Arab democracy is exposing the blind spot of US policy
So, with Hamas taking control of the Palestinian Authority and its institutions, the destiny of the Palestinian people is once more in the hands of a party that believes in…
Army bulldozers begins to demolish animal barns in Tubas
Israeli army forces imposed a siege on Bardalah and Ein Al Biada villages, near the West Bank city of Tubas, and army bulldozers started to destroy farm buildings and animal…
Five Palestinians killed Thursday in ongoing Israeli invasion of Balata refugee camp
After a 17 year old boy was shot and killed early Thursday morning, Israeli forces continued their assault on the crowded neighborhoods of Balata refugee camp, killing four more Palestinians…
Army injures Palestinian resident from Hebron City
Israeli army troops shot and injured Ibrahim Al Mashny, 29, from the West Bank city of Hebron during clashes between the army and Palestinian stone throwing youth in the city…
Checkpoint between northern Salfit villages preventing residents from moving
Israeli army forces installed a military checkpoint between Farkheh and Qaraweh villages, north of the West Bank city of Salfit on Thursday morning, preventing the free movement of residents. Troops…
At least Ten injured in Wall protest west of Ramallah
At least ten Palestinian and Israeli peace activists were injured on Thursday at noon after the Israeli soldiers attacked a joint peaceful protest against the Separation Wall in Beit Siera…
Saudi leaders agree with Hamas: Cutting humanitarian aid is ‘blackmail’ of Palestinian people
After meeting with US Secretary of State Condoleeza Rice on Wednesday, Saudi Arabian leader Saud al-Faisal announced that his country, unlike Egypt and the U.S., would not cut humanitarian funding…
Resident injured near Hebron
Israeli soldiers shot and injured a Palestinian resident in the West Bank city of Hebron during a military invasion to the city. A medical source in Hebron reported that Ibrahim…
Family facing constant harassment by settlers
Israeli settlers from the Karneh Shemron settlement have been repeatedly attacking a Palestinian family in Kufr Laqif village, near Qalqilia in the West Bank.The eleven members of Mahmoud Awad’s family…
Special army unit arrests resident in Alar village near Tulkarem
The Israeli Army Special Unit abducted one resident from the village of Alar north of the West Bank city of Tulkarem on Thursday morning. Mohamed Amer, 19, was attacked, arrested…
In pre-dawn invasions, army arrests seven residents from several cities in the West Bank
During pre-dawn invasions, the Israeli Army arrested seven residents from several cities in the West Bank on Thursday, claiming they were "wanted people." The two residents who were arrested in…
Palestinian resistance shells an Israeli town
In a press release issued on Thursday morning, the Al-Quds Brigades, the armed wing of the Islamic Jihad, claimed responsibility for firing seven homemade shells at Al-Magdal, a town near Nazareth in…
Army enforces Palestinian resident to pay for security escort to get treatment in Israel
The Israeli army forced a Palestinian resident living with AIDS from the West Bank city of Hebron to pay the expanses of his security escort for treatment at an Israeli hospital…
Israeli forces bulldoze US-AID-sponsored Palestinian playground
The Israeli military destroyed a Palestinian playground, park and pool Wednesday, claiming that the park was built on "Area C" lands that are inside the West Bank, but under Israeli…
US Secretary of State tours Middle East, urges countries not to support new Palestinian government
US Secretary of State tours Middle East, urges countries not to support new Palestinian government Condoleeza Rice, the US secretary of state, is on a five-day trip to various countries…
Naveh: `“King Abdullah is liable to be the last king of Jordan`
Israeli-Jordanian relations faced a cloud of uncertainty following the statements of GOC Central Command leader of the Israeli army, Yair Naveh, who said that 80% of Jordan’s population are Palestinians…
Fateh tentatively agrees to participate in coming government
Fateh movement announced on Wednesday afternoon that it "tentatively” agrees to participate in the Hamas government, with Ismail Haniyya as the Prime Minister.Azzam, Al Ahmad, head of the Fateh bloc…
Gunmen break into the governor’s office in Gaza
A Palestinian security source in Gaza reported that 30 gunmen, members of the Al Yasser Brigades, one of Fateh’s armed groups, broke into the governor’s headquarters in Gaza city. The…
Palestinian Authority denies reports that it is unable to pay employees
The Palestinian Authority’s new Minister of Economy, Dr. Mazen Sunokrot says the coffers of the Palestinian government are not running dry, as some media have reported. He reported on Wednesday…