Bush veto on Middle East talks
The Guardian, October 5, 2002
Humiliating rebuff for Blair initiative: Tony Blair's drive for Middle East peace talks has suffered an embarrassing setback at the hands of the US president, George Bush, only days after the prime minister flagged up his plan at the Labour party conference in Blackpool.

Another Palestinian boy shot dead in Nablus; Tibi: Sharon wants to expel Arafat to Sudan
Al-Bawaba, October 5, 2002
Israeli soldiers enforcing a curfew clashed with dozens of young Palestinian stone-throwers Saturday, and a 14-year-old boy was shot dead.

Report: Bush rejects Blair call to resume Palestinian - Israeli talks by end of 2002
Al-Bawaba, October 5, 2002
Tony Blair's push for Middle East peace talks has suffered a setback at the hands of the US president, George Bush. Blair is pushing for a resumption of Israeli-Palestinian talks, backed by an international conference, before the end of the current year. 

Confrontations in all territories, Israel kills one Palestinian, detains scores
Arabic News, October 5, 2002
Six Palestinian were wounded including one child in a critical health condition when the Israeli forces opened fire at Palestinians performing their prayers at al-Aqsa mosque. This was followed by strong clashes between the Israeli soldiers and the Palestinians during which the Israelis threw tear gas bombs and used live bullets against the men while performing their prayers.

Palestinian, 15, killed by IDF gunfire in Nablus
Ha'aretz, October 5, 2002 
IDF troops shot dead a 15-year-old Palestinian during clashes Saturday with dozens of young Palestinian stone-throwers in the West Bank city of Nablus, doctors said.

Bush invites Sharon to Washington to discuss Iraqi issue
Al-Bawaba, October 5, 2002
Israel's Prime Minister Ariel Sharon will leave in 10 days for Washington after being invited by U.S. President George Bush to discuss the situation in the Middle East ahead of a possible U.S. attack on Iraq, Israel Radio reported Saturday morning.

IDF: Fatah not currently engaged in terror attacks inside Israel
Ha'aretz, October 5, 2002 
Yasser Arafat's Fatah faction and the Tanzim paramilitary are not currently engaged in carrying out terror attacks over the Green Line inside Israel, head of IDF Intelligence, Major General Aharon Ze'evi (Farkash) said in a Channel Two interview broadcast Saturday.

Palestinian Teen Killed in Clash
The Guardian, October 5, 2002
NABLUS, West Bank (AP) - Israeli troops Saturday killed a Palestinian youth during clashes in the West Bank's most populous city, the fifth such death in two weeks.

U.N. leader seeks push to end political disputes
Columbia Daily Tribune, October 5, 2002
Conflicts can promote terrorism, Annan says: UNITED NATIONS (AP) - U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan called for a new push yesterday to resolve longstanding political disputes and conflicts, saying they generate support for terrorism.

Report: Egyptian troops uncover tunnel used to smuggle arms into Gaza Strip; Israel Army head: Operation in Gaza needed
Al-Bawaba, October 5, 2002 
A tunnel apparently used by Palestinians for smuggling arms and explosives into the Gaza Strip was found on the Egyptian side of the border with the Gaza Strip near Rafah Friday night, the Israeli army said.

A city under siege nears breaking point
Totonto Star, October 5, 2002
Youth of Nablus caught up in deadly standoff: NABLUS, West Bank — A hot autumn morning turns cold with the death of a 10-year-old Palestinian boy, three-quarters of his skull removed by a single round from a 250-mm tank-mounted cannon in the desperate alleys of Balata refugee camp.

Israeli soldiers storm Islamic holy site
Arab News, October 5, 2002
OCCUPIED JERUSALEM, 5 October — Israeli soldiers firing stun grenades burst into one of Islam’s holiest sites in Jerusalem yesterday to disperse Palestinians who had stoned troops guarding the Western Wall plaza below that is holy to Jews.

