Arabic News Weekly Edition for Palestine, 8/31/1998
Weekly Edition, Palestine - Week of August 31, 1998
- Preparations for a Clinton, Arafat and Netanyahu summit
US Special peace envoy to the Middle East, Dennis Ross, is due to arrive in the region next Wednesday to try and complete the agreement between Palestine and Israel for implementing the second phase redeployment of Israeli troops in the West Bank. Palestine-Israel, Politics, 9/5/1998 - Jewish settlers assault Palestinian homes
Jewish settlers assaulted tens of Palestinian homes in the west bank city of Al Khalil (Hebron) on Thursday night, the official Palestinian Radio said Friday. Palestine, Local, 9/5/1998 - Palestinian asked Ireland to open the peace process during Clinton's visit
Palestinian sources confirmed to ArabicNews.com today that "the Palestinian ambassador at Ireland Yousef Alan sent a message to the Irish prime minister Berti Ahirn before the arrival of the American President Bill Clinton to the Irish capital Dublin on last Thursday." Palestine-Ireland, Politics, 9/5/1998 - Food microbe in the Palestinian refugees camps Palestine, Local, 9/5/1998
- US optimistic over Palestinian-Israeli negotiations
US President Bill Clinton from Moscow spoke on the telephone with Palestinian President Yasser Arafat and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and discussed with them the efforts exerted to revive peace negotiations between the two sides. Palestine-Israel, Politics, 9/4/1998 - Palestinian Legislative Council calls for discharging security chief
The Palestinian Legislative Council renewed its demand for the discharge of the head of the preventive security bodies in the West Bank, Colonel Jibril Rajoub, until the completion of an investigation into an attack by members of this body on a group of the Palestinian deputies last week. Palestine, Politics, 9/4/1998 - More ID cards confiscated in Jerusalem Palestine-Israel, Politics, 9/4/1998
- No room for Gaza university students Palestine, Education, 9/4/1998
- Palestinians not pleased with Arafat's new government
A questionnaire run by the general commission of the Palestinian official information revealed that most Palestinians are not satisfied with the government formed by President Yasser Arafat last month. Palestine, Politics, 9/4/1998 - Arafat urges U.S administration to make its initiative public
Palestinian President Yasser Arafat has urged the U.S. administration to announce its undeclared initiative, saying that the Palestinians have accepted such initiative though it did not fully satisfy Palestinian expectations. Palestine, Politics, 9/3/1998 - Morocco injects more than $1 million into Jerusalem Fund
The support operation, conducted by the Moroccan Airports Office "ONDA," is part of Morocco's efforts to support the Palestinian people's struggle in conformity with the king's call for solidarity with the holy city of Jerusalem, said the Moroccan minister of transport and merchant navy. Morocco-Palestine, Economics, 9/2/1998 - Israeli court rejects appeal of Palestinian held without trial
Israel's supreme court rejected Tuesday the appeal lodged by a Palestinian man, Ossama Barham, who has been held in an Israeli prison for five years without trial. Palestine-Israel, Judicial, 9/2/1998 - Israeli peace movement against settlements in occupied Arab lands Palestine-Israel, Politics, 9/2/1998
- Palestinians: Molcho secret agreement document insignificant
Palestinian sources played down the significance of reports coming from Israel saying that a secret document was drafted between Palestine Legislative Council Speaker Ahmed Qurei' and Yitzhak Molcho, the special advisor to Israeli Prime Minister Benyamin Netanyahu. Palestine-Israel, Politics, 9/1/1998 - Hamas denies ties to Bin Laden Palestine-Regional, Politics, 9/1/1998
- Israeli police intensify patrols around Al Aqsa fearing revenge actions Palestine-Israel, Politics, 9/1/1998
- Jordan and Palestine accuse Israel of obstructing peace agreement
Jordan and Palestine directed severe criticism at the Israeli government, blaming it for the peace process impasse, in a joint statement at the conclusion of talks that took place in Amman between Jordan's Crown Prince Hassan and the Palestinian president. Jordan-Palestine, Politics, 9/1/1998 - Israel releases woman who posted pictures insulting Prophet Mohammad Palestine-Israel, Politics, 8/31/1998
- Arafat to visit Jordan today Palestine-Jordan, Politics, 8/31/1998