Sharon, Netanyahu Clash on U.S. Plan
The Guardian, November 7, 2002
JERUSALEM (AP) - Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon and his new foreign minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, had their first dispute hours after Netanyahu's appointment, media reports said Thursday, with Sharon taking his rival to task for rebuffing American peace efforts on the eve of a visit by a senior U.S. emissary.

Netanyahu sworn in, eyes top job, Arafat’s expulsion
Arab News, November 7, 2002
OCCUPIED JERUSALEM, 7 November — Tough-talking former Israeli Premier Benjamin Netanyahu was sworn in as caretaker foreign minister yesterday as the country prepared for early elections in which he hopes to lead the right to victory.

Foreign Minister: Sharon will support me even if I unseat him
Jerusalem Post, November 7, 2002
Within minutes of being sworn in as foreign minister Binyamin Netanyahu told reporters he expects Prime Minister Ariel Sharon to support him if he unseats Sharon as head of the Likud party.

U.S. Peace Roadmap "Not On Agenda" :Netanyahu
Islam Online, November 7, 2002
OCCUPIED JERUSALEM, November 7 (IslamOnline & News Agencies) - Israel's new caretaker Foreign Minister Binyamin Netanyahu said Wednesday, November 8, that the U.S. peace roadmap was "not on the agenda" due to the possibility of a U.S. strike on Iraq, Israel army radio reported.

Arafat: No one has the right to deport me from my homeland
Jerusalem Post, November 6, 2002
Palestinian Authority Chairman Yasser Arafat said Wednesday, "No one has the right to deport me from my homeland." He was commenting on reports that Foreign Minister Binyamin Netanyahu had demanded Arafat's expulsion as a prerequisite for joining the narrow cabinet.

IDF demolishes home of alleged Hamas terror mastermind
Jerusalem Post, November 7, 2002
Soldiers on Thursday wrecked the home of a Hamas terrorist accused of masterminding two suicide bomb attacks in which 22 Israelis were killed.

Abed Rabbo: Israeli Rejection to Roadmap Evidence to its Criminal War Policy
Palestine Media Center, November 7, 2002
Responding to the newly appointed Israeli foreign minister’s rejection of the US-backed ‘roadmap’ to peace, presented by the American envoy to the region William Burns some two weeks ago, Palestinian Culture and Information Minister, Yasser Abed Rabbo, said the Israeli nullification of the plan is “extremely dangerous”.

Palestinians injured in Nablus, Hamas member home destroyed; Leader in Islamic Jihad arrested
Al-Bawaba, November 7, 2002
Several Palestinians were wounded Thursday during clashes with Israeli troops in the eastern neighborhoods of Nablus, including the Balata refugee camp.

US undersec'y tells Post stiffer penalties weighed for Arab boycott supporters
Jerusalem Post, November 7, 2002
WASHINGTON The Bush administration is seeking stiffer penalties for US companies and individuals who implement secondary boycotts against Israel under pressure from Arab states, Undersecretary of Commerce for Industry and Security Kenneth Juster told The Jerusalem Post.

Pope Sends Aid, Envoy to Stop Exodus of Christians
Palestine Chronicle, November 7, 2002 
BETHLEHEM - The Vatican is undertaking several steps to stop the exodus of Christians and encourage them to remain in the region despite increased bloodshed, including sending a special envoy to the region and aid to Roman Catholic causes in the occupied Palestinian Territory.

Israeli leadership tensions rise
BBC, November 7, 2002
A rift appears to have emerged in Israel's ruling Likud party - just a day after Binyamin Netanyahu was sworn in as foreign minister.

Mubarak, Mofaz exchange messages; Netanyahu speaks about Arafat expulsion
Al-Bawaba, November 7, 2002
Israel's newly appointed Defense Minister Shaul Mofaz spoke to Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak on the phone Wednesday evening, Israel Radio reported.

Al-Watan: Inter-Palestinian efforts to halt operations against Israel
Arabic News, November 7, 2002
The Saudi daily al-Watan said yesterday that the interior minister at the Palestinian Authority Hani al-Hassan is making secret contacts with Arab and Islamic leaderships known for its relations with Hamas and the Islamic Jihad to convince them to halt the "suicide" operations against Israel.

