DECEMBER 2000

Sunday December 31 2000

Main Headlines

• Hebron: Israeli occupation soldiers entrenched in military posts at Kiryat Arba settlement shelled with artillery and machine-gun fire a number of residential areas at the city while clashes were going on between Palestinians and Israeli soldiers at Shallala street . The skirmishes culminated in ten Palestinian casualties one listed in serious condition.
• Nablus: Many residential areas came under heavy artillery fire from an Israeli military post located over Garzim mountain. According to Palestinian sources the  bombardment inflicted material damage to a number of apartments at Al Daheyya neighborhood.
• In a separate incident, Palestinian gunmen and Israeli occupation soldiers exchanged fire near Ebal camp for almost two hours.
• Bethlehem: Aidya and Azza refugee camps came under artillery fire from Israeli occupation forces causing extensive material damage to a number of houses.
• Beit Jala: Palestinian gunmen opened fire on an Israeli vehicle near Al Anfak area and against an Israeli military position near Al Khadr village. The Israeli occupation forces responded by opening a hail of bullets and canon rounds.
• Ramallah: Palestinian gunmen opened fire against an Israeli military vehicle near the so-called civil administration junction north of Ramallah city. No casualties were reported. In a separate incident a Jewish settler was seriously wounded by Palestinian gunmen near Hizma village.
• Rafeh: A Palestinian gunman hurled a hand grenade against an Israeli military patrol near Rafeh city . In a second incident, an Israeli military convoy came under fire near Doghit settlement north of Gaza city. The Israeli occupation soldiers responded by rocketing Brazil residential neighborhood in Rafeh wounding about ten Palestinian civilians. Unidentified gunmen threw two bombs against two Israeli military positions lying near the border.
• Khan Younes: The Austrian housing project was shelled by Israeli military forces stationed at Gush Katif settlement bloc and Neveh Dakmim.
• Netanya: A booby-trapped car exploded north of Tel Aviv wounding 54 Israelis one reported in critical condition.
• The Minister of Information and Culture, Yasser Abed Rabbo, revealed yesterday that President Yasser Arafat’s meeting with President Clinton at the White House, on Tuesday was initiated by the American leader to discuss Palestinian reservations and clarifications about Clinton’s peace plan.
• The Palestinian National Authority said the explosion of a booby-trapped car in Natanya yesterday, was the direct result of what it termed the whirl of violence orchestrated by the Israeli government against innocent Palestinian civilians.
• The Secretary-General of Arafat’s office, Tayeb Abdulraheem, reaffirmed yesterday that no security or stability will prevail in the Middle East without the realization of the legitimate rights of the Palestinian people based on UN Security Council Resolutions 242, 338, and the land-for-peace principle as well as the return of the Palestinian refugees to their homes.

Thursday and Friday December 21-22 2000

Main Headlines

• Hebron: Approximately 13 Palestinians were wounded by Israeli occupation soldiers at a number of residential areas in the city. Israeli tanks and artillery shelled also some Arab houses in the city.
• Qalkilya: Two Palestinian were wounded one receiving a head injury during clashes flaring up with Israeli occupation soldiers on the southern entrance of the city. Similar clashes broke out in Salfit town and at Deirsteya and kofel Hareth villages, north-west of Salfit. No casualties were reported in these confrontations.
• Al Bireh: About 38 Palestinians were wounded yesterday during violent clashes with Israeli occupation forces at the northern entrance of Al Bireh city, Ram junction north of Jerusalem, Deir Netham, west of Ramallah and Qalandya refugee camp. Five people were listed in serious to critical condition. Israeli tanks entrenched at nearby Jewish settlements shelled a number of buildings under construction in Al Bireh causing extensive material damage.
• Gaza: Palestinian gunmen and Israeli soldiers exchanged fire at Nitsarim settlement after Israeli security forces killed a Palestinian near the settlement.
• Deir Baleh: Seven Palestinians sustained light to moderate wounds during skirmishes with Israeli occupation forces around the city.
• Khan Younes: Israeli tanks and artillery shelled Khan Younes refugee camp three times yesterday inflicting extensive material damage to a number of apartments and institutions.
• The Palestinian leadership reiterated during its weekly session held in Gaza yesterday its commitment to the Palestinian position and all international legitimacy resolutions pertinent to the Palestinian problem.
• A statement issued at the end of the meeting asked the Israeli government to stop its military aggression against the Palestinian people .

