Defying Israeli Claims, Foreign Pacifists Slip Into Nativity Church

Dealing a blow to Israeli claims that armed Palestinians took over the Church of the Nativity, half a dozen foreign pacifists managed Thursday to slip into the besieged holy place, and disclosed Israeli ‘lies’ about the whole ‘tragedy’...more>>

Scrapping UN Mission Adds to Israel’s ‘Above The Law’ Status

The disbanding of a UN mission to the Jenin refugee camp is a ‘disaster’ for Palestinians and confirms Israel as a country above the law, thanks to unlimited U.S. support, officials and press in the region warned Thursday...more>>

Bush Says Occupation Must End, But Not Ready to Meet Arafat

Declaring that Israel must negotiate an end to its occupation of Palestinian areas in the West Bank, U.S. President George W. Bush still as yet has no plans to meet with Yasser Arafat because the just-freed Palestinian leader has yet to earn his trust...more>>

Sharia Declared In Southern Nigeria For First Time

Muslim clerics held a ceremony in the southwestern Nigerian state of Oyo to introduce Sharia (Islamic law) to the south for the first time... more>>

• Palestine: Maps and Facts

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• Sainovic, Milosevic's Shadow Man, Surrenders to War Crimes Tribunal in The Hague

• U.S.-British Raids in Northern Iraq Kill, Injure 3, As U.N.-Iraq Talks Adjourn

• British Troops Launch “Operation Snipe” in Afghanistan

• Hamas’s Rantissi Threatens Israel with More Armed Struggle

• Arafat Emerges from Siege, Slams Israel for Nativity Church Attack & Jenin Massacre

• Suit Filed in Delhi High Court For Withdrawing Recognition of BJP

• Amnesty Finds Evidence Confirming Atrocities in Jenin & Elsewhere

• Justice Department "Witch-hunt" Against American Muslims Continues