| . |
Middle
East News
March 2002 |
Mideast Bar
|
| March 31 |
| Suicide bomber wounds six in Efrat |
| Arab
states press Israel to withdraw |
| Arafat
compares IDF to Nazis |
| Firefight ocurs
near Arafat Office |
| Key
Senator Fears Palestinian Cause 'Hijacked' |
| IDF:
We will make every effort to guarantee Arafat's safety |
| U.S.
to give Israel freedom of action for few days in territories |
| Jordan,
Morocco threaten steps if Ramallah operation continues |
| Bush:
I fully understand Israel |
| Brirish
Army told to prepare for Iraq |
| Israel tightens noose on Arafat in
West Bank siege |
| Defiant Israel
ignores UN's demands to pull back |
| Arafat's last
stand as Israel prepares to take stronghold |
| Arafat digs
in to defy Israeli siege |
| Arafat says he will "never
surrender" |
| Blair opts for delay on Iraq |
| Britain to
press for caution over Iraq |
| A city in
confusion counts the cost |
| How trapped
leader survived bombing |
| Isreali
army preparing to conquer more cities in West Bank - Sources |
| IDF
officers: despite orders, Arafat could be harmed by accident |
| . |
| March 30 |
| Besieged
Arafat Receives Supplies |
| Bush defends
Israeli actions |
| Israel
widens West Bank assault |
| Over
30 wounded in suicide bombing in Tel Aviv |
| Israel
Arrests hundreds of Palestinians |
| U.S.
joins U.N. vote calling for Israeli withdrawal |
| Bush: U.S.
supports Israeli Defense |
| Israelis said
only a door away from Arafat's office |
| Nabil
Sha'ath: Arafat completely cut off from outside world |
| Arab
protesters lash out at the United States, Sharon for Israel's attack |
| Israeli Arabs protest against Arafat
siege on "Land Day" |
| With
Israeli troops just outside, Arafat confined to office building |
| 5
Palestinian policemen killed, 2 soldiers hurt in Ramallah |
| American
citizen in Arafat's compound, volunteered to treat wounded |
| US blames crisis on Palestinian terrorism, urges Israeli restraint |
| Besieged
Arafat says region is on brink of war |
| Arafat
says he is under 'complete siege' |
| Two
Palestinians kill Israeli policeman, then shot to death |
| PA effectively dead as Israel turns its fire on Arafat |
| Arab and European leaders unified in condemning
assault on Ramallah |
| Region teeters on brink as Israeli tanks pound
Arafat’s office |
| Arafat prepares for worst as tanks smash into compound |
| Powell
condemns attacks but keeps peace hopes alive |
| Besieged
Arafat 'is prepared to become a martyr' |
| Israel's
assault on Arafat |
| Two soldiers killed in Ramallah as IDF enters
Arafat's compound |
| UN Security Council discusses
escalating violence in Middle East |
| Isreali Cabinet is united on launch of offensive |
| Israel seizes Arafat's offices
in Ramallah |
| At 18, female
bomber became martyr and murderer |
| Teen girl is
latest suicide bomber |
| UN holds
emergency session |
| US
was told of attack plan |
| Violence deters Christian pilgrims |
| . |
| March 29 |
| Powell: Isreal
will not harm Arafat |
| Israeli gunfire
in Arafat compound |
| Two
killed, 31 wounded in suicide bombing in Jerusalem |
| Arabs
say move against Arafat is a rejection of their peace initiative |
| Arab states urge world to stop
"barbarous" Israelis |
| Arafat: 'I
hope I will be a martyr' |
| World
Leaders Urge Action on Mideast Violence |
| U.S.
