Economist
tallies swelling cost of Israel to US
Christian Science Monitor, December 9, 2002
Since 1973, Israel has cost the United States about $1.6 trillion. If divided
by today's population, that is more than $5,700 per person.
State
Dept. report questions PA's recognition of Israel
Ha'aretz, December 10, 2002
WASHINGTON - The latest semi-annual State Department report on the Palestinian
Authority and Palestinian Liberation Organization explicitly states - for
the first time - that the PA's failure to rein in terror raises questions
about the Palestinians' recognition of the state of Israel's right to exist.
Based on this report, President George W. Bush determined last week that the
PA is not meeting its commitment to fight terror.
Palestinian
man killed in Gaza
Jerusalem Post, December 10, 2002
Undercover Israeli soldiers shot dead a Hamas activist in the Gaza Strip early
Tuesday after he threw bricks at them from a roof and fled when they tried
to arrest him, the army said.
Hard-liners
tighten grip on Likud, oppose Palestinian statehood
Arab News, December 10, 2002
OCCUPIED JERUSALEM, 10 December 2002 — The party tipped to become the
dominant force in Israeli politics after the January general election swung
further to the right yesterday, as the army continued its operations in the
West Bank and Gaza Strip.
Leading
Israeli Dove's Wings Clipped in Labour Vote
Miami Hearld, december 10, 2002
JERUSALEM - The Israeli political party that championed the Oslo accords with
the Palestinians dealt Israel's battered peace camp another blow Tuesday by
slapping down an architect of the 1993 landmark deal.
Israeli
Government, Military Silent on Army Destruction of U.N. Food Warehouse in
Gaza
Florida Times-Union, December 10, 2002
Nearly two weeks after that Nov. 30 incident, the Israeli military has yet
to provide a detailed explanation, and aides to Israeli Prime Minister Ariel
Sharon say they would not comment until the military does. -- BEIT LAHIYA,
Gaza Strip (AP) — It was considered a routine operation, similar to
many Israeli army forays into Palestinian areas over the past two years —
locate a building believed to be used by terrorists and destroy it.
Hamas
militant planning attack killed in Gaza; IDF demolishes 3 homes in Rafah
Ha'aretz, December 10, 2002
IDF soldiers and Border Police troops killed a Hamas terrorist Tuesday mornng
in Khan Yunis, in the Gaza Strip.
Israel
and PA reach agreement on transfer of frozen tax revenues
Ha'aretz, December 10, 2002
Israel and the Palestinian Authority have reached an agreement on the transfer
of frozen tax revenues to the Palestinians, according to which the monies
will be directly transferred to PA Finance Minister Salam Fayed.
Palestinian
court orders arms smuggling suspect freed
Ha'aretz, December 10, 2002
The Palestinian High Court on Tuesday ordered the release of the alleged financier
of an attempt to smuggle 50 tons of weapons to the Palestinian Authority,
but he was unlikely to be freed soon.
Psychological
warfare in the territories: Israeli army simulates explosion
noises
Alternative Information Center, December 10, 2002
Psychological warfare in the territories: Israeli army simulates
explosion noises. Paratrooper: “Soldiers used incredible
effects of massive shooting and the falling of bombs.”
Dalai
Lama Troubled by Israel's Treatment of the Palestinians
PR Newswire, December 10, 2002
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 10 /PRNewswire/ -- The Dalai Lama, Tibet's spiritual leader
and one of the world's most recognized moral authorities, is "particularly
troubled" by the suffering of the Palestinians at the hands of the Israelis,
Scott A. Hunt notes in his new book The Future of Peace: On the Front Lines
with the World's Great Peacemakers.
Abbas:
I have no plans to run in PA elections
Jerusalem Post, December 10, 2002
The No. 2 man in the PLO, Mahmoud Abbas, said Monday that he had no plans
to run in the upcoming Palestinian general elections.
