Arabic News Weekly Edition for Palestine, 12/29/1997
Weekly Edition, Palestine - Week of December 29, 1997
- Women's rallies request release of detained Hamas members
Women and children demonstrated in the city of Nablus and requested the release of detained members of Hamas who are jailed in Palestinian prisons. Palestine, Local, 1/2/1998 - More money to Palestinians on the way
Donor countries held a meeting recently in the French capital, Paris, during which they decided to offer $750 million in the form of loans and grants to the Palestinians in addition to $150 million in the form of guarantees to the private sector investment. Palestine, Economics, 1/2/1998 - Clinton meetings could be cancelled Palestine-Israel, Politics, 1/2/1998
- Arafat independent state Palestine, Politics, 1/2/1998
- European companies to build Palestinian industrial complexes
Sources in the Siemens company stated that the company plans to participate in setting up a factory in the Palestinian industrial complex which will be established in Gaza. Palestine, Economics, 1/2/1998 - Ramadan: hopes but less hope
Fruits, vegetables, cheap electronic gadgets and simple clothes are on sale in this market which, in the month of Ramadan, becomes perhaps the busiest part of the Jerusalem markets. Palestine, Religion, 12/31/1997 - Arafat for international observers, will reshuffle cabinet in late January
Arafat's special advisor Marwan Kanafani who was quoted as saying that Arafat had accepted the resignation of his cabinet. The source said Kanafani was not authorized to issue the statement on behalf of President Arafat. A cabinet reshuffle, however, is expected late in January Palestine, Politics, 12/30/1997 - Moslems of the world, be united
The Supreme Islamic Council in Jerusalem issued a statement Tuesday to all Moslems and Arabs reminding them of their responsibilities towards the protection of the Aqsa Mosque and the city of Jerusalem from Israeli occupation and ultra right wing threats. Regional-Palestine, Religion, 12/30/1997 - Palestinian prisoner on hunger strike again
Elayan, held under administrative detention since last October, went on a hunger strike for 40 days ending December 2, when she was promised that she would be released during the month of Ramadan. Palestine-Israel, Local, 12/30/1997 - New Israeli police unit in Jerusalem
Israel has decided to deploy special police forces to accompany Jerusalem municipality employees and inspectors during their raids on shops and houses in East Jerusalem. Israel-Palestine, Local, 12/30/1997 - The racist who wanted to throw a pig's head into Al Aqsa mosque
it is no wonder that he ends up planning not only to throw the pig's head into the Mosque but even to stir a religious war against Islam," the Palestinian official said. Al Aqsa Mosque is the third holiest site in Islam, after Mecca and Medina. Palestine-Israel, Religion, 12/29/1997 - The chase after a Hamas engineer?
Israel has so far failed to detain a prominent member of Hamas, the Islamic Resistance Movement, and has recently detained a relative of his to exert pressure on the rest of the family. Ahmad Awadallah is believed by Israel to be building explosive devices. Israel-Palestine, Judicial, 12/29/1997 - Israel rejects Palestinian peace plan Israel-Palestine, Politics, 12/29/1997
- Israel worried about possible suicide attacks
As they do every year at the start of Ramadan, Israeli security services issued warnings that attacks are likely to be carried out by members of Hamas, the Islamic Resistance Movement, to mark the holy month of Ramadan. Israel-Palestine, Politics, 12/29/1997