Arabic News Weekly Edition for Palestine, 8/6/2001
Weekly Edition, Palestine - Week of August 6, 2001
- Some 19 Israelis killed 120 wounded in a Palestinian suicide operation in Jerusalem
A Palestinian teenager on Thursday carried out a suicide attack in Jerusalem resulted in killing 19 Israelis and wounding 120 many of them are in critical health conditions. Palestine-Israel, Politics, 8/10/2001 - PLO: no Palestinian political detainee in Syria
The official spokesman for the political department of the Palestine Liberation Organization ( PLO) Anwar Abdul Hadi has stressed that there are not any Palestinian political detainees of any group in Syria. Syria-Palestine, Politics, 8/10/2001 - Two thousands Bahraini burn the American and Israeli flags
Some 2000 Bahraini on Thursday evening held a demonstration as an expression of their solidarity with the Palestinian Intifada and protest against the Israeli acts of killing and the American bias to Israel. Bahrain-Palestine, Politics, 8/10/2001 - Moussa condemns state's terrorism Regional-Palestine, Politics, 8/10/2001
- In a memorandum to Annan, Arab youth, women organizations call for international moves to halt Israeli massacres
A delegation representing the Arab political, cultural, humanitarian, women and youths organizations, which on Monday observed a symbolic food strike in solidarity with the Palestinians and their Intifada, on Wednesday handed a message to the UN resident representative, addressed to the UN secretary general Kofi Annan. Regional-Palestine, Politics, 8/10/2001 - ADC calls state department to investigate case of US citizen reported missing in the West Bank
The Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC) calls upon the United States Department of State to take the necessary steps in protecting the legally guaranteed rights of Adnan Ali, an American citizen reported missing in the West Bank. Palestine-USA, Politics, 8/10/2001 - The settlement process recedes in Israel because of the Intifada
The Israeli ministry of the Interior has stressed that the rate of Jews who come to settle in the settlements of the West Bank has receded because of the Palestinian Intifada. Palestine-Israel, Politics, 8/10/2001 - PA stresses importance of Egypt's role to stop deterioration of situation
Hours after US President George W. Bush declaration that he sent a message to President Hosni Mubarak's on the US commitment to the Middle East peace process, the Palestinian Authority underscored the important effort, of President Mubarak's and the Egyptian diplomacy in warning against the deterioration of situation in the region, which resulted from the continuation of the Israeli aggression on Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza. Palestine-Egypt, Politics, 8/9/2001 - Three Israeli soldiers hit in confrontations with the Palestinians
The Israeli aggressions continued on Wednesday against Palestinian towns and villages. The Israeli prime minister Ariel Sharon stressed he will continue the policy of assassination and in retaliation the Palestinians continued their Intifada. Palestine-Israel, Politics, 8/9/2001 - Peres supports the evacuation of Gaza settlements
Channel II of the Israeli TV on Monday evening said that the Israeli foreign minister Shimon Peres said to the Israeli prime minister Ariel Sharon during a mini meeting for the Israeli cabinet for security and political affairs just one week earlier that he supports ( Peres) the immediate evacuation of all Israeli settlements in Gaza. Palestine-Israel, Politics, 8/9/2001 - Indonesia renews support to Palestine
The Indonesian government renewed on Wednesday support to Palestine and its struggle for self-determination and against Israel's acts of aggression. Palestine-Indonesia, Politics, 8/9/2001 - 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 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 consciousness due to the brutal torture the children underwent. Israel-Palestine, Politics, 8/9/2001 - Al-Shara discusses with Abbas ME developments
Syrian foreign minister Farouk al-Shara on Tuesday in Damascus received the secretary of the PLO executive committee Mahmoud Abbas and members of the accompanying delegation. The meeting was attended by the deputy foreign minister Suleiman Hadad and the director of Palestine department at the foreign ministry Adel al-Shammat. Syria-Palestine, Politics, 8/8/2001 - Isreal escalates the policy of killing, assassinating the Palestinians
In the context of the terrorism escalation and massacres policy committed against the Palestinians, the leadership of the Israeli army on Tuesday ordered its soldiers to open fire at the Palestinians randomly and the way they find it proper. Palestine-Israel, Politics, 8/8/2001 - One Israeli soldier killed in a suicide attack Palestine-Israel, Politics, 8/8/2001
