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Israel-News Today Sunday, June 29, 2003

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CBS NEWS - ©MMXIII, CBS Worldwide Inc.

1) Arafat´s Fatah Joins Mideast Truce (CBS/AP NEWS) Mark Knoller 06/29/03)

2) Palestinian Militias Declare Truce (CBS/AP NEWS) Robert Berger 06/29/03)

3) Militants Say Mideast Truce Set (CBS/AP NEWS) JERUSALEM, ISRAEL 06/28/03)

FOX NEWS - Fox News Network, LLC 2013

1) Palestinian Militias Announce Three-Month Truce; Israel Prepared to Pull Back From Gaza (FOX NEWS) Associated Press contributed 06/29/03)

2) Islamic Jihad Leader Accepts Conditional Truce (FOX NEWS) WASHINGTON Associated Press contributed 06/28/03)

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1) Rice Plays Musical Chairs with Sharon Government (DEBKAfile) Exclusive Report 06/29/03 11:26 PM (GMT+02:00)

2) Arafat Prepares Victory March (DEBKAfile) Special Report Updating DEBKA-Net-Weekly June 27 Exclusive 06/28/03 3:10 PM (GMT+02:00)

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ARAB PRESS - ARAB PRESS

1) The real meaning of hudna (DAILY STAR OPINION) Daoud Kuttab is a Palestinian journalist and the director of the Institute of Modern Media at Al-Quds University 06/28/03)

2) Abbas Briefs Arafat on Meeting with Rice - Egypt Urges Israel to Reciprocate Palestinian Truce (Palestine Media Center – (PMC) 06/29/03)

3) Declaration of Truce Expected Sunday, to Coincide with IOF Withdrawal from Gaza (Palestine Media Center- (PMC) 06/28/03)

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GUARDIAN UK - guardian.co.uk © Guardian News and Media Limited 2013

1) Israel dismisses intifada truce - Militant Palestinian groups accused of trickery, but soldiers and tanks begin to withdraw from Gaza (GUARDIAN UK) Chris McGreal in Jerusalem, ISRAEL 06/30/03)

2) Hopes muted as road map traps Israel and Hamas in fragile standoff (GUARDIAN UK) Chris McGreal in Jerusalem, ISRAEL 06/30/03)

3) Academic rejects student because he is Israeli (GUARDIAN UK) Mark Oliver 06/30/03)

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OBSERVER UK - guardian.co.uk © Guardian News and Media Limited 2013

1) Palestinians back trial ceasefire - Militants agree to temporary peace settlement as Condoleezza Rice arrives in Middle East (OBSERVER UK) 06/29/03)Tracy McVeigh 06/29/03)

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1) Palestinans and Israelis reach accord - Troop pullback, halt to attacks keys to deal (THE BOSTON GLOBE) By Charles A. Radin TEL AVIV, ISRAEL 06/28/03 page A1)

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1) Global documentary seems unfair (TORONTO STAR) ANTONIA ZERBISIAS 06/29/03)

2) The Hamas strategy - The most powerful Palestinian faction is charting a pragmatic course in supporting peace process (TORONTO STAR) MITCH POTTER GAZA CITY 06/29/03)

3) Belgium reins in war-crime law - U.S. threats finally sink ´universal jurisdiction´ suits Anti-war activists used court to sue American leaders (TORONTO STAR) LYNDA HURST 06/29/03)

4) Israel okays Gaza troop withdrawal - `Road map´ peace plan moves ahead Militants agree to halt attacks (TORONTO STAR) MITCH POTTER JERUSALEM, ISRAEL 06/28/03)

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1) Israeli think tank doubts outsiders could enforce ceasefire (WORLD TRIBUNE) TEL AVIV 06/27/03)

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1) 3 TERROR GROUPS VOW TO STOP FIGHTING TODAY (NEW YORK POST) By URI DAN JERUSALEM, ISRAEL 06/29/03)

2) TRUCE OR NOT, TERRORISTS REMAIN A TARGET (NEW YORK POST COMMENTARY) By URI DAN JERUSALEM, ISRAEL 06/27/03)

3) DISMANTLING HAMAS (NEW YORK POST OP-ED) 06/28/03)

