Arabic News Weekly Edition for Palestine, 12/7/1998
Weekly Edition, Palestine - Week of December 7, 1998
- Monday strike might be canceled in honor of President Clinton's
The effort by Palestinian officials to cancel the strike stems from the fact that most of the Palestinians highly appreciate the visit to Gaza by President Clinton. The mere fact that President Clinton will land in Gaza International Airport is a sign of US recognition of Palestinian sovereignty Palestine-USA, Politics, 12/12/1998 - Palestinian Women's Union calls on international community to work for release of detainees
The Palestinian Women's Union will hold tomorrow in Cairo a meeting to express their solidarity with Palestinian detainees in Israeli prisons. Palestine, Politics, 12/12/1998 - Palestinian opposition conference in Gaza
Palestinian opposition forces held a public conference in Gaza to express their opposition to adjusting the Palestinian national charter and to the Wye River accord, which was described as a response to US - Israeli pressure. Palestine, Politics, 12/12/1998 - Deep differences characterize 1st day of Clinton's visit
Separated by deep differences, US President Bill Clinton and Israeli Prime Minister Benyamin Netanyahu are both in waiting for the outcome of the Monday session of the Palestine National Council in Gaza. Palestine-USA, Politics, 12/12/1998 - Israel's approach to prisoners unethical, says PLO
PLO Executive Committee Secretary Mahmoud Abbas, said that Israel violated the Wye River agreement regarding the prisoners' issue. Palestine-Israel, Politics, 12/12/1998 - Two young people killed in Israeli - Palestinian clashes, 50 injured Palestine-Israel, Local, 12/12/1998
- Ashrawi: Clinton visit should be affirmation of right to Palestinian state Palestine-USA, Politics, 12/11/1998
- Clinton - Middle East visit Palestine-Israel-USA, Politics, 12/11/1998
- Palestinian government prevents building materials from reaching Jewish settlements
The Palestinian Authority on Tuesday and for the third time within two weeks prevented building materials from reaching Jewish settlements in the Gaza Strip. The materi Palestine-Israel, Politics, 12/10/1998 - Netanyahu concerned over Clinton's visit to Gaza
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has expressed great concern over US President Bill Clinton's coming visit to Gaza, which he said "the Palestinians will use to promote their demands to establish an independent Palestinian state." Palestine-Israel-USA, Politics, 12/10/1998 - Gaza: Sheikh Yassin joins hunger strikers
Sheikh Ahmed Yassin, the founder and spiritual mentor of the Palestinian Hamas movement, announced that he will undertake a hunger strike in solidarity with Palestinian detainees and prisoners who began a hunger strike five days ago, protesting their detention in Israeli jails and procrastination in their release. Palestine, Politics, 12/10/1998 - First Palestinian air trip to arrive in Cairo on Friday
The first air trip organized by the Palestinian airline is to arrive in Cairo on Friday at the inaguration of the air route between Cairo and Gaza International Airport. Egypt-Palestine, Economics, 12/10/1998 - Clinton to land in Gaza Palestine-USA, Politics, 12/9/1998
- Clinton to light Christmas tree in Bethlehem
The heavy clashes between Palestinian demonstrators and Israeli troops next to thte Israeli army roadblock at the entrance to Bethlehem have failed to disrupt preparations to receive the US President, his wife and his daughter next week. Palestine-USA, Politics, 12/9/1998 - Ross calls for calming situations down at West Bank Palestine, Politics, 12/9/1998
- Arafat seeks US assurances on Israel implementing accords
Palestinian President Yasser Arafat requested US assurances that Israel would implement the Wye Agreement and told US peace envoy to the region, Dennis Ross, that the PNA will honor its part of the agreement. Palestine-Israel-USA, Politics, 12/9/1998 - Egypt Airline postpones scheduled flights to Gaza Palestine-Egypt, Business, 12/9/1998
- Hamas against Clinton's visit to Gaza Palestine, Politics, 12/9/1998
- Albright calls on Israel to live up to the agreement Palestine, Politics, 12/8/1998
- Hamas calls Palestinians to armed uprising Palestine, Politics, 12/8/1998
- Palestinian opposition groups refuse participation in PA meeting
The ten Palestinian groups which oppose the Oslo agreements have refused the invitation extended by the chairman of the Palestinian National Council, Salim al-Za'noun to take part in the meeting he advocated convening on December 10 in Gaza. Palestine, Politics, 12/8/1998 - Egyptian fund to cooperate with Palestine Egypt-Palestine, Economics, 12/7/1998
- Arafat's new message of moderation
It is hard for any political analyst to disregard the new strategic moderation, or even the bombshell that Palestinian President Yasser Arafat dropped in his Saturday speech in Stockholm. Palestine, Reporter's View, 12/7/1998 - Israel raises heat in war of words with Arafat
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Natenyahu accused Palestinian President Yasser Arafat of lying to his people over the conditions of recent Wye River interim peace agreement. Palestine-Israel, Politics, 12/7/1998 - Ross in Israel to prepare for Clinton's visit Palestine-Israel-USA, Politics, 12/7/1998