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 News for November 14, 2002

Israeli Forces Raid Central Gaza, Kills Three-Year-Old Toddler in Rafah
Palestine Chroncile, November 14, 2002
OCCUPIED JERUSALEM - Israeli occupation forces raided central Gaza in the early hours of Thursday and arrested four “wanted” Palestinians, a reference to suspected Palestinian fighters.

Dozens arrested in IDF forces pre-dawn sweep into Nablus
Ha'aretz, November 14, 2002 
Israel Defense Forces troops, backed by dozens of tanks and armored personnel carriers swept into Nablus before dawn yesterday, as part of its response to this week's attack on Kibbutz Metzer.

PM tours Nalbus area, says IDF prepared 'for weeks' in city
Ha'aretz, November 14, 2002
Prime Minister Ariel Sharon said Thursday that the IDF was prepared "for many weeks" in Nablus, one day after hundreds of troops entered the West Bank city as the army began its latest major military operation.

Annan tells Israelis to give up territory
Tri-Valley Herald, November 14, 2002
WASHINGTON -- U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan on Wednesday denounced Israel as an expropriator of Arab land and said it must surrender nearly all of the territory for peace with the Arabs.

Palestinians: Man killed by IDF fire in Rafah
Jerusalem Post, November 14, 2002
In the southern Gaza town of Rafah, a 33-year-old Palestinian man, Jamal Abu Helal, was killed Thursday evening when he was hit by Israeli gunfire near the border with Egypt, Palestinian witnesses and the Rafah hospital said.

Palestinian Baby Killed by Israeli Tank Fire in Rafah
Islam Online, November 14, 2002
Only two days ago, the Israeli army killed two-year old Palestinian toddler Nafez Meshal also in Rafah: GAZA CITY, November 13 (IslamOnline & News Agencies) - A three-year old Palestinian baby was killed Wednesday, November 13, and his mother was seriously wounded by Israeli tank shells in the southern Gaza Strip town of Rafah.

'The Patient Is Dying,' UN Middle East envoy warns
Arabic News, November 14, 2002
Warning of a dire humanitarian situation in the Middle East, the senior United Nations envoy to the region, Terje Roed-Larsen, on Tuesday appealed to donors gathered in Jerusalem to extend support for a wide range of assistance efforts.

Sharon admits a Palestinian state is already an established fact
Jerusalem Post, November 14, 2002 
Risking the wrath of the Likud members who will decide the party's leadership race, Prime Minister Ariel Sharon said Wednesday that he considers a Palestinian state an established fact.

B'tselem: IDF violates court ban in using Palestinians as 'human shields'
Jerusalem Post, November 14, 2002
The Israeli human rights group B'tselem said Thursday that the army is continuing to use Palestinian civilians as human shields in operations to arrest suspected militants, in defiance of an Aug. 18 Supreme Court injunction prohibiting the practice.

Netanyahu manoeuvre ensures he is heir to Sharon
The Guardian, November 14, 2002
Binyamin Netanyahu has secured a deal that will put him next in line to succeed Ariel Sharon, although he seems to be heading for defeat in his latest struggle to become prime minister.

UN chief denounces Israel as an expropriator of Arab land
Ha'aretz, November 14, 2002 
WASHINGTON - UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan yesterday denounced Israel as an expropriator of Arab land and said it must give up "nearly all of the territory" for peace with the Arabs. In a speech at the University of Maryland, Annan accused the Israeli government of imposing "condition upon condition" to block peace talks.

Annan says Israeli settlements are barrier to peace in region
Baltimore Sun, November 14, 2002
U.N. official also criticizes Israel for its 'draconian security measures': COLLEGE PARK - Israel must dismantle its settlements in the West Bank and Gaza Strip and offer Palestinians a real chance of creating an independent state before peace can be reached in the Middle East, United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan said yesterday at the University of Maryland.

Israeli Forces Sweep Into Gaza City
The Guardian, November 14, 2002
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) - Israeli forces backed by 30 tanks and three helicopters stormed into central Gaza City early Thursday, the deepest incursion into the city in more than two years, Palestinian security officials and witnesses said.

Israeli forces mount massive operation in West Bank city
Arab News, November 14, 2002
OCCUPIED JERUSALEM, 14 November 2002 — Hundreds of Israeli soldiers backed by tanks and helicopter gunships stormed back into the West Bank city of Nablus yesterday in the biggest operation in the city since the controversial reoccupation in April.

Arafat Angrily Rejects Expel Call
The Guardian, November 14, 2002
JERUSALEM (AP) - A finger-wagging Yasser Arafat warned Wednesday against any attempt to send him into exile, while Israeli Cabinet ministers repeated calls to drive the Palestinian leader out of the region after the latest attack killed five Israelis.