Sharon to meet Bush in U.S. ahead of Iraqi campaign
Ha'aretz, October 5, 2002
Bush expected to tell PM that U.S. will act against Iraqi missiles: Prime Minister Ariel Sharon will depart for Washington next week at the invitation of U.S. President George W. Bush, Israeli government sources said Saturday.

Palestinian Teen Killed, Hamas Attack Israeli Forces in Gaza
Islam Online, October 5, 2002
NABLUS, West Bank, Oct 5 (IslamOnline & News Agencies) - A second Palestinian teenage stone-thrower was shot and killed within 24 hours Saturday, October 5, in the West Bank, while the Palestinian resistance group Hamas said its activists ambushed an Israeli army patrol in the northern Gaza Strip Saturday morning, setting off two bombs as the soldiers went by.

Israeli police enter al-Aqsa compound
BBC, October 4, 2002
Israeli police entered the Muslim mosque compound on the Temple Mount in Jerusalem - known to Muslims as the Haram al-Sharif.

Iraqis caught in the middle
BBC, October 4, 2002
Iraqis are being asked to back Saddam in a referendum: The Americans may want him gone, but the Iraqi authorities are busy preparing their people to give Saddam Hussein a resounding "yes" in a referendum on 15 October on giving him another seven-year term.

Palestinian anger at US Jerusalem law
BBC, October 4, 2002
Palestinians have demonstrated in Gaza City against a law approved by the US Congress calling for the American embassy to be moved from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem.

Defense officials: Earliest strike on Iraq likely to begin January; Powell, Blix agree more pressure is needed on Iraq
Al-Bawaba, October 5, 2002
The Pentagon is taking steps to prepare for a rapid massing of U.S. forces around Iraq in the weeks ahead, and given the time required to get these forces to the Gulf region, the earliest an attack is likely to come is January, The Washington Post reported Saturday.

House demolitions expected in Bet Sahur
Alternative Information Center, October 4, 2002   
Urgent Appeal on behalf of the citizens of Beit Sahour, Call for immediate action: Update on land confiscation and house demolitions in Beit Sahour.

Effective Muslim media need of the hour: Sudais
Arab News, October 5, 2002
MAKKAH, 5 October — The imam of the Grand Mosque in Makkah has called upon Muslim businessmen and mediapersons to establish powerful media organizations in order to confront anti-Islam campaigns effectively and efficiently.

Israeli soldiers storm Islamic holy site
Arab News, October 5, 2002
OCCUPIED JERUSALEM, 5 October — Israeli soldiers firing stun grenades burst into one of Islam’s holiest sites in Jerusalem yesterday to disperse Palestinians who had stoned troops guarding the Western Wall plaza below that is holy to Jews.

Lawmakers assailed for ‘unpatriotic’ trip to Iraq
Arab News, October 5, 2002
WASHINGTON, 5 October — Republicans and right-wing media continue to criticize the three Democratic congressmen who traveled to Baghdad last week in a bid to avert President Bush’s push for war by getting Iraq to agree to weapons inspections.

U.S. Jews voice more dissent
News Observer, October 5, 2002
Israeli 'refusenik' to speak in Durham, NC: In the American Jewish community there has long been an unspoken rule that criticizing Israel is dangerous, and those who do only lend more power to its enemies. But that unspoken rule is now being challenged.

TASE goes back to March 1999
Globes, October 5, 2002
Tel Aviv Stock Exchange indices are continuing to spiral downwards; there is a minor difference compared to 1999 – back then, the market was going up.

Women's Studies conference overcomes lack of funding
Freeman.com, October 05, 2002
NEW PALTZ - The annual Women's Studies conference at SUNY New Paltz will go on as planned. Despite the college's refusal to contribute $1,500 to pay for a controversial panel discussion and $2,500 for a comedian's performance, conference organizers said the Oct. 19 event is on track - thanks to private contributions - and will feature all the scheduled participants.

500 Intifada wounded treated at Saudi hospitals
Inter Press Service, October 4, 2002
CAIRO, Oct. 4 (IPS) - More than 500 Palestinians injured in Israeli gunfire during the ongoing Intifada are receiving treatment at Saudi hospitals, Saudi Health Minister Dr. Osama Shubokshi disclosed on Thursday.

