To lay the foundation for July 2001:  President Bush pulled the plug on the CIA role in Israel in March 2001 which was formalized in 1998 at Wye Plantation in Maryland. The U.S. official said: "Our experience is that the best security talks are those that occur between Israelis and Palestinians directly." The full story at http://www.msnbc.com/news/548119.asp.

This action moved Prime Minister Sharon to travel to the various European countries and meet with leaders in June. President Jacques Chirac of France has warned Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon not to weaken the position of the Palestinian leader, Yasser Arafat, that it would be "counter-productive". About 1,000 protesters s marched through the streets of Paris shouting "Sharon, assassin!" and calling for him to be tried for war crimes...

In Germany Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder offered Mr Sharon friendly advice to be more "flexible" on the question of continued expansion of Jewish settlements in the occupied territories. Mr Sharon did not respond to this, but said Israel's "right to self-defence is a great right and a great duty," and he reaffirmed that he was still committed to a US-brokered ceasefire. [BBC]

Secretary-General Kofi Annan appealed to Israel on Thursday to immediately halt the "targeted assassinations" of Palestinian militants. Annan said the policy violates international law and "contradicts the spirit, if not the letter, of the cease-fire agreement" brokered by CIA director George Tenet on June 13. [AP]

The Iranian-backed Hizbullah blocked UN peacekeepers from entering many areas along the Lebanese border with Israel. . [Source: http://www.harpazo.net/news.html ]

U.S. ASSESSES THAT NEXT MIDDLE EAST WAR WILL INCLUDE WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION in June 2001. The war would include ballistic missiles with unconventional warheads. Iraq, Iran and Syria might launch chemical and biological weapons attacks in any confrontation with Israel.

The assessment has been presented to President George Bush. The White House was told that the Middle East was sliding into a state of war in which all measures could be employed. "Israeli military planners have assessed that Iraq would be the key to any Arab use of WMD. The Israeli military has prepared plans for Iraqi intervention in any conflict between Syria and the Jewish state. [http://menewsline.com ]

ISRAEL, NATO SIGN SECURITY CLEARNCE ACCORD

Weekend News Today: Sun Jul 1,2001 -- Israel and NATO have signed a security clearance accord that would allow Israel to participate in defense programs with the alliance. Israeli and NATO officials said the accord was signed on April 23 and allows Israeli access to NATO military programs and data. Israel and NATO
established formal relations in 1997 as part of the alliance's dialogue with six Mediterranean countries.

IRAN, ITALY SIGN BIG OIL CONTRACT

UPI - Sun Jul 1, 2001 -- Italian energy group ENI has signed a contract worth more than $1 billion dollars with the Iranian government to develop an oilfield in southwestern Iran, the official Islamic Republic News Agency reported Sunday. Iranian officials say the joint project is of the buy-back type in which the contractor provides all financial resources to develop the Darkhuwain oil field in Khuzestan province to increase from the current 4,000 barrels per day to 160,000 bpd in six years. Total capacity of the oilfield is estimated at 1,290 million barrels.

RUSSIA WILL USE VETO AGAINST "SMART" SANCTIONS ON IRAQ

AFP Sun Jul 1,2001 -- Russia will use its UN veto to reject the US-backed "smart" sanctions on Iraq proposed by Britain, Russian ultra-nationalist lawmaker Vladimir Zhirinovsky predicted Sunday on arrival in Baghdad. "If not, we will demand the resignation of the foreign minister (Igor Ivanov) because we cannot tolerate that he deceives parliament," warned Zhirinovsky, who is heading a delegation of 18 MPs and a group of businessmen and journalists. The MP, who will meet with Iraqi Deputy Prime Minister Tareq Aziz, also called for the lifting of the sweeping embargo imposed on Iraq for invading Kuwait in 1990.

BELGIUM PROSECUTOR PUT FORWARD CASE AGAINST ISRAEL'S SHARON

AFP - Sun Jul 1, 2001 -- Belgian prosecutors have requested that a case against Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon over the 1982 massacres of hundreds of Palestinian refugees be considered admissible, Le Soir newspaper reported Sunday. The request means that preparations for the case can procede while a Belgian court rules on the case's admissibility. Two class action suits are pending against Sharon in Belgium, charging him with responsibility for the 1982 massacres of hundreds of Palestinian refugees in Sabra and Chatila, Lebanon.

