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Israeli top legal official rules Jerusalem land seizure illegal
HELD JERUSALEM: Israel's Attorney General Meni Mazuz has ordered Premier Ariel Sharon's government to call an immediate halt to confiscating Palestinian property in East Jerusalem under a five-decades-old law, while a report disclosed that Israel detained 1,000 Palestinian minor children during the last four years. ‘Israel secretly endorsed more land grab in Jerusalem’
HELD JERUSALEM: Israel secretly approved last summer land seizure in east Jerusalem that is owned by Palestinians who live elsewhere, a lawyer for the Palestinian landowners said. Russia promises Israel not to sell missiles to Syria
HELD JERUSALEM: The daily Haaretz reported in its Monday editions that President of Russia Vladimir Putin has made a promise to Israeli Premier Ariel Sharon by phone that he won't sign a contract to sell SA-18 surface-to-air missiles to Syria. Israel SC okays military operation in Lebanon
HELD JERUSALEM: Haaretz daily reported that Israel's security cabinet approved in principle a military operation in Lebanon after three attacks by the Lebanese Hezbollah in the Israel-Lebanon border area in recent weeks. Israel sets up service for Pals pilgrims
JABALIYA, Gaza Strip: The Israeli army launched a major new incursion into the northern Gaza Strip shortly after it wrapped up an operation in the south of the occupied territory on Sunday while hundreds of Palestinians headed to Holy Mecca from the Gaza Strip after Israel made arrangements to enable them despite the closure of the border into Egypt. Palestinians upset by Abbas apology to Kuwait
RAMALLAH, West Bank: Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas has reopened old wounds at home after healing 14-year rift with Kuwait by apologizing for Palestinian support for Iraq during the 1990 invasion. French dossier on Arafat death given to Palestinian board
RAMALLAH, West Bank: Yasser Arafat's nephew who is also the Palestinian envoy to the UN handed on Saturday a medical report to a Palestinian committee investigating the cause of the death of Palestinian President at a French hospital on November 11. UN urges to portray Israeli atrocities
NEW YORK: A committee of the United Nations has called for a wider coverage and revelation of the legion of Israeli violations and atrocities being committed in the occupied Palestinian territories on daily basis in contravention of international law and human rights. International Quds Day: Solidarity voiced with Palestinians
MONTREAL, Canada: International Al-Quds Day was observed in all global parts on the last Friday of the holy month of Ramadan to support the liberation of Qods from the clutches of the Zionists, express solidarity with the Palestinians and protest Israel's control over Jerusalem. Arafat laid to rest amid sighs and cries
RAMALLAH, West Bank: Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat was laid to rest in a marble-and-stone grave on Friday – when the Muslims throughout the world were observing Quds Day - after his flag-draped coffin was borne through a sea of emotional Palestinians who swarmed the helicopter that brought him from a state funeral in Egypt. Arabs, Muslims mourn Arafat's death; World leaders condole
RAMALLAH, West Bank: The death of Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat, the symbol of four-decade struggle for statehood, is being mourned by Palestinians, Arabs and South Asians while world leaders sent their condolences to the Palestinians and Israel expressed delight at his death. Palestinian children affected by Israeli terror: Report
AMMAN, Jordan: Ninety percent of Palestinian children have been affected, in one way or another, by the Israeli terror during Intifada and they are now passing though yet another phase of the Israeli terror. Israel condemns rabbis' call to disobey
HELD JERUSALEM: Israel's army chief of staff Lt. Gen. Moshe Yaalon condemned a call from scores of rabbis who urged observant soldiers to refuse orders to evacuate Jewish settlements under the Israeli plan to Israeli pull out of the Gaza Strip next year. Israel participates in Nouakchott seminar on Islam
NOUAKCHOTT, Mauritania: A seminar in Nouakchott attended by representatives for the Parliamentary society committee of the NATO and the “Mediterranean Dialogue” that includes Israel dedicated its discussions on Monday to “Islam and democracy”. Jerusalem preparing for Ramadan as Israel threatens to ban
