Arabic News Weekly Edition for Palestine, 9/28/1998
Weekly Edition, Palestine - Week of September 28, 1998
- Israel continues closure of Gaza
The forces of Israel continued the closure of the West Bank and Gaza Strip for the third consecutive day, after the leadership of the Israeli Army announced that the Hamas movement intends to launch a major attack. Palestine-Israel, Politics, 10/3/1998 - New confrontations between Palestinians and Israeli troops
Palestinian - Israeli clashes took place yesterday, resulting in the injury of 11 Israeli soldiers and 15 demonstrators. Meanwhile the Israeli minister of defense accused the Palestinian government of not doing its utmost to prevent such incidents from taking place. Palestine-Israel, Local, 10/2/1998 - Hamas opposes unity between Jordan and Palestinian territories Palestine-Jordan, Politics, 10/2/1998
- Israelis married Muslim women to spy on Arabs
The security commentator Yossi Melman in the Israeli daily "Haartez" revealed that members of intelligence unit belonging to the internal security system Shin Bet working during the 1950s married Arab women under false names in order to cover up theit identities and carry out missions assigned to them. Palestine-Israel, Culture, 10/1/1998 - Palestinians learn water management in Morocco with German support
Moroccan Drinking Water Office has started a new training session for Palestinian technicians in the fields of water conveyance, maintenance and sewage. Palestine-Morocco, Economics, 9/30/1998 - It looks like a deal is done on interim Israeli withdrawal from Palestinian areas
US President Bill Clinton met today with Palestinian President Yasser Arafat at the White House where early signs indicate that a deal has been struck for the long-overdue second phase Israeli withdrawal from Palestinian territories. Palestine-Israel, Politics, 9/29/1998 - Arab League Supports Proclamation of Palestinian State
Arab League Secretary-General Esmat Abdel Meguid reiterated on Sunday the AL's support for the announcement of thae Palestinian state "as a legitimate right for the Palestinian people in light of the U.N. resolution 181 of 1947." Palestine-Regional-UN, Politics, 9/28/1998 - Israeli settler who killed Palestinian released Israel-Palestine, Judicial, 9/28/1998
- Palestinian official protests transfer of Weizman's office to Jerusalem
A Palestinian official rejected on Saturday a decision by Israeli President Ezer Weizman to transfer his office to the Abal Al-Zaytoun area in Jerusalem. Palestine, Politics, 9/28/1998 - Clinton: We made significant progress with Arafat and Netanyahu Palestine-Israel-USA, Politics, 9/28/1998