officials say envoy Zinni to remain in Mideast, despite violence |
| Gunfire
near Arafat's office; PA head moved to underground room |
| Israeli
forces fire on Arafat's office in assault on Ramallah compound |
| Arafat vows no surrender |
| IDF
soldier killed as Israel enters Arafat's Ramallah compound |
| Arafat
vows no surrender; says ready to be 'shahid like Abu Jihad' |
| Sharon Declares Arafat an 'Enemy', 20,000 reservists
mobilized |
| Blast in
Jerusalem shopping center |
| Israli soldiers
enter Arafat compound |
| Israeli troops
shell Arafat Compound |
| Over
10,000 reservists being mobilized; PM: Arafat is an enemy |
| Tanks
roll in to avenge 'Passover massacre' |
| Israeli tanks enter Ramallah |
| Israel
cautiously welcomes approval of Saudi plan |
| Peres
welcomes Arab peace plan |
| Arabs offer
peace plan but the killing goes on |
| Arabs
unite in offer of peace |
| Arab leaders reach
agreement by fudging refugee question |
| Iraq and Kuwait
strike reconciliation deal |
| Hotel
blast survivors relive the Passover massacre |
| Bomber
had inside knowledge |
| Arabs
rally round Saddam |
| US
builds case against Iraq |
| Four
Israelis killed as gunman infiltrates Elon Moreh settlement |
| . |
| March 28 |
| Arafat offers truce as Israel poised
to strike |
| Arafat
says Palestinians ready to work for immediate cease-fire |
| Arafat offers
ceasefire as Israel appears poised to strike |
| Hamas
rejects Arab peace overture, vows to continue attacks |
| IDF
concentrates armored forces near Ramallah and Nablus |
| Passover
seder a scene of horror |
| U.S.
moves to Qatar to bypass Saudi objection to attack on Iraq |
| Sharon
to convene ministers to discuss IDF response |
| Israel
plans unprecedented military response to massacre |
| Israeli retaliation looms after
suicide bombing |
| Israel:
Attack will have far-reaching impact on conflict with the PA |
| Suicide bomber kills 20 at
Israeli resort |
| At
least 19 dead, 100 hurt in suicide bombing in Netanya |
| Middle East peace hopes take hit on
two fronts |
| Suicide bomber
kills 16 in Israel |
| Arafat welcomes
Saudi proposal |
| Isael react to
Saudi peace plan |
| . |
| March 27 |
| One
killed, one critically wounded in explosion in militant home |
| Bush pins
hopes on Saudi plan despite setback |
| Four dead, 18
injured in Dubai |
| US paves way
for war on Iraq |
| Arafat,
Mubarak skip Arab summit |
| Terrorist
kills two TIPH observers near Hebron |
| Terrorist
bombers blown up at roadblock |
| Europe
turns down Iraqi exiles |
| Kidnap mother set to be freed from Dubai |
| Sharon says time
not right to let Arafat attend Beirut summit |
| Two
international observers killed in West Bank shooting |
| . |
| March 26 |
| 'If
Arafat goes to Beirut, Israel must be allowed to prevent his return' |
| Israel
to decide Wednesday on Arafat attending Beirut summit |
| Israelis split
over Arafat on eve of crucial Beirut summit |
| Ariel
Sharon's Al-Jazeera interview cancelled at last minute |
| Sharon
regrets promising Americans that Arafat wouldn't be harmed |
| 2
Palestinians killed when booby-trapped car explodes near J'lem |
| British
hint at peaceful solution to Iraq crisis |
| US puts pressure
on Israel to get Arafat to summit |
| Israel
to decide today on Arafat trip |
| U.N. chief to
meet Iraqi team in April on inspections |
| Israel
to decide today on Arafat trip |
| Sharon
to accept Zinni proposals, allow Arafat out |
| Online Iraqis vote for
new leader |
| Saddam fuels Mideast unrest with "martyr"
handouts |
| Let Arafat attend
summit, US urges |
| Jordan
Valley Infiltrators burrowed under fence |
| Two
Palestinians killed, soldier wounded |
| Palestinians
Comment on Saudi Plan |
| . |
| March 25 |
| Weapons Still Getting Past
U.S. Checkpoints |
| Palestinians
cancel Monday's joint security committee meeting |
| Major
