Arabic News Weekly Edition for Palestine, 3/22/2004
Weekly Edition, Palestine - Week of March 22, 2004
- Moussa: Israel not partner to peace process Regional-Palestine, Politics, 3/27/2004
- Syrian party official deplores Yassin's assassination
Assistant Regional Secretary General of al-Baath Arab Socialist Party, Sulaiman Qaddah, has described on Friday the Israeli aggressive policy as a state terrorism, the last of which the crime of assassinating Hamas Leader Sheikh Ahmad Yassin. Syria-Palestine, Politics, 3/27/2004 - Three Palestinians killed, Israel commends the American veto
One Palestinian from the "al-Aqsa martyrs group" was killed near an Israeli military inspection point in Nablus to the north of the West Bank. Palestine-Israel, Military, 3/27/2004 - Moroccans to march in condemnation of Israeli crimes Morocco-Palestine, Politics, 3/27/2004
- Otari confers with Palestinian minister of culture
Prime Minister Mohammed Naji Otari received in Damascus Minister of Culture at the Palestinian National Authority Yahia Yakhlaf. Syria-Palestine, Politics, 3/26/2004 - Syria's Information Minister confers with Yakhlaf Syria-Palestine, Politics, 3/25/2004
- Arafat asks al-Assad to support the Palestinians in the Summit
Chairman of the Palestinian authority Yasser Arafat sent a message to the Syrian President Bashar al-Assad asking for Syria's backing to the Palestinian case upon the convening of the Arab summit in Tunis, according to Palestinian sources in Damascus. Palestine-Syria, Politics, 3/25/2004 - Israeli incursions in Khan Yusnis, Bethlehem and Beit Jala, 4 Palestinians were killed, 13 detained, houses demolished
The Israeli occupation forces yesterday incurred in Khan Younis camp and several Palestinian cities where a campaign of detentions were made and houses demolished, while four Palestinians were killed, two of them were near Morag settlement in Gaza and other two died because of their wounds they had in previous Israeli aggressions. Palestine-Israel, Military, 3/25/2004 - Syrian- Palestinian cultural relations Syria-Palestine, Politics, 3/25/2004
- Qabalan calls for eliminating Israeli Terrorism, supporting the Palestinians Lebanon-Palestine, Politics, 3/25/2004
- Kuwaiti Foreign Minister condemns Yassin's assassination Kuwait-Palestine, Politics, 3/25/2004
- Yassine's assassination, a 'bestial act', says Jewish leader
The assassination of Hamas leader Sheikh Ahmed Yassine, by the Israeli army is a "bestial act," said the secretary general of the Jewish Community in Morocco. Morocco-Palestine, Politics, 3/24/2004 - Two Palestinians prevented by Israel from attending ISESCO meeting in Rabat; demonstration on Saturday
a group of Human rights organizations and activists has called for a demonstration, on Saturday in Rabat, in solidarity with the Palestinian people in the wake of the killing by Israeli army of Hamas leader Sheikh Ahmed Yassine. Morocco-Palestine, Politics, 3/24/2004 - Abu al-Abbas buried in al-Yarmouk camp
Leader of the Palestinian national liberation front Muhammad Abbas, better known as Abu al-Abbas was buried yesterday in al-Yarmouk camp in Syria. Syria-Palestine, Politics, 3/24/2004 - ISESCO condemns assassination of Sheikh Yassin
The Islamic Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (ISESCO) "strongly condemns the slaughter by Israeli occupation forces of the martyr Sheikh Ahmed Yassine," founder and spiritual leader of Hamas. Regional-Palestine, Politics, 3/24/2004 - Sheikh Yassin 'sYassin's last interview
Palestinian Religious martyred Leader Sheikh Ahmad Yassin announced two-days before his assassination rejection of the American pressures on Syria denouncing the so-called Greater Middle East Project and initiatives which are proposed from outside to serve Israel. Palestine-Israel, Politics, 3/24/2004 - Israel is at maximum state of alert; armed men attack targets in Gaza, al-Ranteisi succeeds Yassin
News reports in Gaza said that witnesses reported that strong explosions were heard in Beit Hanoun to the north of Gaza followed by a move by tanks towards the source of the fire. On Monday evening several Israeli tanks and armored vehicles broke into Beit Hanoun in an attempt to prevent launching the hand- made Qassam missiles at Israeli cities and settlements. Palestine-Israel, Military, 3/24/2004 - Egypt, Mideast Evangelical Churches condemn Yassin assassination Egypt-Palestine, Politics, 3/24/2004
- Al-Assad condemns Hamas leader assassination
Syria's President Bashar Al-Assad on Monday strongly denounced the horrible crime which claimed the life of the Palestinian leader Sheikh Ahmed Yassin, stressing that it is Israel which practices top of terror. Syria-Palestine, Politics, 3/23/2004 - King Mohammed strongly condemns assassination of palestinian leader
Morocco's King Mohammed VI strongly condemned, in a message to the Palestinian president, the raids conducted by the Israeli army this Monday at predawn, killing Palestinian leader Sheikh Ahmed Yassine and other Palestinians. Morocco-Palestine, Politics, 3/23/2004 - Morocco organizes week-long Palestinian days
The Moroccan Association of support to the Palestinian people struggle (AMSLP) organizes from 22 to 30 March "Palestinian days in Morocco" under the theme "Palestine: a responsibility" in celebration of the earth day (30 mars). Morocco-Palestine, Politics, 3/23/2004 - Sharon: we will fight terrorism every where
The Israeli prime minister Ariel Sharon said in the first official comment he made on the assassination of Sheikh Ahmad Yassin at the beginning of a meeting for the Likud bloc in the Knesset that "the state of Israel, today morning, hit the head of killers in the Palestinian ideology. The ideology of this man is put in one thing which is to kill Jews wherever and to exterminate the state of Israel." Palestine-Israel, Politics, 3/23/2004 - Five Israelis were stabbed in Jafa and Ramat Ghan
A source in the Israeli police said yesterday that two persons were slightly injured yesterday evening by a knife stabs inside a bus in Jafa city, near Tel Aviv by an attacker who is expected to be a Palestinian who was able to escape later. The source added that the investigators consider that this attack is linked to the assassination of the founder of the Hamas movement Sheikh Ahmad Yassin. Palestine-Israel, Military, 3/23/2004 - The body of Abu al-Abbas will arrive in Syria today Syria-Palestine, Politics, 3/23/2004
- Syria's Al-Yarmouk Camp for the Palestinians demonstrates over Yassin's assassination Syria-Palestine, Politics, 3/23/2004