IDF hits PA security in Gaza with troops, choppers and tanks
Ha'aretz, November 19, 2002 
For the first time since the start of the intifada two years ago, the Israel Defense Forces struck at the Palestinian Preventive Security mechanism in Gaza, using helicopter gunships, tanks to fire at the buildings and then troops to raid the headquarters.

US, UK Warn Israel Against Expanding Hebron Settlements
Palestine Media Center, November 19, 2002
The United States and Britain have voiced concern over Israel’s intent to expand settlements in the West Bank city of Hebron-- already peppered with illegal settlers-- and to oust Palestinians in the city, in a bid to form a “compact” Jewish area with some 2000 Palestinians instead of the 20,000 living in the Israeli-controlled sector of the city.

One Palestinian killed in Tulkarem; Israeli forces make arrests in West Bank
Al-Bawaba, November 19, 2002
A 16-year old Palestinian was killed Tuesday and at least eight other Palestinians were wounded by Israeli fire in the West Bank city of Tulkarem.

15 Hebron families warned of house demolitions
Ha'aretz, November 19, 2002
Fifteen Palestinian families living in the Kiryat Arba area have recently received demolition warnings pertaining to their homes. Palestinian sources report that the families, some of them very well known in the Hebron area, had received the warnings in the wake of Friday night's terror attack.

Report: Prison for Palestinian inmates is unfit for use
Ha'aretz, November 19, 2002 
A highly critical report compiled by the Public Defender's Office and passed on recently to the attorney general charges that the Damon Prison is unfit for housing inmates. The facility is used to hold Palestinian detainees.

Over 20% of Palestinian Children Suffering Malnutrition: U.N.
Islam Online, November 19, 2002
Israel ’s closures policy have had the effect of a terrible natural disaster: GENEVA, November 19 (IslamOnline & News Agencies) - More than a fifth of Palestinian children in Gaza and the West Bank are suffering from acute or chronic malnutrition, the head of the U.N. agency for Palestinian refugees, UNRWA, warned here on Monday, November 18.

Standard of living continues to plummet
Ha'aretz, November 19, 2002
The economic decline has outstripped even the most pessimistic forecasts of the Finance Ministry, the Bank of Israel and the private sector, according to figures for the first nine months of the year released yesterday by the Central Bureau of Statistics.

UN Plans Largest Ever Food Aid Programme for Palestinians (Acrobat format)
UNRWA Press Release, November 18, 2002
GENEVA – The UN’s main relief agency for the Middle East is planning the region’s biggest ever food aid programme in order to stop the advance of malnutrition in the West Bank and Gaza Strip.

Every Day is a Major Invasion in Gaza
Palestine Chronicle, November 19, 2002
GAZA CITY (PC) - Gaza City did not sleep last night. 35 Israeli tanks plowed into the Tal Al-Hawa area in the south of the city. Apache missiles fired from the sky. The explosions lasted throughout the night.

Three Palestinians injured in Gaza Strip; U.S. opposes Sharon plan to expand settlements in Hebron
Al-Bawaba, November 19, 2002
Israeli forces raided Monday night al-Khader, south of Bethlehem. Palestinian sources said soldiers arrested Fadi Ramadan, a Tanzim activist suspected of being on his way to carrying out a suicide bombing attack in Israel.

Settler killed in West Bank shooting attack; Hamas claims Friday Hebron attack
Al-Bawaba, November 18, 2002
One Israeli settler was killed after Palestinians fired Monday afternoon at an Israeli vehicle near the West bank settlement of Rimonim, east of Ramallah. Another Israeli was lightly wounded.

Labor frontrunner Mitzna pledges to withdraw Israeli soldiers and settlers from Gaza
Jerusalem Post, November 19, 2002
Amram Mitzna, the frontrunner in the Labor Party leadership election today, pledged he would remove Israeli soldiers and settlers from the Gaza Strip if elected prime minister in national elections scheduled for January 28.

