Arabic News Weekly Edition for Politics, 9/2/2002

Weekly Edition, Politics - Week of September 2, 2002

• Elections: political parties called to respect political pledge on women's candidacy
  The commission said any breach to this commitment is a violation of the national unanimity and an attempt to weaken the struggle staged by the Moroccan woman to consecrate her constitutional right to access decision-making positions. Morocco, Politics, 9/7/2002
• Mrs. Mubarak advocates principles of right, freedom; demographics addresses
  Stability can only be achieved when the values of tolerance, respecting the other's views, human rights and democracy are fully maintained and appreciated, Mrs. Mubarak told participants Egypt, Politics, 9/7/2002
• Khaddam, Iraq and Iran Syria-Iraq, Politics, 9/7/2002
• Consensus on viewing time to political parties during electoral campaign
  The meeting, held under the chairmanship of Moroccan minister of culture and communication, Mohamed Achaari, convened to grant to five political parties a 9 minute viewing time each and to ten parties a viewing time of 7 minutes. These parties will have the possibility to air their electoral messages three times on the national radio and on the two TV channels, TVM and 2M, during the electoral campaign. Morocco, Politics, 9/7/2002
• Saud al-Faisal hands message to Blair from Saudi crown prince Saudi Arabia-UK, Politics, 9/7/2002
• Mubarak meets four Arab ministers on Palestinian question, Sudan, Iraq
  As the Egyptian efforts continue to follow-up the developments in the Palestinian, Sudanese and Iraqi arenas, President Hosni Mubarak had consultations with Foreign ministers of Sudan, Libya, Tunisia and Oman. Egypt-Regional, Politics, 9/7/2002
• Kuwait deny military build up on border with Iraq
  kuwait's Jaber al-Mubarak al-Hamad al-Sabah, deputy prime minister and minister of defense, has denied any military build up from the Kuwaiti side on the Iraqi borders. Kuwait-Iraq, Politics, 9/7/2002
• 45,000 American troops to be transported to Kuwait, Jordan next week
  The sources said that the USA is redeploying some 60,000 American and British troops along the Kuwaiti - Iraqi borders, and 15,000 on the Jordanian - Iraqi borders, and other 30,000 troopers in the Kurdish area to the north of Iraq, so far 8,000 of them arrived through the Turkish territories. Kuwait-USA, Politics, 9/7/2002
• Yediot Ahronot: Iraq, Jordan to be converted into one Hashimite Kingdom
  According to one source, the research reaches the result that the military attack against Iraq is "a tactical objective," Saudi Arabia is "the strategic objective" and Egypt is "the big prize." This means, the correspondent says, that this group inside the American administration sees that changing the regime in the three said countries is a strategic objective and converting them into liberal countries inclined to the West would limit their ability to threaten the US through its interests in the Arab states. Iraq-Jordan, Politics, 9/7/2002
• Committed to agreement, Bashir negotiates only on points approved in Mashakos
  Amid continued military preparations to restore back the city of Tourit from the hands of the rebels, the Sudan People's Liberation Army (SPLA), the Sudanese government informed Kenya's President Daniel Arab Moi through members of the negotiation team in Nairobi its conditions to resume negotiations with the rebels whose attacks against Tourit, resulted in halting these negotiations. Sudan, Politics, 9/7/2002
• Egypt's relations with Sudan question of life or death Sudan-Egypt, Politics, 9/7/2002
• Moussa starts an American- European tour against striking Iraq
  The secretary general of the Arab League (AL) Amr Moussa yesterday started his tour on Europe and the USA in order to defend the Arab states' rejection of an attack on Iraq. Regional-Iraq, Politics, 9/7/2002
• Indian Congress flays US Attack on Iraq
  The Indian Congress Friday deplored U.S. attack on Iraq saying the unilateral action was in total contravention of the International law and Conventions Iraq-India, Politics, 9/7/2002
• Bush Wants Congress to Vote on Iraq Before Adjourning in October
  US President Bush wants both houses of the U.S. Congress to vote on a resolution regarding policy towards Iraq before Congress adjourns in October for the November elections. Iraq-USA, Politics, 9/7/2002
• Iraq urges US to granting its officials entry visa to take part in UN GA meetings Iraq-USA, Politics, 9/7/2002
• Another secret Iraqi opposition meeting in London, sponsord by USA
