Arabic News Weekly Edition for Palestine, 2/11/2002
Weekly Edition, Palestine - Week of February 11, 2002
- Nuseiba discloses an Israeli- Palestinian agreement
The Palestinian official in charge of the file of Jerusalem in the Palestinian Authority Serri Nuseibah has unveiled in a statement to the Kuwaiti daily al-Seyassah issued on Monday that points of an agreement between the Israelis and the Palestinians have become ready and are waiting to be signed. Palestine-Israel, Politics, 2/16/2002 - Israeli army commander killed in incursion operation north Toulkarem
The Israeli F-16 warplanes on Friday evening bombarded Jabalia camp to the north of Gaza and the bombardment resulted in destroying the headquarters of the Palestinian security leadership and wounding 30 Palestinians including five members of the security department. Palestine-Israel, Politics, 2/16/2002 - Inter- European differences towards Palestinian situation
News reports said that the recent visit of the British foreign office secretary Jack Straw to the region did not only fail to draw a European common position towards the conflict in the Middle East, rather revealed the existence of deep differences between the European Union member states and the inability of these countries from carrying a real mediation role in the region. Palestine-European Union, Politics, 2/16/2002 - Russian special envoy meets with Palestinian, Israeli officials
The Russian special envoy to the Middle East Andre Vidovin said that the chairman of the Palestinian Authority Yasser Arafat does not oppose the points over which understanding was reached during the contacts recently held between the Israeli foreign minister Shimon Peres and the chairman of the Palestinian legislative council Ahmad Qrei. Palestine-Russia, Politics, 2/16/2002 - Fischer meets with Israeli officials
The German foreign minister Yushka Fischer on Friday in Tel Aviv met with the Israeli minister without portfolio Dan Miridor and discussed with him developments in the occupied Palestinian territories. Palestine-Germany, Politics, 2/16/2002 - Egypt rejects Israeli practices
Israel must realize that its aggression on Palestinian civilians with warplanes will not serve its goals, he said upon return Thursday from Istanbul where he attended the Islamic European dialogue on civilizations. Egypt-Palestine, Politics, 2/16/2002 - Israel demolishes tens of Palestinian houses, prevents ambulances access to hospitals
The Israeli forces stopped an ambulance for the ICRC at a barrier near Qalqilya carrying Palestinian patients in critical health conditions to one of the hospitals. Palestine-Israel, Politics, 2/15/2002 - Al-Rajoub denies to have differences with Arafat
The chairman of the Palestinian preventive security in the West Bank Col. Jibril al-Rajoub on Wednesday denied to have differences with the chairman of the Palestinian Authority Yasser Arafat. Palestine, Politics, 2/15/2002 - Arafat telephones Mubarak Egypt-Palestine, Politics, 2/14/2002
- Israeli forces occupy Palestinian villages, camps, five Palestinians killed
Israeli Knesset Ran Cohen of the Israeli Merits movement called on the withdrawal of the Israeli army and settlers from Gaza and most of the West Bank territories. He said that the military solution did not have a result and there is no alternative from the withdrawal from the Palestinian territories Palestine-Israel, Politics, 2/14/2002 - Robinson expresses concern over deteriorating human rights in Palestine
United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Mary Robinson expressed deep concern on Wednesday over "The deteriorating" human rights situation affecting the whole population in the Occupied Palestinian Territories, said a statement. Palestine-Israel, Politics, 2/14/2002 - Arafat fights with his security chief
The UK daily The Independent reported today that Palestinian President "Yasser Arafat whipped out his gun and pointed it at the chief of his West Bank security services during an argument over the growing disorder among the Palestinians of the occupied territories." Palestine, Politics, 2/14/2002 - Goiter increased among Palestinian children by 6 % because of lack of iodine
The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) said Wednesday that Palestinian children are suffering from a disease called goiter. Palestine, Health, 2/14/2002 - Arenz calls for liquidating the Palestinians Palestine-Israel, Politics, 2/13/2002
- Tomorrow or in ten years, a Palestinian state shall be born, Erekat
Either tomorrow or in ten years time, a Palestinian state shall be born, within the borders of 1967 and with East Jerusalem as capital, Palestinian local affairs minister, Saieb Erekat, said on Wednesday. Palestine, Politics, 2/13/2002 - Israel continues killing, destruction in Palestinian territories
