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20 wounded in protest against separation wall "in Israel"
Hospital officials in Hebron said at least 20 people were wounded. An Israel Defense Forces spokesperson said the demonstrators were trying to obstruct the construction work of the wall and clashes broke out
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2004-10/03/content_2050107.htm
Israeli troops injure Dane, Palestinians
Danish woman and over 40 Palestinians protesting against the separation barrier were injured during scuffles with the Israeli army in southern West Bank. An ISM spokesman told AFP Gouzare underwent an operation at Hebron's al-Ahli hospital, but due to complications caused by the rubber-coated bullet she was expected to face a second round of surgery later in the day.
http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/D2C6FBDA-180D-47FD-91ED-02F15DBCA9EF.htm
USA Christian Stand Earns Palestinian Praise
This week, the US-based Episcopal Church said it would contemplate action against companies involved in the occupation of Palestine, especially in the construction of the separation wall Israel is building in the West Bank.
http://www.world-crisis.com/news/851_0_1_0_M/
Israel uses illegal tanks shells against Palestinians: medics
Doctors at Shiffa Hospital showed black and white x-ray pictures of Palestinians, who were killed and injured recently in northern Gaza Strip, as a proof that they were hit by such kinds of shells. "These nails are causing severe inner injuries to the person it hits. The nail keeps spinning while infiltrating into the body and causes severe inner cuts to the inner organs of the victims,"
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2004-10/03/content_2049422.htm
Death and destruction in Gaza continues as world leaders remain silent in face of devastating Israeli army attacks
More than 50 Palestinians, including civilians, have died since Israel began the operation three days ago. What is the response of world leaders who claim to condemn violence and uphold international law?
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/palsolidarity/message/1073
More dead in Israeli onslaught on Gaza
Aljazeera's correspondent in Gaza, Samir Abu Shamala, reported that a mute Palestinian civilian was shot in the head and killed by Israeli occupation soldiers in the Jabalya refugee camp on Sunday afternoon.
http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/CC81769B-6093-41CF-BE91-1F11774D0100.htm
Seven Palestinians killed as Sharon vows Gaza offensive will go on
The dead include 63 Palestinians, both civilians and militants, and three Israelis, two of them soldiers. The death toll has swept past that of a May operation in the southern Gaza city of Rafah, where more than 40 Palestinians were killed
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=1503&ncid=1312&e=3&u=/afp/20041003/ts_afp/mideast_041003150224
Nine residents killed on Sunday in the northern Gaza Strip, at least 80 killed in five days
The source sad said that Kamal Al-Madhoun, died of wounds sustained earlier on Sunday, while Mohammad Al-Najjar, 13 years old, died of wounds sustained on Saturday in Jabalia. The Third youth who was identified as Saber Asaleyya, 13 years old, died on Sunday evening of critical wounds;
http://www.imemc.org/headlines/2004/October/week1/100304/Gaza_raids.htm
Palestinian gov't holds emergency meeting in Ramallah
While also pointing a finger at Israel, Palestinian Prime Minister Ahmed Qureia on Saturday signaled his cabinet's consensus that rocket attacks on Israel should stop because they give the Jewish state what they see as a pretext for more raids.
http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/pages/ShArt.jhtml?itemNo=483962&contrassID=1&subContrassID=1&sbSubContrassID=0&listSrc=Y
Chief of Staff: IDF operation in Gaza is a success
Israel Defense Forces Chief of Staff Moshe Ya'alon said Sunday that the army's operation in the Gaza Strip will continue under the southern Israeli town of Sderot is no longer under a constant threat from Qassam rockets.
http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/484375.html
Hamas: Will Stop Rockets if Israeli Forces Cease Aggression
The Islamic Resistance movement (Hamas) expressed willingness on Saturday to stop firing its home-made rockets, known as Qassam rockets, into Israeli settlements, if the Israeli occupation forces withdrew from northern Gaza and halted all aggressions against the Palestinian people.
http://www.ipc.gov.ps/ipc_e/ipc_e-1/e_News/news2004/2004_10/010.html
Iran says Israeli Gaza incursion genocide as Erakat laments world silence
"The genocide of Palestinians and violations of international laws by the Israelis means that action from the international community is needed to defend the defenceless people of Palestine," foreign ministry spokesman Hamid Reza Asefi was quoted...
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=1514&ncid=1312&e=8&u=/afp/20041003/wl_mideast_afp/mideast_unrest_gaza_reax_041003113609
Arab League to refer Israeli "aggression" to UN Security Council
Arab League (AL) decided Sunday at an emergency meeting to refer the Israeli military operations in the Palestinian territories to the United Nations Security Council,Egypt's official MENA news agency reported.
