This Week in Palestine – August Week 4
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Troops attack peaceful demonstrators at anti-Wall protest in Bil’in
Hundreds of Palestinian residents, Israeli and international peace activists protested on Friday against the Annexation Wall Israeli is constructing on Palestinian orchards in Bil'in village, west of Ramallah, in the…
France Opens Way for Formation of 15,000-strong U.N. Peacekeeping Force
France, which led calls for a robust international force to safeguard the United Nations (UN) ceasefire between Hezbollah and Israel, has agreed to send up to 7,000 soldiers to Lebanon,…
Israel extends Prison Sentence of Minister of Jerusalem Affairs for Seventh Time without Charge
An Israeli military court extended Khalid Abu Arafa’s prison sentence for another eight days yesterday.This is the seventh time the court extended the Palestinian Minister of Jerusalem Affairs’ sentence, while…
Resident taken prisoners in Balata refugee camp
Israeli troops invaded Nablus city, and the nearby Balata refugee camp, in the northern part of the West Bank, and took one resident prisoner. Local sources reported that soldiers invaded…
Israeli forces invade Jenin, arrest seven, including young people and the father of a `“wanted` b
Palestinian security sources reported Friday that Israeli forces took seven Palestinians from the northern West Bank Jenin District to unknown locations during pre-dawn raids. Jenin City and its refugee…
Settlers in West Bank kill Palestinian man returning to his home
The house remained empty since the Israeli authorities confiscated it in 1994. When its owner attempted to return to his home, 17 kilometers east of Qalqilia, Israeli settlers were waiting. …
Seven residents taken prisoners in Jenin invasion
Palestinian security sources reported Friday that Israeli forces took seven Palestinians from the northern West Bank Jenin District to unknown locations during pre-dawn invasion. Jenin City and its refugee camp…
PCHR Report on Killing of Man in Southern Gaza Strip
As reported early yesterday morning, Israeli forces killed a man east of Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip. The Palestinian Centre for Human Rights conducted its own investigation into…
Hamas government: `“Achievement reached in the case of abducted reporters`
The Hamas-led Palestinian government said that an achievement has be made in the case of the two abducted journalists in Gaza. Palestinian journalists in the Gaza Strip held massive protests…
After Lebanon, Israel is looking for more wars
Late last month, a fortnight into Israel's war against Lebanon, the Hebrew media published a story that passed observers by. Scientists in Haifa, according to the report, have developed a…
Palestinian resistance shells Ashkelon
A group of Palestinian resistance fighters fired one home made shell at the Israeli city of Ashkelon, near the Gaza Sstrip on Friday morning. The Al Quds brigades, the armed…
U.S.to Investigate Israel’s Use of U.S-made Cluster Bombs in Lebanon
According to an article published in The New York Times on Thursday, The State Department is investigating whether Israel’s use of American-made cluster bombs in southern Lebanon violated secret agreements…
Army takes six prisoners in morning invasion in the West Bank
Six Palestinian civilians were taken prisoners by the Israeli army in morning invasions to several parts of the West Bank on Friday. In Ya'bod village near Jenin, in the northern…
Israeli President charged with rape
The woman charging President Moshe Katsav of rape reportedly said that the president "used every kind of force imaginable" on numerous occasions spanning a few years. He joins Israeli Justice…
Palestinian gunmen blow hole in border wall after 60-day Israeli closure of Rafah crossing
Dozens of armed Palestinians blew a large hole in the wall between Egypt and the Gaza Strip on Thursday. Angry gunmen gathered near the Rafah Crossing and detonated a large…
Secret Resistance Committee founders in the Occupied Golan enter their 22nd year in prison
August 24 2006 marks the twenty-second year since the arrest of the founders of the Secret resistance movement in the occupied Syrian Golan Heights. The Arabs48 news website reported that…
Nine residents injured in an Israeli air strike in Gaza
Thursday night after midnight, Israeli air force fired missiles at two Palestinian houses in Jabalia in the northern part of the Gaza City injuring at least nine residents, Palestinian medical…
Israeli officials: Gearing up for ‘next round’ of war with Lebanon
A few hours after drawing international concerns over its violation of the UN-brokered end of hostilities with Lebanon, Israeli Defense Minister Amir Peretz and others said recently that they are…
How the occupation has corrupted the Israeli army
A STORY has it that Oscar Wilde once attended the premiere of a colleague’s play and every few minutes raised his hat. When asked about this odd behavior, he replied:…