Israeli leader: Wall to be completed by end of year
Acting Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert on Tuesday said the construction of the annexation wall in the West Bank will be completed within several months. "By the end of…
US, UK Collusion alleged in Israeli prison attack
"When the US and British guards left their posts at the Al Muqataa prison, the ‘Jericho Agreement’ became null and void", announced an Israeli military commander in the midst of…
Free Speech? Not When It Comes to State of Israel
Published by The Independent You’ve got to fight. It’s the only conclusion I can draw as I see the renewed erosion of our freedom to discuss the Middle East.…
Western envoy threatens to quit over Hamas issue
The Middle East envoy from the ‘Quartet for Mideast Peace’, James Wolfensohn, has told his staff that without a clear mandate on a policy toward Hamas he would leave his…
Israeli authorities ban Palestinians from entering Israel during Jewish holiday of Purim
Israel has imposed a ban on all Palestinians by preventing them from entering Israel during the Jewish holiday of Purim as of last Saturday until next Wednesday. Israeli army officials…
Omert to visit Ariel settlement, declare it part of Israel
Israeli Prime Minister, Ehud Olmert, is expected to declare Ariel settlement as part of the state of Israel during his visit there on Tuesday, Israeli online daily Haaretz reported. Official…
Israeli authorities ban Palestinians from entering Israel during Jewish holiday of Purim
Israel has imposed a ban on all Palestinians by preventing them from entering Israel during the Jewish holiday of Purim as of last Saturday until next Wednesday. Israeli army officials…
Letter to the Editor: On My Name is Rachel Corrie
The following is the letter I wrote to the artistic director of the New York Theatre Workshop, Mr. James Nicola, regarding the cancellation of the play "My Name is Rachel…
‘A rose by any other name’ – thoughts on the Academy Awards and Palestine
Israeli officials, while simultaneously demanding recognition from newly-elected Hamas, are lobbying for recognition of Palestine to be denied. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is mired in a…
‘A rose by any other name’ – thoughts on the Academy Awards and Palestine
Israeli officials, while simultaneously demanding recognition from newly-elected Hamas, are lobbying for recognition of Palestine to be denied. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is mired in a…
Saudi Arabia will continue to support Palestinians, says Hamas
Leaders of the Islamic Resistance Movement in Palestine, Hamas, said that Saudi Arabia promised this weekend to remain one of the biggest financial backers of the Palestinians, despite US and…
CDI in Israel petitions High Court against Gaza-West Bank travel ban
The Center for the Defense of the Individual, in Israel, filed on Monday a petition to the Israeli High Court of Justice, demanding the army to lift or lessen the…
Israel raises alert on Lebanese borders
Israel has raised the alert level on the northern borders with Lebanon and claimed that Hizbollah fighters have completed logistic preparations to abduct soldiers.A senior Israeli military officer on the…
Tom Fox: A True Peacemaker
Maybe you never got the chance to know tom fox. i just learned of his death — an announcement i have been dreading, but almost expecting, since the video released…
Internal Palestinian political dischord denied
A Palestinian official said Saturday that the Palestinian president rejected Hamas’s proposed government program, but Hamas and sources close to President Mahmoud Abbas have dismissed the claim. The senior Palestinian…
Internal Palestinian political dischord denied
A Palestinian official said Saturday that the Palestinian president rejected Hamas’s proposed government program, but Hamas and sources close to President Mahmoud Abbas have dismissed the claim. The senior Palestinian…
Israeli police issue unjustified tickets to Palestinian drivers
Israeli police issued unjustified speeding tickets to Palestinian drivers driving between the villages of Ein Al Bida and Bardalah in the northern Jordan valley, on Monday morning. The…
Israeli Army resumes work on a new settler road in the middle of Hebron
Israeli army bulldozers resumed work on a road for ‘Israeli Settlers only’ which will cut through the middle of the old city of the West Bank city of Hebron, on…
Israeli settlers uproot dozens of acres of olive trees near Hebron
Israeli colonizers devastated on Sunday vast areas of arable lands in the West Bank (WB) city of Hebron, witnesses said. Witnesses reported that Israeli colonizers of Beit Eain colony, northwest…
Hamas woman is potential top candidate for Palestinian Minister of Education
PNN met with a potential Palestinian Legislative Council minister Saturday. Dr. Khawla Ragheb Al Shakshir is a professor and a Hamas party member. Her involvement in higher education may be…
BBC Arabic seeks young people’s view of the future
