Dart bombs 'killed four Palestinians'
Palestinian officials have condemned Israel's reported use of tank shells which are said to have sprayed thousands of metal darts at a target in Gaza, killing four Palestinian civilians.

UN envoy 'deeply disturbed' at killing of Palestinian civilians by Israeli military
United Nations Update, September 3, 2002
3 September – Saying he is "deeply disturbed" by recent Israeli military attacks which have left at least a dozen Palestinian civilians dead, the senior United Nations Middle East envoy today called for action to protect innocents on both sides of the conflict.

Group Outlines Plan to Oust All Palestinians
NewsMax, September 3, 2002
A draconian plan to forcibly eject all Palestinians and remove them to a new state possibly in Iraq or Saudi Arabia has been disclosed by Gamla, a group that includes former Israeli military officers and settlers.

Palestinians vow to avenge court ruling on expulsions
Independent, September 4, 2002
Indignation and vows of revenge rippled across the occupied territories yesterday after Israel's Supreme Court issued a ruling allowing the expulsion from the West Bank to the Gaza Strip of two relatives of a suspected militant.

PM sees chance of diplomatic breakthrough in conflict with PA
Ha'aretz, September 4, 2002
Prime Minister Ariel Sharon said Wednesday that he was holding talks with Palestinian figures and expressed optimism on the possibility of achieving an agreement with the Palestinian Authority.

Palestinian Siblings Dumped With $ 200, A Few Bottles Of Water
Islam Online, September 4, 2002
OCCUPIED JERUSALEM, Aug 4 (IslamOnline & News Agencies) - Israel expelled Wednesday to the Gaza Strip, the brother and sister of a slain West Bank resistance fighter after a landmark Israeli court ruling, news agencies reported.

20 PLC members threaten to resign
Jerusalem Post, September 3, 2002
At least 20 members of the Palestinian Legislative Council are threatening to resign if Palestinian Authority Chairman Yasser Arafat does not present his new cabinet for a vote of confidence in the next few days.

Israel Demolished Six Homes in Zeif, 50 Palestinians Homeless
Palestine Chronicle, September 4, 2002
HEBRON (LAW): Israeli forces demolished six Palestinian homes in the Zeif area, south of Hebron, rendering 50 Palestinians, including 26 children, homeless.

Israeli Military Demolishes a Family Home, Injuring 9 Civilians
Palestine Chronicle, September 4, 2002 
RAFAH, Gaza Strip (PCHR)- On Tuesday morning, 3 August 2002, Israeli occupying forces moved into al-Salam neighborhood in Rafah and began demolishing a family home over its residents without any prior warning. Israeli forces also prevented neighbors from offering help to the wounded who were able to escape from the demolished home.

Arafat says he accepts EU peace plan 'in principle'
Ha'aretz, September 4, 2002 
Palestinian Authority Chairman Yasser Arafat told Danish Foreign Minister Per Stig Moeller on Wednesday that he accepted "in principle" the new European Union initiative for peace in the Middle East.

PM: `Be prepared for a U.S. war on Iraq by November'
Ha'aretz, September 4, 2002 
Prime Minister Ariel Sharon has told Israeli security and emergency services to be ready with critical defensive preparations by early November, in case of a U.S. attack on Iraq - a clear indication Israel believes the U.S. assault could come as early as then.

Bush to ask Congress for Israel, Palestinian aid
Ha'aretz, September 4, 2002 
WASHINGTON - President George W. Bush will ask Congress this week for nearly $1 billion to aid Israel and the Palestinians and bolster security at U.S. airports, administration and congressional sources said on Tuesday.

Expelled Palestinians arrive in Gaza
BBC, September 4, 2002
The Ajouris were driven to Gaza in a military convoy: Two Palestinians expelled by Israel from the West Bank for helping their brother stage suicide bombings have arrived in Gaza.

Palestinians relocated to Gaza ask for Red Cross patronage
Ha'aretz, September 4, 2002 
The two Palestinians relocated by Israel from the West Bank to the Gaza Strip on Wednesday have asked to be transferred to the International Red Cross building in Gaza City, in order to be under international protection rather than Palestinian jurisdiction.

Israeli Army Closes the Gates to Birzeit University
Bir Zeit University Press Release, September 3, 2002
"The army informed the administration that there is an intention to place a military checkpoint at the University gate.": At around ten o'clock this morning, two Israeli military vehicles carrying about twelve soldiers arrived at the main gate of Birzeit University. They stayed for about twenty minutes, during which time the soldiers prevented students, faculty, and staff from entering or leaving the campus.

Caught In The Crossfire: Arab Americans living in New York City
PBS: ITVS production: Airing on Vermont Public Television: Sep 4, 10:00PM, Sep 5, 2:00AM, Sep 5, 5:00AM: Follow the lives of three diverse Arab Americans living in NYC as they struggle to negotiate life in a changed America.

