| . |
Middle
East News
May 2002 |
Mideast Bar
|
| May 31 |
| Israel swaddling Jerusalem in barbed wire's thorny bands |
| Dahlan
seen likely to head revamped PA security forces |
| Bush
reports progress on Palestinian State |
| Unofficial
Israeli, Palestinian delegations meet in London |
| World
cup diverts Middle East from conflict |
| Israel
detains 100 Palestinians during raids in Nablus and Balata |
| Israel reoccupies Nablus amid flurry
of diplomatic activity |
| Israel launches fresh West Bank raid |
| Peacemakers wade into Middle East storm |
| British MPs seek to block purchase of Israeli missile |
| High-level Emirati visit to Tehran could signal thaw in
relations |
| Ben-Eliezer:
Security fence can be finished in a year |
| Palestinian
Woman Tells of Calling off Planned Suicide Attack |
| CIA chief begins new Middle East peace initiative |
| Budget deal takes heat off Sharon |
| Rabbi takes lesson to London |
| Bush:
Arafat needs to 'be responsible' and reform PA security |
| Death and
dissent as Algeria goes to polls |
| . |
| May 30 |
| Saddam spends millions to win
hearts in Jenin |
| Arafat steps up pace of promised
reforms, but is it too little, too late? |
| Israeli Troops Leave Bethlehem |
| Outrage
at Harvard over 'jihad' speech |
| Sharon accused
of undermining US peace moves |
| US Mideast envoy laments "daily
humiliations" of Palestinians |
| Fatah
council calls for end to attacks inside Israel |
| US launches fresh
Mideast peace mission with "no illusions" |
| Israel decides to step up raids,
Arafat hastens reforms |
| Tanzim
chief Marwan Barghouti remanded for another 22 days |
| Israel
arrests alleged suicide bomber who opted not to strike |
| US families may block Libya's Lockerbie cash offer |
| Arafat calls for resumption of peace process |
| . |
| May 29 |
| Mideast censured for rights abuses |
| US considers
Middle East peace plan |
| EU report cites upsurge in Islamophobia |
| Al
Aqsa Brigades claims Itamar attack in which 3 Israelis killed |
| Ofek
5 spy satellite launched |
| UK equipment
being used in Israeli attacks |
| Libya denies Lockerbie deal but
lawyers confident |
| Libya offers
$2.7bn to Lockerbie families |
| Suicide bombings stir Nazi memories |
| Gunmen kill four Israelis in West
Bank |
| Three Israeli
teen-agers killed in attack on West Bank settlement |
| . |
| May 28 |
| Israel
Launches New Spy Satellite |
| Israeli Troops
Begin Jenin Pull-Out |
| Iran’s drive to develop ballistic missiles boosts
regional tensions |
| Bush
Sends Envoy Burns to Mideast |
| Israeli
killed, another wounded, in West Bank shooting attack |
| Report:
Arafat promises new government within 10 days |
| Assistant
Secretary of State Burns due in region Thursday |
| Exiled Palestinian militants say families ready to join them |
| Five Israeli soldiers jailed for looting |
| Woman,
baby die in Petah Tikva bombing - Haaretz |
| Israeli ice
cream parlour bombed |
| . |
| May 27 |
| Arafat
reneges on reform promise |
| Israeli
anti-terror team leaves for India |
| Bomb
discovered by gardener disarmed by police |
| Bomb
found in Jerusalem neighborhood |
| British MP predicts revolution in Middle East |
| Bush promises new mission to revive regional talks |
| Bush
team split over Arafat |
| Fatah
leader arrested near Bethlehem |
| Arab businesswomen still face obstacles but are rewriting
the rule book |
| Palestinian film receives special award at Cannes |
| Israeli
Cabinet closes Pi Glilot |
| Mofaz
confirms JP report on Iranian Shihab 3 test |
| Israel army grips Qalqilya |
| Palestinians mourn killing of mother and daughter |
| . |
| May 26 |
| Israel warns of more West Bank raids, Palestinians
mull reforms |
| Bush reassures Chirac on Iraq, warns
Pakistan on Kashmir |
| Academics in war of
words over calls to boycott Israel |
| Bush says Arafat ‘hasn’t
delivered’ |
| Rice:
Palestinians Reviewing Leadership Issue |
| Deaf-mute
mistaken for bomber in jittery Israel |
| Palestinian killed as Israel presses
on with West Bank raids |
| Kuwait
crisis deepens |
| IDF
troops enter Qalqilyah and Tul Karm, pull out of Bethlehem |
| Israeli
Cabinet: Pi Glilot fuel reserves to be relocated within 3 months |
