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As the Arab Summit in Tunisia lowered the curtains, Palestinians realized that Arab leaders not only turned back to them, but more important turned against them. {mosimage}The continued crisis in…

Suleiman, is due to arrive on Monday in Ramallah to meet withIMEMC Staff & Agencies, May 24, 2004 The head of the Egyptian intelligence services, General Omar Suleiman, is due…

Al-Sultan neighborhood on Monday Morning.George Rishmawi-IMEMC & Agencies May 24, 2004 Israeli army pulled its forces from Rafah area particularly from Tel Al-Sultan neighborhood on Monday Morning. Eyewitnesses saw several…

IMEMC Staff & Agencies, May 23, 2004Efforts to Form a New Right Wing Russian Party IMEMC Staff & Agencies, May 23, 2004 Israeli Likud Minister Natan Sharansky and National Union…

IMEMC Staff & agencies, May 23, 200443% of Israeli Teenagers Support Refusenik Stance IMEMC Staff & agencies, May 23, 2004 According to a survey conducted by the Israel Democracy Institute,…

Uri Avnery-Op-Ed, May 23, 2004The Rape of Rafah Uri Avnery-Op-Ed, May 23, 2004 The immense might of the Israeli army, assembled from all over the country, has attacked a small…

IMEMC Staff & agencies, May 23, 2004Sharon Meets Army Heads Over Revised Disengagement IMEMC Staff & agencies, May 23, 2004 Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon met Sunday morning with heads…

IMEMC Staff & Agencies, May 23, 2004Peres Denies Discussing Possibility of Labor Joining Coalition IMEMC Staff & Agencies, May 23, 2004 Labor Party chairman Shimon Peres denied Sunday that he…

IMEMC Staff & agencies, May 23, 2004Arab Leaders Concluded Their Tunisia Summit IMEMC Staff & agencies, May 23, 2004 Arab leaders concluded their two days summit in Tunisia committing their…

IMEMC & Agencies, May 23, 2004Mission Statement Rainbow to Continue for Few More Days IMEMC & Agencies, May 23, 2004 Israeli Defense Minister Shaul Mofaz told the weekly cabinet meeting…

IMEMC Staff & agencies, May 23, 2004Lapid: Demolition of Homes, Inhuman, Must End IMEMC Staff & agencies, May 23, 2004 Justice Minister Yosef Lapid on Sunday triggered angry reactions as…

RafahIsrael Offers Compensations; Intends to Continue Razing Homes in Rafah IMEMC Staff & agencies, May 23, 2004 Israel intends to offer compensation to the owners of hundreds of homes along…

The immense might of the Israeli army, assembled from all over the country, has attacked a small Palestinian township on the margin of the destitute Gaza Strip. Palestinians, both fighters…

family in the city. When the assaulted family complained to theIMEMC & Agencies, May 22,, 2004, 20:05 Member of an Ethiopian Jewish family in Bir Shiva assaulted an Arab family…

that Sharon is looking into replacing Minister of Jerusalem AffairsIMEMC Staff & agencies, May 22, 2004 Sources close to Israeli Prime minister Ariel Sharon said Saturday that Sharon is looking…

open Hunger Strike in protest to the inhuman treatment andIMEMC & Agencies, May 22, 2004 The detainees in Hadarim detention camp, near Haifa, resumed their open Hunger Strike in protest…

told members of the Security Council on Friday that Israel’sIMEMC Staff & agencies, May 22, 2004 UN Undersecretary General for Political Affairs Kiran Prendergast told members of the Security Council…

his confinement in Ramallah.IMEMC & Agencies, May 22, 2004 20:38 The Palestinian President Yasser Arafat addressed the summit from his confinement in Ramallah. Arafat, who spoke to the summit via…

military offensive, ‘Operation Rain Bow’ was, to find out that aHundreds of Rafah residents went out to the streets especially in Tel Al-Sultan and Al-Barazil area where the focus of…