4) CEASE-FIRE BREAKTHROUGH (NEW YORK POST) By URI DAN JERUSALEM, ISRAEL 06/28/03)

5) DEAL COULD RESTART DESPERATELY NEEDED FLOW OF TOURIST $$ (NEW YORK POST) By ANDY SOLTIS 06/28/03)

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1) News from Hebron: Cease-fire in full force (except in Hebron) (HEBRON.ORG.IL) The Hebron Press Office 06/29/03)

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1) The road map reads like a necessary lie (NATIONAL POST COMMENTARY) Robert Fulford 076/28/03)

2) Israel, Hamas both give ground - Army to withdraw from Gaza Strip, terrorists call a truce (NATIONAL POST) Stewart Bell with files from news services JERUSALEM, ISRAEL 06/28/03)

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1) Palestinians Urge Smaller Factions to Join in Truce (NY TIMES) By JAMES BENNET JERUSALEM, ISRAEL 06/29/03)

2) In Bethlehem, Palestinians Struggle to Prepare for Possible Israeli Pullout (NY TIMES) By GREG MYRE BETHLEHEM, West Bank 06/29/03)

3) Accord Reported on Israeli Pullout From Gaza Areas (NY TIMES) By JAMES BENNET JERUSALEM, ISRAEL 06/28/03)

4) Arab Bomber, Freed After 27 Years, Longs for Peace but Has No Regrets (NY TIMES) By JAMES BENNET RAMALLAH, West Bank 06/28/03)

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1) Israel-US rift emerges over security fence (JERUSALEM POST) By HERB KEINON 06/29/03)

2) IDF pulls out of northern Gaza (JERUSALEM POST) By MARGOT DUDKEVITCH 06/29/03)

3) America´s consistency problem, by Yossi Olmert (JERUSALEM POST) 06/29/03)

4) Abbas declines Washington invitation (JERUSALEM POST) By THE JERUSALEM POST INTERNET STAFF 06/29/03)

5) BBC program portrays Israeli spy Vanunu as hero (UPDATE) (JERUSALEM POST) By THE JERUSALEM POST INTERNET STAFF Herb Keinon and Joel Leyden contributed to this report 06/29/03)

6) Text of cease-fire statement issued by Hamas, Islamic Jihad (JERUSALEM POST) By KHALED ABU TOAMEH 06/29/03)

7) Hamas, Islamic Jihad declare 3-month ceasfire (JERUSALEM POST) By KHALED ABU TOAMEH 06/29/03)

8) Planting the seeds of the next war, by Itamar Marcus (JERUSALEM POST) 06/29/03)

9) Israeli, PA officials set to finalize security deal today (JERUSALEM POST) By HERB KEINON AND KHALED ABU TOAMEH 06/29/03)

10) Hamas, Islamic Jihad leaders prepare to announce ´hudna´ (JERUSALEM POST) By KHALED ABU TOAMEH 06/29/03)

11) Naval commando killed in crackdown on Hamas (JERUSALEM POST) By MARGOT DUDKEVITCH 06/29/03)

12) IDF thwarts two suicide bombings (JERUSALEM POST) By MARGOT DUDKEVITCH 06/29/03)

13) Cleric issues death threat to Jews buying property in Iraq (JERUSALEM POST) By JERUSALEM POST STAFF 06/29/03)

14) Palestinian public skeptical that truce will hold for long (JERUSALEM POST) By KHALED ABU TOAMEH 06/29/03)

15) PA: We helped Israel thwart terrorist attacks (JERUSALEM POST) By KHALED ABU TOAMEH 06/28/03)

16) IDF discovers 10 kilo explosive vest near Tulkarm (JERUSALEM POST) By JOEL LEYDEN 06/28/03)

17) Hamas, Islamic Jihad expected to announce cease-fire (JERUSALEM POST) By KHALED ABU TOAMEH 06/28/03)

18) IDF thwarted terrorist infiltration from northern Gaza Strip (JERUSALEM POST) By THE JERUSALEM POST INTERNET STAFF 06/28/03)

19) ´The intifada has destroyed everything´ (JERUSALEM POST) By KHALED ABU TOAMEH 06/28/03)

20) Five mortars fired at Gush Katif settlement (JERUSALEM POST) 06/28/03)

