Arabic News Weekly Edition for Palestine, 8/22/2005
Weekly Edition, Palestine - Week of August 22, 2005
- Abbas meets Mubarak after Israeli withdrawal arrangements
The Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas said he expects a withdrawal for the Isralei occupation forces from Gaza the latest by October 4, while Egypt deployed Egyptian border guards forces on the border crossing between Egypt and Gaza. Palestine-Egypt, Politics, 8/25/2005 - With Gaza pullout, Israel, Palestinians must implement Roadmap, says UN
It will be necessary to bring the process back into the mainstream laid down in the Roadmap to peace plan, which calls for a series of parallel steps leading to two states living side-by-side in peace, and to achieve a comprehensive and just peace in the region. Palestine-Israel, Politics, 8/25/2005 - Five Palestinians killed in an Israeli raid on Toulkarem
Five Palestinians were killed and two others injured in an Israeli raid in the West Bank. It is the first Israeli raid since the Israeli withdrawal from the settlements of Gaza and north of the West Bank. Palestine-Israel, Military, 8/25/2005 - UN prescription for reviving Palestinian economy
Unemployment remained high: one third of the labor force was jobless at the end of 2004. Some 61 per cent of households were living below the poverty line of $350 per month. Palestine-UN, Economics, 8/25/2005 - Israel evacuates four settlements in occupied West Bank
The Israeli occupation forces ended the evacuation of the two settlements of Houmesh and Sanour, north of the occupied West Bank, following a difficult day of confrontations with Jewish extremists who were hiding inside it. Palestine-Israel, Politics, 8/24/2005 - Abul-Gheit terms as important Israeli pullout from Gaza
He said that the Palestinian people in Gaza had suffered a lot during the past years so they have the right to free and decent life. Egypt-Palestine, Politics, 8/24/2005 - Bush commends Israeli withdrawal, calls for effective Palestinian government
The US President George W. Bush commended on Tuesday the Israeli withdrawal from Gaza and parts of the West Bank. He said that the Palestinians have to form an effective government. Palestine-USA, Politics, 8/24/2005 - Israel evacuates last settlement in Gaza
The Israeli occupation forces intends to evacuate the remaining Jewish settlements in Gaza on Monday so as to complete a rapid evacuation that ends 38 years of occupation. Palestine-Israel, Politics, 8/22/2005 - Qurei expresses pride over Syrian-Palestinian relations
Syria's President Bashar al-Assad has stressed the significance of boosting the Palestinian unity at this critical stage. Syria-Palestine, Politics, 8/22/2005 - OIC calls for the Israeli withdrawal from all Palestinian territories Regional-Palestine, Politics, 8/22/2005
- Poet Darwish honorary guest at syrian international book exhibition Palestine-Syria, Local, 8/22/2005