Recently there was an incident in the Gaza Strip, where 3 american soldiers were killed. This might or might not interest you, but it so happens that an article about the incident casts doubt on when the Gaza Strip leaves Daylight Saving. As far as I can tell we haven't received any new information about DST in Occupied Palestinian Territory since 1999. The article is http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A32510-2003Oct15.html "Bomb Kills 3 Americans In Gaza Strip Guards Were Escorting U.S. Diplomatic Convoy By Molly Moore and John Ward Anderson Washington Post Foreign Service Thursday, October 16, 2003; Page A01 ... The attack occurred at about 10:15 a.m. (4:15 a.m. EDT) Wednesday, five hours after the United States vetoed a U.N. Security Council resolution that would have condemned Israel for building a controversial fence around the West Bank, and as Israeli soldiers in the southern Gaza Strip continued a six-day-old operation to destroy cross-border tunnels. Eight Palestinians have been killed and more than 230 homes have been destroyed or severely damaged in that operation." Here is WTE output for the time 4.15 am EDT: When it is 4.15.00 am Wednesday 15. Oct 2003 -0400 EDT in USA - District of Columbia, Washington DC (GMT-5.0) ® - Daylight Saving is active then it is 11.15.00 am Wednesday 15. Oct 2003 +0300 EEST in Palestine (Gaza area), Gaza (GMT+2.0) ® - Daylight Saving is active DST start : 12.00.00 am Friday 18. Apr 2003 +0200 EET DST end : 12.00.00 am Friday 17. Oct 2003 +0300 EEST So the time was supposed to have been 11:15 am, not 10.15 am. Of course this is not a water-tight proof that the TZ database is wrong, but at least an indication that is worth investigating. Can anyone come up with more authoritative information about this? Regards, Jesper Nørgaard Welen Email: jnorgard@Prodigy.Net.mx Project Leader (Líder de Proyecto) Software CIMMYT - Centro Internacional de Mejoramiento de Maíz y Trigo Dirección: CIMMYT Int. c/o Jesper Nørgaard Km. 45, Carretera México-Veracruz El Batán Texcoco, Edo. de México CP 56130 MEXICO Tel.: +52 (5) 58-04-20-04 ext. 1374 Fax: +52 (5) 58-04-75-58 Tel. Casa: 53-10-05-95 ó 53-10-97-78 Download the free program World Time Explorer, I made: http://www.cimmyt.org/timezone/index.htm