  Makkeyah explained that for the first time there will be a new and qualitative relations with the US. relations which stress changes in the American policy which used to be based on dealing with regimes such as Egypt and Saudi Arabia. Iraq, Politics, 9/7/2002
• British Rabbi drops previous statements
  Britain's chief rabbi, Jonathan Sacks was obliged, under the pressure of the British Jewish community to give up his earlier statements. He said he was mistaken when he attacked the Israeli policy against the Palestinians during the interview he had granted to the British publication The Guardian two weeks earlier. Palestine-Israel, Politics, 9/7/2002
• Sharon: Oslo agreements are dead Palestine-Israel, Politics, 9/7/2002
• Justice department extends protected status for Sudanese in U.S. Sudan-USA, Politics, 9/7/2002
• Ruler of Qatar discusses ME development with Butaflika in a phone call Qatar-Algeria, Politics, 9/6/2002
• Khaddam: Iraq is our strategic depth; US cannot punish Syria
  Replying to a question that Syria stood against Iraq in the past, Khaddam said "When Iraq committed a mistake by invading Kuwait we stood against it, and now it has been exposed to aggression and therefore we stand with it." Syria-Regional, Politics, 9/6/2002
• Saudi mediation between Libya, the US Libya-Saudi Arabia, Politics, 9/6/2002
• Al-Rai al-Aam: Sabri: we support normal relations with Kuwait
  In a statement to the Kuwaiti daily al-Rai al-Aam issued on Wednesday, the Iraqi foreign minister Naji Sabri said that Iraq supports the "establishment of normal relations with Kuwait." Iraq-Kuwait, Politics, 9/6/2002
• Arab foreign ministers conclude meetings on Iraq, Sudan and Palestine
  The Syrian deputy prime minister and foreign minister Farouk al-Shara described the final decisions taken by the council of the Arab foreign ministers as positive and express the minimum for Arab solidarity "that we have been missing since a long time." He stressed that all Arab foreign ministers stressed their rejection to any aggression against any Arab state especially on Iraq. Regional, Politics, 9/6/2002
• Khaddam discuss with Chirac relations and Iraqi crisis
  French President Jacques Chirac yesterday in Paris received the Syrian Vice President Abdul Halim Khaddam. During the meeting, Khaddam conveyed a message from President Bashar al-Assad to the French President Jacques Chirac. Syria-France, Politics, 9/6/2002
• Military preparations by Khartoum to restore Tourit
  The Sudanese President Omar Hassan al-Bashir said that the army has the full right to use heavy weapons in order to restore back Tourist town which came under the rebels control last Sunday. Sudan, Politics, 9/6/2002
• Qathafi: If Iraq is attacked it will become Afghanistan
  Libya's Leader of the Revolution Colonel Muammar al Qathafi has warned against directing a military action against Iraq so as Iraq will not be transformed into a second Afghanistan and a center for Osama Bin Laden Libya-Iraq, Politics, 9/6/2002
• Al-Yamani: Saddam will strike Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, if pressed
  Former Saudi minister of oil Sheikh Zaki al-Yamani has warned that the Iraqi President Saddam Hussein might strike Saudi Arabia and Kuwait by missiles if Iraq is exposed to strong pressures as a result of the likely American war against him. Saudi Arabia-Iraq, Politics, 9/6/2002
• Maneuvers end in Jordan, Americans leave within days
  The Jordanian Minister of Information Muhammad al-Edwan announced yesterday that the American forces which took part in the maneuvers with the Jordanian forces since three weeks started to leave the Jordanian territories as from Thursday after the end of the maneuvers, which were strongly criticized by the 14 Jordanian opposition parties, with the majority of them are from the Islamic movements Jordan-USA, Politics, 9/6/2002
• Arab League reaffirms support to Morocco on Tourah islet case
  Secretary general of the Arab League, Amr Moussa, reaffirmed the pan-Arab Organization's support to Morocco's sovereignty over the Tourah (Leila) islet and voiced the League's determination to "preserve the interests of its members and to defend their sovereignty." Regional-Morocco, Politics, 9/6/2002
• Libya rejects Israeli accusations on mass destruction weapons
  Libya on Thursday rejected Israeli claims that Tripoli seeks to own mass destructive weapons, noting that Israel which has nuclear weapons has to destroy its arsenals before making such accusations against others. Libya-Israel, Politics, 9/6/2002
