Israeli
missiles kill at least four
in Gaza Strip; Four Palestinians,
Israeli officer killed in
other incidents
Al-Bawaba, September 26,
2002
Israeli helicopter gunships
fired missiles into Gaza
City on Thursday, destroying
two cars and killing at
least four people, Palestinian
witnesses and medical officials
said.
Israel
says Hamas military wing
chief killed in Gaza strike,
Hamas denies
Al-Bawaba, September 26,
2002
Israeli helicopters fired
missiles, around 14:00 local
time (1300 GMT), at two
cars traveling in Gaza City,
killing at least three people,
Palestinian sources said
Thursday. Doctors said at
least 25 people were injured
in the strike, six of whom
were in critical condition.
Police:
Strike Killed Hamas Leader
The Guardian, September
26, 2002
JERUSALEM (AP) - The chief
Hamas bombmaker, Mohammed
Deif, who has topped Israel's
wanted list for years, was
killed in an Israeli air
strike Thursday, Israeli
sources and TV reports said.
Hamas insisted Deif was
alive.
Israel
Kills Palestinian Baby With
Tear Gas, Demolishes 3 Homes
Islam Online, September
26, 2002
AL-KHALIL (Hebron), September
26 (IslamOnline & News
Agencies) - A 14-month-old
Palestinian girl on Thursday,
September 26, choked to
death on tear gas fired
by Israeli troops who also
killed two Palestinians
in Gaza and demolished three
homes.
2
Palestinians Killed, 40
Injured, Including 15 Children,
in Gaza Rocket Attack
Islam Online, September
26, 2002
The strike happened at the
time when schools were letting
out: GAZA CITY, September
26 (IslamOnline & News
Agencies) - At least two
Palestinians were killed
and 40 injured, including
15 children, Thursday, September
26, when an Israeli helicopter
fired a rocket at their
car in the north of Gaza
City in a failed attempt
to assassinate Mohammed
Deif, a leader in the Ezzedine
Al-Qassam Brigades, the
military arm of the Islamic
resistance movement Hamas.
Israeli
Army Raises Israeli Flag
on Mosque Minaret in Dura
Palestine Chronicle, September
25, 2002
DURA, West Bank (IAP News)
- In a brazen provocation
to Muslim sensibilities,
the Israeli army on Wednesday
desecrated the Grand Mosque
in Dura and placed the Israeli
flag atop the mosque minaret.
Israeli
Forces Demolish Home in
Dura, Open Fire on School
Children
Palestine Chronicle, September
25, 2002
OCCUPIED JERUSALEM (IAP
NEWS) - As part of Israel’s
war on the civilian Palestinian
population, Israeli occupation
forces on Wednesday dynamited
the family home of the former
Mayor of Dura as a reprisal
for his son’s involvement
in attacks on Israeli troops.
Shekel
dives; IMF report brings
more bad news
Ha'aretz, September 26,
2002
The International Monetary
Fund yesterday said Israel
faces negative growth and
rising unemployment this
year, capping a day of economic
gloom in which fears that
the country's credit rating
would be downgraded had
sent the shekel plunging
against the dollar.
Erekat:
no meetings scheduled on
siege
Ha'aretz, September 26,
2002
Israel was trying to renew
talks Thursday with Palestinian
Authority officials over
the standoff at Yasser Arafat's
compound in Ramallah. But
PA Minister Saeb Erekat
told Army Radio there were
no meetings "on my schedule
for today" with Israelis
on the matter.
Fitch:
Greater than 50% chance
of downgrade for Israel
Ha'aretz, September 26,
2002
Israel's worsening economy
and growing strains on the
budget, as tax revenues
continue to shrink may lead
to a near-term sovereign
ratings cut, ratings agency
Fitch said on Thursday.
11,000
Palestinians between Israel's
apartheid wall and green
line
Alternative Information
Center, September 26, 2002
According to official Israeli
maps obtained by LAW on
Monday September 23, 11,000
Palestinians will reside
between the Green Line,
Israel's de-facto border,
and Israel's apartheid wall
in a closed military zone,
while thousands of dunums
of Palestinian lands shall
be seized.