21) Two bombs explode near US embassy car in Gaza Strip (JERUSALEM POST) By THE JERUSALEM POST INTERNET STAFF 06/28/03)

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1) Mideast truce takes shape - Hamas ceasefire, Israeli withdrawal tentatively set (THE GLOBE AND MAIL) By PAUL ADAMS TEL AVIV, ISRAEL 06/28/03 Page A12)

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1) Palestinian militants agree to end suicide bombings (INDEPENDENT UK) By Justin Huggler, in Jerusalem, ISRAEL 06/30/03)

2) Ceasefire boosts hopes for Bush´s Middle East plan (INDEPENDENT UK) By Justin Huggler, in Jerusalem, ISRAEL 06/30/03)

3) Former Israeli soldiers return to occupied territories to give aid (INDEPENDENT UK) By Sheera Frenkel 06/29/03)

4) Troops could begin pulling out tomorrow - The first signs of real progress emerge in the Middle East plan to overcome years of conflict (INDEPENDENT UK) By Justin Huggler in Jerusalem, ISRAEL 06/29/03)

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1) The credibility gap (ISRAEL INSIDER COMMENTARY) By Bruce S. Ticker 06/29/03)

2) Israel boycotts BBC after network´s coverage "verges on anti-Semitism" (ISRAEL INSIDER) By Ellis Shuman 06/29/03)

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1) AMERICA’S JENIN (THE MEDIA LINE OPINION) By Rand H. Fishbein 06/29/03)

2) THE MEDIA LINE DAILY NEWS FOCUS (THE MEDIA LINE) 06/29/03)

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1) Israelis Begin Pulling Out Of Gaza - 3 Palestinian Groups Call a Halt to Attacks (WASHINGTON POST) By John Ward Anderson JERUSALEM, ISRAEL 06/30/03 Page A01)

2) U.S. Plans To Return Wounded Syrians (WASHINGTON POST) By Vernon Loeb 06/29/03 Page A21)

3) Israel´s Lethal Weapon of Choice - As Assassinations of Militants Increase, Citizens´ Uneasiness Grows (WASHINGTON POST) By Molly Moore JERUSALEM, ISRAEL 06/29/03 Page A01)

4) Israel Gambles On Security Shift in Gaza (WASHINGTON POST) By Glenn Kessler 06/28/03 Page A16)

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1) Rice arrives in Mideast to negotiate peace deal - Expectations rise for declaration of 3-month truce (CHICAGO TRIBUNE) By Uli Schmetzer JERUSALEM, ISRAEL 06/29/03)

2) Mideast rivals reach deal - Israel to withdraw some troops from Gaza; militants agree to cease-fire (CHICAGO TRIBUNE) By Uli Schmetzer JERUSALEM, ISRAEL 06/28/03)

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DAILY TELEGRAPH - © Copyright of Telegraph Group Limited 2013

1) Hamas´s tactical morality (TELEGRAPH UK OP-ED) 06/30/03)

2) Israel pulls troops out of village after truce (TELEGRAPH UK) By Alan Philps in Jerusalem, ISRAEL 06/30/03)

3) Suicide bombings are against Islam, says leading Iranian cleric (TELEGRAPH UK) By Anton La Guardia, Diplomatic Editor 06/30/03)

4) Palestinian peace push needs superhuman effort (TELEGRAPH UK) By Alan Philps in Jerusalem, ISRAEL 06/30/03)

5) Mel Gibson´s film on Christ condemned as anti-Semitic (TELEGRAPH UK) 06/29/03)

6) Outrage as Oxford bans student for being Israeli (TELEGRAPH UK) By Julie Henry, Education Correspondent 06/29/03)

7) Suicide bombers buried in Israeli cemetery (TELEGRAPH UK) By Inigo Gilmore in Revadim 06/29/03)

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1) U.S. evangelicals back West Bank settlements (WASHINGTON TIMES) By Jason Keyser ASSOCIATED PRESS ARIEL, West Bank 06/29/03)

2) Mideast peace ´road map´ advances (WASHINGTON TIMES) By Jason Keyser ASSOCIATED PRESS JERUSALEM, ISRAEL 06/28/03)

