Army invades Jenin city and its refugee camp
An Israeli army force invaded the West Bank city of Jenin and its refugee camp on Saturday morning. Several army jeeps and troops stormed the area fire live rounds and…
Army installs a checkpoint east of Qalqilia
Israeli army have installed a military checkpoint on Saturday morning at the eastern entrance of the West Bank city of city of Qalqilia.. Soldiers at the checkpoint stopped vehicles and…
Army takes prisoner on resident from Obadiayh village east of Bethlehem
Nasser Shanaita, 26, were taken prisoner by the Israeli army from the village of Obadiayh east of the West Bank city of Bethlehem on Saturday at dawn. Troops and army…
Israeli Minister: `“Israel should assassinate Nasrallah`
Israeli Infrastructure Minister Benjamin Ben-Eliezer stated on Saturday that Israel must assassinate Hezbollah leader Sheik Hassan Nasrallah at any suitable opportunity “without causing casualties” among Lebanese civilians or bystanders. Ben-Eliezer…
One resident injured in Tubas
Israeli forces injured one resident after opening fire at a group of civilians during and an invasion late on Friday night. Eyewitnesses reported that troops invaded the city then opened…
Army attack houses in a village near Hebron and takes one prisoner
Mohammed Mohamed, 20, was taken prisoner during an Israeli army invasion to Khirbet Salamah village south, west of the West Bank city of Hebron, on Saturday at dawn. Troops stormed…
Settlers attack, wound a Palestinian resident in Hebron
Local sources in Hebron city, in the southern part of the West Bank, reported that one resident was injured in his face after he was attacked by a group of…
Resident taken prisoner in Hebron
Israeli soldiers took one resident prisoner in Khirbat Salama village, south west of Hebron, earlier on Saturday. The resident was identified as Mohammad Hasan Awlad-Mohammad, 21, a student at the…
Grenade hurled at striking Palestinian policemen, five injured
Palestinian security sources reported on Saturday that five policemen, members of the Palestinian military intelligence, in Dir Al Balah, in the central Gaza Strip, were injured after members of the…
Abbas: `“No breakthrough on National Unity Government talks`
Palestinian President, Mahmoud Abbas, said that there has been no progress in talks with the Hamas party on the formation of a National Unity Government. He told the Qatar based…
Unidentified gunmen break into the Hebron home of Sheikh Taysir Al Tamimi
Palestinian security sources reported that unidentified gunmen broke into the house of Chief Islamic Justice Sheikh Taysir Al Tamimi in Hebron Friday evening. Al Tamimi confirmed that a large amount…
U.S. Consul General in Jerusalem expresses concern about Israeli refusals to issue visas
The U.S. Consul General in Jerusalem Jake Walles expressed concern about the continuous Israeli denial of entry to several internationals including, Americans, and Palestinian Americans. Representatives of the Campaign for…
Home destroyed by two Israeli missiles, ‘five minute warning’ given by cell phone
In a tactic that has become popular among Israeli forces in Gaza over the last several months, a phone call placed to the owner of a home in Khan Younis…
Army invades village of Bil’in, disrupting peaceful anti-Wall march
Several hundred locals, Israelis, Palestinians and internationals, demonstrated against the Apartheid Wall Friday in the village of Bil’in, north of the West Bank city of Ramallah. According to Abdullah Abu…
This Week in Palestine – September Week 4
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Israel Will Not Return Money Seized in Raids on Money Changing Shops Last Week
The Israeli court ruled Friday that Israeli authorities could keep the six million NIS (1,388,888.90USD) they seized from money changing stores in the West Bank cities of Nablus, Ramallah, Jenin…
Hamas Supporters Hold Peaceful Rally in Gaza
Tens of thousands of Hamas supporters took to the streets Friday in a non violent rally to condemn the state of Israel and confirm their refusal to recognize its right…
Army takes one prisoner while searching homes near Hebron
Israeli forces took Abd Al-Qaader Abu Awwad, 21, as prisoner while searching houses in Al Fara'a Refugee Camp south of the West Bank city of Hebron on Friday. Troops and…
Hamad: `“talks with between Abbas and the government are positive`
Official spokesperson of the Hamas government, Dr. Ghazi Hamad, said that the coming hours might carry indications for a possible solution for the current crises between the president and the…
Prisoners in Negev Prison Suffer Food Poisoning; Treatment Needed
Palestinian political prisoners jailed in Al Naqab Prison in the Israeli Negev reported that they are suffering severe food poisoning, which is preventing them from participating in the Ramadan fast. …
Challenging the Power of the Jewish Lobby: What Should Be Done?