HELD JERUSALEM: Despite Israeli warning to limit the number of Muslim worshippers at Al-Aqsa Mosque compound to 60,000 during the holy month of Ramadan, the city of Jerusalem, its mosques and ancient suqs, are preparing for the holy month as is the case every year. Bahrainis urge solidarity with Palestinians; Arafat thanks
MANAMA, Bahrain: Bahraini leaders at a festival held at Nabih Saleh urged that Muslims all over the world must stand beside the Palestinian people in their struggle for freedom. Pals criticize world silence over Gaza carnage as expansion vowed
HELD JERUSALEM: Israeli Premier Ariel Sharon vowed on Sunday to press ahead with a vast military offensive in the northern Gaza Strip that has left about 60 Palestinians martyred and rows of houses leveled while the Palestinians appealed for urgent international action. Bahrain exempts custom duties on Palestinian products
MANAMA, Bahrain: Manama has granted custom duties exemption to all goods and agricultural products from Palestine, a measure depicting the strength of the relations between the two brotherly countries. Israeli claim that Al-Aqsa compound risks collapse rejected
AMMAN, Jordan: Jordanian government and Muslim religious officials in Held Jerusalem have dismissed Israeli claims that part of the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in Held Jerusalem is at risk of collapse saying experts had checked it earlier this year. Jordan plans fifth minaret at Al-Aqsa Mosque
AMMAN, Jordan: Jordan plans to construct a fifth minaret at the Al-Aqsa Mosque in Held Jerusalem, and the move appears to have the approval of Israeli authorities despite the sensitivity of the site to Jews and Muslims. Israel closes Ibrahimi mosque, Palestinians slate
WEST BANK, Palestine: The Israeli occupying authorities have shut the Ibrahami mosque in Al-Khalil, southern West Bank town, to Muslims aimed at allowing colonialist Jewish settlers to celebrate the Jewish New Year at the Islamic holy place. Israel on IAEA general conference agenda
VIENNA, Austria: The United Nations nuclear watchdog, International Atomic Energy Agency, opened on Monday its 48th annual general conference that sets overall goals for the atomic monitoring body but is also a setting for Arab countries to attack Israel for allegedly possessing nuclear weapons. Israel told to consider Geneva pact on Pals land
HELD JERUSALEM: Israel's top law officer has recommended that the government should consider applying the Fourth Geneva Convention to the West Bank and Gaza Strip, a move which would implicitly acknowledge the occupation in the Palestinian territories. Al-Aqsa Mosque fire issue rekindled with Israel
LONDON, Britain: Jordan's official Petra news agency has accused the Jewish authorities of instigating a blaze that hurt the Al-Aqsa Mosque – one of Islam’s holiest sites - in Jerusalem 35 years back. Moosavi says game of Aqsa torching 35yrs ago being played in Iraq today
ISLAMABAD: Agha Syed Hamid Ali Shah Moosavi, chief of the Tehreek Nafaz-e-Fiqh-e-Jafariya, Pakistan has said that the highest goal of Waris-e-Shariat Mustafvi (Inheritor of Shariah of Mustafa), Morawwij-e-Uloom Haideri (Promoter of Haideri Sciences) Hazrat Ali bin Muhammad Naqi Al-Hadi (A.S.) was protection of religion and Shariah, respect of the humanity, and achievement of rights for the oppressed. Muslim nations hold Israel responsible for Al-Aqsa protection
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia: Marking the 35th anniversary of torching Al-Aqsa Mosque in Held Jerusalem, the Organization of the Islamic Conference, OIC, said Israel will be held responsible for guaranteeing the safety of the Islamic holy sites under its authority. Pals irate on sacrilege of Al-Haram Al-Ibrahimi, holy Koran
AL-KHALIL, Palestine: Jewish extremists’ heinous act of tearing apart copies of holy Koran in Al-Haram Al-Ibrahimi, Ibrahimi Mosque, in the West Bank city of Al-Khalil has sent a wave of anger and fury among Palestinians. Pals in Israeli jails start hunger strike
RAMALLAH, West Bank: Thousands of Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails began on Sunday a hunger strike but Israel's security minister said he didn't care if they starved to death while a cache of weapons discovered hidden in caves in the West Bank has raised extra alarm bells among Israel's internal intelligence service because the terrorists are Jewish extremists. Israel enjoys US backing for nukes, jointly conduct missile test
