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The International Court of Justice (IJC) was to deliver yesterday a
damning verdict on Israel's controversial West Bank barrier
declaring it illegal and calling for it to be torn down.
Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon said yesterday that no
negotiations were possible with the Palestinians as their
leadership lacked the courage or ability to fight terrorism, in an
address to...
Palestinians worried yesterday that US President George W Bush's
failure to mention their conflict with Israel in his State of the
Union address means he intends to scale down US involvement in...
The Palestinian Authority yesterday reacted with disappointment to
US criticism of its peace efforts by accusing Washington of turning
a blind eye on Israel's moves towards alternatives to the...
Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon has accused the EU of inaction
against rising anti-Semitism and alleged Muslims in Europe pose a
threat to the lives of Jews, in an interview released today.
Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon was pushing yesterday to ease
pressure on the occupied territories to avoid a collapse of the
Palestinian Authority on the eve of the investiture of a new...
Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat asked premier Ahmed Qorei
yesterday to remain at the head of a caretaker government as the
mandate for his emergency cabinet was poised to expire, a senior
Arafat...
Hamas is ready to observe a truce if Israel stops its "aggression"
against the Palestinians and if the deal is backed by international
guarantees, a leader of the radical group was quoted yesterday...
Members of a restive Palestinian Legislative Council (PLC) were set
to meet here today with new Palestinian Prime Minister Ahmed Qorei,
who is insisting he can work with Israeli counterpart Ariel...
Yasser Arafat's appointment of an emergency cabinet is designed to
give the Palestinian leadership room to manoeuvre a crackdown on
armed factions and stave off threats of his expulsion, observers...
Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat remained defiant yesterday after
Israel decided to expel him, with militants warning all Israelis of
a "volcano of anger" if the threat is carried out.
The White House urged the Palestinians Tuesday to "move forward"
with political reforms, even as hopes faded that their reformist
prime minister-designate, Mahud Abbas, would create a cabinet.