| 06/03 17:45 |
| Woman appointed as IDF Spokesperson |
| Defense Minister Binyamin Ben-Eliezer
this afternoon approved the appointment of Ruth Yaron as IDF Spokesperson.
Yaron will take up her position in early July. |
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| 06/03 17:30 |
| Beilin expected to announce new left-wing
party |
| Former Justice Minister Yossi Beilin is
expected to announce a new political party to "unite left-wingers,"
Ha'aretz reported. Beilin will make the announcement at a gathering
tonight of supporters. Beilin is also expected to say that he will
not participate in the Labor Party convention in July. |
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| 06/03 16:12 |
| Sharon announces at Knesset: Shas returning
to government |
| Prime Minister Ariel Sharon opened this
afternoon's Knesset session by announcing the return of the Shas party
to the national unity government. |
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| 06/03 15:30 |
| Gay activists appeal for support for Jerusalem
parade |
| The High Court of Justice is due to hear
an appeal by gay activists against a Jerusalem Municipality decision
not to provide funding for a Gay Pride parade scheduled for the capital
on Friday. |
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06/03 15:00
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| Sharon: Israel will ensure that Saadat is
not released |
| Prime Minister Ariel Sharon said today
that Israel will take "all the necessary steps so that it will
not be possible to release a person who was involved in murder, who
ordered murder, and whose organisation carries out murders to this
day." Earlier, a Palestinian military tribunal ordered the release
of PFLP head Ahmed Saadat, whom Israel believes ordered the assassination
of Tourism Minister Rechavam Ze'evi in October 2001. |
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| 06/03 14:05 |
| Tenet arrives to push Palestinian reforms |
| CIA Director George Tenet arrived today
from Egypt and is expected to push the Palestinians to consolidate
their security forces. Tenet will meet with PA Chairman Yasser Arafat
on Tuesday. |
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| 06/03 14:00 |
| Jewish graves vandalized in Hebron |
| A number of graves in the Ashkenazi cemetery
near the Tel Rumeida neighborhood of Hebron were vandalized overnight.
Police have opened an investigation. |
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| 06/03 13:30 |
| Palestinian court orders release of Ze'evi
killer, Ahmed Saadat |
| The Palestinian High Court today ordered
the release of PFLP general secretary Ahmed Saadat, accused by Israel
of planning the murder of Tourism Minister Rechavam Ze'evi. The judges
claimed that there was no proof to link Saadat, who is currently incarcerated
in a Jericho jail under international guard, to the Ze'evi murder. |
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| 06/03 13:15 |
| New Jewish neighborhood under construction
in east Jerusalem |
| Israel Radio reported that work began
overnight on a new Jewish residential neighborhood in the Jabel Mukaber
neighborhood in east Jerusalem. The project is being headed by former
Jerusalem Police Chief Aryeh Amit. |
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| 06/03 13:09 |
| Gunfire at Jewish community in Hebron, no
injuries |
| Palestinians opened fire this morning
at children playing on a basketball court in the Jewish community
of Hebron. There were no injuries reported. |
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| 06/03 13:00 |
| Shas MK Zeev: Homosexuals will turn Israel
into "second Africa" |
| A Jerusalem Gay Pride parade scheduled
for Friday has fueled strong opposition from ultra-orthodox leaders.
Shas Knesset Member Nissim Zeev told Israel Radio that homosexuals
threatened to turn Israel into an AIDS-infested "second Africa." |
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06/03 12:45
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| Delays expected at Ben Gurion Airport |
| Due to a dispute with the Israeli Airport
Authority, workers are planning a work stoppage likely to cause extensive
delays at Ben-Gurion Airport this afternoon. Worker representatives
are scheduled to meet later today with Gabi Ofir, the general-director
of the Israeli Airport Authority, to attempt to resolve the dispute. |
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| 06/03 09:30 |
| Hamas rejects offer to join PA government |
| Senior Gaza Hamas leader, Ismael Abu Shanab,
announced yesterday that Hamas would not join the Palestinian Authority
government. PA Chairman Yasser Arafat offered cabinet posts to four
militant groups: Hamas, Islamic Jihad, The Popular Front for the Liberation
of Palestine (PFLP) and the Democratic Front for the Liberation of
Palestine (DFLP). All of the groups rejected Arafat's offer. |
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| 06/03 09:15 |
| Explosive device, mortar shells in Gaza -
no injuries |
| An explosive device detonated near the
security fence in the Gaza Strip, south of the Kissufim junction this
morning. Overnight, three mortar shells were fired at Gush Katif settlements.
No injuries were reported in either incident. |
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| 06/03 09:00 |
| Sharon to tell Tenet: no PA reforms with Arafat |
| CIA Director George Tenet is scheduled
to meet with Prime Minister Ariel Sharon later today to discuss proposed
internal reforms in the Palestinian Authority. Sharon is expected
to tell Tenet that Israel will not be satisfied with 'cosmetic' reforms,
and that for real change to occur the reforms must take place without
Arafat's "rule of terror." Tenet is also slated to meet
with Defense Minister Binyamin Ben-Eliezer, who believes the Palestinian
reform process should include Arafat, and Mossad Chief Ephraim Halevy. |
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| 06/03 08:45 |
| IDF operating in Nablus, Kalkilya |
| IDF reservist troops entered Kalkilya
this morning, conducting searches and arrests of Palestinian militants
suspected of terrorist activity. Earlier, Golani units entered the
refugee camp of Ain Beit Al Ma'a in Nablus, holding 400 Palestinian
men for questioning. |
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06/03 08:30
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| Report: Palestinians plan to use gliders for
attacks on Israel |
| Security sources indicated that Palestinian
terror groups based in the Gaza Strip and along the Lebanese-Israeli
border, may have attained motorized gliders to launch terror attacks
on Israel. |
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