Hamas
activist killed in Khan Yunis; PA minister calls to halt attacks on civilians
including settlers
Al-Bawaba, December 10, 2002
Israeli forces killed early Teusday a Hamas member in the Gaza Strip town
of Khan Yunis. Yassin al-Agha hid on the roof of a building in the Khan Yonis
refugee camp when Israeli troops conducted searches, the army said in a statement.
Stoned
on the border: military police suspect that soldiers used drugs during operational
activities near Lebanon
Alternative Information Center, December 10, 2002
A worrying phenomenon in the Israeli army: combat soldiers serving on frontline
outposts on the border of Lebanon are suspected of using drugs.
IDF
investigating food warehouse destruction in Gaza
Jerusalem Post, December 10, 2002
The IDF is continuing to investigate an incident in which it destroyed a food
warehouse during a raid in Gaza, the Associated Press reported.
Palestinian
leader joins group calling for end to violence
New Haven Register, December 10, 2002
Planning Minister Nabil Shaath said attacks on all Israeli civilians must
stop, including those on Jewish settlers in the West Bank and Gaza Strip.
"Stopping targeting Israeli civilians is a step that needs to be implemented,"
Shaath said.
Israeli
Dove's Wings Clipped By Party
CBS News, December 10, 2002
(CBS) A leading Israeli dove had his wings clipped in the primaries of the
moderate Labor Party Monday. the big loser in the Labor primaries was Yossi
Beilin...architect of the Oslo Peace Accords.
Matan
Vilnai tops Labor list; Yossi Beilin and other doves out
Ha'aretz, December 10, 2002
Matan Vilnai was the top vote-getter in the Labor Party primary to determine
the list of Knesset candidates ahead of the January 28 elections, according
to the final results announced just after 5 P.M. Tuesday from Kfar Sava.
EU
to push for Mideast 'road map' at Quartet talks
Ha'aretz, December 10, 2002
BRUSSELS - The European Union agreed Tuesday to press for a Middle East peace
plan to be adopted by the "Quartet" of mediators at a meeting on December
20, despite U.S. misgivings in the face of Israeli pressure.
Bibi-ites
smite the Sharonites
Ha'aretz, December 10, 2002
Ehud Olmert and Shaul Mofaz, two prominent figures in Ariel Sharon's Likud
faction, sat together in a side room of Tel Aviv's Exhibition Grounds late
into Sunday night, waiting for the primary votes to be counted.
Hear
Palestine, December 10, 2002
NEWS: Occupation Army Invades Khan Younis, Executes Resident in Cold Blood
/ Occupation Army Levels Vast Areas of Agricultural Land, Al-Qarara / Occupation
Army Invades Qalqilya / Curfew Expands to Include Bethlehem Villages / Raids
and Arrests in Jenin Villages / New Military Locations near Qalandya Military
Roadblock FEATURES: Cold Blooded Killing / The Child Shadi: Paralyzed
Body and Tortured Soul / Occupation Takes Away Their Mother and Home / Occupation
Transforms 'Qalandya Military Roadblock' into Main Crossing
Hard-Liners
Tighten Grip on Likud - Two Civilians Shot Dead
Palestine Chronicle, December 9, 2002
OCCUPIED JERUSALEM - The party tipped to become the dominant force in Israeli
politics after the January general election swung further to the right yesterday,
as the army continued its 'operations' in the West Bank and Gaza Strip.
Opponents
to Palestinian State Grip Likud, Doom Peace Process to Collapse
Palestine Media Center, December 10, 2002
Foreign Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s ultra-nationalist camp established
its grip on Israel’s right-wing Likud party, with most of those to take
a seat in parliament in upcoming legislative elections, opposing the creation
of a Palestinian state, thus dooming the two-state solution to the Palestinian-Israeli
conflict, US President George W. Bush’s vision, the Quartet’s
‘roadmap’ and the whole Middle East peace process to an inevitable
collapse.
