Israelis Begin Pulling Out of Hebron
The Guardian, October 25, 2002
HEBRON, West Bank (AP) - The Israeli military said Friday it began withdrawing troops from parts of the divided West Bank town of Hebron. However, Palestinian residents said they saw no immediate evidence of a troop pullback.

Scenes from the rubble
By Gideon Levy, Ha'aretz, October 25, 2002 
From the ruins of Jenin came the terrorists who blew up the bus at Karkur junction this week. Half a year after the invasion, residents of the city have at last begun to clear away the rubble.

16-year-old boy killed in Jenin by IDF
Ha'aretz, October 25, 2002 
Sharon police on high alert; hundreds of Ketziot detainees riot: Palestinian sources reported last night that a 16-year-old youth had been killed by Israel Defense Forces gunfire in the West Bank city of Jenin.

Boy Killed in Jenin, Returning Villagers Chased Out Again
Palestine Chronicle, October 24, 2002
JENIN (PINA) - Another bloody day in the occupied territories claimed the life of a Palestinian boy in the town of Jenin in the northern West Bank.

U.S. mission in Mideast suffers blow
Miami Herald, October 25, 2002
JERUSALEM - Assistant Secretary of State William Burns heard complaints Thursday from Israeli and Palestinian leaders about the Bush administration's latest road map to peace, dealing a blow to the first major U.S. diplomatic mission in the Middle East in months.

Poll: 60 percent of Israelis favor peace talks
Jerusalem Post, October 25, 2002
A poll published Friday indicated that 60 percent of Israelis favor beginning peace talks with the Palestinians now, and 78 percent favor dismantling some settlements as part of a peace agreement.

Israeli forces move into Jenin, three Palestinians wounded
Al-Bawaba, October 25, 2002
Hundreds of Israeli soldiers backed by scores of heavy military vehicles moved into the West Bank city of Jenin early on Friday as Israel retaliated for a suicide car bombing that killed 14 Israelis earlier this week.

Details Of Israeli Army Operation in Balata Revealed
Palestine Chronicle, October 24, 2002 
NABLUS, West Bank (PINA) - Israeli army radio reported that soldiers snuck into the refugee camp of Balata, in the West Bank and arrested five Palestinians. A detailed account of the Israeli “operation” was uncovered today.

All Havat Gilad detainees released
Ha'aretz, October 25, 2002 
Evacuation of other outposts delayed: All the settlers who were arrested on suspicion of unruly conduct during the Havat Gilad evacuation have already been released despite the Defense Ministry and State Prosecutor's declarations that Jewish violence in the West Bank would be treated with all due severity.

U.S. to call for democratization of Arab countries
Ha'aretz, October 25, 2002 
The American administration will present its plan for a "New Middle East," focusing on democratization and economic development in the Arab world, in a speech by Secretary of State Colin Powell on November 6, according to Israeli government sources who were briefed on the speech.

Israelis detonate bomb in Nablus, injuring 13 Palestinians
Muslim News, October 24, 2002
At least thirteen Palestinians were injured when Jewish terrorists detonated via remote control a bomb planted inside a bus at the Balata refugee camp near Nablus late Wednesday night.

PA official: Talks between Peres, Erekat were 'a waste of time'
Ha'aretz, October 25, 2002 
A senior Palestinian official blasted the bilateral talks between Foreign Minister Shimon Peres and top PA negotiator Saeb Erekat Friday as "a waste of time," adding that there is no point in any further talks.

Sharon tells Burns of reservations with road map
Jerusalem Post, October 25, 2002
The government welcomes the diplomatic plan US President George W. Bush presented in his June speech, but has serious reservations about the road map drawn up to accompany it, Prime Minister Ariel Sharon told US Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs William Burns on Thursday.

Israeli troops take control of Jenin
The Guardian, October 25, 2002
Hundreds of Israeli troops today seized control of the West Bank town of Jenin, in response to Monday's suicide attack on a bus in northern Israel that killed 14 people.

Israeli Forces Storm Jenin, Shoot Anyone They See
Islam Online, October 25, 2002
Israeli forces were shooting at anyone they saw on the streets, said AFP: JENIN, Reoccupied West Bank, October 25 (IslamOnline & News Agencies) – Israeli occupation forces, supported by armored vehicles, swooped down on Jenin Friday, October 25, and opened fire on anyone they saw in the streets, injuring two Palestinian boys critically.

