Arabic News Weekly Edition for Palestine, 10/7/2002
Weekly Edition, Palestine - Week of October 7, 2002
- Red Cross President urges Israel to abide by 4th Geneva Convention
Kellenberger urged the Israeli authorities to fully implement the provisions of the 4th Geneva Convention, namely "to take measures that will enable the civilian population living in the Occupied Territories to resume as Palestine-Israel, Politics, 10/12/2002 - Abu Mazin denies Israeli report on using harsh words against Arafat
The secretary general of the PLO Mahmoud Abbas (Abu Mazin) has denied what was published by the Israeli daily Maareve that he made criticism to the Palestinian President Yasser Arafat during a special meeting he had held with the Arab ambassadors in Moscow. Abu Mazin said in a statement to the BBC he did not and will not attack President Arafat, in person or politically. Palestine, Politics, 10/12/2002 - Two Palestinians killed by Israel, 24 new settlement buildings
the chairman of Meretz bloc in the Israeli Knesset said that the best solution to end the bloody confrontations in the occupied territories is to establish the Palestinian state. He said that the idea of international authorization in the Palestinian territories and deployment of UN forces in Gaza and the West bank is the only idea that can be implemented Palestine-Israel, Military, 10/12/2002 - Al-Sannara: Palestinian Druz attend conference on ending compulsory military service Palestine-Israel, Politics, 10/12/2002
- Israel demolishes 15 houses, breaks to 23 villages, Palestinian operation in Tel Aviv
A young Palestinian on Thursday carried out a new operation in Tel Aviv and the Palestinians destroyed one Israeli Meirkava 3 tank upon the incursion of the Israeli forces on Wednesday evening in Rafah. Palestine-Israel, Military, 10/11/2002 - UN's top human rights official voices 'extreme concern' over Israeli attack in Gaza
The letter noted that the incident apparently constituted violations of the Geneva Conventions and the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, Diaz said Palestine-Israel, Politics, 10/10/2002 - Israel kill two Palestinians, demolish five houses; Peace Now on Ben Eliezer
The Israeli forces demolished five houses in Selfeit town owned by Maher Bisher, Bilal Abdul Fattah, Ahmad al-Ma'ri; and Ahmad Hussein Ahmad under the charge of their residents taking part in Intifada activities Palestine-Israel, Military, 10/10/2002 - Clashes renewed between the Palestinian police, Hamas in Gaza
Confrontation were renewed on Tuesday between the Palestinian police men and members of the Hamas movement in Gaza, despite the call made by the PLO to forbid internal fighting. Palestine, Politics, 10/9/2002 - Solana confers with Sharon, Arafat
The Israeli prime minister Ariel Sharon has justified the new Monday Israeli massacre against the Palestinian in Khan Younis as for protecting the Israeli settlers. Palestine-European Union, Politics, 10/9/2002 - Israel renewed aggressions, Sharon threatens more massacres
The Israeli carnage in Khan Younis which claimed the lives of 15 Palestinians while other 150 were wounded, was followed by further aggressions against the Palestinians in Gaza resulted in more wounded and detained Palestinians. Palestine-Israel, Military, 10/9/2002 - Israel kills 14 Palestinians, 100 wounded in Khan Younis
The Israeli forces on Monday committed a new carnage against the Palestinians which claimed the life of 14 and wounding other 100 when the Israeli tanks backed by Apache planes broke into the city of Khan Younis on three axes on Monday opening its artillery and machine guns fire at populated houses. Palestine-Israel, Military, 10/8/2002 - Some 340 Palestinian children shot by Israel during the Intifada
Two non- governmental organizations for defense of the rights of the Palestinians announced on Friday that the number of Palestinian children victims of the Israeli aggressions since the eruption of the Palestinian Intifada reached 340, most of them shot by the Israeli forces during times of "calm" outside the context of confrontations and demonstrations. Palestine-Israel, Politics, 10/7/2002 - Hawatemah for halting operations against Israel
The secretary general of the Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine, Nayef Hawatemah, has called for halting the suicide operations against Israel. Palestine-Israel, Politics, 10/7/2002 - Three Palestinians shot by Israel, besiege tightened
The Palestinian Hani Mustafa ( 24 year old) was shot and another Palestinian was wounded when the Israeli settlers opened fire at Palestinian peasants while they were cultivating olive in Aqraba village to the south of Nablus. Palestine-Israel, Military, 10/7/2002 - Binaliazer claims that Arafat obstructs resumption of negotiations with Israel
The Israeli defense minister Benyamin Ben Eliezer said that the chairman of the Palestinian Authority Yasser Arafat is placing obstacles before attempts to resume negotiations with the Israeli side. Palestine-Israel, Politics, 10/7/2002 - Jordanian prince wants to revive a new Middle East region
Prince Hassan, the cousin of the Jordanian King Abdullah II, said in a statement to the Israeli daily Yadhout Ahronot that he wants to revive the hope of a "new Middle East region." Jordan-Palestine, Politics, 10/7/2002 - Solana visits the Middle East Palestine-European Union, Politics, 10/7/2002