Arabic News Weekly Edition for Palestine, 3/20/2000
Weekly Edition, Palestine - Week of March 20, 2000
- Palestinian leadership convenes in Ramallah Palestine, Politics, 3/25/2000
- Arafat to visit Germany
Palestinian President Yasser Arafat on Monday starts an official visit to Germany. The visit will last for two days. Palestine-Germany, Politics, 3/25/2000 - Israel confiscate 700 donums of Palestinian lands in al-Quds
The West Al-Quds (Jerusalem) municipality chaired by Ehud Olmert approved lately a plan to confiscate around 700 donums of Palestinian lands in the eastern suburbs of the holy city, the Palestinian radio, monitored in Amman, said on Saturday. Palestine-Israel, Politics, 3/25/2000 - Pope John Paul II stresses the right of Palestinians to a homeland
Pope John Paul II has stressed the right of the Palestinian people to establish an independent homeland, noting the long sufferings of the Palestinian people and saying that the sufferings of the Palestinians during the past decades cannot be ignored. Palestine-Vatican, Politics, 3/23/2000 - Sit-in for hundreds of UNRWA workers Jordan-Palestine, Politics, 3/23/2000
- Mubarak discusses with Arafat the peace process latest development
Palestinian President Yasser Arafat arrived in Cairo yesterday evening coming from Gaza for a short visit to Egypt, during which was received by Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak. They reviewed the latest developments in the Middle East peace process on the Palestinian track. Egypt-Palestine, Politics, 3/23/2000 - Palestinians hail Mubarak's efforts to push forward the peace process
Ahmed Abd El-Rahman, secretary general of the Palestinian Cabinet, said that the resumption of the current Palestinian - Israeli talks in Washington was due to the great efforts exerted by Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak such as convening the Sharm El-Sheikh meeting and that under his auspices Israel agreed on carrying out the last stage of redeployment. Palestine-Israel, Politics, 3/23/2000 - Palestinian urge the Pope to help the refugees
A Palestinian demonstration urged Pope John Paul II yesterday to help the refugees return home. Palestine-Vatican, Politics, 3/22/2000 - Pope John Paul arrives in Bethlehem
Pope John Paul II of the Vatican arrived today in Bethlehem, where he visited Christ's birthplace. Palestine-Vatican, Religion, 3/22/2000 - Israel starts plan for redeployment Palestine-Israel, Politics, 3/21/2000
- Palestinian detainees invite the pope to visit them Palestine-Israel, Politics, 3/21/2000
- The impact of Israel's withdrawal from Lebanon on Palestinian refugees
The chairman of the Political bureau at the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO), Farouk Qaddoumi said, "I think when the Israeli forces withdraw (not redeploy) its forces in south Lebanon, it will be then the right of the Palestinian people to return to their homeland." Lebanon-Palestine, Politics, 3/21/2000 - Three Israeli extremists planned disruptions to the Pope's visit
The Israeli police arrested three Israeli extremists yesterday, accusing them of planning disruptions to the visit of Pope John Paul II to Israel and to the Palestinian lands toda Palestine-Israel, Politics, 3/21/2000 - Palestinian - Israeli negotiations to start in Washington, US - Egyptian efforts saved the peace process
Palestinian Minister of Local Government Saeb Erekat said that a Palestinian delegation will head today to Washington to participate in the peace negotiations with Israel that are to begin tomorrow at Bolling Air Force Base near Washington. Palestine-Israel-USA, Politics, 3/20/2000 - Israel bans importing animals from the Palestinian authority Palestine-Israel, Economics, 3/20/2000