IDF tanks enter three Gaza villages, destroy house
Ha'aretz, November 21, 2002
A Palestinian youth was killed in Nablus by IDF fire after throwing Molotov cocktails at troops, Army Radio reported Thursday afternoon.

PM orders 'wide and extensive' IDF action in response to J'lem attack
Ha'aretz, November 21, 2002
Prime Minister Ariel Sharon has ordered the Israel Defense Forces to carry out a "wide and extensive operation" in response to Thursday morning's suicide bombing on a bus in Jerusalem in which 11 people were killed.

Israel shoots Palestinian child, destroys university facilities
Arabic News, November 21, 2002
Two Palestinians were shot yesterday at dawn in a house in a camp in Deir al-Balah, Gaza after the Israeli forces fired several shells against some houses and destroyed them completely.

Israel submits $8-10b aid and guarantees request to US
Globes, November 21, 2002
"Details of the discussions are being kept secret":  Israel has submitted an official request for special economic aid from the US. The $8-10 billion request includes a special grant and US guarantees for Israel government loans on overseas markets.

IDF arrests father, brother of J'lem bomber; youth killed in Nablus
Ha'aretz, November 21, 2002
IDF troops Thursday afternoon arrested the father and brother of the suicide bomber who blew himself up on a bus in the Kiryat Menachem neighborhood in the morning, killing 11 people and wounding dozens.

PM consulting with security officials on response to J'lem attack
Ha'aretz, November 21, 2002
Prime Minister Ariel Sharon convened his security Cabinet for an emergency session Thursday to discuss Israel's response to a suicide attack in Jerusalem early Thursday morning in which 11 people were killed.

American shot dead in Lebanon
BBC, November 21, 2002
An American woman has been shot dead in the port city of Sidon in southern Lebanon. Police said the woman, a missionary, was found dead in a building that houses a chapel and a clinic in a southern district of the city.

15-year-old Palestinian killed by IDF forces in Tul Karm clash
Ha'aretz, November 21, 2002
A 15-year-old Palestinian was shot dead yesterday after troops in Tul Karm spotted him throwing a Molotov cocktail at them, according to the Israel Defense Forces. Palestinian sources, however, said that 15-year-old Omar al-Qudsi was throwing rocks.

Labor gives Ben-Eliezer no. 2 slot on Knesset list; Peres to be no. 3
Ha'aretz, November 21, 2002
The Labor Party convention approved a proposal Thursday to give former chairman Benjamin Ben-Eliezer the number two spot on the party's list of Knesset candidates, while Shimon Peres will get the third slot.

Jerusalem suicide bombing kills 11
The Guardian, November 21, 2002
A Palestinian suicide bomber killed 11 people in Jerusalem today when he blew himself up on a bus crowded with schoolchildren and rush-hour commuters.

Hamas claims bus attack in Jerusalem: At least 11 people killed
Al-Bawaba, November 21, 2002
An explosion ripped through an Israeli bus in Jerusalem on Thursday morning. According to reports, the explosion was caused by a suicide bomber.

Israeli Army Kills More Palestinians, Violence Escalates
Palestine Chronicle, November 20, 2002
TULKARM, West Bank (PC) - The Israeli army prevented the families of five Palestinians shot dead by Israeli troops in Tulkarm yesterday from holding a funeral for all five at the same time, dictating that each family must quickly bury its own. Meanwhile, more deaths were reported.

American missionary shot dead in southern Lebanon
Al-Bawaba, November 21, 2002
An American missionary has been shot dead in southern Lebanon, police said Thursday.

Jerusalem bus blast kills 11
BBC, November 21, 2002
A suicide bomber has killed at least 11 people and injured more than 40 in an attack on an Israeli bus in west Jerusalem.

New `road map' draft is tougher on both Israel and PA
Ha'aretz, November 21, 2002
The latest version of the internationally sponsored "road map" to an Israeli-Palestinian agreement is tougher in the demands it makes on both sides than the original draft given to Prime Minister Ariel Sharon in Washington last month.

