Arabic News Weekly Edition for Palestine, 9/6/1999
Weekly Edition, Palestine - Week of September 6, 1999
- Palestinian civilian authorities control additional 7% of West Bank
The Palestinian civilian authority was established yesterday over an additional 7% of the West Bank. Palestine-Israel, Politics, 9/11/1999 - Israel continues implementation of Sharm al-Sheikh accord
Israel has resumed the implementation of the Sharm El-Sheikh accord without obstacles, especially following the release of 200 Palestinian detainees. Palestine-Israel, Politics, 9/11/1999 - Arafat: Palestinian people persist in restoring their lands
Palestinian President Yasser Arafat said his people intend to restore the occupied lands and release their sons who are still in the Israeli jails. Palestine, Politics, 9/11/1999 - Arafat hopes to have normal relations with Damascus, Beirut
Palestinian President Yasser Arafat said in a statement to the Lebanese daily al-Nahar, given in Libya and published on Friday, that normalcy has returned in the relations between Syria and Jordan, although Jordan has an agreement with Israel, asking "Then why are normal relations are not restored between Syria and the Palestinian Authority?" Palestine-Regional, Politics, 9/11/1999 - Tunisian - Palestinian economic talks Tunisia-Palestine, Economics, 9/11/1999
- Clinton to meet with Arafat this month
US officials said on Thursday night that US President Bill Clinton intends to meet with Palestinian President Yasser Arafat during the visit Arafat is to hold to New York later this month to attend the meetings of the UN General Assembly. Palestine-USA, Politics, 9/11/1999 - Arafat renews his pledge to Barak to fight all operations against Israel
The chairman of the Palestinian Authority Yasser Arafat has renewed his obligations to the Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak in confronting all operations against Israel. Palestine-Israel, Politics, 9/11/1999 - Germany finances Morocco's training of Palestinian engineers Morocco-Palestine, Politics, 9/11/1999
- Arafat: Settling Palestinians outside their state is a crime Palestine, Politics, 9/11/1999
- Palestinian Liberation Army marks foundation anniversary Palestine, Politics, 9/10/1999
- Japanese Foreign Ministry releases statement supporting Sharm accord Palestine-Japan, Politics, 9/9/1999
- Closing West Bank, Gaza from today Palestine-Israel, Politics, 9/9/1999
- El-Husseini: Israel to start withdrawal today
A member of executive committee in the Palestinian Liberation Organization and official of the Jerusalem file, Faisel El-Hussini, said that Israel would withdraw today from 7% of the West Bank territories, according to the executive agreement of Wye accord, signed recently at Sharm El-Sheikh, adding that 200 Palestinian prisoners were released. Palestine-Israel, Politics, 9/9/1999 - Israeli committee to review maps of Sharm agreement
An Israeli newspaper said yesterday that a special ministerial committee appointed by Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak under the chairmanship of Israeli Minister of Tourism Amnon Lipkin-Shahak is going to review conditions presented the Jewish settlers before the final maps for implementing the Sharm agreement are drafted Palestine-Israel, Politics, 9/9/1999 - Israel to release 200 Palestinian prisoners today Palestine-Israel, Politics, 9/9/1999
- Arafat: Explosions of Haifa and Tiberias not to hamper peace process
Palestinian President Yasser Arafat confirmed that the explosions in Tiberias and Haifa will not obstruct the peace process from the Palestinian side, expressing his belief that the Israeli stance will be the same. Palestine-Israel, Politics, 9/9/1999 - Shaath: We are waiting for practical implementation of Sharm agreement
Palestinian Minister of International Cooperation and Planning Nabil Shaath said the Palestinian leadership is waiting for the practical implementation of the Wye River accord in light of what was ratified in the Sharm El-Sheikh implementation agreement, referring to the beginning of preparations for final status negotiations over the Palestinian territories on Monday. Palestine, Politics, 9/8/1999 - Democratic front to open office in Cairo shortly
Sources at the opposition Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine said the front's office in Cairo will open within a few weeks and that it will not end its presence in Damascus unless it is forced to do so. Palestine-Regional, Politics, 9/8/1999 - Israeli government meets today
The Israeli government held a meeting today to specify the areas from which the Israeli forces are going to withdraw in the West Bank, in light of the military withdrawal dictated by the Sharm El-Sheikh agreement on implementing Wye River accord. Palestine-Israel, Politics, 9/8/1999 - Morocco helps in training of Palestinian water management executives
Two Palestinian universities have requested the Moroccan drinking water office (ONEP) to help them in various training activities of executives in water management. Palestine-Morocco, Economics, 9/7/1999 - Palestinian - Israeli committee on detainees affairs to meet Sunday
The Palestinian - Israeli committee for detainees' affairs will hold a meeting on Sunday to receive a list of 350 names of political prisoners who will be released according to the agreement signed on Saturday with Israel, where Israel will present a final response. Palestine-Israel, Politics, 9/7/1999 - Israel to free Abu Ouf
Palestinian sources who took part in the recent negotiations between Palestine and Israel stated that they have agreed that Israel would release the oldest Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails and that it will not object to the release of such detainees as Maher Abu Ouf, one of the leaders of Fatah, and Wagir Weshah, one of the leaders of the People's Front for the Liberation of Palestine. Palestine-Israel, Politics, 9/7/1999 - Israeli military withdrawal from the West Bank on coming Monday Palestine-Israel, Politics, 9/6/1999
- Palestinian - Israeli judiciary talks in an unprecedented meeting
Palestinian Minister of Justice Fraih Abu Meddain and his Israeli counterpart, Yossi Beilin, have met today at Erez passage, at the entrance of the Gaza Strip. Palestine-Israel, Politics, 9/6/1999 - Palestinian People's Front warns of the series of concessions
Maher Taher, a member of the political bureau of the opposition People's Front for the Liberation of Palestine and the front's official spokesman, said, "The most dangerous thing in the agreement is the Palestinian Authority's approval, in principle, to renegotiate a signed agreement, which was previously reached in Wye River." Palestine, Politics, 9/6/1999 - Sharm agreement to affect dialogue between Arafat, PLO factions
Ali Badwan, the spokesman of the Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine, under the chairmanship of Nayef Hawatameh, confirmed that the agreement signed recently at Sharm El-Sheikh has created negative atmospheres in the dialogue to restore national unity between the Palestinian Authority and factions of the PLO. Palestine, Politics, 9/6/1999 - Palestinians in Jerusalem stay on strike in protest for not releasing their sons
Palestinians in East Jerusalem stayed on strike in protest over excluding detainees from occupied Jerusalem and Arab Israelis from last weekend's Palestinian - Israeli agreement. Palestine, Politics, 9/6/1999 - Group of Palestinian captives to be released tomorrow
The Palestinian minister for the issue of Palestinian prisoners, Hisham Abed Alrazeq, announced that the first group of Palestinian captives would be able to return their homes tomorrow. Palestine-Israel, Politics, 9/6/1999 - Differences between Wye and Sharm el-Sheikh agreements Palestine-Israel, Politics, 9/6/1999
- Hamas, Islamic Jihad oppose settlement with Israel
The official spokesman for the Hamas movement, Ibrahim Ghoushe, has stressed that the Hamas and Islamic Jihad movements as well as all Palestinian groups in opposition to the settlement with Israel will create Palestinian national terms of reference as a substitute for the PLO, which has been changed by the Palestinian Authority led by Yasser Arafat. Palestine, Politics, 9/6/1999