Arabic News Weekly Edition for Palestine, 4/1/2002

Weekly Edition, Palestine - Week of April 1, 2002

• Some 20,000 Bahraini demonstrate against the US, Israel Bahrain-Palestine, Politics, 4/6/2002
• Israeli forces fire at reporters Palestine-Israel, Politics, 4/6/2002
• Saudi police disperse massive demonstration in support of Palestinians
  The chairman of the Saudi people's committee in support of Palestine Abdul Hameed al-Sheikh has announced that the Saudi police on Friday prevented thousands of demonstrators from gathering in front of the US consulate in al-Zahran, to the east of Saudi Arabia, and arrested several persons. Saudi Arabia-Palestine, Politics, 4/6/2002
• Demonstrations of anger sweeps Jordan
  Large demonstrations prevailed the Jordanian cities and started from mosques and public squares following Friday's prayers as an expression of the anger of the Jordanian masses by all their groups over the fierce Israeli aggression officially backed by the US administration. Jordan-Palestine, Politics, 4/6/2002
• Moroccans march sunday in solidarity with Palestinian people
  The Moroccan association of support to the struggle of the Palestinian people, supported by several political parties, trade unions and non-governmental organizations, will stage on Sunday in Rabat a march in solidarity with the Palestinian people. Morocco-Palestine, Politics, 4/6/2002
• Zinni, Powell confer with Arafat
  An American official has announced that the US envoy to the Middle east started on Friday his meeting with the chairman of the Palestinian authority Yasser Arafat in Ramullah. Palestine-USA, Politics, 4/6/2002
• World Writers' Association, Israel commits Nazi crimes
  What the Israeli army is doing in the occupied Palestinian territories is nothing but a copy of what the Nazi did in the World War II. We must ring alarm bells all over the world to stress that what Palestine witnesses is a crime that must be stopped, said the Portuguese man-of-letters Jose Saramago, winner of the Nobel Prize of Literature 1998. Palestine-Israel, Politics, 4/6/2002
• Swiss aid to the Palestinians Palestine-Switzerland, Economics, 4/6/2002
• Arafat holds telephone calls with Abu al-Ragheb
  The chairman of the Palestinian authority Yasser Arafat on Friday discussed with the Jordanian prime minister Ali Abu al-Ragheb the grave conditions in the occupied Palestinian territories during a telephone call he received from him on Friday. Palestine-Jordan, Politics, 4/6/2002
• Powell can only meet with Arafata
  Israeli premier Ariel Sharon continued to opt for military solution without recognizing that such solution will never bring him any political or security gains, Palestinian cabinet Secretary Ahmed Abderrahman said. Palestine-USA, Politics, 4/6/2002
• UN resolution 1403 calls for Israeli forces withdrawal from the Palestinian cities
  Following the Syrian amendments, the UN security council unanimously approved the withdrawal of the Israeli forces from the Palestinian cities without a delay and backed the decision taken by the US President George Bush to delegate his secretary of state Colin Powell to the region. Palestine-Israel, Politics, 4/6/2002
• Alarmed by Palestinians' plight, UN rights body sends Robinson to occupied territories
  Condemning the "frightening" increase in the loss of life in the occupied Palestinian territory, the main United Nations rights body on Friday requested the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Mary Robinson, to lead a high-level fact-finding mission to the region immediately and report back on its findings. Palestine-International, Politics, 4/6/2002
• The Israeli aggression continues, 20 Palestinians killed
  In Hebron, at least 11 Palestinians were wounded, two in a critical health condition, one of them is an eight year old child when two Israeli helicopters fired two missiles at a car aimed at assassinating Ziad Shweiki, one of the key cadres of the Islamic Jihad movement. Palestine-Israel, Military, 4/6/2002
• Observers and Bush's declaration
  The Monte Carlo radio correspondent in occupied Jerusalem quoted observers in the Palestinian territories as saying that avoiding linking the call made by the US President George Bush for the Israeli withdrawal from all cities of the West Bank to the word " immediate" and delaying the arrival of the US secretary of state Colin Powell to the Middle East until next week offers Israel a period of time of 4 to five days to continue its "open aggression against the Palestinian people. Palestine-USA, Politics, 4/6/2002