Wednesday December 20, 2000

Main Headlines

• Rafeh: One Palestinian was killed and a second seriously wounded by Israeli occupation soldiers who opened automatic fire against their car near Rafeh city yesterday.
• In another attack a Palestinian boy identified as Hani el Sufi was killed by a bomb shrapnel and Salman Zogrob was killed by a bullet in the chest during the breakout of fighting south of Rafeh.
• Khan Younes: Israeli occupation soldiers, entrenched at Toffah checkpoint west of Khan Younes refugee camp, opened heavy machine-gun fire against Palestinian apartments at Qatatwa camp.
• Salfit: Al Abrar mosque was attacked by Israeli occupation forces causing material damage to the building and the electric network.
• President Yasser Arafat said the assassination of three Palestinians by Israeli occupation soldiers is a serious military escalation which aims at sabotaging the Middle East peace process.
• The Minister of Information and Culture, Yasser Abed Rabbo, declared in Washington yesterday at the end of a round of talks that any agreement lacking guarantees from the UN Security Council will be useless and signing such accord in the absence of UN guarantees will constitute a historic crime. He attributed the failure of the Oslo accords to the absence of an international mechanism to ensure and follow up its application.
• Chief Palestinian negotiator Dr. Saeb Erekat announced in Washington yesterday the Palestinian side is conducting very serious talks. He also admitted facing major difficulties and serious differences.

Tuesday December 19, 2000

Main Headlines

• Rafeh: Israeli occupation soldiers fired artillery rounds against Arab apartments in Hayye Sultan area causing severe damage to buildings in Rafeh city yesterday. Another Israeli military squad demolished without prior notice a home in Deir el Baleh town.
• Jerusalem: An Israeli military vehicle came under fire from Palestinian gunmen while passing on the Hizma-Anata road . Israeli patrols combed the area to hunt the gunmen.
• Gaza: Two Palestinian laborers were wounded at Erez industrial city yesterday when Israeli soldiers opened fire against them.
• Al Bireh: Israeli tanks entrenched at Pisgot settlement shelled Satah Marhba neighborhood and the eastern quarter of the city yesterday. Simultaneously, clashes renewed at the northern sector of the city yesterday . A number of Palestinians were wounded and admitted to Ramallh Hospital for treatment.
• Hebron: Five Palestinians received light to moderate wounds during confrontations with Israeli occupation forces at the contact points in Hebron especially at Shallala street. The wounded were transported to Alia Hospital . Palestinian gunmen opened fire against Deboya quarter inhabited by Jewish settlers.

Monday December 18, 2000

Main Headlines

• Al Bireh: Israeli tanks entrenched inside Pisgot settlement opened fire against Palestinian residential areas at Marhaba neighborhood and Kofer Akab village. Three Palestinians received moderate wounds as a direct result of these attacksm whcih trigerred spoardic clashes between Palestinians and Israelis until early hours today.
• Beit Lahya: Israeli occupation soldiers fired rocket missiles and heavy gunfire against some military positions affilated to Palestinian security forces at Sudaneyeh area west of Beit Lahya town in the Gaza strip. Israeli gun boats were used in the attack against Beit Lahya.
• Bethlehem: Firece clashes flared up in Husan village east of Bethelehm between Palestinian gunmen and Israeli occupation soldiers who imposed a curfew around the village. About fifteen Palestinians were admitted to hospitals during the skirmishes during which gas bombs were fired against Muslim worshippers and Arab apartments.
• Qalkilya: Two Palestinian children were wounded during clahses with Israeli occupation forces at southern entrance of the city. The clashes began when Palestinian demonstrators started throwing stones and embty bottles against soldiers who responded by firing live ammunition and gas bombs towards the crowd.
• Rafeh: Israeli occupation soldiers entrenched inside a military position overlooking Salaheddin street in Rafeh fired a number of rocket missiles against nearby Arab buildings adjoining the border line between Gaza strip and Egypt.
• Jericho: Palestinian gunmen opened fire against an Israeli bus while travelling on a bypass road near Jericho wounding two passangers . The road bween Jerusalem and north of Israeli was closed after the attack.
• Khan Younes: Israeli occupation forces resumed shelling Palestinian residential areas in Khanyounes city with mortar and machine gun fire. The intermittent shelling lasted for one hour casuing extensive damage to a number of buildings.
• Hebron: Israeli soldiers opened fire against Palestinian demonstrators at Shallala street in Hebron's old city . Sheikh Taher Qawasmi was hit in the leg while leaving Bab Zawya mosque lying at Shallala.
• Nablus: A Palestinian youth was hit in the abdomen during violent clashes between Palestinian demonstrators and Israeli occupation soldiers near Tapuh junction south of Nablus. Another Palestinian youth was seriously wounded when a Jewish settler shot him.

