UN
accused
of
stalling
on
inquiry
into
Briton's
death
The
Guardian,
December
2,
2002
The
United
Nations
has
been
accused
of
downgrading,
or
even
trying
to
bury,
an
investigation
into
the
killing
of
one
of
its
British
workers,
Iain
Hook,
in
Jenin
refugee
camp
10
days
ago.
Sources
say
the
UN
is
worried
the
inquiry
could
lead
to
a
further
deterioration
in
its
bruised
relations
with
Israel
and
the
US.
Ouster
of
Arafat
Reportedly
Advocated
The
Guardian,
December
2,
2002
JERUSALEM
(AP)
-
The
Israeli
media
reported
Monday
that
Israel's
army
chief
advocated
the
ousting
of
Palestinian
leader
Yasser
Arafat,
and
said
most
Israeli
settlements
would
eventually
have
to
be
evacuated.
Military
officials
quickly
denied
the
reports.
Child
killed
and
seventeen
children,
woman
and
elderly
man
injured
in
Jenin
LAW
Society,
December
2,
2002
Israeli
forces
killed
Mu'taz
'Awdeh
(18)
this
morning
in
Jenin,
and
injured
another
21,
including
17
children,
a
woman,
Jamila
Mir'i
(48),
and
an
elderly
man,
Walid
Hasanein
(65)
after
indiscriminately
firing
upon
school
children
throwing
stones.
What
really
happened
Al-Ahram
Weekly,
28
Nov.
-
4
Dec.
2002
"Testimony
given
to
the
UN
investigators
by
staff
suggests
that
the
sniper
who
shot
Hook
later
turned
his
laser
sight
on
another
international
UN
worker
who
came
outside
to
call
for
help.
The
worker
said
he
saw
the
red
light
of
the
gun
on
his
chest."
-
How
did
the
Israeli
army
kill
UN
worker
Iain
Hook
last
week?
UNWRA
official's
death
raises
questions
about
IDF
planning
for
Jenin
operation
Ha'aretz,
December
2,
2002
"Hi
Peter,
it's
Ian
here.
I
am
just
making
a
progress
report,
really.
Basically
we
are
pinned
down
in
the
compound.
The
shebab
have
knocked
a
hole
in
the
wall,
which
I'm
not
happy
about
at
all.
I'm
trying
to
keep
them
out.
I
will
just
keep
my
people
pinned
down
in
the
corner
until
I
hear
from
you.
Okay?
Over."
That
was
the
last
message
Iain
Hook
..left
on
the
answering
machine
of
his
contact
man
at
the
Civil
Administration..about
20
minutes
before
Hook
was
shot
dead
in
the
camp
by
an
IDF
sniper
equipped
with
telescopic
sight
about
25
meters
away.
Kenya,
Israel
dispute
over
Mombassa
attacks
probe
Al-Bawaba,
December
2,
2002
Kenya
will
not
heed
Israeli
demands
to
turn
over
some
evidence
in
the
attacks
on
an
Israeli-owned
hotel
and
an
Israeli
jetliner,
saying
Sunday
it
would
conduct
the
probe
alone.
Two
Palestinians
shot
dead;
Israel
considering
expulsion
of
suicide
bomber
father
Al-Bawaba,
December
2,
2002
Israeli
troops
imposing
a
curfew
in
the
West
Bank
city
of
Jenin
shot
dead
a
Palestinian
youth
and
wounded
16
people
in
a
crowded
market
on
Monday,
Palestinian
witnesses
and
hospital
sources
said.
Israeli
forces
enter,
search
AP
photographer's
home
Alternative
Information
Center,
December
1,
2002
Three
men,
one
dressed
as
an
Israeli
soldier
and
two
wearing
masks,
entered
the
home
of
an
Associated
Press
photographer
early
Sunday,
rummaging
through
cabinets,
desks
and
closets
and
emptying
a
jewelry
box
before
leaving
after
about
30
minutes,
the
family
said.