Israeli settler killed in a Palestinian operation, Netanyahu competes with Sharon to win votes of Israeli extremists
Arabic News, November 7, 2002
The Palestinian resistance fighters yesterday carried out an operation in an Israeli settlement in Gaza that resulted in killing one Israeli settler and wounding other two in an attack carried out by a Palestinian who was able to sneak to the settlement and open fire at one settler before he was shot.

Sharon: Israel will abide by its undertakings to U.S.
Ha'aretz, November 7, 2002
In comments that were viewed as containing an implicit warning to new Foreign Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Prime Minister Ariel Sharon said Thursday he would not countenance the undermining of Israel's international ties and of its relations with its main ally, the United States.

Jerusalem police lifts restrictions on Ramadam prayers
Ha'aretz, November 7, 2002
Jerusalem Police is deploying large numbers of officers throughout the capital, ahead of the first Friday prayers in the holy Moslem month of Ramadan. . For the first time in months, Palestinian worshippers will be given free access to the Temple Mount, with no limitations being placed on the age of those who are allowed to enter the mosque compound.

Hear Palestine, Thursday, 7 November 2002
NEWS: 3 Children Wounded in Israeli Fire, Army Demolishes 3 Homes, Civilian Critically Wounded, Israelis Invade Deir al-Balah & Demolish Vast Areas of Agricultural Land, Army Blows Up Home in Nablus & Continues Arrests, Israeli Special Forces Kidnap Tulkarem Shop Owner, 5 Residents Arrested during Home Raids in Qalqilya, Military Reinforcements in Jerusalem before First Ramadan Friday, Occupation Army Sets Up Metal Gate at Al-Khader Entrance. FEATURES: Khan Younis. Isma'il Achieves his Dream / Khan Younis: Farmer Abu Ali Insists on Re-Planting his Demolished Land / Occupation Army Opens Surda Partially but Places New Moving Roadblocks / Glimpses of Ramadan in Palestinian Cities

30 Palestinian Women Stranded As Israel Cuts Off Villages
Islam Online, November 7, 2002
RAMALLAH, November 7 (IslamOnline & News Agencies) - More than 30 Palestinian women were stranded for the night outside their village north of the West Bank town of Ramallah Wednesday, November 6, after Israeli troops surrounded it and cut off the two main entrances, residents said.

Caretaker Government Perhaps Israel's Worst Ever: Shaath
Islam Online, November 7, 2002
CAIRO, November 6 (IslamOnline & News Agencies) - The Israeli caretaker cabinet is perhaps the worst ever in the history of the Jewish state, Palestinian international cooperation minister Nabil Shaath said Wednesday, November 7.

Likud worried by tension at the top
Ha'aretz, November 7, 2002
Prime Minister Ariel Sharon and his new foreign minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, met close to midnight last night in the prime minister's bureau amid growing tensions between the two rivals for the Likud leadership.

Parties wrangle over date for coming election
Ha'aretz, November 7, 2002
Politicians bickered yesterday about the scheduling of elections for the 16th Knesset - some parties demanded that balloting be pushed up to January 14, while others called for polling on January 28, the earliest possible date which would not require the Knesset to pass a special measure.

People and Politics / 90 days, 60 days - do I hear 30 days?
Ha'aretz, November 7, 2002
Those Labor ministers already nostalgic for their seats in the government will certainly be happy to hear that Prime Minister Ariel Sharon plans to have them back earlier than expected - in two months already.

IDF arrests 13 terror suspects; PA and Hamas to `discuss tactics'
Ha'aretz, November 7, 2002
Israel Defense Forces soldiers arrested 13 Palestinians in northern parts of the West Bank early yesterday morning, Palestinian sources reported.

Bank clerk urges racist interest policy
Ha'aretz, November 7, 2002 
An internal document circulated at Mercantile Discount Bank discriminates between the bank's clients on an ethnic basis. According to the document, all clients are entitled to receive loans for similar sums and for similar periods of time, but the interest rates charged are different - prime plus 2.5 percent for Jews, and prime plus 3.5 percent for Arabs.