3) Passive resistance a difficult tactic as settlers clash with Israeli police (WASHINGTON TIMES) By Joshua Mitnick JERUSALEM, ISRAEL 06/28/03)

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UNITED JERUSALEM - The United Jerusalem Foundation

1) THE HOLIEST PLACE ON EARTH! (ICZC-INTERNATIONAL CHRISTIAN ZIONIST CENTER) Jan Willem van der Hoeven, Director JERUSALEM, ISRAEL 06/29/03)

2) THE COVENANT OF DEATH (FOUNDATION 1) By Prof. Paul Eidelberg 06/29/03)

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1) Hamas Issue Confounds Mideast Peace Planners - One wing of the militant group attacks Israelis, but others provide tens of thousands of Palestinians with health and other social services (LA TIMES) By Robin Wright, WASHINGTON 06/29/03)

2) Rice Opens ´Positive´ Talks With Palestinians (LA TIMES) By Tracy Wilkinson and Megan K. Stack JERICHO, West 06/29/03)

3) Israel Will Leave Gaza, Bethlehem - Security in those areas is to be turned over to the tattered Palestinian forces. Hamas militants agree to a three-month halt in attacks (LA TIMES) By Megan K. Stack 06/28/03)

4) Bush´s Efforts in Mideast Yield Progress, Not Peace (LA TIMES) By Maura Reynolds WASHINGTON 06/28/03)

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1) Annan welcomes ´critically important´ Israeli-Palestinian agreement (UN-UNITED NATIONS) 06/28/03)

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REUTERS NEWS SERVICE - © Thomson Reuters 2013

1) Israel in Gaza Pullback After Militants Call Truce (REUTERS) By Nidal al-Mughragbi BEIT HANOUN, Gaza Strip 06/29/03 08:27 PM ET)

2) Israel in Gaza Pullback; Militants Declare Truce (REUTERS) By Nidal al-Mughragbi BEIT HANOUN, Gaza Strip 06/29/03 05:13 PM ET)

3) U.S. Cautious About Palestinian Militant Truce (REUTERS) By Adam Entous CRAWFORD, Texas 06/29/03 04:20 PM ET)

4) Israel Pullback Begins, Militants Declare Truce (REUTERS) By Nidal al-Mughragbi GAZA Additional reporting by Gwen Ackerman, Nidal al-Mughrabi and Shahdi al-Kashif 06/29/03 03:04 PM ET)

5) Israel Troops Start Gaza Pullback - Witnesses (REUTERS) By Nidal al-Mughrabi GAZA 06/29/03 02:39 PM ET)

6) Palestinian Islamic Militants Declare Truce (REUTERS) By Nidal al-Mughragbi GAZA Additional reporting by Gwen Ackerman, Nidal al-Mughrabi and Shahdi al-Kashif 06/29/03 02:19 PM ET)

7) Syria Wants Good U.S. Ties, Dialogue on Border Raid (REUTERS) By Inal Ersan ALEPPO, Syria 06/29/03 12:05 PM ET)

8) Palestinian Islamic Militants Declare Truce (REUTERS) By Nidal al-Mughragbi GAZA Additional reporting by Gwen Ackerman 06/29/03 12:19 PM ET)

9) Hamas, Islamic Jihad Declare Cease-fire with Israel (REUTERS) GAZA Additional reporting by Jeffrey Heller 06/29/03 10:25 AM ET)

10) Israel to Begin Gaza Pullout Monday in Peace Move (REUTERS) By Mark Heinrich JERUSALEM, ISRAEL Additional reporting by Gwen Ackerman and Nidal al-Mughrabi 06/29/03 09:01 AM ET)

11) Bush Adviser Rice Meets Israelis to Push ´Road Map´ (REUTERS) By Mohammed Assadi RAMALLAH, West Bank Additional reporting by Nidal al-Mughrabi 06/29/03 06:14 AM ET)

12) Palestinian Truce Declaration Put Off-Fatah (REUTERS) RAMALLAH 06/29/03 04:54 AM ET)

13) U.S. Adviser Rice Meets Israelis Over ´Road Map´ (REUTERS) By Maia Ridberg JERUSALEM, ISRAEL Additional reporting by Nidal al-Mughrabi 06/29/03 02:52 AM ET)

