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Israel Plans to Grab Less West Bank Land for Barrier
Israel's High Court ordered a rerouting of a section of the barrier in the central West Bank in June to minimize hardship to Palestinians, thousands of whom have already been cut off from schools, hospitals, relatives and farmland by the network of electronic fences and towering concrete walls.
http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=topNews&storyID=6159842
Some Palestinian Prisoners' Demands Met after 19-days Hunger Strike
The Bethlehem-based Palestinian Prisoner's Society (PPS) published on Monday a number of Palestinian prisoners' demands that have been met by the Israeli Prison Service following a 19-day-long hunger strike.
http://www.ipc.gov.ps/ipc_e/ipc_e-1/e_News/news2004/2004_09/032.html
More than 1 million Palestinian children return to school
UNICEF's support for education comes at a critical time. Years of conflict have damaged some 300 schools and forced many children to miss classes. Last year 580 schools were periodically forced to closed and some schools remain closed after being declared military outposts by the IDF.
http://electronicintifada.net/v2/article3071.shtml
Palestinians: At least 7 killed in IAF missile strike in Gaza City
At least seven Palestinians were killed and 30 injured early Tuesday in an Israel Air Force missile strike in Gaza City, Palestinian sources said. IAF helicopter gunships fired at least five missiles at the building, located in the Sajaiya neighborhood in the eastern part of Gaza City...
http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/474276.html
Palestinian boy wounded, house destroyed
Israeli occupation troops wounded Monday a Palestinian boy, arrested six others and dynamited a house in West Bank cities... the 13-year-old Mohammed Zebeidi was shot in the shoulder when Israeli soldiers opened fire at the village houses.
http://www.albawaba.com/news/index.php3?sid=284419&lang=e&dir=news
Israeli army shells Khan Younis, aged Palestinian wounded
Eyad al-Lahham, 51, was seriously wounded by the missile's shrapnel on the head when the al-Za'arba neighborhood where he lived was attacked, the sources said.
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2004-09/05/content_1946930.htm
Israeli Troops Demolish Two Houses, Arrest 27 Palestinians
The Israeli occupying forces knocked down yesterday night two Palestinian-owned houses in the Dehaisha refugee camp of Bethlehem, southwest of the West Bank City of Bethlehem, local Palestinian sources said.
http://www.ipc.gov.ps/ipc_e/ipc_e-1/e_News/news2004/2004_09/029.html
Calls for Jewish detainee release
Israeli left-wing activists have demonstrated in Tel Aviv in support of an Israeli woman who has placed in administrative detention. The 29-year-old pro-Palestinian activist was arrested a month ago near the West Bank city of Jenin.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/3631572.stm
Israel seeks funds for separate Arab roads
European donors have recoiled from the proposal, in part because they are concerned that funding the new roads will breach July's International Court of Justice ruling against support for construction of the barrier. The court said it should be torn down because it breaches the Geneva conventions.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/israel/Story/0,2763,1297891,00.html
Swiss help chart brighter future for Palestinians
Co-sponsored by the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) and the United Nations Relief Works Agency (UNRWA), the two-day event - which wraps up on Tuesday - also aims to raise public awareness of the worsening humanitarian situation in Palestinian refugee camps.
http://www.swissinfo.org/sen/Swissinfo.html?siteSect=105&sid=4976877
South Africa to host Israel's Likud party at talks
"The South African delegation also hopes to share its experiences with members of the Likud Party about the transformation process that led to the dawn of democracy, peace and justice in South Africa."
http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/L0681136.htm
Militants abduct Palestinian security official: sources
The militants abducted Sa'efan as he was on his way to work atthe terminal of Rafah, said the sources, adding they also accused the officer of being corrupted and taking money from Palestinians to help them crossing the terminal.
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2004-09/06/content_1948248.htm
Hundreds of settlers prevent evacuation of manned outpost
This was the second time in the past month that settlers have succeeded in thwarting an outpost evacuation by bringing together a large number of people. The Yesha Council was involved in organizing both incidents, and called on the public to reach the outpost.
http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/474400.html
PA, Hamas talks to restart in Cairo
The Palestinian Authority will renew talks with Hamas in Cairo within the next two weeks, Palestinian sources said Monday following a meeting between Egyptian and Palestinian Authority officials.
http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/474381.html
Palestinians threaten to boycott donor conference
Palestinians will boycott a conference of international donors this month in New York unless the agenda is expanded to include the internationally backed "road map" peace plan, the foreign minister said Monday.
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/news/archive/2004/09/06/international0606EDT0455.DTL
Hamas gives backing to Palestinian elections
“We in Hamas regard elections as a way to lay the foundations for a community built on the pillars of freedom, stability and justice,” it added. Palestinian officials announced on Saturday that they planned to hold simultaneous presidential, parliamentary and municipal polls in spring 2005.
http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=story_6-9-2004_pg4_5
Israel's curfews block Palestinian election
Ali Al-Jirbawi, director of the Palestinian Central Elections Committee, said on the second day, registration was going well in the Gaza Strip and most parts of the West Bank. But curfews in Jenin and Bethlehem were resulting in difficulties in registration.
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2004-09/06/content_1950462.htm
Chinese envoy calls for implementing Mideast roadmap
"The Palestine issue is the core of the Mideast issue, and China hopes that a Palestinian state could be established at an early date, and the legitimate rights of the Palestinians could be restored quickly," he said.
