Arabic News Weekly Edition for Palestine, 4/13/1998
Weekly Edition, Palestine - Week of April 13, 1998
- Blair starts talks in Israel, Palestine: curtain raiser
Unlike his foreign secretary, Robin Cook, Prime Minister Blair will not miss a free dinner with his Israeli counterpart, Benjamin Netanyahu. Palestine-Israel, Politics, 4/18/1998 - Ross to Netanyahu: 13 percent withdrawal required
The US coordinator for the Middle East peace process, Dennis Ross, will pay a visit to the Middle East on Friday in the latest attempt to break the current deadlock in the peace process. Egypt-Palestine-USA, Politics, 4/18/1998 - US Middle East peace process coordinator in the region next week
Washington announced on Wednesday that US Middle East peace process coordinator Dennis Ross will arrive in the region on April 24 in a new attempt to eliminate the year-long stalemate on the Palestinian -Israeli peace track. Palestine-Israel-USA, Politics, 4/16/1998 - Sharif assassination details revealed: fears of war within Hamas
Sharif was assassinated by Imad Awadallah, brother of Adel, who is the commander of Hamas' military wing in the West Bank. The killing was perpetrated in the wake of a dispute within the military wing of Hamas, better known as the Brigades of Izziddin Al Qassam Palestine, Politics, 4/15/1998 - Palestinian leader Qatamesh released Palestine-Israel, Judicial, 4/15/1998
- Israel expands settlements in Jordan valley Palestine-Israel, Politics, 4/15/1998
- Palestine and Hamas head towards reconciliation
In a secret session held in Ramallah, the PLC listened to a report from Palestinian presidential secretary Tayyeb Abdul Rahim on the course of investigation into the Sharif killing Palestine, Local, 4/14/1998 - Israeli tour guides conspire to damage tourism business in Palestine
The British "Independent" reported recently that Israeli tour guides who escort foreign tourists to the city of Bethlehem have been trying to scare them. Palestine-Israel, Economics, 4/14/1998 - Israeli police might question Faisal Husseini
Israel said it might summon PLO Executive Committee member Faisal Husseini for questioning with regard to allegations made by one of his bodyguards that he found a gun at his house in Jericho. Palestine-Israel, Local, 4/14/1998 - Abdel Meguid calls for unity to confront Israeli Palestine, Politics, 4/14/1998
- Palestinian government more convinced Hamas killed Sharif
The sources said Sharif was apparently killed in the wake of a conflict that developed between him and leaders of Al Qassam Brigades over an amount of USD 800,000 which was transferred to them. Palestine, Politics, 4/13/1998 - Troubling questions facing Hamas: militancy and diplomacy
Palestinian presidential secretary Tayyeb Abdul Rahim warned that the Palestinian government would release all the information it has on the death of Sharif if Hamas continued its anti-Palestinian campaign of accusations. Palestine, Reporter's View, 4/13/1998 - Demonstrations in Palestine, Israel Palestine-Israel, Politics, 4/13/1998
- Islamic Jihad leader released Palestine, Judicial, 4/13/1998
- Hamas arrests Palestine, Local, 4/13/1998
- Palestinian poet Mahmoud Darwish leaves hospital Palestine, People, 4/13/1998