General Gaby Ashkenazi to be next deputy Chief of Staff |
| Ya'alon
confirmed as new chief of Israel General Staff |
| Arab
League Spokeswoman Ashrawi Quits |
| Israel tells
Arafat: No truce, no summit |
| Arab
peace plan threatened |
| Cheney:
Arafat should attend summit |
| Hardliner
set to be Israel's army chief |
| Britain can attack Iraq without a UN
mandate: Hoon |
| Sharon
postpones decision on Arafat trip to Arab summit |
| Sharon
to convene Cabinet to decide whether to lift travel ban on Arafat |
| Israelis, Palestinians resume talks as
violence persists |
| 2
Israelis shot dead in W. Bank; 6 infiltrators slain |
| Joint
security committee meeting ends without any agreement |
| Arafat must do more before talks, says Cheney |
| Hoon's Iraq stance fuels Labour discontent |
| US wary after Iraq offer on pilot |
| . |
| March 24 |
| Secret
Iran-Arafat Connection Seen Fueling Mideast Fire |
| Excerpts
from Sharon's Interview with Washington Post |
| 8
Palestinians killed by IDF |
| Israelis,
Palestinians gear up for make-or-break talks |
| Four
suspected militants killed in Israel after infiltrating from Jordan |
| Cheney-Arafat
meeting unlikely |
| Iraq
invites U.S. delegation to discuss missing pilot |
| US, Israelis believe Palestinians have
alliance with Iran |
| Trilateral
talks set again for today |
| Cheney
won't meet with Arafat |
| U.S. to resume
Middle East talks ahead of Arab summit |
| PA
video said to tie J'lem bomb to Islamic Jihad |
| Iraq:
Blair's 'cruel thirst for vengeance' |
| NY
Times: Israel, U.S. believe Arafat formed new alliance with Iran |
| Palestinians accuse Israel of wanting to block
ceasefire as six killed |
| US rich accused
of servant abuse as Saudi princess goes into hiding |
| Moroccan
playboy king weds |
| Flying
'liferaft' to save trapped skyscraper staff |
| . |
| March 23 |
| Bush:
Arafat ‘not doing all he can’ |
| Excerpts from
Sharon's Interview with Washington Post |
| IRAQ IN THE
BALANCE |
| 5
Palestinians killed in Gaza; IDF carries out operation in Rafah |
| Solana
to help with truce talks; PA says still hope of cease-fire |
| Despite
ongoing violence, more Mideast truce talks on tap |
| Court
convicts Egyptian engineer of spying for Israel |
| Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades
‘honored’ to be placed on US ‘terror list’ |
| Killers revel
in kudos of a US terrorism designation |
| Saddam parades families of exiled critics on TV |
| Suicide attack fails to derail truce talks |
| Jerusalem,
city of victims, hardens itself for war of attrition |
| . |
| March 22 |
| Mideast
truce talks held as suicide bomber stages attack in West Bank |
| US names Aksa Brigades as terrorist group |
| Zinni and Arafat
pursue fragile truce |
| Talks are off after suicide bomber hits busy street |
| Egyptian cleric declares all suicide bombers are martyrs - The Times |
| Mideast
Ceasefire Talks to Resume |
| Israel:
Arafat Payed Militant |
| Bomber rocks ceasefire hopes |
| Truce talks
scrapped after Jerusalem bombing |
| Palestinian
bomber was released from jail a week ago |
| Saudi
paper regrets Jewish pastry myth |
| Arafat says attacks on Israel must be halted |
| Bush
Disappointed With Arafat |
| 3 killed, 87
injured as bomber strikes in Jerusalem - Haaretz |
| Intifada
has cost Israel $2.4 billion, mainly in lost tourism revenue |
| Saudi
Arabia orders charities to disclose overseas projects |
| Arabs reject Iraq
trade-off for Mideast peace |
| . |
| March 21 |
| Official:
Arafat to meet Cheney in Cairo |
| Israel
calls off Thursday's joint security committee meeting |
| Arafat
Condemns Jerusalem Bombing |
| 3
Die, 60 Hurt in Jerusalem Bombing |
| Mideast truce talks end without agreement |
| Middle East
ceasefire talks end without deal |
| Assad, Mubarak warn against campaign in Iraq |
| PNC accepts ‘resolution of the possible’ |
