Arabic News Weekly Edition for Palestine, 12/22/2003
Weekly Edition, Palestine - Week of December 22, 2003
- Palestinians assassinated in Gaza by Israel; Palestinian groups vow that Israeli civilians are targets
The military wing for both the Islamic resistance movement, Hamas, and the Islamic Jihad, and the Democratic Front For Liberation of Palestine, vowed to retaliate operations conducted by the occupation forces against the Palestinians, stressing that these crimes will not go unpunished, and that escalating resistance will be the only answer for the occupation practices. Palestine-Israel, Military, 12/27/2003 - Arab League condemns the Israeli massacre in Rafah
Arab League's Council condemned on Thursday the Israeli brutal massacre perpetrated against the Palestinian camps in Rafah city. Regional-Palestine, Politics, 12/26/2003 - Egyptian Christian clergy deplores Israel practices against Palestinians
Chairman of the Bishopric Church in Egypt, Muneer Hanna Anees, denounced the Israeli aggressive and "inhuman practices against the Palestinian people," stressing that these practices contradict international law, human values, and religious doctrine. Egypt-Palestine, Politics, 12/26/2003 - Five Palestinians, three from Jihad movement killed by Israeli raid
Four Israelis were killed and other 15 injured many in a critical health condition in a Palestinian operation that took place at a bus station in Tel Aviv. The military wing of the People's Front For the Liberation of Palestine claimed responsibility for the operation, and indicated that it came in retaliation to the killing of two of its activists, in by the Israeli army in Nablus last Thursday. Palestine-Israel, Military, 12/26/2003 - Israel hastens building of seperation wall to create de facto facts ahead of ICJ hearing
IPC reported that "he Israeli government started racing against time by greatly accelerating the construction of the Apartheid wall (also widely known as the separation barrier), ahead of the hearing session of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) on the legality of the Apartheid Wall, built by Israel around and through the West Bank." Palestine-Israel, Military, 12/25/2003 - Qassam missile wounds two Israelis in Gaza, one Palestinian was killed
Thousands of Palestinians took part in the funeral ceremony of several Palestinians killed during the incursion of the Israeli forces in Rafah which resulted in killing 10 Palestinians, and wounding other 42, including 9 children. Armed and veiled young men belonging to the Islamic resistance movement, Hamas, and the Islamic Jihad took part in the eulogy. Palestine-Israel, Military, 12/24/2003 - Al-Shara meets with Kaddoumi on ME developments
Syria's Foreign Minister Farouk al-Shara received on Monday Chairman of the Political Department at the Palestinian Liberation Organization Farouk al-Kaddoumi. Syria-Palestine, Politics, 12/23/2003 - Palestine official, groups denounce attack on Egypt's foreign minister at al-Aqsa mosque
The Egyptian foreign minister Ahmed Maher has described the incident he was exposed to during his visit to al-Aqsa mosque in Jerusalem as "simple and of inconsequential." Palestine-Egypt, Politics, 12/23/2003 - Israeli soldiers to be dismisssed for saying war against Palestinians immoral
"The death toll of the Palestinian citizens killed on Sunday climbed to three, including two children in Balata refugee camp, east of Nablus City, and the third suffocated by the tear gas canisters during the sixth day of Israeli military onslaught on the camp," the Palestinian IPC reported yesterday.' Palestine-Israel, Politics, 12/23/2003 - Palestinian child killed in Balata camp, Israeli forces continue incursion
A five- year old Palestinian child was killed by the fire of the Israeli occupation forces in Balata camp to the east of Nablus. Last week, a 14- year old boy was killed from the same camp, because of the wounds in his head. Palestine-Israel, Military, 12/22/2003 - Qaddomi and peace with Israel Palestine-Syria, Politics, 12/22/2003