Arabic News Weekly Edition for Palestine, 9/5/2005
Weekly Edition, Palestine - Week of September 5, 2005
- Official eulogy, people's absence for Moussa Arafat's funeral
A veiled spokesman on the name of the people's resistance committee said that Manhal was released after Palestinian authority negotiators promised to deal with consequences of "crimes of the collaborator Moussa Arafat." Palestine, Politics, 9/10/2005 - Washington against Hamas in the government
The White House announced prior rejection to any contacts with representatives for the Islamic resistance movement Hamas who might win the next legislative elections in the Palestinian territories due on January 25th, 2006. Palestine-USA, Politics, 9/10/2005 - Tishrin: Israel's withdrawal from Gaza due to Palestinian resistance: Qaddoumi
Chairman of the Political Department at the Palestinian Liberation Organization Farouk al-Qaddoumi has said "the Israeli withdrawal from Gaza was because of the Palestinian resistance," asserting that the resistance is a main factor in any forthcoming settlement. Palestine-Israel, Politics, 9/9/2005 - Vagueness on death of Yasser Arafat
Vagueness surrounding the death of the former Palestinian President Yasser Arafat on November 11, 2004 has increased with the leaks of what was called a medical report which was handed over from the French hospital to the Arafat's nephew Nasser al-Qidwa after his ( Arafat) death. Palestine, Politics, 9/9/2005 - Al-Jazeera: people's resistance assassinated Moussa Arafat
Al-Jazeera satellite TV reported that a spokesman for al-Naser Salah Eddine contingents, the military wing of the people's resistance committees, announced responsibility for the assassination of Lt. Gen. Moussa Arafat, the military advisor for the Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and former chairman of the Palestinian military intelligence department. Palestine, Politics, 9/8/2005 - Hamas: Israel aims to interfere in our internal elections
The Islamic resistance movement ( Hamas) rejected the Israeli intervention in the Palestinian legislative elections set for January 2006, stressing that the "elections are but an internal Palestinian issue." Palestine-Israel, Politics, 9/8/2005 - Al-Assad receives Kaddoumi Syria-Palestine, Politics, 9/8/2005
- al-Jazeera: Moussa Arafat assassinated
Al-Jazeera satellite TV said that unidentified gunmen assassinated today at dawn Lt. Gen. Mousa Arafat, former chairman of the Palestinian military intelligence and the advisor for the Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas. They also kidnapped his son. Palestine, Politics, 9/7/2005 - Nearby settlement of Egypt - Gaza border crossing
An official in the office of the Israeli prime minister Ariel Sharon said that the Israeli and Palestinian sides might reach a settlement in the few coming days over monitoring the transfer of goods and people via crossings located between Egypt and Gaza, after the Israeli withdrawal. Palestine-Israel, Politics, 9/6/2005 - Shara meets Qaddoumi: Palestinian unity underlined
Syria's Foreign Minister Farouk al-Shara discussed Sunday with Head of the Political Department at the Palestinian Liberation Organization, Farouk al-Qaddoumi, the recent developments in the region. Syria-Palestine, Politics, 9/5/2005