ADC
Urges
President
Bush
to
Reject
Israel's
Request
for
More
Money
American-Arab
Anti-Discrimination
Committee,
November
26,
2002
WASHINGTON
DC
-
The
American-Arab
Anti-Discrimination
Committee
(ADC)
today
urged
the
Bush
Administration
to
deny
a
new
request
by
the
Sharon
government
for
$14
billion
in
additional
military
assistance
and
loan
guarantees.
Poll
Results:
Foreign
Aid
to
Israel,
Egypt,
and
the
Palestinians
Americans
and
the
World,
Program
on
International
Policy
Attitudes,
August
15,
2002
"When
asked
about
the
amount
of
aid
the
US
sends
to
Israel,
a
majority
says
the
amount
is
too
much."
Witnesses:
Israeli
Troops
Kill
15-Year-Old
Bradenton
Herald,
December
2,
2002
JENIN,
West
Bank
-
Israeli
troops
shot
dead
a
Palestinian
teen-ager
and
wounded
16
people
in
a
crowded
market
in
the
West
Bank
town
of
Jenin
Monday,
Palestinian
witnesses
and
hospital
sources
said.
Palestinian
governor:
Demolishing
Hebron
homes
will
lead
to
further
violence
Jerusalem
Post,
December
2,
2002
Arif
Jabari,
the
Palestinian
Authority's
governor
in
Hebron,
said
the
IDF's
decision
to
demolish
Palestinian
homes
located
between
Hebron
and
Kiryat
Arba
will
lead
to
intensified
violence,
Israel
Radio
reported.
Israeli
Plans
to
Demolish
Homes
to
Expand
Settlements
Underway
in
Hebron
Palestine
Media
Center,
December
2,
2002
Abed
Rabbo
Says
Plan
tantamount
to
‘Ethnic
Cleansing’
--
Israeli
Occupation
Forces
(IOF)
said
it
plans
to
expropriate
and
demolish
some
15
Palestinian-owned
houses
and
property
between
the
illegal
Israeli
settlement
of
‘Kiryat
Arba’
and
the
Jewish
settler
enclave
ejected
in
the
heart
of
Hebron’s
Old
City,
as
part
of
a
plan
to
ensure
‘territorial
continuity’
between
the
two.
Police
reveal:
Terror
attack
thwarted
at
IDF
base
near
Haifa
Ha'aretz,
December
2,
2002
Israel
Police
revealed
on
Monday
that
it
uncovered
a
plan
last
week
by
an
Islamic
Jihad
terror
cell
from
Jenin
to
detonate
a
suitcase
full
of
explosives
at
the
entrance
to
an
IDF
base
in
the
Haifa
area.
Ya'alon:
Israel
has
foiled
Al
Qaida
attacks
Ha'aretz,
December
2,
2002
IDF
Chief
of
Staff
Moshe
Ya'alon
said
Monday
that
security
forces
had
foiled
attempted
Al
Qaida
attacks
in
Israel,
and
that
the
militant
organization
has
Palestinian
operatives
in
the
territories.
Ya'alon:
Most
of
the
settlements
will
have
to
be
removed
Ha'aretz,
December
2,
2002
WASHINGTON
-
Chief
of
Staff
Moshe
Ya'alon
has
told
a
closed
session
of
a
Washington-based
Middle
East
research
institute
that
both
the
Israelis
and
Palestinians
know
that
"at
the
end
of
the
day,
most
of
the
settlements
will
be
evacuated."
Fiji
Coup
Plotters
Armed
by
Israeli
Ambassador,
Court
Told
Islam
Online,
December
2,
2002
SUVA,
December
2
(IslamOnline
&
News
Agencies)
-
Rebel
soldiers
carried
out
the
2000
Fiji
coup
with
weapons
supplied
by
the
Israeli
ambassador,
a
treason
trial
was
told
here
Monday,
December
2.
Army
Captain
Jotame
Misivono
told
the
High
Court
here
that
the
weapons,
which
included
Uzi
sub-machine
guns,
gave
the
plotters
an
edge
over
the
regular
army
and
police.
