Arabic News Weekly Edition for Palestine, 1/7/2002
Weekly Edition, Palestine - Week of January 7, 2002
- Powell defends US efforts to revive Palestinian- Israeli negotiations
The US secretary of state Colin Powell has defended hid administration's efforts to revive the negotiations between Israel and the Palestinian Authority. Palestine-USA, Politics, 1/12/2002 - Palestinian population toll 4.3 million in the occupied Palestinian territories Palestine, Local, 1/11/2002
- Palestinian authority warns over explosion after Israel's destruction of runway
The Palestinian authority warned on Friday over risks of explosion in the whole Middle East region, following Israel's new incursion in the Palestinian territories and destruction of a runway at the Gaza international airport. Palestine-Israel, Politics, 1/11/2002 - Maareve issues a new Arab daily in Israel
The first issue of a new Arab-language daily in Israel was issued on Thursday in Israel. It is addressed to the " Palestinians " of the 1948 territories. Israel-Palestine, Culture, 1/11/2002 - Syria and the Palestinian organizations offices
The Lebanese weekly al-Osbo's al-Arabi said in its recent issue quoting American diplomatic sources as saying that Syria had informed the US through direct diplomatic channels a new stand saying that Damascus is ready to study the closure of the opposition Palestinian organizations offices which take Damascus as a headquarters and to suspend its activities in the Syrian and Lebanese territories. Syria-Palestine, Politics, 1/10/2002 - Hundreds of Palestinians homeless after Israel razed houses
Some 700 Palestinians were made homeless this Thursday after Israeli army bulldozers razed their houses in the southern Gaza Strip. Palestine-Israel, Politics, 1/10/2002 - Situation is extremely difficult due to sustained Israeli practices
Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak Wednesday received EU Foreign Policy and Security Chief Javier Solana and his delegation. Egypt-Palestine, Politics, 1/10/2002 - Four Israelis shot, including one army officer by Palestinian Intifada
Four Israeli soldiers were killed including one army officer and other were wounded in an attack carried out by two Palestinians against a position for the Israeli forces to the east of Rafah to the south of Gaza on Wednesday at dawn. Palestine-Israel, Politics, 1/10/2002 - 940 Palestinians died since september 2000
Mustafa Barghouthi, head of the Palestinian non-governmental health, development, information and policy institute said Wednesday 940 Palestinians died and another 25,000 were injured since September 2000 when the 2nd Intifadah started. Palestine-Israel, Politics, 1/10/2002 - Zinni arrived back in Washington Palestine-USA, Politics, 1/9/2002
- Sharon government's regrets Washington doubts of Israel's claims on the destination of the weapon ship
An official source at the court ( divan) of the Israeli prime minister Ariel Sharon expressed regret of the Israeli government over the fact that the US has not spontaneously followed the Israeli claims concerning the weapons ship it seized in the Red sea. Palestine-Israel, Politics, 1/9/2002 - Israeli- Palestinian meeting had no tangible results
Israeli sources stressed the failure of the tripartite security meeting held between Israel and the Palestinian authority at an American participation. Palestine-Israel, Politics, 1/8/2002 - Arab League calls for protecting Palestinians against Israeli violence
Arab League Secretary General Amr Moussa has underlined the need for protecting Palestinian civilians in the occupied Palestinian territories. Regional-Palestine, Politics, 1/7/2002 - Saudi crown prince, Arafat hold telephone talks
The Saudi crown prince Abdullah Bin Abdul Aziz on Sunday in al-Riyadh received a telephone call from the Chairman of the Palestinian Authority Yasser Arafat. Saudi Arabia-Palestine, Politics, 1/7/2002 - Arafat to make a change in the Palestinian negotiating team
The Palestinian official in charge of Jerusalem file in the Palestinian Authority Serri Nuseibah has stressed that the chairman of the Palestinian authority Yasser Arafat has decided to make a change on the negotiating Palestinian team. Palestine-Israel, Politics, 1/7/2002 - Sharon exploits the 'weapon ship' incident for further escalation against the Palestinians
Despite the Israeli- Palestinian security meetings taking place under the auspices of the American envoy Anthony Zinni and with the presence of other three international envoys in the region, the Israeli prime minister continues to escalate security conditions in an attempt to undermine the international efforts currently made to settle conditions. Palestine-Israel, Politics, 1/7/2002