* Musharraf imposes emergency rule Pakistan’s President Pervez Musharraf has declared emergency rule and suspended the country’s constitution.

* ‘US okays IDF wide-scale Gaza op’ The United States has given a “green light” to an IDF operation in the Gaza Strip.

* Iraq vows to arrest PKK rebels Iraqi PM Nouri Maliki says Baghdad is ready to pursue and arrest the Kurdish rebel leaders carrying out cross-border raids into Turkey from northern Iraq.

* Fayad wants deadline for talks, release of 2,000 prisoners The Palestinian Authority demands that Washington make an effort to achieve a document that would stand up to the Palestinian people’s expectations.

* Al Qaeda threatens Libya attack Al Qaeda’s No. 2 figure harshly criticized Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi in a new audio tape Saturday.

* Saudi King Keeps British Relations Well-Oiled Britain waved farewell to Saudi Arabia’s monarch King Abdullah on Thursday, following a royal visit marked by much pomp.

* Abbas holds Friday prayers with Hamas leaders Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas held Friday prayers with Hamas officials in the West Bank.

* Syrian gov’t secrecy left nuclear facility undefended by army The veil of secrecy in Damascus surrounding Syria’s alleged nuclear facility left it vulnerable to aerial attack.

* Rice in Turkey for tough talks to avert cross-border strike US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice arrived in Turkey Friday, offering an “effective strategy” against Kurdish rebels in northern Iraq.

* Russian election campaign opens Saturday marks the official start of campaigning in the Russian parliamentary election.

By: Hillel Fendel – Arutz Sheva

As Jews worldwide prepare to read aloud in synagogues, this coming Sabbath, the Biblical account of Patriarch Abraham’s purchase of land in Hevron, 54 MKs sign a petition in favor of Jews’ right of purchase there.

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* IAF flyovers put Lebanon on high alert The Lebanese army has raised its level of alert over the past 24 hours due to abnormal IAF activity over its territory.

* US vows to support Turkey on PKK The US Secretary of State, Condoleezza Rice, has said Turkey and the United States share a common enemy in the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK).

* Abbas meets with three Hamas officials in West Bank Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas met with Hamas officials on Friday for the first time since the organization’s violent takeover of the Gaza Strip.

* Majority of ‘Eligible’ MKs Sign Petition for Hevron As Jews worldwide prepare to read aloud in synagogues, this coming Sabbath, the Biblical account of Patriarch Abraham’s purchase of land in Hevron, 54 MKs sign a petition in favor of Jews’ right of purchase there.

* ‘Hizbullah now stronger, Israel weaker’ The leader of the Hizbullah Sheik Hassan Nasrallah said Thursday that his organization has grown stronger as Israel has weakened.

* 90 Years Since First Int’l Recognition of Zionism Friday, Nov. 2, marks the 90th anniversary of the issuance of Great Britain’s policy paper known as the Balfour Declaration, which set the stage for the establishment of the State of Israel.

* US Air Force struck Syrian nuclear site The September 6 raid over Syria was carried out by the US Air Force.

* Brussels issues reform warning to Balkan states The countries of the Western Balkans can expect to join the EU only in “the medium to long term”.

* Fatah policemen ‘defect to al-Qaida’ Scores of Fatah policemen who used to serve in the Palestinian Authority security forces in the Gaza Strip have now joined the al-Qaida-affiliated group calling itself the Army of Islam.

* World powers discuss Iran sanctions in London Six world powers meet on Friday to discuss imposing a third round of sanctions on Iran because of its refusal to stop enriching uranium.

By: Ayla Jean Yackley – Bloomberg L.P.

Kurds in southeast Turkey voted this summer in record numbers for Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his promise to bring peace to their region. Now, with Turkish troops massed for a possible invasion of Iraq, the talk is of curtailed political rights and ethnic strife.

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By: Ezra HaLevi – Arutz Sheva

Israel, though lacking in natural water resources, is exporting its water technology across the globe, billing itself as the “Silicon Valley of water technology,” in the words of Minister Binyamin Ben Eliezer.

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By: Aluf Benn – Haaretz

The Palestinian Authority has demanded that Israel formally sanction a document in which it promises to permit Palestinian institutions in East Jerusalem to continue to operate, the Shin Bet security service has told the government in recent days.

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* Iran warns Europe against sanctions Hardline President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Thursday warned European countries not to follow the US lead in imposing unilateral sanctions against his country.

