Arabic News Weekly Edition for Palestine, 8/5/2002
Weekly Edition, Palestine - Week of August 5, 2002
- UN expert condemns Israel's destruction of homes, prevention of children from school
Kothari stressed that the demolition of homes, hoarding of natural resources and other collective punishments that continued unabated in Palestinian areas should be considered war crimes. The psychological effects of all this, particularly on women and children, warranted equal condemnation, he said. Palestine-Israel, Politics, 8/10/2002 - Two Palestinians shot by the Israeli forces
Two Palestinians were shot by the Israeli bullets on Friday, while the Israeli forces continued its incursion into Toulkarem camp and Beit Lahia and broke into several houses and arrested several Palestinians including Ibrahim Dahmas one of the Hamas movement cadres in Qalqilya. Palestine-Israel, Military, 8/10/2002 - Annan joins the list ignoring Arafat Palestine-Regional, Politics, 8/9/2002
- Egypt: security can be only attained by full Israeli withdrawal
Maher said that the Israeli occupation is the last occupation in the world Egypt-Palestine, Politics, 8/9/2002 - Amman: Muasher confers with Palestinian delegation
a Palestinian delegation held talks in Amman with Jordanian officials concerning the situation in the occupied Palestinian territories, especially in regard of the gradual withdrawal plan by the Israeli army. Jordan-Palestine, Politics, 8/9/2002 - Security meeting failure between the Israelis, the Palestinians
The Palestinian- Israeli security meeting which was held on Wednesday evening in the framework to discuss the plan of Israel's Defense Minister Benyamin Ben Eliezer, known as "Gaza First" failed because Israel had laid new conditions and then refused to pullout from Bethlehem after Gaza according to the said plan. Palestine-Israel, Politics, 8/9/2002 - Israeli fears of infiltration from Jordan by Palestinian resistance fighters
The Israeli radio announced on Wednesday that an important road extending along the Jordanian borders was closed on Wednesday for fears of infiltration of a " terrorist" armed group to Israel. Palestine-Jordan, Politics, 8/8/2002 - Amnesty International condemns Israel's high court ruling authorizing collective punishment
Amnesty International condemned a decision of the Israeli High Court of Justice that will allow demolition, without the right to judicial review, of homes belonging to families of people who are believed to have carried out attacks against Israelis. Palestine-Israel, Military, 8/8/2002 - Israeli forces shot 6 Palestinians, leaders in Hamas, al-Aqsa
Special units in the Israeli army backed by warplanes shot on Wednesday the Palestinians Ziad Daas, one of the cadres of al-Aqsa martyrs group in Toulkarem and his assistant Muhammad Kerka. This was during a breaking in operation of the city during which other two Palestinians were shot, others wounded many in critical health conditions. Palestine-Israel, Military, 8/8/2002 - Husam Nazzal starts from Jordan a campaign to compete with Arafat
A Palestinian candidate for the Palestinian Presidential elections, carrying the French nationality, has started his election campaign from Jordan, calling for the foundation of a "Parliamentary Palestinian Republic." Palestine, Politics, 8/7/2002 - Moussa forms an official committee to follow up Barghouthi case
The secretary general of the Arab League (AL) Amr Moussa on Tuesday decided to form an official committee stemmed from the Arab League in order to follow up the detention issue of member of the Palestinian legislative council Marwan Barghouthi and all Palestinian detainees in the Israeli jails. This decision, however, was taken in coincidence with the launching of an international legal campaign in Cairo in defense of the Palestinian prisoners. Palestine-Regional, Politics, 8/7/2002 - Cyprus seeks to alienate a Palestinian evacuee
The Cypriot minister of Justice Nicos Koshis said on Tuesday that one of the 13 Palestinian evacuees who were expelled by Israel, following the siege on the "Church of the Nativity" in Bethlehem, who stayed in Cyprus might be transported to another country. Palestine-Cyprus, Politics, 8/7/2002 - UN calls for immediate pullout from Palestinian territories; Israel, the US reject
The UN General Assembly has called on Israel to withdraw its forces immediately from the Palestinian cities it had occupied before the beginning of the Palestinian Intifada in September 2000. Palestine-Israel, Politics, 8/7/2002 - Haaretz: US transfer of consulate from East to West Jerusalem
American officials have announced that the US is studying the possibility of transferring its consulate from Eastern Jerusalem to the Western part of the city for security reasons. Palestine-USA, Politics, 8/7/2002 - Israel's supreme court allow house demolition; two Palestinians killed
the supreme Israeli court issued a decision permits the Israeli army to demolish 42 houses for Palestinians under the pretext of resisting Israel. Palestine-Israel, Military, 8/7/2002 - Israel arrests Hamas official in Jenin
The Israeli army on Sunday arrested the official for the Hamas movement in Jenin, the West Bank. Palestine-Israel, Military, 8/6/2002 - Total Israeli closure of West Bank, two Palestinians killed
The two Palestinians Khaled Seif and Muhammad Farrouneyah were shot by the Israeli soldiers in Burqa village near Nablus upon breaking into one house. Palestine-Israel, Politics, 8/6/2002 - Arab League says UN report on Jenin 'unacceptable' Palestine-Regional, Politics, 8/5/2002
- Bassam Abu Sharif founds 'Palestine's democratic party'
Former media advisor for the chairman of the Palestinian Authority Yasser Arafat, Bassam Abu Sharif, announced in Amman, Jordan, the foundation of "Hizb Philastine al-Democrati " ( Palestine Democratic Party). It aims at establishing a Palestinian state on the occupied territories of 1967 including East Jerusalem, which will be the capital. Palestine-Jordan, Politics, 8/5/2002 - Some 12 Israeli soldiers killed in Palestinian operations
The Palestinian resistance men on Sunday carried out a series of operations against Israeli military targets that resulted in killing and wounding tens of them, mostly soldiers. Palestine-Israel, Military, 8/5/2002