Arafat condemns attacks on Israelis
The Guardian, September 9, 2002
The Palestinian leader, Yasser Arafat, today used his first appearance before the Palestinian parliament in 18 months to condemn "every act of terror against Israeli civilians", although he stopped short of calling for a specific ban on suicide bombings.

Israeli forces detain 17 Palestinians, level olive groves in Deir al-Balah
Arabic News, September 9, 2002
Palestinian and Israeli sources on Sunday said that the Israeli forces arrested some 20 Palestinians on Saturday evening in the West Bank.

Palestinians disappointed by Arafat speech
Ha'aretz, September 9, 2002
There was nothing revolutionary in Palestinian Authority Chairman Yasser Arafat's speech to the Palestinian Legislative Council in Ramallah on Monday, which has left the Palestinians with a feeling of disappointment.

Forty Israeli Tanks Storm Gaza; 2 Killed, 10 Injured
Islam Online, September 9, 2002
About 40 tanks and armored cars, accompanied by bulldozers, stormed Gaza late Sunday night: GAZA CITY, September 9 (IslamOnline & News Agencies) - Israeli occupation forces clashed with Palestinian resistance fighters during a major overnight incursion into a Palestinian autonomous zone in the Gaza Strip, leaving 10 people injured, as two Palestinians were killed elsewhere in Gaza, Palestinian security sources said Monday, September 9.

Senior PA official: Sharon to meet Arafat deputy Abu Mazen
Ha'aretz, September 9, 2002
Prime Minister Ariel Sharon will meet with Palestinian Authority Chairman Yasser Arafat's deputy, Abu Mazen, in the coming days to try to find a way to end two years of fighting, a senior Palestinian official said Monday.

Arafat sets conditions for poll
BBC, September 9, 2002
Despite a deal, Israeli troops have only left Bethlehem: Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat has declared in a key speech to MPs that parliamentary and presidential elections can only be held when Israel withdraws from Palestinian towns and cities.

3 Palestinians arrested for planning to poison cafe's food
Ha'aretz, September 9, 2002
Three Palestinian residents of East Jerusalem who worked in a Jerusalem cafe were recently arrested on suspicion of planning to poison the food served to customers, it was released for publication Monday.

Israeli tanks hit Gaza as Arafat speech due
Seattle Times, September 9, 2002
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip — Israeli tanks pushed into central Gaza early today, hours before Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat was to ask his Parliament to outlaw suicide bombings and reaffirm a commitment to peace with Israel.

Sharon, Peres in dispute -- is Oslo dead or alive?
Jerusalem Post, September 9, 2002
Foreign Minister Shimon Peres Sunday night disputed Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's statements over the weekend that the diplomatic process that began in Oslo no longer exists.

Erakat, PCHR: Israeli Army's 'Findings' a 'License to Kill'
Palestine Media Center, September 9, 2002
The Palestinian Center for Human Rights (PCHR) slammed as a "joke" an internal Israeli army inquiry, which absolved the military of blame in the killings of 12 Palestinian civilians, including several children, in the past two weeks, while chief Palestinian negotiator Saeb Erakat slammed the army's findings as a "license to kill."

Curfews paralyze six PA cities
Ha'aretz, September 9, 2002
A full curfew has been imposed for several days on six Palestinian cities, confining about half a million people.

Jerusalem families get house demolition, sealing orders
Ha'aretz, September 9, 2002
Relatives of members of the Hamas terror squad from East Jerusalem will appeal to the head of the IDF Home Front Command today, asking for a deferral of administrative orders issued before the Rosh Hashanah holiday.

Press Release: Israeli occupying forces free themselves of the charges of committing war crimes
Palestinian Centre for Human Rights, September 7, 2002
The Israeli military committee that carried out an internal investigation into three recent incidents, in which 12 Palestinian civilians were killed by Israeli military fire, said that the soldiers involved in all of the incidents "had followed correct procedure."

Ex-arms inspector defends Iraq
BBC, September 9, 2002
A former senior UN weapons inspector in Iraq, Scott Ritter, has told the Baghdad parliament that Iraq is not a threat to the outside world and that military action against the country would not be justifiable.

Report: U.S. to stockpile military hardware at Israeli bases before attack on Iraq
Al-Bawaba, September 9, 2002
Israel has authorized the United States to stockpile military hardware at its army bases, in view of a possible US-led offensive against Iraq, the daily Maariv reported in its headline story.

Interior Minister revokes citizenship of Israeli Arab
Ha'aretz, September 9, 2002
Interior Minister Eli Yishai signed a special warrant on Monday morning, officially revoking the citizenship of Nahad Abu Kishaq, an Israeli citizen currently detained at the Shikma prison and facing charges of hostile activity against the state.

Arafat condemns all terror acts against Israeli civilians
Ha'aretz, September 9, 2002
In a speech closely watched for shifts in official Palestinian policy and in the extent of power wielded by Yasser Arafat, the Palestinian leader told his parliament Monday that he condemns "every act of terror against Israeli civilians", but did not say explicitly that the attacks must be halted.

