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- Israel, Hamas ignore calls for a cease-fire
Israel continued its offensive in Gaza on Friday, hitting more than 50 targets, despite the U.N. Security Council's call for an immediate cease-fire. Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said Israel was disregarding the U.N. vote because the resolution will not
- March in solidarity with Gaza in Algiers
ALGIERS- A march in support of and solidarity with Gaza Palestinian population, which has been singled out for Israeli aggression since December 27, was staged Friday afternoon in Algiers. Thousands of Algerian marchers have started from the 'May 1st
- Egyptian Bus Convoy of Protesters Forced Away From Gaza Border
CAIRO A convoy of buses crammed with 100 Cairo protesters on route to the Egyptian-Gazan border was forced back by police Friday evening in the Sinai town of Arish, just 25 miles from the Rafah crossing, which Egypt has kept shut even as deadly Israeli
- Morocco Receives First Group Of Wounded Palestinians
RABAT, Morocco (AFP)--Morocco welcomed Friday a first batch of victims from war-torn Gaza for treatment, an official source said, following Rabat's announcement it was prepared to take in 200 Palestinians. The group, all from Khan Yunes in the Gaza
- Egyptians spearhead Gaza protests
Egyptians rallied after Friday prayers to condemn Israel's assault against Hamas in the Gaza Strip, as sweeping protests rocked other parts of the Arab world. Legislators affiliated with the opposition Muslim Brotherhood led the protest in the ancient
- Egyptian protesters, police clash in Gaza protests
Egyptian demonstrators have pelted police with stones in the Sinai peninsula when officers tried to break up a protest against Israel's offensive in Gaza, security sources and witnesses said. Thousands demonstrated in other Egyptian cities after Friday
- Israel, Egypt said to be far apart on Gaza truce
By Adam Entous JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Egyptian efforts to broker a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip appeared bogged down on Friday because of disagreements with Israel over how to secure the border to prevent Hamas from rearming, diplomats said. Israeli and
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The Israel-PLO Declaration of Principles on Interim Self-Government Arrangements (the DOP), signed in Washington on 13 September 1993, provided for a transitional period not exceeding five years of Palestinian interim self-government in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank. 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. A transfer of powers and responsibilities for the Gaza Strip and Jericho took place pursuant to the Israel-PLO 4 May 1994 Cairo Agreement on the Gaza Strip and the Jericho Area and in additional areas of the West Bank pursuant to the Israel-PLO 28 September 1995 Interim Agreement, the Israel-PLO 15 January 1997 Protocol Concerning Redeployment in Hebron, the Israel-PLO 23 October 1998 Wye River Memorandum, and the 4 September 1999 Sharm el-Sheikh Agreement. The DOP provides that Israel will retain responsibility during the transitional period for external security and for internal security and public order of settlements and Israeli citizens. Permanent status is to be determined through direct negotiations, which resumed in September 1999 after a three-year hiatus. An intifadah broke out in September 2000; the resulting widespread violence in the West Bank and Gaza Strip, Israel's military response, and instability in the Palestinian Authority are undermining progress toward a permanent settlement.
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