Month: February 2006

The Hamas Party in Palestine has announced that its top parliamentary seat will go to Mahmoud az Zahar, who received the most votes of any candidate during the legislative elections…

Israeli army released on Monday Ezziddin Amarna, 35, a blind detainee, from the Hadarim detintion facility  after spending five years in prison. He was arrested at his house in the…

Undercover units of the Israeli army arrested a member of the Al Aqsa martyrs brigades, the military wing of Fateh, in Ya’bed Village west of the West Bank city of…

Wednesday at dawn Israeli army was deployed intensively in the Palestinian West Bank village of Nabi Elias east of Qalqilia, the Palestinian Maan News agency reported.   Eyewitnesses reported that…

According to a report Tuesday by the New York Times, diplomatic sources in Israel have revealed that US and Israeli officials have been meeting to discuss ways to ‘destabilize’ the…

In a joint press release issued in the Gaza strip, Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades of Fatah and Al-Quds Brigades of Islamic Jihad claimed responsibility of firing one homemade shell at the…

Wednesday morning, a Palestinian medical source in Qabatia town, south the West Bank city of Jenin, reported that a mentally challenged child was shot and killed by Israeli military fire…

  On Tuesday, the Tel Aviv Magistrates Court sentenced Omri Sharon, the eldest son of Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon, to a nine-month jail term, a nine-month suspended sentence and a…

The National Resistance Brigades, the armed wing of the Democratic Front for Liberation of Palestine (DFLP), clamed responsibility for shelling Israeli military targets east of the northern Gaza strip city…

Palestinian Security Officers safely disarmed an explosive charge near the motor-vehicle department in the West Bank city of Nablus on Wednesday morning.             The charge…

Wednesday at dawn, Israeli soldiers invaded the West Bank city of Tulkarem, broke into dozens of homes and arrested twenty residents, including two residents from the nearby village of Kafer…

The moment, the overwhelming victory of the Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) was declared, voice were loud asking Hamas to recognize Israel as a pre-requisite for resuming negotiations and making peace,…

The Israeli military has imposed a total closure on the Jordan Valley area of the Palestinian West Bank since 2005, literally cutting off 2 million Palestinians from their sources of…

Contractors with the Interior Department of the Palestinian Authority appealed Monday to be considered as employees, in order to receive full pay and benefits, according to a Palestinian government source.

Palestinian detainees in Shatta detention facility in Bissan appealed humanitarian organizations to pressure the Israeli Prison Authorities to improve their living conditions, and stop the daily attacks and abuse they…

Muhammed Ahmed Al Jabiry, 17, was sitting in his school bus, on his way to school Tuesday morning, when he was shot in the face by an Israeli soldier. He…

Tuesday afternoon, Israeli soldiers stationed at the main gate of the Ibrahimi Mosque in Hebron arrested, arrested a Palestinian youth and claimed that he was carrying a knife. The Maan…

A Palestinian police officer, a members of the presidential guard unit,  was killed on Tuesday in the West Bank city of Ramallah,  when he was shot by mistake by another…

Tuesday morning, an Israeli army special unit injured one resident and arrested him along with two other residents, during an invasion of Beit Jala, near the West Bank city of…

Israeli army released Eiz Addin Amarneh, 34, on Tuesday after serving  five years of imprisonment. Troops arrested Amarneh, who is blind, after claiming that he planned two suicide bombings in…

Scores of Israeli settlers attacked homes in Khirbet Tana village east of the West Bank city of Nablus on Tuesday. Ahmed Nasasreh,  secretary of village council, said that approximately 60…

The Islamic Resistance Movement, Hamas, denies reports that it started collecting and registering  the weapons of its armed wing in the Gaza Strip. The denial, by a Hamas legislative member,…

Late Monday afternoon, the Palestinian Parliament empowered Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas to appoint a new constitutional court that would have far-reaching powers, a decision challenged by the majority Hamas party…

Media spokesperson of the Palestinian Ministry of Interior, Tawfiq Abu Khousa, reported on Tuesday that Israeli artillery fired ten shells on Tuesday morning at residential areas in the northern and…

For many religious Jews, Shabbat is a day of rest and spiritual enrichment. However, in Hebron, members of the local Palestinian community know all-too-well that Jewish settlers often commit their…

