Arabic News Weekly Edition for Palestine, 7/13/1998
Weekly Edition, Palestine - Week of July 13, 1998
- Palestinian - Israeli negotiations on Sunday
Israeli Defense Minister Yitzhak Mordechai will meet with Palestinian negotiator Mahmoud Abbas to discuss methods of implementing the withdrawal of the Israeli forces the West Bank according to a US initiative. Palestine-Israel, Politics, 7/18/1998 - Arafat, Crown Prince Hassan in a phone call Palestine-Jordan, Politics, 7/18/1998
- Palestine - Israel meetings undecided, Netanyahu denies accepting US proposal
I never told the Americans that I consent to their proposal of a 13.1 percent withdrawal. All that I said was that their bridge proposal was interesting and positive. Palestine-Israel, Politics, 7/17/1998 - Palestinian police attacked Palestine, Local, 7/16/1998
- Arafat relieved by his talks in Beijing
Palestinian President Yasser Arafat continued his talks in Beijing amid optimistic assessments by top Palestinian officials that China would play a more effective role in the peace process. Palestine-China, Politics, 7/15/1998 - Boy shot by Israeli troops is still in hospital Palestine-Israel, Local, 7/15/1998
- PLC hears reports on Israel's maltreatment of Palestinian visitors from abroad
The Palestinian Legislative Council received reports on maltreatment of Palestinians who come from abroad to visit their relatives in the Palestinian areas, especially in the Gaza Strip. Palestine-Israel, Politics, 7/15/1998 - More Palestinian prisoners might die behind bars
The condition of Palestinian prisoners held in Ramleh prison in Israel is deteriorating, and more prisoners might lose their lives if nothing is immediately done to save them, an Arab member of the Israeli Knesset warned. Palestine-Israel, Politics, 7/15/1998 - UN Security Council warns Israel on Jerusalem plan
The United Nations Security Council's president issued a statement late yesterday labeling the Israeli plan to establish Jerusalem municipality as "a serious and damaging development," and placed Israeli action "under review." Palestine-Israel-UN, Politics, 7/14/1998 - Abdul Meguid meets with Palestinian official Palestine, Politics, 7/14/1998
- US: Ball in Israel's court
State Department Spokesman James Rubin said "the ball is not in the court of the Palestinians" but "the ball is in the court of the Israelis" referring to the state of negotiations regarding the US initiative for Israeli withdrawal from occupied West Bank territories. Palestine-Israel-USA, Politics, 7/13/1998 - Palestine: No renegotiating US plan, else 40 percent withdrawal needed
"The issue is not meeting or not but what is important is the context of those meetings," said Chief Palestinian negotiator Saeb Erekat in his comment on US calls to resume direct talks between the Palestinian government and Israel. Palestine-Israel-USA, Politics, 7/13/1998 - Palestinian injured in East Jerusalem blast outside PLO headquarters
A bomb exploded Monday outside the Orient House, the unofficial headquarters of the Palestine Liberation Organization in East Jerusalem, injuring a palestinian, Israeli police said. Palestine-Israel, Local, 7/13/1998 - Moussa says US call for direct Palestinian-Israeli dialogue is futile
Egypt's Foreign Minister Amr Moussa has stated that the US call to maintain direct dialogue between the Palestinians and Israelis will be futile unless the Israeli government changes its intransigent stances. Egypt-Palestine, Politics, 7/13/1998 - Arafat invites Ghaddafi for prayer in Jerusalem
The Palestinian president Yasser Arafat invited Libyan leader colonel Moammar Ghaddafi to Jerusalem when it becomes the capital of the Palestinian state. Libya-Palestine, Politics, 7/13/1998 - Palestinian Islamic Jihad movement calls for military action against Israel
The Islamic Jihad movement in Gaza urged the launching of attacks against Israel to force it to withdraw from the Palestinian territories. Palestine, Politics, 7/13/1998