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1) NBC "TODAY" KATIE COURIC INTERVIEWS MAHMOUD ABBAS, PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY PRIME MINISTER (NBC NEWS) 7:08 A.M. (EDT), FRIDAY, JULY 25, 2003)

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ARAB PRESS - ARAB PRESS

1) Bush Promises to ‘Seek Solutions’ to Abbas’ ‘Concerns’ - Palestinians Will Wait to See How Things Develop on Ground: PNA (Palestine Media Center- (PMC) 07/26/03)

2) Cairo Press Review Saturday, 26 July, 2003.

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

1) Talks with Bush boost Palestinian leader - First visit to White House designed to bolster prime minister´s authority and quicken peace process (GUARDIAN UK) Suzanne Goldenberg in New York and Chris McGreal in Jerusalem, Israel 07/26/03)

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WHITE HOUSE - THE WHITE HOUSE

1) Remarks by President George W. Bush and Prime Minister Abbas (THE WHITE HOUSE) The Rose Garden WASHINGTON D.C. 07/25/03 12:05 P.M. EDT)

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1) Bush faults Israel on West Bank wall (THE BOSTON GLOBE) By John Donnelly WASHINGTON 07/26/03 page A1)

2) Abbas is pressing for D.C. aid (THE BOSTON GLOBE) By John Donnelly WASHINGTON 07/25/03 page A8)

3) Christians face rising bias in Middle East (THE BOSTON GLOBE OPINION) By H.D.S. Greenway 07/25/03 page A23)

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1) New Hamas policy distinguishes between political, military wings (WORLD TRIBUNE) 07/25/03)

2) U.S.: Saudis declined to cooperate on Al Qaida from 1996-2001 (WORLD TRIBUNE) 07/25/03)

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1) BUSH: LET THE WALL FALL (NEW YORK POST) By BRIAN BLOMQUIST and URI DAN 07/26/03)

2) U.N. IS UNFIT TO RUN IRAQ (NEW YORK POST OPINION) By CLIFFORD D. MAY 07/26/03)

3) 9/11: PRINCES & POLS (NEW YORK POST OP-ED) 07/26/03)

4) ARAFAT SCHEMING TO UPSTAGE ABBAS VISIT WITH BUSH (NEW YORK POST COMMENTARY) By URI DAN JERUSALEM, ISRAEL 07/25/03)

5) ABU MAZEN COMES CALLING (NEW YORK POST EDITORIAL) 07/25/03)

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1) Arafat quietly carries on as Abbas takes spotlight - Hemmed in at compound in West Bank, Palestinian still plays role in Mideast (BALTIMORE SUN) By Peter Hermann RAMALLAH, West Bank 07/26/03)

2) Abbas welcomed by Bush (BATLTIMORE SUN) By Mark Matthews WASHINGTON 07/26/03)

3) In Gaza, small steps offer hope for peace (BALTIMORE SUN) By Peter Hermann GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip 07/25/03)

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1) Classified Section of Sept. 11 Report Faults Saudi Rulers (NY TIMES) By DAVID JOHNSTON WASHINGTON 07/26/03)

2) Bush, With Palestinian Prime Minister, Urges Compromise (NY TIMES) By RICHARD W. STEVENSON WASHINGTON 07/26/03)

3) Palestinian Boy, 4, Is Killed at Israeli Checkpoint (NY TIMES) By GREG MYRE JERUSALEM, ISRAEL 07/26/03)

4) DeLay Is to Carry Dissenting Message on a Mideast Tour (NY TIMES) By DAVID FIRESTONE WASHINGTON 07/25/03)

5) Mideast Plan Still Up in Air Despite Truce (NY TIMES) By GREG MYRE JERUSALEM, ISRAEL 07/25/03)

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1) Sharon to seek release of 100 Hamas, Jihad prisoners (JERUSALEM POST) By HERB KEINON 07/27/03)

2) Bush: Security wall ´a problem´ (JERUSALEM POST) By JANINE ZACHARIA WASHINGTON 07/27/03)

3) Six Jews rescued from Iraq (JERUSALEM POST) By ADAM KHAN & JOEL LEYDEN 07/27/03)

4) Mother pleads for return of soldier (JERUSALEM POST) By DAVID RUDGE 07/27/03)

5) Military Police probe death of Palestinian boy (JERUSALEM POST) By MARGOT DUDKEVITCH 07/27/03)