Burns urges PA to end ''terror'', meets Sharon; Two Palestinians shot dead
Al-Bawaba, October 24, 2002
A 16-year-old Palestinian youth was shot dead Thursday afternoon by Israeli troops occupying the West Bank city of Jenin after he tried to climb on to a tank in a column that had been pelted with petrol bombs, witnesses and medics said.

Occupation forces kill another child
Jordan Times, October 25, 2002   
JERICHO (AFP) — US Middle East envoy William Burns on Thursday told the Palestinians they will only achieve statehood through ending “violence” and overhauling their administration, as Israeli occupation forces shot dead another Palestinian child in the West Bank. 

IDF lifts curfews on Palestinian towns
Jerusalem Post, October 25, 2002
The IDF lifted the curfews on Tulkarm and Nablus Friday morning.

Israel withdrawing troops from Palestinian areas of Hebron
Ha'aretz, October 25, 2002
An IDF spokesman said Friday that it has begun withdrawing troops from parts of the divided West Bank town of Hebron, shortly after Palestinian residents told Israel Radio that several military vehicles had been seen leaving the Arab neighborhoods, and taking up positions in the Jewish enclave and on the outskirts of the city.

Shas spiritual leader: settlers must avoid conflicts with IDF 'at all costs'
Ha'aretz, October 25, 2002
Shas spiritual leader Rabbi Ovadia Yosef called Friday on leaders of the Yesha Council of West Bank settlements to avoid at all costs any repeat of the confrontations with security forces witnessed during the evacuation of the illegal settlement at Havat Gilad.

Bedouin officer says he's innocent of spying for Hezbollah, drug dealing
Ha'aretz, October 25, 2002 
The chief military prosecutor claims to have wiretaps of telephone calls made between Israel Defense Forces Lt. Col. Omar al-Hayb and a notorious Lebanese drug dealer working for Hezbollah and from whom al-Hayb was alleged yesterday to have received drugs in exchange for intelligence information passed on to the Shi'ite Muslim organization.

IDF returns to Jenin
Ha'aretz, October 25, 2002 
Large numbers of IDF troops entered Jenin last night in a sweeping operation aimed at arresting wanted men and capturing munitions. The forces were operating in the city, at the Jenin refugee camp, and in some villages outside the city.

It's the pits
Ha'aretz, October 25, 2002
Humiliated farmers, angry landowners, human rights activists and army personnel: A confrontation in an olive grove: Four frightened farmers emerged from the old Renault that screeched to a halt in the center of the path. "The settlers didn't let us get to our grove," they told their fellow villagers of Akrabeh, who were picking olives along the sides of the path.

Rubble-rousers
Ha'aretz, October 25, 2002 
Yossi Sarid's visit to the Mitzpe Assaf settlement near Beit El may have been an act of mischief - or perhaps a public duty.

Outside the box
Ha'aretz, October 25, 2002 
Daniel Ben Gavriel was ultra-Orthodox and a sworn settler. A year ago, something changed his mind. "I never gave a thought to what was going on one meter from me. The Palestinians didn't exist."

Arafat's new cabinet - not much different
Ha'aretz, October 25, 2002 
Although the final list has not yet been officially released, it is already clear there are not many innovations in the new cabinet Palestinian Authority Chairman Yasser Arafat plans to announce next week.

Settler shoots in air as Palestinians near his Jewish community
Jerusalem Post, October 25, 2002
In Samaria, another confrontation between Israelis and Palestinians over the issue of olive picking took place Friday afternoon.

PA intelligence officer arrested with IDF uniforms
Jerusalem Post, October 24, 2002
IDF uniforms, two guns, and documents were found by police in the home of a Palestinian intelligence officer arrested in Akaba, in Samaria, early Thursday morning.

Palestinians brutally driven from olive farms
Muslim News, October 24, 2002
It’s an all-too common tale of narrowly escaping death whilst trying to make a living in Palestine. Badawe Awad, a farmer from the West Bank village of Awarta, just south of Nablus, is lucky to be here.

US says no talks until attacks end in Israel
The Guardian, October 25, 2002
President Bush's Middle East envoy told Palestinian leaders yesterday that they had no hope of renewing negotiations for an independent state until they took decisive action to stop "terrorism and violence".

