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Middle
East News
February 2002 |
Mideast Bar
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| February
28 |
| Female bomber hits West Bank as hopes
rise over Saudi overture |
| Crown
Prince Abdullah expects Arab League backing for plan |
| Israeli
Soldiers kill 3 infiltrators on Egyptian border |
| Saudi
plan wins EU, Egyptian backing |
| Abdullah
meets Solana, expects Arab backing for peace initiative |
| Katsav
invites Abdullah to Jerusalem |
| EU
takes initiative on Saudi peace plan |
| Israeli Arab MP faces jail for praising use of
force |
| Judge puts Barak under
suspicion |
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| February
27 |
| Defense
says charges against MK Bishara 'politically motivated' |
| Bush backs
Saudi Middle East plan |
| High hopes for unseen
peace plan |
| Sharon Said
Ready To Meet Saudis |
| Saudi peace proposal gathers more praise, new momentum |
| Bush backs
Saudi plan for peace in the Middle East |
| Solana:
Sharon willing to discuss peace proposal with Saudis |
| Israel,
Palestinians hold joint security meeting in Tel Aviv |
| Police
arrest Palestinian man in Haifa on way to carry out attack |
| Israeli president invites Saudi
crown prince to Jerusalem |
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| February
26 |
| Saudi
Arabia's Abdullah: If Arafat is eliminated it will 'shake' Arab world |
| Sharon
to consider Arab peace initiative |
| Arafat
said to endorse Saudi plan |
| Arafat calls for new security talks,
Israel warns it could take back towns |
| Powell:
Saudi proposal 'important' |
| Five killed in West Bank as Saudi plan
snowballs |
| Palestinian
girl, 15, dies on suicide mission |
| Violence ends Israeli
offer to calm tension |
| West
Bank, Jerusalem shootings kill 2 Israelis, wound 9 |
| Israeli troops
fire on second woman in labour |
| Solana:
Lift blockade on Arafat |
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| February
25 |
| Sharon
ready to meet Saudis on peace plan |
| Saudi
proposal gathers momentum; Sharon waits for details |
| Arabs
line up behind Saudi initiative |
| Palestinians
dismiss 'despicable' Israeli gesture |
| Shooting
fuels Mid-East tensions |
| Tanks
draw back from Arafat's office |
| Israeli
soldiers shoot pregnant woman on her way to hospital |
| PA:
Keeping Arafat confined 'irresponsible |
| Soldiers
fire at Qurei's car near roadblock |
| Israel ends
tank blockade of Arafat headquarters |
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| February
24 |
| U.S.
looking to promote Saudi peace initiative |
| U.S. promises Israel four or five days
notice ahead of attacking Iraq |
| Israel,
PA agree on measures to reduce violence |
| Rich
Palestinians moving asssets outside PA areas |
| Arafat:
Sharon's plan 'violation of agreements' |
| US puts
pressure on Israel as futility of Sharon's policy apparent |
| Hillary
Clinton: Arafat has failed as a leader |
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| February
23 |
| Israelis desert
Sharon as credibility dives |
| Sharon's
buffer zones: dogs, ditches and mines |
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| February
22 |
| Israel
to allow West Bank residents to visit Jerusalem mosques at Eid |
| Palestinian
sets off bomb in West Bank supermarket; shot dead |
| Region slips into violence as Arafat peace offer rebuffed |
| Sharon offers
least inspiring of messages |
| Senior Palestinian officials
criticize PM Sharon's buffer zone plan |
| PM: 'buffer zones' to be set up
to create 'security separation' |
| Sharon
vows to win 'battle against terror' |
| Rocket
attacks spread panic in West Bank |
| Israeli tanks
thunder into Gaza |
| Hated checkpoints top list of Palestinian targets |
| Egypy Rail
crash families infuriated |
| Cease-fire
bid under way |
| PA:
3 suspects in Ze'evi murder arrested; Sharon says checking report |
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| February
21 |
| 8 Palestinians killed in IDF raids in Gaza and the
West Bank |
| Israel launches
series of air strikes on Palestinian police, Arafat guards |
| Three arrested
over Israel minister's death |
| Interest
in Saudi peace initiative grows, gets U.S., Egyptian backing |
| IDF kills 18 Palestinians in fierce raids on PA |
| Sharon pledges 'different course' as raid panics Israelis |
| Washington
blocks $5bn supplies to Iraq |
| Barghouti:
Palestinians to increase attacks on IDF checkpoints |
| 'We
