Arabic News Weekly Edition for Palestine, 7/14/1997
Weekly Edition, Palestine - Week of July 14, 1997
- Israelis condemn anti-settlement vote
Israel on July 16 criticized a tough United Nations resolution to force a halt in Jewish settlement building as "moral bankruptcy," while Palestinians cheered their limited political win. Palestine-Israel, Politics, 7/18/1997 - Palestinian Authority looks to win US investors
Taking a cue from Israel, the Palestinians are hoping to attract hundreds of businessmen from their American Diaspora to the first Palestinian investor's conference this month. Palestine, Economics, 7/17/1997 - Arab Journalist Federation calls for UN intervention in Hebron
The Arab Journalist Federation called for a UN and international human rights organizations to intervene quickly and pressure the Israeli occupation authorities to stop their "cruel aggression and punishment measures" in the occupied Palestine. Palestine, Politics, 7/16/1997 - Suha Arafat intervenes over dispute
Suha Arafat, the wife of the Palestinian leader, has promised to intervene in a dispute between rival factions of the Russian Orthodox church over a monastery in Hebron, press reports said on July 12. Palestine, Religion, 7/16/1997 - Confrontations in occupied lands escalate, 600 arrested
Palestinian youths in the town of Hebron threw several bombs at Israeli soldiers. In Ramalla, youths hurled bottles at an Israeli settler and an Israeli military vehicle. Palestine, Local, 7/15/1997 - Over 30 Palestinians wounded by Israeli live bullets
A Radio Orient correspondent in the occupied lands has disclosed that more than 30 Palestinians were wounded on July 11 during the confrontations which erupted in Hebron between Israeli soldiers and Palestinian youth. Palestine, Local, 7/14/1997