BBC Arabic radio and online has been conducting an interactive road show of events in five locations across the Arabic-speaking countries designed to involve young people and encourage them to…
Israeli Settlers attack Palestinian farmers; injure four, including one child
A group of illegal Israeli settlers attacked several Palestinian residents of Sosia, located near the West Bank city of Yatta, south of Hebron, on Monday morning. The Palestine News Network…
Prominent British architect retracts support for Boycott of Israel under pressure
After being threatened by New York Zionists with losing a billion dollar architectural contract in New York, Lord Rogers, one of Britain’s leading architects, revoked his support for a boycott…
Tulkarem facing tight closure, deteriorating economy
Israeli forces tightened the closure on Tulkarem area in the north west of the West Bank in the early hours of Monday morning, Palestine News Network reported. Troops closed all…
Israeli Army invades Jenin refugee Camp, Qabatia , arrests 8
Israeli army forces, backed by 30 armored vehicles and drones, invaded the West Bank refugee camp of Jenin and the village of Qabatia early Monday morning. The Palestine News Network…
Group of Jewish Settlers attacks a Palestinian reporter car in Nablus
A group of Jewish settlers from Yatzhar, south of the West Bank city of Nablus, attacked a Palestinian photo journalist late Sunday evening. Abd Al-Raheem Qussini, a Palestinian photo…
Army holds scores of Palestinian cars at Al-Pathan checkpoint near Nablus
Israeli army units stationed at Al-Pathan checkpoint near the West Bank city of Nablus detained scores of Palestinian cars and buses on Monday morning. Troops forced residents to travel on…
Army storms Khirbet Ibziq
Israeli army troops and vehicles stormed the village of Khirbet Ibziq, north of the West Bank city of Tubass, on Monday at dawn. Soldiers infiltrated the village and searched several houses…
Army arrests two brothers from Aida refugee camp
Israeli army forces invaded Aida refugee camp in the West Bank city of Bethlehem and arrested Firas Da’amssa, 31, and his brother Khadier, 22, on Monday morning. Troops and…
Child’s finger cut off during investigation
Qassam Abu Baker, 16, from Yabad village, near the West Bank city of Jenin, lost his finger during investigation in Israeli detention center of Salem. Qassam’s brother Rami said that…
Dweik: `“American Consulate threatened a Hamas PLC member’
Dr. Azeez Dweik, Palestinian Legislative Council spokesman, member of Hamas movement, reported on Sunday that the American Consulate in Israel contacted one of Hamas candidates to be a minister in…
Dweik: `“The American Consulate threatened us`
Dr. Azeez Dweik, Palestinian Legislative Council spokesman and a member of Hamas, reported on Sunday that the American Consulate in Israel threatened a candidate for the upcoming Palestinian government, saying that “steps…
Army arrests two residents near Nablus, claim they carried explosives
Israeli soldiers arrested two Palestinian residents at Beit Eeba checkpoint on Sunday, west of the West Bank city of Nablus, claiming that they were carrying a 20-kilogram explosive. The explosive were detonated in…
Army to annex vast areas near Beit Jala
Israeli soldiers handed, on Sunday, several residents of Beit Jala city, near Bethlehem, military orders informing them that the military intends to annex vast areas of farmlands near the city.The…
Ayalon: `“I’ve killed more Arabs than Hamas killed Jews`
Former Israeli Shin Bet Chief Ami Ayalon told the London-based newspaper the Sunday Times, in a recent interview, that he has killed many Arabs “probably more than Hamas fighters killed…
Hamas: factions must decide by Monday on joining the government
The Islamic Resistance Movement Hamas allowed until Monday for the Palestinian factions to express readiness to join a Hamas-led coalition to form the government. Hamas secured an absolute majority as…
Teachers in two schools in Hebron strike in protesting salary delay
Palestinian teachers of two schools in the West Bank city of Hebron went into a strike protesting the delay of salaries on Saturday morning. Teachers who suspended classes for…
Israel decides to prevent the call to prayer in the Abraham Mosque in Hebron
Sheikh Tayseer Tamimi head of the higher judicial council in Palestine condemned the Israeli army decision to prevent the call for prayer in the Ibrahimi Mosque in the West Bank…
Four Palestinians detained near Sofa Crossing in the Gaza strip
Israeli army arrested four residents from Rafah near Sofa crossing in the southern Gaza Strip on Saturday morning, Palestinian sources reported. Troops were carrying out a search in the…
CPT member hostage in Iraq found killed
Christian Peace Maker Teams (CPT) headquarters in Chicago in the United State has confirmed that CPT member kidnapped in Iraq Tom Fox, 54 was found dead in Baghdad on Saturday…
Army tightens restrictions at Za’tara checkpoint