Mofaz won't commit to dismantling illegal outposts
Ha'aretz, November 14, 2002 
Defense Minister Shaul Mofaz yesterday rejected calls by left-wing lawmakers to move quickly to dismantle illegal outposts in the territories and refused to commit to a date when the outposts would be demolished.

Israel says it captured kibbutz shooting attack planner, Palestinian boy killed in Nablus
Al-Bawaba, November 14, 2002
Israeli troops captured the alleged mastermind of a shooting attack on an Israeli kibbutz in his West Bank hideout Thursday, Israeli reports said.

IDF pledges 'serious' probe of 'human shield' allegations
Jerusalem Post, November 14, 2002
The IDF reaffirmed today that it strictly prohibits the use of Palestinian civilians as 'human shields' and is 'seriously' investigating the cases cited by the Israeli human rights group B'tselem.

Hear Palestine, November 14, 2002
NEWS: Palestinian Youth Killed in Nablus City, Israeli Helicopters and Tanks Attack on Gaza City and Wound 3, Army Shells Residential Areas West Khan Younis and Wounds 1 Youth, More Attacks and Demolitions in Tulkarem City, Terror Campaign Against Residents near 'Kfar Darom' Settlement, Israeli Bulldozers Level Vast Areas of Land at Deir al-Balah. FEATURES: Hamid Killed While Fleeing from Israeli Shelling / Sarhan's Family Deny Israeli Claims of his Connection to 'Kibbutz Metser' Operation  / Occupation Authorities Continue to Detain Sawalha's Wife in Isolation / Jenin Dies of Thirst as Occupation Prevents Municipality from Digging Well

Adalah Requests that Family Members of West Bank Detainees and Prisoners Held in Israel Be Allowed to Visit their Relatives
Adalah, November 14, 2002
On 12 November 2002, Adalah submitted a pre-petition to the Attorney General's office, requesting that the families of detainees and prisoners from the West Bank currently being held in Israel be allowed to visit their relatives at prisons and detention centers.

Some 150 Israeli tanks storm into Gaza, backed by planes
Arabic News, November 14, 2002
The Israeli forces yesterday escalated their open aggressions against the Palestinians and launched a vast campaign in the city of Nablus and its camps while the israeli defense minister Shaoul Mofaz threatend that this Israeli campaign will extend to other areas in the West Bank.

Kibbutz attack mastermind surrenders
Jerusalem Post, November 14, 2002
Mohammed Naefeh, a senior Fatah member believed to be the mastermind of the Kibbutz Metzer attack as well as a string of other terrorist attacks has surrended to IDF troops.

Fatah contacts Israeli rights group, UNESCO in standoff over kibbutz attacker
Jerusalem Post, November 14, 2002
The human rights group B'tselem said it was contacted by Fatah officials asking for help in ensuring that Mohammed Naefeh, a senior Fatah member believed to be the mastermind of the Kibbutz Metzer attack as well as a string of other terrorist attacks would not be harmed if he surrendered.

PM, Netanyahu spar over fence in security cabinet
Jerusalem Post, November 14, 2002 
Tension between Prime Minister Ariel Sharon and Foreign Minister Binyamin Netanyahu spilled over into the security cabinet Wednesday. The two sparred over the route of the security fence.

"What have I done!" - a hundred soldiers treated for "Intifada Syndrome"
Jewish Voice for Peace, November 13, 2002
[from Ma'ariv, November 5, 2002] A special "rehabilitation village" has been set up to take care of former combat soldiers who suffer from a deep mental crisis, a hundred of whom are at present undergoing treatment. Some suffer from nightmares, and are unable to face up to operational failures and having harmed civilians.

Who chooses the righteous gentiles?
The Guardian, November 14, 2002
Court enters row about non-Jews honoured for Holocaust heroism: The Avenue of the Righteous records 19,141 names of gentiles who risked their lives to save Jews from Hitler's murderers.

Saddam's move could split hawks and doves
The Guardian, November 14, 2002
Iraq's early acceptance of resolution 1441 is seen as helpful by some and as suspicious by others: Saddam Hussein sprang another surprise on the world yesterday by accepting the UN resolution on weapons inspections two days early.

Defiant Saddam accepts UN team
The Guardian, November 14, 2002
The Iraqi president, Saddam Hussein, set himself on an early collision course with the US and Britain yesterday by defiantly continuing to insist he has no weapons of mass destruction.

Iraqi opposition groups delay conference
Al-Bawaba, November 14, 2002
Exiled Iraqi opposition groups have again delayed a conference planned this month in Belgium to discuss their possible role in toppling Iraqi President Saddam Hussein.

