Arabic News Weekly Edition for Palestine, 5/6/2002
Weekly Edition, Palestine - Week of May 6, 2002
- Egypt's warning to Israel
Egyptian Foreign Minister Ahmed Maher warned Israel of its threats to wage a wide-scale incursion into Gaza Strip, on the borders with Egypt, adding that Israel has seen that its acts of aggression in the West Bank did not achieve any objectives. Egypt-Palestine, Politics, 5/11/2002 - Amnesty International: reprisals against persons and property are prohibited by 4th Geneva Convention Palestine-Israel, Politics, 5/11/2002
- Palestinian officer: the exiled, evacuees will not be arrested, detained
A high ranking Palestinian officer said that the 13 Palestinians who were transported to Cyprus will not be jailed in the countries where they will be exiled to. Palestine-Israel, Politics, 5/11/2002 - Luxembourg denies receiving Palestinian evacuees
Luxembourg on Friday denied news that it had approved to receive many of the 13 Palestinians who were expelled from the West Bank after the Israeli army had lifted the siege imposed on the Church of Nativity in Bethlehem. Palestine-Belgium, Politics, 5/11/2002 - Sit-in staged in Rabat in solidarity with Palestinian children
A group of Moroccan Ngos activists for children's rights organized on Thursday a sit-in in front of the United Nations Information Bureau Thursday in solidarity with the Palestinian children. Morocco-Palestine, Culture, 5/11/2002 - Church of Nativity evacuees to leave for Cyprus, Israel prepares incursion in Rafah, attacking Gaza
The Italian News Agency said on Thursday, quoting western diplomatic sources in Rome that the 13 Palestinians who are besieged in the church of nativity in Bethlehem and are considered by Israel as dangerous will leave today evening the Nativity church for Cyprus and from their they will be distributed on several European countries including Canada. Palestine-Israel, Military, 5/10/2002 - Norway is ready to send peace force observers to the Palestinian territories Palestine-Norway, Politics, 5/10/2002
- Mubarak: Exclusion of Arafat to be determined by the Palestinians
"We haven't received a copy of this subject .We held several conferences before but what matters is the implementation...There've been many large conferences and agreements, but none were implemented. Should they have been ,there will no need for any further conferences," President Mubarak said. Egypt-Palestine, Politics, 5/9/2002 - A special session for the Gulf foreign ministers Gulf-Palestine, Politics, 5/9/2002
- Asked by Assembly, UN Secretariat will report on Jenin, other Palestinian
The United Nations Secretariat will work expeditiously to prepare a report on recent events in Jenin and other Palestinian cities, as requested by the General Assembly, a UN spokesman announced today. Palestine-Israel, Politics, 5/9/2002 - UN General Assembly condemned assaults by Israeli occupying forces against the Palestinian people
The General Assembly condemned the assaults by Israeli occupying forces against the Palestinian people, particularly in the Jenin refugee camp, as it adopted a resolution Tuesday evening. Ê Palestine-Israel, Politics, 5/9/2002 - Jewish Rabbi: Israel a state against God!
A prominent Jewish rabbi considered Israel as a state standing "against God, against Torah, and against the Jewish religion." He added that it caused many tragic events to both Palestinians and Jews. Palestine-Israel, Politics, 5/9/2002 - Arafat is legitimate president democratically elected by Palestinians
Maher said that attempts against Arafat by those make-belief democrats are just an addition to their aggression on the Palestinians and an evidence proving that they do not at all believe in the people's right to choose their leadership in the same way as they do not believe in international legitimacy and in the United Nations Charter and International treaties. Egypt-Palestine, Politics, 5/9/2002 - Egypt's Statement at U.N General Assembly on situation in Palestinian territories
The world community, but the entire mankind, has witnessed in the past few weeks the sad events and human violations in the Palestinian territories, towns and villages. The General Assembly meets today to rescue the United Nations from this utter failure that befell lately the Security Council's disability in undertaking its responsibilities for depending the U.N. Charter, principles of the human international law, the 4th Geneve Convention and the world declaration of human rights. Palestine-Egypt, Politics, 5/9/2002 - Committee to protect journalists denounces Israeli violations
The New York-based Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) denounced Israel's violations of journalists' rights and the restrictions its army imposed on their work during the invasion of the Palestinian territories. Palestine-Israel, Politics, 5/9/2002 - Israel bombards Toulkarem; Arafat orders ban; news of replacing Arafat
Two Israeli warplanes bombarded Toulkarem camp and the Israeli forces invaded al-Arja nearby village which is close to Areiha. Palestine-Israel, Military, 5/9/2002 - Palestinian towns suffered $300-$400 million worth of damage, UNDP says
Recent Israeli incursions in Palestinian towns in the West Bank have caused hundreds of millions of dollars worth of damage, according to estimates released this Wednesday by the United Nations Development Program (UNDP). Palestine, Economics, 5/9/2002 - Islamic-Christian panel condemns Israeli atrocities
The conference, "Citizenship in a Changing World", organised by the Anglican Social Services Society and the Ministry of Waqfs (Religious Endowments), was attended by Governor Moustafa Kamel, prominent figures in Muslim and Christian communities, university students and academics. Egypt-Palestine, Politics, 5/9/2002 - OIC warns against Israeli practices