Sharon
to Post: Palestinians escalating
terror ahead of US war on
Iraq
Jerusalem Post, September
26, 2002
Prime Minister Ariel Sharon
described growing criticism
by the Bush administration
of the IDF's operation against
Yasser Arafat's Ramallah
compound as a disagreement
among good friends.
Barghouthi:
Peaceful Popular Mass Résistance
Taking Over Again
Palestine Chronicle, September
25, 2002
Dr. Mustafa Barghouthi,
president of the Palestinian
Medical Relief Committees
and the Director of the
Health, Development, Information
and Policy Institute (HDIP),
pointed out that after two
years of Intifada "the popular
mass resistance, non-violence
peace resistance, and massive
resistance are taking over
again."
Rocket
attack on southern Israeli
town; Two settlers injured
near Ramallah; PA arrests
suspected informers
Al-Bawaba, September 25,
2002
Four Israelis were wounded
Wednesday evening when three
Qassam rockets fell in the
southern town of Sderot.
The four, who suffered from
smoke inhalation, were all
lightly injured.
Water
war looms as Israel tells
Lebanon to halt river works
By Robert Fisk, The
Independent, September 26,
2002
It's not much of a river.
It's low enough to walk
across, warm from a stone
bed that attracts the autumn
heat, full of tadpoles and
small fish, frothing merrily
in a creek below the scruffy
village of Ghajar.
32
U.N. Resolutions Criticizing
Israel Never Saw Light Due
To U.S. Veto: Guardian
Islam Online, September
26, 2002
LONDON, September 25 (IslamOnline
& News Agencies) - Thirty-two
draft resolutions criticizing
Israel since 1972 have never
seen the light of day because
the U.S. used its Security
Council veto to block them,
the British daily newspaper,
the Guardian, reported Tuesday,
September 24, exposing the
double standards at the
heart of U.S. President
George W. Bush's rationale
for action against Iraq.
Israeli
Army Prosecutor Rejects
Gaza Bombing Probe
Islam Online, September
26, 2002
OCCUPIED JERUSALEM, September
25 (IslamOnline & News
Agencies) - The Israeli
army's prosecutor rejected
Wednesday, September 25,
a request by a pacifist
group to investigate the
air force chief who ordered
a bombing in a densely populated
area in Gaza, that killed
at least 17 people, including
eleven children.
Official
report exposed by Sarid
slams Hebron settlers for
'thuggery'
Ha'aretz, September 26,
2002
Hundreds of cases of thuggery
and severe law violations
by Hebron settlers against
the town's Arab residents
and the security forces
are included in a report
prepared by the Civil Administration.
Intifada
destroys Palestinian economy,
damages Israel's
Jordan Times, September
26, 2002
OCCUPIED JERUSALEM —
After two years of paying
for the Intifada, the Palestinian
economy looks like President
Yasser Arafat's devastated
compound, while Israel's
has plunged into its worst
ever recession.
Israeli-Arab
Hero Is Praised, but Not
Embraced
New York Times, September
26, 2002
FULA, Israel, Sept. 25 —
Something about the tall
thin man waiting at the
bus stop struck Rami Mahamid
as suspicious. There was
all that dust on his shoes
and then there was that
big black duffle bag in
his hand.
Sharon:
Israel not to allow diversion
of Hasbani waters
Al-Bawaba, September 26,
2002
Israel's Prime Minister,
Ariel Sharon, said the Lebanese
plan to divert the waters
of the Wazzani River away
from the Hasbani River is
a direct provocation of
Israel and that Israel would
not abide by diversion of
the sources of the Jordan
River.
Report:
Arafat deputy receives threats
on his life
Al-Bawaba, September 26,
2002
Increased security has been
implemented at the house
of Yasser Arafat's deputy
Abu Mazan (Mahmoud Abbas)
after apparently receiving
threats on his life, the
Al Quds Al Arab newspaper
reported Thursday.
Israel
defiant despite US rebuke
Arab News, September 26,
2002
OCCUPIED JERUSALEM, 26 September
— Israel stood defiant
yesterday against pressure
from Washington to lift
a siege of Yasser Arafat’s
compound that could hurt
US efforts to contain Middle
East tensions ahead of possible
war with Iraq.
