Arabic News Weekly Edition for Palestine, 2/19/2001
Weekly Edition, Palestine - Week of February 19, 2001
- One Palestinian killed 40 wounded in Friday's confrontation
News reports from the Palestinian territories said that the Palestinian Raed Mahmoud Mousa was killed in Bethlehem and other Arab Palestinian teenagers were wounded in the confrontation took place on Friday in the city. Palestine-Israel, Politics, 2/24/2001 - As conditions worsen in West Bank and Gaza, UN pitches urgent bid for funds
With continuing confrontations in the occupied territories and the resultant Israeli punitive restrictions on movement in the West Bank and Gaza, the key United Nations relief agency in the region has requested $37.2 million to help refugees there for the next three months. Palestine, Economics, 2/24/2001 - Israel under fire in US human rights report
In what is described as an unprecedented criticism, a US human rights report has slammed Israel's way of reacting to the Palestinian Intifada which erupted late in September. This came in an annual report on human rights, by the US Secretary of State. Israel-Palestine, Politics, 2/24/2001 - Amnesty International condemns state assassinations in Israel/Occupied Territories
The targeting of Palestinians suspected of attacking Israelis amounts to a policy of state assassination, Amnesty International said today. Palestine-Israel, Politics, 2/23/2001 - Serious development in Israeli attacks against Palestinians
Friday witnessed a great escalation in the Israeli aggression against the Palestinian people in the occupied territories. As the Israeli forces broke into the western part of occupied Jerusalem Palestine-Israel, Politics, 2/23/2001 - A report warns against the collapse of the Palestinian economy
In its meeting to be held in Cairo by the beginning of March, under the chairmanship of Qatar's foreign minister Sheikh Hamad Bin Jasem, the Arab League AL council will discuss a comprehensive report that warns against the collapse of the Palestinian economy. Palestine, Economics, 2/23/2001 - Omani women's association in Buraimi Ð charity exhibition Oman-Palestine, Culture, 2/22/2001
- Israeli bombardment of Palestinian cities, towns continues
The funeral procession of the palestinian Osama al-Zgheir ( 18 year old ) who was killed by the Israeli bombardment of Beit Jala was converted into a popular rage demonstration. Palestine-Israel, Politics, 2/22/2001 - Israel accused of using poisonous gas against Palestinians
In an official memorandum the Arab league AL received on Tuesday, Palestine added that the Israeli occupation forces resorted to the use of unknown gases that provoke great rage among the Palestinians and that such cases reported to hospital as a result of using this sort of gas reached 150 only within four days. Palestine-Israel, Politics, 2/22/2001 - More Palestinians wounded in confrontations with Israeli forces
The Israeli forces on Tuesday continued their attacks against the unarmed Palestinians and this resulted in many casualties among the Palestinian children, and women and at the same time the Israeli forces tightened its siege against the cities and towns of the West Bank and Gaza. Palestine-Israel, Politics, 2/21/2001 - The Palestinian Intifada continues
The secretary of the Fatah movement in the West Bank Marwan al-Barghouthi said the uprising will be escalated against the Israeli occupation during the coming month and that Sharon and others will " not be able to force us to give concessions." Palestine-Israel, Politics, 2/20/2001 - Al- Fahoum, Arafat and Syria
The chairman of the Palestinian National Salvation Front Khaled al- Fahoum has announced that Yasser Arafat will visit Damascus before the convening of the Arab summit in Amman before the end of March. Palestine-Syria, Politics, 2/19/2001 - No peace without just Solution, Intifada is a manifestation of people's wrath
Egypt's President Hosni Mubarak underlined the fact that there would be no peace or stability in the Middle East without a just solution to the Palestinian cause. Egypt-Palestine, Politics, 2/19/2001 - One Palestinian killed, 50 wounded in confrontations with Israelis
The Israeli military attacks continued against the Palestinian people in the occupied Arab lands and more Palestinians were killed or wounded, as the Israeli occupation forces tightened their siege on the Palestinian towns and villages. Palestine-Israel, Politics, 2/19/2001