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The Maestro
Edward Said wrote about important universal issues such as exile, politics, integration. However, the most surprising thing for me, as his friend and great admirer, was the realization that, on many occasions, he actually formulated ideas and reached conclusions through music; and, along the same lines, he saw music as a reflection of the ideas that he had regarding other issues.
http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/2004/715/cu4.htm
DELEGATIONS EXPRESS WIDESPREAD SUPPORT FOR UN'S PRINCIPAL JUDICIAL ORGAN
The Court unanimously found that it had jurisdiction to give the said opinion and decided by a vote of 14 to 1 to comply with the request. Then, before addressing the legal consequences of the construction of the wall, the Court considered the question of the legality of the construction of the wall.
http://domino.un.org/unispal.nsf/47d4e277b48d9d3685256ddc00612265/661ee2fdb69e427b85256f42006823e4!OpenDocument
Sick detainee dies at a hospital in Israel
Adwan was hospitalized is “Assaf Haroveh” in Rahovot, in Israel, after 14 days ago after a sever health setback; in spite of his bad health condition, his legs and hands were tied to his bed. Adwan was unconscious most of the time, suffering from heart and lung diseases, which made his body unable to pump blood to his brain.
http://www.imemc.org/headlines/2004/November/week1/110404/Sick%20detainee.htm
Army raids Jenin, one resident shot dead
A medical source in Jenin said that Qar’aawi sustained two gunshot injuries to the head and loin and was left bleeding for twenty minutes until he passed away. Moreover, a medical source in the Red Crescent Society said that soldiers barred the ambulance from reaching Qaraawi and held the medical team under gunpoint. (Not yet Condemned Act)
http://www.imemc.org/headlines/2004/November/week1/110404/Jenin.htm
After a while, the settlements will annex the state
Oh so quietly, with support from the separation fence that twice crosses the territory to the east of "Nof Hasharon," the new settlement will be annexed to Nirit. The 50 families designated to purchase plots of land in Nof Hasharon will be linked to the 230 families living in the old section of the settlement, which was founded in 1981 inside the Green Line.
http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/497346.html
Israeli tank fire kills three Palestinians
Three Palestinians have been killed by an Israeli tank shell in central Gaza according to Palestinian security sources. The incident took place near the al-Burij refugee camp late on Thursday, they said. There were no further details and their identities were not immediately known.
http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/FB178B6E-F21D-4A56-B124-47C3C5103B88.htm
Weekly Report: On Israeli Human Rights Violations in the Occupied Palestinian Territories
12 Palestinians, mostly civilians, including 4 children, were killed by Israeli troops. On 3 November 2004, Israeli troops demolished 20 houses completely and 3 others partially. They also demolished 15 shops and 4 sewing factories, and severely damaged a mosque. Israeli occupying troops have continued to construct the annexation wall inside the West Bank territory.
http://www.pchrgaza.org/files/W_report/English/2004/04-11-2004.htm
Paris hospital officials deny reports of Arafat's death
Sources at the French military hospital where Palestinian Authority Chairman Yasser Arafat has been receiving treatment on Thursday denied reports that the 75-year-old Arafat has died, but described his medical state as "complex."
http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/497284.html
Israel braces for possibility that Arafat near death
The security authorities, including Defense Minister Shaul Mofaz and army chief Moshe Ya'alon, were to focus their weekly meeting on reports that Arafat's health had taken a sudden turn for the worse, officials said.
http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/497696.html
Bush vows to seek Mideast peace, Palestinian state
Bush responded with kind words to reports -- quickly denied by a hospital spokesman -- of Arafat's death. "God bless his soul," Bush told a news conference. "We will continue to work for a free Palestinian state that's at peace with Israel."
http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/N04284706.htm
Palestinian officials hope Bush changes Mideast policy
Palestinian officials expressed hope Wednesday that US President George W. Bush's second term in the White House will bring changes to his policy toward the MiddleEast and the Palestinians in particular.
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2004-11/04/content_2176434.htm
Procedure for Palestinian Power Transfer
The Palestinians' Basic Law, similar to a constitution, says the speaker of parliament becomes acting president for a maximum of 60 days, until an election is held to fill a five-year presidential term.
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=540&ncid=540&e=6&u=/ap/20041104/ap_on_re_mi_ea/arafat_succession_glance
PLO, Fatah to hold emergency meetings in Ramallah
The Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) Executive Committee and the Fatah Central Committee would hold emergency meetings on Thursday in the West Bank city of Ramallah over Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat's health condition.
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2004-11/04/content_2178603.htm
PA leaders to travel to Gaza to coordinate policies
Following reports that Palestinian Authority Chairman Yasser Arafat's health took a turn for the worse on Thursday, PA Prime Minister Ahmed Qureia and the Authority's Foreign Minister Nabil Shaath will travel to Gaza on Thursday night or early Friday to coordinate policies in the Strip and the West Bank.
http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/497820.html
Palestinian PM takes over some of Arafat's powers
The executive committee of the Palestinian Liberation Organisation granted Qurie responsibility for urgent matters involving security services and government finances, the official said. Arafat had earlier been reluctant to cede any powers.
http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/L04392954.htm
Israeli forces placed on state of alert in West Bank, Gaza
The decision was taken after a meeting between Defense Minister Shaul Mofaz and the leaders of intelligence services in Tel Aviv. The army's chief of staff, General Moshe Yaalon, had also held a meeting with the senior commanders in charge of the Palestinian territories.
