Arabic News Weekly Edition for Palestine, 11/18/2002
Weekly Edition, Palestine - Week of November 18, 2002
- European Parliament calls for suspension of agreement with Israel
They called on France to prepare a bill to suspend economic cooperation with Israel, similar to that on which the Belgian Parliament is set to vote. Palestine-European Union, Politics, 11/23/2002 - Euro-deputy resigns to protest silence over Israeli policy
Euro-deputy and former Portuguese president Mario Soares has reigned from his position as chairman of the European Parliament's delegation on relations with Israel. Palestine-European Union, Politics, 11/23/2002 - British employee killed by the Israeli bullets in Jenin Palestine-UK, Politics, 11/23/2002
- Three Israeli soldiers killed, wounded in a Palestinian operation, Israel re-invades Bethlehem, kills three Palestinians
Three Palestinians including two boys and one police man and other two were wounded in large scale breaking in operations carried out by the Israeli forces in the West Bank and Gaza. Palestine-Israel, Military, 11/23/2002 - Some 11 Israelis killed, 47 wounded in a Palestinian operation in Jerusalem
the group said that this operation came in the framework of retaliating to the Israeli crime and in revenge for killing its leader Salah Shehadah. Palestine-Israel, Military, 11/22/2002 - Abu Marzouk: No truce with the enemy Palestine-Israel, Politics, 11/21/2002
- Barghouthi's trial to be resumed today
The trial of the secretary of the Fatah movement and members of the Palestinian legislative council Marwan Barghouthi will resume today in the central court in Tel Aviv, according to the Barghouthi lawyer, the Israeli Shamai Livovitch. Palestine-Israel, Politics, 11/21/2002 - Israel shoots Palestinian child, destroys university facilities
One Israeli force broke into Hebron university and confiscated the electronic equipment and scientific documents and destroyed the offices of the teaching staff and burnt the furniture of the sciences faculty under the pretext that the executors of al-Khalil operation studies at that university. Palestine-Israel, Military, 11/21/2002 - ADC cautions media on israel's deceptions
Media across the United States reported that worshipers had been attacked and that an appalling massacre had taken place. Officials including Secretary of State Colin Powell, UN General Secretary Kofi Annan and EU foreign policy director Javier Solana all issued stern condemnations of the "terrorist attack" based on this account. Reports the next day in the Israeli press, however, exposed the absolute fiction of this official account. Leading Israeli newspapers including Ha'aretz, reported that the attack Palestine-USA, Politics, 11/20/2002 - Israeli forces break into Toulkarem, five Palestinians were killed, 15 wounded
The Israeli forces yesterday bombarded by tanks shells the city of Gaza and this resulted in wounding three Palestinians. The Israeli forces also launched a campaign of arrest which targeted scores of Palestinians in Jenin, Nablus, Toulkarem, Hebron, Abu Dbeis and al-Khuder after these forces inspected their houses and damaged them. Palestine-Israel, Military, 11/20/2002 - Scores of Israeli tanks invade al-Teira, damage properties of Palestinians
Backed by scores of armored vehicles, tanks and helicopters the Israeli occupation forces yesterday stormed into the al-Teira quarters to the west of Ramullah, inspected the houses and damaged them and installed road barriers and check points. Palestine-Israel, Military, 11/19/2002 - Israeli forces escalate measures in Hebron; Sharon, Mofaz call for intensifying settlements
Supported by the Israeli army, more than 800 Israeli settlers attacked houses of the Palestinians in Hebron and opened fire and also burnt several trade shops Palestine-Israel, Military, 11/18/2002