14) U.S. Adviser Rice Presses on with ´Road Map´ Talks (REUTERS) By Maia Ridberg JERUSALEM, ISRAEL 06/28/03 09:02 PM ET)

15) Rice, Palestinians Discuss ´Road Map´ Amid Boosts (REUTERS) By Dialeh Saadeh JERICHO, West Bank 06/28/03 07:20 PM ET)

16) Rice, Palestinians Meet to Discuss ´Road Map´ (REUTERS) By Dialeh Saadeh JERICHO, West Bank 06/28/03 04:57 PM ET)

17) Mideast Truce and Pullback Greets Rice´s Arrival (REUTERS) By Dialeh Saadeh JERICHO, West Bank With additional reporting by Shahdi al-Kashif 06/28/03 12:56 PM ET)

18) Truce to Follow Israeli-Palestinian Pullback Deal (REUTERS) By Dialeh Saadeh RAMALLAH With additional reporting by Shahdi al-Kashif 06/28/03 07:40 AM ET)

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1) Texts of Mideast Truce Declarations (AP) 06/29/03 3:46 PM)

2) 3 Groups Agree to End Attacks on Israel (AP) By IBRAHIM BARZAK GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip 06/29/03 11:04 PM)

3) Palestinians Celebrate Israeli Pullout (AP) By IBRAHIM BARZAK BEIT HANOUN, Gaza Strip 06/29/03 8:08 PM)

4) Israeli Likens BBC Program to Nazi Press (AP) By STEVE WEIZMAN ERUSALEM, ISRAEL 06/29/03 7:56 PM)

5) White House Welcomes Mideast Cease-Fires (AP) By DEB RIECHMANN CRAWFORD, Texas 06/29/03 4:05 PM)

6) Truce Is Result of 10 Months of Talks (AP) By KARIN LAUB JERUSALEM, ISRAEL 06/29/03 3:59 PM)

7) A Look at 33 Months of Mideast Violence (AP) 06/29/03 3:57 PM)

8) Mideast Truce a Potential Turning Point (AP) By DAN PERRY JERUSALEM, ISRAEL 06/29/03 3:16 PM)

9) 3 Groups Agree to End Attacks on Israel (AP) By IBRAHIM BARZAK GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip 06/29/03 3:13 PM)

10) Israeli Troops Start Pulling Out of Gaza (AP) By IBRAHIM BARZAK BEIT HANOUN, Gaza Strip 06/29/03 2:46 PM)

11) Fatah Joins Deal to Halt Israel Attacks (AP) JERUSALEM, ISRAEL 06/29/03 2:31 PM)

12) Mideast Cease-Fire ‘Imminent’ (AP) By DAN PERRY JERUSALEM, ISRAEL 06/29/03 1:45 PM)

13) Musharraf: Consider Recognizing Israel (AP) By SADAQAT JAN ISLAMABAD, Pakistan 06/29/03 1:05 PM)

14) 2 Groups Agree to Halt Attacks on Israel (AP) By IBRAHIM BARZAK GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip 06/29/03 12:14 PM)

15) 2 Militant Groups Announce Mideast Truce (AP) By IBRAHIM BARZAK GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip 06/29/03 11:15 AM)

16) Palestinian Militia Joint Truce Delayed (AP) By GAVIN RABINOWITZ JERUSALEM, ISRAEL 06/29/03 9:36 AM)

17) Mideast Truce Announcement Faces Delay (AP) By GAVIN RABINOWITZ JERUSALEM, ISRAEL 06/29/03 5:47 AM)

18) Rice Meets With Palestinian Leader Abbas (AP) By LARA SUKHTIAN JERICHO, West Bank 06/29/03 2:01 AM)

19) Rice Meets With Palestinian Leader Abbas (AP) By LARA SUKHTIAN JERICHO, West Bank 06/28/03 5:42 PM)

20) Rice Heads to Mideast for Gaza Talks (AP) By BARRY SCHWEID WASHINGTON 06/28/03 1:24 PM)

21) Rice in Israel to Meet With Abbas, Sharon (AP) By JASON KEYSER JERUSALEM, ISRAEL 06/28/03 1:14 PM)

22) Christians Help Israelis in West Bank (AP) By JASON KEYSER ARIEL, West Bank 06/28/03 12:37 PM)