IOF
Invade
Jenin,
Kill
Teenager,
Raise
Children
Death
Toll
in
a
Week
to
Five
Palestine
Media
Center,
December
2,
2002
Israeli
Occupation
Forces
(IOF)
soldiers,
backed
by
dozens
of
tanks
and
armored
vehicles,
raided
the
northern
West
Bank
city
of
Jenin
and
its
refugee
camp
early
on
Monday,
killing
a
sixteen
year-old
boy,
Palestinian
witnesses
and
security
sources
said.
Israel
Applies
‘Nuremberg
Laws’
on
Non-Jews:
Former
Israeli
Minister
Palestine
Media
Center,
December
2,
2002
A
former
Israeli
minister
of
education
has
castigated
Israel’s
discriminatory
laws
against
non-Jewish
citizens,
arguing
that
Israel
was
adopting
“an
essentially
Nazi-like
approach”
toward
the
Palestinian
people.
Adalah's
Report
to
the
UN
Committee
on
the
Elimination
of
Racial
Discrimination
in
Israel
Adalah,
March,
1998
Discriminatory
Laws:
This
Report
found
20
discriminatory
laws
-
17
of
which
are
discriminatory
on
their
face,
in
that
they
either
relate
only
to
the
rights
of
Jews
in
Israel
or
abridge
the
rights
of
Arab
citizens
of
the
State.
The
other
3
laws
discussed
in
this
Report
use
neutral
language
and
general
terminology,
but
have
a
discriminatory
effect
on
Arab
citizens.
Amnesty
attacks
Iraq
torture
dossier
The
Guardian,
December
2,
2002
The
government
was
today
accused
of
manipulating
information
on
human
rights
abuses
in
Iraq
to
build
its
case
for
war
against
Saddam
Hussein.
Iraq
inspections
'could
last
a
year'
The
Guardian,
December
2,
2002
The
world's
top
nuclear
inspector
said
yesterday
that
it
may
take
12
months
to
discover
whether
Iraq
has
weapons
of
mass
destruction
-
a
view
that
is
likely
to
irritate
Washington
hawks.
Qatar
exercise
signals
US
plan
for
Iraq
battle
The
Guardian,
December
2,
2002
In
a
thinly-veiled
rehearsal
for
war
in
Iraq,
the
United
States
is
preparing
an
unprecedented
military
exercise
in
Qatar
to
test
its
command
structure.
Iraq
confirms
four
killed
in
Basra
bombing;
U.N.
monitors
continue
inspections
in
Baghdad
area
Al-Bawaba,
December
2,
2002
Four
Iraqis
were
killed
Sunday
and
27
injured
when
US
and
British
warplanes
struck
civilian
installations
in
Basra
and
two
other
southern
provinces,
a
military
spokesman
was
quoted
by
the
official
INA
news
agency
as
saying.
UN
inspectors
check
former
Scud
site
BBC,
December
2,
2002
United
Nations
weapons
inspectors
in
Iraq
have
been
carrying
out
a
surprise
inspection
at
a
plant
in
the
capital,
Baghdad.
10,000
protest
possible
Iraq
war
Chicago
Tribune,
December
2,
2002
ISTANBUL,
TURKEY
--
Waving
balloons
emblazoned
with
peace
signs,
about
10,000
people
took
part
in
a
protest
Sunday
against
a
potential
U.S.-led
war
in
neighboring
Iraq.
U.N.
Arms
Experts
Take
Aim
At
Iraq’s
Long-range
Missiles
Islam
Online,
December
2,
2002
BAGHDAD,
December
2
(IslamOnline
&
News
Agencies)
–
U.N.
disarmament
inspectors
targeted
Monday,
December
2,
a
Baghdad
research
centre
which
developed
guidance
systems
for
now-banned
long-range
missiles,
as
Iraq
protested
against
U.S.
and
British
“state
terrorism”.
Iranian
Professor
Appeals
Death
Sentence
The
Guardian,
December
2,
2002
TEHRAN,
Iran
(AP)-
A
lawyer
for
an
Iranian
professor
sentenced
to
death
for
insulting
Islam
appealed
the
verdict
Monday,
saying
he
was
acting
against
his
client's
wishes
a
day
before
the
verdict
was
to
become
final.
