Clashes
erupt at West Bank outpost
BBC, October 20, 2002
Hundreds of Jewish settlers
have clashed with Israeli
security forces trying to
dismantle a Jewish outpost
on a hill in the West Bank.
Sharon
approves plan for partial
pullout from Hebron; King
Abdullah urges U.S. to revive
peace efforts
Al-Bawaba, October 20, 2002
Israel's Prime Minister
Ariel Sharon approved a
plan Sunday morning for
a partial Israeli pullout
from the West Bank city
of Hebron. The withdrawal
is projected to start soon,
officials said, according
to the Israeli media.
Settlers
attack olive pickers
Ha'aretz, October 20, 2002
Dozens of settlers yesterday
attacked West Bank villagers
and prevented them from
picking their olives by
firing guns in the air and
toward the Palestinians
and dozens of peace activists
who had thronged to support
them.
Tanks
rumble back into Jenin
Arab News, October 20, 2002
JENIN, West Bank, 20 October
— Israeli tanks re-entered
Jenin yesterday, less than
48 hours after Israel pulled
out of the West Bank city
and lifted a curfew in response
to what it called relative
quiet.
Palestinian
children in occupied areas
'deeply disturbed'
Gulf News, October 20, 2002
A recent study on the mental
condition of Palestinian
children living under Israeli
occupation reveals a rapid
increase in the number of
those suffering from acute
Post-traumatic Stress Disorder
(PTSD).
Settlers’
‘Ethnic Cleansing’
Forces Palestinians to Leave
Village
Palestine Media Center,
October 20, 2002
Khirbat Yanoun is an isolated
Palestinian village north
of the West Bank encased
by two illegal Israeli settlement
outposts on nearby hilltops.
The nearest settlement approved
by the Israeli government
is Itamar, erected only
6 miles (10 Kilometers)
away.
Mitzna
wins first poll of Labor
members
Jerusalem Post, October
20, 2002
Haifa Mayor Amram Mitzna's
campaign for the Labor Party
leadership received the
ultimate boost over the
weekend, when a poll of
Labor Party members showed
him with a significant lead
over party chairman Defense
Minister Binyamin Ben-Eliezer
and MK Haim Ramon.
''Yediot
Ahronot'': Israel to request
emergency economic aid from
US
Globes, October 20, 2002
The amount will probably
be several billion dollars,
intended to halt Israel's
economic slide: Hebrew daily
“Yediot Ahronot”
reports that Israel plans
to ask the US for an undetermined
amount of emergency economic
aid. The amount will probably
be several billion dollars,
intended to halt Israel's
economic slide.
Background:
The Jews' brushfire civil
war
Ha'aretz, October 20, 2002
A bid to dismantle an illegal
settlement outpost in the
West Bank has raised the
specter of spiraling Jewish
militant violence, amid
echoes of the prelude to
the 1995 assassination of
prime minister Yitzhak Rabin,
old fears of a civil war
between the Jews, and new
concerns that religious
soldiers may think twice
before carrying out orders.
Sharon
okays partial Hebron pullout
Jerusalem Post, October
20, 2002
Prime Minister Ariel Sharon
approved a plan Sunday morning
for a partial IDF pullout
from the West Bank city
of Hebron.
Boycotting
Arafat is "Now Our Official
Policy": US Official
Palestine Chronicle, October
18 2002
OCCUPIED JERUSALEM (PC)
- William Burns, US Assistant
Secretary of State for Near
Eastern Affairs is expected
to land in Tel Aviv Wednesday,
Israeli officials and media
said.
Leaders
and 'terrorists' speak with
one voice
By Robert Fisk, The Independent,
October 20, 2002
Dialogue, not war, was what
they touted. But did the
world care?: All of 55 nations
were represented at the
Francophonie conference
in Beirut yesterday.
Dozens
injured as police, settlers
clash anew at West Bank
outpost
Jerusalem Post, October
19, 2002
Dozens of people were injured
in weekend clashes between
security forces and settlers
during the evacuation of
Gilad's Farm, an illegal
outpost just west of the
West Bank City of Nablus.
Israeli
injured when settlers fire
at Israeli and Palestinian
olive pickers
Jerusalem Post, October
19, 2002
An Israeli was lightly wounded
when settlers fired warning
shots on Saturday at a large
group of Israeli human rights
activists and the Palestinians
they were helping to harvest
olives in the hills near
Yitzhar and Itamar in Samaria.