Al Masqibia military court extended the detention of Omer Abdul Raziq, Palestinian Legislative Council member, for eight more days for interrogations. Raziq was arrested two months ago. His wife called…

Israeli army troops arrested six residents from Balata and Askar refugee camps in the West Bank city of Nablus during an invasion of the city on Tuesday morning. Soldiers backed…

Israeli army forces invaded the West Bank cities of Jenin and Tubas, and searched several homes late Monday night. Israeli soldiers attacked the two cities while others erected temporary checkpoints…

Al Aqsa martyrs brigades, the armed wing of Fateh, released a statement claiming responsibility for launching three mortar shells at the Israeli town of Kfar Aza Tuesday morning. In the…

Sariya Al Quds, the armed wing of Islamic Jihad, claimed responsibility for launching two home made shells at the Israeli town of Sderot of Tuesday morning. The group also claimed…

With the Israeli move to isolate the Jordan valley and ban 2 Million West Bank Palestinians from entering one third of the total area of the West bank, the Israeli…

Khalid Mashal, a leader-in-exile of the Palestinian Hamas party, stated Monday in an interview that Israel must withdraw its troops from Palestinian territories as a prerequisite for peace talks. "If…

Monday night, a Palestinian security source in the Gaza Strip reported that Israeli soldiers killed a Palestinian woman near the Kissufim Crossing in the central Gaza Strip.A medical source at…

10 year old Ahmed al-Haddad was attacked Monday by eight adult Israeli settlers in Hebron who chased him down, hitting him with stones until he fell off a wall. Doctors…

Sami Abu Zuhri, a leader of the Palestinian Hamas Party in Gaza, said he expects talks between Hamas and Russia to take place later this month. "We are going to…

The Israeli military court of Salem sentenced two Palestinians to prison terms and gave extended ‘administrative detention’ orders to three others on Monday morning. Ahmed Dalow was sentenced to three…

Scores of  Palestinian Muslims held a demonstration in Hebron Monday afternoon protesting the offensive caricatures of the Prophet Mohammad that have been published by Danish and other European newspapers several…

  Israeli military forces arrested two residents from Beit Amr Village north of the West Bank city of Hebron Monday, allegedly for throwing stones at Israeli cars.     Ahmed…

Monday afternoon, The Israeli army handed out anti-resistance leaflets to Palestinian laborers returning to Gaza at Eretz crossing, between the Gaza Strip and Israel, distributed. "When the crossing is sealed…

The Maan News Agency reported on Monday that at least ten residents were injured during clashes which erupted after the residents protested against the Separation Wall in Beit Sera village,…

After Israeli settlers attacked a mosque with anti-Muslim graffiti near Qalqilia Sunday, Israeli soldiers arrested one Palestinian and injured four who protested against the slurs. 18 year old Hamada Shaker…

Palestinians from the West Bank and Gaza share their views regarding what they expect from Hamas after its decisive legislative elections victory. With Hamas’ election victory, the future of the…

On Sunday afternoon, Israeli settlers beat two Palestinians from Taqoua town, southeast of Bethlehem, while they were working in their lands.  The victims were not identified, and Israeli security forces…

On Monday morning, an unknown group burned a car belonging to a top Palestinian Preventative Security officer in the Deir Al Balah area in the Gaza Strip, local sources reported.…

Israeli online daily Haaretz reported that The GeoCartographia Research Institute conducted a public pull, which was commissioned by the Army Radio,  showing that 50% of the Israeli public opposes further…

On Monday at dawn, the Israeli army invaded the West Bank city of Bethlehem and the nearby town of Beit Sahour.  One Beit Sahour resident was arrested during the invasion.…

On Monday at dawn, Israeli army troops invaded the villages of  Saida and Allar and arrested four residents of the villages. Soldiers arrested Issam Samaha, 24, Ahmad Radad, Abd Al…

In a Monday morning invasion, Israel army troops arrested six residents of Al-Yamoun Village, west of the West Bank city of Jenin. More than ten army vehicles stormed the village. …

Sunday night, Israeli Army uprooted hundreds of Olive Trees from lands owned by the Palestinian citizens in the western side of the West Bank village of Seera west of Ramallah.…

 Wissam Abd Al Razik, 25, who works as a Palestinian Authority security officer in the West Bank city of Nablus was arrested at a temporary checkpoint the Israeli army had…