US attack on Iraq could triple price of oil
Al-Bawaba, November 14, 2002
Oil prices are forecasted to soar to $80 a barrel in the first quarter of 2003 in the event of a US attack on Iraq.

US attack on Iraq could triple price of oil
MENA Report, November 14, 2002
Oil prices are forecasted to soar to $80 a barrel in the first quarter of 2003 in the event of a US attack on Iraq. According to the American Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), prices are expected to triple if Iraq destroys its oil refineries in the midst of confrontation with the US. A barrel of oil currently trades for approximately $26.

Iraqi reservations prompt US warning
BBC, November 14, 2002
The US has warned Iraq not to obstruct the United Nations weapons inspectors due to return shortly to the country.

Turkey denies that Iraq demands Atropine
Arabic News, November 14, 2002
The Turkish health ministry secretary Safar Eidjan has denied news reports that Iraq had asked one of the Turkish companies to provide it with large amounts of Atropine, an immunizing agent for certain chemical gases that has the potential of being used for military purpose.

Analysts warn Middle East economies to suffer in event of Iraq war
Jerusalem Post, November 14, 2002
CAIRO, Egypt - Middle East economies that have limped along for years are ill prepared to weather the turbulence of a U.S.-led war against Iraq, analysts say, and some weaker economies could collapse altogether.

U.S., Europe Divided Over Middle East Strategy
Miftah, November 13, 2002
Allies Contend Israeli-Palestinian Conflict Should Be Eased Before Any Attack on Iraq Is Launched: BRUSSELS -- Lurking behind the Iraq issue lies a much deeper conflict between the United States and its European allies: what to do about Israel and the Palestinians.

Insistence on Prior Palestinian Reform Impairs Peace Prospects
Miftah, November 13, 2002
Amman/Washington, 12 November 2002: The insistence of the international community on reform of Palestinian institutions as a precondition for an Israeli-Palestinian peace settlement is impairing the chances of a settlement being reached.

Ma'an declared “demilitarized zone” as government rejects mediation offer
Al-Bawaba, November 14, 2002
Jordanian officials started collecting weapons from residents of Maan on Thursday. Caches of weapons, including rocket-propelled grenades and bomb-making materials, have been seized, authorities said.

Jordanian government strikes mediation effort in Maan, Abu Sayyaf flees, assistant arrested
Arabic News, November 14, 2002
The Jordanian government has isolated the mediation offer proposed by parties and trade unions to settle the crisis of Maan city, while news reports talked about the fleeing of the wanted Islamists Muhammad Shalabi known as Abu Sayyaf.

Amnesty International condemns torture practices in Egyptian jails
Arabic News, November 14, 2002
Amnesty International yesterday condemned the torture practices applied generally and systematically against prisoners in Egypt.

Unity in the face of adversity?
Al-Ahram Weekly, 14 - 20 November 2002
Facing the 'anti-peace' Sharon-Netanyahu-Mofaz government, Palestinian factions are seeking unity: As Israeli politicians gear up for elections scheduled for the new year, the Israeli army, backed by dozens of tanks and helicopter gunships, mounted an attack on the town of Tulkarm and surrounding refugee camps in the northern West Bank.

Bloody electioneering
Al-Ahram Weekly, 14 - 20 November 2002
Sharon and Netanyahu battle it out against a violent backdrop:  The horrific shooting spree in which two brothers aged four and five were sprayed with bullets, along with their mother, by a lone Palestinian gunman who later slipped back into the West Bank marked the wretched start to the election campaign between Prime Minister Ariel Sharon and his rival for the Likud leadership, Binyamin Netanyahu.

Sweeping Into Nablus: Photo caption
Al-Ahram Weekly, 14 - 20 November 2002
 MORE than 150 Israeli tanks and armoured personnel carriers, backed by helicopter gunships, swept into Nablus in the early hours of Wednesday morning amid intensive and indiscriminate machinegun fire, reports Khalid Amayreh from Jerusalem.

Palestinian public opinion poll, November 2002 
Alternative Information Center, November 14, 2002
Palestinian Center for Public Opinion: A poll carried out by the Palestinian Center for Public Opinion (PCPO) and prepared by President Dr. Nabil Kukali.

Poll of political, national positions of Arab citizens in Israel, October-November 2002 
Alternative Information Center, November 14, 2002
Jewish-Arab Center for Peace, Givat Haviva: Two years after the events of October 2000 within the Green Line, the Jewish-Arab Center for Peace at Givat Haviva initiated a national poll amongst a representative sample of Arab citizens in Israel, in order to examine their positions on political, national and civil topics.

Netanyahu: Reduce maximum tax rate to 35% within 4 years
Globes, November 14, 2002
Foreign Minister Benjamin Netanyahu argues that economic prosperity can be achieved even without an improvement in the security situation.

