Israel kills Hamas militant in Gaza missile strike
Israeli helicopters fired missiles at a car carrying Islamic militants on
Monday, killing a senior Hamas member and wounding 25 other Palestinians in
the latest violence threatening a U.S.-backed peace plan. http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/L01517775.htm
Palestinian leadership split as Israel attacks Gaza
Israel Radio reported yesterday that American officials had told the
Palestinian leadership that if Abu Mazen's government fell, the US would
withdraw its support for the road-map and an independent Palestinian state. http://news.independent.co.uk/world/middle_east/story.jsp?story=439026
Israel Plans to Invade Gaza Strip As its Warplanes Keep on Targeted Killing
Speaking on Israeli public radio Sunday, Mofaz was quoted as saying that the
option of ground operation by his army in the Gaza Strip exists and that the
army will start it when the time is due. http://www.ipc.gov.ps/ipc_e/ipc_e-1/e_News/news2003/2003-09/003.html
`Independence' will topple Abbas
The problem now faced by Abbas and his government is that the public in the
West Bank and Gaza is growing ever more suspicious that Abbas' government is
serving foreign interests more than it is serving the Palestinians. Too many
foreigners want the government to succeed: the Americans, Europeans,
Egyptians, Jordanians and even the Israeli enemy. http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/pages/ShArt.jhtml?itemNo=335232&contrassID=2&su
bContrassID=4&sbSubContrassID=0&listSrc=Y
Israeli foreign minister visits Morocco, calls for closer ties
In October 2000, Morocco closed down an Israeli liaison bureau, accusing the
nation's military forces of carrying out "inhuman acts" against Palestinian
civilians. The Israeli foreign minister suggested Morocco should revive its
role in Middle East peacemaking. http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/news/archive/2003/09/01/interna
tional1355EDT0560.DTL
Palestinian realities by Hanan Ashrawi
The United States and Israel need to talk to Arafat in order to address any
serious issue. There is no reason for their boycott of him. It is childish
and manipulative. If the United States is serious about peace, it has to
deal with Palestinian realities, not realities manufactured in someone's
mind. http://www.iht.com/articles/108322.html
With mix of fear and bravado, Palestinian children again make dangerous
journeys to school
Hebron student Ashraf Deen, 11, said the sight of soldiers on streets that
empty out under military curfew didn't frighten him anymore. "For me, it
is
the same whether there are people on the street or not. I know the
situation," the sixth-grader said confidently. http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/news/archive/2003/09/01/interna
tional1427EDT0574.DTL
Tense times at Jerusalem holy site
In all, about 40 Israelis show up between 0800 and 1000. A few are
conventional tourists (posing for pictures in front of the spectacular
Islamic monuments), but most have clearly come to assert Judaism's links
with this place, talking to no-one and barely looking right or left as they
progress round the compound. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/3196757.stm
IAEA conference to discuss Israeli nukes for first time
The sources said the Arab League plans to distribute a study on Israel's
nuclear programs to participants at the IAEA conference. The league will
also demand that Israel sign the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty. http://www.mepeace.com/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=325
Israeli-Arabs: Or report tainted by political considerations
Within the Arab public, there have been hopes over the past week that the
report will spark a “civil earthquake” in Israel, and that the Or
report
would promote equality for Israel’s Arab population. http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/335564.html
Zionist special unit kidnaps Hamas activist
Tulkarm - A Zionist special army unit today entered the West Bank city of
Tulkarm before noon today in a black civilian car and kidnapped a
Palestinian youth at the pretext of being one of the Hamas Movement’s
political leaders. http://www.palestine-info.co.uk/am/publish/article_2248.shtml
Eye on ISM… Activities and Obstacles
The underlying rationale is that no one cares if a Palestinian dies, but if
an international is shot it will cause an uproar. The very presence of human
shields can ward off bullets and draw the world's attention. And if one of
these activists dies, the world's attention will be drawn to the situation. http://www.ipc-ps.info/ipc_e/ipc_e-1/e_News/news2003/2003-09/002.html
Omri Sharon questioned by police on Kern loan affair
Kern is a long-time friend of the Sharon family and is suspected of being a
conduit for a $1.5 million loan that the Sharons used to pay back illegal
contributions to the prime minister's 1999 campaign for the Likud
leadership. http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/335541.html
Palestinian factions denounce PA decision on charitable funds
Nablus - The coordination committee of Palestinian factions in the west Bank
city of Nablus has denounced the Palestinian Authority decision freezing
accounts of charitable organizations in Palestinian banks. http://www.palestine-info.co.uk/am/publish/article_2250.shtml
Arab families want Israeli compensation
Libyan Arab Airlines Flight 114 was heading from Tripoli to Cairo on Feb 21,
1973, when bad weather forced the pilot off course over Egypt's Sinai
peninsula. The Sinai was then occupied by Israel _ having been captured in
the 1967 Arab-Israeli war _ and two Israeli jet fighters intercepted the
plane. http://www.bangkokpost.com/News/02Sep2003_news27.html
Palestinian assaults raise the fear factor
These attacks are common during lulls in more organised fighting, when angry
individuals feel it is time to take matters into their own hands. The
present string of assaults began during the ceasefire declared by
Palestinian groups at the end of June. http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2003/09/01/1062403449034.html
Palestinian prisoner, on hunger strike for 22ed day, transferred to hospital
Occupied Jerusalem - A Palestinian political prisoner on hunger strike for
the past 22 days was transferred to the Ramale Prison Hospital Monday,
informed Palestinian sources said. http://www.palestine-info.co.uk/am/publish/article_2256.shtml
Sharon is a punk, says ambassador
The dispute may partly focus on the meaning of voyou - a term sometimes used
by parents of misbehaving children. Mr Bismout's report says the
French-Hebrew dictionary defines the word as "punk, thug, hooligan,
criminal, crook". http://www.mepeace.com/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=327
Occupation forces wreak havoc in Islamic cemetery
Bethlehem - Zionist occupation forces have wreaked havoc in the Islamic
cemetery to the north of the West Bank city of Bethlehem uprooting olive
trees and other groves in that graveyard. http://www.palestine-info.co.uk/am/publish/article_2239.shtml
Zionist court sentences Shreiteh to 7 life sentences
Al-Khalil - The Zionist military court in the West Bank yesterday passed
seven life sentences against the Qassam Brigades Mujahid Mahmoud Shreiteh. http://www.palestine-info.co.uk/am/publish/article_2243.shtml
Majeddo prisoners on one-day hunger strike
Nablus - Palestinian prisoners in the Zionist military prison of Majeddo
have declared a one-day hunger strike in solidarity with other internees
thrown in solitary confinement. http://www.palestine-info.co.uk/am/publish/article_2245.shtml
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