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Al-Ahram: Weak Clinton, Egyptian Poll, Palestinian State, PA/Israel
Crime and Punishment
by Fayza Hassan Pot Pourri, a regular columnist
Excerpts:
The numerous episodes of the Clinton saga are telling proof that Americans have not really changed in their candid, puritanical morality since the days the...
Why is the Shuafat Refugee Camp Seething?
At a time when the issue of Palestinian refugees surfaces on the agenda of the peace process, a visit to the one Palestinian refugee camp in Jerusalem can provide you with some understanding of...
Out of Shadows, Agency Is Directly Involved in Israeli-Palestinian Security Talks
The CIA has emerged from the shadows of diplomacy to play a unique, highly visible role in the Middle East peace process, mediating disputes between Israeli and Palestinian security forces and participating in negotiations...
PA Security Chief: We Drafted 25 Hamas Terrorists into Palestinian Security Forces to Protect...
Following are excerpts of an interview on 24th September, 1998, with Muhammad Dahlan, head of the Palestinian Preventive Security Service in Gaza, which was conducted by the official Palestinian Authority newspaper Al-Hayat Al-Jadeeda.
Question: The...
Al-Barghuthi Says ‘Thousands’ Trained for Possible Clash
... Al-Barghuthi believes that procedures to establish a Palestinian state have actually begun with the establishment of the first Palestinian Authority in our history. Since the establishment of that authority, he aid, the building...
Al-Ahram: Hamas/PA Relations, Bin Laden
Dead or Alive?
by Tareq Hassan
"Some PA officials were quoted as saying.... was much weaker than originally thought; "as scary as a cat", some said."
Excerpts
Palestinian police lifted tight restrictions imposed earlier this week on...
PA Minister of Justice – Also Execute Land Dealers
IMRA interviewed Palestinian Authority Minister of Justice, Freih Abu Meddien, in English, on 31st August:
IMRA: Do you see yesterdays' executions as setting a precedent for future cases or was it an exception?
Meddien: Any crime...
Refusal to Recognize Israel Widespread on Palestinian TV
A report documenting hundreds of cases in which the Palestinian media broadcast messages indicating an unwillingness to recognize the state of Israel, even within the 1948 borders, was distributed yesterday by the Palestinian Media...
Palestine Authority Officials Comment on American Attacks
Following are two recent references by senior Palestinian officials to the US missile strikes against Sudan and Afghanistan:
24th August, 1998 interview on Israel Army radio with Sufian Abu Zaida, head of the PA's Israel...
Al-Ahram: Terrorism, Ngo’s, Arafat’s New Cabinet
Fertile Ground
Salama Ahmed Salama
Excerpts
The success of international terrorism in breaking through seemingly impenetrable security barriers and outwitting advanced intelligence techniques in the Nairobi and Dar es Salaam bombings lays bare a new fact. A...
