Arabic News Weekly Edition for Palestine, 2/22/1999
Weekly Edition, Palestine - Week of February 22, 1999
- PLO accuses Israel of stealing water
the Arab League's general trusteeship under the title "Policies and the Palestinian water positions under occupation" stated that Israel persisted to use water as a weapon to exert political pressure and that it continues to steal and threaten the basins in Jordan, Yarmouk, Golan and in the occupied West Bank. Palestine-Israel, Politics, 2/27/1999 - Anti-incitement committee meets Palestine-Israel-USA, Politics, 2/27/1999
- Arafat due to visit Washington next month
Palestinian President Yasser Arafat is to due to visit Washington at the end of Marchto meet with US President Bill Clinton, Secretary of State Maedeline Albright and the US president's high-ranking assistants. Palestine-USA, Politics, 2/26/1999 - Participants in colloquy on Jerusalem back Palestinian statehood
The participants in the international colloquy on "the future of Arab Jerusalem" held in Casablanca have voiced total support for the proclamation of the state of Palestine with Jerusalem as its capital and rejected any alternative or manipulation to the detriment of the future of the holy city. Regional-Palestine, Politics, 2/26/1999 - King Hassan II receives Palestinian president
"We shall exercise our sovereignty after May 4th and Israel has not the right to interfere in our internal affairs in the West Bank and Gaza," Kaddoumi said. Morocco-Palestine, Politics, 2/25/1999 - Palestinian official calls Arab and Muslim countries to purchase property in Jerusalem
The Palestinian official in charge of the dossier of Jerusalem, Faysal Al-Husseini, called on Arab and Islamic countries to purchase real estate in the holy city. Regional-Palestine, Politics, 2/25/1999 - Moroccans participate in Palestinian forum in Ariha
Three Moroccan university professors are participating in a forum on women's creativity organised in Ariha, Palestine, this February 25-28. Regional-Palestine, Culture, 2/25/1999 - Sources: King Hussein, Arafat agreed to confederation
Well-informed diplomatic sources in Abu Dhabi said that Jordan's King Hussein agreed before his death with Palestinian President Yasser Arafat to establish a confederation between Jordan and the Palestinian state, when the latter is declared. Jordan-Palestine, Politics, 2/24/1999 - Israeli, Palestinian officials meet on setting up industrial zone Palestine-Israel, Economics, 2/24/1999
- Palestinian government reassures commitment to agreements signed with Israel
Advisor of the chairman of the Palestinian Authority, Nabil Omar, on Monday reiterated the Palestinian commitment to implementing agreements signed with Israel. Palestine-Israel, Politics, 2/23/1999 - Canada to sign trade agreement with Palestine
Canada will sign a number of trade and economic agreements with the Palestinian National Authority. Palestine-Canada, Economics, 2/23/1999 - European-Palestinian cooperation not limited to economy, Schroeder Says
German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder said on Monday that cooperation between the Palestinian National Authority (PNA) and the European Union was not restricted to the economic sector. Palestine-European Union, Politics, 2/23/1999 - Arresting Palestinian citizen alleging to be the awaited prophet
The Palestinian police in Jenin arrested a Palestinian citizen who alleges being the coming El-Mahdi (guide or prophet). Palestine, Local, 2/23/1999 - President Arafat renews determination to proclaim state this year
Palestinian President Yasser Arafat renewed the Palestinians' determination to proclaim the Palestinian State in the course of the current year. Palestine, Politics, 2/23/1999 - Moussa: We did not advise Arafat to delay the state's declaration
Egyptian Foreign Minister Amr Moussa stated that Egypt did not offer advice or use pressure in order to change or impose any decision on Palestinian President Yasser Arafat to postpone the declaration of an independent Palestinian state. Egypt-Palestine, Politics, 2/22/1999 - Launching of Casablanca-Gaza flight will enhance Moroccan-Palestinian cooperation ties
The latest Launching of the Casablanca-Gaza flight will contribute to enhancing further cooperation ties between Morocco and sisterly Palestine in all sectors, said lately a senior executive of the Moroccan carrier "Royal Air Maroc" (RAM). Palestine-Morocco, Economics, 2/22/1999 - Palestinian Democratic Front stresses commitment to Palestinians in diaspora
A member of the central committee of the Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine, Ali Badwan, said the front will be always committed to the Palestinians on the diaspora. He expressed hope that the leadership of the front will be available in the Palestinian territories. Palestine, Politics, 2/22/1999 - President Yasser Arafat in Morocco on Tuesday
President of Palestine Yasser Arafat, who is currently in Germany, is expected in Morocco on Tuesday for a visit during which he would brief King Hassan II about the latest developments of the Palestinian issue and the Israeli-Palestinian peace process prospects Morocco-Palestine, Politics, 2/22/1999 - Husseini says Netanyahu's intentions are clear and not good
He added that setting up the Israeli elections on May 17 proves that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu does not want to implement his commitments in the Wye River accord Palestine, Politics, 2/22/1999 - Arafat confers with Norwegian premier Palestine-Norway, Politics, 2/22/1999