Arabic News Weekly Edition for Palestine, 10/9/2000

Weekly Edition, Palestine - Week of October 9, 2000

• Mubarak, Annan discuss grave conditions in Palestinian territories Egypt-Palestine, Politics, 10/14/2000
• Oman voices backing to the Palestinians Oman-Palestine, Politics, 10/14/2000
• Caution against arrogance and aggression that spawn cycle of violence
  Egypt's Information Minister Safwat El-Sherif said arrogance and aggression could only exacerbate matters and spawn an endless cycle of violence. Egypt-Palestine, Politics, 10/14/2000
• Algerian medical care to the Palestinian people Algeria-Palestine, Politics, 10/14/2000
• Mass demonstrations denounce brutal assaults against Palestinians
  The furious Arab reactions were resumed to express their severe resentment toward the brutal Israeli shelling against the Palestinian locations in Ramullah and Gaza. Regional-Palestine, Politics, 10/14/2000
• Azmi Beshara: Barak acts as if he was Sharon Palestine-Israel, Politics, 10/14/2000
• One Palestinian killed, 100 wounded in Friday's confrontation
  For the third successive week, the series of Israeli confrontations against unarmed Palestinians in the occupied Arab lands continued on Friday. Palestine-Israel, Politics, 10/14/2000
• Resuming the study in the Bank and Gaza strip Palestine, Education, 10/14/2000
• Egyptian artists demand boycotting U.S films Egypt-Palestine-USA, Politics, 10/14/2000
• Demonstrations in Tunis denounce Israeli massacres of Palestinians
  Tunis witnessed large demonstrations in support of the Palestinians to protest the Israeli shelling against civil Palestinian goals as students and laborers marches took place in which more than 10,000 demonstrators participated and lasted for more than three hours. Tunisia-Palestine, Politics, 10/14/2000
• To retaliate, Hamas undertakes to launch suicide attacks against Israel
  The Islamic resistance movement Hamas unde took to launch suicide attacks against targets inside Israel to retaliate for Israeli shelling against the Palestinian lands. Palestine-Israel, Politics, 10/14/2000
• demonstrations in al-Azhar denounce Israeli after Friday prayers
  Thousand of prayers demonstrated yesterday in al-Azhar mosque in Cairo after Friday's prayers and they shouted in support of the Palestinians in their struggle against the "Zionist enemy" and demanded boycotting Israel and the Israeli goods. Egypt-Palestine, Politics, 10/14/2000
• Annan talks with Arafat on a four-way summit in Egypt within 48 hours
  U.N secretary general Kofi Annan talked in his meeting last night with the Palestinian President Yasser Arafat about convening a summit in Egypt within the coming 48 hours to end the violence in the occupied lands in the participation of the concerned parties. Palestine, Politics, 10/14/2000
• Barak's attempts to form an emergency government
  Ihud Barak the Israeli prime minister is trying to get out from his crisis by forming a new government and he met today with the head of Likud party Ariel Sharon who demanded two conditions to participate in this government. Israel-Palestine, Politics, 10/14/2000
• Poll: 79% of Israelis see that the peace process has failed
  Two polls whose results were published yesterday in Israel said that most of the Israelis consider that the peace process "died" and it is impossible to reach a full peace agreement with the Palestinians. Palestine-Israel, Politics, 10/14/2000
• King Mohammed holds phone talks with Arafat Morocco-Palestine, Politics, 10/13/2000
• Israeli measures against Palestinians intensify
  The Israeli warplanes, helicopters and warships on Thursday continued attacking the Palestinians in their villages, cities, and the attacks resulted in further destruction and devastation and complete darkness prevailed on most Palestinian cities as the Israelis raided the electricity generation stations. Palestine-Israel, Politics, 10/13/2000
• Focus is on diplomacy says White House, Palestinian crisis Palestine-USA, Politics, 10/13/2000
• United States will oppose any efforts to involve the Security Council in the new outbreak of violence
  The United States will oppose any efforts to involve the Security Council in the new outbreak of violence in the West Bank and Gaza October 12, U.S. Ambassador Richard Holbrooke said. Palestine, Politics, 10/13/2000
• Syria: Demonstrations for the 9th day in Damascus
  Demonstrations supporting the Palestinians were organized yesterday for the 9th successive day during which U.S and Israeli flags were burnt. Syria-Palestine, Politics, 10/13/2000
