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optimism that a compromise deal could be achieved among LikudIMEMC Staff & agencies, June 5, 2004 Immigrant Absorption Minister Tzipi Livni expressed Saturday optimism that a compromise deal could be…

The U.S. Administration is pressing Israel to fulfill commitments made by Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon, including freezing the construction in settlements, evacuating unauthorized outposts, and easing freedom of movement…

The Palestinian Council for Peace and Justice revealed that the violations conducted by Israel against Islamic religious sites increased during the month of May. The report released Friday documented the…

Abu Odai, leader of Al-Aqsa Brigades in the West Bank, said that the Egyptian security agreement is not a political which preserves the dignity and rights of the Palestinians, and…

Israeli continues to operate in the Palestinian regions with an excess use of power against the Palestinian civilians and raiding the villages, homes and organizations. The army continues to impose…

The Islamic Resistance Movement (HAMAS) has been seen by analysts as one of the major componants in the Palestinian resistance since its foundation. Despite the fact that Hamas has caused…

On June 5, 1967 , Israel occupied the West Bank , Gaza Strip and East Jerusalem , from the Golan Heights in Syria , from the Sinai Desert to Egypt…

Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said that Israel is committingSaed Bannura-IMEMC & Agencies, June 4, 2004 In an interview with the Israeli Online News Paper, the Turkish Prime Minister Recep…

killed six and injured over 20 others in different invasions in theGeorge Rishmawi-IMEMC & Agencies, June 4, 2004 The Palestinian Center for Human Rights reported that Israeli forces killed six…

support for a national union government only if this would save theGeorge Rishmawi & agencies, June 4, 2004 Knesset Member from Labor party, Haim Ramon expressed Friday his support for…

Union Party, Benny Elon did not receive the letter firing him yetGeorge Rishmawi-IMEMC & Agencies, June 4, 2004 Israeli sources said that Minister of Tourism from The National Union Party,…

commemorating those killed by the Israeli army in the latestGeorge Rishmawi-IMEMC, June 4, 2004 Thousands of Palestinians joined a rally in Rafah organized by Hamas commemorating those killed by the…

In an interview with the Israeli Online News Paper, the Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said that Israel is committing ‘state terrorism’ describing Israel’s policy in the Palestinian territories.…

The Palestinian Center for Human Rights reported that Israeli forces killed six and injured over 20 others in different invasions in the West Bank and Gaza Strip over the last…

Knesset Member from Labor party, Haim Ramon expressed Friday his support for a national union government only if this would save the peace process. Ramon added ‘the Labor party would…

Thousands of Palestinians joined a rally in Rafah organized by Hamas commemorating those killed by the Israeli army in the latest operation in the Gaza Strip in which over 57…

Israeli sources said that Minister of Tourism from The National Union Party, Benny Elon did not receive the letter firing him yet and said he would attend Sunday’s cabinet session…

Army explained the reasons for this phenomena and why it isSaed Bannura-IMEMC & Agencies, June, 2, 2004 Members of the Druze movement who refuse to serve in the Israeli Army…

for Solidarity and support to the Palestinians in their struggleIMEMC Staff & Agencies, June 3 2004 The International Solidarity Movement is conducting a wide campaign for Solidarity and support to…

plan to be held between Senior Likud ministers Benjamin Netanyahu,IMEMC Staff & Agencies, June 3, 2004 A meeting for further discussions on the compromised disengagement plan to be held between…

 The International Solidarity Movement is conducting a wide campaign for Solidarity and support to the Palestinians in their struggle against the military assaults against the activists of the movement which…

A meeting for further discussions on the compromised disengagement plan to be held between Senior Likud ministers Benjamin Netanyahu, Limor Livnat, and Silvan Shalom and Immigration Absorption Minister Tzipi Livni…

a proposed ‘disengagement law’.IMEMC Staff & Agencies, June 2, 2004, 09:15 Labor Party MK Ophir Pines-Paz presented the Knesset on Tuesday with a proposed ‘disengagement law’. Pines-Paz said he decided…

Israel Radio reported Tuesday, that nine border Policemen werePalestinian Workers George Rishmawi-IMEMC & Agencies, June 2, 2004 Israel Radio reported Tuesday, that nine border Policemen were arrested for beating and…

blower Mordechai Vanunu as he was walking in one of JerusalemGeorge Rishmawi-IMEMC & Agencies, June 02, 2004 17:05 A group of right wing Israelis chased the Israeli nuclear whistle blower…