Sunday December 17, 2000

Main Headlines

• Rafeh: Violent clashes broke out between Palestinian gunmen and Israeli occupation soldiers south of Rafeh . The skirmishes occurred when Israeli tanks tried to enter Arab apartments near Yebna refugee camp. Scores of missiles were also fired at Palestinian dwellings causing severe damage to a number of homes.
• Hebron: Several Arab neighborhoods came under heavy bombardment by Israeli occupation forces at the center and the south-western areas of Hebron. About 12 Palestinians were hurt either by rubber bullets or gas bombs . Eideh village lying south of Hebron also was hit by artillery rounds as many Arab vehicles were attacked by Jewish settlers in the area.
• Khan Younes: Israeli occupation soldiers bombed Al Rabwat western area near Khan Younes by artillery rounds and automatic machine-gun fire. Eyewitnesses said an Israeli tank, stationing at Janet Tal settlement, fired its rounds against Arab homes in Al Rabwat area.
• Bethlehem: Three half-armored Israeli military vehicles stormed into Za'atra village east of Bethlehem city yesterday causing extensive damage to streets and retaining walls of some homes as well as to electric bars. The invading Israeli soldiers received stiff resistance from Palestinian youth at the site and at al Khadr village.
• Al-Bireh Sporadic clashes renewed between Palestinian demonstrators and Israeli occupation soldiers near the northern entrance of the city culminating into wounding three citizens one listed in serious condition. An Israeli military bus came under fire near Ofra settlement illegally built over confiscated Arab land conquered by Israel in the June 1967 Arab-Israeli war.
• Gaza A big size bomb went off north of Gaza and an Israeli patrol came under fire near Doghit settlement in two separate incidents.
• President Yasser Arafat announced yesterday the departure of two Palestinian and Israeli delegations for Washington within the next two day to discuss with the Clinton administration means of supporting and preserving the peace process and carrying out what has been agreed upon. President Arafat simultaneously described the assassination of key Palestinian activist at the hands of special Israeli squads as tragic and injures the peace process.
• Chief Palestinian negotiator Dr. Saeb Erekat said a Palestinian delegation will be heading to Washington at the invitation of the American administration. He said there will be separate meetings with the Americans for consultation to explore the possibility of reaching final agreement. He said we are still unaware of the next American step though it might be conducive to the resumption of peace talks.
• The Minister of Information and culture, Yasser Abed rabbo, stressed the need for a complete Israeli withdrawal from Arab east Jerusalem occupied by Israel in June 1967 including the Muslim and Christian holy sites. He spelled out Israeli position to maintain the current status quo in Jerusalem unchanged.

