Arabic News Weekly Edition for Palestine, 6/15/1998
Weekly Edition, Palestine - Week of June 15, 1998
- Sheikh Yassin to leave Khartoum for Cairo on Monday
Gamal Eissa, the head of Hamas' bureau in Sudan, announced in a press statement yesterday that the Egyptian embassy in Khartoum informed Sheikh Yassin, the founder of Hamas movement, about Cairo's approval of his visit in the middle of the coming week. Palestine-Egypt, Politics, 6/20/1998 - PLO executive committee continues discussion of ministerial reshuffle
Mohammed El-Hindi, one of the leaders in Hamas, said that his movement is confirming to Arafat its firm position in rejecting the Oslo agreements and participation in the government, considering it one of Oslo's outcomes. Palestine, Politics, 6/20/1998 - Arafat agrees to hold Palestinian national discussion in Cairo
Palestinian President Yasser Arafat agreed to a request presented by the Poeple's Front for the Liberation of Palestine under the chairmanship of George Habesh and by Nayef Hawatme's Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine, calling for a conference to discuss the current developments on the Palestinian track and the total Palestinian situation. Palestine, Politics, 6/20/1998 - Palestine seeks national unity cabinet
He added that to face what he called Israeli arrogance in negotiations, Palestinian national unity "should be strong, firm and based on a wide social and political base." Palestine, Politics, 6/19/1998 - Hamas: Egypt did not give Yassin entry visa
Representative of the Hamas movement in Sudan, Jamal Issa, said that the Egyptian authorities refused to give Hamas movement leader Sheikh Ahmad Yassin an entry visa unless the Israeli authorities officially announce that they will permit him to return to Gaza. Palestine-Regional, Politics, 6/19/1998 - Palestinian majorities support Arafat's continuation as a president Palestine, Politics, 6/19/1998
- Palestinian council delays no-confidence vote in government
The Palestinian Legislative Council agreed to postpone examing the issue of withdrawing trust from the Palestinian government until June 25, according to Palestinian President Yasser Arafat's request. Palestine, Politics, 6/18/1998 - PLO's Qaddoumi: Convening Arab summit is essential
Qaddoumi criticized the Israeli prime minister, saying, "He neither wants to gives us anything nor complete the agreements that his two previous counter parts have signed," adding the Netanyahu wants to avoid delivering land and proceed directly to final status discussions. Palestine-Regional, Politics, 6/18/1998 - U.S. - Israel redeployment Palestine-Israel-USA, Politics, 6/18/1998
- Saudi Arabia imports 13,000 tons of Palestinian agriculture
The Palestinian Ministry of Agriculture said that Saudi Arabia imported from Palestine more than 13,000 tons of agricultural products during the current agricultural season. Palestine-Saudi Arabia, Agriculture, 6/18/1998 - Israeli redeployment to take place, the Mordechai factor
"It is possible to wait for another few days, maybe a week, with this decision, but it is wrong to wait until the end of the Knesset summer session," said Mordechai in the meeting, causing a fury among top aides to the prime minister. Palestine-Israel, Politics, 6/17/1998 - US denies Netanyahu's approval of redeployment plan
Rubin also criticized Israel's continued demolition of Palestinian homes, saying, "at the time when we are trying to bring the parties together, these house demolitions send the wrong signal." Palestine-Israel-USA, Politics, 6/16/1998 - Israel - withdrawal Palestine-Israel-USA, Politics, 6/16/1998
- Palestine - peace process Palestine, Politics, 6/16/1998
- Palestinian sources talk about governmental change
Palestinian sources confirmed to ArabicNews.com that the consultations for the ministerial change which will be launched by Palestinian President Yasser Arafat have begun. The sources also said that the change will be great and that only four or five ministers will remain from the current government. Palestine, Politics, 6/15/1998 - Hamas rejects government participation offer
The Palestinian Hamas movement refused a call from the Palestinian government to it to participate in the new government, which is supposed to be formed within the coming weeks. Palestine, Politics, 6/15/1998 - Islamic concern about Israeli settlements effect on Jerusalem
The Jeddah-based Organization of the Islamic Conference expressed on Sunday "deep concern" over the deterioration of the situation in Jerusalem and in the occupied Palestinian territories. Regional-Palestine, Politics, 6/15/1998 - Hamas founder to return back to Gaza tomorrow Palestine, Politics, 6/15/1998
- US to plan donor conference for Palestine Palestine-USA, Economics, 6/15/1998