• Palestinian civilians in desperate need of aid, head of UN relief agency warns
  The head of the United Nations agency assisting Palestinian refugees urged Israeli authorities on Friday to heed repeated UN appeals for access by humanitarian workers to the civilians who are in desperate need of life-saving aid in the occupied territories. Palestine-International, Politics, 4/6/2002
• UN Allocates $1.5 Million in Emergency Aid to Palestinian Territories
  The United Nations Development program (UNDP) on Friday announced that it would allocate $1.5 million for emergency medical supplies and infrastructure repairs in the Palestinian territories. Palestine-International, Economics, 4/6/2002
• Israel kills church worker near Jesus's birth place Palestine-Israel, Military, 4/5/2002
• Nobel's regrets on Peres award Palestine-Israel, Politics, 4/5/2002
• Yasser Arafat, in Baghdad Iraq-Palestine, Politics, 4/5/2002
• Russia considers Arafat as sole legitimate representative of palestinian people Palestine-Russia, Politics, 4/5/2002
• Mubarak warns of dangerous risks to int'l peace
  Egypt's President Hosni Mubarak on Thursday warned of the dangerous risks to internatinooal peace in case Israel maintained its hostile policy and attempts to impose a settlement by force. Egypt-Palestine, Politics, 4/5/2002
• Special meeting today of the human rights committee on the Middle East Palestine-Israel, Politics, 4/5/2002
• A people committee organizes a demonstration in al-Zahran today, Saudi authorities ban demonstration
  The Saudi Arabian authorities on Thursday warned it will not permit holding demonstrations in the Kingdom. This decision came after demonstrators on Monday burnt the Israeli and American flags in protest of the Israeli military campaign in the West Bank. Saudi Arabia-Palestine, Politics, 4/5/2002
• Two Israeli army officers killed, Palestinians deterred Israeli invaders at the door of Jenin camp
  chief Palestinian negotiator Saeb Oreikat has announced that more than 80 palestinians were killed in the Palestinian territories especially in the West Bank since the beginning of the Israeli operation on March 29 in this area. Palestine-Israel, Military, 4/5/2002
• Arab group at the UN pressures for releasing a new UN resolution
  The Palestinian representative at the UN announced on Thursday that he will continue efforts so as the UN Security Council will issue a resolution enhancing pressure on Israel, despite the announcement that the US secretary of state Colin Powell will start a tour on the region next week. Regional-Palestine, Politics, 4/5/2002
• Morocco's upper chamber condemns Sharon's aggression and barbarous crimes against Palestinian people
  The advisors, who called this policy "the worst crimes against humanity" and "a violation of human rights principles" called humanitarian and human rights organization, the UN security council and parliaments worldwide to endeavor for bringing for trial authors of this Israeli policy. Morocco-Palestine, Politics, 4/5/2002
• Some 13 Israeli army reserve soldiers jailed Palestine-Israel, Politics, 4/5/2002
• Ten Palestinian officers in Ramullah were arrested since Friday
  A Palestinian source announced on Thursday that since the beginning of its operations in the West Bank since one week, the Israeli forces arrested 10 senior Palestinian police and intelligence officers. Palestine-Israel, Military, 4/5/2002
• More Palestinians killed, Israeli forces besiege Nativity church, burns Omar mosque
  Hundreds of Israeli tanks and armored vehicles completed their occupation of Jenin, Bethlehem and Beit jala, Qalqilya and Selfeit in the West Bank and that other Israeli military amassing are stationed at the entrances of Nablus in preparation to break into it. Palestine-Israel, Politics, 4/4/2002
• Arab ministerial meeting postponed until Saturday
  The secretary general of the Arab league Amre Mousa announced on Wednesday that the Arab foreign ministers will on Saturday hold an emergency meeting in Cairo in order to "hold talks" on conditions in the Palestinian territories. Regional-Palestine, Politics, 4/4/2002
• Russia and the situation in the ME region Palestine-Russia, Politics, 4/4/2002