UNWRA: 70% of Palestinians live under the poverty line
Jerusalem Post, November 19, 2002 
According to a study by UNWRA, the UN branch that deals with refugees, said 70 percent of the Palestinians in the territories live below the poverty line, earning less that NIS 1,600 per month for a family of six people.

Al-Aksa claims responsibility for murder of woman with seven children
Jerusalem Post, November 19, 2002 
The Al-Aksa Martyrs Brigade claimed responsibility for Monday's shooting attack east of Ramallah, in which Etty Galiah, 48, a mother of seven from Kochav Hashahar, was killed.

Women tell of Israeli-Palestinian conflict
Galveston County Daily News, November 19, 2002
Zaru was one of a trio of women that live in Palestine, but are a part of an American presentation from Partners for Peace, an organization that seeks to end war around the world:   TEXAS CITY — Jean Zaru has lived more than half her 62 years under Israeli military occupation. Zaru lives in Ramallah, 10 miles north of Jerusalem. It’s a sacred place, but one she is not allowed to visit because of the occupation.

Israel launches fresh Gaza strike
BBC, November 19, 2002
Israel has targeted the Palestinian security service: Israeli forces have raided Gaza City for the second night running, according to Palestinian sources.

Israel's Labor Party to choose leader: Haifa mayor expected to oust Ben-Eliezer in primary
CNN, November 19, 2002
JERUSALEM (CNN) -- As members of Israel's Labor Party voted for a new leader Tuesday, the front-running candidate vowed to immediately withdraw Israeli troops from Gaza if he is elected prime minister in January.

Voter turnout higher in areas where Mitzna expected to do well
Ha'aretz, November 19, 2002
At 8:30 P.M. Tuesday, with many of the polling booths already closed in the Labor leadership primary, voter turnout remained higher in Haifa and Tel Aviv - both areas in which Haifa Mayor Amram Mitzna is expected to do well.

Ben-Eliezer asks court to hold up announcement of primary result
Ha'aretz, November 19, 2002 
Lawyers of Labor chairman Benjamin Ben-Eliezer asked the Tel Aviv District Court on Tuesday afternoon to order the party's central election committee not to publish the name of the winner of the leadership primary until the status of some 4,500 people who signed up with both the Likud and Labor, has been determined.

Hebron residents oppose construction of walled security corridor
Jerusalem Post, November 19, 2002 
The Jewish residents of Hebron have come out against Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's proposal to erect a walled security corridor connecting the Jewish neighborhoods of the city with Kiryat Arba, Israel Radio reported.

Hebron settlers plan to build 1,000 units in new neighborhood
Ha'aretz, November 19, 2002
The Kiryat Arba Council and the council of Hebron's Jewish enclave have announced a plan to build 1,000 housing units between Kiryat Arba and the Tomb of the Patriarchs, in the area in which 12 Israelis were killed by Islamic Jihad attackers last Friday night.

Israeli forces blow up buildings in Gaza City
Arab News, November 19, 2002
GAZA, 19 November 2002 — Israel blew up buildings in a tank and helicopter gunship raid on a Palestinian security base in Gaza City yesterday injuring several Palestinians and threatening US efforts to keep the region calm as it prepares for a possible military action in Iraq.

Shin Bet: El Al attack `apparently motivated by terror', suspect acted alone
Ha'aretz, November 19, 2002
After 24 hours of uncertainty and after completing an interim investigation, the Shin Bet security service announced last night that Sunday evening's attack on the El Al flight to Istanbul was "apparently motivated by terror."

Gaza terrorist admits PA security officers enmeshed in terrorism
Jerusalem Post, November 19, 2002 
Known terrorist Yasser Zanoun, based in Gaza, told reporters that head PA security officials participate in terror attacks against Israel, according to Israel Radio.

