Arabic News Weekly Edition for Palestine, 7/9/2001
Weekly Edition, Palestine - Week of July 9, 2001
- Israeli army broke into al-Khalil after destructive bombardment
The Israeli tanks on Friday at dawn attacked the city of al-Khalil in all directions, while the Israeli artillery was bombarding the residential area in the city from surrounding hills. The bombardment resulted in destroying several houses and displacing its citizens as well as wounding 65. Palestine-Israel, Politics, 7/14/2001 - Bin Aleazer confers with Satterfield, Arafat with Sharon's son
The Israeli defense minister Benjamin Bin Aleazer on Thursday met with David Satterfield the special envoy of the US secretary of state Colin Powell. Palestine-Israel, Politics, 7/14/2001 - Shaath and the UN observers Palestine-Israel, Politics, 7/14/2001
- People's Assembly stresses Arabs' adherence to just, comprehensive peace
The Egyptian People's Assembly stressed the Arabs' adherence to realizing a just and comprehensive peace in the Mideast region based on Israel's implementation of the international legitimacy resolutions, enabling Palestinians to return to their homeland and establish their independent state. Egypt-Palestine, Politics, 7/14/2001 - Arafat's accession is behind Abu Mazen's isolation Palestine, Politics, 7/13/2001
- New palestinian baby born and dies at Israeli barrier
A Palestinian baby died just after his birth at an Israeli military barrier after his mother was prevented from passing to the hospital. Palestine-Israel, Politics, 7/13/2001 - Israel threatens to strike the Palestinians wherever they are
One Palestinian youth was killed and several others wounded after the Israeli forces bombarded the city of Nablus in the West Bank by rockets, tanks, machine- guns and artillery and the bombardment resulted in inflecting heavy damages in a center for the Palestinian National security in the city. Palestine-Israel, Politics, 7/13/2001 - Arab Parliamentary Union calls Arabs to freeze relations with Israel
It also launched an appeal to the UN Security Council to "ensure international protection to the Palestinian people and put an end to the extermination war waged by the Israeli army against Palestinians." The USA was called to abstain from impeding the Security Council action and stop using its veto on the project." Regional-Palestine, Politics, 7/13/2001 - Secretary-General urges Israel to halt demolition of Palestinian homes Palestine-Israel, Politics, 7/12/2001
- Maher and Peres to discuss the volatile situation in the Occupied Lands
Amidst increasing world concern over minimization of cooling off prospects the United States, Britain, and other countries have condemned, for the second day running, the demolition by Israeli troops of Palestinian houses. Egypt-Palestine, Politics, 7/12/2001 - Peres: Arafat is the real representative of the Palestinians Palestine-Israel, Politics, 7/12/2001
- One Palestinian woman was killed by the Israelis
Palestinian woman Rasmiyah Joudeh Jabrin ( 40 year old) from al-Zahereyah village, of al-Khalil district was killed when the Israeli soldiers opened fire at a taxi trying to avoid the barriers installed by the Israeli forces in the West Bank. Palestine-Israel, Politics, 7/12/2001 - The dangers of Diamona nuclear reactor
The chairman of the United Arab list bloc in the Israeli Knesset Talab al-Sane' has stressed that there is a large number of the Palestinians who live in the area of the Israeli nuclear reactor in Diamona who suffer cancer cases because of the non- availability of industrial security and safety measures. Israel-Palestine, Local, 7/12/2001 - Israeli ambassador: policy against the Palestinians defames Israel's reputation Israel-Palestine, Politics, 7/12/2001
- Two Palestinian Artists Wounded At Show in Marrakesh Morocco-Palestine, Local, 7/11/2001
- Israeli forces broke into Rafah, destroy 20 houses
An Israeli military force, backed by tanks and bulldozers broke into Salah Eddine Gate and the Palestinian Blouk camp in Rafah and incurred for an area of 100 meters and opened fires of its shells and heavy machine guns at the Palestinian houses and this resulted in destroying more than 20 houses and 6 trade centers and the expulsion of more than 600 persons and wounding several Palestinians. Palestine-Israel, Politics, 7/11/2001 - Sharon speaks on the phone with Annan
The Israeli prime minister Ariel Sharon on Tuesday talked on the telephone with the UN Secretary General Kofi Annan. Palestine-Israel, Politics, 7/11/2001 - One Israeli army officer killed, one soldier wounded in a Palestinian suicide attack
While the Israeli Prime minister Ariel Sharon has renewed his threat to use all military means against the Palestinian people, the spokesman for the Israeli army said that Maj. Gen. Shai Shaloum Cohen, the deputy commander of Shamshoun unit of the Israeli private force was killed in the suicide attack carried out by a Palestinian to the south of al-Khalil Mountain and that one Israeli soldier was wounded. Palestine-Israel, Politics, 7/10/2001 - On Arafat's visit to Damascus
The Israeli radio on Monday quoted well-informed Palestinian sources in Gaza as saying that the chairman of the Palestinian Authority Yasser Arafat will visit Damascus on July 17 at the invitation of President Bashar al-Assad. Palestine-Syria, Politics, 7/10/2001 - Israeli forces broke into Hebron, kidnaped one Hamas leader
In the framework of the liquidation policy and assassination carried out by the government of Ariel Sharon, members of the special settlements unit in the Israeli army broke into the western entrance of occupied Hebron and kidnapped Ayoub Fuad Sharafi ( 35). One of the Hamas movement's leaders in the occupied West Bank. Palestine-Israel, Politics, 7/9/2001 - Israel, the Palestinians and the water issue
News reports stated that the policy pursued by Israel concerning the issue of waters prohibits the Palestinians from their due shares of waters. A matter which pushed them ( the Palestinians ) to use polluted waters while the Israelis get the biggest share of fresh waters of which great part go to the Swimming pools in the Israeli settlements. Palestine-Israel, Economics, 7/9/2001 - On Arafat's visit to Syria
The Qatari daily al-Watan said on Sunday, according to well-informed Palestinian sources that the chairman or the Palestinian Authority Yasser Arafat is expected to visit Damascus in July, which coinsides with the first anniversary of President Bashar al-Assad's assuming Presidency in Syria. Palestine-Syria, Politics, 7/9/2001 - UNRWA's deficit estimated at $ 65 million
UNRWA's commissioner general Peter Hansen has announced that the agency suffers at the meantime a deficit estimated at $ 65 million. Palestine-Regional, Politics, 7/9/2001 - 100 Palestinian companies ready to export products to Saudi Arabia
The Palestinian ministry of industry has announced that 100 Palestinian industrial companies in Palestine are ready to export products to Saudi Arabia. Palestine-Saudi Arabia, Economics, 7/9/2001