Arabic News Weekly Edition for Palestine, 3/25/2002
Weekly Edition, Palestine - Week of March 25, 2002
- Israeli forces stormed into al-Aqsa mosque Palestine-Israel, Politics, 3/30/2002
- Egypt summons US, Russian and EU ambassadors
Egyptian Foreign Minister Ahmed Maher yesterday summoned the ambassadors of the United States, Russia and EU for discussing the sorrowful developments and the Israeli attack against the Palestinian President's headquarters. Egypt-Palestine, Politics, 3/30/2002 - Saudi crown prince: no human being will accept Israel's aggression
US Secretary of State Colin Powell said yesterday that he has Israeli assurance that Palestinian Authority chairman Yasser Arafat will not be harmed, killed or captured by the Israel aggressions against the Palestinians. Palestine-Saudi Arabia, Politics, 3/30/2002 - Egypt urges UN human rights commission to denounce Israeli violations
Egypt has urged the United Nations Human Rights Commission to denounce the Israeli human rights violations in Palestine, the Syrian Golan and Lebanese Shebaa Farms. Egypt-Palestine, Politics, 3/30/2002 - King Mohammed holds intensive contacts with Arab leaders over situation in palestinian territories
Following the serious developments in the Palestinian territories, king Mohammed VI, chairman of Al-Quds committee, has been intensifying contacts with Arab leaders in Beirut and international moves. Morocco-Palestine, Politics, 3/30/2002 - Yemeni president cancels visit to Egypt because of Palestinian developments
Yemeni President urged the Arab and Islamic states on Friday to give immediate support for the Palestinians. President Saleh added in statements to the Arabs and Muslims to "provide immediate and effective backing to the Palestinians in order to enable them maintain resistance and steadfastness before the aggressions conducted against them and their leadership." Yemen-Palestine, Politics, 3/30/2002 - Wide Arab and international criticism to the Israeli aggressions
A European diplomatic source said that the Spanish foreign minister Jose Maria Aznar whose country is assuming the current presidency of the European Union has phoned the chairman of the Palestinian Authority Yasser Arafat and informed him that the EU is embarking on formulating a strong statement condemning the Israeli attack and calls for immediate Israeli withdrawal from Ramullah. Palestine-Regional, Politics, 3/30/2002 - Sarid: Israel's attacks as "terrorist"
Israeli opposition leader Yossi Sarid, Leader of Meretz Party, voiced hope that negotiations would be resumed between the Palestinian and Israeli sides as soon as possible, either in Washington or in the area. "This would restore stability and security to the Middle East region," said Sarid. Israel-Palestine, Politics, 3/30/2002 - Egyptian contacts go far beyond Arafat, Bush
Contacts being maintained by Egypt seek to put an end to the grave deterioration in the region, said Presidential Advisor Osama El Baz. Egypt-Palestine, Politics, 3/30/2002 - Bush actively involved in monitoring, assessing mideast developments
US President George Bush is actively involved in "monitoring and assessing" the developments in the Middle East from his ranch in Crawford, Texas where he is spending the Easter weekend, White House spokesman Gordon Johndroe told reporters Palestine-USA, Politics, 3/30/2002 - Israeli forces stormed into Ramullah, attack Arafat headquarters
Since early hours of Friday, the Israeli forces stormed into the city of Ramullah and attacked the headquarters of the chairman of the Palestinian Authority Yasser Arafat, demolished parts of it amid violent confrontations with the Palestinians who hurried to defend their city. The Israeli attacks resulted in killing five Palestinians and wounding scores, while one Israeli army officer was killed and others wounded. Palestine-Israel, Military, 3/30/2002 - Hariri discusses with Palestinian delegation tense situation in Palestine
Lebanon's prime minister Rafiq al- Hariri yesterday in Beirut discussed with members of the Palestinian delegation which took part at the deliberations of the Beirut's Arab summit concluded on Thursday the tense situation in the Palestinian territories. Following the Israeli invasion of Ramullah city in the West Bank and the headquarters of the chairman of the Palestinian Authority Yasser Arafat. Lebanon-Palestine, Politics, 3/30/2002 - Israel responsible for consequences of its barbaric attack, Maher