The cases have been brought under a Belgian law which allows for charges of war crimes, crimes against humanity and genocide to be heard in the Belgian courts, regardless of where the alleged crimes took place, the
nationality or residency of either the victims or the accused.

ARAB COUNTRIES CONDEMN IDF ATTACK

Jerusalem Post - Sun Jul 1,2001 - Countries throughout the Arab world have condemned today's IDF attack on a Syrian radar station in Lebanon. The director of the Syrian news agency told Radio Monte Carlo that Syria reserves the right to respond to the attack. He expressed bewilderment at the connection Israel makes between what he called Hizbullah's legitimate opposition to Israel and Syrian installations in Lebanon.

IRAN MILITARY ALERT FOR U.S. ATTACK

Washington Times - Sun Jul 1,2001 -- Iran's military is on alert for a punitive U.S. military attack following the indictment of terrorists in Saudi Arabia with links to Tehran. U.S. defense and intelligence officials said Iranian military leaders warned naval units to watch for some type of U.S. attack. A U.S. official said there are signs that "some in the Iranian regime are bracing for an attack."

"They were warning their forces to be on the alert," said one U.S. official familiar with reports of the warnings. The warnings also included directions to Iranian naval forces to be careful not to be lured into a possible provocation
by the U.S. military through an encounter with U.S. warships in the Persian Gulf. Tehran apparently believes the U.S. military might trigger an attack by provoking the Iranians into taking some kind of military action.

ISRAELI MINISTER: NEXT TIME THE RETALIATION WILL BE MASSIVE

Jerusalem Post - Jul 1,2001 -- National Infrastructure Minister Avigdor Lieberman today issued a strong warning to Syria. "Israel can retaliate much more forcefully. This is the second warning to Damascus, and I hope they will understand that the third time [the retaliation] will be much more massive," Lieberman said in an interview with Army Radio. Meanwhile, Lebanese Foreign Minister Mahmoud Hammoud said the IDF attack on a Syrian radar station in Lebanon earlier today violates a United Nations resolution permitting Hizbullah to take action to secure the Sheba Farms. In an interview with Al-Jazira television, Hammoud declined to say what Lebanon's reaction would be to the IDF attack, saying only that there will be a response. [WEEKEND NEWS http://216.219.160.226/cgi-bin/readnews.cgi?day=01_07_1&item=#994024165 ]

PERES THREATENS TO QUIT ISRAELI CABINET

BBC Jul 3, 2001 -- Israel's Foreign Minister, Shimon Peres, has warned that the ceasefire agreement with the Palestinians is in "deep crisis". He demanded that Jewish settler outposts in the West Bank and Gaza Strip
should be removed, describing them as illegal and a flagrant political mistake. He also warned that a total breakdown in the ceasefire would lead to more victims and bloodshed on both sides.

Mr Peres, a relative moderate in the hardline Israeli Government, indicated that he might step down if his colleagues did not stop trying to undermine Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat's leadership. "If I am not allowed to carry out the foreign policy I believe in, there's no point in me being foreign minister," he said.

SYRIA REPLACES RADAR INSTALLATIONS IN LEBANON

Israel National News - Jul-05-01, Syria Replaces Radar Installation Lebanese defense officials report that Syria has replaced a radar installation that was destroyed in an Israel Air Force retaliatory raid on April 16th. The radar installation is located 45 kilometers (24 miles) from Beirut. Last week, in response to a Hizbullah missile attack into northern Israel, air force fighter planes destroyed another Syrian radar installation located in the Bekaa Valley.
[ http://www.israelnationalnews.com/news.php3?id=5873 ]

MUSLIMS TARGET BLAIR'S AMBASSADOR TO THE MIDDLE EAST

BRITAIN - July 8, 2001 - THE multimillionaire former record producer Lord Levy, who is Tony Blair's personal ambassador to the Middle East, is being targeted in a hate campaign by supporters of a British-based Islamic extremist group. Levy, whose brief is to help the American-led peace effort to end the conflict between Israel
and the Palestinians, is understood to have taken extra security precautions after police advice that he could be a terrorist target. The full story: http://www.sunday-times.co.uk/news/pages/sti/2001/07/08/stinwenws03038.html?