‘Equality’), released its monthly report, about racism, racialSaed Bannoura-IMEMC & Agencies, June 2, 2004 The Advocacy Center for Arab Citizens in Israel, Mossawa (meaning ‘Equality’), released its monthly report, about…

monthly report that 137 Palestinians were killed during the month ofIMEMC Staff & Agencies, June 2, 2004 The Palestinian Center for Peace and Justice (PCPJ) revealed in its monthly report…

held between the Likud Party ministers who oppose the Israeli PrimeIMEMC Staff & Agencies, June 2, 2004 Israeli Online newspaper Haaretz reported that a meeting will be held between the…

PM bureau chief Dov Weisglass that President George W. Bush is onlyIMEMC Staff & Agencies, June 2, 2004 U.S. National Security Advisor Condoleezza Rice told Tuesday Israeli PM bureau chief…

Labor Party MK Ophir Pines-Paz presented the Knesset on Tuesday with a proposed ‘disengagement law’. Pines-Paz said he decided to propose a private member’s bill on the matter following Sharon’s…

Israel Radio reported Tuesday, that nine border Policemen were arrested for beating and robbing Palestinian workers they arrested. The nine troops have admitted to the claimed charges that include steeling…

A group of right wing Israelis chased the Israeli nuclear whistle blower Mordechai Vanunu as he was walking in one of Jerusalem streets. 20 right wing activists gathered in front…

The Advocacy Center for Arab Citizens in Israel, Mossawa (meaning ‘Equality’), released its monthly report, about racism, racial violence, xenophobia and discrimination against the Arab residents in Israel. The center…

The Palestinian Center for Peace and Justice (PCPJ) revealed in its monthly report that 137 Palestinians were killed during the month of May, compared to 55 in April and 79…

Israeli Online newspaper Haaretz reported that a meeting will be held between the Likud Party ministers who oppose the Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon’s disengagement plan and the Immigrants Absorption…

U.S. National Security Advisor Condoleezza Rice told Tuesday Israeli PM bureau chief Dov Weisglass that President George W. Bush is only committed to the disengagement plan that Sharon presented to…

Members of the Druze movement who refuse to serve in the Israeli Army explained the reasons for this phenomena and why it is increasing. “I am an Arab; I refuse…

Arab-Israeli conflict within the frame work the initiative forIMEMC & Agencies, June 10, 2004 The G-8 summit stressed Wednesday the need to resolve the Arab-Israeli conflict within the frame work…

residents of Jabal Al-Mukaber in their appeal against the army’sIMEMC & Agencies, June 10, 2004 Some 20 Jewish residents of Jerusalem have joined the Palestinian residents of Jabal Al-Mukaber in…

was the main topic of the talks held between the American PresidentIMEMC & Agencies, June 10, 2004 Marginalizing the role of the Palestinian President Yasser Arafat was the main topic…

Israeli police reported Wednesday that during the year 2004, settlers’ attacks against Palestinian residents, especially in the northern West Bank and Hebron areas, increased considerably. Since January 2004, there has…

treated at least 120 Palestinians who have been tear gassed by theGeorge Rishmawi-IMEMC, June 10, 2004 Palestinian medical sources in Al-Zawiya village that they have treated at least 120 Palestinians…

legislation is necessary for offering compensations to settlersIMEMC Staff & Agencies, June 10, 2004 Israeli Justice Minister Yosef Lapid said Thursday that special legislation is necessary for offering compensations to…

Netanyahu are to meet again Tuesday after failing to register anyIMEMC Staff & Agencies, June 1, 2004 Israeli Justice Minister Yosef Lapid and Finance Minister Benjamin Netanyahu are to meet…

world to be in solidarity with them in facing the IsraeliGeorge Rishmawi-IMEMC & Agencies June 1, 2004 16:06 The children in Rafah city have called upon the children of the…

readiness to meet with the Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon ifGeorge Rishmawi-IMEMC & Agencies, June 1, 2004 The Palestinian Prime Minister Ahmed Qurei has expressed Monday his readiness to meet…

is supposed to lead the redeployment of the Palestinian AuthorityInterview / IMEMC Staff, June 1, 2004 ArabYnet News site interviewed Mohammad Dahlan, the character, which is supposed to lead the…

Israel and the Palestinian Authority agreed to an Egyptian proposalIMEMC Staff & Agencies, June 1, 2004 The Egyptian Middle East News Agency reported Monday that both Israel and the Palestinian…

deal in which Palestinian President Yasser Arafat would hand realGhassan Andoni-IMEMC & Agencies, June 1, 2004 Israeli official sources said that Egypt is trying to bring about a deal in…

Israeli Justice Minister Yosef Lapid and Finance Minister Benjamin Netanyahu are to meet again Tuesday after failing to register any progress concerning the revised disengagement plan. Prime Minister Ariel Sharon’s…

The children in Rafah city have called upon the children of the world to be in solidarity with them in facing the Israeli Occupation, by going out on marches that…

