Arabic News Weekly Edition for Palestine, 7/29/2002
Weekly Edition, Palestine - Week of July 29, 2002
- Ben Ali wants international protection of Palestinians Tunisia-Palestine, Politics, 8/2/2002
- Palestinian PFLP denies Jordan's expulsion of Saadat's wife
The People's Front For Liberation of Palestine has categorically denied press allegations which stressed that the Jordanian authorities had expelled from Jordan the wife of the secretary general of the front Ahmad Saadat. Jordan-Palestine, Politics, 8/2/2002 - Amnesty International says UN report on Jenin underscores need for investigation in Israel's human rights
Amnesty International says the UN report released on Thursday to investigate whether Israel committed massacres during its incursions in the Palestinian town of Jenin underscores the need for a thorough, on-the-spot investigative inquiry into reports of serious human rights abuses that accompanied the Israeli army incursions into Jenin and other cities last April. Palestine-Israel, Politics, 8/2/2002 - Two Palestinians homes demolished by Israeli forces
The Israeli forces on Thursday broke into several villages and towns in the West Bank and Gaza included Jaba, and Beit Jala where two houses were demolished, one of which was owned by Palestinian Hazem Atta Youssef. Palestine-Israel, Military, 8/2/2002 - UN report on Israel's attack of Palestinian town of Jenin- Part 1
Here is the full report of the Secretary-General prepared pursuant to UN General Assembly resolution ES-10/10, regarding the Israeli attack on the Palestinian town of Jenin. Palestine-Israel, Politics, 8/2/2002 - Jesse Jackson cancels meeting with Sheikh Yassin
The spiritual leader of the Hamas Movement, Sheikh Ahmad Yassin, announced that the American Rev. Jesse Jackson canceled a meeting with him few hours after an explosion that was claimed by al-Qassam group of the Hamas movement. Palestine-USA, Politics, 8/1/2002 - Seven Israeli settlers, 100 wounded in a Palestinian attack
A Palestinian attack carried out on Wednesday against the Hebrew university in Jerusalem resulted in killing seven persons and wounding other 100, 7 of them in critical health conditions, according to Israeli sources which said that other Israelis collapsed from the shock of the explosion. Palestine-Israel, Military, 8/1/2002 - Zinni and the foundation of a Palestinian state Palestine-USA, Politics, 7/31/2002
- Tehran denies visit by one Hamas leaders to Iran Palestine-Iran, Politics, 7/31/2002
- Arafat gets a message from Chirac, telephone call from AL chief
The chairman of the Palestinian Authority Yasser Arafat on Tuesday received a message from the French President Jacque Chirac and a telephone call from the secretary general of the Arab league Amr Moussa. Palestine-France, Politics, 7/31/2002 - Palestinian national forces call for cutting all ties with Israel
The Palestinian national forces have called for a serious and pressing stand against the American interests, especially economic and oil interests, and the severing of all relations with Israel. Palestine-Israel, Politics, 7/31/2002 - Islamic resistance rejects cease fire, Palestinian operations continue
On the other hand, the Islamic resistance movement Hamas announced on Tuesday its rejection to any proposal to cease fire Palestine-Israel, Military, 7/31/2002 - Al-Rai: Jordan denies to have received 8 expelled Palestinians Jordan-Palestine, Politics, 7/31/2002
- Al- Azhar Sheikh stresses Palestinian right to resist Israeli occupation Regional-Palestine, Politics, 7/30/2002
- Morrocan party accuses US of supporting Israel in attack on Palestinians
They also denounced "Arab inaction" in the face of the Israeli aggression and the US administration's "connivance" with Israel and its unconditional military and political backing to Tel Aviv. Morocco-Palestine, Politics, 7/30/2002 - Sharon's new plan proposed to the US
The French Marian magazine has disclosed that the Israeli prime minister Ariel Sharon discussed the mainlines of a plan with Washington, after the Israeli forces committed the civilian killings in Gaza. Palestine-Israel, Politics, 7/30/2002 - Israeli- Palestinian financial meeting canceled
The Israeli radio said that the meeting which was due on Monday between Israel's minister of finance Silvan Shalom and the financial official in the Palestinian Authority Salam Fayyad was canceled, without any explaining. Palestine-Israel, Politics, 7/30/2002 - Palestinian areas live worst Israeli siege conditions, Palestinian shot, child wounded
The Israeli tanks on Monday bombarded houses in Beit Lahia, resulted in wounding one child while the Israeli bulldozers were demolishing the town's yields and lands. One Palestinian youth was killed immediately when the Israeli soldiers opened fire at him. Palestine-Israel, Military, 7/30/2002 - Sit-in in Bahrain to protest of Gaza attack Bahrain-Palestine, Politics, 7/29/2002
- Jordanian prime minister talks with PLO secretary Jordan-Palestine, Politics, 7/29/2002
- Arab states discuss UK weapons to Israel Palestine-UK, Politics, 7/29/2002
- Israeli settlers attack kill two Palestinians, wounds 11 Palestinians Palestine-Israel, Military, 7/29/2002
- Israel to fire its diplomat for condemning raid on Gaza Israel-Palestine, Politics, 7/29/2002
- 70 million Israeli shekels transfer to Palestinian authority Palestine-Israel, Politics, 7/29/2002