• Abbas denies any contacts with the Israeli side
  The secretary of the executive committee of the PLO Mahmoud Abbas has denied any contacts at the meantime with the Israeli side concerning conditions in the occupied Palestinian territories. Palestine-Israel, Politics, 4/4/2002
• The Vatican summons the ambassadors of the US, Israel
  The spokesman for Pope John Paul II, Jawakim Navaro announced on Wednesday that the Vatican summoned the ambassadors of Israel and the US to it to discuss with them the " catastrophic " situation in Bethlehem. Palestine-Vatican, Politics, 4/4/2002
• Middle East Church Council condemns Israeli aggression
  The Middle East Church Council Wednesday lashed out latest Israeli military operations in the Palestinian territories as well as the killing and humiliation of Palestinians. Regional-Palestine, Politics, 4/4/2002
• Arab ambassadors in Amman voice solidarity with Palestinians
  The Ambassadors of the Arab states in Amman on Wednesday visited the headquarters of the Palestinian consulate in Amman "in solidarity with the Palestinian people against which Israel is launching a war of extermination." Jordan-Palestine, Politics, 4/4/2002
• Sharon, Bush and striking the Palestinians
  the Kuwaiti daily al-Seyasah in its Tuesday's issue quoted Arab Gulf diplomatic sources in Washington as saying that the US President George Bush granted the Israeli prime Minister Ariel Sharon the full liberty to total eliminate what he calls the "Palestinian terrorists" within a period of time not to exceed the mid of April Palestine-USA, Politics, 4/3/2002
• Israel continues its war of aggression against the Palestinians
  the Israelis burnt ultimately a church in Bethlehem and this resulted in killing one clergy and wounding tens of nuns, at a time when the Israeli tanks are besieging al Mahd Church ( the birthplace of the Christ) attempting to break into it. Palestine-Israel, Military, 4/3/2002
• Mubarak asks the government to prepare necessary aid for Palestinians
  Egyptian Minister of Information Safwat Al Sherif said following the meeting of the Political Group Wednesday that President Honsi Mubarak reviewed and discussed all points of view examined by the political group over the past two days and an assessment of the situation in the light of the sweeping attacks by Isreaeli forces against Palestinian towns. Egypt-Palestine, Politics, 4/3/2002
• Morocco's living forces denounce Israel's crimes, upper chamber holds special session
  They equally denounced the backing of the United States and some European countries to these criminal acts that are a blatant violation to all international conventions and to basic human rights principles. Morocco-Palestine, Politics, 4/3/2002
• Sharon is the one who needs 'one-way out ticket'
  Egyptian Foreign Minister Ahmed Maher said the Arab contacts that have been ongoing along the day are designed to coordinate stances in the UN Security Council. Egypt-Palestine, Politics, 4/3/2002
• Moussa warns against expelling Arafat
  Arab League Secretary General Amr Moussa said undermining Palestinian President Yasser Arafat or expelling him out of Palestine would have very serious consequences Regional-Palestine, Politics, 4/3/2002
• Greek parliamentarians head for the Palestinian territories
  A group of Greek Parliamentarian and activists will head today for the Palestinian territories in a "symbolic initiative" as an expression of solidarity with the Palestinian people against the escalations of the Israeli aggression. Palestine-Greece, Politics, 4/3/2002
• UN's top human rights official urges mission to occupied Palestinian territories
  Reacting to the escalating death toll in the Middle East, United Nations human rights commissioner, Mary Robinson, on Tuesday called on the Geneva-based UN Commission on Human Rights to consider immediately sending a mission to the occupied Palestinian territories in order to gather information and make recommendations on a future course of action. Palestine-Israel, Politics, 4/3/2002
• Majority parties statement of support to the Palestinians
  Moroccan political parties of the majority said in a communique released at the end of "a meeting of the parties to examine the painful events in the Palestinian territories, following the barbarous aggression conducted by the Israeli forces Morocco-Palestine, Politics, 4/3/2002