Shimon Peres hosted a secret meeting late Thursday night to discussGhassan Andoni-IMEMC & agencies, May 22, 2004 According to Israeli TV channel one report, Labor Party Chairman Shimon Peres hosted…

expectations that the Arab leaders will condemn, for the first time,George Rishmawi – IMEMC & Agencies, May 22, 2004 The Arab Summit will begin its sessions in Tunis on Thursday…

around 50 residents were killed and around 80 buildings destroyed,Ghassan Andoni-IMEMC & agencies, May 22, 2004 After 4 days of intensive military operations in Rafah in which around 50 residents…

Senior sources in the Israeli government dismissed on Thursday some Arab media reports about a near deal in which the remains of the missing air force navigator Ron Arad would…

Council resolution which condemns the Israeli military operations inGeorge Rishmawi-IMEMC & Agencies, May 21, 2004 11:15 Israel criticized the US for not using VETO against the UN Security Council resolution…

Soldiers and police officers attacked demonstrators as they attempted to cross the roadblocks into the Gaza Strip.IMEMc & agencies, May 21, 2004 Police and soldiers attacked around a thousand demonstrators,…

Ministry officials, Israeli Attorney General Menahem Mazuz askedIMEMC Staff & Agencies, May 21, 2004 In a meeting Thursday night with top army officers and Justice Ministry officials, Israeli Attorney General…

Army said Friday that most of the forces had withdrawn from Rafah’s Tel Sultan neighborhood and troops were deployed along its perimeter.IMEMC Staff & agencies, May 21, 2004 As troops…

Rafah continued despite of the U.N. Security Council resolution andGhassan Andoni-IMEMC & Agencies, May 21, 2004 Military ‘Operation Rainbow’ in the southern Gaza Strip city of Rafah continued despite of…

Translated by: Saed Bannoura  ‘There is nothing more difficult for the parents than loosing a child, yet how would it feel to lose two at the same time… by a…

legislative Council Member, Marwan Bargouthi of four charges out ofIMEMC & Agencies, May 20, 2004 Tel Aviv Central Court convicted Thursday, the Palestinian legislative Council Member, Marwan Bargouthi of four…

in Tel Aviv, Jerusalem and Haifa in protest over the Rafah attackIMEMC Staff & agencies, May 20, 2004 Hundreds of left-wing activists on Wednesday staged demonstrations in Tel Aviv, Jerusalem…

arrest imposed on the three Arabs suspected of killing the IsraeliGeorge Rishmawi-IMEMC & Agencies, May 20, 2004 13:05 The central court of Nazareth decided Thursday to end the house arrest…

Israel for killing Palestinian civilians in Rafah city and callingIMEMC Staff & Agencies, May 20, 2004 UN Security Council adopted a resolution early Thursday condemning Israel for killing Palestinian civilians…

Jerusalem according to the Hebrew calendar in 1967 six days war,George Rishmawi-IMEMC & Agencies, May 20, 2004 Wednesday, May 18, 2004 marks the 37 anniversary of annexing Jerusalem according to…

the Israeli Army committed against civilians in Rafah refugee campGeorge Rishmawi-IMEMC & Agencies, May 20, 2004 Despite the widespread condemnation prompted after the deadly attack the Israeli Army committed against…

Doctors at Abu Yousif Al-Najjar Hospital said on Thursday that, 25-year-old Mohammad Ibrahim Jaber died of wounds he sustained early morning after he was left bleeding for over 12 hours…

All who believe in peace and peaceful non-violent means to fight injustice should bow in respect to the people of Rafah. Even while surrounded with death and destruction from all…

Committee (AIPAC) annual conference Tuesday that Sharon’sIMEMC Staff & agencies, May 19, 2004 U.S. President George Bush told the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) annual conference Tuesday that Sharon’s…

Israeli Attorney General Menachem Mazuz called senior defense andRafah IMEMC Staff & agencies, May 19, 2004 Israeli Attorney General Menachem Mazuz called senior defense and legal officials to meet Thursday…

Security Council, condemning Israel for destroying dozens of homesIMEMC Staff & agencies, May 19, 2004 The Arab nations block submitted a drafted resolution to the Security Council, condemning Israel for…

guilty of war crimes and grave violations of Geneva Convention inGeorge Rishmawi-IMEMC, May 19, 2004 Amnesty International, the Human Rights Group, has charged Israel guilty of war crimes and grave…

