Arabic News Weekly Edition for Palestine, 7/15/2002
Weekly Edition, Palestine - Week of July 15, 2002
- Maher: Violence between Palestinians and Israelis result of conflict
Maher said that Cairo was opposed to any military strike against Baghdad, adding that there was a unanimous stance among all the Arab states on rejecting military strike against Iraq. Egypt-Palestine, Politics, 7/20/2002 - Washington says Israel should not punish innocent people
"We expect that Israel's actions in its campaign against terror will be based on information that's related to an individual's culpability, not to personal or family relationships. We think that taking punitive actions against innocent people will not solve Israel's security problems" Palestine-USA, Politics, 7/20/2002 - Russia welcomes Quartet group decisions
Russia has welcomed the UN Security Council support for the decisions of the Quarter committee taken four day ago in New York. Palestine-Russia, Politics, 7/20/2002 - ADC reminds Bush that Palestine is a Captive Nation under occupation
American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee said, This summer, the Israeli occupation of Palestinian lands has acquired not only the distinction of being the last remaining military occupation in the world according to the U.N. Security Council, it has surpassed Japan's 34 year long occupation of Korea and become the longest military occupation in recent history. Palestine-USA, Politics, 7/20/2002 - Israeli authorities arrest families of resistance men for expulsion
The Israeli forces have continued campaigns of arrest and detention amid news on plans to displace the Palestinian families whose children carried out "suicide operations." Palestine-Israel, Military, 7/20/2002 - UN forum on middle east peace process concludes in copenhagen
The Special Coordinator noted that there was "deep consensus" in the international community on how the conflict must end, including the principles of providing Israel with real and permanent guarantees of its own security as well as providing the Palestinians with real and permanent independence. Palestine-Israel, Politics, 7/20/2002 - Barghouthi's detention extended for 15 days
The Israeli supreme court on Thursday decided to extend the detention of the Palestinian secretary of the Fatah Movement in the West Bank Marwan Hussein Bargouthi who is also member of the Palestinian Legislative council for additional 15 days without trial "due to the complexity of his file and the need for extra time to be able to prepare the statement of accusation within the coming weeks," according to the Israeli judge Dourith Benish. Palestine-Israel, Politics, 7/19/2002 - Three Palestinians challenge Arafat for presidency
So far, three Palestinian figures including the Palestinian National Authority President Yasser Arafat announced determination to nominate themselves for the presidential elections due to be held in January 2003. Palestine, Politics, 7/19/2002 - New Palestinian group claims responsibility for Tel Aviv bus attack
An unidentified Palestinian group, said it is split from the Fatah movement on Thursday claimed responsibility for the "double martyrdom" attack operation in Tel Aviv. Palestine-Israel, Military, 7/19/2002 - Israel threatens more repressive acts to retaliate Tel Aviv attack
Palestinian youngster Amer Hantouli died on Thursday because of wounds he had on Wednesday during the Israeli forces breaking into Selat al-Daher town to the south of Jenin. On Thursday the Israeli forces tightened its oppressive measures and military siege imposed on all Palestinian areas and territories in the West Bank and Gaza. Palestine-Israel, Military, 7/19/2002 - Egyptian intelligence chief to arrive in the Palestinian territories Egypt-Palestine, Politics, 7/18/2002
- Founding a Palestinian state not dependent on any one person, says Egypt, Jordan
European and American officials have announced that members of the so-called "quartet committee" on the Middle East (US, Russia, Europe and the UN) intend to send a team of experts in the area of intelligence from the US, Egypt, Jordan, and Saudi Arabia in order to help the Palestinians reforming their security system. Regional-Palestine, Politics, 7/18/2002 - $ 8 billion in losses to the Palestinian economy
He accused the Israeli forces of uprooting 20,,000 olive tress. He explained that losses in this regard (of uprooting trees) reached $ 400 million. He said "we have lost the production of seven years for these trees while thousands of families lost their income sources." Palestine-Israel, Economics, 7/18/2002 - British spokesman calls for ending Israeli occupation of Palestinian territories
the spokesman denounced the building of the Israeli settlements in the Palestinian territories, noting that his country consider these settlements as illegal and a bulwark in the road to peace. Palestine-UK, Politics, 7/18/2002 - UN aid; study of environmental damage in Palestinian territories
The UN secretary General Kofi Annan on Wednesday stressed that the UN will transport all humanitarian aids to all Palestinian territories. Palestine, Environment, 7/18/2002 - US administration admits disagreements with Arab and European countries on Arafat's future
US President George Bush will meet tonight with the Foreign Ministers of Egypt, Saudi Arabia and Jordan in the context of efforts which are aimed at reaching a peaceful settlement in the Middle East on the basis of establishing two Palestinian and Israeli states with both living within secure and recognized international borders. Palestine-USA, Politics, 7/18/2002 - 'Quartet' Joint Statement
Following is the text of a joint statement issued by the "Quartet" (United Nations, Russian Federation, the United States and the European Union) following their meeting in New York. Palestine-Regional, Politics, 7/18/2002 - Israeli soldier killed, three wounded in a Palestinian attack
One Israeli soldier was killed and other three wounded in an attack carried out on Wednesday at dawn at position for the Israeli army near al-Seen village in Wadi Qana to the east of Jerusalem. Palestine-Israel, Military, 7/18/2002 - Sharon presides over Israeli higher guidance committee Palestine-Israel, Politics, 7/18/2002
- Israel postpones meeting with Palestinians over attack 'operation' Palestine-Israel, Politics, 7/18/2002
- Israeli radio: Abu Rudinah calls on four- member committee to pressure Israel Palestine-Israel, Politics, 7/17/2002
- TTA: Arafat to have only a symbolic role as president
The Paris weekly TTA which is concerned with strategic news talked about the existence of an agreed upon perception between Egypt, Jordan, Saudi Arabia and the European Union taking into account the American- Israeli decision not to deal with Yasser Arafat. Palestine-Israel, Politics, 7/17/2002 - Seven Israelis killed, 25 wounded in a Palestinian operation
Eye- witnesses said that the Palestinians who carried out the attack were wearing the Israeli military uniform and they were able to blow up the bus and open machine-gun fire at it from all sides. Palestine-Israel, Military, 7/17/2002 - Mubarak meets Saeb Ereka on Palestinian situation Egypt-Palestine, Politics, 7/16/2002
- Israeli army shoots Palestinian worker, break into internet shop
While one Israeli force broke into the Palestinian "PalNet" Internet site in al-Beera and arrested 6 of its employees, the Israeli forces launched a vast detention and breaking in campaign Palestine-Israel, Military, 7/16/2002 - Palestinians face new entry procedures to Jordan
Jordan has started to implement new procedures for Palestinians of the West bank who carry "temporary" passports and want to enter into the Jordanian territories. The new law includes introduction of justice or banking guarantees. Jordan-Palestine, Politics, 7/15/2002 - Israeli helicopters attack Khan Younis, curfew on West Bank cities
Israeli apache planes on Sunday bombarded two buildings one is for the Palestinian police and the second is a residential building in Khan Younis. The two buildings were directly hit and this resulted in wounding seven persons. Palestine-Israel, Military, 7/15/2002