Yesterday in “The Guardian” By JONATHAN FREEDLAND Once Gerald Kaufman described it as a Labour manifesto from 1983, as the longest suicide note in history... If some meeting of documents... Letters from Palestine Continues on page 29
DIPLOMACY On page 7
Opinion of the Day By SHABAN MURATI There are few states which, at the foundations of their foreign policy and in relations with other states, place the principle that right and truth... Continues on page 19 Sweden’s right decision for the State of Palestine
Opinion of the Day By SHABAN MURATI There are few states that, as the foundation of their foreign policy and in their relations with other states, place the principle of law and truth... Continued on page 19 Sweden’s right decision for the State of Palestine
DIPLOMACY Deputy ambassador of Israel: We were disappointed by the vote in favor of Palestine On page 7
Berisha congratulates Arafat On the occasion of Yasser Arafat’s election as Head of the Palestinian state, the President of the Republic, Sali Berisha, sent a congratulatory telegram, which among other things reads: "Your election to the high office of Head of Palestine, this fri
TURKISH PRIME MINISTER: “PALESTINE”, ABSTENTION HURTS RELATIONS Turkish media: Pressure from Ankara forced Albania not to vote “against” Palestine’s membership. Erdogan: There are many cowards in the world (In the photo:) Turkish Prime Minister Erdogan and the Albanian one, Sali
Turkish Prime Minister: “Palestine”, abstention harms relations Turkish media: Pressure from Ankara forced Albania not to vote “against” Palestine’s membership. Erdogan: There are many cowards in the world (Pictured:) Turkish Prime Minister Erdogan and the Albanian one, Sali Beri
Yesterday in “New York Times” By MAHMOUD ABBAS 63 years ago, a 13-year-old Palestinian boy was forced to leave his home in the Galilean town of Safed and fled with his family to Syria..... The delayed State of Palestine Continues on page 28
Albania, a “sandwich” between the US and Europe UN SESSION IN NEW YORK, TIRANA IN A DIFFICULT DIPLOMATIC POSITION The creation of a Palestinian state is dividing the world. PD: We must uphold the Americans’ position. PS: We must follow the EU’s example, “in favor” of the independ
UN SESSION IN NEW YORK, TIRANA IN A DIFFICULT DIPLOMATIC POSITION The creation of the Palestinian state is dividing the world. PD: Let us keep the Americans’ position. PS: Let us follow the EU’s example, “in favor of” the Arab country’s independence UN SESSION IN NEW YORK, TIRANA
Opinion of the Day By ADRI NURELLARI When diplomacy and negotiations are discussed, one inevitably thinks of the Middle East in general and of the conflict between Palestine and Israel in particular ... The dialogue with Serbia and the lessons from Palestine’s setbacks Continues
TEL AVIV - A Muslim suicide bomber killed 12 people last night and injured more than 120 others, among them many children, outside a large supermarket in the center of Tel Aviv. An anonymous phone call informed Radio Israel that responsibility for the attack was being claimed by