23) U.S. Aims to Repatriate Syrian Soldiers (AP) By SAM F. GHATTAS DAMASCUS, Syria 05/28/03 11:02 AM)

24) Jihad Leader Says Group Accepts Truce (AP) By JASON KEYSER JERUSALEM, ISRAEL 06/28/03 11:02 AM)

25) Jihad Leader Says Group Accepts Truce (AP) By JASON KEYSER JERUSALEM, ISRAEL 06/28/03 8:54 AM)

26) Rice Heads for Mideast for Gaza Talks (AP) By BARRY SCHWEID WASHINGTON 06/28/03 6:59 AM)

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1) EU rejects American demand to halt Hamas funding (HA´ARETZ NEWS) By Aluf Benn 06/30/03)

2) Palestinian factions declare cease-fire (HA´ARETZ NEWS) By Daniel Sobelman and Amos Harel 06/30/03)

3) Aquifers in danger, despite wet winter (HA´ARETZ NEWS) By Zafrir Rinat 06/30/03)

4) Rice asks Sharon to `rethink´ fence route (HA´ARETZ NEWS) By Aluf Benn 06/30/03)

5) Analysis / The Palestinian public is gloomy (HA´ARETZ NEWS) By Danny Rubinstein 06/30/03)

6) Mainstream Palestinian faction joins Hamas, Jihad cease-fire (HA´ARETZ NEWS) By Daniel Sobelman, Yair Ettinger and Aluf Benn, Haaretz Correspondents, Haaretz Service and Agencies 06/29/03 22:04 (GMT+3)

7) Length of Fatah truce unclear; Hamas, Jihad declare 3-month hudna (HA´ARETZ NEWS) By Daniel Sobelman, Yair Ettinger and Aluf Benn, Haaretz Correspondents, Haaretz Service and Agencies 06/29/03 21:55 (GMT+3)

8) Fatah spokesman says faction to announce joining truce later Sunday (HA´ARETZ NEWS) By Daniel Sobelman and Yair Ettinger, Haaretz Correspondents, Haaretz Service and Agencies 06/29/03 19:23 (GMT+3)

9) Hamas, Islamic Jihad declare truce (HA´ARETZ NEWS) By Daniel Sobelman and Yair Ettinger, Haaretz Correspondents, Haaretz Service and Agencies 06/29/03 17:07 (GMT+3)

10) IDF to withdraw from Beit Hanun area in Gaza Strip Sunday (HA´ARETZ NEWS) By Aluf Benn, Amos Harel, Nathan Guttman and Arnon Regular, Haaretz Correspondents, Haaretz Service and Agencies 06/29/03 15:47 (GMT+3)

11) Palestinians: Rice delivers White House invitation to Abbas (HA´ARETZ NEWS) By Aluf Benn, Haaretz Correspondent, Haaretz Service and Agencies 06/29/03)

12) Rice meets Abbas in Jericho on truce talks, security transfer (HA´ARETZ NEWS) By Aluf Benn, Haaretz Correspondent, Haaretz Service and Agencies 06/29/03 01:04 (GMT+3)

13) Al-Aqsa rejects truce, claims its leader weren´t consulted (HA´ARETZ NEWS) By Yair Ettinger, Arnon Regular, Aluf Benn and Nathan Guttman, Haaretz Service and Agencies 06/29/03 03:42 (GMT+3)

14) PA to assume control of Gaza within days (HA´ARETZ NEWS) By Amos Harel, Aluf Benn and Yair Ettinger 06/29/03)

15) Blasts narrowly miss U.S. convoy in Gaza - IDF arrests 20 Palestinian terror suspects; 5 mortars fired at Gush Katif (HA´ARETZ NEWS) By Amos Harel 06/29/03)

16) Cleric: Kill Jews who buy real estate in Iraq (HA´ARETZ NEWS) By Reuters BAGHDAD, IRAQ 06/29/03)

17) Jerusalem company makes `electronic ink´ breakthrough (HA´ARETZ NEWS) By Yuval Dror 06/29/03)

18) Analysis / Delaying the disarmament is dangerous (HA´ARETZ NEWS) By Ze´ev Schiff 06/29/03)