- Tunisia holds solidarity day with Palestinian women
A solidarity day with women in Palestine will be organized on August 13 on the sidelines of women national day in Tunisia. Tunisia-Palestine, Politics, 8/8/2001 - Annan appeals for end to 'cycle of violence' in Middle East
UN Secretary General Kofi Annan appealed to the government of Israel to put an end to the acts of violence against the Palestinians, denouncing the fact that Israel continues to use its armed forces for the deliberate killing of pre-selected Palestinian individuals. Palestine-Israel, Politics, 8/8/2001 - US urges Israel, Palestinians, to take immediate steps to stop violence
The United States underlined that the parties concerned in the Middle East need to take immediate steps to stop violence and restore calm so as to start implementing the Tenet plan. Palestine-USA, Politics, 8/8/2001 - Mufti calls for unified Arab, Islamic stand against Israeli aggressions
The Egyptian Mufti of the Republic Nasr Farid Wasil stressed that the Israeli aggression against all Islamic and Arab sanctities necessitate a unified Arab and Islamic stand to face up them. Egypt-Palestine, Politics, 8/8/2001 - Abu Mazen in Damascus for the first time since 17 years
The secretary of the PLO executive committee Mahmoud Abbas ( Abu Mazen) who on Sunday started a visit to Syria, which is his first since 17 years, said that he is carrying a message from the chairman of the Palestinian authority Yasser Arafat to the Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. Syria-Palestine, Politics, 8/7/2001 - Israeli forces continue bombarding West Bank, Gaza
The Israeli forces on Monday intensively bombarded several towns in the West Bank and Gaza and the Palestinian teenagers retaliated by opening fire into an Israeli military vehicle upon running near Nelli settlement to the south of the West Bank and targeted in their fire an Israeli armored vehicle near Ramullah. Palestine-Israel, Politics, 8/7/2001 - Palestinian president leaves Morocco after talks with King Mohammed
Palestinian president, Yasser Arafat, left Morocco on Monday where he reviewed with King Mohammed VI formulas to support peace initiatives and create conditions appropriate for a fair and lasting peace between Palestinians and Israelis. Morocco-Palestine, Politics, 8/7/2001 - Khaddam reviewed with Mahmoud Abbas means of supporting the Palestinians Syria-Palestine, Politics, 8/7/2001
- Kuwaiti calls for sending UN observers to the occupied Palestinian territories Kuwait-Palestine, Politics, 8/7/2001
- A monument for the victims of Sabra, Shatilla and Deir Yassin
In an initiative which is the first of its kind by the Arab league, the General secretariat of the Arab League (AL) will open a bid and a competition for a monument for the martyrs and victims of the Sabra, Shatilla and Deir Yassin massacres. Regional-Palestine, Politics, 8/7/2001 - Annan deplores deliberate killings, terror acts; urges for resuming talks
"Dismayed" by the escalating violence in the Middle East, United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan condemned on Monday Israeli practice of deliberate killings, and appealed to both the Israelis and Palestinians to resume peace talks. Palestine-Israel, Politics, 8/7/2001 - King Mohammed meets president of Palestine
Morocco's King Mohammed VI received on Monday president of Palestine Yasser Arafat who arrived in the Moroccan northern city of Tetuan on the same day. Morocco-Palestine, Politics, 8/6/2001 - Mahmoud Abbas in Damascus Syria-Palestine, Politics, 8/6/2001
- An attack on the Israeli defense ministry in Tel Aviv
In reply to the systematic practices conducted by the Israeli government against the Palestinians, the Palestinian citizen, from Jerusalem, Ali al-Joulani on Sunday carried out " a suicide attack" in Tel Aviv during which 10 Israeli soldiers were wounded and one settler was killed, according to the Israeli radio. Palestine-Israel, Politics, 8/6/2001 - A general strike for the Jordanian lawyers in solidarity with the uprising Jordan-Palestine, Politics, 8/6/2001
- Moroccan trade union calls for international protection of Palestinians Morocco-Palestine, Politics, 8/6/2001
- Maghreb union condemns Israeli aggressions against Palestinians
The Arab Maghreb Union (UMA) has vehemently condemned the Israeli continuous aggressions against the unarmed Palestinian people and called the international community to secure the protection of the Palestinians. Maghreb-Palestine, Politics, 8/6/2001