Arabic News Weekly Edition for Palestine, 5/28/2001
Weekly Edition, Palestine - Week of May 28, 2001
- Al-Qaddoumi: Arafat visits Damascus in mid-June
Head of PLO political Department Farouk al-Qaddoumi announced on Thursday that the Palestinian Authority Chairman Yasser Arafat will head for Damascus in mid-June, in his first official visit in five years. Palestine-Syria, Politics, 6/2/2001 - Moussa warns of consequences of deterioration in Mideast region
Arab League Secretary General Amr Moussa Saturday warned of the grave consequences of the ongoing deterioration in the Palestinian lands and Mideast region. Regional-Palestine, Politics, 6/2/2001 - Mubarak urges Israel to ease tension, carry out Mitchell's recommendations
"These contacts aimed to find out a way to put the Mitchell committee's report into force," said the US envoy. Egypt-Palestine, Politics, 6/2/2001 - Set-in in Damascus in dolidarity with Intifada
Palestinian youth organizations, Arab women organization and Palestine children residing in Syria on Thursday staged a sit-in in front of the offices of the UN and UNICEF in Damascus, in solidarity with the Palestinian people's struggle and their Intifada as well as with the Palestinian child, on the occasion of World Child Day. Syria-Palestine, Politics, 6/2/2001 - suicide bomber killed 17 Israelis Palestine-Israel, Politics, 6/2/2001
- Sharon starts on Monday a European tour
The Israeli prime minister Ariel Sharon on Monday starts a European during which he will seek to talk with his European negotiators that Israel is sparing no efforts to halt the cycle of violence in contradiction to what the Palestinians have done. Palestine-Israel, Politics, 6/2/2001 - World Bank supports education in Palestine
The World Bank has announced a loan worth $ 7 million to support education in the Palestinian self-ruled territories of Gaza strip and the West Bank. Palestine, Economics, 6/2/2001 - Faysal Al-Husseini dead from heart attack Palestine, Politics, 5/31/2001
- Syria's defence minister affirms Damascus' full support to intifada Syria-Palestine, Politics, 5/31/2001
- Rally of support to Palestinian cause in Morocco
A rally of solidarity and support to the Palestinian cause and the Al-Aqsa intifadah was held Wednesday in Rabat by the regional section of the Party for Justice and Development (PJD). Morocco-Palestine, Politics, 5/31/2001 - Israeli police interrogates Azmi Beshara
The Israeli police on Wednesday interrogated the Arab member in the Israeli Knesset Azmi Beshara in the case of helping the Arab citizens to meet with their relatives in Syria, a matter which is considered by the Israeli authorities as "organizing visits to an enemy country." Palestine-Israel, Politics, 5/31/2001 - Int'l pressures on Israel to halt construction of settlements
International pressures increased on Israel in an attempt to halt construction of the Jewish settlements in the occupied territories and resume peace talks with Palestinians. Palestine-Israel, Politics, 5/31/2001 - Amnesty International holds Israel responsible for death of over 300 Palestinians
In its latest report on the human situation worldwide, Amnesty International said Israeli security forces are responsible for the death of more than 300 Palestinians, including more than 100 children under 18. Palestine-Israel, Politics, 5/30/2001 - Arafat in Moscow today
The Palestinian president Yasser Arafat arrived in Moscow on Monday. News reports said that Arafat will ask the Russian President Vladimir Putin for an active Russian participation in maintaining a settlement for the Middle East question while Russia seems so far hesitant to take an initiative. Palestine-Russia, Politics, 5/29/2001 - Israeli occupation soldiers attack Palestinian towns Palestine-Israel, Politics, 5/29/2001
- Malaysia calls OIC members to honor joint decisions
Malaysia has urged fellow members in the Organization of Islamic Conference (OIC) to honor decisions adopted jointly and mainly the latest OIC resolution to sever ties with Israel "because of the Zionist regime's aggression against Palestine." Palestine-Malaysia, Politics, 5/29/2001 - Islamic countries decide to end all political contact with Israel
The OIC foreign ministers also requested the UN to set up an International Criminal Tribunal where Israeli officials, whom OIC holds responsible of war crimes, will stand trial as war criminals. Regional-Palestine, Politics, 5/28/2001 - Powell restricts his envoy's mission to Intifada halting, it is originally a proposal of Sharon
The mission of the new American envoy to the region can be summed up by one thing, that is the halting of violence by the two parties without preconditions. This is to pave the way to start talks, which are likely to be without preconditions. Palestine-Israel, Politics, 5/28/2001