Arabic News Weekly Edition for Palestine, 12/13/1999
Weekly Edition, Palestine - Week of December 13, 1999
- A message from Arafat to Bin Ali Tunisia-Palestine, Politics, 12/18/1999
- A Palestinian official asks Israel to be serious in maintaining peace Palestine-Israel, Politics, 12/18/1999
- Hamas vows to continue struggle against israel
The Hamas resistance movement said it will continue resisting Israel until the occupied lands are liberated and the Palestinian refugees return. Palestine, Politics, 12/18/1999 - Erekat and the Syrian track
Palestinian negotiator Saeb Erekat has expressed his hope that the resumption of peace negotiations between Syria and Israel will result in alleviating the tension between Syria and the Palestinians in the service of the Arab negotiators on all tracks with Israel. Palestine, Politics, 12/18/1999 - Syrian-Israeli negotiations will not be at the expense of the Palestinians
The secretary general of the PLO, Mahmoud Abbas (Abu Mazen), has asserted that the Syrian-Israeli negotiations will not be at the expense of the Palestinians and that the success of peace tracks serves the establishment of a comprehensive peace. Palestine-Regional, Politics, 12/17/1999 - Meeting of Palestinian central council delayed Palestine, Politics, 12/17/1999
- 1,717 billion Japanese yen donation for Palestine
The Japanese government pledged to present donations in shape of aid to the Palestinian government worth 1,717 billion Japanese yen to be specified for financing projects to develop and improve water distribution networks in the northern areas of the West Bank. Palestine-Japan, Economics, 12/17/1999 - Tunisian economic delegation visits Palestine Tunisia-Palestine, Politics, 12/16/1999
- Abed Rabbo: Settlement activities aim at drawing new borders
The Palestinian side asserted in the final status negotiations with Israel the importance of stopping the Israeli settlement activities in the Palestinian lands in order to have a value for the negotiations concerning the borders between the two sides. Palestine-Israel, Politics, 12/16/1999 - Palestinian concern over of negotiations with Israel
The Palestinian government on Wednesday expressed its fears that Israel may freeze negotiations on the Palestinian track after its talks are launched with Syria. Palestine, Politics, 12/16/1999 - Al-Husseini renews Jerusalem's status as open city with free access to all religions
Palestinian official in charge of Jerusalem (Al-Quds), Faisal Al-Husseini, renewed at a conference held in London the status of Jerusalem as an open city with free access to all religions Regional-Palestine, Politics, 12/16/1999 - Tunisia and Palestinian government renew support for Syria
Tunisia and the Palestinian government stated that "any success on the Israeli - Syrian track in the peace process serves the Palestinian cause." Tunisia-Palestine, Politics, 12/15/1999 - Palestinian - Israeli discussions to resume Sunday
Palestinian negotiator Saeb Erekat said that the joint Palestinian - Israeli committee for the transitional stage will convene a meeting on Sunday to discuss means of implementing the Sharm El-Sheikh note. Palestine-Israel, Politics, 12/15/1999 - Amr Moussa receives Hani El-Hasan Egypt-Palestine, Politics, 12/14/1999
- Two members of Hamas killed
The Israeli security forces killed two persons belonging to the Palestinian Hamas resistance movement. Palestine-Israel, Local, 12/14/1999 - Assistant to Abu al-Einin arrested in Tyre
Lebanese security sources reported on Monday that the Lebanese Army has recently arrested a Palestinian military official, an assistant to the secretary of the Fatah movement ,Col. Sultan Abu al-Einin, in Tyre (south Lebanon). Lebanon-Palestine, Politics, 12/14/1999 - Final status negotiations resume between Israel and Palestine Palestine-Israel, Politics, 12/13/1999
- Arafat to meet with Mubarak Egypt-Palestine, Politics, 12/13/1999
- Israel to release Palestinian prisoners during Ramadan
A spokeswomen for the Israeli prisons authority said yesterday that Israel intends to release Palestinian prisoners in few days in an initiative to show its good intentions during Ramadan, saying, "We know that there will a breakthrough, but we do not know when and how much are the prisoners, and we assume that this will be in the coming week." Palestine-Israel, Politics, 12/13/1999