Audio Report: The Daily News For April 20, 2006
Listen to the audio from the MP3 Player on the right column. || Click here to Download MP3 file 3.7 MB The daily news, a service of the International Middle East…
Russia Donates $10 millions USD in direct aid to the PA
The Palestinian Authority signed an agreement with the through which the later would donate $10 million in direct aid to the Palestinian Authority, Palestinian sources reported on Thursday. The agreement…
Elected Mayer of Qalqilia released from jail
The Israeli authorities released the Palestinian Prisoner Wajeeh Qawas, the recently elected Mayer of the West Bank city of Qalqilia, Thursday noon. Qawas was arrested four years ago and was…
Army arrests five residents near Hebron
Israeli armed forces arrested five residents in pre dawn Thursday invasion of Dura and Ithna villages near the West Bank city of Hebron. In Dura, troops stormed several houses in…
Settlers attack schools students in Hebron
Israeli settlers, accompanied by Soldiers, attacked school students in the West Bank city of Hebron on Thursday morning. The attacks occured in areas adjacent to Tel Al Romaida and Beit…
Palestinian Prime Minister blames rumor of attack on PA Preventative Security
Palestinian Prime Minister Ismail Haniyya denied reports that he and his procession were fired at last night. On Thursday morning, he said that he is certain that some in the…
British human rights groups urge European Union to release Palestinian aid money
A number of human rights institutions based in the United Kingdom have sent an urgent message to the European Union and the British government to immediately reverse their decision of…
Israeli Operation ‘Ongoing Pressure’ in Nablus targets wives, mothers of fighters
The Israeli army launched a military offensive on March 31, dubbed "ongoing pressure", which is ongoing in the city, suburbs and refugee camps of Nablus. The 15,000 residents of Nablus…
Can Hamas Change to a Political Organization?
Occupation is the seed-bed for terrorism. It creates a uniquely fertile environment for random acts of violence directed at civilians. The insightful analysis of Robert A. Pape “Al Qaidas Smart…
320 Palestinians treated for shock as a result of Israeli shelling
At least 320 Palestinians were treated for shock in the past week as a result of the continuous shelling of Palestinian residential areas in the Gaza Strip, Palestinian medical sources…
Israeli military continues shelling of Palestinians in Gaza Strip
Israeli tanks and artillery resumed their concentrated pounding of populated areas in northern Gaza Strip Wednesday, alleging they were responding to Palestinian homemade shells fired at Israeli settlements close to…
Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Arab Fund to donate emergency funding to Palestinians
Large Arab investment funds will funnel about $50 million into projects to ease the hardships of the Palestinians but the money will not go to the cash-strapped Hamas-led government, fund…
Israeli military in Nablus continue arrests of the family members of ‘wanted’ men
The Israeli forces in the West Bank city of Nablus continued to arrest the wives and mothers of ‘wanted’ men, in an attempt to ‘bait’ the men into turning themselves…
Palestinian arrested from Tubas
Saile Darghmah, 21, was arrested at an Israeli military checkpoint between the West Bank city of Tubas and Iaqaba village near Jenin, late Wednesday night. Darghmah is a resident of…
Army invades Azoun village, east of Qalqilia
The Israeli Army invaded the village of Azoun, east of the West Bank city of Qalqilia, late Wednesday night. Several armored vehicles stormed the village and were shooting randomly at…
Hundreds to protest against planned Wall near At-Tuwani village this Saturday
SOUTH HEBRON – Hundreds of people are expected to flock to the South Hebron village of At-Tuwani this Saturday, to demonstrate against the planned Apartheid Wall. The wall will be…
Hamas wins Bir Zeit Student Council elections
Wednesday, Islamic Resistance Movement, Hamas, won the biggest number of seats in the Student Council elections in Bir Zeit University, near the West Bank city of Ramallah. The Public Relations…
UN warns of humanitarian crisis in the Palestinian territories
In a report released on Wednesday, the United Nations warned that the Palestinians in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip will be facing grave humanitarian crisis if the foreign…
Army invades Al Arqa village
The Israeli armed forces invaded Al Arqa village west of the West Bank city of Jenin, Thursday morning. Several army vehicles entered the village in a provocative way, the village…
Earth is Closing in on Us
The shells keep falling. They’ve gotten inside my head, so that it’s not just my house shaking but but my brain throbbing. It’s like someone is banging a gong next…
Empty pockets, growling stomachs in Gaza
Food for everybody in the world is a means to survive, to stay alive and maintain a normal, healthy life. But in Palestine, food has become increasingly hard to buy,…
Arab members of Knesset meet Hamas MP’s in Jerusalem
Four Arab members of the Israeli Knesset met Wednesday with Hamas legislators in East Jerusalem, a move which was seen as showing support to the Hamas members of parliament after…