Arabic News Weekly Edition for Palestine, 10/2/2000

Weekly Edition, Palestine - Week of October 2, 2000

• Journalists protection committee calls for investigating Israel over harassment
  The committee said that a correspondent for the French TV was beaten by the Israeli police after he refused to hand over a rubber bullet he picked up from the floor and two others are still receiving medical treatment caused by rubber bullets. Palestine, Politics, 10/7/2000
• Egypt will not use pressure with the Palestinians
  Usama El-Baz, President Mubarak's political advisor, was interviewed by the staff of the weekly October Magazine. In this interview, he shed light on the dimensions of the Palestinian issue; its past, present and future. Egypt-Palestine, Politics, 10/7/2000
• Mubarak visits palestinian wounded at Nasser institute hospital
  Egypt's President Hosni Mubarak visited on Friday the Palestinians who were injured during the clashes with the Israeli occupation forces in the Palestinian territories, and are hospitalized at Nasser Institute Hospital. Egypt-Palestine, Politics, 10/7/2000
• Iraq honors Palestinian martyr Rami al-Derra Iraq-Palestine, Politics, 10/7/2000
• Pope Shenouda condemns Israeli aggression on Al-Aqsa Mosque
  Pope Shenouda III of Alexandria and Patriarch of Saint Mark Diocese condemned the Israeli aggression on Al-Aqsa Mosque and the massacres committed by Israel against Palestinian people. Egypt-Palestine, Politics, 10/7/2000
• Palestinian official:We present the martyrs as sacrifice for national unity Palestine-Israel, Politics, 10/7/2000
• Moroccan children association calls UN and EU to stop massacre of palestinian children
  The Moroccan children and family assistance association has called the UN secretary general, Kofi Annan, and French President, Jacques Chirac, whose country is holding the EU 6-month chairmanship, to intervene immediately to end the bloodshed in Palestine and the carnage of civilians. Morocco-Palestine, Politics, 10/7/2000
• Rabat denounces anew barbaric killing of Palestinians
  The Moroccan government on Friday denounced anew the barbaric killings of Palestinians and renewed solidarity with the Palestinian people. Morocco-Palestine, Politics, 10/7/2000
• Erekat blames Israeli government for tension in the occupied lands
  Saeb Erekat, the Palestinian top negotiator said "the Israeli assaults are still creating a tension and escalation atmosphere despite of the exerted efforts to stop the assaults." Palestine-Israel, Politics, 10/7/2000
• Amnesty International to investigate in al-Aqsa events
  A delegation from the Amnesty International organization began an investigation in the Palestinian lands and in Tel Aviv for the reasons behind the tens of Palestinian being killed and injured. Palestine, Politics, 10/7/2000
• Hamas official: The revenge for martyrs is top priority
  Sheik Ismail Heniah, the leader member of the Islamic resistance movement Hamas in Gaza assured that "Hamas adheres to the Jihad and resistance strategy against the Israeli occupation." Palestine, Politics, 10/7/2000
• Al-Aqsa uprising continues with number of dead toll 85
  More Palestinians were killed or wounded on Friday in the confrontation of the 9th day between the Palestinians and the Israeli occupations forces in the courtyard of al-Aqsa mosque and its surroundings and in various areas of the West Bank and Gaza. Palestine-Israel, Politics, 10/7/2000
• Barak tries to justify massacres against the Palestinians to Europeans
  Israel's Prime Minister Ehud Barak on Thursday evening sent messages to heads of several European states in which he tried to escape the responsibility for the bloody events taking place in the occupied Arab lands and the massacres his forces committed against the Palestinians. Israel-Palestine-European Union, Politics, 10/7/2000
• French Jews protest against Chirac
  The higher Rabbi for the French Jews Youssef Satrick has asked for meeting with the French President Jacques Chirac to express Jewish protest against what he described the French stand which is biased in favor of the Palestinian side which the French president showed during the talks that took place in Paris on Thursday. Palestine-France, Politics, 10/7/2000
• Saudi Arabia renews condemnation for Israel
  Saudi Arabia on Friday renewed its condemnation and strong denunciation to the Israeli aggressive practices against the unarmed Palestinian people and held Israel responsible for the results of these practices. Saudi Arabia-Palestine, Politics, 10/7/2000
• Indonesians demonstrate against Israel
