when Jawdat N. Khoudary opens the first museum of archaeology in Gaza this summer it will be a form of Palestinian patriotism, showing how this increasingly poor and isolated coastal strip ruled by the Islamists of Hamas was once a thriving multicultural

We will continue to work on a deal before the end of the year,” White House spokesman Gordon Johndroe said when asked how Olmert’s departure would affect the fragile Israeli-Palestinian peace process.

A number of Palestinians were injured by rubber bullets. One of them was shot in the head and evacuated to a Ramallah hospital, where doctors declared him brain dead.

Fayyad is seeking a so-called comfort letter from the Washington-based international lending agency to obtain short-term private bank funding, the sources said

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Contrary to Israel’s announcement that 2,600 of the village’s 3,000 dunams will be east of the new fence, another 6,000 dunams of Jayus’ land will remain west of it, Khaled said.

In the past year, the security forces in both the West Bank and Gaza have carried out large-scale, arbitrary arrests of political opponents, the Palestinian human rights group Al Haq said in an 85-page report.

Mustafa made the dovish statements in an interview he gave to Americans for Peace Now, an organization affiliated with the left-wing organization Peace

On Sunday, Abbas’s forces detained at least 20 Hamas activists in the city of Jenin and another 15 in Tul Karm.

In conversations with their Israeli counterparts, Cypriot officials have expressed concern about the boat departing from their shores, but say they can do nothing to prevent it.

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The Islamic group was expected to send a delegation to renew the indirect talks in Cairo a number of times but canceled their departure, claiming that Israel cut off the transfer of goods into the Gaza Strip or violated other terms of the cease-fire.

Transportation Minister Shaul Mofaz said that destruction of terrorists’ homes, obturation, and deportation are all on the agenda in light of the recent attacks on Israel’s capital.

The show’s Turkish producer, Kemal Uzun, added: “We are a little more open, not as conservative as some of these countries, and I think this might have some appeal for the audience.”

Yuval Diskin said “Since the ceasefire began, four tons of explosives have entered the Strip, as well as 50 anti-tank missiles, light arms, and materials for Qassam manufacture,” he said.

Israel denies that it is planning a partial withdrawal from the divided northern village of Ghajar this week, as reported in the Saudi newspaper Okaz reported on Sunday.

The decision followed a meeting Tuesday among GOC Central Command Maj. Gen. Gad Shamni, the governor of Nablus, Jamal Mohsein, and the head of the Civil Administration, Brig. Gen. Yoav Mordechai.

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Diskin urged the cabinet to press legal authorities to speed up the decision on whether to demolish terrorists’ east Jerusalem homes and to cancel the attackers’ families social benefits.

the liquidation of Natshe by blasting the house he was entrenched in reflects the level of human and moral degradation the Israeli occupation reached in its dealing with the Palestinian people.

Mark Regev, a spokesman for Prime Minister Olmert, said Thursday that the request for building in Maskiot “has not come yet to our table.” He added that Israel would “honor all of its commitments on the issue of settlements,” referring to Mr. Olme

The document would include agreed-on points particularly on borders, an issue where, according to an American diplomat, the gap is not significant. According to Palestinian sources, the gap regarding a right of return for Palestinian refugees has also nar

The new development comes after a series of articles in Haaretz, in which Dr. Natan Fabrer ¬ an expert in ballistic missiles from the Technion - expressed his support for the project.

Officials said it was likely that President George W. Bush would join the meeting between Barak and Hadley. On Wednesday, Barak will fly to New York for a brief meeting with United Nations Secretary-General Ban-Ki Moon.

The house, in the Sheikh Jarrah district, has become a symbol of Palestinian resistance against the steady pressure of Jewish settlers seeking to take yet more terrain in east Jerusalem.

An Israeli military spokeswoman said she had no knowledge of any Israeli involvement in the junction attack.

Hamas security arrested at least 120 of supporters of the rival Fatah group early Saturday, Fatah said, following a mysterious beachside blast that killed five Hamas members and a 6-year-old girl.

“as long as Israel declared hostility and occupied Palestinian territory and the Shebaa Farms and seven villages will not abandon their arms,”

“ما دامت إسرائيل معلنة العداء ومحتلة ارض فلسطين ومزارع شبعا والقرى السبع فلن نتخلى عن السلاح”

Mahmoud Al-Zahar denies reports that Hamas, Israel engaged in talks aimed at securing release of abducted IDF soldier Gilad Shalit; senior Hamas figure slams Israel, says it has failed to adhere to Gaza Strip ceasefire agreement

A diplomatic source told Haaretz that the Foreign Ministry responded that the decision to evict the al-Kurd family was made under civilian jurisdiction, so the state has no standing to intervene in a matter still being heard by the Supreme Court.

“They’re burying the Annapolis process,” said Palestinian negotiator Saeb Erekat. “They are destroying all credibility among our people. It’s absolutely undermining everything we’re trying to do.”

“I’m here on this trip to reaffirm the special relationship between Israel and the United States and my abiding commitment to Israel’s security and my hope that I can serve as an effective partner, whether as a U.S. senator or as president,”

Barak briefed Fayad on the advancement of the financial projects and the latest progress on the “Jenin model,” aimed at integrating projects.