Arabic News Weekly Edition for Palestine, 3/16/1998
Weekly Edition, Palestine - Week of March 16, 1998
- Palestinian poet Mahmoud Darwish undergoes heart surgery Palestine, People, 3/21/1998
- EU plans statement on Cook's Jabal Abu Ghenem visit Israel-Palestine, International, 3/21/1998
- US and Israeli plan details reported, embarrassment in Israel
The Palestinian government is said to have accepted a set of US ideas that were meant to serve as a springboard to revive the peace process, Israeli sources said Friday. Palestine-Israel, Politics, 3/20/1998 - Palestine looks for foreign investment
The Palestinian Legislative Council hopes to finish its deliberations on a special law that regulates foreign investments in Palestinian-controlled areas "in order to open doors wide for foreign investors to come forward and help the creation of a strong Palestinian economy." Palestine, Economics, 3/20/1998 - Palestinians boycott Athens media conference
Na’im Toubasi, head of Palestinian Journalists Association, said that names of Palestinian journalists who would participate in the conference will be blacklisted and excommunicated by the association and by the General Federation of Arab Journalists which bans all sorts of normalization with Israel. Palestine-Israel, Politics, 3/20/1998 - No three way meeting expected with Albright, Arafat and Netanyahu
There is a fair chance that Albright will meet with both President Arafat and Prime Minister Netanyahu separately, said a senior Palestinian source in Gaza, but said that "so far things seem to be stuck and therefore there is not point in any direct face-to-face meeting between President Arafat and Netanyahu." Palestine-Israel, Politics, 3/19/1998 - Israeli settlement activities financed by USA gambling operation
American-Jewish millionaire Irving Moskowitz threatened to take legal action against Israel's Channel 2 television if an investigative report on his businesses is not pulled from the schedule before Sunday. Israel-Palestine, International, 3/19/1998 - A snow storm hits Israeli government after Cook's political storm
The snowstorm that hit the Middle East and disrupted life in Palestine, Jordan and Israel was a good chance for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to cancel his schedule for Wednesday and spend some time with his family. Palestine-Israel, Politics, 3/18/1998 - Palestinians, Israelis to meet in Geneva Palestine-Israel, Politics, 3/18/1998
- Arafat rejected secret talks with Netanyahu as Hebron threaten outbreak
Colonel Jibril Rajoub’s comments stirred anger in Israel and prime minister Benyamin Netanyahu said the warning "was grave and could cause escalation and angry passions and it was done instead of the Palestinian Authority making an effort to calm emotions.” Palestine-Israel, Local, 3/17/1998 - Diplomatic showdown between Israel and the UK
British officials who dare to express a certain form of identification with the Palestinian cause are not allowed to enjoy a free dinner in Israel. This message was basically what came out of the meeting on Tuesday night between Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and British Foreign Secretary Robin Cook. Palestine-Israel, International, 3/17/1998 - Ross to begin new ME tour Palestine-Israel, International, 3/17/1998
- Rajoub: Settlers who attack Palestinian areas won't get out alive
"Next time, if attacks by Israeli soldiers or settlers continue on Palestinians, blood will be spilled and it won't only be Palestinian," warned Colonel Jibril Rajoub, commander of the Palestinian Preventive Security in the West Bank Palestine-Israel, Local, 3/16/1998