Arafat tries to form new cabinet
BBC, September 12, 2002
Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat is looking to build a new administration following the resignation of the entire cabinet.

Israel pleased with Palestinian cabinet resignation; PA: Elections just after Israeli withdrawal
Al-Bawaba, September 12, 2002
The Palestinian leadership was still trying on Thursday to understand the events that led the parliament to force the resignation of Yasser Arafat's Cabinet, widely considered corrupt and inefficient, AP reported.

Israeli forces destroy Palestinian homes in raids
Reuters AlertNet, September 12, 2002
GAZA, Sept 12 (Reuters) - Israeli forces destroyed eight Palestinian houses in pre-dawn raids in the Gaza Strip on Thursday, including the home of a dead militant's family, witnesses said.

Officers threaten to quit over commander accused of abuse
Ha'aretz, September 12, 2002 
Around half of the senior officers in the reservist engineering regiment could soon quit their positions in protest at the Israel Defense Force's decision not to suspend the regiment commander, who has been charged with severely mistreating a Palestinian.

US threatens world peace, says Mandela
BBC, September 11, 2002
Cheney opposed his prison release, Mandela recalled: One of the world's most respected statesmen, Nelson Mandela, has condemned United States intervention in the Middle East as "a threat to world peace".

Israel Continues 911 Propaganda Campaign - Palestinian Cabinet Resigns - Army Raids Gaza Strip
Palestine Chronicle, September 11, 2002  
GAZA CITY/RAMALLAH (PC) - Plans in various Palestinian cities to commemorate the terrorist attacks of September 11 were hindered by a suffocating Israeli siege that is keeping most West Bank Palestinians under military curfew.

LAW Files More Petitions Against Israel's Apartheid Wall: Release
Palestine Chronicle, September 11, 2002 
RAMALLAH (LAW) - LAW filed two additional petitions demanding an interm injunction against five Israeli military orders which allow actual land and property confiscation for the purpose of constructing Israel's apartheid wall.

Arafat government resign, elections set; Ben Eliezer: Military measures fail to impose solution on Palestinians
Arabic News, September 12, 2002
While the Israeli defense minister Benyamin Ben Eliezer admitted that all Israeli oppressive acts and measures to impose a solution on the Palestinians failed, the European Union called on Israel to lift sanctions and restrictions imposed on the Palestinians, stressing that only a political solution can be an outlet for the sufferings of the Palestinians and the deteriorated conditions in the Palestinian territories.

Charges filed against East J'lem Hamas cell members
Ha'aretz, September 12, 2002
The Jerusalem division of the State's Prosecutors Office filed charges Thursday against four East Jerusalem residents, accused of involvement in the deaths of 35 Israelis and foreign citizens.

Arafat Cabinet Quits Under Pressure
The Guardain, September 12, 2002
Arafat cabinet resigns to avoid vote of confidence, Revolt from parliament angry at corruption: Yasser Arafat suffered one of the biggest humiliations of his up-and-down career yesterday when his government was forced to resign to avoid a parliamentary vote of confidence.

Analysis / The historic day the chairman failed
Ha'aretz, September 12, 2002  
Palestinian figures spoke in dramatic terms like "a historic day" to describe Chairman Yasser Arafat's dismissal of the cabinet he had appointed only a short time ago as part of the Palestinian Authority's administrative reforms.

Israeli incursion in Gaza Strip; At least two houses demolished
Al-Bawaba, September 11, 2002
The military pressure from Israel on the Palestinians continued early Thursday in the Gaza Strip.

Tanzim terrorist sentenced to 9 years in prison
Ha'aretz, September 12, 2002  
The Jerusalem District Court yesterday sentenced Ahsan Taha, 22, of Jerusalem's Old City, to nine years in prison for planning mass terrorist attacks for the Tanzim.

Israel destroys Palestinian homes in raids
Independent Online, September 12, 2002
Gaza - Israeli forces destroyed eight Palestinian houses in pre-dawn raids in the Gaza Strip on Thursday, including the home of a dead militant's family, witnesses said.

Hamas leader says prison guards confiscated his defense material
Ha'aretz, September 12, 2002  
The head of the military wing of Hamas in Tul Karm told the Tel Aviv District Court yesterday that he was not yet ready to respond to the charges against him as prison guards had confiscated the legal material required for his defense.

September 11, 2002 Finds Arabs Sympathetic But Furious at U.S. Pro-Israel Policies
Islam Online, September 12, 2002
Bush does not want to see the real roots of terrorism - unbalanced and unjust U.S. policies: CAIRO, September 12 (IslamOnline) – The first anniversary of last year’s 9/11 attacks on the United States grabbed the headlines of major Arabic newspapers published Thursday, September 12, in the Middle East.

Maj. Gen. Ze'evi: PA cabinet resignation 'an earthquake'
Ha'aretz, September 11, 2002
The head of Military Intelligence, Major General Aharon (Farkash) Ze'evi said Wednesday that the decision by the members of the recently reshuffled Palestinian cabinet to resign was "an earthquake in the PA," which would eventually lead to the replacement of Yasser Arafat as Palestinian leader.

ANALYSIS: A Fatah demi-putsch
Jerusalem Post, September 12, 2002
Many Palestinians were wondering Wednesday night whether the sudden resignation of the 21-member Palestinian Authority cabinet is yet another brilliant ploy by Yasser Arafat or a real crisis.