Jordan: Quartet to announce peace 'road map' on Dec. 20
Ha'aretz, November 21, 2002
AMMAN - Jordan said on Wednesday U.S.-led international mediators would announce a Middle East "road map" to peace on December 20 despite earlier concerns that Israeli elections early next year would slow the process.

The text of the amended draft of the "Roadmap"
Jerusalem Media and Communication Centre
A new draft of the US Roadmap, which al-Ayyam got a copy of, several changes as requested by the Palestinians were introduced in the plan.

Sharansky: U.S. peacemaking plan faces Palestinian roadblocks
Ha'aretz, November 21, 2002
WASHINGTON - Natan Sharansky, a deputy Israeli prime minister, told the Bush administration Wednesday its efforts at Mideast peacemaking cannot make much headway so long as the Palestinians are ruled by a corrupt dictatorship.

Arab League urges joint policy to face Mideast deterioration
Ha'aretz, November 21, 2002
DAMASCUS, Syria - The chief of the Arab League urged member states Thursday to forge a joint policy to tackle what he called the extreme deterioration in the Middle East.

Eyewitness: children boarded the bus before the explosion
Ha'aretz, November 21, 2002
Eyewitnesses to the suicide bus bombing Thursday morning in Jerusalem, in which at least 11 people were killed, reported seeing schoolchildren boarding the bus before the blast went off.

Annan "Deplores" Israeli Killing of 7 Palestinian Civilians
Islam Online, November 21, 2002
UNITED NATIONS, November 20 (IslamOnline & News Agencies) - United Nations Secretary General Kofi Annan "deplored" Wednesday, November 20, the death of seven Palestinian civilians, including three teenage children, following an Israeli raid in the West Bank town of Tulkarem only a few days after describing a Palestinian resistance attack against Israeli occupation forces a "despicable terrorist attack".

Resistance Only Way to End Israeli Occupation: Mussa
Islam Online, November 21, 2002
CAIRO, November 20 (IslamOnline & News Agencies) - Arab League chief Amr Mussa on Wednesday, November 20, said resistance was the only way for the Palestinians to end Israel's occupation of their land.

PNA will Turn to UN to Stop Israel’s Settlement Activity
Palestine Chronicle, November 20, 2002
RAMALLAH - Palestinian chief negotiator, Sa’eb Erekat, said the Palestine National Authority (PNA) will turn to the United Nations Security Council soon, to put an end to Israel’s accelerating settlement activity in the occupied Palestinian territory and to its persistent land razing and confiscation to erect its so-called “security wall”.

Gazan Workers Denied Shoes, Coats, Food
Palestine Chronicle, November 20, 2002
GAZA CITY (PC) - Israeli Authorities has issued new work policies in the 'Eretz industrial zone' in the northern Gaza Strip, which forbid Gazans from wearing shoes, coats or bringing food from home.

Palestinians Forced to Break Their Fast at Gunpoint
Palestine Chronicle, November 20, 2002
BETHLEHEM (PC) - During the holy month of Ramadan, Muslims are obliged to abstain from food and drink during daylight hours. Yet Israeli soldiers at a checkpoint near Bethlehem recently forced Muslims to eat and drink, therefore breaking their fast.

NATO Allies Stand United With Bush
The Guardian, November 21, 2002
PRAGUE, Czech Republic (AP) - Prodded by President Bush, the 19 NATO leaders demanded Thursday that Iraq ``fully and immediately'' comply with a U.N. resolution to disarm. Even staunchly anti-war Germany joined the alliance in threatening ``serious consequences'' for Iraqi defiance.

Bush threatens attack over Iraqi 'lies'
The Guardian, November 21, 2002
George Bush has threatened to unleash a military assault on Iraq if Saddam Hussein continues to deny possessing banned weapons of mass destruction.

Al-Assad discusses with al-Barazani importance of Iraq's unity, averting dangers
Arabic News, November 21, 2002
Syria's President Bashar al-Assad yesterday in Damascus received the chairman of the Kurdistani Democratic party in Iraq, Masoud al-Barazani. Discussions dealt with issues relating to Iraq.

