Arabic News Weekly Edition for Palestine, 8/13/2001
Weekly Edition, Palestine - Week of August 13, 2001
- Four Palestinians were killed, 20 wounded including children
The Israeli aggressions continued on Friday against the Palestinians amid threats voiced by the Israeli prime minister Ariel Sharon of more escalation and his refusal to send UN observer forces to protect the Palestinians. The Palestinians strongly confronted the invading forces. Palestine-Israel, Politics, 8/18/2001 - On Arafat's visit to Damascus
The al-Watan al-Arabi magazine issued on Friday in its recent issue said quoting well-informed Arab diplomatic sources that the Palestinian President Yasser Arafat has recently asked for carrying out a quick visit to Damascus but the Syrian refused Arafat's request and told him they welcome a visit he holds to Damascus but under the condition that this visit will be an actual work visit and conclude certain results to have been agreed upon for anticipation. Syria-Palestine, Politics, 8/18/2001 - Security Council to meet on situation in Middle East, including Palestinian question
Members of the Security Council have agreed to hold a formal meeting to discuss the situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian Question, in an open session held at United Nations Headquarters in New York, the UN news center reported Friday. Palestine, Politics, 8/18/2001 - Arab foreign ministers to hold emergency meeting on Wednesday
All Arab states agreed to attend the emergency meeting of the Arab Foreign Ministers in Cairo Wednesday. Regional-Palestine, Politics, 8/18/2001 - Russia, USA agree to work on ending violence, resume negotiations
The United States and Russia agreed on working together on convincing the Palestinians and Israelis to curb violence and set the stage for resumption of peace negotiations. Palestine-Israel, Politics, 8/18/2001 - Draft resolution urges immediate end to violence in ME
A draft resolution by the UN Security Council late Friday called for the immediate cessation of all acts of violence, provocation and destruction, as well as the return to the positions and arrangements which existed prior to September 2000. Palestine-Israel, Politics, 8/18/2001 - Egypt participates in the SC emergency session
Egypt's permanent delegate to the United Nations Ahmed Abul Gheit will leave Cairo on Sunday heading to New York to participate in the Security Council emergency session due on Monday. Egypt-Palestine, Politics, 8/18/2001 - AI calls on Britain to stop weapons to Israel
The Amnesty International said on Thursday that Britain should stop exporting weapons to Israel as the organization can't accept the Israeli assurances that it doesn't use these weapons against Palestinians in West Bank and Gaza strip. Palestine-UK, Politics, 8/18/2001 - IBF aids to Intifada Palestine-Regional, Economics, 8/17/2001
- Israeli settlers kill one Palestinian
The Palestinians on Thursday confronted attacks made by the Israeli army forces which broke into several areas and one Palestinian was killed and several others wounded in a new crime committed by the Israeli settlers on Thursday. Palestine-Israel, Politics, 8/17/2001 - Moroccan parties denounce Israel's criminal aggressions against Palestinian people
Four Moroccan parties have condemned the Israeli criminal aggressions against the unarmed Palestinian people and denounced the silence observed by big powers. Morocco-Palestine, Politics, 8/17/2001 - Arafat is in good health conditions after medical tests in Amman
The Palestinian President Yasser Arafat on Thursday underwent medical tests in Amman before he returned back to the Palestinian territories that his health condition " is good." Palestine, Politics, 8/17/2001 - For the first time, the Palestinian authority in the Damascus International Fair
The director general of the general establishment for international fairs and markets Imad al-Zou'bi said that the Palestinian Authority will take part for the first time in the Damascus International Fair which will start by the end of this month ( August). Syria-Palestine, Economics, 8/16/2001 - A Jordanian- Palestinian call to boycott the Israeli products Jordan-Palestine, Economics, 8/16/2001
- One Palestinian killed, Palestinians clash with settlers, Israeli tanks besiege Palestinians areas
News reports on Wednesday said that different clashes took place on Wednesday in Gaza between the Palestinians and the Israeli forces and stressed that hundreds of Israeli tanks and armored vehicles imposed a strong besiege on Jenin, Hebron, Bethlehem, Beit Sahour, Beit Jala and areas surrounding these towns. Palestine-Israel, Politics, 8/16/2001 - Arab information ministers approve an integrated plan to support the Intifada, withstand Israeli claims
