Barak Rules Out Immediate Peace As Talks Resume
Peace talks between Israeli and Palestinian negotiators commenced once again Thursday, incorporating a wide range of delegates after a two-day delay initiated by Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak due to the discovery of two dead Israelis in the West Bank.
Israeli Rights Group Decry Atrocities Against Palestinians
An Israeli human rights organization is protesting an Israeli court ruling sentencing an Israeli settler for six months of community service and an extremely low fine of 70,000 shekels after killing a twelve-year old Palestinian boy.
Estrada Free To Leave Country As MILF Attacks
As the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) attacked military bases in southern Philippines, ousted leader Joseph Estrada, facing possible corruption charges, was free to leave the country, but the government would not force him into exile, Justice Secretary Hernani Perez said Wednesday.
Anwar Sadat's Family Suing Paper For Libel
The family of former Egyptian president Anwar Sadat took a newspaper to court for libel after the weekly publication called the former leader, who angered fellow Arabs and Egyptians by daringly declaring peace with Israel in 1977, "the greatest traitor."
Barak Rules Out Immediate Peace As Talks Resume
Israeli Rights Group Decry Atrocities Against Palestinians
Estrada Free To Leave Country As MILF Attacks
Anwar Sadat's Family Suing Paper For Libel