Voice
of Palestine reporter killed
by Israeli army in Ramallah
Alternative Information
Center, September 26, 2002
Reporters Without Borders
today condemned the killing
of a Palestinian radio journalist,
apparently by an Israeli
army sniper, and said it
appeared to be a "serious
violation" of international
rules about protection of
civilians in wartime.
Unclear
if Hamas military chief
in Gaza killed in Israeli
air strike
Ha'aretz, September 26,
2002
It was unclear Thursday
evening whether Mohammed
Deif, the head of the Hamas
military wing in Gaza and
the man at the top of the
IDF's wanted list, was among
the dead following an Israeli
missile attack in Gaza City
earlier in the day in which
at least three people were
killed.
IDF
troops nab booby-trapped
car in West Bank
Ha'aretz, September 26,
2002
IDF troops thwarted a terror
attack Thursday after detecting
a car laden with hundreds
of kilograms of explosive
between the settlement of
Hermesh and the village
of Baka al-Sharkiya, north
of the West Bank town of
Tul Karm.
Settlers:
IDF considering allowing
prayers at Joseph's Tomb
Ha'aretz, September 26,
2002
Settler leaders said Thursday
that the IDF has agreed
to positively consider their
request to hold Hoshana
Raba (the penultimate night
of the Sukkot holiday) prayers
at Joseph's Tomb in the
West Bank city of Nablus.
The settlers added that
they intented to stay there
throughout the night.
UN
relief agency for Palestinians
faces $17 million budget
gap
MENA Report, September 26,
2002
While trying to cope with
the worst humanitarian crisis
in the West Bank and Gaza
Strip since 1948, the United
Nations Relief and Works
Agency for Palestine Refugees
in the Near East (UNRWA)
faces a budget deficit of
$17 million this year, its
chief told a meeting of
27 countries in Amman this
week.
Palestinians:
At least 2 killed in missile
strike in Gaza
Ha'aretz, September 26,
2002
Israeli helicopters fired
missiles at two cars traveling
in Gaza City at around 2
P.M. Thursday, killing at
least two people, in what
appeared to be an assassination
attempt. Doctors said at
least 25 people, including
children, were injured in
the strike, six of whom
were in critical condition.
Israel
joins OECD declaration on
international investment
MENA Report, September 26,
2002
The government of Israel
has accepted an invitation
from the Economic Co-operation
and Development (OECD) countries
to adhere to the OECD Declaration
on International Investment
and Multinational Enterprises,
marking their recognition
of its general openness
to foreign direct investment
and liberal orientation
of its economic policies.
Weekly
Report On Israeli Human
Rights Violations in the
Occupied Palestinian Territories,
19 - 25 September, 2002
The Palestinian Centre for
Human Rights
IDF
officer killed during sweep
for militants near Tul Karm
Ha'aretz, September 26,
2002
An IDF officer from the
naval commando unit was
shot and killed by a Palestinian
gunman on Thursday as the
unit he was leading was
searching for wanted militants
in the West Bank village
of Kfar Labed near Tul Karm.
Ex-arms
inspector: fear is that
Israel will use nukes if
hit by Iraq
Ha'aretz, September 26,
2002
Former chief UN arms inspector
Richard Butler said on Thursday
his biggest fear was that
Israel will be drawn into
a war against Iraq and use
its nuclear weapons.
1st
self-declared gay to become
member of Israeli parliament
Alternative Information
Center, September 26, 2002
Uzi Even, a chemistry professor
at Tel Aviv University,
is to be the first self-declared
gay Knesset member from
next month.
Saddam
rejects offer to go into
exile; Putin sees no reason
for new U.N. resolutions
Al-Bawaba, September 26,
2002
The United States and some
of its Arab allies have
started a quiet effort to
defuse the Iraqi crisis
by persuading President
Saddam Hussein to go into
exile.
Security
guards in West Jerusalem
mall humiliate Palestinian
shoppers
Alternative Information
Center, September 26, 2002
In two different cases mall
guards prevented Palestinians
from entering and humiliated
them. According to one of
those prevented entry, the
female border police officer
told him "you are poison
in the state."