SAUDI ARABIA - MAVERICK MISSILES ORDERED FOR SAUDI F-16S

Periscope Daily Defense News Capsules - July 5, 2001 Raytheon Co., Tucson, Ariz., was awarded a $ 20.9 million contract to purchase Maverick missiles -- 98 AGM-65D missiles and seven AGM-65Gs -- for the F-16 aircraft in support of foreign military sales to Saudi Arabia, as reported by the Dept. of Defense. Work will be performed in Tucson and various locations in Saudi Arabia, and is expected to be completed within 24 months of receipt of the contract. [Source: www.clw.org/cat ]

ARAFAT'S CONDOLENCES HEROIC MARTYRDOM

Special Dispatch - PA July 8, 2001 No. 237 Arafat's Condolences to Tel-Aviv Disco Bomber's Family: "The Heroic Martyrdom Operation"..."A Model of Manhood and Sacrifice for Allah and the Homeland..." Embassy of the State of Palestine The Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan Amman - The emblem of the embassy with the Al-Aqsa Mosque and a map of Palestine [including what is now Israel]. [For more examples and the whole story: The Middle East Media Research Institute (MEMRI) - www.memri.org ]

WHAT THE MEDIA IS NOT TELLING YOU..

July 10, 2001 - Yes, there is a water crisis in the Middle East! Yes, the Palestinians do not enjoy the same access to water that their Jewish neighbors do. Yes, there has been shortsighted water management within the Israeli government. What the media is NOT telling you... Numerous foreign countries however, have given Arafat BILLIONS of dollars, for the express purpose of building housing, infrastructure, and YES, WATER PROJECTS! He has not built ANY of them to date. His people still live in the squalor of refugee camps because he places no value on human life or the living conditions of the people he claims to be so concerned about.

He is reported to have over $25 Billion in foreign bank accounts that were supposed to go to these improvement projects. This makes the world support of this madman even more preposterous. Why aren't these governments holding him accountable? Why aren't they threatening him with war crimes in the Hague? Because the NWO crowd have a singular goal in mind, destruction of all notions of national sovereignty anywhere that such ideas are entrenched. And nowhere is the right to land issues more entrenched than in the Middle East, particularly
Israel. [ http://www.theisraelreport.com/article1008.html ]

IRAQ CALLS ON ARABS TO UNITE AND FIGHTS ITS ENEMIES

July 17, 2001 - Saddam Hussein: Arab People Must be Suicide Bombers Against Israel (IsraelNN.com) Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein has issued another call to the Arab world to join together against Israel. "The Arab people must unite against our enemies, primarily Israel."

Hussein explained the Arab nation must unite to fight its enemies, making repeated mention of Israel as its major enemy. He called for the masses to be willing to give their lives to fight the Zionist enemy. Hussein over past weeks has made several declarations seeking to enlist Arab nations against Israel, volunteering funds and manpower for the cause. [ http://www.israelnationalnews.com/news.php3?id=6427 ]

EGYPT THREATENS ISRAEL - IT WILL STAND WITH SYRIA

ETWN Senior aide to Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, Osama el-Baz, announced over the weekend that if Israel makes the “major mistake” and attacks Syria, Syrian would not stand alone. Egypt announced it would
come to Syria’s side against Israel. El-Baz added that Israel better think twice before launching attacks against any Arab nations, especially Syria “that fulfills an important role in the peace process.” israel national news

LIBIA AND MALTA SIGN SECURITY ACCORD

Libya and Malta have signed a security cooperation accord. The accord was part of an effort by both countries to expand relations. The security agreement was signed on late Sunday in Tripoli. Arab diplomatic sources
said the accord would include an exchange of intelligence on suspected insurgents as well as the monitoring of Islamic militants. They said Libya has been seeking Arab support for Tripoli's campaign against Islamic opposition groups. The accord was signed by visiting Maltese Interior Minister Antonio Borg and Libya's security chief Abdul Rahman Abbar. Libya is already said to be cooperating on security issues with Egypt, Jordan, Tunisia and Gulf Cooperation Council states. [ menl - http://www.harpazo.net/news.html ]