Ariel Sharon’s modified plan may include wrecking homes in evacuatedGhassan Andoni-IMEMC & agencies, May 19, 2004 Israeli Media sources reported Wednesday that Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon’s modified plan may…

navigator Ron Arad is dead and his body is being held by Hezbollah,IMEMC Staff & agencies, May 19, 2004 Source close to Hezbollah confirmed Wednesday that Israel Air Force navigator…

strikes against hundreds of peaceful protestors was unrecorded inIMEMC Staff & agencies, May 19, 2004 Rafah’s governor told IMEMC by phone that ‘an air to ground missile strikes against hundreds…

the european hospitals said, at least 10 of the demonstrators wereIMEMC Staff & Agencies, May 19, 2004 Palestinian medical sources in Al-Shifa, Abu Yousif Al-Najjar and the european hospitals said,…

whether to release the three Arabs suspected of killing soldier OlegIMEMC Staff & Agencies, May 18, 2004 The Nazareth District court said Tuesday it will rule Thursday whether to release…

Abdullah II of Jordan was quoted as saying that PalestinianIMEMC Staff & Agencies, May 18, 2004 In an interview published Tuesday with the New York Times, King Abdullah II of…

to discuss the request by Arab Nations told hold an immediateGeorge Rishmawi-IMEMC & Agencies, May 18, 2004 The United Nations Security Council is due to meet Tuesday afternoon to discuss…

Rafah reported that two 14 and 16-year-old brother and sister ‘AhmedGeorge Rishmawi-IMEMC, May 18, 2004 16:37 Palestinian Medical sources at Abu Yousif Al-Najjar hospital in Rafah reported that two 14…

As the Palestinian authority requested an emergency UN Security Council session, Israel already started the second wave of assaults in Rafah, killing 12 residents and knocking down dozens of homes.…

Strip Sunday might.George Rishmawi-IMEMC & Agencies, May 17, 2004 11:48 Israeli army killed three Palestinians near Karne crossing in Gaza Strip Sunday might. The army claims that the three were…

Israel failed to submit a list of unauthorized settlement outpostsU.S. IMEMC Staff & Agencies, May 17, 2004 Israel failed to submit a list of unauthorized settlement outposts on the West…

list of the unauthorized settlers’ outposts to the U.S.IMEMC Staff & Agencies, May 17, 2004 Following the published news over the failure of Israel to submit a list of the…

the Palestinian President Yasser Arafat called Monday for reforms inGeorge Rishmawi-IMEMC & Agencies, May 17, 2004 Reuters reported that Jibril Al-Rajoub, a senior security aide to the Palestinian President Yasser…

in Rafah, the US National Security Advisor Condoleezza Rice saidIMEMC Staff & Agencies, May 17, 2004 In a shy criticism to Israel’s mass demolition of Palestinian houses in Rafah, the…

operation to isolate the city of Rafah from the rest of the GazaGhassan Andoni-IMEMC & Agencies, May 17, 2004 A massive number of Israel troops on Monday completed a major…

Saturday that the second stage of the prisoners’ swap deal withIMEMC Staff & Agencies, May 16, 2004 After weeks of denial, a senior Israeli official source confirmed Saturday that the…

13 residents of the Rafah refugee camp for a ban on further IsraelIMEMC Staff & agencies, May 16, 2004 The Israeli High Court of Justice on Sunday rejected a petition…

morning several missiles, hitting a building in Gaza city housingIMEMC Staff & Agencies, May 16, 2004 According to eyewitnesses, an army helicopter gunship fired Sunday morning several missiles, hitting a…

to react to Israeli raids on Gaza so as not to give Israel an excuseIMEMC Staff & agencies, May 16, 2004 Palestinian Prime Minister Ahmed Qurei urged Sunday Palestinians not…

create a new reality along the Gaza-Egypt borders. Mofaz wasIMEMC Staff & agencies, May 16, 2004 Israeli Defense Minister Shaul Mofaz vowed Sunday that ‘army will create a new reality…

rally calling for an immediate Gaza withdrawal, Police source saidIMEMC Staff & agencies, May 16, 2004 While organizers said that some 250,000 attended the Saturday night rally calling for an…

on Friday strongly condemned the widespread destruction ofIMEMC Staff & Agencies, May 15, 2004 The European Union and United Nations Secretary General Kofi Annan on Friday strongly condemned the widespread…

should by now understand that the use of force in Gaza would notIMEMC Staff & agencies, May 15, 2004 Egyptian Foreign Minister Ahmed Maher said on Friday that Israel should…

