Rice: The UN must reform or die
Many things need to be reformed in the United Nations, said U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice. ‘The United Nations can not continue to be a vital power if it…
Abbas to Visit the U.S. in May
Palestinian official sources announced on Saturday that the Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, will visit the United States for meetings with the U.S. president George W. Bush in early May. Abbas…
Hamas, PFLP reject to disarm
The Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestinian, PFLP, and the Islamic Resistance Movement, Hamas, rejected calls of the Palestinian Authorities to disarm. The two movements said that the weapons…
EU considers reconciliation with ME Islamists
Following decades in which western democracies have backed oppressive regimes in the Middle East and focusing efforts on backing authorities and secular elites, both the U.S. and the EU are considering closer…
Extensive military searches near Hebron
Israeli soldiers conducted extensive searches in the village of Doura, near Hebron, and several surrounding villages after closing the area. A local source in Doura reported that soldiers, and under-covered…
Detainees in Israeli detentions; numbers and facts
According to data collect by the Department of Planning and Census at the Ministry of Detainees and Liberated, 177 Palestinian detainees died in Israeli prisons since 1967, 69 of them…
Palestinian legislators to delay vote on election law
Palestinian lawmakers said Saturday that parliament will delay for at least several days a planned vote on an election law. The election law is seen crucial to holding the July…
8 Injured several arrested in Anti-Wall-caterpillar demo
Download Headline in MP3: http://radio.indymedia.org/uploads/headline041605.mp3 As Caterpillar refused to reconsider selling D9 bulldozers to Israel, 8 more Palestinians were wounded while attempting to block Caterpillar bulldozers from uprooting their trees. …
Israel to grab 1/3 of Aboud village farmland
Local sources reported Friday that Israeli military authorities informed Aboud’s village council that a decision was made to expropriate 6000 dunams of the village farmland, which represents one third of…
Fayad meets Rice to discuss aid to PA
Palestinian Finance Minister Salam Fayad met Friday U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice to discuss international aid needed to overcome economical hardships in the Palestinian territories. The meeting focused on…
Islamic Jihad to boycott legislative elections
The Islamic Jihad has decided to boycott the upcoming Palestinian legislative elections, a senior leader of the resistance group said on Friday. Even so, Islamic Jihad would also not call…
U.S. drops Israel from a military program over arm sales to China
U.S. defense officials said Friday the United States has stooped Israel’s involvement in the development of the biggest warplane program ever, because of Israel’s arm deals with China. ‘There are…