Arabic News Weekly Edition for Palestine, 5/17/1999
Weekly Edition, Palestine - Week of May 17, 1999
- Palestinian - Syrian summit to be held in Damascus in two weeks Palestine-Syria, Politics, 5/22/1999
- New Fatah official wounded in Lebanon Lebanon-Palestine, Local, 5/22/1999
- Palestinian demands are stopping the settlement operation
The Palestinian leadership called today on Israel to stop its settlement operations started during the election campaign in Israel in the last month that included Ras al-Amoud, Gebel Abu Ghneim, Jerusalem and Nablus. Palestine, Politics, 5/22/1999 - Erekat calls for stop to establishing new settlements
Palestinian minister of local government and chief negotiator Saeb Erekat urged the US administration and the European countries to take immediate steps to stop the continuing Israeli settlement works in the Palestinian lands that have increased in last days in Ras al-Amoud and Gabal Abu Ghneim in Jerusalem which he said destroy the peace process. Palestine-Israel, Politics, 5/21/1999 - Arafat in Cairo on Saturday Palestine-Egypt, Politics, 5/20/1999
- Palestinian leadership approves of Barak's assumption of power
The Palestinian leadership approved during an urgent meeting called by Palestinian President Yasser Arafat the election of Ehud Barak as Israel's prime minister and called on Barak to prove his desire to achieve progress in the peace process. Palestine, Politics, 5/19/1999 - Continuing the settlements in Abu Goneim mountain in occupied Jerusalem
Israel continued yesterday downing trees and paving the land in the Jabal Abu Ghneim region of occupied Jerusalem, in light of the noticeable settlement activity in this site, begun during the recent days by outgoing Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government a few days before the Israeli elections. Palestine-Israel, Politics, 5/19/1999 - Palestine losses from drought amount to $400 million
The Palestinian Authority evaluated the value of the losses which it suffered due to the drought that afflicted the West Bank and Gaza Strip in 1998/99 at $400 million. Palestine, Economics, 5/19/1999 - Palestinian official for closer Syrian-Palestinian relations Palestine-Syria, Politics, 5/19/1999
- Palestinian official: Proclaimation of statehood coming on November 15 Palestine, Politics, 5/18/1999
- Moussa, Qaddoumi discuss peace process developments
Egyptian Foreign Minister Amr Moussa met with Farouk Qaddoumi, the head of the political department in the P.L.O., who is currently visiting Cairo. Egypt-Palestine, Politics, 5/18/1999 - Qaddoumi excludes achieving any progress in peace process
Farouk Qaddoumi, the head of the political department of the P.L.O (Palestinian Liberation Organization) excluded achieving any progress in the peace process after Ehud Barak, the leader of the Israeli Labor Party, has won the Israeli elections. Palestine-Israel, Politics, 5/18/1999 - Hamas: Barak will not differ from Netanyahu
Hamas leader Ismail Abu Shanab stated that Ehud Barak "will not differ from Netenyahu, as his electional program focuses on the issues of settlements and Jerusalem." Palestine-Israel, Politics, 5/18/1999 - Islamic states mark al-Quds day
The Islamic states are marking this Tuesday Al-Quds (Jerusalem) day, proclaimed by the 9th emergency session of Al-Quds committee held in Fes in April 1984. Regional-Palestine, Politics, 5/18/1999 - Arafat receives Russian, US proposals to resume negotiations with Israel
Palestinian President Yasser Arafat said on Monday that both Russia and the US had proposed initiatives to resume Israeli - Palestinian negotiations following yesterday's Israeli elections. Palestine, Politics, 5/18/1999 - Arafat always ready to visit Syria Palestine, Politics, 5/18/1999
- The door is open for a Syrian-Palestinian summit
Member of the Palestinian Legislative Council Abbas Zaki said the door is open before a Syrian - Palestinian summit and that it is just "a matter of time." Syria-Palestine, Politics, 5/17/1999