Arabic News Weekly Edition for Palestine, 9/10/2001
Weekly Edition, Palestine - Week of September 10, 2001
- Using world's preoccupation in incidents in the US, Sharon government escalates attacks against Palestinians
Using the wold pre-occupation of the attacks launched against the US last Tuesday, the Israeli forces escalated its aggression against the Palestinians by all types of weapons and this resulted in more human and material casualties. Palestine-Israel, Politics, 9/15/2001 - Palestinian statement on Israeli practices
The Palestinian authority has stressed that Israel is exploiting the world's preoccupation in the attacks against the US in order to escalate its aggressive practices by all sorts of weapons against the unarmed Palestinian people. Palestine-Israel, Politics, 9/15/2001 - On the meeting between Arafat, Peres
The Israeli foreign minister Shimon Peres on Friday made two telephone calls with the UN secretary general Kofi Annan and with the German foreign minister Yushka Fischer. Palestine-Israel, Politics, 9/15/2001 - Shaath: Arafat visits Damascus next Wednesday
The Palestinian minister of planing and international co-operation Nabeel Shaath announced on Wednesday that the Palestinian President Yasser Arafat will visit Damascus on September 19. Palestine-Syria, Politics, 9/14/2001 - Peres-Arafat meeting within two days, seven Palestinians killed by Israeli forces
Seven Palestinians were killed and tens other wounded, most of them in critical conditions in the series of breaking in operations carried out by the Israeli forces into Jenin, Areiha, Toulkarem, Qalqilya and Sefleit resulting in more human and material casualties among the Palestinians. Palestine-Israel, Politics, 9/14/2001 - Arafat postpones visit to Syria Palestine-Syria, Politics, 9/13/2001
- Some 11 Palestinians killed, more 100 wounded in a new Israeli massacre in Jenin
Some 11 Palestinians were killed and more 100 wounded and Palestinian houses and headquarters for the Palestinian Authority were destroyed when Israeli tanks broke into the city of Jenin in the West Bank on Wednesday morning. Palestine-Israel, Politics, 9/13/2001 - Head of UN agency for Palestine refugees urges greater relief aid to ease tensions
The head of the United Nations Relief and Work Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) on Wednesday called for more humanitarian aid to the region in order to stem mounting tensions there. Palestine, Economics, 9/13/2001 - On Arafat's visit to Damascus
The advisor for the chairman of the Palestinian Authority Nabil Abu Rudinah said on Tuesday that the chairman of the Palestinian Authority Yasser Arafat will today ( Wednesday) pay a two- days visit to Damascus during which he will discuss current developments in the Palestinian territories. Palestine-Syria, Politics, 9/12/2001 - Israeli tanks incurred in Jenin, Gaza, two Israeli soldiers killed
The Israeli tanks on Tuesday at dawn incurred in the city of Jenin from the northern and southern parts following intensive bombardment on the Palestinian police centers and the houses resulted in wounding more 12 Palestinians Palestine-Israel, Politics, 9/12/2001 - Arafat- Peres meeting to be postponed for several days Palestine-Israel, Politics, 9/12/2001
- Washington against buffer zones in Palestinian territories
In the face of escalating Palestinian- Israeli confrontation and the establishment by Israel of buffer zones around Palestinian territories, the US administration has expressed its objection to the Israeli plan for the establishment of buffer security zones outside the green light. Palestine-USA, Politics, 9/11/2001 - One Palestinian killed, many wounded by Israeli forces
News reports said that one member of the Palestinian security force Faeq Muhammad Abu Seyam was killed and other four were seriously wounded as a result of the Israeli forces bombardment of the headquarters of the Palestinian security force in Tammour town in Jenin district, while the houses of the Palestinian in Nablus and Rafah were also exposed to the fires of the Israeli tanks. Palestine-Israel, Politics, 9/11/2001 - Moussa condemns describing Palestinian resistance as violence
Arab League Secretary-General Amr Moussa condemned late Monday describing Palestinian resistance as acts of violence. In statements yesterday Moussa deemed such description very dangerous. Regional-Palestine, Politics, 9/11/2001 - Differences on the meeting between Arafat and Peres
Nabil Abu Rudinah, the advisor for the chairman of the Palestinian Authority Yasser Arafat said on Monday that difference still exist between the Palestinian and Israeli sides on the place and the time of convening the expected meeting between the chairman of the Palestinian Authority Yasser Arafat and the Israeli foreign minister Shimon Peres. Palestine-Israel, Politics, 9/11/2001 - Hamas refuses any political settlement, contacts with Israel Palestine-Israel, Politics, 9/11/2001
- Nine Israelis were killed, 40 wounded in Palestinian 'suicide' operations
In retaliation to the continued Israeli operations against the Palestinians, the Palestinian Intifada youths on Sunday carried out a series of suicide acts that resulted in killing or wounding tens of the Israelis. Palestine-Israel, Politics, 9/10/2001 - Date, venue of Arafat's meeting with Peres not set yet
Egyptian Foreign Minister Ahmed Maher said Sunday that the date and the venue of Palestinian Leader Yasser Arafat's meeting with Israeli foreign Minister Shimon Peres have not been set yet. Palestine-Israel, Politics, 9/10/2001 - A people's march in Cairo today in support of the Intifada Egypt-Palestine, Politics, 9/10/2001
- Israeli restrictions had 'disastrous' impact on Palestinian economy, UN reports
Israeli restrictions in the West Bank and Gaza have had a "disastrous" effect on the Palestinian economy, according to a report released last week by the United Nations Office of the Special coordinator in the Occupied Territories. Palestine-Israel, Economics, 9/10/2001