Arafat says to discuss US peace plan with Arab leaders
Xinhuanet, October 25, 2002
GAZA, Oct. 25 (Xinhuanet) -- Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat said Friday that the US roadmap peace plan presented by US envoy William Burns to the Palestinians on Thursday is to be discussed first with Arab leaders.

Arab League opposes Libya pull-out
BBC, October 25, 2002
The secretary-general of the Arab League, Amr Moussa, is to fly to Libya to try to prevent it pulling out of the pan-Arab body.

UN to tackle Iraq text
BBC, October 25, 2002
The United Nations returns to the Iraq crisis on Friday when the Security Council meets in New York to consider the United States' revised draft resolution for arms inspections.

French offer hope of breaking UN deadlock
The Guardian, October 25, 2002
American negotiators seemed to be closer to persuading the UN to authorise a potential military invasion of Iraq yesterday after France, hitherto an intransigent opponent of the plan, gave a strong indication that it would drop its objections. 

Rumsfeld picks team of experts to find Iraqi terror link
The Guardian, October 25, 2002
Hawks sidestep CIA analysts: Donald Rumsfeld, the hawkish American defence secretary, has assembled a team of experts to scour intelligence data for links between Iraq and al-Qaida, sidestepping the CIA, which is locked in conflict with White House conservatives on whether such evidence exists.

Russia, France oppose quick U.N. vote on Iraq
Al-Bawaba, October 25, 2002
Russia on Thursday warned that putting the new U.S. resolution on Iraq to a quick vote would be "counterproductive" and France said it was "very important" to hear whether U.N. weapons inspectors believe they can operate under its provisions.

Dispelling tensions with a good joke
Cleveland Plain Dealer, October 25, 2002
Ray Hanania is an Arab-American who has had enough experience with profiling and stereotypes to know he looks like a terrorist to some people. Take airport security personnel - please.

Barenboim won't give up Israeli passport for honorary Spanish citizenship
Ha'aretz, October 25, 2002 
MADRID - The Spanish government Friday decided to grant Spanish citizenship to Daniel Barenboim, news reports said. But the Argentine-Israeli conductor said that he "did not have any interest" in renouncing Israeli nationality.

Quiet redeployment of American forces in the Gulf suggests attack will be delayed
The Independent, October 25, 2002
It is certainly not a retreat, not even a reversal of long-term strategy, but the United States has been quietly redeploying its forces in the Gulf, hinting that an attack on Iraq may be delayed.

Islamists protest as women stand in Bahrain's election
The Independent, October 24, 2002
On a blistering hot afternoon yesterday, Fatima al-Hawaj was doing her final rounds of campaigning on the hustings with a politician's professional optimism of victory in today's polls.

British academic publisher boycotts Bar-Ilan University
Ha'aretz, October 25, 2002 
The British academic publisher St. Jerome Publishing has informed Bar-Ilan University that it will no longer sell books and periodicials to the school due to Israel's activities in the territories.

Iraq slams US draft as humiliation for UN, Russia steps up criticism
Jodran Times, October 25, 2002   
DOHA (AFP) — Iraq denounced Thursday a revised US draft resolution on UN arms inspections as a declaration of war on the UN, as Russia warned parts of the draft were “unrealisable” and could block the work of inspectors.

Iraq's Fate Determined Next Week: Russian Daily
Palestine Chronicle, October 24, 2002 
MOSCOW - Russian daily Kommersant said on Wednesday the fate of Iraq would be determined next week as the US and Russian presidents are to discuss the Iraqi issue on the sidelines of the APEC heads of states in Mexico.

PNA, Burns Discuss “Road Map” in Jericho, Israelis Uncompromising
Palestine Media Center, October 24, 2002
US special envoy William Burns continues his meetings today with Palestinians and Israelis to discuss a draft “road map” aimed at translating President Bush’s vision of a two-state solution into reality.

Weekly Report On Israeli Human Rights Violations in the Occupied  Palestinian Territories 17- 23 October, 2002
The Palestinian Centre for Human Rights

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"Israeli tanks and troops have headed right into Jenin"
BBC, October 25, 2002

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Howard Zinn on Iraq
Palestine Chronicle, October 25, 2002

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Forum on Iraq
Palestine Chronicle, October 25, 2002