| IDF
arrests another Reuters journalist for aiding terror groups |
| Two
Palestinians killed in Gaza; Palestinian baby dies at roadblock |
| Iran
missiles pose threat to Northern Israel |
| New barriers
widen gulf on West Bank |
| Palestinian
attacks signal failure of military offensive |
| Mubarak
to meet with Bush on reforming PA |
| Druze
outraged by arrest of IDF colonel over parking violation |
| . |
| May 25 |
| Pentagon retreats from
plan to attack Baghdad |
| Iraq invasion would be
error to rival Hitler's attack on Russia |
| Nervous
Israelis fear more suicide attacks |
| Bush backs off
Iraq invasion |
| Iran
successfuly tests missile that could reach Israel |
| Israel
seals West Bank with barbed wire fences |
| Al-Aqsa
takes responsibility for foiled attack at TA night club |
| . |
| May 24 |
| Ben-Eliezer
warns of bombing wave |
| Al-Aqsa Martyrs and Hamas challenge Arafat |
| Isreal ‘very, very far away
from the terrorist waves of the past’ |
| Eleven wounded in West Bank raid |
| Restaurateur who barred American consul is toast of the town
|
| Damascus gripped by boycott fever |
| Terrorism
increases attacks on Muslims in Europe |
| End growing
anti-Muslim prejudice, EU report urges |
| Post-Sept. 11, Algerian military feels vindicated on firm
action |
| Arson ruled
out in Israeli embassy blaze |
| Second
suicide bomber hits town |
| Pi
Glilot attack raises questions |
| Haifa
Bay is full of potential Pi Glilots |
| Palestinian
militants vow to avenge assassinations |
| Fuel
depot closed after bomb attack |
| Tenet,
Burns slated to arrive |
| . |
| May 23 |
| The
near disaster at Pi Glilot |
| Fuel
Depot Bomb Sets Israel on Edge |
| Mideast back on warpath
after new suicide blast |
| Militants target
Israeli tanker after suicide blast |
| Explosive
device blows up under tanker at Pi Glilot gas depot |
| Israeli
embassy in Paris destroyed by fire |
| Bush Urges
Europe to Deal With Iraq |
| US warplanes strike southern Iraq,
Baghdad says two dead |
| Palestinian exiles whisked
away to new lives in EU |
| Iran rejects US charges of
state terrorism |
| Bush:
I've never had respect for Arafat, he's let his people down |
| Mossad
official says Bin Laden is targeting Diaspora |
| Red Cross
attacks exile of Palestinians |
| Fatah
takes responsibility for suicide boming in Rishon Letzion |
| Suicide
bomber kills two in day of violence |
| Sharon to seek new allies for budget cuts |
| Israeli
tank blows up leading militant |
| New
beginnings for Bethlehem 12 |
| . |
| May 22 |
| State Department singles out
Tehran in latest terror report |
| Israeli missiles
kill top militant |
| Sharon unbowed as vote threatens his government |
| Cabinet
sackings plunge Sharon into political storm |
| Palestinian
militants leave Cyprus for journey into exile |
| EU finalizes deal on exiled Palestinian militants |
| Sharon to seek new allies for budget cuts |
| UN to feed
500,000 needy Palestinians |
| Saudi
press drops use of 'shaheed' |
| Libya's
nuclear aims worry U.S., Israel |
| . |
| May 21 |
| U.S.: Iran
‘most active’ terror backer |
| Libya and
Sudan helpful against "terrorism" |
| Young
Egyptians cross into Gaza to join jihad |
| Sharon
coalition faces crisis |
| Bush will use Berlin stage to demand war on Saddam |
| Israel's most wanted say the war goes on |
| Arafat accused
of diverting EU donations |
| Israeli
government in crisis as Sharon sacks ministers |
| Sharon
fires Shas ministers after losing budget vote |
| Arab
press reporting Rajoub in Cairo for 'extended' stay |
| Spanish
plane due in Cyprus to take gunmen to final destinations |
| Burns
to visit area this week |
| . |
| May 20 |
| Smugglers'
tunnels undermine Israeli security cordon |
| FBI director says walk-in suicide bombers 'inevitable' in U.S. |
| Diplomats condemn West
Bank 'cantons' |
| Iraq says four
hurt in U.S. attack |
| Israel plans West
Bank buffer after suicide bombings |
| Israel
set to strike after 3 die in Netanya |
| Alert
citizens prevent suicide attack in north |
| Second Palestinian suicide bombing in
Israel in 15 hours |
| PA leadership blows hot and cold on elections |
| U.S.