The Palestinian Prime Minister Ahmed Qurei has expressed Monday his readiness to meet with the Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon if the later reciprocated. ‘The meeting should result in putting…

ArabYnet News site interviewed Mohammad Dahlan, the character, which is supposed to lead the redeployment of the Palestinian Authority and its devices in Gaza Strip after an Israeli pullout. In…

The Egyptian Middle East News Agency reported Monday that both Israel and the Palestinian Authority agreed to an Egyptian proposal for a mutual cease-fire. According to the Egyptian agency, Israel…

framework of peace making in the Middle East, it is no wonder thatAnalysis / Ghassan Andoni-IMEMC, May 31, 2004 With separation, walls, and disengagement are being used in a framework…

Mordechai Vanunu, the first he did since he was released on April 18IMEMC & Agencies, May 31, 2004 BBC aired Sunday an interview with the nuclear whistle blower Mordechai Vanunu,…

compromise proposal, Israeli Justice Minister Yosef Lapid is due toIMEMC Staff & Agencies, May 31, 2004 Even when Israeli Prime minister Ariel Sharon dismissed his compromise proposal, Israeli Justice Minister…

In a recent message to Israel, the American administration requestedTaking Over Ghassan Andoni-IMEMC & Agencies, May 31, 2004 In a recent message to Israel, the American administration requested for Israel…

(PLO), and representatives of the National and IslamicSaed Bannura-IMEMC & Agencies, May 31, 2004 The executive committee of the Palestinian Liberation Organization (PLO), and representatives of the National and Islamic…

and bulldozers raided the Sho’uth Neighborhood in Rafah southernGeorge Rishmawi-IMEMC & Agencies, May 31, 2004 A large force of Israeli troops backed by tanks, APC’s, Helicopoters and bulldozers raided the…

done by channel 10 with the Palestinian President Yasser ArafatIMEMC Staff, May 31, 2004, 09:00 The Israeli paper online Yedioth Ahronoth, published an interview done by channel 10 with the…

 Translated by, Saed Bannoura Mansour Ahmad is a 54 years old man from Hebron, south of the West Bank, tells a story which started in 1967, and never ended… “As…

The Israeli paper online Yedioth Ahronoth, published an interview done by channel 10 with the Palestinian President Yasser Arafat Sunday evening, and broadcasted the interview on its evening news. Channel…

said Saturday that resistance groups would stop fighting IsraelisIMEMC Staff & Agencies, May 30, 2004 The former Palestinian security affairs minister Mohammad Dahlan said Saturday that resistance groups would stop…

children’s fund Carol Bellamy urged Saturday Israel to upholdIMEMC Staff & agencies, May 30, 2004 Starting a Middle East visit, the head of the United Nations children’s fund Carol Bellamy…

Syria with paying a ‘heavy price’ if Hezbollah escalates militaryIMEMC Staff & Agencies, May 30, 2004 Israeli Army Northern Command General Benny Gantz on Saturday warned Syria with paying a…

riding a motorcycle in Al-Zaytoun neighborhood east Gaza city,IMEMC Staff & Agencies, May 30, 2004 An Israeli war jet targeted shortly after midnight two activists riding a motorcycle in Al-Zaytoun…

Jerusalem, the Right Reverend Riah Abu El-Assal as he returned backIMEMC Staff & agencies, May 30, 2004 Israeli security body searched and questioned the Anglican Bishop of Jerusalem, the Right…

Prime Minister Ariel Sharon and Finance Minister Benjamin NetanyahuIMEMC Staff & agencies, May 30, 2004 Israeli Justice Minister Yosef Lapid offered to mediate between Prime Minister Ariel Sharon and Finance…

Sunday an interview with nuclear whistle blower, Mordechai Vanunu.IMEMC Staff & agencies, May 29, 2004 Israel Radio reported Saturday that the BBC is scheduled to air on Sunday an interview…

with Israel will not be stopped and confirmed its commitment toIMEMC Staff & Agencies, May 29, 2004 An official in the new Indian government hinted that Defense ties with Israel…

villages northwest Jerusalem, including 67% of lands which belongsSaed Bannura-IMEMC & Agencies, May 29, 2004, 18:04 Palestine Media Center said that army to annex seven Palestinian villages northwest Jerusalem, including…

People’s Part, the former Communist Party, said the PalestinianGeorge Rishmawi-IMEMC, May 29, 2004 Khaled Mansour, member of the Political bureau of the Palestinian People’s Part, the former Communist Party, said…

retreated from his declared inttention to bring his revisedGhassan Andoni-IMEMC-Analysis, May 29, 2004 At the same day, Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon apparently retreated from his declared inttention to bring…

Prime Minister Ariel Sharon has decided to bring his plan toIMEMC Staff & agencies, May 29, 2004 After failing to recruit a majority to approve his plan, Israeli Prime Minister…

