Arabic News Weekly Edition for Palestine, 7/16/2001
Weekly Edition, Palestine - Week of July 16, 2001
- G-8 calls for dispatching international observers to Palestinian territories
The G-8 foreign Ministers yesterday called for dispatching international observers to the Palestinian territories in case of the Palestinians and Israelis consent. Palestine-Israel, Politics, 7/21/2001 - Israeli attacks against Palestinians continues
The spokesman for the French foreign ministry Francois Revaso said in a statement on Friday " we strongly condemn this terrorist act which resulted in killing three Palestinians from one family and wounding the fourth." Palestine-Israel, Politics, 7/21/2001 - Israeli judiciary involved in torturing Palestinian children
Swedish Lawyer, B. Artistrom affirmed in a report that the Israeli judiciary is involved with the security authorities in torturing the Palestinian children. She added that she was an eyewitness of organized terrorism against Palestinian girls of no more than 14 years of age, to the extent that she lost conscious due to the brutal torture the children underwent. Palestine-Israel, Politics, 7/21/2001 - A news explosion in Nathania, three Palestinians killed
Three Palestinians were killed including an infant and other four were wounded by the bullets of the Israeli settlers on Thursday evening, near the city of Hebron in the West bank. Palestine-Israel, Politics, 7/20/2001 - Yemen's support for the Intifada Yemen-Palestine, Politics, 7/20/2001
- Morocco's writers decry extermination war against Palestinian people
The Union of Morocco's Writers (UEM) on Thursday decried "the extermination war waged by Israel against the Palestinian people." Morocco-Palestine, Politics, 7/20/2001 - An Israeli toxic - loaded truck collided Palestine-Israel, Local, 7/20/2001
- UAE minister vows backing for the Intifada
The United Arab Emirates UAE minister of state for foreign affairs Sheikh Hamdan Bin Zayed al-Nahyan has stressed that the occupied Palestinian territories will return back to their owners. United Arab Emirates-Palestine, Politics, 7/19/2001 - On Arafat's visit to Damascus
Member of the executive committee of the Palestine Liberation Organization PLO Abdul Rahim Mallouh has announced that the visit of the chairman of the Palestinian Authority Yasser Arafat to Syria was postponed because of the contradiction and duplication in the timing between Arafat and President Bashar al-Assad who was in a visit to Spain. Palestine-Syria, Politics, 7/19/2001 - Israeli forces continue bombardment of Hebron, Ramullah
While reports from the occupied Arab territories talked about Israeli military build up of tanks and armored vehicles on the outskirts of the Palestinian villages and towns in preparation for a large- scale attack at the Palestinian authorities areas, the Israeli occupation forces bombarded with heavy machine- guns and tanks several quarters in Hebron which witnessed on Wednesday armed clashes between the Palestinian Intifada youths and the Israeli forces. Palestine-Israel, Politics, 7/19/2001 - Situation in ME becomes more grave
Palestinian President Yasser Arafat called on Wednesday for convening an emergency Arab summit to face the Israeli military escalation. Palestine-Regional, Politics, 7/19/2001 - Four Palestinians killed, 14 wounded in a new Israeli aggression
The Israeli bullets went into the head of the Palestinian teenager girl Marwa al-Sharif in Doura town near Hebron after the Israeli forces broke into the town, while the Palestinian youth Tareq Abu al-Dabaat had his brain damaged because of the Israeli bombs, and later on Palestinian medical source that Tareq's heart had stopped and he is in a coma. Palestine-Israel, Politics, 7/18/2001 - Egypt working hard to treat serious, acute Mideast crisis
Egypt is doing its utmost together with the U.S., E.U., Russia and the Palestinian and Israeli parties to rectify the grave and acute status of the Palestinian people in the occupied lands, the President's political advisor said. Egypt-Palestine, Politics, 7/18/2001 - Cairo's Arafat-Peres meeting successful
