Arabic News Weekly Edition for Palestine, 8/17/1998
Weekly Edition, Palestine - Week of August 17, 1998
- Arafat and Peres will arrive in Oslo soon, Netanyahu absent
Palestinian President Yasser Arafat and Israeli Prime Minister Shimon Peres will arrive in Norway on August 23 to participate in the celebration of the fifth anniversary of the peace agreements signed in Oslo. Palestine-Israel, Politics, 8/21/1998 - Palestine arrests Islamic Jihad leader Palestine, Politics, 8/20/1998
- Palestinians have the right to declare their own state Palestine-Israel, Politics, 8/20/1998
- Palestinian prisoners escape for the second time in a week Palestine, Local, 8/20/1998
- Arafat frustrated by U.S. inaction
Palestinian President Yasser Arafat on Tuesday voiced frustration over the U.S. for its failure to push Israel to accept the U.S. peace proposal on advancing the peace process. Palestine-Israel, Politics, 8/19/1998 - Palestine spent $7 billion over five years
The Palestinian assistant undersecretary of the International Cooperation and Planning Ministry, Ali Shaath, criticized the non-Palestinian banks for investing the major part of their funds abroad. Palestine, Economics, 8/19/1998 - King Hassan receives Jerusalem Fund chief and appoints his assistant
King Hassan II, chairman of the Jerusalem Committee, received Tuesday evening at the Royal palace of Skhirat, Abou Marwane, Palestinian Ambassador to Morocco and general manager of "Bait Al-Mal of Al Quds Al-Sharif" (Jerusalem Fund). Regional-Palestine, Politics, 8/19/1998 - Palestinian warning of adverse effects of Israeli government's obstinacy
Palestinian sources confirmed that Egyptian diplomacy is fully aware of the maneuvers the Israeli government is making to avoid its commitments. Palestine, Politics, 8/18/1998 - Hamas suspicious of the escape of Awadallah
The Hamas movement has expressed suspicion yesterday in the Palestinian government's story relating to the escape of Imad Awadallah who was accused of killing Mohyiddin Sharif, a military official of Hamas movement. Palestine, Local, 8/18/1998 - Silent showdow in Nablus
A silent showdown is underway between the Palestinian government and Israel over a site in Nablus, which Jewish settlers insist is the tomb of Joseph. Palestine, Politics, 8/17/1998 - Claims of Uranium sale leave Palestinian ambassador unsatisfied with Yemeni apology
Palestine's ambassador in Sanaa, Yehia Rabah, said that he opposed the mediation endeavors exerted by Yemeni journalists between him and the Yemeni newspaper Som - Bom, which accused him and other Palestinian leaders of involvement in enriched uranium and red mercury smuggling transactions from Yemen to Israel that the report said took place in February 1997. Palestine, Politics, 8/17/1998 - Israel outcome of terrorism, expansionism, Capucci says
Bishop of Jerusalem in exile for the Greek-Catholic Church, Helarion Capucci, has asserted that church affairs in Palestine are a concern to the church and its congregation. He added no Israeli premier, including Netanyahu, has the right to interfere in these affairs. Palestine, Politics, 8/17/1998