6) Arafat´s cousin blames ´fifth column´ for assassination attempt (JERUSALEM POST) By KHALED ABU TOAMEH 07/27/03)

7) Israeli clerics visit US to urge religious coexistence (JERUSALEM POST) By MELISSA RADLER NEW YORK 07/27/03)

8) Fear and alienation in Arab Israel, By Mohammad Darawshe (JERUSALEM POST) 07/26/03)

9) Editorial: Repudiate Iliescu´s anti-Semitism (JERUSALEM POST) 07/26/03)

10) Rescued Iraqi Jews arrive in Israel(JERUSALEM POST) By ADAM KHAN AND JOEL LEYDEN 07/26/03)

11) British WW2 documents reveal pro-Nazi mufti of Jerusalem fled to Iraq (JERUSALEM POST) By DOUGLAS DAVIS 07/25/03)

12) They missed, so who is General Musa Arafat? (JERUSALEM POST) By KHALED ABU TOAMEH 07/26/03)

13) Abbas to lunch with Bush (JERUSALEM POST) By JANINE ZACHARIA WASHINGTON 07/25/03)

14) Soldier accidentally kills 5-year-old in West Bank (UPDATE) (JERUSALEM POST) By JOEL LEYDEN 07/25/03)

15) U.S. reverses its position on Hamas (WASHINGTON TIMES) By Nicholas Kralev and Sharon Behn 07/25/03)

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1) Bush vows action on wall in West Bank - Security fence erected on Palestinian land hampering peace process, President says (THE GLOBE AND MAIL) By PAUL KORING WASHINGTON 07/26/03 Page A11)

2) Abbas set for high-stakes summit - Palestinian leader pressured at home to deliver more than symbolic gains (THE GLOBE AND MAIL) By PAUL ADAMS RAMALLAH, WEST BANK 07/25/03 Page A8)

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1) Israel offers to ´withdraw´ from unoccupied cities (INDEPENDENT UK) By Justin Huggler in Jerusalem, ISRAEL 07/27/03)

2) Bush under pressure to reveal ´Saudi role´ in 11 September (INDEPENDENT UK) By Rupert Cornwell in Washington 07/27/03)

3) Bush joins Palestinian leader in urging Israelis to halt settlement (INDEPENDENT UK) By Rupert Cornwel in Washington 07/26/03)

4) White House urged to reveal Saudi links with al-Qa´ida (INDEPENDENT UK) By David Usborne in New York 07/26/03)

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1) Missing soldier feared kidnapped or dead (ISRAEL INSIDER) By Ellis Shuman 07/25/03)

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1) FRIDAY HEADLINES (THE MEDIA LINE) Courtesy of ISN Israel News 07/25/03)

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1) Israelis Kill 4-Year-Old At West Bank Checkpoint (WASHINGTON POST) By Molly Moore 07/26/03 Page A16)

2) Bush Criticizes Israeli Fence - Abbas Reminded of Need to Fight Terror (WASHINGTON POST) By Glenn Kessler 07/26/03 Page A16)

3) Middle East: The Realities (WASHINGTON POST) By Charles Krauthammer 07/25/03 Page A25)

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1) Error blamed in West Bank death - Soldier shoots Palestinian boy, 4 (CHICAGO TRIBUNE) By Uli Schmetzer JERUSALEM 07/26/03)

2) Bush backs Abbas on Israeli wall - But president, Palestinian leader disagree on release of prisoners (CHICAGO TRIBUNE) By Howard Witt WASHINGTON 07/26/03)

3) Critics say Israeli wall blocks peace - U.S. argues fence cuts too deep into Palestinian areas (CHICAGO TRIBUNE) By Uli Schmetzer JERUSALEM, ISRAEL 07/25/03)

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DAILY TELEGRAPH - © Copyright of Telegraph Group Limited 2013

1) Palestinian leader man of courage, says Bush (TELEGRAPH UK) By Toby Harnden in Washington 07/26/03)

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NATIONAL REVIEW - © National Review Online 2013

1) Last Stop on the Oslo Road? - Deciphering W.’s vision (NATIONAL REVIEW) Guest Comment By Barbara Lerner 07/25/03)

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AMERICAN VALUES - AMERICAN VALUES

