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Danny Ayalon informed Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon thatGhassan Andoni-IMEMC & Agencies, May 1, 2004 According to governmental sources, Israeli Ambassador to the U.S. Danny Ayalon informed Israeli Prime Minister…
Bethlehem, is under curfew.George N. Rishmawi – IMEMC, May 1, 2004 For the sixth day in a row, the town of Beit Sahour, east of Bethlehem, is under curfew. The…
of the West Bank wall, workers rally for demonstration at Abu Dis.Johannes Wahlstrom, May 1, 2004 16:34 As unemployment among Palestinians skyrockets with the construction of the West Bank wall,…
As Arafat was proven to be irreplaceable, Next move came to prove that there was no need for a Palestinian partner. Israeli Prime minister Ariel Sharon changed the rules of…
met Friday in London to discuss ways of reviving the deterioratingGeorge N. Rishmawi & Agencies, May 1, 2004 The Quartet envoys from the EU, US, Russia and the United Nations…
pro-disengagement camp can overcome the small gap and win the LikudIMEMC & Agencies, update May 1, 2004 Israeli Defense Minister Shaul Mofaz said that he believes that the pro-disengagement camp…
Reuters reported that Anan sent a letter to Arafat criticizing him for not implementing security reforms.IMEMC & agencies, April 30, 2004 United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan urged Friday Palestinian President…
The two checkpoints are considered the start of the daily suffering of Palestinians traveling form the north to the south or vice versa, since the beginning of Al-Aqsa Intifada.Feature Story-IMEMC,…
What looks as a sever conflict is in reality a highly disciplined crisis within the Israeli trip. It apparently aims at searching for the best ways to insure keeping most…
foothills, including shacks, tents and public facilities erected byGhassan Andoni & Agencies, April 30, 2004 Army destroyed Thursday morning 11 structures in the southern Hebron foothills, including shacks, tents and…
international requests of subjecting it to international inspection.The Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon said Thursday that Israel will maintain ambiguity about its nuclear capacity despite of the international requests of…
‘We will wave the flag of unity no matter what the result is, The Likud will be unified after the referendum. We are committed to accepting any decision.’ Deputy Minister…
Studies and Cultural Dialogue showed that for the first time publicGhassan Andoni & Agencies, April 30, 2004 The results of a public opinion poll, conducted by the Center of Studies…
showed that 36% only of Likud voters would vote in favor of IsraeliGhassan Andoni, Saed Bannourah & Agencies, April 30, 2004 A poll conducted Thursday on behalf of Israeli newspaper…
Sari Nusseibeh on bail after he was arrested and questioned earlierIMEMC & Agencies, April 29, 2004 Israeli Police released Wednesday Al Quds University President Dr. Sari Nusseibeh on bail after…
Israel to dismantle its nuclear arsenal, is expected to visit theIMEMC & Agencies, April 29, 2004 UN nuclear watchdog Chief Mohamed ElBaradei, who earlier called Israel to dismantle its nuclear…
the Israeli security agents recruit to work for them.IMEMC & Agencies, April 29, 2004 17:37 Palestinian Officials undermined the issue of the ‘informers’ that the Israeli security agents recruit to…
The Palestinian commission to the UN is planning on submitting aborders only IMEMC & Agencies, April 29, 2004 The Palestinian commission to the UN is planning on submitting a proposal…
Sharon called his disengagement plan campaign team for an urgentIMEMC & Agencies, April 29, 2004 Worried about recent Poll results, Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon called his disengagement plan campaign…
Israeli boarder police responded to Palestinian teens throwingIMEMC Jerusalem Correspondent, April 29, 2004 More than four people were beaten and at least three wounded when Israeli boarder police responded to…