International
justice for Sabra and Chatila
victims
Alternative Information
Center, September 26, 2002
As the world marks the 20th
anniversary of the massacres
in the Sabra and Chatila
refugee camps in Beirut
in September 1982, and on
the eve of a hearing on
the case before the Belgian
Court of Cassation, Amnesty
International today reiterates
that the Belgian criminal
justice system has jurisdiction
under international law
to conduct a criminal investigation
into the killings.
Separation
Barrier: Position Paper
B'tselem, September 2002
This document focuses on
the planned placement of
the barrier and addresses
the repercussions of constructing
the barrier within the territory
of the West Bank on the
human rights of tens of
thousands of Palestinians
who live near the Green
Line.
European
Jews for a just peace coalition
formed
Alternative Information
Center, September 26, 2002
Last Friday, 20 September,
representatives of eighteen
European grassroots Jewish
peace groups gathered in
Amsterdam to found a new
pan-European.
Abdullah,
Mubarak review Iraq crisis
and Israeli siege
Arab News, September 26,
2002
RIYADH, 26 September —
Prince Abdullah, the regent,
and Egyptian President Hosni
Mubarak yesterday discussed
the Iraq crisis and the
Israeli siege of Palestinian
President Yasser Arafat.
In
‘Gaza Strip’
the camera never blinks
Arab News, September 26,
2002
Memorable movies, movies
that have aged well and
left a durable legacy in
popular culture and cinematic
art, are often recalled
by film buffs through a
signature line in the script.
Russia
fears US oil companies will
take over world's second-biggest
reserves
The Independent, September
26, 2002
Oil companies from around
the world are manoeuvring
for the multibillion-dollar
bonanza that would follow
the ousting of Saddam Hussein.
PA
won't deal until Arafat
sees Quartet
Ha'aretz, September 26,
2002
The Palestinian Authority
yesterday turned down an
Israeli proposal for a meeting
to discuss a way out of
the Muqata stalemate, saying
that first Israel must allow
representatives of the Quartet
to enter the besieged Ramallah
compound to meet with PA
Chairman Yasser Arafat.
Labor:
We'd be crazy to quit gov't
on eve of Iraq war; party
likely to back budget
Ha'aretz, September 26,
2002
Labor Party Chairman Benjamin
Ben-Eliezer has completely
forgotten his threats to
vote against the state budget
in the Knesset. In internal
discussions in his bureau,
Ben-Eliezer said this week
that Labor could not take
upon itself the responsibility
for the collapse of the
country's economy if the
budget is not passed.
Palestinian
human rights group: Casualties
up 100% this year
Ha'aretz, September 26,
2002
The number of Palestinian
casualties almost doubled
in the second year of the
intifada, and the level
of violence in the territories
has risen sharply, according
to a report compiled by
the Palestinian Human Rights
Monitoring Group and due
to be published in East
Jerusalem today.
Labor
MKdemands Nusseibeh offices
be reopened
Ha'aretz, September 26,
2002
Labor MK Tzali Reshef yesterday
demanded the reopening of
the offices of Sari Nusseibeh,
the PLO representative in
Jerusalem.
Appeal
against Sharon goes to Belgian
high court
Ha'aretz, September 26,
2002
Lawyers for the plaintiffs
in the case of Prime Minister
Ariel Sharon will today
present their briefs to
the high court in Brussels,
explaining why they are
appealing the lower court's
decision, of three months
ago, not to put Sharon on
trial for his alleged responsibility
for the Sabra and Chatila
massacre in south Lebanon
in 1982.
Ministry
denies it set up new Samaria
settlement
Ha'aretz, September 26,
2002
After 10 years in which
residents lived in tents
and then in caravans and
makeshift huts, the first
neighborhood with permanent
housing was inaugurated
in the West Bank settlement
of Rachelim yesterday.
Israeli-Indian
plane deal blocked by Russian
demands
Ha'aretz, September 26,
2002
A three-way military aircraft
deal between Israel, Russia
and India valued at hundreds
of millions of dollars is
being threatened due to
a dispute between Jerusalem
and Moscow.
Cops
to get seminars on moral
conduct
Ha'aretz, September 26,
2002
Beit Lohamei Hagetaot, the
Warsaw Ghetto Resistance
Fighters Museum, is to resume
its seminars for policemen
on "human ways of behavior
and moral judgment" next
month.
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