19) Naval commando and four Palestinians killed in Gaza (HA´ARETZ NEWS) By Amos Harel 06/29/03)

20) Explosives detonate near convoy with U.S. diplomats in Gaza (HA´ARETZ NEWS) By Amos Harel, David Ratner and Tsahar Rotem, Haaretz Correspondents, Haaretz Service and Agencies 06/28/03 19:14 (GMT+3)

21) Israeli, PA officers to meet Sunday to finalize IDF pullout in Gaza (HA´ARETZ NEWS) By Aluf Benn, Amos Harel, Nathan Guttman and Arnon Regular, Haaretz Correspondents, Haaretz Service and Agencies 06/28/03 18:59 (GMT+3)

22) Islamic Jihad: militants´ truce call expected in 24 hours (HA´ARETZ NEWS) By Arnon Regular, Aluf Benn and Nathan Guttman, Haaretz Service and Agencies 06/28/03 17:00 (GMT+3)

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1) Arafat´s Fatah joins cease-fire (CNN) GAZA CITY Sheila MacVicar, Correspondents Matthew Chance and Jerrold Kessel, Producer Rida Said, and White House Correspondent Dana Bash contributed 06/29/03 5:50 PM EDT (2150 GMT)

2) Palestinian militants announce cease-fire (CNN) GAZA CITY Sheila MacVicar, Matthew Chance and Dana Bash and Producer Rida Said contributed 06/29/03 11:44 AM EDT (1544 GMT)

3) Israeli, Palestinian negotiators invited to D.C. for talks (CNN) JERUSALEM, ISRAEL Sheila MacVicar contributed 06/28/03 7:57 PM EDT (2357 GMT)

4) Israel set to withdraw from Gaza (CNN) JERUSALEM, ISRAEL Sheila MacVicar contributed 06/28/03 7:29 AM EDT (1129 GMT)

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1) Gush Katif Residents Resort to Prayers and Protests (INN-ISRAEL NATIONAL NEWS) 06/29/03)

2) Heil Brittania! (INN-ISRAEL NATIONAL NEWS OPINION) Charlotte West 06/29/03)

3) Israel To Begin Withdrawal From Northern Gaza Tonight (INN-ISRAEL NATIONAL NEWS) 06/29/03)

4) Hudna: Maybe Tomorrow; Fatah May Not Join (INN-ISRAEL NATIONAL NEWS) 06/29/03)

5) Sgt. Erez Ashkenazi, Killed in Battle on Friday, to be Buried Today (INN-ISRAEL NATIONAL NEWS) 06/29/03)

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1) IDF Forces Thwart Two Suicide Bombings (IDF-ISRAEL DEFENSE FORCE) 06/28/03)

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1) 200 Palestinian Terrorist Prisoners Study in Israeli Universities (PMW-PALESTINIAN MEDIA WATCH) by Itamar Marcus 06/29/03)

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1) Analysis: Boost for Mid-East peace (BBC) By Sebastian Usher BBC Middle East analyst 06/30/03 00:04 GMT 01:04 UK)

2) Mid-East peace plan breakthrough (BBC) 06/29/03 20:44 GMT 21:44 UK)

3) Palestinian hardliners declare truce (BBC) 06/29/03 14:43 GMT 15:43 UK)

4) Press debates withdrawal and truce (BBC) 06/29/03 11:52 GMT 12:52 UK)

5) Analysis: Rice pushes for peace (BBC) By Barbara Plett BBC, Jerusalem, ISRAEL 06/28/03 19:46 GMT 20:46 UK)

6) Mid-East peace moves boost US mission (BBC) 06/28/03 10:42 GMT 11:42 UK)

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1) Document: Complete Text of Hamas/Islamic Jihad Declaration (IMRA-INDEPENDENT MEDIA REVIEW ANALYSIS) Aaron Lerner 06/29/03)

2) 70 Specific Terror Warnings - Most Abu Mazen´s Fatah Tanzim (IMRA-INDEPENDENT MEDIA REVIEW ANALYSIS) Aaron Lerner 06/29/03)

3) Background: Will Egypt Expedite Arming Terrorists Via Terror Highway? (IMRA-INDEPENDENT MEDIA REVIEW ANALYSIS) Aaron Lerner 06/28/03)

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