Arabic News Weekly Edition for Palestine, 11/22/1999
Weekly Edition, Palestine - Week of November 22, 1999
- Egyptian - Palestinian summit soon
An Egyptian - Palestinian summit will be held soon under the chairmanship of Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak and Palestinian President Yasser Arafat that will tackle the developments in the area and the tensions created by Israel by issuing declarations that are provocative to the Palestinian leadership and people. Egypt-Palestine, Politics, 11/27/1999 - On Ms. Arafat, Ms. Clinton, apologies, people's misery and politics
Palestinian First Lady Suha Arafat made remarks that Israel has damaged Palestinian water supplies through toxic waste dumping and other factors. She was later asked to apologize Palestine, Politics, 11/25/1999 - Palestinian government apologizes over statements of Suha Arafat criticizing Israel
The Palestinian government has apologized for statements made by Palestine's First Lady Suha Arafat in Gaza at the beginning of this month in her assertions that Israel pollutes the potable waters of the Palestinians. Palestine-Israel, Politics, 11/25/1999 - Lebanese army arrest two of the Fatah leaders
Lebanese security sources said on Tuesday that the Lebanese army has arrested the secretary of the Fatah movement in Sidon Muhammad Abdul Qader 50 known as Khaled Aref and the movement's official in the Bekaa Khaled al-Shayeb 37 at the entrance of al-Rashedeyah camp for the Palestinian refugees near Tyre. Lebanon-Palestine, Politics, 11/25/1999 - Israeli minister of immigration will visit Moscow at the end of Novermber
Yuli Tamir the Israeli Minister of Immigration will head to Moscow in a work visit that starts on 29th of current November. This visit coincides with the visit of the Palestinian President Yasser Arafat to the Russian capital. Israel-Palestine, Politics, 11/25/1999 - Official assures the necessity of participation for all Palestinians in political discussion
Member of the executive committee of the Palestinian Liberation Organization Abd El-Rahim Meloh emphasized the necessity of continuing the Palestinian National discussion especially with the forces, factions and organizations which have not yet participated in the national debates. Palestine, Politics, 11/25/1999 - Evacuating an Israeli settlement
The Israeli army evacuated today a so-called random settlement that was established by the extremists Jews in south east Bethlehem city and Gaza strip as the Israeli forces demolished 6 Palestinian houses in Khan Younis in Gaza strips under allegation that the houses are unlicensed Palestine-Israel, Politics, 11/25/1999 - Arafat in Jordan
Palestinian President Yasser Arafat headed today to Jordan for an official visit during which he will meet with Jordan's King Abdullah II and high-ranking Jordanian officials. Jordan-Palestine, Politics, 11/24/1999 - Barak hopes to transfer 5% of West Bank lands to the Palestinians
Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak expressed his belief that 5% of the West Bank's land will be transferred to the Palestinians. The transfer was delayed due to disputes between the two sides regarding the quality of these lands. Palestine-Israel, Politics, 11/24/1999 - Symposium for solidarity with the Palestinian people
The Egyptian association for the United Nations is organizing under the chairmanship of Abd El-Ahad Gamal El-Din a symposium to celebrate the international day for solidarity with the Palestinian people on Monday. Egypt-Palestine-UN, Politics, 11/23/1999 - Qatar bans any activities for Hamas movement leaders
Qatari Foreign Minister Sheikh Hamad Bin Jasem Bin Jaber al-Thani has announced that the four Hamas leaders who were expelled from Jordan to Qatar will be prevented from undertaking any political activities in the Qatari territories. Qatar-Palestine, Politics, 11/23/1999 - UNGA partition plan makes Palestinian state legally standing
Ahmed Fathi Sorour, Speaker of Egypt's People's Assembly and the Arab Parliamentary Union, said the Palestinian State is legally standing by virtue of the UN General Assembly partition plan of 1947, the same resolution that brought Israel into existence. Egypt-Palestine, Politics, 11/23/1999 - Shaath accuses Israel of procrastination in implementing its commitment
Palestinian Minister of International Cooperation and Planning Nabil Shaath stated that Israel still procrastinating on implementing the transitional stage, exploiting the beginning of the final status negotiations. Palestine, Politics, 11/23/1999 - Israeli Knesset member acknowledges right of the Palestinians to return home
Member of the Israeli Knesset for the Labor Party, Yossi Katz, has stated that the Palestinian people have suffered occupation and he asked Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak's government to admit being behind the pain and suffering of the Palestinians. Palestine-Israel, Politics, 11/23/1999 - $20 million Saudi donation to the Palestinians Palestine-Saudi Arabia, Economics, 11/22/1999
- Abu Mazen: Hawatemeh's return is necessary to complete democratic front's quorum
Doha started a discussion tour between Mahmud Abbas (Abu Mazen) the secretary general of the executive committee of the Palestinian Liberation Organization, and Nayef Hawatmeh, the secretary general of the Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine. Palestine, Politics, 11/22/1999 - Hamas criticizes deportation of four of its leaders to Qatar
The Hamas resistance movement said that the Jordanian authorities' expulsion of four high-ranking officials in Hamas is illegal, saying these four are Jordanian citizens and tat the decision to deport them to Qatar yesterday violates the Jordanian constitution. Jordan-Palestine, Politics, 11/22/1999 - Abu Marzouk denounces expulsion of Hamas leaders from Jordan
Mousa Abu Marzouk, a leader in Hamas who was earlier forced to leave Jordan and is residing in Syria, criticized the expulsion of four other Hamas leades from Jordan, saying, "We denounce this action and expusions in any shape, and we resisted it when Israel tried to make it and we frustrated it when south Lebanon refused 416 Palestinians garrisoned till they came back." Jordan-Palestine, Politics, 11/22/1999