Two
die in Gaza violence as peace quartet meets
Macon Telegraph, December 20, 2002
GAZA - Israeli troops killed a gunman in a raid on a Gaza Strip town, and
Palestinian militants shot dead a rabbi settler on Friday as mediators met
in Washington to discuss a plan for ending two years of Middle East bloodshed.
Rabbi
of nearby settlement killed in shooting attack in Gaza
Ha'aretz, December 20, 2002
A 40-year-old Israeli civilian was killed Friday morning in a shooting attack
near the Gush Katif bloc of settlements in the southern Gaza Strip. The man
was named as Rabbi Yitzhak Arameh, the rabbi of the ultra-Orthodox settlement
of Netzer Hazani. Islamic Jihad claimed responsibility for the shooting.
Army
Kills Three Children in Less Than Twenty-Four Hours
Palestine Chronicle, December 19, 2002
"Nada Madi, 11, was hit in the chest by automatic gunfire as she was in her
house in Rafah, near the Israeli-controlled border with Egypt .." ---
OCCUPIED JERUSALEM - Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) killed another two Palestinian
children on Wednesday, raising children’s death toll to three in less
than twenty-four hours, after raiding the Palestinian-controlled city of Rafah,
in the southern Gaza Strip.
Arafat
deposes Sari Nusseibeh as Jerusalem chief
Ha'aretz, December 20, 2002
Palestinian Authority Chairman Yasser Arafat has taken over responsibility
for the Jerusalem portfolio by deposing prominent Palestinian peace activist
Prof. Sari Nusseibeh.
Israel
removes settler outpost
BBC, December 19, 2002
Israeli troops have dismantled a Jewish settler outpost on the edge of Hebron
in the West Bank, near the site of a Palestinian ambush that killed 12 Israelis
in November.
First
remand in Likud vote scandal
Ha'aretz, December 20, 2002
Nearly the entire national fraud squad, one of the most elite units in the
police, is working on the investigation into allegations of vote buying and
influence peddling, aiming to complete the probe by election day.
Galloway
Warns of New Sykes-Picot, Iraq War First Step
Islam Online, December 20, 2002
"If you don’t want another century of slavery, of weakness and division,
then you will have to stand up now." --- CAIRO, December 20 (IslamOnline)
– Asking the Arab public opinion to stand up before another puppet president
or corrupt king is installed in Iraq, whose wealth will be devoured by foreign
governments, and asking the British government to renege on its obvious falsehoods,
George Galloway warned of another Sykes-Picot against the Arab world.
Labor
unveils its `bold' new platform
Ha'aretz, December 20, 2002
The Labor party unanimously approved its platform for the coming elections
yesterday. The main planks of the platform are..
Arafat
urged to delay Palestinian elections
BBC, December 20, 2002
Palestinian officials have urged Yasser Arafat to delay January's presidential
and legislative elections until Israeli forces withdraw from the West Bank.
Labor
platform calls for division of Jerusalem, civil marriage
Jerusalem Post, December 20, 2002
The Labor Party bureau unanimously approved a new platform for
the party on Thursday that reflects the dovish, secularist views
of new Labor chairman Amram Mitzna.
Israeli
Army Kills Palestinian, Wounds 3 in Gaza Incursion
Islam Online, December 20, 2002
GAZA CITY, December 20 (IslamOnline & News Agencies) – Israeli occupation
forces killed a Palestinian man and wounded three others during an incursion
into the Gaza Strip late Thursday, December 19, Palestinian security sources
said.
UK's
Middle East talks plan criticised
BBC, December 20, 2002
The Israeli Foreign Minister has criticised a British plan for talks with
Palestinian leaders, aimed at boosting the Middle East peace process.
Arab
parties charge disqualification attempts are 'undemocratic'
Jerusalem Post, December 19, 2002
Attempts to disqualify Arab parties and candidates, including MKs seeking
reelection, are illegitimate and undemocratic, Arab politicians charged on
Thursday.
Restraint
prevails as illegal Hebron outpost is vacated
Ha'aretz, December 20, 2002
Hundreds of policemen and security services personnel evacuated settlers and
their supporters early yesterday from the Giborei Hebron illegal outpost that
was established in the West Bank city last month following the deaths of 12
Israelis in a clash with three Islamic Jihad militants.
Gate
March in Nablus
Jerusalem Independent Media Centre, December 19, 2002
Yesterday, ISM joined Palestinian youth in tearing down an iron gate erected
in the middle of the city of Nablus, to divide it and isolate the refugee
camps, by the Israeli Occupation Forces.
