Hamas Submits new Cabinet to Palestinian President Abbas
Hamas has submitted its cabinet list to the Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Sunday. The new cabinet includes, 14 ministers from the West Bank, 10 from Gaza Strip, including one…
Israeli court indicts far-right settler for incitement
The Jerusalem Magistrates indicted on Sunday far-right settler, Noam Federman, of inciting to violence, and incitement against Arabs in an attempt to thwart the Gaza Disengagement Plan during his weekly…
For Wall construction; soldiers annex 766 Dunams west of Bethlehem
Israeli soldiers annexed on Sunday 766 Dunams of farmland that belong to residents of villages west of Bethlehem in order to construct the annexation Wall in the area. The Popular…
Soldiers invade two villages near Nablus, impose curfew
Israeli soldiers invaded on Saturday evening Huwwara and Beta villages, near the West Bank city of Nablus, and imposed curfew barring the residents from leaving their homes. A local source…
Meshal: Hamas puts struggle for liberation before politics
Running the government of the Palestinian Authority will not deflect Hamas from its overriding goal of pursuing liberation from Israeli occupation, said Khaled Meshal, the leader-in-exile of the Islamic Resistance…
The Unrecognized Palestinians: Banned from Marriage, Travel and Opening Bank Accounts
More than 54,000 Palestinians suffer from the problem of not having an identity card, either by not being registered with the Israeli authorities at birth, or by having foreign nationalities.…
Army shells northern Gaza
Israeli air-force shelled on Saturday night after midnight several areas in the northern and southern parts of the Gaza Strip; army claims that the shelled locations are used by resistance…
Haniyya to submit government to Abbas on Sunday
The acting Palestinian Prime Minister, Ismail Haniyya, stated on Saturday evening, that he will meet the Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Sunday to present the formation of the Hamas-led government.…
Haniyya to submit government to Abbas on Sunday
The acting Palestinian Prime Minister, Ismail Haniyya, stated on Saturday evening, that he will meet the Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Sunday to present the formation of the Hamas-led government.…
Haniyya to submit government to Abbas on Sunday
The acting Palestinian Prime Minister, Ismail Haniyya, stated on Saturday evening, that he will meet the Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Sunday to present the formation of the Hamas-led government.…
Haniyya to submit government to Abbas on Sunday
The acting Palestinian Prime Minister, Ismail Haniyya, stated on Saturday evening, that he will meet the Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Sunday to present the formation of the Hamas-led government.…
This Week In Palestine, March Week 2
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Resident arrested near Huwwara checkpoint
Israeli soldiers arrested on Saturday afternoon one Palestinian resident at Huwwara checkpoint, near the West Bank city of Nablus . Army claims that the resident carried a 20-cintemeter knife.…
Resident arrested near Huwwara checkpoint
Israeli soldiers arrested on Saturday afternoon one Palestinian resident at Huwwara checkpoint, near the West Bank city of Nablus . Army claims that the resident carried a 20-cintemeter knife.…
Illegal Israeli Digging Beneath Western Wall of Al Aqsa Mosque Continues
Israeli construction companies, with support from Israeli armed forces, have resumed digging underneath the Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem, apparently in a bid to undermine the foundations of the ancient mosque…
P.A denies Israeli reports on Abbas’s intentions to resign
Nabeel Abu Rodeina, the spokesperson of the Palestinian President, Mahmoud Abbas, said on Saturday that Abbas does not intend to resign, and that what the Israeli media published on the…
Haniyya to present Hamas government to Abbas on Saturday evening
Islamic Resistance Movement, Hamas, announced that it has finalized the formation of its government, and that the acting Prime Minister, Ismail Haniyya, will present the government during a pres conference…
Palestinian prisoner from Hebron sentenced to 25 yeas in Israeli Jail
The Israeli court of Ofer sentenced on Saturday monring, Yousri Al Golani from the West Bank city of Hebron to 25 years imprisonment. Golani was arrested in July 2003 and…
Army arrests three Palestinian legislators from Hamas in Jerusalem
Israeli army troops arrested three members of the Palestinian legislative council from the Hamas Party in Jerusalem, Saturday morning. The three were arrested near Ma’ali Adumim settlement near the city…
Two residents die from land slide in Al Sammoa’ village
Two residents from Al Sammoa’ village south of the West Bank city of Hebron, died late on Friday night from land slide at the work place in the village. …
Army invades Al Moroog area east of Qalqilia, arrests two residents
