* Saniora: Arab states don’t want to wipe Israel off the map “The Arab states are not seeking to wipe Israel off the map,” Lebanese Prime Minister Faud Saniora claimed.

* New Jerusalem settlement planned The Israeli authorities are planning to build three new Jewish neighbourhoods in East Jerusalem, an area regarded as occupied land under international law.

* Arab League drops conditions on talks in Israel The Arab League has dropped its preconditions to sending a delegation to Israel to discuss the Arab Peace Initiative.

* Turkish MPs back reform package Turkey’s parliament has approved a major constitutional amendment that allows the president to be elected by the people rather than MPs.

* US official: Bush gov’t appeasing Arabs The Bush administration is undertaking much of its current Israeli-Palestinian diplomacy to appease the Arabs and Europeans.

* Islamic Movement Initiates Effort to Flood Temple Mount Sheikh Raad Salah, the head of the northern branch of the Islamic Movement, has been working hard to ensure that thousands of Muslims will arrive in Jerusalem’s Old City every day to pray in the Al-Aksa mosque.

* Nasa unveils Hubble’s successor The US space agency Nasa has unveiled a model of a space telescope that scientists say will be able to see to the farthest reaches of the Universe.

* Hizbullah training for attacks on US – Telemundo Hizbullah has set up a training facility in South America as part of its plan to launch terror attacks against the United States.

* China appoints envoy for Darfur China has appointed a special Africa envoy to focus on Darfur following criticism of its role in Sudan.

* Chief Rabbinate to Review Ban Organizers of the upcoming Christian-Jewish events in Jerusalem say no missionary activity is involved.