IRAQ'S SADDAM HITS TRIUMPANT NOTE IN HIS SPEECH

JULY 17, 2001 - By Hassan Hafidh BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraqi President Saddam Hussein (news - web sites) said on Tuesday the U.S. and its allies would face one disappointment after another after Russia forced them to put off a plan to revamp sanctions on Iraq. Striking a triumphant note in a televised speech marking the July revolution that brought his ruling Baath party to power 33 years ago, Saddam said Western countries' "vicious schemes" against Iraq would be thwarted.

"We are arriving, with the help of God, the Almighty, at what pleases our friends and strikes our enemies with one disappointment after another," he told Iraqis. "Your enemies' vicious schemes will end up in the abyss," he said. The U.S.-British plan aimed to revamp the 11-year-old U.N. sanctions by easing Iraqi purchases of civilian goods but stiffening controls on oil and goods with military uses... WAS SHELVED.. Saddam also said Iraq was stronger than 10 years ago when a U.S.-led multinational force ejected Iraqi troops from Kuwait during the Gulf War (news - web sites) in 1991.

"Our willpower and our capability to build and to make better choices are, with the help of God, stronger now than before the beginning of the confrontation in the eternal Umm al- Marik (Gulf War)," Saddam said. Saddam urged the Palestinians to continue their Intifada or uprising against Israeli troops, calling on them to tell their enemies to"stop abusing the Arab nation."http://dailynews.yahoo.com/h/nm/20010717/wl/iraq_saddam_dc_1.html

EU WANTS THIRD PARTY TO MONITOR MITCHELL PLAN

JULY 17, 2001 - EU wanted third party to monitor Mitchell European Union foreign ministers meeting in Brussles yesterday toughened their stand and demanded that Israel recognize PA Chairman Yasser Arafat as its sole partner in the peace process, and stop trying to damage his regime. Ignoring Israeli opposition, the EU ministers called for a third-party mechanism to oversee implementation of the Mitchell peace plan.

An EU diplomatic source said "Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's visit to
European capitals caused us to adopt a more blunt position. Sharon proved unable to convince [EU leaders] he wants peace. He was extreme and inflexible - all he wanted to do was to explain why Arafat and the Syrians can't be partners in the peace process."
http://www3.haaretz.co.il/eng/scripts/article.asp?mador=14&datee=7/17/01&id=124489

SADDAM HUSSEIN SEEKS CLOSER TIES WITH RUSSIA

BAGHDAD, July 18 (AFP) - Iraqi President Saddam Hussein told a Russian envoy Wednesday that Baghdad wanted to increase economic cooperation between the countries, the official Iraqi news agency INA reported.
"Iraq wants to develop its commercial and economic cooperation with Russia so they reach the level of the political relations binding the two friendly countries," Saddam was quoted as telling visiting envoy Nikolai Kartuzov in a meeting in the Iraqi capital.

He added that his country "appreciated the Russian position for having blocked underhanded American projects" over the UN sanctions imposed on Iraq since August 1990, and received a message from Russian President
Vladimir Putin. Putin's message to Saddam touched on the "the prospects for bilateral cooperation in all areas as well as Russia's position at the heart of the (UN) Security Council," according to INA.

At the start of the month, Moscow blocked a US-backed British "smart sanctions" proposal to scrap the civilian trade embargo on Iraq while tightening controls to prevent it from smuggling crude oil and illegal weapons. As a result, the UN Security Council decided to extend the oil-for-food deal by five months, which allows Baghdad to export a limited amount of oil to buy food and medical supplies. Putin on Wednesday condemned the "endless" UN sanctions against Iraq, but also urged Baghdad to accept the return of international arms inspectors, saying "the system of sanctions is not productive." Meanwhile, US Secretary of State Colin Powell and his Russian counterpart Igor Ivanov meeting the same day in Rome said they hoped to overcome their difference over Iraq in the Security Council. [Copyright 2001 by Agence France-Presse ]

U.S. CONFRONTS ISRAEL OVER INCURSIONS BY TROOPS, SETTERS

WASHINGTON, July 20, 2001 The Bush administration has denounced Israeli incursions into Palestinian territories and plans to closely monitor movements by troops and settlers. The administration also told Israel of Washington's support for international observer during a meeting on Thursday between Deputy Secretary of State Richard Armitage and Israeli Deputy Foreign Minister Michael Melchior. U.S. officials said Armitage demanded that Israeli troops stay out of Palestinian areas.

