Arabic News Weekly Edition for Palestine, 6/26/2000
Weekly Edition, Palestine - Week of June 26, 2000
- Meetings of the Egyptian - Palestinian committee July Egypt-Palestine, Economics, 7/1/2000
- King Mohammed decorates Palestinian poet Mahmoud Darwish
King Mohammed VI, who was accompanied by his brother Prince Moulay Rachid, received at the Royal Office in Rabat Friday Palestinian poet Mahmoud Darwich, who handed the king a collection of his poems in Arabic and French. Morocco-Palestine, Politics, 7/1/2000 - Palestinian leadership: UN Resolution 242 is international and legal basis for the peace processes Palestine-Israel, Politics, 7/1/2000
- Palestinian Central Council to deal with the declaration of a Palestinian state
Hassan Asfour, the Palestinian State minister said that the peace process developments with the Israeli and preparing for embodying the Palestinian country after September 13th will be on top of the agenda of the meetings of the Palestinian Central Council tomorrow. Palestine, Politics, 7/1/2000 - Palestine condemns Israeli attorney general's statements
The Palestinian government condemned Israel's attorney General for saying U.N. Security council resolution 242 did not apply on the Palestinian Territories. Palestine-Israel, Politics, 7/1/2000 - Arafat asks Israel for third stage redeployment before any summit Palestine-Israel-USA, Politics, 6/29/2000
- Clinton, Barak, Arafat to meet in Washington Palestine-Israel, Politics, 6/29/2000
- Denial of Arafat's resignation if negotiations fail
Ahmed Korea, head of the Palestinian legislative council and head of the negotiating Palestinian delegation in the final status negotiations, negated news that was repeated concerning the declaration of the Palestinian president's intention to resign if the Palestinian - Israeli negotiations remained in their current halt. Palestine-Israel, Politics, 6/29/2000 - Albright, Barak hold joint press conference in Jerusalem
US Secretary of State Madeleine Albright has described her talks with the Israeli prime Minister Ehud Barak and his foreign minister David Levy as very good. Palestine-Israel-USA, Politics, 6/29/2000 - Palestinians demand a Palestinian country by September 1st
Palestinians in Gaza urged on bringing forward the declaration of the Palestinian country on the 1st of September instead of September the 13th so that the Palestinian president Yasser Arafat would be able to ask for a full membership for Palestine during the Millennium Summit that will be attended by a large number of the world's leaders. Palestine-Israel, Politics, 6/28/2000 - Israel investigates Azmi Beshara for praising the Hizbullah party
An Israeli judicial source said that the legal advisor for the Israeli government Elakim Robinshtine on Tuesday order to open investigations against the Israeli-Arab parliament member Azmi Beshara who made statements in which he praised the Lebanese Hizbullah party. Israel-Palestine, Politics, 6/28/2000 - Hamas and Jihad refuse participating in meeting of the Palestinian central council
Emad El-Falouji, minister of post and communication in the Palestinian government urged Hamas and the Islamic Jihad to participate in the coming meeting of the Palestinian Central Council. Palestine-Israel, Politics, 6/28/2000 - Settlers demonstrate in front Albright's hotel
Hundreds of Israeli settlers in Gaza strip gathered in front of the hotel in which U.S Secretary of the State Madeleine Albright stays and they shouted against the concessions which the Israeli prime minister intends to present to the Palestinians. Palestine, Politics, 6/28/2000 - Palestinian government released detained journalist Palestine, Politics, 6/27/2000
- Arafat confers with US-ME peace process coordinator
The US-ME peace process coordinator Dennis Ross on Monday in Ramullah met with Palestinian President Yasser Arafat and discussed with him results of his recent contacts with the Israeli-Palestinian negotiation teams, and results of his talks with the Israeli prime minister Ehud Barak. Palestine-USA, Politics, 6/27/2000 - Sheik Ahmed Yassin : We will not accept Arafat's surrendering methods Palestine-Israel, Politics, 6/27/2000
- Arafat for a new page of relations with Syria Syria-Palestine, Politics, 6/26/2000
- First Yemeni plane arrives in Gaza airport Palestine-Yemen, Politics, 6/26/2000
- Mubarak, Arafat discuss obstacles before negotiations with Israel
Egypt's President Hosni Mubarak Sunday morning conferred with Palestinian President Yasser Arafat, who had arrived in Cairo Saturday night from Tunisia. Egypt-Palestine, Politics, 6/26/2000 - Declaring a Palestinian state within weeks
The Palestinian President Yasser Arafat considered that the coming weeks will be the most important and serious ones because a Palestinian state will be declared at the end of it. He said "we have decisive weeks," yet he did not determine a specific date for this declaration. Palestine-Israel, Politics, 6/26/2000