are at war,' Sharon tells U.S. Jews - Haaretz |
| Phil Reeves:
In three hours, I heard 28 missile strikes... - Independent |
| Israeli
cabinet backs greater use of death squads Independent |
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| February
20 |
| Meeting
Gaddafi's son and heir |
| Egypt
welcomes Saudi ideas on Arab-Israeli peace |
| Israel
awaiting Arab summit reaction to Saudi peace initiative |
| Saudi
Arabian ruling family under threat, say defense sources |
| Israel Security cabinet okays 'new outline' in dealing with terror |
| Two
million Muslim pilgrims head for Mt. Arafat for hajj ritual |
| Enigmatic progress: Internet comes alive in Syria |
| Raiders kill
six Israeli troops - Guardian |
| Six Israeli
soldiers die as Palestinians target checkpoint - Independent |
| 10 Palestinians reported killed in retaliatory
attacks |
| Right:
Dismantle PA or dismantle government |
| Hitler-Arafat
comparison misread, says Czech Republic PM Zeman |
| Turkish
police nabs Qaida suspects, allegedly planned attacks in Israel |
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| February
19 |
| Alert
bus driver foils suicide attack in Jordan Valley |
| Girl,
two men killed in IAF helicopter strike on Hamas office |
| Israel
on alert for Qaida-style attacks |
| Isreal
raids PA targets, cuts Gaza into 3 sections |
| Retired generals call
for Sharon to rethink strategy |
| Palestinian
militants kill four Israelis as division in public opinion grows |
| EU
foreign ministers end Mideast debate without policy agreement |
| Israeli Sheik
Hit With Travel Ban |
| Sharon:
I will not dismantle the PA |
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| February
18 |
| Israelis lose
faith in military solution |
| Black box and 84 bodies recovered from Iran crash site |
| Intelligence
chief: Kassam-2 can't hit Israeli cities from West Bank |
| Israel
nabs three suicide bombers, kills two others |
| Reserve
generals back unilateral withdrawal |
| Two Palestinians killed in suicide bomb attack on
Israeli army base |
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| February
17 |
| Bush draws up battle plans to oust
Saddam |
| Israel
hits back in West Bank |
| Israel launches strikes after suicide
attack |
| Mall
attack seen as part of Arafat's plan |
| Seven die in a day of rockets and bombs |
| Abu Ala: PA needs to restore Israelis' belief in
peace process |
| Islamic
Jihad leader killed in explosion |
| Even
a Merkava can be trapped |
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| February
16 |
| Israeli
army downplays Merkava hit |
| Palestinian
militant killed in car blast |
| Hamas launches
new rocket attacks |
| Egypt's
Hosni Mubarak holds talks with CIA chief George Tenet |
| Elite
Israeli soldier dies as bulldozer raid goes wrong |
| Haider
quits national party amid furore over Saddam visit |
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| February
15 |
| Attack
mars image of invincibility |
| UN legal ruling will halt Belgian war crimes cases |
| Three Israelis dead in Gaza attack |
| Vatican:
Nazareth mosque will be 'cancer' in Jewish-Christian ties |
| Yemeni grenade victim was suspect in 'Cole' hit |
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| February
14 |
| Arafat:
I'm acting against terror |
| US
groups PA with 'axis of evil' |
| Arafat
pulls gun on rival in row over mob rule |
| Israeli
army kills 5 PA policemen in Gaza |
| Enraged Arafat pulls pistol on his security chief |
| Security
experts: Kassam not accurate |
| Straw calls on
Arafat to rein in terror |
| Austria Slams
Official For Iraq Trip |
| Bahrain Oks
Municipal Election Law |
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| February
13 |
| Incursions
into Gaza overshadow peace plan |
| PA
said to be losing control of gunmen |
| Arafat
pulls gun on Rajoub |
| Security
chief calls for 'buffer zone' between Israel and the West Bank |
| Palestinians:
IDF tanks, troops move into two Gaza Strip towns |
| Straw steps into the cauldron to visit blockaded
Arafat |
| Europe
Ministers Talk Mideast Peace |
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| February
12 |
| Hamas' potent new threat |
| Iran Plane
Crash Kills 118 People |
| Israel pounds PA targets in Gaza Strip |
| Israel
strikes after rocket attack |
| US
concerned by attacks on PA |
| Israel
warns PA: No more rockets, or else |
| UK
foreign secretary `skeptical' on EU plan |
| Arafat aide
faces 'political trial' over arms cargo |
| Iranians
