Israel
Rejects Palestinian Peace
Plan
New York Times, September
18, 2002
JERUSALEM (AP) -- Israel
turned down a Palestinian
offer to halt attacks on
civilians as the first stage
of a gradual truce, and
Prime Minister Ariel Sharon
said Wednesday he would
settle for nothing less
than a ``total cessation''
of violence.
UN
split over Iraqi weapons
offer
The Independent, September
18, 2002
Bush and Blair press on
for war against Saddam but
international coalition
is unravelling: The fragile
United Nations coalition
assembled by America to
corner Saddam Hussein was
in danger of unravelling
yesterday after Baghdad's
announcement that it would
allow the unconditional
return of UN weapons inspectors
to Iraq.
Israeli
Army Kills Palestinian,
Destroys 34 West Bank Homes
Islam Online, September
18, 2002
JENIN, West Bank, September
18 (IslamOnline & News
Agencies) - A Palestinian
resistance fighter was killed
and another wounded by Israeli
soldiers near Jenin in the
northern West Bank early
Wednesday, September 18,
a Palestinian security source
said.
Explosion
at Umm al Fahm Junction;
several injured
Ha'aretz, September 18,
2002
Several people were reported
injured Wednesday afternoon
in an apparent suicide bombing
near the Umm al Fahm junction
in the Wadi Ara region.
Bush
planned Iraq 'regime change'
before becoming President
Sunday Herald (Scotland),
September 15, 2002
A SECRET blueprint for US
global domination reveals
that President Bush and
his cabinet were planning
a premeditated attack on
Iraq to secure 'regime change'
even before he took power
in January 2001.
US
Plan: Iraq and Jordan will
become one Hashemite State
Indy Media, September 11,
2002 (from Yediot Aharonot,
September 6, 2002)
The tip of the iceberg of
the American strategy has
been exposed in a study
presented at the Pentagon
and labeled “classified
material”.* The military
attack on Iraq is just the
first goal, Saudi Arabia
is the “startegic
goal” and Egypt is
“The Big Prize”.
* The goal: democratization
in societies that spawned
the wild growths of Al-Qaida.
* The Palestinians, according
to this plan, will have
to find their place in Jordan.
Attempt
to relaunch Mid-East peace
BBC, September 17, 2002
The quartet has been trying
to reach consensus for months:
Senior diplomats who make
up the international "quartet"
on the Middle East conflict
are attempting to re-launch
the Palestinian-Israeli
peace process.
Quartet
outlines three-phase roadmap
for final settlement of
Palestinian Israeli issue
by 2005
Arabic News, September 18,
2002
Members of the diplomatic
Quartet on the Middle East
- comprising the United
Nations, European Union,
Russian Federation and United
States - today outlined
a three-phase roadmap to
achieve the shared vision
of two States - Israel and
Palestine - living side
by side in peace and security.
Israel,
Palestinians Cautious over
'Quartet' Plan
Macon Telegraph, September
18, 2002
JERUSALEM - Israel said
on Wednesday the Palestinians
must end all attacks and
reform their security forces
before a peace plan outlined
by a "quartet" of international
mediators has any chance
of success.
Erakat
Slams “General”
Tone of New Mideast Peace
Roadmap
Islam Online, September
18, 2002
RAMALLAH, West Bank, September
18 (News Agencies) - A senior
Palestinian official on
Tuesday, September 17, expressed
disappointment with the
new Middle East peace roadmap
adopted by the main international
players, saying it “did
not resolve anything.”
Diplomats
Plan Palestinian State
The Guardian, September
18, 2002
UNITED NATIONS (AP) - Diplomats
trying to stop the fighting
between Israel and the Palestinians
are discussing a plan that
would produce a provisional
Palestinian state next year
and a permanent settlement
by 2005.
Two
Israelis, two Palestinians
killed as West Bank violence
flares
Jerusalem Post, September
18, 2002
Palestinian gunmen opened
fire on an Israel vehicle
in northern Samaria Wednesday
killing one Israeli and
lightly wounding another,
Israel Radio reported.
Imprisoned
in Their Homes
Palestine Chronicle, September
17, 2002
HEBRON (IAP) - For three
days and night, the Israeli
occupation army imposed
collective house arrest
on more than three million
Palestinians. The reason?
The occurrence of the Jewish
holiday of Yom Kippur, or
Day of Atonement.
Mandela
calls US a 'bully,' says
Iraq's offer genuine
Jordan Times, September
18, 2002
JOHANNESBURG (AFP) —
Former South African President
Nelson Mandela on Tuesday
slammed Washington's dismissal
of Iraq's agreement to the
unconditional return of
UN arms inspectors, accusing
the United States of “bullying”
President Saddam Hussein.
School
bomb blast blamed on Jewish
extremists
The Independent, September
18, 2002
Five Palestinian pupils
were wounded yesterday when
a bomb exploded in their
school playground. The headmaster,
Yousef Abed Rabbo, said
he believed Jewish extremists
were responsible.