* Pressure increases on PKK rebels Turkey, Iraq and the US have all taken steps to combat the threat of Kurdish fighters based in northern Iraq and defuse the crisis in the region.

* UN Watch: UN must combat anti-Semitism While some “unprecedented” steps have been made by the United Nations in recent years to recognize and reject anti-Semitism, the world body has yet to “to fully live up to its promise.”

* Soaring oil climbs past $96 mark Oil prices have continued their unremitting climb, passing the $96 a barrel mark after figures showed a surprise fall in US crude reserves.

* EU politician: No peace without Syria Syria will not allow any serious peace agreement to be reached without playing a central role in the negotiations.

* Israel says Hezbollah can hit Tel Aviv Israel alleges that Hezbollah militants in Lebanon have rearmed with new long-range rockets capable of hitting Tel Aviv.

* Kurds in Turkey Who Backed Erdogan Now Fear Civil War Kurds in southeast Turkey voted this summer in record numbers for Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan.

* Israel the “Silicon Valley of Water Technology” Israel, though lacking in natural water resources, is exporting its water technology across the globe, billing itself as the “Silicon Valley of water technology.”

* Palestinians seek to renew institutional activities in E. J’lem The Palestinian Authority has demanded that Israel formally sanction a document in which it promises to permit Palestinian institutions in East Jerusalem to continue to operate.

* Turkey falling behind on political reform, EU report says Almost one year after the EU partially froze Turkey’s membership talks, little reform progress has been made by Ankara.

* UN: Hizbullah has replenished missiles, Dan region in range Hizbullah has succeeded in rearming itself and has obtained missiles with a range of 250 km.

* Warning of Somali ‘catastrophe’ International aid agencies are warning of an “unfolding humanitarian catastrophe” in parts of Somalia.

* McCain links Iraq victory to ME peace “Unless America wins the war in Iraq, Israeli-Palestinian reconciliation will not move forward.”

* Israel threatens Gaza invasion Israel has escalated threats to invade the Gaza Strip.

* Baghdad-Tehran want Iraq meet to focus on security Iraq and Iran want an international conference on Iraq in Istanbul this week to focus on the nation’s security rather than tensions with Turkey.

* Israel mulls citizenship changes Israel’s interior minister has called for reforming the law that grants Jews around the world Israeli citizenship.

* EU treaty ‘same as constitution’ The new EU Reform Treaty is effectively the same as the constitution it was designed to replace.

* Russia schools ban “cult of death” Halloween Moscow schools have been ordered to ban students from celebrating the cult of the dead, better known as Halloween.

* U.S. renews pressure on Israel to remove W. Bank outposts The U.S. has renewed pressure on Israel to evacuate illegal outposts in the West Bank.

* Darfur force ‘may be’ operational early 2008 A bolstered United Nations-African Union (AU) force charged with bringing peace to Sudan’s ravaged Darfur region may be operational by early next year.

* Iran defiant ahead of nuclear talks with Russia Iran will not back down in a nuclear dispute with the West and is not interested in talks with the United States.

* ‘Hamas building bunkers near border’ Hamas is trying to establish a bunker system as well as fortified rocket-launching and surveillance positions along the security fence with the Gaza Strip.

* Muhammad Deif: We’ll strike in heart of Israel Senior Hamas member says commander of organization’s military wing ‘planning an attack against the Israeli occupation, and will not settle for the defensive fighting policy’.

* Diskin: Summit failure may lead to attacks A failure to make progress in the upcoming Annapolis peace parley could lead to increased violence in the region.

* IAEA findings on Iran dismissed France and the US have dismissed a finding by the head of the UN’s nuclear watchdog Mohammed ElBaradei that there is no evidence of Iran building a bomb.

* Egypt to build nuclear power plants Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak on Monday announced plans to build several nuclear power plants,.

* PA trying to stop parley hosted by Syria The Palestinian Authority has dispatched three senior PA officials to Damascus in an attempt to persuade the Syrians not to host a conference called by Hamas and other radical Palestinian factions.

* Red carpet welcome for Saudi king King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia has been welcomed ceremonially to Britain by the Queen, with a state banquet at Buckingham Palace later.

* Iraq Kurds reject Ankara ‘orders;’ Turkey pounds rebels Turkey called on the United States Tuesday to take “urgent” measures against Kurdish rebels based in Iraq.

* Iraqi dam ‘at risk of collapse’ The largest dam in Iraq is at risk of an imminent collapse that could unleash a 20m (65ft) wave of water on Mosul, a city of 1.7m people, the US has warned.