Arabic News Weekly Edition for Palestine, 9/4/2000
Weekly Edition, Palestine - Week of September 4, 2000
- Majority of Palestinians for declaration of the Palestinian state on September 13
An opinion poll whose results was published on Thursday said that the majority of the Palestinians back the declaration of the Palestinian state unilaterally on September 13, despite the opposition of the US and Israel and the dangers of the eruption of acts of violence. Palestine-Israel, Politics, 9/8/2000 - Palestinian clergy against sharing sovereignty over Jerusalem
The mufti of occupied Jerusalem and the holy sites Ikremah Subhi has described the American proposal to share sovereignty on the holy sites in Jerusalem as a perpetuation to the Israeli occupation on the holy city and a violation of the Palestinian supremacy. Palestine, Politics, 9/7/2000 - Egypt makes no pressure on the Palestinians
Egypt's foreign minister Amr Moussa has stressed his country's stand concerning the file of Jerusalem is to reach a solution in the framework of international legitimacy resolutions. A position which backs the Palestinians proposals and stances to this effect. Egypt-Palestine, Politics, 9/7/2000 - Rally for palestinian 'right of return' next week in Washington Palestine-USA, Politics, 9/7/2000
- US, Italian talks on Israeli- Palestinian negotiations Palestine-Israel, Politics, 9/6/2000
- Jordan persists on restoring Jerusalem back
Jordan's foreign minister Abdul Illah al-Khatib has stressed that Jerusalem is a red line for the negotiations between Israel and the Palestinian government. Jordan-Palestine, Politics, 9/6/2000 - Bin Ami in a secret visit to achieve a breakthrough on the Palestinian- Israeli track Palestine-Israel, Politics, 9/5/2000
- Sovereignty over Jerusalem Arab- Christian-Muslim affair
"The issue of sovereignty over Jerusalem is an Arab Christian-Islamic concern, and Egypt has specific ideas that it does not try to impose," only raises to Presidential Advisor Osama A1 Baz said. Egypt-Palestine, Politics, 9/5/2000 - Syria refuses to meet with Arafat
The Jordanian weekly al-Majd said in its recent issue that Syrian Vice President Abdul Halim Khaddam conveyed to a delegation representing the people's front for the liberation of Palestine led by its secretary general Abu Ali Mustafa Damascus's rejection to receive the Palestinian President Yasser Arafat in order to convene a meeting with President Bashar al-Assad. Syria-Palestine, Politics, 9/5/2000 - Palestinian association says 15,000 Palestinian children annually denied education in East Jerusalem
The Palestinian Human rights Monitor said in the latest edition of its report an average of 15,000 Palestinian pupils are prevented every year from attending school in East Al-Quds (Jerusalem), due to the severe shortage in classroom and to the unawareness among parents of the right to free education. Palestine, Education, 9/5/2000 - Egypt, keen on reaching just balanced solution
Egypt's President Mubarak returned home yesterday after a three-day successful visit to Paris during which he met with President Jacques Chirac and Prime Minister Lionel Jospin. Egypt-Palestine, Politics, 9/4/2000 - Arafat says Agadir declaration reflects Arab-Islamic support to palestinian issue
Palestinian President Yasser Arafat said Sunday the latest meeting of Al-Quds Committee--held on August 28 in Agadir (Morocco) under the chairmanship of King Mohammed VI-- perfectly reflects the Arab-Islamic support to the Palestinian issue. Palestine-Israel, Politics, 9/4/2000 - Arab states to severe relations with any country transfers its embassy from Tel Aviv
The ministerial council of the Arab League has threatened in the final statement draft for its 114th session which started on Saturday to sever relations with any country which transfers its embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem. It called on the world to recognize the state of Palestine upon its declaration with Jerusalem as its capital. Palestine, Politics, 9/4/2000 - Arafat vows continues struggle to achieve independence
Palestinian President Yasser Arafat has stressed that there will be no peace without the Palestinian sovereignty over East Jerusalem. Palestine-Israel, Politics, 9/4/2000 - Arafat confers with CIA chief Palestine-Israel, Politics, 9/4/2000