• Moroccan students, pupils take to the street to protest Sharon's slaughter of unarmed palestinians
  Hundreds of university students and school pupils took the streets Monday and Tuesday in different parts of Morocco to show sympathy with the Palestinian people and denounce the savage slaughter perpetrated by Israel, under the leadership of Ariel Sharon, against the unarmed Palestinians and their President Yasser Arafat. Morocco-Palestine, Politics, 4/3/2002
• American embassy in Tel Aviv evacuates employees Palestine-USA, Politics, 4/3/2002
• Moroccan Jewish community dismayed by isolation imposed to Arafat
  Secretary general of the council of Israelite communities in Morocco, Serge Berdugo, voiced the Moroccan Jewish community's "dismay over the isolation imposed to the President of the Palestinian Authority." Morocco-Palestine, Politics, 4/3/2002
• Families of US diplomats working in Jerusalem permitted to leave Israel Palestine-USA, Politics, 4/3/2002
• Sharon looms to expel Arafat Palestine-Israel, Politics, 4/3/2002
• Concerned over crisis in occupied Palestinian territories, UN sends in relief aid
  The United Nations Relief Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) on Tuesday delivered urgently needed food and medical supplies to the Ramallah Hospital, while voicing deep concern about the worsening humanitarian situation in the West Bank following the Israeli military assaults on Ramallah, Bethlehem, Tulkarm and Qalqilya. Palestine-Israel, Politics, 4/3/2002
• Resistance only way to stand up to Israeli acts Regional-Palestine, Politics, 4/2/2002
• Arab ambassadors: Israel is practicing state terrorism Palestine-Regional, Politics, 4/2/2002
• Official statement by the French Foreign Ministry Palestine-France, Politics, 4/2/2002
• Israeli forces reoccupy Toulkarem, Qalqilya, Beit Jala and besiege the camps
  Sharon stressed that the few coming days will witness more military escalation operations against the Palestinians. He said that there are still 60 Palestinians wanted, who are hiding at Arafat's headquarters and the headquarters of Jibril al-Rajoub and we will kill all of them. Palestine-Israel, Military, 4/2/2002
• A Japanese burns himself to death in protest of the Israeli practices
  A Japanese citizen set fire in himself in Tokyo's resort in protest of practices conducted by the Israeli occupation forces in the occupied Arab territories and he died instantly. Palestine-Japan, Politics, 4/2/2002
• Bush gives green light to Sharon to carry on with his aggression
  Palestinian Local Government Minister Saeb Erekst on Monday described the remarks of US President George W. Bush in which he urged Arafat to exert more efforts to stop violence as "the biggest force and the biggest joke in the history of international relations." Palestine-USA, Politics, 4/2/2002
• Israel's minister of interior calls for withdrawing Israeli nationality from the Arabs of 1948
  The Israeli minister of the Interior Elie Beshai on Monday considered that "all Arabs of Israel" who take part in "aggression" should be deprived of the Israeli nationality. Palestine-Israel, Politics, 4/2/2002
• Egypt takes its decision in time; we do not need holding a summit
  The political ministerial group held two meetings yesterday at the Cabinet Headquarters under Prime Minister Atef Ebeid and attended by People's Assembly speaker Ahmed Fathi Sorour, and Shura Council Speaker Mustafa Kamal Helmi. Egypt-Palestine, Politics, 4/2/2002
• Pope John holds Israel responsible for violence in occupied lands
  Pope John Paul II of the Vatican on Monday held Israel responsible for the violent events in the Palestinian lands. Palestine-Vatican, Politics, 4/2/2002
• Egypt follows up Israel's siege of Arafat, invasion of Palestinian areas
  We are following up the situation to adopt stances in line with the aspired objective, that is terminating the Israeli occupation all Palestinian territories, not just area (A) said the foreign minister. Egypt-Palestine, Politics, 4/2/2002
• Angry international reactions to Israeli aggression
  Israel's all-out war on Palestinians triggered anger among international countries by and large. Palestine-International, Politics, 4/2/2002
• Islamic countries call on UN to provide protections for Palestinians
  Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohammad slammed the United States on Monday for exercising a "double standard" in its war on terrorism by supporting "terrorism" carried out by Israel against the Palestinians. Palestine-International, Politics, 4/2/2002
• Sharon's practices are real-terrorism Grand Imam of Al-Azhar Egypt-Palestine, Politics, 4/2/2002
• Sheikh Fadlullah justifies martyrdom operations for women
  Lebanese scholar Muhammad Hussein Fadlullah had a "Fatwa" which provides for justifying the Palestinian woman to carry out "martyrdom operations" against the Israeli forces in order to make a new history and a glorious history for the Arab and Muslim woman. Lebanon-Palestine, Politics, 4/2/2002
• Baz: if Israel seeks regional war it would be the loser
  Egyptian Presidential Political Advisor Osama Al-Baz said that Israel would be the losing party, economically, militarily and politically should it seek a regional war in the Middle East. Egypt-Palestine, Politics, 4/1/2002
• Arafat calls from deploying UN forces to protect the Palestinians
  Arafat who is besieged by Israeli tanks at his headquarters stressed he will not surrender to the Israeli occupation regardless to the sacrifice. Palestine-Israel, Politics, 4/1/2002
• Israel carries out carnage in Ramullah; 16 Israelis killed, wounded in operation
  the Israeli collective massacres and detention as the ugliest against humanity which even targeted foreign journalists, ambulances, hospitals and doctors. Palestine-Israel, Military, 4/1/2002
• Some 40 peace advocates westerners choose to stay with Arafat
  A 40- member group of western peace advocates including the French activist Josip Boufet decided to stay at Arafat's headquarters, which they had arrived at despite the Israeli bullets fired at them to prevent them from getting into the headquarters. One American journalist was hit by one bullet in his back. He works as a correspondent for the Boston Globe. A car for two Swedish journalists was also damaged. Palestine-Israel, Politics, 4/1/2002
• Arafat's elite guards executed by Israeli army? Palestine-Israel, Military, 4/1/2002
• Palestinian militants killed 10 suspected informers Palestine-Israel, Military, 4/1/2002
• Al-Jadida Festival Suspended in Solidarity with Palestinians
  The Moroccan ministry of culture and communication has decided to suspend Al-Jadida's 3rd national festival of Abidat Arma (a local music genre typical to the central western regions of Morocco) in solidarity with the brave Palestinian people. Morocco-Palestine, Politics, 4/1/2002
• Maher: Situation in territories very dangerous
  Egyptian Foreign Minister Ahmed Maher Sunday described as very dangerous the current situation in the Palestinian territories, as the Israeli government was acting in a "mindless and criminal" way. Egypt-Palestine, Politics, 4/1/2002
• OIC Denounces Israel's State Terrorism Regional-Palestine, Politics, 4/1/2002
• Egypt denies British daily report on Arafat Egypt-Palestine, Politics, 4/1/2002
• Saudi Arabia contacts to halt Israeli onslaught against Palestinians
  The Saudi Arabian minister of defense prince Sultan Bin Abdul Aziz has called on the world states to take a firm position against the Israeli aggressions conducted against the Palestinian cities and villages. Saudi Arabia-Palestine, Politics, 4/1/2002
• Egypt contacts to secure Israel's withdrawal from Palestinian territories
  "This is what we warn the Israelis from.. It seems as if it is a plot against Arafat. We warn of it...we warn the Israelis as reality proves that their policies would not bring in security. Since they have launched this aggression, several explosions took place in different areas", he added. Egypt-Palestine, Politics, 4/1/2002
• Moroccan political parties and ngo's condemn barbarous aggression against palestinian president
  The "Koutla Dimocratia," a coalition of four Moroccan parties, condemned the "barbarous aggression" against Palestinian president, Yasser Arafat. Morocco-Palestine, Politics, 4/1/2002
• Grand Imam of al-Azhar denounces Israeli practices
  Egypt's Grand Imam of Al-Azhar Sheikh Mohamed Sayed Tantawi denounced the Israeli acts of aggression against the Palestinian people and leader Yasser Arafat and desecration of the Islamic sanctities. Egypt-Palestine, Politics, 4/1/2002

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