Arabic News Weekly Edition for Palestine, 6/16/2003
Weekly Edition, Palestine - Week of June 16, 2003
- US continues appeasement and 'understanding' of Israel's inhuman practices; blames resistance and the oppressed
US Secretary of State Colin Powell arrived in Jerusalem June 20 and said the United States expects Israeli, Palestinian and Arab leaders to meet the commitments they made at Aqaba and Sharm el-Sheik but also called for patience in the wake of renewed violence. Palestine-USA, Politics, 6/21/2003 - Powell says Middle East Roadmap is being implemented
US Secretary of State Colin Powell said that with the release of some Palestinian prisoners and Israel's dismantling of some unauthorized outposts in the occupied territories "we have begun to execute on the roadmap." Palestine-USA, Politics, 6/21/2003 - People, Democratic fronts for the liberation of Palestine reject truce; Hamas, Islamic Jihad study it
The Palestinian prime minister Mahmoud Abbas has completed his separate meetings in Gaza with both the People's Front and the Democratic Front for the liberation of Palestine within the series of his meetings with all Palestinian groups in an attempt to crystallize a united position concerning to Roadmap peace plan. Palestine-Israel, Politics, 6/20/2003 - One Palestinian killed, four houses demolished; Qassam missile hit settlement
The Israeli occupation forces yesterday incurred into Rafah area and bombarded three houses and leveled agricultural lands, while acts of breaking in and arrest were carried out in the West Bank that resulted in demolishing one house and arresting 14 Palestinians. One house was damaged in a settlement to the north of Gaza by a Qassam missile fired by Palestinian resistance men. Palestine-Israel, Military, 6/19/2003 - AL chief confers with Ashrawi Regional-Palestine, Politics, 6/18/2003
- Israel denies Palestinian reports on possibility of releasing Barghouthi shortly
The Palestinian radio said that the Israeli authorities will release member of the Palestinian legislative council Marwan Barghouthi during the next 48 hours. A matter which was denied by the Israeli government which cling to proceeding with measures to trying him. Palestine-Israel, Politics, 6/18/2003 - Egypt bids to salvage Mideast peace plan Egypt-Palestine, Politics, 6/17/2003
- Egyptian mediation extracts a silent consent from Hamas on a Truce
The attempts to reach a "truce" between the Palestinian groups and Israel reached its peak yesterday with the success of the Egyptian delegation in getting a silent approval from Hamas to halt its military operations. Palestine-Egypt, Politics, 6/17/2003 - Mubarak for halting deteriorations in Palestinian territories
Egypt's President Hosni Mubarak stressed the need for halting the state of deterioration the Palestinians suffer in the occupied territories. Egypt-Palestine, Politics, 6/16/2003 - Ashrawy meets Moussa, Al Baz
Hanan Ashrawy, member of the Palestinian Legislative Council expressed her appreciation of Egypt's efforts by President Hosni Mubarak and the endeavors taken to unite the Palestinian factions and prevent divisions among them as Israel wishes. Egypt-Palestine, Politics, 6/16/2003 - Egyptian delegation arrives in Gaza soon
An Egyptian delegation was due in Gaza today to help launch a dialogue between the Palestinian Authority and all the national and Islamic opposition factions in order to reach a common ground in the face of challenges. Palestine-Egypt, Politics, 6/16/2003 - Four Palestinians killed; Qassam missiles at Sdeirout; five new settlements
Yariv Obinhimer, of the Peace Now movement which monitors settlement activity, said that the Israeli prime Minister Ariel Sharon "was not serious when he said he will dismantle the settlement sites." Palestine-Israel, Military, 6/16/2003