Larry Yudelson: BBC Israel LogCharting the madness of 2002, as seen from one source.(Untitled)- March 12, 2002 Israel hits Gaza after suicide blast. Israeli missiles destroy Yasser Arafat's Gaza headquarters, after a suicide bomber kills 11 people at a cafe in Jerusalem. BBC News: worldhttp://www.shmoozenet.com/yudel/categories/bbcIsraelLog/2002/03/11.html#a86 (Untitled)- March 12, 2002 Suicide attack hits Jerusalem cafe. At least 11 people die in a suicide bomb attack on a cafe in West Jerusalem, near the residence of Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon. BBC News: worldhttp://www.shmoozenet.com/yudel/categories/bbcIsraelLog/2002/03/11.html#a85 (Untitled)- March 10, 2002 Israel renews assault on Palestinians. Israeli helicopters launch fresh strikes on Palestinian security targets after the bloodiest day in 17 months of violence. BBC News: worldhttp://www.shmoozenet.com/yudel/categories/bbcIsraelLog/2002/03/10.html#a81 (Untitled)- March 10, 2002 Sharon ready to talk under fire. Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon says he will hold talks with the Palestinians even if hostilities continue, after at least 45 die in one day. BBC News: worldhttp://www.shmoozenet.com/yudel/categories/bbcIsraelLog/2002/03/10.html#a79 (Untitled)- March 10, 2002 Mid-East sees bloodiest day. Violence between Palestinians and Israelis leaves 64 dead - the highest toll for a single day since the current Palestinian uprising began. BBC News: worldhttp://www.shmoozenet.com/yudel/categories/bbcIsraelLog/2002/03/10.html#a74 (Untitled)- March 10, 2002 Suicide bomber blasts West Bank settlement. At least five Israelis are reported to have been injured after a suicide bomber blew himself up at a Jewish settlement in the West Bank. BBC News: worldhttp://www.shmoozenet.com/yudel/categories/bbcIsraelLog/2002/03/10.html#a73 (Untitled)- March 10, 2002 Israel pounds Palestinian towns. Israel steps up air, sea and land attacks on Palestinian areas, despite unusually strong US criticism of Ariel Sharon's policy of attrition. BBC News: worldhttp://www.shmoozenet.com/yudel/categories/bbcIsraelLog/2002/03/09.html#a72 (Untitled)- March 10, 2002 Israeli troops storm into Gaza. At least seven Palestinians and two Israeli soldiers die in one of the most intensive Israeli assaults on Gaza since the intifada began. BBC News: worldhttp://www.shmoozenet.com/yudel/categories/bbcIsraelLog/2002/03/09.html#a71 (Untitled)- March 6, 2002 Bush vows Mid-East peace moves. President Bush says he will redouble efforts to end Middle East violence, as bloodshed in the region continues unabated. BBC News: worldhttp://www.shmoozenet.com/yudel/categories/bbcIsraelLog/2002/03/05.html#a68 (Untitled)- March 6, 2002 Suicide attacks trigger Israeli raids. Israeli helicopters hit Palestinian targets in the West Bank and Gaza Strip after militants killed five Israelis in separate attacks. BBC News: worldhttp://www.shmoozenet.com/yudel/categories/bbcIsraelLog/2002/03/05.html#a67 |