Fire Unextinguished
‘In the prison of his days, teach the free man how to praise’ — W. H. Auden Some of the first images greeting me upon setting out from Abu Dis…
Khader: `“Withdrawal is an important step towards freedom`
Palestinian jailed legislator, Husam Khader, head of the Committee for Defending Refugees Rights, said that the Israeli withdrawal from the Gaza Strip is an important step towards freedom. Lawyer Riyadh…
Soldiers block Nablus entrance
Army stopped more than 300 Palestinian cars at the northern entrance of Nablus, after closing it, on Saturday afternoon. Soldiers searched dozens of vehicles causing traffic jam, and threw the…
Resident arrested in Doura
Israeli army invaded the village of Doura near the West Bank city of Hebron late Friday night.  Troops invaded the village and barged into an internet coffee shop and…
General elections set for January 25
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said that the parliamentary elections will be held on January 25, 2006. “The Parliamentary elections will be held in all of the Palestinian areas on Wednesday,…
Evacuation of last Gaza settlement to be concluded Tuesday
The Israeli army expects to complete the evacuation of all settlements in the Gaza Strip, and four West Bank settlements by the end of next week, a senior source at…
Abbas: `“Gaza International Airport will be reopened soon`
Palestinian President, Mahmoud Abbas, Abu Mazin, addressed on Friday hundreds of residents who gathered at the Gaza airport, saying that it will be reopened as soon as its reconstruction is…
Army court sentences one Palestinian to a high term
Salem Israeli military court, south of the West Bank, sentenced Mohamed Abd Raboo 20 from Nablus to 20 years consecutive years. Mohamed was charged of membership in AL Aqsa brigades…
Army invades Nablus
Israeli army invaded the West bank city of Nablus on Saturday at down Troops backed up by army vehicles and one helicopter invaded the city, and conducted search there, local…
Hamas has an armed group for women
A prominent source at the Islamic Resistance Movement, Hamas, said that Al Qassam Brigades, the military wing of the movement has an armed wing for women. According to the source,…
Mazuz orders arrest on settlers who return to Gaza
Israeli Attorney General Menachem Mazuz, and Eren Shendar, the Israeli State Prosecutor, instructed the police to arrest any settler who return to the Gaza Strip, and charge any Gush Katif…
Pig’s head in a Jaffa Mosque Yard
Muslim worshippers were shocked to find a pigs head in the yard of the Hassan Bek mosque in Jaffa near Tel Aviv in Israel, on Friday night. As worshippers were…
Abbas: Gaza pullout is the result of Palestinian ‘sacrifices’
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said on Friday that Israel’s withdrawal from the Gaza Strip is not a gift that Israel wanted to give to the Palestinians, but it is a…