Palestine Today – October 11, 2006
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Al-Hayat newspaper: `“Hamas willing to accept previous agreements with Israel`
The London-based Al Hayat newspaper reported that the Hamas party is willing to recognize peace deals signed between Israel and the Palestinian Authority. The paper said that this position was…
Erekat: `“Any Palestinian cabinet must depend on International and Arab legitimacy`
Palestinian Chief negotiator, Dr. Saeb Erekat, said on Wednesday that any coming cabinet of the Palestinian Authority must have a program that depends of the international and Arab legitimacy. The…
Hamas proposes new deal on coalition government
Khaled Mash’al, exiled Hamas leader, proposes a new deal to support Qatar’s 6 point initiative to form a Palestinian national unity government, according to ‘Al Hayat’ in London. The two…
A RE-RUN OF THE LEBANON WAR IN PALESTINE?
There are ominous signs that the long-contemplated plan to overthrow the democratically-elected Hamas-led Palestinian Authority cabinet is about to enter its most dangerous phase: a political coup, supported by local…
Six residents taken prison in Jenin, resistance exchanges fire with invading forces
Israeli soldiers invaded, on Wednesday at dawn, Qabatia town near Jenin and exchanged fire with resistance fighters. Six residents, including two brothers, were taken prisoner in several areas near Jenin,…
Israeli authorities impose additional restrictions on farmers in southern Qalqilia
Residents of Azoun 'Atma live behind the Wall in southern Qalqilia. The village became entirely isolated from the rest of the northwestern West Bank district when the Wall was imposed,…
Army breaks into homes in the Gaza Strip
For the sixth day, Israeli troops continued their invasion in the eastern and norther parts of the Gaza Strip, and stationed dozens of armored vehicles east of Beit Hanoun, and…
Hamas Not Required to Recognize Israel
According to Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, neither Hamas nor Fatah are required to recognize Israel. His statement, made during an Arabic radio interview for Al-Arabiya, contradicts previous statements in which…
Army invades Al Burje village near Hebron and takes one prisoner
Israeli forces invaded the village, Al Burje, South West of Hebron, in the West Bank, taking one resident prisoner, on Wednesday morning. Ibrahem Amro was taken prisoner after troops…
Settlers attack residents of Tall Al Rimada in Hebron
A group of Israeli settlers attacked Palestinian residents of Hebron, in the Tell Al area in the West Bank, on Wednesday, at dawn. The settlers, who live in the…
Christians Zionists march for Israel in Jerusalem
More than 5,000 Evangelical Christian Zionists from different nationalities marched in Jerusalem to voice their support to Zionism and the state of Israel. The event was organized by the International…
Army kills one resident near Eretz border crossing in Gaza
Palestinian medical sources reported that one man in his 20s was shot and killed by the Israeli army near Eretz border crossing in northern Gaza Strip on Wednesday at dawn.…
One resident is taken prisoner from Ein AL Bida village in the Jordan Valley
Israeli armed forces invaded the village of Ein Al Bida in the northern part of the Jordan Valley in the West Bank Wednesday morning and took one prisoner. The man,…
Army invades Al Khader village near Bethlehem and takes two prisoners
The Israeli army invaded the village of AL Khader, south of the West Bank city of Bethlehem and took two residents prisoner on Wednesday morning. Army jeeps and troops entered…
Two brothers taken prisoner from Qabatia village near Jenin
Israeli forces invaded the village of Qabatia near the West Bank city of Jenin Wednesday morning and took prisoner two brothers. A number of armored vehicles and troops invaded the…
Israeli forces invade Nablus, killing one, arresting five
Israeli forces invaded the city of Nablus, in the northern part of the West Bank Wednesday and killed one resident and took four prisoners. At dawn, Israeli soldiers killed Jericho…
Army takes two prisoners from Azune village east of Qalqilia
The Israeli army invaded the village of Azune, east of the West Bank city of Qalqilia and took prisoner two residents Wednesday morning. Mustafa Amran, 19, and Qussai Hanun, 17,…
Conference in Canada demanding boycott of Israel
Over 600 people attended the landmark conference, demanding boycott of Israel until it ends the occupation of Palestine. The conference, “Boycotting Israeli Apartheid: The Struggle Continues”, was held from 6-8…
The jackboots of our time
Progressives should rally to the side of Muslims facing a pre-pogrom barrage. Guardian, October 9, 2006 At least with hard man John Reid it was man-to-man hand-to-hand fighting. The…
Israeli air-force shells a house in Gaza
Israeli air-force shelled on Tuesday night after midnight the house of Nidal Farahat, one of the leaders of the Al Qassam brigades, the armed wing of Hamas, and the son…
Resident injured, seven, including four brothers taken prisoner in Ramallah
Palestinian sources in Ramallah, in the northern part of the West Bank, reported that Israeli soldiers invaded Ramallah Al Tihta area, in the city, shot and injured one resident, and…
Jerusalem grand Mufti warns of attacks against the Al Aqsa Mosque
Grand Mufti of Jerusalem and the Holy Land, Skeikh Mohammad Hussein Khateeb, warned that any attack by extremist Jewish groups against the Al Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem could lead the…
Army fired missile at car in Gaza, resident injured
Tuesday evening, one Palestinian resident was injured after an Israeli war-jet fired at least one missile at a vehicle in Juhr Ed Deen area, in the central Gaza Strip. A…
Israeli Army Held Responsible For Two Killings at West Bank Checkpoints
After an extensive investigation, the Palestinian Centre for Human Rights found that the Israeli army intentionally killed two Palestinian civilians at military checkpoints inside the West Bank city of Nablus.The…
Presidential Advisor says six-point plan for coalition government failed, but new plan in the works
Presidential Advisor Nabil Amr told a press conference in Ramallah Tuesday afternoon that the national initiative has failed due to Hamas not accepting the six-point plan negotiated by Qatar. …