A mosque near the city of Qalqilia was desecrated Sunday morning by graffiti spraypainted in Hebrew by Israeli settlers living illegally in the area. Othman Zamadi, a member of the…

In a local fight between activists from Hamas and Fatah late Friday night, two members of Hamas were injured in the village of Taloza near the West Bank city of…

Israeli military attacks in the Palestinian occupied territories have overwhelmingly impacted Palestinian children, according to a report released Sunday by the Risalat Al Hoqouq Center for Human Rights. Since the…

The Palestine News Network reported that soldiers controlling the permanent checkpoint and gate installed at the western entrance of Al Fawwar arrested four residents and took them to an unknown…

The Palestine News Network reported that the prison administration in Hasharon Israeli detention facility have carried out repeated attacks against the Palestinian detainees, and recently broke into their cells. On…

The Al Quds brigades, the military wing of the Islamic Jihad, fired on Sunday two homemade shells at the Israeli Negev town of Sderot. No injuries were reported.

The Al Quds brigades, the military wing of the Islamic Jihad, fired on Sunday two homemade shells at the Israeli Negev town of Sderot. No injuries were reported.

The Association for Human Rights (ASRI) in Israel appealed to the Israeli High Court of Justice on behalf of a Palestinian family against the Separation Wall which has isolated them…

Israeli army troops invaded the West Bank city of Nablus again Saturday morning after a string of invasions over the last several days. Soldiers stormed the streets of the city,…

Arif Al Jabari, the Governor of the West Bank city of Hebron, condemned the attack against the Temporary International Presence in Hebron (TIPH) headquarters last week, and reiterated the importance…

Ikrama al-Sabri, the Grand Mufti of Jerusalem and the Palestinian Territories, issued a desperate plea Thursday to Israeli Authorities to stop the desecration of Jerusalem’s oldest Muslim cemetery by the…

The Al Quds Brigades, the military of the Islamic Jihad, claimed responsibility for firing a homemade shell at the Israeli Negev town of Sderot. The brigades stated that the the…

Thirty year old Amar Sheikh Aleid was killed Saturday morning when a tunnel he was working in collapsed, in Rafah, on the border between Gaza and Egypt.  Another worker was…

The Israeli army arrested a 13 year old child Saturday morning from Aida refugee camp in Bethlehem. The child, charged with possession of a knife, was identified by local sources…

The Palestinian Hamas party, charged with forming a new Palestinian government after their majority electoral victory in the January 25th Palestinian legislative elections, denied allegations that Ismail Haniyeh would be…

An Egyptian official in Gaza reported that the Egyptian military attache, Hussam al-Muslim, kidnapped earlier this week by Palestinian armed men in Gaza, was released unharmed on Saturday.In a statement…

Palestinian security sources reported that early Saturday morning an Israeli gunship fired two missiles at a road in Deir el-Balah, central Gaza, barely missing a car. The missiles left large…

On Saturday afternoon, five Palestinian residents were injured and two others were arrested during clashes which erupted between the residents and the Israeli police during a protest against the Danish…

Israeli soldiers arrested a Palestinian resident at Huwwara checkpoint, near the West Bank city of Nablus. The arrested resident was identified as Nour Al Shahroury.

The Ofer Israeli military court, near the West Bank city of Ramallah, sentenced a resident of Hebron to four life terms. The Arabs48 news website reported that resident Yousef Al…

Saturday morning, Israeli soldiers invaded the Jenin refugee camp and attempted to assassinate Ashraf Al Saadi, leader of the Al Quds Brigades, the military wing of the Islamic Jihad. Al…

Residents of Aboud village, near Ramallah, Israeli and international peace activists, and two newly elected members of the Palestinian legislative council conducted a peaceful protest against the Separation Wall and…

On Friday afternoon, hundreds of Palestinian residents protested in the main yard of the Al Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem, against the controversial cartoon printed in a Danish newspaper two weeks…

Israeli soldiers based at the Tunnel road checkpoint, near the West Bank city of Beit Jala, closed the road of Friday and arrested two Palestinian Youth. The Palestinenet news website…

Israeli troops arrested two young Palestinians on Friday, at the Bethlehem-Jerusalem checkpoint that is setup at the entrance of the tunnel near the West Bank town of Beit Jala, Palestinian…

