Arabic News Weekly Edition for Palestine, 4/10/2000
Weekly Edition, Palestine - Week of April 10, 2000
- Erekat: continuing disputes between Palestinians and Israelis
Palestinian top negotiator Saeb Erekat said that "there are (continuing) disputes between Israel and Palestine in the negotiations which took place in Washington." Palestine-Israel, Politics, 4/15/2000 - Palestinians and Canada deny Israel allegations of Canada's consent on settling 15,000 refugees Palestine-Israel-Canada, Politics, 4/13/2000
- Barak agrees on giving U.S.A a bigger role in the peace process
One of the Israeli high ranking officials who escorted Ehud Barak the Israeli prime minister to Washington - lately said that Barak agreed on a proposal presented by U.S President Bill Clinton during their meeting in Washington to give the U.S.A a bigger role in mediating in the peace negotiations with the Palestinians. Palestine-Israel, Politics, 4/13/2000 - Arafat: Palestinian state to be declared this year
Palestinian President Yasser Arafat stated yesterday that issue of the Palestinian state has been already determined and that it will be announced during the current year. Palestine, Politics, 4/12/2000 - Hamas denies news reports on its office in Damascus
The Hamas movement has strongly denied reports by Reuters from the Palestinian Authority territories that a high-ranking Hamas movement official and another official at the PLO said this movement has reinforced its presence in Damascus following the collapse of the peace talks between Syria and Israel and that Syria can use its pro-extremist groups against Israel from south Lebanon. Palestine-Syria, Politics, 4/12/2000 - Mubarak meets with Arafat
Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak received Palestinian President Yasser Arafat and members of the accompanying delegation on Sunday in Cairo. Egypt-Palestine, Politics, 4/10/2000 - Shaath hails Egyptian role in the peace process Egypt-Palestine, Politics, 4/10/2000
- Barak chairs a meeting for the Israeli Cabinet
Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak has renewed his commitment to the refusal of the basis of a just and comprehensive peace in the Middle East and his refusal to recognize decisions of the international legitimacy resolutions, claming that the city of occupied Jerusalem is the eternal capital of Israel. Palestine-Israel, Politics, 4/10/2000