Arabic News Weekly Edition for Palestine, 12/31/2001
Weekly Edition, Palestine - Week of December 31, 2001
- One Palestinian killed, four wounded in Israeli aggressions
One Palestinian was killed by the Israeli forces bullets and these forces broke into al-Tel village to the southern west of Nablus and carried out a campaign of arrest that targeted several members of the " Hamas" movement, while other four Palestinians were wounded by the Israeli bullets in Ramullah. Palestine-Israel, Politics, 1/5/2002 - Chirac: Sharon's conditions are inapplicable Palestine-France, Politics, 1/5/2002
- Palestinian ambassador denies kidnap of PLO member from Egypt
Palestinian Ambassador in Cairo Zohdi al-Qedra denied on Thursday reports that Gawid al-Ghasin, Palestinian Liberation Organisation (PLO) executive committee member, was kidnapped in Cairo. Egypt-Palestine, Local, 1/5/2002 - Zinni confers with Sharon
The Israeli prime minister Ariel Sharon on Friday in al- Negev met with the US special envoy to the Middle East Anthony Zinni. The meeting was attended by the Israeli foreign minister Shimon Peres and the Israeli war minister Benjamin Bin Aliazer. Palestine-USA, Politics, 1/5/2002 - Horrifying Israeli crime against three Palestinians, Zinni arranges Palestinian- Israeli security meeting
The US special envoy Anthony Zinni succeeded on Thursday evening just upon his arrival in Israel to arrange a high ranking security meeting between the Palestinian and Israeli sides. This meeting will be attended by him and officials representing the CIA. Palestine-Israel, Politics, 1/4/2002 - British consul: position towards Jerusalem, settlements has not changed
The British general consul in Jerusalem Geoffrey Adam has stressed that British position towards the question of Jerusalem and the settlements has not changed. Palestine-UK, Politics, 1/4/2002 - Policies obstruct reaching a final agreement with Palestinians
Baz said the policy of Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon depends on stirring crises with Palestinians in order to preclude reaching a final agreement on solving Palestinian cause. Egypt-Palestine, Politics, 1/3/2002 - Sharon government continues attacking the Palestinians
With return back of the US envoy Anthony Zinni to the region, the Israeli prime minister Ariel Sharon has reiterated his conditions he is trying to impose on the Palestinians before giving his consent to the implementation of the Tenent plan concerning the cease- fire and resumption of the negotiations. Palestine-Israel, Politics, 1/3/2002 - Palestinian diplomat: Iran donates more than $ 1 million to Beit Mal al Quds
Iran will donate to Bayt Mal Al-Quds (Jerusalem Fund) us$ 1.3 Mln to support the Palestinian people, the fund director general Iran-Palestine, Economics, 1/3/2002 - Five million Saudi riyals transferred to the Palestinian Fund Saudi Arabia-Palestine, Politics, 1/2/2002
- Syrian source denies news leaked by Israel on closing Palestinian opposition offices in Damascus
A Syrian source has denied news leaked recently by Israel saying that Damascus has informed the US its readiness to study means of closing all offices for the opposition Palestinian organizations which take Damascus as a headquarters. Syria-Palestine, Politics, 1/2/2002 - Arafat discusses with Fischer, Solana latest developments in Palestinian territories Palestine-European Union, Politics, 1/2/2002
- Israel kidnaps five Palestinians
With the announcement of the return back of the American envoy Anthony Zinni to the region, Israel has started escalation in the occupied Palestinian territories and on Tuesday broke into Qabateyah town of Jenin district, demolished several houses and carried out breaking in operation during which they arrested four Palestinian youths. Palestine-Israel, Politics, 1/2/2002 - US envoy Zinni to return back to the Palestinian territories
An official at the US embassy in Israel said on Tuesday that the US envoy Anthony Zinni will return back to the Palestinian territories. Palestine-Israel, Politics, 1/2/2002 - Spain to exert efforts to promote European stance vis a vis Mideast Peace-Ambassador
Egypt's Ambassador to Spain Hussein Haridi Tuesday voiced belief that Spain will exert efforts over the coming six months to promote the European stance vis-a-vis the Mideast peace process. Palestine-Spain, Politics, 1/2/2002 - Palestinian authority restores Gaza airport at great costs
The Palestinian Authority began restoration and reconstruction of Gaza international airport that was seriously damaged as a result of Israeli warplanes' attacks that destroyed the runway and several facilities. Palestine, Economics, 1/2/2002 - Israel escalates conditions by assassinating 6 Palestinians
The Israeli military and political concentration is on liquidating the Palestinian Intifada, the Palestinian authority has stressed saying that the government of Ariel Sharon is responsible for the escalated conditions through implanting ambushes and assassinating six Palestinians in Gaza. Palestine-Israel, Politics, 1/1/2002 - Israeli forces prevent Italians in Hebron from maintaining solidarity with the Palestinians
The Israeli forces on Sunday prevented scores of foreigners coming from Italy from having access to Hebron to express rejection to the Israeli aggressive practices carried out by the Israeli government against the Palestinian people. Palestine-Italy, Politics, 12/31/2001 - Three Palestinians were killed in the Israeli bombardment of Gaza
While US administration circles talked about contacts with Israel and the Palestinian Authority over the possibility of resuming the mission of the US envoy to the region Anthony Zinni after the new year festivities, the Israeli prime minister Ariel Sharon denied to have had approved a plan to found a Palestinian state, noting that contacts of his foreign minister Shimon Peres with the Palestinian authority aims only at halting the Palestinian Intifada. Palestine-Israel, Politics, 12/31/2001 - Islamic culture ministers call for release of Palestinian intellectuals from Israeli prisons
Culture ministers of Islamic countries, who wound up here on Sunday their third conference, called for the release of Palestinian intellectuals, academics and students held in Israeli prisons. Regional-Palestine, Politics, 12/31/2001