Arabic News Weekly Edition for Palestine, 1/19/2004
Weekly Edition, Palestine - Week of January 19, 2004
- Israel extends al-Barghoutri detention in the cell
The Israeli prisons administrator Thursday asked for extending imprisonment of member of the Palestinian legislative council, Marwan Barghouthi, who has been detained since April 2002 in a separate cell. Palestine-Israel, Politics, 1/24/2004 - Clashes in Abu Deis: Washington stresses commitment to peace
Clashes erupted yesterday between the Israeli occupation soldiers and scores of Palestinian protesters at the wall of separation, in Abu Deis town, to the east of occupied Jerusalem. Palestine-USA, Politics, 1/24/2004 - One Palestinian woman killed; 700 dunnums to be confiscated; Omar Suleiman in Ramullah next week
Palestinian medical sources said that Mona Ali Ismael ( 31 year old) was killed as she was hit in a bullet in her head fired by the Israeli soldiers during an incursion operation into Rafah camp. The sources indicated that "her sister Manal was also hit in her back and other young man from the same family was hit in his arm." Palestine-Egypt, Military, 1/22/2004 - Forum voices support to Geneva (peace) initiative
Participants in a forum held at the Paris-based United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural organization (UNESCO), on Monday voiced their support to the so-called Geneva Initiative on peace in the Middle east. Palestine-Israel, Politics, 1/21/2004 - Israeli forces continue demolishing houses in Gaza; Qrei calls on Europe to strongly interfere in the wall issue
The Palestinian prime minister Ahmad Qurei' called on the European countries to express its views, in writing; before the end of the current month in the deliberations of the International Court of Justice over the separation wall in the West Bank. He also urged the European governments to take part in the verbal arguments of the court which will start in the Hague on February 23rd. Palestine-Israel, Military, 1/21/2004 - Ad-Dustour: Bshara commends Syria's position towards Arab issues
The Palestinian intellectual Azmi Bshara described Syria's policy as "wise, brave and adhered to the national and pan-Arab firm principles." Palestine-Syria, Politics, 1/20/2004 - al-Dustour: Palestinians commend Syria's position to wards their cause
Chairman of the Political Department at the Palestinian Liberation Organization, Farouk al-Qaddoumi, stressed that the US has no right to put Syria under accountability. Palestine-Syria, Politics, 1/19/2004