Edward Saaed: Arafat's days are numbered
Arabic News, September 12, 2002
Palestinian writer Edward Saeed said that the days of the Palestinian President Yasser Arafat among his people "are numbered" at a time when the next Palestinian elections will not bring in any change in the leadership because Arafat is the one who is organizing these elections.

Salad flies as rightists assail visiting musician Barenboim
Ha'aretz, September 12, 2002 
Yesterday, in a restaurant at Mishkenot Sha'ananim in Jerusalem's Yemin Moshe quarter, a group of Kach activists attacked world renowned musician Daniel Barenboim, calling him a "traitor" for giving a performance in Ramallah on Tuesday. (His wife responded by throwing vegetables at the activists).

Mandela Condemns “Black-White” U.S. Policies
Islam Online, September 12, 2002
 “We must understand the seriousness of this situation”: WASHINGTON, September 11 (IslamOnline & News Agencies) - Former South African president Nelson Mandela said, in an interview made public Tuesday, September 10, that the United States posed a threat to world peace due to what he sees as a series of foreign policy mistakes made over the past several decades.

Israeli lightly hurt in W. Bank shooting; IDF demolishes 2 Gaza homes
Ha'aretz, September 12, 2002 
An Israeli woman was lightly wounded Thursday in a shooting attack near the West Bank city of Tul Karm. She was wounded by shots fired from a passing car as she was traveling on a road between the settlements of Avnei Hefetz and Einav.

Ya'alon: U.S. wants Israel on sidelines in Iraq offensive
Ha'aretz, September 12, 2002
Chief of Staff Moshe Ya'alon believes that the United States would prefer to see Israel not taking part in the planned attack on Iraq.

Palestinian cabinet quits as Arafat sets election date
The Independent, September 12, 2002
In a rare internal challenge to Yasser Arafat's leadership of the Palestinian Authority, his entire cabinet resigned yesterday rather than face a vote of no confidence.

Ben-Eliezer ordered charges against PA minister's son dropped
Ha'aretz, September 12, 2002 
Defense Minister Benjamin Ben-Eliezer issued an order to "freeze" the charges against the son of a senior official of the Palestinian Authority who was indicted for arms trading. The son was released yesterday from custody, sparking criticism in the defense establishment.

Nablus: 'I want to go to school'
Electronic Intifada, September 12, 2002
'Does anyone listen? Is there anyone who cares?' reads an appeal of Laith. He wants to go to school. Laith is 9 years old and lives in Nablus.

I'm not Israeli, says Arab stripped of citizenship
Ha'aretz, September 12, 2002
Naher Abu Kishaq, who on Tuesday became the first Israeli Arab to have his citizenship revoked because of involvement in terrorist activities, sent a letter to Interior Minister Eli Yishai asking that he strike his name from the population register as he prefers to hold a Palestinian identity card.

Israel hails demise of Palestinian cabinet as hastening end to Arafat rule
Jerusalem Post, September 12, 2002
Palestinians on Thursday cheered their parliament for forcing the resignation of Yasser Arafat's cabinet, widely considered corrupt and inefficient, but many stopped short of criticizing the Palestinian leader himself.

Rock-throwers greet IDF at illegal outpost
Ha'aretz, September 12, 2002 
Rock-throwing settlers tried to resist Israeli troops late Tuesday night when it evacuated an illegal outpost near the Bracha settlement south of Nablus. Several of the mostly youthful rock-throwers were arrested.

Rachel's Tomb to be annexed - de facto
Ha'aretz, September 12, 2002  
The security cabinet yesterday decided to include Rachel's Tomb inside the Jerusalem "security envelope," effectively ordering the de facto annexation of the holy site.

Israeli Conductor Breaks Siege, Defies Military Checkpoints
Palestine Chronicle, September 11, 2002
RAMALLAH - Israel's most famous musician crossed the Green Line and played Beethoven to a hundred young Palestinian admirers in a Ramallah school Tuesday, "to stretch a hand and share music, to silence the hatred."

Nablus Children’s Appeal for Education
Palestine Chronicle, September 11, 2002 
NABLUS - We, the children of Nablus, address you in an appeal on behalf of our right to education. Today, we almost mark two years of the Israeli siege on our town, villages and refugee camps. 

Islamic- Jewish dialogue in Los Angeles
Arabic News, September 12, 2002
A group of individual and students, both Muslims and Jews, found themselves in their second day meeting in Los Angeles in an increasing challenge in the racist crimes against peoples of both sects despite the fact that they both constitute the two largest Jewish and Muslim communities in the USA, with 700,000 Jews ( the second after New York) and 500,000 Muslims.

Arab-American and Muslim groups express concerns at meeting with Bush
Arabic News, September 12, 2002
A number of Arab-American and American Muslim groups, including the American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC), met Tuesday with President George W. Bush to share the national commemoration of the Sept. 11 attacks and to express their concerns.

Palestinians Mobilized For Iraq, Against Bush
Middle East Newsline
GAZA CITY [MENL] -- Palestinians are being mobilized to demonstrate their support for Iraqi President Saddam Hussein and against the United States.

The AIC and Palestine Indymedia
Alternative Information Center, September 12, 2002  
As of year 2000 the Alternative Information Center proposed to individuals and organisations in the area of Bethlehem (Palestine) to develop a local media center networked with the IMC network.

New Book To Be Published Entitled 'Searching Jenin: Eyewitness Accounts of the Israeli Invasion 2002'
Palestine Chronicle, September 6, 2002  
SEATTLE (Cune Press): A culture and a people are destroyed, but no one knows, no one acts--a conspiracy of silence prevents the word from reaching the public. Help us defeat Israeli censorship.

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