Center for Near East Policy Research
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...
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...
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...
Can the Arabs Ever Use Their Oil Power Weapon Again?
The focus of the industrial West has, for many years, been drawn to the oil-bearing nations of the Middle East because they needed oil....
Arafat Health Scare Puts Peace Process in Jeopardy
Yasser Arafat, the Palestinian leader, is suffering from Parkinson's disease, according to a report compiled by Israeli military intelligence. He is receiving treatment for...
Palestinian Reactions to the Wye River Memorandum III
Revising the Charter and Security Issues
Part II, Section C, Paragraph 2, of the Wye River Memorandum, requires the Executive Committee of the Palestine Liberation...
Al-Ahram Weekly: For the First Time, Egypt Admits Sinking the Dakar
Giving Chase to an "Enemy" Sub
by Galal Nassar
Al-Ahram Weekly 29th October - 4th November, 1998
Heading: A high military official confirmed in the presence of...
Ex-Weapons Inspector Ritter: Don’t Count on Us Monitoring of Wye
Ritter is a former UN weapons inspector in Iraq.
Question: I understand you have some concerns regarding the implementation of the Wye accord?
Ritter: Yes, indeed....
Update on Iraq: The US Suddenly Wakes Up?
An Israeli reader reported that at the Likud Central Committee meeting on the Wye accord, some members criticized the Gov't for relying on the...
Senior Palestinian Official: PNC Will Not Convene to Amend the Covenant
This is the first in a series of periodic updates on issues relating to Palestinian compliance with the October 23, 1998 Wye River Memorandum....