Arabic News Weekly Edition for Palestine, 1/20/2003
Weekly Edition, Palestine - Week of January 20, 2003
- First Palestinian dialogue since 20 years opens in Cairo under Egyptian patronage
Representatives of 12 Palestinian factions opened yesterday their dialogue for the first time since 20 years. Egypt-Palestine, Politics, 1/25/2003 - Israel escalate attacks on Gaza, five Palestinians shot dead
One Palestinian woman died of a heart attack during a raid for the Israeli helicopter. Medical sources said that the woman died at al-Ahli hospital after one missile hit a small church located inside the building headquarters where she lives. Palestine-Israel, Military, 1/25/2003 - Natural resources in Palestinian territories under constant pressure, UN reports
Natural resources in the Palestinian Occupied Territories, already stretched thin by the demands of a dense population coping with decades of conflict, are under constant pressure from water pollution, climate change, desertification and land degradation, the United Nations Environmental Program says in a new study. Palestine, Environment, 1/25/2003 - Palestinian dialogue in Cairo; Hamas, Islamic Jihad: we will not accept cease fire
Some 12 Palestinian groups start today a comprehensive dialogue aiming at reaching a joint work program and will discuss several proposed documents mainly the Egyptian document which works for freezing armed struggle for one year, while simultaneously stressing the right of resistance by all means. Egypt-Palestine, Politics, 1/24/2003 - Palestinian dialogue in Cairo includes Palestinian General Command, al- Saeqa
The two delegations of the People's Command for the liberation of Palestine- General Command, and al-Saeqa arrive in Cairo today to attend the Palestinian national dialogue conference which aims at drawing a united program for national action. Palestine-Egypt, Politics, 1/23/2003 - One Palestinian killed, houses demolishes
The Palestinian Youth Ahmad Saqer died of wounds he had in his stomach when the Israeli forces opened fire at him at Askar camp near Nablus. Another Palestinian was wounded by the Israeli bullets yesterday morning in Rafah. Palestine-Israel, Military, 1/23/2003 - UN envoy voices serious concern over demolition of palestinian property in west bank
The UN envoy also noted that such demolitions constitute a breach of Israel's obligations as an occupying power under the Fourth Geneva Convention. He called on the Government of Israel to stop further demolitions, including those carried out in connection with the construction of a security wall in the northern West Bank. Palestine-Israel, Politics, 1/22/2003 - Four Palestinian children wounded, 21 houses and shops were demolished by Israel
The Palestinian Mahmoud Amer ( 24 year old) was shot at Jenin camp and other 4 Palestinians children were wounded by the bullets of the Israeli soldiers who broke into Toulkarem and Nour Shams camps and arrested scores of Palestinians in the West Bank in the towns of Tubas, Balaa and Qalqilya on the charges of resistance, including three from the Islamic Jihad. They are Ibrahim Sawafteh; Rafaat Muflih and Omar Arabeh. Palestine-Israel, Military, 1/22/2003 - Israel's respects no sanctities; breaks into al-Quds University
The Israeli army yesterday broke into the Jerusalem Open University in Ramullah, West Bank and held hundreds of students including pregnant female students. Palestine-Israel, Military, 1/21/2003 - Palestinian shot by Israelis, settlers burnt Palestinian al-Awqaf headquarters
As the Israeli forces have arrested three Palestinians in Jenin and other three in Nablus and Toulkarem, on charge of resisting the occupation, the Israeli settlers burnt the Islamic al-Awqaf directorate in Hebron and set fire in several Palestinian houses and supermarkets at the guard of the Israeli army. Palestine-Israel, Politics, 1/20/2003