Jail monitors vow to remain in West Bank
The Guardian, September 9, 2002
Allegations of threat to unique mission scotched: A joint British-US mission watching over Jericho jail, in the West Bank, is to remain in place in spite of alleged security threats by Palestinians over the last few weeks.

Time: Israeli intelligence says Hamas in state of ruin
Ha'aretz, September 9, 2002
Israeli intelligence officials assert that 98 percent of the known members of the Hamas military wing have been arrested or killed over the past five months, leaving the terrorist organization in a state of disarray, Time magazine reported Monday.

Hard Times for Hamas
Time Magazine, September 16, 2002
How effective have the Israelis been in disrupting the terror network of Hamas, the militant group responsible for most of the bomb attacks in Israel this year? Quite effective, it appears.

Palestinian legislature meets to vote on cabinet
Ha'aretz, September 9, 2002
Palestinian Authority Chairman Yasser Arafat is expected to address the Palestinian Legislative Council today, and present for its approval a new cabinet he formed three months ago. Council members will vote to approve or reject the cabinet, and some suggested at the weekend that a majority could vote against.

Wary Arafat sticks to Ramallah
Ha'aretz, September 9, 2002
The Palestinian Legislative Council meeting is to be held in Arafat's office building, in the mostly destroyed Ramallah compound, rather than in the legislative council hall.

Palestinian Parliament Meets Despite Israel’s Ban on 14 MPs
Islam Online, September 9, 2002
RAMALLAH, West Bank, September 9 (IslamOnline & News Agencies) - The Palestinian parliament met Monday, September 9, in Ramallah despite an Israeli attempt to foil the session by denying 14 Gaza-based members of the Palestinian Legislative Council (PLC) passes to travel to the West Bank.

Arafat pressured to name Abbas PM
Jerusalem Post, September 9, 2002
Palestinian Authority chairman Yasser Arafat is under immense pressure to appoint Mahmoud Abbas, the secretary-general of the PLO's executive committee, as prime minister in a new PA cabinet.

Foreign security experts due in Jericho
Jerusalem Post, September 9, 2002
Experts from the US, EU, Egypt, and Jordan are expected to arrive in Jericho within the next few days to help in the rebuilding of the Palestinian Authority security forces, according to a senior PA official. He said Israel has given the go-ahead to the team.

BBC slammed for 'anti-Jewish' broadcast
Jerusalem Post, September 9, 2002
The Board of Deputies, the representative body of British Jewry, last week complained to the BBC over the "violently anti-Israel and anti-Jewish language" contained in poetry broadcast on the BBC Radio program, Poetry Proms.

IDF finds no blame in deaths of 13 Palestinians; soldiers acted properly
Ha'aretz, September 9, 2002
An Israel Defense Forces panel has released its findings on the deaths of 13 Palestinian civilians in three recent incidents.

Israel issues blacklist of Palestinian MPs, continues attacks in territories
Jordan Times, September 9, 2002
RAMALLAH (AFP) — Israel thwarted what Palestinians had hoped would be their first full parliament session since the beginning of the Intifada, while its troops pressed on with their sweep for wanted militants Sunday.

`It's time to learn the lesson'
For the first time since the outbreak of the intifada two years ago, the official journal of the Palestinian Authority last week published severe criticism of Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat, the Palestinian leadership, and the Palestinian public as a whole - for rejecting the proposals that were put forward by former U.S. President Bill Clinton at Camp David in July 2000.

Hoping for peace and a garden
Baltimore Sun, September 8, 2002
BEIT JALA, West Bank -- Olga Wahbe is 96 years old. Given the expectations of the Israelis and the Palestinians these days, she is unlikely to live to see a satisfactory peace between the two sides. Louba Breen, her sister, is about 88, although she refuses to give her real age.

Between a Jewish rock and an Arab hard place
Ha'aretz, September 9, 2002
Shortly before the New Year, a reporter from a local weekly in Bat Yam called Tamar Gozansky, MK (Hadash) with the news that she had been chosen as Bat Yam MK of the year.

Powell Urges Israel to Pull out of West Bank, End Settlement Activity
Palestine Media Center, September 9, 2002
The Israelis should end any settlement activity and ultimately end the occupation, US Secretary of State Colin Powell said, adding that if violence stops in Israel the US would help create a Palestinian state.

Inventor Of Uzi Submachine Gun Dies
The Guardian, September 9, 2002
JERUSALEM (AP) - Uzi Gal, the inventor of Israel's most famous contribution to the arms industry, the Uzi submachine gun, has died in Philadelphia of a long illness, family members said. He was 79.

Ramallah to host first Palestinian Film Festival
Al-Bawaba, September 9, 2002
Despite ongoing violence in the Palestinian lands, film organizers disclosed plans for what they describe as the first international film festival in Palestinian territory.

IDF distributes warning flyers in Tul Karm
Ha'aretz, September 9, 2002
The Israel Defense Forces have started using limited psychological warfare tactics against Palestinian terror suspects and their accomplices in the territories. They have circulated flyers in the Tul Karm area, calling on local residents not to assist two top wanted terror suspects.

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