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2004-09/06/content_1951149.htm
PALESTINIAN PRIME MINISTER'S VISIT POSTPONED
"The Palestinian leadership believe it is necessary to visit Russia, but that it is better to make the visit at a more convenient time," Mr. Al-Haj said. The postponement of Mr. Qurei's visit was confirmed by the Russian Foreign Ministry. "We treat this request with understanding," said a Russian diplomat.
http://en.rian.ru/rian/index.cfm?prd_id=160&msg_id=4813316&startrow=1&date=2004-09-06&do_alert=0
Dahlan: Libyan leader mediated end to rift with Arafat
Mohamed Dahlan, a former adviser to Arafat who has been touted as a possible successor to the aging Palestinian leader, arrived here on a surprise visit, he said, to convey Arafat's gratitude to Gadhafi for reconciling the rift.
http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/pages/ShArt.jhtml?itemNo=474257&contrassID=1&subContrassID=8&sbSubContrassID=0&listSrc=Y
Mofaz: Israel still committed to 'removing' Arafat
Defense Minister Shaul Mofaz said Monday that the government remains committed to "removing" Yasser Arafat from the Palestinian territories, although there are no current plans to do so.
http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/474288.html
Shaath: Arafat ends feud with UN envoy Roed-Larsen
The source, speaking on condition of anonymity, described the conversation as "amicable." Roed-Larsen said he is looking forward to working with the Palestinians in the coming months, but no meeting with Arafat was set, the source added.
http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/pages/ShArt.jhtml?itemNo=474321&contrassID=1&subContrassID=1&sbSubContrassID=0&listSrc=Y
Hamas leaders in Syria go underground after Israeli threats
On Sunday, the Arab newspaper Asharq al-Awsat quoted diplomatic sources in Amman as saying Mashaal and other Hamas political leaders left the Syrian capital after the Israeli threats, some to neighboring Lebanon and others for Qatar, where they had lived in the past.
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/news/archive/2004/09/06/international1230EDT0513.DTL
Russian FM welcomes Israeli cooperation on terror
"We appreciate the very strong readiness of the Israeli people to help Russia at this hour and this will certainly strengthen the counterterrorist coalition these days," he said.
http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/474252.html
Sharon Pronounces Road Map "Dead"
"Anyone who suggests that we approach foreign parties with this plan [the Road Map] would greatly harm Israel," he added. He asserted that he expected from Israeli ministers to convince the international community with the disengagement as an alternative to the Road Map.
http://www.ipc.gov.ps/ipc_e/ipc_e-1/e_News/news2004/2004_09/026.html
Settlers create territorial contiguity with 'connecting outposts'
Within a few years, Sharon's vision became a reality. During Barak's term in office, development was "frozen" but Benjamin Ben-Eliezer, defense minister in Sharon's first government, "thawed it out." Other strategic hilltops like Harasha were settled, along with points near essential junctions.
http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/474254.html
Many times crueler and more dangerous
Like Arafat and the PLO, and also like Palestinian Islamic Jihad, which operates under Iran's auspices, Hamas leaders view this as a national struggle against the occupation, not as part of a global struggle against the evils of a decadent West.
http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/473991.html
On This Day 1972: Olympic hostages killed in gun battle
A policeman also died in the shooting at the Furstenfeldbruck military airbase, along with four of the guerrillas from the Palestinian group Black September. Witnesses at the airport said the shooting began when police snipers opened fire...
http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/september/6/newsid_2500000/2500769.stm
Bloody day for U.S. in Iraq
A massive car bomb exploded today on the outskirts of Falluja, killing seven U.S. marines and wounding several others in the deadliest attack on Americans since May. The attack, 15 kilometres north of Falluja — a stronghold for Sunni insurgents — destroyed two Humvees, witnesses said.
http://www.thestar.com/NASApp/cs/ContentServer?pagename=thestar/Layout/Article_Type1&c=Article&cid=1094468464884&call_pageid=1045739058633&col=1045739057805
Unmanned U.S. Spy Aircraft Crashes in Iraq
An unmanned U.S. spy aircraft crashed Monday in Fallujah, spreading debris over the southern corner of the city, witnesses said. Jubilant residents picked up pieces of the drone and danced in the streets, displaying pieces of the aircraft to reporters, witnesses said.
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=540&ncid=540&e=6&u=/ap/20040906/ap_on_re_mi_ea/iraq_spy_aircraft
Prisoner is not Saddam's deputy say Iraqi officials
Medical tests have shown that a man being held in Iraqi custody is not former president Saddam Hussein's deputy, Izzat Ibrahim al-Douri, Interior Ministry spokesman Sabah Kadhim said today. "The required tests to identify him showed he is not Izzat al-Douri," Kadhim told The Associated Press.
http://news.independent.co.uk/world/middle_east/story.jsp?story=558851
Sadr's offices surrounded
He said Sadr officials had prevented Iraqi forces from entering the premises and are demanding an authorisation signed by Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani before they will allow the office to be searched.
http://www.news24.com/News24/World/Iraq/0,,2-10-1460_1584524,00.html
Pipelines attacked in northern Iraq
"We had extingushed the fire Sunday at noon but unknown attackers reignited it Monday at 9:30 am (0530 GMT) by setting fire to the oil that had leaked on both sides of the pipeline," Ahmed Ali, from the Northern Oil Co., told AFP. "It will take us another 24 hours to put it out again," he said Monday.
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=1515&ncid=1515&e=7&u=/afp/20040906/wl_mideast_afp/iraq_unrest_oil_040906161009 |
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