Jerusalem’s
Latin Patriarch Appeals for End of Israeli Occupation
Palestine Chronicle, December 19, 2002
OCCUPIED JERUSALEM - Jerusalem’s Latin Patriarch Michel Sabbah in his
Christmas message appealed for an end to the Israeli siege and occupation
of Palestinian Territory and foe a stop of the bloodshed.
Palestinian
Detainees in Israeli Prisons Top 5000
Palestine Chronicle, December 19, 2002
"More than 6,000 Palestinians were arrested during a second period of large-scale
Israeli incursions into Palestinian residential areas..." --- OCCUPIED
JERUSALEM - Palestinians incarcerated in Israeli detention centers have toped
5000, a recent news report made by the Associated Press revealed Wednesday.
Bush
to discuss Mideast peace with European, U.N. leaders
Macon Telegraph, December 20, 2002
WASHINGTON - (KRT) - Under criticism abroad for seeming to ignore the Israeli-Palestinian
problem while he focuses on Iraq, President Bush will host key European and
United Nations leaders on Friday to hear their concerns that the administration's
Mideast peace initiative is adrift.
Poverty
on the Rise in Gaza as Israel Seeks Billions in US Aid
Palestine Chronicle, December 19, 2002
"There is nearly nothing left, nothing to come back to as the Israeli military
moves through crushing homes, infrascruture, life. This is ethnic cleansing
.." --- RAFAH, Gaza Strip (PC) - Block O is almost empty now.
Most of the people have gone. The sewage flood is knee deep in places. One
old man is walking around the muddy edges. His house is flooded. The 8 meter
high, 10 meter deep prison wall the Israeli military government is building
as it devastates Rafah is growing. Reddish brown steel riddles the landscape
that the Israeli military has destroyed.
Mofaz
impresses Washington
Ha'aretz, December 20, 2002
Defense Minister Shaul Mofaz went to Washington not only to learn about the
planned attack on Iraq, but also to build his public image. Mofaz wants to
be regarded both in Israel and in the United States as a statesman, not a
military man.
Mediators
to discuss Mid-East plan
BBC, December 20, 2002
The EU had hoped to publish the plan on Friday -- Representatives from the
quartet of mediators trying to create a blueprint for a peace deal between
Israel and the Palestinians are due to meet in Washington on Friday.
Patriarch
chides Mid-East leaders
BBC, December 18, 2002
The most senior Roman Catholic clergyman in the Holy Land has called on both
the Israeli and Palestinian leaderships to step aside if they fail to achieve
peace in the Middle East.
Palestinians
Offered Parts of Jerusalem
Bradenton Herald, December 20, 2002
JERUSALEM - Israel's Labor Party has adopted a new platform offering the Palestinians
parts of Jerusalem and joint administration of disputed holy sites - the most
explicit program of compromise laid out before an election by a major Israeli
party.
Israel
allows Palestinian buses to again move city to city; soldiers block some passengers
Sioux City Journal, December 20, 2002
NABLUS, West Bank (AP) -- For the first time in two years, Palestinians are
boarding buses with the hope of riding past Israeli military checkpoints in
the West Bank. But some didn't make it, leaving them to wonder whether Israel
is really serious about easing travel restrictions.
California
orders mass arrests of Muslim foreigners
The Independent, December 20, 2002
Hundreds of Middle Eastern and North African men, some just 16, have been
hauled into custody across southern California in the past few days, enraging
civil liberties groups and drawing comparisons with the internment of tens
of thousands of Japanese Americans during the Second World War.
LA's
Iranian Jewish community protests mistreatment of immigrants
Jerusalem Post, December 19, 2002
LOS ANGELES Members of the Iranian Jewish community here are accusing the
US Immigration and Naturalization Service of mistreatment of some immigrants
during a federally-mandated registration drive.
America
arrests 700 Muslim immigrants
The Guardian, December 20, 2002
As many as 700 Middle Eastern immigrants, mainly Iranians, have been detained
by US officials in southern California after they turned up to register in
accordance with the requirements of new residency laws.