War with Iraq will mean virus outbreak, hacker says
Computerworld, November 20, 2002
"Although we are aware of his contacts with Russian and Palestinian code-authoring groups, we're not yet sure how strong those relationships are":  A Malaysian virus writer who is sympathetic to the cause of the al-Qaeda terrorist group and Iraq and who has been connected to at least five other malicious code outbreaks is threatening to release a megavirus if the U.S. launches a military attack against Iraq.

Al-Seyasah: Inter-Arab consultations concerning Iraq
Arabic News, November 21, 2002
Well-informed sources in Damascus told the Kuwaiti daily al-Seyasah yesterday that the short visit held by President Bashar al-Assad to Saudi Arabia and Bahrain and the surprising visit held by President Hosni Mubarak of Egypt to Syria all came in the context of inter- Arab consultations to delegate the Lebanese President Emil Lahoud, in his capacity as the chairman of the Arab summit to Baghdad.

Home arrest for al-Khazraji in Denmark
Arabic News, November 21, 2002
A Danish court yesterday imposed home arrest on the Iraqi army chief of staff Nizar al-Khazraji in order to prevent him from escaping a possible trial over war crimes.

Crown prince Abdullah: we want peace given an opportunity in Iraq
Arabic News, November 21, 2002
American diplomatic sources said that Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Abdullah Ibn Abdul Aziz informed the US ambassador to Saudi Arabia Robert Jordan "his country's position concerning conditions in the region especially the Palestinian and the Iraqi after Iraq's acceptance of the UN security council resolution 1441."

Allies hesitate to commit troops in possible attack on Iraq
Ha'aretz, November 21, 2002
TOKYO - Many nations around the world, including top U.S. allies, were balking Thursday about supporting a possible war in Iraq, after the United States said it had quietly asked 50 countries to chip in troops or military materials.

Arabs ministers meet to map strategy on Iraq, Palestinians
Ha'aretz, November 21, 2002
DAMASCUS - Amid warnings that war remained a possibility even after Iraqi pledges of cooperation with UN weapons inspectors, Arab foreign ministers Wednesday sought to reach a common position on the U.S.-Iraq standoff.

U.S. Luring Iraqi Scientists with Green Cards… If They “Talk”
Islam Online, November 21, 2002
Perle: Evidence from one witness on Saddam’s weapons program will be enough to trigger a military strike:  WASHINGTON, November 21 (IslamOnline & News Agencies) - With the United Nations poised to resume weapons inspections in Iraq, the U.S. Senate is dangling green cards in front of up to 500 Iraqi scientists willing to expose President Saddam Hussein’s alleged weapons of mass destruction programs.

Arab League to press UN to appoint Arabs to Iraq inpection teams
Jerusalem Post, November 21, 2002 
Arab governments will press the United Nations to appoint Arabs to the teams of inspectors searching Iraq for weapons of mass destruction, Lebanon's foreign minister said Thursday.

More Must Be Done to Help Iraqis: Annan
Palestine Chronicle, November 20, 2002
NEW YORK - The UN Security Council considered a plan to let Iraq sell oil to buy food. The Council held the debate as per an appeal made by UN Secretary General Kofi Annan to remember the 'dire' problems faced by the Iraqi people.

Israeli bus company sues Arafat for terror damages
MENA Report, November 21, 2002
Israeli bus cooperative Egged will file a 52 million new Israeli shekels ($11 million) lawsuit today, November 21, against the Palestinian Authority and its chairman, Yasser Arafat. Egged lawyers would ask an Israeli court to hold Arafat and other PA officials responsible for failing to thwart attacks against its buses.

Arab FMs meet in Damascus as Israel asks to delay ''roadmap'' discussion
Al-Bawaba, November 21, 2002
Arab foreign ministers kicked off talks in Damascus Wednesday night concerning the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and the US threats on Iraq.

Adalah Files Motion for Contempt of Court: Israeli Army Still Using Palestinian Civilians as Human Shields
Adalah, November 20, 2002
Today, Adalah, ACRI, LAW, PHR Israel, B'Tselem, The Public Committee Against Torture in Israel, and HaMoked: Center for the Defence of the Individual filed a motion for contempt of court to the Supreme Court against the Israeli army and the government in connection with the army's continued use of Palestinian civilians as human shields.

