Arabic News Weekly Edition for Palestine, 8/15/2005
Weekly Edition, Palestine - Week of August 15, 2005
- Mubarak in Yedioth Ahronoth interview warns of turning Gaza into 'huge prison'
Mubarak asserted that Israel's pullout from Gaza marks a step that should be followed by other steps Egypt-Palestine, Politics, 8/20/2005 - Egypt security delegation meets Jihad; Hamas gives Egypt credit
An Egyptian security delegation, now visiting Gaza City, on Thursday had talks with a delegation of the Palestinian Islamic resistance Jihad movement. The talks took up means of putting the Palestinian house in order, now that Israel's Gaza withdrawal was underway. Egypt-Palestine, Politics, 8/20/2005 - Egypt condemns terrorist attack against Palestinians
Egypt condemned Thursday the killing of four Palestinians in the West Bank by of an Israeli settler. Egypt-Palestine, Politics, 8/20/2005 - Barghouthi: Gaza withdrawal proves resistance worked
Marwan Barghouthi, the secretary of the Fatah movement in the West Bank, who has been in detention in Israel, "commended the victory of the Palestinian resistance which forced Israel to withdraw from Gaza." Palestine-Israel, Politics, 8/19/2005 - Moussa welcomes withdrawal from Gaza
Moussa called for immediate movement in order to apply the Roadmap peace plan. Regional-Palestine, Politics, 8/19/2005 - Israel warns Nafe Dekalim settlers, prepares to demolish Atsamouna
The Israeli radio announced that the army will start demolishing Krim Atsamouna settlement in occupied Gaza. This followed a meeting for the ministerial committee chaired by the Israeli prime minister Ariel Sharon. Palestine-Israel, Politics, 8/19/2005 - Israel's pullout from Gaza a victory to Palestinians
Head of the Politburo of the Palestinian National Resistance Movement, Hamas, Khaled Mishaal said Thursday that the Israeli pullout from Gaza represents a "true victory to the Palestinian people's sacrifices and resistance." Palestine-Israel, Politics, 8/19/2005 - Mashaal: Gaza evacuation a deterrent to occupation; promises resistance
Chairman of the political bureau of the Hamas movement, Khaled Mashaal, said in a press conference he held on Wednesday in Beirut, marking the beginning of the Israeli evacuation from occupied Gaza Strip, that the future Israeli goals which are built on settlements are diminishing and descending while the resistance acts started to increase and make achievements. Palestine, Politics, 8/18/2005 - Sharon asserts continued settlements, condoles Gaza settlers
The Israeli prime minister Ariel Sharon said that adding to the Jewish settlement process will continue and be accelerated in the West Bank following the withdrawal from Gaza, at a time when the Israeli forces started a compulsory evacuation operation for the settlers of Gaza. Palestine-Israel, Politics, 8/18/2005 - Jewish settler burns herself protesting removal of Israeli settlers
The process of evacuating the settlers of Gaza who refused the clear out the settlements voluntarily continued under protests and fights by some settlers who were taken by the occupation soldiers away from houses established on lands confiscated from the Palestinians in 1967. Palestine-Israel, Politics, 8/18/2005 - Abul-Gheit sends message to Palestinian counterpart Egypt-Palestine, Politics, 8/18/2005
- King warns against settling the Palestinians in Jordan
Jordan's king called for challenging any plan intending to deprive the Palestinians from the right to return back to their homes and establish their own independent state on the Palestinian soil, and not in any other place. Jordan-Palestine, Politics, 8/17/2005 - Palestinian cling to the 'right of return'
The Palestinian refugees in Jordan stressed their attachment to "the Right Of Return" and the establishment of the independent Palestinian state with Jerusalem as its capital on the Palestinian soil. Jordan-Palestine, Politics, 8/17/2005 - Mubarak and Abu Mazen discuss Israeli withdrawal from Gaza Egypt-Palestine, Politics, 8/16/2005
- Saudi Arabia calls Israel to withdraw from West Bank Saudi Arabia-Palestine, Politics, 8/16/2005
- Turkey hopes Israeli withdrawal will revive the Roadmap Palestine-Turkey, Politics, 8/16/2005
- Palestinian Arab refugees-annual conference
The two officials indicated that UNRWA and the General Assembly of the Palestinian Arab Refugees have joint aims represented by securing the delivery of basic human services to the Palestinian refugees, providing good learning, medical and social services. Palestine-Syria, Politics, 8/16/2005 - Damascus releases last two Fatah movement prisoners
The human rights society in Syria announced yesterday that the Syrian authorities released the last two remaining Syrian prisoners who were working in the Palestinian Fatah Movement, 20 years after their detention. Syria-Palestine, Politics, 8/15/2005 - Israel starts evacuation from occupied Gaza
The Israeli authorities started officially the implementation of its withdrawal operation from Gaza following occupation of Palestinians that lasted for 38 years. Palestine-Israel, Politics, 8/15/2005 - Bush optimistic about emergence of a peaceful Palestinian state
Israel's disengagement from Gaza is a key to the future security of Israel and will create an opportunity for the Palestinians to begin laying the foundations of a peaceful, democratic state, according to President Bush. Palestine-USA, Politics, 8/15/2005 - Olmert warns the Palestinians against terrorism
The Israeli deputy prime minister Ehud Olmert warned the Palestinians from resorting to what he called "terrorism." Palestine-Israel, Politics, 8/15/2005 - al-Gomhurieh: Egypt to deploy 750 soldiers for securing frontiers with Gaza Egypt-Palestine, Politics, 8/15/2005