Hear
Palestine, December 20, 2002
NEWS: Palestinian Resident Killed during Israeli Invasion of Deir al-Balah;
Settler Killed in Gaza Strip / Nablus: Home Demolished in New Askar Refugee
Camp / Bethlehem: Arrests and Oppressive Measures / Jenin: 20 Residents Arrested
during Military Invasion; Soldier Slightly Wounded FEATURES: Rafah:
Alaa's Friends and Family in Shock at his Death / Peaceful Demonstration removes
the Nablus Gate / Toubas-Jenin Road: Loss of Geographical Bearings / Wall
Transfers Qalqilya into Real Prison with Gate
International
Solidarity Movement, December 20, 2002
Tearing down the iron gate in Nablus / Driving the people away _ Kristen in
Rafah, Gaza / Entering Palestine _ Jaggi Singh / A Slow Process of Ethnic
Cleansing and Update _ Jaggi Singh / Oh Little Town of Bethlehem
Israeli
Military Told To Improve Detention Conditions
Hartford Courant, December 19, 2002
JERUSALEM -- They shiver in tents in frigid nighttime desert air. Dozens of
prisoners share a single squalid pit toilet. Family visits are almost unknown.
Conditions like these prompted Israel's Supreme Court on Wednesday to issue
a rare rebuke to the army, ordering improvements for hundreds of Palestinian
"administrative detainees" held inside Israel without trial or criminal charge.
ADC
Expresses Deep Concern about Widespread Detention of Immigrants
American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee, December 19, 2002
WASHINGTON DC - The American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC) today
expressed serious concerns regarding reports of mass detentions of Arab and
other Middle Eastern immigrants in California. Report by Reuters and AP last
night suggested that between 500 and 1,000 Middle Eastern immigrants had been
detained in the Los Angeles/Orange County area alone.
Deaths
of Palestinians following Delay in Obtaining Medical Treatment because of
Restrictions on Movement during the al-Aqsa Intifada
B'tselem, December 19, 2002
The IDF has substantially increased the restrictions on movement of Palestinians
in the Occupied Territories during the al-Aqsa intifada. Many of those harmed
by these restrictions have been persons requiring medical treatment.
Impeding
Access to Medical Care
B'tselem, December 19, 2002
Military officials repeatedly claim that the security forces do not interfere
with the work of the medical services in the territories and do not impede
the transfer of the sick and wounded to hospitals. Yet, the reality on the
ground is different. Following are three recent incidents indicating severe
disregard for the protection afforded to ambulances and medical personnel
in international law.
Updates
on imprisoned Israeli objectors
Alternative Information Center, December 20, 2002
Last week was "human rights week" in Israel, and apart from the regular violations
of human rights in the occupied territories, nine young conscientious objectors
were imprisoned this week, two of them for the sixth time in a row.
Quartet
members meet in Washington to discuss peace plans
Ha'aretz, December 20, 2002
WASHINGTON - The Quartet of Middle East mediators - the United States, European
Union, Russia and the United Nations - met on Friday to decide whether the
time was ripe to tell Israelis and Palestinians of their peace plans.
Appeal
to temporarily halt construction of Apartheid Wall denied
Alternative Information Center, December 20, 2002
LAW today (19 December) received a decision on an appeal filed on September
12 on behalf of four residents of Kufr Aqab in East Jerusalem to temporarily
halt construction of a 3.8 km section of Israel’s ‘security wall,’
running between Kufr Aqab and the Ofer military detention center, separating
Kufr Aqab from Jerusalem.
IDF
uncovers bomb-making factory; attack averted in Netanya
Ha'aretz, December 20, 2002
IDF forces operating in the Nablus area on Friday morning raided a house in
the Askhar refugee camp, uncovering what security sources described as an
usually large bomb-making factory. The IDF believes that the factory was used
to create many of devices used against Israeli targets in recent months.
Netanyahu
critical of British PM Blair's plan for Palestinian talks
Ha'aretz, December 20, 2002
Foreign minister Benjamin Netanyahu will meet his British counterpart Jack
Straw in London Friday, after declaring a British proposal for talks on Palestinian
reform futile as long as Yasser Arafat is leader of the Palestinian Authority.
U.S.
lobbying Sec. Council to authorize force against Iraq
Ha'aretz, December 20, 2002
WASHINGTON - The U.S. administration, concluding that Saddam Hussein is not
serious about disarmament, turned Friday to convincing the U.N. Security Council
that it should declare Iraq in violation of international demands and authorize
war.
Blix
urges US and UK to hand over Iraq evidence
The Guardian, December 20, 2002
The United States and Britain should give United Nations weapons inspectors
more intelligence about Iraq's alleged weapons of mass destruction, chief
inspector Hans Blix said today. "If the UK and the US ... have evidence, then
one would expect that they would be able to tell us where this stuff is,"
Mr Blix told BBC radio.
