Arabic News Weekly Edition for Palestine, 2/12/2001
Weekly Edition, Palestine - Week of February 12, 2001
- Arafat to visit Syria within the two coming days Syria-Palestine, Politics, 2/17/2001
- Powel and Arafat on the phone Palestine-USA, Politics, 2/17/2001
- UN Middle East envoy warns that fiscal collapse could cause massive violence
The United Nations Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process on Friday warned that an impending fiscal collapse of the Palestinian Authority could lead to an institutional collapse, which in turn might spawn further violence "and a situation that might get completely out of control." Palestine-Israel, Politics, 2/17/2001 - Palestinians defy the siege, three killed, 26 wounded
Confrontations escalated in the occupied Palestinian territories especially after Friday's prayers on Friday and the Palestinian youths confronted the Israeli occupation forces in marches of danger and three Palestinians were killed and 26 wounded by the Israeli bullets in Qilqelya, Khan Younis and Rafah. Palestine-Israel, Politics, 2/17/2001 - Tightened military and economic siege against the Palestinians
The Israeli prime minister Ehud Barak and the coming Israeli prime minister Ariel Sharon held unanimous views to carry out large- scale military operations against the Palestinians following the Tel Aviv operation on Wednesday. Palestine-Israel, Politics, 2/16/2001 - Nine Israeli soldiers were killed, 21 wounded in a Palestinian operation
Nine Israeli soldiers were killed and other 21 wounded when the Palestinian bus-driver Khalil Abu Alia ( 35 year old) broke into his coach a station where Israeli soldiers gathered at Hazour to the South of Tel Aviv, near Holoun settlement. Palestine-Israel, Politics, 2/15/2001 - Palestinian economic losses from latest crisis top $1 billion
Since the onset of the most recent crisis in the Middle East, the Palestinian economy has suffered losses of $1.15 billion, according to a United Nations report released Tuesday in Gaza. Palestine, Politics, 2/15/2001 - Morocco - Palestine ties, Strategic, Shaat
Relations between Morocco and Palestine are strategic and solid, Palestinian planning and international cooperation minister, Nabil Shaat, said Wednesday. Morocco-Palestine, Politics, 2/15/2001 - Syrian conditions for Arafat's visit to Damascus
In a message from Damascus, the Lebanese daily al-Nahar said on Tuesday that the chairman of the Palestinian Salvation front Khaled al- Fahoum talked about the existence of four Syrian conditions to complete Arafat's visit to Damascus. Syria-Palestine, Politics, 2/14/2001 - One Palestinian high ranking officer assassinated, 26 houses demolished
Tension prevailed in various parts of the Palestinian territories and 2 Palestinians were killed and 65 wounded by the Israeli bullets and strong confrontations took place between the Arab youths and the Israeli forces and the settlers. Palestine-Israel, Politics, 2/14/2001 - Arafat to visit Damascus
Palestine's representative in Amman Omar al-Khatib told the Jordanian daily al-Rai issued on Monday in Amman that preparations are now underway for the visit of the chairman of the Palestinian Authority Yasser Arafat to Damascus, stressing that this visit will be taking place very soon. Palestine-Syria, Politics, 2/13/2001 - Two Palestinians killed, 95 wounded by the Israeli bullets
The Palestinian youths Zeyad Abu Sawa ( 20 year old) was killed by the Israeli occupation forces. Another Palestinian youth was wounded in Bethlehem. The Palestinian youth Atif al-Nabulsi (35) was killed near Ramullah. He is from Jerusalem and the Israeli army refused to hand over his body. Palestine-Israel, Politics, 2/13/2001 - unswerving support for Palestinians, peace
Following the meeting, Osama Al Baz, the Political Advisor to the President said that President Arafat briefed President Mubarak on his visualization of the current critical situation and apprehension of the Palestinians after the negative statements by some figures which are close to Ariel Sharon. Egypt-Palestine, Politics, 2/13/2001 - Saudi aids to the Palestinians
The Saudi minister of finance and the economy Ibrahim al-Assaf discussed on Monday in al-Riyadh with the palestinian official in charge of planning and international cooperation Nabil Shaath and members of the accompanying delegation the drastic conditions imposed on the Palestinian people. Saudi Arabia-Palestine, Economics, 2/13/2001 - Arafat takes wait and see attitude on Sharon Palestine-Israel, Politics, 2/12/2001