'We're
tired of babysitting extremists'
angry reservists say
Jerusalem Post, October
20, 2002
Leaders of a new reservist
movement have petitioned
for the evacuation of illegal
outposts and submitted the
document to Deputy Foreign
Minister Michael Melchior.
Sharon:
Assault the IDF means assaulting
the rule of law
Jerusalem Post, October
20, 2002
An assault on the IDF is
an assault on the rule of
law, the Prime Minister's
Office said in reaction
to the clashes between the
army and protesting settlers
at Gilad's Farm.
Arafat
asked to authorize execution
of 'collaborator'
Jerusalem Post, October
20, 2002
Palestinian Authority Chairman
Yasser Arafat was asked
last night to authorize
the execution of a Palestinian
who confessed that he had
helped Israel assassinate
a number of Hamas activists
in the Gaza Strip.
47%
want Sharon replaced in
next elections
Globes, October 20, 2002
"Globes"-Smith survey: 74%
say Sharon is not handling
the economy well; Israelis
are becoming more pessimistic
about the economic crisis.
Last
of structures demolished
at Havat Gilad illegal outpost
Ha'aretz, October 20, 2002
IDF troops and police officers
completed Sunday afternoon
the demolition of the remaining
structures at the Havat
Gilad illegal outpost in
the West Bank, Army Radio
reported.
Sharon
agrees to 'thin out' IDF
presence in Hebron
Ha'aretz, October 20, 2002
Prime Minister Ariel Sharon
Sunday accepted a proposal
by Defense Minister Benjamin
Ben-Eliezer, under which
the army would thin out
its troop presence in a
partial withdrawal from
the West Bank city of Hebron
and limit military operations
there.
22
injured in clashes at illegal
settlement
Ha'aretz, October 20, 2002
Israel Defense Forces soldiers
and policemen last night
cleared hundreds of settlers
from Havat Gilad, an illegal
outpost west of Nablus,
during which twelve police
officers and ten settlers
were injured.
Israeli
sweeps continue despite
U.S. calls for calm
Gulf News, October 20, 2002
Israeli troops arrested
at least eight suspected
militants in the West Bank
yesterday, continuing a
crackdown on the Palestinian
uprising despite calls for
calm from Washington.
Iraq
Announces Amnesty for Prisoners
The Guardian, October 20,
2002
BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) - The
Iraqi government announced
an amnesty Sunday for all
Iraqi prisoners in an apparent
attempt to rally domestic
and international support
in the face of U.S. determination
to topple it.
War
plans under fire as even
Bush heartland talks peace
The Observer, October 20,
2002
Dissent is coming from all
quarters - even in Bush's
own church: As the United
States edges towards a possible
war against Iraq, a sudden
torrent of concern has begun
to flow - a revolt by the
intelligentsia spreading
beyond the expected opposition
political circles and penetrating
the heart of the media and
foreign policy establishment.
Saddam
pardons all prisoners; Britain
to start calling up reserve
troops
Al-Bawaba, October 20, 2002
The Iraqi government declared
an amnesty Sunday for all
prisoners as a thank-you
to the nation for reelecting
President Saddam Hussein.
Saudi
students in US to be fingerprinted
Arab News, October 20, 2002
RIYADH, 20 October —
Saudi students already residing
in the United States have
been informed by the Royal
Embassy of Saudi Arabia
that they need to visit
immigration centers in their
state to be fingerprinted
and interviewed, a source
told Arab News yesterday.
Russian
Mid-East envoy visits Egypt
Al-Bawaba, October 20, 2002
The Russian envoy on the
Middle East Andre Vidofin
arrived in Cairo Wednesday
evening from Amman for a
two-day visit to Egypt within
the framework of a regional
tour.
Report:
Saddam removing gold, valuables
from Baghdad
Al-Bawaba, October 20, 2002
In anticipation of a United
States strike against Iraq,
President Saddam Hussein
has started removing gold
bars and valuable works
of art from the capital
of Baghdad to the remote
northwestern town of Abu
Kamal near the border with
Syria, a German newspaper
reported on Sunday.
US
weighing Israeli plan to
disarm Iraq
Arab News, October 20, 2002
WASHINGTON, 20 October —
The Bush administration
is weighing an Israeli proposal
for a joint operation in
the western Iraqi desert
to disarm missiles before
they could be launched against
Israel.