UAE tells UN to keep eye on Sharon
Inter Press Service, October 4, 2002
ABU DHABI, Oct. 4 (IPS) - A major United Arab Emirates (UAE) English daily today commented on two major issues in the Middle East, the first being the negative attitude of the government of Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon toward the Palestinian people and issue, as he continues with his barbaric atrocities against the Palestinian people, while the second deals with the government of President George W. Bush's insistence on going to war with Iraq, despite repeated worldwide calls for restraint.

Thousands in Italy, Switzerland, Australia Protest U.S. Attack On Iraq
Islam Online, October 5, 2002
ROME, October 5 (IslamOnline & News Agencies) - At the time the U.S. is pressuring the international community to legitimize it pre-emptive attack on Iraq, thousands of anti-war, as well as anti-U.S., protesters marched on Saturday, October 5, in Italy, Switzerland and Australia to protest an upcoming U.S. aggression against Iraq.

ICRC President visits Israel and occupied/autonomous territories
International Committee of the Red Cross, October 5, 2002
Geneva (ICRC) – A steadily worsening situation, characterized by disregard for the principles of international humanitarian law, and the resulting scale of the ICRC's operation in Israel and the occupied and autonomous territories have prompted Mr Jakob Kellenberger, president of the International Committee of the Red Cross, to embark on a trip to the area.

There's a kind of hush at Concordia U
Toronto Star, October 5, 2002
Gag order on Mideast debates imposed on divided student body: WHEN Benjamin Netanyahu came to Montreal to give a speech at Concordia University, few imagined the visit by the former Israeli prime minister would bring an end to the raucous and sometimes aggressive debates that dominated the school's common areas.

Lebanon to start pumping water from Wazzani River this week
Ha'aretz, October 5, 2002 
Lebanon will begin pumping water from the Wazzani River on Monday, according to the Daily Star, a Lebanese newspaper, despite Israeli opposition.

Hamas trying to set up bomb labs inside Israel, says IDF
Ha'aretz, October 5, 2002 
The radical Islamic Palestinian organization Hamas has been actively trying to set up weapons labs in Arab villages inside Israel in recent months, security sources say.

Palestinians urge US boycott over Jerusalem issue
Jerusalem Post, October 5, 2002
Palestinian groups on Thursday urged Arabs and Muslims to boycott all US products in response to a new Congressional law requiring the United States to identify Jerusalem as Israel's capital in official documents.

Peres: Palestinian reform is best way to eliminate Arafat
Jerusalem Post, October 5, 2002
Israel should focus on supporting Palestinian reform rather than getting rid of Palestinian Authority Chairman Yasser Arafat, and that is the best way to eliminate him, said Foreign Minister Shimon Peres in an address to the World Jewish Congress at its biannual meeting in Jerusalem Thursday.

US denies encouraging Israel-Iraq comparison
Jerusalem Post, October 5, 2002
WASHINGTON US officials assured Israeli diplomats on Thursday that the US had not asked British Prime Minister Tony Blair to link UN resolutions on Iraq to UN resolutions related to Israel. Israeli officials in Jerusalem had speculated that the US had encouraged Blair to make the comment Tuesday in order to curry favor with Arab states ahead of a potential attack on Iraq.

Arafat adviser: Iraq strike behind US mediation here
Jerusalem Post, October 5, 2002
US Assistant Secretary for Near East Affairs William Burns and Russian peace envoy Andre Vdovin may come to Israel and the Palestinian Authority next week, to work with the other members of the Middle East "quartet" to try to implement a cease-fire and the quartet's peace plan, a Palestinian source said Thursday.

Burg urges Jews to examine own prejudice vs. Muslims, Arabs
Jerusalem Post, October 3, 2002
Jews must continue their efforts to communicate with the Muslim world as well as to examine their own prejudice against Muslims and Arabs, Knesset Speaker Avraham Burg told World Jewish Congress delegates at its biannual meeting in Jerusalem Thursday.

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