There is no doubt that Israel plans to withdraw completely and totally from the Gaza Strip. What remains to be answered is when and how. But until the withdrawal actually…

interview given by Mordechai Vanunu to a local journalist onIMEMC Staff & agencies, May 28, 2004 Israeli security (Shin Bet) claimed that copies of a videotaped interview given by Mordechai…

disengagement plan for cabinet approval on Sunday.Ghassan Andoni-IMEMC & Agencies, May 28, 2004 Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon has decided to presnt the entire disengagement plan for cabinet approval on…

British journalist who published the Sunday Times report on Israel’sIMEMC Saff & Agencies, May 27, 2004 Israeli security arrested Wednesday evening Peter Hounam, the British journalist who published the Sunday…

National Union Party, reiterated his extreme ideas, which call forSaed Bannoura-IMEMC & Agencies, May 27, 2004 Israeli minister of Transportation, Avigdor Lieberman, from the National Union Party, reiterated his extreme…

preparations for the elections in the Palestinian territories haveSaed Bannura-IMEMC & Agencies, May 27, 2004 Minister of local Authorities Jamal Shobaki, said that the preparations for the elections in the…

Cabinet’s Sunday voting over the 4-stage Disengagement plan, IsraeliIMEMC Staff & Agencies, May 27, 2004 15:50 One vote is needed for Sharon to have a full majority for the Cabinet’s…

Reuters said that the EU delegates to approve Thursday the article which be added on the agreement with Syria.Saed Bannoura -IMEMC & Agencies, May 27, 2004 A diplomatic source in…

handing over the responsibility in areas Israel will pullout from inGeorge Rishmawi-IMEMC & Agencies, May 27, 2004 A Senior Palestinian official said, Tuesday that a security plan for handing over…

Peter Hansen, Commissioner-General of the United Nations Relief andDrivers IMEMC Staff & Agencies, May 26, 2004 Peter Hansen, Commissioner-General of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees…

reflected his country’s growing concerns over the Middle East PeaceIMEMC Staff & Agencies, May 26, 2004, 17:30 Reuters reported that the Turkish Foreign Minister, Abdullah Gul, reflected his country’s growing…

present his adjusted disengagement plan to the cabinet for approvalGeorge Rishmawi-IMEMC & Agencies, May 26, 2004 It is expected that the Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon will present his adjusted…

The Amnesty Annual report for the year 2003 to be published Wednesday shows that there are 100 children among the 600 Palestinians Israel killed in the year 2003 by the…

that he is leaning toward closing the file on the ‘Greek island’IMEMC & Agencies, May 25, 2004 Sources close to Attorney General Menachem Mazuz said Monday night that he is…

detainees in Shatta prison revealed an attempt by soldiers from theSa’ed Bannura-IMEMC, May 25, 2004 Palestine News Network reported, Monday, that some Palestinian detainees in Shatta prison revealed an attempt…

Retired General Anthony Zinni accused the Bush administration ofto ‘help Israel” Saed Bannoura, IMEMC, 2004 Retired General Anthony Zinni accused the Bush administration of waging war on Iraq only in…

to raise the proportion of employing Arab citizens of Israel, onlyGeorge Rishmawi-IMEMC & Agencies, May 25, 2004 Despite the adoption of a new law in 2000 requiring the government to…

demolition the Israeli army carried out in the six days of militaryGeorge Rishmawi-IMEMC & Agencies, May 25, 2004 In the midst of a wide international condemnation of the mass home…

by settlers at the site of the unauthorized Hazon David outpost nearGhassan Andoni-IMEMC & Agencies, May 25,2004 Army and border police dismantled Tuesday morning a structure built by settlers at…

Ehud Olmert told the radio on Tuesday morning that a majority ofGeorge Rishmawi-IMEMC, May 25, 2004 Israeli Army Radio reported that the Israeli Deputy Prime Minister Ehud Olmert told the…

Israeli Government source said Monday night that Egypt was ready forIMEMC Staff & Agencies, May 25, 2004 After meeting with Egyptian intelligence chief Omar Suleiman, Israeli Government source said Monday…

As army announced completing the pullout of the southern Gaza StripBack IMEMC & Agecies, May 25, 2004 As army announced completing the pullout of the southern Gaza Strip refugee camp…

Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon launched a series of meetingsDisengagement IMEMC Staff & Agencies, May 24, 2004 Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon launched a series of meetings with ministers Monday,…

Authority has distributed arms to Hamas and Islamic Jihad operativesGeorge Rishmawi-IMEMC & Agencies, May 24 2004 A senior Israeli security sources charged Sunday the Palestinian Authority has distributed arms to…

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…