Arabic News Weekly Edition for Palestine, 8/18/2003
Weekly Edition, Palestine - Week of August 18, 2003
- Israel kills one Palestinian, wounds two; Palestinian missiles at Israeli settlements
Following the assassination of the political official at the Palestinian Hamas movement Ismael Abu Shanab, Israel vowed to liquidate the Palestinian resistance fighters, at a time when its forces continued operations of incursions and detentions in the West Bank Palestine-Israel, Military, 8/23/2003 - Maher condemns Abu Shanab's assassination Egypt-Palestine, Politics, 8/23/2003
- Okaz: Sheikh Yassin vows revenge for killing Abu Shanab Palestine-Israel, Military, 8/23/2003
- Al-Qaddoumi: resistance is the only option
PLO Head of the Political Department, Farouk Kaddoumi, said in an open message he had sent yesterday from the headquarters of the political department in Tunisia to the US President George W. Bush and the secretary general of the United Nations AL Kofi Annan that "occupation is terrorism, in itself and defending the homeland and the freedom of the people and their dignity is the only option which is left for the Palestinian people, at a time when the racist government of Israel defies the world Palestine-Israel, Politics, 8/22/2003 - Israel assassinates Ismael Abu Shanab; Hamas: no use for truce
The Islamic resistance movement Hamas stressed the killing of Ismael Abu Shanab, its prominent key figure in addition to two of his escorts in an Israeli missiles targeting his car in Gaza. Palestine-Israel, Politics, 8/22/2003 - Abbas cuts contacts with Hamas, Jihad, which cling to dialogue; occupation forces block the west bank
Referring to the constant aggressions by Israel and its violations of agreements, Heny explained that the "side responsible for inflicting the Palestinian national interests is the occupation and therefore the occupation should be chased rather than the resistance groups, nor the Palestinian people." Palestine-Israel, Military, 8/21/2003 - Scores of Israelis killed, in bus explosion in Jerusalem, Israeli ends talks with the Palestinians, freezes withdrawals
At least 13 persons were killed at least and other 80 were wounded in an Israeli bus explosion in western Jerusalem. Palestine-Israel, Military, 8/20/2003 - Three houses demolished in Jerusalem, five Palestinians detained
the Israeli bulldozers demolished with the protection of scores of special units soldiers, three Palestinian homoes located in al-Ashqareyah area in Beit Hanina to the north of the holy city. Palestine-Israel, Military, 8/19/2003 - Lahoud stresses Palestinians rights to return Lebanon-Palestine, Politics, 8/19/2003
- Mubarak receives Qaboos in Alexandria today Oman-Palestine, Politics, 8/19/2003
- Abbas to meet with al-Assad in Syria in September
Palestinian foreign affairs minister Nabil Shaath said that the Palestinian prime minister Mahmoud Abbas will visit Damascus in September. Syria-Palestine, Politics, 8/18/2003 - Al-Shara meets with Shaath on Arab issues
Syria's Foreign Minister Farouk al-Shara received in Damascus on Saturday Palestinian foreign affairs minister Nabil Shaath and an accompanying delegation. Palestine-Syria, Politics, 8/18/2003 - Israeli forces invade Qalqilya, detain official in al-Jihad movement
Palestinian sources said the occupation forces demolished in Balat camp, the house of the family of Amjad Salim, member of al-Aqsa group who was killed by the Israeli forces Palestine-Israel, Military, 8/18/2003 - Message from Arafat to the Amir of Kuwait
The Kuwaiti official news agency KUNA said that the Amir of Kuwait received a message from the Palestinian President Yasser Arafat dealing with the situation in the Palestinian territories. Kuwait-Palestine, Politics, 8/18/2003 - Japanese continued commitment to ME peace Palestine-Japan, Politics, 8/18/2003