Israeli army invaded Al Mroge area, which ia a farming land area, east of the West Bank city of Qalqilia and arrested Odai Al Shobaki, 16, and Sameer Al Shobaki, 13, and took…
Pro-Israel Lobby determines U.S. Policy, says Harvard Study
U.S. policies in the Middle East don’t serve the country’s national interest, and are determined primarily by the country’s pro-Israel lobby, according to a study published Thursday by researchers from…
Amnesty International Calls On Israel to End Settlement, stop Construction of Wall
International human rights organization Amnesty International called on Israel to cease the expansion of settlements and the construction of the Annexation Wall in the West Bank and East Jerusalem, in…
Two Palestinians killed in Gaza explosion
A Palestinian medical source in Gaza reported on Friday evening that two Palestinians were killed in an explosion in the northern Gaza Strip, three residents were injured. The two were…
Rachel’s story needs to be told, now
If there were poetic justice, if Hollywood or the publishing industry had true courage, the story of Rachel Corrie would be coming to a big screen or bookstore near you.…
Vigils around the world commemorate third anniversary of Rachel Corrie’s murder
American citizen and peace activist Rachel Corrie was run down by an Israeli bulldozer while trying to protect the home of a Palestinian doctor on March 16, 2003. On the…
Four peaceful protesters injured in Bil’in
Residents of Bi’in village, near the West Bank city of Ramallah, Israeli and international peace activists protested on Friday against the Israeli annexation Wall, and the recent statements of the…
Israeli court extends detention of 60 Palestinian prisoners held without charges
Over the last several days, Israeli Authorities have ruled to extend the administrative detention of more than 60 Palestinians in the Negev Prison Camp, a camp made up mainly of…
No agreement on National Unity government
Azzam Al Ahmad, head of Fateh bloc at the Palestinian Legislative Council (PLC) said that Hamas movement rejected the joint document presented by all parliamentary blocs which includes four main …
Israeli military confirms that soldier killed in Jenin raid Thursday was shot by fellow soldier
Israeli military sources confirmed Friday that an Israeli soldier who died of gunshot wounds sustained during an invasion of the West Bank city of Jenin Thursday was in fact shot…
Resident arrested in Hebron invasion
Israeli soldiers invaded on Friday at dawn the West Bank city of Hebron and arrested one resident. A Palestinian security source in Hebron reported that soldiers, supported by armored vehicles,…
Soldiers shell areas east of Gaza
Israeli artillery shelled on Friday morning several areas east of Gaza city. The Palestinian WAFA news agency reported that tanks stationed on the Gaza Strip borders fired several shells at…
Playing Two Different Games
Hamas’ guidelines are helping Israel: They depict a religious and cultural clash, outside the framework of the people’s struggle against foreign occupiers The Palestinians are busy forming a government. It…
Israeli forces prevent Jenin residents from entering Nablus
Israeli forces prevented Palestinian citizens living near Jenin from entering the city of Nablus Thursday. Eyewitnesses said that Israeli forces stationed at the Bathan checkpoint, northeast of the city of…
East Jerusalem conference raided by Israeli security; legislators and speakers arrested
A conference scheduled Thursday morning in East Jerusalem to plan a Palestinian civil society response to the Israeli seizure of East Jerusalem was attacked by Israeli forces, and speakers, Palestinian…
Palestinian citizen arrested in At’teel near Tulkarem
Israeli forces arrested a Palestinian citizen of At’teel town north of the city of Tulkarem Thursday afternoon. A local source reported that Israeli forces raided the town and arrested Mohammad…
Captured Sa’adat, now in Israeli prison, blames US, UK for role in Israeli attack on Jericho prison
Ahmad Sa’adat, the leader of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestinian, abducted by Israeli forces from a Palestinian prison on Tuesday, told the Palestinian people not to count…
Israelis indicted for attack on Christian holy site in Nazareth
An Israeli couple and their daughter were indicted on Thursday for trying to set fire to the Basilica of the Annuciation in Nazareth, one of the holiest sites in Christendom.…
On third anniversary of the Israeli murder of Rachel Corrie, NY City Theater defends cancelling play
"My Name is Rachel Corrie", a one-woman show based on the diaries and emails written by Rachel Corrie, the 23-year old American activist killed by an Israeli military bulldozer on…
In U.S. Trial, American who was held in Israeli detention tells of torture
American citizens arrested in Israel have repeatedly suffered physical and psychological trauma while detained by Israeli security forces, stated an FBI agent to a US court, during a hearing about…
What Options Left for Palestine?