of the Palestinian Security Chief in Gaza Strip, Ghazi Jibali in aIMEMC & Agencies, April 29, 2004 AP reported that a large bomb went off early Thursday at the house…
The Bedouins in Israel are living their everyday life both in and outside of what counts as the Israeli society. About 80,000 of Israel’s 140,000 Bedouins are living in unrecognised…
sources informed them that the Prime minister intends to evacuateIMEMC & Agencies, April 28, 2004 Settlers stepped up their attack against Sharon, claiming that Likud sources informed them that the…
deal between Israel and Hezbollah, a dispute erupted overIMEMC & agencies, April 28, 2004 10:32 On the eve of implementing the second phase of the prisoners’ swap deal between Israel…
Philadelphi corridor, on the border between Gaza and Egypt, as partIMEMC & Agencies, April 28, 2004 Israel would dig a trench alongside a section of the border Philadelphi corridor, on…
U.S. administration is leaning to present Jordan’s King AbdullahRecognizing WB Jewish “population centers†IMEMC & Agencies, April 28, 2004 9:18 U.S. administration is leaning to present Jordan’s King Abdullah with…
York a cross road that will define the future of theIMEMC Staff & Agencies, April 28, 2004 8:47 The Palestinian Authority sees in the May 4th Quartet meeting in New…
A sense of serenity flows through his deep blue eyes, his voice seems tranquil and muffled through his great grey beard. His face is expressionless. Yaacov came to Israel sixteen…
between supporters and opponents of disengagement. Knesset SpeakerIMEMC & Agencies, April 27, 2004 The Ceremony of Israeli Independence Day turned into a context between supporters and opponents of disengagement. Knesset…
Chairman, Yasser Arafat, according to a poll conducted on theIMEMC Jerusalem Correspondent & Agencies, April 27, 2004 The Israeli government should kill Palestinian President and PA Chairman, Yasser Arafat, according…
women into the armed forces on the eve of Israel’s Independence Day,IMEMC Jerusalem Correspondent, April 27, 2004 Hundreds of Israelis demonstrated the conscription of young men and women into the…
government minister said Monday that Britain has to be ‘realistic’IMEMC & Agencies, April 27, 2004 In response to harsh criticisms to U.K.’s Middle East Policies, a government minister said Monday…
said to be connected to Al-Qaeda and planning a mega attack inIMEMC & Agencies, April 27, 2004 The Jordanian TV aired a confession of a suspect member of a group…
The women, who called the wall, ‘Apartheid Wall’ decided to march nonviolently and join their hands together in this protest.IMEMC Staff, April 27, 2004 18:49 Palestinian, Israeli and International women…
prime minister Ariel Sharon warned that anyone who harms Jews orIMEMC & Agencies, April 27, 2004 Speaking at the memorial of civilian victims on Monday, Israeli prime minister Ariel Sharon…
The women, who called the wall, ‘Apartheid Wall’ decided to march nonviolently and join their hands together in this protest.IMEMC Staff, April 27, 2004 18:49 Palestinian, Israeli and International women…
Palestinian Authority can control the Gaza Strip if Israel withdrewIMEMC & Agencies, April 27, 2004 Palestinian Prime Minister Ahmed Qurei said Monday that the Palestinian Authority can control the Gaza…
Easter should be a time of joy and celebration, yet for Christians in Beit Sahour and other parts of Palestine it is a time that tests one’s faith. It is…
Detectives from the National Fraud Squad told the Tel Avivtycoon IMEMC & Agencies, April 26, 2004 Detectives from the National Fraud Squad told the Tel Aviv Magistrate’s Court on Sunday…
carrying three young Palestinians.IMEMC Staff, April 26, 2004 Israeli Soldiers threw a percussion grenade inside a civilian car carrying three young Palestinians. Two of them were named as, Anton Shomali…