| Seven deaths fail to
halt Mideast talks |
| 'People
were blown out of the windows' |
| Joint
security committee meeting ends without cease-fire declaration |
| Man
arrested on suspicion of assisting suicide bomber |
| Bush
'frustrated' by Mideast violence |
| UK
warns Saddam of nuclear retaliation |
| Sharon
keeps calm after bomb |
| Saudi poet is jailed for attack on 'corrupt'
Islamic judges |
| . |
| March 20 |
| Bus bomb
doesn't stop Mideast peace talks |
| Palestinian leaders
condemn bus bombing |
| Cheney ends
11-day Mideast tour |
| Bomber
quarrelled with bus driver before explosion |
| Suicide bomber kills seven in Israel |
| Sharon in
threat to exile Arafat in Beirut |
| Cheney calms
Palestinian anger with Arafat offer |
| Cheney, Sharon offer incentives to
Arafat |
| Ben-Eliezer:
Cease-fire can be reached today |
| PA:
We may accept cease-fire after today's security meeting |
| Zinni
aims for truce declaration today |
| Cheney's visit to Israel raises ceasefire hopes |
| Arafat
facing pressure on deal |
| Aerial survey shows 34 new settlements built under
Sharon |
| Hamas
gunmen kill soldier, wound three |
| Saudi
newspaper editor 'apologizes' for Purim blood libel |
| Ben-Eliezer:
cease-fire to be declared within two days |
| . |
| March 19 |
| US gives Arafat
conditionall vow |
| IDF
begins pulling out forces from PA-controlled areas |
| IDF
pullout paves way for cease-fire talks |
| Terror
attack in North thwarted |
| 2
Kassam rockets land within Green Line |
| Israel starts to pull out troops |
| Sharon makes
calculated withdrawal |
| Cheney,
Sharon discuss Mideast; VP not expected to meet Arafat |
| Israel
to pull out tanks |
| . |
| March 18 |
| Iranian hardliners reject tentative peace
initiative from US Senator |
| Israel plans troop pullout |
| US
urges action from Arafat |
| Bomb in downtown Algiers wounds 13 |
| Israelis, Palestinians hold high-level
security talks |
| Iraq set to dominate Cheney's talks in
Turkey |
| Cheney hesitates on Arafat meeting |
| Israeli,
PA officials discuss IDF exit from Area A |
| Cease-fire in
Mideast seen possible |
| Truce hopes ebb as
Israeli tanks reply to attacks |
| Palestinian
terror casts shadow over US peace mission |
| U.S. advances plan for Middle East calm |
| Zinni fails to break
ground for Cheney |
| No
Saudi bases for Iraq attack |
| Short: Military action against Iraq is 'unwise' |
| Cheney
arriving with local conflict topping his agenda |
| IDF
kills three in Bethlehem, Gaza |
| Teenager
dies, 44 hurt in Kfar Sava, J'lem attacks |
| . |
| March 17 |
| Khatami:
Iran will support any agreement between Israel, PA |
| Mideast violence hampers cease-fire |
| 1
dead, 13 hurt in Kfar Sava; 9 hurt in Jerusalem suicide attack |
| Cheney
extends Bush invitation to Saudi leader, lauds peace initiative |
| Shooting,
bombing hit Israel; Palestinians refuse to meet until pull out |
| Isreal: No
Meeting with Palestinians |
| Cheney pursues anti-terror drive in
Bahrain, Qatar |
| Sharon
ready to declare cease-fire today |
| Hope for Mideast cease-fire abates |
| Saudis
rebuff Cheney's plans for Iraq |
| Palestinians
Set Conditions Amid Talks Confusion |
| PA
insists on full pullout prior to truce talks |
| Hebron
shooting claims 10 Palestinians |
| EgyptAir
Pilot crashed jumbo 'in revenge' |
| Saddam
'will flee when the war starts' |
| Saudi
leader warns Cheney against renewed strikes |
| Cheney fails to find support for Iraq
attack |
| High-ranking
trilateral meeting to declare cease-fire set for Sunday |
| . |
| March 16 |
| IDF
troops shoot dead 4 Palestinians, arrest Jihad activist |
| EU
calls on Israel, PA to rein in violence, praises Saudi peace plan |
| Attacking Iraq would be
disastrous: Jordan King |
| Cheney arrives in Saudi Arabia for talks on Iraq,
Mideast conflict |
| Saudi-U.S.