Iraq’s
Diplomacy Puts Bush, Blair
in Awkward Situation: U.K.
Papers
Islam Online, September
18, 2002
LONDON, September 18 (IslamOnline
& News Agencies) –
U.K. newspapers reported
Wednesday, September 18,
that Iraqi diplomacy in
accepting to readmit the
weapon inspectors has put
the U.S. and the U.K. in
an awkward situation.
Israel
threatens Lebanon on water
Jordan Times, September
18, 2002
TEL AVIV (AP) — Israel
will not allow Lebanon to
divert water from a border
river, Israel's defence
minister warned on Tuesday,
a day after a US water expert
inspected a Lebanese pumping
project there.
Israel
rejects Palestinian ceasefire
offer
The Guardian, September
18, 2002
Israel today turned down
a Palestinian offer to end
attacks on civilians as
the first stage of a gradual
truce.
Arab
States Dismiss U.S. Call
for New U.N. Resolution
on Iraq, Russia Delays Talks
Islam Online, September
18, 2002
UNITED NATIONS, September
17 (IslamOnline & News
Agencies) - Egypt and Jordan,
key allies of the United
States in the Middle East,
Tuesday, September 17, dismissed
the U.S. call for a tough
new Security Council resolution
on Iraq. Russia, meanwhile,
delayed discussion at the
U.N. Security Council of
Iraq's offer to allow the
return of weapons inspectors.
In
the dark of night, with
no witnesses
Ha'aretz, September 18,
2002
The common mourners' tent
for the families of the
victims, in the courtyard
of the school in Shuyoukh.
"A month ago you said that
you want to be a shaheed
[martyr], look," shouted
the father, kissing the
face of his dead son, Ala'a
Ayayda, 20, in the clinic
of the village of Bani Naim.
"Yaba, yaba, may Allah have
mercy on him, leave me alone,
let me cry, look, I'm calm,
leave me alone," he pushed
away relatives who tried
to calm him down.
IDF
shoots dead Palestinian
militant; collaborator found
dead in olive grove
Jerusalem Post, September
18, 2002
In new bloodshed Wednesday
, an armed Palestinian was
killed by Israeli fire in
the West Bank, and the body
of a suspected Palestinian
informer was found in an
olive grove.
Lebanon
scorns US mediation efforts
over Wazzani
Jerusalem Post, September
18, 2002
The Lebanese authorities
are disdaining US efforts
to resolve the growing dispute
over the waters of the Wazzani
and Hatzbani rivers that
feed Lake Kinneret.
Israeli
killed in terror shooting
near Jenin in W. Bank
Ha'aretz, September 18,
2002
One Israeli man was killed
and another man was lightly
injured in a terror shooting
Wednesday afternoon near
the West Bank settlement
of Mevo Dotan in the Jenin
region.
More
than 200 young Israelis
refuse military service
in occupation army
Jordan Times, September
18, 2002
TEL AVIV (AFP) — More
than 200 young Israelis
called up for national service
said in a petition released
Tuesday that they would
refuse to serve in an “army
of occupation.”
Israel
hardens stance on water
BBC, September 17, 2002
Israel appears to be taking
a harder line in its water
dispute with Lebanon. The
Israeli defence minister,
Binyamin Ben Eliezer, said
his country would not allow
Lebanon to divert water
from a border river shared
by the two countries.
Lebanese
press debates water war
BBC, September 17, 2002
The war of words over the
use of water from the Hasbani
and Wazzani rivers in southern
Lebanon dominated the front
pages of the Lebanese press
on Tuesday.
Al-Shara
discuss with Powell Iraqi
issue; meets Sabri and Moussa
Arabic News, September 18,
2002
Syrian deputy prime minister
and foreign minister Farouk
al-Shara on Tuesday in New
York met with the US Secretary
of State Colin Powell and
discussions dealt with the
dispute between Iraq and
the USA and the situation
in the region, especially
the current condition of
the ME peace process.
Israeli
airport for Sudanese rebels;
Al-Mahdi denies government
contact
Arabic News, September 18,
2002
Sudanese security sources
announced that Israel built
an airport for the rebels
in Nikosh city in southern
Sudan, near the Sudanese
borders with Kenya, while
the chairman of the opposition
nation party al-Sadeq al-Mahdi
announced that there is
no dialogue or contact between
his party and the government
at the meantime.
Lebanese
receive lands demined with
UAE's help
Arabic News, September 18,
2002
Lebanese citizens from the
villages of the south on
Monday received an area
of 1.900 million square
meters, representing the
"first shift" of lands which
was cleared of landmines
left by Israel after its
withdrawal from South Lebanon.
This was in the context
of the "United Arab Emirates
(UAE) solidarity project"
launched in May this year
to dismantle the mines.
