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Palestinian government faces critical financial problems
The financial status of the Palestinian government is said to be very critical and the budget deficit for 1998 is projected at no less than US $23 million.
Palestine, Economics, 3/28/1998
Report: Hundreds of buildings destroyed in 1997
The report said that in the past year 154 houses were demolished, 245 tents taken down, one Bedouin school destroyed and ten graves destroyed.
Palestine-Israel, Local, 3/28/1998
Israel - settlements
Israel-Palestine, Politics, 3/28/1998
Blair believes in an independent Palestine, Jewish group cancel Cook
UK prime Minister Tony Blair will express his country's support for the establishment of an independent Palestinian state, as he spends a full day in Gaza.
Palestine-Lebanon-UK, International, 3/27/1998
Ross told: Significant withdrawal is expected, Israeli attitude poll
Arafat's special advisor on Israeli affairs, Dr. Ahmad Tibi, said the Palestinians expect Israel to carry out a significant withdrawal, and for the time being they wonąt reject American bridging efforts.
Palestine-Israel-USA, Politics, 3/27/1998
Under Israeli conditions, Annan cancels al-Aqsa visit
The UN Secretary General Kofi Annan on Thursday canceled a visit scheduled to al-Aqsa mosque and the old town in Jerusalem because of "the conditions imposed by the Israeli authorities for this visit."
Palestine-Israel-UN, Politics, 3/27/1998
Ross delayed, Israeli initiative to bypass U.S. pressure
Israel seemed to be heading towards a new compromise by which it would restrict the redeployment of its troops in the West Bank to no more than 10.5 percent but "quality-wise it would be better for the Palestinians because it will cover areas adjacent to the Palestinian cities under the exclusive control of the Palestinian National Authority."
Palestine-Israel-USA, Politics, 3/26/1998
Agricultural land drops to 50,000 dunums
The total amount of agricultural land in Palestinian areas has decreased from 200,000 dunums in 1967, to 50,000 dunums in 1997, said Palestinian minister of agriculture Abdul Jawad Saleh.
Palestine-Israel, Economics, 3/26/1998
Education problems for Palestinian children
Palestine, Education, 3/26/1998
Illiteracy in Palestinian society estimated at 18%
Palestine, Education, 3/26/1998
Overpass suggested between Gaza and West Bank
Palestine-Israel, Politics, 3/26/1998
40,000 dunums of Arab land expropriated for 30 bypass roads
Palestinian sources complained that Israel has confiscated no less than 40,000 dunums of Arab land, mostly privately-owned, in order to pave some 30 bypass roads in the West Bank
Palestine-Israel, Politics, 3/26/1998
Ross arrives with no initiative as right wing threatens walkout
Palestinian Minister of Higher Education Hanan Ashrawi said the Israeli rejection of the 13 percent scope of Israeli redeployment in the West Bank that was attributed to the US shows how intransigent the Israeli government is with regard to honoring its own commitment in the interim agreements.
Palestine-Israel-USA, Politics, 3/25/1998
Palestinian security warns Arafat against elections
The Palestinian security body asked Palestinian President Yasser Arafat not to permit municipal elections, expecting the triumph of the Islamic resistance movement, Hamas
Palestine, Politics, 3/25/1998
Syrian Foreign Minister meets with Arafat
Egyptian President Mubarak succeeded during the 1996 Arab Summit in Cairo in convening a meeting between Arafat and Syria's President Assad, although their relations had ceased since Arafat signed the Oslo agreements, concerning Palestinian self-rule with Israel, in 1993.
Syria-Palestine, Politics, 3/25/1998
Palestinian prisoners demand to enroll in their own universities
The Dameer [Arabic for conscience] Organization said that families of 30 Palestinian prisoners held in the southern desert prison of Nafha had enrolled in the Hebrew University but are facing major financial problems and cannot afford to study there.
Palestine-Israel, Education, 3/25/1998
Palestinian -Egyptian committee meeting postponed
Palestine-Egypt, Politics, 3/25/1998
Arafat for new UN initiative to revive Middle East peace
Palestine, Politics, 3/25/1998
First international economic conference in Palestine
The members of the preliminary committee said that about 400 economic establishments from Arab and foreign countries will participate in the conference.
Regional-Palestine, Economics, 3/25/1998
Qaddoumi : Israeli policy is against peace
The head of the political department of the Palestinian Liberation Organization, Farouk Qaddoumi, stated that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is a foe of peace.
Palestine, Politics, 3/25/1998
Israel offers no more than 10% redeployment
Ehud Barak: The question is whether we are moving ahead toward a just solution and toward separation from the Palestinians, or toward a dead end, isolation, total regional explosion, and a deep fracture in our people
Palestine-Israel-USA, Politics, 3/24/1998
Ross to arrive in the region this week
Ross will meet with Palestinian President Yasser Arafat and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to "finalize US ideas" about the peace process.
Palestine-Israel-USA, Politics, 3/24/1998
Israel confiscated 2500 Jerusalem ID cards from Palestinians
Hatem Abdul Qader, a member of the Palestinian Legislative Council insisted that Israel canceled hundreds of identity cards for Palestinians from East Jerusalem over the past few months.
Palestine-Israel, Politics, 3/24/1998
Catholic patriarch: Palestinians do have the right to live freely
In the meeting that took place Monday, the patriarch urged the leaders of the Jewish faith in Israel to admit that Palestinians have the same right to live as the Jews claim for themselves.
Palestine-Israel, Religion, 3/24/1998
Annan - Gaza
Palestine, Politics, 3/24/1998
Arafat calls for Arab summit
Palestine, Politics, 3/24/1998
Reduced Palestinian budget shortage expected this year
The final report by the Palestinian Ministry of International Cooperation regarding the donation of aid to the Palestinian government between 1994 - 1997 said the aid received has reached $1.9 billion of the original $3 billion pledged.
Palestine-International, Economics, 3/24/1998
Drop in flower-planted land in Gaza
Though flowers exported to Europe are exempt from customs, Israel collected approximately US $800,000 and has so far refused to pay the money back to the Palestinian flower growers.
Palestine-Israel-Europe Union, Business, 3/24/1998
Palestinian police will study files of security detainees
Palestine, Judicial, 3/24/1998
Palestine seek Jordan's help on land registration
The decision followed a request by the Palestinian government from the Jordanian authorities to receive all sorts of land and real estate registrations in the West Bank.
Palestine-Jordan, Politics, 3/24/1998
Israeli court speaks about a two-week mass expulsion that lasted 50 years
The Israeli High Court gave the government of Israel three months to finally take a decision on why Palestinians from the village of Ikrith have not been allowed back to their village, from which they were kicked out in 1948.
Israel-Palestine, Judicial, 3/23/1998
Poet Darwish health condition stable
Palestine, People, 3/23/1998
Arafat - Annan
Palestine-UN, Politics, 3/23/1998
Palestinians arrested for rebuilding
Palestine-Israel, Local, 3/23/1998
Arafat and Annan meet to discuss peace process
Annan's plane arrived at El-Arish airport, and Annan traveled to Gaza through the Rafah border crossing. He will move on to Israel tomorrow.
Palestine-Israel-UN, Politics, 3/23/1998
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