Relations Seem on Mend |
| Zinni
Upbeat on Mideast Cease-Fire |
| Zinni presses peace mission with hopes
high |
| Upbeat Mideast envoy meets Arafat
again |
| Hopes high for US peace mision after
rare calm night |
| Peace mission off to positive start:
Zinni |
| Israel
pulls its tanks out of three towns as peace talks begin |
| Palestinian family is killed by land mine as US
envoy meets Arafat |
| Mass
arrests create new foes for Israel |
| . |
| March 15 |
| Israelis
continue West Bank pullout |
| Israel
keeps pressure on Arafat |
| New Violence tempers Mideast hopes |
| Saudis to take
hard line with Cheney against war on Iraq |
| US envoy arrives to another
day of bloodletting |
| Israeli Tanks Begin Ramallah Pullout |
| Ramallah
pullout amid US pressure |
| Scottish court rejects
Lockerbie bombing appeal |
| Three
soldiers killed as a Merkava Mk III tank hits mine |
| Zinni
tells Sharon: Leave Palestinian areas |
| Spies' lynched
as Zinni flies in |
| Dark
drama played out at Jesus's birthplace |
| Caught in the crossfire of Bethlehem |
| 100
MPs back protest over strikes on Iraq |
| Lockerbie's
memorial: one guilty man starts life in a Scottish cell |
| Allies tell Libya
to accept UN demands and end isolation |
| Kidnap
mother released on bail |
| . |
| March 14 |
| Bush: Israeli
forces should leave all PA territories |
| Libya demands Lockerbie man's release |
| Yemen backs U.S. anti-terror drive |
| Israelis move deeper into West Bank |
| Palestinians
kill 3 Israelis |
| Isreal
kills 7 Palestinians in two separate strikes near Tul Karm |
| Palestinian
militiamen kill two alleged collaborators with Israel |
| Israel
kills leading Palestinian militant |
| Sharon
says war against palestinians would go on |
| Surprise
as UN endorses Palestine |
| US call for
Palestinian state at UN applauded |
| Bush: recent Israeli actions 'not helpful' to U.S.
cease-fire efforts |
| World anger grows over deadly Israeli military
campaign in W. Bank |
| Israel tightens grip despite UN vote |
| Sharon and his defence chief clash over raids |
| British Palestinians tell Blair to take up 'historical
responsibility' |
| Middle East envoy
returns with eyes on broader picture |
| Security
Council endorses two-state vision |
| UN security
council supports state of Palestine for first time |
| Italian
photographer is shot dead |
| Mother charged with kidnapping her son in Dubai |
| . |
| March 13 |
| Israelis,
Palestinians welcome UN resolution, but killing continues |
| Israel presses
offensive on eve of peace mission |
| U.N. council
backs "vision" of Palestinian state |
| U.N.