US
urged to rethink bomb use
BBC, December 19, 2002
Unexploded bombs are deadlier than mines -- Human rights campaigners have
called on the United States to reconsider its use of cluster bombs during
a possible war with Iraq. Human Rights Watch (HRW), a New York-based organisation,
says the main lesson from the US campaign in Afghanistan is that cluster bombs
should not be used in or near residential areas.
Mofaz:
U.S. decided Israel won't take part in Iraq campaign
Ha'aretz, December 20, 2002
The United States has decided that Israel will not take part in the campaign
against Iraq, Israel Radio quoted Defense Minister Shaul Mofaz as saying Friday.
Mofaz said that the Americans are willing to give Israel all the assistance
necessary in case of an Iraqi attack.
Sanctions
are ruining Iraq's water supplies
Reuters AlertNet, December 5, 2002
Roland Huguenin-Benjamin has spent nearly 20 years representing the International
Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in the Arab world and since October 2002
he has been ICRC information delegate in Baghdad. He describes how the ICRC
has helped Iraq cope with deteriorating water services as a result of U.N.
sanctions in force for the past 12 years.
Military
deployment in Gulf doubled with 50,000 extra troops
The Independent, December 20, 2002
After its rejection of Iraq's weapons declaration, the Bush administration
has stepped up preparations for war by authorising the dispatch of a further
50,000 troops to the Gulf region, doubling the US military presence there.
US
not sharing intelligence, say UK agencies
The Independent, December 20, 2002
The United States has failed to provide Britain with full details of its "solid
evidence" proving that Iraq is hiding weapons of mass destruction, security
sources say. There is also concern in London that the Americans are again
trying to link Saddam Hussein and Osama bin Laden's al-Qa'ida network, a link
British and European intelligence agencies do not believe exists.
Missing:
four tons of nerve gas, 8.5 tons of anthrax, and assorted nuclear bomb parts
The Independent, December 20, 2002
The United States pushed the world closer to armed conflict last night when
Colin Powell, the Secretary of State, asserted that Iraq's declaration on
its weapons capacities "totally failed" to meet the conditions laid down by
the United Nations. The document, he said, was nothing more than "a catalogue
of flagrant omissions and recycled information."
US
lobbying Security Council members to authorize force against Iraq
Jerusalem Post, December 20, 2002
WASHINGTON - The US administration, concluding that Saddam Hussein is not
serious about disarmament, turned Friday to convincing the UN Security Council
that it should declare Iraq in violation of international demands and authorize
war.
Blair
Prepares Troops for Iraq War
Islam Online, December 20, 2002
Referring to war against Iraq, Blair said; "I'm afraid it's inevitable though…"
--- LONDON, December 20 (IslamOnline & News Agencies) – British
Premier Tony Blair Friday, December 20, delivered a direct message to British
forces to be prepared for action against Iraq, as the U.S. insisted that it
will keep sharing intelligence with UN weapons inspectors in Iraq.
US
moves towards Iraq war footing
BBC, December 20, 2002
The United States is preparing a rapid increase in its military strength in
the Middle East, almost doubling the number of troops near Iraq.
Bush
Expected To Comment On Iraq 'Breach' Friday
NewsNet 5, December 20, 2002
WASHINGTON -- President George W. Bush is expected to offer his own public
comment about Iraq's weapons declaration today. It's to come during an afternoon
meeting with U.N., Russian and European Union diplomats. They're in Washington
to consult on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
UN
wants Western intelligence on Iraq
BBC, December 20, 2002
Hans Blix said he did not have access to all sources -- The UN's chief weapons
inspector has called on the United States and Britain to hand over intelligence
relating to sites where they believe Iraq has weapons of mass destruction.
Iraq
Aid Planned With Local Churches in Jordan, Iraq, and Syria
Reuters AlertNet, December 19, 2002
Lutheran World Relief is making emergency preparations with partners in Jordan,
Iraq and Syria in case the current crisis over Iraq slips into war.
U.S.
Urges U.N. to Authorize War in Iraq
Macon Telegraph, December 20, 2002
WASHINGTON - The Bush administration, concluding that Saddam Hussein is not
serious about disarmament, turned Friday to convincing the U.N. Security Council
that it should declare Iraq in violation of world demands and authorize war.