UAE
aid to the Palestinians,
the Afghans
Arabic News, September 18,
2002
The United Arab Emirates
(UAE) Red Crescent society
will shortly send foodstuffs
and medical aids to the
Palestinian and Afghani
peoples in the framework
of a relief campaign carried
out by the society, said
Ms. Sanaa Darwish al-Kutubi,
the secretary general of
the UAE Red Crescent.
Foreign
experts start training Palestinian
police in Arieha
Arabic News, September 18,
2002
A source close to the Palestinian
security department said
that foreign army officers
started on Monday training
members from the Palestinian
security police in Areiha
in the West Bank.
Bush
intent on war with Iraq,
say experts
Arab News, September 18,
2002
WASHINGTON, 18 September
— Iraq’s sudden
announcement Monday to allow
UN weapons inspections to
resume caught the world
by surprise. And while many
are breathing a collective
sigh of relief regarding
this breakthrough, Arab
News spoke to two American
professors about the US
reaction of Iraq’s
announcement, both of whom
reacted pessimistically.
Palestinians
run 'popular schools' to
get around Israeli curfew
Arabic Media Internet Network,
September 15, 2002
NABLUS -- The children of
the Al Qasr neighborhood
dodge Israeli military patrols
on the way to class in a
cramped dorm room. They
sit on chairs brought from
home or crouch on mattresses.
Their teachers have no textbooks,
only a blackboard. The "popular
school" in Al Qasr is one
of several that have sprung
up in mosques, empty factories
and apartments in Nablus,
the West Bank's largest
city, since Israel first
imposed a round-the-clock
curfew June 21 to prevent
Palestinian militants from
attacking Israeli civilians.
“Euphoria
will reign the day after”
Globes, September 18, 2002
The US attack on Iraq is
making many Israelis fearful,
but most experts believe
the upshot will be positive:
Even before the US attack
on Iraq begins, even before
it’s completely clear
if or when the attack will
take place, Israel already
sees the light at the end
of the tunnel.
Israeli
troops fire on UN staff
ABC News, September 18,
2002
Members of a joint European
Union United Nations delegation
scattered and ducked for
cover today after they were
fired on by Israeli troops
in the Gaza Strip.
PM
orders Yishai to grant citizenship
to non-Jewish parents of
soldiers
Ha'aretz, September 18,
2002
Prime Minister Ariel Sharon
ordered Interior Minister
Eli Yishai Wednesday to
begin the process of granting
citizenship to non-Jewish
parents of IDF soldiers,
amid fears that the parents
may be liable for deportation
the moment the soldiers
finish their mandatory service.
U.S.-based
pro-Israel groups plan first-ever
TV ad campaign
Ha'aretz, September 18,
2002
Jewish groups are starting
their first American television
advertising campaign and
will spend more than one
million dollars to promote
Israel's side in its conflict
with the Palestinians.
She
has forgotten how it is
to live differently
Ha'aretz, September 18,
2002
Adolescents who are exposed
to trauma, say the experts,
are especially vulnerable.
The recurrent motif in their
stories is that the person
they used to be is lost.
Arab
regional council heads protest
broken promises
Ha'aretz, September 18,
2002
The heads of Arab regional
councils will gather this
morning outside the Prime
Minister's Office in Jerusalem
to protest what they call
"the government's failure
to keep its commitments."
Five
Greenpeace activists arrested
after blocking road in Haifa
Ha'aretz, September 18,
2002
Five Greenpeace activists
were arrested yesterday
morning after they blocked
the approach road to the
Kishon Industries plant
at Volcani junction, causing
severe traffic jams between
Haifa and nearby towns.
The
crowd was not interested
in the nuances
Ha'aretz, September 18,
2002
Soldiers from `67 and those
from the current intifada
meet to discuss morality
and no one seems to listen:
The discourse held at the
Tzavta hall in Tel Aviv
last Thursday night certainly
had the potential to touch
on points of pain and diversity
that have grown in intensity
over the past two years.
Israeli
hospital launches smallpox
inoculation campaign
Jerusalem Post, September
18, 2002
Tel Aviv's Ichilov Hospital
began inoculating emergency
workers Wednesday against
smallpox in preparation
for a possible attack by
Iraq, officials said Wednesday.
Israeli
newspaper prints attack
on EI, refuses to publish
response
The Electronic Intifada,
September 17, 2002
The widely respected Israeli
newspaper Ha'aretz has published
an hysterical attack on
The Electronic Intifada
by a former Israeli cabinet
minister, and is now refusing
to publish a response.
Arab
Association for Human Rights's
Weekly Press Review
Palestine Chronicle, September
17, 2002
NAZARETH (HRA) - Revoking
a Citizenship of Israeli
Arab; Should the State Fund
A Racist Demography Council?;
A Second Week of Strikes
at Arab Schools; 5000 Arab
Citizens are in Danger.
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