sending mixed signals on Arafat |
| Four die in suicide blast |
| Bomber blasts
Israeli market killing at least three people |
| Carnage returns to town that suffered Passover
massacre |
| Democratic
Front wounds four soldiers in Gaza |
| UK
Jews brace for coming of suicide bombers |
| Bethlehem evacuees to get sanctuary this week |
| Explosion
rocks Quebec synagogue |
| . |
| May 19 |
| Newsweek: Q&A with Netanyahu: Bibi has a
plan (hint: it doesn’t include a PLO state) |
| Sharon is warned of assassination plot
by radical Jews |
| Hamas:
We never promised Saudis we'd stop suicide attacks |
| EU agrees
on how to share out 13 Palestinians |
| Two
Israeli Arabs killed by IDF in separate West Bank incidents |
| Hamas
leaves possibility open of participating in PA elections |
| Palestinian
professor intends to run against Arafat for president |
| Palestinians and Israelis trade
demands over reforms and troops |
| Arafat waffles on elections as Israelis press assault |
| . |
| May 18 |
| Iraq shows signs of economic life |
| Arafat to convene election committee |
| Israeli
Arab doctor killed by IDF gunfire north of Hebron |
| Arafat to meet Fatah leaders |
| Israel launches new
raid in Jenin |
| . |
| May 17 |
| Hamas
Founder Says Suicide Attacks Will Continue |
| Mosque that
thinks it's a missile site |
| Left-wing
extremists try to storm Israeli embassy in London |
| IDF
leaves Jenin after arresting 24; Palestinian boy, 7, killed in Nablus |
| Arafat promises elections within
six month |
| Baghdad ready to let
weapons inspectors in |
| Jordan
dissident jailed for slander |
| US
State Department: 'no clear evidence' Arafat directed terror |
| Arafat bows to pressure and agrees to hold
elections |
| Arafat
agrees to hold presidential elections within six months |
| . |
| May 16 |
| Islamic Jihad reiterates possibility
of end to attacks on civilians |
| Country
profile: Israel and Palestinian autonomous areas - BBC |
| Iraq puts on
brave face after losing battle against "smart sanctions" |
| New
Israeli Chief of Staff says Gaza operation 'a matter of time' |
| Ben-Eliezer
proposes Palestinian state on majority of W. Bank, Gaza |
| Arafat
poll pledge fails to convince his critics |
| Arafat moves to silence critics with call for reforms |
| Arafat
promises reforms but fails to dispel doubts |
| Arafat
admits errors and offers reforms |
| Israel
holding U.S. citizen for involvement in terror activity |
| Iraq mulls arms inspections |
| . |
| May 15 |
| Sharon rules out talks until PA
reforms itself |
| At least five killed
in Algerian bomb attack |
| Latest test of wills rocks Kuwaiti
politics |
| George Bush? He's nice
but dim, says crown prince Abdullah |
| Saddam
deploys tanks to avert Kurdish uprising |
| Sharon sets out terms
for peace |
| Police
outnumbers demonstrators on Nakba day |
| Arafat bows to
pressure, calls for Palestinian Authority overhaul |
| UN backs
revised sanctions to blunt criticism on Iraq |
| Darkest day for
Palestinians |
| Israel has seized 42%
of West Bank for illegal settlement, report says |
| Former
PM Netanyahu: I will defang PA state threat |
| Peres
seeks international deal on peace principles |
| UN
agrees long-awaited smart sanctions for Iraq |
| Arafat
to make unexpected address to Legislative Council in Ramallah |
| IDF:
Arafat's popularity has plummeted |
| . |
| May 14 |
| Sharon
says no talks without reform |
| Senior
PA official: Fatah working on plan to limit Arafat's powers |
| Rocky road ahead for Sharon and Arafat
after both suffer humiliation |
| Cheers and accusations as
Arafat tours West Bank |