The events overtaking Palestine are eerily reminiscent of 1948. Unfolding today in the occupied territories is another disaster of historic proportions, evocative of Nietzsche’s eternal recurrence. Israeli expansion, colonization, and…
Livni: `“Abbas is powerless, we had to operate in Jericho and arrest killers of Ze’evi`
Israeli Foreign Minister, said in response of the statements of the Palestinian President, Mahmoud Abbas, regarding the Jericho Prison attack, that Abbas (Abu Mazin) is a powerless leader with shortcoming…
B’Tselem and PHR: `“Parading of Naked Prisoners in Jericho Violated International Law`
The Israeli Information Center for Human Rights in the Occupied Territories, B’Tselem, and Physicians for Human Rights, in Israel (PHR), wrote on Thursday to the Israeli army Judge Advocate General,…
Israeli High Court approves of continuation of Wall construction west of Ramallah
The Israeli High Court approved on Thursday the continuation of construction of the annexation Wall, especially in areas located west of the West Bank city of Ramallah. The nine-judge court…
After weeks of Israeli closure, Gaza Strip is completely out of bread
All of the bakeries in the Gaza Strip are closed. Dependent on imports of flour, the 1.2 million Palestinians living in the Gaza Strip, the most crowded place on earth…
Army claims thwarting stabbing attack at a Jenin checkpoint
Israeli Border Guard officers claimed thwarting a stabbing attempt at the Salem checkpoint, near the West Bank city of Jenin. An Israeli military source reported that a Palestinian man arrived…
Israeli air raid on Beit Lahia area
Israeli war jets bombed the roads in Beit Lahia area and the northern area of the Gaza Strip Thursday morning. Eyewitnesses said that the bombing caused the destruction of parts…
Israel’s attack on Jericho: Palestinians remain without protection
The Israeli attack on Jericho and kidnap of a number of Palestinian prisoners, including the leader of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) demonstrates once again the…
US, Britain were forewarned of Israeli raid on Palestinian prison
Days before the military assault on Jericho prison, Israel warned Britain and the US that it would seize Palestinians held there under an international agreement for killing an Israeli cabinet…
Three school-students arrested in Hebron
On Thursday Israeli soldiers arrested three school students at the main entrance of Al Arroub refugee camp, north of the West Bank city of Hebron, after detaining dozens of students…
Settlers attacks one Palestinian family in Teall Al Rmida village in Hebron
A group of Israeli settlers attacked a Palestinian family from Teall Al Rmida village in the West Bank city of Hebron while farming their land on Thursday. The group attacked…
Settlers attack a Palestinian family in Hebron
Settlers from the illegal outpost Ramat Yishai, in the West Bank city of Hebron, attacked on Thursday a Palestinian family and barred its members from plowing their orchard near their…
Hamas Submits Final Platform; Coalition with Fateh seems unlikely
A meeting between the party leadership of the now-ruling Hamas party and the minority Fateh late Wednesday night failed to bring together a common platform for the new Palestinian government.…
Abducted prisoners now under Israeli interrogation
Ahmad Sa’adat, the head of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine, and the other prisoners captured Tuesday during an extrajudicial prison raid by Israeli forces on the Jericho…
Army arrests three students from Al Arroub refugee camp near Hebron
Israeli army troops arrested three students on their way to school near Al Arroub refugee camp, north of the West Bank city of Hebron, on Thursday morning. Al Mo’tassem Jbren,…
Despite Israeli fund freeze,Palestinian employees receive February paychecks
Thousands of Palestinians employed by the Palestinian Authority received on Wednesday their paychecks for the month of February. The ministry of Finance was 15 days late in providing the…
Israeli police storms The Ambassador Hotel in Jerusalem, arrests four residents
The Israeli police stormed, on Thursday morning, the Ambassador Hotel in Jerusalem in which several Palestinian NGOs were holding a conference and arrested four participants. The police claimed that the…
Three Palestinians arrested from Azzoun and Al Nabi Elias villages, east of Qalqilia
The Israeli army invaded the villages of Azzoun and Al Nabi Elias, east of the West Bank city of Qalqilia, and arrested three residents there, Thursday at dawn. Troops and…
12-year old child killed by Israeli forces near Ramallah
Khaled Ateyya, 12, a resident of Kherbet Al Mesbah Village, near Ramallah, was killed when the so-called Israeli "border guard" opened fire at him Wednesday night near the construction of…
In a pre-dawn invasion, army arrests two residents from Balata refugee camp
Israeli army troops and vehicles invaded Balata refugee camp in Nablus, a West Bank city, and arrested two residents Thursday at dawn Ali Abu Daiah, 22, and Ali Al Tirawi,…
Army invades Al Doha village west of Bethlehem
