Group Accuses Israel of War Crimes
The Guardian, November 4, 2002
JERUSALEM (AP) - Israel committed war crimes, including unlawful killings, during a military offensive in the West Bank cities of Jenin and Nablus earlier this year, the human rights group Amnesty International said Monday.

Two Palestinians killed in car explosion in Nablus
Ha'aretz, November 4, 2002
Two Palestinians were killed Monday when their car exploded and burst into flames not far from A Najah University in the West Bank city of Nablus, witnesses said.

Israel/Occupied Territories: Israeli Defence Force war crimes must be investigated
Amnesty International, November 3, 2002
Jerusalem -- At the launch of a report into the actions of the Israeli Defence Forces (IDF) in Jenin and Nablus in March and April 2002, Amnesty International said today that there is clear evidence that some of the acts committed by the IDF during Operation Defensive Shield were war crimes.

One in five Israelis poverty-stricken - 1.17 million in all
Ha'aretz, November 4, 2002
Nearly one in five Israelis is living below the poverty line, according to official statistics released Monday, which also revealed that more than half a million children - 27 percent of all children in the country -are among those living below the poverty line.

Car blast kills two Hamas members in Nablus; Five unarmed Palestinians shot dead in Gaza Strip
Al-Bawaba, November 4, 2002
Two Palestinians were killed Monday when their car exploded and burst into flames in the West Bank city of Nablus, witnesses said, according to AP.

Occupation Chronicle - Events in Palestine 04/11/2002
Palestine Media Center, November 4, 2002
IOF Kill Five Palestinian Civilians in Gaza Strip, Re-impose Curfew on Nablus.

Sharon to Respond to Netanyahu Call
The Guardian, November 4, 2002
JERUSALEM (AP) - Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon on Monday courted a far-right party that holds the key to his government's survival, as he weighed ex-premier Benjamin Netanyahu's offer to serve under him in exchange for early elections.

Amnesty accuses IDF of war crimes in Jenin
Ha'aretz, November 4, 2002
Members of the left-wing Meretz party demanded Monday that the appointment of former IDF chief of staff Shaul Mofaz as defense minister be delayed until the State Comptroller examines Mofaz's responsibility for the actions described in an Amnesty International report published earlier in the day.

Sharon braced for no-confidence vote
BBC, November 4, 2002
The government needs the support of ultra-nationalists: Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon is facing a no-confidence vote in the Israeli parliament - the Knesset - on Monday, following the Labor Party's exit from his broad-based coalition last week.

Urge Kofi Annan to send Fact Finding Mission to Jenin Now
LAW Society, November 3, 2002
More Punitive Punishments: Homes in Jenin destroyed Israeli forces demolished another two houses today in Jenin in a punitive measure designed to punish the families of political activists.

Knesset debating appointment of Mofaz as defense minister
Ha'aretz, November 4, 2002
The Knesset was discussing Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's choice for defense minister, ex-IDF chief of staff Shaul Mofaz, on Monday afternoon and was expected to vote on the appointment later in the day.

Police quiz Islamic movement official for alleged incitement
Ha'aretz, November 4, 2002
Police interrogated Sheikh Kamal Khatib, deputy leader of the Islamic movement – northern branch on Monday for allegedly delivering an inciteful speech in August 24 on Temple Mount.

Background: Can Sharon's rightist Dream Team make war?
Ha'aretz, November 4, 2002
Ariel Sharon may draft a right-wing Dream Team to fill out a narrow government coalition, but could its hawkish image, coupled with the loss of the "defensive shield" of the center-left Labor, actually limit the prime ministers freedom of military action in his war with the Palestinians?

11% of women have been beaten at home in a widening cycle of violence
Ha'aretz, November 4, 2002
When R.K.'s boyfriend, an industrial engineer, occasionally slapped her or twisted her arm, he would always cry afterward, apologize and send her flowers or buy a gift.

The Peace Index for October 2002: The public was against scrapping the national unity coalition
Ha'aretz, November 4, 2002
A large majority of the Jewish public supports the evacuation of the illegal outposts in the current situation, but the widespread view is that outgoing Defense Minister Benjamin Ben-Eliezer's initiative on this was dictated by electoral considerations rather than a principled stand.

Analysis: Who's fooling whom?
Ha'aretz, November 4, 2002
Former prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his advisors spent hours yesterday pondering the following question: How, with a minimum amount of damage, could they return the hot potato that Prime Minister Ariel Sharon dropped into their hands last Friday with his suggestion that Netanyahu become his foreign minister?

Childhood in Palestine Lost Amidst Tank Roars
Palestine Media Center, November 4, 2002
In time of conflict, it’s evident that children are the most vulnerable, sensitive, and weak sector of any community.

Images Depict the Current State of Health Rights
Physicians for Human Rights, Israel, November 1, 2002
PHR-Israel's Animated Supplement to Ha'aretz Newspaper

Palestinian citizens of Israel meet other Arabs to break their isolation
Alternative Information Center, November 4, 2002 
Representatives of Israel's Arab community sought Saturday (2 October) to start breaking down the walls of a half-century of isolation from the broader Arab world, during a conference here.