In conclusion of their one day emergency meeting held in Cairo on Wednesday, the Arab ministers of information approved a media strategy in order to invest Arab efforts in confrontation of the Israeli aggressive practices against the Palestinians. Regional-Palestine, Politics, 8/16/2001 - Bilin attacks Sharon
Yousse Bilin, the former Israeli Minister of justice has launched a sharp offensive against Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon because of the penetration by the Israeli army of the Palestinian city of Jenin. Palestine-Israel, Politics, 8/16/2001 - Arab Foreign Ministers hold emergency meeting soon
Arab League Secretary General Amr Moussa Wednesday night said that Arab Foreign Ministers will gather for an emergency meeting in the coming few days to discuss the deteriorating situation in the Palestinian territories. Regional-Palestine, Politics, 8/16/2001 - OIC calls for urgent meeting of UN Security Council
The Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) has called the UN Security Council to hold an emergency session to discuss the situation in the Middle East and Israel's attempts to alter the political status of the holy city of Al-Quds (Jerusalem). Regional-Palestine, Politics, 8/16/2001 - Israeli forces were forced to leave Jenin, confrontations continued
Amid more Israeli escalation, the Israeli forces broke into the city of Jenin amid people's resistance which resulted in an important victory embodied in deterring the invading Israeli forces. The Arab Intifada Teenagers clashes with the Israeli soldiers in several areas in Gaza and the West Bank. Palestine-Israel, Politics, 8/15/2001 - Israel's withdrawal from Arab land, a must
Egyptian Foreign Minister Ahmed Maher Tuesday underlined that the United Nations resolutions clearly stipulated Israel's pullout from all the occupied Arab lands that were seized in 1967. Egypt-Palestine, Politics, 8/15/2001 - Palestinian, AL representative at UN urge return back of Palestinian sovereignty on Orient House
The Palestinian Observer at the UN Naser al-Qidawa has announced that the Palestinian side launched a diplomatic campaign that aims at forcing the UN Security Council to pressure Israel to force it to end its occupation of Beit al-Sharq (Orient House) and other Palestinian establishments. Palestine-Regional, Politics, 8/15/2001 - Bush slams Israeli strikes against Jenin Palestine-USA, Politics, 8/15/2001
- UN launches emergency operation to help more than a quarter million Palestinians
The United Nations World Food Program (WFP) has launched an emergency operation to help 270,000 Palestinians no longer able to meet their food needs because of the Israeli blockade of the Gaza Strip and West Bank. Palestine, Economics, 8/15/2001 - France: Israel's incursion into Jenin will complicate situation
France warned of attempts to weaken the Palestinian Authority (PA) and said that the attempted storming of Jenin at dawn, Tuesday, would render indispensable dialogue more inaccessible. Palestine-France, Politics, 8/15/2001 - Comprehensive strike in the West Bank, Gaza, continued confrontations
Comprehensive strike prevailed all parts of the occupied West Bank and Gaza as an expression of the rejection of the Palestinians to Israel's occupation of the " Orient House," while the Israeli tanks bombarded villages and houses in Rafah and these resulted in more casualties among unarmed civilians and their properties. Palestine-Israel, Politics, 8/14/2001 - Israeli occupation of Palestine in its last hours
Egyptian Foreign Minister Ahmad Maher said that the Israeli occupation of Palestine is experiencing its last hours. Egypt-Palestine, Politics, 8/14/2001 - Arafat might be Israel's target Palestine-Israel, Politics, 8/14/2001
- Former Israeli minister calls for dialogue
Former Israeli minister of Justice Yusi Belin on Sunday in Cairo called on the peace partisans to start a dialogue in order to get out of the nightmare in the Middle East, stressing that he will discuss this matter very soon with the chairman of the Palestinian authority Yasser Arafat. Israel-Palestine, Politics, 8/14/2001 - Annan urges Israeli authorities to end occupation of Orient House Palestine-Israel, Politics, 8/14/2001
- Austrian Defence Minister: Occupation of Orient House a barbaric act
Interviewed by the Egyptian TV Channel I on Monday, Schreiber branded the occupation as a barbaric act which targets the Palestinian people' dignity. Palestine-Austria, Politics, 8/14/2001 - ISESCO calls for end to Israeli aggressions against Palestinian people
The Islamic Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (ISESCO/based in Rabat) has called the international community to interfere urgently to end the Israeli aggressions against the Palestinian people. Palestine-Regional, Politics, 8/14/2001 - An emergency meeting for the Arab follow up committee