Saturday December 16, 2000

Main Headlines

• Beit Sahor: Israeli occupation soldiers used artillery rounds and automatic fire in shelling a number of residential neighborhoods in Beit Sahor town, east of Bethlehem city. Many apartments were directly hit by the bombardment.
• Beit Lahya: The city came under heavy artillery fire from Israeli occupation forces causing extensive material damage to a number of buildings . Palestinian gunmen returned fire against Israeli positions in the area.
• Hebron: Israeli snipers opened fire against an ambulance car owned by the Palestinian Red Crescent Organization in Hebron yesterday . Ten Palestinian civilians were wounded by Israeli occupation soldiers during clashes at Shallala street in Hebron's old city and at Halhol town .
• Qalkilya: Violent confrontations flared up in Qalkilya city culminating in wounding three Palestinians by rubber-coated metal bullets fired from Israeli sources at the northern sector of the city.
• Bethlehem: Israeli occupation soldiers bombed Aiyda refugee camp with artillery and mortar rounds causing extensive damage to buildings.
• Al Bireh: Routine clashes resumed between Palestinian demonstrators and Israeli occupation soldiers at the northern entrance of the city as Palestinian youth were pelting soldiers with stones and the Israelis returned by firing rubber bullets and gas bombs against the huge crowds.
• Nablus: Israeli occupation forces fired gas bombs against huge crowds and Palestinian students at Beit Furik during their attempt to go out from the village to join their schools or colleges in Nablus city. The Israeli military establishment imposed a military curfew against Beit Furik simply for resisting the Israeli presence in their village .
• Salfit: Israeli security forces stormed into Kofel Hareth village, north-west of Salfit town and arrested four youth including three brothers. Jericho: Palestinian and Israeli gunmen exchanged fire at the northern gate of Jericho city .
• The Minister of Information and Culture Yasser Abed Rabbo sees no breakthrough or any hope of concluding new peace talks with Israel because the Israeli government still is reluctant to make the required concessions. He said a Palestinian delegation will probably leave for Washington for consultation on the present situation and the difficulties facing the peace process.
• Col. Mohammad Dahlan, head of the Palestinian Preventive Security System in Gaza strip said the Palestinian leadership approved during its last meeting to hold talks with the Israeli side to find out a solution for the conflict. He clarified that the Palestinians are not going to stop the intifada even if Israel stipulated this suspension. He confirmed the Palestinian intifada will only stop after the aspiration of the national rights of the Palestinian people.

Friday December 15, 2000

Main Headlines

• Rafeh: Israeli occupation soldiers fired twenty artillery rounds against Rafeh and its nearby town from a military post not far away from the Egyptian border causing extensive material damage to buildings and properties.
• Nablus Israeli sharpshooters opened fire against two Palestinians while on their way to Tel village fatally wounding them, then killed a businessman from Nablus city when a second patrol opened fire against his car near Burin village on the Nablus-Ramallah highway. Violent clashes occurred near the Western gate of Beit Furik town in which some casualties were reported among the Palestinians .
• Ramallah Israeli occupation soldiers opened fire against a position run by the Palestinian security forces near Nabi Saleh village, west of Ramallah killing one Palestinian securityman and seriously wounding his comrade in arms.
• Gaza A Palestinian youth died from wounds he received by bullets fired against him by Israeli occupation soldiers near Erez checkpoint in Beit Hanon. The soldiers opened fire against the martyr while enroute for work at Erez industrial park.
• Jerusalem Scores of hundreds of Palestinian worshippers demonstrated at Al Aqsa courtyard yesterday following the Muslim Friday Prayer to protest the Israeli ban imposed on Palestinians to go to Al Aqsa Mosque in Arab east Jerusalem . Israeli occupation forces used rubber coated metal bullets and its so-called riot police squads to disperse demonstrators. Israel closed Al Aqsa before Muslims since the beginning of the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan before of all Palestinians in the West Bank, Gaza strip and even inside Israel itself with an exception to Palestinians living in occupied Jerusalem aging over 45 years.
• Al Bireh Israeli occupation forces fired over twenty artillery rounds and opened automatic machine-gun fire against a number of buildings under construction at the northern gate of the city. Contact points and Qalayndia camp were also the scene of heavy confrontations culminating in wounding 25 Palestinians by Israeli occupation soldiers.
• Hebron Israeli artillerymen bombed several residential neighborhoods in Hebron city yesterday and wounded eight Palestinians during clashes flaring up in the aftermath of the Friday Prayer.
• Bethlehem Palestinian demonstrators engaged with Israeli occupation soldiers near Bilal Ibn Rabah mosque in Bethlehem city yesterday pelting the invaders with stones and empty bottles. The Israelis retaliated by opening live ammunition and rubber bullets against the demonstrators. Al Khadr village also witnessed similar clashes with the invading Israeli soldiers . In Zaatra village a number of Israeli military soldiers stormed into the homes of the village .
• Qalkilya An Israeli patrol came under fire from Palestinian gunmen near Qalkilya city who also fired a hail of bullets against Sorikal settlement lying in the same area.
• President Yasser Arafat yesterday presided over a meeting for the PLO Executive Committee in Gaza city yesterday. The meeting followed the weekly cabinet meeting of the Palestinian leadership and focused on the challenges facing the Palestinian people under the continued Israeli aggression . President Arafat briefed the Committee on the outcome of his recent contacts with the American and the Israeli sides.
• The Palestinian leadership appealed to the international community and the UN Security Council to immediately move towards putting an end to the Israeli military aggression against the Palestinians .
• The Minister of Information and Culture Yasser Abed Rabbo said yesterday the Palestinians will not tolerate the assassination of three civilians by the Israeli army in the Nablus area and warned the murderers must pay the price for their crimes. He said the assassination of three Palestinians is another clue that the Israeli occupation army has nothing to do except to go on killing more and more Palestinians. He also said the Jewish settlers illegally living in the occupied territories are part of this terrorist activity.
• The speaker of the Palestinian Legislative Council Ahmed Qrei criticized the need of continuing negotiations with the Israeli government and confirmed that rescuing the Middle East peace process requires courageous Israeli decisions and not negotiations.

