Arabic News Weekly Edition for Palestine, 4/9/2001
Weekly Edition, Palestine - Week of April 9, 2001
- Egypt welcomes stance of Annan towards Palestinian issue
"Dialogue should be resumed within the framework of what has been achieved in previous rounds of the negotiations between the two parties, the last of which was the understanding reached in Taba talks," he said. Egypt-Palestine, Politics, 4/14/2001 - Israel destroys Rafah mosque, three Palestinians killed
After breaking on Wednesday into Khan Younis camp for the Palestinian refugees and in another escalation, the Israeli forces on Thursday bombarded using artillery and missiles the Palestinian Rafah city and the bombardment concentrated on Salah Eddine Gate and resulted in destroying great part of al-Nour Mosque and several buildings. Palestine-Israel, Politics, 4/14/2001 - Sharon speaks of an isolated Palestinian state of 42% of the Palestinian territories
the Israeli forces prevented the Palestinian Christians from entering the holy city to celebrate the " Great Friday" in Jerusalem and arrested tens of the Palestinians of 1948, after one Israeli soldier was wounded. Palestine-Israel, Politics, 4/14/2001 - Israel Readies to Attack Arab Countries, Official
In an interview with the jordanian "al-Rai" daily published in Amman Saturday, Kaddoumi said Israel's preparedness to launch these attacks is no longer a secret and recited recent statements made by Israeli officials regarding strikes against Syria and other Arab countries. Palestine-Israel, Politics, 4/14/2001 - Two Palestinians killed, 55 wounded in clashes with the Israelis
The Israeli occupation forces broke into a refugees camp near Khan Younis, using tanks, while the Israeli artillery and planes were bombarding the camps with tens of missiles. Palestine-Egypt, Politics, 4/12/2001 - Islamic organization urges UN Security Council permanent members to save Palestinian people
The Islamic Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (ISESCO/based in Rabat) urged the five permanent member countries of the UN security council to take an immediate initiative to end the Israeli aggression Israel aggression against the Palestinian people. Palestine-Regional, Politics, 4/12/2001 - One Palestinian killed, 17 wounded in confrontation with the Israelis
the Israeli aggression against the Palestinian areas has been escalated by land, sea and air. Palestine-Israel, Politics, 4/11/2001 - Sharm El-Sheikh understanding to be implemented right now
Egyptian Foreign Minister Amr Moussa underscored the importance of implementing Sharm El-Sheikh understanding to end the violence, currently on the rampage in the occupied Palestinian territories. Egypt-Palestine, Politics, 4/10/2001 - Deir Yassin anniversary massacre
The PLO representative in Britain Afif Safeyah has stated that "Deir Yassin massacre committed by the Zionist gangs against the secure Palestinian people on April 9th, some 53 years ago represents the ugliest massacres that took place in occupied Palestine." Palestine-Israel, Politics, 4/10/2001 - One Palestinian killed in confrontations with the Israelis
Clashes continued on Monday in the Palestinian territories and one Palestinian was killed by the Israeli bullets as the Palestinian Intifada youths attacked two military positions for the Israeli positions near Ramullah and another position near Tallet al- Rameidah in Hebron. Palestine-Israel, Politics, 4/10/2001 - On Abdul Rahman's visit to Damascus
The United Arab Emirates UAE daily al-Khaleij on Monday quoted sources it described as well-informed as saying that member of the PLO executive committee Asaad Abdul Rahman will try during his visit to Damascus which he started on Sunday to contain comments on decisions taken by the chairman of the Palestinian Authority Yasser Arafat after his meeting with President Bashar al-Assad, on the sideline of the Amman's Arab summit. Syria-Palestine, Politics, 4/10/2001 - Mubarak, Arafat, probe situation in Palestinian lands
Asked about Israel's liquidation policy of Palestinian leaders, Moussa described the situation as very grave. Egypt-Palestine, Politics, 4/9/2001 - UN Forum upholds Palestinian right to statehood
The main UN human rights forum on Friday overwhelmingly reaffirmed the Palestinian's people right to self-determination and statehood, calling it a basic condition for achieving a lasting Middle East peace, Reuters reported. Palestine, Politics, 4/9/2001 - Palestinian economy losses $ 2 billion because of the Israeli siege Palestine-Israel, Economics, 4/9/2001
- Al-Qaddoumi: Arafat visits Damascus in the second half of April
The chairman of the PLO political department Farouk al-Qaddoumi has announced that the forthcoming visit of the chairman of the palestinian Authority Yasser Arafat may be held in the next half of the current month. Syria-Palestine, Politics, 4/9/2001 - Confrontations continue between the Israeli forces and the Palestinians
Eye-witnesses said that Palestinian citizens were strongly wounded as a result of the Israeli bombardment of the Israeli tanks against the Palestinian villages close to Natsareim settlement and the Palestinian youths retaliated by throwing explosives and stones at the Israeli patrol in the surrounding of the two Israeli settlements of " Bsaghout and Natsareim" near Rafah and against an Israeli position in Ghouse Katieve settlement. Palestine-Israel, Politics, 4/9/2001 - Mubarak, Arafat discuss 'explosive' Middle East situation
Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak held a tete-a-tete talks with Palestinian Leader Yasser Arafat. The two leaders, then, held a plenary session that was attended by Amr Moussa, Osama Al-Baz, Saeb Erekat, Nabil Abu Rdeineh and Zohdi Al-Qadra. Egypt-Palestine, Politics, 4/9/2001