A number of writers have recently written critical articles or reviews about the power of the pro-Israel or Jewish Lobby and its influence on US policy in the Middle East.…
Pre-Traumatic Stress Disorder-A Glimpse Into Israeli Collective Psychosis
“It is hard to believe, but only 60 years after the Holocaust the Jewish people is once again in danger of being destroyed – at least in its own state,…
Pre-Traumatic Stress Disorder-A Glimpse Into Israeli Collective Psychosis
“It is hard to believe, but only 60 years after the Holocaust the Jewish people is once again in danger of being destroyed – at least in its own state,…
Troops shot and injured a resident in Hebron, took one resident prisoner in Al Fawwar
Palestinian medical sources in Hebron reported on Friday morning that one resident was moderately injured in Khallit Hadour area, south of the city. Another resident was taken prisoner in an…
Israeli Forces Invade Bethlehem and Neighboring Villages and Take One Prisoner
For the fourth time in two weeks, five groups of military patrols invaded Bethlehem and the surrounding areas Thursday night, according to Palestinian security sources and eyewitnesses. Israeli…
‘Self unification’?? Dissecting the bureaucratic obstacles for Palestinian East Jerusalemites
Can a person have a family unification with himself? Seemingly, nothing could be more absurd, because family unification by definition is a process intended to unite a citizen or resident…
On six year anniversary of initifada, prospects look bleak for Palestinians
Six years ago today, on September 29th 2000, the uprising known as the 'Al-Aqsa Intifada' began in the Palestinian Occupied Territories after then-Prime Minister Ariel Sharon paid a provocative visit…
Army injures one resident in Hebron
The Israeli army injured Friday morning Mohammad Al Ja’bari, 21, in the city of Hebron, in the southern part of the West Bank. Eyewitnesses reported that the army shot and…
Army invades Nablus and its refugee camp
Israeli forces invaded the West Bank city of Nablus and its two refugee camps and randomly shot at residents’ homes Friday at dawn. Palestinian security sources in the city reported…
Two children killed by Israeli missile strike in Gaza
Palestinian medical sources in Gaza reported Friday morning that two children were killed and three others were injured when an Israeli drone fired a missile at them in Beit Hanoun…
Palestine Today – September 28,2006
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Palestinian policemen protest in Gaza, demand wages
Thursday, hundreds of Palestinian policemen and security forces officers protested in the Gaza Strip and blocked all routes leading to Gaza City with trash bins and burned tiers demanding their…
At a London Conference, Peres says settlement construction cannot be prevented
Israeli vice premier, Shimon Peres, said during a press conference in Ritz Hotel in London on Thursday morning that he supports settlement construction and expansion in the occupied West Bank…
Resident dies of wounds sustained during internal clashes last week
Palestinian medical sources in the Gaza Strip reported on Thursday morning that one resident died of wounds sustained on September 22 during clashes between members of the Executive Committee and…
Army threatens to close water well in Tamon village near Tubass
The Israeli forces threatened to close a water well in the village of Tamon near the West Bank city of Tubas on Thursday. Soldiers raided the well area, then told…
Army injures farmer north of Beit Lahia
The Israeli army injured Jamal Al Attar, 45, after firing live rounds at him in Al Siqa area, north of Beit Lahia town, in the northern part of the Gaza…
Army takes prisoner three residents from Hebron
Israeli soldiers took prisoner Jihad Al Tuork, Nitham Mujahed, and Sahdi Mujahed during and Israeli army search campaign to residents' homes in the western areas of the West Bank…
Palestinian police officers protest the freeze on daily wages by closing streets in Gaza
Scores of Palestinian police officers protested Thursday morning in the Gaza Strip against the near seven month freeze on wages by closing some vital roads in the southern and central…
Army invades Iskaka village, east of Salfit
The army invaded Iskaka village, east of the West Bank city of Salfit Thursday morning, searched and ransacked residents' homes. Troops entered the village, stormed homes, including that of Rabi'…
Hamas Demands Release of Palestinian Prisoners in Return For Israeli Soldier
Syrian-based Hamas leaders restated their demands Thursday that mediators first secure the release of Palestinian prisoners; only then would they free captured Israeli soldier Gilad Shilit. Prime Minister Ehud Olmert…
Army takes prisoners two residents from Nablus