| Likud's vote against statehood has handed its Arab enemies a gift |
| Six European Union nations to take in 13 Palestinian militants |
| Arafat cancels visit to Jenin amid fears for his own safety |
| US and Europe disregard Likud
Party vote |
| Saudis,
Egyptians pressure Arafat to stamp out terror |
| Netanyahu win signals new threat to Sharon |
| Six European
countries agree to take militants |
| Powell:
Sharon 'committed' to creation of Palestinian state |
| Arafat's
terror link confirmed – again |
| PA
minister beaten in Ramallah |
|
| May 13 |
| Palestinian
Intifada Reverberates in Jordan |
| Arab world’s ‘Big
Three’ reject violence as obstacle to peace |
| Gaza attack scrapped but Sharon faces challenge |
| Israel thwarts Jewish
extremists bomb attack on Palestinian school |
| Five sisters killed in
firebombing of Muslim's home |
| Arafat emerges from
five-month blockade to tour West Bank |
| Likud party votes
against Sharon on Palestinian state |
| Cyprus wants 13
Palestinian fighters to get out within days |
| Saudis
putting on the pressure to stop suicide attacks |
| US
coordinated Arab attack on terrorism – PA source |
| Sharon
loses key vote to rightwing |
| Sharon's party rejects concept of Palestinian
statehood |
| Israeli
peace protesters out in force |
| Ex-PM
Netanyahu calls for exiling Yasser Arafat at Likud meeting |
| Mubarak,
Assad, Abdullah urge Arabs to back Saudi peace plan |
| Only small number of reservists called for Gaza action released |
| . |
| May 12 |
| Saddam
offers Arafat a home in Iraq |
| Minister
fears 'isolationist' Muslims |
| IDF
releases reservists called up for planned Gaza strike |
| Israel scraps Gaza attack |
| Security
agents foil hijacking of Iranian airliner |
| Ben-Eliezer:
Syria should attend Mideast peace conference |
| Egypt, Saudi
Arabia, Syria Voice Desire for Peace With Israel |
| Greece to take
in Palestinian militants |
| Sudan's last
fighting season? |
| How a British
coup ended siege |
| Gaza assault will be bloodier than Jenin |
| Likud
hard-liners warn: No compromise with Sharon |
| Large
Tel Aviv rally calls for pullout from territories |
| Chirac
warns Israel of ‘consequences’ on anti-France campaign |
| . |
| May 11 |
| Clergy
from different denominations pray at Jesus's birth grotto |
| Riyadh claims US is now
‘proactive’ |
| Arab anger
triggers boycott of Starbucks and Pepsi |
| Crisis eases in Bethlehem but
threatens Gaza next |
| Hamas
vows more suicide attacks |
| A walk into
freedom - or exile |
| Most wanted: how Israel sees the exiles |
| Palestinian
militants taken to Cyprus hotel |
| Bethlehem standoff ends with militants exiled or sent to
Gaza |
| Attack on Gaza Strip could be cancelled |
| Defiant to a man, fighters swagger out of Church of
the Nativity |
| . |
| May 10 |
| Israelis leave Bethlehem as 38-day siege ends |
| Ben-Eliezer
asks army to reevaluate plans for Gaza incursion |
| Exiled Palestinian militants arrive in Cyprus |
| Heroes' welcome for Palestinian
militants |
| Israel Begins Pullout From Bethlehem |
| Gaza
operation may be postponed |
| Senior
officers question the wisdom of Gaza operation |
| Arafat tries to stave off Gaza assault with arrests |
| Israel gears up for offensive
into Gaza Strip |
| America's
'unfinished business' to topple Saddam Hussein |
| Blair says
no attack on Iraq without UN assent |
| Israeli army
set to invade Gaza |
| Israel
poised to strike Gaza |
| Deal to end
church siege as Israel lines up new strike |
| Anti-Semitism
on the rise in Muslim world, report finds |
| Israeli
government sites under cyber attack |
| U.S.