Belgian ambassador apologizes for calling Eitam a 'fascist'
Jerusalem Post, November 4, 2002
Belgian Ambassador Wilfred Geens sent an apology on Sunday to National Religious Party leader Effi Eitam after he was quoted in an Arab daily as saying that Eitam is a "fascist."

PA to renew Hamas reconciliation talks
Ha'aretz, November 4, 2002
Yasser Arafat's Palestinian Authority is to hold talks with the Islamic militant group Hamas in Cairo this week to thrash out outstanding differences, newly appointed interior minister Hani al-Hassan revealed.

Justice Dept. says Hezbollah, Hamas have members in U.S.
Ha'aretz, November 4, 2002
WASHINGTON - The FBI believes extremist groups continue to have members in the United States who could be called upon for terrorist attacks, the Justice Department has told the Senate Intelligence Committee.

Kuwait to allow U.S. attack Iraq from its soil as Baghdad hails Riyadh; Israel “quietly” helps U.S. preparations 
Al-Bawaba, November 4, 2002
Kuwait said Monday it would allow U.S. forces already in the country to use its bases in a possible strike on Iraq, but only if the action is sanctioned by the U.N. Security Council.

Winner of Turkish elections opposes war in Iraq; Britain to announce mobilization of reservists
Al-Bawaba, November 4, 2002
After a landslide election win for Islamists in Turkish elections on Sunday, the leader of the pro-Islamic Justice and Development Party said he opposes a war against Iraq unless it is approved by the United Nations - a similar attitude to that of outgoing Prime Minister Bulent Ecevit.

Muasher stresses Mideast quartet peace plan should be treated as one package   
Jordan Times, November 4, 2002   
AMMAN (Agencies) — Foreign Minister Marwan Muasher stressed on Sunday that a peace plan to be presented soon by the Middle East peace quartet should be treated by the concerned parties as one package, in that no party would accept parts of it and reject others.

U-turn by Saudis denies US access for attack on Iraq
The Independent, November 4, 2002
Saudi Arabia said yesterday it would not allow America to use bases in the Gulf state to launch an attack against Saddam Hussein ­ even if the strike was sanctioned by the United Nations.

Rabbi Who Calls for Segregation Accused Of Sexual Harassment
Islam Online, November 4, 2002
OCCUPIED JERUSALEM, November 2 (IslamOnline & News Agencies) - Israeli Hebrew daily newspaper, Ma'ariv, is facing a boycott in West bank religious settlements, where readers are outraged by a report in its weekend magazine, in which it said that a leading settler rabbi, Shlomo Aviner, sexually harassed at least two women who anonymously complained about him to the newspaper, an Israeli newspaper reported Saturday.

Peres plays down Amnesty report accusing Israel of war crimes
Ha'aretz, November 4, 2002
Former Foreign Minister Shimon Peres warned Monday against placing too much weight on an Amnesty International report which accused Israel of committing war crimes and crimes against humanity in Jenin and Nablus during Operation Defensive Shield earlier this year.

Netanyahu confusion puts Lieberman in limbo
Jerusalem Post, November 4, 2002
The question of whether former prime minister Binyamin Netanyahu will join Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's government paralyzed negotiations on Sunday with the National Union-Yisrael Beiteinu faction, which submitted its own terms for joining the government.

Shin Bet uncovers deadly Fatah cell
Jerusalem Post, November 4, 2002
The Shin Bet revealed the recent arrests of ten members of a Fatah military cell infrastructure operating in the Salfit area in Samaria.

Jordanian Women Win Greater Rights
Voice of America, November 4, 2002
Jordan's Queen Rania has announced that the Jordanian government is granting women greater rights under the constitution.

Supreme Court hears appeal by Obeid, Dirani against continued detention
Jerusalem Post, November 4, 2002
The Supreme Court on Sunday heard an appeal by two senior Lebanese militiamen seized by Israeli commandos against a recent Israeli law legalizing their continued detention.

Foreign investment fell $340m in September
Globes. November 4, 2002
Foreign investments declined 45% in annual terms in January-September 2002 compared with 2001.

Netanyahu: More budget cuts needed to turn economy around
Globes. November 4, 2002 
Benjamin Netanyahu: My only condition for becoming Minister of Foreign Affairs was early elections, for economic reasons.

Israel Revises Assessment of Iraq War
Middle East Newsline
TEL AVIV [MENL] -- Israel has revised its assessment of a U.S.-led war against Iraq. Israeli defense officials said the United States appears to have shelved plans for an imminent war against the regime of Iraqi President Saddam Hussein.

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Netanyahu will join the government only if new elections are held soon
BBC, November 4, 2002

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Arab American Institute's Jean AbiNader: "I see nothing but trouble ahead for Palestinians"
BBC, November 4, 2002