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PCBS Survey: 87.8% of Health Care Centers Suffer Decrease of Water Consumed due to Israeli Destruction of Palestinian Infrastructure
Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS) said Monday that Health care centers have been facing many problems due to the Israeli destruction of Palestinian infrastructure during the Al– Aqsa Intifada.
http://english.wafa.ps/body.asp?field=tech_news&id=1934
Israel to Renovate Crumbling Entrance to Disputed Holy Site in Jerusalem's Old City
The work will repair a stone ramp leading to a mosque compound. The ramp enables tourists and Jewish worshippers to enter the compound, which is known as Haram a Sharif to Muslims and the Temple Mount to Jews.
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=540&ncid=540&e=9&u=/ap/20041213/ap_on_re_mi_ea/israel_holy_site
Divest from distruction
One of the major companies the church is targeting, one central to many other divestment campaigns, is Caterpillar Inc. It makes the bulldozers that the Israel Defense Forces have used to demolish thousands of Palestinian homes since the country's purchase of them. It is also a recipient of worldwide criticism for its complacency and negligent sales of these machines to the state of Israel.
http://www.dailycollegian.com/vnews/display.v/ART/2004/12/13/41bce49e50c3e
IOF Extra-Judicially Slaughters Citizen in Nablus
According to witnesses, Israeli soldiers arrested Shawahneh, of Qalqilyia, after storming al-Jabal al-Shamali area, led him to a nearby location and then shot him with several bullets in the head from a close range, leaving him lifeless.
http://english.wafa.ps/body.asp?field=tech_news&id=1935
Yaron accuses top reporter of fixing 'confirmed-kill' tape
Spokesman Brigadier General Ruth Yaron on Monday accused the host of Channel 2's "Fact" program, of "cooking" a tape aired by the channel containing an IDF communication recorded during the alleged "confirmed killing" of a 13-year-old Gaza girl by an IDF officer.
http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/513846.html
IAF gunships strike Gaza after 5 troops die in tunnel blast
In the pre-dawn hours, loud explosions from IAF missiles woke residents from their sleep. Gaza City was plunged into darkness when one of the missiles hit a generator, cutting off electricity. Progress in peace efforts, Sharon said, "depends on the Palestinians, if they will act against terror."
http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/513460.html
Tunnels latest weapon in Palestinian arsenal
For four months, Palestinian militants dug around the clock to get beneath an Israeli army post on the border between Gaza and Egypt. Then they loaded in more than a tonne of explosives and blew it up.
http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/L13627102.htm
Israeli army cuts Gaza into 3 isolated areas
The Israeli army divided the Gaza Strip into three isolated areas on Monday, one day after a tunnel bombing attack on the border between the Gaza Strip and Egypt which killed six Israeli soldiers.
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2004-12/13/content_2329233.htm
Barghouti withdraws from the race to succeed Arafat
Mr Barghouti's Fatah colleague, Ahmed Ghanem, who read out the letter, said Mr Barghouti had wanted to draw the international community's attention to the "fact" that "the election is conducted under occupation and not under normal conditions". Mr Ghanem added: "He wants to expose the falseness of the idea that this election is conducted in a sovereign state."
http://news.independent.co.uk/world/middle_east/story.jsp?story=592536
Israel to Leave Palestinian Cities During Election
It was the first promise of specific Israeli help to ensure that the election goes smoothly. "We will do our best not to interfere with orderly procedure of the election," he said in the town of Herzliya. He added that troops would stay out of cities in the Palestinian territories for 72 hours.
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=574&ncid=1312&e=7&u=/nm/20041213/wl_nm/mideast_troops_dc_2
Israel army to withdraw for polls
Palestinian leaders, however, want Israel to remove its army immediately to allow candidates to campaign freely. Top Palestinian official Saeb Erekat said the Israeli government must "take the high ground" "and "open the cities and towns from today".
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/4092447.stm
Israel, PA teams will monitor preparations for elections
Both sides agreed to appoint committees. The Israeli committee will be headed by Dov Weisglass, Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's senior advisor, while the Palestinians team will be headed by current PA Finance Minister Salem Fayed.
http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/513876.html
Palestinian leader visits Saudi Arabia, Saudi official pessimistic about prospects for peace
Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas visited Saudi Arabia on Monday at time when many in the region are hopeful that Israelis and Arabs can make a new start on peace in the wake of Yasser Arafat's death.
http://cbsnewyork.com/international/Saudi-Palestinians-ai/resources_news_html
Mofaz: PA may receive security responsibility before pullout
"We will leave the Palestinian cities for a period of about 72 hours, that is the day before, the day of and the day after the election," Mofaz said. "We will do our best not to interfere with orderly procedure of the election," he added.
http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/513837.html
EU signs new neighborhood treaty with Israel
The EU has signed a new agreement with Israel, enhancing and upgrading its relations with Israel in a wide sphere of matters. It provides for increased political, economic, legal, infrastructure and environmental cooperation between Jerusalem and Brussels.
http://www.maarivintl.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=article&articleID=11991
Third candidate quits Palestinian presidential election race
Abdel Sattar Qassem, a Palestinian professor and independent candidate from the West Bank city of Nablus announced on Monday that he has decided to quit the presidential election due on Jan. 9, 2005.
http://news3.xinhuanet.com/english/2004-12/13/content_2330008.htm
Syria accuses Israel of attempted assassination of Hamas man
Syria on Monday accused Israel of being behind a car bomb that targeted a Palestinian member of Hamas in the Mazzah neighborhood of the Syrian capital. A passer-by was wounded in the explosion, but the Hamas member and his wife, who left the car minutes before the blast, were unhurt.
http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/513856.html
Kuwaiti parliament speaker welcomes Abbas' apology
The Kuwaiti people appreciate the apology of Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) chief Mahmoud Abbas regarding the PLO's stance over the 1990 Iraqi invasion, Kuwaiti Parliament Speaker Jasem al-Kharafi said Monday."
