PA more ready for pullout than Israel
Palestinians, assisted by mayors from the area as well as private businessmen, have been conducting a comprehensive survey of the buildings in the settlements in order to decide which to…
Army to expel 27 residents from a village near Tubas
The Israeli army intends to evacuate 27 residents of three families from the village of Al-Aqaba, near Tubas, after notices of eviction were issued against them. The families have to…
Soldiers attack detainees Huwwara detention
Wednesday afternoon, at least 50 soldiers broke into Huwwara detention, north of the West Bank, and attacked the detainees, who were striking in protest to the bad treatment and living…
Army invades a village south of Tulkarem
Wednesday afternoon, Israeli soldiers invaded the village of Al-Ras, north of Tulkarem and conducted military searches of homes. A local source in Tulkarem reported that soldiers broke into dozens of…
Army begins moving some equipment out of Gaza Strip
Israeli army began moving equipment out of the Gaza Strip on Wednesday, in preparation to implementing the unilateral disengagement plan, Israeli sources reported. An army spokesman said, around 20 containers…
Court orders end of Tali Fahima’s Solitary Confinement
The central court in Tel Aviv ruled to end solitary confinement of Tali Fahima, an Israeli citizen arrested upon alleged accusations of helping Palestinians carry out attacks in Israel. Fahima…
Woman miscarriages at Al-Tuffah checkpoint, infant dies
A Palestinian woman trapped on Al-Tuffah checkpoint, the only passage leading to Al-Mawassi, west of Khan Younis in the Gaza Strip, gave birth to a dead infant, after soldiers barred…
Israeli Consul to Holland arrested for bribery
Israel’s consul to Holland, Uriel Yitzhaki, 50, was arrested at Ben Gurion International Airport, after arriving in Israel for a visit on Tuesday. An Israeli source reported that the International…
Yaalon met with Abdullah King of Jordan
The outgoing Israeli chief of staff Moshe Yaalon met with King Abdullah II of Jordan Tuesday in Amman, Israeli sources reported. The source did not mention topics discussed in the…
Hezbollah: We will never lay arms down as Israel is still a threat
Sheikh Hassan Nasrallah, Secretary General of the Lebanese resistance party Hezbollah that the United Nations’ demand to disarm the militias in Lebanon is irrelevant to Hezbollah because it is not…
Naveh Dkalim settlers call Mofaz ‘traitor’
As the Israeli Defense Minister, Shaul Mofaz visited on Tuesday, Naveh Dkalim settlement, in the Gush Katif settlement Bloc, dozens of settlers called him a traitor and urged him to…
U.S. to provide $3 billion to assist pullout
The American Administration has agreed to give Israel a 3 billion-dollar financial guarantee until 2008 to assist the implementation of the disengagement plan, Israel Radio said Wednesday. Israeli delegates met…
Abbas: Instead of giving a hand, Israel is hindering and inciting
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, in a Tuesday meeting with Israeli reporters in Ramallah, stated that Israel has once again failed to give him a chance, as it did while he…