Arabic News Weekly Edition for Palestine, 9/19/2005
Weekly Edition, Palestine - Week of September 19, 2005
- Egypt seeks to invest in Gaza following Israeli pullout
Minister of Finance Youssef Boutros Ghali said that Egypt seeks to invest in Gaza Strip following Israeli withdrawal. Egypt-Palestine, Economics, 9/24/2005 - Israel killed 19 Palestinians, injuring scores
Witnesses said that Israeli helicopters launched several attacks against sites in Gaza on Saturday at dawn, hours after the escalation of tension following the killing of 19 Palestinians in an explosion during a military parade for Hamas in Jalablia that Israel is accused of carrying out. Palestine-Israel, Military, 9/24/2005 - Qatar's foreign minister calls on the Arabs to pressure Israel
The Qatari foreign minister Sheikh Hamad Bin Jaber al-Thani said that the Arab states should confirm to the Israelis that the problem with them will be only solved if the Palestinian rights are restored. Qatar-Palestine, Politics, 9/24/2005 - Syria and Palestine to launch communications
Syria and the Palestinian Authority discussed on Wednesday prospects of launching communications between them. Palestine-Syria, Politics, 9/22/2005 - Nazif: Egypt maintains support for Palestinian Authority
Egypt's Prime Minister Ahmed Nazif said Egypt would maintain support for the Palestinian Authority so that it may achieve economic development and stability. Egypt-Palestine, Politics, 9/21/2005 - Mideast Quartet looks to build on Israeli withdrawal from Gaza
The United States, the European Union, Russia and the United Nations, known as the Quartet when dealing with the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, have met for the first time since Israel's withdrawal from Gaza to discuss ways to maintain momentum toward a peaceful settlement of the conflict. Palestine-USA, Politics, 9/21/2005 - Israel wants Hamas out of Palestinian elections
The Israeli prime minister Ariel Sharon said in a speech before American Jewish leaders that he had asked the UN and the European Union to pressure the Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas to ban the participation of the Islamic resistance movement Hamas in the next legislative elections. Palestine-Israel, Politics, 9/20/2005 - Sharon wants to annex Maale Adomim to Jerusalem
The Israeli prime minister Ariel Sharon renewed in a speech before American Jewish leaders his commitment to link occupied Jerusalem with the Maale Adomim, the major Israeli settlement in the West Bank. Palestine-Israel, Politics, 9/20/2005