Agencies
fear consequences, but plan for war in Iraq
Reuters AlertNet, December 18, 2002
LONDON, Dec 18 (AlertNet) – The main worry for relief agencies if there
is a U.S.-led attack on Iraq is the prospect of fresh damage to the country’s
infrastructure, already in tatters from sanctions and two decades of conflict,
and how Iraqis will cope if water, electricity and food supplies are cut.
U.S.,
British warplanes launch more raids on Iraq
Reuters AlertNet, December 20, 2002
WASHINGTON, Dec 20 (Reuters) - American and British warplanes attacked Iraqi
air defences in a southern "no-fly" zone on Friday in the fifth such raid
in a week, the U.S. military said.
Hoon
Pledges to Minimize Civilian Casualties During Iraq War
Palestine Chronicle, December 19, 2002
"The defense secretary rejected comparing Israel's breaches of UN resolutions
with Iraq's..." --- LONDON - Defense Secretary Geoff Hoon has pledged
to minimize the risk of civilian casualties during military action against
Iraq and to deal with prisoners of war in accordance with humanitarian and
international law.
President
thwarts Turkish leader
The Guardian, December 20, 2002
Turkey was thrown into a constitutional and political crisis last night when
the president, Ahmet Necdet Sezer, vetoed constitutional changes aimed at
getting the leader of the governing party, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, into parliament.
White
House: Mideast Peace Progress Slow
The Guardian, December 20, 2002
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Bush administration joined with its European, Russian
and U.N. partners Friday in pursuing potential pathways to Mideast peace but
deferred a detailed plan until after Israel's elections in January.
Finance
panel gives NIS 123 million to Haredim
Ha'aretz, December 20, 2002
The Knesset's Finance Committee yesterday approved the transfer of NIS 123.3
million to the Haredi sector. The budgetary transfers were requested by the
treasury in accordance with promises made by Finance Minister Silvan Shalom
to the committee's chairman, MK Yaakov Litzman of United Torah Judaism, that
the funding to yeshivas for fiscal year 2002 would be completed in the coming
days.
Peres:
Only 2 percent of Russian immigrants back Labor Party
Ha'aretz, December 20, 2002
MK Shimon Peres told the Labor Party yesterday that only two percent of new
immigrants from the former Soviet Union will support the party in the coming
elections, compared to more than 50 percent who backed Ehud Barak in the 1999
elections.
Lebanon
gets a taste of the good life
Ha'aretz, December 20, 2002
Hope for the future has convinced young people in Lebanon that they have no
need to look elsewhere.
'It's
too bad I can't vote for him'
Ha'aretz, December 20, 2002
On the campaign trail this week, Amram Mitzna tried to mollify his rivals
and rehabilitate his party. His warning of the social-economic dangers facing
the country seemed to strike a chord with his listeners. Despite the self-confidence
he is projecting, Amram Mitzna knows that the party guillotine could yet lop
off his political head if he fails in the colossal mission he has undertaken.
Cairo
calls for moratorium on Palestinian terror attacks
Ha'aretz, December 20, 2002
Egyptian intelligence chief Omar Suleiman has called on Palestinian organizations
to cease suicide attacks against Israel, says Al Hayat, the international
Arabic-language newspaper, quoting Palestinian sources in Damascus.
Middle
East: Commission provides further €10 million in humanitarian aid for
the Palestinian victims of the crisis
Reuters AlertNet, December 19, 2002
The European Commission is providing a further relief package worth €10
million to Palestinian victims of the ongoing crisis in the Middle East. The
money will help meet the needs of the most vulnerable and poorest segments
of the Palestinian refugee and non-refugee population in the West Bank, Gaza
and in Lebanon.
Ex-agent
says criminal probe of InfoCom based on Holy Land data
Macon Telegraph, December 20, 2002
DALLAS - (KRT) - The FBI had conducted an intelligence-gathering operation
on Holy Land Foundation for Relief and Development almost since the self-styled
Palestinian charity was established in California in 1989, the former head
of the Dallas FBI office said Thursday.
Hamas
Leader Refutes “Untrue” U.S. Terror Charges
Palestine Chronicle, December 19, 2002
DAMASCUS - A Hamas leader indicted by a U.S. grand jury for allegedly helping
fund terrorist activities, refuted the charges Thursday, December 19, lambasting
"an American campaign against Muslims." Moussa Abu-Marzuk was charged by a
federal grand jury in Dallas, Texas, with allegedly conspiring to violate
laws that prohibit dealing in terrorist funds, reported Agence France-Presse
(AFP).