PA Blasts Israeli Caretaker Government as Anti-Peace Cabinet
Palestine Chronicle, November 7, 2002 
RAMALLAH - The Palestine Authority (PA) has blasted the Israeli caretaker cabinet as "perhaps the worst ever" in the history of the Jewish state and urged Arabs and international parties to "take measures likely to stop Israeli aggression and end the occupation.”

Final date for election to be set Monday
Jerusalem Post, November 6, 2002 
The January 28 election date that was set with the publication of Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's decision to dissolve the Knesset is still not final, after the Knesset Law Committee decided Wednesday to postpone a vote on an earlier date until Monday.

Netanyahu in exclusive interview: As prime minister I'd work for solutions
Jerusalem Post, November 7, 2002
In an exclusive interview with The Jerusalem Post on Wednesday, newly sworn-in Foreign Minister and Likud leadership candidate Binyamin Netanyahu elaborated on his differences with Prime Minister Ariel Sharon, explaining why he believes he is the best man to lead the country.

Proposed UN Fund for Workers in the Occupied Territories Under Discussion in Geneva
Palestine Chronicle, November 7, 2002
GENEVA - Institutionalizing financial support for workers in the Occupied Territories is one of a host of measures aimed at employment creation which ranks high on the agenda as the Governing Body of the United Nations International Labour Organization (ILO) today opens its current session in Geneva.

Analysis: Money overrides security in the Gaza Strip
Ha'aretz, November 7, 2002
Ten Israelis have been killed in the last six months in Gaza: seven soldiers and three settler civilians.

PNA Urges Arabs to Fulfill Financial Pledges
Palestine Media Center, November 7, 2002
The Palestine National Authority (PNA) urged Arab states to fulfill pledges of financial aid for Palestinians plagued by a dire economic and humanitarian situation, saying only less than half of the 330 million dollars pledged has been sent.

Occupation Chronicle Events in Palestine
Palestine Media Center, November 7, 2002
Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) blew up a Palestinian-owned home in the West Bank city of Nablus on Thursday. Moreover, IOF’s detention campaign persisted as at least 30 Palestinian civilians were detained in various areas in the West Bank.

Shin Bet nabs terror cell responsible for Zif Junction shootings
Ha'aretz, November 7, 2002
The Shin Bet security service and police from the Judea and Samaria District recently arrested a Tanzim terror cell operating in the Kfar Yatta region.

Ex-Kach head Marzel held over Havat Gilad rioting
Ha'aretz, November 7, 2002
The former leader of Meir Kahane's outlawed 'Kach' movement, Baruch Marzel, was arrested Thursday morning by Hebron police, on suspicion of assaulting officers during the evacuation of the illegal Havat Gilad outpost last month.

Winter forecast bad news for Kinneret, water sources
Jerusalem Post, November 6, 2002
The Israel Meteorological Service's (IMS) forecast for average or less than normal rainfall this winter has cast a pall over those responsible for managing the nation's dwindling fresh water resources.

Palestinian guilty of helping Hizbullah acquitted of supporting Saddam
Jerusalem Post, November 6, 2002
Jerusalem Magistrate's Court Judge Noam Solberg ruled Wednesday that publicly urging Hizbullah to destroy Kiryat Shmona is supporting a terrorist organization, but calling on Iraqi President Saddam Hussein to demolish Tel Aviv is not.

Weekly Review of the Arab Press in Israel October 30 - November 4, 2002
Arab Association for Human Rights

Erdogan: Turks consider Israeli policy on Palestinians 'terrorism'
Ha'aretz, November 7, 2002
ANKARA, Turkey - The leader of Turkey's winning party blasted Wednesday what he called Israeli 'terrorism,' and refused to say whether his country's close military ties with Israel will be maintained.

PM favors party hacks on boards of state-owned firms
Ha'aretz, November 7, 2002
Prime Minister Ariel Sharon voiced support yesterday for a proposed law that would enable members of the central committees of political parties to serve on the executive boards of government companies.

Gloomy Ramadan Overtakes Devastated City of Jenin
Palestine Media Center, November 7, 2002
For Jenin residents, this year’s Ramadan is colored with the systematic home raids, curfew, and siege imposed by Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF), which re-occupied the city two weeks earlier.