The Israeli army troops stationed at Za’tara checkpoint near the West Bank city of Nablus tightened its procedures on Saturday morning. Troops searched the local residents cars and slowly…
Two military checkpoints between the cities of Jenin and Tulkarem
The Israeli army installed two military checkpoints near the villages of Araba and Fahma south west of the West Bank city of Jenin on Saturday morning. Troops stopped and…
Open letter demanding a fair solution to the Palestinian refugees’ problems in Iraq
The Palestinian refugees’ league in Europe demanded on Saturday morning a fair solution to the problems Palestinian refugees facing in Iraq. The league sent their demand in an open…
Army invades Tulkarem and its refugee camp
Israeli army troops invaded the West Bank city of Tulkarem and its refugee camp on Friday after midnight. Soldiers backed by military vehicles stormed the city and the refugee…
Hamas: Olmert’s plan to set borders is declaration of war
Khaled Masha’al, head of the political bureau of Hamas described the plan by the acting Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert to unilaterally set Israel’s borders as a declaration of war…
This Week in Palestine, March Week 1
Listen to the audio from the MP3 Player on the right column. || Click here to Download MP3 file 10.9 MB This Week in Palestine, a service of the International…
Residents, Israelis and International peace activists protest against the annexation Wall
Several residents, Israeli and International peace activists and a reporter were injured, on Friday afternoon, during protests against the annexation Wall in the villages of Beit Seera and Bil’in, near…
Palestinian resistance fires homemade shells at Ashkelon
The Al Quds brigades, the armed wing of Islamic Jihad, claimed responsibility for firing three homemade shells at the Israeli city of Ashkelon on Friday afternoon. In the…
Seven Palestinians, including five children killed this week
The Palestinian Centre for Human Rights reported that Israeli soldiers killed seven residents of the Gaza Strip, five of whom were children. Of the five children who were killed this…
Army invades Beit Fajar village and arrests four resident
Israeli army troops invaded the village of Beit Fafar south of the West Bank city of Bethlehem, and arrested four residents on Friday morning. Troops and army jeeps stormed…
Army renews its shelling towards northern Gaza strip
Israeli army renewed its heavy artillery shelling against Beit Hanon and Beit Lahia towns in the northern Gaza strip, on Friday at dawn. The shells landed in farm lands…
Army invades Balata refugee camp and arrests two residents
Israeli army forces invaded Balata refugee camp in the West Bank city of Nablus Friday at dawn and arrested two residents there. Ahmad Atalah, 19, and Ahmad Fa’or, 22, were…
Army continues to detain farmers in Tubass
Israeli army forces continued to detain farmers form the West Bank town of Tubas on Friday morning. Soldiers arrested several farmers on Thursday while working in their farmlands located near…
Haniya: Meeting with Abbas was positive, no signs of Crisis
Hamas leader, Ismael Haniya, the Palestinian Prime Minister-elect, said there are no signs of crisis between Fatah and Hamas, and described his meeting with the Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas as…
Israeli leader plans West Bank settlement expansion, leaked letters show illegal purchases of land
Israel will continue to build in the disputed E-1 zone between the illegally constructed Ma’ale Adumim settlement in the West Bank and Jerusalem, despite American pressure to the contrary, Acting…
Fateh-Hamas talks end with no agreement
A third round of talks between Fateh and Hamas movements on the formation of the new Palestinian government was concluded, on Thursday at night, without any results or breakthrough in…
The Al Aqsa Brigades fires two shells at Kfar Azza settlement
The Al Aqsa Brigades, the military wing of Fateh movement, fired on Thursday evening two homemade shells at Kfar Azza settlement, east of the Gaza Strip. The brigades released a…
Israeli report: When Palestinians are killed, no questions are asked
Full reliance on Israeli military accounts, selective word choice, taking sides – that’s what the media does when it comes to Palestinians being killed; academic study finds fault with Israeli…
Palestinian man, woman in hospital after Israeli settler attacks
A group of Israeli settlers attacked a Palestinian man and woman in separate incidents in the Old City of Hebron Wednesday night, medical sources reported. Shaher Fakhouri, 43, and Ghazala…
Who is Afraid of Rachel Corrie?
An Open Letter to Jim Nicola, Artistic Director, New York Theater Workshop I write an open letter to encourage you to set a firm date for the opening of "My…
Israeli army invades Al Aza refugee camp in Bathlehem
Israeli army troops stormed Al Aza refugee camp in the city of Bethlehem late Wednesday night, and searched several houses there, no arrests were made, local sources reported.