pressing Arafat to start thorough reform process |
| UN to press on
with Jenin 'war crimes' report |
| . |
| May 9 |
| Colonel's 'Robot'
neutralises attacker |
| Gazans
erect sand barricades in preparation for Israeli attack |
| Arabs
Angry Over Deportations |
| Cyprus
offers 13 Nativity Church gunmen transit stopover |
| Deal Reached on
Standoff at Church |
| Israel massing troops near Gaza for retaliatory strike |
| Hamas
message: No peace while Israel exists |
| Bush
okays 'limited incursions' into PA areas |
| Israeli
army begins partial reservist call-up for possible Gaza incursion |
| Palestinian
police arrest 14 Hamas members in Gaza |
| Israel prepares its retaliation |
| Israel beating war drums again |
| UK
intelligence and security agents to help Arafat stop suicide bombers |
| Shubeiki
tried smuggling weapons factory |
| Sharon
plans swift action to avenge snooker hall bomb |
| How Hamas bomber brought hell to pool club |
| Israel
promises revenge for suicide attacks |
| I will die here, says
defiant Arafat |
| Straw promises to review European aid for the Palestinians |
| Church
of the Nativity siege ends |
| . |
| May 8 |
| Hamas
leader says attacks against Israel will continue |
| Sharon
Will Weigh Military Response to Suicide Bombing |
| Sources:
Bush agrees to peace talks only after Arafat removed |
| Arafat
under growing pressure at home to carry out reforms |
| Spain
may accept 13 wanted militants holed up in Bethlehem |
| Bomber
lives after blowing himself up at Megiddo junction in north |
| Suicide bomb eclipses
Bush's efforts to bring Israeli peace |
| Sharon heads home
vowing to avenge bombing |
| Israel
vows to uproot terror after suicide bomb kills 15 |
| Israeli leader decries terrorist attack, cuts short
Washington visit |
| Sharon
Hints at Mideast Retaliation |
| Suicide
bomber kills 15 in Israel |
| 15
killed, over 40 hurt in Rishon suicide bombing |
| Bush to send security chief back to the Middle East |
| CIA blamed as deal to end Bethlehem siege falters |
| Fiasco
as Bethlehem deal is vetoed |
| Sharon
puts Washington on the spot |
| UN
poised to revise Saddam sanctions |
| Italy denies being part of
deal to end church siege |
| . |
| May 7 |
| At least 20 dead
in Tunis air crash |
| Sharon
tells Rice: Saudis continued funding terror after Sept. 11 |
| Sharon kicks off
US offensive to win support for peace plan |
| Israel
shows Saudi terror links |
| Italy angered by
Bethlehem deal |
| Israeli army
starts pulling back from besieged church |
| Arab ministers to meet for peace plan
|
| Italy
says it hasn't agreed to accept Palestinians from church |
| List
of suspected Palestinian militants slated for deportation |
| Iraq now
expects war with US |
| 40,000 in
Trafalgar Square for pro-Israel rally |
| Angry EU
denies claims that funds reached bombers |
| Sharon edging Arafat out of peace
process |
| Shubaki, Sa'adat in Jericho jail - official |
| Sharon calls for reforms to sideline
Arafat |
| US tells
Sharon: Arafat is leader,now negotiate |
| Britain's
biggest pro-Israel rally divides loyalties |
| 'The message is that we want peace and not terror' |
| 40,000
British Jews rally to side of Israel |
| Israel's assault on West Bank 'caused £270m of
damage' |
| Sharon pushes for
Palestinian state without Arafat |
| . |
| May 6 |
| U.S.
heightens state of alert in Gulf, asks Japan's help |
| Tens
of thousands gathering in Trafalgar Square for pro-Israel rally |
| "Exile" deal seen ending
church siege |
| EU
cash 'funded' suicide bombers |
| Israel
says papers link EU funds to terror |
| Sharon
to Bush: Dump Arafat |
| IDF
troops kill four armed Palestinians trying to enter Negev |
| Poll:
90% of Israeli Jews - 60% of Meretz - back West Bank operation |
| US wants to oust Saddam
even if he makes concessions |
| Gaza
infiltration foiled; Palestinian mother, three children killed |
| U.S.
