Israeli falsely claims "massacre" of "worshippers" in Hebron
The Electronic Intifada, November 16, 2002
News media and public officials did not wait for the full story to emerge before jumping to the conclusion that Jewish "worshippers" had been killed in a Palestinian ambush in the occupied West Bank city of Hebron on Friday. In fact, those killed were all Israeli soldiers and armed paramilitary settlers.

Sharon 'to bolster' Hebron settlers
BBC, November 17, 2002
Troops have put all Hebron back under occupation: Prime Minister Ariel Sharon has said Israel must respond to Friday's ambush in Hebron by creating "new facts" on the ground and bolstering Jewish settlements in the West Bank city.

Mofaz: We won't agree to int'l intervention
Jerusalem Post, November 17, 2002 
Defense Minister Shaul Mofaz suggested today that Israel would not agree to international interventon in the conflict with the Palestinians.

Troops destroy six homes in and near Hebron
Jerusalem Post, November 17, 2002
IDF troops Sunday morning demolished six homes connected to Palestinians involved in terror attacks in the Hebron area.

Mubarak to UN: Prohibit Israel from holding weapons of mass destruction
Jerusalem Post, November 17, 2002
Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak has urged the United Nations to pass a resolution on Israel, prohibiting it from holding weapons of mass destruction, Israel Radio reported.

Netanyahu expects world's support for IDF actions
Jerusalem Post, November 17, 2002 
Israel expects not only the world's condolences, but also its support for IDF action against terrorists, Foreign Minister Binyamin Netanyahu said in reaction to Friday night's attack in Hebron.

Residents gather at site of Hebron attack to demand retaliation
Jerusalem Post, November 17, 2002 
Over 1000 people gathered in Hebron's Jewish section under heavy guard on Saturday night, near the site of Friday's terrorist ambush that left 12 Israelis dead and 15 wounded, demanding that the government retaliate decisively and permanently end Palestinian Authority control over most of Hebron.

IDF destroys 3 homes in Balata refugee camp
Ha'aretz, November 17, 2002 
The IDF on Sunday destroyed three homes in the Balata refugee camp, near Nablus, belonging to Palestinians suspected of involvement in terror attacks.

Analysis: The attack in Hebron was not a 'massacre'
Ha'aretz, November 17, 2002 
The Foreign Ministry's successful "spin" on the Islamic Jihad attack in Hebron on Friday night in which 12 Israelis were killed, matched by statements made by official spokespeople such as Minister Danny Naveh and director of the prime minister's office Dov Weissglas, lasted only a few hours.

Fear Engulfs Hebron After the Killing of 9 Soldiers, 3 Settlers
Palestine Chronicle, November 16, 2002 
HEBRON, West Bank (PC) - Israeli troops returned to Hebron in droves Saturday, as Prime Minister Ariel Sharon said there would be “serious retaliation” for the killing of nine Israeli soldiers and three Jewish settlers Friday and wounding of at least 15.

PM calls for territorial continuity from Kiryat Arba to Hebron
Ha'aretz, November 17, 2002
Prime Minister Ariel Sharon told IDF commanders in Hebron on Sunday that the opportunity that now presents itself in the wake of the attack Friday evening in the city, in which 12 Israelis were killed, must be exploited to establish new facts on the ground that will ensure territorial continuity between the settlement of Kiryat Arba and the Jewish section of Hebron, including the Tomb of the Patriarchs, Israel Radio reported.

Sharon calls to strengthen settlements in Hebron area; Israel razes houses in Hebron, Nablus
Al-Bawaba, November 17, 2002
Israel's Prime Minister Ariel Sharon called for strengthening the Jewish settlements in the Hebron area as he toured the West Bank town on Sunday morning, two days after Palestinians killed 12 Israeli soldiers and settlers.

Sharon to fortify Hebron settlements
MSNBC, November 17, 2002
HEBRON, West Bank, Nov. 17 —  Prime Minister Ariel Sharon called for strengthening the Jewish settlements in the Hebron area as he toured the West Bank town on Sunday, two days after Palestinian gunmen killed 12 Israeli security forces and guards here. Meanwhile, Israeli Foreign Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who as prime minister signed a 1997 peace agreement that formally divided Hebron into Jewish and Palestinian sectors, said Sunday that he considered the deal “canceled” due to Palestinian attacks there.

Militants kill top colonel in Hebron ambush
The Independent, November 17, 2002
Israeli armoured vehicles poured into Hebron last night, as it emerged that nine of the 12 Israelis killed in an ambush here on Friday were soldiers or members of the paramilitary border police.

Troops lift Nablus curfew
Jerusalem Post, November 17, 2002 
IDF troops Sunday lifted the curfew on the PA-controlled town of Nablus for the first time since soldiers re-entered the town last Wednesday, Israel Radio reported.

