Because it is Israel
In one of the rare democracies in the Middle East, Palestine, the Palestinians’ choice of Hamas, instead of attracting respect and appreciation of outside bodies, disrespect and downgrade of the…
Muslims and Christians demonstrate in Bethlehem and Nablus against defamation of Islam
Scores of Palestinian Muslims and Christians demonstrated in the West Bank cities of Bethlehem and Nablus, on Sunday and Monday, in a show of unity against offensive caricatures of the…
Palestinian resistance fires six home made shells towards Israeli targets
Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigade, the armed wing of Fatah, claimed responsibility for launching six homemade shells towards two southern Israeli towns on Monday at dawn. The Brigades launched two projectiles…
Abbas, Olmert agree to continue dialogue
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas asked Israeli leadership to continue to consider him as the chief negotiator for the Palestinians, despite a major win of opposition party Hamas in January 25th…
Hamas meets with President Abbas in Egypt
The first meeting between the leadership of the Hamas party, the overwhelming victor in Jan. 25th legislative elections, and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas took place Monday morning in Cairo. The…
Elderly Palestinian man seriously injured by unidentified gunman in Bethlehem
An unidentified gunman shot a Palestinian man in the city center of the West Bank city of Bethlehem Monday afternoon. 50 year old Mubarak Abu Mehamid sustained serious injuries, after…
Israel slams two American news papers
Danni Ayalon, Israeli ambassador to the U.S, has sent two letters to the Washington Post and Los Angeles Times news papers slamming them for publishing articles by two Hamas leaders,…
Army invades Bethlehem, arrests one resident
On Monday at dawn, Israeli army forces the West Bank city of Bethlehem, and arrested one resident. Bilal Kleib, 21, was arrested and taken to unknown destination when soldiers…
American response to Hamas victory show disconnection from reality
Over the last week and a half since Hamas’ electoral victory in Palestinian legislative elections, American pundits have taken the opportunity to blast the Palestinian people’s choice, without attempting to…
Army invades Bethlehem, arrests one resident
On Monday at dawn, Israeli army forces the West Bank city of Bethlehem, and arrested one resident. Bilal Kleib, 21, was arrested and taken to unknown destination when soldiers…
Twilight Zone/Dogs of War
reprinted from Haaretz daily newspaper About a month ago, 12-year-old Mohammed Qassam was the victim of an Israeli army dog that grabbed his leg with its teeth and dragged him…
Israeli security reveals identity of six arrested in Hebron
Six Palestinians arrested last month in Hebron by undercover Israeli security forces were finally told their charges Monday morning: they are accused by Israeli security of killing six Israeli colonists…
Army arrests 19 from the West Bank
In an overnight sweep of arrests throughout the West Bank, Israeli soldiers arrested 19 residents. Two residents, said to be Fateh activists, were arrested in Nablus, nine members of…
Week following Hamas victory marked by Israeli invasions, air strikes, closures
After Hamas won a majority of the seats in Palestinian legislative elections a week ago Wednesday, the Israeli military occupation of Palestine stepped up in intensity, with daily incursions in…
Israeli army invades Jenin; firing on Haifa St.
Late Sunday night, dozens of Israeli military vehicles invaded the city of Jenin, firing hundreds of rounds in the area around Haifa St., according to local residents. This is the…
Israeli artillery shells Gaza
A Palestinian security source in Gaza reported after midnight on Monday night that the Israeli artillery shelled open areas in the northern part of the Gaza Strip. The Maan…
P.A security defuses a bomb dropped by Israeli war jets
A Palestinian security source in Khan Younis, in the southern part of the Gaza Strip, reported on Sunday that Palestinian security sappers defused a bomb which was dropped by an…
$700 million missing from Palestinian Authority; corruption suspected
An internal investigation on Sunday revealed that over the past several years, $700 million has gone missing from the finances of the Palestinian Authority (PA).The State Comptroller, Ahmed al-Moghani, stated…
Two Palestinians assassinated in Gaza
Dr. Moawiya Hassanen, head of the Emergency unit at the Palestinian Ministry of Health, reported on Sunday night that two residents were killed and at least four were injured when an…
The Al Quds brigades says its leader survived an assassination attempt
The Al Quds Brigades, the military wing of the Islamic Jihad, reported on Sunday evening that one of its leaders in the West Bank city of Nablus survived an assassination…