• Palestinian ambassador to Morocco slams Israeli raids
  Palestinian ambassador to Morocco, Abu Marwane, on Thursday slammed the "Zionist blitzes targeting unarmed Palestinians." Palestine, Politics, 10/13/2000
• Abu al-Abbas: front will resume confrontations with Israel
  The secretary general of the Palestinian liberation front Mahmoud Abbas (Abu al-Abbas) on Thursday announced that the front will resume confrontations with " the israeli enemy and will continue operations against it." Palestine, Politics, 10/13/2000
• Egyptian boy flees his family to join the Palestinian Intifada
  The Egyptian daily al-Joumhoreyah said on Thursday that an Egyptian boy ( 12 year old) fled from his family's house heading for Sinai in order to try to reach from there the Gaza strip to take part in the Palestinian " al-Aqsa Intifada." Egypt-Palestine, Politics, 10/13/2000
• Algeria bans demonstration by opposition parties in support of Palestinians
  The Algerian interior ministry banned yesterday a demonstration by the opposition parties to support the Palestinians. Algeria-Palestine, Politics, 10/13/2000
• Algerian medical aids to Palestinians Algeria-Palestine, Politics, 10/12/2000
• Some 120 Palestinians killed, 4354 wounded by Israel
  With the failure of international efforts to halt Israeli aggression against the Palestinian people and in breaking the military siege carried out by the Israeli forces around the occupied territories, violent confrontations continued on Wednesday between the Palestinian citizens and the Israeli soldiers for the 14th running day. The areas of the West Bank, the Gaza strip and the territories of 1948 have been effected by the violence. Palestine-Israel, Politics, 10/12/2000
• Israel's bombardment of Palestinian territories
  Dani Yatoum, the advisor for the Israeli prime minister Ehud Barak said late evening today that military operations against the Palestinians that Israel took in retaliation for the death of several soldiers have ended. Palestine-Israel, Politics, 10/12/2000
• Palestine: two Palestinians killed and tens wounded
  The Palestinian demonstrations continued in the West Bank due to which confrontations took place among the Palestinians, the Israeli soldiers and the Jewish settlers. Palestine-Israel, Politics, 10/12/2000
• Palestinian - Israeli - U.S summit in Oslo
  A U.N affiliated source in the Middle East said that an essential progress took place in the talks aiming at ending the clashes which broke out since 2 weeks between the Palestinians and the Israelis. Palestine-Israel, Politics, 10/12/2000
• Morocco's Islamic scholars decry Zionist aggression
  The league of Morocco's Ulema (Islam scholars) has decried the "Zionist practices" against the Palestinian people, and called for trying the aggressors as war criminals. Morocco-Palestine, Politics, 10/12/2000
• Rabat council disburses one million in assistance for Palestinians
  The council of the Rabat-Sale-Zemmour-Zaer decided on Tuesday to disburse one million Dirhams ($ 90,000) to back the Palestinian struggle against Israeli occupation. Morocco-Palestine, Politics, 10/12/2000
• Barak warns citizens from terrorist operations
  The Israeli prime minister Ihud Barak warned Israeli citizens of the possibility of having terrorism operations being carried in Israel, saying that he blames the Palestinian government, who released some of the Palestinian Islamic resistance (Hamas) members, for any possible operations. Palestine-Israel, Politics, 10/12/2000
• British foreign minister meets Barak and Arafat
  British foreign minister Robin Cook who is currently visiting Israel and the Palestinian land convened with the Israeli prime minister Ihud Barak and the Palestinian President Yasser Arafat. Palestine-Israel-UK, Politics, 10/12/2000
• One child killed in Gaza, more wounded
  The 13th day of the uprising in Palestine was characterized by notable increase in the Israeli violence against the Palestinian people. With direct backing from the Israeli forces, the Israeli settlers attacked the Arab houses in Hebron, Nablus, Gaza, in the territories of 1948 and in Jerusalem and in spite of all that the Palestinian confrontation and demonstrations continued strongly and more Palestinians were killed or wounded by the bullets of the Israeli forces. Palestine-Israel, Politics, 10/11/2000
• Mubarak gets a message from Arafat Egypt-Palestine, Politics, 10/11/2000