US soldiers ambushed in Kuwait
BBC, November 21, 2002
A policeman with mental health problems was responsible for an attack in which two American soldiers were shot and wounded in Kuwait, a Kuwaiti officials have said.

Source of businessman's $10 million bond set to be questioned
Florida Times-Union, November 21, 2002
ORLANDO, Fla. - The source of the $10 million bond posted by a Palestinian-American millionaire businessman will be reviewed Thursday before a federal magistrate.

Barghouthi's trial to be resumed today
Arabic News, November 21, 2002
The trial of the secretary of the Fatah movement and members of the Palestinian legislative council Marwan Barghouthi will resume today in the central court in Tel Aviv, according to the Barghouthi lawyer, the Israeli Shamai Livovitch.

Bereaved father confronts Tanzim chief Barghouti at TA court
Ha'aretz, November 21, 2002
The trial of Tanzim chief Marwan Barghouti continued Thursday morning at the Tel Aviv District Court, and opened with a confrontation between Barghouti and a bereaved father, who called Barghouti a murderer.

Business product down 10.4% since intifada began
Globes, November 21, 2002 
Figures obtained by “Globes” show that the economic damage is worse than reported: GDP has fallen 5.2% in the two years since the outbreak of the intifada in October 2000. Business product has shrunk by 10.4%, according to an analysis of the Central Bureau of Statistics’ national accounts.

Private consumption continues to shrink
Globes, November 21, 2002 
Retail and services proceeds fell 2% in January-September 2002: Private consumption is continuing to shrink, due to the plunge in salaries and the standard of living.

B'tselem Newspaper, November 21, 2002 - Acrobat format

Sharon widening gap in Likud race against Netanyahu
Ha'aretz, November 21, 2002
Prime Minister Ariel Sharon has achieved a commanding 17-point lead over his rival, Foreign Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, one week before the Likud leadership primary, according to a new poll of Likud members commissioned by Ha'aretz.

U.S. Jewish groups may halt contributions to Emergency Fund
Ha'aretz, November 21, 2002
Some of the smaller Jewish communities in the United States are planning to stop their contribution to the Israel Emergency Fund established in April of this year, because they find it hard to contribute to both the regular annual fund and the emergency fund.

McDonald’s set ablaze in Saudi Arabia
MENA Report, November 21, 2002 
American fast food chain McDonald’s was a target for violence in Saudi Arabia on Wednesday when a man entered a restaurant in the Kharj province, covered it with petrol and set it on fire.

International Solidarity Movement, November 20, 2002
Continuing the Resistance in Jayyous - Media Advisory / Jenin Update - November 19, 2002 / Video Available: Kathy Kelly reports on the International Solidarity Movement in Palestine / Some travel funds available from the PSC in Seattle

Turkey makes advance payment on $670 million Israeli tank order
MENA Report, November 21, 2002  
The Turkish government made a $14 million advance payment to Israel Military Industries (IMI) for the $670 million M-60 Patton tank upgrade order it finalized with the company last March.

Australian MP Sparks Uproar With Call to Ban Islamic Dress
Islam Online, November 21, 2002
SYDNEY, November 21 (IslamOnline & News Agencies) - A state lawmaker sparked an uproar in Australia Thursday, November 21, with a demand that Muslim women be barred from wearing their traditional dress in public places for fear it could “conceal bombs”.

Barak Calls for Replacement of Arafat, Protestors Call Him “Peace Faker”
Islam Online, November 21, 2002
BERKELEY, California, November 21 (IslamOnline) - Former Israeli prime minister Ehud Barak said in a speech in the University of California Tuesday, November 19, that a Middle East peace process cannot resume until a new Palestinian leader emerges.

Labor Party convention opens in Jerusalem
Jerusalem Post, November 21, 2002
The Labor Party convention opened Thursday night in Jerusalem and is expected to run smoothly after internal factions reached a compromise agreement on how to elect the party's Knesset list, Israel Radio reported.