LOS ANGELES: The US Missile Defense Agency said an anti-ballistic missile under development by the United States and Israel intercepted and destroyed a ballistic missile during a test Thursday. Jewish radical seeks Al-Aqsa mosque erasure; Husseini alarmed
HELD JERUSALEM: A Jerusalem mosque compound that is one of Islam's holiest sites should be removed, a Jewish radical leader said Monday shortly after Israeli Security Minister Tzahi Hanegbi warned of a threat of a high risk of an attack on the mosque. Mecca Cola comes to Israel for sale
HELD JERUSALEM: The Haaretz daily reported that Mecca Cola, the drink which prides itself on giving a share of its profits to the Palestinian children, has gone on sale in parts of Israel for the first time. Israeli warning of attack on Al-Aqsa Mosque
HELD JERUSALEM: Israel's Interior Minister Tzahi Hanegbi has warned on Saturday of a high risk of an attack on Al-Aqsa Mosque by Israeli right wing groups. Palestinian inmates’ number in Israeli jails tops 7,000
RAMALLAH: Official statistics showed the number of Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails has reached 7,400 until the end of June, severely condemning the policy of torture and abuse in Israeli prisons. Muslims clap ICJ ruling; Pals to go to UN as Israel asks US veto
HELD JERUSALEM: As Israelis counted on US support, the Palestinians sought European backing on Saturday for their efforts at the United Nations to ensure enforcement of a non-binding international court ruling that Israel's West Bank barrier must be dismantled. World Court rules Israel fence illegal, US brushes aside edict
THE HAGUE: The International Court of Justice ruled Friday that Israel's West Bank barrier violates international law therefore the Zionist State should stop building it and tear down the network of fences, concrete slabs and trenches in occupied Palestinian territory while the White House said it was “inappropriate” for the world court to issue a ruling on the wall and Israel said it has no intention of halting work on the fence. Israel EC unveils n-program; Syria impounds Israeli goods to Irbil
DAMASCUS/ HELD JERUSALEM: Israel offered a faint glimpse into its secretive nuclear program when its atomic energy commission launched a website ahead of a visit by chief of UN nuclear watchdog, IAEA. Pals warn of plot on Aqsa mosque after 3 mosques sacrilege
NABLUS, West Bank: Palestinians have warned of a plot by Jewish extremists to storm Al-Aqsa mosque, according to reports on Monday, after the Israeli forces desecrated two mosques in Nablus city in the occupied territories through blasting their gates and breaking up walls. Pals believe Abu Ghraib abuses learned from Israel
HELD JERUSALEM: Palestinians who remained Israeli prisoners say the images of abuse and humiliation from Baghdad's Abu Ghraib jail are painful reminders of their own experience at the hands of Israeli interrogators. Israel gets stinging criticism from Turkey; Pals in poverty grip
HELD JERUSALEM: Israel’s only Muslim ally -Turkey - has strongly criticized it saying Israel is killing innocent Palestinians indiscriminately and failing to contribute to the peace process. Israel wants Iraq to compensate Jews
TEL AVIV: The government of Israel is looking set to pursue a compensation claim on behalf of Jews who left Iraq over 50 years ago, despite no such similar consideration for Palestinian refugees. Uproar caused on Israeli leader's WWII analogy with Rafah offensive
HELD JERUSALEM: An Israeli Cabinet minister’s remarks on Sunday have added fire to a debate in Israel over its six-day offensive in the Gaza Strip camp which left dozens of Palestinians martyred and several homes leveled. OIC urges UN intervention on Rafah disaster as Israel martyrs 15
GAZA CITY: Israeli tanks and helicopters fired on protesters in a refugee camp on Wednesday, martyring over a dozen Palestinians and raising a two-day death toll to 40 in Israel's bloodiest Gaza raid in years. Supreme Court okays Israeli destruction of homes
HELD JERUSALEM: Israel's top general on Sunday threatened the demolition of hundreds of Palestinian refugee homes after the Supreme Court cleared the way for flattening in a flashpoint Israeli-held corridor on the Gaza-Egypt border. Gaza clashes: Six Israelis killed in worst attack since 2002
GAZA CITY: Hamas dealt the Israeli army one of its heaviest losses in months during fierce fighting in the Gaza Strip, which came as Israeli Premier Ariel Sharon was trying to salvage a plan to pull out of the territory. Israel court gives landmark ruling on Palestinian reporters ban