Israeli leader outlines plan for full apartheid by 2010
Israeli acting Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said he intends to "get Israel’s permanent borders, whereby we will completely separate from the majority of the Palestinian population and preserve a large…
Settlers attack, wound, woman in Hebron
A Palestinian medical source at the Hebron Governmental Hospital reported that settlers attacked and injured, on Wednesday night, a woman in the Old City of Hebron. The source stated that…
Palestinian resistance shoots at a settler’s car near Bethlehem
Al Aqsa martyrs brigades, the armed wing of Fatah, and Al Quds brigades, the armed wing of the Islamic Jihad, claimed responsibility for shooting at the settler’s road near Abu…
Army shells north Gaza strip
Israeli army artillery stationed at the borders between the Gaza strip and the south of Israel, fired on Thursday at dawn, several shells at Palestinian areas in the northern part …
Palestinian resistance fires four homemade shells at Sderot
The Al Aqsa martyrs brigades, the armed wing of Fateh, and the Al Quds brigades, the armed wing of the Islamic Jihad, claimed responsibility for firing four homemade shells at…
Army confiscates indigenous plant groves east of Tubas
Israeli soldiers stationed at Taiaseer military checkpoint, at the eastern entrance of the West Bank city of Tubas, confiscated, on Thursday morning, indigenous plant groves. Local farmers call the…
Palestinians complain of mistreatment at checkpoint in the Jordan Valley
Dozens of Palestinian residents have been complaining in recent months that Israeli soldiers based at Tiaseer checkpoint in the Jordan valley are delaying their passage for several hours without concrete…
National Lawyers Guild Urges Support for Boycott of Israeli Goods
The US-based National Lawyers Guild (NLG) issued a statement Wednesday urging international support for the boycott of Israeli goods by the Norwegian County of Sor-Trondelag. The National Lawyers Guild has…
Settlers uproot 50 trees Olive trees near Hebron
An extremist settlers group of Sousia settlement, south of the West Bank city of Hebron, uprooted on Wednesday dozens of olive trees and bushes which belong to residents of Yatta…
Israeli forces reopen trade crossing into Gaza as food crisis reaches dangerous level
In keeping with the stated Israeli policy to "put the Palestinians on a diet, but not starve them" (as stated by governmental advisor Dov Weisglass), Israeli forces stationed in Gaza…
Israeli security officer indicted over sexually harassing Palestinian Women
A central court in Israel sentenced the security officer of Maale Adumim settlement to six years and a half imprisonment after being indicted with sexual harassment and abuse against Palestinian…
Resident arrested in Nablus
Israeli army troops invaded, on Thursday at dawn, Askar refugee camp in the West Bank city of Nablus and arrested one resident. Ahmad Ghandour, 18, was arrested when soldiers…
Army arrests 13 Palestinians from several West Bank cities
In pre-dawn invasions on Thursday, Israeli army forces arrested 13 Palestinians from several West Bank cities. Four residents, allegedly members of Fateh, were arrested in an invasion to the…
Army invades Tulkarem refugee camp and city; arrests nine
The Israeli army, backed by 15 armored vehicles, invaded the West Bank refugee camp and city of Tulkarem Thursday at dawn. The army fired rounds of live ammunitions and broke…
Israeli female settler lightly injured by Palestinian stone throwers
An Israeli female settler was injured by stones hurled at her as she was driving near Biet Aur Al-Tahta, west of Ramallah. The settler received first aid treatment at one of…
UN expert: Jewish settlers ‘terrorize’ Palestinians
Jewish settlers are able to "terrorize" Palestinians with impunity, intimidating children on their way to school and destroying farmers’ trees and crops, a United Nations expert on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict…
United Nations Observer Criticizes Israeli actions in Palestinian territories
In a letter to the United Nations Security Council, delivered on Monday by Dr. Riyad Mansour, Ambassador and Permanent Observer of Palestine to the United Nations, the Palestinian representative to…
Zatara checkpoint into Nablus closed
Israeli Forces have strengthened military measures at the checkpoint of Zatarah, south of the northern West Bank city of Nablus. The forces stationed at the barrier prevented citizens of Jenin…
British Government Condemns Israeli Air Force Attack in Gaza
On Wednesday, the British government condemned Israeli Air Force attack in Gaza, which resulted in the death and injury of Palestinian citizens, including three children. In an official statement distributed…
Israeli Army invades Bethlehem and Beit Sahour; arrests six
Eyewitnesses reported that the Israeli army invaded the West Bank cities of Bethlehem and Biet Sahour and arrested six residents on Wednesday at dawn. The Israeli soldiers invaded the…