backs Palestinian state but what kind of nation might emerge? |
| Cheney
calls for both sides to do more to end Mideast violence |
| Two
Israelis stabbed in attack on settlement near Ramallah |
| Mubarak thinks
Saddam Hussein "is going to accept" UN inspectors |
| Cheney begins
talks with Mubarak |
| Massive
Israeli tank attack spikes Bush's diplomacy |
| Caged again,
Arafat vows not to yield to Israel's might and fury |
| Israel tightens
grip in West Bank |
| In Arafat's
bunker, the mood is defiant as deadlie offensive unleashed |
| Tanks fail to curb Arafat's
defiance |
| Israel launches
biggest operation as US peace envoy readies trip |
| IDF
takes over Ramallah |
| Annan
blasts Israel's 'illegal occupation' |
| Palestinian 'informer' strung up |
| US
clampdown on Saudi-based Islamic charity accused of terror links |
| Gulf War pilot feared dead for a decade may still
be in Iraq |
| EU in
talks with Iranian president |
| British wife faces child kidnap charge in Dubai |
| . |
| March 12 |
| 30
Palestinians, six Israelis killed in biggest offensive for 20 years |
| 37 more killed
in Mideast violence |
| Dick Cheney Arrives in Jordan |
| At
least 31 Palestinians killed in IDF operations in Ramallah, Gaza |
| IDF carries out largest offensive since Lebanon War |
| New
Gaza incursion leaves 17 dead, 1000 detained |
| Mofaz
instructs IDF to stop writing numbers on detainees' arms |
| The message
from Bush is clear: War against Saddam is inevitable |
| Sharon's
coalition begins to crumble after release of Arafat |
| 17 dead in latest incursion as Arafat is released from Ramallah |
| Cheney
heads to Jordan for Iraq talks |
| British mother in Dubai jail
after plan to snatch son fails |
| Palestinian
detainees told to accept POW status |
| Israel
arrests over 1,000 Palestinians in Qalqilya, Deheisheh raids |
| UNRWA:
Israeli raids have damaged 1,620 refugee homes |
| . |
| March 11 |
| Arafat
confinement officially ended, free to travel to PA areas |
| Peres,
PA officials hold 'earnest' talks, agree to further meetings |
| Saudi
Prince Buys AOL and Priceline |
| Jordan's
king to focus on Iraq, Mideast peace in talks with Cheney |
| Israel
lifts Arafat travel ban |
| Four
more are killed in Mideast violence |
| Israeli troops raid West Bank |
| Arafat meets release
conditions, says Sharon |
| Arab
ministers say Saudi plan is Israel's 'last chance' for peace |
| Israeli
leader pulls back from total war |
| Sharon
to release Arafat ahead of Zinni visit |
| PA:
Hamas will try to derail Zinni |
| Sharon to let Arafat out of Ramallah |
| Sharon Ready To
End Arafat Blockade |
| . |
| March 10 |
| Sharon:
Arafat Now Allowed to Travel |
| Arabs looking to
U.S. on Israel |
| Saudi offers 'complete peace' for return to 1967 borders |
| Sharon
says cease-fire is Israel's first priority right now |
| Middle East
violence continues to spiral |
| Iraq says
won't allow arms inspectors to return |
| Jordan
warns of "catastrophe" if U.S. attacks Iraq |
| Sharon:
Israel at war, I will do all possible to reach cease-fire |
| Israeli
ministers call for all-out war after double attacks |
| Israel destroys
Arafat headquarters |
| 15
killed in fresh attacks on Israel |
| IDF captures 600 gunmen in Tulkarm sweep |
| 14
killed in Jerusalem, Netanya terror attacks |
| Fear splits
Israel's ranks |
| US piles pressure on Sharon |
| 11
die in Jerusalem attack, 2 more in Netanya |
| Suicide bomber kills 10 in café on Sharon's
doorstep |
| . |
| March 9 |
| Eleven
killed, dozens injured in suicide bombing in Jerusalem |
| One killed,
at least 50 injured in shooting attack in Netanya |
| Sharon eases
demands to enact peace |
| Israelis,
