A Day of House Demolitions in the Occupied Territories
Jerusalem Post, November 3, 2002
KHAN YUNIS/JENIN (PC) - The Palestinian Uprising continued today and the Israeli crack-down did as well. Several Palestinians were reportedly wounded in the Gaza Strip, while many homes were demolished or severely damaged in the West Bank.

3 Palestinians said killed trying to plant bomb at Gaza fence
Ha'aretz, November 3, 2002
Three Palestinians were reportedly hit by IDF tank fire Sunday night, as they were apparently about to place an explosive device close to the security fence that surrounds the Gaza Strip.

Sharon camp: Netanyahu's terms for taking FM job are 'trickery'
Ha'aretz, November 3, 2002
Sources close to Prime Minister Ariel Sharon said Sunday that Benjamin Netanyahu's offer to take over as foreign minister in a narrow, Sharon-led government, was nothing more than "political trickery."

IDF intercepts suicide bomber; Jenin operation continues
Jerusalem Post, November 3, 2002
A suicide bomber on his way to perpetrate an attack was caught by IDF troops together with his dispatcher on Saturday afternoon.

Israel seeking formal upgrade in relations with U.S.
Ha'aretz, November 3, 2002  
WASHINGTON - Israel is currently brushing up a request to upgrade its relations with the United States and to attain full official status as an ally of the Americans.

Where Life is Dead
Jerusalem Post, November 3, 2002
RAFAH, Gaza Strip (PC) - In the southern most part of the Gaza Strip a Palestinian man sits near his young daughter and tells me that the Israeli military gave him no notice before demolishing his home. His neighbor pounded on his door shouting that the soldiers were coming.

Hear Palestine, November 3, 2002
NEWS: Family in Jenin City Shocked by Israeli Tank inside their Bedroom, Woman and Child Wounded in Rafah,  Civilian Critically Wounded in Khan Younis, Heavy Military Movements in Jenin Villages, 2 Homes Demolished in Burqin, Wide-Scale Demolition Activities North Jerusalem, Civilian Wounded at Qalandya Military Roadblock, Israeli Soldiers Prevent Olive Picking in Salfeet. FEATURES: Qalqilya: No Crossing at Military Roadblock without Bribing Soldiers, Jenin: Glimpses of Israeli Terror in Ongoing Military Operation, Khan Younis: Occupation Army Deprives 2500 Residents from Water

Israeli Economy Faces New Setback
Jerusalem Post, November 3, 2002
TEL AVIV (PC) - The Israeli economy is plummeting again, this time with estimates that Israel’s gross domestic product could shrink by one percent, according to the country’s Central Bank review of economic development, and cited by Ha’aretz.

PLC members warn of corruption in PA
Jerusalem Post, November 3, 2002
Three members of the Palestinian Legislative Council warned Friday of widespread corruption in the PA and called for rigorous efforts to wipe out the phenomenon.

Sharon ally: Netanyahu's conditions are unacceptable
Jerusalem Post, November 4, 2002
Prime Minister Ariel Sharon intends to reject former prime minister Binyamin Netanyahu's conditions for joining the cabinet Monday, and to declare that he will continue efforts to form a narrow government without his Likud rival.

A land of roadblocks and barriers
Ha'aretz, November 3, 2002  
With 300 West Bank roadblocks, Palestinians often find themselves breaking the law to get to work: A reserve soldier of about 65 sat last week in a small concrete structure at the Qalandiyah barrier near Atarot Airport, northeast of Jerusalem.

Bank of Israel predicts minus 1%-plus 1.5% GDP growth range for 2003
Globes, November 3, 2002
Unemployment is liable to reach 12%. Israel’s third consecutive year of recession will see a further fall in investment and the standard of living. The Bank of Israel predicts that the deep recession will continue in 2003 for the third consecutive year.

Revival of the left on hold till upcoming Labor leadership vote
Ha'aretz, November 3, 2002  
During the first two days after the Labor Party quit the unity government, the left behaved as if it were a prisoner finally getting out of jail after a long incarceration - not knowing exactly what to do with the new freedom.

Mofaz: I will not be 'political' defense minister
Jerusalem Post, November 3, 2002
Former chief of General Staff Lt.-Gen. (res.) Shaul Mofaz declared on Sunday that he intends to serve as a professional and not political defense minister, pending his expected approval Monday in the Knesset.

Sharon safe from no-confidence motions
Jerusalem Post, November 3, 2002
Prime Minister Ariel Sharon is facing three no-confidence motions in the Knesset on Monday submitted by Shinui, Meretz, and the Arab factions.

Netanyahu sets conditions to join Sharon cabinet, Mofaz accepts defense portfolio; Two homes destroyed in Jenin area
Al-Bawaba, November 3, 2002
Former Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu said in a statement on Sunday he would accept Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's offer to be his foreign minister only on condition Sharon agreed to hold an early general election.

Sharon battles to stabilize govt
Arab News, November 3, 2002
OCCUPIED JERUSALEM, 3 November — After the breakup of Israel’s coalition government, the hawkish Israeli Premier Ariel Sharon was yesterday battling to stabilize his minority government. He was due to begin coalition negotiations today with the far-right grouping “National Union — Our House of Israel”.

Peres: Settlements brought down coalition
Jerusalem Post, November 3, 2002
Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's national unity government fell over the issue of settlements, former foreign minister Shimon Peres told reporters in Majorca over the weekend in his first public statement since he resigned from the government on Wednesday.

Israeli Parliament: At a Glance
The Guardian, November 3, 2002
JERUSALEM (AP) - Current party affiliations in 120-seat Israeli parliament. Sharon. The moderate Labor Party, the largest single faction in parliament, quit Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's coalition last week, leaving the government without a majority.