  Hundreds of Indonesian demonstrators burnt the Israeli flags and threw stones at the UN headquarters in Jakarta during massive demonstrations that took place on Friday in protest of the bloody confrontation committed by the Israeli occupations forces against the Palestinian citizens in the occupied territories. Palestine-Israel-Indonesia, Politics, 10/7/2000
• Palestinian government releases Hamas prisoners Palestine, Politics, 10/6/2000
• Al-Aqsa uprising: 76 Palestinians killed
  Confrontation of the 8th day of al-Aqsa uprising continued on Thursday in various Palestinian areas and in the territories of 1948. The number of killed increased to 76 and the wounded to more than 1200 amid increased threats made by the Israeli leaders to escalate their oppressive measures especially today as prayers will be performed in al-Aqsa mosque and other Palestinian territories mosques. Palestine-Israel, Politics, 10/6/2000
• King Mohammed, Jerusalem committee chairman, castigates massacre of innocent children by Israel
  Morocco's King Mohammed VI castigated on Thursday, in his capacity as chairman of Al-Quds (Jerusalem) Committee, the massacre of innocent children by the Israeli forces. Morocco-Palestine, Politics, 10/6/2000
• Barak did not attend Sharm esh Sheikh meeting
  Israel's prime minister Ehud Barak has not attended Sharm esh Sheikh talks where Egypt had hosted the US secretary of State Madeleine Albright and the chairman of the Palestinian Authority Yasser Arafat. A matter which was explained by circles at Sharm esh - Sheikh circles as reflecting Israel's intention to continue the brutal actions against the Palestinians. Palestine-Israel, Politics, 10/6/2000
• Chirac, Moroccan King discussed events in occupied Arab lands Morocco-Palestine, Politics, 10/6/2000
• Protests over Israeli attack mount in Indonesia
  Politicians, students and diplomats in Indonesia condemned on Friday the "barbaric" attacks launched by Israeli troops against Palestinian protesters in Al-Quds (Jerusalem). Palestine-Indonesia, Politics, 10/6/2000
• Moroccans pray for Palestinians
  Special prayers will be performed this Friday in mosques throughout Morocco for the rest of the soul of the Palestinian martyrs, savagely killed and massacred by Israeli occupation forces. Morocco-Palestine, Politics, 10/6/2000
• Morocco renews backing to Middle-East peace process
  "There will be no fair, lasting and comprehensive peace in the (Middle-East) region without the respect of the principles set by the Madrid Conference," Zahid El-Hassan, plenipotentiary minister at the Moroccan delegation at the UN Morocco-Palestine, Politics, 10/6/2000
• Emirate citizen donates 1500 tons of stone for Jerusalem uprising
  In an effort to help the Palestinians with supplies of their weapons (stones) in their uprising against Israel, an Emirati businessman said he will donate half a million stones quarries made in the Emirates and the shipping of the stones from Emirates mountains (weigh more than 1500 tons) to support the Palestinians against the Israeli forces. United Arab Emirates-Palestine, Politics, 10/6/2000
• Chirac hopes to investigate killing of Palestinian child Rami al-Derra
  The Palestinian minister of culture and information Yasser Abd Rabbu said that the French President Jacques Chirac expressed hope to have an investigation over the killing of the Palestinian child Muhammad al-Derra Palestine, Politics, 10/6/2000
• Mubarak receives a phone call from Albright Palestine-Israel, Politics, 10/5/2000
• Al-Aqsa uprising continues, Palestinian killings toll 69
  Amid threats launched by the Israeli prime minister Ehud Barak to increase killing and oppression operations against the Palestinians and similar threats made by Israeli military leaders, in its 7th day, the al-Aqsa uprising recorded more bloody confrontation and resulted in killing or wounding tens of new Palestinians. The Israeli forces said it used planes in its attacks and that it had also reinforced its positions in the territories of 1948. Palestine-Israel, Politics, 10/5/2000
• Barak boycotts Sharm El Sheikh summit
  The Israeli prime minister Ihud Barak boycotted the three-way summit urged by Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak in Sharm El Sheikh - Egypt. Palestine-Israel, Politics, 10/5/2000
• Moussa highlights importance of Sharm El-Sheikh meeting
  Egypt's Foreign Minister Amr Moussa has made several contacts with US Secretary of State Madeleine Albright during the past two days over the current escalation in the Palestinian situation. Egypt-Palestine, Politics, 10/5/2000
