Arabic News Weekly Edition for Palestine, 8/11/1997
Weekly Edition, Palestine - Week of August 11, 1997
- Syrian president snubs Israel's Barak
Syrian President Hafez Al-Assad declined to receive a message from Ehud Barak, the Israeli Labor Party leader, Israeli radio said. Syria-Palestine, Politics, 8/15/1997 - Netanyahu, Arafat still at loggerheads over peace talks
Although Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu eased travel restrictions between the Palestinian towns of Hebron and Ramallah, Palestinian Authority President Yasser Arafat is not impressed by the move. Palestine, Politics, 8/15/1997 - Controversial Iraeli Arab delegation meets with Assad
Israeli - Arab delegation visiting Syria, including Knesset member Abdul Wahab Darawsheh met today with Syrian president Assad for a discussion of the peace process and the situation in the region. Syria-Palestine, Politics, 8/13/1997 - Israeli soldier to stand trial
An Israeli soldier who ran amok last January, opening fire on a Hebron market and injuring seven Palestinians, will stand trial despite a psychological report describing him as mentally disturbed. Palestine, Judicial, 8/13/1997 - King Fahd pleads with US, Russia for Middle East peace progress
Saudi Arabia's King Fahd called on the co-sponsors of the Middle East peace process, the United States and Russia, to put pressure on Israel. Palestine, Politics, 8/13/1997 - Egypt hosts a Palestinian stock exchange
The Palestinian Stock Exchange (Bourse) has filed an official membership request at the World Stock Exchanges Federation. Palestine, Economics, 8/13/1997 - Trade passageway between Palestinian and Jordan still blocked
Israel continues its policy of blocking passage between Palestine and Jordan, Al Ahrar newspaper said. Jordan-Palestine, Local, 8/12/1997 - Thousands of Palestinian protesters in streets of Gaza Strip
Thousands of Palestinian protesters marched down the main streets of Gaza Strip demanding Israel to get free their imprisoned sons. Palestine, Politics, 8/12/1997 - Palestinians say territories like big prison
Palestinians say the Israel clampdown on self-rule areas is a collective punishment, turning West Bank and Gaza Strip territories into a big prison. Palestine, Military, 8/11/1997 - Hizbullah condemns Arafat
Lebanon’s Hizbullah denounced yesterday the Palestinian Authority president, Yasser Arafat, for "promoting lies." Palestine, Politics, 8/11/1997 - Hamas memo on Israeli terror practices
The Palestinian national resistance movement, Hamas, said Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s ascension to power has escalated acts of oppression against the Palestinian people. Palestine, Politics, 8/11/1997