Knesset committee to vote on Bill to hold referendum in two weeks
The Israeli Knesset Constitution, Law and Justice Committee is set to meet on March 21 to vote on the first reading of a bill that would mandate a referendum on…
Israeli, PA teams meet again on Jericho handover
Israeli and Palestinian Authority security officials were meeting for a second round of talks on the transfer of the West Bank town of Jericho on Wednesday evening, but second round…
Anti-wall protest near Ramallah, several residents injured
Tuesday after noon, dozens of residents protested in the village of Bal’in, west of Ramallah, against the expropriation of lands for the construction of the annexation wall. Israeli soldiers fired…
More than a million gathered in Beirut in supprort for Syaria and resistance
At least one million people attended a rally against the Syrian pullback from Lebanon called by Hezbollah in Lebanese capitol Hezbollah source reported on Tuesday. This rally drastically outnumbered those…
Curfew lifted, army continue to operate in Hebron
Tuesday afternoon, Israeli soldiers lifted the curfew which was imposed over the old city of Hebron on Monday morning, while several military units conducted military searches of homes forcing the…
Japan: No plans to host a Mideast summit
An official Japanese source denied that Japan is planning to host a Mideast summit saying ‘we have no such plans,’ Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Hiroyuki Hosoda clarified that Japan has…
Back to security coordination
After few weeks, during which Israel halted coordination with the Palestinian Authority and has frozen the implementation of the Sharm’s summit understandings, Israel-PA coordination is back on track. The embargo…
Report on Gilboa prison conditions
Raed Mahameed, a lawyer from the Palestinian Prisoners Society, visited several detainees in Gilboa detention center. Mahameed reported harsh conditions and serious violations of prisoners’ rights. Mahameed reported that Israeli…
Ya’alon: Israel to phase out Palestinian labor by 2008
Israel’s strategic goal is to phase out Palestinian labor by 2008, Israeli army chief of staff said on Tuesday.  Speaking to a security conference, Ya’alon said that before the…
Sharon to level some unauthorized outposts
Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon is likely to announce Wednesday that he will implement the principles of the Sasson Report, which calls for the dismantling of unauthorized settlers’ outposts.  Israeli…
169 women killed during the Intifada
As women celebrate the International Women Day on March 8, the Palestinian woman celebrates this day on her own way, enduring tremendous pain and sufferings. Many Palestinian women were killed…
Israeli Arab arrested, Suspected of Planning to Attack Knesset
Israeli police arrested a 20-year-old Israeli Palestinian from the village of Deir Hanna in the western Galilee over suspicions of plotting an attack the Knesset as well as planning to…
Abbas: Israel undermining peace
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas accused Tuesday Israel of undermining peace efforts by dragging its feet over promises to free prisoners and pull back from West Bank cities. His comments followed…
‘Terrorist media’??
, 08 March, 2005 With the U.S. administration throwing around the word ‘terrorist’ so loosely, using it to refer to virtually anyone who disagrees with their line, it should be…
Shinui lifts ban on Ultra-Orthodox parties
Shinui party MK Avraham Poraz said Monday that his faction would be willing to return to the cabinet and set beside ultra-orthodox United Torah Judaism ministers in order to help…