calls for PA reform, but insists on Arafat |
| US official prepares for tough talks
as Israeli PM arrives |
| Deal set to end church standoff:
Palestinians |
| Dispute over Jenin highlights Israel's problems with UN |
| Netanyahu set for Britain's biggest pro-Israel rally |
| PA's
Abbed Rabbo: U.S. should 'work on Israel to stop killing us' |
| . |
| May 5 |
| Palestinians
losing faith in Arafat's leadership |
| Powell Wants New
Leadership in Iraq |
| Sharon
leaves for US with booklet linking Arafat to terror |
| Sharon takes
offensive against Arafat to Bush |
| 10
guards to be fired after security detainee escapes prison van |
| Palestinian
Suspect Escapes From Bus |
| Palestinian
woman and her two children killed by Israeli tank fire |
| PA
minister resigns, says political reforms needed |
| Isreal
destroys Rafah arms-smuggling tunnel near |
| Defiant Iraq
resigned to Bush attack |
| Arabs call
for UN meeting over Jenin |
| Embattled
Israel clamps down on dissent |
| U.S.
Pushing Israel to Accept Arafat for Negotiations |
| . |
| May 4 |
| Hopes rise for
end to Bethlehem church siege |
| Sharon to
Present Arafat-Terror Link |
| Israel says Fatah chief
confessed to attacks, implicating Arafat |
| Senior
Republican calls on Israel to expel West Bank Arabs |
| Egypt
Seeks Israel Withdrawal Before Any Conference |
| US call for peace conference unsettles Israel |
| Edited
extract of Colin Powell's speech on Mideast peace confernce |
| Palestinian
killed at Bethlehem church |
| Mixed emotions
for Mideast peace talks |
| Britons
in Manger Square aid effort |
| Human rights team accuses Israel over
Jenin assault |
| Report:
Sharon to tell U.S. talks only after terror ends,without Arafat |
| U.S.
says only ministers to attend Mideast peace conference |
| U.S.
Congress passes pro-Israel resolutions |
| Arafat
welcomes Mideast peace summit; calls for fresh talks |
| Haaretz: Israeli officer killed as IDF arrests terror suspects in Nablus |
| Groups
designated by the European Union as terrorist organizations |
| Peace
conference proposals announced by Powell |
| . |
| May 3 |
| US
conference to bring warring sides together |
| Arafat tours
his battered realm, but there is no hero's welcome |
| Sharon
drafts 'detailed' peace plan ahead of meeting with Bush |
| U.S.
joins effort to create Palestine |
| No
evidence of massacre in Jenin, says Human Rights Watch |
| Victory
leaves a bitter taste for Arafat |
| Bush tells Arafat he is
‘free to show leadership’ |
| Report: Arafat Linked to Attacks |
| Palestinian state cannot be based on terror, says
Bush |
| Arafat takes victory tour
of rubble domain |
| Last-ditch UN talks to
save Jenin inquiry |
| Death
toll mounts at Christ's birthplace |
| Walls
of Jericho that will not tumble down |
| US group says Israelis guilty of war crimes in Jenin camp |
| Church standoff
worsens |
| PA
policeman killed as IDF troops arrest suspects in Nablus |
| . |
| May 2 |
| Bush
'not ready' to meet Arafat |
| Bush Sets Terms
on Palestinian State |
| Saudi
crack down on factories producing prohibited women's clothing |
| Palestinians slam U.N. for aborting
Jenin mission |
| One killed in Bethlehem shoot-out
|
| Arafat,
after IDF lifts siege, says Rabin's killers now in power |
| Gun salute for liberated
Arafat |
| Palestinians celebrate as Israel ends Arafat siege |
| Furious
Arafat freed by Israel |
| Fierce fighting at Bethlehem church |
| Arafat free as Israelis pull out |
| Britons take six terror suspects to jail in Jericho |
| Iraq hits at UN for
hypocrisy on Israel |
| Annan aborts UN Jenin mission |
| . |
| May 1 |
| Six
wanted Palestinians in Jericho jail; IDF leaves Arafat compound |
| Iran
leader blasts United States, praises bombers |
| Israeli
troops begin pulling out of Arafat compound |
| Jenin
Hospital says 52 bodies found in Jenin camp so far |
| Seventeen
killed in Algerian prison fire |
| Prodi
warns Iraq war could damage global anti-terrorism coalition |
| Mossad pioneers changing role
of 'spooks' |
| UN calls off Jennin mission |
| U.S.
arrests Syrian-born head of Muslim charity |
| Leading
'terrorists' still located in Church of Nativity |
