Arabic News Weekly Edition for Palestine, 12/20/2004
Weekly Edition, Palestine - Week of December 20, 2004
- Bethlehem celebrates Christmas amid sadness, besiege
The occupied city of Bethlehem in the West Bank has been witnessing an atmosphere overwhelmed by sadness while celebrating Christmas because of the continued Israeli occupation, the besiege and building the wall of separation. Palestine, Culture, 12/25/2004 - Saudi Al-Jazira: Palestinian presidential nominee stresses Intifada need
Palestinian Nominee for Presidential elections of the Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine, Taysir Khaled, on Friday, accentuated the need to continue the Palestinian Intifada and said the Palestinian people has been resisting the Israeli occupation like any resistance against occupation in the world. Palestine, Politics, 12/25/2004 - Great turnout for the Palestinian municipal elections, Hamas candidates progressing
Preliminary results of the Palestinian municipal elections indicated a progress for the candidates of the Islamic resistance movement (Hamas) in Toulkarem city in the West Bank. Palestine, Politics, 12/24/2004 - Three Palestinians killed in Khan Younis
Three Palestinians were killed from Toulkarem camp in the West Bank by the bullets of a special Israeli force as it was hiding in one house of the camp. The said Israeli forces had clashes with activists from al-Aqsa groups martyrs of the Palestine National Liberation Front ( Fatah) in the camp. Palestine-Israel, Military, 12/24/2004 - Blair visits the Palestinian territories
The British prime minister Tony Blair continued his tour in the Palestinian territories after his meeting with the Israeli prime minister Ariel Sharon. Palestine-UK, Politics, 12/23/2004 - Beirut's meeting on the 'Right of Return' for the Palestinians Lebanon-Palestine, Politics, 12/23/2004
- Cappucci and accusations against Syria
Patriarch of Jerusalem in exile, Patriarch Hylarion Cappucci, has stressed that directing groundless accusations against Syria and putting pressure on her, are aimed at hindering Syria's role regionally and efforts on the international arena. Palestine-Syria, Politics, 12/22/2004 - Resistance is sole choice for Palestinian people, Kaddoumi
Palestinian Foreign Minister and head of Fatah movement, Farouk Kaddoumi, said the Palestinian people have no other choice but to pursue resistance to recover its rights from "people who refuse to renounce their colonialist goals." Palestine-Israel, Politics, 12/22/2004 - Palestinians celebrate Arafat's 40-day death occasion; Abbas clings to peace with Israel
Chairman of the PLO executive committee Mahmoud Abbas ( Abu Mazin) stressed attachment to peace with Israel and vowed to "follow the steps of the late Palestinian President Yasser Arafat," calling on Israel to return back to the table of negotiations in order to reach a final solution for the conflict between the two sides. Palestine-Israel, Politics, 12/22/2004 - Israel announces the discover of 'Galilee Qana'
The department of antiquities in Israel announced yesterday the discovery of what it considered the remains of "Galilee Qana" where Christ performed his first miracles. Palestine-Israel, Local, 12/22/2004 - All Muslems must give greater support to protect the identity of Al-Quds, King Mohammed
To protect the identity of Al-Quds and its time-honoured cultural heritage, all Muslims must give greater support to the commendable efforts expended by the Beit Mal Al-Quds Agency in a coordinated, complementary way Palestine-Regional, Politics, 12/21/2004 - Abbas ends a political tour
Chairman of the Palestine Liberation organization (PLO) Mahmoud Abbas ended a diplomatic tour that lasted 8 days during which he visited 8 Arab states. Palestine-Regional, Politics, 12/21/2004 - Hamas threatens to avenge
The Islamic resistance movement ( Hamas) threatened Israel to react to the operations of the occupation army in Khan Younis. Palestine-Israel, Military, 12/21/2004 - Abbas wraps up visit to UAE, arrived in Jordan
Chairman of the Palestine Liberation organization PLO Mahmoud Abbas has briefed President of the United Arab Emirates UAE Sheikh Khaleifa Bin Zayed al-Nahyan on the situation in the Palestinian territories and the exerted efforts to make the elections next month. United Arab Emirates-Palestine, Politics, 12/20/2004 - Khan Younis eulogizes its killed people, Israel released 170 detainees
People of Khan Younis to the north of Gaza eulogized their 11 persons who were killed during the recent Israeli invasion of their area which had started on Friday and ended yesterday at dawn and also resulted in injuring 55 persons of the people of the camp. Palestine-Israel, Military, 12/20/2004