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2004-10/03/content_2050189.htm
Sharon : Gaza Operation, Open Ended
The military operation in the northern Gaza Strip will continue until all rocket attacks against Israeli towns are halted, Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon said on Saturday. Israeli Army Chief of Staff Moshe Ya'alon predicted that the operation may last for several weeks.
http://www.imemc.org/headlines/2004/October/week1/100304/sharon%20gaza%20operation.htm
Jurists say disengagement plan infringes on human rights
The group, named the Legal Forum for the Land of Israel, also claims that the transfer of a large section of the population from one part of the country to another against its will is an apparent contradiction to both local and international laws.
http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/484422.html
Response by Commissioner-General Peter Hansen to allegations regarding misuse of a UN vehicle
I can confirm it shows one of UNRWA’s ambulances. It then shows three persons walking swiftly towards it. One of these persons is carrying in one hand a light, long and thin object. The person then easily throws the object into the back of the ambulance.
http://www.un.org/unrwa/news/releases/pr-2004/hqg30-04.pdf
Israel's UN envoy to demand removal of UNRWA chief
Israel's ambassador to the United Nations, Dan Gillerman, will send a letter to UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan on Sunday, demanding the dismissal of Peter Hansen from his position as commissioner-general of UNRWA
http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/pages/ShArt.jhtml?itemNo=484003&contrassID=1&subContrassID=1&sbSubContrassID=0&listSrc=Y
UNRWA demands Israel apologize over Qassam accusation
The United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) on Sunday demanded an apology from Israel over accusations that Gaza militants used a UN vehicle to transport a homemade rocket.
http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/484443.html
Demonstrators in Oslo March in Support of the Palestinian Intifada!
The Norwegian Association of NGO's for Palestine (www.palestina.no) organized the demonstration, along with Palestine Committee, the Union of Education, Oslo Labour Party, Socialist Party and Blitz. The demonstration took place from the Norwegian Parliament past the Israeli embassy.
http://stopthewall.org/worldwideactivism/768.shtml
Israel to soothe battle trauma with marijuana
Raphael Mechoulam of Jerusalem's Hebrew University, the chief researcher behind a project he described as a world-first, said the chemical could trick the brain into suppressing unwanted memories.
http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/L20106082.htm
Kharrazi says Iran ready to react if Israel strikes nuclear plants
Iranian Foreign Minister Kamal Kharrazi considers Israel a threat to his nation's nuclear facilities. "When there is a threat, you have to take it into consideration and be prepared to react. We are prepared," Kharrazi told Newsweek in an interview.
http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/484407.html
Gaza Daily Update, 10.00PM
Under the strict siege imposed by IOF, the humanitarian situation of the North Gaza communities worsened. Al Mezan's fieldworkers reported that there is a lack of food, medicine and water supplies in all of the besieged communities. IOF demolished numerous homes in Jabalia, Beit Lahia and Beit Hanoun.
http://electronicintifada.net/v2/article3146.shtml
Analysis / IDF believes Hamas has up to 200 Qassams
The Qassam production infrastructure also includes engineers, technicians and chemists. If the entire infrastructure isn't toppled, it's only a matter of time before Hamas manages to increase the range of the Qassam rockets and then be able to fire them from deeper inside the Gaza Strip.
http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/484040.html
An operation without a purpose
It appears that Defense Minister Shaul Mofaz interpreted the American response as a green light for Israel to carry on with the operation. During a visit to the Gaza Strip, he said "the United States understands that Israel has a right to defend itself and that if it is attacked - it must respond."
http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/484069.html
Palestinian unity
The second point is the silence of the Palestinian opposition and the unified rallying around the leadership of Yasser Arafat. This phenomenon stems from the notion that in the midst of the crisis one does not change his mount, and all internal bickering is stopped.
http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/484032.html
US forces to 'flatten Falluja' before Iraq's first vote
But he also knows he cannot risk incurring high US casualties because the sight of large numbers of American troops coming home in body bags would benefit the Kerry campaign. But after November 2, the gloves can come off, allowing Bush the chance to launch a no-holds barred blitz on the insurgents in the two month window until the January elections.
http://news.scotsman.com/international.cfm?id=1154282004
Saddam Trial Hampered by Violence in Iraq
Tarek, 49, was jailed, tortured and dismissed from the Iraqi air force in 1982. Now a trucker, he says he initially wanted to testify but has changed his mind. "Saddam's people will kill me," said Tarek, a Shiite Muslim who asked that his full name not be used.
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=540&ncid=540&e=5&u=/ap/20041003/ap_on_re_mi_ea/iraq_saddam_trial |
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