Arabic News Weekly Edition for Palestine, 12/22/1997
Weekly Edition, Palestine - Week of December 22, 1997
- Christian - Muslim relations in Palestine
Nothing could have refuted Israeli allegations of severe friction between Moslem and Christian Palestinians like this year's Christmas Mass service. Palestine-Israel, Religion, 12/26/1997 - Protesting, the Palestinian Legislative Council suspends sessions
The PLC formed a committee to investigate reports of financial violations and illicit relationships with women on the part of some ministers. Palestine, Politics, 12/26/1997 - Hamas rally Palestine, Politics, 12/26/1997
- Arafat peace plan Palestine, Politics, 12/26/1997
- Hamas: New security agreement resembles war on Palestinians
The Palestinian government threatened to apply the division plan of 1947 (which greatly expands current Palestinian boundary areas) if the Israeli prime minister insists on considering the West Bank as an integral. Palestine-Israel, International, 12/25/1997 - Israeli leaders hope Jordan or Palestine will disappear
Hiam Ramon, who is one of the strongest candidates to head the Labor party, said that it is inevitable that Jordan will turn into a Palestinian state in about ten years. Palestine-Jordan, Politics, 12/25/1997 - Police disrupt daily businesses in Jerusalem's old city
Palestinian shop owners in the Old City of Jerusalem complained of an exaggerated presence of Israeli soldiers and border police patrols next to their premises and said such a presence has deterred potential customers from going into their shops. Palestine, Local, 12/24/1997 - Palestinian savings abroad worth $30 billion
Abu Eissa ruled out the possibility that the Palestinian pound will be issued at the present time as the current circumstances are not favorable for such an action. Palestine, Economics, 12/24/1997 - Palestine legislature - Arafat Palestine, Politics, 12/24/1997
- Dahlan : We reject any changes on the security understanding
The meeting was supposed to witness the final signing of the joint security understanding, which explicitly speaks of Israel's commitment to fight Jewish terror against Arabs by the same token with which it demands the Palestine to fight Islamic militants. Palestine-Israel, Politics, 12/23/1997 - Patriarch: Christians relations with Palestine are excellent
Roman Catholic Patriarch Michel Sabbah praised the relations existing between the Christian community and Palestine, saying all reports by the Israeli media on a crisis were baseless. Palestine, Religion, 12/23/1997 - Israeli anti-Christmas measures in Bethlehem
Israel has banned Palestinian buses from entering Jerusalem during the upcoming Christmas season and as such has given a monopoly to Israeli bus companies to transport tourists to Bethlehem for Christmas. Palestine, Business, 12/23/1997 - Qurei': Israeli security maps aim to devour Palestinian lands
Palestinian Legislative Council Speaker Ahmad Qurei’ denied reports in the Israeli press saying that he had met with Israeli Minister of National Infrastructure Ariel Sharon and that he expressed his acceptance of Israel's security claims in the West Bank. Palestine, Politics, 12/23/1997 - Intifada: recollections from the past
People still remember how, on the first day of the Palestinian uprising, they pelted the Israeli posts with stones and how soldiers taken by surprise sought refuge inside the compound as they had no clue how to absorb such an angry crowd. Palestine-Israel, History, 12/22/1997 - Hamas criticizes Netanyahu statements on West Bank
In a statement he made yesterday Hamas spokesman Ibrahim Ghoseh said that Netanyahu's statements reflect the ideological conviction of the Likud party. Palestine, Politics, 12/22/1997 - Arafat - peace Palestine-Israel, Politics, 12/22/1997
- Arafat - West Bank Palestine, Politics, 12/22/1997
- Israeli occupation forces break into Palestinian naval site
Israeli military units broke into a Palestinian naval site in the area of Rafah and tried to break into another site in the area of Khan Younis in the Gaza Strip. Palestine-Israel, Politics, 12/22/1997 - No big decisions from Arafat-Netanyahu meeting, US says
The American administration does not expect Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu or Palestinian President Yasser Arafat to take important decisions before their meeting with US President Bill Clinton. Palestine-Israel, Politics, 12/22/1997