The Egyptian Presidential Political adviser Osama El-Baz on Tuesday said the recent meeting between Palestinian Leader Yasser Arafat and Israeli Foreign Minister Shimon Peres achieved progress. Egypt-Palestine, Politics, 7/18/2001 - Middle East: Annan urges consolidation of fragile cease-fire
With the Palestinian economy facing a "virtual collapse," he called for a massive assistance program to help the affected people rebuild their lives. Palestine-Israel, Politics, 7/18/2001 - EU statement positive regarding the Palestinian - Israeli conflict
Egyptian Minister Ahmad Maher described as positive the statement by the foreign ministers of the European Union (EU), released on Monday. In press statements late Tuesday, Maher said that the EU ministers referred to the summary killings and unilateral provocations. Palestine-European Union, Politics, 7/18/2001 - Arafat confers with Satterfield Palestine-USA, Politics, 7/18/2001
- $ 388 million for the Palestinian Intifada Palestine-Regional, Economics, 7/18/2001
- Shura statement denounces Israeli practices
The Shura (Consultative) Council expressed deep concern over the Israeli aggressions and excessive use of force against the unarmed Palestinians and the continued policies of settlement building and demolition of Palestinians' houses. Egypt-Palestine, Politics, 7/18/2001 - An explosion in Tel Aviv killing three Israelis, wounding 10
The Israeli radio on Monday announced the killing of three Israelis and wounding of 10 of them and are in critical conditions in a new " suicide" attack carried out at Benjamina train station near Tel Aviv. Palestine-Israel, Politics, 7/17/2001 - European Union calls for deploying neutral observers in the occupied territories
The foreign ministers of the European Union EU on Monday expressed their deep concern over the situation in the occupied Arab territories. Palestine-European Union, Politics, 7/17/2001 - Egypt warns against 'grave' Mideast situation
Palestinians say the measure is collective punishment and contrast it to the treatment of Jewish settlers who are punished individually if they attack Palestinians. Egypt-Palestine, Politics, 7/17/2001 - Halting violence without ending Israeli occupation, impossible
Egypt's Ambassador to France Ali Maher Monday said halting violence without ending the Israeli occupation or opening the door for negotiations is impossible. Egypt-Palestine, Politics, 7/17/2001 - The status quo in the occupied land, no longer acceptable
Egyptian President Mubarak yesterday met Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat Sunday for discussing latest developments in the occupied Palestinian territories in the framework of sustained coordination and consultation between the Egyptian and Palestinian sides. Egypt-Palestine, Politics, 7/16/2001 - Maher: security inseparable from politics
Egyptian Foreign Minister Ahmad Maher underlined the need for an immediate implementation of the Mitchell recommendations. Egypt-Palestine, Politics, 7/16/2001 - On Arafat's visit to Damascus Palestine-Syria, Politics, 7/16/2001
- Israeli intention to alienate Arafat from the West Bank, Gaza
The Kuwaiti daily al- Rai al-Am issued on Sunday quoted Palestinian sources in London as saying that the recent contacts which were held indirectly between European capitals and each of the Palestinian Authority and the Israeli government unveiled that there is an intention with the Israeli prime minister Ariel Sharon to alienate Arafat from the West Bank and Gaza. Palestine-Israel, Politics, 7/16/2001 - Israeli settlers break into Hebron areas, One Islamic Jihad member kidnapped
Under a political cover from the government of Ariel Sharon and the protection of the Israeli army, scores of armed Israeli settlers on Sunday brokeinto al-Qasabah quarter in Hebron and occupied one of the houses after they had expelled its owners, stressing they will continue the policy of occupying the houses of the Palestinians under the pretext of security needs. Palestine-Israel, Politics, 7/16/2001 - Seven Arab states exempt Palestinian goods from taxes
Seven Arab states on Sunday decided to exempt Palestinian goods from taxes in accordance with the resolutions of the recent Arab summit in this respect Regional-Palestine, Economics, 7/16/2001