Arabic News Weekly Edition for Palestine, 6/22/1998
Weekly Edition, Palestine - Week of June 22, 1998
- Israel refuses to allow Qaddoumi into Palestinian territories Palestine-Israel, Politics, 6/27/1998
- US is not opposed to a Palestinian state says official
A Palestinian official source told ArabicNews.com that the U.S. is not opposing the announcement of a Palestinian state, saying that US Secretary of State Madeleine Albright has informed Yasser Arafat that the US will not let Palestine down in the case it announces its statehood. Palestine, Politics, 6/27/1998 - Arafat in Bahrain Palestine, Politics, 6/27/1998
- Israel - referendum Palestine-Israel, Politics, 6/27/1998
- Hanan Ashrawi calls Arab states to act against Israeli expansionist project
Hanan Ashrawi, a member of the Palestinian government, called Friday on the Arab nation to set up a common strategy to counter the Israeli Zionist project to expand the occupied city of Jerusalem. Palestine-Regional, Politics, 6/27/1998 - Nightclub adventure ends with murder
For the parents of Ala' Radi Muzalbat, what happened last Saturday was a parents worst nightmare. Their son went out at night with a group of his friends to spend a few hours at a nightclub in Haifa. But his teenager's adventure ended up with a murder of first degree. Palestine, Culture, 6/26/1998 - Husseini calls for announcing Palestinian state
Husseini said that he believes that the Palestinian territories currently are under a similar atmosphere as that before the Intifada (uprising), adding that the coming unrest will experience different methods of protest than those of the Intifada. Palestine, Politics, 6/25/1998 - Hamas' Sheikh Yassin returns to Gaza Palestine, Politics, 6/25/1998
- Collaborators helped Jewish takeover of Jerusalem
The average Palestinian on the street was not surprised at all at the statements made by Israeli Knesset member Saleh Salim on Tuesday in which he identified himself with killing Palestinian collaborators and land-dealers who sold real estate to Jews. Palestine-Israel, Politics, 6/24/1998 - Arab Islamic Bank intends to open branches in Palestine in the next year
The international Arab Islamic Bank said that it is about open branches in Palestine during the next year to present its services to economic development operations. Palestine, Business, 6/24/1998 - Qurei: Israel must return every inch of occupied Jerusalem
For the first time perhaps that a senior Palestinian official speaks openly of a possible cessation of peace moves towards Israel, Abu ala warned that the Palestinian government would not continue to be bound by the agreements if the Israeli government continued her violations Palestine, Politics, 6/23/1998 - Conflicting statements on holding Palestinian meeting in Cairo
The secretary-general of the Palestinian presidency, El-Taiyeb Abdul El-Rahim, confirmed that the DFLP's representatives held a meeting with Palestinian President Yasser Arafat and Hawatme and that Arafat agreed in principle on the Cairo meeting. Palestine, Politics, 6/23/1998 - Tabhboub's successor won't be free to work in East Jerusalem
Israel has started moves to prevent the Palestinian government from naming a new minister of Islamic and religious affairs in Jerusalem, to succeed the late minister, Sheikh Hassan Tahboub, who died last month. Palestine, Religion, 6/23/1998 - Moratinos discusses Israel-Palestinian peace negotiations with Israeli official Palestine-Israel-European Union, Politics, 6/23/1998
- French concern over Israeli settlement schemes Palestine-Israel-France, Politics, 6/23/1998
- European Union - Jerusalem Palestine-Israel-European Union, Politics, 6/23/1998
- Sheikh Yassin of Hamas will return to Gaza on Wednesday Palestine, Politics, 6/23/1998
- Israel blamed for death of security prisoner
Ar'ir, whose family lives in Shuja'ieye neighborhood in Gaza, was a leading member of the Islamic Jihad Movement. His son, Khamis, said he died Monday evening at Ramleh prison hospital because of negligence in offering to him the proper medical care by the Israeli authorities Palestine, Politics, 6/23/1998 - Five-year plan to develop Palestinian hospitals
The Palestinian government has prepared a five-year plan to improve all hospitals in its areas at an estimated cost of US $ 250 million. Palestinian Minister of Health Dr. Riyadh Za'noun said that a sum of US $150 million is needed to improve the buildings themselves while the remaining $100 million will go for acquiring new equipment. Palestine, Economics, 6/22/1998 - Farouk Qaddoumi to return to Gaza
In exclusive statements to al-Ahram newspaper issued today, a Palestinian official announced that Farouk Qaddoumi, the head of the Palestinian Liberation Organization's political department and Mohammed Ghoniem the official for mobilization and regulation in the Fatah movement. Palestine, Politics, 6/22/1998 - Arafat has not yet settled on new ministerial assignments
The executive committee of the Palestine Liberation Organization said it will remain in a permanent state of convening during the coming days to resume consultations concerning the matter of new ministerial assignments in the Palestinian government. Palestine, Politics, 6/22/1998 - Palestine allowed to publish, distribute Egyptian textbooks in schools Egypt-Palestine, Education, 6/22/1998
- Sheikh Yassin in Egypt on way to Gaza, Egypt denies obstacles
An Egyptian official source confirmed that Egypt is not preventing the return of Hamas founder Sheikh Yassin to Gaza, saying that Egypt is willing to receive Sheikh Yassin and facilitate his entrance to Gaza. Palestine-Egypt, Politics, 6/22/1998