HELD JERUSALEM: In a landmark ruling, highest court of Israel said Sunday it was illegal for the government to routinely deny press credentials to all Palestinian reporters on the grounds that they were a potential security threat. Israel justifies Vanunu curbs as anti-nuke protesters mass
TEL AVIV: The Israeli government justified wide restrictions it is to place on former nuclear technician Mordechai Vanunu when he is released from jail on Wednesday. Muslims denounce Israel Al-Aqsa Mosque raid
JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia: The Organization of Islamic Conference, the OIC, on Saturday urged the international community to intervene immediately to protect Palestinians and holy sites from Israeli aggression. ‘I don’t care...’ Arafat dismisses Israeli threat
NABLUS, West Bank: Palestinian President Yasser Arafat on Saturday has brushed aside Israeli Premier Ariel Sharon’s threats to kill him saying “For me, I don't care… I care only for my people.” Al-Aqsa stormed; US rebukes Sharon remarks on killing Arafat
WASHINGTON/HELD JERUSALEM: Israeli prime minister Ariel Sharon’s comments that Palestinian President Yasser Arafat could become target for assassination earned a strong rebuff from Washington. Bush is ‘enemy of Muslims’; Opposition calls Sharon to resign
GAZA CITY: The new Hamas leader in Gaza Abdel Aziz Rantissi said on Sunday US President George W. Bush is an “enemy of God, an enemy of Islam, an enemy of Muslims”. Israeli troops martyr Palestinian boy; UN flays over food blocking
GAZA: Israeli forces on Saturday martyred a six-year-old Palestinian boy during clashes with Palestinians at a West Bank refugee camp. Anti-US, -Israel demos express solidarity with Pals
CAIRO, Egypt: Grand protest rallies and demonstrations were held on Friday in different parts of world against the recent assassination of Hamas founder Sheikh Ahmed Yassin by Israeli gunships in the Gaza Strip. US veto: Palestinians slate, Israel hails
HELD JERUSALEM: Israel welcomed a US veto of a draft UN resolution that condemned the assassination of Hamas founder Sheikh Ahmed Yassin while Palestinians said Friday the United States has granted Israel a license to kill by vetoing the move. Bangladeshi spy for Israel jailed
DHAKA, Bangladesh: Bangladeshi authorities have imprisoned a Muslim journalist for allegedly spying for Israel, reports said Thursday. Muslims restricted at Al-Aqsa Mosque compound
HELD JERUSALEM: Israeli authorities announced Thursday that they will be imposing restrictions on entrance to the Temple Mount on Friday. UN rights body flays Yassin killing; Israel orders Arafat expulsion
GENEVA: The top United Nations human rights body on Wednesday voted overwhelmingly to condemn Israel for its assassination of Palestinian Hamas leader Sheikh Ahmed Yassin. World flays Yassin’s killing; 3-day mourning declared
GAZA CITY: Assassination of Hamas leader Ahmed Yassin on Monday at the hands of Israel drew Palestinian vows of revenge, world condemnation and protests, traces of dissent in Israel's cabinet and US denials it gave a green light to the killing. Moosavi says adoption of Husainiyat basic, flays Yasin killing
RAWALPINDI, Pakistan: The Tehreek Nafaz-e-Fiqh-e-Jafariya Pakistan Agha chief Agha Syed Hamid Ali Shah Moosavi has said that motherland Pakistan came into being in the name of Islam and the foundation of Kalama Tauheed is Hussain ibne Ali (A.S.), therefore, Hussainiyyat will have to be adopted for achieving the objectives and goals of creation of Pakistan. Israeli court halts wall construction; Anti-barrier protests held
JERUSALEM: Supreme Court of Israel has imposed an undefined freeze on building of a 15-mile section of the controversial West Bank barrier, a lawyer in the case said Thursday. Israel inks $33m deal with India, martyrs 2 in Gaza air strike
NEW DELHI/GAZA: Israel and India have entered into an agreement worth $33 million aimed at developing and delivering advanced avionics system for 200 “Dhurv”, the advanced military helicopters. Damage bill from Israeli shop razing up to $1mln
EREZ, Gaza Strip: The damage bill from an Israeli army demolition of some 120 Palestinian-owned shops on the Gaza-Israel boundary would come to more than $1 million. Muslim blocs slate wall as hearing ends; Arafat HQs city raided
