Arabic News Weekly Edition for Palestine, 11/3/2003
Weekly Edition, Palestine - Week of November 3, 2003
- Fayyad considers the emergency government as illegal, two Palestinians were killed
Palestinian finance minister Salam Fayyad considered that the existence of the Palestinian emergency government chaired by Ahmad Qrei after the end of its term of office is "illegal;" while two Palestinians were killed and a third was wounded by the bullets of the occupation forces in Nablus and Toulkarem. Palestine-Israel, Military, 11/8/2003 - UN aid agency calls for more financial support to Palestinians
UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) called here Tuesday for more financial support to Palestinians living in the West Bank and Gaza, underlining that although 60 per cent of them fall below the poverty line, aid programs have had to be cut back drastically because of the low response to appeals for donations. Palestine-Israel, Economics, 11/6/2003 - Israeli settlers cut hundreds of olive trees in the West Bank
Israeli extremist settlers have cut hundreds of olive trees in land cultivated by Palestinians in the West Bank, say Palestinian villagers in testimonies that were confirmed by Israeli sources. Palestine-Israel, Politics, 11/6/2003 - Sharon speaks of negotiating, Fatah's discusses formation of next government
Israel's prime minister Ariel Sharon arrived back on Wednesday after he had concluded a visit to Russia in which he had expressed desire to deal with the new Palestinian government after it is formed. Palestine-Israel, Politics, 11/6/2003 - Hamas notifies Egypt approval of conditional truce; Qrei government next week
The Palestinian prime minister Ahmad Qrei has announced that President Yasser Arafat assigned him to form the new government and that he accepted the authorization. He said he will complete the formation of this government and submitting it to the legislative council for ratification next week. Palestine-Israel, Politics, 11/5/2003 - Nine-month pregnant woman held off at Israeli army checkpoint
A nine-month pregnant woman was held off on Sunday for four hours at an Israeli army check-point before being authorized to cross to a hospital in army-sealed Naplus, an Israel human rights group said. Palestine-Israel, Politics, 11/4/2003 - Israeli occupying force attack international peace ativists
An Israeli occupying force, accompanied by a bulldozer, broke yesterday into the West Bank city of Qalqilia and detonated a Palestinain-owned house then bulldozed it completely, the Palestinian news ageny IPC reported. Palestine-Israel, Military, 11/4/2003 - Ben Ali calls for international protection of the Palestinians
Tunisia's President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali has called for ensuring international protection for the Palestinian people from "the aggression it is exposed to daily" and called for preserving Iraq's sovereignty and territorial integrity. Tunisia-Palestine, Politics, 11/3/2003 - Two Palestinians killed, Qrei puts final touches for his government
Five Israelis were injured yesterday in Nablus, while two Palestinians were killed by the bullets of the Israeli soldiers, with news of a nearby agreement on a new Palestinian government chaired by Ahmad Qrei as the authority of his emergency government which he leads expires tomorrow. Palestine-Israel, Politics, 11/3/2003