Arabic News Weekly Edition for Palestine, 5/15/2000
Weekly Edition, Palestine - Week of May 15, 2000
- Palestinian leadership denounces using the rubber bullets against the demonstrators Palestine-Israel, Politics, 5/20/2000
- Arafat hold telephone conversation with Albright Palestine-USA, Politics, 5/20/2000
- Morocco, Palestine Probe Transport Cooperation Morocco-Palestine, Economics, 5/20/2000
- Talab El-Sana: secret negotiations in Sweden will have positive results
Tatab El-Sanea, member of the Israeli Knesset expressed his belief that the secret negotiations - currently taking place in Sweden between the Palestinian and the Israeli sides will have positive results in the peace process between them. Palestine-Israel, Politics, 5/20/2000 - Speaker of Moroccan lower house meets Palestinian women delegation
Speaker of the Moroccan House of Representatives (lower house) Abdelouahed Radi, met in Rabat Wednesday a delegation of the association of Palestinian working women, currently on a visit to Morocco to inquire about the experience of Moroccan women in local affairs management ahead of local Palestinian elections. Morocco-Palestine, Politics, 5/19/2000 - Palestinian - Israeli negotiations are continuous
The Israeli deputy foreign minister Nawaf Masalha stated that "the Palestinian - Israeli negotiations are taking place on many channels and that all the subjects are under examination including Jerusalem and the Palestinian refugees." Palestine-Israel, Politics, 5/18/2000 - Palestinian women delegation meets speaker of Moroccan upper house
A delegation of the Palestinian working women association, currently on a visit to Morocco, had talks in Rabat Wednesday with speaker of Moroccan chamber of advisors (upper house) Mohamed Jalal Essaid. Morocco-Palestine, Politics, 5/18/2000 - Palestinian women delegation visit Morocco Morocco-Palestine, Politics, 5/17/2000
- Urgent meeting for the delegates' council in the Arab league
The Arab league's council held an urgent meeting today on level of the permanent delegates at the league to discuss the serious positions in the Palestinian government and to take a unified Arab stance toward the Israeli actions against Palestinians. Palestine-Israel, Politics, 5/17/2000 - Ross meets Barak Palestine-Israel, Politics, 5/17/2000
- Abd Rabbu confirms his resignation
The Palestinian official in charge of culture and information at the Palestinian government stressed on Tuesday his persistence to resign from the presidency of the Palestinian delegation to the final status negotiations despite the fact this his resignation was refused on Monday. Palestine-Israel, Politics, 5/17/2000 - 12 journalists were injured during covering the protests of the crisis today Palestine, Politics, 5/16/2000
- Arafat rejects Abd Rabo's resignation Palestine-Israel, Politics, 5/16/2000
- Israel releases one of Hamas leader Palestine-Israel, Politics, 5/16/2000
- Palestinian public works minister in Morocco Morocco-Palestine, Economics, 5/16/2000
- Palestine- Israel talks up to Palestinian government's views
Foreign Minister Amr Moussa Monday said the channels of Palestinian-Israeli talks are up to the Palestinian authority to decide upon Egypt-Palestine, Politics, 5/16/2000 - Abd Rabbu resigns his post over secret negotiations with Israel Palestine-Israel, Politics, 5/16/2000
- Ross resumes negotiations as Palestinians are killed
U.S special envoy for the peace process in the Middle East Denis Ross convened with Palestinian and Israeli officials to find progress in the mediation to reach a final peace agreement. Palestine, Politics, 5/16/2000 - El-Zaenoun: Declaring the Palestinian State is necessary Palestine-Israel, Politics, 5/15/2000
- Mubarak welcomes decision to hand over West Bank villages to Palestinian government
The Israeli Cabinet Monday approved the transfer of Abu Dis, Izzariah and Sawahrah A-Sharkieh to the control of the Palestinian government. Palestine-Egypt, Politics, 5/15/2000 - Palestinian Hamas leader disappears
Confusion prevails in the Palestinian areas regarding the uncertainty of a possible disappearance of Mohammed Deif who is one of the high ranking leaders in the Islamic resistance movement Hamas. Palestine, Politics, 5/15/2000 - Fath condemns Israeli practices against Palestinian prisoners Palestine, Politics, 5/15/2000