Siege on Arafat's compound eased; Arafat says no one will be handed over to Israel
Al-Bawaba, September 29, 2002
Israel has ended its 10-day siege on Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat's headquarters in the West Bank town of Ramallah, Israel media reported Sunday, September 29.

Arafat emerges from siege
BBC, September 29, 2002
Arafat says Israel has not met UN conditions: Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat has emerged from his compound in the West Bank town of Ramallah for the first time since Israeli forces laid siege to it 10 days ago.

Fatah leader arrested near Hebron; PFLP member killed in Tulkarem
Al-Bawaba, September 29, 2002
Israeli security forces arrested Sunday a Fatah leader in the West Bank village of Dura, south of Hebron. Israel said that the man, Jamal Rajoub, is responsible for several shooting attacks in the Hebron area.

Israel captures Tanzim head in West Bank village of Dura
Ha'aretz, September 29, 2002 
Security forces arrested Sunday the leader of the Tanzim faction of Fatah in the West Bank village of Dura, south of Hebron. Israel says that the man, Jamal Rajoub, is responsible for several shooting attacks in the Hebron area.

Bush urges Sharon to end Arafat siege
The Independent, September 29, 2002
US President George Bush has sent a message to Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon urging him to end the siege at the headquarters of Palestinian President Yasser Arafat.

Peres blasts government policies, says PM has no clear objective
Ha'aretz, September 29, 2002
Foreign Minister Shimon Peres lashed out Sunday at the diplomatic and security policies of the national unity government headed by Prime Minister Ariel Sharon.

Israeli army demolishes three Palestinian homes
Middle East Times, September 27, 2002
Israeli troops demolished three Palestinian homes in the West Bank on Wednesday, witnesses said.

Bush welcomes end to Muqata siege; Arafat: pullout 'cosmetic'
Ha'aretz, September 29, 2002
U.S. President George W. Bush on Sunday welcomed Israel's decision to end its siege of Palestinian Authority Chairman Yasser Arafat's headquarters in the West Bank city of Ramallah, the White House said.

Israel promises angry U.S. a swift end to the Muqata siege
Ha'aretz, September 29, 2002 
Israel has promised an angry American administration it will try to bring a swift end to the military siege on the Muqata in Ramallah, and to resolve the dispute about the 18 terror suspects Israel alleges have taken refuge in Palestinian Authority Chairman Yasser Arafat's office compound.

Israel’s Redeployment Does Not Comply With U.N. Resolution: Arafat
Islam Online, September 29, 2002
RAMALLAH, West Bank, September 29 (IslamOnline & News Agencies) - Palestinian President Yasser Arafat said Sunday, September 29, that Israel’s withdrawal from his ruined headquarters does not comply with a U.N. Security Council resolution calling for an end to the siege.

Two Palestinians Killed Commemorating Their Uprising
Palestine Chroncile, September 28, 2002
GAZA STRIP/WEST BANK - Thousands of Palestinians on Saturday marched in the streets of the West Bank and Gaza Strip on the second anniversary of the Palestinian uprising, Intifada against Israeli occupation and apartheid.

Israel Decides to Relax Arafat Siege, Assassinates PFLP Leader
Islam Online, September 29, 2002
OCCUPIED NABLUS, West Bank, September 29 (IslamOnline & News Agencies) - The Israeli government has decided Sunday, September 29, to relax the siege of Palestinian President Yasser Arafat’s Ramallah headquarters but to keep troops in the area to ensure wanted men inside do not escape, one day after it assassinated a leader of a Palestinian resistance group.

Report: Israel to Leave Arafat's HQ
The Guardian, September 29, 2002
JERUSALEM (AP) - The Israeli government decided Sunday to withdraw forces from inside Yasser Arafat's compound, but the siege will continue from a short distance away, Israeli radios reported.

Arafat, Palestinians vow no letup in intifada
Arab News, September 29, 2002
GAZA CITY, 29 September — Thousands of Palestinians held street protests in the Gaza Strip yesterday to mark the second anniversary of their intifada (uprising) against the harsh Israeli occupation, pledging to continue the uprising and support their besieged leader, Yasser Arafat.

Basra airport attacked; Blair hopes to get new U.N. resolution on Iraq
Al-Bawaba, September 29, 2002
Iraq said on Sunday U.S. jets had raided Basra's civilian airport for the second time in a week, targeting its radar systems and the passenger terminals.