Australia
supports
pre-emptive
strikes
The
Guardian,
December
2,
2002
Australia's
prime
minister,
John
Howard,
said
yesterday
he
was
prepared
to
act
against
terrorists
in
neighbouring
Asian
countries
and
that
international
law
should
change
to
allow
nations
to
strike
pre-emptively
against
terrorists
who
plan
to
attack
them.
His
comments
sparked
immediate
outrage
from
governments
across
Asia.
Snubbed
Libya
may
stop
aiding
fight
against
al-Qaida
The
Guardian,
December
2,
2002
The
son
of
Colonel
Muammar
Gadafy
delivered
an
unexpected
rebuff
to
the
west
last
night
when
he
warned
that
Libya
should
drop
its
support
for
the
American-led
war
on
terrorism.
Egyptian
President
calls
on
Israel
to
''change
course''
Al-Bawaba,
December
2,
2002
Egypt’s
President,
Hosni
Mubarak,
on
Sunday
called
on
Israel
to
"change
course"
and
seek
a
negotiated
end
to
its
conflict
with
the
Palestinians,
warning
that
injustice
and
despair
were
fuelling
terrorism.
Al-Awda
Declares
2003
Al-Nakba
Awareness
and
Activism
Year
Al-Awda,
November
27,
2002
"Our
elected
representatives..have
unanimously
supported
designating
2003
as
Al-Nakba
Awareness
and
Activism
Year."
-
The
Palestine
Right
to
Return
Coalition
(http://Al-Awda.org)
continues
to
grow
rapidly
with
committees
now
in
over
25
states
and
over
14
countries.
Is
Hizbullah
invisible
leader
involved
in
activities
in
Canada?
Alternative
Information
Center,
December
1,
2002
Placed
on
the
Federal
Bureau
of
Investigations
(FBI)
Most
Wanted
Terrorists
list
and
described
as
an
alleged
head
of
the
security
apparatus
for
the
Lebanese
Hizbullah
group,
Imad
Mugniyah’s
name
has
recently
re-surfaced
as
authorities
suspect
he
may
be
linked
to
an
active
Canadian
cell.
Beset
Jewish
state
is
losing
edge
Washington
Times,
December
2,
2002
LONDON
—
A
leading
Israeli
research
institute
warns
in
a
report
being
released
today
that
the
Jewish
state
—
beset
by
Palestinian
attacks
and
a
dismal
economy
—
is
rapidly
losing
its
military
edge
over
the
Arab
world.
Monona
pastor
found
himself
in
Arafat's
office
Wisconsin
State
Journal,
December
1,
2002
Just
about
the
last
place
Monona's
Rev.
Bruce
Burnside
expected
to
be
two
weeks
ago
was
in
Yassar
Arafat's
private
office.
He
says
he
was
as
surprised
as
anyone
else
when
he
was
allowed
to
join
a
WABC
television
crew
from
New
York
City
and
walk
into
the
Palestinian
leader's
office
in
the
bombed-out
Ramallah
compound.
Germany
will
supply
two
Patriot
missile
batteries
to
Israel
Ha'aretz,
December
2,
2002
The
German
Defense
Ministry
officially
informed
Israel
on
Sunday
that
it
will
deliver
two
Patriot
missile
batteries
within
the
coming
weeks.
Netanyahu
rejects
Lieberman's
proposal
to
lead
Nat'l
Union
Ha'aretz,
December
2,
2002
Foreign
Minister
Benjamin
Netanyahu
on
Sunday
rejected
the
proposal
of
Yisrael
Beiteinu
chairman
Avigdor
Lieberman
that
he
leave
the
Likud
and
head
the
National
Union/Yisrael
Beiteinu
faction.
Terror
warnings
put
security
forces
on
high
alert
throughout
the
country
Ha'aretz,
December
2,
2002
The
police
yesterday
declared
a
high
alert
in
various
parts
of
the
country
following
several
warnings
of
possible
terrorist
infiltrations
and
suicide
attacks.