PA, Hamas plan to hold talks in Cairo
Al-Bawaba, November 6, 2002
Members of the Palestinian Authority and Damascus-based representatives of Hamas movement will meet next week in Cairo to discuss "tactics against Israel", a senior Hamas official said.

Israel-Palestinian Authority trade almost halved
Globes, November 7, 2002
Trade declined 44% in 1999-2002. The Palestinian economy has lost $4.5 billion since the intifada started: Officially reported trade between Israel and the Palestinian Authority (PA) has fallen from NIS 10.4 billion at 2002 prices to a projected NIS 5.8 billion in 2002, a 44% decrease.

Papal delegate to Jerusalem, Bethlehem
Arabic News, November 7, 2002
Pope John Paul II yesterday renewed his call for maintaining peace in the world, and the Vatican announced sending a delegate to Jerusalem and Bethlehem carrying funds to help in challenging the displacement of the Palestinians who live in the holy lands.

Background: A new phenomenon in religious Zionism: Singing vengeance
Ha'aretz, November 7, 2002
Yitzhak Meir, a member of the National Religious Party's executive, was very surprised to hear some of the songs that were sung during the recent Simhat Torah celebrations at his synagogue in Kochav Yair. In the midst of the familiar texts, he suddenly discerned new words: Samson's prayer from the book of Judges (16:28) - "O Lord God! Please remember me, and give me strength just this once, O God, to take revenge of the Philistines, if only for one of my eyes."

Fraud suspected in Israeli banks' accounts at JP Morgan Chase
Globes, November 7, 2002 
Sources inform “Globes” that US authorities froze a number of accounts of Israeli banks at JP Morgan Chase (NYSE:JPM) in New York last week.

Hebron Update: October 15-21, 2002
Christian Peacemaker Teams

UN agency helping Palestinians urgently needs funds, Commissioner-General says
United Nations, November 6, 2002
6 November – The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) faces a severe financial shortfall amid a worsening humanitarian situation in the Middle East, its Commissioner-General said today.

Fourth Committee Concludes Debate on UN Relief Agency for Palestine Refugees
United Nations Press Release, November 6, 2002
The deteriorating environment in which the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) was forced to carry out its humanitarian mission, as well as its persistent financial problems, were among the issues highlighted this morning, as the Fourth Committee (Special Political and Decolonization) concluded its general debate on the Agency's activities.

US, Israel to hold military talks next week
Jerusalem Post, November 6, 2002
WASHINGTON The US and Israel will hold a series of senior-level military discussions here next week on bilateral military cooperation and the level of Israel's potential participation in the development of the Joint Strike Fighter, a new advanced attack jet, US officials said.

New Congress remains strongly pro-Israel
Jerusalem Post, November 6, 2002
WASHINGTON While congressional support for Israel has been overwhelmingly strong in recent years regardless of which party controlled Congress, pro-Israel lobbyists celebrated the Republican sweep in Tuesday's mid-term election.

US judge refuses to dismiss terror victim's lawsuit against PA
Jerusalem Post, November 6, 2002
NEW YORK Declaring for the first time in a US court that the Palestinian Authority fails to meet the criteria for statehood and that it cannot be granted sovereign immunity, a Rhode Island federal judge refused to dismiss a $250 million lawsuit filed by the family of an American victim of terror against the PA.

UJC Washington Federation delegates agree Republican victory good for Israel
Jerusalem Post, November 6, 2002
Representatives from the UJC's Washington, D.C. Federation could not have picked a better time to visit Israel.

The army now listens when recruits don't fit in
Ha'aretz, November 7, 2002
As a result, there has been a 30 percent decline in conscripts' receiving exemptions for psychological reasons.

Bush wins hardline UN deal on Iraq
The Guardian, November 7, 2002
Dual victory as Congress falls to Republicans: George Bush's presidency emerged triumphant on both foreign and domestic stages yesterday, as a UN deal was effectively brokered on a concerted hardline stance towards Iraq, and after Republicans seized total control of Congress in midterm elections.