• Moussa: situation in Palestine worsens
  The situation in the occupied territories is serious and is increasingly worsening, said Egypt's Foreign Minister Amr Moussa. Egypt-Palestine, Politics, 10/5/2000
• Iraqi president criticizes Arafat and defends invading Kuwait
  The Iraqi President Saddam Hussein said that his country's invasion of Kuwait was "a slap for an impious which he deserves." Palestine-Iraq, Politics, 10/5/2000
• Jamal El Dorra:I want to revenge from the criminals who killed Mohammed
  "I want the revenge," Jamal El Dorra, the most famous patient in the intensive care in El Hussein medical city in Jordan said with bitterness and a suppressed rage that cannot be expressed for the Israeli bullets - 8 of which in particular - hit him in different places of his body some of which broke the thigh bones while the others hit arteries and nerve centers in the limbs. Palestine-Israel, Politics, 10/5/2000
• Moroccan Jew decries Israeli barbarism
  Moroccan Jewish writer, Edmon Amrane Al-Maleh, on Tuesday decried the Israeli barbarism against the Palestinian people. Morocco-Palestine, Politics, 10/5/2000
• Moroccan plane flies assistance to the Palestinians
  A Moroccan plane took off Thursday from Rabat to Palestine with a relief cargo to the Palestinian people. Morocco-Palestine, Politics, 10/5/2000
• Protest demonstrations in Jordan for al-Aqsa massacre
  Protest marches continued for the fifth successive day in Jordan to express solidarity with the Palestinian people in confronting the Israeli soldiers as 700 of the angry demonstrators tried to reach the Israeli embassy when they split from a speech festival in the union assembly that comprised more than 2,000 persons. Jordan-Palestine, Politics, 10/5/2000
• Iran calls Islamic countries to meet, Khameni urges starting jihad
  Ayatollah Ali Khameni, the spiritual guide of the Islamic republic urged the Islamic countries to open "the jihad door" before their people to liberate Palestine in Iran's trend to begin a wide public and political move to support the Palestinian people in confronting the Israeli occupation forces. Iran-Palestine, Politics, 10/5/2000
• Political leadership concerned with incidents in Jerusalem
  Egypt's Foreign Minister Amr Moussa underlined the Egyptian political leadership deep concern over the bloody incidents in Jerusalem which caused the death of dozens of Palestinian youth. Egypt-Palestine, Politics, 10/4/2000
• A four way summit tomorrow among Mubarak, Arafat, Barak and Albright
  The Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak received yesterday a phone call from the Israeli prime minister Ihud Barak that tackled the necessity to work on containing the deteriorated situation in the occupied lands. Palestine, Politics, 10/4/2000
• Arab demonstrations to express solidarity with Jerusalem's upheaval Regional-Palestine, Politics, 10/4/2000
• Palestinian official: We will not loose faith in achieving peace
  Taiseer Khaled, the member of the executive committee of the Palestinian Liberation Orgnization, said that "the Palestinian side did not loose faith in achieveing peace despite of the violent clashes between the Israeli occupation forces and the Palestinians in the whole Palestinian lands." Palestine-Israel, Politics, 10/4/2000
• Palestinian official: Israel is sending a message to Palestinian negotiators through canons
  Mohammed Dahlan, the head of the Palestinian preventive security, said that "there is an Israeli message for us" in the acts that they are undertaking , in reference to the Palestinian - Israeli final stage negotiations. Palestine-Israel, Politics, 10/4/2000
• Israeli official: Palestinian security bodies are behind the fighting's continuation Palestine-Israel, Politics, 10/4/2000
• Israeli army admits killing of Palestinian child, father calls for revenge
  Chairman of the operation department at the Israeli army Geyoura Iland said on Tuesday that the Palestinian child Muhammad al-Derra who was killed while in his father's hand in Gaza strip on Saturday in a very dramatic scene shown by the world media, seemed to have been killed by Israeli fire bullets. Palestine-Israel, Politics, 10/4/2000
• Al-Aqsa uprising continues for the 6th running day
  On Tuesday and for the 6th running day bloody confrontations continued in various parts of occupied Palestine and tens of Palestinians were killed or wounded by the bullets of the Israeli occupation army who used all types of weapons against the Palestinians and bombarded by its helicopters more civilian areas in Gaza. Palestine-Israel, Politics, 10/4/2000