THE HAGUE, Netherlands: Two Muslim representative blocs on Wednesday put their weight behind a Palestinian challenge to the legality of Israel's West Bank barrier as three-day hearing ended at the World Court. Israel police storm Al-Aqsa mosque compound
HELD JERUSALEM: Israeli police in riot gear stormed on Friday one of Islam's holiest sites, the Al-Aqsa mosque compound, in Jerusalem's Old City throwing stun grenades to disperse protesting worshipers. Jordan backs Pals case; Israel stages alternative wall hearing
THE HAGUE, Netherlands: Israel was to stage its own alternative to the International Court of Justice hearings on its barrier it is building in West Bank, as neighboring Jordan argued Tuesday that the project is a threat and must be declared illegal. Pals tell ICJ Israeli wall wrecking chances of ME peace
THE HAGUE, Netherlands: The International Court of Justice opened Monday its hearings into the legality of Israel's West Bank barrier, a landmark hearing that brings Israel's policies before an international tribunal for the first time. Israel to dismantle part of wall; Palestinians hold demos
HELD JERUSALEM: Israeli officials said Saturday that the government would begin tearing down part of a West Bank barrier on the eve of World Court hearings over the legality of the controversial project. Pals rally for US convoy attack suspects; FM due in Islamabad
GAZA/ ISLAMABAD: Thousands of Palestinians on Friday protested in Gaza City to urge President Yasser Arafat to free four men who are on trial for the killing of three US security guards. ICRC assails Israel on wall; US, Europeans to sit out ICJ hearings
AMSTERDAM, Netherlands: The UN court said Wednesday the US and most European countries will not appear at the world court to press their arguments over the legality of the Israeli barrier in the Palestinian territories. UN, EU dislike barrier; Israel approves $20m for settlements
BRUSSELS/ TEL AVIV: The United Nations and European Union have labeled Israel's barrier on the West Bank inhumane and a “major obstacle” to peace. Gaza journalists protest against string of attacks
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip: The Palestinian journalists association on Sunday protested a series of mysterious attacks on local news reporters by occupying the Palestinian Legislative Council in Gaza City. Tremor shakes holy land
AL-QUDS: An earth tremor shook the Holy Land Wednesday scattering Israelis and Arabs in panic. Israel said the epicenter of the quake was at the north of the Dead Sea and that it measured about five on the Richter Scale. Pals to complain UN after Gaza massacre
GAZA: Israeli military on Wednesday martyred at least 15 Palestinians in gunbattles in the Gaza Strip in deadliest strike for months dealing a fresh blow to hopes of reviving talks on a US-backed peace plan. Ramallah meet confers Israeli violence
RAMALLAH: Palestinian President Yasser Arafat received here on Tuesday the United Nations Special Rapporteur for Human Rights John Doughard, and thousands of Palestinians protested the arrests of four men on charges of US convoy killings. Spain to promote Israel-Pals ties to EU; Sharon to reroute wall
TOLEDO, Spain: The Spanish government will help Israel and Palestine achieve closer ties to the European Union as an incentive to advance the Middle East peace process. Israel martyrs 2 in raid; Pals put on trial over US killings
GAZA CITY: An Israeli helicopter gunship fired a missile into a car traveling in a crowded Gaza City street Saturday, ripping apart the front of the vehicle and martyring an Islamic Jihad leader plus a 12-year-old boy on his way to school. Anti-barrier protest held; UN says Israel must yield land
ABU DIS: Thousands of Palestinian and Israeli demonstrators gathered Saturday next to the 8-meter-tall wall, part of the barrier Israel is building to separate the outskirts of Jerusalem from the West Bank in the village of Abu Dis. Israel challenges ICJ right to rule on barrier
HELD JERUSALEM: The Israeli government on Friday has formally challenged the International Court of Justice's right to rule on the legality of a barrier, a 440-mile network of fences, walls, trenches and razor wire, it is building in the West Bank. Israel, Hezbollah carryout swap despite Jerusalem blast
COLOGNE, Germany: The German-brokered swap of prisoners between Israel and Hezbollah was completed on Thursday with Israel released more than 420 prisoners in exchange for an Israeli businessman and the bodies of three Israeli soldiers. |
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