Security Council discusses new draft proposal on Iraq; U.S. wants vote on Friday
Al-Bawaba, November 7, 2002
The United States has disclosed a new draft resolution to the UN Security Council that gives Iraq one last chance to scrap its weapons of mass destruction.

Leader of Turkey's winning party slams ''terrorism of Sharon''
Al-Bawaba, November 7, 2002
The leader of Turkey's winning party refused Wednesday to commit to allowing U.S. warplanes to use Turkish bases in any war with Iraq and declined to say whether his country's close military ties with Israel will be maintained.

Attack on Iraq will fuel terrorism: Mahathir
Arab News, November 7, 2002
"He pointed out that unless injustice were corrected and Palestinians given their rights, terrorism would continue": KUALA LUMPUR, 7 November— Mahathir Mohamad, prime minister of Malaysia, has warned that US aggression against Iraq will not solve any problem in the Middle East.

Attack on Iraq Will Fuel Terrorism: Mahathir
Palestine Chronicle, November 7, 2002 
KUALA LUMPUR - Mahathir Mohamad, prime minister of Malaysia, has warned that US aggression against Iraq will not solve any problem in the Middle East.

Al-Watan: Qatar looms to pullout of the AL
Arabic News, November 7, 2002
The Saudi daily al-Watan said yesterday that Qatar loomed to withdraw from the Arab League in protest of what it described as Arab criticism made against Doha because of its stances concerning the file of Iraq or the "media issue," (a reference that refers to the criticism Qatar received because of its Al-Jazeera Satellite TV station).

UN nears deal on Iraq
BBC, November 7, 2002
France and Russia are believed to have dropped their threat of a veto against a new United Nations resolution on hunting down Iraqi weapons of mass destruction.

Iranian academic sentenced to death
BBC, November 7, 2002
A death sentence for apostasy has been passed on a liberal journalist and academic, Hashem Aghajari, according to Iranian reports.

U.S. in Final Push on Iraq Resolution
The Guardian, November 7, 2002
UNITED NATIONS (AP) - A new U.S. draft resolution on Iraq set off a final diplomatic push for tough new weapons inspections, backed by threats of force if Saddam Hussein continues to skirt his disarmament obligations.

U.S. Draft Is One to "Announce War": Iraq's Arab League Delegate
Islam Online, November 7, 2002
CAIRO, November 7 (IslamOnline & News Agencies) - Iraq's permanent delegate to the Arab League, Mohssen Khalil, denounced Thursday, November 7, a U.S. draft resolution on Iraq as "a draft to announce war" against Baghdad.

Thousands Protest War on Iraq at Anti-Globalization Forum
Islam Online, November 7, 2002
FLORENCE, Italy, November 6 (IslamOnline & News Agencies) - Thousands of pacifist demonstrators descended Wednesday, November 6, on a U.S. military base in nearby Pisa at the start of a five-day forum on anti-globalization, to protest against a possible U.S.-led war on Iraq.

Stop "Massacres" Before Blasting TV Series: Egyptian Press
Islam Online, November 7, 2002
CAIRO, November 7 (IslamOnline & News Agencies) - An Egyptian government newspaper told Israel Thursday, November 7, to stop the "series of massacres" of the Palestinians, in a growing war words over demands to stop Egypt from airing a television series considered anti-Semitic.

UN Envoy, Syrian Foreign Minister Discuss Current and Looming Crises
Palestine Chronicle, November 7, 2002 
DAMASCUS - Terje Roed-Larsen, the United Nations Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process, held talks in Damascus today on the region’s current and looming crises with Syrian Foreign Minister Farouk Shara’a.

Ali Abdullah Saleh Calls on al-Qaeda to ‘Repent’, Sweden Lashes out at US Action in Yemen
Palestine Chronicle, November 6, 2002
SANA’, Yemen (PC) - Following the assassination of six men, suspected of ties to the al-Qaeda network on Sunday, the Yemeni President is calling on Yemen-based al-Qaeda members to “repent”.

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Foreign Secretary Stressing Resolution As "Vital"
BBC, November 7, 2002

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US military advisor: "Our people know how important this is"
BBC, November 7, 2002