suit in Israeli courts demanding the removal of the checkpoint. The complainants argued that their land falls inside the expanded Jerusalem municipal Chronology borders, while the checkpoint separates (June - September, 2002) them from services and rights they have as Jerusalem ID carriers. June 2 In response, the Israeli court ordered Palestinian eyewitnesses reported that attorneys for the state to submit a the Israeli government began erecting a document outlining changes to be carried fence around 115 dunams of Palestinian out at the checkpoint between 7 May and land in the northern hills of Jabal 10 June. Israeli army officials had argued Al-Mukkaber in East Jerusalem. The land in court that they planned to facilitate is to be used to construct a new settlement passage for Jerusalem residents living project of 200 housing units and a six- beyond the checkpoint and that those story hotel overlooking Jerusalem. Israeli changes had already begun on the ground. authorities ratified the project in 1994. The (PR) same day, Israeli bulldozers also leveled June 10 some 120 dunams belonging to citizens from Al Sawahra Sharkiya, another Israeli police closed down the Jerusalem suburb. Authorities claim that headquarters of the union of chambers of the land belongs to . (Al-Ayyam, PR) commerce in East Jerusalem, claiming that it carries out activities connected to the June 4 Palestinian Authority. During the raid, Residents of East Jerusalem's Essawiyeh police also arrested Legislative Council neighborhood were handed orders from member Ahmad Zghayyar, the head of the the Israeli authorities informing them that union and several employees. They also a piece of land belonging to the Dari and confiscated papers and documents from Dirbass families was to be taken and used the office. Zghayyar was released hours temporarily for "military purposes." Thirty later (Al-Quds). of a total of 170 dunams belonging to the June 12 two families was also to be confiscated. The families expressed fears that the In the name of Jerusalem merchants and land would be permanently expropriated with the authorization of concerned after two years, once this order expires. Jerusalem resident Amal Nashashibi, (PR) Attorney Husam Younis sent a letter to Israeli Mayor Ehud Olmert calling on him June 10 to address the theft of old stones from East Lawyers representing a number of the Jerusalem. The lawyer was particularly 15,000 Jerusalem residents who live in the concerned about stones taken from four quarters of Sameer Amis, Kufr Aqab, sidewalks on Salah Eddin Street during the the "Airport" and the Zghayar municipality's recent renovations. While neighborhood, all falling on the Ramallah the sidewalk has been fixed, the stones side of the Qalandiya checkpoint, filed a have now disappeared. Younis believes 61

Spring.p65 61 13/09/23, 12:33 ã that the stones were sold to West and detonated a bomb in the crowd. The Jerusalem buyers at a high price. Younis, bombing was claimed by Fateh's Al-Aqsa merchant representatives and Amal Martyr's Brigades. (Herald Tribune) Nashashibi have met repeatedly with June 26 Israeli municipality officials, including its legal advisor Shalom Goldstein, asking Groups of European civilians who them to stop the theft of the ancient stones. intended to participate in a human chain Younis says they were told that that the event in Jerusalem were turned back at thieves were Arab, indicating that the Ben Gurion Airport on 26 June by Israeli municipality had full knowledge of the authorities. According to the disappearing stones. (PR) internationals, Israeli airport officials told them, "participating in the human chain is June 18 a non-sufficient reason for entering Hamas' Izzedin Qassem Brigades ." The group says it had previously claimed responsibility for a massive obtained official permission for the explosion killing 18, detonated on a bus initiative. While many Italian citizens outside the Israeli settlement of Gilo and were forced to take a flight back to Italy, carried by Mohammed Hazza' Kayed Al- some 15 were made to spend the night in a Ghoul, 24, from Far'a village near Jenin. locked room at the airport. The human Al-Ghoul, killed in the attack, was a chain, organized by the Israeli-Palestinian graduate of the Islamic Religious Studies Peoples' Peace Campaign, is currently on Department in Nablus' Al-Najah hold. European diplomatic sources say the University. The evening of the bombing, Israeli interior ministry has decided to ban the Israeli army invaded the city of Jenin all international citizens from taking part and took up positions around the city and in the event (IPPPP). refugee camp. Israeli troops also entered July 8 the entire town of Nablus in the northern West Bank and began to make arrests and Bilateral meetings were held in occupy buildings in the city. Jerusalem between Israeli foreign minister Some 50 Palestinians published an Shimon Peres and newly appointed appeal in the newspaper Al-Quds in Palestinian finance minister Salam opposition to attacks on Israeli civilians Fayyad. The agenda included the inside Israel proper. The appeal met with Palestinian economy and easing of scathing opposition from Palestinian Palestinian daily life. One day later, new Islamist groups, as well as many Palestinian interior minister Abdel Razzaq individuals who said that the appeal Al-Yehiya and local government minister should have equally condemned Israeli Saeb Erekat met with Peres and other killing of Palestinian civilians. (Ha'aretz) Israeli officials to discuss "broader issues." Erekat said Palestinians demanded an June 19 Israeli withdrawal from Palestinian cities, Seven Israelis were killed when an end to the siege, a release of Palestinian Palestinian man on foot approached a Authority funds and a return to peace hitchhiking post in the East Jerusalem process negotiations. Israel did proceed to settlement neighborhood of French Hill announce plans to release confiscated