Israeli army forces invaded the Al-Doha, a village in the West Bank located west of Bethlehem, on Thursday at dawn. Several army vehicles stormed the village, surrounded then searched political prisoner Etaf…
Army arrests one resident from Bethlehem while crossing a checkpoint east of the city
Israeli army troops stationed at the container checkpoint east of the West Bank city of Bethlehem arrested Mohamed Abu Ariah, 33, while trying to cross the checkpoint late Wednesday night.…
Israeli Army invades Jenin, one soldier killed, air Strike in Gaza
An Israeli soldier was killed on Thursday morning during a military invasion to the West Bank city of Jenin and its refugee camp, Israeli media sources reported. The sources…
Kidnapped foreigners released
Palestinians released on Wednesday the last four of 11 foreigners abducted the previous day in retaliation for an Israeli raid on a Palestinian prison in Jericho, the Palestinian interior ministry…
Israeli Police arrest Arab woman, claim that she was attempting to stab policeman
The Israeli Police in Jerusalem claimed that policemen arrested an Arab woman from East Jerusalem after she allegedly attempted to stab a policeman in Ramat Gan area, earlier on Wednesday.…
Fighter killed during training in Gaza
A Palestinian medical source in Gaza city reported that one fighter was killed while training with other fighter east of Gaza city. The fighter, Mohammad Abu Assi, was killed blast…
Palestinian territories to remain isolated until Saturday
The Israeli army has decided to extend the closure imposed on the Palestinian territories until next Saturday. Army claims receiving several warnings of possible attacks against Israeli targets. The Palestinian…
Protests spread throughout Palestine after Israeli attack on Jericho Prison
On Tuesday night and Wednesday throughout the day, thousands of Palestinians from all political parties took part in random massive demonstrations, including a mass demonstration in Ramallah Wednesday afternoon. Demonstrators…
Young boy severely beaten for not showing his school ID card to unidentified Israelis
Sunday night was a horrible night for fourteen year old Hamza Fawzi Iweida. He was beaten, abducted, tied to a chair and insulted, after being asked for his identity card…
Israeli prosecution opposes new settler homes near Bil’in, approves existing illegal constructions
Israeli State Prosecution said, on Wednesday, that it is opposed to resuming the constructions of illegal houses in the Matityahu-East settlement neighborhood, in the ultra-Orthodox settlement of Upper Modi’in, constructed…
Investigative Report: Britain Helped Israel Make Its A-bomb
Report: "We have now obtained previously top-secret papers which show not only that Norway was a mere cover for the Israel deal, but that Britain made hundreds of other secret…
Four fighters injured as Israeli air force attempts to assassinate them
Four fighters of the Salah Ed Deen Brigades, the military wing of the Popular Resistance Committees, were injured on Wednesday after being targeted by a missile fire from as Israeli…
PFLP fighter killed by Palestinian police fire in Gaza
One Palestinian fighter, member of the armed wing of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) was killed, and nine residents were injured, on Tuesday, during clashes which…
Palestinian resistance shells military post near the Sofa border crossing
The national resistance brigade, the armed wing of the Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine (DFLP), and the Al Aqsa martyrs brigades, the armed wing of Fatah, claimed responsibility…
Anti-zionist Jewish Rabbis vist Iran: ‘Israel does not represent all Jews’
Orthodox Jewish rabbis with Neturei Karta, a Jewish group that opposes the existence of the state of Israel, visited Iran last week in a delegation meant to show the Iranian…
Three Palestinians in Awarta village injured after being attacked by Israeli settlers
A group of Israeli settlers attacked the village of Awarta, southeast of the West Bank city of Nablus, and injured three residents there, on Wednesday afternoon. The settlers from…
Army resumes land bulldozing in Tubas
Israeli army bulldozers uprooted, on Wednesday, Palestinian orchards east of the West Bank city of Tubas. The orchards were annexed by the soldiers and settlers last month in order…
In an ingoing invasion of the village of Kafr Qaddoum, Israeli army arrests one resident
In an ingoing invasion of the village of Qafr Qaddoum, east of the West Bank city of Qalqilia, the Israeli army has arrested one resident and is still imposing…
Army invades Jenin, arrests five residents
Israeli army troops stormed, on Wednesday morning, the West Bank city of Jenin, its refugee camp and the nearby town of Qabatia; five residents were arrested and two houses were…
Israel begins massive settlement project in the West Bank
With the media focused on the recent Israeli attack on the Jericho prison, the Israeli government has begun to develop facilities for what eventually could be the largest settlement project…
Army invades Kofier Qadom village east of Qalqilia
