Arabic News Weekly Edition for Palestine, 12/15/1997
Weekly Edition, Palestine - Week of December 15, 1997
- Arafat briefs Mubarak on results of Albright meeting
Arafat stated that he agreed on the American suggestion regarding security cooperation with Israel Palestine-Egypt, Politics, 12/20/1997 - Netanyahu: West Bank part of Israel Palestine-Israel, Politics, 12/20/1997
- Palestinian meeting in Luxor
The conference in the southern Egyptian city of Luxor demonstrates the Palestinians' solidarity with the Egyptians in their stand against terrorism, said the Palestinian ambassador in Cairo, Zuhdi Kedra. Egypt-Palestine, Politics, 12/20/1997 - Strong Palestinian support for peace
Support for the largest Palestinian group, Fateh, has increased from 34.8% in July to 40.9%. Meanwhile the Palestinian governmet headed by Yasser Arafat raised its popular base from 37.6% to 46.4% during the same period Palestine, Politics, 12/19/1997 - Self determination: another defeat to Israel at the UN
The United Nations General Assembly last night issued a historic resolution voicing the hope the Palestinian people will be given the right to self-determination. Palestine-Israel, International, 12/19/1997 - Palestine urged to compensate those killed behind bars
The organization called on the Palestinian Legislative Council to address the question and to pass regulations that maintain the dignity of Palestinian prisoners and to monitor the measure taken by the authorities behind bars Palestine, Local, 12/19/1997 - Arafat, Netanyahu to meet Clinton Palestine-Israel, Politics, 12/19/1997
- No progress in Albright-Netanyahu Paris summit
The three-hour Paris meeting held between Israeli Premier Netanyahu and US Secretary of State Madeleine Albright has failed to reach any progress. Israel-Palestine, International, 12/19/1997 - Israel still holding Gaza airport equipment
The director of the Palestinian Civil Aviation Authority, Brigadier Fayez Zedan, said that Israel is preventing needed equipment sent for the Gaza airport from entering through Asdor port in Israel Palestine-Israel, Local, 12/19/1997 - Background for talks in Paris and London
The Palestinian cabinet communique strongly attacked Israel's so-called map of security interests and insisted that the Jordan River and the Jordan Valley are an integral part of the Palestinian borders Palestine-Israel, International, 12/18/1997 - Arafat to visit Damascus
Preparations made by chairman of the PLO political department Farouk al-Qaddoumi are underway for a visit to be made by Palestinian President Yasser Arafat to Damascus. Palestine, Politics, 12/18/1997 - A woman's Identity torn between two places
Last year, Maha's father died in Britain and she had to fly to London leaving her five-month-old infant back at home with relatives "because I could not prove she was my daughter Palestine-Israel, Local, 12/17/1997 - Three-way summit being contemplated
The scope of the Israeli withdrawal in the second stage will not be less than 10 percent, Israeli sources said, and noted that Prime Minister Benyamin Netanyahu made such a commitment to the US a week ago Palestine-Israel, International, 12/16/1997 - Palestine and settlers involved in secret talks
The Palestine government and Jewish settlers in the West Bank have been involved in secret talks over the past few months, with some sessions taking place in Europe. Palestine, Politics, 12/15/1997 - Redeployment proposals partition West Bank. Mordechai's vs Sharon
“Sharon must be dreaming if he believes that the Palestinians would even talk about the construction of the new road," said Palestinian chief negotiator Dr. Saeb Erekat Palestine-Israel, Politics, 12/15/1997 - Israeli army to demolish homes Palestine-Israel, Politics, 12/15/1997
- Security Services Chief Rajoub suffers a setback
Rajoub's name was among those speculated by foreign diplomats as a possible successor to President Yasser Arafat, but the latest setback, along with criticism voiced against his operation by Palestinian leaders have made such a development near impossible. Palestine, Local, 12/15/1997