After the residents, Israeli and international peace activists, started their weekly peaceful protest against the Separation Wall in Bil’in village, near the West Bank city of Ramallah, Israeli soldiers obstructed…

In a report released late Thursday, the United Nations Special Coordinator (UNSCO)’s office revealed that Palestinian poverty and unemployment have skyrocketed due to Israeli occupation and closure. Since the Israeli…

Listen to the audio from the MP3 Player on the right column. || Click here to Download MP3 file 7.2 MB     This Week in Palestine, a service of…

Friday morning, the Israeli army court of Ofer sentenced one resident from the West Bank city of Hebron to four life terms.   Yousif Al Skafi, 26, was arrested during…

Friday afternoon, a Palestinian armed resistance group detonated an explosive charge near an Israeli military jeep east of the West Bank city Nablus.   The jeep, which was patrolling the…

Israeli police and army units enforced a total closure on Jerusalem Friday morning and banned Muslims under the age of 45 from praying at Al Aqsa mosque.   Police and…

While the Israeli government refuses all contact with the future democratically elected Palestinian government, it has returned to its policy of assassination, targeting alleged Palestinian terrorists without trial or formal…

Vladimir Putin, President of Russia, surprised European Union and U.S. officials by announcing that, unlike the other entities comprising the ‘Quartet’ negotiating Middle East peace, Russia would meet with leaders…

The Israeli army arrested seven residents from several cities across the West Bank, who were allegedly ‘wanted’ by the Israeli military. Three of the arrestees were abducted from Nablus for…

On Friday at dawn, Israeli army forces stormed the village of Obadia, east of the West Bank city of Bethlehem, one resident was arrested. Soliman Al Assa, 31, was arrested…

On Friday at dawn, Israeli army troops invaded the West Bank city of Nablus and arrested four residents there Motasem Al Nablusi, 20, Amjad AL Ghatni, 22, Hamza Mansower, 22…

A Message to Caterpillar: Don’t Profit From Human Rights Violations   On Monday, February 6th, the Anglican Church of England voted to end financial investments in companies supporting Israel’s occupation…

As the investigation of the Palestinian Authority corruption scandal grows, dozens of suspects have had their bank accounts frozen, according to a report by the Associated Press and local sources.…

Thursday afternoon, Israeli forces invaded Hebron and surrounding villages in the southern part of the Palestinian West Bank and arrested a total of 28 Palestinians in a massive sweep of…

35 year old Palestinian citizen Tariq Abu Harbid was killed Thursday when Israeli tanks near Eretz Crossing began shelling indiscriminately in the area. Director of Kamal Adwan Hospital in the…

After an armed attack by three Palestinian resistance fighters on Eretz border crossing terminal/military installation early Thursday morning in which one soldier was killed (according to resistance leaders) and six…

In an interview with Israeli Channel Two television Wednesday — his first since taking on the role of acting Prime Minister after Ariel Sharon’s stroke in early January, Ehud Olmert…

On Thursday, the Palestinian Authority (PA) released all Islamic Jihad political detainees from Jericho prison after reaching a deal with the leaders of the Islamic Jihad movement.   Raed Abu Al…

On Thursday, the Palestinian Authority (PA) released all Islamic Jihad political detainees from Jericho prison after reaching a deal with the leaders of the Islamic Jihad movement.   Raed Abu Al…

Abdullah Abdullah, a Fateh member recently elected to the PLC, said there is a growing desire within Fateh for its leaders to engage in meaningful negotiations with the leadership of…

Late Thursday afternoon, the Israeli military invaded the al-Maslakh area of Bethlehem with military vehicles, jeeps and armed personnel carriers. The Army surrounded the home of Haithan Mahmoud Abu al-Khader,…

Scores of Aqsa Martyrs brigades (the armed wing of Fatah)  members stormed the ministry of finance building in Gaza on Monday demanding their monthly wages.   The action came when…

Israeli army troops invaded the village of Qafeen north of the West Bank city of Tulkarem; two residents were arrested during the invasion on Thursday morning.   Adel Khalil, 20,…

In a plan that has been termed by some, both on the Palestinian left and the Israeli right, as ‘ethnic cleansing’, the Israeli government has announced it will forcibly remove…

Unknown gunmen abducted, on Thursday, Hussam Al Musli, an Egyptian diplomat on a Gaza street after firing at his car and dragging him into another vehicle before driving away. The…