Israeli army troops stormed the village of Kofier Qadom, located east of the West Bank city of Qalqilia, and imposed a curfew on the village Wednesday at dawn. Soldiers…
Two residents arrested in Nahalen village west of Bethlehem
Israeli army forces stormed the village of Nahalen, west of the West Bank city of Bethlehem, and arrested two residents there on Wednesday morning. Eight army vehicles invaded the…
Army invades Banni Na’am village and arrests three residents there
Israeli army troops invaded the village of Banni Na’am east of the West Bank city of Hebron, and arrested three residents there, on Wednesday at dawn. Troops stormed the…
EU: West Bank’s latest troubles won’t affect EU aid to Palestinians
The European Union agreed to grant a $143 million emergency package to the Palestinian Authority in order to pay its bills for two months, however the Union remained undecided about…
Army invades Banni Na’am village and arrests three residents
Israeli army troops invaded Banni Na’am, located east of the West Bank city of Hebron, arresting three residents Wednesday at dawn. Troops stormed the village and searced residents’ houses before…
U.S. Veto may hinder UN condemnation of Jericho prison offensive
A U.S. veto is expected to block a bid by Qatar for the UN Security Council to condemn Israel’s latest attack offensive against Jericho jail and its capture of Palestinian prisoners…
Prison attack: Israeli aggression, British betrayal
Another act of aggression by the Israeli state, emboldened by western governments’ hostility to Hamas. Al-Jazeera is broadcasting footage of a brutal Israeli raid on a prison in the Palestinian…
Defense Minister says Israel has planned Jericho attack with UK and U.S guards since last week
Israeli Defense Minister, Shaul Mofaz, stated on Tuesday evening, that Israel knew in advance when the U.S and U.K guards will be leaving the Jericho prison compound, as part of…
PNIC Report: 4298 Killed, 46,353 Wounded and 9200 Arrested; over 71,000 homes destroyed since 2000
A report from the Palestine National Information Center released on Tuesday revealed that 4,298 Palestinian people have been killed since the outbreak of Al-Aqsa Intifada on September 29, 2000. Of…
400 Palestinian children imprisoned in Israeli jails without the most basic human rights
Additional reports of intense suffering are coming from Israel’s Telmond Prison where several Palestinian children are imprisoned in Department Seven. In a interview with PNN, one of the children reported,…
Hamas threatens to abduct soldiers, PFLP vows retaliation
Islamic Resistance Movement, Hamas, announced that it will abduct Israeli soldiers in retaliation to the arrest of, Ahmad Sa’adat, Secretary General of the leftist Popular Front for the Liberation of…
Sa’adaat, shobaki Arrested, operation not over yet
Palestinian sources confirmed that Ahmad Sa’adaat, Secretary General of the Palestinian Front for the Liberation of Palestine and four of his comrades allegdly accused of killing the Israeli Minister Rehavam…
Hamas: `“targeting Saadat, prisoners in Jericho, serious Israeli escalation`
The Islamic Resistance Movement, Hamas, warned on Tuesday that Israel is conducting a serious escalation and attack by invading the West Bank city of Jericho and surrounding the Jericho Prison…
Three residents arrested in Hebron
Tuesday morning, Israeli soldiers arrested three residents of Hebron, Al Fawwar refugee camp, and Beit Ummar village, near the West Bank city of Hebron. A local source in Hebron reported…
Settlers attack, wound, two Palestinian children, and one international in Hebron
The Palestinian News Agency, WAFA, reported on Tuesday that two Palestinian children and an international were injured after extremist settlers attacked them in Tal Romeida neighborhood, the the center of…
120 Prisoners still inside Jericho prison ask international community to step in; end Israeli attack
As Israeli forces continue to attack and shell the Al Muqataa prison in Jericho, where jailed Palestinian resistance leader Ahmed Sadat and others remain imprisoned, the besieged prisoners have condemned…
Ahmed Sada’at: target of Israeli prison assault
Ahmed Sadat, the target of the Israeli siege on the Al Muqataa prison in Jericho on Tuesday, was elected General Secretary of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine…
Gunmen attack British Cultural Center, E.U office in Gaza
A Palestinian security source in Gaza reported that several gunmen attacked the British Cultural Council, and the European Union Office, in protest to the Israeli invasion to Jericho and the…
Israeli leader criticized for saying ‘I killed more Arabs than Hamas killed Jews’
"I killed many Arabs, probably more than Hamas fighters killed Jews, and more than anybody else, but all in order to secure Israeli lives," said former Israeli Special Forces (Shin…
Israeli forces invade Aida refugee camp in Bethlehem, arrest two
Israeli Special Forces broke into Aida Refugee Camp, in the northern part of the West Bank city of Bethlehem on Monday and surrounded many houses in the camp. Eyewitnesses said…