Washington calls Israel to stop sorties over Lebanon; Damascus refuses closure of al-Jihad offices
Arabic News, November 19, 2002
The US Administration had asked Israel, through its under secretary of state David Satterfield, to stop the sorties of its warplanes over the Lebanese airspace very soon.

Scores of Israeli tanks invade al-Teira, damage properties of Palestinians
Arabic News, November 19, 2002
Backed by scores of armored vehicles, tanks and helicopters the Israeli occupation forces yesterday stormed into the al-Teira quarters to the west of Ramullah, inspected the houses and damaged them and installed road barriers and check points.

Reuters Journalist Wounded by Israeli Tank Fire in Gaza
Palestine Chronicle, November 19, 2002
GAZA CITY (PC) - In the most recent round of assaults on the Gaza Strip Monday morning a TV journalist who works for Reuters was wounded by Israeli tank shelling.

ISM: Internationals arrested update + Gaza, Nablus and Jenin
International Solidarity Movement e-mail report, November 19, 2002

Hear Palestine, November 19, 2002
NEWS: Occupation Army Shells Areas East Gaza City After Midnight / Occupation Army Invades Jenin this Morning Under Heavy Fire / Occupation Army Issues More Home Demolition Orders in Hebron / Occupation Army Widens Attacks in Ramallah / Wide-Scale Campaign of Searches Arrests in Nablus / Occupation Army Invades Al-Khader; One Civilian Wounded / Security Location Demolished East al-Qarara, Gaza Strip.  FEATURES: Nawal al-Sa'di. 2 Sons and 2 Brothers Killed, Husband Threatened with Liquidation / Occupation Soldiers Execute Abdel Ghani in Cold Blood / Racist Measures in Hebron Ignored for Many Years

Amazon denies backing Israel
BBC, November 15, 2002, 18:15 GMT
Amazon has cancelled its deal with the Jerusalem Post: Amazon.com has denied it is offering customers the chance to "support" Israel by buying goods through its website.

U.N.: Iraq Fire Unlikely a Violation
The Guardian, November 19, 2002
PRISTINA, Yugoslavia (AP) - U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan said Tuesday that Iraqi anti-aircraft fire on U.S. and British planes patrolling no-fly zones was unlikely to be viewed as a violation of the recently passed U.N. Security Council resolution.

Tension over claim of Iraqi violation
The Guardian, November 19, 2002
Tensions in the fragile UN consensus on Iraq emerged yesterday over the US government's insistence that Saddam Hussein is already violating the security council resolution on weapons inspections by firing on British and US warplanes patrolling no-fly zones in the north and south of the country.

As arms inspectors arrive, row erupts over US smears
The Guardian, November 19, 2002
Team leader says attacks by hawks 'unhelpful': The United Nations chief weapons inspector, Hans Blix, yesterday accused hawks in Washington, who are bent on going to war with Iraq, of conducting a smear campaign against him. 

UN-Washington differ over definition of Iraqi arms violation
Jerusalem Post, November 19, 2002
Iraqi officials promise to meet next month's deadline for disclosing information about banned weapons, a senior UN official said. However, differences emerged between the United Nations and Washington over what constitutes Iraqi violations of the UN resolution that authorized the inspection mission.

Blix bears brunt of hawks'frustration
The Guardian, November 19, 2002
Right finds new target after losing argument to fight swift war on Iraq: The claims by Hans Blix, the chief weapons inspector, that he has been the target of a smear campaign by Pentagon hawks is the culmination of months of tension at the heart of the Bush administration about the UN inspection team.

Butler accuses US of nuclear hypocrisy
Sydney Morning Herald, October 3, 2002
"I sometimes felt I was speaking in Martian": The former chief weapons inspector in Iraq Richard Butler has lashed out at United States "double standards", saying even educated Americans were deaf to arguments about the hypocrisy of their stance on nuclear weapons.