IOF
Kill Two Civilians, Impose Restrictions on UN Vehicles’ Movement
Palestine Media Center, December 10, 2002
Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) killed two Palestinian civilians, a woman
and a “mentally handicapped” man with in the West Bank cities
of Nablus and Tulkarem, Palestinian security sources said Monday. IOF also
imposed a set of driving restrictions on relief organizations operating in
the Gaza Strip, which a diplomatic source on Monday condemned as “harassment”.
Peace
Group Slams Israeli Plans to Demolish Hebron Houses
Palestine Media Center, December 10, 2002
The Israeli peace group Gush Shalom demanded that their government halt plans
to demolish dozens of Palestinian houses in the West Bank city of Hebron,
warning that it would constitute a “war crime”.
Official
Accused in Karine A Affair
Palestine Media Center, December 10, 2002
The Palestinian high court has ordered the release Tuesday of Fuad Shobaki,
who was allegedly linked to the Karine A smuggling affair, and cleared Ahmad
Sa’adat, the head of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine
(PFLP).
Al-Aqsa
groups vow to continue resistance
Arabic News, December 10, 2002
Al-Aqsa groups of the Fatah movement on Sunday stressed to continue the Palestinian
national resistance operations against the Israeli occupation in the Palestinian
territories until liberation from the Israeli occupation.
Court
orders Jericho prisoner's release
BBC, December 10, 2002
The Palestinian high court has ordered the release of a high-ranking Palestinian
official jailed over an attempt to smuggle tons of weapons by ship from Iran
to the Gaza Strip.
Palestinian
Economy Declined Dramatically Since 2000: Statistics Bureau
Palestine Media Center, December 10, 2002
According to a survey published by the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics
(PCBS), the Palestinian economy in 2000 saw a substantial decline with gross
domestic product (GDP) amounting to $9.17 billion in the West Bank and Gaza
strip.
Hebron
Diary: "What I say to you, I say to everyone: Watch!"
Christian Peacemaker Team (CPT) in Hebron, December 7, 2002
What does it mean to "watch?" In Bethlehem, this first week of Advent,
faces watch from doorways, at corners, as those under curfew risk the
streets to visit sick relatives or find the half-opened grocery door. Soldiers
watch from tanks, at checkpoints for the unwary traveler, or invade
houses in the dark hours before dawn when no one is watching.
Fatah
to demand Hamas end attacks on civilians
Jerusalem Post, December 10, 2002
Palestinian officials told The Jerusalem Post Fatah would demand Hamas end
attacks on all civilians whether they are living in Israel or in the territories.
Labor
to challenge inclusion of Mofaz on Likud list
Jerusalem Post, December 10, 2002
Labor Party secretary-general Ophir Pines-Paz said Monday night that Labor
plans to submit a petition to the head of the central elections committee,
Supreme Court Justice Mishael Cheshin, to disqualify Defense Minister Shaul
Mofaz from the Likud Knesset list, reports Israel Radio.
Court
Clears Arafat’s Financier in Arms Smuggling Affair
Islam Online, December 10, 2002
RAMALLAH, West Bank, December 10 (IslamOnline & News Agencies) - The Palestinian
high court ordered the release Tuesday, December 10, of Palestinian President
Yasser Arafat's former top financier, jailed in May over arms smuggling charges
as part of a deal to end Israel's siege on Arafat.
Israeli
Chief of Staff Justifies Killing of Civilians
Palestine Chronicle, December 9, 2002
TEL AVIV - Israeli Chief of Staff, Moshe Ya’alon on Sunday claimed that
the Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) recent harming of Palestinian civilians
was “a consequence of dealing with a civilian population while fighting
terror.”
EU
leaders to continue backing Palestinian Authority; call for ceasefire at summit
Jerusalem Post, December 10, 2002
European Union leaders were expected to urge Israel and the Palestinians to
end their fighting and reiterate their support for the creation of a Palestinian
state at a two-day summit in Copenhagen, Denmark, this week, officials said
Tuesday.