• Khartoum, Tehran denied links to smuggled Gold
  Sudanese officials on Wednesday denied a report issued by the Washington Post on Tuesday saying that al-Qaida network and the Taliban movement had sent gold shipments to Sudan during the recent weeks. Similarly, Iran denied to have had played the role of the mediator in this regard. Sudan-USA, Politics, 9/6/2002
• Ulemas urged to abide by koran and sunnah in fulfilling their duties
  Moroccan Minister of Habous (endowments) and Islamic affairs, Abdelkbir Alaoui M'daghri, urged Ulemas (theologians) to abide by the Koran and the Sunnah (the prophet's behavior) in fulfilling their duties. Morocco, Politics, 9/6/2002
• Saudi- Bahraini summit in al-Riyadh Saudi Arabia-Bahrain, Politics, 9/5/2002
• Khaddam conveys today a message to Chirac from al-Assad Syria-France, Politics, 9/5/2002
• Bahrain: those who boycott elections are the loosers
  The Bahraini minister of information Nabil al-Homor on Wednesday played down the importance that four Bahraini political societies including the Islamic national reconciliation society, which represents the main Shiite trend, its boycott of the parliamentary elections due in October. Bahrain, Politics, 9/5/2002
• Unesco seminar on democratic governance, NGOs and poverty fighting
  The United Nations Educational, Scientific and cultural Organization (UNESCO) will hold here September 9 through 12 a seminar on "Arab NGOs, Democratic Governance, Poverty fighting policies: the ARABGOVNET network." Regional, Politics, 9/5/2002
• Arab FMs discuss issues; al-Shara: vagueness on fate of Arab peace initiative
  Meetings of the 118th session of the Arab League (AL) council at the level of foreign ministers started on Wednesday at the AL headquarters in Cairo. Regional, Politics, 9/5/2002
• Ministerial reshuffle in Tunisia
  Tunisian President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali on Wednesday made a ministerial reshuffle which included reducing number of ministers without portfolio from 54 to 40. Tunisia, Politics, 9/5/2002
• Mauritania's Taye' confers with Peres
  President of Mauritania Mu'aweya Wild Taye' met on Tuesday in Johannesburg with the Israeli foreign minister Shimon Peres. Mauritania-Israel, Politics, 9/5/2002
• Kuwaiti parliamentary delegation meets Moroccan officials
  The Kuwaiti parliamentary delegation currently visiting Morocco, headed by secretary general of the Kuwaiti parliament, Moubarak Beneh Al-Kharnij, met in Rabat Tuesday several officials, including Prime Minister, Abderrahmane Youssoufi. Morocco-Kuwait, Politics, 9/5/2002
• Al-Sahafi al-Dawli: Sudan denies transporting Qaida's gold shipments to Sudan
  Sudan has denied news which said that financial officials for al-Qaida organization had transported shipments of Gold to Sudan with the aim to transfer al-Qaida's investment activity to Khartoum. Sudan, Politics, 9/5/2002
• Japanese people oppose striking Iraq
  An opinion poll issued on Wednesday showed that the Japanese opposed with great majority any American attack against Iraq. Iraq-Japan, Politics, 9/5/2002
• Australia and striking Iraq
  The Australian prime minister John Howard said on Wednesday in an attempt to calm down opposition demonstrators for Australia's involvement in any military act against Iraq, that Canberra will not take part in any attack against Iraq unless that in the service of a national interest. Iraq-Australia, Politics, 9/5/2002
• Czech foreign minister opposes striking Iraq
  The Czech foreign minister has opposed directing an American military attack against Iraq and called for the return back of UN inspectors to it. Regional-Czech Republic, Politics, 9/5/2002
• Morocco, Hong Kong suppress entry visas for their passport holders
  Morocco and Hong Kong decided to suppress entry visa requirements for the holders of their respective passports. The decision will come into force as of next October 1. The duration of the sojourn authorized in this frame is of 30 days. Morocco-China, Politics, 9/5/2002
• al-Sharq al-Awsat: India's prime minister for establishing a Palestinian state, a UN solution for the Iraqi crisis Regional-India, Politics, 9/5/2002
• More US aid for Israel Israel-USA, Politics, 9/5/2002
• Khaddam conveys a message from al-Assad to Chirac Syria-France, Politics, 9/4/2002
• Al-Nour: A law on political parties to be issued in Syria
  The Syrian al-Nour, weekly, mouthpiece of the Syrian communist party, said that official sides in the government are preparing to issue a law for the political parties in Syria. Syria, Politics, 9/4/2002
