Arabic News Weekly Edition for Palestine, 1/29/2001
Weekly Edition, Palestine - Week of January 29, 2001
- Confrontations continue between the Israelis, the Palestinians
Some 39 Palestinians were hit by the Israeli bullets in the cities of al-Beera, Toulkarem, Ramullah, Salwad and Qalqilya during the demonstrations followed Friday's prayers. One Palestinian was wounded by the Israeli bullet in the Jordan valley under the pretext that he ignored the instructions order by an Israeli military barrier. Palestine-Israel, Politics, 2/3/2001 - Israeli Diamona nuclear reactor a threat to environment
The official in charge of the environment in the Palestinian territories Youssef Abu Safeyah has warned against a real environment catastrophe that might take place at any moment as a result of nuclear radiation leaking from the old Israeli nuclear reactor at " Diamona" in Nege. Palestine-Israel, Environment, 2/3/2001 - Unwavering Arab standpoints on ME peace
Egypt's Foreign Minister Amr Moussa Thursday stressed the necessity of realizing just peace within the framework of the international legitimacy resolutions and the Madrid references. Egypt-Palestine, Politics, 2/3/2001 - Barak halts contacts with the Palestinians Palestine-Israel, Politics, 2/3/2001
- Israel confiscates houses in Khan Younis, confrontations continue
One Palestinian youth was killed and many others were wounded in the confrontations with the Israeli forces in various areas of the West Bank and Gaza. The confrontations resulted in killing one Israeli. Palestine-Israel, Politics, 2/2/2001 - US NGO urges president not to relocate embassy in Jerusalem
The American Committee on Jerusalem (ACJ) urged President George W. Bush to refrain from moving the U.S. Embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem and to abide by previous U.S. positions regarding the city in order to achieve a fair and lasting peace acceptable to both Israelis and Palestinians. Palestine-USA, Politics, 2/2/2001 - Confrontations continue between Israel, the Palestinians
The Israeli paper quoted an Israeli official as saying that the Palestinian authorities had given up the right of return and accepted only part of this very right to be practiced within the framework of a palestinian independent state and in territories that Israel will give to the palestinian authority in al-Negev desert for territories Israel will annex in the West bank. Palestine-Israel, Politics, 2/1/2001 - Palestinian file could never be closed
Egyptian Foreign Minister Amr Moussa affirmed Wednesday that issues which figured high on the agenda of Palestinian-Israeli negotiations could not be relinquished if right-winger Likud Party Leader Ariel Sharon wins the coming Israeli elections. Egypt-Palestine, Politics, 2/1/2001 - Necessity to narrow gap between Palestinians, Israelis
Egypt's Foreign Minister Amr Moussa underlined the necessity of narrowing the gap between the Palestinians and Israelis so as to reach a peace agreement that settles pending issues and leads to the declaration of the independent Palestinian state along with that of Israel. Egypt-Palestine, Politics, 1/31/2001 - Palestinian Intifada escalated
Activities of the Palestinian Intifada were escalated on Tuesday as several Israeli soldiers were wounded during clashes, explosives were detonated, while Khan Younis eulogized the Palestinian Muhammad Abu Mousa who was killed by the Israeli bullet. Palestine-Israel, Politics, 1/31/2001 - Annan mediates for a meeting between Arafat and Barak Palestine-Israel, Politics, 1/31/2001
- Barak is expected to meet Arafat in Cairo very soon
Israeli sources close to the divan of the Israeli prime minister Ehud Barak expected a convening of a meeting between Barak and Arafat in Cairo within the few coming days. Palestine-Israel, Politics, 1/31/2001 - Arafat speaks on the telephone with Mubarak Palestine-Egypt, Politics, 1/30/2001
- Arafat against settling the Palestinians in Lebanon
The chairman of the Palestinian Authority Yasser Arafat has announced that he is against settling the Palestinian refugees in Lebanon. Palestine-Lebanon, Politics, 1/30/2001 - Confrontations between the Palestinians and Israeli forces continue
Confrontations continued on Monday in the occupied Palestinian territories and one Palestinian was killed in Gaza, while the Israeli prime minister Ehud Barak had defended the practices conducted by the Israeli soldiers against the unarmed Palestinians. Palestine-Israel, Politics, 1/30/2001 - Sharon confers with American delegation
Chairman of the Israeli Likud Party Ariel Sharon has threatened to take all measures against the Palestinians if they declare the establishment of the Palestinian state in the West Bank without the consent of Israel. Palestine-Israel, Politics, 1/30/2001 - Human rights center reveals Israeli police torture against Palestinians
A Palestinian human rights organization on Saturday revealed Israeli means in torturing Palestinian detainees, including psychological and physical torture. Palestine-Israel, Politics, 1/29/2001