1) U.S. Reverses Its Position On Hamas - DeLay Questions Road Map - More Good News (AMERICAN VALUES) From: Gary L. Bauer 07/25/03)

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1) Mr. Abbas comes to Washington (WASHINGTON TIMES OPINION) By Zalman Shova 07/25/03)

2) A fallback plan in the Mideast? (WASHINGTON TIMES COMMENTARY) By Tom Neumann 07/26/03)

3) Bush, Abbas collide over ´road map´ obstacles (WASHINGTON TIMES) By Joseph Curl 07/26/03)

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UNITED JERUSALEM - The United Jerusalem Foundation

1) What do Palestinians do with humanitarian-aid money? (MIAMI HERALD OPINION) IKE SEAMANS 07/25/03)

2) SACRIFICING ISRAELIS TO SAVE ABBAS by Emanuel A. Winston, a Middle East analyst & commentator 07/25/03

3) House Majority Leader Tom DeLay: Israel´s Fight Is Our Fight; Addresses U.S.-Israel Solidarity At AIPAC Leadership Summit WASHINGTON D.C. JULY 23, 2003

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1) Bush Gives Abbas Praise and Promises - President meets with the Palestinian Authority prime minister at the White House, an honor he hasn´t bestowed on Arafat (LA TIMES) By Robin Wright WASHINGTON 07/26/03)

2) Abbas Calls for Action on Peace Plan - The prime minister, who meets with Bush today, seeks Israeli concessions to prove skeptics wrong (LA TIMES) By Robin Wright and Laura King WASHINGTON 07/25/03)

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1) Bush raps Israelis over W. Bank fence (NEW YORK DAILYNEWS) By KENNETH R. BAZINET WASHINGTON 07/26/03)

2) Israel´s fence aids security - and peace (NEW YORK DAILYNEWS OPINION) Richard Z. Chesnoff 07/25/03)

3) New rage over 9/11 & Saudis - Pols get censored report (NEW YORK DAILYNEWS) By HELEN KENNEDY WASHINGTON 07/25/03)

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REUTERS NEWS SERVICE - © Thomson Reuters 2013

1) Israel to Consider Release of 100 Islamic Militants (REUTERS) By Maia Ridberg JERUSALEM, ISRAELAdditional reporting by Wafa Amr and Shahdi al-Kashif 07/26/03 06:05 PM ET)

2) Palestinians Await Israeli Moves on Peace Plan (REUTERS) By Wafa Amr RAMALLAH Additional reporting by Wafa Amr and Shahdi al-Kashif 07/26/03 02:40 PM ET)

3) Egypt Says Sharon ´Only One´ Who Can Make Peace (REUTERS) CAIRO, EGYPT 07/26/03 12:36 PM ET)

4) Palestinians Say Abbas´s Success Hinges on Israel (REUTERS) By Wafa Amr RAMALLAH Additional reporting by Shahdi al-Kashif 07/26/03 11:11 AM ET)

5) Palestinians Judge Abu Mazen´s U.S. Trip a Success (REUTERS) By Wafa Amr RAMALLAH Additional reporting by Shahdi al-Kashif 07/26/03 06:18 AM ET)

6) Israel Makes Peace Pledges, Abbas Meets Bush (REUTERS) By Jeffrey Heller JERUSALEM, ISRAEL 07/25/03 04:47 PM ET)

7) Six of Iraq´s 34 Remaining Jews Immigrate to Israel (REUTERS) JERUSALEM, ISRAEL 07/25/03 02:59 PM ET)

8) Israel Makes Peace Pledges, Abbas Meets Bush (REUTERS) By Jeffrey Heller JERUSALEM, ISRAEL 07/25/03 01:45 PM ET)

9) Bush Promises to Boost U.S.-Palestinian Economic Ties (REUTERS) By Adam Entous WASHINGTON 07/25/03 01:31 PM ET)

10) Bush: U.S. Has Problem with Israeli Wall (REUTERS) By Steve Holland WASHINGTON 07/25/03 01:29 PM ET)

11) Israel Makes Peace Pledges Before Abbas Meets Bush (REUTERS) By Jeffrey Heller JERUSALEM, ISRAEL 07/25/03 11:46 AM ET)

12) Israel Makes Peace Pledges Before Abbas Meets Bush (REUTERS) By Jeffrey Heller JERUSALEM, ISRAEL 07/25/03 09:53 AM ET)