ALL OUT FOR PALESTINE - CHICAGO SEPTEMBER 29, 2002
Al-Awda
Dear Members, Supporters and Friends, Al-Awda, The Palestine Right to Return Coalition announces our third National Demonstration. This demonstration is to Commemorate the Second Anniversary of the Intifada and a solemn Remembrance of the 20th Anniversary of the Sabra and Shatilla Massacre, on Sunday September 29th, 2002 in Chicago , Illinois.

video: Israeli Army embarrassed by release of video
CBC News, March 19, 2002
Soldiers kill a mother in front of her family while breaking down her front door, soldiers joke afterwards.

University of South Florida Makes a U-Turn: FIRE and the Case of Sami Al-Arian
Foundation for Individual Rights in Education, August 30, 2002
TAMPA, FL—Vindicating FIRE's position, the University of South Florida (USF) has abandoned its claim that negative reactions to Professor Sami Al-Arian's otherwise protected speech constituted appropriate grounds to fire him. USF now has set forth charges of sanctionable and criminal behavior against the tenured professor of computer science, against which he now must have the opportunity to defend himself in an appropriate and impartial forum.

Israeli Computer Hackers Foiled, Exposed
By Michael Gillespie, Counterpunch pipermail, September 3, 2002
Israeli cyber warfare professionals targeted human rights and anti-war activists across the USA in late July and August temporarily disrupting communications, harassing hundreds of computer users, and annoying thousands more.

US envoy Satterfield begins talks in Beirut
Ha'aretz, September 4, 2002 
Beirut - U.S. diplomat David Satterfield Wednesday opened talks with Lebanese officials aimed at easing the escalating tension in the Middle East.

Arafat slammed by former cabinet minister for 'chaos' in PA
Ha'aretz, September 4, 2002 
Former Palestinian minister Nabil Amer has sharply criticized Palestinian Authority Chairman Yasser Arafat for failing to set up orderly institutions in the PA.

Abu Nidal Group Clashes With Troops
Tuscaloosa News, September 4, 2002
BAALBEK, Lebanon (AP) - Supporters of the late terrorist leader Abu Nidal clashed with Lebanese troops in a Palestinian refugee camp Wednesday, leaving three men dead and 11 other people wounded, security officials and witnesses said.

Troops arrest Hamas member in Tul Karm, Tanzim man in Hebron
Ha'aretz, September 4, 2002
A senior member of Hamas, Farud al Sayad, was detained by IDF troops in the West Bank city of Tul Karm on Wednesday.

Global Campaign To Rebuild Palestinian Homes
ICAHD, press release, August 24, 2002
The day started off at the Northern Train Station in Tel Aviv where activists regularly meet chartered buses for transport to demonstrations and other political activities. This Saturday was no exception. There were three groups assembling outside the now unused El-Al urban check-in terminal near the train station.

NSC Chair: Israel's economy can't long endure security stresses
Ha'aretz, September 4, 2002 
Israel's economy cannot long endure the stresses imposed by its security needs, National Security Council Chairman Uzi Dayan warned the Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee on Wednesday.

IDF reservists ask court to rule occupation is illegal
Ha'aretz, September 4, 2002 
Eight IDF reserve soldiers who refuse to serve in the West Bank and Gaza Strip asked the Supreme Court on Wednesday to rule that the Israeli occupation of those areas is illegal.

Spain peace prize for Jewish, Palestinian artists
Ha'aretz, September 4, 2002 
MADRID - Spain on Wednesday awarded its highest peace prize to Jewish musical conductor Daniel Barenboim and Palestinian-U.S. writer and academic Edward Said for their efforts toward peace in the Middle East.

Three Palestinians shot by Israel, one house destroyed on its inhabitants
Arabic News, September 4, 2002
The series of Israeli attacks against the Palestinian people has witnessed a new escalation during the past 24 hours. Three Palestinians were shot by the Israeli forces which demolished two houses in Rafah, one of them on the heads of its inhabitants and this resulted in wounding 10 persons.

Reserve Objectors Ask High Court to Rule Israeli Occupation Is Illegal
Islam Online, September 4, 2002
The Israeli army’s activities "have a devastating impact on hundreds of thousands of innocent civilians," the petitioners wrote: OCCUPIED JERUSALEM, September 4 (IslamOnline & New Agencies) - A group of Israeli soldiers refusing to serve in the occupied Palestinian territories submitted Wednesday, September 4, an unprecedented petition to the Supreme Court asking it to rule that the Israeli occupation is illegal, hence their objection to serve is legal.

Palestine News Roundup
Palestine Chronicle, September 3, 2002
(PC)- Sharon sees “cracks deepening among Palestinians.” - A Lebanese soldier and a Palestinian were killed in fighting- Sharon: Iraq to be attacked by November- Yasser Abed Rabbo condemns Israel's High Court decision- The Palestinian Authority refuses to accept two activists` relatives deported illegally to Gaza.

South African Citizen Launches Suit Against Shimon Peres
Palestine Chronicle, September 4, 2002  
During my work in the Occupied Palestinian Territories, I witnessed and was terrorised by the repeated shelling and bombardment, of civilian areas during day time and during night time by the Israeli occupation army.

Bomb defused near former Premier's house
Daily Record, September 4, 2002
Israeli security forces have defused a bomb in a mobile phone near to a house owned by former Prime Minister Ehud Barak.