Sharon
Prison gets low grades in new report
Ha'aretz, December 10, 2002
The Public Defender's Office has delivered a critical report on conditions
at the Sharon Prison to Attorney General Elyakim Rubinstein and Public Security
Minister Uzi Landau. The report is the latest in a series of reviews documenting
overcrowded and unsanitary conditions in Israeli prisons.
IDF
starts work on Hebron promenade
Ha'aretz, December 10, 2002
An Israel Defense Forces engineering unit has started work to expand the pedestrian
strip that runs between Kiryat Arba and the Cave of the Patriarchs. A large
truck and a few bulldozers appeared on the site on Sunday.
Anger
at threat to ban Arafat from Bethlehem
The Independent, December 10, 2002
A threat by Israel to prevent Yasser Arafat from attending Christmas Mass
in Bethlehem could bring a "dangerous escalation" of tensions, Palestinians
warned yesterday.
UN
row erupts over Iraq dossier
BBC, December 10, 2002
Resolution 1441 explicitly stated that the dossier should be handed to the
Security Council as a whole, not just to a select few members. -- The United
States has handed copies of Iraq's weapons dossier to the other four permanent
members of the UN Security Council, sparking complaints from some of the 10
Council members who have been excluded.
U.S.
Seizes Iraq’s Weapons Report, Upsets Security Council
Islam Online, December 10, 2002
UNITED NATIONS, December 10 (IslamOnline & News Agencies) – The
United States upset other Security Council members by removing the only complete
copy of Iraq’s declaration of its weapons of mass destruction from U.N.
headquarters soon after it arrived, diplomats said Tuesday, December 10.
Iraq
report discloses arms aid
News Limited, December 11, 2002
IRAQ'S mammoth document on its past weapons programs includes the names of
foreign suppliers – disclosures that may be embarrassing for nations
on the UN Security Council.
Russia
denounces external pressure on UN officials in Iraq
Times of India, December 10, 2002
MOSCOW: Russian on Tuesday denounced "external pressure" on UN weapons inspectors
in Iraq and warned the United States against using the stand-off over Iraq's
alleged possession of weapons of mass destruction as a pretext to overthrow
the regime in Baghdad.
'It's
time to take risks'
The Guardian, December 10, 2002
In 1971, former marine Daniel Ellsberg leaked documents that exposed US government
lies and helped end the Vietnam war. He tells Duncan Campbell why he did it,
and why he is calling on today's officials to do the same to the Bush regime
- and prevent a war in Iraq.
Iraq
blasts U.S. for dossier "blackmail"
Financial Times, December 10, 2002
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraq is accusing Washington of strong-arming the United
Nations into handing over an unedited copy of Baghdad's arms dossier, assailing
the action as part of a U.S. bid to wage war.
Iraq
fears U.S. to forge weapons declaration; U.N. inspections expand
Al-Bawaba, December 10, 2002
U.N. nuclear monitors went to a remote uranium mining site in one of five
inspections conducted Tuesday, a marked expansion of the U.N. field operation.
Still, more inspectors were flying to Iraq later in the day.
Selling
The Iraq War To The U.S.
CBS News, December 6, 2002
(CBS) Politicians have had to sell the public on going to war since Colonial
times, but they never had the arsenal of advertising and communications techniques
the Bush administration is using to sell a possible war on Iraq. Bob Simon
reports on those techniques and those employed by the elder Bush prior to
the 1991 Gulf War.
U.N.
Teams Head for Uranium Mine
The Guardian, December 10, 2002
BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) - International nuclear monitors drove six hours across
the Iraqi desert to a remote uranium mining site in one of five inspections
mounted Tuesday, a marked expansion of the U.N. field operation. Still more
inspectors were flying to Iraq later in the day.
US
and UK admit lack of 'killer' proof
The Guardian, December 10, 2002
The US and Britain lack "killer" intelligence that will prove conclusively
that Iraq has weapons of mass destruction, according to sources in London
and New York.
We
tried to build an atom bomb, says Iraqi weapons chief
The Independent, December 10, 2002
United Nations inspectors visited a nuclear complex for the third time yesterday,
12 hours after Saddam Hussein's chief scientific adviser disclosed how close
Iraq had come to making an atomic bomb.
