Arabic News Weekly Edition for Palestine, 11/6/2000
Weekly Edition, Palestine - Week of November 6, 2000
- Five Palestinians were killed, tens wounded in the confrontation with Israel
In the 44th day of the Palestinian uprising five Palestinians were killed and tens wounded by Israelis. The Israeli occupation forces on Friday launched missiles from tanks and planes against the city of Ramullah and Bethlehem and made a total military siege on the two cities. Palestine-Israel, Politics, 11/11/2000 - Saddam Hussein: 6 million Iraqis ready to fight for Palestine
The Iraqi President Saddam Hussein said on Friday that more than 6 million Iraqis have registered their names to volunteer for fighting with the Palestinian uprising against the Israeli forces. Iraq-Palestine, Politics, 11/11/2000 - Six Palestinians killed, including a Fatah leader
Six Palestinian were killed on Thursday by the Israeli troopers, including two women while tens were wounded. Meantime, Israel on Thursday escalated its acts against the Palestinians. It attacked civilian coaches by missiles. Palestine-Israel, Politics, 11/10/2000 - Libya expels Palestinians and Israel prevents them from entering into Gaza Libya-Palestine, Politics, 11/10/2000
- US peace mediator views on current Palestinian - Israeli conditions
U.S. Special Middle East Coordinator Dennis Ross speaking before the Los Angeles World Affairs Council on November 6, 2000, Ross said the barriers between peoples must be broken down and the "stereotypes that exist within the publics on each side" must be changed. Palestine-Israel, Politics, 11/10/2000 - Five Palestinians killed by Israeli occupation forces on Wednesday
A Palestinian youth ( 16 year old) died by the Israeli shots in Harith village and another youth Misbah Abu Ghali ( 17) was shot to death near Khan Younis after he was hit in his heart by the Israeli bullet. Majd Mahayni ( 24 year old) was also killed at Carny crossing after he was hit in his head and fares Aodeh ( 14 year old) was killed after a bullet had penetrated into his neck at Carny crossing. other 16 Palestinians were wounded. Palestine-Israel, Politics, 11/9/2000 - Mubarak - Arafat talks Egypt-Palestine, Politics, 11/9/2000
- Al-Assad confers with Jerusalem Mufti
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on Wednesday received Jerusalem's Mufti Sheikh Ikramah Saeed Sabri, chairman of the Muslim scholars league in Palestine Abdul Rahman Abbad, member of the Islamic Commission Hamra Deib Mustafa and chairman of the Muslim- Christian Dialogue Committee Ahmad Tahboub. Syria-Palestine, Politics, 11/9/2000 - Egypt denounces Israeli aggression on Palestinians
Egypt has strongly denounced incessant Israeli attacks on the unarmed Palestinian people, expressing hope that the Palestinian people with all peace-loving nations would be able to celebrate in Bethlehem and other Palestinian towns the establishment of an independent Palestinian state on its soil soon. Egypt-Palestine, Politics, 11/9/2000 - Moroccan house of representatives holds special session on Palestine
The Moroccan house of representatives (lower chamber) on Wednesday held a special session "to voice solidarity with the Palestinian people, prey to ruthless Israeli crackdown. Morocco-Palestine, Politics, 11/9/2000 - Fatah vows to continue the uprising
The Fatah movement in the occupied Arab territories said in a statement circulated on Wednesday that the Palestinians will not halt al-Aqsa uprising, if the Palestinian government will resume negotiations with Israel. Palestine-Israel, Politics, 11/9/2000 - Palestinians wounded in the Uprising treated in Germany
A German Plane of the German air force ( Airbus) arrived on Tuesday at Gaza International airport to transport Palestinian wounded for treatment in Germany. Palestine-Israel, Politics, 11/8/2000 - Report: Ashrawi says Palestinians will no longer be victims
Leading Palestinian personality Hanan Ashrawi, told the British daily The Independent about the ongoing Palestinian uprising that Israeli "Occupation is the cause of our problem. We already made the historic compromise by accepting 22 per cent of Mandate Palestine Palestine-Israel, Politics, 11/8/2000 - China backs Palestinian independence
