Arabic News Weekly Edition for Palestine, 4/28/2003
Weekly Edition, Palestine - Week of April 28, 2003
- 17 Palestinians killed in Israeli massacre, demolishing, damaging 93 houses
The Israeli occupation forces yesterday committed brutal acts which claimed the lives of 17 Palestinians including three brothers from Abu Hein family and two children, while more than 40 others were wounded when scores of Israeli tanks incurred yesterday at dawn at al-Shuje'eya quarters in Gaza under the cover of the Israeli military helicopters opening fire intensively at the homes of Palestinians. Palestine-Israel, Military, 5/3/2003 - 15 Palestinians killed in Israeli invasion of Gaza, Hebron
The Israeli occupation forces yesterday escalated operations in the cities of the West Bank and Gaza and killed in the few past hours 15 Palestinians. Palestine-Israel, Military, 5/2/2003 - Palestinians sit-in at the Red Cross premises in Damascus Syria-Palestine, Politics, 5/2/2003
- Bush releases roadmap to declaration of Palestine by 2005
The U.S. State Department April 30 released the text of the "roadmap" to a permanent solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. The roadmap specifies the steps for the two parties to take to reach a settlement, and a timeline for doing so, under the auspices of the Quartet -- the United States, the European Union, the United Nations, and Russia. Palestine-USA, Politics, 5/1/2003 - US: state of Palestine to be declared in 2005
Following the formal release to the Israelis and the Palestinians April 30 of the international "roadmap for peace" in the Middle East, President George Bush urged both sides to end their violence and work with the United States, the international community "and directly with each other to immediately end the violence and return to a path of peace." Palestine-USA, Politics, 5/1/2003 - Palestinians and Israelis receive Mideast 'road map Palestine-USA, Politics, 5/1/2003
- Abu Mazin rejects terrorism, illegal arms, Palestinian operation in Tel Aviv kills and wounds scores of Israelis
The Palestinian resistance retaliated to the Israeli aggressions and the commitment made by the Palestinian prime minister Mahmoud Abbas to halt the armed conflict by implementing a "suicide attack" near the American embassy in Tel Aviv that resulted in killings and woundings of scores of Israelis. Palestine-Israel, Military, 4/30/2003 - Butaflika discussed with Kaddoumi ME and Palestinian issues Algeria-Palestine, Politics, 4/30/2003
- Shaath: the Road Map will be presented next day of confidence vote to the new palestinian government Palestine-USA, Politics, 4/29/2003
- A Palestinian Youth Dies of Wounds in Rafah, IOF Imposes a Curfew on Qalqilya City
The Palestinian governmen said Sunday that a Palestinian civilian youth died early Saturday of wounds he sustained on 20th April by Israeli occupation forces (IOF) during the bloody aggression on the city of Rafah, south of Gaza Strip, Palestinian medical sources said.Ê Palestine-Israel, Military, 4/29/2003 - Assefi voices support for the Palestinians Palestine-Iran, Politics, 4/29/2003
- Fire exchange and explosions in Ein al-Helweh
Sources at the Ein al-Helweh camp said that a security guard was wounded yesterday when an unidentified gunman opened fire at the offices of al-Saeqa Palestinian organization in the camp which is situated in south Lebanon. Lebanon-Palestine, Local, 4/29/2003