The Islamic countries on Wednesday warned Israel against its continued occupation of the Palestinian territories, noting that constitutes a threat to the Islamic world. Regional-Palestine, Politics, 5/9/2002 - Saudi crown prince moves towards Hamas, Islamic Jihad to give up suicide operations Saudi Arabia-Palestine, Politics, 5/8/2002
- Sharon rejects the foundation of the Palestinian state Palestine-Israel, Politics, 5/8/2002
- Israel freezes Bethlehem agreement for lack a host for the expelled Palestinians
A spokesman for the Israeli occupation army said on Tuesday that the implementation of the agreement concerning lifting the siege from the church of the Nativity in Bethlehem is frozen because there is no country which is ready to accept "the Palestinian fighters who are expelled." Palestine-Israel, Military, 5/8/2002 - Martyrdom operation kills 15 Israelis, wounded 57, Sharon cuts visit to US
Some 15 Israelis were killed and other 57 wounded in a "martyrdom operation" which took place on Tuesday evening in a play hall in Reishoun Litzioun city to the south of Tel Aviv. Palestine-Israel, Military, 5/8/2002 - Iran refuses Israeli measures against Arafat Palestine-Iran, Politics, 5/7/2002
- UN General Assembly to resume emergency special session on Middle East
United Nations General Assembly will resume tomorrow its tenth emergency special session to consider an agenda item on "illegal Israeli actions in Occupied East Jerusalem and the rest of the Occupied Palestinian Territory," a spokesman for the President of the 189-member body announced today. Palestine-Israel, Politics, 5/7/2002 - Morocco urges UN Security Council continued fact-finding work on Jenin
Regarding the massacres of Jenin, he said the whole world is traumatized by images of this humanitarian catastrophe that will forever remain in the memory of numerous Palestinian generations, stressing testimonies of international workers and human rights organizations have corroborated the serious crimes that were committed in this city of refugees while Israelis continue to deny all reports and put forward arguments of normal conduct of war operations. Morocco-Palestine, Politics, 5/7/2002 - Palestinians refuse to meet with US officials Palestine-USA, Politics, 5/7/2002
- Oreikat and Sharon's report
Chief Palestinian negotiator Saeb Oreikat on Monday described the report the Israeli prime minister Ariel Sharon intends to submit today to the US President George Bush against the chairman of the Palestinian Authority as fabricated and full of lies. Palestine-Israel, Politics, 5/7/2002 - Four Palestinians from Hamas, the Islamic Jihad killed in Gaza
Palestinian sources said on Monday that four Palestinians were killed on Monday at dawn in Gaza including two members of the Islamic Jihad movement while the other two belong to the Islamic resistance movement ( Hamas). Palestine-Israel, Military, 5/7/2002 - Palestinian groups form armed leadership Palestine-Lebanon, Politics, 5/7/2002
- Church of Nativity agreement states expelling six Palestinians, 35 for trials
The statement stressed "we in the Hamas movement consider accepting the principle of expulsion, regardless to its reasons, as an unprecedented, that might target many others and is a set back after the success of the expelled Palestinians in Marj al-Zohour ( in Lebanon in 1992) in downing the expulsion policy as a means of punishment practiced by the Israeli forces against the Palestinians. Palestine-Israel, Politics, 5/7/2002 - UN population fund seeks funds to aid Palestinian women
Responding to the current humanitarian crisis in the Middle East, the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) has appealed to donors for $3.6 million to fund an eight-month assistance plan aimed at providing reproductive health services to vulnerable Palestinian women and girls. Palestine, Economics, 5/7/2002 - Al-Baz, Maher voice solidarity for the Palestinians Egypt-Palestine, Politics, 5/6/2002
- UN Security Council required to follow up on Israel's war crimes, Baz
Baz said that the "Jennin massacre committed by the Israeli troops will not go away just like that," adding that the UN Security Council is required to follow up the issue of Israel's refusal to receive a fact-finding committee that it formed and adopt a binding resolution to compel Israel to approve to cooperate with it. Egypt-Palestine, Politics, 5/6/2002 - Arab peace initiative committee meets on Wednesday Regional-Palestine, Politics, 5/6/2002
- Yemen unity celebrations, regretting Israeli aggressions against the Palestinians Yemen-Palestine, Politics, 5/6/2002
- Four children killed by Israel
Two Palestinian children and one women were shot by the Israeli bullets in the West Bank, according to eye- witnesses and Israeli military sources. Palestine-Israel, Politics, 5/6/2002 - Nabil Amre quits post
The official in charge of parliamentary affairs in the Palestinian authorities Nabil Amre has quitted his post during the meeting of the Palestinian Authority on Friday evening, according to the Israeli radio. Palestine, Politics, 5/6/2002 - Palestinian authority detains more members of People's Front For the Liberation of Palestine
Member of the political bureau of the People's Front For the Liberation of Palestine Jamil al-Majdalawi stressed on Sunday that the Palestinian authority on Saturday arrested four members of the front. Palestine, Politics, 5/6/2002 - 21 Dutch agencies request Gov. to halt exporting arms to Israel
Twenty-one Dutch agencies demanded closure of air transits between the US and Israel which are used for transporting arms via Holland. Palestine-European Union, Politics, 5/6/2002