Arabic News Weekly Edition for Palestine, 9/23/2002
Weekly Edition, Palestine - Week of September 23, 2002
- Al-Hayat: Moussa warns against Israeli transfer of Palestinians Regional-Palestine, Politics, 9/28/2002
- Demonstration in al-Azhar, Damascus and Manama on Palestinian Intifada anniversary
Thousands of Egyptians demonstrated on Friday at al-Azhar Mosque in support of the Palestinian Intifada, while hundreds of Syrian and Arab intellectuals and artists in Damascus took part in a silent demonstration in support of the Intifada on the occasion of its launching anniversary, September 28. Regional-Palestine, Politics, 9/28/2002 - Palestinian Intifada in its third year, persistence to resist, Israeli forces alert
Today, September 28, 2002, the Palestinian Intifada enters its third year with strong determination to continue militant struggle by all means. Palestine-Israel, Military, 9/28/2002 - Kuwait: one million signatures on a request to investigate Israeli crimes
Kuwaiti activists started a campaign to collect one million signatures on a message asking the UN secretary general Kofi Annan to investigate in the Israeli massacres against the Palestinians. Kuwait-Palestine, Politics, 9/27/2002 - Israel killed 1897 Palestinians since the beginning of the Intifada
The Palestinian activist in defense of human rights, Mustafa Barghouthi, said in Ramullah on Wednesday that 1897 Palestinians were killed and 41,000 wounded since the beginning of the Palestinian Intifada two years ago. Palestine-Israel, Politics, 9/27/2002 - Palestinians kill Israeli army officer; Israel assassinates 7 Palestinians and an infant
Palestinian resistance forces killed an Israeli army officer and wounded two soldiers in Toulkarem and Jerusalem during confrontation with the Israeli forces which on Thursday continued the acts of killing and breaking in. Palestine-Israel, Military, 9/27/2002 - Italy, Austria concerned over the situation in ME
Italy and Austria have expressed their great concern over developments taking place in the Middle East. They stressed that the military force cannot be solutions for existing problems in the region. Palestine-European Union, Politics, 9/26/2002 - Six Palestinian youth wounded, 11 arrested by the Israeli forces
Israeli soldiers bombarded by dynamite the house of the Palestinian Mahmoud Talal al-Namoura, whose two sons Anyas and Akram were arrested following attacks one of which resulted in killing one Israeli army officer in a bomb explosion. Some 15 persons used to live in the house which is composed of three floors and situated in al-Doura town near Hebron. Palestine-Israel, Military, 9/26/2002 - Yet another meaningless resolution from the United Nations that is not enforceable or honored by Israel
Adding to the long list of resolutions against Israel that are not honored or enforced, the UN Security Council on Tuesday repeated the need that Israel should honor the "International Humanitarian Law," including the 4th Geneva Agreement of 1949 on protection of civilians during times of war. Palestine-Israel, Politics, 9/25/2002 - The Pope calls on Sharon to stop attack on Ramullah
The Vatican announced that Pope John Paul II called on the Israeli prime minister Ariel Sharon to "stop" attacking the headquarters of the Palestinian President Yasser Arafat in Ramullah. Palestine-Vatican, Politics, 9/25/2002 - Israel continue aggression acts on Palestinians, nine killed, 50 wounded
The Israeli occupation forces on Tuesday committed new acts of aggression against the Palestinian citizens with the Israeli tanks, backed by Apache planes, broke into the city of Gaza from various angles and opened fire at the Palestinian houses in Beit Lahia, al-Shuja'eya quarters and al-Zeitoun and this resulted in killing nine Palestinians and wounding more than 50 including many children. Palestine-Israel, Military, 9/25/2002 - Palestinian official calls for coexistence between the Israelis, the Palestinians
Member of the central committee of the Fatah Movement, Hani al-Hassan, has called from the headquarters of the chairman of the Palestinian Authority Yasser Arafat, who is besieged in Ramullah, for co existence between the Palestinians and the Israelis. Palestine-Israel, Politics, 9/24/2002 - Palestinians demonstrate Israel's acts of killing, destruction
In Gaza more than 10,000 citizens, led by Sheikh Ahmad Yassin, the founder of the Islamic resistance movement Hamas, took part in the demonstration during which the Palestinian speakers called for uniting their ranks in confrontation of the continued Israeli aggression "under an international silence" about their condition. Palestine-Israel, Military, 9/24/2002 - Al-Jazeera: Qatari guarantees to ensure the safety of Arafat Qatar-Palestine, Politics, 9/23/2002
- Israel destroy Palestinian authority buildings, besiege Arafat headquarters
Eye witnesses said that the Israeli forces occupied the building facing the office of the chairman of the Palestinian Authority Yasser Arafat and replaced the Palestinian flag by an Israeli one and deployed snipers inside the building which is only 10 meters distance from the office of Yasser Arafat. The Israeli bulldozers destroyed the main bridge linking together the Palestinian Authority ( PA) building, removed the main stairs of the building and destroyed all other buildings in the complex. Palestine-Israel, Military, 9/23/2002