The series of Israeli military breaking in of Palestinian cities and towns continued on Tuesday and resulted in more human losses and destruction of the infrastructure. Palestine-Israel, Politics, 2/13/2002 - Syrian 'Arab popular committee' funds assist homeless Palestinians
Some 15 million Syrian pounds ( USD 327.000) donated to UNRWA by the Syrian people are helping Palestinian families made homeless in Rafah, Gaza as a result of Israeli house demolitions. Syria-Palestine, Politics, 2/13/2002 - Israel can never achieve security through resorting to force
Egyptian Foreign Minister Ahmed Maher said Israel's greatest illusion is that it can attain security through force and that it can silence the Palestinians who are demanding their rights. Egypt-Palestine, Politics, 2/13/2002 - Annan calls on Israel to end Arafat's confinement
"The destruction of the Palestinian Authority infrastructure will only increase the difficulty it has in meeting both its political and its security commitments," Annan told a meeting of the U.N. Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People. Palestine, Politics, 2/13/2002 - African intellectuals call for active backing to Palestinians
African intellectuals, grouped in an African committee of support to the Palestinian people, on Tuesday called for an active support to the Palestinians against the Israeli arrogance. Palestine-Regional, Politics, 2/13/2002 - Deploring spiral of violence' in mideast, Annan urges return to talks
"The Secretary-General reiterates his belief that no solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict will be found through violence and retaliation," the statement said, calling on both sides to "make every effort to achieve a durable ceasefire and return to the negotiating table, as there is no alternative to a political solution of this conflict." Palestine-Regional, Politics, 2/13/2002 - Israeli president holds Arafat responsible for firing al- Qassam missiles Palestine-Israel, Politics, 2/12/2002
- Israel bombs Gaza and UN headquarters, al-Aqsa Martyrs group dissolved
the Israeli forces incurred once again in al-Maghazi camp to the south of Gaza and the Israeli bulldozers demolished several houses and burnt hundreds of cultivated lands Palestine-Israel, Politics, 2/12/2002 - France: Security in ME Peace Process should not be the first priority
A French Foreign Ministry spokesman said "there is a great deal of disagreement between France and the EU on one side and the US on the other side over the priorities of ME peace process." Palestine-France, Politics, 2/12/2002 - Israel builds new settlement in occupied East Jerusalem
"This is all part of the Israeli plans to rapidly control and Judaize Jerusalem," he stressed. Palestine-Israel, Politics, 2/12/2002 - Arafat and an American message on leaving PA areas Palestine-USA, Politics, 2/11/2002
- Two Israeli soldiers killed, 7 wounded in attack against Israeli base
Nathan Sheranski, the Israeli minister of settlements disclosed a new schemes his ministry started several days ago to expand "Ma'ale Adomim" settlement and that the necessary lands were confiscated for that purpose. Palestine-Israel, Politics, 2/11/2002 - Israel Kills 13 year-old Child
Israeli occupation forces shot dead thirteen year-old Samer Abu Mayala from Al-Thouri neighborhood of Occupied East Al-Quds (Jerusalem) after shooting him in the shoulder, reports the Palestine Media Center. Palestine-Israel, Politics, 2/11/2002 - Peace proposals negotiated secretly between Arafat, Sharon
In its Sunday's issue, the Kuwaiti daily al-Seyasah said, according to well informed Arab sources, that there are peace proposals that are under negotiations secretly between Arafat and Sharon. Palestine-Israel, Politics, 2/11/2002 - UN special coordinator condemns Israel's shelling of Palestinian facilities
The United Nations Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process, Terje Roed-Larsen, condemned Sunday's shelling by Israel of Palestinian facilities in Gaza, which resulted in substantial damage to United Nations offices in Gaza and injury to two UN employees. Palestine-Israel, Politics, 2/11/2002 - Al-Baz welcomes the French ideas on halting the Israeli aggression against the Palestinians
Osama al-Baz, the political advisor for the Egyptian president has welcomed the French ideas to halt the Israeli aggression against the Palestinian people. He said that there are in these ideas many positive points to halt deterioration in the occupied Palestinian territories and to restore back to it security and stability. Egypt-Palestine, Politics, 2/11/2002 - Israel uses all terrorist means to subdue Palestinians Egypt-Palestine, Politics, 2/11/2002
- Demonstrators in Tel Aviv protest occupation
At least 3,000 Israelis participated in a demonstration in Tel Aviv on Saturday against Israeli Prime Minister Sharon's policies, waving signs saying, "stop the occupation" and "there is no military solution," reports the Palestine Media Center. Palestine-Israel, Politics, 2/11/2002