US
wins battle to see Iraq's unedited weapons report
The Independent, December 10, 2002
Washington has won full access to the Iraqi arms dossier in an embarrassing
blow to Hans Blix, the UN's chief inspector, who had said it would be edited
on security grounds before being passed on to member countries.
Iraqi
silence on bioweapons augurs ill
Jordan Times, December 10, 2002
BAGHDAD (AFP) — Iraq has taken a calculated risk in announcing that
it has nothing new to declare about a top secret biological weapons programme
which UN disarmament inspectors have been trying to penetrate for 12 years.
Gen.
Franks stresses importance of current military exercise in Qatar
Al-Bawaba, December 10, 2002
Gen. Tommy Franks Tuesday said an exercise underway in Qatar was critical
to preparing US forces for any war and that his troops were ready, if called
upon, to launch operations in Iraq.
US
snubs Kurds as it negotiates Turkey’s role in war
Al-Bawaba, December 10, 2002
The United States has blacklisted today the Kurdistan Freedom and Democracy
Congress (KADEK) as a terrorist organization. As a result, any US financial
assets held by KADEK, a Kurdish opposition group operating in Turkey, will
be frozen.
Iraq
accuses Kuwait of breaching Arab fence-mending deal
Jordan Times, December 10, 2002
BAGHDAD (AFP) — Iraq accused Kuwait Monday of violating an Arab League
deal to patch up relations between the Gulf war foes, as it lashed out at
Gulf criticism of an unprecedented Iraqi apology to the emirate.
Draft
recommendations of the opposition conference in London
Arabic News, December 10, 2002
Well-informed sources at the Iraqi opposition said that the preparatory committee
of the opposition conference which will be held on Saturday in London has
reached the draft of the conference's final recommendations.
Iraq
blasts early release of dossier to US
ABC News, December 10, 2002
Iraq blasted the decision to hand over an unedited copy of its weapons declaration
to the United States and said Washington would manipulate the dossier to produce
a pretext to launch war.
Carter
warns against 'catastrophic' war
BBC, December 10, 2002
Former US president Jimmy Carter has warned of the potentially "catastrophic
consequences" of a pre-emptive US war on Iraq.
Three
Iraqi opposition leaders meet in Iran
Jordan Times, December 10, 2002
TEHRAN (R) — Three top Iraqi opposition leaders held talks in the Iranian
capital on Monday ahead of a long-delayed meeting of opponents of President
Saddam Hussein due to begin in London later this week.
Rumsfeld
Courts Horn of Africa
The Guardian, December 10, 2002
ASMARA, Eritrea (AP) - Sharpening the U.S. focus on the Horn of Africa as
a haven for terrorists, Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld arrived in the
Eritrean capital on Tuesday to discuss expanding military cooperation and
to visit American troops training in neighboring deserts.
US
arms Algeria for fight against Islamic terror
The Guardian, December 10, 2002
The US has agreed to sell arms to Algeria to help it put down the Islamic
rebellion which has cost more than 100,000 lives in the past 10 years.
In its wish to win the support of Muslim states for its war on terrorism,
Washington appears to have replaced its previous reluctance to arm Algiers,
because of its bad human rights record, with admiration.
One
man's stand against Australia's war on terror
The Guardian, December 10, 2002
The Australian government is having a rough time dealing with Brian Deegan,
whose son was killed in the Bali bombing.
State
Department issues warning for Americans traveling to Lebanon
Al-Bawaba, December 10, 2002
The U.S. State Department has issued a warning for Americans traveling to
Lebanon. The warning, issued Monday, added that the potential threat to U.S.
government personnel in Beirut is also serious.
OPEC
members cheat while Iraq decreases production
Al-Bawaba, December 10, 2002
The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) output of crude oil
decreased to 26.91 million barrels per day (bpd) in November, marginally down
from October's 26.93 million bpd, according to a Platts survey of OPEC and
oil industry officials.
