Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak said on Thursday that he would offer Israeli elder statesman Shimon Peres a leading position in peace talks with Palestinians if he were re-elected for the premiership in February.

Israeli Officers Aim To Kill Palestinians
A senior Israeli officer admitted that Israeli forces used “shoot to kill” methods to eliminate Palestinians they thought were behind the violence against them, according to a report aired Thursday morning by Israeli Public Radio.

ISNA Web Site Hacked

The Internet site of the Islamic Society of North America (ISNA) came under attack by a Zionist hacker who posted the flag of Israel and wrote a hate message against “Muslim Extremists” on the home page on Wednesday.

Military Readies Plans For Aceh

The Indonesian military stated that it has set forth plans ready to cope with possible emergency rule in the restive Aceh province, sources said yesterday.