Arabic News Weekly Edition for Palestine, 1/4/1999
Weekly Edition, Palestine - Week of January 4, 1999
- Israeli plans to build new Jewish settlement in Palestine
The Israeli government has given the green light to construct a new Jewish settlement in the heart of the city of Al-Khalil (Hebron) Palestine-Israel, Politics, 1/9/1999 - Lebanese premier confers with PLO political department chairman Lebanon-Palestine, Politics, 1/9/1999
- Asfour opposes delaying announcement of Palestinian state
The director of the negotiation department in the Palestinian government, Hassan Asfour, opposed the postponement of announcing the Palestinian state until after May 4, to await the results of the early Israeli elections. Palestine, Politics, 1/8/1999 - Palestinian-Egyptian-Jordanian meeting to coincide with Ross' return
A Palestinian source told ArabicNews.com that a Jordanian - Egyptian - Palestinian meeting is to be convened on a high-ranking level in Amman during the coming week, coinciding with the return of US peace process envoy Dennis Ross to the region on January 10. Palestine-Regional, Politics, 1/6/1999 - Pope to join Bethlehem 2000 celebration in Palestine
Palestinian President Yasser Arafat received a communique from Pope John Paul II in answer to a message sent by Arafat during last November. In the communique Pope Pope John Paul II accepted the invitation of Arafat to join the international committee on Bethlem 2000. Palestine-Vatican, Politics, 1/6/1999 - Arafat to Blair: We implemented our commitments in Wye accord Palestine-UK, Politics, 1/6/1999
- On the declaration of the Palestinian state
Israeli political sources said on Monday that a request made by Egypt and Jordan to Palestinian President Yasser Arafat to abstain from declaring the establishment of a Palestinian state in May aims at not interfering in the elections in Israel. Palestine, Politics, 1/5/1999 - Netanyahu demands that Palestinians find shooters Palestine-Israel, Politics, 1/4/1999
- Ramallah mayor dies at 60 Palestine, People, 1/4/1999
- Ross to make new tour of the region Palestine-Israel-USA, Politics, 1/4/1999