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Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon, who visited the Nitzanim area with Housing Minister Isaac Herzog Tuesday, instructed various government officials to accelerate the work. ‘You must work immediately and quickly,’…
Army shot dead a Palestinian near Rafah
Israeli soldiers shot and killed a Palestinian on the Gaza-Egypt border early Wednesday, local eyewitnesses said. Ahmed Barhoum, 22, was hit in the head by a bullet and died immediately.…
PA court cancels local election results in Rafah
A Palestinian court on Tuesday cancelled the voting results in 51 of the 141 polling stations in the southern Gaza Strip city of Rafah, a move that could increase tension…
Workers Union condemns the arrest of 600 workers in Israel
The General Workers Union in Palestine condemned the arrest of 600 Palestinian workers in Israel, after the army claimed that the illegally entered the country. The Union reported that these…
Barghouthi: `“Fateh needs to work among the people`
The Jailed legislator and Fatah leader, Marwan Barghouthi, said in a letter written behind bars in Hadarim Israeli prison that Fateh movement needs to organize its work and be actively…
Palestinian Minister of Interior met with U.S. Security Envoy
As part of the preparations for the intended Israeli pullout from the Gaza strip and four northern West Bank settlements, the Palestinian Minister of Interior Nasser Yousef met with the…
Clashes near Hebron, four injured
Medical sources in Hebron report that four schoolchildren suffocated after inhaling gas fired by the Israeli army during clashes that erupted after an incursion into the Hebron-area village of Doura. A local source…
Seeking Hamas’s consent on a quite Gaza Pullout
While Israel is pressing on the PA to curb on Hamas, Israeli security officials say they are welling to cooperate with elected Hamas-affiliated council leaders. Already, the discussion in Israel…
Abbas: Hamas may join government
Speaking at a press conference in Tokyo, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said that the PA was cooperating with Israel to facilitate the upcoming pullout, and that Hamas may join the…
New Shin Bet head believes Jewish terror could target Sharon, Haram Al-Sharif
Yuval Diskin, the new director of the Israeli Shin Bet internal security service, said Tuesday that ‘Israeli society would not be able to tolerate the murder of another prime minister.’…
Haifa Univ. students protest against ‘racist’ conference
Several dozen Jewish and Arab students protested Tuesday morning at Haifa University against an academic conference titled ‘The Demographic Problem and Israel’s Demographic Policies’, describing the conference as a gathering…
Soccer Star Ronaldo visits Palestine
Brazilian soccer star Ronaldo was warmly received in the West Bank on Monday during his good will visit to the Palestinian territories and Israel. Ronaldo, the Real Madrid striker, the…
Shin Bet fears Jewish terror
The newly appointed Shin Bet Chief Yuval Diskin expressed his fears Tuesday over terror attacks conducted by Jews especially in light of the escalating threats against Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem.…
P.A policemen exchange fire in Gaza
Monday evening, members of the Palestinian police exchanged fire after a police unit arrested a policeman from another division; two policemen were slightly injured. Police officials declined to comment on…
Former Malaysian PM ‘Israeli Soldiers humiliated me’
Israeli army soldiers delayed for five hours former Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad at a border crossing before allowing him to enter the Palestinian areas, sources at the former leader’s…
Army to resume assassinations
An Israeli security source reported that the army will resume its assassination policy against Palestinian resistance fighters. The source stated that Israeli security heads, Israeli PM Ariel Sharon, and defense…
Japan to increase aide to the Palestinians
Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi said following his meeting with the Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in Tokyo that Japan will give USD 100 millions, additional funds to the Palestinian Authority.…
Resident dies of wounds sustained in Rafah last year
Monday evening, a resident of Rafah, in the southern part of the Gaza Strip, died of wounds sustained after the army shelled the area, last year. The WAFA news agency…