Harvard re-invites Irish poet with rabid anti-Israel views
Jerusalem Post, November 21, 2002
Harvard University English professors have reinvited a controversial Irish poet to speak on campus, one week after his appearance was canceled because of his strong anti-Israeli comments.

Bodies of two terrorists recovered in Gaza
Jerusalem Post, November 21, 2002
The bodies of two terrorists were found Thursday, buried in the rubble of a house destroyed by the IDF on Tuesday, reports Israel Radio.

President urges Israel to weigh expelling Arafat
Jerusalem Post, November 21, 2002
President Moshe Katsav said today that Israel should consider expelling Yasser Arafat it such a step would expunge terrorism.

Chief rabbi calls for postponement of national elections
Jerusalem Post, November 21, 2002 
The Ashkenazi Chief Rabbi Yisrael Meir Lau called on Israel's leaders today to postpone national elections, quit politicking and "realize we are at war."

2 would-be suicide bombers arrested overnight in Bethlehem
Jerusalem Post, November 21, 2002 
The army arrested overnight in Bethlehem two Tanzim activists, Said Noara and Kamel Isa, planning a suicide terror attack, reports Israel Radio.

Mitzna in uphill fight with Sharon  
Jordan Times, November 21, 2002   
TEL AVIV (R) — Dovish former general Amram Mitzna savoured victory on Wednesday in the race to lead Israel's Labour Party but now faces a tough battle against right-wing opponents tipped to win a January election.

Hamas leader reiterates suicide attack policy, hints at shift in tactics
Jordan Times, November 21, 2002       
CAIRO (AFP) — Hamas political chief Khaled Mishaal reiterated his resistance group's policy of carrying out suicide attacks on Israeli targets, but hinted at a possible shift in tactics, in remarks published Wednesday.

Anti-US sentiment rises in Lebanon over `terror' war
Jordan Times, November 21, 2002       
BEIRUT — An image of the US Statue of Liberty, her face a hollow-eyed skull and the folds of her gown dripping in blood, rises on Hizbollah's Al Manar television.

NATO to enhance dialogue with Mediterranean states
Jordan Times, November 21, 2002      
HEADS OF states from the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) convene here today for a summit poised to substantially enhance the alliance's dialogue with seven Mediterranean countries, including Jordan, and upgrade it into a full-fledged partnership in the near future.

International Faith Community Initiates Olive Tree Planting Campaign
Palestine Chronicle, November 20, 2002
OCCUPIED JERUSALEM (PC) - The olive tree, a symbol of hope, sustenance and endurance has become one of the greatest casualties in the Occupied Territories.

Report from Palestine
KinderUSA, November 2002
During the first two weeks of October, Dr. Al-Marayati, on behalf of the Board of Directors of KinderUSA, traveled to the Gaza Strip and the West Bank to conduct site visits for the various projects currently undertaken by KinderPAL, the representative of KinderUSA, in the region.

Executive Summary of the Rapid Nutritional Assessment For West Bank and Gaza Strip
By Mohammad Shahin, PhD, Ziad Abdeen, PhD, MPH, and Gregg Greenough, MD, MPH
(funded by the U.S. Agency for International Development and CARE International)
Introduction: In December 2001, the Palestinian Minister of Health requested the USAID West Bank/Gaza (WB/G) Mission to undertake an assessment of the nutritional status of preschool aged children and women of reproductive age throughout the West Bank and Gaza Strip.

Famous Egyptian Actor: “Zionists Go to Hell”
Palestine Chronicle, November 20, 2002
CAIRO (PC) - A famous Egyptian actor, known for handling serious topics aimed at fighting social and political problems in the Arab world, greeted a cheering audience in Cairo with a promise to continue fighting Zionism.

Israeli High Court Permits Provocative Extremist Jewish Gathering
Palestine Chronicle, November 20, 2002
TEL AVIV - The Israeli high court on Tuesday allowed an extreme Jewish group to organize in the coming days a provocative gathering just five meters away from the entrances of Islam’s third holiest place, Al-Aqsa Mosque in occupied east Jerusalem.