establishment as their Nakba (‘catastrophe’) Day, will march to oneIMEMC & Agencies, April 26, 2004 Israel’s Arab community, who consider the anniversary of Israel’s establishment as their Nakba (‘catastrophe’) Day,…
To the other side of the line, Palestinians refer to the same day as the Catastrophe “Al-Nakbahâ€Â, in which 90% of Palestinians were forced to leave their towns and villages…
reported that Dr. Mahmoud Zahar has been elected political leader ofIMEMC & Agencies, April, 26, 2004 According to the Israeli newspaper Haaretz, a Palestinian source reported that Dr. Mahmoud Zahar…
The Aqsa Martyr Brigades, the military wing of Fatah, claimedSoldier IMEMC & Agencies, April 26, 2004 The Aqsa Martyr Brigades, the military wing of Fatah, claimed responsibility for killing one…
At 11:00 am Monday April 26, life in Israel will halt in commemoration of the ones killed in “ Israel’s warsâ€Â, announcing the start of the celebrations of Israel’s Independence…
Mordechai Vanunu is staying, proposed moving him to the AnglicanIMEMC & Agencies, April 25, 2004 St. George’s Church in East Jerusalem, where nuclear whistle-blower Mordechai Vanunu is staying, proposed moving…
Israeli media sources reported that both Finance minister BenjaminCampaign IMEMC & agencies, April 25, 2004 Israeli media sources reported that both Finance minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Education Minister Limor Livnat…
Arab MKs of the National Democratic Coalition (NDC) sent a letter toin Israel IMEMC & Agencies, April 25, 2004 Arab MKs of the National Democratic Coalition (NDC) sent a letter…
Palestinian President Yassir Arafat ‘a disaster’ for theIMEMC & Agencies,April 25, 2004 Israeli Interior Minister Avrahm Poraz (Shinui) called Sunday Palestinian President Yassir Arafat ‘a disaster’ for the Palestinians, but…
Friday the proposla to deploy international forces in Gaza, but saidIMEMC & Agencies, April 24, 2004 Israel’s deputy ambassador to the United Nations Arye Mekel opposed Friday the proposla to…
Sana ’ only lives some meters away form Gosh Katif settlement in the Gaza Strip.Feature Story, April 24, 2004 The Runner Sana’ Abu Bakhit leaves her home every dawn in…
of unknown people is carrying attacks against the cars of ArabIMEMC & Agencies, April 24, 2004 Head of Safad College, north Israel, Havron Tarabulsy, said, a group of unknown people…
newspaper Yudot Ahranot, indicated a worrying decline in the LikudIMEMC & Agencies, April 24, 2004 The results of the public opinion poll, published Friday by Israeli newspaper Yudot Ahranot, indicated…
States bias towards Israel encouraged Israeli Prime Minister ArielIMEMC & Agencies, April 24, 2004 Palestinian Prime Minister Ahmed Qureia said on Saturday that United States bias towards Israel encouraged Israeli…
Source: Arabs 48 The Runner Sana’ Abu Bakhit leaves her home every dawn in order to exercise and run in the streets of Deir Al-Balah refugee camp in the Gaza…
sponsors of the road map to peace between the Israelis andIMEMC & Agencies, April 23, 2004 EU foreign policy chief Javier Solana confirmed Thursday that the sponsors of the road…
told me in a friendly talk that it was ridiculous for a PrimeAnalysis-Ghassan Andoni-IMEMC, April 23, 2004 A Palestinian Cabinet Minister, speaking on conditions of anonymity, told me in a…
and wounded one in the West Bank city of Qalqilyah, raising theIMEMC & Agencies, April 23, 2004 Israeli Special army unit killed Thursday overnight 3 Palestinians and wounded one in…
Thursday morning on his disengagement plan, saying that whoeverIMEMC & Agencies, April 22, 2004 Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon addressed the Knesset on Thursday morning on his disengagement plan, saying…
a statement denouncing Israel’s unilaterally disengagement plan,IMEMC & Agencies, April 22, 2004 The Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) on Thursday issued a statement denouncing Israel’s unilaterally disengagement plan, calling…