• Palestinians refute Israel's withdrawal from Palestinian positions
  The official in charge of preventive security in the Palestinian government Muhammad Dahlan on Tuesday denied news that the Israeli army had withdrawn to the positions where it was positioned before the beginning of confrontation. He added that what Israel has done is aimed at misleading the world public opinion. Palestine-Israel, Politics, 10/4/2000
• Syrian students protest against Israeli massacres
  Hundreds of Syrian, Palestinian and Arab students from Damascus university today held a demonstration which staged several streets in Damascus in protest of the massacres committed by the Israeli occupation forces in the occupied Palestinian territories. Syria-Palestine, Politics, 10/4/2000
• Sudanese and Moroccan marches tomorrow and on Sunday to support the Palestinians
  A public march is to begin tomorrow in Khartoum to protest the Israeli repeated violations toward Jerusalem and the Palestinians as all the Sudanese public and political forces denounced the Israeli aggression. Palestine-Sudan, Politics, 10/4/2000
• Israeli government refuses an international investigation and Sahron denounces U.S criticism
  The Israeli government said yesterday it refuses to have any international investigation concerning the current violent confrontations in Jerusalem, Gaza and the West Bank. Palestine-Israel, Politics, 10/4/2000
• Iran requests emergency OIC meeting over Palestinian events
  Iranian President Mohammed Khatami whose country is presently chairing the Organization of Islamic Conference (OIC), called this Wednesday for an emergency meeting of the OIC foreign ministers to "take a coordinate initiative" against Israel. Iran-Palestine, Politics, 10/4/2000
• Arab states request emergency meeting of UN human rights commission
  The Arab states started on Tuesday contacts to convene an emergency meeting of the UN human rights commission over violence in Palestine. Palestine-Israel, Politics, 10/4/2000
• Moroccan NGOs secry Israeli aggression against Palestinian people
  Moroccan non-governmental organizations decried the Israeli aggression against the Palestinian people, which claimed a high death toll. Morocco-Palestine, Politics, 10/4/2000
• Arab committee for supporting Jerusalem calls for end of Israeli terrorism Palestine-Israel, Politics, 10/4/2000
• Britain regrets events in the West Bank, Gaza
  Britain has expressed its regret over the events taking place in the Palestinian areas in the West Bank and the Gaza strip and called on all sides to resort to self control in order to end blood-shed. Palestine-Israel-UK, Politics, 10/4/2000
• Palestinian students committees observe a sit in against Israeli massacres
  The Palestinian students committee in the Sidon and Tyre camps in Lebanon on Tuesday carried out a sit in before the centers of the Red Cross in the area, in denunciation of the brutal massacres and oppressive acts carried out by the Israeli army against the Palestinians in the occupied lands and in support of the massive people's uprising in Jerusalem, Gaza and other Palestinian territories. Palestine-Israel, Politics, 10/4/2000
• Some 53 Palestinians killed , 1000 wounded in confrontations with Israelis
  The events of the fifth day of al-Aqsa mosque proved Palestinian determination to escalate confrontation with the occupation forces. Palestine, Politics, 10/3/2000
• King Abdullah confers with Arafat Palestine-Jordan, Politics, 10/3/2000
• Pope Shenouda calls on adopting a clear-cut resolution on Jerusalem events
  Pope Shenouda III condemned the flagrant Israeli aggression on the Palestinians in the al-Aqsa Mosque. Palestine-Egypt, Politics, 10/3/2000
• Moroccans to march in solidarity with Palestinians
  The Moroccan association for support to the Palestinian people will stage on Sunday a march to express backing to the Palestinian people against atrocities perpetrated of Israel. Morocco-Palestine, Politics, 10/3/2000
• Morocco sends emergency relief assistance to Palestinians
  Morocco will send emergency humanitarian and medical assistance to help relieve the Palestinian people's sufferings followed the Israeli "unjustified" attacks. Morocco-Palestine, Politics, 10/3/2000
• Palestinian Hamas demands supports the uprising and ending negotations
  The Palestinian Islamic resistance (Hamas) asked the Palestinian President Yasser Arafat to leave the government and to allow the Palestinian people the chance to choose a new leadership. Palestine, Politics, 10/3/2000