China on Tuesday said it backs the establishment of an independence Palestinian state. Palestine-China, Politics, 11/8/2000 - Barak calls for halting the uprising, allocates 300 million for settlement
Confrontations continued on Tuesday between the Palestinians and the Israeli occupation forces. On the uprising's 41st day more Palestinians were killed or wounded by the Israelis and an operation was recorded against an Israeli military boat off the coast of Rafah while the Israeli bombardment continued against the houses of the Palestinians in Jenin and the outskirts of Bethlehem, Hebron and Beit Jala. Palestine-Israel, Politics, 11/8/2000 - Malaysia urges Israel to stop crackdown on Palestinians
"Israel must realize that it cannot hope to enjoy peace for as long as it refuses a just and comprehensive settlement of the conflict on the land-for-peace principle and an independent state of Palestine." Palestine-Malaysia, Politics, 11/8/2000 - Arab justice ministers resolved to bring authors of crimes against Palestinians before justice
The council of Arab justice ministers expressed resolve on Monday to put on trial authors of crimes against Palestinians and those responsible for the carnage against Palestinians, calling for an international protection of Palestinians. Regional-Palestine, Politics, 11/8/2000 - Arab finance ministers to meet on supporting the Palestinian uprising Regional-Palestine, Politics, 11/8/2000
- Israelis kill three Palestinians, tens wounded in Monday's confrontations
Among the killed Palestinians were the young man Wajdi Allam ( 15 year old) who was killed in a bullet to the heart at the entrance of Toulkarm and Muhammad Mustafa al-Jazzar ( 16) in Rafah. Palestine-Israel, Politics, 11/7/2000 - Saudi Arabia's foreign minister confers with Palestinian official Saudi Arabia-Palestine, Politics, 11/7/2000
- More Saudi Arabian aid to the Palestinian government
Saudi Arabia has transferred a sum of US $ 30 million as aids to the Palestinian government in a separate donation of financial obligations proposed by Saudi Arabia at the Arab summit in October. The Palestinian government representative in al-Riyadh Mustafa Hashem al- Sheikh said in a statement that this sum was transferred on Sunday. Saudi Arabia-Palestine, Politics, 11/7/2000 - The uprising continues, more Palestinians killed, wounded
The 39th day of the uprising witnessed strong confrontation with the Israeli occupation forces by stones. Palestine-Israel, Politics, 11/6/2000 - Moussa stresses Israeli troops pullout
Egypt's Foreign Minister Amr Moussa said that the Israeli withdrawal from Palestinian lands will help pacify the situation and re-build the peace process in a more credible way. Egypt-Palestine, Politics, 11/6/2000 - Arab foreign ministers meet over financial support to Palestine
Finance minister of 22 Arab states will meet Cairo this November 16 to debate financial contribution to the funds set up by Arab heads of state to support Palestinians. Regional-Palestine, Politics, 11/6/2000 - Al-Qaddafi calls on Muslim pilgrims to head for Jerusalem
Libyan President Muammar al-Qaddafi has called on Muslims who go for the pilgrimage rituals to scroll to Jerusalem. Libya-Palestine, Politics, 11/6/2000 - Palestinian official calls closure of Palestinian air space act of war
Palestinian official in charge of the civil aviation, Faiz Zaidane, said Israel's decision to close the Palestinian air space is an act of war that seeks to undermine the Gaza airport and the Palestinian air company. Palestine-Israel, Economics, 11/6/2000 - Palestinian government refuse Christopher as chairman of fact finding committee on Israeli practices
The Palestinian government on Sunday announced its rejection to appoint former US Secretary of State Warren Christopher as chairman of the fact finding committee and the Israeli brutal practices against the Palestinian citizens in the occupied Arab lands. Palestine, Politics, 11/6/2000 - Saudi Arabia extends $ 30 mln emergency aid to Palestine
Saudi Arabia extended on Sunday an emergency assistance worth $ 30 Million to the Palestinian authority, said a Palestinian diplomatic source here. Saudi Arabia-Palestine, Economics, 11/6/2000