For
first time, Arafat bans
rallies in support of Saddam
Jerusalem Post, October
20, 2002
The Palestinian Authority
has decided to ban rallies
in support of Iraqi President
Saddam Hussein, a senior
PA official in Ramallah
said yesterday.
Histadrut
threatens to escalate strike
Jerusalem Post, October
20, 2002
Histadrut leaders have threatened
to escalate the week-old
strike to include institutions
of higher education, fuel
suppliers, seaports, airports,
and land transportation
after negotiations with
Treasury representatives
stalled.
Peres
to lobby EU against tax
on goods from territories
Jerusalem Post, October
20, 2002
Foreign Minister Shimon
Peres will travel to Luxembourg
for the annual EU-Israel
Association Council meeting
on Monday, where the issue
of European taxes on Israeli
products from the territories
will be high on the agenda.
Israel
and Arab states trade 'double
standard' allegations at
UN
Jerusalem Post, October
20, 2002
UNITED NATIONS - Responding
to Arab and Muslim complaints
that the Security Council
has adopted a double standard
with regard to Israeli and
Iraqi compliance with UN
resolutions, Ambassador
Yehuda Lancry used last
week's open debate on Iraq
to explain that "there is
indeed a double standard
one directed against Israel."
Britain's
Chief Rabbi Sacks under
fire again
Jerusalem Post, October
20, 2002
LONDON Britain's Chief Rabbi
Jonathan Sacks is facing
mounting criticism of his
leadership with two senior
ultra-Orthodox rabbis labeling
his latest book a "grave
deviation from the pathways
of traditional and authentic
Judaism."
Government
Press Office battles with
British media
Jerusalem Post, October
20, 2002
LONDON Battle has been joined
between some elements of
the British media and Israel
over Israeli claims of pro-Palestinian
bias in coverage of the
current intifada.
Britain
to Call Up 1,000 Army Reservists
Within Days: Report
Islam Online, October 20,
2002
Around 1,000 reserve troops
will receive their call-up
papers by the end of the
month: LONDON, October 20
(IslamOnline & News
Agencies) - Britain will
begin calling upon reservists
for possible military action
against Iraq within ten
days, according to a report
in a British newspaper published
Sunday, October 20.
Sunday
Times: Bin Laden planned
to attack Israeli targets
Ha'aretz, October 20, 2002
Osama bin Laden was involved
in the financing of the
Bali island attack and his
men planned a series of
attacks against Israel and
Israelis in Asia, the British
weekly The Sunday Times
reported Sunday.
US
policy at heart of Arab
discontent
Asia Times, October 10,
2002
WASHINGTON - Public opinion
across the Arab world is
deeply ambivalent about
the United States, which
is widely admired for its
technological prowess and
political institutions but
disdained and even hated
for its policies toward
Palestinians and Israel,
says an unprecedented survey
released on Tuesday.
Strike
may expand to airports today
Ha'aretz, October 20, 2002
The strike of local authorities
and public sector employees
is expected to continue
today and expand to include
Ben-Gurion Airport and other
sectors, unless an agreement
to end the week long strike
was reached at a late night
meeting of Histadrut representatives
and treasury officials.
Young
Palestinians court British
matrons - and win visas
to UK
Ha'aretz, October 20, 2002
LONDON - The lawyer at one
of the immigrant aid bureaus
was surprised when a London
woman in her sixties asked
him to help her bring over
her Palestinian husband
from Hebron, whom the British
immigration services forbade
to enter Britain. "How old
is he?" asked the lawyer.
"He's 35," said the woman.
Arafat
to Nobel Summit: Peace Requires
more Courage than War
Palestine Media Center,
October 20, 2002
President Yasser Arafat
called upon the international
community on Saturday to
send UN observers to the
Occupied Palestinian Territory
to provide protection for
Palestinian civilians from
the systematic Israeli military
aggression.
Occupation
Chronicle Events in Palestine
October 20, 2002
Palestine Media Center,
October 20, 2002
Iran
Calls on Intl. Bodies to
Help Palestinian Reconstruction
Tehran Times, October 20,
2002
VIENNA -- Iran's Ambassador
to Geneva here on Friday
called international organizations
to carry out various projects
in order to reconstruct
the economy of Palestine.
Qatar:
U.S. can keep special ties
with Israel
Ha'aretz, October 20, 2002
DOHA, Qatar - The United
States does not have to
give up its special relationship
with Israel, but it must
be more evenhanded in dealing
with the Palestinians, Qatar's
emir and a key U.S. ally
said yesterday.
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