• Bahrain: four political societies boycott elections
  Four Bahraini political societies on Tuesday decided not to take part in the parliamentary elections due to be held on October 24, urging King Hamad to cancel amendments introduced to the constitution. Bahrain, Politics, 9/4/2002
• Al-Youm: Riyadh denies sending official delegation to Iraq Saudi Arabia-Iraq, Politics, 9/4/2002
• Minister warns against use of mosques to electoral ends
  Moroccan Minister of Habous (endowments) and Islamic affairs, Abdelkebir Alaoui M'Daghri has warned against the use of mosques to electoral ends. Morocco, Politics, 9/4/2002
• Moroccan administration pledges neutrality in coming elections
  For the ministry of the interior, the organizing of elections is a mere technical operation, he said, adding that his department will deal severely, in line with the law, with any dishonest behavior such as the use of money, the use of state-owned means in the electoral campaign or the resort to false promises to buy votes. He said he had personally requested the staging of a campaign to struggle against such behaviors. Morocco, Politics, 9/4/2002
• There is no Link between Arrest of Members of Jihadia Salafiya and Elections, Jettou
  Moroccan minister of the interior Driss Jettou has ruled out any link between the recent events in Morocco, mainly the arrest of members of the "Jihadia Salafiya," and the coming elections. Morocco, Politics, 9/4/2002
• Hurriyet: A second Turkish gate in northern Iraq
  The paper said that the new border gate will be opened by Turkey at the point where the borders of the three countries Syria, Iraq and Turkey meets. This will enable having access to the Turkman area directly and not through the only border gate currently existing that links between Turkey and Iraq and is controlled by the Kurdistani Democratic party Iraq-Turkey, Politics, 9/4/2002
• Gulf states suggest return of UN; diplomacy ends crisis with Iraq
  The Gulf states (GCC) on Tuesday urged an end to talking about war, stressing that only through diplomacy would Washington's confrontation with Iraq end. Gulf-Iraq, Politics, 9/4/2002
• Al-Majd: Certain Iraqi opposition papers banned in Syria
  The Jordanian weekly al-Majd said Tuesday that a Syrian media decision was issued in Damascus preventing the issuance of Iraqi opposition press in Damascus, banning circulation of such papers published abroad in the Syrian territories, and also halting all media criticism against the Iraqi regime from any source, whatsoever. Syria-Iraq, Politics, 9/4/2002
• Maher renewed rejection to striking Iraq
  The Egyptian foreign minister Ahmad Maher has renewed his country's deliberate rejection to direct any military attack against Iraq, stressing that there is nothing in the International Law which justifies or permits one country to interfere in the internal affairs of another country. Egypt-Iraq, Politics, 9/4/2002
• Israel: One way ticket for Arafat if he leaves Palestine-Israel, Politics, 9/4/2002
• Al-Qabas: Syrian source deny permitting al-Qaida to station in Lebanon
  A high ranking Syrian official has denied what was stated by the Israeli daily Haaretz on Damascus permitting of 150- 200 members of al-Qaida organization through its territories to Lebanon, stationed in Ein al-Helweh camp for the Palestinian refugees which adjoins the Lebanese city of Sidon. Syria-Lebanon, Politics, 9/4/2002
• Baghdad hosts emergency meeting for Arab Parliamentary Union
  Works of the emergency session of the Arab parliamentary Union in its 42 session started on Tuesday in Baghdad with the participation of parliamentarians representing 19 Arab states in order to discuss the continued American threats against Iraq. Regional-Iraq, Politics, 9/4/2002
• Sudan to rebels: you cannot have peace and guns
  The secretary general of the Arab League (AL) Amr Moussa on Tuesday in Cairo discussed with the Sudanese foreign minister Mustafa Othman Ismael latest developments of conditions on the Sudanese arena in light of the decision taken by the Sudanese government to suspend the talks with the rebels movement in Sudan. Regional-Sudan, Politics, 9/4/2002
• Aziz: Iraq ready to cooperate on return of UN inspectors
  The secretary general of the UN Kofi Annan on Tuesday in Johannesburg, South Africa, met with the Iraqi deputy premier, on the sideline of the earth summit in South Africa in order to hold talks concerning the arising crisis between his country and the US. Iraq, Politics, 9/4/2002
• Al-Kabareiti, the proposed UN envoy for Iraq, after Saddam