Tuesday December 12, 2000

Main Headlines

• Deheisha Refugee Camp: Israeli occupation forces renewed bombarding Palestinian residential areas from within Efrat settlement at Deheisha Camp near Bethlehem inflicting severe damages to scores of houses.Two other locations in Al Khadr and Irtas came under artillery fire from Israeli military positions causing damage to a number of buildings in the two Arab villages.
• Beit Jala: Israeli occupation forces opened mortar and missile fire against Beit Jala town from inside Gilo settlement illegally built over Palestinian land occupied by Israel in June 1967. Simultaneously Gilo settlement came under fire from Palestinian gunmen.
• Nablus: Israeli snipers fatally wounded 28-year old Anwar Hamran. Hamran died in a hail of bullets in Grizim Mountain. The villages of Beit Furik, Salem, and Tel, all lying in the Nablus area, witnessed violent clashes with Israeli soldiers and herds of settlers.
• Khan Younis: An Israeli soldier received moderate injuries near Tuffah checkpoint when a hand grenade was hurled against the Israeli military coordination office. Israeli soldiers retaliated by opening heavy mortar fire against Palestinian houses in Khan Younis refugee camp and Qatatwa neighborhood.
• Bethlehem: Aydeh refugee camp, Khadr village, and Bilal Ibn Rabah area came under intense Israeli bombardment from various weapons continuing until a late hour last night.
• Deir El Balah: Four hand bombs were thrown against an Israeli military position opposite Kfar Darom settlement north of the city. The bombs exploded culminating in a 20 minute long skirmish with submachine gun fire.
• Ramallah: Palestinian gunmen and Israeli occupation forces exchanged fire at Beni Zeid area, west of Ramallah last night. Israeli forces opened fire against Palestinians in Kofer Ein, Beit Rima, Nabi Saleh last night and attempted to storm into Kofer Ein but were repulsed by Palestinian resistance movement.
• Kalandia Camp: Israeli soldiers at the main road of Kalandia refugee camp wounded a Palestinian youth yesterday. Intermittent clashes continued near Ram junction, north of Jerusalem culminating in the wounding of a number of Palestinians.
• Yabad: Two Israeli soldiers were wounded during an armed engagement at the main entrance of the town in Jenin’s district. The fighting was followed by tense Israeli shelling to Palestinian houses at the town.
• Ouja: Israeli private units escorted by a large army force entered Ouja town north of Jericho and opened fire against Palestinian apartments in which a Palestinian youth was hit by several bullets in the abdomen.
• Hebron: Violent clashes flared up in the city between Palestinian demonstrators and Israeli troops following the funeral procession to a Palestinian youth killed by Israeli soldiers. Several Palestinians were wounded in the clashes, two were listed in serious condition.
• Al Bireh: Sporadic clashes renewed at the northern entrance of the city between Palestinians and Israeli soldiers. Rubber-coated metal bullets wounded five Palestinians.
• Jerusalem: Two Israeli cars traveling from Pisgat Zaev to French Hill came under automatic gunfire near the bridge over the French Hill/Maleh Adumim road. No one was hurt.

