Arabic News Weekly Edition for Palestine, 3/9/1998
Weekly Edition, Palestine - Week of March 9, 1998
- 25 wounded by Israelis including several journalists in clashes
Palestinian sources said that in light of last week's shooting deaths of three Palestinian workers near Hebron and the subsequent wave of violent clashes between Palestinian youths and Israeli troops "the creation of any form of international protection for the Palestinians has become more vital than ever before." Palestine, Local, 3/14/1998 - Palestinian groups agree to escalating attacks against Israel
Fatah, Hamas, and the Popular and Democratic Fronts for Freeing Palestine called for escalating the confrontation against the Israeli soldiers and settlers in the West Bank and Gaza Strip. Palestine-Israel, Politics, 3/14/1998 - Tense Friday as a result of Bloody Tuesday
Israeli police and army forces reinforced their troops in the major West Bank cities, including east Jerusalem out of fear that massive violent demonstrations might break out after the Friday prayers. Palestine-Israel, Local, 3/13/1998 - European Union peace plan for Palestine disclosed
The sources said that Cook will bring with him a set of ideas but will not present them in a form of a peace initiative before he takes them first to Washington and discuss them with US Administration officials. Palestine-Israel, International, 3/13/1998 - Palestine worried over continued unrest, European initiative in making
The deteriorating situation in Palestinian areas with continued demonstrations shows that a real countdown has started and something must be done to help stop the whole region from being swept by an avalanche of violence, said a western diplomat in Jerusalem Thursday. Palestine-Israel, Local, 3/12/1998 - Hamas holds Israel responsible for killing three Palestinians Palestine, Politics, 3/12/1998
- Hebron killings beget violence in PNA areas
A doctor who participated in the autopsy said all three died of high velocity bullet wounds in the head and the upper part of their body. The body of the driver Mohammed Sharawneh was riddled with more than ten bullets, the doctor said Palestine-Israel, Military, 3/11/1998 - Women from Jerusalem and Gaza demonstrate
Five students in the West Bank city of Hebron were injured when Israeli soldiers launched tear gas and grenades against a school in the city. Palestine-Israel, Local, 3/10/1998 - Hassan and Arafat emphasize reviving peace negotiations
"Recent political contacts including meetings with the Israeli officials aim at reviving the peace process," Crown Prince Hassan said. Jordan-Palestine, Politics, 3/10/1998 - Major conflict over Islamic property in Jerusalem
Whether it is Islamic or Christian, "This decision is very grave to Muslims all over the world. It shows there is a deliberate campaign aimed at taking over Islamic property in Palestine and it coincides with the Israeli attempts to appropriate Islamic properties in Jerusalem," said Husseini. Palestine-Israel, Judicial, 3/9/1998 - Hebron clashes Palestine, Local, 3/9/1998
- Egyptian delegation visits Palestinian territories
An Egyptian economic delegation, comprising representatives of the Egyptian finance, economy and commerce ministries, has arrived in the Palestine on a visit to increase commercial exchange between the two states. Egypt-Palestine, Economics, 3/9/1998