  The Lebanese daily al-Nahar said yesterday, according to well-informed Arab sources, that search is being made at the meantime for an Arab figure that would play in Iraq a role similar to that played by Elakhder al-Ibraheimi in Afghanistan, as a special envoy for the UN secretary general. Iraq-Jordan, Politics, 9/4/2002
• Israel permits convening of the Palestinian Legislative Council
  An Israeli official said that Israel decided on Tuesday to allow convene a meeting for the Palestinian Legislative Council on September 9 in Ramullah but it reserved what he had called the right of preventing access of certain members from taking part in the said meeting. Palestine-Israel, Politics, 9/4/2002
• State of alert in the Sudanese army Sudan, Politics, 9/3/2002
• Mubarak receive Danish Foreign Minister Egypt-Denmark, Politics, 9/3/2002
• Aziz: return back of UN inspectors still under discussions Iraq, Politics, 9/3/2002
• Mashakos agreement falls, Sudan suspends negotiations, prepares for battle
  Mashakos agreement stumbled on Monday after Khartoum announced the "suspension" of its participation in a sudden deterioration that brought back the shadow of war in southern Sudan as the rebels of John Garang controlled two days earlier the strategic "Tourit" city. A matter which was retaliated by Khartoum in declaring a state of alert in the lines of its forces to restore the city. Sudan, Politics, 9/3/2002
• Iraqi culture minister arrives in Sanaa Yemen-Iraq, Politics, 9/3/2002
• King Mohammed, chairman of al-Quds committee, calls for joint action to protect holy city
  King Mohammed VI urged Islamic heads of state to conduct a joint action in the frame of their shared responsibility to save the holy city from the destruction danger looming on Islamic and Christian shrines and underlined the need to activate the implementation of the Al-Quds committee decisions, the statement said. Morocco-Palestine, Politics, 9/3/2002
• Saudi prince in Baghdad unofficially
  A high ranking Saudi official on Monday denied Iraqi news on the visit of one of the Saudi princes to Iraq, in a first step of its kind since 1991. Saudi Arabia-Iraq, Politics, 9/3/2002
• Al-Nahar: Khaddam visits Paris today
  The Lebanese daily al-Nahar said Monday that the Syrian Vice President Abdul Halim Khaddam will start today a visit to Paris during which he will be meeting with the French President Jacques Chirac and high ranking French officials. Syria-France, Politics, 9/3/2002
• On the Iraqi campaign to avoid the likely American attack
  News reports said that Iraq has started an intensive diplomatic campaign in order to prevent the launching of the US attack against it. Iraq, Politics, 9/3/2002
• Yemen Times: Yemeni tribe attacks position for border demarcation with Saudi Arabia
  The Yemen Times said yesterday that a Yemeni tribe that opposes the demarcation of borders between Yemen and Saudi Arabia launched an attack against a position for a German company working for installing border demarcation signs on the border line which separates the two states. This attack resulted in wounding five peoples. Yemen-Saudi Arabia, Politics, 9/3/2002
• Saudi crown prince stress solid relations with Washington
  Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Abdullah Ibn Abdul Aziz on Monday informed the Saudi cabinet that the differences which surfaced in the stances between Washington and Riyadh during the past months do not reflect the reality of the "solid relations" between the two countries. Saudi Arabia-USA, Politics, 9/3/2002
• Abul Ragheb: 43% of Jordanians are of Palestinian origin
  The Jordanian prime minister Ali Abu al-Ragheb said on Monday that the Jordanians of Palestinian origin constitute 43 % of the country's population which is estimated at five million. This was expressed in the first official statement on the population structure in Jordan. Jordan, Politics, 9/3/2002
• Talibani and the Kurdish state
  The leader of the Kurdistani Federation Party Jalal al- Talibani said that the Kurds leaders do not desire the foundation of a Kurdish state in Northern Iraq area, rather they want to form a democratic parliamentary authority in order to unify Iraq which is actually considered as divided to three parts. Iraq, Politics, 9/3/2002
• Palestinians presss for emergency UN security council meeting to halt bloodshed
  "This escalation is designed to scare the Palestinian people and make them surrender. This is state terrorism," Oreikat said, adding, "The president of the United States said he'll fight terrorism, but Washington should know they are helping the biggest act of terrorism in the world, the Israeli occupation." Palestine-Israel, Politics, 9/3/2002