"Israeli incursions into Palestinian areas must stop," State Department spokesman Phillip Reeker said. "There have been incursions." ..[ The full story: http://www.worldtribune.com/worldtribune/breaking_3.html ]

ISRAEL ACCEPTS MORE CIA SUPERVISORS

IMRA July 22, 2001 Israel Television Channel One diplomatic corespondent Karen Neubach reported this evening that Israel has agreed that an additional 10 "supervisors" from the CIA observe the situation between Israel and the PA. Neubach noted that it remains to be seen if the CIA "supervisors" will have only a "reporting" function or will also take on the function of "judging". [ IMRA- Independent Media Review & Analysis - http://www.imra.org.il]

THE IMMINENCE OF WAR

Special Jerusalem Report - 22nd JULY 2001 - From every side I am receiving alerts of imminent war breaking out. David Dolan spoke here in Colorado at a local church this morning and said that war is imminent. A friend of mine in Jerusalem called me this morning and said it cannot possibly go more than a few days without war breaking out. And just now, this report from a Messianic believer in Israel... I hesitated to send it but I must. Read and pray...

"Over the past few months the Iraqis have twice brought their troops to the Syrian border, to assist in the liberation of “Palestine” or better said the destruction of Israel. They are in the process of training their special Jerusalem Army of 7 million so-called volunteers. It is now very common to see about as many pictures of
Saddam Hussein as you do Yasser Arafat in Gaza, Judea and Samaria. In fact, the Palestinians are waiting for Saddam to save them or at least come to their rescue.

It has been reported over the past two days that Saddam may launch an attack against Israel at any time. It is also being reported that George W. Bush has called Sharon several times over the past two days to try and hold him back. Knowing that if Israel goes after the Palestinian infrastructure at this time it may be the motivation
Saddam needs to launch the attack.

Saddam is making sounds of war over a pipeline the Saudi’s have destroyed or rerouted. He and his two sons are all making the loudest sound of war since the gulf war. At the same time Syria has pulled their troops out of Beirut and rearranged them in what looks like a posture for attack. In today’s Jerusalem Post we read that the IDF is
on the highest alert on the northern border and it states plainly that preparations have been made to deal with the troops of Saddam Hussein.

Now the Hizbullah in southern Lebanon have the ball in their court, they know that they can kick everything off by a mortar and missile attack on the IDF and the Northern Israeli towns. It is also known that they have built up a very large arsenal just north of our border, "thanks to Ehud Barak". Knowing that the IDF will go after
them very quickly and that would be all it takes to cause Saddam to react.

Israel has known as does many others that Saddam now has a nuclear bomb/s and the means to deliver. Dr. Khidhir Hamza who defected from Iraq in 1994, told the American Enterprise Institute, that there is little doubt that Saddam has the bomb and the way to deliver it. It is known that Iraq has at least 1.3 tons of low-enriched uranium and 12 tons of natural uranium, that more than likely he has or most likely has made at least 6 nuclear bombs. And has the means to deliver them to Israel or to any of his neighbors, thanks to China and Russia.

It could well be that Sharon, has a gun in his back, he knows that if he goes after the Palestinians the war begins. In fact, he has said as much, but didn’t and can’t explain such a thing on TV to the Israeli people. Many in the Knesset are demanding that he destroy Yasser Arafat’s Terrorist organization and that he does it now. Yasser Arafat’s men are killing Jews daily. What is even more troubling is Powell and Burns meet with this murderer as if he is a legitimate Statesman, only causing a prolonged finality to this horror.