• A message from Esmat Abd El-Maguid to the U.N secretary general Palestine, Politics, 10/3/2000
• Saudi cabinet denounces Israeli attacks against the Palestinians
  Saudi Arabia has renewed its denunciation of the brutal Israeli aggressions against the Palestinian citizens in holy Jerusalem and the occupied Palestinian territories. Aggressions which resulted in killing tens and wounding hundreds of the Palestinians people. Saudi Arabia-Palestine, Politics, 10/3/2000
• Clinton urges efforts to stop confrontations in the Palestinian territories
  US President Bill Clinton on Sunday stressed his care to continue developing all efforts to stop the bloody confrontations in the Palestinian territories and the need to rescue the ME peace process. Palestine, Politics, 10/3/2000
• Jewish community in Iran strongly condemns Zionist crimes against the Palestinians
  The Jewish community in Iran has strongly "condemned the barbarous acts committed by the Zionists against the Palestinian people." Palestine-Iran, Politics, 10/3/2000
• Egypt sends medications and medical equipments to Iraq Egypt-Palestine, Politics, 10/3/2000
• The U.N special envoy is worried toward the events in Palestine Palestine, Politics, 10/3/2000
• Jordanian cabinet warned against the Israeli aggressions against Palestinians Jordan-Palestine, Politics, 10/3/2000
• Egyptian Shura Council on Al-Aqsa Mosque events
  The Arab and Foreign Affairs and National Security Committee of the Shura (Consultative) Council held on October 1st, 2000 an emergency meeting under Dr. Mohamed Al-Said Al-Dakak to discuss the Israeli provocation that took place at Al-Aqsa Mosque, the severe confrontations between the Palestinian and the Israeli forces, and the possible impact on the ME peace process. Egypt-Palestine, Politics, 10/2/2000
• Egypt: Jerusalem massacre, hinders peace
  Egypt's Foreign Minister Amr Moussa Sunday said that the Jerusalem massacre, that took place on Thursday and Friday, would have a major impact on an already fragile Middle East peace process. Egypt-Palestine, Politics, 10/2/2000
• Palestinian industrialists in Morocco fair Morocco-Palestine, Economics, 10/2/2000
• Morocco decries Israeli provocative behavior
  Morocco decried the "the provocative and unacceptable act" that led to the painful events in the Al-Aqsa Mosque in Al-Quds (Jerusalem). Palestine-Morocco, Politics, 10/2/2000
• Egypt: al-Azhar Imam demands punishing violation of al-Aqsa mosque sanctity
  Grand Imam of Al-Azhar in Egypt Dr. Mohammed Sayed Tantawi said that "the violation committed by the head of Likud party Ariel Sharon and his group to al-Aqsa mosque square (sanctity) is unacceptable by all the heavenly religions and it must be punished." Palestine, Politics, 10/2/2000
• Palestinian official: The Israeli side offers seize fire
  Palestinian sources said that an agreement took place between the Palestinian and the Israeli officials to put and end to the current confrontations. Palestine-Israel, Politics, 10/2/2000
• Palestinian official accuses Israel of imposing war atomsphere on the area
  Taisor Kobaa, the member of the executive committee of the Palestinian Liberation Organization assured that "there is unusual usage of power by Israel against the Palestinian people as the Israeli settlers began to participate in assaulting the Palestinians which constitutes a serious matter." Palestine-Israel, Politics, 10/2/2000
• Clinton phones Arafat to stop deterioration in Palestinian lands
  The U.S President Bill Clinton made a phone call to the Palestinian President Yasser Arafat last night during which he assured continuing his efforts to stop the deterioration in the Palestine lands. Palestine-Israel, Politics, 10/2/2000
• Arafat discusses with King Abdullah developments in Palestinian areas
  Palestinian President Yasser Arafat held talks today with King Abdullah II concerning the security deterioration in the Palestinian self - rule areas. Palestine, Politics, 10/2/2000
• Some 26 Palestinians killed in Palestinian- Israeli confrontations
  The fourth day of confrontations in the West Bank, Gaza strip and the territories of 1948 resulted in killing 26 martyrs and wounding some 700 others. Palestine-Israel, Politics, 10/2/2000
• Arab League emergency meeting over al-Aqsa mosque demonstrations
  An emergency meeting was held on Sunday at the premises of the Arab League (AL). It was attended by the AL secretary general Ismat Abdul Miguid and the permanent representatives of the AL. Palestine-Israel, Politics, 10/2/2000

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