• Al- Quds: Donor states and the Palestinian authority
  Al- Quds paper which is issued in the occupied Palestinian territories said that the representatives of the donor states asked a delegation representing the Palestinian Authority, during a meeting with the Quartet committee in Paris recently, to prepare qualification projects for the security elements so as to replace personnel working in the current security departments in the context of complete changes in the Palestinian security departments. Palestine, Politics, 9/3/2002
• Al-Assad gets a message from Khatami Syria-Iran, Politics, 9/2/2002
• King Mohamme paid a short visit to Gabon Morocco-Gabon, Politics, 9/2/2002
• Saudi royal family member visits Iraq today
  The press center of the Iraqi ministry of information announced on Sunday that a Saudi royal family member will start today a visit to Iraq, which is the first of its kind by a Saudi official since cutting of relations between the two states in 1990. Iraq-Saudi Arabia, Politics, 9/2/2002
• Nomination for Bahrain parliamentary elections, three women take part
  Three Bahraini women announced their nomination for launching the parliamentary elections due to be held in October. The first election in the kingdom since 1975, according to the Bahraini daily al-Ayam ( days ) on Sunday. Bahrain, Politics, 9/2/2002
• Sudanese direct Mashakos negotiations start today
  Sudanese sources in Mashakos have expected that direct negotiations will start between the two delegations of the government and the rebels following 20 days of indirect negotiations between the two sides through international mediators from IGAD, the USA and Europe. Sudan, Politics, 9/2/2002
• Iraqi envoys dispatched to Europe Iraq-European Union, Politics, 9/2/2002
• Qathafi's White book for solving the Palestinian question
  Qathafi added that at the meantime, the Arab League is humiliated, a failure and deserves nothing. Libya-Regional, Politics, 9/2/2002
• Gulf states discuss today Arab, international developments
  The ministerial council of the Gulf foreign ministers (GCC) holds works of its 84th session today ( Monday) in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Gulf, Politics, 9/2/2002
• Al-Qaddoumi 's advisor denies meeting with Israeli delegation in Johannesburg Palestine-Israel, Politics, 9/2/2002
• EU ministers adopt Danish Middle East plan, Iraq
  The EU foreign ministers have adopted a Middle East plan on Saturday, in particular aiming at setting up a Palestinian state by the year 2005, on the second day of talks overshadowed by war clouds against Iraq. Regional-European Union, Politics, 9/2/2002
• Yemeni parliamentary delegation in Damascus
  The speaker of the Yemeni parliament Abdullah Hussein al-Ahmar and the accompanying delegation arrived in Damascus on Sunday and was welcomed by the speaker of the Syrian parliament Abdul Qader Qaddoura, PA officials and the Yemeni ambassador in Damascus. Syria-Yemen, Politics, 9/2/2002
• Al-Majallah: Al-Sharif Ali: America's aim is to topple Saddam, not occupy Iraq Iraq-USA, Politics, 9/2/2002
• Israeli consulate in Alexandria closed
  The Egyptian al-Joumhoreyah ( The Republic) newspaper said on Sunday that the Israeli foreign ministry closed its general consulate in the Egyptian coastal city of Alexandria. It said this was due to the unstable economic condition in Israel. Egypt-Israel, Politics, 9/2/2002
• American- Israeli meeting to fighting terrorism Israel-USA, Politics, 9/2/2002
• Sharon's wants Washington to launch the war against Iraq
  Israeli sources said that it is necessary to remind the American decision makers of Israel's participation in the war against Iraq. Iraq-Israel, Politics, 9/2/2002
• Zayed Center attacked by Israeli press
  One of the speaker in the seminar, Ahmad Jarad, the representative of the Arab League defied that the idiom of anti- semitism to be used as being describing the hostility to Jews on the ground that the Arabs are Semists. Regional-Israel, Politics, 9/2/2002
• Mousa: Israel committes war crimes against Palestinians, we reject accusation of persecuting Jews
  Moussa confirmed in press statements that the Arabs had always sympathized with the Jews , specially for what they confronted of persecution and discrimination in some of the European countries. Regional-Israel, Politics, 9/2/2002

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