It’s understandable that Washington does not want this war to happen. Simply because if it turns nuclear and it will, the whole world gets involved. Once again we are seeing what may be the beginning of a terrible event, prophesied in the Word of God. It may not happen the way a lot of so-called Prophets say it will, but then they are not really in control anyway. God is. And I would suggest that we all spend a little time talking to Him before it’s to late." Shalom, B. [ http://www.foryourglory.org ]

ISRAEL WANTS MORE FROM THE US BEFORE MAKING A DECISION TO ACCEPT CIA OBSERVERS

JERUSALEM, July 23 (AFP) - Israel said Monday it wanted details from the United States before allowing more CIA agents on the ground to help oversee a truce with the Palestinians and prevent further bloodshed. But officials rejected a call from Group of Eight leaders at the weekend to accept full-fledged international observers, which the Palestinians say are needed to put an end to Israeli "aggression."

An unknown number of US intelligence agents are already in the region overseeing the June 13 ceasefire negotiated by CIA chief George Tenet, which has failed to put a stop to the violence that has left more than 650
dead since late September. But who they are, how they operate and to whom they report has not been
disclosed. "Before Prime Minister Ariel Sharon makes a decision we have to discuss it in detail with the United States," a top Israeli official who asked not to be identified told AFP.

"There have been some contacts but so far Washington has not given us any concrete proposal," said the official, who again underlined that Israel will under no circumstances accept any other international observers. Israel believes an international force would in effect serve as a shield that would allow Palestinian militants to carry out anti-Israeli attacks...

THE G8 STATEMENT SAID BOTH SIDES WOULD HAVE TO ACCEPT ANY INTERNATIONAL FORCE

The Palestinians hailed the G8 initiative, saying it was "necessary to send observers as soon as possible to stop the spilling of Palestinian blood." .. "The entire world has now confirmed its concern as well as the need for
international supervision," Abed Rabbo said. The minister met Sunday with US envoy David Satterfield and said monitors would be the first step toward implementing the internationally backed framework, known as the Mitchell plan, intended to get the two sides back on the road to peace. [Copyright 2001 by Agence France-Presse]

FM PERES CALLS FOR WORLDWIDE INFORMATION CAMPAIGN AGAINST SUICIDE-BOMBERS

(Communicated by the Foreign Minister's Bureau) Jerusalem Monday, July 23, 2001 Foreign Minister Shimon Peres met today (Monday), 23.7.2001, at the Foreign Ministry in Jerusalem, with an ADL delegation and called for a worldwide information campaign against suicide-bombers. Foreign Minister Peres noted that Islamic clerics are brainwashing young Palestinians and selling them the lie that they will go straight to Paradise if they commit suicide and murder Israelis. The Foreign Minister called on such clerics to stop dispatching young people to
commit suicide, and commit suicide themselves instead. [ IMRA - Independent Media Review and Analysis Website: www.imra.org.il ]

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVE YIELDS TO PRESIDENT BUSH, MAINTAINS MILITARY AID TO EGYPT - World Tribune July 26, 2001 [for story go to http://www.worthynews.com ]

STRENGTHEN CHRISTIAN PRESENCE IN THE HOLY LAND, CAREY PLEADS

Jerusalem (ENI). 31 July 2001 - The Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr George Carey, has made an impassioned plea for Christians to strengthen their presence in the Holy Land, warning that the Christian community here is at risk of becoming a vanishing minority. Dr Carey, the leader of the world-wide Anglican Communion, said he was "shocked and disturbed" at the violence and economic hardships in the region that are driving many Christians to flee the area.

BA'AL (IDOL) STAMP ISSUED BY PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY

The Palestinian Authority has issued a large stamp, valid for international mail, featuring images of the Canaanite god Ba'al as an idol and a bull. In the Bible and in the Koran, Ba'al is an idol and a false god who is in opposition to the one and only true God. Ba'al has also been referred to as the devil (Satan) through the names Ba'ali'za'bub and Iba'lis. Thus, most Christians and Jews would consider this stamp offensive.