Gaza Strip is devastating for its residents.George Rishmawi-IMEMC, May 15, 2004 The result of the Israeli military operation in Rafah area, south of Gaza Strip is devastating for its residents.…

Yasser Arafat, condemned Saturday the Israeli plan of demolishingGeorge Rishmawi-IMEMC, May 15, 2004 Nabil Abu Rudeineh, a senior advisor of the Palestinian President Yasser Arafat, condemned Saturday the Israeli plan…

pullout’ rally in Tel-Aviv, saying that right wing did not careIMEMC Staff & Agencies, May 15, 2004 Israeli left dismissed criticisms over the planned Saturday’s ‘Gaza pullout’ rally in Tel-Aviv,…

The key that he gave to her is not a key for a car, or a safe, yet a house that he left 56 years ago in 1948 when his…

Half an hour earlier, another helicopter fired five missiles at a three-story building that used to host the media office of the Islamic Jihad leader Dr. Mohammed Al-Hindi.Ghassan Andoni-IMEMC &…

In a speech broadcast live on Palestinian television, Arafat praised Palestinian stead fasting and resistance, saying that Al-Nakbah was not the fate of Palestinians, who proved through their revolution that…

About 40 tanks and bulldozers invaded Hay Elzaiton at 1 am Tuesday morning with the help of the apaches in the sky. Israeli occupation soldiers took up positions on rooftops…

Translated by: George Rishmawi In a very emotional and enthusiastic look, as his tears were dripping on his rough face, 76 year old Mahmoud Thuqan gives his 6 year old…

Bashar Assad said Thursday that his country would not bow to U.S.IMEMC Staff & Agencies, May 14, 2004 In a meeting with U.S. based media correspondents, Syrian President Bashar Assad…

missing Israeli navigator Ron Arad and handed bones to Israel forIMEMC Staff & Agencies, May 14, 2004 Lebanese media sources reported that Hezbollah found the grave missing Israeli navigator Ron…

‘Never trust that you will continue to win’ is the first lesson to be learned.Ghassan Andoni-IMEMC-Analysis, May 14, 2004 With body parts and cement concrete blocks of razed homes flying…

Maariv, show that the two Gaza and Rafah deadly attacks carried outGeorge Rishmawi-IMEMC & Agencies, May 14, 2004 Two polls held by two Israeli newspapers, Yedioth Ahronoth and Maariv, show…

Israeli Minister of Tourism, Binyamin Elon “Beni”, suggested FridayAmerica IMEMC Staff, May 14, 2004 Israeli Minister of Tourism, Binyamin Elon “Beni”, suggested Friday transferring the Palestinian refugees to America and…

snatched the personal gun of Israeli soldiers in Jerusalem.George Rishmawi-IMEMC & Agencies, May 14, 2004 Israeli security sources said Thursday that two Palestinians snatched the personal gun of Israeli soldiers…

Sharon, Israeli Defense Minister Shaul Mofaz said that besides theGhassan Andoni-IMEMC & Agencies, May 14, 2004 In a press conference, after meeting Israeli Prime minister Ariel Sharon, Israeli Defense Minister…

While Palestinains did not finish burrying their dead of Thursday’sdemolished in Rafah George Rishmawi & IMEMC Service, May 14, 2004 While Palestinains did not finish burrying their dead of Thursday’s…

Nathan Sharansky — former Soviet dissident and ‘Minister for The Jewish Diaspora’ in the Sharon cabinet, has been touring U.S. campuses and European capitals, busily waging the ‘Campaign Against The…

entitled “Silencing the Press” which documents the attacks conducted The Palestinian center for Human Rights (PCHR) released a report entitled “Silencing the Press” which documents the attacks conducted by the…

