THIS WEEK IN PALESTINE – DECEMBER WEEK 1
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Amnesty Secretary General visits Bil’in, observes weekly protest
Dozens of Palestinian residents, Israeli and International peace activists held their weekly protest in Bil'in village, West of Ramallah, against the Israeli Annexation Wall. Irene Khan, Secretary General of Amnesty…
PPS: “Detainees in Al Jalama are facing very harsh conditions”
The Tulkarem office of the Palestinian Prisoner Society (PPS) reported that the detainee in Al Jalama Israeli detention and interrogation facility are facing very bad conditions and harsh treatment as…
Al Hayya: “Hamas will compete against Abbas in presidential elections if he wants”
Hamas member of parliament, Khaleel Al Hayya, stated that his movement is willing to field its own candidate to early presidential elections if the Palestinian President, Mahmoud Abbas, opts to…
Child seriously injured in Aida refugee camp
Israeli soldiers stationed near Aida refugee camp, north of the West Bank city of Bethlehem, shot and seriously injured one child, the Palestinian News Agency, WAFA, reported. The agency stated…
Two residents injured in the Gaza Strip
Palestinian medical sources reported on Friday afternoon that Israeli soldiers shot and injured to residents in the northern part of the Gaza Strip. Dr. Muawiya Hassanen, head of the Emergency…
Prime Minister Haniyya gains promise for release of prisoners in Syria
Official sources in the Hamas party told PNN Friday that Prime Minister Haniyya's visit to Damascus may result in the release of Palestinian political prisoners from Syrian prisons. During two…
Haniyya in Tehran, will return to Gaza next week
Palestinian Prime Minister Ismail Haniyya arrived on Thursday noon in the Iranian capital, Tehran, and was received by the Iranian vice-president. On Friday Haniyya said that his government will not…
PCHR weekly report: “4 Palestinians killed, 13 injured and 117 taken prisoner”
The Palestinian center For Human Rights, in Gaza, published its weekly report on the Israeli violations and illegal activities in the occupied territories in the period between 30 Nov –…
Army invades Jenin and its refugee camp
Israeli forces invaded the northern West Bank city of Jenin and its refugee camp on Friday morning. Several army vehicles invaded the city and its refugee camp fired live rounds…
Army attacks two local radio stations in Hebron, abducts one journalist
The Israeli army invaded two radio stations in Hebron and took one of their staff prisoner in the West Bank city of Hebron on Thursday night, Palestinian sources reproted. At…
Right of Return art
The Palestinian Right of Return Coalition, through the Bethlehem Center for Citizenship Rights, is holdings its annual competition in the arts. The award is granted to “the most creative in…
New U.S. Secretary of Defense: Israel does have nukes
While Israeli officials have maintained 'ambiguity' on the question of whether Israel has developed a nuclear weapons program, the incoming U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert Gates definitively told a Senate…
First stage of prisoner swap might be carried out in coming weeks
Israeli sources reported on Wednesday that the first stage of ceasefire between Israel and fighters in Gaza, under Egyptian mediation, could take place within the coming weeks, Israeli online daily…
UN Beit Hanoun investigation committee to arrive in Gaza December 14
Sources at the United Nations in New York reported on Friday that the investigation committee appointed by the United Nations to investigate the Beit Hanoun Israeli attack on November 8,…