Ben-Eliezer: Troops withdrew from Hebron with Sharon's approval
Jerusalem Post, November 17, 2002 
Labor chairman Binyamin Ben-Eliezer reacted strongly to Foreign Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and MK Effi Eitam's comments Sunday that the Judea First plan should be cancelled.

IDF steps up action in the territories
Jerusalem Post, November 17, 2002 
In the wake of what is being called " the black Sabbath" in Hebron, the IDF is intensifying its operations in the territories.

IDF destroys two houses in Balata refugee camp
Jerusalem Post, November 17, 2002 
The IDF destroyed two houses in the Balata refugee camp in the West Bank city of Nablus, Palestinian witnesses said.

Iran aided Islamic Jihad attack
Jerusalem Post, November 17, 2002
The Islamic Jihad terrorists who carried out Friday night's deadly attack in Hebron received financial and material aid from Iran, according to Palestinian Authority security sources.

Mofaz to Powell: Israel facing 'tremendous' terror wave
Ha'aretz, November 17, 2002
The United States condemned the attack Friday in Hebron in which 12 Israelis were killed and said it understood Israel's need to fight terror, but called on the Israeli leadership to ensure Palestinian civilians were not harmed in any retaliatory action.

Sharansky to press for Israel's retaking full control of Hebron
Jerusalem Post, November 17, 2002 
Reacting to the terrorist attack in Hebron, Construction and Housing Minister Natan Sharansky said Saturday he will demand that Prime Minister Ariel Sharon raise for discussion formal cancellation of the agreement on Hebron signed in 1997 as part of the Oslo Accords.

Son of Islamic Jihad commander in Jenin killed by IDF
Jerusalem Post, November 16, 2002
Four Palestinians were killed by Israeli security forces over the weekend in the West Bank and Gaza Strip.

Nine Americans, Internationals Arrested While Protesting Destruction of Palestinian Trees
Palestine Chronicle, November 16, 2002
QALQILIA, West Bank - Israeli Occupation Forces on Friday arrested nine foreigners, including three US citizens, who were attempting to prevent the destruction of Palestinian trees and land to make way for a “security fence” designed to separate the reoccupied West Bank from Israel.

Israeli Attack on Residential Neighborhoods Underway in Hebron
Palestine Chronicle, November 16, 2002 
HEBRON - The Israeli occupation army has been attacking Palestinian civilians for the past few hours in retaliation for the killing of nine Israeli soldiers and three paramilitary Jewish settlers by Palestinian guerillas in Hebron last night.

Mofaz, Netanyahu demand tough response
Ha'aretz, November 17, 2002
Defense Minister Shaul Mofaz told U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell yesterday that Israel is "facing a tremendous wave of terror and we must act."

Vowing to Collectively Punish all Palestinians, IOF Re-occupy Hebron
Palestine Media Center, November 17, 2002
Israeli Occupation Forces, (IOF) backed by some thirty tanks and armored vehicles, invaded the southern West bank City of Hebron Saturday evening and imposed a curfew on the city’s residents, in retaliation to a Friday night shooting, which resulted in the killing of 12 Israelis, all soldiers and settlement security personals according to army sources.

Mubarak calls for Similar Iraqi Weapons Inspection on Israel
Palestine Media Center, November 17, 2002
Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak has called for Israel to come under the same international pressure as Iraq to give up its weapons of mass destruction, and urged the United Nations to pass a resolution to ban the Jewish state from holding these weapons.

Leadership Calls For Implementing UN Resolutions on Israel
Palestine Media Center, November 11, 2002
President Yasser Arafat, heading the Palestinian leadership’s weekly meeting in Ramallah on Sunday, called upon Israeli government to implement UN resolutions as he discussed the situation on the ground and the recent political developments with the members of the Palestinian Liberation Organization (PLO) Executive Committee and the cabinet.

Hear Palestine, November 17, 2002
NEWS: Israeli Soldiers Kill Palestinian Shepherd in Cold Blood, Qalqilya / Wide-Scale Military Operation in Hebron, 7 Homes Demolished / Israeli Helicopters Strike Khan Younis at Dawn / Israeli Army Invades Jenin Residential Areas / 2 Homes Demolished in Balata Refugee Camp, Nablus / Hundreds of Dunums of Land Bulldozed North Qalqilya / 5 Civilians Wounded in Tulkarem

Israel reoccupies Hebron; several held in swoop
Arab News, November 17, 2002
HEBRON, West Bank, 17 November 2002 — Israeli armored vehicles poured into Hebron yesterday and troops commandeered buildings, retaking control of the entire West Bank city after Palestinian gunmen killed 12 Israelis in an ambush.

