Arabic News Weekly Edition for Palestine, 3/18/2002
Weekly Edition, Palestine - Week of March 18, 2002
- Kuwaiti students protest the Saudi initiative Kuwait-Palestine, Politics, 3/22/2002
- Some 55 Israelis killed, wounded in a Palestinian operation in Jerusalem
A meeting will be held on Monday between the US Vice President Dick Cheney and the chairman of the Palestinian Authority Yasser Arafat in Cairo, according to a statement made on Thursday by the chairman of the Palestinian security department in the West Bank Jibril al-Rajjoub. Palestine-Israel, Military, 3/22/2002 - Jerusalem patriarchy denounces Israel's dealing with archbishop Atallah Hanna
The Greek-Orthodox patriarchy in Jerusalem expressed in a statement issued on Thursday its "denunciation and condemnation over Israel's suspension of Archmandrite Dr. Atallah Hanna at King Hussein bridge between Jordan and the West Bank upon his return back from Beirut, for five hours in a very racist and provocative way." Palestine-Israel, Politics, 3/22/2002 - Bush frustrated by Arafat's performance
The chairman of the Palestinian Authority Yasser Arafat on Thursday received a telephone call from the US Secretary of State Colin Powell in which they discussed developments in the occupied Palestinian territories in light of the continued American efforts in the region. Palestine-USA, Politics, 3/22/2002 - Continued Israeli siege and threats, Palestinian operation kill 7 soldiers, wound 35
A Palestinian resistance man carried out a suicide operation in an Israeli coach near Bjeido settlement, close to Bethlehem to the north of Tel Aviv resulted in killing 7 Israeli soldiers and wounding other 35 soldiers including 6 in a critical health condition. The executor of the operation also died. Palestine-Israel, Military, 3/21/2002 - A women sit in in solidarity with Palestinian women observed in Damascus
The Arab women committee in Syria in support of the Intifada on Wednesday observed a sit in before the UN office in Damascus in protest of the " Zionist crimes " against the Arabs in the occupied territories and in support of the Palestinians and their heroic uprising. Syria-Palestine, Politics, 3/21/2002 - Grand Imam Tantawi said Palestinian resistance suicide persons are 'martyrs'
"Those who blow themselves up among aggressors, who demolish houses, kill men, women and innocent people and assault honour and property of Palestinians, are martyrs," he said. Egypt-Palestine, Religion, 3/21/2002 - Cheney: I'll meet Arafat is he implements Tenet plan fully
Israeli prime minister Ariel Sharon set a precondition for permitting Arafat to attend the next Beirut's summit to implement the Tenet's plan. Sharon said "I will prevent Arafat from returning back in case Palestinian operations will take place during his absence or if he gives statements which Israel sees as a provocation to violence." Palestine-USA, Politics, 3/20/2002 - Israel continue killing, arrests; Israeli officer killed, three wounded in a Jordan Valley operation
the chairman of Jerusalem municipality Shemon Shtreet criticized the statements made by the UN secretary general Kofi Annan in which he stressed that the military operations in which the Israeli army used warship and planes against the Palestinian camps and cities are but a "traditional war." Palestine-Israel, Military, 3/20/2002 - Arafat confers with Moratinos Palestine-European Union, Politics, 3/19/2002
- Slight progress in talks between Palestinians, Israelis
A Palestinian official said that a slight progress was attained during security meetings on redeploying the Israeli army in Beit Hanoun and opening the main roads in Gaza, noting that the Israeli side did not commit to that, despite the fact the actual implementation of the pullout should have started on Monday evening. Palestine-Israel, Politics, 3/19/2002 - Israeli- Palestinian security meeting held in Jerusalem
An Israeli source in Jerusalem said that an Israeli- Palestinian security meeting was held in Jerusalem with the participation of the US. Palestine-Israel, Politics, 3/19/2002 - Jews of Argentina, France gave up migration to Israel, Prague squares crowded with fleeing settlers
Large number of the Jews in Argentina and France canceled requests they filed to be brought to Israel to settle in it. Israel-Palestine, Local, 3/19/2002 - Palestinian authority welcomes UN resolution 1397 Palestine, Politics, 3/18/2002
- Peres statements on Palestinian-Israeli conditions Palestine-Israel, Politics, 3/18/2002
- Palestinians consult with Saudis on peace initiative
The Monte Carlo radio correspondent in Amman said that Saudi Arabia, Jordan and Egypt are embarking to draw a document including a simple formulation to the Saudi initiative which is based on the principle of land for peace. Saudi Arabia-Palestine, Politics, 3/18/2002 - The European Union calls for implementing UN resolutions
The European Union has called for urgent implementation of the UN Security Council resolution no.1397 which speaks to a Palestinian state and to lift all restrictions imposed on the move of the chairman of the Palestinian Authority Yasser Arafat. Palestine-European Union, Politics, 3/18/2002 - Israeli forces incurred into Bethlehem tightened siege
While the Israeli prime minister Ariel Sharon has threatened that his forces will continue its war against the Palestinians, even if this government will be at the table of negotiations, the Israeli tanks incurred in the downtown of Bethlehem. One Palestinian was killed and many others wounded during the incursion. Palestine-Israel, Military, 3/18/2002 - Moussa criticizes the Israeli policy
The Secretary General of the Arab League (AL) Amr Moussa has stressed that the policy pursued by the Israeli government under the chairmanship of the Israeli prime minister Ariel Sharon is based on rejecting just and comprehensive peace and imposing the Israeli conditions and instructions on the Palestinians. Regional-Palestine, Politics, 3/18/2002