The Israeli army took prisoner two residents in a predawn invasion to several parts of the West Bank city of Nablus on Thursday. In Balata Refugee Camp troops attacked…
Army invades Al Zababda and Sliat Al Harthia villages near Jenin and takes three prisoners
Israeli forces invaded the villages of Al Zababda and Sliat Al Harthia near the West Bank city of Jenin and took prisoner three residents on Thursday at dawn. Troops entered…
Army takes prisoner two residents in Abu Da’eif village near Jenin
The Israeli army took prisoner Obaida Yassen, 21, and Ibrahem Yassen, 22, during a dawn invasion of Abu Da'eif village east of the West Bank city of Jenin on…
Gaza Resident dies of wounds sustained earlier this month
Medical sources in Gaza City reported that Tayesser Al Hindi, 45, died Thursday morning of wounds he sustained earlier this month in Gaza. Al Hindi sustained critical wounds in…
Army invades Obaydiah village, east of Bethlehem
Israeli troops invaded Thursday morning the village of Obaydiah, east of the West Bank city of Bethlehem. Several army vehicles stormed the village and troops searched a number of houses,…
Army takes prisoner two residents in Bethlehem
Israeli forces took prisoner two residents in a pre dawn invasion to the West Bank city of Bethlehem on Thursday. More than 8 army vehicles surrounded Rakhmah area on the…
Army attacks cultural society headquarters near Salfit
The Israeli army attacked on Thursday morning a cultural society headquarters in the village of Qarawit Bani Hassan near the West Bank city of Salfit. Troops stormed the offices,…
Report: `“More than 4200 Palestinians killed since the beginning of the Al Aqsa Intifada`
The Palestinian Bureau of Statistics prepared and published a report that revealed that the number of Palestinian killed by the Israeli army since the beginning of the Al Aqsa Intifada,…
Ministry of Foreign Affairs warns that Palestinian Cabinet could soon be hand-picked by US
The Palestinian Ministry of Foreign Affairs called on the media to expose the intentions of the United States administration. The patronage of the US to Israel is well known, but…
Member of the Al Aqsa Brigades taken prisoner near Ramallah
In an evening invasion to the Al Am'ary refugee camp, near Ramallah city in the northern part of the West Bank, Israeli soldiers abducted a resistance fighter of the Al…
Israeli Air Force shells a house in Rafah
In a pre-dawn shelling on Thursday, Israeli forces air struck a Palestinian house in Rafah, in the southern part of the Gaza Strip, shortly after troops phoned the inhabitants and…
Palestine Today – September 27,2006
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Israeli court sentences Jewish terrorist to four life-terms
The Jerusalem District Court sentenced Asher Weisgan, to four life terms and additional twelve years after he was found guilty of murdering four Palestinian workers who worked with him at…
Druze refusenik rejects compulsory military service imposed on Druze youth
Since two month, Arabi Hamad Salalha, an Arab-Druze resident of Beit Dajan, in the Galilee, refuse to report to the recruitment office in Beit Dajan, and declared his refusal to…
Palestinian Deputy PM released, wont be allowed to enter Ramallah
Palestinian deputy Prime Minister, Nasser Ed-Deen Al Sha'er, was released on Wednesday after the Israeli Petah Tikva court ordered his release. Yet, Al Sha'er will not be allowed to enter…
Israeli Army Invades Hebron, takes prisoners and occupies a home
The Israeli army took prisoner seven residents of the city of Hebron and the nearby Ithna village. Local sources reported that troops stormed the village of Ithna near Hebron and…
Army releases a Hamas cabinet minister
The Israeli army released from prison Wednesday Nasser Adeen Al-Sha’ir, Palestinian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Education, after detaining him for one month. Faisal Hassan, the lawyer of Sha’ir,…
Army invades Budrus near Ramallah
The Israeli army invaded the village of Budrus, west of the West Bank city of Ramallah late Tuesday night and attacked residents. Eyewitnesses reported that troops searched and ransacked…
Army invades Khan Younis, south Gaza and takes prisoner 20 residents
20 residents were taken prisoner by the Israeli army during an invasion to Al Fakhari area east of Khan Younis and south of the Gaza strip on Wednesday morning. More…
Army injures two children in Al Far’a refugee camp near Tubas
Muneer Abd-Al Fataah, 16, and his brother Samier, 11, were injured Wednesday morning when the Israeli army invaded Al Far'a refugee camp south of the West Bank city of Tubas.…
Army takes eight prisoners and injures two in Qabatia, town south of Jenin
A massive Israeli force invaded the town of Qabatia, south of the West Bank city of Jenin, took prisoner eight residents and injured another two residents Wednesday morning. Army vehicles…