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Spring.p65 63 13/09/23, 12:33 ã stipulating Israel's withdrawal from second anniversary of 's Palestinian territories and banning attacks controversial visit to the site was to be on Israelis. The meeting also discussed attended by Israeli ministers and Knesset unifying all Palestinian security services members. (Al-Ayyam) under Al-Yehya's leadership. September 10 (Al-Hayat al-Jadida) Dozens of right wing Israeli settlers took August 25 over a Palestinian home in Jabal Approximately 60,000 people, most of Al-Mukabar, East Jerusalem, claiming it them from inside Israel, rallied in as their own. The settlers from a group Jerusalem's Al-Aqsa Mosque compound to called Elad, say they bought the home five protect the mosque and renovate Islamic years ago. When the Palestinian family holy sites. The gathering was organized by brought the incursion to the attention of the Islamic Movement within Israel and the police, they were asked to provide was held at the conclusion of a campaign proof of ownership, and the Israeli courts to raise money for the Al-Aqsa Mosque. are now determining the house's Leader of the Islamic movement Sheikh ownership. Raed Salah called on the Islamic world to (Al-Ayyam, Al-Ayyat al-Jadida) take action, emphasizing that these holy September 12 sites must be maintained. (Al-Hayat al-Jadida) The Israeli cabinet voted to annex Rachel's Tomb to the Jerusalem August 26 municipality and to erect a separation wall Residents of Wadi Qaddum met with between it and the surrounding Palestinian their lawyers to discuss the threat of towns of Bethlehem and Beit Jala. The demolition since the Israeli-controlled plan also includes paving a new road to Jerusalem municipality decided to allow Israelis easy access to the tomb. The demolish 15 homes in their neighborhood, move will relocate the Bethlehem south of the city, in order to expand a checkpoint 300 meters closer to nearby road. The road is part of the Bethlehem and annex some 35 Palestinian Eastern Gate plan to connect the homes to Jerusalem, some of which will settlements of Gilo and Har Homa (Jabal likely be demolished. (Al-Quds, Al-Ayyam) Abu Gneim) to Ma'ale Adumim and Mishor Adumim. Acronyms: (Al-Quds) AP - Associated Press September 4 IPPPC - Israeli-Palestinian Peoples' Peace Campaign Israeli religious right wing groups conducted a laser show above the Dome of JMCC - Jerusalem Media and the Rock in Jerusalem's Al-Aqsa Mosque Communication Centre compound. The show was to include a KNA - Kuwait News Agency three-dimensional representation of the PR - Palestine Report former Jewish temple transmitted to the site from a projector located on Mount Scopus. The demonstration staged on the 64

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