Saudi
Arabia calls for oil output cuts
BBC, December 10, 2002
Ali Naimi, the most influential man in Opec, has said the cartel should reduce
the amount of oil being pumped into the world marketplace.
GCC
to reinforce joint military: Prince Sultan
Arab News, December 10, 2002
NORTHERN PROVINCE, 10 December 2002 — Leaders of the Gulf Cooperation
Council states have decided to reinforce their joint military by increasing
men and equipment and by bolstering land and air defense systems, Prince Sultan,
second deputy premier and minister of defense and aviation, announced here
yesterday.
Report:
Internally Displaced Palestinians, International Protection, and Durable Solutions,
November 2002
BADIL, December 4, 2002
One of the often neglected groups of internally displaced persons (IDPs) in
the Middle East is internally displaced Palestinians. While internally displaced
Palestinians inside 1948 Palestine/Israel and in 1967 occupied Palestine comprise
only a small percent of the global Palestinian refugee population, they face
many of the same problems as refugees.
Refugee
rights are human rights
BADIL, December 4, 2002
December 10 marks the annual commemoration of International Human Rights Day
and the 54th anniversary of the signing of the Universal
Declaration of Human Rights. Among those basic rights enshrined in international
human rights law is the right of return and the right to property.
Maher
confers with the American ambassadors to Egypt, Israel
Arabic News, December 10, 2002
The Egyptian foreign minister Ahmad Maher yesterday in Cairo met with the
ambassadors of the USA to Egypt and Israel David Welsh and Daniel Kurtz, respectively
and exchanged with them views on latest developments in the Middle East region.
Israel
prepares for a military operation
Arabic News, December 10, 2002
The Kuwaiti daily al-Rai al-Aam reported yesterday that western diplomatic
sources expressed conviction that Israel is preparing for a military operation
in the form of a large attack ( taking the form of muscles flexing) under
the pretext of retaliating the Mombassa operation in Kenya.
Exiled
Palestinian number 13 is in Mauritania
Arabic News, December 10, 2002
The Palestinian number 13, Abdullah Dawoud, who was exiled in May this year
at Israel's request during the siege of the church of Nativity in Bethlehem,
who was evacuated to Cyprus, said he intends to live permanently in Mauritania
where he had arrived recently.
Libya:
Arab League is outdated
Arabic News, December 10, 2002
The secretary general of the people's committee for foreign relations and
international cooperation in Libya Abdul Rahman Shalqam has described the
Arab League as an expired antibiotic.
Saving
Water For Peace
The Ledger, December 10, 2002
The most volatile liquid in the Mideast is not oil but water. It is a diminishing
resource that has increasingly become a point of contention among heavily
armed, thirsty nations in that war-torn region.
Intelligence
officials fear spy-satellite gap in near future
South Florida Sun-Sentinel, December 10, 2002
WASHINGTON · A secret program for developing the next generation of spy satellites
is underfunded and behind schedule and could leave the CIA and Pentagon with
gaps in satellite coverage critical to the war on terrorism if the program
cannot be restructured, defense and intelligence officials said.
Citigroup
optimistic: 1.3% growth for Israel in 2003
Globes, December 10, 2002
Citigroup economists foresee 1.3% growth for Israel in 2003. The optimistic
forecast was made as part of a report prepared by Citigroup for the US and
world economies in 2003.
Animated-film
project speaks to friendship between Israeli and Arab women
Seattle-Times, December 10, 2002
CHICAGO — Animator Avni, a 28-year-old Israeli native, and her co-director
Serene El-Haj Daoud, a 26-year-old Palestinian, are getting international
recognition with their first professional short film. "From Far Away" offers
a condensed, animated memoir of a young girl's trials overcoming the language
barrier in Canada — where even asking to use the bathroom in school
becomes a desperate dilemma.
Sharon:
Mission to US shortly, to obtain aid and guarantees
Globes, December 10, 2002
Sharon: “A mission will shortly be leaving for the United States, to
discuss obtaining aid, primarily by means of guarantees. I believe that matter
will be decided quite soon."