Jews, Christians and Moslems hold the Holy Land, where many of their holiest sites are located, to be very important to them, and many come here as religious pilgrims to visit their sites of worship. The fact that this stamp was issued by a government that controls parts of the Holy Land implies a lack of respect for both tourists and inhabitants of the land who hold deep religious beliefs. To see the stamp, go to www.jerusalemite.org or http://www.jerusalemite.com [Source: http://www.bridgesforpeace.com ]

ARAFAT BODYGUARD ARRESTED; ADMITS INVOLVEMENT IN DEADLY TERRORIST ATTACKS

(Communicated by the Prime Minister's Office Press and Information Division) Jerusalem Sunday, July 22, 2001 "..In recent months, while he was serving as one of Arafat's bodyguards, Enis joined a Tanzim group led by Marwan Zaloum. Since the events of last October, this group has carried out many attacks in Hebron involving shooting and the use of bombs activated by cellular phones.

During his interrogation, Enis furnished information on his activities, as well as those of his comrades. Enis has admitted - inter alia - to participating in the 9.7.2001 shooting attack near Adorayim in which Maj. Shai Cohen was killed; Enis has provided the names of others who were involved in the attack. Moreover, Enis admitted having links to the activities of Salam Daraouwi and IbrahimVehaadna, two Tanzim activists who were killed in Beit Tzafafa on 16.7.2001, on their way to perpetrate an attack in Jerusalem...
[ Source: IMRA - Independent Media Review and Analysis -www.imra.org.il]

SHARON TO POWELL: TARGETED KILLINGS WILL CONTINUE

JERUSALEM POST -JERUSALEM (August 2) - Israel will continue its policy of targeting Palestinian terrorists, despite the strong American criticism of Tuesday's helicopter attack on Hamas's Nablus headquarters, Prime Minister Ariel Sharon told US Secretary of State Colin Powell yesterday.

Sharon spoke with Powell and other world leaders to explain Israel's position that it is necessary to target terrorists before they commit attacks in order to save lives and prevent a massive terrorist outrage that would escalate the conflict.

"Israel reserves the right to defend its citizens, just like the US, " Sharon told Powell, explaining that Israel's policy would be unnecessary if Palestinian Authority Chairman Yasser Arafat would arrest wanted terrorists.

SETTLERS BRING PA TO VERGE OF COLLAPSE

JERUSALEM POST - JERUSALEM (August 2) - Settler leaders yesterday called on the government to adopt harsher measures against terror and, if necessary, bring the Palestinian Authority to the brink of collapse so it to realizes that terror does not pay...

Benny Kashriel, chairman of the Council of Jewish Communities in Judea, Samaria, and Gaza, said that ordering the army to carry out retaliatory action, dubbed by the government "active defense," is not enough. ..

"Instead of responding tit for tat, the government must launch a widespread and thorough operation against the entire Palestinian terrorist structure, destroy its weapons depots, factories, and storehouses, its military and training bases, and bring the PA to the verge of collapse. Only then will it realize that allowing terrorists to operate against Israeli targets is no longer worthwhile," he said.

The security cabinet met for more than five hours yesterday and decided, based on lengthy briefings from security officials, that it is necessary to continue the policy despite international opposition. However, it decided to reassess the policy on Sunday, depending on whether the terror increases...

The Prime Minister's Office released a statement saying that the PA is responsible for acts of terror against Israeli citizens, and for not taking preventive action to thwart additional terrorism. Since the Tenet understandings of June 13, there have been some 850 Palestinian terrorist attacks resulting in 94 Israeli casualties, 17 of them fatalities.

The State Department on Tuesday described the Israeli attack, which killed eight, including three wanted Hamas terrorists, as "highly provocative" and "excessive" and described targeted killings as"reprehensible." Yesterday, State Department spokesman Richard Boucher insisted again that the US believes "the policy of targeted killings is wrong. We don't believe it should exist at all." ..

Calling the US condemnation of Israel's strike against Hamas "unwarranted," Abraham Foxman, the national director of the Anti-Defamation League, accused the US government of viewing Tuesday's strike "in a vacuum" and said that "the onus continues to be on the Palestinian Authority to stop the violence." Israel's attack on the Hamas office in Nablus "follows numerous violent attacks against the Israeli people over past days, as well as far too many foiled terrorist attacks in cities across Israel," said Foxman.