Arabic News Weekly Edition for Palestine, 6/21/2004
Weekly Edition, Palestine - Week of June 21, 2004
- Quartet supports the Egyptian efforts, vast breaking in operation in Nablus
The Quartet committee in charge of the Middle East file stressed its strong support for the Egyptian efforts aiming at completing the Israeli withdrawal due to be made from Gaza. Palestine-Israel, Politics, 6/25/2004 - Israeli occupation forces killed two-Palestinians in Gaza Strip on Tuesday
Israeli occupation forces killed two-Palestinians in Gaza Strip on Tuesday. An Israeli military source claimed it was against armed activists. Residents said one of the men was shot near the town of Beit Hanoun in northern Gaza Strip. The identity of the second man was not immediately known. Palestine-Israel, Politics, 6/24/2004 - British MP deplores Israeli practices against the Palestinians
Member of the British House of Commons Grinspen Plant said Israeli killings and homes demolishing policy in the occupied Palestinian Lands is unjustified and illegal, describing it as cancer that finally destroys the identity and spirit of any community. Palestine-UK, Politics, 6/23/2004 - Two Palestinians killed in Gaza, Fatah denies groups' statement
Palestinian medical sources announced the killing of two Palestinians by the bullets of the occupation forces and injuring a third during a continued incursion operation for these forces in Beit Hanoun to the north of Gaza. Palestine-Israel, Politics, 6/23/2004 - Jordan: No concession concerning the rights of the refugees
The spokeswoman for the Jordanian government Asmaa Khuder yesterday considered that the statements of the Palestinian President Yasser Arafat to the Israeli daily Haartez over the return back of Palestinian refugees " are not different in substance from the Arab initiative " and that " there is no problem between the position of Jordan and the Palestinian question in this issue." Jordan-Palestine, Politics, 6/22/2004 - Demand for the resignation of Qurei' because of the Egyptian cement
Member of parliament in the Palestinian legislative council Hassan Khreisheh -- who was chosen as chairman of the committee in charge of investigating the issue of the Egyptian cement -- called for the resignation of the Palestinian prime minister Ahmad Qurei' and members of the Cabinet, over the importation of the Egyptian cement which was used to building the wall of separation. Palestine, Politics, 6/22/2004 - Malaysia's FM condemns Israeli aggression
Malaysia's Foreign Minister Sayed Hamid al-Bar has condemned the Israeli aggressive acts against the Palestinian people, and open violation of international laws and conventions. Israel is terrorist entity, al-Bar stressed. Palestine-Malaysia, Politics, 6/21/2004 - Qurei' rules out desolving al-Aqsa groups; Israel re-opens Beit Hanoun crossing partially
Israel on Sunday re-opened Beit Hanoun cossing ( Erez) which separates it from Gaza, partially. A mater which enabled some 381 Palestinian workers to cross to work in Israel. Palestine-Israel, Politics, 6/21/2004 - More Palestinians are killed in confrontation with Israeli forces
A jailed activist from the Palestinian Jihad resistance group who broke out of an Israeli prison near the West Bank city of Ramallah and was recaptured hours after his escape, Israeli occupation sources said. Palestine-Israel, Military, 6/21/2004 - Blair to offer a new Middle East peace initiative next week
British Prime Minister Tony Blair said he will submit during the next Quartet meeting next week a British initiative for achieving peace in the Middle East. Palestine-UK, Politics, 6/21/2004