Abu
Marzook: U.S. charges politically motivated
Gulf News, December 20, 2002
A leader of the Palestinian militant group Hamas charged in the United States
with breaking laws that ban dealing in terrorist funds dismissed the accusations
yesterday as part of a "campaign against Muslims". Mousa Abu Marzook, his
wife, and five employees of a Texas computer company were charged with breaking
U.S. laws that ban dealing in terrorist funds, officials said on Wednesday.
Iran
receives new World Bank loan
BBC, December 19, 2002
The World Bank's investment arm has approved its first investment in Iran
since 1974, which could threaten future US funding to the lender.
Downgraded
Gulf Summit Convenes to The Beat of U.S. War Drums
Islam Online, December 20, 2002
DOHA, December 20 (IslamOnline & News Agencies) - The annual summit of
the six Gulf Arab monarchies is to open Saturday, December 21, without most
of the heads of state from the oil-rich bloc, despite mounting prospects of
a U.S.-led war against Iraq.
Nusseibeh:
Jerusalem will be impossible to divide within 8 years
Jerusalem Post, December 19, 2002
Jerusalem will soon be impossible to divide between Israelis and Palestinians,
according to Dr. Sari Nusseibeh, the PLO's [newly deposed] representative
in Jerusalem.
Palestinian
planes to fly pilgrims to Saudi Arabia
Jerusalem Post, December 19, 2002
Palestine Airlines is expected to resume its flights to different parts of
the Arab world next month despite the closure of the Gaza International Airport,
Fayez Zeidan, chairman of the Palestinian Authority's Civil Aviation Authority,
announced Wednesday.
Desalination
essential to prevent water shortages, experts say
Jerusalem Post, December 19, 2002
Desalination is essential to prevent disruptions in supplies of drinking water
regardless of the amount of rainfall this winter, experts in the field stressed
on Thursday.
Abbas
to head Fatah-Hamas talks
Jerusalem Post, December 19, 2002
Mahmoud Abbas (Abu Mazen), the PLO's No. 2 man, will head the Fatah delegation
to Cairo to meet Hamas officials next week to discuss an end to terrorist
attacks against Israeli civilians and an improvement of relations between
Hamas and Fatah, Palestinian sources said Thursday.
U.S.
Tries to Beautify Tarnished Image in Muslim World
Palestine Chronicle, December 19, 2002
"Beers slams verbal attacks against Muslims, dismisses them as counterproductive
to her efforts .." --- WASHINGTON - Create a dialogue, inform
and educate young people are the principal points of a marketing campaign
run by Charlotte Beers, a marketing guru hired by the State Department to
polish the United States' image in the Muslim world.
Bush
to Mubarak: Peace Plan Is Not Ready
Palestine Chronicle, December 19, 2002
"Chief Palestinian negotiator Saeb Erekat charged that the decision shows
Washington is trying to help Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon .." ---
WASHINGTON - US President Bush has told Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak that
a U.S. Middle East peace plan is not ready to be finalized this week, but
that he is committed to moving it forward "at the soonest possible moment."
Border
police beat Agence France-Presse photographer
Reporters Without Borders, December 19, 2002
Reporters Without Borders protested against the beating by Israeli frontier
guards of a Palestinian photographer, Jaafar Achtiye, working for the French
news agency Agence France-Presse (AFP) near the West Bank town of Nablus today.
Occupation
Chronicle Events in Palestine, December 19, 2002
Palestine Media Center, December 20, 2002
IOF Kill Boy in Rafah, Wound Three Civilians / 11 Year-old Girl
Murdered in Gaza Strip / IOF Demolish One House in Tulkarem / Five Citizens
Detained in Bethlehem, IOF Soldiers Storm Beit Sahoor / IOF Storm into Church
of Nativity Square, Attack Palestinian Reporters
Photo Story
Home
demolitions in Rafah: Part 1 of 2
Home
demolitions in Rafah: Part 2 of 2
By Darren Ell, The Electronic Intifada, December 19, 2002
The following photo reportage on the destruction of homes in the Block O and
Block J neignhborhoods of Rafah was made by Canadian photographer Darren Ell
in November 2002.
audio
Hans
Blix: "We do not think Iraq has submitted adequate supporting evidence for
the text"
BBC, December 20, 2002
video
"Not
a declaration of war but a significant step in that direction"
BBC, December 20, 2002
