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Declaration of Emergency Order for the City of New Orleans, Mayor Ray Nagin, September 6, 2005 :Whereas, the presence of individuals not specifically engaged by the City, State...

As Israeli forces work Monday to wrap-up the Gaza pullout , Israeli police commander Hagai Dotan announced the arrest of three young extremists who had come to Netzarim, one of Gaza's first...

Israeli security soldiers on Thursday entered the religious settlement of Kfar Darom and surrounded a synagogue filled with hundreds of young pullout opponents as the soldiers removed screaming residents from nearby homes and a religious school. One soldier refused...

The Israeli army began evicting residents of Gaza Wednesday, and despite heavy resistance in some areas, officials believe the evacuation could be complete within 48 hours. Of the 21 Jewish settlements in the Gaza strip and four...

All legal proceedings in the West Bank and Gaza came to an abrupt halt Saturday after all Palestinian Authority judges went on strike. According to reports, the judges went on strike after repeated calls for increased courtroom and personal...

Eight members of the UN Commission on Human Rights Thursday called on Israel to stop building a barrier to close off the West Bank. The group, marking the first anniversary this summer of an International...

The head of the Arab League on Monday endorsed a definition of terrorism slated for inclusion in a long-stalled UN treaty that many Arab states oppose. The proposal would define terrorism as "the targeting and...

The commissioner of Israel's prison service Ya'akov Ganot told a Knesset committee on Wednesday that Israeli detention facilities were equipped to hold as many as 2,300 anti-pullout activists predicted to take part in illegal protests against the...

A report submitted by Switzerland Friday to the UN General Assembly in its capacity as guardian of the Geneva Conventions called on Israel to promise disassembly of the West Bank Security Fence if...

Lawyers for the state of Israel have argued in court papers filed with the Israeli High Court that moving a portion of the fully-constructed Security Fence as requested by Palestinian villagers is precluded by cost, said to...