News Highlights: Israeli soldiers invade the Palestinian village of Bilin and make morearrests, as well as using civilians as “human shields”. Oct. 30th, Israeli army invades town of Qabatia, and assassinates twoPalestinians, and injures others; Palestinian Authority denounces theactions as “state terrorism”. Israeli cabinet approves deploying EU personnel at the Rafah bordercrossing, but with conditions. …
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Oct 25
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News Highlights: Palestinian PM Ahmed Qorei warns Israel against its restrictions on freedom of movement for Palestinians, after he was held at a roadblock for 45 minutes. Israel shells several areas in the Gaza Strip, injuring at least five Palestinians, including a 65 year old woman and a baby. Palestinian resistance groups had earlier fired …
Oct 18
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News Highlights: Oct. 17th – Israeli Supreme Court authorizes further construction of the illegal separation wall in Jerusalem area; construction will literally go through the backyards of Palestinian homes. Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas condemns operation that killed three Israelis. Palestinian negotiator Saab Erekat warns against Israeli suspension of coordination meetings; Mahmoud Abbas heads to U.S. …
Oct 11
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News Highlights: The summit between Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and Israeli PM Ariel Sharon is postponed again; Palestinians say they need more than just general promises. Oct. 10th – Israeli army shot dead three Palestinians workers at a border crossing. Oct. 8th – Israeli forces arrest seven Palestinian teens near Bethlehem; meanwhile Hamas and Fateh …
Oct 04
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News Highlights: Defense for Children International – Palestine reports that in the five years since the intifada started, 720 Palestinian children have been killed and hundreds disabled. Khalid Tantawi, father of 13-year-old Udawi murdered by an Israeli sniper on Sept. 30th, will sue Israeli military. The results of Palestinian municipal elections show the Fateh party …
Sep 27
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News Highlights: Sept. 25th – Israeli PM Ariel Sharon orders continuous military strikes on Gaza; a deadly explosion at a Gaza rally on Sept. 23rd killed 17 Palestinians, after which resistance groups fired rockets into Israel. An Israeli air strike on Sept. 25th struck a Gaza school, injuring many civilians, including a 40-day-old baby. A …
Sep 20
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News Highlights: Hamas official calls Ariel Sharon’s efforts to force Hamas out of the Palestinian legislative elections “intervention in Palestinian affairs”; Sharon also threatens to disrupt the voting in the West Bank if Hamas runs. Sept. 20th – George Bush is reportedly pushing for the Palestinians to declare a temporary state in Gaza. The Rafah …
Sep 13
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News Highlights: Palestinian officials boycott handover ceremony, marking Israel’s redeployment from Gaza, due to Israel’s unilateral closure of the vital Rafah border crossing. Sept. 12th – Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas visits evacuated settlement and says Gaza must not become one large prison. Amnesty Int’l. today deplored the failure of UK authorities to act upon the …
Sep 06
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News Highlights: Sep. 6th – Israeli cabinet minister says the Gazan redeployment is a “window of opportunity” to build up the West Bank settlement blocs, as further construction is approved in the Ariel settlement. Sep. 6th – Israeli Defense Minister instructs West Bank commanders to “show no pity for anyone” at roadblocks. Sep. 6th – …
Aug 30
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News Highlights: Ariel Sharon says Israel will always hold on to the larger settlement blocs in the West Bank, and the issue of removing any smaller, isolated ones will only be dealt with in the final stage of negotiations. Palestinian militants renew commitment to a ceasefire, until the end of this year; however, they say …