Palestinians favor more violence |
| Mideast fighting
revives peace plan |
| Syria
accuses U.S. of failure to act, says Zinni mission doomed |
| IDF
ends Tul Karm operation; 200 gunmen hand in weapons |
| Annan:
Iraq Talks Off to Good Start |
| U.S. envoy's
role linked to Arab backing on Iraq |
| Israel
will talk under fire, says Sharon |
| Bloodiest
day of 17-month intifada saw more than 40 Palestinians killed |
| 45
killed in Israeli strikes |
| Intifada sees its deadliest day |
| The tanks
roll into Bethlehem, and the Middle East erupts |
| UN to question use of Iraqi no-fly zones |
| Nearly 40 die on another day of bloodshed |
| . |
| March 8 |
| 10
armed Palestinians surrender to Israeli troops |
| Sharon
says will give up demand for 7 days quiet before talks |
| Underground
militia vows more attacks against Israelis |
| Death toll
rockets in Mideast strife |
| Mayhem as Israeli tanks target
Bethlehem |
| Annan urges Iraq to let inspectors
return |
| 25
Palestinians Killed in IDF raids Friday |
| Israelis
Kill Palestinian top security Commader |
| Israeli troops,
tanks invade Bethlehem |
| 4
Jewish settlers killed by gunman |
| Deadly Clashes
In Mideast |
| UN spells out tough terms to Saddam on arms |
| Israeli teachers take lessons in shooting |
| Israel
ignores outcry to raid more refugee camps |
| EU envoy shaken as
Israeli missiles hit Ramallah |
| U.S. envoy to
return to Middle East |
| . |
| March 7 |
| 31 Killed in 24
hours of Israeli Intensive Raids |
| Palestinian groups plan
in secret to succeed Arafat |
| Palestinians gain an advantage: For
Israel, two stark choices emerge |
| Twelve Palestinians killed in strikes |
| Bush urges
Israel to halt assaults |
| US
arrests 200 Israeli 'spys' |
| Israel
vows to continue deadly strikes |
| Suicide bomber kills himself, injures
nine near West Bank settlement |
| Israeli army takes over W. Bank city,
2 refugee camps in deadly sweep |
| Annan begins talks with Iraqi FM |
| Peres:
We're ready to talk about Saudi plan |
| Saudi
Arabia peace plan in jeopardy, says Israel |
| Oil fuels
flames of war in Sudan |
| Powell
condemns 'war on Palestinians' |
| Saudi
surgeons announce first womb transplant |
| IDF
launches massive strike against Gaza |
| 13
Palestinians killed in fighting |
| Gaza
shattered by ferocious land, sea and air strikes |
| Isareli
amy returns in force to PA areas |
| US presents 'proof' over
Iraqi missile-launcher trucks |
| Two
Israeli soldiers, 11 Palestinians killed in fighting Wednesday |
| Powell tells
Sharon war on Palestinians will not work |
| We risk charges of war crimes, Peres tells Cabinet |
| Palestinian chiefs narrowly escapes getting killed by Israeli strike |
| Israeli
bomb hits school |
| . |
| March 6 |
| Israel launches
new assault on Gaza |
| Seven Palestinians, two Israelis
killed in relentless Middle east violence |
| Israel
and U.S. deny reports of large Israeli spy ring in the U.S. |
| War weary
Israeli troops draw line in sand |
| Middle East
sinks into war and despair |
| Violence
unleashed as Israel raises the stakes |
| Bush
urges Sharon to ease the Palestinian plight |
| Iranians
debate peace: Government urged to back Saudi initiative |
| Israel
assassinates three senior Fatah members near Ramallah |
| Kassam
rockets hit Sderot, 3 hurt; 5 Israelis killed in attacks Tuesday |
| Jewish
terrorists suspected in bombing of Arab school |
| Middle East violence intensifies |
| Israel unbowed as refugee camp bombers seek revenge
in city |
| Rocket attack
hits Israeli town |
| Revenge
feared after Jerusalem school explosions |
| . |
| March 5 |
| In
six hours: Two shooting attacks, a suicide bombing and blast |
| Reports: U.S.
