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Sheikh Yassin to visit Arab, Islamic capitals
Palestinian sources from the Hamas movement confirmed that Hamas founder Sheikh Ahmed Yassin will pay a visit to Syria soon within an Arab and Islamic tour.
Palestine, Politics, 4/25/1998

International symposium addresses enhancing Palestinian national development
The symposium will tackle recent developments in Palestinian issues, including the peace process, methods of enhancing social and economic development in the Palestinian territories, in addition and the negative effects of Israeli policy on the Palestinian economy.
Palestine-Egypt-UN, Economics, 4/25/1998

Arafat will declare Palestinian state at due time
Palestinian President Yasser Arafat today called on Europe to carry out a more effective role towards Israel, to force it to resume Israeli-Palestinian negotiations.
Palestine-Israel-Germany, Politics, 4/24/1998

Palestinian warns of serious crisis, Israel unhappy with V.P. Gore
A major diplomatic crisis is hard to avoid if no progress is achieved on the Palestinian-Israeli peace talks track, warned Nabil Abu Rudeineh, special advisor to Palestinian President Yasser Arafat.
Palestine-Israel-USA, Politics, 4/24/1998

Al-Sharaa confers with PLO executive committee member
Syrian Foreign Minister Farouk al-Sharaa on Thursday received a member of the political bureau of the PLO, Intisar al-Wazir (Um Jihad), who is the minister of social affairs in the Palestinian government.
Syria-Palestine, Politics, 4/24/1998

Arafat said May peace meetings in London must address main peace
Palestine, Politics, 4/23/1998

Israel - Jabal Abu Ghneim
Palestine-Israel, Local, 4/23/1998

Palestinian groups in Damascus review Palestinian developments
Highlighting the Palestinians' struggle against Israeli occupation, the participants spoke about Israeli atrocities in the occupied Arab lands.
Palestine-Syria, Politics, 4/23/1998

US avoids blaming Israel for current stalemate
Erekat said the Arafat-Netanyahu meeting will take place in London only if Israel agrees to pull its troops out of 13.1 percent of the West Bank territories, as suggested by the US
Palestine-Israel-USA, Politics, 4/22/1998

Palestinian airplane carrying aid to Iraq
Sohar Arafat, Palestinian President Yasser Arafat's wife, said she will send another airplane soon to Iraq and that she will be on board.
Palestine-Iraq, Economics, 4/22/1998

Palestinian - European security cooperation agreement
British Prime Minister Tony Blair signed an agreement for Palestinian - European security cooperation, dictating that both the European Union and the Palestinian government agree upon establishing a new frame aiming at developing joint cooperation concerning with the security cooperation, and they agreed to establish a permanent security committee.
Palestine-European Union, Politics, 4/22/1998

France says EU for a key role in ME peace
France has reiterated that Europe has an effective role to play in relaunching the Middle east peace process as a completion to the role played by the US.
Regional-Palestine-France, Politics, 4/22/1998

Israeli-Palestinian London meetings may bear no fruits
"My intention is to strengthen the coalition precisely to advance the peace process, and for this end, should it come about, we would be better able to advance the political process," said Netanyahu in his attempt to convince his Cabinet ministers to accept the new comers
Palestine-Israel, Politics, 4/21/1998

Current conditions reviewed with Arafat's advisor Nabil Abu Rudeineh
Now we are waiting to see if the US can impose its position on Israel or else Israel will continue to procrastinate and avoid implementing the agreements it reached with the Palestinians. Otherwise, all tours to the region, whether by Dennis Ross or by others, will simply become a waste of time.
Palestine-Regional, Politics, 4/21/1998

Arafat to reconcile with Hamas leader
Palestine-Saudi Arabia, Politics, 4/21/1998

Palestinians sue Israel for killing their relatives
Family members of three Palestinians killed by Israeli troops at the Tarkumya checkpoint, are suing the Israeli army for US $300,000 for each of the three victims.
Palestine-Israel, Judicial, 4/21/1998

Habesh asks Arafat, Yassin to stop deteriorating relations
The secretary-general of the Public Front for Liberating Palestine, Dr. Greoge Habesh, asked Palestinian President Yasser Arafat and Hamas' Sheikh Ahmed Yassin to stop the deterioration in the Palestinian arena and not to slip into a civil war, which would be disastrous on the Palestinian people, both in the present and in the future.
Palestine, Politics, 4/21/1998

Two ministers from South Africa meet with Hamas leader
South African Minister of Justice Dullah Omar and Minister of Consitutional Affairs Mohammed Valli Mousa met with Palestinian Hamas movement leader Sheikh Ahmed Yassin while performing the pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia.
Palestine-Qatar-South Africa, Politics, 4/21/1998

Arafat flies to Saudi Arabia
Palestine-Saudi Arabia, Politics, 4/21/1998

Blair supports Palestinian self-determination
Palestine-UK, Politics, 4/21/1998

Hamas' Yassin to visit Damascus, major leadership change in Hamas
Hamas, is currently holding communication with the Syrian government to arrange a visit for Sheikh Ahmed Yassin to Damascus on the first half of the coming month
Palestine-Syria, Politics, 4/20/1998

Palestinian shepherd acted in self-defense by killing settler
Yehoshafat Tor, one of the other two, was shot in his head and right thigh. He was taken by helicopter to the Soroka hospital in Beer Sheba, where his condition was reported moderate. Ephraim Pearl, the second settler, tried to chase after the Palestinians but was attacked by stones and clubs. He ran to the farm, took an M-16 rifle, and opened fire at the shepherds
Palestine-Israel, Judicial, 4/20/1998

Hamas halts anti-government campaign
The Islamic Resistance Movement, Hamas, has decided to unilaterally halt anti-PNA campaign and to cease the release of leaflets on her behalf, a leading figure in the movement announced Saturday night.
Palestine, Politics, 4/20/1998

Arafat - Palestine
Palestine-Israel, Politics, 4/20/1998

Arafat meets with Blair
Arafat stated that international forces are capable of ending the Israeli occupation of the Arab - Palestinian territories and putting an end to the tension in the Middle East.
Regional-Palestine-UK, Politics, 4/20/1998

Blair - summit
Palestine-Israel-UK, Politics, 4/20/1998


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