Arabic News Weekly Edition for Palestine, 8/18/1997
Weekly Edition, Palestine - Week of August 18, 1997
- Palestinians wail over agreement, C.I.A. monitoring of Israeli-Palestinian security relations
After a week of revived security coordination, there were no signs of any arrests by Palestinian security forces of the some 200 militants fingered by Israel. Palestine, Inside scoop, 8/22/1997 - Israel criticizes Palestinians over national unity meeting
Israel accused Palestinian President Yasser Arafat of being two-faced after he embraced a Hamas movement leader in a "national unity" meeting held on Wednesday Palestine, Politics, 8/22/1997 - Hamas not linked to market blasts Palestine, Local, 8/22/1997
- Jihad, Hamas reiterate attitude against Oslo
Secretary General of the Palestinian National Resistance Movement "Islamic Jihad," Ramadan Shalah, reiterated the movement's firm and unwavering stand against the Oslo accords. Palestine, Politics, 8/21/1997 - Three Jewish youths released
An Israeli court released three Jewish youths who were being held for killing a Palestinian working in a petrol station. Palestine, Local, 8/21/1997 - Libya , PLO agree on ending labor problems
Arafat expressed his hope of resuming Libyan-Palestinian ties as before, Agha said, After it was agreed with Libyan authorities to end the problems that have affected Palestinian migrant labor force. Libya-Palestine, Economics, 8/20/1997 - Arafat expresses desire to settle back in Tunis
Arafat expressed his strong desire to leave the self-rule territories to settle in Cairo or return to Tunisia where the headquarters of the Palestinian Liberation Organization (PLO) exists. Palestine, Politics, 8/20/1997 - Arafat heads national unity meeting including Hamas
Yasser Arafat heads a national unity meeting in response to "a failed policy applied by a stranger, Netanyahu, and as a response to the Israeli collective punishment measures and seizure." Palestine, Politics, 8/20/1997 - Egyptian foreign minister urges Israel to abide by UN resolutions
Egyptian Foreign Minister Amer Moussa said abiding by implementation of international legitimacy resolutions and "land for peace" principle is the pivot of reviving the Middle East peace process. Palestine-Egypt, Politics, 8/19/1997 - Syrian vice president reviews situation with Qadoumi
Syrian Vice President Abdul Halim Khadam received in Damascus Mr. Farouk Qadoumi, head of the Political Department of the Palestine Liberation Organisation. Syria-Palestine, Politics, 8/19/1997