Army invades Balata refugee camp in Nablus and takes prisoner three residents
For the fourth consecutive day, Israeli troops continued their military invasion of the West Bank city of Nablus, which targeted Wednesday morning the Balata refugee camp in the city. Three…
B’Tselem Accuses Israeli Army of War Crimes
The Israeli human rights organization B’Tselem accused the Isreali Army of war crimes for targeting the main power plant in the Gaza Strip, which has left many without full electricity…
Child injured by Israeli military in a Jenin refugee camp
Palestinian medical sources reported on Tuesday at night that one child was injured in Al Far'a refugee camp, near Jenin, in the northern part of the West Bank, after the…
Troops abduct a resident in Qabatia
Palestinian sources reported on Tuesday at night that Israeli soldiers abducted Ali Abu M'alla, 20, from Qabatia town, south of Jenin in the northern part of the West Bank. …
UN Envoy for Human Rights: `“Israeli actions in Gaza can be described as ethnic cleansing`
Special Envoy for the United Nations in occupied Palestinian territories, John Dugard, said on Tuesday that the Israeli actions and attacks in the Gaza Strip can be described as ethnic…
Child killed, fourteen civilians injured in an Israeli shelling to a Rafah house
Palestinian medical sources in Rafah, in the southern part of the Gaza Strip, reported that one child was killed and at least fourteen residents were injured in an Israeli air…
Christian Politicians Show Solidarity With Israel
Christian politicians from different countries will meet with Israeli Members of Knesset Wednesday to show their support for Israel. The Knesset’s Christian Allies Caucus will host 50 Christian politicians from…
Palestine Today – September 26, 2006
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Zahhar: `“Hamas will not recognize Israel, meeting with Abbas was delayed not canceled`
Palestinian Foreign Minister, Mahmoud Zahhar, from the Hamas party, said that Hamas will not recognize Israel since it is an occupying country, and will not stop resisting the occupation. Referring…
The fourth day of Ramadan arrives with Promises of payments for Palestinian employees
Palestinian Minister of Planning, Samir Abu Aisha, stated on Tuesday that Palestinian civil servants, earning NIS 1800 a month or less , are to receive one month's salary in the…
Israeli Army bars a Palestinian from visiting his detained brother
Eyad Nakhla, a resident of Al Jalazun refugee camp in the West Bank city of Ramallah, was prohibited by Israeli soldiers from visiting his detained brother in the Nafha Israeli…
Army installs two checkpoints on Jenin`Tulkarem and Jenin-Nablus roads
Israeli troops installed two military checkpoints on Jenin–Tulkarem and Jenin-Nablus Roads, on Tuesday morning. Soldiers stopped civilian cars and taxis, searched them and checked the identity cards of the residents…
Bush Serious About Middle East Peace?
Increasing tensions in the Middle East have prompted U.S. President George W. Bush to talk about a possible tour of the region after mid-term elections in November to address the…
Army chases shepherds east of Tammoun
Israeli soldiers chased on Tuesday morning a group of Palestinian shepherds east of Tammoun village, near the West Bank city of Tubas. Eyewitnesses reported that troops stormed the shepherds' huts…
Army takes two prisoners from Hebron and a nearby village
Monther Hassan, 28, from the West Bank city of Hebron and Sobhi Zma'ra, 16, from the nearby Halhoul village were taken prisoners by the Israeli army on Tuesday morning. Troops…
Resident injured in Nablus invasion
For the third consecutive day, Israeli troops continued their military invasion to the Old City of Nablus, in the northern part of the West Bank, broke into dozens of homes,…
Army invades Kofer Dann village near Jenin, takes six resients prisoners
Tuesday at dawn, Israeli army invaded the village of Kofer Dan, west of Jenin in the northern part of the West Bank, and took six residents prisoners, including four brothers.…
Israeli court says no to Bedouin villages appeal for clean water connection
The Israeli district court in Haifa rejected an appeal to connect “unrecognized” Bedouin villages in the Negev to clean waters and said that this issue is related with the village…
Palestine Today – September 25, 2006
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Salhi: `“Abbas is not heading to Gaza to meet Haniyya`
Palestinian Legislator, Bassam Salhi, secretary-general of the Palestinian People Party and head of the leftist Badeel Bloc at the Legislative Council, said on Monday that the Palestinian President, Mahmoud Abbas,…
U.S. Double standards: Israeli-Americans rewarded, Palestinian-Americans punished
