Arabic News Weekly Edition for Palestine, 7/6/1998
Weekly Edition, Palestine - Week of July 6, 1998
- US objects to Arafat's flight to Libya
The US delegate to the United Nations organization's sanctions committee opposed a Palestinian request for Palestinian President Yasser Arafat to fly to Libya this Saturday. Libya-Palestine-USA, Politics, 7/11/1998 - US running out of patience for Mideast peace talks
Secretary of State Madeleine Albright said Friday that the United States' patience to revive the stalled Mideast peace talks is "coming towards the end" and called on Israelis and Palestinians to resume negotiations. Palestine-Israel-USA, Politics, 7/11/1998 - Britain's Cook urges Israel to accept US redeployment proposal
British Foreign Secretary Robin Cook on Thursday urged anew the Israeli Government to accept the U.S. proposal to give a further 13 percent of the West Bank to the Palestinian National Authority (PNA), stressing that this would serve Israelis and peace in general. Palestine-Israel-UK, Politics, 7/11/1998 - Palestine to launch its first satellite television channel Palestine, Business, 7/11/1998
- Arafat in Peking next week
Palestinian sources said that Arafat will meet during his three-day visit with Chinese President Jiang Zemin, and high-ranking officials in the state's leadership to discuss bilateral relations and new developments surrounding the stumbled peace process. Palestine-China, Politics, 7/11/1998 - Palestinian official's trip to US: No change in US intiative
Palestinian sources Friday confirmed that both Palestinian chief peace negotiator Saeb Erekat and Palestinian minister of international cooperation, Nabil Shaath, were dispatched to Washington upon request from US Secretary of State Madeleine Albright. Palestine-Israel-USA, Politics, 7/10/1998 - Curfew imposed on Hebron's heart
Israel imposed a curfew early Friday morning on the area surrounding the so-called Jewish enclave of settlers in the heart of Hebron, West Bank. The move followed reports that an Israeli settler's car came under fire as it passed through the area late on Thursday night. Palestine-Israel, Local, 7/10/1998 - Threats to cause another Nakba for Palestinians
An unidentified group, believed to be an extreme right-wing Jewish underground organization, threatened the Palestinians living in Israel with another catastrophe if they continue their support to their fellow Palestinians in the Occupied Territories. Palestine-Israel, Politics, 7/10/1998 - Ericsson selected for Palestinian mobile phone system
Swedish telecommunications firm Ericsson was selected to serve the Palestinian cellular phone market, it was officially announced on Thursday. Palestine, Business, 7/10/1998 - Erekat is cool toward announcements of pending Palestinian - Israeli agreement
The Palestinian government expressed a reserved reaction to claims of acceptance by Netanyahu of the US intiative in the faltering Israeli-Palestinian negotiations. Palestine, Politics, 7/9/1998 - Arafat to China Palestine-China, Politics, 7/9/1998
- Rahim: US won't change redeployment proposal Palestine-Israel-USA, Politics, 7/9/1998
- Al-Sharaa, al-Qaddoumi discuss regional developments Syria-Palestine, Politics, 7/9/1998
- Cem confers with Israeli president, Arafat
Israeli President Ezer Weizman praised relations between Israel and Turkey and the agreement on military and security cooperation between the two sides. Palestine-Turkey, Politics, 7/9/1998 - Paris denies readiness to recognize Palestinian state
The French Foreign Ministry has asserted that an article published by the Israeli daily Haaretz on France's readiness to recognize a Palestinian state is "groundless." Palestine-France, Politics, 7/8/1998 - Turkish foreign minister meeting Arafat today
Turkish Foreign Minister Ismail Cem is meeting today with Palestinian President Yasser Arafat to hold talks, as well as meeting with high-ranking Palestinian officials. Palestine-Turkey, Politics, 7/8/1998 - Arafat confers with Polish parliament speaker Palestine-Poland, Politics, 7/8/1998
- A victory for Palestinians at the UN, status upgraded
The UN approved a bill today, formulated by the Arab states and the countries of the Non- Aligned Movement, that upgrades Palestine's standing in the international organization to that of a non-voting member. Palestine, Politics, 7/7/1998 - Arafat-Mordechai meeting unlikely
Israeli Prime Minister Benyamin Netanyahu has come under pressure from within and without his government and the latest round of assault he received was an ultimatum given by trade and industry minister Natan Sharanksy. Palestine-Israel, Politics, 7/7/1998 - Jerusalem's Mufti: Government and opposition coordination needed
Jerusalem's Mufti told ArabicNews.com that coordination between the Palestinian government and the opposition is a matter of necessity. Palestine, Politics, 7/7/1998 - Habash to meet with Arafat
The Jordanian weekly al-Najd has said that the political bureau of the People's Front for the Liberation of Palestine agreed in a meeting held last week in Damascus to a meeting between the front's Secretary-General George Habash and Palestinian President Yasser Arafat shortly in Cairo. Palestine, Politics, 7/7/1998 - Palestinian Bar Association: Police chief administrative powers are illegal
The head of the Palestinian Bar Association, Abdul Rahman Abu Al Nasser, described the declarations of the Chief of Palestinian police, General Ghazi Al-Jabali, who claimed to have administrative power giving him the right to arrest any Palestinian individual, as illegal. Palestine, Politics, 7/7/1998 - Israel attacks trilateral Arab summit
Israel criticized yesterday the trilateral Arab summit in which the Palestinian Jordanian and Egyptian leaders took part, claiming that this three-way summit will not have any effect for resuming the peace process. Palestine-Israel, Politics, 7/6/1998 - Cairo summit condemns Israel, relieves Palestinian officials Palestine, Politics, 7/6/1998