Hosni Mubarak and U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell prior toIMEMC Staf & Agencies, May 13, 2004 Palestinian Prime Minister Ahmed Qurei will meet Egyptian president, Hosni Mubarak and U.S.…

the Gaza Strip was not Lebanon, and that the army would continue toGeorge Rishmawi-IMEMC, May 13, 2004 The Israeli army Chief of Staff Moshe Ya’alon, said Thursday that the Gaza…

Identified as Ahmed Mohammad Yakoobi, 21 in Al Brazil area in Rafah.George Rishmawi-IMEMC May 13, 2004 Early afternoon, Israeli army shot dead a young Palestinian Identified as Ahmed Mohammad Yakoobi,…

number of sanctions on Syria.IMEMC Staff & Agencies, May 12, 2004 9:47 U.S. President George W. Bush on Tuesday signed an order imposing number of sanctions on Syria. U.S. accuses…

municipal elections will be held in Jericho on coming August to beIMEMC Staff & Agencies, May 12, 2004 10:00 Palestinian Prime minister Ahmed Qurei told reporters on Monday that municipal…

Bush, in a letter to Palestinian Prime Minister Ahmed Qurei,IMEMC Staff & Agencies, May 12, 2004 A Palestinian official source said Tuesday that U.S president George Bush, in a letter…

PA to intervene to recover the remains of the bodies of the sixGeorge Rishmawi-IMEMC & Agencies, May 12, 2004 11:47 Palestinian sources said, Israeli security officials contacted the PA to…

soldiers killed in Gaza raid yesterday.IMEMC Staff & Agencies, May 12, 2004 Army resumed Wednesday morning the search for the remains of six soldiers killed in Gaza raid yesterday. The…

refused to serve in the Israeli Military in the occupied PalestinianGeorge Rishmawi-IMEMC & Agencies, May 12, 2004 19:30 Around twenty Israelis from ‘Courage to Refuse’, soldiers who refused to serve…

Wednesday that a deal had been reach, through Egyptian mediation, toGeorge Rishmawi-IMEMC, May 12, 2004 Al-Jazeera Sattlite channel said, the Islamic Jihad claimed on later Wednesday that a deal had…

fired missiles at residential area in Al-Zaytoon neighborhood whereGeorge Rishmawi-IMEMC, May 12, 2004 Five Palestinians killed and over 20 injured as an Israeli Apache fired missiles at residential area in…

Israeli National Union party chairman Minister Avigdor Liebermanof Israel Ghassan Andoni-IMEMC & Agencies, May 11, 2004 12:22 Israeli National Union party chairman Minister Avigdor Lieberman told his Prime Minister Ariel…

frame work of Israel-Hezbollah prisoners’ swap deal, told IranianIMEMC & Agencies, May 11, 2004 12:28 Sheikh Mustafa Dirani, who was released from Israeli Jails in the frame work of Israel-Hezbollah…

said Tuesday that the European Union is investing serious efforts toIMEMC & Agencies, May 11, 2004 Palestinian President Yasser Arafat’s Advisor Nabil Abu Rudainah said Tuesday that the European Union…

George W. Bush is seeking to impose sanctions on Syria soon.George Rishmawi-IMEMC, May 11, 2004 12:49 Official Congress sources said Monday, that the American President George W. Bush is seeking…

were killed in the Israeli military operation in the StripIMEMC Staff & Agencies, May 11, 2004 The death toll in Gaza Strip had risen to 13 as 3 more Palestinians…

At the recent Anti-Semitism Conference in Berlin, Yehuda Bauer, an Israeli official raised the specter of a “totalitarian, radical Islamist ideology” based on the widespread Zionist belief that Muslim fundamentalists…

Palestinian citizens of Israel after being arrested for ten monthsGhassan Andoni-IMEMC & Agencies, May 10, 2004 10:20 Nazareth district court ordered the immediate release of three Palestinian citizens of Israel…