Egypt asked Israel to immediately end its aggression on the Palestinians, warning that the new and repeated invasion of Palestinian lands would have grave repercussions and would push things towards a vicious cycle of violence. Egypt-Palestine, Politics, 3/29/2002 - King Mohammed calls for international protection to Palestinian people
Morocco's King Mohammed VI, Chairman of the Al-Quds Committee, on Friday decried the invasion by the Israeli occupation forces of Palestinian cities and institutions and called for an international protection to the Palestinian people. Morocco-Palestine, Politics, 3/29/2002 - King Mohammed renews full backing to President Arafat
Morocco's King Mohammed VI, Chairman of the Al-Quds Committee, renewed in phone talks Friday with Palestinian President, Yasser Arafat, Morocco's full backing and solidarity with the Palestinian people and leadership against the new Israeli escalation waged by the occupation forces in blatant defiance to Arab and international will to establish peace. Morocco-Palestine, Politics, 3/29/2002 - Israel launches wide scale attack against the Palestinians
Israel today launched a wide scale attack against the Palestinians that even intruded on the headquarters of president Yasser Arafat. This attack whose coverage will compete with the important results of Arab summit regarding a comprehensive peace and the Iraq-kuwait issue, also falls on the eve of United Nations human rights condemnation of Israel saying the causes of violence and human rights breaches are the Israeli occupation that should end. Palestine-Israel, Military, 3/29/2002 - Arafat presides over security meeting for Palestinian police, security chiefs
The chairman of the Palestinian Authority Yasser Arafat on Wednesday evening presided over a meeting for leaders of the Palestinian police and security departments. Palestine, Politics, 3/29/2002 - Sharon threatens to expel Arafat from the Palestinian territories
The Israeli radio said that the Israeli prime minister Ariel Sharon informed the American administration on the possibility of expelling the chairman of the Palestinian Authority from the Palestinians areas Palestine-Israel, Politics, 3/29/2002 - UN Human Rights rapporteur underscores Israeli occupation is the first cause of violence
Special rapporteur of the United Nations human rights commission on the occupied Palestinian territories, John Dugard, said the first reasons and causes of violence and human rights breaches in these territories are the Israeli occupation and insisted that the only means to stop the violence is to end occupation. Palestine-Israel, Politics, 3/28/2002 - Al-Aqsa groups is on the US terrorism black-list Palestine-USA, Politics, 3/28/2002
- OIC chief hails Arafat's courage, welcomes Saudi initiative
In his word before the opening session of the Arab summit, secretary-general of the organisation of Islamic conference (OIC) Abdel Wahed Belgaziz praised the steadfastness and courage of Palestinian president Yasser Arafat in the face of the Israeli aggression. Regional-Palestine, Politics, 3/28/2002 - Some 17 Israelis killed, 100 wounded in Palestinian operation in Banthania
In retaliation to the continued Israeli occupation and acts of killing against the Palestinians, 17 Israeli were killed and more than 120 wounded, 20 in critical conditions in an operation carried out by a Palestinian "youth" in Park Banthania hotel to the north of Tel Aviv on Wednesday evening. Palestine-Israel, Military, 3/28/2002 - American woman diplomat visited al Quds radio station in Damascus
A woman diplomat at the US embassy in Damascus and one local staff employee in February paid a visit to " al-Quds " radio which is run by the People's Front For the Liberation of Palestine, which is black-listed by the US. Syria-Palestine, Politics, 3/28/2002 - The withdrawal of the Palestinian delegation, rejoining
By the end of the first day of the Arab summit conference on Wednesday it was possible to "eliminate" the problems of the withdrawal of the Palestinian delegation which resulted when the Lebanese President did not permit hearing the speech of the chairman of the Palestinian authority Yasser Arafat directly via Satellite from his headquarters in Ramullah. Regional-Palestine, Politics, 3/28/2002 - Palestinian delegation to Beirut summit pulls out Palestine-Regional, Politics, 3/27/2002
- Israel trying to impose unacceptable terms on Arafat