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=1515&ncid=1515&e=4&u=/afp/20041104/wl_mideast_afp/mideast_arafat_israel_army_041104145603
Chirac rushes to 'critical' Arafat's bedside
French President Jacques Chirac on Thursday briefly visited Yasser Arafat in the Paris military hospital treating the gravely ill Palestinian leader and offered his wishes for a speedy recovery, officials said.
http://www.expatica.com/source/site_article.asp?subchannel_id=58&story_id=13610&name=Chirac+rushes+to+'critical'+Arafat's+bedside
Palestinian security services on alert
All members of the Palestinian security services have been placed on a state of alert to prepare for a possible outbreak of unrest in the event of President Yasser Arafat's death, Palestinian security sources say.
http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/200411/s1235178.htm
White House: Bush will try to revive road map peace initiative
But for most of the two years since he began to ostracize Arafat, his administration has made only sporadic attempts to bring Israelis and Palestinians together. The White House said Bush spoke briefly to Sharon, who called to congratulate him on his election victory.
http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/497794.html
On This Day 1995: Israeli PM shot dead
The gunman, named as Yigal Amir, was rapidly overpowered and arrested. He is believed to be one of the founders of an illegal Jewish settlement on the West Bank... Shimon Peres pushed on with Yitzhak Rabin's efforts to make peace with the Palestinians. But in an election in 1996 he lost to Binyamin Netanyahu who campaigned against the Rabin-Peres peace programme.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/november/4/newsid_2514000/2514437.stm
Pragmatic symbols - By Azmi Bishara
Even so the Zionist left managed to stomach him for many years --
he was a bitter pill, the swallowing of which required a great many glasses of water but they were willing to take the medicine because they believed he was the only instrument capable of persuading the Palestinian people to accept a settlement on Israel's terms.
http://www.amin.org/eng/azmi_bishara/2004/nov4.html
Arafat Died Three Times; Is Currently Alive
"This is really pissing us off." Stated Ariel Sharon, Israel's Prime Minister, "We keep starting our celebration and then stopping it because some one tells us that he is not dead. Then I hear on the news again that he died and we start our celebration again then another source says that he is not dead. I'm just sick and tired of this to be honest with you."
http://www.thedailyfarce.com/world.cfm?story=2004/11/world_arafatdiedthreetimes_11200400010
Looking beyond an ailing Arafat
Whatever happens to Mr. Arafat in the short run, one thing is certain: The radical group Hamas is likely to try to exploit the situation to its advantage. How it will all fit into the wider context of Israel's Gaza and West Bank withdrawal plans remains to be seen.
http://washingtontimes.com/world/20041102-082414-2579r.htm
Blair pins peace hopes on Gaza withdrawal
Tony Blair raised in the Commons yesterday his hopes that the planned withdrawal from Gaza next year by the Israelis could open the way to a Middle East peace process. George Bush had promised Mr Blair and other European leaders that he would deal with Israel and Palestine this time round.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/israel/Story/0,2763,1342901,00.html
Analysis / Bush and Sharon: Opposites that attract
Sharon was concerned that if John Kerry won, the "peace team" would be resurrected and the area flooded with envoys and political initiatives from Washington. Bush's reelection secures the prime minister's political flank. The president will continue backing up Israel's military moves in the territories and supporting Sharon's disengagement plan.
http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/497293.html
Life without Arafat
It is still too early to assess Arafat's contributions to the Palestinian march for freedom. It might take years before an accurate assessment is possible. The imperative now is to maintain the momentum of the Palestinian uprising and its ability to stand up to the awesome power of a rogue state.
http://www.amin.org/eng/uncat/2004/nov/nov4.html
Restitution negotiator tells Leumi: Pay back the money
The committee has held back its report for more than a year because of the ongoing campaign against it by the five big banks in Israel. The battle is being led by Bank Leumi, which has vehemently rejected demands that the money be returned to victims traced by the committee.
http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/496551.html
Intimidating Columbia University
Indeed with this campaign against me going into its fourth year, I chose under the duress of coercion and intimidation not to teach my course this year. It is my academic freedom that has been circumscribed . But not only mine. The Columbia courses that remain are all taught from an Israel-friendly angle.
http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/2004/715/op33.htm
Israeli warplanes violate Lebanese airspace
"As of 3:45 pm (1345 GMT), eight violations, involving 11 aircraft and three drones, were recorded," said a UN statement, adding that "there have been no reports of any ensuing anti-aircaft fire across the Blue Line."
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=1515&ncid=1515&e=8&u=/afp/20041104/wl_mideast_afp/lebanon_israel_flights_041104183907
Three UK Black Watch troops killed in Iraq
Three British soldiers sent to reinforce American troops near Baghdad have been killed, the British government said on Thursday. The deaths will cause political havoc for Prime Minister Tony Blair, who dispatched the troops north from the comparatively quiet British-patrolled sector of southern Iraq last month.
http://news.ft.com/cms/s/fc2f3a68-2e91-11d9-97e3-00000e2511c8.html
Two more states to quit Iraq coalition
The Dutch defence ministry said 1,350 soldiers going to Iraq on Thursday would leave in March and would be the country's last military contribution to the stabilisation effort. Ferenc Gyurcsany, the Hungarian prime minister, announced plans to withdraw 300 troops in March.
http://news.ft.com/cms/s/4d233d40-2ddc-11d9-a86b-00000e2511c8.html
Evidence against Saddam probably lost: rights group
US-led forces compromised the case against Saddam Hussein and former Iraqi leaders by failing to safeguard official documents and secure mass grave sites, according to a leading human rights group.
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=1515&ncid=1515&e=10&u=/afp/20041104/wl_mideast_afp/iraq_us_graves_saddam_041104162121 |
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