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Al-Bureij refugee camp: Israeli forces kill 8 Palestinians, including pregnant woman

Palestinian Center for Human Rights 3 March 2003


Israeli forces killed 8 Palestinians, including a pregnant woman who bled to death under the ruins of her destroyed home in Bureij refugee camp. Israeli forces demolished 14 homes and a mosque. This Israeli military campaign came less than 24 hours after a similar operation in Khan Younis, which left three Palestinians dead, 39 others wounded and a number of Palestinian homes destroyed. 

AIPAC, ADL refuse to condemn inclusion of ethnic cleansers in new Israel government

Ali Abunimah 3 March 2003

Leading pro-Israeli organizations in the United States have pointedly refused to condemn Ariel Sharon’s inclusion in his new government of the National Union alliance parties whose members ran for election on a platform openly advocating the “transfer” – or ethnic cleansing – of the Palestinians. EI’s Ali Abunimah phoned up the leading US pro-israel groups, AIPAC and ADL to find out why they were remaining silent about policies that fit the international legal definition of genocide. 

US media ignore Sharon's embrace of ethnic cleansers in new Israeli cabinet

Ali Abunimah, Michael F. Brown and Nigel Parry 3 March 2003


The inclusion in the new Israeli government of the racist National Union, which openly calls for the ethnic cleansing of the Palestinians, received muted coverage in the US media and passed largely without comment. EI co-founders Ali Abunimah and Nigel Parry, and regular EI contributor Michael Brown analyse how the US media mishandled the story in this coverage trend. 

Khan Younis: Israeli forces kill two Palestinians, wound 39, demolish dozens of homes

Palestinian Center for Human Rights 2 March 2003

Israeli forces invaded Khan Younis refugee camp, killing two Palestinians, wounding 39, including seven inside Nasser hospital. In addition, Israeli forces destroyed an apartment building, rendering dozens of neighboring homes destroyed and bulldozed five additional homes. They also demolished large parts of the walls surrounding Nasser hospital and an UNRWA preparatory school. 

Net plays big role in war news, commentary

Mary Anne Ostrom 27 February 2003

Americans are turning to the Internet in record numbers for news and opinion, underscoring in new ways the Web’s powerful, global reach as the United States prepares for war. By the millions, they are going online to get up-to-the minute news, read reports in the foreign and alternative press, and check out so-called “warblogs,” electronic diaries pushing myriad views on the conflict with Iraq, reports Mary Anne Ostrom for The Mercury News. 

Helpless Britons appeal to France for "regime change"

28 February 2003


A group of British dissidents has appealed to France to invade the United Kingdom and bring about regime change. According to a spokeswomen at the Elysee Palace, French President Jacques Chirac received the request in a letter from a group of British exiles and “pro-democracy activists” calling themselves the “Free United Kingdom Movement” or FUKM, for short. BNN obtained a copy of the appeal in full. 

Jerusalem under snow

Diaa Hadid Ram, Palestine 27 February 2003

“It’s dark now, and outside of my office, most of the snow has disappeared under gritty car tracks. But I think for the first time since I’ve been here, happiness came from the skies,” writes Diaa Hadid. 

Weekly report on human rights violations

Palestinian Center for Human Rights 27 February 2003

This week, Israeli forces killed twenty Palestinians, mostly civilians, including eight children, a woman and an old man. Israeli forces conducted a series of incursions into Palestinian areas, accompanied by indiscriminate shelling. They continued to use Palestinian civilians as human shields. Israeli forces continued destroying homes and property and arrested a number of Palestinians. The siege has not been lifted.