13) Abbas in Washington, to Visit White House (REUTERS) By Jonathan Wright WASHINGTON 07/25/03 09:47 AM ET)

14) Abbas to Meet Bush, Israeli Soldier Kills Boy (REUTERS) By Megan Goldin JERUSALEM, ISRAEL 07/25/03 08:23 AM ET)

15) Palestinian Boy Killed in West Bank (REUTERS) JENIN, West Bank 07/25/03 06:45 AM ET)

16) Abbas Takes Arafat´s Place as White House Guest (REUTERS) By Jonathan Wright WASHINGTON 07/25/03 04:15 AM ET)

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1) Palestinian: Bush, Abbas Visit a Success (AP) By JOSEPH COLEMAN JERUSALEM, ISRAEL 07/26/03 8:33 PM)

2) Palestinian: Bush, Abbas Visit a Success (AP) By JOSEPH COLEMAN JERUSALEM, ISRAEL 07/26/03 4:12 PM)

3) Saudis Slam U.S. Congressional Report (AP) By FAIZA SALEH AMBAH JIDDAH, Saudi Arabia 07/26/03 2:56 PM)

4) Israel Offers 2 Towns to Palestinians (AP) By JILL LAWLESS JERUSALEM, ISRAEL 07/26/03 1:19 PM)

5) Israel Offers More to Palestinians (AP) By JILL LAWLESS JERUSALEM, ISRAEL 07/26/03 9:45 AM)

6) Israel Offers to Remove Three Roadblocks (AP) By JOSEPH COLEMAN JERUSALEM, ISRAEL 07/26/03 3:33 AM)

7) Bush Criticizes New Israeli Settlements (AP) By TOM RAUM WASHINGTON 07/25/03 10:36 PM)

8) Romanian´s Holocaust Remark Upsets Israel (AP) By GAVIN RABINOWITZ JERUSALEM, ISRAEL 07/25/03 9:10 PM)

9) Palestinians´ Abbas Makes His D.C. Debut (AP) By DARLENE SUPERVILLE WASHINGTON 07/25/03 9:00 PM)

10) Abbas Makes Washington Debut (AP) By DARLENE SUPERVILLE WASHINGTON 07/25/03 5:27 PM)

11) Israel to Transfer 2 West Bank Cities (AP) By JOSEPH COLEMAN JERUSALEM, ISRAEL 07/25/03 2:06 PM)

12) Abbas Says Israel Must Keep Commitments (AP) By BARRY SCHWEID WASHINGTON 07/25/03 1:07 PM)

13) DeLay, Sharon to Discuss Mideast Peace (AP) By SUZANNE GAMBOA WASHINGTON 07/25/03 12:53 PM)

14) Israeli Soldier Kills Palestinian Child (AP) By JILL LAWLESS JERUSALEM, ISRAEL 07/25/03 9:10 AM)

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1) Palestinian TV glorifies female ´martyr´ - Song to suicide bomber: ´In death you have brought life to our will´ (WND-WORLD NET DAILY) 07/25/03)

2) Palestinians, Iraqis compared to Jesus - PA paper´s cartoon depicts them as crucified victims of U.S. (WND-WORLD NET DAILY) 07/25/03)

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1) PA to be handed two more cities - Cabinet to vote on Hamas prisoners; Sharon heads for U.S. (HA´ARETZ NEWS) By Amos Harel 07/27/03)

2) Temple Mount sees quiet Friday prayers (HA´ARETZ NEWS) By Jonathan Lis and Arnon Regular 07/27/03)

3) Six of Iraq´s last remaining Jews are airlifted to Israel direct from Baghdad (HA´ARETZ NEWS) By Amiram Barkat 07/27/03)

4) Fears mount for missing soldier (HA´ARETZ NEWS) By Uri Ash 07/27/03)

5) 9/11 report advises U.S. spy chiefs to learn from Israel (HA´ARETZ NEWS) By Haaretz Correspondent WASHINGTON 07/27/03)

6) Focus / Evenhanded in the extreme (HA´ARETZ NEWS) By Nathan Guttman WASHINGTON 07/27/03)

7) Army accidentally kills five-year-old in West Bank - Woman hurt in Jenin raid; ten wanted men picked up by army (HA´ARETZ NEWS) By Amos Harel 07/27/03)

