Arabic News Weekly Edition for Palestine, 2/16/1998
Weekly Edition, Palestine - Week of February 16, 1998
- Story of a Palestinian collaborator
Nasri is his alias name, or nom de guerre. His story tells a lot about how bad it is for Palestinians who fall in Israeli traps and become collaborators with the Israeli secret services. Palestine, Culture, 2/21/1998 - Palestine shut down television and radio stations
The Palestinian government threatened to shut down television and radio stations which do not have permits from the Ministry of Interior. Palestine, Local, 2/21/1998 - Qaddoumi Desert's Storm is an American arrogance
Qaddoumi also expressed his readiness to visit Baghdad, clarifying that he met Iraqi Foreign Minister Mohammed Said El-Sahaf in Damscus, and Palestinian President Yasser Arafat sent a special delegation to the Iraqi president. Palestine, Politics, 2/20/1998 - Palestinian-Israeli talks: Fake impression of business as usual
A meeting Wednesday between Palestinian chief negotiator Dr. Saeb Erekat and Israeli cabinet secretary Dany Naveh failed to bridge the gap between the two sides amid mounting Palestinian complaints that Israel is "looking for every possible excuse not to honor its interim agreements with the Palestinians." Palestine-Israel, Politics, 2/19/1998 - Arafat orders release of two Islamic Jihad activists
Palestinian sources said that Palestinian President Yasser Arafat agreed yesterday to release two Islamic Jihad activists who were suspected in the suicide bombing attack at Bait Lid in January 1995. Palestine, Judicial, 2/19/1998 - Palestine shuts down TV stations Palestine, Politics, 2/19/1998
- US citizens advised to aviod Palestinian areas Palestine, International, 2/19/1998
- Erekat - US proposal Palestine, Politics, 2/18/1998
- Lebanese FM, PLO political department chief review ME developments
Qaddoumi said he reviewed with Boueiz what has happened on the Palestinian peace track, which has reached an impasse. He added that the peace process sponsors are unable to make the efforts needed to revive the peace process in the region. Lebanon-Palestine, Politics, 2/18/1998 - Hamas threatens to attack Israeli targets if US strikes Iraq
"Our armed answer inside Israel to any US attack on Iraq is but our right to defend our homelands," he said. Palestine-Israel, Politics, 2/17/1998 - Israel demolishes Arab houses in West Bank Palestine-Israel, Local, 2/17/1998
- King Hussein reviews peace process with Arafat
King Hussein was informed by Palestinian President Yasser Arafat about the latest developments in peace negotiations with Israel, the proposals to restart those negotiations between Israel and the Palestinian government and the Israeli withdrawal from Palestinian territories as per agreements signed between both sides. Jordan-Palestine, Politics, 2/16/1998 - Palestinian Aqsa bank to open midyear
A Jordanian official said the Palestinian Aqsa bank is expected to begin banking activities in the Palestinian self-rule areas in the middle of the current year. Palestine, Business, 2/16/1998