Jordan and Palestine officially on Monday asked the Arab league to convene an emergency meeting for the Arab follow up committee at the level of the ten Arab foreign ministers whose countries are members in the said committee, at the headquarters of the Arab league. The meeting will discuss the continued Israeli aggression against the Palestinian people and Israel's occupation of " the Orient House." Regional-Palestine, Politics, 8/14/2001 - European Union critizes closure of Orient House unacceptable
European union foreign policy chief Javier Solana Monday said Israel's closure of the orient house is unacceptable political escalation that does not help calm down the situation but only adds oil to fire. Palestine-European Union, Politics, 8/14/2001 - Israel will redeem for its occupation of Orient House Palestine-Israel, Politics, 8/14/2001
- Parliamentary committee condemns Israeli state terrorism
The committee condemned the state terrorism practiced by Israel against the unarmed Palestinians asserted that the Israeli occupation of the Orient House and hoisting the Israeli flag on top of it, is part of the Israeli aggression that causes more violence. Egypt-Palestine, Politics, 8/14/2001 - Continued Israeli pressures on the Palestinian Authority
Israel on Monday tried to practice political and international pressures on the Palestinian Authority claiming that the PA has recently released three activists from the Palestinian resistance movement ( Hamas) believed to have taken part in operations against Israel. Palestine-Israel, Politics, 8/14/2001 - Palestinian official dies at 67 Palestine, People, 8/14/2001
- Arafat sends messages to world leaders
The chairman of the Palestinian Authority Yasser Arafat has called on the international community to move urgently in order to end the Israeli occupation of Beit al-Sharq (Orient House) and the Palestinians establishments closed by the Israeli forces in occupied Jerusalem. Palestine, Politics, 8/13/2001 - New suicide operation near Haifa
A Palestinian youth carried out a " suicide operation" in " wall street " restaurant near Kreyat Motskin settlement in Haifa resulted in wounding 15 Israelis. Palestine-Israel, Politics, 8/13/2001 - High-level Egyptian contacts for halting explosion of situation
The Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak will hold a meeting today with the political group for examining deterioration of the situation in the occupied Arab territories after the latest Israeli escalation, its occupation of the Orient House and sustained acts of violence in the occupied lands. Egypt-Palestine, Politics, 8/13/2001 - Arab Lawyers condemn occupation of orient house Palestine-Israel, Politics, 8/13/2001
- Egypt-PA in contact on grave deterioration in Palestinian lands
"The next step that we must expect, will be the infringement on A1 Haram A1 Sharif," he said. Palestine-Egypt, Politics, 8/13/2001 - Continued arrests of Palestinians
Palestinian sources reported that the security forces of the Israeli army are still in a state of alert because of continued warnings on possible new operations by the Palestinian Intifada teenagers. Palestine-Israel, Politics, 8/13/2001 - Orient House was occupied at Sharon's directives
The British daily "Sunday Times" issued on Sunday in London said that the Israeli prime minister Ariel Sharon has personally ordered the Israeli forces to occupy Beit al-Sharq (the Orient House) in Jerusalem and to hoist the Israeli flag over it instead of the Palestinian flag. Palestine-Israel, Politics, 8/13/2001 - Palestinian collaborator sentenced to death
The Palestinian Authority security court on Sunday sentenced to death a Palestinian collaborator with Israel in killing the Palestinian Maj. Gen. Masoud Ayyad, one of the cadres of the Fatah Movement in Gaza. Palestine, Politics, 8/13/2001 - Arafat in Cairo Wednesday to take part in extraordinary meeting of Arab information ministers
Palestinian Leader Yasser Arafat is expected in Cairo on, Wednesday to take part in the emergency meeting of Arab Information Ministers which kicks off on Wednesday at the Arab League headquarters in Cairo under Lebanese Minister of Information Ghazi A1-Aridi. Palestine-Regional, Politics, 8/13/2001 - Two US-based organizations Call for Removal of Israeli Forces from Orient House
The American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC) and the American Committee on Jerusalem (ACJ) have condemned Israel's seizure of Orient House, the unofficial headquarters of Palestinian political activity in the occupied east Al-Quds (Jerusalem). Palestine-USA, Politics, 8/13/2001