busts Israeli spy ring |
| In six hours: Two shooting attacks, a suicide
bombing and blast in school yard |
| Three killed in suicide
attack on two Tel Aviv restaurants |
| Israel unleashes storm of death |
| Syrian-Turkish
relations move forward with border opening |
| Israelis apologise after family dies in crossfire |
| 20
Palestinians killed in day of violence |
| Sharon:
First we'll beat them badly, then we can negotiate |
| Sharon
hedges on rejection of Saudi plan |
| Mubarak
proposes Sharon-Arafat summit |
| State
Department calls Israel's human rights record `poor' |
| Israeli
troops kill 19 Palestinians in fierce reprisal raids |
|
| March 4 |
| Israeli raids
kill 16 Palestinians as Mideast fighting heats up |
| Israeli troops step up reprisals
killing 17 Palestinians |
| Israelis
stunned as 21 die in weekend of horror |
| Sharon
tells cabinet: Saudi plan threatens Israel's security |
| Sharon
warns Saudi plan may be Arab plot |
| Israeli
Security cabinet decides on continuous military pressure on PA |
| Israeli
right-wingers urge Sharon to destroy Palestinian regime |
| 21
Israeli deaths put pressure on Sharon |
| The
PA believes full-scale war is coming |
| Israeli troops kill three
Palestinians |
| Israel approves ‘continuous’ strikes |
| 25
minutes, 25 bullets, 10 dead |
| Ferocious
Palestinian attacks stun Israel |
| Israeli gunships fire on PA police after 21 die in
weekend violence |
| Blair
and US to hold talks on Iraq |
| Nazareth
mosque scheme halted |
| . |
| March 3 |
| Ten
Israelis killed in West Bank attack |
| Sharon
convenes sec. cabinet; harsher measures likely to be approved |
| Israeli helicopters attack
Palestinian police HQ |
| Prince
Abdullah remains elusive on proposal |
| 10
die as suicide bomber strikes -
Telegraph |
| Suicide
bomber kills nine in Jerusalem -
Jpost |
| Prince
Abdullah remains elusive on proposal |
| Suicide revenge for Israeli raids - Independent |
| Besieged
Palestinians vent anger on Arafat
- Telegraph |
| Israeli
army sends women to front line -
Telegraph |
| . |
| March 2 |
| Mubarak
arrives in U.S., says Saudi plan unlikely to succeed |
| Nine
killed, dozens injured in suicide bombing in Jerusalem - Haaretz |
| In Mideast,
Massive Pain For No Gain |
| WashPost: No consensus among Israelis |
| Contacts between Palestinians-Israel
off as Mideast killing continues |
| Gunmen
impatient for Israeli withdrawal |
| EU gets tough on Israel |
| Iraq's
U.N. ambassador: British search would not find banned weapons |
| Disapproval of
Sharon soars above 50% |
| Perilous
love divided by other people's politics |
| Sharon
under pressure as raids continue |
| Israelis investigate claim that boy was killed by
gunfire from a tank |
| Libya offers cash to Lockerbie victims |
| Sharon's support falls to new low |
| . |
| March 1 |
| Palestinian Authority
severs ties with Israel |
| Israel
Largest Party Rejects Saudi Proposal |
| Kadhafi
to reveal details of own Mideast peace proposal |
| New Israeli
assault as Sharon support dips |
| Israel raids
centres of West Bank militancy |
| Israel
Poll: Support for Sharon Falls |
| Israel turns up heat on West Bank camp
|
| 13 Palestinians, 1 Israeli killed as
US, UN urge restraint |
| Sharon
to Saudis: Meet us or no deal |
| Woman
suicide bomber rejected by Hamas |
| Israeli
army 'faces defeat' in war against Palestinians |
| Palestinians
vow they 'won't kneel to the tanks' |
| Some
Balata residents chose to leave their homes - IDF |
| PA
calls Balata attacks 'another Sabra and Shatilla' |
| Palestinians
threaten to escalate attacks |
| Eleven die as Israelis hunt for gunmen in Palestinian refugee camps |
