PLC approves election bill
The Palestinian legislative council approved in principle on Wednesday the election bell, ending a two weeks dispute on whether the election could take place on July 17. ‘It is now…
Palestinian-European understanding to support P.A police
Palestinian Prime Minister Ahmad Qorei is slated to sign, Wednesday, an understanding to establish a coordination office to support the Palestinian Police. A senior source at the Palestinian Authority reported…
Violations resumed in the occupied territories
Approximately seventy days after the cease fire agreement declared at the Sharm Al-Sheikh summit in Egypt, between the Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, and the Israeli PM Ariel Sharon, the Israeli…
Learning to kneel: the hard way
First step: show no sign of resistance to any move by the controlling superpower, no matter how painful or unjust the move may appear to you. Don’t demand a return…
Fatah to decide on election delay today
The Fatah bloc in the Palestinian Legislative Council (PLC) is meeting on Thursday in Ramallah to decide whether it is going to vote in the council for the delay of…
Abbas: Palestinian Authority disarmed gunmen in Jericho, Tulkarem
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said Tuesday that the PA has collected weapons from all wanted men in the West Bank towns of Jericho and Tulkarem, which Israel transferred to Palestinian…
High court rejects petition to shift wall route near Bethlehem
http://radio.indymedia.org/uploads/headlin2-041905.mp369ze72.mp3 High court orders a halt to the construction of the Israeli annexation wall section near Ariel settlement, but approves wall construction near Bethlehem Israel has halted the construction of…
tenders for bids to build 50 new settlers homes
http://radio.indymedia.org/uploads/headlin1-041905.mp3 Israeli issued monday tenders seeking bids for the construction of 50 new houses in the Wet Bank settlement of Elkana near Salfit, The Palestinian Authority complained to the…
Detainee released after four years in administrative detention
Israeli Prison Authorities (IPA) released on Monday evening detainee ‘Ali Farraj Salem Abu Juraida, 29, from Rafah, after four years in administrative detention, without trial or charges. Abu Juraida was…
Budrus: `“A model of resisting the Wall`
The Israeli Separation Wall… one of its main aims is to separate Palestinian people from their land. In Ramallah, the Wall divides the villages into two Ghettos; nine in the…
Homesh settlers: we want to move together
Representatives of the northern west bank settlement Homesh ended a Tuesday meeting with Israeli Prime minister Ariel Sharon, saying “if disengagement takes place, we want to move together†The settlement…
Vanunu banned travel for one more year
Israeli Interior Minister Ophir Pines-Paz decided Tuesday to ban nuclear whistleblower Mordechai Vanunu from leaving the country for a further 12 months, claiming his departure could harm Israel’s national security.…
WB settlers seek more funds; propose moving en masse
Settlers in Ganim and Kadim settlements in the northern West Bank expressed readiness to leave move en masse to Afula if they get a good compensation. They told Yonatan Bassi,…
Abed-Rabbu: `“Sharon transforms Gaza into a big jail, W. B into isolated cantons`
Member of the PLO executive committee Yasser Abed Rabbo warned that Israel seeks to obstruct the Palestinian legislative elections slated for July 17. The statements of Abed-Rabbu came during his…
High court orders halt of construction of Ariel wall section, approves wall near Bethlehem
Israel has halted the construction of the wall around the settlement of Ariel in the northern West Bank, following injunctions issued by the High Court of Justice, in response to…
Chirac: Palestinians should be offered a political horizon
Last Monday, French President Jacques Chirac told Israeli vice Premier Shimon Peres that Israel should offer Palestinians a political horizon. French Foreign Minister Michel Barnier proposed hosting an international conference…
Israeli minister calls for earlier pullout
In an interview with Israel Radio, Israeli infra-structure minister Benjamin Ben Eliazer (Labor) called Saturday for starting the pullout two weeks ahead of the originally set date. Eland strongly objects…