Daily Archives: November 17, 1998
Official PA Newspaper Blames Israel for Jerusalem Bombing
Two days after the November 6, 1998 bomb attack at Jerusalem's Mahaneh Yehuda market injured 25 Israelis, the Palestinian Authority (PA) is blaming Israel for the incident and for previous attacks against Israeli civilians....
An Interactive Critique of Jerusalem Post Editor Jeff Barak’s Interview with Yassir Arafat
On Friday, November 13, 1998, the editor of the Jerusalem Post, Mr. Jeff Barak, condcuted an interview with Yassir Arafat. The article was entitled "Arafat's charm offensive". Media Reasearch Analyst and Israel Resource News...
Shanda! Do the Prisoners of Zion have to Live a Life of Disgrace?
There was a time when we asked for your help in the struggle against the Soviet government. Now we ask you to help us in our struggle for survival with the authorities of Israel...
A Day in Official Palestinian Media
Today, Faisal Al-Husseini, the Palestinian Minister for Jerusalem affairs attacked Israel's municipal elections in Jerusalem, calling Israel's rule anywhere in Jerusalem as "illegal." In addition the PLO's Fatah branch announced that they would be...
Ten Days in the Life of the Palestine Authority
Palestinians wary of Israeli ratification of Wye
The Palestinian Authority has expressed displeasure with the ratification by the Cabinet of the Wye Plantation agreement. This, despite a meeting by Israeli envoy Yitzhak Molcho with PA...
Official Media of the Palestine Authority, November 15, 1998
Excerpts from Arafat's Speech in Ramallah:
Narrator quoting Arafat: "We are building our state, piece by piece and will continue until our state is established and Holy Jerusalem is its capital. We are only a...
Official Palestine Broadcasting Corporation Radio
Nov 16, 7 a.m.
Narrator's Remarks (Youssef Mahmoud):
Today is the day of the Mihraj (celebration off Muhammad's legendary nocturnal journey from the Meccan Mosque to the Furthest Mosque, assumed by later Muslim commentaries to be...
MidEast Peace Facilitation Act
Title IV of Public Law 104-99 or the Middle East Peace Facilitation Act, passed by the US Congress on February 12, 1996 stipulates that:
"It is the sense of Congress... the PLO... must do far...