Israel will request special aid, Weissglass tells Rice
Globes, November 14, 2002
Israel will soon officially ask the US for special aid. No decision has been made whether Israel will ask for guarantees for foreign currency loans, or direct military aid.

Biannual US-Israel strategic dialogue opens today
Globes, November 14, 2002
Two important issues on the US-Israel agenda, Israel’s future request for more economic aid from the US, and the US demand for a lower level of conflict between Israel and the Palestinians, have been removed from the immediate agenda between the two countries.

Poll: 24% of Labor won't vote for party if their man loses primary
Ha'aretz, November 14, 2002
About one quarter of Labor Party members are unlikely to vote for the party if their preferred candidate loses in the primary election to elect a chairman, according to the findings of a survey commissioned by Ha'aretz.

Egyptian intelligence chief briefs Sharon on Fatah-Hamas talks
Ha'aretz, November 14, 2002 
General Omar Suleiman, head of Egypt's intelligence agency, visited Israel Thursday and briefed Prime Minister Ariel Sharon on talks held in Cairo between the Fatah and Hamas organizations regarding a cessation of terror attacks against Israel.

50% of Britons Believe Blair is Bush's Lapdog: Poll
Islam Online, November 14, 2002
“Mr. Blair's biggest obstacle to winning over public opinion in favor of military action is his ally Mr. Bush,” Ananova said: BRISTOL, November 14 (IslamOnline & News Agencies) - A poll of thousands of Britons has found almost half the public see Tony Blair as George W. Bush's "lapdog", Ananova website reported Wednesday, November 14.

Settling old scores
Ha'aretz, November 14, 2002
The euphoric sense of victory that gripped Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's camp after the Likud convention transformed yesterday into the settling of accounts with rivals in the Knesset and cabinet.

Soldier jailed for passing information
Ha'aretz, November 14, 2002 
An Israel Defense Forces soldier, who gave classified information to a civilian Internet site, has been sentenced to a stiff sentence - 14 months' imprisonment.

3 Egyptians on trial for spying for Israel
Ha'aretz, November 14, 2002 
Three Egyptian citizens were standing trial in a Cairo court for allegedly spying for Israel's intelligence agency, the Mossad, Egypt's media reported yesterday.

Local Palestinian leaders condemn Metzer attack
Ha'aretz, November 14, 2002 
A group of Palestinian public figures from Tul Karm yesterday published a statement expressing condolences to Kibbutz Metzer members for the terror attack early in the week in which five Israelis, including a mother and her two children, were killed.

Right-wing MKs launch bid to disqualify Arab parties
Ha'aretz, November 14, 2002 
Michael Kleiner, the leader of the extreme right-wing Herut party, has long been preparing for the day when Balad (National Democratic Alliance) registers for the race for the 16th Knesset.

High Court tells ministers to appoint women to top posts
Ha'aretz, November 14, 2002 
Upholding the attorney general's position, the High Court of Justice ruled yesterday that an amendment to a law promoting equal rights for women applies to the appointments of directors-general in government ministries and other public bodies.

Labor candidate: Israel's problems stem from military occupation
Jerusalem Post, November 14, 2002
Israel will never achieve a military victory over the Palestinians and must realize its economic problems stem from its occupation of the West Bank and the Gaza Strip, a leading candidate from Israel's Labor Party said in a speech Thursday.

Christian Coalition solidarity group to arrive Sunday
Jerusalem Post, November 14, 2002
A leadership delegation of the Christian Coalition, America's largest grassroots Christian organization with nearly two million members, is slated to arrive in Israel on Sunday for a solidarity visit.

Powell: Hatred of Muslims must be rejected
Jerusalem Post, November 14, 2002
WASHINGTON - US Secretary of State Colin Powell, responding to anti-Muslim remarks by conservative US Christian leaders, said Thursday, "This kind of hatred must be rejected."

Syria accused of fabricating spy charges against journalists
Jerusalem Post, November 14, 2002 
A local human rights group accused Syrian authorities Thursday of fabricating charges of espionage against two journalists and an actor detained last month, claiming their political views were behind their arrests.

Jewish Defense League leader Irv Rubin dies after suicide attempt in jail
Jerusalem Post, November 14, 2002
Jewish Defense League leader Irv Rubin, who made a career out of confronting those he considers enemies of Israel and the Jewish people, died in a hospital after attempting to commit suicide in jail last week, authorities said. He was 57.

Would-be suicide bomber turns himself in to security forces
Jerusalem Post, November 14, 2002
An Israeli-Arab, a minor and resident of Taibe turned himself into security forces several days ago where he revealed his intentions to perpetrate a suicide bomb attack in Israel.

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Photo credits: Photos courtesy Ben Scribner, International Solidarity Movement