Rabin remembered by tens of thousands
Jerusalem Post, November 3, 2002
Seven years after prime minister Yitzhak Rabin was assassinated at a peace rally, tens of thousands returned Saturday night to the plaza outside the Tel Aviv Municipality buildings now named in his memory.

Analysis: Rabin memorial couldn't wake up the peace camp
Ha'aretz, November 3, 2002 
It's seven years after that terrible night and it seems that the mourners are streaming to the Tel Aviv square named after assassinated prime minister Yitzhak Rabin to recall memories of other days - when the Israeli government worked with the Palestinians, the Syrians and the rest of the Arab world for peace.

Narrow coalition is unlikely, sources say
Ha'aretz, November 3, 2002  
Negotiations for the formation of a narrow right-wing government will start this afternoon when delegates representing Prime Minister Ariel Sharon meet with members of the National Union-Yisrael Beiteinu faction.

Sharon to request Knesset approval for Mofaz appointment
Ha'aretz, November 3, 2002  
Prime Minister Ariel Sharon will tomorrow ask the Knesset to approve former IDF chief of staff Shaul Mofaz's appointment as defense minister.

Maarve: Israel announces the discovery of a second spying network
Arabic News, November 2, 2002
The Israeli daily Maareve unveiled that the Hizbullah party had also succeeded in organizing a second spy network inside Israel.

Foreign Ministry hauls Belgian diplomat over the coals
Ha'aretz, November 3, 2002 
The Belgium ambassador to Israel, Wilfred Geens, says his comments published yesterday, in which he was quoted as calling Infrastructure Minister Effi Eitam “a fascist,” were “twisted and fabricated,” but a senior Foreign Ministry official said that the comments reflect a trend of foreign ambassadors “crossing red lines” in their willingness to criticise Israel in public.

Mubarak Praises Rabin's Legacy
The Guardian, November 3, 2002
CAIRO, Egypt (AP) - Speaking by video link to 100,000 people in Tel Aviv, Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak recalled Yitzhak Rabin as a ``great leader'' Saturday and said Middle East peace was still possible.

Moving in for the kill
The Observer , November 3, 2002
The Allies' war machine is pushing inexorably towards Iraq while Blair manoeuvres to keep Labour MPs onside: A little way off the Californian coast, near the island of San Clemente, the men of the USS Constellation's squadrons were last week going through their paces to ready themselves for war.

Army's secret 'people zapper' plans
The Observer , November 3, 2002
Britain has been involved in secret talks with the United States over the development of so-called non-lethal weapons, including lasers that blind the enemy and microwave systems that cook the skin of human targets.

Saudi: Kingdom Off-Limits Vs. Iraq
The Guardian, November 3, 2002
CAIRO, Egypt (AP) - Saudi Arabia will not allow bases on its soil to be used for an attack on Iraq even if the United Nations authorizes military action, Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Saud al-Faisal said in an interview broadcast Sunday.

Report: Saddam orders to kill opposition leaders based in London
Al-Bawaba, November 3, 2002
The Iraqi leader, Saddam Hussein has instructed his security officials to kill opposition leaders based in Britain to prevent them from forming an alternative government in the event of an Allied military attack to remove his regime, The Telegraph reported.

Five leading figures take part in Arab Women Summit
Arabic News, November 3, 2002
The second Arab women summit will be held on Sunday with the participation of five leading Arab figures including Suzanne Mubarak of Egypt, Princess Lalla Meryem of Morocco, Andrea Lahoud of Lebanon, and Fatma Al-Bashir of Sudan, in addition to the host Queen Rania of Jordan said chief of the Jordanian delegation Mrs. Laila Sherif.

Israeli-Palestinian conflict more important than Iraq, Canadians say in poll
Canoe, November 3, 2002
MONTREAL (CP) -- Canadians believed recently that settling the Israeli-Palestinian conflict was more important than dealing with the situation in Iraq, a poll suggests.

Labor strikes 4,500 from register for being Likud members too
Ha'aretz, November 3, 2002 
After comparing its electoral register with that of the Likud, the Labor Party struck 4,550 people from its list of party members - after discovering that they were also registered for the Likud.

College activists say forums ease tensions between Jews, Arabs
Jerusalem Post, November 3, 2002
WASHINGTON (AP) The two Georgetown University freshmen one pro-Israeli, the other pro-Palestinian exchanged angry words the first time they met. But the next time, at an evening-long student forum, Ilya Breyman and Maher Bitar ended the night by embracing and making vows to keep talking.

Non-Jewish parents of soldiers granted citizenship
Jerusalem Post, November 3, 2002
The cabinet Sunday granted citizenship to non-Jewish parents of lone soldiers, thereby ending an emotional chapter in which immigrant soldiers were separated from their non-Jewish parents.

Standing Ovation in Ramallah for Suleiman’s ‘Divine Intervention’
Jerusalem Post, November 3, 2002
RAMALLAH - Palestinian director Elia Suleiman’s “Divine Intervention,” the winner of the Jury Prize at this year’s Cannes film festival, received a standing ovation at its premier in the Palestinian occupied territory here in Ramallah Saturday night.

Armed Badgers Storm Oxford Street
University of East London Students' Union, November 1, 2002
On Thursday 31st October at 3.00pm, 30 badgers armed with waterpistols stormed the Starbucks on Oxford St claiming it as their ancestral home. Using the logic of Israeli settlers the badgers evicted some of the customers and erected the first badger settlement in London. see also: Badger Bible (condensed version)