• Moussa: Sharm el-Sheik summit is excluded, Arab summit is next
  Egyptian Foreign Minister Amr Moussa said that the current atmospheres do not allow convening a four-way summit in Sharm El-Sheik (Egypt) and that the coming event is going to be the Arab summit. Egypt-Palestine, Politics, 10/11/2000
• Arab and American sources and the four-member summit
  American and Arab diplomatic sources in Washington said that President Bill Clinton's administration is moving diplomatically while its eye is focusing with great concern on the proposed Arab summit. Regional-Palestine, Politics, 10/11/2000
• UNICEF adopts in Egypt for the Palestinian children Palestine, Politics, 10/11/2000
• Diplomatic moves to stop Israeli violence against Palestinians
  In exclusive statements to "Al-Ahram daily", Osama El-baz, Political Advisor of the Egyptian President, asserted that the political orientation of the Arab summit will be the Palestinian issue and the developments in the occupied territories. Egypt-Palestine, Politics, 10/11/2000
• October 11 , 2000 Egypt rules out summit unless Israel takes steps
  Egypt said on Wednesday it would not host a four-way summit involving Israel, the Palestinians and the United States unless specific steps were taken by Israel to reduce tension in the region. Egypt-Palestine, Politics, 10/11/2000
• Mubarak plays basic, pivotal role in containing situation
  These quarters cite a number of basic conditions which must be observed in order that this initiative may be successful including acceptance by President Mubarak to take part in the summit. Egypt-Palestine, Politics, 10/11/2000
• Arab League official: equating the killer with the killed is bad Egypt-Palestine, Politics, 10/11/2000
• Urgent Omani aids to the Palestinians Palestine-Oman, Politics, 10/11/2000
• Annan hopes to end the acts of violence wave
  The Secretary General of the United Nations Kofi Annan said he hopes to end the wave of the Palestinian- Israeli violence. Palestine-Israel, Politics, 10/11/2000
• Report: Moroccan paper donates issue sales to Palestinians
  Moroccan weekly "La Gazette du Maroc" has donated the Palestinians the revenues of the sales of its last week's issue. Morocco-Palestine, Politics, 10/11/2000
• Moroccans called to donate one-day salary for Palestinians
  The Moroccan association of support to the struggle of the Palestinian people (AMSLP) has called on Moroccans to donate a one-day salary to back Palestinians against the Israeli occupation. Morocco-Palestine, Culture, 10/11/2000
• Palestinian minister: There is good preparation for the Arab summit
  Nabil Amr, minister of the Palestinian parliamentary affairs, said the Arab coordination for convening the Arab summit on the current October 21 in Cairo is going well. Palestine-Egypt, Politics, 10/11/2000
• Jordan accuses foreign fronts of exploiting the demonstration against Israel to shake the stability and security
  Jordan accused foreign fronts (did not mention names) of trying to use the latest demonstrations against Israel to shake the country's security and stability. Jordan-Palestine, Politics, 10/11/2000
• Israel halts vegetable, fruit imports from Jordan, PA Palestine-Israel, Economics, 10/11/2000
• Fires set in Jewish Synagogues in France, Tashkand
  Two burning bottles were thrown on Monday inside a Jewish synagogue in the French capital, France. Palestine-Israel, Politics, 10/11/2000
• Egypt calls for intensive efforts to end violence
  Egypt's President Mubarak yesterday held a meeting with Palestinian President Yasser Arafat during which they reviewed the current developments in the occupied territories, and "Israeli savage practices against Palestinians." Egypt-Palestine, Politics, 10/10/2000
• Annan meets Barak and Arafat to discuss positions in the occupied lands
  The U.N secretary general Kofi Annan convened with Israeli prime minister Ehud Barak and with the Palestinian president Yasser Arafat for the second time whom he met yesterday. Palestine-Israel, Politics, 10/10/2000
• Saudi Arabia will not stand hands tied in attacks against Syria
  Saudi Arabia warned Israel for its threats towards Lebanon and Israel. Saudi Arabia-Palestine, Politics, 10/10/2000
• Arafat rejects Annan's proposal on forming a U.S - Norwegian investigation to Israel's aggression
  Informed Palestinian sources said that the U.N secretary general Kofi Annan proposed to Arafat to send an international committee comprising Norwegian and U.S representatives in an implementation to the Security Council's condemnation resolution concerning the latest crisis between the Palestinians and the Israelis. Palestine-Israel, Politics, 10/10/2000