Egyptian Foreign Minister Ahmed Maher said Tuesday that the reason President Hosni Mubarak advised Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat not to leave Ramallah was that he believed that Israel will use this issue to impose its terms which are totally "unacceptable', Egypt-Palestine, Politics, 3/27/2002 - Arafat and the summit Palestine-Regional, Politics, 3/27/2002
- Bush asks Sharon to permit Arafat attending the summit Palestine-USA, Politics, 3/27/2002
- Mubarak to Arafat: stay or Sharon will destroy your place
Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak recommended the chairman of the Palestinian authority Yasser Arafat not to travel to Beirut if the Israeli prime minister Ariel Sharon will be obliged to permit him to return back to Ramullah. Egypt-Palestine, Politics, 3/27/2002 - Two Palestinians killed, vast detention campaign, Sharon prevents Arafat from the summit
The two Palestinians Khaled Mousa ( 19 year old) and Shadi Hamamira ( 23 year old ) were shot to death in an operations whose details were not known. News reports are contradictory on their blowing off a booby trapped car near an Israeli trade center, according to what was announced by al- Aqsa martyrs group which adopted the operation Palestine-Israel, Military, 3/27/2002 - Chinese PM calls for resuming negotiations between the Israelis, Palestinians Palestine-China, Politics, 3/27/2002
- More demonstrations in Yemen in support of the Palestinian Intifada
Hundreds thousands of Yemenis on Tuesday took the streets of Sanaa for the third time in less than one month just one day before convening the Arab summit conference in Beirut, calling for the support of the Palestinian Intifada. Yemen-Palestine, Politics, 3/27/2002 - National demonstrations slated in USA to end the occupation, end the violence for march 30
Several US organizations are planning major demonstrations across the U.S.A in support of Palestinian rights on Palestinian Land Day, Saturday, March 30. Palestine-USA, Politics, 3/27/2002 - World intellectuals condemn Israeli occupation
Noble Prize winner Saramaho compared the Israeli occupation to Auschwitz nazi concentration camps and answered to criticism by Israeli official and religious clerics by saying it is the duty of a writer to denounce injustice and draw attention to shocking situations. Palestine-Israel, Politics, 3/26/2002 - More Palestinians killed in Israeli incursions in Rafah, Bethlehem, Hebron, Nablus
Palestinian youth Samer Muhammad Abdul Jawad ( 21 year old) was shot and other three killed by the Israeli army bullets during breaking in operation of Rafah district in Southern Gaza, even the ambulance which transported the wounded to the hospital was exposed to the fire of the Israeli army. Palestine-Israel, Military, 3/26/2002 - Israeli fortifications in the Jordan valley Palestine-Israel, Military, 3/26/2002
- US will ask Israel to permit Arafat attending the Arab summit Palestine-USA, Politics, 3/26/2002
- High hopes are pinned on Egypt in Beirut summit Palestine-Regional, Politics, 3/25/2002
- Bush calls on Arafat to put an end to the Palestinian resistance Palestine-USA, Politics, 3/25/2002
- Clashes in West Bank and Gaza result in killing 7 Palestinians, tens wounded
The Israeli occupation forces on Sunday continued their aggressions against the Palestinians and this resulted in killing 10 Palestinians and wounding many other on Sunday's operations. Palestine-Israel, Military, 3/25/2002 - Cheney: no meeting with Arafat
US Vice President Cheney says Palestinian Authority Chairman Yasser Arafat has not yet done enough to halt violence between Israelis and Palestinians to justify a return to the region for a meeting with the Palestinian leader. Palestine-USA, Politics, 3/25/2002 - Sharon refuses to permit Arafat to attend the summit
The Israeli prime minister has announced that he will not permit the chairman of the Palestinian Authority Yasser Arafat to attend the Arab summit conference in Beirut, under the pretext he did not do what is conducive to reducing what he called as acts of violence during last week. Palestine-Israel, Politics, 3/25/2002 - Historian Martin Krefflid: Israel will not defeat the Palestinians
The military historian Martin van Kreffland has said that the history of the Arab - Israeli conflict has proved that Israel will not be able to defeat the Palestinians, despite the tremendous military force it owns. Palestine-Israel, Politics, 3/25/2002 - Arafat gets a message from Japanese prime minister Palestine-Japan, Politics, 3/25/2002
- 10,000 People Demonstrate in Paris in Support for the Palestinian People Palestine-France, Politics, 3/25/2002