Palestine Today – November 20, 2006
Palestine Today, a service of the International Middle East Media Centre www.imemc.org for Monday November 20th, 2006.|| Click here to Download MP3 file 4.6MB || time:4m46s . The Israeli…
After several hours of military offensive in Bethlehem, troop take Islamic Jihad activist prisoner
Monday evening, Israeli soldiers took resident Shareef Abu Hadeed prisoner after surrounding his house in the West Bank city of Bethlehem for several hours, and after detaining and interrogating several…
Gunmen fire at vehicle of Ramallah mayor
Palestinian source in Ramallah city, in the northern part of the West Bank, reported that unknown gunmen opened fire at the vehicle of Janette Michael, mayor of Ramallah, causing damage…
Israeli military court again postpones trials of elected Palestinian officials
After months of postponements due to lack of evidence, the Israeli Salem Military Court once again put off the trials of elected Palestinian officials this afternoon. The Palestinian Authority Ministry…
UN Human Rights Chief arrives in Gaza’ Beit Hanoun
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Louise Arbour, started a five-day visit to the Palestinian territories and Israel, and visited Beit Hanoun town, in the northern part of the Gaza…
Troops invade Beit Hanoun
Palestinian sources reported on Monday that Israeli troops, supported by tanks and armored vehicles, invaded Beit Hanoun, in the northern part of the Gaza Strip. The invasion was carried out…
Study: 71% of Palestinian Refugees living below poverty line
A study conducted by the Near-East Counseling Institution revealed that 71% of the Palestinian refugees are living in extreme poverty; the remaining 29% of the refugees are poor. Jamil Rabah,…
Talks on National Unity Government are ongoing in spite a Sunday set-back
Several senior Palestinian political leaders confirmed that talks on the formation of a National Unity Government are ongoing in spite of the recent set-back regarding some issues especially the distribution…
Government offers paying part of November salaries, scheduling late payments on 4 months
Talks between Government Workers Union and the government ended on Sunday evening with an offer from the government to pay 1000 New Israeli Shekels to to every employee as part…
Israeli army detains trucks of water east of Tubas
The Israeli soldiers detained trucks containing water tanks that were on their way to farmers in Khirbit Samra village, east of Tubas, on Monday morning. The drivers of the water…
Army takes prisoner 10 residents from Nablus
Israeli forces invaded Balata refugee camp in Nablus city, in the norther partof the West Bank, and took ten residents prisoner. The invasion started late on Saturday at night…
Israeli Army invades Hebron city and takes three prisoners
The Israeli army attacked a number of Palestinian homes in the southern West Bank city Hebron, and took three Palestinians as prisoners, including one minor, on Monday morning. Sources…
Israeli Army takes one prisoner from Qalqilia
The Israeli army invaded the northern West Bank city of Qalqilia and took one Palestinian man prisoner on Monday morning. A number of armored vehicles and jeeps invaded the city,…
Israeli Army invades Beit Kahiel village near Hebron, takes two prisoners
Israeli forces invaded the village of Beit Kahiel, north west of the city of Hebron, in the southern part of the West Bank on Monday morning and took two Palestinian…
Israeli Army re-invades the southern part of Beit Hanoun in the Gaza strip
Israeli army tanks and bulldozers have started an invasion of the southern part of Beit Hanoun town north of the Gaza strip on Monday morning, after having partially retreated from…
Elderly man killed, 9 residents, including children, were injured in an Israeli air strike in Gaza
Palestinian medical sources in Gaza reported on Sunday evening that the resident who was injured on Sunday evening in an Israeli air-strike in Gaza City is a 75-year old man.…
Gaza Doctors: Israel used a strange weapon against Palestinian victims
Palestinian doctors in the Gaza Strip said that they have been dealing with a strange kind of weapon used against Palestinians. Doctor Abdulrahman Abu Safia of Al-Shifaa hospital in Gaza…
Peace will need more than David Grossman — or Uri Avnery
David Grossman’s widely publicised speech at the annual memorial rally for Yitzhak Rabin earlier this month has prompted some fine deconstruction of his “words of peace” from critics. Grossman, one…