• El-Baz: Arabs united with Palestinians
  "The upcoming Arab Summit will send the US and Israel the message that Arabs are united with Palestinians and demand that the Arab and Palestinian right is given equal treatment as Israel's," Presidential Political Advisor Osama El Baz said. Egypt-Palestine, Politics, 10/10/2000
• Marches by students in Cairo to denounce Israeli assaults Egypt-Palestine, Politics, 10/10/2000
• 13 dead in al-Aqsa iprising yesterday
  The intensity of the Palestinian - Israeli confrontations have increased inside the occupied Palestinian lands as 13 Arabs were killed in al-Nasra while many others are suffering serious injuries. Palestine-Israel, Politics, 10/10/2000
• Israeli government exends time period for Palestinians to stop violence
  The Israeli cabinet decided in its urgent meeting last night on extending the time period for Palestinians to stop violence acts, the period which ended yesterday evening. Yet an Israeli spokesman said that the government issued instructions to the army and to the police to act strongly in confronting the violence works. Palestine-Israel, Politics, 10/10/2000
• Palestinian uprising continues, Israel deploys tanks in Jerusalem
  From Rafah to the Galilee through the West Bank militant operations for the al-Aqsa uprising continued on Monday for its 12 days with the same might and force. More Palestinians were killed and wounded on Monday. Palestine, Politics, 10/10/2000
• Jordanian people's forces reject government position to prevent demonstrations
  The Jordanian parties, trade unions and citizens forces have refused the position taken by the Jordanian government provides to prevent demonstrations and stressed the right of the masses to express their feelings in backing the Palestinian uprising for liberating the Palestinian territories. Jordan-Palestine, Politics, 10/10/2000
• Moroccan red crescent donates Palestinian peer two ambulances Morocco-Palestine, Culture, 10/10/2000
• Finding a settler's body from Lieberman's relatives in Napolis Palestine-Israel, Politics, 10/10/2000
• An Egyptian film about the martyr child Mohammed El-Dorra Palestine, Politics, 10/9/2000
• Kofi Annan arrives at Israel in a visit the Middle East area Palestine, Politics, 10/9/2000
• Palestinian government release a new group of Hamas detainees Palestine, Politics, 10/9/2000
• Palestinian official: Jewish settlers assault Palestinian civilians
  Yasser Abd Raboh, the Palestinian information and culture minister, said that the Israeli army and the government are inciting the settlers to attack the Palestinian villages in the different areas, adding that this could form a serious escalation that reveals the intention of Barak's government to expand the confrontation range." Palestine-Israel, Politics, 10/9/2000
• Fath movement calls for Jihad Palestine-Israel, Politics, 10/9/2000
• The Palestinian uprising confronts the Israeli army, settlers
  Activities of al-Aqsa uprising continued on Sunday for the 11th running day despite the escalated Israeli oppression and the tough military siege. Palestine-Israel, Politics, 10/9/2000
• Thousands of Moroccan march in solidarity with Palestine
  Hundreds of thousands of Moroccans marched Sunday morning in downtown Rabat in a large demonstration to show support to the helpless Palestinian people, currently prey to the Israeli war machine. Morocco-Palestine, Politics, 10/9/2000
• 79% of Israelis agree on using bullets against Palestinians
  79% of the Israelis agreed on the use of live bullets against the Palestinians in case of any disorder. This came in a poll held by the Israeli newspaper Jerusalem Post. Palestine-Israel, Politics, 10/9/2000
• Syrian aid to the occupied Palestinian territories
  A shipment of hospital medicines arrived on Sunday afternoon in Amman as an urgent Syrian medical aids to the Palestinian people in the occupied lands who are confronting the Israeli occupation forces in defense of the lands and the holy sites. Palestine-Syria, Politics, 10/9/2000
• Palestinian government releases more Hamas movement members
  One of the Palestinian National resistance movement Hamas Ismael Haneyah said that the Palestinian authority on Saturday and Sunday released seven members of Hamas movement. Palestine, Politics, 10/9/2000

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