Security Forces, Not Civilians
Palestinian Center for Human Rights, November 17, 2002
Comments on Kofi Annan's Statement Regarding the Attack in Hebron: The Palestinian Centre for Human Rights condemns in the strongest terms all killings of civilians as a grave violation of the fundamental right to life. PCHR expresses its concerns regarding the inaccurate representation by United Nations Secretary General Kofi Annan in a statement issued on Friday of the killing of 12 Israelis in Hebron.

Ya'alon: Hebron Islamic Jihad cell eluded IDF
Jerusalem Post, November 17, 2002
Chief of General Staff Lt.-Gen. Moshe Ya'alon said Sunday that the Islamic Jihad cell responsible for Friday night's terrorist attack, left Hebron when the IDF entered Palestinian areas of the city, and returned a month ago when the army withdrew, reports Israel Radio.

Sharon and Netanyahu argue over response to Hebron terror attack
Jerusalem Post, November 17, 2002 
Foreign Minister Binyamin Netanyahu and Prime Minister Ariel Sharon had a sharp exchange in the weekly cabinet meeting Sunday, over the proper response to Friday night's terror attack in Hebron, according to Israel Radio.

Report: Israeli Prime Minister orders Mossad to place Islamic Jihad Head on top of hit list
Al-Bawaba, November 17, 2002
Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon has given an order to assassinate Islamic Jihad chief, Ramadan Abdullah Shalah, according to a report in London’s Sunday Times.

Talks with US end without formal request for additional aid
Jerusalem Post, November 17, 2002
WASHINGTON Senior Israeli and US officials wrapped up two days of bilateral Iraq-focused talks on Friday without the Israeli side submitting a formal request for additional aid in the event of a US military operation against Baghdad, senior Israeli officials said.

Leadership Slams Israeli Bar of Cabinet Members to Attend Meeting
Palestine Media Center, November 18, 2002
An official Palestinian spokesperson issued the following statement in response to the Israeli government decision to prohibit Cabinet members from entering Ramallah City Sunday, to attend the weekly leadership session.

Canadians Protest Possible Iraq War
The Guardian, November 17, 2002
TORONTO (AP) - Thousands of demonstrators gathered Saturday in Canada's biggest city to protest against a possible war in Iraq and call for United Nations sanctions to be lifted.

Inspectors' mission faces long odds
The Observer, November 17, 2002
Looking for Iraqi weapons without starting a war will be difficult: In their rooms at the Flamingo Hotel in Cyprus the first team of UN weapons inspectors are making preparations for their flight to Baghdad tomorrow.

Iraq says seven people killed by U.S. air strike; Blix fears ''spies'' to be part of inspection team
Al-Bawaba, November 17, 2002
A U.S.-British airstrike in southern Iraq killed seven civilians and wounded four, the Iraqi military said Saturday.

Iraq possesses no weapons of mass destruction: Saddam
Arab News, November 17, 2002
BAGHDAD, 17 November 2002 — Iraq President Saddam Hussein insisted yesterday his country had no weapons of mass destruction, as UN disarmament inspectors prepared to head for Baghdad and their team leader warned attempts to hinder or delay their work would be very serious.

UN oil-for-food programme has halved child malnutrition in Iraq — UN 
Jordan Times, November 17, 2002   
UNITED NATIONS (AFP) — Malnutrition rates among children in Iraq have halved since the United Nations oil-for-food programme was set up six years ago, UN Secretary General Kofi Annan said Friday.

Israel gave UN inspectors "goody bag" of intelligence in the 1990's
Jerusalem Post, November 17, 2002 
A new book on the largely successful campaign to root out Iraq's weapons programs in the 1990s offers a foretaste of tensions that may resurface as the United Nations sends nuclear, chemical and biological weapons hunters back into Iraq beginning Monday to finish the job.

Government officials: United States monitoring Iraqi-Americans for possible terror threat 
Al-Bawaba, November 17, 2002
The US administration has started to monitor Iraqis within the United States in an intense effort to identify potential domestic terrorist threats posed by Iraqi regime sympathizers, top-level government officials said.

Pentagon creates a Big Brother so Uncle Sam can keep his eye on us
The Observer, November 17, 2002
The motto of the Information Awareness Office in Washington DC reads 'Knowledge is Power' and, just a few months into its life, it's clear that the newly founded Pentagon offshoot aims to become very powerful indeed.

Jordan Police Release 20 Men
The Guardian, November 17, 2002
AMMAN, Jordan (AP) - Twenty men rounded up during a police crackdown on a group allegedly led by an anti-American Muslim preacher have been released, security officials said Sunday.

Death sentence on Iranian professor to be reviewed
Al-Bawaba, November 17, 2002
Iran's top leader has ordered the country's chief judge to review a reformist scholar's death sentence that has prompted Iran's largest protests in years, a lawyer for the scholar said Sunday, according to AP.

