Arabic News Weekly Edition for Palestine, 9/15/2003
Weekly Edition, Palestine - Week of September 15, 2003
- France : Sidestepping Arafat has and will produce the opposite results to peace
We consider that the fact of crystallizing everything around the person of President Arafat can only fuel a logic of conditions which have impeded the political process, the resumption of the political process, for three years Palestine-France, Politics, 9/20/2003 - Al-Qaddoumi receives the credentials of the Chinese ambassador
The Palestinian News agency Wafa said that the Political Department Chairman of Palestinian Liberation Organization Farouk al-Qaddoumi received at the headquarters of the department yesterday a copy of the credentials of Lio Yuji as a commissioned ambassador for the people's republic of China to the state of Palestine. Palestine-China, Politics, 9/20/2003 - UN General Assembly calls Israel to withdraw its threats to Arafat
In a speech before the emergency session of the UN general assembly to discuss the Arab plan on Israel's decision to expel Arafat, al-Qidawa called for trying the Israeli prime minister Ariel Sharon and members of his government as war criminals. He condemned the US vetoes for the 26th time against UN drafted resolutions condemning the Israeli government. Palestine-UN, Politics, 9/20/2003 - Jordan's parliamentarians wants resignation of central bank governor
Some 70 Jordanian parliamentarians have called for the resignation of the Jordanian Central Bank governor Umaya Touqan because of the decision taken by the bank to freeze dealings with six leaders of the Palestinian Hamas movement and five Palestinian charity societies. Jordan-Palestine, Politics, 9/19/2003 - UN General Assembly to resume special emergency session on Palestine
The United Nations General Assembly will hold a special emergency session today in a move by Arab and Non-Aligned Movement states to circumvent a United States veto of Tuesday's Security Council resolution demanding that Israel not deport or threaten the safety of Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat. Palestine-UN, Politics, 9/19/2003 - Gaza: Five wounded in confrontations between Hamas, the Palestinian security
Palestinian medical and local sources said that five persons were wounded at least in confrontations that took place on Thursday evening in Gaza between members of the Hamas movement and members of the Palestinian security. Palestine, Politics, 9/19/2003 - Intifada Support Committee meets in Damascus
The "Executive Bureau and the Media Committee of the Syrian Arab Popular Committee for Supporting the Palestinian Intifada and Resisting the Zionist Project" held its meeting in Damascus today under the Chairman of the Committee, Ahmad Abdulkarim. Syria-Palestine, Politics, 9/18/2003 - Miqdad and the American veto on expelling Arafat
Syria's permanent representative at the United Nations, Faisal Miqdad underlined the American unjustified use of the veto against a "balanced draft resolution which reflects reality and demands putting an end to the Israeli aggressive practices which contradict the United Nations' Charter and international law." Syria-Palestine, Politics, 9/18/2003 - Israel kills One Palestinian; students arrested; 3 homes demolished
One Palestinian was killed yesterday by the Israeli occupation forces during fire exchange with the occupation forces which continued its aggressions against the Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza, and as a result, three Palestinian homes were destroyed and Israel launched a campaign of arrest targeting 21 Palestinians including ten students of Beir Zeit university. Palestine-Israel, Military, 9/18/2003 - Jordan gives up decision to freeze Hamas assets
The Jordanian government yesterday backtracked from its decision to freeze the assets of the Islamic resistance movement, Hamas and other five Palestinian societies following criticism addressed to it over this decision. Jordan-Palestine, Politics, 9/17/2003 - Al-Watan: AL chief deplores Israeli practices
Arab League secretary General Amr Moussa has criticized the policy of the Israeli government, pointing out that all the evidences indicate that Israel has no intention to realize peace. Regional-Palestine, Politics, 9/17/2003 - Israel kills one Palestinian killed, demolishes houses in Jerusalem, Rafah
the chairman of the Palestinian Authority Yasser Arafat received yesterday in Ramulah the Israeli Rabbi Moshe Hersh, leader of "Natouri Karta" movement who, during the meeting denounced Israel's decision to expel Arafat and stressed his movement's support for the Palestinian President Palestine-Israel, Military, 9/17/2003 - Israel kills a 25-year-old Palestinian; uproots 2000 olive trees in occupied East Jerusalem
Israeli occupation forces shot dead today a 25-year-old Palestinian citizen in the town of Dura, near the Hebron, the IPC reported. Palestine-Israel, Politics, 9/16/2003 - Kharazi telephones support for Arafat Palestine-Iran, Politics, 9/16/2003
- Arafat thanks Syria for its support
Syria's Foreign Minister Farouk al-Shara received in Damascus yesterday a phone call from Chairman of the Palestinian Liberation Organization, Yasser Arafat. Palestine-Syria, Politics, 9/15/2003 - Al Khaleej: Morocco says Israel's decision to expel Arafat is unacceptable
Morocco deemed Saturday the Israeli decision to expel Palestinian president Yasser Arafat as "unacceptable." "It cannot contribute to the quest for a fair peace" in the Middle East, Moroccan communication minister and government spokesman, Nabil Benabdellah, told the UAE daily "Al Khaleej" in an interview published Saturday. Morocco-Palestine, Politics, 9/15/2003 - Arab League discusses Israel 's threats against Arafat
The secretary general of the Arab League AL Amr Moussa has announced that the AL will hold an emergency meeting today ( Monday) to discuss the Israeli threats to expelling the Palestinian President Yasser Arafat. Palestine-Regional, Politics, 9/15/2003 - Arab Foreign Ministers extraordinary meeting Palestine-Regional, Politics, 9/15/2003
- Vidovin and peace in the ME Palestine-Russia, Politics, 9/15/2003