Palestinian President opposed to Israeli unilateral actions
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said that he opposed the creation of a Palestinian state with temporary borders and unilateral Israeli movement of settlers between illegal settlements in the West Bank.…
Palestinian resistance group claims attack on settler bus near Nablus in West Bank
The Al Aqsa Brigades, the Military Wing of the Fatah Movement, claimed responsibility for the attack on an Israeli bus near Nablus, in the West Bank section of Palestine. In…
Israeli authorities of Eshel jail attack Palestinian prisoners
Palestinian sources said that authorities of Eshel Jail in the Beir Sheva area attacked Palestinian prisoners in the Israeli Eshel prison facility on Wednesday afternoon. The sources said that…
Israeli authorities of Eshel jail attack Palestinian prisoners
Palestinian sources said that authorities of Eshel Jail in the Beir Sheva area attacked Palestinian prisoners in the Israeli Eshel prison facility on Wednesday afternoon. The sources said that…
Hamas response to Israeli death threat: ‘This is Israeli state terrorism’
A spokesman for the Islamic Resistance Movement, Hamas, said on Tuesday that Israel’s threat to assassinate Palestinian prime minister-designate Ismail Haniyya was a form of state terrorism. The Hamas spokesman…
Gaza farmers, fishermen face ‘financial catastrophe’ due to Israeli closure
As a result of the Israeli closing of the Karni crossing between Israel and the Gaza Strip since February 12, Palestinian greenhouse owners in Gaza have incurred $450,000 in damages…
Israeli police releases PLC member arrested in Jerusalem
The Israeli police in Jerusalem released Ahmad Attoun, a newly elected member of the Palestinian Legislative Council (PLC) from the Hamas bloc, after detaining him for three hours.Attoun was arrested…
Israeli Police arrest PLC member in Jerusalem
The Palestinian Maan News Agency reported that the Israeli Police in Jerusalem arrested Palestinian Legislative Council member Ahamad Attoun, member of Hamas, while heading to meet other PLC members of…
Report: On International Women’s day, Palestinian women steadfast and determined
Palestinian women are not a marginal part of the Palestinian struggle against the occupation, they are major participants in the Palestinian struggle for national liberation.“They are mothers, sisters, daughters and…
World Bank approves emergency aid to Palestinian Authority
A new World Bank aid package of $42 billion approved Wednesday is meant to "maintain economic and social stability in the short-term by covering urgent recurrent expenditures such as salaries…
Army invades Tubass and installs checkpoints around the city
Israeli army troops invaded Tubass, a West Bank city, early Wednesday morning. The army surrounded the city center and shot bullets at residents’ houses. Amy vehicles proceded to close the main road, installing several military…
One resident arrested in pre-dawn invasion of Bethlehem
The Israeli army invaded the Bethlehem on Wednesday at dawn and arrested one resident. Troops stormed Al-Saff, a neighborhood in the city, searched several houses and arrested Salah Hassan. They…
Army invades Jenin, clashes reported
Israeli army troops and army vehicles invaded Jenin, a West Bank city, on Wednesday at dawn. Shots were heard in the city and soldiers were seen searching several houses…
Army seals off Nablus, stops residents from entering or exiting
Israeli army forces closed all exits and entrances to Nablus, a West Bank city, on Wednesday morning. Army troops and vehicles sealed off all of the roads, stopping residents’ cars…
Made in Palestine: The Art of Politics
New York City has long been considered an international hub of modernity and diversity, and yet bringing “Made in Palestine” to the Big Apple has been a ferocious battle. …
Five children killed by Israeli violence in a single day on Monday
An Israeli air strike killed Raad Al-Batash, 8, Mahmoud Al-Batash, 15, and Ahmad a-Sweisi, 14, on Monday. Sumiyya Al-Batch, the mother of Raad and Mahmoud, was also wounded. And in…
Fateh accuses Hamas of delaying government formation
Palestinian Legislative Council-PLC- Member, Azzam Al-Ahmad, of Fateh movement, accused the Islamic Resistance Movement, Hamas, of delaying the formation of the government because the movement is waiting to see the…
Leftist PFLP says waiting for Abbas to order the release of Saadat
The leftists Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) reported that it is waiting for the Palestinian President, Mahmoud Abbas, to order the release of the PFLP secretary general,…
Soldiers arrest resident at Erez Crossing
Israeli soldiers arrested a Palestinian resident at the Erez Crossing between Gaza and Israel, and claimed that he carried an explosive belt. An Israeli military source reported that a “young…