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2004-12/13/content_2330361.htm
Bush has 50-50 chance of pulling off Mideast peace: Clinton
US president Bill Clinton said he believed his successor George W. Bush would work more actively to solve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and gave him a "50-50" chance of success.
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=1521&ncid=1312&e=1&u=/afp/20041213/pl_afp/uaearabforummideast_041213152903
British, Egyptian security experts in Gaza: sources
According to the sources, there are 70 Egyptian and British security experts who arrived several days ago, and a place for them has been set up on the beach of Gaza city amid heavy and secret security protection.
http://news3.xinhuanet.com/english/2004-12/14/content_2330559.htm
Shas Might Join Gov't Despite Opposition to Disengagement
Yishai said he was prepared to enter the government without cabinet portfolios, providing that the coalition changed its economic policies. Yishai spoke as negotiating teams from Shas and the Likud prepared for a second day of unity government talks on Monday.
http://www.imemc.org/headlines/2004/December/week2/121304/shas.htm
Barghuti backs down after heavy pressure, judgement called into question
Abedlrahman Shomali, a member of the Fatah higher committee which is led by Barghuti, said the pressure tactics had left a nasty taste in the mouth. "Marwan's withdrawal was the result of intellectual terrorism from the Fatah leadership," he told AFP.
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=1514&ncid=1312&e=4&u=/afp/20041213/wl_mideast_afp/mideastpalestinianvote_041213144044
Analysis / Abbas could not denounce the attack
Such attacks are considered legitimate by all Palestinian factions, even though the cease-fire (hudna) talks Abbas held recently with representatives of Hamas discuss the suspension of all military actions until the January 9 PA elections.
http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/513430.html
Israel Can't Detect Palestinian Tunnels
Israel's mighty military acknowledged Monday that it has no high-tech answers to the latest crude method of warfare used by Palestinian militants _ explosives-packed tunnels dug under heavily fortified army outposts.
http://www.620ktar.com/?nid=46&sid=10786
Analysis: Rafah attack exceeds Hamas' wildest expectations
While Egypt is trying to arrange a cease-fire that will impose restrictions on the actions of all Palestinian factions, and Israel is preparing to disengage from Gaza in coordination with the Palestinian Authority, Hamas signaled that as far as it is concerned, the struggle continues. As long as a truce has not actually been declared, it is important for Hamas to demonstrate who is really evicting Israel from Gaza.
http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/pages/ShArt.jhtml?itemNo=513461&contrassID=1&subContrassID=5&sbSubContrassID=0&listSrc=Y
Hamas Considers Joining PLO
“We will first hold bilateral talks about the presented paper. If we agree on that charter, we will move to the comprehensive reference gathering all Palestinians, inside and outside (Palestine),” Al-Zahhar said.
http://www.palestinechronicle.com/story.php?sid=20041208040036543
Abbas set for victory in Palestinian vote but violence bodes ill
Jailed intifada leader Marwan Barghuti's decision late Sunday to drop out of the contest cleared the path for Abbas who should now romp home in the January 9 contest to succeed Yasser Arafat as head of the Palestinian Authority.
http://www.turkishpress.com/world/news.asp?id=041213164358.3wj7e5jh.xml
France's highest civil court orders end to Hezbollah TV broadcasts
The bans on the broadcasts within the European Union (news - web sites) had to be implemented with 48 hours, the court said after ruling that the channel had violated laws against inciting racial hatred. Al-Manar is broadcast in Europe via Paris-based Eutelsat as part of a package of nine channels put out by Saudi-based Arabsat.
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=1515&ncid=1515&e=12&u=/afp/20041213/wl_mideast_afp/francelebanonmedia_041213184539
Seven U.S. Marines Killed in W. Iraq -Military
It said they were killed in Anbar province, a region which includes the violent towns of Falluja and Ramadi, but it gave no further details of the heaviest daily death toll for U.S. troops since their all-out offensive on Falluja a month ago.
http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=topNews&storyID=7068481
US warplanes strike Fallujah after eight US marines killed
US forces launched air strikes on Fallujah after eight US marines were killed in weekend clashes with Iraqi rebels in Al-Anbar province despite claims that the insurgency was being defeated.
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=1515&ncid=1515&e=3&u=/afp/20041213/wl_mideast_afp/iraqunrestusfallujah_041213165245
8 Hussein Henchmen Refuse Meals in Jail
Eight of Saddam Hussein's 11 top lieutenants went on hunger strikes over the weekend to demand visits in jail from the International Committee of the Red Cross, but they were eating again by Monday, a U.S. military spokesman said.
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=540&ncid=540&e=8&u=/ap/20041213/ap_on_re_mi_ea/iraq_detainees |
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