Iraqis living in US to be tracked
The Guardian, November 19, 2002
The Bush administration has begun a major programme to monitor Iraqi-Americans and Iraqi citizens in the US for signs that they might be planning terrorist attacks inside the country in the event of war. One Washington official described it as "the largest and most aggressive" scheme of its type in US history.

Bush to Discuss Iraq at NATO Summit
The Guardian, November 19, 2002
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Bush promises to consult with NATO allies over possible war with Iraq, even though the United States is not seeking the alliance's direct help to confront Saddam Hussein.

U.S. May Warn Reservists of Iraq War
The Guardian, November 19, 2002
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Pentagon is considering whether to alert some members of the National Guard and Reserve that they might get called to active duty for war in Iraq, even though President Bush has not yet decided whether to use military force, a senior official said Tuesday.

Iraq pledges to meet Dec. 8 deadline
Jerusalem Post, November 19, 2002
Iraq has pledged to meet a Dec. 8 deadline to disclose all information about the state of its mass destruction weapons programs, the head of the International Atomic Energy Agency said Tuesday.

Anti-war group plans legal action to stop Iraq war without UN approval
Jerusalem Post, November 19, 2002 
An anti-war group said Tuesday it would take the British government to court unless it promised not to attack Iraq without explicit United Nations approval.

No Power Should Enforce Its Will on Iraq: Indian PM
Islam Online, November 19, 2002
NEW DELHI, November 19 (IslamOnline) - In an oblique reference to the United States, Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee Tuesday, November 19, warned that “no power should enforce its will on any country” and said that all issues relating to Iraq should be sorted out under the auspices of the United Nations.

Hijacker 'wanted re-run of Sept 11' aimed to fly into Israeli
The Guardian, November 19, 2002
The Israeli Arab who scuffled with a flight attendant on a plane flying from Tel Aviv to Istanbul was trying to hijack the aircraft, the Israeli prime minister's office confirmed last night.

Israeli army desertions rise
The Guardian, November 19, 2002
The Israeli Defence Force has been hit by a sharp rise in the number of desertions among its troops, according to an army report.

Damascus rejects U.S. request to shut down Islamic Jihad offices
Al-Bawaba, November 19, 2002
Syria on Tuesday rebuffed a U.S. request to close the Damascus office of Islamic Jihad, which claimed responsibility for killing 12 Israelis in a Hebron ambush on Friday.

EU protests to Israeli PM office on settler harassment, violence against Palestinian civilians
Office of the EU President, November 18, 2002
EU demarche on 14 November 2002 to Israeli Prime Minister’s Office on settler harassment and violence against Palestinian civilians, in particular violations of Palestinian olive growers’ safety, livelihood and property.

Israeli victims in Hebron were military, UN spokesman says, urging broad solution
United Nations News, November 19, 2002
19 November – Victims of what was initially reported as an attack on Israeli civilians in Hebron were in fact military personnel, a United Nations spokesperson reported today, urging a broad approach to resolving the Middle East conflict.

Weekly Review of the Arab Press in Israel, 5 - 18 November, 2002
Arab Association for Human Rights
New Surveys Regarding the Arab Citizens and the Israeli Elections / Poverty in Israel / Issues Regarding Bedouin in The Negev / Adalah Demands Canceling Suspension of Bakri

Palestinian reactions on the most recent wave of condemnation from Solana and Annan on the Hebron Operation
Jerusalem Media and Communication Centre

Lebanese journalist released from jail after serving term for collaborating with Israel
Al-Bawaba, November 19, 2002
Habib Younis, a journalist who wrote for the London-based Al-Hayat, was released from jail on Tuesday after serving a 15-month sentence for collaborating with Israel, security officials said.

Orlando tourist shop owner fights charges of terror link
Bradenton Herald, November 19, 2002
ORLANDO - Federal authorities on Monday tried to link terrorist groups to a businessman dubbed by an FBI agent as "the boss" of Orlando's tourist district, but his defense attorney disputed any ties to illegal activities. The federal bond hearing for Jesse Maali, 57, a Palestinian-American who owns T-shirt shops, gift shops and restaurants near area theme parks and hotels, focused more on his views on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict than it did on the immigration violation and conspiracy charges he was arrested on last week.