IMF
report: Israel’s financial stability not threatened
Globes, December 10, 2002
Masahiko Takeda, head of the International Monetary Fund delegation to Israel,
said at a special press conference in Jerusalem today that it was wrong to
say Israel had gone through a financial crisis.
Euro
vision
Globes, December 9, 2002
Jacob Frenkel’s proposal to make the euro legal tender in Israel is
part of a revolutionary plan.
A
political animal
Ha'aretz, December 10, 2002
The Election Commission, composed of 38 representatives from political parties,
is anything but apolitical.
Head
of Arab League discusses Iraq, Israel with Russian foreign minister
Jerusalem Post, December 10, 2002
The head of the Arab League and Russia's foreign minister exchanged opinions
Tuesday on the situation around Iraq and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict,
calling for peaceful solutions to both.
Iranian
foreign minister rules out Al Qaeda-Hizbollah partnership
Jordan Times, December 10, 2002
BEIRUT (AP) — Iran's foreign minister challenged Israel to provide evidence
linking Iranian-backed Hizbollah resistance group to Osama Ben Laden's Al
Qaeda network, which America blames for the Sept. 11 terror attacks.
Senior
reformist: Iranian hard-liners face similar fate to deposed monarch
Jerusalem Post, December 10, 2002
TEHRAN, Iran - Iran's Islamic establishment may face the same fate as the
country's deposed pro-Western shah if it keeps ignoring student demands for
reform, the leader of Iran's largest opposition group said in comments reported
Tuesday.
Rumsfeld
hints at deeper US military involvement in Horn of Africa
Jerusalem Post, December 10, 2002
US Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld has left open the possibility of expanding
the new U.S. military presence in the Horn of Africa, where hundreds of American
troops are based as part of a land, sea and air campaign to root out al-Qaida
terrorists.
Haredim
pelt bus with stones in Jerusalem
Jerusalem Post, December 10, 2002
Several dozen haredim pelted rocks at an Egged bus in Jerusalem's Meah Shearim
neighborhood late Monday night, police said.
UNRWA
to issue 5th appeal for half of 2003 programme
Jordan Times, December 10, 2002
AMMAN — The United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) is expected
to launch another emergency appeal requesting funds for the programme running
through the first six months of 2003, an agency source said Monday.
Camp
refugees consider lack of credit as the single most reason for failing to
set up own businesses
Jordan Times, December 10, 2002
Researchers from Yarmouk University and Fafo, the Institute for Applied International
Studies in Norway, in coordination with the Department of Palestinian Affairs
have released a report on the living conditions of the Palestinian camp population
of Jordan.
On
the Margins: Migration and Living Conditions of Palestinian Camp Refugees
in Jordan
Fafo Institute for Applied Social Science
Occupation
Chronicle Events in Palestine
Palestine Media Center, December 10, 2002
Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) killed two civilians, a woman and a mentally
handicapped man in the northern West Bank cities of Nablus and Tulkarem. IOF
also opened fire at an UN-marked bus in the Gaza Strip wounding a student.
World
Marks Human Rights Day By Preparing For War
Islam Online, December 10, 2002
WORLD, December 10 (IslamOnline & News Agencies) - Vulnerable groups around
the world have seized the opportunity of the International Human Rights day,
which the world marks on Tuesday, December 10, to lobby for their causes.
Jordanians
to visit home of Santa Claus in Turkey
Jordan Times, December 10, 2002
AMMAN — If you ever thought Santa Claus flew in from the West then you
would be mistaken, or so says the Turkish envoy here, now organising a trip
to show Jordanians the Turkish haunts of jolly St Nick. “This is a trip
primarily designed to develop interfaith relations between nations since Santa
Claus is a figure known the world over,” Ambassador of Turkey Ercan
χzer told The Jordan Times, adding that understanding and cooperation between
religions has become a necessity, not an option, in the post-Sept. 11 world.
