Arabic News Weekly Edition for Palestine, 2/3/2003
Weekly Edition, Palestine - Week of February 3, 2003
- Meetings between the Palestinian groups to resume the dialogue
The Palestinian resistance movement Hamas stressed yesterday that several meetings were held between the Palestinian groups in preparation to resume the Palestinian dialogue in Cairo after Eid al-Adha holiday. Palestine-Egypt, Politics, 2/8/2003 - Young Egyptian-Italian author writes about Palestinian struggle
"I wrote the book to show the Palestinian side, and to express the voice that must reach Europeans who do not know why Palestinians are fighting," said Ghazy. Ghazy said that the novel was inspired by the assassination of Muhammad E1 Dorra, a scene she saw on television. Egypt-Palestine, Culture, 2/8/2003 - British minister decries Israeli destruction, killing policy
British Secretary of State to the Foreign Office, Mike O'Brian denounced in London on Thursday the destruction of Palestinian houses and the killing of two Palestinian nurses by Israeli forces. Palestine-UK, Politics, 2/8/2003 - Israeli forces continue breaking in, destruction operations against the Palestinians
Following a bloody day in the Palestinian territories resulted in killing six Palestinians and arresting scores in breaking in operations of the areas of the West Bank and Gaza after which two Israeli soldiers were killed and other two wounded in an operation by the Palestinians, the Israeli forces continued the policy of collective punishment against the Palestinians. Palestine-Israel, Military, 2/8/2003 - Israeli TV: Sharon met with Abbas, Qrei Palestine-Israel, Politics, 2/8/2003
- Sharon plans to divide the West Bank into seven parts, Israel break into Jenin, al-Maghazi camp
The Israeli forces yesterday escalated their aggressions against the Palestinians and carried out more acts of killing and demolishing populated areas and collective acts of arrest. Palestine-Israel, Military, 2/7/2003 - Israeli Apache Gunfire attacks a hospital and kill 2 Palestinian nurses
Omar Hassan, 26 and Abed al-Karim Loubed, 41, were killed in the compound surrounding the al-Wafaa hospital for the elderly where they both worked. When the air raid started, the two men went outside into the courtyard where they were immediately gunned down, falling dead on the spot Palestine-Israel, Military, 2/6/2003 - Israel Preventing Hundreds of Palestinian Pilgrims From Haj Palestine-Israel, Politics, 2/6/2003
- Jordanian FM calls for implementation of road map and avoiding war on Iraq
Head of the Jordanian diplomacy, Marwan Muasher, called Monday for the implementation of the so-called Road Map providing for the establishment of a Palestinian state, and urged for carrying on efforts to avert war against Iraq. Jordan-Palestine, Politics, 2/5/2003 - Israeli Human rights group: Israel uses forbidden weapons against Palestinians
On 3 March 2001, flachette darts killed Mustafa Rimlawi, 42-- a mentally handicapped resident of the al-Burej refugee camp-- as he was walking. Palestine-Israel, Military, 2/5/2003 - Israeli Forces Raid AL-Magazi Refugee Camp in Gaza strip
Israeli forces backed by tanks and helicopter gunships blew up a house belonging to a Palestinian militant in a raid on a refugee camp in the Gaza Strip early on Wednesday, Palestinian security sources said. Palestine-Israel, Military, 2/5/2003 - Two Palestinians killed, houses destroyed by the Israeli forces
Two Palestinian farmers were killed and two others were wounded after they were targeted by the fire of the Israeli forces in Abasan town to the east of Khan Younis. Palestine-Israel, Military, 2/4/2003 - Israel demolishes 20 Palestinian homes in Hebron area
A Palestinian woman returning home from hospital was wounded yesterday when Israeli troops enforcing the curfew shot at the taxi she was in, witnesses said. Palestine-Israel, Military, 2/3/2003