Despite stipulations in the U.S. Constitution that there is to be no discrimination against Americans based on their country of origin, the very real double standard in U.S. policy towards…
EU starts paying allowances to Palestinian Employees
The European commission has started social allowance payments to the Palestinian people, an EU source said on Monday. In a statement on Monday the commission said 40,000 of the neediest…
EU starts paying allowances to Palestinian Employees
The European commission has started social allowance payments to the Palestinian people, an EU source said on Monday. In a statement on Monday the commission said 40,000 of the neediest…
Salhi: `“Abbas is not heading to Gaza to meet Haniyya`
Palestinian Legislator, Bassam Salhi, secretary-general of the Palestinian People Party and head of the leftist Badeel Bloc at the Legislative Council, said on Monday that the Palestinian President, Mahmoud Abbas,…
Salhi: `“Abbas is not heading to Gaza to meet Haniyya`
Palestinian Legislator, Bassam Salhi, secretary-general of the Palestinian People Party and head of the leftist Badeel Bloc at the Legislative Council, said on Monday that the Palestinian President, Mahmoud Abbas,…
Army shoots at three Palestinian workers near Bethlehem and takes one of them prisoner
Israeli soldiers stationed around the illegal settlement of Har-Homa, which separates the West Bank city of Bethlehem from Jerusalem, opened fire at three Palestinian workers on Monday afternoon and took…
Despite Fundamental Disagreements, Hamas Remains Optimistic About Unity Government
Although Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas’s statements to the UN General Assembly that the national unity government would recognize Israel were not true according to Hamas officials, the movement still supports…
Israeli military court rejects the release of Hamas lawmakers
An Israeli military court ruled on Monday that eighteen Palestinian legislators from the ruling Hamas party will remain imprisoned until their trial is over and a ruling is passed. The…
Report: Israeli forces abducted 800 Palestinians, killed 300 and injured 1000 in three months
Three months have passed since Palestinian resistance groups abducted an Israeli soldier from a military post near the Gaza Strip on June 25. Since then, Israeli soldiers abducted 800 Palestinians,…
An Israeli’s short cut, a Palestinian’s occupation
Today, on my way to Jordan and my flight home, I did something no Palestinian from the West Bank can do. I woke up in Ramallah (in the West Bank),…
Resistance opens fire at an army force invading Al Maghazi area in central Gaza
Monday afternoon, a Palestinian resistance group opened fire at Israeli soldiers during an army invasion to Al Maghazi area in central Gaza strip. The Al Qassam brigades, the armed wing…
Israeli Government dismisses direct hit on press vehicle because only Palestinian reporters injured
Instead of conducting an investigation as to why the Israeli Airforce deliberately targetted a clearly labelled Press vehicle with a missile on August 27th, the Israeli Government Press Office has…
Army invades Nablus and nearby village of Kufur Kalil
Israeli forces invaded the West Bank city of Nablus and the nearby village of Kufur Kalil on Monday morning. Forces entered the city of Nablus from several directions and conducted…
Army invades Al Zibedat village in the Jordan valley
The Israeli army invaded Al Zibedat village in the central Jordan valley area in the West Bank late on Sunday night. Troops raided the village, searched and ransacked a number…
Army takes one prisoner from Al Thahria town near Hebron
Nasser Al Khedirat, 24, was taken to an unknown location during an Israeli army incursion to Al Thahria town south of the West Bank city of Hebron on Monday morning.…
Army Invades Al Farahien and ‘Abassan Al Kobra areas south of Gaza strip
Several Israeli army tanks and bulldozers stormed Al Farahien and 'Abassan Al Kobra areas near Khan-Younis south of the Gaza Strip on Monday morning. Israeli tanks and bulldozers went one…
Army invades Al Far’a refugee camp near Tubass
An Israeli force invaded Al Far'a refugee camp south of the West Bank city of Tubas on Monday morning. Six army vehicles and one bulldozer stormed the refugee camp and…
Army takes two youths prisoner at a military checkpoint near Bethlehem
Mohammed Al-Ojul, 17, Rami Abu-Tarbosh, 17, were taken prisoner by Israeli soldiers stationed at a mobile military checkpoint East of Bethlehem on Sunday night. The checkpoint was located at the…
Three Palestinians injured as Israeli Forces Attack Muslim Worshippers Outside Al-Khader Mosque
Israeli forces surrounded the Grand Mosque during evening prayers Monday in Al-Khader village, near Bethlehem, and arrested worshippers as they left the mosque. Three were injured in the ensuing clashes.…