Iraq rejects UN draft resolution on arms
Arab News, September 29, 2002
BAGHDAD/LONDON, 29 September — Iraq yesterday rejected a draft hard-line US-sponsored Security Council resolution on arms inspections as President George W. Bush’s drive against Baghdad hit snags after a week of lobbying at home and abroad.

US ‘draws up’ plans for Saddam’s exile
Arab News, September 29, 2002
WASHINGTON, 29 September — The United States and a number of Arab countries have drawn up plans for the exile of Saddam Hussein to a neutral country to avoid an invasion that could lead to massive number of civilian deaths.

U.S. Congressmen Slam Barbaric Sanctions Against Iraq
Islam Online, September 29, 2002
BASRA, Iraq, September 29 (IslamOnline & News Agencies) - Three anti-war U.S. congressmen on a rare visit to Iraq on Sunday, September 29, criticized the 12-year U.N. sanctions regime as “barbaric”, saying that open weapons inspections must resume to ensure it is lifted.

US to attack Iraq by Dec. 4, says specialist
Arab News, September 29, 2002
PARIS, 29 September — Gerard Chaliand, a respected specialist on strategy and a consultant to the French government, says he’s convinced that the United States has taken the decision to attack Iraq, that it will stage its attack “much earlier” than the Feb. 15, 2003, date it’s heretofore evoked, and that the US attack will most probably take place following the end of the month Ramadan which this year ends around Dec. 4.

Demonstration in al-Azhar, Damascus and Manama on Palestinian Intifada anniversary
Arabic News, September 29, 2002
Thousands of Egyptians demonstrated on Friday at al-Azhar Mosque in support of the Palestinian Intifada, while hundreds of Syrian and Arab intellectuals and artists in Damascus took part in a silent demonstration in support of the Intifada on the occasion of its launching anniversary, September 28.

Ramallah in ruins
BBC, September 24, 2002
Rattling through Ramallah's near deserted streets it takes some effort to remember that this was supposed to be the capital of the Palestinian state-to-be.

Israeli defense establishment: Turkey to upgrade most of 900 Patton tanks
Globes, September 29, 2002
The deal for upgrading the tanks by a consortium headed by IMI could amount to $7 billion: The Turkish army is likely to upgrade most of its 900 M-60 Patton tanks. This is the optimistic prediction of Israel's defense establishment today, just before the contract for upgrading the first 170 tanks comes into effect tonight.

Manufacturers Association: NIS 2.8b in lost sales to Palestinians from intifada
Globes, September 29, 2002 
"After two years of the intifada, the government ought to find a solution for compensating hundreds of enterprises in 18 industrial zones on the confrontation line that have suffered damage from the security situation," Manufacturers Association president Oded Tyrah said today.

U.S. House passes an act requiring Palestinian compliance
JTA Today, September 25, 2002
WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 (JTA) — After years of arguing for sanctions against the Palestinians, the U.S. House of Representatives has approved a measure that calls on the president to punish Palestinian leaders if they do not comply with their peace commitments. 

Refined uranium found in Turkey weighs grams, not kilograms
Ha'aretz, September 29, 2002 
The refined uranium caught by Turkish police Saturday weighed far less than originally thought, an official source in southwestern Turkey said Sunday.

Critics blast pro-Israel site for 'McCarthyism, intimidation'
Ha'aretz, September 29, 2002 
PHILADELPHIA - A pro-Israel organization has set up a Web site to monitor professors and universities for pro-Arab, anti-Israel bias - a move some academics are decrying as campus McCarthyism and attempted intimidation.

MWL blasts Fox News’ anti-Islam tirade
Arab News, September 29, 2002
MAKKAH, 29 September — The Muslim World League yesterday blasted a venomous Fox News program abusing Islam and its holy Prophet and called upon the American media to be just and objective while reporting on Islam.

Analysis / Upwardly mobile terrorists quick to confess crimes
Ha'aretz, September 29, 2002 
Exactly two years since the outbreak of the Intifada, it is impossible to speak in terms of the 'defeat' of terrorism. In the West Bank, the killing and arrest of hundreds of wanted terror suspects has hindered the activities of the terror networks, but in the Gaza Strip, the damage has been less impressive.

Shin Bet: 145 suicide bombers since the start of the intifada
Ha'aretz, September 29, 2002 
Since the start of the Al-Aqsa Intifada exactly two years ago, the Palestinians have sent 145 suicide bombers on terror attacks within the Green Line and in the territories.

