Arabic News Weekly Edition for Palestine, 4/11/2005
Weekly Edition, Palestine - Week of April 11, 2005
- Palestinian sneaks to the Golan to kidnap an Israeli officer
An Israeli military source in the Golan said that the armed man who sneaked to the Golan on Friday morning is a Palestinian youth who had planned to kidnap an Israeli officer to the Syrian territories from which he had come. Palestine-Syria, Politics, 4/16/2005 - Fatah said to aim for postponing elections
"The Palestinian Authority (PA) is likely to postpone the upcoming legislative elections in July in order to avoid a possible defeat by its main rival, the Islamic resistance movement, Hamas," IRNA reported. Palestine, Politics, 4/16/2005 - Pope Shenouda lashes out at Jewish extremists threats to Aqsa Mosque
Head of the Coptic Orthodox Church Pope Shenouda III of Alexandria and Patriarch of Saint Mark Diocese criticized threats by Jewish extremists to attack Al Aqsa Mosque, saying that they represented a clear setback to the latest Middle East peace efforts. Egypt-Palestine, Politics, 4/15/2005 - Rice names Wolfensohn special envoy for Gaza disengagement Palestine-USA, Politics, 4/15/2005
- Iran warns against Zionists threats of breaking into al-aqsa Palestine-Iran, Politics, 4/15/2005
- Patriarch- of Antioch and Israeli threats to attack al-Aqsa Mosque Regional-Palestine, Politics, 4/14/2005
- Moslems, Christians warn against Israeli violation of holy places Regional-Palestine, Politics, 4/14/2005
- Qaddoumi: UN is responsible for protecting holy places
Head of the PLO Political Department, Farouk al-Qaddoumi held Israel responsible for any act of terror committed by the extremist Israelis against al-Aqsa Mosque, calling for a serious Arab and Islamic stance to curb those threats. Palestine-UN, Politics, 4/13/2005 - Egyptian concern over Israel practices
In his meeting with the Israeli foreign minister Silvan Shalom, the Egyptian foreign minister Ahmad Abu al-Ghait tried to concentrate on the issue of the settlements which was ignored by Shalom, stressing that continued Israeli settlement is a huge obstacle before the foundation of a Palestinian state, as stated in the Roadmap. Egypt-Palestine, Politics, 4/13/2005 - Intifada committee seeks contributions Syria-Palestine, Politics, 4/13/2005
- Al-Arabia: Otte calls on Israel to stop aggressions on palestinians Palestine-European Union, Politics, 4/13/2005
- Bush urges Sharon to halt settlements in the West Bank
The American President George W. Bush urged the Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon to halt the settlement activities in the West Bank and dismantle what he described the illegal positions there. Palestine-USA, Politics, 4/12/2005 - Sharon abides for the Roadmap
The Israeli prime minister Ariel Sharon has stressed commitment to the Roadmap and to dismantle what he described as the illegal sites there, and to freeze settlements in the Palestinian territories. Palestine-Israel, Politics, 4/12/2005 - Continued clashes, tension in the Palestinian territories
Five young Palestinians were injured in Nablus city in the West Bank at the hands of the Israeli occupation forces who broke into the city. Palestine-Israel, Military, 4/12/2005 - Iranian newspapers denounce Israeli targeting of Aqsa mosque Palestine-Iran, Politics, 4/12/2005
- Yeni Safak: Turkish foreign minister for the establishment of a Palestinian state Palestine-Turkey, Politics, 4/12/2005
- Al-Azhar Imam calls on international community to protect Aqsa Mosque Egypt-Palestine, Politics, 4/11/2005
- Iranian official and Israeli attempts against al-Aqsa Mosque Palestine-Iran, Politics, 4/11/2005
- Israeli attempts to storm al-Aqsa Mosque deplored
Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) expressed deep concern over the Israeli extremists' intention to storm into al-Aqsa Mosque calling upon the international community, international organizations, and the UN Security Council's members to rapidly work to stop such an act warning against the dangerous results of such an act. Palestine-Israel, Politics, 4/11/2005