Palestine
May 21, 2000
The funeral for a Palestinian man slain in clashes last week in the West Bank boiled over into violence Sunday - but this time Palestinian demonstrato
Two Palestinians were sentenced to death in absentia by a Palestinian military court on Sunday for their involvement in the 1996 killing of Hamas mili
Israel barred its citizens Sunday from access to the West Bank town of Jericho, military sources were quoted by AFP Sunday as saying. The decision was
Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak cancelled a trip to the United States on Sunday and a meeting with President Bill Clinton following bloody clashes w
May 20, 2000
Undeterred by Israeli threats to hold up a land transfer and use more force, hundreds of Palestinians marched today on Israeli army positions in the W
Barak said Friday that the Palestinian Authority's lack of control over the current wave of violence is unacceptable and it must control its forces. "
Israel will try to complete the handover of Abu Dis and two other villages near Jerusalem to full Palestinian control before Prime Minister Ehud Barak
May 19, 2000
Live ammunition gunfights erupted Friday between Israeli soldiers and Palestinian police for the second time in less than a week, seriously wounding a
Israeli forces in the West Bank and Gaza Strip were on full alert with tanks and combat helicopters Friday for two "days of rage" declared by Palestin
May 18, 2000
The Palestinians have vowed to halt meetings with Israelis until they receive a response to a request to release a new batch of prisoners, a senior Pa
Violence in the West Bank territories earlier this week stopped only after Israel threatened Tuesday to bomb PA headquarters in Ramallah with Cobra he
The Israeli ministry of housing and construction and the Israel Lands Administration released tender bids yesterday for the construction of 582 additi
May 17, 2000
Moves by Israel's parliament to cement Israel's hold over the disputed city of Jerusalem and to block the return of Palestinian refugees, could mean t
The Arab League in Cairo denounced Wednesday the Israeli atrocities against Palestinians as 'war crimes' and called on the international community to
Palestinians hurled eggs at Greek President Costis Stephanopoulos when he made a private visit to east Jerusalem Wednesday, witnesses were quoted by A