Intifada so far has cost economy NIS 35 billion
Ha'aretz, September 29, 2002 
Since the intifada broke out on September 29, 2000, two years ago today the Israeli economy has lost NIS 328-35 billion.

Survive the bomb, then be branded a terrorist
Ha'aretz, September 29, 2002 
It was the afternoon of March 21 this year, and I. was on her way home from college, passing through the center of the city. Moments after she got off Bus 14 at King George St., a thunderous blast echoed through downtown Jerusalem.

Sharon heads to Russia
Jerusalem Post, September 29, 2002
Prime Minister Ariel Sharon is expected to head Sunday for a three-day visit to Russia in an attempt to boost Israel's relations with an increasingly sympathetic ally.

US legislation seeks to recognize Jerusalem as Israel's capital
Jerusalem Post, September 29, 2002
WASHINGTON A bill approved by the House and Senate last week, and now headed for President George W. Bush for his signature, obligates the US to identify Jerusalem as the capital of Israel in federally funded documents. It also lists a menu of proposed sanctions against the Palestinian Authority.

Israel to admit 25,000 Palestinian workers
Jerusalem Post, September 29, 2002
Amid calls by Hamas and Fatah's Al Aksa Brigades to step up resistance against Israel following the attempted killing of Hamas bomber Muhammad Deif on Thursday, Israel announced an easing of restrictions that will allow 25,000 Palestinians from the West Bank and the Gaza Strip to enter the country to work.

Jenin Fatah leader: Millions in donations have disappeared
Jerusalem Post, September 29, 2002
A Fatah leader from the Jenin refugee camp said Saturday that millions of dollars donated to local families have not reached their destination.

80.6% of Palestinians support continuing terror campaign
Jerusalem Post, September 29, 2002
Even as some Fatah officials call for peaceful protest instead of terrorism, an opinion poll by the Jerusalem Media and Communication Center, a Palestinian think tank, found that 80.6% of Palestinians continue to support violence in the two-year-old uprising as a means of achieving a Palestinian state.

PLC member: Only corrupt officials have benefitted from intifada
Jerusalem Post, September 29, 2002
Only the corrupt and treasonous among the Palestinian Authority have benefited from the intifada, Palestinian legislator Husam Khader charged Saturday.

IDF allows Jewish prayer in Joseph's Tomb
Jerusalem Post, September 29, 2002
The IDF has altered its two-year-long policy of a total prohibition of visits to Joseph's Tomb in Nablus and has decided to allow sporadic, organized visits during special holidays under the aegis of the IDF.

NPR launching history of Israel-Arab conflict series
Jerusalem Post, September 29, 2002
WASHINGTON National Public Radio, which has come under heavy criticism in the US from pro-Israel media watch groups for what they say is coverage biased against Israel, is broadcasting a seven-part series starting tomorrow on the history of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

Har Homa residents continue to trickle in
Jerusalem Post, September 29, 2002
Har Homa, the 1990s on-again off-again neighborhood on Jerusalem's southeastern rim that was the scene of Palestinian and far-left protests and the focus of UN condemnation and US criticism, now looks like any other mammoth construction site in the country.

Of treason, loyalty and a forest of guns
Ha'aretz, September 29, 2002
"Oh my people, I greet you from within the siege because we Palestinians are not troubled by siege, and not by attempts of plotters against us here or there, because we are the nation of the brave." With this sentence Palestinian Authority Chairman Yasser Arafat began his address to the Palestinians on the 2nd anniversary of the Al Aqsa Intifada.

A big day out in Leftistan
The Observer, September 29, 2002
Old and new radicals joined forces to make the Stop the War coalition feel more like the start of something: It was nice to see things back to normal. There were reports, after last Sunday's countryside march, that the police, for the first time in history, had agreed with the organisers about the number of marchers.

Thousands March in Syria, Lebanon in Support of Palestinians
Palestine Chroncile, September 28, 2002
BEIRUT/DAMASCUS - Tens of thousands of people marched in Beirut and Damascus on Saturday to mark the second anniversary of Palestinian uprising, Intifada.

Palestinian Health Deteriorating, Says WHO Chief
Palestine Chroncile, September 28, 2002
OCCUPIED JERUSALEM - Palestinians are facing a worsening health crisis which is being compounded by Israel's border closures and curfew restrictions, the head of the United Nations health agency said Friday.

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