Brigades operative saying that the Palestinian President YasserIMEMC & Agencies, April 22, 2004 15:48 The French News Agency, AFP, reported Ali Barghouti, Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades operative saying that the Palestinian…
President George W. Bush to reconsider his tacit recognition of someIMEMC & Agencies, April 22, 2004 Palestinian Prime Minister Ahmed Qureia urged, Thursday U.S. President George W. Bush to reconsider…
Tulkarem, in the early hours of Thursday morning. The opened fire atIMEMC & Agencies, April 22, 2004 A large force of the Israeli army invaded the West Bank city of…
by Prime Minister Ahmed Qurei is discussing the option of collectiveIMEMC & Agencies, April 22, 2004 Reuters reported, Thursday that the Palestinian Government, headed by Prime Minister Ahmed Qurei is…
disengagement will lead to the evacuation of all the settlements inIMEMC & Agencies, April 21, 2004 Israeli Agriculture Minister Yisrael Katz warned Tuesday that disengagement will lead to the evacuation…
Rev. Riah Abu Assal, issues a statement welcoming Murdachai VanunuIMEMC Correspondant, Jerusalem, April, 21, 2004 The Chief Pastor of the Anglican Community in the Holy Land, Rt. Rev. Riah Abu…
Dr. Khalil Tafakji, Palestinian from Jerusalem, expert on settlementState IMEMC Staff & Agencies, April 21, 2004 Dr. Khalil Tafakji, Palestinian from Jerusalem, expert on settlement issues, said, the PA does…
to have the UN Security Council issue a ‘more balanced’ decisionIMEMC & Agencies, April 21, 2004 The Russian representative in the UN said Tuesday, Russia is opting to have the…
Associate Press that instead of criticizing President George Bush,IMEMC Staff & Agencies, April 21, 2004 U.S. secretary of state Collin Powell said in an interview with Associate Press that instead…
Rev. Riah Abu Assal, issues a statement welcoming Murdachai VanunuIMEMC Correspondant, Jerusalem, April, 21, 2004 The Chief Pastor of the Anglican Community in the Holy Land, Rt. Rev. Riah Abu…
accused Israel of planning to turn the Gaza Strip into ‘a bigIMEMC & Agencies, April 21, 2004 Palestinian President Authority Chairman Yasser Arafat on Monday accused Israel of planning to…
detention camps. Successively issued military orders, deprive themIMEMC-Report, April 21, 2004 More than 7000 Palestinians are detained inside Israeli jails and detention camps. Successively issued military orders, deprive them from…
Palestinian areas, non-engaged innocent civilians are hurt. TwoIMEMC-Feature Story, April 21, 2004 As army conducts military operations inside densely populated Palestinian areas, non-engaged innocent civilians are hurt. Two shocking stories…
Ashdod, on Tuesday that Israel would continue with assassinatingIMEMC Staff & Agencies, April 21, 2004 10:04 Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon said in a speech at the city of Ashdod,…
questions about the U.S. commitment to the Middle East peaceIMEMC & Agencies, April 20, 2004 A statement from the Royal Jordanian Palace said that because of questions about the U.S.…
Biddu yesterday, after being shot by Israeli soldiers at anIMEMC Jerusalem Correspondent, April 20, 2004 Diya Abed Eid, 22, was laid to rest in the NW Jerusalem village of Biddu…
Israeli civilians, others have followed their lead.Analysis/IMEMC Jerusalem Correspondent When Palestinian militant groups condone and support the killing of Israeli civilians, others have followed their lead. Every time Sharon orders…
that he supports Prime Minister Ariel Sharon’s plan to unilaterallyIMEMC & Agencies, April 20, 2004 Israeli Foreign Minister Silvan Shalom announced Monday afternoon that he supports Prime Minister Ariel Sharon’s…
One-State solution re-emergessupport to Israel IMEMC Staff & Agencies, April 20, 2004 One-State solution re-emerges US Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry pledges further allegiance with Israel, according to reports from…
Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee that the Israeli withdrawalIMEMC & Agencies, April 20, 2004 Military Intelligence, Major General Aharon Ze’evi told the Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee that the…
for one day in protest to the assassination of Rantissi, the newIMEMC & Agencies, April 20, 2004 More than 7500 Palestinian prisoners declared Sunday a hunger strike for one day…
will vote next week on corruption cases that involve some of theIMEMC & Agencies, April 20, 2004 12:20 Palestinian News Network, reported that the Palestinian Law Makers will vote next…
Monday decided to ease some of the restrictions on nuclearIMEMC Staff & Agencies, April 20, 2004 As some were legally untenable, Israeli defense establishment on Monday decided to ease some…
meeting to discuss Israel’s assassination of Hamas Gaza leader Dr.IMEMC Staff & Agencies, April 20, 2004 The United Nations Security Council late Monday began an emergency meeting to discuss Israel’s…
Haseen Mahmod Alyan, 17, was killed by Israeli soldiers during clashes in Beitunia on Friday. Eye witnesses tell IMEMC that the anti-wall demonstration was far from uncontrolled and that there…
leader Dr. Abdul-Aziz Rantisi. Dr. Mahmoud a-Zahar, who wasIMEMC Staff & Agencies, April 19, 2004 Hamas has yet to decide on the successor of its assassinated Gaza leader Dr. Abdul-Aziz…
that he will support Prime Minister Ariel Sharon’s disengagementIMEMC Staff & Agencies, April 19, 2004 Israeli Foreign Minister Silvan Shalom announced on Monday afternoon that he will support Prime Minister…
clashes in Beitunia on Friday. Eye witnesses tell IMEMC that theIMEMC Correspondnat, April 19, 2004 Haseen Mahmod Alyan, 17, was killed by Israeli soldiers during clashes in Beitunia on Friday.…
groups entered its third year, special army units [in Arabic knownIMEMC-Feature Story, April 19, 2004 As the fight between the Israeli army and Palestinian resistance groups entered its third year,…
Wednesday after 18 years in Israeli jails, said what he did was ‘notIMEMC Staff & Agencies, April 19, 2004 Nuclear whistleblower Mordechai Vanunu, who is due to be released on…
meet in the coming days; the meetings will take the form ofIMEMC & Agencies, April 19, 2004 A Fattah official said Sunday that the Palestinian Factions will meet in the…
the leaders of his movement to discard Israeli threats, assertingIMEMC & Agencies, April 19, 2004 11:58 Khaled Mashaal, the chair of the political Bureau of Hamas called the leaders of…
officials, who met recently, agreed that if intelligence informationIMEMC Staff & Agencies, April 19, 2004 According to an Israeli source, Israeli political and security officials, who met recently, agreed that…
As the fight between the Israeli army and Palestinian resistance groups entered its third year, special army units [in Arabic known as Mustarebeen, in Hebrew as Dovdovan] continue to hunt…
As the fight between the Israeli army and Palestinian resistance groups entered its third year, special army units [in Arabic known as Mustarebeen, in Hebrew as Dovdovan] continue to hunt…
minister’s son Gilad Sharon testify before the court and discloseIMEMC & Agencies, April 18, 2004 State Prosecution officials demanded Sunday that the Israeli prime minister’s son Gilad Sharon testify before…
As Shakir Da’ana 14, took his school bag and joined a group ofThe Silent War in Hebron’s Old City Feature Story-IMEMC, April 18, 2004 As Shakir Da’ana 14, took his…
will back Prime Minister Ariel Sharon’s plan.IMEMC & Agencies, April 18, 2004 Israeli Education Minister Limor Livnat announced Sunday that she will back Prime Minister Ariel Sharon’s plan. Finance Minister…
Leader Dr. Abdul-Aziz Rantisi and two of his aids in the Gaza city.IMEMC Staff & agencies, April 18, 2004 Over 100,000 joined Sunday the funeral of assassinated Hamas Gaza Leader…
Rantisi but has however decided to keep his name a secret.IMEMC & Agencies, April 18, 2004 Hamas leadership has already appointed a new chief to replace Rantisi but has however…