• President Yasser Arafat asked the US and Russia to maximize efforts to stop the Israeli aggression against the Palestinian people and try to rescue the peace process.
  Arafat’s request came after a meeting in Gaza yesterday with the Russian envoy Alexander Sultanov. President Arafat also stressed during a meeting with the international fact-finding commission the need to advance the peace efforts to approach a genuine and durable peace in the region.
• The Minister of Information and Culture Yasser Abed Rabbo denied any secret political contacts with the Israeli side while admitting that such contacts are of a security nature covering the present circumstances and Israeli violations.
• The Minister of Planning and International cooperation Dr. Nabil Shaath announced yesterday that the Arab Follow-Up Committee has endorsed during its meeting in Damascus a number of important decisions including a call on the World Trade Organization WTO to cancel Israel’s membership for impeding Palestinian trade movement, and a second appeal to the EU to stop importing Israeli goods produced in Jewish settlements.

Monday December 4, 2000

Main Headlines

• British government media relations’ chiefs said to be offering guidance on Public Relations to Israel. British government specialists are giving lessons in communication skills to Israeli army officers. Presumably the British are teaching the Israelis on how to be effective in committing evil deeds without being noticed, or to kill, maim and torture Palestinians while at the same time claiming self defense.
• President Arafat says, There are no secret negotiations with Israel. Our people are continuing in its Intifada and proved that it is ready to face all options.
• Israel fears the “evenhandedness” of the US. And said to have accepted to cooperate with the International Fact-Finding committee headed by American Senator George Mitchell.
• A senior ex US diplomat says The Arabs view the United States as a rubber stamp for Israel. Richard Murphy adds the current situation in the Middle East is liable to further escalation and will lead into instability in the region.
• Barak said to have refused an American help to arrive at a negotiated settlement.
• George W. Bush says, soon he will assume the presidency of the US.
• Netanyahu keeping an eye on the political developments in Israel with a view to entering the race for the Israeli premiership.

Sunday December 3, 2000

Main Headlines

• Israel places more and more barricades to close Palestinian towns, villages and cities off. And to further impede the movement of Palestinians on their land. Israeli occupation troops murder two more Palestinian civilians and injured more than 20. The Israeli killing of Palestinian children, young men and people are on the increase, more and more civilians are killed. Israeli tanks bomb Palestinian residential areas, kill and maim civilians, terrify children and makes Palestinian life a misery.
• Israel is waging an economic war against the Palestinian people. It is destroying the Palestinian economy, and inflicting heavy damage and losses to all economic sectors.
• According to Los Angeles Times, the Israeli measures against the Palestinian people are increasing defiance and made Palestinians more radical.
• The Jordanian Parliament is discussing a memorandum calling for canceling Jordan's peace agreement with Israel.
• Egyptian Iranian contacts on the situation in the occupied Palestinian territories.
• President Clinton said to exert more efforts to achieve peace in the region.
• Senior Palestinian official says, Stability and peace in our region can only be achieved when a Palestinian independent state with Arab East Jerusalem as its capital is established.

Saturday December 2, 2000

Main Headlines

• Israeli tanks bombard Hebron, Ramallah, Al-Bireh and Khan Younis. Israeli occupation forces killed four Palestinians, two children and two young men yesterday.
• Israeli occupation snipers target and kill Palestinian children and civilians going to their homes.
• UNECIF says, 310 Palestinian were killed since Sept. 28, 2000, 97 of the are children.
• The Israeli occupation isolates Arab East Jerusalem from its natural environment. Palestinians from the West Bank and Gaza are prevented from entering Arab East Jerusalem and from praying at Al- Aqsa Mosque.
• Last Ramadan, the number of Palestinian Muslims praying on Friday in Al -Aqsa Mosque were more than 250,000 Muslims, this year the number of Muslims praying at the Al- Aqsa Mosque is no more than 20,000. Palestinians are isolated from their holy city, Israel is preventing the Palestinian people from exercising one of their most basic rights, the freedom to pray in Al- Aqsa Mosque.
• President Arafat chairs the Palestinian weekly cabinet meeting, and declares that our people are determined to continue their steadfastness and struggle for freedom and independence. The Palestinian leadership calls on the International Fact-Finding Committee to shoulder its responsibility, in addition to demanding that Israel stops its measures preventing aid from reaching the occupied Palestinian territories.
• Palestinian municipalities and government offices operate under most difficult circumstances. As much services as possible are being provided.
• Muslim most senior clerics in Damascus and Cairo call for boycotting American and Israeli made products.
• Iraq stopped its oil exports.
• The US Supreme Court will issue its judgment on the American presidential elections within few days.
• Unemployment in Gaza reached 50%. And no hopes for the foreseeable future and no end to the Palestinian suffering.