Israeli legislative election, 2003

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	BBC NEWS Middle East Two dead in Nablus gun battle
		On Thursday, Mr Abbas - also known as Abu Mazen - made a dramatic plea to the Palestinian legislative council for stronger backing in his power struggle with Yasser Arafat.
		An Israeli soldier and a senior Palestinian militant have been killed during an army raid in the West Bank town of Nablus.
		In a speech to MPs, who were reviewing his first 100 days in office, Abu Mazen called on legislators to back him or sack him.
	news.bbc.co.uk /2/hi/middle_east/3082686.stm (512 words)

	Report on Global Anti-Semitism
		During the 2004 United States presidential campaign, the Arab press ran numerous cartoons closely identifying both of the major American political parties with Israel and with Israeli Prime Minister Sharon.
		In June 2003, media reports prompted the State Security Department to investigate the publication of "The Protocols of the Elders of Zion" in a low-circulation periodical Zemaitijos Parlamentas, and the publication was discontinued.
		At their December 2004 meeting in Sofia, OSCE Foreign Ministers welcomed the Chair-in-Office's decision to appoint three special representatives for tolerance issues, including a special representative for anti-Semitism, to work with member states on implementing specific commitments to fight anti-Semitism.
	www.state.gov /g/drl/rls/40258.htm (512 words)

	NewsFromRussia.Com New York Times reporter executed in Iraq
		Fighting across Afghanistan ahead of crucial legislative elections results in six people dead, three local journalists kidnapped and a women candidate injured, officials said Thursday More details...
		Al-Tamimi, 38, began working for the New York Times in Iraq in 2003 and was also employed as a reporter by a local television station, the AKI reports.
		The Israeli Supreme Court alleges that the world court's ruling on Israel's West Bank security barrier was flawed because it doesn't sufficiently consider Israel's security needs More details...
	newsfromrussia.com /hotspots/2005/09/19/63180.html (1463 words)

	Portsmouth Herald World News: Palestinian Elections Set for 2003
		``President Arafat officially declares today that the election of the president of the Palestinian Authority and the election of the Palestinian legislative council will be held in January 2003,'' Erekat said, suggesting Jan. 10 or Jan. 20 as possible dates.
		Palestinian Parliament Secretary Ahmed Abdel Rahman said it appeared most likely the elections would be held earlier in that timeframe, perhaps Jan. 10 or 11.
		A leading Palestinian human rights lawyer, Shawki Issa, said many judges aren't qualified and that problems with the Palestinian legal system were compounded by Israeli closures and restrictions that prevented judges and lawyers from getting to court sessions.
	www.seacoastonline.com /2002news/06262002/world/11361.htm (1463 words)

	CIA - The World Factbook -- Gaza Strip
		In 2001, and even more severely in 2003, Israeli military measures in Palestinian Authority areas resulted in the destruction of much capital plant, the disruption of administrative structure, and widespread business closures.
		Under the DOP, Israel agreed to transfer certain powers and responsibilities to the Palestinian Authority, which includes the Palestinian Legislative Council elected in January 1996, as part of the interim self-governing arrangements in the West Bank and Gaza Strip.
		Following the death of longtime Palestinian leader Yasir ARAFAT in November 2004, the election of his successor Mahmud ABBAS in January 2005 brought about a turning point in the conflict.
	www.cia.gov /cia/publications/factbook/geos/gz.html (846 words)

	Hamas "mother of martyrs" runs in Palestinian poll
		Mariam Farhat, widely seen as an icon of the Palestinian uprising, will join a slate of male Hamas leaders to contest a legislative election due in January in which Hamas, sworn to Israel's destruction, is taking part for the first time.
		Farhat's eldest son, Nidal, was killed in 2003 as he was preparing for a separate attack.
		A third son, Rawad, died earlier this year in an Israeli air strike on his car, which was laden with rockets.
	www.tblog.com /templates/index.php?bid=thoolou&static=1969848326 (458 words)

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