8) PM to seek gov´t approval Sunday for release of 100 prisoners (HA´ARETZ NEWS) By Amos Harel, Haaretz Correspondent, and Haaretz Service 07/26/03 21:48 (GMT+3)

9) Six of Iraq´s last Jews flown to Israel from Baghdad (HA´ARETZ NEWS) By Amiram Barkat, Haaretz Correspondent 07/26/03 00:09 (GMT+3)

10) Israel delays prisoner decision until PM returns from U.S. (HA´ARETZ NEWS) By Amos Harel, Haaretz Correspondent, and Haaretz Service 07/25/03 18:06 (GMT+3)

11) Romanian ambassador summoned over Holocaust remarks (HA´ARETZ NEWS) By Grig Davidovitz and Haaretz Service 07/25/03)

12) IDF kills Palestinian child, wounds 2 in W. Bank shooting (HA´ARETZ NEWS) By Amos Harel, Haaretz Correspondent and agencies 7/25/03 15:17 (GMT+3)

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1) Abbas: Israel making progress on road to peace (CNN) WASHINGTON John King contributed to this report 07/25/03 3:28 PM EDT (1928 GMT)

2) Palestinian boy shot in West Bank (CNN) JERUSALEM, ISRAEL 07/25/03 10:55 AM EDT (1455 GMT)

3) Abbas: U.S. must play active role in push for peace road map (CNN) WASHINGTON 07/25/03 12:22 AM EDT (0422 GMT)

4) 9/11 report malicious, says Saudi (CNN) WASHINGTON 07/25/03 7:23 AM EDT (1123 GMT)

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1) Sharon Seeking To Include Hamas In Prisoner Release (INN-ISRAEL NATIONAL NEWS) 07/26/03)

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1) U.S. PROVIDES GUIDELINES FOR REFORM OF HAMAS - SAUDIS REFUSE TO COOPERATE ON AL QAIDA (MENL-MIDDLE EAST NEWSLINE) WASHINGTON 07/26/03)

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1) Retraction: Middle East Analyst Misquoted in Article (CNS-CYBERCAST NEWS SERVICE) By Scott Hogenson CNSNews.com Executive Editor 07/29/03)

2) Israel Releases List of ´Gestures´ Ahead of Abbas-Bush Meeting (CNS-CYBERCAST NEWS SERVICE) By Julie Stahl JERUSALEM, ISRAEL 07/25/03)

3) American Civilians Receive Counter-Terrorism Training in Israel (CNS-CYBERCAST NEWS SERVICE) By Julie Stahl Caesarea, ISRAEL 07/25/03)

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1) UN is Funding Summer Camps Honoring Terrorists (PMW-PALESTINIAN MEDIA WATCH) by Itamar Marcus 07/25/03)

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1) Bush joins Abbas call for prisoner release (UPI )VIA-WASHINGTON TIMES) By Nicholas M. Horrock and Kathy Gambrell WASHINGTON 07/25/03)

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1) Bush criticises Israel fence (BBC) 07/26/03 00:23 GMT 01:23 UK)

2) Abbas wins White House red carpet (BBC) By Gordon Corera BBC correspondent in Washington 07/25/03 21:42 GMT 22:42 UK)

3) Bush criticises Israel fence (BBC) 07/25/03 18:01 GMT 19:01 UK)

4) Palestinian boy shot dead (BBC) 07/25/03 10:37 GMT 11:37 UK)

5) Palestinian PM takes case to US (BBC) 07/25/03 01:44 GMT 02:44 UK)

6) Saudi Arabia denies terror links (BBC) 07/25/03 10:21 GMT 11:21 UK)

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1) Israeli Foreign Minister Says Abu Mazen Is Same As Arafat -- Refuses To Crack Down On Terror (ZOA-ZIONIST ORGANIZATION AMERICA) NEW YORK 07/24/03)

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1) STATEMENT FROM PM SHARON´S BUREAU - "Gestures" to PA [Sharon´s 12 hour planning horizon] (IMRA-INDEPENDENT MEDIA REVIEW ANALYSIS) Communicated by the Prime Minister´s Media Adviser 07/25/03)

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1) The Domestic Palestinian Dispute Over the Hudna (MEMRI-MIDDLE EAST MEDIA RESEARCH INSTITUTE) Inquiry and Analysis Series - No. 144 By: B. Tchernitzky 07/25/03)

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