Al-Seyasah: American- Israeli talks concerning Iraq
Arabic News, November 17, 2002
The Kuwaiti daily al-Seyasah issued yesterday said that talks held on a higher level between the Americans and the Israelis are being held in Washington to study the dimensions of the American war expected against Iraq.

Israel rejects black Hebrews as Jews
San Angelo Standard-Times, November 17, 2002
DIMONA, Israel — In Chicago, kindergarten teacher Samaheyah Bat-Yisrael says her life was “desolation.” But in this hardscrabble Negev desert town, she says she has found her “salvation.”

Arab family in dark about search
Chicago Sun-Times, November 17, 2002
A Palestinian-American family on Chicago's Southwest Side is wondering why U.S. Secret Service agents took over their house for 12 hours Friday night, confiscating computers, discs and files.

Jerusalem Arab charged in Tel Aviv suicide bus bombing
Jerusalem Post, November 17, 2002
Ashaf Zair, 24, a clothing merchant from the village of Akeb adjacent to Jerusalem, is accused of transporting two suicide bombers to carry-out attacks in Tel Aviv and scouting possible locations for attacks, reports Israel Radio.

'Soldiers cannot fight unless they know they'll be rescued.'
Jerusalem Post, November 17, 2002
Responding to criticism that the IDF should have eliminated the terrorists before rescuing the wounded in Hebron Friday night, an officer who took part in the fighting said that those officers who fell in battle were upholding an important value in the field, reports Israel Radio.

Jerusalem Arab charged in Tel Aviv suicide bus bombing
Jerusalem Post, November 17, 2002
Ashaf Zair, 24, a clothing merchant from the village of Akeb adjacent to Jerusalem, is accused of transporting two suicide bombers to carry-out attacks in Tel Aviv and scouting possible locations for attacks, reports Israel Radio.

Pope condemns Hebron attack as 'vile'
Jerusalem Post, November 17, 2002
Pope John Paul II expressed distress Sunday at "a vile attack" by Palestinian militants in the West Bank town of Hebron that killed 12 Israeli security forces and guards as Jewish worshippers returned from prayers.

Hizbullah fires at IDF aircraft
Jerusalem Post, November 17, 2002 
Israeli warplanes flew low over eastern Lebanon's Bekaa Valley and villages south of the country Sunday, reaching up to the capital and drawing fire from Hezbollah guerrillas near the Lebanese-Israeli border that caused no damage.

Three more Egyptians arrested on suspicion of spying for Israel
Jerusalem Post, November 17, 2002
Three more Egyptians have been arrested and accused of spying for Israel, police said Sunday, bringing to nine the number of suspects in custody in the case.

Gunmen fire at Israelis near Rafah Yam
Jerusalem Post, November 17, 2002 
Near Rafah Yam in Gush Katif, Palestinian gunmen opened fire on Israelis working on the new security fence.

Abba Eban, dead at 87
Jerusalem Post, November 17, 2002
Former Israeli minister and ambassador to the US and the UN, Abba Eban, has died at the age of 87 in the Rabin Mediacl Center in Petah Tikva.

Supreme Court rules "Kahane was right" headquarters will remain closed
Jerusalem Post, November 17, 2002
The Supreme Court today rejected an appeal to keep the "Kahane was right" center open in Jerusalem.

Palestinian indicted for assisting suicide bombers
Ha'aretz, November 17, 2002
A 30-year-old north Jerusalem man was indicted Sunday in Jerusalem District Court as an accessory in several attempted and successful terrorist attacks over the last several months, including the September 19 bus bombing on Allenby Street that killed six and wounded 84.

Bahrain's King Hamad names Jew, women to upper chamber
Jordan Times, November 17, 2002   
MANAMA (AFP) — Bahrain's King Hamad named the country's 40-member Consultative Council on Saturday, including a Jew and six women.

U.S. campaign challenges Jewish consensus on Israel
Ha'aretz, November 17, 2002 
WASHINGTON - A political advertisement published recently in The New York Times, several American Jewish newspapers, and an Internet site, indicates that two years of unwavering Jewish support for Israel has ended.

The other elections
Ha'aretz, November 17, 2002 
It's sheer chance that the date that has been chosen for the general elections in Israel is so close to the date on which the Palestinian Authority is supposed to hold elections: election day in Israel is January 28, 2003, while the date set by the PA is January 20.

A town on the verge of a nervous breakdown
Ha'aretz, November 17, 2002 
"We miss the way things were a few years ago in our city. Our pride is gone. Our self-image is cracked. We're lucky we still have enough self-criticism not to ignore the difficult situation we've reached, even though it's not entirely our fault," says the head of the social services department in Arad city hall, Yehudit Glentz.

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"Israel remains determined to cripple the capabilities of its enemies"
BBC, November 17, 2002