Arabic News Weekly Edition for Palestine, 12/13/2004
Weekly Edition, Palestine - Week of December 13, 2004
- Lebanese president stresses Palestinian people's rights
President Emil Lahoud of Lebanon stressed his country's commitment to the Palestinian people's right to return home, calling for the implementation of the UN relevant resolutions. Lebanon-Palestine, Politics, 12/18/2004 - Baz: Palestinian struggle should continue based on international law
Osama El-Baz, the Presidential Political Adviser, said that the Palestinians are a struggling people and they will not surrender to the oppression and violence practiced by the Israeli occupation forces against them. Egypt-Palestine, Politics, 12/18/2004 - Palestinian warning against escalation in the Palestinian territories
The spokesman for the Palestinian Authority, Nabil Abu Rudinah, has warned against the grave consequences of the Israeli escalation in the Palestinian territories especially the invasion of Khan Younis camp and its reflections on the political situation and the available opportunities to rescue the peace process. Palestine-Israel, Politics, 12/18/2004 - Six Palestinians killed in continued Israeli invasion of Gaza
Four Palestinians were killed by the bullets of the Israeli forces during its continued invasion of Khan Younis camp and the Austrian quarters to the south of Gaza, thereby the number of Palestinians killed in this operation since yesterday at dawn reached six. Palestine-Israel, Military, 12/18/2004 - Qaddoumi blames US for not solving Palestine issue
Chairman of the Palestinian Liberation Organization Political Department, Farouk Qaddoumi, has stressed that the measures taken by the United States are the main obstacle that stand in the way of solving the Palestinian issue. Palestine-USA, Politics, 12/17/2004 - Three Palestinians killed, Abbas is persistent on his position
News reports in Gaza said that one Palestinian was killed yesterday at dawn by the bullets of the Israeli soldiers as he was trying to sneak to Nister Hazani settlement to the west of Khan Younis. Saraya al-Quds (al-Quds groups) claimed responsibility for the operation noting that the killed man is called Muhammad al-Awaj. Palestine-Israel, Politics, 12/17/2004 - al-Jazeera: Abbas defends his call to demilitarize the Palestinian Intifada
Chairman of the PLO executive committee Mahmoud Abbas ( Abu Mazin) defended his call to halt militarization of the Intifada. He said in an exclusive statement to the Qatari al-Jazeera TV upon his arrival in Doha on a two day visit saying that the Palestinian interest necessitates that. Palestine-Israel, Politics, 12/16/2004 - Palestinian Authority accuses Israel of obstructing the elections
Concerning the elections, the Palestinian local rule minister Jamal al-Shoubaki accused Israel of obstructing the elections through arresting five candidates for the municipal and village elections to be held in 26 villages and cities in the West Bank after ten days. Palestine-Israel, Politics, 12/16/2004 - Continued Israeli operations against the Palestinians
The Israeli forces on Wednesday continued their operations in the Palestinian territories especially in Gaza. One Palestinian was killed yesterday by the bullets of the Israeli soldier on the coastal road to the west of Gaza. Palestine-Israel, Military, 12/16/2004 - US denies contacts with Hamas
Washington denied yesterday making any contacts with the Palestinian Islamic resistance movement Hamas, denying information stated by a leading figure in Hamas. Palestine-USA, Politics, 12/16/2004 - Okaz: Palestinian Officials on PLO leadership visit to Syria
Member of the Palestinian Legislative Council (PLC) Nabil Amro stressed importance of the latest visit by PLO Leader Mahmoud Abbas and the accompanying delegation to Damascus. Palestine-Syria, Politics, 12/15/2004 - Three Palestinians killed in Rafah; Palestinians blast one Israeli settlement
Since the beginning of the Palestinian Intifada in September 2000, the occupation forces demolished more than 4100 houses and this resulted in depriving some 28,000 Palestinians from housing, according to legal groups reports. Palestine-Israel, Military, 12/15/2004 - Israeli plan to avoid 'right of return' of the Palestinian refugees
Israel has proposed a plan for containing the Palestinian refugees in Gaza, the West Bank and the Arab states and achieving that via an international fund for aid. Palestine-Israel, Politics, 12/15/2004 - Abbas calls for demilitarization of the Palestinian intifada Palestine-Israel, Politics, 12/15/2004
- Qaddoumi stresses Right Of Return for Palestinians
Head of the PLO Political Department Farouk al-Qaddoumi has described commitment to the right of the Palestinian Diaspora to return to their homes as a legitimate and inalienable right. Palestine, Politics, 12/14/2004 - Al-Shara confers with Mustafa al-Barghouthi Syria-Palestine, Politics, 12/14/2004
- Barghouthi withdraws from Palestinian elections run: An American- Israeli campaign against my nomination
The secretary of the Fatah movement in the West Bank, parliamentarian Marwan al-Barghouthi yesterday withdrew from the Palestinian Presidential elections, stressing his support for the nomination of the chairman of the PLO executive committee Mahmoud Abbas ( Abu mazin). Palestine-Israel, Politics, 12/13/2004 - Abbass: visits to Syria and Lebanon are successful
Chairman of the Palestinian Liberation Organization Executive Committee, Mahmoud Abbass has described his visit to Syria and Lebanon as historic and successful, expressing hope of opening new chapter of relations with both states. Palestine-Regional, Politics, 12/13/2004 - Abbas apologizes for Kuwait over PLO's position towards the Iraqi invasion
Chairman of the Palestine Liberation Organization PLO Mahmoud Abbas responded to the Kuwaiti pressures which demand an official Palestinian apology over the position adopted by the late Palestinian President Yasser Arafat some 14 years ago concerning the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait and considered as a supporter to this invasion. Palestine-Kuwait, Politics, 12/13/2004 - Four Israeli soldiers killed, eight injured in Rafah explosion
Four Israeli soldiers were killed and other 8 injured while one was considered as missing in the explosion which took place on a tunnel under one Israeli military position in Rafah crossing yesterday evening. Palestine-Israel, Military, 12/13/2004