This Is The Truth about Nativity Church Siege: U.S. Writer 

A U.S. peace activist who managed to slip into Bethlehem's besieged Church of the Nativity denied Friday Israeli allegations that Palestinian activists were holding clergy hostage in the building... more>>

U.S. Eyewitnesses Narrate Two Weeks In Ramallah, Jenin 

Chicago-based peace activists Kathy Kelly and Jeff Guntzel narrated harrowing eyewitness accounts of two weeks spent in the West Bank. The two were part of an international effort organized by the International Solidarity Movement to reduce violence in the region and nonviolently resist Israeli occupation of Palestine... more>>

Israel Has ‘Other’ Reasons Not To Cooperate With Jenin Mission, Ahtisaari

Defying Israeli Procedural objections to a planned UN mission of inquiry to the devastated Jenin refugee camp, the UN team leader Friday dubbed the objections invalid  ... more>>

Gujarat Debated In Indian Upper House of Parliament

Rajya Sabha, the Indian equivalent of the British House of Lords, will continue Monday debating on Gujarat. Unlike its defiance in the Lower House of Parliament just two days ago, the ruling BJP totally changed its stand in the Upper House as a minority it was certain to lose the censure motion...more>>

• Palestine: Maps and Facts

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• U.S. Senate Formally Expresses Support Of Israel 

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• Kosovo's Rugova Lashes Out At Milosevic In UN Tribunal

• Jenin War Crimes Investigation Needed: Human Rights Watch Report

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

• Sharia Declared In Southern Nigeria For First Time

• French Presidential Race Last Rallies, Le Pen Trying To Catch Up

• Defying Israeli Claims, Foreign Pacifists Slip Into Nativity Church