Germany
reassessing
APC
deal
with
Israel
Ha'aretz,
December
2,
2002
A
faded
fax
request
from
Israel
to
the
German
Defense
Ministry
asking
to
acquire
German-made
armored
personnel
carriers
designed
for
locating
atomic,
biological
and
chemical
(ABC)
fallout,
but
which
Israel
wants
to
use
in
the
territories
as
a
troop
transporter,
has
created
an
uproar
in
Germany,
which
is
now
reassessing
its
original
decision
to
sell
the
vehicles
to
Israel.
First
American
oleh
to
receive
full
benefits
basket
arrives
Ha'aretz,
December
2,
2002
The
first
North
American
immigrant
to
receive
the
financial
benefits
previously
restricted
to
immigrants
from
welfare
states
arrived
at
Ben-Gurion
International
Airport
yesterday.
New
York-born
Samuel
Penzias,
24,
delayed
the
date
of
his
arrival
in
Israel
by
a
few
days
so
as
to
be
eligible
for
the
"absorption
basket,"
a
financial
package
from
the
Ministry
of
Immigrant
Absorption
worth
thousands
of
shekels.
Occupation
Chronicle
Events
in
Palestine
Palestine
Media
Center,
December
2,
2002
Israeli
Occupation
Forces
(IOF)
invaded
Jenin
City
on
Monday,
killing
a
16
year-old
boy
following
a
failed
assassination
attempt
carried
out
by
IOF
Apaches
against
three
activists
in
the
Gaza
Strip.
Bahrain
urges
citizens
to
halt
anti-US
demonstrations
Jordan
Times,
December
2,
2002
MANAMA
(Agencies)
—
Bahrain
urged
its
citizens
Sunday
to
stop
burning
American
flags
and
shouting
anti-US
slogans
during
rallies,
saying
such
acts
harmed
the
Gulf
kingdom's
interests
and
relations
with
America.
Adwan
reiterates
Jordan's
stand
against
transfer
of
Palestinians
Jordan
Times,
December
2,
2002
AMMAN
—
Minister
of
State
for
Political
Affairs
and
Minister
of
Information
Mohammad
Adwan
on
Sunday
said
Jordan
will
not
allow
the
eviction
of
Palestinians
from
their
lands
through
a
policy
of
“forced
transfer.”
Hear
Palestine,
December
2,
2002
NEWS:
Palestinian
Youth
Killed
in
Israeli
Military
Attack,
Tulkarem
/
Palestinian
Youngster
Killed
and
16
Others
Wounded
in
Jenin
City
/
Palestinian
Killed
East
Gaza
City
/
Israeli
Army
Invades
Bani
Zeid
and
Beit
Rima
Villages,
Ramallah
/
Occupation
Army
Closes
Ramallah-Bir
Zeit
Road
/
3
Civilians
Arrested
in
Deir
al-Balah
/
Curfew
Partially
Lifted
in
West
Bank
Towns
FEATURES:
Occupation
Army
Blows
Up
Home
on
top
of
Elderly
Man
/
Deir
al-Balah.
When
You
Lose
Your
Home
and
Land
in
One
Second
/
Surda
Roadblock.
Daily
Suffering
and
Real
Humiliation
/
Palestinian
Poll:
Shifts
in
Palestinian
Public
Attitudes
Poll
Detects
Shifts
in
Palestinian
Public
Attitudes
Palestinian
Center
for
Policy
and
Survey
Research,
14-22
November
2002
While
indicating
important
shifts
in
Palestinian
public
attitudes
toward
the
Intifada
and
the
peace
process,
PSR
poll
shows
significant
support
for
the
appointment
of
a
prime
minister
and
refusal
to
give
confidence
in
the
new
Palestinian
government.
Arab
scholars
accuse
Mohammad
Subhi
of
fabricating
historical
facts
in
his
politically
driven
series
“Faris
Bila
Jawad”
Al-Bawaba,
December
1,
2002
Controversial
views
are
not
limited
to
the
Jews
in
Israel
and
the
US,
but
also
have
been
extended
to
scholars
in
the
Arab
World.
Historians
have
accused
Mohammad
Subhi,
star
of
“Faris
Bila
Jawad”
(Knight
Without
a
Horse)
of
fabrication
of
facts
and
invalid
historical
dates.
