Arabic News Weekly Edition for Palestine, 10/25/1999
Weekly Edition, Palestine - Week of October 25, 1999
- Trilateral meeting for Clinton, Barak and Arafat in Oslo on Tuesday
A trilateral summit is to be convened on Tuesday in Oslo between US President Bill Clinton, Palestinian President Yasser Arafat and Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak on the margin of celebrating establishing the Norwegian capital on the anniversary of former Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin's death. Palestine-Israel-USA, Politics, 10/30/1999 - Clinton, Barak and Arafat for a final settlement plan Palestine-Israel, Politics, 10/30/1999
- Moving ahead in final status talks
Israel and the Palestinians are due to start their final status talks this week after heads of the negotiating delegations met Friday for the first time since Israel named its ambassador to Jordan, Oded Eran, as head of the Israeli delegation to the final status talks. Palestine-Israel, Politics, 10/30/1999 - Further redeployment this week
Israel is scheduled to hand over to the Palestine government this week, and precisely on November 5, the remaining three percent of the West Bank from Area C (under full Israeli control) to Area B (Palestinian administrative control), and another 2 percent from B to A (full Palestinian control). Palestine-Israel, Politics, 10/30/1999 - Barak suspends approval of Hawatemah's entry to Palestinian lands
Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak suspended his approval on the return of Nayef Hawatemah, the secretary general of the Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine, to the Palestinian self-rule territories. Palestine-Israel, Politics, 10/30/1999 - US first lady Hillary Rodham Clinton to visit Israel Palestine-Israel-USA, Politics, 10/29/1999
- Hawatemah denies any political bargaining for his return to Palestine
Nayef Hawatemah, the head of the Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine, stated that the decision of Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak to allow him to return to the self-rule area came as a correction of the former Israeli government's mistaken decision. Palestine-Israel, Politics, 10/29/1999 - Palestinian monetary authority discusses issuing Palestinian currency
The Palestinian monetary authority's committee will hold a two-day symposium under the auspices of Arab League Secretary General Esmat Abdul Meguid with the participation of the International Monetary Fund, Arab banks' governors and experts on economics and finance on November 13 to discuss issuing an independent Palestinian currency. Palestine, Politics, 10/28/1999 - Arafat meets with Moussa Palestine-Egypt, Politics, 10/27/1999
- Israel releases Faisal El-Husseini's guards
The Israeli police arrested two guards for the Palestinian official in charge of the Jerusalem file, Faisal El-Husseini, immediately following his talks with UK Foreign Minister Robin Cook in a yard in East Jerusalem. Palestine-UK, Politics, 10/27/1999 - Dennis Ross starts his visit to the area
Before the anticipated Oslo summit between US President Bill Clinton, Palestinian President Yasser Arafat and Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak in the coming month, Washington intensified its efforts in order to push forward the final status negotiations. Palestine-USA, Politics, 10/27/1999 - Israeli forces shoot 16 Palestinians in Bethlehem
Palestinian sources stated that Israeli forces shot rubber bullets at demonstrators in Bethlehem yesterday, due to which at least 16 Palestinian citizens were injured. Palestine, Local, 10/27/1999 - Cook resumes visit to Israel
UK Foreign Secretary Robin Cook resumed his visit to Israel and lands of the Palestinian Authority as he visited today Deir El-Balah camp for the Palestinian refugees in the Gaza Strip before he leaves for East Jerusalem through the secure passage that was opened yesterday. Palestine-UK, Politics, 10/26/1999 - Barak names head of his team for talks with the Palestinians
Palestinian sources welcomed Tuesday the appointment of Israel's ambassador to Jordan, Oden Eran, as head of the Israeli team for the final status talks with the Palestinian government. Yet they noted that what is important now is not naming the team head but to actually move along the road to a permanent status agreement that would finally bring peace to the region. Palestine-Israel, Politics, 10/26/1999 - Another house demolished in Jerusalem
Israeli municipal records speak of 21 more houses in this neighborhood as having been served with demolition orders, but the orders have not been carried out as yet. Palestine, Politics, 10/26/1999 - House demolition disrupts euphoria of safe passage opening
The euphoria of the smooth and widely-covered opening of the safe passage between the Gaza Strip and the West Bank could not last long as Palestinians and Israeli troops clashed in the town of Bethlehem. Palestine-Israel, Politics, 10/26/1999 - Palestinians back collection of weapons
The performance of Palestine government institutions came under fire in the poll which showed that only 37 percent of those questioned said it was good compared to a 40 percent three months ago. On corruption, 59 percent of the Palestinians said it was increasing or it would stay without change but 61 percent of the sample said the Palestine government has good intentions towards reform in its institutions. Palestine, Politics, 10/26/1999 - Opening the Palestinian secure passage
The southern secure passage between the Gaza Strip and the West Bank was opened today following a delay of one month from the date specified in the Sharm El-Sheikh agreement, after disputes took place between the Palestinians and Israelis regarding means of running this passage. Palestine-Israel, Politics, 10/25/1999 - Palestinian demonstrations against corruption and negligence
Hundreds of Palestinians demonstrated yesterday in Hebron city to protest official corruption and negligence. Palestine, Politics, 10/25/1999 - Hawatmeh is now ready to return to Palestinian controlled areas
It is now a question of time until a radical Palestinian leader is allowed to go into the Palestine National Authority areas, through Israeli check points. Palestine, Politics, 10/25/1999 - Cook meets with Arafat and Husseini
UK Foreign Secretary Robin Cook met yesterday with Palestinian President Yasser Arafat to discuss the latest developments in the peace process between the Palestinian and the Israelis. Palestine-UK, Politics, 10/25/1999 - Cancer prevail among Palestinians as a result of Israeli waste dumping
In statements today to Egypt's al-Ahram newspaper, Yousef Abu Safiya, the Palestinian minister for environmental affairs, stated that the Palestinian Ministry of Environmental Affairs, despite of its recent assumption of its duties, works to establish the systems and plans for protecting the environment in the Palestinian Authority. Palestine, Health, 10/25/1999