Arabic News Weekly Edition for Palestine, 11/25/2002
Weekly Edition, Palestine - Week of November 25, 2002
- Sweden to give asylum to Palestinians of the West Bank, Gaza
Sweden yesterday announced it will give political asylum to the Palestinians who arrive on its territories from the West Bank and Gaza, because of the continued acts of violence there. Palestine-Sweden, Politics, 11/30/2002 - Palestinians deny connections to Kenya's two attack operations
The international cooperation minister in the Palestinian Authority, Nabil Shaath, announced in Berlin that the two operations which took place on Thursday in Kenya against Israelis and were claimed by "Palestine Army" were not carried out by a "Palestinian organization." Palestine-Israel, Politics, 11/30/2002 - Jerusalem Day celebrated
Syria's Grand Mufti, Sheikh Ahmad Keftaro, has asserted that "the Israeli crimes, massacres and inhuman practices perpetrated against the Palestinian people are considered real crimes which history hadn't witnessed the likes before." Regional-Palestine, Politics, 11/30/2002 - One Palestinian killed, Sharon continues threats against Palestinians, three Israeli soldiers wounded
The Israeli prime minister Ariel Sharon has threatened to use all means in his war against the Palestinian people, while one young Palestinian was shot by the Israeli soldiers near Ghoush Kative settlement over suspicion that he intended to carry out an operation against Israeli targets. Palestine-Israel, Military, 11/30/2002 - Palestine army claims responsibility for the two attacks against Israel
The "Jish Philistin " ( The Palestinian army ) organization., which is so far not a recognized group, claimed responsibility for the double operation against Israelis in Mombassa on the Kenyan coast. This was in a statement issued by a foreign news agency in Beirut yesterday. Palestine-Israel, Military, 11/29/2002 - Six Israelis killed 30 wounded in Palestinian operation in Beisan
Some 6 Israelis were killed and other 30 wounded, 13 of them are in critical health conditions in the attack which was launched by two Palestinians by machine guns and mortars in bus stations in front of a voting center for the Israeli Likud Party in Beisan. The two executors of the operation were also killed. Palestine-Israel, Military, 11/29/2002 - More Syrian relief aids to the Palestinians Syria-Palestine, Politics, 11/28/2002
- Middle East: UN protests armed Israeli raid on international staff member's home
The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) has protested to the Israeli military at the treatment of one of the Agency's international staff members and her family, who were subject to degrading searches and unjustified detention. Palestine-Israel, Politics, 11/28/2002 - UN refutes Israel's claim that Jenin project manager was killed amid firing in camp
The United Nations has refuted Israeli claims that a slain aid worker managing a UN project in the West Bank was killed amid gunfire. "Our preliminary findings into the circumstances surrounding the death of Iain Hook in Jenin do not concur with the statement made by the Israeli military that firing had been coming out of the UNRWA compound in Jenin," Palestine-Israel, Politics, 11/28/2002 - Two Palestinians killed; new Palestinian operation against Israelis
The Israeli occupation forces yesterday broke into Askar camp near Nablus and opened fire against houses and this resulted in killing a Palestinian, Jihad al-Natour ( 24 year old), when he was beating his drum to declare ( al-Sohour) time for fasting people to arise, while another Palestinian, Ateyah al-Rabab'a (33 year old), was shot by the Israeli soldiers in Bethlehem. Palestine-Israel, Military, 11/28/2002 - Abu Mazen renews call to halt militarizing the Intifada; A Palestinian committee to contact the Israeli peace camp
The secretary general of the PLO executive committee Mahmoud Abbas ( Abu Mazin ) has renewed his call to halt the suicide attacks and to return back the citizen's public face of the Intifada, while the Palestinian authority has formed a committee to follow up negotiations with the "Israeli peace camp." Palestine-Israel, Politics, 11/27/2002 - Fatah and Hamas dialogue to be resumed after Eid al-Fiter
One of the Fatah key figures and member of the inter- Palestinian dialogue Ahmad Ghneim stressed that the current dialogue between the Fatah and Hamas movement on a "common political vision" is achieving "progress" noting preparations for another meeting in Cairo after Eid al-Fiter. Palestine, Politics, 11/27/2002 - Sixty Israeli tanks break into Deir al-Balah, two Palestinians shot Palestine-Israel, Military, 11/27/2002
- Last Palestinian deportees leave Cyprus
Abdul Wahid Dawoud, the last Palestinian deportee exiled to Cyprus for lifting the siege on the " church of Nativity" in Bethlehem last may left the island yesterday to an undisclosed location. Palestine-Cyprus, Politics, 11/26/2002 - One child killed by Israel, Breaking in acts in West Bank
One 8- year old Palestinian Child was shot and other 8 Palestinian citizens were wounded including a woman by the fire of the Israeli forces in a curfew imposed on the city and a campaign of arrest in which three Hamas members were detained. Palestine-Israel, Military, 11/26/2002 - Al-Shara renews Syria's rejection to close al-Jihad offices: Road Map is an illusion
Al-Shara added "they can not ignore, anyway the other 10 non- permanent members at the UN security council, as they did in the past. This mistake, we will not permit it to be repeated." Syria-Palestine, Politics, 11/25/2002 - Israeli forces delay ambulance while UNRWA project manager dies in jenine
Ian Hook, a senior UN official from Britain was shot dead Friday the West Bank refugee camp of Jenin as Israeli soldiers who circled the camp denied immediate access to the ambulance, doctors and witnesses said. Palestine-Israel, Politics, 11/25/2002 - International federation of journalists castigates Israel over bad treatment of journalists
The Brussels-based International Federation of Journalists said that Israeli border police who terrorized a group of journalists and assaulted a cameraman in West Bank city of Hebron reflected a "continuing mood of prejudice and intolerance" among Israeli security personnel in their dealings with media. Palestine-Israel, Politics, 11/25/2002