott Ha''aretz 9/23/2004 Israel has threatened to boycott an international conference on a nuclear free Middle East sponsored by the IAEA (International Atomic Energy Agency) if a... Israel urges UN sanctions on Iran Al-Jazeera 9/23/2004 Israel has urged the United Nations to move toward sanctions against Iran because, according to it, Tehran is never going to abandon its quest... ''No progress'' on Mid-East roadmap BBC 9/23/2004 No significant progress has been achieved towards peace in the Middle East, representatives from the US, the EU, Russia and the UN have said... Iran warns Israel against strike BBC 9/23/2004 Iran has warned Israel it will react "most severely" if Israel uses force to try to destroy its nuclear facilities. Foreign Minister Kamal Kharrazi... Hizb Allah blasts Allawi-Shalom handshake Al-Jazeera 9/23/2004 Lebanon''s Hizb Allah movement has heaped scorn on Iraq''s prime minister for shaking hands with an Israeli delegate at the United Nations. Interim Iraqi... Quartet Demands Israel to Meet Obligations in Road Map International Press Center 9/23/2004 GAZA, September 23, 2004 (IPC + Agencies)-- The international Quartet Committee for peace in the Middle East (United Nations, United States, European Union, Russia) called... Bush calls on Israel to impose settlement freeze Ha''aretz 9/21/2004 UNITED NATIONS - President George W. Bush on Tuesday called on Israel to impose a freeze on Jewish settlements in the West Bank and Gaza... PNA Warns from the Risks Put up with Shalom’s Threats to Expel Arafat International Press Center 9/20/2004 GAZA, Sep 20,2004 (IPC+Agencies)---The Palestinian National Authority (PNA) warned of the serious ramifications of the protagonist rhetoric threats spelled out by the... Abed Rabbo Calls for All-representative Palestinian Conference Palestine Media Center 9/19/2004 Sharon’s Plan the Most Dangerous Since 1948 -- Member of the PLO Executive Committee and co-author of the unofficial Geneva Initiative Yaser Abed Rabbo called... Israel on the offensive over separation wall Al-Jazeera 9/20/2004 The Israeli government has embarked on a concerted campaign to convince UN members to regard the gigantic separation wall it is building in the... FM Shalom meets Tunisian counterpart in diplomatic blitz Ha''aretz 9/21/2004 Foreign Minister Silvan Shalom met on Monday with his Tunisian counterpart Habib Ben Yahia to discuss improving relations between the two states. The meeting... Palestinian militant gets vote, Israel cries foul Ha''aretz 9/21/2004 Palestinian election officials have given voting rights to a jailed militant accused of ordering the killing of an Israeli minister, in a move Israel... UN reports another ''bad month'' in Middle East, calls for return to peace plan Electronic Intifada 9/17/2004 With a marked increase in the number of casualties on both sides of the conflict, a resumption of suicide bombings, and no good news... Syrian Offer of Talks Throws A Wrench Into Sharon''s Plan Forward 9/17/2004 TEL AVIV — As if he didn''t have enough problems, what with mounting right-wing opposition to his disengagement plan, Palestinian terrorism stirring anew and his... Indian minister warns Israel against removing Arafat Daily Star 9/18/2004 RAMALLAH: Indian''s junior foreign minister warned Israel Friday against any moves against Yasser Arafat, after a meeting with the Palestinian president at his office... Palestinian Dialogue in Cairo Might Be Put Off Islam Online 9/17/2004 CAIRO, September 17 (IslamOnline.net) – The new round of inter-Palestinian dialogue, slated for Sunday, September 19, is expected to be delayed over the opposition of... Oman paper: Second phase of prisoner deal may be reached soon Ha''aretz 9/18/2004 Hezbollah has recently released new and credible information on the fate of missing Israel Air Force airman Ron Arad, according to the Oman daily... Arafat Rejects Sharon’s Statement on ‘Roadmap’ Palestine Media Center 9/16/2004 President Yaser Arafat on Wednesday rejected Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon’s statements that he was not bound by or interested in the UN-adopted “roadmap... Arab States Urge Annan to Follow up ICJ Ruling, Minister Eriqat Blames EU International Press Center 9/16/2004 GAZA, September 16, 2004 (IPC + Agencies)-- The Arab states bloc in the United Nations urged yesterday the UN Secretary General, Kofi Annan, to follow-up... Talks in Cairo pave way for Israeli withdrawal from Gaza Daily Star 9/17/2004 Gunmen shortly abduct senior Palestinian official - Egypt agreed to train Palestinian police officers and to host talks between all Palestinian factions before the pullout... NGOs UN Conference Calls for Sanctions Against Israel International Middle East Media Center 9/16/2004 A non-governmental conference committee meeting at the United Nations headquarters in New York on Wednesday adopted a resolution calling world nations to increase pressure... Syria, Egypt call for talks on creation of Palestinian State International Middle East Media Center 9/16/2004 The Egyptian and Syrian Presidents called Wednesday Israel to open talks with the Palestinian Authority on the creation of a Palestinian. In a Damascus... Hariri rejects Israeli threats against Syria Daily Star 9/17/2004 BEIRUT/BRUSSELS: Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri met with several officials in Brussels, Belgium early Thursday, as part of his European tour, where he... Israel will ditch road map, says Sharon The Guardian 9/15/2004 The Israeli government does not intend to honour the US-backed road map to peace in the Middle East once it has completed a planned... Jibril Rajoub: Palestinians recognize Israel in ''67 borders Ha''aretz 9/14/2004 A senior Palestinian official said the Palestinians recognize Israel''s existence as a Jewish state within the 1967 borders, and do not aspire to change... Qureia condemns closure of East J''lem election centers Ha''aretz 9/14/2004 Palestinian Prime Minister Ahmed Qureia yesterday condemned Israel''s closure of six voter registration centers in East Jerusalem. The closure "violates all signed agreements, international... Iraqi party fires its member for addressing convention in Israel Maariv 9/14/2004 National Congress Party says Mathal al-Alawasi expressed views that were not in line with party platform. -- A day after delivering a speech at the... Ashrawe Calls on Upcoming American Administration to S