Arabic News Weekly Edition for Palestine, 9/13/1999
Weekly Edition, Palestine - Week of September 13, 1999
- Arafat and Abduallah confirm necessity of Palestinian - Jordanian coordination
Palestinian and the Jordanian sides assured the necessity of coordination and consultation regarding the different issues regarding peace process on the Palestinian track especially regarding the beginning of the final stage negotiations and the Israeli government's application of Wye River and Sharm El-Sheik agreements. Jordan-Palestine, Politics, 9/17/1999 - Two Moroccan cities sign cooperation accords with Palestinian peers
The Moroccan eastern city of Oujda and southern city of Agadir have signed lately cooperation accords with Palestinian self-ruled cities of Gaza and Rafah. Morocco-Palestine, Economics, 9/17/1999 - Palestinian resentment for Barak's campaign to exclude Jerusalem from permanent settlement
The Palestinian Authority expressed its resentment toward the declarations made by Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak regarding the future of occupied Jerusalem and the intensive campaign he is launching to exclude it from the permanent settlement with the Palestinians. Palestine-Israel, Politics, 9/16/1999 - Barak's office denies convening secret meetings with Abu Mazen
The Israeli prime minister's office denied that Ehud Barak met during the last few weeks in a series of secret meetings with the second man in the Palestinian Authority, Mahmoud Abbas (Abu Mazen), to discuss primary issues concerning the final status agreement. Palestine-Israel, Politics, 9/16/1999 - Israel permits the return of Abu Ali Mustafa
Israeli Radio said on Wednesday that Israel has permitted the return of Abu All Mustafa, the assistant secretary general of the opposition People's Front for the Liberation of Palestine, led by George Habash, to the Palestinian territories. Palestine-Israel, Politics, 9/16/1999 - Ahmed Qrei: Barak evades reaching a final settlement
The head of the Palestinian Legislative Council, Ahmed Qrei stated that Egypt has been adopting the Palestinian cause since its birth. Palestine, Politics, 9/15/1999 - Qaddoumi: No peace except with establishing Palestinian state
The head of the political department in the Palestinian Liberation Organization, Farouk Qaddoumi, stated that meetings of the Arab states' foreign ministers just concluded were completely successful and promising for rectifying political atmospheres. Palestine, Politics, 9/15/1999 - Barak visits biggest Israeli settlement, undertakes maintaining its sovereignty
In a day of the international celebration of Sharm El-Sheiks agreement between the Palestinians and Israelis, the mutual accusations between the two sides started. Palestine-Israel, Politics, 9/15/1999 - Swedish FM to visit Israel next month Palestine-Sweden, Politics, 9/15/1999
- Barak opposes the return of Palestinian refugees Palestine-Israel, Politics, 9/15/1999
- Arafat confers with Russian envoy Palestine-Russia, Politics, 9/14/1999
- Egyptian company starts building road in Jerusalem Palestine-Egypt, Business, 9/14/1999
- Palestinian - Israeli talks resume
The Palestinians and Israelis resumed their talks yesterday. However, Israeli Foreign Minister David Levy expressed his country's refusal to withdraw to the 1967 borders and said Jerusalem remains with its two halves as the unified capital of Israel as well as to keep the settlements under Israeli sovereignty and rule out the existence of a Palestinian army in the West Bank. Palestine-Israel, Politics, 9/14/1999 - Ashrawi: Disney will not present Jerusalem as Israel's capital
Hanan Ashrawi, a member of the Palestinian Legislative Council, said the Walt Disney Company will not allow Israel to present Jerusalem as its capital in its exhibit in a fair in Florida on the occasion of the new millenium, after the reported inclusion of Jersualem as Israel's capital stirred up Arab anger. Palestine-Regional-USA, Politics, 9/14/1999