US working with Lebanese government to combat human trafficking
Jerusalem Post, November 19, 2002
BEIRUT, Lebanon - The United States is working closely with the Lebanese government to combat human trafficking, an embassy statement said Tuesday.

Syria says Hebron attack justified, rejects US 'concern'
Jerusalem Post, November 19, 2002
The Syrian government said Tuesday an attack by Palestinian militants that killed 12 Israeli soldiers and guards in Hebron was a justified act of resistance and dismissed what it called US concern over the continuing presence in Damascus of offices belonging to Palestinian militants.

Rubinstein decides not to investigate Hatzofeh newspaper for incitement
Jerusalem Post, November 19, 2002
Attorney-General Elyakim Rubinstein has decided not to open an investigation against the Hatzofeh newspaper and reporter Haggai Huberman for an article which appeared in Sunday's paper in which he is accused of being responsible for Friday night's ambush in Hebron, Israel Radio reported.

Israel says it won't oppose Colombia's military attache
Jerusalem Post, November 19, 2002
Israel said Tuesday it would not oppose Colombia's military attache to this country despite criticism by a human rights group, which says he failed to prevent an attack on villagers earlier this year when he was a military officer in Colombia.

Israel won't oppose Colombian attache, despite criticism
Ha'aretz, November 19, 2002
JERUSALEM - Israel said Tuesday it would not oppose Colombia's military attache to the country despite criticism by a human rights group, which says he failed to prevent an attack on villagers last year when he was a military officer in Colombia.

City man held in Israel returns to Saskatoon
The StarPhoenix, November 19, 2002
A Saskatoon man who was detained by Israeli forces last week following a demonstration in the West Bank is expected to return to Saskatoon today, a spokesperson with the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade said Monday.

Labor believes in Mitzna, but not in his ability to win general election in January
Ha'aretz, November 19, 2002
Labor Party voters support Amram Mitzna, but do not believe he can lead the party to victory in the general election, according to a poll conducted by Dialog for Ha'aretz on the eve of today's primary race in the Labor Party.

Al-Assad, Mubarak review Iraqi crisis, Israeli aggression, Arab solidarity
Arabic News, November 19, 2002
Syria's President Bashar al-Assad and President Egypt's Hosni Mubarak held a meeting at al-Shaab palace attended for the Syrian side by the deputy premier and foreign minister Farouk al-Shara, the minister of information Adnan Omran and the minister of communications Muhammad Bashir al-Munajjid.

“Snapshots“, a Visual Dedication to Palestine, Launched
Palestine Chronicle, November 18, 2002
SEATTLE/JENIN (PC) - PalestineChronicle.com, the leading news source about Palestine on the Internet, launched its newest venture on Monday, “Snapshots” a visual dedication to life in Palestine. see: http://palestinechronicle.com/snapshots

Arab-Israelis on Trial for Challenging Job Office Racism
Islam Online, November 19, 2002
Nazareth, November 18 (IslamOnline) - Nine Palestinian citizens of Israel accused of illegally demonstrating and attacking police outside an Israeli employment office in 1999 will face trial on November 20.

Saudi FM to US: Focus on Settling Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
Palestine Media Center, November 19, 2002
Prince Saud al-Faisal, Saudi Arabia’s foreign minister, urged the United States this weekend to give priority to settling the Israeli-Palestinian conflict first and give peace a chance in Iraq.

Occupation Chronicle Events in Palestine
Palestine Media Center, November 19, 2002
Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) invaded Al-Khader Village near Bethlehem, and detained two of its residents. IOF also shelled residential neighborhoods located east of Gaza City and raided civilian homes in the re-occupied city of Nablus.