mark revolution with biggest anti-US rally in years |
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| February
11 |
| Sharon's
hard line stirs peace movement |
| Israeli jets
pound Gaza after troops shot dead |
| Aharonishky:
Terrorism will only increase |
| Israel,
Turkey, US to hold joint air maneuvers |
| Office of UN
envoy damaged in Israeli jet attack |
| Violence Erupts
In Beersheba, Israel |
| Iraq Plays Down
U.S. Regime Comments |
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| February
10 |
| Palestinians
fire Kassam-2 rockets from Gaza into Israel |
| Hamas
claims Be'er Sheva shooting in which two women killed |
| Church bells lead to Egypt clashes |
| Kuwait
oil minister resignation accepted |
| Isreal
arrests 3 Palestinian brothers in north Nablus operation |
| Israeli
woman killed in shooting attack near West Bank junction |
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| February
9 |
| Mubarak:
'chaos' if Arafat harmed |
| Top
Islamist militant 'killed' in Algeria |
| PA detects a change of heart after Washington meeting |
| EU backs Arafat
with call for poll |
| Iranian ambassador to Britain loses status in tit
for tat move |
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| February
8 |
| US resists
Israeli pressure to freeze out Arafat |
| Sharon pushing Bush to cut all ties with Arafat |
| Israel Strikes
Palestinian Complex |
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| February
7 |
| French anger at
US policy on Israel |
| Israel's peace
army mobilises |
| EU
says Karine A affair changed Mideast conflict |
| Reserve
unit seizes eight Kassam-2 rockets |
| Iran
is top worry, Sharon to tell Bush |
| Palestinians List Anti-terror Deeds |
| VP
Cheney to visit Middle East shortly |
| Palestinian
Gunman Kills Three |
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| February
6 |
| 3
killed, 4 injured after terrorist infiltrates Jordan Valley settlement |
| IDF
thwarts delivery of Kassam rockets from Nablus to Jenin |
| Police
search for suspected terrorist in Jerusalem area |
| US
urged to back Arafat rivals |
| Egypt
rights activist gets new trial |
| Tenet set to return to
Middle East |
| Straw to
visit Middle East |
| Jordan's
king exposes Iranian plot to attack Israel |
| Ben-Eliezer
warns US about Iran |
| Iran rules out
nuclear weapons |
| Abu
Ala and Peres discuss final-status agreement |
| Palestinians
storm court, killing three after guilty verdict |
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| February
5 |
| King
Abdullah: Iran trying to initiate attacks on Israel from Jordan |
| Radicals
threaten swift revenge on Israel for killings |
| Iran:
'unimaginable' retaliation if Israel hits nuclear plant |
| Israel blamed
as missiles kill 5 militants in Gaza |
| U.S.-Israel
joint exercise tests`Iraqi scenario' |
| Hamas
rejects Arafat's vow to end attacks on civilians |
| Iran hits
back over 'evil axis' charge |
| Hearing 'soon'
for bomb case Britons |
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| February
4 |
| Arafat's pitch
for American minds gets short shrift |
| Sharon
offers PA officials plan for interim deal |
| Sharon:
I'll meet with PA officials again in 10 days |
| Sharon:
claims that Hamas will replace Arafat are exaggerated |
| All refugees cannot return, says Arafat |
| Tunisian police burst into court to seize
dissidents |
| Dozens die in
Turkish earthquake |
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| February
3 |
| Sharon
defends secret talks |
| Anger
at Tunis court arrests |
| Israel-PA
diplomatic contacts accelerate |
| Sharon
demands Arafat disband terror groups |
| Peres,
Qurei meet in New York on cease-fire, statehood plan |
| Kleiner:
Sharon is Palestinian Balfour |
| Kuwaitis declare
support for US war on terror |
| Jordan's
Abdullah endorses Bush's war against 'axis of evil' |
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| February
2 |
| Militant
group cuts ties with Arafat |
| Crisis looms
for Sharon |
| Sharon
met with PA's Abu Mazen and Abu Ala in Jerusalem |
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| February
1 |
| Sharon regrets
not killing Arafat during Israeli invasion of Lebanon |
| Rebellion grows among Israeli reserve officers |
| U.S.
rebukes PM for saying Israel should have killed Arafat in Beirut |
| Jordan:
US must work with Arafat |
| Attack
alert in Sharon, Wadi Ara regions |
| Yassin:
`We don't need women bombers' |
| Two
Palestinians die, two Israelis injured in sporadic violence |
